exactly right i think that's wise of him as we know russia and this is not just true of russia but of poland hungary and other countries and the former communist bloc in many ways are much more socially conservative than countries in western europe or in north america and i think he is playing to that even when we talk about. popularity of numbers which are generally much higher than those of western politicians even about half the people who oppose him or express disapproval of him don't think he's conservative and out that he's not nationalistic enough that he's too moderate and yes of course you also have the people in the large cities in moscow st petersburg a few other places where essentially russian versions of western europe these who don't necessarily like these conservative values but i think the items on this referendum list are very much in sync with what the center of gravity russian szell opinion is which tends to be rather conservative by western standards alexander is that it outside the mall maybe we can call them more liberally minded major russian city centers you h

russia has grown its budget by 35%. now, during that same period of time from 2010 to 2015, for that five-year period during the obama administration, we reduced our military by 25%. think about that. china increased theirs by 83%. we reduced ours by 25% during that same time period. and don't forget, these countries willfully mislead on many things including the actual size of their defense budget. russia is almost three times larger than most people think it is. they look at it and think well, ours is larger than theirs. it's just we don't get accurate information, and we know what -- the threats that are out there. now, because of these investments, china and russia have grown not just the size of their military but the capabilities as well. last october, china paraded a hypersonic weapon. i remember that so well because that was live on tv. we saw it. i saw it on television. hypersonic, that's a state of the art. both offense and defense. and they had -- they had it up there. some people said they were maybe faking

by sentients and the low price for oil and even the problems of russia it will lead to. very small g.d.p. gross actually. not more than 2 percent per year so this is the influence of 7. the collapse in foreign direct investment from 55000000000 in 2000 certainly to 2219 actually 1000000000 in 2018 and so what was there is up the russian did russia didn't change behavior that's right but russia couldn't proceed with 1st military aggression we expand the military aggression and this is very important so it's a combination of sanctions and you creating an army resistance actually stopped moving over russia forwards russian troops into ukraine well that's interesting let's bring in. our guest from moscow what do you think that the sanctions are symbolic 'd but actually what they did do was freeze military tensions. this is not a. game. to even in the eyes of russian public opinion for the russian government to abandon those in the so-called people's republics who. in eastern ukraine who feel cultural linguistic and ethnic affinity to russia and who the russian government has

it's remarkable how russia has grownw, by 35%. during the same pure code of time for that five year period we've reduced our military by 25%. now think about that. china increased theirs by 83%. if we reduce hours by 25% during the same time, and don't forget these countries willfully misdeed on many things including the actual size of the defense budget. erussia is three times larger than most people think it is. they look at it and think we don't have accurate information and we know the threats that are out there. because of these investments, china and russia have grown not justca the size of their milita, but that capability as well. last october, china. the hypersonic weapon i remember so well because it was live on tv. we thought it. i saw it on television. state-of-the-art both offense and defense and they had it up there some people said maybe they were faking it, but i believe they did. it was in the parade and showed something we don't even have. their investments are not restricted by their borders. i seem to develop a

russia. but i don't just think about this as a candidate for president, i think about this as a dad, father who sent his son to serve in harm's way for a year in the middle east and iraq. and i'm disgusted on behalf of those families whose loofed -- loved ones are serving today . when your child volunteers to serve, putting their life on the line for the country, they take risks known and unknown for this nation. but they should never, never, never ever finish a threat like this with their commander in chief trying to blind eye to a foreign power putting a bounty on their heads. host: joe biden from yesterday. before we get to calls a little more on the times story. though the white house press secretary claimed on saturday that mr. hum trump administrationp had not been briefed with the intelligence report, one american official had told the times that the report was briefed to the highest levels of the white house. another said it was included in the president's daily brief, a come pend yum

feel it is about life in russia as bad but living in russia is also good it's diverse and that's exactly what we want to share of the hope palette of life journeys detours and tough paths it's gray areas and nuances. but the result is a highly cost no insight into the lives of very ordinary people thousands of kilometers away from the glitzy capital moscow it's a country that almost 30 years after the dissolution of the save the union still plays a role on the global stage. every man should protect himself his family his friends and this country. also that he should strike fast before someone strikes you that well then i don't like church all those priests are much too rich to run around in gold and silver that's not my thing. after a couple of generations will be friends with other countries i'm all respect us so you know. has a thing for weapons she wants to join the police force. parents live in taiga ben ahmed who played reindeer there on the car and he sees her parents once a year. dimitri likes his job his family and his president about you but is 73 and goes on this case i don't l

by sentients and the low price for oil and even the problems of russia it will lead to. very small g.d.p. gross actually up to not more than 2 percent per year so this is the influence of 7. a collapse in foreign direct investment from 55000000000 in 2000 certainly to 2219 actually 1000000000 in 2018 and so what was there is up the russian did russia didn't change behavior that's right but russia couldn't proceed with 1st a military crash and we expand the military aggression and this is very important so it's a combination of sanctions and you creating an army resistance actually stopped moving over russia forwards russian troops into ukraine well that's interesting let's bring in. our guest from moscow what do you think of except that the sanctions are symbolic 'd but actually what they did do was freeze military tensions. this is not a. game. to even in the eyes of russian public opinion for the russian government to abandon those in the so-called people's republics who. in eastern ukraine who feel cultural linguistic and ethnic affinity to russia and who the russian

russia will be this has happened in europe will russia be the favorite. now given that. is really really good this point right at this point what's going on with mr or bans powers to rule by decree a state of emergency allowed us to make decrees like in every other e.u. member states every other e.u. member states what was the problem of the opposition they said and liberal mainstream in europe they said that there is no concrete date of conclusion in the law which allowed us to govern by decrees we said of course there is not a concrete date because who knows when. allow us to come back to normality of any it comes to decision making so what we have done now we seized we concluded the state of emergency less than 90 days opposition demanded $120.00 had the beginning now it took less than 90 days so this is number one number 2 when it comes to these special economy zones yes. made the decree but but in the meantime we submitted it to parliament so parliament can make a law on that because yes of course it entered into force quickly but parliament should approve that i th

the stuff of russia's stable future and. presides over its production piece responsible for the safe operation of blast furnace number 5 for several young. that's what i'm going to. there's nothing romantic about it because i feel. first of all my job is physically and emotionally demanding anything can happen so i have to be vigilant all the time we get at them. and things do happen as in every industrial plant there have been a number of incidents involving several young. 12 years ago a device malfunctioned and caused a fire on the roof of the control room leaving one person dead and several injured and this year an explosion killed one of dimitri's coworkers. and we men have always compared our blast furnace with a woman. to be used. you have to watch out how you approach or. there were times when my colleagues would shave before they shut down the furnace for repairs but. they wanted to make a good impression so that she wouldn't play tricks on them. if they can just move that sound silly. thank you but it's true that. f

to siberia and then to central russia. at the cherub metallurgical combine days begin with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest still works. dimitri khan carved is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe. it's a fiery giant more than $100.00 metres high. iron ore and coke are let in at the top of the structure. at the bottom it spews out molten crude iron. 13 and a half 1000 tons every day. a sub and i said what's special about our blast furnace is that it runs all year long day and night. the furnace is nicknamed 7 again kind which translates roughly as nordic beauty although said that a young because heat isn't very nordic. victim is it her job is to give us the smelting product and crude iron. bars or get baths the material we earn our money with it and we're going to. just next do it the crude or pink ira is clean. pressed and she. to me it seems to make steel a material that is essential in a

by sentients and the low price for oil and even the problems of russia it will lead to. very small g.d.p. gross actually are. not more than 2 percent per year so this is the influence of 7. collapse in foreign direct investment from 55000000000 in 2000 certainly to 2219 actually 1000000000 in 2018 and so what was there is up the russian did russia didn't change behavior that's right but russia couldn't proceed with 1st a military crash and we expand the military aggression and this is very important so it was a combination of sanctions and you creating an army resistance actually stopped moving over russia forwards russian troops into ukraine well that's interesting let's bring in. our guest from moscow what do you think that the sanctions are symbolic but actually what they did do was freeze military tensions. this is not a. game. to even in the eyes of russian public opinion for the russian government to abandon those in the so-called people's republics who. in eastern ukraine who feel cultural linguistic and ethnic affinity to russia and who the russian government has

exactly right i think that's wise of him and as we know russia and dissident history of russia poland hungary and other countries and the former communist bloc in many ways are much more socially conservative than countries in western europe or in north america and i think he is playing to that even re talk about. popularity of numbers which are generally much higher than those of western politicians even about half the people who oppose him or express disapproval of him don't think he's conservative and out that he's not nationalistic enough that he's too moderate and yes of course you also have the people in the large cities and moscow and st petersburg a few other places where essentially russian versions of western yuppies who don't necessarily like these conservative values but i think the items on this referendum list are very much in sync with what the center of gravity russian szell opinion is which tends to be rather conservative by western standards alexander is that it outside the mall maybe we can call them more liberally minded major russian city centers you have a countr

article claiming russia. stand to kill american troops. the other stories that shaped the week here on r.t. international after a delay due to cope with 19 moscow finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. russia begins of voting on constitutional reforms with. making people cast their ballots online only. studios in moscow recapping week's top stories with our weekly program this. internet. are now the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying that russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or vice president were ever briefed on this and trump himself labeled the piece fake news as a fake news new york times must release anonymous they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the article has been slammed by the russian foreign ministry as well which called the piece deliberate di

of what the environment in russia is like but we know that we have harsh winters winters and. perhaps a bit earlier or we could see them coming we had. machines that could be deployed in the arctic and. clearly they their colors both the white. what i like is that in the front you can actually say for delivering victory in the 2nd world war completely ignoring the efforts of the soviet union and it's not the only example of brushing the past on the whole cancer polls from victory in moscow. to russians the month of my victory parade. is synonymous with victory day itself from member john revered for decades this year things haven't quite been the same mass celebrations have been perspire and there are a few were guests and cities participating some commemorations have been moved online but the parade is going ahead to symbolically on the 24th of june that's the date of the very 1st ceremony back in 1945 for russia that's even more poignant given recent historical controversies one as to $945.00 american grief britain had victory over the night in the us president came under fi

russia sincerely offered to help our friend italy fight coronavirus. we sent them equipment and hundreds of military doctors. what kind of disinformation is that? but can you understand why perhaps in the west there is a lack of trust towards russia at the moment when you look at some of the things that have been happening — like the salisbury poisonings that britain believes russia is behind? we don't trust what the british government's been saying about salisbury. when they say it's "highly likely" that russia's to blame, we're not convinced by that. and, as moscow prepares for a giant world war ii victory parade on red square, russia's spy chief accuses the west of downplaying his country's role in defeating hitler. many young people in the west and eastern europe think it was the usa alone that defeated nazi germany and liberated europe. such ignorance is not accidental. it's deliberate, to create the impression that everything good in the past and the present is connected with one country, america. social distancing rules are less stringent in r

cooperate russia once again consequently cold of those accusations strange and untrue. relations between russia and germany are not great as it is what effect will this have on those. well 1st of all the nation has been compared to the poisoning of sid against the power in the united kingdom with an f.b.i. agent that as this nation caused a decrease in the relations between london and moscow as for killing of congress really in germany in december last year germany already kicked out 2 russian diplomats after german prosecutors sat 1st investigation suggested that moscow could be behind that killing russia however cold of the accusations from german prosecutors groundless and hostile in a tit for tat step russia ultimately expelled the german diplomat so i know when it comes to russian and german relations generally the traditionally close relations are all of the damage to not only by congress from the killing but also by several hacking attacks on the german bundestag which believes it was carried out by russia just this me german chancellor angela merkel south that r

russia will be no this has happened in europe but will russia be the favorite. now in. the. world is really really good this point right at this point what's going on with mr or bans powers to rule by decree a state of emergency allowed us to make decrees like in every other e.u. member states every other e.u. member states what was the problem of the opposition they said and liberal mainstream in europe they said that there is no concrete date of conclusion in the law which allowed us to govern by decrees we said of course there is not a concrete they because who knows when. allow us to come back to normality when it comes to decision making so what we have done now we seized we concluded the state of emergency less than 90 days opposition demanded 120 had the beginning now it took less than 90 days so this is a. number 2 when it comes to the special economy yes we made the decree but but in the meantime we submitted it to parliament as well so parliament can make a law on that because yes of course it entered into force quickly but parliament should approve that i think th

new york times is criticised from all sides mentioned in its anonymous source placed article claiming russia paid down in afghanistan to kill american troops. and stories that shaped the week after a delay due to go over 90 finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marks the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. also russia begins voting on constitution reforms with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online because of concerns over coronavirus. thanks for joining as you're watching the weekly here are not. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article that said russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump had been briefed on the matter but the director of national intelligence denied that either the president or the vice president today ever been briefed on this and trump himself labeled the piece fake news the free news new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the articles being slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the pe

life in russia is bad but living in russia is also good it's diverse and that's exactly what we want to share of the hope palette of life journeys detours and tough paths it's grey areas and nuances. the result is a highly cost no insight into the lives of very ordinary people thousands of kilometers away from the clytie capital moscow it's a country that almost 30 years after the dissolution of the soviet union still plays a role on the global stage. every man should protect himself his family his friends and his country. also that he should strike fast before someone strikes you and that will then divide in like church all those priests are much too rich to run around in gold and silver that's not my thing. they. can enter a couple of generations will be friends with other countries and not respect us so you know. has a thing for weapons she wants to join the police force. parents live in taiga ben ahmed's who played reindeer. and he sees her parents once a year. dimitri likes his job his family and his president about you but is 73 and goes are escaping on like by car she sings ol

the new york times is criticised from all sides mentioned in its anonymous source article club russia paid panties in afghanistan to kill american troops. the week after a delay due to covert 19 moscow finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. also russia begins voting on constitutional reforms with region speaking people cast their ballots online cuticle rotavirus concerns. very good evening to you thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article that said that russia offered bounties on afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump had been briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president all the vice president were briefed on this trump himself is labeled the piece fake news of the free news new york times must release anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the articles being slammed by the russian foreign ministry which called the peac

in russia begins voting on constitutional reform with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online only because of concerns over coronavirus. this is r.t. international. after being delighted by the global pandemic mosco finally held its huge military parade on one saying it was the 75th anniversary of victory over nazi germany red square echoed to the sound of thousands of marching feet from those tasked with protecting them out and on their heels quite literally came a procession of military vehicles and equipment for the entire thing was topped off with a spectacular flight. if it. did. of course want to tell it was down in red square and she summed up the emotions of the day to me actually the most moving part of the day it's all to the present spoken and they say in unison. and that's because i hear history in that sound there are echoes of these people 75 years ago on red square dick she was celebrated but more importantly so with the people who had fought tooth and nail to bring it up out my grandmother for chachi for india 1000000 not as independent women and it was an all

that is mates germany is a russia when america spending treasurer on maintaining nato and russia and that this is not right of course the same arguments that happened during the cold war when century that reversed russian gas pipelines are built into german at present there's some of it present. as exact natural gas is actually so well that that russia does not need this northern stream thing and we have already 2 main pipes go you know you are not there not. actually the desire for more gas inside you are but in the world around us germany will depend more german the case now its nuclear and ok this is the production that will need more gas and the gas will most likely come from russia though course there are other places there's states there's middle east there's a lot of places where gas may be shipped so yes but it's not that. russia i mean russia needs europe and germany so it's because the county didn't rush sound like another place so it's a. year that europe and germany so much depends on russia it's an interdependent so . between the buyer and the seller it doesn't mean that

both live in russia the largest country in the world. but russia's true greatness it is said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than $146000000.00 russians each with a story to tell stories full of hope and joy of sadness and anger. that was coming. on our trip through this vast country we need 6 people from 6 different generations . right down in the community each has much to tell about childhood and youth about working and growing old and about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dying in russia. her. behavior. our journey begins close to the ural mountains then we go to central siberia and on to northwestern russia. she yeah bins is an industrial city halfway between moscow and novosibirsk. yelena is heading to a storage room to collect some things for the children in her care. nationally we have diapers for all of them. from mr pickett from marisha my skin. yes purrfect. and of his has a 1st for the baby's sort of equivalent body. back a good chance something to play with that a

and russia begins voting on constitutional reform. making people cast their ballots online only because of concerns over coronavirus. thanks for joining us here on r.t. and. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump had been briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were briefed on this and trump himself has labeled the piece fake news the free news new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the article has been slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate discipline mation saturday also sold the taliban denying the new york times article artie's it is done of takes a closer look at the piece in question and asks who might benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled on any smear tactics guide book since the last

york times and is criticised for war sides mentioned in its anonymous source based article claiming russia paid banty that afghanistan killed u.s. troops. for a delay due to curb it 19 finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. russia begins voting on constitutional reform with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online because of concerns over coronavirus. are you watching are to international thanks for joining us. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia had offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claimed that donald trump had been briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence as deny that either the president all the vice president were never briefed on this trump himself has labeled the piece fake news. new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist the article is being slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the piece deliberate disinform ation saturday also

russia, russia, russia. >> the cloud about collusion with russia will hangover him no matter where he stands. >> even be the first president quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time. >> there shocked that the news is tightening.he >> it is a russian up. >> the russians. >> the russians. >> the russians disrupted. liz: the president is a russian operative. have you seen anybody in the montage say i was wrong? the mueller report disproved what we were saying for the last three years, is anybody in the media or democrats taking accountability for what they said? a >> that's the thing the lawmakers have not apologized because they have not been asked to apologize by the people that are actually interviewing them. i'll leave you with this, cnn during the term presidency were a lot has happened devoted 26% of the total news coverage to the trump russia theory to apri. that is all you need to know inc terms of that saying, guilty until proven innocent, that's what happened here and now we will not bother with the follow-up, how did we get here in y the first place and waste tho

sparked anger from washington for its criticism although n.g.o.s to complain it didn't go far enough and russia begin by getting on to new reforms 2 regions making people cast their ballots online only true to the coronavirus. that the latest news in a look back what's been happening over the last 7 days to you watching the weekly here on r.t. international now after being delayed by the global pandemic moscow finally held its huge military parade on wednesday marking the 75th anniversary of victory over nazi germany red square record to the sound of thousands of marching feet from tasked with protecting the motherland and hot on their heels quite literally it was a procession military vehicles and equipment before the whole thing was topped off with a spectacular fright it's. clear . hit. it. well correspondents ask is how it was than red square and summed up the emotions of the day. to me actually the most moving part of the day it's all to the present spoken and they say in unison. and that's because i hear history in that sound there are echoes of these people 75 years ago on red square i t

both live in russia the largest country in the world. but russia's true greatness it is said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than $146000000.00 russians each with a story to tell stories full of hope and joy of sadness and anger. cut. it was. a hit on our trip through this vast country we need 6 people from 6 different generations right now in the middle east each has much to tell about childhood and youth about working and growing old about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dying in russia. thank. our journey begins close to the ural mountains then we go to central siberia and on to northwestern russia. chelyabinsk is an industrial city halfway between moscow and novosibirsk. yelena is heading to a storage room to collect some things for the children in her care. nationally we have died is for all of them it can be good for mariska my skin. that yes purrfect. and of his has a 1st for the babies sort of equivalent. that you could try and something to play with that and nice new

it goes beyond the trump russia pro. tonight, americans are saying they are fed up with the mobs in the violet crimes taking over america's cities. you have failed us, you have ntfailed the u.s. taxpayers. dissatisfied with the nation's policies to reduce and control crime. our leaders are failing us. it is out of control. liberal leaders are not doing enough to stop it. watch out. you are going to be in trouble. mark short is with us. chief of staff to vice president mike pence. corey lee lewandowski on the 2020 race. get ready for a campaign. both campaignsbi not holding ba. fightingpr campaign saying trump is wrong for america. the trump campaign out with new ads. item bad for america. he is confused. biden is diminished. that is what the trump campaign saying. vice president biden not holding a press conference in 80 days. president trump will be heading to arizona and wisconsin this weeks for more rallies. he will hit on an economy weathering through covid-19, tough on the border, safety for u.s. cities, u.s. cities

if recall russia's relations with its allies like for example below russia and armenia there are also tons of differences and promotions between them so you can expect relations between partners be being always smooth so this is why and that's the nature of disagreement natural friction but in general i don't think moscow will be ready to abandon what it had been investing in for the last 9 years and especially over the last 5 years and one of its main goals is to 'd showcase demonstrate is it a cuddle i don't read but is it possible that in order not to abandon what's in it has invested in i might decide the best thing is to get rid of this regime and have some kind of transition some political transition. well. i wouldn't go that part saying that their regime it was i mean if we talk about the regime change we're talking about the political situation we're talking about the this stage structures russia is not read it to change that what russia my computer is changing all the. leadership i mean moscow be in the country was saying that it's not backing off that as a person i often as

the key physical obstacle, aside from the russian winter, the state of russia's railroads, european russia is scarred with what the americans call locomotive graveyards, like this. rows of rusted and dilapidated locomotives. they had gone unused for years, the tinders are they are resting there like sleeping monsters. at one point in march of 1922, there is near disastrous jam up of corn trains. you can do this. corn trains here. you see the backup going, and especially right here. the railway lines cannot handle the load. hoover anticipated this. he worried about this. the central drama is how against all odds, and after that nearly disastrous jam up of corn trains west of the volga, in march of 1922 the lifesaving corn and wheat seed begins arriving in the villages. and it is the nick of time. the way they get from the railhead's to the villages surprises some people. this is a photograph i used on the cover of my book. these are camels. you can see down there. this is the volga river. it is frozen. one of the advantages to the russian winter, right? people are surprised in this story --

that is mates germany is a russia when america spending treasurer on maintaining nato and russia and that this is not right of course the same arguments that happened during the cold war when century that reversed russian gas pipelines are built the german . president there's some other loot. presser gases act natural gas is actually a role that russia does not need this norton street thing and they have already 2 main pipes go you you're not they're not. actually desire for more gas inside you are but in the world around us germany will depend more german the case now it's nuclear and now ok this is the production that will need more gas and the gas will most likely come from russia though course there are other places there's states there's middle east there's a lot of places where gas may be shipped so yes but it's not that. russia i mean russia needs europe and germany so it's gas because the can't even watch some of the other place so it's a. year that europe and germany so much depends on russia it's an interdependent show. between the buyer and the seller it doesn't mean that

russia will not go away and we believe in dialogue with russia. we will strive for a better relationship with russia. we strongly believe in arms control. a new arms race will be dangerous and costly, therefore we continue to work hard for arms control with russia and that's part of what we call dual track dialogue approach to russia and i can just say myself as a former politician prime minister for ten years is that i know that it's possible to talk to the russians and to actually make agreements with them. we did that for many, many years. on military issues. on energy. on border issues, on many other issues. environment issues. and, and that was not despite of nato, it was because of nato. nato tried the platform for us to work with russia. >> and now of the importance of the cooperation and dialogue, it was a great pleasure for me to lead the conversation with you. we have more questions coming in. unfortunately, we don't have more time today. hopefully in the future. maybe in ten years, if not sooner, and i would like to turn back to washing

york times is criticized from all sides of mentioned in its anonymous source of based article claiming russia paid bounties in afghanistan to kill american troops. and the other stories that shaped the week right here on our to international after a delay due to covert 19 moscow finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. russia begins voting on constitutional reforms with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online only due to the cologne the virus concerns. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international on shine thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories with our weekly program now the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying that russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claims donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on this and trying himself labelled the piece fake news as a free news new

russia, russia, russia. >> this cloud about collusion with russia will hangover him. >> he may be the first president in quite some time to face the possibility of jail time. >> the russians -- >> the russians -- >> the russians disrupted -- elizabeth: the president is a russian operative. joe, has any -- have you seen anybody in the montage say i was wrong? you know, the mueller report disproves what i, we were saying for the last three years. is anybody in the media or democrats taking accountability for what they said? >> that's the thing, right? the lawmakers haven't apologized because they haven't been asked to i apologize by the very people that are actually interviewing them. columbia journalism review, cnn, okay, during the trump presidency where a lot has happened devoted 26% of its total news coverage to the president bush-russia collusion -- trump-russian shah shah collusion story. again, that saying, guilty until proven innocent, that's what happened here, and now we're not even going to bother with the follow-up and waste those resources all those years. elizabeth: yeah.

russia, russia, russia. >> this cloud about collusion with russia will hang over him no matter where he stands. >> he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time. >> i think they're shocked that the noose is tightening. >> president presidency effectively a russian op. >> the russians. >> the russians disrupted. elizabeth: now we have radio silence from the media and democrats on this. they don't want the probe of the probe pursued when it is about the independence of our intelligence community is at stake. you cannot use intelligence to go after an opposition party. that, why the radio silence from media and democrats on me right now? >> i can't particularly understand it particularly from the media. i don't know about you, liz, if i was used for three years driving a narrative, taken advantage of, if i worked ostensibly the business of truth, i would be absolutely livid about it an want to protect my good name. just as so much, as so much that goes on with this president, they hate this president more than they care about their own reputatio

around the world here are today's top stories 1st an explosive report by the new york times claims that russia paid to kill u.s. troops in afghanistan today that article is getting criticized from all sides a full report straight ahead plus the u.s. now calling for an arms embargo renewal against iran beyond the october deadline while iran then issues in a restaurant or president trump over the killing of their top general hossam soleimani will discuss that then more than $2000000000.00 of the vanished thousands of accounts rosen and now questions are being raised about how a german based in tech company do so many even auditors all right it's time to put your news i q. an explosive report in the new york times is receiving responses from the united states all the way to russia with many calling out the publication for quoting alleged intelligence officials but failing to provide any supporting evidence the article quotes an anonymous source is claiming russia paid bounties in afghanistan to kill americans for more on this still developing story let's go to our she is rachel blood and she is j

well those claims have been dismissed out of hand by russia the russian ambassador to germany has been invited to the german foreign ministry to discuss this case further and it does look like it is developing into a serious diplomatic incident if we cast our mind back to december of last year or 2 russian diplomats were expelled by berlin over claims for of from the foreign ministry that they weren't helping with the investigation now a spokesperson for angela merkel's government has said that they reserve the right to take further steps and that berlin takes this case very seriously that's also been reiterated by the german foreign minister heiko must now feeley was a georgian citizen of chechen heritage he had fought against russian troops in chechnya in the past prosecutors say that the suspect approached the victim from behind in this central berlin park on a bicycle and shot the victim 3 times the main suspect was arrested nearby the scene and has been held in custody ever since now surely had asylum status here in germany however he was wanted on terror charges in russia russian

but we can get underway in russia on amendments to the country's constitution for the 1st time people can vote online as a precaution against. but just as many nations start to relax over the coronavirus the world health organization warns the pandemic is actually accelerating well a number of countries to have even started courting a 2nd wave of infection. but only medium prime industry. national. congress of course loving foreign minister pays us a visit here to ascertain not just for a game of table but also from an exclusive interview where he touches on claims about the death of democracy in his country. hello there good morning it's thursday the 25th of june you're watching r.t. international where on the 11 o'clock am in the russian capital. voting is underway in russia one amendments to the country's constitution the package includes more than $100.00 provisions some of which they have been widely criticized today both online and early voting begins all leading up to next wednesday's general vote but it has more to. 7 days a vote now underway across russia across 7000 polling

role in the problem and russia begins voting on constitutional reforms with the 2 regions making people cast their ballots online only coronavirus concerned. follow the latest developments and look back at events over the last 7 days to watch in the weekly here on r.t. international now after being delayed by the global pandemic moscow finally held its huge military parade on wednesday marking the 75th anniversary of victory over nazi germany red square echo to the sound of thousands of marching feet from those tasked with protecting the motherland and hold on their heels quite literally was a procession of military vehicles and equipment before the whole thing was topped off with a spectacular. our correspondents tyler was down at red square and summed up the emotions of the day. to me actually the most moving part of the day it's all to the present spoken and they say and you to set out what i would offer and that's because i hear history in that sound there are echoes of these people 75 years ago on red square i think she was celebrated but more importantly so with the people who hav

russia will be no this has happened here will russia be the favorite. now because the. world is really really good this point right at this point what's going on with mr or bans powers to rule by decree a state of emergency allowed us to make decrees like in every other e.u. member states every other e.u. member states what was the problem of the opposition they said and liberal mainstream in europe they said that there is no concrete date of conclusion in the law which allowed us to govern by decrees we said of course there is not a concrete date because who knows when. allow us to come back to normality when it comes to decision making so what we have done now we seized we concluded the state of emergency less than 90 days opposition demanded 120 had the beginning now it took less than 90 days so this is number one number 2 when it comes to the special economy zones yes. made the decree but but in the meantime we submitted it to parliament so parliament can make a law on that because yes of course it entered into force quickly but parliament should approve that i thin

exactly right act think that's wise of him and as we know russia and dissident history of russia poland hungary and other countries and the former communist bloc in many ways are much more socially conservative than countries in western europe or in north america and i think he is playing to that even when we talk about. popularity of numbers which are generally much higher than those of western politicians even about half the people who oppose him or express disapproval of him don't think he's conservative and out that he's not nationalistic enough that he's too moderate and yes of course you also have the people in the large cities and moscow and st petersburg a few other places where essentially russian versions of western yuppies who don't necessarily like these conservative values but i think the items on this referendum list are very much in sync with what the center of gravity russian szell opinion is which tends to be rather conservative by western standards alexander is that it outside the mall maybe we can call them more liberally minded major russian city centers you have a c

so the russia connection was not even logical to be there. russia has different ways to influence. therefore i agree with your point, they may have shifted to the farrah violation because there was nothing in the russia connection. elizabeth: yeah. and i'll tell you there were eight, there were many farrah violation criminal prosecutions on the obama administration as there were in the prior, 40 year period from the mid '60s to 2015. so that is what was going on. they really ramped it up using this obscure law nobody has been charged with. walid, thank you for being on. thank you very much for your perspective. really appreciate it. >> thank you, liz. elizabeth: next up to another defining issue for 2020. we're bringing on republican mark green from homeland security on president trump. he is going to visit the border. this is about border security. this is about safety for americans. it's a western issue in elections historically. we'll talk about it with congressman mark green next ...what's going on in corporate america and what investors are believing is going on in corporate a

both live in russia the largest country in the labs. but russia's true greatness it he said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than 146000000 russians each with a story to tell. stories full of hope and joy. of sadness and anger. on our trip through this vast country with 6 people from 6 different generations. like cows. eliminative each has much to town about childhood and youth about working and growing lives. about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dining in russia. through them we discover life in russia from birth to death. to in the air. this time our journey takes us from the north west across the country to siberia and then to central russia. at the cherub metallurgical combine days began with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest steelworks. dmitri khan called is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe the. it's a fiery giant more than $100.00 met

russia begins voting on constitutional reforms with making people cast their ballots online only. coronavirus. direct from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is. from the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claims donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on this self labeled the piece fake news. the fleet news new york times must reveal its anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist the article has been slammed by the russian foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate this information saturday also saw the taliban denying the new york times article on of comments now on the p.c. in question and asks who might benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled around any smear tactics guide book since the last us election but as democrats are loo

russia coming in third. early march, state media portrays covid-19 as not a russia problem. late march, putin pulls on a hazmat suit in a hospital, signals he has the situation under control. the next day he announces paid vacation which effectively begins a lockdown. but soon day to day responsibilities. [ speaking foreign language ] >> in later meetings he seemed distracted. problem is in russia when the boss doesn't take a grip, the local officials slack. just what the virus needs. [ speaking foreign language ] >> jair bolsonaro recognized the pandemic's danger but began early prioritizing the economy over health concerns. [ speaking foreign language ] >> he sticks to his damaging message. even joins rallies protesting sound lockdowns advocated by

of course, russia is pushing that. unfortunately, they have a close ally, someone who is effectively doing the same thing from the oval office. making the united states more isolationist. making the united states withdraw. and, of course, pitting americans against one another. the russians know that when there's turmoil here at home, political turmoil, social turmoil, we are weaker. we are less influential. less respected on the world stage. that's precisely what we're seeing today. and that is precisely because of, in part, the efforts of the russians but much more so a factor of this president. this president who has taken on a same agenda if not as explicitly as the russians. >> ned price, our friend. appreciate you sharing some of your expertise and pulling back the kurcurtain on what it looks like during some of those presidential daily briefings. >>> we are waiting to hear from the democrats. they are expected to hold a news conference at any point now after they depart their meeting taking place right now at the

good morning from russia monday the 1st of june 2020 live from artie's world news age q moscow it's kevin owen here this hour to take you through the headlines in more detail 1st on the big news coming from america another night of unrest across the united states where tens of thousands of protesters have again been venting their anger over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police is there a week since george floyd died as a result of a many a police officer kneeling on his neck with cities ablaze ravaged and looted more than 4000 people have been arrested now across the country. so let's try to get a handle on where we are starting with washington d.c. where an initially peaceful march descended into another night of may look at those pictures for yourselves multiple fires breaking out near the white house earlier on sunday demonstrators marched through the city's downtown but others frustration started to build police used crowd control measures. like i. was. was. the out. was a little brochure shocking pictures this is minneapolis where floyd died a tanker driver drivin

that russia might be behind some of the rioting and. the acts of violence and destruction and i hope. i don't know they are both of our sailors russia's fault are the same also the peaceful folks and say are my community members these are the folks that live here and now we're going to where are you demanding change you know people are dying in our streets black men are being killed by police and that protest is real i think any news that's taking away from the real issue here is just a distraction that's trying. to take the gas out of our tank to get positive change for the people like these this is my community this is that russia but the conspirators on twitter what better step to cool voice to to time that's there as americans think about recent policing it's important to keep in mind that adversaries like russia will stalk tension and create division among us russia feeds on our kids this is what you won't see on the news black protesters protecting a white officer who was separated from his unit don't let them divide us we can bea

no one is tougher on russia than this president. i would note when it comes to acting on viable actionable, credible intelligence, there has been no one who has acted more forcefully than this president. he has a track record of that. he has made protecting the troofs overseas his highest and strongest priority. as you know, mani was responsible for the deaths of 600 americans from explosively formed penetrators, rocket assisted munitions, rocket mortars, rocket propelled grenades. this is what ammani did to our american troops. you have president bush who declined to strike him. you have obama/biden who never made an effort to strike. but you have this president, when he had actionable intelligence to protect american troops, he did it. he took that option. he was criticized by democrats. they criticized. nbc said that democrats demand answers on amani killing, and why kill him now? we removed him from the battlefield. president trump did to protect our american troops based on credible evidence. he did the say with al baghdadi who