u.s. launches a new strategy to counter so-called malign kremlin influence provoking a harsh reaction from moscow which grounded it and the russian propaganda. forms around to be careful as to run scales but this 2050 nuclear deal commitments increasing its uranium enrichment. and the government all this investigation of an embarrassing leak of diplomatic cables describing donald trump's administration as an act clumsy and dysfunctional. a.t.m. bosc over a good morning start of a brand new week of course i'm kevin only thanks to all of us for this half hour news update them from our to international 1st countering malign kremlin influence

no less that's how the u.s. agency for international development has called a new strategy to help european countries avoid outside meddling and reduce their dependence on russian energy moscow's branded anti russian propaganda for a start our senior correspondent of take sister the plan. usaid has unveiled a new plan a strategy officially aimed at boosting the resilience of the nation's unofficial e it appears to mean giving lots and lots of money to anyone that could be and demonstrably doesn't like russia politicians businessmen media i mean it's in the name countering my lai in kremlin influence. these efforts will include creating tools for reform minded leaders and civil society voices to tackle corrupt government practices that kremlin agents often

selectively exploit for moscow strategic benefit 1st off the us apparently wants to cut out russia's voice i mean the aims aren't exactly vague what could they mean preventing russia others from meddling in elections ok preventing russia from lobbying for its interests negotiating not ok it works both ways. us eats funding will build the capacity of indigenous media to provide trusted independent news and information sources should be fine and all of america's own independent news and media weren't viewed as biased by its own people yeah trust in the media is still a business americans believe it's biased it's even worse for online media by the way remember when facebook hired death checa linked to the us government poynter

institute for media studies to filter out unreliable sources and they ended up filtering out opposing political views before they were caught at my point why don't they spend that cash on making america's own media but leave a ball. to reduce your opinion regis dependency on russia u.s. sees assistance will include working with individual states to create effective legal and regulatory frameworks and assisting them to do and will function in local and regional energy markets. there it is the crux of it hiding in plain sight american shale over russian gas more expensive more cumbersome more political yet it's full of freedom freedom gas they said that i have no idea how they do it with a straight face. increasing export capacity from the freeport l.n.g.

project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving america's allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy with the u.s. in another year of record setting natural gas production i'm pleased that the department of energy is doing what it can to promote an efficient regulatory system that allows for molecules of us freedom to be exported to the world freedom gas freedom is generally good but freedom from glaciers freedom from clean air freedom from healthy forests that are on fire and freedom from the world we know and cherish is not what we seek it's a whole package money to the media which cries russian wolf money to politicians who get the american way money to lobbyists and get a nice little kickback from selling american gas and moscow of course isn't happy the term countering is a clumsy attempt to conceal the aggressive offensive approach this conception is

blatantly aimed at propagating risa phobia in the world especially in neighboring countries to russia on our side we have proven multiple times that we are open to a stop wishing constructive cooperation with the us on a basis of equality of rights and the consideration of mutual interests however malicious and the russian propaganda by washington which strikes but global domination cancels out these efforts it's a great pity by the way saving best the last you know why usa was expelled from russia 7 years ago why for an election meddling fiasco that for that became a big thing now isn't that ironic unfortunately a mentality took took hold of the establishment in washington early after the demise of the soviet union that there could only be one global superpower in the united the united states had to have had germany over the entire world and not just russia russia specifically but now. just russia china iran venezuela any country

that doesn't come crawling to on hands and knees in front of washington and kiss the ring is regarded as a quote threat and sense russia is the foremost military power that is not under the control of the united states and that's why we've seen things like the expansion of nato and something like this which is kind of a end information analogue to nato expansion which is to try to ensure domination of europe and to ice sleet russia as much as possible. next morning present from swirling around to be careful after announce plans to accelerate as you read even richmond program and surpassed the cap outlined in the 2050 nuclear agreement. before. free. before surrounds already considered to be in breach of

a landmark deal after it passed the 300 kilogram you radium stockpile limit of fish oils there are also recently ruled further dialogue with washington to unless sanctions are lifted iran's deadline for that is no past that is yesterday with europe only able to provide limited relief from the effects of the financial penalties so as part of the agreement signed 4 years ago around curb its nuclear program in return for a number of sanctions being removed the accords being on the brink of collapse since the u.s. unilaterally withdrew from it last year reimpose devastating penalties on turan the escalating crisis has triggered a serious concern in the region and among the western signatories of the deal to. germany like her a 3 in you partners is extremely concerned by iran's announcement that it has begun enriching uranium beyond the concentration of 3.67 percent we have repeatedly called on iran not to take further measures that further undermine the nuclear deal while the u.k. remains fully committed to the deal iran must immediately stop and reverse all

activities inconsistent with its obligations we are coordinating with other j c p o a participants regarding the next steps under the terms of the deal including a joint commission we strongly demand that iran put an end to all of t.v. that do not conform with its communities under the way france is not in contact with its partners during gauge in the necessary days collation of tensions executive director the wrong paul institute on mcadams told us around still committed to the 2015 agreement he thinks. well it's pretty amazing when you pull out of the deal when you break a deal and you accuse the side that remains in the deal of breaking the deal it was the west to broker a deal where you literally pulling out last year and on on what planet you get to continue taking the terms of the deal you've already broken out of the fact of the matter is if you do study the j.c. pos very closely the main import foreign minister is right there is article 36 which says if the other signatories to the deal do not fulfill their obligations

under the deal and they have it neither side has neither the us no the europeans then iran can't take certain measures within the deal remaining in the deal so the reporting that iran has broken the deal is just not accurate the whole idea when when iran exceeded the 300 kilograms they exceeded that because the us on may 6th suspended the waivers allowing them to sell their excess enrich uranium so they couldn't sell it in the u.s. said ah ha you got too much of it so the whole thing is rigged the neo calls around trump one of war they're pushing it forward they're pushing it further and the pushing the same propaganda they pushed when they wanted their war with iraq. u.k.'s foreign office has ordered an inquiry into the recently can sensitive diplomatic cables penned by britain's ambassador to washington and this is a bombshell remarks president donald trump's white house is described as an et and dysfunctional among many other unflattering remarks by the diplomat we don't really

believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal less dysfunctional less unpredictable less faction driven less diplomatically clumsy and the maps it's more likely that he was never fully on board and that he was worried about how this apparent reversal of his 2016 campaign promises would look come 2020 at the next presidential election. the documents were 1st published by britain's daily mail over the weekend and i span the last 2 years kim dara has spain the you can bust into the u.s. in 26 days he was tasked with compiling briefs on donald trump personality and possible leadership style months before he entered the white house on trump has hit back at the ambassador's assessment of his administration. without a doubt. well

embarrassingly strong mixed reaction from senior british politicians this was a personal view it's not the view of the british government it's not my view we continue to think under president trump of us administration is not just highly effective but the best possible friend of the united kingdom on the international stage i would be quite careful about what you say which is on a personal basis in those cables because it is all very well talking about the substance of the relationship the policies but i think some of that may in retrospect to be regarded as unwise i think it is very important that ambassadors give honest unvarnished advice to their country and it is disgraceful that it has been leaked. he spoke to senior research fellow of the global policy institute in london george semir lead told us that the next british prime minister will likely recall the ambassador in a bid to try to contain the damage now. london would like to. close it down

i think they probably will have the opportunity in a few weeks when there is a new prime minister installed in number 10 downing street and he will undoubtedly take the opportunity to recall. kim appoint a new bass. simon again shown yourself to be the craven. american when so we've been hearing is that however. little british policy is a core of the british interests what really matters to the politicians in wire for policy makers and why paul is all time and other all circumstances to keep in the united states even if it is totally different mental to british and. i told the morning moscow time good morning thanks for watching next

a staple of american soccer mad magazine will no longer be a permanent fixture on the newsstands we can reveal it's going to cease publishing content on the iconic publications monthly issues will now be replaced with and via specials and said tough to tell it takes a closer look at whether the media's become just sensitive these days to a joke. the one success to this surreal concept it was shopped vicious at times and wholly irreverent it was called satire and it's dead or rather it's been killed off to 67 years of ruthlessly mocking the wild a bedrock of american comedy the cult satirical magazine mad is shutting up shop from august it's just going to recycle old content and put a new cover on it this is a publication ingrained in western culture with its child human comics like spy versus spy and even its own board games are doing. ok. it's

a game it's truly. not took no prisoners its creator said it was that toughen up the younger generation show life's ugly side it was also indiscriminate parroting politicians on both sides of the spectrum we pride ourselves on the fact that we have no philosophy we are all philosophy we are all politics we don't think sides we have no more scruples we have no say so. because we have no bananas and i'm about to set up in 1952 mad was a publication for a different generation it's lost its place in an era where offense taken victimhood have become new norms cartoonists now are gagged by hyper sensitive readers and profit driven media moguls cracking jokes is a risky business nowadays as the new york times found out after a jewish themed illustration well went a little wrong and it scrapped all political cartoons and just in case anyone missed its 1st apology it did not the one you know to be on the safe side we are

deeply sorry for the publication of an anti semitic political cartoon last thursday in the print edition of the new york times that circulates outside of the united states and we are committed to making sure nothing like this ever had. again such imagery is always dangerous and at a time when anti-semitism is on the rise worldwide it's all the more unacceptable and sometimes you just need a helping hand in pacing offense for example instagram decide to try move this cartoon from a political account on to the general ban of that it was offensive the account was also put on notice told it could be shot down at any moment but being a true professional at least he managed to keep his humor. looking in my common sense i knew i'm going to see that story using him luigi's in sarcasm trying to bring himself to orgasm.

i know the better cooks are going to. get a raise or are going to spray using your nerves to mr. burns. is. being too political can make you. justice war is but can also cross the line when it comes to your manager just toss veteran cartoonist rob raja's who what for 25 years for one outlet he found dozens of his cartoons were checked it out a severance package way too on his desk may have been just in never having to grow up i suspect this is the essence. of the new understand all movie comes out i mean and we have them when we're sitting in the back and just tickling you know we know what lines we're going to write you know i mean just everything is fair game.

but it's a very realistic spin on trump's catchphrase you'll follow it because making fun of reality has become a minefield now surely off to mad was set up in the fifty's it's created to have to testify in congress on the negative effect comics were having on the youth of america consultant dr spoke at the hair and worried about whether this innocent generation was prepared for the horus of satara it's my opinion. without any reasonable doubt. anyway i thought they should. but i make up and have been. getting fact that many of them and i have it perhaps they knew what was coming but for the magazine it seems society has had the last laugh it's really the best time to be a comedian or to be a truth teller or to be satirical cartoonist because it's such a sensitive time it's actually in demand we're in a an era of political correctness a from

a private perspective you have the right to censor anything you want if you don't want pornography or you know fatal videos on your on your platform that's totally fine when the government starts censoring i find that a bit alarming the idea that some authority is going to determine what's safe for us to hear and what's not safe is ridiculous expressing different political opinions is the best thing you can do it's important that people say what they believe and that's why no matter what the opinion is i'd rather have the person say it and believe what they're saying and be able to say it so everyone can look at that and hear grit and and judge it for themselves. this monday morning from moscow a parent's custody battle in america over this 6 year old to the very vicious as the father said the child's a boy the mother thinks it's a transgender go when the story's ahead of me kevin owen after the break.

so the temporary orders that i'm under before i go to final trial actually do allow me to address them as james and his male pronouns but i cannot do that in front of 3rd parties who know him as a girl so basically i can't go to a school i keep them away from any friends he might have at school that known as a girl at my home he's known as james and i use male pronouns what i'm prohibited from doing right now is trying to convince him that he's actually a boy. what politicians do. put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. so if you want to be president and she. wanted. to go right to be press this is like the full story of the morning people are. interested always in

the why. sit. with him on this monday morning face what she wanted she didn't run the well whatever time it is in date now next recently classified documents from the us state department reveals that it expected the canadian government to adopt an america 1st policy the memo was written back in 2017 right off to prime minister justin trudeau was appointed appointed rather a new foreign minister takes up the story. but it comes to foreign relations canada is clear its own interests come 1st canadians came together and rolled up their sleeves canadians from every order of government and walks of life but their

country's interests 1st but perhaps unsurprisingly their biggest foreign policy focus is their biggest ally and closest neighbor the land of the free to everyone thinks of canada has been wonderful and so do i love canada. busy canada and the united states have perhaps the most successful economic partnership and alliance and friendship in the history of the modern world all that was thrown into jeopardy with a year long standoff over tariffs and trade agreements prime minister justin trudeau of canada acted so meek and mild during our g 7 meeting only to give a news conference after i left saying that you were tariffs were kind of insulting and he will not be pushed around very dishonest and weak our terms our response to his attention 70 percent on dairy canadians did not take it lightly that the united states has moved forward with significant tariffs that its kind of

insulting place in hell for any foreign leader that in gauge is in bad faith diplomacy with president donald trump and then tries this stab them in the back on the way out the door kind of a slap to the top tariffs on billions of dollars of american goods as trudeau retaliated against what the toll was saw as an injustice on washington's part claiming canada won't be bullied as the back and forth criticism got heated doom and gloom headlines appeared but how serious really was this rift if you thought for a 2nd that this could be a permanent break up don't worry yes trudeau says canada 1st but this declassified documents tells us something we may have known all along so just what does this most. say mr trudeau promoted former minister of international trade chrystia freeland to foreign minister in large part because of her strong u.s. contacts many developed before she entered politics her mandate letter from the

prime minister listed her number one priority is maintaining constructive relations with the united states trudeau then added to her responsibilities for us affairs giving her responsibility for us canada trade an unprecedented move in the canadian context seems harmonizing relations with washington is the number one aim for canada and looking at foreign minister christian freeland's track record it seems her america 1st mission is a success a keen supporter of sanctions she's never far behind washington's foreign policy whether it's overthrowing the more durable arment in venezuela putting sanctions on syria and of course russia perceiving moscow as an aggressor i think it's putting is doing is really dangerous forward for. neighbors allies friends that we all knew last year spot probably wouldn't last long and with kind of there's america 1st policy any war of tariffs was really more

a war of words than any real confrontation america 1st may not be an emblem of canada but it is a necessity and there is always influenced by what happens in the united states it's it's a neighbor that you cannot ignore economically financially and culturally it's a very symbiotic relationship it's almost as if candor is the 51st state of the united states there we rarely have a canadian prime minister's challenged american policies do you know who did challenge the most it just into those further pierre trudeau he meant and a very in. dependent economic amik and especially foreign policy the the son justin trudeau is not doing any of those things he is. completely repudiated in

some ways that independence that his father expressed i'm not sure whose interest in fact he's doing certainly not the interest of most canadians because. particularly in foreign policy he's made it more enemies for canada than friends. story next about a 6 year old boy in the u.s. to the texas who is caught up in a bitter custody battle between his divorced mother and father and the father his parents can't agree on which jen the child should be identified as is making the case even more complicated if you're a boy now. carol well when with his mother the boy known as james lives as a girl named luna since he expressed interest in wearing girls' clothes the mother then began referring to him exclusively as her evil role the child in school and the female name meantime the father of the other ideas has long been fighting for his son to be treated as a boy he's been accused by his ex-wife of abusing their child now for not affirming

him as transgender and even for cutting his hair short. hosts sophie shevardnadze spoke to james's father jeff younger. temporary orders that i'm on or before you go to final actually do allow me to address them as james and his male pronouns but i cannot do that in front of 3rd parties who know him as a girl so basically i can't go to school i keep them away from any friends he might have at school that know him as a girl and at my home he's known as james and i use male pronouns when i'm prohibited from doing right now is trying to convince him that he's actually a boy is a boy when he's with you and he's what forced to dress like a girl or deceive dressed like a girl by his own will when he's with a mom. i believe he dresses by his own will when he's with his mother i just don't think he believes the show love him if he's a boy look i consider this to be child abuse and the sexual mutilation of children on a on an industrial scale so it makes me feel terrible i can't believe that

a mother busy would do this to her son she had been putting him into ready timeouts and saying things like the monsters only eat boys ready ready well this is a specialist about whether or not children should be allowed to change their gender at such a young age so shelters frank furedi believes parents shouldn't impose agenda choices on their offspring. i think it's wrong for parents to become preoccupied by gender identity it's not something that the vast majority of children ever think about very much it's not something that they experiment with to begin with i think that the danger today is is that we have a very strong political and cultural pressure on the part of parents to be much more relaxed about the boundaries that used to exist between boys and girls and as the boundaries are questioned so

a lot of parents get confused well that's what things look here so for this monday morning download our latest headline alerts is that might happen from us direct to your mobile device for another for me kevin and emotional thanks so much this update some but with more half an hour of a great day. welcome to. transgenders therapy for children of all ages is gaining popularity at a cost make speed all over the world are. justified especially at such a tender age or are we putting our young in danger well we'll talk about that with jeff. fighting for his son to remain a boy. who

told your girl molly gender identity is something children as young as 3 are unlikely to. have a clear understanding of who they want to be. changed their appeals should be available to the young and vulnerable while celebrities offer support in the forefront calling it necessary treatment. whether such progress really will improve thousands of people's lives or represents a dangerous trend for humanity. geoff younger father of the 70 year old james jeff welcome to the show it's great to have you with us thanks for agreeing to talk to us thank you for you're welcome thank you for having me on so your story has sparked a huge debate all around the world at the very beginning when your son james 1st told you that he was a girl what was your reaction i mean where you taken aback did you take it

seriously i took it very seriously because i had to some information what i was still living with with and george was my my ex-wife had been putting him into timeouts and saying things like the monsters only eat boys ready and some odd things like that so when i heard this i took it very seriously he said mommy tells me i'm a girl. and i would ask him you know do you look like a girl and say no but mommy tells me i'm a girl you know he's never presented himself as a girl to me ever that he factor with me he violently rejects any female identity he won't wear female clothes he won't even wear boys' brief underwear because he says it's too much like girls underwear so he's basically leaving this bipolar life right now he's a boy when he's with you and he's what forced to dress like a girl or does he dress like a girl but my his own will when is.