moscow and perlin escalate accusations over the ledge poisoning of opposition activists alexina valley as russia's u.n. envoy questions who actually stands to benefit from the fallout. from the school in this isn't unique but raise questions some bold green being speech. e.u. leaders insist they're ready to help thousands of migrants displaced by the destruction of europe's largest refugee camp in a fire many doubt how effective this message of solidarity to immigrants in greece is actually going to be. and france sets a new daily record with almost 10000 coronavirus cases as the country struggles on

the huge public demand that testing senses. good morning for russia here in moscow has just turned 10 am this friday the 11th of september my name's kevin though in reporting thank you for taking the time to check in. russia's u.n. envoy says berlijn has yet to provide grounds for an investigation into the alleged poisoning of the russian politician alexina valmy citing the lack of information shared with more scope for selling the bend see it was responding that the calls by western powers for a wide ranging probe he also suggested there may be more to the issue than it saves the school uses them but the raise questions well both being speech we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed or in what. this lead us leads us to an unavoidable reply nicol question link insert borst in search

of situations we want e.t.s. if the queen pods who is to benefit from this the one that won it if you demand the explanations put defects on the table and we'll compare notes why should would drastically gay sions uncorroborated by evidence even this is as you see me your open reasonable doubt. meanwhile berlin and moscow both demanding answers on the opposition figure germany says it's handed over all its data on the case to the global chemical weapons watchdog although russia which is a member of the open c.w. says nothing's been received yet. more details from our correspondent the record it . just seems like this political dispute over the alleged poisoning of alec saying of all me is entering its next chapter germany's handing over the evidence it claims to have to the o.p.c. w in the kremlin has already said it's not happy about it. it looks like.

but it's not. of the. kinds of clinics. it's not the case. germany is having trouble sharing the information with us we have no idea what 300 over to. us so this is basically the essence of what's been going on over the last couple weeks berlin saying they've established than of all he was poisoned and demanding that russia investigate while at the same time moscow is asking to see that that alleged evidence and which they actually need to open a criminal investigation if there needs to be one and that just being ignored that will give our viewers a little background how did this all begin well it started when the volley was flying from siberia to moscow in mid august 28th else seriously ill now the russian doctors who treated him in the siberian city of they said they didn't find any toxins at his in his system but when he was airlifted to germany the doctors there

said that they did in indeed find a chemical agent in his blood they say that it was not a chalk specifically a nerve agent that was developed in the u.s.s.r. and now that the o.p.c. w. is involved the whole situation really seems a lot more suspicious for moscow since the organization's words doesn't hold much weight with the kremlin if your p.c. w. is in deep crisis what with the. activities and the extreme politicization. and this didn't take place just today it started a long time ago and the practice of reaching consensus decisions has been completely forgotten and the organizations handling of the 2018 alleged chemical attack in duma syria was what soured its relationship with moscow on a number of risk in consistencies were left unaddressed and according to whistleblowers that came from the organization they said that anyone who dissented from within was silenced but nevertheless russia's representative to the o.p.c. w has said that the kremlin will be willing to work with the organization on this

case. it is now defending the involvement of an entire military lives of the incident after nato demanded an international response and interest in. how does this all apply to nato and. maybe we should address this question their motivation to needle it sounds we have already said that as a violation of the convention on the probation and chemical weapons this keys concerns are the needle as well well unfortunately russia is just a corporation but what we hear from germany are just if you see sions transamerica call what happened at significant problem in relations between russia and the european union russia and europe and you know no one seems to care that we see clearly what happened was just very well known person was poisoned you know there was a threat to his life then what he didn't die sure the german doctors who followed

motivate your own his body show us the for you know show us the substance of the fall to explain why it was the plane were not boys and. and in related news senior politicians in berlin are putting pressure on the government to pull out of the nord stream to project over the no volley case the major gas pipeline connecting russia to germany is due to be ready by the end of the year but the head of the german parliament elegy committee believes that abandoning it would now be a disaster. 3 protect not stream 2 is not putin's project it involves a large number of european companies and is designed to ensure the security if europe's gas supply to question this project now is to shoot ourselves in the foot it is certainly not in the interests of germany or europe if there is a decision to end the project companies will be able to sue those who made the decision in this case the german government and of course it will affect gas prices

it must be clearly understood that this is not a game the pressure coming from the us is already enough in my view so we are strongly resisting the american sanctions that have been imposed on companies and individuals involved in the pipeline construction this is against international law and we don't accept it i can see the many people who might not have fully understood the story a thinking now will show them but i think it's completely wrong 1st of all we need to establish what really happened because i don't think germany no use i think we should respond appropriately to the russians request for legal assistance we obviously received such a request but according to the russians it is so for gone unanswered. in other news this morning around $13000.00 migrants have been left without shelter after europe's biggest refugee camp on the greek island of less boss into the ground the facility was notoriously overcrowded hosting 6 times more residents than its capacity that added to an already catastrophic situation is the camp. after almost

40 covert cases there the greek government warns those displaced by the blaze will not be allowed on to the mainland the locals also don't want to count to be rebuilt they've rallied to block heavy machinery from even entering the site as well as trying to stop for camp residents from reaching the island's capital rights groups warn they were also prevented from delivering aid to the migrants it comes as france and germany urge fellow e.u. members no to take in unaccompanied minors from that camp though some doubt. the bloc can provide any real solutions to the crisis here's our europe correspondent. thousands left without shelter described as a humanitarian disaster by politicians when it comes to who is responsible for the fire at the morea refugee camp the greek government is blaming the refugees. up inflection imminent gets everything points to the fact that the fire was started

as a result of the dissatisfaction of some guests of the morea center due to the necessary isolation however those who have been watching the situation on less forced to tear e-rate say it encapsulates the failure of the e.u. whose migration policy the european idea has gone up in flames european values of a community of solidarity standing for peace and human rights and meant to fight against national attitudes i'm racism and hatred of others the blaze in moria has focused the attention of a year leaders back onto the plight of migrants stranded on the greek islands with many pledging to help our friends which is sent ships of its own so how was the displaced we have to clarify as quickly as possible with the e.u. commission and other helpful e.u. member states how we can support greece. has never shied away from its responsibilities and is as always ready to take its part in solidarity we stand

ready to support it with member states our priorities the safety of those without shelter talk of solidarity is all well and good but it's the same message we've heard since 2050 it's time to say some for action. stop looking the other way the lives of 13000 people are in danger due to the fire that destroyed the refugee camp in moria the e.u. must act now to relocate people that need protection let's put into practice the solidarity that we preach here in germany there's been a chorus of voices calling for more help for the thousands of people seemingly abandoned in the camps was really. very hard. i.

know she learned you know more because you know when you're asked. by people in the office. there have been attempts to make the situation better cash is being thrown at the problem and offers to take some migrants to all the member states in the e.u. have been welcomed but it's not enough to make a real difference so the e.u. states want to see an overhaul of the system to make it mandatory that those seeking asylum in the e.u. be shared among nations however that's face stiff opposition from poland and hungary the world and to tame the idea the focus of attention is back on asylum applicants and the contradictions in which they live because of this fire in moria whether docked attention turns into genuine action all only goes as far as calls

for solidarity that's down to e.u. leaders all over r.t. . the global migration displacement lead to the red cross says the e.u. definitely must step in to avert a humanitarian crisis. we've been calling on all actors or think orders and including of course your member stated to. resign in funding solution to what is in reality a problem that has been going on for far too long what we're asking is that you are allowed to move to the mainland and i know how to. accommodate in seclusion as much as possible and that literally the most vulnerable such as a high number of an economy and what we would like of. european states member states from the e.u. they provide more solidarity and support to the greek authorities and exploring

opportunities for a relocation. francis said assad daily coronavirus record health authorities reported $9843.00 new confirmed covert 19 cases on thursday that's the most since the start of the outbreak 20 new diagnostic senses are set to open in the paris region as soaring public demand for test puts huge pressure on health facilities chargeable ski reports from the french capital. i mean the scramble to get ahead of the curve the french government promised 1000000 tests would take place weekly by september and by hook or by crook it has succeeded in doing just that this is just one facility but people can get tested for coping 19 so much so you get 20 new testing centers for the virus to open here in the paris region but the clamor for covert testing has caused other problems

testing centers are apparently struggling to deal with the volume of people wanting to find out if they happen it there are delays in getting access to the board treating choose it as in paris and elsewhere right now is taking an average of 3 and a half days to get tested the french health minister hitting on quite a crucial point to kill you is like this which are not uncommon could contain some people who are infected and indeed contagious the person the symptoms and who may have been in contact with an infected individual has to be tested urgently they must not be turned away from a laboratory because there is no they'll ability we have to work for months because it's not acceptable to options today to get tested wait 7 days for an appointment in a lab wait for hours and centrally on standing under the hot sun i tried the 2nd option but with a 39 degree fever i did not last long i called the lapse of no places for 7 days

plus 5 days to get the results or wait in line for 2 hours while sick and with no energy question is the test still relevant if done 7 days after symptoms start while standing in a queue for hours may be frustrating what's perhaps frustrating people even more are the delays in getting their results people are threatening to sue us because they missed their plane because of the delays in the tests we work like crazy. and everyone is unhappy delays could also mean that even if you tested negative for code 19 while waiting for the result you could have contract it but this is not just a problem here in france across the english channel they are also struggling the health minister very very has pointed the finger of blame on people who are symptomatic. unless you've been.

on the flip side some suggesting the volume of test taking place in countries like france even more than a 1000000 a week still isn't enough they are doing $1000000.00 per week that's not so much for a country of 67000000 people and also what they are doing you have personally so there's no logic there's no strategy and that's not good but if the abortion results already under the cosh wouldn't 10 times the number of tests cause even more of a headache there is a way around this rapid testing delivered in that than half an hour which is available at some pharmacies for a fee problem is these new tests a scene is being less reliable leaving some even more confused about what to do than ever so much even risky r.t.

paris. good times check out our channel today our teams national around the world live from moscow with kevin though in this. part then will the british government backed e.u. legal threats as london looks to override the brics it divorce is coming up. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. in this presidential election cycle both democrats and republicans claim to be tough on china but does that actually need instead what does the american public

really know about the china day on this edition of the program the attempt to separate this reality. i refuse to be on the side of people who want to take up guns and kill each other i want to stand up intellectuals are always there and i think for the sheets they're hold up no to violence no to bloodshed yes to think. less. more like. morning the e.u. is threatening legal action against britain if it goes ahead with a bill to override the brics divorce treaty london issued immediate response

insisting it will drop the legislation the spoke earlier admissions that it does break international law. explains more. the british government is trying to reinterpret the special arrangements made for northern ireland and of a draw agreement the e.u. would essentially say it's as if the u.k. is trying to rip up the withdrawal agreement that the u.k. and the e.u. spent so long trying to ratify and in turn the e.u. is saying to the u.k. you have a 20 day deadline to completely u. turn on this the withdrawal agreement contains number of mechanisms the legal remedies to germs the violations of the legal obligations contained in the text which the european union will not be shy in using for the e.u. it's almost its worst nightmare they say the u.k. has totally broken violated international law they've also broken trust and also risks the future relationship with the e.u. to now it's all about the u.k. deciding as i say to try and reinterpret this special arrangement make for northern ireland almost essentially saying that ministers in essence can export declarations

of goods from britain to northern ireland and while that might seem like a nice option on paper even the united kingdom is admitting it is a violation because god's great international law in a very specific limited boy in the power to disappoint e.u. law concept of daraa to create required by school for a certain very tory to foreign circumstances we've also got a government response as well to the use they would argue that the internal market bill is in good faith they all. it's designed to try and unify the u.k.'s 4 nations and therefore that is the crux of why they're trying to get this bill forward next week all m.p.'s will be voting on it they say that it is really designed as i say to try and unite the country so there is the argument there that maybe potentially that u.k. is trying to apply a lot of pressure on to the european union having said that it's caused a huge huge uproar in many diplomatic circles and sending shock waves politically

the strategy and behavior of the british government was one of brinkmanship was one of threatening to crush oshie you know if if you don't if we don't get to an agreement we might go chemicals on you that sort of thing trust has been eroded. tension has been created doto been created and that's not conducive to solid because. we didn't want to deal at any cost we urge britain to work with us constructively in phone compromises the interests of both sides any of them by britain's undermining the agreement would have serious consequences burning bridges with the european union may not be that much of a surprise but this political stunt seems to have further consequences because now we're hearing from across the pond the united states is warning london that if indeed this bill violates the good friday agreement will there be no possibility of having a post u.k. u.s. trade deal but as far as trade talks go then between the u.k. and the e.u.

over the last few weeks over the summer there's been very very little wiggle room if seen a complete stalemate position of course this certain controversial political stunt from the u.k. will only add fuel to the fire. any is passed a bill urging world powers to recognize the opposition leader in belarus as the rightful president it comes after a month of violent unrest in the country following alexander look at showing contested election victory our senior correspondent regards davis in the capital for us. it's still tense here and means we haven't seen today the the kind of violence the crackdowns that we saw in previous days but what we lacked in developments here we saw internationally with the 13 year coming out surprise if you add declaring the winner of the election the contested election last month declaring lucas a rival. who had earlier fled the country the lithuanian parliament calls on the

international community to support the demand from straight line a 2nd of ska the leader elected by the belorussian people and from the coordination council established at her invitation as the only legitimate representatives of the people for holding new transparent and democratic presidential and parliamentary elections. we call on the international community to consider any domestic or foreign policy action by the illegitimate leaders barely release alexander lukashenko and mice in his power and conclude new agreements with russia which restrict the sovereignty of the belarusian people to be a crime against his people surprising not only because lithuania is the 1st country to recognize. rivals fertility as the legitimate president of better us but also because there have been very mixed messages coming out of nice him as the legitimate president of the us and you know what foreign policy approach they would

now assume towards belarus we do not recognize him as the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shank are in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing that democratic which is missing the other surprises of course as you can also because turnabout you've heard what she had said previously because immediately after the election after leaving the country leaving the rest of heading to the european union she said that she didn't see a political future for herself that she she didn't see herself running for for another election a 2nd round perhaps but that has changed she's now making very official statements out just in the people of. the people of russia the european union advising them all on what course to take geo political and diplomatic course to take with regards

the president with regard to bellaver so she certainly sees a political future for herself now and is apparently determined to stay the course here in belarus the situation nevertheless is still tense as i mentioned every day we have here spontaneous protest earlier today we saw approved. turned ugly with police and security services tightening up trying to trying to break up out break up an answer to an anti-government protest the protest is in the church in the they talked and eventually both went their separate ways but they were upset that a pro-government protest that happened behind me that nobody asked them to disperse that they went on their merry way so as i say passions are high there's a lot of bad blood between the different sides the different camps that. camp in the opposition camp and we expect big protests this weekend we'll cover it if it

happens a senior correspondent on the scene the political analyst when ross was notes listen any would not have made it stick to ration support or taken off sky without the backing of logic. it's a signal that is being shown to look i shan't go and it shall show that there are forces major forces political forces behind lithuania because little you know wouldn't take such a measure which is illegitimate according to international law if there was no support by the european union or who knows 98 states and i see this as. not too intelligent step by lithuania it's too blunt because it shows clearly that the situation in. belarus is not only divided one side is also in danger of being taken over by external interests therefore i see

it in political terms and not in terms of elections in minsk. because so many more stories would like you to check out today if you get a minute look at r.t. dot com or any of our social media here in moscow reporting for us international from main studio headquarters now is kevin 0 in signing off for me in the morning to have a great day. is your media a reflection of reality. in the world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation or community. are you going the right way or are you being

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in a divided world a unifying force is desperately needed it is art to play this role to talk about this i'm joined by stars choreographer and human rights advocate. bill t. jones star cora refer receiver of the national medal of arts and macarthur genius award human rights activists it's really great to have you with us today hi bill. hello hello. great thank you very much for inviting me claire really glad to have the hair across here one of them rarest people that actually wanted to talk about war and talk about today and i want to surprise you all right just for a moment you introduce me as a human rights advocate and i take that to be the highest compliment and i don't

think describes me i am a self-involved artist in ours who happens to be black in a race this country and i have been trying to make all of my life i've been trying to be true to the inside and find a way to speak to the outside i want to be a global citizen but i'm very much rooted in the american experience so the reason i sound sometimes a public voice is all part of the poetry that asks the question is the public and the and that person no one in the same so i appreciate the compliment of saying a social activists social activists get thrown in jail and chill for what they do nobody is throwing a modern dancer in jail or chilling down in this country because of things i say so .