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and that's our bring in some live pictures for you right now it's true of minutes past eleven in the morning is right there in coaches we show you live pictures from the vigil for people of course of. the victims a priest has been there reading prayers for the victims of this tragedy again live

pictures right here from the town of carthage in crimea one day after the massacre . now people have also been gathering to mourn the victims throughout the night with residents of sevastopol and moscow bringing flowers and candles to the city's coach memorials and with the investigation into the attack still well underway. have reports from the scene but it's still sinking in it's so much sorrow it's so much grief over the loss confusion as to why this happened there's no obvious motive no explanation no who isn't. so many faces here this tape is more tragic news overnight the death toll has been revised upwards again from nineteen to twenty we now have the names of all of those that were killed five of them c.v. is faculty members start from the college itself behind me fifteen of them students

teenagers cut down in their prime. between sixteen to ninety in the hospital we have ten people in critical condition fighting for their lives in all more than seventy people were injured forty remain in hospitals around in the crimea they've been transported to various hospitals the bendigo on their injuries but it all begat in the early hours of the morning with a ball. doesn't . appear. to succumb otherwise to talk about it like all those willing. to. come out

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the bomb itself. you can see the damage behind me. never mind the window the window frames themselves out this was an incredibly powerful bomb packed with shrapnel bolts designed to maximize the number of people killed in the initial designation. other explosive device which they were able to. nevertheless the city itself is in mourning it is coming to grips with what happened. coming in pouring in from crimea from all over russia testimonies from witnesses who were there yesterday who. seem to accept what happened friends the teaches that they lost yesterday nevertheless investigators are on scene they continue to gather. background. the gunman is

believed to be an eighteen year old student of the college he was found dead in the building having shot himself our similarities are being drawn to another atrocity carried out almost twenty years ago.

we got reaction from several specialists who say the attack clearly echoes the columbine massacre and that in today's internet age is just far too easy to learn how to make basic but deadly weapons a shocking event there is something of a pattern developing and it is very difficult to know why how we can respond to that and we don't want schools and colleges to become fortresses the places of learning we were children and young people are exploring the lies developing the lives they shouldn't be forced to see you know jails in that sense but also i think we need to look at the culture i mean it's very early to draw any conclusions but the problems of columbine of all of us as a young man kind of a terrible crime scenes but also ended his own life you know he didn't deserve that and really he needed our help before we got to this stage and i think we need to be

looking at that as a society all of us is. no longer is the marry an american problem for a long time i think we could kind of pretend we knew or didn't have this problem who it is not just a russian or european problem and i think we all have to take it on board the fact is that in the days of the internet particularly it's relatively easy to discover the means and then indeed acquire the means to make reader mentary weapons such as these basic explosive devices we've seen in other incidents terror lated instance for example where you can kill large numbers of people without any access whatsoever to these kinds of traditionally criminal or terrorist associated weapons for example we've seen vehicles used knives used as weapons and these have been very very effective in terror attacks and it's no reason of course why they wouldn't be equally effective in the hands of a disaffected executed for example and so it's possible certainly to using the

internet freely available information to make basic explosive devices. in our international we'll be keeping across any further developments following the attack in crimea when we get the updates you get them to. start two other news here on the program on r t venezuela is dumping the dollar when it comes to official exchange transactions and will use the euro or other convertible currencies instead of the movie is retaliating for severe american financial sanctions imposed on the country's officials and even on the country's president caracas is not alone though and moving away from dog or dependence as daniel bushell explains norm us the land of the world's top of oil reserves the now if there's no more boiling all selling in greenbacks. let us be free we will not be anyone's colony again the latest in

a no apparently norms. of hits to the pin yachts of the dollar system the impregnable tender since world war two and guess whose currency correctors these ousting it for. after trump threatened anyone dealing with iran brussels drops a bombshell on its old us charm in iran trade e.u. simply ditching the dollar e.u. member state will set up a legal entity to facilitate legitimate financial transactions with iran and this will allow european companies to continue to trade we had done in accordance with european union low and could be open to other partners in the world. russia's backing brussels for them a pittance already talking dollar trade with major allies adding washington's just shot itself in the foot americans keep but if you're not american partners are making a colossal strategic mistake undermining the credibility of the dollar is universal

and essentially the only reserve currency undermining trust in it they can sing the branch they're sitting on this is a typical mistake of any empire when people think that nothing will happen but they believe that everything is so powerful so strong so stable that there will be no negative consequences you know sure they will come sooner or later but the hardest wallop of all may be from america's biggest rival china. beijing shop window now plans an ample dollar free range from old trade in petro you won the online crypto you won the new silk road colossus and beijing's own swift world banking network even u.s. media admit washington's now waging economic war on one tenth of the world and one in four people on this planet now live on the government's committed to drown dollar dominance mainstream economists pooh pooh any future without a glorious greenback ensuring any smash will only be more she.

the u.s. is refusing openly to put pressure on saudi arabia over its alleged role in the disappearance of a journalist in turkey with secretary of state mike pompeo refusing to be drawn on the existence of a recording supposedly handed over to the u.s. . feared mud and dismemberment inside the saudi consulate in istanbul this does put washington in a tricky position between two allies with turkey accusing riyadh off the record of killing the dissident saudi journalist two weeks ago. i don't have anything to say about that well we know what they could have discussed they could have gotten to the bottom of whether or not jamal khashoggi was indeed killed tortured and then dismembered as the consul watched as reports seem to

indicate however it seems that they focused rather on what seemed to be almost perfect about the u.s. saudi relationship we have lots of important relationships and then true relationships between us saudi companies government relations of things we work on together all across the world the efforts to reduce the risk to the united states of america in the world's largest state sponsor of terror ron those are forward elements of u.s. national policy that are for our in americans best interests. of the country. if you go. to. you. now comments referred to saudi arabia as a purchaser of american goods primarily military hardware and he seemed to talk

about saudi arabia as an ally against what he sees as the primary source. the evil in the region iran now this is not so much different from what we heard from mike pompei i was boss of the us president saudi arabia has been a very important ally of ours in the middle east and we are stopping the rain and trying to stop was stopping over everyone a big step for we took away that ridiculous deal that was made by the previous administration and they are an ally we have other very good allies in the middle east but if you look at saudi arabia they're an ally of tremendous purchaser donald trump's comments come as there is a huge amount of pressure mounting on the administration in response to outrage about the case shoji incident president trump is criticizing the condemnation of saudi arabia over the case of missing journalist jamal khashoggi residence stunning statement as three sources tell c.n.n. that a high ranking officer with the saudi intelligence agency oversaw the saudis are now claiming was an interrogation and he wanted to a building

a never came out of the building what are we talking about in the building was saudi if he's dead said republican senator marco rubio today the u.s. must respond or it risks its own standing the administration assures us that saudi arabia will get to the bottom of what actually took place eventually we're going to give them the space to complete their investigations of this incident when they issue their report before our judgment about their next step in the decisions they make about accountability connected to this so the world just needs to sit back and have faith in the kingdom of saudi arabia riyadh denies any involvement in jamal hotshot eustace appearance and a former u.s. diplomat jim trust believes washington will do anything to keep the saudis on side against iran. let's remember that the trumpet ministration for a number of reasons but i think primarily influence from israel and saudi arabia has a vendetta against iran that iran is responsible for everything wrong in the world

or iran is the number one sponsor of terrorism iraq is is is a regional threat and of course this is all nonsense but this is what the israelis and the saudis want and that is the primary policy that it unites washington with riyadh and i think they find it want to find some way to preserve that so i think this is a way of emphasizing in an american context of that we somehow need the saudis in order to confront this very very evil threat coming from iran i still to come here on the program on the international on this thursday a new lawyer in the italian city of lodhi is suspected of targeting so-called economic migrants that's in the mix of your stories i'm just i'm.

what politicians do something. they put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to. get to the right to be close this is like the full screen the more than people that i'm interested in always in the waters of our. cities they.

could be to share time with us here about see the mayor and city of lodhi has ordered old migrant families to provide documents about their financial status including any property they might own in their home countries a failure to comply could result in a loss of social benefits including school lunch subsidies for the kids transportation. costs here in the same room but we have to say in the corner. if there are people who have money how's. or land in their home countries why

should we give them services for free while the italians before everything enough the gravy train is finished this is not racism it's justice and good sense. much you know just look i don't have my son what should i say we as foreigners have to produce these documents. one of my classmates said she wants to he send us with us. the very best if they miss them so it should be forbidden to impede the integration of kids with others it's a pity for the town children who've lost the opportunity to interact with other cultures so little really similar but ok i completely agree with the missed decision because all those foreigners have trouble is in their countries of origin . because of this and the for the many years measure is unfair it's just because

they might have property abroad doesn't mean they're rich here. moroccan another could easily give the peepers to the conscious nevertheless kids still have to be respected more than a. very large majority of migrants actually are migrants so they do not qualify for refugee status and in that case you know most of these children as a result of that come from families who have taken a risk and left put their families at risk and their children at risk just to take advantage of the system that is really there. has been put in place by italian families over generations so it's not about excluding that. but ask them. to

follow the same laws that apply to the time that it's nothing else than that. it's about it but the speculation. closer relations with china and the possibility of a third world war those are just some of the topics broached by the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov a special q. and a with french media outlets held here in moscow there are some of the highlights. so what's the proposal i think everybody is saying enough not to let that happen but we're very concerned that there's no dialogue between the russian military and nato not long ago on a stone spanish fighter jet accidentally fired an edge where miss south thank god there were no casualties but what if that would have landed on russian soil everything is so close there that's why we need to log i think it's silly to remain

hostage to the whim of american lawmakers and of course all this happens while the u.s. implements its new nuclear dog treaty they create low power nuclear weapons with a clear intent of potentially using them in combat that would undermine all the agreements according to which nuclear stockpiles should be used as a deterrent not as actual weapons. but we've never had such a relationship with china like we have now when relations with europe started deteriorating because of sanctions and some political issues and when the volume of trade started shrinking we started to look for other options we needed to compensate the low level of economic cooperation with europe and we saw a growing opportunities for that in china india japan korea these countries significantly raise their potential and expressed interest in our products so there's been no political plan to become closer with that region it's just been a response to the current situation. and the european commission for now remains

trapped by as you call it solidarity when a small group of countries doesn't want good relations with russia and make other countries follow its example. but it's the british squeeze you will give it is a person who represents a sudden political power and doesn't go against any laws or international norms why should we blacklist them is it only because they represent ideas which don't fit the current european mainstream well that's not exactly democratic i suppose who knows what will become mainstream in the near future maybe the current so-called populous no one knows and still democracy is democracy a little. thanks for sharing some of your thoughts there with us here at r.t. international twenty five minutes past the hour here in moscow we are back at the top of the hour hope you can join us that.

you know world big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bats and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race is also

a spearing dramatic. probably the only place really engaging resists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical daryn time to sit down and talk. to you in the in the wrong. number whatever. your total room good. luck i mean we did not know. all your ego. most due to the move for your. all. or. part of.

a loan welcome to the world of parts of the last decade the russian foreign policy has always been constructive to serve as a mirror sometimes of fun tallis nearer to the united states but that approach the wall went to america and political reality became stranger than fiction now the most glowing in securing its you gather the bilateral relationship back to normal what optics should it use to facilitate it as well to discuss that i'm now joined by timothy cult a professor of government and russian studies at harvard university professor cold and it's good to talk to your again thank you for agreeing to or we're speaking on the sideline sold the ball dice forum and the catchphrase of this year's event is the crumbling world the other is that's really desire you guys to. or perhaps more

wishful thinking on the part of the russians well i would say it's wishful thinking i think the authors of the report that you're referring to actually saw the crumbling world order as a problem that they weren't very happy with but. so there was quite alarming discussion of the report at the first session and certainly a number of us start that they were exaggerating the degree of the problem. you know that the international order is under a lot of stress nowadays is beyond you know that they've been doing this for takes a lot further and said that they viewed as a problem i may have my perception is that the russians also see that as more of an opportunity for themselves or at least something that benefits that a geo political vision more than for example that merican for political no i think i think that's true sure i mean i think what runs through a lot of the reports had done over the years is the notion that the so-called unit polar moment which was dominated by the united states after nine hundred ninety one

has run its course and that we're moving towards a multi polar earth russians often want to say no multi centric world and on that score i think many americans would agree so i don't think this comes as a great shock to most americans there are to be sure american experts and american public figures especially who don't agree with this but i would say more people agree with that than distributed you wrote a book on the origins of the ukrainian crisis that some analysts share of asserting that everyone lost from this contest for influence in its eurasia and yet i think there's a growing sense here in russia that moscow has been able to convert the loss of ukraine into something meaningful that it may have lost influence in ukraine but it has gained it somewhere else where's the opposite happened to the united states do you agree with that well i'm not sure these things are necessarily interconnected i mean america's problems would be there would

a. russia was doing. well you know it's now four years since the four and a half years since the great crisis erupted and you certainly can see that everything has gone wrong for russian foreign policy around it you know it's intervention in syria starts in two thousand and fifteen that probably would have occurred with or without the ukraine crisis and you know i'm not sure how much you want to get into a discussion of russian behavior in syria but it's from a power point of view it's actually been pretty successful so one might say that there's been a period in which there have been certain gains but you know also lots of other things have gone wrong that russians and never shy of that and their grievances of them are tense but i've got a sense that they've had enough of that already and they want that. kind of normalize their relationship at the moment i know that's your long.