out how assad, russia and iran made a mockery of calls for cease fire, too many members of this council wanted to wait. this is a travesty. this is the ugly reality on the ground in syria today. cynical accusations of bad faith from russia will not stop us from speaking out. and their blatantly false narratives will not stop us from telling the world about russia's central role in bombing the

surrendered on thursday that they are on their way to lip which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in the gauche ations elsewhere in eastern. those are the headlines the news will continue in half an hour's time but first of all it is one on one east. this is really an attack on the truth itself is a lot of a sudden the standing of what free speech is supposed to be about the context it's hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on al-jazeera. in pakistan thousands of children are abandoned on city streets every. day are the countries wanted children babies born out of wedlock are considered shameful some even after dark on piles of rubble.

strikes the fighters from the roster on their way to which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in the goetia in the elsewhere in eastern guta a tentative ceasefire earlier this month in duma broke down the area is undergoing renewed bombardment to say dozens of people have been killed by white phosphorus. let's talk about the latest ceasefire with using in beirut what are you hearing about it. well there is an uneasy calm and so there in the pocket a number of towns under the control of the opposition activists on the ground reported violation since that ceasefire was to have taken effect at midnight local time but it was before the ceasefire when there was really heavy bombardment heavy airstrikes of course applying yet more military pressure on the rebel faction which controls this southern pocket. to surrender now. announcing the cease fire late yesterday saying that it will give them time to finalize negotiations with the russian military what they are seeking is guarantees for the civilian safety for the civilians but we understand that th

surrounded on thursday they are on their way to adlib which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in the gauche ations elsewhere in eastern guta and the tentative cease fire earlier this month in duma broke down the area is undergoing when you'd bombardment activists say dozens of people have been killed by white phosphorus the protests are taking place in cruise capital lima ahead of the swearing in of the vice president martin his camera his due to replace president kaczynski he stepped on a wednesday following corruption allegations the european union has recalled its ambassador to moscow in protest over the poisoning of a form of double agent in the u.k. earlier this month e.u. leaders in brussels backed britain's assessment that russia was likely behind the poisoning of sergei scruple using a military grade nerve agent u.k.'s expelled twenty three russian diplomats in response to the incident as the headlines the news continues but first it is stream. as the u.s. has withdrawn from the trans-pacific partnership deal others has to be committed

. >> syria is russia's most important ally. they are any investigation that is independent, accountability was dealt a blow in syria. was dealt a blow in syria. it is on life support. you could simulate craftsmanship was dealt a blow in syria. it is on life support. or you could experience it for real at the lexus command performance sales event. lease the 2018 es 350 for $339 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. there are seven continents, seven seas but at celebrity cruises we'd argue more than seven wonders. for a limited time enjoy two free perks like complimentary wi-fi and drinks. plus savings for everyone in your stateroom when you book now during the celebrity cruises sail beyond event. >> welcome back to on assignment. as you saw, we recently spent time on the front lines in syria. there is another battle going on, it has been going on for yea years. just in syria. i have to warn you, the story does contain disturbing images. >> justice, they say is just another name for victory. and the dicta

my question is, you alluded to divergent objectives between syria and russia and the u.s.. i want you to speak to what would be considered an optimal solution in syria from a russian perspective? and let's go to the back. >> hi. george mason university. my question is about the recent statements from the head of the u.s. forces in afghanistan alleging that russia helped support the taliban. is there any evidence, and regardless of that, what does it mean for the future of cooperation between the u.s. and russia if one of the most senior u.s. officials on counterterrorism makes this kind of statement? >> and final question. thank you. i am from the voice of america. how about the new version of i think destroyed by this military attack. and to the second one, defeating , the kurdish fighters, what the big politic victory for the usa coalition. the usa by their silence gives the green light to turkey to control the city, and killing people, looting, destroying the city. >> what is the question? >> the question is, the greenlight -- >> is it a greenlight? let's go in reverse or

syria. the un's aid delivery took place during a humanitarian pause established by russia the convoy into the area via a route that's been designated a humanitarian corridor by syria and russia however i mean two civilians have been able to leave so far both of them children. these are all the dramatic images showing the moment those youngsters managed to leave the area deeply shocked comforted by syrian government soldiers are reaching a checkpoint colleagues at r.t. arabic we're able to speak to them to hear their stories. and you know little. know. well i don't. know how you were. so you know. are you with. the. children was sent to was ready to take in civilians fleeing from east and go to the center offers food supplies as well as medical assistance with many humanitarian groups like the red crescent maintaining a presence that i spoke to a syrian ministry's mother superior who's working at one thirty. and came to do this could you do it has been successful and i regret to say you. because there really are. in the rebel side. to keep the civilian under their custody and may be to use the

and russia's military is offered a guarantee of safe passage to syrian rebel fighters and their families if they leave east and guta. un investigators say war crimes were committed in syria in two thousand and seventeen by all sides in the conflict including russia and the us a report by view as commission of inquiry on syria found that an attack that killed eighty four people in a market in west of aleppo in november was carried out by russian ak rofft the attack using on guided weapons may amount to a war crime of launching indiscriminate attacks it also concluded that u.s. led coalition strikes on a school in iraq in march two thousand and seventeen killed one hundred fifty residents the un rejected the pentagon's claim that dozens of militants were killed and found that the u.s. failed to protect civilians was a violation of international humanitarian law investigators said syrian government forces used chemical weapons in densely populated areas of east and three times in july and again in november the report found the siege of eastern ghouta characterized by pervasive war crimes the report also covered armed groups finding that actions in june two thousand and seve

table as long as troops mentation their presence in the kurdish areas the war in syria is now entering a phase where russia turkey and iran are in the process of bartering for their strategic interests. the kurdish y p g currently controls around twenty percent of territory in syria the second highest area of land up to president bashar assad and his forces turkey wants that to change it's anyone's guess how it will play out stephanie decker. u.s. president also told supporters at that rally in ohio that he might hold off on entering a trade deal with south korea until an agreements reached with north korea and denuclearization made the comment just a day after the commerce deal so it would see south korea limits and still exports to the u.s. and opening its markets to american car and factures. so we've redone it. and that's going to level the playing field on steel and cars and trucks coming into this country. and i may hold it up till after a deal is made with north korea. does everybody understand you know why you know why because it's a very strong card that i want to make sure everyone is treated fai

he wants out of syria. russia is now in charge, russia and the iranians. it makes noense. it's also pulling out the rug from our kurdish all lies and that is pretty much to erdogan there. we are not only retreating from world leadership in europe but also in syria. shawna: it's telling putz on the stick around in syria a see what he can get out of it. >> but there's some hope with in new national security team coming on board. mikepe p if he's confirmed and john bolton as the national security advisor, that they will take a mor hardline approach towards russia and convince the president to speak out on these issues more regularly. andrea: one points about bolton, there's a lot of concern even among some at the state department and at the pentagon. jim mattis has tried to show he's on brd with bolton but privately there's a lot of sourcing from other in the is very hat mattis uncomfortable because of bolton's posture with the aaron nuclear deal. robert: when the defense secretary m bolton he said i'm meeting the devil incarnate.an ea: i think he was trying to defuels report

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this confrontation between israel and against iran and its allies and south with syria and beyond in that situation russia does have real influence because it controls to large extent the skies over syria and so israel it would have a hard time flying over syria if russia didn't want it to do so and it also has it does have influence and leverage over and again not total leverage but some influence over the regime over iran over hezbollah sort of they would listen to what russia has to say even though they may not always follow what it has to say but today there is no actor in syrian this is you know something i think russia wanted to achieve there's no actor in syria that has as many and strong contacts with all. players all belligerents you mentioned in israel is bola the regime soon regime iran turkey all of them do talk to moscow all of them want to talk to moscow all of them have an interest in preserving good relations with moscow that's not the case with the united states today the united states has obviously strong relations with israel it has an bit relations with turkey it has no relation or bet

surrendered on thursday they are on their way to lip which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in the gauche asians elsewhere in eastern guta those are the headlines the news will continue in half an hour's time but first of all it is one zero one east. this is really an attack on itself is a lot of misunderstanding of what free speech is supposed to be about the context of a hugely important setting the stage for a serious debate up front at this time on al-jazeera. in pakistan thousands of children are abandoned on city streets every. day are the countries wanted children babies born out of wedlock are considered shameful some even after dark on piles of rubble. steve on this episode one of the nice meets a woman trying to save the baby no one wants. to . be a paramedic equal. to the fantastic. with a population of twenty three million and an average of twenty six murders a guy who is one of the most violent seasons in the world gun show or god or god or yeah. yeah go see a doctor you guys are god oh yeah yeah. dana said catalyze well yeah go

. >> ambassador nikki haley said in reference to syria, russia cynically negotiated a cease-fire. the only way we can cooperate with russia is if they change behavior. what about their actions speak to them changing behavior? sec. sanders: i did not say the change behavior. i think that is why you see the united states, along with over 25 other countries, step up and take action, and why we expect to see another, other countries follow our lead on that front. and question about russia, a follow-up if i might. i heard you say previously that we as an administration have been exerting maximum pressure on north korea, for example. i am curious, is the administration applying maximum pressure on russia? do you believe that's happening by way of what we saw yesterday, and beyond? and if not, why not? sec. sanders: we are certainly applying pressure on russia. we are certainly encouraging and working with our allies and partners to do so. and i think you have seen an unprecedented number of country step up and join the united states in that effort. >> for follow-up, if i might. i underst

about how this might be relating to a broader drive to demonize russia and possibly take is to a point to military confrontation certainly in syria with russia and this is none of this is to be taken lightly that this is a time for calm serious deliberation come heads and i have to mean i'm not hearing much about what i was hearing in the commons today well the minister of defense is telling this program is referring us to the chilcot inquiry as regards any of the allegations like this you were nodding while professor roberts was speaking there are serious. compare what is happening in this sleepy schools breed town with all of this massive geopolitical game play but thoughts exactly thought get exactly how the pay is as right you described it elements and why this is so dangerous let's get back to core facts here no one has yet shed any conclusive evidence to connect the russian state with the souls pre-atomic it was an attack that's a really central page i think she doesn't use the attack because of because of nato i'm going to tell you the right way this is as there is no alternative conclusion other than that the russian stat

an accession of crimea or the reintegration of crimea and of course since the intervention in syria russia has started to fight back let's not forget that the americans under of all fits in one thousand nine hundred two said that they wanted full spectrum dominance and russia has started to readdress to route to redress very slightly the geopolitical balance and i do believe that that is one of the aggravating factors but i also think that the aggravating factors in this russian history but i also think there's a very specific reason to this specific scriptural case which goes beyond the syrian and crimean cases and that is that britain has a particular need within the context of the brics it negotiations yes the reason may when she became prime minister said she wanted a full free trade agreement with the european union i believe that was a major strategic error on her part because it put her in the position of someone who wanted something from brussels because she wants something from brussels she has to give something in return and what britain can offer in return is military power and

as i said whatever russia does in syria whatever it does anyway but including in syria and that will be a subject i believe of condemnation you know the west will continue to try in a portray russia as being part of the problem even. even while such horrors are going on in chile it's not even time for even a couple of days to put to put that aside what about the countries supporting the syrian opposition forces are they putting any any pressure on them to abide by the un's call for a cease fire on. no no they're not there there's no pressure whatsoever you know that you have this fixed american or you this not american i would work rather than here's west in this fix the western stance you know that these just reflects all out evil and that space sickly the fact that you know they're not willing to back down from this stance i have to point out here that you know israel does have a big impact on this regard that i think that israel and saudi arabia they do have this ability particularly with the trumpet ministration which is so close to saudi arabia and israel they have this ability h

security council earlier adopted a resolution demanding an immediate thirty day cease fire across syria russia sees the opening of its humanitarian corridor and its attempts to establish ceasefire windows as a step towards implementing that call but so far fighting has continued to rage between machine and opposition forces we spoke to a number of aid workers stationed at a government checkpoint close to eastern cooter about the plight of the civilians there. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here listed here around the clock to provide first aid to people from eastern a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided the girls equipped with all modern facilities medical workers also ready but. there were some people who wanted to leave eastern good but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians. isn't go to is located just outside of the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel an islamist group for years and undeceive since twenty thirteen and here to the north

when it comes to the other fires actually the americas were absolutely not in the scene i mean in syria russiaon board and iraq the americans they are a very they have very many minimum role especially. sick a little bit with a small military forces and a lot. as a mission yemen the same case so actually in the last since tom came to power we sold is limited to all of the americans and those flies the rules of others and so the idea is losing more on those files actually it's a little the u.s. might have saudi arabia on its side but i should imagine that the u.s. really needs to tread very carefully when it comes to iran because if donald trump doesn't he wants to do and you know scrap the deal eventually where will it leave his european partners where will it leave russia what sort of action when it provoke iran to do and what sort of spent a full that have on saudi arabia crown prince at nama been someone is already said that they will nuke up if iran is seen to do that i think what is important in this formula is. the fact that both sides are trying to many pretty child or i'm talking about

ration of hostilities so that we the people in need but also one other bit hard to reach areas in syria. russia's military has said meanwhile that just two children have been able to leave the league on claims through the humanitarian corridor it's established he says the militants have been opening fire on anyone attempting to escape and they are using civilians as human shields. these dramatic images show the moment those youngsters managed to flee the area deeply shocked they were comforted by syrian government soldiers after reaching a military checkpoint in the fate of their parents remains unclear our colleagues at all to arabic spoke to the children. and. little. to no i didn't. feel i don't. really want to. know. it. sounds like a plot straight out of a hollywood movie only it happened in a russian village a mix up at a maternity ward forty years ago left two mothers raising each other's children d.n.a. tests have now confirmed the suspicions that the families have been harboring for decades and he has the story it's a tale of heartache confusion and attempted murder and has taken two wom

let's start again with an update on the situation in the embattled eastern region in syria russia's defense ministry says almost funny phone isn't militants on their families have been taken from the base seized area to the rebel held it live province it's part of a deal reached between the militants on the ministries rican silly. center these pictures are a film by or a video agency ruptly show insurgents and their families preparing to leave eastern goodson the russian military says another checkpoint has now been opened to allow militants out there are being escorted to adlib by the syrian army one hundred thousand people have been a fuck you added from the enclave this. thing in the mideast a seventeen year old palestinian girl has been sentenced to eight months in jail for slapping and hitting two israeli soldiers the girl admitted her guilt as part of a plea bargain with the israeli army. head to me was filmed by her mother to israeli soldiers and the entrance to. the video which went viral shows her kicking and slapping them in she said she had earlier seen one of the i.d.f. soldiers

now i want to bring you an update on the situation in the in bottle eastern region in syria russia's defense ministry says almost five thousand militants and their families have been taken from the besieged area to the rebel held province it's part of a deal reached between the militants on the ministries. center let's have a look at some of the pictures now these have been filmed by our video agency ruptly showing insurgents their families preparing to leave eastern the russian military say another checkpoint has now been opened to allow militants to leave there being a school it had to adlib by the syrian army one hundred thousand people have been evacuated from the enclave this month alone. to russia now where a number of media outlets have boycotted the lower chamber of the country's parliament it comes after an m.p. was accused of sexual harassment by three female journalists examining the me two case in russia richard or. i may just candle is unfolding in the political arena in russia it involves a powerful lawmaker and the chairman of the russian state duma's committee on inte

surrendered on thursday they are on their way to adlib which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in negotiations elsewhere in eastern guta and the tentative ceasefire earlier this month in duma broke down the area is undergoing when you'd bombardment activists say dozens of people have been killed by white phosphorous. purges are taking place in through his capital lima ahead of the swearing in of the vice president martin his car he's due to replace president pedro public kocinski he stepped on a wednesday following corruption allegations the european union has recalled its ambassador to moscow in protest over the poisoning of a former double agent in the u.k. earlier this month e.u. leaders in brussels backed britain's assessment that russia was likely behind the poisoning of sergei scruple using a military grade nerve agent ukase expelled twenty three russian diplomats in response to the incident as the headlines the news continues but first it is a stream. as the u.s. has withdrawn from the trans-pacific partnership deal others have committed

are very welcome back let's get an update on the situation in the embattled eastern region in syria russia's defense ministry say almost five follows the militants and their families have been taken from the besieged area to the rebel held it live it's all part of a deal reached between the militants and the ministries reconsolidation center let's take you to these pictures now they have been filmed by our video agency ruptly clearly showing insurgents their families. preparing to leave eastern ghouta the russian ministry say. excuse me says another checkpoint by the way has not been opened up allowing militants to expedia third departure from there they're being escorted to adlib by the syrian army one hundred thousand people have been evacuated from me and clave this month. a seventeen year old palestinian girl has been sentenced to eight months in jail for slapping and hitting two israeli soldiers the girl admitted her guilt as part of a plea bargain with the israeli army. head to me was filmed by her mother lusting at a two israeli soldiers the entrance to her home the video which went v

syria. these agreements with russia are dangerous. ey are in fact paving the way for iran to stay in syria. that's why it's well past time for the president to recognize that in syria, here at home, or around the world, russia is not a partner for stability or peace at the end of the day. [applause] senator menendez: russia has made it clear that its alliances -- its made its alliances clear with a slaughter of civilians, dropping bombs on hospitals, on homes, on humanitarian aid convoys working to care for people under siege. and putin continues to exploit the migration crisis to sew discord throughout western europe and continue his campaign to undermine the post-world war ii international order. links between moscow and tehran and damascus are crystal clear. without american leadership, i fear there will be no international response to the russian-backed iranian entrenchment in syria. we saw it last month when iran sent a drone into israeli airspace and the assad regime turned its russian-provided air defense system on an israeli fi

"we are outraged that russia appears to have, again, engaged in such behavior. from ukraine to syria, and now the uk, russia continues to be an irresponsible force of instability in the world. acting with open disregard for the sovereignty of other states

can deliver assistance to people in need in author and other procedural hard to reach areas in syria russia's military has said meanwhile that just two children have been able to leave east and through the humanitarian corridor or it established it says the militants have been opening fire on anyone attempting to escape. these all the dramatic images showing the moment those youngsters managed to flee the area deeply shocked they were comforted by syrian government soldiers often reaching a military checkpoint the fate of their parents remains unclear our colleagues at r.t. arabic spoke to the children. and . little girl as she. did acknowledge. the adult. can see it. absolutely if you can show you know. a lot of the never smile you will hear. it sounds like a plot straight out of a hollywood movie and it happened in a russian village a mix up at a maternity ward forty years ago left to mothers raising each other's children d.n.a. tests have now confirmed the suspicions that the families had been harboring for decades and he has the story it's a tell of heartache confusion and attempted murde

you know that translates just for an hour's time focus on syria now russia's military says only two children have managed to escape the besieged syrian district of eastern ghouta five days after russia's set of that humanitarian corridor to try to help civilians leave it says that militants in the enclave have been preventing others from escaping by opening fire on them and that the insurgents are using the people there basically as human shields now the u.n. security council earlier dr the course that resolution demanding a thirty day cease fire across syria without delay russia sees the opening of this humanitarian corridor of been talking about and its attempts to establish ceasefire windows as a step towards implementing the call but so far fighting is continue to rage between the government and rebel forces damascus says also it's attempted to send forty six a drugs to the area but the militants opened fire along that same humanitarian route aid workers station that one government checkpoint close to eastern ghouta told us about the plight of the civilians there now. i'm here with the s

air strikes the fighters from iran on their way to live which is the last rebel held province in syria russia brokered the deal and is involved in the gauche ations elsewhere in eastern. a tentative ceasefire earlier this month and duma broke down the area is undergoing renewed bombardment activists say dozens of people have been killed by white phosphorous then harder as more from beirut. a cease fire is now in place in the southern pockets of eastern that rebel enclave now divided into three pockets as a result of the government offensive a cease fire in place to allow for negotiations between the russian military and the rebel faction in control of those southern towns. the group issuing a statement saying that they're entering these negotiations to end the suffering of the people they're refusing to say whether or not they're willing to surrender but they do say we are ready to make any deal at whatever cost at the end of the day we know that the russian military in the syrian government has only one proposal on the table and that is a to surrender. man if they do surrender they will be t

, this is a pattern of actions from russia where they are undertaking in a variety of ways the different actions of course, what we've seep -- seen them doing in syria, and crimea and use of propaganda and interfere in elections across the continent of europe. these are all actions that russia state is getting involved in. in response to the second point we will bring forward a government amendment to reflect the magnisski amendment and the most strongest means to deal with these issues. >> we welcome to the actions taken by the prime minister today. sits in contrast with a policy of appeasement we've heard from the-- i'm sure that the people of the united kingdom are pleased that it's the prime minister sitting behind that dispatch box today, defending the rule of law and the citizens of this country. however, she has told us that she's spoken to our allies over the last couple of days. perhaps you could tell us, apart from words of support, what actions have they committed to to ensure that, first of all, a message is ent sent out about this action and actions in the future? >> can i thank the honorable gentleman for his remarks and the support of

syria. >> russia's iran is a different story. russia is supporting.t is not necessarily a big friend of iran. we have taken action. in fact, dozens of actions already in the field to slow down and eventually stop iran. we know what we need to do. we have to understand that iran is sort of an octopus. the head is in tehran, but extending its tentacles into lebanon and syria, into gaza even in their eric: envelope israel can make our lives miserable. we will not allow them to do that. what we need to know if america has her back and will continue to support us as we fight not against these enemies. israel being where it is is a very strong asset for the free world because we in fact are fighting back all of radical islamic terrorism including iran. eric: mentioned terrorism in earlier we had a story about taylor for his and we've reported on this extensively. taylor was a west point graduate walking two years ago in tel aviv with friends from vanderbilt business school where he was attending. he had served in afghanistan and iraq. he had gone to west po

this confrontation between israel and against iran and its allies and south with syria and beyond in that situation russia does have real influence because it controls to large extent the skies over syria and so israel it would have a hard time flying over syria if russia didn't want it to do so and it also has it does have influence and leverage over and again not total leverage but some influence over the regime over iran over hezbollah sort of they would listen to what russia has to say even though they may not always follow what it has to say but today there is no actor in syrian this is you know something i think russia wanted to achieve there's no actor in syria that has as many and strong contacts with all. players all belligerents you mentioned in israel is bola the regime soon regime iran turkey all of them do talk to moscow all of them want to talk to moscow all of them have an interest in preserving good relations with moscow that's not the case with the united states today the united states has obviously strong relations with israel it has and bit relations with turkey it has no relation or be

this confrontation between israel and against iran and its allies and south with syria and beyond in that situation russia does have real influence because it controls to large extent the skies over syria and so israel it would have a hard time flying over syria if russia didn't want it to do so and it also has it does have influence and leverage over and again not total leverage but some influence over the regime over iran over hezbollah sort of they would listen to what russia has to say even though they may not always follow what it has to say but today there is no actor in syrian this is you know something i think russia wanted to achieve there's no actor in syria that has as many and strong contacts with all. players all belligerents you mentioned in israel is bola the regime soon regime iran turkey all of them do talk to moscow all of them want to talk to moscow all of them have an interest in preserving good relations with moscow that's not the case with the united states today the united states has obviously strong relations with israel it has and bit relations with turkey it has no relation or be

syria. these agreements with russia are dangerous and in fact they are paving the way for iran to stay in syria and that is why is well past time for the president to recognize that in syria here at home or around the world russia is not a partner for stability or peace at the end of the day. [applause] russia has made it clear that it's alliances and it's made it's alliances clear with the slaughter of civilians dropping bombs on hospitals and homes and minutes and aired combos and working to care for people under siege and farmer up and continues to exploit the migration to sow discord throughout western europe and continue his campaign to undermine the post-world war ii international order. links between moscow and damascus and ron are clear. there will be no international response to the russian backed iranian and we saw last month when they sent a drone into the airspace and the assad regime turns its russian air defense on an israeli fighter jet. of course, israel responded with necessary and appropriate force in defending herself and we applaud the precision conduct of the israeli defens

, this is a pattern of actions from russia where they are undertaking in a variety of ways the different actions of course, what we've seep -- seen them doing in syria, and crimea and use of propaganda and interfere in elections across the continent of europe. these are all actions that russia state is getting involved in. in response to the second point we will bring forward a government amendment to reflect the magnisski amendment and the most strongest means to deal with these issues. >> we welcome to the actions taken by the prime minister today. sits in contrast with a policy of appeasement we've heard from the-- i'm sure that the people of the united kingdom are pleased that it's the prime minister sitting behind that dispatch box today, defending the rule of law and the citizens of this country. however, she has told us that she's spoken to our allies over the last couple of days. perhaps you could tell us, apart from words of support, what actions have they committed to to ensure that, first of all, a message is ent sent out about this action and actions in the future? >> can i thank the honorable gentleman for his remarks and the support of

my mixtape would not appear from nowhere in two thousand and thirteen two years before russia gotten involved in syria didn't really mind you that russia gotten involved in two thousand and fifteen in september so their pricing was violent and shouldn't be illegal from the very beginning to unfortunately probably the very beginning it was supported by the western powers by turkey by saudi arabia a lot of foreign countries oh no marwan is going to want to come back in on a number of those characterizations violent turn illegal uprising i guess i think that i think this i mean this has been. the view of the russian government from the very beginning of the not only of the syrian revolution but of the arab spring because the russian elite the russians willingly is in fact very suspicious of all sorts of illusions we have seen that to do in the color evolutions in ukraine in georgia and but he's how he's done and we have seen the also getting data that evolutions of the arab spring so this is not that there's a general russian narrative that there is no i mean then i literally got out a lot of colleague a

russia failed to ensure that syria can -- when they found assad liable for chemical attacks. russia used its veto to shield aside five times last year. it is also provided cover for syria at the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. russians complained recently that we criticize them too much. if the russian government stopped using chemical weapons to assassinate its enemies, and if the russian government stopped helping his syrian allies to use chemical weapons to kill syrian children, and oppression cooperated with the organization for the prohibition of comic weapons by turning over all information regarding this nerve agent, we'll stop talking about them.

ground in the rio but yes of course it's not comedian reason that's not the driver of russia's involvement in syria it's absolutely true what you're saying. russia's involvement in syria since it intervened i mean i one of the people that was in aleppo and i documented the russian air strikes we watched closely i think there was a group called belling the actually found pictures that were released by the b. by the by the military and by the foreign ministry russian foreign ministry that said that they had targeted isis were in these images and those images were actually residential homes and sent to a little where there were no signs of violence isn't this happened a number of times so rushed out of the the thing is that russia plays this bigger brava role where if anything goes wrong then it can say that you know this is doing this thing no the amount of civilians that are being killed they have this not i think they have more data than the syrians and some of them so they know exactly what i said let's do a is doing and they have big responsibility in the crimes being committed isn't it the case

out how assad, russia and iran made a mockery of calls for cease fire, too many members of this council wanted to wait. this is a travesty. this is the ugly reality on the ground in syriaday. cynical accusations of bad faith from russia will not stop us from speaking out. and their blatantly false narratives will not stop us from telling the world about russia's central role in bombing the syrian people into submission. >> very strong words, indeed. white house correspondent for reuters, jeff mason, joins us. she's very, very tough, outspoken on russia. in contrast to her bo boss, the president of the united states, who lets others around him do all that tough talk. >> there's that contrast that's so interesting. he has been reluctant himself to be critical of russia. he was reluctant to be critical in his direct talks with putin. but people in his administration, like nikki haley, have been. >> he hasn't tweeted about it, or spoken about it, even though secretary of defense, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. have been very, very outspoken. this decision is a significant decision to expel 60 russian diplomats. you would think the president would at least tweet about it and s