a whole rock and the kids playing right? yeah, yeah. maybe they'll actually learn that martin l is more important than a european gas prices surge to all time records as the continent faces a double whammy of power shortages and freezing temperatures. but she's just preschool. the contention in europe is the united states, fulton, russia, had to respond that every step. that's every step the situation was getting worse and worse. president putin criticizes america and nato's eastward expansion, noting that moscow is ready to deal with hostile actions. as russia's defense chief warns that private u. s. military contractors and eastern ukraine are preparing provocations involving

chemical components and the british prime ministers approval ratings plummet to historic lows. as the fallout grows over revelations of repeated violations of covered roof last year. at the same time as health workers are lining up to accuse him of exploitation the page, you know, they've done nothing to address the pay. there's been no, no way that i've seen from the government to, to tackle, which had it in that in the black books. ah, or kathy, my director of studios and moscow. this is our to international. i'm john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. right now, 1st natural gas prices in europe continue to break records. the commodity is now around 6 times more expensive than in early summer, or she's peter oliver brings us up to speed rack or breaking day when it comes to

the price of gas in europe. that has topped $2000.00 per 1000 cubic meters of gas for the 1st time ever. it's come about after gas braun, the russian energy giant didn't book any gas transit through poland on the moll euro pipeline in its most very basic sense. that meant no extra gas would be arriving in germany. now, gas prong continues to live up to the contracts. it has with european nations like germany and others. but what it's not doing is sending any extra on to the market. what that means is there's an increased demand and well not the supply as i said. so that means that prices have gone right up. in fact, they've gone through the roof this month alone. prices have risen by 40 percent since the summer. they've gone up 300 percent in that they start to take a toll on energy companies and number of them deciding that this is just too rich

for their blood. and they've had served while they fold it. they've had to file for bankruptcy, the latest to do that is neck and, and strong. here in germany they supplied power to some, 13000 homes across the country. they'll not be doing that anymore as they decided they just can't be part of this with the energy price. so high. now, i said that gas problem continues to, i live up to the contracts which it signed. however, that hasn't stopped european leaders from suggesting that russia is using energy is using gas supply in an attempt to try and exert political influence over some countries in europe. rogers used energy as a tool for political influence, the for instance, in moldova. and while it is strictly speaking, fulfilling its commitments on gas supplies, menaces, current refusal to increase export volumes to europe, or to refill gas from own storage facilities as a means to exert pressure on the e u. and specifically, to secure the regulatory licensing of nurturing to the kremlin spokesman dmitri

pess golf. as said, this isn't an issue for the russian government that this is an issue between europe and gas. prominent questions on this whole subject well shouldn't be directed towards the kremlin. they need to go to gas pro mm h q 2 mistake to serve. now, what is the reason for the decrease in gas deliveries by the model? europe pipeline with gas now going in the reverse direction. is that a link between the suspension of supplies, the germany, and the note stream to pipeline? there's absolutely no, there is no link. it's a purely commercial issue. and it's up to gus prompt to explain the reasons. well, when you look at the prices, it's clay to see why this is such a big su, $4.00 to $4.00 and a half time increases across europe when it comes to gas prices. as i said, huge demand for russian gas in europe at the moment. it had been hoped that the, the nord stream to gas pipeline would be able to, to slake some of that thirst for gas. the plan was that that would be able to provide as much as 55000000000 cubic meters of gas every single year,

directly into germany, and then on towards the rest of europe. however, it's found itself snarled up in a bureaucratic process when it comes to certification. here in germany right now, we're hearing it may well not be approved until the 2nd half of 2022. this is after we had thought it would be up and running by well, now that was after the united states lifted sanctions against the node stream to company earlier in 2021 that had previously called the let caused delays on that project. private u. s. military contractors may be preparing a provocation involving chemical components and eastern ukraine. is the warning from russia's defense chief at his ministries. annual meeting, president put and also spoke there outlining worries about nato's eastern expansion and saying the block will be responsible for any escalation justice. just preschool, the contention in europe is the united states, fulton, russia,

had to respond that every step that every step, the situation was getting worse and worse. and today we're in a situation where we have to make decisions. so above vladimir putin and defense minister showing go outlined the security and defense situation and russia where things stand the piece of modernization. they also mentioned that the degree of modernization, as in russia's military, is one of the highest in the world. but they also spoke about the challenges facing russia, missed the show go, for example, mentioning the more than a 100 american private military contractors who are currently on the front lines in the civil war in ukraine, which is very close to russia's borders, how they're instructing ukrainian military personnel there and also mister shaw, you mentioned that they have information that perhaps are american private military contractors are preparing a chemical provocation where those are the way nato continues its military

assimilation of ukraine's territory. it's been established that there are currently more than a $120.00 employees of us private military companies present in that the nights region. they are equipping firing positions and the residential buildings and, and public facilities assisting ukrainian special forces and radical on groups to prepare for active hostilities, some canisters, with an identified chemical components with the liver, to carry out provocations in the region easier with regards to international themes, vladimir putin himself spoke about the continuing encroachment of american native forces towards russian borders. he reminisces about the past, for example, spoke about how close her relations were between rush and the united states. a scott decades ago when cia officers will openly advising the russian government, telling them of what steps to take, what policies to pursue, where now emerge military personnel was stationed in russian nuclear silo,

overseeing things there, how cosy relations between the united states and russia were at the time but then things began to collapse. bit by bit the united states, he said, ah, perhaps high on victory, a presumed victory in the cold war. we began funding, separatist and terrorist movements and organizations in chechnya, for example, which led to misery and countless debts. he said new things since then had grown worse and worse. we have sheep, continued the waves of expansion, nato expansion towards russia. despite the fact that nato promised russia, but that wouldn't happen after the collapse of the soviet union. the situation since then vladimir putin says, has continued to work with nato, a considering ukraine's application to join, which potentially means american missiles stationed in ukraine. the flight of those missiles would be at 10 minutes. flight time to moscow. they were hypersonic

missiles, 5 minutes launch from ukraine to reach moscow, which for russia is entirely unacceptable. it leaves no time to react, which is why russia, as low as drawn its red line, which is why russia now demands security guarantees that noted, need her, won't expand that infrastructure into ukraine. this is a matter in which russia's prepared to take the most severe measures that may put in also said that even if security guarantees are given, that they can't be trusted because the united states has a habit of manipulating or, or using international law to, to suit its purposes when it needs the un, it uses the un, it mentioned that it or it remembers it when it doesn't need the u. s. and forgets it exists. and similarly, the united states pulls out of internet slobs, could follow other treaties at will from the intermediate nuclear forces street,

here from the european skies treaty with or without explanation. and vladimir putin says russia stands ready to guarantee its own security bluetooth. but those rina, u k. so western coal is continued to push their clearly aggressive line. we will respond with the appropriate military and technical measures will provide a tough response to any unfriendly moves. and i want to stress, we have the full right to do this. like, via bowden also said that the russia doesn't want any bloodshed at once. stability once peace and corporation, but that it will take steps to ensure its own security, as he said, is that it is russia's right as it is the right of, of every state. you also a made sure to mention that russia doesn't want exceptional special conditions for itself, all at once. ease for its security to be guaranteed. the

beleaguered british prime minister's approval rating has nose dived to a record low voice. johnson currently has just half the support he had at the start of the pandemic. most people pulled now believe that he won't be leaving the government in a year's time. of the main reason seems to be the almost daily damning revelations and photos suggesting that downing street staff conservative party workers, and even the peer and self violated covered restrictions. last year. the latest picture published by the guardian shows boris johnson with his family and staff, sharing wine and cheese in the downing street garden when the rest of the country was under strict laws against social mixing during the 1st lockdown. but despite the photo evidence, johnson rejects that there was any wrong doing. do you normally have wine and cheese and well meetings with people at work? there's with meetings of people at work today, but this is where i live and so i work. others were meetings of people at work talking about work. adding to the british prime ministers was, is an open letter by national health service staff,

accusing his government of exploiting them. this is after he asked medics to help deliver the fastest and biggest vaccination drive to stave off. the surging omicron covered variant, the health workers say that they are being asked for more and more but are getting nothing in return. we would like to ask each and every one of you why, despite our incredible efforts, you continue to exploit us on behalf of the whole n h s workforce. we want you to acknowledge the damage. you have cost apologize and let someone else fix your mess. the n a chest needs to be removed from the political playground people's lives aren't again. we spoke to the n h s nurse who scaled back her work because of the immense pressure. she says she sees no effort by the government to tackle the issues medical staff are facing where we're already seeing like widespread shortages, but all having a massive impact on patient care. and not only that, i think working under those conditions where you are short staffed,

then impacts the workers as well. and it's kind of like a cycle. it becomes unbearable, contracted role. i've left that now and i just do agency type nothing. the page, you know, they've done nothing to address the pay on the 3 percent that they given, you know, inflation this year's 4 percent. so it's not felt by, by the stuff you know, why would they stay under this pressure doing this type of work if they're not being paid fairly and they don't feel valued, there's been no, no s that i've seen from the government to, to tackle retention within the work on the way, i know so many colleagues of why the fact that we haven't had to pay addressed dispatch that way with now asked to increase the amount of, you know, boost jobs that we're getting. and that is going to have an effect then on other services that we can offer. it's a lot, a lot of pressure at the moment and people are tired,

they are devalued. that demoralized and i can't see anything that this government is doing at the moment. redress a former m p for the u. k. liberal democrats says last week's defeat for the conservative party and local elections was another blow to board. johnston's leadership, amid those plummeting poll ratings. no one really believes that the garden party was in fact to work. meeting the deputy prime minister made it worse by claiming we knew it was a work meeting because everyone was wearing suits. it's caused ridicule and boss could have avoided all of this by simply saying, we're not going to legislate for a long time. we just ask people to co operate in a lockdown because no one's perfect. and it's that double standard, which has caused a lot of grieving people who couldn't even go to their parents or friends, funerals, to feel that they have been treated like fools by the prime minister. and that's

not a sustainable position. both johnston has been the most successful party leader for the conservatives since margaret thatcher. and he has definitely been regarded as an electrolytes, sat, a desirable leader when it comes to winning boats. the bi election which the conservatives lost to the liberal democrats. after 200 years of holding a seat begins to call into question though one thing could always depend on boris johnson to deliver, which was victory without snots track record of victory. and with the continuing ongoing problems and accusations of hypocrisy for assumptions in trouble, right? as coded to open convent spreads rapidly across the u. s. the white house said joe biden would issue a start warning, but what the president ended up saying didn't come off quite as expected. ortiz

gilam up in comments. well, jen, saki promised that a start warning would come from joe biden, regarding those who are unvaccinated. however, the millions of americans who tuned in didn't exactly hear that. now it's worth noting that joe biden did defend his unpopular mandates that he says are for the good of the people. i know vaccination requirements are popular for me. i'm not even proper for those who are anxious to get to. my ministration has put them in place not to control your life, but to say your life. now, those mandate have been quite unpopular. there have been big demonstrations and out pouring of discontent in response. and there's been a number of shortages among jobs such as firefighters, police officers, airline pilots, and others. during his speech, he did brag about the new vaccination centers that have opened and the new widespread ability availability of coven tests. now, one interesting thing to note about joe biden's remarks is he did actually make

a point of acknowledging and thanking the previous administration for quote, making sure america was 1st to get the vaccine quote 1st to get the vaccine as the words to use. it's interesting because generally the problems of cobra in the united states are blamed on the previous administration. in this instance, he's actually acknowledging some achievement on the part of donald trump. his predecessor, jo biden's tone, got a little more harsh when talking about this information and the need for accurate information about the vaccines to be disseminated throughout the united states, dangerous misinformation on cable tv and social media. you know, these companies and personalities are making money. it's wrong, it's a moral i call the purveyors of these lies and misinformation to stop it. stop it. now. obviously, all this information should be opposed as a threat to public health. but how much help is this coming from joe biden,

whose disapproval rating is now at 55 percent? well, over half of americans disapproves beijing considers taiwan part of china. but the island sees itself as independent. that lithuania allowed, the taiwanese office to open was seen as undermining china's territorial integrity . lithuania blatantly creates a one china, one time one precedent in the global community, which completely deviates from the political commitment between china and lithuania . it violates the one china principal, the basic norm of the universal consensus in the international community and will inevitably be disdained and rejected. because at the rising, the situation, step by step from the bane wisdom all it's diplomats in china. so of course, this become as like a to counter the warm now. so of course north it is

a tree the war or how the war. however, as is going more and the more deeper even us or other european countess, they are not to to patch it out by the night, however. and you did that. so that's why an antenna have to use a more stress. and of course, a lot of companies in germany, so you for they use a diesel and use a component. so this will let the new i b, you some toggle. i think lithuania says economic pressure from china has the potential to disrupt international supply chains. we discussed the situation with economist alexander katherine, who says that the e you could intervene if there is enough evidence of pressure from the chinese side . ok, the you as a clearly stated that it is a gathering evidence about any search or measures are being

implemented by china and any damage or a could have been effected on european companies. and. and once this case is strong enough for the usual. ready way to, to sort of the dispute is to go through the international organizations especially . ready in this case, this is true war trade organization, which is a muster and convenient body for settling these kind of disputes. while i think the german businesses, of course, they could suffer some damage from, from that actions because they have some plants in between. yeah. so they, they are, are, are obviously exposed to, to do the consequences of this kind of situation.

finally, for now, it's that time of year for taking stock and planning ahead and for the russian defense ministry that means staying ahead of the technology game. so we will leave you this hour with a special report from martinez you. leah shop of oliver, who is looking at the military's latest drawn system. take a look. ah, [000:00:00;00] with we're showing this british were the 1st time policy film. the moment

a guided missile launched by rushes around unmanned aerial vehicle and moving it around. if the rushing on is fast multifunctional recognizance and strike the it's pass a number of stringent tests has now been ordered by the defense ministry of russia and is in mass production. ah ryan also performed successfully in miniature operations in syria. iran and the production name, but in the russian army it's in a hold it which translates as pacing horse, ryan, or in hot it's true, has a maximum take off weight of more than a ton and carries a payload of 250 kilos. it's 8 meters long and has a wingspan of 16. me says it's flying. duration is more than 24 hours. it's ottoman can be placed on 3 attachment points. it kind of use corrected and then guided bombs and guided missiles in terms of signs and capabilities. a ryan can be compared with the american and key one,

see great ego. these really harm is $900.00 and the chinese wing, but the tank is drone. barrack tanya in russia for its participation in the now gordon, a car about and steering conflicts as well. it's for, it's used by neighboring ukraine in the don't boss is homicide pathways, caring capacities also half as much. welcome to drone began in 2011 to come for the 1st time in 2016. and in april 20 to 20. it ended service with the russian army stay in a hotel turn has in a real combat in syria. it is in service with the russian army while it's younger, yet larger brother ellen with other trains are being developed by the concept company here in moscow. iran is the 1st domestic unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the international nail clause, which stands for medium altitude, long endurance, u, a v. as mentioned earlier, it can stay aboard for more than 24 hours. initially it's mission was to conduct aero recognizance. then night. in

a wide variety of climates including in the arctic and, and the desert today around is not only for reconnaissance, but also for strike purposes. one ground control center can handle several aircraft at once. the complex comprises of their rural air. cro 6 there are up to 6 storage drones in one complex. at the same time, the, the complex allows you talk to mill tenuously control and ensure the use of all drones in the air with the now we're working on a new modification that will allow one control point a bit to provide a simile, tenuous, control plan coordination of up to 20 aircraft, or in fact, this is already small technology. also, the complex includes a ground take off and landing point b, a ground control station and ground support facilities. this machine can lift to 150 kilos. these are optical electronic systems. video cameras and radars for strike purposes it,

he's us both standard small caliber albums and weapons designed specifically for drain fiber, authentic near fi that check whether the engines are you will hardly be able to hear it around a different. distinctive feature is the low acoustic signature, which makes the device almost silent. so want to fly, it's 1000 meters above the as the enemy can be taken by surprise. in order to ensure boy can fly for such a long time, the device must have a perfect ira. dynamic platform. in particular, a wing of high aspect ratio is designed on that plan for engine has low fuel consumption. iran is powered by a piston engine, which is also assembled internally by the manufacturer. that our complex has an open architecture, which allows integrating almost any payloads through to winning weapons in accordance with the customers requirements. because we produce post domestically or abroad and perform the most important thing in the u. a. v is software,

both on board and external to 90 percent of it is produced in the constant group of companies. and this is the most vital and expensive work. this is a unified ground control center 4, medium and heavy. you ease from here, the aircraft is prepared for flight systems or trucks and if necessary, it's mission is controlled during the flight. also, the control center has the function of a built in simulator. so operators have the opportunity without lifting the aircraft into the ad to train the control of its target loads. communication between other vehicles and interaction with other types of troops. wheel at the ground control center, which is capable to guide all the drones produced by the crunch type company. therefore, they call it a universal control center. a lot of official intelligence is used here. and this is how the real, what happens, a ryan is during his combat mission flying over the firing range billboard is

controlling remotely. it is about to capture and find internet hong is and by the way they do by asha november 2021, the company rolled out a automated workstation. if several such workstations are installed in a grant control center, it will be possible to control as many as 20 drones at once. and finally, another challenge for a ryan's manufacturer is, is the very tight lines that the minister of defense says for the company. that for in order to increase the production volume of this and other larger size, drones, a new blonde is being built and do banana moscow. it's launch is scheduled for the end of this year. so it's obvious that business got off the ground and very soon flying robles will god and protect s u dash above oliver aussie

with both oil and gas manufacturing, electricity, telecom dies protection, all of them. now, how are you t type of infrastructure connected to the internet? well, clearly realizing there's disruptive potential for that, those countries can't ignore it because it threatens national security issue. but if we take the nato new countries, virtually all of them subscribe to certain doctrines and maintains only but task forces. they are a cyber army on behalf of

a country that's their job with