when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. breaking news this hour the taliban says it's resuming offensive operations against afghan security forces that softer the country's president refuses to commit to a peace deal struck between the us and that is the group. you know the headlines this hour on r.t. international greece warns of a threat to its national security turkey allows thousands of desperate asylum seekers to mass along the country's shared border athens is accusing her of exploiting refugees in pursuit of its political goals. poland sets itself on a collision course with the european union for

a 3rd of the country declares itself to be an l.c.d. t.v. . live from moscow thanks for joining us on our to international this hour welcome to the program we do have some breaking news to begin this run down the taliban has said it's resuming an offensive operations against afghan security forces that comes after the country's president refused to commit to a peace deal struck between the u.s. and that is the 1st group now under that agreement it was to pull out of the government in kabul would release $5000.00 imprisoned members of the group ashraf ghani said the release can't be a prerequisite for talks looking at the report was the chords he is. 18 here is $1.00 trillion dollars over $150000.00 dead

gonna start in the u.s. the road to peace has been long bloody and costly but a new dorm is on the horizon and it's being hailed as a victory. the secret is that the furthest. if you ok work there's already today even. the need for seeking the course of action. with her reading comprehension is are we achieve this is for peace to be put on. the deal signed by washington and the taliban has promised to bring to a close what seemed and on the ending a war by 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 rest situations where 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. there is no commitment to release $5000.00 prisoners i have shared this with dr colleagues this is the right and the decision of the people of afghanistan they have requested it 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 a the condition on which intra afghan peace talks will start a veto the full threatens to bring this entire thing grinding to a hopes 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 which on yours is as unhelpful as dropping demands that the taleban officially recognize gone his government about a gun the government was not even them by. we're going to go. participate the only principle. not one of the government representatives propose ordinary afghans and that in itself is a very significant indication of how the situation was developed president guy who said this we have been fighting. for about 80 to 90 percent of the battles are being waged by afghan troops or basically. means that will fall upon or anybody else have to deal with the afghan government so this is maybe one of the hurdles 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 1st place and with another action 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 bus them 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 eve others to figure out the logistics tried and tested. attentions continue to mount on the border between greece and turkey where a buildup of moderates is being described by athens as a threat to its national security and turkey opened its border with the e.u.

on saturday to thousands to go the agree says the products are soldiers and is vowing to increase that a tyrant as violent clashes broke out between police and migrants. oh. i. always go to the greek kodori have been arrested and detained. and in my mind this is me go way over entering one country.

child died off the coast of les voss on monday what an inflatable doing carrying moderates when the turkish coast was capsized it's all of a has more on the unfolding crisis. at the very latest we have all this unfolding situation comes from the turkish lead a mistake the president saying that at the moment as it stands hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants of crossed the border from turkey towards greece or making their way into wards greece he says that will eventually become millions the doors are now open now you will have to take your share of the burden hundreds of thousands have crossed soon it will reach millions well here in germany the state of bavaria is paid expressing their well happiness with turkey they say that is just attempting to try and squeeze more money out of the european union and that they using this current wave of migrants and refugees as

a all of the tenets of blackmail the european union we need a quick political solution it is clear that we must not allow ourselves to be blackmailed by turkey. that's a sentiment that really been echoed in greece athens has suspended all asylum applications for the next month at least greece the greek government anyway says that turkey is using these refugees and migrants as pawns in an attempt to gain more diplomatic power turkey's decision to to allow their these refugees and migrants to move towards greece came in increase and increase in violence on their southern border with syria as fighting increases in northern syria. turkey says they just can't handle the sheer numbers of people that are currently seeking refuge in their country but turkey's actions in opening their border well that goes

against the 2060 dale that they struck with the european union in which case that turkey would accept to how those millions of refugees in exchange for financial aid now the french president emmanuel makana stepped in saying his country is willing to provide help full solidarity with greece and bulgaria france is ready to contribute to european efforts to give them rapid assistance and protect the borders we must act together to avoid a humanitarian and migration crisis. the european council president charles michel is expected to visit the region very soon alongside the greek prime minister to assess what's going on on the ground as europe tries to get together its response to turkey's decision to open its borders to refugees and migrants in a situation which is beginning to look increasingly similar to that which we saw in 2015. there's been a backlash against sexual minority rights in poland where

a 3rd of municipalities have declared themselves l d b t free zones to takes a look at how the move clashes with what he used principles 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.

if. you eat. now in poland nearly 100 minutes a poll on local governments have proclaimed 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 campaign 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 v.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 toys francis committed to combat things human rights violations based on sexual orientation we cannot accept that the ties that unite our 2 suiters through an oath of winning should be tainted we condemned 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 indication travel around the world know languages and they're good and interest and very soon as you can hear from their children grow up in a family have 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 but 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 cunt. trees 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 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 ins were also the least supportive of legal gender recognition or 3rd option gender markers some have to school why 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 loft of breaks it perhaps the real problems it faces a far more in crane's in the cultural differences of its member states. in paris. so go we meet the russian teenager whose recognition means she called feel the pain and saw from blessing for her family though it was the girl's mother explains that sort of almost always after the break.

the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. no dares thinks. we dare to ask. anyone else to show the same wrong why don't we all just don't call. me the old believe yet to shape out these days become educated and in the gay trade equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we

choose to look for common ground. good to have you back with us 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 in january in which 3 americans died and raised concerns over washington's wider mission on the continent now the documents were obtained by the investigative news website the intercept and show the locations of $29.00 u.s. military bases the formerly secret dates are also discloses the whereabouts of american military operations in africa this is how the pentagon described its self-proclaimed light footprint on the continent. fissioned 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 africa does that using a light and relatively low cost footprint by supporting african and international partners who are leading these efforts while the effectiveness of the u.s. effort to contribute to african securities being questioned last year there was a record high level of is the most activity currently there are roughly 2 dozen militant groups operating in 14 countries despite the rise in violence washington believes it's a 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 military 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 case 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 or into almost a colonial position of the past and that is really what u.s. presence is an attempt to do to restore to old colonial elations.

britain's falling out of the european arrest warrant scheme which allows suspects the rafah struck for extradition without any you members opposition m.p.'s so it'll make it easier for criminals to hide in the u.k. instead of facing justice bucko. it is completely is down in that the government's new plans will make the country safer when we have been told time and time again by senior police officers and security experts that the opposite is true it is extraordinary that the government is willing to put the security and safety of our citizens at risk all in the name of ideological obsession by pulling out of the european arrest warrant officer a week of fighting talk from boris johnson and a couple of threats the e.u. and the u.k. will finally sit around the negotiating table and kick off the trade talks by the end of them a deal will define the coexistence of the 2 neighbors kickstarting the process london has prepared a list of conditions which were finalized on thursday i don't like details about

the trade relations and the post threats that era the u.k. decided to tackle security issues claiming it will accept the european arrest warrant system. the u.k. is not seeking to participate in the european arrest warrant is part of the future relationship the european arrest warrant system allows e.u. countries to foster the extradition of suspected criminals many thousands were arrested and then extradited to their countries of origin without unnecessary procedures and warrants however the u.k.'s new decision romania member states no longer have to surrender their nationals to london but at the same time. may flee to the u.k. and hite that i would be much more difficult to extradite them back but the timing of the news isn't exactly ideal it's just been revealed by the home office that a record 7000 $300.00 foreign criminals are currently roaming u.k. streets freely and set of being deported and will be even harder to get rid of them now and there's the potential fallout for a blunder by the british authorities who fail to reveal the criminal activities of $75000.00 citizens convicted in the u.k. since released with such flaws in the u.k.

security concerns of raised at the u.k. will become the hub the europe's criminals the european arrest warrant has helped bring thousands of fugitives to justice including murderous terrorist. drug trafficking without it thousands more will walk free try to combat the issue the home office is increasing the number of police patrolling the streets and investigating crimes the questions are being raised as to whether a key decision on security is leaving the country less secure. in other headlines police in the philippines say a daylong hostage situation at a shopping center near the capital manila has come to an end a security guard has been holding around 30 people hostage at gunpoint after apparently trying to rally former colleagues to take action against the wall manager's district told reporters that one person had been shot and is in hospital all of the hostages have now been released. 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 allegations opinion polls predict another stalemate with his main rival the centrist benny gantz. star foot france's biggest tourist attraction the louvre have forced the world's most visited museums to close over fears of spreading the coronavirus the country's dealing with iran $100.00 cases with 2 confirmed deaths meanwhile in iran a member of the supreme leader's advisory council has died from the virus. now do 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.

that you remember when she was little and her tears were about to come out to my son came up to me and said mom she's bleeding and it was strange to me because i couldn't figure out where it was coming from because it turned out she had been. her tongue into it was like a snake after a while her tongue split into 3 he was a. good. look up time i was there when the diagnostic scheme i was shocked my life completely changed from that moment you reasoned pain is our protection will only get you burnt low break something when we fall as the old brain gets a signal that there is a problem that our body needs protection my girl does not receive that signal and she's defenseless i think. this is a. very ancient women especially the witness this is it of course it isn't he does

it but the it is that that part of what. you are not giving up i want to improve her closer to live i'm not always going to be there for her and i don't want her to use a room without a least war political gain. and if you i would stop crosstalk delves the printer escalating tensions on the turkish syrian border for u.k. viewers going on the ground follows the ongoing extradition case of shooting a song more back in 30 minutes with the latest.

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accelerating the transition to sustainable prize board sustainability stay number man on a more equitable and sustainable world. they claim their production is completely hama's. it's a complex number because it does not the companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away and this is something else this must be going to mean and i mean look. this is the move you mean listen we don't want anyone and i'm stunned seemed to be based on disconnect with who. joined me every focus on the alex simon chill when i was speaking to a guest of the world of politics sport business i'm show business i'll see you that .

hello and welcome to cross talk or 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 no one is between a rock and a very hard place. some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow going these and he is a professor at the higher school of economics as well as author of the decay of western civilization and resurgence of russia we also have a political analyst and editor at 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 and i always appreciate glenn let me go to you 1st here. we've spoken many times about the situation in syria in particular and it would give us real quickly the 2 opposing media narratives one coming out of the on the ground and what you'll see in western media what's the difference well there's a good question i guess from the west the main thing you get is that this is all about human rights so it's about assad's government attacking. attacking its own in these own country you know with some foreign troops present. and i guess from the other side. the more story you get from. recognizing that this is largely a regime change war and i guess this is this is quite important because by recognizing that this is largely been

a war to topple the assad government recognizes that the west also have certain culpability i mean for for many many years now this drive towards toppling assad has meant that the west has to logic stand well not to vet the militant groups there well which is supports if if anything for a long time anyone who is willing to pick up a weapon to fight the government in many there is not at all recognized as. a moderate opposition and i guess awkward situation we're in now is i was just b.b.c. website this morning and even they have now their maps on the web site recognizing it is labeled jihadi on the jihadi control so it begs the question now where are we because for because we're very upset that syria and russia is moving in to liberate italy but if we're recognizing it's controlled by jihad this under turkish protection how could you do it it's very unclear what the what the solution will be

and indeed that initial agreement between turkey and russia was russia and syria would would halt it going into response the turks would separate you know what they call the moderates from the jihadist and thereby. yes clean up the region and you would have some form out for for the flawless in a song like this and the one who didn't do that he didn't really mean good things here glenn brings up such a good point 1st of all it's never mentioned in message western media that turkey has invaded the sovereign country of syria and its military there is its presence is illegal and even. mainstream websites like like the b.b.c. designate the elements holding in the province that it's in our jihad yes but you don't get any kind of pushback you know i mean it's so bizarre that here they are in turkey a nato ally is protecting and giving aid to what are deemed as jihad disco ahead.