There live from Moscow International with me kevin or any of this welcome to our 30 minute live news update on this wednesday members of the venezuelan opposition have been implicated in a Corruption Scandal leaks documents appear to reveal that officials from one movement a bit embezzling aide funds for personal use the money was intended for soldiers who defected and fled to neighboring colombia last february. The money part of humanitarian aid it is more a humanitarian robbery all the money from the famous humanitarian aid fund was stolen of take note washington not only are the opposition liars but they are thieves too who stole thousands of dollars from each other no more the allegations here thousands of dollars raised from an aid concert on the colombian border were apparently spent on hotels prostitutes and luxury goods by 2 members of those party they were in charge of overseeing the humanitarian aid side of things heres our Senior Correspondent word of sex drugs and rocknroll arent something youd associate with a humanitarian aid concert wrongly it seems colombian authorities themselves a shocked and barris that what theyve uncovered and to think it all began so innocently we need to try to help those who are not getting medical help help those who are hungry and today hopefully on the back of this concert we can start maybe getting supplies into them to sway those people who are not suffering so much back then the freshly selfproclaimed president of venezuela called in the military to defect join him and top all the corrupt regime. And we gladly armed forces welcome to the right side of history welcome to the soldiers who are today following the constitution welcome hundreds of soldiers did defect some with families some of the small children they scared to colombia they were put in hotels and by mid march it were living in the streets we are desperate we do not want to stay in colombia we want to return to venezuela but not in the current Living Conditions we do not know. How could this happen out of the 7 hotels that the soldiers were staying in all but 2 were being paid for by the un and the colombian government to hotels is all why do those representatives had to pay for except they didnt according to the journalists who broke this story why and why do all of this a month ago. We couldnt allow for any bad managing of money to overshadow what has been a big effort on the part of all venezuelans thats why as soon as we had the information about the Ongoing Investigation we decided to send it straight to every impartial of dorothy. The people who did this bear in mind were appointed by guy do personally and he only chose to speak with the story already Public Knowledge saying transparent investigation is needed also amazingly managing to somehow imply that the venezuelan government does involve culpable complicit and that guy duo doesnt cover up corruption which he kept covered up for at least a month obviously the actual venezuelan government has questions. This huge drug corruption poor to divert money that we could use fall Sick Children instead of being spent including medicine that has been used to pay for alcohol prostitutes expensive Shopping Trips and Luxury Hotels as do those allies why is his party which promises to cleanse venezuela of corruption and exercise the demons of the old regime why are these people blowing tens of thousands of dollars in aid money on prostitutes drugs and booze and live a concert that Richard Branson blair along with others in the us pro chant of february 22nd 23rd is a complete failure of plan why those forces inside of bennett and columbia have been using the money to enrich themselves for luxury stays in 5 star hotels and therefore theyre really showing what theyre about its about wanting to take power for personal enrichment the Corruption Scandal is just one small part of what the us is engaging in in this enormous assault a genocidal assault against the people of venice well its hundreds of millions its chance of billions of dollars that the u. S. Is stealing in the name of one way though stealing money from the venezuelan people truck in this one here the short list to be britains next Prime Minister will get a little shorter later this wednesday 5 are set to become 4 in the race to replace to resume a as conservative leader and by thursdays final ballot m. P. s will have decided and got the names down to just 2 then its on to the grassroots members to decide who finally goes through these poly boy in the u. K. Looks at whos still in the race as it stands today. But contest is hotting up and the field has been whittled down one blonde bombshell remains the front runner and these are the politicians whos made it through to the next round of the conservative partys game of knockout or should it be called the contest for who gets to lose to Boris Johnson in the race for downing street well get a very serious youre really thinking to get off the plane taishan south dakota how there was that we had an alien the quest for a new leader has got the country poring over the contestants of dirty laundry. Gordon brown as Prime Minister would be obsolete rageous not just because you dont popping interfere in high tax in complicated of life but mainly because hes a scot and government by a scot is just not conceivable in the current constitutional context. My wife is japanese and i was telling the story. Here with a preview the pair were. Steve you say that the man that you are backing jeremy im so sorry jeremy hunt ive never said that before in my life its usually men who say that so i really really want to apologize im sorry can you guess which politician took which drug in their preponderate ics days Michael Goves was a front runner but his campaign was marred after he was forced to admit he dabbled with cocaine in the 19000000. 00 tees it was a crime it was a mistake i deeply regret it should you have gone to prison. While i was i was fortunate in that i didnt and then theres what he started as the rank outsider his warts and all media strategy hash tag laurie walks has been gathering momentum up until now the secretary of state for International Development wasnt that well known outside of westminster or isnt guys. You have to have a clue phil. Was for im filming for the im a politician and standing to be Prime Minister standing room meeting oh i want to see what people are up with all this dirt on offer youd expect those competing for a chance to move in here in a couple of weeks time to engage in some good Old Fashioned political mudslinging but at this stage of the contest Boris Johnson is so far ahead that the other conservative candidates appeared to have come down with a case of the lightness perhaps looking into the future and vying for top positions in an all but inevitable Boris Johnson cabinet. Sort of sudans president was ousted by the armed forces the country is now trying to find ways to resolve the resulting constitutional crisis that president bushs removal of the decades imposed struggle between the military government. And groups pushing for a return to civilian rule as well as in turn left us to resolve the impasse theres also help running out from abroad to report today the u. S. Is increasing its involvement weeks after a major crackdown by the sudanese military and protesters urging Security Forces to end attacks on civilians and to investigate the recent violence washingtons therefore appointed a new special envoy for sudan a veteran diplomat who on paper has got a wealth of local knowledge and experience in the region its name is donald booth is 65 years old hes nobody so previously as u. S. Ambassador to liberia and ethiopia but he was also the obama administrations envoy to sudan and south sudan and now hes back in the role but bruce appointment is not being universally welcome for a start the u. S. Based doff for Women Action Group has doubts that region suffered years of conflict including genocide and ethnic cleansing. Not only did both want to normalize relations with the murderous regime he actively neglected those being murdered booths failed to put forth any statements regarding the atrocities committed we cannot trust him to speak up now internally displaced individuals who took to birth during his visits were quickly erast it without any prevailed by booth to grant them release all protection hes a point then will once again silence those who have been suffering in darfur for 17 years so has donald booth gets down to work l m open this lunchtime takes a look at his track record securing neighboring south sudans brutal civil war. As the situation in south sudan continues to spiral the United States has appointed a new special envoy to save the day the department has appointed ambassador down on the eve booth as special envoy on sudan his appointment demonstrates that the United States has a Firm Commitment to the sudanese people and efforts to advance a peaceful political solution now the white house says that its his experience with south sudan that makes him qualified however it is long record with the country that is the source of all the outrage donald booth was the special envoy to both sudan and south sudan under the administration of barack obama from 2013 to 2017 under his watch the civil war and human rights abuses escalated. Because. Of the. Grapes the angry sexual mutilation abductions and sexual slavery as well as killings that have become commonplace in south sudan there is no doubt that these crimes are persistent because impunity so entrenched that every kind of norm is broken now the role of donald booth in this mess hasnt exactly been good in 2011 the United Nations imposed an arms embargo on sudan however the United States didnt start abiding by it until 20163 years after the war was already in full swing despite what seemed like Strong International consensus favor going to bargo for several years the United States withheld support and an embargo was not put on the Un Security Council agenda. Seems like a pretty big fan. And of the u. S. And israeli aligned regime of south sudan he actually worked to get them a waiver from the white house over their use of child soldiers and he seems a little bit partisan when it comes to internal strife in the country heres a statement he made about the ousting of the Vice President we do not believe it would be wise from a shark to return to his previous position in juba so this is the man whose task it is to restore peace however if you look at his record he seems to have plenty of experience doing the opposite us never really carried out sincerely so the sudanese didnt really care or couldnt really follow the policy from us because the us was against the very survival of the country the mistake that was made by the United States and most a mistake made by the Sudanese Government is you cannot ignore to suffering of people for during your whole period of. Us. Few tried to go the country even though before the break up with south sudan in 2000 when u. S. Government did nothing but keep punishing sudanese people you keep going youre for sheer keep strong policies that even cheap. Things what you know its international todays day 40 moscow time ahead of the program this wednesday a bruising row of race and Land Ownership in south africa now Nelson Mandelas daughter is in the spotlight with some inflammatory tweets. What politicians do something to. Put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or somehow want to be left. To go right to be cross this is what the 3 of them cant be good. Interested always in the water is a. Question. Again tensions on the rise in south dakota in the us off the state passed a new riot boosting law was coined by state legislators to cover people that encourage civil disobedience even if they were not a riot themselves but activists say no to protest as you continue to rally against the Keystone Pipeline. So the new rules not only take aim at people who actively take part in riots but also people who incite violence or encourage others to take action the Keystone Pipeline x. L. Is the 4th part of the system that runs from canada to americas 3 stages already been completed phase 4 was on hold for a bit it was postponed by barack obama amid environmental protests but now President Trump has given the green light for it to go ahead the American Civil Liberties union says this new act though is not clear enough and seeks to suppress demonstrations before they even start native american activist the joy braun believes the protests in north dakota what prompted the government to take action now. And the whole reason being i knew it we had laws or before we were trapped in that and iraq are we were going to act on the United States government as a reader that your reader oh well we were able to you know and when youre exercising your treaty rights you know you know theyre declaring war on their declaring war on the region bush and we will do whatever we can whatever we have. Protect. The daughter of Nelson Mandela whos now south africas ambassador to denmark has caused outrage with controversial tweets about color and Land Ownership do you ever tried apologists your time is over you will not rule again we do not hear you finally well those statements be condemned by the countrys opposition and the White South African group both are calling for cincy mandela to be dismissed but the Economic Freedom fighters party say they fully support branding her critics racist as for her she defended the comments saying that shes entitled to her own opinion beyond the argument is the controversial land reform bill in south africa and the expropriation of land from white farmers their idea of that is to restore justice after apartheid according to the government white farmers a still supposed to play a role in establishing a new economic reality there we spoke direct sarah go on policy fellow at the south African Institute of Race Relations about these controversial tweets. She is the investor to a significant european country which south africas had very good relations with and that her behavior is entirely on diplomatic and it raises a very picked concern for us in so their race has been used as a. Political tool by various parties to either act as a stand in for not doing enough of the right thing or 2 and taken hours and tried create a split between whites and blacks the redistribution of lead isnt actually it is legislation without compensation going to resolve the problem the problem is largely an administrative one its got a lot of catching up to do it i think this is why it has taken this particular starts of relying on the apartheid past instead of saying look its a its of 2 to achieve a decent effect for people we actually need to do it properly. Journalists accused of high treason in ukraine has described the charges as absurd cheering a court plea hearing carol is accused of using the news agency run as a cover for a hybrid information war against ukraine hes already spent more than a year in custody over it all until the agency is case is politically motivated. And you can imagine were you with your i think my case is a National Disgrace its absolutely politically motivated it is at least silly to judge a journalist for his job here which shows the Ukraine Bureau of russias written obviously news agency he was detained in kiev in may 28th on suspicion of supporting the breaker republics in the east if convicted he could face 15 years in prison which is his lawyer says the court failed to clarify the charges brought by the ukrainian Security Forces because he said the court didnt understand the me that the cases dont concern from several global humanitarian and journalist organizations ukrainian authorities are seeking a maximum jail sentence if they do end up with a conviction he says he hopes the new government will look at his case from a more rational perspective. Well yes there is with Philip Williams you just feel as though that motive was indeed political of course i think no one wanted to find the real truth and to punish those who are guilty i have stressed to that no one cared for 4 years that we were a little tree destroying the cradle unity government and just less than one year before the election the authorities decided to tackle the situation and how do they do it they possess clear evidence that there was no intention of a coup in our texts and i realize that those responsible for my case ive lived longer in power so i hope the new government will be the wiser. I mean time as well as taking off foreign media ukraines also shoring up its military muscle with a 250000000. 00 a day package from the us there mr bush the countrys defense abilities and health care of maintain domestic security as its been battling an insurgency in the east since 2040 now the United States remains committed to helping ukraine to strengthen democratic civilian control of the military promote command and control reforms enhanced transparency and accountability in acquisition and budgeting and advance Defense Industry reforms. The recently announced military aid is part of a series of pentagon payments to ukraine since 2040 washingtons fundies and funding is now reached one and a half 1000000000. 00 all told sniper rifles rocket propelled grenade launchers are among the lethal and nonlethal items which ukraine will get from the pentagon the u. S. Says the move reaffirms the longstanding defense relationship whole announcement comes after a reported spike in fronting along the front line in the Eastern Region in recent days it conflicts thought overalls with killed around 13000 people since that erupted 5 years ago security on this shell shoot bridge thinks that a now has the potential to aggravate the conflict further. But what weve got here is again as far as previously released on one occasion previously hes got lethal weaponry being provided as well and of course that was resisted. And his administrations him fearing i think that this would exacerbate the situation rather than actually improve it and that these weapons are marked as defensive of course almost all defensive weapons can be used offensively but in terms of the politics of this i think its quite. Significant because of course youve got a new recently elected president and of course it was part of the Election Campaign that he would like to see a reduction of tensions with russia and of course an end to the very catastrophic war that has taken place in the east of his country but on the other hand hes also made it clear in recent weeks that hes going to still stand very much with the west and allied to the u. S. And of course in a way those statements are now being rewarded perhaps with the continuation of this aid program. Not short the stories were covering today also much more 247 on our side here in moscow 24 come to 25 minutes past 70 and say wherever youre watching have a great. The you. We had one man 3540 years old. It off this trial in the water. Some 30 fisherman well this judge later in this leapt. I guess the. Elements of all the hype. And the most of us was stubborn and hurt the most. I believe that this is one of the therapy is to. Tama. 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Hello and welcome the crosstalk were all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle is trump winning can he be reelected based on his record there are many other questions as trump seeks to remain in the white house will the democrats run against trump as opposed to challenging his record in office have the democrats learned anything from the electorate so instead of crushing defeat in 2016. Talking trump im joined by my guest Richard Goodstein in washington he is a democratic strategist and a former Campaign Adviser to bill and Hillary Clinton also in washington we have any merit he is a Congressional Republican candidate for the u. S. House of representatives and in St Petersburg across to Scott Rickard he is a former american intelligence linguist are joining crosslike rules in effect that means you can jump into in any time you want i always appreciate richard that pro the title of this program is trump winning so thats the question to you is he winning go ahead richard well theres a couple different ways to look at it one is frankly politically whats his standing. In the eyes of the public and if you go by his own pollsters let alone fox news polls and every other independent poll in the key battleground states the answer is no lets put aside and typically the polls this far out dont tell you a whole lot but they tell you something which is that if every single poll including his own 2000000. 00 poll of 17 key states shows him down which he then had to lie about to tell people it didnt happen and then they said it was old news i mean depending on what they asked was which lie that they were talking about the his own his own poll results they happen to corroborate the other independent polls to show that hes not great shape and the