sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk.as deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jargon, the us and allied forces gave you indications of how the strikes were to be carried out, and you gave them some indi

sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk.orld was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. what is russia's next move? sergey lavrov, welcome to hardtalk. the world was deeply alarmed last week by the prospect of a direct military confrontation between the united states and russia. how close do you believe we came to that? i don't think that it was very close. i believe it was a situation created by very reckless behaviour of our western colleagues, who accused the syrian government and thus as allies of the syrian government, in applying chemical weapons against civilians. without waiting for the opcw to inspect the place. actually, at the moment when opcw was physically ready to move from lebanon to syria, they executed the strikes. as the representatives of our military explained, the channel has been engaged all the time. so to be clear about that without using jargon, th

from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on the old us from london a team of international of chemical weapons inspectors arrived in syria will begin that investigation tomorrow also on the program. untruthful slimeball disposed of trump's assessment of this man is former f.b.i. director james carter makes mr kerry's memoir is published next week i mean she's less than complimentary about the president will bring you a preview. into my seat by adding your accounts is that a new coach for the bottom and nico kobayashi took just two years to work his magic . from first so munich have high hopes. welcome to the program. russia says it has proof that last weekend's poison gas attack in syria was staged following orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmet rescue group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma but describes the accusation as a blatant lie inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons are due to begin t

from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked orders from london a team of international chemical weapons inspectors has arrived in syria and will begin their investigation tomorrow also on the program. russia. truthful slimeball that's president trump talking about this man his former f.b.i. director james comey is the last published next week and he's less than complimentary about the president will bring you a preview. welcome to the program russia says it has proof that last weekend's poison gas attack in syria was staged following orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white house rescue group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma britain says the accusation is a blatant lie inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons it used to begin their investigation on saturday. which is almost a week since their cries show the world suffocated syrian children gasping for air . among the hundreds of victims of a suspected poiso

berlin brush it accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on orders from london the team from the international chemical weapons watchdog is now on the ground in syria to investigate also coming off day for the displaced people of color the united nations attempts to raise almost two billion dollars from donor nations but falls well short of its target what lies ahead for the war torn nation. hello i'm terry martin and welcome to the program. russia says it has proof that the poison gas attack in syria last weekend was staged on orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmets a group in syria to fake the gas attack in the town of duma inspectors from the international chemical weapons society have now arrived in the country and are expected in duma on saturday earlier the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told reporters that there was no evidence of oil and gas attack on the for you to do with chemical weapons inspectors will go to the city of duma where there is n

i have interviewed sergey lavrov several times over the years.ver seen times over the years. i have never seen him so angry. i would describe it as seen him so angry. i would describe itasa seen him so angry. i would describe it as a mood of controlled anger and indignation. to sum it all up, the russians believe that the us and western powers a re russians believe that the us and western powers are meeting out punishment without proof, to use a phrase that sergey lavrov used with me. the impact of that clearly is a major deterioration in relations between russia and the west. again, to quote him, "we have lost the last re m na nts of to quote him, "we have lost the last remnants of trust with those in the west. " remnants of trust with those in the west." he also is extraordinarily angry about the prospect of new us sanctions being imposed, saying it is genocide by sanction. picking out those few phrases tells you how much anger there is in moscow right now. 0k, anger there is in moscow right now. ok, thank you. thanks to you both. and you can s

now hardtalk — stephen sackur interviews russian foreign minister sergey lavrov.

we can cross to moscow for a briefing by the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov.nslation: in controversial evidence that chemical weapons were used in douma and an eastern ghouta. and secondly, as if they have becketts. .. eastern ghouta. and secondly, as if they have becketts... so that the person responsible for this was bashar al—assad. i would like to remind you that we had these words from poland. at a previous time, on the previous location, there was sarin gas used... and there was no doubt that sarin gas was used one year ago. and then they started showing very doubtful video recordings as clear facts. we insisted that the inspectorate came to check the situation. we were told that the situation there, the security situation did not allow this and then it became clear that they received the information that they received the information that the americans received samples... the samples were studied in france. and there was no doubt that it was sarin. so we turned to france. and we ask them, how do they receive these samples to do research on them in franc

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earlier joined my colleague collin bray in the studio to discuss the latest statement from sergei lavrov. you will not be possible to get away from the question. and what else is. british colleagues. the russian foreign minister has focused in detail on everything going on in this case first and foremost he said that he's very glad that the daughter of the russian citizen yulia recovering and he said that he hopes that her father on the mend to also he has stressed that. russia still has a lot of questions that has asked repeatedly but which remain unanswered pretty much russia even wrote an official mail an official letter to the o.p.c. w. those questions include some technical details that russia has inquired to the c.w. asking them what information the u.k. has passed to the un nobody regarding the investigation because this is something that london is refusing to share with moscow and whether or not the o.p.c. w. in turn will be sharing that with russia russia's been asking these questions since day one since this horrible incident took place where does russia hope to get any answers

in march using a nerve agent with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov claims the attack was staged to justify the expulsion of its diplomats. there who wouldn't put it we're going to been a while since we've seen such a blatant mockery of international law diplomatic ethics and basic decency. i will point out that we will continue responding adequately to unfriendly moods but at the same time we want to find the truth who still eat least. on wednesday russia failed in its bid to become part of the investigation into the poisoning it was voted down at a meeting of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons in the hague britain's representatives said it would be perverse to allow the alleged attackers to carry out the investigation but russia says that the u.k. cannot ignore its questions about the legitimacy of its claims moscow has called a meeting of the united nations security council later today to discuss britain's accusations. and the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov added that london cannot ignore moscow's legitimate questions over this couple investigatio

sergei lavrov said the us, uk and france should have waited for an independent investigation into themical weapons attack in syria before launching missile strikes. this from our diplomatic correspondent james landale. the missiles launched by american, british and french forces at the weekend were aimed at syria's suspected chemical weapons facilities. and this is just some of the destruction the missiles caused on the ground. but russia's foreign minister said the attacks on his syrian allies had also left relations between russia and the west worse than the cold war. in a bbc interview, sergei lavrov accused the western allies of having a phobia about russia, which he described as "genocide by sanction". we lose basically the last remnants of trust to our western friends, who prefer to operate on the basis of very weird logic. they punish first in douma, in syria, and then they wait for the inspectors of opcw to visit the place and to inspect. but, as journalists were allowed into douma to film life returning after months of fighting, it emerged the inspectors from the organisation

russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov well let's bring in syria analyst khaled yaka a waste is with us here in the studio good to see you khaled what do you make of russia saying that it has proof that the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria was staged by a foreign intelligence agency implicating britain you're talking about a country with a history of information a country that does this information is was and he said the throat of the throat basically the book on this information russia's changes virgin's so many thought was one that isn't chemical only yes there is a chemical but it was done by that a bit themselves to get their own people but put this in quote takes we have it has thirty of the chemical weapons used in this conflict people in damascus if you talk to a close somebody you trust that the mosque is this many chlorine being the neutral it's not a secret this regime have used or suspected these two fusing chlorine and poison gas would one sort of thought this civil war team of international chemical weapons inspectors has now arrived in syria they are going to be

welcome back to the program breaking news coming in just now russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says that moscow has evidence proving the chemical attack in duma was staged. investigates and to find out. whether chemical weapons were used because i was specialist haven't thought any traces of the use of chloride or any other chemical weapons. in fact we have evidence. this was a false flag false flag operation. by those who promote for big ideas. the popular messaging app telegram has just been officially blocked in russia now for more on this we can go to daniel hawkins who joins us live so why how russian authorities clamp down on telegram well this has been a top story in russian media for the past few weeks and months telegram of course is a russian base that messenger services prided itself so far on encryption privacy claiming to be entirely immune to through prying eyes not for much longer it seems it's been engaged in a dispute with the federal information communication moderate monitoring service now for quite some time they've demanded that telegram hand over the keys

from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergey lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on orders from london a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog is due to start an investigation also coming up aid for the displaced people of congo united nations attempts to raise almost two billion dollars from donor nations but falls well short of its target what lies ahead for the war torn nation. and reform but no resolution like this new boss outlines his plans for the world's biggest carmaker he says there's a long road ahead. hello and welcome i'm terry martin. russia says it has proof that the poison gas attack in syria last weekend was staged on orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmets the syrian rescue team that acts as first responders in rebel held areas to fake the gas attack in the town of duma inspectors from the international chemical weapons watchdog are due there on saturday the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov earlier told reporters that there was no evidence of a

russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked told us from london a team of international chemical weapons inspectors has arrived in syria and will begin their investigation tomorrow also on the program. on un troops. last president trump talking about this man is former f.b.i. director james comey mr kerry's memoir is published next week and it is less than complimentary about the president hoping it's a preview. of the murder of an eight year old girl in india has outraged the nation but there are protests on both sides of the issue. plus big news in the bonus make them unique items then you coach former byron planned mikko kovacs will take over in july he took just two years to work his magic act i'm trying frankfurt munich have high hopes. welcome to the program. russia says it has proof that last weekend's poison gas attack in syria was staged following orders from britain the russian defense ministry says london told the white helmets rescue group in syria to fake the gas attack in the t

sergei lavrov said the us, uk and france should have waited for an independent investigation into the chemical weapons attack in syria before launching missile strikes. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. the missiles launched by american, british and french forces at the weekend were aimed at syria's suspected chemical—weapons facilities. and this is just some of the destruction the missiles caused on the ground. but russia's foreign minister said the attacks on his syrian allies had also left relations between russia and the west worse than the cold war. in a bbc interview, sergei lavrov accused the western allies of having a phobia about russia, which he described as "genocide by sanction". we lose, basically, the last remnants of trust to our western friends, who prefer to operate on the basis of very weird logic. they punish first in douma, in syria, and then they wait for the inspectors of opcw to visit the place and to inspect. but as journalists were allowed into douma to film life returning after months of fighting, it emerged the inspectors from the organis

from russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was faked on orders from london a team from the international chemical weapons watchdog is now on the ground in syria to investigate. also coming up aid for the displaced people of color united nations attempts to raise almost two billion dollars from donor nations but falls well short of its targets what lies ahead for the war torn nation. and the rape and murder of an eight year old girl in india stirs the conscious conscience of the nation the incident once again puts the spotlight on the high incidence of rape in india and how hard it is to get justice for the victims. plus the big players in the bonus league munich announced their new coach omar player nico box will take over there in july he worked his magic on court in just two years so hopes are high that community. rappers cause controversy of germany's biggest awards for pop rock our culture editor will take us to the musical. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program. russia says it has proof

taking you live to russia now that is the foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking on the events let's listen in. for. bashar al assad himself. because i think. i want to remind. you wish we had here. they wipe their helmets also reported that energy to an. area that is eileen was used gas up so. that it was beyond any doubt and west maybe seized it outputs. which is something you said at some pretty near some very disputable media and if they can they start to take it as an indisputable last call for you. and this specialist when they're with us this. is a process. we still wish that it was established year ago. but we should follow what that information was received. that they got the samples from. us and the samples or it is examined in the laboratory and u.k. and france. and that was our e-mail system. we are serious people you know we turn to the french to english asking them it's about us to how they obtained the samples. but we have a racial issue that london and paris and then. those people did function in this security conditions which existed with those. why we set. up a litt

so i would expect that we might get more on that line that sergey lavrov was outlining later on in the day perhaps from the russian ministry of defense but more generally i think russia as each day goes past with no u.s. strikes against syrian targets i think that russia is perhaps feeling like the that the imminent danger time is passing that it has had enough warning essentially to be able to move its more vulnerable military assets out of harm's way that it's been able to do the same for vulnerable syrian government assets and perhaps iranian assets too and that it hopes that enough time has passed in washington d.c. for the u.s. military establishment to be able to back donald trump away from his more inflammatory positions that it articulated earlier on in the week and that of course that this military de confliction hotline that exists between the two countries will i think the russians hope give them advance warning about what's coming and make it more of a cosmetic strike if it happens and less of a specifically punitive one roy thank you very much for that so russia cost pond

what do you make of the announcement by sergei lavrov? it is fascinating. also, it is called de—confliction. and we could see what was hit — and it was not very much, not the vital assets of the assad regime, key aircraft and bases. and those are protected more heavily, including by russians, and so it makes sense, this was an attempt to protect —— prevent things getting out of hand. it was also something else, there was no question that if the russians knew, then syria knew and president assad knew exactly what was going to be hit? that was what happened a year ago with attacks on the air base there were warnings given, and it was subsequently established that the russians tipped off the syrians. it is reasonable to assume they might have done the same here. we have an air strike last week double the size of one year ago which the coalition knew the russians knew about. so actually, it was for show and little else. we all had the wool pulled over our eyes? if it saves people from being gassed because it was a signal, you could argue it was worth it but if

first, this exclusive interview with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, for the bbc‘s hardtalkrogramme with stephen sackur. here is mr lavrov on whether that alleged chemical attack actually happen. there is no proof that on 7th of april chemical weapons were used in douma, and you already... but there is proof. can you? emmanuel macron and the french have made it quite plain they have intercepts that showed syrian helicoptered movement over douma, they have pictures of gas canisters found that the site of the attack, they also have the record of the syrian government over the last several years using chemical weapons. if you put all of that together, as far as the french, the americans, the british are concerned... i cannot be impolite to the heads of other state and of course i cannot be impolite to the head of my state, but you quoted the leaders of france and uk and the united states, and friendly speaking, all the evidence which they quoted was based on the media reports, and on social networks. theresa may says there is proof of a chemical attack. this is the prime minist

well both men sergey lavrov and stuff and de mistura acknowledged that things had got pretty rough in recent weeks and that the tension had to come down significantly stefan de mistura said that things have got dangerous difficult and tense last week there were serious concerns around the world that in the aftermath of the allegations of yet another chemical attack in syria there was the possibility the very real possibility of a significant military entanglement between the united states and russia in syria now lavrov. de mistura i think quite grateful that didn't happen de mistura was pointing to the success of the de confliction lines being used between the militaries of those two countries saying that those works and he hopes they continue to work but you get the sense from de mistura and i think he put it fairly bluntly there that he wants the page to be terms are on the duma incident the chemical incident so that they can start talking about peace in syria properly once again but i have to say that it's quite hard to see if the circumstances are right for that to happen now or t

of trying to divide up syria sergey lavrov has met his turkish an iranian counterparts in moscow for talks aimed at ending the seventy a civil war. and the new u.s. secretary of state might peo is in saudi arabia as part of his first overseas visit is expected to discuss the iran nuclear deal with the saudi foreign minister and the crown prince mohammed bin selma. well in all the stories we're watching closely armenia's ruling parties announced it will not nominate a candidate for prime minister after massive anti-government protests in the city of gomery demanding an end to what they say is the ruling elites running the country weeks of unrest has led to the resignation of serge sarkozy and his prime minister and an interim leader installed. a walker reports from yerevan. the opposition movement have taken their actions on the road and they have been visiting different parts of armenia today they were invalid's or the third largest city in the country and it's difficult really to not get a sense that this country is almost entirely bihari nichol passion and his nomination as the can

in a restrained mood in an interview with the russian state information agency foreign minister sergey lavrov suggested last week's u.s. air strikes have been within limits acceptable for russia. they were informed about where i read lines are including geographical lead lines on the ground in any case the results show that they have not crossed these red lines. and he said neither side's generals would be drawn into open conflict in syria. i'm sure but neither president putin nor president drop will allow this to happen they are after all leaders who are elected by their people and there was sponsible to those people for peace and calm is focused. diplomatically russia can afford to attempt to pause in hostilities with the us is on the ground much is going its allies way following the fall of eastern ghouta to syrian government forces damascus is moving against the remaining besieged enclaves of rebel activity one by one their fall and. the un has envoy to syria who was in saudi arabia and turkey earlier in the week has now come to moscow next will be iran de mistura is assessing whether the

the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, accuses the uk of telling "fairy tales" over the poisoningrmer—spy sergei former—spy sergei skripal. it's the first day of action in the commonwealth games on australia's gold coast... disappointment for the brownlee brothers but a better time for scotland's marc austin and england's jessica learmonth. yes, join me on the gold coast for the very latest on this opening day of action. a very busy evening here in nepal, the velodrome and the gymnastics hall. i will have more for you at half—past. calls for fridges and freezers with plastic backing to be removed from sale — after an investigation by consumer watchdog, which? good morning. it is thursday the 5th of april, welcomed the bbc newsroom live. police are investigating the deaths of two men in separate attacks in hackney in east london last night. the first saw a man, believed to be in his early twenties, die from stab wounds despite the efforts of ambulance crews. a few hours earlier, a man in his fifties died after a fight outside a betting shop. the deaths take the number of suspected

russia accuses britain of staging the poison gas attack in syria the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov says last weekend's attack was fake told us from london a team of international chemical weapons inspectors has arrived in syria and will begin their investigation tomorrow also on the program. on un true full.

interrupting our program to take you live to the russian capital moscow where foreign minister sergei lavrov speaking after meeting with the foreign ministers of turkey and iran about the war in syria letter for many things and we have pointed to that as you know there is a mississippi of not divide syria according to your sect and you must give your thoughts and principle as you can and issue for savannah mistura last weekend to run and in moscow have says also these points and the preparation for the nine. regarding syria that was we haven't in the ninth of which may. must be amazing there will compress all the committees in order to free that its unease and to look for those who have been lost within. you to restore that. the geneva. pros we can also see that there are some. but sayings from the outside opposition those poke about the quizes in syria and how to sort it out politically within preconditions including the change of the regime and the movement of the syrian leadership through the courts being considered according to them as a war criminal as this is again is the united nation

mr lover of —— sergei lavrov confirmed... and secondly,... it? .. 23. nobody is going to have press conferences if these things happen once again. whee what do you think -- what do you think convinced him to accept and believe the uk position... on the second question, i don't know. there was no common sense. it is not fair, all of them were called spies. well, we don't buy it. so, it's 23 british diplomats were expeued it's 23 british diplomats were expelled from moscow. and, at of course, the relations between two countries are at their lowest level today. at least, you know... for many years. this is a first. as far as this lavrov statement, he just illustrated our logic. we believe that the british side is not cooperating with us. they are giving us no cooperating with us. they are giving us no information, they are not ready to give us access to the investigation, so, he believed that that was the communication. otherwise, it is not a provocation. he was cooperating. —— if it was not a provocation, he would cooperate. he would be happy to kn

in spite of what we may hear finkel say it political process needs to be relaunched sergey lavrov fun stuff until mr were in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria the un as special envoy to syria seven day mr murray said that it is very important now to lower not only the a military tension now but political as well now you've just heard that he said that the risks and airstrikes conducted by the u.s. france and the u. of kate did not help to deescalate the situation there but the countries which conducted those these strikes had a slightly different view on the subject saying that these talks were unnecessary and just to fight. we had reached the point where the strike have become indispensable to be able to return credibility to our communities and words should be action was taken to alleviate humanitarian suffering in syria by degrading the regime's chemical weapons capability and deterring its use of these weapons the airstrikes were conducted in response to claims of an l.n.h. chemical weapons attack on the syrian city of too much even before the official inv

in a bbc interview, sergei lavrov accused western allies of having a pbia about russia, which he described as genocide by sanction. mr. lavrov: we lose basically the last remnants of trust to our western friends, who prefer to berate on the basis of very weird logic. they punish us in douma, in ria, and then they wait for the inspectors to visit the place and inspect. james: but as journalists wereal wed into douma to film life returning after months of fighting, it emerged that inspectors from the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons had not been allowed in for what russian and syrian tyofficials said were secu issues. at the opcw headquarters in the hague, western diplomats accused russia odeliberately blocking inspectors and tampering with evidence, something russian officials denied, promising inspectors would be allowed in on >> we are seeking to make wednesday. sure that inspectors have ever means they can to carry out their job and carry out their investigation. we see no reason they should noe able to get to douma. james: eu foreign ministers back ed the missile str

members are meeting in this is a summit initiated by russia so this is why sergei lavrov hopes to get at least something out of the u.n. body on wednesday. in the beauty of our colleagues to answer the questions you want it's a work of fiction and be more specific. and so in general the russian foreign minister has expressed concern about the bloc of countries who seem to have agreed to pin everything on moscow because in their opinion it seems it's not an investigation into who is behind the assassination attempt but more like how russia did it did putin give a direct order to its agents to go and assassinate sergei scruple and his daughter or whether or not russia just lost track of the nerve agent and did mr lavrov have anything to say about how russia's going to respond to those claims well he said that russia has no motive in this that russia that for at least a decade russia has no beef with the script because in two thousand and ten that's when the double agents were put to place between moscow and london so that that's pretty much what closed the book on this for russia. in te

speaking to media russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov used a stronger language than the u.n. convoy and to steer it to syria stephanie mr work. with three countries the us. peace process. well after this meeting here in moscow seventy mystery is nodding to the uranium capital as he is at the moment conducting quite an intensive round of international meetings aiming at real launching peace talks and syria. ok thanks that was our correspondent medina chan of the. following what helmets for to chip in alleged chemical attack in syria the u.s. led military strikes we heard on the country on saturday that's despite promising to pull american troops out of syria remove the u.s. from the conflict altogether just before the attacks there are reports to the new so-called arab force being assembled in the event of a u.s. patrol with more mrs were against it. to leave or to stay it's a tough one. i want to get out i want to bring our troops back home i want to start rebuilding our nation we are in syria fight isis that is our mission and the mission isn't over and we're going to comple

is meeting it is a gathering of it has been initiated by moscow and this is when sergei lavrov himself hopes to get some answers have a listen. in the belittling of our british colleagues to answer the questions only one think it's a work of fiction and be more specific. it's. his calling this is a provocation mainly because the block of countries who seem to agree who is behind the assassination attempt for them the investigation is not about who did it but more like how russia did it did putin directly ordered his agents to poison sergei or did just russia of lose track of the highly poisonous and deadly nerve agent as mr lavrov said anything about how those claims are going to be addressed well the russian foreign ministry ministers simply said that russia has no motive to try and kill its former agent in fact russia has no beef with scruple he said not to for two decades now because since since the double agent swap with the u.k. which took place in two thousand and ten despite all the news coverage still keeping the spinning with just supposition and innuendo well yes media the me

members are meeting and this is a summit initiated by russia so this is why sergei lavrov hopes to get at least something out of the u.n. body on wednesday. in the beauty of our british colleagues to answer the questions you want it's a work of fiction and be more specific provocation and so in general the russian foreign minister has expressed concern about the bloc of countries who seem to have agreed to pin everything on moscow because in their opinion it seems it's not an investigation into who is behind the assassination attempt but more like russia did or did give a direct order to its agents to go and assassinate sergei scruple and his dog just lost track of the nerve the book on this for russia and in terms of the news coverage even though we're really no further forward weeks on from all this it's really not a line spending and spread line spending and spent five in this story and they're basically using their standard playbook like when you don't know what to say when the it seems that everything has slowed down significantly you bring sources. have a listen source briefed on

in spite of what we may think or say a political process that needs to be relaunched sergey lavrov than staffan de mistura mad in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria the u.n. has a special envoy to syria seventy mysteries said that it is very important now to war where not only at the a military town center but political as well now you've just heard that he said that the recent airstrikes conducted by the u.s. france and the u. of kate do.

russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has accused the west of resorting to, "open lies and disinformation russian spy in britain. tensions have been increasing in recent weeks, following the expulsion of numerous diplomats from both sides. caroline rigby has more. it's the poisoning in a mediaeval english city that has led to a modern—day geopolitical storm. as britain blames russia for the attack on a former spy and his daughter, moscow offers explanations as to why it isn't responsible. now drawing on a phrase best associated with a fictional characterjames bond. translation: experts say this may be rather advantageous for britain's special services, who are known for the ability to act with a licence to kill. this could also be beneficial for the british government, which found itself in an inconvenient situation after failing to fulfil its promises to voters over brexit. britain has dismissed such conspiracy theories. in solidarity with the uk, almost 30 nations have now expelled close to 150 russian officials. moscow has responded in kind. so, are relations between russia and the wes

russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has accused the west of resorting to, "open lies and disinformationf a former russian spy in britain. tensions have been increasing in recent weeks, following the expulsion of numerous diplomats from both sides. caroline rigby has more. it is the poisoning in a mediaeval english city that has led to a modern—day geopolitical storm. as britain blames russia for the attack ona britain blames russia for the attack on a former spy and his daughter moscow offers explanations as to why it isn't responsible. now drawing on a phrase best associated with a fictional characterjames bond. translation: experts say this may be rather advantageous for britain's special services who are known for the ability to act with a licence to kill. this could also be beneficial for the british government which has found itself in an inconvenient situation after failing to reveal its promises to voters over brexit. britain has dismissed such conspiracy theories. in solidarity with the uk, almost 30 nations have 110w with the uk, almost 30 nations have now expelled close to 150