that was over there, i was walking one of the gods. where are you? where again, we stayed on nothing. i take it off of i think the people need to take responsibility into their own and be prepared if those kind of weapons were less available. we wouldn't have a lot of the shootings and we certainly wouldn't have the number. that's a headline here. what anti international moscow sounds, the alarm over ukraine's beefed up military budget for next year. and the presence of a large, contingent of foreign forces on ukrainian soil, ultimately saying p of is planning a through said in the east over a half of adults in britain just too scared to express their real opinions openly for fear of falling victim to that of counsel culture? well here on the program, we got reaction from the streets of london. living in

a coach now and bullying. we used to have a good healthy democracy. good. how we did right in the country where you could say things and then you'd have to all your case and people are frightened to always say, well, they fail in case there's a come hope for a new future. dashed in libya, where elections have been cancelled off. don't born boats began parading around the capital. tripoli also in the program with christmas, just around the corner here from santa claus himself to see how the pandemic has affected his present delivery plan. even at this most magical time of year, there is quite a lot of upset out that her feelings raised tab, which is really an old for a lot of brush up with and a very warm welcome to you from on new digs teradowski international. it's great to have you with for this, our christmas eve program, a rural researcher,

the russian foreign ministry warns ukraine is preparing a crusade against its own population. that's after kia announced it would be significantly expanding its military budget for next year. let's learn more right now. our senior correspondent, mariah garcia, joining us here live on the program, right. why is moscow bother the key of his choosing a splash out on his army and been, frankly, does moscow have a right to be bothered? while this is the latest development in, in a slew of events that have read, lead russia to believe that ukraine is indeed planning a military solution, an invasion the troublesome for them. eastern ukraine region, the conflict region, which has stood up against caves, caves, rule mosque, who believes now that this is the part that keith has chosen, that they're going to invade their building up forces on the periphery of the con, the conflict live, and that they are planning with this latest boost,

the military spending 20 percent of the time when ukraine is experiencing difficulties keeping its population warm this winter. moreover, russia is especially concerned with the thousands and thousands of foreign troops for private military contractors, as well as instructors who are on a permanent basis now stationed in ukraine 10000 and all 4000 of the american citizens fetus law. i think that was all this talk of foreign service men being there to participate in, quote measures to ensure a national security and defense, and another quote to deter russian military aggression. his ally, this instructors are simply engaged in direct incitement and directly controlling the events that are unfolding before our eyes. the ukranian authorities have also made it easier for foreign nationals, furniture instructors, for example, to get ukrainian citizenship which which some believe is an effort to circumvent

that to bypass the minsk agreements which are cool and old sides evolved in a conflict in east ukraine to remove this armen removed foreign fighters from the conflict. so there's also a lot of concern among russian authorities, especially for ministry about the neo nazi sympathies among cranium fighters among the foreign fighters that are flocked to ukraine. they believed that they could gain battlefield experience and export that both ideology experienced elsewhere. there is also a lot of concern about the violence situation and upsurge in violence that the u. s . c has detected in the area $7000.00 violation to be detected according to russian . for ministry over the past 2 weeks. that is roughly an explosion every 3 minutes they say, which is 5 times more violations. 5 times more violence than was detected at this

time, december last year. vladimir putin also speaking earlier regarding the situation in ukraine, said that there is tremendous a tremendous roof of concern and that russia truly fears war breaking out in east and you credit to me and i'm good at way knowing them now they're saying, whoa, whoa, whoa, our impression is that they could be preparing a 3rd military operation and a warning us in advance. don't interfere, don't protect those people. and if you do, then there will be such and such new sanctions. maybe that's what they're planning . president putin and defense minutes to show who had both previous previously said that there are hundreds of thousands, millions of ethnic russians in ukraine in the conflict so that russia would have no choice but to protect if worst comes to worst they hope, of course, the bloodshed can be avoided, the dual sides will return to the negotiation table and the means agreement will be

implemented. but the side so far are worrying. we had just several days ago from the russian defense ministry that they have information about more than a 100 american citizens who are in the front lot on the front lines in the trenches, in east ukraine, advising and directing ukrainian forces there preparing perhaps even a provocation. with the use of chemical weapons, even we have heard comments from the pentagon and the white house. again, categorically denying those claims. nevertheless, it does go to show how, how hot the situation is, have tents. the situation is how hot passions up and how much mistrust. there is hard senior correspondent, but i guess dear, thank you. well, the hopes of millions of libyans to choose a new direction for that country have now been scuppered after elections. on friday work, scrapped up a decision, came off, the warlord started parading around the capital. tripoli ultimately rushing up

fears of a fresh civil war. however, as our teeth eager don off now reports delaying the vote could actually serve certain outside interests this year promised to bring a tonic change for libya, a chance to revitalize its political life and hold in election. the 1st one since the whole decade of lawlessness and in fighting, but local militia has had their opinion on this whole democracy. not on our watch said a bunch of warlords, as the internationally recognized government fled into hiding. the u. s. is predictably disappointed, almost as if this om takeover was and led by the personal mob of sala body. a militant one, celebrated armed and funded by the west. when both sides pursued a common goal, we will deny the regime arms cut off and supplies of cash, assist the opposition and work with other nations to hasten the day when gadhafi

leaves power. the un greenlight nato's bombing campaign and bombs hailed down on libya as per the un resolution suits these were meant to protect civilians. as per you and statistics, some 60 people actually perished under the 2 bombs. and some activists actually believe real figures to be much higher, but they did the job. we can conduct the forces enough for local militants to finish him off on the ground without any trial. oh the we came, we saw died. but the triumph of democracy did not come. instead, libya a once prosperous and promising oil rich nation turned into a lucrative pi up for carving to be split him at goons and warlords. ah

ah, ah, hillary clinton did not laugh any more as she was watching an american consulate being rushed by a murderous mob, killing the ambassador. i asked myself, how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped liberate in a city? we helped save from destruction. those libyans who had nowhere to flee,

had to survive in this hot mess of the international communities creation for a whole decade. this selection was there a dim light of hope at normality, but miss berlin as to the elections? i think it's in the interest of the libyan people and libyans state to emerge out of this crisis after years of darkness, and to avoid all problems and political disputes in the coming years. then of sarah, how, shaving, honestly, the libyan people were disappointed. there are $2800000.00 registered voters, then suddenly they manipulate their feelings and decide to cancel the elections. libyan people reject this principle. they want these elections to stop building a country that embrace is everyone in this venue that in to her, i believe that postpone in the elections isn't in the interest of the libyan people . the commission has dashed to hopes of billy been people because the delay means more corruption. what does it instead got yet another chance to confirm for themselves that right now, whoever has more guns in libya,

rules and any sort of west and back leadership will be serving only for as long as the warlords allow it to. obviously the main culprit is nato, which destroyed a sovereign nation, the most prosperous nation in africa before the nato bombing. it converted libya into a failed state. the u. s. doesn't care about democracy either at home here. i don't think they care about it in libby, i think what they care about is having a compliant country that will allow the us and other western countries to pillage its resources. i don't think they really care whether there are elections there or not in these. i certainly don't think they want elections that would result in a leader being elected that would protect libby is national sovereignty and resources. ah, well in any found unbelievable,

but apparently over half of brit. so too scared to say, well, they really think new poll found they're worried about being canceled bit by friends, colleagues or even their own family, author the shot here it was dr. digs into what scott, people so concerned cancel culture as silencing academics. they gagging public figures and wiping celebrities off the face of the planet. wait, can i really say that? who knows what? i'm not the only one biting my tongue as according to you got poll. majority of brakes 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. new idea or pos and 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 level of that actually. so i think people are frightened to always say what they feel in case there's a come back home. and so the main street made you seem to have one sort of point of view of everything. and so if you say in different you get, so what you get 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 group or wish cause you, dan has a lot of issues where you fear fred, very careful about what you say, and that's not right now for good debate. and we used to have a good healthy democracy, good, healthy debate and country where you could say things and then you'd have to all your case and some people just don't want to argue,

don't want to hear the argument. they just want to shut you down. and say no, you can't tell you that you don't allow 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 going caught. and the more controversial the view on any topic like race, immigration breck, that the more you should keep your thoughts yourself and your mouth shop most with less progressive views on divisive 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 i haven't felt some from taking the risk of being cancelled. like for instance, j. k. rowling and her auntie trump public position. war is peace, freedom of slavery, ignorance is trans. the biggest thing to vigil. hurrah! too is a woman. oh, 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 pot to

community and the movie production team deleted her from scripts. meanwhile. * hb yo's 20th anniversary, she was baud. not only that a number of couldn't leaks tasks 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 saga continues as monty python star terry gilliam. got cancelled for endorsing chapels, netflix special shortly after the old vic right here in london, announcer pulling his show into the woods for miss 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 by brilliant and provoked if american committed they did, and civilization didn't collapse. 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 dunning 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. oh, british actress of prime time telling more and let been 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 belly laugh. it's when you shouldn't be laughing. and so therefore all the things that are being canceled out, or 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 slippery slope as let's face it. we've all upset someone somewhere haven't re barstow plenty more to come here. were naughty international,

including accusations of double standards as our german sister channel is removed from f a. getting his license or broad. while for other broadcasters, including a cnn of filiette, was apparently no problem for on that after the break. ah, join me every 1st bit on the alex simon. sure. i'll be speaking to guess from the world of politics. sport, business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. mm . oh is your media a reflection of reality? ah, in the world transformed what will make you feel safer?

high selection, whole community. are you going the right way or are you being led to somewhere? which direction? what is true? what is great? in the world corrupted, you need to descend. ah, so join us in the depths or remain in the shallows. ah, ah, good abbey with us today. so accusations of double standards off flying after germany pulled the plug on our system channel r t t. the problem apparently was the station got his license abroad. not that that mattered when a c n affiliate did exactly the same thing. he has nicky aaron just hours after the

launch of ortiz, bronze new german language channel. you. she blocked it valley a week later, german regulators for european satellite operator, you to fact who suspended. despite all t holding a satellite transmission license and serbia giving the right to broadcast in germany under a council of europe agreement. yet for german authorities, 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, then more your take on this, this regional and local news platform and exclusive cnn affiliate. similar to r t d e. there's 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 funding 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 and 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 o. ready 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, 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, levin is telling matt and serbia broadband were taken over by u. s. investment for key r, which controls billions of dollars in assets worldwide. so here we have a 2 channel, the both 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 showing that sometimes it's not what you know, but who you know, julian, a sounds appealing, a london course decision to extradite him to america. and washington, of course,

is pursuing that was a blow over the disclosure of classified data on american military operations. now, an earlier us extradition request had been denied over mental health concerns. if sensate side songs could be what you could face up to being sent to a 175 years in prison, t america's on contact host chris hedges spoke to a scientist father, who says his son is being tortured toys being sort that the kingdom is proxy for these 10 tensions of the united states. that is, in fact, is wrong. they actual torture is committed by the institutions that come prosecuting service that farm and colonial office, and the judiciary hideous. nor is it true the treatment of julia on the san jose these 30 years. that's an exact mirror which, you know, qualitative difference. only quantitative the difference to the exposures

which is lakes and julian. chelsea manning it were you surprised that these press organizations that did publish this material, then very swiftly turned on julian. i'm not a tool surprised to wish to expel and ruin any voice which is contrary or actually truthful. disgrace and repugnant said his treatment. julian has spread right around the world, and the only way out of these people is to repair the situation. otherwise, that would be totally disgraced. yeah, it's a really in cycle discussion. frankly, you can watch the interview in full on saturday on our t america, or via the portable dot tv app. so with christmas now just another sleep away. santa claus is getting ready to deliver his presence with colbert.

still going on. energy price is going through the roof, his wishlist this year looks a little bit different. so ortiz peter oliver now reports from lapland. blue. 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 in what people have been asking for for presents. 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 certainly lots of chess. so at least people's i q was, will be improving somewhat during pandemic locked down. one of the things some focus noticed while 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 of 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 jack, the 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 letter from around my middle. i think you look great. thank you, but finish 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 get chima sweat pants. emerging like broom 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 smart 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 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 book, 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, whoa, 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 that just, 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? hope post office takes care of this anyway. give activity activity 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 thank god. yes, will that work? oh, thank santa mary, chris 1st visa. oh son say you remember?

yeah, i was just having a little of for her 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. well, clearly santa claus looks nothing like our correspondent peter oliver. thanks for joining us. there were not international in your program returns for the top. ah, i just financial survival guy. when customers go buy, you reduce the price, then l reduce a lower that's under cutting, but what's good for food market is that good for the global economy. was diagnosed with cancer in 2000 when the doctors.