headlines this hour for no chance so you're giving it a shot western countries change their chewing on russia sputnik the vaccine after a leading medical journal publishes a study about it's high at the to say we hear from the c. of the fund that backs the job. when you come by 15 out of pride still with just 6 you really doubt what i believe is the best over the world and made me sign for this is the way to greet me while despite away the criticism the president of the european commission uses to apologize for the broad sloan vaccine rollout and in the u.k. police arrest a man fishing out of precinct to the vulnerable violating lock down rules. of it with the fiercely. base an abuse of power might find him back

in action. it is experiencing it isn't insurmountable he attributes exactly feelings. hello there just gone 6 pm here in the russian capital you're watching r t international. mexico are among the latest countries to register the russian vaccine comes hope hot on the heels of a new study in the lancet medical journal which found sputnik feed to be more than 90 percent effective meanwhile over in europe hungary which was the 1st e.u. country to approve sputnik v. has already received its 1st batch of the shot as part of a 2000000 steal 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 the teams that we saw today data indicating a very strong efficiency of the sputnik vaccine but we can't distribute it in front until the russian producers submit a request to of dorothy's it's normal it's a matter of health care responsibility well even before the lancet article russian scientists had been insisting this but mcveigh was safe and effective but that didn't stop a wave of criticism from the west however some of the skeptics are now having a change of heart is more against the f. explains. 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 corona virus 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 of 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 that'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 efficacy where truly people older than 60 years old and also in law the important part of the vaccine it's affordable and it's easy to distribute around the world we call it human kind of big scene because it can be stored at plus 2 plus 8 versus minus 70 degree celsius required by the us big scenes and of course half a one 3rd of the u.s. which seems so when you combine safety ethic is the price and logistics you really have what i believe is a best of acute in the world and many scientists in the world agree the lancet medical journal has published preliminary results for things 3. trials spruit it and they're good side effects if any doesn't require a deep freeze so 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 nod sagely in agreement this is clearly good news as these dual 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. the 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 that sputnik is already i suspect being used in hungary and i have no objection to this vaccine being used in our country if the experts so decide he's stupid than people dying here just because of a lack of vaccines so 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 sputnik we a 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 an 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 though for anything the past year was a chaotic free for all rat race where everyone is for themselves and starts to see that at last good sense and reason are starting to prevail over propaganda and politics but against the if there were the director of the investment fund behind the russian job also told us to do that all vaccines need to be distributed fairly . we have lots of countries in latin america in middle east and africa who will be using sport and you can be a backseat it's very important 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 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 doses so that means 101400000000 of those us observing seeing and countries approach and right now we can oliseh plight as a big scene in mate would join so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with their own 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 vaccine cooperation is important i'm on the run between britain and the european union i vaccines continues with minister michael bloke's

recent actions have undermined trust between the 2 sides. the commission's 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 urge is there for needed when 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 european commission chief on the line has defended the block's relatively slow rollout saying it would not compromise on safety but even her predecessor john cord younker has his stance 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 slowed that any delays have been because the e.u. didn't want to compromise on safety. some countries stary to vaccinate a little before europe it is true but they resorted to emergency 24 hour marketing authorisation procedures the commission and member states agreed not to compromise with the safety and efficacy of requirements linked to the authorization of the vaccine well that comment is being seen as a base of a dig at the united kingdom which proved with the urgency measures both finds a astra zeneca vaccines and recall a time the prime minister's spokes person in london has said that at no point

was safety compromised and all of the corrective measures were followed. new coolness were cooked in new students relieved and turned and the coming 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 all 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. and of unease tonight the kremlin has hit back at western governments critical of a course decision to jail the russian opposition activist alexina valmy and accused them of foreign interference he was sentenced to just under 3 years for parole violations in moscow yesterday with more his yukos you don. well it certainly gain some traction internationally it has been covered in russia for sure but the amount of attention it's getting from international sources it is almost like they are 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 value 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 in russia alexina valley 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 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. now you. know. and 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 harvard as she called it a essentially foreign meddling in russia's internal affairs it was a new post of misha this is no longer just interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign 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 valedictory of our 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 in 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 for 4 years and the government the government the tree to the world the kind of you know you've got away with a slap on the wrist while not this time and world the judge decided to side with the prosecution now following the verdict of the balance of horses then took to the streets of central moscow to protest against the ruling the area that was quickly cordoned off by riot police in the red square many of the protesters were detained to with the demonstration had not been approved by the authorities along these lawyers meanwhile do insist that the opposition figure had always met the terms of his parole and said that they will appeal against the ruling. some countries including the united states have already suggested imposing sanctions on russia over and about in the case we got reaction from political analysts. it's just that 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 young the best

the movement was treated in france $3000.00 political opponents during these demonstrations were condemned in france $1000.00 political opponents were imprisoned and the mineral management states say is that the developers be released why did he start himself by releasing french 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 are a t. 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 government intervention and at the same time that russia courts have the freedom to decide in traditional mattress with various governments that have come out to criticize the kremlin and washington to conduct more war than they are acting as

we could have predicted just as the problem was that it was recruited by the equation in the present which is done everything possible to deserve the west meaning particularly the states. and to a lesser degree germany or ring leaders in the propaganda move if there were fire russia and to draw attention away of one scene with political developments in the west going back to the storming of the capitol which was quite monsters compared to anything that's happened in washington the last few weeks. british man giving out free sleep in a local park has found himself in help water after being arrested by police apparently on the grounds that he was violating 19 restrictions. probably wouldn't use lee isn't this an abuse of power oh my fun for him my act.

because i actually already know the spiritual of this intense love for he was recently experienced nick smith there had been serving soup to vulnerable people in a makeshift kitchen it set up in his local skate park but me sussex police force then stepped in saying that he was encouraging 2 or more people together and therefore breaking current coronavirus measures smith claims the people doing charity or volunteer work are exempt from that rule though the police to beg to differ offices with the parties involved explain the restrictions in relation to the lockdown and encourage compliance with the government guidelines right wilford is the author of the 3rd bank britain book and he believes that in this case the u.k. police are ravers ellis. 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. and there it is tough infectious disease expert dr anthony fancy his bank trying to

in his own double masking recommend saying that data does not show that it will increase protection against coronavirus spite than previously calling it common sense. to have a physical covering with one layer you put another layer on it just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective is no data in the case that is going to make a difference and this isn't the 1st time in fact she has been caught flip flopping on his medical advice a month after the 1st cases of covert 19 murder taked in the us the expert was still saying the use of masks was not necessary only to change his mind later found 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 while the executive vice president eurasia centers believe the fact she'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 we want you 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 in kind of a very questionable area one stop 95. so maybe dual mass would stop you know 5 or 10 percent more. ok

let's have a look at some world news in brief now in detail from the world health organization visited of raleigh g. laboratory in the chinese city of new hand which has been at the forefront of speculation about the origins of covert 19 cars carrying team members were escorted by chinese security forces as they made their way to the research center the w.h.o. mission to the city where the 1st cluster of the corona virus emerged is to identify what actually led to the pandemic the experts have already examined of the facilities including a wet food market linked to the corona virus outbreak. now these pictures are from the streets of the stamboul where police clashed with students angry scenes part by a decision by president to appoint a new rector at a top university a move those students do say is undemocratic and consider there were a lot of heated exchanges with protesters rating offices scuffles also broke out

and there were arrests and reports to hit the gas machine. dramatic footage now captures the moment a space x. prototype gets into trouble above texas it eventually comes back down to earth and explodes though into a ball of flames. company does hope that the vehicle will one day take people to. but it still seems to be a little way off that dream it is the 2nd time in his many attempts that the rocket has failed to touch down with the space x. commentated it's a afterwards it was still a great test and quote they just need to work a little bit on the landing. and finally if you're thinking of putting a bet on the sea this weekend look no further nick. dolfin here is a back to give you his winning tip because when faced with the names of the finest he plumped for the wait for it.

this. kansas city chiefs are going to win according to that dolphin they do take on the tampa bay buccaneers on sunday don't score feature plays because nick has already correctly predicted the last 6 super bowl with. the animals here at the aquarium. a clever boy just came up to half 6 here in moscow we're back again at the top of the. secret prisons are not usually what comes to mind when thinking about europe however he even the most prosperous can be deceived within this 0 zone there were too few houses were allowed to leave prison was located and the only people

had access to the story investigators held the uncovered the darkest dealings of the secret services but i mean. the great ignore. awful. thing for justice on. the world. thinks. we dare to ask.

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered how best to describe the events being played out in the financial markets today. 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 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 had horowitz he is the chief strategist of butler trading and in jamaica we crossed image firesign he's a portfolio manager and author of planet ponzi our jim acosta has an effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it is going to top 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 is 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 still reflecting right now it just simply not true however it 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 so this is kind of like a perfect storm isn't it go ahead one more years a perfect storm and this is this is the true definition of our shorts we use which is brought the the puking up those that were short this stock based on the fact that it had no value and it probably has less value today certainly at these levels but there's. wrought upon this is trying to bring down the big shards they were holding on and this and this is almost a model out of the 11 must play book which is the main force the people that sure he is now phonies that cover and a coverage of her praises making dramatic losses exposing what happens with some of these hedge funds when they can take advantage of these markets and push them around on that.