germany and russia on the question stay or ago trump said that he's personal friendship with the crown as well as a friendship between the two countries was unbreakable and it were planting a friendship train in washington now that what happened to this cordial relationship with a french president he instead here can drift away from the u.s. . president i think that the french president wanted to show in his relationship with mr trump that in democracy it is the people who are president just because we disagree with the president doesn't mean it's necessary to disagree with the people it is the american people who are present a crucial points of our history as well as the russian people who played such an important part in our liberation during world war two and also we have very important history together which naturally president michel these particular attention to that you but it goes without saying that there are numerous concerns about mr trump that are profoundly problematic for us when he plays with the

children of migrants for the sake of opinion polls he takes these children hostage first saying that he will separate them from their parents and reuniting them again this gives the impression that when we talk about humanist vision founded especially on the importance of family essential to our culture there are a certain number of things going on that are unacceptable and when we see that we have a car factory that makes more than four hundred thousand cars in iran which is forced to close its doors under pressure from the americans there is currently in europe a certain weariness in the face of american pressure we are not yet at the point of the great shift that i spoke off but i think that the intellectual and political infrastructure is now in place to prepare for a new vision of europe's future and more specifically that of a strong europe within a stable eurasia strong europe within a stable eurasia while. i think this is the destiny that is starting to emerge

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we're back with. the former prime minister of france talking about the current challenges france has to deal with. correctly from wrong but i can't remember any french president being so much in the spotlight gleick. seems like everyone cares about what he has to say and he talks of the united states on behalf of the you on the home plate it's almost as if he is actually replacing angola merkel as to unofficial leader of the european union would you agree with that. leg review that emmanuel michaels leadership was established very very quickly you know within the institutions of the french republic general de gaulle said that the president of the republic is responsible for the essentials of french presidents who on the first day following their election and sometimes even five years later did not have

exceptional charisma make him think the manual. the first day of his becoming president he had the bearing of a great head of state he's got this magic ocean issaquah which is called charisma which is called leadership and it is true that in the whole world people are listening to what he has to say first off because he is just forty and is likely to be present for a while this will be decided by the french voters of course but also because he is someone who is blessed with an intellectual prowess that is particularly sharp because of his liveliness and his modernity. are considerable assets but naturally on an international level it is necessary to show prudence to listen to others because the current situation has profoundly degraded and global tensions are very high and there's a lot of uneasiness regarding current crises such as terrorism such as migrant issues even questions linked to the digital revolution such as the digital economy

this results in a very dangerous world and france is mostly satisfied to have a president that is recognised but there are strong expectations of him and his challenges now not to disappoint. you think that he has enough political weight to replace merkel asked him leader of the european union. property i think that the political weight he has it in his own country because he's backed by a strong majority salt angela merkel has a more complex political situation with constant negotiations within her coalition . has much more room for maneuver with the national politics number less obviously america has the experience and also has the success of our policy and the strength that the german economy has today behind her there are challenges in germany for example demographic challenges but there are also results that are

massively large that have given under the status of a leader but i truly believe that europe's future depends on the goodwill the mutual comprehension the intense dialogue that will exist that we in france and germany between and i knew in moscow and angle americal if you mandela now that the u.k. is leading the e.u. france many pulling more weight and heroes as breck's it help mission to lead here up we will have gained more political clout with london out of the balance. to start with fundamentally bragg's that is not good news on the because within bragg's it is a process of deconstruction of europe which is worse on the other hand we have important treaties with the united kingdom in matters of defense these treaties are called the lancaster house treaties the pact of essential military cooperation so we must retain a strong bilateral relationship with the united kingdom however it is true that we

have seen that brags it has first and foremost brought france and germany closer together has brought together several countries from continental europe and in this situation we can see that brags it has triggered something a revival of the european ambition and from an economical perspective from a financial perspective we see that many financial players who are based in london . it's pretty much europe's financial capital these players are progressive the moving to continental europe and we're joining the euro zone or so this low is strong enough to show the public opinion but there is a real interesting new dynamic here. so the level barely ample of lemon i'd like to talk to you about the threat of terrorism france facing sporadic lone wolf terrorist attacks and almost a monthly basis and the center for the analysis of terrorism says that france remains the most heavily targeted country in europe in three years since tabak

cyclone and france has adopted a number of anti terror laws but the threat remains why is it something wrong with france's approach to the issue also there. i think that we have made significant progress especially in terms of surveillance in terms of intelligence we have also made great progress in the legal and legislative aspects of these things to make sure the surveillance policy is faithful to our laws especially to the protection of civil liberties which are part of our constitutional rights there is significant and important progress here. we see that often when we encounter trouble we get the relevant information concerning these troubles very quickly the problem is that a lot of times we are dealing with solitary actions and that is very difficult with a number of radicalized individuals not only in france but in neighboring countries who can come to france at any time it is obvious that these isolated individuals

are in a situation where they are protected in a way by their isolation and their anonymity but generally speaking we have made a lot of progress numerous attacks were foiled and we remain very very vigilant with regards to our military budget which is rising the intelligence budgets which is rising to surveillance budget which is also rising and significant efforts have been made dolly's areas of course this is a very difficult war and numerous countries have had to face the sort of difficulty and international cooperation is well established on the subject. it's beyond fringe borders mcclaren has intensified the entire terrorist involvement in syria moving more troops in and upping the eight cents to the kurds in the north what is paris hoping to accomplish in the country and what kind of dividend after with his military investment. you know that the french policy has always

been based on this situation on talks not on force so intervention is not our strategic habit sometimes against terrorism we are obliged to come to aid of countries that are in chaos and that is what gives legitimacy to our actions in africa. with regards to syria in the previous five year period we had some goals that were sometimes incompatible on one hand the goal to fight terrorism and on the other the goal of fighting against bashar al assad who is fighting his own people so these were two goals of a contradictory because the fight against terrorism required in part the acceptance of bashar al assad's role in syria and we had many debates in france and opinions differ greatly and today emanuel has showed the course which i think he spoke of a great length and we've great conviction. is it that you are goal number one as of today has been clarified and it is the fight against terrorism regards to the future of syria which is important the syrians must orchestrate their country's

future and if we can help them we will but our number one goal is to be able to fight against the terrorists hard beds that currently exist there he says france have any kind of colonial guilt of the syrian affair since it was france and basically created modern syria by a growing lines on the map. no. no i think that there have been numerous debates regarding the consequences of the colonial spirit which is still present in some places but this debate does not concern to live and it concerns in the past africa and the current political path that we follow is very clear on this subject so i do not think that with regards to syria there is a french position that is particularly motivated by our direct interests our main interest in this affair is peace it's the protection of our people it's the. fight against terrorism so of course it is a blow to the heart when you see so much historical heritage all the traces of the

huge civilization of what was once missile but they mia far before us and way before modern times all these images of destruction of historical and civilizational heritage very hard to stomach however our main purpose in this region is that of protection of our people by fighting against terrorism. quite bad you think you do not think at all that france have serous or its influence in its former demain maybe like its former african colonies. is never happy about losing its influence also i think we seek to radiate our influence everywhere we can what is a happens on this topic we do not have a vision that would be in the best interests of france but we have a vision that is in the best interest of peace and we act on behalf of the international community with the international community to fight against terrorism and obviously together all the goodwill that exists around the world to unite in

international solidarity against terrorism this is our guiding principle this is the nose or is it finally i heard you say that actually war is not impossible at the eastern here appealing frontier with hate us squaring off against i imagine the russians what makes you think that the mutually assured destruction doctrine well failed you. i think that the nato summit that will take place in july will undoubtedly be the summit that will put made a face to face with a major strategic decision we can see that nato is founding principle was solidarity but that today this solidarity is for the most part challenged by the american president on the course so i think that there is truly a strategic a revision that must be carried out personally i have committed myself by creating an ngo and non-governmental organization that is called leaders for peace and i work with mr orloff from russia and other partners we are around thirty in total

people representing different countries all having had experience being for instance a diplomat the prime minister the minister of foreign affairs or nobel prize winner where all of very very worried by the situation of income branch that is unfolding to the east of europe and we would truly like to try to convince the various parties to avoid this accusation or else these threats of war that we hear from both sides and that are for us scenarios that are not only catastrophic but are also not truly of strategic interest to anybody else and we're all aware of europe's issues with russia we're all aware of the historical context within europe and that we must be able to listen to each other but security in this region must be assured and assumed and we should not for undersells in the situation of virtual threats of tensions on both sides which truly creates an uncertain climates as we can current to see in sweden for example i think that nato has its share of responsibility here russia has shown its capacity in

a crisis it showed its will and its power its capability of showing the strength of russia and where all will aware of all this but it is necessary to be able to appease and calm in this part of europe because it is now a source of tension that does not seem to make much for teaching sense. who will sit down to all of you were talking to. the former prime minister of france about europe's vital issues and that is it for this edition of sophie and co i will see you next time.

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government is in the balance as the interior minister a key ally of chancellor merkel says he's ready to quit over immigration policy. monday morning here in moscow this is out international with me kevin i was good morning paul. and in a shock when russia have not favorites spain out of a fee for world cup securing the host nations place them in the quarterfinal. of the highlights so mosty do in central moscow for you. you have welcomed this day's most oh but like you i never would have seen or heard that before ever since the moment since russia secured but nail biting pen to cheat on victory over spying sending the number and crying side in the world talking if we just look behind

a sneaky kid we said this is going to be a policy when bill cosby he may have pulled out the cliche you may feel he was exaggeration i don't think i even did it justice because it was the scene around those is just a culturally it sounds cool and since she is we have got profit johns because of the stopping just the sound of the horse the way the flags out of the call windows and if you're wondering how the fans responded to all of this this is how they reacted was. the boy i have you should know all i could say be a man if you have a wondered what it's like in the dressing wearing off stick to team win a game while he's a sneak peek was. what .

i. could teach. you and when i say it is to be a russian. it was some guy rusher on the defensive let's be honest they were part of the whole route ninety minutes thought extra time with a goal an own goal penalties and tons of drama with millions on the edge of the sea yes i would have. would be what you are. thank you he thanked he

was thank you were he thank you thank you our we were who was just. let me we got a close one of the banks mines him again and i'm just united boss james a maniac he spoke to us by flying off to russia's victory i spank pro-abortion

people in the parking. lot of people i think they believe. they become strong but are they really have been one of the critics who are really . everybody will. thinking that they wouldn't even qualify under book sales but believe it can be built at some point executing the team and today they show you exactly that i think they're better at shooting right. sceptics to do it by being very strong back to defend their point of view and trying to give each a keep explaining that meaning to all of them beginning effectively which they did . i think spirit forms work that may be getting in between the players and then the when they go to extra time they know that their thoughts far to go with a penalty shoot out about being together we'd have friends i think for that long and who and and we also make the you sure you the fellow who would ever play

a very vocally seven day you would be seating in go brain writing the final four fingers she should have you should be full of it for sure. all asli would have mistakenly scenes a team that is just won the world cup and maybe to see how strongly russian fans feel about it they don't often get this high success first time they've been this fall in the well how has it imagine that it's a big author was the only path to who were worth zero zero o.x.o. was she. was

so who are was. oh of things. easy to teach. a thoughtful. life but have to say this man told us exactly is the penalty shootout started he said bush is going to win to say so mark in five don't we know what he got in five he has his reputation of being the really key penalty saver you know so the whole thing was set up for him. and you know. i just don't know i mean i didn't think that was a fan package by the way i thought we could be. but i have to say the russian

players they fought and they fought and they fought and they never gave up they never gave up at any second and in. that were listening is of opportunities for russia in that thirty minute period. it really isn't important what really is important to talk about is how they've been dealt with the penalty shootout which it is so much pressure could sense and doesn't matter who you play you can play the west team in the world the chances are that you lose if you don't score you penalties. so as we say a lot is singing and dancing in the streets across russia or off to the victory of a spade moskos on the ground was also caught up in the rivalry. was over the years i believe that yes he has a value in the right at the very. do

you. lead a. load. was that it is. well as celebrating as you can clearly see the irony they're celebrating like there's no tomorrow something like that out on a frosty night asked was the last time something like that happened. i. wasn't eating history and making history once again forty eight here is off that people are dancing jumping chanting at the cross the because it's absolutely amazing what we've just seen history being made russia can do it i love russian see and see this madness it's so amazing if you can see if he's the best he saved us he won the match against spain

spain like. much. as the may seem to pro team is in the way of the much this is great pressure so how can we can can match ya now you have already. been a nice young man i have had. snow just russian fans it's also people from all over the world happy. to host yeah but amid the elation of course comes the sadness disappointment too for those spanish fans us not forget that the team did set a new world record for the most successful passes but still they were unable to break the. yes i know you know what the spanish team has shown that it has no goalkeeper i have a friend who looks like a spade goalkeeper and he could do the job much better now performance was pretty shameful but you know and it was a slow.