russian opposition figurehead alexina sentenced to 3 and a half years in jail for breaking his parole terms. and disconnected from reality that's all russia's foreign ministry has a brand of calls from the west for the valley's immediate release. also one of the world's leading medical journals gives the seal of approval to russia's vaccine on the job as more than 90 percent effective. you of all issues a warning about the sale of. difficult for profit from travel restrictions. and a food fight breaks out in france as restaurants defy the government's. opening their doors to the door and it's.

a national with me daniel hawkins wherever you are tonight welcome to the program. court has sentenced a russian opposition figure alexei novelli to 3 and a half years in jail for parole violations the kremlin critic will actually serve 2 years and 8 months after time under house arrest is taken into account and of all these 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 force was the ploy in the city authorities so police have since cleared all the demonstrators from the central the russian capital it's reported around $900.00 arrests were made throughout the day across russia. was originally handed his 3 and a half year sentence back in 2014 though it was suspended. was 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. crete's 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 demanding the valley's release moscow said they should keep 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 telling scene 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 the response of western countries throughout alleys sentance. it's just the hypocrisy of the west as we know it and this isn't it at its finest how can the west give lessons that 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 were

imprisoned in a murder american state saying is that the valley must be released why didn't he start himself by releasing cringe political prisoners and his political opponents 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 so this of 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 that russian courts have the freedom to decide in judicial matters 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 our own the rusher is a giant piece of the global chessboard so we know that they'll stop at nothing marked down any impediments you continue to try go or try to militarily and circle russia with nato and try to lay hold of this giant piece of the world chess court that i mentioned. 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 hungary has received its 1st batch of support like the it was the 1st the united nation to approve the job and by millions of doses meanwhile a new. study has found. percent effective a study in the law. also stated the vaccine provides protection for all groups. this interim analysis of the phase 3 trial of showed 91.6 percent africa against

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 vax an advocacy in this group of participants did not differ significantly from the efficacy of the 8 into 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 quarters 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 and 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 madonna and 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 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 sire to sound scrutiny the a safe this is clearly good news as these your 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 dino 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 prove 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 for example requires during 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 in more than 50 countries have preordered the vaccine already india loon has pended agreement to produce more than 100000000 doses of the sputnik that exceeds the czech republic for example now in which a good consultations with hungry hungry was the 1st european nation the green light the vaccine so again a striking striking difference in attitudes towards food 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 shared this is not quite as a few cases change in us was that it got it 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

unfortunately visit 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 rich at present fine example in india. the 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 debate on its 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 a movie while the allegations from some senior european union politicians making

bizarre assertions about the us through seneca. oxford vaccine which they could not substantiate more we also spoke to could old mantra of the rector of the russia their i.q.'s what fun which is backing the sport make a 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 says 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 story and have much more even and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sputnik the is committed those of us we have already delivered what seemed bolger real ready delivered what 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 knew these registered in 16 countries by the end of next week i think it will be registered 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 oliseh plight as a big scene inmate would join so basically we will not be the only flexing of the

world of course with up until one of the best but countries need to have a portfolio of different but seems and woodward was of excellence as well for example what disasters and the who increase advocacy of their big scene and we believe the spirit of partnership and looks in cooperation with some porton. still ahead the e.u.'s norm for sunday can see issues a warning about a so. what a fake. seeking to profit from the pandemic. in just a few moments time. how best 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. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. thinks . we dare to ask.

the program use police agency europol has issued a warning about fake. many countries requiring a negative test to. see what if criminal groups are taking advantage it's all of a house this report. 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 the gaulle airport 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 a necessary for travel. the detection of feet covered $900.00 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 if it gets 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 itself up as the good cop saying things will take time we're on the right track bad cop in this case has been a money 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 emanuel micron saying london needs to pick its friends imagine the british finish their vaccine campaign successfully and 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 u.s. 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 in. at the european union the german health minister yen spawn is said that he'd be willing to use that as part of germany's vaccination program wants to get that rubber stamp at some point in february. health policy analyst royally fears fake certificates could harm the fight the pandemic i just think it's a 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 don't get either a test to negative all they can they know it's too late for a vaccine if they are going to use the force document to travel knowing the they are all covert positive then these are the people that could do 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 open their doors on 1000000 defiance of looked on measures currently in place some restrictions have been lifted cafes and restaurants are still not able to host diners charlotte lewinski reports. more to push. play 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 men served dragged on with no reopening dating site same owners have decided to welcome customers inside in defiance of the couvade 19 regulations. i'm doing this for liberty

and for. the french that is no longer respected i'm not able to work so i have no freedom and open he did talk when it came to the crunch he settled on a compromise. so we will serve food to people it says restaurant today i won't be able to reopen food if i did i would lose my conversation follows is over and see my restaurant closed or go to prison his cool has spread across the country and other restaurants have followed suit since now at the end of january 1 christoph wilcke. his establishment in nice to around 50 customers yet. christoph wilson's protest was sure lived on 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 true there have also been raids on so-called destroying restaurants there were reports 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 but i. as you can see it's still open now the owner wouldn't give an interview with told me off camera that diners had only eaten under cover as it was raining and he also disputed that some were not just rates but support for believe businesses has been growing on social media and 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 a warning from the government if you did and where does joe public fall in all of

this do they want their favorite eateries to reopen or do they think it's better to keep the shutters down. i don't find it normal that stories are open and restaurants are not so many if we maintain social distancing and respect the rules the risk for restaurants will do the same as for a stool 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 allies is us russian relations at the start of biden's presidential term plus a closer look at alex saying about me and see when i'll be back in half an hour the latest to join us again but.

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and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered how best 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 to also participate well big finance and government allow them. to discuss these issues. yes and more i'm joined by my guest john timoney in washington he is director of the center for economic freedom at freedom works in chicago we have not horowitz he is the chief strategist of both the trading and in

jamaica we crossed image firesign he is a portfolio manager and author of planet the original uncrossed acros and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it is going to top it for us to end in chicago this game stop story fascinates a lot of people but for a lot of very different reasons one i think for the popular media it's about grievance redress some kind of populist finance for others it shows the inadequacies and actually kind of loopholes that are in the financial world and it's become very politicized and extremely emotional because we know that game stop isn't worth it when its stock is reflecting right now it just simply not true however he got there for a very different reasons and that's why i think you know there's so much people particularly people. suffered in 2008 and afterwards there's a lot of grievance here.