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This is the weekly here on R T International where we bring you the days top news along with a breakdown of the biggest headlines from the past 7 days. We start with bell roofs where massive crowds are gathering for yet another weekend of unrest you can see live pictures just behind me theyre calling for the resignation of president Alexander Lukashenko more than a month after the contested election which the opposition claims was rigged more than 250 people have reportedly been arrested in minsk in just the past few hours our correspondent ron earlier reported on the build up to some next march. Well there is there is a lot of tension there is apprehension from from the Early Morning at 2 oclock protesters were supposed to gather here in downtown downtown this is where the march was supposed to start but police beat them to the punch you can see all the all the side streets blocked by Security Service agents by by police even the military i believe they beat the protesters to the punch this is how the police have been adapting theyve been sort of preventing protesters from gathering in huge groups and doing as they will to speak but but protestors have adapted as well so for example instead of gathering in a huge budget in one specific area what they do is they gather in many different parts of the city in that is what weve been seeing today different videos from different suburbs the different sectors of the city protesters gathering a few 100 together but weve also seen police detaining people arresting people targeted the rest for example or anyone with the white red white flag which is symbolic of the protest movement of the anti president you can shake a Movement Even those with planets you cannot. Hes his rival in the election who through the protesters and many by the russians recognizes the legitimate Leaders Within this wave he has recognized as the legitimate leader she came out here she said please behave yourself this is this should be a peaceful march but ive got to tell you tempers tempers are rising the passions are high and it is almost unpleasant at some points if you if you read some of these opposition groups for example today. Run telegram titles run for poland sharing the addresses of the families of government officials and urging protesters right is that their supporters to go and visit their families and youd have to have a word with the protesters certainly giving up their. To his well that they proved to be in a different manner we also saw today a progovernment vehicle rally car rally driving around the city of means waving their flags the president certainly has his support though its an impossible to tell you know how how how the mood is divided but what the said forward again. Yesterday there was another rally yesterday we saw an all female a womans march march down the streets of minsk other than a rough start whether there were arrests otherwise it went calmly and police even stopped vehicles a broke through to let the protesters the posse it was you know it was. Civilized and all very polite nevertheless today seems very different today theres a much tense atmosphere ruffle a mood but but again will be with the protesters and how it ends today. This week another high profile member of the opposition and ballers was arrested this time on the border with ukraine on monday Maria Kolesnikov disappeared she couldnt be reached by phone and for a while the whereabouts were unknown and to say officials that kolesnikov had been detained for breaking the law while trying to cross into ukraine Alexander Lukashenko ok further details in an interview with russian journalists. Thats going to were just that only could you give us more detail about Maria Kolesnikov or where ish. I probably cannot give you much detail gigia the fact that i was only told that she and her 2 friends or drivers or close ones or distant ones they fled to ukraine today and they had documents and everything prepared in advance they showed their passports on our side customs officers Border Guards let them through further on is the state border and the ukrainian post but between these posts there are 8 to 9 kilometers and there our border is heavily guarded so we deployed more guards naturally they were stopped before the gas pedal she was even thrown out of the car on the move well on the run. So they themselves did it yes well there were 3 of them who could have thrown her out Border Guards of course detained has would have been expected i say this is an old border guard and she was sent to the Border Office and the car went across the Ukrainian Border through the ukrainian post and then as far as im now informed they were detained and we negotiating with them so that they return them to us. And what for they left they relatively speaking of were released from roofs you know they could not be detained they travelled legally with documents but they violated the state border they checked in at the checkpoint the Border Guards and customs officers did their jobs and the border itself is another 8 or 10 kilometers away and they drove right through this reinforced post and hit the ukraine allegedly this woman sister lives in ukraine allegedly i dont know for sure they told me this today i ask why is it ukrainian not lithuania not hungry as they usually go to someones relatives the said to live there i cannot claim so i dont know everything yet therefore she was detained and we asked the ukrainian Border Guards to return the others to our country we will investigate what happened. But kolesnikov tells a different version of events she says she was abducted by officers and taken to the border to be forcibly kicked out of the country to avoid that she tore up the passport she is now being held in the middest he has condemned her to tension calling it a violation of domestic and International Law i mean man a god of the human in all of the way now has passed a bill urging world powers to recognize the opposition candidate in last months election as the rightful president of the idea is the 1st country to recognize that as leader of belarus she fled to lithuania after the election and she has sent posted several videos asking the International Community to help force look out and enable new elections in our country to political analysts when our office believes lithuania would not have taken such a step without the backing of larger powers. Its a signal that is being shown to look i think go and it shall show that there are forces major forces Political Forces behind because little you know wouldnt take such a measure which is illegitimate according to International Law if there was no support by the European Union or who knows it states and i see this as. Not too intelligent step by lithuania its too blunt because it shows clearly that the situation in. Belarus is not only divided one side is also in danger of being taken over by external interests therefore i see it in political terms and not in terms of elections in minsk. Germany has accepted moscows request for legal cooperation on a probe into the alleged poisoning of the texan of all me however state prosecutors warn some information well only be shared with the activists consent and germany says it still expects russia to be held accountable for the incident. The relations with russia are influenced by the fact that russia is 1st of all an important global actor and also by the fact that in the past and in present times we have had some problematic topics between each other and we should express ourselves carefully this time there was an attempted murder on mr novelli performed with a very specific and internationally banned nerve agent of the novacek group and our demand is that russia urgently explain what happened. Our authorities are investigating this incident we dont like it when other countries dictate to us when and at what point to start our processes we cannot legally call this a criminal case based on the analysis of the journal of board 3 moreover the board to receive the b. R. D. Army just as in the b. Or d. It is probably impossible to initiate a criminal case on the basis of tests that were taken in our Military Hospital this is legally nonsense there are acts of furphy cation our investigative bodies are working they have questions new questions appear we hold that we will receive information from our german colleagues it will help to move forward germany previously announced it would be sharing of all these test results with the Global Chemical weapons watchdog although russia which is a member of the o. P. C. W says nothing has been received yet im only emerge from a medically induced coma this week with german doctors saying he is now responding to speech although the long term effects are still unclear he was airlifted to berlin for treatment last month after falling ill on a flight from siberia to moscow the russian hospital that initially treated him found no evidence of poisoning meanwhile russias envoy to the un has responded to the allegations coming from western powers these school this is them can look at these questions well so hopefully being we hear what statements formal and what measures are being mentioned discussed or in. This lead us leads us to an unavoidable reply nicol question legions forced in such a situations we want you to trash it the queen promised who is to benefit from this the one that won it if you demand the explanations put defects on the table and well compare notes why should would drastically geisha ins and collaborate and by evidence even this is as you see he york reasonable but. The German Parliament debated the poisoning at a special session on friday and several lawmakers demanded action against moscow as peter oliver north. It was a fiery session on friday afternoon until evening here in berlin in the german bund the stock the majority of those who spoke or pointing a finger of blame directly at russia and the russian government for what they say was the poisoning of alexei folly there were some voices that questioned the official government line not many i have to say but there were some and. If the kremlin really regrets the assassination attempt on alex in the valley and really wants to clear things up why does novell need such a level of protection from us Security Services political murder is part of the putin system. Now so not only are the russians supposed to have tried to poison an opponent of the regime with a military nerve agent but the put it in his t. Why would the russian government be so stupid them and even let an avanti fly out to germany instead of hiding him in russia its absurd that north stream too was a big issue on the during the debate as well basically the german politicians splitting into 3 camps there are those that say it needs to be halted immediately and perhaps canceled altogether there are those that want to wait and see how russia reacts and how this story develops and there are those saying that its simply too important economically and it must remain purely an economic project no matter what else is going on we have those see heated debate over north stream both on the streets here in germany friday night in the bundestag north stream has never been a purely private sector project as the German Government has repeatedly argued despite the war in syria just by the use of a chemical weapon in souls bury the federal government is sending a message to the kremlin no matter what you do economic goals are more important to us than climate Protection Security policy and human rights. Demanding the immediate termination of north stream 2 is in my view and hasty in misguided reaction but it pleases those who have always opposed the project especially the greens well as germany continues to push russia for an explanation for what happened to alexei in the valley the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said russia still waiting for information it requested from germany but its the use of your mind you want of the german representative to the u. N. So the data is no longer a matter for bilateral relations between germany and russia but a matter for multilateral proceedings what kind of proceedings the germans are talking about they were unable to say in the interests of our german colleagues we urged them to provide all necessary information which might in any way should lights when absolutely unfounded accusations investigators in russia are also being on the search for more Information Police in the city of thompson which is where all x. In the valley had been he was flying from tomsk to moscow before his plane had to make an Emergency Landing in the city of the lex in a valley in extreme distress while police in town scoping putting together a timeline of where he was in the lead up to him getting on that plane theyve placements in the valley in a hotel in a restaurant in a flat and in a coffee shop what they have also been going about doing is trying to interview those that were in close contact with alecks in the valley during his time in the city of tomsk police there say theyve been able to interview 5 of the 6 people that spent a lot of time with mr novelli they say the 6th person a woman is believed to have come here to germany there are still lots of facts to come to light in the case of what happened to alexa in the family but as we search for those facts the diplomatic route between germany and russia continues to heat up. As you just heard senior politicians and berlin have been piling pressure on the government there to pull out of the north stream to project over than about one case and a week we spoke exclusively with the head of the German Parliament Energy Committee about that very issue. Nord stream too is not putins project it involves a large number of European Companies and is designed to ensure the security if europes gas supply to question this project now is to shoot ourselves in the foot it is certainly not in the interests of germany or europe if there is a decision to end the project companies will be able to sue those who made the decision in this case the German Government and of course it will affect gas prices it must be clearly understood that this is not a game the pressure coming from the us is already enough in my view so we have strongly resisting the american sanctions that have been imposed on companies and individuals involved in the pipeline construction this is against International Law and we dont accept it i can see the many people who might not have fully understood the story thinking now i will show them but i think its completely wrong 1st of all we need to establish what really happened because i dont think germany knows i think we should respond appropriately to the russians request for Legal Assistance we obviously received such a request but according to the russians it is so for going on says. Still to come on the weekly a poll in the u. K. Has shown an Alarming Number of doctors are planning to quit due to the governments handling of the pandemic story and more when we come back. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business im showbusiness ill see you then. Welcome back to former british Prime Ministers tony blair and john major have urged the government to rethink its plan to override the brics a divorce treaty the conservative leadership is planning to put forward an internal market bill that by its own admission would break International Law this way of negotiating is irresponsible and wrong in principle and dangerous in practice it raises questions that go far beyond the impact on the Peace Process and negotiations for a trade deal crucial though they are it questions the very integrity of our nation as the world looks all the girls to the u. K. This governments action is shaming itself and embarrassing on nation that Withdrawal Agreement which took the u. K. Out of the e. U. Contained a clause to prevent a hard border between the north and south of ireland Prime Minister Boris Johnson now wants to ensure that london maintains full control over the movement of goods with Northern Ireland and that sparked a harsh warning from brussels. Just to get in you need. We fully expect the u. K. To the commitments the negotiated and signed up to last year especially who go to citizens rides in Northern Ireland any attempt by the u. K. To undermine the agreement would have serious consequences. Against that hostile backdrop that talks will continue are to sofitel or accessors their chances of 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 breaks it and like the good friend that it is but still that in fact nothings changed 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 in the 15 thats going to be enforced by the end of the year but perhaps some would have been bracks if it wasnt full of the satisfaction and up to promises by the u. K. s 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 sue off to a free trade deal by mid october and the may have thought of the u. K. Renee taking on its word elicited cries of moment youre from those bureaucrats in brussels. With the u. K. s red lines its time to do you good to great i trust the British Government to implement their withdrawal a criminal and obligation under International Law and prerequisite for any future Partnership Protocol in ireland 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 internal market belt and its contents could jeopardize peace and security along the irish border but downing street denied this same that its only proposing my alterations which would provide clarity on such a big us part of the deal but even at home not everyone is convert. Apparently 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. In a very specific committee boy oh wow it seems its just specific but is all this proves to be the straw that breaks the camels back and the u. K. And e. U. 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 newman deadline the threat of no deal and now the Prime Minister losing trust something was never change. Emmert us professor at the London School of economics alan scared believes brussels is still refusing to accept that britain has actually left the bloc. Think both sides would like some kind of deal however. The e. U. Insists on treating britain like an immigrant a good province that we can really be truly independent and the best good we should stoop for to you. And it believes the tissues policies should still apply to british territory waters believes that when it comes to rules and regulations the british should be able to move their own should be forced to. Run any new regulations past the you to get their approval 1st and of course. Impossible for the british to accept. A pull in the u. K. Has found that more than a 1000 doctors are considering quitting the National Health service or the government handling of the covert pen demick the president of the countrys association of doctors says the issues have been building for in a long time i think what you have 0 remember is that our n. H. S. Colleagues have been feeling and how in broken and short many years now prior to them home to me this is a profession who have suffered through some of the worst crisis crises in history within our workforce including absolutely were in s. G. In your doctor contracts changes to our training that mean doctors need every 6 months really here around hospitals around the way and indeed the pensions taps crisis which has forced many of our most senior an experienced experienced oxys interest finance all of this was prior to us going into and national crisis. U. K. Doctors association sent out a survey to its members and more than 7500 responded to and 3 of them said they are now more likely to leave the n. H. S. Because of poor treatment from the government during the kogut response most of those planned to quit within the 3 next 3 years now some want to move abroad while others will simply take a break or work for private hospitals among the main reasons cited for considering quitting a lack of pay rises and protective equipment others say theyve been gagged from speaking publicly about their concerns medics also warned theyve promised benefits revoked and working on the covert front lines has also had a major impact on mental health. Of seasons weve had in may depend on me and weve had b. C. Incredible time with people really dying and struggling and weve been separate from our families we just want some recognition for what we actually did and what we feel like we deserve over the last 1015 years. So it wasnt too long we gave that we were talking about nash if he were surviving on charitable donations and family trying to have a stop just because it came in just crazy crap we deserve back as a profession and a home and a test better and that was what stays and that was really me. The government insists its 3 percent pay rise offer is good enough and Prime Minister but we know that the n. H. S. Was very much just started under resourced going into this pandemic and i have no doubt that that impacted on our ability to see combat this fire thats we had 10000 vacancies for doctors across the frontlines 100000 vacancies for a front line and its our stuff including nurses say we were we were already struggling with force now if so many docs his leave and we have to remember this was a survey of just 1700 doxes with the sides of them saying actually they were making plans that he said who knows how how big that number trudy is but this this really is a worry and i think it is even more who worry given that many doctors feel that a 2nd sads may be coming within the u. K. Say what we are asking is that government consent is the hard work as they say true key kids within the n. H. S. They show them how much their family and their greedy the cost of them to retain them in the n. H. S. Especially if there is to be a 2nd spike in the u. K. Wildfires are wreaking havoc on the u. S. 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The original stories in bush no sense prevailed of course moral russians in racing is competition in the extreme to have a full use the specified route between the lines with the fastest time just beautiful little boy loses nothing but youre going to church every Church Community for you plus lou should be there really for you to. Yes. In critiquing the system we of course we need to to criticize also the power of the companies and we need to criticize what corporate lawyers do but we also need to point our fingers at the states and have we have to really say look if you dont. States created the systems and states have the power to get rid of the system thats and even if they are colombia or peru or developing countries even if they are mali and what have you the states have the power to get rid of the system if they chose to do so. But i do think really want to governments and big business are often complicit. The Vattenfall Group for example had the chancellors ear