and in vienna we've seen moscow's representative summoned to the foreign ministry to discuss the novelli case. i consider the demands russia conduct a quick open and comprehensive investigation inappropriate in the absence of any information facts or specific data from germany or any response to the russian prosecutor general's request made on the 27th of august it's over a week since moscow requested information from regarding the tests that were carried out on alexina volley on friday the german government confirmed that they had received that request however getting that information over to russia might not be as simple as all out. there right at the request was forwarded by the minister of justice to the justice department in berlin today in the morning as usual we can't comment on any cooperation regards an internal matters of the investigation so what does that mean russia has not received anything from the ministry of justice or any other responsible oath already as they have already just sad the federal government has approved their quest for mutual legal assistance. speaking in

blame directly at russia and the russian government for what they say was the poisoning of alexei novelli there were some voices that question the official government line not many i have to say but there were some and i mean. if the kremlin really regrets the assassination attempt on alex in the valley and really wants to clear things up why does novell need such a level of protection from our security services political murder is part of the putin system. so not only are the russians supposed to have tried to poison an opponent of the regime with a military nerve agent but the put it in his tea why would the russian government be so stupid them and even let an avanti fly out to germany instead of hiding him in russia it's absurd north stream too was a big issue on the debate as well basically the german politicians splitting into 3 camps there are those that say it needs to be halted immediately and perhaps canceled altogether there are those that want to wait and see how russia reacts and how this story develops and there are those saying that it's simply too important economically and

each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned nerve agent of the novacek group and our demand is that russia urgently explain what happened. our authorities are investigating this incident we don't like it when other countries dictate to us when and at what point to start our processes we cannot legally call this a criminal case based on the analysis of the journal aboard 3 moreover the board to receive the b.r.d. army just as in the b. or d. it is probably impossible to initiate a criminal case on the basis of tests that were taken in our military hospital this is legally nonsense there are acts of furphy cation our investigative bodies are working they have questions new questions appear we hope that we will receive information from our german colleagues it will help to move forward. germany previously announced it would be sharing of these test results for the global chemical weapons watch total though russia which is a member of the o p c w says nothing's yet been rece

blame directly at russia and the russian government for what they say was the poisoning of alexei novelli christophe martin shoes a senior figure within the social democratic party saying that the future of the relationship between russia and germany would have to be completely rethought following what he described as this attack on mr novelli there were some voices that question the official government line not many i have to say but there were some poor hampel from the alternative for germany party said that. we did germany think the russian government was so stupid to try and poison alexina valley in the way that would be so easily traced back to them but as i said the majority of the voices worse pointing that finger of blame firmly towards moscow nord stream too was a big issue on the jury in the debate as well basically the german politicians splitting into 3 camps those that want an immediate halt or a stop altogether or work on the gas pipeline that would take russian gas direct from russia into germany under the baltic sea those that want to wait and see what the reaction from ru

says nothing of been received as yet novelli emerged from an induced coma this week with german doctors saying he's now responding to speech over the long term effects are spilling clear he was airlifted to berlin for treatment last month after falling ill on a flight from siberia the russian doctors that initially treated him found no evidence of poisoning meanwhile russia's envoy to the un has responded to the allegations coming from western powers. this foolishness isn't good look at these questions well so hopefully being we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed. these leaders leads us to an unavoidable reply nicol question legions borst in search situations we want you to trace it erk we produced who is to benefit from this the one that won it if you demand explain the issues with defects on the table and we'll compare notes one should with the last elite gay sions uncorroborated by evidence even this is as you see your reasonable on the german parliament debate of the poisoning at a special session on friday and several lawmakers demanded acti

extremely skeptical about this and i note with great interest your viewers have just seen pictures of novelli arriving in an ambulance at the berlin hospital it was. it was written on that ambulance but in despair that means german army in other words he was picked up from the airport by the german army the tests have been carried out by the german army. this whole issue has been like the script all affair where the british army was on the spot immediately before anyone else this whole thing has been taken over as with the other poisonings by the western military and intelligence services. now even before this announcement came today the german foreign minister was saying i believe it was last week that sanctions would be introduced against russia if it was found to have poisoned violently as are saying it's hard to believe that that's exactly what has happened there but it does seem that germany at least has already made up its mind about that how much of an appetite do you think there is in europe right now for a new sanctions war. i think that firstly are quite right to say they've made up

and in vienna we've seen moscow's representative summoned to the foreign ministry to discuss the novelli case. i consider the demands russia conduct a quick open and comprehensive investigation inappropriate in the absence of any information facts or specific data from germany or any response to the russian prosecutor general's request made on the 27th of august it's over a week since moscow requested information from regarding the tests that were carried out on alexina volley on friday the german government confirmed that they had received that request however getting that information over to russia might not be as simple as all out. there right at the request was forwarded by the minister of justice to the justice department in berlin today in the morning as usual we can't comment on any cooperation regards an internal matters of the investigation so what does that mean russia has not received anything from the ministry of justice or any other responsible oath already as they have already just sad the federal government has approved their quest for mutual legal assistance or speaking i

well while the diplomatic spat between moscow in berlin seems to continue to rumble on alexei novelli has improved dramatically while his condition has anyway he's been posting on social media a picture of himself in what seems to be a burden park and which he says in the post that he will continue to work with physio therapist so it follows on from a statement earlier on wednesday in which the shot at a hospital which had been treating the valley said that he was now well enough to be discharged from the care the patient seat of house has improved to such an extent that acute medical treatment can be ended lexan in any was treated at charity for a total of 32 days 24 days away she was in an intensive care unit physicians considered fool recovery possible based in treatment and the current condition and the long term consequences of the severe poisoning can only be assessed later well it comes as the ministry of justice here in berlin of confirmed that they've received a 2nd official request from the russian senior prosecutors for information relating to tests carried out on alexei no

novelli still in hospital in berlin he fell seriously ill last month as he left siberia where he'd been campaigning germany says it was an attempted murder and his supporters claim it was ordered by president vladimir putin no valley's team is advocating smart voting in other words backing whoever is best positioned to defeat president putin's united russia party whether the candidates from the valley's own movement a nationalist or a communist here in tomsk in the valley highlighted local corruption in this campaign video he refers to blood sucking creatures. naturally use it but i'm strongly if i've already started travelling around cities in the country to declare

the facts we will react accordingly this is all reminiscent of what happened with this cripples mr novelli is currently in a medically induced coma on a ventilator in a berlin hospital more than a fortnight after being or lifted from russia the kremlin has said it needs more facts on the case from berlin while nato does call for an international response as our europe correspondent peter all of our reports. well we heard from young stoltenberg the nato secretary general on friday morning he said that it's been presented to the alliance had been presented with proof beyond down that alexei novelli had been poisoned using a novacek military grade with agent he said that they would have to be a international reaction to this however he wouldn't elaborate on what that would be it's the use of chemical of but when the use of overunity chemical nerve agent which is violating the brutish and over in use over chemical weapons and matters for a nato we strongly believe that this is blatant violation of international law and so it requires an international response. but i will not speculate about ex

agent but they put it in his tea why would the russian government be so stupid them and even let novelli fly out to germany instead of hiding him in russia it's absurd. the north stream to gas pipeline project was a major factor in the debate the pipeline which would take russian gas under the baltic sea directly into germany well lawmakers fall into 3 camps when it comes to the multi national multi 1000000000 euro infrastructure project there are those that say it needs to be halted immediately and perhaps cancelled altogether there are those that want to wait and see how russia reacts and how this story develops and there are those saying that it's simply too important economically and it must remain purely an economic project no matter what else is going on we have those see the heated debate over north stream both on the streets here in germany and on friday night in the bundestag nostra inspired by north stream has never been a purely private sector project as the german government has repeatedly argued despite the war in syria just by the use of a chemical weapon in souls bury the

going on to say that this was an attempt to silence alexei novelli and it was a crime against fundamental values now the german chancellor and the german foreign minister heiko mass of both called for in this case since the shilton the informant soon it is all there is that one of the leading opposition figures in russia has been poisoned as specialized laborde 3 of the armed forces came to a clear conclusion and that objects in never in the last poisoned with a substance from the north he's the victim for crime someone tried to shut him up. we demand an investigation into the poisoning of alex he now while we condemn this poison alex and in the near future will hold consultations and how you reform adequately respond to it it will also depend on russia's response to the case of you peter there's been further reaction both within germany and globally as well we've seen statements from several countries on the way well on the merkel said the world was watching the case to find out what happened to him and that's been represented in the reaction we've seen from the european leaders it's out

not want and that's why the novelli business is being immediately joined with north stream 2. british counties reimposing covert restrictions in england a ban on gatherings of more than 6 people controversial is due to start on monday lockdown measures are also being tightened in scotland too it comes with an alarming rise in corona virus transmissions. the prevalence of the virus in the population is increasing we found evidence that it has been accelerating at the end of august and beginning of september. the number of positive cases per $1000.00 covert tests of doubled since the end of july on friday the number of new daily confirmed cases rose to more than $3500.00 an increase of more than 600 on the previous day the total number of confirmed cases in britain is no more than $360000.00 but the world health organization is covert special envoy told us direct we may not be over the worst of it yet. there will be a mole. dishy is what you get. like a fish and by the way i have 3 cases going to do every kind to shred between people. all right usually i. read to them. an evolut

when it comes to what's next for alexei novelli well a german government spokesman was asked just that on the web and state he said that he had no further information on the whereabouts of alexei in the valley or what his plans were or idea political analysts arena rothfuss a believes that some in the west are using the novelli case as a pretext to derail the north stream to gas supply project. look into what really is a military nerve agent which is highly highly poisonous and dangerous. if it had been applied not only what has died within several minutes after being in contact with that substance so it's not really likely that novacek really was in the play but not in charge of course plays a great role in the narratives in the media. for me it's more important to look at the geopolitical backgrounds of the anglo-saxon and the us american powers are in panic about the fact that the north st 2 pipeline is about being finished quite soon so they need to give some pretext to the public to oppose the finishing of this major pipeline project because it would bring germany and russia close