Election descended into name calling on interruptions the 2nd round whoever is now and donald trump coronavirus. And environmental groups warn. Disaster in russia as a probe is launched into talks killing. Bringing you. Stories from the past 7 days and right up to the minute developments as well this is the weekly on r. T. International hello. We start with the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan which has now entered a 2nd week but disputed region of the go to cutback is being relentlessly shelled these are some of the latest pictures weve received from the local councils showing burning cars residential buildings have been hit across the city the number of casualties is so far on here earlier in the week a hospital was hit in a nurse strike several residential buildings were also badly damaged. The hostilities are not spilling beyond the disputed territory with several tons in the city of gun john came under fire earlier on sunday no answers on claims one person was killed 32 wounded in that incident on friday lets take you the time of tar tar it was a time but coup claims thousands of shells were used in that raid and since the start of the conflict on supposed states 24 civilians have been killed over 100. 00 people injured with more on all the time get together arties morocco steve. Well were seeing unfortunately events down a path that was feared by many but few thought that we would get here many people thought that things would deescalate especially with such tremendous into that tional diplomatic pressure on both sides calling them to deescalate put that hasnt happened we have seen now for several days unprecedented terrifying bombardment of step on like at the biggest settlement the biggest doubt in the war zone and during that bombardment at some point authorities came out looking at fortys and said look if is it about john doesnt stop targeting us with with shells multiple rocket launchers with airstrikes we will respond in an equally powerful manner and apparently now they have responded by striking at the city of gadget they have confirmed that the city of ganja the sec. Biggest city in a city by john they have confirmed this the head of the government could have said that he gave the order to strike and he also gave the order to stop these missile strikes this was a warning a message to the senate by johnnies he said were warning you to stop to deescalate to come to your senses and to stop before things get out of control before we reach a point from which there is no going back i said about john itself says that what was targeted in the city of ganja wasnt a military airfield as new coordinates are about said but Populated Areas civilian areas turkey has come out very strongly against this kind of strike on ganja theyre blaming this on our movie and saying that this was essentially a war crowd which is facing defeat and theres a budge on it to reduce the design couponing start getting civilian residential areas in the 2nd largest city of his or by john donne john why do dunns armenia violate so principles of human its a rule including the Geneva Convention armenia itself has come out though and said that it wasnt the god knickerbocker meaning of that expanded the war zone the Geographic Area along which combat was happening but it was i said about god and turkey which targeted which targeted military and civilian targets inside armenia and itself not inside the garden it got a box it was easy to budge on that previously expanded the combat zone by shelling due to tour of armenia look more than that media says that it will respond in a powerful magnet to any provocation from any side so if anything is targeted in armenia proper it will respond i said a budget also escalating you know this is every response to an escalation seems to be another escalation as ever john coming out and saying that it will now target any military installation or target inside. Armenia proper if it believes that that military target fired upon Populated Areas inside is it about drought all in all these seas a very significant escalation because obviously armenia itself has a defense pact with russia so if armenia is attacked it will have cause to trigger its defensive pact with russia and call for help from abroad turkey letting it be known that if i did it by john it struck they had said so themselves before any attack by armenia and azerbaijan would be construed as an attack on turkey itself so it would be standing by it will certainly ceased whether with military force or with support it will assist as it about john cho indeed events are developing along a very worrying trajectory another of our correspondents who has been in the conflict zone through on the week with his report on friday shelling of the cut up on capitol hill donna. Has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear was we could see the smoke from the explosions which were on the outskirts in the suburbs this is the very city center and moreover this is the building of the ministry of emergencies so it has been obliterated i mean look at this everything is gone windows are gone the whole wall theres a hole in the whole wall and its not just this building theres a whole complex its a large its a large complex and its everywhere like this its obliterated not raised to the ground but its gone i dont see any way how it can be fixed all renovated we dont know what we dont know what exactly caused the explosion but we didnt hear any sirens and sirens so probably wasnt a drone but some really heavy artillery and with a very long range as well but we. I have to go they are telling us its not safe because sometimes as the as they are by journeys are using these socalled double tap so that they not only they destroy the building but also the kill soldiers who arrive here weve arrived here with the soldiers as well so we have to go this is the crater that was made by one of the rockets and this is a piece from a military here is telling me that this is a 250 caliber 250 millimeter caliber so it is a massive rocket they dont know exactly what it is theyre telling me these these are not laws but that this one is also israeli made. In the army and capital theres been an outpouring of support for those trapped in the current conflict so people are collecting donations of food clothes and other supplies to send to the region kora back is inhabited almost entirely by armenians and many have been left homeless by the ongoing military bombardment we talk to some of the volunteers in europe. This is abuse the bill and Initiative People are donating supplies nonstop here everything is sorted and sent to the warehouse every person in armenia wants to be involved and help in whatever way they can. But it was just the spirit of people can be broken were all united everyone because no grievances against the government or anyone else behind them. Journalists in their corner cut up park are getting caught in the crossfire 24 were injured in a shell strike and when this thing fitting 2 french reporters they were airlifted to europe on for treatment they are now back in front and on thursday a cameraman from an armenian t. V. Channel was severely injured during shelling these are pictures of his car earlier i spoke to eldar resume law fayed journalist from the only t. V. Channel he describes the damage on the side of the border. We have seen. This droid houses destroyed ambulances destroyed infrastructure is there people of from there civil population people that have nothing to do with a military actions and. My colleagues was absorbing that and i dont know if i would see that we had a chance to speak with the local residents and this by the fact that. The artillery artillery is always launching towards pollution the local resident refused to leave their house and refused to leave their region armenians are accusing her version of targeting civilians we know civilians have lost their lives in this conflict is that what is happening talking about a minion site thats a complete nonsense of the military. That Azerbaijani Army does not target civilian people as well as. Infrastructure targets of the Azerbaijan Army are firing positions. We want to infrastructures in the occupied territories as are by john 5 doesnt fight against civilians azerbaijan is fighting for liberation of its own territories. Well the conflict reignited last sunday but it has roots stretching back over 3 decades the enclave broke away from azerbaijan in 1908 but the area has not been widely recognized as a sovereign state. They wished if we have only one condition that armenia leaves our lands completely and immediately. If 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 and the selfdefense forces of the Golden Corral are 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. Moving on donald trump is in hospital for a 3rd day after contracting covert 19 u. S. President s condition postelection plans into disarray including the 2nd round debate with rival joe biden their 1st blush was a chaotic affair marred by interruptions and insults double quarter described. Listen respectfully to each others opinion im not here to call others lies Everybody Knows hes a liar levy used the word smart with me though never used that word to me because you know what it is nothing smart about you joe what do you. Excuse what is so your number to know hes prudish but i get my time back if you are interruptions im appealing to you sort of do get him to well frankly youve been doing more than a lot of the children but he does plenty well less than what hes just shows from being bloody nice doing all that i want in their lives when i fight on your side because im going to do it because you are my president show you things up you are a senator and the worst were as always america is ever. Going. To get any word with this clown directly matters you know now that were done were done sir the American People had big hopes for this debate after all its happening on the backdrop of a Global Pandemic and a serious economic crisis but based on how both biden and trump conducted themselves i would say most people probably thought they were watching some sort of circus. And i want to keep it open. But i had closed the greatest economy in the history of our country we handed him a booming economy he blew it was it evil who. He are you races you say the crime bill 994 where you call the super predators africanamericans the super predators while during the debate the moderator was able to get in a lot of questions that the American People really want answers to how the next administration is going to handle Coronavirus ReliefRacism Police brutality the social unrest but the most important thing of all is how biden or trump actually respond to these questions and voters didnt seem to think that they did a very good job honestly is a very painful response i dont think either them one this is terrible all around this is very upsetting to watch. This is the best representation for our country right now i dont think i can say that even if you were one i think that it was a twister it was a wild ride it went right it went left there was a lot going on there was a lot of interruption it was crazy. To me that i dont think either one of them respected none of the other. And the economy seems to agree with those voters as well because right after the close of this chaotic debate we saw u. S. Stock futures take a plunge and while both political camps have already started making political memes as if theyre their guy won the debate every day voters are really kind of taking a sort of id rather laugh than cry approach. But we asked a former republican state senator john Logan InternationalAffairs ExpertSophia Mcclellan for their thoughts on the 1st debate. Theres little doubt that trump lost his composure as he was repeatedly interrupting and. Seemed overly emotional and somewhat hysterical i was disappointed to see it in decide to sort of stoop to that kind of behavior he tends to be very dismissive been goalie and in fact a name call its certainly not president ial its not the kind of behavior that you really want to see any candidate match or anybody watching had their minds changed except that i do i do see that i think bidens going to have some cleanup to do with the left flank its inappropriate he just dismissed the president as a liar i hate to see the count on how many times he said the president just lies without backing up and being specific about what was dishonest but american politics can be pretty contentious and i think American People sadly are kind of used to it. Surfers beachgoers and russias foreign news to report hundreds of dead Sea Creatures watched ashore sparking fears of an environmental disaster well delve into that story after the break. Everybodys reaching for that you have described as a present soucie and i mean its a russian and i think the resolution of this is theres going to be a nasty war thats going to go on for maybe months assume im already rejected its. A must because of this media because of this writing is too early on that people are now battling to see what territory they can get and i think when the fighting sentence down and the lines are drawn and people realize that the not going to move forward or backwards then theyre going to. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy Going Foundation let it be an arms race is on all sides very dramatic to follow only loosely im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. Back with the weekly on r. T. Russias environmental regulators are investigating a spike in sea pollution in the countrys far east the problem was the tech did off the coast of come check the editor in chief of the russia beyond online magazine visited the area. Im currently in the past im just a couple of them trying to reach there is a make a logical disaster that you could see between just 20 kilometers away from the sea i spent 4 hours on the steep beach and i didnt see any water or feel color and i didnt smell any pleasant color but at the same time some of my friends were closer to the area of keep me and they come through that he felt some unpleasant odor and it eddie told the left weekly ive seen some death fish on the floor and some dead shellfish but not in the amounts like youve probably seen on some user videos like they were a little bit scattered around the beach theyre real like selective peace dear but not like piles of dead sea lions like that i didnt see any big sea. Ive talked to some sort of 1st wolf locals and visitors and they come here and they are so soft and wasnt too water and it hurt their eyes and some of them he wouldnt have liked chemical burns of their eyes and they had to consult a doctor and it started 3 weeks ago so definitely something happened here but we dont know when it started we dont know this will be a disaster and we dont know what has caused the local authorities confirmed that the samples that the 2 back on september 29th they exceeded the norms for females 2 times and once for one x. 4 times the water so soft and definitely happened can chant because governor is overseeing the probe and samples are being sent to moscow for analysis hes warned that any officials who neglect the issue will face consequences. Were currently analyzing what possible harm the incident may have caused my main aim right now is to ensure that whats happened isnt touched up i dont want to fishes to try and downplay its significance a thorough and objective analysis will be provided by the relevant organizations we will collect additional samples of water sea floor sediment and sand and of dead animals i can tell you right away that if it turns out local officials downplayed this incident or tried to hide it they will be immediately fired and if any federal officials are guilty of the same i will demand similar punitive measures. If. There is no sign of let off in the postelection unrest sweeping belarus crowds gathered in minsk throughout sunday 8 weeks after president lukashenko was reelected in a disputed ballot at least 40 people were arrested one point riot police used the water cannon truck to target the demonstrators who fought back damaging the vehicle there is a heavy security presence throughout the capital. Stations are being closed the march went ahead without official permission it follows almost 2 months of public calls for president lukashenko to resign earlier this week the European Union passed sanctions on 40 below russian officials over claims of election rigging and violence against protesters minsk responded by blacklisting record officials. Russias corona virus infection rate has seen a dramatic uptick now exceeding 10000. 00 cases per day thats double the figure recorded just a month ago and its prompted moscow to impose citywide restrictions which will take effect on monday and you hawkins has the details. Well the situation of course is worsening across the globe with the number of infections with coronavirus cases russia unfortunately is no exception the center for growing of our oceans recorded over 3300 new cases here in the capital just over the past 24 hours now people with any sort of symptoms are of course being asked to stay at home and self isolate and many people though are not so lucky and do require Urgent Medical attention our hospitals are filling up fast the situation has stabilized a little but the number of new patients is slowly but surely approaching 1000 a day many of them are seriously ill or many hospitals and medical institutions which were created especially for corona virus cases and subsequently scaled down over the past few months are now being ramped back up in the last 24 hours russia has hit that 10000. 00 case per day mark now to tackle these Big Government is bringing in a series of new rules which come into force as early as tomorrow they include a 30 percent reduction in office staff that number could rise as high as 50 percent later on those who are elderly or have chronic medical conditions they must also stay home only go outside for valid reasons though so far theres no plans the government says to introduce any sort of past system that we. Saw over Summer School holidays have also been extended by one week of course the vaccine trial sputnik v they are underway as well the final 3rd stage was recorded no serious side effects forgot one is the suit and the government hopes to have vaccine in much production with massive aid ability. Or december this time of your thirtys the hospitals are far better prepared than they were in the spring this year and the situation will remain at least stable over the coming days and weeks all right time to dig deeper beyond the headlines next with another visit to the worlds apart studio xander is standing by catch that program in moments. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. The dares thinks. We dare to ask. Please follow us as american Citizens United want to talk thats why. Were in a tough time we have asked to die and i think. I would vote for a republican over trump i would vote for anyone not you and ask how to bring the defeat dumptruck. The future yeah. Yeah my 2nd wife. She can handle it. She and i divorce because our trouble is elected president and i floated for him and she crashed and. We are now in the most important election. In our history list of the months to go before the next president ial election how is the atmosphere in the us now. What are the highest priority problems only they vote should they do next. Just some of the questions we put to the americans. On. Their. Part. Donna while the 2 worlds apart its been almost 3 decades theres the collapse of the soviet union and the aftershocks of that geopolitical earthquake keep jolting the post soviet space present progress in dallas followed by the alleged poisoning of an opposition politician in russia and now the renewed war between azerbaijan and armenia and while the 1st you have supplanted familiar actually is a tory rhetoric in both russia and the west the 3rd sim to have dumbfounded bell whats the difference i want to discuss that im now joined bad that carries a veteran mosco correspondent and editor in chief of b. N. A. In telling us that its good to talk to you thank you very much for your time as a thanks for inviting me now this interview has an interesting backstory to it because i am believe you are grace approached by my colleagues from the r t yeah use division or sort of if i understood correctly trying to place your views fit in that framing of the story in that case it was the promise and dollars and then when they found out it wasnt perfect they didnt call back and i relating it accurately thats my understanding is. They want to so thats. The line and youve run a couple of features commentary pieces on the same line saying that shes and. That shes there as the western governments have recognized as a legitimate leader latvians is going as far as calling have president elect where is actually she has no standing and that she said we dont like in venezuela. The problem was was that the produce. Rang me sort of proof checks my answers before inviting me on and when i had made it clear that i dont think that the 2 cases are equivalent and made clear that i was going to say no i do think she is just me or although this programs backing i like to bet i didnt go back and so i wasnt invited to comment and so id say that you know if your agenda is nearing in x. Then their insights if their opinion and even that my opinion didnt seem to fit with line then i was dumped and consequently you know there was a bias that. I read and you did me come across as censorship or even prevent a fashing of propaganda but it also strikes me as that is a very routine and and very common way of pretty decent Television News not only in russian but i think pretty much everywhere how common is 3 interviewing of this sort act in the industry isnt interesting and if youre asking to t. V. Stations in the west do they have a line and other interested in people with a period and then thats absolutely true and the obvious example is fox news which absolutely has an agenda and is biased but you know im an old school journalist in so much as supposed to be about objective it see and you reach out people who know what theyre talking about and if they dont agree with you and you know the least you can do is debate. The prescreening of and says in my mind its not its not on i mean in so much is if you want to discuss a tricky issue like this and it is a valid question so. If she isnt id say. You are someone like me and im going to say no you can put somebody else on whos going to say yes and then youve got its bait that was at the make up there are much more well lets start in belarus where i reckon this tendency of. Whether its a millionaire or to says most of it at this point i find it ironic that both the russian and the west come