to go anywhere why not me. when i come here. donald trump 2nd impeachment trial ends with the 2nd acquittal has the u.s. senate votes to clear him of inciting the riot at capitol hill. also to come no ban on foreign social media unless absolutely necessary a key point tackled by president putin as he met with the heads of russia's media also on the weekly protests break out across france calling for tougher laws protecting children as the country's top court is the case of a 13 year old girl who was allegedly raped by 20 firefighters and the british government threatens jail people for up to 10 years if they lie about traveling from covert hotspots we put the issue up at the back. of the big issues that we've suffered from these people coming. from countries but also it is very hard

countries know the girls were going to go through. hello there the latest news in a look back at the main stories of the last 7 days to you watching the weekly here on r.t. international now after days of angry debate former u.s. president donald trump has been acquitted by the senate in his 2nd impeachment trial however his successor joe biden said even though trump was cleared he still thinks he's guilty well the final vote did not lead to a conviction the substance of the charge is not in dispute. or 43 senators voted against impeachment with 574 that was 10 short of the 2 thirds majority needed to convict trump of inciting last month's riot at the capitol building with more details his color. well it takes 2 thirds of the u.s.

senate to convict a president in impeachment proceedings so now that donald trump has been acquitted they failed to get the votes necessary to convict him we've actually heard this statement from the former us president about the proceedings here's what he said it is a sad commentary in our times that one political party in america is given a free pass to denigrate the rule of law defame law enforcement cheer mobs excuse rioters and transform justice into a tool of political vengeance and persecute blacklist cancel and suppress all people and viewpoints with whom or which they disagree is certainly been a colorful few days during the impeachment proceedings a lot of very emotional and heated words were exchanged many looked on it kind of the shocking theatrical that took place from both sides as the debate went on here's some of what we've seen over the past few days during the proceedings on capitol hill this cannot be the future of america as one senator said they could

have killed all of us with this trial you will open up new and bigger wounds across the nation he didn't just tell them to fight like hell. he told them how where and when the majority in the house of representatives does not want to face donald trump as our political rival in the future donald trump surrendered his role as commander in chief and became the insider in chief $75000000.00 americans voted for donald trump and throughout the proceedings donald trump's attorneys made the point that the results of this trial are ultimately going to be the further do usually of the country the country is going to be much more polarized with trump supporters feeling that the establishment is out to get them and not allowing their voice to be heard here is some of the points we heard from trump's attorney they tell us that we have to have this impeachment trial such as it is to bring about unity but they don't want unity and they know this so-called trial will tear the

country in half leaving tens of millions of americans feeling left out of the nation's agenda. as dictated by one political party that now holds the power in the white house and in our national legislature this trial will tear this country apart perhaps like we've only seen once before in our history now many republicans are saying that this was essentially a show trial this wasn't so much about actually convicting donald trump actually taking office action against donald trump to prevent him from running for office but more about the democrats trying to run donald trump's name through the mud and trying to put on a show of the fact that they are now in power they do have the majority in the senate and the house and they do control the white house and this was the democrats and making clear that they're in charge now and many are looking on at this and saying this is only going to inflame donald trump supporters only going to reinforce the notion that trump was fighting for them against the status quo and so

the divisions in the united states remain thoroughly intact donald trump is acquitted he will be allowed to run for office once again he is banned from social media that's pretty clear he's not on twitter now the statement he gave did not announce a new presidential run but there was an interesting line towards the end of or about trump having a vision for the future of the united states not exactly clear what that means but it appears that we haven't heard the last from donald trump while the trial evidence started on tuesday with a video montage of fry it's an trump speaking from private democrat media pundits were quick to voice their shock they saying the footage. ah. 7 remarkable video by the house managers powerful an expletive laced video timeline disturbing and compelling video staggered like the rest of us by the presentation of the house managers with their video it stopped

everyone in their tracks there was silence in the chamber when response trump's defense team presented a series of videos showing democratic officials calling for his impeachment the clips to date back to the former president's 1st year in office designed to show that they were trying to force him out long before any of the current accusations we got reaction on the trial from legal media and this line or so from the case an attorney and former chair of the u.s. to terry in national committee. the evidence showed you would never know this from the particular evidence that was presented by the democrats but that these folks many of them were already there completely adorned some of them in almost a choir's i military apparel was it ready for arrests and helmets already anticipating what they were going to do prior to donald trump saying anything this is

a political exercise this is political theater this is not subject to any court reviewing what happens this isn't an animal it's own this impeachment trial the only reason this is being done is to prevent donald trump from running again and why is that because many people suspect that internal polling indicate that the democrats realize that he might be stronger again if he were to run in 2024 the very problem that we have of the division in the country is that not only were those senators jurors witnesses they were also victims of the insurrection on january 6th. and still voted not to convict at least $43.00 of them voted not to convict and that i think that's the irony of this trial and does explain the herb highlight the division in the country that is a testament to the fact that this is a mix of both a legal and

a political process and there is no trial in which jurors could be helping one side or the other with their arguments during breaks but impeachment is it's a normal part of the process because it is that makes process which is why the 6th amendment doesn't apply to impeachment trials because there is no opportunity to lose your liberty. to make peyton has said that russia will not ban foreign social media but added to that he won't hesitate to active western tech giants behind what he called hostile actions russian president also believes to be the country should aim to have its own alternatives in place of the comments came as he laid a national policy at a meeting with the heads of russian media this week with what he said he goes should done off. it was like a very high profile top tier media conference with editors in chief after all but the issue of social media and the social media restrictions well it's hot in russia

so of lattimer putin touched upon that an essentially he said that well the kremlin is not looking to ban anything just for the sake of banning it because it would make any sense but he's made a point that if foreign social media institutes were to sort of engage in information warfare promotes information hostile to the to russia's national interests then well most will have no other choice but to somehow restrict their actions and also made another disclaimer saying that. a reason for that and it will only be done in case only if russia develops its own alternative. we will not shut down anything until we have our own social media and when we have our own what we do will be based on the specific situation when our partners see that there is an alternative that they don't enjoy a monopoly in the market they will behave differently i have no desire to change

anything manually but if hostile actions are carried out i do not exclude it hostile actions against our country are unacceptable so when it comes to these hostile actions that the russian president is talking about this subject didn't come out of thin air because i'm really know that russia has seen some very large scale demonstrations or pro position demonstrations speaking of scale like tens of thousands of people showed up the russian government did not sanction and did not arise any of those rallies so the russian government from the russian government's standpoint those protests were illegal but those protests will who would eat it and kind of promoted and p.r. marketed for and social media so the. this is this is what is what it is all about right now obviously on the subject of these protests that were branded as in support of alexina valley

a prominent kremlin critic but from vladimir putin's standpoint they weren't really motivated by the personal support he enjoys as a person as a wannabe politician but rather by a general frustration of the russian public due to well the decreasing living conditions and they stem from the nomic hardships that russia is facing due to the pandemic because russia has been affected by covert mines in like literally any other country in the world and. throughout russia's modern history for example during the 1st world war our opponents have always relied on people who are very ambitious and hungry for power and it's the scene right now in the situation with it is happening at the very moment when in all countries of the world including in russia people are tired and irritated so essentially according to the russian president the west exploiting the hungry for power people like in the valley to

undermine russia and to bring russia down because at the end of the day other nations they have their interests their interests at hand as a priority and only russia wants a strong and diplomatically and politically and geo politically independent russia and kind of elaborating on that the russian president has said that well the stronger the more independent russia becomes the more pressure its partners will rather rivals will exert. as soon as the situation in the country began to stabilize and as we were getting up on our feet that was it the containment policy immediately began why don't you understand that why don't you see that's how it was back then little by little step by step more and more. and the stronger we got the stronger this containment policy was so this kind of falls on top of war russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said earlier this week in

a more harsh in a more blatant you know terms when he had said that world if if the west if europe if the e.u. is word to look to cripple russia's economy through sanctions and world to cripple russia that this is what will is saying here then the russia would have to look into the possibility of cutting ties with the with the e.u. all together and there are plenty of examples other than sanctions as to how this how this plays out how europe is world just ridiculing all russia's will successes like we look at this but it could be vaccine it was really ridiculed from the get go we didn't get any benefit of the doubt at all that the beginning of the completely critics completely brushed aside all the stories or the positive experiences of those who pioneered and got the job even before the phase tree of phase 3 excuse me of trials was completed and they kept ridiculing the russians putting 3 vaccine up until the very last moment when it just became undeniable that

sputnik up there among the top 3 of the most effective vaccines in the world. now this week in paris court held final hearings on the alleged rape by $25.00 fights is of an under-age girl the decision is expected in the coming months but the issue has already sparked protests across france demanding legal changes to introduce a minimum age of consent something which currently does not exist show it to be as more the story. bass that's provoked outrage here in france involves a woman known as julie who says she was raped by 20 firefighters between the ages of 13 and 15. it all began when julie not her real name had been assisted by a firefighter following a severe anxiety seizure at 13 in 2008 now it's claimed he obtained her number for

medical records and then grew before asking her to undress via webcam it's then claimed he passed it details on to other firefighters who did the same now in 2009 it's alleged a firefighter then raped her julie says she was later taken to an apartment where she was gang raped in 2010 julie disclosed what it happened to her mother and a complaint was filed 3 firefighters were placed under investigation but no action was taken against another 17 men also accused 2 of the men have admitted that they had sex with julie whilst on duty and whilst wearing their uniforms a 3rd admitted a sexual act in a toilet cubicle in a prison hospital where julie had been admitted in march 20th definite judge was appointed to investigate but after 8 years the rape charges were dropped instead it

was replaced by consensual penetrative sex with a minor under 15 this means the maximum sentence that they could receive is 7 years compared with 20 for rape. she's a child who was facing 20 firefighters so caution is obvious when we're talking voluntary 13 year old child. to realize that we are not in a fair balance of power and that's when julie was raped by 20 firefighters she was raped on a dress and she could not consent she could not accept the rape since she was a child that outcome is said to have hit julie. heart and she attempted to take her own life her family though is determined to keep fighting julie's mother is still gulps marked by that decision. the facts are simple julie was 1314 and 15 at the time she was in a very vulnerable state taking medication and trying to kill herself and 20 firefighters came to her all of them admit that they performed

a sexual act on her with penetration and yet in france in the 21st century the court decides that the innocent julie's case has caused consternation in france. for almost a decade we have trusted the justice system to make its ruling the court of appeals ruled that the fire rapists were justified given the success they enjoy with women moreover they stated verbal and writing that the firefighters should be exonerated quote given the rampant sexual interest shown and. campaigners hope that the decision reached this court will lou to an age of sexual consent being in troy and in french law calls for a minimum age of consent have been cruising in recent years and in january the senate but a bill to make the age of consent 13 but child protection associations say that that is insufficient charlotte even ski r.t.

paris. still ahead here on the weekly the world health organization probes the origins of the corona virus we speak to a member of the team who visited china to try and find the source of the outbreak and more after the break. join me every 1st day on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see of an. elite must not conflate all elites with corruption there are many bureaucrats and many public servants that are 1000000000 that are patriotic that know what civil duties and if anything must be associated with the new order that comes up that

many of the success stories and. the one. intelligent leaders and these movements tell you no people or the corrupt elites on the other side look we will give you a fair chance and we will give you an honorable exit from the system if you let your peers which are clear and which have no blood on their hands come in and manage this process with us. welcome back the weekly mutating strains of the corona virus could mean that britain's will have to get vaccinated all over again they share at least at least a warning from the prime minister. i think we're going to have to get used to the

idea that rebound in the autumn we come to a place where it's more than 4000000 people have been infected in the u.k. and with nearly 117000 deaths it has one of the highest mortality rates in europe adding to the concern to a studies that show britain's astra zeneca job offers only limited protection against new coronavirus variants authorities are now extending doorstep testing across the country to check whether people have the disease however some experts say it's still important to use the jab as it does protect against the worst effects of the patients this comes after the head of the parliamentary health committee said the u.k.'s cove response had been mishandled jeremy hunt added to that above all government should have reacted quicker as a country we have not got everything right in our pandemic handling we need to learn lessons and the biggest lesson of all is that in a pandemic you have to act faster than the virus meanwhile tough new measures for

travelers entering britain will come into force on monday but legal experts including top judges have heavily criticised the government's move to jail arrival so you lie about their travel history or quarantine plans health secretary matt hancock announced the controversial regulations in parliament anyone who lies on the passenger locator form and tries to conceal that they've been in the country on the red list in the 10 days before arrival here will face a prison sentence of up to 10 years actually ridiculous thing for the secretary of state for health to say we're really going to lock people up to 10 years for being dishonest about the fact that they've been to poach go by all means give them a fine does mr hancock really thing that nondisclosure over a visit to portugal is worse than the large number of violent firearms offenses or sexual offenses involving minors for which the maximum is 70 years. well hancock's

red list refers to $33.00 covert hotspots including brazil and south africa which has registered a highly infectious new strain of the coronavirus bush british nationals returning from any state on the red list will have to quarantine it government approved hotels significant expense to themselves for 10 days we put the new measures up for debate. i think one of the big issues that we've suffered from is people coming into the united kingdom from hot spot countries we've not had the proper testing at the airports and we've not had the proper current aid but now we've got to do is absolutely guarantee that it would not conditionals our borders we absolutely have to make sure that people are all this this lesser so i did recover from up with current state and i know personally through so greg from truths where if you look at lists you could argue there are some machines and though you could all agree that. the only works we have to expect people when they come to our borders to be

all east about where they've been and to make a genuine declaration i think that's a legitimate request and in this case we're requesting that people should simply say where they've been jewelry that foreign basics i don't think that's the reasonable thing to take the wrong paper to be almost it's probably is probably government and not all of us terror groups that. we've had just a very astute sense of this whole estate from a government they were going to rule katzenberg is wrong i don't many other things which are actually going to wearing those flows that are turning round and saying that school should go back that people should be what have failed to persuade the british government what annoys me at the moment is the only thing that's not locked down is the borders the government's constantly changing the rules because the reality is very hard time clean environment there are already very rich they should know who will soon in march last year will they know locked down countries in the

world who talk a lot faster because they focus only on the medical measures we in this country have given up our democracy giving up our freedom we are now grown by medical experts and the only way for getting out of that is stopping people coming to the country from red zones and quarantining them properly thank goodness made explorers worth their weight. well to 3 countries no trolls are going to go through time and only are so good to be getting it was perfect and when you fell you want to sooth being spoken or worry over a lot of people who the only way we could stop you variations from outside because tree is too short the obvious this does not touch with the with respect we have found in the arguments of persuading people to go and all places they're not going to do it. now a member of the world health organization has told r.t. that if the virus originated in bats it is likely transmitted to humans fire other

animals scientists flooding the dead cold part of attaining just back from investigating the source of the pandemic in china. we know from past epidemics for example sars covert and mares cove that bats are the source of the epidemic moreover they contain genetic cells close to the ones that caused the pandemic but we also know that the transmission of the virus did not occur directly from the bat the previous time sars was transferred from a civet cat mers from a camel so there must be some other intermediate animal it is the most likely have participated on our knowledge. of the disease was 1st detected in the city who hand into sembler of 2019 and it everyway chose initial findings debunk claims that it originated in a laboratory however the u.s.

does believe that beijing is not telling the whole story. needs to lead us out of this pandemic and in preventing the next one geo political battling has already made that path harder it's time to trust in the global systems we set up after world war 2 and give them a chance china gave them very controlled and limited access and got a report that was inconclusive and supports narrative however mr dead cough again to tell us that he thought that beijing had been transparent. how successful was our mission i believe that we have fulfilled our program this was only the 1st part of our investigation and we didn't expect to determine the origin of the pandemic already w.h.o. team and chinese specialists work together as scientists it was something like a huge conference where we shared opinions and information analyzed scientific

literature that already exists discussed hypotheses and assessed possibilities i see no reason for the chinese side to hide anything they probably didn't do that because in the scientific world it is very difficult to conceal something information could be hidden from the public but it is more difficult if it's people who really understand the issue. there are 2 hypotheses about how the virus appeared the 1st is that the virus may have been induced this is have already been refuted so we're not even considering this the 2nd is that a natural virus came from the lab we were at the institute of allergy observing the work with viruses and concluded that everything meets safety standards and leakage could not have occurred this lab is far enough from the market if there was a leak we'd see signs of it therefore such a leak is practically impossible we looked at hypotheses in the probability

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