the headlines this hour russian president vladimir putin wraps up his annual q. and a session with journalists and the public lasting just over 4 hours for the 1st time it was remote's by video link with 19 well from plans to fight the global pandemic to present a tune running for another term the russian leader fielded a huge range of pressing questions. on. russia was the 1st country in the world to come up with and stop producing its own vaccine we see an expansion and we see nato infrastructure coming closer to our borders which shouldn't.

abby, vladimir putin congratulated joe biden overnight. that's a hell of a thing, that putin got that telegram in before mitch mcconnell. >> it's a pretty low bar, i mean, maybe the lowest of the low bars for congratulatory phone calls or what have you, yeah, but it tells you a lot about where we are as a country that the senate majority leader won't even say it before vladimir putin who, you know, i think joe biden probably.doesn't really care one way or another whether putin congratulates him, but, you know, the other person i think is kind of notable based on manu raju's reporting yesterday is that lindsey graham has called joe biden and they have spoken and they've talked about his -- his senate -- his cabinet picks and the senate confirmation process for those cabinet picks. so while lindsey graham is occasionally on fox news giving oxygen here and there to the lies about this election, he's also talking to joe biden behind the scenes. now he's saying that the president -- president trump's path to overturning the election is narrow,

the headlines are russian president vladimir putin wraps up his annual q. and a session with journalists and the public lasting just over 4 hours for the 1st time it was remote by video link with 19 well from plans to fight the global pandemic to present peyton running for another term the russian leader fielded a huge range of pressing questions. russia was the 1st country in the world to come up with and stop producing its own vaccine we see an expansion we see nato infrastructure coming closer to our borders shouldn't we respond to this i haven't decided yet whether i will be running for the 2024 election. and also to become the world health organization warns of a post christmas surge in europe as the continent sets new coronavirus track called ahead of the festive period. hello good afternoon welcome just gone 5 o'clock in moscow you without an international. in the last hour or so the russian president vladimir putin has finished his annual q. and a session with journalists in the public lasting just over 4 hours and for the 1st time was removed by vi

tell you about vladimir putin said similarly to hold his annual q. and a session on thursday this time by video link russian president will tackle the most critical national and global issues. and ordeal reveals the leaks founder julian assange tried to warn washington back in 2011 about widespread leaks of classified u.s. state department cables in stark contrast to its claims that he wanted to endanger american lives. here in moscow kevin knowing delighted to be in service with the latest news for the next half hour thank you for taking the time to check in 1st the not great news about phases vaccine another blow to health care workers now in alaska have reportedly suffered allergic reactions to the job with one rushed to intensive care one of the workers who didn't have a history of allergies remained in hospital wednesday night seems she had an allergic reaction 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine and suffered rashes all over a face and body also a shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate despite getting treatment she was rushed to inten

he just will not confront vladimir putin. in this instance, it could be one of the most severe cyberattacks this country has ever experienced. >> sounds like the most severe. nia, joe biden on the other hand is trying to show the american public that he is laser focusing in on these issues. he's following action on the cyberattack, keeping the coronavirus pandemic at the center of his preparations in advance of taking office. what do you make of this contrast? >> listen, this is likely why joe biden won the white house. why he won 7 million more votes, why he was able to rebuild that blue wall. he has empathy. he is attacking these problems. the economic fallout of covid. the health devastation that has caused all over this country. he's attacking those with urgency and that is what is so lacking from the current occupant of the white house and why, on january 20th, he will find his presidency coming to an end. >> david, how do you see it? >> yeah, i can't express enough how much i think joe biden is different because he love

russian president vladimir putin wraps up his annual q. and a session with journalists and the public just over 4 hours for the 1st time it was done remotely by video link to over $1000.00. russia was the 1st country in the world to come up with and stop producing its own vaccine we see an expansion we see nato infrastructure coming closer. shouldn't we respond to this i haven't decided yet whether i will be running for the 2024 election. in french president. positive 1000 but he will continue to work remotely during a self isolation period. direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international thomas certainly glad to have you with us a sports court has rejected an appeal by russia's anti-doping agency after the world governing body banned its athletes from competing at international events it has been a saga of accusations starting with claims of state sponsored doping tampering with databases or story. 2 year ban certainly a lot better than a 4 year ban however you look at it there is some on happiness from the russian side tha

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also to come russian president vladimir putin wraps up his annual q. and a session with john the sun the public lost in just over 4 hours for the 1st time it will start remote means by video link but 90. russia was the 1st country in the world to come up with and stop producing its own vaccine if we see an expansion we see nato infrastructure coming closer to our borders or shouldn't we respond to this i haven't decided yet whether i will be running for the 2024 election. and french president emanuel mccrone tests positive for 19 you will continue has role remotely during a self isolation period. you're watching out international the best decision that there are is we're very glad you are joining us at this hour. want to start us off this hour us sports top court house rejected an appeal by russia's anti doping agency after the world governing body banned it's athletes from competing at international events it's been a somewhat go of accusations starting with claims of state sponsored doping to tampering with databases speech on a hostility to. 2 year

russian president vladimir putin has finished his annual q. and a session with the journalists and the public lasting just over 4 hours for the 1st time it was remote by video link due to covert 1000 still the russian leader in compassed all the crucial things on the minds of the russian public and media and his ego to john of was there for us at the residence of the russian president. it wasn't just a media conference it was a full on marathon which gyration fill literally a few only a few minutes short of 5 hours the range of topics discussed well it literally ranged from some very small and specific issues that affected maybe only a few 100 russians living in a remote village to some huge geo political aspects which could send ripples all over the world and the latter was what the question over the b.b.c. correspondent was about essentially he asked the russian president whether or not he felt at least a little bit at least partially responsible for the rather poor state of relations between russia and some western nations namely the united

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russian president vladimir putin has finished his annual q. and a session with janice on the public lasting just i thought 4 hours now for the 1st time it was remote by video link you took over 19 still 2 the russian leader in compassed all the crystal themes on the minds of the russian public media or standoffs been there for us at the residence of the russian president. it wasn't just a media conference it was a full on marathon which gyration fill literally a few only a few minutes maybe only a few 100 russians living in a remote village to some huge geo political aspects which could send ripples all over the world and the latter was what the question over the b.b.c. correspondent was about essentially he asked the russian president whether or not he felt at least a little bit at least partially responsible for the rather poor state of relations between russia and some western nations namely the united states and the united kingdom he also asked whether or not putin thought that was quote unquote all white and fluffy here is what florida pu

and at times openly praised vladimir putin. joe biden is very different. a vocal critic of the kremlin and someone who has for many years, expressed criticisms of russian policy and recently he labelled russia the main threat to america. angela stent is an expert on us—russia relations and author of ‘putin's world: russia against the west and with the rest‘. i asked her what we should make in this delay from the kremlin, and the decision to congratulate mr biden now. i think the russians were sitting back and enjoying the spectacle of all the polarisation in this country and the chaos. the official line was they were waiting until the wind was officially confirmed, which was yesterday when the electoral college voted and at that point they wrote that it voted that they needed to recognise thatjoe biden would be the next president if they wanted to develop any workable relationship with him. waiting longer would have been bad. russian media really have been enjoying the stolen election theories and one host even offered do

vladimir putin's most high—profile opponent in russia, alexei navalny, was poisoned. his narrow escape from death surely a chilling signal to all opponents of vladimir putin. in china, president xijinping took a tough line against the pro—democracy movement in hong kong, imposing new security laws in the territory. if you come to hong kong right now, you see that life goes on as always, and nobody‘s in fear, nobody‘s fleeing the country, quite the contrary... i think you may be mistaken, i think people are fleeing the country. because they have every confidence in the government. as you know, nathan lau, who is one of the leaders of the movement for democracy and fundamental reform in hong kong, has fled the country because in his words, he says what we are seeing is the start of a bloody cultural revolution and he cannot continue his political activities in your territory. i think it's a political ploy. he is free to go and free to come back, there is no law against him as such and nobody persecuting him or prosecuting him, but he would like to make use of what

also to come russian president vladimir putin wraps up his annual q. and a session with john mess on the public lost in just over 4 i was for the 1st time it was done remotely by a video link you took that 19. russia was the 1st country in the world to come up with and start producing its own vaccine we see an expansion we see nato infrastructure coming close it is shouldn't we respond to this i haven't decided yet whether i will be running for the 2024 election. and french president manu all mccrone tests positive for coke 19 but he will continue his role. in the self isolation period. hello welcome you watching our national ways an excellent choice was very glad to have your company welcome. well to start us off this hour let's talk about how sports top pool has rejected an appeal by russia's antti doping agency to the wild governing body banned its athletes from competing at international events now it's been a song of accusations starting with claims of state sponsored doping to tampering with data bases to all of that brings us the story. 2 year b

russian president vladimir putin has finished his. sanyal q. and a session with journalists and the public lost in just over 4 hour was for the 1st time it was remote by video link that you took over the 19 but still the russian leader encompassed rule the crucial themes on the minds of the russian people and media. was that for the residents of the russian president. it wasn't just a media conference it was a full on marathon which gyration fill literally a few only a few minutes short of 5 hours the range of topics discussed well it literally ranged from some very small and specific issues that affected maybe only a few 100 russians living in a remote village to some huge geo political aspects which could send ripples all over the world and the latter was what the question over the b.b.c. correspondent was about essentially he asked the russian president whether or not he felt at least a little bit at least partially responsible for the rather well of poor state of relations between russia and some western nations namely the united states and

vladimir putin's most high—profile opponent in russia was poisoned. ‘s narrow escape from death surely a chilling signal to all opponents of vladimir putin. in china, xijingping took a tough line against the pro—democracy movement in hong kong, imposing new security laws in the territory. if you come to hong kong right now you see that life goes on as always, and nobody is inferior, nobody is fleeing the country, quite the contrary,... i think you may be mistaken, i think people are fleeing the country. they have every confidence, confidence in the government. as you know, nathan law, one of the leaders of the movement for democracy and fundamental reform in hong kong has fled the country, because in his words, he says what we are seeing is the start of a bloodied cultural revolution, and he cannot continue his political activities in your territory. i think it is a political ploy. he is free to go and free to come back, there is no law against him as such and nobody persecuting him, or prosecuting him, but he would like to make use of what he is

again another in your face question for vladimir putin ass. king literally as to will donald trump will be offered a position in russia or a shelter in russia addict like diplomatic shields and political shelter the way it is the one that for instance would snowden is enjoying right now so here's how putin addressed that question. russian hackers have never helps any american president get elected and never interfered in the domestic affairs of the usa these allegations are all used to make relations between our 2 nations worse to undermine the legitimacy of the still incumbent president of the us and in this case now our bilateral relations are hostage to american domestic issues all of these topics and we still just very very barely scratch the very surface of what has been discussed here in the past well almost 5 hours it's literally the very very tip of the iceberg and a lot of the issues discussed today were very russia specific but of course crucial and what the russian population really wanted to hear about and normally these major conf

vladimir putin offering his congratulations did the same today. actually beat the senate majority leader to the pumplnch >> reporter: hi there, brianna. of course, so far president trump has not conceded or congratulated president-elect joe biden, but now one of president trump's biggest international allies, vladimir putin, has. in fact, the kremlin put out a cress release ear press release saying there was a telegram to joe biden gra congratulating him winning the election. russians are late doing this. most international leaders congratulated the president-elect and the vice president-elect shortly after the election took place. russians waiting several weeks saying they wanted to wait until the electoral college made things official thinking that was appropriate in that telegram. vladimir putin said he was willing to work together with president-elect joe biden. of course, we remember u.s. intelligence services say the kremlin actively tried to undermine the u.s. election to try to help president trump get re-elected. brianna? >> fred, thank y

russian president vladimir putin has finished his annual q. and a session with journalists and the public that was last in just about over 4 hours now for the 1st time it was done by remotely by video link due to covered 19 still the russian leader and compassed all the crucial themes on the minds of the russian public and the media parties years don of was there for us in the residence of the russian president. it wasn't just a media conference it was a full on marathon which duration fell literally a few only a few minutes short of 5 hours the range of topics discussed well it literally ranged from some very small and specific issues that affected maybe only a few 100 russians living in a remote village to some huge geo political aspects which could send ripples all over the world and the latter was what the question over the b.b.c. correspondent was about essentially he asked the russian president whether or not he felt at least a little bit at least partially responsible for the rather well poor state of relations between russia and some w

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putin's payroll he allowed vladimir putin to get the word out first. >> if you're keeping a list, vladimir putin beats mccarthy to congratulate joe biden as the next president of the united states. after the electoral college made it official official official saying well, the president's paths are certainly narrowing to victory here. they're holding out, hanging on, and going along the ride. the electoral college made it official yesterday. >> and peter baker, you wrote about it, quite a day yesterday. >> wow. >> the day that officially ended the election and actually gave hope to the deadly, deadly pandemic. >> yeah. i felt like it was an inch point, the two big, big events ending the year, a year rough on a lot of americans. we have had a year -- of course the coronavirus, racial strife, street violence, economic dislocation and political division of the likes of which we haven't really seen in generations. certainly not in combination. so i think yesterday kind of had this amazing feel that there was at least, you know, a path forward. right? we could see the day that the vaccine will

again another in your face question for vladimir putin ass. king literally as to will donald trump will be offered a position in russia or a shelter in russia a diplomat diplomatic shield and political shelter the way the the one that for instance would snowden is enjoying right now so here's how the putin addressed that question. russian hackers have never helps any american president get elected and never interfered in the domestic affairs of the usa these allegations are all used to make relations between our 2 nations worse to undermine the legitimacy of the still incumbent president of the us and in this case now our bilateral relations are hostage to american domestic issues all of these topics and we still just very very barely scratch the very surface of what has been discussed here in the past well almost 5 hours it's literally the very very tip of the iceberg and a lot of the issues discussed today were very russia specific but of course crucial and what the russian population really wanted to hear about and normally these media conf

. >> reporter: is it your contention that vladimir putin must have been aware of this? >> of course. 100%. it could have not been happened without direct order of putin, because it's big scale. >> reporter: in the weeks before he was poisoned, navalny and his wife took a short vacation to a resort. our investigation has uncovered that the fsb team followed. according to bellingcat, the security cameras inside the hotel were mysteriously turned out while they were there. the wife took photos and videos of men she believed were following them. this man i also don't recognize, she says. hours after the fsb's toxin team left ka lynn grad, he felt sick. >> i feel really, really bad. do we need ambulance? no. is it heart? no. is it stomach? no. is it head? no. could you describe it? no. then we approach restaurant and she said, well, i feel like worse in my life. i never felt it before, but, unfortunately, of course, i couldn't connect these dots. now i realize how bad she was. >> reporter: his wife recovered but the fsb unit was apparently not done with the navalny's. >> in

on the one hand, he's been deft to vladimir putin. but he sometimes points out, i've got moweapons to send to ukraine. >> sending some tank to ukraine when russia is there and they can pour in as many on the land border, that's not helping things, either. are we arming the ukranians enough? what kind of additional sanctions might we impose? those things are important. i'm not suggesting we shouldn't be exploring all these avenues, but we have to sit back and look at the fact that these approaches don't work. you have to get on the same page with our allies in europe who are on the front lines of dealing with russian cyberattacks just like us, but they aren't working under trump, and whaelts tt's the full array tools here? supporting ukraine, yes. continuing to pursue sanctions, and putting europe in front so that we're working with our allies in europe and then going into offense with putin a little bit. >> you mentioned the tools that d.c. often pushes and you were right about that. when you were in government, you famously, and in m

that has a lot to do with trump's kowtowing to vladimir putin. but as trump leaves office, will the biden administration change course and get much tougher on russia. joining us now, ben, thanks for coming on the show. your old boss, president obama, wanted a reset with russia. he mocked mitt romney for trying to start a cold war with putin. these days joe biden calls russia an opponent and the biggest threat to america right now. so i ask you, was biden wrong -- obama wrong then or is biden wrong now? >> a lot has changed since 2012 is the first point here, right? vladimir putin returned to the presidency in 2012. first year of obama. we got things done with medvedev. after putin came in, saw increasingly aggressive russia, they annexed crimea. at this point, had pivoted to sanctions on the economy, that shift was made in 2014. joe biden was a part of that administration, was part of that effort to build sanctions, and it was in response to vladimir putin who, in fact, went into offense with the u.s., and yes, it's been clear i think they are a

putin. the united states cannot be a victim of putin over and over again without speaking out and more. i'm counting on joe biden to do that. i believe he will. he is a realist. i know he wants peace in the world, and i do, too, but we also must defend this country. and the men and women in uniform who risk their lives every single day should be our highest priority. i'm heartened by joe biden's closing that he's using in all of his public speeches now. he, of course, says it more artfully than i will. but he calls on god to bless america but also god to keep our troops safe. i'm sure it has special meaning to him, since the death of his son beau is a reminder of the sacrifices that not only the men and women in uniform but their families make for us every single day. i hope that that continues to be the watchword of his administration. mr. president, there's not much activity on the floor of the senate today. i hope there will be before end of the day. the leaders in the senate and house, d

the stunning claim from one of vladimir putin's opponents. >>> and later, joggers, beware. what you don't want to see on your morning run. >>> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm mona kosar abdi. >> i'm will reeve in for kenneth. we begin with the new mutation of the coronavirus. >> it is believed to be far more infectious and now millions of people are heading to the airport for holiday travel raising fear that a christmas surge in cases on top of the deadly thanksgiving surge will overwhelm hospitals even further. >>> in the meantime, some good news, congress overnight approving that $900 billion covid relief package, which includes $600 stimulus checks for most americans. >> more on those in a moment. but first what we're learning about that new variant of covid-19. this morning, dr. anthony fauci warns the new coronavirus variant is likely already in the u.s. >> given the travel throughout the world, i would not be surprised if it's already here. >> reporter: the mutation, which could be 70% more contagious, has forced parts of london into a shutdown. more than 40 count

there is no deterrence with respect to vladimir putin that he has felt. and i think it arises from a couple of things here that need to be corrected in the next administration. in the biden administration. one is there has been this reluctance -- one of the most inexplicable things i think in the trump administration, reluctance by president trump to confront it, criticize, engage vladimir putin with respect to steps that they have taken against u.s. interests. he has been at odds with his own government. that won't take place, i think, in the biden administration. i think, you know, president-elect biden, should be to be president biden, knows putin and i think he will see a consistency in the administration ad administration as opposed to division. it's almost schizophrenia with respect to the approach to russia. secondly, develop a common approach to russia with our nato allies and european partners. we have seen actions by the trump administration which have been hostile to nato's unity, and i think you will see a big change in that. and last i think

vladimir putin's most high—profile opponent in russia, alexei navalny, was poisoned. his narrow escape from death surely a chilling signal to all opponents of mr putin. in china, president xijinping took a tough line against the pro—democracy movement in hong kong, imposing new security laws on the territory. if you come to hong kong right now, you see that life goes on as always, and nobody‘s in fear, nobody‘s fleeing the country, quite the contrary... i think you may be mistaken, i think people are fleeing the country. because they have every confidence in the government. as you know, nathan lau, who is one of the leaders of the movement for democracy and fundamental reform in hong kong, has fled the country because in his words, he says what we are seeing is the start of a bloody cultural revolution and he cannot continue his political activities in your territory. i think it's a political ploy. he is free to go and free to come back, there is no law against him as such and nobody persecuting him or prosecuting him, but he would like to make use of what he's

especially that the one giving orders to this group is russian president vladimir putin. that used publicly available flight logs and other information to back up their claims. and we did this we found that there were 3 people who had the same bioterrorism. but they were really surprised we looked more to these people and we noticed these people were looking at our colleagues had fallen of only for over 30 trips 2070 practically every time the only one around russia could use a presidential candidate i'm sorry and 2017 these people had the exact same track what internet probably not all that. an anti corruption activist and kremlin critic felt dangerously ill on a flight from siberia to moscow. he was flying to germany's capital berlin for treatment and was in an induced coma for 2 weeks. german french and swedish laboratories have determined he was poisoned with the soviet era nerve agent the chalk. held the kremlin responsible for his poisoning accusations moscow has repeatedly denied. let's get a reminder now of our top story. the u.s. electoral college has formally co

there is no deterrence with respect to vladimir putin that he has felt. and i think it arises from a couple of things here that need to be corrected in the next administration. in the biden administration. one is there has been this reluctance -- one of the most inexplicable things i think in the trump administration, reluctance by president trump to confront it, criticize, engage vladimir putin with respect to steps that they have taken against u.s. interests. he has been at odds with his own government. that won't take place, i think, in the biden administration. i think, you know, president-elect biden, soon to be president biden, knows putin and i think he will see a consistency in the administration as opposed to division. it's almost schizophrenia with respect to the approach to russia. secondly, develop a common approach to russia with our nato allies and european partners. we have seen actions by the trump administration which have been hostile to nato's unity, and i think you will see a big change in that. and last i think you will see with respe

vladimir putin is taking his own precautions. this year's press conference was by video link. the chosen few allowed close to him had to quarantine for two weeks first. but even loyal reporters told him things had never been this tough in russia. and mr putin promised he wouldn't make things worse with another lockdown. russia's doing its best to look festive, to lift people's moods despite the covid pandemic, but this crisis hasn't only pushed russia's health care system to the very limit, its hurting the economy, too, and that's an issue for vladimir putin, who has always presented himself as the president of stability. this club was closed for months after the pandemic first hit. the dancers are back on stage now, but their clients have far less money to spend. and covid rules mean closing at 11pm — not ideal for a striptease show. all in all, this man tells me business is down 60%. translation: we are hardly making ends meet. i had to get a bank loan to pay wages. if there is another lockdown and we have to shut, then that's it — we'll go bankrupt and people will lose

russian president vladimir putin held a news conference today and had this to say about russia hacking the u.s. government. >> translator: russians have never interfered with the u.s. elections. this is a pretext. it is a pretext to deny the current -- the acting president of the u.s. he legitimacy due to internal political reasons. >> now president trump's former homeland security adviser tom bossert wrote in the "new york times" an op-ed. he said the magnitude of the russian hack that infiltrated several governmental agencies may never be known. mike, tell us about what your sources are telling you about how the biden team plans to deal with russia on day one. >> reporter: the biden team put out a statement from the president-elect in the last hour in which they refer to this as a massive cyber breach. interestingly it does not identify any state actors that may or may not be responsible, not identifying russia as the source of this. it's instructive when you're talking about how a biden team might handle this to look back how the obama administration handled. president obama warned

it was an extraordinary response from vladimir putin. tell us more about how he and other key russian officials are responding to this exclusive reporting. >> well, first of all, it's important to point out that there was absolutely no response for almost 36 hours, and then finally today, we hear from the president himself. and essentially he's not really denying the core facts of our story. he's not denying that an elite team of fsb operative was trailing navalny's move, every single move for more than 30 trips over three years. the excuse he gave for that is the key. he said navalny was working with u.s. intelligence services and that because he was working with u.s. intelligence services, it would be reasonable for russian intelligence services to follow him. but he stopped short of agreeing to admit that they had anything to do with the poisoning. as you said, you played that sound from him yourself. if we wanted to finish it or if they wanted to finish it they would have followed through. ie., alexey navalny would be dead. what's im

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it's not like vladimir putin's russia. we wouldn't be able to speak etc., but vladimir putin started somewhere they all started somewhere by the same token resistance has to start somewhere and build momentum so conditions are ripe for it to become perhaps have a different meaning. but, without the signals that affirm the kind of horizontal bond of society which is the thing a tour-- authoritarians utmost fear and also showed that not all is conforming and i interviewed people who wear in libya and they say it's important not everyone is conforming and i was inspired by someone i knew who wasn't conforming, so this kind of horizontal communication that might not be seen by many people, but it's a moral example as well as a practical example. it's very important, even if the end result isn't yet in sight. host: i know unfortunately we are nearing the end of our conversation, so i thought what would be helpful for listeners and hopefully again readers is for you to use the last two minutes to talk about, you know, as you alr

especially that the one giving orders to this group is russian president vladimir putin. they used publicly available flight logs and other information to back up their claims. but we did this we found that there were 3 people who had the same minute in areas the bombing but they were really surprised we looked more of these people and we noticed these people with computer colleagues had fallen of only for over 30 trips to 2070 practically every time the only one around russia because he was a presidential candidate i'm sorry and 2017 these people had the exact same track what and probably not all that. an anti corruption activist in kremlin critic felt dangerously ill on a flight from siberia to moscow in oldest he was later flying to germany's capital for treatment and was in an induced coma for 2 weeks. german french and swedish laboratories have determined he was poisoned with the soviet era nerve agent the chalk. has long held the kremlin responsible for his poisoning accusations moscow has repeatedly denied. and let's get more now from correspondent erin tilton who

vladimir putin is taking his own precautions. this year's press conference was by video link. the chosen few allowed close to him had to quarantine for two weeks first. but even loyal reporters told him things had never been this tough in russia. and mr putin promised he wouldn't make things worse with another lockdown. russia's doing its best to look festive, to lift people's moods despite the covid pandemic, but this crisis hasn't only pushed russia's health care system to the very limit, it's hurting the economy, too, and that's an issue for vladimir putin, who has always presented himself as the president of stability. this club was closed for months after the pandemic first hit. the dancers are back on stage now, but their clients have far less money to spend. and covid rules mean closing at 11pm — not ideal for a striptease show. all in all, this man tells me business is down 60%. translation: we are hardly making ends meet. i had to get a bank loan to pay wages. if there is another lockdown and we have to shut, then that's it — we'll go bankrupt and people will lose

but we need a president of the united states who is not afraid to call vladimir putin and say enough. we have put up with your interference in the 2016 election. we know that you're continuing this hacking and intrusion into americans' cybersecurity. now we see one of the most serious ones in the history taking place, and it's got your fingerprints all over it. >> hold on. is saying enough -- >> i'm not sure. >> is saying enough, enough? >> i'm not sure. >> -- congress has plans to do more sanctions, more than sanctions? if this is as egregious as it sounds and the list of agencies that were infiltrated is pretty shocking and national security is at risk, i mean, what do you do about it? >> well, you certainly start with the president who's not afraid to say to the american people i am going to defend this nation, i don't care who is threatening us, whether it's vladimir putin or anyone else. if it's a threat to the security of this nation, we're going to stand up and fight. >> senator dick durbin, i believe this is a conversation that we're going to continue to have as the months go

vladimir putin is taking his own precautions. this press conference was by video link. the chosen few allowed close to him had to quarantine for two weeks first. but even a loyal reporter told him things had never been this tough in russia. and mr putin promised he wouldn't make things worse with another lockdown. russia's doing its best to look festive, to lift people's moods despite the covid pandemic, but this crisis hasn't only pushed russia's health care system to the very limits, it's hurting the economy, too, and that's an issue for vladimir putin, who has always presented himself as the president of stability. this club was closed for months after the pandemic first hit. the dancers are back on stage now, but their clients have far less money to spend. and covid rules mean closing at 11pm — not ideal for a striptease. this man tells me business is down 60%. translation: i had to get a bank loan to pay wages. if there is another lockdown and we have to shut, then that's it — we'll go bankrupt and people will lose theirjobs. so, russians are bracing for anothe

in the headlines russia's president vladimir putin gives an order for nationwide vaccination against coded 19 with the sputnik v. job starting next week. also this hour france grapples with a crisis of public trust in the police force and anger over brutality cases as the ruling party is forced to withdraw a bill from allies in the filming of officers. plus he ran val's to avenge the murder of its top nuclear scientists and pin the blame on israel we discuss possible motives and consequences with our guests i think it was and order to provoke iran into response could then be used as a pretext for a strike on iran and its condemnation is going to go anywhere it must go to the to the iranian regime that celebrated this issue is not nuclear weapons it is a provocation. and in one of the most shocking lockdown violations in the pandemic a top european parliament member for an anti l.g.b. tea party quits after trying to flee a police raid on what's being described as a male sex orgy. a very warm welcome to the program on this wednesday at 6 pm here in the russian capital let's get started

russia's president vladimir putin gives an order for nationwide vaccination against 1000 with. job starting next week. grapples with a crisis of public trust in the police force and anger over brutality cases as the ruling party is forced to withdraw a bill criminalizing the filming of officers. from european leaders ease restrictions for the upcoming christmas celebrations the concerns grow this could spark another wave of folding 1000 infections. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our 2 international. with . the russian president vladimir putin has ordered the government to start nationwide vaccination against 1000 next week got the latest on this meant from a correspondent. the russian president made clear the 1st people to receive the job starting as early as next week would be those who are most vulnerable on a work with the most vulnerable so of course medical professionals and teachers among other key workers that would then be made available to the wider public and it's coming out very much over the next few days. we have already produced almost 20

vladimir putin's most high—profile opponent in russia, alexei navalny, was poisoned. his narrow escape from death surely a chilling signal to all opponents of mr putin. in china, president xijinping took a tough line against the pro—democracy movement in hong kong, imposing new security laws on the territory. if you come to hong kong right now, you see that life goes on as always and nobody‘s in fear. nobody‘s fleeing the country. quite the contrary, over the last few... 0h, ithink... tens of thousands... i think you may be a mistaken, i think people are fleeing the country... ..because they have every confidence in the sar government. so you're missing the point entirely. as you know, nathan law, who is one of the leaders of demosisto, the movement for democracy and fundamental reform in hong kong, has fled the country, because, in his words, he says, "what we are seeing is the start of a bloody "cultural revolution," and he cannot continue his political activities in your territory. i think it'sjust a political ploy. he's free to go, he's free to come back. th

vladimir putin is taking his own precautions. this year's press conference was by video link. the chosen few allowed close to him had to quarantine for two weeks first. but even loyal reporters told him things had never been this tough in russia. and mr putin promised he wouldn't make things worse with another lockdown. russia's doing its best to look festive, to lift people's moods despite the covid pandemic, but this crisis hasn't only pushed russia's health care system to the very limit, it's hurting the economy, too, and that's an issue for vladimir putin, who has always presented himself as the president of stability. this club was closed for months after the pandemic first hit. the dancers are back on stage now, but their clients have far less money to spend. and covid rules mean closing at 11pm — not ideal for a striptease show. all in all, this man tells me business is down 60%. covid rules mean closing at 11pm. translation: we are hardly making ends meet. i had to get a bank loan to pay wages. if there is another lockdown and we have to shut, then that's it — we'l

and at times openly praised vladimir putin. joe biden is very different. he is a vocal critic of the kremlin and someone who has, for many years, expressed criticisms of russian policy and recently he labelled russia the main threat to america. the canadian fashion designer peter nygard has been charged in the united states with trafficking women and girls for sex. prosecutors say the designer lured dozens of women to venues in the us, the bahamas and canada over a period of decades. more than 70 women have launched a class action lawsuit accusing mr nygard of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking. he has previously said his name will be cleared. the islamist group boko haram says it abducted hundreds of schoolboys who were taken from a boarding school in northern nigeria on friday. this happened in katsina state, in the north—west of nigeria. about 800 students were at the all—boys government science secondary school when the attack happened and at least 333 students are still missing. 0ne boy managed to escape byjump

that is one thing that vladimir putin and george blake have in common. vladimir putin very often refers to intelligence agents, praising russian agents, so i expect we will hear quite a bit about george blake in the media here in the next few days. good to talk to you. thousands of shops across the uk won't be opening for the traditional boxing day sales today — because of the lockdowns in wales and northern ireland, and tough new restrictions in england and scotland. it follows a difficult year for the retail industry, which is calling for more government support. vivienne nunis reports. end—of—year sales have been attracting crowds for decades. newsreel announcer: they're here again — the sales and the queues. you can't afford to miss a good bargain these days. some all—night queuers receive a welcome surprise — an early morning cuppa to warm them up for the battle ahead. but in 2020, with tier 4 restrictions in england, restrictions in scotland and lockdown in northern ireland and wales, many of the uk's high street stores will be empty to

so you go back to this summer, finding out that vladimir putin had put bounties on the heads of american troops in afghanistan. now remember, upon hearing the news thinking well maybe, just maybe donald trump can't turn a blind eye to this. where putin's been caught actually trying to kill american troops and paying terrorists to do so. yet, he did then, he did in helsinki. he continues to even now. >> yeah, it's interesting, joe, you asked jonathan who in the administration might be agreeing with trump that it could be china or anybody but russia. we now know that last week michael flynn was in the oval office. of course he's not in the administration, but if we look at how the trump administration began, michael flynn was the first casualty of it. having lied to the fbi about his contacts during the transition with the russian ambassador. we're now looking at the end of the trump administration with the very same convicted michael flynn urging president trump to use i guess putinesque measures, using martial law to overturn this election. i don't why putin has over trump, what i there'

now russian president vladimir putin has finished his annual q. and a session with journalists and the public today lasted just over 4 and a half 1000 for the 1st time he was remote by video link duty caywood 19 still the russian leader encompassed all the crucial themes on that minds of the russian public and the media to a lot he goes you've done us been there for us at the residence of the russian president. it wasn't just a media conference it was a full on marathon which duration fell literally a few only a few minutes short of 5 hours the range of topics discussed well it literally ranged from some very small and specific issues that affected maybe only a few 100 russians living in a remote village to some huge geo political aspects which could send ripples all over the world and the latter was what the question over the b.b.c. correspondent was about essentially he asked the russian president whether or not he felt at least a little bit at least partially responsible for the rather well poor state of relations between russia and some wester