rights to help him be transferred his representatives have also been appealing to the kremlin because the kremlin kremlin spokesperson yesterday said that the authorities would if necessary help now by need to be transferred to europe if that is necessary so now by news team really pushing for him to get on that plane as they say that's necessary to save his life and his wife and of course wanting that as well for her husband let's take a listen now to what she was saying to the press earlier today. european doctors visit the patient. no one is being allowed in they did not even let me in to see him you've not seen him today. we demand to have my husband released to us so that we can transfer him to a european clinic where he can be properly treated humanely yulian of all the there are no she believes there was a political motivation behind this latest decision not to transport him what more can you tell us about that. you know one of our news team has been arguing that the doctors are making political rather than medical decisions they're saying essentially that those doctors in. aren't acting independe

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kremlin saying about this. kremlin commented commented on the poisoning of these afternoon kremlin spokes spokes man and mr peskov for us to wish to live only a speedy recovery and sat that president putin also knows about the situation surprisingly peskov sad to think that the author of this would to do everything possible to allow enough violet to be transferred abroad for medical care if necessary of course this alleged poisoning has brought back many memories of opposition figures being poisoned and even murder for example as there was of the not of opposition politician boris nemtsov in 2015 just like them soften the valleys a great critic of the kremlin personal of president putin but it must also be sad that not only had quite a few enemies in his corruption investigations he has attacked many high ranking officials and politicians very effectively effectively on you tube in videos that have gotten millions of views so the list of his opponents and maybe head us is really very long ok you're a shutter in moscow thank you. well those are for those offers of medical assistance to alexander novelli from presi

is alexei navalny a serious threat to the kremlin 01’ serious threat to the kremlin or simply serious threat to the kremlinan serious threat to the kremlin or simply an irritant? he's not necessarily a serious threat to the kremlin, but even by being a nuisance he's starting to embarrass the kremlin. and what he was doing in siberia, he was campaigning around the largest city, he was organising for the municipal elections on september 13. he was organising so september 13. he was organising so the opposition can follow behind one candidate in a variety of municipalities in order to beat united russia party, the pro—kremlin party. so this is going to be an embarrassment. and he also was uncovering a lot of local corruption. so this could have been something that occurred at a local level as he was uncovering some nefarious activities. but the kremlin is very nervous right now. what they have seen in belarus and they have seen in belarus and the restlessness across russian society is causing them to be very concerned about the september 13 regional elections. very briefly, heather, what effect has his condit

people who thought that attacking him would beat a sort of backdoor way of getting at the kremlin know the kremlin would be the motive isn't one suspect so there's all kinds of things that need unraveling before we start to jump to any conclusions. here to the day since 19 year old harry dunn died in a car accident the u.k.'s attorney general says the american woman accused of killing him could face a virtual trial how he done died after his motorbike was hit by a car reportedly being driven on the wrong side of the road behind the wheel was answer colas the wife of a u.s. diplomat although charged with causing death by dangerous driving she had fled the u.k. claiming diplomatic immunity it's led to the dumb family seeking a private prosecution against the foreign secretary after it was revealed the british officials lets a conus leave the country shaadi edwards daschle spoke to harry's parents who say they're not giving up. the hardest thing for me is having no control over when you're going to cry an hour the camilla big guy caught off guard i don't show my motions are easy but since her is gone

people who thought that attacking him would beat a sort of back door way of getting the kremlin know the kremlin would be the number would be promoted as a not one suspect so there's all kinds of things that need unraveling before we start to jump to any conclusions. protests is an american city of can osha once again defied a curfew and poured into the streets for a 4th night after police shot a black man multiple times. you didn't ask her to have 2 cars and snapshots even to the fact. that this isn't. going to shatter. the canoe shouting cash. in the back. i. 2 am. very peaceful protests because if that's it they don't like us matter much. it's actually a very lovely night carrie because. the very last night. repeated last night was the record of. sickness. and i mean this is the main for just heard from earlier tonight as i left just a few minutes ago and as people are driving away the u.s. marshals and you know should be. conducting very targeted traffic stops. i assume arresting. people targeted for arrest. because. they got past curfew today. riots of various days. u.s. marshals are right

people who thought that attacking him would beat sort of about their way of getting at the kremlin know the kremlin would be the motive isn't one suspect so there's all kinds of things that need unraveling before we start to jump to any conclusions. testers in the american city of commotion once again defied a curfew or poured onto the street for a fortnight after police shot a black man multiple times. katherine. harris i'm snapshotting the fact. that this is. kind of. the new kind of being cast. in the back. seat. i. am. very peaceful protests because if i sit there like i was matter much. it's actually a very lovely night eric and. the pair of us now sir thank you what's going on was for the. sickness. and i mean this is the main for just heard from earlier tonight as i. left just a few minutes ago and as people are driving away the u.s. marshals that you know should be. conducting very targeted traffic. i assume arresting. people targeted for arrest. because. the curfew today. rides on various days. u.s. marshals are right down the street as well as here should be. this is the 2nd stuff that i

people who thought that attacking him would be a sort of backdoor way of getting at the kremlin know the kremlin would be the number would be promoted as the number one suspect so there's all kinds of things that need unraveling before we start to jump to any conclusions but as i say the 1st step of all is to determine what actually did happen to him if it was a poisoning then of course we need a criminal investigation one that must be whether it's the russian state taking this over or whether it's an independent body or whatever it has to be transparent we have to just sort of put the politics and your politics to one side and then just focus on this guy you have only what happened to him and then traced obviously the steps if he was poisoned how that poison may have been administered was it on the plane was it before etc ok new york always good so is he thanks for your thoughts tonight it was neil clark journalist and broadcaster and you're thinking. my protest is no american cities can i share once again defied a curfew and poured on to the streets for a 4th night after police shot a black ma

these are nothing but, if you will, at best mercenary proxies for kremlin, the kremlin military.bout where this is headed. >> yeah, it's a sketchy situation, for sure. the russians are backing the lna, and the central government in libya is backed by turkey, but also in tight cahoots with the muslim brotherhood. it's a situation where right now the u.s. is probably best standing back on the sidelines and letting turkey and russia battle it out in proxy status and then waiting to see what happens because there's no way for us to get in the middle of that without it turning into a larger conflict. it's pretty messy, lou. lou: and the president has made it clear he's not interested in having our troops involved in messes that don't affect, aren't important to u.s. national security. jim hanson is, as always, good to have you here. >>> the president is about to take, we are told, the podium at the white house briefing room. thank you again, jim hanson. the fact of the matter, he has a great deal to talk about as we have been discussing. new, a new -- [laughter] name has entered the d

kremlin's view on the protests in belarus. while moscow is calling on all parties involved to have to provide for a genuine dialogue and they also said that according to the kremlin's words of the kremlin beller russian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference in provocation from abroad certainly counterproductive now alexander lukashenko he's also a little earlier accused the west often financing the opposition and call for the e.u. foreign minister to deliver a warning to all european leaders not to fuel them dressed in ukraine any further but some of the central the shango had to say. what of those 8 safin and see that when you see this western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot track all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue. well look at shanghai had another meeting with his country's security council and instructed it to strengthen the country's borders as soon as possible in order to prevent weapons and militants from answering beller russi here. also instructed the defense minister to begin monitori

because you they also said that according to the kremlin's words of the kremlin belorussian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference and provocation from abroad are certainly counterproductive alexander lukashenko he's also all earlier accused the west all for financing the opposition one of those western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot strike all the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue well look at shanghai had another meeting with his the country's security council and instructed it to strengthen the country's borders as soon as possible in order to prevent weapons and militants from answering beller russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movement of nato troops in poland and lithuania it we've been getting. reviews on that reaction as well from political analyst bruno to westin also 1st journalist neil clark asking for their views on the e.u.'s handling of the crisis and dol

kremlin controlled media. actually. that's one of the reasons why a lot of kremlin outlets right now you are suggesting that not only has organized this himself because he is a level of influence has decreased recently obviously i don't think it is it is the case. but still that reflects the truth and if you look at the situation of bill or wish for example right now you would see that the process are completely leaderless and we have a can do knowingly so as the candidate that the through the president because the only objective of the society right now it is just to remove our dictators from their seats who will ultimately have to wait and see what comes out particularly when it comes to the investigation hoping they will cost more it will shed more light on the circumstances leading to the health situation of alexei now vanny in the meantime and but fever but to all and point radio appreciate your insight thank you. and thank you too for washington can see the program again and its time by visiting our website. for further discussion go to our facebook page that's facebook dot com for was last agency you can also joi

to have to provide for a genuine dialogue and they also said that according to the kremlin's accords of the kremlin belorussian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference in provocation from abroad certainly counterproductive alexander lukashenko he's also earlier i.q. used the west financing the opposition but it goes it's a few months you know when you see the western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot track all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue. i had another meeting with his that country's security council and instructed it to strengthen the country's borders as soon as possible in order to prevent weapons and militants from answering beller russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movement of nato troops in poland and lithuania. to discuss this further let's bring in political analyst dr up now the crisis has already become a us election issue joe biden has just tweeted the u.s. shoul

kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. no vanity rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2017 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen and here is thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever now finally responded with defiance. this is for sure. now as these pictures show the opposition leader being transported to a hospital in on. it's what supporters are calling the latest in a long series of attempts to silence alexina vuln the. i'll ask the latest from t.w. our moscow correspondent emily showing welcome emily what's the latest august on the valleys condition. well there's been another statement from the deputy head doctor at the cost little where none is at the moment and he said that he was making a careful statement that these condition had stabilized somewhat especially as he said considering the condition that he was in when he arrived at the hospital he said that doctors would continue to monitor not find these health and his condition going forward but that he had all the care and all the expertise that he needed he didn't confirm that me was or was not still in a coma so we don't know about that he did say earlier on that that doctors were still trying to figure out what caused his current condition and that one of the versions that they're considering is that he may have been poisoned but we aren't likely to get a kind of diagnosis until later on now meanwhile now vine these doctor and that's the c.e.o. of a seed of a has now arrived in and she says that she's not being given access to none at all or to any documentation on his medical condition but she's insisting that he needs to be transferred to a specialist center of some sort in europe and there's even been talk of him potentially being transferred to germany doctors and are saying however that he cannot be transferred at the moment and what is the kremlin saying about this alleged or isn't. well the kremlin's spokes person to me bischoff made a statement saying that he's monitoring the situation closely and that he wishes me a speedy recovery he even offered kind of help to transfer me to europe for medical care if necessary as he said and now a doctor has actually officially old well she said that on twitter she officially calls on that help that the kremlin had offered so we'll have to see what happens there now his cough also said that if it is confirmed through the doctor's diagnosis that nonviolent had indeed been poisoned that that would mean that there should be an investigation and now by news team has already called on the investigative committee to look into this case as a case of an attempted an attempt on the vine these life. will do for the family surely must go. so how likely is this to ban a poisoning well vez in office another russian opposition figure he says he was poisoned by kremlin agents last year and that his exp

is he they also said that according to the kremlin the words of the kremlin bell are russian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference in provocation from abroad certainly counterproductive alexander lukashenko he's also earlier i could use to the west financing the opposition but it goes it's a few months you know when you see western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot track all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know what's going on and we will focus on this issue. i had another meeting with his country's security council and instructed it to strengthen the country's borders as soon as possible in order to prevent the weapons and minute since from entering russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movement of nato troops in poland and lithuania. just on the issue of european involvement perhaps interference journalist and broadcaster neil clark told us that the belorussian opposition should be very careful in accepting any aid

kremlin critic now someone as far as speculating that a russian leadership is somehow responsible and gave their viewers a timeline all for the supposed poisonings of kremlin critics let's just take a look at some of what the western media had to say earlier on thursday the most outspoken critic of russian president vladimir putin has been rushed to a siberian hospital doesn't seem to really decide asking is the kremlininvolved to it so i ask him not in on there is no russian city as many towers falling you see is clearly puts. the government school there saying the place would not have been possible without whose approval. is a very very silencing critics like. we always. were being humorous examples of. the kremlin response then. well ironically the kremlin has been doing nothing but call parading with the volume the stuff in this case and helping them as much as they can and just recently in the file and these other personal medic while he told the western media that she wants you spacious to be evacuated to the european union he added that he was even in talks with clinics in france and in germany as well well the kremlin said they're ready to give any kind of green light necessary in order for them wanted to be transported were wherever he needs to be despite the fact that the borders in russia are closed now geez who called the 1000 situation they wish to. well very soon and let's hear a little

kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. the rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. as he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2070 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in years thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever and yvonne they responded with defiance. ok. now a g.'s pitches show the opposition leader being transported to a hospital in. it's what supporters are calling the latest in a long series of attempts to silence alexina volley. and for more let's bring in d.w. moscow correspondent sure when emily what is know bali's condition right now well we've heard a statement from the deputy head doctor at the hospital at the hospital and on the square is currently located and he says that the condition that nobody is in is serious but that it's stable he's on a respirator as you said he also has said that doctors are trying and fighting to save his life he has though added that it is unclear what the diagnosis is so why no one is in this condition and that poison is only one of the options that the doctors are looking into these press secretary has been much more clear she said that something was put in these teeth now earlier today g.w. spoke to. these personal doctor as well who said that she is on her way to arms and she said that doctors there are refusing to speak to her and that when she gets there she's going to figure out whether it should be transferred to perhaps a different hospital now we know that that biden was in the tomsk for an anti corruption investigation which has not yet been released we don't know what it's on and we don't know whether that could have potentially be connected to his current condition and especially amid the speculation that this could indeed be a poisoning only has there been a reaction from the kremlin. there hasn't been any reaction from the kremlin so far and i think that we aren't likely to see one anytime soon usually in cases like this the kremlin kind of says that the investigative committee in russia is independent and that it should do its work now there are police that there are reports rather that police are at the hospital that non-binding is at and his press secretary has even said that they have requested to sort these personal belongings including the baggage that he had on the plane apparently no official investigation has been opened yet but opened yet but nobody's team is calling for an investigation into an attempt on the life of a public figure family sure when in moscow thank you emily. and joining us now for more on alexina vali let's bring in nikita kula chen coffee is joining us from villainy and he is an investigator at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by evolving welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. friend of yours you

kremlin has now reacted to the statements of the chancellor. clinic demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say. well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that made his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substances that had been found it's worth pointing out of course that that group of substances includes dangerous nerve agents and initially the kremlin had said that if it was found that he had been poisoned that an investigation would be absolutely necessary now today we heard that it's much too early to open an investigation because all we know about these health at the moment is that he's in a coma and we don't know what substance may have been used against him if any at all according to the kremlin or the permanent of course denies any involvement but given the history that we heard in our report how credible is. well of course we absolutely don't know who's behind this alleged poisoning if it is one and we know that now finally had a lot of enemi

emily the kremlin has not reacted to the statements of the chancellor of the search takes any demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that me through his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substances that had been found it's worth pointing out of course that that group of substances includes dangerous nerve agents and initially the kremlin had said that if it was found that he had been poisoned that an investigation would be absolutely necessary now today we heard that it's much too early to open an investigation because all we know about these health at the moment is that he's in a coma and we don't know what substance may have been used against him if any at all according to the kremlin or the president of course denies any involvement but given the history that we've heard in our report how credible is. well of course we absolutely don't know who's behind this alleged poisoning if it is one and we know that now viney had a lot o

kremlin control has long made him one of president vladimir putin's biggest nemeses. no vanity rose to prominence with his exposure of corruption at russian state controlled companies. at rallies he took direct aim at the kremlin and its occupants dubbing putin's united russia party the party of crooks and thieves. he began proving his pulling power with opposition supporters stints in jail and the courtroom became a regular feature. charges of embezzlement in the city of kirov in 2013 saw him banned from entering the political process and running for office. in 2017 moscow saw some of the biggest anti corruption rallies it had seen in years thousands were detained along with the violently he went behind bars for 15 days for his part in organizing them that same year he was hit with chemical green dye and hospitalized leaving him partially blind in his right eye. more arrests and more jail sentences followed in 2018 but as ever of on they responded with defiance. ok. now these pitches show the opposition leader being transported to hospital in. it's what supporters are calling the latest in a long series of attempts to silence alexina vote on the. and correspondent emily sure when is on the story really we just had reaction from the kremlin tell us more . while the kremlin spokesperson. said that he's aware of the situation and he wished alex in the speedy recovery he also said that if they were asked all forwards would be willing to help move. or even help him get treatment abroad and also said that there would be an investigation into this case if it is confirmed that not by any was indeed poisoned now no one is team of course have been much more clear in their accusations they say that there was poison in this morning and they have called on the investigative committee here in russia to open an investigation into this case as an attempt on the life of a public figure and what is the latest on the vaal his condition at this hour. well we know that several members of nonviolence team and also wife union of and of a have now arrived at the hospital earlier we heard a statement from the deputy head doctor of the hospital who said that. condition continues to be serious but that it's stable and that doctors are trying thei

would have been directly sanctioned by the kremlin or would have been someone acting if you like on the kremlin's behalf sort of doing what they think the kremlin might have wanted. here again you know after only what we got from the cause the major of our position here is my. belief. is along. the very dark hole that. may be. no week or. interest all of. you know or to. the one who. rushed. to the right. could stop she said many thanks to malcolm nicholson there in tallinn. former u.s. president barack obama has told the democratic national convention that his successor donald trump has sort only to help himself and his friends while in the nation's top job and he said the trump had diminished america's reputation abroad came a speech from the horace joe biden's pick for the vice presidency i was there as alan fischer reports these words i except your nomination for vice president of the united states of america a moment of history in 188 years of political conventions in america the 1st woman of color to accept a vice presidential nomination for a major political party common the hardest to the moment to introduce herself to the country but t

kremlin tell us more. while the kremlin spokesperson. said that he's aware of the situation and he wished alex in the speedy recovery he also said that if they were asked all forty's would be willing to help move me or even help him get treatment abroad and pisco falso said that there would be an investigation into this case if it is confirmed that was indeed poisoned now no news team of course have been much more clear in their accusations they say that there was poison in these tea this morning and they have called on the investigative committee here in russia to open an investigation into this case as an attempt on the life of a public figure and what is the latest on the vollies condition at this hour. well we know that several members of nonviolence team and also wife you would invite in the have now arrived at the hospital earlier we heard a statement from the deputy head doctor of the hospital who said that. condition continues to be serious but that it's stable and that doctors are trying their best to save his life we have no diagnosis yet from them and the dog the deputy head doctor said that that would only come later in the day and that poisoning is only one of the versions that the doctors at the hospital are considering. he was working on a corruption investigation in siberia when this happened just before this happened of course we don't know though whether that is connected to his current condition emulation or when in moscow thank you. and joining us now for more on alexina vali let's bring in nikita cool a chant coffee is joining us from villainy yes he is an investigator at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by evolving welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us volleys a friend of yours you have together for a year in your conversation how concerned was he about his safety about his health and about a potential poisoning. well here several years ago we discussed it was like 2 or maybe more years ago we discussed the poisoning or. we discussed it with. a kind of an. important figure in the russian opposition who is advocating for sanctions and he was poisoned once allegedly important and we thought ok maybe he ate something which was not very fresh. but these poisoning happened again and i remember. the discussion that it kind of be twice like someone is trying to poison him and then the. like pretty clear that someone is trying to frighten and save or even kill him because like 1st of all they imprisoned his brother and he spent 3 years in prison one and a half year in the single cell where he was a cell that did not stop then he was poisoned when he was in detention last year and he had some. like your credit rating and now this situation it's clearly seems that someone is trying to frighten him or even hear him so it sounds like you believe that this is indeed a poisoning tell tell us a little bit more about the investigative work that he was doing inside the area. well he went to tom scotto film. but particular scenes for the future. videos that we are going to release soon so i can't get into the into the details about what is the investigation is above but he went there and it was a business trip he went there to i shot the particular bots or the film so that a quarterly investigation is connected with tom's great he wasn't yet just briefly did he receive any threats while shooting. you can say that he received any particular threats because he is receiving threats all the time would have on twitter on his personal messages always have been i don't know we have a special. channels for reporting the gretchen and. the messages that are threats from the different i don't e-mail us or people so 'd you can divide the stress from the real threat so unfortunately they say he's getting threats all the time ok nikita collidge tank off as we mentioned you were closely with vali at the anti corruption foundation which was founded by and of ali thank you so much for joining us to share that perspective. prosecutors in bella bruce say that they have opened a criminal case against leaders of a mass protest movement against president alexander lukashenko that's after opposition activists set up a council to negotiate in transition of power amid massive protests calling for them to go bellerose has seen more than 10 days of demonstrations and strikes after the president claimed victory in an election the opposition says was raped. and for more let's bring in correspondent nick connelly who is joining us from minsk nic what is the atmosphere among protesters do they sense a change in the air. well you definitely get a sense that people have lost their fear fear of coming out in the streets just simply because there are so many of them i think there's a feeling that the regime here called put all of them in jail how is it that there has being significant violence protest as spending days in prison in detention about 30 people still unaccounted for days after they were taken in but people are coming out all voicing their dissatisfaction the regime in a way that was unthinkable just a few weeks ago think about these protests they're very diffuse there is no central protest camp these protests erupt all across mintz going all across the country and disappear as quickly as they begin i think this is part of the strategy to make it more difficult for the security services here to come off the people and to detain them but there is a real sense that this is far from over this is the beginning rather the end of the process of coming out and voicing their dissatisfaction of 26 years with just one president and what kind of reaction has there been to the plan to european sanctions. or yesterday on the main square here in minsk you way aware of thousands of protesters were out for get another protest to go to the government buildings there was that the people had taken this to notice they were happy to realize that europe is watching and paying attention to these protests i think it's more a symbolic step it shows that europe. it's solidary kitchen extent but then without making any particularly strong promises i think in terms of practical influence on the regime here i don't think it will make that much of a difference because being under sanctions time time again and those sectors have then been withdrawn without him doing much in return i think alexander the fact that those in a definitely on the symbol on the kind of gesture politics side of things that was important step for people here on the streets to know that they are being watched and that the events here are being followed bring us up to date on where russia stands in all of this because it has traditionally been a very close ally of the us. russia's closest ally they are currently so-called union states they have a kind of loose association which russia has always wanted to deepen to further integrate belarus into effectively one country with russia. preselection has spoken to several times this week and being assured of russia's willingness to support him should events escalate here i think it's a difficult. game because he has tried to resist full integration with russia he fears that russia will effectively take over and he will be left maybe only some symbolic figurehead the russians for now are not saying that they will bring in troops they are supporting at the regime. advises the russian state t.v. yesterday it was reported that many of the local journalists even replaces russian journalists because the locals were no longer loyal to the regime so i think it's about deniable support look you think a regime not russian tanks out in the streets of mints but instead stuff that events at the end support through people and resources that can shore up this regime without bringing that high diplomatic calls for the kremlin without coming out in kind of full scale support with boots on the ground that. that is what we're going to see in the next days and weeks so it's all very covert at this point connelly with a view from minsk thank you nick. and let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world leaders of the coup in mali have met with top civil servants and opposition representatives and pledged to hold elections within what they call a reasonable time the u.n. security council has demanded the release of mali's deposed president. and all other detained officials the coup follows weeks of growing political tension and anti-government protests. u.s. media say the state of michigan has reached a $600000000.00 agreement to compensate residents of flint over lead tainted drinking water lead began link leaking into the water from aging pipes after the city changed its supply in 2014 making local children sick thousands of residents filed lawsuits against the state. helicopter pilot

chancellor angela merkel is demanding for transparency from the kremlin -- full transparency from the kremlinver the case of aleksei navalny. a german medical team has determined he was poisoned -- likely poisoned last week. he is in serious condition and may suffer long-term damage. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. let's get you some breaking lines coming through. the key line being the august german business confidence index at 92.6. 92.1.rket had pencil in let's get straight to some additional context here. some of the key voices leading some of the research. we had the german gdp on earlier. we are now joined from munich by the ifo institute president, clemens fuest. welcome back to the show. based on the indicator we got from the german gdp figures moments ago and now from your survey as well, is the recovery stalling? would say the recovery is more or less on track. with the gdp figures, they are slightly better than the ones we had a couple weeks ago and the r

kremlin and vladimir putin, often leading anti-kremlin demonstrations. he's been beaten up, arrested, and even hospitalized before, again with suspected poisoning. a number of putin opponents have been poisod in the past. skpals england two years ago and alexander litvinenko in 2006 who died after being poisoned. the kremlin's always denied involvement. va want to s get him to europe for medical treatment, and a german out tonight, but so far russian refusing to let him go. david? >> ian pannell reporting in live tonight. ian, thank you. >>> back here at home, a federal s dge projected presid nancial records private. manhattan prosecutors subpoenaed the president'cords pas rtx itanto hush money payments to stormy daniels. and the supreme court did rule that the state investigation can move forward. today the president called it all a part of a political witch-hunt. >>> a note tonight about dr. anthony fauci. he's recovering from paut o voc. he's been a fixture since the pandemic began. he is said to be resting at home and recovering. >>> when we come back here tonight, the plane crashing near chicago, and two tropical systems closing in on the u.s. ing in on th s.u. i had this $100,000 student debt. $225,000 in debt. ah, sofi literally changed my life. it was the easiest application process. and paying stud

emily the kremlin has now reacted to the statements of the chancellor of the search a clinic demanding and investigations investigation what did the kremlin say. well we heard from the kremlin spokesperson that need to keep his cough and he said that doctors had been a bit hasty because they actually haven't identified what substance may have been used against another viney or was found in his body at all in fact it's just a group of substances that had been found it's worth pointing out of course that that group of substances includes dangerous nerve agents and initially the kremlin had said that if it was found that he had been poisoned that an investigation would be absolutely necessary now today we heard that it's much too early to open an investigation because all we know about these health at the moment is that he's in a coma and we don't know what substance may have been used against him if any at all according to the kremlin or the women of course denies any involvement but given the history that we heard in our report how credible is. well of course we absolutely don't know who's behind this alleged poisoning if it is one and we know that now viney had a lot of ene

kremlin uses it asa reasons and the kremlin uses it as a buffer against western leaders and as a matter of fact there is a doctrine that outlines mutual commitments between vladimir putin and belarus to help one another in case of armed attack. in this sense there is actually a lot at stake for vladimir putin at this moment and it seems like the kremlins options right now. i think the options right now. i think the options are to either support lukashenko indirectly. options are to either support lu kashenko indirectly. i options are to either support lukashenko indirectly. i don't think direct military interference but something else, economic assistance for example stop or negotiating roundtable talks which would ring to power another pro—russian candidate. i do not think the kremlin is ready to let belarus go. and by the way, the evidence of this trade—off ongoing between putin and lukashenko at the moment is that lukashenko lukashenko at the moment is that lu kashenko is lukashenko at the moment is that lukashenko is letting go ofa group that lukashenko is letting go of a group of 30 mercenaries. the fact that they were returned to russia demonstrates that there is a trade—off between vladimir putin and lukashenko as we speak. quite a comprehensive picture you have painted for us. thank you for your time. president trump has warn

kremlin. those claims are dismissed by the kremlin president vladimir putin's spokesperson dmitri peskov said they wished alexian of on the well in the delays in getting him transported here to germany it being down to the concerns of the doctors and at the kremlin that helped to rush through documentation to allow him to make the journey here elsewhere we understand the chancellor angela merkel will be visiting the hospital just behind me where we're expecting alexina family to arrive the european union has also said that they want to see a full investigation into what happened to him there is much anticipation that his time here at the shot at a hospital in berlin will lead to more 'd answers as to what befell him on that flight in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized with the latest for us there live from berlin peta all of our. we've spoken to political analysts to meet you babiche he claims that the poisoning allegations don't stand up to scrutiny course his supporters will not be convinced they will believe that this is a boy's inning. i am at a loss who would be interested in such a poison and it became a kind of duty it's a it's a cliche for their western media the western news agency is to blame russia immediately after some