no food to know about that only. i'm not sure. i'm not somebody either stuck in the cove. it you're living like the theme and of own. but in the 21st century i the simply put, i do not wish you. i'm not simply to love isn't what you got. i don't hear your walking installation or tele when you brought a camera with us lawmakers the right secretary, stay down to the blink and then over is handling the pull. i've got to start a crisis. he says he inherited from former president donald trump. this week we're going to introduce you to the parties involved in the right. i've also given a deeper inside politics why master to be on the left for the russians getting ready them for big parliamentary elections this week. and we take

a look at the parties that candidates and what is state in sports. another big headline we speak to donald bet if he speaks to us after a surprising victory in the us open, the russian tennis stuff claimed his 1st grand slam. but defeating world number one, nova jock of it ending the serbs own dream of winning all form ages in a single season. drop the politics of the defeating cobit with a splitting v vaccine. the tiniest day to sa marino urges the e. u to open its borders to people who have the job. ah, just part one of the afternoon here and others tuesday, the 14th of september live from ortiz, will these h q. moscow? it's kevin with you for the next one. welcome to the program. so then 1st and his testimony before congress us secretary state ansley,

blinking has been harshly grilled for the hasty pull out from afghanistan. and lawmakers didn't mean the words of the country's top diplomat. i can summarize this in one word, but trail mr. blink, and assuming it's not classified, can you tell us where you are today? yes, i'm at the state farm. it couldn't be bothered to come down here and see congress or right. that's great. this administration's bungle pull out from afghanistan. just maybe the worst foreign affairs disaster in american history, and that's a failure on you either to plan or you had a horrible plan. simply put, i do not wish you. i'm not simply doing what you got. i don't hear your installation of intelligence when you're in front of the camera and you will live the life all while the last you a slight left off gonna start on august the 30th bringing to close america. longest

war, the 2 weeks between the town of buns, rapid advance and the deadline for the us withdrawal. witness chaotic, images, thousands, a desperate african sorta way out during all of this. so the budget administration continue to put a brave face on it is up. he's senior correspondent, it was largely a partisan spectacle with republicans attempting to shift the blame for this catastrophe, as they described it onto the biden administration. the democrats, on the other hand, as well as the administration, attempted to absolve themselves of all responsibility for what happened in cobble as american troops pulled that more importantly, the by minute administration says that this is squarely on the shoulders of trump, the former president, because it was him who agreed to they pull out without leaving them a detailed plan as to what to do. now, the republicans saying that this is an grievous defence because barton had the

better half of well half a year to make sure that americans were evacuated, that everything was done, an orderly and an orderly fashion, especially considering that the intelligence was that. but the state department and that intelligence agencies had warned that there was a serious risk that the taliban would overrun the country very quickly. the biden administration nevertheless, maintains that what it did at he's made the best of a bad situation, which he, those back as long ago. a song that was killed in 2011 a decade ago. ok. this capabilities were degraded significantly. we completed one of the biggest air lists and history, much of the equipment that was left behind, including in the hands of the afghan forces that then fell to the taliban. much of it, based on what i understand from colleagues, b o. d is an operable or soon will become an operable because it has to be maintain

. it's not of any great strategic value in terms of threatening us. many of the arguments that be heard, jared, the hearing never. while they were stretching the truth to put it lightly, for example, at al qaeda has been degraded. well, that is incorrect, it is more widespread with more followers than ever before. as for the argument that much of the equipment and weapons left behind by the united states and have got to start well, become inoperable. well, that is untrue as well. because even if the taliban doesn't care for, for the 20000, have these the, the 40000 pickup trucks, thousands of other vehicles, as well as half a 1000000 firearms left behind the united states. well, it will simply be able to cannibalize those that it doesn't need to make sure that they're still functional years that decades into the future. what wasn't touched upon in the hearing all that much was the, the humanitarian situation here and i've got to stop,

which is to put it again disastrous because there is, there is of the prospect of collapse and on the political front of the show. so front, at, especially on the humanitarian front, the hunger we're talking about across the country. the you in itself has said that more than $10000000.00 afghans, a 3rd of the population, depends on humanitarian aid. and they have no assurance that tomorrow they'll be able to eat and bearing that in mind, the time about and booth the tide about the world food program have said that food stop positive catalyst on will run out by the end of september. unless something is done, i mean you, you take a walk down the street here and in capital duty, louis as well as teachers, professors begging for food because they haven't been paid in months because government accounts have been frozen internationally, especially in the west and the taliban. has nothing to pay them with and bearing lisa get in mind as some of the questions we had during that hearing address the l

g b, g q, community and their well being. as you know, mr. secretary, the l g b t q, community, africana stands extremely vulnerable to punitive actions from the taliban. what thank you for rightly putting the spotlight on concerns about the l g b, g q i pos, community. and i can't stand in a particular threat that they may find themselves under. this is something that we are focused on. i'm glad that cleared up. i'll be sleeping so much better tonight. thank god. luckily we have no issues in our country that are more important than the l g b t q. crisis in afghanistan. what a complete absolute bleeping idiot we have for a secretary of state. the any reason he's not the dumbest man in d. c is his boss already has that title. it is important to bear in mind that that people are saying the l g b t q, community, the lives that their rights, that they don't matter, the point these, they're making that the l g b t q community was persecuted under the previous us back regime the government

here where homosexuality was an offense, and it was punishable by even death at the sherry, a law in more remote communities. and for them now to be trying to turn people, turn people's attention away from the crisis. he's gripping of genocide and to focus on the l. g. b t q community. well that is piece honest to put it to put it lightly. we spoke more about it with a retired us air force left and currently used to work for the n. s and pentagon. she says biden simply miscalculated or blank, and of course, he is culpable in many ways. but the department of defense is the, is a big player here. and the tone of the questioning today is really political theater. and you can, you can kind of watch it on both sides. it's more entertaining than it is revealing . we blame trump for everything. we don't see signs that i assessed the situation 8

months ago, let's say in january, let's say at the end of january when he took power. it didn't seem like he was really assessing what he had been left by the previous administration. and that's the duty of all presidents as they transfer power. so he can blame trump. i don't think it's, it's really valid in this case. so a special coverage of russia's parliamentary elections, which had taken place this weekend. the welcome back to the heart of moscow and to fees a special studio well set up here throughout the week to bring you the very best coverage and reporting on the election for the state to do about the russians. loa house for voting itself takes place over 3 days from friday to,

to the end of sunday. this week we're going to introduce you to the parties involved in the race and also give you a deeper insight into russian politics while masses to be on the left and the green alternative that's got an interesting participant to keep watch on the rates for the day this week, so last year it was only a social movement. it was standing for, i'm a prominence environmental agenda in russian politics. it also backs the youth climate movement, which is called fridays for future. you have heard about that a lot before the pandemic, and organized his campaigns and petitions. it's the campaign that inspired by aggressive to me book correspondent, katrinka profiles the party and central most government. very new, very young, but very ambitious. the average age of the members of the party is just above 30. now the question on everyone's mind is, how is the green alternative, different from the traditional greens here in russia? well, here's how the parties leader answered that question. and he's saying it's all about

the generation gap where shapes, 1st of all, we have different views. we pursue international goals, prioritize 17 sustainable development goals, set up by the united nation. the other green party, unfortunately, doesn't see their idea of further than community work. this is an example of a generation gap. this is what makes us different, because we look at the world and the green agenda globally. and through a broader lens. we look not only on the scale of russia, but the whole world war, because russia is a big geopolitical player, including on the issue of the green agenda. the green alternative isn't a rich party. they're not supported by any big businesses or corporations. they're saying that they don't want to receive cash from those who are causing harm to the environment. now i can tell you that when they were asked about whether they're ready to build some kind of aligns with other political movements, the answer from them was no. because they don't see this possible given their goals

. and given what vase down for in terms of ideology, we are of course close to parties on the left. but in general, ideology, in reality, i don't think compromises with the other parties are possible because it's again going to face a generation gap. once again, we're the youngest party where the voice of the generation that is not being heard . officials start carrying about young people only before their retirement, their understanding of how to work with young people comes from their childhood and legs 40 years behind. well, on the one hand, these words that they represent the younger generation, the fact that this is the youngest party, this is something that could give them an advantage during this election. but the experts are saying that for now, for this alternative green party, the chances of securing some seats in the duma are quite slim. all right, that's all from a reduction studio for this out. but our coverage is really only just beginning

plenty more for you in the coming days here on the international. cuz we explained the big issues facing russian versus people trying to win that ballast this weekend . the yeah. lot more of that to come back to the present or some other news. the french government has been struggling to explain it . handling of coven crisis as the countries form a health ministers officially come under investigation for her pandemic policy and endangering the lives of french people shall to bend skis, got more. the manual mat corner look to seek a 2nd term at the helm of frank. serious questions of being all about the way his administration felt with the code with 19 pandemic 1st to be something for the full might help them in the stuff on your boots, on. on january 24th, 2020. as it was being confirmed that the virus had reached prompt,

she had made the statement open the due history. the risk of invitation from hon is moderate. it is now practically 0 since the city, you know, is isolated the risks of side, the facts around and imported case and very weak and the risks of spreading virus in the population are very low. however, a few months later, often leaving the health ministry and launching a failed paid to become the mayor of parish lose all was telling a very different story. when i left the ministry, i was crying because i knew that not the way was in front of us from the start. i only thought of one thing, the troll virus. we should have stopped everything. it was a masquerade. she also related to told the parliamentary investigation that she diluted president macro and and then prime minister edward felipe about the potential dangers of the virus. in january 2020 susan is now under investigation by a special court for endangering the lives of others. this is one of the very 1st

cases worldwide we're leading, public figure is being held accountable for how the crisis was handled. however, you may not be alone here in front of those who held high office during the pandemic. do you to be question to that includes? would phillipe and the current health minister olivia around the court of justice also has its site set on the director general of health and public fraud. the pressure is on the court of justice is wading through thousands and thousands of complaints against government ministers, all over allegations of ms handling the pandemic. even president cohen has admitted that france was prepared and mistakes were made. let's be honest. the

moment has revealed flaws, shortcomings, like all the countries of the world. we have lack gowns, gloves, hydro alcoholic gels. we were not able to distribute as many mosques as we would have liked for our caregivers, for staff carrying for our seniors, for nurses and home helpers. however, the difference between mister mccolan, those that he appoints is that he is president, enjoys immunity from prosecution. now since that was a missions from has run stuff, it's couldn't with rules, mosques remain mandatory in shops and on public transport. health passes, showing your door vaccination faces are obligatory in many cultural and leisure spaces as well as in most restaurant farms and cafes. rule that triggered the with those who end

up in court over the state handling of cove, it will have the opportunity to speak that defense losing has already said that she won't let the action of the government be discredited, much was done to prepare for the global crisis, whether or not that was the case is now in the hands of the french judicial system . from the very beginning, there were apparently lies understatement. so many failures not health policy. justice should come into play to understand what really happened to health management, which was a disaster. remember, it was agnes fuson who stated that the virus would not spread in front, but also hung posters at paris, therefore, designed to prevent virus from entering. and she lied about the mass. it seems only now politicians finally discovered serving the public interest comes with responsibility. well, well, we're talking about covert of course, so the stories go run about it. this one then kevin,

up the european say to san marino's, been urging the you to let people inoculated with this footnote. ve, the russian make the job into the blog as the country is already defeated to help with the help of that rushing vaccine. so there's a big controversy around that you find out more when i was driven by shaped control. those with the in me the dares thing. we dare to ask

i think we're going to say something remarkable going to senior economy. take on the g, d p, and salvador is about to explode higher and that whole rate it's about to go fully going. i pointed ation, and that's going to filter up to some bigger countries is going to go global and we're all living to something that is absolutely remarkable. the. the news ah, i get. and so news in the last or to the russian presently reputed is to go to self installation. after a coven 19 case was detected amongst his entourage, cisco to cosi ross coffees across this one. yeah,

even for us up to speed or that doesn't look anything. thankfully too serious, but what is happening? somebody is entourage for there's no suggestion that he's got it or is there what's going on? sure. hello, kevin. well, meet your best golf. the president spokesman has confirmed that letter imprudent has tested negative for covert. so it is important to stress that we're not talking about russia's president getting covert or any infection himself, but there are people within his entourage who apparently have and this is the reason he is self isolating. now the news didn't come as a surprise. that is something that the president mentioned the other day saying he may self isolate during an award ceremony for rushing portal infants at the crumbling. and now we've been officially confirmed. now what does this mean for the president schedule? letterman putting a go in to continue his work meetings online. it said that he will take part in a session of the c s t o counsel, a military, a lines of russia and 6 former soviet republics. as well as the meeting of the

shanghai cooperation organisation, but all of that will be via video link. it is worth mentioning that the president of 2 jobs of sputnik vaccine a few months ago. and according to him that when rather smoothly, he mentioned only mild side effects. in general, the situation regarding cov, it remains relatively stable in russia, especially compared to the uptake and new cases back in june and july. house official seemed to have managed to get the surge under control, in part because authorities pushed nationwide vaccination campaign. we saw over $40000000.00 russia a little less than a 3rd receive at least one dose of the vaccine. alright, thanks the take. the key was posted. if any changes for the day i can see rose coffee good now. and shortly before his decision til i saw a letter puts in, hosted the serenade up a sharp south where there on an unannounced visit to the russian capital. monday's meeting was the 1st and between the 2 since his visit to damascus last year. apart

from discussing the situation in afghanistan, both leaders stressed the need for restoring political dialogue in syria with the country still trucks and a decade long now civil war and puts in reassuring a side of his support for the country. but raising alarm to what he described as foreign presence on its sole glove, probably when the main issue in my opinion is the foreign armed forces are present and certain certain territories without any un mandate. and without your authorization, which clearly contradicts international law and prevent you taking maximum efforts to consolidate the country and move along the path of its restoration at a rate that would be possible if the entire territory was controlled by a legitimate government. you get this little bit further, were paid for delighted to say joined us this morning, a former office afternoon, rather former british ambassador the syria. okay, so what does this visit tell us about the situation in syria and of course,

russian syrian relations. and as you say it, i think it was probably very timely in view of the recent american withdrawal from afghanistan discussions with focused on joint strategy in light of afghanistan. now logically, and you might think the president biden would follow up withdrawal from ending the forever war in afghanistan with a similar withdrawal in syria. after all, the purpose of the american troops in ne syria supposedly to keep control over. i fish is a transparent nonsense, a recent internal report by the us military. recognize that the real purpose, according to other

u. s. spokesman themselves has been to put pressure on i said to set down, or at least to make moves in that direction. and clearly this hasn't happened and it's very unlikely to happen, and therefore the u. s. continuing presence in ne, syria is nonsensical over all it's doing is because the area has most serious oil resources and grain. all it's doing is deep and the americans are not allowing these commodities to be traded with the area controlled by the government. all if you're doing is imposing immense suffering on the ordinary paper area. we don't know exactly what was said of this meeting, but with your eyes. so you're good experience of the is how do you see the role playing out now for syria, for russia regarding i've got this done,

are they going to work together how that one of the problems facing those 2 countries react canister? what's going out and well, i think the 2 leaders will probably conclude that some time has to be left for the dust, could settle on afghanistan before making a big push to get the americans out of syria. i mean, let's be realistic. biden is not going to say in the next few weeks after my brilliant success in handing afghanistan over to the taliban. i'm now going to withdraw the american troops from syria and hand over the vital area of syria to said that would not be realistic. but some months down the line in i think it very likely that africa stan withdraw, will come to be seen as the smart move by,

by doing. after all the us forces that were achieving nothing. the american public, tired of these forever was and the americans acknowledge to india and that was the reason they left. it wasn't because they were on the immense military pressure anymore. or they were taking a lot of casualties. no, they left because they were tired. and because staying at clearly made no sense in terms of stated objective. and we have a similar situation with theory or i believe in that 6 months time, it will become clear that the biting was right to withdraw. this will be seen ultimately as a success for him, and hopefully he will be encouraged to make a similar moved on syria in the mean, and i'll pay to put it. we got to leave it. i'm so sorry, because look at shadow, this rage is interesting. you say that come sure, but, and we very pleased to hear your words that come to the mobile section about aflac

is me, but peter got to leave it. peter ford, former british ambassador, syria of a good day catch up with you soon thank. in some reno's urging the ear to open its borders to people inoculated with the sputnik v job, as most of the countries received the russian vaccine. but the eas medicines watchdog is still hesitant. it seems about whether or not to prove it, submarines talk. diplomat said, there is no place for politics when it comes to vaccines. they look at, there should be no politicization about the use of a vaccine scientist should speak about the research. and we were glad to see that we were right to use boot degree, because it has indeed helped us reduce infections. i would say even reduced them to 0, we did not have any issues in the summer months and we do not have any today. even though new virus strains have emerged. we can see that the situation is very calm and our republic largely thanks to the use of the russian vaccine. almost 20000 people as 2 thirds of marino's population have been in documented with support and

agree. but their inability to move freely is especially problematic at that moment because it's a landlord nation entirely surrounded by italy, any member state and citizens who had the russian job and unable to obtain a coven 19 passport. well, summary is health chief also saying geo politics has got a part to play and what's happening here. we have some problem to, to. ready movement in, in italy, there is some jupiter legal issues. there is no doubt that to fight coby. it is necessary to dispose of as many vaccines and treatment as possible demand the 4 percentage of people actually need to be has antibodies infection to do tv? amber is under control. we are talking about 58 positive people to

date and we have had not death since a prison and our city these years are currently 3 in the meals. i believe it will be an opportunity that you are in the you cannot miss the virginia because i think me is do the an effect. the miss seen the put a sport to tell you. it was fixed. tory though, after winning his 1st grand slam, done him, advent of has been speaking to us. russia top tennis play, defeated world number one of the joke of h to lift the us open title and start this from clearing all 4 majors in the single season. it is the 1st such title, a russian male is one since 2005 on the 5th grand slam victory by a russian male in history so well done him. you can watch the interview in full. he's a champion on youtube channel. oh,

yeah. first of all, i didn't leave a lot like 3 hours and definitely a lot of emotions going through my body and through my head. but force just really happy and a lot of relief. because finally choose something i was dreaming for a long time. ah yeah, i think i think it helps me when i say this, i'm talking only from my side because i knew he's going to have this pressure at the same time. it's not like when he has pressure, he becomes a better player normally. so i knew that from the stars on the match, i need to turn this pressure on him and not let him be stronger because of this pressure and feel from it. because that was just super important point of the match . and i'm really happy. i managed to, to follow my plan yeah, it was not easy, especially if with kinetic we didn't have phones for some time.