of the opposition who are these people to you personally and what do you think they represent for bellaver russian society today. to tell you honestly and i'll be completely honest with all the my own says so you don't think of me like i'm. we never have. when it comes to the coordination council when i tell them who are these people i swear i still have no idea i don't know them and neither do you most probably. say you hadn't heard of them before all of this started. was there a council before all of this started well no but the people with that sure the people with them but as for this so-called coordination council i 1st heard about it 2 weeks ago when even before that they've published the anti russian anti c.s.t. oh program yes their program to oppose everything russian it wasn't just an anti russian program it was anti belorussian is well i'm with you could you give us more detail about maria kolesnikov up where is she. i probably cannot give you much detail due to the fact that i was only told that she and her 2 other friends or drivers will close ones or distant ones they fled to

this is think of the news live from berlin the european union says no to sanctions against bellaver countries opposition leader came to brussels to ministers to stand by developers from paypal i felt to agree on punitive measures against president alexander lukashenko for his crackdown on the scene also coming up. later this has not been 75th anniversary of the united nations in new york they appeal for unity in the face of global challenges and says the organization needs to reform to stay relevant. and as front of our skies surges across germany authorities talk never stretches they might in mosques mandatory and banning gatherings launches them 5. a match me how it welcome there will be no sanctions against bell averse european union foreign ministers filed to agree on sanctions against bellaver a senior officials linked to president lukashenko that's because one member state cyprus they tied the knot of the e.u. has identified officials implicated in violence against anti-government protesters and electoral fraud in last month's presidential election. the bell the reason opposition leader

struggles for unity foreign ministers meeting in brussels failed to agree on sanctions against bellaver see an official plus racing against time in tasmania australia rescuers trying to save these pilot whales after they became marooned in a shallow water about $25.00 have been freed more than 150 remain stranded. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program countries across europe are scrambling to contain the corona virus pandemic after a surge in new infections british prime minister boris johnson is expected to announce an early closing of bars and restaurants targeted lockdowns took effect in spain on monday france is seeing massive spikes and infections and increasingly full hospitals and in germany the city of munich is stepping up its measures after becoming one of the country's main hotspots masks will be compulsory. he and busy outdoor parts of the city center and authorities will further restrict public and private gathering. in a normal year huge crowds of people would be packed into tents here in munich for october fast but the intense here right now a temporary coronavirus testi

nearly 2 months since this peace that action plunged bellaver some to turmoil protesters have once again taken to the streets a number of arrests have been made it comes in the week president lukashenko was inaugurated for a big term as president a month earlier than expected the international community condemned calling it a secret inauguration when no public was invited and also provoked anger among the opposition police trying to disperse the crowds that this latest protest seemingly adopting a soft line approach. was you know a lot of us discovered that we have to this is the 1st weekend since the inauguration of alexander lukashenko here in. the russian capital in minsk and. right now saturday is the weekly event that the women's march all women who are who disagree with alexander lukashenko who do not recognize him as their president they have decided to make a show in the center will be better russian capital victory day square commemorating the defeat of the nazi germany back in 1945 and it was one of the one of the venue's one of the places where women were supposed to take that

policing bellaver is have detained hundreds of people.

and the latest protests and the bellaver sent capital minsk over the weekend around 600 people were arrested police brutality has been a feature of the crackdown 2 victims have been speaking about their experience of. peaceful protesters call on the police to join the riot officers react with the torrent to violence. scenes that have played out almost nightly and belorussians fiery summer of revolt. was because of the author coming who has seen and experienced the washed of it too graphic for us to show. for. it being a collection of what they know little of what they saw the balor. i'm a blows rained on me from all of them they started to beat me right here. the coat of arms has become a potent symbol of the uprising that has seen those and summarily our breast. hundreds kicked punched and tortured. and. even threats of rape. only at the go the policeman turned my head so i could see them and he began with theatrically putting a condom on a baton. and while doing it he told me that i have 5 seconds to say my password from my phone. records go out for parole but still a former human rights g

protests also ongoing in bellaver east against leader alexander lukashenko thousands of women marched there in a peaceful demonstration university students today were out of the country's camp. to demonstrate against the detention of appear that took place during previous protests which have been rocking the country for almost a month state officials say about 30 people were detained during the unauthorised rallies on saturday with the majority of the now when least. 200 southern europe coronavirus restrictions have seen large protests take place in the croatian capital of cigarette the rally you can see was called the freedom 1st of all hundreds attended without wear a mask in demonstration against the country reintroducing some restrictions to find coated 19 after a sharp rise in cases there. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international we're back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines. insulin resistance is affecting people all over the world and it's a condition that wreaks havoc on the body's metabolic and immune systems and result in poor quality of life for many w

vehicles around $200.00 artillery systems were also involved forces from armenia bellaver east china and myanmar all attended we spoke to russia's chief of general staff who have thought the many. russians defense ministry has a very open and inclusive policy in general as i already mentioned these exercises were announced by the defense board back in december 29th teen 10 days prior to the launch date deputy defense minister alexander foreman held a briefing for a to shay's to inform them of all the objectives goals teams and the schedule we provided the details to the o. a c. the united states and other nato member states today all attachés were invited to observe the exercises and attend a briefing how much more open can it get we do not see reciprocal actions by the united states and their nato allies however for example we have never been invited to attend their scheduled exercises they usually post a very brief announcement with a date and a location and nothing else in contrast to how we do it here we provide all the details openly while they don't we can draw our own conclusi

policing bellaver is have detained hundreds of people during a women's march in the capital minutes wakely protest has become one of the largest anti-government actions since a disputed presidential election triggered on wrist in the eastern european country police have begun to round up female protesters in recent weeks. pro-democracy protesters have gathered in thailand to demand the prime minister's resignation and reforms to the monarchy tens of thousands have so far turned out for a weekend of rallies student led demonstrations are calling for democratic reforms and changes to laws against criticizing the time monica. this is datable the news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram d w news is the handle over is it our website they w dot com. betty sets. today to take a glimpse into the world of insects. no other class of animal has so many species. but a german study has shown that they populations up planets have. how do you actually count insects. the answer to that and other questions coming up. well come to you tomorrow today the science show on t.w. . is still a string ni

the news live from berlin the european union says no sanctions against bellaver the e.u. file to reach a unanimous decision on punitive measures against deliver c. and president alexander lukashenko for his government's crackdown on the st as mass protests continue today 2nd time also coming up. the latest must be 75th anniversary of the united nations in new york they appeal for unity in the face of global challenges and cited the organization thanks to perform stay relevant.

it now and give us a little background on the overall relations between bellaver us and russia. will of 1st of all it used to go without saying that bell roofs that men ski is a top ally for moscow we do remember that after the fall of the soviet union a number of agreements were signed between the 2 countries to form a so-called union state now this is something that was meant to follow in the footsteps of the european union in terms of how the 2 countries get along and during some time there was a lot of progress but lately because of some of the rhetoric bile exam. lucas shango the process really slowed down now there were many things said in that regard by the bell russian president in fact at one point he even went as far. to say that you russians are our brothers anymore for now we are just partners then he made a u. turn on that particular statement but i do have to say that when it comes to the government in moscow they always seem to be in favor of closer ties with bell routes and still no matter what. is a part of a customs union with russia there are a lot of enormous

course to take geo political and diplomatic course to take with regards the president with regard to bellaver so she certainly sees a political future for herself now and is apparently determined to stay the course here in bel. the situation nevertheless is still tense as i mentioned every day we have a spontaneous protest earlier today. a protest turned ugly with police and security services turning up trying to trying to break up out break up an answer to an anti government protest the protests is in the church in the they talked and eventually both went their separate ways but they were upset that a pro-government protest that happened behind me nobody asked them to disperse that they went on their merry way so as i say passions are high there's a lot of bad blood between the different sides the different camps the. camp and the opposition camp and we expect big protests this weekend. to play squash on less strain a rothfuss police lithuania would not have made its declaration in support of ticket osca without the backing of launch a power. it's a signal that is being shown to look i think

now i think the long running conflict on the border also coming up more anti-government rallies in bellaver protesters decay all position latest headline i take on the real winner of this selection and say today's rally is to mock her in all directions. and in formula one racing the us how will soon have the chance to.

on an economy has been following the anti-government protests in bellaver she sent us this is a segment of the diplomatic deadlock in busts. more than 6 weeks after belarus and rigged election and after unprecedented state violence against unarmed protesters you're being you still incapable passing sanctions against the handful of officials responsible for the crackdown happening here in europe still step all of this is that you use international credibility no good then again that's largely a problem for brussels and its own self-esteem realistically sanctions are always going to be more of a symbolic gesture than anything else a sign that europe is watching a sign that europe cares by the russians already getting that message in other ways the european ambassadors here in minsk attending court hearings against leading opposition figures for european countries providing asylum and support to better russians who fall foul of their own government the success or failure of these protests we decided here on the streets of minsk and sanctions however welcome for the opposition we're never s

is that going toward a month since the disputed election in bellaver is triggered unprecedented scenes of protest in the country for a 5th consecutive weekends thousands of once again taking to the streets of cities and towns nationwide decrying what they say was a rigged result. of confirms more than 100 people were detained on sunday although no exact figure has been given a major rally in the center of the capital has now ended with crowds moving away from the areas blockaded by police and armed vehicles our minsk based correspondents far these reports. since quarter of sort of are going to people the beginning to disperse it's unpleasant to stay here in the rain and there's no talk or details about what's happening here the level of my job there but let's move over here to this building and i want to talk about it this is a multistory car park near the hotel when it started raining people started to run in take cover in there spread all over the floors people shouting chants but there's no actual aggression from the crowd there is a project called the voice that was created for fai

historian and other less productive ski believes bellaver is being used as another reason to ramp up tensions with russia. i don't really know the difference between bel-air easy to aim ukraine and so on they just know that these states are buffer state between russia and the western word doug's defined old you are the basic point to us most western tell it to shoes and does very hard to make them understand these countries are. countries that should give local in their own cause and not could be dealing with international tension actually if there is a break takes the relation concerning russia because it does the reason why attentions in belarus are so. observed by a lot of western people some of them are conscious docked belarus cannot be bothered to question i lay inside and they go and they are trying to find some compromise during this crisis but some of them i appreciate your great hearing to both push tension to make this you know friendship difficult and not taking into account question what is the real situation and then there is. a delegation from israel has signed peace d

a prominent bellaver protest leader has been charged with undermining national security maria kolesnikov has been detained in the minsk jail since last week when she ripped up her passport to avoid being expelled to ukraine. that's it the stream is coming up next asking can have astley activists force real change that's thanks i'll have more news and half an hour of i . i have the ok you're watching the screen today we're looking at athletes and activism is an example.

all the the rage and the you know what predictability surrounding the political crisis gripping bellaver said he also talked at length about foreign meddling talking a lot about how it is becoming glue belies internationalized how a protest could be organized and run via telegram for example from from an entirely different country talk about poulan that the united states which he says very clearly picked sides in this internal struggle that is bella russian and yet all these protests telegraphed channels and groups are being won from from other countries he talked about the internet for example this is. talking about the internet a man who who forced the into that you to force that down. into that shutdown across belarus at the peak of protests trying to disorganize people trying to through the protesters off of their feet you know off their ballots and he said ultimately it is all pointless and we know that he has certainly tried he says that if bellerose fulls if it falls that russia is next he said that vladimir putin who in dering you referred to as his elder brother should take note

says the valley was poisoned leaf innovation from the if a child could also coming up crackdown in bellaver opposition leader maria has nick of a has reportedly been abducted in broad daylight it comes off to hundreds of protesters were arrested the latest weekend rally against president bush in.

parliament that it would no longer recognize article oleksandr lukashenko as the legitimate president of bellaver is although that's not discourage his supporters from taking to the streets as has been done daily to counter the ongoing opposition protests in the capital while the demonstrations are relatively small during the week that we came to continue to see mass opposition rallies himself recently came taken off sky was the 2nd for those wailing kwaito appointed by external forces. now the next phase has begun intense political financial and diplomatic pressure from outside neighboring countries refusing to recognize the election results and just like we saw in venezuela they found the belorussian why don't i declared president. a list and broadcast to neil clark believes the west is manipulating taken off guard for its own interests. because in this film before haven't we but in venezuela of course when they see the west the us and the western powers trying to through that proxies to topple the government there and when that it looked to for a while that might succeed when it did they then

if searching towards a month since the disputed election in bellaver is triggered unprecedented scenes of protests in the country and for a 5th consecutive weekends thousands of once again taken to the streets of cities and towns nationwide decrying what they say was a rigged result all 38 have confirmed concerns more than 100 people were detained on sunday although no exact figure has been given a major rally in the center of the capital has now ended with crowds moving away from the areas blockaded by police and armored vehicles minsk based correspondents filed these reports. in support of sort of they're going to people are beginning to disperse it some pleasant to stay here in the rain and there's no talk or details about what's happening here the level of idea over there but let's move over here to this building and i want to talk about it this is a multistory car park near the hotel when it started raining people started to run in take cover in there spread all over the floors people shouting chants but there's no actual aggression from the crowd there is a project called the voi

protests are brought the country since last month's disputed presidential vote the opposition and bellaver say the poll was rigged the european union has also said the election was . neither free nor fair government has launched a crackdown on the protest movement. and we're going to be getting an update on the situation in minsk right now our correspondent nick connelly is there will get him on the line a little bit later in the show and get an update on what's been happening there in minutes for now though let's move on to our next top story of the european commission is expected today to unveil a long awaited policy overhaul on migration that comes after years of starts and stops and disagreements over how many migrants to take in and where to settle them over that time hundreds of thousands of people have fled war political instability and poverty in search of a better life in europe. on the outer edges of europe thousands of asylum seekers are trying once more to settle in a new makeshift home anxiously waiting for political leaders to decide their fate. the devastating fire at their

the same session in the european parliament also touched on the current situation and bellaver use the books foreign minister stated that the e.u. is preparing sanctions in light of the recent disputed election and may even consider suspending all relations with minsk however the mistake got his country's confused we consider their elections on the 9th of august troubling to show. bush not. the legitimacy president of ukraine. a study mirrors. what they were think you know about. it comes a day after peyton hauser meeting with alexander lukashenko in sochi here's the burrell claim to showed moscow's clear support for the administration but it russian president warned against external pressure on minsk and instead called for dialogue between the government and opposition. by the way. we want the belorussians to handle their situation without any external assistance or pressure in a calm manner through dialogue with each other and come to a joint decision on how to move forward you know that there was a meeting between putting your monday yesterday and it seems from this meeting that it

hello and welcome to the program new details are emerging about how a prominent bellaver opposition leader was reportedly snatched from the street in minsk more than 24 hours after the disappearance of maria. her whereabouts remain unknown it's claimed unidentified men tried to force or across the border into ukraine but she tore apart passports or she couldn't leave bella bruce now has more details. arriving at the ukrainian border in the early hours 3 belarusian opposition activists 2 men and one woman the driver and another man inside had been arrested in the bell russian capital minsk not long after maria collision to go over was detained they'd been told they'd be prosecuted if they didn't cross the border speaking in kiev the pair explained what happened ticklish week over the loss of life in the e.u. either are as soon as she got into the car and saw her passport in front of her she ripped it up into small pieces she threw them out the window at the unknown people surrounding the car then she got out through the rear window and started walking towards the belorussian border belleros

verdict but say many settler attacks go unpunished russia's president has pledged $1500000000.00 to bellaverstaring a meeting with the country's embattled leader and xander lukashenko has been facing weeks of mass demonstrations following a disputed presidential vote. us actually of state might pump a 0 is urging an end to the blockade of cattle by other arab states he's co-chairing talks in washington d.c. along with the qatari deputy prime minister and foreign minister. astronomers have found a potential sign of life high in the atmosphere of our closest neighboring planet venus 2 telescopes in hawaii and chile have spotted the chemical signature of phosphate in it's a gas that on earth is only associated with life. those are your headlines the news continues here on out is there up to people in power. in response to global warming germany is in the process of closing down its coal industry for many years the country's principal source of energy especially in the form of the communist east but there's fierce all humans about the pace of that closure between those worried about the economic