people lie. sometimes there's no explanation. one person is killed and 5 are injured in a shooting near the federal security service building and sent from moscow witnesses have described the attack. at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars and a last minute attempt to disrupt russian gas transit to europe u.s. senators have formed a swiss company that crippling sanctions will put it out of business if it doesn't stop work on the almost completed north stream pipeline and scotland for we need to see another independence referendum after scottish national party made big gains in

the u.k.'s recent general election. good morning just gone 10 o'clock here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now investigators are still trying to establish the identity of the attacker who opened fire outside the federal security service building in central moscow last night he killed and f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself 5 other people were injured let's get more information after you don if you stand at the same of the shooting you go good morning to you can see it's pretty calm and just run through the events of last night. well. trust me last night here at the f.s.b. building just to the left of me the whole thing happened at around half past. 6 in

the evening right behind apparently right behind right on the opposite side of this main f.s.b. building of this f.s.b. had quarterlies according to an unconfirmed video which we can show you right now the alleged shooter took his position between behind one of the columns right again on the opposite side of this building he took aim armed with an assault rifle and he opened fire it seemed that he was specifically targeting f.s.b. offices coming out of the building one of his b. officer has been shot dead 4 of them wounded and one wounded was a civilian all those 5 people right now right now receiving medical treatment and medical care now just to give you an idea as to how busy it was here last night what you're seeing right now is pretty white desolation compared to that because this is the heart of moscow it's the very center of the russian capital it's

a trendy and hip area with plenty of bars cafes and restaurants so at 6 o'clock it wasn't just the end of the work shift wasn't just the end of the work they wasn't just people leaving their offices offices out on the streets but also plenty of people just out and about plenty of tourists i mean if you just look over there christmas decorations are already up here so people were doing their christmas shopping there's a st regis hotel right across the street from me and kremlin is literally less than a kilometer away from here so there were hundreds of people out and about who were terrified because of the shooting and initially confused because with christmas just around the corner many mistook the 1st firing bursts for fireworks.

it was. that when we heard 3 sounds we needed to realize that we should hide then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. go signals and that's when the mom wasn't shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout tell something but we didn't manage to make out what he was shouting. at. them when i'm with them he was sitting in a basement we're watching now when a guy came man who'd just been outside and he told us there was a shooting out and also an injured possum he told us the injured person had been dragged into a cafe. but as i was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began it was the sound of a kalashnikov assault rifle and i know what it sounds like my friends were like oh

it must be firecrackers but i told them no way it's not firecrackers and then we saw people running down the street it was scary at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars could you actually not i didn't see it left to work met up with my girlfriend and when we heard some dull sounds in the distance i thought at 1st it was fireworks or some firecrackers but as the sound continued we realized something was wrong he's a traffic police who were in the connecticut bridge as usual began evacuating people caught on to what was going on people started running we heard the gunfire. well now the security services they are looking looking to identify well to find out the identity i should say of the suspect of the shooter and to figure out what his motives were so we're standing by. the official information on but the timing

of the attack was well i have to say suggestive because not only did it happen when vladimir putin on the day when vladimir putin held his annual media conference but also the day the official security services day here in russia there was a celebration over they the kremlin again just 10 minutes to get there and there were plenty of members of security services there and vladimir putin the russian president he was there to to congratulate them official on their official day so again plenty of details are missing right now no more official information as we do know that the russian president is being kept in the loop of this attack right here in the heart of moscow. ok thanks for the. reporting for us. which shows bridges security analyst and former british army officer gave us his

appraisal of the situation and told us where things could go from here. well other place in the security services will be looking really to establish 2 aspects of this is an absolute priority the 1st of course is the identity of this person and they may well already know that and of course will give a very good and a very strong indication i think of what the motivation in this case was what it was political or personal or indeed some other aspect that was driving the motivation here and secondly of course even though they've said it's from according to reports that nobody else was involved in this attack they will want to be sure that nobody else was actually involved in any planning aspects or in terms of assisting the government and that may take some time for example the examination of mobile phone records of any c.c.t.v. records and of course any. e-mails communications and so on that might be held on the suspect's computers and elsewhere and of course that would require house searches and so on but the fact is i think that even if you were going to have the most benign government the most benign state in any country the world you will get

some people will react violently to the policies of that old vanity because of policy because of instance or background or the circumstances of their own personal lives. now u.s. senators have resorted to bullying tactics threatening us with spy plane company with sanctions that could cripple its business if it doesn't stop working on the north stream to pipeline project europe is livid with washington a brit's last minute attempts to extraterritorial disrupt russian gas transit to europe saskia tail it's now the u.s. is trying to blackmail its allies when it comes to energy policy. they say politics is a does game and its players can be selfish greedy and unethical but for the most part these pretend they're in it for the right reasons and of playing by the rules i think someone might have forgotten to tell ted cruz you fisa binary choice stop now

and leave the pipeline unfinished the express intention of the sanctions legislation which we all heard were make a foolish attempt to rush to complete the pipeline and reese putting your company out of the business forever so what's called an elected u.s. senator so riled up that he's sending out letters with the distinct whiff of blackmail to them how did you guess it's russia almost specifically north stream to the 1225 kilometer pipeline running from russia to germany that's on the brink of completion the us though is in its greatest tron the united states commands all our european partners who have taken a strong stand against north stream to. and we commend others to do the same germany is totally controlled by russia because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and a new pipeline this pipeline if completed would make europe even more dependent on

russian energy would generate billions of dollars for putin billions of dollars that would follow and the russian military aggression. we don't want your energy supplies to be defended. but america couldn't risk letting people make their own decisions time's running out of to rule they decide to to get it down in writing and possibile which will require don't try to impose sanctions on any foreign companies and individuals who are lending a helping hand in building the pipeline like the lucky recipient of cruises let's all see is a company of a 6000 kilometers away from washington in switzerland and like you'd expect from a politician at that level the latter is filled with all the signposts of a moderate person who's just ready to sit down and reach a compromise for the next decade your company and personnel will be entirely barred from the united states any transactions will be blocked all property will be frozen

now clearly this is a matter very close to cruz's heart because earlier this month he introduced another piece of legislation protecting europe's energy security act that's despite some in europe not actually wanting any protection european energy policy must be decided in europe not the us we fundamentally reject outside intervention and sanctions with extra territorial effect but cruise thinks he knows better he needs to save poor europe from falling victim to those devious forces in moscow it would make europe even more dependent on russian energy and that makes europe susceptible to economic blackmail europe depended on russia is not good for europe it's not good for america i won't waste time and pointing out the irony and it's not even a cheeky one off blackmail kind of thing earlier this year u.s. ambassador to germany richard grinnell previously described by a german politician as acting like the high commissioner of an occupying power and

persona non-grata also thought he'd flex his muscles we emphasize that companies involved in russian energy exports are taking part in something that. prompt a significant risk of sanctions now does not being a fine of something and then there's going to these kinds of lengths and causing diplomatic disputes it's almost as if the us has something to lose from nordstrom to going ahead but it helps american jobs much better for european energy needs to be satisfied by american natural gas that creates jobs here in america rather than fueling pollutants military how much and that we have it americans who propounded the virtues of the free market and happy about some healthy competition especially when the competition is providing a cheaper and faster alternative though i'll admit it does have one thing missing with the us 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 u.s. freedom to be exported to the world and does cruise the like his freedom gas in fact last year alone he liked $765000.00 of it that's how much in donations he got from the oil and gas lobby making him the sector's top recipient in all of congress but really that's just by the by. we spoke with and he's the executive director of the center about this he told us that the u.s. is trying to pressure its allies into buying liquefied natural gas from america. it's an economic issue more than any type of a security issue i mean i find it interesting that that the u.s. they're trying to dictate. economic development energy policy to europe and europe needs this energy both from reducing their coal and nuclear or percentage of power

as well as well as to provide an engine to their economic growth and you know russia has been a very reliable and i think it's i think it's basically an economic way to get back at russia but also they're going to be sanctioning their own allies to trying to twist their arms to buy more u.s. elegy gas but europe does not make them competitive to pay anywhere from 50 percent to twice the amount for energy and the elegy is not reliable you've got weather conditions you've got shipping conditions you've got everything else so from a european perspective the most secure way to ensure an independent energy policy and energy security from my perspective is completion of nordstrom to . scotland you see here another independence referendum is 1st minister nicolas to june has made a formal request to the british prime minister boris johnson on t.v. sally picks up the story. so the british prime minister took his place in

parliament once more following the vote election victory last week a very convincing one for boris johnson winning a strong parliamentary majority and as a result of that he was able to lay out his legislative agenda going forward over the next parliament now one of those issues which is a resident because of that election is the question of scottish independence and the british government saying. they're not going to even entertain it as they of course want to maintain the union we should resist because of those who would break up the united kingdom we should politely politely and respectfully. partnership and you know all of this has been brought into closer focus following last week's general election the s.n.p. doing very well winning 48 seats pretty much a very overwhelming majority almost all of the seats in scotland while the tories won a majority 'd south of the border and elsewhere and so as far as the s.n.p.

a concern what happened off the braggs it and the results of the election are a clear indication that the scottish people want to have another say when it comes to scottish independence he must have the right to consider the alternative of independence the question of independence must be to say good by the people i know it by politicians scotland made very clear last week that it does not warrant a tool the government led by boris johnson teaching is 8 of europe and path that we haven't chosen. but that is the future we feet if we don't have the opportunity to consider the terrorists of independence 5 years ago there was a scottish independence referendum the scottish people voted by 55 percent to 45 percent to remain in the union with the rest of the united kingdom and so the u.k. government borrows johnson say that's it it's a once in a lifetime generation vote you don't get another say but for scotland the concern

breaks it changed everything the scottish people voted overwhelmingly by around 2 thirds of the population to remain in the e.u. and with the u.k. looking to leave the european union by the end of next january moods are strengthening north of the border of the former scottish m.p. tommy sheridan believed at the recent u.k. election results to show that only scotland can determine its political future. things number one as at a junction of the tories clearly out of jackson and have been rejected no key to this is very important to bear this in mind that have been 17 general elections of the last 60 years the charities in scotland of last every one of them they haven't won an election in scotland and and since they think 55 so the tories despised in scotland however what the selection also wasn't all smooth all was scotland's rate to choose it would be wrong and norman is saying this that the law says it was for

independence lucia voted to leave. voting for school and the rate to choose the taming of the next referendum that you'd opinion would a high end of friendship a welcoming hand to the people of scotland 2020 is the year of scotland's democracy democracy starts on january 11th we're going to be much in england school and we're going to be seeing the loading clear join soon you have monday in scotland you cannot prevent us from having the right to choose. to come the sound quality over $100.00 is assigned and i was trying. to intervene in the case. with a fair could die and he asked them to come just up the price. most

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lower again now the russian president has held his annual q. and a session with the media lasting just over 4 hours and i'm at peace in fielding questions on both domestic and international issues dressed limiting presidential terms in russia and also commented on that i can scandal as well as the impeachment saga in the u.s. here are some of his key points. of yours what could be done is to cancel the 2 in a row amendment we have 2 terms in a row yours truly served 2 terms then resigned and had the constitutional right to

return to the presidency because it was not 2 terms in a row the amendment confuses some of our political scientists and public figures so it could be canceled. it's just a continuation of political infighting one party that lost the election of the democratic party is working for results through other methods accusing trump of. with russia then it's discovered that there was no inclusion that can't be the basis for impeachment now they've come up with pressure on ukraine i don't know what your representatives have a better idea. that was goes on as for statements from certain people various political figures about russia about me as the head of the country i have been used to treating this accordingly but i know what the interests of my country are and that it doesn't matter at all what anyone

else says there is absolutely no value in comparing what they see with the fundamental toss which russia is interested in solving congratulations to boris johnson nevertheless he turned out to be the winner he understood the mood of the british people better than his political opponents. for us activists could face prison time for their efforts to protect the venezuelan embassy in washington from being taken over by followers of that country's opposition but the eagle basis of the charges is now being questioned after the judge refused to admit some of the defendants evidence the activists were arrested on the 16th of may after living in the venezuelan embassy for 37 days with a mission from the president nicolas madore defendants are concerned the judge is denial the jury won't hear evidence vital to their case washington considers the presence of government in the venezuelan embassy illegal as the u.s.

recognizes opposition leader one quiet oh well of course crisis did break out in january when quite a proclaimed himself into written president of venezuela with the support from the u.s. and its allies during washington of orchestrating a coup 2 of the activists facing jail over the embassy protests kevin zeese an american lawyer and also adrian pyne an academic at the american university earlier my colleague was on a lot quit spoke to the 2 activists. what's being claimed here is that the us is not recognizing the jurors found as well as lida and this is somehow playing a part in a trial how could this happen in a trial in the united states and all the u.s. is sort of very strange rules in their courts one is that if the president says somebody is the president and the other country that person is a president a matter what is the facts are so if the president from said mickey mouse was the

president venezuela and is a bastard it was donald duck and donald duck were just to leave then that was an order that we had the court will accept it's a very bizarre thing every state everybody in that courtroom. and in the government knows that would dural is the president and has always been the president use aleck to the president and he still the president come back to niger and why is it that you have lost face in this trial well it's become a clear that it's that the conditions of the trial are unfair we are not going to be allowed to defend ourselves it has been narrowed to such a degree that the only question is did we are did we not yet so day in order of the elites but the question of whether or not we were there legally is not even being addressed and that is really at the core of the matter because if the order itself was illegal then we did nothing wrong if those facts were allowed into evidence then it would be clear that we have not violated the law that we have in

fact protected it so if these facts haven't been allowed into evidence and what you're claiming is that this child is being politicized then kevin who is it being politicized by well i mean obviously the judge is making the decisions and she is reading the law in a way that restricts what gives can consider. what we have the right to a jury trial and the jury will be able to hear at least some evidence we will make an effort to. slane why we were in the embassy and why we're there illegally and how we were actually protecting the embassy and not interfering with the protective i'm sure we ought to get all those facts before the jury we're not giving up that effort the discovery motions that the judge ruled on last week certainly make it more difficult but we're going to continue to pursue as much of a jury trial as we can we think it's important for us jury to rule that we were in

the embassy legally and there recognize the president is in fact the president of venezuela. now over $100.00 doctors have made an impassioned plaintiveness train government they want camera to intervene in the case of whistleblower gina songe playing the imprisoned astride a nationalist health things in grave danger and an open letter to the country's foreign minister him to put pressure on the u.k. were assigned he's being held and could face extradition to the u.s. for leaking state secrets they want to silence to be returned to australia for urgent treatment. should mr sloan's die in a british prison people want to know what you did to prevent his death it is an extremely serious matter for an astray in citizen survival to be endangered by a foreign government obstructing his human right to health it is an even more serious matter for the citizens own government to refuse to intervene against historical precedent and numerous converging lines of medical advice. last month

the doctors sent their 1st letter to the british home office after genius sanjay appeared in court there the whistleblower struggled to recall his date of birth claiming that he couldn't think properly sanjay also complained about the prison conditions to the doctors warn that if nothing is done soon sanch could actually die in prison however the letter does appear to fallen on deaf ears we did send a request the u.k. home office to comment on the doctor's warning although so far we have received a response sanj did appear at a london court 5 video link on thursday from a maximum security prison where he's being held we spoke to one of the authors of the open letter. we strive to show you a little bit. torrent sure like julian. can be adequately treated way continuing to build under the same harsh punitive conditions.

in the ins. she has changed his course in those who really. do you should. be kept in solitary confinement for $23.00 a day. it is a humiliating recenter if you carry a good stick sure that prolongs states a sedentary confinement may lead to severe. brain brain damage. so that's how the news is looking so fast and i hear not coming up to half past 10 in the morning here in moscow more from us and about how often.

seems wrong well we just don't all. get to shape our disdain become educated and in detroit because betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. can donald trump's senate impeachment trial be conducted in a manner that everybody considers fair the experts weigh in on this edition of. welcome to politicking on larry king reaction to don from $72.00 in

a split along party lines no doubt the trial will be viewed in a similar manner so can a senate trial of president from be conducted in a way that leaves everybody satisfied with the process as to know our political panel there brian joyce host of the show on talk radio airing on w g o w f.m. he is in chattanooga and a new york g.o.p. strategist just opinion joe's of can they get a fair trial in the senate a look i think the reality is that this has been a partisan matter from the very beginning i think the reality is it's going to be a partisan affair when they reach the senate i think it up people have made up their minds long ago as to whether they either like the president trump or dislike president trump whether they thought that he needed to be impeached before took the oath of office or whether they think he's done nothing.