i. greece describes a massive build up of. national security threats and accuses. syria . being. president in the works over a part of the agreement. the russian foreign minister reacts.

today i. welcome to the program. all tensions continue to rise on the border between greece and turkey were a buildup of migrants is being described by athens as a threat to its national security turkey opened its border with the e.u. on saturday leading tens of thousands to head to greece has the extra troops and is vowing to increase the deterrent as violent clashes broke out between police and migrants 'd. i.

greek territory for the rest of the day. and in my mind this is really me go a way of entering one country. all turkey's decision is linked to the increase of its military presence in syria or at southern border it violates a deal reached with the e.u. in 2016 under which anchor took charge of the millions of asylum seekers in return for financial aid well turkey is accusing you of not fulfilling its promises it also says it can't cope with the amount of people fleeing syria's war greece says it's already blocked more than 10000 migrants from illegally crossing its border or the greek government also claims turkey is using the migrant crisis to put pressure on europe over the syrian conflict margaret stock of the board have been describing the hopelessness of their situation namely that just one of them turkey has opened its doors but greek soldiers are blocking the refugees they won't let them cross

there are kids there everyone is waiting in the cold at the border on the ground. to do. the borders open ok greece and i mean i have an open then it's unclear what will happen next i want to stand on a limb when we arrived at the border the police bombarded us the border is shut and that is causing a lot of problems. police are using tear gas against us we have critical conditions in the shelters. the greeks aren't helping us they were teasing us and stabbed we least i lest i walk out believe the refugee problem won't end until syria regains control of its territories. one 3rd of the un wants to turkish authorities want is some cover for their operations immediately they want europe to become a stakeholder forth their operations say apparently that they want to make sure that no more refugees would cross the border between syria and turkey and that in

a sense justifies for them farming the likes of jobbers mr clive against the syrian army program hence consolidating the problem rather than solving the problem because the only way this problem is going to be solved by syria restoring its you know territorial integrity in people going back to their homes as long as there is fighting and there will always be fighting as long as there is a bit of syrian land outside syrian government control as long as there is fighting there will always be refugees he's just blackmailing europe in order to effect some cease fire in italy and prolong this suffering for we don't know god knows how many years. a lot of dissipated peace deal between the u.s. and the taliban to end the almost 2 decade long war in afghanistan as hit a hurdle you have got the president has proposed release of 5000 taliban prisoners over u.s. secretary of state. all is under control so are so there

a bell expected it actually happened there have been prisoner releases from both sides before we've managed to figure our path forward now under the current as the u.s. pledges to cut its troops by around a 3rd to $8600.00 by the middle of this year it also states that the pentagon will pull out that remaining contingent within 40 months that depends of course on taliban corp and the question remains though will the agreement holds saskia taylor has the details. 18 here is $1.00 trillion dollars over $150000.00 dead for raf gonna start in the us the road to peace has been long bloody costly but a new dawn is on the horizon and it's being hailed as a victory we are looking at the furthest. if you write or there's already today even. the need for seeking a good cause i'm sure. with her reading comprehension is are we achieve

this is for peace i need you but i'm going. the deal signed by washington and the taliban has promised to bring to a close what seemed and on ending a war times many thought it wouldn't happen the deal has come off to 18 months of pulling and tugging of head shakes and walking away but in doha the paper was finally signed and it seemed to be one of those restive to ations what in parties involved were happy well almost all because apparently someone forgot to ask the afghan government what its take was fun spoiler a lot it's got a few concerns the in could barely dry it on the deal when the afghan president vetoed a key clause the release of 5000 taliban militants as part of a prisoner swap now there is no commitment to release 5000 prisoners i have shared

this with dr colleagues this is the right and the decision of the people of afghanistan that they have requested it so it could be included in the agenda of the interim afghan talks but it cannot be a prerequisite for talks. now this is not a side note to the deal it is in fact to the condition on which intra afghan peace talks will start a veto the full threatens to bring this entire thing grinding to a halt. president gone his reaction there shows how washington has missed the point here that signing the piece of paper is ironically the easiest part and the promising prisoners would join yours as as on helpful as dropping demands that the taliban officially recognize gandhi's government about gannett government was not even invited to the negotiations and when they were participating not only participated. not as a government representatives because ordinary afghans and that in itself is

a very significant indication of how the situation was developed president gunner said these we have been fighting. for about 80 to 90 percent of the battles have been waged by afghan troops or very simply. means that well paula bonn or anybody else up to deal with government so this is maybe one of the herbals many murders down the road but let's not forget the u.s. is an old hound pretending to be the peacemakers even when it's cause the mess in the fast place and with an election just around the coup want to trump probably wouldn't be against adding to his eye make great things happen rhetoric sure has middle east deal of the central small os the boom and kim jong un isn't quite ready to step away from his nuclear rockets but trump got his photos and it seems he's already eyeing up his next money shots be meeting personally with taliban leaders

in the not too distant future. and we'll be. very much hoping that they will be doing what they say they're going to be doing they will be killing terrorists when in doubt sign a deal pose for a photo then crown jewel south victor leave others to figure out the logistics tried and tested. the sport of u.s. mission creep in africa as well as the true extent of the pentagon's military footprint on the continent has revealed previously secret documents the deaths of 3 americans at a base in kenya in january we'll look into that a little later in the program. for employees of russia's sport make news agency in turkey have been released after questioning the editor in chief and 3 others were detained in ankara and istanbul on saturday follows nationalists trying to break into the homes of 3 sport nic employees in ankara we spoke to my head of the

sputnik turkey office in istanbul. a group of about 20 people came directly to each of our employees at their residential addresses they shouted threats and accusations against them after our colleagues went to the police station to report the incident we could not then reach them for many hours however according to the police their phones had not been taken from them that right now we want to know how this crowd of nationalists found out the addresses of all of our employees their names and surnames understory did not end there today a group of police officers arrived at our istanbul office as well as to the editor in chief of sputnik turkey now the police are making copies of our employees hard drives as i understand it article on the turkish province of what i served as the basis for the searches given the recent events i want to say that we will now take measures to maximize the security of our employees working in our office the staff the temptation came after sputnik published an article describing how turkey was

given a piece of syrian territory 80 years ago when it was that a french colony the russian foreign ministry and a spokesperson for the european security organization the o.s.c. were quick to condemn his actions. the attack on the employees of the turkish bureau of news agency and their detention is a gross violation of the rights of journalists this represents a significant encroachments on freedom of expression in media freedom of the country it is paramount that the authorities ensure the safety of foreign correspondents at all times including during conflicts russian media outlets have covered the pressure before in turkey in 2016 following critical comments by about amir peretz an about the turkish leadership the sputnik website was blocked by turkey's internet regulator now the secretary general of the european federation of journalists told us he suspects the new staff are being used as collateral in a bigger political realm. tooky is well known. for attacking arresting

journalists but in this case. but by the fact that there was no reason at all no objective reason i mean to detain and arrest these journalists i think it's a clear case of intimidation and maybe it's not the last one journalist union. strongly condemned these actions against journalists working for russian media in into a case or from the journalistic community i would see that we have an enormous in an enemy you know on this case it's a clear case of arrest him and intimidation we strongly condemn it i don't see any reason for that kind of escalation and i fear as well and it's going to ssion between both believe that these journalists are being for the tension between key and russia in syria and particularly in a province. that's and i think there is

a kind of instrument delays ation of the police legal actions not for journalistic reasons but for political reasons. there's been a backlash against sexual minority rights in poland where a 3rd of municipalities have declared themselves l.d.d. free zones shot to do with looks at how the move clashes with the wider use cornerstone ethos of shared european values. in its simplest terms the idea of the e.u. is one of many countries working together under one umbrella towards a common landscape yet you don't have to scratch far below the surface to find divisions what seems to be becoming more clearly etched is the divide between the west and the east in the latest round of disconnect between the values of the east and west the focus has turned to l g b t rights anti l g b

t sentiment has been on the rise in poland. now in poland nearly $100.00 miscible local governments have claimed himself to be free from l g b t ideology covering an area that some say is up to a 3rd of the country it follows a come pain by poland's ruling law and justice party which declared this type of ideology was an invasive foreign influence that undermines traditional values the european commission has been quick to react we cannot allow the distribution of algae b.t.i. free zones take us or the adoption of. resolutions and not feel responsible for the

next phase where physical attacks that take place even if they are then carried out by other people one french town was so incensed by the backward nature of anti l g b t rights after 25 years of being twinned with the polish town it's taken drastic action and suspended ties francis committed to calm things human rights violations based on sexual orientation. we cannot accept the ties that unite our 2 suiters through an oath of winning should be tainted with the position taken by. but in poland there is real concern about the promotion of l g b t ideology of the shore themselves too much these people the people have been round all the time and they didn't boast about it i did a child can grew up in a normal gay family have 2 fathers or 2 mothers have

a good to do creation travel around the world know languages and they're good and interest and very soon as you do with their children grow up in a family of a fire then a mother i know this from my own experience one recent poll found the biggest threat concerning young polish men was the l g b t movement and gender ideology and it's not just an issue in poland at a recent festival in croatia residents were filmed cheering the burning of an effigy of a gay couple. the annual review by the european of the international lesbian gay bisexual trans and into sex association also accuse several other countries of growing official hate speech by government officials countries singled out included bowl garia the czech republic hungary and slovakia in hungary for example it said that there was

a decrease in the social acceptance of homosexuality. the eurobarometer 2019 found that hungary was one of a handful of e.u. countries where the social acceptance of l.g.b. people has decreased since 2015 following bowl garia on gary ans were also the least supportive of legal gender recognition or 3rd option gender markers some have to score i this disconnect between east and west in e.u. states as being a king to still having an eye in curtin and while the e.u. is currently facing off with an internal battle over its budget in the often mouth of breaks it perhaps the real problems it faces a far more in cranes in the cultural differences of its member states show it deep in ski. in paris. all the way to meet the russian teenager whose

recognition means you cannot feel pain it's far from a blessing for our family as the goals mother explained some out some are story still to go after the break. when else should seem wrong. but. just don't call. any. yet to shape out this day become educated and in gauge but it was betrayed. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the

day or sinks. we. ask. it to have you back a set of maps showing the full extent of u.s. military bases in africa last year has appeared online this follows a deadly attack on an airfield in kenya and january in which 3 americans died and raised concerns of washington's why the mission on the continent of the documents were obtained by the investigative news website the intercept and show the

locations of $29.00 u.s. military bases the formally secret dates are also disclosed as the whereabouts of american military operations in africa this is how the pentagon describes itself proclaims light footprint in the area. we will grow more efficient to contribute to higher defense priorities and refocus resources to global power competition we cannot take pressure off major terrorist groups like isis and al qaeda today afrikan does that using a light and relatively low cost footprint by supporting africa and international partners who are leading these efforts. effectiveness of the u.s. effort the contribute to african security is being questioned last year there was a record high level of islam is that there was a currently there are roughly 2 dozen military groups operating in 14 countries despite the rise in violence washington believes its positive influence in africa tomorrow security demands leadership today we're trying to make sure that we are

efficient with our resources and we're not depleting efforts and whatever it is doing on the african continent is complimentary so the bottom line is the united states is not walking away from africa we're committed and we remain engaged militarily claims that this is a light footprint but you know it's hard for an elephant to leave a light footprint and certainly the pentagon is a giant elephant and its presence in any country instructive is a place of and if it comes at the same time that there is concern concentrated economic dislocation then the whole thing the stabilizes the entire country and that's what it's meant to do it's meant to assert u.s. military power not economic growth and development as a matter of fact economic growth is there's an effort to destroy that and to push countries back into almost

a colonial position of the past and that is really us not trying presence is an attempt to do to restore it to old colonial of nations. maser german universities under pressure from the government to drop or out half a 1000000 euros it receives in funding from china the critics claim the cash could buy favor for beijing and compromise the research conducted that is our europe correspondent peter all over with the story. when is funding for education anything but it's a good thing or when the money comes from the chinese government's apparently one of germany's premier institute's of high you learning has come under fire for accepting donations from the chinese government 1000000000 'd authorities of the free university of berlin to reconsider a half a 1000000 you wrote donation to set up a chinese teacher training program they say it could stop academics being critical

of china the university themselves though say it has no influence whatsoever so far the free university has in no way been restricted in its actions or comments regarding chinese government policy or academic freedom in china as a result of the funding from hand see no skepticism is nothing new there is an ever growing list of high profile cases where western nations that become uncomfortable of a perceived creeping chinese influence. i think every college should be aware of what these institutes are used for and and that they are in fact consistently been used as a way to quash academic freedom on campus at the behest of the foreign government and i would encourage every college american to close and there's no need for these programs.

to free university of brussels will not extend its contract with the confucius institute a continuation of the cooperation is not in line with its principles of free research. with the chinese government frequently criticized in the west should universities be accepting them money at all is there a risk with university. departments flush with beijing's books they could turn a blind eye to more complex parts of chinese history or should universities accept donations from foreign governments. sure if it's for the good of the students for in-state. 50 put that money they can also decide on the politics because they began they said to stop giving money is a very quickly and that their mind the research program or what's going on if there is no funding then there might be nothing being done so with funding even with some

challenges maybe there can be some progress there might be the possibility of. their findings have an effect on how things are taught our perspectives that aren't taught i'm all for having an international perspective creating links and seeking the best funding opportunities so that german students have the opportunity to study in china and vice versa. the vast majority of undergraduate courses offered by the free university of berlin as the name suggests are free to students however the running of the university itself isn't that begs the question should universities accept donations from foreign governments particularly those governments that western powers deem to have the ferias intentions peter all of r.t. early. other headlines police in the philippines are tackling a hostage situation at a shopping mall just outside the capital manila and sacked

a security guard is holding around 30 employees at gun point after apparently trying to rally former colleagues to take action against all managers district mayor told reporters that one person has been shot and is in hospital a shopping mall has been sealed off. israelis are voting for an unprecedented 3rd time in less than a year the parliamentary elections are another test for prime minister benjamin netanyahu as he battles corruption claims opinion poll. predicts another stalemate with his main rival the centrist benny gantz. staff at france's biggest tourist attraction the louvre have forced the world's most visited museum to close over fears of spreading the coronavirus the country's dealing with around $100.00 cases and has seemed to deaths in while in iran a member of the supremes leader's advisory council has died from the virus. to not feel physical pain might sound like

a gift for one russian teenager though it's anything but she was born with an extremely rare disorder that means she is unable to feel pain or gauge temperatures it's left the 18 year old from dagestan completely reliant on her mother. in the us lynch asylum a member when she was little and her t.'s were about to come ali to my son came up to me and said some she's bleeding of the cup that was strange to me because i couldn't figure out where it was coming home to professional as it turned out she had beaten her tongue into it was like a snake after a while her tongue split into only he was a. good. look up time i was there when the diagnostic scheme i was shocked my life completely changed from that moment pain is our protection only getting burnt breaks something

when we fall brain gets a signal that there is a problem that our body needs protection plan my girl does not receive that signal and she's defenseless. this is. a very ancient women especially the women is this is it of course it isn't is it. the it is that what. you are not giving up i want to improve her quality of life i'm not always going to be there for her and i don't want her to use as a religion or what i least war political.

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hello and welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle showdown in syria as the damascus government continues its drive to liberate the country turkey's illegal military presence has created a major international crisis and no one is between a rock and a very hard place. across talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow glenn these and he is a professor at the higher school beacon nomics as well as author of the decay of western civilization and resurgence of russia we also have dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst and editor at me internet media project and in athens we cross to alex cross of our oh he is the director and writer for the duran dot com. in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want.