President ial address to russian lawmakers earlier had suggested this man should shifting the power to appoint the Prime Minister and the whole government to the lower house of parliament. According to the constitution of the Russian Federation the president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. And all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman. The other piece of news after washingtons assassination of irans top general americas top diplomat now says its all part of a new did terrorism strategy with warnings from russia and china to. Live from the Arts International world. You sent this wednesday 15th of january welcome to the update with me kevin i am theres one big bit of breaking news you see on the screen russias Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev has announced that the government has resigned this up a few hours ago it comes after president Vlad
Update with the Senate Investigation with russian involvement into the elections. Let me just say that we cannot say enough of the committee to look at all activities that russia might have taken to alter or influence the elections. Edition the mission is to look at contact with russian governments officials had influenced the election process. We take that seriously and when you look at our committee the oversight rules that we function in every single day just on a larger scale. For those who have suggested this is outside of our expertise i will remind you the last public investigation was the Senate Investigation into benghazi we have three professional staff and it took one year and in comparison to the public hearings in the house our findings were out much quicker and are consistent with the house process. We will share what we have accomplished to date devoting seven professional staff positions to this investigation these are staffers who already have the clearance and the kno
Let me just say that we cannot say enoughs with the mission is to look at all activities russia may have taken to alter or influence the elections in the United States. And looking at any contacts 70 committee with russian officials who may have influenced the election process. We take that seriously it cannot be done quickly and if you look at our committee is the oversight role that we function every single day of a larger scale. To suggest this is outside of our expertise i will remind you of the last public investigation was the Senate Investigation into bed gauzy we devoted three professional staff and it took one year and in comparison to the public gearings our support and findings were out much quicker and are consistent with what the house process look like in the and. So we share what we have accomplished to date. We have devoted seven staff positions to this investigation. Staffers who already had the clearance and the knowledge of the materials they word boca starting monda
Russia releases, hundreds of ukrainian troops and a prisoner swap deal as ki releases, dozens of Russian Troops and a pro kremlin businessman. Ah, im thorough venue. Thank you so much for joining us. Youre watching al 0. Were lie from dough. Also coming up in the show, hundreds of people are arrested in russia, protesting against president Vladimir Putin decision to pull up reserve troops. 3 more People Killed in iran as protests continue after the death of a young woman in police custody. And an Indigenous Community on a remote australian island winds, a Landmark Court case against one of the countries Biggest Energy companies will be speaking to one of the lawyers who made it happen. Ah, ukraine says 215. 00 prisoners of war have been released by russia in return, the businessman and leader of a band pro russia party, victor or mid bed shook plus 54. 00 russian prisoners were fried by keith. That exchange was negotiated by tortilla. In addition, 10 foreigners who fought alongside Ukr
political rivals don t jump at him and that sees the moment. because when i have been told by numerous officials is that putin school, ultimately, is to collapse zelensky s government and put a more pint government in place. put a more pro-russian regime here, like he used to have, like he has and belarus, like he hugs in kazakhstan. and that zelensky is standing in the way of that. so one way to do that would be to collapse his government from within, by putting pressure, psychological pressure, organizing some sort of coup, or taking a piece of the country, making it a failed state, and then hoping that there is a change of government that way. we re taking the whole thing. richard angle you are in eastern ukraine, there is an argument made mostly by the russian that there are a lot of russian speakers, pro russian people that live in that part of ukraine. they would be most happy to see a russian invasion, or would be happy to live under the