maybe and. maybe in pottery. this truly has become a symbol we are in condemning in new york. breaking news the russian opposition figure. tested negative for the presence of toxic substances doctors ruined poisoning and now. the example of russian opposition leader a fellow citizens to maintain pressure on president lukashenko with more strikes and protests further large rallies spoke for and against the law held across the country. the u.s. request to reimpose sanctions against tehran is rejected by the remaining members of the iranian nuclear deal.

very good afternoon thanks for joining us here on r.t. and. russian doctors treating alexina ruling out for now after the opposition figure had tested negative for the presence of toxic substances found the remains in intensive care in a hospital in the siberian city of square he's in a coma after falling ill during a flight to moscow doctors say that they will carry out more tests. which would usually. be so far no traces of toxins have been found in the last samples we've taken we currently do not suspect he was poisoned you. want to correspondent on quarters following this story for a certain welcome but don't we heard from the head of the hospital in the latest information well neil like we just saw the medical staff at the hospital in have completed their preliminary blood and urine tests and concluded that there was no

poison or toxic substance in the volley system earlier we heard from the head of the hospital who said that nirvana's condition had improved since yesterday but he was still in an unstable condition his supporters his family they've been calling for him to be moved to a facility abroad but the staff in the hospital seem to think that's not such a good idea. but you know. his condition improved overnight but it is not completely stable it is too early to talk about lifting him abroad 1st we have to make sure his condition is completely stable we cannot transfer him in this state even if his family have consented to it. now doctors are still considering the number of possibilities but they say that they've come to a near certain diagnosis and they've informed of all nice family about it within that the next 2 days the public should be informed of the final test results in connection to all this but it was on thursday that in the volley was traveling from

siberia to moscow on a plane when he suddenly felt violently ill on the plane the pilot had to make an emergency landing in the siberian city of on square this hospital is after paramedics had rushed to his aid and the opposition leaders seem to be and a lot of pain. now in a volley was quickly brought to an emergency care unit near the airport where he's since been in a coma and on a ventilator we heard from his press secretary who was traveling with him she originally said that he was likely poisoned in his morning tea but thanks to this new information from the press conference it seems that that probably wasn't the case still this situation has gained a lot of international attention. in the veneer if you demo about missed in the valley we of course extremely preoccupied and saddened by the situation of alexina

valmy we heard this morning what happened to him and i want to say here that we give him all our support his family his loved ones for a problem for calvary and we send by their side hopeful intervention or 3000 i hope and wish of course that he will recover as quickly as possible we will of course offer him all the medical help he needs and he can turn to german hospitals. were looking to and invite you to be reporting to me. now let's not forget just last year there was another suspected so-called poisoning of all need of only was hospitalized with a swollen 'd face he said he had never had an allergic reaction before he suggested perhaps he was poisoned and his personal doctor also said he may have come in contact with the toxic substance now in the end what happened it was just an allergic reaction but it seems like the western media hasn't paid attention to that story because they're already jumping to conclusions about alleged kremlin

involvement in his in his flexion. 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 true and if so asking that in there is you know kremlin has many towers following the steam is clearly put saying. the government's there saying this would not have been possible without hussein's approval. of the. 6 like. it's always. been your worst example. now that's all despite the fact that the kremlin spokes person dimitry peskov had already commented on the situation he said that the government would allow an of all need to be moved abroad for treatment if that was what the family wanted and everything even though the country's borders have been closed because of the

coronavirus pandemic so the western media is finger pointing probably a little too early to include to the bring is the latest on the story thank you. ok let's get some analysis now from a political analyst with the ria novosti news agency good afternoon to you dimitri good to have you let's start with the accusations that this is a russian state sponsored poi's think that's the narrative that's been put out by the media also from the. press office she was suggesting that this was a poisoning without necessarily really saying who the doctor is now at the hospital suggesting they can find no evidence of any kind of toxin will that be enough to convince his supporters that isn't the case. well of course or just will not be convinced they will believe that this is the boy's inning. i am at the wharfs who would be interested in such

a poisoning because of course. today you know they use a. condition they are the frontline used. in the in russia you know that one on radio they're on television and. paying attention to that and as your correspondent said earlier this is not the 1st such suspicious situation. you know another the russian opposition claims that he was poisoned you will though he was of course not in such a bad condition as mr not all need and there was absolutely no proof ald so now karl moore is i use you in every i in the united states for not taking action or on his complaints so it looks like a very suspicious very complicated situation and i would not exclude that sound on the else the russian government would be interested in having that mr navarre boy

isn't there a civic at this particular moment because in the last i would see 2 or 3 years now and it was always in speed you know here was the north and. doria snot s. visible in the media or on the social networks as before so someone decided that mr non-voluntary in a critical condition would be more useful for fighting the russian government than we sort of on the air and his campaign in siberia let me remind you that he was returning from meeting his supporters in siberia who were supposed to be a companion for him. but it's a previous cases of high profile poisonings in particular the u.k. government they pointed thanks pointed the finger of blame at the russian government they've said that they have you know sufficient evidence that it was the russian government that was responsible for the poisoning of alexander litvinenko. given those previous cases do you understand why the western media kind of jumped

all in on this blaming the russian government when there was an accusation even though it might not turn out to be poisoning of the. well it's it became a kind of duty it's a it's a cliche for their western media the western news agency is to blame rashi mediately after something happens with this creep i think the more obvious problem with the investigation and with. me is how could this substance that these 2 people . allegedly left in the u.k. . for 4 months later in another c.t. and keel and all the person you know if. left as we are told in march would it poison a person in july so basically there are many questions unanswered and the western media is not seeking answers to these questions instead is just so much

easier to blame russia putin personally i want to speculate if it could be don that by russian government agents with all. which inseparable with fortunes approval is just safe to make it was a chance against russia because it's much more dangerous to really investigate and to see broadly where all of our the air to us both in the story or. in the story or. so we have the doctors in i'm saying that they can't find any evidence as yet that volley was poisoned but they also say it's not safe for him to be airlifted to europe for treatment and you said that the opinion of the russian doctors it's not really being trusted it seems by the west that if he does go to say germany or france for treatment will the doctors there their opinion be trusted more. well the media will of course trust western doctors better but if the russian

government wanted to kill enough i think they're probably aware that there will be more efficient boys and used and there will be no emergency lane to an enormous you know it just because of mr know all these conditions that plane made a detour and landed in north of the on the spot of russia where your. good hospitals you know which are able to treat these kind of situations and yes the doctor saying that it's not safe to transport minister not only to a far away country such as germany and i think that can be believed because in such situations indeed if some say it's sometimes dangerous to take a person you know airlifted to such a long distance. we've had the likes of. offering his you know assistance french assistance to take care of me. don't rob the foreign

secretary of the u.k. said that he was deeply concerned about the condition of. the angle americans also offered german assistance why so many big political figures in the west so. concerned about the valley why is he such an important figure to them politically. well i think it's because over there means that was created by the western media around he was trumpeted like it was a lie and. personally in rio turn it to president putin i don't think it's the case they've biggest achievement that had so far was getting 27 percent of the vault in law school i think of all 8 or 9 years ago. you know conditions were much better one of only then because he was given preferable treatment by their government he is. being science he is advertising was everywhere and so many years have lost soul people would change their opinion about

human not necessarily for the better by the western media camped out here was lionized and of course i think if you grab the foreign secretary or briefed on the a for you for the u.k. takes care of him i suspect they will find traces or russian or russian special services that's their specialty if they could find them in souls very you know in minutes after our. boys and i think with navaho only the u.k. would be even more suspicious of all. ok we've been speaking about it use a political and this with a real novice user agency thanks so much to me to me. but there is is exiled opposition leaders given her 1st media conference since fleeing to lithuania and on a ticking off sky use the opportunity to tell foreign countries to respect the

sovereignty of belarus she addressed her fellow citizens in a new video message urging them to keep up the pressure on president lucas shanker with more strikes this almost 2 weeks after the disputed elections food per country and to political turmoil is a bust off get up so you can try some entirely legal and powerful weapon against the regime and they know it that's why they intimidate you leave the fear mongering to the dictatorship remember you are not alone i'm asking you to keep on strike it will make the coward hear our voices the voices he has stolen from us. of the recently expressed his full support for the opposition voicing concerns over meddling in domestic affairs moscow has reminded european colleagues of just what kind of impact their support last time they decided to intervene in a political crisis on russia's doorstep it is dawn of reports on the russian attitudes towards the e.u. from a rally in the city of vitter. how long has it been since you played spot the difference

well you won't have many difficulties matching footage from the 2014 uprising in ukraine to what's happening now in another post soviet republic right next to it better us. i've. probably read. at face value the pitches are identical but beneath the record discrepancies because ukraine didn't exactly set an example of how to in the short term yes but

all it wanted president electoral growth taishan a visa waiver for the e.u. but that was where the buck stopped because the newly elected president quickly lost all support the economy collapsed key industries sloped national debt hiked and so-called western partners until this day still aren't rushing to accept cave as one of their role so is it really a surprise that here in belarus people don't want a repetition of that thanks to us now and stay if i and chanelle to knock on to the house are there and you can home down the street in the evening and not be afraid for safety and the safety of your life the last thing is that reason we stand for an independent bill or only will be for and tranquility will be able to survive this there is no need to describe the country may seem small and watch the news and can see that sun food in as they didn't see a. iraq and ukraine i've seen how countries have been destroyed with people fleeing

on boats to europe and living in migrant camp i believe who must not choose this path this is really a color revolution and even anti-government protesters weren't happy to see e.u. flags among their ranks. was they see if there was. anybody who was factory workers across the country briefly boycotted production but that impulse quickly faded out labor has realized they have no friends in the e.u. only competitors eager to fill market gaps left by belarus factories yes if that gives it some credence about not having friends. with them what it's us you know i view it negatively a couple of people from my team went to the strike stayed there for 10 minutes and came back. they were not interested in what was happening that they didn't like it . and it was the government's fault but dealing with those who support should have

shown that they are the majority by taking to the streets it would have been a different picture now if only they had shown up at the anti-government protests we should have started rolling earlier in support of the current president almost like a person you don't see basically everyone has a negative view of the strikes because this is a key enter price and the well being of the entire city depends on its stable operation therefore such actions of the plan itself are next up to another coup difference with ukraine the people of better seem more against losing russia as their ally and geopolitical friend even discuss just opposition aren't rushing headlong into a breakup with moscow. the last politician in belarus will be the one who seeks to build a wall belarus and russia it is in our interests have good relations with both russia and the e.u. and russia and the european union both want by the russians to be their allies each of them needs to meet the expectations of our people pretty much as everyone almost

everyone who i've spoken to here and elsewhere in belarus they've said that they were appalled that they were disgusted and that they stood with those tortured by the police but then things changed and protests started to lose momentum and that's when politics kicked in and that was when all these thousands of people took to the streets with a different message with a message of unity i mean down of reporting from belarus. or both the e.u. and russia being good look who is mediators in the russian crisis we asked people in minsk who they'd like to see play the role. as for me i prefer russia because i'm a bit skeptical about the e.u. i would rather stay with russia but at the same time i want belorussians to be valid russian again at this point having russian and bella russian roots i feel closer to the e.u. . belarus to remain as and to have brotherly relations with all our neighbors bring

up a saying you know perhaps let's go on a standard bill check police or the anti-government movement in belarus is losing momentum because of a lack of a clear agenda bill i'll show you standing going to speed in the store is fired and some people obviously had little bitty an awful lot of this conflict and. by this opposition this uprising as it is being called they are are aiming at something else which they really don't know what it is they are just being told and told by the opposition by european union that they. have to demand change they have to change the system but people are thinking ok now for the 1st start or what is going to happen if you really. have this change or are we going to end up like ukraine are we going to. the former soviet republics

which were pushed through this independence 'd. are we going to basically or not in the east. ok let's go to just give you an update just come in on our top story the head doctor at the hospital that's treating alexina valley says that that preliminary diagnosis as a metabolic disorder triggering a sharp drop in his sugar levels of the blood will bring you more on that story as it comes in. the meantime tech giant apple has become the 1st us company to reach a value of 2 trillion dollars more on that after this short break. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

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back germany france the u.k. russia and china have all rejected a u.s. request to re-impose sanctions on iran the so-called snap back sanctions could be triggered spawn of the nuclear deal but only by signatories killable picks up the story 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 demand just a few minutes ago i delivered letters to both the u.n. secretary general to terrorism to the president of the security council. notified them that the united states is initiating the restoration of virtually all u.n. sanctions on iran lifted under un security council resolution 2231 did i say it will never allow the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism to freely buy and

sell planes tanks missiles and other kinds of conventional weapons 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 and did not fulfill its obligations broke the agreement that there would be an immediate snap back and 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 of the deal the united kingdom germany france china russia all staying that basically 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

and this was my studio and i was aware difficult 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 week or no contraries to resist and i stress once again that the u.s. prices are on low for that. 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 as i have repeatedly recalled the u.s. unilaterally ceased participation in the j.c.b. away by presidential memorandum on the 8th of may 28th in and has subsequently not participated in any j c p o a related activities it cannot therefore be considered to be a participant state. for the purposes of possible sanctions not by foreseen by the resolution the united states hold out of the iran nuclear deal in may of 28 scene and at this point we've got the trumpet ministration saying that they are open to

read negotiating 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 un 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 call me one which i think today it's clear that the united states is size a limited and american unilateral ism is not supported by other countries with the reason reason lucian there was put before the security council the united states was defeated in the slum a group public of iran has the upper hand about it 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. says deputy envoy to the united nations said on thursday that the u.s. had declined to hold a security council session on the question of sanctions against iran and this 3 selleck says america's actions a call for a domestic audience. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this it's very quite explicit in the terms of the j.c. p.r. way that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back we've seen all kinds of seizure iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to venezuela are perfectly legal but the u.s. claims the unilateral right to post its interpretation of sanctions anywhere in the

world against anybody it wants. but frankly rather than a sign of straightening this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to get support any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany and staunch u.s. allies are completely reject the about the trump administration 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 it's quite the opposite. john topple this week became the 1st ever u.s. company to be worth 2 trillion dollars pulls puts it on a par with major economies has now surpassed the g.d.p. of the likes of brazil canada russia and south korea its market capitalizations doubled over the just the past 2 years most of that growth coming since the start

of the pandemic experts now estimated were an economy would be classified the 9th richest in the world my colleague in a neil asked economist at woodhall and jeffrey tucker for their thoughts on apple's 2 trillion dollars valuation. does it seem as if something felt quite right when millions are losing their jobs or close to it and a tiny number getting insanely rich. that is exactly right and i have to correct language you say because of the pandemic it's because of all the lockdowns all across the world and especially the us governments have been bankrupting small and be medium size businesses and forced closures and stay home orders and closing schools closing borders stopping travel it's been an outrage and of course who benefits it's the big companies especially the tech giants and the rich meanwhile in this country the the poor and the middle class are suffering and medium small businesses are going under because of the lockdowns not because of the pandemic

obviously there's an end plenty of encouragement for companies like apple which have received public funding. from their very get go and we really need to see far more diversity at the grassroots of the economy to to channel that kind of innovation and it seems that the large companies like apple once they reach a threshold like this they need a lot of public scrutiny to keep up with that kind of responsibility of being so large company like that needs to be under public scrutiny and to perform at a higher level and providing innovation rather than the monopolistic in their aims last month aapl along with google facebook amazon were questioned in the u.s. congress and were told they have quote too much power and are a danger to the american economy have they become too powerful i don't want to blame apple and google and amazon so much as i just think the rules should be

applied fairly and evenly to everyone so everyone has a.