i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm sure i'll see you then. coming up this hour 2 weeks of political. will be capped by another huge opposition protest expected in the capital on sunday as rallies in support of president again significant momentum over the past 7 day. alexei in the. hospital in after he was lifted from russia in order to receive them urgency treatment position figures being in a coma since he fell critically ill on the flight from moscow on thursday.

the u.s. request to reimpose sanctions against tehran is rejected by the remaining members of the regime you clear deal. very good morning to you watching the weekly here on our. let's start in belarus where another huge protest against the presidency of alexander lukashenko is expected people have been taking to the streets for more than 2 weeks alleging that he rigged the presidential election the country's been left deeply divided by the votes that we followed it was dominated by opposition protests but on monday supporters of the president began holding counter-rally speeches since gained momentum to size can be distinguished by the colors they spoke. my heart is bleeding and i can't believe this is happening in bell. and i

love i love the my thanks to his opposition we are strong it is them it is united we are the people we've been living in fear for a week we've been crying all these calls for a change i was buying a batch tables at the grocery i took the cellar i was going to attend a meeting she said you look at shingle rat i believe that the people whose voices that we hear now justify what people decided in the election and they haven't been heard now they will have to listen every day what's going on here or with the pro-government gatherings gaining momentum all of the largest rallies took place in god now in the west of the country on saturday to correspondent it is dawn off listen to an emotional speech made by alexander lukashenko speak with the president . what you see behind me is a few 1000 people who showed up at a pro-government rally and indeed this meeting is very special compared to others

that we have that we have covered in the past couple of days not because it's exceptionally large because it isn't but because it's the 1st one we've seen alexander lukashenko the president of belarus make an appearance and he made a speech for sure and over during these fixed time over time 60 percent of people on the internet who showed bruises 60 percent of the state's footage time will pass we will come and show you everything i have received information that there are private enterprises all over the country that are pushing people to strike some have become insolent to the point that if an unfortunate policeman arrives 3 pace. we have telephone conversations they say cross the coupes but why why will you do you climb returns to the streets who you call do not attack policeman these are your own people if they made some mistakes forgive them but the post-election period has been quiet rocky for alexander lukashenko for instance

a couple of times one factory workers boycotted production and he showed up there to try and calm them down he was essentially had killed and booed off stage so they didn't give him any any any any time they didn't really give him any slack if i may say so well here is a different mood here because here people are supporting him so that's what he's thanked them for and essentially his messages be. it doesn't matter who's in power it doesn't matter the only thing that matters is that belarus should stay independent that it should let other nations meddle i had a chance to ask him a question it wasn't like a media briefing or anything will literally caught him as he was leaving the stage yes no i knew this would happen i was afraid of skirmishes during the critic. the period they were preparing for that they were going to work if i came out i was afraid that these people would have suffered that is why we took a break look at that there is

a sea of people outside i did not expect to see that here on the western border where bin guly are being pressured to attack russia they see as a springboard and we have to wipe it out. it was really happy to see us journalists from russia as well what the mood like is here like a public celebration with some classic songs and local local heads so this is what's going on here. in the meantime a number of foreign countries of challenge because the jitteriness he is president rejecting the election results that is drawing up sanctions against belarus officials who are suspected of election fraud and violence against protesters already turning hawkins' delves into why the former soviet republic has drawn so much international attention. just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that will change the thousands pall over the streets in protest over the disputed presidential election it's 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 closer to. withhold 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 looking 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 neighbors 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 routes is russia's closest historical ally 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 over towards the west than risk chaos on its borders the russian side emphasized that any attempt at external interference in the internal affairs 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 energy needs and extended a helping hand it out of 6 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. the russian opposition figure elects another has been admitted to

a burley in hospital for emergency medical treatment he was airlifted on saturday from the siberian city of yvonne he's been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday auntie's peter oliver has the latest. it take a lot of wrangling between doctors in russia and the only family but election of ali is here in berlin at the chateau tate hospital just behind me he flew in on a medical plane that had been chartered by his supporters on saturday he arrived here flanked by a convoy of police motorcycles and other vehicles he's receiving treatment and shot to take and will be subject to extensive tests to try and work out exactly what resulted in him ending up in that coma he's been in since the state. police of issued a statement saying that they are here in more numbers than they would be normally at the hospital because of missed and being traced here we aren't expecting really

any diagnosis from doctors before monday we do know that. lex in the valleys wife is here as well be looking to see if there's any statements from the family russian doctors had warmed to the lexan of ali might not have been well enough in order to make the journey here to germany they were reticent to allow him to do so but they relented at the request of the family. we are not in favor of him being taken anywhere from this hospital but considering the requests of his family he will help organize the transportation. it was thursday when alexei navalny took well on a flight from siberia to moscow he was seen to be in some extreme distress on the flight on the plane when it had to make an emergency landing in the city of paramedics took him off to the hospital claims have been made that he's the victim of

a poisoning his team suggesting that poison may have been slipped into his. doctor's however who trusts him in the city of say they carried out a talk screening and that came back negative for any poisons that they were treating and i beg your pardon under the premise of a. different diagnosis if you will the team of doctors concluded that since we did not find any toxic materials in his blood he had suffered disruption with the reduced glucose levels during the drop in pressure while the plane was taking off this isn't the 1st time that there's been claims that an x. in of on these been the victim of a poisoning last year he was hospitalized from prison with what his team claimed to be a poisoning it later turned out to be an extreme allergic reaction now the kremlin spokes person. has said that there is no truth to these claims that he's been poisoned they said that they were behind any of the delays in getting him from

russia here to germany that down to the concerns raised by the doctors and in fact the russian authorities had rushed through paperwork to allow him to make the trip he also said that he wished alexina valley a speedy recovery the union calling for a full investigation into exactly what happened to alexina valley on thursday on that flight that resulted in him being in a coma since then and ending up here at the shot at a hospital in a lot of answers being looked at in a case that's becoming increasingly politicized. will soon as the news of. the media rush to speculate on possible kremlin involvement several cases were cited when the russian government was accused of poisoning people. vonnie is not the 1st to fall victim to poisoning blame for which is often a laid at the door of the kremlin form a small script hall and his daughter yulia suffered a nerve agent attack and russian defector alexander litvinenko died of radiation

poisoning activist glen amir khan was poisoned twice and survived the tourists for allegedly using radioactive nerve agents to target double agents defectors and others who fall afoul of the kremlin course his support us will not be convinced they will believe that this is a poisoning. i am at the warsaw who would be interested in such a poison and it became a kind of duty it's a it's a cliché for the west on media the western news agency is to blame rashi mediately off to something happens basically there are many questions on it and the western media is not seeking answers to these questions instead is just so much easier to blame russia which in personally i want to speculate if it could be done that by russian government agents without which inseparable with potence approval is just safe to make accusations against russia because it's much more dangerous to really

investigate and to see broadly the role of our the exodus both in the story all of us and all in the story of. germany france the u.k. russia and china have all rejected the u.s. request 3 impose sanctions on iran the so-called sanctions can be triggered this part of the nuclear deal but only by signatories to the pact and the more 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 u.n. 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 different concerns at reckless acts by the united states could trigger a serious crisis in the security council our american colleagues do not seem to care about the carnal countries to resist and i stress once again that the u.s. prices are unlawful that they 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 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 this. subsequently not participated in any j.c. pierre way related activities he could not have for 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 c.

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 in calm and on 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 and 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. russia's deputy envoy to the united nations settle those they the u.s. have declined to hold a security council session on the question of sanctions against iran won't on foreign correspondent base addict told us his actions are more for domestic audience. the u.s. has no legal grounds whatsoever to pursue this very quite explicit. in the terms of the j c p a way that only participants in the accord could move to have the snap back we've seen all kinds of procedure iranian oil on the high seas that was on its way to

venezuela are perfectly legal but the us 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 us 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 rejected by the company's duration 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 an effort to gain reelection i think frankly it's quite the opposite. she's a soldier is over through the president of mali after months of anticorruption protests now they say that planning to hold a new election more on the story after this break.

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welcome back the african union has suspended mollies membership due to the ongoing military coup the soldiers of overthrowing the president say that they plan to set up a transitional government and hold new elections this video now reportedly shows troops taking the country's president from his residence as he was detained on tuesday in a few hours later president k 2 appeared on state television announcing his resignation. 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. she says uprising began with

a shootout at the county military camp los the capital group of soldiers detained senior offices. and storming the president's residence the uprising. has been widely condemned including by the u.s. e.u. and neighboring african countries can follow several months of protests in mali over economic hardship and alleged government corruption. that. former leaders been accused of mismanaging the economy corruption and worsening the security situation with jihadist groups in the north also people aren't happy with his backing a friends of his former colonizer and strips have been stationed in the country since 2013 the year he was 1st elected to keep terrorism to being reelected in 2088

a story fall in his popularity with the mali an army facing losses from terrorist attacks and after dozens of legislative elections were disputed the spring demonstrators started taking to the streets calling for his resignation. people here jumped for joy to say final farewell to mr ouattara kate he's no longer our president. nothing is going well and we're all suffering but the truth of it does not say we must advocate dialogue above all. on the story in gerald ford claims the roots of mali's latest insurrection can be traced right back to nato intervention in libya in north africa 9 years ago. this to accept was basically a result of the 2011 tragic overthrow and murder more market off the libya engineer by the united states of america and its nato allies particularly

britain and france that murder of gadhafi led to leakage of tons 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 mali been 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 in bombing which could have a negative knock horn to rout the neighborhood not least in the wall in guinea. the u.s. democrats officially nominated joe biden as running for president in a virtual vote during the party's virtual convention but democrats and republicans are making

a raft of campaign promises including about american military interventions joe biden says that he wants to see an end to forever war is trying. leaves a lot to be desired on culture explains. 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 interests to avoid endless wars that we're caught up in the current strategy of toppling regimes with no play and 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 a waste 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 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 even more times than. not having it. because there are no you.

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 buys that's nonsense. thanks for joining us

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