the roots to. love the reporting calls out america and other nations for not practicing what they preach and not only when it comes to trade wars the russian president's assessment came out the st petersburg international economic forum speaking alongside other world leaders. british prime minister tree so may officially steps down as leader of the conservative party now the race to replace her is on with 11 candidates on the job. and a live audio recording reveals the hidden misgivings of u.s.

secretary of state mike pompei about what may follow in venezuela and president maduro steps down. our broadcast a lot of direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international and sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. now world leaders have taken to the stage in st petersburg including the russian and chinese presidents in a lengthy q. and a at the international economic forum president putin told the packed congress hall that america's push for dominance could be a driving force towards something more than just economic disputes our correspondent at the formulate a tranquil and artie's sophie shevardnadze who was the moderator at the event signature session gave us a taste of the main event. which is why wouldn't she meet him without any conditions. i refuse i wasn't invited. we know what kind of

negotiate a trump is he's a wonderful businessman at 1st he terminates in the system contract rights and then he stops playing by the rules and then there are forced negotiations and in the end he gets a deal which is favorable to him that he wants the same nafta that he something similar happened to japan what will happen was you. maybe i have an answer to this question in my notes. that. you see is good i asked it generally it's good that you hear and asking questions but i was here last year the year before that and this event was always moderated by western journalists this time though when it was you know questions about russian meddling or russian interference but you had many other things to talk

about that are very important for this world or the right moment i think we're already had one plenary session that was dedicated to russia settling into the american elections though i don't think it was more us going into that one more time yet and the time passed and we had the reports it was obvious that there's not to talk about that perspective and there were a lot of things that we could have discussed it in terms of china russia cooperation road palko for a share in the russian economic. tokenization and i think it was very indicative also that. it's a clear and present see that we're 1st aired about it you know my question today what answer me straight forwardly that when i was asking them about the trade war because i do believe it is the most important economic topic of today between china and america they were sort of hitting hinting at the. american side. it started.

but they wouldn't get the blame the americans are a very diplomatic but both of them pretty much agree that. they could not be that global war all the global economy and free trade with protectionism and isolationism and if you want to weave together in one world that we better do it together so if we just make it clear for viewers so pete was talking about the you raise an economic union start is an equivalent of the e.u. so to say but when it comes to the former soviet republics in russia but you were talking about trade wars that was of course the number one talk but because you were sitting right next to vladimir putin and the chinese leader cheating now i just want to play you a segment of that discussion when the leaders. they were quite the metaphorical in the way he answered so peace question let's take a listen. but you know if you're unhappy with fleas in your fur coat you can simply

throw a fur coat into the oven it's that's in c. of us natural 30 chairman z. has explained the tariff war as a fight between globalization and to globalization the question is where does russia stand in the fight for the economic superiority get this ship loses a good chinese proverb when the tigers are fighting in the valley a smart monkey sits out of the way and watches how it then. so you see the presidents are not giving me a means but it's clear who they're talking about and it's clear that they are not the ones war initiating this conflict when it comes to deep economic international battlefield play that's what i meant that were very diplomatic in their answers because both of them are way to brands to actually point fingers at anyone in particular but i think will understand that they meant america and they meant that we didn't start this trade for. america started it and it's

a mess that we need to clean up together because it is not a good thing for the world economy and then the we went on to talk about russian sanctions we got to the russian sanctions so we got to that point a bit later and the line up of the panel was very interesting as well because we had the leaders of. the biggest country russia the 2nd biggest economy china of course there's no disrespect to the smaller countries but the e.u. members that were there on the tunnel there are perhaps not the most important voices in brussels but still they have something very important to say and it was great to see how you dug into the matter with them and they were saying that in many cases. even though they support the common position of the european union. in many cases they're against the anti-abortion sanctions and this is not the way

to go right but actually i wouldn't agree with you when you're saying that the voices don't really matter in the u. because the sanctions they're actually reenacted you they latter they sit their voices do matter if either of them like i pointed out voted against the sanctions that the sanctions will be off so that was a very important point for you to ask them and i mean you could tell that their hands are tied and they couldn't say that we really want the sanctions to be off that we're part of the european union but that's like the usual answer that you european representatives get and i mean we can understand that right because they're not in a position to go against a whole union but they're very clear about the message that it's crazy that even the people who are actually putting these sanctions in place. in 5 minutes are looking for ways to trade somehow with russia and this is devil standards that shouldn't be taking place and it is better. for everyone involved for the sanctions

to be off and i believe it's very important that you were able to get this kind of answer from the. british prime minister trees i'm a has officially stepped down as leader of the conservative party opposed she held for 3 years and now the scramble to replace her is on nominations for the party leadership start on monday with 11 candidates currently vying for the top job party's point boyko takes a look at who is in the running. she's been burned by bragg's it and now the woman known as teflon to reason is on the way out after repeatedly failing to push her e.u. withdrawal deal through parliament last month the pm finally announced that she'd be stepping down and she did it with a whimper rather than a bang the 2nd female prime minister but certainly not the last.

i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love there is looking at the number of candidates that have joined the race to replace may as prime minister may find themselves crying too and they're seeing what's going on here they've got no say in what's going on they can see there's 11 people standing up saying they want to unify think it's. always call me no it's even worse with this has got to be detrimental the long term of the conservative party sure officially the race only begins on monday but already there are in leadership contenders with 2 having already dropped out and the british media is indulging itself poring over the kaleidoscope of varying degrees of soft and hard brags that candidates like foreign secretary jeremy hunt health secretary matt hancock or environment

secretary michael gove although there is already one clear favorite. and he's already got donald trump's seal of approval no worse i like your my i've liked him for a long time he's i think you do a very good job but the tory leadership contest is a complicated process. yes and past experience has shown that the favorite never wins so this is anybody's race each candidate has to have the support of at least 8 members of parliament from that conservative m.p.'s will be asked to vote several times in order to whittle down the crowd of power hungry politicians to just one final head to head battle now at that point the decision will be turned

over to conservative party members that grassroots conservatives it could be pulled from down the road or tricia who lives next door and it is there a who will ultimately decide who becomes the next prime minister with such a crowded field of hopefuls this summer britain is bracing itself for a political popularity contest like no other as for 2 reason may the woman that's been forced to leave 10 downing street before securing britain's departure from the e.u. will stay on as a lame duck leader job now is to keep that warm for several more weeks until one of this lot finally takes over the top job. you heard from a member of the british economics a think tank who says a serious battle awaits teresa mayes successor. well unfortunately she's left

behind very very difficult situation for the incoming prime minister i think another vote unlikely in the short because this will be seen as not simply trailed by those type of votes it leaves i mean it kind of undermines the whole idea of democracy if you don't stick to results and then keep repeating the election over and over again until you get the result that the establishment wants so that would really really further undermine trust in politics nevertheless it's going to be very difficult given the vast majority are probably you're not going to like probably block any real breakthrough deal so if we get so pro breaks it's prime minister he's really he or she's really going to struggle to get through parliament and could even face a vote of no confidence to prevent the u.k. leaving with no deal which point he or she will probably have to call a general election and that would be hugely risky. a glimpse into julian assange

life behind bars argues video agency ruptly has obtained exclusive video footage showing him inside london's belmarsh prison the video features the wiki leaks founder looking quite frail and is the 1st footage since his arrest and removal from the ecuadorian embassy almost 2 months ago video was taken inside the high security prison where sons are serving a 50 week sentence for skipping bail who is wanted by washington to answer charges of soliciting and publishing classified u.s. government information. edwards to give us an update on the whistleblower situation . as you can see journalists on check somewhat a month ca to hear in this exclusive footage r.t. right place video agency has obtained that was it apparently shot by one of the inmates at the belmarsh high security prison here in the united kingdom where the wiki leaks founder is currently serving his 50 week sentence for skipping bell in

the united kingdom at the end. may we know that he was transferred to the prisons and indeed here in the united kingdom the courts did decide to postpone a hearing at the westminster magistrate's court late last month due to his ill health as he was unable to appear not even via video link and indeed the wiki leaks they too believe that his condition is worsening by the day there being a higher security guards or maximum security prison it's difficult for anyone but julian spent 7 years combined in the ecuadorian embassy before their. medical treatment without most of the article 3 limbs now on top of that nonsmoker he was indeed visited by the un special rapporteur on torture. having said that british politicians here in the united kingdom including foreign secretary jeremy hunt they believe that this is not

a matter for exterior interventions and only a matter for the british judicial system here in the united kingdom so let's recap exactly where we are asked now of course the case was reopened after the wiki leaks founder was hauled out of london's ecuadorian embassy last month he spent up to 7 years there fearing for extradition to the united states in that time he was confined to the premises and in the last year or so his internet was qatar and his connection to the outside world was severely limited now as i say the u.k. is currently reviewing extradition requests from both the united states and sweet and meanwhile though of course in the united states they've introduced 17 indictments against juventus on late in may charging him on to the espionage act for that he faces a sentence of life imprisonment actually the sum of 175 years in prison if found guilty however to his supporters including campaigners activists and. janice

they believe that you are such as a valiant campaigner for truth in fact they believe you should be applauded and not pass acute it for simply telling the tree. united states continues to ramp up pressure on president maduro his government in venezuela announcing new sanctions against a state owned oil company but it seems that washington is still unsure about the future of the latin american nation and whether madeira should in fact step down and lead doughty a recording suggests the u.s. secretary of state is finding it difficult to unite the fractured venezuelan opposition into a cohesive force here's our. bike pompei always been caught making some comments about venezuela that were not intended for the prime time viewers apparently he's not sure who would replacement dural if his regime change efforts are successful. just to keep the opposition as devilishly difficult the moment it's really it's

everybody is going to the. president of that it will be people who are the rightful arabs are going through. pompei i was pretty clear about the fact that this discussion was not meant for public consumption so we did get a favorable response i was this is what america's top diplomat said at the united nations when the lights were on and the cameras were rolling now we have a new leader. in venezuela who has promised to bring elections and constitutional order back to venezuela and security back to the region we cannot delay this critical conversation which has the world's attention for the sake of venezuela and the region we must support the venezuelan people and do so right now though my comp aoe isn't too concerned about what happens in venezuela after the current leadership is overthrown now let's not forget that the us meddling in the country's internal affairs is motivated purely by selfless humanitarian concerns about the

people so after regime change there are 40 plus contenders who will then fight it out for power now does that remind you of any recent events in current history take for example the us invasion of iraq dick cheney said that it would go well my belief is we will in fact be greeted as liberators but there's been nothing but chaos and civil war in iraq since the usa invaded there are 288000 deaths so far and counting and dick cheney wasn't completely clueless listen to what he said in 1904 once you got to iraq and took it over and took down saddam hussein's government the money going to put in place for take libya hillary clinton was delighted to hear that gadhafi had been put to the sword we came we saw our died but now even barack obama admits that toppling the libyan government didn't come with a game plan for what happens next what he considers his worst mistake as president probably failing to. plan for. the day after.

what i think was the right thing to do in. the intervening. libya but who needs planning right after all the people of venezuela would probably love to have their homeland go the way of iraq and libya nothing says freedom and liberation like having regime change followed by civil war and thousands of refugees fleeing for their lives it confirms something that we you know all suspected but you know now you know it's out of the open that the opposition is so internally divided washington you know would take away the figures like marco rubio favor a radical regime change scenario which involves effectively destroying the existing the institutional structure that has been built in venice for the show in the words of john bolton to open up venezuela's busy oil sector to us and you know to really return but as well to the pre 1900 that status quo where it was

a reliable ally in the region and you know reliable agent of the us opec to maintaining a low while prices as u.s. diplomatic cables themselves acknowledge. russian humanitarian aid has been delivered to one of the worst affected areas of syria's northern city of aleppo russian military personnel handed about 2 tons of humanitarian supplies within half an hour representatives of the russian reconciliation center says there is a huge food shortage in aleppo's vanny district of the local authorities have started reconstruction work thousands of homes are still damaged due to the devastating conflict in syria nevertheless people are returning to the area and it was heaving a broad range of assistance from building materials to jobs. fortunately military action is over now but the terrorists have destroyed a lot luckily we are managing to repair buildings and infrastructure rather quickly

so each month there are more and more people on the streets in the neighborhood and we are waiting for everyone who ran away from the war to come back. this human significant for the area because it became very poor due to her students. and. when the course of the 8 year war in syria most areas have now come back under the control of government forces but there are still some regions. province in the northwest where rebels maintain a foothold despite a gradual wind down in hostilities fighting continues to take place in the country . president says things could be different between washington and moscow if the quote phony which surrounding russia and the 2016 u.s. election were not still being pushed he was speaking to fox news on thursday. good relationship with russia. you know i did have

a good relationship with russia it has been close to 2 months since a special counsel robert muller's report said he did not include with russia to win the presidency but the fire has not died down us democrats are still desperately trying to find a way to impeach the president now building their case on obstruction of justice allegations our senior correspondent take the story. there are those who support trouble those who want him impeached and those who really really really want him impeached preferably now and in the painful way take for instance this particularly enthusiastic new york times contributor who has gone and written up actual articles of impeachment to save everyone's time i suppose or maybe just a hobby of his who knows others c.b.s. have impeachment track is literally counting congressmen who are calling for trump

to be impeached like kids opening chocolate filled advent calendars 63 now out of 535 senators and representatives just a few 100 to go and trump will hiring just need a reason you can't impeach for annoying tweets about noxious has styles or know exists and collusion all that's left is obstruction when a subject of an investigation obstructs that investigation or lies to investigators it strikes at the core of the government's effort to find the truth and hold wrongdoers accountable is a question that's been giving lawyers migraines how or why does one obstruct an investigation an investigation that later proves he was innocent of the crime he was being investigated for the special counsel's report states that his investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired or

coordinated with the russian government in its election interference activities namely any sort of collusion with russia it's almost impossible to have an obstruction of justice no underlying crime what makes trump especially awful obstruction is he voluntarily gave his investigators sometimes and writing material on how he allegedly tried to. obstruct the investigation like when he reportedly told the then white house counsel to get rid of mueller 5 and then allow that counsel to go and testified to mueller the faily new york times wrote a fake piece today implying that because white house counsel don't my gann was given hours of testimony to the special counsel he must be john dean time but i allowed him and all others to testify i didn't have to i have nothing to hide in fact trumpet boasted earlier about what a good boy he was being about how much workload he had provided to investigators

the white house had to do over 20000 pages of documents the 2016 campaign 1400000 pages 20 white house employees gave voluntary interviews it's like trump was building an obstruction of justice case against himself and on top of that he was terrible at it. wasn't fod investigated for 674 days and only finished when he was done so this is it if you can figure out how to impeach trump for trying to conceal crimes he didn't commit contact your local democrat immediately i expect anytime soon will be offering a reward it is not obstruction of justice in any way again this was the obstruction of justice not for a court proceeding of course this was not a court proceeding this was an informal investigation through an executive agency

an executive body and and so because of that the elements are a little bit different it would have to be willful omission or willful concealment or destruction of evidence during an investigation which of course did not happen in this case i don't think in the end there will be any consequences for obstruction because i don't think obstruction can be proven i do believe that the democrats are still. really and the democrats want to make sure that they're not seen as having wasted $40000000000.00 of the taxpayer money in order to start or are engaged in an investigation and a spying campaign based on evidence that wasn't even legitimate so i think the democrats are going to continue to try i think that will be a term that continues to be thrown around just so they can save face because they're looking to retake the white house in 2020. the drug bust in central moscow has seen an investigative journalist for the online media outlet medusa arrested as part of an investigation into gang activities russian police say that they

collected further evidence during a sweep of the journalist apartment to use donald quarter comments. well medusa claims yvonne going over his meeting with the source when he was stopped and searched by police on thursday officers claimed they found bags of a suspicious powder substance on him which they later determined to be the drug known as bath salts during a subsequent search of his apartment other bags as well as scales were found according to the police he also told the media that go no it was denied a lawyer for 12 hours constituting a violation of his rights but the police claim that they made a lawyer available to him in accordance with russian law going off himself claims that the police planted these drugs on him in a written complaint he also said that he was beaten and refused 1st aid in detention an accusation that the police also busy deny it now citing earlier threats against cullen all alleged that he allegedly received is convinced of his innocence saying he was targeted for his journalistic work the internet publication

going over works for is based in lafayette and usually publishes works of kremlin opponents in russian according to reports several opposition journalists were already arrested today and released for protesting in front of the moscow police headquarters. on the south american now and to chile where renewed clashes have erupted in the capital santiago the violence kicked off during a protest led by teachers who are demanding better working conditions. several demonstrators with. water cannons to try and restore order friday said protest mark a 5th consecutive day nationwide strikes across chile and around $45000.00 people gathered at the top of. the. education.

qatar based broadcaster al jazeera is facing accusations of double standards for reporting on. march the channel has previously reported on similar events at worldwide on the english language channel itself prohibits any kind of homosexuality with penalties of up to 7 years in prison. today with more algae. in the public eye we discuss what impact they have so tell us. why the west the well should.

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