either nato or russia need. well, that is the thing. russia saith expansion of nato infrastructure into neighboring ukraine. would be a red line on a threat to its national security forcing it to take action. i serious scanty think this could get look. busy there has been talks, you know, with ukraine about creating the conditions in which exceptions can be made to normal nato. a processes are normally a nation that is undergoing the kind of internal strife that ukraine is, is not, does not qualify for natal membership. all borders have to be secure, there can be no internal conflict. and of course ukraine is a nation beset by internal cause a conflict. so there's talk right now vogue. busy maybe letting ukraine in recognizing only the borders of the areas that are outside of conflict as having an article 5 of protection. but this is, this is again, going in the wrong direction. russia won't allow it. and nato needs to understand that if they make an effort to bring ukraine in, russia will take action. and you k

is russia going to play ball? because at the moment you're one of the dirtiest polluting countries on earth. are you going to change? this is not true. dirtiest and dirtiest ones say that the russian natural gas is one of the dirtiest products. well, you're number 52 out of the 57 high—emitting carbon emission countries in the world. so i wouldn't say your performance is great right now. you may say out of 67 or 87, whatever. i mean, we know what we are doing. we have developed the most clean, the cleanest possible technology, both of production and transportation of natural gas and other resources. and we intend to limit and diminish, to cut down our carbon impact according to the state policy that was agreed in interagency format and presented formally to counterparts. we have engaged in a meaningful dialogue with both the us, uk, european union, european commission, and we focused the work towards full implementation of this global agenda. you should also understand and recognise the role which russia plays i

still refusing to cooperate with russia on the case, we hear firsthand from russia's envoy to the buggy because there's a feeling that something else how that goals are driving them. it is possible that this whole story is connected with the escalation of sanctions prussia. honest, exactly 20 years since the u. s. coalition invaded afghanistan, country now in meltdown families, they're having to resort to unthinkable meshes. when your stomach is empty, you can't think about the dark. sorry. i'm forced to sell a few of my kids to feed others. there's no option left. ah, oh, i that great to have your company watching auntie international 1st to sell boiling gas prices have reduced to more of a sigma after intervention from vladimir putin. he has said, the russia will ramp up exports to europe, addressing the continents energy crisis. on wednesday, the president added moscow with continuous commitment to ukraine with regards to gas transit. a strong chavez guess from believes that it would be more profitable for it to pay a fine t a crate and increase the gas volume pumping through the new

c, w experts, while russia's own conclusions are being ignored. just take us through that aspect, excuse, you can get it. oh, good. well, the technical, sick, cetera. jared has provided germany assistance and me women under the media reward to different little to do and they've conducted tests and to to certified laboratories. boykin basketball, they came, your community was your conclusion that your school, which was of that as an weapons grade chemical weapon has been used at the same time. there's a little bit of report among the channel flow. my students used a sam all for the in key or information piece as have been scribbled in the report. so we cannot see what was said. there were again, this concerns among other things, sentences of the why leads on see the information on the chemical formula of the toxic agent that was allegedly used and i'm going to go, so this report was, rebecca, is preaching no quota. i didn't, and they are claiming that this chemical agent is some kind of latest. well, the most recently developed weapon, and that's t

who is talking about even having atomic option against russia. this is a pressure is a statement that we haven't heard, even in the end of the cold war. we are back in the 984 in the late seventy's where people are openly using crap and things that, that help them to gain confidence the motion. it's not often someone disappears entirely from a list. so infamous of the f. b i most wanted, but that's what's happened to a man said to be one of the key figures in january capitol hill, riots in washington. he was caught on camera telling people to storm the building and then assuring them inside. it's got them including members of the republican party raising questions about who exactly the mysterious figure is caleb up and picks up the story. an individual featured in videos calling for people to enter the capital building, even before the january 6 capital riot and was seen on the day. january 6, ushering crowds into the capital building has been identified by law enforcement as arizona resident re apps apps in arizona. man, seen in vital circulated

i mean, russia has no intention of leaving cri max may suppression. i mean, most people also know it here, this side. so. so again, it's a diplomatic ballet and i think that will continue talking. does it escalate though? what, what do you think the response from nato will be? is it more talking or will it be action? i don't think there will be more action. that's simple. they, they expelled a diplomat. no rush or response. that's it. and so they will continue. maybe that will be more decorations, but i don't expect name to a to me to mean big decorations about that. perhaps just a line up by the logistics of what happens now. nato a should use the russian ambassador to belgium for any context that's been said by moscow. will this system be as effective as having a mission teenager willoughby or issues or another? oh, probably not. it won't be as effective to begin with, but of course the russian embassy in brussels is very big. there is an ambassador to belgium, animal basset, to european union. so it's so staffed on all heavily staff. it's a big emb

now, i don't always agree with russia, but how russia is being treated, how the intelligence services use every opportunity to create destabilization in russia. it takes me off as of thousands have taken to the streets of the italian capital. this is the scene there right now with a protest taking place against covey restrictions, least people. athena angered at plans being introduced from mandatory health classes to access the work places. rules come into floss, october 15th government says the moves necessary to get virus under control ahead of unexpected rising cases. this winter, as people will be inside more, less failing to present a pass or an ex if test results face being suspended or just plain infringement of their rights. curvy might be a global disaster but not so for some big farm of boxes. they just made the forbes rich list, find out more after the break. ah, what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms. race is often very dramatic. development only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy w

you still refusing to cooperate with russia over the case where here 1st time from russia's envoy to the boating status of a school is a feeling that something else all the goals are driving them. it is possible that this whole story is connected with the escalation of sanctions prussia and it's exactly 20 years in the u. s. coalition invaded afghanistan and with the country now in mel down families are having to resort to unthinkable measures. when your stomach is empty, you can't think about the dark. sorry. i'm forced to sell a few of my kids to feed others. there's no option luncheon with whole life or moscow. you chewing on scene to national with me, you lash apollo. thanks for joining us. on facebook, whistleblower is the accused of bias us. it was discovered she has ties to the democrats. it comes just days off of she said the company was harming children and stoking divisions and impassioned plea to congress for a crackdown on the social media giant. but i'm here today because i believe facebook's products harm children, stoked division and week in our democracy. the company'

and during a russia e. u summit in london a well places of prime minister blair was asked, how is the british government and the european union? and he was sharing the council out if uh it is not that worried about over dependence on motion of energy supplies. he was surprised and he said, well, this started 30 years ago before my time and nothing for preventative. the flow of oil, gas and oil. since then there were no problems. but he said that what the media during that day and that evening, saturday, reporting this was the only story in town that over dependence is to we blame for everything and it has been going on for all these years since then. well, my situation here was history does have a tendency to repeat itself. list. i'm running very low on time here. my last question to you please. that's finally tons of cove. it, it's still with our stuff. rushers are sputnik v vaccine has still not been approved in the e. you can you, can you see that changing any time soon? well, let's distinguish between 2

should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind eye to the puts in regimes deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelerating the russian node stream to pipeline certification process by manipulating europe's gas markets and leveraging a severe energy crisis on the continent. now, mccaul, there, of course, accuses angle of merkel of turning a blind eye to some malign, influenced by russia, but actually anglo merkel herself, has said that a russia always fulfills its obligations and contracts that are made of course, voluntarily with the european union. the fog, it is a gift. this. if you ask me whether there have been orders that russia has taken and then fail to fulfil as it stands. now, that is not the case. that is, there are no orders that frush has said, no, we will not deliver those to you and we are not pumping gas through the ukrainian pipeline. rather russia can only fulfill orders that have been contract it out. so the question is really, isn't of being ordered. the president of the internat

that's grip on russia? the authorities go on the defensive with moscow put on partial locked down from today. we'll get the latest from our correspondence right after this break with what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even foundation, let it be an arms race is on, often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time time to sit down and talk more when i would show seemed wrong when i just don't hold any new world that you have to shape out the same because the african and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground with, ah, hello again. russia finds itself in the grip of another deadly wave of the kobe pandemic. the number of cases on deaths are being broken on an almost daily basis right now. forcing regions to bring in new restrictions in a bit to come the situation. a parcel locked on begun today in the capital 2 days ea

not only moscow, but over russia to so yes, sir, russia being brought in to a non working week employees will be receiving pay during that time. but a non working week, at least a week at will be into stat trying stem those. those record highs that we've seen in the past few days. im russia artes daniel armstrong. thanks a lot for bringing us up to speed. lots of for this hour and see you in just about another 30 minutes for more news. ah. is there now a dual system of justice many think so for example, a former senior f b, i official lied repeatedly to his bosses, but now is exonerated. but a former head of the national security council did not lie to be f, b i and his life was destroyed. where is the justice in that? when i see black america, i see part of myself when i was growing, young black america spoke to me when white australia did not those 2 side black mush measure is a movement. we are importing from a marriage up. no, nothing of who we are. i lived in a world where the wife lives mattered and i was not wide like was noon. and i wasn't known from black america. i learned how

as i sit here, russia is massing troops on the ukrainian border as i sit here, russia is mobilizing new military power in the arctic ocean and so on. china is mobilizing its military in the south china sea and bearing down on taiwan. i don't think we should see the cold war, but it is a period, a new period of normative battle over democratic values in the world in . and i think democracies of the world have to recognize this and rise to the challenge with figuring out how to deal with the rise of china is the great challenge of the 21st century was gotten more authoritarian over the past decade, state champion and alternative to western democratic capitalism that gives dictatorships like china's an incredible vulnerability should a day come when that regime is no longer able to provide economic growth, it will no longer have any reason to stay in power. and the only choice it will have, therefore, if it wants to stay in power, is to use increasing repression and increasing violence against its own citizens. ah ah. so in 2014, i was the leader. we had the massive people, the some beat h

and this has nothing to do with russia or something. this is something that goes against the german economy and the german taxpayer is the worst possible time for energy prices to be going up to the consumer. europe is inexpensive business trying to keep warm. it's going to, it's gonna be difficult time for a lot of people just, you know, spending money, the little money. they've gone on just trying to keep the home their apartments was . did you see this coming the worst possible time? yes, i saw this coming and i already set this couple of times before because i don't think, but this happened on the thought of, you know, as a lot of lever offset, the german energy suppliers, they just don't order the energy from russia, which they easily could so they must be a political will to let the price of climb to get the german consume i use to higher prices, maybe to, to get the easier way to change the economy, to the very high cost and very expensive green energy. but also probably to use the german consumer for. busy these very expensive a

w to refusing to cooperate with russia. with a case, we hear 1st time from russia's envoy to the voting gave us a feeling that something else, all that goals are driving them. it is possible that this whole story is connected with the escalation of sanctions, the pressure exactly 20 years since you as coalition invaded afghanistan with the country now in meltdown. families are having to result unthinkable matters when your stomach is empty, you can't think about the dark. sorry. so i'm forced to sell a few of my kids to feed others. there's no option lunch with life, or mostly you're watching the news or not see international with me. you national are hello and welcome to the program and facebook whistleblower a's. be accused of bias. it was discovered a sri has ties to the democrats. it comes to as a days after she said, the company was harming children and stoking divisions and impassioned plea to congress for a crime down on the social media trent. but i'm here today because i believe facebook's products harm children, s

, borders against the backdrop of calls to contain russia. nato was amassing his forces along russia's borders. the german defense minister should know very well what consequences such moves have led to in the past. both for germany and europe. at stern river came shortly after germany's defense minister, called on nato, to be ready to deploy nuclear weapons, to quote, deter russia near its maritime borders in the baltic and black sea and the burden official was unchallenged. to explain her remarks. blue dust white weiss reported this morning, the paint is contemplating deterrent scenarios for the baltic and black sea regions of possibly evolving air. deployed nuclear weapons. is this the best nate is prepared to take this is that's the path of declaring didn't. we must make it very clear to russia that in the end, we're ready each month, and that is also the deterrence doctrine in due to deploy, such means is to deter in advance. and so that nobody comes to the idea of attacking nato partners in the bull. taken black c regions and this is a commons coincided with nato unveiling his ne

we need it desperately for economic reasons and that there is no reason to see russia. that'd be the right, the left wing media trying to portray russia as dave was responsible. the russians was possible for high energy prices and with the ship. we see today, this story is proven wrong though from now on. we know this for rising energy prices for rush close, russia even willing to deliver more gas. and then the contract obliged to do shoe forces that are responsible for, for increasing energy prices for, for inflation. there are not sitting in moscow, but hitting and berlin in less than half americans. now. confident that the binding administration can ensure a quick post pandemic, economic recovery, and fresh polling for trans democrats in particular, and losing faith. he is on his case more than with the story. joe biden is facing yet another drop in approval ratings. this time, democrats are starting to approve of the administration last with already significantly low approval among republicans and independence. now it's also important to note that in one area, which

has russia been using energy as a weapon? russia is not using any weapon. if you've been paying attention, as for the economy, where are we using what mimics in what conflicts are we taking part and for the economy? this is not something we tend to use, this is what i call literally motivated to talent at the end of the day. i guess the question is, how can you expect europe to believe you're a reliable energy partner when you're not supplying that energy via the pipeline could a, she was ation. you're a beautiful woman literally, but i'm saying one thing to you, which and you're saying a different thing to me as if you haven't heard what i said. well, mister president, with what was the same point was you and you said that when you were not supplying gas through pipelines to europe, but actually you are mistaken. you are mistaken. and all of those who feed on the information they receive, we are actually increasing our suppliers to europe. a little to and fro there between dilemma putin on the c, n, b c. anchor moderating that puzzle after it, the russian

gas from russia to the continent. however, it is technically already complete, but it has not received certification at yet. and this is a process that began at the beginning of september, but it could take up several months if not it even more than that. and the 1st, it's a german energy regulator that has to give the green light, then a draft is supposed to be passed on to the european commission. and we have already heard from one of the major players on the market that this situation is difficult and that with this bureaucracy nord stream to may not even be able to help your p and consumers this season pacific cation of the pipeline. as far as i know will be so light, it will probably not be able to help us out this winter. well ok, we may also remember how la, there were quite a few enemies of the nord stream to pipeline project before in particular in eastern europe and also across the atlantic and washington. it could be that this attitude is taking it's toll on europeans at this point. but again, at the prices

put pressure on russia, for example. also ensure that flights from syria or flights from iraq cannot happen . who bring these refugees and all these me so so just to make sure that you put maximum pressure on the lane also on russia and go on the government yet us live. you leaders have also agreed to impose more sanctions on men's going forward. but if bela bruce is actions are seen as a retaliation for existing e sanctions. how would imposing more sanctions actually be effective? let's talk about the appropriate or the nature of sanctions. because in the 1st 9 months of the year in the light of sanctions, bolivar some export of the goods to european union doubled. and look, shaneka laughed at the way. busy sanctions imposed because what he cares about is money. there are no restrictions on trade. there are almost no restrictions and capital. moreover, some european companies urge european union to change functional regime as it was imposed so far. so who should go said different hybrid modes of waging war against your

i do not mean russia now forget about those sanctions against russia. but the sanctions also persist against states that are in dire need of international assistance. no, nothing like that happens. everything remains the same. and where are the humanistic principles of western political thought? in fact, it turns out that there is nothing. there is only chatter. at one point during his speech, mister prudent began making some fundamental assessments of where western liberalism is heading and the spoke are quite a lot about a concept of traditional family. something that's very important for the russian leader. vladimir putin spoke out against a, raising the boundaries between genders and also runing the concept of our traditional families. though mister putin did say that he's okay with that happening elsewhere and the world. but he didn't want this to be aggressively imposed on russia. besides, this president vladimir putin addressed the criticism of the russian government for being too conservative. according to mister potent moderate conservatism is

i would say this has a lot to do with wind hybrid warfare with hybrid warfare against russia. and billers is being seen as a, let's say, influenced by russia for from the russell's ministration. and of course, from their western neighbors, the baltic states and poland. so i do think we have more concerns for geo politics here and for to human rights e. u has awarded it's sa, her of prize for freedom of thought to russian opposition figure alexey, and about a the accolades given out annually by the european parliament to recognize what it calls perseverance for human rights. the whole quarter got more details earlier from correspondent tele, davinsky is, is considered to be the use top human rights prize, but there are concerns about how it's been used in recent years. we've heard now on wednesday that the 2021 recipient is alexi navarro, leonor position figurehead in russia who's currently serving jail time for breaching bail conditions. just want to give you a bit of background on what's led to valley being in jail at the moment. i lost in august, he was on a flight on his wa

spec, meaning us. russia is cutting off a gas and soviet dependent on russia. this is an old story if you go through the sanctions in america, hundreds of pages, if you look through, they always say the same kind of sink and, and the very end them make it clear point. they have interest as well. not energy political means, but also of course, economic interests. and here we are again. and that's the better for me. i'm, unless there have been some phantom applications that the russian side is unaware of confusing well, in the meantime, american liquefied natural gas producers on mass have been choosing to sell to asian buyers instead of european. right. simply because in asia they're ready to buy at a higher price. will anyone accuse them of waging a geopolitical battle? earlier i spoke with international relations expert and program director at the vall die club, tim a fe, but a child. he told me that the e u leaders are not willing to lead up in their feud against russia, no matter what the consequences they might have in store for their people. i believe that

still refusing to cooperate with russia on the case with her son from russia's employed to the organization. and so the super center school, there's a feeling that something else how that goals are driving them. it is possible that this whole story is connected with the escalation of sanctions pressure. and it's exactly 20 years since the u. s. coalition invaded afghanistan with the country. now in meltdown family, sarah, having to resort to unthinkable measures when your stomach is empty, you can't think about the dark. sorry about that. i'm forced to sell a few of my kids to feed others. there's no option large mission with y'all. i appreciate you joining me this evening on our tea international versus our boiling gas prices have been reduced to more of a summer after intervention from vladimir putin who said that russia will ramp up exports to europe, addressing the continents energy crisis. on wednesday, the president added moscow would continue its commitment to ukraine with regards to gas transit. as from yesterday, she has prom believes that it would be more profitable for it to pay

should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind eye to the puts in regimes deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelerating the russian node stream to pipelines, certification process by manipulating europe's gas markets and leveraging a severe energy crisis on the continent. and mccall says anglo merkel is turning a blind eye to some apparent malign, influenced by russia, but angle of merkel herself has said that russia fulfills all of its obligations in these contracts that are voluntarily made between russia and the european union. the fog, it is a gift. this, if you ask me whether there have been orders that russia has taken and then fail to fulfill as it stands now, that is not the case. that is, there are no orders that frush has said, no, we will not deliver those to you and we're not pumping gas through the ukrainian pipeline. rather russia can only fulfill orders that have been contract it out. so the question is really, isn't being ordered, the international gas union also crazed russia as

so russia same will hurry up and go ahead and certify. and once you view, we'll send more natural gas your way and, and what this leader of the, the green party is essentially saying is that blackmail you're trying to force our hand and we shouldn't certify it. here's what so crazy about this idea, guys is that if you think rushes terrible, you don't want to buy their natural gas and don't buy their natural gas and watch the price go up even higher. but it's so crazy to have european leaders who are completely dependent on russian natural gas angry that you're not sending us enough . and then when russia says well, then, then certify the pipeline that will send it directly to your shores. it doesn't have to cross land. it doesn't have to go to these existing pipelines. there's a new outlet of it they say, and we'll see if we get around to it, it's crazy. makes no sense at all. and it's all about negotiating for power here it's. it's just nuts and bend. i have about 30 seconds left here, but in terms of public relations, this does, this hu

so russia say will free up and go ahead and certify. and once you will send more natural gas your way and, and what this leader of the green party is essentially saying is that blackmail you're trying to force our hand and we shouldn't certify it. here's what so crazy about this idea. guys is that if you think rushes terrible, you don't want to buy their natural gas and don't buy their natural gas and watch the price go up even higher. but it's so crazy to have european leaders who are completely dependent on russian natural gas angry that you're not sending us enough . and then when russia says well, then, then certify the pipeline that will send it directly to your shores. it doesn't have to cross land. it doesn't have to go to these existing pipelines. there's a new outlet of it they say, and we'll see if we get around to it is crazy in a higgs, no sense at all. and it's all about negotiating for power here it's, it's just nuts and been, i have about 30 seconds left here. but in terms of public relations, this does, this hurt russia

follows you and what has it meant for both of you to write about russia both from inside russia and from the west? >> yeah, so quickly, i left russia in the summer of 2014. i left to finish my book and it was the case that many of my sources in moscow were more and more uncomfortable with speaking with me there because the ukraine crisis was at its height. the west had just imposed sanctions on russia so i flew back to london thinking i would finish the book quickly but turned out the story had really followed me into the west. this was a stage where the putin regime had already accumulated so much power within its own country and it was now seeking to acquire influence in the west and begin its influence campaigns to try and undermine democracies in the west and the rise of far left and the far right and it became almost for me an ever-ending story and i could not leave and write the notes that i had from my time reporting in russia but it became a much bigger story about how russia was -- was seeking to expand its influence beyond its borders and, indeed, many of my sources also f

and from russia's perspective, that looks like a threat to russia's national interest and russia security. those are genuine conflicts of interest, and i think in unless those are talked about, honestly, it's very difficult to get to get a new understanding. while that's so interesting that you bring up nato into this. because i also wanted to ask you about the relations between russia and nato. i mean, it's recently taken a turn for the worse with russian diplomats having been expelled from moscow and moscow's diplomatic mission to the alliance suspended. so how strong do you think the ripple effect of the latest escalation would be? well, i think that, i mean, it's a rift, that goes back a very long way. i mean, you could argue that the, the whole establishment of the nato, russia council, at the end of the cold war as a mechanism for talking between, between nato and russia, that, that never really worked very well. i mean, russia has always complained about not being treated as an equal partner at the table. and i would say that although the, the formal rift that we've seen in recent

well, you know, russia is very aggressive. want to watch on russia on, with talk to russia. but the problem is that nature is creating the very problems and then turns around and says, well, we are the solution to the problem because it, let's just say what happened in the last 2 weeks. they expelled these a mess and from nato and said, well, we're coming back on your, of your russian presence. nature. well, the russians just don't around the same with either all this time being all these accusations a song and say, we're closing down your office and most of that nature uses that is your, are look at how aggressive russia is. the same thing when lloyd austin, the us defense secretary, last week he went to visit the georgia, you brain romania, and the last to george and you gray, the daughter nato. a membership is over for you. well, how does nato, the united states explain russia to respond to this way? obviously they go to respond with considerable reputation, which then shoulder does or are you see we were right there are aggressive look at how there mouthing off of the br

step forward gas rich russia. ideally placed to exert growing influence in your apartment energy market. my your apartment energy market. my guess is sergei ryabkov, russia's deputy minister of foreign affairs. given moscow scope of an increasingly tense relations with the west, will energy deepen the mistrust? minister sergei ryabkov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. minister, we must start with the soaring cost of fossil fuel energy, particularly natural gas. russia possesses vast quantities of natural gas. plus 40% of the natural gas going into europe. there is the concern in europe about the leverage that gives moscow. are you prepared right now to alleviate those concerns? very much s0- _ alleviate those concerns? very much s0- in — alleviate those concerns? very much so. in fact, _ alleviate those concerns? very much so. in fact, this - alleviate those concerns? very much so. in fact, this is - much so. in fact, this is exactly what we have done in recent days and weeks, including wi

he says that russia's somehow weapon ising. it president biden and chancellor merkel committed to taking action. should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind ice of the puts in regimes deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelerating the russian node stream to pipeline certification process by manipulating europe's gas markets and leveraging a severe energy crisis on the continent. i'm a call says angle of merkel is turning a blind eye to some apparent malign, influenced by russia, but angle of merkel herself has said that russia fulfills all of its obligations in these contracts that are voluntarily made between russia and the european union. the fog, it is a gift. this, if you ask me whether there have been orders that russia has taken and then fail to fulfill as it stands now, that is not the case. that is, there are no orders that frush has said, no, we will not deliver those to you and we're not pumping gas through the ukrainian pipeline. rather russia can only fulfill orders that have

now, i don't always agree with russia, but how russia is being treated, how the intelligence services use every opportunity to create destabilization in russia. it takes me off. well, i, russia has reported almost 29400 covert infections in the past 24 hours. that's apparently the biggest daily figure since december last year, and mortality is an old fine high. let's learn more about now crossing live to ortiz. i dont. busy quarter dawn, can you bring us up to speed? what was the latest, you know, with these figures, while rory rush identified nationwide, 30000 new corona virus cases, almost 30000 and a single day. and that was throughout 85 different regions of the country. st. petersburg was one of the hot spots, the city identified over 2700 infections in a single day, and that was the highest figure since back in january. and in moscow of the situation also shows signs of unfortunately, taking a turn for the worst. for the worse the capital registered over 6000 new infections in a single day that was the highest since 3 months ago. and as for russia, in general, i mean, they also,

so, so far, again, russia has been making these steps, increasing the volume. and, you know, vladimir putin has been very understanding and he's been saying that, well, we will do everything in our power, but it has to be beneficial to both the buy and the seller. and to so it's really unclear as to how many more steps and reciprocated russia will take and is ready to take legend. payton also said, ella, today that europe's carbon neutrality could come at russia's expense, but also we are a loony, friendless. can you fight for carbon neutrality if the energy balance in europe, in this case, in germany, in terms of coal generation, is twice as large as in russia? turns out you can at someone else's expense, in this case, they're trying to do it at our expense at the expense of russia. but i hope we will build a dialogue taken into account the interests of all parties. it is right in the number and i, i'm french and i know that the germans, i missing a lot of c with 2. and so, yes, and the thing that we need to do is close those coal fired power in germany. and e

it is about blaming russia and preparing for another war. you have heard the gym and 57 who is talking about even having atomic option against russia. this is a i pressure. this is a statement that we haven't heard, even in the end of the cold war. we are back in the 984 in the late seventy's rep, people openly using crap and things that, that help them to gain confidence emotion. it's not often, some one disappears entirely from a list. so infamous as the f b i's most wanted. that's what's happened to one man said to be one of the main key figures in january capitol hill rides in washington. he was caught on camera telling people to storm the building and is called some including members of the republican party raising questions about who exactly the mysterious figure is. as cal hamilton now investigates, an individual featured in videos calling for people to enter the capital building even before the january 6th capital riot and was seen on the day. january 6th, ushering crowds into the capital building has been identified by law enforceme

and obviously everyone took their own waived of dealing with russia. while germany's quite tough, quite i nibble with a particular of the note shame to pipeline on the k number words, if i can back that, in other words, go ahead donald your country. each country has a different perception of what their relationship should be as a nation, as a country, as a stay with china or with russia to yes together, europe is necessarily weak, precisely because we use the word europe, but it doesn't really mean anything. and the consequence of this is that the united states can behave in the most bizarre way towards europe, ignoring not, not in telling them by the way where we growing from afghanistan. not even telling them by the way we're making a special baxter with australia and the united kingdom. so the humiliation pied on their humiliation. and there is no way in which euro can inform of here all that. and i, and i jump in here, i'm going to hold, i'm gonna jump in here, please hold that. thought we're going to go to a hard break. and after that hard break,

should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind eye to the putin regimes, deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelerating the russian node stream to pipelines, certification process by manipulating europe's gas markets, and leveraging a severe energy crisis on the continent. i'm a call says anglo merkel is turning a blind eye to some apparent malign, influenced by russia, but angle a merkel herself has said that russia fulfills all of its obligations in these contracts that are voluntarily made between russia and the european union. d fog. it is a gift, this, if you ask me whether there have been orders that russia has taken and then fail to fulfill as it stands. now, that is not the case. that is, there are no orders that frush has said, no, we will not deliver those to you and we're not pumping gas through the ukrainian pipeline. rather russia can only fulfill orders that have been contract it out. so the question is really, isn't being ordered. the international gas union also praised russia as

should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind eye to the putin regimes, deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelerating the russian nodes stream to pipeline certification process by manipulating europe's gas markets and leveraging a severe energy crisis on the continent. and mccall says anglo merkel is turning a blind eye to some apparent malign, influenced by russia, but anglo merkel herself has said that russia fulfils all of its obligations in these contracts that are voluntarily made between russia and the european union. d fog. it is a gift, this, if you ask me whether there have been orders that russia has taken and then fail to fulfill as it stands. now, that is not the case. that is, there are no orders that frush has said, no, we will not deliver those to you and we are not pumping gas through the ukrainian pipeline. rather russia can only fulfill orders that have been contracted out. so the question is really, isn't being ordered. the international gas union also praised russia as the p

now, i don't always agree with russia, but how russia is being treated, how the intelligence services use every opportunity to create destabilization in russia. it takes me off. well, russia has reported 29362 covert infections in the past 8 that is significant, but number it is the biggest daily figure this year. and it means mortality is at an all time high ortiz, donal quarter, can tell us more. russia identified that figure of sir, almost 30000 new cases across 85 different regions of the country of st. petersburg is one of the hot spots. the city identified over 2700 new cases in a single day, and that's the highest since back in january actually. and in moscow, unfortunately, the situation looks like it may be taking a turn for the worse as well. the capital has identified over $6000.00 new cases in a single day, and that's the highest figure since 3 months ago. now, in, as for russia, in general, there was also a record breaking number of deaths in one day that was 9968 people killed unfortunately by the crone of virus in one day. now, in russia, millions of people have been va

still refusing to cooperate with russia on the case, we hear firsthand from russia's envoy to the body a feeling that something else that goals are driving them. it is possible that this whole story is connected with the escalation of sanctions pressure on this exactly 20 years since the u. s. coalition invaded afghanistan with the country now in meltdown. family sarah, having to resort to unthinkable measures when your stomach is empty, you can't think about the dark. sorry. i'm forced to sell a few of my kids to feed others. there's no option left with y'all. welcome. thanks for joining me here on rti into boiling gas prices. some been reduced to somewhat of a sigma after intervention from vladimir putin who said that russia will ramp up exposed to europe addressing the continents energy crisis. on wednesday, the president added moscow would continue its commitment to ukraine with regards to gas transit. as she says, she's just prom believes that it would be more profitable for it to pay a fine to ukraine and increase the gas volume pumping through the new systems. but there's no nee

that he said he had no dealings related to russia, whatsoever. but literally, the night of one of the republican primary debates he signed legal documents about pursuing his trump tower in moscow. so, russia's doing all this stuff to help trump and hurt clinton. turns out that trump has all these connections to russia that he's trying to secret than line about. him and all the people around him. so, you know. that's a natural of what happened there. and yes, you put those two things together and de, of course. an investigation was opened into that. and thus speak visitor through struck. we all know what happened thereafter. we have been living with and through the consequences of that for the past five years now. t five years now. but as that scandal was first coming into focus in 2016, a separate piece of it broke as almost a side bar to the main article. in 2016, several news organizations published stories describing provocative but unexplained computer pings, connections between servers associated with the trump organization and servers assoc

to slap new sanctions on russia. we're the north stream to pipeline in light of europe to energy crisis. it comes just days after vladimir putin pledge to ramp up. natural gas applies to europe as prices hit record highs. ortiz donal quarter, took me through the details. they're basically being accused of trying to artificially keep the price of natural gas as high as possible. but that actually announcement by the russian president vladimir putin to boost europe's natural gas supplies, caused a price decrease of 20 percent. right after that, amid this energy crisis, and just 2 days after that, we heard from us congressman michael mccall, who said that the u. s. should resume sanctions against russia in connection to the north stream to pipeline. and why? he says that russia's somehow weapon ising. it president biden and chancellor merkel committed to taking action. should russia attempt to use energy as a weapon? yet both of tend to blind eye to the puts in regimes deliberate efforts to pressure europe into accelera

and the finger is wagging towards russia with many saying that russia is responsible for this crisis that been countless, i magazine articles, debates on tv and radio, and even front covers all suggesting this just like this recent front cover in germany on the focus magazine are which says that putin, his cast off energy to germany, that a, he's waging a war and he's raising the price is using gas as a weapon. well, that has baffled some in germany, including the countries outgoing chancellor anglo merkel. who is not somebody known to min, so words? as i, as the script kiner to my knowledge, there are noses where russia has said we will deliver it to you, especially not with regard to the pipeline in ukraine. russia can only deliver gas on the basis of contractual obligations. and not just only like, at the moment russia supplies around 50 percent of the use gas in doing the pandemic that did it taper off a little bit. but when it said that the supplies are back to normal at the moment, and there were some, unless you say, you know, this is nothing to do with russia. this is all a p

and the finger is wagging towards russia with many saying that russia is responsible for this crisis that been countless. i'd magazine articles, debates on tv and radio, and even front covers all suggesting this just like this recent front cover in germany on the focus magazine are which says that putin, his cast off energy to germany, that a, he's waging a war and he's raising the price is using gas as a weapon? well, that has baffled some in germany, including the countries outgoing chancellor anglo merkel. who is not somebody known to min. so odds says this good kinda, to my knowledge. there are noses where russia has said we will deliver it to you, especially not with regard to the pipeline in ukraine. russia can only deliver gas on the basis of contractual obligations. and not just only like at the moment russia supplies around 50 percent of the used gas in doing the pandemic that did it taper off a little bit. but when it said that the supplies are back to normal at the moment, and there were some, unless you say, you know, this is nothing to do with russia. this is all a probl

you know, europe has a supply crunch. russia has the gas to supply it. russia does instantly benefit from care for the market. they want high stable prices and they want to be seen as a reliable partner. some words soothing words, i guess which we rarely get from mr. potent actually helped reverse that. 3540 percent jump over night in natural gas over in europe, gas, an element of, of russia playing politics. but there is also an element of a mom of money having been invested in noise being do not just on the russian side from the european side as well. maintaining trust on energy trade between russia and europe is a key focus of an international gas forum taking place right now in st. petersburg . though it is the last day of the gathering and corresponded idiot, a tranquil was that he just for a few moments he caught up with a c, e. o. of the european businesses association. in the end of pragmatism prevailed. it also showed that the interests of different stakeholders need to be taken into account. there is no sense in insisting on a, on one perspective and denying a to the fact t

it's that prospect of instability and uncertainty in russia. and, you know, in many respects, putin has to kind of prop himself up or basically give people the kind of confidence that he is going to kind of stay in power by mobilizing all the time against a common enemy or against an external force, and that's the united states. and that puts us in a dangerous position, as well, because, you know, vladimir putin is always railing against the west, railing against the united states, to present himself as the champion, as the only person who can protect russia and rusans against hostile external forces. >> you served in the george w. bush administration d the obama administration. the day after president trump's inauguration, you write in your book tha you attended the women's march outside the white house. so you clearly had some concerns about president trump. and the very next day, you were offered a job in the white house, in trump's national security council. and you write, and i've heard you say, that you thought you could contbute somethin

has russia been using energy as a weapon? russia's not using any weapons. if you've been paying attention as for the economy, where are we using weapons and what conflicts are we taking part and for the economy? this is not something we tend to use. this is what i call a politically motivated talk, which there's nothing to support it. when it comes to saying that we use energy as some kind of weapon at the end of the day, i guess the question is, how can you expect europe to believe you're a reliable energy partner when you're not supplying that energy via the pipeline? or she was if you're a beautiful woman, but i'm saying one thing to you and you're saying a different thing to me as if you haven't heard what i said, mister president with what was the same point was you and you said that you are not supplying gas through pipelines to europe, but actually you are mistaken. you are mistaken. and all of those who feed on the information they receive, we are actually increasing our supplies to europe because prom increase supplies by 10 percent. and overall ru

what watch on russia engaged with us in a way, you know, we have to talk to russia. the problem is, the nato is creating the very problems that he turns around is that, well, we all the solutions of the problem. because let's just say what happened in the last 2 weeks, they expelled this mess up from nato and said, well, we're coming back when you're a presence nature. well, we're actually just on around the so we were tired of all this time. being these accusations, we just do a song and say, we're closing down your office and most of that nature uses that you are look at how aggressive russia is. so same thing with the us defense secretary. last week he went to visit the georgia. you brain romania and the last to george and you gray, the daughter nato. a membership is over for, you know, how the nato, the united states explained russia to respond to the opposite. they go to respond with a considerable trepidation which then show them about guns or are you saying were right or aggressive. how there mouthing off of the grading in nature? no, i mean the interesting th

have heard the gym and 57 who is talking about even having atomic option against russia. this is a pressure is a statement that we haven't heard, even in the end of the cold war. we are back in the 984 in the late 19 seventy's where people are openly using crap and things that, that help them to gain confidence. the motion it's not often someone disappears entirely from a list. so infamous of the f. b i's most wanted. but that's what's happening to a man said to be one of the key figures in johnny re capitol hill rights in washington. he was caught on camera telling people to storm the building and then are sharing them inside. it's got some including members of the republican party raising questions about who exactly the mysterious figure is, kill up me up and picks up the story. an individual featured in videos calling for people to enter the capital building even before the january 6 capital riot and was seen on the day. january 6, ushering crowds into the capital building has been identified by law enforcement as arizona resident re, apps, re apps and aries on a man s

some argue that russia could and should do more to help. >> russia could be more helpful. our numbers show that russia could easily increase the gas it is sending to europe by 15%. ros: the accusation that russia is restricting supply connects back to the state on company gazprom and the pipeline it has to the eu, called nord stream 2. that has been completed but not yet switched on, which some analysts believe is relevant to the supply coming from russia. >> gazprom canarry more supply to europe but refuses to do that, saying that we will do that if you accept gazprom's terms of ndling nord stream 2. very simple. this is pure black male. -- blackmail. ros: there is already a pipelin in place called lord stream 1. nord stream 2 runs alongside it through germany and doubling the supply capacity to europe, but it is waiting final approval from european regulato. russia, for its part, has denied restricting supply in order to create pressure on those regulators to give nord stream 2 the go-ahead. the russian foreign minister has been talking about these issues the bbc hardtal