Pressure to respond with unprecedented strength by canceling or pausing the nearly completed north stream to gas pipeline with russia my guest this week is germanys Deputy Foreign minister and meals on it is it time for a tougher stance against authoritarians in russia and beyond even if there is a financial cost. German minister of state meals on and welcome to conflicts appeared to have few tests confirm that alexina volley was poisoned with the military grade chemical weapon you know who took the german chancellor she has demanded answers from russia she says the following there are very difficult questions that only the russian government can answer and must answer. Russian response has been defiant will there be kneeling for sanctions well i still hope that we can prevent this but this is entirely the russian governments decision and i have to say i want to be very clear very very disappointed about that reaction because instead of making clear what happened and to cooperate in an
Employees. And. Their plans everywhere well see how South Koreans are deciding to take. Home. Im british prodigy welcome to day. Glad you could join us much away to talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government began over the weekend in doha with the question of a ceasefire hanging over the delegates the Afghan Government is pressing for a template he halted violence possibly in exchange for more prisoners being released the militant group. Of 8 of its longstanding view of the country should be run according to islamic law how that square with the rights of women and minorities and a democratic form of government yet. He wants more on the. So far. All eyes are on doha the wealthy qatari capital is the stage for historic peace talks between the taliban and the Afghan Government. The stakes are high so to expectations we have been waiting for this moment to get afghans to talk to each other were ready to help or prepare to help if help is needed. Also ready to help u. S. Secretary
The day. This is the most important election in the history of our country though time before have voters faced a players choice for 2 a 2 party 2 visions 2 philosophies or 2 edges the all knowledge on a tramp makes no secret about how he feels sad or you like it or not the only snow like hes thinking. Its all on the line president trying to be the leader who will rebuild the promise of america thats. Also on the day russian president Vladimir Putin says he sat up research of police force to help better reduce his troubles president maintain order lets go germanys chancellor crying foul under the man says demonstrators on the streets of minsk deserve freedom to protest and freedom of opinion. I hope that the people who have bravely taking to the streets who have called out a bad state of affairs that those people have all the freedoms that we take for granted freedom to protest freedom of opinion all these things must be fought for and. For donald trump has now accepted the republican
Welcome to news asia glad you could join us a former senior general of the Pakistan Army is facing accusations that he used his influence to build a sprawling Business Empire spending 99 companies and 4 countries. Is currently chairman of a joint china Pakistan Economic project and a special assistant to pakistan Prime Minister imran khan a news website in the country has alleged that as was promoted through the ranks in the army his Family Business is that comprise speeds of chains and realistic that expanded general bargewell has denied the allegations against him and his family but did have. Any has been following the story and he joins me now from moscow is it give us a sense of who general bods what is and how hes so influential. Well general budget has been an important member of pakistans paul the structure for nearly 2 decades now he has served 4 Different Army chiefs starting with president general musharraf in 2002 but it was really doing his job as the Spokes Person of the b
React. Or thanks very much indeed for joining us here on to the point and my guest in the studio are belarus born all go there in dover from the Research Center for Eastern European studies at the university of broome and she says active support for the wounded bellicose leader would only damage russia the mood in the pro russian nor pro european also with this is causing a dont dilute experts on russia and Eastern Europe in a former moscow correspondent she says its almost inconceivable that russia would simply tolerate a democratic turn around. And a woman who dont have ellos own blood. Who is from the w. C. Russian desk in argues that so far. Nothing has happened in belarus that putin really needs to react to. An interesting comment will come to that shortly 1st of all the old girl will go there and over dramatic events in your home country are we seeing the final days of Alexander Lukashenko. When i think we have to make a difference that people you know these brutus decided that i