this but a former comical weapons watchdog inspector calling to report on syria's 2018 duma incident contradictory west continues to defend it at the un security council. the findings in the final it's all. contradictory but we're competing. with what. the divide between the ridiculously rich and the rest of us is at a polling of levels a new report finds as the world's richest and most powerful gather for the 50th world economic forum and this was found. and as the u.s. secretary of state meets venezuelan opposition leader american companies get an extension to trade with that as well oiled companies bypassing sanctions that are applied to others washington had imposed restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for us while majors. watching our 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the u.n. security council has debated a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 russia questions the published findings

tasveer and its findings on the duma attacked no one has just to name the guilty. even without presenting any evidence and enjoy the support of a little someone's who you really cannot have wolf when eunice says their p.c. published reports the organizations own inspectors have voiced concerns the prime misrepresents the facts for example the initial assessment suggested chlorine cylinders were manually placed at the scene contradicting the published version leaks also claim the team that went to dubai was not included in the great putting together the report has more. the united nations convened a meeting in which the results of the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the syrian syrian city of duma in 2018 was discussed now that report from the ows o.p.c. w has come into question after information was revealed leaks cited that crucial evidence was essentially left out of that final report and that crucial evidence that was left out could have pointed toward the attack being staged in henderson who was a weapons inspector he participated w

despite a former chemical weapons watchdog inspectors calling the report on syria's 28000 duma incident contradictory the west continues to defend it at the un security council. the findings the fun of it the. contradictory we're going to keep. we're working. on the story. also this are the divide between the wind dick you'll see rich and the rest of us get out of polling levels a new report finds as the world's richest and most powerful gather for the 50th world economic forum in the swiss alps. and as the u.s. secretary of state as well the opposition leader won by no american firms given the extension to trade with the country of bypassing sanctions applied to other. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. the u.n. security council has debated a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of dumont back in 2018 russia questions the published findings getting a backlash from the western countries during the session a former specialist said the fact finding team had seriou

despite former chemical watchdog inspectors calling it a report on syria's 2018 duma instant contradictory the west continues to defend it asking u.n. security council. also this hour the divide between the would definitely rich and the breast of us as out telling the levels a new report finds as the world's richest and most powerful gather for the 50th world economic forum and weeks west alps. and as the u.s. secretary of state meets venezuelan opposition leader american companies get an extension to trade with venezuelan oil companies bypassing sanctions that are applied to others washington had imposed restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for us all majors . a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. here and security council has debated a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 russia questions they publish findings getting a backlash from the u.s. during the session a former o.p.c. spec

according to the constitution of the russian federation the president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's chairman. the other piece of news after washington's assassination of iran's top general america's top diplomat now says it's all part of a new did terrorism strategy with warnings from russia and china to. live from the arts international world. you sent this wednesday 15th of january welcome to the update with me kevin i am there's one big bit of breaking news you see on the screen russia's prime minister dmitri medvedev has announced that the government has resigned this up a few hours ago it comes after president vladimir putin suggested changes before but to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers to appoint a prime minister roof an option is in the shooter she's been across all this force as it sounds quote this is a huge headline but much more in control 'd than one would. thi

security council the west continues to decide into the chemical weapons watchdogs report on syria's duma incident in 2018 despite the watchdogs own foreman spot inspector when it contradictory. the findings in the front of the room all were contradictory but were complete. with what the 2 of understood. the chasm between rich and poor grows father still that sounds the globe's wealthiest and most powerful data for the 50th so much for him and the swiss alps. and the u.s. secretary of state meets venezuelan opposition leader one american farms to get gets a new knocked out waves out on the sanctions that hit everyone else. 247 live from the russian capital this is our international i'll be taking you through the biggest stories of the day so far starting with this one the u.n. security council has debated the investigation by the walls chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 20 teen russia has questioned the published findings triggering a backlash from western countries during the session of former o.p.c. w. specialist said the fact finding team had

be in no down there was this chemical weapons attack in june we have in 2 huge 15 witnesses in the duma hospital that witnesses and undisputable proof that the chemical attack in dumont was falsified and estates caterpillar categorically objects to russia's blatant attempt to use the security council meeting to weaken the credibility of the o.p.c. w. and its findings on the duma attacked no one has just named the guilty even without presenting any evidence and enjoy the support of a new middle someone's who you really cannot have wolf in unison. since the o.p.c. w. published its report to the organization's own inspectors have voiced concerns that the probe misrepresents the facts for example the initial assessment suggested chlorine cylinders were manually placed at the scene contradicting the published version documents released by we can leaks also show that the team that went to do more was not included in the group putting together the report and he's came up and has more. the united nations convened a meeting in which the results of the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged c

un security council the west continues to defend the chemical weapons watchdog to report on syria's duma incident in 28 despite the watchdogs i don't feel my inspector at corning get contradictory. the findings in the heart of the reports were contradictory were complete turnaround. to. the story. as the u.s. secretary of state meets venezuelan opposition leader american phones get yet another wave on the sanctions that hit everyone else. very well welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me mccarren our top story this hour russia has a brand new government comes in the wake of last week's resignation of the old one as it made way for recently proposed constitutional changes in the last hour the new cabinet was approved by president putin. producer which was congratulations on your appointment to the government and i believe this will be a very serious challenge in your lives but at the same time it will be a very interesting journey and wish you all success the whole country is behind you the previous government created a proper foundation for further development and growt

great to have you company so the big news today then in the last hour lawmakers in russia's state duma the lower house of parliament have now approved putin's nomination for prime minister. and the president will have to sign off on the appointment to make it official let's get the latest sales and just how good it is in last if the frank is in central moscow for a sale here take us through it then what's this going to mean and what's next for the incoming prime minister how quickly does this all happen. kevin good afternoon well what can i say it only took this country what is it a bit more than 24 hours to come from the point when the president proposed some elements of the russian class 2 should. acts didn't automatically mean that the government would have to resign to the point when the lower house of the russian parliament approved the candidacy of me helm issue stand as the new prime minister so we had 383 votes in favor some 40 abstentions and 0 people again so this is the outcome of the vote in the russian state duma and right before this voting kicked off the new prime minist

to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government. and in other news this hour after washington's assassination of iran's top general america's top diplomat says it's all part of a new terror and strategy with warnings for russia which. lie from moscow to the world this is 247 r.t. international my names you know neal hello and welcome to the program. top story this hour the russian president has nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post all of prime minister it is the latest move in a day of major in russian politics earlier russia's are going prime minister dmitri medvedev announced that his government had. resigned it came after president putin suggested amendments to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers well i'm delighted to say that picking up the muscle to explain all that for me this hour is maria it really has been all go today how to 1st of all this nominee who do who is what do we know about them to be honest not a lot of them saying i mean he was born in 1900 to 6 here in moscow he's m

un security council the west continues to defend the chemical weapons watchdogs report on syria's duma incident in 2018 after despite the watchdog zone former inspector calling it contradictory. the findings in the form. or word contradict what we're trying to work with. the russian health ministry has warned that the country could be at risk from a new coronavirus spreading through china. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me carol. that russia has a brand new government comes in the wake of last week's resignation of the old one as it made way for the recently proposed constitutional changes the new cabinet was approved by president putin on tuesday evening. congratulations on your appointment to the government and i believe this will be a very serious challenge in your lives but at the same time it will be a very interesting journey and wish you all success the whole country is behind you the previous government created a proper foundation for further development and growth we should use this foundation and embrace our potential to achieve national go

and its findings on the duma attacked this is a brazen dissent from ation campaign no one has just to name the guilty even without presenting any evidence and enjoy the support of absurd new middle someone's who you really cannot have wolf in unison we have heard the russians putting their own spin and their own version on facts established by an independent body trusted by the international community to do its work. and some more details on this we can now cross live to caleb maupin in new york click kaleb what came out of today's session at the un. well today the united nations convened a meeting in which the results of the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the syrian syrian city of duma in $28.00 teen was discussed now that report from the ows o.p.c. w. has come into question after information was revealed leaks cited that crucial evidence was essentially left out of that final report and that crucial evidence that was left out could have pointed toward the attack being staged now russia at the meeting said it appears that the united states and its allie

according to the constitution of the russian federation the president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government. to years of a punishing trade war the u.s. and china are set to sign up which will see beijing buying more american products in return for access to its markets but questions remain over the long running tardif issue and whether they will be there to washington to any significant next. one minute past 10 pm here in moscow this whedon's they january 15th welcome to our to international my names you know neil. our breaking news this hour the russian president has nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of prime minister it is the latest move in a major in russian politics earlier russia's not going prime minister dmitri medvedev announced that his government has resigned. after president putin suggested amendments to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers i discussed

despite former chemical watchdog inspectors calling a report on syria's 2018 duma incident contradictory the west continues to defend it at the u.n. security council the fierce debate over that sparked clashes some of them to a new bit of. the world hardly like the russians own spin and their own fish and we must defend the credibility and the findings of the o.p.c. w. . also this hour of the divide between the ridiculously rich and the rest of us is palling levels a new report finds as the world's richest and most powerful gather for the 50th world economic forum in the swiss alps. and i asked the u.s. secretary of state to meet venezuelan opposition leader one why doe american companies get an extension to trade with venezuelan oil companies bypassing sanctions that are applied to others washington had imposed the restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for u.s. oil majors. are watching our 2 international coming to you live in the russian capital where it's just turned 10 am the program. the un security council has witnesse

over the duma verdict. consensus really ever francine was that there were indications of serious inconsistency is in the findings the conclusion appears to turn completely in the opens it direction in the report. that the report does not reflect the views of the team members that are deployed to do math only one f.m. team member paramedic of the so-called core team was in duma the official report was employed this core team. whose only evidence of one among chemicals that contain the reactive current absolutely such chemicals could include major ingredient suppose home were in place bleach purposely singling out chlorine gas is one of the possibilities is disingenuous. so for sure the watchdogs bosses have plenty to talk about though some might suspect it's not professionalism but rather honing of coverup skills that will top the agenda of this o.p.c. trouble you meeting. a landmark test case for euthanasia rules is unfolding in belgium where for the 1st time since the practice was legalized 3 doctors face

ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's chairman. nearly 2 years of punishing trade war the u.s. and china are set to sign up which will see beijing in more american products in return for access to its markets but questions remain over the long running tara fisher and whether they will be lifted washington to any significant extent. live from our international news center in moscow with a very warm welcome to the program my names you know neal. there is to be a new prime minister government in russia and a day of major all people in the country's political system the president nominated the head of the federal tuck service for the post of pm and all of that's going prime minister to me. his government had resigned. another itself was in response to president putin suggesting amendments to the constitution effectively limiting his own powers and transferring them to parliament i discussed all of that earlier with our correspondent marie if a national starting with more on the premier to be. saying i mean he was born in 1006

and its findings on the duma attacked. this is a brazen dissin from ation campaign the woman is just too guilty. even with presenting in evidence and enjoy discipline. who you really cannot have wolf when you news we have heard the russians pushing their own spin and their own fish and own facts established by an independent body trusted by the international community to do its work. well for a bit more detail on this we can now cross a line to cait it more pin in new york what has come out of this session today well the meeting was convened to discuss the o.p.'s investigation into an alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of duma in $28.00 chain now the o.p.c. w.'s reports about that attack or alleged attack that happened that report was released in march that report has come into question because some leaks seem to reveal that crucial information was left out of the o.p.c. w.'s final report now at the meeting russia basically stated that it appears the united states and its allies are trying to block their efforts to

russia's prime minister cabinet ministers no longer appointed by the president to recap by the state duma suggestion came as mentioned while president putin was delivering his annual state of the nation address to lawmakers as mentioned earlier trenchard's there with all the highlights earlier on we were headed back to you here where this country is supposed to head 2020 but i can tell you that the russian future it seems way beyond that point was being shaped out here and the manager exhibit hall just outside the kremlin as mr putin was speaking because we heard some really groundbreaking proposals including proposed changes to the washington maine law the russian constitution in fact one of the proposals suggested that the constitution should limit mr putin's own powers that have to do with appointing key government ministers and in fact the prime minister as well so here's proof of that. according to the constitution of the russian federation the president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all of the mi

to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's. nearly 2 years of punishing trade war at the u.s. and china are set to sign up that sees beijing more american products in return for access to its market. in from right around the world welcome to moscow and to r.t. international my names you know no good for your company. our breaking news this hour the russian president has nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of prime minister it's the latest move headed to have major upheaval in russian politics this witness the earlier russia's prime minister dmitri medvedev announced that his government resigned not came after president putin suggested amendments to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers i discussed all of that earlier with our correspondent. saying i mean he was born in 1966 here in moscow he's married to have 3 sons and he's a good hockey player right we know that he has been the head of the russian federal tax service as you mentioned for actually many years since 2010 but even befor

according to the constitution of the russian federation the president of the state duma is concerned. the president appoints the cabinet. ministers. and also the approval of the russian government. nearly 2 years of a punishing trade war the u.s. and china. which will see. more american products in return for access to its markets but questions remain over the long running whether they will be lifted. to the world this is r t international the names you know neal hello and welcome to the program. our top story the russian president has nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of prime minister it's the latest move in a day of major upheaval in russian politics earlier rushes. prime minister dmitri medvedev of his government resigned not came after president putin suggested amendments to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers well i discussed all the changes with our correspondent earlier maria for national. saying i mean he was born in 1006 to 6 in moscow he's married has 3 sons and he's a good hockey player right we know that he has been the head

the president appoints the cabinet and all the ministers i proposed shifting this power to the state duma and also with the approval of the russian government chairman. also the topic of the washington. of iran's top general of ramifications that will now america's top diplomat says it's all part of a new did terran strategy with warnings for russia and china plus. unity classified papers revealed the reuters news agency received generous funds from british intelligence to the cold war to help spread the soviet propaganda. i get out of the afternoon this wednesday 15th of january here in moscow man and kevin i would stick around for this 25 minute update then 1st. proposed a major legislation shift that would see russia's prime minister cabinet minister is no longer appointed by the president but by the state duma that suggestion came up president putin was delivering his annual state of the nation address to lawmakers. is here the highlights next. we were heads back here where this country is supposed to head and 2020 but i can tell you that the russian future it seems way beyond that po

according to the constitution of the russian federation the president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's chairman. a lot more to come on and now the news we're covering today after washington's assassination of iran's top general america's top diplomat says it's all part of a new to terrorists strategy with warnings for russia and china to. either live for the r.t. world view center wednesday the 15th of january just turned 6 pm well welcome to the program this update with me kevin i mean you can see on the screens are breaking news as just mentioned russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev has announced that the government has resigned that comes after president vladimir putin earlier suggested changes to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers for point a prime minister so it's all wills emotional ready very quickly more if not in the studio here it was a surprise announcement for mere

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ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government. after nearly 2 years of a punishing trade war the u.s. and china signed a pact which will see beijing buy more american products in return for greater access to its markets but questions remain over when the greater part of the tariffs imposed by washington will be lifted. by broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas glad to have you with. there to be a new prime minister and a government russia in a day of major upheaval in the country's political system the president nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of pm the head of that outgoing prime minister dmitry medvedev announced his government had resigned and that itself was in response to president putin suggesting it meant to the constitution effectively limiting his own powers and transferring them to parliament earlier my colleague you know neil discussed all of that with our correspondent maria for an ocean starting with more on the premiere to be. saying i mean he

that would see russia's pm cabinet ministers no longer appointed by the president but by the state duma that suggestion came while president putin delivering his annual state of the nation address to lawmakers. across all this watching him talking to various greater good down there today there is again hey one of the priorities outlined by the russian president including what we said there about the way might be made up in the. decide in the future. kevin good afternoon well 1st of all i can tell you that we were expecting to hear where russia is supposed to head in the year or 2020 but it looks like today's speech expanded to further in the russian future because quite surprisingly mr putin ended his speech by talking in speaking volumes about the proposed changes to the russian constitution that he was mentioning several aspects but perhaps the most important one is about appointing the washing government pretty much the prime minister and other cabinet ministers previously it was his job it's now the proposal is to change that all together and have a listen he's. so through it's just

exactly all those sadia switch expressed in the draft law adopted today in the 1st reading by the state duma how exactly they will take shape well let's the let's talk about your own perceptions because in your recent piece for chess and pals you contend that it's all about prolonging put in its grip on power do you think that's really all he cares about and if so a do you think the staying in power isn't aimed in and of itself or is it a means to something else i think they have. been allies president putin. seeings. and to look at what has happened to on january 15th. there can be no are the serious reasons. they have a life scale can situational reform except for changing the system in a way transforming this ystem in their way which will allow put into keeping after 2024 and they have various nothing strange. if and when he goes with these what looks a little bit strange it's that there are no more political play us who. know reacts not just in the way. wholeheartedly support or wholeheartedly oppose these sadia but to analyze what exactly will happen to russia's concede to sion and to r

mean that the cabinet would have to step down to a moving towards the point when the russian state duma approved the name of the country's new prime minister that is mikhail so the result was $383.00 votes in favor about 40 abstentions and 0 votes again so this is the kind of backing the and coming prime minister is getting which is very important obviously in his position and clearly we were listening to his speech right before the vote which was obviously filled with quite a few promises so here are some of them. used to produce them i can do it too i like to ensure you that all members of the new government carry personal responsibility for achieving national goals i know that some talks in this room can even an intensive and i believe it's very important that the government feels that it would always be question to monitor that it means open and constructive critics help us improve and do the members of parliament give us regional feedback you know what they think what people talk about how this sense the situations and whether they think that there are changes needed for the past.

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over the duma verdict.because this is really after francine was that there were indications of serious inconsistency is in the findings the conclusion appears to turn completely in the open is it direction in the report. that the report does not reflect the views of the team members but deployed to do only one f.m. team member of paramedic of the so called if i'm called team was in duma the f.m. report written by this core team. is only evidence of one among chemicals that contain the reactive current such chemicals could improve maging radiance a powerful blower and place bleach purposely singling out chlorine gas is one of the possibilities is disingenuous. so for sure the watchdogs bosses have plenty to talk about though some might suspect it's not professionalism but rather honing of coverup skills that will top the agenda of this o.p.c. trouble you meeting. that's our global news update for this hour but don't forget you can always head to our web site r.t. dot com for the details on all of those stori

well basement for political pull or look even at the state duma today they did vote on them you only know what my knowsley for the well project with. without. a. rejections without any ideas how to improve it to say i'm shelley without any substantial discussion so how could you imagine they are. aimed to give them as representative self but people a shell. more riots or how could you imagine that the next generation of duma deputies would be at a reprint population imagine that these are he's only and is a mother i can tell you that development doesn't happen overnight i mean your kid doesn't become a 16 year old 2 months after birth it all takes time and it takes a certain degree of practicing in making mistakes to reach i think should be allowed to russia as to any other country but let's continue that discussion after a very short break we'll be back in just a few moments. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. welcome back to worlds apart with nikolai patrol seni

your sister according to the constitution of the russian federation president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's chairman and that the german suggestion all the deputy prime ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president with the right to reject any candidates yes this is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy. and now this 1st. time when the president limits his old power and this is something in the later control the country is not known at all the president limits at all and once you let the people decide on the new constitution and to pave the way the government handed in its resignation it's worth mentioning it wasn't all that popular that failed on a number of fronts and there diff the now caretaker prime minister said himself it's time for someth

president appoints the cabinet and all of the ministers high praise shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government cham. these are across the up to washington's assassination of iran's top general america's top diplomat says it's all part of a new to terence strategy with warnings from russia china to. get out today never a dull moment in news is this breaking news story thanks for watching out international by the way it just came in the last few minutes russia's prime minister dmitri medvedev has announced that the government has resigned it comes after russian president vladimir putin that earlier suggested changes to the constitution in an address he made to lawmakers there was a shared. you'll think that on pretty quickly maria from austin is in the studio with this group called a source like bebo surprise this one has nothing to alarming the government is still going to carry on doing what it does and bring the country until somebody else is thought up a new covenant comes along and there's also a future place we have for dmitri medvedev as wel

according to the constitution of the russian federation he's the president needs only the state duma's consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian government's chairman and the chairman suggestions all the deputy prime ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president with the right to reject any candidates another proposal that came from the president was taken out the phrase in a row from the sentence from the constitution that one person could only serves 2 presidential terms in a row which if the amendments are approved would mean that the situation when for instance mr putin himself were turned to the presidential office after a 4 year break it won't repeat itself in raw. in the future the russian leader among other things proposed that's also something very important of putting the russian main law that's the constitution once again above the international law in the sense that russia wouldn't be. a part of a