thank. that's right. nationwide protests for a 12 day in the wake of the country's election in. place . of. the e.u. warnings against. european leaders. and in the program russian opposition figurehead. is intensive care. prompting media speculation.

treatment. health care crisis following the deadly explosion with several newly released surveillance. from our international news center and. pleasure to have your company my name. it is day 12 of nationwide. in the wake of the disputed election earlier this month large crowds on both sides are making their voices heard those who support president alexander lukashenko and those who want to see him. people here chanting for the president to resign in the city but you also saw there

a convoy in contrast of the president's supporters driving them with the official red green. government demonstrators being gathering in the capital minsk where activists are lining up along a central. meanwhile in eastern. i . the theater and. earlier in the day with thousands of people chanting their support for president bush go pro-government marches were saying for the day there are 2 parties in course a dollar for courts from the city. it's the closest large city to the russian border and that's that's where we are and few 1000 people gathered supporting the government saying that they. do think that the country needs changes but they don't like. the that the protesters have taken to some of them and they have been

essentially saying that they indeed they do want changes but they want to make them peacefully they want a peaceful transition to something else not a transition over power but in the old policy if i may say so and they have been citing such examples as for instance syria or libya or ukraine and saying that well those countries they have seen some changes and they don't like what they're seeing there there's sort of looking over the border across the border and they don't like it they don't want to. watch the news and can see events unfold in as they did in syria libya iraq and ukraine i've seen how countries have been destroyed with people fleeing and both to europe and even in migrant camps i believe who must not choose this path this is really a color revolution. you know our president has created conditions which allow us to think about our families about the future we can make plans i don't want anything

to change we must we have peace everything is clean and great the puppet is just want to destroy us do we need that. support fool the incumbent president lukashenko has been growing here still i have to say not as large as at least it looks not as large as the opposition protests but this could be a case of a silent majority because again. and has won the election highly controversial case but still. this similar action has taken place in other cities like in capital minsk and all across the country again people in the thousands there have been cases one anti government people sort of tried to crash their rallies it she crashed the pro got government rallies and tackled the pro-government protest as coolly says but again have been already consecutive days of protests. and they're not it doesn't look like they are going to and anytime soon. let's move

to another issue that we're following surrounding the situation in belarus prosecutors have opened a criminal case against the opposition's quarter nation accusing them of plotting an illegal seizure of power so that. the creation of such organizations is illegal and they were actively violates the constitution having realized down low for most of their actions a number of council members quit the body and reject its goals these include the illegal seizure of power the council poses a danger to national security. direct words from the chief prosecutor essentially echoing what president lucas shanker said on wednesday at a security council meeting now the so-called coordination council for the transfer of power was established by the opposition leader atlanta economy she's currently in self exile and the the group denies any wrongdoing. or political

analyst under of all check believes the anti government movement in belarus is losing momentum due to the lack of a clear agenda. bill i'll show you stand the goodspeed in the studio is fired. some people obviously had little bitty an awful floor of discomfort. by this opposition this uprising as it is being called the are are aiming at something else which they really don't know what it is they are just being told and don't believe the opposition by european union that they. have to demand change they have to change the system but you can see now of the support for this. kind of disappearing because people are thinking ok now for the 1st time a what is going to happen if we really. have this change or are we going to end the ukraine are we going to. the former soviet republics which

were. through this president busy. are we going to basically or not at least the e.u. meanwhile has confirmed it's drawing up sanctions against bella russian officials who are suspected of election fraud by alliance against protesters the bloc hasn't disclosed as yet whether alexander lukashenko will be on that list in fact brussels lifted penalties on him 4 years ago if you india which shares a border with belarus has. 31 other better russian officials from entering the country. b. you have to stress that there should be no foreign meddling in the belorussian crisis moscow point side though that any is doing precisely with its own the country's leader russia's foreign minister has contacted the e.u. foreign policy chief to urge brussels again stirring up confrontation between the

government and opposition in belarus that's after the e.u. unanimously rejected the results of the election that cleared president lukashenko persona non-grata r t s donald quarter takes a closer look now at the signals coming from the european union. for the west bank it was always europe's last dictator the european union never liked the guy but they did try to play nice not anymore we stand by the people of belarus their european union student in so we didn't reach it was a piece of better research license than most benefits should on its own choose brain dependent cost of the country will follow there should be no outside interference in the situation there just off things could no longer continue as they are in belarus now it's about when a dictator has come to the end of the road it's best to find a way forward for the violence to suspicious in western powers throw around words

like dictator and regime usually it doesn't and well no wonder it sounds pretty alarming to moscow but it's good there should be a looser you can use this with we are deeply concerned about what's going on right now in better roofs we are concerned by the attempt to exploit to the internal challenges facing by the roots to interfere in them from a brutal it goes without saying belorussian president alexander lukashenko is also concerned that in the. western countries are openly without hiden it raising funds and sending them to work we cannot trade all of that as much if it is in cash but we see that we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue. the european union isn't just paying lip service to the ballarat opposition either the millions of euros in aid it promised to the belorussian government are now being redirected to so-called civil society an independent media and the european commission will mobilize now an additional $53000000.00 euros to support the

belorussian people in these challenging times we can't forget the e.u. states neighboring valorous which seem to have their own agendas for one the polish prime minister seems to think belarus has close ties with russia make it incapable of democracy and there is a plan to check. change that such of an economic plan should be prepared for the ruse because now it is highly dependent economically on russia poland has already presented a plan for intensive calls. in the areas of independent media the economy investment and international trains poland's plan involves spending a leaven 1000000 euros on scholarships for media and academics that it deems to be independent warsaw is also generously offering to open its doors to bella russian workers just think what the loss of balance the skilled workers would do to help democracy. actions will not interfere with our neighbors in tone the fact is we can and should extend a helping hand to the russians it's

a similar story in lithuania where the opposition leader spent long that's a kind of sky isn't self-imposed exile and other belorussian anti-government n.g.o.s are operating from it's also where a fund raising initiative called freedom 1st to go bella reuss is being organized intended to encourage the creation of a democratic state aside from the fact that its director provided direct support to the ukrainian uprising in 2014 little is known about who is involved or where the money is coming from combined questions surrounding the opposition's shady sources of funding with the e.u. is cold shoulder to lucas sankoh and you have to ask yourself who is going to really come out on top from the on rest and valorous it's important russia everything that we hear in the western media coming out of it was because it is egypt. that of mere speech of both or and.

so it's really what you think is one of the we should be they've made 1st of. all what we do here in. the russians and so far. they've been very patient in the. please who are in charge easy to believe that we are all. one trading one direction what is it you that's. ever since. mr. parker going to. russian opposition figurehead alexy in the house being hospitalized after falling ill during a flight to moscow the plane made an emergency landing in the side during city of square no problem he is now in intensive care in a coma while still on the plane he was heard howling in pain as part of medics came

to his aid. but. after news of his illness broke supporters gathered in several cities across russia this was the scene in central petersburg people there holding placards with the message live. the rally was also held in moscow where several activists were reportedly detained. artie's ramon castro has more no i'm a situation on indeed the international reaction to it. i think seeing the violent felt ill when he was on route to the russian capital from siberia the aircraft counts and decided to make an unscheduled landing and once on the ground the valley was probably taken to the hospital where he remains in a coal mine now the. latest report suggests that their preliminary diagnosis

is going by neuroleptic which is more commonly known as anti-psychotic drugs how ever at this moment that medics can see the testing they continue symptomatic treatments of they see in the modern day but they have already ruled out several things that meanwhile one of the they say their personal medics is already there in almost school where she received some information from the doctors i don't know if he has regained consciousness the doctors gave me general medical information that he is in a serious condition let's hope that here gains consciousness to morrow and of all the as a high profile personality what's been the international reaction so far the western media they were very quick with their headlines and they labeled what happened as the poisoning of a kremlin critic now someone as far as speculating that a russian leadership is somehow responsible and gave their viewers

a timeline all for the supposed poisonings of critics let's just take a look at some of what the western media had to say the most outspoken critic of russian president vladimir putin has been rushed to a siberian hospital doesn't seem to really decide asking is the kremlin involved it's all too early so i asked him not in there is you know the russian city has many towers falling steve is clearly putting. the government school there saying this would not have been possible without whose approval. it's a very pretty. scene it's like. it's always. been immersed example. ironically of all that the kremlin has been doing nothing but call parading with that nonviolent stuff in this case and helping them as much as they can and just recently in the violent days other personal medic while he

told the western media that she wants his patients to be evacuated to the european union he added that he was even in talks with clinics in france and in germany as well while the kremlin said they're ready to give any kind of green light necessary in order for them wanted to be transported. wherever he needs to be despite the fact that the borders in a rush are closed now g.'s to covert 900 situation they wish to nevada to get well very soon of course and the request to visit a foreign clinic would be approved as soon as possible if there is such a request for the for russian citizens to visit other countries for medical treatment despite it because borders well enough on the staff had already welcomed this offer from peskov and will now put in a request to the kremlin to help with the evacuation if it is necessary meanwhile elsewhere in the western media it looks like the cause and the blame of this and

already been attributed and that's despite the fact that everything is being done in russia for now god need to get better soon as possible devoutness quite a hero in the west and he she now has a very powerful opponent will get him a boot and so from the western border of your many western countries in eastern europe you never anything it. would be seen as criminal and it always recoating the problem. nothing else would happen to him unless he could become an did you know acted and did something as you are not the way the media are in the west where do you think. immediately going to be named because they want sensationalism they want headline news but it goes like the totally false news think he's. going to wait. on the medics and find out exactly why he. descended into the coma why he was hospitalized and why he was in such pain i'm still on but it makes

a great story from the from the west and what if you because most of the western press is only russian the news keeps rolling here in our to international and 90 seconds.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race is often very dramatic development only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. over again lebannon will enter a 2 week lock dawned on friday as it struggles to cope with a surge in co but 19 cases the health care system in beirut has been pushed to the brink by an explosion earlier this month which destroyed several hospitals new footage has now emerged showing the destruction of some of those facilities warning

you may find it upsetting. but. according to the red cross the tragedy killed at least 200 people left more than

6000 injured and over a quarter of a 1000000 people also lost their homes it's believed a fire in a warehouse of the port calls the detonation of a huge stockpile of among. nitrate used 1000 expose in the mining industry a run $15000000000.00 will be needed to repair the damage to the city. the united states house formally requested a so-called snuff box of united nations sanctions against iran secretary of state

mike pump aoe met with the u.n. security council president within the last number of hours to deliver the request let's go live to kill it mop in a new york for more kill up on what grounds is washington calling for a resumption of sanctions against iran take us through the developments so at this point we've got the united states essentially demanding that the united nations reimpose its crippling sanctions economic warfare against the islamic republic of iran this is mike pompei o laying out the demands just a few minutes ago i delivered letters to both the u.n. secretary general to terrorism to the president of the security council. notify them that the united states is initiating the restoration of virtually all u.n. sanctions on iran lifted under un security council resolution $2231.00. now

essentially the united states is hoping to invoke the snap back mechanism that was part of the j c p o a conclusion of the iran nuclear negotiations the iran nuclear deal now the snapback mechanism was put into the nuclear deal so that if iran did not fulfill the agreement it did not fulfill its obligations broke the agreement that there would be an immediate snap back in all the un sanctions would immediately be reimposed on iran so now the united states is trying to invoke the snapback mechanism however it has virtually no support in the international community when it comes to this demand we've got all the other cosigners deal the united kingdom germany france china russia all staying that basically the united states the united states doesn't have the right to invoke the snapback mechanism because the united states pulled out of the deal not iran this has been the international reaction to the united states call this was western doing as well where did the concern that

reckless acts by the united states could trigger a serious crisis in the security council our american colleagues do not seem to care about this with carnal countries to resist and i stress once again that the us press are and low for that many will use in the united states has withdrawn from the comprehensive agreement on the iranian nuclear issue and he's not qualified to call for a rapid resumption of sanctions by the security council we firmly believe that any unilateral attempt to trigger un sanctions snapback would have serious adverse consequences in the un security council we would not support such a decision which should be incompatible with our current efforts to preserve the chase c.p.o. a. now the united states pulled out of the iran nuclear deal in may of 28 seen and at this point we got the trumpet ministration saying that they are open to renegotiating a new deal that would restrict iran's activities more harshly now at this point

people are reacting to the recent effort by the united states to extend the arms embargo against the islamic republic of iran which was roundly defeated by the international community the u.n. security council the 15 member body that leads the u.n. the only other country to support the u.s. move was the dominican republic and it seems with the world basically opposing washington's moves against iran that iran actually has the upper hand this is what we've heard from some iranian officials in was called and on which i think today it's clear that the united states is size elated and american unilateralist is not supported by other countries with a reason reason lucian that was put before the security council the united states was defeated and the slum a group of iran has the upper hand about. in the international community it seems like almost a consensus that the iran nuclear deal should remain intact however washington has

pulled out of the deal and they seem to be almost standing alone at this point in their call to reimpose sanctions and to essentially escalate tensions with the islamic republic came up in a new york taking us through that if elements things go. well it said delve into some of the points that were brought up there with journalist reece erlich crease is or her off iran agenda today good to see you does the u.s. 1st of all have any legal grounds for seeking sanctions on the 2015 nuclear deal given that the u.s. quit it themselves 2 years ago. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this then it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j c p o a that only participants in the accord could move to have the snapback uganda or el salvador could not come to the security council and demand the snapback only

participants and the us ceased to be a department when it pulled out very clear all the other parties to the iran nuclear deal are against the u.s. proposal but washington is saying it will press ahead with sanctions regardless to what extent reese could this sunder mine the united nations well. it's hard that's a pretty low bar these days from the top administration the it certainly does undermine it. terms of what some people in the republican party would seek to do but frankly i think most people in the world most countries these days are waiting out the trump. presidency and hope that he will be defeated in november and that all these kind of ridiculous movers will be reversed by a new administration the arena and economy has already been devastated by years of sanctions i suppose my point is what cut america possibly stand to gain by imposing new sanctions at this stage. well it's part of this campaign of maximum pressure

we've seen explosions probably carried out by israel with the same with the okey doke from the united states tonsil nuclear facility we've seen all kinds of the seizure iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela all perfectly legal but the u.s. claims the unilateral right to impose its interpretation of sanctions anywhere in the world against anybody it wants. but frankly rather than a sign of strength i think this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to get support from any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany you know staunch u.s. allies completely reject the above the trump a news station on this issue and it's a sign of desperation frankly that they're hoping something will happen between now and november and turn things around and trump hopes to use these efforts to gain

reelection i think frankly and it's quite the opposite just the final point the snuffbox mechanism will see sanctions reimpose that unless the relief resolution can be adopted but with the u.s. likely to veto that it is this thing and friendly. well the running bill is been introduced in the iranian parliament saying that if the snap back is imposed iran should formally pull out of the deal so it's a very dangerous situation i'm not saying that would necessarily take place but it certainly is a provocation and the iranians are can only be pushed so far out of the moment however i have to say i think who heads will prevail and people are just going to wait out trying to. negotiate with the new administration race thank you very much for your time and your insight into this reese erlich journalist of the iran author of the iran i'd genda today. if you'd like to print any of those stories or

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