me ah, the stories to shake the weight here are not the tension spiral over ukrainian ships that approach russian waters with an authorization something moscow. his slammed is provocative and threatening. also be described as a dark day for journalism. june sun support is lashire to be k. hi course, really to alive is possible expedition to the united states to discuss with you and special on torture. what the verdict might mean for the wiki lead spammed and devastating tornado through the us with the kentucky alone said, be more than 7. ah . hello, that the latest news and look back. what's been happening to over the last 7 days.

you watching the weekly on arte international tensions of ukraine ran high this week with russia criticizing the west, refuting the escalation and voicing concern at night actions in the region. moscow says they could potentially lead to a large scale conflict with the escalation occurred after ukrainian navy ship approach rushing waters without authorization. on thursday evening, a move that russia regarded as a threat to the navigational safety of other vessels in the area. ukraine denied all allegations though, and insisted that the ship was in an om search and rescue vessel that never entered restricted waters or posed any threat. and it did eventually change course where ukraine was the main topic of discussion between vladimir putin and joe biden. on tuesday, the u. s. president pointed that what he called the threatening nature of russian troop movements near the training border and said severe sanctions were being thrown up. moscow insisted can move its troops wherever it wants to want its own

territory while saying it's night. so, which is making dangerous moves and spokesperson talks about how data is actions of being regarded in russia to just to genetic toyota is, which is a rhetoric coming from the u. s. and e u leaders sounds pretty aggressive. we see plenty of fake news about russia allegedly planning an aggressive invasion at the same time, no one talks to care if not warns care of against even thinking of a military intervention in the done yet, scandal, guns, conflict, museums, to madison, to mars. now we see that nato is taking an extremely aggressive position. first, they all say they don't accept any red lines. second, they say that nato will do whatever it wants. 3rd, it will do it on whatever territory it wants forth. all of this is aimed to deter russia. we do not like that. we will do everything to ensure our own interests. that while ukraine and the where sticky russia farming the self proclaimed republics in east in ukraine,

the u. s. is openly sending armstrong key f. washington revealed that 30 javelin anti tank miss. our systems were delivered to ukraine, back in october as part of a $60000000.00 military aid package into further $200000000.00 or on the table to where russia has long insisted that nato must not expand its presence further east . closer to russia's borders, the white hash, the head. oh. of course, the diplomacy is out and red lines are there to be crossed when the big bad wolf is planning a land grab ring a bell. a similar warning came in the spring when russian troops gathered for snap training exercises, and again when military drills were conducted in crimea. and only recently moscow was supposedly the mastermind of the qu in key f. remember the korean t f. no me neither because it didn't happen. in fact,

none of the predictions came true, but this time apparently it's different. this time it's the real deal. and to feed the fair, they're even drawing up the kremlin battle plans the new year of sunsets. and for the umpteenth time this year, russia is forced to defend the presence of its own troops on its own land. russia is not a threat to any country. the deployment of russian troops on the national territory is our sovereign roy, and no one's business. it is nato on its members states or recklessly moving their military forces and infrastructure to the russian borders. so what is washes red line, us spy pains jetting towards rushes borders. passenger jets with hundreds of civilians on board diverted because an nato re complain was to close and wouldn't respond to ground control. the actions by the u. s. air force created the threat to civilization and the fact that

a catastrophe was averted over the backseat doesn't mean that the u. s. in nato can go on the risk in people's lives with impunity. the latest american war ship sailing into waters bordering russia with the shows was new to, you know, a u. s. warship has now entered the black sea when we can see it through binoculars or the crosshairs of our defense system system alone or multiple missile systems. just across the fence, it what it was with him. look at where nato's military infrastructure is located. just a short distance from our borders. in romania, poland, wish planting, massage. defense systems have already been deployed and they can easily be converted into offensive missile systems that targets us. it's only takes a matter of minutes to change the software. now, instinct tells me that if a russian destroy, i was spotted steaming into new york harbor. it would be a flaming red line for washington, but believe it or not for us all, this is a, a pink line at best. the real issue is nato rather nato's expansion and

expanded it has from this humble state in 1990 to this empire in 2020. now back in the day, russia was promised nato would grow not one inch eastward of berlin. well, that's berlin. so no, it's not an inch. it's over a 1000 kilometers. and now it's knocking at rushes door. ukraine joanie nato. and we've been talking about it for a long time. is a red line for us. the continual drawing of keys into the military orbit of the alliance, the de facto start of natives, assimilation of the military infrastructure of this country and a desire to turn it into a foothold for confrontation with russia could all cause severe negative consequences and destabilize the military and political situation in europe, but lucky for nato, it's got a gas out of jail free card. because in politics, well promises are made to be broken very well. where is that written down? where is that promise me down? donald rumeliotis, when i'm when will enrich current,

which it didn't quicker when us think marriage group. in the meantime, the u. s. unfazed by its terrible track record of predicting russian behavior is covering its bases and drawing up some economic thank says you know, just in case saskatoon very well that speaking of sanctions, washington has already threatened moscow with extreme measures and globally such penalties are essential to all of us foreign policy america was just irritated beijing too, by imposing a diplomatic boy caught on china's upcoming winter olympics and source. i impose sanctions on 14 officials and 4 entities in iran and syria over alleged rights abuses. we discussed the role and impact of america's punitive policies with a panel of guess essentially gotta, you've got to view and walk into the u. s. american exceptionalism and, and supremacy. and they are basically, they're, they're,

they're doing whatever they can. do you know where we're married? it's a very arrogant, aggressive policy. they use the sanctions and if it really is a means to destabilize the other country, sovereign nations and create that can make hardships early. why do you think america is threatening to sanction russia for something that a has not happened and b will not happen according to the kremlin? i think in one way the political move on, on that side. the other part is that we need it. we need a bogeyman and i think partially, there were luther are in once. it's kind of like a rabid dog. you know, you start to lash out in, in different ways, trying to protect yourself. and the only one problem we have is a thinking is this kind of destructive approach to international relations. but it's, it's just so silly because ultimately you saw the brand he was sitting on. or do

you think the continental united states is going to survive? if it makes a devastated mess of the rest of the world, do you think any western power seriously believes russia is about to invade ukraine? you know, it's hard to understand the logic. what could moscow stand to gain from, from starting a war? well, i think that the western governments do well know that this is rather at blame game . they make of the public belief that russia is a real threat to the ukraine at the moment. russia is really in defense because they have to fear that a ukraine will become a part of the nato alliance. and this is, of course, a major threat to the geopolitical setting of russia. cutting russia off. busy from swift would be the most extreme of measures deployed yet it help into iran, devastated the economy there. is there any chance of washington pursuing what's

being called a nuclear option based on their questionable diplomats that they potentially good. i think be very unwise move, very little impact, i think internally, externally it would, it would kind of back fire. i would think rub europeans would be very strongly lobbying against such an action. and if you're going to set off to do something like that, presumably not the goal. but let's just like opening a black hole under the international banking system. we're seeing what's happening and showing with a grunt warbling in the property market, possibly going down the drain. of course, if that happens, that's going to pull down the western banking system potentially. now a day for journalism is high june, the songy support is reacted to the british high court ruling on friday, but the wikileaks find the can be expedited to the united states. washington one, it's appeal against the previous decision. blocking is song from being sent to

america to face trial on espionage charges. campaign is slammed. the latest move, which was handed down on the un human rights de we condemn today's u. k. high court decision to allow the expedition of julian so on. so the us, which will prove historic for all the wrong reasons. we fully believe that julian, a saw and just been targeted for his contributions to journalism. back in october, those a to day, harry, i was the united states trying to appeal over numerous grounds, including the fact that it offered an unprecedented package of assurances, as i saw it would not be held under the maximum security the strictest, maximum security conditions in prison. over there and that he isn't eyes on well is being, he's made out. well, judas sanchez of continue to say that he is indeed a suicide risk. and that all of these assurances are meaningless and vague as they put it. they said that the united states can reverse any decision, not any point. class is also concerned about the trustworthiness of america's

guarantees to pointing to one of those reports in the year that the cia had prompted to kidnap during the saw and put it to kill him. speaking outside the high court here this morning, we've heard from stella morris the partner who's incredibly disappointed and she's saying why and how is this happening for? how long can this go on today is international human rights day? what a shame, how cynical to, how this decision on this day to have one of the foremost the foremost publisher journalists of the past, 50 years in a u. k. prison, accused of publishing the truth about or crimes about cia killed teams. many people have been supporting her outside here. many,

many protests is that also are similar questions there who is a glimmer of hope that you know, the british justice system might actually prevail for once. the british judiciary. this is on every level with the u. s. campaign to get a lie to 10 years, 10 years in the streets of london. public opinion in size, a sound. but obviously the judge's decision is not on the side of public opinion. it's absolutely devastating. so she, this time of year to another christmas without doing that is children without their dad stay on the fight to free during the trial. so we will prevail eventually many people outside the high court say, where is the human rights? in the case of jr and assange, obviously we're still on the foreground of the royal court of justice, that they call it the royal court of injustice. out of

a, it was being announced, a protest even through eggs at this side directly behind me, which just goes to show the sentiment and feeling here on the streets of london. okay, well here's how we've reached this point in 2019 hearing. the sound was forcefully removed by british police from ecuador was embassy in london. after quito terminated his 7 year asylum there, he sought refuge following sexual assault allegations in sweden, which were later dropped british authorities. they were wrested him on a separate charge of jumping bail. america on the weekly signed, extradited on claims and conspiring to govern computers and publishing classified material models. phone just fiance says he suffered a stroke to during

a hearing in october. so let's get more from this time. discuss it further. now smells things that you and special wrap up. so on talk, you very welcome to we appreciate your sign this evening. firstly, just tell us what your thoughts saw on this court ruling that effectively says we should no longer be worried by the state to the san juice health because america has given us assurances alice extremely disappointed to have this decision, especially coming on the international human rights stay on it by and large firms, the observations and official conclusions of my investigation of this case that this is not about a legitimate prosecution, but it is about a political persecution. now the conclusion that his health would be strong enough to allow his extradition to the united states. um, it is obviously completely ridiculous. since during the hearing itself, of the appeal to him,

messenger state of health not only was not good enough for him to be able to follow the hearing, but he actually suffered a manor stroke, apparently during that hearing. and so how can we even discuss whether julianna's sanchez, medically fit to be, you know, extradited to a country where i was expecting him, is a show trial, you know, on, for espionage it can you understand the told why the court has made this decision? i mean, i, i understand your point of view and you concerns about getting a sound, his health, but listening to the call case, i did say, look, we've been told he won't be held in a super max prison. we've been told he won't be held in solitary confinement when you hear that. why are you still concerned? well, because i've actually read those guarantees and those guarantees don't guarantee anything. what they have done the united states effectively. they have promised not to hold him in a specific one specific prison, which is the super max prison in florence, colorado. but we all know that the united states has dozens of superman prison so

they can keep him in any other super max prison. they've also promised that they won't keep him under is pacific is isolation, resumed and post by the attorney general of the federal government, but only about 50 people are kept under this regime in the united states. while at the same time about 80000 people are being kept under different isolation regimes in the united states. so they can keep in strict i solution and in any other super max prison, most none, none of this has been excluded. i also did promise that the united states made that they would agree to affirm being transferred to his native australia to serve a eventual a custodial sentence, the fine print of that guarantee. you says that that only applies after all of the legal remedies and the u. s has been exhausted and we know that all the way up to supreme court is can last 15 or 20 years. and so effectively nothing has been guaranteed. so where does this case go now?

i mean, i understand the procedure will go back to the lower court. i think the home secretary, we'll review it. and the case could then be appealed again in the high court or the supreme court. but for, i mean from your point of view, does his case still focus on his health and the more your concerns now about his health and how much that could deteriorate between now and any appeal being held off. i visited him in 2019, just after had been arrested by, by the bridget authorities together with 2 experienced medical experts for specialized loan examining torture victims. and they came to the conclusion independently from each other that his health i was going to deteriorate rapidly to the point of endangering his life if he was not rapidly relieved, of the constant pressure off, you know, persecution, arbitrary mis escalation. and this is exactly what you see playing out. now, it is difficult, obviously to predict in a, with precision the medical development of the state of health, of the individual person. because so many factors depend on it. but, you know,

by enlarging the big picture, what you see happening here, it was absolutely predictable and avoidable because we have officially warned the british authorities that this was going to happen. i think he's gone as far to say to niles that if he dies in the u. k. prison, he will have been tortured to death. is that still your point of view? oh absolutely. that's exactly what we see happening right now. unfortunately. so i alongside all of this and the evidence that we heard. we also know in the run up to this decision by the court, the c, i a were planning to have ducks in kill assange while he was in the ecuadorian embassy. and none of that seems to have made any difference whatsoever. that's what really was the most scandalous aspect of, of this whole process that what we're discussing is whether julian or sound is fit enough to be extradited to the united states. when this is not really the question, the actual question is, why is julian assange in prison in the 1st place,

given that all he has done is really, you know, exercise his right as a journalist to publish information that he has received with of public interest in providing evidence for, for misconduct serious mon caught misconduct, including war cramps by states. so this is really, are the questions you know, that should be discussed. and i hope very much that assumptions needle team will succeed in appealing those questions to the high court. and if necessary, to supreme court, or even the court of human rights in strasbourg, in india, and in order to prevent his extradition. and i suppose the match is, taylor is, is early from the united states. that journalism does not protect you from the espionage act which should worry a lot of media. oh absolutely. and it's, that's a terrible precedence and you know, it, this is not even depend on whether he's expedited or not already. now, any journalist in the world can see what has happened to dual massage during the last decade and to what terrible state of health it has brought him. and so if they

are offered to day secret information that is public interest, proving serious misconduct of governments will they still publish it or will they have a 2nd look at what is happening that are signs and perhaps rather declined. and if this really happens, this really neutralizes no press freedom and with this democracy because no democracy can live without, you know, a free press one now and i take it. now if you are, you've written a book or a book is about to be published concerning the psychological torture that's happened to julian. can you just go into more detail? i mean, if people are interested in this case and they will dispose, what will they find? all yes, this is, this is the book it's recalls or the trial of julia massage. obviously, special apertures of the united nations don't usually write books about individual cases. but here i have intervened officially and exhausted, all diplomatic means the formal pastor available to my office in order to get those

states to respect the prohibition of torture. and the did, the scandal of this case is really how this has been ignored systematically and deliberately battle states. and i felt it points to a system failure in the human rights protection system that needs to be, you know, a told publicly that the public needs to be informed so they can correct that. that was the purpose. so it is really the story of my investigation of this case in detail and have you had much reaction company authorities about this book or from the public. while the authorities simply ignore my interventions, because as soon as they engage in a constructive dialogue, the evidence is overwhelming, that this is a political persecution. so i, i reckon the best they can do in order to protect your interest is just to try to ignore me. and to me, this is william, my last resort was to inform the public about this book. i get a very good reactions from those who have read advanced copies. it has already appeared in, in german and also in sweden, in swedish,

and other reactions are overwhelmingly positive. okay, now is look, we're wish you all the best with that. we certainly appreciate you are coming on to our to in talking to us this afternoon. that was announced meltzer a u. n. special capital on torture. thank you and you very much. now another news that devastating storms have ripped through central and southern parts of the west with kentucky suffering some of the worse damage. president biden said that the tornadoes could be the most disastrous in american history or rescue. workers have already found more than 40 missing people. in the damage buildings and there are concerns to the number of deaths there could exceed 100 shelters, have been opened with the help of the red cross. and kentucky's governor has declared a state of emergency is local reporter edgar costa. this is the severe destruction that we can see in many places across different states. were several tornadoes have, he did really part the worst part here in mayfield, kentucky,

the governor of the state announced that 70 people lost their life on these tragic abbey. so this has been the most devastating tornado of that. in our state's history, the level of devastation is unlike anything i've ever seen. satellite far too many homes. but people were likely an entirely devastated this will be, i believe, the deadliest tornado system to ever run through kentucky. the devastation we can see here in the city center. he says something that will take a long time to recuperate. but many people took the streets. we can see lots of citizens that got together to do all they can wendy's hard time. there were these images to show the remains of a candle factory that was hit by a tornado. its reef is collapsed and authorities to say that more than a 100 people may have been inside. when the storm struck. tornadoes have also torn through the parts of the u. s. to 6 people are dead in the state of illinois where

the roof and of an amazon warehouse there was brought down during the storm. and in arkansas on person is thought of being killed and 5 seriously injured after a tornado. damage to nursing home there many others were trapped inside and the severe weather is also claimed at least 4 lives. in tennessee, the american journalists are being threatened with massive fines if they work for what are perceived to be the wrong publications to contributors to the site called the strategic culture foundation have received stern warnings from the us treasury . this letter was sent to daniel. this, ah, and michael virchow, who are both new base journalist, it does say that the s c f is on the list of band organizations accused of election meddling. and the us citizens who engage in transactions with foundation are liable to fines of at least $300000.00, annually saw shared his own experience with us. it was

a warning regarding future articles. so essentially, if i write for the, for i find gate and any kind of transaction, which i assume means a, an exchange of money i could be had was massive fines that were completely destroy my finances. i was taken aback. i was, you know, concerned certainly, but actually had stopped writing for the yes since the previous, you know, 4 or 5 months earlier. so i didn't feel personally threatened. but others who, who want to continue writing for the f works dreamily frightened fair. they have all stopped writing for the site because really there's just, it's, you know, it's impossible to, to battle the us treasury. busy in this kind of case, the u. s. treasury's power is, is enormous. and that of a, of an individual freelance journalist is always microscopic. but some of them are so frightened, they're unwilling even to give interviews like this one. so you know, so this is what it's shilling effect means they're,

they're unwilling to write and they're unwilling even to talk about why they, why they're too afraid to write with a threat to make up part of a targeted sanctions campaign. and i am spy, the treasury secretary back in april treasury will target russian leaders, officials intelligence services and their proxies that attempt to interfere in the us electro process or so bertie has democracy. this is the start of a new u. s. campaign against russian line behavior, where the u. s. government claims the should take culture foundation is in fact controlled by rushes, foreign intelligence agency, the s p r, and that it also, it is also linked to the russian foreign ministry. the foundation though denies this and caught itself a research platform about your asian global affairs, but then it's odd to say that dangerous precedent has already been set. i think that the, that the at the s c f, the foundation hosts honest journalism. even though out i don't, don't agree with much of it. this is, this is serious work by serious. ready journalists, and that is a supporter of

a free speech and a free press. i believe that readers should have access to this. ready kind of stuff and, and yet if the u. s. government is trying to close it down and therefore trying to stop information, which is usually at variance with official us policy. from reaching from reaching audiences, including audiences in the us, to stop journalists from writing for these kinds of websites as a new step. and i think that and i was surprised because because the united states, in fact has a very good track record on when it comes to a free press. i mean, in america, we can say anything we want. yeah, i can write the most outrageous things about george w bush or joe biden and not have to worry for a moment about the search secret police crashing through my door. but now things may be changing slightly and it doesn't or go,

well. we are not international thanks to the company just coming up to half past 4 in the afternoon. moscow will be back again in 30 minutes. ah, ah, many of us who the delta would be the sort of p i'd you know, well, you know, going to get a car. sure. any more transmissible than delta. and what type of you got something which is popped up with more than 30 changes in that spite protein that we're all interested. it's accumulated, all the mutations we've seen in different very, it's all in one bar. and that raises some very interesting issues about where did it come from in the 1st place. is it possible to get even more mutually sure what's going to happen in terms of disease severity and maxine protection? so it is suggesting that know the virus is still got some way to go through. the more surprises

a huge key is lucia law and me with seymour and you're willing to finish an interview for her to finish every day. um, she did kitchen everything out to get that done. you should issue with the legal team. manage is to get the case discussed at the united nations and sweden begins to feel the international political pressure, especially from that in america promoting and respecting human right.