The facts. Get even greater have you with us you watch in the weekly here are not internet. Russias Investigative Committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal Security Service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was 39 year old you get a minute off who lived in the Moscow Region he killed an f. S. B. Officer before being shot dead himself another officer later died in hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured investigation into possible motives is still ongoing we spoke to the suspects neighbors and father. But lately he became very secretive and also got some kind of strange eastern accent he used to tell me that he liked shooting and even wanted to get a sports rank become a more star or sports team where he worked he replied in the Emirates Embassy as a Security Guard though i do not know if it is true he was a very calm guy and then somehow the change started growing his beard maybe it happened of the his grandmother died or you hes a lawyer worked somewhere in moscow he comes from a good family mother grandmother she was a good man she was always very polite attentive i cant say anything bad about him i cant believe whats happened with those in your house and he was he wasnt aggressive very calm quite quiet he was lonely no friends no girlfriend we found out about his hoby by accident he invited my husband to join him at a shooting range when he refused the topic was never raised again although we know is what weve been finding out now from the media. There are reports the russian Investigative Committee has searched the home of the suspect and interviewed his family and friends is a reminder of how the attack unfolded. Will usually means it if the when we heard 3 sounds that we needed he realized that we should hide it then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. To those signals and youll listen when the man wasnt shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout out something but we didnt manage to make out what he was shouting. And what im looking for in the city in a basement were watching now when a guy came and could just going outside and he told us there was a shooting out im certain into the past and he told us the intraparty had been dragged into the cafe. The f. S. B. Building is just to the left of me and the whole thing happened at around half past 6 in the evening right on the opposite side of this main f. S. B. Building of this f. S. B. Had quarterlies according to an unconfirmed video which we can show you right now the alleged shooter took his position between behind one of the columns right again on the opposite side of this building he took aim armed with an Assault Rifle and he opened fire it seemed that he was specifically targeting f. S. B. Offices coming out of the building this is the heart of moscow its the very center of the russian capital its a trendy and hip area with plenty of bus cafes and restaurants so at 6 oclock it wasnt just the end of the work shift wasnt just the end of the work they wasnt just people leaving their offices offices out on the streets but also plenty of people just out and about plenty of tourists i mean if you just look over their christmas deck. Patients are already up here so people were doing their Christmas Shopping theres a St Regis Hotel right across the street from me so there were literally hundreds of people out and about all this and they were terrified by the shooting but initially many of them were confused because with christmas right around the corner many of them is still the 1st bursts of fire with well fireworks. I was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began and it was the sound of a kalashnikov Assault Rifle i know what it sounds like my friends were like oh it must be firecrackers but i told them no way its not firecrackers and then we saw people running down the street it was scary at 5 or 10 minutes past 6 the gunfire began and it was not just a few shots it came in bursts we saw officers taking cover behind the cars. Left to work met up with my girlfriend and when we heard some dull sounds in the distance i thought at 1st it was fireworks or some firecrackers but as the sound continued we realized something was wrong Traffic Police who were in the business could bridge as usual began evacuating people they barely got on to what was going on people started running we heard the gunfire plenty of details are missing right now no more official information as as of yet we do know that the russian president is being kept in the loop of this attack right here in the heart of moscow and we spoke to fresh analyst multum accordion security expert bridge for their thoughts on that attack. Nobody in his right mind would take an a k 47. 00. 10 to get into the early bianca and start firing at the guards hes bound to be killed he knew that he could have gone into any restaurant and floated as many people as you like but that was not his objective he just wanted to kill those associated with the Security Services now the f. S. B. And if you killed one blue he would then say they have achieved my objective because i would be killed as well given that the target appears to have been dispiriting obviously so publicly linked with the Security Services in the state and given the timing on the almost at the anniversary of. The Security Forces day. Be quite strong indications as to the motivation assuming that the government is a rational actor had this attack i think taken place against a more soft target which is usually the case with more explicit or overt terrorist acts then you would have expected i think far more casualties to have resulted. In moscow have slammed the latest u. S. Sanctions targeting Companies Involved in russias north stream to gas pipeline to germany allin and brussels say that america should months business or minister Sergei Lavrov added that russia will respond to washingtons main. Unconvince the north stream too as well as turkey string will be completed so extremists that for launch in just 2 or 3 weeks will respond to sanctions but in a way in which we will not harm ourselves but we will definitely respond of course we will keep in mind when developing our relations im surprised the politicians reach such decisions which give no credit to high profile political figures the German Government has regretfully taken into account that sanctions against north stream to and turks stream initiated by the us congress they think the german and European Companies and our tantamount to interference in our domestic affairs. The pipeline is being built from russia to germany through the baltic sea will supply enough gas to power almost 30000000. 00 households. The sanctions target Companies Involved in building the last remaining leg of the pot and the main swiss contractor has now pulled out over washington stuff penalties stream spokesperson told r. T. Completing the project is essential for European Energy security and says that will be finished as soon as possible the u. S. Has long voiced its opposition to the project the United States commands all our European Partners whove taken a strong stand against north stream 2. And we commend the others to do the same germany is totally controlled by russia because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and a new player this pipeline if completed would make europe even more dependent on Russian Energy would generate billions of dollars for putin billions of dollars that would follow on Russian Military aggression we dont want your Energy Supplies to be defended. Anymore russia and ukraine seem to have found a solution to the dispute of Energy Supplies they had disagreed on a contract that allows moscow to sing gas to europe via ukraine but the 2 have come to a settlement a new agreement is designed to maintain gas transit between moscow and care for the next 5 years it also states that russia will pay you know most 3000000000. 00 to settle a long running dispute and in return legal action against moscow. Trysts a member of germanys the left party a surly believe that americas approach is souring relations with europe. When they say oh this will cover in ukraine out of the transit they will they will get less money but really think they care about ukraine they will carry by ukraine a lot and the only reason they would be concerned about rue you brain being cut out of any trance it seems is that if that would be make it more difficult to put pressure on russia by having a puppet ukrainian hand on the lawn to speak it with regard to europes a gash you know that is no longer the case and all were really talking about is ukraine being included in a more cooperative relationship between europe and russia thats the worst possible outcome from the point of view of people in washington damage to the german American Relations is down and. The idea that america is consciously imposing extra china extraterritorial sanctions to pad the German Company to hurt the german consumers is now firmly implanted into germanys minds from the left to the right that is absolutely outraged by the actions of the u. S. Government. U. K. Primary school was in the firing line this week after parents were angered by changes to the wording of traditional Christmas Carols want told problem school in the southeast of england were directed several carols were placing for example let alone with baby boy jesus critics say the change is a myth the whole point of the celebration some parents reacted negatively. If he was just a baby boy named jesus there wouldnt be a celebration in the 1st place hes our lord and savior and king of all kings thats the whole point its also a tradition is taking away the traditions of the country i believe my children have been discriminated against and they have been denied the freedom to fully express their Faith Christian belief and tradition of being 2nd feist and silenced in the name of inclusion and Political Correctness the words lord jesus are about the central message of christmas which is that god is with us in jesus to put it very simply but its what christmas is about schools as it promotes British Values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs has defended me by saying some students didnt attend last year because of their religious beliefs and it was to include all peoples during the festive period we discussed the issue with india Christian Concern and social commentator. The key message christianity and the whole reason why we celebrate Christian Christmas is because jesus was born as a human being and yet it was god as well and came down and its an incredible thing to think that god became a human being but thats what actually happened and thats what were celebrating here and they want to remove that reference as well as jesus being king and jesus being savior if we dont have those things what are we celebrating i think its a massive distortion lets be quite clear jesus wasnt god he was our degree from a theological perspective not agree he was a mighty messenger prophet there is very little theological evidence the public space and the educational space is one which is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but is inclusive of it so if we want to have Standing Advisory Councils of religious education that include all strains of all walks of life of humanism as well and atheism of people who want to come in there with so of more free n. G. s they are included nowadays and the question is whether children should be free to opt out from an itty bitty whereas mary jesus a baby jesus and all the question is not decided on in a stable which isnt true i think that sets the parents of the think still composition i think they could come a watch if they wanted to theyre really so upset about people saying jesus or that they have to not even be in the same presence theres something to talk about there why are they so upset about people saying jesus is lord i cant even go and watch and observe it you know and so i think i want to discuss that with them but ultimately i want to respect their rights if they want to opt out of it they cannot sign of it another person should be made for that the head teacher has seen that she has had 60 people who last year opted out from religious services worshipful activities and under the education act collective worship is wholly or broadly of a christian tradition but it doesnt have to be a particular question is not what they did i was out thats not a commercial you want to opt out no none of that the question you know youll just go to the car see the presenters whether you should change the wording if its not what people should opt out everyone agrees that theyre not out. Why because i was my only reason i dont have one say place is not a question that my city where he or she and i use that word of traditional carols to remove to keep a leaf of christianity and 10 and to something thats nonchristian after all thats the question islam is best is the completion of gods revelation we are not here to supersede christians we have to live alongside people and one another and in a modern Secular Society in the educational space we need to have a plural system where everybody is welcome this is the same old tired arguments that some so how do you decide how they do because im sure you know my current so i knew you were going to happen because it was a christianity i know yes i should attend she is not welcome here saying belief and 2nd is the one so much i base is youll notice i said oh no we can either see all of what hes doing and i will say thats of christianity you are the one thats being intolerant here because youre saying they shouldnt saying the word uncivil thats the its all in attitude here ok more of the best stories from this week here on the weekly in just a few minutes. Twas the night before christmas and all over the world people. Seeking individual sovereignty. I just wrote. Back this week the russian president held his annual q. And a session with journalists from home and abroad event took place in moscows World Trade Center and run for more than 4 hours with him and putin fielded questions on both domestic and International Affairs with president ial terms in russia and the impeachment of donald trump among the key issues race. What could be done is to cancel the 2 in a row amendment we have 2 terms in a row yours truly serve 2 terms then resign and have the constitutional right to return to the presidency because it was not sent to attorneys and you know wrote them treat them well the amendment confuses some of our political scientists and public figures so we could be counted on much more shit. When its just a continuation of political infighting each one party that lost the election of the Democratic Party is working with the result through other methods accusing trump of collusion with russia within its discovered that there was you know inclusion that cant be the basis for impeachment and i see now theyve come up with pressure on ukraine i dont know whats there in your representatives have a bitterly. Set of us girls on you as for statements from certain people various political figures about russia about me as the head of the country i have been used to treating this accordingly but i know what the interests of my country are and that it doesnt matter at all what anyone else in there is absolutely you know where you are in comparing what they say with the fundamental tasks which russia is interested in solving what congratulations to Boris Johnson nevertheless he turned out to be the winner he understood the mood of the british People Better than his political opponents. Thats a big cast over the credibility of the International Chemical weapons watchdog w more leaked emails published by wiki leaks reveal concerns from get another member of the team that investigated and alleged attack on the ground in the syrian city of duma last year he says the final report into the incident suppressed and distorted their findings. The Fact Finding Mission report does not reflect the views of all the team members that deployed to doom or only one Fact Finding Mission team member a paramedic of the socalled Fact Finding Mission core team was in duma we are not insisting on being right in our assertions but we are demanding to be heard we have been stonewalled throughout by obfuscation exclusion and even thuggish bullying behavior the alleged chemical attack in april last year reportedly killed dozens of civilians in response United States and its nato allies france and the k a quick to conduct airstrikes against Syrian Military targets the biggest western military action of the 8 year war no p c w later deployed experts to do it in 1st a gate and nurses report pin the blame on the Syrian GovernmentSenior Corresponden