live from moscow thanks for joining us here in our international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program.

international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. and the u.k. has finally made its farewell to the european union bringing to an end almost half a century in the bloc an extended period of up evil following that historic referendum back in 2016 but britain's new beginnings out without uncertainty of quarter explains. no it's not a late new year's celebration it's the u.k. setting sail from the e.u. after 47 years of being docked they're going to wave goodbye i will look forward in the future so working with you pays to chandra's you in your seats put your flags away you know anything a conflicted brussels bids them farewell you will be missed especially by european bureaucrats when it comes to london's money going into their coffers on the other hand westminster has been such a nuisance lately it could be just goodbye and good riddance almost half a century of the united kingdom's membership in the european union is over we want to have the best possible relationship with the united kingdom but it will never be as good as membership that could m

international daniel hawkins welcome to the program russia's foreign minister has used his address this year's munich security conference to call for approach with the west so that moscow's international partners have long sought to portray it as a grave threat and argue that they need to stop invoking the russian found some with the details. so to get allow for all of the russian foreign minister he gave a very quick fire address to the munich security conference he started off by talking about what russia sees as attempts to rewrite history of world war 2 speaking as we approach of course the 75th anniversary of the end of that conflict he went on to say that the spirit of alliance is as important today between russia and the west as it was 75 years ago between the then soviet union and the west he did say that when it came to improving relationships with europe as some european leaders have been speaking about iraq this year's security conference there remained what mr lavrov called a crisis of confidence that is the u.s. would be most what you show is a crisis of trust is being felt

to russian proxies are also being accused of undermining the global response more on that from daniel hawkins. it's hard to find almost any modern day referendum election or protest movement that hasn't been tied in some way by government officials intelligence reports all media outlets to russian meddling it seems virus pandemics are no exception to the rule russia's intent is to sow discord and undermine u.s. institutions and alliances from within including through coercive mind influence campaigns this miss the allegations as a deliberate smear campaign it will be hard for most of us to find out what exactly russia is accused of the answer apparently lies in the report prepared for the state department's global engagement center strictly not for public viewing which details evidence of russia's alleged bad behavior and if one compares the charges against russia in the secretive report to what moscow has actually done you get 2 very different pictures. of the. well if it's conspiracy theories u.s. officials are looking to find looking closer to home could do the job u.s. officials publicly

thanks for joining us tonight on our international daniel hawkins welcome to program. this tuesday was the 2nd day of. his hearing on extradition to the united states where the whistleblower was wanted on espionage on hacking charges if handed over he faces 175 years in prison potentially for his role in the publication of classified intelligence data and do a tutor has the latest. day to willage crown court and we have the song cheering supporters happy night in full force again we can hear them chanting throughout the proceedings now we had the defense talking today talking about why these allegations should be thrown out of course they talked about mr manning's involvement in the release of the 200-200-6200 extension 7 iraq doctor documents the iraqi diaries and obviously the release of the collateral murder video saying that she felt that her conscience required her to release those documents. julian assange as she was handcuffed 11 times prior to the course of these hearings stripped naked twice and his case files calmly skated after the 1st day of his extradition

international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. tensions are growing between russia and turkey this wednesday about softer turkey's president threatened to launch attacks against syrian government forces in war stricken province recep tayyip erdogan also accused moscow of targeting civilians in the rebel held region which provoked a furious than all from moscow r.t. senior correspondent of the details. rebels and the islamists are facing catastrophe in the span of a little over a month they've lost a 3rd of their territory so you're going to stand why turkey which said which paid armed and trained those rebels as outraged at the gun is beside himself he needs to vent the shrike out. the syrian regime as well as russian forces and iran by militants icing with it needlessly continuously attacking civilians committing massacres a kurd in syria might find strange of the guns concern for civilian casualties but russia took those accusations seriously pointing out rebels had launched ceaseless drone attacks on the russian base violated t

earlier my colleague daniel hawkins discussed the potential impact of sanders remarks on the race with a panel of guest. bernie sana saying this thing at a time when the democratic party's already split it's the vibe that it's going through perhaps a bit of a p.r. it means here across this i mean this is a really bad decision isn't it sanders to me shows his integrity here look he's been saying this for years that there's videotapes of him saying these things about cuba and fidel castro in the soviet union i mean how can he backtrack on those things honestly you know he's just you know reaffirming ideas that he has had for many years the concern is not him saying good things about the literacy program it's i said it thing that mussolini got the trains to run on time that was not what it is that people associated with what mussolini did it happened to be the case but he was a murderous dictator as was castro spineless democratic stablish men shows their true colors it's like a litmus test every time you can say one positive word about cuba or a one word in defense of venezuelan sovereig

from moscow thanks for joining us here in our international daniel hawkins welcome to the program. of violence broke out between an american military convoy and an armed group of individuals near the northeastern syrian city of commercially that was on wednesday one person was left dead state run media in the country say the victim was a civilian that's a claim the u.s. has this fighting erupted when a u.s. convoy changed its usual patrol route and was held up at a checkpoint. good luck. to them i go. and residents pelted the vehicles with stones as they attempted to pass through the checkpoint according to syrian state media the american patrol then opened fire in retaliation a u.s. military spokesman said however the convoy was responding to small arms fire russian military police later arrived on the scene to mediate tensions also rose dramatically in northwestern syria on wednesday assault of a turkish leader threatened to military action against president assad's forces in a more of that his arteries were against the. rebels and the islamists are facing catastrophe in the span

from moscow thanks for joining us on the international today daniel hawkins we do this morning welcome to the program. now in the last hour or so donald trump wrapped up his state of the union speech to the backdrop of his own impeachment trial the senate could see his fights one way or the other within the next 24 hours and there was a feeding the president spent a fair amount of time looking back instead of forward. this state of our union is stronger then ever before well the world would not now be witnessing this great economic success of the well the united states has become the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world i little companies are not believing they are coming back to the usa well i keep my promises we did our job well. at the beginning of the address trump apparently turned down nancy pelosi as hand-shake he also talked about efforts to counter terrorism mentioning the us killings of ice a leader al baghdadi and an arabian top management general have a trump also boasted about new legislation that will enable victims of crimes to sue so-called s

live from moscow thanks for joining us on our team's international this evening i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. now this tuesday was day 2 of wiki leaks founder julian assange just hearing on extradition to the united states where the whistleblowers want to run espionage charges if handed over he could be facing a 175 year prison sentence for his role in the publication of classified intelligence data his supporters say the case is a test the fundamental journalistic freedoms that he has the latest. day 2 would crown calls and we have the song cheering supporters have been out in full force again we can hear them chanting throughout the proceedings now we had the defense talking today talking about why these allegations should be thrown out of course they talked about mrs manning's involvement in the release of the 200-200-6200 extension 7 iraq talk documents the iraqi diaries and obviously the release of the collateral murder video saying that she felt that her conscience required her to release those documents. julian assange as she was handcuffed 11 times prior to the course

from what you are to international law daniel hawkins thanks for joining us the program this one. now monday marks the beginning of the road to the white house for us democrats can the battle in the state of iowa that's that's proving influential in deciding who runs for president as the candidates jostle for a shot at the oval office outsider and socialist bernie sanders is leading the way in terms of donors and joint front runner in the polls the iowa caucuses the start of primaries and usually a litmus test for what is to come in the future bill and hillary clinton went from victory and i were to run as democratic candidates and barack obama. as well now ahead of the vote later this monday here is what the latest polls indicate bernie sanders shares a surprise lead with former vice president joe biden leaving behind center as hopes of people to go and elizabeth warren in last place here caleb maupin reports on why washington may be weary of sourness victory. the iowa caucuses are upon us and monday as the 1st primary contest takes place and jaws are dropping because the front r

from moscow thanks for joining us this hour i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. that was taken more than 3 years and divided people up and down the nation but after almost half a century the u.k. is finally bid farewell to the european union 11 pm g.m.t. on friday the result of the biggest democratic friend them in british history was finally and acted parts of the u.k. burst into celebration leave voters turning out in force. in london where. the festivities north of the border in scotland which voted to remain. our colleagues in london were covering the historic event as it happened here are some of the highlights. i. see. that was a bit out of. the we're all still here only now yeah it's like millennium bug nothing's happened yeah the big problem how did not trace all the. course from the saudi who has the trait of being in the thick of things that is a pro break that party but what is the atmosphere like now. just as you've joined me it's not. least because the people just broke out it's a rendition of god save the queen that i. just know. she is sadly being

international tonight time daniel hawkins welcome to the program. i was 3rd whistleblower has chimed in with claims accusing the world chemical weapons watchdog of creating an atmosphere of intimidation securing the o.p.c. the investigation into the alleged chlorine attack in the syrian city of duma in april 28th. the years our server the most stressful and unpleasant ones of my life i feel ashamed for the organization and i'm glad i left it a redacted email given to investigative news website the gray zone project highlights the issues of integrity during the probe it follows revelations by 2 other watchdog employees stressing the same issue they also question the findings of the final report which in effect pin the blame on the assad government sifts through the evidence. we like to imagine that these massive global organizations the un the i.m.f. the u.p.c. w. these juggernauts a good but knives that at the end of the day what they do is good for mankind but as with many things in life you take a closer look and you're left the supported one whis

international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. has taken more than 3 years and divided people up and down the nation but after almost half a century the u.k. has finally bid farewell to the european union 11 pm g.m.t. on friday the result of the biggest democratic a friend in british history was finally an active parts of the u.k. burst into celebration we leave voters at least turning out in force today as party to london's parliament square some one enjoying the festivities north of the border in scotland which voted to remain candlelit visuals are being held. in london covered the historic event as it happens here some of the highlights. i. see. i was a bit out. we're all still here only now yeah it's like millennium bug nothing's happened yeah the big problem how did not to face all the. course when the sally who has the truth of being in the thick of things that is a pro breaks it party to what is the atmosphere like now. well just as you're doing me. not the least sensitive because the people just broke out in some pretty sh

international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. that was taken more than 3 years and divided people up and down the nation but after almost half a century the u.k.'s finally bid farewell to the european union as 11 pm g.m.t. on friday the result of the biggest democratic a friend in british history was finally. parts of the u.k. burst into celebration with leave voters turning out in force. city as party to in london's parliament square some were enjoying the festivities north of the border in scotland which voted to remain visuals were held our colleagues in london were covering the historic event as it happened there are some of the highlights. i. see. was a bit out. we're all still here only you know yeah it's like millennium bug nothing's happened you know the big you how did not to face all the. course when the sally who has the treat of being in the thick of things that is a pro breaks it party but what is the atmosphere like now. well just as you're doing me. nothing least said 60000 people to work out it's really really sho

just come a day here in moscow thanks for joining us we have you on our team internationally daniel hawkins. first of all where a former spokesman for a syrian rebel group has been arrested on charges of war crimes and torture jarvis lived in hungary for several months before being granted a student scholarship and must say or thought his were only tipped off after a human rights group pointed out his real identity shot looks at the loophole that out that allowed him into the. torture kidnapping and war crimes these are just some of the charges brought against the syrian regime for old on a student visa he went by the name of mushed enough but in france back in syria he was islam. no ordinary student he is said to have once been josh is long press secretary previously nor did his freedom fighters the hardline islamist group in fact carry out a reign of terror in the east in to supper. of damascus. oh . well you know the global economy is. in he said linked in profile he describes himself as being specialized in security and terrorism affairs with a focus on syria he boasts of an impressive

international tonight i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. tensions growing between russia and turkey this wednesday after turkey's president threatened to launch attacks against syrian government forces in war stricken province. and also accused of targeting civilians in the rebel held region which has provoked a furious denial from moscow and we'll go live joins me now to unpick all the latest developments obviously things clearly escalating what's the latest situation well this is this is a recent times and unprecedented escalation what is happening in syria now because on the back foot over the last $45.00 days a month or so just over a month they've lost a 3rd of their territory in syria a 3rd of their territory. if you're turkey you're watching here the guys that rebels the hardest that you pump in measurable fortunes and you're watching them collapse you're watching them collapse and obviously he is none too pleased that is striking out to everybody who supports the syrian government that the syrian army as russia russia especially say

live from moscow thanks for joining us and i thought international and daniel hawkins welcome to the program. thought so this hour u.s. democratic senators are urging the trumpet of ministration to impose additional sanctions on russia follows reports so that's in the country's meddling in the 2020 presidential election. with the latest kaleb russia gate 3 it is i guess bring us up to speed well at this point we have a letter from members of the u.s. congress in the democratic party who want new sanctions to be imposed on the russian federation take a listen. we urge you to immediately and forcefully impose sanctions on the government of the russian federation any russian actors determined to be responsible for such interference and those acting on their behalf or providing material or financial support for these election interference efforts. now the letter went on to say there is virtually no national security threat that is more serious than those posed by those who would systemically undermine confidence in and the effective operation of our democratic elections that is a nother

live from moscow thanks for joining us on all the international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. the state of iowa is where it all begins for us presidential hopefuls this year with the democrats currently holding tight for the late results of their 1st caucus other weight is reportedly over a strong voter turnout problems with a new mobo although the hacking incident the democrat chairman 4 i was most busy claim number could be twice as high as the last election back in 26. now the state of iowa is the start of what's known as the us presidential primaries it's the 1st meaningful vote for the democratic party hopefuls in recent times the winner of i was gone on to be confirmed as the presidential candidate our sister channel discussed the event with democratic strategist cross and conservative commentator topping. the best weekend ever and probably the most surprising reagan ever has been bernie i don't think that anyone could have prognosticated 234 weeks ago that bernie would have had the standing that he has and i will right now no one projected him to be in the top spot and

thanks for joining us in our to internationals and i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. a leading politicians in germany have bitterly criticized the anti modern day of the party in the wake of wednesday's racially motivated mass shooting in which left 9 people dead. haven't established a direct link between the attack on the party. has helped for mend an atmosphere of xenophobia and hatred. but that at 1st glance it looks like it was a lone wolf but sadly the one man the girl on the outside but they were those who had provided him with this i mean mission and the da is definitely mom gifted and germany struggles to come to terms with the events of this week's tragic slayings we've seen politicians from the christian democratic union the social democrats they are part of the ruling coalition as well as the left party and the greens as well coming out and accusing alternative media if they are funding the flames of far right extremism in the country of course there's a direct connection between the growing strength of the f.d.a. and the increase in right wing violence cit