this demands to ban election of volunteers empty corruption organization bernard smith. with the latest on that story from moscow, bernard, thank you for more than a year, have he escaped the devastating impact of coven 19 reporting? few cases and deaths. but now it's grappling with its 1st serious outbreak. it's here to administer a single vaccine shalt and health officials say the upward trend infections could prove catastrophic, traceable reports. nearest gaping gang violence importer prince. over 500 people are seeking refuge in this port stadium. under the protection of the red cross. among the displaced are almost a 100 children and pregnant women. but it's not just the gangs, they're afraid off in the middle of up and demick. it's also cove at 19 or 2. we are afraid because we don't know when the virus will hit us. that's why we're asking the government to do something for us because we've lost everything during the gang violence. for the past year and a half of the go with 19 pandemic, the number of cases in haiti have been considered to be low. but in may, the nu

and a half year prison sentence for parole violations related to an embezzlement. conviction. bernard smith is joining us from moscow. so, bernard, what are we hearing about what's going on this case is being heard behind closed doors. no media, no public allowed. so we're reliance on the defense to tell us what's going on. and they say that the prosecution case is essentially that alexis, of all these anti corruption foundation, is trying to achieve the destructive goals of russia by forming public a k public opinion that it's necessary to change power in the country. but fans will say, well, yes, that's how democracy works. if you want to change the regime, you have to encourage people to vote for. ready somebody else, the consequences all navarro, and his organization being declared extremist about anyone in a leadership role of an organization could face up to 8 to 10 years in prison. any one funding the organization could get up to 8 years in prison and only himself, only just gone back to prison from a prison hospital where he was being treated for almost 2 months for the consequences

countries, particularly russia role in the crises and conflict in ukraine, bella ruth and syria, bernard smith, reports from moscow. it's been 7 years since the g 8 became the g 7. and russia stopped getting invites vladimir putin decision to antics crimea, prompted the suspension from this gathering of the world's most powerful democracies. since then, russia's president has become more isolated. only the president of tajikistan joined him for the victory day commemorations. so a summit with us president is a qu, putin. cooper going to the meeting will be, will be promoted by russian. again, the teaching is sort of emerging from international isolation and at the highest level for him. the fact that the some itself is important to us driving the agenda fall from one to, to more get from his talks with biden and headed to meet with mister putin, to let him know what i want him to know. the u. s. government, russia policy presumes a high degree of friction in the relationship he used to ensure you for which at work shanna is tooth and gets the thing for this meeting. i think you'll shows a scar

ministry that it's ready to review normal operations with just 24 hours. notice if the us agree, bernard smith, alger 0, whitehouse correspond, it can be held, catches in geneva for that meeting. kimberly there's a long list of grievances. so one wonders what we can expect in terms of what takes priority. yeah, that's a little bit unclear for all of us who are standing by. in fact, we don't even know exactly how long this meeting will last. we are hearing it could be anywhere in the neighborhood of 4 to 5 hours is going to be taking place in the villa, just off screen behind me. so we're watching carefully to see what kind of activity in terms of coming and going will be happening. but you're right, there is a very different set of goals that each leader is going into with regard to what they want to achieve for the united states. the bar has been set pretty low. what they're looking for is to essentially draw a line in the sand that they want to convey the message that some of the harmful activities they allege rushes behind that needs to haul to. and if it doesn't, there will be a us respons

in response, moscow's man has declared that people stay away from work for much of next week. bernard smith has more from moscow. although restaurants and bars will have to close at 11 pm, you're still supposed to wear masks in door. the problem is that it's not particularly rigorously portal rigorously observed. you do see people wearing must be in doors, but they're often on the nose is all there under that chain or people just don't wearing them at all. and the difficulty seems to be a hasn't been a concerted nationwide campaign about cove it. the last lockdown was in russia. total lockdown ended 12 months ago, and it only lasted for a couple of months. at least 7 people have been killed in the us gun capital to commute events blew up within 30 minutes of one another. they were in an area where many people from the minority has our community live. one of the cons, prominent pro democracy activists has been released from prison like this child. so more than 6 months in jail, for her role in the anti government protest of 2019 as a headline one use for you here on al jazeera run off the ph

support to say they'll try and still use tactical voting to take away support from united russia. bernard smith, following developments in that case for us from our school. bernard, thank you. i'll be, as parliament has voted to impeach president ilia, to matter after an investigation concluded that he violated the constitution. the president's rolling pena is considered largely ceremonial. but meta has regularly clashed with the prime minister, a d rama. he's accused of breaking the rules of his office by siding with the opposition during election campaigning 2 months ago. obeying his top court now has 3 months to decide whether to back his impeachment john syrup lewis's following events for us from the capital tiana. that could still be a constitutional crisis arising out of this because this is not over. the parliament may have voted to impeach the president, but it is not solely up to the parliament. the parliament will now send the result of the vote to the constitutional court. it is for that court to decide whether the president has to leave office and that is more complicated matter bec

half year prison sentence for parole, violation related to an embezzlement conviction as speak to bernard smith in moscow for a. so, bernard, how is this hearing going? and how's the prosecution going to argue this case? fully this is being heard behind closed doors in moscow court no bonds in the public. no members of the press allowed in. so the reports were getting from the defense team and the defense team is saying the prosecution is arguing the navarro . these anti corruption organization lacks election the values organization, the f b k wants to change the constitutional regime and power in the country through the so called color revolution. no, a protests started in moscow in russia. at the end of december 2011 after parliamentary elections bought widely viewed as raked on the prosecution is also arguing not to achieve these what it calls destructive goals. the f. b. k is forming public opinion that it's necessary to change power in the country. and the defense will say, well, yes, that is how democracy works. it's how the russian constitution works. if you want to change the regime, th

this year, bernard smith has more from moscow, with russian president vladimir putin main rival, alexia valley in jail. and his anti corruption foundation, now declared an extremist organisation, hooton's administration has effectively closed all, almost all avenues of legitimate opposition to his government, to say, to welcome all was bad in the trial. we couldn't even talk about any sort of adversarial system. we quality because we filed some 25 petitions and all of them were rejected. yet the judge didn't want to hear us though we made mincemeat of all the so called evidence both by the prosecution and the authorities now have the full power to jail activists in freezer asset navarro. and his allies had already disbanded that groups in anticipation of this rule. another opposition politician dmitri good coff has gone to ukraine after being warmed by people close to the kremlin that he'd be arrested if he stayed in russia. most prominent anti government activists. and now either in jail on the house arrest or have fled the minneapolis my milk. my aunt is under trouble restriction that

and a half year prison sentence for parole, violations related to an embezzlement. conviction. bernard smith has more from moscow. the prosecutor's case were told, is that they are the aim of alexi in the valleys, anti corruption organization, the f b k was to change the constitutional regime and power in the country through a so called color revolution. there were protests in moscow. the started at the end of december 2011 following parliamentary elections widely seen as raked. and the prosecution says that to achieve these what it calls destructive goals and the volunteers, anti corruption organization is forming public opinion that is necessary to change power in the country. and the defense will say, well, yes, that's how democracy works. it's not what the russian constitution says. if you want to change the regime, then you have to persuade people to vote in elections for somebody else. now, novalis organization has already effectively wound itself down in anticipation of the court ruling in favor of the prosecution. all the arguments the defense try to make earlier today to have this c

very interesting indeed, bernard smith with all the nations force from moscow. thanks so much. bennett i'll bane is. parliament is holding an extraordinary session that could potentially end with the impeachment of president l. meta now follows an investigation that concluded he should be voted without for violating the constitution. the president's role is considered a political, but nesa has regularly clashed with prime minister eddy rama jones ratliff has worn out from toronto, the albanian capital, the ruling socialist party, accused as president master of abandoning his obligation to political neutrality. and in the party system, he apparently came out in favor of democrats when he told el damien to protect the vote and told them that it's a single vote has touched on election to shop in your pitchforks. these were bob's aims in the room and socialists who were running the election, who were the incumbents in this election. and it is no secret here that president met the prime minister rama. and now they've had political enemies. this is an enmity that goes

almost half were in moscow . bernard smith is that with the latest. moscow's man says it's remarkable. the hospital, the filling up wallace vaccine available. just about 13 percent of russians have had one dose of a cobra vaccine compared to the u. s. to candidate to israel to the rest of europe . where between 4565 percent of the population of had one dose. i'm not, despite the fact that russia's head growth vaccines. sputnik v is internationally regarded as being a very effective issue in russia is i haven't really been a long nationwide concert it cove. it awareness campaign lost locked down here, and it 12 months ago, and it lasted only a 2 month since then, theaters, restaurants, shopping mall. i've been open a while in doors, supposed to wear masks. it's not particularly rigorously enforced with the must, under the chin under people's noses and got him put himself, was reluctant to show himself getting vaccinated. he didn't reveal it back until march. and then unlike other world leaders, there was no photo opportunity to show receiving vaccine. the challenge here in russia is aw

ministry that it's ready to review normal operations with just 24 hours. notice if the us agree, bernard smith, alger 0. well let's set the scene with tasha butler in geneva before we discussed the politics. and natasha just gives an idea of the choreography of today's meetings. and on the timings of what happens when? well, i think what we are going to expect today in this meeting between joe biden and vladimir putin is a very 10th meeting. i'm probably an unfriendly one because relations between moscow and washington are extremely low. we understand that it will be a meeting of maybe 45 hours. it will be one with the u. s. a secretary of state at the beginning, joining on the russian foreign minister and then be expanded. at the end. there will be press conferences, bought the 2 leaders will not have a press conference together that gives you a sense of the atmosphere going into this. joe biden has spent the past few days talking to his allies at the g 7, nato. at the e u. he says he has best support as he goes into this meeting with the russian leader. he also says that he wants to be very

ministry that it's ready to review normal operations with just 24 hours. notice if the us agree, bernard smith, alger 0. well that's know, speak to morrow. under shara, he's out of here as senior political analyst. he joins us now from here and my, when i was looking at this language from the americans, not a big set of deliverables ahead of this. me say, i mean everyone's katie trying to play down expectations. so what is the strategy here? while yes, you're right. everyone is trying to play down expectations. and yet there is a meeting taking place. and the fact that the meeting can place is in and by itself an important step forwards. so we know 2 things. one, they're not going to come out of the meeting, the best friends, and 2, they're not going to come out of the meeting, the worst of enemies. so that is all there's going to be somewhere in between for biden, and his words, it would want a more stable relationship or more predictable relationship with russia for the russians, they want mutual respect. they want the united states not to interfere in their internal affairs. so i think prob

i'm just us, bernard smith is the just how serious is the current situation in russia right. while numbers rising so quickly. well, but infection, right? you mentioned adrian is the highest tale in the city this year. and although restaurants and bars will have to close at 11 pm, you're still supposed to max in door. the problem is that it's not particularly rigorously in full. so rigorously observed, you do see people wearing must be in goals, but they're often on the nose is all there under that chain or people just don't wearing them at all. and the difficulty seems to be the a concerted nationwide campaign about cove it. the last lockdown was in russia full. total lockdown ended 12 months ago. and it only lasted for a couple of months. the mayor of moscow, he says it's remarkable. but hospitals are filling up, while vaccines are readily available. consider this about 12 percent of russians. i've had one dose of the corona, virus, and vaccine. compare that to the united states, to canada, to the rest of your and your talking between 45 and 60 percent of people have had at

but 1st, let's hear from bernard smith, who has more from moscow, and what putin might hope to get out of the it's been 7 years since the g 8 became the g 7. and russia stop getting invites vladimir putin. his decision to alex crimea prompted the suspension from this gathering of the world's most powerful democracy. since then, russia's president has become more isolated. only the president of tajikistan joined him for the victory day commemorations. so as summit with the us president is a qu putin. he's cooper for the meeting will be widely promoted by russian propaganda because put in is sort of emerging from international isolation and at the highest level for him. the fact of the summit itself is important, but it's the u. s. it's driving the agenda because it's far from clear what pooty will get from his talks with biden and headed to meet with mister putin, to let him know what i want him to know. the u. s. government, russia policy presumes a high degree of friction in the relationship he used to put in your new po, which at work. if food gets nothing from this meeting, i think

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smith is in moscow. for his joins us now lie, so the hearing has begun over the fate of nevada. these organisation, how is the prosecution? bernard arguing its case today before this is a hearing taking place behind closed doors. no press, no public allowed. the information we're getting is from the defense team that's in the court. and it is saying that the prosecution says that the voluntary anti corruption organization is called the f b k. was trying to change the constitutional regime and power in the country, so, so called color for the circle color revolution. no protests started in russia at the end of december 2011 after parliamentary elections, widely perceived as being rigged. this is when those protested on the prosecution is also arguing that in order to achieve what it calls these destructive goals, the f, b, k is forming public opinion that it's necessary to change power in the country. and the defense will say, well, yes, that's how democracy is supposed to work, is supposed to try and persuade people to vote for another person in order to change the regime or change the power. but anyway, this is the, the argument