Every hour of the day this is R T International pleasure to have your company and the. Tensions continue to rise on the border between greece and turkey where a buildup of migrants is being described as a threat to its National Security turkey opened its border with the e. U. On sunday beating tens of thousands to head there greece says the ploy an extra soldiers going to increase the deterrent as violent clashes between police and like ones. For the good of the group kodori the rest of the. And in my mind this is me go away often during one country. Well a key detail to those images is that turkey is this engine is linked to the increase of its military presence in syria on its southern border it violates a deal reached with the e. U. And 2016 under which charge of millions of Asylum Seekers in return for Financial Aid turkeys i qs in europe of not fulfilling its promises it also says it cannot cope with the amount of people fleeing syrias war gracies it has already blocked more than 10000. 00 migrants from illegally crossing its border now the greek government also claims turkey is using the migrant crisis to put pressure on europe over the syrian conflict migrants stuck at the border have been describing the hopelessness of their situation namely theres a lot of that turkey has opened its doors but greek soldiers are blocking the refugees they wont let them cross there are kids there everyone is waiting in the cold at the border on the ground. To do. The borders open ok greece and i mean i have an open then its ugly you want will happen next i want to start on a limb when we arrived at the border the police bombarded us and killed 7 children the border was shot and that is causing a lot of problems. Police are using tear gas against us several children were killed we have critical conditions and the shelters yes the greeks arent. They were teasing us and stand. Well among the reaction weve been getting to this issue honestly with developments was from middle east analyst caffe who believes the refugee problem well not in syria regain control of its territories. Earlier than once what the turkish authorities want is some cover for their operations immediately they want europe to become a stakeholder for their operation say apparently that they want to make sure that no more refugees would cross the border between syria and turkey and that in a sense just defies for them farming the likes of joseph. Against the syrian army program hence consolidating the problem rather than solving the problem because the only way this problem is going to be solved by syria restoring its you know territorial integrity in people going back to their homes as long as there is fighting and there will always be fighting as long as there is a bit of syrian land outside Syrian Government control as long as there is fighting there will always be refugees hes just blackmailing europe in order to effect some cease fire in egypt and prolong this suffering for we dont know god knows how many years. A long anticipated peace deal between the u. S. Some the taliban to the almost 2 decade long war in afghanistan hurls it or will the afghan president has slumber propose a release of 5000 taliban prisoners or every u. S. Secretary of state might bump you and says all under control so are so their ability that it actually happened there have been prisoner releases from both sides before weve managed to figure our path forward. Under the current terms the u. S. Pledges to cut its troops level to 8600. 00 by the middle of this year it also states that the pentagon will poll the remaining contingent within 14 months depending on taliban cooperation so the question now is will the agreement hold Saskia Taylor has been taking a closer look. 18 here is 1. 00 trillion dollars over 150000. 00 dead for raf gonna start in the us the road to peace has been bloody costly but a new dawn is on the horizon and its being hailed as a victory we will be. There for. You ok work theres already today even. Though the new force could get that close im sure. That her reading comprehension is for the achieve this is for peace on the ground. The deal signed by washington and the taliban has promised to bring to a close what seemed and on ending a war times many thought it wouldnt happen the deal has come off to 18 months of pulling and tugging of head shakes and walking away but in doha the paper was finally signed and it seemed to be one of those rest situations where in parties involved were happy well almost all because apparently someone forgot to ask the Afghan Government what its take was fun spoiler a lot its got a few concerns the in could barely dry it on the deal when the afghan president vetoed a key clause the release of 5000 taliban militants as part of a prisoner swap now there is no commitment to release 5000 prisoners i have shared this with dr colleagues this is the right and the decision of the people of afghanistan they have requested it it could be included in the agenda of the interim afghan talks but it cannot be a prerequisite for talks. Now this is not a side note to the deal it is in fact to the condition on which intra afghan peace talks will start a view to the full threatens to bring this entire thing grinding to a halt. President gone his reaction there shows how washington has missed the point here that signing the piece of paper is ironically the easiest part and the promising prisoners would join yours is as unhelpful as dropping dumonds that the taliban officially recognize gone his government about a gun a government was not even invited to the negotiations and when they were participating they were the only principle. Not as a government representatives because ordinary afghans and that in itself is a very significant indication of how the situation was developed president gunner said this we have been fighting. For about 80 to 90 percent of the battles have been waged by afghan troops or very simply. Means that. Or anybody else up to deal with the government so this is maybe one of the hurdles. But lets not forget the u. S. Is an old hound pretending to be the peacemakers even when its cause the mess in the fast place and with an election just around the coup want to trump probably wouldnt be against adding to his eye make great things happen rhetoric sure his middle east deal of the centrals will bust the boom and kim jong un isnt quite ready to step away from his Nuclear Rockets but trump got his photos and it seems hes already eyeing up his next money shots be meeting personally with taliban leaders in the not too distant future. And well be. Very much hoping that they will be doing what they say theyre going to be doing they will be killing terrorists when in doubt sign a deal pose for a photo then crown jewel south victor leave others to figure out the logistics tried and tested. Here. Well there is a spot of u. S. Mission creep in africa as the true expense of the pentagons military footprint on the continent is revealed in previously secret documents that follows the death of 3 americans at a pace and in january we look into that later in the program. For employees of Russia Sputnik news agency in turkey her being released after questioning the editor in chief and 3 others were detained in un korean istanbul on saturday that follows nationalists trying to break into the homes of 3 sputnik employees in one chris we spoke to martin journalist head of the Sputnik Turkey Office in istanbul. A group of about 20 people came directly to each of our employees at the residential addresses they shouted threats and accusations against them after our colleagues went to the Police Station to report the incident we could not then reach them for many hours however according to the police their phones had not been taken from them right now we want to know how this crowd of nationalists found out the addresses of all of our employees their names and surnames understory did not and that today a group of Police Officers arrived at our Istanbul Office as well as to the editor in chief of sputnik turkey now the police are making copies of our employees hard drives as i understand it our school on the turkish province of what i served as the basis for the searches given the recent events i want to say that we will now take measures to maximize the security of our employees working in our office the story much English Speaking about was an article describing how turkey was given a piece of syrian territory 80 years ago when it was still a french colony the Russian Foreign ministry a spokesperson for the European Security organization the oas c. E. Were quick to condemn turkeys actions. The attack on the employees of the Turkish Bureau news agency and their detention is a gross violation of the rights of journalists this represents a significant encroachments on freedom of expression in Media Freedom of the country it is paramount that the authorities ensure the safety of foreign correspondents at all times including during conflicts Russian Media outlets have come under pressure in turkey before in 2016 following critical comments by Vladimir Putin about the turkish leadership the sputnik website was blocked by turkeys internet regulator political commentator amir or in told this program that turkey takes a hard line on all media outlets. L. Turkey is not a model country regarding the treatment of its own journalists thousands have been thrown in jail. Others dozens remain in exile because they know that they too will be imprisoned if they dont go back so the fact that they also do it to foreign media is not surprising the reason Vienna Convention regarding the attitude towards diplomats and most countries respect their. Envoys and better to us about for journalists its not so clear and reporters are usually working a democracy of there are a host government and if the media cannot operate just because their country of origin is now. A frequent wheezed the other country thats very wary some and perhaps turkey has something to hide. There is a backlash against sexual minority rights in poland where a 3rd of municipalities have carried themselves l g b t free zones Charlotte Dubin scale its not hard to move clashes with the wider. Cornerstone ethos of shergar apologies. In its simplest terms the idea of the e. U. Is one of many countries working together under one umbrella towards a common landscape yet you dont have to scratch far below the surface to find divisions what seems to be becoming more clearly etched is the divide between the west and the east in the latest round of disconnect between the values of the east and west the focus has turned to l g b t rights anti l g b t sentiment has been on the rise in poland. Now in poland nearly 100. 00 miscible local governments have proclaimed himself to be free from l g b t ideology covering an area that some say is up to a 3rd of the country it follows a come pain by polands ruling law and Justice Party which declared this type of ideology was an invasive foreign influence that undermines traditional values the European Commission has been quick to react we cannot allow the distribution of algae b. T. I. Free zones take us or theyd option of. Resolutions and not feel responsible for the next phase where physical attacks that take place even if they are then carried out by other people one french town was so incensed by the backward nature of anti l g b t rights after 25 years of being twinned with the polish town its taken drastic action and suspended ties francis committed to combat. Human Rights Violations based on Sexual Orientation we cannot accept the ties that unite our 2 suiters through an oath of twinning should be tainted we condemned the position taken by. But in poland there is real concern about the promotion of l g b t ideology of the shore for themselves too much these people the people have been round all the time and they didnt boast about it i did a child can grew up in a normal gay family have 2 fathers or 2 mothers have a good to do creation travel around the world know languages and theyre good and interest and very soon you take your children grow up in a family have a fire then a mother i know this from my own experience one recent poll found the biggest threat concerning young polish men was the l g b t movement and gender ideology and its not just an issue in poland at a recent festival in croatia residents were filmed cheering the burning of an effigy of a gay couple. The annual review by the european of the International Lesbian gay bisexual trans and into Sex Association also accuse several other countries of growing official hate speech by government officials countries singled out included bowl garia the Czech Republic hungary and slovakia in hungary for example it said that there was a decrease in the social acceptance of homosexuality. The eurobarometer 2019 found that hungary was one of a handful of e. U. Countries where the social acceptance of l. G. B. People has decreased since 2015 following bowl garia on gary ins were also the least supportive of legal gender recognition or 3rd option gender markers some have to school why this disconnect between east and west in e. U. States as being a king to still having an eye in curtin and while the e. U. Is currently facing off with an internal battle over its budget in the often off the breaks it perhaps the real problems it faces a far more in cranes in the cultural differences of its member states. In paris. On the way we meet the russian teenager whose rare condition mean she cannot feel pain but its far from a blessing for her and her house the girls mother explains among our stories after the break. The world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. No dares thinks. We dare to ask. Anyone else to show the same wrong why dont we just dont call. Me all you have to shape out these days become educated. And in the game equals betrayal. When something find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Lets start a program back in the philippines where police are telling a hostage situation on the Shopping Mall just to complement on an official say as a Security Guard is swirling around 30 employees after apparently trying to rally former colleagues to take action against small monitors thousands of customers and stuff fled for the exits were heard the local mayor told reporters not one person has been shot in hospital the Shopping Malls been sealed off on the gunman we believe is talking right now with 2 negotiators on this the monday to speak to former colleagues workers. A set of showing the full extent of u. S. Military bases in africa last year has appeared online it follows a deadly attack on an earth field in kenya in january in which 3 americans died and raise concerns over washingtons wider mission on the continent the documents have been obtained by the investigative news website the intercept show bilocation of 29 u. S. Military bases the formerly secret data but also this loses the whereabouts of American Military operations enough this is how the pentagon the scribes its selfproclaimed light footprint there. We will grow more efficient to contribute to higher defense priorities and refocus resources to global power competition we cannot take pressure off major terrorist groups like isis and al qaeda today afrikan does that using a light and relatively low cost footprint by supporting african and International Partners who are leading these efforts but the effectiveness of the u. S. Effort to country period to African Security is being questioned last year there was a record high level of islamist activity currently there are roughly 2 dozen militant groups operating in 14 countries on the spot the rise in violence washington believes it is a positive influence in africa. Tomorrow security demands Leadership Today were trying to make sure that we are efficient with our resources and were not depleting efforts and whatever it is doing on the african continent is complimentary. So the bottom line is the United States is not walking away from africa were committed and we remain engaged militarily claims that this is a light footprint but you know its hard for an elephant to leave a light footprint and certainly the pentagon is a giant elephant and its presence in any country instructive is a base of and if it comes at the same time that there is concern concentrated economic dislocation then the whole thing stabilizes an entire country and thats what its meant to do its meant to assert u. S. Military power not Economic Growth and development as a matter of fact Economic Growth is theres an effort to destroy that and to push countries back or into almost a colonial position of the past and that is really u. S. Presence is an attempt to restore it to old colonial of nations. By lets talk mali a major German University is under pressure from the government to drop or at huff a 1000000 euro it receives in funding from china critics claim the cash could buy a favor for beijing and compromise the Research Conducted there with more heres our europe correspondent put it all over. When is funding for education anything but its a good thing or when the money comes from the Chinese Governments apparently one of germanys premier institutes of high you learning has come under fire for accepting donations from the Chinese Government 1000000000 authorities of the Free University of berlin to reconsider 8 hoffer 1000000 you wrote nation to set up a Chinese Teacher Training Program they say it could stop academics being critical of china the university themselves though say it has no influence whatsoever so far the Free University has in no way been restricted in its actions all comments regarding Chinese Government policy or Academic Freedom in china as a result of the funding from hand see no skepticism is nothing new there is an ever growing list of high profile cases where western nations that become uncomfortable of a perceived creeping chinese influence. I think every college should be aware of what these institutes are used for and and that they are in fact consistently been used as a way to quash Academic Freedom on campus at the behest of the Foreign Government and i would encourage every College American to close and theres no need for these programs. To Free University of brussels will not extend its contract with the Confucius Institute a continuation of the cooperation is not in line with its principles of free research. With the Chinese Government frequently criticized in the west should universities be accepting them money at all is there a risk with you know. Departments flush with beijings books they could turn a blind eye to more complex parts of chinese history or should universities accept donations from Foreign Governments. Sure if its for the good of the students for a state. If to put that money they can also decide on the politics because they began they said to stop giving money is a very quickly on that their mind the Research Program or whats going on if there is no funding then there might be nothing being done so with funding even with some challenges maybe there can be some progress there might be the possibility of. Their findings have an effect on how things are taught our perspectives that are stopped. For having an International Perspective creating links and seeking the best funding opportunities so that german students have the opportunity to study in china and vice versa. The vast majority of undergraduate courses offered by the Free University of berlin as the name suggests are free to students however the running of the university itself isnt that begs the question should universities accept donations from Foreign Governments particularly those governments that western powers deem to have the ferias intentions peter all of a r. T. Now i to not feel physical pain might sound like a gift but for one russian teenager it is anything but she was born with an extremely rare disorder which means she is unable to feel pain or gauge temperatures its left the 18 year old from dagestan completely reliant on her mother. From the u. S. Lynch asylum a member when she was little and her t. s were about to come ali to my son came up to me and said tom shes bleeding of the cup that was strange to me because i couldnt figure out where it was coming from the professional as it turned out she had beaten her tongue into it was like a snake after a while her tanks he was a. Good. Look up time i was there when the diagnostic scheme i was shocked my life completely changed from that moment is freezing pain is our protection will only get you burnt low break something when we fall brain gets a signal that there is a problem that our body needs protection my girl does not receive that signal and shes defenseless. This is a. Very edgy moment of pressure to witness this digital voice it isnt using it but the ideas that are what. You are not giving up i want to improve her quality of life im not always going to be there for her and i dont want her to you as a religion or with what elissa wall political. Well if you like to delve deeper into the author and do any of this our stories and offer your thoughts to our to his Facebook Page shows you covered more great programs get going here in moments and also use or. In the United States president ial candidates debate the future of the u. S. And the world. Max kaiser and stacy herbut dig into the burning questions of this election cycle. Every week. Tax student debt trade was corporate money universal basic. And more catch up with whats front running this sunday exclusively on r. T. Hello and welcome to cross talk or all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle showdown in syria as the damascus government continues its drive to liberate the country turkeys illegal military presence has