of course the creature on. the lower is still boils people are once again gathering in the central minsk war police are bolstering their forces to take you through the country's continuing post-election plight. meanwhile to freelancers working for artie's a video wages the are released in minsk they have been detained while covering the protests. israel on the united arab emirates strike a historic peace deal with the help of the u.s. under which israel will hold its plans to annex large parts of the west bank.

she's the 1st african-american running mate in u.s. presidential election history but cover harris's past as california's top cop isn't winning over all of the black line smarter movement. a warm welcome is 8 pm here in the russian capital and you're watching r.t. international with me nicky aaron. now tensions in the the russian capital of minsk continue to soar and its citizens have already started to gather in the city center armored vehicles are reported to have moved in as well it all comes in the wake of sunday's disputed presidential election which has plunged the country into chaos our correspondent reports from the scene. this is just the way or the way this was there to be honest it's quite difficult to describe to you what's going on in victory square in minsk on the square there are women with families announce you

can also see the women dressed in white with flowers in the hands remaining along independence avenue cars and buses which are passing by honking their horns in support of what they call the solidarity actions the solidarity is against violence and the right place and all the recent developments. there are mainly women passing cars honking i do not know lost this girl's this why are you here because i am here to stand up for fair elections in this country and this action is also against violence isn't it great i guess all these ideas are being championed here i got it thank you. and this is what's going on almost across the entire city center in some places women are arriving spontaneously and others they're moving from one spot to another one you're seeing these 2 girls were frozen hands just passed by this is how the center of minsk is looking for a canadian. because moving extremely slowly literally in 1st gear all the drivers the honking their horns and waving their arms there are lots of flowers service but

still something unimaginable is going on in the center of this is the way the people are driving the women is standing along independence avenue well if something like that. elsewhere in belarus there's a bit of a chance when the southwestern the city of brest where people formed a human chain to show their support to the protesters meanwhile back in the capital workers at the milk automobile plant and doused tolls today as they walked out on strike voicing that belongs. to. you. if. you're. a. person that spilled over into night. bring ukraine several dozen people led by the local amnesty international gathered at the bella russian embassy they voiced their outrage at the ongoing crackdown on

protesters and demanded an investigation into human rights violations around $6000.00 demonstrators have been detained in bellerose that with at least 2 people killed in the post-election unrest. meanwhile there bellaver is the office of the russian internet giant young dicks who was and to earlier by armed men said to be part of the bell of russian security forces it's also been reported the minsk office of the online taxi service which is owned locally by index was also raided with the details his of a man has arrived. well preserve a soft light yandex confirmed that the armed men who entered their offices and blocked all of the exits well they introduced themselves as the police organized crime and corruption department now after spending several hours there they left without making any arrests or a compass cations one of the young thinks employees told r.t. earlier that everyone at the minsk office has been working remotely since march and

the only people on the premises border security and the person on duty now russian diplomats and men skaar waiting for answers from the dollar russian authorities as to why this russian company was searched and what was the reason behind such action now elsewhere russian foreign ministry issued a statement regarding the situation in dello russo and the now they noted the 'd external pressure on the authorities in order to destabilize the country even further than it is now they added that attempts to find a russian trail in this are completely groundless and just like the attempts to drive a wedge in their relationship between the other 2 countries now you were talking about protests earlier workers at truck manufacture have been striking and wasting their anger at the actions of lawyers for spent against the protestors and

against. the results of the election but now they've been heard by the mayor of the town and he actually came out to speak with them and let's take a look at what happened. i know you would like to know i know it's not. like you're not sure if you disagree you got to. do you. now there's more video where the mayor said that say he will meet with all of the people again this thursday. evening and he said this time it will be without the police without loudspeakers and it will all be done the peacefully if he said those words the crowd chanted that the mayor is with the people now also we've been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass rallies in. a russian association of journalists are saying at least 64 people have been

detained now a russian journalists union is also saying that so many russian journalists have been detained as well some of them have been already deported they're back whole in russia however until this morning freelancers working for art sees iraq live video agency were still unaccounted for and how they were detained on sunday right soon as the polls open the roost and we only received a message from them at 830 saying that they were detained and we haven't heard them from from them in days now on wednesday we received word from a stranger who was also that saint on sunday but released later this time it looks like all of 4 erupted freelancers have been released and they all rejoined their loved ones now the interior minister bill or is claims that the various reporters with the proper papers should not be touched unless they get in between the

protesters and law enforcement. president lukashenko is owned by the russians have known for $26.00 yes but this is the 1st time his grip on power appears to be slipping down quarter reports. in bellerose having the title go or daddy means you've got the most populist position in the entire post soviet sphere and for the recently reelected president alexander lukashenko he's held the position for decades. the russians have to hold on to look even in the most critical situation is it from a man who can shoot a straw that you just took my racing to be 90 percent to the roof it will be with you like we all know it is not for you to decide for.

themselves i envy myself i am the last and only dictator in europe. i'm not going to hold this position for a lifetime as soon as the people refuse my services i'll take my bag under my arm and i'm going lucas shank i was on board the populist train before it was cool before politicians like steve bannon and donald trump probably even knew the meaning of the word one of his most recent populist stunts involved the dismissal of bellerose his agricultural minister after the minister's cows failed to gain lucas shank those approval. what did you bring me here so why now tell security service to put you in handcuffs if a person does not understand that this is auschwitz and you put him in charge of the holding who did not understand you was to. look at shank as a man of inspections meetings with bureaucrats and reprimands of government officials when the cameras are watching of course this puts

a smile on the faces of ordinary people who struggle daily with bureaucratic red tape it's also the main reason why they call the shank obama for many baka is also a strong man who created an enclave of the soviet union with. in europe it's been a popular stance for years but now look at those image is facing some big problems . sure local shango claims he won the election it seems like the security forces are on his side and for a while he only faced small pockets of pro western opposition but based on the brutality used by the police to control the situation arrests made of journalists and the death of a protester it seems like the entire country's view of the government is definitely turning sour.

that it's possible lucas shank goes recent anti russia statements alley and made it his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus his eastern neighbor we need to address the russians mass media to say you know ensigns if you would you'll see you need to get into the situation with dignity you know you'll see good we have no gold to discredit the country close to us arresting russian journalists didn't help the situation either. for the west he's always been europe's last dictator to even look at shankar himself said leave new people would dispute the election results whatever the case the belorussian president will need to father more support if he wants to remain at the head of the table. as well and the united arab emirates have struck

a peace deal brokered by the u.s. that would see diplomatic relations with stored between the 2 middle east nations. as a result of this diplomatic breakthrough and at the request of president trump with the support of the united arab emirates israel will suspend declaring sovereignty of the areas outlined in the prisons vision for peace and focuses efforts now on expanding ties with other countries in the arab and muslim world the historic deal is the result of lengthy negotiations between israel the united arab emirates and the us it was the israel suspend its west bank and like station plans previously outlined in trump's peace plan well this would be the 1st step to normalizing relations between the countries which also plan to open embassies bilateral agreements are expected to be signed in the coming weeks covering business tourism direct flights security and other issues. well the move runs contrary to prime minister netanyahu his previous determination to annex the west bank territories

under the u.s. the israeli peace plan for the region the annexation was supposed to begin last month well let's get reaction to this now and speak to a former adviser to the israeli president's office jason polan welcomes welcome to the program it's good to have you with us so this deal it seems like a big change of rhetoric for netanyahu he seemed determined to start the annexation does that mean he gave up. no i mean you used the word historic and it is historic this is the culmination of long relations that have grown steadily and very positively between israel and the united arab emirates for this and you know who this is going to be a priority now and he is already facing some reaction here on the israeli rights to return the israeli sovereignty over the jewish communities in judaism area so i imagine it's not so much a change in rhetoric but it's perhaps just a side step that's not an issue that can go away and that should remain on the table that representatives of the palestinian groups hamas and fatah have already

rejected the peace deal what do you make of that. surprising and again it's another opportunity for the palestinians to miss an opportunity what we see here is a chance for israel on arab neighbors across the region to build economic prosperity peace and positivity for the whole region and the palestinians again to choosing to put themselves outside of that their choosing rather than to say yes and we can work forward for a better future for choosing to reject that and it's just not a surprise it's very sad i think for the palestinian people the message here is clear israel will continue to build a better future for the region and the palestinians need to understand the history will not wait for them so do you expect israel to stick to all parts of the deal. well this deal is normalization of. or relation so normalization of relations means we're going to have an ongoing dialogue and better relations between those

countries again this isn't a new relationship this is a dating there's been going on for a while and now we're taking everyone home to meet the parents this is this is just the next stage i would have thought that that relationship will can you know include some disagreements along the way but the normalization allows us to have those disagreements in a cordial and diplomatic manner how do you think this deal will influence the situation in the region. well that is very much the wider picture we should be looking at you talked about direct flights if israel were going to fly directly to the united arab emirates and vice versa we're going to have to fly over saudi arabia so that of course involves saudi arabian. issues being resolved and relations improving there maybe you will see other nations in the gulf normalize relationships as well with israel and of course ultimately underlying all of this is the issue of iran and its continued aggression in the region iran must be looking at this deal now and saying we we have

a lot more resistance than perhaps we have thought in most on neighbors jason harmon former advisor to the israeli president's office thank you for your time. now notions of teams working to contain a major oil spill off the coast of militias say the situation is finally under control helicopters have been airlifting oil from the stranded cargo ship which ran aground on a coral reef at the end of last month it had been carrying almost $4000.00 tons of oil almost all of the fuel on board though has been removed and there had been fears the vessel would break apart in teams constructed barriers to trying to contain the spillage the oil that did leak posed a serious risk to the environmentally sensitive area leading to authorities to declare a state of emergency. well joe biden is hoping his choice of camel hire associates running mate will give his

campaign what it needs to unseat donald trump from the white house but it seems not everyone shares that enthusiasm particularly considering harris's past his kaleb will be with more. from rival to running mate joe biden is hoping that kamel harris will be a powerful weapon in his arsenal as he selected her as vice president as he prepares to go to battle with donald trump for the white house i decided that comma harris is the best person to help me take this fight to donald trump and mike pence and then lead this nation starting in january 2021 i need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation and that safeway going to get through these crises we need to come together a new night for a better america come and i gets that but unity it seems is not the word on every democrat's lips.

let's not forget that for the past few months the united states has been gripped by a wave of protests against police brutality sparked by the killing of george floyd . harbored.

so joe biden has selected convalesce harris as his vice presidential running mate and with her joy. macon and indian roots she is the 1st woman of color to be selected by a major u.s. political party as a vice presidential candidate this may sound like a smart move generating enthusiasm among the democrats base among african-americans however the holes are suggesting otherwise we protest build more schools less jails put the money into education our prisons. there's a fundamental problem with that approach i agree with that conceptually but you have not addressed the reason i have 3 padlocks on my front door kamel harris has got a resume full of working with the police locking people up and being unnecessarily gleeful about doing so she even took the move of jailing parents of children who were truant from school as california's attorney general camila harris fought

against moves to release nonviolent offenders even after the court ordered her to do so as san francisco's district attorney she secured the conviction of over 1900 people 1st smoking marijuana these folks got a life long criminal records and often jail time i went over she then joked about the fact that she's a pot smoker herself have you all smoked i have ok again i had to and i inhaled my name and i didn't handle. it it was a long time ago. at a time when police are not necessarily the most loved among rank and file democrats a certain catch phrases spreading across social media.

kamel harris has done a lot in recent months to try and clean up her image she's gone to police brutality protests to shake hands and take photos she's a published an autobiography that presents herself and her career as a prosecutor as if she was fighting against racism on behalf of the downtrodden but some people just aren't buying it i watch a poll numbers go bomb bomb bomb down to almost nothing donald trump has indicated that he is not too worried about camila harris as. she is not holing very well around the country however many are jubilant about the fact that a woman of color is finally joined a major presidential ticket in the united states but many of the people expected to vote for tom lehrer's in november have got pretty big questions. are to new york. the u.s.

federal health agency has warned the approaching winter could be the worst on record for the country's health and if americans don't start following measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus the department of natural resources in wisconsin has already suggested it starts where mosques more often even during video calls. also where your mask even if you are home to participate in a virtual meeting that involves being seen such as on zoom or another video conferencing platform by nandini our staff so that the safety example which shows you as a d.n.r. public service employee care about the safety and health of others this is just an follows a mask or to announce by wisconsin's governor from the start of this month all citizens have been advised to wear masks indoors anyone breaking the rule risks a fine of up to 200 dollars they only exclusions i went outside alone indoors or in your own home when as this got this further now we're joined live by john go on to

talk radio host and also in social activist welcome to both to the program 1st to john please that this proposal by wisconsin's department of natural resources to wear masks even during a live conference is a good idea john. had to check the date to make sure it was an april the 1st and this was an april fool's joke it's absolutely bonkers it's condescending and patronizing to people who might be watching the call or the press conference people understand like me now i'm in my study that i'm here on my own or with my wife and i don't need to have a mask on this is just pathetic this is snowflake political correctness crazy i just couldn't believe the story when i heard about it today just absolutely daft i would say your life i think you've got your right mask on endorse that but isn't the point all video calls to avoid meeting in person so i was already safe as. well

i think that we're in masks while teleconferencing models offline behavior because whether we like it or not humans are social animals and we take she was of what we can and can't do from others so wearing a mask while on a virtual meeting shows everyone from adults to children that masks are normal and this situation is just like every other cultural behavior that we want others to follow for instance if you if you wash your hands for example it's not only or not always because you have a really dirty hands it's also because it's the culturally appropriate thing to do and so mask no matter we're going on these teleconferencing calls is just another cultural behavior that we need to follow. don't make sense to set a good example doesn't air. it's just pathetic he's treating the american public as if they're morons or just dead children no no even children that would be insulting

to children look people have got the message or certainly got it in the united kingdom i think they're getting it in america as well you don't need to watch it stop where i'm a stop patronize you're still being condescending grow up take that mask off take that little off you look well ridiculous you're there on your own you're speaking to me and there's no way we can catch it from each other you are just dust you looked after your acting daft and your patronize a good condescending with your appropriateness and telling people that you know it's behavior learned behavior people understand that when they go into a shop they put a mask on when they're with other people they put the mouse can you wearing them arsenault you just might out a ridiculous statement and everybody now won't be taking your point of view seriously because they're looking at the mask and they're saying well as you well know boss it's just absolutely daft. isn't

there a danger this could be bad thought i could put people off where in mosques when i was like 20 necessary. i don't think so i mean i think that when you wear a mask you are showing that it's important wherever you are to wear a mask think of coca-cola coca-cola is a huge company but they don't always advertise just exclusively in restaurants they also do other random public events like rodeos and music festivals these things are important not because it's important to sell more so it up but because of awareness and the more awareness that we have of wearing masks i think the better. you don't have to wear a mask in your own home with your family nobody's saying you have to do that your the war is going to confuse people people will look at this and say was he got a mask on is clearly on his own it's like people who are driving that car nobody

else in the car they've got a mask on stupid sick where i'm pretty and sends out the wrong message my friends don't even know if could take hold of see everyone i don't think they meant roles i mean next time you do want to base our our team i ask you to wear a mask which you do at an archer archie to put that mask where the sun don't shine you do not have to wear a mask this kind of paranoia this mine is promoting does nobody any service you don't have to wear a mask in your own home you don't have to wear it with your own friends you don't need to are in a car if there's nobody else in the car this man is just this you just absolute nonsense i can hardly believe on talking about it and ask for r.t. if you want me to wear a mask in a studio setting of course old wearing luck aware when i go to the shops but i wouldn't wear one to do a down line interview over skype like this no sorry absolutely no way because i want to show people that these roles that would really get people to follow them

are sensible and proportionate what this man is suggesting is known as one of those things is not a sensible or proportional and i bet you everybody is laughing at you at the moment like this is daft stop it now and just concentrate on getting those key messages out wash your hands social distancing and put the mask on when you're in a confined public space people are all over america but here in the u.k. we've got that message we don't need it should be confused by p.c. zealots like you take the mask off now you really do look very very silly you see but we're. and different positions aren't we because england doesn't have the massive amount of coronavirus cases that the united states does so it's something you might be wondering where you are that's not working for us we need people of all. the problem you've had in the united states is that donald trump didn't take

it seriously at 1st and that you in the middle of the election season and you have governors going against him that's what's happened and it's taken off in america of course america is a much bigger country and i'm not in england i mean the united kingdom it's a much bigger country and you've got a lot of cases at the moment you wearing a mask in the isolation in your own home is not going to change the amount of people who might die or get seriously ill from covert 19 what you're doing is confusing the message you during the exact opposite of what you think you'll doing and i just think you should grow up now stop acting daft take that mask off let's see your face i think you are good looking bloke and other. pretty good. old men well it's not necessarily a compliment because i can't see you the whole secret of of doing communication is we need to use our say some of our hands that's true part of it what you're doing by putting that muscular you no one's going to take you seriously because they

can't see you they can barely see your are these each other a ridiculous might get the earth. and they fired and let's talk about the environment i mean not all masks are very eco friendly like the one e.p.a. your wearing i do think the department of natural resources couldn't get encourage home to nature. i think i think that if there is a harm to nature i think it's a good ok caustic pay 9 i think that not all masks are eco friendly but if we can wear masks so that we can get through this pandemic and continue working unobstructed on the problems that are plaguing society right now like climate change i think it's a good cost to pay because we can have unsustainable masks but if that allows us to create solutions that help millions or even billions with.