and the netherlands accuse the g.r.u. of dirty cyber tricks. baseless politicize claims hypocritical bodies abuse to touche unjust prosecution damages the cause of human rights the latest in the series of u.s. withdrawals from international justice commitments sees washington take measures to protect itself from being sued as the un's top court. and in france butchers have written to the president amid a wave of attacks on slaughterhouses by animal welfare activists demanding help to prevent a possible civil war. you're watching are to international bringing you in your live news update this hour welcome to the program. first the u.s. the netherlands and the u.k. have accused russia's g.r.u. military intelligence service of a string of cyber attacks on everyone from the international chemical weapons watchdog to russia's own news agency and it didn't take long for the e.u. and nato to join the chorus of claims there were hundreds of victims targeted by these russian criminals the russian government needs to russia's indiscriminate campaign expo

the netherlands and switzerland but the u.s. department of justice has just announced that they have indicted seven russian military agents that's g.r.u. agents for hacking for id theft for money laundering yesterday you have accusations against them and they said that what they were doing was all with the strategic interests of russia they were trying to undermine doping officials and the efforts of anti doping organizations and. agents accused by the u.s. justice department are believed to be back in russia but still as the f.b.i. official just speaking that said people travel so they think it's important to bring this all to justice at the same time over in the netherlands investigators have accused full of the same russians that the department of justice over him. washington just named of being hack is of the g.r.u. as well these four russians were recently expelled from the netherlands after being accused of attempting to hack the o.p.c. w. in april just after the poisoning while the investigation of the script files of gay

out against the alleged activities of the russian intelligence service the united states and the netherlands accuse the g.r.u. of cyber. as america holds its breath awaiting the outcome in the cabin or case the supreme court nominee accused of sexual misconduct we look at an unexpected effect the scandal could have on the looming midterm elections. baseless claims hypocritical bodies abuse to show i'm just prosecution damages the cause of human rights. the latest in a series of u.s. withdrawals from international justice commitments seized washington take measures to protect itself from being sued at the un's top court. for joining us this evening this is our international. the united states and the united kingdom have accused russia's g.r.u. military intelligence service of a string of cyber attacks on everyone from the international chemical weapons watchdog through to russia's own news agency and it didn't take long for the e.u. and nato to join the chorus of collapse. there were hundreds of victims targeted by these russian criminals the russian government needs to know russia's indiscri

the netherlands claim it for a russian intelligence led cyber attack on the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons. baseless claims hypocritical bodies and used to show on just prosecution damages the cause of human rights the latest in a series of u.s. withdrawals from international justice commitments sees washington take measures to protect itself from being sued at the u.n. top report. and in france butchers have written to the president amid a wave of attacks on slaughterhouses by animal welfare activists pleading with him to help prevent a possible civil war. this is our chief international coming to you live from the russian capital with your global news update this hour welcome to the program. dutch security services expelled for russian nationals over an alleged cyber plot in april they allege that the attack was intended to target the organization for the prevention of chemical weapons in the hague. thirteenth of this year and carry out an operation to district. operation targeting the organization for the prohibits prohibition of chemical weapons b. c w the. we're jo

no, buti individuals in the netherlands?ese six individuals. certainly, the evidence about the identity of the two salisbury suspects has been emerging and mounting by the day, russia is sticking to its firm position that these two men were tourists, civilians, president putin has said that. but evidence is emerging that investigative journalist here are digging more and more all the time. 0ur digging more and more all the time. our own team travel to the far east to discover more about the identity of the salisbury suspects and we are sure he is an intelligence officer. that is the allegation about the four—man identified as gru operatives, expelled from the hague, from holland after this latest incident. russia continues its traditional pattern of denying everything. when mr putin was asked about accusations against russia he launched a very vicious personal attack against skripals himself, but made no mention and was not asked about the suggestion that intelligence officers from russia we re intelligence officers from rus

the netherlands' joined other western allies in accusing russian spies of new cyber attacks that's us officials there say they foiled an attack on the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog and. germany is going to america for talks with benyamin netanyahu both say iran must never acquire nuclear weapons but they agree to disagree on the value of the international nuclear deal with terra. it's good to have you with us members of the u.s. senate judiciary committee hives have seen rather the new f.b.i. report on allegations of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee bret's governor republican senators say the probe has found nothing to corroborate the allegations last week christine glossy for tool to the committee she was assaulted by company all when they were teenagers as the chair of the committee says there is no hint of misconduct in the latest f.b.i. report difficult. well leading democratic figures have blasted the report saying the latest f.b.i. investigation did not go far enough here's what senator feinstein a ranking member of the judiciary committee had to say let me be cl

i had a really great time in the netherlands. i spent three years there and further develop my football skills it was a super time. if he plays in amsterdam on saturday jim he will hope it's has his shooting boots. all right here's a reminder of the top stories that we're following for you a russian rocket carrying crew to the international space station has failed to shortly after lifting off from kazakhstan the two men on board a russian and an american were forced to make an emergency landing they were unharmed. you're watching news from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see of the. first climbing less of. doors grand ole miss arrives. on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary during. returns home on the d w don't come.

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they weren't hiding the russians that were expelled from the netherlands when given any explanations they were detained and asked to leave it's an example of megaphone diplomacy. cross live now to medina course but do not remind us what floor rob referring to here. while speaking to the media this monday the russian foreign affairs minister gave. views over the allegations about the russian attack on the international chemical weapons watchdog now the scandal the whole scandal over these accusations and rubble to last week when the dutch defense minister accused four russian citizens off an attempted cyber attack on the organization for the propagation of chemical weapons now the incident itself to place back in april one for russian citizens who are detained in the netherlands they were expelled from the country on the very same day their equipment and cash was seized the ministry of sound that is back that it all looked like a misunderstanding there was nothing secret about that trip it was a routine trip and now the ministry says that the timing of the scandal is not at all accide

, at schiphol airport, in the netherlands, with a member of the netherlands, with a member of the russianriott, they conducted a surveillance mission. taking photographs from their window, then they moved outside, and then that is where they were picked up. in the briefing earlier, dutch intelligence said, how do we know these men were not simply on holiday here in the netherlands, and the suspect claimed they were tourists when sergei skripal was poisoned with nerve agent. he then went on to detail the mobile phones that have been seized, the fact they were in possession of 20,000 euros and $20,000, they picked up laptops because clearly, these men were not expecting to be intercepted, given they left behind this whole body of evidence. it was not just the laptops, this whole body of evidence. it was notjust the laptops, but this whole body of evidence. it was not just the laptops, but the history, the search history, the wi—fi hotspot logging. things as basic as google map printouts, train tickets. this evidence, it is surprisingly and highly embarrassing that president by the mid—putin

these are four russians that were recently expelled from the netherlands for attempting to hijack the o.p.c. w. in april while it was dealing with the investigation into the poisoning of sergei and. they released images of these four suspects in the netherlands their diplomatic passports and at the very same briefing briefing in the hague the british ambassador to the netherlands accused the g.r.u. of attempting to hijack porton down which is the u.k.'s military. here in the u.k. and the u.k. foreign office in the wake of the script power ok. and they accused g.r.u. agents of attempting to hijack the investigation into the downing of flight m.h. seventeen as well that's a lot of allegations for one day but it doesn't stop there take a listen to what the british defense secretary gavin williamson had to say about moscow. this is no reactions of the great this is the stage and we'll continue working with our allies to isolate them and make them understand they cannot continue couldn't do it themselves in such a way why is he calling russia or a pariah state well because the british gove

the program breaks it uncertainty grows forcing countries like the netherlands to take extraordinary measures to handle any fallout . and for the first time facebook opens the door on its war with monitors its own content have a look. it's time for business on the w.p. and how you got to get us welcome to the program it's one of the biggest scams in europe's history most european banks including spain there and a bank bought and sold shares at a pace that got tax authorities confused and earned billions in the process money that is now gone the so-called x. trading scandal has been known about for years but recent reports suggest the amount of embezzled money could be more than six times higher than we thought. some call it organized crime in pinstripes the controversy all but at the time illegal dividend stripping transactions allegedly carried out by almost every bank in europe years ago investors had quickly sold on stocks between one another around the days companies paid out dividends. the capital gains tax on the dividend was paid only once but the multiple short term owners al

which owns dozens of household brands, scraps plans to move its headquarters from london to the netherlands. a criminal investigation is launched into how a backlog of medical waste, including body parts, was able to pile up at six disposal sites. three hundred people are arrested at protests against president trump's nominee brett kavanaugh outside the us supreme court. a sharp rise in the number of crimes recorded on britain's railways. fears the death toll in indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami could rise dramatically. there are fears a thousand people could still buried in a housing complex in palu. and this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to campaigners against rape in war — nadia murad and denis mukwege. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the head of the european commission says they have been "working day and night" to try and make progress on brexit. jean claude juncker said that not reaching a deal would be "devastating". and the irish prime minister said that a deal could be reached in as little as two weeks, if it includes a plan to avoid a hard border b

more now on our top story: the netherlands has accused russia‘s military intelligence service, the grujoint security briefing, the uk said the russian intelligence officers had tried to destabilise western democracies by hacking into the world anti—doping agency and other targets in the us, britain and ukraine. earlier, the foreign secretary jeremy hunt responded to the latest allegations against russia‘s military intelligence agency. if anyone had any questions in their mind about russian military involvement in the salisbury attacks, this will put to rest those doubts, because here you have evidence of the russian military launching a cyber attack on the very organisation, the international organisation in the netherlands set up to investigate those novichok attacks. why would you do that if you weren‘t the guilty party? the reality is this is part of a pattern of cyber attacks in the uk, the us, malaysia, switzerland and now the netherlands. the russian government needs to know that if they flout international law in this way there will be consequences. they will be exposed, and peo

the netherlands claims that it followed a russian intelligence led cyber attack on the international chemical weapons watchdog while london accuses russia of high profile hacks including on russia itself. baseless claims hypocritical bodies abuse situation unjust prosecution damages the cause of human rights. the latest in a series of u.s. withdrawals from international justice commitments sees washington take measures to protect itself from being sued at the un's top court. and in france butchers have written to the president amid a wave of attacks on slaughterhouses by animal welfare activists demanding help to prevent a possible civil war. you're watching r t international bringing you your live news update this hour welcome to the program britain and the netherlands claimed they foiled cyber attacks by russia and international groups have been quick to join the accusations the has already expressed its concern along with nato chiefs. are you up for a show and targeting the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons today's announcement by the direction of the british go

over in the netherlands investigators have accused four of the same russians that were cues to by the u.s. department of justice of being hacked is with the g.r.u. as well these are four russians that were recently expelled from the netherlands for attempting to hijack the o.p.c. w. in april while it was dealing with the investigation into the poisoning of sergei and. they released images of these four suspects in the netherlands that diplomatic possible and at the very same briefing in briefing in the hague the british ambassador to the netherlands accused the g.r.u. of attempting to hijack porton down which is the u.k.'s military laboratory here in the u.k. and the u.k. foreign office in the wake of the script powell case the script poisoning and they accuse. g.r.u. agents of attempting to hijack the investigation into the downing of flight m.h. seventeen as well that's a lot of allegations for one day but it doesn't stop there take a listen to what the british defense secretary gavin williamson had to say about moscow. this is not the actions of a great power this is a very actions

police presence and as soon as i had a really great time in the netherlands. i spent three years there and further developed my football skills it was a super time. if he plays in amsterdam on saturday germany will hope it has his shooting boots. that has. so many problems we can take a breath is here as you can tell crazy day yet all the stuff it's been affecting me crazy is the key word here you'll find out in a minute investors have been panicking wall street had its worst session in a long time last night and is off to another bad start a trade war in interest rate hikes have everyone on edge and u.s. president or trump peasant traders minds by criticizing the federal reserve for raising rates market turmoil on wall street followed by a massive slump in asia investors around the world are feeling the heat one issue weighing on their minds whether the u.s. fed is going to raise interest rates again it's already done so three times this year it's a measure central banks take to put the brakes on a robust economy markets don't always like it because it makes

response from moscow with counter accusations towards netherlands and the u.k. branding all this story effectively stoking russophobia anti russian propaganda and what the president described as spying mania across the globe moscow's question the timing of all this these incidents in the netherlands at least alleged to have happened several months ago now the expulsion of those people allegedly or the diplomatic passports but said to be do you agents military intelligence agents the information as it is just come out now though the photographs the full information the statement of cetera and moscow or the foreign ministry russia has said that these has served as a distraction from other events such as the a meeting of the o.p.c. w coming up next week which russia and the west have clashed on before given no piece of w powers to attribute blame for chemical incidents. of course being one of the alleged victims of hacking attempt to your you offices moscow also say music revelations distract from new evidence that the russian energy released on the mh seventeen bo

now with the netherlands a whole range of factors what this. what is different about these allegations is they allege a sort of clear pattern of alleged malign activity as some of visuals have stated in the past that's the first time also notice that these acts have been attributed to sort of faceless russian hackers russian hacking one of organizations kremlin agents of some sort. a lot of these officials have tied these alleged incidents to the russian military intelligence they now have put a name and a face over organization if you will to all these events and indeed. talk about a little bit later come up with individuals who have been allegedly involved in multiple such incidents it's also the first time that they've united these accusations sort of into one front releasing these statements very much pretty much at the same time with a very small time gaps again even though the timing of these incidents was spread over many months and years this is what the british defense secretary to say. as we say these. of course will do nothing to eas

mean russia is under fire from several fronts over alleged cyber attacks the netherlands' expels for russians accuses of an attempted attack on the us chemical weapons watchdog in the hague now the four among a group of russian agents now facing indictment in for us in connection with cyber attacks coming off. the migrant rescue ship aquarius is in the french port of musée after its registration was canceled could this mark the end of privately run missions to save migrants from drowning in the mediterranean sea. and germany is not going to match pools talks with israeli counterparts. both stressed that iran must never be permitted to acquire nuclear weapons but they agree to disagree on the value of the nuclear deal with terror on. me thank you for your company authorities and then in the netherlands' say they fended off a russian cyber attack on the un chemical weapons watchdog in april moscow has denied involvement investigators allege four suspects talk to call for the electronic equipment outside the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague and left a tr

for a spot in the netherlands.tive of unilever but also to the prime minister of the netherlands. was trying to introduce a tax-free dividend. that was being pushed domestically. unilever is a success. i would go to craft. mr. coleman has the fear of god in him from kraft. show the success that the former ceo of nestle has had with unilever. this is a great chart. procter & gamble down in flames with underperformance and unilever is out on top, with the swiss company nestle. this is normalized. i will tell you, this is a major story for the power of institutional wall street or institutional, the city as well. francine: i think it has different layers. implications for investors, for chief executives in the netherlands. was a big blow symbolically to the prime minister who was negotiating brexit. there are angles here. tom: do not bet against london. in new york city, ready for new york city-red sox. the nobel peace prize has gone to two activists furtherwork against -- work for trying to end the use of sexual viol

military launching a cyber attack on the very organisation, international organisation, in the netherlands set up to investigate those novichok attacks. and why would you do that if you weren't the guilty party? we'll be live in the hague with more details on the alleged russian plot and how it was foiled, and we'll have reaction from moscow. also this lunchtime... british aid agencies launch an appeal to help victims of the indonesian earthquake and tsunami. senators in washington study an fbi report on donald trump's controversial nominee for the supreme court. the boss of one of britain's biggest banks tells the bbc a no—deal brexit could send the economy into recession. and a new study says most children under the age of five now have access to smartphones, tablets and computers. and coming up on bbc news... joe ledley misses out on the wales squad for their matches against spain and the republic of ireland through injury... but gareth bale is included. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the dutch authorities say that russian intelligence launched a cyber attack on the

united states the united kingdom australia canada and the netherlands are all accusing russian agents of involvement in a series of cyber attacks across the world the us has now indicted seven russians in connection with the attacks on domestic and international targets indictments were announced as dutch officials said they had foiled an attack on the world's chemical weapons watchdog. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague dutch authorities say it was the target of an attempt attacking attack back in april investigations allege four russian spies parked a car full of electronic equipment at side the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog. if you think. this russian military intelligence service operation targeted the o.p.c. w.y. fine network from short range with a view to hacking and infecting it we consider this a close access hack operation. at the time the o.p.c. w. was working to identify the substance used in the poison attack on former russian spy sergei skip out in the british city of salzburg. britain says the dutch allegations further incriminate rus

he says there should be an enquiry, given everything that was outlined in the netherlands.a valid request? i don't think it is something we can a nswer i don't think it is something we can answer at the drop of a hat. we all have concerns about russian interference. there is no doubt they interfered in the elections in montenegrin. it depends what interference means, in a sense. certainly there is clear and increasingly public evidence of russian interference on social media, with lots of russian factory bots trying to defy opinion. tom grundy what he wants. the message from us is we are on our guard. —— tom can do what he wants. we have to make sure that our cyber defences are strong, which is why we have a dedicated and well resourced cyber capability and we are all going to have to be on our guard. those that think elsewhere in the world perhaps you think they don't have to do anything about this might live to regret it. there are other countries who may not be as robust in their attitude as britain and those who are taking pa rt as britain and those who are taking part

and germany's football team slumped to another defeat this time against the netherlands putting coach you again live under increased pressure. i'm christine when well welcome to the program. huge crowds have turned out for what's been described as an anti-racism and anti-poverty lizza march through but in the event brought together a wide range of groups including this ickle parties probe refugee groups gay rights and muslim organizations. road less traveled have a two hundred kilometers from cabinet to join the demonstration in berlin at home she's a volunteer helping migrants. in him against time here along with many others who believe we must have an open and free society that doesn't just mean demanding that it means actively doing something about it and then have the best of us to tour. the sheer number of people who turned out to demonstrate show us how deep the concern is about the rice a frightening populism in germany. yet you know i've got people here don't want to let driving demonstrators take over the streets it's already disappeared major demonstration in germany since t

they said they will have one hq and they will put it in the netherlands.u move your primary listing to the netherlands, we are no longer eligible to be in the ftse100, lots of funds track that index. we will have to sell those shares at a time not of our choosing. we don't want to do that so we do not think it is a good idea. it was not to do with brexit, it was to do with responding to the takeover bid. but having said that, many people will show but if you are a blue—chip global firm, that, many people will show but if you are a blue—chip globalfirm, you wa nt to you are a blue—chip globalfirm, you want to be in the same index as hsbc, rio tinto, shell, bp, etc. blue—chip companies want to be in the deep and liquid pools in london. some government ministers might spin thatis some government ministers might spin that is a brexit or no brexit, london is the place to be. brexit or no brexit, but let's talk about brexit, because we have to. theresa may at the tory party conference this week, did she do enough to allay concerns and make people feel allay conc

and germany's football slump continues a heavy defeat against the netherlands coach you want to move under pressure after a string of poll results. i'm carl nason welcome to the program all eyes in germany are on but there yet today as people there head to the polls in state elections the vote is an important bra matter for america's government after a difficult year for her coalition but varia is traditionally conservative it's germany's biggest state an economic powerhouse proud of its achievements and its traditions the conservatives there have not lost an election in more than sixteen years here's how the state parliament looks right now chancellor merkel's sister party the christian social union or c.s.u. holds an absolute mage. already ahead of today's election advance polls show that the c.s.u. might be losing votes and probably even that absolute majority any shockwave from the bavarian vote will be felt in berlin chancellor merkel's interior minister horst zehava is the c.s.u. party leader a poor results today could see calls for his removal further destabilizing merkel's tr

and germany's football slump continues a heavy defeat against the netherlands coach you often live under pressure now after a string of poll results. i'm calm assman welcome to the program all eyes in germany are on but there are yet today as people there head to the polls in state elections the vote is an important barometer for the american government after a difficult year for her coalition now of areas not just known for its beer its later hosen it's also germany's biggest state an economic powerhouse and it's traditionally conservative and in fact the conservatives haven't lost an election here in more than sixty years now here's how that state parliament looks right now chancellor merkel see. party the christian social union or c.s.u. holds an absolute majority in bavaria but polls show the c.s.u. losing votes in today's election and probably even that absolute majority any shockwave from the very end vote will be felt in berlin chancellor merkel's interior minister horst they hope for is the c.s.u. party leader a poor result today could see calls for his removal further destabiliz

and germany's football slump continues a heavy defeat against the netherlands coach you walk in move under pressure after a string of over zones. i'm carl assman thanks for joining us. people in the german state of the bay area have started voting in the lection that could cause a political earthquake not only in their own state but in berlin as well a very in voters tend to be conservative and have kept the christian a social union this c.s.u. in power for decades but opinion surveys show that this time around they're in a mood for change and it's likely that the c.s.u. will lose its absolute majority chancellor angela merkel in berlin is watching this election closely because the c.s.u. is part of her national coalition government. the election in bavaria instills hope in some fear in others and the mood around burdened sky stack is growing tends to varia is hundreds of kilometers away from here but parties in berlin expect an earthquake that could shake up german politics as a whole. inside that high stack building all parties are busy carrying out internal meetings the conservati

unilever backs down from its plan to move its headquarters to the netherlands in the face of shareholder pressure. will investors love or hate the about-face? less than half an hour from the start of european equity trading. 7:31 in london. overallxx futures, the picture is unchanged but the ftse futures, tax, and c -- dax and cac futures expected little higher. we will see what the next 20 mine -- 29 minutes throw up. let's look at where we have seen outsized moves. asia, the dominant theme has been around the tech story. we reported around hacking by the chinese in the united states denied by some companies. this is having ramifications on tech companies, in particular lenovo in china. this is a fascinating one to watch. will this limit china's ability to be the factory of the world and to go up the value chain to other types of technology? india's fintech down all morning. keep an eye on emerging markets in asia. doesn't look to be feeding through into the european session. on -- the dollar up by .1% a little, some bouncing emerging market currencies. sovereign bonds, we are focused o

netherlands or france have also said that not taking part. in the new york times is reporting saudi arabia is considering blaming it general amendola syria top intelligence official close to crown prince for who had been sound man for the killing. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack in southern afghanistan that killed three top officials the governor of kandahar province his top intelligence officer and police chief or died in the attack which happened just moments after they met the most senior u.s. commander in the country the taliban say u.s. general scott miller was the target but he managed to escape unharmed it's increased concern about the security situation in afghanistan and of elections on saturday. i have our eye has more from kabul this is a major setback for the afghan government because in one single attack they lost three senior local government officials in. for example the top police command was on top of the hit list for the taliban for quite some time he has survived many suicide bombing attacks and his fat

bring you the latest from washington also on the program a range of western countries including the netherlands and the united states accuse of russian agents of launching cyber attacks around the world with targets set to include the un's chemical weapons watchdog. cristiana rinaldo is left out of portugal's squad that same captain will not play in next week's two international matches this comes amid allegations against him you'll hear from one of the journalists who broke that story. and phil gal welcome to the program united states senate is a step closer to confirming president trump's nomination to the supreme court yet be i reports into allegations of sexual assault against a judge brack kavanah house not been shown to senators in private republicans say it contains nothing to substantiate the claims while democrats criticize it as incomplete and constrained by a white house determined to push through the lifetime appointment of the conservative fifty three thousands about to cap no. protesters have taken to washington streets as the report provokes another part is not enough. democrats

the netherlands and united kingdom and shoot a joint statement condemning the behavior. we are including the statement provided to you in the room and on justice.gov. our charges charge some of the same russian operatives in the hague, along with the colleagues in moscow, along with a conspiracy to hat organizations in the united states, canada, and europe to obtain information or access that would be exploited for the benefit of the russian government. more specifically, this indictment alleges the conspiracy to use computer hacking to obtain nonpublic or small health information about athletes and others and the files of anti-doping agencies and wearing variations of multiple agencies, and to release that information selectively and sometimes misleadingly. all this was done to undermine those organizations' efforts to ensure the integrity of the olympics and other games. other targets of this conspiracy worthy chemical weapons hague andy and the a laboratory here in america. three defendants in this case were deviously charged in the indictment brought by these nationa

understand this indictment on the western pennsylvania as well as the netherlands.ic members that were affiliated with the chemical weapons site in the netherlands. as they were gathering information to find out what they actually had on chemical details and the united kingdom. this was mr. and the devils garden by the gre you. which is a tool of russian power. arthel: progression will deny, deny, deny. will russia retaliate as a result of these indictments? >> i think they already are. i think as you know we live in a geopolitical competitive age. and i think that the new strategy with regard to the united states looking at the russian federation and what they're doing geopolitically, to really diminish democracies in the west and lessen the american influence on the european continent. these are fundamental things that mr. putin has looked at trying to do. as you know, he felt that the cold war and the fall of the soviet union ended badly. he tried to regain his particular russian federation power and he is doing it through the tools that he knows best. which is i

the moment four russian spies were detained in the netherlands.lan — to use the equipment in the boot of their car to hack into computer networks. the story was made public today, in an extraordinaryjoint british and dutch news conference in which the details were laid bare and the finger pointed at the gru — russian military intelligence. the is an aggressive and well funded, official body of the russian state. it can no longer be allowed to act aggressively across the world against vital international organisations with apparent impunity. this is where the russians were caught — in this hotel car park in the hague in april of this year. the reason they were here is because just next door is the headquarters of the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons. at the time, the opcw was investigating the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal in salisbury, as well as a chemical attack in syria. ths salisbury attack would eventually lead to the death of dawn sturgess and has been blamed on russia. the four russians arrived on the 10th of apr

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sarah: germany's national football team will face the netherlands late saturday. this week, the squad trained in berlin, trying to create a positive atmosphere after a disastrous world cup campaign. a dw inclusive -- exclusive interview with a former star player rocked the boat. >> a raucous welcome for the germany squad after open training system -- session in berlin. not a critical audience. for four days, the national team asked in good weather and applause, topping up their confidence after tricky tasks ahead. >> we have had some time to freshen up until he. when you come from your club, you need one or two days to adapt to these familiar faces again. we had a great time here together. >> it would have been a perfect preparation if notot for the farmer germany captain criticizing the footbtbl situation in an exexclusive inteterview. >> i wasas surprisised as well s many other people that he didn't get this job because he worked for a long time with this team. sometimes, things don't work anymore. lorenz: they let those comments sit for a day, then hit back dip

also on the program, a range of western countries including the netherlands and the united states accuse russian agents of launching cyberattack's around the world with target said to include you in capital weapons watchdog. plus cristiano ronaldo is left out of portugal's squad. the team captain will not play in next weeks to international matches amid allegations against him. you will hear from one of the journalists who broke that story. i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. the u.s. senate is a step closer to confirming president trump's nomination to the supreme court. the fbar report into allegations of sexual assault against judge brett kavanaugh have been shown to senators and private. republican say it contained nothing to substantiate the claims of democrat, criticize it is incomplete and constrained by a white house deterrent to push through the lifetime deter -- appointment of the supreme court justice. >> democrats dianne feinstein said the most notable part of the report was what was not in it. >> the fbi did not interview brett kavanaugh, nor did the fbi interview dr. bl

they weren't hiding the russians they were expelled from the netherlands when given any explanations they were detained and asked to leave it's an example of megaphone diplomacy. while the russian foreign ministry published a statement right after that incident with the fool x.-plane nation of what actually happened back in april now in the statement it was said that there was nothing extraordinary about the fact that the less the russian delegation checked in at the marriott hotel which is situated is very close to the o.p.c. w had quarters the ministry also said that the hotel has been used by the russian delegations for decades as it is located just five hundred meters away from the russian embassy and that that was also the reason why there were so many russian cars packed parked outside but the dutch side was really aware of all these facts that were mentioned in the statement still nonetheless it was all portrayed as something from a movie really. artie's medina court. thank you so much for bringing us the latest . the syrian war has been indiscriminate when it comes to wreakin