People i know are now going to the front line we dont want to be sure the kremlin alleges that alexina works for the cia after the opposition figure accuses. Of poisoning him in his 1st interview since coming to a coma. 247 news live from the russian capital this is r. T. International my names gene and oneill hello and welcome to the program. Armenia and azerbaijan both rejected calls for a cease fire on ruled out peace talks as hostilities are over a disputed border territory enter their 5th day these are the latest Images Released by showing the destruction of Armenian Military vehicles in the nagornokarabakh region both sides have released a string of videos to back up their claims of tactical victories meanwhile local reporters are being caught in the crossfire cameraman from an armenian t. V. Channel was severely injured during a shelling peas pictures off his car 2 french journalists who were also injured while covering the conflict theyre being treated in hospital. Down and reports now on the impact on local communities. Nagornokarabakh is sandwiched between the 2. And thereby john but as commanders in chief are deploying platoon after platoon to the frontline its often civilians who end up in the crossfire on both sides were in a small town in the disputed nagornokarabakh region the front line is about 5 to 7 kilometers that way and thereby johnny shell flew from over there and made this crater and well there was a bus staying right here has already been cleared the debris and it was bustling with people as a result because of the strike this strike killed 2 people and 5 more were wounded all of them civilians this is no military complex its just a building just a house were live in in fact im being told that these these areas are being shelled relentlessly even though the closest military position is about 3 to 4 kilometers away that way what you what youre hearing right now is them firing in fact we could hear just minutes ago a u. S. Navy and sometimes even see it as it was making circles above us it was not in awe. It was an affair by johnny one so this is one of the places where it is as hot as it gets in the going to caravan there arent many places that have it worse than the town of martini within the 60 minutes that we were filming there we heard artillery infantry drones all of them had their deadly say. This was arrested some of their own. It would be new movie theaters through. Air raid sirens and the buzz of drones have become the terrifying soundtrack to this war in the gorn a cab back and this frontline town has enduring bombs all calibers this is whats left of the round that fell and this backyard its really heavy and well im being told its about 160 millimeters in caliber which makes it a truly formidable project and you can see the amount of damage that it did here 1st since here used to be the gates well they are now completely gone both sides are ready to fight to the bishop rend both sides have the fervent support of their populations sharing an underlying belief that its them fighting for the right cause and not the enemy with all the horrors that have already haunted this land this war shows that the all grievances have only deepened and weve done of reporting from the going to care about. In the corner is one of several border disputes stemming from the collapse of the soviet union the area broke away from azerbaijan in 1908 the court itself independent however the enclave mostly populated by armenians is not widely recognized as a sovereign state. Turkey has expressed staunch support for azerbaijan in the conflict baku insists the backing is limited to diplomacy although armenia alleges that the Turkish Air Force is directly involved with more on the escalation heres our Senior Correspondent iraq as the reporting from istanbul. Well theres been absolutely no lol in the fighting continued overnight raged i would say every few hours were also seeing casualty numbers both military and civilian spyro and it seems to be getting worse and worse and the escalation seems to be escalating itself and this is all despite its tremendous diplomatic pressure for both sides to take a pause to take a break to anything you know give talks the charts despite everything the International Community is doing the violence seems to be getting worse. We have only one condition that armenia leaves our lands completely and immediately this is family that is the armenian government complies with this the fighting will stop there will be no bloodshed there will be peace peace will come to our region. I believe the Armenian Army can secure a country in the selfdefense forces of the Golden Corral bark or successfully protecting their region from a political standpoint i believe its very important for us that International Partners know how and who started this military action. One of the one of this rhetoric though it is in stark contrast to what ordinary people think here in istanbul and in out of mean year. People know off to so many years of escalations of flare ups that peace doesnt come through war medical needs more poverty as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right or wrong but i would like those issues to be resolved through negotiations not force. And i dont like what is happening many people i know are now going to the front line we dont want blood to be sure we want everything to end peacefully but i am afraid there is no chance to talk about peace at the moment we must reclaim our lands. Well chanelle i fought in the 1st war and in 2016 nowadays people go to the front line to win the shelling will come down then we will be needed there we used to it this is our homeland we have nowhere to go the losses both sides are suffering though we cant verify everything thats impossible for now tremendous so the perhaps the sheer magnitude of what is happening will force both sides to take a pause and to reconsider the approach that theyre both taking but for now that seems a dim concept because the president of care about this war and his citizens the people of calabar to prepare for a prolonged war in the is it about johnny side who has as we mentioned earlier obviously set its path and that path is to reclaim carabaos by force another alarming element to this conflict russia and france both say there are indications of extremist militants being brought in from the middle east to fight in cutback. Has been looking further into the findings. These arent just media reports it is the french president and manual macron making it clear officially that hes got the information that armed fighters from syria are engaged in the battlefield in the door in a car about heres what exactly came from the french leader. Today we have information with certainty that indicates that militants from to have his groups who left the field of combat and syria to rejoin the field of calm but im carol soon after mr mccraw on the Russian Foreign ministry followed up and said that they have similar information as well which follows their own statement from wednesday when the Russian Diplomats warned of armed militants being moved from syria and libya to the call flags own in nagornokarabakh but officials in moscow for now are refraining from pointing out who the foreign militants are fighting for i can tell you that the government of us here by john is saying that there is no way that some kind of fighters from outside could be on the battlefield together with their army however the armenian side has previously blamed but who along with allies turkey for doing just that and theyre actually saying that turkey and azerbaijan are exploiting terrorists to try and win the battle against the Armenian Army now in the meantime in a rare display of unity that doesnt always happen with Many International conflicts the president s of the u. S. Russia and france came out with a joint statement in which they are urged the governments of armenia and azerbaijan to urgently lay down arms and come back to negotiating table without any preconditions but i can tell you that the turkish the. Type baird on pretty much destroyed this statement by saying that the 3 countries have pretty much failed in their attempts to do something to the crisis over the decades you should do. The fact that america russia and france known as the minsk trio looking for ceasefire in the face of these negative Development Just because they have been equipped to this problem for nearly 30 years is unacceptable. On the other hand we are hearing from russian and tarkus diplomats that for example. Foreign minister perhaps chose d a bit more of a diplomatic approach to this we know that Sergey Lavrov and glue are in touch over this and they are ready to coordinate their peace efforts thats how they are putting it i spoke earlier to a political analyst focusing on the region who had some interesting things to say pretty about the situation being somewhat more complex than it may 1st appear. In a minute of good news each month to believe i dont think hes real be. Me the or dorky me the arrow for sort of a general or even the mood it was mainly on him i suppose the initiative belongs to a certain financial. Firearms related to the muslim presence in america the meaning of. Weve seen over the last number of days some statements of support from for us about how far do you think turkey is willing to go to help itself well you should understand the situation be thrown the chair of the gun was shaken but many forces inside. Of the. Party no one can replace him and hes fighting for so if the media prove torchwood be on a sort of bridge on the side of the gun to get the glory. Computer over there i mean like. Was big greek. So this is if maybe 3420 in a suitable journeys but if it means we have begun to lose nothing because of beauty but its a little bit of motivations. Russian opposition figurehead alexina ses he plans to sue the kremlin spokesman for accusing him of working with this cia Dmitri Peskov made that claim gave an interview to german media accusing of poisoning him peter all of our reports from berlin. Alexina valmy used this interview to the german news magazine beagle to thank the german people and in particular angle america for the help peter received german chancellor visited mist in the valley secretly while he was in the shot at a hospital here in berlin in the interview missed in a volley pulls no punches about who he thinks is behind his alleged poisoning he points that finger of blame firmly at russia and directly at president Vladimir Putin the kremlin has responded to this kremlin Spokes PersonDmitri Peskov saying the claims made against me if britain against russia were unacceptable and also accused Foreign Intelligence Services of working with mr novell me i claim that putin is behind the crime and i have no alternative versions of what happened i dont say that to flatter myself but on the basis of fact the most important fact is novacek the order to use a manufacture it can only have come from 2 men the head of the f. S. B. Or of the Foreign Intelligence Service the s. V. R. Development and western Intelligence Services are working with him in particular the cia we believe his accusations against the russian president are groundless and unacceptable his interview reveals that he thinks hes as important as the leader of a state but the real rivals at that level are quite different people germany says tests that were carried out show traces of novacek were found now the same type of tests that were carried out on alexina family in the city of almost skin russia where he 1st received medical treatment well they showed no sign of any such poisoning alexina valise team sent acquired a bottle from a hotel room that hed been staying in in the siberian city of tomsk this bottle was then sent with other things here to germany where tests were carried out on it and that is where the novacek was found now theres a lot of questions about how that bottle got from a hotel room to. Here in in germany and how those tests were carried out all of those remain unanswered its important course because the whole idea that he was report that he was poisoned with novacek nerve agent hangs on the results of those tests now the russian prosecutors have sent 3 requests to berlin for the sharing of information relating to those tests and others that were carried out all mist in the valley so far all of that has fallen on deaf ears where but it is not of use that we turn to the o p c w which unfortunately was playing for time and then told us we need to go back to berlin you can you believe that when we were 1st appealing to believe in it direct our communications to the p. C. W this is a vicious circle it is illogical absent and everyone understand it or go back to the interviewing alexina violently says the russian made attempts to keep him in the country once he was in hospital in siberia i think they were determined not to let me out of the country which is why they publicly stated that i was not fit for transport they waited for me to die in my eyes the chief medical cost bittle is worse than the Intelligence Officers who kill people for them killing is at least their job or previously Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov it said that the very facts Alexei Navalny was alive right now was down to the quick thinking in the professionalism of the pilot that made the Emergency Landing the power medics that arrived on the scene at the airport in almost the medical professionals that gave him treatment in hospital in the siberian city where in this post the children so the impeccable work for pilots doctors and paramedics is presented as a lucky coincidence they dont even admit that we acted in a proper way our western partners look at us with the arrogance because we dare to doubt their correctness and professionalism thats why they doubt the professionalism of our doctors and investigators alexina valley was discharged from hospital. Here in berlin last week he had spent 2 weeks in an induced coma and is currently undergoing physio therapy following that he has said that he wants to return to russia as soon as its possible. Well german journalist and author Thomas Fassbender told us the vollies claims appear to be based on a series of assumptions. If you look at navarre nice argument it is interesting its not an ex use asian by any proof its an x is asian by conclusion his arguments goes the way that there are only 3 people who can approve of the use of the not be charged nerve agent which joined the hands of the 3 secret services in russia and they would not do anything without the approval of mr putin interestingly also in the same interview he mentions the possibility that not 3 people but 30 may have access he calls it much worse even with with some recent probably but this is that all he has is this one conclusion there is no further proof. Living on the international has issued a damning report on the french governments crackdown on protesters and alleges that the pandemic is being exploited to bring in repressive measures here charlotte dubinsky with more. Amnesty international doesnt hold back in this report accusing authorities of using oppressive laws in the period pre and post the code 19 locked down thousands have been arbitrarily fined arrested detained and prosecuted for peaceful activities which should not be considered defenses peaceful protests have been banned under draconian kovan 1000 powers and hundreds of protesters find the report says that despite the covert lockdown ending in may a barrel or public gatherings of more than 10 people remained in force it claims that this was disproportionate given that other launch gatherings in open spaces were permitted yet even though it was deemed illegal protests did take place including ones linked to the black lives Matter Movement was a. Good. Thing was just. The burn was eventually overturned by francis highest Administrative Court but im misty says that dozens if not hundreds of protesters were fined for participating in small public gatherings over the past few months it says in the cases that it has documented the fines imposed appear to constitute a disproportionate restriction to the right to freedom of Peaceful Assembly that includes the case of eleanor a Health Worker took part in a protest calling for support for the Public Health system they say the Police Stopped eleanor who was alone at the time in front of the Closing Stores are Law Enforcement official. Checked eleanors backpack which contained a gas mask and a pair of goggles they told her that she would be fined for participating in the band protests they subsequently arrested her and placed her in a precharge detention for participating in the group with a view to preparing violent acts in 20182019 says that more than 40000 people were convicted on the basis of vague laws the Yellow Vests Movement was hit particularly hard. But its not just protesters whove been at the receiving end amongst those detained with 1st aiders human rights observers and journalists we were in plaster republique i was filming the Police Cordons there were clashes around the square but not where we were walking we decided to leave and suddenly my friend shouted brice watch out several Police Called me from behind and forced me to the ground they insulted me and asked if i throw projectiles against them i told them that i was a journalist and that i had my student card royce was placed in precharge detention before being told that he would be prosecuted for using violence against Public Officials he was later acquitted amnesty is now calling on the French Parliament to review and to repeal all laws that impose a punishment solely for the exercise. Of the right to Peaceful Assembly it also wants the interior and the Justice Minister to offer clearer guidance for Law Enforcement officials so that in less someone is carrying a pair of goggles or a face mask and this suspected of being involved in a Violent Crime they are not subject to detention in light of this report amnesty says its ironic that a country with such a long and proud tradition of collective action for social change is criminalizing protest in this way. R. T. Paris so we asked the french government for our response to. The speech no comment we also spoke to a writer the founder in the country who sees the way protesters have been treated has undermined crossed. The french government. To you chris to cross at this point to youre asked to call them do you know best. The president micro used the police. Very strong strength to to stop the protest using force which was not necessary but in fact he was using force to get the people the home to grow this industry they were not. There are delinquent people they were just upset of the leaving of the level of living in france i think the people are. In their skin theyre hurting their soul and there is no accounting lets up dressed president and i think is going to be very hard to lead to. These 2 years before the new president ial election there is a dress of no i think from from the french people. Moscow and other major russian cities are tightening their coronavirus restrictions after a surge in case it or taste quarter has the latest. Over the past several weeks russia seen a significant rise in the rate of new covert cases with nearly 9000. 00 new infections over just the past 24 hours of course the countrys 2 largest cities have been hit the hardest in St Petersburg cases have exceeded those from june worrying authorities that a 2nd wave may have already begun theyve already made it mandatory for people to wear face masks on public transport under the penalty of a fine but on the other hand moscows mayor seems to think the capital has enough hospital beds to handle whatever comes out it but he still introduce new measures to deal with what he considers to be a very serious situation we are seeing a city rise in the number of coded 1000 cases over 2000 daily the situation is very dangerous predictably this uptick has led to an increase in the number of people hospitalized more than 5000. 00 so guns new measures will go into effect on october 5th and theyll require all businesses to have at least 30 percent of their workforce on an at home work regime people 65. 00 and older and those with serious illnesses will also be required to work from home and as for children the mayor has declared a 2 week School Holiday for the beginning of october to curb the rate of infection the proportion of children who contract it could be 19 has for the 1st time exceeded 900 percent of all cases over the usually have mild symptoms on nonis will they can post the disease on to older family members who are likely to develop much more serious symptoms so far russia sporting the vaccine is going ahead with phase 3 testing as planned with no serious side effects reported the mayor of moscow hopes the 1st batches will be produced either by november or december and perhaps this time around the authorities will have an advantage on keeping new infections low. The u. S. Secretary of state paid a visit to the vatican where he was hoping to meet with pope francis the holy see declined our request saying the pontiff does not meet with politicians during election campaigns i might compare how to. The Catholic Church to join washington and announcing violations of religious freedom in china. 2 years ago guly c. Reached an agreement with the Chinese Communist party hoping to help chinas capital x. Yet the chinas communist participle use of the faithful has only gotten worse the vatican undangerous its moral authority should renew the deal well lets go through the pump it was referring to a 28 deal in which the Catholic Church agreed to recognize several bishops backed by beijing it was seen as a 1st step in reestablishing relations between the vatican and china which were severed back in 1051 in response to criticism from the u. S. The papacy the fended the agreement with china saying quote our direction has been marked i thought is worth continuing International Relations on this victor gao thinks washingtons attempt to pressure the vatican is misguided and not only as secretary of state i also said the wrong thing and tried to interfere in the internal affairs of the holy see but also all the timing is very suspicious a very sensitive right now and this is really troubling to see the secretary of state of the United States not doing diplomacy but actually becoming a warmonger. In the world very much in. The same footsteps with this president and we can see that washington is really losing its moral viewership suffering from a seizure of the hysteria extremism and hopelessness whatever your college and or it wants to do whatever it can to practice the being syndrome to watch the kneecaps of china it wants to see china as an enemy and it wants to rally the whole world behind it but they too are not succeed because china is now a very significant force call girl both girls. Under pressure is Boris Johnson not more than a year into his british premiership thats the scots next in the alex simon show stay with us for the. Welcome to the alex im unsure where we look at the westminster autumn session of parliament under the shadow of the long pandemic this week almost a year after the general election when he swept back to power with a majority of 80 bodies johnson finally lost his opinion poll lead over the Opposition Labor Party and the trouble is not confined to the opinion polls with the restless tory m. P. s threatening another revolt over the way in which the new to corporate regulations are being introduced all this with the economy facing a double cliff the edge of another locked and on the interminable lardy crash of european withdrawal today we asked political commentators peter oborne and professor Richard Murphy what exactly is going on on the left and the right of british politics as the Westminster Parliament struggles to hold the government to account during the pandemic and the banks that did it will finally arrives but 1st over to alex with your reaction to last weeks show whats your tweets messages and emails. Was a big reaction to last weeks show which featured on a free talk. Over the 19 and a huge audience of face because well the 1st stop was for