hungary's foreign minister becomes of the. e.u. country to receive. along with 1400000. in the program we hear from the man himself. from the european. patients. this is a highly infectious. for the time. when

i was a child and we had. something the u.s. president. is back. the week we are running. several. blocks of medical. approval as europe faces a possible way. put me concerning v. and other vaccines i strongly insist that the relevant e.u. bodies issue now with rice asian safe vaccines as soon as possible the more

vaccines we have the better off it's of us in also shrimp stuff and along as far as the russian vaccine is concerned have held the view for some time that we should use each vaccine that is approved by the european madison's agency but if a new such european order were made and i have seen no indication that it will be germany would have to go it alone that is a possibility and this what we would do. companies across europe look like they might be breaking ranks with the european regulator earlier this month in a number of e.u. countries signed deals to produce rushers sputnik v. injection they're all still waiting on the blocks regulators to approve the drug sputnik v. has already been authorized by 46 nations and europe's slovakia and the hungary are already rolling out the job. well hungary's foreign minister has become the 1st top official from an e.u. member state to receive the russian sputnik vaccine peter c.r.

says his country is expecting to receive an additional 680000 doses of the russian shot over the next 2 weeks and great was the 1st e.u. nation to approve the sputnik 3 and more than 1400000 hunger ians have since received a 1st dose of the vaccine earlier we spoke to peter c.r. though he told us that politics should play no role when it comes to saving lives. in fact seen is not a question of ideology for us is a matter of saving lives and if we had not contracted the chinese and russian vaccine we could have saved the health care and the health and the lives of many hungry and the hungry a national regulator has approved the emergency use authorization for use so i had no concern i was the one. that asked by our government to negotiate with the russians on the ration of our purchasing. i

have started going to be the minister mum to role when we used to hold back at the end of october before i got to don't actually and after a long series of negotiations and we were able to sign our contract we share our house a lot in accelerating the vaccination in hungary you said it's rightly more than 1400000 now today this morning even more than 1500000 i'm gary and have only been vaccinated. well scandinavian countries are extending a freeze on the use of the astra zeneca a covert vaccine that's despite the european medicines agency concluding on thursday the drug was safe and effective while taking us through the latest developments has ati's shot of 2 penske. but several scandinavian countries still unsure about losing this vaccine but start with finland which has now suspended the

use of the astra zeneca jab why they think best against shoe cases of potential blood clots on top of that we know the norway denmark and sweden they're all holding back from restarting their programs all of them still have concerns about issues surrounding astra zeneca and say that they going to carry out their own investigations now due to several serious cases and no way would want to thoroughly review the situation before make a conclusion while blood clots eye is the issue that's being discussed over and over nots initially will the main was investigating over the last week or so but there have been of the much more serious effects that some say to astra zeneca let's have a look now at some of those cases. now

the a.m.a. of course did carry out extensive investigations into these possible side effects and what they said at the press conference on thursday is that the vaccines benefit in protecting people from coronavirus related deaths or hospitalisations continued to outweigh the possible links as a result of taking the astra zeneca vaccine and that's why. they reapproved to rubber stamp it once again for use but it's not just countries nordic countries who are still querying the use of astra zeneca here in france the country's health

authority has now given new advice about the job saying that can only be used for those over the age of 55 now you might wonder why that seems so odd but if i go back just a couple weeks ago being told by authorities here in france that astra zeneca shouldn't be used with those in older age groups so it tells feel for many years if the new advice is a complete u. turn and it is leaving many people questioning why well the reason is because the may also on thursday suggested that they were a possible increased risk of blood clots for those under the age of 55 if they had the astra zeneca job. i don't trust the spanx an adult i don't move it's really true what they say with the media would no longer know what to think. the vaccine is brand new i mean we don't know the side effects. those who died but i don't want

to take the risk so i'm waiting a little longer. you never know how they made it there is a nurse she died and on top of that the people who died because of it so i don't really know if it really works or not but there's also now the question as to what this means for the ear may itself we now have countries across the european union who are deciding that it's rubber stamping of us just isn't quite good enough let's not forget that the e.u. may is the scientific body for the whole of the european union this is the party that looks at medicines and decides if it's to approve them so the idea that countries are now questioning want to double check the figures the investigations over this issue the vaccines. really does raise that question of trust and at a time when we're now being told that there were not enough vaccines to prevent a 3rd movie in 1000 wave here in europe and many people may now be saying you know

actually i don't want the rock scene i want to have one they really are big issues that need to be resolved. well in the meantime new york has reported its 1st case of the highly contagious brazilian strain of covert us after the us health department publicly boasted that it did try to dissuade brazil from using russia's sputnik vivax seen as a move by the kremlin as quote unprecedented and harsh here's our correspondent but i guess dia we've all heard the bat back to deals to secure the shipment countries trampling each other to get those precious jabs these she's the 1st star we've heard of back door deals to deny people a vaccine the us department of health health and human services boosting that it had denied hundreds of millions of brazilians

a jab. 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 a touchy office to persuade brazil to reject the russian copied 19 vaccine and this what is essentially a grand perversion of simple human decency and moral values they argue that brazilians vaccinating themselves with a russian vaccine is apparently a threat to u.s. security they are explaining how they just say that it is let me put that in perspective for you we will see and hear of the daily death tallies right so one in 5 of those deaths are happening right now in brazil 20 percent of all

qubit deaths worldwide are in brazil and in brazil with one of the objectives the an scientifically proven most efficient vaccines in the world these are the same people who claim that lives in vaccines are above politics and accused russia of undermining inoculation efforts 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 well darden u.s. department of health and human services who feel safe and your organization behind sputnik v. has come out and said what any reasonable person already knew this is a pandemic that is threatening and killing people equally this is a threat to mankind it is above politics saving and. we're talking here about

millions of lives is paramount but the degree cynicism and double standards here is astonishing to see when it's about saving american lives they'll take all the help that they can get remember the russian planes carrying aid to new york last year oh they accepted that new threat to national security there apparently but brazilians vaccinating themselves with sputnik god forbid no no no america current allow brazilians to do that some western states are trying not only to politicize the humanitarian aspect of the fight against coronavirus but also to take advantage of the pandemic to punish governments they don't like i'm not sure i entirely agree with the russian foreign minister yes they are politicizing vaccination politicising lives that's obvious but i'm not entirely sure that the

countries that the u.s. doesn't like that it's them that have been punished it's the people that they're friends with brazilians who will potentially not receive a lifesaving job so we're fishelson washington can go to sleep at night feeling good and safe well despite his admission in the report the us health department says it cannot comment on vaccines not approved by the american f.d.a. but also cannot prevent countries from using the drugs they have authorized themselves. on tuesday joe biden gave an interview in which he was asked whether russia's president was a killer he answered yes and vowed that vladimir putin would pay the price for alleged interference in u.s. elections moscow responded by calling his u.s. envoy back to the russian capital for crisis talks on the state of relations with

washington let's get some more details on this here's artie's daniel organs. the lowest point since the cold war that sol russia u.s. relations have been described across the board over the last few years but every new u.s. administration has a child's to take a fresh look at things build some bridges at least try not to add to the tension and certain joe biden you know vladimir putin you think is a killer. and do so what price must he pay but pray she's going to pay well you'll see shortly if there was a book on the presidential diplomacy one o one the very 1st page may well say don't call your counterpart a soulless murderer in your 1st couple of months in office that could make talks over the next 4 years slightly awkward for the kremlin saying they're now hoping for the best but preparing for the worst in terms of relations but international diplomacy can be like a game of poker biden went all chips in no regrets the present by regret

growing out of who. know that the president gave a direct answer to a direct question about suicide from threats through pay a price and i'll sing new sanctions hailed as a new approach to dealing with moscow the president's relationship and this administration is relationship with the russians will be very different from what we've seen over the last 3 years and we've already seen evidence of that the boy administration took around 2 months to allow this new sanctions targeting russia what old front took around the same time when he came to office back in 2017 to announce his sanctions against russian companies in connection with iran north korea syria nonproliferation act the 1st of many so hardly a new approach there anyway the target of biden's killer comments took them surprisingly well sidestepping the attacks with a restrained response. because only i would wish him good health i'm not joking i mean it secondly i want to say that in the history of every country there are many

tragic and dramatic events but. when we judge people or other nations we look into a mirror and we see ourselves we impose on others what we see in ourselves when i was a child and we had arguments in the courtyard we would say bounces off me and sticks to yours and it's not just the children saying the meaning is very deep tit for tat accusations or 3 moscow and washington go back decades but with biden making it personal putin made it clear he wouldn't stand for his counterpart being a moral judge. regarding the american establishment the ruling class its identity was formed in difficult circumstances that are well known the colonization of the american continent by europeans involved the extermination of the local population it was a genocide in modern terms a genocide of the indian tribes this was followed by a long brutal period of slavery slave holding it was extremely cruel and all of

this is endured through history and affects the development of the united states to this day otherwise well with the black life mass movement have come from putin could have cited any number of events u.s. global military interventions political meddling support for dubious armed groups and regimes through illustrate his wider point look at yourselves and your actions before criticizing others the white house acknowledged nobody's perfect. the president believes that one of the greatest attributes of the united states is now on the south reflection and the constant striving for progress and there's always more work to do in this round putting the shows to up the ante making a brave offer to boyd and to continue the discussion in person in an uncensored live online broadcast something that may be unprecedented in such high level talks yeah but you put a luxury to but i want to invite president biden to continue our discussion on the

condition that it's in the form of live broadcast online so far the white house has avoided rising to the challenge of making history refusing to commit or comment on the offer i don't have anything to report to you in terms of a future meeting the president of course be in georgia tomorrow and quite busy the program has said we'll take further silence as a no and while we can't know what goes on behind the scenes of international diplomacy if biden's early days in office were a game of poker it seems this hand would go to his perceived adverse story probably not the effect he wanted to make with his initial comments. i still up and coming here on the program authorities along america's southern border are raising the alarm it's over i record number of amassing migrants will hear a local mayors concerns and more after the break.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. very dramatic. only. exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical.

monday 10 years since the outbreak of war in syria hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the conflict and millions displaced by 2015 almost hof the country was occupied by the islamic state terror group and that is when the russian military decided to put its full weight behind the syrian government since then russia has become an integral part of the peace process helping. as well of course supplying vast amounts of humanitarian aid to the syrian people. now reports

from syria about russia's role in the country. let me i mean russian air base here and fear is northern province so what track it takes up a relatively small piece of land but it helped win the whole country back how i'll show you follow me. was. taken by surprise that the government our forces were further defeated predicted it was a very important moment then russian abby ation played a very important role see what over the name changed was among the 1st pilots to

come here back in 2015 with wildstorm group in 2015 things were close to the point of no return the country could have ceased to exist our forces played a crucial role in the conflict. to give you an understanding of how intensive to mission has been since the start in the 1st 24 hours with the help of russian navy ation the syrian army managed to take back 8 villages and push the enemy back 70 kilometers. per hour. from a mean air base started it was several tense in the middle of nowhere headed grew to a real town with streets and boulevards a church and a dream cafes and restaurants bakeries and beauty saloon it is a symbol health peace for syria and the reason sense of real kong here. was

a weaker and weaker love the base is unique in. location climatic conditions speed of deployments and the missions it carries out. but ending the war is just the 1st step in bringing live in syria back to normal had a decade of crisis has left too many scars and russian support goes far beyond military victories in the last 5 years russia has helped 2000000 syrian refugees return home main roads were finally cleared and reopened russian medics have also treated around 130000 syrian citizens the defense ministry says nearly 3000 humanitarian operations delivered tons of food water medicine and basic supplies for series civilian population. it's going slowly but life

is beginning to fill the streets of series cities once again. the suburbs are no i have spent half of my life i war we've been through a lot we have become patient i feel old even though i look young people have to work harder to cover their expenses and support their families life has become more difficult when we are stronger and ready for any outcome we have to keep on living despite all the difficulties. they cannot exceed to ation is there a difficult we cannot provide our children with the most basic necessities clubs not books for study i want things to see read the way they used to be. the war has affected everything life has gotten worse the russians played the biggest role in the crisis they helped us greatly made our lives easier during the economic

blockade helped liberate territories and supplied us with wheat. rice i remember these streets in the old city of the capital damascus empty we show up some galleries shut down and fear in the air that it could be shelled at any moment and it was the same gloomy mood basically all over the country 10 years old and locals still spend hours queuing for fuel or bread so many of them my jobless but they say please the skies above i now clear brief an ocean otty from damascus in syria. a canadian activist has been attacked in montreal while demonstrating against giving puberty blockers to children with gender identity issues chris ellison

filmed the assault on his phone it seems to show several people approaching him and demanding he leaves the area they also called him a transphobia he was left with a broken arm off to one of the attackers repeatedly hit him with a traffic car here's how he described the incident. what i do i just go out on the street i have conversations with people about b.p. regarding drugs because the media if you 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 and the rest for men were just i mean we had about one second notice. me that i would be dying one time children. it seems to me like a 100 percent it's a premeditated act they knew i was there and they came to get me. but the issue surrounds drugs that stop the onset of puberty by blocking certain hormones the physical effects eventually wear off when the child stops taking them however there are still major concerns about the lost an impact that puberty blockers to having

on kids. 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 they get those 5 years that those years of development are gone and studied also that the end of criticism doesn't even kick right into gear it's 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 each 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 aim so they try to say that if we don't want to if you would be blocking drug that somehow we're again be unity but it has nothing to do with that there's no thinking involved in it they just ole you want to be the other gender ok here you go we're going to stop puberty and you know.

local authorities along america's southern border calling on the government to step in as the region faces a record influx of migrants u.s. border patrol is struggling to provide covert secure shelter for thousands of people and the mayor of a town in ours owner says the crisis is unprecedented this is really opening up a pandora's box in our community we did not see the covert crisis nowhere near what some of the other arizona cities have seen yeah we were hoping to keep it that way unfortunately it doesn't look with them dropping these migrants in our community untested. southern states including arizona and texas have borne the brunt of the micro influx one recent poll suggests there's growing doubt about the ability of the authorities to cope with the situation on the us mexico border particularly amid the pandemic the biden administration has deployed the disaster agency fema to deal with the situation and mayor chris riggs again believes the federal government

simply put it was not prepared for such a surge in migrant numbers. there is definitely the concern of code and how that is going to pack my community i hate to have a large number of seniors and elders that. this could really affect so we're hoping that border patrol 'd will start testing and before they release people who are wanting to see what their health records are so that we can ensure that our our citizens are protected that this is a crisis a simple as that and i'm putting none of this on border patrol i put this strictly on the federal government as far as the current administration needs to step up and sir going to offer this they need to do their job they need to have a plan in place obviously there was no plan at. all thanks for sharing a sunday with us here at auto international to weekly for tons at the top of the

hour. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics school business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. face is totally always going to town those images disappear. people mommy dear neighbors there's a new way it's gone. up in vegas when the mob ran vegas you would see stuff like car bombings and people would just go missing find them a couple months.