To move ahead with large scale testing of its Coronavirus Vaccine scientists here publish more details about the job and its effectiveness. The french satirical magazine reprints its controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammad reigniting debate. Terror trial getting underway 5 years after the. Publications offices in paris. With big stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment of elements as well welcome to the weekly an International Im going to know neal. Berlin and moscow are locked in a diplomatic row over they allege nerve agent poisoning of russian opposition figure alexina volley on sunday they Russian Foreign ministry question ultimatum to provide an explanation for what happened suggesting its the german side thats not being forthcoming if the German Government is sincere in state months it should respond to their quest of the russian general Prosecutors Office as soon as possible that it was passed along on the 20 sounds or 4 guest it is the german side that really less urgency by not sending a response berlin is slowing down the very investigative process it is calling for is that on purpose ultimatums do not help anyone move forward but if never explanations follow from russia in the coming days we will have to discuss the response with our partners we have high hopes for the russian government to solve this serious crime. Meanwhile a group of russian doctors have offered to set up a joint commission with their german counterpart to investigate the case it comes as global pressure continues to build against russia with more in the tears are europe correspondent peter all over. There have been International Calls for transparency from russia in an investigation into what happened to alexina valmy the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov of has said moscow has nothing to hide when it comes to mist in the found me he says russia is still waiting though for requests for information to be answered. But its we have already commented on this and said we have nothing to hide the soon as alex in the valley fell ill the plane was grounded and necessary measures rumi julie taken this soon as he was transported to germany those who were demanding information from russia went silent and did not demand anything from berlin this is all following the same old scenario we hear public accusations against russia in the fischel requests to berlin from our Prosecutors Office have so far gone unanswered we were promised today that we would soon receive response as soon as we get the facts we will react accordingly this is all reminiscent of what happened with this group poles nato secretarygeneral again stoltenberg has his mind made up though he says International Action needs to be taken however he stopped short of saying what form that should take we strongly believe that this is a blatant violation of International Law so it requires an International Response. But i will not speculate about exactly what kind of International Response but were seeing at the moment is warnings and demands flying backwards and forwards the french and German Foreign ministers issued a joint statement on friday evening in which they. And an attack against mr novelli weve also heard from the German Federal president. He said being a volley case has the potential to cause real problems in the relationship between pearl in moscow and in vienna weve seen moscows representative summoned to the Foreign Ministry to discuss the novelli case i consider the demands russia conducts a quick open and comprehensive investigation in appropriate in the absence of any information facts or specific data from germany or any response to the russian prosecutor generals request made on the 27th of august its over a week since moscow requested information from berlin regarding the tests that were carried out on alexina volley on friday the German Government confirmed that they had received that request however getting that information over to russia might not be as simple as all out. Had to write at their request was forwarded by the minister of justice to the Justice Department in berlin today in the morning to geisha. Does that mean russia has not received anything from the ministry of justice or any other responsible oath already as they have already just sad the federal government has approved their quest for mutual legal assistance. Or speaking in plain language no other information has been given is that right. I regenerate what i have just said moscow has requested this information because the tests that were carried out in the russian hospital where lex in the valley was 1st treated showed no trace of any toxin in his system and tests for poisons all came back negative. Back to investigative measure assure being carried out and if the information about the presence of a poisonous substance from the patients biological samples is confirmed then of course we will open a day jury investigation its 2 weeks since alexina valmy has been here in berlin being treated the shot at a hospital physicians say there is nowhere cute risk to his life at the moment however there is the potential for a long term effects from this illness. Its exactly a month since the disputed election in belarus triggered unprecedented scenes of protest in the country and for a 5th consecutive weekend thousands of once again taken to the streets of cities on talons nationwide decrying what they say was a rig result of thora these have confirmed over 100 people were detained today are minsk based correspondents report from the scene. Since quarter of so at this point just seems to me that everything will be over soon people are beginning to disperse it some pleasant to stay here in the rain and theres no talk or details about whats happening here. Lets move over here to this building and i want to talk about it this is a multistory car park near the hotel when it started raining people so theres a running take cover in there spread all over the floors people shouting chometz but theres no actual aggression from the crowd there is a project called voice that was created for Fair Elections they have a new version of bullets in the telegram app called i walk you need to send a message to it so your presence would be registered anonymously but that ronnie stasi did say 120000 people were expected i dont see that many here maicon say that on lots of people but just a few of them before the august him. Behind the fence there is a car with a very loud speaker on the roof playing some patrick belorussian music you can still hear it kilometers away from here and from afar it sort of sounds like some kind of a pet rabbit party but in fact this car is drowning out any chance and slogans its music is being played death loud other than yes the much demand in the prison here is the most tense place right next to the barbed wire there are Water Cannons over there and walls that prevent the crowds from entering the independence palace the crowd is very dense here and it stretches for more than 100 meters. Protests broke out immediately after the outcome of the vote when it was announced on august 9th was when long time president Alexander Lukashenko won another 5 years in Office Although initially marred by violence and Police Brutality the demonstrations are now largely Peaceful World leaders have called for talks between the government on the opposition the latter is the monday in a fresh vote on full constitutional reform. Mark the 100 consecutive day of block lines motor rallies in the u. S. City of portland triggered by the death of george floyd those protests show no sign of relenting. Yeah youre seeing here im on desperately trying to the flames on his shoes after a molotov cocktail london near him tensions between demonstrators police remain high officers used tear gas to break up the crowds and theyve made several arrests the rallies which begin in may have frequently been marred by violence. Meanwhile in kentucky hundreds of armed protesters from rival groupings have marched through louisville black lines moderate campaigners converged on the city demanding the states famous Kentucky Derby horse race be counseled that it cried Police Violence and Racial Injustice earlier in the day pro Police Militia had marched through the city and were confronted by some of the b. L. M. Activists. Well in all those developments im happy to say theyve done the author and journalist joins us live on the program always good to see you don you know as you well know donald trump is pitching his whole fight for the presidency in november on law and order as specially more and more as the scenes continue whether or not that connects with voters is the situation as you see it is it getting out of control. You know it is getting out of control i mean america is breaking down were seeing a street fighting street fighting going on growing levels involving both the leftists and rightists. Its a kind of a slow wilting civil war that probably will continue until election day and then no one knows what will happen with the election because american electoral process these are so broken down that it may very well end up infighting endless lawsuits indeterminant out no one knows youve got the largest one gun maker in the u. S. Smith and wesson just reporting record sales as well what do you read into that is that cause for concern or does this happen in the build up to election is this something you know that we need to be keeping a very close eye on. Well it that this is not normal in terms of a normal president ial election but this one is marked by growing social breakdown and both sides are arming i mean there are Guns Everywhere when if you go to one of these protests and in places like the met midwest or the west youll see guns on both sides and its very dangerous and because people tend to use these weapons and so but the but theres no force capable of stopping these these these these this fighting because im it seems to have taken a life of its own and its just part of the whole political structure which is in an accelerating breakdown i mean america is a is a failed state and its failing ever more rapidly and these these demonstrations these these the street fighting is a symptom of the one thing ive noticed in. The decade in the live being presenting dunny when i when i talk to people on the left and the right increasingly as the years go on in the u. S. It seems that the increase the vision that there seems to be no middle ground and were seeing that on the streets in the clash between right and left wing and youre either on one side or the other thats going to be the middle ground trying to get back to some consensus that come some kind of negotiation its going to be harder and harder the longer this goes on isnt that. Yes but its impossible because as i said all the political mechanisms are broken. I mean america is its incapable of holding a a a standard election something other countries take for granted but which is beyond us capacities america cant handle the kofa crisis in any kind of rational civilized way. Corruption is out of control economic up polarization is out of control and people are very angry and since they have no politike. Outlets as the system is so on response of all they can do is take to the streets and throw punches thats what were seeing i mean weve seen other countries go down this road and now the u. S. Is going down this road as well and its not as if when november 3rd comes around the next morning when you get the election result this is all going to magically disappear theres no hint that thats happening right oh yes i mean i mean november 3rd or november 4th when you know in the in the day after the elections will probably seem were almost certainly see more turmoil more uncertainty and more anger and conflict as to what the result will be because theres a member america doesnt hold one election. In november it holds literally thousands of elections run by local officials who are not answerable to anybody else their confidence varies wildly and so therefore you will see any disputes especially with an avalanche of mail and ballots as to what the accurate count is and there is no authority america does not have an Election Commission for example as most other countries do so there is no authority with the with the ability to to count the ballots in any kind of neutral objective fashion so therefore its a its a recipe for disaster unless im almost i mean almost certain that that more conflict will come out of the election rather than less just as we look at some of the scenes as youre speaking done it looks like a militarized zone really the more it continues 100 days 101 days not in Portland Oregon youve got to helmets gas masks armored clothing being picked up by police you know theyre becoming more armed on both sides youve got a stream of groups attempting to take advantage of the situation it feels as if things can break out anywhere. And theres nothing really can stop by that this stage yet it really is the weimar is ation of the United States and im referring to weimar germany in the 1020s which sort of more and more if street fighting between between nazis and communists which eventually culminated in the declaration of a state for emergency and and hitlers accession as as chancellor and shiny 130 threat im not saying that history will repeat itself exactly exactly but there is unquestionably that this is out of these disorders are leading to an authoritarian crackdown and that what well see is will be the desk of democratic norms as they are generally understood america is a country and deep trouble its most basic institutions are breaking down and theres really no mechanism for reconstructing them we appreciate your time at this hour thanks for talking to us on the program down the less our journalist and author from new york thank you friends had to recall magazine surely abdul has reprinted controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad ahead of a terror trial reigniting debates over freedom of speech and subtler a closer look at that after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics or. Im showbusiness ill see that. Lead. To. A low again russia says its ready to move ahead with large scale testing of its new Coronavirus Vaccine last month the country became the 1st nation in the world to register a jump fears were expressed in the west that corners must have been cut might end up doing more harm than good but details of the potential cure are helping published for the world to see scott taylor reports on the. At the start of trench 28 good news it was hard to come by but as we move that autumn it seems that find us not unpleasant to report on as many will now but russia practices the what fast track to give great advice but all the results are now on friday it was announced that the notice that nicotine has introduced a strong immune response i am to point out that in 100 some of those images a page in trials now this comes just after eating just about one of the oldest one of the most respected in the land. Thats a subset of the findings of the trials because it is a part of the Clinical Trial results of the sputnik the vaccine published in lancet the worlds leading medical journal shows that russia is leading the way in developing a corona virus vaccine and it answers a lot of questions from western critics specifically the journal report concluded that there were no serious adverse consequences among volunteers that took the vaccine and there was a very strong in time moon response due to the development of antibodies it found that a vaccinated person produces 1. 00 times more antibodies than an average person infected with corona virus so no serious side to the desired antibodies and of course a good safety profile its also worth noting that the head of the musket clinic which developed independently said he thought that those heightened place would actually protect individual for at least 2 yes so that im not for what he did right in basketball and there was this article in the lancet really bulls direct their arguments next the suspected nest not this unusual undoubtedly with those who decided to take the plunge to leave the fund got to get themselves back in it and we can take you to the minister of defense against like who the leader of the liberal Democrat Party who by the way actually appeared on a t. V. Show makes wrong in the day that the last i met. So now were now told president putin about this Via Video Conference he said you know what im feeling fine knows that i will say i did have a slight headache for a few hours so these latest announcement some doubt reassuring but also maybe a way to counter the one of the better word through suspicions like people initially you said that maybe russia has this process in order to declare itself winner of that race for so what now well on our side and if not of what actually basis for russian citizens will start in september. That process could be done within 7 to 12 months in fact. We can explain it in the capital muscovites obviously were in a hot sauce and have been given a bit of a head start so doses for most things people at home but that there will be read to you and it seems there is demand from. Apparently more than 20 foreign governments have already seen the hundreds of millions of doses so immersed like sputnik the spread. Or after of a Peer Reviewed study it was published by u. S. Secretary of state expressed skepticism like pompei or accuse russia and china of hurrying their v