sean thomas there in central moscow thank you. now on focusing more on the possible diplomatic solutions russia's foreign minister said get up off the u.s. secretary of state john kerry they're meeting later today in geneva they will try to reach a consensus on a u.n. security council resolution which could see the syrian government getting rid of its chemical weapons a bit earlier in the program i spoke to ati's polyploid. moscow has reportedly handed washington a proposal already that they're set to mull over later on today now thanks to leaks in the russian media we've got some details of that proposal it's reportedly set out in several stages the first stage is going to involve syria signing up to the chemical weapons convention thereafter damascus will have to declare all of its chemical weapons storage and production facilities after that they're going to have to let chemical weapons inspectors into the country and finally they will have to decide together on how to destroy that stockpile of chemical weapons now we know that

sean thomas thanks for joining us one what else did the president have to say well president vladimir putin was speaking to the associated press and first channel and he warned of the west strongly against unilateral action in syria also said that if the united states had specific evidence that it needs to go to the u.n. security council but he also said that if there is a credible investigation that has evidence that points to the assad regime he is not against supporting u.n. action but that is only after the u.n. security council takes a look and decides as a global community now he spoke about the video footage showing children having been killed allegedly by chemical weapons he said of course this is horrific and tragic but it doesn't answer who did the killing or how they were killed he also mentioned that there are claims that the people responsible for this video have ties to al qaeda linked groups he also said that there are no parents or no doctors that are visible in this video and no one knows who these people really are and there needs to be a thorough investigation into

sean thomas there demonstrators all over the world have taken to the streets to speak out against an attack on syria protesters gathered in front of the white house after the bombers announcement and there were also crowds in new york even before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than a thousand was seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president on land is a terrorist and then with david cameron and barack obama that sentiment was echoed in turkey as well and you see some of the latest pictures from there as well as footage from earlier protests britain's former first seen one security minister told us that the intervention could have foreseen consequences. the danger with saying we're going to use a limited surgical strike is all my experience of wars and i've been in them and in the lead up to them and i've been running them and things is to find that you have a lot of unintended consequences you think you're just going to do one little thing but actually things then happen in expands we need to be very clear what is it we a

backing let's get more from our tease sean thomas now shaunie you were listening live when he spoke what did russia's foreign affairs chief have to say well served a lover of what was speaking to a group of students on this the first day of classes at moscow state university school for international relations it was after he did his welcoming speech of the topic quickly turned to syria where he said that there were double standards in play when it comes to dealing with the middle east that rebels in syria are inspired and motivated by america's actions which is a very dangerous thing democracy is often used as an excuse by the united states to intervene militarily when they feel that. they disagree with the stance of a particularly regime he also said when speaking about the inconsistency is of western governments he said that often times western governments want to topple dictators but not all dictators which is basically an inconsistent approach to how things should be done but the main point of news is that he said that about the evidence in syria that the u.s. has it's not concur con

zone are and what needs to change to sort of problems out what is up with what is the car to you sean thomas our in-house investor poised at the business desk to give us a peek at his portfolio fast. this week the federal reserve defied expectations and decided to keep the u.s. economy on life support the fed will continue to pump cheap money into the system or injecting the sick patient with steroids fed chairman ben bernanke is concerned that the u.s. economy is still not healthy enough to survive without its monthly medicine he's referring to the eighty five billion dollars a month the stimulus program which equates to one trillion dollars a year a huge prescription hauffe of which is spent on supporting mortgages the other five hundred billion is spent on government bonds he also warned that the looming debt ceiling showdown that may have very serious consequences unless a date is reached but it seems like the more the debt ceiling is moved the faster we approach it again and ceilings unless some kind of freaky theme park ride are not supposed to move so i'm now joined by name as i am fr

frank mode to show and talk about them on the rocky road ahead companies to come as well as mr sean thomas saw in house investor he gives us a peek at his full idea but. today is the five year anniversary of the biggest bankruptcy in history the a when the ruthless risk taking gravy buying capacity past the dow traders are standing there watching a major battle brewing or the worst day on wall street because we're married down forty three percent that it was happening wall street yes that was the catastrophic reaction to the destruction of believe in brothers the biggest financial blow since the great depression bought a home of a decade on the house the layman lessons been lugs what it seems the risk taken habits are hard to shade just lost it will street's biggest bank j.p. morgan chase last of a six billion dollars on credit default swaps which the bank tried to cover up there's also been accusations of improper and he tried in reports that the bank children of chinese officials to help with business on several cases of misleading customers on identity theft products and smoked. just as

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. >> sean thomas there. for more let's go live to our correspondent, director of the institute. she's written on the middle east and the u.s. foreign poll schism joining us live from washington. obama, he's really under public pressure and he's acknowledged nato. how much do these factors impact on his decision to take on congress? >> i think that play as major role. he was prepared to go without a united nations resolution which would make any military strike illegal. but he was counting on certainly the brits. he was counting on the u.k. to come onboard. i think he was quite blind-sided by that decision by the british parliament and then to find out that nato said no and that the arab league said no. france isn't quite enough as an international ally. i think all of that plus the fact that almost 200 members of congress has signed letters in recent days demanding that there be some consultation with congress. all of that recognized that he couldn't just go ahead with this military strike and think he was going to retain public support for it. public support is very, very low f

washington proceeds with its plan strikes against syria joining me live now for the latest on this sean thomas a very good morning to you sean the russian president putting pen to paper outlining russia's stuff what else did he have to mention well rory is certainly an interesting developer. and writing in the new york times op ed piece titled a plea for caution from russia now the message was strong but hopeful it directly address the. american people and the politicians of the united states mitt's what he called. era of insufficient communications between societies he related the different stages of ally ship and the time during the cold war between russia and the united states and saying that the world does not need to have such conflicts which is why the united nations was created and that it is an important institution he also went on to say how that unilateral action from one country basically defies the idea of the united nations and it weakens their mandate which is to keep peace around the world now in terms of a strike against syria the president said that it is against the will of t

from the russian and syrian syrian foreign ministers came after their meeting in moscow on monday sean thomas listened into their news conference and joins me now sean. sean what were the arguments that moscow and damascus were putting out there today against any action by washington. well the two foreign. ministers met. basically discussing the latest on the ground in situ the situation in syria also saying that they were against the idea of foreign intervention and they say that any action has to happen in accordance to international law sergey lavrov said that he's dedicated to bring all parties to the table to discuss a solution in syria but the rebels need to be isolated and that no one party can hijack or monopolize the solution he says that they need to wait for the united nations to complete their investigation and for those results to be brought on the table also calling for the un inspectors to come back into syria and can plead their work. sergey lavrov reminded the public that they have evidence that it could be the rebels themselves that actually used chemical weapons back in mar

state department says since issued an apparent retraction saying it wasn't a genuine offer to sean thomas joins us for more hi there sean it's been an afternoon of twists and turns but the dramatic news in the last hour syria now said its own border this plan bring us up to speed well certainly kevin has been a very interesting day in fact as this story has rapidly develop from a tongue in cheek remark apparently to an actual diplomatic proposal the latest news while the foreign minister of syria saying that he welcomes russia's proposal to work with them on bringing syria's chemical weapons arsenal under international . control let's backtrack though and talk about how this is all unfolded throughout the day it all started with a john kerry and william hague meeting in london discussing the situation in syria at that point john kerry said that the evidence was compelling that the assad regime had used chemical weapons and it basically made an offer basically if syria hands over their full chemical weapons arsenal by the end of the week then an attack can be avoided he also said that any

as well it seems most aspects of human interaction also under surveillance earlier my colleague sean thomas are supposed to attorney general holder to explain how access to such information could be abused for personal gain. first of all there's the question of privacy that is to say the n.s.a. is well known for not vetting and investigating to contract tours that they hire they can get access to the personal data of various individuals and that can lead to identity theft that can lead to various kinds of fraud but the other aspect of the der spiegel story i think is more fascinating you may recall that der spiegel has also reported that s f t which is the interbank entity based in brussels belgium also was penetrated by n.s.a. that smells like espionage on the economic level that is to say that the n.s.a. can gain details of what a german bank may be doing what a russian bank may be doing what a chinese bank may be doing and pass that on to their u.s. competitors thereby giving the u.s. competitor an advantage in the financial market how will this affect us using our credit cards and regul

sean thomas there well you can find out what else russia's president had to say during his interview in the full version available on our website r.t. dot com and in washington the house of representatives foreign affairs committee hearing on syria is underway and these are live pictures from there right now here on r.t. for a secret state john kerry has been addressing the lawmakers and we can see him there he's pretty much repeating his statement in the senate that he made yesterday he stressed the greater risk american security would face if the u.s. doesn't act now also just like on tuesday there are protesters against the war present at the hearing and you can see them just in the background there with their arms in the air now meanwhile the u.s. president said relations with a lot of near putin regarding syria hit the wall but expressed hope russia would change its stance barack obama was speaking in sweden as he rallies support both at home and abroad for a potential strike near top u.s. lawmakers agreed on a resolution giving president obama a ninety day window for military a

sean thomas there in syria agreeing to give up its chemical weapons did not come as a result of the u.s. threatening military strike president assad has told a russian t.v. channel he also claimed a chemical attack near damascus was a provocation most demanded by the us or more details of that interview on our website run our own r.t. dot com well russia and the u.s. are trying to reach consensus on a u.n. security council resolution which will see moscow's plan to rid syria of chemical weapons implemented foreign minister sergey lavrov is meeting the u.s. secretary of state john kerry later on thursday in geneva. reports. has reportedly handed washington a proposal already that they're set to mull over later on today now thanks to leaks in the russian media we've got some details of that proposal it's reportedly set out in several stages the first stage is going to involve syria signing up to the chemical weapons convention thereafter damascus will have to declare all of its chemical weapons storage and production facilities after that they're going to have to let chemical weapons insp

all right thanks a lot artie's sean thomas there for us now sean just mentioned the u.s. is building a case for war on its own claims and intelligence washington has also pointed to amateur footage posted online allegedly showing victims of the attack even unconfirmed accounts by reported eyewitnesses are being used as solid evidence by america where the latest claims from the state department revolve around alleged samples from the war zone which they say confirm the use of chemical weapons but most of america's allies aren't buying the arguments with only france agreeing to weigh in with force to support a u.s. attack while the u.n. says it is the only one who can determine whether chemical weapons were actually used. the united nations mission is uniquely capable of establishing in an impartial and credible manner the facts of any use of chemical weapons based directly on evidence collected from the ground ok and if the u.s. share any of this evidence that is described with the u.n. well as we've said repeatedly said member states are encouraged to share information in

seats out of three hundred rapidly gaining support among some of the country's youth my colleague sean thomas discussed their rise without half enough. this was the largest show of public anger over the killing of published physis the thirty four year old hip hop artist an anti-fascist activist the man who killed him is believed to be a supporter of the far right golden dawn party of this is a group the currently controls eight hundred seats in parliament it's been described as neo fascist. largely for its campaign of intimidation against immigrants who blames for some of the economic woes affecting greece right now now while public is not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with all similar protests similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the police a group of a small group of protesters who had their faces co

york times where he explained why he believes the use of force will only make matters worse bloody sean thomas has the details. a strong and hopeful article in the new york times called a plea for caution from russia in this putin directly address the u.s. people in what he calls a time of insufficient communication between the societies he talked about the need for the u.n. and providing international stability and talked about a u.s. strike saying that it would put innocent lives at stake spread the conflict derail peace efforts between. also hamper discussions on iran's nuclear problem and promote terrorism destabilizing the region as a whole he also talked about unilateral action from the united states under the u.n. charter would be seen as an act of aggression here's what he had to say about working within the limits of international law if you cannot count on international law then you must find other ways to ensure security versus a growing number of countries seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction this is logical if you have the bomb no one will touch you we're left with talk of

sean thomas there well you can find out what else russia's president had to say during his interview in the full version available right now on our website r.t. dot com well meanwhile the u.s. president said relations with that image prudent regarding syria have hit the wall but expressed hope russia would change its stance record bomber was speaking in sweden as he rallies support both at home and abroad for a potential strike earlier top u.s. lawmakers agreed on a resolution giving president obama a ninety day window for military action but bars american boots on the ground let's go to new york and artie's miniport for more on this marina take us through bombers latest statements on syria and those plans to strike. well u.s. president barack obama says that when it comes to the use of chemical weapons in syria it's not his credibility that is on the line he says is the credibility of the international community he was referring to the statements that he made a year ago when he said that if chemical weapons were used in syria it would be it would be a red line for him now he's sayin

years ago but today there are hardly any empty spots on the map free of racist crime my colleague sean thomas discussed the disturbing trend with artie's half enough. this was the largest show of public anger over the killing of published physis the thirty four year old hip hop artist an anti-fascist activist who was stabbed to death last week the man who killed him is believed to be a supporter of the far right golden dawn political party and this is a group the currently controls eight hundred seats in parliament it's been described as neo fascist. largely for its campaign of intimidation against immigrants whom it blames for some of the economic woes affecting greece right now now while published was not the first person to die at the hands of neo nazis in greece he was the first non migrant to do so and this has sparked outrage all across the country with a similar protest similar scenes last week in the early hours of this wednesday thousands of greeks marched in a largely peaceful protest they marched towards the offices of golden dawn which were secluded essentially protected by the po

against the administration about the falling out of getting involved in syria militarily artie's sean thomas has more on moscow's reaction. president vladimir putin spoke to reporters and bloody vostok here in russia and had some strong clear words about the situation in syria first of all he said all of this talk of strikes and military intervention from the west is he is certain because the syrian regime is making advances against the rebels and it's a tactic or a technique to try and turn the tide of the civil war in syria to the rebels side he also said that the idea of the government the assad regime using chemical weapons is absurd cityscape. syrian government forces are advancing in some areas they have surrounded the rebels to think that in such a time they would give a trump card for those calling for intervention is. now the president went on to say that of course russia is against the idea of weapons of mass destruction specifically chemical weapons and in this case and particularly that the global community needs to wait until the u.n. investigation team results are in and he say

broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team with our weekly report i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us now russia and the u.s. have come up with a roadmap to completely disarm syria of its chemical arsenal by the middle of two thousand and fourteen the plan consists of six key points let's take a closer closer look at what they are right now now the exact quantity of syria's chemical weapons will be determined and placed under international control but first we syria will have to submit a full list of its stockpiles within a week after that these arms can be destroyed under the chemical convention weapons . vention international inspectors will get immediate access to weapons storage and then begin the description just struction process if syria doesn't comply it could lead to a chapter seven un security council resolution which allows for the use of force but as artie's and he said now reports this deal doesn't necessarily mean that the threat of a u.s. strike is no longer looming over syria signed sealed and if delivered it could see syria hand over its chemi

barack obama against military action urging him to think of the countless possible victims artie's sean thomas has more. president vladimir putin spoke to reporters and bloody vostok here in russia and had some strong clear words about the situation in syria first of all he said all of this talk of strikes and military intervention from the west is he is certain because the syrian regime is making advances against the rebels and it's a tactic or a technique to try and turn the tide of the civil war in syria to the rebels side he also said that the idea of the government the assad regime using chemical weapons is absurd cityscape. syrian government forces are advancing in some areas they have surrounded the rebels to think that in such a time they would give a trump card for those calling for intervention. now the president went on to say that of course russia is against the idea of weapons of mass destruction specifically chemical weapons and in this case and particularly that the global community needs to wait until the u.n. investigation team results are in and he says that at that time the

in broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is sean thomas going to have you with us in the international chemical weapons watchdog will send a team to oversee the destruction of syria's toxic weapons arsenal in the next few days this comes after the unanimous u.n. security council resolution demanding the country eliminate its stock the details now from our new york correspondent marina. this breakthrough marks the first time the united nations security council has agreed on a binding document concerning syria the resolution unanimously adopted by the council requires the verification and destruction of syria's chemical weapons stockpile. miles however while it doesn't mention chapter seven towards the end of the document it does not indicate that immediate use of force would be allowed this is something that russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov explained in detail while addressing the security council dilutes in your book by the with where we should move the resolution does not fall under chapter seven of the un charter and does not allow for the automatic use of force

and broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our sean thomas glad to have with us now russia and america have hammered out an agreement to eliminate syria's chemical weapons arsenal the deal removes the threat of imminent u.s. military action against the assad regime sparked by reports of a gas attack foreign minister sergey lavrov and secretary of state john kerry outlined a six point plan under which damascus would hand over its chemical stockpiles let's take a look at that plan the outline will first have to be approved by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons syria will now have to a week to provide the u.n. with a complete list of its stockpiles and there will be so-called extraordinary procedures under the chemical weapons convention and that could be used to destroy the arsenal meanwhile all sides including rebel groups have been told that they will be responsible for the safety of international inspectors on the ground and will have to provide free access to the sites now. the ultimate aim is to complete removal or elimination of all syri

the cuff remark turn into actual diplomacy we will wait and see ok thank you and that's artie's sean thomas. now michael maloof is a former senior security policy analyst the u.s. the park bench new joins us live now from washington to discuss these latest developments now the russian foreign minister says that he'll push for assad to hand over chemical weapons and avoid a military strike like john kerry said does that mean that the sides have found finally found common ground or they could find common ground given that washington then later tried to retract that comment from kerry. well i think that mr lavrov calling kerry on his proposal really shows what and then having the state department back track really shows true intention of the state department and indeed the obama administration if they were not serious and if they claim it was rhetorical then i think it really shows that. a a u.s. bombing and intervention is greater than just the chemical weapons issue it clearly shows that it's aimed more at iran. playing to the tune of the saudis at this point but i think i think that mr lavr

attack on syria would derail them artes sean thomas has more. sergey lavrov said that he's dedicated to bring all parties to the table to discuss the solution in syria he says that they need to wait for the united nations to complete their investigation and for those results to be brought on the table also calling for the un inspectors to come back into syria and can plead their work. sergey lavrov reminded the public that they have evidence that it could be the rebels themselves that actually used chemical weapons and so the situation isn't as cut and dry as is making it seem to be and then also called on the united states to lead the way in peace process talk to school hear what he had to say about that. syrian coley has confirmed that damascus is willing to attend the geneva two conference without any preconditions in order to look for a solution to the crisis together with the opposition and we now call on our american colleagues to focus their efforts this instead of preparing a military strike last week it was decided that russia was going

leader if indeed washington proceeds with its plan strikes against syria joining me live now our sean thomas coming on the program this morning good to see you sure it's ultimately i suppose if world leaders turning a deaf ear to your concerns take your argument to the public well certainly an interesting development rory this article was strong but full of hope from president vladimir putin in the new york times. it was called a plea for caution from russia and it directly addressed the american people in what putin calls a time of in sufficient communication between societies now he talked about the u.n. and the need for international stability he also talked about how a new knighted stakes lead strike would put innocent lives at stake it would spread the conflict derail peace efforts between israel and palestine it would hamper discussions about the iranian nuclear problem it would promote terrorism and destabilize the region entirely now he also talked about how unilateral action would be seen under the un charter as an act of aggression and talked about the importance of acting within i

counterparts on the sean thomas has more on the reaction from the russian leadership. it seems that russia is proactively trying to get involved in coming up with a global solution on the problem of syrian fact agrees to send to lawmakers to the united states to meet with congress to discuss the situation on the ground in syria and saying that only through open dialogue and communication between these two countries where there has been pretty much a stalemate at the u.n. security council they can come up with a solution that is agreeable to both the united states and to russia and of course to syria as well now this comes after sergey lavrov addressed students at moscow state university of foreign relations today being the first day of class and he started off with some broad general statements about the western position on the middle east saying that the policies are inconsistent and that there are double standards that exist but specifically speaking to the idea of the united states having evidence saying that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons inside

sean thomas there and in syria itself the army is battling small groups of rebels who remain in the ancient christian village of opposition fighters linked to al qaeda have been in control of the area for almost a week reportedly looting religious sites and forcing residents to convert to islam at gunpoint. made it to the village following reports that government troops have recaptured it but found pockets of resistance remaining. don't relate. that to all of. the mood is cheerful soldiers are smiling and relieved the jihadists have been booted out you know what some of them were killed some of them escaped but the. locals joined the army to defend the native town the soldiers in light colored uniforms of the so-called national defense but the terrain here is very difficult with mountains and caves but we know the area better so we are carrying on with the operation of that but we come across one grocery shop owner who we filmed back in two thousand and twelve then he told us that the armed rebels hasn't come to their village and why would they this time he's armed with a gun and a monster

twenty is a good chance for those ties to be mended all right sean thomas thank you very much coming up another journalist targeted for spilling secrets but this time brazil has stepped forward also help saying glenn greenwald will have the police protection he needs while testifying in a probe into n.s.a. activities in latin america. and lebanese terror maps to join. the bombing and other crime sites spring up in mobile software stores across lebanon as innovation and security combine. wealthy british soil it's time to rise. to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars report on our. language. we could with oh if you're going to. choose the consensus. choose the opinions that you think. choose the stories that impact the. truth access to. welcome back to our t.v. live from moscow and lindsey france. a journalist who helped whistleblower edward snowden leak his secrets hasn't been offered police protection by the brazilian government glenn greenwald wrote about how the n.s.a. spied on the authorities in mexico and brazil and in britain where his new

is still refusing to reveal before extent of its evidence or to use sean thomas has more on that. again lavrov addressed students at moscow state university of foreign relations today being the first day of class and he started off with some broad general statements about the western position on the middle east saying that the policies are inconsistent and that there are double standards that exist but specifically speaking to the idea of the united states having evidence saying that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons inside syria he said that it just does not pan out in fact he said there's no concrete evidence no locations were given no names were given no specifics of any kind and listen to his own words about what he had to say as we believe we've seen these papers there is no evidence it's just accusations if you have read any super secret data well you need to remove the secrecy because we're talking about war and peace now the big news also is that lavrov talked about the situation in march back in aleppo where the russia believed that it was the syrian rebe

alleged chemical attack with us sort of using to refill the full extent of the evidence such as sean thomas has more on that. it seems that russia is proactively trying to get involved in coming up with a global solution on the problem of syrian fact agrees to send a lawmakers to the united states to meet with congress to discuss the situation on the ground in syria and saying that only through open dialogue and communication between these two countries where there has been pretty much a stalemate at the u.n. security council they can come up with a solution that is agreeable to both the united states and to russia and of course to syria as well now this comes after sergey lavrov addressed students at moscow state university of foreign relations today being the first day of class and he started off with some broad general statements about the western position on the middle east saying that the policies are inconsistent and that there are double standards that exist but specifically speaking to the idea of the united states having evidence saying that it was the assad regime that used chemic

assad government had launched a chemical attack against its own people is quote nonsense or to use sean thomas reports. moscow has been very busy this week urging the west not to intervene in the situation in syria vladimir putin spoke on the situation saying that the idea of the assad regime using chemical weapons that in country is ridiculous saying the situation on the ground just does not allow for it he said that the g twenty summit this week is a good place for the global leaders to discuss the situation in syria he also called on president obama as a nobel laureate not just as a fellow head of state a winner of the nobel peace prize to consider his actions and what it would mean for military intervention and more loss of life in the country the president said of course russia is against the idea of the use of chemical weapons but in this case that the global community needed to wait for the u.n. to go. it's to the u.n. security council and then they would decide how to react in a lawful manner according to international law listen to what he had to say about that when it comes to the st

sean thomas there in voters who are against a military attack in syria or out in force all over the world these are the protests in cairo many arab league members currently meeting don't want a strike in syria the gulf states led by saudi arabia are backing military action earlier protesters gathered in front of the white house after obama's announcement and they were also crowds in new york even before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than the bells and was seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president land is a terrorist along with david cameron and iraq a bomber and that sentiment was echoed in turkey as well britain's former first cedar wood and security minister told us that the intervention could have unforeseen consequences. the danger with saying we're going to use a limited surgical strike is all my experience of wars and i've been in them and in the lead up to them and i've been running them and things is to find that you have a lot of unintended consequences you think you're just going to do one little thing but actual

assad government had launched a chemical attack against his own people is utter nonsense or to sean thomas has more now on russia's reaction. moscow has been very busy this week urging the west not to intervene in the situation in syria vladimir putin spoke on the situation saying that the idea of the assad regime using chemical weapons in country is ridiculous saying the situation on the ground just does not allow for it he said that the g twenty summit this week is a good place for the global leaders to discuss the situation in syria he also called on president obama as a nobel laureate not just as a fellow head of state a winner of the nobel peace prize to consider his actions and what it would mean for military intervention and more loss of life in the country the president said of course russia is against the idea of the use of chemical weapons but in this case that the global community needed to wait for the u.n. to do its job and then present evidence to the u.n. security council and then they would decide how to react in a lawful manner according to international law listen to what

alleged chemical attack with us still refusing to reveal the full extent of its evidence or to use sean thomas reports. addressed students at moscow state university of foreign relations today being the first day of class he started off with some broad general statements about the western position on the middle east saying that the policies are inconsistent and that there are double standards that exist but specifically speaking to the idea of the united states having evidence saying that it was the assad regime that used chemical weapons inside syria he said that it just does not pan out in fact he said there's no concrete evidence no locations were given no names were given no specifics of any kind and listen to his own words about what he had to say as we believe we've seen these papers there is no evidence it's just accusations if you have read any super secret data well you need to remove the secrecy because we're talking about war and peace now the big news also is that lavrov talked about the situation in march back in aleppo where the russia believed that it was the syrian rebels that

reality so some big news coming from the foreign minister of russia just in ok thank you sean that's artie schoen thomas there just giving us a quick update after that press conference by russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. moscow's acting is poised for a second term in office after winning sunday's election with just over fifty percent of votes his main rival alexina valli put up a tough challenge though securing twenty seven percent and is demanding a runoff r.t. senior political correspondent the niece now he has been following the developments . i've been in. is number now with one hundred percent of the votes counted is fifty one point thirty seven percent but his main rival anticorruption leader. fared much better than expected really at twenty seven point twenty four official results formally will be announced later but it looks like with one hundred percent counted these are going to be the numbers now when polls were taken when he started campaigning he was only getting around ten percent so he really did do much better than people thought but another thing to take into consideration is tu