a sea of people sweeps through moscow as they take part in the immortal regiment march remembering relatives who died fighting in the great pantry or sink or. the big. perhaps on the calendar and this country is making sheer cry at the same time. it was tanks and troops that rolled over red square in the annual military parade marking the defeat of nazi germany in one nine hundred forty five. days a very personal day for many in russia and beyond. the memory of people who fought in the war. hello there well can you watching r.t. international this wednesday the ninth of may where it's just gone six o'clock in the evening here in moscow russia has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany it is the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million soviet people. well there is hardly a family in russia that wasn't affected by the war in most everybody has relatives who fought the nazis and in their honor a special march known as the immortal regiment is held every year corre

force in central moscow well one german family that celebrated moscow today has a special story because during the course of the war their grandfather defected to the soviet side them risked his life a multiple occasions trying to persuade the germans to join the russians. he was always a pacifist against the war and never wanted to join the v.a. max but he had to and from the very start of his juicy he was always looking for an opportunity to join the other side that he knew from the very beginning that the real aggressor was the v.m. act not the red army. we visited the mud done it this camp immediately after the liberation criminals who are in chimneys corpses pose of shoes we were full of designed to fight the nazis. in us and we would read about it in the german media unfortunately for the young generation this holiday does not matter much. an amazing story now as we said people are now taking part in the motor regiment march through moscow at the moment but earlier in the day it was the military's turn to pay its respects and also show off its might as the capitol held its annual

from moscow so far. well today on the sidelines of the st petersburg economic forum as you mentioned president vladimir putin denied the accusations when he was asked about whether it was a russian rocket that shot down the mh seventeen he said no of course not and we also saw a statement by the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who said that he spoke to his dutch counterpart and that he felt that the dutch side actually presented absolutely no facts proving that russia was behind the downing of the mh seventeen and now russia has really been kind of questioning the evidence presented by the joint investigation. team yesterday they also have been saying that the investigation itself is biased they even presented an alternative version of what could have happened the defense ministry said that the the the air excuse me the anti aircraft system that was used to down the plane couldn't have been russian because it was too old and wouldn't have complied with with security conditions in the russian army

international broadcasting live from moscow i'm kate. russia has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany in world war two it's the seventy third anniversary of the end of what russians call the great patriotic war which claimed the lives of almost twenty seven million soviet people. the victory day celebrations culminated with nationwide file it displays some one of the biggest was in moscow and on the managed to find a perfect view. thousands of fire trucks and lighting up this guys tonight sent across and several and spots across more is such as can victory park fireworks will be illuminating the night skies tomorrow and of the seventy fifth anniversary celebrations it's now down the level in the crowd so you can see people wearing symbols of victory day such as this st george's print in a sign a member in some respects and say when people carrying the red carnations when a name and down if it hits sites across send most of us well but now people will be flocking to try to get the best seats in the house and try

over a million people took part in a more whole regiment march in moscow on wednesday event on those on commemorates those killed in the great patriotic war and was first held in twenty eleven since then it has become a key part of victory day celebrations around the world and hardly any family in russia was left unaffected by the great patriotic war in which around one in every six soviet citizens lost their life. was marching with the crowds. the biggest and the most emotional event perhaps on the calendar and this country is making moscow cheer and cry at the same time i can tell you that this as a feeling that makes your heart so it is truly incredible the people are carrying the portraits and i can tell you that three years ago i made myself a promise that at the next four years every year i'm going to be carrying a portrait of one of my four great grandfathers and here we have the evidence of that is my mother's grandfather he won a medal during the second world war for liberating konigsberg which is now known as cullinan grad the thing is that there are heartbreaking stories b

in their own a special monch known as the a move to regiment is held every year it's on the way in moscow right now and we can cross one of our correspondents who is in the thick of it so you are trying to i think is that in amongst the march and also on the left that we have done who can say let's start with india and i think even more king for something like ninety minutes now i think we can could be inside the but just sum up what's it been like . andy have you ever experienced what it feels like to be part of a crowd of almost one million people well if you haven't and i bet most of our viewers haven't i can tell you that this as a feeling that makes your heart so it is truly incredible and i mean there are just so many people here and that's the reason why we have to stand still every now and then because there are few bottlenecks on the way and the people keep calm and come in walking and walking while last year it was estimated that about seven hundred thousand people took part but it was a very cold day i remember the temperatures went as low as zero degrees and today it is a beau

over a million people took part in the whole regiment march in moscow one wednesday event on those and commemorates those killed in the great cultural war it was first held in twenty eleven since then it has become a key part of the day celebrations around the world hardly any. family in russia of the soviet union was i left unaffected by the great natural to war in which around one in every six soviet citizens lost their lives seeds in a trunk of modest with the crown. the biggest and the most emotional event perhaps on the calendar and this country is making moscow cheer and cry at the same time i can tell you that this as a feeling that makes your heart so it is truly incredible the people are carrying the portraits and i can tell you that three years ago i made myself a promise that at the next four years every year i'm going to be carrying a portrait of one of my four great grandfathers and here we have the evidence of that as my mother's grandfather he won a medal during the second world war for liberating konigsberg which is now known as cullinan grad the thing is that there are

and still ahead on al-jazeera israel's prime minister heads to moscow can benjamin netanyahu heal an increasingly strained relationship. from cool brisk north in few words. to the woman trying to his of southeast asia. ally was saying some pretty heavy rain recently into southern parts of china more of the same as we go on through thursday plowden right sunny well entrenched here twenty six celsius there for a hong kong not just the winds coming in from a southerly direction that will push that right it's essential parts as we go on through friday showers through coming behind but it should be a good deal drive by the station temperatures picking up in hong kong to around twenty nine to freeze further south plenty of showers across southeast asia or as one would expect the usual family has their southern parts of the philippines its northern areas of borneo right across into the margin opossum off into them and a potentially nasty little clutches storms just brewing there around thailand will move through the gulf of thailand edging a little further west with as we go through wednesd

if mr trump if president did mean business if he was really going to deliver a strike against moscow a year m.s.e. war they're sitting you clear of all but a mess of war was the most likely outcome therefore any kind of reduction in tension is a good news for russia however talking about a possible negotiation for moscow well until recently it would be a good idea to have cells carry on summit or say assignments be to be in north korean leaders and u.s. president or western leaders it would be a good idea to have them in russia maybe there's a city in moscow where you are smokers of on the full seated to be you can be sure or maybe in my native petersburg why not maybe not moscow but not now. said truth is right now russian issue is very big in the united states probably it has never been the case that russia attracted so much and favorable attention well since maybe as a hundred fifty years since their anti communist fear communist scare saw it to be probably a good idea if russia is too much involved in this negotiations not now in the long run yes but now it's probably safer to ju

almost abrasions are being held across russia the parade in moscow's red square has just wrapped up and our team was in the heart of the action daniel hoare kinzer is just outside of the kremlin and he's joined by were received say who witnessed the action in red square guys it's been great having your play by play throughout the morning take us through the action. well it's certainly been an action packed day here near red square nicky may have had the noisiest season now certainly with the columns of armored vehicles driving past laurie though himself pops up to one of the best seats on red square he joins me now to give us some a taste of what it was like right in the thick of the action will read you were on but square the next book from the next i'm also leaving a useful to fly one of the columns coming past what was the must feel like that the atmosphere was topical of course at first your your honoring those who lost their lives in the great patriotic war seventy three years ago to the day your honoring the families of course the wall affected by their great loss but of course al

on the calendar in this country is making moscow cheer and cry at the same time. earlier it was tanks and troops that rolled over red square in the annual military parade marking the defeat of nazi germany in one thousand nine hundred forty five. a cia veteran is thrown out of the confirmation hearing for trump's pick for the new head of the agency that's him in protest over her alleged involvement in torture. us prime minister to resign reiterates britain will continue to help syria's controversial white helmets which calls itself an activist group of first responders. getting me thanks for joining us my name's neil harvey this is our international. russia has been celebrating victory day that marks the defeat of nazi germany the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million soviet people. well victory day celebrations are comin a right now in huge following displays a small village the biggest of those that's underway in moscow to find out more from our corresp

mayor run the moscow campaign. it is a tested strategy. ly, our own pulling has shown that putin's favor was not 70%'s.80%'s, but in the some people when asked, most say that they do support putin. they say, yes. it is mostly republican attackers the that has -- it is mostly russian a talk receipt that has -- it is mostly acricity that has a strange effect on the voters. is reflected within our margin. it is predicted at 76% for put in, which they have demonstrated as the official result. campaigning is what changes everything because it makes people think about the issues really important to them. and our campaign was about the issues really important to them. it is a good question, i believe that so many people think of russia as a perfect cree machine, a perfectly ated monster for one particular power. unlimitede resources, unlimited media resources, you have a society that is heavily dependent upon of power. strategy inhe trying to portray putin or the government is the only possible successfulnd president and administration. been doin

has even gone as far as to suggest that this summit may take place in moscow dad off for i think was downplayed later on in the kremlin but i think it's still on the table do you think there is any chance of either russia or china stepping into the void and how being good shumpert ministration to secure these deal for the benefit of. secures i'm very i'm we have to tread very carefully here not see you invite any accusations of collusion but at the end of the day i think we would all agree that you know the peace on the korean peninsula is in the best interest of humanity isn't it not only humanity her marriage is something abstract but there's i have argued just a few minutes ago. in korean peninsula is an interest of russia because russian interests and for basically cheney a centrist a very simple cost russia warms. second russia of one's status quo sought russia of once didn't care. if mr trump if president did mean business if he was really going to deliver a strike against last year a messy war not their city yukio war but a mess of war was the most likely outcome there for any

a very good morning to you from all of our team here in moscow you're watching the weekly and around the pool the latest news on the big stories that have shaped the week. now this week has seen some major developments in the ongoing investigation into the script poisoning case and nato ally admitted it had produced a lot which talk like substance as recently as last year and then the un's chemical watchdog backtracked on whether on previous claims about the nerve agent. picks up the story criminal investigations usually work towards conclusions as new information and facts come to light but with the screwball case it all seems a bit backwards and feels like those pesky details are being ignored take for example the embarrassing but significant slip up we heard this week from the chief of the international chemical weapons watchdog the research activities or protection you would need for instance five to ten grams of but even in seoul is free it looks like they may have used more than that without knowing the exact quantity i'm told it may be fifty one hundred grams of say which goes

a sea of people have swept through moscow taking part in the immortal regiment march remembering relatives who died fighting what russians call the great patriotic. bucks. the cia veteran is thrown out of the confirmation hearing for donald trump's pick as the new agency chief mick protests over her alleged involvement in torturing prisoners. and protesters burn u.s. flags on the streets of tehran after donald trump decides to withdraw from the arabian new clear deal. and take on for you know watching the latest headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us. russia has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany in world war two it's the seventy third anniversary of the end of what russians call the great patriotic war which claimed the lives of almost twenty seven million soviet people. the victory day celebrations culminated with a night nationwide firework displays one of the biggest was in moscow. ceci managed to find a perfect feat. thousands of fire pics and lighting up this guy's tonight sent across and several spots across more such as gold in vi

have in practical terms my perception is that both in moscow and manila there were policy makers who say you know take it a step at a time be cautious this just might be a connection between press and then put in and president there are very good talks between prime minister medvedev and president you know but from that time on you know we have had for example we were buying arms from the u.s. and because certain members of course. that's were making noise about alleged human rights violation you know when we need that the most it was in there but here comes china and here comes russia despite policymakers in beijing and moscow saying let's be careful let's see what's happening you know took a leap of faith and came to manila and don't get me wrong the u.s. also helped us in the we and the australians the japanese you know and we appreciate this but what we're saying is that we want that much your real friendship we may be a smaller country well that that friendship also has a material benefit. is all it said not only friendship but also not that far away i mean russia or not and i h

of people swept through moscow taking part in the immortal regiment march remembering relatives who died fighting in the great patriotic war also. the. cia veteran is thrown out of the confirmation hearing for donald trump's pick for the new head of the agency that's a big protest over her alleged involvement in torture. and u.s. flags on the streets of tehran after donald trump decided to withdraw from the iranian nuclear deal. this is our international. pressure has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany is the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million soviet people. huge firework displays one of the biggest was in moscow and he said he managed to find the perfect view point. thousands of fireworks are lighting up this guys tonight sent across and several and spots across more. victory park fireworks will be illuminating the nice guys tomorrow and of the seventy fifth anniversary celebrations it's now down below in the crowd so you can see people wearing s

in moscow in march 2016, and met with the leadership of ssb. from what i understand, -- in moscow. if you take a position -- with the russians. in context with the russian security services. there may be some hidden meaning to that. why wouldn't you at least -- that russia was prepared to create trouble. hopefully, besides. they would -- they all expected hillary clinton to win. that's what we were told. why would they at least think --? that they wanted to create political uncertainty and polarization with the united states? >> i think it is possible. it gives them credit for a great deal of political oppression in the united states that is in -- uncommon. knowing how this would play out, for example, within our domestic debate. and, i think in retrospect, looking at how russia has reacted to what is going on here, and our perceptions of rest and our domestic discussions about russia's role in all of this. but i am struck by is how surprised they are. how much their reaction has been one of, wait a minute. you are the most powerful company -- country in the world. the most powerfu

do with the real situation i'm going to be perfectly safe there the world cup me and i feel safe in moscow don't get us wrong these tough been portrayed as are a stark reality of what you can find here in russia. as in every major world city but how does that relate to football how many would agree that tabloid press pieces should be taken with a pinch of salt but this article is just one drop in the ocean of stories featuring the horrors of russia and its football thugs waiting around every corner to jump unsuspecting visitors although none of that seems to have put off the tens of thousands of foreign fans who've snapped up their tickets and will arrive here in just a few weeks from now. we requested the sun newspaper to comment on the photographer's claims who also told us he'd asked to remove the article we'll update you as and when we hear a response. well it's been a year since the manual mccrone was inaugurated as the president of france but for many of the country his reforms have fallen short of expectations he's also accused of cronyism and running a virtual monarchy in paris tho

this is out international news live at one am from moscow with me kevin and well welcome to this thirty minute news update that first state t.v. in north korea is reporting that the country's canceled wednesday's high level talks with the south the decision is said to have been taken in response to seoul carrying out joint military drills with the united states similar car as more. this definitely comes as a blow considering the storage developments we've seen recently but in addition to canceling tomorrow's summit north korea is reported to have threatened to cancel its highly anticipated meeting with trump that's scheduled for june twelfth in singapore now this is all due to washington's military drills with soul which is always been a topic of discussion but it seems that the d.p. r. k. has finally decided to put its foot down. i. i. i so the d.p. r. k. has made it clear that these joint drills there and its security describing it as a rehearsal for invasion and many view these fears as legitimate given the history of countries that have willingly surrendered their w m d's but this w

by german chancellor angela merkel despite recent tensions between moscow and europe e.u. leaders are keen to keep moscow on board the iran nuclear deal recently jeopardized by the us announced withdrawal. quick reminder now the top story that we're following for you here at the u.s. president trump canceling next month's planned a summit with north korea's kim jong un he did so in a statement a short time ago. with that you're up to date i'm sorry. john. when are you going to use a posse it's a real policy because there is no rubbishing about everyone writes that only him on their own and then we part. and you know what the great thing is you know and they .

a military parade in moscow commemorates the red army his victory over nazi germany in world war two we'll go live to the annual show of russian national pride. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. european countries have reasserted their commitment to the iran nuclear deal after president donald trump and now says his decision to quit the pact and reimpose u.s. sanctions france and germany have stressed that they've remained committed to the pact with berlin criticizing the u.s. for not offering an alternative for monitoring iran's nuclear compliance european signatories are to meet with iranian representatives next week to discuss the way forward iran's supreme leader has accused of lying with other officials suggesting that tehran is no longer bound by the terms of the agreement. was outrage in tehran and parliament iranian politicians wasted no time condemning the u.s. for violating a deal signed only three years ago the. on the streets iranians read the news that their economy is once again to face u.s. sanctions. and the money shot on this means more pr

that his trips to first beijing then moscow and now to brussels brussels the one that's still coming out are to get reassurances it is time for iranian diplomats to work hard and show their best skills if they want to save the deal and so far all kinds of signals have been suggesting that they do. so. if the five countries remaining in the deal fulfill their commitments and guarantee that the benefits to the islamic republic will be preserved the agreement will remain in place despite the will of america and the zionist regime. so their main goal is to prove that the agreement can be alive even without the us and in this situation even fishel seem to be on iran's side completely although we understand that washington will keep climbing to change it and they say they have the tools to do so. is the u.s. going to impose sanctions on european companies that continue to do business with iran the answer is it's possible it depends on the conduct of other governments thanks to the nuclear deal and the lifting of sanctions a few are years ago we were a member how a number of european compan

take you straight now to moscow and the kremlin where we can see president. the president of the russian federation to respect and to. limit this. to a protagonist constitution of russia to defend the. independence and. safety and integrity of the state to lawyer. the people. well to marry was a very as she put it has and to the office of the president of russia. the. these are pictures that you're looking at from moscow the inauguration of president vladimir putin is proof one present you can see russians attending the event singing the national anthem at the kremlin no lack of hope oh sorry our correspondent rory chalons is following the event for us that live from moscow so rory as he begins his fourth presidential because it's an ever looked as strong as he does right now. it's hard to think of a time in the last eighteen years of his political career where you has looked stronger than he does at the moment he has just won the biggest election victory of his career the last eighteen years or so have basically been a project in stripping the country really

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in lebanon, early reports suggest the militant group hezbollah and its allies have won just over half the seats in the country's parliamentary elections. the organisation, which is backed by iran, inflicted heavy losses on the party of lebanon's prime minister. the leader of hezbollah described the gains it has made as a moral and political victory. tourism accounts for around 8% of the world's carbon emissions. that is the conclusion of a sydney university study. the figure is about three times higher than previous estimates. it takes into account leisure activities such as dining out and shopping, as well as flights and accommodation. 0ur environment correspondent matt mcgrath reports. from bus tours to souvenir hats, tourism is a key part of the london economy as it is in nearly every large city on earth. the industry is booming, growing by around 4% every year, and employing one in ten of the world's working population. now, for the first time, a scientific study has taken a detai

media all going to hell was a doctor a military surgeon she actually participated in the battle of moscow she was on the front lines here for many months had searing that she battle before transferring further back into russia where she was the only surgeon for this ship for quite some time in the form of hundreds of operations later becoming ordinary citizens of means eludes the town and the republic of tatarstan and all the relatives of my great granddad could do some work to do and was a soldier he falls in the battle of stalingrad where he sadly died today of course so this year rather it's the anniversary of the victory and the battle a key turning point on the eastern front line aboard so you just might start to look more salient today at the russian president's side spent participating in the march as well since when you can steam a lot of your booze and alongside him today the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu who's holding a photo of a lot of fights for all the participants of the second world war and hero of the soviet union just going to show just how much this event

the biggest and most all event perhaps on the calendar in this country is making moscow cheer and cry at the same time. earlier in the day with tanks and troops of role does a red square in the annual military parade marking the defeat of nazi germany in one thousand nine hundred forty five. thanks for joining us my name's neil harvey this is. russia has been celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany as the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patrick war as it's known here in russia which claimed the lives of more than twenty six million soviet people. this hardly a family in russia that wasn't affected by the war almost everybody has relatives who fought against the nazis and in their honor a special march known as the immortal regiment is held every year our correspondents have been following the march from right in the heart of the crowds in the center of the capital. yeah in the last couple of hours i decided to stay at one location and not move pretty much by the sea of people kept flowing and i still don't see the end of it we are being told that t

pedophiles are afraid in moscow commemorates the red army is victory over nazi germany in world war two we'll go live to the annual show on russian national product. and glitz and glamour on the french riviera the countdown festival opens with stars out on the red carpet but it's europe's most prestigious film festival at risk of becoming passe. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us on there have been scenes of anger in the iranian parliament after president trump pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal the top parliamentarian saying taran no longer has an obligation to honor that agreement france says there's now a real risk of confrontation in the region and has announced european signatories will meet with iranian representatives next week to discuss the new situation president trump has also signed a memorandum reinstating u.s. sanctions against iran. the world watched as donald trump scrapped a deal that took over a decade to achieve. service it is clear to me that we cannot prevent an iranian nuclear bomb under the decaying and rotten structure of the current agre

his claims that only moscow had the means to carry out the attack and. also this hour we hear from auntie franking activists whom british police view as dangerous extremists alongside radical islamists and neo nazis the police have been involved in dragging disabled people out of wheelchairs on the public point of the sultan. the pentagon says its forces stationed in the horn of africa are coming under attack from chinese laser weapons as the u.s. issues a warning of extreme caution to its soldiers. and r.t. joins in military parade rehearsals taking place in moscow as russia prepares for victory day on may ninth. practice makes perfect they say seemingly simple maneuvers like this one still being all that simple when there are dozens of vehicles involved in the all have to be in sync. very good morning to you from all of our team here in moscow you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron great to have you with us now first this hour the czech republic has revealed it made a similar nerve agents to the one used to attack former russian spy se

moscow has issued a diplomatic memo to ukraine raising concerns about the safety of russian journalists in the country comes after security forces raided the offices of a russian media group and detained its director kill the shin ski who's in charge of rhian obviously as ukraine bureau was detained on tuesday for alleged treason on thursday a court in ukrainian city of. rule to detain him for sixty days. the security service rate of on the offices of ria novosti ukraine lasted for more than eight hours homes of journalists working for the agency were also searched there's been high level condemnation of kiev's actions many organizations are accusing the ukrainian government of an attack on media freedom and they're demanding the release and we discussed this with rachel denver she's deputy director of the europe and central asia division of human rights watch she says complaints over media freedoms in ukraine are on the rise. under no circumstances should the government be criminalizing speech and media activities that groundlessly and ukraine i think this is out of line with ukraine's

latest from the seventy third anniversary of the victory of the great patriotic war life from march moscow in just a few moments. victory day is a very personal day for many in russia and beyond artesia as the recollections of people who fought in the great patriotic war. when i make promises i keep them. in world news the u.s. president announces america's pulling out of the iran nuclear deal but the other signatories vow to fulfill their obligations under the agreement. a warm welcome to you on this very special day on the key aaron and this is international now russia is celebrating victory day marking the defeat of nazi germany this day marks the seventy third anniversary of the end of the great patriotic war which claimed the lives of over twenty six million soviet people. by celebrations are being held across russia today the parade in moskos red square has just finished and here's a look at some of the highlights. o'dowd . lose. a limb. a little. league. team has been in the heart of the action throughout the morning as celebrations got underway daniel hawkins and lord gas together

today buzzfeed news revealed michael cohen's effort to develop a trump tower over in moscow during the election year went on far longer than he publicly acknowledged extending into the spring of 2016. most damning is that "even before the appointment of mueller as special counsel in may of 2017, fbi agents investigating russia's interference in the election learned that michael cohen was in frequent contact with foreign individuals about trump moscow and that some of these individuals had knowledge of or played a role in 2016 election meddling. it's all connected according to two fbi agents." in may of 2016, michael cohen along with his partner felix sater were planning to send trump to moscow. "they discussed when in the presidential campaign trump should take the extraordinary step of flying to a country at odds with the united states in order to negotiate a major business deal." sater told buzzfeed cohen was also prepared to make a separate trip to moscow and that planning for that trip continued through june of 2016 when cohen suddenly demurred. nbc news has not verified buzzfeed's

reporting for us from moscow thank you emily. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world yulia screwball has spoken out for the first time since she and her father a former russian spy were poisoned she said the nerve agent attack has turned her life upside down she also announced her hope to return to russia despite the u.k.'s claims that moscow was behind the assassination attempt. a us court as well the president cannot block twitter users who disagree with him from viewing his account seven plaintiffs sued trump after he used a feature on the social media site to block them the judge said that the president's account is a constitutionally protected public forum and a large lava lake has formed on hawaii's big island as molten rock continues to spew from volcanic fissures in the ground the killer way of al qaeda has been erupting for over twenty days now and thousands have been forced to flee their homes. german chancellor angela merkel is in china at a time when a bevy of international crise

this is the scene live in moscow. as some question whether the next six years will bring further international isolation for russia. president trump is being warned by the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. also: the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and click investigates the artificially intelligent software being used by police. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. vladimir putin is being sworn in as president of russia today , 18 years after he was first elected. in the latest vote in march, he won an overwhelming victory after the main opposition leader was barred from standing. over the weekend, demonstrations against mr putin's leadership were staged across russia and more than

have in practical terms my perception is that both in moscow and manila there were policy makers who say you know take it a step at a time be cautious this just might be a connection between press and then put in and president that there are very good talks between prime minister medvedev and president there you know but from that time on you know we have had for example we were buying arms from the u.s. and because certain members of congress were making noises about alleged human rights violation you know when we need that the most it was in there but here comes china and here comes russia despite policymakers in beijing and moscow saying let's be careful let's see what's happening you know took a leap of faith and came to manila and don't get me wrong the u.s. also helped us in malawi and the australians the japanese you know and we appreciate this but what we're saying is that we want that much your real. friendship we may be a smaller country well that that friendship also has a material benefit. is all it said not only friendship but also not that far away i mean russia i'm spe

but spied heavy rain people have gathered in front of the ukrainian embassy in moscow to voice support for the detained journalist medina courtin or was there. we're here at the ukrainian embassy in moscow where people have gathered to protest over the a rest but the journalistic. now he was in church upbeat during russia's news agency region always working in kiev and he was a detained on tuesday people who came here and there are a lot of journalists here other people who are connected to different media professions well they told us that there are here to express their support for the real now he was arrested in kiev fund and he was transported to another city in the a self in ukraine where the a local court played team under arrest for two months at the moment he is facing charges of treason any found guilty he faces up to fifteen years in prison during the court hearing he had a chance to speak. i think that the keys initiated by the security service of ukraine against me used direct and then disguised pressure and freedom of speech in ukraine the covers of his relatives to say th

parade rehearsals taking place in moscow. this makes they say that seemingly simple maneuvers like this one still being simple dozens of vehicles involved in the all have to be in sync. i. am in philadelphia eight pm in perth australia and three in the afternoon here in moscow this friday april the fourth welcome to our to international i mean o'neill our top story the czech republic has revealed it produced a similar nerve agent to the one used to attack former russian spy surrogate script how his daughter the country's president cited an intelligence report confirming that the poison had been made last year. do you know that choke was produced and tested in the czech republic it was a small quantity though we know when and we know where it was done it would be hypocritical to pretend that such a thing never happened the president of the czech republic saying that nava child had been produced and stored in the country could of course be seen as quite a considerable development since it reiterates the point that russia has be