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welcome to the program here on international we will run down in just a moment from. the kremlin and the white house have agreed upon the first official summit between. the date of the meeting and the location have not been revealed however it is no. country will host it at the summit was announced during u.s. national security adviser john bolton's visit right here to moscow. reports this is indeed happening. the. visit to moscow but. few details as to why this summit was. ease fool. mending relations with russia despite criticism both agile

at the broad the fact is that it's important for the leaders of these two countries to meet there are a wide range of issues despite the differences between the square those present tramp and present couldn't think they may be able to find constructive solutions i'd like to hear someone say that's a bad idea which should have it's important that it's john bolton saying those words because he's aggressive when it comes to foreign policy he cooled russia's alleged meddling in the us elections and act of war and dad now he's backing donald trump saying that we do indeed need this summit that you know it will benefit it will benefit everyone especially at this stage with vladimir putin pulled the relations not in the best shape which is baps diplomatically very polite others would say that the relations between the united states and russia. are at an all

time low i have to begin with regrets a belief stating that relations between russia and the us a not in the best shape and i said it many times and i want to repeat it in the meeting with you i think this is a result of acute internal political clashes within the u.s. but your visit to moscow gives hope that we'll be able to at least take the first steps toward restoring full relations between all countries. also a number of tough questions asked of john bolton with gods in his prior position is very anti russian classic republican as some as some of my colleagues called him during the press conference but he said that what he said before what he wrote before was you know it got besides and he won't comment on it because it happened before his current posting his national security advisor to donald trump he was also asked a funny question that you know he was treated with. respect to the pull. of

germany because to me it wasn't late to his meeting with. john bolton to which he. said i don't want to reply i don't want to comment on this question but let me also extend. friendship they both reads rates at the desired med relations to make he said he couldn't even offer to share russia's experience of hosting a world cup it was with i want to congratulate you on winning the right to host the feed for world cup in twenty twenty six we so far managed to organize the world cup appropriately we'll be happy to share our experience. most appreciative of your courtesy and graciousness here and i look forward to hearing how you handled the world cup so successfully among others and i don't know trump has also confirmed that the meeting is taking place adding that ukraine and syria are likely to be

among the topics of discussion and we asked former pentagon official michael maloof about any common ground the two leaders might be able to find. i think first of all they'll agree to disagree on certain things for example on the alleged russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen elections i don't think that that's uppermost in trump's mind but it's primarily business and i think that that's where things are going to be heading i think he also wants to tone down the the confrontation that has been going on as i said you i saw i saw today a much more tame bolton who really wanted to push nato right up to the russian border that seems to be something that seemed to be wanting to defuse a little bit principally because the allies are not forthcoming with paying their share and secondly as he pointed out and hinted it's quite expensive for the u.s. to carry the carry that burden all the time so it's easier to make nice than it is

to get nasty and and i think that that's where trump is is going to be heading bolton's visit was discussed during trump's meeting with the portuguese president of course so they couldn't have a child without mentioning football. i think they're doing a fantastic job with the world cup right now. it's in russia and i will tell you that exciting my son loves soccer and he loves watching the world cup and they have really done a fantastic job and as you spoke of soccer let me down off something well make you the suggestion if you're going to me is to put in what i want to see it looks really good. and if you ask me to greet you so of course he was expecting your sister but anyway. don't forget it but your head is the best in the book that you scholes. i'm sure you all son knows it was all about and so and so don't forget to eat. with russia during the championship don't forget both you and steve there

are. particularly very well. so it is day fifteen of the world cup here in russia and the final day of the group stage of the competition here are the countries that will be playing today and some of the things that will be cheering them on. my was a through much lately.

i. excuse. i know if wednesday's action is anything to go by we could be in for some more surprises and here are some highlights from last night's guys.

so south korean fans went wild celebrating bad team's victory over the fourth time champions the fact that they went does not advance them in the competition hardly facing them michael and neil harvey break down the last two games for you from hospital studio in the heart of mexico. the rating bowl champions will tunstall when germany depart we wondered if brazil might follow them in another big shot but

it hasn't happened it's going to form brazil brushing server side to nothing switzerland playing out a two two draw with costa rica what do you make of the reaction we're keeping across both of those games but brazil fairly comfortable comfortable they still have the problem child who is the most expensive play in the world needed an unbelievable amount of money was paid for him to p.s.g. and he's still trying to impress everyone with his skills and nothing really. this happened for a name i had a couple of chances that he missed but also if it's in the actual game where i think he becomes a problem it's like the other players to think that the game so decided to decide to whenever they have to both find a man he would do something but they do find them out that pit that pits ok but he won't do something he it's not happening for him and i think either he needs a little break he might not even be completely fit because he was injured getting into this tournament. but at his current stand and his current level it

might not be a bad idea to give him a little bit of a break because it's not happening for him and one should give a player like that you know a little bit of thinking time sat on the bench watching the other guy he might come on i mean might be a player that is more valuable to. get four or five chances the most expensive player but he said you know living up to that reputation like we said this is a much more solid looking you know the heart it's a beat the it won't affect today president celebrations i'm sure i took the three that it pretty comfortably and seven points only one goal conceded it's possible to alexia cesky back she's standing right next to a big group of brazilian fans and they were just chanting and dancing and being very happy about the result of b.c. very comfortable win for them i have to credit the serbian fans as well i was sat just by the serbian and inside the stadium there were also chanting that throughout

the whole game pushing to get a team forward it didn't really work out of them but it seems that they're not with you completely downbeat they were leaving the stadium and tell me yes they were sad but there's always a next time and they were just happy to be at this world cup having this opportunity to watch their team fly so obviously that's a lot of celebration especially it's actually a very funny thing that i noticed right before the game i was looking around the crowd spotted stadium and many brazil fans were open. celebrating the results of the germany result of south korea game. which ended germany's chance to see how this world because you just have the right is not even exhausted because they are doing it themselves brazil right and i guess happy. very happy right for sure. you know you're going to be executed you. know they really need to go and it's going to be an interesting game indeed and obviously we'll be on top of that as well when it has. to be

a lot of noise i think specially from the west coast and see what they will go directly to the story of god and friends and the brazilian fans in the same stadium and in some are oh well that's going to be something we should get tickets every day we should go for that oh come on you get them all come let's you know comes to elections approach to the roof and do this for us you know teams that are already out of the competition that's still giving their all it means a lot to them to be they set world cup and twice costa rica went behind against switzerland twice they picked them back to two it ended so you see brazil very very comfortable going through this group that was a difficult start for them they played one one which was in the first game and everybody so well for so they're going to struggle here for the to happen seven points. he won't win it and he also celebrating germany the biggest shock of the day indeed of the will cup so far the first time they've been touting of the states since nine hundred thirty eight but their demise is a smile some fans from other nations and they did than the germans the man shaft

a respectful bump oil. bubble over. your. your god i did a good. group g. eight leaders belgium and england clash tonight in television for thousands of pounds of rage descended on the city and for some it is that visit to russia. mark brown's fault them for all the world born in all forms of control and so it

was in my blood just to follow on from there for the football from for as long as i can remember really i think it was me nine hundred ninety eight world cup the reverse for the means of football. playing. on locked in the box on themes of russia over the last four years quite frequently. some of the scientists have never seen it full. time for a hot head absolutely miles away i'm going to leave that had those facts the men's yes. well free try to act. i don't really in this town for the safety come sense of come from this be a lot of bad press accounts and you're thinking seriously i'm going to think it's been happening so i. like to see when i went to the confederations cup competition

all clear as we talked to a source of the no any of the police but the army's. cooperation with each other to intolerance the security measures. from the genesis of throwing him because he's going out and you know if you bring enough trouble i can stay in the trial i'm not going to. well good luck to will and brian though due to a bit of scare mongering in the media a few of brits have actually come to this world cup than during previous ones but as i found out some of them now wish they hadn't been quite so wary. for parents to watch their loved one star at the world cup is one of the proudest moments in life so how terrifying must danny rose have been off russia as he said this ahead of the

tournament i've told my family i don't want them going out there because of racism and anything else that may happen while the definition of racism that i know is quite different from what the russia world cup guess appeared to see and feel when they got to this country. since we think he's been a very good coach you beat me have people been talking to remonstrate who's swedish times been to germany to talk to us. and. on the whole everybody's really upbeat and i guess one after spending a bit of time in this country the three lines the thunder changed his mind i'd definitely be open to having my family out here so let's just hope we win but it's not yet clear and danny rose now thought so because he saw players from his team meet with their families or he just never came across issues of racism in russia

anyway let's ask the fans around here if they could tell us more about their experience did you have any problems because of your skin oh no not at all and yet . each other in the basin basin have you asked someone from goal felt any element of racism here know nothing absolutely nothing honest about not take everybody's friendly racist mean russian racism in kaliningrad have you come across and you know. for folks. who just like to have a triangle kaliningrad the venue for the group g. decided on thursday and somewhere we haven't been able to find any traces of races the sun newspaper is among those spinning a narrative of russia was a dangerous violent and homophobic place but the top sports reporter martin lipton who is in the country has a bit of

a different tale to tell. i think the the work of the russian people is being clear to everyone the organization has been super previously i've always found russian people somewhat more reserved than they appear to be at least at this moment open and friendly. people everywhere which is great to see and also i'm just blown away by how brilliantly in the transport system is because the london underground really is a disaster and this place you can get anywhere in no time at all in a much bigger city don't talk to my kids and my wife i'm saying to them she's fantastic it's great i think people were fearful they were they were put in a position where they soon the worst was always think should assume the best they will see a part of the world they never dreamed of going to and travel does board in the mind by its very nature so that's going to be positive and they will go home with a very different image of russia because they've experienced that they had here based on hearsay it's been

a real pleasure to be here an absolute joy. well while having fun on the streets of russia's host cities you can buy me to all sorts of surprising people look alike of the north korean leader kim jong un is game for a selfie with eco football fans. excuse . was. i. think. i. was. right. by me but just like that. and while while you might spot the odd leader look alike it's the fans from all around the world that are everywhere to be seen as peter all of a enjoying the world cup very much these days he's been amidst the. oh for fun

sometimes here in russia over the world taking over. this is amazing is i feel in moscow like in belgrade. yes. who've it's amazing what are some of you guys been able to travel around much where you go yes. for the news with us our restraint if you took a thirty hour train for me a nice where would you end up like yelling no no. we are having a great time different atmosphere we don't care about the results and we win if you think belgium will it it's right that's the first time we've heard that on this program the people who have been doing they were booing at the front not gay what was going on that i was a peach imagine the work of the rules to make up for that could you do us a little favor because we didn't see you play any football yesterday games rejoice . that five six seven eight

nine. lovely on my head that. oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh. oh. today old four teams in the group h. play the games japan takes on poland senekal colombia both first matches kicking off at five pm moscow time at colombia can still make it through to the final sixteen if they win this match their rivals today have their own orchestra to cheer them on. for the. and except for some of the script. and it was one

of the family. you want to bring. to this world cup. that you know from i think. the. first time in most school you know i see that people. you know he's a nice and i love i love this really i love the song.

as mentioned in a play. group h. . currently on four points and are expected to progress to the next stage meanwhile poland are at the bottom of the group. now the clash between the two this will take place in volgograd among the various ways of getting to the world cup host city some fans have chosen some rather unusual way.

months to come a few. years d.h. is a bad guy like she. was you know for a little it's. not true. enough already in a school. full of some six year old from from the middle. or. a very leaky subjects. just what's about. the sly you'll. the child.

star or. her. car or. the program or tons in just a moment. economists try to measure the impact of both pups and one thing that we know is that they make people they make people happy it was intended to have a profile of the national government is it's not a project an approach it's a project and brings people help in this it's extremely profitable because football in general is very profitable but of cause if you're quiet huge investment on the government side they do is that this will slow development of football culture in egypt.

he's very. very competent so so far we go to do something to be competitive. and therefore we know from when we come back. and we can perform it's. good of you to join us for the program today here on r.t. other members of the international chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w have voted to change the organization's remit allowing it to assign blame for chemical attacks it was the u.k. that proposed extending the o.p.c.

powers previously the organization had a mostly fact finding mission. investigate. this is a huge development the u.n. chemicals watchdog is now taking on the role of judge essentially it will now be able to assign guilt to four chemical attacks and up until now the o.p.c. w. its job was to establish where and when an attack took place but it wasn't in charge of deciding who is responsible that is all about to change the british foreign secretary boris johnson he went to the hague to the o.p.c. w headquarters to a gathering of all the members and he called for the o.p.c. w. to be allowed to essentially name and shame perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks president. p.c. government experts who say. well with the time.

who was responsible. about opening the weapons that must be pretty strong backing the for that proposal or strengthens visit to the hague clearly worthwhile it certainly being hailed as a major victory here by the u.k. by france to help to spearhead the initiative but the o.p.c. w is obviously the name of an organization that's been on many lips recently it's had rather a lot of work on its hands in recent months there was that chemical attack in duma and also the poisoning of the former russian spy sergei script and his daughter yulia back in march that took place here on british soil and westminster blamed moscow for it so the u.k. was particularly keen to spearhead this initiative in order to sort of further efforts to apportion blame for incidents like the one in seoul's very earlier this

year and going into that vote the russian side had said that it considers the proposal self-defeating it was against it because they said it gives western countries the ability to influence decision making within the organization and essentially to manipulate its opinion so for russia china syria and the countries that voted along with those countries this widening of powers they said they didn't want the technical experts becoming the prosecutors at the same time but the vote has taken place it's been decided that the chemical weapons watchdog will have these new naming and shaming powers although it's not yet clear how exactly those new powers are going to be deployed and list so we have told us the move could ultimately undermine the role of the u.n. security council but the o.p.c. w has a history of conducting probes without even visiting the sites of incident.