maybe the delay is simply because you have to be an ecuadorian territory for x. number of years before you can be considered for citizenship and maybe now our standard is approaching that limit and so therefore a citizenship could be granted and then a passport following that's my only that's my speculation. agree with that that does sound quite logical although i'm no expert on ecuadorian law either i mean just finally you mentioned there perhaps many british officials many think is an established image should all be happy to have an end to this saga it is. causing at least a p.r. problem perhaps for the british government on the international stage if this does go ahead how do you think we could react to the move by acquittal would you be surprised if they did block this diplomatic immunity move or would they be happy as you mentioned to wash their hands of him and put an end to this five year saga. i think that if a diplomatic passport munity was granted to do in the. i think the british government would be quite reluctant to breach that convention they wouldn

international wiki leaks julian assange being granted an ecuadorian id card but the country's push to resolve his case is reportedly being met with resistance from the u.k. government. a new u.n. report says iraqi refugees are being forced to return home by the country's security services to areas that are still deemed dangerous. team from suing the people behind the infamous trump dossier that's after the release of an interview with one of the men behind the file an alleged collusion with russia we discussed the issue with. a russian attorney who is mentioned in the interview and who is accused of being a broker between moscow and. moscow almost you're watching our international thank you. and your development in the julian assange case the wiki leaks co-founder has been granted an ecuadorian id card as a step towards ending his five year confinement in ecuador's london embassy r.t. correspondent anastasio has details the mystery of what happens next in this ever complicated tricky and internationally spanning case of julian assange really continues with some developments trickling

the possibility of him potentially having received ecuadorian citizenship now tonight we have got a confirmation of this from the foreign minister of ecuador. this naturalization was granted on the twelfth of december twenty seventeen they quit or in government is empowered to crunch nationality status to the protected person in terms of whether or not this is actually going to open any doors for him remains to be the big question here of course as we all remember he has been holed up inside the ecuadorian embassy in london fearing coming out onto the street and leaving the place in fear of being extradited to the u.s. and the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reaction's who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail conditions at the time of when he initially went into the embassy so we do know that ecuadorian officials have requested that britain allow for julian assange to have diplomatic immunity or diplomatic status and this has been a big no fr

next to the ecuadorian embassy in london where a song's remains holed up. the mystery of what happens next in this ever complicated tricky and internationally spanning case of julian assange really continues with some developments trickling in this evening here in london where we are in fact outside the ecuadorian embassy and some of the confusion of some of the reports that have been coming out seems to be stemming from first of all it tweets that julian assange had posted on his twitter page wearing a t. shirt with the ecuadorian national colors parking lots of debate and questions online about whether or not this could potentially mean that he has either has been or is on his way to being granted citizenship those questions of course are yet to be specifically answered by either julian assange himself the founder of wiki leaks or ecuadorian officials what we do know so far is that a son seems to have been issued some sort of national ecuadorian identification number which is easily seen on the ecuadorian web site where this particular number coincides wi

a confirmation of this here is what the ecuadorian foreign minister had to say. this naturalization was granted on the twelfth of december twenty seventeen the ecuadorian government is empowered to grant nationality status to the protected person the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reactions who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail. conditions at the time of when he initially went into the embassy obviously the biggest fear for julian assange continues to be possible extradition to the u.s. where of course he is wanted for all the work that we can leaks have been doing in terms of exposing the actions of the american government we do know that ecuadorian officials have requested that britain allow for julian assange to have diplomatic immunity or diplomatic status and this has been a big no from the u.k. who said they're not going to go ahead with this kind of plan we did hear from the officials of ecuador that they're goi

shirt with the ecuadorian national colors parking lots of debate and questions online about whether or not this could potentially mean that he has either has been or is on his way to being granted citizenship those questions of course are yet to be specifically answered by either julian assange himself the founder of wiki leaks or ecuadorian officials what we do know so far is that a son seems to have been issued some sort of national ecuadorian identification number which is easily seen on the ecuadorian web site where this particular number coincides with his full name now the questions there are whether or not this is an i.d. that could potentially be used for him to apply for a quick dorrian citizenship or somehow change his status when it comes to this very complicated case that has now spanned over several years what we do know as this comes following earlier statements from the ecuadorian foreign minister saying that it's really time to move on with his case let's take a listen with the peasant companies in those conditions forever. we're considering the option of mediation with

identification number which is easily seen on the ecuadorian. websites where this particular number coincides with his full name now the questions there are whether or not this is an idea that could potentially be used for him to apply for it with dorian citizenship or somehow changed his status when it comes to this very complicated case that has now spans over several years what we do know as this comes following earlier statements from the ecuadorian foreign minister saying that it's really time to move on with his case let's take a listen. a person can't live in those conditions or rather look that way considering the option of mediation that we know police who don't have said. virus that country or individuals. no solution is possible is without international corporation answerable without that if you case that which has expressed interest in finding one well there are lots of questions now about who this potential mediator could be because obviously when it comes to the complications of julian assange being able to actually step out of thi

embassy in london of course now the ecuadorian foreign minister explained that her son had applied for citizenship to the country in two thousand and sixteen and ecuador has assessed his case or thought of course being an australian citizen she said that ecuador are currently looking at ways to promote dialogue and mediation with the u.k. foreign office and they will continue to resolve the situation a way that will satisfy satisfy all involved parties and in a way that will comply with international law. ok we're now going to take you to president putin who is now addressing a panel of russian journalists let's listen in life you think it's a very interesting and complex profession. it is complex and sometimes even a dangerous as unfortunate as it is but still it is very much in demand. so happy holiday and my best wishes to all of your colleagues at your to all the people working in the printed media in digital media. to all those working online. in a meeting in general with us here. you have some very interesting people working in your professional creative people sometimes very tal

about so now the julian assange has ecuadorian citizenship. someone who's familiar with the diplomatic process does this means that he is actually eligible for diplomatic status now from the ecuadorian government i mean if they choose not necessarily that. well they were the way this works is that a country can name somebody on their side as having diplomatic status but that really then has to be accepted and recognized by the host country in this case the united kingdom is this even goes up to the ambassadorial rank you could say you want to send somebody to another country's ambassador but they have to accept that person they have to accredit that diplomat to their country so it is within the sovereign rights of the united kingdom to say no we don't accept his diplomatic status but that then gets the underlying question well why are they doing that i guess we're going to have to put him in a big big big human sized diplomatic pouch i guess to get him out of that embassy on some level. good talking to you here on our to international thanks f

wiki leaks founder julian assange could walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london after five years we'll be live throughout the day for updates on the court hearing on his outstanding arrest warrant also to come this hour the u.s. schooled on turkey to deescalate its military operation in syria chris says there is a trust crisis in its relationship with washington. i don't want to shame that is think about all that this country has been through and now we're looking at another just rupture of promises which have never by united states it's really the trust. and the trust is missing to be with the u.s. national security agency after it removes the words on the state trust and on earth from its official mission statement online. hello they're coming to you live from moscow you're watching r.t. international i will start this hour with the news that later today wiki leaks founder julian assange could walk free from london's ecuadorian embassy after being holed up there for over five years because in the coming hours and u.k. crown court will hold a hearing on whether to drop his arres

which potentially would be the last hurdle in his case to be able to walk out of the ecuadorian embassy given that british officials have been saying time and time again until this appeal was filed by him that if he does walk out of the ecuadorian embassy he would be arrested and julian assange just case of course was reasoning was that he's not walking out because of fears of being potentially extradited to the u.s. and where obviously treatment of him would be quite questionable given the reactions that have been coming out of washington in terms of the work that we can lease has been doing in terms of exposing things that the u.s. government has been involved in now here on obviously with this latest appeal the plot thickens especially given that within this last month julian assange was crap granted ecuadorian citizenship which also led people to believe that this would open new potential routes for him to either quire some kind of diplomatic status to be able to leave the embassy and leave the u.k. and other questions about what this could could potentially allow the weekly leaks f

confirmation of this here is what the ecuadorian foreign minister had to say. this naturalization was granted on the twelfth of december twenty seventeen the ecuadorian government is empowered to crunch nationality status to the protected person the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reaction's who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail conditions at the time of what he initially went into the embassy obviously the biggest fear for julian assange is continues to be possible extradition to the u.s. where of course he is wanted for all the works that we can leaks have been doing in terms of exposing the actions of the american government we do know that ecuadorian officials have requested that britain allow for julian assange to have diplomatic immunity or diplomatic status and this has been a big no from the u.k. who said they're not going to go ahead with this kind of plan we did hear from the officials of ecuador that they'r

a confirmation of this here is what the ecuadorian foreign minister had to say. this naturalization was granted on the twelfth of december twenty seventeen the ecuadorian government is empowered to crohn's nationality status to the protected person the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reaction's who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail conditions at the time of when he initially went into the embassy obviously the biggest fear for julian assange continues to be a possible extradition to the u.s. where of course he is wanted for all the work that we can leaks have been doing in terms of exposing the actions of the american government we do know that ecuadorian officials have. did that britain allow for julian assange to have diplomatic immunity or diplomatic status and this has been a big no from the u.k. who said they're not going to go ahead with this kind of plan we did hear from the officials of ecuador that they're goin

an ecuadorian. about what that could mean he generally doesn't do things unless they mean something and then we thought reports surfacing from quito which said that he had received a national identity number so he's been entered into the tax register essentially which is something that will only happen to citizens of ecuador so the strong suggestion is that from this national identity number he will then possibly get a passport citizenship nationality of ecuador we went on to the streets of quito to see how people that felt about it they are. human rights and i think that's what the government would give him someone who is also a health worker you know he's enclosed in a verse or many things that cross my mind healthy and i will. use a refugee policy and support. this statement earlier this week from the foreign minister of ecuador saying that the situation of living here in the embassy is unsustainable and asking for the first time for a third party mediator either another country or another person

and ecuador do have different ideas of what granting a song could actually achieve ecuadorian officials say it gives him an extra layer of protection towards finding a solution to let him leave the embassy but britain says the only way to resolve the issue is for saunders to surrender to face justice reporting from london his and cissy. unfortunately for julian assange continues to be quite complicated as this long winded saga continues if you remember the rumors were spread following him tweeting a picture of himself wearing a t. shirt with the ecuadorian national colors stirring lots and lots of rumors online and in the press about the possibility of him potentially having received ecuadorian citizenship the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reactions who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail conditions at the time of what he initially went into the embassy obviously the biggest fear for julian assange continues to be possible extradition to the u

a confirmation of this here is what the ecuadorian foreign minister had to say. this naturalization was granted on the twelfth of december twenty seventeen the ecuadorian government is empowered to crunch nationality status to the protected person the big question remains what happens in terms of the british. reactions who have been clear over and over again that if he does walk out of the embassy they would still arrest him because of him having breached his bail conditions at the time of when he initially went into the embassy obviously the biggest fear for julian assange continues to be possible extradition to the u.s. where of course he is wanted for all the work that we can leaks have been doing in terms of exposing the actions of the american government we do know that ecuadorian officials have requested that britain allow for julian assange to have diplomatic immunity or diplomatic status and this has been a big no from the u.k. who said they're not going to go ahead with this kind of plan we did hear from the officials of ecuador that they're going to con

in an ecuadorian football show. which gave rise to a lot of speculation about what that could mean he generally doesn't do things unless they mean something and then we thought reports surfacing from quito which said that he had received a national identity number say he's been entered into the tax register essentially which is something that will only happen to citizens of ecuador this follows a statement earlier this week from the foreign minister of ecuador saying that the situation of our sons' living here in the embassy is unsustainable and asking for the first time for a third party mediator either another country or another person to see if they could help to resolve this issue with it we want a person can't live in those conditions forever. we considering the option of mediation. don't have said that could be done virus it country or individual. no solution is possible without international corporations and it's no wonder that she wants a resolution because of course it's been five and a half years since our

the week's top stories while the international julian assange is given ecuadorian citizenship but the u.k. still refuses to give him diplomatic immunity to leave the ecuadorian embassy in london we'll tell you all about it. ahead who it was revealed the pentagon is seeking to expand its presence in cyberspace and develop software that can interact with foreign is on social media in the country. trumps oval office out of the u.s. president faces a global backlash over offensive remarks he allegedly made tonight about immigrants from africa el salvador and haiti. good afternoon just turned five the evening here in moscow in your life without international coming to you from h.q. with our weekly the round of the big stories of the last seven days first them on thursday it was revealed wiki leaks founder julian assange should become an ecuadorian citizen he's been holed up in the country's london embassy for over five years of to seeking political asylum there but the u.k. believes the only change of address he deserves is one of the courtroom or a small three cups the week's developments

wiki leaks chief julian a staunch has been issued an ecuadorian id card but the country's push to resolve his long term case is being met with resistance from the u.k. government. a new u.n. report says iraqi refugees are being forced to return home by the country's security forces to areas that are still deemed dangerous. classified for power in the world of big sports league team el suggest american officials were allegedly pushing for the world anti-doping agency's independence from olympic chiefs so they could unilaterally apply punitive measures. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me they keep good to have you with us this hour now the u.s. army is looking for help to access and responds to foreign social media platforms with a system so sophisticated it can even understand and use land are to discover the ads online the software needs to interpret the sentiment within a social media post on distinguish between negative and positive false the russian and. korean are among the languages targeted they must translate from them and back to them the pentagon wants

we can extend it to julian i saw much has been granted an ecuadorian id card but the country's push to resolve his case is reportedly being led to the resistance from the u.k. government. a new u.n. report says iraqi refugees are being forced to return followed by the country's security forces to areas that are still deemed dangerous. and will germany get a coalition government all eyes are on the country's top politicians as they try to hammer out a deal on the final day of march. a very warm welcome you are watching r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow and the karen. i know development in the julian assange case the wiki leaks co-founder has been granted an ecuadorian id card as a step towards ending his five year confinement in ecuador as london embassy laura smith is across the story. but after a while of nothing no movement from inside the ecuadorian embassy there's been a series of developments in the last twenty four hours julian assange is posted a photograph of himself in an ecuadorian football shirt which gave rise to a lot of speculation about what that co

considering being able to walk out of the ecuadorian embassy right behind me here in london for now are stalled as this really seemingly endless saga of his legal case continues here in london but what we do know for now is that julian assange is in fact appealing this arrest warrant based off of his alleged breaching of bail conditions in the u.k. which potentially would be.

has been granted ecuadorian citizenship a song tweeted this picture within the last hour or so showing him wearing the ecuador football team shirt however he provided no further details so far at least . has been holed up of course in the country's london embassy for more than five years he faces arrest breaking his bail conditions that legal team fears britain will into the u.s. where he faces prosecution laura smith has more. so the ecuadorian foreign minister has come out and called the situation of our sons' living in the embassy here in london unsustainable with a person can't live in those conditions forever. we considering the option of mediation. if that could be done virus that country or individual. no solution is possible without international corporations or without that if the u.k. which has expressed interest in finding more in terms of the u.k. expressing interest in finding a way out the government here has reacted and it's pretty odd unswayed says that the government of ecuador knows that the way to resolve this issue is to have julian assange leave the embassy and fac

if his legal challenge is successful he may be able to walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been living for more than five years on he's an assessor check it out reports poor twists and turns in this seemingly endless and extremely legally complicated case of julian a songe the wiki leaks founder has been holed up inside the secretariat embassy in london for over five and a half years now a crucial lawyer hearing has taken place in london today where a judge is considering julian assange has appealed for a potential lifting over the arrest warrant based off of his alleged breach of bill conditions back in two thousand and twelve now the latest understanding that we have is that decision might call not sooner than a week from now the announce date so far seems to have been february sixth where we will learn more about the fate of the julian assange case if the judge does decide to rule in his favor potential new doors will be open for himself and his legal team to consider in terms of how to move forward with his case and hopefully eventually get him out of this em

but we can exchange has been granted an ecuadorian i.d. card and while some are seeing an attempted step towards ending his five year confinement and the country's london embassy artie's laura smith has the details but after a while of nothing no movement from inside the ecuadorian embassy there's been a series of developments in the last twenty four hours julian assange is posted a photograph of himself in an ecuadorian football shirt which gave rise to a lot of speculation about what that could mean he generally doesn't do things unless they mean something and then we thought reports surfacing from quito which said that he had received a national identity number so he's been entered into the tax register essentially which is something that will only happen to citizens of ecuador so the strong suggestion is that from this national identity number he will then possibly get a passport we went onto the streets of quito to see how people felt about it because he does need human rights and i think that's what the government will give him there

together with the legal basis there are other issues at play here as well several days ago the ecuadorian foreign minister also said that our soldiers health situation is very delicate he added that he is receiving medical help but there is only a certain amount of help that he can receive from inside the embassy she reconfirm though that ecuador is guaranteeing his protection he has been living in the embassy in knightsbridge here in london for five and a half years now since two thousand and twelve and there have been several key moments during that time not to the least of which was last year when swedish prosecutors said that they were dropping investigation into rape allegations that he had faced people thought possibly that he would then be able to leave the embassy but the police here reiterated that if he does set foot outside the embassy he will be arrested for being in breach of his original bail conditions and wiki leaks has always voice fears that he would then be requested for extradition by the united states several months ago ecuador and officials said that they were going

arrest warrant overturned if his appeal is successful he could walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london in early february after more than five years in. the u.s. accuses turkey of destabilizing northern syria with its military offensive against the kurdish militias while there is a crisis of trust with. your tuning in from right around the world this hour welcome to moscow and to our international my names you know we begin in switzerland where. speaking at the pro globalization world economic forum to a group of political and business elites the u.s. president used his address to talk up his vision of protectionist trade policies tax cuts and deregulation as well as eliminate the media is there for us. well probably to no one's surprise whatsoever trump's speech did feature his signature phrase of america first and his speech is actually rounding out the end of the forum let's take a quick listen to what he had to say i believe in america i will always put. the first when the united states grows so does the world america is roaring back america is a cutting edge. that's what

he tweeted out a j photo of himself wearing a ecuadorian jersey.he ecuadorian government is trying to work with the british authorities to figure out where to go from here. >> interesting. >> but he's still for a lot of people sort of a folk hero for what he's done with wikileaks. we'll see where that goes from here. >> yeah, very iraning. >> president trump se -- very interesting. >> these are comments he made about immigrants. >> during a meeting today at the white house some lawmakers reportedly were talking about restoring protections for immigrants from those countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal. president trump allegedly replied to them and said "why are we having all of these people from expletive countries come here." he apparently went on to suggest the u.s. should bring people from places like norway. yesterday he met with norway's prime minister at the white house. so far the white house, you know -- i'm going to tell you what. this has made a lot of folks angry right now. if you start looking at this for what it is people

refuses to give him diplomatic immunity to leave the ecuadorian embassy in london we'll tell you all about that up to the pentagon we heard seeks to expand its presence in cyberspace and develop software that can interact with foreigners on social media in target countries. from social office outburst the u.s. president faces a global backlash over offensive remarks he allegedly made he denies it but immigrants from africa el salvador and haiti. by their early sunday evening here in moscow a warm welcome to it kevin owen here with the live at r.t. h.q. with the weekly now round of the big stories of the last seven days the first on thursday it was revealed wiki leaks founder julian assange should become an ecuadorian citizen he's been holed up of course in the country's london embassy for over five years now after seeking political asylum there but the u.k. believes the only change of address he deserves right now is one of the courtroom laura smith recaps the week's developments. billionaire son's post is a photograph of himself in an ecuadorian football shirt which gave rise to a l

arrest warrant overturned if his appeal is successful he could walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london in early february after more than five years old. and the u.s. accuses turkey of destabilizing northern syria with its military offensive against kurdish militants says there is a crisis of trust with washington. what a shame that is think about all that this country has been through and now we're looking at another destruction the americans haven't kept their promise since this created a crunch and. it's six o'clock here in moscow and you're watching all t. international live from our studio with mean a day or two day welcome to the program we start in switzerland where donald trump has been speaking at the pro globalization world economic forum to a group of political and business elites the us president used his address to promote his america first vision of protectionist trade policies tax cuts and deregulation let's cross live now to jacqueline vega who's been following this. for us jacqueline what's been said. well probably to no one's surprise whatsoever trump speech

arrest warrant overturned it is a palest excess he could walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london in early february after more than five years holed up there. the u.s. accuses turkey of destabilizing destabilization northern syria with its military offensive against the kurdish militias while i'm chris says there is a crisis of trust with washington. what a shame that is think about all that this country has been through and now we're looking at another disruption the americans haven't kept their promise. this created a crisis of trust. the trust is also missing and the united states national security agency is remove the word honesty trust in allah from his official mission statement online. here in moscow and you're watching international live from our studio with me in india today welcome to the program the founder of wiki leaks julian simon is in launching an appeal to get his u.k. arrest warrant overturned if his legal challenge is successful he may soon be able to walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been living for the past five and a half years that i

officials have granted julian assange ecuadorian citizenship also raising lots of questions about the possibility of potentially him being granted diplomatic status which could make it easier for him to get out of the u.k. but all of those questions really yet to be answered as this hearing continues and now all eyes are going to be on what this judge decides in the weeks to come here in london. washington has accused turkey of destabilizing northern syria with its military incursion group is currently carrying out an offensive against the u.s. by kurdish militia groups there and is pushing closer to positions held by american troops turkey is seeking to clear the border area of what it sees as terrorist forces there so the u.s. state department has commented on the situation people now have to flee an area that was previously considered pretty stable and what a shame that is think about all that this country has been through and now we're looking at another destruction in northwestern syria because turkey has taken its eye off the ball isis and going after. at this time. the weapons

if his legal challenge is successful he may be able to walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london where he's been living for more than five he is aunties and assess it reports poor twists and turns in this seemingly endless and extremely legally complicated case of julian a songe the wiki leaks founder has been holed up inside the secretary of embassy in london for over five and a half years now a crucial lawyer hearing has taken place in london today where a judge is considering julian assange has appealed for a potential lifting over the arrest warrant based off of his alleged breach of bill conditions back in two thousand and twelve now the latest understanding that we have is that decision might come not sooner than a week from now the announce did so far seems to have been february sixth where we will learn more about the fate of the julian assange case if the judge does decide to rule in his favor potential new doors will be open for himself and his legal team to consider in terms of how to move forward with his case and hopefully eventually get him out of this embassy here

the ecuadorian embassy in london. and the u.s. accuses turkey off destabilizing northern syria one pro urges washington june and didn't support the kurdish militias. thank you for watching the news headlines here at r.t. international broadcasting live from moscow i'm kate partridge. understand in switzerland why don't trump has been speaking to political and business leaders at the world economic forum the us president used his speech to promote his vision for protectionist trade policies and tax cuts adams to take a swipe at the media. reports from davos well probably to no one's surprise whatsoever trump speech did feature his signature phrase of america first and his speech is actually rounding out the end of the forum let's take a quick listen to what he had to say i believe in america i will always put america first when the united states grows so does the world america is roaring back america is a cutting edge. that's what we're doing in america and the results. on mistake america's future has never been brighter i will alw

arrest warrant overturned if a subpoena successful could walk free from the ecuadorian embassy in london in early february after more than five years holed up. and the u.s. accuses turkey of the stabilizing northern syria with its military offensive against the kurdish militias while i'm chris. there is a crisis of trust with washington. what a shame that is think about all that this country has been through and now we're looking at another destruction the americans have kept their promise since this created a crisis of trust. it's five o'clock here in moscow and you're watching all t. international live from our studio with me and if you are today welcome to the program we start in switzerland where donald trump has been speaking at the pro globalization world economic forum to a group of political and business elites the us president used his address to promote his america first vision of protectionist trade policies tax cuts and deregulation he also fallen into the games the media describing them as nasty vicious and fake. who's in forests jaclyn what's being said. well it's probably