this is g w news wife from berlin he is going to prison a court sentences russian opposition leader alexina to more than 3 years behind bars a moscow court found that of all he violated the terms of his probation while he was here in germany recovering from a near fatal poison attack of all his supporters are calling for more protests in the russian capital also coming up tonight good news in the fight against the

pandemic scientists say russia's sputnik the vaccine is safe and effective it gives 19 early 12 results were published today in the british medical journal the lancet and activists in the united states demonstrate for a more humane immigration policy as president joe biden seeks to really race trumps hard line legacy in finally reunite immigrant children taken away from their parents. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight in moscow where opposition leader alexina of all me has been sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison in a ball and he was detained last month for violating the terms of his probation he failed. to check in with authorities because he was here in germany recovering from

a near fatal poisoning which he blames on the kremlin today's ruling has sparked an international outcry. but hopes for his wife yulia the only goodbye alexei know about he could manage before he heads to prison. earlier he told the court the charges against him were fabricated a way of intimidating his supporters. all of these offices and this cage it's not a show of strength it shows their weakness weak and fake cannot jail thousands or even millions of people. but those. outside the cavalry arrived early in the morning. lines of riot police stood in front of the courts to keep me in but his supporters out. to use any show when

in moscow reportage. there is a huge police presence in the whole neighborhood around the court where alex enough is being tried today these police vans stand at the ready for new arrests. as the day progressed police detained hundreds of supporters who'd come to show you that solidarity. a each was no barrier to that here a small act of defiance. in g. placates arrest in these people's eyes is a small price to pay i'm not afraid to see it's. free or 4 hours in. in police. station i believe it's. close for one of my in her opinion i think that. a man's school was almost killed shouldn't they be in prison. but the reason is if he was

just on the west they couldn't kill him. as evening found the heavy police presence remains. evaluate the lawyer said they'd be appealing the verdict to the european court of human rights but what. went well what does today's sentencing mean for russian democracy the talk about that we want to bring in roman to broke the top of his editor of the russian investigative website called the insider he's also one of the investigators in tune of all these whores in a moment it's good to have you on the program the you know the thinking outside of russia here in europe is if president putin wanted to get rid of the of all me once and for all he could have had no volley sentenced to prison for 102030 years but he did it how do you explain that i'm glad because he doesn't want to have a big outrage and 2 big protests. grittiest small sentence for

2 and a half or a year yes but that means that he can give more and more of these small charms so for everybody here in russia it's absolutely clear that that's important wants to keep its power forever there is no doubts about that and we see that people still outraged syria thousands of people right now go into gorgeous in this night in the moscow sent to his work and dozens of other cities so this is a pretty big challenge in russia and we would we have been waiting for this moment for many years or so we understood that sooner or later not only it will be in prison so all of this what happens what happens now then what happens now and of all the is in prison so you're the leader of the opposition is behind bars. yes so nobody knows that so we all up wondering this tsa final fight between the

civil society and the government and. via. their own country like i don't know. the menace down the possibly even north korea soon or it will win and we'll see a democratic change just so it will be clear and i think in this year older that because we see that the oppression become tough and duff and of course there is nothing in the middle so it will be either their own country or there will be very very big protests well what would you expect or would you like to see the european union do here and i ask that and i want to maybe you can answer this question is well do you worry that the coronavirus vaccine crisis in europe will spill doom for novo needs hopes for help because the russians now have a coronavirus back seem to offer. i know it sounds funny you know like that i

listen but scenes and of course this would think we've seen is not. a thing that can be seen as effect of trade between no west and russia. yeah the west the reaction is very very important and we see that this reaction is pretty tough mccrone met killer biden all of them will have a very tough stand here but i don't think that wasn't putin now with thinks about 4 of the dacian up to war ukraine up to poison it not lining up to change because to do so he has no reputation abroad so he only it worries about brought us inside becomes so it's of course it's good that that's not all the regime and countries are united in one position against the serious the violent against. authoritarian trends in russia but still i think this is not enough even sanction if sanctions will be very tough if there will be no north 3 if there will be no no no no sweet

i mean this bank accounts even all of that will not stop a listener will do for me what he's done so many on the protestant help. in the process of investigative journalist in moscow we appreciate your time in your insights tonight roman thank you. well russia's sputnik vicodin vaccine is about 92 percent effective that's according to a new study just published in the british medical journal the lancet the findings are based on data from a trial involving nearly 20000 people researchers also found new serious side effects associated with its use the russian vaccine consists of 2 common cold viruses that have been modified to carry the virus is spotty protein it can be stored up to 8 degrees celsius making it much easier to transport than the buying on tech finds or that c. in an interview on german television chancellor

angela merkel today raised the possibility of the sputnik the vaccine being used here in the e.u. . we have always said we welcome anyone who puts in an application for approval from the european medicines agency i have spoken with the russian president about exactly this today we saw some good data about the russian vaccine every vaccine is welcome in the e.u. but only those that have provided the necessary data to the a.m.a. can be approved. are no into poland now polly roy she is professor of biology at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine who reviewed the russian clinical results that we can read in the way and said it's good to have you on the program were you surprised 1st of all at how strong these results were and how effective this vaccine is. oh and while i was not really

surprised because i knew that the facts in order made to differ and i did a virus and there would be back out there no single i did a virus crime and bush didn't want to do those that seems so i guess pleased to see that what i call it is going to happen when i'm the one eyed is there. what about the well apple virus. variants and or so little of the firings we know that already it's not going to be any difficult for any of these good vaccines to combat but. particularly neutralizing antibody virus to kill as in and divert the strong high level most of their it will be. no problem and by these facts in zf seems like they would have very good antibodies against the virus so that in virus will be also liking will be fine and less it

tremendously change it around us so fight this virus is doesn't live there they don't look like they change a lot so i think they will be protected yes let me ask you this the sputnik v. vaccine from russia it has been viewed with suspicion by a lot of people because it has come from russia was that justified and shouldn't end now. i think that probably will be 4 because they publish very quickly publicize when they did this 76 people are fast and the 2nd phase that's seeing if it is a test that's hard many people do not like it and not all the data is or very quickly and time but these. say it clearly shows does that seem they don't very chaotic and very strong think that there's no doubt that very good vaccine i think that people will start to appreciate that and do that if it is that

you think it should be used here in the european union absolutely why not why don't let me i mean amazing acts did those effects is there is in johnson just a vaccine they all added a virus mistakenly then and the sample group let me ask before we run out of time we understand that the sample group was overwhelmingly ethnically white russians now does this mean that countries that are more ethnically diverse will would they need to approach this vaccine with with some caution. who don't know most clearly but i don't think so i think that it is if that seems good doxies is going to x. and for everybody virus really did know where they are what color or whatever it may be the bears are now mainly when they do has. already died

diabetics or. just a disease those are the people have the problem generally when coded infection. due to the quoted text but i think that seeing really is defined for everybody including because it's not going to do clearly desirous is just a one spike that's what everybody sees in for every that's so how do you give the degree that the spy does the point and i didn't see any problem of professor calling or with the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine professor we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you. positive analysis there become trees here across the european union they are scrambling to ramp up their immunization campaigns amid criticism over slow progress last month for example belgium announced a new vaccinations strategy that would allow it to move more quickly so how is the role well bear progressing we're brussels corresponding to your markets has this

report. it takes just 6 seconds a shot in the arm that could save a life. here in belgium's 1st vaccination center from blind workers including doctors dentists and nurses about 50 years old are receiving the madonna covered 9000 vaccine general practitioners are next in line after care home residents and hospital staff so far belgians immunization can pain seem slow and steady but vaccinators here say things could go much faster well the biggest challenge is always receiving enough vaccines today we can only fascinates 150 people. 5 days a week because we don't have we didn't receive any more vaccines that are good is to be able to vaccinate 900 people every day 7 days a week so far no one here knows when more vaccines will be delivered people wait

half an hour after the injection in case of allergic reactions this general practitioner just received his 1st dose for him it's all about patients. i don't think it's very shrill because there are a matter of fact just the fact that to be careful of the people. of action 8 k. and the is for that reason not to have the impression the issue so. much of a single organization mission is very good after the jap immunity levels build up over a couple of weeks but it's straight back to work for general practitioner money christine like what you see her as a spirit say for now no reason to do something silly no. keep your mosque and your distance that's her message in 4 weeks she'll be back for her 2nd dose. in a small country badly hit by the coronavirus the hope is that vaccination offers

a way ahead. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world meehan mars a new military government has held its 1st cabinet meeting since seizing power the country's top general described monday's coup as inevitable the u.n. security council is holding an emergency session to discuss the coup which has been condemned by governments around the world 6 people have died including 5 young children in a shooting in the u.s. state of oklahoma an armed suspect was taken into custody by authorities but the but authorities have not identified a motive for the killings. police in stamboul detained dozens of people today as they protested against a government loyalists who's been appointed to lead a top turkish university officers used tear gas to disperse a crowd that was estimated to be at several 100 and that's amidst an upsurge in

a student dominated movement which began in early january many people were outraged when turkish president of one appointed a party ally to head up. the universe the is stamboul university had been known as a bastion of liberal education. you know we use corresponded julia hahn was at today's protest to set up a camera and i'm. going. to start. a map. that humans are not allowed to demonstrate. on. the beach. and then you have this 3. that was julie how they're reporting from turkey we apologize for the audio problems there now to the united states where president biden is expected to sign executive orders today to reverse the hardline immigration policy of donald trump biden's

plan for immigration reform was one of his biggest promises to the immigrant community in the u.s. many u.s. citizens voted for him expecting a radical break from trump's policies of criminalizing undocumented migrants biden has already halted the construction of the border wall on the southern border with mexico and he has put an end to what was called a muslim travel ban. we're now the newly inaugurated u.s. president is aiming to keep his biggest promise to immigrant communities are washington correspondent karen interim or she is standing by for us good evening to you carlina so how is president biden how is he planning to reform i mean u.s. immigration law i mean lots of presidents have tried and failed that mean what's he got what's he going to do that's going to make a difference. there are already a couple of things brant that president biden has

a done for example revoking the construction off the wall in the hold on the border of the united states and today he's planning to sign more executive orders on immigration as he said this once attempt to roll back the punishments for undocumented immigrants that were created during the trauma of ministration like for example the fact that more than 5000 children were separated from their parents at the mexican border you might remember those pictures of brenda hundreds of children behind fences and in a shelter at the border under terrible conditions and there are still at least 600 children haven't been reunited with their families and it's of course a huge logistic and investigative challenge to find their families and to bring them together and this is why president biden is going to sign an executed order to create a task force for family reunification he will still sign an order to change the policies of asylum in the united states terms of misfortune required that some of

the people who are looking for a future here in the united states stay in that mexican territory while their cases are being decided in the courts and biden wants to change that as well. so. that is what brings them together even on a cold day i mean. it's the 4th anniversary of the muslim travel ban imposed by former president donald trump and now revoked by one of president biden's 1st executive orders. and so from the get go have ever been made it's rooted in divisiveness fear mongering in haiti and the fact that it separated so many families for so long and it's never be racist i'm here in support and all of us meaning that we're demanding to the white house and congress president biden. for everybody. citizenship for all 11000000 undocumented

immigrants and to all deportations and detentions president joe biden has been in office for less than 2 weeks but organizations are already getting together in order to support. reform if passed by congress this reform would include the path to citizenship for more than $11000000.00 undocumented immigrants many of them already living in the united states for decades. from believe to the united states with her 2 sons 20 years ago and hasn't been home since her sons know no other country than their own the united states they were granted legal status by the dream act but they still don't have a u.s. citizenship so. it's hard to be an immigrant here it's painful it's sad it's hard work you have to fight a lot. with a tourist visa and never left undocumented immigrants like ingrid a contraflow percent of the workforce in the united to teens they are part of the

backbone of the economy taking houses offices hospitals and doing to domestic work for many american families buggy. whip. taxes here but we don't get any help from the government absolutely nothing. we are also in the middle of a terrible crisis right now many of us are also losing our homes our jobs our income. not. because of the pandemic or main source of income now she's also lost her home because she can't pay the rent anymore but she says what hurts most is not to be able to visit her family. it is difficult to visit our countries because if we leave we will not be allowed to enter again. one main source of hope and comfort is the church meeting place for many immigrants from latin america even in the midst of the

pandemic. if the united states wants to talk about democracy and human rights they need to start a talk and if for many immigrants solidarity and the will to fight have grown even stronger despite the pandemic and the trumpet ministrations of all the success and for those hoping to become an american citizen that total. immigrants in the united states. what are his chances the winning over. that's a very good question brant as you know the democrats they have a thin majority in the house of representatives so the biggest challenge will be for biden to get this bill through the senate but in order to pass the senate they

he will need and the democrats will need at least 60 senators to vote in favor of this immigration bill this means that democrats will definitely need the support of republicans to pass this immigration bill and that includes a path to citizenship for the lead 11000000 undocumented immigrants but also more protection for refugees and also new technologies to control the south there in a border but i said this will depend on the senate and this means that by then we'll probably have to negotiate on this bill with republicans and he will possibly have to make some changes in his bill in order to get it through if he gets it through and i don't know. used to more with the leaders tonight from washington they really do think you know some said news tonight camp. he walked his way into the hearts of the nation as he raised money for u.k. health care workers during the pandemic he has passed away the woodward 2 veteran

died today at the age of 100 and contract and. other medications that he was taken he was able to take the coronavirus back see. during the 1st wave of the coronavirus pandemic captain tom morris set out to raise 1000 pounds for britain's national health service by walking 100 laps of his backyard before his 100th birthday his quest went viral and donations poured in from around the world totaling some 33000000 pounds more told d.w. how stunned he was a centrist absolutely amazing that search some amount of money i was very rude to him so it's all done on me the closers there's a really good one i'm going to release the source of all they are. using by

the arrival of his centennial birthday captain tom was an international celebrity. he wrote an autobiography which he dedicated to all those who serve on the front line of any battle. at windsor castle queen elizabeth the 2nd noted him for what he did accomplish with his walks. his sunny attitude during the pandemic has inspired people to look beyond their illness and loss. i think groups throughout the world. believe that it includes those all new people well. it is no no and maybe you saw the news but i would say to everyone. things will get better there's no doubt that wrongdoers will be rolled out onto the ground some who will go on. the sun will be shining again well here's a reminder the top story that we're following for you a russian

a court has sentenced opposition leader likes in of all need to 3 and a half years in prison the court ruled that the kremlin critic violated the terms of his probation on earlier fraud charges while he was here in germany recovering from a poisoning attack the ball his lawyers say that they plan to appeal the decision. you're watching e.w. news live from berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around we'll be right back.

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research say. information and context. the coronavirus update the code with special monday to friday on g.w. . it's about billions. it's about power. it's about the foundation of a new mood order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network also in europe conflicts are inevitable consequences unpredictable but instead of what ever since the chinese investor got involved here our situation has changed because of the poor was privatized our work was much better and easier. china is promising us foreigners rich. but in europe there's

a sharp warning whoever accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on it the commitment of the shaking the chinese state has a lot of money that is disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world in the face of the bubbles going in. china's gateway to europe starts feb 19th on d w. above them. where despite its shocking shortage of coronavirus vaccines europe has paid little attention to russia's researchers today results published in a british medical journal showed that the sputnik the vaccine is safe and that it works at the same time in a russian court the kremlin critic alexina vallone was sentenced to prison european government see this as an attempt by president putin to silence his biggest threat

will the european union protest a sham trial or will it focus on its own public.