A german hospital after an apparent poisoning inside syria berlin is under increasing 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 nails 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 on 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 needing full 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 ab
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 kneel down and its a 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 appear to have few. Tests confirm that alexina volley was poisoned with the military grade chemical weapon no he took the german chancellor she has demanded answers from russia she says the following they 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 investiga
Was changing out of toppled but if youre a new call island its predicating. Louis welcome to crossfire where all things are considered. Forced regime change planes and why it is not and will not work and there was also the number. Benefits from this very strange episode. You discuss this im joined by my guest Marcus Papadopoulos in london hes editor of politics 1st magazine and in budapest we cross to jordan samuel he is author of bombs through peace natos humanitarian war and yugoslavia are across up rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate when you let me start with georgia georgia lets start with the b. Everest story because the pira story looks like its kind of morphing into who the venezuelan story of the baltics ok because we have this pretend or recognize from. From lithuania i think it is this woman that they can all sky that she is the president in exile right now are they pulling a white 0 here because i seriously doubt this would be
Deputy foreign minister kneels 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 appear to have few. Tests confirm that alexina volley was poisoned with the military grade chemical weapon know who took the german chancellor she has demanded answers from russia she says the following they are very difficult questions that only the russian government can answer and must answer the russian response has been defiant will there be meaningful 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 investigation we are seeing the old scheme you know of misleading information of counter accusations so if that is the spirit of the russian government then im afraid we a
Beethoven is for. Beethoven is for. Beethoven 2020. 50th anniversary here on. China has declared victory over the corona virus following 9 whirlwind months for 1st responders scientists and Party Officials after denying the severity of the virus and than initially under reporting numbers beijing now says that it can keep the pandemic at bay. For normal chinese life and community are slowly edging back to normal. But chinas success is impossible for most nations to mimic so overwhelming is the communist partys grip on its population. And while the heroic narrative may resonate domestically abroad theres skepticism and discomfort over the blurring line between propaganda and leadership on the global stage. Chinas handling of the coronavirus separating substance from show. Low and welcome to georgia 19 special im Stephen Beardsley in berlin its good to have you with us a china has seen both failures and successes and its response to a pandemic began within its own borders beijings officia