the father of a russian woman jailed for failing to register as a foreign agent says she is a pawn in russia hysteria while her lawyer says the sentence for simply being russian. activities in the us were illegal. in and of themselves but she got caught up in this and she rushes to start. signing up for the twenty first century silk road and china's belt and road form comes to a close in beijing with sixty four billion dollars worth of investment. and french news outlets joined forces to condemn the country's intelligence service for summoning journalists a document. arabia. it's

nine o'clock am when you're watching our international live from our studio with me welcome to the program. russian national maria has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison in the united states after she pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent the father has a exclusively told r.t. that his family had been expecting a very different outcome. we weren't prepared for such a rough and unjust court decision. is a russian citizen and given all these investigations she's been caught up in it all even though the investigation had nothing to do with her nevertheless the u.s. has found a culprit over the past few months she didn't have any complaints about the condition of her confinement i'm like before. when she was badly treated i was

discriminated against all of them or all in solitary confinement with walks only allowed for two hours at night with all her career lawyers we all expected a different outcome and a fair verdict but it's hard to say how life will be for maria now the most important thing for us is that she returns home taking into account this new jail term. thirty year old maria was found guilty of trying to influence the national rifle association and other conservative groups in the u.s. several americans involved in politics were suspected to be involved in the case as well. i have reasons to if she's not the main goal of the circumstances she had to put in was to break the will and forces to really acknowledge something she might not have done.

trying to save face to grab her seized her put her behind bars but there is nothing they can charge her with and to avoid looking ridiculous they sentenced her to eighteen months just to show she is guilty of something. we spoke to maria and his lawyer about the case and the precedent he believes it may set. i think it's impossible to separate from from the politics i think that there is a an underlying crime that he pled guilty to which you can make out under u.s.

law but i think the notion of this would have been investigated or an arrest would have been made for a typical foreign national who wasn't russian and wasn't in the car environment where in the u.s. i think it's almost impossible to to believe that southern politics has a lot to do with the atmosphere of the case and it's one of those things where if the elements of the crime are there they were selectively enforced in the sense tents i think it's hard to argue. the charges unregistered agent it's not foreign it's not secret agent it's not an intelligence agent it literally is just doing something for someone else as being their agent not of maria maria's activities in the us were illegal in and of themselves so there's no classified information there's no political sensitive kind of information given she was not paid by by the russian federation she's out of her shoes supported by americans

while she was here financially but she got caught up in this and she rushes hysteria. i would fear that other countries will start applying the same standards and saying that any american who went abroad to another country and it was involved in civil society organizations and social unmet people and networks that's really all we're talking about doing are talking much more serious than that and reported back on those activities somewhere in the u.s. so i think it's very dangerous because if other countries adopt the same as you're going to get a tit for tat situation with countries grabbing civilians of other countries as leverage or for other reasons i think it's about idea. their comments by president putin on a boat in this case were made in beijing with that for a forum focusing on china's massive global trade network known as belton road and

assertive the project spans asia europe and africa and over the past few days the agreements with sixty four billion dollars was signed off he goes to donna reports from the chinese capital. the busy few days here in beijing as for the russian president he wrapped up his official participation quite traditionally with a media conference and judging by what he focused on for him these few days were heavily dominated by several things trade and the jeep and economy and this is quite well natural i should see given the very nature of the belton road initiative which is centered i should say a rowdy round exploring new trade routes and global economy boosting global economy and so i'm a putin position russia is the key energy players sort of an oil exports in superpower he stressed that russia is not only a key player on the market but also most who is ready to increase its production

and consecutively exports oil exports any given time might any given moment that russia is ready to meet the oil needs of china and many other partners around the world. the only reason it has not done so yet according to vladimir putin is because there's an agreement in place between russia and opec by which moscow has promised not to do so at least until someone now also recently the american president donald trump said that he managed to get an agreement from another player saudi arabia to on the contrary increase their oil output and so i asked him a putin what he thinks of this and what impact this could have on the global market here's what he told me yes because i do is to have an agreement with the opec plus with what you i haven't heard anything from saudi arabia or any other opec members that were about to turn to withdraw from the opec deal but. now quite naturally i

should say there was no way other international geo political agenda could be ignored within the frameworks of the forum here vladimir putin has met with a lot of his counterparts with those whom you discussed such problems as combating terrorism the situation in syria libya and so on and so forth so while he obviously did have his focus on energy economy and trade not a tool was it the only thing on his list lattimer putin even joked about how he manages to keep his share jewels so jam packed. but it is proceeding. fortunately a set up with the correct course to fortune on that i bought it last summer just. officious of the. opposite of the so far. which the government will support. so here's the second belton road forum for you as china strives to become a platform for all sort of business and we've done of reporting from beijing r.t.

. we had from economist and financial analyst alexander khattab on what close the ties between russia and china could mean for the global market. score and the already very tightly connected on the multiple levels and they think this initiative is only highlighted the strong bond between the two countries are especially. environment where you have this true but mystery show in the. putting the status to. and that is showing. in the protectionist stance so i think in this environment. the d.l. is between china and russia. in the show. and the authority of to this go in the eyes of the policies and also all over the long term i think

it sends a strong message that there is a shift from these world that is led by the you were. on all levels and that eventually we would see drawing of these situations and of the markets and i think especially for oil for example this is also something that we should take into account. whether the french media companies have back three journalists summoned by french intelligence officials over what's been described as a breach of national defense secrecy it comes after a leaked document was published on the use of french weapons in the four year long civil war that's been tearing yemen apart. we express our full solidarity with our colleagues who have done only that job to bring to the attention of citizens information of public interest on the consequences of the sale of french arms since these revelations the government has remained silent on the fact they appear to have exposed a government line but now three journalists all the ones being investigated they've

been summoned to appear before the french general directorate of internal security or the d.g.a. s.l.i. after a feeling of confidential note from the country's intelligence services it showed the french government knew weapons that sold to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates were being used in the conflict in yemen a fact the government has repeatedly denied a war that's left thousands dead and pushed millions to war to the brink of starvation it's been described by the u.n. as the world's worst humanitarian disaster.

at the center of all that this storm is a classified by france's military agency the d r i'm real to these journalists it should be forty eight french sees a terrorist guns were being used along the sound the yemen that tanks and fighters sold to the u.a.e. in action and its missile guiding technology may have been deployed as well in the end of seize a truck mounted how was this had been deployed the year. many border on the saudi side as of the twenty fifth of september twenty eighth see about forty u.a.e. leclerc tanks are observed in a fixed defensive position and advance positions in the west the french government has continued to repeat the line that weapons and so to saudi and u.a.e.

were only being used for defensive purposes to our knowledge the french weapons available to the members of the coalition are mostly in a defensive position outside yemeni territory or on call issued rights of way but not on the front line and we are not aware of any civilian casualties resulting from their use in the yemeni theater france is not among the leading arms suppliers of countries in gauged in yemen the concern now is that this investigation by french authorities is about putting pressure on these journalists to break their professions most so love. to reveal their sources challenged even ski ulti paris. and charlotte mention french authorities in turn have constantly insisted it's weaponry is being used for defensive purposes only while the solder led coalition denies any deliberate targeting of civilians in yemen political

journalist and elisabeth me take over her thoughts on the leak and why it's course such concern for the french government. i don't think there's any kind of secret that french weapons are being used in yemen and you could very well argue the government has been saying this and preaching about this that since the civil war in yemen was started by rebels against a legally installed government with the support of a foreign power you're wrong this is indeed in defense of the state it's a member of the us it's the position of a number of people from your america britain saudi arabia etc i think what's different in this specific instance is the detailed nature of the report which is fascinating reading but it also made makes it easier to place the two different agents on the ground so that the french government feels that this is hard for a lot it's not helping and if it's their position that's what they're that's how they're defending themselves the question is you know is this

a crime beating our state secrets on the one hand on the other is there the broader tip of is it the brother to the journalist to reveal something in the public interest. to us as pulling out of a nother major arms treaty the president came to us to defend american sovereignty or on that amongst all stories after the break.

the american politics that song intensity and the notion that somebody playing games at the margins of the election killed but believe it or influence the outcome is frankly just frankly absurd you flew to compare russia with the other states to notice aids has been far more back in influencing the domestic politics of other countries. than russia. welcome back to the program in a story being closely followed a russian university student who fled and attempted to join the ranks of islamic

state has been released on parole after serving more than half of his sentence she spoke to all. quarter is across the story for us. twenty three year old. girl of a successfully got out on parole earlier this week and she was sentenced to four and a half years in a penal colony for trying to go and join the islamic state now the defense team actually petition for her early release back in november which clearly didn't fall on deaf ears and she told r t that she was overjoyed about her new found freedom. yes is not you so. i still can't believe i'm free everything is so different i have no idea how to describe my feelings i don't remember the fishing idea to guess i wasn't disappointed in my mom take care of your family appreciate everything you have in your life even if you think it isn't significant because you play a very high price to realize this her saga began back in two thousand and fifteen with an isis recruiter she met online she left the country to go and marry him in just a little

a week later she was detained in turkey for attempting to cross the border into syria now although she later helped russian security services contact her ex fiance she was nevertheless still arrested back in october two thousand and fifteen by russian police and prosecutors say that her leaving the country with the intent of joining islamic state was enough to find her guilty but the defense says that carla was blindly in love with someone that at first she didn't actually know to be a member of islamic state and they too were very happy with regard to her release we could interested she took that which she was very glad that everything ended this way none of us expected to see things happen this quickly finally will see a family reunion varvara is free to do she's a very happy girl but in prison she was the opposite her lawyer also mentioned that a press conference will be held on monday discussing further details about the trial and are released on parole so we're bound to see new details in the near future. in defense of american sovereignty donald trump and i was that the

united states will no longer be part of the land global arms control treaty his remarks came as he addressed the annual meeting of the countries that national rifle association. meyers ministry she will never ratified the her arms three three and i am officially announced today that the united states will be reversing. the effect. of america's signature from this badly misguided treatment we're taking in our signature about. the united nations' arms trade treaty aims to promote global peace and stability and requires that signatories ensure the weapons they're exporting do not end up in the wrong hands more than one hundred countries have ratified the deal the us signed up to it and barack obama but never formally joined here's the un's response to the trumpet ministrations decision to drop support for the deal. the arms trade treaty is the

only global instrument aimed at improving transparency and accountability in the international arms trade it is a landmark achievement in the efforts to ensure responsibility in international arms transfers this is particularly important in present times when we witness growing international tensions and renewed interest in expanding and modernizing arsenals. president trump decide he would never let foreign bureaucrat across quote trample on the u.s. second amendment the right to bear arms investigative reporter dave lindorff believes mr trump took the decision in order to galvanize his support base. the biggest supplier of arms in the world is the us and it isn't just a signatory so the fact that trump is cancelling that signature is a green standing actually to his is what he considers his electoral basis for. the senate never ratified the treaty so it's not in effect the united states doesn't to be the world court it doesn't accept the jurisdiction of the world court it doesn't

feel obliged to follow the geneva convention relating to war and genocide so tearing it is this presidential signature which obama put on it really doesn't have any significant change in the u.s. position. the french president's long awaited all of products to the yellow vest protesters appears to have fallen flat out for the twenty fourth weekend protesting social inequality despite promise to cut taxes raise pensions and reform the civil service the march in paris has been mostly peaceful but there were minor clashes with the place in the eastern city of strasbourg on thursday on a televised address in which he said french democracy needs a more decentralized government and organizing public referendums it followed his

ambitious three month public is known as the great national debate. saying with prongs the blaze this month that the not traditional cathedral in paris may have caused by and electrical short circuits or a discarded cigarette those two theories are being considered by authorities after they were. finally able to access the burnt out building now a dispute has been raging of the restoration of the eight hundred fifty old landmark. then and all but you we will rebuild the cathedral in all but you only put them living with build notre dumb because this is going to fall said because this is what the french expects and at least well because this is what our history deserves because this is our duty to destiny. should we rebuild the spire shouldn't be the same adapted to the techniques and challenges of

our age and international architectural competition for the reconstruction of the cathedral spire will be organized. don't touch not to die. halleluiah french president marcos says not saddam should be rebuilt consistent with the modem diverse friends and architect suggest

a minaret macron says not or a dam should be rebuilt in line with diversity architects suggested minaret glass roof steel spire the west is sick and france as the dying man a few rows. on news now i'll be back at the top of the next hour with more updates but please stay with us here on out international for going on the ground i'm for sputnik you can. catch guys are financial survival guide stacey let's learn us out fill out let's say i'm not so i guess and here i'm greece banks have to fight well street spot

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first the consulting editor of the daily mail and your peers is here to keep us abreast of a chaotic week in the british breaks a crisis thanks for coming on you've been on british t.v. nor stop it seems at all hours of the day i think the issues are getting lost in this process of parliamentary chaos i think i got lost with the issues to what the issue now is the incompetence and chaos in ten downing street never before have i seen a prime minister humiliated by not one but four cabinet ministers who refused to support or normal circumstances they will be taken out and shot none of the five because she has not literally no but you would expect a prime minister to have hemorrhaged that much support. i've had a visit from the men in grey suits that we wanted to women of course in the u.k. age of equality to say here's the po handed evolve a prime minister time to go but does that work anymore because of the i want to get to war going to present itself but of course in tatters time it was different that

only twenty two could be all of those things are off the table there aren't any pearl handled revolvers there are actually because the low the tories have used up their one shot to the back benches had one chance to get rid of her you have one vote a year they did that in december and one hundred seventy without their support what can happen is cabinet ministers can withhold their support threatened to resign or mask and i have to tell you during this extraordinary week i have never known a week like it and i've been working at the house of horrors on and off since one nine hundred eighty eight i couldn't find one m.p. who thinks to reason may has a long term survival rate in downing street the lady is on the way out even away from college green opposite parliament there's a whole section of a kind of leftish bent who say we should be reforming the european union for me inside what do you think this whole process is toward us about if we had tried to reform brussels of the european union from the inside instead of bricks it the.