the u.s. department of health. pressuring brazil. in the region. states germany france spain and italy suspend the use of britain's. blood clots creating yet another headache for the vaccination program. the u.k. . number one. against the full spectrum of threats emerging. in europe struggles to contain

a 3rd wave with many countries being forced into. infection rates. just after midday in mexico city 11 pm in colombo right here in moscow this tuesday march the 16th welcome to r.t. i'm you know. the u.s. department of health has admitted it diplomatic ties to pressure brazil into not approving russia's. coronavirus washington ses it's over fears the increasing russian influence in the region could threaten u.s. security the revelation came in reports my colleagues under a farmer in morocco city of talk through developments. this is the united states

department of health health and human services that is boasting that it is managed to deny potentially hundreds of millions of brazilians a vaccine. the office of global affairs used diplomatic relations in the americas region to mitigate efforts by states including cuba venezuela and russia who are working to increase their influence in the region to the detriment of u.s. safety and security examples include using the office of global affairs health of the office to persuade brazil to reject the russian copied 19 vaccine see brazilians vaccinating themselves with a russian vaccine apparently keeps u.s. officials awake at night this is they argue or threats to their safety and security are unclear how there's no reasoning no logic to it that is explained by them but let me put this in perspective for you brazil is

a country that has been ravaged by covert so we all know the death certificate we hear every day from all over the world one in 5 deaths taking place right now all over the world is in brazil from covert suso the situation is catastrophic it is desperate and here are these people who profess to care about people's health and well being arguing that denying brazilians or russian vaccine is beneficial is beneficial for both brazil and for the united states of america the degree of double standards here is also a start issue because the united states is wrong chad beat itself. as a crusader for vaccines and for vaccine vaccination efforts all around the world and they had previously accused russia of undermining global vaccination it is very clear that russia is up to its all tricks.

and in doing so is potentially putting people at risk by spreading disinformation about vaccines the different is of course the. back then they couldn't show you what it is that russia disinform anyone with in this case he hugo we have clear evidence their own admission that they had denied people the chance to get vaccinated with the vailable already in production vaccine especially in these times of global shortages this is story is particularly relating to the united states but even before this we saw a lot of western countries quite happy to dismiss the sputnik vaccine particularly in the early days we will remember the unprecedented smear campaign that they launched again against bootlick last year it was too quick russia couldn't possibly develop a vaccine before anyone else it was unsafe ever since then we've seen this effort

to undermine sputnik to undermine any russian assistance to to anyone which is especially astounding given that when it was the united states when it was american lives that needed to be saved back when the pandemic 1st but than when they accepted the help from russia aid from russia jets carrying ventilators to new york that was fun that wasn't seen as a threat to national security but when it's brazilians choosing to get a job of sputnik that apparently keeps u.s. officials awake and not that's dangerous for america and you know lavrov predicted this last year he predicted that there would be that scene was taking place in 2021 some western states are trying not only to politicize the humanitarian aspect of the fight against corona virus but also to take advantage of the pandemic to punish governments they don't like we've all heard about backdoor deals to secure vaccines

in europe and the americas this is the 1st time i think that we've heard about backdoor deals to deny people millions of people a vaccine. well done it'll show a lot an american studies scholar sees vaccine diplomacy as another front line where the u.s. can confront its perceived enemies this is deeply unsettling to use vaccines as a little further. to look for russia this is part of this new cold war against russia now it's articulating it so a vaccine war there's already a diplomatic war you know you logical war and an economic war on china are russia on any country that opposes us you know larry i think we have to analyze it within that this context that they want to keep reserve in their pocket in their sphere of influence and now they're even using vaccines to do that to the great detriment of

the brazilian people. serious concerns over the safety of a stray zelikow vaccine have prompted major players to temporarily stop using the anti covert job including spain germany france and italy it comes after reports last week of blood clots the vela ping and one death among those who received the inoculation in denmark the european medicines agency say tell investigation is ongoing on the 1st findings are expected thursday here's our europe correspondent peter all of our health officials and senior politicians from across europe said that the astra zeneca vaccine is going to be suspended in the country this is while an investigation is carried out to determine whether there's any link between those who've had the vaccine and the development of blood clots inside. the decision is a purely precautionary measure astra zeneca is used as a vaccine by millions of people in many countries around the world we're very aware

of the significance of this decision and have not taken lightly. on the decision which was also taken in accordance with our european policy is to suspend vaccinations with astra zeneca as a precaution hoping to resume it quickly if the opinion of the allows it the question on. the cases that have been flagged that are outside the normal are very infrequent but if importance this is why spain has joined other countries that have decided to make this temporary and precautionary suspension for the next 2 weeks we will wait for the european medicines agency these suspensions haven't just been happening in europe we've also seen them in central america in asia and in africa as well will be hoping to find out more information on where this investigation into any potential link is going on thursday there's going to be a meeting then between the world health organization and the european medicines

agency it was the a.m.a. that 1st gave astra zeneca its vaccine the green light for use in europe and they've been carrying out an investigation since last week when suggestions of a potential link between the the vaccine and blood clots 1st emerged astra zeneca themselves say that there's no evidence of an increased risk while the world health organization says that vaccination outweighs any potential risk that could be there but public perception of the vaccine is crucial to convincing people to well to take the vaccine in the 1st place we took the temperature of people here in germany and how they feel about the recent issues. toys and he seems to be the right decision to pause it spurts maybe it's the 1st step to getting rid of astra zeneca completely it is disappointing i don't know what the reasons are if they're justified or unjustified but they make this whole vaccination campaign so bureaucratic. without it is not that easy but when there is so much criticism then

it should be considered too when. about new vaccines you always have to be very careful and that's the surely when it comes to vaccines you should be very cautious and if there is a slightest suspicion then it has to be stopped the e.u. vaccination program has moved to the glade seal pace and being beset by problems the e.u. commission vice president even admitted that there had been failures when it came to europe's vaccine rollout which is seen at lag behind many other countries including the united kingdom and the united states you know we're starting to see now patients have these tremendous reactions i mean sometimes people just get a little bit sick flu like symptoms now we're starting to see an aflac reaction like allergic reactions we see platelet problems and now we see even debts so maybe we need to take a step back and realize as us the right medication or back station for these 'd patients and we also need to ask the questions as physicians does every person need

to be vaccinated and vaccines just create herd immunity there are a lot of people who maybe are already had the virus like i'm pat and i have antibodies so why would i need a vaccine to last if you want to do is put this under the rug so everything is fine because clearly it's not fine and we need to look at the numbers and the 21 gets a vaccination there's always risk to that always a we need to look at are these numbers an acceptable risk or at least number of exceptionally high risk that we should look at this vaccine in medicine we always see with what the new factors are and then we get let's take a step back is are we on the right track and then we negotiate. the u.k. has branded russia as its number one danger london to deter and defend against the full spectrum of supposing threats emerging from the country russia's ambassador to the u.k. shot by saying london is trying to justify plans to shower money on the british

military. usually you sort of knew you were going to ruin the view if you look at the you case 2015 strategy you can find the same aggressive rhetoric towards russia alongside calls for copulation on global issues but this year the version reads only about russia's threat status and doesn't say a word about dialogue between the 2 countries or that if you ask why well in my view the u.k. government is going to spend immense sums of money to modernize its military despite also trying to overcome the financial hardships triggered by the cold the crisis and to justify this british authorities are seeking for a solid excuse so the menace of russia is speak as an excuse why you think that britain would have its hands full of dealing with covert 19 the countries still in lockdown the economy has taken a huge hit as doctors are furious off to a tiny one percent pay rise and it's astra zeneca job is in the midst of a p.r. storm on top of all of that the e.u. has just taken legal action against the u.k.

over alleged breck's that breach says in short the u.k. has got a lot on its plate but it's made room apparently for one more thing and what appears to be a post breck's it show of strength london has come out with a foreign policy report that sets out what role it will pay over the next decade which countries it wants to be friendly with which $1.00 it needs to be where we all of and it's a throwback to the cold war because russia has resumed its pace as public enemy number one russia is the most acute threats in the region and we will work with nato allies to ensure a united western response combining military intelligence and diplomatic efforts we will continue to support close a practical cooperation between nato and the e.u. in pursuit of this goal india round 110 page report russia is painted as a hostile confrontational state on many an occasion london has alleged that russia

frequently in ca's into ukase as space on. what says that it's responsible for chemical weapons attacks on u.k. soil and that the kremlin generally pursues a very aggressive foreign policy something that moscow denies in short in london's eyes russia needs to be managed and contained now while the report claims to be something brand new the biggest overhaul of u.k. policy in decades the 1st one since it left the european bloc this russia has a bad narrative fails to deliver any novelty because after all we've seen how presenting russia as the bad guy has been rampant in the u.k. of the past few years this range from russia is one that respects no borders it is seeking to sow discord in the west and undermine institutions there is scarcely a country that has not been affected in recent years by some kind of. or destructive russian behavior irresponsible activity dissin from ation russia must

desist through this entire show in the u.k. russia poses but immediate an urgent threat to our national security for its part moscow said that was willing to engage in dialogue when hard evidence was provided but for as long as phrases such as highly likely almost certainly were used these were nothing but unfounded accusations well apart from the perhaps expected russian element to this report there were a few out that no sections of the u.k. clearly showing an ambition to promote its idea of democracy abroad this will take the form of sanctions international activism and other tools to shape quote a more open international order how that will be received by those sovereign countries that london is presumably going to promote democracy and i think we can probably guess secondly perhaps more disconcertingly the limit of stockpiled nucular out warheads will be increased by more than 40 percent from 182200. and 60

so quite a demonstrative show force here new threats new weapons this comes just at the back of the biggest defense increase in defense spending since the cold war 16 and a half 1000000000 pounds over the next 4 years so london really coming out all guns blazing here and there are certain forces within the u.k. who are also getting is this really the time to send this kind of message it speaks volumes of the tory government spending priorities that is intent on increasing its collection of weapons of mass destruction which will sit and gather dust unless the u.k. has plans to indiscriminately wipe out entire populations rather than address the serious challenges and inequalities in our society that have been further exposed by the pandemic so those are just a few of the key takeaways from this fresh report which might leave some asking the question with it being the u.k. talking about being more active brought about a great to global presence and increased capability is it really russia that one

needs to keep an eye on. the united states has kept its place as the world's top weapons exporter it has a market share roughly equal to the other the next 4 largest arms selling nations that is according to a report by the stockholm international peace research institute know over the past 5 years the u.s. has accounted for over a 3rd of the world's arms exports almost twice that of russia which comes in 2nd around her for all arms exported went to the middle east with saudi arabia accounting for about a quarter while the volume will be exports hasn't increased over all the u.s. sure all of the market has grown we discuss the findings with a senior researcher at the institute. what the u.s. . and many other countries also use weapon export.

import the middle east has grown. standing for a quarter of all total of all global. reach and there are lots of. weapons into it to make it safer if you don't have to mechanisms to otherwise deal with potential. solutions and if you are the major supplier you. could be blocked with. the nation's communications watchdog. social network will no longer be available to you if it continues to refuse to. post with illegal content. this doesn't come completely out of the blue because russia's communication regulators sent over 28000 requests for the

removal of harmful content to twitter since 2017 and unfortunately many of these requests have gone a nords now we're talking about the sort of content that relates to suicide to self harm including hundreds of posts relating to child pornography and hundreds more relating to drugs so it's the sort of content which would raise alarm bells within many countries and in some cases already has in the u.k. for example the recent investigation by the internet watch foundation found that twitter was it was responsible for a startling amount of child pornography content we're talking about one $1400.00 instance out of $2800.00 also in the us in the state of california a federal lawsuit was filed against twitter in january this year that was also relating to the spread of child pornography upon the twitter platform now does far twitter has failed to comment the s but a spin given a month by the russian regulator to comply and remove all of this content in the

past a regulator has also warned that twitter could face a hefty fine if it doesn't comply with talking about one 5th of its annual revenue so as it stands the ball is very much in twitter's court. as a 3rd coronavirus wave sweeps through europe some governments are again using the option of further tightening restrictions. looks at how the continent is shaping up for yet another boat of covert. european countries were hoping that by this spring it would be the beginning of the year and for the coronavirus crisis there was a promise that a year of lock downs and curfews would be sufficient in that we would point we starting to return to normal instead of 3rd wave is rising as variants of the virus are once more forcing difficult decisions italy is taking a step back with most of the country returning to look down. on the basis of

scientific evidence the government has today adopted restrictive measures that we have judged to be appropriate and proportionate in germany that's a question that's also on people's lips too from the data we currently have and with the spread of the british mutation we would argue strongly for returning immediately to a lock down to avoid a strong 3rd wave here in front the in the wish very intense become mainstream accounting for more than 60 percent of all cases as infection rates the prime minister has described the situation as being on a razor edge in paris intensive care units so overwhelmed with patients having to be transferred elsewhere in the country illa founds is clearly on borrowed time as you know the english variant is now in the majority this variant is not only more contagious it is also more deadly our resuscitation

capacities are such rated the head of the french national health agency who had repeatedly said that the curfew was working is now backtracking admitting it hasn't been enough to let interest complexity the situation is complex stance and is worsening in the paris region vaccines are seen as being the only hope but instead the rollout program has been more issues. the e.u. is still severely liking behind the u.k. for example so much so that the germans have even admitted that they are a movie is the e.u. $600.00 of the vaccine program is also the only in the farming line cools a growing from block states for the body which approves stock seems the may to speed things up crystal we would all be very happy if you would change your working i was in the european medical agency and the coming months to 24 hours

a day and 7 days a week and not approve new vaccines in 3 months but in 3 weeks and there's no surprise europeans feel lost and eager to vent their anger despite all of the restrictions. the 3rd wave of the code red crisis and more lock down isn't what everyone was expecting after a year that's already seen so many restrictions and losses and so much grief the

idea that european countries could continuously now find themselves in the art 1 of lockdowns for some time to come is something that will certainly hit a nerve and test everyone's patience so let's even ski paris. we spoke to laurel heard about this he's a contributor to le figaro magazine in france and sais the public will be the toughest judge of the e.u.'s response to the pandemic. the current crisis has exposed 4 big problems with the european union 1st the cuts on the public health budget those implications they out the reasons why we need to have all these restrictions so that our health system do not crack during the crisis 2nd problem exposed by this crisis 80 percent of active ingredients for drugs is now produced in asia 3rd problem

the vaccine strategy it's a total failure and at last i would say that the plan to relaunch the economy is. also a total failure because it's very small in the very short term. it would probably be difficult to do to find a majority of citizens to leave the room but maybe in one year when the crisis will be over and when the. normal life we will have come back then people will look. to the events they would do a proper assessment of what the e.u. brought us and the problem is that there is nothing good the e.u. brought us during that crisis. a canadian

activist has been attacked in montreal while demonstrating against giving puberty blockers to children with gender identity issues chris ellison film the assault on his phone it shows several people approaching him demanding he leaves the area and calling him a trans phobe he was left with a broken arm off to one of the attackers repeatedly hit him with a traffic your style he described to me the incident. what i do i just go out on the street and i have conversations with people about the future to blocking drugs because the media refuse to report on what's going on out of nowhere from the road and i think from my left on the sidewalk about i don't know how many people 567 people one woman the rest for men were just on me i only had about one second notice the signs off me where the sign one time says children cannot consent to

puberty blockers it seems to me like a 100 percent it's a premeditated attack they knew i was there and they came to get me well the issue surrounds the administration of drugs that stopped the onset of puberty by blocking certain hormones the physical effects eventually wear off when the child stopped taking them however there are still concerns about the lasting impact puberty blockers are having on the young if a child goes on puberty blocking drugs from the age of $12.00 to $17.00 and then they come off them. there's no magic time machine to get those 5 years that those years of development are gone and studies also show that the end of criticism doesn't even kick right into gear is going to come up and it takes time for the body to adjust and get going again so what's happening is we have all sorts of young adults now in their twenty's who are d. transitioning and canada is going a 100 miles an hour in the wrong direction because we have political people using that as a wedge issue to achieve their political and so they try to say that if we don't

want to give kids puberty blocking drugs that somehow we're against the l.g.b. unity but this has nothing to do with that there's no thinking involved in it they just oh you want to be the other gender ok here you go we're going to stop puberty and you know. a facebook executive house being caught on tape raising the alarm over the amount of power that tech giant wields in an undercover video released by investigative journalism great project for a test facebook's global planning lee benny tell miss even suggest authorities should intervene in the lives of 7 and. make less money but it's a better thing for the would not look good. because it was too full and they were to. be made less by. 2000000 people.

should not have. to see the. facebook has around 2800000000 active users making it the biggest social network in the world and it's also added many companies to us roll call over the years including what's up oculists on instagram its revenue last year a month to roughly $85000000000.00 and is worth more than $270000000000.00 we asked facebook to comment on the project veritas video we'll update you on that response if and when we get it let's try and cross live to dr michael reston wall the author of a book on silicon valley the google archipelago good to see you like well what is he should be our single biggest concern about one company having such power and influence do you think well that's one company plus you know the rest of the big

digital tat monoliths that are basically coalescing to create a world type of government this is the big digital technological powerhouse governmentally they're actually serving as states they have the power of a vast state and there are wielding it over expression over behavior they're causing people to lose jobs. scrutiny of people's. posts social media posts and so this is a very pernicious develop pretty extraordinary video isn't it what does it say a byte facebook if its own employees executive employees want to break it all yet it shows that they know what kind of power these big tech companies wield him facebook in particular in this case wields enormous influence and power over politics they had a tremendous impact over the american. presidential election.