nothing but an excuse for sanctions russia reacts to the global chemical weapons watchdog confirming germany's findings that a prominent kremlin critic alexina was poisoned with. its purpose is obvious denigrate russia with unsubstantiated accusations and thereby create a far fetched reason for introducing another tranche of sanctions against our country. meanwhile the former chief is barred from speaking at the un security council about a controversial probe into an alleged chemical attack in syria 2 years ago. with britain chalking up europe's highest covert death toll on the country saying a new surge of infections health ministers praise for the government's handling of the crisis is called into question. and send in the vice squad khalilah

harrison mike pence prepared to trade blows in a televised debate in a few hours taking place just over a week after the chaotic presidential showdown between trump and by. live from moscow this is r.t. international on call in bray with the news headlines stories and reaction we're tracking for you this hour 1st then russia has dismissed the findings of the global chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w which said nerve agent was used to poison a high profile kremlin critic alexina valmy. until you're given documents materials samples material evidence we will consider all that surrounds this incident an unbridled propaganda campaign of lies were simply put a low grade provocation its purpose is. obvious denigrate russia with

unsubstantiated accusations and thereby create a far fetched reason for introducing another tranche of sanctions against our country moscow says it's still awaiting any response to its repeated requests to germany asking to be allowed to cooperate in the investigation one of only fell severely ill on the domestic flight in russia in late august he received emergency treatment in the city of arms before being and if to germany for specialist care and investigation there concluded that he had been poisoned with a nerve agent reporting from berlin his peter all of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons has published its findings from samples they tested from alexei novelli the results won't come as too much of a surprise to many the o.p.c. w. found not the chalk was present those results in a detailed analysis were sent here to germany where berlin has been demanding answers from moscow but using o.p.c. w.

findings as the foundation for allegations it's unlikely to sit well in the russian counter so it is in fact even tactical story initiated at the behest of berlin by its your atlantico allies together with the leadership of the technical secretary and of d o p c w it has continued in accordance with the pre-planned conspiracist scenario with the e.u. council set to meet next week to decide what their reaction to the novell meeropol will be the german government's demanding serious consequences for the use of a chemical weapon this o.p.c. w reports could have far reaching ramifications peter all over r.t. . well talking of ramifications france and germany have issued a joint statement saying they'll propose sanctions against russian individuals later this week russia's foreign ministry has branded that move unacceptable adding that instead of cooperating on the case germany and france have now turned to threats and blackmail. the o.p.c.

w.'s in the spotlight for another reason as well a former head of the organizations being blocked from speaking at a un security council meeting kevin owen discussed that with correspondent. what seems an irony for the us which is of course the organization it's all about putting together international voices about discussing difficult topics it has barred a former chief. from speaking to the security council now we're talking about dani he's a president and diplomatic he was in fact the foster director general of the chemical weapons what between 10072002 he's really a figure of a great authority he was invited by moscow to speak on the alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of the duma back in 2018 but at the last minute he was essentially disinvited by among others the u.s. u.k. and france russia called this a shame they decided to post this johnny reading the speech he was scheduled to say

and they said the following. what happened today unfortunately is yet another sign that western delegations are afraid of hearing the uncomfortable truth you want to silence objective facts that could destroy the picture you have painted of the atrocities of the syrian regime and the infidel ability of the o.p.c. w. but it is already clear to everyone that it has little to do with reality i am wondering if you understand it what an unattractive light you know appear in the eyes of the international community in general what happened today is a shame and a disgrace so. this is what he said but what specifically is it that he said this ruffled these for the shoe thing when he was planning on discussing what numerous whistleblowers cool and cover up all of those events in duma now just a quick recap of the images of civilians at the mouth washing out their eyes so much investigated and they officially blamed assad's government this of course that

is the basis on which the u.s. u.k. and france conducted strikes but in the following months and indeed years after this a number of former employees came forward and they said we were part of this in. stations we were on the ground and what we saw doesn't support this official narrative what's even more sensational claim to start in fact any dissenting opinions or evidence was removed from the final report under pressure from the top this is a small snippet of what they say most of the duty of the c. reports in the instant the interim report in the final report was scientifically impoverished procedurally regular and possibly fraudulent well let's hear exactly what was stanley said on all of that the serious questions are now being raised whether the independent impartiality and professionalism of some of the organizations work is being severely compromised possibly under pressure from some member states we've got lots of whether or not this is substance to the concerns

raised about the perceived obvious behavior in the do more investigation hearing what your own inspectors have to say would be an important 1st step in mending you're going to say this is the man to reputation more bustani has previously paid the price for challenging official narratives and what was described by many as an offensive led by washington back in 2002 percent on he was dogged by allegations of mismanaging the w. it was already quite dramatic the u.s. representative in fact was booed and one of the sessions when he failed to provide documentary evidence to support that claim eventually though the u.s. prevailed he was removed from the post saying that he with his independent thought had angered a lot of people in washington that they wanted someone more specifically rumors swirled that his that he had somehow blocks the u.s. is tough stance on iraq while barring the story from speaking almost 2 decades

after foreign him comes of course as the a.p.c. w. is back in the spotlight is involved in this in tangled political saga regarding alexina volley with allegations now that the o.p.c. w. is. holding information on his taste many cynics would point out that now of course would not have been a good time for an insider like the star me to reveal that in his i mean others experience i didn't is not treated secretly within the o.p.c. of w. and in fact sometimes it doesn't correlate even with reality. russian military experts he going to colin believes that there are still many questions over the whole the only case. where. first of all we still don't know the exact substance used no one told us about it unfortunately clearly mr ray's inhibitors come in a wide range of substances all nerve agents have them as well as some medication or substance from the group and the chemical weapon called novacek are 2 different

things the substance can be mildly toxic as toxic gases die cruel verse that we use in daily life to kill in 6 months the difference there is for example a cocktail of alcohol that can be ignited and then there is a molotov cocktail that can even set tanks on fire the to the same point different force. i think the results could have been falsified we don't know who did was with the bottle it is possible the bottle had been substituted we don't know that and there is no proof reminds me of the fake stories like with the white helmets in syria when some bottles samples with so-called proof from the crime scenes and later it is found out today because elected someplace else. hospitals in england have recorded the highest daily covert admissions since. it adding pressure to a government already under fire over its response to the health crisis critics say the authorities have done nothing but the seeds of covert confusion shoddy edwards

daschle reports next from london. considering the u.k. government's response to cave at 19 pretty and probably wouldn't be the words on the tips of most people's tongues over the course of the year the u.k. has seen thousands of people dying in care homes testing tracing deadline set and missed the u.k. topping the death toll across europe plus of course britain being on the verge of a round 2 and while most people think the government's response needs to be completely written off it seems as though not everyone agrees it's been. i think it will be like the lympics that's when it's all over and we look back and reflect we would actually be extremely proud of ourselves some people might think a wooden spoon is more appropriate than a shiny metal especially considering the latest news that 16000 positive tests for private 19 have been lost meaning the super spreaders a blindly unaware this still spreading thousands of people blissfully unaware they've been exposed to covert potentially spreading this deadly virus

a time when hospital admissions are increasing and we're in the 2nd wave blunder after blunder critics say the government's not learning from its mistakes but as the country hurtles towards a 2nd wave of the fire a scope of confusion is still lingering in the yeah with mixed messages coming from those in power. but as i understand it not successful apologies i misspoke today in the northeast new rules mean you cannot meet people from different households in social settings indoors including in pubs restaurants and your home you should also avoid socialising with other households outside go to work but stay at home eat out to help out but don't socialize kick start the economy but stay in your bubble it's no wonder the country is confused especially considering the man telling the u.k. what to do is accused of being a tad confused one of the major problems is widespread confusion about the local restrictions people feel very let down

a very frustrated very forgotten can we pin all the primal boris johnson. after all these are unprecedented times fighting a battle that no prime minister has ever fought before and after months of economic paralysis boris johnson began to i'm not the lockdown even though parts of the u.k. was still plagued with the virus and so the north south divide found its latest partition the timing of the lifting of national lockdown was london centric please remember this the next time you see politicians pointing fingers at our people on the eve of a 2nd wave many might think the government would know what it was doing by now especially considering it had around 6 months to prepare but when clarity has been replaced with confusion can the government really expect people to follow the rules when it doesn't seem to know them itself should you ever searched the artsy lunch. here in moscow cove it's also continuing to make its presence felt over the past 20 days infections have been steadily increasing again tuesday's for more than 4000

new cases logged although they were slightly down by wednesday the authorities are growing increasingly concerned over the rising numbers too and while there's no talk yet of a citywide lockdown wearing masks on public transport and in public places continues to be mandatory and everyone over the age of 65 is being advised to stay home when it comes to vaccines russia's health minister says the mass rollout of the sputnik vive job could start as early as this month he recently said the latest trial results have been encouraging russia's anti-monopoly service meanwhile says the price of the vaccine will be capped at $13.00 per dose science journalist we spoke to earlier says russia's attempt to combat the coronavirus looks promising. and i have been or. are. you. know not why and.

why did. only our. so scientists are well aware. in a way the biology and how they. look back and the back knowledge that i have spoken with more than once that we are convinced. that could be the thing moderate action against her and i was. famous couples are broken out in tel aviv between police and protesters so angered at the israeli government's handling of the pandemic. and to say hundreds gathered to denounce the latest code restrictions to protest as opposed to demanded the resignation of prime minister benjamin netanyahu they claim he's using the virus as a distraction from his own going. to say. he's

using this crisis you know what remaining receive. we are afraid. to. create. a civil war between us. we didn't get me out. because he's. stealing our democracy he's a he's a he's a king and. it's very strong very strong. stuff until he resigns over moved away. this is r.t. for moscow on the way the huge north stream to gas pipeline has got itself a whopping pipe find after an unhappy polish competition watchdog slaps a colossal penalty on the russian energy giant gazprom but explain all that for you

and here's some reaction in a few moments. during call that we hear about the u.s. we hear about china we hear about. you know what we don't really hear much about japan and yet japan i think in the grand scheme of things is in a data point in the intersection between. the end of the u.s. dollar as the world reserve currency and u.s. and i are because japan is has been in shall remain the cheapest source of funds in the world. there's a threshold at which. big tobacco realized what they were doing in there they continued to do it big continued to put more and more things into cigarettes that needed more addictive and made me want to smoke more of them in. trying to

make social media in particular the artificially intelligent algorithm. are doing the same thing. all over again there's been a huge explosion at a former russian military facility about 200 kilometers southeast of moscow the blast happened at an old military warehouse that stored 75000 tons of ammunition rockets and artillery rounds of these 10 people have needed hospital treatment for injuries more than 2000 have been in nearby villages within 25 kilometers of the epicenter firefighters are still on the scene attempting to bring the situation under control and then investigations been launched into the course of the incident

. poland's competition was a massive find on russia's state controlled gas giant gazprom and also 5 other companies working on the huge nord stream to pipeline project. i have made the decision to issue the most serious maximal financial sanctions on the order to disband agreements by parties undertaking involvement in the building and financing of the north stream to gas pipeline the polish anti-monopoly watchdog ruled the gas pipeline is a risk to polish consumers and european energy security it find gas problem more than $7600000000.00 for not securing its approval 5 other european energy companies involved in financing the project were fined a total of $61000000000.00 the e.u.'s competition commission expressed its surprise saying that it's rare to see antitrust fines of such a size all those pain light say they reject the decision gazprom says it's going to appeal. this decision violates the principles of legality proportionality and fair

trial the unprecedented size of the fine shows the desire to oppose the implementation of the stream 2 projects at all costs the north stream 2 pipelines in its final stages of construction it will double the amount of gas russia supplies to europe via germany but poland along with the u.s. and baltic states a firmly against the project citing concerns about energy dependence on moscow also even suggested germany uses an alternative which delivers gas from norway. if germany declares energy needs poland is open to it using the infrastructure that we are building for our own energy security is precisely because the project is nearly complete and been so successful that i asked the united states intelligence services and the polish government i'm not trying they have an all

need to stop this they want to remain in the position that they are anyway and just that may european nations western europe and germany as well as russia i don't think it is just an odd european law and the only reason for it poland's national strategic interests not the interest of the european union or germany. to british born i sold fighters alleged to have been members of a notorious execution gang known as the beatles have been flown to the u.s. to face trial the group's been linked to the kidnapping and killing of more than 20 hostages in syria and iraq several of the victims were filmed being beheaded with more on the case has kind of opened. now we heard from the u.s. state department about the 2 individuals who are set to face charges and stand trial for their involvement with this new taurus isis cell now the individual's l.

shape al-shaykh as well as alexander amman côté are facing some pretty serious charges take a listen to what was announced my message to other terrorists is this if you harm an american you will face the same fate as these men you will face american arms in the batter of the battlefield and if you survive that you will face american justice in an american courtroom and the prospect of many years in an american prison now it's quite an interesting slew of charges facing the 2 members of the ice is so. well known as the beatles for their british accent now they face the charge of the hostage taking resulting in death conspiracy to commit hostage taking resulting in death as well as conspiracy to provide marriage material support to terrorists now if convicted on these charges they could face a life sentence now that terrorist cell was famous for its grizzly beheading videos

we all remember those horrendous beheading videos now the leader of this terrorist cell who is known as jihadi john he was killed in an airstrike in 2015 now these 2 individuals were captured in january of 2018 and according to the u.s. state department they had just arrived today in the united states to stand trial for their alleged crimes. the next u.s. election t.v. debate gets going in a few hours this time though it's coming to horace and mike peds who clash in the vice presidential showdown it's the latest effort to convince voters to back either the democrats or republicans in the race to the white house next month but as don't call to report some questioning if there's actually much difference between the 2 parties. name calling personal attacks emotional accusations american society is now so deeply polarized between these 2 figures donald trump and joe biden the 20 twentieth's election campaign is looking more like

a political circus than anything i'm not here to call out his lies everybody knows he's a liar go live or use the word smart with me that ever use that word because you know what it is nothing smart about you joe what do you she was an excuse well who so you are number 2 he's putin's puppy you are a senator and the words were as always america has ever. it's. hard to get any word with this clown it's as if many people see this upcoming election as a showdown between good and evil if you like biden he's the country's only salvation from his racist fascist opponent but if you like trump only he can protect. america's new greatness from his senile rifle it's like a reality t.v. show where actual policy is absent from the conversation the thing is though if you can get past the rhetoric and the emotion is there really any difference between them. the difference between right and the job i think partly experience it is don't you think because they're just kind of

a wall like. prince on the other hand you know different experience. to it from probably has a near 0.0 so you just like those and those works as we once. were you know i might have some issues like close your party let me see has a policy consistent framework for he's going to go for. 6 the. bird and i think. it really is the difference between life or death for so many hard times can you be any. you know obviously they're both. my dears. trump hasn't been all that different from the obama administration in which biden was the v.p. remember the wall trump wanted to build in 2016 as part of his popular promise for a new stance on immigration.

the penetrable. tall powerful beautiful southern border. isn't a morality it's not who we are is a nation racist and sinful democrats quickly attacked as racist and along came the sad pictures of caged immigrant kids with trying to blame for their misery except some of those pictures were from 2014 under the obama administration that's right trump actually continued many of the same immigration policies from before in fact ice arrests and deportations are still lower than they were under much of obama's watch. let's not forget about the peace promise made on his way to the white house i'm proud to have the support of the war fighting generals active duty military and top experts who know both how to win

and how to avoid the endless wars and echoed obama's 2008 election promises will begin to responsibly we brought to its people and failed to harden peace in afghanistan. and also like obama has so far failed to deliver the difference here though is that the former president got a nobel peace prize in 2009 even though many of america's foreign entanglements worsened under his administration in 2016 trump even campaigned against the interventionist posturing of both parties but we will no longer use american military might to construct democracies in faraway lands or try to rebuild other countries in our own image those days are now over. there's also obama's bloated budget deficit which continues to grow under trub the current president made tax cuts for the rich sure but the economy more or less continued business as usual until the pandemic when the debates come around again

though one has to wonder if biden will be as frank about these parallels as he's been in the past the truth of the matter is you all know you will know when you will got to what has to be done we can disagree in the margins but the truth of the matter is it's all with a noble house and nobody has to be punished no one standard of living will change nothing would fundamentally change when your only 2 options in an election are so similar in terms of policy perhaps shouting racist or senile is the only way to keep things interesting. and that's it from a thanks for watching tony hawk and over here in just about half an hour we're going to see. 'd nuclear power become a battleground in the u.s.

in vermont people love demanding the shutdown of a local plant from my yankee is right now my focus because it's a very dangerous oh no clare power plant the owner is attempting to run the reactor beyond its operational limits this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on where's the power in this country where's it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy is or powerline with the people this case demonstrates that struggle in very real ways our struggle on o.t. . elderly forward to talking to you all that technology should work for people. a robot must obey the orders given by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the 1st law show your identification for should be very careful about artificial intelligence and the

point of view c. is to trace a transfer evidence here. likes to take on theories chozen with artificial intelligence will summon the demon. the robot must protect its own existence is excessive. what is wrong with us as american citizens and i. spy. we have a stick. and. she can handle it. because . of the what the president and i voted for her and she stand for.

a republic is i would vote for anyone who is not evil and has half a brain. child. of the future. we have less than a month to go before the next presidential election how is this fair in the us. how will they vote should they do next just some of the questions we put to americans. from 42 years old and i'm speaking from a living room in my house marilyn. per 15 years i was a water treatment technician. chemicals but that. couple months ago there was a damn.