little guy demands job also for just a big big finance and government. has no chance to giving it a shot western countries change their tune of the vaccine after a leading medical journal publishes a study about his high ethical sea we hear from the c.e.o. of the fund that backs the job. when you go by sea you know the price of logistics you really have what i believe is the best over the world. scientists going to the wall for greed meanwhile despite of waves of criticism the european commission president refuses to apologize for the block slow vaccine rollout and in the u.k. police arrest the man dishing out free saying to the vulnerable for violating block down rooms. you're going to see. this in

a. might something. that he is experiencing it isn't going to be with people from instantly feeling. low they're you watching r.t. international gone 5 o'clock here in the russian capital that make your argument mexico are among the latest countries to register the russian faxing that comes on the heels of a new study in the lancet medical journal which found sputnik the to be more than 90 percent effective meanwhile over in europe hungary which was the 1st e.u. country to approve sputnik the has already received its 1st batch of the shot as part of a $2000000.00 deal of the key states in the block including france and germany are waiting for the regulator to approve the job 1st. anyone who

applies to the european medical agency for approval is welcome i talked with the russian president exactly about this when they wanted the good data today about the russian vaccine any vaccine is welcome in the european union but only ones that give the necessary data to the european medicines agency will be approved several weeks ago i sent a scientific mission to russia in order to exchange data with it seems that we saw today data indicating a very strong efficiency of the sputnik vaccine but we can't distribute it in france and so the russian producers submit a request to our thora says it's normal it's a matter of health care responsibility well even before the lancet article russian scientists had been insisting that sputnik they were safe and effective but that didn't stop a wave of criticism from the west however some of the skeptics and i having a change of heart is more against the f. expects. barely a few months ago the cure was sold to us is worse than the disease they mocked

sputnik we they don't ride did it they tried to turn it into a joke and with out of these 3 mass trial completed it sounds like the process hasn't run its course here america's top researchers say russia cutting corners to develop its coronavirus vaccine they're still trying to figure out safety and there they've approved it the irony is of course that these same people the same people who accused russia of spreading vaccine conspiracies and discouraging people to get the job the irony is often lost on these sorts this is c.n.n. in a tube so you know that they're trying to trash talk it when they start by calling it putin's vaccine which was apparently dangerous and unreliable reading between the lines this is c.n.n. now and somehow sputnik has become safe and potent one of only 3 vaccines with an efficacy of over 90 percent it's cheaper it's easier to produce

and to transport and side effects don't include catatonic allergic sieges what the trials showed this 91.6 percent episodes of exceeding 91.8 percent effort is required truly people older than 60 years old and also in ma the important part of the vaccine it's affordable and it's easier to distribute the rounds of world because human kind of big scene because it can be stored at plus 2 plus 8 versus minus 70 degree celsius required by some us big scenes and of course a one 3rd of the u.s. would seem so when you combine c f a k c price and logistics you really have what i believe is a best of acute in the world and me scientists in the world agree the lancet medical journal has published preliminary results for things 3. trials of sputum and they're good side effects if any doesn't require a deep freeze more widely available to poorer nations when russian scientists said

all of this it was met with our roles and mockery but when other scientists say the same thing they all gnawed sagely in agreement 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 it's interesting timing too now that pfizer vaccines are experiencing shortages and disruptions sputnik isn't so bad after all it never was but politics is politics and a vaccine isn't immune to political trash talk as sad as that is around 50 nations have already preordered sputnik jabs and europe hungry was the 1st european nation to greenlight it and now the czech republic is looking to follow and its footsteps

i know this book has already i suspect being used in hungary and i have no objection to this vaccine being used in our country if the experts so just such a while after months of denial and derision the pundits too are coming around it was easy to mock russian scientists it's harder to mock international studies hard science and that was enough of a jolt to convince even pundits to give scrutiny we shot. sputnik v. was waiting for me at my neighborhood clinic the job was quick and almost painless 3 weeks later i had my 2nd injection in late january i took a test for covering 1990 bodies the results according to interpretive scale provided by the clinic indicated that my antibody levels were probably sufficient to prevent illness don't strike me as high that's my own personal pun dimmick was nearing its end if you are the average person before this pandemic how they thought the world would react to this this huge global health crisis they would probably

have said by united we now know that that would have been the wrong answer for anything the past year was a chaotic free for all a rat race where everyone is for themselves and starts that see that at last good sense and reason are starting to prevail over propaganda and politics were against you there were the director of the investment fund behind the russian jab or so told history that all vaccines need to be distributed fairly. we have lots of countries and let's and america in middle east and africa who will be using you can be a back seat 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 only have much more even and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sputnik the is committed those of us weighed and already

delivered what seemed all jeter real ready delivered what seemed too good in the air so we had delivered what seemed to lights in america at the places of the really now there are served by the big scene of producers we do have some production constraints so this year we can probably supply only around 700000000 people those us so that means 101400000000 of those us was a big scene and countries of that approach and right now we can hold a supply this big scene in may or june so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with the from taiwan those of 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 works in cooperation with some puerto montt the right between britain and the european union are the vaccines continue if you can minister michael gave not saying the bloke's recent actions have undermined trust

between the take sides. because move has provoked and and concern across all parties and throughout civil society in northern ireland as well as international condemnation trust has been rooted damage has been done and urged action is therefore needed well it comes after the european union threatened to restrict exports of vaccines to countries outside the bloc including northern ireland due to a shortage but the use subsequently backed down in the meantime here a pain commission chief on the line has defended the block's relatively slow rollout saying it would not compromise on safety but even her predecessor sean claude younker has his dance. i believe it all went too slow it hasn't all been done with the maximum transparency even though that would have been a difficult task the e.u. vaccination program is widely perceived to have moved at a glacial pace we heard john claude younker there saying that he thinks it could

have gone faster the person it seems that doesn't think it's moved far too slow is the current incumbent of the job of e.u. commission president on the line she says that it's being purposeful that it's moving in the right direction she certainly doesn't think that it's being slow that any delays have been because the e.u. didn't want to compromise on safety some country stary to vaccinate a little before europe it is true but they resorted to emergency 24 hour marketing authorisation procedures the commission in member states agreed not to compromise with the c.v. in advocacy of requirements linked to the authorization of the vaccine well that comment is being seen as a bit of a dig at the united kingdom which proved with the urgency measures both pfizer and astra zeneca vaccines in record time the prime minister's spokes person in london has said that at no point were more safety compromised in all of the corrective

measures were followed. new cool news rococo new students were left unturned and come and be sure it was based on an extremely thorough evaluation of all the data from the clinical trials the european medicines agency the a.m.a. greenlit the astra zeneca vaccine for use for everyone over the age of 18 in the e.u. just last friday however some member states of raised questions over it being given to those age 65 and over that's based on the data or the the lack of data for that demographic that was provided to the e m a germany was the 1st to suggest that they didn't want to give it to that age group poland have now followed and perhaps the most shocking comments have come out of france where the french president emanuel much as described the astra zeneca vaccine is quasi in affective against the coronavirus in those age 65 and above well that those claims of being rubbished by scientists question where mr

micron is getting that from and suggesting that the french president may be engaging in a bit of demand management with those type of statements. in other news the kremlin has hit back at western governments critical of a course decision to jail russian opposition activists alexina founding and accused them of foreign interference he was sentenced to just under 3 years for parole violations in moscow yesterday with more on the story here is because you don. well it certainly gain some traction internationally has been covered in russia for sure but the amount of attention it's getting from international sources it is almost like they the russian media within minutes after the ruling we started to receive statements from all over the world from the u.k. from the u.s. from germany france the council of europe really you name it all of them almost following the same the very same time template all of them calling putting alexina

on a pedestal and calling for his release 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 gelatine a violent is a bitter blow against fundamental freedoms and the rule of law and russia alexina vilely must be released immediately the u.k. calls for the immediate and unconditional release of alexina vali and all of the peaceful protesters and journalists arrested over the last 2 weeks when it comes to international support really this hearing it has been like no what no other one in russia has been unprecedented not because only because of its magnitude but also because the international community they got to witness the hearing itself right

before it started we saw a motorcade of embassy cars taking foreign diplomats to the to to witness the hearing just imagine for instance a russian embassy car going to witness a julian assange hearing in london so that would that would raise quite a number of eyebrows in the west but this it was not one embassy guy was a whole motorcade from all over europe. but. the rest of the press often i hear you. know. that i read that. when it comes to the reaction from the russian foreign ministry well it was it was quite expected i should say the spokeswoman marie is a horrible as she called the essential foreign meddling in russia's internal

affairs it was in the process of mischa this is no longer just interference in the internal affairs of the 7 state it is the south exposure of the west in its attempts to contain russia in an unappealing and illegal way for russia its internal matters a russian citizen being world being sued under russian law in russia and for the international community it's almost like a like a lever to be pulled against russia and like to be used against russia and to get some political gain on the diplomatic arena however say this is an internal issue so why is it that western nations have come out and it been so quick to condemn the verdict of 4 sovereign country well it was quite expected because for them alexina vollies a hero the they are hailing him as the opposition leader if you are a supporter then of course you will view it as unjust yeah you will you will hear

his arguments and you will disagree with the court but the court sided with the prosecution completely and here's an important detail the court didn't really give a new sentence or just reverse the previous ones the federal prison service in russia the release their own statistics showcasing their collection of ali it's not he's not getting special treatment here of course he stands out of the crowd of other thousands of people who have their suspended sentences reversed because he strives to be a politician he. he is an outspoken critic of the kremlin so there's also that there's always that but at the same time again thousands of people yearly we get their suspended sentences reversed for various violations it's important to stress that we're not talking about just the period of time when he was receiving treatment and berlin and upon his return to russia up until his return to russia it goes way before that apparently he was violating his parole conditions of

4 years and the government the government they treated to the kind of got away with a slap on the wrist while not this time and world the judge decided to side with the prosecution. of following the verdict valley supporters to take to the streets of central moscow to protest against the ruling the area was quickly cordoned off by riot police near red square many of the protesters were detained as the demonstration had not been approved by the authorities meanwhile the valleys lawyers do insist the opposition figure had always met the terms of his parole and said that they will appeal against the ruling. well some countries including the united states have already suggested that suggested imposing sanctions on russia over the cakes we got reaction from political analysts 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 that to russia when we see the way for example the yield best movement was treated

in france 3000 political opponents during these demonstrations were condemned in france 1000 political opponents were imprisoned in a mineral management state saying is that the valley must be released why did he start himself by releasing trench 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 saw this off already of the russian courts must be respected not all of 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 russia courts have the freedom to decide in traditional mattress with various governments or come out to criticize the kremlin and watch and sequence it more or will they are acting as we could have

predicted just as the kremlin was that it was a group who took to. their patient in the prison which is done everything possible to deserve the west meaning particular states. and to a lesser degree germany or ring leaders you know propaganda move if there were fire russia and to draw attention toward the one seen with political developments in the west going back to the storming of the capital which was quite monsters compared to anything that's happened in russia in the last few weeks. still to come this hour a british man giving out free. to the vulnerabilities left with the video after police arrest him for apparently violating lockdown rules will have a look at the story just after the break. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to

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now a british man giving out free soup in a local park has found himself in hot water after being arrested by police because apparently that was done on the grounds that he was file ating 19 restrictions. it's an abuse of power my fun. because i actually. lose its beauty all of the things that love me sadly feelings when nick smith there had been serving soup to vulnerable people at the makeshift kitchen it at up in his local skate park but the sussex police force then stepped in saying that he was

encouraging 2 or more people to gather breaking current coronavirus measures smith does claim that people doing charity or volunteer work are exempt from the rule although police to beg to differ officers with the parties involved explain the restrictions in relation to the lockdown and encourage compliance with the government guidelines well ray woolford is the author of food bank britain and he believes in this case the u.k. police were overzealous. there is a clear guidance in the restrictions and that means the voluntary sector those of us that involved with feeding people in a crisis are exempt from the regulations that the most of the public are have to adhere to people arriving for soup catching kitchen is acceptable as long as they get the soup and then they move on this was in an open environment a safe environment it was within the guidelines of full the voluntary

sector and frontline services i work with another organization called street kitchen and street kitchen operates across 7 different districts in london on the streets feeding people in crisis in exactly the same way that this man was helping his neighbors in his local community what's really happening here is that the police in different areas do not seem to be aware of 'd what's happening in other areas so they're all misunderstanding the regulations. america's top infectious disease expert dr anthony family has backtracked on his own double masking recommend it's nice thing the data does not show that it will increase protection against corona virus that's despite they previously calling it commonsense they have a physical covering with one layer you put another layer on it just makes common

sense that it likely would be more effective there's no data in the case that is going to make a difference. well this isn't the 1st time that she's been caught flip flopping on his medical advice months after the 1st cases of kobita were detected in the united states the infectious disease expert was still saying that the use of masks was not necessary only to change his mind later she had also railed against the trumpet ministration for giving conflicting guidance on masks despite being part of the coronavirus task force himself right now people should not be what there's no reason to be walking around with a mask the fundamentals are not rocket science it's universal wearing of masks an issue in there is to make sure you do whatever you can to safeguard the safety and the health of the children as well as the teachers close the bars and keep the schools open we heard from the executive vice president of the eurasia center he

believes that fact he's medical advice might not always be based on science. i don't know if the science is really there or think it's just the opinion from america perspective and. you're going to change opinion back and forth absolutely what i think is going to now actually what you want in there may be political product while the other c.d.c. has come out and basically said no there's not that sort of support for wearing local there but i can understand why we're you may be waffling back and forth because it isn't an in kind of a very questionable area one stop 95. maybe maybe a cotton mask will stop 40 or 50 percent so maybe dual mass would stop you know 5 or 10 percent more make. some world news in brief now on a team from the world health organization have visited a role. in a chinese city blue hand which has been at the forefront of speculation about the

origins of k. with 19 cars carrying a team members were escorted by chinese security forces they made their way to the research center w.h.o. mission to the city where the 1st cluster of the coronavirus emerged is to identify what led to the pandemic the experts have already examined other facilities including a wet food market linked to the corona virus and break. now these are pictures from the streets of each town bull where police have clashed with students and we've seen sparks by decision president heard when to appoint a new rector at a top university a move students say yes' undemocratic can see a lot of heated exchanges took place with protesters right in offices scuffles also broke and there were arrests to take gas was ported to you. and this dramatic footage captures the moment a space x. prototype gets into trouble above texas and eventually comes back down to earth and

explodes into a. ball of flames musk's company does hope that the vehicle will one day take people to mars although it's still a little way off that train by these pictures it is the 2nd time in this many attempts that the rocket has failed to touchdown that said though the space x. commentator did say it was still a great testing quote they just need to work on that landing a little bit and finally if you are thinking of putting a bet on the super bowl this weekend look no further because nick a bottle nosed dolphin here is a bank to give you his winning tip when faced with 2 footballs for the names of the finalists on them he plumped for the wait for it. kansas city chiefs they do take on the tampa bay buccaneers on sunday don't scoff either because nick has correctly predicted the last 6 super bowl with. the now you know that's the news so far today here in r.c.

was good to have a company don't forget we've got a website full of stories too you can find that at r.t. doc. 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 allows. us to show the same wrong. roles. i mean you get to shape out these days because the attitude and engage with equals betrayal.

when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. i'm afshin rattansi welcome to another lockdown edition of going underground is the usa you in britain continue to arm israel in violation of countless un resolutions even as it mounts a reported land invasion of gaza complete with aerial warplane bombardment all amidst a global coronavirus pandemic after allegations of a breach of article for the geneva convention israel has now become making $5000.00 covert vaccines available to palestinian medics some believe the move is to ingratiated selfhood joe biden in washington joins me now from ramallah as someone

who's worked for peace in the heart of the middle east all her life she is the 1st woman to hold the seat in the highest executive body in palestine but the one on a strongly thanks so much for coming back on the show i'm going to 1st ask about your own covert what's it like having coronavirus given that israel has been accused of denying medical help to palestinians yes well thank you for it and that the mansion is here to be with you again. certainly i mean it's sad that it doesn't experience going through. 19 now. with me it took some. 4 or 5 weeks but it was it that's it you know relaxed and as they said generally. decided to show that was what did i want that system this is the sponsor that it was to provide for the end.