Happening today the u. S. Says it will reimpose sanctions previously lifted on a rant in a unilateral move that irritated washingtons out. Kevin i would welcome to the weekly or an r. T. International round of all the big stories of the last 7 days as reported by us to you 1st that russian opposition figure election of a is on the path to recovery at a hospital in berlin after coming out of an induced coma last week since revealed his intention to return back into russia as soon as hes fighting fit again meantime the diplomatic row between moscow and berlin over his alleged poisonings only got worse in the week on monday germany said labs in sweden and france said independently verified that the valley was poisoned by a nerve agent of the group the Global Chemical weapons watchdog is also analyzing the samples russias prosecutor general has demanded that information on the case be shared but so far to no avail. Their excuses are completely contrived germany says it cant tell us anything in direct. As to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons weve been to the o. P. C. W several times and they say talked about when we are ready to talk to anyone but not when in the absence of facts we are pressured into giving an account of ourselves on the basis of specific clearly formulated concerns we are always ready to have a professional conversation. Russia insists its doctors found no trace of nava chalk or any other poison while the violin was in their care moscows repeatedly stressed its willingness to cooperate with germany in order to establish exactly what happened it goes down off looks at the controversy surrounding the case. Alexina volley is recovering whatever it was killing his body is on retreat and the politician seems to be almost out of these woods so concerns over his health make room for concerns over what exactly happened and europe is demanding that russia aids the investigation installations arise which only the russian government can and must answer we continue calling us year to investigate this our demand is that russia urgently explain what happened well russia has already contributed by not letting alexina valmy of die in the 1st crucial hours after the politician fell sick russia contributed by opening its airspace to a team of german doctors letting them visit russia contributed by eventually putting him on a german rescue plane allowing the value to be airlifted to berlin and by offering its medical data to german colleagues so now russia says the ball is in germanys court moscow current aid the investigation if its kept in the dark on emerging evidence to the press with nothing at all all this is taking place against the backdrop of facts that our proposals to berlin to jointly sort out what happened ive been dismissed and a far fetched pretext thats hurdles are brought into the race because berlin starts playing a game of all take and no give russia can get the results of the expertise made in german labs since it will reveal too much of the german armys capabilities too much but only to russias eyes apparently because berlin had no problem with sharing its data with almost 200 other nations Member States of the or b c w we are very negatively the fact that germany refusing to assist the russian Law Enforcement agencies secretly transferred no boundaries test data to its trusted partners it is clear that this was done with a political purpose. So that france and sweden would automatically confirm some founded accusations against russia but wait russia is a member state of the o. P. C. W. And that means it finally has all the time in the world to scrupulously study everything the germany could find right wrong the only thing that it actually means is that russia can hop on the merry go round of rejections because berlin tells moscow it can get everything from the o. P. C. W and the o p c w saying the exact opposite bumping russia right back to berlin russia is in a loop which doesnt really help o. P. C. W. s reputation with moscow as russia had previously accused the un bag watchdog of becoming politicized player p. C. Dont you like so Many International commands ations its always great to be subject to political pressure and thats critically from of course those the fund it largely funded thats largely the western powers weve seen with the p. C. To abuse role in investigating alleged Chemical Attacks in syria but its investigations have tended to ascribe blame have been riddled with inconsistent says and problems that will not rise in independent investigation but that there appears to be scope for political interference and pressure to take close we saw a similar situation in respect to the scruple case where. It was very reluctant to share its information with russia in respect of it what do you have to discover in terms of chemical analysis and so on giving no access to evidence keeping waters murky playing every bureaucratic trick in the book this is how the e. U. Is shutting out russias investigators also raising the sanctions guillotine over the country almost like it wants no investigation from russia but an immigration. Eating admission of guilt then in a post foreign of alis Instagram Account a video shows his team searching his hotel room in tomsk shortly after news had broken that hed fallen severely ill wearing surgical gloves they collect evidence in plastic bags which according to the post was then passed on to the German Authorities one of the Water Bottles they submitted was said to contain traces of nava chalk but one of the cocreators of that very nerve agent in a drink spoke direct to us and claims if it was use the novelli would never of even very able to make it to the plane he was travelling on. Wouldnt have been able to leave the hotel to last if it was normal and he really touched it or drank something 1st of all even in smaller not very toxic doses provokes pupil contraction in such a way a person would be almost blind so could barely move so even with only very mild exposure he wouldnt have been able to get on a plane there are photos of him in the hotel in the plane in the russian hospital and yet we cant see any of the symptoms poisoning and novacek a not worse to use for this case. Richard that they definitely would get something they had just simple surgical gloves and thats it and also imagine a bottle that has traces of the substance on the outside it would be a very smart person who would try to fill a bottle with such a dangerous liquid and spill it all down the science creating a dangerous situation for everyone. And better asante government protesters have again been venting their anger over augusts disputed election the countrys been rocked her 6 weeks of opposition demonstrations now on saturday protesters mostly female gathered in the council minsk demanding president of the shank a step down in storage he say over 400. 00 were arrested meantime opposition candidates for the taken off sky is expected to take part in a meeting with the Foreign Ministers in brussels on monday will cover that move is being condemned by both the belorussian and russian government a Senior Correspondent were gassed you have has this next to me. On saturday and throughout this week there have been far fewer people attending again fewer demonstrations been daintiest protests that weve seen rocking belo us over the past month or so and police perhaps feeling emboldened by the lack of add in d. S. Have certainly made themselves seen and known there be many arrests dozens upon dozens of protesters activists arrested detained taken to Police Station and Holding Cells but it is sunday that is the big day of protests here in belarus where we could expect to see thousands upon thousands of people gather together rallies and march down the streets of minsk against the government it is the traditional day of protests we will see how the numbers out of what you have what sort of numbers turned out for that but while there have been there may have been a lull effectivity few a few people coming out for protests soufan this week there has been an uptick on the geo political fraud on the diplomatic front with with an escalation. The relations between the European Union and better us. Have been invited to attend a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of european states which is which is you know said. Sydney shows how high a stock has risen in the ranks of in the minds of european politicians or indeed depending on who you ask how high they have elevated stud better is this come out here and said that you know the must all mosques are off the European Union has shown its true colors that they have meddling that this is an attack on the sovereignty of belarus and the independence of belarus and russia has come out and said that the this meeting represents a u. Turn europes but previously stated goals of staying out of it and respect in the dependence on the will of the better russian people we consider such contact if it takes place as more evidence of the European Unions departure from statements that they made and their regard in the absence of geopolitics in the situation with. With regards to this diplomatic escalation that i mentioned the European Parliament came out and voted on a nonbinding resolution to see more of a recommendation but a very harsh one calling on the heads of states of the European Union the leaders of the European Union not to recognize president you can shake up as the legitimate leader of belarus once his official term is up moreover they are calling for sanctions for pressure on bellerose and russia for example has come out and said that this is counterproductive that this flies in the face of what the European Union has called for that called on previously which is deescalation which is dialogue and which is to to leave belarus to decide for itself d on what path and what course to proceed and russia said says that if these if these harsh sanctions are put in place that they will be called sequences. Our position in relation to sanction instruments used by the European Union is well known it is illegitimate from the point of view of International Law and is an unacceptable interference internal affairs and the context of the situation and valorous it contradicts the call of restore instability establishing dialogue launching their constitutional process and these intentions of which represented have spoke so much about the rocklahoma attempts to rock the boat and brussels should not be surprised that retaliated to remeasure will follow previously the president of the European Council that come out and openly said that the protests the bellows are not about geopolitics and that the European Union firmly established behind the better russian people who have the right to decide their own future but since then opinions have apparently changed in the chambers of the European Union and the European Union has taken a much more active role in deciding who has leads belarus and making sure that the European Union gets a 3rd say in how things are done here on out of this week to alexander look at shanker flew here to russia to meet his counterpart Vladimir Putin the president s discuss the future of minsk moscow tys putin stressed that belarus should handle the crisis through dialogue with its citizens and without any external pressure moscow also announced 1500000. 00 in loans for me its. Happening right now the u. S. Is unilaterally reimpose sanctions on iran relating to its Nuclear Enrichment activities washingtons allies have been quick to react and casting doubt on whether the move actually has an illegal force secretary of state mike palm poses a range of penalties are being considered for those who violate the restrictions we need sheeted the snapback process to restore virtually all previously terminated un sanctions if you when you. States feel to fulfill their obligations to implementing these sanctions the United States is prepared to use or domestic authorities to impose consequences for those failures and ensure that iran does not read the benefits of un prohibited activities there would appear to be uncertainty whether or not the process was indeed initiated and concomitantly whether or not the sanctions terminations continue in effect does not for the secretary general to proceed as if no such uncertainty exists the original sanctions covered uranium enrichment as well as the buying and selling of conventional weapons they were lifted under the 2050 nuclear deal however in 2018 the trumpet ministration unilaterally withdrew from that washington says its taking action now than as an arms embargo on iran expires in october paving the way potentially for to run to buy conventional weapons from russia and china. Well maybe the International Community must decide by itself whether to stand up to the bullying unfortunately due to the u. S. Influence on Financial Markets they could apply pressure with financial sanctions of course those applying the sanctions say we did that even though we know they are legal and powerful but they havent noticed that the same principles will work for them. And their spoke with a professor of political communication at the university of tehran he told me the u. S. Is isolated in its current approach to iran. We any partners thats going to accept that premise. The u. S. Is isolated in the unusual manner and whats going to happen is that the u. S. Is going to use force to pressure other countries to accept the interpretation of the u. N. Has a mission 2231 and a few countries are going to accept that the u. S. Has a history of mongering so you always have to be careful but the United States Foreign Policy so we have this. Conflict escalating if we hope that the president is not in. The. Scenario if he is behind the polls he should know better not to engage in any military activities against iran to advance is put the vote. Thanks for taking the time to watch just this weekend stick around to hear more of the stories that made the headlines of the week just gone we asked is sports becoming a new political platform that the case of play formula one stars and the Police Brutality protest on the podium got people talking we talk about it. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation or community. Are you going the right way or are you being led. By. What is true what is fake. In a world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a maid in the shallows. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Again for me no one is back down on hunting Lewis Hamilton a penalty over his anti Racism Campaign at the end of last weekends tuscan grand prix the british driver took to the podium wearing a t. Shirt against Police Brutality and it raised questions over making political statements through sport and whether or not how would since latest moves out sleep broken sport rules is t. Shirt then said arrest the cops who killed Briona Taylor referencing the 26 year old black medical worker who was shot dead on a no knock warrants in march in the us state of kentucky regarding the case authorities said they were turned fire after one officer was shot and wounded but it triggered a waiver. Public anger with calls for those responsible to face justice their mind no criminal charges have been filed against them so far calling out racism has gripped the sporting world and its athletes in 2020 but some fans are growing frustrated over it it appears case in point this last week americas Football League the n. F. L. Kicked off its new season several teams took a knee and locked arms during the National Anthem move in support of the black Matter Movement some players too even staying in their locker rooms until the ultimate finished but this time Something Different some fans appeared to be dismayed by it all n. F. L. Players all over the league annealing during the National Anthem we simply arent allowed to enjoy sports anymore without politics being shoved down our throats i tried against my better judgment to watch the n. F. L. Today i saw a kneeling fist in the year players kneel in the middle of the field instead of defending a kickoff and were subjected to the black National Anthem im done fire them all and lets see what jobs they find to contribute to society versus throwing the ball around and making millions for it meanwhile not doing a damn thing besides needing to or not a great National Anthem so we put it up for debate with social g. Expert as cashmore and social activist lee jasper. Both times in the world where the acuteness of injustice the harshness of injustice and the unfairness of injustice seach through into sport right a should do so when those injustices can find no legitimate response from democratic nations people differ around the world in what means good or bad way if we get scared of Carte Blanche to everyone then we are in troubled waters if someone like israel folau comes along and starts expressing homophobic views which are clearly not consistent with that of the rest of the wall of sports i dont want that i want them to remain congo and with the ideals the guiding ideas of governing organizations in sport which to me seem as if theyve all got the heart in the right place that you know this idea that were living in a meritocracy that the world is a meritocracy the sporting burra anybodys retiree meritocratic. That would be guy i dont know what youll get i would i would it i would agree that you could take up position but in a world where the vast moral consensus of the tire ity of humanity is against racism and recognizes racism and is perfectly just what happens when there is an individual competitor in some sport who doesnt agree with the moral consensus who does hold racist or homophobic or sexist views are you going to let him or her express those views it a free society that you have free to say what they like if they do express them your and he really that theyre well to kill will face the moral condemnation of the past majority of people a new day to making a career decision when trying to do such a little and so so on section and so he looks you know we dont youre not to notice. This is not the way we bank it just open a station lets get away from the hypothetical thing that lets take the case of israel folau who expressed calm of views are you going to say youre comfortable with an individual exercising his freedom of speech to pronounce these kind of use and lets face it the guy hes influential hes got a certain type of orthorexic thats conferred on him by his participation in sport are you going to say that we just wait for the world to condemn him i think that the organization was quite right to step in and say we dont want you saying this kind of stuff this focus on the exceptional and the moral equivalence between racism which is a global human consensus and these are the issues you know doesnt doesnt stand up to muster so school will always play a part in politics and politics in school as a broader principle im glad formula one stepped in because at a later stage another driver might Say Something completely different. A small group of wealthy nations or a secured of a half of the envisioned future supply of covert 19 vaccines according to a report by the Oxfam Charity it means only 13 percent of the worlds population will initially have access to the sought after drug laws and the head of oxfams or the Quality Policy Division told us its a consequence of pharmaceutical Companies Seeking to maximize profits. Its extremely dangerous for the world because rich nations are monopolizing the supply of a potential breakthrough but more importantly theyre doing deals with big promise you to corporation which are defending their intellectual property and their profits meaning that the supply of taxes being artificially limited. Oxfam says there wont be enough seems to go round to meet Global Demand the 5 leading vaccine care that its for which nations across the world of steel to deal currently undergoing the final stage of chemical Clinical Trials so whether even if all 5 prove to be a success which according to charities extremely unlikely around 2 thirds of the worlds population will still have to wait and see that at least 2022 on top of potential drug shortages that oxfam further says that the vaccine deals lay bare the inequality between prosperous and developing countries case in point this the u. K. Is managed to secure up to 5 doses per person depending of course on how those trials go but contrast that stark contrast to bangladesh and the situation there the figures only one dose and 9 people max lorson again says that prolonged availability of the vaccine in some countries will result in many unnecessary deaths Companies Like their own or in the us are only selling their backs into very rich countries theyre selling it at a very high price somewhere between 16. 00 and 35. 00 a dose and you have to have 2 doses so thats like 70. 00 per person so they are very clear that they theyre doing things to make a profit and they want to make money from this vaccine what were saying is we need a peoples backs not a profit really to see. The breaking down of the patent barrier and we need to see open sharing your banks in technology to maximize its applause or so. And effective vaccines all over the world as soon as possible the huge economic and human cost of. A live aid ability the vaccine if you think of countries like india or south africa brazil if these countries are not getting access to safe and effective but staying until 2022 then they would have more lockdowns their economies would be huge trouble and many many people would die who do not need to because the vaccine has been artificially ration and private profits of pharmaceutical corporations. Fun of this goes a bit of a smart of the weeks never too late to learn case in point the story of one italian man whos graduating from university at the age of 96 fulfilling a lifelong dream. That after working i retired and said what do i do now i didnt like doing nothing so i started studying. A wonder me on when my mother gave me the money to go and buy breakfast states instead of buying myself got a sandwich with me but tater was dead and i went to stay to buy books. I seriously wanted to enroll and i am a little tired after 3 years of study every evening i finished reading and studying at midnight without exception even on sunday. Ive never drunk alcohol i always drank milk and i believe this is the secret of my memory then of course reading helps the mind needs to be trained in your. Images at the good job good job so what is life for them still have many more years thats a snapshot of the way some of the big stories of the last 7 days panned out as reported by us to international to you here in moscow kevin i would something off for now have a great weekend. A new gold rush is underway and gonna. Quit working as a flocking to the gold fields hoping to strike it rich. As. Children a tool in between gold. My family was very poor i thought i was doing my best to get back to school which side will have the strongest appeal. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. Fearing Dramatic Development the only place im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very. Time to sit down and talk. Is it to us or. To get us president to build a dividing. Last