Winning over all of the black lives martha movement. Live from moscow well consorting international tonight with me thanks for joining us this hour. The interior ministry has pledged to release all detainees from the protests but a russian leader has also ordered the case of every person arrested during the mass the tensions to be investigated meanwhile tensions in the better russian capital continue to mount people have once again been converging on the city center this comes in the wake of sundays disputed president ial election which has plunged the country into chaos our correspondent reports from the heart of the capital. Just the where they were supposed to be honest its quite difficult to describe to you whats going on in victory square in minsk on the square there are women with flowers in hands you can also see the women dressed in white with flowers in the hands remaining along independence avenue cars and buses which are passing by honking their horns in support of what they call the solidarity actions the solidarity is against violence and the riot police and all the recent developments. There are mainly women many passing cars honking i do not know and i asked this girl this why are you here because i am here to stand up for Fair Elections in this country and this action is also against violence isnt it great i guess all these ideas are being championed here and i got it thank you. And this is whats going on almost across the entire city center in some places women are arriving spontaneously and others theyre moving from one spot to another one youre seeing these 2 girls were frozen hands just passed by this is how the center of minsk is looking like now. Because moving extremely slowly literally in 1st gear all the drivers are honking their horns and waving their arms there are lots of flowers that is something unimaginable is going on in the center of minsk this is the way the people are driving the women is standing along independence avenue well Something Like that. But across the country people have been forming human chains in a show of solidarity with the protesters some of even a vaclav Charm Offensive by giving flowers to Police Factory workers that are taking a more direct approach with some doubt im told was in walking out on strike while voicing their demands. Meanwhile as we reported earlier in minsk identified armed men entered 2 offices of the Russian Internet giant young a Company Later released the statement saying the group claimed to be members of the criminal and a corruption state office or were conducting a search nothing was seized the reason for the raid was not disclosed. President lukashenko has all but russians have known for over a quarter of a century ago this is the 1st time his grip on power appears to be slipping from all quarters as the details. In bellerose having the title go or daddy means youve got the most populist position in the entire post soviet sphere and for the recently reelected president alexander look at shank oh hes held the position for decades. The russians have to hold on to look even in the most critical situation is a drowning man who catches the straw that you just took my racing to be 90 percent tomorrow it will be with you like we all know it is not for you to decide for. Themselves i envy myself i am the last and only dictator in europe. Im not going to hold this position for a lifetime this soon as the people refuse my services ill take my bag under my arm and im go. On board the populist train before it was cool before politicians like steve bannon and donald trump probably even knew the meaning of the word one of his most recent populist stunts involved the dismissal of bellerose his agricultural minister after the ministers cows failed to gain lucas shank those approval. Why did you bring me here so why now tell the Security Service to put you in handcuffs if a person does not understand that this is auschwitz and you put him in charge of the holding i did not understand you would. Look at shank as a man of inspections meetings with bureaucrats and reprimands of government officials when the cameras are watching of course this puts a smile on the faces of ordinary. People who struggle daily with bureaucratic red tape its also the main reason why they call the kobach up for many baka is also a strong man who created an enclave of the soviet union within europe its been a popular stance for years but now look at those image is facing some big problems. That. It would make sure local shango claims he won the election it seems like the Security Forces are on his side and for a while he only faced small pockets of pro western opposition but based on the brutality used by the police to control the situation arrests made of journalists and the death of a protester it seems like the entire countrys view of the government is definitely turning sour. That its possible lucas shank goes recent anti russia statements alley and made it his main base of support those who want closer cooperation with belarus is eastern neighbor we need to address the Russian Media reduce them not to say new incidents if you will see you need to get into the situation with dignity no gilsey good we have no gold to discredit the country clues to us arresting russian journalists didnt help the situation either. Plan. For the west hes always been europes last dictator even look at himself said he knew people would dispute the Election Results whatever the case the belorussian president will need to father more support if he wants to remain at the head of the table. The president of the Scientific Research for my space center got us lover munchak says the 4th day of protests embarrass went my comment but the overall agenda of people hasnt changed those tweets said peace poor people are calm but theres a lot of joy in their hope but their gender change drop that broke the camels back was the mass joining the problem is the state enterprises dozens of different big commercial entertainment joined the protest saying that we demand not perks from the government we need we need elections to look at himself in the position when he did not deliver on any dialogue with any nibbles social group and the way that election commissioners deliberate fraud and election and vote now definitely ignited that kind of protest and anger because nobody believes in butler that option got 80 percent of about. What us thought administration as the nonce the peace deal between israel and the United Arab Emirates accusing the latter of betrayal their cordon which was struck with the help of the United States will see israel halt its west bank. As a result of this diplomatic breakthrough and at the request of President Trump with the support of the United Arab Emirates hes real will suspend declaring sovereignty of the areas outlined in the prisons vision for peace and focuses if its now an expanding ties with other countries in the arab and muslim world or the Historic Deal as the result of lengthy negotiations is the 1st step to normalizing relations between the countries which also plan to open embassies Bilateral Agreements are expected to be signed in the coming weeks covering business tourism direct flights even security as well as other issues. But in his speech regarding the deal however Prime Minister netanyahu said hes not giving up on the annexation plans but said he wont pursue them without washington support and one of the us israeli peace plan for the region outlined back in january and it was supposed to begin last month we got reaction to the new deal is historic this is a culmination of long relations that have grown steadily and very positively between israel and the United Arab Emirates what we see here is a chance for israel and arab neighbors across the region to build Economic Prosperity peace and and positivity for the whole region and the palestinians again of choosing to put themselves outside of that their choosing rather than to say yes and we can work forward for a Better Future they are choosing to reject that and its just not a surprise its very sad i think for the Palestinian People the message here is clear israel will continue to build a Better Future for the region and the palestinians need to understand that history will not wait for them. Sure this statement it is a very harsh statement against united. Them of the betrayal of the police of jerusalem of the Palestinian People and the palestinian cause doing this in this agreement with. Me as well as to get used to the official statement of United Arab Emirates and. Claiming that they support the bill. But. They are not doing it in anything to the palestinian leadership was facing a very difficult financial crisis because theres that oil is going for freezing the delivery of the palestinian taxes theyre not doing anything to practically to support the bill as. Emergency teams working to contain a Major Oil Spill off the coast of moore russia say this is your ocean is finally under control helicopters have been airlifting oil from the stranded cargo ship which run aground on a coral reef at the end of last month it have been carrying almost 4000. 00 tons of oil almost all the fuel on board there has now been removed there had been fears the vessel break apart and teams constructed barriers to try to contain the spill it but will leak did leak did pose a serious risk to the environmentally sensitive area leading authorities to declare a state of emergency. So it widens hoping his choice of harris as running mate will give us campaign what it needs to unseat donald trump from the white house it seems though not everyone shares that enthusiasm particularly considering harriss past is more pain with the details. From rival to running mate joe biden is hoping that terrorists will be a powerful weapon in his arsenal as he selected her as Vice President as he prepares to go to battle with donald trump for the white house i decided that comma harris is the best person to help me take this fight to donald trump and mike pence and then lead this nation starting in january 2021 i need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation and that safeway going to get through these crises we need to come together a new night for a better america come and i gets that but unity it seems is not the word on every democrats lips. Lets not forget that for the past few months the United States has been gripped by a wave of protests against Police Brutality sparked by the killing of george floyd. Harbored. So joe biden has selected kamel harris as his Vice President ial running mate and with heard. In macon and indian roots she is the 1st woman of color to be selected by a major u. S. Political party as a Vice President ial candidate this may sound like a smart move generating enthusiasm among the democrats base among africanamericans however the holes are suggesting otherwise we protest build more schools less jails put money into education our prisons. Theres a fundamental problem with that approach i agree with that conceptually but you have not addressed the reason i have 3 padlocks on my front door kamel harris has got a resume full of working with the police locking people up and being unnecessarily gleeful about doing so she even took the move of jailing parents of children who were truant from school as californias attorney general Camila Harris fought against moves to release nonviolent offenders even after the courts ordered her to do so as san franciscos District Attorney she secured the conviction of over 1900 people 1st moken marijuana these folks got a life long criminal records and often jail time i went over she then joked about the fact that shes a pot smoker herself have you all smoked i have ok again i had and i inhaled i didnt i didnt handle. It it was a long time ago. At a time when police are not necessarily the most loved among rank and file democrats a certain catch phrases spreading across social media. Kamel harris has done a lot in recent months to try and clean up her image shes gone to Police Brutality protests to shake hands and take photos shes published an autobiography that presents herself and her career as a prosecutor as if she was fighting against racism on behalf of the downtrodden but some people just arent buying it i watch a poll numbers go bomb bomb bomb down to almost nothing donald trump has indicated that he is not too worried about Camila Harris as. She is not holing very well around the country however many are jubilant about the fact that a woman of color has finally joined a major president ial ticket in the United States but many of the people expected to vote for tom lehrers in november have got pretty Big Questions you want martin artsy new york. Theres growing support around the world for a ban on socalled killer robots report from Human Rights Watch says 30 countries want to global treaty against the Technology Professional sharky from the campaign to stop the robot says it must be humans are not machines making decisions on the battlefield we want to see meaningful human control over all Weapons Systems for every strike and all the words theres always a person whos a kind to bow whos watching that weapon and will decide in the end will be used this weapon to kill this target is this an appropriate target we dont want to weapon that will go on and so on driven by a computer and through the computer to make that final decision this targets ok because under the laws of war if youre in dota better target if theres any doubt whatsoever dont lethal autonomous weapons are able to operate in the air water even in Space Program to identify and engage targets and humans still give the order to attack at present though they can reprogram to make the decision themselves some countries though see the benefit of having such technology in war zones and the u. S. Arms control Association Says the weapons offer opportunities in combat theyre cheap work 247 and dont tire on the front line it could reduce casualties professor sharkey though says the risk to civilian lives isnt being taken into account. You must above all protect civilians regardless of what country they are from whether they belong to your enemy or anything else i know its often flaunted but that is standard classic stuff you must always ensure protection of civilians i can see no way that these weapons can comply comply with International Humanitarian law i dont think that they can comply with the laws of war or at least we cant guarantee their compliance i dont think they can appropriately discriminate between military and civilian targets and i dont think they can be proportionate in response to attacks. Protests and government resignations of course want to bring the latest from on rest in lebanon the capital beirut so that more and more coming up after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics sport im showbusiness ill see you then. Welcome back to the program the huge explosion in beirut last week not only left much of the city in ruins it also knocked out many of its hospitals and so many people injured in the blast thats only adding to the difficulties there are 3 major hospitals are out of action leaving the ones still functioning completely overwhelmed but International Help has been flooding in as he has been finding out. Were about 7 kilometers outside of the roots in the mountains here is one of lebanese main hospitals and we have come to witness the work of a top Surgical Team of russia they have come here to help lebanon deal with the traumatic fallout from the blast in the port. So russian surgeons with the help of the lebanese colleagues have just finished administering and his teacher here and have begun the surgery im being told this woman has a lot of bones in her face broken and they are not in the right places this is the primary thing that doctors here are dealing with right now also she has a severe head trauma. Is leading the medical team overseeing the surgery they have decades of experience between them specializing in treating the injured from natural disasters and rules syria palestine indonesia new media just some of the places where theyve been saving lives here in lebanon and the groups worked alongside local doctors in more than 200 cases but some of the most difficult procedures like the one we saw earlier they have been taking on themselves or they open the borders the most difficult surgeries that our team carried out here with the severe cranial traumas and face skull fractures one patient had there all with bones completely fractured but the surgery was successful everything was reconstructed and the patient is feeling better. Their work here has been made possible thanks to russias official aid agency Russell Trood new just up by larry says that being deployed to trouble sports can sometimes take up to a couple of weeks this time it only took around 24 hours a remarkable difference and the swiftness thats likely saved lives during surgery russian medical aid also arrived at the hospital we received this donation