ah, ah ah ah, the u. s. a cobit response tapes, new road block testing, the bassetti runs out with a daily infection rate, surging 7 fall across some states. we have a surge when we do need more testing centers. i mean, look at these lines that is, are horrible. honestly, you know, most of my friends have to wait on line for hours and hours to get there. i've had to wait on line for hours to get in touch with brushes for ministry, says holding notice expansion will be the top priority at upcoming folks with the

alliance and the united states and to close. hello. thank you very much for joining us here on our tea. sunset. we've been searching for you around the world. tell us in your own words, where all you from. first is here on our t as our correspondent way know the homeland of the christmas. with joining us and i cannot international and daniel hawkins review all this our welcome to the program a cobra infection rate. so surging the u. s. 55 percent in the past 2 weeks in new york, texas and new jersey, they've more than doubled with the spread of the on the con variant, sat in florida. they've jumped 7 folk on tuesday. joe biden promised half a 1000000000 free test for americans. he also pledged to open more testing sites. despite that, it seems that many have actually closed down due to staff shortages,

including 13 in new york and new jersey, where our correspondents, caleb, more pet reports from the lines are growing here in new york city. and so is the frustration. 13 different coven testing centers throughout the city closed down to day. all while demand for tests is rising amid and increasing infection rate. we spoke to some people who were waiting to get coven tests here in manhattan. that is a horrible, honestly you see how many people are on this line right here. and most of my friends have to wait on line for hours and hours to get tested. i've had to wait on the line for hours to get tested, so it makes no sense to be. that's not good. probably why i'm standing online and the 26th degree weather the end of the day. it's the holidays. we have a surge. we have to be vigilant, active, and we do need more testing centers. i mean, look at these lines. there's a 100 people on this line. i think it's making the lines really long. i think a lot of you will need to get tested sidenote there, save that becomes a whole drama amongst friends and family. i live with roommates. they need to know

. i live in the same room with them and you know, i'm doing this. i'm going to say, now keep in mind, we're seeing a rapid rise in the infection rate throughout new york city. keep in mind the entire cities, coven. 19 infection rate, for the month of november, was only $35800.00. so quite a spike in coven, 19 positive tests. now we're here in a situation where people are seeing this as joe biden, not keeping his promises. just recently, he was promising more co, good tests would be available. dr. foul g, d u. s. government health officials and joe biden is saying that if you're not vaccinated, you shouldn't be seeing your family for the holiday season. and where we so much about people who still to this point refused to get vaccinated. the virus is going to find you, please get vaccinated. all these people who have not been vaccinated. you have an obligation to yourself, to your family, and quite frankly, i'm not criticizing this to your country,

get faxes it now it's free. it's convenient. i promise you, it saves the lives, are honest to god, believe it, your patriotic duty, really big long lines. your anger is rising, frustration is rising. people are angry at the mayor. people are angry at the governor and the new york state government, but people are also angry at the white house caleb mop and archie, new york rushes for ministry, says upcoming talks with the us and nato will have to focus on ending balances, expansion despite media claims. that washington is refusing to discuss the issue. it is exactly the expansion of nato and the non emergence of weapon systems, the threat and our security on the russian border. that are the main issues in the upcoming negotiations with the united states and nato. those who have not yet grasped the essence of the russian position should understand this very clearly. earlier this month, nathan bound to continue with eastward expansion, waddell's accusing moscow of planning to invade ukraine, the claim,

the criminal denied. now in a recent security proposal, russia laid out its goal of solid guarantees that ukraine can never join nato, do not as the best way to prevent any escalation of the conflict in the country. however, speaking on friday, the white house made clear it's still supports the expansion of the military alliance, native chiefs as it's being proactive in its assimilation of new members. nato has proven over the last year's data. our open door policy is not only something we can support in words, but those in deeds party by inviting to new countries, montenegrin north mustard or not to become members. so we have enlarged the line so that all spheres with 2 new members, despite protests from, from russia, and also we are supporting ukraine in france efforts to come closer to nato membership. i, we spoke with political analyst, meet for babbitts, who says it ukraine does join nato, it sets

a dangerous precedent. the rational position is pretty strong even from the legal point of view, according to its constitution adopted in the early 90 s. ukraine is a neutral state and that it does not become a member of a military walks. that's the foundation on, on which the new independent ukrainian state was built. now then you government and you are a g. m that came to follow violently in to 1014 is change and that that creates that old the new reality it because ah, as our military experts say, if your brain becomes a member of nato, and you offense here, american weapons stationed on a territory. if there is a quantity between russia and the u. s, russia will have to switch to the nuclear option immediately. because your brain is so close to moscow, it's basically, it's not about 5 minutes. why it's, it's

a 3 minute flight for a more than we styled. and this is something that people around the world should be thinking about. not just that the shows in washington, that's the message. russia is trying to convey, and russia is not going to compromise on that. this crisis is not the diesel. the western media infusion, russia one tend to invade ukraine, which is ludicrous because we still view ukrainians as a fraternal nation. it's not deformed here on the american side was and sentence that is not the form. and that is russia. we need the problem with the american side, with critically needed now. and the message from russia, you know, after the proposal was, were made public. it's very important that it was said by our deputy, for immune so that this is not the menu you can choose from. this is the minimum. this is the minimum for the security over europe for the security of the war.

now on a light, and i'd say the with some of the gear for, for the christmas, but all to be to all of them on track him down in lapland. he's probably the busiest man on the planet right now. but where santa claus lives generally depends on where in the world you are. where does santa claus live in? at the north boy i every one knows in africa. yeah. yeah. yeah. right. yeah. so you get to to look to. oh, so left to right and yes so, so are on there. i have no idea but i guess somewhere in finland the present day. i think santa claus are probably living somewhere where there's a night feed and night, little i factory that he has were all the toys actually sag authorization in norway in new york. the north wall new york. 6 city, north paw in north america. the answer is usually that he lives in the north pole. but there's a few problems with that. firstly,

best no buildings there for sumter in his elves to live in, and it's far too cold. secondly, there's no christmas trees at the north pole. in fact, there's no trees at all. and you don't usually see some to slay being pulled by these guys. of course pulling sun to slay is the elite team over reindeer and looking after those reindeer is johan, who has the wonderful title of rain? dia whisper. johan, a thanks very much for talking to us. we're looking at where son to lives. now. there was some room as he lives in the north pole, but radius can't live in the north po can like, no, am i sans ice originally from a mount ear, quarter of a boom. glory. but he was here in the of a name it because it's easier for people to reach to him then i'm the radius are here in north. well, there's nothing to leave round. you look after the reindeer, how he whispered to a reindeer, what makes hello heard his name? what makes a good rain d. f. a santa? ah!

the reindeer needs to be patient. it needs to be curious. it needs to be strong enough and bold enough. if they are too shy, they are afraid to fly over the skies. now what does the rain do? you do for relaxation when it's not flying. they are just, you know, killing, playing down, eating, chatting with the friends, you know, but that leaves us with quite the problem. what about all of the letters to answered the door addressed to him at the north pole. i'm here in the bustling at the center of santa's post office and joined by a very busy postal elf poll here. he's taking some time out of her dear to talk to her 30 thanks very much. welcome welcome to santa claus main, post office. thank you very much for having me. now. the question i have is, what do you do here with all of those letters that arrive from the girls and boys all over the world? well, 1st of all, this very, very many letters that arrived every year. there's always are over half a 1000000 letters that sense a get and 1st we thought him out by the country. and so that's what i'm doing here

right now. santa has received a letter sir, around $200.00 countries so far. so what happens to those letters that are addressed to the north pole? please tell me they come here. they come here, let me see if i do have here thumb. ah example, for example over here. so this is the place where they all end up anyway. so they come to the right may even though you put the wrong address in it. well, that's good to know that everybody watching make sure that their letters always arrive with santa claus. well, it's good to know that santa is receiving his mail here in lapland, but this wasn't always his address. most theologians will agree that saint nicholas was born in nor around the mediterranean coastal town of mira now damira in turkey, in around $288.00 d. however, there's not many images of santa in his home town on christmas cards. well,

there is one way to settle this argument good and proper to speak to the man himself. santa claus. hello. thank you very much for joining us here on arte sunset . we've been searching for you around the world. tell us in your own words, where are you from? oh, i am from here. las vegas? yeah, i've been here for. oh, really long time. actually here on the arctic circle i. g. o small than way over 30 years in my house. yes. yeah. i have my office now here. i'm here every day of the year. so children all over the world can come and meet me . you're able to travel extreme distance isn't all over the world to make sure that you deliver toys to the boys and girls. how does that happen? oh, that is actually quite easy. oh, well, you know my, my ranges, they fly not going to fill us in on the tricks. no exclusive here. first of all,

remember the world is the wild even into the time zones. okay? so will you travel you all the time, the same time sometimes on the banjo like in? that's how you do it. well, well, the other way, sir. the santa tell you ever thought of oh, christmas eve. how tiring these going very slowly while you're waiting on? well, that's my other secret. the world is turning around that day, a little bit slow. thank you very much. santa claus. a merry christmas. you all are married. and a very merry christmas for me as well. peter, all of her for our tea in santa's village in the arctic circle. lapland or from traditional christmas idea to something more woke, a festive cheer pushes. he went boundaries for you. if the alternative ah

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cost of feeding the reindeer, skyrocketing down straight to terminate into the living room, pop stand, collins, to explain all this to us. dan, welcome to our kaiser, christmas show. merry christmas, everybody ah, welcome back russian energy john gas problem has been audit issues from countries including ukraine, that it's deliberately pushing up natural gas prices in europe. why strips and supplies the company? he says it's west bound, exports are actually far higher than last year. parties, he goes, donna, has the story gas from has once again reiterated the statement. it has been making for quite a while that essentially any. well, any accusations that gas pro may have somehow contributed to the energy crisis in europe, completely unfounded. these are their words, and in fact, they have once again stressed that the real, the actual output of gas from russia into europe via gas problems will

infrastructure, has in fact the succeeded, has, in fact, exceeded, i should say, unsurpassed the contractual obligations in front of the company have a listen 7, you know what this, that i see for all my all accusations against russia and death from that our gas applies to europe are low, are absolutely groundless. and unacceptable. this year gas prom supplied 50000000000 cubic meters of gas to germany under a contract. that's 5000000000 more than last year. no gas problem has also supplied more gas this year to italy, turkey o guerria, hungary, serbian denmark, finland in poland. all the problems in western european countries are created by themselves, and there is no need to blame gas prices. it is better to look in the mirror. so once again, gas from his saying that it simply can't offer more natural gas on the sport for the european market, simply because it 1st has to provide enough gas for the domestic market for the russian households and well factories saying that in fact,

it is doing everything and its powers to actually help europe, even though some experts still remain unconvinced. on south a month 30 years since the symbolic end of the us a song, the criminal soviet flag was lowered and replaced by the corners of the russian federation. and president mikhail gorbachev announced his resignation. the soviet union, united by a communist ideology, existed for almost 70 years. but towards the end relations between its republics had become practitioners. and the liberalizing policy of perestroika did little to stabilize the situation. the union was replaced by 15 independent states among russia, and as the new borders sprung up, around 25000000 ethnic russians found themselves cut off from the land. many unable to get naturalized in the other republics and moving to russia, wasn't easy either. when one of those people is nina, should grow now 65 living in catholic stone. now she was born in soviet lithuania

and grew up in russia. maybe moved with her aunt and son, catholic song, just months before the say the eaten collapse. and she was left stateless for almost 3 decades. only getting a cause a passport a few months ago. i mean, it says it's too little to life. it says to me or stella said no, i lost my whole family. my parents died young and then i lost 2 of my brothers in 1991. i went to live with my aunt and kara gander. i stayed there because i didn't know that the ussr would collapse. if i had known that the ussr would disintegrate, i would never have left russia. i worked in a local store for more than 7 years. i was paid a meager salary, but i agreed because i had to feed my son. eventually i lost touch with all of my relatives. i went to a human rights organization for help with getting cassock, citizenship in the year, 2000. i put all the documents together and sent them off, but they just disappeared. i was angry about that,

but i gave up and did not try again. what i was always told you were not born here . you're born in lithuania. is that my fault where i was born and that i came from russia recently, i received lots of help, but who returned my pension for all these years? i wasn't on the waiting list to get a flat. hospitals refused to help me. i was deprived of all right. of course i have no stouter for the soviet times, but then i knew i was needed if you could get a job, you could cross borders. and of course, every person holds on to their past memories. i hold on to those years, but the later part of my life was very hard. i just had to think about how to survive, how to raise my son was. i am a romantic. i was not afraid of work. i like nature mountains. i wanted to see everything with my own eyes, with the breakup of the walls, larger countries through a derisive subject,

a generation later we asked people on the streets of moscow for their perspective. alicia downside is that the last territory we could not restrain the urge of certain nations to gain independence. it was inevitable. it was going to happen anyway. but little soon period when an empire is collapsing, it's always bad because something big and united fragments into a lot of smaller pieces and always ends up in war because everyone starts to have their own ambitions. there's a lot of war and anger as well lived together. we could travel to all our republics . now at silver. you cannot go so easily. with lunar on a financial level in terms of our basics. wife has improved as for everything else on an idea, logical level, things are not as good. the youth of today are lacking in ideas. there is no shared sense of purpose within the country. don't accordingly, also get the collective opinion from grandparents and parents. is that it was better with the ussr. education was better. perhaps everyone's mood was good,

but i think there is more freedom now there is little trouble that was just put it on us. it has definitely become better now. we are not as isolated as we were before, but there is more opportunity for a self fulfillment inside the country. and when the u. s. saw was formerly dissolved, there was rejoicing in the u. s. at the demise of its main rival, though the mood was very different in socialist countries like china, r t s asked athena spoke earlier with our guests about those wild changing events. the, the collapse of the subject is don't political leadership. and that is a good may god just is the main person who best response ability. one of the reasons why he was so unsuccessful was he attended economic, economic, and political reform at the same time. and the other thing was that he had an enemy, boris yeltsin, and they fell out. they hated one another. now had gilson and gilbert of work together. and so we didn't have probably been with us today. that's all we had to

reform, that those reforms are absolutely necessary. the gorbachev is working on 2 funds, one to reform the soviet union inside and also to reform its relations with the capitalist world. and he tried his efforts there failed because of the inability of the united states and in russia. soviet union then russia to, to come to terms we'll think, to see in the post circuit space a number of conflicts. whether that's going to come back from cheapest on to for example, kick us on this back histone to do you think that we would have seen those kinds of disputes. if the u. s. a saw had remained a whole the biggest last i think of all in terms of. busy relations human relations. ready was the breakdown of been rather narrowed as tell you waited the but the feeling of community community odyssey that existed within the soviet you know, the local level that is lost. and i think everybody knows that results of the

disintegration at the beginning of the soviet union, there was a real hope for a confederate world consideration. and that failed immediately after that initial period after gorbachev form stale and yeltsin to try to engage with the united states and europe to that field as well. he gave the world a vision of a fair society, a just society. ah, and on paper it was the fairest and the best society you can imagine. but it was a you tube, it proved to be a utopia. it's not just a matter of what was done for, for people in the countries of the soviet unit itself. it was also the way in which the soviet union was able to interact with the rest of the world. ready

and overall, it's present was i would say very positive. and since then, the lack of having the soviet union that has made the world a much more dangerous place and a place much more dominated by big capital in a way that has been disastrous for the climate and disastrous for a majority of the world's population. or some soviet politicians saw the fall of the ussr as inevitable several years before it happened. one of them was sanji or motto. now, in the mid 1980, she became a member of the supreme soviet and want to keep the ussr together. as a story socialist, she was also an outspoken critic of mikhail gorbachev, seeing his actions as the cause of the union's collapse. now in our late sixty's, when i think we're still active in political life setting, as chair russians peace and unity party on, he's done

a quarter got to meet on the doff by sponsor. yes. back then in the huge soviet union or any person created, worked leaved and believed that tomorrow would be better. and in fact, it was to day, we see what a beautiful planet we had. we looked abroad and it seemed that all the democracy, all the beauty was there. we wanted to be like them. although the culture, beauty and morality, which was in the soviet union, wasn't in any other country. i don't want to offend anyone, but this is a fact. the great soviet union was the 2nd world power in most respects. although in some it was ahead of the united states. this country did not need to be rebuilt . it needed to be improved and moved forward. we strongly opposed gorbachev on his policy of perestroika, how to go, which often ruined the country and go to white york. gorbachev came to destroy the country. i was sure of that. when people asked him the question, what is perestroika? he himself could not explain it. and so

a man came and destroyed the country from the inside. from the top, are you from very much know the come on the market economy was one of the main aspects of perestroika. do you think it was a mistake to replace the planned economy with the markets? one? yeah. those muslims cause i have to tell you, it wasn't the market economy. of course, capitalism is basically terrible system. capitalism assumes only a bunch of people can own the wealth of the country. the world is and the market economy, if it had been introduced as the ussr planned, it would have been wonderful. it would be a welfare state. whether we like it or not, the whole world will come to this. because capitalism has outlived its usefulness. capitalism, as lennon said ill always pregnant with was, was attacks provocation. seizures with all the time you have to fight. what for you, what are we fighting for was nobody has the answer though. where did they want to leave the world? today? the arms raised has started again. every one demonstrates who created the big

rockets. the plane is that the points on the contrary, we must stop. we're not talking about justice security, the environmental, we're talking about who will sees the most for them and everything has a beginning and an end. but we are already approaching a point of no return. of course it's terrifying if today they start rattling their weapons. and so want to shout, stop, what do you want and say no guys, let's be friends. the whole point is only in friendship and peace, political a little bit. there's a headline for this. our session for programming from ortiz elementary shuttle up next to 2 in the j. it's sputnik all was in the well, we're back to in half an hour with the latest join us again that ah,

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