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More than 6 people. And the largest refugee camp in greece burns to the ground leaving hundreds without shelter amazing fears about the spread of covert. Worldwide this is r. T. International from Moscow Wednesday evening here in the russian capital im calling break with this hour as developments and reaction 1st as a lot of russians continue to voice their anger at last months disputed election the underfire president is warning that the whole country would collapse if hes forced out. His claim came in a lengthy interview to Russian Media including r. T. The thing you know someday i will leave maybe but i will not allow the destruction of what we have created with people with generations i would not allow it to be destroyed this is how i live now and how this country has. Changed what keeps me very much in this situation and you probably know it too if you look at collapses now the whole system would collapse and belarus would follow and everything would be put back years well maybe someone would have lent a hand but now it would be very hard and these guys from Police Special units and others those who are with me they would be blamed and they would be assaulted and torn apart atis but i guess they have been looking more closely at that interview along with the latest developments in belarus. They went to audit legs a number of Prominent Russian journalist including arties editor in chief margaret assume and yahoo who were allowed to pitch the embattled russian president alex are the new shake of various questions and they went on ad megs about all manner of topics including the internal politics in belarus the you know the protests that have been going on all the all the rage and all the you know what predictability surrounding the political crisis gripping bellaver said he also talked at length about foreign meddling talking a lot about how it is becoming glue belies internationalized how a protest could be organized and run via telegram for example from from an entirely different country talk about poulan that the United States which he says very clearly picked sides in this internal struggle that is bella russian and yet all these protests telegraphed channels and groups are being won from from other countries he talked about the internet for example this is lucia talking about the internet a man who who forced the into that you to force that down. Into that shut down across belarus at the peak of protests trying to disorganize people trying to through the protesters off of their feet you know off their ballots and he said ultimately it is all pointless and we know that he has certainly tried he says that if bellerose fulls if it falls that russia is next he said that Vladimir Putin who in deering you referred to as his elder brother should take note of what is happening because that is what is coming for russia he also talked about the protests of course you know better russia isnt a huge country a population that isnt even 10000000 and you have a certain. Points on the streets of belarus we saw more than a 100000 people sunday a traditional day of protests yet. Insisting on the fact that the majority is still with us. Of course for me it is very resentful and tragic if you like but this does not mean i gave up because i look at it philosophically well someday the lord will call me but i must protect whats been created by our hands protect those people who created it and those are the overwhelming majority the majority who voted for me although they watch me every day on every device you name it maybe they got poort but they supported me this is how i live now. He may have a poor better or worse is a country that is split divided and often you know add each others throats it is a situation where you have brother marching against brother the Security Services the military much of the government are indeed in side he doesnt do it a lot of support but the middle class for example the progressives the workers the Service Industry the young they certainly arent on the side again we see purpose of almost 100000 people marching gets you can go on sundays now a traditional day of protest and he talked about potentially leaving his post about potentially giving up you know hes nickname of europes last dictator but he said he was like poor think of for example ukraines former president and he had billions stashed away in swedish Bank Accounts then he could have left but that he doesnt well its all very well listening to go amuse about the protests and whos fired answered them but the fact is that it is better russians in the 10s of. Thousands who are out in the streets every week who prove testing risking you know their lives their livelihoods that their well being because there is a lot of violence the police are restraining themselves they are holding back and the field strength of the law is being leveled against some of these protests some of these protests that there is there is bad blood a lot of bad blood now is in the streets a lot of anger a lot of rage yesterday we should dozens of people detained that uprooted. Alleged detention of the Opposition Leader Maria Kolesnikov as you mentioned earlier you see this beam remarkable tendency. Among the Opposition Leaders to out of the blue decide to leave the country often in the middle of the night now where this phenomenon is originating from. Who you us because if you ask the better our Security Services or the president well you know this is something that they have decided in themselves get in the middle of the night they decide to leave the country if you ask the opposition theyll give you an entirely different story theyll describe how Opposition Leaders are being pressured and bully or forced out of the country by the Security Services by the police Maria Kolesnik was saying that she. Allies saying that she ripped up her passport on the border when she realized what was going on gets Alexander Lukashenko giving a very different version of events peaceful protests to centralise with no leaders applying tara to protests this is meaningless people are not afraid of the violence the government is using against them 1st of all the afraid of living in a lawless state which will become a reality for them and their relatives its a situation does not change in this country and the rule of law and democracy is not restored. You may well be looking for a way out but he insisted that he simply wont allow. What he has built over the decades of his rule in belarus that to to be destroyed to collapse like the protests that he says being to sponsor. From abroad by Foreign Countries from poland to from the United States yet weve got to look at this from the perspective of hundreds of thousands of people who who go out to demonstrate who go out to prove este every day for them there is only Research Center in minsk who believes that contrary to his claims the nations already falling apart this claim that she is the only guy who can give the country going is just can be interpreted in the quite the opposite meaning the question should and must the realize that this is them has been building is about to collapse and is collapsing look at the numbers are wagers for each change raid there are no worse new sort of people trying to flee the country look at i. T. Sector there is a demand to leave the country for bush because they didnt power but he does have his supporters to support his habit out on the streets would you say thats just 3 percent all of you witness more than independently even with the administrative resource that here applied he couldnt get more than 50000 people in the downtown mens guy in one of the sundays this is it so what here i visited some of the clips actually youre saying people who are not there of their own accord you say were coerced into it some are exactly that it was the way to call words and to show solidarity we have with our groups of people but they are guarded by police because they are afraid to tell the truth and the police just the way that people are kidnapped in downtown is shows that the police are afraid to show their faces this is again lawless. Thanks for the 1st time since july Prime Minister Boris Johnsons address the british people over the fight against the coronavirus he also announced new restrictions ahead for england. Im sorry about that and i wish that we did nor did i have to take this step but as your Prime Minister i must do what is necessary to stop the spread of the virus and to save lives the whole point of them is to avoid a 2nd National Lockdown so what are the new measures well its all about the rule of 6 from monday the 14th of september the new regulation will be the new law in england is that you can have no longer have any gatherings larger than 6 there will be fines if you break these rules the 1st fine will be 100 pounds and then they can keep doubling up to a limit of 3200. 00 pounds also of course there are the exemptions coded secure events and households of 6 plus in the bubbles and also the gatherings for work and education theyre also exempt the Prime Minister is very keen that the nation still manages to go back to work the children scott still go back to school and of course the universities are returning as well so why is the need for these new measures its all about a rise a sharp rise in coronavirus cases there sharply on the rise while the governments chief medical advisor chris witty he was also on there with the Prime Minister as well he said that the cases have come up rapidly over the last few days even and the rates are going up in a certain age group as well its among the young people the 20 to 29 age group and 2nd most in the 30 to 39 age range and theres also been a particular rise among the young and that has been stately rising since the middle of august well earlier we had Prime Ministers questions as we do on a wednesday and up an Opposition Leader he also had a few sharp words to say about the governments the you case test intray system and he said that it was on the verge of collapse what we are seeing now is stories over the past few days that is showing the testing regime is on the verge of collapse hard breaking stories from people who needed to been told no tests are available or the website is crashing or people are being. Told to go miles and miles for a test nobody can argue that this is Good Governance well this comes due to the fact that the government would claim that theyre ramping up testing that its more widely available now than ever in fact more tests are being conducted in the u. K. Than across the whole of europe but at the same time as well theres also been a survey conducted amongst medics about how they feel about having to deal on the front line with coronavirus and all of those 69 percent say theyre more likely to quit from the pandemic and government treatment leaving 1143 planning to leave the n. H. S. At the end of it basically were looking at medics who think theyre on the edge of burnout well the scientific basis for all of these measures that was highlighted by the chief medical advisor secrets which he early on he is the example of spain amongst other European Countries he said that there had been a sharp rise there but if you implement measures to combat that then you can prevent a long theyve been anticipating a 2nd wave but to do that they have to implement a strong test and trade system is highlighted by the opposition theyve also as you heard from the survey got to keep the medics on side but more importantly theyve got to maintain the confidence and the diligence of the general public to ensure that they stick to these measures if they are to prevent that 2nd wave. Was destroyed greeces largest refugee camp which is located on the island of lesbos its left hundreds of migrants without shelter same camp it already been at the center of local concerns over the coronavirus jhala do bands get reports next. Dhamma describing this is a time bomb that has finally exploded thousands fled the morea migrant camp on the greek island of lesbos in the early hours of wednesday after those fires broke out now firefighters spent hour tackling the blaze which is said to have started in the field around the camp but also there are suggestions that there were fires started within the camp itself this is a camp that houses almost 13000. 00 migrants according to him for migrants 70 percent of those whove been living there are from afghanistan but there are people from around 70 other countries that have made this tourist camp their home for months or perhaps even years my living there were living at 4 times the capacity that the camp was set up to look after at the time now those who fled the camp this morning made their way on the highway towards the port at mytilene need some was said to be suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation now it wasnt bad enough that they had to flee the camp as it was on fire this morning there are reports that some were attacked as they made their way to the port people escaping out of moriah weve created these people will have had enough trauma for tonight and 10 years here are getting reports of some locals attacking and blocking people spare that into the nearby village where the marrow of the island has been talking on a local Radio Station on wednesday morning saying that thousands of migrants are now being guarded by police on the highway thats to keep them in one position one because of these reports of attacks by locals but also because of this issue with cove it 19 now last week one resident at the camp tested positive for 1000 subsequently 35 wrenched cases were found at the camp now it isnt known what caused this fire but the greek gods. Dohertys are looking into reports that this could have possibly been arson of the reason for that is that there are local reports by the greek media that those 35 protests cause it positive for kovac 19 had refused to isolate with their families and that was causing tensions in a camp that is notorious for the problems weve seen over the last few years but we know on wednesday this camp looks like it has been largely destroyed and the problem now which will have to be dealt with immediately is how to look after protect inhouse the thousands of migrants who have been left without pretty much anything. Germanys past the results of its medical tests on alexina valmy on to the Global Chemical weapons watchdog the o. P. C. W. Lets check in next them with our europe correspondent peter overby in berlin again peter a lot of developments this wednesday get us up to speed with. Hello. Yes the German Foreign ministry is handed over test results taken from Alexei Navalny to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons thats according to the Defense Ministry here in berlin now what we understand is that. They wouldnt hand over this information directly to russia however Defense Ministry spokespeople saying that russia is a member of the o. P. C. W. They can view this information as part of that group the test results have been handed over to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons russia is a member of this organization. This is likely to only intensify a diplomatic spot between early and moscow the german ambassador to russia was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in the russian capital where he heard how moscow is far from happy with what it sees as well obstacles being put in place of getting information from germany to russia information that germany says proves that Alexei Navalny was poisoned russia says that without the details of those tests it cant really start an investigation. A strong process was made to the ambassador over the unfounded accusations presented by the government of the federal republic of germany against russia in the context of the illness and hospitalisation of russian citizen alexina valley and the obvious use of his situation by burleson as an excuse to discredit our country on the international arena. Well g 7 leaders of also put out a statement in which they say they talk about the confort and poisoning of mist in the valley they also call on russia to launch an interim independent and transparent probe now the russian Foreign Ministry says. The while the lack of information forthcoming from berlin is the reason that probe hasnt been able to get under way at all or requests berlin has not deemed it possible to respond swiftly and constructively a lack of information prevents the Laura Forstmann from using all the necessary procedural mechanisms to find out what happened. In this case is growing ever stronger. Well russia 1st asked germany to share this information back on the 27th of august the fact that its now being handed over to the o. P. C. W isnt likely to go down well in russia they had said previously in moscow this involving the hague based group would amount to little more than an Information Campaign but thats where we are the hague is where it will turn in the o. P. C. W. The organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons that is where germany has chosen to send the information it says says shows that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with another chalk nerve agent. And of course that widening remit of the o. P. C. W. No doubt going to be a factor in the next few hours or days or for now peter oliver in berlin thank you. Next the u. K. Government speaking accused of threatening peace in Northern Ireland and any hopes of reaching a trade deal with europe it after downing street said it would override parts of the brics a deal struck with brussels to ensure there wouldnt be problems when the transition period ends on the 31st of december but the move prompted a stern warning from the e. U. Just be demagoguing you need to respect the rule expect the u. K. To move the commitments the negotiated and signed up to last year its less lugo to citizens droids to northern oil and any attempt by the u. K. To undermine the agreement would have serious consequences. Against this hostile backdrop an 8th around of e. U. Breaks it talks with london has become saskia taylors been assessing their potential for success. How i long for the breck set days even stability that you know of removals one part permanently outside number 10 braxtons president today after delay after delay is a passive but something reassuring in not so comforting that in these Tumultuous Times one can turn to bricks it like the good friend that it is but still that in fact nothings changed round bump bump 8 of bricks it trade talks has begun and apparently this time and ups enough we have now been talking for 6 months and can no longer afford to go over well trodden ground we need to see more realism from the e. U. About our status as an independent country the needs to be in agreement with our european friends by the time of the European Council and the 15 thats going to be in force by the end of the year but perhaps it wouldnt be in practice if it wasnt full of the satisfaction enough to promise it is a bad idea the u. K. Is having 2nd thoughts about the Withdrawal Agreement signed back in january so it might override key parts of the last brussels basically says we go soon off to a free trade deal by mid october and the may have thought of the u. K. Renee seeking on its words elicited cries of moment your from those bureaucrats in brussels the e. U. Shown fricks ability and creativity to work with the u. K. s red lines its time to do you good to great i trust the British Government to implement their was truly criminal and obligation under International Law and prerequisite for any future partnership prata cohen island Northern Ireland is essential to protect peace and stability on the island and integrity of the Single Market the one room of the got people especially worried is that tucked away in voters pocket is something called the entire market belt and this contest could jeopardize peace and security along the irish border but downing street denied this saying that its only proposing my own. Alterations which would provide clarity on certain big us parts of the deal but even at home not everyone is convinced about who the head of the u. K. s Legal Department quit over the whole thing and then there is this one minute minor detail proving to be just a little contentious greater International Law in a very specific and limited boy oh well its no ones its just specific but is all this proves to be the straw that breaks the camels back in the u. K. And you dont shake hands the u. K. Will be left popping up out in the north sea with no deal and no tariff gets classic bracks set everyone happy and newman to outline the threat of no deal and now the Prime Minister losing trust something was not to change americas professor at the London School of economics alan scared believes that brussels is still refusing to accept the britons actually left the block. I think both sides would like some kind of deal however the e. U. Insists on treating britain like it can only get province that we can really be truly independent in the base to do reshoots too far to the e. U. And it believes the. Fisheries policies should still apply to british territory waters. Believes that when it comes to rules and regulations the british shouldnt be able to make their own they should be forced to. Run any new regulations passed the e. U. To get their approval 1st and of course. Impossible for the british to except. For the Natural History museum says it will now review it collection in the wake of the black lives Matter Movement after some exhibits were branded offensive but he was ordered after staff complained some pieces were the legacies of colonies slavery and empire one example is the specimens collected in the Galapagos Islands by Charles Darwin the man behind the theory of evolution their view could lead to the removal or renaming of items where some people in london what they thought. If you added more information and less biased information would be maybe more useful. Set up the raising and pretending didnt happen the past is the past you cant change it so. Just observe what youve done in the past and then dont like it dont look at considering the when you should know. Mine kind and ids around that we see you look at current our history differently history is history so at the end of the day you know i think its always good to educate everyone about history. So honestly i dont think they should read thats my own opinion. The museums director though claims the review is a step in the right direction it comes after an influential paper on the issue claims museums legitimise of racist ideology we put the issue up for debate. If you go through history and start examining every single thing that every historical figure is sad then you start just trolling got a load of old rubbish thats largely irrelevant ive not got a problem with with you know good trashing our past but youve got to kate am pulling down statues simply because weve things have moved on this nonsense and id say the most important point of them all the nature of Human Development is that every child the rate should becomes more enlightened than the generation before and i think its crass offensive and frankly childish to to start looking down on people in the past just because they were less like the old continued sir shake out their their past the day i mean we havent got every single iconic historical fact from britains existence to today some of them are discarded some of them in a long irrelevant some of them are you know the Wider Community has deemed to be offensive happens all the time you know the things that we hear from under it is completely hysterical i havent seen a record i can only read what the press are saying about it well i would have thought that its quite sensible for any museum. To look back at their collections and see to what extent those collections remain relevant given theres not internet space to keep everything i mean what do we do we just eradicate history and claim it doesnt exist you know the thing that always amazes me about this black lives moxa think the people who propagate states are always complaining about american cultural imperialism that the truth the market that we do not have the same history of racial tensions as in the United States of america we all descended from slaves but some of them are also all are also descended from the 1st country that tempted to eradicate across the globe and it was thought up process has been instigated bloodlines Matter Movement with the death of george floyd and Many Organizations and there. To this day you call keep everything and theyre full of these this question all museums must stop when we keep what do we not keep and given that i dont think andres point is we must keep absolutely everything but because its just any logical place at me then there comes a choice about what you do keep and what you dont and thats the way i look from moscow thats how thanks for watching your next update from me in the moscow news team is in just over half an hour from now i see that. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person of those. Who dares thinks. We dare to ask. Join me every thursday on the ballot so i will ensure and ill be speaking to get off of the world of politics all those laws im show business ill see you then. 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