Our relations there youre probably seeing more and more sanctions i heard that. Mr menendez. Used to songs as opposed to a you know advocating for sanctions saying that the russian people are suffering from the all the garlic so thats something altogether new for us but we have 0 doubt that dollar drum is insincere. That he understands that the u. S. Will only benefit from good relations with russia as for ukraine i didnt really get your question could you please repeat. The strain and that the impeachment process has points on the ukrainian us relationship what sort of lab ridge do you think that gives russia in your discussions with ukraine about ending a conflict without. You and you would work with machines and we dont really understand. What do we have to do with your korean relations and what kind of leverage can we apply to the situation thats something for the 2 sovereign states to deal with that certain. Do you leave him more hopeful or less hopeful but new stock can be extend
From out of moscow studio where its currently just pass through the morning this is off the International Welcome to the program. Now in a rare visit to the u. S. The Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has helped talks with President Trump and secretary of state might compare donald trump describe the talks is very good and said he wants more dog loek with russia reports on the early a meeting with pump air. From the outset it became clear how much room for improvement there is in the relations between russia and the United States for instance one of the cases election meddling the secretary of state might bump a way has been very adamant that any interference in americas relations is unacceptable by a foreign power to which russias foreign minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that all such accusations still exist in the realm of speculation. It was for meddling or not is suggested to simply read the movie report we read it there is no proof of any collusion. Also has repeatedly said th
That it will Ask Parliament to extend the emergency measures. Catherine we will start with those fledgling peace talks. The Syrian Government says everyone else is to blame for those talks stalling this wednesday. Early on, the u. N. Official insisted thea negotiations would resume, and soon. He admitted it had been impossible to advance peace talks amid military action inside syria. From the first day, i have indicated that these are not talks for the sake of talks. Allow simplyot procedural matters to become more important than actually the result for the u. N. The humanitarian situation of the Syrian People who have been waiting for us to deliver not a conference, but something concrete for them. I have therefore taken the decision to bring to temporarily pause. It is not the end or the failure of the talks. Catherine our correspondent has more for us from geneva. The inter syrian peace ks under the you are in the u. N. Special envoy got derailed because of the differences between t
Welcome to countdown this friday morning. Happy friday, everybody. Also coming up on the program, if you cannot face the morning commute on a crowded train, join me on a trip that puts you in the lap of luxury. No worries about getting a seat on the service. This is coming up later. Should we talk about tax and luxembourg . ToJeanclaude Juncker seems be taking a little bit in the press in terms of what is going on with luxembourg. That is whats, might be the title for someone making phones today. This was an investigation by independent journalist that came up with detail and hundreds accompanies that have allegedly to save tax and luxembourg. We have a collection of news organizations, a Investigative Group and i came up with quite some salacious details about the special rates that individual companies were getting to actually cut taxes and have their own personal tax deal in sign of luxembourg. The question is the nexus and the role that we have from Jeanclaude Juncker because many
The u. S. Has accused russia of giving Edward Snowden a propaganda platform after he made his first public appearance in three weeks. He is still stranded at the moscow airport he fled to from hong kong after revealing he was the man who leaked documents exposing usas massive secret spying on people and governments around the world. Snowden says he wants asylum in russia until he can get to a safe country in latin america, but the russian government is saying it has had no official contact with him. At a meeting with human rights activists in moscow, Edward Snowden said he would apply for temporary asylum in sayia, though officials they have not received an application. The u. S. Administration wants the whistleblower to face prosecution at home and is none too pleased. They are providing a propaganda platform for mr. Once counted to the russian governments previous declarations of russian neutrality, and that they have no control over his presence in the airport. It is also incompatib