War crimes. One minute past 9 pm here in moscow this wednesday thursday excuse me september the 3rd my names you know neal youre welcome to r. T. International. Top german officials are calling for an e. U. Wide response against moscow over the alleged poisoning alexina the russian opposition figure is in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator in a burley in hospital 2 weeks after being earth did from russia berlin said on witness they had been poisoned with a novacek nerve agent russia is calling for dialogue stating its still received no data from germany on the findings meanwhile the president of bella reuss has weighed in Alexander Lukashenko claims that his Security Forces have information which casts on berlins poisoning allegation. We have intercepted a call as we understand between warsaw and berlin that clearly sounds its all a full suffocation. Didnt take place. They have done it to discourage putin from interfering in the internal affairs of belarus. The German Government has now responded to mr look at his version of offense by saying its not true while the kremlin says it has no details on the russian president s claims reporting on the International Fallout from the alleged poisoning of election enough ali your partys peter all over. Well im speaking here in berlin alongside the swedish Prime Minister stefan levin briefly touching on alexina valmy and saying that how germany would respond to russia depended on russia right now and how it responds to those allegations that came out on wednesday as it stands moscow is far from happy with berlin at the moment in the way that that announcement on wednesday was made what weve heard from there the fact that a press conference was called before the Russian Ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Office before. Being told that this was going to be this announcement was going to be made. Of the Russian Ambassador said that once he was summoned to the the Foreign Ministry he wasnt given any facts about the allegations being made now the kremlin spokesperson to me to the press golf has said on thursday essentially they cant comment on what they havent seen in relation to the the evidence to back up the claims that Alexei Navalny was poisoned using a novel nerve agent while the Foreign Ministry in moscow has accused berlin of what it called make a phone diplomacy. I would be very cautious when talking about any accusations against russia in this case after all there is no valid reason to make any we hope that we will be able to determine what happened and why we are interested in that we want it and we need the information from germany for that matter if there was any deal or we would work with that there is no data there are only statements amounting to megaphone diplomacy. And ministry attacks many were willing to hear what the doctor has to see the doctors in syria theres. Wide if you catch any data thats not something we see. The why of why would novell need the poison has been raising a lot of questions in russia weve heard from the. Heads of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service who said that the situation regarding the family raises more questions than it does and says the statements coming out of raising more questions than they do answers he also said that the tests carried out in russia were there as far as he was going sir and the kremlin spokesperson 3 to the press corps also saying that hes far from sure who would benefit it all from poisoning alexina volley. I cant answer the question of who would benefit from the poisoning i dont think anybody would benefit from it but tool well. The German Foreign minister heiko muss on wednesday said that they at demanding answers and theyre looking to russia for those answers its an informant soon it is over there is that one of the leading opposition figures in russia has been poisoned as specialized laborde 3 of the armed forces came to a clear conclusion and that i did see never any was poisoned with a substance from the north hes the victim for crime someone tried to shut him up. We demand an investigation into the poisoning of aleksey now while we condemn this who is next and in the near future will hold consultations and how you can adequately respond to it would depend on russias response to the case chancellor merkel has said that the eyes of the world are looking at the Alexei Navalny case right now alongside her on thursday speaking in the chancery was stefan loaf and the swedish Prime Minister he called for a full investigation into find they out what happened to mr volley that followed on from similar calls from british Prime Minister boris johnson. On the line the e. U. Commission president also the french Prime Minister as well all saying that there needs to be a full investigation in common stemming whats being alleged by germany as the poisoning of alexei in the valley weve also heard on thursday from the senior spokesperson for the aid of. Foreign affairs thats no he said that these the readiness of moscow to cooperate have pleased the e. U. Foreign office so far also said that an investigation should be called by moscow during that press briefing he wrapped up was asked a question about special sanctions against russia from the European Union over the election of on the case he said that any sanctions were down the line from now that there needed to be an investigation 1st it was up to moscow to carry out that investigation and then anything further would be discussed once they had those results were just seeing in berlin we asked people there where mr novelli is being treated as well for their thoughts on the novacek poisoning story. It was good to bring him here but i dont know the details this is bijan is that he was poisoned and that hes political opponents want to shut him down but on a diplomatic level of course its complicated. Do we know what we read in the news if its like there see you certainly poisoned the Charity Hospital has but who knows the background. I think they should apply pressure to clarify the case thats for sure but i would say they need to open a new look at the details rather than just decided on a culprit they should investigate who was really moved all the Global Chemical weapons watchdog your p c w has said the alleged poisoning of alexina volley is of grave concern and thats monitoring the situation after several western politicians call for sanctions against russia our Senior Correspondent digs deeper knowledge into the allegations. No we talk again they say the north koreas talks and that is heaped infamy on russia over talks a group of toxins by the way with slightly different variations of liquid gas powder one of the deadliest substances known to man rebel solves the huge operation launched there hundreds of people in full hazmat gear everyone afraid of exposure and here is apparently exposed to this new variation which by the way can evaporate and become airborne at Room Temperature and is flying on a jet where he feels sick scores of people crammed together and know without reports feeling the thing including the people he was with. A laboratory examined alexina countys biological fluids the study was carried out with an american aspect trimeter which contains 240000. 00 standard sets of substances that correspond to the electronic database of the u. S. National institute of standards and technology no liquids organic phosphorus compounds or drugs that inhibit colonists were detected and no traces of other unknown substances were found. Organophosphates compounds are highly toxic substances and as a rule its impossible to use them just to poison a Single Person if there had been any interaction with this substance on the eve of the flight or during the flight then any accompanying persons were certainly have shown symptoms of poisoning that did not happen if the germans had got clear evidence of. Something like perhaps being used they should give that information over to the russians and the russians and that didnt happen with scruples on that sold and i doubt whether or happen again and theres many questions like you know he was on the airplane then it landed why isnt anybody else i mean again another echo of this ripple case as far as i can see we need some transparency here. Before we start escalating this into any kind of sanctions trade war or god help us any kind of military conflict there are a lot of questions now speculation and rumors and thinks this is a time to wait to let investigators collect the facts unless you want to use the moment the confusion the hysteria the anger to tear up russian german cars to stop a pipeline for example putins regime is inhuman as the case of novell me and the support for a game show whats required is a clear and tough response that putin understands north stream too must be put up for debate anything less would only be a confirmation for him. The obvious murder attempt by the mafia like structures of the kremlin can no longer just worry us it must have real consequences that is why a very clear answer is needed here north rim 2 is nothing that we can promote together with russia hope for the north stream to pipeline to hold the russians accountable germany says it will share its lab results and findings with e. U. Nations and get this nato new response to russias offers of Legal Assistance and medical corp russia will learn that the value they have been poisoned not from the German Government but from the news if the aim is to justify some previously prepared response measures that have already been agreed on it becomes clear why theyre deploying megaphone diplomacy substituting normal corporation with an Information Campaign public appeals to the e. U. And they too and reference to the c. W. Whenever such a thing which started diplomatic reaching the hazards they always have to us. Who is benefiting who does something was benefiting and we have as we have already heard this equation that there are heavy forces would god want a closer relationship between russia and germany specially according to north korea to project but where also that the that you have to ask what could the russian government benefit of such a thing with this opponent politicians there was no danger for the russian government that it would be an election theyre already talking about sanctions guilty by default which is remarkable given the circumstances so the recent government out of the blue decides to poison an opposition politician who has been after the kremlin for years using one of the worlds deadliest. Substances which russia has said repeatedly it doesnt have so they do this improbable and highly stupid thing and these survives it he goes to a russian hospital where the doctors do everything to save his life get him stable and they succeed the russian government which just apparently tried to kill this fellow greenlights a private jet to said him to one of europes best clinics to get help his body apparently the evidence locker treaty banned substances so far that its the best version. Moving on the trumpet ministration has said the u. S. Will redirect funds it previously owed to the World Health Organization to other Health Programs it comes to months after washington poll died of the w. H. O. Accusing it of being controlled by china meanwhile the u. S. Has ruled died taking part in a global effort to develop a Coronavirus Vaccine thats killed naacp and reports. The United States will not be joining International Efforts to produce a vaccine due to political concern so many see this as yet another blow to Health Diplomacy the United States will continue to engage our International Partners to ensure we defeat this virus but we will not be constrained by multilateral organizations influenced by the corrupt while total can i say sion and china the Global Vaccine Initiative known as kovacs is colead by the World Health Organization 170 Different Countries are participating the goal is to get Global Distribution for several different vaccines after theyve been licensed and approved by the end of 2021 the World Health Organization has repeatedly warned about the dangers of global just unity and yet a pandemic they are warning about the need to oppose vaccine nationalism and above all National Unity and Global Solidarity are essential. This virus thrives when we are divided. When we are united we can defeat to win a successful new vaccine is found there will be greater demand then there is supply. Because the mind and competition hes already creating bucks in nationalism and risk of price gouging relations between the United States and the World Health Organization have been strained for quite some time by his praise for the organization at the beginning of the pandemic donald trump made. And pulled the United States out of the global watch dark because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent Global Public health needs latest decision United States should not participate in global efforts for a vaccine have raised a storm of criticism for ologists and politicians have spoken out saying that the United States is essentially shooting itself in the court trumps go it alone strategy has already given us the highest death toll in the world at his inaugural he spoke of american carnage and now seems to term and to make it a reality. America 1st doesnt apply to condemn x. Viruses dont observe National Borders if anyone is at risk we all are refusing to cooperate with other countries on vaccines will kill people this latest decision from the United States pull out of local vaccine efforts may be seen as just the latest example of Donald Trumps ambitious america 1st policies however i thought was to a situation like this it might not be wise to put fried in politics over your population it would muffin artsy new york. This is our to International Still ahead of the program of Government Advisors in the u. K. Are calling for tougher a punishment for those who leak officials secrets we break down that story for you in 90 seconds im cutting. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics or business im show business ill see you then. Lets start back with a story were keeping a close eye until a washington has imposed sanctions on senior officials at the International CriminalCourt Secretary of state mike pump ala ses the i. C. C. Is corrupt and has no authority the International Criminal court. Thoroughly broken in corrupted institution. The United States has never ratified the rome statute that created the court and we will not tolerate is illegitimate have to subject americans to its jurisdiction down perhaps we should add on there that washington is unhappy with the i. C. C. Current investigation into alleged u. S. War crimes in afghanistan the court is also investigating americas close ally israel or possible crimes related to jewish settlements in the west bank and East Jerusalem neither the us or israel belong to the i. C. C. The court has condemned the sanctions. These coercive acts directed at an International Judicial institution and its Civil Servants around president did and constitute serious attacks against the court and the rule of law or more generally secretary of state compares announcement today marks a stunning perversion of u. S. Sanctions devised to penalize rights abuses and kleptocrats to persecute those tasked with prosecuting International Crimes the trumpet ministration has twisted the sanctions to obstruct justice not only for certain war crimes victims but for atrocity victims anywhere looking to the International Criminal court for justice. Human rights lawyer done called alexei the International Law should apply to all countries with no exception. The u. S. For many decades. Has taken the position that because it has them ideas military in the world. It doesnt have to be. Subject to International Law. Its above International Law and i think trump is just frankly taking that to its logical conclusion the United States has been a hose to the International Criminal court. As to the extent that the i. C. C. Could prosecute western countries. From the very beginning and now trump is sanction because it wants to investigate u. S. War crimes in afghanistan and is raising were crimes in that house it would be fair for other countries to say look us you know whats good for the goose is good for the gander the International Law doesnt apply to you it doesnt apply to me. The u. K. Is looking to our data its official secrets act the Law Commission that advises the government says there needs to be tougher sentences for those who leak data and there are plenty of other changes on the way to tailor breaks down for us. Drops to create shouldnt Double Agents the cold war might be over but espionage is still plotting in the santos and to keep that state secret close to its chest do you say its looking into amending its official secrets act partly because some of the language could do with being brought into the 21st century data not secrets for example but with the weight of deja vu also to defend itself against the red menace the urgency of this reform was most recently an extensively articulated in the reports on russia of the intelligence and Security Committee of parliament which was laid before parliament on the 21st of july 2020 the notoriously where a lot of us russians had there was a madness push london to increase the act which hasnt seen a single tape since 989. 00 despite the Prime Minister himself boasting just how vigilant he is to present bugs and saying that not getting what you want doesnt actually make russia guilty this is about pressure from the is going to be remaining who seized on this on this report i did try to give the impression that the russian the russian interfering to somehow responsible for this is because thats what this is this is all right the people of this took this country didnt vote to leave the e. U. Because of pressure from russia or russia. But it appears that nor commission disagreed and pushed forward with its proposed changes starting with the beginning of the very wide and me. Having identified deficiencies with the term enemy we suggested that the definition of foreign power as adopted by the United States espionage statutes modernization bill might provide a more suitable basis for a modern espionage offense so who or what qualifies as a foreign power well really anything any company any entity any pass and directed controlled by a Foreign Government though how or how far they must be directed isnt specified according to this vague definition that charities even partially funded by Foreign Governments could be enemies who are way would be an enemy and if they want already anyone whos ever been to russia or even was walked along the private walls but the local Commission Wants to widen the net even further the territorial and bits of the offenses should be expanded so that they can be committed irrespective of the individuals nationality the test should be whether there is a significant link between the individuals behavior and the interests of the United Kingdom some of the official secrets act as it exists now if youre not a British National and you do something hostile to the u. K. While out of the country it doesnt count but but its up for negotiation now and if that doesnt change that means that someone like to get a soldier for example a Foreign National and hes read the nations of 40 k. Thats right in the countrys National Security could find himself he could be an enemy as would anyone he passes on classified information abroad even though many argue that such leaks are in the interests of the public not hostile to the but perhaps most sinister of all the u. K. Parliament wouldnt even need to justify its decisions we recommend that the offenses that carney require proof of damage should no longer do so this avoids the difficulties inherent in proving damage without disclosing further confidential information in other words the fair. I think that makes the government accountable to the public to the people who elected it is unnecessary all part of it has to do with saving the posse was sufficiently culpable so if youre not killed youre rather someone still is not guilty youve done it no proof necessary just so you know as its highly likely with such changes on the table one cannot see how much safer when id really be. To a story in history no thats garnered a lot of global attention a pregnant woman in the state of victoria has been arrested on hung cuffed in front of her children for allegedly inciting a legal protest police came to be heise of 28 year old zoe buter after the woman shared a Facebook Post calling for people to protest against local anti coronavirus measures and was breaking any 5 you are actually you are right. You can reckon you risk that. You decide to take the price down like home or. Police defended the arrest seeing the officers acted appropriately although he admitted that quote the optics of a arresting someone whos pregnant is terrible so we bueller will be tried in court in january she was among 4 people who were detained for initiating an upcoming until locked up in protest in the state more than 80 others had been given official Warnings Police are stressing that public rallies would ruin the entire lockdown strategy. We share the frustration that is shared by the whole community but the police here is that. Leaving home to protest under the Current Conditions its absolutely not all dark coming into the city and undermine all the hard work and secor forces putting my boy the majority of laura border citizens. We heard from gideon rosner as well paula see director at australias institute of Public Affairs he sees no justification for the way the police behave. This is not the wild free society this is not the why a Democratic Society should operate this is really really scary even if zoe had broken the lord even if it was worthwhile to have that law enforced they must mean better why use the doing of doing it than what the police did on the video that weve seen they could have just. Summons without actually even going to him at all it seems like this wasnt just about enforcing the law it was actually about intimidating people people who were speaking out against the government. Is that the suit will become the normal behavior in victoria. By bureaucrats and enforced in extremely unfair and medic was odd to not want to see another emergency declared like these in victoria or anywhere in australia again. Far east has been marking 75 years since the final chapter of world war 2 on wed and on abundant life for the 1st time in 14 years the 31 metre high structure is on the southern tip of an island just a short distance from the us built by the Japanese Military during the war it was in 30 to the top of the lighthouse on this plate the russian lie the southern half was ceded to the union under the surrender agreement that ended the war and 1945. A reminder for up to the moment developments this thursday arties twitter page is well worth a follow and ill be back at the top of the hour with all the latest updates to hope to see that. The world is driven by a dreamer. Shaped about one percent of those. Things. We dare to ask. Welcome to alex salmond sure what we examine the performance of colbert 19 test interest systems across the u. K. And compared it with a plan used in the tiny feet of islands 6 months into the pandemic and criticism is still widespread on the failings of taste in trees that