so. crisis talks the u.n. security council see russia and the united states. as america's vice president gives a blunt assessment. with all due respect mr ambassador you shouldn't be here. you should return to venezuela. and tell nicolas maduro that his time is up. it's time for him to go. interfering in the affairs of other states you will gain respect from that if you don't like it when others interfere in your affairs no one likes that. british prime minister makes.

the rest of the room over how long she could get. a historic election victory at a fifth term as prime minister palestinians are already concerned it lead to further rights violations in the occupied west bank. from russia this is our senior international law. as our first event where the ongoing power struggle sending the country sliding deeper into crisis russia and the united states have clashed at the u.n. security council over how to tackle the up evil. following the session in new york . well the fifteen member body that leads the united nation convened in the security council and the meeting began with presentations by u.n.

officials describing the crisis in the country then when member states began to speak mike pence the u.s. vice president represented the usa and gave remarks harshly critical of the venezuelan government he told a heart wrenching story of an interaction he had with a venezuelan father and his sons from there he went on to call for governments around the world as well as the un itself to withdraw all recognition from the dear oh and recognize one kwaito as the legitimate government the legitimate head of state of that is whaling now there was a response from the russian ambassador who pointed out that the usa has quite a habit of telling the heart wrenching stories in order to justify its interventions let's take a listen at a church in brazil we spoke to families who had fled. the deprivation in venezuela. and i'll never forget when a father looked at me with his two young boys standing at his side and said how

hard it was as a father to come home at the end of the day and say. we're not eating today. it is he said it is two little boys looked up. and nodded. to the you could you in the commuter we have already seen in other regions of the chilling stories about the suffering of people in iraq syria and libya from witnesses are based in the west on the that is after that the real suffering began in those countries and still hasn't stopped do you want the same in venezuela. now mike pence his remarks went on to invoke the second world war saying that the usa and the rest of the world failed to take action against dictatorship in germany and that resulted in the second world war now russia spoke following the united states and the russian ambassador on made the point that essentially the situation in venezuela can't simply be blamed on the government that interference by the united states and

efforts by countries around the world to interfere in that as well as affairs and create a crisis in the country had a lot to do with the current situation this is the russian ambassador who would give the rules with one hand you are grabbing venezuela by the throat introducing new sanctions and restrictions that prevent the country from developing normally with the other hand you are picking the pockets of venezuela you want to shamelessly expropriating venezuelan assets in western banks it's also important to note that when mike pence spoke at the beginning of the meeting he referenced the government of cuba he accused the government of cuba of propping up the venezuelan government of supporting it saying that it had exported strong arm tactics this is somewhat like sounds like pence said in reference to the cuban government for decades cuba has tried to create client states across our region. while normal countries export goods. cuba exports tyranny and strong arm tactics last week the

united states took action to sanction ships transporting venezuelan oil to cuba. and soon it president trumps direction the united states will announce additional action to hold cuba accountable. for its malign influence cuba's relationship with the bowl of varian government in venezuela has been a long standing cuba has set a number of doctors to venezuela who have then been providing medical care in low income areas furthermore cuba's literacy volunteers were key in the early efforts of the bolivian government to wipe out illiteracy in the country now venezuela under the un rules had the right to address the body after the un member states and spoke the venezuelan government criticised forces around the world for recognizing one wedo the individual declared to be president by the united states the self-proclaimed president of venezuela as the meeting concluded it was pretty clear that there are very strong differences among the international community when it

comes to the situation in venezuela and who is responsible for it some forces simply blame the venezuelan government and are calling for its elected president maduro to step down however other forces look at the united states and other countries and look at their efforts to create a crisis in the country and undermine the elected government so there are clear differences all eyes were on the security council chamber as this meeting took place. and the life of the u.s. from baltimore maryland we can talk to noise and political activist kevin zeese welcome back to. the government's according to its many critics let's be honest is wildly corrupt deeply authoritarian gross financial management claims swirling around poll suggest it's called very little popular support isn't it in any way fair to suggest that it's no longer going to need legitimacy. absolutely not that's a totally false idea i mean people united states should be embarrassed by mike

pence everybody in that room knows he's not just shading the truth he's outright lying president maduro is legitimately elected in a democratic election with a sixty eight percent of vote more than one hundred fifty international action observers all unanimously agreed it was a legitimate election so. on the other hand one guy i do know the the fraud president violates the venezuelan constitution in the way he was self chosen he's not you know he's not president of venezuela the national assembly that he is part of cannot pick internal president when there's an existing presence if the present were die in office or become ill or be impeached that's a different situation we have a legitimate president president woodrow who is doing the job for the people he has provided people with housing of almost three million homes built for the poorest americans in the last two years during this economic crisis each month six million people as well get food boxes so they are providing for their people therefore this

is a false crisis created by united states you want to know about exporting tyranny is the united states exporting tyranny but president maduro is also presided over three million venezuelans leaving the country repeated power cuts and people having to loot shops to meet. the power of the power people are not leaving shocked stops to eat the power attack shot cut down was because of a u.s. attack on the grid multiple attacks the u.s. is causing their problems with dural is not causing this kind of a crisis is a crisis brought by two things u.s. economic war is coercive economic threats and. the drop in oil prices those are the two reasons why there's an economic challenge in there as well you the u.s. is seizing venezuelan assets around the country in the western banks urging the

u.k. to seize gold held in you k. banks they have us a seizing billions of dollars in assets and the most recent reports show that one guy dollars chief of staff was arrested they searched his cell phone and found evidence the u.s. was going to spend a billion of venezuela's seized dollars to cool. chaosium as well with a campaign of terrorism a campaign of attacking the electorate attacking the metro attacking our waters water supplies making attacks on government buildings even assassinations of government officials including this is all come out now in proof see from the chief of staff of one grade though the us is the problem uses a butt out of it as well. let's look at the course of measures which are illegal under international law and allowed in as well to drive. former un special rapporteur concluded that the u.s. sanctions on that point in venezuela might amount to crimes against humanity how

long do you think the united states can defend those penalties when it's also just staring at a humanitarian crisis in venezuela. well i think that it's up to the people of the security council the u.n. the governments to say we're not going to fall for this charade we know what's really happening groundswell that we had the election observers that all unanimously agreed it was a legitimate election during one of the sixty eight percent of vote with five candidates running there were multiple parties running and were during the election the people may have been as well know that the people the world know that the people of the un the governments the u.n. and the security council just stop a listening united states tell the united states no we recognize the legitimately elected democratically elected government of venezuela president maduro is the legitimate leader one who i do know is a fraud and a farce in anything he said because you should be arrested for committing treason against his own country ok appreciate you spending the time with us the safe political activist kevin simpleton all thanks for that thank you very much.

summits underway in brussels right now where twenty seven leaders are deciding whether britain should get an extension on exiting the block and how long that might be the british prime minister made her case a little earlier for a short for spokesman to do in the thirtieth she's now sitting out the rest of the discussion as the leaders convene the german chancellor noted that she and to reason may share at least one thing in common even if it's only their choice of outfit. we have been hearing about the serious business that's been going on the first of the major e.u. leaders to speak has spoken with antonio the e.u. parliament president he addressed the press after his meeting with to reason may

put forward eight points from the e.u. parliament side the highlights of those were that a no deal breaker that had to be avoided at all costs that there had to be agreement between the two main parties in the united kingdom over how withdrawal agreement would be handled also there could be no reopening of the withdrawal agreement and most importantly and one of the most forcefully fired through points from the e.u. parliament president was that if the united kingdom has to field candidates in the upcoming e.u. parliamentary elections then they have to realize that these elections are no game in shifts the european parliament is the home of democracy because of this uncertainty the principle of popular representation is under threat we cannot go on like this you must know what's going to happen and how long the extension will last for the european parliament games are not acceptable games at the expense of the people and their representatives the integrity of the parliament is non-negotiable

well we've only heard a few words from to resume a while she's been in brussels they were as she arrived at the european parliament she spoke very briefly to journalists on the red carpet she basically said i've done everything i can to get this deal over the line and blamed parliament for the current impasse i know many people beatrice straight to the summit is taking place . because the u.k. should let me use the fine our hands i great. the dress the fact that parliament is not being able to pass a deal that was in a list of the industries and also the way that i and the government continue to find a way forward well before going to brussels on tuesday to resume a was here in berlin and also in paris as well speaking to angle america and their money and they've really been dubbed as the good cop bad cop of how this extension if it is agreed does look like it will be agreed how it will be put across mccrone playing the role of bad cop now it's understood that he wants. well he wants

concessions from the u.k. if they're to get a long term extension but as money was made his way into the european parliament he said he wanted calm negotiations and warned that the the whole e.u. project was currently at risk we must remain united as i believe it's important for the viability of the european project that's what's at stake it's essential that nothing compromises that situation we have a european renascence to preserve and i don't want to come and hinder this the time for decisions is now well if micron has been playing bad cop angle or merkel has taken over the role of somewhat of good cop much more receptive saying that there was a role for the e.u. twenty seven that they had to listen to what to reason may have to say and that ultimately the u.k. voted to leave they may not want the u.k. to leave but that's what was voted for and we have to make sure that happens in the

most awkward way possible i think in view did he sterkel responsibility we feast to enable us to have the possibility of a good future together we should discuss openly and constructively to prime ministers request to resume a has now left the european parliament building she's going off for dinner the rest of the e.u. twenty seven though they're locked in these serious negotiations about what kind of extension is going to be offered to the united kingdom to reason may went there. saying she only wanted an extension until the thirtieth of june that is not washing with the majority of e.u. leaders that a lot of them saying it will have to be at least maybe one year they're locked in that dinner right now we're expecting it to go on for quite a while i'll be keeping an eye on it throughout the evening as soon as anything comes out of that i'll be back here on r.t. to tell you all about it. so let's talk now to professor alan scott a former politician and historian at the london school of economics professor scott welcome back to r.t.

it seems to be that whether she gets an extension isn't in question now the question is how long and i guess also what concessions the e.u. might ask in order to grant that extension what do you think they're going to ask for. well the rumor is that going to us was to be a very good. members and not make any trouble i.e. if me interested me might not last very much longer as prime minister but they want to ensure that any success does not. try to undermine the next e.u. budget or try to eat to any of the reforms called atmosphere machel is trying to push they don't want to producing no to the european army they don't want the british saying no to further this food to gratian they don't want the british. undermining what the french and german with the germans would like so they'd like

is to remain in the e.u. perhaps for up to a year but we wouldn't have any influence we wouldn't be able to vote we wouldn't be able to do anything said to back up with the french and germans want you can see the twenty seven's point though to an extent that a short extension would be rather pointless because the parliaments in westminster couldn't be any less on the same page and where they want to move forward to this and yet if it goes on beyond june that really puts to raise a maze job on the block doesn't it so what would they rather see do you think yet another cliff edge or have to deal with a more hardline prime minister at number ten i didn't know i don't think they know . if i'm a bit of that quote just do i really will want what you obviously wants to do and just serves out and have no deal because. i think the. i think the plurality of the british people would be for the new deal anyway but forty forty five percent of opinion say billion in opinion polls say the british

who would like new deal parliament doesn't want to deal with the british public probably would live with that quite happily. i if i were american i would just throw it out because the labor and tory parties in the talks aren't getting anywhere mrs may wants to take her agreement back to the house of commons for full time but it would fail once again and we'd be back to square one so the why the european union wants to put up with this through another year i don't know the only way they could sort things are would be boy real being the agreement and getting rid of the northern ireland backdrop if they did that they could get a parliamentary majority for an agreement the next day but this says they will do it. she's been in talks with the opposition leader terribly corben for several days she's got her red lines they're the ones that obviously jeremy coleman is gunning

for in order to make her mark unreasonable and because he maybe has the scent of possibly getting the case to a potential there ever be a general election is there going to be any progress there in those talks. possibly but if that if she agrees to a customs union she will split the tory or to turn loose the support of that will mean with giora to tory and p.s. . that would make getting the new deal through poor woman problematical again. and she would definitely have to resign as leader very quickly. the labor party the other hand if call been agrees to a customs union but doesn't get an agreement on certain referendum but that would probably split the labor party and you'd probably find twenty or thirty labor a piece joining the new independent group which is already broken away from labor ok with a still tussling over that extension and how long it might be but for now professor

alan scott good to talk to you again thanks for joining us on r.t. thanks for asking. next israel's benjamin netanyahu has clinched victory in the country's general election and will now serve a record fifth term as head of government the opposition continue defeat on wednesday evening but also issued a stern warning to the prime minister. as we did not win in this round i respect the coaches i respect their decisions but i look around and see the old summit's who for victory in the next round i want to inform look into netanyahu and the coalition we're going to make your lives hell we would turn the knesset into a battleground so the netanyahu go to the edge in the end it was a tight run rice the prime minister's liquid policy in the centrist blue and white of law and of his rival both one for thirty five cents apiece but it's expected that the new code will form a coalition government commanding a sixty five seat majority in the one hundred twenty seat knesset the us president

already congratulated the israeli prime end on the historic victory. i'd like to congratulate. the net yalu it looks like that race has been won by him and maybe a little early but i'm hearing what it wanted a good fashion so he's been a great ally this election has been a referendum on mr in a time the aus personal profile mr in a time you know is under has been indicted conditioned upon a hearing where he can state his own defense and therefore you know that's very much what this election has been about and analysts here are saying and i join them that that is not enough to win an election having said that it is going to take a substantial amount of mr netanyahu has time however even if the hearing his ability to defend himself in a hearing even if he fails in that effort legally he is entitled to continue as

prime minister until. a trial and some potential conviction which would take a good couple of years so there are there it is it is fully within the confines and the sanction of israeli law that a sitting prime minister can continue to rule to leave the country even if he's been indicted. prior to the voting the israeli pm vowed to extend sovereignty in the west bank by illegal second settlements there something that was hailed among the right wingers but raised many concerns among palestinians as you might imagine they say that no matter the outcome of the election israel's approach towards them will remain unchanged. as palestinians we see no change in the all the israeli parties and all these names really against palestinian rights and interests whoever the winner is in the israeli election we will be under occupation and these governments will change nothing for us. we think that the u.n.

action and what is coming next from the new government probably be hounded by the extreme right that he will only present police genius with more land stolen more killing more violations neglecting the palestinians international legitimacy the israeli elections in general were competition between the right and the more extreme right as far as policies towards palestine is concerned what netanyahu did is that he secured the right of the fundamentalists the rise of the fundamentalist right in israel the students of that. group that is known for its fascist and racist views that was outlawed in israel and and considered a terrorist group in the united states these will be the allies of benjamin netanyahu in the upcoming government and they will be competing on how hard line their policies towards palestinians will be in a nutshell it will be a platform of no no to palestinian rights note a palestinian state no to the nine hundred sixty seven borders or international law

and certainly no to a future promising any prospect of peace just more oppression this possession and i mix a sion while palestinians are expected to surrender and accept their miserable fate under this formula. a diplomatic dispute brewing over the construction of a memorial museum at a former nazi death camp in poland was rejected several request from russia to take part in the project and this is saying an angry response from moscow here's artie's medina conscionable. some a boar was a nazi run killing center and any town secrets very few survive to average talent and scream course.

another unit arrived once they were already undressed they apparently understood where they were being taken naked and all in fear they ran away but where could they run everyone rushed to the barbed wire fences and there they were met with the fire of machine guns and rifles many people died from the bullets the rest were driven into the gas chambers the fires were burning into late at night that's all flames illuminated the evening black sky with its terrifying lights the whole camp and the surrounding territory. like under the screams of people the death camp six hundred people exhausted yearning for freedom rushed forward shouting her

a in this single impulse the jews of russia and. the netherlands and from the czech it's a vacuum in germany united. it was only then that the tower guards realized that something was wrong in the camp and opened fire. unlike auschwitz there is nothing left of sabi bore the extermination camp was destroyed by the nazis after the uprising and trees planted to conceal evidence it ever existed but there is concern that keep. parts of his history are now being over look at the group this is a matter for the whole of europe to rule in the so people come. russians french they would also people from other countries and that's what you know. this pain the loss of people who were tortured there and died so that we never repeated the polish government started construction plans back in two thousand and fourteen for

a new visitor center at the site of the former death camp russia says that it was unfairly sidelines and the design of the museum especially as a soffit soldier was behind the here roid group volt and this caper sabi war the committee behind the project includes representatives from slovakia the netherlands poland and israel as the construction of the museum moved forward paul and opened the betting for those who wanted to take part in setting up the museum interior but again all three obligations sound by russian museums all private entities were not approved by war sell polish russian relations are complicated and certainly when it comes to world war two they were complicated so i think the poles rather take control themselves of the narrative they're afraid of the russian narrative and they also don't want to give russia too much credit for liberating poland you can use history as a weapon and the poles haven't weaponize in history as a as many people have been doing some may call it historical amnesia some like paul

ince ministry of culture and national heritage say it's a logical decision the international steering committee maybe now to mississippi continuing the cooperation between its current members who have already worked together for ten years in order to smoothly complete advance works on the new morial site the cultural standoff aside as high time average one as remembered for their suffering and bravery let me remind you of something where seventy thousand verses of the liberation of the auschwitz death. it was broken out death care was observed in poland. was not invited and given the fact that it was liberated by the red army i mean this is quite quite outrageous i would say so what we're seeing now is a continuation of this policy which is trying to. keep the russians out of participating in any. effort to present the history of sobibor

and the suffering of the of the inmates the horrible mass murders that took place there. police unions in france have expressed alarm over a dramatic spike in the number of suicides among officers they say that this year on average an officer takes their own life every four days. there isn't really real suffering among the police officers who are confronted each day by social deprivation hierarchy who pressures and can sixty missions without the chance to rest. and worried because the cumulative tiredness will continue to have an impact on those of us most a week with a demanding job a few years the suicide rate among french police officers has been thirty six percent higher than among the general population the union say that insufficient access to psychological help is a key contributing factor along with the stress caused by other occupational hazard they've also argued that an anti suicide initiative launched by the government last

may has been largely ineffective sister channel r.t. france has been talking to a union representative about the problem. put it all also the police are under-represented in society nowadays it's just say eighty eight self develops in its own way we saw that during the national why debate this is a disease it's no surprise the police are just like the rest of us and they have been subjected to this disease with an aggravated big strain tension concerning this suicides sure there are cases more and more of them and one of the main reasons is depression the last act of suicide the death of an officer whether it is a man or woman is the result from happiness their own happiness isn't properly looked into but in this circumstantial measures won't change anything so on t.v. and online artie's got you covered for twenty four seven world news i'll be back here to update you off of the story of mark duggan the u.s. police corruption whistleblower who says that his revelations of forced him to flee his own country.