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the protest entered 613th day, and syrian refugees may not survive the winter, russian intelligence reports that year with sanctions and illegal oil trading, sapping the stricken countries result with either life from moscow. this is our to international. i'm calling bray. we're going to get on to our top story in the headlines regarding the talks between the british and russian foreign ministers that do to give a press briefing in the next few minutes, which will go to live 1st. that what are the headline news? there's an anxious wait still for a response from the international olympic committee regarding reports of the case of doping and it's figure skating team. and it's daily morning briefing on thursday, the i o c called those reports pure speculation. instead of one comment while a probe was on going over whether teen skating sensation coming valley ever failed drugs test 2 months ago, across developments for us in beijing,

his alexi irish ascii. we were expecting a statement by the international olympic committee at 1 pm local time. now we only official information or are the official comments we've had so far came from the spokesperson of the i o. c. mark. adam said, thursday mornings press briefing, where he explicitly said that this was a legal case and even addressing a direct question about whether this was a doping case or doping allegation, he said that for now everything doping related remains purely 8th speculation. and that is as far as mr. adams went with his comments, said that we need to wait. we needed to wait until the official statement by o, by the i o c. and that will be a separate statement again, which we have been already waiting for several hours, still no word whatsoever. the rumors have it. and again i stress that this is room us. there's nothing official yet that the i figure skater in question is camille of oliva. of r o c team, who was absolutely stella, only ice last weekend,

winning gold with the russian figure skating team. but for the 1st time in olympic gang's history, the metal ceremony has now been postponed for almost 4 days now. and this is of course, causing a lot of speculation, a lot of for reporting false reporting as well fake news. last night several media outlets jumped the gun with some absolutely ludicrous statements. so obviously this is creating a very unhealthy situation here. but again, if we come back to the official statements and there are very few of those so far, we also heard from the spokesperson of the russian figure skating union, who told us that camille of oliva was not suspended from the participation at these olympic games in bay jing she will continue, but dissipating here. moreover, by eva herself, a 15 year old skate. i took to the ice this morning in a training session, which is already a good sign that she is allowed to participate. so this might not be

a doping case. after all, but what it is, eventually we are yet to find out. meanwhile, we've already been receiving words of support for camila lever in this very difficult situation, including that from a former olympic athletes list. listen, sex, talent appears once in a lifetime. camille, i believe is program at the european championships made me want the short program to be a little longer. what a wonderful skater if her performance didn't inspire the whole world to take up figure skating? i don't know. what would it is a case of some complexity definitely, 1st and foremost, because the medal ceremony is now being delayed for an unprecedented amount of time . secondly, because we are still waiting for lee now statement for several hours now. it still hasn't been produced by now the i o c, but the talk of the town and i spoke to both ex figure skaters, and journalists and experts available at the venue that this may be already

delivering a very serious stole psychologically on the russian ice figure. skating team and the whole r o c olympic team in general. for instance i, i can only assume this is related, but during the male figure skating performance this morning, all 3 of our o c's status fell during that performance. is it so something you see every day when all members of the team managed to, you know, mess off their performances? so it might be the case off the team already going through a very serious psychological situation here. but of course, we are anxiously waiting for any statement from the i o. c. this situation is expected to be result during this day. and of course i'll be keeping you updated with all the news in beijing. as soon as i get it. i'm a bring about live when it happens now earlier naulty dr. lucien w maloney is a leading lawyer specializing in sports arbitration. told me how young athletes especially need to be protected from unproven allegations. it's not good that the

name is mentioned, and i think we should protect miners, especially when we search strong allegations. that is the reason why i think it's very premature to, to say she had a dog dog. as long as you know, any nominee allegation does harm the image of any 80 age at any time. and that is the reason why. okay, we're gonna cut into that because he talks between on ukraine between russian, the u. k. just wrapped up in moscow, less less and then as the foreign ministers brief recorded and it was only been good afternoon ladies, a gentlemanly bureau, we thought not really good when we have held the 1st stage allowed talks athenian years ago. and we focused, of course, on relations between russia and the u. k. are these relations sir? leave much to be desired. they are at the lowest point over the past few years, and this is not our fault. i will not dwell on that,

but i would like to say that this is russia stance for normalizing rashid k relations. was improving those relations and returning them to normal and business like kind of partnership. and of course, that's only possible based on the principles of a mutual respect, respect for each other's legitimate interest in this, in iowa. equal rights are whereas ultimatums, threats and imposing one's own conditions own your thought. now is a loss that will lead nowhere. this has to be a 2 way street. after all. do i'd like to say that again, if we act based owner had our national interest and based on the need for both sides to have value added from their contacts than our tre turnover is a good example in november and december, last year we saw so that sir,

it has been the same as in 2020 over $20000000000.00. $20000000.00 and russia and the u. k. continue to corporate and practical matters of finding ways to oh yes, and find new the new lease and then see ways to just go off invest in each other's economies. we are supporting and our business circles and this would be helpful. it is another thing that would be helpful is to, ah, restart of the dialogue between our commissions on ah, economic development, economic cooperation and nuclear cooperation. another good dynamic sir example is sir, shown by our cultural corporation in 20192020. we've had success full cross cultural years of music in russia in the u came. and for the

years of 20 or 20 to 2023, we are planning to hold. yes. all knowledge. and of course, we do support links between the a civilian society communities over our 2 countries. we haven't discussed that in detail yet. i hope that we will be able to discuss that later. why we haven't discussed that is because i am as truss has asked us from the very start. ah. and in fact we need to know. she has expressed her desire to, ah, though, are discuss belarus, china, iran goes and ukraine. she to answer and swollen and we have focused on of course, on the implementation on the mens protocols, which shooter are a viewer goes ignored by care of by the key of regime we put through tomorrow. we have renew my and talked about steps that russia is taking. oh,

to try to assess those little skirt, you are to try to have those that have sway over the key of regime to make ukraine actually carry out it's agreements. agreements that it has signed up to it was originally blocked off to me. unfortunately, various sites have different interpretations of the men's protocols. i don't see how they could be interpreted different day because that is written black on white on paper. we have also discussed about russia's relations with velo rose and we have touched upon the upcoming military exercises that will start in just a few days. they had been causing some concern in london and in the west in general . it was an issue in europe. i as well as of the matter of russian troops when you moved across russian territory. mile, which has so for some reason has stirred

a lot of hysteria or in the west, including our british colleagues. are you k colleagues out? we have, oh, so we recovered our relation. so with china and the later stalks that serve a president, putin had with her girls, girls like german, she lusher says we have talked about sir the way russia builds its eyes. oh, with china, by literally and across various international organizations. and all of our relations have been based on mutual respect on a balance of interests on equal rights without an approach that is which based on a logic of shows a feel up with someone leading and someone following will ask a logic that we have seen a lot within nato, we're most view room agnew. and speaking of that, we have an opinion that's grocery, remember that there are chances within the upcoming weeks to restart ah,

the joint comprehensive plan of actions that listen as for iran and in the context of the ukrainian matter with mrs. ross has touched upon the issue of the initiative of the russian federation of the crypt roast amid december last year. i disputed i had to do way of ensuring guarantees of security in europe. we discussed earlier or not sure about what russia has your story in detail about our approach. sure. to working with the united states of all. and we have expressed our interest in having us who's of a specific reaction from the west. not just some words, but a specific creation reaction to home. again, our call to interprets allusion or the, the response that we've received for growth washer and the highest level of the i

was see that as opposed to the and to our coals to not improve one's security at the expense of any other part is security. this is the problem than has been touched by mac ruin a president. putin during his stalks where the french president, a manual micron that he put in as mr. pudding believes that we're expanding nato would go again, sellers every thing that so we and our partner stand for and he called for ways to look for other options to improve the security of both european countries, the ukraine and of course of the russian federation. let, i cannot say that we have specifically boy in salvas to the contact right now, but i have to say that today stalks hoped i was much british counterparts for you to understand how important tomorrow all of these matters are to russia. and i hope

that during the are so busy plus the working launch that will be able to good luck discuss many other matters, including rushes. also were corporation rush rushes, role within the un rushes permanent membership role within the un, which you miss. not only since russia has the special responsibility for upholding security and stability in the world. and i hope that in the future when we talk about international matters, we will give specific will make a specific focus on these issues. not aubrey, of on trying to find artificially. ah, root hyped up problems that c m version only before it dialogue and prevent us from addressing various problems for the sake of peace and stability on the planet. thank you.

good morning, minister lover. often i have discussed some very serious issues to day that have a bearing on the future peace and stability of europe. as i have said, there is still time for russia to end its aggression towards ukraine and pursue the parts of diplomacy. but nato is very clear, if that part is not chosen, there will be severe consequences for russia, ukraine, the whole of europe. russia is a country with a rich and deep history. it has extraordinary prowess, and feels like science and mathematics. that could be huge opportunities ahead for the people of russia. however, the aggression by the russian government, an attempt to re litigate the past a seriously undermining russia's international standing. in particular,

the claim that the indivisibility of security means that countries on russia's board has can't defend themselves or join defensive alliances, like nato simply isn't true. russia's actions in attempting to destabilize ukrainian democracy and the ability of ukrainians to determine their own future. including through hybrid warfare and amassing over a 100000 troops on the border in a threatening manner. these acts have actually had the effect of strengthening nato's resolve and turning the ukrainian people farther away from russia. there are also serious implications for energy supplies. at a time of rising gas prices, we believe fundamentally, in the self determination of the ukranian people. if the were to be a russia in cash and into ukraine, the ukrainians will fight. this would be

a prolonged and drawn out conflict. the u. k. in our allies would put in place severe sanctions targeting individuals and institutions. and the united states being clear that nord stream to would not go ahead. but today i'm head to talk about the alternative path that russia can take. as a fellow, permanent member of the security council, russia can stick bias commitments to ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity . as agreed in the 994 beta pass memorandum. when ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. russia can work through the nato, russia council to improve trust and transparency on issues like force, posture, and nato put forward positive proposals, which we want to discuss with russia. and also we can work together with other

p 5 nations to stop iran, obtaining a nuclear weapon which minister law for off. and i also discuss russia has a choice which can result in a better future for europe, russia and the russian people. thank you. my colleague, if it wasn't, there was a to the q and a session. now give the floor to the british media, steve rosenberg, or the bbc 1st, please. thank you very much for an extra 1st question to you. a few days ago you posted on social media that you said about ukraine. russia's actions show their claims to have no plans to invade a force. after today's talks, do you still believe that russia has plans for further invasion of ukraine and a question for, for mr. lab, rob, we're increasingly hearing the phrase, coercive diplomacy to describe russia's actions. now this combination of political

demands and muscle flexing up. do you believe that coercive diplomacy is working for you? and is this what we can expect from now on? is this how russia will be conducting its foreign policy from now and thank you. while steve's a fact speak for themselves. we have seen the massing of troops and weapons on the ukrainian border by russia in a threatening mountain massa. and we've also seen the establishment of cyber warfare and other forms of hybrid warfare to seek to undermine ukrainian democracy . but why i'm here in moscow today is that russia has a very clear choice. they can perceive passive diplomacy work with nato to improve european security or continue down the path that they have been indicating by

amassing troops on the border in a threatening way. yes, good. can i answer my part of the resolution a little bit when we have spoken in detail about that day? i'm still, i am truly disappointed and that's what this is like the deaf talking a learning solution to the blind, et cetera, or basically nobody's sharing each other or whatever other group would go call them . unfortunately, our attempts to explain ourselves have fallen on deaf ears. someone is saying that russia is waiting of for the ground to freeze the so that russian tanks in ukraine could move forward. and i think this is the frozen ground that we have faced to day in our u. k. counterparts. we have provided lots of fax,

a lot of soft explanations of her details, including those provided by president putin and other representatives of russia. but they have all fallen on deaf ears. either our counterparts are not sir aware of any of these facts or are they are deliberately ignoring them. you have just quoted sir. long m as truss. that's the claims that russia has no plans to invade ukraine or false. but this is not just the russian government that's making this statement, it's just, it's also the pentagon that making this statement that russia has no plans for an invasion. i have just read them. there are serious people in pentagon, there in the pentagon. they are using satellites to look at the russian territory and see what's going on. and the same statement was made by the defense minister of ukraine by the ukranian president,

even he recalled to on the nation not to panic. hello let's. it seems like our western counterparts want to have an instrument to unbalance with russia and the situation over all regardless of whatever negative little glue consequences this hysteria might have used it for ukraine as well that we're seeing investments investors, faleen ukraine, grooves. so our, we see capital leaving ukraine, we see diplomatic personnel being evacuated from ukraine from k of they're calling on people to leave the countries soon as possible. now we're thinking maybe it's the u. k. that's planning something our, the u. s. playing something that they are trying to vacuum, their diplomatic personnel now. so no, we do not advise our, our diplomatic staff to leave their posts. so i don't know what

our anglo saxon counterparts. i want to do sure what they intend to do. and today we've spend a lot of time trying to explain it to earn as trus, a, what service our troops are doing on our own territory that has so concerning to the west rulership got through russell, there are pretty well hundreds, hundreds of thousands of troops of foreign troops in the baltic states recently have heard bullet johnson that sir. the troops should also be sent to romania and bulgaria were yeah, so these are churches of other countries. but for russian troops they are based on russian territory. so this be a liberal apollo kind of line on us. we've heard throughout the entire conversation . i'd like to know who knew ruin. no haggling, why gloves our colleagues are so indoctrinated when they approach the issues of

security on the european continents. how, which was when you look at selfish or anger and to lose money, but who, how natal centric everything is when it comes to addressing discipline rushes legitimate concerns about its own security. and how long ago they wanted to be mr. only talk about parts of their responsibility for respecting and there is a, the principle of indivisibility and collective security. so you, so you and disregard the other parts were pretty little of the agreements they've signed a year ago because it is stipulated under those documents are that no state can improve and our, our enhance its security at the expense of the security of a different state with neutrality is do a fair amount for them and there can be no situation within the o is c serrano. when one country dominates or a group of country dominates or in organization dominates. and they're also at

a stipulation against any kinds of spheres of influence within the always sees fear . a we have provided examples of the spheres of influence being set up deliberately, intentionally by nato, by the e. u. for example, in the balkans when they say that russians have no place there like they have no place in africa for example, or they have is special ambassador. i love who was, is asked, are in bosnia and herzegovina to closing the coast, influence a legislation that has to do with language. there isn't that specific ways to influence a law there when it comes to the russian language. and of course, we've addressed the questions asked by mrs. ross when it comes to bell, arose with it when it tends to watch and plans for its sponsorship with belarus. it also looks like a one sided approach that it is rooted lower in

a view by the west, so that it has the ultimate right to demand dorset, of all kinds of guarantees from russia. whereas russia is not giving any guarantee given, given any guarantees. in return this one sided dialogue, this one sided discussion is repeated and will probably be repeated in the responses that we are waiting for from the west. when it comes to our concerns on the principles of into visibility and security, look and from what i have heard vehicles, but she has them. instead of having a specific responses from each of the o is see a member stage. the european union wants to make a unified documents where they will be no nuance are no details by every specific member of the you or of the always see. once that happens, we're will try to find ways out of that and diplomatic impasse. as for

one, your book will remove you from what you've said, that russia is trying to combine a co receive diplomacy. ah, you were with her, some kind of physical threats and diplomacy. if i understood you correctly, she will. russia has no desire to co earth. anyone into anything, it is the west that i say that the demands of will to we carry out the decisions of the overseer summit. so politically is stands for coercing some one that's not coercion. beautiful. our western partners have, we're all started using the term de escalation, one after the other. whatever russia is doing, we're just demanding that it deescalate aimless, so actions, and that russia chooses diploma. so that's what they say. i've been saying for the past few weeks, we have stood for diplomacy for many years for all these years and we will continue

to do so. they as symbol, charter of 1999. and the last on the declaration signed in 2010 are all products of diplomacy, of the highest level and glory of diplomacy, diplomacy, the highest level will utilize the nuclear goals. now they're saying that, oh, we have the statement that no one can improve a security over the expense at the expense of someone else above that russia. they say that russia is doing that way. just so that any country can have alliances or hook or be no with your money. well, yeah, but we have been, ah little sort of cheated. russia has been a cheated and wronged for many years. and many times when it comes to various agreements and obligations by other states, we have welcomed many agreements within the oversee when it comes to disability into visibility of security. for example, there's

a package that has been agreed upon. and only the issue all the lion says is, let's take it out of it. what is, is focused on while the security issue is being ignored, deliberately ignored, as you can begin the same as are the west approach. when it comes to the means. protocols is and when it comes to key is sir inability or unwillingness to steer to honor they agreements was the, the amnesty issue, the special status of the don bass. little of the reforms or the corporation with don ask, and lou ganske are the you, the holding of hoarsely, the elections under the aegis over the age of the o is see in don, it's can lugens claim whiskey. none of that film has been honored, not going to him of humor you for choosing user through a few are proud of all of this package. they're only taking the last part of the

video to procure mazata and. and when i talked about that with ms chance today, so she said, well, we need to look at the consistency like all of our steps my, that my key of because he of his taking a specific grade. it's ah, the book stipulation of the immense protocols which was restoring control of the borders of family. but she was late is new or book under girdled by with all of the other stipulations that i have just outlined. it's impossible to carry it out without all of the other parts of the minced protocols and the same goes for the os c agreements. you cannot just focus on one thing on one part of the document and disregard everything else. all of the other words in this document, we're not trying to coerce or threaten anyone. look at our public statement. there haven't been a single threads present. it is russia that's being threatened, including by ah, man is miss trus,

a speaking in the house of commons recently and she said this.