the government demonstrations are still being held in the better russian capital after last weekend's contested presidential election which saw a long time president alexander lukashenko secure a 6th term in office. this person has been in power for 26 years he's clung to eat with you steve and doesn't want to let it go. to rallies have also taken to the streets today in support of the beleaguered president. i support alexander lukashenko i wasn't forced to come here this is my personal choice. and in the stories that shaped the week here in our city russia begins mass production of its new vaccine claiming it is a world 1st of many scientists around the globe to express alarm earing huge

corners being cut. hello they're just gone 7 o'clock in the evening here in moscow you're watching the weekly on r.t. international now we car to the hugely contested presidential election bellary still seeing massive demonstrations throughout the country both pro and anti-government rallies have taken to the streets today in some cases gathering just meters apart opposition protestors are holding a march for freedom through the capital minsk they are demanding that the long time president alexander lukashenko resigns citing concerns he is clinging to power by force and ignoring the voice of his people similar marches are being held throughout the country. this person has been in power for 26 years he's clung to it with his teeth and doesn't want to let go they see him when we are

against violence we're defending our vote we're doing the best for the future of our contrary i want my children not to live in a country which has violence where there is no voice and no freedom of speech i think and i can't agree with what's happening in the country one person is trying to hold on to power by force i'm trying to show everyone that i'm against it and that's why i'm here. with the same time demonstrators in support of the president of taking to the streets of minsk to to voice their opinions several 1000 people from all over the country gathered on independence square in the capital to show their support for the president the pro-government demonstrators voiced fears about the security of the country saying it is all too familiar to what happened in ukraine back in 2014 and fish and game self also made an appearance at the demonstrations thanking the people for their support. for former foreign minister was.

going to. get a little yes but i support alexander lukashenko i wasn't forced to come here this is my personal choice but i've heard so many threats but they won't break me i bought the still shirt with my own money no one paid me. i support discipline what's happening now reminds me of ukraine in 2014 everything started exactly the same way the young people with flowers now just die understand what was happening here in 1900 s. perhaps they want to return to 117 when people toppled the russian empire in a similar way and civil war but we want peace. and a protest is also being held outside the better russian embassy here in moscow it's been going on every day this week but on the course there are reports from the russian capital. this is the 8th day where we're covering the protests here outside

the embassy a bill or is let me just to give you a hint self what is going on this is a live picture you can see people lining up with a white ribbon with flowers with red and white flags once again this has been happening here for days straits on saturday with seoul the largest turnout here as a line of protesters extended beyond that long over the last few days with talk to people from all walks of life but this particular protests are caught my attention issues it's a big chance there's nobody still waiting for something to happen the end shoes and there is nobody looks haitian there is no sense there's a risk peace had to ship it feels like there's a trick but you did not know when it was in play out today's my wedding anniversary i wanted to you know id see events because you know personal life it's sending points to $0.03 for motorists this is the moment he's you ok sweetie she's in the

you're so so suddenly for me the 19 the students he was supposed to life peaceful demonstrations continue in minsk as well where earlier least 65000 people came out in support of alexander lukashenko now those numbers are according to the interior ministry hours later and and see look at shango rally began building up with our correspondent in minsk reporting that there are over 100000 people the most recent reports indicate that the city's independence square is filled to near capacity similar scenes have been recorded in other places in belarus as well as pro and anti look at shanker rallies unfolded to meanwhile nato is calling on minsk silat all the peaceful protests to continue and said that they're going to as ation is following the events in belarus very closely the statements came when right out. sir look at shank award to his supporters that's

a nato forces building up they are army near the below russian border lithuania's foreign minister was quick to denounce this say that statement saying that it is indeed a lie however president bashar assad exotica shankar still announced military drills near the country's western borders. of the roman cost roughly let's bring in mark aghasi she's an international affairs commentator good evening. we saw a defined it today in minsk in front of his supporters do you think he could survive this crisis. i think he could survive this crisis indeed it depends really what he does and what the other side does i personally suggested they do an election recount which nobody seems to be calling for possibly because the opposition would find out what it probably already knows that didn't actually win

the elections and possibly because you could shake of a smart part might have to see that he's 80 percent was somewhat less so maybe it doesn't sue i decide to actually genuinely recount those 'd elections but that would really tell us who should be in power and that could answer the question of whether it should be luke look at schenker who survives in power or not when you look at all the tribes that have come out against. i mean that they would say look just look at the numbers of commodities clear he didn't win the election i mean what what's the answer to that argument. i find that the same kind of arguing that was used in ukraine during the may down where you had perhaps tens of thousands in the main square ukraine and you had millions who voted in the opposite direction by the 10s of thousands were more physically visible and this seems to be attempts to create the same kind of scenario here with this so-called march for freedom i mean for me the regime change machine has been switched on big time bomb is the press

tonight it's a question of how much fuel it can manage to generate inside belarus itself whether the mass of the population who stand to lose from a new world order or boxed products has ations a new world only gox appearing on the scene will actually trump over perhaps gold where the ball kids a bit loose who feel it's overdue and probably rightly so to have a change are quite happy to do it with get a stray sions rather than with an election result to present me that market high g. see this playing out because he's got the opposition saying that we want new elections and the president saying no that's not going to happen whether things go next. well as i say i don't see why there should be a recount of the elections with proper observation of that recount because i think we need to know what really happened ice not history yet only happened a week ago let's let's recount them that's the basis of a compromise and at the end of the day it will validate one side's positionally others both to some extent i expect it will show that looks good did actually win

a majority because there doesn't seem to be an effective opposition until now in terms of cohering name against him but that i think would be the way to go the moment we've got a change of tactics on the part of the opposition and we've seen the hoodlums in the city square be replaced by the women right but all that shows to me is a little isolation which is quite strong and that indicates pre-planning and indicates to me that we do see as i say a bit of a classic regime change operation going on despite claims to the contrary other on the suspect can say certainly just recently also they say from their opinion it looks very sort of organic because when you listen to the policies of the opposition the very the not against russia we're told in fact some of them very pro is how you want to continue good relations and that how does that sit with the argument that this could be interference from the west. well i think that it's realistic that the people feel hugely connected to the people of all their old

brother russia as it well and that's hardly surprising it would not be an electoral vote were not to do what the ukrainians did in the western ukraine in 2014 and and stroll so also look boys pellets at russia because they let down his polarize your population creates internal war and perhaps at this point nobody in belarus overwhelms that sorry not from the people within bellerose and as i say it's not a vote when it's a state that you hate the russians when you are you sensually pretty much russia yourselves so i'm not surprised that they're saying that they want a good relations with russia also because at the end of the day as ukraine found out to its cost russia is an energy supplier it was important and does not also followed the kind of the bankruptcy position that ukraine experienced when its full ties with russia and those ended up being cut off energy tries as well so the belorussians are realistic in that extent and they're also only for themselves yes of course they want good relations with russia because that's what they've always

had. good to tell you as always you know i have time that is not a gas h. internationally as commentator thank you. thank you. all those things to appear camera in minsk today the beginning of the week was marred by an awful lot of unrest which did leave a demonstrator dead video has now emerged reportedly showing the moment the tragedy and word of warning might find the following for teacher disturbing you can see a group of riot police here who are just a few meters away from the alleged victim shortly after comes the apparent moment the protester was killed the races interior ministry had previously claimed that the victim had tried to throw an explosive device at officers but it went off in his hand let's take a look now then at how events unfolded during the week i just take in people that are doing i think it. 'd was like yes i've swallowed us

a few years ago i've come out but i want to leave in a free and peaceful calm if i was. told in march this mass that is going on can you take this time to trial i. am i am. it was it was it. i was. ready with. belarus authorities have also been criticized for failing to protect journalists 64 were detained during this week among them reporters working for iraqis video agency play he spent days behind bars excuse me. nearly

7000 protesters were detained across the country this week the government began releasing them on thursday night promising everyone would be free by friday although it isn't. they whether that has actually occurred just remember those who know. what doctors are you you're not doctors i don't know what you are werewolves that's the sort of thing they shout it and a lot of swear words that i don't want to repeat they were also saying this when you were 1st held in the street everyone driving by was shocked person white ropes on their knees with a machine gun to the head of a well alexander lukashenko has been the home of battery since 1904 but this year's election has been his most challenging one quarter the shift in support. 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.

who shot a russian some to hold on to look even in the most critical situation as a drowning man who catches the straw that you just took my racing to be 90 percent tomorrow will be with you like we all know it is no not for you to decide for. themselves i envy myself as i am the last and only dictator in europe. i'm not going to hold this position for a lifetime this soon as the people refuse my services i'll take my bag under my arm and i'm going. 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. why did you bring me here so why now to no 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 were 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 kobach up 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 look at shank go 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 its possible location calls recent anti russia statements alley unaided his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus is eastern neighbor we need to address the russian media reduce them not to say no incidents if you will see you need to get into the situation with dignity no gilsey good we have no goal to discredit the country clues to us arresting russian journalists

didn't help the situation either. for the west he's always been europe's last dictator even look at shankar himself said he knew 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 with a number of countries have condemned what they called a rigged election and the heavy handed response of the police has the latest reaction from europe and also the united states. i was glad to see the release of some protesters but that certainly is not and the common objective is to support the belarussian people to achieve their sovereignty their own freedom the european union will put forward to the better russian authorities a proposal for e.u. support in establishing and facilitating a dialogue between the political authorities opposition and broader society in view

of resolving the current crisis ministers also agreed on the need to sanction those responsible for violence repression and the force of occasion of election results sanctions are the end of politics the key question now is what kind of policy the e.u. has towards belarus for us the european union is one of our top priorities president lukashenko discussed the situation playing out in his country in a court of law to meet those in they agreed it should not be exploited by outside forces some analysts we spoke to ordering parallel stings what happened in ukraine back in 2014 mothers do say that dialogue will be the case. there are very strong similarities between what we played out in front right now in front of us and what happened in ukraine is we had a very similar scenario not a color so i tend to bring a successful color revolutions make yugoslavia the united states aligned in the mind of many western countries with whatever happens in the result but also between

it will be illegitimate we had the same rhetoric coming out of the western capitals as we're getting yet that the government that was told it couldn't really respond to any protests against even if they turn violent and that's what we're seeing so it's kind of movie that we've seen many times before and it doesn't end well that maybe that the previous thought it didn't end well for the people of your great probably the better comparison is with ukraine in 2004 of the time of the so-called orange revolution by the russian society whatever it spews on who should be president. is anxious to avoid not only the kind of violence or people you saw in ukraine in february 2014 but all the problems in ukraine has had ever since and i think for those of us who want to see a peaceful and if you like a legitimate democratic outcome for both of us it's very important that the losing side in any political crisis has options of coming back through the ballot box once you fall clothes that new then do risk civil war civil conflict which is after all what has been set up parts of ukraine ever since because it is escalating that

means that both sides are short sided of the hair or lack of strategic vision of the situation overthrowing the governmental side it would be wise to ask the opposition to least of the interests so why they are so keen to get to read the president lucas and the opposition should also try to find a way to be integrated into into into a legal political process drive to suggest something that is acceptable to the government still ahead see this hour russia this we did announce it had a prayer. the world's 1st vaccine job is already in production however scientists around the globe have rung the alarm over the speed of its development we'll have more on the story just after the.

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in the depths. or a maybe in the shallows. but over again this week claimed the world's 1st saying it has a vaccine ready for mass production name sputnik 5 confirmed that work was now underway to produce it however huge concerns have been expressed around the world over the speed of its development amid fears that russia has cut corners in the race against the corona virus no mass testing has yet been carried out and no details published about the vaccines effectiveness. i hope that the russians have actually definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective i seriously doubt that they've done that it is not about being 1st it is about having a tried tested and see vaccine which will be given that's the important part to

hundreds of millions maybe even billions of people the problem is that we know very little because the russian authorities are not being very transparent and so i am very skeptical about what's happening in russia. our foreign colleagues who probably want to kind of competitive advantage over the russian vaccine or offering judgments that are to our minds completely groundless in fact many countries have taken accelerated decisions in their vaccine studies but the russian vaccine has already seen distinct clinical trials and evidence. the vaccine was developed at moscow's gamma layer institute a medical workers teaches in those considered to be in other high risk groups will be among the 1st to receive it or released to the general public is set for the new year the developers do say that around 2000 people are also get the new jab shortly as the trials continue in the meantime more than 1000000000 days of the russian

bank scene have already been requested from different countries around the globe porters mostly coming from asia and also the middle east they were to meet the head of the russian sovereign wealth fund investing in the country's research outlined more details about the need. welcome the russians people as a wall to vary by their tools a virus a very tired of the restrictions of very tired tones they refused to come on. those are fags one of the contras is approved in which we believe this very state very active raid was it if a month of all the people now have a better hope to resume a normal life as a vaccination. well i am confident enough to inject a legacy of myself my wife my of and your 4 year old parents and i think it's very

important that we understand the science behind civics so russia great historic knowledge of books you can get my interest you it has developed very successful in all of our seeing and mercy and then basically current virus just proved to be very similar the merce so we've had great science and will likely that there is a good has been done really applied where 8 blows a lead goes a fight or no hires you tend to chill for russian because. everything will be almost i've seen to date i know as a 100 percent always a line cheers elop or a strong immune response or significant side effects of 100 percent production of animals forests you are just a level of immunity. it will produce stronger immune response going forward we believe because only ones who counsels through different than the virus vectors of miller was

a big scene and that means that our vixen response will last longer hopefully it will be in more than a year while scientists believe that years but of course physicist fact. will be needed to really understand the duration of the vaccination. ever since people are starting to recede from asian about a we're seeing more and more interest but frank a lot of western media outlets a lot access to all information so i think now we have break ins through this information bear is it exists and the more people understand what we can do they go because there's a will cycle or an imbalance of x. more countries become interested even today which at the age of bondsmen by israel serbia elude us still. interest who. was the russian but she don't work with us on. more than 10000 files that been recorded in the brazilian amas and since the beginning of august christie say that the pfizer part

of deliberate the forestation but despite being illegal the president is accused of turning a blind eye. to the for the 1st defined happen don't know is the 10th and 11th last year where social media grid coordinates and farmers to burn both pasture and forest areas to demonstrate their approval of the and the environmental policies that government has been implementing in recent.

might and back them with the answers about how and has the power to happen even generate other biomes in other actor systems however what's being done by the sky cannot be estimated at this time has a huge impact especially during the time that we're getting 3 and a very severe says in with very strong winds. yes it must have crossed so what man specific needs causing small fost some into launching ones that cross launched and be inside and many had tests have burned so it's a criminal fire. and that brings us the end of the weekly here in aussie international we're back with more stories at the top of the. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy going

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