to put in again after talks yesterday and today the russian side spoke of an external threat to belo bruce and they also said that they would be willing to help. within the framework of an existing military agreement with the country so that would mean that we could potentially see the military the russian military getting involved or peacekeepers from that pact getting involved but it doesn't seem likely to me it seems more likely that russia is issuing a warning to the west not to get involved after all they see bell reuss as part of their sphere of influence and that will change didn't lose any show and reporting from moscow thanks very much. bellerose correspondent alexander birkhoff has been released from detention but of course reports are due to reason russian language service he was arrested in his hometown of a few days before the presidential election during received a 10 day sentence for prepare for petty hooliganism charges he denies in which he is considering appealing going to com says his prosecution was purely political it was his 2nd time in prison this year when i spoke t

and the situation in belo bruce and both germany and the e.u. is very keen right now to ensure that russia doesn't deploy any kind of military in belem recent is only involved in any potential negotiations on that path. that the e.u. is hoping valorise is going to be able to steer itself on and what its future might look like so lots of thin diplomatic lines for germany to be trading with with russia right now. political correspondent kate brady thank you. in baton rouge have detained one of the leaders of striking factory workers and threatened demonstrators with criminal charges this latest crackdown comes on the 13th day of protests calling for president alexander lukashenko to step down on the recent presidential election protesters have been joined by strikes at state and factories and fueled by svetlana chicana skya who lost the election and was forced to flee the country and she said she plans to return home when she feels safe despite the protests president lukashenko has said that he'll settle balun russia's political crisis in the comi

news why the from berlin tonight in belo bruce calls to win over the disputed results of the presidentialelection the country's supreme court says no it is a blow for exiled opposition leaders but landed teach on the sky. she tells us why the protest movement poses the biggest challenge to the current government. russia getting back to. that opposition leader. fuses doctors at the berlin.

leaders back to the opposition in belo bruce refusing to recognize the election that kept president lukashenko in power and promising sanctions on top of the officials german chancellor angela merkel says the e.u. wants talks between the 2 sides and does coronavirus cases spike across europe germany records its highest number of new infections in mosques are fresh restrictions on public life on the way. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program russian opposition leader. scene of ali is unconscious in the hospital after allegedly being poisoned and a volley spokeswoman said he started feeling unwell on the flight from siberia back to moscow prompting the plane to make an emergency landing he was rushed to the hospital after landing in omsk where he is now in an intensive care unit according to local media doctors there say he is in a serious but stable condition the volley a lawyer and anti corruption activist is well known for his outspoken criticism of russian president vladimir putin he has served several stints in prison for organizing anti kremlin protests and for more let's bring in moscow c

to back antigovernment demonstrators in belo bruce a week of protests against president alexander lukashenko culminated in a huge rally in the capital minsk on sunday now the opposition accuses look at shanker of rigging the election and want him to face justice for alleged torture but he's not backing down step bassam reports. they went from fear to defiance and from sadness to anger in just one week. never before have so many people in bellicose taken to the streets to protest hundreds of thousands marched through the main avenues of minsk to demand the president look up to step down. we won't forgive you a day chant the account of torture and abuse of thousands of detainees has also angered look to supporters and people who were never interested in politics here i guess the violence is just happening as doris and we acknowledge that people can have different political views and preferences. yes but under no condition can people be beaten up and raised in the police station as it. must go our way we don't need and as a blood and just me and peace and we. want justice honestly election whil