germany says 2 more laboratories have independently verified that russian opposition figure had a mix in of all meat was poisoned with the nerve agent and over truck as moscow still waits to be going to the access to berlin evidence. also this hour talks between the belle of russian president vladimir putin are underway in the russian city of sochi comes after another weekend of mass opposition rallies in belarus with hundreds of arrests made. and brits enjoy one last night of partying before a crackdown on gatherings of over 6 people takes effect in england scotland and wales. the most of the last night is don't tell dog people to go out there now but i don't be like no you can't go out anymore it's not accepted.

this is our 2 international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 3 pm welcome to the program. roland says its assessment that alex in amman it was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the never took group has been confirmed by laboratories in france and sweden earlier a german military lab found traces of the poison and the russian opposition figures by a samples russia's request to access that evidence has so far gone unheeded artie's peter arbor has the latest from berlin berlin is now saying that 3 laboratories have confirmed that not a chalk or a substance from the of the truck family was present in samples taken from the lexan of ali we've also heard that the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons is starting its process to verify. those results that have been taken we

heard from stephens i burst on monday he's the german government spokesperson basically the voice of bangalore merkel and he said that look bora trees in france and in sweden had now confirmed the presence of another chalk in those samples taken from mist in the valley. clarification on the nevada only case the federal government has involved the o.p.c. w. in the unanimous is of evidence in addition to other international laboratories have confirmed that a nerve agent from the group was the cause of the poisoning well as that information comes in the we're also getting news from over in russia in the city of on the square alexina valmy was 1st treated from the senior toxicologist at the hospital where he was 1st treated saying that alexei navalny did not present to them when he 1st arrived with symptoms that would be welts into she would see from somebody who had been poisoned with chalk with another chalk nerve agent it's hard to see how this news coming out of berlin on monday will put kate russia moscow has

said it wants to see the data that germany has it's now shared that data it would seem with laboratories in sweden and in france and with the o.p.c. w. moscow is saying it needs to see evidence. of the zulus. ism cannot but raise questions well. being speech we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed or in. these leaders leads us through the rule review article question legion lost in search situations we've won you trace it we've pulled those who used to be. the one that won it if you demand the explanations will diverge from the people and we'll compare notes why shouldn't that are still a dish and uncorroborated by evidence even leases as you see the yorba reasonable well foreign minister of russia said again for of. russia will watch keenly to see

if there's any sanctions imposed from the west we're expecting on tuesday that the european parliament will hold a special plenary session and which the election of on the case will be discussed if any sanctions forthcoming from then said good lover of says that russia will respond accordingly. wealth in unison with what is imposed upon them now lexan of ali's been here in berlin for just over 3 weeks now last week he was taken out of a coma the medics said induced in him he was put into that coma specifically doctors say that he is recovering but say there could be a long road ahead for him medically. turning to belarus massive rallies once again took place throughout sunday calling for president alexander lukashenko to resign in the capital in minsk there were brutal clashes between demonstrators and security forces at least 400 arrests were made possibly more

crowds are keeping up the pressure more than a month after the contest election which looks says that he won with 80 percent of the boat the opposition however claims that the election was in fact rigged. there were also counter protests in minsk on sunday people voiced their support for president lukashenko and called for an end to the post-election un rest meanwhile talks between the alexander lukashenko and his russian counterpart vladimir putin are underway and the black sea resort city of sochi earlier my colleague kevin owen

discuss what's on the agenda with r.t.c. they are trying to go. the republic of belarus has been on the brink of turning into a new violent crisis hotspot and eastern europe protesters keep filling the streets of bell russian cities although president alexander lukashenko has been able to avoid the worst case scenario for him a nationwide strike and a full scale revolution the longstanding belorussian the leader often called the russian president after the vote as he was trying to bring the situation in his country under control and now after a bit more than a month he is in tsotsi now many are expecting the belle russian leader to seek for help and support from the russian government after he was saying many times that he has no intention of giving up. all of this is very painful and even tragic for me

but it doesn't mean that i'm giving up now i must protect what has been built with . the people who have built it and they are an overwhelming majority so clearly president alexander lukashenko is counting on moscow and you can't help pointing out how his tone changed just look back a little bit before the vote when the russian president was talking about his partnership with russia he didn't mince his words at all he sounded very tough he even went to the point when he said the russians you used to be like brothers to us now we're just partners however soon after this he made a u. turn and cold of a lot of more putin and his elder brother like i said they were on the phone very often during the crisis however though alexander look at most likely he doesn't want to seem to be the man who's just in russia to beg for help and that's

why previously the bell russian leader said that he is in russia to some. amend the agreements that were reached earlier. is moscow going to agree to moscow the kremlin how is he going to be greeted by russia what is there a. consensus that is going to be open arms or is going to be a bit more tricky than the well 1st of all i need to put this in context after the fall of the soviet union a number of agreements were signed between min's and moscow to form the so-called union state to in a way following the fold steps of the european union and the ties between the countries there moscow has been largely in favor of deeper ties in recent years however again like i mentioned the rhetoric from the russian president led to cracks in this union because he was very harsh but in a case we can remember some impressive projects that have been completed together

by the 2 countries for instance the jointly built nuclear power plant we do realize that the countries are in a customs union right now and also minsk is heavily reliant on financial aid from russia and a number of agreements have been announced to have that debt restructured. however all of this led to speculation in the western media especially head of this summit that at this point moscow could be using some sort of weakness when it comes to president locus sankoh to try and force him into a stronger alliance with russia in some case even the word addicks ation was used but when the kremlin spokesperson was asked about this he ruled this option out completely there will not be any kind of unification to take over as

a result of this visit the idea is absolute nonsense the business is important especially given the period been abuses going through. moving on to moscow's take on what's going on on the ground inside the bella roost the russian government has refrained from making strong statements when it comes to support criticism or assessment of the situation in the ground although one message has been very clear and it was made for the outside world especially bellerive says western neighbors moscow does not accept any outside intervention when it comes to the internal affairs in that eastern european republic in the set if you lied to the east of by the resort a bit to the west of the western countries circling especially while unfortunately for president alexander lukashenko the most aggressive reaction to all this came from the neighbors of bella ruth baltic states a store in the lobby and lithuania also poland indeed lithuania actually

recognized with. those rival during that election as the legitimate leader of the country and we already saw sanctions coming from these states although no joint action from the european union has been announced so far but we did get an update from berlin saying that the german government is expecting to have some sanctions finalized by the within the next week now here's an example of a statement that was made previously by european union officials the european union read to read its determination to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for violence the repression of peaceful protests and if ossification of election results and is ready to take further restrictive measures asked necessary the decision makers across the atlantic who have threatened to minsk with sanctions as

well will be watching out for the summit in sochi as well of course just as we are . this is very important for the future of bell roofs once again the 1st official state visit foreign visit by president alexander look at shango after the elections in august. from monday social gatherings in england scotland and wales will be limited to no more than 6 people as the country tightens restrictions amid a sharp increase in coded infections the so-called rule of 6 bans larger gatherings both outdoors and in power there are exceptions with larger gabbling still allowed at work schools gym and places of worship the police have been given powers to crack down on offenders with fines of over 3000 pounds the new restrictions are designed to help curb the spread of the crown of ours on sunday over 3300 people in the u.k. tested positive for cocaine and sharp increase compared with

a month ago but the recent spike and cases failed to deter some regulars looking to enjoy themselves ahead of the ban as are too shoddy edwards daschle reports well you would think it was new year's eve ok prior to the final of the football world cup come monday the new round of 6 restricting meet ups of more than the dozen people will be implemented meaning scenes like this will once again be upgraded. that's the kind of begins i mean it's a gate crashers letting out the last hope of freedom. the public was just about getting back to normal for a little bit is coming they were told to eat out to help out the struggling off the top the sector leading to a very busy month of wining and dining told to travel its 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 but not irenaeus the timing of it on such an exemption . it's causing confusion many brits upon seeing like it's the last or does oh wait it's also this yeah everyone's here tonight to to celebrate. all of us at the last night of great is don't tell us young people to go out and up on and down 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 and he said not oh i was a couple days off i think is a good trick however i don't have 6 friends so it doesn't implement it doesn't mean anything to me i'm just going to take advantage of until monday and then i'll just make sure to stick to the rule or risk decided to include the 6 day 6 maximum covering band just to stop birthdays from happening but i'll try to get only before you go to the states and then add here accordingly to the golden rule when it's widely known that brits and houses are a party and so instead of can sync it to gatherings many are just bringing them

forward to this weekend all the kind of infection rates growing again the heights of the town illegal raves of going ahead as reckless level is low but i said complete to be the high says with the most us. in england for monday we're introducing the group of 6. there is a real risk some members of the public will take advantage of the current situation and treat this weekend as a party which. follows i used to organize raves i used to love race but i employ people who organize race to still.

well brits will seize any opportunity to pay the town bred but this really is the final farewell to a party well making an appearance full shots at woodstock city all to london. still to come a shooter and los angeles deliberately targets 2 police officers and high tensions over anti police brutality protests a story and more after this. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then.

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a case that shocks los angeles county in california to local law enforcement officers are in critical condition after being targeted by a gunman on saturday and what authorities have described as a cowardly ambush and this surveillance video we're showing you the shooter can be seen walking up to a patrol car and opening fire to county sheriff's deputies one male the other female were inside the vehicle at the time both suffered multiple gunshot wounds and a manhunt is underway for the suspect with a $100000.00 reward being offered then on saturday night to a crowd showed up outside the hospital where the deputies are being treated oh. according to the l.a. county sheriff's office protesters blocked emergency exits and were heard shouting derogatory terms about law enforcement 2 people were arrested there with the crowds later dispersed by police. that incident falls months of unrest over police for tell the across the u.s.

can sort of talk radio host dave perkins says the vicious attacks against police are unlike anything he's seen in the country before. it's a clear is 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 it the level of believe 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 that what they are doing has the element of righteousness and and proper punishment almost a law of sorts applying to them in which they are right and we are 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 it right now what we are seeing i think on a grand scale is an inversion of more reality what's right is wrong and what's wrong is right. afghanistan some more clashes between government

forces and the taliban just hours after historic peace talks got underway in qatar on saturday but these talks were part of a troop withdrawal pack signed between the u.s. and the taliban in february meanwhile in controversy over alleged ronnie's on the heads of american soldiers in afghanistan has resurfaced by can mean late for some it seems with u.s. elections looming are to scale up in has a story 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 it has now resurfaced conveniently as senators are pushing their rush of bounty response act. days after the dates of the

in the months of this act the 6th state should submit to the appropriate congressional committees and leadership a strategy on how the united states will diplomatically counter 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 that 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 authorized 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 30 $1000000.00 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 bounty response act is necessary to protect americans against peace since bounty driven killing and trumps reprehensible in action strong sanctions and all the steps will give pete's in the only incentive you 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 oh maybe 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 and 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 truck presidency i would actually question the timing of this given how close we are to the general election provided that this bill passes the house will be voted down along in the senate one party lines republican members of the senate have tied their careers and fortunes to the trump presidency to call into question the president's integrity would ultimately undermine their favor ability among registered republican voters in my opinion. it's never too late to learn an

italian man has graduated from university at the ripe old age of 96 as a lifelong dream for him and he shared a story with us. that after working i retired and said what do i do now i didn't like doing nothing so i started studying. this one but me i would. when my mother gave me the money to go and buy breakfast gates instead of buying myself a sandwich with potatoes i went instead to buy books.

i seriously wanted to enroll and i am a little tired after 3 years of study every evening i finished reading and studying at midnight without exception even on sundays. that. the doctor life never drank alcohol i always drank milk and i believe this is the secret of my memory then of course reading helps the minds needs to be trained in your. that's been a wrap up of the day's top news for this hour thanks for tuning it. the

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