Youre watching Arts International coming to you straight from moscow 247 welcome to the program this hour. Well scott says that it fails to understand what prompted berlin to claim that russian Opposition Leader of extent of all night was poisoned by a nerve agent the common spokesperson to me also revealed that the russian president and german chancellor havent discussed the issue on wednesday berlin amounts of phone traces of novi chalk on the volley meanwhile the president of bellerose has claimed that the countrys Security Forces have intercepted a call which casts doubt on berlins poisoning allegations. We have intercepted a call as we understand between warsaw and berlin that clearly says its all a full sophistication. Didnt take place. They have done it to discourage putin from interfering in the internal affairs of belarus. The kremlin says it has no details on the question goes claims as of yet and they have not been verified the german chancellor Angela Merkel also spoke about the case on thursday they are all over has more details on that. Well im glad merkel speaking here in live alongside the swedish Prime Minister stefan levin briefly touching on alexina valmy and saying how germany would respond to russia depended on russia right now and how it responds to those allegations that came out on wednesday as it stands moscow is far from happy with berlin at the moment in the way that that announcement on wednesday was made what weve heard from the head of the fact that a press conference was called before the Russian Ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Office before. Being told that this was going to be this announcement was going to be made so to. Have the Russian Ambassador said that once he was summoned to the the Foreign Ministry he wasnt given any facts about the allegations being made now the kremlin spokesperson to me to the press golf has said on thursday essentially they cant comment on what they havent seen in relation to the the evidence to back up the claims that Alexei Navalny was poisoned using a novacek nerve agent while the Foreign Ministry in moscow has accused berlin of what it called make a phone diplomacy. I would be very cautious when talking about any accusations against russia in this case after all there is no valid reason to make any we hope that we will be able to determine what happened and why we are interested in that we want it and we need the information from germany for that. If there was any dealer we would work with that there is no data there are only statements amounting to megaphone diplomacy because their view is by Foreign Ministry attacks many were waiting to hear what the doctors had to see the doctors in syria theres a. Wider fact indeed thats not something we see here is the why of why would novell need the poison has been raising a lot of questions in russia weve heard from the. Heads of Russias Foreign Intelligence Service who said that the situation regarding the family raises more questions than it does and says the statements coming out of lindh raising more questions than they do answers he also said that the tests carried out in russia were there as far as he was going sir and the kremlin spokesperson to me to the press corps of also saying that hes far from sure who would benefit it all from poisoning alexina volley. I cant answer the question of who would benefit from the poisoning i dont think anybody would benefit from it the tool. The German Foreign minister heiko muss on wednesday said that day at demanding answers and theyre looking to russia for those answers its an informant soon it is obvious that one of the leading opposition figures in russia has been poisoned especially islip were 3 of the armed forces came to a clear conclusion that aleksey never in the was poisoned with a substance from the north beach a group hes the victim for crime someone tried to shut him up. We demand an investigation into the poisoning of aleksey now while we condemn this boys name and in the near future will hold consultations and how you can adequately respond to it it will also depend on russias response to the case chancellor merkel has said that the eyes of the world are looking at the Alexei Navalny case right now alongside her on thursday speaking in the chancery was stefan love in the swedish Prime Minister he called for a full investigation into find they out what happened to mr lee that followed on from similar calls from british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson from the underline the e. U. Commission president also the french Prime Minister as well all saying that there needs to be a full investigation in condemning whats being alleged by germany as the poisoning of Alexei Navalny weve also heard on thursday from the senior spokesperson for the age of. Foreign affairs thats no he said that these the readiness of moscow to cooperate have pleased the Foreign Office so far also said that an investigation should be conducted by moscow during that press briefing he wrapped up was asked a question of buyouts potential sanctions against russia from the European Union over the election of on the case he said that any sanctions were down the line from now that there needed to be an investigation 1st it was up to moscow to carry out that investigation and then anything further would be discussed once they had those results the Global Chemical weapons watchdog the o. P. C. W. Has said the alleged poisoning of them on the is of grave concern and that theyre monitoring the situation as after several western politicians call for sanctions against russia are just more guns and digs deeper into the allegations. Again they say the north koreas talks and that is heaped infamy on russia over talks a group of toxins by the way with slightly different variations of liquid gas powder one of the deadliest substances known to man rebel solves the huge operation launch there hundreds of people in full hazmat gear everyone afraid of exposure and here is apparently exposed to this new variation which by the way couldnt evaporate and become airborne at Room Temperature and these flying on a jet where he feels sick scores of people crammed together and no one doubts reports feeling the thing including the people he was with. Trigs hammond alexina countys biological fluids the study was carried out with an american aspect which contains 240000. 00 standard sets of substances that correspond to the electronic database of the u. S. National institute of standards and technology no liquids organic phosphorus compounds or drugs that inhibit colonists were detected and no traces of other unknown substances were found. You see organophosphates compounds are highly toxic substances and as a rule its impossible to use them just to poison a Single Person if there had been any interaction with this substance on the eve of the flight or during the flight then any accompanying persons were certainly have shown symptoms of poisoning that did not happen if the germans had got clear evidence of. Something like perhaps being used they should give that information over to the russians and the russians and so that didnt happen with scruples on the soles and i doubt whether or happen again and theres many questions like you know he was on the airplane then it landed why isnt anybody else i mean again another echo of this ripple case as far as i can see we need some transparency here. Before we start escalating listen to any kind of sanctions trade war or gods help or any kind of military conflict there are a lot of questions now speculation and rumors and thinks this is a time to wait to let investigators collect the facts unless you want to use the moment the confusion the hysteria the anger to tear up russian german ties to stop a pipeline for example putins regime is inhuman as the case of novell me and the support for a game show whats required is a clear and tough response that putin understands north stream too must be put up for debate anything less would only be a confirmation for him. The obvious murder attempt by the mafia like structures of the kremlin can no longer just worry us it must have real consequences that is why a very clear answer is needed here north stream 2 is nothing that we can promote together with russia hope for the north stream to pipeline to hold the russians accountable germany says it will share its lab results and findings with e. U. Nations and get this nato new response to russias offers of a Legal Assistance and medical corp russia will learn that the value they have been poisoned not from the German Government but from the news if the aim is to justify some previously prepared response measures that have already been agreed on it becomes clear why theyre deploying megaphone diplomacy substituting normal corporation with an Information Campaign public appeals to the e. U. And they too and reference to the c. W. Whenever such a thing which started diplomatic reaching the hazards they always have to us. Who is benefiting who does something was benefiting and we have as we have already heard as it were a ship there there are heavy forces would god want a closer relationship between russia and germany specially according to north korea to project but where also that the that you have to ask what could the russian government 1st of such a thing with this of poland politicians there was no danger for the russian government it would be an election theyre already talking about sanctions guilty by default which is remarkable given the circumstances so the russian government out of the blue decides to poison an opposition politician who has been after the kremlin for years using one of the worlds deadliest. Substances which russia has said repeatedly it doesnt have to the do this improbable and highly stupid thing and in these survives it he goes to a russian hospital where the doctors do everything to save his life get him stable and they succeed the russian government which just apparently tried to kill this fellow greenlights a private jet to said him to one of europes best clinics to get help his body apparently for evidence locker treaty banned substances so far that its the best version. Of the Trump Administration has said that the United States will redirect funds it previously owed to the World Health Organization to other help programs comes 2 months after washington d. C. Pulled out of the w. H. O. Accusing it of being controlled by china meanwhile the u. S. Has ruled out taking part in a global effort to develop a Coronavirus Vaccine as kilmartin reports. The United States will not be joining International Efforts to produce a vaccine due to political concern so many see this as yet another blow to Health Diplomacy the United States will continue to engage our International Partners to ensure we defeat this virus but we will not be constrained by multilateral organizations influenced by the corrupt well told balkanization and china the Global Vaccine Initiative known as oh that x. Is colead by the World Health Organization 170 Different Countries are participating the goal is to get Global Distribution for several different vaccines after theyve been licensed and approved by the end of 2021 the World Health Organization has repeatedly warned about the dangers of global just unity and yet a pandemic they are warning about the need to oppose vaccine nationalism and above all national unity. And Global Solidarity are essential. This virus thrives when we are divided. When we are united we can defeat it when a successful new vaccine is found there will be greater demand then there is supply because the mind and competition for supply is already creating bucks emotionalism and risk of price gouging relations between the United States and the World Health Organization has been strained for quite some time despite his praise for the organization at the beginning of the pandemic donald trump made. And pulled the United States out of the global watch dark because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other world wide and deserving urgent Global Public health needs latest decision United States should not participate. Global efforts for a vaccine have raised a storm of criticism or ologists and politicians have spoken out saying that the United States is essentially shooting itself in the book. Trumps go it alone strategy has already given us the highest death toll in the world at his inaugural he spoke of American College and now seems to term and to make it a reality america 1st doesnt apply to condemn excess viruses dont observe National Borders if anyone is at risk we all are refusing to cooperate with other countries on vaccines will kill people this latest decision from the United States to pull out of local vaccine efforts may be seen as just the latest example of Donald Trumps ambitious america 1st policy however i comes to a situation like this it might not be wise to put pride in politics over your population it would mark them artsy new york. Staying with the us washington has imposed sanctions on senior officials at the International CriminalCourt Secretary of state my pump aoe says the i. C. C. Is corrupt and has no authority the International Criminal court. Thoroughly broken in corrupted institution. The United States has never ratified the rome statute that created the court and we will not tolerate is illegitimate have to subject americans to its jurisdiction washington is unhappy with the i. C. C. Its current investigation into alleged us war crimes and afghanistan the court is also investigating americas close ally israel over possible crimes related to jewish settlements in the west bank and East Jerusalem other the us nor israel belong to the i. C. C. And the court has condemned the sanctions. These coercive facts directed at any International Judicial institution and its Civil Servants around president did and constitute serious attacks against the court and the rule of law or more generally secretary of state compares announcement today marks a stunning perversion of u. S. Sanctions devised to penalize rights abuses and kleptocrats to persecute those tasked with prosecuting International Crimes the trumpet ministration has twisted the sanctions to obstruct justice not only for certain war crimes victims but for atrocity victims anywhere looking to the International Criminal court for justice. Human rights lawyer down complex as International Laws apply to all countries with no exceptions the us for many. Areas taking the position that because it is a mighty is military in the world. It doesnt have to be. So. To international. Its above International Law and i think trump is just frankly taking in there to its logical the United Statess build a hose to the International Criminal or it leashed as to the extent that the i. C. C. Could prosecute western countries. From the very beginning and now trump is sanction because it wants to investigate us war crimes in afghanistan and is raving were crimes in that. It would be fair for over the country say look us you know whats good for the goose is good for the gander the International Law doesnt apply to you it doesnt apply to me. Were not going to go back to our top story as the global fall is continuing from germany is claiming yesterday that of extent of all the it was poisoned by a nerve agent from the group the russian opposition figure head is in a medically induced coma in berlin 2 weeks after being airlifted from siberia the kremlin is saying that it still had no contact with berlin on the case and were going to get live analysis from writer and journalist neil clark on this situation n