people in. support of. others telling him to go. see. the results. and will impose sanctions on top officials. warning against. the crisis. also urged against. the leader.

with. the challenges facing the groups from the group. the president. this is our team international. we started. in the wake of august election both supporters of president lukashenko and those opposing his leadership are flooding the streets these are 2. scenes. from day 11

of the unrest on the right you can see people thousands of them gathering in central med school waving the historic red and white flag which has become a symbol of the anti location go movement and on the left of a crowd of the president's backers carrying the official red and green and national flag their main message is that the country cannot afford chaos. i started writing the progress we have stability there's no war thank god we have bread to eat we have jobs even if we are not rich we would like to be but we just need to work more . with them and leave peacefully and calmly in our mutual it's very clean what's not to like about. that when used in quite a not like that for an interview in the affairs of our republic we can manage it ourselves that we stand for below its. base correspondent went to a pro rally and filed back this report. but just some people are protesting while

others are protesting against the protests i happened to meet my university friends here i asked them did anyone make you come out here they said no we are the organizers and i asked the same question to other people at the rally they said they wanted to be heard because those red and white flags are being shown everywhere and there is so much anger at the rallies in support of or happening very spontaneously to get approval from local officials literally the day before gatherings like this are not so much for a look at but in support of stability in belarus and maintaining good relations with russia. in the belorussian capital on wednesday some activists had a strong pro e.u. message. people there. was.

on wednesday evening the european union held an emergency video conference on the crisis our correspondent. and peter oliver have more. you counsel president michel wrapped up the event by saying that the e.u. member states had agreed not to recognize the results of the 9th of august election this election nerd the move for him did not meet international standards we don't we could not reach the results presented by the belarus to reteach e.u. commission president as lafond ally and confirmed that sanctions would be put in place on those deemed to have been behind the violent crackdown on protesters in belarus she also raised a few eyebrows by saying that there would be cash made available to the people of bella ruth day we gave them 3 clear messages.

firstly we stand by the people of belarus who won fundamental freedoms and democracy. secondly we will sanction all those responsible for violence repression and false if occasion of the results of the election and thirdly we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power in belarus the european commission will mobilize now an additional 53000000 euros to support the belorussian people in these challenging times all in all though it seems it was a stronger response from the european union than we were probably expecting heading into this emergency summit there is plenty being said by e.u. member states during this summit before it all got underway there was a statement put out by the visit guard for that's made up of the group that's made

of poland hungary czech republic and slovakia they were calling for fresh elections to be held in belarus after the summit finished the polish prime minister chipped in again saying it. a you may help the roofs become a majestic clee independent from russia well germany holds the rotating presidency of the european union right now and as soon as the summit it wrapped up chancellor angela merkel was in front of the cameras and talking to the press she said that it's important that outside influence is kept away from belarus belarus should on its own choose plain dependant path of the country will follow there should be no outside interference in the situation there be interesting to see how that flies with the statement from a sort of on the line what we were expecting coming out of this summit was support for the opposition and called for mation on sign sions what we ultimately got was

a refusal to recognize the election result from earlier at august and cash for the opposition coming from the european union it now looks like moscow is has become a direct mediator between the european union and bellerose xander a look at shank oh he initiated gets another telephone conversation with his a russian counterparts to me or buton president of belarus asked boots into sent a message to german chancellor angela merkel not to interfere in the domestic affairs in a bill or he added that he doesn't see any point in talking to the european leaders by himself earlier russian foreign minister sergey lavrov while he said that he warned against external interference in belarus his internal affairs the swedish. we are deeply concerned about what's going on right now in better roofs we are concerned by the attempt to exploit the internal challenges facing bella ruse to

interfere in them from a brutal and it is not just meddling it is aimed at imposing rules that outside actors consider beneficial to everything we're hearing now from the european captions specifically from the baltic countries. and in the european parliament has nothing to do with alexander lukashenko human rights or democracy only with geopolitics moscow is calling on all parties involved to have to provide for a genuine dialogue and is used they also said that according to the kremlin's words of the kremlin belorussian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference and provocation from abroad are certainly counterproductive now alexander lukashenko he's also earlier accused the west all for financing the opposition one of those western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot strike all of

the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue i had another meeting with his that country's security council and instructed it to strengthen the country's borders as soon as possible in order to prevent the weapons and minute since from answering russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movements of nato troops in poland and lithuania we asked a political analyst bernard rescue and a journalist neil clark for their views on the use of support for the belorussian opposition line taken by the same code is being these people are basically stooges of the west and the us should have only a statement actually backs that up she's talking about you know $3000000.00 euro's to the opposition so look at simply saying i'd be quite used if i believe that it the opposition takes about it's the end of belarus as an independent country will

become a e.u. nato satellite up the state. and so therefore the opposition is going to crack very carefully here with this e.u. endorsement because it's ecstatically what the question is claiming that they are the puppets of western powers and if they are to maintain public support they've got to make clear to people that they are not i think it's a double edged sword for the opposition isn't. it looks like there is a strong pressure within the e.u. especially you. bro american allies of the united states like poland and the tech states to push you to take much more radical stands. against the need of the belarusian government and doing so to mexico and we know dutch germany and france are not sure. of the warsaw and. news governments so i think. it's very important.

to take into account the 5 don't. look at simple i don't. recall the guys decided that day will they would have a discussion with girl in and. diaries not wars all and the news and in this case it means a done day don't accept little to recognize any role to washington to the united states meanwhile u.s. presidential hopeful joe biden has expressed his backing for the belorussian opposition he tweeted that washington should support sideline a to come as call for quote fair elections artie's daniel hawkins looks into why belarus is causing such a global stir. just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that will change the thousands paul out of the streets in protest over the disputed presidential election is the country's geography which between its big east the

neighbor and europe sees the interests of international players intertwine and clash. officially the e.u. is dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. as persona non-grata and already begun drawing up new sanctions lists citing human rights violations in the wake of police violence because it is. withheld e.u. why discussions on sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations how these sanctions will be organized and whether they will be further restrictive measures depends on the further actions of the by the russian authorities. condemnation was perhaps predictable but there is no shared view of what comes next the baltic states and poland have been the loudest critics of location while hungary has stopped short of outright that l.c.a. sion others still have sought a balancing act the e.u. can't turn a blind eye neither can it risk having it be stabilized neighbor state on their

doorstep and confrontations with moscow a longtime ally of minsk are getting tiresome. so it's no surprise putin has been busy on the phone holding talks with merkel macron and the european council chief we all see russia as an actor that can help influence or regulate the situation a better roofs is russia's closest historical alloy a vital economic and military partner and a buffer zone against nato over recent years have seen their relationship strained to say the least nevertheless moscow would surely rather put up with look at those overtures that the west and risk chaos on its borders the russian side emphasized that any attempt at external interference in the internal affair. years of belarus which could lead to a further escalation of the crisis would be an acceptable. for many years but it doesn't exactly been a top priority for the united states in 2006 they slap sanctions on minsk for you

guessed it undemocratic elections and in 2008 the country's expelled each other's ambassadors but earlier this year things began to change for the 1st time since 1904 minutes got a visit from the u.s. secretary of state. generously offered to meet all of his energy needs and extended a helping hand united states wanted to help the reuss build its own sovereign country this leaves washington with a dilemma should they carry on befriending look who may be interested or put their bets on the opposition and it's the uncertainty in minsk one thing is clear washington has its own interest in belarus the possibility of another u.s. friendly state on russia's border could be a game changer and as protests grow in a country suddenly thrown into the international limelight and with multiple interests at stake all actors involved hold their breath as they play out their

next move more news after a short break this is r.t. international.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to the world of sport i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back this is our to international to the u.s. where the democratic party has officially nominated joe biden for president in a virtual vote during the day 2 of their virtual convention but despite efforts to attract younger voters with a star studded lineup for some event is proving to be something of a bore. without

a doubt it will be the most boring repetitive told meanspirited convention in history at 3. the d.n.c. so far feels like one long you tube usually skip. this convention so far makes me think the democrats are the party ready to lead america into the. it's called the crowd i'm dying which is even seen now as it is good but.

it's 2 2. both democrats and republicans are busy making a raft of campaign promises ahead of the november election including about american military intervention joe biden says he wants to see a quote and to forever wars but critics say his track record on peace isn't exactly spotless here's art he's done quarter. donald trump's surprising 2016 election victory had a lot to do with one golden promise and america's endless wars i am proposing a new foreign policy focused on advancing america's korda show interest to avoid endless wars that were caught up in the current strategy of toppling regimes with no plan for what to do the day after only produces power vacuums that are filled

simply by terrorists we now know he didn't deliver on his promise but many americans still long for that away says of peace and in 2020 the opposition understands this all too well democrats know it's time to bring nearly 2 decades of unceasing conflict to an end and left wing right wing it doesn't even matter polls are showing that 3 out of 4 americans want troops withdrawn from afghanistan and half of them want to see cuts to the military budget when it comes to u.s. foreign policy the vast majority of americans are fed up with never ending war and yet the democrats are supporting joe biden as their candidate a man with a track record of supporting conflicts. let's start from 2002 when joe biden jumped right on the weapons of mass destruction bandwagon and supported the u.s. invasion of iraq we clearly be more secure without saddam hussein in position of weapons of mass destruction almost 5000 american soldiers dead thousands more iraqi

civilians killed a catalyst for the rise of the islamic state i wouldn't say any of that fits into most people's definition of peace and security you might find that. we're. not happy. there are no you know. as barack obama's v.p. biden cheered on america's longest war in afghanistan he called it a success and promised to bring the troops home that strategy is succeeding and as a consequence the president is making good on his commitment to bring our young men and women home right on schedule well here we are 2020 and so little has changed it just goes to show us operations in afghanistan are more about dysfunction than success what are we trying to do here we didn't have the foggiest notion of what we were undertaking if the american people knew the magnitude of these dysfunction syria libya pakistan yemen the list of countries that were bombed while joe biden

was vice president is very long so are we supposed to believe that he's going to put an end to years of endless war you decide well biden was there he was in the room where it happened as you say he was there for 8 years of obama so he can't divorce and so through obama's warmongering policy pretty rich for the democrats to pretend now that they're the peace part of the because we had 8 years of president obama starting more wars i think than any president in decades before hand before him more drone strikes more followings more killings under president obama hope it was all for everyone's own good when in fact just last month when president trump announced he wants to remove 12000 troops from or you want to remove troops from afghanistan the democratic party that controls the house actually teamed up with liz cheney daughter of dick cheney to try to block and they actually passed

legislation to try to prevent the end of the longest war in u.s. history so for them to now say we want to end endless wars it really is a farce who knows that the voters will buy us that's nonsense. the united nations has condemned an army mutiny in mali and urged soldiers to immediately release detained government officials the un security council held an emergency meeting a day after soldiers in the west african nation overthrew the president and announced plans for a new election. this is really a civil society and political movements are invited to join us to create the best conditions for a transition towards credible general elections to exercise democracy and part a road map for the foundations of the new mali. this is video reportedly shows through to 7 the country's president from his residence as he was detained on

tuesday and a few hours later president appeared on state television announcing his resignation . in d.c. i would like to inform you of my decision to resign from my position with immediate effect and with all the legal consequences this entails the dissolution of the national assembly and of the government is he going to tuesday's uprising began with a shoot out at the car to a military camp close to the capital a group of soldiers detained their senior officers before marching on bomber storming the president's residence the uprising has been condemned by neighboring african countries who have closed their borders with mali it follows several months of protests over economic hardship and alleged government corruption. people here jump for joy to say a final farewell to mr clarke a time he's no longer our president. nothing is going well in mali we are all suffering but the coup d'etat does not suit us we must advocate for dialogue above all. historian gerald horne claims that the roots of mali's latest insurrection can

be traced back to nato intervention in libya 9 years ago. this accept was basically a result of the 2011 tragic overthrow and murder of more market off the libya engineered by the united states of america and its nato allies particularly britain. that murder of gadhafi led to a leakage of weapons into neighboring mali which got into the hands of religious zealots who call themselves muslims who since that time had been waging a brutal and bitter war against the soldiers in bali and killed as a result this in turn has led to a french military intervention backed by the united states of america and it's also helped to generate unrest and instability this might be on the verge of seizing

power and bomb which could have a negative knock on effect throughout the neighborhood not least. any. german authorities have confirmed that and today into a berlin highway on tuesday night is now being treated as an islamic extremist attack it involved a series of car remix 6 people were injured with 3 currently in critical condition the suspect an iraqi born refugee was detained prosecutors say that he deliberately drove his car into several vehicles witnesses state and began shouting god is great in arabic and threatening to detonate explosives or at least have confirmed the suspect was known to them or extremist behavior and that he spent time in a psychiatric hospital 2 years ago was also apparently facing deportation from germany the suspect is expected to face 3 charges of attempted murder.

the number of covered $1000.00 cases in peru has now exceeded half a 1000000 with more than $26000.00 deaths it is the highest fatality rate per capita in latin america and to make matters worse many peruvian families who have lost a loved one can't give them a proper burial. no no the body no and get out because of coronavirus they're not burying people in any cemetery around cairo bio they can only bring them here people from other places come here because no cemetery can take them the only ones that can appease time a terrorist but you don't have money what can you do. people come from all over the crowd by your district to part down below is for people who have died of all the coarseness and this bar up here is for those who

have grown the virus. my 2 sons arrived at the clinic this is where they died they told me there weren't intensive care beds those are for people who have money there is no salvation for poor people their reason then. there's a for me this i'll be back in about 32 and a half minutes with other folks you know stay with us this is our introduction. by the demick no certainly no borders i'm just delighted to nationalities.

a summary. judgment of the merry christmas. we can do better we should know. everyone is contributing each or own way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges created with the response has been so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we're in it together. summer's solution. i mean just sort of all out there in this series down today we're covering the deep dollars and the globalization what comes next with

investment manager lawrence. lawrence well. this is boom bust the one business show you can't afford to miss or in washington coming up. with you know why i don't want the. u.s. trade talks with china have been put on hiatus after president trump claims he does not want to speak to the asian power we dig into the comments of what it means for trans pacific relations in the age of cope at 19 plus the us dollar is struggling to stay above recent lows as the federal reserve minutes are taking center stage we bring in insight from a former fed insider on what to expect in the nation's central bank and later

a big toys bull run has picked up again uncertainty of the pandemic what is the hype here to stay we have a boom bust table standing by to catch us up on the kryptos search back show today so let's dive right in. and we leave the program with the latest in trade negotiations to trade negotiations between the united states and china u.s. president donald trump told reporters tuesday he had canceled a planned aug 15th review of the trade agreement between the 2 sides continue his criticism of china's handling of the crow virus pandemic. i postpone talks with china you know why i do what. i do want to do with the with what they did in this world i don't want to. you want to let me talk. to the world. even. they stopped it from going here.