Are broadcasting live to read for our studios in moscow recapping the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program this is r. T. And Russias Investigative Committee has released of the identity of the gunmen who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal Security Service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was a 39 year old man year old who lived in the Moscow Region he killed and have a speed officer before being shot and killed himself and another officer later died in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured and the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing heres a quick reminder of what happened that evening. With recently means its the end weve heard. 3 sounds we needed to realize that we should hide it then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. To the signals and youll get signal when the mom wasnt shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout out something but we didnt manage to make out what he was shouting at. Someone on what they were sitting in a basement were watching now when a guy came man whod just been outside and he told us there was a shooting outside im so unsure possum he told us the engine had been dragged into the cafe. We spoke to the neighbors and father of the gunman he was described as a quiet man of though a bit reserved lately. But lately he became very secretive and also got some kind of strange easton used to tell me that he liked shooting leave and wanted to get a sports rank become a more stores. Where he worked he replied in the Emirates Embassy as a Security Guard though i do not know it isnt true he was a very calm guy and then somehow the change started growing his beard maybe it happened to his grandmother. Hes a lawyer worked somewhere in moscow he comes from a good family mother grandmother she was a good man he was always very polite attentive i cant say anything bad about him i cant believe whats happened. In your house and the reason he wasnt aggressive very calm quite quiet he was lonely no friends no girlfriend we found out about his whole be by accident he invited my husband to join him at a shooting range when he refused the topic was never raised again although we now know is what weve been finding out now from the media. Reports the russian Investigative Committee has searched the home of the suspect and interviewed his family and friends our correspondent has more from the scene of the attack 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 quarter 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 a 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 bars cafes and restaurants so at 6 oclock it wasnt just the end. Of the work shift wasnt just the end of the word they wasnt just people leaving their offices offices out in the streets but also plenty of people just out and about plenty of tourists i mean if you just look over there Christmas Decorations 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 on this square and they were terrified by the shooting but initially many of them were confused because with christmas right around the corner many of them mistook the 1st bursts of fire with well fireworks. I was sitting with my friends at a bar when the shooting began 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 on the connecticut bridge as usual began evacuating people they apparently caught on to what was going on people started running we heard the gunfire plenty of details a 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 respond to russia analyst Martin Mccauley and a security expert Charles Shoebridge for their thoughts on the attack. Nobody in his right mind would take an a k 47. 00. 10 to get into the lubyanka and start firing at the gods hes bound to be killed he knew that he could have gone into any restroom and floated as many people as he liked but that was not his objective he just wanted to kill those associated with the secret service is now the f. S. B. And if he killed one blue he would then say they have achieved my objective because i would be killed as well given the target appears to have been dispiriting obviously so publicly links with the Security Services in the states and given the timing on the almost the anniversary of. The Security Forces day. Be quite strong indications as to the motivation assuming that the gunman is a rational act this attack i think taken place against a more soft target which is usually the case with more explicit overt terrorist acts then you would have expected i think far more casualties to have resulted. In the e. U. And moscow have slammed of the latest u. S. Sanctions targeting Companies Involved in russias nord stream to gas pipeline to germany berlin and brussels say that america should mind its own business the foreign minister Sergey Lavrov added that russia will respond to washingtons move. Unconvince the north stream to as well as took stream 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 homo cells but we will definitely respond of course we will keep in mind when developing our relations im surprised that 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 turks stream initiated by the us congress they think german and European Companies and tantamount to interference in our domestic affairs. The 1200. 00 metre long that nord stream to is being build from russia to germany through the baltic sea it will allow russia to increase gas exports to germany and europe and supply enough gas to power almost 30000000 households now the sanctions target Companies Involved in building the last remaining leg of the pipeline and the main swiss contractor has now pulled out over washingtons tough penalties and north stream spokesperson told r. T. That completing the project is essential for European Energy security and says that work will be finished as soon as possible u. S. Has long voiced its opposition to the project the United States commands all our European Partners who have taken a strong stand against north stream 2. And we commend 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 pipeline 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 in the Russian Military aggression. We dont want europes Energy Supplies to be depended on flatter me or putin meanwhile russia and ukraine seem to have found a solution to their dispute over Energy Supplies they had this agreed on a contract that allows moscow to send gas to europe through ukraine but the 2 have come to a settlement the new agreement is designed to maintain gas transit between moscow and kiev for the next 5 years it also states that russia will pay new crane almost 3000000000. 00 to settle a long running dispute and in return kiev will drop legal actions against moscow former u. S. Diplomat jim john transcend member of germanys the left party b. John and thomas ollie believe 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 re ukraine being cut out of any transit seize 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 people below people in washington damage to the german American Relations is down and. The idea that america is consciously imposing extra charity extraterritorial sanctions to the German Economy to hurt the german consumer 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 the subject of tough criticism this week after parents were angered by changes to the wording of traditional Christmas CarolsWhitehall Primary School in the southeast of england has redacted several carols replacing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the change is a myth the whole point of the celebration some parents have reacted negatively if he was just a baby boy named jesus there would be a celebration in the 1st place hes a well known 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 the 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 those in jesus to put it very simply but its what christmas is about the school says it promotes British Values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs it has defended the move by saying that some students did not attend last year service because of their religious beliefs and it wants to include all pupils during the festive period we discuss the issue with to pay from Christian Concern and also with the social commentator well answer. 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 wanted 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 a 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 and religious education that include all strains of all walks of life of humanism as well and atheism are 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 where is mary jesus a baby and all the question of it is not decided on in a stable which isnt true i think that sets the parents for the fix or composition i think they could come and 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 on walks 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 sound 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 tell us the wording if its not what people should opt out everyone agrees that theyre not out. Well i will just as my only reason i dont have one place is not a question of my city where he or she and i use that word of traditional carols to remove to keep a leaf of christianity and 10 into something thats not christian 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 decide how to do and im sure you know migrants i mean when you have a situation that was a christianity i know you say sure jonesy is not welcome you saying belief and 2nd is the one so much i base is youll notice that i said oh no i would say all of what hes doing then i will say thats of christianity youre the one thats being intolerant here because youre saying they shouldnt saying the word one says it all thats the its all an attitude here more of the best stories from this week here on our international in just a few minutes there was. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. One of the things that i started to realize is that the noise in my head as it me i started the practice of organizing my wife around what i wanted my life to be about even when it conflicted with my internal so you know i i wrote a book but in my head im not smart enough people like me to write books. But what i held myself to it was the action and i started to notice that i could coexist with it while still living a life that went beyond. The week we are to international now the russian president this week held his annual q. And a session with journalists from home and abroad the event took place in moscows World Trade Center and ran in for more than 4 hours in fielding questions on both domestic and International Affairs with president ial terms in russia and the impeachment of donald trump among the key issues raised. What could be done is to cancel the 2 in a row amendment we have 2 terms in a row yours truly served 2 terms then resigned and had the constitutional right to return to the presidency because it was not 2 terms in a row and the amendment confuses some of our political scientists and public figures so we could be counseled on much. When its just a continuation of political infighting one party that lost the election of the Democratic Party is working for results through other methods accusing trump of collusion with russia but then its discovered that there was no inclusion that cant be the basis for impeachment so now theyve come up with pressure on ukraine i dont know whats there to your representatives have a better idea. As for statements from certain people various political figures about russia about me as the head of the country ive 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 says there is absolutely no value in comparing what they say with the fundamental tasks which russia is interested in solving 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 but. Fresh doubts have been cast over the credibility of the International Chemical weapons watchdog the o. P. C. W. More leaked emails published by wiki leaks reveal concerns from yet another member of the team that investigated an 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 take a look. The Fact Finding Mission report doe