a good plan, right? yeah, yeah. maybe they'll actually we're, that our help is more important than with a you guarantee unconditionally that you will not invade ukraine or any other southern country. you keep demanding. some guarantees from us. you must give us a guarantee. it is to you and you must do it immediately. president boots in blames nato for exacerbating tensions along russia's borders. he answers questions. his annual media briefing more than a half of adults in britain or to scare that same sex quest. i real opinions openly

for fear of falling victim to cancel culture. reactions to this on the streets of london. living in a coach now bullying we used to have a good healthy democracy with country where you could save it and then you'd have to all of your case and people are frightened. always say what they fail in case there's a limb in jewish communities in belgium. about to fight a ban on the ritual slaughter of animals. this issue that i think animals deserve to be sorted humanely. you will leave the body more well. but i will say, you know, maybe if you choose to become a, be good, all of a get to it. i'm with christmas, not just around the corner of the travel to visit santa himself to see how the pandemic is affected, his present delivery plan even that this magical time of year. there is quite a lot of upset out there. heard feelings, a pembroke is really an old,

lots of brush. the good morning to you. apparently, we do have sunset coming up for you later in the hour. hope you having a great day so far. this is archie. nato expansion, reco gas prices, and a whole wide range of other issues and concerns. those were among topics addressed by president flooding that putin during his bears the end of year q and a with the media. well, than $500.00 journalist gathered in moscow for this events including representatives of foreign outlets. so will you guarantee unconditionally that you will not invade ukraine or any other southern country or should use to will deserted erections will not depend on negotiations. they will depend on unconditional compliance with russia. security, in this sense, we've made it clear that any further movement to the east is unacceptable. we're not threatening anyone. we didn't come to the u. s. a. u. k. borders, no,

they came to ours. not an inch to the east, that was a nato guarantee in 1990. so what became of that, they fooled us. we've seen 5 waves of nato expansion and you keep demanding some guarantees from us. you must give us the guarantees it is up to you, and you must do it immediately right now. instead of talking about it for decades, brushes opposite fine, churchy crystal resolution versa, a loss of all mankind been going on for some time. ah, russia. and then we can take your tension away from some of our direct because she's the also spoke about. the other thing that marcia has been charged with a suspected of manipulating, and that is the guy gas markets in, in europe. he says, well, what we're hearing from various outlets is baseless and senseless. germany for example, is buying gas at $57.00 times below market price. we're and then they're using that

gas to perhaps celadon, to poland, which is paying an entirely different price because it insisted on trading with russia at market prices. now, the gases or the above $2000.00. well, it is ruinous, ruinous for both e. you citizens who have seen their household built for electricity go up for 500 percent ruinous also for businesses which year which are seeing an even larger rise the rural to him with both of them with they are lying to us. they're confusing. every one gets promised, shipping the entire volume requested by its counter agents in accordance with the exec sting contracts, or even increasing the volume by around 20 percent. they're increasing shipments to europe. and i believe the gas from is the only company that does that us supplies and not supplying the european markets enough. europeans used to think they had premium markets, but they were left behind. we're talking about liquefied natural gas. americans are transferring their shipments to the premium markets to latin america, brazil,

china, south korea, japan and the prices came. we were saying we must not destroy long term contracts, but no, you said the european commission, we must use market terms. the market will regulate it. well, here's how it's regulated. we have $2000.00 for 1000 cubic meters. you're welcome. the other thing that popped up here, baas, as you of recent scandals and russia involving jails, prisons and the torture of suspected inmates by prison. authorities at these were both, both incidents were, was shocking because the, with graphic footage of it happening there are more cases where we haven't seen footage. that is something that has been a sore point among russians for, for many years. and vladimir putin with us. what is being done about this? he said that the russian government is taking action. there are number of criminal proceedings against her former prison institution, their staff members,

as well as the fact that peter, this is a problem only in russia. this is a problem in even in developed countries, had it is very difficult to put an end to them. solution in this case is necessary festival to rely on the data of the investigation. 17 criminal cases had been initiated and obeying under investigation you have named only one or 2 people. but there are as far as i know, more than a 1000 dismissed and there are criminal cases opened against them. yes, there is a problem. we need to work with it and rely on a conscientious, fully fledged investigation of those crimes. and these clearly crimes that have been committed, we need to bring it to an end so that everyone understands the punishment for these offences is inevitable. i was, are lucky enough also to be able to ask vladimir putin question. my question was about canceled culture phenomenon as well as woocommerce that have so pervaded western politics. sometimes in very extreme forms. for example, we ah, for example, the incident with, with jake a rousing and how the axes that she made famous with her harry potter movies have

turned against. and i asked vladimir putin, what he thinks about the social justice culture and whether it is coming to russia as so been listenership, rochester, the peculiarity and strength of, or millennial society, lies in the fact that russia has evolved as a multinational and multi confessional state. and we've learned to respect each other, and this means to respect the basis of our traditional spiritual culture, human or the peoples of the russian federation of a certain internal moral protection against such retrogression and world. this must be fought not by direct instructions and shouts, but by the support of our traditional values the session last and for our fear for 4 hours, 3 hours, 56 minutes. i believe though, people defer on how long. exactly. and this is this year's vladimir prudence press conference and just heard the topic of cancel culture raised there by round guest there with the president. well, in britain, it transpires that more than half of all annals. so they're too scared to shall

reveal what they thing can you polls found they're worried about being canceled. be it by friends, my colleagues, even by their own family members and his shadow dist, ashley digs into why does got them? so consent cancer culture is silencing academics, a gagging public figures and wiping celebrities off the face of the planet. wait, can't really say that. who knows? but i'm not the only one biting my tongue as according to you got paul. majority of brits are living in fear of well being canceled. the majority of britons 57 percent say they have at least sometimes found themselves stopping themselves from expressing their political or social views for fear of judgment or negative responses from others. the idea or apartment can be cancelled, or in other words, blocked from having a platform is happening to hundreds with a very similar cycle. you say something offensive receive a public backlash, and suddenly you're gone done a finish cancelled by by. but it's only happening to big names and faces,

but people like you and me work online on dates and even at home. i think we're living in a coach now of bullying, bullying in workplaces the government actually. so i think people are frightened to always say what they feel in case there's a come back on. so the main street made you seem to have one. so a point of view of everything. and so if you say in different, you get what you get quite a has to think there's a lot of things for the climate, change, covey or whatever. there's no discussion that is the narrative and you of the groove, or we should cause you down a lot of issues where you fear fred, very careful about what you say and that's not right now, but good debate. and we used to have a good healthy democracy. we have a debate and country where you could say things and then you'd have to all of your case and some people just don't want to argue, i want to hear the argument. i just want to shut you down. say no,

you can't tell you that you don't allowed to say that i thought divide the traditional approach of apology. atonement forgiveness is no longer enough to warrant if they weren't accountability, social justice boycott. and the more controversial the view on any hot topic like race, immigration breck, that the more you should keep your thoughts yourself and your mouth shop most with less progressive views on device of social topics. feel more reluctant to voice their opinion. some say rather than being politically correct, the whole thing has been spelled out of control into his social media, merciless mob rule, but having some from taking the risk of being cancelled. like for instance, j. k. rowling and her anti trust public position. war is peace, freedom of slavery, ignorance is trans. the biggest thing to vigil. hurrah! too. is a woman. well, that wasn't her only comment. there's been plenty more. and as a result, she's been wiped off the face of the up even by the world. she created the, bought the community and the movie production team deleted her from scripts.

meanwhile. * r h b yos. 20th anniversary. she was bought. not only that, a number of couldn't leaks class they really do exist, announced their rebranding to distance themselves away from j. k. rowling, the tough. that's a trans exclusionary radical feminist. but there are others in her potty school of thought. jackie raleigh wrote all the harry potter books by herself and they canceled her because she said gender was a fact. and then the trans community got mad and they started calling her turf trans, exclusionary radical feminist onto turf, gender as a fact. well, trans employees and allies at netflix stage to walk out forcing the c e o to publicly apologize when you ah

meanwhile, team tough relished in the drama. if this is what being cancels is like i love it. the song continues as monty python star, terry gilliam. got cancelled for endorsing ch. are pals netflix special? shortly after the old vic right here in london, announcer pulling his shirt into the woods from its november schedule. it is very said that a great cultural institution like the old, vague, allowed itself to be intimidated into cancelling our production of into the woods by small group of closed minded humor, averse i. d. o. x on their stuff. my unspeakable crime was recommending my facebook followers to watch netflix special. ok, so that's on the most extreme end of the scale. but at the end of the day, how hard is it not to say something that's obviously dumbing. turns out really hard, indeed. cancel culture. this cancelling this punishment,

it's everywhere. punishment and i for and i, you said that therefore you must never work again. sooner or later, the counselors will win well versus actress of prime time tally more in less than thinks even comedy is now on the verge of being canceled. it's a bit like laughter in church. something has to be forbidden to make you really laugh, to make you really bella laugh. it's when you shouldn't be laughing. and so therefore all the things that are being cancelled out are, i'm afraid, the things that have always made people laugh. so is it time to cancel, cancel culture, because pretending somebody doesn't exist because they've touched a nerve, is a simply slope as let's face it. we've all upset someone somewhere haven't way nice muslim organizations in belgium fighting against restrictions when it comes to the ritual slaughter of animals. it's something that's been banned into regions. the move has now been challenged though in the european court of human rights. the

was the community hopes that this court will, might reason triumph over this emotionally charged case. the rule of law must not to come to the growing political and social pressure of populace movements that are waging a battle of symbols against vulnerable minorities across europe. all the restrictions said that animals must 1st be electrically stunned before they are killed, the idea being to reduce their level of suffering. but muslim groups together with jewish organizations say that stunning actually inflicts more pain. previously, european court of human rights had backed the method. the protection of the welfare of animals is sent him beings, constitutes a legitimate, subjective of general interest. a law we spoke with mohammed char fake is the chief of the case where i'm a dam foundation and radio host and called miss john gore to nate shared with as their thoughts on the controversy. what this is, is another example of attacks against my i naughty committee, in this case, the muslim a jewish community who was standing united and taking court action against this

decision. if you're talking about animal welfare, then you should really be talking about the bo welfare across the board and the european union under european commission and countries in europe in europe, a using this is an excuse to camp down on the individual rights of muslims and jews . across europe and i think it's up to you right, that is challenged through the court system. i don't agree with this analysis on what the british people think. if there was a similar poll just for the united kingdom, it would unanimously not unanimously but by vast majority, said that animal should be stunned. first, i think animals deserve to be slaughtered humanely. i understand the religious release reasons why both muslim, well, certain sections of muslim community and the jewish community want to carry on with these barbaric traditions. no religion, whether it's jewish or muslim,

or even christian if it was a similar case, should trump the law of the land and i would love this to be outlawed in britain as well. no religion. from any law we are all opera operate within the, within the respective laws. we liberate, i'm so the idea that any religion has a precedent or others is not fact. you correct? and actually in the u. k, we have that established church of england, which, you know, is, is our national faith and we live within the garden. i don't, i don't have and i actually celebrate the fact that we have a strong christian community here in the u. k. need not country. and we have the vibrant face as you said, to take this issue. but you know, if you were really concerned about anymore, well, an audio safety then maybe should choose to become a beacon or a vegetarian and not take it. could he not unable to stop? i would accept our folly army teacher as well, of course, killing at hannibal, bring some pain, but if there stunned,

it reduces that. and that's what we need you yourself said the muslim community is split on this. the jewish community is as well. mohammed if there was a pole tomorrow, well, both sides could put forward the position, you know, as well as i do, that the overwhelming majority would banish. because each crew, i've always believed that, you know, we've got to respect nathan within the confines of the law that we live in. i just feel that this is been done in a climate where, you know, far right activism i'm far right. narrative is sweeping across the european union and that narrative is becoming mainstream and not being that this is another indication of that. and that way, when you see the jewish community and the muslim community on the same side standing together that shows you, we put a tackle this issue and regulators remove our sister channel r t d and the parent violation of european treaty. and despite the station having

a licensed broadcast anymore, and then after the spring, ah you listen to us, he thinks of tones and you think x is going to happen. you know, why happen instead of distinctive brand new responses? engage that are relevant to you, how we experience reward and pleasure, while listening to some people looking at this as a kind of music as a kind of choreographing of our expectations. so no one else seemed wrong. one. 03. just don't move any new world yet. to shape out disdain becomes the advocate

and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. ah ah, welcome back. regulators in germany are apparently ready to flout international treaties in their war module. insist the channel or t d. the outlet got his broadcast license in serbia, which like germany, signed up to the european convention of trans frontier television. something berlin seems to forgotten about karen investigates. just hours after the launch of ortiz, bronze, new german language channel, you cheap, blocked it, belly a week later. german regulators force european satellite operator,

utah sat to suspend it. now despite all t holding a satellite transmission license in serbia, giving the right to broadcast in germany under a council of europe agreement. yet for germany forties, it's not enough. the unauthorized start of broadcasting of the kremlin channel r t d is an undisguised, a front to our current law and well established media policy. anyone who has a broadcasting license in serbia does not have one for the e. you. the program managers know that for sure, the most your take on this, this regional and local 12, our new top 4 month exclusive cnn affiliate. similar to r t d, this channel broadcast in serbia on a license issued elsewhere in this case luxemburg. but unlike r t d, it doesn't have the thumbs up from the european convention on trans frontier television. what it does have is friends in high places. the european found for

reconstruction and development, the european commission on the top investment fund, the k. k are headed by disgrace for my c. i a chief david portray a little bit for it. the tragic irony of portray is the man who took part in the military destruction of serbia in the 90s. now setting up media that have not been lost on observers. more disturbing still, the mon now invested in bringing objective information to the people in 2010, recruited the 1st army of internet trolls. of course k k already controls a large number of internet companies. and there are other things worth a 2nd look like the alleged lack of transparency investigations into k k all have found a lot of goes to offshore companies mushrooming and tax havens and a bit to hide the original owners and find national networks for at least last 6 years, millions of europe have been exchanged for shares of affiliated companies. war than

hundreds of millions of lawns. gabriel reductions and increases in occasional incredible amounts and ultimately material payments of capital shares, which are extremely difficult to trace or verify. at the times, levine estimate and serbia's broadband were taken over by u. s. investment firm key key r, which controls billions of dollars in assets worldwide. so here we have at 2 channels, the both sister channels of big news outlets, both with transmission license is issued in foreign countries. only one with a note from the european convention on trans frontier, television, the other, the branch out of some questionable stakeholders. one barely last week. yet the other is celebrating 7 years on the air showing that sometimes it's not what do you know? but who, you know, your opinions will potentially pay an additional 350000000000 euros in energy bills next year. as the warning from greece's energy minister in response to

a dramatic surgeon, prices on the continent. if the market focus verified european citizens will be asked to potentially pay more than $350000000000.00 euro due to increases in electricity and gas prices. in the face of this exceptional situation, we cannot remain on involved or the energy crunch is impacting european national economies in causing household gas and electricity bills to soar. and it seems there's no slowing down as several u. k. provide as a warning, the new year could bring further price hikes. they want the government to conduct a conduct an urgent intervention. other treasures in europe have already responded to the crisis within the u. k. then intersects is still asking if the chancellor knows that energy bills going up by 150 percent and the new year is a problem for ordinary people. businesses and the economy. we spoke to an economist who specializes in energy commodities about this. he says the current crisis is she primarily to the ease geopolitical choices?

you're good, they expect their prices well even higher. for instance, the european union countries will be additional $395000000.00 them in energy governments next year because their hasty policy or energy transition. that's one thing. the other thing is that the european union have been one of the sizing energy and at the same time, in bearing the circulation seem to dance by line which was completed in september. and it has been sitting on since then. you seem to have provided them with those all that shows as though i'm working with classes but know they wanted

a bank politics and they would be very heavy brush or finally christmas. of course, just the day away now in santa claus will be getting ready to deliver his presence bus, where the pandemic still raging and energy prices soaring his wish list this year looks very different to him. previous years are to correspond peter over trex all the way to lapland, to hear from santa himself. what is little help is a loading on to the slay this time around here at r t, we always go above and beyond to bring you the very latest news. rain or shine, whatever the weather, even coming here to the very frozen far north. i've come to lapland to meet a special guest. looks like we're getting close.

come on, let's see if he's home. santa thanks very much for joining me. actually. we've met once before, you know. ah, yes and johnny. i remember you. actually my name's my name's peter. yes, johnny. oh hey. well, look, it's been another really hectic year. everybody around the world has that had any impact on the type of letters you've been receiving and what people have been asking for for presence. well, i can't go into the ins and outs of what individual people have asked for you understand data protection and all that. but that haven't been some definite trends like water, well, board games and video games pretty much anything that can entertain people in doors . chess, you send lots of chess, so at least people's i,

q will be improving somewhat during pandemic, locked out. one of the things, some folk of note as well being locked inside is not so much that they need a little more help in the kitchen. is that they well struggle to boylen egg. in fact, cookbooks have been high in demand and for some they can't arrive soon enough. you know exactly who you are. anything else? while we're on the subject to all, some of us have overdone it a bit. in fact, some of us more than a bit and exercise equipment has been asked for. in fact, i know i could stand to lose a little from around my middle. i think you look great. thank you, but fit all the path to the naughty list. keep that in mind. well, what we have seen is people asking for fancy clothes because we do know that this

pandemic will eventually end. and when it does, people want to be out there stretching less stuff, leaving behind the zoom cave and ching, the sweat pants. a merging leg due to her butterflies even if so the clothes they're having to ask for in slightly larger sizes than previously. it's not just smart clothes people have been asking for though. is it quite correct? energy bills have skyrocketed, but so has demand for sweaters and warns got to keep away the winter chill and with climate change, the top of the lot of headlines. what we've also seen is a lot of people asking for a solar, something whether it's a watch, a backpack, or even a lawn mower. it is all really rather interesting. but even at this most magical time of year, there is quite a lot of upset out there, hurt feelings,

raised temperatures, really and all for a lot of brush. i do wish i'd seen more request form books about improving social skills in a tend to try and not cause offense before things get even worse. but you know, most people asked who, whoa, whoa, whoa, dear boy, hope that this is the last year that we have such disruptions and we can be all together with those that we love was about you, johnny, did you write me a letter this? yeah. well, actually since i knew i was coming to see you today, i brought mine to give you in person minutes. that's all rather presumptuous. don't you think we have a post system here for a reason? hold post office takes care of this anyway. give it, give it, give it here. yes. yeah, that's or i'll be fine. i mean i'll have to consult the list of course, but down the bottom is subtle and football club to win the league. i mean,

i'm good, but i'm not america. welcome. i got what about let me have a thin got yes. will that work? oh, thank santa mary, chris, best pizza. oh son say you remember? yes. just having a little for holding for merry christmas to you, and a merry christmas to all of the girls and boys out there, whatever age you are. well, exactly what he said, merry christmas to you all. i've been peter, all of the party here in lapland. the most christmas thing i've seen since a wonderful life. hope you enjoy that and if you didn't don't blame mate. i'll be back with our latest news headlines in hoffman. lou ah.