to cross the perceptions of russian russians i'm joined by my guest neil clark in london he is a journalist broadcaster and specialist in eastern european affairs in berlin we have nicholai petro he is a professor of political science at the university of rhode island and in moscow we cross to vladimir goldstein he's an associate professor of slavic studies at brown university right gentlemen cross-talk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime on and i very much encourage nicholai if i go to you first in berlin you spent some time in ukraine on a fulbright i understand where it is russian were attitudes about russia come from in the west because obviously you know you can just open up a newspaper or magazine go to

the political and public mood let's get reaction from world affairs a journalist and broadcaster neil clark. so neil why do you think he chose to go. i think that there's no doubt that we're in a period as far secretary in pretty disastrous for britain he was a strong supporter of the iraq war in two thousand and three when he was in opposition in two thousand and eleven he took into war against libya and his call ironic that the day we hear about him in stepping down we've got this news about libya what's happening in tripoli with fighting at the airport libya is in total chaos he said it's a rowing country now because of the western intervention now on top of that he's done all he can of it in the last three years to try and get military intervention against syria and of course he's been a strong supporter of backing the rebels there and so i think that william hague's times foreign secretary has been disastrous not think he should have resigned last summer when he failed to get parliament to support war against syria that's the time he should have gone but the sad thing is of course is t

journalist and broadcaster neil clark thank you very much. well we have more stories ahead for you including aluminum blockade in a certain ukraine the report from will ganske one of the two cities preparing for a siege as kiev sends troops to surround the remaining hobbs' of government resistance. the number of people killed by israeli airstrikes in gaza is rising local health officials say more than eighty lives have been lost since the offensive was launched on tuesday a family of eight including children died in an overnight air raid israel on its part has vowed to step up until hamas stops farm rockets onto its territory. the thing about. the mad dog got me to talk. a lot when i met a woman that comment was that it was . probably. the. that was. at least twenty civilians are among the dead reported by the palestinian health ministry many targets the stored by israeli missiles have no obvious lengths to hamas but as well accuses organization of using civilians as human shields israel's massing troops on the border and twenty thousand rese

ok we speak now to journalist and broadcaster neil clark who joins us live neil i mean we are speculating somewhat but what's your professional opinion do you think there's any connection between this tragedy no explanation at the moment as to why how this plane was brought down and the conflict in eastern ukraine where it's very hard to say isn't it still early days but it just seemed to be a remarkable coincidence that it is playing just went down for technical reasons in this region where there's been fierce fighting in the last few days and weeks and i think it is very wrong for president poroshenko of ukraine and for the ukrainian government people to be trying to already blame other people for this to blame the so-called rebels because there's no evidence of this we've already heard how the so-called separatists in the east don't have have the means to shoot this plane and they don't have the surface to air missiles which was it was shot down that's how it was shot down so i think it's very irresponsible at this moment in time when three hundred people have lost their lives poorly a

the case saying there's evidence indicating russian involvement the assassination but journalist neil clark believes the timing of the decision suggests that it's politically motivated. this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can beat russia with and so i think it's no coincidence that told it comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster in ukraine it's all part of this russia phobic campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight sometime to a movie role people against russia and so it's a political decision i believe i'm back with more news after the show break here watching i would think international. player. crosstalk rules in effect going to and you can jump in anytime you want. fish farms waters do you have a pond to me because. all over norway is the most food you have in the whole world good profit drowns out in the fischel inquiry furthermore tells restrictions. really knows what's

s accuse rusher of being involved in an assassination but while the first journalist neil clark he believes the inquiry serves only a political ploy. this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can be russia and so i think it's no coincidence that all the comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster crane it's all part of this rushed. campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight talk trying to evoke people against russia i'm so excited it's a good decision not to leave. we're back in just a moment here at all to international a very short break and we were talking with the very latest of the breaking down of the truce in gaza and the rest of your top world headlines for this. choose your language. killing the killer though if you're going to stay still for the next six weeks later the choice of a sick child is that the consensus to. choose the opinions that invigorating to. choose the stories

poisoned by polonium you accused russia of being involved in an assassination but while the journalist neil clark believes the inquiry is actually serving a political purpose this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the e.u. to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can beat russia and so i think it's no coincidence that all the comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster in ukraine it's all part of this russia campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight trying to even more people against russia and so it's a political decision lightly. thanks for joining us here on r.t. international today a very short break they were back on reporting on the brief respite for the war stricken people of gaza back in. what i think is happening in the west is sad people essentially believing in this world when they believe that you know that me to comprehend fair and objective. they simply don't realize when propaganda is being pointed down we need to go by

evidence which indicates russian involvement in the assassination but world the first journalist neil clark believes the fact the case is being relaunched no is serving a political purpose this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the aid to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can beat russia and so i think it's no coincidence that told it comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster in ukraine it's all part of this russia campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight trying to hold people against russia i'm so excited it's a good decision not to leave. a short break now here on r t international join me in a couple of minutes time for more news on i'll see you then. choose your language. because we can't with oh if you're going to get a feel for the most excited i think it's like if you decide to choose good news the consensus to. choose to get the news that you've a great. choose the stories that impact your life choose the access t

journalist neil clark who's been closely following the situation in the country thanks for taking the time neil as we know it purchase stations being blocked of course as a lifeline for a lot of people in such a situation why is nothing been done to stop this well i think it's very poor to understand what is the relationship between the ukrainian government and the right sector a critic of what would have come to power without the thugs of the right sector which is the far right. and you and your fascist group and and they need them still today because they haven't got control over the whole country and they particularly need the right sector to do things ukrainian government will want to be seen doing themselves actual statements and so i think that it's kind of good cop bad cop to really even though you can say for it is a good cops anyway however they need the right sector to do things like it's the countries running short of fuel it's running short of money supplies and therefore it's better for the ukrainian authorities if the right sector is is taking this kind of activity back

resigned after failing to judge the political and public mood british world affairs journalist neil clark telling us about hague's legacy and what the new foreign secretary could mean for the country. there's no doubt that william hague here is far secretary in pretty disastrous for britain he was a strong supporter of the iraq war two thousand and three when he was in opposition and in two thousand and eleven he took it into war against libya now on top of that he's done all he can in the last three years to try and get military intervention against syria and so i think that william hague's times foreign secretary has been disastrous for britain i think he should have resigned last summer when he failed to get parliament to support war against syria that's the time he should have gone but the sad thing is of course is that yes he's going but he's being replaced by a man who's probably just as hawkish philip hammond and so this isn't really about individuals it's about government policy which is hawkish neo conservative a status quo to change really well let's take a look at the new man i

cross-talk perceptions of russia and russians i'm joined by my guest neil clark in london he is a journalist broadcaster and specialist in eastern european affairs in berlin we have nicholai petro he is a professor of political science at the university of rhode island and in moscow we crossed of lattimer goldstein he is an associate professor of slavic studies at brown university right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it nikolai if i go to you first in berlin you spent some time in ukraine on a fulbright i understand where it is russian were attitudes about russia come from in the west because obviously you know you can just open up a newspaper or magazine go to a website or a television in the west and well russia has to say the very least a bad name. one can hardly answer that question without first turning to your professor former professor martin the lead is a must book about russian western perceptions of russia that's really the first place to start i think the late press professor did an outstanding job in expl

well for more on this i'm now joined live by world affairs journalist and broadcaster neil clark. very good to see you there why do you think the u.k. is out relaunching this case well as any settler i was a few days ago they wouldn't surprise me to see that an anchor case being brought up again in this current wave of russia phobia of course it's no coincidence this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the e.u. to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can beat russia with and so i think it's no coincidence at all the it comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster in ukraine it's all part of this russia phobic campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight will trying to turn even more people against russia and so it's a political decision at least well why was the previous inquest deemed insufficient and what new details have emerged since then well i don't think many new details if any have emerged since and have they i thin

world journalist neil clark believes the. british should punish moscow. this comes on the very day that britain is trying to push other members of the e.u. to impose tougher sanctions on russia so this is just one more stick that the u.k. government think they can beat russia with and so i think it's no coincidence that all the comes out just five days after this terrible plane disaster in ukraine it's all part of this russia campaign and the u.k. government will be hoping that bringing this back into the limelight trying to evoke people against russia and so it's a political decision i believe. the latest on the middle east conflict now and israel really warning shots of being fired at a building in gaza city where foreign journalists are based there no casualties there reported but the building which is situated in a residential area had been evacuated beforehand israel earlier warned it wouldn't be responsible for journalist safety in the area but is garza civilians who've been affected most since israel's anti militant operation began two weeks ago th

journalists neil clark has been closely following the situation in the country says that kid he's using the far right group to do its dirty work. typically need to write checks to do things that ukrainian government wouldn't want to be seen doing themselves such as behaving nations and so i think good it's a kind of good cop bad cop small really evil. well you could say the cradle storage is a good question anyway however they need to write a check to do things like the country is running short of. many supplies and therefore it's better for the ukrainian authorities if the right sector is is taking this kind of activity is rotating battle stations for all of those cells because the government doesn't want to control these people it's the needs the right sector came to power the right sector and it still needs them today. images released by washington attempting to back allegations of russia's attacks on ukraine have triggered a media storm. along with the state department that the pitches are beyond doubt moscow has dismissed them as fake gun a chance you can see through the frenzy som

lewis and clark fired a cannon and ordered up an extra remarks of whys ask, 210 years ago today. i'm john scott in for shepard smith. "your world" with neil next. have a great fourth of july. >>> americans getting ready to celebrate their independence but if you're one of the 35 million motorists hitting the road this fourth of july weekend there's little to celebrate at the pump. welcome everybody, i'm in for neil today. if you're driving for the holiday, be prepared to dig deep. gas prices are the highest they've been in six years, and aaa says most drivers can expect to spend extra 15 to 20-cents a gallon. how high can prices go? we'll get to that in a moment. first to will carr in west los angeles on how drivers are dealing