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falling for a washington job visions in the country. coming life from the russian capital 24 hours a day this is your r.t. international good to have your company on the. straight into a breaking news story here on the program germany claim that russian opposition figure found me was poisoned with a nerve agent from the novel group mr novell knee is currently in a medically induced coma in the birdland hospital after being or lifted from siberia 2 weeks ago the russian foreign ministry says its request to berlin for information on the case sounds so far gone answered earlier i was joined by our correspondents morocco's the of peter all of our. well german chancellor angela

merkel said that there was clear and unambiguous evidence that alexei in the valley the russian opposition figure had been poisoned using a novacek agent she said this they come to this conclusion following testing of samples taken from alexei in the valley at the bundeswehr institute a german military. tree this credited certified by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the o.p.c. w. going on to say that this was an attempt to silence alexei novelli and it was a crime against fundamental values now the german chancellor and the german foreign minister heiko mass of both called for arms as in this case since the shilton the informant soon it is all there is that one of the leading opposition figures in russia has been poisoned as specialized laborde 3 of the armed forces came to a clear conclusion and that objects in never in the last poisoned with

a substance from the north he's the victim for crime someone tried to shut him up. we demand an investigation into the poisoning of alex he now while we condemn this poison alex and in the near future will hold consultations and how you reform adequately respond to it it will also depend on russia's response to the case of you peter there's been further reaction both within germany and globally as well we've seen statements from several countries on the way well on the merkel said the world was watching the case to find out what happened to him and that's been represented in the reaction we've seen from european leaders it's outrageous that a chemical weapon was used against scene of only we have seen 1st hand the deadly consequences of novacek in the u.k. the russian government must now explain what happened mr we will work with international partners to ensure justice is done i was informed by chancellor merkel that russian the position they didn't advise me was attacked. no the agent

in his own country this is a despicable in cowardly act once again that the traitors need to be brought to justice of the nato secretary general again stoltenberg has also commented he said it was utterly utterly condemned the use of a military grade nerve agent while a statement from the white house said that washington was deeply concerned and that they had no reason to disbelieve the statements coming out of germany thank you peter or let's continue in some of the aspects of their it with our senior correspondent. there had been hardly the news. for near enough a week now in that time russia had said various requests to the german government for information they've offered legal assistance for russian citizens they've offered medical corp for the doctors the treated him after his initial exposure to the to the substance before he went to germany and russia had heard nothing back

and russia has come out here and said that they've gone on the record saying you know you want to the visual investigation you want the truth you want to find out what happened why aren't you talking back. instead of a thorough investigation into the joint work. which should be to establish the truth our partners to you for more of the same public speak minutes without presenting any facts russia is do we need to infer an official response from burley to the request from the russian security office what is continually being spoken about it regards today's developments as the script case in salt when you k. some 2 years ago what's what's the link or what's the alleged link between here we have a remarkable situation which mirrors what happened in salzburg back then with the

script. entirely and that is no communication that has absolutely no communication from great britain back then susu the russians learned that. never only had been that they had found new which opened in the valleys system from the news so the germans didn't see fit to to inform the russians through diplomatic channels through through any any of the channels that they have booked but when straight to the headlock which is quite extraordinary way to the nitty gritty you call this loudspeaker did the diplomacy sort of you are talking so if you having a conversation you are talking to the public rather than the person the another parallel being drew and is new the chalk is one of the most toxic dangerous substances on earth that mankind has discovered this is a tremendously dangerous substance a drop a drop of new jokes if shared out between a population can kill hundreds of people if if it gets into their bodies it is

incredibly depending a lot what form it's in it dissolves in water it evaporates into the air above 20 degrees celsius which is 3 live temperature and the air we have never found there who is apparently been exposed to this incredibly dangerous toxin on that flight packed with people. an incredibly dangerous substance which. evaporates in the air dissolves and lives even if you touch something that's contaminated and nobody else has come come forward with there and there were plenty of opportunities for people you know to be who is sitting next to him to be exposed. me to. come. yet.

where were things heading when you put all that out when you when you see the developments in the last few hours where does this issue seem to be going well when you when you utilize as we mentioned loudspeaker diplomacy completely stonewalling russia surf hours of the. out of the vents out of affairs refusing to share even lab results with russia but the moment to investigate there's often an agenda involved and that agenda is germany has very close ties to russia and there are many who would see germany cut its ties with russia cut its economic ties the north stream to project with billions upon billions you know

e.d.s. part of europe's energy future its energy future designed to pub billions of cubic meters of gas from russia to into the heart of europe german opposition already coming out and saying that we will to put it would seem to get of suspend the entire thing it's almost completed merkel had previously said that into the gas pipelines and europe's energy security it is a separate thing it is separate from politics in the it is separate from from all the drama you know all the. advantage seeking and she said that in her own words and in a very direct matter go with us i think that we should couple this issues and in our opinion north stream 2 should be completed the dust hasn't even begun to settle we don't know where this is going to do what we do know is that interested parties . will do anything it will do anything to take advantage of this opportunity and to

try and put a split in the division chasm between germany and russia and they can do i think go to great lengths to do so. let's go live now to brussels on to gilbert doctorow who's an independent political analyst on this very welcome to the program gilbert you'll have seen the reaction to the developments over the last number of hours russia on a state level essentially being blamed for poisoning mr novelli no prob little nuance do you see this escalating on a diplomatic level. will. we we know that we're living in a post for sure but as facts come to mean more much of what we read is mystery from monsters or from good reason but what i see today is not course factual it is course logic but a syria all the the. next you say sions directed against

russia and more specifically directed against the kremlin are in a post logic world. it would be insane or agreement for mr putin to have sought to do but only harm to mr van well the obvious reasons that we see today in the reaction of the whole of western europe and united states they've lined up like so many ducks just as they did before i'm a bit in the case of those people because when i meet certainty in case they're all i work like ducks is a little well rehearsed. they're condemning russia and demanding that russia prove what it's it isn't. the if mr clinton wanted to do to remove mr bomb the use of one of his side there are so many

ways it could have killed him but you have you know murdered or or seriously injured using the ritual you might just as well but written his signature for. one of our news for it's totally absurd the u.k. the u.s. france and germany they're all saying essentially the same thing that russia needs to provide answers but moscow says it has no information to base an answer on because there hasn't been communication surely a better line of communication needs to be established between germany and russia when such allegations are made no suggest a different type of communication the b.b.c. this evening said very open that there are 2 countries who have small supplies of monitor and they happen to be united kingdom and german because you could just as

easily ask where the security forces of germany are there you were not responsible for the poisoning of mr mobile as you could ask that the government do frankly speaking germany and you have more reason to take mr mubarak then the kremlin's. people are drawing parallels with the script palls and sold sprees but there is of course a key difference that was in the u.k. where is whatever happened in this situation was a on a russian citizen on russian soil how does that alter things when we're talking about sign chickens essentially being part on a country preprogrammed. well life moves on nothing stays the same situation in the world. when these people were poisoned is not the same as a situation in the world today as you may be aware of at least news in europe today was the visit of the chinese foreign minister to mr ross in berlin

and they confirmed that they want to continue to expand relations that china is certainly its biggest export market at more than $200000000000.00 a year now united states the russian germany and europe to impose exactly sanctions on china they're not interested in doing that so much easier it is here impose sanctions on russia yet again this is a different world and a different logic is prevailing than the one that you have reported that it's doing it has to be looked at what has happened today is starting shocking alex really dangerous in the. middle grewal present global situation. just on the point some of the reaction we've been hearing. you could angela merkel saying that said that the projects going on between russia and germany won't be affected

most notably north stream to the gas pipeline between europe and russia but you've got the u.s. certain people in the u.s. saying well this needs to be looked at closely that republican senator tom cotton for instance tweeting halt the nord stream to pipeline to hold the russians accountable gober to you does that sound a little opportunistic and neatly bringing up energy projects when you know a man's life is still at risk here. i think this is good if you're a hero who had repaired i think that all who america was taking the stand today and saying that you would go to nato allies and go to you this immediate expansion of the issue to the whole of the western world shows that we are very seeing if there is a great house or just moment and this general the underestimated yes it's one of the as life is a risk but it is really our or overall safety is at risk when the american

finds it convenient to sever ties with russia which is the implication that comes out of her statement today. always a pleasure to have you on the program sharing your expertise gilbert doctorow independent political analyst and process thank you thank you. we will be providing updates analysis on the nepal the case on the novacek claims throughout the coming hours here on r.t. .

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. clearly a dramatic development that only really exists i don't see how it will be successful. if you sit down and talk.

welcome back to the program 14 suspects have gone on trial in fronts over their alleged involvement in a series of terrorist attacks in 2015 the satirical magazine surely a doll was one of the main targets alongside a jewish supermarket charlotte ski reports from paris. well charlie hebdo is back in the spotlight here in france and that's because as that trial is underway that important trial it's decided to take a bold decision according to some some of described it perhaps as being more idiotic and that is to republic some of its most controversial cartoons which depict the prophet mohammed the muslim prophet now it was those types of cartoons that were published by the magazine that initially put a target on its back and led to that attack back in 2015 in which 12 people were murdered now back then the world came out in support singh's use 3 sharlee

saying they supported the right of the magazine its freedom of speech to publish cartoons like that but by republishing these cartoons again today a montage of them it has reignited the debate here in france over whether or not it's ok to blast fim now there has been some polls done with the news that charlie hebdo was reprinting some of those cartoons and it's really interesting the results that have come out this is a poll that's been done by the french institute of public opinion now it found when it asked the french people in general what they thought was this the right thing to do and that the majority of people supported the decision supported the freedom of speech of charlie hebdo but when you narrow that field down and only asked that question to french muslims there was a very different response with 69 percent responding that they didn't think it was right to pub. bush's cartoons in the 1st place now everybody seems to be getting involved in this issue from the president right the way across through social media

everybody has an opinion and those opinions are polarized there isn't from a freedom to blast fim which is attached to freedom of conscience i am here to protect all these freedoms why would you allow a publication to wreck your country's harmony all i see these games this is not freedom of speech this is disrespect in the sentiments of all the muslims around the world still pined in behind freedom of speech it doesn't give people the right to say whatever they want to choose decency and their ticket so freedom of speech will again be used as an excuse to hurt muslim sentiments and our beliefs and while we condemn these actions openly vehemently no heed will be paid because who cares about muslim sentiments anyway now this trial is hugely important not just because it's about the attacks on charlie hebdo but it's also about the attacks that took

place a few days later on a kosher supermarket here in paris where more people were killed and what the national anti terror prosecutor here in france i said while this might not be about the men that carried out those attacks because they are dead this is about that wider web of individuals who supported them who perhaps finance them or shielded them in the aftermath of those attacks and this also comes as finances interior minister warns that while this trial is about the historical event an event that is still something that is poignant in french memory there is also something that we must remember he talked about and that is the fact that there is still a huge threat of terror here in france it is the internal threat within our rules which has become the most significant and the strongest one which mobilizes the most attention of the intel. services are now also talked about more than 8000 individuals still being on

a french database of suspected islam ists that could potentially pose a security threat here in france and he said that their full attention was needed on those individuals talking about the resilience of networks such as islamic state that he also mentioned the number of individuals in prison that are connected to islam is threats and talked about the radicalization in prisons he said that the majority of those individuals who were radicalized in prisons have then gone on to commit their own terror offenses when they've been released now the trial is about those 2 massacres it surely abdo and the kosher supermarket here in paris and they heralded in a new wave of terror that has and compassed france now for more than 5 years.

so while many people thought the focus would be on the trial starting in paris many people are now looking at what surely there was done with the republic ation of those controversial satirical cartoons of the muslim prophet mohammed with many people questioning whether this was the right decision was this about sort of standing up for freedom of speech was this about remembering those who was slain at its offices or is this something that could really radicalize islamists across the world and incite a new wave of terror. will trump ours ignored calls from local. leaders to stay away from the violence stricken city of kenya in wisconsin arriving

on choose they he praised the police tensions between trump supporters on black lives matter protesters ramped up during his time in the city kenosha is the latest us hot spot for rallies on riots against alleged racism and police brutality after a black man was shot by officers last month after resisting arrest on the attempting to get back into his car 2 people were killed in the protests that followed the shooting at the city suffering muss of damage to personal property on businesses president again stressed that us police are not systematically resource . i think the police do an incredible job and i think you do have some bad apples i think you'd agree every once in a while you see something and you do have the other situation to. under this tremendous pressure and the they don't have to look well. as main rival for the presidency joe biden is also going to face a kenosha he gave a speech after a briefing with education and health experts son took the opportunity to slam the

president's handling of the krona fires crisis this time regarding the reopening of schools to be clear the president. whose ministry should have done their jobs earlier this crisis schools would be open to the group and safely there comes as many photos it appears are turning their backs on the 2 party system and looking for alternatives one growing movement is the new people's party it attracted thousands of americans to its virtual convention over the weekend scale up and reports. deep divisions in america and dissatisfaction with centuries of 2 party rule have forced many americans so look for alternatives on the heels of the democratic and republican conventions 8 people's convention was held gathering the hundreds of thousands of disappointed left wingers the people must have

a system president we don't need a. rallying cry for a new major party telling you the attendees of the people's convention feel that neither candidate really represents a choice for the working class instead they want political leaders who will stand up to wall street and the political elites long. as you. can tell the criteria of integrity wall street was certainly delighted when joe biden was nominated as the democratic candidate perhaps this is because joe biden has admitted that not much is really going to change when speaking to his wealthy donors i mean we may not want to demonize anybody has made money no $1.00 standard of living will change nothing would fundamentally change another theme at the people's convention was the constant expansion of us wars and the expanding presence of u.s. military forces overseas as soon as i take office i will ask congress to fully

eliminate the defense sequester and will submit a new budget to rebuild our military it is so depleted we will prevail. we're going to have the strongest military we've ever had by far we're increasing arsenals of virtually every weapon we're making our military stronger and more powerful than ever before attendees of the people's convention called for free college for all a green new deal and an end to mass incarceration they slammed joe biden for not supporting medicare for all even during the pandemic. with all due respect to medicare for all you have a single payer system in italy it doesn't work there and has nothing to do with medicare for all that would not solve the problem at all protests against systemic racism and police brutality and gulf the country now have both candidates throwing gasoline on the fire this president long ago forfeited

a moral leadership in this country he can't stop the violence because for years he's fought management here so who are all here supporters and they are your supporters and did shut a young gentleman ho and killed him now with paint over the bullet. and i think it's disgraceful people's convention attendees voted at the end of their convention to form a people's party that would sweep the us elections in 2021 and hopefully take control of the white house and the us congress by 2024 3rd parties have always existed in america but they generally get marginalized and pushed aside while the 2 major parties dominate the political stage however the people's party is hoping to reverse that trend and become a new force in american politics seizing the spotlight it will mop and artsy new york writer and comedian run pleco nsaid's neither of the 2 main parties truly

reflect the views of the majority of americans. it's been a very very very long time since there was a new viable political party in the united states but if you kind of look at what's going on right now contemporarily i now seems like the time for history to repeat itself and the bigger issue at hand here is just how far the doowop really is the pandemic has shown that we have a corporate coup for a government we have a banana republic we have a government that not only doesn't give a hoot about public opinion but works actively against it and this is by design republicans are only able to be as horrific as they are because of how ineffective democrats are similarly democrats are only able to be as ineffective as they are because of how horrific republicans are. just not reflect the people who live here the largest voting bloc in the united states are people who don't vote and people

who don't associate with either political party thank you for your company this hour the news keeps rolling with the top of the hour but right after the break more create programs get going find out what's showing where you are today in moments.