With. The attempt. Challenges facing. Also ahead on the program a military. The president threatening to. Churning in from today hello and welcome to our to International Im you know 30 minutes of news starts now. We begin in belarus where a sharp divide is emerging in the wake of august 9th election both supporters of president lucas and those opposing his leadership are flooding the streets these are 2 contrasting scenes from evening 11 and all the unrest on the right of your screen you can see thousands of people gathering in central minsk waving the historic red and white fly which has become a symbol of the anti lucas schenkel movement on the left a crowd of the president s backers during the official red and Green National flag their main message is that the country cannot afford chaos. Right about right we have stability theres no war thank god we have bread to eat we have jobs even if we are not rich we would like to be but we just need to work more. With them and leave peacefully and calmly in our beautiful. Clean here whats not to like about you now and were not like that foreigners interfere in the affairs of our republic we can manage it ourselves we stand for below its our minsk based correspondent constitution approved by lho went. And filed to us what he saw. I do but just some people are protesting well others are protesting against the protests i happened to meet my University Friends here i asked them did anyone make you come out here they said no we are the organizers and i asked the same question to other people at the rally they said they wanted to be heard because those red and white flags are being shown everywhere and theres so much change or the rallies in support of her happening very spontaneously to get approval from local officials literally the day before gatherings like this are not so much for looking but in support of stability in belarus maintaining good relations with russia. Another aspect to the scenes at one rally in the. Activists a strong. Message. People there are chanting freedom for all but the use of the european flag. Was. Famous a few hours ago the European Union held an emergency video called for. Crisis weve been discussing it with our correspondents. Peter all over. You counsel president michel wrapped up the event by saying that the e. U. Member states had agreed not to recognize the results of the 9th of august election this election nerd the move for him to meet International Standards we dont read the results presented by the. E. U. Commission president the lion confirmed that sanctions would be put in place on those deemed to have been behind the violent crackdown on protesters in belarus also raised a few eyebrows by saying that there would be cash made available to the people of bella ruth day we gave them 3 clear messages. Firstly we stand by the people of belarus one fundamental freedoms and democracy. Secondly we will sanction all those responsible for violence repression and false if occasion of the results of the election and thirdly we are ready to accompany peaceful democratic transition of power in belarus and the European Commission will mobilize now an additional 53000000 euros to support the belorussian people in these challenging times all in all though it seems it was a stronger response from the European Union than we were probably expecting heading into this emergency summit this iteration has garnered a lot of attention what other statements have been made by e. U. Leaders there is plenty being said by e. U. Member states during this summit before it all got underway there was a statement put out by the visit guard for thats made up of the group thats made of poland hungary Czech Republic and slovakia they were calling for fresh elections to be held in belarus. After the summit finished the polish Prime Minister chipped in again saying that the e. U. May help the roofs become a majestic clee independent from russia well germany holds the rotating presidency of the European Union right now and as soon as the summit it wrapped up chancellor Angela Merkel was in front of the cameras and talking to the press she said that its important that outside influence is kept away from belarus belarus should on its own choose plain dependant path to the country will follow there should be no outside interference in the situation there be interesting to see how that flies with the statement from a sort of on the line what we were expecting coming out of this summit was support for the opposition and confirmation on sign sions what we ultimately got was a refusal to recognize the election result from earlier at august and cash for the opposition coming from the European Union health whats the kremlins view on the protests in belarus it now looks like moscow is has become a direct mediator between the European Union and belarus xander look at shank oh he initiated gets another telephone conversation with his a russian counterparts a lot of me are buton president of belarus asked boots into sent a message to german chancellor Angela Merkel not to interfere in the Domestic Affairs inability he added that he doesnt see any point in talking to the european leaders by himself earlier Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov while he said that he warned against external interference in belarus his internal affairs the swedish. We are deeply concerned about whats going on right now and roosts we are concerned by the attempt to exploit to the internal challenges facing bill of rights to interfere in them from a brutal and it is not just meddling it is aimed at. Posing rules that outside act is considered beneficial to everything were hearing now from the european captions specifically from the both countries poland and the European Parliament has nothing to do with Alexander Lukashenko human rights or democracy only with geopolitics moscow is calling on all parties involved to have to provide for a genuine dialogue it. Is you they also said that according to the kremlins words of the kremlin belorussian officials are indeed ready to speak to the protesters and to the opposition however interference and provocation from abroad are certainly counterproductive now Alexander Lukashenko hes also earlier actually used the west financing the opposition but of those western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to belarus we cannot strike all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see it we know whats going on and we will focus on this issue well look i had another meeting with his the countrys Security Council and instructed it to strengthen the countrys borders as soon as possible in order to prevent weapons and minute since from entering beller russi he also instructed the defense minister to begin monitoring the movements of nato troops in poland and lithuania well we asked political analysts soprano. Journalist new york clarke for their views on the e. U. s support for the belorussian opposition it long take about a question because his being these people are basically stooges of the west and should have only a statement actually backed that up shes talking about getting 3 mini urals to the opposition so look at frankly said id be quite used to 538. 00 the opposition takes about if the end of belarus as an independent country will become a e. U. Nato satellite state. And so that whole opposition got a quick very carefully. With this endorsement because its exactly what the question is claiming that they are the puppets of western powers and if they are to maintain public support theyve got to make clear to people that they are not i think its a double edged sword for the opposition isnt. It looks like there is a strong british youre within the e. U. Especially you. Draw American Allies of the United States like poland and the tech states to push you to take much more radical stands. Against the need of the belarusian government and doing so to mexico and we know dutch germany and france are not sure exterior east of the warsaw and. News governments and so i think. Its very important. To take into account a foreign dont. Look at him and continue to recover that hes decided that they will they will have a discussion with a girl in and and fire is not wars all and the unions and in this case it means. Dont accept a little to recognize any role to washington to the United States. Meanwhile u. S. President ial hopeful joe biden has expressed his backing for the belorussian opposition he tweeted that washington should supports for planet taken off skies call for a quote Fair Elections arties Daniel Hawkins looks into why belarus is causing such a global stir. Just a fortnight ago many western viewers may have barely heard of belarus that will change the thousands paul out of the streets in protest over the disputed president ial election is the countrys geography which between its big east the neighbor and europe sees the interests of International Players intertwine and clash. Officially the e. U. Is dismissed the elections as neither free nor fair. As persona nongrata and already begun drawing up new sanctions lists citing Human Rights Violations in the wake of Police Violence in custody start in home withheld e. U. Why discussions on sanctions against those responsible for Human Rights Violations how these sanctions will be organized and whether there will be further restrictive measures depends on the further actions of the bully russian or thorough. Condemnation was perhaps predictable but theres no shared view of what comes next the Baltic States and poland have been the loudest critics of location while hungary has stopped short of outright that l. C. A. Sion others still have sought a balancing act the e. U. Cant turn a blind eye neither can it risk having it be stabilized neighbor state on their doorstep and confrontations with moscow a longtime ally of minsk are getting tiresome. So its no surprise putin has been busy on the phone holding talks with merkel mark kroll and the European Council chief we all see russia as an actor that can help influence or regulate the situation a better roofs is russias closest historical alloy a vital economic and military partner and the buffer zone against nato over recent years have seen their relationship strained to say the least nevertheless moscow would surely rather put up with a look of shame goes over to yours to the west and risk chaos on its borders the russian side emphasized that any attempt at external interference in the internal affair. Years of belarus which could lead to a further escalation of the crisis would be an acceptable. For many years but a recent exactly been a top priority for the United States in 2006 they slap sanctions on minsk for you guessed it democratic elections and in 2008 the countrys expelled each others ambassadors but earlier this year things began to change for the 1st time since 1904 minutes got a visit from a u. S. Secretary of state. Generously offered to meet all of energy needs and extended a helping hand the United States wants to help fellow troops build its own sovereign country this leaves washington with a dilemma should they carry on befriending look who may be interested or put their bets on the opposition and its the uncertainty in minsk one thing is clear washington has its own interest in belarus the possibility of another u. S. Friendly state on russias border could be a game changer and as protests grow in a country suddenly thrown into the International Limelight and with multiple interests at stake all actors involved hold their breath as they play out their next move the president of mali has quit after an army mutiny weve got that story for you earned more in the program after the break. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. Very Dramatic Development only. I dont see how. Very critical. And talk. Just approaching 17 minutes into the program lets start back in the u. S. Where the Democratic Party of officially nominated joe biden for president in a virtual future in day 2 of their Virtual Convention but the spite efforts to attract Younger Voters with a star studded lineup for the event is proving to be something of a bore. Without a doubt it will be the most boring repetitive told meanspirited convention in history a toxic thanks to. The d. N. C. So far feels like one long you tube usually skip. This convention so far makes me think the democrats are the party ready to lead america into the. Its party crowd im dying which means you can see messages goodbye to just. 2 well both democrats and republicans are busy making Campaign Promises ahead of the coming election in november including about American Military interventions joe biden says he wants to see a quote end to forever wars his track record though on pace isnt exactly spotless double quarter as the report. Donald trumps surprising 2016 election victory had a lot to do with one golden promise and americas endless wars i am proposing a new Foreign Policy focused on advancing americas korda show interest to avoid endless wars that were caught up in the current strategy of toppling regimes with no play and for what to do the day after only produces power vacuums that are filled simply by terrorists we now know he didnt deliver on his promise but Many Americans still long for that a waste of peace and in 2020 the opposition understands this all too well. Democrats know its time to bring nearly 2 decades of unceasing conflict to an end and left wing right wing it doesnt even matter polls are showing that 3 out of 4 americans want troops withdrawn from afghanistan and half of them want to see cuts to the military budget when it comes to u. S. Foreign policy the vast majority of americans are fed up with never ending war and yet the democrats are supporting joe biden as their candidate a man with a track record of supporting conflicts. Lets start from 2002 when joe biden jumped right on the weapons of mass destruction bandwagon and supported the u. S. Invasion of iraq clearly be more secure without Saddam Hussein in position of weapons of mass destruction almost 5000 american soldiers dead thousands more iraqi civilians killed a catalyst for the rise of the Islamic State i wouldnt say any of that fits into most peoples definition of peace and security in my mind. Not having it. Because there are no you. As brock obamas v. P. Biden cheered on americas longest war in afghanistan he called it a success and promised to bring the troops home that strategy is succeeding and as a consequence the president is making good on his commitment to bring our young men and women home right on schedule well here we are 2020 and so little has changed it just goes to show Us Operations in afghanistan are more about dysfunction than success what are we trying to do here we didnt have the foggiest notion of what we were undertaking if the American People knew the magnitude of these dysfunction syria libya pakistan yemen the list of countries that were bombed while joe biden was Vice President is very long so are we supposed to believe that hes going to put an end to years of endless war you decide well biden was there he was in the room where it happened as you say he was there for 8 years of obama so he cant divorce and so were obamas war mongering policy pretty rich for the democrats to pretend now that theyre the peace part of the because we had 8 years of president obama starting more wars i think than any president in decades before him before him more drone strikes more bombings more killing under president obama hope it was all for every one of their own good when in fact just last month when president truman announced he wants to remove 12000 troops from there he wants to remove troops from afghanistan so the Democratic Party that controls the house actually has teamed up with liz cheney daughter of dick cheney to try to block and they actually passed legislation to try to prevent the end of the longest war in u. S. History so for them to now say we want to end endless wars it really is a farce who knows that the voters will buy thats nonsense. The United Nations can do. Army mutiny in mali urged soldiers to immediately release detained government officials the un Security Council held an emergency meeting a day after soldiers in the west african nation overthrew the president and announced plans for a new election last year said this is really a Civil Society and political movements are invited to join us to create the best conditions for a transition towards credible general elections to exercise democracy and part a road map for the foundations of a new mali 7. And this video reportedly shows troops taking the countrys president from his residence as he was the tamed and choose the no a few h