Images showing the moment. Through. Earlier this. Past 9 pm in beirut in bucharest and here in moscow this thursday august the 20 welcome to our to international my names you know. Its day 12 nation wide on rest. In the wake of the disputed election earlier this large crowds on both sides of the divide are making their voices heard those who support president Alexander Lukashenko and those who want to see him gone. Oh. People are chanting for the president to resign in the city of goma but in contrast youve also got a convoy of a president supporters driving past them with the official red green flying on to government demonstrators have also gathered in the capital minsk where activists are lining up along a central obv in you a well in eastern. Was. I. In. Earlier in the day with thousands of people chanting their support for president lukashenko also marches throughout this city there are some of those supporters for their views on the current owners. Would like to question because things are always peaceful and clean and life is good and that those who are against him they dont know how bad things can get they havent seen a bad life. Wouldnt you agree with me i would maybe want to see her place maybe but i dont see who would be the right candidate to do its a mess that has started in this country i dont need it i want stability and peace. That would take a dim view of the rights. Children get to go its the closest large city to the russian border and thats thats where we are and 8000 people gathered over there supporting the government saying that they. Do think that the country needs changes but they dont like the current that the that the protesters have taken soon but they have so they have been. They have been voicing their support with the current government 1000 people over there i talked to some of them and they have been essentially saying that they indeed they do want changes but they want to make them peacefully. They want a peaceful transition to Something Else not a transition power. Over policy if i may say so this is what theyve been telling me and they have been sightings that examples its for instance syria or libya to ukraine and saying that well those countries they have seen some changes well they dont like what theyre seeing there this sort of looking over the buddha across the board and they dont like it they dont want that and that with that indeed as youve mentioned the support fool the incumbent president bush has been growing here still i have to say not as large as looks not as large as the opposition protests but this could be a case of a silent majority because again who has won the election a highly controversial case but still. This similar action has taken place in other cities like in capital minsk and all across the country again people in the thousands there have been cases one Anti Government people sort of try to crash their rallies or to crash the progovernment rallies and tackle the progovernment protest as cooling them traces but again it would have been the already consecutive days of protests. And theyre not it doesnt look like they are going to end anytime soon was. Running the situation prosecutors have opened a criminal case against the oppositions coordination. Accusing them of plotting a legal. Power. So the book of the creation of such organizations is illegal and their activity violates the constitution having realized for most of their actions the number of Council Members quit the body and reject its goals these include the illegal seizure of words the council poses a danger to National Security the chief prosecutors words echoing what president was said on witness stand a Security Council in the to be so named Coordination Council for the transfer of power as a starbucks by the Opposition Leader so i plan to come of guy shes currently in exile in here well hear. That denies any wrongdoing. Of political analyst under vul check believes the Anti Government movement in belarus is losing momentum due to the lack of a clear agenda. One would want to be too cynical. People are just a little bit bored with the conflict which they have there are you know as europe now is facing all sorts of social are are there are certain prices due to. The other issues bill ill show you standing goodspeed in the store is fired. Some people obviously had little bitty an awful lot of the scum float. By this opposition this uprising as it is being called the are are aiming at Something Else which they really dont know what it is they are just being told and told by the opposition by the European Union that they. Have to demand change they have to change the system but it can see now the support for this. d kind of disappearing because people are thinking ok now for the 1st time or what is going to happen if you really were. To have this change or are we doing to the Ukrainian Army going to. The former. Republics. Who do this ready. Are we going to basically or not at least the e. U. Meanwhile has confirmed its drawing up sanctions against ballard russian officials who are suspected of Election Fraud and violence against protesters the block has not disclosed as yet whether Alexander Lukashenko is on that list in fact brussels lifted penalties on him 4 years ago lithuania which shares a border with belarus however 131 other about a russian officials from entering the country the e. U. Has stressed out there should be no foreign meddling in the balor russian crisis moscow points out that let you any is doing precisely that with its sanctions on. Russias foreign minister has contacted the e. U. Foreign policy chief to urge brussels again stirring up confrontation between the government on the opposition in belarus after the e. U. Unanimously rejected the results of the election and the current president lukashenko persona non grata arties donald quarter takes a closer look now at the signals coming from europe. For the west bank it was always europes last dictator the European Union never liked the guy but they did try to play nice not anymore we stand by the people of belarus the European Union student in so we dont retreat was a piece of Better Research by skills than most benefits should on its own choose brain dependent cost of the country will follow there should be no outside interference in the situation there just off things could no longer continue as they are in belarus now its about when a dictator has come to the end of the road its best to find a way forward for the violence to suspicious in the western powers throw around words like dictator and regime usually it doesnt and well no wonder it sounds pretty alarming to moscow but its going to be a looser you can use this with we are deeply concerned about whats going on right now in better roofs we are concerned by the attempt to exploit to the internal challenges facing bella ruse to interfere in them from a brutal it goes without saying bella russian president Alexander Lukashenko is also concerned that in the. Western countries are openly without hiding it raising funds and sending them to beller we cannot track all of the funds as much if it is in cash but we see that we know whats going on and we will focus on this issue. The European Union isnt just paying lip service to the ballarat opposition either the millions of euros in aid it promised to the belorussian government are now being redirected to socalled Civil Society an independent media and the European Commission will mobilize now an additional 53000000. 00 euros to support the belorussian people in these challenging times we cant forget the e. U. States neighboring valorous which seem to have their own agendas for one the polish Prime Minister seems to think belarus is close ties with russia make it incapable of democracy and there is a plan to check. Change that such of an economic plan should be prepared for the reduce because now it is highly dependent economically on russia poland is already present a plan for intensive corporation in the areas of independent media the Economy Investment and thence National Trends polands plan involves spending a levon 1000000 euros on scholarships for media and academics that it deems to be independent warsaw is also generously offering to open its doors to belorussian workers just think what the loss of balance the skilled workers would do to help democracy. Actions will not interfere with our neighbors in total the fact is we can and should extend a helping hand to the russians its a similar story in lithuania where the Opposition Leaders settle on a take on of sky isnt selfimposed exile and other belorussian antigovernment n. G. O. S are operating from its also where a Fund Raising Initiative called freedom 1st to go bella reuss is being organized intended to encourage the creation of a Democratic State aside from the fact that its director provided direct support to the ukrainian uprising in 2014 little is known about who is involved or where the money is coming from combined questions surrounding the oppositions shady sources of funding with the e. U. Is Cold Shoulder to lucas sankoh and you have to ask yourself who is going to really come out on top from the on rest and valorous its important russia everything that we hear in the western media coming out of. It is. That it mirrors the speech of. East. So. Really what you think is one of the should be theyve made the 1st steps they all get in. The russians and so far. Theyve been very patient in the. Those who are in charge. That we all. Wonder why one train one direction so what is it to you thats. What were thinking ever since. The super yama wrote his book on the end of. Moving the program on the russian opposition figurehead alexina felony has been hospitalized after falling ill during a flight to moscow the plane made an Emergency Landing in the city of. Intensive care in a coma while still on the plane he was heard howling in pain as part of medics came to his aid. Artesian nonkosher about was more in the situation only International Reaction to it. I think seeing the van it felt ill when he was on route to the russian capital from siberia the aircraft counts and decided to make an unscheduled landing and once on the ground level he was promptly taken to the hospital where he remains in a coma now the. Latest reports suggest that their preliminary diagnosis is poison by neuroleptic which is more commonly known as antipsychotic drugs how ever at this moment said medics can see the testing they continue symptomatic treatment of they see in the modern a but they have already ruled out several things that meanwhile one of the they say there are lazy personal medics is already there in almost school where she received some information from the doctors i dont know if he has regained consciousness the doctors gave me general medical information that he is in a serious condition lets have it here against consciousness to morrow and all the as a high profile personality whats been the International Reaction so far the western media they were very quick with their headlines and they labeled what happened as the poisoning of a kremlin critic now someone as far as speculating that a russian leadership is somehow responsible and gave their viewers a timeline of supposed poisonings of kremlin critics lets just take a look at some of what the western media had to say the most outspoken critic of russian president Vladimir Putin has been rushed to siberia hospital doesnt seem to really decide asking is the kremlin involved here its all too early so i ask him not in on there is no russian city im going to ask you any time. Fawleys team is clearly put saying blame the Government School theyre saying the place would not have been possible without putins approval. Is a very. Silent secret its like. Weve always. Been immersed example. Well ironically of all that the kremlin has been doing nothing but call parading with that nonviolent stuff in this case and helping them as much as they can and just recently in the violent these other personal medic while he told the western media that he wants his patients to be evacuated to the European Union he added that he was even in talks with clinics in france and in germany as well while the kremlin said theyre ready to give any kind of green light necessary in order for them wanted to be transported were wherever he needs to be despite the fact that the borders in russia close now g. s to colvin 1000 situation they wish to nevada to get well very soon of course and the request to visit a foreign clinic would be approved as soon as possible if there is such a request for the for russian citizens to visit other countries for medical treatment despite of the cross border well enough on his staff had already welcomed this offer from pissed off and will now put in a request of the kremlin to help with the evacuation if it is necessary meanwhile elsewhere in the western media it looks like the cause and the blame all of this and already been attributed and thats despite the fact that everything is being done in russia for nevada need to get better soon as possible devoutness quote here in the west and hes seen as a very powerful opponent were going to move putin so from the western border of your many western countries in Eastern Europe you never anything it. Would be seen as criminal and it always recoating the crime. Nothing else would happen to him unless he could become an did you know acted and did something is wrong thats the way the media in the west where do you think. The media played going to blame because they want sensationalism they want Headline News but of course in fact the totally false news will think hes. Going to wait then when the medical and the medical find out exactly why he. Descended into the coma why he was hospitalized why he was in such paid him so long but of course it makes a great story from the from the west and what have you because most of the western press is only rushing. Several hospitals in favor its already in ruins ofter i think deafening blasts there earlier this month and pretty old has emerged showing the moment theres a crack or im not up to the prick. Join me every thursday on the alec simon show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation community. Are you going the right way or are you being led. By. What is true what is faith. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a maid in the shallows. Approaching 20 minutes into the Program Welcome back lebanon will enter a 2 week unlocked on friday now as it struggles to cope with a surge in covert in 1000 cases the Health Care System in beirut has been pushed to the brink by an explosion earlier this month which this straw and several hospitals new footage shows emerge showing that the struction of some of those facility a warning you may find it upsetting. Its just extraordinary video and according to the red cross that tragedy killed at least 200. 00 people and left more than 6. 00 and injured over a quarter of a 1000000 people also lost their homes its believed a fire in a warehouse sent the port calls the destination of a huge stockpile of Ammonium Nitrate the right 15000000000. 00 will be needed to repair the damage to the city. The French Military has vowed to continue its counterterrorist operation in the holy this by the recent overthrow of the government soldiers arrested the president on tuesday forcing him to resign and sparking International Condemnation kill up and now reports on frances truck record in the west african nation. Forced to step down the president of mali has been detained by the military after months of protest. But. The former leader has been accused of mismanaging the economy corruption and worsening the situation when it came to the fight with jihad just groups in the north however he did enjoy the backing of france smalleys former colonizer and french troops have been in mali since 2013 to keep terrorists at bay the results in the country have been rather modest the security situation in mali has recently deteriorated. The security situation in the sahara countries has deteriorated considerably in recent months conflicts prevailing in the region are have an unprecedented humanitarian consequences on civilian populations face an insecurity and displacement. French president in my new im a chronic actually believes that the operations are successful because of home a 1000000 little to weve improved their effectiveness in Information Exchange in the fight against terrorism and succeeded with our unique Information Center in niamey we have achieved strong results especially in recent weeks. France recently raised the number of troops in the region to 5000 but locals say they want them out and. The reason we are protesting is that france has been here in our country for 7 years but people die if we had 10 difficulties when france arrived we now have 90 france came to help us to fight terrorism but now each of us is questioning if it has indeed been for. Our impression is daily suffering it is us who called friends to help we called it to help us fight terrorism thing got friends keen that