san marino becomes the latest european country to start vaccinating its citizens with russia. off the supply delays of the e.u. approved jobs the labor minister explained why they look to moscow for help. me an independent state even within the territory of italy and the european union we have the right to make independent decisions french government faces flak over its covert inoculation program after it's revealed hundreds of millions of euros were handed to controversial foreign consultants. divisions in armenia as the president rejects the prime minister's controversial order to sack the armed forces chief as crowds continue to demand the pm quit. and drawing up plans to get children watching more british culture in their cartoons the b.b.c.

outlined ambitious targets to reverse the dominance of american animation. there with headline news 247 mrs r.t. international from moscow right 1st for you this hour european microstates vaccinating its population with russia's feature ab after deliveries. failed to arrive the country which lies totally within it is not an e.u. member so was excluded from the blocks deals with pharmaceutical giant however negotiated getting a tiny part of each delivery to italy but there have been delays to those the summer state hospital medical director says there have been no concerns about using the russian back. we chose the sputnik vaccine because there is an agreement between us and italy through the european union for the supply of money and pfizer

vaccines that unfortunately are delayed at the moment therefore given the excellent diplomatic relations with russia we have chosen to get the sputnik rebbetzin faster we saw some excellent reviews from renowned international medical journals like the land set or the spawn sanny in rome that have already tested the quality of this vaccine summary no hopes to use the russian vaccine on around 15 percent of its population the labor ministers been explaining why they turned to moscow for help. he. being an independent state even within the territory of italy and the european union we have the right to make independent decisions and have excellent relations both with members and countries outside borders at the moment europe showing an increased interest in the sputnik vaccine and we've reached out instead of staying only inside the e.u. markets we acted in the interests of our own citizens and i'm sure that over time more states will draw conclusions and make similar decisions for

a part we have complete confidence in the russian vaccine we can see that technical administrative and bureaucratic this is taken with regard to the production and distribution of certain products significantly slow down the approval process in different countries so we think these processes should be excel aerated due to the critical circumstances in the e.u. we simply did not have a vaccine and we had to make a choice summary knows move comes as e.u. states also step up talks to get the support think the jap the austrian chancellor spoke with president putin about arranging supplies as soon as the european medicines agency approves the vaccine we spoke to an austrian virologist about how the scientific community is approaching use of the russian jet. no. i think that the lancet publication shows that sputnik the is a high quality vaccine we have promising data but 91 percent effectiveness which is high demonstrates this this is a vector based vaccine which means it is injected using

a virus into our immune system to form immunity the difference between the other vector vaccine since it would make the is that it uses 2 different viral vectors and this is important as in some cases the immune system can create antibodies to the vector making the 2nd jab less effective. he has 2 different viruses it makes the back seem more effective. france has suffered its worst week in the pandemic since november reporting more than 25000 new cases on friday and then paste want to know why foreign consultants with deep ties to president obama pocketing huge contracts for a vaccine rollout that's been plagued by delays and failures. ripples as the vaccine rollout in france gains ground questions being asked about the role of private companies and consulting firms involved they said to be playing a major role in the strategy which to many has been a major disaster several companies were hired by the french government between them

they have sewing contracts worth millions and millions of euros the lion's share went to american see the lucrative contracts signed with mckinsey and not initially disclosed to the public was supposed to help ensure vaccine duces could be transported across france work he might think is perfectly suited to process loss network of civil servants so the fact that it's been contracted out to us from there is that many with a bitter taste in their mouths. in government as in our hospitals consulting firm serve policing public administration and astronomical cost why such contempt for civil servants. what an admission of ineffectiveness and helplessness and our whole state operators what is it for absolutely amazing what is mackenzie doing there we have a ministry of health a ministry of the interior and a ministry of defense that know how to manage crises if we know how to mobilize

them this is decay of the state. mackenzie appears to be a particularly poisoned chalice the firm recently agreed to pay more than half a $1000000000.00 to settle lawsuits brought by u.s. states it was accused of fueling the opioid epidemic for its work boosting the sales of oxycontin a painkiller not a squeaky clean reputation for a firm helping the vaccine. it's a big scam yes for me it's a scam i don't have much to say personally but it's a scam and i'm not really surprised after all it's the government so it is bizarre it's not spoken about in the newspapers here you've spoken about it and we don't talk about it on television or in the newspapers the things that are said in our country but it can mean nothing but in another country it's a scandal what can we do here in front of no government toying consultancy firms.

uncommon these days but what has surprised me is just how quickly this appears to be accelerating my calls government to sign some 575 contracts with consultancy firm since october 28th covering everything from economic recovery to. public sector apparels of big business to be there for around 10 percent of their overall profits so how do people feel. especially since there was a call for tenders all of that was it for the french firms to the north because i don't understand why would it be a group that would benefit from that's the story you just told me something actually i trust the government listen listen. i think these are things to deserve to be thought about we do need

a private company to think about how we do transportation we still have the french railways air france on getting business. i think we could use the move wisely more courage to do more fronts 1st you know for example he doesn't give enough to front we give the impression that mccrone is no longer the president he does nothing french government has played down the role played by groups like mckinsey consultancy firms have been used for several years by multiple governments when the elaborate and implement big projects require a strategic or logistical support and advice from what really got people angry here is just how close the consultancy firms like mckinsey are to president macro and with toys going back many years and with such sons lining the pockets of a private american consultancy firm at the same time when the economy here is being laid low by the pandemic many are now asking questions so much even r t s. president has rejected

a controversial order to sack the armed forces chief and send the document back to the embattled prime minister it comes as huge opposition rallies have been held in the albanian capital with crowds calling for the pm to quit constantine has been following the protests in europe and for us. the fact that the president of armenia hasn't signed the order to dismiss army's top commander is deemed as a small victory for the opposition in the ongoing standoff between the prime minister he called and the top military command that news was greeted with the allowed round of applause from the crowd and you know let's hear from the people on the streets who we asked what they think of passion on. today in accordance with the armenian constitution prime minister passion yama and his government not legitimate there are lots of constitutional acts he violated and therefore violated the legitimacy of his rule the only power that has remained untainted so far

relation to law is the president and the fact that our president is making his moves in. goldens with the constitution gives us a chance to solve major problems this is a step forward that will lead to victory because our president is a very serious person they've scrutinized the case decided there is a reason not to sign the document and to send it back to the prime minister now people understand they've been lied to we will stand until the end right next to our are you cold washington has also reacted to the news saying that the army needs to remain neutral as per our meaning law prime minister can still try to fire the had of the general staff again in 5 days and he has already said that the as he has intention to do so now the ball is in his court at the moment protesters are marching around the town and as you can see there are starting to come back to this area around the national parliament some of the people are going to camp here they're going to stay here overnight similar demonstrations are happening in other

cities in the border city of capacitance to particular to nagorno-karabakh so it seems like the. protest against the prime minister partially known is widening this is definitely not over and the opposition has vowed that they're going to pile on ever more pressure on the call question and demanding him to step down when the pressure from the public will rice and we will eventually make question young resign we have an unprecedented situation in our country a government that has lost cannot continue to be the government they need to have the courage to think like statesman not like adventurous from the streets and to resign. at the time of the 28000 protests people were in a good state and now everyone is depressed everyone is shocked we've lost the war we've lost thousands of people we've lost territories our prisoners haven't

returned so far they're still searching for thousands of people who have gone missing in such a climate it's very hard to do so. something for a healthy society let me remind you that the latest round of power struggle in armenia has started after a top army generals accuse nicole question out of being incompetent and called for his resignation he then accuse the army generals and the opposition of an attempted coup and things began to spiral out of control all in all it's currently a dire situation in the country are meeting in military and political elites as well as thousands of people on the streets are revealing whose side they are on in anticipation of a fierce battle for power. and to enlist in the global affairs specialist martin sun is believed albania needs to do a lot of soul searching to figure out the direction it wants to head. when the losing the war the airing the question it was obviously in many circumstances you would expect the political leadership to resign i mean at the beginning will say

for example the chain with up to resign after the british were defeated and nobody can norway you can imagine that there will be somebody else to take the blame but it isn't going to be the old forces it's going to have to be the political leadership the presidents under normal circumstances would accept the put the prime minister's recommendation to sack the generals. of the season of the us that suggests that within the political classes it would this is all sorts he has been diminished demonstrates on the streets who are not happy with what's going on on the results of the war. in iraq whatever changes take place there's going to have to be a pig's soul searching it will be near about the general direction of the country the school rules from the courts you hear of the general population but i should imagine the outcome is likely to be any building 'd built. there biden ordered

his 1st major military act as u.s. president this week with a strike on a radium backed militia groups in syria it's administration defended the move saying it was both legal and a proportionate military response to strike was authorized in response to recent attacks against american and coalition personnel in iraq and i think to president biden's order he made clear that the united states will act to protect american and coalition personnel in our security interests in the region. a number of senior democrats in congress condemned biden's move they claim the strikes were made without the authorization of lawmakers and with africa breach of the constitution but the president won the support of some opposition republicans and biden said the strike sends a play of warning to iran to washington is going to be tough and protecting its own interests but iran claims of wiping out what it called anti terror forces would now only encourage more violence in the region former u.n. weapons inspector scott ritter believes biden has no interest in diplomacy. it's

an illegal act i mean it is administration did not cite any current congressional authorization for use of military force instead relying on the inherent powers of article 2 of the constitution. but when you take a look at the the intelligence to break it down he bombed a foreign country syria that had nothing to do with an attack on american forces in iraq there will be no consequence because congress doesn't want to get involved in the difficult you know decisions of you know the surrounding the use of force because it requires them to ask very tough questions about policies that are indefensible what are we doing in iraq what are we doing in syria when joe biden says america's back he's talking about america's back asserting its will authority through the use of military force this is not about diplomacy i mean joe biden didn't attempt any meaningful diplomacy to resolve this issue we went straight to

the guns. this is out say on the way that's all folks for america's cultural dominance as the b.b.c. draws up plans to wherever young brits with more homegrown cartoons get the full picture after that. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy going foundation let it be an arms race is on all fronts very dramatic developments only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. the world is driven by shaped by.

the day or thinks. we dare to ask. or come back when it comes to cartoons the b.b.c. wants children in the u.k. to plump for homegrown creations rather than american imports the broadcast as outlined ambitious plans to reverse the dominance of shows like the simpsons and

shouting edward stashed in a report. let's face it cartoon say it all of our childhood the simpsons tom and jerry rug rats the looney tunes you name it we've probably spent far too many hours glued to the t.v. . actually to do missile according to the director of the b.b.c.'s children's department too many cartoons washed here in britain all while not british but i think we can do set our characters in the british setting or at least european when i'm talking now i'm saying what about roast beef instead of turkey we should be thinking about these things children grow up with these cultures why not infuse more of our culture the drive as a developed homegrown animation series aimed at young says a 7 to 12 but should children be told what to watch in favor of promoting british culture or should kids be left to be kids just kind of shift focus i don't think the british people lack identity because they don't have any call to speak like

that you can't just write london right they can step outside in a strange twist and still chat that they need to be understand which coach a resident have that research for a young age sometimes kids like to hear something that so many have told them at school or waste time isn't it isn't that if it really makes any difference it's good to keep it to the coaches but i don't think it's very depends on where the coaching comes around they can watch it every couple of it's pretty extraordinary really obviously as broad as possible it's going to be the best answer to anything the b.b.c. is even toying with the idea of recreating british versions of the world's most popular cartoons imagine if we could have a version of the seams since for children and families in the u.k. it would be amazing but it's not even possible it's come up with new things i think i'm kind of the age of remakes disney have done a lot and i've had enough so i quite like new stuff and best new stories to tower and i think we've been turned off this year tonight as new stories that could probably come up but i would say that yeah will be great to see that like medium

come. to the u.k. and be more like british and that type of humor i don't know if that would go abroad do you see climate change it seems to be pretty well maybe the b.b.c. is on to something here after all there's been huge successes like peppa pig in fact it was so popular that kids across the atlantic were hit with the pepper effect and began imitating british accents it's all the 1st time the foreign cartoons have come under fire a few years ago critics lashed out at a russian cartoon musher in the birth accusing of having a more sinister side being wait for it a propaganda tool. kind. what did we miss something here the cartoons are really used to indoctrinate children's minds and promote interests early you start the better i guess. a

family doctor has reportedly denied treatment to a german m.p. because of her political views that's according to the politician herself who is a member of the nationalist anti immigrant alternative for germany party she told. doctors said that he was taking a moral stand. you know they have. due to a chronic illness had to visit my family doctor i had been seen for the past 2 years the conversation went relatively well and then my doctor told me that he would like to terminate the health care contract i was horrified and asked him why he replied that he had learned from the media that i was a member of the a.v. party and that i had been elected to the blender start from the electoral district so for moral reasons he could no longer continue my treatment when i asked if i fainted now what would you do he replied that then he would have to help me as a medical emergency case and then i said that if he was alone in the room he could just close the door and you're in there sussed asian press only every 10 seconds.

the doctor's clinic has not yet responded to our request for comment however the insurance company involved in the case says it expects patients to get the best possible treatment regardless of their beliefs the incidence is far from the only case of alleged discrimination against a.f.p. members and 2019 and i have to pay was beaten unconscious in the street a year later the party leaders car was taught a study found alternative for germany suffers the most attacks of any national party both physical and verbal the m.p. who has refused treatment claims the media's been ignoring her case. i think. it was it's you know i represent the position of the air of d. and i do not adhere to right wing radical views in the f.d.a. i feel a liberal conservative need so there was no reason to attack me personally or to deny further medical attention i consider this to be absolutely aborigine and cannot understand it my case was covered by the media unfortunately not local but

only alternative media were covering the story i actually sent a statement to the police with my lawyer who filled the complaint with the physicians chambre and i sent a copy to aoki budden rutenberg because this doctor works on the contract with that insurance company according to their rules such actions are prohibited since he's providing services under a health insurance policy so i decided to fight it and my fight continues. dozens of us democrats have signed a letter asking president joe biden to give up his soul or thorazine for nuclear launches on quarter examines why donald trump is nuts for the democrats that's just an undisputed fact but it seems like they feel he isn't the only head of state who has lost a few of his marbles. you alone possess the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons this thing one person with this authority entails real risks past presidents threaten to attack other countries with nuclear weapons or exhibited

behavior that caused other officials to express concern about the president's judgment nearly 30 democrats signed that letter which outlined 4 different ways to reduce presidential power over the nuclear button congressional oversight creating a special counsel consulting the speaker of the house why the need for all these new rules if the guy they say is bonkers isn't in the white house anymore the dems say they just don't want to repeat of the past 4 years but some republicans think the reason is a bit more senile i mean cynical sleepy joe wasn't just a political nickname it appears to be a governing strategy a growing number of democrats who are not concerned about giving joe biden the codes for the nuclear system it's not just republicans though back in election season one poll said most voters in a number of pivotal swing states felt they had to choose between 2 old guys who were both mentally unfit for the presidency and judging by biden's campaign trail it wasn't making things easy for him self when they should research. oh man i'm

a creative go you know that you know thing no man has a right to raise a hand tool and. other than self defense and that's rarely ever occurs and so we have to just change the culture period and keep punching at it and punching out of . the slow sister valerie and i'm. so the democrats might be scared with that guy behind the nuclear button but it's not much different than having biden at the head of their expanding war agenda the very same democrats for example are saying america's longest war in afghanistan should be even longer. to pull out within several months now is a very challenging and destabilizing efforts we've got to be able to assure the world and the american public that afghanistan will not be a source of planning plotting to project terrorist attacks around the globe there's the minimum i'm not sure we can do that without some presence there and there's this year's national defense authorization act which the democrats put forward to

boost the military budget to a total of around $740000000000.00. today the house and a strong bipartisan message to the american people are service members and the national security are more important than politics they're clearly not trying to put forward some kind of pacifist agenda so why should biden be at the head of military operations but not have his finger on the nuclear button it could be because mutually assured destruction isn't fun for anyone but when the killing is going on far away anything goes. simple weekend stories for you crowds gathered on saturday in tributes to opposition politician boris nemtsov on the 6th anniversary of his death the ambassadors of the us germany they were in the u.k. were among those attending himself was shot on a bridge right have side the kremlin sparking international outrage his killers were made to court and jailed.

yet another round of anti-government protests in chile have turned violent protests to the same throwing projectiles of police who responded with water cannon a number of arrests were made the rallies have been ongoing in the country for more than a year the demonstrators are demanding economic reforms and the about occasion of poverty. a huge iceberg nearly twice the size of new york city has broken free from antarctica and follows the 3rd major crack in a decade which happened last year across the brunt of the shelf. scientists say it's a natural occurrence and that there's no evidence that it's linked to climate change . stunning startling right that's it from the moscow newsroom for now i'm called in braille have your next update today kaiser reports.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. theory dramatic development only. very. time to sit down and talk. we're more politicized than ever or more polarized than ever in the 21st century when speed is measured in megabytes per 2nd. electronic mail electronic money electronic media infinite possibilities for exchanging information. freedom of speech and social media

censorship and double standards who should judge what can be said online. the internet audience know totals almost 4500000000 almost all of them active social network users but one wrong move from the pages deleted digital. guy who runs the show on the web how can anyone stand up to the tech giants if he from the heads of state face the threat of being banned is there any limits to hold .

i am max kaiser this is the kaiser report i just read somewhere there will be fear or what this means stacy what does this mean there will be sheer well we've been of course talking about this for a while saying that the said the signs were there that it was coming and now kathy would the c.e.o. of arc invest is say.