this truly has become a grim symbol of the current and demick in new york. in today's headlines the belorussian opposition leader urges citizens to keep up the pressure on president lukashenko with more strikes and protests but there's also a growing show support for the embattled leader. because we stand for an independent builders only with beef and tranquility will be able to survive i've seen how countries have been destroyed with people to europe and even in my grand camps i believe one must not choose this path this is really a call of revolution. russian opposition figure had. tested negative for the presence of toxic substances so far as doctors rule out poisoning for now.

and of world powers reject a us call to reimpose sanctions on iran under the nuclear deal that washington quit 2 years ago. this is r.t. international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. belarus's exiled opposition leader has given her 1st media conference since fleeing to lithuania so long to use the opportunity to tell foreign countries to respect the sovereignty of belarus earlier she addressed her fellow citizens and a new video message urging them to keep up the pressure on president lukashenko with more strikes almost 2 weeks after the disputed election threw the country into political turmoil. as of us thought get up so you can join 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 in

a mosque you need to keep on strike who will make the college he voices the voices he has stolen from us. thank you. thank. those in favor of the belorussian president are making their voices heard all of their biggest events took place in the eastern city of egypt on thursday all things gathered in an amphitheater chanting their support for the question go. the way this week expressed its solidarity with anti-government demonstrators and belarus and rejected the outcome of the recent election and that prompted russia's foreign minister to warn europe against any form of meddling saying it can risk a repeat of the chaos seen in ukraine back in 2014. don of reports on the parallels with the events of 6 years ago. 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 a better us. i . believe. 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 be good all it wanted in president elect filled rotation 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 stay a fine and shouldn't bail out a knock on to the house are there and you can walk down the street in the evening and not be afraid for her safety and the safety of your loved ones think things are nice and we stand for an independent billers only with beef and tranquility we'll be able to survive this there is no need to describe the country may seem small it can 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 camps i believe who must not choose this

path this is really a color revolution even anti-government protesters weren't happy to see e.u. flags among their ranks would be easy but i suppose if 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. give them what it's not enough 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's get you on you but i will listen and you've got to go but deals 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 morris homosexual shown you don't see basically everyone has a negative view of the strikes because this is a key enterprise in 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 he seeks to build a wall belli rusin russia it is in our interest to 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 see each of them needs to meet the expectations of our people pretty much is that 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. about the e.u. and russia being looked to as needed in the crisis we've asked people in minsk who they'd like to see play that 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 of course despite having russian belorussian roots i feel closer to the e.u. me up a lot of belarus to remain as balor and to have brotherly relations with all our neighbors going up there saying you know brodsky look as i go claims that the unrest in his country was planned by outsiders pointing the finger at the us

journalist and former diplomat alexander bone of says dialogue between the opposition and the incoming government will succeed only if both europe and russia act as mediators. there are revolutions that a machain ging the geo political course and others but a machain domestic affairs it's obvious that what's happening in belarus is of the 2nd type but foreign countries and media have less interest in toppling a tyrant if that doesn't also somehow chip away at russia this is a very longstanding tradition not all revolutions are blitzkrieg they can last months sometimes even years sometimes mass turnout in the streets doesn't necessarily mean that the end is nigh but of course it's clear that look at shank is legitimacy has been severely undermined the key question is how will the coordinating council act next if it acts as a governmental body that carves out its own political course on behalf of the

better russian people with its own ideology that's one scenario all it may turn into a buffer organization that engages in the gauche ations with the authorities while russia and europe act as mediators and i want to stress this both russia and europe are necessary if only one side mediates it is likely to fail. if the process is backed by europe alone it will turn into a typical geopolitical tug of war and freedom of choice for the better russian people will be replaced by a change in foreign policy which isn't the same thing. russian doctors treating i like they not only are ruling out poisoning for now after the opposition figure had tested negative for the presence of toxic substances of all they remains in intensive care and a hospital in the siberian city of almost 4 years in a coma after falling ill during a flight doctors do say they will carry out more tests that. she would usually. be

so far no traces of toxins have been found in the last samples we've taken we can only do not suspect he was poisoned at of the hospital. he said that in of all nice condition has improved since yesterday but he's still not entirely stable of all the supporters and his family have been calling for the opposition leader to be moved to a facility abroad but the staff at the hospital are saying he's way too fragile to be airlifted anywhere with the abuse that we need to demand that exceed be released from hospital so we can take him to dr switch trust right you will right you but. you don't believe that the transportation could be dangerous. when you were his condition improved overnight but it is not completely stable it is too early to talk about and if to him a brute 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 the doctors

are still considering a number of possibilities but they say that they've come to a near certain diagnosis connected to some sort of metabolic old dysfunction but within the next 2 days the public will be informed of the final test results what they what they end up showing so it was on thursday to give our viewers a little bit of background that nirvana was heading towards moscow from siberia on a plane when he fell suddenly very very ill the pilot had to make an emergency landing in the siberian city of arms after the paramedics had rushed to his aid and he was definitely in serious pain. now the volley was quickly rushed to an emergency care unit near the heart near the airport in he's since been in a coma and on a ventilator we also heard from his press secretary who has been traveling with no

volley who suggested that he was likely poisoned in his morning tea that day but thanks to this new information from the press conference that seems highly unlikely still it did gain a lot of international attention and of an even some if you demo bones missed in the valley of course extremely preoccupied and saddened by the situation of alexina valmy this morning what happened to him and i want to say here that we gave him a will always support his family his loved ones for appropriate and we send by their side hopeful interventional to meet us 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 hospital. were lucky that it might appear to be reporting to me now the kremlin spokes person dimitri peskov already commented on the situation he said the government would be willing to allow him of all need to go and seek treatment abroad despite the fact that the borders are still closed

because of the coronavirus pandemic but he also noted that the final decision would come down to the doctors who are currently treating him should the decision is entirely medically it's likely that there are some bureaucratic formalities that i'm not aware of but there are no obstacles in principle it depends on the heads up to who is responsible for the patient's health let's not forget that just last year another so-called suspected poisoning took place of all me was hospitalized with a swollen face he said he had never had an allergic reaction before he said that perhaps he was poisoned even his personal doctor said he may have come in contact with some sort of toxic substance but what was it at the end just an allergic reaction so this could indeed also be a similar story to that one. german doctors have examined the volley in arms and reportedly raise no objections to him remaining in the city local medics are still running tests to determine the cause of his illness but some in the western media

have already reached their own conclusions. 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 asking that in there is no crime as many towers falling is clearly putting. the government's saying this would not have been possible without hussein's approval it. is a very. silent scene 6 like. we always. were but you are 6. course his supporters will not be convinced they will believe that this is a boy's inning. i am told was who could be interested in such a poison and it became a kind of duty it's a cliche for their western media the western news agency is to blame rushdie

mediately after something happens 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 personally or to speculate if it could be done by russian government agents without which inseparable with fortunes approval is just safe to make it has a chance against russia because it's much more dangerous to really investigate and to see broadly the role of are the exodus borth in the story or. the story of. germany france the u.k. russia and china have all rejected a u.s. request to reimpose sanctions on iran the so-called snapback sanctions can be triggered as part of the nuclear deal but only by signatories come up and 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 un 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 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 snapback 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 that 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 different concerns 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 we can all contraries to resist and i stress once again that the u.s. plans are in low full 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 seize 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 he 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 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 calm 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 the reason reason lucian there was put before the security council the united states was defeated the slummy 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. russia's deputy envoy to the u.n. said on thursday that the u.s. had declined to hold a security council session on the question of thanks and against iran or let's raise our like says america's actions are more prone home 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 o a 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 for 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 straightening this is a sign of weakness because the u.s. is unable to gives support from any other country in the world for these. actions including britain france germany and staunch u.s. allies completely reject the about 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 it's quite the opposite. this week tech giant apple became the 1st ever u.s. company to be worth 2 trillion dollars apple's value puts it on par with major economies it's now surpassed the g.d.p. of brazil canada 'd russia and south korea its market capitalization has doubled over the past 2 years and most of that growth has happened since the start of the pen demick experts now estimate that if apple were an economy it would be cost $5.00 as the 9th richest in the world my colleague in an o'neill asked economist edward hall and jeffrey tucker for their thoughts on apple's 2 trillion dollar value ation. does it seem as if some things are quite right when millions are losing their jobs or close to it on 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 the lockdowns all across

the world and especially in the us governments have it been bankrupting small and b. 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. 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 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 under 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 oh i just think the rules should be applied fairly and evenly to everyone so everyone has a chance to get to get big and wealthy and serve the community the consumer to excellence i think that's most important thing and that's that's the essence of what we mean by free enterprise it's supposed to be equal rules for everyone and that is not the situation today people making the point that google facebook for instance have more influence than than most governments but is there anything wrong

with that why should governments have a monopoly on power. that's such a fascinating question as governments become centralized in any fashion there is opportunities for collusion with with businesses that are succeeding at a certain level that's when we start having this stratified rule set the rule of law starts to break down in any country and once company can overtake him and work with the politician is supposed to be protecting the public then you can get some you know problematic behavior that's unaccountable and then the rule of law breaks now. hong kong has joined beijing and denouncing washington's decision to suspend a serious a bilateral treaties the latest spat between the 2 countries comes just weeks after the u.s. began targeting high ranking hong kong officials with sanctions including the city's chief executive. the united states unilateral decision reflects its disrespect for bilateralism and multilateralism under the current administration

and should be condemned by the international community the hong kong government strongly objects to and deplores the united states action which is widely seen as a move to create trouble since china u.s. relationship using hong kong as a pawn. on wednesday the u.s. announced it would be suspending 3 treaties with hong kong they cover the surrender of fugitives as well as extradition and a shipping tax exemption for hong kong has been scrapped as well the trump administration has cited china's new national security law which it claims is eroding the city's autonomy but china expert press for professor benjamin chao says the u.s. doesn't have the moral high ground on the issue. the u.s. says is trying to protect its freedom and human rights of the ongoing people but the us itself is rulings much of the work then hong kong in many related measures and dearest no police kneeling on the neck of people took in people to death is

that many a very being angry with washington who is applying that was then did it come ignoring the fact that many people do not want themselves to be represented by a foreign entity with proper authorization remember 3 mm median hong kong residents of the heart of the population signed a petition to support the new measures appeal that has been set to spark a new round of action from the us. that's been our rundown of the day's top headlines for this hour thanks for tuning in wherever you may be. i am.

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