at the white house have been productive they discussed turkey's offensive into syria and urged europe to pay more towards the syrian refugee crisis they also discussed washington's disappointment at anchors purchase of a russian missile defense system a trump praised turkey as a great nato ally i want to thank the president for his partnership and cooperation as we work to build a more stable and peaceful and prosperous middle east. we have a surety each other that turkey will continue to uphold what it's supposed to uphold i'm a a big fan of the president to tell you that and i know that the cease fire while complicated is moving forward and moving forward at a very rapid clip to be does it mean that you know legitimacy we all agree limousin didn't actually need it to further profound our cooperation and that picture american relations should be erected on a strong and a very healthy foundation i think we should remain resolved in order to open a new chapter in our relations which are in full compliance with our deeply rooted alliance. because she looked you know we have reciprocally

forces ordered to get out of the way, turkey's invasion of northern syria went into overdrive. ded for the front lines to see firsthand the consequences of the sudden change in u.s. policy. "operation peace spring" as turkey call the it was systematically destroying kurdish towns and villages. and driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. we came across a makeshift medical staging area. the wound wednesday just being treated by the side of the road. the turks seemed to be bombing anything that moved. here at the front lines, it is mostly deserted. the kurds are trying to stay off these exposed roads. two rounds came in over our heards. behind you, behind you, behind you. as we pulled back, we saw what the rounds had done. a single vehicle was in flames, the driver dead. we didn't see any weapons or fighters inside. all around us, kurds were fleeing what they said was indiscriminate shelling. this family had loaded up everything they had in the back of a pickup truck. they had 1,000 syrian lire, the equivalent of $2 in their pockets, and no plan. she said they don

they discussed turkey's offensive into syria and trump urged europe to pay more toward the syrian refugeesis. they also discussed russia -- they also discussed washington's disappointment. it claims turkey is a great nato ally. >> i want to thank the president for his cooperation as we work to build a more stable and peaceful and prosperous middle east. other thatured each turkey will continue to uphold what it is supposed to uphold. i am a big fan of the president. , know that the cease-fire while complicated, is moving forward at a rapid clip. we all agree that we need to further provide our operation and relations should be on a healthy foundation. i think we should remain resolved in order to open a new chapter in relations which are in full compliance with our alliance. reciprocally stated our will to fight terrorist organizations presenting a clear and present danger on national security. >> let's bring in al jazeera's senior analyst. not so long ago, president trump was threatening economic destruction for turkey if they stepped over a line and now he has a big fan. there is quite

syria. if you're rio's in turkey them for the areas in syria other overseen by turkey are almost invariably the ones where we see the kinds of terrorists that americans are most concerned about their own. increasingly with islamic fighters oh i'm going so now and so that's been going on really for several years now for the duration of the so-called rebel program and then turkey moved again with to northern syria not bad although trump says that there is found a permanent ceasefire organizations like amnesty international say otherwise and so are the currents on the ground say other ones christians on the ground say either one is a credible reports of sectarian violence indeed the art some have labeled them war crimes now i don't want to overstate the amount of bloodshed it hasn't actually been as bad as some people had feared but nonetheless there are ongoing hostilities and there may well be more and then of course it looks like to many americans like the kurds have been thrown under the bus and the kurds are correctly credited with being the main source of u.s. partners on the ground. fig

despite being on opposite sides of the syria conflict turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in the area of northern syria that turkey wants cleared of kurdish fighters despite sporadic outbreaks of fighting the kurds have mostly gone and the cease fire agreement between russia and turkey is mostly held so what's next well turkey really sent millions of syrian refugees to live in this protected area i'm phil gale in berlin this is the day. every. single city and. casualty is one casualty too much i hope this will be the 1st step towards a political solution between when these threads. secure that we don't turn turkey into an enemy by the need for preventive diplomacy and peaceful resolution of conflict. because the issues have been resolved rather effectively on the growth. thanks to russia. force are coming up soon russia's sovereign enter that law comes into force the kremlin says it's designed to better protect the country's internet against foreign cyber attacks activists say it could give rise to a great fire wall of russia. by give them all of these laws will give the gove

anticipated meeting good evening to you dorian so we just heard turkey's president complaining about the u.s. role in the north of syria now but it seems to many that the u.s. has done exactly what air to one wanted what's the truth here. well from turkey's perspective america hadn't done enough even though these forces have withdrawn from northern syria they subsequently redeployed further south around syria's oilfields and are continuing to work together with the syrian kurdish militia that considers us terrorists and. is that the revenues from those oil fields are going reportedly to this kurdish militia so you have one nato ally from chris perspective of financing a terrorist organization that is fighting against another nato ally and that's intolerable and on top of that as you said earlier on quick aims at the withdrawal of the kurdish militia hasn't been fulfilled and one has repeatedly warned if they don't we've told in turkey is ready to resume its military operation and it's made little secret the fact that it does want to extend its control across turkey's southern border with syria so we're going to have th

turkey. i mean, into syria. they were using turkey as like a rest and relaxation sort of so before and after. >> explain how easy was it, according to what you witness, to cross -- the sums it up, into come from suit and 20. >> like back and forth. i would often ask my captors, how's it going? well, we had to go to turkey denied, get some knives. they knew they could bring supplies. but listen, you are angry at the turkish government. maybe just five or so but what about own involvement, the u.s. government, in our own crazy ambassador ford was in turkey supplying these lunatics from the fsa and from al-nusra and from isis. allegedly these people were moderates, our government like samantha power and ben rhodes and all these, if the obama administration said shirley we have to oppose assad come he's wicked. the conclusion i trump from your presentation you just made is the logical, the greatest, the simplest route to peace for the most people in syria is to support the assad government. it has to be. it has to be

led a or isis coalition but turkey's incursion into syria has been incredibly disruptive. he went on to say turkey has been a valuable ally and a member of nato. i'm hoping to salvage this relationship but only time will tell if that is possible. we also heard from new jersey senator and presidential candidate cory booker yesterday who said the u.s. should not be rolling out the red carpet. president trump is expected to meet with nato secretary general later on today. >> mark meredith on a chilly morning at the white house thank you. it spewing two very different takeaways from the first public impeachment hearing. shocker, wrote? democrats toting bombshell testimony and the public is dismissing it all is hearsay. mike turn is it was in the hearing it he will be our guest. >> sandra: also the socialist joe meeting up yet again. this time on the new greenville proposal. we will have the brand-new details on that straight-ahead he i'm embarrassed to even say i felt like i was going to spend my whole adult life paying this off thanks to sofi, i can see the light at the end of

this is did every news lie for girl in joining forces turkey in or should begin joint patrols in northeastern syria the operation aims to move kurdish militias out of the reach of turkey's president sarawak plans to resettle some 2000000 people opponents say it's a human catastrophe in the making also coming up with german chancellor angela merkel talks of trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi on the table closer and just real and strategic ties plus one of the toughest force on the planet prepares for its world cup final in england or at least players are their favorites against south africa at the springboks played abit of running out weeks in japan. on level rocket surgery to have you along everyone turkey and russia have launched joint ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation as part of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory near turkey's border while the patrols will begin within a 10 kilometer zone along the border the step marks a new major power shift in syria a month after president donald trump would drew u.s. forces f

know this is did every news live from berlin joining forces turkey and russia started joint patrols in syria. the operation aims to move kurdish militias out of the region turkey's president urged once that plans to resettle some 2000000 people opponents say it's a human catastrophe in the making also coming up german chancellor angela merkel talks trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi on the table closed circuit industrial and strategic ties. and remembering the berlin wall germany prepares to mark 30 years since that heated symbol of division was torn down an art installation cobbles together people's memories of the wall and their hopes for the future. of iraq a very warm welcome to all of you know turkey and russia have launched a joint patrols in north eastern syria. the operation as part of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory near turkey's border patrols a will begin with a 10 kilometer zone along the border a step marks a major power shift in syria a month after president donald trump withdrew u.s. forces from the area. a

and syria are to america's saya tavenner as the latest. turkey's military has begun its operation in northern syria as part of an offensive to move u.s. backed kurdish forces. away from its borders now already hundreds of civilians in northern syria have fled areas on the border with turkey just within the last few hours and turkey's are already using heavy all tillery and conducted air strikes in syria now after turkey's offensive began today there were signs of panic on this trees of rust on one of the towns under attack with residential areas close to the border now throwing more confusion on the situation in syria president trump put out a statement that the u.s. does not endorse his attack and has made it clear to turkey that this operation is a bad idea now president trump has also said that he's monitoring the situation to make sure necessary casualties would not occur and now with no u.s. troops in that region it's very unclear just how the u.s. would even monitor the turkish defense now the security general of nato has urged her to not fur

and the 3rd round of joint military patrols between turkey and russia is getting underway on the turkey syria border the patrols are part of an agreement between ankara and moscow to remove kurdish fighters from a so-called safe still in turkey has said it plans to resettle as many as 2 men. refugees in the area. so their 3rd joint patrol 'd what can we expect in this phase then what are they hoping to achieve. this particular phase the joint patrols will drive through the area best watches from. all the way to a belly keel the border with iraq they won't be able to get into the city of obviously because it is not part of the deal signed between russia and turkey in sochi about a few weeks ago and the city center is where syrian government troops have a military base so that the patrols will be mislead and in that area where turkey wants to establish a safe zone of about 30 kilometer deep into that territory now they say that both countries would like to ensure that there's no presence of but have to fight this particular from the white b.g. and that the 2 countries will work together to ensu

welcome to the program russia and turkey have started joint patrols in northeastern syria where turkey wants to establish a so-called safe zone on the border their mission is to ensure that kurdish have retreated from the area it follows the turkish incursion into syria last month shortly after u.s. troops pulled out reports from san unified near the turkey syria border. the most crucial phase of the turkish russian agreement on a safe zone in north eastern syria is underway the joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces or as the last month turkish backed opposition fighters swept through as the after 3 they now control an area that stretches from the arab to ourselves i mean along the border with turkey the joint patrols will be conducted west and east of that area. they include the outskirts of kabbani man bitch fired and all towns and villages east of us a lane to maliki on the border with iraq syrian president bashar al assad has promised to recapture all the territory including even if it means going to war with turkey

thank you for joining us russia and turkey have started joint patrols in northeastern syria where turkey wants to establish a so-called safe zone on the border their mission is to ensure kurdish s.t.'s fighters have retreated from the area it follows the turkish incursion into syria last month shortly after u.s. troops pulled out by reports now from some new fire near the turkey syria border. the most crucial phase of the turkish russian agreement on a safe zone in north eastern syria is underway the joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces or as the last month backed opposition fighters swept through as the after 3 they now control an area that stretches. along the border with turkey the joint patrols will be conducted west and east of that area. they include the outskirts of could by any man bitch fired and all towns and villages east of us alain to maliki on the border with iraq syrian president bashar al assad has promised to recapture all the territory including even if it means going to war with turkey as well you thoug

take over it live which is the rebels last stronghold in syria all right with the latest on the turkey syria border thank you. in the coming hours iran is expected to take further steps away from the 2015 nuclear deal and began activating its nuclear enrichment facility tehran plans to start injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at an underground area near the city of comb that decision was announced by iranian president hassan rouhani on tuesday the u.s. is call the move quote a big step in the wrong direction in the use says it is also concerned. still ahead on al-jazeera keeping up the pressure iraqis continue to vent their anger against the government despite the mounting death toll and united states waits into a dispute over a controversial dam on the river nile. i know there are very unsettled picture across much of europe some heavy rain some strong winds and a huge amount of cloud as you can see the central mediterranean is where the next strong winds will be along with the rain and this example of those strong winds actually just south of corsica the french island of course and as

welcome the drones in the air troops and armored vehicles on the ground turkey and russia have launched joint patrols in northeastern syria military vehicles patrolled a 10 kilometer deep zone along the border between turkey and syria as part of a deal struck between the 2. countries to force kurdish fighters out of the year the step marks a major power shift in syria a month after president donald trump withdrew u.s. forces from the region. until he's president wants to establish a buffer zone along his country's southern border with syria there he plans to resettle up to 2000000 syrian refugees who currently live in his country many observers regard this as a human catastrophe in the making we have this report on meet the town of act which is home to many syrian refugees who've already been caught in the crossfire and they're fearful for their future is shortly after take he made its incursion into northern syria 3 weeks ago from the white b.g. militia in the region hit back returning fire a turkey the store where her little and his brother work was hit both men a syrian refugees living in the border town of. we've live

the kurds last month by turkish backed fighters it's seen several bombings since turkey began its offensive in northern syria turkey wants to clear the area of kurdish fighters and create a so-called safe soon to our syrian refugees to return which has more from shunyo

then you have situations like we saw in the wake of the decision to turkey and syria. when the president stands up and says this is a great success. >> now people are saying wow, what great out come. >> that's not the case. >> joining us now. chief washington correspondent jake tapper. obviously not everyone can watch every second of this impeachment inquiry. there's a lot of information. and misinformation. coming at them. what will viewers learn tonight. >> first of all, that the president is defense is largely based on falsehoods. he says that the whistleblower complaint has been proven to be false. that's not true. a lot of witnesses have verified the essential part of the whistleblower complaint. and more broadly that the manner of the strategy this idea that it's falsehoods is part of a very widespread pattern coming from president trump. that is troubling to a lot of people who are worried about long term impacts of the lies. he lies much much more tran previous testimonies. >> if the goal oftd testimony was get this in front of the country and sway public opini

this is due to overuse line from berlin joining forces turkey and russia begin joint patrols in northeastern syria the operation aims to move kurdish militias out of the region turkey's president everyone plans to resettle some 2000000 people opponents say it's a human catastrophe in the making also coming out german chancellor angela merkel talks trade and security with indian prime minister narendra modi on the table closer and gestural and strategic ties. plus speaking out for cycle of freedom in russia a new law allows the authorities to switch off the internet critics fear the kremlin could use the measure to silence his critics. and one of the toughest sports on the planet prepares for its world cup final dylan's work the players are the favorites against south africa the springboks have made a habit of cool running out wins in japan 2. on what mark thank you so much for your company everyone turkey and russia have launched joint ground patrols in northeastern syria the operation as part of a deal struck by the countries to force kurdish fighters out of the territory near turkey's border whi

and we don't have to defend the borders between turkey and syria. but what we will do is we did keep the oil. if you don't mind, we kept the oil. and we will distribute that oil, and also about ourselves. we turn faraway nations into very, very dangerous war zones and then they demanded that american citizens accept unlimited migration from those terror afflicted nations and regions. we did not fight them over there, only to invite them over here. we don't want to do that. to protect our communities by administration, restricted migration from terror prone nations and implemented the toughest that we've ever had, no issue has ever been so horribly discarded by a party as that issue by the democrats. they want open borders which mean crime, they want sanctuary cities which means crime and drugs and death. after bleeding the middle class dry, democrats threw up when, open our borders to the world, flooding our communities with poisonous drugs and criminal cartels. republicans believe in strong

the kurds last month by turkish backed fighters it's seen several bombings since turkey began its offensive in northern syria turkey wants to clear the area of kurdish fighters and create a so-called safe soon to our syrian refugees to return which has more from shunyo for nearly turkey syria border. the car was packed with explosives and placed in a crowded market in other this explains the growing number of casualties the turkish military blamed the white p.g. for the blast and the white p.g. by the same time hit back saying that turkey is to blame for failing along with this. in the region the center of the syrian national army for providing security to superiors and this is the latest blast in a series of attacks that took bases. in areas on the border with turkey. and also a loss and this is going to put further. challenges on the turkish military was how start a joint patrols with russia there will be moments when the turkish military will be patrolling areas not far from where the white b.g. fighters will be stationed across north northern syria situation remains tense with intensified fighting in it

we don't have to defend the borders between turkey and syria. they have been fighting for a thousand years. but what we do is we did keep the oil, if you don't mind. we kept the oil. we kept the oil. we'll distribute oil. we'll help out the kurds and other people. we'll also help out ourselves. past leaders military adventures turned faraway nations into very dangerous war zones. then they demanded that american citizens accept unlimited migration from those terror-afflicted nations, and regions. i don't think so. i don't think so. we did not fight them over there only to invite them over here. we don't want to do that. to protect our communities, my administration restricted migration from terror-prone nations and implemented the toughest ever vetting procedures. toughest ever that we have ever had. no issue has ever been so horribly discarded by a party as that issue by the democrats. they want open borders which mean crime. they want sanctuary cities which mean crime and drugs and deaths. after bleeding the middle class dry, democrats threw o

fighters from the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces to retreat hashim alba reports from the turkey syria border. the most crucial phase of the turkish russian agreement on a safe zone in north eastern syria is underway there joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces or as the last month turkish backed opposition fighters swept through s.d.f. territory they now control an area that stretches from tel aviv to arthur lane along the border with turkey the joint patrols will be conducted west and east of that area. they include the outskirts of could by any man bit telerate fired and all towns and villages east of us a lane to maliki on the border with iraq. syrian president bashar al assad has promised to recapture all the territory including even if it means going to war with turkey has for you thought the syrian land is wired and the theater of operations is one from the far south to the far north the turk is the american agent in this war we were fighting this aged turkey everywhere and whenever it struggled to do what it wante

or has more from if a near the turkey syria border. the car was packed with explosives and placed in a crowded market in the other this explains the growing number of casualties the turkish military blamed the white p.g. for the blast and the wipe e.g. by the same time hit back saying that turkey is to blame for failing along with this. in the region the center of the syrian national army for providing security to superiors and this is the latest blast in a series of attacks that took bases. in areas on the border with turkey. and also a loss and this is going to put further. challenges on the turkish military was how start a joint patrols with russia there will be moments when the turkish military will be patrolling areas not far from where the white b.g. fighters will be station across north northern syria situation remains tense with intensified fighting in it live and also on the mountainous area around the city of latakia where the rebels are trying to stage an offensive to halt an attack by government forces as we're going to see

turkey's president. this is 30 minutes. >> we would like to continue and break down what is happening in syria in recent weeks and turkey's involvement in the country but as media has only recently we can say started focusing his attention on turkey's conduct in a syria can tell you the investigative journal have been asking all the important questions a long time ago and in a sense, still have predicted what we are seeing now unfolding in the north of the country so please join me in welcoming back, assistant professor of homeland security, former chief of the turkish national police counterterrorism and operation division and fellow program on extreme is him at washington university. you gave -- would you like to say something? >> okay. you gave an incredible presentation about how the turkish regime carried out influence operations on u.s. soil and we touched a bit in the last panel on the military operation in syria and i would like to pick up where we left at the last. what is the guiding principle in your view that is driving the president and what he's doing in syria now? >> after 2014 when the anticorruption opera

bashar and as had called it the final front in the war or has more from china or for near the turkey syria border president. defense minnesota and other officials visited the joint operations center in a circle all the border with syria they were briefed on the latest developments on the ground the joint patrols with russia and also the blast. that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians there were also grieved of the delicate task facing turkey as it tries to ensure that the. fighters from the north eastern syria remains of vala time area but when you go worst to worst it live and let out here that's where the situation is turns to the fighting government forces pounded rebel positions north of house a whole new world looks like a push by the government to 4 civilians and the fighters all the way towards the city of possible as with it's quite clear that his next move is to take over it which is the rebels last stronghold in syria. well meanwhile turkey is threatening to send all of the eisel fighters that it captured back to their home countries than to be a minister says europe must do

big fan of turkey's president as the 2 leaders meet in the white house key differences remain over the conflict in syria and to turkey's purchase of russian weapons. i'm sean thomas glad you're with us and we start with news from bolivia thousands of people are marching in the capital of refusing to accept the resignation of former leader demonstrators have clashed with police who responded with tear gas. well morality has fled to mexico along with many of his party members he stepped down on monday after weeks of violence triggered by claims his election victory was rigged also said he resigned the persecution of his allies describing events as a coup and violence looting and vandalism followed and some of his supporters are now saying they fear for their lives. they have carried out a coup d'etat against those as of last night we are living like a dictatorship times they are hunting our leaders they are hunting it's very likely that they will see me and want my head that is one of the divisions are caused by reset they persecute us as bolivia and it's those from they discriminate against us because we

don't want to talk about splits on the other hand of course there's a grain of truth in it look at turkey syria and the situation going on there and there's a lack of coordination clearly between the united states and the other nato allies and that's a very dangerous and worrying situation what micro said in this interview it does take things there to a different level than what the german chancellor has said she has said last year that europe and germany can no longer rely on everything that it has from the united states as before but what he's saying is you can't you can't rely on them because they won't keep their word that the big difference there well i think is also pointing particularly to operational problems in saying that you know this is now leading to. military chiefs decision makers plan as i suppose not being entirely clear not perhaps being entirely on the same page and so this is a i think available pretty o.p.'s criticism of the sort of trumping way of doing things that you know one day. point in one direction the next day you point in another one and i think he's saying you kn

shortly after turkey made its incursion into northern syria 3 weeks ago kurds from the y p g militia in the region hit back returning fire at turkey the upholstery store where her little and his brother work was hit both men a syrian refugees living in the border town of act. we've lived here in peace but then they started firing rockets at us everyone ran for cover we wanted to carry away the wounded but then i was also hit by a shell. to be. says the kurdish militia wanted to take revenge on 2 and instead hit refugees he has a piece of shrapnel in his abdomen and another in his cheek he and his family fled to turkey from syria's civil war 5 years ago he's still worried about the power of the syrian regime. i took off from the syrian army my problem is president assad because i deserted if i return i will be publicly executed because i am a desert or. a hand that not only are i asked terrorists so are assad's soldiers we don't want the assad regime there even stronger than i asked. and now the turkish president wants the refugees to go back to the syrian side in the buffer zone where

fighters from the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces to retreat has an album reports from the turkey syria border. the most crucial phase of the turkish russian agreement on a safe zone in north eastern syria is underway there joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrian democratic forces or as the last month turkish backed opposition fighters swept through s.d.f. territory they now control an area that stretches from tel aviv to arthur lane along the border with turkey the joint patrols will be conducted west and east of that area. they include the outskirts of could by any man bit telerate fired and all towns and villages east of us a lane to maliki on the border with iraq. syrian president bashar al assad has promised to recapture all the territory including even if it means going to war with turkey both of us will use the whole the syrian land is wired and the theater of operations is one from the far south to the far north the turk is the american agent in this war we were fighting this agent turkey everywhere and whenever it struggled to do wh

we have a report near the turkey-syria border. porter: the most crucial phase of a turkish-russia agreement on a safe zone in northeastern syria is underway. joint patrols will fill the void left by the withdrawal of the largely kurdish syrians are chromatic forces -- democratic forces. last month turkish backed fighters swept through sdf territory and control an area along the border with turkey. the joint patrols will be conducted west and east of that area. outskirts ofthe all towns and villages east, to the border with iraq. al-assadesident bashar said he will capture all the territory including idlib. even if it means going to war with turkey. andhe syrian land is won the theater of operations from the far south to far north. american agent in this war. whenever it struggled to do what it wanted, it left no option but war. this is obvious. we need to keep open the opportunities for the political process in all its forms. if it did not reduce results, we consider them an enemy. it will get to war. there is no other option. repo

well turkey has never asked for nato to help in syria but i think the answer you've just heard makes it absolutely clear that turkey does not regard russia as an enemy it's not conceivable to buy ed defense systems from someone whom you regard as an enemy turkey may condemn what it calls in my view wrongly russia russian aggression in ukraine but the facts of diplomacy are that turkey and russia work together on a number of issues including as it happens in syria so it's just not true to say that russia is an enemy of turkey it's not true families party to say that russia is considered an enemy by fronts president machen received president putin at the falls are doing a song. for the g. 7 summit and he said i'm sorry i didn't interrupt you could you let me finish and he said that he wanted to build together with russia. architecture of confidence in order to improve european security and to solve other world crises that's not the language that you use when you're addressing an enemy you don't build an architecture of confidence with your enemy so things have moved on since whatever na

donald trump says he's a big fan of turkey's president other one as the 2 leaders meet in the white house but key differences remain over the conflict in syria on turkey's purchase of russian weapons. to a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me nikki allen where we start with news from bolivia where thousands of people are marching in the capital on the parts refusing to accept the resignation of former leader even raul as demonstrators have clashed with police who responded with tear gas. the opposition senator has now taken over as interim president and marla's has fled to mexico along with many of his party members he removed himself from office on monday after weeks of violence triggered by claims his election victory was rigged rollo's also said he stepped down to end any persecution of his allies describing events as a coup roylance looting and vandalism followed after he quit and some of his supporters and now saying they fear for their lives. are those i don't like but they have carried out a coup d'etat against as as of last night we are living like a dictatorship times they are hunting our leaders they

now turkey and the united states have had their ongoing sticking points of disagreement regarding issues like the kurds syria the arms trade and relations with russia the united states has long maintained that it is capable of having a relationship with both turkey and with kurdish forces in syria however that balancing act hasn't always worked out so well as a point of reference you can look at the letter that trump sent to the turkish president in that letter he told arrow on quote don't be a tough guy don't be a fool when urging him not to continue his offensive against curtis positions in syria that letter was actually returned to donald trump by the turkish head of state today perhaps indicating that he paid no attention to it now another point of ongoing disagreement has been the issue of the f. $400.00 missile system that turkey is in the process of purchasing from russia donald trump in the united states have made clear they don't find it acceptable for a member of nato to get closer to russia and to purchase military hardware from them that trump said this issue has not been resolved and that it is

the bill was in response to turkey's military operation in syria. following president trump surprise decision to withdraw u.s. troops from the region congress has been angered by the u.s. president's apparent reluctance to impose sanctions on turkey following its decision to buy a russian weapons system yes 400 are already being deployed in the face of protest by all of turkey's nato allies including the u.s. . just outside the white house a small group of protesters expressing their opposition to the turkish president while the protests the. president. group opera public and. an apparent attempt to persuade. against bush unusual and you want to start of deliberations you know the president one senator had leased agreed to look for the silver lining in the relationship with turkey the purpose of this meeting is to have an american citizen. or friends in turkey. and there's a pony in there somewhere if we can. and the hope expressed by president turner one that the relationship with the u.s. congress will improve as turkey we are ready and committed t

is unlikely to make any concessions to turkey on syria. certainly trump is not going to reverse himself in terms of the fact we have seen 2 turkish involvement in jordan syria turkey and stephanie i think that there will be some strong pressure on her long reign in the rebel forces that he's using because those are sort of his fighting proxy militia agents on the ground who are most with fronts of all forms of. attacks from the start although the pressure is married and i think that trump is going to talk about possibly only follow the increased financial ties business relations between our 2 countries oh but otherwise i don't really 1st see any concrete way in out of this meeting on a busy thursday our website has all the latest developments an in-depth analysis to don't miss a thing this is r t international. the last time i sang caught in a joke because my. point was not every day to be good to see i walked out and seen the last. of the so-called individual is opposing this very. strong piece of crap take on society and the freedom of t

is unlikely to make any concessions to turkey on syria. certainly trouble is not going to reverse himself in terms of the fact we have seen turkish involvement in northern syria turkey is there to step i think that there will be some strong pressure on the long katra reign in the rubble force needs that he's using because those are sort of his fighting proxy militia teachings on the growing who are most with fatah or for the people within the tox sort of go the crusher with me but i think that trump is going to talk about all the possibly all the own father increased financial ties business believe between our 2 countries oh but otherwise i don't really foresee any concrete win out of this meeting and we have a timely interview ahead at a time when the kurds drive for independence is increasingly in the spotlight what hope do they held for a nation of the role that's one of the questions i asked a former foreign minister of iraq next in worlds apart. to my hardest to i dash west to cambodia. i designed him a bit. as a letter opener with. s

from here from the united states or displeasure out of the one on turkey's handling in syria and also their displeasure out at president trump's handling of the situation referring to of course the fact that as president trump was criticized for essentially abandoning long standing as kurdish allies in northern syria and in the region in fact at once again we were left a little bit the will did when donald trump that sort of went off will say script and said the u.s. military presence in syria is only for the oil which i'm sure caused several gasps amongst members of the republican party so once again it was an interesting press conference karl. overall had appeared the president had plenty of positive words for president out of the one all right public fully in washington for us thank you very much let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world supporters of venezuela's opposition leader one why do occupied the country's embassy in brazil on wednesday stand off and after some of levon hours why don't those recognized by the u.s. and brazil has been th