This hour russia alleges that alex in the only works for the cia after the opposition figurehead accuses of lot of reporting poisoning him and his 1st interview since coming out of a coma. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. Armenia and azerbaijan both flat out rejected calls for a cease fire and ruled out peace talks and hostilities over a disputed border territory and to their 5th day now these are the latest Images Released by azerbaijan showing the destruction of Armenian Military vehicles in the. Region both science have released a string of videos to back up their claims of military conquest to french journalist and armenian cameramen are among those who have been wounded. Of is also at the heart of the conflict and reports on the impact the hostilities are having on local communities. Nagorno karabakh is sandwiched between the territorial ambitions of armenia and azerbaijan but as commanders in chief are deploying platoon after platoon to the frontline its often civilians who end up in the crossfire on both sides or in a small town in the disputed nagornokarabakh region the front line is about 5 to 7 kilometers that way and thereby johnny shell flew from over there and made this crater and well that was a bust staying right here has already been cleared the debris and it was bustling with people as a result because of the strike this strike killed 2 people and 5 more were wounded all of them civilians this is no military complex its just a building just a house where you live in in fact im being told that these these areas are being shelled relentlessly even though the closest military position is about 3 to 4 kilometers away that way but what youre hearing right now is them firing in fact we could hear just minutes ago a u. S. V and sometimes even see it as it was making circles above us it was not in armenia and it was in azerbaijan one so this is one of the places where it is as hard as it gets in the going to care about their own many places that have it worse than the town of martini within the 60 minutes that we were filming there we had artillery infantry drones all of them had their deadly say. It would be a new movie the. Air raid sirens and the buzz of drones have become the terrifying soundtrack to this war in the gorn a cab and this frontline town his enduring booms all calibers this is whats left of the round that fell and his backyard its really. Well im being told its about 160. 00 millimeters in caliber which makes it a truly formidable project and you can see the amount of damage that it did here for instance here used to be the gates well theyre now completely gone both sides are ready to fight to the bishop around both sides of the fervid support of the populations sharing an underlying belief that its them fighting for the right cause and not the enemy with all the horrors that have already haunted this land this war shows that the your grievances have only deepened and weve done of reporting from the green a care about to see. Them go in a car is one of several border disputes remaining from the collapse of the soviet union the republic seceded from azerbaijan in 1988 and declared itself independent however the enclave predominantly populated by armenians is not widely recognized as an independent state turkey for its part has expressed staunch support for azerbaijan in the conflict says this support is limited to the diplomatic level but never an alleges that Turkish Air Force is getting involved as well as more on the escalation here is our Senior Correspondent juan garcia reporting from istanbul. Well theres been absolutely no lol in the fighting continued overnight raged i would say every few hours were also seeing casualty numbers both military and civilian spyro and it seems to be getting worse and worse and the escalation seems to be escalating itself and this is all despite tremendous diplomatic pressure for both sides to take a pause to take a break to anything you know give talks the charts despite everything the International Community is doing the violence seems to be getting worse. We have only one condition that armenia leaves our lands completely and immediately this is file it is the armenian government complies with this the fighting will stop there will be no bloodshed there will be peace peace will come to our region. I believe the Armenian Army can secure a country and the selfdefense forces of the Golden Corral bark or successfully protecting their region from a political standpoint i believe its very important for us that International Partners know how and who started this military action. One of the one of this rhetoric though it isnt stark contrast to what ordinary people think here in istanbul in turkey in out of mean year in karabakh in baquba people know off to so many years of escalations of flare ups that peace doesnt come through war medical needs more poverty as an armenian i do not want to talk about who is right or wrong but i would like those issues to be resolved through negotiations not force. And i dont like what is happening many people i know are now going to the front line we dont want blood to be shed we want everything to end peacefully but i am afraid there is no chance to talk about peace at the moment we must reclaim our lands. I fought in the 1st war and in 2016 nowadays people go to the front line to win the shelling will come down then we will be needed there we used to it this is our homeland we have nowhere to go the losses buth sides suffering though we cant verify everything thats impossible for now tremendous so the perhaps the sheer magnitude of what is happening will force both sides to take a pause and to reconsider the approach that theyre both taking but for now that seems a dim concept because the president of carabao has warned his citizens the people of calabar to prepare for a prolonged war is it about johnny side who has as we mentioned earlier obviously set its path and that path is to reclaim carabaos by force russia is among the countries thats urging an immediate cessation of hostilities moscow is also warning about the possible involvement of foreign extremists in the conflict arties illiterate go looks at the threat. So the issue of foreign mercenaries from outside the region being moved into the conflict zone in the gorn a car back it was 1st armenia that kept pointing out these concerns but now is the time when for the 1st time the russian side began to address this threat heres exactly what the Foreign Ministry statement said according to the information we have received militants from illegal armed groups have been transferred to the nagornokarabakh conflict zone from syria in libya to take part in the still it is we call on the leaders of the countries involved to take active measures to prevent the deployment of Foreign Terrorists a masterpiece in the conflict and to ensure their immediate withdrawal from the region so in this particular case and its very important moscow is not pointing the fingers at any of the sides for being behind this but like i said when youre yvonne began talking about alien fighters in the region they started blaming turkey right away in fact the armenian side was blaming turkey from the very beginning for provoking this call flick now in an interview to the Russian Media both leaders of armenia and azerbaijan addressed this specific issue and heres exactly what they had to say as their big john handed over the air command of offensive operations against the in the ground car back to the Turkish Air Forces the air force is being operated under their most command and control of the turkish station but its a turkeys giving us moral support and were grateful to the turkish government and turkish people for solidarity and standing by her side there is no other role turkeys taking into the conflict the role of anchor all in all this has been the focus of speculation and debate for a long time now because unlike many Important International players which called for a peaceful settlement of the crisis from the very beginning and which didnt take sides turkey decided to back as they are by john very good relations with the. All this comes amid reports in the media that Syrian Rebels backed by turkey could be getting ready to be moved to the nagornokarabakh region or are already on the way but these are just reports for now and again id just like to point out that in its statement the Russian Diplomats arent blaming anyone for things that are causing concern at this point earlier my colleague in an oneill spoke to a political analyst focusing on the region who says the situation is more complex than 1st looks in a minute of good news each month a bleak i dont think it is real will be bodies me the dorky me theyre all frustrated by gen or even to me but it is mainly im i suppose the amish if you belong to a certain Financial Firms in slumming Financial Firms related to the muslim presence in and out of the meaning of the. Weve seen over the last number of days some statements of support from m korea for azerbaijan how far do you think turkey is willing to go to help its allies well you should understand the situation be thrown be cheerful for the gun was shaken out but many forces inside talk of the gun party im now wanting to replace him if i can quote so if the media to fortune would be on a sort of bridge on the side at the gun to get the glory. Computer over there i mean and like stuff accumulate that you would cause a big greek conqueror so that is if maybe 3 for sure i wanted to buy johnnys but if it means we have begun to lose nothing because of its beauty but its is that your budget isnt about genocide we have noted relations. Russian opposition figurehead i would say not only has given his 1st interview since coming out of a coma and it he talks about surviving his now which of course im point the finger of blame at bottom youre putin not going to cross live to our correspondent peter all over in berlin peter what exactly did the volley have to say in that interview. Alexina valmy used this interview to the german news magazine beagle to thank the german people and in particular angle america for the help he received the german chancellor visited mr secretly while he was in the shot at a hospital here in berlin in the interview mist in the valley pulls no punches about who he thinks is behind his alleged poisoning he points that finger of blame firmly at russia and directly at president Vladimir Putin the kremlin has responded to this kremlin Spokes Person to me to the press corps saying the claims made against me if britain against russia were unacceptable and also accused Foreign Intelligence Services of working with mr novelli. I claim that putin is behind the crime and i have no alternative versions of what happened i dont say that to flatter myself but on the basis of fact the most important fact is novacek the order to use a manufacture it can only have come from 2 men the head of the f. S. B. Or of the Foreign Intelligence Service the s. V. R. And western Intelligence Services are working with him and particularly the cia we believe his accusations against the russian president are groundless and unacceptable his interview reveals that he thinks hes as important as the leader of a state but the real royals at that level are quite different people you know going to. Germany says tests that were carried out show traces of novacek were found now the same type of tests that were carried out on alexina violently in the city of almost skin russia where he 1st received medical treatment well they showed no sign of any such poisoning alexina valise team sent acquired a bottle from a hotel room that hed been staying in in the siberian city of tomsk this bottle was then sent with other things here to germany where tests were carried out on it and that is where the novacek was found now theres a lot of questions about how that bottle got from a hotel room to you here in in germany and how those tests were carried out all of those remain unanswered its important of course because the whole idea that he was report that he was poisoned with an overcharge nerve agent hangs on the results of those tests now the russian prosecutors have sent 3 requests to berlin for the sharing of information relating to those tests and others that were carried out all mist in the valley so far all of that has fallen on deaf ears. Where but it is not of use that we turn to the o p c w which unfortunately was playing for time and then told us we need to go back to berlin you can you believe that when we were 1st appealing to bill and it directed our communications to the a p c w this is a vicious circle it is illogical absent and everyone understand it or. Go back to the interview and the shriek alexina violently says the russian made attempts to keep him in the country once he was in hospital in siberia. I think they were determined not to let me out of the country which is why they publicly stated that i was not fit for transport they waited for me to die in my eyes the chief medical cost bittle is worse than the Intelligence Officers who kill people for them killing is at least their job. Well those claims have been rubbished by the Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov who said that Alexei Navalny was alive thanks to the quick thinking professionalism of the pilot that made the Emergency Landing his flight was on route from tomsk in siberia to moscow it made in the mergence landing and all the power medics who 1st arrived on the scene and the doctors who provided him medical treatment that it was down to those people that he was alive in the 1st place. They were supposed to choose so the impeccable work for pilots doctors and paramedics is presented as a lucky coincidence they dont even admit that we acted in a proper way the western partners look at us with the arrogance because we dare to doubt the correctness of professionalism thats why they doubt the profession is move our doctors and investigators are using Nuclear Weapons to organise. Alexina valley was discharged from hospital here in berlin last week he had spent 2 weeks in an induced coma and is currently undergoing physio therapy following that he has said though that he wants to return to russia as soon as its possible arties peter are very thank you for breaking down that story for us. And to see international has issued a damning report condemning the french governments brutal crackdown on protestors and also alleges that the pandemic is being exploited to bring in repressive measures or Charlotte Dubinsky with more. Amnesty international doesnt hold back in this report accusing authorities of using oppressive laws in the period pre and post the code 19 locked down thousands have been arbitrarily fined arrested detained and prosecuted for peaceful activities which should not be considered defenses peaceful protests have been banned under draconian kovan 1000 powers and hundreds of protesters find the report says that despite the covert lockdown ending in may a barrel or public gatherings of more than 10 people remained in force it claims that this was disproportionate given that other launch gatherings in open spaces were permitted yet even though it was deemed illegal protest did take place including ones linked to the black lives Matter Movement was a. Good. Thing for bonding as is. The burn was eventually overturned by francis highest Administrative Court but im misty says that dozens if not hundreds of protesters were fined for participating in small public gatherings over the past few months it says in the cases that it has documented the fines imposed appear to constitute a disproportionate restriction to the right to freedom of Peaceful Assembly that includes the case of eleanor a Health Worker took part in a protest calling for support for the Public Health system they the Police Stopped eleanor who was alone at the time in front of the Closing Stores are Law Enforcement official. Checked eleanors backpack which contained a gas mask and a pair of goggles they told her that she would be fined for participating in the band protests they subsequently arrested her and placed her in a precharge detention for participating in the group with a view to preparing violent acts in 20182019. More than 40000 people were convicted on the basis of vague laws the Yellow Vests Movement was hit particularly hard. But its not just protesters whove been at the receiving end amongst those detained with 1st aiders human rights observers and journalists we were in plaster republique i was filming the priest cordons there were clashes around the square but not where we were walking we decided to leave and suddenly my friend shouted brice watch out several Police Called me from behind and forced me to the ground they insulted me and asked if i throw projectiles against them i told them that i was a journalist and that i had my student card royce was placed in precharge detention before being told that he would be prosecuted for using violence against Public Officials he was later acquitted amnesty is now calling on the French Parliament to review and to repeal all laws that impose a punishment solely for the exercise. Of the right to Peaceful Assembly it also wants the interior and the Justice Minister is here in france to offer clearer guidance for Law Enforcement officials so that in less someone is carrying a pair of goggles or a face mask and this suspected of being involved in a Violent Crime they are not subject to detention in light of this report amnesty says its ironic that a country with such a long and proud tradition of collective action for social change is criminalizing protest in this way. R. T. Paris. The french government for response so far no comment well a french rights defender says the way the protesters have been treated has undermined trust. The french government. To you chris to quote this for 2 years now to call them do you know best. The president micro used to police with a very strong strain to stop the protest using force which was not necessary but in fact he was using force to tell the people stay home dont go by to grow this industry they were not guns there are delinquent people they were just upset of the leaving of the level of living in in france i think the people are. In their skin theyre hurting their soul and there is no account lets not trust president and i think hes going to be very hard to lead to. These 2 years before the new president ial election there is a mist of trust of you know i think from from the french people. Now back to one of our headline stories russian opposition figurehead x. In a band that has given his 1st interview to a german outlet since coming out of a coma and that he talks about surviving his now which are deal and point the finger of blame at Vladimir Putin now were going to go live now to alice fassbender journalist and author in berlin for more on this what do you make of these key allegation in that interview that putin was behind his poisoning. Well of course for the german media politician it is welcome news because they have been finger pointing at putin in this case for. All those time that mr nobody has been with us here in germany if you look at navarre on these argument it is interesting its not an accusation by any proof its an ex was asian by conclusion his arguments goes the way that there are only 3 people who can approve of the use of the knowledge of nerve agent which john he had so often 3 secret services in russia and that they would not do anything without the approval of mr putin interestingly also in the same interview he mentions the possibility that not 3 baber but 30 may have access he calls it much worse even with with some reason probably but this says that all he has is this one conclusion there is no further proof the kremlin spokesperson is also coming come out suggesting that vonnie is working with the cia how likely do you think that is well ive no idea whether the kremlin has any reason to believe that mr nobody has been working with the cia before he came to germany but naturally being here for so many weeks and with this case in the background the secret services 1st of all the German Secret Services but naturally the c. I. A they are the secret service of our ally. The usa they will have been briefing mr nominee and talking to him i have no idea what the content may be but i think its rather natural assumption that they do so that all they gave the credit for his recovery to the german medics who treated him in berlin and said the chief medic at the cost but all working with initially treated wanted him dead so if that were true he would have survived. Well its not quite quite the truth so again the interviewer in the interview mentions actually that the russian doctor saved his life by applying atropine within one and a half hours after being poisoned or after after he landed. On the course or what he. Protests against is the way the russian doctors changed their mind after having said initially that hes a able to be transported to germany retreating on that implying that they have been that they have come under some pressure by 3rd parties secret services assumingly so that is what he doesnt like but on the other hand he clearly states that his life was saved in russia weve been speaking with Thomas Fassbender journalist and author i think you very time in your comments ok thats a breakdown of the days top headlines for now but if youre looking for more you can always have to our website our teeth that come. But the pandemic no certainly no borders and is blind to nationalities. As americans we dont come with the we dont look like seeing the whole world to be. People. Judging. Commentary classist least. We can do better we should. Everyone is contributing way but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever the challenges create the response has been masked so many good people are helping us. It makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. Stylist financial survival guide. When customers go buy your supplies. In now well reduce a lot. Thats undercutting but whats good for the market is not good for the global economy. Welcome to the alex salmond show where we look at the westminster autumn session of parliament under the shadow of the long pandemic this week almost a year after the general election when he swept back to power with a majority of 80 bodies johnson finally lost his opinion poll lead over the Opposition Labor Party and the trouble is not confined to the opinion polls with the restless tory m. P. Stephanie another revolt over the way in which the new to corporate regulations are being introduced all this with the economy facing a double cliff edge of another locked and an interminable lardy crash of european withdrawal today we asked political commentators peter oborne and professor Richard Murphy what exactly is going on on the left and the right of british politics as the Westminster Parliament struggles to hold the government to account during the pandemic and the brics it dinner will finally arrives but 1st over to alex with your reaction to last weeks show whats your tweets messages and emails. Was a big reaction to last weeks show which featured on a free talk. Over the 19 and a huge audience of face because well the 1st stop was from a vet an old friend of the sure that has to come painless and she picked up the flood there are free medical experts all mentioned sustainability and Climate Change and population as a major factor and these are managing viruses. And there were other a number of people who were reflecting the perhaps a growing public skepticism about some of the official messages on covert and when some of them for example said i was really hoping that alex salmond would be questioning the knowledge to being peddled out daily by the government in the Mainstream Media and perhaps interview the many doctors and scientists who are speaking to a different story and wilma says my question is why is the u. K. Government saying the National Health service is coping yet hospital and Doctor Services are all restricted so hospitals of theyre not coping and maybe dollar a reference i suspect to the. I mean see some of the 1000000. 00 says theres never been a safe vaccine and something not tested these days