the russian president alexander lukashenko is meeting. in russia later today it comes after another weekend of mass opposition rallies in belarus with hundreds of arrests made. news of trucking this monday morning the german armed forces are poised to roll out special military ranks for women in the name of gender equality though critics say that's the least of these problems right now. british enjoy one last night of partying before a crowd gathering over 6 people takes effect in england. is don't tell people to go out there now but. you know you can't do that except if it is a good thing however i don't have to print so it does not imply that it doesn't

need any. morning monday the 14th of september when i was kevin i wouldn't normally into the program will do center and mosque of course brand new update for you starting with a brand new story this morning in belarus rallies again taking place throughout sunday calling for president alexander looking to resign in the capital more precisely in minsk there were brutal clashes between demonstrators and security forces at least 400 arrests were made crowds keeping up the pressure more than a month after the contested election then which alexander look at the one with 80 percent of the vote the opposition though play with the election was rigged there were several counter protests of minsk on sunday as well people voicing their support for president looking calling for an end to the post-election unrest motorists lined up along. city's roads displaying the country's official red and

green flag meantime developments today moving that on a bit of an exam to look at plans to meet his russian counterpart vladimir putin later today in the black sea resort of sochi highly anticipated told to see what may be installed within a pretty good morning and the welcome expect from the meeting of these 2 minds today then what's likely to come out of it kevin good morning well we all know how shaky ballrooms has been lately and amid fears that another disastrous violent crisis could be on the way and eastern europe all eyes are on the russian city of saud this monday so now that alexander lukashenko is on the way to vladimir putin's residence there just do the math we realize that it took a bit more than a month for the russian and the russian leaders to meet face to face after the election and there is also no doubt that the long standing by the russian leader

will be seeking support from mr putin after having to deal with so much trouble back home throughout this entire month. of the. but if you push the rewind button a little bit and listen to what the leader of bell roof's was saying just before the vote you realize that he really didn't mince his words when talking about this partnership with moscow sounding very tough however the tone really changed

in august and the 2 the leaders the lot of our putin and alexander lukashenko have been on the phone very often anyway though this time around i don't think that alexander lukashenko is someone who seems to be willing. to go into tsotsi trying to beg for help so previously a little earlier he said that he is heading there to cement the remittance that were reached earlier. but to his wish i would like to maintain the momentum very good agreements were made during the visit of prime minister michoud to beller we are working on developing them. well it used to go without saying that minsk is moscow's number one ally we do know that after the fall of the soviet union agreements between the 2 countries were signed to form

a so-called union state to follow the european union in a way and that ties there however we do remember that lately some cracks began to appear and the pace of that integration began to slow down with alexander lukashenko is rhetoric that i mentioned now what is crucial to point out here is that this meeting comes amid sanctions against minsk by the and also threats of sanctions by the us now there's also something else that would like to tell you about all the speculation and everything that the media in europe and america have been busy with lately. trying to guess trying to speculate about what they're calling vladimir putin's plans for belle rouge and that kind of speculation ranged from trying to accuse the russian leader of looking forward to annex belarus and also 'd kick blood him or story alexander lukashenko from his seat to

speculation that now kremlin is in full support of mr lucas franco and that they're confident that the opposition protests won't be able to do anything about what's going on in that country so a lot riding on it's those frozen exams a look at showing his concern this meeting. for us in the us throughout the day comes. new changes proving gender equality of being considered in the german armed forces the country's defense ministry wants to roll out special new forms of military ranks than for women critics though say that a far more urgent issues that need to be addressed 1st when it comes to women serving in the army as our europe correspondent peter oliver explains next this morning. the latest upgrade to the german military does very well see any new high tech weaponry or equipment but a with vision of the language used to address female soldiers defense minister. is

expected to make the announcement on choose day while a k.-k. hasn't been part of the planning of this move it does fit with the telling of development she wants to see in the german armed forces the minister has not yet been involved in work on this particular issue but in general equality between women and men is a consistent guiding principle in the pool for the federal ministry of defense linguistic equality is one of many issues the female form of political rank is well known to germans is for outcome so that in well her predecessor schroder 'd was her counselor the changes to military protocol would follow similar lines except for the ranks of topped and colonel which would change the reaction to the news has been far from overwhelmingly positive with some politicians asking if this is really the most pressing issue facing the poem does that today gender equality for me means that military rank doesn't differentiate between genders but that it is

about the same rights and duties we military forces there are operational we keep a bill this is not the time for discussion about general compliance service designations for soldiers we have more important things to do can anyone tell me which problem in the armed forces will be solved by gender tranks it's nice to have but right now female soldiers do not have adequate protective pass or boots so there are more pressing issues i'm not a defense official but i'm pretty sure that we men in the buddhist fair truly have bigger problems than female ranks when viewed alongside the blunders as issues with far right extremism and problems of dating and maintaining equipment this hardly seems like the most glaring of obvious changes for on a good economic. well we'll have to wait until tuesday to find out what the defense minister's plans really are the question is to what extent. the brains are complying the needs of german women in the business and the outcome would be that

people start thinking that the german army is school and feminist open minded and gendered this is a facade to the outside world and the p.r. strategy of the buddhists than the actual problems however are ignored when you talk to female soldiers demands and criticize completely different things like for example missing and defective equipment protective clothing and so on the women in the bullets may even reject changing the ranks into female ranks this whole debate in my opinion is just there to ignore it some other issues in the army like sexual harassment right wing networks or in the army or the fact that the bundesbank is redundant. the greek prime minister's welcome the departure of a turkish ship from disputed waters in the mediterranean calling it the 1st step towards deescalation then the research vessel was at the center of a row between ankara and southern e.u.

countries over oil and gas exploration for more than a month over the last week president there was an exchange some harsh words with his french counterparts after the new mccrone cold turkey's presence in the region except to pull. mr mccraw you will have many more problems with me. don't mess with the turkish nation. today turkey is no longer a partner in this region turkey is an ally with a nato ally which is engaged in unacceptable practices on the libyan coast so what is this. in its simplest form. or at least the potential reserves thought to lie and the mediterranean sea on the one hand there is turkey which feels it has every right to explore these untapped assets on the other its age old rival greece it contains the areas where turkish vessels are deployed all located above its continental shelf so any reserves are greek but the story gets

a lot more complicated especially now that other countries have waited in we regret that turkey has not responded to the repeated calls by the european union to end its unilateral and illegal activities in the eastern mediterranean and the aegean sea the leaders of the 7 countries on the mediterranean have also banded together saying that they already took back sanctions against turkey if showings dialogue we maintain that in absence of progress in engaging turkey into a dialogue and unless it ends its unilateral activities the e.u. is ready to develop a list of further restrictive measures now one of the overarching disputes in the eastern med is about drilling rights this has exposed deeper issues with 2 military powerhouses france and turkey at loggerheads

a relationship that's been unraveling some time troops has increased its naval presence in the sea and called for the will. all of turkish requirements and ships in the meantime it stands to benefit from increased tensions between greece and turkey despite a deep recession greece is stocking up on military supplies with a shopping list worth billions for is likely to take the biggest slice of the pie which was come to reinforce the armed forces is immediately acquiring a squadron of 18 fighter jets with replacement of the old. this backs up fears that this isn't much more than just an angry exchange of words greek and turkish navy tailors already lined up in parts of the mediterranean diplomats fearing that one false move could spark a full blown conflict

a conflict that could see strong with nato allies finding themselves on opposing sides but one that could also draw in other actors all with claims that there is potential oil and gas reserves imbedded deep beneath the sea that's egypt cyprus italy libya and that's just the start unless all parties come to the table and negotiate in good faith there really are choppy waters ahead so. r.t. paris. from monday the smalling social gatherings in england will be limited to no more than 6 people as the country tightens restrictions amid a sharp increase in covert infections the so-called rule of 6 the bones larger go the rings both indoors and out similar rules are being applied in scotland and wales too however there are exceptions with larger gatherings still work schools

gyms and places of worship the policeman given powers to crack down on offenders with fines of over 3000 pounds r.t. should the average daschle report. well you would think it was new year's eve ok prior to the final of the football world cup to come monday the new rule of 6 restricting meet ups of more than half a dozen people will be implemented meaning scenes like this will once again be afraid up down not sure if that's the kind of begins i mean it's a gate crashers brits a living up the last of the freedom. the public was just about getting back to normal or a syllable is coming they were told to eat out to help out the stuffing hospitality sector leading to a very busy month of wining and dining told the travelers rules were locked and encouraged to get back into the office to kick start the economy when suddenly the

u.k. decided to clamp down again on irenaeus the timing of it i'm certain exemptions causing confusion many brits upon seeing like it's the last orders oh wait it's sort of this yeah everyone's here tonight to celebrate yet it's almost like the last night of great is don't tell us young people to go out there not fun and don't be like no you can't go out anymore it's that except i don't believe that why don't you just stated on the day when you really feel not oh i will a couple days after i think is a good trick however i don't have to train so it does not implement it doesn't mean anything to me i'm just going to take a bunch of until monday and then i'll just make sure to stick to the rule or risk assigned to the 6 day 6 covering band just to stop birthdays from happening but i'll try to get all the before the full 6 and that out here accordingly to the government when it's widely known that brits are house a 3rd party and so instead of consing teacher gatherings many are just bringing

them forward to this weekend for the covert infection rates growing again the heights of knock down illegal rapes are going ahead as reckless for this local. complete to be the high says with the most us loads i used to organize raves i used to love race but i employ. people going to school because you are creating a massive public health. well brits will seize any opportunity to pay the town brat but this really is the final farewell to a party well making an appearance. oh what

a year is coming to 17 minutes past the hour good morning write this is ahead serious stuff. over police brutality protests reaction to what next stay with this monday the 14th of september. seems wrong. to me. to shape out just days after. and it may be close to trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those great.

gary thinks. we should ask. a good morning we were talking about before the break that it's a case that shocked los angeles county in california to local law enforcement officers who are in a critical condition today after being targeted by

a gunman on saturday and what authorities have described as a cowardly ambush the surveillance video that the shooting can be seen walking up to a patrol car and opening fire to county sheriff's deputies one male one female were inside the vehicle both suffered multiple gunshot wounds a manhunt underway for the suspect then on saturday night a crowd showed up outside the hospital where the deputies were being treated. oh. our coding says the l.a. county sheriff's office protesters blocked emergency exits were heard shouting derogatory terms about law enforcement 2 people were arrested and the crowds later dispersed by police now the bigger picture beyond all this the incident follows months of course of unrest as we bring bring you daily noyon over police brutality across the u.s. conservative talk radio host dave perkins says these vicious attacks against police

are unlike anything the country seen before in his view. it's the clearest evidence of a complete foundational moral inversion that i have ever seen in all the history of mankind and i never thought i would see it while i was still alive i want you to hear the level of belief and joy in the voices of the people shouting that they hope those police officers die this is the sense that they are morally right what they are doing as the element of righteousness and proper punishment almost a law of sorts applying to them in which they are right and we're wrong and because of that they're very happy to be doing what they're doing especially when they get away with it and nobody stops them for any reason they're getting away with there right now what we are seeing i think on a grand scale is an inversion of mortality what's right is wrong and what's wrong is right. now afghanistan so more clashes between government

forces and the taliban restoring peace talks got under way and kept our own saturday those peace talks the troop withdrawal pact signed between the u.s. and the taliban in february meantime a controversy over alleged bounties on the heads of american soldiers in afghanistan. quite conveniently for me it seems with the us elections. is covering it. sometimes stories don't become outdated they simply reemerge when certain political entities need them this summer a huge scandal broke out when it was alleged by u.s. media that russia was paying bounties to the taliban for the killing of u.s. soldiers though no concrete evidence to substantiate that was ever provided though many have probably forgotten the story and it has now resurfaced conveniently as senators are pushing their rush of bounty response act. itself to the dates of the

in the months of this act the 6th state shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a strategy on how the united states will diplomatically kilns of russian influence in the region of south and central asia now the bill would prohibit all property transactions as well as entry to the united states 5 lattimer putin his closest aides along with many prominent political and business individuals in russia quite a stiff bill and it goes after their family members and all the major supporters of this deal happen to be democrats they say they want to send a message to the russian president and apparently his american counterpart congress has an obligation to step in and act put in his embolden by president trans competed lieschen and is increasing his aggressive behavior which includes putting bounties on american troops the lives of american service members are at stake i

urge senators on both sides of the aisle to join us in protecting our servicemembers and sending a strong message to putin now it's not all about sanctioning putin or criticizing donald trump there happens to be quite a bit of money involved. there is all through has to be appropriated $50000000.00 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026 for programming that provides rewards to individuals who provide information on russian bounties against united states forces and additional $30000000.00 will go to combat the influence of russia in central and southern asia but the bill has still more goals in the minds of its sponsors the russia bound to response act is necessary to protect americans against pieces bounty driven killing and trumps reprehensible in action strong sanctions and other steps will give peace in the only incentive he understands hitting him and his surrogates who are so it's anti russia and trump and it promotes democracy

but does it really have much to do with the lives of american soldiers that remains of question i would expect any clearer compelling evidence to be made to support these claims well this illustrates the ok nature of the intelligence community namely it could be claimed that by doing so those sources and methods would be revealed or that it would compromise an ongoing investigation ultimately i don't think the rewards will be paid that's because that's not the real into behind the bill here it's a matter of public spectacle regardless of those who support or oppose the trump presidency i would actually question time this given how close we are to the general election provided that this bill passes the house it will be voted down long in the senate one party lines republican members of the senate have ties the critters and porches to trump pres to call into question 300 of the president's integrity did alternately undermine their favorite building among registered voters in my opinion. now final leisel story before i go it's never too late to the

tally and man is graduating from university at the ripe old age of 96 that it was a lifelong dream for him and he shared a bit of his story with us. and at that after working i retired and said what do i do now i didn't like doing nothing so i started studying. one dummy on when my mother gave me the money to go and buy breakfast it's instead of buying myself a sandwich with potatoes i went instead to buy books. i

seriously wanted to enroll i am a little tired after 3 years of study every evening i finished reading and studying at midnight without exception even on sunday. that. i've never drunk alcohol i always drank milk and i believe this is the secret of my memory then of course reading helps the mind that needs to be trained in your. grey guy moto ben they just say that's the way things are looking so far this monday of from may of the tape thank you for watching out international for your update keep across dog called keep across the social media for the breaking news as

it happens reporting from moscow i'm kevin 0 in for me in the t.v. over soup and. a new gold rush is underway in ghana thousands of ill equipped workers are flocking to the gold fields hoping to strike it rich here's the good. as they. were children are torn between gold. my family was very poor i thought i was doing my best to get back to school which side will have the strongest appeal. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then.

now imagine returns here we're going underground it was supposed to be week 2 of julie the songes london trial from the country with one of the highest coronavirus death rates on earth coming up in the show with nato nations panicking over a global economic catastrophe amidst a pandemic and climate crisis will the global economy ever recover of the millions of lost their jobs since the start of the 1st covidien used lockdown could coronavirus mean the end of capitalism and globalization as we know it and are our politicians really fit for purpose joining me now from new york city is the author of the ages of globalization geography technology and institutions and director of

the sustainable development solution network professor jeffrey sachs of the center of a sustainable development at columbia university thank you so much jeffrey for coming on before i even get to the book in the past few days there's been a story that will commented on arguably 13000 refugees on the island of lesbos in greece all there are makeshift homes were burnt down somehow an emblematic vision of globalization in 2020. there are a lot of people being displaced and there are a lot of people suffering to right now actually not only do we have a pandemic but we have disasters of emergencies political crises all over the world and in these interconnected crises lots of people who are suffering are not even being recognized as such it's a pretty dramatic time niner the new book the ages of globalization goes right from the beginning of time you yourself have gone through a journey arguably intellectually tell me about briefly about the new book you've

been grappling with global interconnectedness for as long as we've been a species this book starts from our ancient past indeed our 1st migrations out of africa as modern human beings and takes us through how technological advances in agriculture in writing with alphabets in ocean navigation with the steam engine and now in our time with the digital age have reshaped this interconnectedness it's quite a story of course it is the the history of humanity because we are globally interconnected in fundamental ways whether we have nationalism or not we can't help but having this interconnectedness of course a days before this book was being finalized came the pandemic.