saga benefits from this very strange. we don't have legal grounds for the criminal case yet and that is why we are still legal assistance from the german side. russia's foreign minister hits back at western allegations over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure head alex and i repeat montel demand for data from franklin. also this hour vladimir putin calls for an international internal dialogue in dollars and the post-election unrest during a meeting in sochi with the present look at. the world we want the belorussians to handle their situation without any external assistance or pressure. and britain bans gatherings of more than 6 people to slow the spread of coronaviruses but that doesn't stop people going out for one last night party. tell them that the night of

great is don't tell the dog people to go out there now but i don't be like no you can't do that anymore it's not except. it's art international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 7 pm welcome to the program. a diplomatic standoff is deepening over the alleged poisoning a russian opposition figure head in a balmy ourselves foreign minister has said moscow has no legal grounds to open a criminal probe into the case due to a complete lack of data from germany where natalee is being treated. you're billable no one more if there was no navarro on the they would have come up with another reason to impose additional sanctions our western partners have gone beyond all limits of decency in reasoning in fact they are now demanding that we confess

it's such a mysterious story given that on the 27th of august we sent a request for legal assistance from the russian general prosecutor's office and still there is no wants or we don't have legal grounds for launching a criminal case yet and that is why we are asked for legal assistance from the german side. and our prophet live to r.t. as peter oliver n. berlin talk us through the conflicting demands coming from germany and russia on this case where the diplomatic dispute between in moscow is intensifying we've seen russian prosecutors issue another official request they're looking for explanations from doctors that have traced alexina valmy they're looking for more information copies of documents the russian side say this is after their 1st request of this kind went on answered now alexina volleys condition and we've had a new statement on that on monday from the shot at a hospital here in berlin where he's being treated they say is condition is

improved that he's able to leave his bed for short periods of time which is an upgrade on how he was a week ago when he was 1st awoken from the the medically induced coma he'd been in for 2 weeks previously now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov we heard from earlier on just a few moments ago he also said that western partners of russia had cast doubt over the the professionalism and the skill of russian medical staff you 1st tress alexei navalny. some of our western colleagues wrote that in the valley was saved by a miracle allegedly it was this new tourist nova chalk with a russian citizen managed to survive thanks to a happy coincidence what is this happy coincidence that so the impeccable work for pilots doctors and paramedics is presented as a lucky coincidence they don't even admit that we acted in a proper way the western partners look at us with arrogance because we dare to doubt their correctness professionalism that's why they doubt the profession is

move our doctors and investigators. will miss the lover of hard thing to you here in the german capital on september the 15th that trip being cancelled in the wake of the ongoing alexina valmy case the german government has been releasing statements on monday as well we heard from stefan side bet the german government spokes person who said that the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the o p c w based in the hague was starting its process of trying to verify results germany says confirms the use of and not to chalk nerve agent to poison alexina valley this design went on to say that 2 other laboratories one in sweden one in france had now backed up those claims from germany. boards recent france and sweden have carried out their investigations and confirmed the german evidence that means we now have 3 laborious research working independently from each other which of all

reached the conclusion that the substance that caused the poisoning of mr know was a nerve agent from the nabi truck group. well as far as the german foreign ministry is concerned and the german foreign minister himself heiko must the results coming from those 2 laboratories should stop criticism coming towards germany which he says is just the bearer of bad news well we've also heard from vladimir putin on on monday he was having a phone conversation with french president a manual on to discuss further the the ongoing situation surrounding what happened to alexa in the valley we understand the russian president described unfounded claims made against russia as inappropriate he said that samples taken from mr van the should be shared with russia and that russian doctors must be part of an ongoing investigation on cheese day the european parliament will hold a special session in which they will be discussing what to do what the european

response should be to the claims made by germany that alexei novelli was poisoned with a nerve agent from the novacek family talk of sanctions is being mentioned russia said should european nations play sanctions upon russia or over this there would be a response artie's peter oliver i think you for bringing us that report. russia's president has called for dialogue between the belorussian leadership and opposition to end the ongoing crisis in the country on the disputed election there last month amir putin has just concluded 4 hours of talks with president alexander lukashenko in the black sea resort city of sochi r t is correspondent and protect go has more. before the trip the official law in from both countries from both sides was that the 2 the years are meeting to talk about cooperation but the obvious assumption by many after

a month of mass protests in the eastern european republic of belarus was that alexander lukashenko was heading to russia to seek support from his elder brother that's a literally what alexander lukashenko called counterpart vladimir putin a few weeks ago well we can at least say that the actual fact that mr putin was receiving the. russian leader as head of state following the election and discussing moscow minsk ties in the future is clearly some kind of support and so on in the in a form of a confidence boost however unlike some of the scenarios that were predicted by the western media and the build up to this the russian government i mean the head of the russian government lot of our putin didn't say a thing about providing some kind of specific support in terms of how to deal with

the crisis on the ground in terms of how to deal with the protesters and now i can tell you that when i was reading the forecasts by some western media outlets a little earlier for this meeting i came across theories that went as far as using the word an exception of bell reuss some predicted that mr putin could even try and topple or use alexander lukashenko as weakness at this point to reach some of moscow's goals in bella ruse in contrast to that we heard from the russian leader that there is absolutely no way that. any other countries including russia could affect what's going on and. we want to belorussians to handle their situation without any external assistance or pressure and co manner through dialogue with each other and come to

a joint decision on how to move forward however the leader of bel roussel xander look at shango did say that he wants to discuss this issue outside the country we do remember that bella roofs as part of some of the integration blocks on the post soviet territory including a new regime customs union and also the so-called agreement for collective security there post soviet republics are part of that as well so mr lucas shank oh once to bring this discussion to a new level. we will talk about what's happening in belarus meetings of the aeration economic community and collective security treaty organization and there are also things it's work about within the commonwealth of independent states well let me remind you that despite avoiding the worst case scenario mr lucas sankoh did manage to somehow calm the situation down and void

a nationwide strike and a full scale revolution still protests are ongoing every weekend there are hundreds of thousands of people that take to the streets in different cities of belarus and i can tell you that only this sunday hundreds of people were detained as a result of this. of the. if we take a step back how are the overall relations between valorous and russia it's important to look into the past a little bit as a result of the collapse of the soviet union still minsk maintained

a very close ties with russia a number of agreements were signed to form a so-called union state to somehow follow in the footsteps of the european union in terms of how the countries get along with each other there and during all these years moscow has been a form supporter of further integration deeper steps towards each other however lately especially before the election alexander lukashenko made very bold statements at some point he went as far as calling some of the russian officials traitors and indeed this is how some cracks in this and that gratian began to appear but still we do understand that all long bellerose has been a top ally for moscow we can remember some of the impressive projects that have been carried out by the 2 countries together including a nuclear power plant in bell reuss beside this minsk is heavily reliant on moscow

in terms of finance now we do understand that some of the latest agreements between the 2 countries include a loan that will be provided by moscow to bella ruse which is worth $1500000000.00 and besides this of course. has always been expecting extended discounts for commodities has always been buying russian oil and gas at lower prices what we heard from mr putin was that russia will try and continue to maintain these close ties and that it will. follow up on all its agreements. russia remains committed to all our agreements including those that arise from the treaty on the union street and the collective security treaty organization. or closes down and

will of course fulfill all our responsibilities western countries have kept a close eye on what's happening and belarus what kind of reaction have we been thing to the crisis from the alliance between russia and belarus with alexander lukashenko as president is only strengthening but ironically if we look at the neighbors of belarus for example that is the theory. poland law. these were the countries whose governments. made some of the most aggressive statements against mr lucas shango lithuania actually recognized. that rival during that election in august's the legitimate leader of bella rouge however when we talk about joint action by europe that's not been finalized just yet but on monday we heard from german diplomats that they

are expecting joint discussions over sanctions on to be complete within the next few days and they're expecting a joint decision by the by september the 21st now what this sanctions is probably going to be going to look like are some kind of measures against individuals responsible for what they're calling election fraud and also repression and we've also heard about potential threats for sanctions from washington so clearly a completely different reaction to what's gone on and bell reuss from the other side of the bell russian. border. social gatherings in england scotland and wales are now limited to 6 people starting from monday u.k.'s tightening restrictions amid a sharp increase in covert infections the so-called rule of 6 spends larger gatherings

both indoors and outdoors however there are exceptions with larger gathering still permitted works schools gyms and places of worship police have been given powers to crack down on offenders with potential fines of more than 3000 pounds on sunday 3300 people in the u.k. tested positive for cope with 19 a sharp increase compared with a month ago but the recent spike in cases failed to deter some revelers looking to enjoy themselves ahead of the ban as are too shabby edwards daschle reports. 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 fall 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 freedom. the

public was just about getting back to normal or is no of us coming they were told to eat out to help out the struggling 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 and says the exemptions causing confusion many brits upon seeing like it's the last orders oh wait it's sort of this yeah everyone's it's annoying to celebrate yet it's almost like the last night of great is don't tell us young people to go out and up on and then 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 that if you do 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 covering band just to stop birthdays from happening but i'll try to get only the school recently voted 6 and it out here according to the government when it's widely known the brits are house a 3rd party and so instead of can sink each of gatherings many are just bringing them forward to this weekend for the covert infection rates growing again the heights of knock down illegal raves are going ahead as reckless specialist localise . the complete to be the high steps with the most us. in england for monday introducing the rule of 6.

there is a real risk some members of the public will take advantage of the current situation this weekend as a party we. cut those i used to organize raids i used to love race but i didn't pull it in full pool of those who organized race to gold. well brits will seize any opportunity to pay the town brat but this really is the final farewell to a poncy was making an appearance for shots at woodstock. 2 law enforcement officers are in critical condition in california after being targeted by a gunman on saturday and one of the words have described as a cowardly ambush and this video surveillance the shooter can be seen walking up to a patrol car in a los angeles suburb and opening fire to county sheriff deputies one male and one female were inside the vehicle and both suffered multiple gunshot wounds

a manhunt is underway for this is suspect with a $100000.00 reward being offered on saturday night a crowd shot 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 they were heard shouting abuse against the officers the crowd was later dispersed by police and 2 arrests were made now that incident falls months of unrest over police brutality across the u.s. some of the worst riots have been in portland in oregon and a new poll suggests most people misstate want the chaos to stop conservative talk radio host dave perkins says the vicious attacks against police are unlike anything he's seen 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 me 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 as 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're seeing i think on a grand scale is an inversion of more reality what's right is wrong and what's wrong is right. relations between australia and china are taking a turn for the worse and are has defended its right to carry out intelligence related raise after beijing lashed out at what it called barbaric searches of the homes of its journalists over. one strain it claimed that they questioning the

chinese journalists was in accordance with normal procedure is no cooling china's midges postage diplomacy this statement fully demonstrates the hypocrisy and double standard. earlier 2 australian correspondents were banned from leaving china i thought he has demanded they answer questions on a national security investigation reporters went to the australian embassy for protection and stayed there for several days before being allowed to fly home. but it's not just journalists getting caught up in the dispute between the 2 countries 2 chinese academics had their australian visas revoked after they were accused of foreign interference one of them john hong told us what happened. i received the e-mail containing a formal you know the you know the advising me that my. visa having the australian intelligence organization made assessments as i was

directly or indirectly all frist to security so i was very much shots and funded and perplexed really you know stupid and believe at 1st sensed this was real i was still thinking that i might be involved in a ballpark and it was all part of us a fraud scam for someone at me to be you know assessed as offer just to illustrate a security our system does is simply preposterous is ridiculous and i refuse to accept it is a system and. these latest developments fall federal years of gradually deteriorating relations between beijing and kind of bear professor home again says australia simply following america's lead. the seas the mid twenty's and. had been you know starting and each kind of campaign to make up for relations about the so-called trying to spread your cause say that you have been attacking a country while also taking advantage of the trade relationship of course china would be politicizing the weapon nosing treats you know to gaining some kind of

a political leverage and i think actually in the recent years australia has been so the interests off washington rather than its own national interests whenever it washington and she starts a kind of blood and it kind of campaign or similar campaigns against russia or europe we see a kind of like ethical income brought to the support of the us system points is merely i think actually only serves the needs of the united states. afghanistan saw more clashes between government forces and the taliban just hours after historic peace talks got underway in qatar on saturday the peace negotiations were part of a troop withdrawal pact signed between the u.s. and the taliban in february meanwhile a controversy over alleged money is on the heads of american soldiers in afghanistan has resurfaced or to have killed $11.00 has started. 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. 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 that goes after their family members and all the major supporters of

this bill 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 putin 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 old age where 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 trump presidency i would actually question the timing 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 trump president so to call into question the president's integrity would ultimately undermine their favorite building among registered republican voters in my opinion. last player reminder it's never too late to learn how to tie a man has graduated from university at the age of 96 filling a lifelong dream he told us about his during. that after working i retired and said what do i do now i didn't like doing nothing so i started studying.

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of the new global news breakdown this hour and that's all for me as well today but we're not going to know neil will be here at the top of the hour with all the latest x. are tuning in for you maybe. seem the wrong. call just don't call. me. yet to say power. and in again. the trail. find themselves worlds apart. to look for common ground in the.

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