the money itself when it's not backed by anything it's just paper and only a few people control it. from no chance to giving it a shot western countries change their tune on russia's good make the vaccine after a leading medical journal publishes a study about it's high as you can see we have from the c.e.o. of the sun to the back to the jam. when you come by sea you know the price and logistics really are what i believe the best over to the world and me scientist is the way to greet. the restaurant resistance french business owners defy the government's ongoing covert restrictions by opening bad doors and serving diners. u.k. food banks are inundated with pleas for help as a growing poverty crisis sees the most vulnerable having to choose between easy for

pete's sake we have the story of one disabled man who ses he could have died sometimes we'd be greeted by huge storms while somebody who gives a moment's been found dead in the food stamp who died in. trench me tonight could have happened to me and nobody would have checked up on. a warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international bringing you all the latest along with a recap of the stories that shape the week it's great to have you with us and we start our weekly roundup which russia's sputnik v. coronavirus vaccine a new study in the lancet medical journal has shown that the job is over 90 percent effective after phase 3 trials 21 countries have registered the vaccine so far with myanmar being the latest to approve the job. well meanwhile in europe hungary which

was the 1st country to approve v. has received its 1st batch of the shot as part of a 2000000 doses deal the czech republic is also considering breaking ranks with the block and using the vaccine they key states including france and germany are waiting for the e.u. regulator to approve the job 1st which the blocks top diplomats hoped would happen soon. and now i am hoping that you do. medical agency will be able to certify the efficiency of the vaccine could be useful szell into the pm union stage he will be good news because as you know we are facing a shortage of vaccine and anyone who plans to the european medical emergency fund approval is one can i talked with the russian president exactly the wrong thing we noted the good data today that in russian vaccine any vaccine is welcome in our union but only once that give the necessary data to the european medicines agency

will be proved. russian scientists had long been saying this but mcphee was both safe and effective but that wasn't enough to convince skeptics in the west however that now appears to be a change of heart as more advanced you have explains barely a few months ago the cure was sold to us was worse than the disease they mocked sputnik really they derived that they tried to turn it into a joke but without a visa to remaster trial completed it sounds like the process hasn't run its course here america's top researchers say russia's 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 somehow sputnik has become safe and potent one of only 3 vaccines with an efficacy of over 90 percent it's cheaper easier to produce and to transport side effects don't include. catatonic allergic sieges what the trials showed this 91.6 percent episodes of exceeding 91.8 percent efficacy for actually people older than 60 years old and also in ma the important part of the vaccine is it's affordable and it's easy to distribute around the world because humankind big scene because it can distort a plus 2 plus 8 versus minus 70 degrees celsius required by the us big scenes and of course half a one 3rd of the us we've seen so when you combine safety advocacy price and

logistics you really have what i believe is the best of acute in the world and meenie scientists in the world agree the lancet medical journal has published preliminary results for things 3 trials of sputnik and they're good models 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 know the 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 to now that pfizer vaccines are experiencing shortages and disruptions sputnik isn't so bad ah through 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 has already i suspect being used in hungary and i have no of. action to this vaccine being used in our country if the experts so decide he's still better 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 scrutiny re 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 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 the director of the investment fund behind the russian jap correll to me to riyadh who we just heard from in a previous piece author stressed the need for equitable vaccine access. we have

lots of countries and let's and america in middle east and africa who will be using sports you can be back see it's very important to only reach countries get told those over it seems this is really not equitable for the world i think politicians overreach countries will try to do so but there should be a mechanism story of much more evil and much more equal distribution or function the rounds the world and sputnik the is committed those of us weighed it 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 diary really now there are served by the big scene of producers already is going to these registers in 16 countries by the end of next week i think it will be registered and $25.00 countries we do have some production constraints so this year we can probably supply only around 700000000 people doses so that means 101400000000 of those or so is a big scene and countries approach and right now we can oliseh plight as

a big scene in may or june so basically we will not be the only folks in the world of course with their own taiwan those a best of but countries need to have a portfolio of different but seems and reward was as of excellence as well for example what disasters and to increase advocacy of their big scene and we believe the spirit of partnership and works in cooperation with some boredom. a number of french restaurants open the doors on monday in defiance of coronavirus measures that have been in place in south toba although some restrictions have been lifted since then cafes and restaurants are still not siple to host dinah's salad to bed ski reports. 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 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. the frenchman that is no longer respected i am not able to work so i have no freedom and 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 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 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 is roy is now taking his petition directly to president michael. 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 destroying restaurants 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 year. but as you can see it's still open now the owner wouldn't give an interview we're told me off camera that diners had only eaten under cover as it was raining and he also disputed that some were magistrates but support for believe businesses has been growing on social media and many other restaurants and said

that they 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 and those who don't find it normal those stories are ok and restaurants are not the so many if we maintain social distancing and respect the rules the risks the restaurants will do the same as for a stool and 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. the u.k. government has been accused of neglecting vulnerable groups by not giving them enough financial assistance during the pandemic but if it's for many disabled people in the u.k. has not increased in line with payments for other types of well sir david alan who

suffers from multiple sclerosis is one such person who has been left out of pocket he says he felt abandoned when he was left bed ridden by coronavirus sometimes we really by. somebody who lives alone has been found dead in the. potentially could have happened to me and nobody would have checked up on even if i did have a carer who would put the could coming and how they would be allowed to unless it was formally recognize a social care as a result of the mc of the lockdown but really we've had to rely on giving our food shopping delivered to us my shopping will normally comes to between $25.35 pounds per week but if you're shopping mordor is less than 40 pounds you get wiped with the somehow on delivery charge so go certain pounds i've not budgeted and

during mind no increase in my income i have to find it from someone so i have to give something else up in order to get my family to the reality. for decades people living with long term conditions the annual increases and benefits i should. have not kept pace with a rise in the cost of living. and that living before the pandemic has ms and has been compounded even more now we have a 2 tier system so $100.00 people who get the universal credit be given the additional support but those of us with legacy benefits have been given nothing. the majority of disabled people in the u.k. say they spend more than usual on shopping and utility bills during the pandemic nearly 70 percent have gone without essentials and almost hostile falling behind on

their financial commitments david told is he is even sat in the dark to save electricity and believes it's the most vulnerable groups he's been hit hardest i've left feeling abandoned and forgotten about. and it seems quite convenient for the government to forget people like us and what i find really hard to understand is the mixed messages that we get from government that have been statements about it cheaper to look after people with long term conditions in their own home rather than putting them into care but we don't get the support to the small we actually need to remain around homes there are those people that really struggle has been documented people have taken their own lives as a result of this too many people have been left behind and there's too many people really really struggling to make him a hard decision nor do you have the how are the lights on do i have

a mayor who don't have the heating on the country believe we're somewhere around the 5th 6th richest country in the world it's outrageous i'm sorry i think our government should be ashamed of themselves we're back with more after this break.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy going from duration let it be an arms race is on offer in spirit dramatic development only to be engaged i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. to sit down and. welcome back in other news this week russia has expelled 3 european diplomats from the country that's as authorities released footage purporting to show diplomats

from poland sweden and germany as a protest in moscow 2 weeks ago the 3 european embassy workers have said that they were just observing the events be unauthorized demonstrations began 2 weeks ago following the detention of opposition activists alexei in the valley for parole violation of those similar smaller rallies also took place in various cities across the country scuffles broke out between protesters and riot police with hundreds being detained as a result the protests are thought to have been fueled by a massive social media campaign run by opposition activists. on tuesday alexina vanny was found guilty of violating the terms of his parole and he was sentenced to just under 3 years in jail after time served under house arrest because days back to 2014 when the valley was given a suspended sentence for money laundering a number of western diplomats were present during the court hearing but did not seem too keen on speaking to the press.

but. you know. one person. like you. think you know right exactly. we'll be following the verdicts numerous western countries court for now found these a media release but russia's foreign minister in turn accused the west of using the protests as a diversion we reiterate all 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 volley and all of the peaceful protesters and journalists arrested over the last 2 weeks because no we're stuck on the same topic the west is trying to dodge the issue of finding the real truth of what happened when and where me by focusing on protests in russia are numerous requests to provide us with the results of the tests remain unanswered by germany france sweden and even the pope at the o.p.c. w. they say you already know everything well this is impolite at the very least and such are again something i have been lightened europe is absolutely inappropriate and unacceptable but well some countries including the u.s. have already suggested imposing sanctions on russia over the novelli case but a number of political analysts we spoke to believe that they should focus on putting their own house in order. 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 but to russia when we

see the way for example to your best the 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 developing must 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 so this aura t.v. 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 russian courts have the freedom to decide in traditional mattress with various governments or come out to criticize the kremlin and washington to conduct more war than they are acting as we could

have predicted just as the kremlin was that it was a group of. percolation 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 you know propaganda move if there were fire russia to draw attention toward. one scene with political developments in the west going back to the storming of the capital of the 2 was quite monstrous compared to the other thing that's happened in washington the last few weeks. the world's richest man and founder of amazon jeff bezos on tuesday announced plans to step down as c.e.o. to dedicate more time to charity work among other things but his departure also comes amid accusations he ignores the plight of his own workers during the pandemic with his take his dimitri poke. everyone likes convenience but in this weird time

where the pandemic the stores are all closed and nothing is as convenient as amazon we all use it but let's face it it's becoming harder and harder so you know are the teensy fact that they're really a giant soulless monopoly and who better to represent that monopoly and everything that is wrong with having too much money and power then amazon c.e.o. jeff bezos well apparently he has seen the error of his ways and decided to change basis is officially stepping down as amazon c.e.o. so focuses attention on nobler causes like philanthropy spaceflight journalism and given his track record these ventures are bound to be a huge success i mean the guy is full of life and optimism i firmly work meaningful and fun and i get to work with the smartest most talented most ingenious teammates

when times have been good you've been humble when times have been tough you've been strong and supportive and we've made each of the left. it is a joy to work on this team and look how happy amazon workers are. will you be. me the parts are false promises with his words that the habit would be torn down you don't you know it's just too much you trust a virus is not enough to give you. a relief or it is about protections as well pete was regarded back yeah ok maybe not all amazon workers but c'mon it's understandable why a basis is stepping down i mean just imagine how tired he must be from all these workers strikes protests congressional grillings and throughout the years there's been a lot of very ungrateful amazon workers give us p p stop treating us like robots

give us bathroom breaks shut up and work right either way basis should be stepping away from all this negativity it's bad for business and morale and i'm sure his dedication to full length should be another virtuous ventures will produce a much better monopoly next time. staying in the us there's been shock and outrage in new york on monday off to footage was what he said police pepper spraying a 9 year old girl while she was handcuffed the officers had been cool to respond to a domestic incident you may find the following images disturbing. dear. god or i got a letter. to place on 29th of january when police were responding to reports of that. the girl was

purportedly through writing to harm herself and can be seen resisting the police as they tried to put her into a patrol car she could also be had screaming for her father several times before being pepper sprayed by an officer at the incident has halted widespread outrage in the local community said. me. on monday dozens of people marched on the streets of iraq just done chanted outside the city's police station one officer that has been suspended and 2 more put on administrative leave pending investigation the girl's mother plans to sue the city for damages or the man i have rocked just there has also called on that law enforcement to undergo deescalation training and announced draft reforms banning the use of handcuffs on children under the age of 12 however social activist dave baking says that isn't much hope of change it seems as though these

are not just that this is a culture and it's a way of the police this in the police departments. they're still getting what we call the warrior training the idea that you need to basically attack citizens and the citizens need to comply with the police in every noncompliance should not by itself be a huge for us of course like this but they are apparently huge. implied and get enraged i mean these these police officers are just angry at this 9 year old for not doing exactly what she was told. and and that goes very terms the function of the police truth maintain order and poll rather than. people speaks so there's a very deep hole church and all that but on the part of the government there is

very little effort. to go. and make changes to the status quo in this country is working very very well for a lot of people that's particularly working well with a business that will nurture and as long as that started all of your intro you know it's going to be a hesitant rochester new yorker where i live there seems to be a hesitancy to do anything to say. thanks for joining us here on our 3 international we hope you're having a great day wherever you are where back in 30 minutes.

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