Mean and his thats going to be on his birthday and i brought this promise. That i welcome the latest developments in a look back at the last 7 days to you watch the weekly here on r. T. International now lets start this hour a better reason because a rally in support of the countrys president is underway in the center of minsk at the moment Alexander Lukashenko won a 6th term in office in last sundays disputed election with protests raging across the country ever since opposition demonstrators are making their way to counter a rally thats supposed to start around also at the site of the pro gathering in the capitals Independence Square from where our correspondent earlier filed this report. What. Music is playing people coming from different parts of the city some of come from the regions on buses you can see for yourself the green and red National Flags of lewdness the stage is ready as well as the mike and the rumors going around that perhaps Alexander Lukashenko himself will give a speech that hasnt been confirmed. Ok lets get more and i will miss developing story from dawn quarter hes outside the better Russian Embassy in moscow where crowds have been turning up every evening this week to show solidarity to doand good afternoon she whats happening then. Good afternoon andy well like you said you can see behind me a crowd of people has gathered in protest in front of the beloRussian Embassy a bit earlier than previous days where there are usually gathering around in the evening but here right now theres both opponents and supporters of president Alexander Lukashenko administration and its coinciding specifically with protests that are going on right now in belarus specifically in minsk itself earlier today president lucas schenkel arrived at Independence Square in minsk when a demonstration in support of his administration began and is actually still going on right now and we were able to talk with some of the participants of that demonstration so lets hear what they had to say about it. Today is the happiest day of my life or at least in the last year finally i can express my views here and not just on the internet i support Alexander Lukashenko i wasnt forced to come here this is my personal choice i thought so many threats but they wont break me i bought the station with my own money no one paid me. I support disability whats happening now reminds me of ukraine in 2014 everything started it was that people the same way many of my friends only of the so. Good stuff with. The young people with flowers now just dont understand what was happening here in 1900 have they want to return to 917 when people toppled the russian empire in a similar way and civil war theory but we want peace. Now videos have also emerged across the internet of tractors approaching the protest area although its still unknown for what reason they were traveling that way but right now an anti look at shango demonstration is just beginning to take place protesters are arriving at the same Independence Square where a pro protest is taking place now over the past week of on rest the abnormal brutality with which the police have used to control the protests has only seemed to really strengthen Opposition Forces in the country earlier this week we saw the workers across the countrys major factories go on strike against the Police Brutality we also saw socalled lines of protest lines of solidarity protests in which women dressed in white were Holding Flowers and portraits of family members who had been arrested since the beginning of the Political Violence now just yesterday in moscow we saw a similar protest in front of the the embassy right here to that line of solidarity protest in minsk and theres theres a lot of protesters here right now some of them also dressed in white copying this form of protest and so were only likely to see more protesters later today as this is typically when theyve been taking place in the evening. Come back she regularly during the afternoon and evening to and that was done cool several things have a page of calm in. The 1st half of the week was mobbed by a lot of violent. I just take in people that i doing i think i was. Yes i swallowed yes q yes ive come out but i want to leave in a free and peaceful come up with mr ickes. And. How much of this mass that is going on can you take this time were told. That such. Was. What was. The batteries authorities meanwhile have also been criticised for failing to protect journalists 64 were detained during the recent time arrest among them reporters working for arties video agency wrote police here spent almost 5 days in jail and 7000 protesters were detained across the country this week the government began releasing them there on thursday night promising to free all of them by friday morning although it is unclear if that is actually happened doctors were among those who were held is a firsthand account from one of. What kind of doctors are you youre not doctors i dont know what you are werewolves thats the sort of thing they shout it and a lot of swear words that i dont want to repeat they were also saying this when you were 1st held on the street everyone driving by was shocked doctors in white robes on their knees with a machine that they had. But there are 2 narratives being spun around what is at play in belarus the moment. Breaks into. Right now the world is being reminded that one man Alexander Lukashenko has ruled belarus for a long 26 years and he intends to add another 5 claiming 80 percent of all the ballots from sundays president ial election have a tick next to his name but thats not something a considerable amount of belorussians believe taking their frustrations onto the streets it started off with a peaceful protests mass of groups coming out and shining flashlights but the tear gas and rubber bullets started flying and chaos has taken hold. But. There are 2 realities and deloris right now and the 1st there is look shango calling the vote a celebration but one that people are trying to spoil by inciting aggression and spreading misinformation foreign powers media and social Media Channels are to be blamed as well so look at shingles the reality is that the protestors are bad and the special forces have no choice but to act like this. C 2 around the. Around 25. 00 Police Officers have been injured legs broken they were deliberately hit so they responded why are you crying now a response will be adequate we will not allow you to tear the country apart the 2nd reality though is that of the protesters hundreds of thousands flooding the streets of the country calling for the president to step down and contending authoritarian rule but also posting instructions on how to make multiple cocktails on social media accounts which is literally playing with fire with tensions so high and while we cant ignore the videos of Police Beating people on the street we can ignore the. Clip showing a car ramming into troops in the capital either we havent judging either of the realities but the International Community is condemning the election as neither free nor fair not that they were invited to observe it so where does that leave looking shango hes a man largely without friends the west still dubbed him europes last dictator while hes slowly pushed away his closest ally russia but nevertheless hes still claiming victory and his political rivals have either been put in jail or fled the country including his opponent in the election so. I took a very difficult decision i did that by myself my Friends Family colleagues and husband did not influence me many will understand me many will judge many will start to hate everyone is that freeing and its not clear who will win if anyone but as we heard a number of countries have condemned what they call a rigged election and ensuring Police Response to the protests is the latest reaction from europe and the United States i was glad to see the release of some protestors but that certainly is not the Common Objective is to support the belarus in people to achieve their sovereignty their own freedom the European Union will put forward to the better russian authorities a proposal for e. U. Support and establishing an facilitating a dialogue between the political authorities opposition and Broader Society in view of resolving the Current Crisis ministers also agreed on the need to sanction those responsible for violence repression and the force of occasion of Election Results sanctions of the end of politics the key question now is what kind of policy the e. U. Has towards by the roots for us the European Union is one of our top priorities. Alexander lukashenko to discuss the Current Situation in this country with his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin they did agree that it should not be exploited by 3rd party forces seeking to harm cooperation between the 2 states some of our guests said that they saw hints of ukraine back in 2014 while others do say that more dialogue is needed. There are very strong similarities between what we laid out in front of right now and what happened to you trace we had a very similar scenario have a color so it takes to bring a successful color revolutions make yugoslavia the United States like in that line of many western countries with whatever happens in itself but also between it will be illegitimate we had the same rhetoric coming out of the western capitals as were getting yet that the government that was told it couldnt really respond to any protests against even if they turn violent and thats what were seeing so its kind of really that weve seen many times before and it doesnt end well that maybe that the previous law that it did well for the people of your great probably the better comparison is with ukraine in 2004 of the time of the socalled orange revolution by the Russian Society whatever its muniz on who should be president. Is anxious to avoid not only the kind of violence or people who saw ukraine in february 2014 but all the problems in ukraine has had ever since and i think for those of us who want to see a peaceful and if you like a legitimate democratic outcome for both of us its very important that the losing side in any political crisis has options of coming back from the ballot box once you foreclosed that new then do risk civil war civil conflict which is after all what has been set parts of ukraine ever since because it is escalating that means that both sides are short sided of the hair or lack of Strategic Vision of the situation overthrowing the governmental side it would be wise to ask the opposition to the least of the interests so why they are so keen to get to read all the president lucas and opposition should also try to find a way to be integrated into into into legal political process drive to suggest something that is acceptable to the government. 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Fight against david 19 on tuesday russia and im said had registered the worlds 1st corona virus vaccine has been named sputnik 5 and on saturday the countrys Health Ministry did confirm that production of the 1st batches had already started the breakthrough however was welcomed with caution in scientific and political circles with questions surrounding the vaccines efficacy and western media have also mocked the russian innovation claiming it has no scientific value and say it is not safe enough as it still not passed the crucial 3rd phase of testing i hope that the russians have actually definitively proven that the vaccine is safe and effective i seriously doubt that theyve done that it is not about being 1st it is about having a try sas didnt say vaccine which will be given thats the important part to hundreds of millions maybe even billions of people the problem is that we know very little because the russian authorities are not being very transparent and so i am very skeptical about whats happening in russia. Our foreign colleagues who probably want a kind of competitive advantage over the russian vaccine or offering judgments that are to our minds completely groundless in fact many countries have taken accelerated decisions in their vaccine studies but the russian vaccine has already seen distinct Clinical Trials and evidence. While the vaccine was developed at moscows gamma Law Institute medical workers teachers in those considered to be in other high risk groups will be the 1st to receive it and released to the general public is set for some time in the new year where the developers do say that 2000 people will be vaccinated shortly. As continuing more than 1000000000 the uses of russian of the russian vaccine have already been requested to from Different Countries across the globe orders mostly came from asia and the middle east carol dimitri is the head of the Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund that is investing in the countrys research she did talk to r. T. About this new vaccine in more detail. On the russians people all over the world a very buyer told the wire i was very tired of the restrictions of very tired all the refuse to come on. Those are one of the countries. In which believes there is very active read all sorts of. People now here about the hope to raise your moral life as a vaccination. Well im confident enough to inject good legacy of myself my wife my of and your 4 year old parents and i think its very important that we understand the Science Behind civics so russia great historic knowledge of what she can get my Interest Groups has developed very successful all of it seeing and mercy and then basically current virus just proved to be very similar the merce though weve had great science and will likely that there is a good have been done really applied where 8 blows a lead goes a fight theyre not hiring its beneficial for russian because. Everything will be followed almost ive seen to date i knows a 100 percent always a line cheers elop very strong immune response or significant side effects of 100 percent protection of animals for is you biased the level of immunity. It will produce a stronger immune response Going Forward but we believe we are still only ones who have those 2 if friends of the number i respect there is a used billet was a vaccine and that means that our vaccine response will last longer hopefully it will be in more than a year while scientists believe that years but of course for this effect. Will be needed to really understand the duration of the vaccination. And ever since people were starting to receive permission about a week see if more and more interest but frankel also western media always lets access to all information so i think now we have break ins through this information be there is it exists and the more people understand what we can do is they go because theres a will cycle on about the election most countries become interested even today which showed. By israel serbia its over its still. Interest. Or was the russian mix you know war is awesome. Georgian weekly here not a so comfy this hour snapshots of one familys grief with beirut still reeling from tragedy we speak to a woman who lost a husband and whose daughter is battling cancer thats the come after the break. I know to no crown. No shots. Actually dont speak. Well its true you know 1st. Point she your thirst for action. Shows something seemed wrong. But all wrong just dont call. Me the thing yet to stamp out disdain become educated and it gains from it equals betrayal. When something you find themselves worlds apart when you choose to look for common ground. The weekly now or this week beirut was gripped by large antigovernment protests following the massive explosion on august the 4th that killed over 200 people the lebanese government including the Prime Minister have resigned over the disaster although they are still acting as caretakers testers blame incompetence by the authorities for the blast they stormed government buildings demanding proper accountability for the explosion that destroyed so many lives along with swathes of the lebanese capital. Ive. Put. Thousands of tons of Ammonium Nitrate exploded on that fateful day leveling the port area thousands were injured in the explosion its overwhelming beiruts Health System today which was already grappling with the pandemic scores of buildings were damaged or destroyed leaving up 2300000 people Homeless Animals of course dont give the full picture of how many lies there are now change forever its not a tragedy today for one family already dealing with their daughters cancer they were in hospital when the blast struck and the father didnt survive r. T. Has been hearing their story. Forgive me if i did anything that made you carry or if i hurt you forgive me i love you i know of you i love you i love you for 2 hours i used to i didnt know you were you know that i love the i love you these summer months of always being synonymous with joy and celebration for sue his family the birthdays of the children and husband the anniversary of their wedding all of which falls during the sonny season but this year trouble started to loom on the horizon early when her daughter was diagnosed with cancer they called me in the morning they confirmed that its classical heart and