i don't see how that strategy will be successful very. time to sit down and talk. the. headline stories this hour over 4 years in the making a landmark trade deal between the u.k. and finally struck bring in. great britain's membership within the european. plane carrying sputnik the supplies from moscow i run into to this country officially that russian. clemency for. the polish i'm old friends are ghoulish mercenaries in prison for

the deaths of civilians in iraq at least those who spilled the beans all american. state we hear they've been released and the person ruled as president it's like the u.s. doesn't care if spilled a rocky blood it seems political considerations prevail over legal and judicial wants and this decision. live from moscow to the world this is your r t international my name is you neal you're very welcome to this how far he's bald. a historic moment the u.k. and the european union have sealed a briggs a trade deal just days before the new year deadline it's not all fully signed off yet still need to be ratified by both sides but it's expected to go much smoother

than the negotiations while the e.u. commission chief ended up plenty of concessions on relief preventing a possible new deal i'd come on the implications that would bring on the british side pm boris johnson seemed to think it was essential a win win for westminster it is up to us all together and a newly and truly independent nation to realise the immensity of this moment and to make the most of it as we knew in any case if that would have been a hard break said it would not have been good for both sides that it would have hit the united kingdom harder than the european union with all its might 450000000 citizens. are far from a position of strength we were able to come forward with the most comprehensive agreement we've ever had let's go through the u.k. and e.u. will cooperate from january 1st there will be no tour of some each other's goods or

no limit on treating new border checks have been agreed on to while the u.k. house paul died of the long running out rosmah student exchange scheme between universities politicians will return to westminster to vote on the deal in the summer $38.00 that gives them around 48 hours to pore over a lot of details earlier are to join me in the studio to discuss whether the braggs adventure is not fully done and dusted. this is been such a long road britons voted to leave the european bloc but can 2016 ever since and they've been patiently waiting to see what kind of threats that they've got a sigh of relief for many they got one with a deal of course we all know it's been a roller coaster to get here those who campaign for breakfast said it's going to be plain sailing it's a piece of cake one politician said this is something that gets resolved over a cup of often noon tea that was just one of many overly optimistic statements i think on the matter no deal with that of that steel i believe it will be. negotiate

these terms will be easy to negotiate a trade deal and of course you know if you're in the european union's interest just as much as it is. there is a price and they do because you're going to get a great. the free trade agreement that we will have to do with the european union should be one of the easiest in human history while easy i think we can say it was not we've seen in the past locked horns with brussels parliament gridlocked david cameron resigned to resign may gave up boris johnson came in but it did take him a love and months to wrangle 'd this deal so it really i mean it did seem a bit doomed from the start just to clarify 6 i want to just put it out there on the record is that briggs it's i guess has it been put to bed can we forget all about it while brussels says that now finally everyone can move on from it's in the past let's bury it johnson celebrating but maybe a bit prematurely because they're all still huddles 1st off it does have to get

ratified by the british parliament westminster is on christmas holiday but it will be recalled on the 30th of december to debate that. but you know what considering that johnson's own m.p.'s in the past have voted against him on his breadth of plans i'm sure there's some nervousness and then of course that also needs to be approved across the channel by both the e.u. council and the parliament time is against them 27 nation states need to agree to this they need to scrutinise 500 pages it needs to be translated into 23 languages so really there is still a considerable task ahead would usually take months as a process then of course there's the question mark on how bumpy the ride will be once the rules are in place from january to fuss i think it's fair to say that there will be teething problems more than anyone i'd love to say goodbye i'm putting you on the shelf but i think it might be too early to say that boris johnson's very optimistic but he has to be this is essentially what got him elected

so it would be. it would be career destroying for him it would certainly be humiliating and it has always been polarizing there was never going to be a deal that everyone was happy about but while boris is quite right as you said celebrating others have already hit out at him over this. it sounds like the british team have dropped the ball before the line no wonder they want a christmas eve announcement to hide the fishery sell out today amidst all the debates and details of the trade deal one fundamental truth remains that at the time of global insecurity we're no longer part of one of history's greatest and most noble project bringing nations together to build peace at the ruins of war this is a disastrous brags that outcome for scottish farmer it's and like all other aspects of bragg's it for students cortlandt against their will so may be a political victory for johnson but certainly does not

a huge fan club around him at the moment a deal might have been reached spot it's just the far stop toward sort of bidding a brecht that if i can mix my european force and i still think we will see that us throws up a few surprises or been shown to have a soldier from germany as the left party says e.u. leaders would have gone to great lengths to punish britain over breaks it. even if . you're us they've got themselves as models of the universe it is truly the catalyst for us in the european union and the end of the day it is sad in which direction this you go they don't want this rex it's a goal as they try all stops to make it bloody. and they want to destroy it. just to set an example let other nations not accept the terrible rage that is your day but they have not succeeded because

the economic interests within europe the german car probably for example they have a strong interest and. this trade relationship with you not keep notes. to another for headline stories argentina has officially registered russia's sputnik v vaccine it has been approved for emergency use by the country's regulator based on the results of clinical trials in russia a plane carrying argentina's 1st batch has arrived in buenos aires under the supply agreement moscow will provide enough doses for up to $10000000.00 people earlier this month the argentine president expressed confidence in the russian vaccine saying he will be the 1st to take it. and would. in argentina some raise 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 sputnik 3 argentina has also

assigned for a vaccine supplies from astra zeneca the united nations kovacs program the country's regulator has approved the use of the follies or biotech vaccine to despite ongoing talks now all but the argentine health minister criticized pfizer's approach to the negotiations. they asked us for a little giving them immunity and the congress gave them that little but then faces negotiate is not 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 the 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 a more grim milestones have been passed as russia itself grapples with the punt mc ever front line workers on the most vulnerable are not getting vaccinated and reformer got more on the latest developments from artie's constantine roscoff. 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. on the hospitality industry m.p.p. e 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 job it is expected that wider vaccination will take place next february and according to a russia's health care ministry over half of russia's population are keen

or willing to get inoculated and 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. the u.k. has recorded its 2nd number of covert linking infections that comes as officials the surgeon cases right before parts of the united kingdom went into lockdown this month or. 600000 people were infected in the week beginning december 12th effectively one in every 85 people across england london is the leading coronavirus hotspot the capital now has the highest percentage of residents who have tested positive for cold 19 with travel on holiday plans 'd already made to increase

measures against the virus prompted a rush to get out of the city similar emergency measures have also been applied across the southeast of england new lock down restrictions prevent households mixing in there for means having no friends or family over for the holidays particularly heartbreak for many living alone the british health secretary defended the locked out and saying it's necessary to stop the spread of a new mutated version of covert 90 just as we've got a tit system in place that was able to control this virus we've discovered a new more contagious virus variant that is spreading at a dangerous rate cases have risen 57 percent in the last week the average cull spittal admissions are 1909 a day that's the highest figure since mid april he senior clinical lecturer at exeter medical school told me people's behavior has played decisive role in

britain's rising infections. i think there more case numbers is a reflection of human behaviors we have been very slow and lax and not enforcing a public health measure with strictness and if you don't enforce a public health measure with with sincerity and strict ness and information for people people will break the law the narrative is we have a new age of the sars could lead to loris a variant a mutation whichever expression you want to use it is a new variant but he hasn't found new ways of infecting you it may be more infectious but you only get infected if you do things like get into crowded places the crowded transports go shopping cart shopping centers those sort of things get you infected where that is the origin and strain all of the new version of the strain. this is already on the way dealing i'd pardons like there's no tomorrow

donald trump shows mercy for some former private military contractors pollock's didn't make the u.s. president's list which is arguably the bigger news we look into after the break. christmas eve special well we await santa's buffet oh wait for because the future is here now and it's glorious. in the movie version the scientists all understand everything before they even begin to look at it that's not what really happens what really happens is most of the time scientists are very confused about most things and they're not sure they spend most of their time trying to be less confused trying to become

a little more sure. seemed wrong. just don't. let me. get to shape out they become educated and in the game equals betrayal. when something you find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground . let's start with something on the tip of every of a traveler is tong right now a covert post sports singapore airlines has announced it will be the 1st major airline to introduce the controversial measure of digital verification of passengers who've been vaccinated. singapore airlines has started trials on

a new digital health verification process this will offer customers the ability to securely store and present information related to covert 19 tests as well as their vaccination status in the future yet in order to can travel a special form needs to be filled in detail and krone virus test results information and whether you've taken a job or not is mandatory it effectively means health data will be stored for each passenger let's get some died in whether they would travel with thier line again or privacy is the key concern for the panel of guests we discussed the issue with earlier. over 19 has created a kind of a new normal what we talk about and technology is something we will try to come to rescue for the future you know for different purposes and in this particular case to try to see if there can be an ease of travelling. and when there is

a date of it most from your own personal domain to any 3rd party. there are 2 possibilities one that it is used for its own purpose but also there is always a possibility that it could be. shared or it could be done it and i said either privacy issues so at this level all stakeholders need to ensure that the safety indeed the privacy is maintained and it is only used for that particular definite purpose and not for anything is idea is to ease the travel for the people. to block. the passenger to go on to travel freely in there. which is of course if you're late. if it

goes like that. creates a kind of. crisis for the people traveling. there is a kind of a kind of. wish to reopen trouble to reopen. but. think about the. rights of the people. caused by. mercy for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go with donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists defenders of freedom of speech that you. john edward snowden will remain imprisoned at the same time the outgoing u.s. president has raised concerns at the united nations by giving clemency to 4 former contractors of the block water private military company they were jailed for their involvement in the mosque killing of civilians in iraq people in that country have

condemned the decision and says 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 because the courts 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 lethal problem it seems political considerations prevailed over a legal and judicial wants 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. they were dead bodies everywhere are losing the argument going to anyone with 2 people in authority among the dead bodies ministry with those who are child forces on the road of 7 years old.

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 incident that the lead iraqi investigator 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 trump's 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 commute meant 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 mungo's 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 yes i think the least thing to could do

is to end the suffering the purity the songs to pardon him this man has for be enough. the interest of the public will dwarf donald trump since your 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 a son she 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 clemency. a key ally of benjamin netanyahu has quit the cabinet to join the opposition now after accusing the israeli prime minister of corruption it comes as the ruling coalition fell and choose day with the country no set to go to the polls for a 4th time in 2 years it has been casting his eye over the fallout. did you know

that the man devastated the most by donald trump missing out on a 2nd term as 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 lattimer his name is bin 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. one of the more use to.

my vision presents a win win opportunity for both sides a realistic 2 state solution that resolves the risk palestinian statehood to israel's security. you run deal is distracting at the school. giving sleepy joe kind of made this deal maybe sleep easier to. reduce through june. 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 if trump's middle east peace deal still proves

a winner these really pm might get mad. it's to weather the storm but here is what israel's streets now regularly look like. the protesters biggest problem 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 going to the always been dealing with me 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 3 you need to start on a blank slate 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 it and you know when it's done you know mainly but are the government and or did you spend it doesn't want any mall. is corrupted and walking for one person trying to escape from his day trial demonstrations picked up pace in the spring when it's and ya'll managed to cling 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 cole is seen as fall apart and israel goes back to the polls in march it will be the country's 4th knesset elections in under 2 years and 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 no. it's a yahoo like the rest of us will no doubt be glad to be done with 2020 but come early next year could well be looking back in the style to at the years when mr here comes your golden hearts president was still in the white house not as a rock for no more great programs good going in moments then we'll be in this for a seat at the top of the hour keeping you in the know it's just left for me to say happy christmas i hope it's a peaceful and the choice will buy from. max

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