at the question of what russia's long-term security choices would be, and in some sense, how our policy would impact russia in making his choice. russia apart from this is hard to do that point, given the way the former kgb agent has come to dominate the political space. i'm doing a little bit of introduction here by showing tell, and i think many of you have already seen this book, mr. putin: -- " mr. operative in the kremlin." author is also a professor of the economy and health to understand the legacy of the soviet militaristic economy for post-soviet russia. he has written many other great oaks over the years as well, and russia'sle called " virtual economy," which is very important in understanding this topic. steve pifer has also written about these topics. i had the opportunity to talk about -- to help out a little bit with this book, but it was his brainchild in most ways. and it was steve requesting his previous work in the arms control space where his foreign service was spent, but he was also the ambassador to ukraine. as u.s. and russia's arms control has declined in

week on talk to al jazeera - the once high powered capitalist in russia turned human rights activist - bill browder. >> i had more than $1 billion, which was a huge amount of money-- in any circumstance, but certainly back then, and in russia. >> the financier had a spectacular rise with his investments quadrupling - but then browder began calling attention to corruption and crossed the wrong people. >> i was locked up overnight. and then i was deported the next day and declared a threat to national security, never to be allowed back into russia again. at that point it became obvious to me that putin's interests had diverged. >> browder's tax lawyer sergei magnitsky stayed behind to fight against the crimes committed by the kremlin - and expose those responsible. it did not end well. >> so he was-- he was incarcerated for 358 days. and the tor-- and they tortured him and they tortured him. they chained him to a bed. and then eight riot guards with rubber batons came into that cell and beat him until he died. >> the chief executive officer of the investment fund hermitage capital mana

versus russia in a cold war-style struggle for influence in the middle east. russian fighter jets are dropping bombs in syria. they are upping the ante in the 4.5 year war. russia's moves are laying bear how many the united states is losing the initiative in syria, and by extension in the broader middle east. >> for over a year president obama dropped bombs pon i.s.i.l. in both iraq and syria, simultaneously he continued to help rebels fighting to unseat i.s.i.l.'s enemy, syria's president bashar al-assad. now russia entered the fray in support of bashar al-assad, bombing i.s.i.l. and rebel targets. victoria gatenby has this report. >> reporter: russian jets attacked the town near idlib. the town is not an i.s.i.l. strong hold. they are mainly in eastern syria. the area is dominated by groups deposing president bashar al-assad, a russian ally. also hit, the town, during the second day of russian air strikes. there are concerns as to whom they are targetting. this, according to activists, was the result of wednesday's attacks. civilian casualties as bombs from dropped in homs and hamas

engaging conversation about him and how he sees russia and russia's role in the world. he also gave us an opportunity to have a further conversation after the interview when he invited us in for appetizers, which turned into dinner. that was a further consideration of all the topics we have been talking about. now, the conversation, followed by an analysis of his visit to the united states. charlie: are people in russia fearful of you? pres. putin: i think not. i proceeded from the fact that most people trust me if they vote for me at the election. this is the most important thing. it places enormous responsibility on me, colossal. i'm grateful to people for this trust. at the same time, i feel this huge burden of responsibility for doing what i do and the results of my work. charlie: you're much talked about in america. there's much conversation. more so than any -- pres. putin: maybe they have nothing else to do in america but to talk about me. charlie: no, no, or maybe they're curious people. or maybe you're an interesting character. maybe that's what it is. they see a strong leader

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soft of russia. it consists of unstable regimes. the isis penetration and the taliban subversion of those states brings telegram to russia's borders. this is another issue that motivated putin. we have how many minutes before we vote? >> about seven minutes. >> about seven minutes. i'm going to yield several minutes to you now, and we will come back immediately after the votes. we are in recess until immediately after the second vote. >> i will finish my questions again, it was a wonderful diversity of opinion here and a whole new concept, which i had not heard, and let -- from your testimony, you are suggesting that assad is not someone who is anti-radical as we've been , and mr. putin's involvement with a sod is not going to direct him towards isil but direct him towards the nonaligned movements. obviously that assad, he is opposed to the jihadists, and they are opposed to him. i think the waiting which they look at the question is a highly machiavellian manner, and that is, who is threatening assad the most? it's these other opponents. who threatens isis and many respects? what i

us about russia right here last week. he thinks it's better to let them russia fight isis. but i wonder what the donald thinks about this news. russian smugglers busted for stopping nuclear material for extremists. can we trust russia to lead the fight or will it come back to bite us? welcome to "cashin in" and welcome to the crew. iraq is reportedly asking russia for help, too. jonathan, is russia's involvement going to help us or cost us more lives and money? >> eric, nothing that we deal with russia can be of help. we are in bed now, formed coalitions with russia, with iran, with saudi arabia. i mean, totalitarian states. saudi arabia is a state to get excused for being an atist and like we collectivized american self-defense. depending on rush why and saudi arabia. we could defeat isis in two days. we have the fortitude, the military fortitude but instead we depend on the coalitions to degrade and destroy and the big loser here is america because it destroys our pride and destroys our self esteem. >> staying with you for a second r. you okay with russia taking care of isis, a

years. >> thank you for coming. we will get right to it. we are here to talk about russia. as you may have noted from the right up to our event. we are beginning to discussion to thing about the psyche and the character. we are not trying to focus solely on putin. we will come back to him and the questions we will field in the second half will probably focus on current events. but the event grew from a project that cliff and i undertook that was trying to get at the question of what would russia's long term security choices be and to some extent how could america's policy influence and affect the way russia made the choice. it was trying to divide the inter-russian mind beyond or a part of russia. i think many of you have seen the book. mr. putin. new and expeneded. it came after the crimea crisis. he is understanding one of the best books in my judgment is called "the price of the past" that helped understand post-soviet russia. and other books and an article called "russia's virtual economy" steve came to brooking about half a dozen years ago. one of his writings is called "the

threat of islamic extremism inside russia. they share their thoughts on russia's military presence in syria and the potential for a u.s. russia partisanship and regional counterterrorism. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> there you go. boy, you could hear that. so, this afternoon, we will hear testimony, expert testimony, on a topic not thought to be, but in reality of great concern and importance, the threat of islamic extremism inside russia, and what that might mean to the united states and global security. islamic terrorists have declared war on the modern civilized world. their barbaric actions in syria remind us daily of their depravity. they must be stopped, and they must be defeated. the future of america, russia, and yes, western civilization, depends on that. the lives of millions will be in jeopardy if we don't do what is right today. given the global nature of this fight, it is in the interest of our national interests to understand the growth of extremism in other parts of the world and in other countries such as russia. it is alarming to read reports of muslims living i

capital. we are live from the scene of one of the blasts. >> an attempt by russia and iran to prop up assad. >> barack obama says russian air strikes in syria are a recipe for disaster and calls for a political solution. and, the gunman who killed nine people at a college in oregon had 13 weapons, all purchased legally. at least three people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the afghan city. nato is investigating the attack which was carried out by u.s. forces. >> reporter: this is what's left of the doctors without borders trauma center. staff say the hospital was hit several times during a sustained bombing attack. the air strike started at 2:00 in the morning local time when most of the hospital's more than 100 patients would have been asleep. in a statement nato says u.s. forces conducted an air strike against individuals threatening force. the strike may have resulted in collateral damage to a nearby medical facility. this incident is under investigation. afghan government forces backed by u.s. air strikes and nato special forces have been fighting to regain cont

we should not discount al qaeda, which has its own unit from russia and the republics of central asia. that unit counts about 1500. imagine what would happen if all these individuals came home, whether because isil prevails or because isil was defeated but these individuals were not apprehended or eliminated. i should note that both isil and al qaeda have maintained ties with insurgents and terrorist networks in the north. this summer saw isis establish a province in the north caucuses. the emirate caucuses, the umbrella terrorist organization operating in the north caucuses has had long-standing ties with al qaeda, and its leaders have raised their leader. no surprise that russian foreign officials including the security minister and secretary of the security council have described isis as the main threat to russia and the main threat to global security, respectively. n the u.s. side, there is less agreement of whether isis represents a top threat. so, since neither the united states or russia can tolerate the existence of isis in the middle east and both countries need to come

coming up. days into its syrian bombing campaign, russia says it has hit and killed isil fighters. >> this is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in america. >> reporter: u.s. president represents his sadness and frustration after another mass shooting. plus -- >> reporter: i'm john holman on mexico's pacific coast, where tun hundreds of thousands of turtles arrive each year but the major of their eggs is being stolen. >>> syria's deputy prime minister says his country will take part in peace talks. >> -- we were and still are believers in the political choice, political dialogue, according to the parameters known to all, namely, the unity of syria east territory and people, maintaining the state institutions, developing them and improving their performance, and that the only way to a political solution is through syrian-lead national dialogue without any foreign interference. >> let's speak now to james bayes with the latest from the united nations. hi there, james. listen what he said he painted a very black and white picture and said syria i

putin is going to send an envoy. if russia wanted the elections, russia has the influence, the power to make it happen. and so, we're still seeing a russian goal, which is destabilization of ukraine. maybe at this point they do not need it. because of what is happened over the course of the last year and a half, and the hardening of public opinion in ukraine, they may create a difficulty for the president in terms of accepting terms that would allow the russians -- probably less today then was extinct or 17 months ago. sofford: that question is hypothetical. the idea there would be massive amounts of economic assistance from the eu and the united states to ukraine is remote. they are going to do that. i do not think that putin would see economic assistance of ukraine as any particular threat. the eastern ukraine situation is with the heart of it. they have plenty of levers that they have not used. that is not really in their interest. but they will be employed if they think it is necessary to prevent a literal threat about ukraine joining nato. i would like to hope that we could incr

we are all presumably on the same page, he says the u.s. and russia do see eye to eye on targets in syria, russia is targeting depots and sites of isis recruits and guerrillas. we said that is not the case so these two have not compared notes. we are told the foreign minister is going to be meeting presumably with american counterparts, not sure if that will include secretary of state john kerry, but it is usually dangerous in the uncertainty people sell stock and guys who watch this closely, peter brooke start getting confused. i am confused, it is clear wall street is confused. what is going on here? >> we have a chaotic moments. the russians are saying one thing, the pentagon saying the russians are doing something else, there is supposed to the military to military talks between the pentagon and the kremlin in coming hours at the assistant secretary level on our end to try to they conflict and better understanding of russian intent and what they're doing in the future. we are in the second day of bombing. is not surprising there is additional instability in an already unstable r

have three very big names in the world of reporting in russia and about russia who are all follows at the kennan institu institute, so we wanted to get them all together. alan cull son, the moscow correspondent for "the wall street journal" for a decade and a half, sergei, who has a show and elena, a special investigative correspondent. so it's a really, really good group of journalists. i encourage you to join us on thursday mortganing. let me start today's event, russia's war against terror. elena had just published this book. the evolution of terrorism in russia's north caucuses and we have copies for sale up front and she will inscribe it for you and write a comprehensive plan for dealing with terrorism on the front cover. i'm kidding. that's chapt ir 3. so, elena is associate professor of international security studies in the college of international security affairs at the national defense university. that's a government security oriented university in case that didn't make it clear. her publications including this latest book have appeared foreign wide including in journals suc

they form a new coalition with a mix of rebel groups as russia continues air strikes in support of a government. more funerals are held in turkey for the victims of a bomb attack that killed 97. and controversy in south korea as courts change the way they teach history. ♪ first the palestinian man has been shot dead by security forces in jurisdiction lumbar's old city and forces say he tried to stab one of their officers and they responded with gunfire, the 25th palestinian to be killed since the beginning of this month. al jazeera's mike hanna has more from west jerusalem. >> according to israeli police the man approached a group of israeli border police at the lion's gate entrance to the old city and according to then police he then took a knife out of his pocket and attempted to stab the police officers, he was gunned down and killed, none of the officers have been injured. this once again the latest in a wave of random sporadic attacks happening in the west bank and israel proper and overnight there was an attack in israel and importantly the attacker in this particular case

caspian sea. >> from the caspian sea 1200 kilometers from the fighting, russia opened a second front in the syrian war, unleashing a salvo of cruise missiles. bearing the nato code name sizzler. these images quickly broadcast on russian state television. with a range of tw two and a haf thousand kilometers, the range was well within reach. overfly their territory to enable the missiles to reach the targets. russia released graphics showing the course of the missiles over iran and iraq but avoiding southeastern turkey. >> this morning we engaged the caspian flotilla ships. data indicates that all targets were destroyed and no civilians were harmed. well, the missile strike was totally unexpected and it does beg the question as to why russia would target i.s.i.l. positions 1200 kilometers away when it's got a large fighter bomber force on the ground in syria carrying out daily strikes against i.s.i.l. well, it would go to remind the west of russia's military reach in this conflict. and in rome the u.s. secretary of defense ash carter formally ruled out any military cooperation with russia

the russian minister of foreign affairs, and according to syrian state tv, russia has carried out 30 air strikes in syria over the last two days. russian officials released video of some of the air strikes a short time ago. u.s. officials say at least some of those bombs have targeted u.s.-backed rebels. >> it is one thing, obviously, to be targeting isil. we're concerned obviously if that is not what is happening. >> we all want syria democratic, united, secular, syria which is a home for all ethnic and confessional groups who's rights are guaranteed, but we have some differences as for the details on how to get there. >> russia says its air campaign is aimed at isil, but as mike viqueira suspects, russia is in syria to bolster president bashar al-assad. >> reporter: u.s. officials were again taken by surprise by russia's swift and aggressive moves in syria. >> this is not the kind of behavior we should expect professionally from the russian military. >> reporter: the u.s. was informed at the last minute, a russian officer delivering a blunt message to the american embassy in baghda

you think -- what you think russia might do in the next ten years and latin america. thank you. >> if you get in the microphone to the woman right behind you. >> former usaid, ukraine. you have presented three very rational value free models of what might happen in russia, but it's something that you are only barely eluding two. the fact that russia is the major plutocracy, a huge drain on resources they enrich themselves. i would like you to comment on where that fits into your picture. >> do you want to start this round? >> in general i oppose corruption. to the extent that corruption reduces the amount of research, i can live with that. on where russia is going and latin america, i tend to put that in the category of its mischiefmaking.mischiefmakin g. it is designed to because. and for a long period from 1991 until1991 until 2005, 2006 the russian navy was not going to cuba or venezuela. and that. that was basically because they did not have the money to go that far. greater flows from the russian government and they begin to look more to the military and begin to be able to buy t

an historic address. >> russia carries out a series of new airstrikes in syria, and starts firing missiles from the caspian sea. >> more clashes in the occupied west bank, as tension continues to simmer. >> marine life flourishing in the waters of hong kong, scientists are baffled. we'll tell you why. it's described as an historic visit for historically difficult times. german chancellor angela merkel and the french president francois hollande are in strasburg to address the parliament. the first speech to the assembly since 1989 comes as the eu faces its toughest challenges. let's take you live now. why this joint address to the parliament? >> well, as you said there, the first joint address in 26 years, the last time the french and german leaders came here to address the european parliament, it was only a matter of weeks after the collapse of the berlin wall. then the dialogue, rhetoric was all about expansion and unity, now president hollande and angela merkel face the issues that threaten the entire unity of the union itself. one of the most overriding issues is the refugee cr

community and looking f a peaceful settlement of what they have done in ukraine. russia, since the time of the czar is always felt it was entitled to some sort of a sphere that the black sea is russia's, that the caucuses belong to russia, they can influence what happens in the high north. they are acting that out anywhere they can. go: the challenge that you have is, the united states army does not have a lot of forces in europe. everything we are doing is in a nato context. of some ofabout one ththe thihings that you are ande alliance is doing to try to counter the russians and to counteterbalance tm, and to you need to put a far larger concentrations of force much closer to the russian border in the event that the russians try to do something to immediately be able to mobilize and deter them? >> right after russia possis invasion of the ukraine last march, and their illegal annexation of crimea, the president dispatched paratroopers out of our one 73rd to assure those alleys that the united states is es that the- alli united states is committed. the rest of the alliance has begun to

rare se >>> hello. you're watching al jazeera live from london. syria's president applauds russia's air strikes saying the intervention is vital for middle east stability. deaths along the french riviera as two month's worth of rain falls in two hours >>> plus, herbal remedies are becoming harder to pick in south africa. the northern afghan city of kunduz has reportedly fallen back into taliban control. >>reporter: police in the northern city of kunduz have been distributing bread and rice to residents for the past week. troops drive past bodies on the ground as they patrol the city. the capture of kunduz by the taliban was its biggest success since the armed group was removed from power in 2001. those able to escape are concerned about neighbors and relatives left behind. >> there is no doctor, no medicine, no treatment in kunduz. people are getting killed in the city but there's nobody to help and take away their dead bodies. >>reporter: a hospital operated by doctors without borders was hit by an apparent u.s. air strike on saturday. >> we still have no idea why this attack happe

yesterday any a normally tranquil little hamlet called the middle east. >> russia has lunched its first air strike on extremist targets in syria, including military equipment. >> larry: wait a second. are we about to be in a war with russia? you know, that's weird. because, oh my god there is a tom hanks movie coming out about the united states. have you heard about this, on the verge of war with russia. oh, oh, oh, and last week, this is weird, a movie called the martian came out and then they found out there was water on mars. right? and about a month ago, i'm not making this up, straight out of compton came out, right? and now a black guy is hosting its daily show. what! right? (cheers and applause) >> larry: i don't know, man. yes! yes! this [bleep] is getting weird, is what i'm saying. and if this theory holds up, and tlses's no reason why it shouldn't, movie trailers could predict our future. oh my god! show us what's next. >> to neverland! we are [bleep] toast! true. starting a little chewbacca there now just because russia is dropping bombs on syria doesn't mean it's all bad. i

>> >>> paying the price... >> this will have consequences for russia itself. which is right - right fully fearful of attacks upon russia. >> n.a.t.o. takes action in response to russia's growing involvement in syria, and defense secretary ash carter makes a grave prediction for russian troops. >>> boiling point. >> there is a lot of anger in our community. the palestinians are angry about what israel is doing in al-aqsa. it should be respected as a mosque >>> violence between israelis and palestinians spread, and disillusionment grows. reporters at risk. a report on dangerous places for journalists, and nine years after the murder of a famed investigative performer in russia, and the u.s. accuses the kremlin of creating a climate of fear that amounts to censorship >>> and keepers of the light. >> we don't have the castles that europe has or the great wall of china. we have the lighthouse, emblematic of who we are >>> nova scotians fighting to protect a cultural heritage >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we begin with claims russian missiles hit underint

extremism in russia. we will hear from a former state surveyed affairs analyst from the reagan administration. this is an hour and 40 minutes. there you go. boy, you could hear that. so, this afternoon, we will hear testimony, expert testimony, on a topic not thought to be, but in reality of great concern and importance, the threat of ,slamic extremism inside russia and what that might mean to the united states and global security. islamic terrorists have declared war on the modern civilized world. their barbaric actions in syria remind us daily of their depravity. they must be stopped, and they must be defeated. the future of america, russia, and yes, western civilization, depends on that. the lives of millions will be in jeopardy if we don't do what is right today. nature of thisl fight, it is in the interest of our national interests to understand the growth of parts of theother world and in other countries such as russia. it is alarming to read reports living in peaceful and free democratic countries --ng attract it or recruited attracted or recruited into radical islamic t

performing its task because of its ability to continuously adapt. russia's readiness to change borders by force and increased military plus at our borders has understood mined european security. this is a long time trend, and it will continue. one other hand, isil is willing to challenge the existing world order based on the rule of the law. these challenges are reinforced by the growing threat of hybrid warfare. the key element in nato's adaptation is deterrents. it should be credible and effect you so that no one even thinks about attempting to destabilize our region. for this we need strong military presence of nato forces in the baltic region. we are thankful for the u.s. leading in providing military presence in the baltic states. otherwise should also step up. we are ready to do more, including by increasing defense spending to two persons of gdp by 2018. and, for example, next year the defense spending will be 1.4 person to gdp comparing with this year, 1 person. we increase by 0.4 percents. in 2017, 1.7. it means they are going very strongly forward to fulfill this -- this needs.

>>> dualling strategies. >> russia runs a risk of ripping obvious sectarian seams more than they are. >> some hope or try to present the coalition nation as leading the political settlement, and russia fighting the same people is perceived or presented like defending the regime >>> russia steps up air strikes in syria, holding talks with the u.s. to avoid confrontation. we are joined by the state department spokesman >>> let's make a deal. >> i'm prepared to immediately - immediately resume direct peace negotiations with the palestinian authority without any preconditions whatsoever >>> a day after the palestinian authority's president expressed pessimism a peace, israel's prime minister says he is ready to talk. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we'll go to oregon in a moment. tonight we begin with russia carrying out a second day of air strikes in syria. again, russia came under criticism for avoiding i.s.i.l. targets. a u.n. backed rebel group trained by the c.i.a. said the camp was hit by 20 russian missiles in idlib. russians insisted the planes hit

about russia. as we're beginning of thebout discussion to t think about what is more inherent with the of russian national security character we're trying not to immediately not tn put the attention on president putin i am sure foc many of your questions ints. the second half of the event will focus on currentff and events. but the project that we undertook stars to get the some russtion well with those choices be and how does that influence the way russia would make its choice? to divide that away from putin it is hard at this juncture given and the degree the kgb operative has come to dominate russian national security on political space and you know, he is the author -- the co-author of the subject many of you have already seen this with a new and expanded edition that came out after to the of ukraine crisis this is one of manyundere books also a paramountudgment is economist and one of the best books he ever wrote in my judgment was the price of a pass to and understand the andacy of the militaristic economy he has written many of their great books of the years as well and a career

like a terrorists, it's a terrorists. >> russia's interest in preserving assad's regime is putting pressure on the u.s. and regional allies who insist no matter what happens on the ground, assad must go. >> we must recognize that there can not be after so much blood shed and carnage a return to the prewar status quo. >>> joining us from london is a former kremlin and government advisor under the yeltsin administration. he was also a political editor for the russian news agency and an investigative journalist. alexander, thank you for being with us. russia declares it's going to swoop in and save the day in syria and destroy isil but the first thing it does is strike rebel fighters fighting syrian president bashar al assad. you just heard the foreign minister say if it looks like a terrorist, walks like a terrorist, acts like a terrorist, it is a terrorist. is that the strategy, to bomb anything that looks like a terrorist? >> first of all, i think we must understand it's just the first stage of the operation. by some strange coincidence, we've had so much information coming out of

haverussian warplanes done. my understanding is that russia's interests in syria require that russia has a say the future of this country. notion that russia would , ib any of assad's opponents think, is mistaken. russia has hosted negotiations between some members of the syrian opposition and syrian officials. russia has discussed, according potentialfficials, [indiscernible] in the future government. as long as russia's interest in syria, which is the presence of the russian navy and the taunus , continuing the military-industrial cooperation with syria and ensuring that there is no failed state in -- it would is the be open to accommodating potential transition to a coalition government in the long run. again, i have not seen -- >> the government would be in favor of russia. >> they would take into account russia's interests, which would include insurance stability in syria so it doesn't become a sit -- a failed say -- a failed state and so it will not become a place for groups to attack russia and its allies. touring the russia continues trade with syria in goods that russia -- i

back assad by force won't work. >> russia will not succeed in promoting a solution on syria. any more than united states opposes a solution in iraq a decade ago. certainly no more than russia was able to impose a military solution on afghanistan three decades ago. >> other nations are raising concerns as well. according to routers saudi arabia is demanding they stop until their objectives are clear. they met at the u.n. and agreed to have military to military deacon flikting discussion as soon as possible. those talks could take place as soon as today. heather? >> garrett tenney live for us. thank you, garrett. washington is kept in scramble mode. put ten is depending on president obama's fears as he hits our allies. >> he knows the president will do nothing but verbal condemnation. what he is counting on is the president's predictable fear of escalation and fear of confrontation. this is a game changer. it is significant, because what put tin put enis doing is chan the shift in terms of the balance of power. isis why he is there. will he attack isis targets in the northeast? lik

part of the whole russian propaganda and russia's war on terror, statements like this is weather is great for air strikes, without, you know, talking about what is going on on the ground. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the mainstream media, of course, try to support the move and see it as a positive for russia. and one of the main arguments is that it's better to fight terrorists abroad than at home. it's another reason they do not want to lose its position in the middle east. i want say 100% of media has this approach. they argue that it could backfire to russia, that the risk of conducting terror attacks in russia by i.s.i.s. can increase significantly. so there are several views on that. the dominant, i would say is supportive to air strikes in syria. >> if you watch russian tv, they have taken a chapter out of the american war on terror. everything is about russia's war on syria, where it files and comes russia, and they save the day. >> we have seen it from the jindoism from the russian, from the american media as well. childrening we go to war, we don't want a fair fight. mi

, but we should have expected it. it is erotic that as soon as the iran talks with russia in the was on our side, he went in doing this and who knows what else he is doing. he has been reckless and the that as-- it is ironic soon as the iran talks with hesia, he was on our side, went on doing this and who knows what else he is doing. he has been reckless in crimea and the ukraine. isis is obviously the worst element in that part of the world. initially, it is pretty clear that he is not going after isis. he is going after the vetted free syria army or the people fighting assad. it is well-known that russia has been an ally of assad, they have a base into syria. he has been propped up by russian airstrikes. it is clear that the russian objection is to keep assad in power, not necessarily to destroy isis. abouter: you talk vladimir putin as being blustery and reckless, is her a role he could play by bringing assad to the table or publicly facilitating some sort of future in syria? could they be anything but a negative force? rep. engel: if they wanted to, they could be surely. isis is the

>>> russia launches air strikes on syria from its fleet in the caspian sea. ♪ >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera, live from london. also coming up. flashes in raw mall la, as students fight with israeli forces. >>> trade unions across south africa hold rallies calling for a boost to the minimum wage. >>> and we investigate our coral reefs are flourishing in the polluted waters of hong kong harbor. ♪ >>> hello there have been major developments in the war in syria with russia launching warship strikes from its fleet in the caspian sea. 26 cruise missiles were fired from four warships. it says the targets were positions held by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. russia says the operation destroyed all 11 targets and no civilians were killed or injured. now backed by russian air strikes, syrian troops have launched a major ground offensive, but not against isil, rebel group in hama, and idlib were the target. russian sources say the missiles traveled 1400 kill meters over what is described as unpopulated areas before hitting their targets in syria. >>> in rome the u.s. d

russia today? would it make them feel more besieged? >> to be there if you want to start back? >> i think it's an interesting question because it gets to water. subject is in ukraine? the kremlin did not have a grand strategy. a lot of this is making it up as he goes. crimea and the aftermath of yanukovich leaving and the appointment of a new government as is a target of opportunity but i don't think it lays all this out. you do not have a russian interest in acquiring that territory. here's there's a brief period where they talked about the southern 40% of ukraine breaking away. they quickly became disabused of that notion when they saw there was no public support in ukraine. so what the russians have been doing is using it as a way to destabilize the government and make it harder for the government to succeed. the question is could you get the russians to change that decision and in terms of the objectives that moscow articulates a year ago he could have seen the basis for a win-win solution. poroshenko was talking about power and talking about status to russian line which. he sai

>>> syria's government thanks russia for bombing isil while urging the west to coordinate with its forces. ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> this is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in america. >> the u.s. president represents his sadness and frustration. >>> one of the most wanted drug traffickers is killed in the jungles of colombia. plus -- >>> i'm john holman on mexico's south pacific coast where hundreds of turtles arrive each year, but the majority of their eggs are being stolen. ♪ >>> syria's top diplomat has told world leaders that air strikes against the so-called islamic state of iraq and the levant in his country are useless unless they are coordinated with government forces. he addressed the u.n. general assembly saying that only russia is havingen an impact against isil because it was invited to intervene. >> translator: terrorism cannot be fought only from the air, and all of the previous operations to combat it have only lead to further outbreak. air strikes are useless unless the

quarters in doha. also coming up, russia denies that four of its long range cruise missiles fired at syria fell short and landed in iran. >>> ainge third streets of guinea as supporters and opposition clash ahead of the elections. plus. >> reporter: i am in central malaysia, i will be telling you why the rare oil from these trees is big business for poachers and how it affects indigenous communities that depend on the forest. ♪ ♪ >>> after months of talks to end the conflict in libya, the u.n. has proposed a deal that includes a national unity government. proposal still needs to be approved by the rival parliament. it fell in to chaos after the death of muammar qaddafi. two rivals are g.n.c. which operates out of tripoli, a formal rebels took over the capital city last year. the group drove out the internationally recognized government which now operates in the eastern city of tobruk. this administration is recognized by the u.n. and the arab league and it's allied to the general that commands a loose alliance of fax shuns. james bays has a report from new york. >> reporter: t

forces have launched a vast offensive against insurgents with the backing of russia. >> translator: today the syrian armed forces began a wide ranging attack with the aim of wiping out terrorist groups and liberating the areas and towns which have suffered from their crimes. >> syrian state run television aired this video. it shows government forces using tanks and anti-tank weapons in the central province in the northwestern province. the al qaeda-linked nusra front and other insurgent groups control most of the provinces. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is expressing his concern over russia's role in syria. he spoke to his counterpart sergei lavrov over the phone. kerry said many of the targets russia is striking are not against the islamic state militant group. the russian military launched its campaign last month. officials said their war ships in the caspian sea launched 26 cruise missiles on wednesday into syria. but american media outlets quoted u.s. government sources as saying at least four missiles landed in iran. iran's state-run television have not confirmed the acco

russia have joined for the first high-level talks since the minsk accords. there have been signs of progress in recent weeks including a breakthrough agreement on that with role of tanks and heavy weaponry from the troubled eastern region. the conflict between government forces and russia-back separatists which began in april of last year has claimed the lives of 8000 people and displaced 2 million others. our international editor has the latest. today's summit between the leaders of france, germany, ukraine, and russia was supposed to be about shoring up the minsk agreement signed in february. looking forward -- for ways to establish a lasting peace in ukraine. it came a day after russia launched its go it alone airstrikes in syria and it was syria that perhaps was destined to overshadow if not eclipse the summit. in their post summit press conference, angela merkel and francois hollande conceded that syria was a big issue in the talks they each held one-on-one separately with vladimir putin. did they make any headway? we do not have clear answers to that. we do know that as these

ground troops to fight i.s.i.l. carter told a congressional panel that despite russia's decision to launch air strikes in syria, the u.s. is pressuring haider al-abadi to not let russia join the fight on the territory. >> we are the partners of iraq and have been insistent. and mahmoud abbas repeated that. >> reporter: and there's a come reply cakes, the never-ending flow of those wanted the to fight with i.s.i.l. the top general admitted the coalition does not have a plan to stop foreign fighters. >> amongst all the coalition we don't have a common view of where the foreign fighters come from, where they move back and importantly where they go when they leave >> reporter: the military leaders say they've been studying the usefulness of a no-fly zone in northern syria. soing legislators called for. >> what you are saying the strongest nation in the world with a competent military can't establish a no fly zone to protect people being barrel bombed by bashar al-assad. it's embarrassing. >> it's not clear whether the senate was convinced it was a right move to fight i.s.i.l. there's a