Just after 8 pm here in moscow this sunday october the 5th a warm welcome to our 2 International Meal our top story french t. V. Terrorism prosecutors have said they suspect the perpetrator of thursdays deadly night from page. Police station of adhering to an extreme mentor protege of islam. What the investigation has revealed that the perpetrator was in contact with several individuals likely to belong to the salafist an islamist movements in addition testimony indicates that he did hear to a radical vision of islam. Double quarter joins me now in the studio with more its been a few days since this happened don what do we know at this stage well you know this knife attack was a catastrophe that shook paris to its core saillant was 45 year old michael harp and who had worked at a Police Station for 15 years and all that time the police who are tasked with preventing such attacks had no suspicions that haarp and would kill 4 of his colleagues with a knife he smuggled in. This is done what exactly are the authorities actually saying about the attackers about if this well antiterrorism profs prosecutors are currently handling this case and they still dont have enough information to pin down the the assailant motivations exactly but they did reveal that the assailant converted to islam 18 months prior to the attack now of course the Authorities Say that thats not an automatic sign of radicalization but theres other information they also revealed that he had a radical vision of islam and was also in communication with solid islamicists which of course is enough to keep terrorist motivations on the table in considering the situation but so far the police havent found any evidence as to anything pointing towards religious motives after they searched his house in the suburbs of paris even told with some of the details 45 i think you say. What else do we know about the attackers but it well her his his wife was arrested after he was shot dead in the Police Station after the murder and she told authorities that haarp in was actually acting to ranged and was hearing voices in his head the night before this attack took place did that have something to do with his motivations of course maybe but so far the authorities havent connected all the dots to say for sure ok bring this right up to date on that ortiz double for thank you. So lets move to south america where ecuador has been shaken by another wave of violent protests after a state of emergency was declared on thursday demonstrations began over the governments decision to end fuel subsidies which is expected to cause prices of petrol and diesel to more than double. I was a student transport workers helping leading a National Strike on the president is using Emergency Powers to deploy troops in an attempt and theres been a police 350. 00 arrests the fuel subsidies cost the government more than a 1000000000. 00 every year theres no chance theyll be reinstated its all part of the president s plan to cut public spending to meet the terms of an i. M. F. Loan agreed back in march he has been taking a deeper look at the impact its having. The i. M. F. Is the generous dessie and open handed and giving and seeing whenever a countrys economy is in grave need my immediate priority for the i. M. F. Is to help members minimize the risk of crises we focus on job creation we focus on productivity we focus on stability stability actually will be my my my key focus is to build strong key qualities so people fly 30 brought except far too often when they stayed places its trust in the i. M. F. It ends up in scenes like these. People like look i was sure scrooges i dont know the facts she doesnt go to church yourself. The last pictures we showed you are from ecuador a country that proves that the i. M. F. Does business the same way on both sides of the atlantic at the expense of the people the ecuadorian administration reached a 4 point 2000000000. 00 deal with the fund in exchange for a forms abiding by its trusted playbook the i. M. F. Marketed it in a non surprise fashion achieve in their own last fiscal position is at the core of the Authorities Programme which will be supported by a 3 year extended arrangement from the i. M. F. Well ive already kind of spoiled to you how this has turned out so far in turmoil in the streets and the state of emergency the authorities have voluntarily renounced their right to choose they must follow through with the tax true. Form stripped the citizens of some Labor Protections and cause fuel prices to double measures wildly unpopular among the people well but these are the commandments of the sect of a stereotype and like with any cult its easy to get in not to get out in 2002 the president of malawi a nation in africa said that the i. M. F. Had forced them to sell the countrys strategic grain reserves they did and as a result millions of people were exposed to famine when the drought hit something the i. M. F. Outright refused to accept any responsibility for the causes of Food Shortages in malawi are complex including lapses in the governments Early Warning systems distortions in domestic markets and mismanagement of food reserves in more recent cases the i am of bailout programs for italy greece ireland and portugal ignited europe wide and to your sterrett in movements just when people realize that in reality the money comes not from the i. M. F. But from their wallets in ecuador just over 20 percent of the population support the reforms that came until with the funds billions because the i. M. F. Is a robin hood who got it all wrong and now gives to the rich and takes from the poor then the i. M. F. Is given a credit to our country is under the conditions on the. Day they control theyre going the legal agenda and theyre going to go on which is about the goal of the i. M. F. What they are really following this right to open the economy of whether just to make the. Ecuadorian people in the future but not get access to a different kind of Robot Services that they dig theyve got by the thing is was the cause of this going to ration of economy anything theyre doing we know theyre going to see inflation we know theyre going to increase Unemployment Rate at the moment but in theory yes in theory back with all of the future. Be an economy similar like us economy or mexican economy lets say but obviously with. The cost of the region thats going to be. Turkeys a president or want has said his country is preparing to launch a military operation in northeastern syria to drive Kurdish Forces from the border region put out singles really we have given all kinds of warnings regarding the east to the you freeze to the relevant parties we have acted with ample patience we have made our preparations we have completed our operation plans we have given the necessary orders but will conduct this from the ground and from the year. The u. S. Backed Kurdish Forces known as the s d f said they are ready to wage all war if turkey launches the operation turkey considers the s. D. F. To be a terrorist group said washington has taken too long to act in moving them away from the border well the 2 nato allies agreed to create a socalled safe zone in august but turkey wants to expand it so that it begins 30 kilometers from the border. Well lets bring in political analyst amara walker for his take amar always good to see you on the program do you see turkey launching this operation imminently as theyre essentially saying and how do you see it playing out. Where weve heard deadlines being set by prison had to go on and various members of his government. Or the turkish government that the end of september would be you know the with the time when we are there implementing this. Incorporation with the americans or we would go alone so there are signs that this is going to become. You know the modus operandi on a daily basis from now on i either going to go on with this operation. I mean we were last year they made an agreement with the americans around members that didnt. Do anything really they couldnt basically repatriate. Some of the refugees they have the americans it all fizzled down to a few joint patrols between them and the americans here and there so we think this time around that they are preparing for something more serious and were hearing rumors and you know sounds from all sides that this may be indeed imminent so with that in mind. Do you think it would affect u. S. Turkey relations which are already under strain. Well weve heard from the americans that theyve kept quiet officially about it but there was this article the book of days ago in the wall street journal where american officials were quoted that should turkey begin such an offensive the American Forces will have no option but to withdraw from syria now what does that mean and really we couldnt that certain it may mean. Basically an invitation for turkey to come in you know you can come in into this area and we will move out but if that is the case then why is the american why is america and why are the americans providing the kurdish fighters over there with lots of weaponry in the last week i think there was like 300 trucks and so on it may be to drag turkey into some sort of a quagmire. Where the americans wouldnt have direct support to the kurdish obviously nato versus nato blue and blue thats not going to happen intentionally but at the end of the day there is nothing preventing the kurds from defeating either the turkish army proper incursion or should turkey uses proxies like it did in other areas in syria in the euphrates shields and so want to make it last longer and basically put america visibly turkey in a different place just briefly if you will or more justified or turkeys fears about the s. The f. Presence in Northern Syria do they represent a threat. Will a a runaway sort of kurdish state is a threat to all neighboring countries weve seen this in Northern Iraq but the difference between Northern Iraq and North Eastern syria is that the militia in in all the military presence basically ignore the Northern Iraq is not the case its not this leftist or whatever revolutionary. Militia that has been or its fighters theyve been responsible for most of what is happening in turkey so basically they have always viewed. The militia the Kurdish Militia that are dominated by p. Y. T. You know which is sort of political arm of the pick a or a you can lead affiliated with the picking the seat is a danger so you know sort of just to fight a more thanks very much for coming on the program live from london political analyst. Moving on the impeachment inquiry into donald trump over his phone call with the leader of ukraine her senior white house officials subpoenaed over the u. S. President s contacts with it but democrats spearheading the probe say mr trump has left them with no other choice as for u. S. Military aid which an Important Role in the whole scandal the u. S. State department this week approved the sale of nearly 40000000. 00 worth of antitank weapons to kiev the one 150. 00 javelin missiles come in top of the 200. 00 sold to the country last year our Senior Correspondent goes the it takes a look at her ukraine has turned into a gold mine for the u. S. At 1st sight you wouldnt take ukraine for a land of opportunity unless youre into peddling weapons the javelin system will help ukraine build its long term defense capacity to defend its sober instance oratorial integrity in order to meet its National Defense requirements now aint that just the American Dream selling weapons to a nation that can barely afford to keep itself warm in the winter and not just any weapons the javelin by far the most expensive and its class more than 200000. 00 for the launcher and a rocket was uneasy though it took a concentrated push by Lethal Weapon sales to ukraine and this man this man was at the center of it the significance of this is that we lifted the old bombing your arms did provide antitank weapons. And now were prepared to treat you crazy like any other normal country which is this just look at his face doesnt it radiate honesty and empathy but appearances can be deceptive kurt was naughty kurt had a little side gig going on that was all hush hush the sod from representing trump in ukraine he also worked for b. G. Are a huge and powerful lobbying group which surprise lobbies for a theater the company that manufactures javelin missiles and will make millions by selling them to ukraine kurt unfortunately resigned in september aside from the whole potentially corrupt thing with b g r and greatly and he was also embroiled in the trump ukraine scandal speaking of which trump has recently put on hold almost 400000000. 00 in military aid to ukraine. Hes out. A scheme to use the leverage of the presidency you use the leverage of the. Vital military assistance to a foreign nation. To provide or obtain dirt on a political opponent its hard to imagine a more serious set of allegations than those contained in the complaint surely they cant all be rotten this is adam adam has a much friendlier face than kurt adams seems genuinely concerned about ukraine alas adam doesnt seem to be any better see among adams sponsors is a fellow named Igor Pasternak who makes a lot of money on military contracts with ukraine is the pasternak recently hosted a fundraiser for adam after which the congressman began all but the mounding that the u. S. Send money and arms to ukraine which would allow his generous sponsor to real the entire Ukrainian Military just last year the m 16 project was conceived some time ago as ukrainian own forces Border Guards a National Guard will be time switch to nato standards on a city you could probably film sin city 3 with characters based in these guys but even if you dont sell guns and dont get kickbacks or donations from mamas manufacturers you can still use ukraine here for example as ukraines national and t. Corruption bureau chief sit nick recorded bragging about how he helped Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election yes yes i helped not trump but hillary i helped hillary belongs to the cohorts of politicians who comprise the huge money in the us both in the us and in the entire world. For us that is sort of better oh you could definitely film sin city 3 with these guys but the audio is real confirmed by ukraines attorney general it was missed the city by the way who published dirt on Trumps Campaign manager in 2016 in the real last anyway but the fellow tried so what if you dont have guns to sell or elections to win what if for example daddy wants to get his young boy a nice cushy job where he didnt have to do much well ukraines the help booth john bidens son and john kerrys stepson landed executive jobs at a Ukrainian Energy company now strap yourself in hunter biden earned 50 1000. 00 a month 50000 in a country where the average wage is a few 100. 00 and you know what in the weird and wacky world of us politicians and i think it gave you a taste of just how wacky it is thats normal but underlying problem here was of course hunger by receiving 50000. 00 a month from ukraine Energy Company do you think that that is evidence of corrupt behavior no people d are set on. Monetary payments it was always a playground for america ukraine in 2013 Victoria Nuland boasted about the billions america spent supporting democracy in ukraine or meddling in its politics you pick since ukraines independence in 1901 the United States has supported ukrainians as they do democratic skills and institutions as they promote civic participation and Good Governance of which are preconditions for ukraine to achieve its here p n aspirations weve invested over 5000000000. 00 to assist ukraine in knees in articles that will ensure a secure and prosperous and democratic train well. Thank you miss nuland didnt ukraine turn out great but then again look at it like an american senator you dont care that ukrainians are poor or cold stressed and hopeless what you care about is that you are sponsors can make money and keep doing meeting to you what you care about is ukrainians helping you in elections what you care about is ukraine providing your kids with comfy little jobs that pay millions over the years and if you are an american senator well ukraine couldnt have turned out any better. The u. S. Secretary of state has hailed as countries relationship with greece same times have never been stronger might bump a 0 is currently on a 2 day trip to oftens where hes been holding talks with top government officials including on defense cooperation and his arrival on saturday also received to well by many in the capital however. I. Thousands gathered in front of the Greek Parliament calling for washingtons top diplomat to go home some protesters clashed with police who in turn to us of those burned an American Flag in front of the u. S. Embassy and through red paint on a statue of president harry truman but the spike the reaction might pump pale was on faith. A bit selfish America Needs to keep greeks free successful and to help secure the Eastern Mediterranean so lets continue our work to stop one russian influence both within greece and within your neighbors borders lets continue to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic of iran the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terror to all that regime becomes a normal nation. Lets take the seriously what it cost china is systemic rival. Uphold the rule of law and build partnerships with free nations so that w