that you put on your kettle it's lucas' shanker that you turn on your t.v. it's lucas shanker that and so on and so forth and i guess some part of the people have grown particularly tired of it but that's not the main cause and not the biggest thing the 2nd biggest were the main causes what i'm saying it looks a lot like an element of the petty bourgeois revolution we now have these little boys who are rich people the i-t. crowd that i created with my own big hands by providing conditions they wouldn't get anywhere else why is that because our country is calm quiet stable you can do whatever you want and you don't need to pay taxes it doesn't get any better so there's this new group and they doing quite fine just drive around the minsk suburbs take a look at those mansions of course it's not like those palaces around moscow but that's moscow after all so they have good houses everything's nice and pretty and what do they want they want power. but. returning to the protests once again we all have seen that both the protesters and the security forces behaved a

that you put on your kettle it's lucas' shanker that you turn on your t.v. it's lucas shango that and so on and so forth and i guess some part of the people have grown particularly tired of it but that's not the main cause and not the biggest thing the 2nd biggest were the main causes what i'm saying it looks a lot like an element of the petty bourgeois revolution we now have these little boys who are rich people the i-t. crowd that i created with my own big hands by providing conditions they wouldn't get anywhere else why is that because our country is calm quiet stable you can do whatever you want and you don't need to pay taxes it doesn't get any better so there's this new group and they doing quite fine just drive around the minsk suburbs take a look at those mansions of course it's not like those palaces around moscow but that's moscow after all so they have good houses everything's nice and pretty and what do they want they want power. but it is. just returning to the protests once again we all have seen that both the protesters and the security forces

well thanks to you coming i'm in a good mood mr lucas shanker what is your take on the current situation in the country do you think you were able to bring it on the control you came to minsk and you saw things will calm and quiet especially at night all right before dawn very clean. clean despite the fact that there were some marches and such it is a brand and we have preserved it hasn't disappeared as for things happening in belarus i've said it many times before you leave minsk go beyond the city limits and it's a completely different world. with chris we might have one kind of situation on sunday on weekends and during weekdays everything goes back to normal naturally we're trying to maintain a certain image our country's brand as you said keeping things clean neat comic cetera but sometimes on sundays we have people walking around so this is the answer to the question there is no destabilization in our country and if it hadn't been for the external pressure we would not have had anything at all what do i mean by this external pressure there are attempts to run things from outside th

that you put on your kettle it's lucas' shanker that you turn on your t.v. it's lucas' shango that and so on and so forth and i guess some part of the people have grown particularly tired of it but that's not the main course and not the biggest thing the 2nd biggest were the main causes what i'm saying it looks a lot like an element of the petty bourgeois revolution we now have these little boys who are rich people the i-t. crowd that i created with my own big hands by providing conditions they wouldn't get anywhere else why is that because our country is calm quiet stable you can do whatever you once and you don't need to pay taxes it doesn't get any better so there's this new group and they doing quite fine just drive around the minsk suburbs take a look at those mansions of course it's not like those palaces around moscow but that's moscow after all so they have good houses everything's nice and pretty and what do they want they want power. but it is. just returning to the protests once again we all have seen that both the protesters and the security forc

detained many opposition leaders have been jailed or forced into exile that says president alexander lucas shanker tries to suppress the biggest and most persistent challenge to his 26 year rule. and his crackdown dream or criticism at the virtual general assembly of the united nations in new york sweden's prime minister called the situation alarming and urged the bella recently leader to negotiate with the oppositions the increased repression hold peaceful demonstrators journalists and opposition leaders is unacceptable we don't do with the belorussian people and their desire to exercise their fundamental to mccrie think rights we continue to call on the belorussian leadership to stop the repression and then gauged in general in dialogue with the opposition. earlier this week countries bordering bellerose also weighed in the leaders of lithuania poland. and latvia used their speeches to criticize minsk but on saturday bellerose fought back the country's foreign minister accused western powers of trying to destabilize the country a deal or untrue statements brimming with cynicism have been made by

the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing their democratic legitimacy. mass rallies against local shango are continuing and valorous violence broke out after the count was announced on august the 9th against protesters a long time president alexander lukashenko was handed another 5 years in office although initially marred by clashes and police brutality the demonstrations are now largely peaceful. geo political analysts were in her office believe lithuania would not have made its declaration in support of. without the backing of larger powers. it's a signal that is being shown to go. show that force is major forces political forces behind because you know i wouldn't take such a measure which is illegitimate according to international law if there was no support by the european union or who knows. i see this. no

the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker and exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing that them across egypt's missy that's all we've got time for from our backs up one hour to enjoy. i refuse to be on the side of people who want to kill each other i want to stand intellectual should always stand i think it's they're older.

lucas shanker wants to impress that he needs the help of his powerful neighbors to get a military support and he's dependent on russian oil and gas during the past few days the countries have solidified the relationship so should bush do it we want to reiterate that russia fully supports the independence sovereignty and territorial integrity of the roost. thursday saw fewer protests in minsk there are a few here who are interested in misha's things visit or see her for pretty i think it's good that the russian prime minister is visiting the larousse that means important questions will be answered they'll go with only e.u. should sit down and talk to the belarusians leaders because russia is treating people the same way that the government is treating us that's the soviet way luka shanker will meet flooding or putin in moscow soon there he's likely to emphasize his friendship with rather than a dependence on the kremlin. or let's have a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world facebook says it's banning new political ads in the week before the u.s. e

the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing their democratic legitimacy. mass rallies broke out in better us right after the election on august the 9th and still going after 26 years in power alexander the prosecco want to stick tom office in landslide result was declared to cannot sky supporters claim about it was rigged and to mount a new election although initially marred by clashes and police brutality the demonstrations are now largely peaceful political analyst marks mccourty believes washington will stop short of any drastic action against belarus. i think you look at your good point of view here. you the american. georgia musha here only saying i'm staying i'm not going anywhere because i regard most of which illegitimate president. the americans if you go to google not to do really easy which will in turn

the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing their democratic legitimacy meantime mass rallies are continuing in belarus for a 4th week since that disputed vote violence broke out immediately after the count was announced back on august the 9th when longtime president oleksandr local schenk was handed another 5 years in office although initially marred by clashes as we reported back then and police brutality the demonstrations lately have become much more peaceful or political analyst when eros 1st notes listen to any would not a thinks have made its declaration and supported taken obs without the backing of larger powers here. it's a signal that is being shown to look at. forces major forces political forces behind because you know i wouldn't take such a measure which is illegitimate according to international law

the legitimate president nor do we recognize nicolas maduro from this point of view maduro and lucas shanker in exactly the same situation we do not recognize that they have been legitimately chosen however whether we like it or not they control the government and we have to continue dealing with them despite not recognizing their democratic legitimacy. in mass rallies broke out in baton rouge right after the election on august the 9th and are still ongoing after 26 years in. now alexander lukashenko want to stick to term after a landslide result was declared you can ask our supporters claimed that ballot was greg and demanding a new election the initially marred by clashes and police brutality the demonstrations are now largely peaceful political analyst martin mccauley believes washington will stop short of any trust action against better groups. i think you're looking good point of view here you know the e.u. and the americans don't go showing georgian news to him only saying i'm staying i'm not going anywhere because i regard most of his illegitimate president. the americans if we're ver

opinions on what's happening in belarus for example russia has given its backing to the new term of lucas shanker president putin saying that the changes that have been put forward to the constitution reforms in the future have been outright rejected by opposition leaders the e.u. meanwhile has says it doesn't support what's happening in belarus it in fact called the new gratian of president lukashenko being something that was lacking any democratic legitimacy it's also described the protesters out on the streets as being brave didn't it to as suggested that it wants fresh elections now president matt corn has said president lukashenko must go he's been pretty clear about that but presently she has hit back saying if that is president mcconnell's logic then perhaps he too should have stepped down during the yellow vests protests. what is happening in baton rouge is a power crisis a north or a cherry in power they can accept the logic of democracy which is hanging on by force it is clearly has to leave based on the principles of mr macro himself following his own logic he should have resigned 2 ye

demonstrations on saturday protest as mostly female gathered in the capital minsk demanding president lucas shanker step down police arrested some of those rallying on the streets the exact number detained is unclear but rights groups claim it was more than $300.00 meantime opposition candidates for atlanta to connive schuyler is expected to take part in a meeting with e.u. foreign ministers in brussels on monday the moves being condemned by both by the russian and russian government our senior correspondent more gusty of reports next from aides. on saturday and throughout this week there have been far fewer people attending again fewer demonstrations but daintiest protests that we've seen rocking belarus over the past month or so and police perhaps feeling bold by the lack of added dees have. made themselves c.d.n. known won't be many arrests dozens upon dozens of protesters activists arrested detained taken to police station and holding cells but it is sunday that is the big day of protests here in belarus where we can expect to see thousands upon thousands of people gather together rallies and m

glad to welcome you you seem to be in a good mood well thanks to you coming i'm in a good mood mr lucas shanker what is your take on the current situation in the country do you think you were able to bring it on the control you came to minsk and you saw things will calm and quiet especially at night so right before dog. very clean. clean despite the fact that there were some marches and such it is our brand and we have preserved it hasn't disappeared as for things happening in belarus i've said it many times before you leave men scoby on the city limits and it's a completely different world. with chris we might have one kind of situation on sunday on weekends and during weekdays everything goes back to normal naturally we're trying to maintain a certain image our country's brand as you said keeping things clean neat comic cetera but sometimes on sundays we have people walking.

police the bill or the hope the deal with the protests if requested and rest began last month after lucas shanker was the clear the victor of an election that the opposition say was rigged. has begun in jamaica's general election despite an increase in corona virus infections there the election which is 5 months early is being contested by the country's 2 major political parties analysts say the governing jamaica labor party called the vote early to try to capitalize on public satisfaction before the effects of covert 1000 hit poll suggested jamaica labor party will retain power jamila maitland is in kingston with more what's at stake in this election. the lexan fever is high and so is the spread of the current virus as jamaica head to the polls to date on the use of 3 new poll that 90 related deaths there is extreme caution fair is that the staging of the general election 6 will cause more infections add more deaths now there are long lines at polling stations 8 and frustration among some photos of the neck joint commission on the right to enforce the poll but 92 measures on the inside but on th

britain and canada have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on by the russian president alexander lucas shanker his son and other officials accuse the government of rigging the organs to election and committing violence against protesters it came hours after opposition leaders for atlanta to get a skier but the french president during a visit to lithuania she says a miracle promised to help negotiate the release of political prisoners detained during weeks of demonstrations because franco was sworn in for a 6th term last week despite widespread international condemnation. he told that time is. very crucial because it would have to to a lot of people are suffering because of the 3 m. too many people in jail and he will do everything just to to release all the political prisoners. a woman in india has died 2 weeks after she was raped by a group of men in the latest case to draw widespread anger hundreds of people gathered outside the new delhi hospital where the victim was being treated to demand justice thousands of women are raped every year in india and the number of deaths are sparked similar

at the presidential palace in minsk there was tight security to protect lucas shanker from his own people. we won't forgive we won't forget their shouting the video is emerging out of minsk on sunday night suggests that whatever tolerance the government had for the protesters is wearing thin that could increase pressure on western powers to impose sanctions on alexander lukashenko and senior members of his administration lithuania's foreign minister says in an interview that the european union's lack of action over belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy. spokesman al-jazeera release their own accounts of carlo as a leading by the russian activist to united behind opposition to such an attack on a skier when their husbands were both barred from running for president she fled to poland after lance month's disputed election and says the protests will continue until there's a shank a step sound we working very hard with the international community we get to meet international leaders we describe what's going on in bellow's because we want the entire community the world c

and opposition leaders fat lot of chicken of sky she wants the un to condemn the crackdown by lucas shanker on the protesters in belarus. but it's an al-jazeera vilnius so how has it come to this where president alexander lukashenko has maintained a tight grip on power since 1904 silencing nearly all forms of dissent but he faced unprecedented opposition earlier this year over a worsening economy and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic because she has disputed reelection in early august then triggered weeks of protests out a tough response from police 2 days after the vote opposition leaders for atlanta kind of skier fled to lithuania and has been calling for more peaceful rallies from there and president vladimir putin as back as response saying that he is ready to send russian forces in to assist the arab door is an expert on eastern europe and russia he said but his says that russia's financial support is of huge importance as the by the russian economy is on the brink. if you look at the situation domestically internally within deloris 1st off the country is rapidly running out of

offer for every adult taken in protests have again broken out in bella roost after i was under luca shanker was sworn in as the country's president water cannon has been used with some demonstrators detained by the authorities the start of a 6th term follows the disputed election last month yax on opposition latest atlanta taken off sky or called the unannounced ceremony fasts. russian opposition leader valley has been discharged from a bed in hospital after a suspected nerve agent poisoning a critic of that i'm a putin has been sharing images on social media and says he has a long we have a taishan ahead he spent more than a month in hospital and was in a coma for half that time german experts believe he was poisoned with a soviet nerve agent novacek there's the top stories do stay with us there are people in power is up next thanks for watching. i am sequences i question the keys days it's hard to filter out the noise and keep track of what's really important if the bottom line tackles the big issues this issue 80000108 its people its economy and the way it deals with the rest of the worl

several counter protests and mends go on sunday with people voicing their support for president lucas shanker calling for an end to the post-election of rest motorists lined up along the city's highways displaying the official that green flag but of. this week a high profile member of the opposition there was arrested on the border with ukraine a monday america last make a phone disappeared she couldn't be reached by phone and for a while her whereabouts were unknown on tuesday officials said the activist have been detained for breaking the law while trying to cross into ukraine alexander lukashenko further details in an interview with russian journalist that's going to we're just at the only could you give us more detail about marie kolesnikov or where is she. i probably cannot give you much detail due to the fact that i was only told that she and her 2 friends who were drivers or close ones or distant ones they fled to ukraine today and they had documents and everything prepared in advance they showed their passports and on site customs officers border guards let them through further on is

to make more noise to put more sanctions or more pressure on belarus to try and persuade lucas shanker to change tack thank you for that update vernon smith. on to other news and for the 1st time since he was shot in the back repeatedly by police and the paralyzed from the waist down we have heard directly from jacob blake from his hospital bed his shooting in the state of wisconsin is added to the anger right across the united states over racial inequality and police brutality protests which is why bernal's reports are still going on. stabled i stand back state was speaking from a hospital bed jacob blake described his constant agony 24 hours every 24 hours is pain is not. hers to breathe there's. a move from side to side her eat. blake was shot in the back by a can osha wisconsin policeman in august he's had numerous surgeries and is paralyzed the state's department of justice is investigating the shooting i just want to say my daughter yeah. i mean it's a lot more life to live. in rochester new york protesters clashed with heavily armed police. police used chemical irritants against

at the presidential palace in minsk there was tight security to protect lucas shanker from his own people. we won't forgive we won't forget their shouting the videos emerging out of minsk on sunday night suggests that whatever tolerance the government have for the protesters is wearing thin but could increase pressure on western powers to impose sanctions on alexander lukashenko and senior members of his administration lithuania's foreign minister says in an interview that the european union's lack of action over belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy bernard smith al-jazeera vilnius . veronica callow is a leading belorussian activist who fled to poland after last month's election she says the protests will only end when you look at the steps. we working very hard with the international community we get to meet international leaders we describe what's going on in those because we want the entire community the world community to know what's going on the bellows and would like look i should go to leave some of the possible because he was this a good election he's not t

vladimir putin has pledged money and voices supports for embattled belarusian president alyaksandr lucas shanker the leaders met for talks in the russian city of sochi christian agreed to give bella bruce a 1500000000 dollar loan and said the crisis should be resolved without its foreign interference this is the 1st meeting between the 2 since process began after last month's disputed presidential election well alexander stay on the bridge called for joins us now live from moscow alexandra we've been hearing from the believes is after those initial talks what more would you say has come out of those talks between the 2. well you know we saw repeated political support for the question call from the side of the russian president vladimir putin as expected but we also heard that belarus is going to get another loan of 1500000000 dollars to add up to existing loans and basically to be able to pay out what they are due to russia are already russia being their biggest . the country that gives them the most money by this point in their biggest investor it's the same time but what we heard from a. kind

towards one of his residences and a step boston was saying that one of the issues is they know mr lucas shanker knows that he. it is not looking forward to that situation to put it mildly where he's in his residence if he's in the building that they are walking towards. thousands or tens of thousands of protest us outside because both sides are digging in here in the state with the latest pictures and bringing peace zalmay effie's joining us on skype from kiev in ukraine he is the executive director of the eurasia democracy initiatives welcome to. just take me through your reaction to what we're seeing happening on the streets of minsk well we're seeing a culmination. i would say of what 3 of $43.00 weeks actually a month a truly popular uprising that has as its game has its aim as its sole aim the ouster of a man who has ruled this country with iran fist for a quarter of a century there are the people that are out on the streets have not been protesting against the kremlin they have not been appealing to a new european values which is distinguishing this particular revolution we were witnessin

capitalize on the relationship between mr putin and mr lucas we know it's a matter of record the mr putin has found his relationship with luka shanker at best frustrating sometimes there is no love lost between these 2 men anyway and if this pivots toward some sort of soft an exception because putin comes out and condemns luka schenker you could then be involved in perpetrating what increasingly looks like a stalemate. well actually 1st of all the brain a message we like we don't want to be a part of that our situation we want to give our something to and we want to put a stop planning it's in the question because now what we see that the question is getting money from russia for well enforcement agencies for police officers and this is probably the biggest probably atrocity skip's going keep going on that's why we ask mr watson just to be once again to be on the thought the good side of. people desire and a lot of people. and the only wish the only desire would he have right now and just so will follow question to me for our country because he's not rejecting my president and your want to would like prefer release all the political

lucas tank of government was an illegitimate regime of course she rejects the outcome of the election but she stressed that any future international treaty struck between any other party and president look at shanker would not be respected by any future democratically elected government in belarus why is this important is because on monday the foreign minister of lithuania voiced fears that alexander lukashenko was about to reach an agreement with president vladimir putin of russia for deeper integration and so the message from spread planet economics is if that kind of thing happens it's not valid and in the future it can be undone thank you very much for that live there from london. in other world news india and china are both accusing the other soldiers of firing shots in a new confrontation a longer disputed he may in border china says indian troops crossed the line of actual control in the western region on monday and opened fire and its soldiers to what it called counter measures but india's military has laid the blame with china accusing it of what it called for vocative measures to escalate tension both sides usually avoid using firearms in the area to train e.u. has more on the reaction f

shanker was not. voted for the people by the people to be to continue to be the president ok just to be clear alexandra when we talk about mr lucas schenker discussing this in the context of military or security forces feet boots on the ground is he explicitly saying to mr putin i'm inviting into my country your russian forces no he's not saying that explicitly not as far as we know at this point what he is doing i think away the mentioning the collective security treaty organization which saying that no one should cross the red line is threatening that basically he is not explicitly as far as we know inviting the boots on the ground as you as you correctly put it which if he would to do apart from being a real tract would also cause a huge reaction in belorussia and in russia i believe if that would happen. alexandra thank you very much let's take you to you know news out of the u.s. council strategic dialogue is getting underway in washington you know who that is that's my pump a of the u.s. secretary of state let's listen in with you saturday when you hosted me for the opening of the interim afghan negotiations it's a credit t