good to meet you, brother. thank you so much, dennis. happy holidays. happy holidays. ah, with ah, but you guarantee unconditionally that you will not invade ukraine or any other sovereign country, demanding some guarantees from us. you must give us the guarantee it is up to you. and you must do it immediately, has been put in blames to nato for exacerbating tensions along the russian borders . he answers questions during his annual media briefing. more than a half of adults in britain are too scared to express their real opinions openly

for fear of falling victim to cancel culture. we get reactions that on the streets of living in a culture now and bullying, we used to have a good healthy democracy. good, how are we to write and talk to you, or you could say things and then you'd have to all your case people are frightened, always say what they feel in case there is a muslim and jewish communities in belgium. bound to fight back on the ritual slaughter of animals. we put this issue up for debate. i think animals deserve to be slaughtered humanely. you were really concerned about how do you go? well, i think, you know, maybe she used to become a beacon or vegetarian palm with christmas, just around the corner now to hear from santa himself to see how the pandemic affected his present delivery plant. even that magical time of year, there is quite a lot of upsetting out there. heard feelings raised temperatures,

really and all for a lot of brush. yes, your eyes aren't receiving you. we really do have some on the way and lots more. besides, great to have you with this here in a new looks to yet on our t internet. ok, 1st this our nature expansion, record gas prices in a wide range of other issues and concerns those with the topics addressed by president vladimir putin during his marathon end of year q and a with the media. more than $500.00 journalists gathered in moscow for the event, including representatives of foreign. so will you guarantee unconditionally that you will not invade ukraine or any other southern country or mercedes to will desert erections will not depend on negotiations. they will depend on unconditional compliance with russia. security, in the 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 here for decades. he also spoke about the other thing that marcia has been charged with a suspected of manipulating. and that is the guy gas market 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, or 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, while e, these 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 role to him with buy it and what they are lying to us. they're confusing every one gas promise shipping the entire volume requested by its counter agents. in accordance with the existing contracts, they're 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 suppliers a not supplying the european markets enough. europeans used to think they had premium markets, but they were left behind. were to 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. 1000 cubic meters. good. you're

welcome. the other thing that popped up here was, as you, of recent scandals and russia involving jails. prisons and the torture of suspect said inmates by prison. authorities at these were both, both incidents were, was shocking because there was 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 let me put in with us what is being done about this. he said that the, the russian government is taking action. there are a 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 move 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 a 1000 or 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 sir 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, when i, 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 asked vladimir putin, what he thinks about the social justice culture. and whether it is coming to russia, as so been listener will. chester, the peculiarity and strength of our 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, him and other peoples of the russian federation of a certain internal moral protection against such retrogression. and well, this must be fought not by direct instructions and shouts, but by the support of our traditional values. the session lasted for 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. won't put his remarks on nato. there were challenge spider lances. secretary general, who in an interview with german media, said that no promises were ever given to moscow about eastwards expansion. nato never promised not to expand. even the founding agreement of all organisation says that any european states can become a member of the alliance. even former ussr president mikhail gorbachev affirmed that nato expansion to the east wasn't in discussions before germany's re

unification. was, may not in a position to, to go to war is always pretty unrealistic to suggest would be a russian invasion of the crying. it's all designed to cause conflicts between people when people are my area is creating alms royce. there's a lot of wal mart for been going on for some time, and i have this on the hall. i think it's more question or let's have a go at the burger, russia, and then we can take your attention away from some of our domestic s. she's now all the half of brits are too scared to say where they really think new paul is found that they are worried about being canceled the my friends, my colleagues, even by members of their own families and he's share this dusty digs into what has got people, so consent council culture is silencing academics,

a gagging public figures and wiping celebrities off the face of the planet. wait, can i really say that? who knows? but i'm not the only one biting my tongue as, according to you got poll, majority of great 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

a government that actually. so i think people are frightened to always say what they feel in case there's a come back on. so the main she 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 caught, or 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 a group or wish cause you down has a lot of issues where you fear fred, very careful about what you say and that's not right. doesn't have a 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. so want to hear the argument. i just want to shut you down and say, no, you can't tell you that you don't allow to say that i thought devise a traditional a prior to the apology. atonement forgiveness is no longer enough to warrant if they weren't accountability, social justice going caught 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 a 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, worries, peace, freedom of slavery. ignorance is trans. the meanest individual who raped you is a woman. well, but not only comment, there's been plenty more. and as a result, she's been wiped off the face of the even by the world. she created the part the community and the movie production team deleted her from scripts. meanwhile, r h b o. the 20th anniversary. she was bod. not only that, a number of quidditch leaks they really do exist,

announced their rebranding to distance themselves away from j. k. rowling the tasks that's a trans exclusionary radical feminist, but there are others in her potty school of thought. chicky rally 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 a turf trans exclusionary radical feminist on team turf. gender is a fact well, trans employees and allies that netflix stage to walk out full thing. the c o 2 publicly upon john's point. there you the floating take the 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 canceled for endorsing chapels. 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 and less then

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 weigh muslim organizations in belgium, all fighting against restrictions when it comes to the ritual slaughter of animals . now this has been banned already in 2 regions. move. it's now being challenged in the european court of human rights. the queen, the hopes that the court will, might reason triumph over this emotionally chas case. the rule of law must not come to the growing political and social pressure of populace movements that are waging

a battle of symbols against vulnerable minorities across europe. the restrictions say animals must 1st be electrically stunned before they are killed. the idea being to reduce the level of the suffering muslim groups together with jewish organizations, say stunning, actually inflicts more paid previously, the been called of human rights had banks. the method the protection of the welfare of animals is sent him beings, constitutes a legitimate, subjective of general interest. while he always spoke with the hampshire fake, he is the head of the u. k. ramadan foundation and also spoke to radio hudson color miss dawn gaunt together, they shared with his death thoughts on this 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 welfare across the board and the

european union under european commission and countries in europe in europe. a using this is an excuse to come 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 you, nana mostly know 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 trumps any law. we are all opera operating within the,

within the respective laws we live in. i'm so the idea that any religion has a precedent or others is not back to 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. i'm, 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 because, you know, animals on stop. i would accept our folly army teacher as well, of course, killing an animal, bring some pain, but if they're 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 still in the way for you because ations of double standards as of june and insist the child was removed from after getting his license brought while for other broadcasters, including the c and an affiliate, that's apparently not a problem or not after the break. ah

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joined me every thursday on the alex simon, sure. but i'll be speaking to guess in the world of politics, sport business, i'm show business. i'll see you then. ah, okay. back to warranty accusations of double standards flying after germany pulled the plug on our system channel r t d. the problem big apparently was that the station got his license brought. not that that mattered when a c and an affiliate did the side. mccarran explains just the hours after the launch of artes, bronze, new german language channel. you cheap, blocked it, belly a week later. german regulators force european satellite operator, utah sat, who suspended south 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 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, then most your take on this, this regional and local 12, our new platform and exclusive cnn affiliate. similar to r t d. there's channel broadcast in serbia on a license issued elsewhere. in this case look some book. 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 fund 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 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 man 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 works for at least last 6 years, minutes of your have been exchanged for shares of affiliated companies, more than hundreds of millions of lawns, capital reductions, and increases in the kasia incredible miles and ultimately material payments of capital shares, which are extremely difficult to trace or verify. at the times,

levine is telling mag, and serve as broadband were taken over by us, an investment from key r, which controls billions of dollars in assets worldwide. so here we have a 2 channel is the both. so the channels of big news outlets, both with transmission licenses issued in foreign countries, only one with the knowledge from the european convention on trans frontier television, the other the brainchild of some questionable stakeholders. one barely last week. yet the other is celebrating 7 years on the f saying that sometimes it's not. what do you know? but who, you know, the julian assault is appealing against a london court decision to expedite him to the united states. washington is pursuing the whistleblower over the disclosure of classified data on us military operations. an earlier american expedition request had been denied that it was because of mental health concerns. cent states i could face being sentenced to up

to 175 years behind the americas on contacts host, chris, i just spoke to a song his father, who says his son is being tortured, doing assange committed empires, greatest sin. he exposed it as a criminal enterprise. he documented his lies, callous, disregard for human life, rampant corruption and innumerable war crimes. we speak about the torture juliana sanchez with his father john shipped long as the sun remains isolated in prison. neither the united states nor the united kingdom will be in a hurry to bring the extradition proceeding to a can. and the longer every procedural step can be spun out, the more a saunders health and stability will deteriorate and the stronger the deterrent effect on other journalists and whistleblowers will be very true. torture is committed by the institutions that come prosecuting service that foreign and

colonial office and the judiciary. it's actually committed by those people as people who come to work, sign another instrument of torture on julian assange and then go home and have a glass of wine. that's a polling. the goons who oversee the empire sing from the same satanic songbook. empires always kill those when flick deep and serious wounds, viciousness, the united kingdom and its agents in significant people really climb upon corpses in order to be significant. it's nauseating to see and can watch that interview info on saturday on our t america or via the portable doc tv app. yeah, it's exciting, isn't it?

christmas, just one more day away. son to no doubt getting ready to deliver presence. bought a bit different this year, the pandemic still raging energy prices. a soaring and his wishlist this year probably looks quite different to previous years article responded peter oliver tracked all the way to lapland strawn. find the man himself and find out what his little help is. had been putting onto the sleigh. ah, here at our tea, 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 hadn't been some definite trends like water, well, board games and video games pretty much anything that can entertain people in doors . chess, you certainly lots of chess. so at least people's i q, which will be improving somewhat. pandemic locked down. 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 sub to old food, 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 fits 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 this 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 are in slightly larger sizes than previously . it's not just small clothes people have been asking for though. is it quite correct? energy bills have skyrocketed, but so has demand for sweaters and warms. got to keep away the winter chill and with climate change, the top of a 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, raise 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. words about you, johnny did you write me a letter this year? well, actually since i knew i was coming to see you today, i, i brought mine to give you in person, but that's, that's all rather presumptuous. don't you think we have a whole system here for a reason home post office takes care of this anyway. give it given him, given 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 sunbale and football club to winter league. i mean, i'm good, but i'm not a miracle worker, am i god, what about let me have a thank god yes. who will at work? oh, thank santa.