vinick was arrested in 2017 the u.s. accuses him of laundering billions of dollars through do. to current 6 change he's also wanted by france which claims when it carried out cyber fall from his prison cell and russia wants to question him as well well athens has already approved his extradition to all 3 countries however russians for acting foreign minister has criticized procedures warning that greece has completely failed to examine the evidence presented by moscow and another lawyer for vinnick to famous it off told us why he should be extradited to russia. and greece has not only decided to extradite alexander's simultaneously to 3 countries but has also specify the order by which alexander should go to these countries the point is that the extradition of alexander to the united states cannot be fair as he has never been there and hasn't committed the crimes that the usa attributes to him work with new technologies cannot be a crime is specially if at the time of the activity the legislation regulating these actions simply did not exist. concerning france they used only am

the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating a joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation in any field. 77 years ago today the red army broke the nazi siege of leningrad with the blockade ending a year later the vast majority of victims in the city died not from bowling but from hunger and hypothermia while in grad may have changed its name to so petersburg the horrific memories still run deep. there are. youngsters who by the way me and my friend went to a store with food stamps there was a huge field and suddenly we saw a plane it dropped a bomb we were taught that if we see a bomb flying towards us you have to run in the direction of the bomb because that way it will pass over you but we ran away we got away and kept walking and suddenly i realized i'd left her behind she walked towards a fence i came up to check on her and realized she was hanging on the fence already dea

him all financial fraud in that country and now vinick he protested that decision saying that he's a human rights have been violated he's been incarcerated for a very long time and he's been on a hunger strike lately actually for 2 days and he said that he will remain on a hunger strike so what happened after that they decided to put him in a hospital according to his lawyer. the way he is right now it's a separate block and it's actually designed like a prison and he's got some independence they're looking after him all. the lawyer says also that so the legal team had unlimited access to their client so they have limited access to the indictments and. evidence files and here they were actually only allowed to have a conversation with him in a jail cell for about 30 minutes now it's unclear at the moment how long alexander vinick will the spend in the french jail because the investigation is ongoing and one statistic ation is concluded we will find out the next court date and obviously their decision there after. an exam to be no french territory if his actions were illegal he was cl

russian programmer alexander vinick arrested in greece on washington's request writes a plea for help saying he has been tortured and refused the most basic rights. in dramatic scenes the french president is rushed out of a purse theater under a hail of boos as furious protesters chanting resign try to confront him. and russia marks 77 years since the breaking of the siege of leningrad one of world war 2 use of most appalling humanitarian disasters. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. the pentagon insists it's been honest after washington's own watchdog for afghan reconstruction accuse the military leadership of routine lies or progress in america's longest war often has more. common cynicism aside most people would prefer that those responsible for leading the country tell the truth and this is most especially true when it comes to situations like war where the lives of the men and women in the armed forces are on the line well according to the special inspector for afghan reconstruction the pentagon has been lying for yea

the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating a joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation in any field. so making everything a race issue comments such as that could not get you in hot water a u.k. university which will be paying students to snitch on people who make what it calls racist micro aggressions the university in northern england will hire 20 students as race equality champions the 9 pounds an hour to investigate offenders other examples of unacceptable questions are why are you searching for things to be offended about and who are you really from we asked people for their reaction. sometimes they do you don't realize that your. like maybe being mean with some women and you don't even realize and i think it's important to tell you about it people often ask. what if i'm so if i say for example base your mark on. a lot of people stop you know your talent your know you

xander vinick lawyer again and hard through the next stages in defending her quiet. i am now in contact with my french call liquids already at the hospital where alexander has been transferred all year in paris i have already filed a letter with the judges of investigation in order not to examine him in these conditions during the night while he's exhausted and he doesn't know what's happening because i had no time to even inform him of the court decision masking therefore with my letter the judges to respect human rights law and respect procedure give postponement of his hearing and not do not hear him in this frail condition and of course we have already made an appeal to the united nations working group against arbitrary this detention we are still waiting for them to take action it's very important that alexander be protected and we will exhaust and the legal procedure and anything that we can do to protect this individual because when alexander's rights are violated everybody's rights are violated. a landmark ruling by the united nations has stated that climate

ignoring evidence of put forward earlier this month vinick also claimed he'd faced torture in greece. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow me to breathe fresh air the last time they let me out for a walk for a few minutes was on new year's eve i'm a man without rights illegally imprisoned in greece for 30 months without charges they want to destroy me for my knowledge they want my head on a block just because of what i know and my technological abilities alexander an explorer again talked us through the next stages in defending our client. i am now in contact with my french coralie quiz already at the hospital where alexander has been transferred all year in paris i have already filed a letter with the judges of investigation in order not to examine him in these conditions during the night while he's exhausted and he doesn't know what's happening because i had no time to even inform him of the court decision masking therefore with my letter the judges to respect human rights law and respect procedure give postponement of his hearing an

the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating a joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation in any field. ok this is the scene right now in paris where hundreds of people have gathered for the latest protest against the government's pension reform plans in some parts of the french capital clashes have erupted between police and on the street. i was. a strike by public transport workers brought calles to the french capital for almost 2 months now despite the government's promise to compromise and bring to drop some of the most controversial aspects of its reforms. french parliament is due to debate the pension bill next month. and on friday night the french president was rushed out of a paris theater amid a hail of boos furious protesters chanting bankroll resign tried to confront him some demonstrators got past the police and entered the hall to deliver the angry message. was.

until 930 nobody knew where alexander was it was confirmed to me by my french call that alexander vinick is already in france in the hospital at this state where he has been barred from communicating with me since yesterday night his rights are being violated i'm sure his very afraid and he terrorized by this procedure because he had absolutely no information on what happened there has been a court decision which was available after 4 o'clock but this is not a decision which allows extradition however it is proven that he was moved to france before even this decision was issued this is a non lawful procedure against a human being who is entitle to his rights and dignity. vinick has been fighting against extradition to the united states and france the us accused him of laundering at least $4000000000.00 worth of big quote claiming he ran a digital currency exchange was facilitated drug cyber crime and drug dealing he's denied all those charges they think he's a technical consultant and that he's been set up. when it has stated he wants to stand trial in his native russia where he's also s

alleges he is being tortured in greek prison alexander vinick is wanted in the u.s. for alleged cyber crimes and money laundering he's now written a plea for help. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow me to breathe fresh air the last time they let me out for a walk for a few minutes was on new year's eve i'm a man without rights illegally imprisoned in greece for 30 months without charges they want to destroy me for my knowledge they want my head on the block just because of what i know and my technological abilities when it was arrested in 2017 the u.s. accuses him of laundering billions of dollars through a digital currency exchange he's also wanted by france which claims vinick carried out cyber fraud from his greek prison cell russia also wants to question him and greece has in fact approved his extradition to all 3 countries. but we discussed minix case with his attorney and former president of the greek parliament zoe constanta pillow he thinks if detention is both an embarrassment for greece under violation of

until 930 nobody knew where alexander was it was confirmed to me by my french call that alexander vinick is already in france in the hospital they will try to interrogate him at this state where he has been barred from communicating with me since yesterday night his rights are being violated i'm sure his very afraid and terrorized by this procedure because he had absolutely no information on what happened there has been a court decision which was available after 4 o'clock but this is not a decision which allows extradition however it is proven that he was moved to france before even this decision was issued this is a non lawful procedure against a human being who is entitle to his rights and dignity some background now on the story for you 40 year old alexander vinick was arrested in 2017 u.s. accuses him of founding a digital currency exchange that facilitated cyber crime and drug dealing and the french authorities claim he carried out cyber fraud from his prison cell moscow wants to question him as well on similar charges on thursday greece approved his extradition to all 3 countries.

the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating a joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation and any feel. for the french president was rushed out of a paris theater under a hail of bullets as furious protesters chanting resign tried to confront him some demonstrators against munyal across pension reforms got past police into the hall to deliver their angry message. wasn't sure what. was the quick. question the what was the law of the. after that protesters fall across cortege as it tried to speed away the president was reportedly with his wife in a black car in the middle of the group of vehicles involved more than a 100 protesters in the french capital block the entrance to the people have joined union calls to demand a complete withdrawal of across puzzles despite the government's promise to compromise agreeing to drop some of the pension reforms the most controversial aspect

the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation and any field. french president is being rushed out of a parish sit under a hail of boos is furious protest as they're chanted man is silent tried to confront him and demonstrate as against the money spent in the past police into the hole to deliver the angry message. was the who was it was was the i quote who who was. i protestors followed clones motorcades tried to speed away the president was able to be with his wife bridgette in a black car in the middle of the group of vehicles journalists simplicio activists . managed to film on trial in the theater audience just in front of him and was reportedly arrested for doing so is arrest has sparked outrage. meanwhile more than 100 protesters in the french capital block the entrance to the iconic louvre museum people have joined. the complete

using because it is being interrogated by french police in hospital that's according to alexander vinick lawyer who says he was extradited to france from greece in secret when it was arrested 2 years ago at washington's request his lawyer told r.t. he was unlawfully taken from hospital in greece where he was being treated after a month long hunger strike. alexander this appeared today he was taken by police forces who ordered the doctors to release him even though he was exhausted and on the 35 day hunger strike as his lawyer i assure you that they had no right to take him because today's decision by the supreme court was not executable i have been in contact with all competent greek authorities today and until 930 nobody knew where alexander was it was confirmed to me by my french call that alexander vinick is already in france in a hospital at this state where he has been barred from communicating with me since yesterday night his rights are being violated i'm sure his very afraid and terrorized by this procedure because he had absolutely no information on what happened there has been

is the best ending for both alexander vinick and for every other party to this case will be of course his extradition to russia because russia is the place of the alleged crimes and because russia has all the information it is capable of creating joint inquiry commissions for conducting an investigation and any field. the french president has been rushed out of a paris theater under held as furious protesters chanting resign tried to confront him some demonstrators against pension reforms up past police into the hall to deliver their angry message. was was was was her the was meanwhile more than air 100 protesters and the french comp what blocks the entrance to the iconic we've museo people have joined union calls to demand the complete withdrawal of mark ons put holes us aspired be governments promised to compromise agreeing to a drop some of the a pension reforms plus controversal aspects the french parliament is dear to debate the bell next month but there are mixed public feelings about the protests good tom calm that from maker to your i'm happy is that there are defending cultur

billions of dollars in bitcoin was secretly extradited from greece to france on thursday alexander vinick was arrested 2 years ago at washington's request and his legal team have told r.t. the 37 year old was taken illegally from his hospital bed in greece where he was being treated after more than a month on hunger strike. mr renuka was transported from greece to france he was not given there but united to contact his greek lawyer he was barred from using the forn not informed of his destination he was not provided was any information he's sick ology conficker condition is extremely for jelly. as a lawyer specializing in criminal law international criminal law and human rights i can say that all xander is in custody and was deprived of his liberty for 2 and a half years without charge without the opportunity to stand trial transported hume to france last thursday was a node 3 just act this act by the greek and french authorities to extradite him was absolutely illegal at the moment we can precisely establish that alexander is a victim of quality could persecution alexander hence been fig

until 930 nobody knew where alexander was it was confirmed to me by my french call that alexander vinick is already in france in a hospital at this state where he has been barred from communicating with me since yesterday night his rights are being violated i'm sure he is very afraid and terrorized by this procedure because he had absolutely no information on what happened there has been a court decision which was available after 4 o'clock but this is not a decision which allows extradition however it is proven that he was moved to france before even this decision was issued this is a non lawful procedure against a human being who is inside told to his rights and dignity while vinnick has stated that he wants to stand trial but in his native russia where he is also sought for allegedly forward claiming he is willing to cooperate with russian investigators previously moscow had criticized greece's handling of the case for ignoring evidence it before it was monday also claimed he'd face torture increase. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow

moment we can precisely establish an alexander is a victim of political persecution that is under vinick has been fighting extradition to the u.s. and france the united states accused him of laundering at least $4000000000.00 worth of bit coy claiming he ran a digital currency exchange which facilitated cyber crime and drug dealing he denies the charges saying he's a technical consultant and that he's been set up alexander also says he wants to stand trial but in his native russia where he is also wanted on ford charges previously moscow had criticized greece's handling of the case for ignoring evidence put forward alexander claims he was put under immense pressure whilst in greece. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow me to breathe fresh air the last time they let me out for a walk for a few minutes was on new year's eve i'm a man without rights illegally imprisoned in greece for 30 months without charges they want to destroy me for my knowledge they want my head on a block just because of what i know and my technological abilities must

want my head on a block just because of what i know and my technological abilities well alexander vinick lawyer again took us through the next stages in defending her client in new we want to make an international appeal to all those who believe in human rights democracy the suppression of powers and above all this presumption of innocence as an example himself said they are hunting him for knowledge because he is russian they want to use it as a weapon in the information war between the united states and russia on tuesday there will be here in our history then and then present and that alexander the next released immediately for this we have already engaged the un working group in connection with the issue of illegal imprisonment yeah well that is your update for now will be back here at the top of the hour with another round up of the stories that shaped the past 7 days we'll see that. what holds. you put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president or injury. or something i want. you to go right to be precise as a white woman for 3 of them or ca

we're joined now by consent all polluted alexander vinick lawyer who is speaking to us from athens thank you for coming on the program so we have quite extraordinary development today on his disappearing what more do you know were do you think alexander is right now. actually i have a lot of things to tell you and even more to protest about alexander disappear today he was taken by police forces who ordered the doctors to release him even though he was exhausted and on the 35 day hunger strike as his lawyer i assure you that they had no right to take him because today's decision by the supreme court was not executable i have been in contact with all competent greek authorities today and until 930 nobody knew where alexander was a few minutes ago it was confirmed to me by my french call that alexander vinick is already in france in the hospital they will try to interrogate him at this state where he has been barred from communicating with me since yesterday night his rights are being violated he has been tortured because he has been denied and the fresh air ever since the 31st of december

vinick was arrested in 2017 the u.s. accuses him of laundering billions of dollars through a digital currency exchange and he's also wanted by france which claims of a nick carried out cyber fallout from his greek prison cell russia also wants to question him in greece has in fact approved his extradition to all 3 countries we've discussed phoenix case with his attorney and former president of the greek parliament zoe constantinople who thinks his detention is both an embarrassment for greece and a violation of human rights. the case of alexander v make is a case of late and violations of human rights it's an international disgrace this man has been imprisoned for 13 months without a charge and grace he's not being prosecuted in greece without a sanction without a penalty without a trial alexander is not a criminal alexander is someone who has extremely high skills technological skills and blocked chain technology he has not targeted for any kind of criminal behavior because it's very clear that what he has done is not c

to his rights and to his dignity let's give you some background to this case 40 year old alexander vinick was arrested in 2017 the u.s. accuses him of funding a digital currency exchange that facilitated cyber crime and drug dealing in the french authorities claim he carried out cyber fraud from his prison cell moscow wants to question him as well although similar charges on thursday greece approved his extradition to all 3 countries before the latest ruling russia's foreign minister criticized the greek authorities for refusing to examine the evidence presented by moscow and earlier this month alexander vinick claimed he had been tortured whilst in greece. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow me to breathe fresh air the last time they let me out for a walk for a few minutes was on new year's eve i'm a man without rights illegally imprisoned in greece for 30 months without charges they want to destroy me for my knowledge they want my head on a block just because of what i know and my technological abilities alexander of an ex lawyer again

on his case that is very confidant of hulu former president of the greek parliament and alexander vinick defense attorney thank you. thank you to 100 r.t. we love to hear all your thoughts on our story so do get in touch by following us on social media we're back at the top of the hour. join me every thursday on the all excitement and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you there. so again risen ski hudden planned on becoming an astronaut having only a chosen biochemistry and viral journey as is calling in 2017 he became the world's 1st scientist to serve as commander of an international space mission he spent 305 days in orbit and 27 hours in open space he's also a passionate photographer traveling welcome to sophie co visionaries me sophie shevardnadze so scientific discoveries and technological advances are moving us closer to the stars but what does the future of space travel hold for us well i guess today's a russian astronaut and biochemist city. hi sergei so good to have you as our guest today so ok let me start from this when i w