Following that deadly blast in beirut earlier this month. Were broadcasting live director our studios in moscow this is our 2 International Im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Factory workers have put down their tools and demanding a rerun of last weeks election with many taking to the streets right across the country president Alexander Lukashenko however has said a new vote will only be possible if the constitution is amended. Not in the but we need to adopt and you can situation you must adopt sits in a referendum because the previous constitution was adopted in the referendum and on dylan you can situation we can hold new elections if you want to palm and the presidency and local authorities because the mass protests continue in belarus where the workers from a various a major manufacturers factories plants and other places have walked out on a National Strike im talking about said Different Industries ultimo they have metallurgy mining to name just a few now they ha
Month. Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our national im certainly glad youre with us. Workers have put down their tools in belarus demanding a rerun of last weeks disputed election with many protesting in cities across the country president Alexander Lukashenko however has said a new vote will only be possible if the constitution is amend it. Non the but we need to adopt and you can situation you must adopt sits in a referendum because the previous constitution was adopted in the referendum and on dylan you can situation we can hold new elections if you want to palm and the presidency and local authorities because the mass protests continue in belarus where the workers from a various a major manufacturers factories plants and other places have walked out on a National Strike and im talking about said Different Industries ultimo have metallurgy mining to name just a few now they have put forward their demands and they are in the elections with all of the candi
U. S. Says it will hold back Financial Aid to lebanon until reforms happen despite the desperate situation following the deadly explosion in beirut. Good evening and welcome to the program this is r. T. International coming to you live from the russian capital bring your live news update. The president of belarus Alexander Lukashenko has said a new election will only be possible if the constitution is really written thousands of factory workers have down their tools demanding a rerun of the vote with many taking to the streets across the country. The. Climbdown to art is roman culture of roma tell us about the latest on the strikes and looks like us reaction to them. As well indeed mass protests can seen you all over a bill a ruse with the workers from various major manufacturers black the factories that came out in a National Strike and im talking about said various Industries Including mets allergic. To the including the mining ultimo as you just named a few industries there old were
Theres no better place than to be in the u. S. To step back and ask what do we have achieved in the last. Years when i look back i see that in the last years europeans have begun to understand that they can in a european way that we must pave our own way to stay relevant in the 21st century for me is in the way europeans are changing the way they look at themselves and starting to see you are as capable of being strong and being sovereign. We europeans often do not see ourselves as being powerful when you look at europe you probably see facts you see 450 million citizens you see 27 countries united around a common political project. You see a quarter of the gdp. You see the bigger straining blood and probably we hope you see diplomatic power. When we europeans we look at ourselves we often do not see this power. We see we sold out divisions disagreements. Consensus on important decisions. And this is changing. It is changing because of my front president is putting a lot of energy the
That is the coronavirus outbreak and relations with turkey and russia at the Atlantic Council in washington, d. C. From earlier this month, this is about 90 minutes. The director of the future initiative here at the Atlantic Council. And its really my pleasure to host today the minister of state for European Affairs of the french republic for a conversation about france, europe, and the transatlantic relation. As you know, here at the Atlantic Council, we value european allies, we value u. S. Engagement, and the future of the initiative is to precisely make the case that the European Union is a key and critical Strategic Partner of the United States. Part of our role is to discipline the developments within the European Union and to engage policy makers and create a bridge and dialogue between policy makers of the United States and europe, especially in times of great power coalition. President macron in france has laid out ambitious agenda for engagement of partners like russia, refor