this is the the view news live from berlin e.u. russia times on the severe strain on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic i was in a valley a low point van is now on trial again this time for defamation also coming up. the u.s. is back on the world step president joe biden announces a reversal america 1st agenda also wants to end support for the war in yemen and stop the withdrawal of troops from. only 2 percent of germans have received

a vaccination so far and most germans think the roll out is still far too slow that's putting pressure on chancellor not up the temple as elections in september. as welcome to the program in moscow the european union's top diplomats just apparel has said that the e.u. ties with russia the pressure following the imprisonment of kremlin critic alexei navalny were all made comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is the 1st visit by a senior diplomat since $2817.00. meetings agenda also included the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. is what the e used foreign policy chief had to say before the meeting certainly aware relations

are on the cd is trade and a number only cage is the low point in our creation of more on this visit to moscow we are now joined by not only touchy if she's the director of the institute of international affairs that's an italian think tank and she's also a special advisor to just have not only decided to go ahead with this trip despite event on his sentencing on tuesday and misgivings from some e.u. member states he says he's going to deliver a clear message from the e.u. to moscow but is that message that russia can act with impunity or yes let's say that you know before the not only imprisonment the agenda right of included beyond you know sort of human rights issues that will grow it would have included issues like climate endemic response of. cooperation that elliot rodger new deal that very clearly this visit at has taken place at a visit in

a moment and he's out with the president's answer about it saying about need and also that say on the other side of the atlantic yesterday he has an extremely assertive biden foreign policy speech in which russia featured very prominently so very bleak this trick of the trip of the high representative will only be considered a success to the extent that it has a very clear and very assertive when it comes to questions of democracy in russia and if on the other hand it also features an important aspect of engagement with the positions in the society of the country but grow already has admitted this week that he probably would not be able to achieve a breakthrough in the nerve on the case is that just pragmatic or is that an admission that the e.u. would just has no bachmann pot. well i mean very clearly it would

be i think a reasonable to expect a breakthrough takes place to have this i mean i think in my mind the good of rest and to be addressed is do we a great pressure on russia by in beijing as a part of the not going to get out and you already have especially on russia very well so in this mill this is not a need math there is action by more of the german mark that the question of the most important both there are a number of issues that all if you like this take out agree the question is is there anything the big 8 think i'm going east where the stakes are not actually and she more what then is basically doing nothing and you know that the bank has an open debate but basically this is my impression it's a measure not stream to and we're seeing to the suspend to our viewers we're seeing live pictures of say a lover of. speaking them after the meeting a burrell says stopping the north stream to gas pipeline project would not make

russia change course so what would make russia change change course you think well i think you know these are issues you know raster t.j. patience really is a yes it's you know we can all say we look at a moment in time we have to look at a noble bent i think very very between now on the russian elementary elections and in full we are going to see a tightening if you like discreet russian civil society and russian opposition but the question really is to what extent can this mounting pressure over time actually over time lead russia to change. out of the talks here that director of the institute of international affairs in rome thank you for joining us here ended up in you thanks. a visit comes as no volley appeared in court today for a separate case this time on charges he defames

a military veteran meanwhile about $500.00 of the protesters arrested in rallies against his treatment are being held at a detention facility outside moscow and all side their facility their friends and relatives are waiting for news our correspondent europe just rushed out of spoke with. who is number 15 in line with this woman asks she's one of the volunteers outside of the soccer of a detention facility at 2 hour drive from moscow these people have been standing in the freezing cold since the early morning. they want to help as their friends and relatives people who were arrested to during the protests. some of them are waiting for their sentence some are already serving it to be shared with you that we have collected warm things this is a sweater this is a blanket because we don't know if our friends in there have anything to cover up with little see if there is subs underwear t.

shirts and warm clothes just in case all of this is awful but even cried a few times my friends are in there. looking back. more than 7000 people have been arrested across russia in the past 10 days. the police were particularly brutal during the last protests in moscow and st petersburg on the weekend and after alexina found his sentence some time security forces dragged people into police buses for no reason some of them were random passers by several cases are now being investigated the police. authorities argue that the protests were not authorized and therefore posed a security threat in reality however the police officers of the. selves have at times become a security threat to some you know sent by. these young people say they're spent up

to 12 hours as a courthouse after being detained apparently they have to sleep on the floor they were sentenced to several days in prison but since prison space seems to be running out they have had to wait for hours in a police bus. it's stuff you want young man explains he says he spent 7 hours in here so far. it's now afternoon in front of the sucker of our detention center the queue has barely moved. the austerity is i take maziar time accepting the packages and are searching each one carefully in the cup with the only story is this is all so surreal we don't know what all this will lead to but we want to continue fighting for our rights and our freedom he was pushed and given me by yes of course we're also scared but many people want to keep fighting for their future on the streets if we didn't use the model sufficient. more than 500 people are said

to be in detention behind to these fans and to more young people are expected to arrive here from moscow current soon especially if the protests continue. so look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world at this hour in indonesia activists protest at the miramar military coup outside the country's embassy in jakarta called for the release of aung san suu kyi and other civilian leaders detained by the military in the region government is seeking a special meeting of the bloc of southeast asian nations to discuss the situation in myanmar. a controversial republican lawmaker has been sanctioned for promoting q. and on conspiracy theories and endorsing violence against democratic politicians margaret taylor green was removed from 2 committees after a vote in the u.s. house of representatives 11 republicans were among those voting against her green said she regretted some of her passwords but did not apologize. pharmaceutical

company johnson and johnson has asked regulators in the united states to give its vaccine emergency approval if authorized it would be the 1st 3rd vaccine to be approved for use in the u.s. the johnson and johnson vaccine only requires one shot that's the 1st of its kind in the world. stand the u.s. where president joe biden has outlined. his vision for u.s. foreign policy in his 1st major policy speech biden sought to reassert u.s. global leadership rebuild alliances and reverse donald trump's america 1st agenda he wants to end u.s. support for the war in yemen and hold that was all of us troops from. the united states is ready to engage with the world again that was joe biden's message from the marbled halls of washington state department for biden that means foreign policy must be grounded in a multilateral world rather than in defense of america's interests that puts

america 1st. is back diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy so the u.s. will once more try to find solutions to the world's problems like in yemen dubbed the world's worst humanitarian crisis years of conflict has destroyed much of the country killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving more near starvation the u.s. has given tacit backing to one side of that war no more says by. this war has to end. and to underscore our commitment we are any all american support for offensive operations in the war in yemen including relevant arms sales the moved represents a broader shift in u.s. foreign policy that previous administrations have been accused of siding with authoritarian nations in the name of stability but the president wants that to end

and he knows he's going to need help for biden taking a stronger stance internationally will mean having to reach out to washington's old allies in europe and elsewhere he ordered a freeze on u.s. troop withdrawals abroad including from u.s. bases in germany the trumpet ministration wanted to pull out nearly 10000 of some 35000 troops based in the country biden will depart from that plan or american alliances are our greatest asset and meeting with diplomacy means standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies and key partners once again the biden administration comes to power with diplomats morale lower and its alliances chafing restoring both will be a huge challenge. more on this i'm not joined by. director at the chatham house think tanks u.s. and america's program has the what's the takeaway hip how would you describe this

by docs and how does this differ from donald trump's doctoring. it is a very significant shift we're seeing very clear messaging i mean i would actually argue that the most important shift is the clarity over many months even before president biden was inaugurated and now are seeing it that america will work with its allies that human rights and democracy and values will be right at the center of that agenda and that there will be a 2 track strategy that there'll be a tougher line on russia and china and now in saudi with respect to the yemen war at the same time that they're also being an effort to really negotiate on the big challenges remember the speech came right after president biden renewed the new start agreement with russia and that he truly around the next day and said we're going to be tough on you on questions of interfering in elections on a rainy and so i think that 2 track strategy is really the big went in and out

basically for china this is what matters can you be tough on china questions of human rights the question of genocide is being looked at by the state department while still moving forward on a big global challenges from climate pandemics so we're seeing what we imagine we would see and quite frankly that is a very significant shift. you've mentioned his words on china warning shots towards russia what does he have and is also now how can he enforce this to how will he be able to impress those 2 countries. i think in this is a really big challenge for the administration how can you actually move the needle on 2 countries that are either america's greatest geo political rivals in many ways certainly china. but he you know one thing is with respect to russia just the fact that the american president is making his views very clear and that there will be

a unified approach with the allies i think that hard line that deterrence is absolutely critical and but it's it's clearly going to be a challenge and and one thing that the administration will have to decide is where it can have the biggest impact and so i think you know if you look at saudi that's clearly an area where the decision not to sell arms that are being used to prosecute to deliver that more in yemen that is clearly an area where the administration can have a very significant impact on the ground and there's a very brief if you can't is this speech going to impress the allies i think it's going to reassure the allies the allies are going to be waiting to see whether american can really deliver the promise of the bike the ministration and a lot of that has to do with whether america can really restore its democracy at home it's waiting to see what happens internally in the u.s. i think there's confidence in biden perhaps less confidence in america less the

in summary in the direct off the top of houses us and america's program thank you mr thank you. let's not take a look at some other developments in the corona virus pandemic biotech pfizer have withdrawn a bid for emergency authorization of that vaccine in india pfizer says it will resubmit the bid with additional information required by the indian regulator in the us daily infections fell 17 percent over the last week but the daily death toll remains high with more than 40000 virus fatalities in 2 weeks mexico has run out of vaccine doses and now no shit new shipments are expected until mid february this with the country's hospitals at over 80 percent capacity and denmark says it will launch a 1st version of a coronavirus backs in asian passports by the end of february germany's on vaccination program has so far only provided shots to around $2000000.00 people of

a population of more than $80000000.00 that's just over 2 percent most germans are getting impatient and say that is too slow but figures show support for the job itself is rising as more people plan to take up the government on its target of an initial dose for everyone by the end of september when federal elections are being held more than 2000000 people in germany have now been injected with a coronavirus vaccine and over 3 quarters of a 1000000 have already had their 2nd dose despite the progress there's a widespread feeling that it's not fast enough. 68 percent of those surveyed said they think the vaccine rollout has been too slow in germany that's a 16 percent increase compared with a month ago. chancellor merkel knows it too this week she called a meeting to work out how to speed things up. their service to the party has been slower at some points but i think there were good reasons for this.

one of the reasons cited for slowness was that the european union countries acted together the e.u. decided not to issue provisional vaccine approvals as happened in some other places . if i think we did the right thing it's about trust. another delaying factor was the joint e.u. approach to ordering vaccines some say attempts to push down the price meant it took longer to reach a deal whatever the reason support for the e.u.'s common purchasing policy is dropping only 63 percent of those asked in germany said they thought it was a good idea 7 percent less than in january. the government has promised all adults will be offered at least a 1st dose of vaccine before the end of september the good news is the number of people saying they intend to take up that offer is steadily rising in india

farmers have called for a nationwide road blockade on saturday it's the latest action in more than 2 months of protests against controversial agricultural laws which have seen farmers camped on the outskirts of the capital delhi and women are now all sort out in force to make their voices heard our reporter. went to meet some of those vowing not to return home until the laws are repealed for. slogans songs of resistance rally. for the farmer protests at delhi borders show no signs of dying down. with vigor and enthusiasm women of all ages i leading from the front. one of them is 58 year or normal of the being. a farmer who has come to join the movement with an all women group from a village 2 hours away from the capital her entire family back home farms for a living she has been participating in the protests against the 3 agricultural laws

passed by the government since the beginning. she says her age and the constant pain in her knee have not dampened her spirit and that women have as much right to be at the protest as men want more of the what does the government cannot do today . sagal they are ahead everywhere they fly planes they're judges and lawyers where do you not see women today don't give them the money don't women when legal cases in quotes here also build when they are yes. very much name a lot of optimism is shared by far most camping out at the borders for over 2 months now. the protests have evolved and grown bigger. recently on in just republic day after farmers pledged to hold a peaceful track to rally the government allowed them into the capital. but clashes still erupted in some areas. now the government has hardened its towns to

worse the protesters placing heavy fortifications and barriers to contain them. but the crowd continues just when the clashes that took place on 26 in january between groups of farmers and security forces led to an atmosphere in which it was being part of the protests may grow weaker on the contrary the protests have only centers with more and more women from the neighboring states all daily joining in making their way into the capital city the country where the movement. for over 70 percent of rule indian working women are engaged in some kind of farming activity to make a significant contribution to in just agricultural vocals. and their participation in big numbers at these protests has strengthened the movement. like nima communities also comes from a family of farmers and says the farm bill's book passed without consulting them and will not benefit. a large group of women from the village have joined her as

well to show their solidarity with the farmers cause most reliable were no women are as important in these protests as many were also as in modern agriculture and them and the region where i come from women actually work harder in fields and. minimal are complete. and congress other women like them say they will not leave until the law is up woman in future. if this gets resolved today we are ready to lead to the senate but we will not be locked up until we get what's hard right we want to do an empty handed their mother says her grandson has told her to come back only after winning the spotlight and she is determined to not give up. sports news now and the european football liverpool have been barred from entering germany to play their champions league quarter final because of new restrictions to stop the spread of course on the virus variants the reds were scheduled to play live on feb 16th the german interior ministry has confirmed that an uppercase and

by the bundesliga side for special permission for liverpool to enter the country was refused by federal police switch to a neutral venue or switching the order of the match as both options being explored . chris harrington is following this story from the states press what does it mean for a lot seeing who was supposed to. well gary hart it means there is no home field advantage for life secret in the champions league competition home field advantage is very valuable and unfortunately because of what germany's done in terms of travel restrictions you know the onus is on life seek to find an alternative venue and if they don't do that they could ultimately forfeit the match 3 goals to none we've seen that happen this past summer only in qualifying matches for the champions league you know when you look at rb leipsic they had a historic run they reached the semifinals last season's of the champions league you know they're not going to forfeit this very important match versus liverpool so

right now they're racing against the clock to try to find an alternative but i think you a foot has gotten in front of this in that situation as of right now well the hope for in terms of venue to be found how realistic is that. what you know as i said you know if it's gotten ahead of this situation they had a bit of experience last season because they had to have one off fixtures when the competition got deep in the later rounds and right now you a fan has designated arena in budapest hungary as the alternative in less leipsic come up with a better alternative and they're racing against time they have until february 8th that's monday they have the bundesliga to worry about as well so i you know my money is the idea that they will just agree and play and hungry you know as their home match they could swap with liverpool but if liverpool were to accept that but having the 2nd leg at home is very valuable liverpool one that right in winning their group you know so it looks like hungary is going to be the situation you know

monday is the deadline and then they have until april 2nd in terms of the 2 fixtures being played out your way for is also extended that deadline is well you know so we'll have to wait and see what happens but my money is hungry is the location we're liverpool in life so it will. corns. is this quarter finals with a little bit of the only fixture that's in doubt now. will know if the restrictions are extended later this month we have an important fixture for bruce here much in la but they are set to host man chester city feb 24th and that could be another fixture in jeopardy but you know us fans not released any information in this picture in particular but i'm sure just with hungry coming out in terms of you know the possibility for lives in liverpool i'm sure the wafers already working on a possibility to see the important fixture of man city. take place somewhere if that restriction is extended. from didn't use force thank you chris thank you

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