the rushes top level economic form in st. petersburg and talk get more high profile guests on the rise later today than including russian president vladimir putin and lady catherine austria were across it all. elsewhere this morning, denmark triggers fundamental concerns in the e. u and un offer it passed a law allowing asylum seekers to be relocated to countries outside europe while the applications and process this the by did ministration, makes a u turn over the chinese lab league theory on the origins of corona virus, the mainstream media forensically back pedal to ah,

life from ortiz will use age q this friday, the 4th to june. good morning, kevin, over here for the next 30 minutes for the latest for you 1st and as you heard, rushes high profile economic form is in full motion in some petersburg, with global business movers and shakers are under one roof. this week, we expect more prominent guests to take the floor later, it will be across it, and we'll hopefully be hearing from the russian president vladimir putin, too, along with the lead as a cat and austria. now, meantime, no surprise the pandemic and how it told to the business environment was the early focus of many at the event, the consensus is emerging that the health of the global economy depends on a swift returned to the melody through inoculation programs. meantime, the world health organization, and you repeat, medic can medicines agency wrapping up their review of russia. sputnik v vaccine. in fact, the w i chose directive for europe is that the forum and told us they could well report back my findings as early as this week. as the regional director in charge

of the w for europe in region, i always had been very, very, your approver should not depend on the concrete of origin and particularly not figuration which has a very rich history in vaccine production. so healthy be young politics. that's very, but again, i also would like to think there's a provision for the international solidarity because we need countries like russia to help other countries only sort of that if we are going to get out of them, what should not happen if that's going to keep the vaccines until 70 percent, 80 percent of the population before sharing the smaller countries and received that up expect of the mutants. that's not going to be safe until open to be safe. but of course, it's true that in most countries we saw that upon demik very quickly got politicized

. and i think that's one of the, this is also for w chose that science is very important. but we have to translate this science to be helpful for the politicians because we saw scientists playing politicians. so petitions bring scientists, but everyone has that job and we need to come to get it, but not to interfere, but politics into health. because ultimately, the people who had suffered are the most vulnerable. and if it is one lesson that i learned from probably 90 it, is that the vulnerable people of migrant, the prison, this, the homeless, the poor people got even affected disproportionately. and we should leave no one behind, definitely we need to double over the effort. so we need to increase the production capacity. we need to increase the number of vaccines and very important increase vaccine hesitancy. we have to basically the,

has an increase in accept another major talking points from the event was rushes announcement that completely remove us dollar assets from its value national well, funds breaking down the significance of that then it per trend connex. while this does appear to be a major landmark and something that's called detail or zation, or giving up the dollar in national asset shares and international trade, because more than a 3rd of russia's national sovereign wealth fund is currently in the us dollars. so the national wealth fund, which is currently worth $185000000000.00 us dollars. so we're talking serious numbers here is designed to stabilize the volatile ruble from swing all prices. and also it could be used as a store of cash to be potentially spent on things like pensions and social welfare in difficult economic times. so it has been decided and announced by russians,

minister of finance, that the dollar will be replaced by gold, the euro, and the chinese you on most importantly, at the st. petersburg, international economic form. we heard from russia's 1st deputy prime minister. he was frank when he was saying that the reason for this move is the threat of more potential us sanctions. it will only take about a month to make sure that this shift happens, which has already become the number one financial headline at the form here and st . petersburg a little earlier in the afternoon, the russian president spokesperson dmitri past golf also way did on the international context of the decision. i didn't see that the diesel is ation process is constant. it has now become obvious. and this process of b dollars ation is taking place north country, but also in many other countries in the world. that study being concerned regarding

the reliability of the main is the currency. it's not a surprise that russian law makers really welcomed the move and said that it's a very important step towards further strengthening rushes, national, financial and economic sovereign see, besides this, this decision will really strengthen the role of the chinese currency in russia out of time when beijing and moscow are really continuing to pursue stronger ties in almost every aspect. in the meantime, we have already heard voices of concern from across the atlantic, including from one commentator who used to be a us treasury official. he said that the situation in which the likes of russia ran and try to continue be seeing the dollar is something that could really be a cause for concern in america. this trend towards diversification is global and accordingly,

given the over reliance on the dollar before the high for centralization of the international financial system on the dollar and the proceedings decades some the dollarization and reduction and the role of the dollar is to be expected. i think we're definitely seeing 1st of all, higher demand internationally for more reserve currency. other reserve currency is the, this is something that the central banks want to have. the optionality, the ability to have a wider set of reserve currency them accordingly. there is demand, there's going to be supply, i think we'll see more reserve currency further down the road. are going to be more alternatives. i think the goal will continue to play a significant role and probably in the increasing role in the reserves that countries will have in the coming years. meantime,

among other crucial topics that alone been making headlines is an old stream to gas pipeline project news on that. on the sidelines, the st. petersburg forum rushes energy minister, hinted it was just some 100 kilometers from the finish line. unexpressed hopes it will be completed by the end of the year. no stream who is a gas pipeline under the baltic sea that set to deliver gas from russia directly to the u via germany. well, speculation around the project continues. we spoke with german n p clothes earns to told us a purely business enterprise and his views being dragged into geo politics. for now, i believe no stream to as a necessity. because in europe, we're in dire need of gas for the foreseeable future. we know that the existing gas pipeline no stream certainly doesn't have the same capacity as no stream too. and therefore, i am very pleased to this new pipeline is ready. i hope will soon be in operation. the u. s. is in the lead those against the gas pipeline, 50 years ago,

they opposed gas supplies and the soviet union because they thought we will become dependent on moscow. but in fact, they only care about selling the liquefied gas. this arguments about dependence on russia is just nonsense, because this dependence is not one sided and it's 2 sided. russia also depends on revenues from the gas supplies and exactly the same way as we depend on their gas. and by the way, you know, pins combined gas from other suppliers, only. it is more expensive and more harmful for the environment like this very liquefied gas in the us. what the u. s. one is on the one hand to promote economic interests in an unfair way. i think sanctions against other states absolutely unacceptable. on the other hand, it's still trying to keep europe in germany, in particular, from forming a reasonable relationship with russia. and this is an argument that i do not accept . we recently discussed this and upon the spikes economic committee and the majority spoke in favor of a partnership with russia. that's a cornerstone for

a strong euro. so i am for creating conditions for cooperation with russia and continuing peaceful coexistence will help build a solid foundation for this cooperation. after the upcoming general federal election compound may go to those who are more alienated towards russian interests than the interest of nations. and this is not the best ground for cooperation in this regard. i hope that the election will lead to pearl and being able to improve relations with moscow and develop mutual understanding. so as you said, lot will come later today, friday at the comic form. it's in petersburg, reputed set to take stage along with his australia and could tolerate counterparts, will make sure you don't miss a thing here or not international me check more headlines now this morning. denmark has passed a controversial law that would allow it to send a solemn seek as to countries outside the european union, while their applications appending something with spark condemnation from the block

that we should be confirmed by the un high commissioner for refugees. external processing of the fine print rate from the member questions about both the access to the procedures and effective access to protection. it is not possible under existing e rules. the new danish immigration builds aimed at reducing the number of migrants in the country. it's not externalizing the asylum procedure to discourage newcomers from other setting foot in the country. the move was voted through parliament by 70 to 24 in favor. spokesman for the social democratic party in denmark told us he wanted the move to send a message to asylum seekers that they're not welcome. they're migrants coming from different places in africa, middle eastern countries. they will probably start seeking our buying class item and they know that they will be sent out of europe again. the new legislation comes from a rising pressure on copenhagen. alfred stripped

a handful of syrian refugees of their residency on the grounds that the syrian capital damascus and the surrounding region is not considered safe to amongst become the 1st european country to take such a provocative step that contradicts. in fact, the ease attempts to fix broken asylum rules with decision immediately ignited outrage amongst a refugee and human rights groups. and it led to protest the country in late may. a minority rights consultant we spoke to says he's not surprised with the law though . as the current government has never hidden the fact, but his views on immigration this storm in came to power and even argue that for him in the election, especially this go very much against people from the, especially the machine background, you know. so they don't want them to come to the syrians came now they want to kick them out. also they are trying to, to make laws where they can send people back to see the problem is that this

government trusted democratic government knows that it is impractical. and not as easy, and they don't want to leave this away because if they did, they could you side by the far right parties, almost meaningless that so campaigners and it described a new e u tax transparency law. it's an attempt by brussels to fight tax avoidance by those big multinational companies. lawmakers say at targets large corporations with an annual income of more than 750000000 euro plan is from 2023. corporations must publish tax details online including profit and the number of employees. however, it focuses on going on within member states only. and i said to leave out most operations in the rest of the world is the problem. that's why some non governmental organizations, including oxford, say it's essentially a band aid on a gaping wound. we are disappointed about g d outcome.

this new legislation on public country by country reporting is not real public by country reporting. why? because it doesn't colder all the country, although peroration of the companies that are present to you. and in addition to that, adding these kind of information for only a limited number of countries would give her ever really need me to feature of the structure of a company. and this can even be misleading for her research for purposes, but also for 40 miss torres to know if really a company is responsible or not. research has shown there is some cases, 80 percent of profits have moved around the block to so called you tax havens like island luxembourg and the netherlands farm says the low could be easily circumnavigated. it's a very nice tool,

so it will be useful to add more transparency on new tax havens. but at the same time, corporation could be, you've been incentivized to she profits to tech save and outside the you where they don't have to report information. so this is actually not a solution for her global sex or avoidance of corporation. it's what she would call the small a 15 pass. the good morning to you. thanks for being with us. and let me tell you about this. coming up with a lab league theory back in circulation, this concern about who's bringing the so called evidence to the public's attention . we turn our attention to that. you'll stick around here at to after the break. ah, i

join me every 1st day on the alex simon show. when i was speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport business. i'm show business. i'll see you then me when i was wrong. when all just don't the rules. yes. to see out, the thing becomes the after an engagement equal trail. when so many find themselves, well the part we choose to look for common ground been calling to mckenney work so well, people don't like to use the word inconsistent. they like to say, oh it's, it's amazing. comprehensible,

mysterious. i say it can't be quite right. and this is what direct says, this is what i was writing this in a morning as a body and ministration apparently acknowledges the so called lab league theory on the chinese origins of corona virus. u. s. chief medical advisor anthony found she's calling on begging to release the medical records of will. hand lab work is back in may, president pied and ordered a speedy investigation into the origins of cove at 19. and you turn of his previous stubs days before that decision. the wall street journal reported that 3 will. one lab research is we're already sick in november 2019 citing a named us intelligence data. but as a senior correspondent explains next, there's a question, hang over the articles credibility. a year ago,

trump was blasted as crazy and then vain for all his talk about the coven lab league theory that these pestilence sneaked out of a chinese bio lab. that it was perhaps an engineer bio weapon. but in america, it's only crazy if you don't like who said that a world health organization expert says it impossible to 10 tell when the huge hon corona virus will peak. i think it's going to spec, it's going to come across to a lot of americans as backing of xena phobia housing community that has believed and continues to believe and have in their words low confidence on the viruses. precise origin said a likely possibility. are you saying you think it's likely that that, that, that's the way it happened that, that they've been covering it up? yes, this idea was loaded to the public and i mean, loaded through an article on board street journal. the authors claim that i named officials told them that employees at the woo had institute of virus. ology were

among the 1st to show symptoms if could be significant. this members of the same team working with current viruses, went to hospital with similar symptoms. shortly before the pandemic was 1st identified, which is coincidentally, nothing new. this was reported last year, back red biden. accuse trump of spreading xenophobia with his woo hadn't flu and flu comments? now, biden has restarted an investigation into the potential lab league theory, or have belong by this article, an article by a guy who helped to fabricate the deadliest lie of the 21st century. michael gordon was the central figure behind the lie of saddam's weapons of mass destruction. and the last 14 months iraq has sought to buy 5 thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes, which american officials believe were intended as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium. the claim turned out to be false for which the new york times

eventually apologized land, which they said was handed to them by the white house in 2002. but we have found a number of instances of coverage that was not as rigorous as it should have been on september, 8th, 2002. the lead article of the paper was headlines. u. s. s hussain intensified quest for a bon parts that report concerned. they aluminum tubes that the administration advertised insistently as components for the manufacturer of nuclear weapons fuel. it should have been presented more cautiously. it wasn't just this one that he did this. michael gordon has a lot of these inside sources and anonymous friends. and other words, michael gordon has a reputation for laundering c. i a and white house talking points and this information to the press and to the mattress spreading propaganda. as journalism, his work was arguably biblical at the beginning,

the invasion of iraq and paving the way for the deaths of millions of people. and i didn't stop there. now. photographs and descriptions from easton ukraine endorsed by the obama administration on sunday suggest that many of the green men are indeed russian military and intelligence forces equipped in the same fashion as russians special operation. troops involved in attic seeing the crimea region in february, 4 days later, and after the damage had been done, and people had been misled into believing that russian troops were invaded ukraine . the new york times again came out to refute the discredited images. more recently, some of those grainy photographs have been discredited. it all feels rather familiar. the rush, publication of something exciting, often based on an executive branch leak and then afterwards with a kind of morning after feeling here comes the more sober, less prominently displayed. follow up story to deal with objections who are not

clarifying much of anything. they're very close relations between the, the, the intelligence agencies and the media very close. the intelligence agencies use the media all the time to leak information to, to spread rumors to make certain officials they, they don't like, look bad. we saw this tremendously during the rush, it gave episode under trumps when when there were vast numbers of leaks, there were all. busy intended to make the trump or his various officials look a bad look like they were colluding with russia. and these leaks came out of the intelligence agencies that is quite clear and the press lasted up the press lumper they couldn't get enough. they. ready were very eager, they were eager for more and they never questioned why the intelligence agencies were leaking in this information. or what kind of motive the agencies had mind.

funding now, where's the beef was almost on the lips of america after a cyber attack way laid the world's largest meet packet j. b. s. plans for fully operational again thursday, but not before the f. b. i had blamed russian speaking. hi k. no less. he's been sworn, says the incident once again in the states, the fake narrative that moscow is responsible for all cyber espionage. there definitely has to be some kind of clarity put here because the problem is, when you, whenever you have media talking about these issues and you have volunteered and talking about these issues, they love to conflate russia as, as a nation state with russian actors also with russians, speakers, i mean that's the most recent one. this is so incredible about the j be situation is that j b s originally said that they had confirmed these were russian hackers who had done this well. now if you look at the terminology that's being used, they're actually saying russian speaking, that can mean

a whole lot of things and but, but it conflicts, right? it comes back to this idea of, oh, is russia doing this? is bodamer prudent pulling the strings? he actually hacking g b. s, or is it someone who is either russia nationality or even russian speaking? well, i mean there are ethnically chinese people who can speak absolutely. russian. i think a lot of people in ukraine who configuration as well. i think i know some are these that speak russia, so i'm just saying americans perhaps yes, maybe just perhaps. now a question was posed to the president in connection to the j. b. a ransomware attack about whether or not he believes that poodle himself was, was testing and testing president violence. what do you make of that theory? is there any, any there's, there's no gravity to that. there's no reason to think that that's the case at all, but it fits perfectly into a media narrative, right? because the questions kind of thrown out at the end. do you think putin is testing

this a softball? you're saying? well, it's as he was walking out of the room, right. so he's walking out of the room and the reporter yells, how do you think this testing you and, and for them by turns back and kind of smirks and says like, he wouldn't test me. but the thing is just, it's all this, it's all the show right, show of, i'm tough and he's trying to get to me when there's been no evidence whatsoever that the, the colonial pipeline attack, it was done by a group called the dark side, right. which is people who aren't even in russia, that we know are there just in former soviet countries and a russian speaking, j b. s. in that situation, it's not necessarily coming out of russia by this group that they call revolt, against, like evil, with an are revolt. and they're apparently also, russian speaking that we have, we don't even have a geography for where they're located. so it, but it fits into that media narrative brush bed and is always trying to harm us. right? well, what do we know about who actually is committing these crimes? i mean, i mean, where are they actually from? if it's not specifically russian, people are russian state actor, i mean, are they,

are they in asia, do we have any idea or do you have an idea? if you go back to 2017, there was a company that did a basic look at cybersecurity hacks and what countries are most responsible for these people within those countries, i should say not to mention dates, but people within those countries where do they originate from china? is number one my by far, far and above everyone else. second blaze, the united states, 17 percent come from the united states and then turkey and then a brazil, and then russia. so wow, back in 2017, only about 4 percent of all of these attacks were originating in russia. far more originate in the united states and the vast majority. i wouldn't you never know that based on the mainstream media real quickly in light of these latest revelations about the danish f. e. working with the n. s a here to spy on the u. l . i don't the u. s. do you make any distinction between that kind of spying and cyber hacking? well, listen, that kind of spine which we referred to as espionage,

right? is actually far more dangerous. so there is a case of the solar wind case in which us agencies fly. agency said that russian state actors had gotten into us software and were able to spy on us. okay, that's not ransomware, that's fine. that is much more destructive. the u. s. does this all over the world . we know they've done it in the e. we know that they've the n s a tap the phones of world leaders, right? it's much or serious then some hacker getting into the ferry that takes you back and forth to martha's vineyard and saying i want them bitcoin to turn it back on. these are, those are much more serious instances, but there is a distinction between ransomware and cyber warfare. the u. s. again is heavily as a government in cyber warfare, not in ransomware, then encoding, spreading all the lots head runs at breakfast time tuesday. thank you for watching . check it out. don't call me or any of our social media for everything else. we're talking about your say as well, but 28 minutes past the kevin that one of the team signing off of

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