all it stems off is a fierce kremlin critic of the hunger strike. the biggest strike in ryanair is history leaves four hundred flights grounded during the peak of the holiday season more than seventy thousand travelers are affected. plus a bicycle falling for the entire family here in berlin a new zealand zagg bike lane poses challenges for young and old should it be a trend or is it just a dreadful mistake. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us we begin in spain where rescue ship with eighty seven migrants on board has docked after being turned away by italy in malta as our correspondent norman's three goal reports a spanish aid group picked up the migrants off the coast of libya for those on board the most hazardous port a part of their journey is over but as we'll hear a migrant fly from spain is often precarious. nothing is left of his heart it caught fire during the night just living. in twenty fourteen city became to spain from ivory coast to find work he ended up in this slum near the town of under lucio along with up to a thousand o

a man and woman walk across the bridge right next to the kremlin.ith surveillance cameras. all those cameras, but amazingly, this grainy, far-away video is the only footage that exists of a critical moment in recent russian history. inside the circle of what a moscow tv station purports to be boris nemtsov and his girlfriend. nemtsov was a force, the well known opposition leader who led the protests in 2011. the station says while this snowplow hides the two from camera's view, nemtsov was killed, shot four times in the back. >> a prominent russian opposition figure has been killed. >> four shots, in the back. >> just blocks from the kremlin. >> so who murdered boris nemtsov? vladimir putin condemned the killing, calling it shameful and impudent. and five chechens were found guilty of the murder. in the meantime, doubts remain. >> the assassination was extremely professional. >> reporter: a russian-born journalist says that only one group could be that professional. >> nemtsov's girlfriend, who he was walking with, didn't realize he had been shot un

right next to the kremlin.zingly, this grainy far away video is the only footage that exists of a critical moment in recent russian history. inside of circle of a moscow tv station reports to be nemsov and his girlfriend. he was a well known russian opposition leader who led the protests in 2011. the station says that while this snow plow hides the two from cameras view, nemsov was killed, shot four times in the back. a prominent russian figure has been shot and killed. >> four of the shots him him in the back. >> right out in the open, just blocks from the kremlin. >> so who murdered boris nemsov? >> putin condemned the killing calling it shameful. and five chechens were found guilty in connection with the murder. but many doubts remain. >> the assassination was extremely professional. >> russian born journalist says that only one group could be that professional. >> nemsov's girlfriend didn't realize he had been shot until the car was already driving off. it was quick and professional. and nobody has that kin

this is categorically unacceptable that it's illegal under international law or the kremlin has again stress that it had nothing to do with the script poisoning and says that these sanctions the new ones are inconsistent with the constructive atmosphere that the kremlin felt that it got from donald trump but the helsinki summit some weeks ago now though they're saying that washington is an unpredictable actor on the international stage but that it's too soon for the moment's talk about russian council measures counter sanctions because they need to find out more about what these actual u.s. sanctions involve but they're hoping that at some point they can return to constructive relations with washington d. c. now the ruble has taken a battering because this is fallen to its lowest level in some twenty months there is also a cost being borne by some russian companies who are having their share prices hit russian government bonds as well but the kremlin insists that the financial system has weathered previous sanctions storms and therefore they can probably do so again . and we sort of t

and britain say russia was responsible the kremlin denies any responsibility. u.s. authorities say a fifty one year old man has been arrested on suspicion of setting a massive wildfire known as the holy fire in southern california as orange county forest faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted and will be formally charged later today the fire has displaced some twenty thousand people. aid agencies are warning of the potentially catastrophic effect of a heatwave on north korean crops they see a full blown food security crisis is threatening the isolated country the population already faces food shortages and international sanctions and the report suggests malnutrition among children could now worsen. in southern france about sixteen hundred people have been evacuated to escape flash floods caused by heavy rain the hardest hit region is god where helicopters. seven hundred fifty people to safety. flash floods reduced campsites to mud. it's something it became so it was here so the ruthless work to run through it. rescue workers was the port. by helicop

and britain say russia was responsible the kremlin denies any responsible. u.s. authorities say a fifty one year old man has been arrested on suspicion of setting the massive holy fire in southern california is orange county forest clark faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the formally charge later today the holy fire has displaced twenty thousand people. emergency services have rescued some eight hundred people from a number of camps science in southern france after flash flooding caused rivers to burst their banks hundreds of children at summer camp in the guard region were among those evacuated one german man with that school group is reported missing. well it is the worst strike budget carrier ryanair has ever seen as its pilots longer coordinated twenty four hour strike across europe one in six flights has been counseled affecting more than seventy thousand passengers in the middle of the summer holiday season our correspondent morris halters standing by for us at berlin's chanelled airport good morning to you lars what's happening at

and britain say russia was responsible the kremlin denies any responsibility. and we're staying in russia now to look at the case of the jailed ukrainian filmmaker increment critic or like sense of he's been on a hunger strike for three months now and in a russian prison and is said to be gravely ill french president emmanuel mccall is set to discuss his case today with russian president vladimir putin in two thousand and fifteen cents off was sentenced to twenty years in a siberian penal colony on charges he planned terrorist attacks on the crimean peninsula russia you would call the next card the end two thousand and fourteen cents of calls the charges against him and dozens of other ukrainian prisoners political social media posed by sons also family and lawyer quote the film mayor as saying quote the end is near. let's get more now about all expense off and his imprisonment in russia from ukraine's capital kiev i'm joined by correspondent david stern and from moscow by your shadow good morning to both of you yuri if we could start with you what about sense

the kremlin is likely to resist that. it was involved in the attempted murder of sergei skripal and his daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who've taken formal action against russia, and the british government has welcomed what it called a ‘strong international response'. chris buckler, bbc news. well, in a moment, we'll hearfrom our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins. but first, steve rosenberg, who's in moscow. well, what sort of reaction, what is being said where you are, steve? addictively negative reaction. one senior russian politician today said america was behaving like a police state, dispensing justice in the worst traditions of lynching. rather less colourful language from the kremlin today butjust as less colourful language from the kremlin today but just as firm. president putin's press secretary said these new sanctions were absolutely illegal and categorically unacceptable, and he repeated moscow's assertion that russia had nothing to do with the salisbury poisoning. and you

intelligence agencies are reportedly complaining that their kremlin moles have suddenly gone quiet comes amid a host of fresh russian meddling allegations in the media ahead of the american midterm elections artie's daniel holcomb's picks up the story less than two years after the twenty sixteen u.s. presidential election the russians are at it again the end words this time it's the u.s. mid-term elections in the crosshairs of kremlin meddling another russian attack on our elections a serious warning about russian meddling in future u.s. elections there also hacking or attempting to hack political campaigns russia is added again it's clear for all to see what happens after all how can one refute such a mass of sources intelligence sources tell him b.c. news there is no doubt the russians are trying to influence the presidential election a source tells n.b.c. news law enforcement and democratic sources telling c.n.n. that in a fired sources two sources with links to the counter intelligence community anonymous sources according to anonymous washington post source now we may not even have

we're already under a kremlin siege.hat is serving as a force multiplier for putin's disinformation. so he is sitting back in the kremlin with his guys popping off vodka bottles, celebrating how he injected a virus into our system. it is kind of dinged around and made it worse for ourselves. trish: do you think as you look back over what happened that there may have been some things sort of left out there for the left and media to find? i will start here with that russian dossier, the dossier that was compiled by christopher steele who goes out and contacts all his russian sources and hillary-backed payment for his work? do you think that putin knew that dossier was being compiled and basically seeded it knowing it would make its way to our fbi? >> yes. i think based on my experience and cognizant that steele never himself never traveled to russia, it is really hard to gather information and intelligence inside russia. that is what i did for a living a number of years. steele outsourced this collection. i have no doubt b

meddle in the upcoming elections the cia reportedly play kremlin suddenly quiet. u.s. nationals were sentenced to fourteen years in prison for attempting a vietnam members of a california based group regarded as a terrorist organization. it is a busy monday for your worldwide headlines welcome to the program here on r.t. international. the syrian government says it is ready to recapture the last major rebel stronghold in the country. has been deploying additional forces on the frontline of the enclave says it's still willing to pursue a course of reconciliation however that idea was snubbed by the key militant group controlling the area. the group's chief has warned other factions from taking part in any talks with damascus. meanwhile the russian defense ministry has warned that militants in preparing a provocation moscow says it has intelligence that jihadists are intending to stage a chemical attack and then lay the blame on the assad government. a strike on capers eiter using poison laden missiles is planned within the next forty eight hours that some players outsid

planning to meddle in the upcoming midterm elections the cia reportedly complains that but these kremlin moments have gone wired. to u.s. nationals are sentenced to fourteen years in prison for attempted coups in vietnam they are members of a california based group regarded as a terrorist organization by going. to. a very warm welcome is three pm here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me aaron. now our top story the syrian government says it's ready to recapture the last major rebel stronghold in the country that if it lip damascus has been deploying additional forces on the frontline of the enclave those says it still willing to pursue a course of reconciliation however that idea was earliest snubbed by the key militant group controlling the area taria sharm the group's chief has warned other factions from taking part in any talks with damascus. well meanwhile the russian defense ministry has warned that militants in preparing a provocation moscow says it has intelligence that jihad is tsar intending to stage a chemical attack and lay the blame on the assad governmen

the kremlin blasts new u.s. sanctions on russia the restrictions are in response to what washington views as russia's poisoning double agent powell and his daughter in march also to face book allies on nato and u.s. funded experts to tackle foreign influence on its platform we take a look at how it affects freedom of speech online resource a word of warning though these images disturbing. over forty civilians including children were reportedly killed as a saudi airstrike his school bus in yemen the coalition says it was a big just a military operation in accordance with international law and the straw islands demanding the return of a sacred statue stolen more than one hundred years ago and now on display at the british museum we asked visitors if we should be given. this whole. list british empire i think it's stuff he's been retired and i think it's heritage so it's just our history. fellow that's four pm here in moscow you're watching r.t. international now the kremlin has denounced new u.s. sanctions against

i'm interested in what the kremlin was up to, not what the trump campaign, what the kremlin was up to. they made in roads into the trump campaign. >> collusion takes two, alisyn. collusion takes two. i mean -- >> maybe unwittingly. >> i accept the fact that the russians tried to influence this election. i don't think they tried to get donald trump to win. >> why? since vladimir putin said that was his choice. >> yeah. i think it's pretty clear no one, including the russians, thought donald trump had any chance of winning this election. >> but that was their preference. >> no, i think what the preference was to harm hillary clinton. i think everyone thought hillary clinton was going to win and by helping trump or more importantly hurting clinton, that she would come into the office crippled. >> okay. >> that was i think their objective, not really electing trump. >> i agree. back to the fact that you're flippantly talking about the trump tower meeting, it doesn't concern you, just to be on the record, that a kremlin-connected lawyer was trying to make friends with, infiltrate, have som

what signal does that send to the kremlin? these actions seem to be more aligned with an accommodating or disturbing rhetoric the president has versus a tougher approach. >> i am unaware of any intention to the list are resolved. if anything we are seeking to have daripaska removed from control. as a way forward. we are far from easing up. we continue to accelerate. if we look at the cyber sanctions booktv.org. >> i hate to interrupt you for a moment i want to focus specifically onoligarchs . there has been no designation since april 6 and you have delisted estonia banks. you may not be intending to but one of the elements of becoming a russian oligarchs. [inaudible] this is a satellite universe of people who support him and maybe even hold his money at the end of the day so i hope you will create a greater focus on that because that is critical towards our goals. let me also ask you by directing questions, the obama administration imposed sanctions on the g are you for 2016 election. how many of those officers accounts have f

the kremlin has taken the chance yet again to say that it had nothing to do with the poisoning of the script in the u.k. and that these sanctions are inconsistent with the constructive atmosphere of the helsinki summit some weeks ago between me putin and donald trump they're saying it's too early to talk about countermeasures counter sanctions because they need to understand more about what the u.s. sanctions involve but that moscow continues to hope for an improvement in relations with washington d c the the ruble the russian currency has been taking a battering over the last day or so it's fallen so it's lowest level in about twenty months and there are also costs being borne by russian companies who are having their share prices hit because of the impact of this announcement but the kremlin has also said that its financial system is robust and knows where to weather the previous sanctions and therefore they're confident that it could do so again they worry more sanctions may be in the pipeline what exactly can be expected . yeah well this announcement of the script powell sanctions

mid-term elections in the crosshairs of kremlin meddling it's a fact russia is already not trying but actually meddling in our twenty term elections another russian attack on our elections a serious warning about russian meddling in future u.s. elections there also hacking or attempting to hack political campaigns russia is at it again it's clear for all to see what happens after all how can one refute such a mass of sources intelligence sources tell n.b.c. news there is no doubt the russians are trying to influence the presidential election a source tells n.b.c. news law enforcement and democratic sources telling c.n.n. . sources two sources with links to the counter intelligence community anonymous sources according to anonymous washington post source now we may not even have those through a lawyer according to the new york times they've gone to ground gone quiet what's happened there could be a couple of reasons it's ok the times reassures us they've not been killed and risk yet although says the article putin is intent on killing traitors and the russians are willing to kill sourc

berlin all right so a lot of issues some of them very contentious and really what about from the kremlin his perspective what is putin hoping to achieve at this meeting with merkel to their. well as thomas mentioned there is a lot on the table i think one of the main issues though that the kremlin will be eyeing is this north stream to project on the one hand because the u.s. has just announced new sanctions against russia and the ruble has already taken a huge hit that's likely to get worse next week when those sanctions come into effect so putin will be likely looking for an economic win and north stream sure some movement on the project could provide a win and not sense and it's also a political one when if there's movement on that project because it can align russia and germany in a sense against the u.s. now donald trump has been very critical of the north korean to project he said that it would make germany a captive of russia and in this case ahead of the meeting to meet. the kremlin spokesperson said that specifically said that these they'll be discussing commercial projects agai

news show the ninety five year old being wheeled from his new york home on a stretcher to the kremlin has denied accusations by global software giant microsoft that hackers are linked to the russian government try to attack political institutions in the u.s. microsoft says it took control of six web manes created to mimic websites belonging to the senate and to republican think tanks users who visited the fake sites were also enter log in credentials i close off says it's for to dozens of hacking attempts in the on the us institutions the finder's next. viewfinder fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers around the globe . actually. i i. think .

the kremlin on anything?ok, jake, i -- no. >> but you did advise the kremlin. i mean, i just want to make it clear. you did advise the kremlin back in 2013 or 2012, somewhere in there? >> jake, that's -- it's really spin. i mean, i sat in on some meetings, but you know, to call me an adviser i think is way over the top. >> except, in a 2013 letter you wrote, it says, quote, "over the past half year i have had the privilege to serve as an informal adviser to the staff of the kremlin in preparation for the presidency of the g-20 summit next month where energy issues will be prominent point on the agenda. that's august 2013. that's yourself calling yourself an informal adviser to the kremlin. >> you know, informal having some conversations with people. >> seth: i have never seen anyone so happy about a losing hand. i have a full house, carter. well, i have a metro card and a cvs receipt. [ laughter ] but trump's obsession with being secretly taped is not new. it's something he's been fixated on throughout his pr

the language from the kremlin today a little less colourful, but it made the same point.aid the new us sanctions we re spokesman said the new us sanctions were absolutely illegal and categorically unacceptable, and he insisted there was no connection between the russian state and the salisbury poisoning. the kremlin sounds increasingly confused by the mixed signals coming out of washington, the fact that, on one hand, there is a us president, donald trump, who says he wants better relations with moscow but, at the same time, the list of us sanctions against russia grows longer and longer. all of this isn't just getting the kremlin down, it's dragging down the national currency. the ruble fell to its lowest level against the dollar foot years. steve rosenberg in moscow. —— against the dollarfor rosenberg in moscow. —— against the dollar for two years. a county council facing a funding shortfall of around £70 million has approved a plan for major cuts to jobs and services. the conservative—run northamptonshire county council backed the proposals at a crisis meeting. campaig

now unlawful and unacceptable that's how the kremlin describes the latest u.s. sanctions on russia they were imposed over the poisoning of double agent powell and his daughter in the u.k. back in march kremlin spokes person to be sure peskov said it was too early though to discuss counter measures as russia hadn't yet received any official confirmation . discuss the new sanctions with initial setting. the united states six two thousand and eighteen determined that the government of the russian federation has used chemical biological weapons against its own nationals despite any new evidence coming to light the us wants to impose sanctions on russia and this is in regards to the form of poisoning of form of double agent sake a script on his door to get back in march now the sanctions will be implemented and two sets the fish sets will ban licenses for the export of sensitive national security goods to russia including electronic items and these kind of exports have been previously allowed on a case by case basis the second round of sanctions though will be more s

said that the kremlin won't comment. course, very late here and expect forceful reaction from the russian government. they, of course, always said they weren't behind that novichok poisoning but the sanctions in the long run could be very, very biting for the russian economy and they certainly come at a time when many people in the u.s. and many people here in moscow wonder what exactly the trump administration's policy is towards russia. of course, after the helsinki summit, we heard warm words of president trump towards vladimir putin but then at the same time you have things like these sanctions coming back again and one of the things that we have been hearing consistently from the russians is that they believe president trump does want these better relations but that it is u.s. institutions that are essentially preventing him from making those better relations a reality, wolf. >> as you know republican senator rand paul announced today he delivered a letter from president trump to russian officials destined for russi

the kremlin denies any involvement.ly is ready to repeat the tough tactics they used to win concessions from the eu on migration. when the forthcoming battle -- budget battle gets serious. that demaio told bloomberg the country's antiestablishment enough flexibility to introduce a flashback and citizens income. changeested that if they the way the deficit was captivated, then his government plans could be implemented without breaching the limits. saudi arabia will continue to ratchet up pressure on cap -- canada. that is as justin trudeau upheld his stance on human rights. the kingdoms of foreign ministers says the next wave retaliatory steps could affect investment flows. saudi arabia has the backing are,e gcc, apart from cuts and the islamic organization. these make up one third of humanity. we are part of an arab league and a large islamic organization , and canada must understand that its actions are , buteptable not just to us there nations and the entire islamic world. canada will always stand up for our workers a

mid-term elections in the crosshairs of kremlin meddling it's a fact russia is already not trying but actually meddling in our twenty mid-term elections another russian attack on our elections a serious warning about russian meddling in future u.s. elections there also hacking or attempting to hack political campaigns russia is at it again it's clear for all to see what happens after all how can one refute such a mass of sources intelligence sources tell n.b.c. news there is no doubt the russians are trying to influence the presidential election a source tells n.b.c. news law enforcement and democratic sources telling c.n.n. . sources two sources with links to the counter intelligence community anonymous sources according to anonymous washington post source now we may not even have those through law according to the new york times they've gone to ground gone quiet what's happened there could be a couple of reasons it's ok the times reassures us they've not been killed risk yet although says the article putin is intent on killing traitors and the russians are willing to kill sources pe

we are getting reaction from the kremlin, completely denying any involvement. surprise. this is a surprise. the spokesman for the kremlin tells journalists, quote, from the u.s., we hear there was not any meddling in the

until now the kremlin has been demonstrably on ruffled by u.s. sanctions especially since an earlier round had long reduced trade in military goods. but the mere announcement of this list sent stocks in large state owned companies tumbling on the moscow stock exchange. it's like kerry aeroflot slid twelve percent of the beginning of august when the sanctions were decided. on the ruble exchange rate has dropped sharply in recent weeks foreign minister sergei lavrov is outraged something of. it's quite obvious that these sanctions have nothing to do with syria ukraine or crimea. they're being used to enforce unfair trading conditions or to hobble the russian economy. a further round of sanctions lined up for november could target banks u.s. russian air links imports and exports and diplomatic relations. they would hit russia's six largest state controlled banks as well as the country's entire oil and gas industry all of which would have dire effects on the russian economy. well whole street has braces longest full run in history and that despite th

kremlin joy. a cnn exclusive. intelligence sources revealed that russian officials pleased with the president's summit with vladimir putin, especially when the president publicly sided with putin against the u.s. intelligence community. >>> you're taped. she was fired repeatedly and omarosa manigault newman turned it from a white house job into the equivalent of a reality show moment by secretly recording it with a subsequent phone call from the president. >>> struck out. president trump is publicly reveling in the firing of fbi agent peter strzok who sent anti-trump text messages during the election campaign. the president using the firing to once again attack the russia investigation as a witch hunt and a hoax. >>> deadly intentions. stealing an airliner and taunts controllers flying wildly. how did he pull it off? did he intend from the start to take his own life? wolf blitzer is off today. i'm jim sciutto and you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. cnn learned that the kremlin was pleased with the h

the kremlin he says the latest u.s. sanctions on russia over the poisoning in the u.k.are an acceptable and a norful u.s. state department believes that moscow is responsible for the use of a chemical weapon against its nationals also facebook will isolate say when u.s. funded experts to tackle foreign influence on its platform we take a look at how the state is tightening its grip on social media networks and the u.s. senate invites the head of wiki leaks to testify on alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixth election plus a tribal chief dryland seeking the return of a sacred statue stolen over one hundred years ago and now on display at the british museum we ask businesses if it should be given back after a long. list piping and stuff. i think is part of our heritage so it's just it's three. pm here in moscow this thursday afternoon you're watching r.t. international top story and unacceptable that's how the kremlin described the latest u.s. sanctions on russia imposed over the poisoning of double agents and his daughter in the u.k. back in march when spokes perso

another form policy advisor meeting with the kremlin cutouts. and for what those russians supposedly have. actually there is quite a bit to make with that string when finances. but most people will wonder how you get all of these quotes with strong russian connections coming into the trump campaign? and then to learn his way. and then once they become members of and they try to entice them into better relations. not just better relations with russia but what george papadopoulos cause that communication channel. and then eventually manafort says that continuing with that context to create the back door shin. that this 29-year-old guy. so when they begin the investigation in july and up 2016 with that counterintelligence investigation. they have seen all this. so what are they up to? and then they seem to be cultivating those relationships. and what a foreign government is insinuating. and with those political campaigns and then after the democratic convention and with that realization that basically put together a swat team trying to figure out w

although it's not exactly what you might think nefarious links to russian agents or collusion with the kremlin something far more mundane as his former lawyer michael cohen pleaded guilty to franken tax fraud he

body and his daughter how will this affect president trump's efforts to improve relations with the kremlin we'll get the latest from washington. and bell are also arrests journalists among them w.'s correspondent paul york because he could be the beginning of a crackdown on the media there. i'm dr thomas thanks so much for joining us we're starting this program with the story of a former officer of the turkish navy now living as a refugee in belgium now this man is one of thousands of military personnel purged by the turkish government for allegedly taking part in the failed coup two years ago many other officers like him have been accused of terrorism and are now behind bars in turkey in this exclusive report terry scholz talks with the former turkish officer and former nato diplomat who fears he could be snatched up at any time by turkish government agents. peaceful days with his family are something former turkish naval officer just for talking wasn't sure he'd ever happen again after president relative tie a pair to one accused of the then lieutenant commander and most other officer st

from the kremlin aggression act, from the kremlin aggression i wo that the moral designation is sound as a state sponsor of terror. russia has invaded its neighbors, georgia and ukraine and supports the murderous isime of bazaar al-assad and engaged in active information warfare against western democracies, putting meddling in the 2016 united states election. and is continuing to attempt to influence the elections going forward. to both of you, do you believe the russian federation has supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil? mr. -- mr. billingsley? sec. billingslea: they have engaged. more than once. sen. gardner: secretary mitchell? sec. miitchell: i agree with the premise. i don't want to get ahead of our deliberative ross as about what to do about it, but there is no contesting the fact. sen. gardner: do you agree that the cells very attack is not the only instance? sec. miitchell: i would not be prepared to answer that definitively in this setting. sec. billingslea: i think we would need to go into closed session, but i would be comfort

president said that the hackers also targeted candidates in france's recent presidential election the kremlin has dismissed these allegations calling them part of a quote which. he is believed to have been the last known nazi collaboration suspect still alive and living in the united states but today ninety five year old yucky polly touched down here in germany twenty five years after efforts began to deport him during the second world war he worked at a nazi labor camp in poland where inmates were massacred but it's not certain that he will be prosecuted here in germany this report now with exclusive pictures of polly's deportation from a.b.c. news. after living quietly in new york for decades this was the moment history caught up with polly that the u.s. authorities arresting him for deportation to germany expelling the ninety five year old despite his plea of frailty has been a priority for the trumpet ministration born in what was then poland poly arrived in america in one thousand nine hundred nine concealing his nazi service from immigration officials eight years later his application f

in the united states the software giant microsoft says that it has thwarted by kremlin bank hackers to launch cyber attacks on u.s. political groups you hacking group known as fancy bear reportedly trying to steal data from the websites of conservative american think tanks in the u.s. senate microsoft president says that the hackers also targeted candidates in france's recent presidential election the kremlin has dismissed these allegations calling them part of a quote which haunt us. well he is believed to have been the last known nazi collaborator the last known collaborator suspect still alive and living in the united states but today ninety five year old polly touched down here in germany twenty five years after efforts began to deport him during world war two he's suspected of having worked at a nazi labor camp in poland where inmates were massacred but it's not certain that he will be prosecuted here in germany this report now with exclusive pictures of polly's deportation from a.b.c. news. to living quietly in new york for decades this was the moment history caught up with the.

response our actions are imposing an unprecedented level of financial pressure on those supporting the kremlin's malign agenda and on the sectors of the russian economy though russia's malign activities continue its adventurism undoubtedly has been checked by the knowledge that we can bring even more economic pain to bear using our powerful range of authorities and the. we will not hesitate to do so if its conduct does not demonstrably and significantly change now while the sanctions are effective that's what the us claims they come at a pretty steep price not only do they impact the us but they also impact europe and the european commission had a few words of course u.s. policies are impacting on german foreign trade individual companies are grinding their teeth and are severely affected german companies fear a short term loss of ongoing business operations worth hundreds of millions of euros furthermore the short term terminations of contracts with suppliers for example could lead to production losses along the entire production chain since a replacement of equal quality has to be found first.

mean, the trump tower meeting was attended by natalia and others who were known to be close to the kremlin. when you first heard about that meeting, was there any doubt in your mind about what the motives were for that meeting? >> i think anybody who would go into a meeting like that with individuals known to be associated with russian intelligence should have realized that they were getting into some very, very deep and hot water. what has come out in the public reports over the last year and a half in terms of what the anticipation was, in terms of dirt on hillary clinton and people eagerly looking forward to that, i think there's 2340 question in my mind, that they thought they were going to get something that was going to assist the campaign effort of donald trump. >> did the american intelligence community have realtime knowledge that agents of the kremlin, like natalia, were meeting with representatives of the trump campaign, including the president's son and son-in-law and his campaign chairman? >> well, i think obviously n ll nicolle i'm not going to tell you what law enforcement c

state department accuses the kremlin of breaking an international chemical weapons ban with an assassination attempt on a former russian spy and his daughter in the u.k. we'll go to washington for the latest also coming up. mornings about climate change as a record drought turns vast areas of get into a dust bowl the country's worst dry spell in fifty years and across the globe it raging wildfires in extreme heat and scientists raising the alarm they warn that rising temperatures could irreversibly disrupt the earth's climate turning our green house into a hog house and lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should be legal the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of pope francis'. golf it's good to have you with us the united states says it will impose new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain the. department says that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law all former russian spy sergei screwball and his dog are believed to have been exposed to a military gr

but those are named officials can explain the logic the kremlin doesn't want to specific outcome any more broad chaos is apparently the aim despite no hard evidence of meddling past or future it seems the narrative is getting old are named sources can only sound convincing for so long no no the rusher informants they were definitely in the u.f.o. crashed or was a meteorite this is so confusing what the media told us imagineer of france whisper in the ear of the new york times sources see your times makes up stories but what if as analysts anonymous sources allege russia isn't busy tilting elections sowing discord or spreading chaos what if russia isn't doing anything at all that would never make a thrilling read. french president emmanuel necron has set his plans for europe's defense speaking to the country's ambassador three underlined the region security can no longer rely so heavily on the u.s. . the problem it can no longer rely solely on the united states receipt curacy sent to us today to take responsibility and guarantee european security and consequently european sovereignty.

well the kremlin response is that this is categorically unacceptable illegal under international law they say they've claimed again that they had nothing to do with the poisoning of the script and that these new sanctions are essentially inconsistent with the atmosphere of corporation that they felt they got from donald trump of the helsinki summit with running with putin some weeks ago now or they're saying that washington is an unpredictable actor on the international stage and they don't know yet what they're going to do to respond because the kremlin says it doesn't have enough information about what these u.s. sanctions actually are. however this is in concert with another package of sanctions that looks to be shaping up in washington d.c. has rattles russian markets the ruble has fallen to its lowest level in twenty months and russian stocks and shares are being here to the script how sanctions come into bundles the first bundle comes into play on august the twenty second and involves limits on the exports of u.s. goods that washington considers to be of national security impor