You were minimizing the role of the of this field if i was sorry that i did that now call me also said that he does not care how credible steals allegations were do you conclude the reporting from steele was bunk they concluded there were significant questions about the reliability of some of the sub source reporting that should have been included in the renewals when i reached the president i briefed him on a small part of it that i told him i didnt know whether it was true or not i didnt care and in fact he didnt care about the investigation at all in general i didnt know what theyd learned from the sub source i didnt know the particulars of the investigation isnt that investigations this is an investigation of the campaign of the man who is the president of the United States while the narrative that donald trump colluded with russia in order to win the 2016 elections hasnt really panned out however the narrative that donald trump has been in appropriately in best a gaited by people
A woman could become president of the Russian Federation and you know just looking at the leaders elected around the world she certainly couldnt Vladimir Putin said the same thing about his potential successor that if its a woman it doesnt matter gender doesnt matter anymore the chief could well be a president you know theyll be a lot of talk about this comment perhaps a hint of d who hell endorse next well have to wait and see but i just wanted to mention a Previous Armed service to a b. B. C. Journalist who asked about well what did that mere putin think about Boris Johnson the Prime Minister of Great Britain making disparaging remarks about blood near putin comparing him to unsavory characters and all but calling him names and about russian interference in meddling in british politics to which lead me putin replied that while hes hes above it people say all sorts of things hes one focus is whats in the interests of the Russian Federation polluting the interests of the Russian Federa
Happening in our country we reserve the right to behave in the same way towards you it seems to me that this has nothing to do with interference. Talking about interference sanctions also came up of course touching than the livelihood of every russian were talking in particular about european sanctions very near putin what what what the future is with them whether theyll stay in effect and definitely and you know whats whats the damage he gave a number europe suffering 50000000000 estimated in losses because of sanctions against russia and russian counter sanctions but lagman putin said to the sanctions there are pluses and minuses plus as the russian export has boom domestic industry. Agriculture russias the worlds top wheat export but he also said that all timidly sanctions politically motivated sanctions are counterproductive they dont benefit anyone they dont have any effect hardly anyone changes their behavior or approach to International Relations because of sanctions and ultimat
Youre watching our to international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. The russian president s annual q. And a session has wrapped up at the Moscow World Trade Center spanning well over 4 hours this year a report in fielded questions on both domestic and International Issues with the latest doping scandal and the impeachment proceedings against donald trump among the topics raised. Has more. Why does it rise to hear the essential i mentioned it is to the russian constitution that something the president who is talking about quite often well this time he did and even said that it could be a good idea to make changes to such images which should make sure that it allows all the nice employees eventually terms well why such a big deal this was a long a reason for a public debate in russia actually since the year 2012 when Vladimir Putin was reelected for his 3rd term after a break when the president of russia was Dmitri Medvedev and heres
And a session as wrapped up in moscow spanning more than 4 hours. Of intense joining us here on r. T. To nashville where we start with breaking news from central moscow because numerous shots have been fired in the immediate vicinity of the federal Security Service building or thought hes the shooter has been neutralized his identity that has yet to be confirmed here is video of the moment of the shooting. Ok lets get an update from our correspondents who are on location in central moscow now remind. For us not far from where the shooting occurred 1st. No i like where you are. Hello to you from the center of russias capital as you can see the citys ready for christmas and new years celebrations is beautiful and lies everywhere but today the most the central moscow has become a scene of a deadly attack we receive different reports on exactly what happened and the information changes all the time as they say its an ongoing story so let me be your rise on the ground and describe it what i