with. the meeting with. the kremlin reveals the veteran is laying the groundwork for a possible. european commission president scoops a leader of the year award and confesses that he made a mistake by not interfering in the two thousand and sixteen. and russia mourns the victims in sunday's plane crash in moscow which killed forty one people the story emerges of a. sacrificed his life. to

have you with us. by meeting a face to face the u.s. secretary of state could be set for talks with russian president vladimir putin according to the spokesman who says it could happen in the next few weeks. more on a possible step forward and u.s. russia relations. i'm eating between the russian president and the u.s. secretary of state a mike pompeo may happen as early as this month in may washington's top diplomat plans to meet with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the resort city of saatchi and now the kremlin says a parallel meeting with the president could take place there too now this will be pumped first visit to russia as the us secretary of state lavrov did however just

to meet with him at the arctic summit in finland sound that the meeting showed that the two countries are still struggling to find common ground on the a range of issues not only on one as well but the use of the arctic as well concerned about russia's claim over the international waters of the northern sea route including its newly announced plans to connected with china's maritime silk road. in the northern sea route moscow already illegally demands other nations request permission to pass the u.s. secretary of state also added that partly in response to russia's so-called destabilizing activities they are hosting a military exercises and rebuilding their eyes breaker fleet moscow believes that there are no grounds for any conflicts and the arctic region and also adds that it remains open for international cooperation. is a russian national transport on story we is that coastal states acting in full

compliance with international law all responsible for the safe operation over this route just as canadians are responsible for the functioning of the northwest passage. and the past several months diplomacy seems to still prevail in the relations between the two countries both sides were seen in contact more often than usual with the u.s. and the russian president recent telephone conversation that lasted over an hour an example of that so it does seem that the timing. for the u.s. secretary of state's events it at least follows this trend as moscow and washington continue to be at loggerheads over a number of global issues. we heard from mark almond of the director of the oxford crisis research institute who told us washington could have altered or motives in putting its foot down over the arctic rope i find it difficult to see why i might propose made such

a big issue of this question because it seems to me that potentially creates more trouble than it benefits the united states after all it's unlikely that it's going to change either the climate changes which make this route open more likely to be open and also the chinese russian policy it could be a bargaining chip it could be that the americans are saying let's throw down a gauntlet in fact we're not really so concerned so that we can say to the russians and by extension the chinese if you can see if we can see this to you you should give us some help some morals in a different part of the world. part an update on a story that we've been following. through the night one student has died and seven are injured after a school shooting in colorado this according to the latest information the incident happened in a suburb of denver in the u.s. state of colorado now the victims were delivered to local hospitals the school was reportedly attended by nearly eighteen hundred students police say two people are

in custody both students one a juvenile and the other an adult the school where the incident happened is only about eleven kilometers from columbine high school where a mass shooting took thirteen lives back in one thousand nine hundred nine our crew is staying on top of the story we'll bring you more information as it comes in. switching gears now the u.s. state department published and then quickly deleted a report allegedly detailing washington's pressure tactics to bring down the venezuelan president nicolas maduro take a look at that the document reportedly outlines a number of u.s. goals in a bid to topple the official government in caracas that included creating the grounds for economic ruin through sanctions with over three billion dollars worth of venezuelan assets frozen and oil production cut and the u.s. government allegedly highlights one announcing himself an interim president as a key outcome but the publication did apparently suggest that the united states aim

was to get the latin american country back on its feet and one outcome highlighted was bringing prosperity to the people of venezuela but that comes as the trumpet ministration continues to mull over a possible military intervention in the country. what would make you use the us military in venezuela it's an option we continue to say and we always will on the day of all options are on the table all options are on the table all options are on the table all options are on the table because they always are we asked the u.s. state department to comment on their deleted report but have yet to get a response we spoke to max blumenthal an investigative journalist and the editor of gray's own dot com website that published the deleted report in full. really reveals the pride in the state department and harming venezuela's economy and the contradiction. it contradicts the public messaging of the state department through

. spokespeople like kimberly brier who tweeted several days ago that one. and his fake government is administration have delivered tangible results for the people of venezuela and she mentioned the delivery of seven thousand two hundred packets of toilet paper to venezuelan families compare that to preventing three point two billion dollars of assets that could be used to buy food from being accessed by the government and it's just unbelievable the contradiction is extreme and that's one reason why they deleted this document that our reporter on your part until obtained they are trying to create the impression among the american public that the sanctions are only targeting the duros inner circle but this state department document that we obtain makes it clear that they are targeting the civilian population in venezuela just as they're doing in iran and that is their clear intention to cause pain on people regardless of their political leanings to

achieve a political goal of regime change. use most powerful official called younger has been named the european leader of the year by international news channel euro news and the european business summit it is perhaps not the most anticipated awards ceremony on the calendar but that has not stopped younker from enjoying his moment as artie's peter all of the reports. well in picking up his award at the bash in brussels the president of the european commission was full of jokes he was very happy to receive the water of course but that it had come so late in his career that it was almost at the point of autopsy he also went on to praise the work that the european commission had been doing under his leadership of course saying that the fact you've been given a so ward meant they clearly done a good job booked no everybody was pleased to see you received this gong the newspaper in the united kingdom the sun well they poked lights at the so ward and

also the rumor that mr young is partial to a brandy or two also the british m.p. kevin holland rake described it as an april fool's joke but he's never been a shrinking violet and he's certainly provided us with plenty of entertainment through the years especially while he's been in charge of the european commission.

claude young cool stepped down as european commission president on november the first there's a lot to go on between now and then he certainly ruffled a fair few feathers on the brakes at supporting side of the divide in the united kingdom during breaks it negotiations on tuesday he got a little bit further saying that he deeply regretted that himself and the european union hadn't got more involved in the break that referendum campaign back in two thousand and sixteen. then prime minister asked me not to interfere not to intervene in the referendum campaign it was a mistake not to intervene and not to interfere because we would have been the only ones to destroy the lies that were circulated around i was wrong to be silent at an important moment those comments of course i'm sure will go down really well with those breaks at supporting any peace that are going to be standing in european elections they never thought they were going to have to take part in in just

a few weeks time at the end of the month political risk analyst chrisman moratti told us many will be unhappy with youngers remarks about meddling and brags about. the keyword that some people may take umbrage to is interfering i think they had an agreement that they were coming beforehand that they were stateside and that the u.k. take care of its own affairs hoping that you know the truth will come out oh yeah oh for sure that wasn't the case and now he's coming up with these words perhaps you know as regret as you mention but there's nothing you can do about that his legacy will be determined by what happens with brick said he saw his team maintained its solid position throughout this tumultuous time and he made his position very clear he is representing the you and a position so that not up to the u.k. to get their act together to really come up with something that is agreeable but all signs are. has expelled around six hundred foreign

nationals including two hundred islamic clerics the move is part of a wider government crackdown following the tragic events of the easter sunday bombings which left two hundred ninety people dead a state of emergency has been imposed and the troops given sweeping powers to arrest officials say the mass expulsion is part of an immigration system overhaul. considering the current situation in the country we have reviewed the visa system and taken a decision to tighten visa restrictions for religious teaches of those who ascends out about two hundred ways lam it preaches there are religious institutions which have been getting in foreign preachers for decades we have no issues with them but there are some which mushrooms recently we will pay more attention to them. two rigs ago tragedy struck when a series of coordinated bombs are shot because sri lanka on easter sunday it explosions targeted busy churches and luxury hotels.

i am. a. double standard and we heard a loud bang and we fainted that solar member we heard a loud explosion and everything collapsed would manage to protect the children but when i came here i found out that my son in law and my son had died. i wish to express my heartfelt solicits just feeds the sick to one sick friend with all the victims of such cruelty farmer.

clashes between christians and muslims have roughed it in the town hit hardest by the bombings on sunday dozens of muslim owned shops and vehicles and homes were attacked in and go at least three people were injured and several arrests made extra security forces have been called in and the curfew imposed their government has asked people to unite during the crisis and is offered compensation to those who lost property in the clashes we spoke to political and social commentator mo ansari and politics and government expert roger cusco to get their views. the claims were that twelve days before the the attacks the government was sent detailed warnings the intelligence service of said detailed warnings they were told they were going to be attacking she said it really didn't have much choice other than to expel six hundred six hundred foreigners two hundred islam and clerics and

focusing on bonding to his job but in face coverings banning muslim clerics to cover his own shortcomings well i think when you have a state of emergency that is a direct result of you know coordinated terrorist attacks in forcing the law for those who have overstayed their visas a minimum you can do because that's the bottom line here we need to stop terror we need to stop radicalization if there are one hundred terrorists there expanding foreigners doesn't help somebody clamping down on foreigners it must've been asking women to remove the that make up the face veil is actually a disproportionate action and is specifically targeting the same is not the kind of innocence that did the attack on this and kneejerk reaction i think is minimizing a very coordinated attack done by radical muslims now how this done been done by a christian for example i would be the first condemning them so i think that moderate muslims shouldn't have to fear what's happening you know if you are involved in a story hatred in planning terrorist attacks and nothing of that nature then you

should be concerned you should be expelled and again if this is an issue of a government. bleak spell and people who have overstayed their visa then i don't see this is a kneejerk reaction they're just executing their laws. i'm sure out of the six hundred people not all of them or muslim who are expelled i think this is this is a tactic whenever anyone speaks up against rising islam but there are labelled as islamic phobic and i do believe in religious freedom i think religious freedom is doesn't read the lebanese it's not good for modern medicine i didn't think it was just some fake why haven't the sri lankans been behaving why do they allow these things to go ahead these a big questions unanswered that is not remove the face piles exclude six hundred foreigners and two hundred islamic clerics they would never the problem this is about proportionate response all your years of barely a receiver is telling six hundred million little or nothing because there are ways around reaction to three hundred fifty dead five hundred injured this isn't just about one or two homegrown islamic terrorists this is about

a chain of individuals who orchestrated a attacks within a very short enough. that many many are doing this in the east as are more sophisticated they're suggesting have overstayed visas to do with the east to terror attacks when it was i assure lanka native homegrown who himself was radicalizing people well if you have two hundred if you have two hundred clerics overstaying their welcome then being homegrown might mean that they were in one of those mosques was one of those two hundred clerics we don't know that. russia is mourning the forty one people who lost their lives after an aeroflot flight crash landed in moscow on sunday one of the victims was twenty two year old flight attendant. many have a hailed him a hero for sacrificing himself in order to get others to safety mike seems mother has spoken to our roughly video agency about the moment she found out the tragic news. to me because i know i found out from my husband he called

me and said that it was all over the t.v. and the pain. we meet him at. and went to look for much seam and hospital throughout round all the hospitals but he wasn't anywhere some. of the aeroflot sukhoi superjet got into difficulty shortly after taking off and was forced to return to moscow sheremetyevo airport the plane hit the runway hard and burst into flames as it bounced along the tarmac it was quickly consumed by the fire of all those died were from the northwestern russian city the flight was bound for many of the thirty seven survivors have spoken about their ordeal and praised the young flight attendant for saving their lives. to visit the site of the. damage that i do like dream which began in our school would last it up until that day.

at the end and them was a very responsible and goal oriented person that was always ready to take the seat that's exactly what you showed on that day. the wonderful it's she was expected to be at the front of the plane but he switched places with a stewardess perhaps he expected something bad would happen she took the heat himself. has stayed inside the aircraft to push the surviving people along and for you to be around you is inhaling smoke and then lost consciousness. it's free you always smile own ways he wanted conflict he was the kindest person he

is looking out from the photo but he can't say a word and by constantly looking at him. like seems mother told us her songs heroic actions were not out of character. the sellers of the game i mean she'd already saved one person a man was drowning in crimea he was choking was only fifteen but he dragged him to shore that he didn't consider it a big deal it was just a thing you have to do for us he always thought the people should help others do good deeds he didn't offend anyone he was spoke to people with respect i said he was simply kind to people on. huey's did everything that he has enough money so the family would have enough that none of us needed anything. else because there were six but meters even now i just don't believe he's not here i just don't believe it . every second i think there will come home soon he'll be with

us. tells the stories of some of the other people who lost their lives on sunday. this is. a businesswoman and single mother she was returning from a business trip back to more months back to her ten year old son she was raising on her own somewhere in the same boarding queue with all bina you give me and twelve year old sophia the surgeon had been giving his daughter and escape from their gloomy northern home town to enjoy a few days in the warmth of the moscow sun now they tiana welcomed beano you've guinea sophia and all of the passengers on board the flight attendant was getting ready for yet another takeoff now three minutes past six in the evening the aircraft lifted into the skies from sheremetyevo airport a few minutes later than the first seventeen minutes of the flight went smoothly

passengers in this seats belts fastened the sukhoi superjet ascended approaching a storm and then everything went from ok to bad and then straight to hell literally in a flash. to call from the ball to widening the plane an apparent lightning strike hits the jet now more than aircraft have safety systems to protect themselves from situations exactly like these but this time the lightning sends all communications systems on board of line the pilots send a distress signal make a u. turn and head back to moscow apparently they go in almost blind with limited communications they can barely get any aid from the ground they aim for an emergency landing on one of the runways but the aircraft is too heavy minutes ago we've had been filled to the brim and the pilots decided not to dump access fuel

there's no definitive answer to why but the most likely theory so far is they didn't want to risk circling around a bustling aerial hub with only sporadic contact with the ground so weighty jets wheels slam into the runway and bounce right off it another attempt and the plane crash lands its tail hits the tarmac with such force it ruptures the tanks and all that fuel instantly catches fire and as the blazing jet slides along the runway the passengers helpless. the jet finally comes to a stop and the evacuation kicks off by that moment the fire had already devoured the back and the middle emergency exits so there's only one way forward from the

nose of the jet tiana the flight attendant helps people through and down the chutes those who can walk those who can't and are passed out she literally shoves. the door herself i'm alive only thanks to the stewardesses the girls stood there in the smoke it was dark extremely hot but they pulled people out and helped them get down the chutes now by ti-anna i helped a total of thirty seven people survive the mayhem. you've gainey and sophia were not among them. the bride to be found to be a year at. sandia once a happy wife and mother in an instant his widowed and left childless for her tragedy has come calling again she had already lost her niece alina in

a school shooting last year and now it's her husband and daughter and tatiana the unconditional hero she may have survived herself but she's still to make it through the day after day after day of survivor's guilt haunted by the forty one she couldn't help. the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been recovered and a far reaching investigation is underway the wreckage of the plane has also been removed for forensic examination. retired american admiral thinks the u.s. has been too soft on russia for its alleged interference into his country's affairs in an opinion piece for time magazine's website he calls for revving up the pressure on moscow including banning russians from traveling to the u.s. . the u.s. should also consider sanctions on public entities sports teams international symphonies academic institutions diplomatic delegations we can impose travel

restrictions more broadly on russian citizens who seek to come to the united states for any purpose or we could reduce our willingness to cooperate in other russian initiatives globally from reconstruction in syria to price support for oil prices. well james starr very decent retired from the navy in two thousand and thirteen after thirty seven years of service he served as the supreme allied commander of nato forces the second highest military position within the alliance back in two thousand and seventeen though following donald trump's decision to indefinitely suspend of the result of mint of syrian refugees sovereigntists had a totally different view on excluding people based on nationality or do you know agree with the seasons that simply close off any migration here from a particular nation no matter the situation or background of the individual applying for a visa or refugee status. well comedian and political commentator jimi door believes that anti russian feeling has become all too normal in the u.s.

. right now it's ok to be xenophobia gk. it's ok to be xenophobia against russia. it's just if you look at it like for instance if it were just just instituted a different nationality if you said mexicans where he puts russians in that article people would be screaming about it and the corporate media in the united states has been totally discredited through russia gate but now they're just doing that thing where they hop on another horse and just keep writing it as hard as they can so that's why you're seeing articles like this that's why you see him being so wildly inconsistent it's because these are actual opinions about security of the united states or who's meddling in our elections we know it's meddling in our elections this is about ripping up the security state this is about another cold war this is about trillions of dollars. ahead of the traditional victory day parade on may ninth here in russia that readying to commemorate the end of the second world

war with a massive display artie's but you have caught up in close and personal during the rehearsals for the birthday. your life is good you this is the final wrap this right of the parade. you're going to cite all the hundred military vehicles gathered here that personnel carrier has multiple rocket launchers even nuclear weapons we've been invited for a ride and hopes were high would be get the team fourteen. tag ride in the infantry vehicle with the typhoon knew they said you would get the record translated as sea shells i mean it's it's cognitive. if you like stuff with small guns then loki shape said. i just can't help shake the

feeling that there is cooler stuff here. and we went. roadsides and traffic lights down and that is good as it was as the puppets to it. all fun and games are such these practice. is incredibly poor there is no room to mess up. that is important to date it is it to be about showing. past that's a. nice day is about. these day is about. the standpoint everything has to be perfect. objective. to be

part of something so great. even the weather the sun. one of the warmest days this year but it's. arrived at the gates of the kremlin well we've made it to the center of moscow almost to the kremlin but the big boys keep buggering. here. the fun. from here on it's serious everything on the red square must be perfect formation alignment speed even the soldiers expressions and. they need is very excited journalists. at that backs. and certainly going to be an interesting. festivities kick off tomorrow you're watching international. about thirty minutes.