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live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight here in r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. our moscow court has sentenced the russian opposition figure of 3 and a half years in jail for parole violations the problem critic will actually serve 2 years and 8 months time under house arrest is taken into account and the team called on his supporters to immediately rally on the streets as a result hundreds of people in moscow were out protesting against the sentence a large police presence was the ploy in the city. police have since cleared all the demonstrators from the center of the russian capital is reported over 900 arrests were made throughout the day across russia. now it was originally handed his 3 and a half year sentence back in 2014 although it was suspended. at the moscow court as the ruling was handed down on tuesday evening. it took the court the whole day to

you know go through all the procedures and to deliver the verdict of and finally it happened in the building right behind me election of ali got his suspended sentence reversed to a real one he got 3 and a half years in prison on the court has decided to deduct the time that he had previously spent under house arrest and now we've seen election of only wife julia go that way down the street and his her and her husband likes in a valley he was taken down this street to well to the place where he will be serving his sentence his defense has already said that they will be appealing this decision it also has been a cool hearing like well no other at least for russia because right now you can in the building behind me there are embassy there are several embassy cars so several embassy cause they took representatives of several countries to witness the hearing for instance representatives of the u.k.

of switzerland sweden and many other nations in fact for russia this is quite unprecedented now the supporters of election of ali they have already released a cool out there for all election of all these followers to descend on sunday school right outside the kremlin and world to make their voices heard to protest to demand the release of the kremlin critic in fact this whole area has been completely cold and and well only those who work in the media and those who have hearings here only those people were allowed inside the premises and outside the perimeter about we have reports of about 2 to 300 people detained those some hard khulna vonnie fans so we'll have to see how many will show up to central moscow we have seen 2 consecutive weekends tens of thousands of people are gathered after an election of only himself called them to show up call them to swarm the. greets now

tens of thousands of people showed up we saw violence on both sides and thousands of people were detained basically the authorities are saying that the school it was the school to to assemble it was illegal it violated the russian law about well about mass protests and the so they deemed those protests while un sanctioned unauthorized hence the large number of those detained but in fact if you could hear probably in the background a policeman with a mouthpiece basically what he was saying and still will be saying he's telling us meet the media to clear out because well that's it for today at least some western governments have condemned the court's ruling out of modding the valley's release moscow said they should put their noses out of russia's affairs we reiterate our call for the russian government to immediately and unconditionally

release mr no vani as well as the hundreds of other russian citizens wrongfully detained in recent weeks for exercising their rights including the rights to freedom of expression and of peaceful assembly today's verdict against seen a violent is a bitter blow against fundamental freedoms and the rule of law in russia alexina valley must be released immediately the u.k. calls for the immediate and unconditional release of alexina volley and all of the peaceful protesters and journalists arrested over the last 2 weeks we've been getting reaction from analysts to the response of western countries to the valley sentance. it's just the hypocrisy of the west as we know it and this is it at its finest how can the west give lessons the to russia when we see the way for example the youngest movement was treated in france 3000 political opponents during these demonstrations were condemned in france 1000 political opponents who are imprisoned

and emanuel management tonight saying is that the developers be released why didn't he start by himself by releasing french political prisoners and his political opponents the same thing for the u.k. how can the u.k. be offended when you know that one of the most famous political prisoners in the world today julian asuncion is really literally rotting in a prison where he doesn't have proper kerry doesn't have blankets now in the winter season to protect him what wrong is he then he's just a political pawn and he's in a prison and the u.k. is talking about novell need not only should those countries those western countries respect the independence of the russian federation but they should also respect the independence of the russian judicial system and saw this off already of the russian courts must be respected not all the by the russian government but also by governments around the world and they cannot ask for a government intervention and at the same time the mont that russian courts have

the freedom to decide in judicial matters is so many political prisoners here in the united states the so many reasons to be in the streets protesting here. with so much injustice it's awfully suspicious that. specifically the liberal media has long had this obsession with alexina of on the rusher is a giant piece of the global chessboard so we know that they'll stop at nothing down any impediments to continue to try to go try to militarily and circle russia with nato and try to lay hold of this giant piece of of the world chest. i mention. mexico has become the latest country to sign up for russia's covert vaccine with millions of doses set to be delivered in the coming months at the same time hungry has received its 1st batch of support mcvie it was the 1st nation to

approve the job and by millions of doses meanwhile a new study has found sport is more than 90 percent effective the study in the lancet medical journal also stated the vaccine provides protection for all age groups this interim analysis of the phase 3 trial of putting 3 showed 91.6 percent african against corvee 19 and it was well tolerated in a large cohort our results show that there are 2 components vaccine was able to induce a virus neutralizing hume oral response in participants older than 60 years furthermore vaccine advocacy in this group of participants did not differ significantly from the africa so of the 18 to 60 years group. there's been a u. turn in attitudes towards the vaccine and this is somewhat surprising given how sustained and you know how big this this attack was on sputnik it was

developed too quickly too many short cuts were taken corners cut you know there was not enough proof that it was safe we heard it over and over everywhere seemingly in the media from from various experts people who dubbed themselves experts and now suddenly now that we have concrete data it turns out the russians were right it's safe it's safe and it's only one of 3 vaccines in the world with an efficacy of above 90 percent that is. now sputnik the. test results what the shoot is that there are new severe allergic reactions they haven't been observed such as the ones that have that have battered the publicity regarding the pfizer vaccine people with you know a history of severe logic reactions being told to stay away and to weigh the walk. it's also as if he should be new young people those under 60 as it isn't over

sixty's which is very important because over sixty's they have a weaker immune systems the ravages of time. so that is very good news for those over 60 who are perhaps afraid of getting more concerned with side effects for from getting another vaccine. and it is cheaper it is much cheaper than alternatives to 3 times depending on the vaccine those there was even a journalist who took the vaccine from the new yorker and he route a big article about how it is changed you know it is changed he's sort of view on the panda. mc there's the fears god in late january i took a test for covert 1000 antibodies the results according to an interpretive scale provided by the clinic indicated that my antibody levels were probably sufficient to prevent illness the odds struck me as high but my own personal pandemic was

nearing its end and this is you know what we're hearing from more and more journalists and publications than those saying experts that want us to stay away now saying well wait a 2nd this is this is a good alternative why it could be you know any number of reasons but the science the science of sound sputnik be a safe this is clearly good news as these jewel formulation vaccine is comparatively easy to manufacture and to deploy i mean they anticipated global shortage of vaccines and logistical problems in vaccination rollout. presently the world needs all the good vaccines that you can get against covered 19 and these are impressive results spawning v. is the 1st edina virus vector vaccine to achieve the 90 percent efficacy seen with the 2 m r n e vaccines so this could be a major contributing factor to them. turning on their attitudes towards the vaccine

that is shortages mass shortages of other vaccines such as pfizer there's all sorts of trouble problems and challenges in the supply chain in the production part and sputnik we is relatively simple to booth produce and to transport it requires much much worse less cold temperatures it doesn't require the sort of deep freeze that the fires of x.e. for example requires during trial transportation which makes it much more available in developing nations and in poorer nations as well so far dozens of countries have expressed an interest more than 50 countries have preordered the vaccine already india loon has pended agreement to produce more than 100000000 doses of the sputnik that exceed the czech republic for example now which would

consultations with hungry hungry was the 1st european nation the green light the vaccine so again a striking striking difference in attitudes towards me from what we saw back in september in november where. seemingly you know scrutiny was part of this this confrontation that is currently taking place between russia and various western countries and if it wasn't spared in the middle of the pandemic it wasn't spared you know being targeted seemingly politically. a number of medical experts we heard from believe politics has been a major hurdle in the global fight against the pandemic the are in a vaccine which are so highly efficacious are very difficult to star that it that you know is a minus 20 on mine is a decrease which makes it cost impossible to distribute them in less developed countries they also like spencer. so there is

a kid then us must put neatly which is said this is not quite as if you gauges change in esther's any government seems it's going to start in the fridge for several months which makes it so much easier to distribute and that's really crucial right now vs facing globally distribution as it is their supply issues i'm forced leave is every vaccine right now and what i'm hoping is that we can all just for politics aside and that logic seen many effect as which at present fine example in india. they'll get involved and start making moves scenes that have shown efficacy i think the whole covert story has been terribly politicized. the various levels of not being clear which with respect to both lockdowns and with regard to vaccines and it's tragic because it has

destroyed good scientific data on each has alleged to allegations against vaccines which are not scientifically substantiation did the dates of published in the lancet show that sputnik is a good and effective vaccine and likewise i mean last week we saw really wild allegations from some senior european union politicians making the solid assertions about the us through seneca. oxford vaccine which they could not substantiate. but we also spoke to kill dimitri off the rector of the russia the direct investment fund which is backing the sputnik of the vaccine he says one of the main goals is guaranteeing equal distribution across the globe. this is really very important to call bush meant and we are thankful to the lands of the choat it's not driven by politics but it's driven by science it's driven by desire to really do good science and find a solution because there are always 3 big scenes now in the world was at the cost

of more than 90 percent sputnik us one of them it's also a 100 percent efficient again severe disease we have very much focused on as is being but seen close and current so because it's affordable and that doesn't require minus 70 degrees we have lots of countries in latin america in middle east and africa who will be using sport and it could be a vaccine and i think it's very important of only reach countries get told those over it seems this is really not equitable as a world i think politicians overreach countries will try to do so but there should be a mechanism storyless have much more even and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sputnik the is committed those assuaged have already delivered what seemed bolger real ready delivered but seemed too good in the air so we had delivered what seemed to lights in america places a very elite moul on their served by the big scene of producers already would make these registered in 16 countries by the end of next week i think it will great just

that than 25 countries we do have some production constraints so this year we can probably supply only around 700000000 people dose us so that means 101 point $4000000000.00 of those us observant seeing and countries approaching right now we can hold a supply this big scene inmate would join so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with up on taiwan of the best but countries need to have a portfolio of different but seems and reward was of excellence as well for example work disasters and the to increase efficacy of their big scene and we believe the spirit of partnership and works in cooperation with some porton. still ahead they use law enforcement agency issues award. a psycho fake. with profit from the pandemic. more in just a few hours time. to

describe the events being played out in the financial markets david versus goliath the rise of populist finance or the corruption of the financial system being

exposed again one thing is for sure there is a strong demand to democratize the financial world the little guy demands also participate in big finance and government along. welcome back to use police. has issued a warning about fake tests with many countries requiring a negative test to went to the agency believes criminal groups are taking advantage . the certificate are used in order for people to show that they've had a negative test before they get on an airplane or travel anywhere around the european union now what europol the european union's law enforcement agency is saying is that criminals a looking to exploit that and producing these fake negative test results these fake cove it's a terrific it's they've just posted

a forgery ring operating near to show they call airports in france there's also being the forgery rings broken open the united kingdom similar operations in spain in the netherlands as well the city fits changing hands from anywhere between 40 euros and up woods of 300 euros europol themselves say that they expect the criminals to keep out they say as long as the city if it gets the necessary for travel. the detection of feet covered 19 tests of the kids confirms the criminal sees profitable of chooses once the iranis as long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the covered $1000.00 situation it's highly likely that production and sales of the test a typical will prevail or vaccines are also a big topic of discussion here in europe right now and angela merkel the german chancellor hosted a virtual vaccine summit from here in berlin on monday evening the message coming out from that meeting is that things will take time put her on the right track as

far as she's concerned now there's still recriminations coming out from the spot last week that really continued into this week between the european union and vaccine manufacturer astra zeneca and the united kingdom basically the e.u. upset that it's not going to get the amount of vaccines or masters anika that it thought it was going to get and it's going to take longer for them to get those in the whole discussion angle of merkel is pretty much set a self up as the good cop saying things will take time we're on the right track bad cop in this case has been on the french president he's not happy that the united kingdom has continued to receive the supplies of the vaccine while in countries like france like portugal and like spain vaccine programs have had to be suspended because there aren't enough jobs and money one micron saying london needs to pick its friends imagine the british finish their vaccine campaign successfully what will they do stop european lorries from entering when there is

a total dependence on the continent good luck hofburg and is not a concept what policy does great britain wish to choose it cannot be the closest ally of the us the closest ally of the e.u. and the new singapore it has to choose a model of the plan when it comes to vaccinating the e.u. isn't going to be short work it would seem following that summit on monday night also set to come this month is the european medicines agencies view on whether the russian sputnik v. vaccine can be used inside the european union the german health minister yen spahn has said that he'd be willing to use that as part of germany's vaccination program once it gets that rubber stamp at some point in february. health policy analyst for oil fears fakes a difficult screwed homicides to fight the pandemic i just think it's a stupid crazy thing to do and i think the people that are printing these documents criminals crooks and we should throw them in jail the issue for me is the damage

that it might do if someone who knows that they have and they can't get either a test to negative all they can they know it's too late for a vaccine if they're going to use the force document to travel knowing that they are all covert positive then these are the people that could do the damage if they turn up in the united kingdom bought from somewhere from the united kingdom drugs from germany or anywhere across across europe then they could bring the infection with them and cools all kinds of problems. a number of restaurants in france opened their doors on monday in defiance of lockdown measures currently in place some restrictions have been lifted to cafes and restaurants are still not able to host diners. investigates. more to push a pair on and we'll see. since october this is been the extent of service available at restaurants and cafes in france takeaway only but as the

members have tried to talk on them with a new reopening dating site same owners have decided to welcome customers inside in defiance of the couvade 19 regulations. i'm doing this for liberty equality and fraternity the french model that is no longer respected today i'm not able to work so i have no freedom and open he did so. when it came to the crunch he settled on a compromise. so we will serve food to people it says a restaurant today i won't be able to reopen fully if i did i would lose my compensation for loss is over and see my restaurant closed or go to prison his cool has spread across the country in other restaurants have followed suit since now at the end of january 1 christoph wilson i'm bringing to his establishment is nice to around 50 customers yet.

christoph wilson's protest was short lived and the doors to poppies were once closed again but his lawyer is now taking his petition directly to president michel . i wrote an open email to say stop to self isolation rooms are cessation received over 100000 messages in 48 hours french people can no longer do this mr president here in paris 2 there have also been raids on so-called deaths during the restaurant there were reports of this one behind me lennox over the weekend was uncovered with many others now amongst the clientele were allegedly french magistrates with no being fined 135 euros been. as you can see it's still open now the owner wouldn't give an interview but told me off camera that diners had only eaten on the cup as it was raining and he also disputed that some would

not just straight but support still believe good business is has been growing on social media now many other restaurants and said that they too would be opening service for customers at the start of february however with very little support from unions and the warning from the government if you did and where does joe public fall in all of this do they want that favorite eateries to reopen or do they think it's better to keep the shutters down on those of us i don't find it normal that stories are open and restaurants are not. so many fwiw maintain social distancing the respect the rules the risk for restaurants will do the same as for a store suddenly we don't have a choice i would like very much for them to open but i think for the safety of everyone we need to make some sacrifices to stop the virus and live normally next boom bust through with all of us domestic and international economics as well as the global vaccine rollout that he went back in half an hour with the latest join

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want to put out a of the most hardy one of them other bloodletting. this is boom bust the one business show you can't afford to miss i'm going to bore in washington coming up we are several weeks into the coven 1000 vaccine roll out but how do the drugs stack up against one another well straight ahead we're going to give you a full breakdown on the efficacy of various vaccines and where we stand in the an occupation process this while the market volatility continues to roll to roll stocks as the game stock saga seems to be cooling off but global markets are

popping on renewed stimulus hopes were to break it all down and global economies have taken a major hit over the past year as the crowbars continues to take a toll. later on we'll take a look at how the european economy is faring as the chaos continues with packed show today. and we lead the program with the latest data regarding covert 19 back scenes russia's sputnik vbac seen showed high levels of efficacy and safety according to a peer reviewed study released in british medical journal the lancet set tuesday now the 2 shot vaccine was shown to be 91.6 percent effective against symptomatic over 19 and protects against severe cases of the virus so how does the russian vaccine stack up against some of the leading covert 1000 vaccines out there let's take a look the 2.