r.t. international. the independence movement in catalonia shows no sign of dying down five months on from the referendum that was branded illegal by the spanish government. forty five thousand protesters attended a rally in barcelona on sunday calling for a new government that will work towards catalonia from spain people chanted their support for the former cattle and president. now he and four other separatist leaders are currently out of the country could face prosecution if they return home demonstrators also divided the release of local politicians jailed for their roles in last october's vote after the referendum madrid imposed direct rule in catalonia but jonathan shafi from the radical independence campaign says a spanish government is failing to uphold democratic rights. i think what the spanish government is attempting to do is to grain people don't and of course it's still not the number of least one way it's done now is to send riot ships in with probabilistically seems so doing within the l

r.t. international with me becky aaron good to have you with us. three people have been killed in southern france after a gunman hijacks a car before taking hostages at

r.t. international just a moment here we are about to go live to our central moscow studio for the very latest on the russian presidential election that will be with colin bray in a day or a tutor after a short break. american five folks but few months writes music notion take the example of yemen you see you do this so the genocide who are there going gone then just look who is some porting who american them british and the number walk of european countries they are a very generous nation then their support to the ag rests up so what kind of human blood sad in which to live a million children a woman does not come. with politicians to do something. they put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so if you want to be president i'm sure. most somewhat want to be rich. but you going to be first to see what before three in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters about how. things should. joining us here on our t.v. today polling stations have been open for an hour now here in the capital for the country's presidential election but with the territory spawning a

r.t. international a russian military plane with the. russian defense minister says one of its transport planes has crashed in syria killing thirty two people on board the incident took place as the aircraft attempted to land at russia's base on the country's west coast it crashed just five hundred meters from the runway the defense ministry says it's looking into all the possible causes but that preliminary reports suggest a technical malfunction was to blame there's nothing to indicate the plane was fired at us and we will of course bring you more details as soon as we get here on r.t. . the news on that for now i'll be back at the top of the hour with well so do stay with us. the new global economic war is unfolding in the realm of education the right to education is being supplanted by the right to access educational loan high education is becoming just another product that can be pulled and sold but it's not just about education anymore it's also about running a business and what you could not models of. the souls. in the early coul

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r.t. international we have your latest world headlines. a third russia sponsored a humanitarian polls in syria's eastern ghouta is underway now during the previous two a safety corridor organized by russia came under heavy shelling from terrorists preventing civilians from leaving the district the failed truce efforts provoked heated debate at a u.n. security council meeting. the fighting has not stopped opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire on the very first day the militants use the declared pause to start an onslaught on the second day the same mortar shelling has continued including of the humanitarian corridor not a single person has left the danger zone. there were reports that the assad regime once again used chlorine gas as a weapon i'm tired of asking this but do you understand how pointless it would be for damascus to use chemical weapons both from a military and a political standpoint whereas for the militants it would make perfect sense i think you understand this perfe

r.t. international. more than fifty civilians are been able to leave syria's viral humanitarian corridor but the enclave remains extremely volatile after the syrian government launched a military operation against terrorists in control of the district my colleague andrew farmer discussed latest developments with r.t. ziggy's dan of this is the first evacuation of civilians from east ghouta of its kind while the humanitarian corridors have been operational for almost two weeks now and this latest development follows an agreement a deal struck between the russian military who are struggling to keep these corridors operational and the militants who are in control of militant groups who are in control of the enclave so with here's here's what how the deal sounds effectively the agreement implies that russia's military allows certain militants and their families out of the war zone and then ensures and guarantees to order their safety and in exchange militants allowed this this small group of civilians out as

r.t. international. the independence movement in catalonia shows no sign of dying down five months on from the referendum that was branded illegal by the spanish. forty five thousand protesters attended a rally in barcelona on sunday calling for a new government that will work towards catalonia session from spain people charge of their support for the former capital and president carter as. he and four other separatist leaders are currently out of the country and could face prosecution if they come back home demonstrators also demanded the release of local politicians jailed for their roles in last october's vote after the referendum madrid of course imposed a direct rule on catalonia and jonathan shafi from the radical independence campaign says the spanish government is simply failing to uphold basic democratic rights. i think what the spanish government is attempting to do is to grain people don't know and of course say it's not the number of please one week tonight is to send rioters and with probabi

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r.t. international with me niki aaron. is running high in the city of camera for where people have gathered at the headquarters of the regional government sixty four people including many children lost their lives in a huge fire that broke out at a shopping and entertainment complex on sunday wednesday has been declared a national day of mourning in russia the protesters are demanding answers and justice for the victims people have been rallying throughout the day and the crowd has been repeatedly chanting the word truth. president putin persist slide official business and flew out to siberia he laid flowers at a makeshift memorial in the shopping center he also visited survivors at a local hospital and said that the tragedy brings mixed emotions. when you hear for the first time how many people died children died so you don't just want to cry and you want to scream but after you hear what's happening here frankly you feel very differently because. a deputy governor of kemah of a region has been asking where the crowd for

r.t. international with me taking aaron we start with breaking news three people have been killed in southern france after a gunman hijacked a car before taking hostages as a supermarket the attacker had pledged allegiance to islamic state and was eventually shot dead by special forces our correspondent in france can tell us more now charlotte good to see you what more do we know at this point. what we've been getting confirmation from france is interior minister john howard a little bit more details about the hostage taker we understand from the interior minister that he was a twenty six year old french moroccan who had been in the area in trade for petty theft there had been some suggestions that he was on the watch list as being somebody who was potentially radicalized but the interior minister has said that's not the case he was. known for petty theft and there were no signs of any islamic radicalization that's despite reports that the hostage taker this twenty six year old french moroccan had pledged allegiance according to reports from. that he had pledged allegiance to eisele or islami

r.t. international russia says it regards the alleged poisoning of double agent. as an act of terror that the british government must stop refusing moscow's calls for a joint investigation. classified documents provided by whistleblower edward snowden revealed that the much praised security of virtual currency bitcoin may have been compromised by the us national security agency. the son of libya's former leader of. the president we speak exclusively to his lawyer. the situation we have in libya now is the result of the destruction of the state institutions. that received the world turned back to its roadmap and become a democratic state. welcome to the program here on r.t. international we have your latest headlines but this hour from all around the world . and act of terrorism that moscow is qualifying the alleged poisoning of a former russian agent and his daughter russia's foreign ministry adds that it expects on the script from the u.k. and questions why london refuses to even cooperate with the investigation. reports the foreign ministry spokesperson said a n

r.t. international u.s. senators are calling for a strategic dialogue with moscow after president putin recently unveiled russia's latest nuclear weapon. president slaps tariffs on steel and other mean human imports raising the specter of a global trade war with other powers now vowing retaliation. and circle for. after terrorists once again shelled civilians trying to escape the rebel held syrian enclave of eastern kentucky. friday world like you said lines live here on r.t. international welcome to the program senators are urging washington to engage in dialogue with moscow to minimize the risk of conflict they've written a letter to the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson here is an extract. a u.s. russia strategic dialogue is following president putin's public address on march the first when he referred to several new nuclear weapons russia was reportedly developing including a cruise missile and the nuclear underwater drone which are not currently limited to but the new start treaty and would be desta

r.t. international. the independence movement in catalonia shows no sign of dying down five months on from that referendum that was branded illegal by the spanish government. forty five thousand protesters attended a rally in barcelona on sunday calling for a new government that will work towards catalonia secession from spain people charted their support for the for my cattle and president has put him on a he and four other separatist leaders are currently out of the country and could face prosecution if they return home and demonstrators also demanded the release of local politicians jailed for their roles and last october's vote after the referendum madrid imposed direct rule on catalonia jonathan shafi from the radical independence campaign says the spanish government is failing to uphold democratic rights i think what the spanish government is attempting to do is to gain people and of course it's still not the number one we start to see in. the in the but always has been to try and strangle the mood

r.t. international live from moscow studio with mean a day or two to its all round up of the last seven days and up to date stories welcome to the program president putin outlined his vision of russia's future on thursday delivering the annual state of the nation address to parliament he also revealed details about the country's new nuclear arsenal which he said includes missiles that a to advance to be intercepted by any existing and defense systems our senior correspondent explains more about the hardware that's getting western news outlets so worked up. if you aren't russian in the first hour putin's speech would have been boring taxes and corruption science and industry that sort of thing after that though it got real hot real fast. russia is a major nuclear power basically nobody wanted to talk to us nobody listened to us listen to us now rockets lasers nukes in a rush hooted unveiled in us and all of new weapons bigger faster stronger and deadlier than any that came before the as. far as the some super heavy i.c.b.m. two hundred ton missile capable of penetrating any existing defense i

r.t. international with me becky aaron good to have you with us. three people have been killed in southern france after a gunman hijacks a car before taking hostages at a supermarket the attacker had pledged allegiance to islamic state and was eventually shot dead by special forces officers our correspondent in france can tell us more now charlotte a lot more details have been confirmed in the past couple of hours can you bring us up to speed please. yes that's why we know that the hostage taker has been killed or neutralized by the police who were monitoring that situation in the turn of tribe in the south of france where we understand two people were killed we know in fact they've been confirmed as two people killed inside that supermarket and. number of others were injured and we've also been hearing from the interior minister. who took control of this operation some hours ago this is what he had to say. what he did this morning here taxi driver of a car gravely wounded another was also wounded he then left came across police officers who he als

r.t. international live from moscow now the u.s. central command has admitted it does not know how resources it gives to the saudi led coalition are being used in the conflict with. does sit com track the purpose of the missions that it is refueling what targets it strikes and the results of the mission senator we do not ok reuters recently reported on a saudi coalition air strike in late february that killed five civilians is centcom able to tell whether a u.s. fuel or u.s. munitions were used as part of that strike. center no i don't believe we are ok last month a group of u.s. senators introduced a joint resolution on yemen it aims to limit the president's power to wage war without an authorization from congress and to cut america's support for saudi arabia disentangle ing it from saudi involvement in the yemeni civil war the vote on the revolution resolution is to be held soon. in two thousand and seventeen the u.s. and saudi arabia signed and arms deal worth almost one hundred ten billion it has been described as one of the lar

r.t. international we appreciate it. now in other world news the u.s. president has opted for a major shake up on capitol hill the new face of american diplomacy will be the incumbent cia director mike pompei o with whom donald trump says he has good chemistry. very good relationship whatever. whatever was. right. was. with my pompei are now preparing to take the reins at the state department his position at the cia will be filled by gina house but now she's a veteran intelligence agent who controversially played a role in the organizations torture program also you think was done enough now it takes a closer look at the appointments and their implications hawks nesting in washington might be the new diplomats in chief of the iron fist to lead america's state department has had the president under his spell for a while already the to see eye to eye on normal most everything the issue that sunk to listen diplomatic korea trump and share common spite towards iran and north korea both of them like to call torture enhanced interrogation and there are fans of

r.t. international with mina key aaron good to have you with us this hour now our top story the u.k. has called for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council to discuss the diplomatic standoff between london and moscow the british prime minister is now speaking live let's go over to her and listen to what she's saying. i want to thank the prime minister for agreeing to meet with me to discuss the work at the cross party you fire the commission use violence is complex and needs long term solutions but some things can be done right now such as like just. eighteen to be sure that all nice and sharp instruments in shops are lots of why all stores behind counters showing no one can steal them and use them will she do this here the honorable lady has raised a very important issue and she says this is a complex problem and we need to ensure we have long term solutions for it by rajon befriend the home secretary will shortly be publishing a new serious violent strategy which will put an emphasis on n. interventions with young with young people but it's important we have tough legisla

r.t. international. now the independence movement in catalonia shows no sign of dying down five months on from the referendum that was branded illegal by the spanish government. forty five thousand protesters attended a rally in barcelona on sunday calling for a new government that will work towards catalonia secession from spain people charted their support for the former capital and president carter's puja maad. now he and four other separatist leaders are currently out of the country and could face prosecution if they return home demonstrators also demanded the release of local politicians jailed for their roles and last october's vote after the referendum madrid imposed direct rule on catalonia but jonathan shafi from the radical independence campaign says the spanish government is failing to uphold basic democratic rights i think what do you spanish government is attempting to do is to grain people and of course it's still not the number one week stock that is to send troops and with local loosely i

r.t. international now eleven in the morning in moscow welcome to the program. vladimir putin's state of the nation address the media into a frenzy accusing russia of cold war era posturing during this speech the president showcased the country's new strategic weapons which he said could outsmart all existing missile defenses the white house and the country learning of that new threat from russian president warning he said at first reason and in the west in particular not to mess with russia computer graphics of missiles flying over mountains and heading over oceans and he says he's not bluffing though many saw the address as a threat directed at the u.s. moscow claims it has no intention of using its military might high tech weaponry is intended only to preserve the global balance of power as what i reports if you aren't russian in the first hour of putin's speech would have been boring taxes and corruption science and industry that sort of thing after that though it got real hot real fast and i mean russia is a major nuclear power basically nobody wanted to ta

r.t. international and we did a contact the german interior ministry for clarification on this issue or they avoided commenting actually providing us instead with information on voluntary deportation. in the era of fake news so for claim to fact checking websites have been gaining popularity and in the us and other such online project has been launched but this time it will check the checkers themselves into trying to reports. fake dues fake news you are fake news that was my impression of a fake news police officer heard about any of those in the post truth era fact checkers the likes of snow political act fact check and many others are out there to make sure you digest facts only but fake news police are exceptional human super beings can be biased just like any folks sure these conservative guys today go on about political fact as left leaning republican and trump haters while for them in the liberal camp the likes of news busters are a joke conservative fact checkers really so there you have it conservative alternative facts versus a liberal outpolls this isn't. some people might try to

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r.t. international thanks for the. president has signed a controversial order imposing a hefty tariffs on steel imports to america and the moves faced fierce backlash both from abroad and within the u.s. but trump insists it's needed to protect the country's national security. today i'm defending america's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum the american steel loman in the district has been ravaged by aggressive foreign trade practices. it's really an assault on our country despite domestic and international backlash trump has signed a proclamation imposing twenty five percent tariffs on steel imports and ten percent tariffs on minium imports encouraging companies to buy american well the president argues that protecting these industries will guarantee economic and national security however trump has offered to relieve to some u.s. allies of the tariffs will not apply to imports from canada and mexico at least temporarily until nafta is renegotiated even though trump has receiv

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r.t. international with me nicky aaron now we begin this hour with the tragedy in the central russian city of camera for now sixty four people including many children are now known to have died in a huge fire at a shopping and entertainment complex local authorities say ten people are still missing and that the number of fake teletubbies may rise further our video agency ruptly has obtained c.c.t.v. footage from inside the mall is showing the flames spreading and thick smoke rapidly filling the fourth floor it's been reported that the blaze began in the children's play area images showing the panic that ensued have also been emerging online. would you just push through that you. are stupid as you could tell the goal is to determine your willingness to do so why are you not responding to the march into his or should do more good with us because it's a good last week from. you but you do not cooperate. when you want to question before you send many children were unable to escape from the building some were seen jumping from windows four people have been detained and questioned in connection

r.t. international a russian military transport plane crashes while landing at an air base in syria killing all thirty two people on board. the british news media goes into overdrive speculating on the kremlin involvement in the suspected poisoning of a former russian double agent in the u.k. and despite hard facts the government's threatening retaliation. just proved to be well thought we take whatever measures we deem necessary to protect the rights of the people in this country. and. the us holds ground operations in eastern syria after its kurdish militia partners head to the north of the country to repel an incursion by washington's nato ally turkey. and a hundred days to kick off our world cup team guides you through some of the host cities making final preparations for russia twenty eighteen. it's six o'clock here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international live from our studio with mina david welcome to the program and we start with the breaking news from syria where a russian military transport plane has crashed while landing killing all thirty two people on board to give us m

r.t. international. so we've gone from threats of all out war to north korea apparently offering to freeze its nuclear activity how much of a breakthrough actually is this. of course it's really early and at this point in time i don't have a lot of information about the details of the dialogue between the south and north korean delegations but what we've heard so far very promising indeed but everything hinges on the attitude of the united states so a few days ago that case you know the north korean news agency issued a statement saying that it's always been in favor of resolving issues through dialogue and peaceful negotiations but. it's also its belief that the negotiation to be on the basis of equal footing that's the key they're trying to express let's take an attitude of demanding that north korea denuclearize as a precondition going to grow and send its approach through this concept of north koreans as if it just needs to deliver an ultimatum and north korea needs to forward north korea's attitude

r.t. international my names you know neal good to have your company our top story the russian military ses only two children have managed to escape the besieged syrian district of eastern ghouta on tuesday last russia established a humanitarian corridor to help civilians find safe passage out of the reach. you have these are the help setting him inches of the moment syrian soldiers save the two children they were clearly in.

r.t. international we started with this news first than a sixty six year old man and his daughter tonight remain critically ill in hospital in the united kingdom to be exposed to an unidentified substance the man is a former russian colonel this is where it gets interesting who'd been convicted of spying for britain surrogate's cripple used in the russian military's intelligence service another twist in two thousand and six he passed the identities of russian secret agents in europe to the u.k. he was subsequently caught and sentenced to thirteen years in prison but furthermore in twenty ten he was released as part of a high profile spy swap with the u.s. and flown to britain he made home apparently in seoul's brain. will chip the russian embassy in the u.k. has contacted the british foreign office now requesting more information about what happened yesterday involving sogers cripple and his daughter in salzburg there moscow's representatives in london say they're extremely concerned about the way it's been covered in the media thus far but the lack of clarity concerning what exactly happ

r.t. international coming to you live from moscow i'm kate partridge thank you for joining us. russia's defense ministry says rebel groups in syria have been armed with chemical weapons and a preparing to frame attacks as a pretext for the u.s. to carry out airstrikes against bashar al assad's government r.t.s. what does the of has the details. representatives of the russian armed forces have said they have intonation and reason to believe that the united states it's as a talent base in syria has been preparing squads of rebels try to is to stage a chemical probably cation a chemical weapons attack in the south of syria in doubt which borders jordan and these rail they've been provided allegedly as when years twenty tons of norene this one is dead to date is disguised as disguised as cigarette packs and this attack is imminent defense officials have said that this attack will be blamed on the syrian government and will be used this is the excuse by the united states and its allies to show a good bashar al assad to his government did his military directly then we put a look at t

r.t. international sponsored ceasefire in a damascus suburb failed. after terrorists shelled and evacuation route preventing hundreds of civilians from leaving the war torn area. the un calling the situation in yemen the world's worst manmade humanitarian disaster we talked to a man who lost four children and his wife in a strike. facebook admits it still found no sign that russia interfered in the. vote despite a renewed effort to dig up proof. and split over a local initiative to introduce sex education in kindergartens with brochures featuring transgender identity and same sex marriage issues. just turning nine am on the first of march and for many of us the first day of spring sunshine here in moscow and minus twenty. in just about an hour's time now a third humanitarian pause will come into force in the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta during the previous two a safety corridor organized by russia came under heavy shelling from terrorists preventing civilians from leaving the district the failed truce efforts provoked heated debate at a u.n. secur

r.t. international with main the key aaron good to have you with us this hour. well a fourth person has now died as a result of friday's terrorism in southern france in which a gunman hijacked a car and took hostages at a supermarket in a small town the attacker pledged allegiance to islamic state and was eventually shot dead by special forces the latest victim is a police officer lieutenant colonel are no beltran has been labeled a hero for volunteering to swap places with a female hostage he managed to leave a mobile phone on for they all thought he's outside the supermarket to listen in when they heard gunfire police moved in there they discovered charm had been shot he succumbed to these injuries on saturday morning let's take a look at how the tragedy unfolded on friday a gunman hijacked a car on the outskirts of the town of caucus on at around ten in the morning shooting dead one passenger and seriously injuring the driver shortly afterwards he opened fire on a group of police officers who were out jogging wounding one in the shoulder the gunman then drove

r.t. international and we start with a weekend tragedy in central russia in the city of camera of sixty four people died including many children in a huge fire at a shopping into taman complex local authorities say ten people are still missing and the number of fatalities may still rise further video agency rubble is obtained c.c.t.v. footage from inside the mall showing the flames spreading on the thick smoke rapidly filling the fourth floor it's been reported that the blaze began in a children's play area images showing the panic that ensued valse of an emerging online. yes close to that. many people unable to escape from the building some are seeing jumping literally from the windows five have been detained there and questioned in connection with the incident it's still not clear what caused the fire and word of warning you may find some of the following images coming up extremely upsetting. it was horrific the mall was packed with people we couldn't hear the fire alarm. the smoke filled the cinema and grabbed my system one ran down the stairs was a terrible crush and zero visibility my h

r.t. international two main stories in this bulletin tonight starting with the weekend tragedy in central russia in the city of camera where sixty four people including many children are now known to have died a huge fire at a shopping center an entertainment complex local authorities say ten people are still missing tonight and that the number of fatalities may rise further video agency ripley's obtained c.c.t.v. footage from inside the mile showing the flames spreading and thick smoke rapidly filling the fourth floor it's been reported that the blaze began in the children's play area images showing the panic that ensued of also emerged on mine. just first of that. i stood the test you could tell to almost think it's a mule only to mr hardy not at this point you can do much in the last throes or so doing good with us because they take you must not wait for. when you do not cooperate. when you want to cross even you said too many people were unable to escape the building some were seeing jumping from windows five people have been detained the big question the connection with the instant i

r.t. international my names you know neal good to have your company our top story the russian military says only two children have managed to escape the besieged syrian district of. humanitarian corridor to help civilians find safe passage out of the region. these are the images of the moment syrian soldiers seizing two children they were clearly in shock comforted her reaching the government held position the children say the left. but were separated from them after militants opened fire. on the side. and. i don't know. but i don't. have many. especially. now so you know. they have a smile you when you let's give you a sense of god all of eastern just outside the syrian capital damascus it's been occupied by various rebel islamist groups for years and has been under siege since twenty thirty on here just to the north just outside the humanitarian car door is a refugee camp within it there is a special shelter for those fleeing eastern facilities there have been prepared for refugees the center offers food supplies as well as medical assistance with many humanitarian groups volunteering the

r.t. international. thank you sean. all right earlier u.k. prime minister theresa may announce britain would expel twenty three russian diplomats and suspend all scheduled bilateral meetings with russia on associate you're going to has the latest details from london. well the british prime minister has said that russia is culpable of attempted murder and among the measures that the u.k. is now taking is the expulsion of twenty three russian diplomats they are suspending high level contacts between the two countries the russian foreign minister's visit to the u.k. has been cancelled and no british officials including members of the world family will be present at the world cup in russia taking place this summer may has said that russia's response to the deadline that was given by midnight last night was a distain given the gravity of that unravelled mr speaker it was right to offer russia the opportunity to provide an explanation but their response has demonstrated complete disdain for the gravity of these events. they have provided no credibl

r.t. international polling stations have just opened in moscow for the country's presidential election but with russia's spread across eleven time zones in some regions the vote has already been in full swing for half a day now just a moment we can go live to call in bray and a dear a tutor from our special studio right in the heart of moscow. because it is decision with our coverage of the russian presidential election live from red square in the heart. with capital now let's just get this out of the way early on the sun for you it's pushing minus twenty here in moscow right now but voting started a few minutes ago but think of the people in the very far east you know because for most minus thirty five seconds so we've got to be lucky have money so. we called in very lucky indeed and we've got front row seats we will bring you all the latest from the. election silence has been in effect since saturday meaning campaigning as well as news coverage of the candidates and then manifest. so until the polls close this evening we won't be able to tell you any more about those vying for the leader

r.t. international thank you for joining us. russia's defense ministry says rebel groups in syria have been armed with chemical weapons and are preparing to frame attacks as a pretext for the u.s. to carry out airstrikes against bashar al assad's government. because the of the details. representatives of the russian armed forces have said they have intimation and reason to believe that the united states it's as talent base in syria has been preparing squads of rebels fighters to stage a chemical provocation a chemical weapons attack in the south of syria in doubt which borders jordan and israel they've been provided allegedly as when years twenty tons of norene this one is dead to date is disguised as disguise this cigarette packs and this attack is imminent the fed's officials have said that this attack will be blamed on the syrian government and will be used this is an excuse by the united states and its allies to strike could push al assad to his government did his military directly then they provoke the provocations mentione

r.t. international live from our studio with me nidia today welcome to the program the first humanitarian convoy has entered the rebel held syrian enclave of eastern guta a total of forty six trucks will deliver aid and supplies to those stranded inside the city this is the first humanitarian help to reach the area since mid february the relief efforts are being coordinated by the u.n. red cross and red crescent. is located just outside the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel an islamist groups for years it's been under siege since twenty thirteen and here to the north of kuta in the of the u.n. refugee camp is the humanitarian corridor talk that the aid trucks are using. however it's reported that those desperate to flee goods are via the corridor have been prevented from doing so by rebel shelling and sniper fire the russian military says only two children have managed to escape east and go to us so far. i warning these all the upsetting images of the moment syrian soldiers saved the two children they were clearly in shock i'm a comforted off to reach in the go

r.t. international. now in other news today more than twenty five thousand people have fled the militant controlled syrian enclave on sunday thousands more to are expected to leave the area through russia sponsored evacuation routes since the army launches operation against militants the region in damascus is seen by far its biggest exodus of civilians. i left all my oil and i what they need in the absence of civilians are living good right now by the humanitarian character he can see behind me and the passage has been recently opened by syrian forces it's allowing crowds of civilians many of them are children to leave them battle area. to roost use people as human shields they wouldn't let us fully they hid behind our backs we wanted to leave a year and a half ago they wouldn't let us.

r.t. international this friday afternoon where it's just turned two o'clock here in moscow now our top story senators are urging washington to engage in urgent talks with moscow to minimize the risk of conflict they have written a letter to u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson here's part of it. u.s. russia's strategic dialogue is following president putin's public address on march the first when he referred to several new nuclear weapons russia was reportedly developing including a cruise missile and a nuclear underwater drone which is not going to limited by the new start treaty and would be destabilizing if deployed well it really does feel like putin's addressed earlier this month did prompt this and really hit its target of getting the west attention and while this letter is directed at the secretary of state rex tillerson it urges him to begin strategic talks with russia without delay and within that there's also contain warnings and accusations towards russia the allegation that russia is in violation of the i.n.f. treaty is repeated it within there which of course russia has repeate

r.t. international coming to you live from moscow. both the final results are in from russia's presidential election the turnout was almost sixty eight percent with the majority voting to return of logic person for a fourth term in the kremlin and he has r.t. special coverage of this historic event from red square. come to it from red square and stiff and i would think the error was as we digest some of the final results so that comes we'll get some final reactions to it from a number of us especially because. yes the russian presidential election has been full it's on the speed and we'll be bringing you all the latest developments and yes. the limit putin then pulls off a huge win on sunday getting over three quarters of the vote it means he'll stay on as president and could remain in the kremlin for up to another six years at the fifty six million russians chose him to lead their country it's why fals didn't even come close to be sworn in as president for the full time in many when you look at the stats putin did better than in any

r.t. international thank you for joining us. more than fifty civilians have been granted safe passage out of the syrian district of eastern ghouta the rebel enclave remains extremely volatile as the government continues its operation against terrorists who control the area r.t.c. goshdarn off as the latest. this was a gamble against all odds out of four hundred thousand people trapped in a war zone these fifteen are the first group to flee eastern ghouta militants in control of the area have let them out almost two weeks after russia and syria opened the humanitarian corridor was not an act of good world on behalf of the rebel factions but part of a deal russia and syria led some anti government fighters safely flee with their families and in exchange fighters in ghouta would allow fifty civilians to leave the war zone as well. we've been suffering horribly for seven years we all stayed neutral in misrata but we couldn't leave can do anything they didn't let us leave controlled pressure on us believe that mr imagine she'd know w

r.t. international thanks for joining us in red square of first of all just generally what was your impression of the way the voting process was handled the election yesterday. the elections here in moscow and southern part of moscow. that's a twelve voting station and my overall impression was quite positive there was no systematic no fraud of up thing like this. and we were. both in every polling station so what i can say from my observations this was positive and this was a drug or a mood among the other election observers here in moscow so i would say and this was the result a bit of the coming together of the international of election observers we were robbed hundred for with the. that. procedure yesterday was all in all better than the average of. ten or surveys of what was the right because there have been criticisms that have been some cases of fraud that have been uncovered and they've been dealt with and addressed you were one of an army almost of observers of the election this time around and what are you so you saw none of them do you think that there was enough observation too muc