Sweep. A 6 month break in a 150 years fueling criticism approach to. Just a few moments into a brand new day here in the russian capital sunday august the 23rd welcome to r. T. International russian opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny has been admitted to a berlin hospital for medical treatment he was earlier earlier today from the siberian city of hes been in a coma since falling ill during a flight to moscow on thursday our europe correspondent peter all of the latest for us from the german capital. Alexina volley arrived here at charlottes a in a Emergency Vehicle a intensive Care Transport vehicle that was flanked by Police Motorcycles as well as other Police Vehicles weve had a statement from the shallots a hospital asking for patience saying that they are going to be carrying out extensive diagnostic tests on him to try and determine what was the cause of the coma that he is being in it comes after a lot of wrangling between russian doctors in the city of almost the novelli family he was transported here to germany on a medical plane that was paid for and charted by his supporters that plane containing. Specialists in dealing with coma patients however doctors in school werent sure that he was in a fit in of state they felt he was too weak in order to make the journey however they eventually relented at the request of the new found a family which we are not in favor of him being taken anywhere from this hospital but considering the requests of his family we will help organize the transportation alexina valley took ill on a flight from on thursday from siberia to moscow hes been in a coma since then paramedics arriving on the sit when paramedics arrived on the scene of the plane which had to make an Emergency Landing in it was clear that no valley was in some extreme distress. There have been claims that that election of only was poisoned however the doctors who traced him in say they carried out a talk screening and that they that came back negative for any toxins in his system they say that they were treating him based on a different diagnosis the team of doctors concluded that since we did not find any toxic materials in his blood he had suffered immense aboard disrupt. With the reduced glucose levels during the drop in pressure while the plane was taking off last year lex in the valley was admitted to hospital from prison his team at the time suggested hed been poisoned however it later turned out hed had an extreme allergic reaction but we have seen though is conspiracy theories and allegations of bound to that end vonnie is not the 1st to fall victim to poisoning blame for which is often a laid at the door of the kremlin former spice on his daughter yulia suffered a nerve agent attack and russian defector Alexander Litvinenko died of radiation poisoning activist glad amir khan was poisoned twice and survived hooten the torrijos for allegedly using radioactive nerve agents to target Double Agents defectors and others who fall afoul of the kremlin claims of any poisoning it being deny by the Kremlin Putin the russian president s press spokesperson to meet the press corps saying that they wished missed in the valley all the best and a swift recovery saying that any delays in his transport taishan from russia to germany had been due to the concerns from the medical staff in fact the kremlin had rushed through documentation to allow him to make this trip what we are hearing is that the European Union wanting to see a full investigation into what happened so missed in the valley in a case that is becoming increasingly politicized. Medical staff in berlin say they are running extensive tests to establish what is wrong with not only journalist Martin Somers ses its too early to jump to conclusions. Well obviously if its a case of poisoning theres going to be an awful lot of speccing boy western politicians and others but of course its not clear who would have done the poisoning who has access to the lex in the bounty it will be zone. Hes an entourage maybe eat looking with intelligence agencies in the west to create such an incident as were now seeing now that sounds farfetched but it isnt really if you know the history of Nato Special Operations going back many decades that doesnt mean that they did it and it doesnt mean the russian state did it and its not even clear that this is a policing so i would think Everybody Needs to take a deep breath and think very carefully about the damage that can be done wild allegations. Or headline stories opponents of the bella russian leader are keeping up the pressure almost 2 weeks on from the disputed election rallies were health right saturday condemning the Brutal Police tactics seen earlier on in the unrest crowds march through minsk carrying their red and white flag thats become a symbol of the Anti GovernmentMovement Many of the activists carrying flowers to. Here you can see a pluck card with the message love is stronger than fear for the past few days people have been forming a human chain across the capitol with passing cars on their horns in support there was no noticeable security presence meanwhile the president s backers are also making their voices heard a large progovernment rally took place in kabul on sunday Alexander Lukashenko was there and give a speech he reiterated his belief that the ongoing turmoil is being stirred up by external forces r. T. Correspondent inforce adama was in attendance on monday to speak to the president. What you see behind me is a few 1000 people who showed up at a progovernment rally. This meeting is very special compared to others that we have that we have covered in the past couple of days not because its exceptionally large because it isnt but because its the 1st one that weve seen Alexander Lukashenko the president of belarus make an appearance and he made a speech. For over a year and over these fixed time over time 60 percent of people on the internet who showed bruises 60 percent of the states footage time will pass we will come and show you everything i have received information that there are private enterprises all over the country that are pushing people to strike some have become insulting to the point that if an unfortunate policeman arrives ripping a seat on car we have telephone conversations they say cross the corpse but why why will you do if crime returns to the streets who you call do not attack policeman these are your own people if they made some mistakes forgive them but the postelection period as being quite rocky for Alexander Lukashenko for instance a couple of times one factory workers boycotted production and he showed up there to try and calm them down he was essentially had killed and booed off stage so they didnt give him any any any any time they didnt really give him any slack if i may say so well here is a different mood here because here people are supporting him so thats what hes thanked them for and essentially his message has been. It doesnt matter whos in power it doesnt matter the only thing that matters is that belarus should stay independent that it should let other nations meddle i had a chance to ask him a question it wasnt like a Media Briefing or anything will literally caught him as he was leaving the stage. I knew this would happen i was afraid of skirmishes during that critical period they were preparing for that they were going to wait for i came out i was afraid that these. Who would have suffered that is why we took a break look at that there is a sea of people outside i did not expect to see that here on the western border were being bullied are being pressured to attack russia they see as a springboard and we have to wipe it out. It was very happy to see us journalists from russia as well what the mood like is here like a public celebration with some classic songs and some local local heads so this is whats going on here. The better russian president and trying some questions from our team meanwhile russian Opposition Leaders settle on a ticket of sky has said she will not run for president again if the government agrees to a rerun of the election during their 1st Media Conference since fleeing to lift you in here to kind of sky said her only goal now is to secure a new election she called on other countries to respect the sovereignty of belarus sun to let its people decide the future of their country meanwhile Alexander Lukashenko has revealed he helped her leave the country. Yeah it was i who transported to the truth when you i just dont want to go into details but she was the one who requested she was begun to be allowed to go to her children she loves them but shes just dont under the bus. And then Foreign Ministry and Intelligence Services reached out to her and now she started making statements. And we spoke to a moscow based political scientist who believes the protest movement in belarus lacks a clear agenda. Lest the belorussian authorities have managed to curb the strike movements and all the Major Enterprises a largely up and running the conveyor belts were never shut down and all the factories are producing their output the wave of strikes has died down so president lukashenko is personally engaged in with the workers and doing it quite effectively following the peak of the unrest last weekend i do expect we will see a spike again tomorrow but i dont think it will be large maybe 10 or 15000 people by and large bellerose to seen an outpouring of emotion rather than a revolution there is no clear agenda and there is unlikely to be one so i think everything will be under control soon and the governments domestic legitimacy will be restored when it comes to external legitimacy that will take time they need to learn from the many mistakes that have been made. Or just all not lost her point the European Union has refused to recognise the result of the better rushed election the us meanwhile called it not free or for but the spite the western pressure president lukashenko is adamant hes not going anywhere its a situation thats reminded some of another leader. Many are noticing the ways in which the unrest and valorous is similar to the ukraine uprising or political upheavals in other acts soviet states the latest example though is halfway across the world one leading dissident is now citing the venezuelan scenario calling on the west to recognize the Opposition Leader as the legitimate president. We are trying to convince the Global Community that he can all sky has to be recognized for example in venezuela there are 2 centers of power of course in better use so just know it will be different but it can be done and there are clearly a few parallels like bella reuss the situation in venezuela started with massive protests following contested elections and a defeated opposition claiming the results were rigged. Western leaders didnt recognize the Election Results in either case and of course they decided to throw their support behind the protests the brutal repression of the venezuelan people must and must soon unique that you have to ease a dictatorship trying to survive for the coast of unprecedented humanitarian distress flooring ideological radicalization when the resources of the country remain considerable to those who continue to oppress the good people of venezuela know this. All options are on the table so what is moral support from foreign powers done for the opposition in both countries well in venezuela they were confident enough to form their own socalled interim government and theres still essentially a system of dual power 2 parliaments one promo doro the other program things are heading that way in belarus where an Opposition Coordination Council has been formed but if that is if the Coordination Council believes that the only way to overcome the political crisis is to need to start negotiations and work out mechanisms to restore the rule of no rule and hold new elections its not exactly clear what the function of these institutions are though in venezuela its hard to tell what quite though has even gained from washington steer leading so apart from a little chain rattling and protest organizing what is quite those political maneuvering actually achieved as well people never supported in any numbers whatsoever you had rallies were very few people shouted out you can leave the village as well and it was totally loyal to Nicolas Maduro no i have no interest in following this guy was a pretender and the whole thing was just of course to ask of the United States to back someone who had no support really to begin with and then to try to calm this off to the rest of the world that he was rejecting the president have him travel to washington to be seated where were going with donald trump his speech was there in the Public Gallery of the u. S. Capitol i mean it just didnt fly because there was no support for him so as far as belize goes we dont know what the real support is for the opposition because the Election Results were probably tainted dont really know how much support he has but we know the guy girl did never got that kind of support because he was in the country and trying to make speeches and have around him and they found. A laughable figure there no doubt some key differences between the 2 countries after all venezuela has been suffering from hyper inflation widespread crime and a tanking economy all intensified by u. S. Sanctions thats not the case in valorous though lets hope it stays that way foreign support for the better result position has come from numerous quarters including a prominent french intellectual bernard. Is regarded as being no stranger to bucking involved. The United Nations was set up. For me its the war that comes 8 years too late. Almost all default defense of operations targeted defense for prey sions to protect the civilian population at the request of the interim governing council i have the impression france could have envisaged that and it would have submitted it as part of a political plan the you will discover in the next few days. How can we put rice who failed to act with regard to syria well by trying to imagine and perhaps to provoke a configuration such as that which has prevailed in libya. Mind. You not so many europeans you want the best of europeans. Today in vilnius would suit planets economics good the face of the blue Russian Revolution and the opposition to the tyrant actually think that you know it was a definite mistake on the part of the. Team because given that it does have this reputation of someone who is behind sayings wait probably even taken off wants to avoid involving the nation the guy. Given the fact that it became known to the media and it was right at least in some media it is sort of counterproductive for the image chichi to produce quite honestly most people who are now protesting had resort. To peaceful brought us there do that at city seeing horrible pictures of police smile and and the same on the governments side now more and more people are protest and just because they want to say that we are against any change and you know we want to preserve peace so those people are casting out of their own in the seringe an hour an hour out of their own agenda and meeting at this meeting but you can also go with anyone who is no one in the in the war as you know lots of pro promoting some revolutionary ideas i dont think that may makes any any difference. So lets bring you to the middle east where thousands of people have gathered in central jerusalem calling on the israeli Prime Minister to resign over corruption allegations. Protesters marched to Benjamin Netanyahu is residence define police attempts to stop the procession is really media are reporting several clashes on the 27. 00 arrests s. And yahoo is currently on trial for bribery and fraud don has been the target of the demonstrations throughout the summer the latest rally comes ahead of tuesdays deadline for the Coalition Government to agree on a budget plan or trigger a new action. Still ahead in the Program Local authorities in the u. K. Are urging people to ditch the donuts forget the fridays saying the obesity crisis could bankrupt the Health Service that story on more. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy on sunday should we let it be an arms race in this on off and spearing Dramatic Development the only really im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. Lets start the program back in Northern Europe where sweden has recorded its highest death rate for a 6 month period over the past 150 years 20 twentieths figure is a 15 percent increase on last year and has reignited criticism of the countrys approach to the coronavirus all unlike most European Countries sweden did not go into lockdown the majority of Public Places remained open throughout all so there was no official recommendation for a face coverings to be used. It is very dangerous to belief east masks would change the game when it comes to 19 facemasks can be compliment to other things whe