money former deputy u.n. envoy to syria welcome to the show good to have you with us today lots to talk about now the syrian government the russians dirani as they they're expressed are a condemnation of their western we sell strikes on syria that was last week but even the syrian opposition leaders have also called them a farce called them too weak and even dangerous so have this strike has been pretty much useless then they didn't make anyone happy. well it shows getting very complex because to measure things that's a skill you can be that is the first one is everything has become a good showing about it's becoming a war by proxy so i've been able that is involved locally and internationally and a huge part of it is becoming a by proxy i think that causes the second element is security and these. missions it was only one of their when i was doing it was but now it's there because receive a lot of militia from one side and the other side and we're just kind of for complex it's kind of go of it about but about this

the russian u.n. envoy is speaking now. he's calling for investigators to fly to syria where russian troops will escort them to the area of the, what they call the alleged attack. >>> up next reports from inside the iepa headed by scott pruitt is coming apart at the seams. i'll speak with current and former staffers about the drama surrounding their boss as they call a, quote, slow motion train wreck. - anncr: thankfully, prevagen helps your brain and improves memory. - dad's got all the answers. - anncr: prevagen is now the number-one-selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. - she outsmarts me every single time. - checkmate! you wanna play again? - anncr: prevagen. healthier brain. better life.

money former deputy u.n. envoy to syria welcome to the show good to have you with us today lots to talk about now the syrian government the russians dirani as they they're expressed are a condemnation of the western we sell strikes on syria that was last week but even the syrian opposition leaders have also called them a farce called them too weak and even dangerous so have this strike has been pretty much useless then they didn't make anyone happy. well it shows things are getting very complex because the two major things that's just kidding me that is the first one is everything has become a good showing about it's becoming a war by proxy so everybody is involved locally and internationally and a huge part of it is becoming by proxy think that because this second element is. a mission it was only one of their when i was a student but now it's there because receive a lot of militia from one side shop on the other side and we just kind of complex it's can go a bit about but about this particular strikes that i've j

money former deputy u.n. envoy to syria welcome to the show good to have you with us today lots to talk about now the syrian government the russians to ronnie as they are expressed are a condemnation of their western we sell strikes on syria that was last week but even the syrian opposition leaders have also called them a farce called them too weak and even dangerous so have this strike has been pretty much useless than if they didn't make anyone happy. one of the troops things are getting very complex because the two major things that are scaring me that is the first one is everything is becoming good and showing about it's becoming a war by proxy so everybody is involved. internationally and a huge part of it is becoming by proxy make that closes the second element is security and these. missions it was only one of their when i was doing double but now it's there because you see a lot of militia from one side shop on the other side of sudanese and we're just kind of for conflicts it's kind of go a bit about but a

money former deputy u.n. envoy to syria welcome to the show good to have you with us today lots to talk about now the syrian government the russians still running as they their expressed are a condemnation of their western we sell strikes on syria that was last week but even the syrian opposition leaders have also called them a farce called them too weak and even dangerous so have this strike has been pretty much useless than if they didn't make anyone happy. one of the chosen things are getting very complex because the two major things that's scaring me that is the first one is everything has become a good showing about it's becoming a war by proxy so every ball that is involved locally regionally and internationally and a huge part of it is becoming by proxy make that closes the second element is security and these. missions it was all going to there when i was doing it was but now it's not because received a lot of militia from one side shop on the other side and we just kind of for complex it's kind of go with

welcome guild will be here fed if any that use foreign policy chief and stuff and in the studio the u.n. envoy on syria have been speaking there would have to say. a deal mr a made very clear that he is deeply convinced that a territorial gains in syria a military solution is not something that will lead the country into peace so both federica more greeny and to mr are calling for a political solution that has to take place in syria and here a federica morgan remains that for instance peace is not a document that can be signed here the key protagonist have to be the syrian people and she called again on the key influence in powers currently on the ground in syria iran but also particular russia to come to the negotiating table to allow syrian forces participate in the un let peace talks in geneva so a big attention to actor vive vitalize the political process in solving the seven conflicts but this conference you'll get is billed as a donor conference is a two day event will it meet the targets that you know people want at all is there some kind of doing a fifteen setting in. with long term co

u.n. special envoy to syria he's sucking at united nations let's listen. and of course the gravity of events in region the inferior end of the video consequent three four three billion and dig in a moment of increased international danger and drawing in national regional international arc to earth into a dangerous situation of but then cure or actual confrontation. it is an important thinker at the council session mr president there is an urgent need for this council to find a way to address this situation with unity and purpose how did we reach this point march so devastating violence in one half of its there who would that result in at least one thousand seven hundred people killed and injured in opposition control areas and those events and though the nz killed and injured in government controlled areas and ultimately the very question of one hundred thirty thousand people including five those family members and other three billions but in doing that there was a fragile ceasefire that held for most of march and the u.n. good offices did play an importan

u.n. special envoy for syria has spoken about saturday's bombing of the country by the u.s. and its allies saying that strikes won't help resolve the crisis the comments came as stuff under mr met the russian foreign minister a lot of what this happened last week and it's not carol.

that the situation is sound and the fact finding mission could begin its work on wednesday syria's u.n. envoy confirms chemical weapons inspectors are expected to enter the duma in the coming hours plus. political solution to this war is indeed available a new u.n. mediator on yemen offers hope of ending the three year old conflict which has claimed over ten thousand lives. we need a scientist infected with malaria a child who is now leading the fight against the disease. let's begin this news hour with news out of the korean peninsula it's been confirmed that the u.s. secretary of state nominee mike. has met north korean leader kim jong un in north korea's capital pyongyang senior u.s. officials said the former cia director went there as the u.s. president's envoy over the weekend it was there to prepare for a possible meeting between trump and kim expected in may or june north korea has also began has been on high has been high rather on the agenda in talks between japan's prime minister and the u.s. president in the u.s. . this here is diplomatic editor james bias joins us now on the phone

u.n. special envoy but it's still a bleak message for yemen isn't it how likely is it do you think the talks can take place while the fighting continues. well martin griffith brings his considerable diplomatic skills to the table and i'm encouraged by the fact that both sides so far have a trust in his neutrality and in his diplomacy. he brings a fresh approach so we need a fresh start now i mean also encouraged by the fact that his first words to the u.n. security council he laid blame on both sides for escalate tory steps the host is for lobbing missiles at riyadh and riyadh for bombing the whole his capital in the north saddam i'm also encouraged by the fact that he did not mention iran. and the iranian role minuscule as it is in this fight has been used as an excuse by the arab coalition as well as by the united states. for continuing more than three years of daily bombing of yemen which have resulted in nothing but the spread of starvation and disease so i think he will try to treat both sides equally and suggest new ideas the problem of course is as long as the fighting goes on it's ve

state department said that this is a false report but then a few hours after that the syria's u.n. envoy bashar al shakuri clarifying that there was a u.n. security team that entered duma and that they were assessing the security and preparing for the team for the chemical inspectors to enter this town the town of course the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack that attack happened some twelve days ago on april the seventh both the russian and the syrian government have been accused of preventing or trying to delay the work of the chemical weapons inspectors an accusation both governments deny western nations have also questioned whether or not the evidence in the site has been tampered with or whether or not these inspectors are going to find anything once if and when they do arrive but regardless of the findings of the o.p.c. w. we have to make clear that western nations have already carried out retaliatory strikes based on what they say is the evidence that they had proving that the syrian government was responsible for this chemical weapons attack saudi arabia says it is in ta

u.n. special envoy for syria says chemical weapons inspectors in the syrian town of too much should do their job as quickly as possible and without any interference stuff on the mr made the comments after holding talks with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov in moscow as he tries to renew diplomatic efforts to end the seven year crisis. do we need a political base golay show not only a military difficult lesion and i hope that will be possible for the discussions now regarding the political process i'm very pleased to hear what you heard then i heard from minutes the level of and from minutes to show you google that in fight of what happened last week and. very recent there leave the strong commitment from the russian federation to do push for the political process or a challenge has more now from moscow. 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 t

u.n. security council hearing where the u.s. envoy is currently speak to forty for the sake of international peace and security the shocking use of chemical weapons in iraq in malaysia the united kingdom as well as the egregious and systematic use of chemical weapons in syria so that the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction is all too real today. furthermore the continued proliferation of w m d's by irresponsible actors increases the likelihood that these heinous weapons or the capacity and knowledge to develop them will fall into the hands of non-state actors who carry out terrorist attacks given these persistent threats the united states will continue to prioritize efforts to strengthen our counter proliferation measures in line with our national security strategy and the nuclear posture review our efforts are aimed at ensuring our security and the security of the international community in order to prevent w m d proliferation by non-state actors the full and universal implementation of resolution fifteen forty is integral to

the situation is sound and the fact finding mission will begin its work on wednesday on syria's u.n. envoy confirms chemical weapons inspectors are expected to when to do more in the coming hours. former u.s. first lady who said she looked like everybody's grandmother has died barbara bush was ninety two. big developments on north korea first we're getting reports out of south korea of a peace treaty in the making this comes on top of us media reports that secretary of state nominee mike pompei o has met north korea's leader kim jong il and in the capital pyongyang the washington post says the former cia director went there is the u.s. president's envoy easter weekend it was there reportedly to prepare for a possible meeting between donald trump and kim expected in may or june and south korean media is reporting that the presidential office is considering a peace treaty with the north our diplomatic go to james bays has more from pyongyang in north korea. this is an extremely high levels is it this is the highest level serving u.s. official to visit young yang since the u.s. secretary of s

u.n. special envoy for syria says the peace process must be restarted following the u.s.led bombing of the country adding the move has put efforts to finding a solution risk also the north korea is halting all nuclear missile tests something that washington claims is thanks to u.s. pressure on young though says it's because it's needed here i say she is now complete and in the plumbing breach you can take speech tuesday or take action was initially blocked by the european court of human rights it's finally sent a whole issue very much to. the issue is you can't be talking about freedom of speech and integrity and then silence people i will defend your right to free speech but when that free speech is supreme oh the denying of all those rights the nuts when the actual boundaries because stop. hello welcome you watching r.t. international this saturday afternoon it's just gone five o'clock here in moscow now our top story russia's foreign ministry says that experts from chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w have left for the city of duma where an alleged chemical attack to

u.n. special envoy for syria has spoken about saturday's bombing of the country by the u.s. and its allies saying that strikes won't help resolve the crisis the comments came as stuff under mistura met the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. what this happened last week. i have. a stomach full chief engineer but. 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 commun

syria's u.n. envoy confirms chemical experts are expected to enter duma on what sticks. out of my office and this is i'll just see a live from doha also coming up. political solution to end this war is indeed available the new u.n. mediator on yemen offers hope of ending the three year old conflict which has claimed over ten thousand lives. japan and ourselves are locked in we are very unified on the subject of north korea the u.s. president six common ground with the japanese leader on dealing with north korea's nuclear challenge. stepping up the pressure massive protests continue in armenia to stop the former president's pledge to stay in power. and the former u.s. first lady who said she looked like everybody's grandmother has died barbara bush was ninety two. so his own boss added to the u.n. says chemical weapons inspectors will enter duma on wednesday if it's safe enough he says a u.n. security team is at the site and will make an independent decision on access phone o.p.c. w team the investigators will look into a suspected chemical attack on april the seventh but

russia's u.n. envoy describes the u.k.'s allegations in the script paul poisoning case as absurd during a tense meeting at the security council. is it's a district of paris where the soaring crime rate has been blamed on gangs of madrid the major. campaign for israeli women to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with ultra orthodox jewish man is blocked by the authorities. the latest on the story to dot com coming up though former defense minister of austria is the guest on sophie and co talking about the ongoing diplomatic rift between russia and their case here with us. at the poisoning of us former russian spy in great britain has cost at diplomatic scandal. calling for a united global action against moscow but are all countries really on board with the british version of events murder fussell former minister of national defense of austria is with me today to discuss all this. as russia newest exchange diplomatic expulsions over the poisoning on the x. y. in britain some european countries are refusing to

u.n. special envoy for syria has said the u.s. led bombing of syria will not help resolve the crisis seven de mistura speaking at a meeting with russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov. what this happened last week. and it's not helped start to feel cheap in geneva. in spite of what we may think or say. if needs to be relaunched said a gay lover of fun stuff and to mr imagine in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria the un asked special envoy to syria seven day mr murray said that it is very important now to lower not only the 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 cape 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 acts were unnecessary and just to fight. would had reached the point where the strike have become indispensable to be able to return credibility to our communities reward s

the u.n. envoy described the u.k.'s allegations in a script powell poisoning case a good test meeting at the security council. a campaign for israeli women to keep their feet from after a twitching with ultra orthodox jewish men is blocked by the wall. and facebook admits that tens of millions more people could be affected by the data harvesting scandal but and naturally the data is that it's a company that used the information distribute the numbers. for the latest on these stories you can head to our website dot com coming up next this cross talk looking into some controversial claims one of the u.k. foreign secretary.

u.n. special envoy for syria has spoken about south bombing of the country by the u.s. and its allies saying that strikes won't help resolve the crisis the comments came as stuff and a mystery met the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov what this happened last week. it's not helped by stand up for chief engineer but. in spite of what we may think we'll say it depletes. needs to be relaunched said a gay lover of fun stuff and to mr were matched in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria at the un as special envoy to syria suffering to mr aris 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 cape did not help to deescalate the situation there but the countries which conducted those these strikes hit us like a different view on the subject saying that these talks were unnecessary and just to fight. we had reached the point where this strike have become indispensable that it could be able to re

u.n. special envoy for syria has spoken about saturday's bombings of the country by the u.s. and its allies saying the strikes won't help to resolve the crisis the comments came as staff and the mistura met with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. what this happened last week. that's not a start up for chief engineer but. in spite of what remain single say it political process needs to be relaunched. ok let's get more now from our correspondent who's following the story for us and dana question of a meeting to just go over then exactly what was said. well tell you a lot of fun stuff monday mistura madge in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria and now the u.n. special envoy to see arist said that it is a very important now to lower not only military tensions but political as tension over the situation as well now you've just heard that he said that the airstrikes launched by the u.s. say u.k. and france the ins on syria did not help to deescalate the situation there but the countries which conducted these airstrikes in the u.k. the u.s. and france

u.n. envoy nikki haley said the sanctions are meant to send a message. assad is believed to be responsible for suspected chlorine gas attack that killed dozens in a suburb of damascus. leading to retaliatory strike by the u.s. late friday night. targeting suspected chemical weapons sites, russian president vladimir putin is now warning those strikes could lead to global chaos. nbc's bill neely is in beruit with the latest. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. it is business as usual for syria's president assad. his war planes are back in action, bombing rebel areas. the u.s. is warning him, don't use chemical weapons. the russians are offering to re-arm him with new missile defenses. the smoke has cleared on the u.s.-led air strikes. the impact cleared, too, in new satellite images. president trump repeated the raid was perfect. this chemical research center certainly perfectly destroyed by 76 missiles. but syria denies it produced or used poison gas. >> translator: we developed medicines at this site, he says, especially to combat can

russia's u.n. envoy describes the u.k.'s allegations in the screwball poisoning case as absurd meeting at the security council. partly because it's a district of paris where the soaring crime rate has been blamed on gangs of migrant teenagers. but the campaign for israeli women to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with ultra orthodox jewish men is blocked by authorities. this is arch international certainly glad to have you with us now world powers have concluded a meeting at the u.n. security council on the screen paul poisoning case the russian ambassador addressed to the chamber for more than half an hour slamming the u.k.'s claims of kremlin involvement in last month's attack on the former double agent and his daughter. yes good it's when you let's look at it cynically why would russia wait eight years and decide to actually two weeks you have the election into the in a few months but who won't come cheap to me why was he even released from the country in the first place why eliminates him in a strange

we have a new u.n. envoy and this is an opportunity to put real steam behind the process. our mission in syria remains the same. it is to defeat isis. it is not to be involved in a civil war. gen. mckenzie: we believe why a we have hit the heart of the syrian chemical weapons program. this has dealt them a serious blow. that is the core of what i am saying. how long did the attack last? an operation like this has many elements. several hours before you begin to launch tankers, you begin to launch intelligence aircraft, you begin to do a variety of things. beforey a couple hours would be a period of maximum intensity for the mission. that is when your other aircraft are getting to the point where they will release your missiles. what would trigger another wave of coalition attacks? another chemical weapons attack and do we expect any retaliation from the regime, from the russians or the iranians? >> i cannot speculate on what could happen but we took action. what happens next is the decision of assad. we expect any it -- any retaliation? gen. mckenzie: i cannot speak to tha

elections after they met in paris in july last year hosted by president macro two months later a new u.n. envoy for libya salomé a lebanese veteran diplomat well versed in arab politics revived peace negotiations but a new round of talks held in tunisia late last year revealed the divisions were as deep as ever and it ended without agreement ok let's introduce our guests now in tripoli we have salah. a political analysts and advisor to the tripoli based house of representatives in northampton in england we have guma al gore marty a member of the libyan political dialogue that delivered the libyan political agreement of twenty fifteen and in geneva we have crisper film to libya program manager at the center for humanitarian dialogue thank you all very much indeed for joining us chris of a can i start with you this is essentially your process is that how extensive is the process of consultation going to be there are six million or so libyans how many you actually going to be speaking to this contest the fact that this is an age these process this is actually in fact libyan led process h.t. has be

u.n. special envoy for syria says the peace process must. follow. the move to find a solution to the crisis. north korea's. missile test declaring the country's new. pressure. the european court of human rights. convicted of hate speech in france. but i will defend. free speech. headlines here live from moscow. welcome to q. and a u.n. special envoy for syria has said peace efforts have to be launched following the u.s. led bombing of the country last week america. and france launched more than one hundred cruise missiles at syria saying it was all in response to an alleged chemical attack stefan de mistura discussed the issue with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who said the bombing has derailed the peace process. we never expected this to be sure. and very very potential danger of it do peace and security is this what this happened last week. and it's not looked after now for cheap in geneva through by the three countries the u.s. the u.k. and france have not only bombed imaginary chemical facilities in syria but also bombed the geneva

russia's u.n. envoy described the allegations in this. case as absurd during a tense meeting at the security council. archytas it's a district where the crime rate has been blamed on gangs of migrant teenagers. plus a campaign for israeli women to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with the ultra orthodox jewish man is blocked by the authorities. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international. to have you with us now world powers have concluded a meeting at the u.n. security council on.

u.n. special envoy for syria says the peace process must be restarted following the u.s. led bombing of the country i think. of finding a solution at risk north korea was holding all of its missile tests declaring the country's nuclear i say she's complete washington. meanwhile he's convinced it's all thanks to its pressure and the controversial he's slamming preacher convicted of hate speech in france was deported back to algeria after the european court of human rights rejects his appeal the case though has sparked much debate. the issue is you can't be talking about freedom of speech and integrity and then you silence people i will defend your right to free speech but when that free speech is supreme all the denying of all those there why the nuts when the actual boundaries become so stop. hello there is three pm here in moscow you're watching international our top story this hour the u.n. special envoy for syria has said that peace efforts will have to be relaunched following the u.s. led bombing of the country last week america the u.k. and france fired more than one

russia's u.n. envoy describes the allegations in this group paul poisoning case as absurd during a tense meeting at the security council. r.t. visits a district of paris where the soaring crime rate has been blamed on gangs of migrant teenagers. the campaign for israeli women that to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with ultra orthodox jewish men is blocked by the authorities. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas certainly glad to have you with us. now world powers have concluded a meeting at the u.n. security council on the screen poisoning case the russian ambassador addressed the chamber for more than a half an hour slamming the u.k.'s claims of kremlin involvement in last month's attack on the former double agent and his daughter. yes good it's when you let's look at it cynically why would russia wait eight and decide to act two weeks before the election and a few months before the world come cheap i mean why was he even released from

we have a new u.n. envoy. this is an opportunity to put real steam behind the process. our mission in syria remains the same, to defeat isis. it is not to be involved in the civil war. >> we believe we have attacked the heart of the chemical weapons program. i'm not saying they will not be able to reconstitute it, but this has dealt a very serious blow. that is the core of what i'm saying. how long to be attack last? an operation like this has many elements. from a time to target, all the missiles impacted within minutes, and hours before you begin to do a variety of things. probably a couple of hours before would be the maximum intensity for the mission. that is when you are beginning to launch from the ships and your aircraft are getting to the point to release their missiles. the operation was actually many hours before to get set up. >> what would trigger another wave of coalition attacks? another chemical weapons attack? retaliation? do we expect retaliation either from the regime, the russians, or the iranians? >> i cannot speculate on what could happen, but i can

u.n. special envoy for syria says the peace process must be restarted following the u.s. led bombing of the country adding the move has put efforts to find a solution. meanwhile north korea's nuclear missile test something washington claims the u.s. pressure on young though says it's because it's you can your eyes ation is actually complete and an islamic preachy convicted of hate speech use deportation was initially blocked by the european court of human rights is finally sent home the whole issue of much debate the issue is you can't be talking about freedom of speech and integrity and then. people i will defend your right to free speech but when that free speech is to promote the. right to not. be called. so i welcome it four pm here in moscow you're watching international our top story the russian foreign ministry says that the experts from the chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w have left for syria city of duma where an alleged chemical attack took place last week confirmed reports of the incident were used as a justification by america u.k. and france to launch m

a short break right now when we're back we'll continue talking about in the money former deputy u.n. envoy to syria discussing big controversy. the recent u.s. strikes on syria stay with us. los angeles the city of luxury and fame but also an alarming number of people living in the streets. the simple fact in l.a. is there's just not enough shelter even if people on the streets right now decided to come in there's nowhere to come in and it's been a struggle. to get this man found his own response to the problem and constructed dozens of tiny homes for people in need of shelter when you have nothing and nowhere to go. you know having something like this may as well be a castle but do the authorities accept such solution time you house on a city parking space is not a solution your craft to have someone monitoring the site otherwise it will be a free for all the news there a better alternative to end the homelessness crisis. u.s. president donald trump says he wants american troops to leave syria what are exactly washington's goals in syria partition war for war sake or a means to sticking i

foundation with the usual faults and its future operation could be held to get there by the special u.n. envoy for syria stuff and in a store or c. would new reports reveal today that we reaffirm these commitments is absolutely new pushed me also say again the days where you could no way lead you to admit you divide syria your conduct of the will change of use of the content of the stupid you will suffer the mistura had lost two weeks of your own you and your a. moscow got to have clean disgusted with literature ratio for the new meeting in our study to prove it you're absolutely which will be conducted in the may we just use the ritchie and then that will also hold who are you in this to as we agreed of which you go and meeting of the working group you on the liberation of. the prison of the war surges for those who ought exclusively have not been yet found unfortunately when you much susan yours as for the pleasure of greenish eate indigent you are talking and growing if you still believe it is highly destructive as way some do but it's the utility and we see. see this they went from we have

u.n. special envoy for syria says the peace process it must be restarted following the u.s. led bombing of the country adding the move has put efforts to find a solution to the crisis. north korea all of its missile tests declaring the country's nuclear is complete washington meanwhile is convinced it's all thanks to its pressure. the european court of human rights decision to block the deportation of an convicted of hate speech in france. the issue is you can't be talking about freedom of speech and integrity and then. people i will defend. free speech to promote. the nuts when they. stop. every hour this is r.t. international live from moscow just after ten am here in the russian capital welcome to the program. the u.n. special envoy for syria has said peace efforts have to be relaunched following the u.s. led bombing of the country last week america the u.k. and france launched more than one hundred cruise missiles at syria saying it was in response to an alleged chemical attack by stefan they must discuss the issue with the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who said

u.n. special envoy for syria has said the u.s. led bombing of syria will not help resolve the crisis stuff and there was thought over speaking at a meeting with russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov. what this happened last week. i have. a stomach full chief engineer but. in spite of what we may think we'll say. this needs to be relaunched said a gay lover of fun stuff and to mr imagine in moscow following talks over the ongoing situation in syria the un asked special envoy to syria seven day mr murray said that it is very important now to lower not only the a military town show now 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 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. with had reached the point where the strike have become indispensable to be able to return credibility to our commun

and then we heard from the syrian u.n. envoy. clarifying that the team that is in a u.n. security team and not the chemical weapons inspectors and japanese saying that the fact finding mission could start their mission on wednesday if it is safe so it is still not clear we haven't heard from the o.p.c. w. but they really divulged little details about their operational activities nor have we heard from the united nations confirming whether or not their security team actually went in to do more so a lot of ifs really that chemical weapons attack that the. attack happening on the seventh of april so approximately twelve days ago and the team arriving in syria on saturday and the russian government and the syrian government have been blamed for preventing the team from entering an accusation both moscow and damascus has denied now the o.p.c. w.'s mandate will not apportion blame they will determine if a chemical weapons attack actually happened but we're not expecting any retaliatory action because the west already took that action on the basis of the proof that they said the

russia's u.n. envoy just quietly ukase allegations in a script poisoning case good test meeting at the security council. a campaign for israeli women to keep their feet after a twitching with ultra orthodox jewish man is blocked by their will. and facebook admits that tens of millions more people could be affected by the data harvesting scandal but. the data the company that used the information. for the latest on the stories you can head to our website dot com coming up next this cross talk looking into some controversial claims one of the u.k. foreign secretary. a low unwelcome across for all things are considered i'm peter lavelle after weeks of media hysterics and official claims without a shred of evidence the case that russia was behind the songs were a poisoning incident is falling apart transparency and the rule of law have never played a role it has always been about politics and agenda what happens next sadly is only too predictable. cross talking toxic politics i'm joined by my guest marcus pa

weapons the little by little details about its operational activities and then we heard from syria's u.n. envoy. who said that the team that entered into mo was a u.n. security team which was assessing the situation and paving the way for the o.p.c. mission very mentioning that the o.p.'s team could enter into more on wednesday but he did say if it is safe so it is still not clear it's been approximately twelve days now that alleged chemical weapons attack happening on april the seventh and the o.p.c. w. team arriving into damascus in damascus the syrian capital on saturday that western countries accused russia and syria of delaying their work and preventing them from reaching a reaching do mother they also expressed concern that the evidence has been tampered with because when that alleged chemical weapons attack happened it was under the town was under the control of the rebels and it's now under a new authority now the o.p.c. w. was supposed to enter do soil samples other samples talk to eyewitnesses there are concerns that eyewitnesses could be intimidated by the new authority on the ground

crushes u.n. envoy describes the u.k.'s allegations in the script pulled poisoning cases absurd to during a tense meeting just ended at the u.n. security council and you'll. come up to visit the district of paris where the soaring crime rate be blamed on the gangs of migrant taking. on the campaign for israeli women to keep this sikhs on airplanes instead of switching with ultra orthodox jewish men is blocked by the authorities. morning live from moscow this is out international monitors kevin owen is one i am here and i welcome this live news updates starting with this the breaking news from the un security council h.q. in new york will powers have just last concluded a meeting convened by russia on the scriptural poisoning case the russian ambassador address the chamber for over half an hour slamming the u.k.'s claims of kremlin involvement in last month's attack on the form of double agent and his daughter. yes good let speak cynically why did russia wait eight years and decide to actually two weeks before the election

u.n. special envoy for syria has spoken about saturday's bombing of the country by the u.s. and its allies saying that strikes won't help resolve the crisis the comments came as to fund a mr met with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov of. what this happened last week. it's not a start up for chief engineer but. in spite of what we may think will 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 asked special envoy to syria separate them a story 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 this strike have become indispensable to be able to return credibility to our

the situation is sound and the fact finding mission will begin its work on wednesday on syria's u.n. envoy confirms chemical weapons inspectors are expected to enter a doomer in the coming hours. and we need the scientists infected with malaria as a child now leading the fight against the disease. there's been some big developments on north korea we're getting reports out of south korea of a peace treaty in the making this comes on top of us media reports that the secretary of state nominee has met north korea's leader in the capital the washington post is quoting unnamed officials about the former cia there. actor's visit as the u.s. president's envoy at easter weekend he was reportedly there to prepare for a possible meeting between dog trump and german expected next month or june al-jazeera is diplomatic editor james plays has more from pyongyang. north korean officials are not commenting on all confirming the visit of mike pompei o two this city all of the information at this stage is coming from the u.s. side but this is the highest level visit for a serving u.s. official since secret

russia's u.n. envoy describes the u.k.'s allegations of the screwball poisoning case as absurd during a tense meeting out the security council. called too busy. it's a district of paris where the soaring crime rate has been blamed on gangs of migrant teenagers. plus a campaign for israeli women to keep their seats on airplanes instead of switching with ultra orthodox jewish man is blocked by the authorities. are broadcast live in moscow this is our chief international tom certainly glad to have you with us now world powers have concluded a meeting at the u.n. security council on the screen paul poisoning case the russian ambassador of.

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