the headlines in r.t. clemency for killers but known for whistle blowers donald trump's pardon list includes mercenaries guilty of murdering civilians in iraq but leaves off those who spilled the beans on american war crimes. today we hear they've been released on the personal orders president trump is like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled or rocky blood it seems political considerations prevail over legal and judicial ones and this decision also this hour a plane carrying sputnik the supplies from the sky is on its way to argentina after the latin american country officially registers the russian 19 jab and not so merry christmas queues empty shelves in the center in

a bubble people around the world are trying to get into the festive spirit despite the pandemic wish. oh they're welcome just gone 5 o'clock in moscow you with r.t. international see for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists defenders of freedom of speech like junot songe and edward snowden have been left off at the same time the outgoing u.s. president has raised concerns at the united nations by giving clemency to 4 former contract as a blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq more people in iraq have condemned the decision as have the government. the ministry believes that this decision did not take into account the

seriousness of the crime committed and was inconsistent with the u.s. administration's declared commitment to the values of human rights justice and the rule of law and regrettably ignores the dignity of the victims and the feelings and rights of their relatives setting the course of the infamous blackwater company killed citizens a nice to a square today we hear they've been released on the personal orders of president trump it's like the u.s. doesn't care for spilled iraqi blood we call on the united nations the international community and human rights organizations to intervene immediately and condemn these killers. it seems political considerations prevailed over a legal and judicial once and this decision president trump should have taken into account their relationship with iraq especially since iraq has a strategic cooperation agreement with the united states in all fields this will affect trump's political situation and his legacy there has been widespread outrage about the trump administration's decision to grant clemency to some members of the

blackwater military 'd contracting company these were guards who were employed by blackwater who killed civilians in iraq. or. that they were dead bodies everywhere missing argument going to anyone with 2 people and sought to be among the dead bodies of ministry but those who were child was in the middle of no 7 years old that. got. paul slow evan liberty and dust. unheard were convicted for manslaughter and the individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started

shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned this is the feeling of the white house about why they made this decision when the convoy attempted to establish a blockade outside the green zone the situation turned violent which resulted in the unfortunate deaths and injuries of iraqi civilians further prosecutors recently disclosed more than 10 years after the incidents that the lead iraq investigates who prosecutors relied heavily on so very far that there were no exigent victims and to collect evidence may have had sonny's to insurgent groups himself now at this point there is widespread outrage this seems like the trump administration is almost approving of the killing of iraqi civilians 2 children were among the 14 people in the crowd who died as

a result of their gun fire but at this point people are also looking at the fact that trumps education secretary betsy to vos is the sister of the founder of blackwater erik prince now there's also been a lot of outrage about who is not on the list of trump's pardons among the 15 people pardon and 5 sentence commuted it's the names that were missing that many were optimistic and hopeful about were julian a son john edward snowden these prominent whistleblowers had many people calling for the trump white house to grant them clemency among those who called for them were not just activists and advocates of civil liberties and for the protection of whistleblowers but also representatives of the united nations take a listen if president trump is true as well you think the police think he could do is to end the suffering the beauty the films to pardon him this man has suffered enough. the interest of the public will towards donald trump since you're given

pardons to people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep state now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian assan he can grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office to do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like this indicates the trumpet ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clemency this is what every country that hosts u.s. occupations u.s. bases is told it's a matter for u.s. justice when u.s. soldiers and u.s. contractors and mercenaries kill rape and pillage in your country will handle it well here's the message the united states will not handle its it will not treat these cases in the way that it would treat a case of mass murder in the united states even those of us who did not support

trump selection for its dropping the demand for extradition of julian a son for crimes that amount to the commission of acts of journalism i don't care who julian a son she is what his politics are what horrible things he's done he performed a great service for the world he behaved as a journalist and a publisher he worked with the legitimate whistleblowers who were doing services for the world he took care to limit any damage that could be done as he was performing this service he ought to be pardoned and i hope it will it certainly seems more likely still that trump will pardon him then that president biden when he's newly into office will drop the case. and i wanted to know has officially registered russia's sputnik thanks a it has been. it has been approved for emergency use by the country's regulator based on the results of clinical trials here in russia

a plane carrying argentina's 1st batches arrived in buenos aires under the supply agreement moscow would provide enough doses for up to $10000000.00 people earlier this month the argentine president expressed confidence in the russian vaccine saying that he'll be the 1st to take it. and. in argentina some raised doubts about the quality of russian science to clear everyone's doubts when sputnik v. is here in argentina i will be the 1st one to take that vaccine because i have no doubt about the quality of the vaccine as well as very argentina has also signed up for vaccine supplies from astra zeneca and united nations kovacs program countries regulators approved the use of the pfizer biotech vaccine to you despite ongoing talks meanwhile though the argentine health minister has criticised pfizer's approach to the negotiations. they asked us for

a little giving them immunity and the congress gave them that law but then faces negotiate with the local ones but those in the us started asking for more conditions they want to sponsor a new law they want to the president to sign the contract instead of me the conditions started getting somewhat unacceptable government of argentina is thinking that this is going to be perhaps the most efficient way to bring an effective vaccine to its citizens so looks like they're essentially. betting on or putting their money on on the russian vaccine the fact that pfizer had those kinds of conditions and that the government of argentina was not pleased with those conditions i think there's going to be a lot of that kind of thing i think that there is going to be an awful lot of questions about liability and about potential long term side effects and the long term efficacy of the vaccines out sounds to me like argentina didn't like the deal that pfizer was giving them and was was looking elsewhere and i think that's why

they turned toward the russian tanks in. the rushes a pandemic is getting worse with north korea milestones being passed however frontline work is the most fun rable have been getting vaccinated area i spoke with artie's constantine rushkoff. almost 30000 new coronavirus cases have been registered in russia and it's a new record put in a 3rd globally in terms of the new daily infections this thursday russia is now says just behind the u.k. and u.s. just in moscow russia skeptical had over 8000 new corona virus in the past 24 hours again this is a new record in terms of deaths there were 635 linked to the virus across the whole of russia and yet this is another all time high ground is keen to avoid a stricter lockdown fuse on the hospitality industry in p.p.t. measures will remain in place while all companies have to have at least

a 3rd of their employees to work remotely no mass gatherings are allowed of course and universities into russia's biggest cities have gone online only until february however a mass vaccination is under way already $52000.00 russians have taken the jab it is expected that wider vaccination will take place next february and according to or russia's health care ministry over at half of russia's population are keen or willing to get inoculated you are among those willing to get vaccinated just talk us through you experience that sure i got my job this tobar and it wasn't that bad i mean i had a few mild side effects my temperature were elevated a bit and i was feeling a little bit the teat the next day but then the next day they all were off so now here i am safe and sound then i'm enjoying the fact that i have antibodies. we

modern britain reports have emerged that health care admin staff have received coronavirus jobs before those on the front line that is despite the u.k. having one of the worst cope with death rates among hospital workers the chair of the british medical association said that those at highest risk must be given priority partridge reports. on december the 2nd the u.k. hit the headlines after becoming the 1st nation in the world to approve the pfizer biome take coronavirus back scene but u.k. medical associations are now worried about the vaccines pecking order after reports that n.h.s. office workers have been offered the job before frontline staff without a universal policy to vaccinate from flying patients facing staff as a priority and no review of current p.p. guidance we could be facing avoidable stuff sickness and absence over the already difficult winter months a poll by the u.k.'s doctors' association of

a 1000 frontline staff claims 70 percent of them have no idea when the get the vaccine the survey includes local doctors emergency specialists and those giving the injections this should be equally of excess. as far as x. nation is concerned in health care facilities to the stop an equal access to rich nation it's increasing their mental stress a poke at work was urgently needed to make sure that they could directors and people who need it 1st get it 1st since the start of the pandemic hundreds of n.h.s. and social care workers have died after contracting covert 19 front line workers were initially due to be vaccinated in the 1st roll out of n.h.s. jobs but the government rethink means hospitals are prioritizing care home staff be elderly and h.s. staff vaccination other than to prevent vaccine waste which will hopefully be able to accelerate early in the new year as more vaccine becomes available in the u.k.

more than half. england's 135 n.h.s. trust us still waiting to receive deliveries of the job 3 weeks after it was approved makes for the health care workers should be given according to a plan so that the police who are more wonderful get it forced. the stuff that difficult to do because you know most places. and most primary care coolies there is just assessment done already all we need to do is to have a unified primary a 2nd would be careless jill kelley to audit at increased risk while some politicians are also joining medics including for the government to put frontline workers 1st in practice as well as policy any n.h.s. stuff like he's come into contact with a covert positive patient should be prioritized for the vaccine whether they are clinical soft or not primary care stuff absolutely can and should be vaccinated according to risk assessment the government promises more vaccines will arrive in

january with cases at record numbers a new variant of the virus circulating in the n.h.s. ensuring stop shortages the government is facing yet more pressure to ensure its key health workers and most vulnerable people are protected in a season when the health service has always come under the most strain kate partridge aussie. well 20 twentieth's often a cracker for most of us but after the break we do look at how countries around europe have been trying to keep up the festive cheer. when else so seems wrong. why don't we all just don't hold. any world yet to shape out this day become educated and gain from it equals

betrayal. when something you find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by one person or those with. no dares thinks. we dare to ask.

hello again with the festive season in full swing lockdowns and suffer strictures are taking to fish celebrations in london for example supermarket shelves there have been emptied more quickly than normal as the capital introduced stricter measures we asked residents about the situation. it's just right before you there's nothing in the shelves. it's hard to buy a turkey. is just back to square one people are panicking now everything is having tea i can see it now absentee me but they told christmas if it's fine it's probably responsible by good run so project into the day the way it's going to panic and thing i need this i need that special running up to christmas were part of what started it was very selfish the music really nowhere and barring the more turf at toyota rolls. my boys in the 2nd brood war green with used newspapers

toward buy a book to. tell us takes a closer look now at how the pandemic may affect this year celebrations that has no denying it is the grinch but whether we let it steal christmas might depend on us to take a job many of the country of christmas markets that the dancing lights the smell of malt wine the crunch of toffee apples a new look down might have seen some markets your comp but no fear even in a pandemic there's a chance of a christmas cheer. if however you've been on your best behavior all year and anticipation over award from santa claus himself i've got great news just lower your expectations it's not so much slays snow and elves at the north pole it's associate distance seen in seattle you gotta take what you can get these days.

classic santa is trying to squeeze into the strangest of places even in a snow globe so santa reminds us that christmas is the season of giving and while this year has left many out of pocket that hasn't stopped them from spreading the love. in any way they can usually i decided to stop what i was working on to start building something to thank these angels it's a tribute to the city of per gallon and to the people that do need their time and volunteered for free without the main job on a ml's or hey of course many will be just as cozy together at home having a mellow evening but if you do get carried away swept up in the spirit of the holiday a simple purchase will remind you of the rules. the idea rose to create awareness so that people wear masks because the remora more infections and people

have made the conscious decision not to put on a mask and putting their hope in faith people put on your masks and every time you leave your house and see the baby jesus remember that you have to wear your face mask all things and finally the one thing you wished would disappear into the black hole of 2020 but decided to stick around like the grinch queues queues to show you before travel bans queues to buy goodies and queues to deliver them in short queues you. know it's not the christmas that we wanted but it's the christmas that we got so how are we make the most of it hoping that next year it's less bubbles and more bulls and less mosque mandate and more merriment mistletoe and mince pies.

as cross now a key ally of benjamin netanyahu has quit the cabinet invited to join the opposition he's in the israeli prime minister of corruption does come as the ruling coalition fell on tuesday sending the country to the polls for a 4th time in under 2 years in a prank or looks it looks now at why the prime minister's luck could be running out . did you know that the man devastated the most by donald trump missing out on a 2nd term is someone who lives thousands of kilometers away from u.s. borders he's long been in charge of a different government and no his name is not vladimir or his name is binnie human and i'm not saying that because i work for a russian t.v. station to stay cool look at all the political gifts that these re the leader has trump and his administration to thank for.

6 what a glorious day. the . my vision presents a win win opportunity for both sides a realistic 2 state solution that resolves the risks of palestinian statehood to israel's security. here ron deal is defective at his school. feeling sleepy joe kind of made this feel maybe sleeping. through. the

greatest friend zone. in the white house. but with trump on his way out netanyahu is going to have to 5 other ways to get a political boost and right now he really needs one of course of trump's middle east peace deals still proves a winner these really pm might yet manage to weather the storm but here is what israel streets now regularly look like. the protesters biggest. i'm with benjamin netanyahu is his alleged corruption

crimes he denies any wrongdoing he's calling the trials politically motivated but the opposition got a new weapon this year cove it or rather the nation's fury at the way into the always been dealing with the failing to deal with the pandemic the perception is one of mismanaged log downs with businesses and the unemployed left in the lurch the corruption has so many people involved for it really does start on a blank you sleep i need a constitution we need to limit the terms of the prime minister to 2 terms the us we need to stop the corruption here in israel and open in ateneo wanted to know mamie but the government did or did spend it doesn't want any mall. corrupted. the walking for one person trying to escape from his trial demonstrations pick the pace in the spring when it's and ya'll manage to cooling on to power as prime minister but only thanks to a kolisch in between his likud party and benny gantz as blue and white alliance the

election rivals try to get along to get the country through the pandemic but now the coalition is falling apart and israel goes back to the polls in march it will be the country's 4th knesset elections in under 2 years an election is not the right thing for the country but it's much better than a paralyzed government and having politics dictate the management of one of the most severe health and economic crises wherever known. it's in your home like the rest of us will no doubt be glad to be done with 2020 but early next year could well be looking back to the start to the years when mr here comes your golden hearts president was still in the white house some old news imbrie now thousands of drivers remain stuck on motorways and in lorry parks in southern england it's after

france closed its border 48 hours over a new strain of copd found in britain where the border has now reopened or used you need to test negative for corona virus before they can leave the country at least 21 people have been injured in one critically after an explosion in central baltimore yesterday the incident happened on the 16th floor of the baltimore gas and electric building efficient cause is still no and event in the vent in thailand where elephants bring children christmas gifts quite a topical twist they share they gave out face masks as part of a coronavirus safety drive although some do need to tell him that is no use needs to be covered i think it does come after the country's worst outbreak was confirmed over the weekend at a seafood center near coke so that's how the news is looking here in r.t. good to have a company tonight back again in half an hour. so

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. to date industry prefers to spend millions of euros in you know being. a reconditioned i will be sniffing all about making money making profits in some of the corporations international markets import export do you imagine the number of

currently diseases that are in every community today it is new due to new viruses all new microbes that's not true so it is due to environment. not going to say you know that moment all discipline of this sort of muscles of really just accumulate could only come into use even though to be. the legacy of the sky if the so food industry is successful it will create more jobs it will create more value added it will create more clothes so i don't see why we shouldn't also fight for the interest something into street not accept that we are british and we want regulation i was in just any freedom behave zaniest penalty just fine.

no one should answer for the bridges or in washington. the u.s. has secured a $100000000.00 doses additional doses of pfizer's koeppen $1000.00 vaccine is cases continue to slam the nation straight ahead we're going to welcome an expert in the field to bring us up to speed on the state of the rollout plus with christmas just around the corner millions will be traveling to be with family what impact could that have on new cases artie's. break it all down and with congress finally passing a proto virus relief package could we see a wrench thrown into the talks by the executive branch later i'm going to analyze the latest comments from president trump on this deal with the fact show today let's go right and.

we leave the program with the latest in the copen $1000.00 vaccination drive the u.s. has ordered an additional $100000000.00 doses of pfizer and bio and texas vaccine pfizer said wednesday now according to a statement released by the drug maker the 2 firms will now supply a total of $200000000.00 doses to the united states the full allotment is expected to be delivered by the end of july 2021 agreement also for the u.s. government the option to purchase an additional $400000000.00 doses now health and human services secretary alex released a statement touting the deal saying securing more doses from pfizer and biotech for delivery in the 2nd quarter of 2021 further expands our supply of doses across the operation warp speed support foleo now this new federal purchase can give americans even more confidence that we will have enough supply that vaccinate every american who wants it by june 2021 of the trump administration had previously secure.