you. see. the taliban warns of more american deaths after donald trump cancels afghan peace talks on u.s. soil. also this hour a russian journalist who is part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine speaks to us about its attention in q. i understood that it's absolutely a political story that was invented by pushing p.r. and his people and also i realized that within the world i did not have a chance to protect myself. and america special envoy for middle east peace resigns leaving current israeli palestinian plans in the hands of a less experience successor we assess what that means for the region. time for the palestinian authority to pony up and get with the program so that they can achieve

the type of independence a win win situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste been. here watching our to international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. u.s. president donald trump has pulled the plug on the afghan peace talks with the taliban it was hoped they would bring america's longest war to an end he blamed the terrorist groups a recent attack on kabul in which an american soldier was killed the taliban warns though that scrapping the talks will result in more u.s. losses. they admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers and 11 other people if they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks the probably don't have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the us president called off the peace dialogue this

will lead to more losses to the u.s. his credibility will be affected his anti peace stance will be exposed to the world losses to lives and assets will increase trans handling of the peace talks with the taliban which could have ended america's 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan through bipartisan criticism the us started the groups for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists however before the invasion u.s. relations with the taliban or rather different as foreign car staff reports after almost 2 decades of war this could have been the big break but no back to war as luck would have it peace in the goshi sions weren't on the media's mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should dare talk to the enemy that was murderous villains who their fight against the us occupation. the problem with the

council of afghanistan talks was not the timing or recent taliban violence it was the reality that the talks were designed to provide a cover for u.s. troop withdrawal rather than peace and would help the taliban while undermining the afghan government never should lead is a terrorist organization that hasn't renounced kind of love and continues an evil be allowed in a great country never full stop for the us to meet with the taliban and not have the leader of afghanistan to make meet with the taliban is something that's doomed to failure the whole thing doesn't quite make sense i mean it's just another example of the president truly treating our foreign policy like it's some kind of game show this isn't a game show these are terrorists listening to them you'd never know that by the late ninety's the taliban which was already hosting asama bin laden were invited to the us is on the guests for business by us energy company talks and laying pipelines talks supported by the government it was very you know they have the

shadow we image i guess you call it that i found very straightforward and. i think the clinton administration was really committed to helping you know american business to be successful. we enjoyed. really strong support. for military analyst julie to report for the defense intelligence agency pointing out that there were alternatives to the taliban we didn't go down well with her superiors. the state department didn't want to have anything to do with the afghan resistance war even politically to reveal that there was any viable option to taliban she was apparently forced out soon after i heard that some people at the state department were people among those more sympathetic with the taliban at that time so there might have been some political reasons as well but ultimately i was

forced to leave a year later bin laden and al qaida orchestrated 2 attacks on us embassies in africa 224 people killed and yet still the us entertained the taliban the same taliban then governing of gotta study and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the u.s. in 2001 on the fischel state visit during which jihad dignitaries explained their virtuous treatment of woman and now when there's the security organ are going busy back. over work. it's right there a woman in the ministry of defense. we don't use them as objects of advertisements. they're not used for. many other things that women shouldn't be 4 months before $911.00 the u.s.

sent $43000000.00 to the taliban a reward for fighting narcotics trafficking who would have known that just months later america would invade to start a war that would last for almost 2 decades the united states have been cooperated with majority in afghanistan for a long time they didn't see them as that dangerous they saw them as people who would stay over there. and they thought they could use them this changed on 911 today and. waiting for the taliban to the united states to try to. do to arrange what they call a peace deal is a very difficult optics for the president especially as we get close to the anniversary of the september bombing the one hand it does seem hypocritical for the united states to meet with the taliban today after promising to destroy them on the other hand it's the necessity of defeat the united states has been fighting for 18

years and it is the american public is tired of it so the president's in a dilemma he wants to look strong and he wants to help american allies but the same time the cost has gotten bigger and bigger and the american public are fed up there you have it the u.s. wouldn't hear a bad word about the taliban and why did the move in the guest plan to build pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that all this is something america just current and to paid. the u.s. and the taliban had been in negotiations for almost a year the taliban demanded the withdrawal of all foreign troops from afghanistan while america wanted guarantees the group would not assist international terrorism or drop a cord had been reached last week currently the taliban controls more afghan territory

than that any point since the u.s. invasion in 2001 when the peace talks were still active the taliban never committed to halting attacks in the country in fact the group stepped up its campaign of terror we got reaction to terms decision to abandon peace talks from people in kabul. part of the hook because one of the soldiers is presumably that general was killed in a suicide attack abdul haq square he called off the peace talks while so many afghan army forces and civilians are killed on a daily basis they do not think about that. since the peace talks began the suicide bombings and attacks have increased in our people have been killed and they had accepted peace they should have announced a ceasefire and then the talks moved forward. a russian journalist who returned to moscow on saturday as part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine has spoken to reporters. was arrested in kiev in may of 2018 on charges of treason and was released from pretrial detention late last month as well as giving

a press conference he's spoken to our correspondent maria from the ocean or who joins us live now rhea what they have to say. yes hi well we had an exclusive interview with kitty 52 year old russian journalist with ukrainian passport who spent 470 days in detention in ukraine more than 15 months the time confessed to us definitely became a task for him not only professionally but as a human being months of profound thought analysis and as a result a lot so anger and disappointment in some particular people politicians but also in the target system that allowed this to happen not only to him but to so many other people who believes are serving have been serving their jail terms over a fabricated cases he told us he's simply right now while out of detention a different person this is how he described the biggest challenges and the hardest

moments or he met while in detention. who some of them the hardest thing was the living conditions because it's a shock when someone 1st sent to prison i had in my hands a small bag. for toiletries a tooth brush and toothpaste the 2nd hardest thing was to get over the shock of everything that was happening with me because i understood that it had nothing to do with the law i understood that it's absolutely a political story that was invented by pushing kerry and his people and also i realized that within the law i did not have a chance to protect myself. how interview didn't last more than 15 minutes but i saw tears in kid who is always so many times during this time and i have to tell you he is a man 52 years old experienced journalist he's a tough guy and i saw him crying and trying to hide this it's really hard to understand what he's been through but whatever it was definitely brought so much pain and frustration and definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling

me feels really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. little. anyone who leaves prison leaves it is a different person or the course i am different but i did not lose my faith i'm disappointed in certain people those who made it all up just want to lose faith is the same as to let prison destroy you completely. so killed because you told us that he wasn't destroyed by jail and i ask a what d. to help him stay afloat and keep saying and he told me knowing that world leaders such as what more potent angola merkel discussing in his case trying to get him out knowing that there is a country behind him and very very important people trying to fight for him and for his fate actually was life saving for a kid deal so just a few words

a case to remind you he used to be they had of russia's agency in kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a treason charges by ukraine's. as be you national security agency prosecutors claimed he had committed crimes by backing self-proclaimed republics of. eastern ukraine they prepared and 80 page case and allies more than 70 pieces written by real guilty he could face up to 15 years in prison and they have been several hearings and he's pretty trial. has been extended so many times but he was never proven guilty and he denied all the way through these promises all the allegations and all the charges interesting that this case brought some international attention repeated condemnation from though is see we've heard from portuguese foreign minister some journalists and activists

around the world including ukraine and russia took part in various protests but that is pretty much all he never at all he's case never became a headline in any major western media which was surprising given that every time something like this happens we hear from all these people defending freedom of press and human rights and journalists rise to these ta and real i ask you about that obviously and he told me he has no dollars that he's case was and remains a political case that's take a listen. stupid to deny that it's a political process and it ended with my release and it ended like that because there was a change of administration i knew that as long as pershing care was in power i would remain in prison i thought my profession would protect me i work according to strict standards followed all of these journalistic standards there was nothing

they could arrest me for but it turned out there was because of the big political story for his people. killed told us he's not a politician he's simply a journalist but he hopes that he's case. the fact that he's now in freedom and 34 are the people may become an indication of a beginning of a new era of new relations back to positive relations between russia and ukraine but he only has at this point hopes for that back to you maria financial reporting live from moscow thank you. the u.s. special envoy for middle east peace has resigned it casting doubt on existing israeli palestinian plans jason green bob was a key figure in the trumpet ministrations efforts in the region and it's unclear if his successor will be able to put his proposals into practice the man taking over as avi berkowitz he graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to reports

has no middle east experience up to now he's worked as an aide to trump's son in law. meanwhile the former envoy had received criticism for unpopular decisions in the arab world after supporting the relocation of the us embassy to jerusalem and recognizing israeli sovereignty over the golan heights but his decision to leave the job is now raising questions over what will happen next the trump administration's long delayed peace plan is set for publication after the israeli elections in september but previously elite details appeared to highlight some key decisions like an expansion of israel's territory to include west bank settlements all palestinians would get part of the gaza strip for infrastructure but cannot live there the leaks also suggested palestinians would be forbidden from having an army our guest abated how this could play out. 1st of all let's agree that the there and there might be a plan that the us administration is working on but that piece is not part of it

and the palestinians are not part of it then that's why the palestinians have taken the very logical approach in forming the international committee that so long as this administration does not recognize trellis to me and writes for international law there is really not much to talk about if the palestinians are going to simply boycott mr green blood boycott mr trump boycott the saudis boycott anything before they even seen the play and then there's no opportunity for a gauge of it this is the time for engagement not for boycotts and when you start to boycott the arab world and the united states you're going down a very slippery slope only guns in riyadh. nobody's well i caught palestinians have with palestine is an integral part of the arab world mr greenblatt is someone who has is not only committed ideologically to the settler movement he is a contributor to the entrenchment of the supplement regime which is illegal under

international law in the heart of the occupied west bank so there was never. a moment where this administration even made a slight effort to give the impression that it has any inclination or any interest in being balanced in being objective it's the palestinian authority that have got to get with the program they live in the middle east that they essentially believe they are the center of the middle east and they're really they've really become a footnote and they're about to throw the throw themselves excuse me into the waste basket of history of the less they begin to engage with the greatest superpower on earth which is the troubled ministration who truly wants the best for the palestinian people and is trying yet again after 25 years of failures to help the palestinian people and their israeli neighbors come to a. diplomatic political and economic solution and the palestinians throughout the past years with successive american administrations have bent over backwards to try

and reach a solution that would guarantee a real 2 state formula now if you're talking about formulas that were presented that would give the palestinians far less than a state then naturally the palestinian leadership which is accountable to the palestinian people cannot accept something that is not acceptable less than a palestinian state it's time for the palestinian authority to pony up and get with the program so that they can achieve the type of independence that israel can have the type of the rights and security that the jewish people so much deserve in this part of the world so it's a win win recognizing israel's illegal annexation of jerusalem has been rejected worldwide recognizing israel's illegal annexation of the syrian golan has been rejected worldwide a win win situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin more news after this short break.

the barbarians the vandals of wall street are now actively plundering your bank account with a negative interest in astronomy comic policy there and there's no economics behind it that would cue to any school of economics that has ever existed as dr michael hudson has said since the bronze age it's just out right karina's. welcome back the mayor of london sidique khan has spoken out against a major arms fair being hosted in his city he's described the event as a poor aunt and says he strongly opposes it london is a global city which is home to individuals who fled conflict and suffered as a consequence of on some weapons like those exhibited idiocy i in order to represent london has interests i will take any opportunity available to prevent

this event from taking place at the world talks in future years. defense and security equipment international is the world's largest arms exhibition and has been mired in controversy before back in 2013 torture equipment was found on sale at the fair and critics also point to those doing the shopping among them saudi arabia and iraq meanwhile human rights activists say the u.k. is facilitating atrocities the u.k. is the 2nd largest arms exporter to saudi arabia despite a court of appeal declaring the cells unlawful since 2015 riyadh has led a military intervention in yemen with its coalition accused of war crimes meanwhile hundreds of protesters took to the streets of london ahead of the arms fair anti-war activist campaign to highlight the deadly consequences of the weapons trade r.t.s. oscar tell reports on why the fair is getting so much negative attention. this is a british with a twist held only every 2 years there's no county process teacups or soft toys no

the law just a weapons fire in the wild isn't our. d.s. e.i. attracts on companies a minute to delegations from. walt back to by the ministry of to fads it's the kind of that he'd expect the media to be keen to get involved in who it's not so easy to pass the security checks take it and that should war correspondents what's alongside the british military he should fit the bill each application in the information submitted is assessed on the case by case basis after reviewing europe location we are unable to establish that you are a journalist and editor a production team member in a role in field mr cobain trying to convince them with his reports for the likes of the guardian in times newspapers covering everything from northern ireland to bosnia and saudi arabia no luck though and it's a decision that's provoked

a strong reaction. ian cobain is an award winning journalist it is absurd that the security team for the arms for have taken it upon themselves to decide he is on suitable to attend the event it is totally unacceptable for a journalist to be refused access in this way and it is a sinister breach of press freedom the arms spec comes at a time of increased scrutiny over the u.k.'s weapons sales back in june westminster was forced to freeze any deals with saudi arabia after a court ruled that unlawful amid allegations that british arms were being used in the yemen conflict now the u.n. says arms tennis could become this it an alleged war crimes there are certain states who are well known to be supplying weapons that includes the united states it includes the united kingdom and it includes france to name but 3 the group of experts has recommended that 3rd states prohibit the authorization about transfers

and refrain from providing arms to parties to the conflict still it's perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this is d.s.c. i an even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge the weapons that should be the dia cia arms gear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly this angel of destruction of yemen we have to remember that the soviet regime is by far the world's largest buyer if you keep weapons and we know that these are being used to commit atrocities christine atrocity after chastity after atrocity and my traces would not be possible if it were weapons which had been licensed by boris johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what 14000000000 pounds a year so little control policy to be on the safe side though curiously an experience would correspondence of probably back to cat in the d.s.

the dog suffocate off. the. u.s. budget deficit is expected to hit one trillion dollars next year and questions are being raised over how american taxpayer money is being used and a report by a kentucky senator has highlighted some of the more bizarre examples of government spending.

that's a global news up for now thanks for tuning in. attempting to end one war while avoiding a new one as usual the trump administration's foreign policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no better examples than afghanistan and iraq. today there are good terrorists and bad evidence the bad to those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the good to those who work in syria the cia and the u.s. military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they

were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up right away military windows funding and arming death squads there's no posts anymore because there's always a small pickup truck or a really good that's good for profit. in a world of big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests of

the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. you're watching going underground while we're away we're going to be showing some of your favorite episodes of this season coming up in this show as ukrainian president selenski office in all of branch the russian president putin to bring about a settlement over crimea we speak to one of the world's greatest ballet dances about his campaign for peace through it. all this of all coming up in today's going underground but 1st as tourism a begins her last week in downing street the final universal credit figures of korea are released tomorrow so what does the future hold for the tories flagship

welfare policy joining me now to go through it is going underground deputy editor charlie cook charlie what on earth is happening with universal credit in these final days i think we need to do a moratorium well it's trees amaze last full week in office and she's been talking a lot about legacy when it comes to ground 0 or the wind rush generation but you've also been talking about universal credit which is mostly known for how bad the reception has been since this 5 week waiting period has been massively criticized and so has had the waiting periods up to about 12 weeks and pushes people already in debt further into hardship because even if they have a successful claim they have to wait 5 weeks before that benefit comes in and everyone from the parliamentary work and pensions select committee to the charity the trussell trust to being critical of the trussell trust actually said that 12 months after roll out in an area food bank demand rises 52 percent even the un special rapporteur on extreme poverty has said that the policy is fast falling into universal discredit so that's what the un special rapporteur is saying who is in

charge of the alleged disaster britain's most vulnerable so it's currently amber up you may remember had to resign in april 28th home secretary for what she says was inadvertently misleading m.p.'s in relation to the port. figures in the wind. people of color yet and she was back 8 months later. amazed beleaguered government taking an estimate of a year resigned over bracks it interestingly also misled parliament around universal credit figures but all change on the 23rd of july why do we care about tomorrow's universal credit statistics so you're right we don't know who is going to be the next prime minister yet and we don't know who's going to be in that cabinet but we do a pretty good idea of how they both approach would approach universal credit because in the head to head debate last week they were both asked if they would scrap the policy jeremy hunt said this. it's the right system it's got teething problems we need to deal with the 5 week wait which has caused a lot of distress but the principle is right so you.