to potential so that those countries can't ignore it because it threatens national security issue. but if we take them to you countries, truly all of them subscribe to certain doctrines and maintains selling but tell us closes, they are a cyber army on behalf of a country that's their job. ah, us food, the u. s. coven response hit the road block size. think about that. he runs out with a dating infection, right? searching 7 of old across to some states. we have a surgeon and 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 brushes. foreign ministry says whole thing, negative expansion will be the top priority it up, killing talks will be a lot, and the united states to close. hello. thank you very much for joining us here on

sunset. we've been searching for you around the world. tell us in your own words, where are you from the chair on our t as our correspondent heads way north to the homeland for the christmas with live from much good. thanks for joining us tonight on auto international. and daniel hawkins, were you all this our welcome to the program? a coven infection rates are surging across the united states throughout 55 percent in the past 2 weeks. in new york, texas and new jersey, they've more than doubled with the spread of the article barian and a florida. they've jumped 7 fold. and i want to say joe biden promised half a 1000000000 free test for americans. he also pledged to open more testing sites. despite that, it seems that many of actually closed down due to staff shortages including 13 in new york and new jersey or our correspondent kellum open reports for the lines are

growing here in new york city. and so as the frustration, 13 different coven testing centers throughout the city close down to day. all while demand for tests is rising amid and increasing infection rate. we spoke to some people who are waiting to get coven tests here and manhattan. that is a horrible, honestly, if 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 line for hours to get tested, so it makes no sense to be. that's not good. it's probably why i'm standing on line and the 26 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 people need to get tested, sitting out 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 getting testing. 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. coven tests would be available. dr. found she the 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 worry 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 in now its free is convenient. i promise you, which saves lives. and i asked the god, believe it, you, patriarch,

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 foreign ministry says upcoming talks with the us and nathan will have to focus on ending belong to the expansion of 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. this month, plato vowed to continue its eastward expansion waddell's choosing moscow of planning to invade ukraine. i claim that feminine denies. in a recent security proposal, russia laid out its goal of solid guarantee that ukraine can never join names,

so we are not as the best way to prevent any escalation of the conflicts in the country. however, still on friday, the white house made clear, it's still supports the expansion of the military alliance, nato's chiefs, as it is being proactive in its assimilation of new members. nato has proven that all stairs that are open door policy. it's not all new, something we support in words, but those in deeds part to by inviting to new countries, montenegrin off macedonia to become members. so we have enlarged the line so that also years with 2 new members, despite protests from, from russia. and also we are supporting ukraine in trans efforts to come closer to natal membership and we spoke with political unless that means we bothered to service the crime does join nato. it sets a dangerous precedent. the rational position is previous drawn, even from the legal point of view,

according to its constitution adopted in the early 90 s. ukraine, use a neutral state and that it does not become a member of a military walks. that's the foundation on which the new independent ukrainian state was built. now then you government, your g m that came to follow violently in to 1014 is change and that that creates a totally new reality. because ah, as our experts say, if your brain becomes a member of nato and you hear american weapon station on a territory, if there is a quantity between russia and the us, 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 style. and this is something that people around the world should be

thinking about. know, just that see shows in washington, that's the message. russia is trying to convey and roughly is not going to compromise on that. this crisis is artificial. the western media, it's usually russia one tend to invade ukraine, which is ludicrous because we still view ukrainians at the front door. no nation is not diplomacy or on the american side walls and sentence. that is not the form that is russia. we need the problem with showing the american side with critically needed now. and the message from russia. you know, after the proposal was made public, it's very important that it was said by our deputy, 40 minutes so that this is not the menu you can choose from. this is the minimum. this is the minimum for the security of europe for the security of the war. now, on a lighter note, it's a bit here some of the for, for the christmas. but all these people, all of us did manage to track him down all the way 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 are on there. i have no idea, but i guess somewhere in finland main present day, i think 10 o'clock or probably living somewhere where there's a night feed and night, little i factory that he has for all the time actually sank lovers in norway in new york. the north wall, new york 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, there's 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 santa's sleigh is the elite team over reindeer and looking after those. reindeer is jo hannah, who has the wonderful title of ring dio 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 sometimes originally from a mount ear corner of the room dory. but he works here in revenue 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 do you whisper to arrange via what makes hello heard his name? what makes a good reindeer for 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, laying down, eating, chatting with the friends, you know, but that leaves us with quite the problem. what about all of the letters to tom said that are addressed to him at the north pole? i'm here in the bustling at the center of santa's post office, enjoined by a very busy postal elf pole. here he's taking some time out of her dear to talk to 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 arrive every year. there's always are over half a 1000000 letters with santa get and her 1st we sought 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 some. 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 rucker? yeah, i live here flora. oh screen 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 is an 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 oh, you know my, my ranges, they fly naca to phyllis and on the tricks. no exclusive here. first of all, remember world in the wild evenings of the time zones. okay. so when you travel

you all the time, the same time, sometimes on the time zone in. that's how you do it. well, well the other way, sir. the santa have you ever thought of? oh, christmas eve. how tiring? nice. going very slowly while you're waiting long. 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 the married? well i and the very merry christmas for me as well. peter. all other for r t in santa's village in the arctic circle. lapland. now from traditional christmas or is there something more woke and a festive she does her push chimney boundaries for you. here is the alternative. ah christmas. the traditional yuletide holiday. this year,

making this traditional with a special christmas guide. mm. christmas tolerance diversity guide. we all know that christmas is a family holiday. that makes oral your parents are properly number. i am this year. follow the agenda and make us know woman hands. denise. no man, or even better that this new person designed for themselves. oh, no gifts, no, don't already best. prepare your children for the brave new world. you remember, diversity is not at i o is no longer an appropriate costume. there's an appropriation. 0, a logical appropriation. offensive to the dear community. mm

hm. and obviously center has to be cancelled. i because he is awaits his gender male to abuse. his mrs. close discriminate against children based on behavior. whereas red, which is a communist color, makes children sit on his lap, makes people destroy trees and exploit sales. so sorry kids sandler is not coming to town anymore. i follow these instructions. stick to the spirit of christmas. you decide. oh oh, the russian and enjoying from hi benoit, accusations from countries including ukraine and it's deliberately pushing up natural gas prices in europe by restricting supplies where the company says,

westbound exports are actually far higher than last year. not easy. it was done of 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 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 just 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. your gas problem has also

supplied more gas this year to italy, turkey o guerria, hungary, serbian denmark, finland and paula. all the problems in western european countries are created by themselves, and there is no need to blame gas. 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 spot 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. saturday march 30 years since the symbolic end of the us a song the drummond soviet flag was lowered and replaced by the colors of the russian federation. and president mikhail gorbachev announced his resignation the soviet union and you know, i was communist ideology existed for almost 70 years. but that was the end relations between republics had become practice and the liberalizing policy of but

a stroke who did little to stabilize the situation. the union was replaced by 15 independent states among them, russia, and as the new board has sprung up, around 25000000 ethnic russians found themselves cut off from their homeland. many were unable to get naturalized in the other republics, and we went to russia wasn't easy either. now one of those people is nina shoe. good. now 65 living in catholics thumb. now she was born in soviet lithuania. she grew up in russia. she then moved with her aunt and son to catholic thought, just months before the soviet union collapsed. and she was left state las for almost 3 decades, only getting a cause a passport a few months ago. you know, says it's too little too late. if you see me as thou said, now i know 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 car gander. i stayed there because i

didn't know that the ussr would collapse. if i had known that the u. s. s, all would disintegrate, and i would never have left russia. i worked in a local store for more than 7 years. i was paid amiga 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 catholic citizenship in the year 2000. i put all the documents together and sent them off, but they just disappeared. but i was angry about that, but i gave up and did not try again, which i was always told you were not born here. you were 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 stout 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 onto their best memories. i hold on to those years, but the later part of my life was very hard and i just had to think about how to survive, how to raise my son, boise. i am a romantic. i was not afraid of lack. i like nature, mountains. if i wanted to see everything with my own eyes to stay with them while the breakup of the world's largest country, is that a device of subjects of generation later we are the people on the streets of moscow for their perspective version. the downside is that when 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 in united fragments into a lot of smaller pieces and, and it always ends up in war because everyone starts to have their own ambitions. and there's a lot of war and anger. when i swell lived together,

we could travel to all our republics. now it's silver. you can not go so easily with lou on a financial level, but in terms of our basics, wife has improved. so 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 shirt chance of purpose within the country. accordingly, also got the collective opinion from grandparents and parents. it was better with usaa. education was better, perhaps everyone's mood is good, but i think there is more freedom now. there is little trouble that was just pursued honestly. it has definitely become better now. we are not as isolated as we were before us. look, there is more opportunity for a cellphone film and inside the country. so when the u. s. a 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 other socialist countries like china, r t, saskia taylor spoke earlier with our guests about those world changing events. the,

the collapse of the soviet union is don't political leadership. and that is made of just is the main person who best response ability. one of the reasons why he was so successful was he attended economic, economic and political reform at the same time. and the other thing was that he had an enemy bodies unison. and they fell out, they hated one another. now, how gilson and gilbert worked together and salvage in probably been with us today. that's all we had to reform. 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 russia. soviet union then russia to, to come to terms we all think the see in the post circuit space, a number of conflicts. whether that's going to come back from touch cheapest on to,

for example, kicks 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 some biggest last i think of all in terms of relations human relations. ready was the breakdown of been rather narrowed and tell you waited the but the feeling of community community odyssey that existed within the soviet union, that local level that is lost. and i think everybody knows that his results is 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 for stale and yeltsin to try to engage with the united states and europe into that field as well. give 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 people in the countries over the soviet unit itself. it was also the way in which the soviet union was able to interact with the rest of the world. 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 or the fall of the saw as inevitable several years before it happened. one of them was says you or martha in the mid 1980, she became a member of the supreme soviet and what to keep the ussr together. as a staunch socialist, she was also an outspoken critic of mikhail gorbachev. seeing his actions as the cause of the units collapsed. now in the late sixty's or martha was still in active politics, serving his chair of russia's peace and even the party on his dollar quarter got to meet her and the doff by so serious back then in the huge soviet union or any person created work to leave 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. i can go to what yours. 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 of your throng, very much know the come on the market economy was one of the main aspects of perestroika. you think it was a mistake to replace the planned economy with the markets one yet of my lungs, cuz 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, all the time, you have to fight. what for you, what are we fighting for? was nobody has the answers though. where did they want to leave the world? today? the arms raised has started again. every one demonstrate who created the big rocket . 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 only 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 peaceful political, little from just come out to half or thrive in the morning. here in moscow, you're watching our scenes, national reactor to nights heading away in just a few moments. join us again and a half an hour for all of our latest mobile headline. ah, ah, with a very kaiser christmas now our santa claus and rudolph were scheduled to deliver a bounty of toys today. but due to supply chain constraints and the cost of feeding, the reindeer, skyrocketing downstairs terminate into the living room potsdam,

collins to explain all this to us. dan, welcome to our kaiser christmas show. merry christmas, everybody ah, one of the major fights chose to merge go. head with president bush junior, was in 2008 this recall newcrest somebody. at that stage, the united states actually wanted poor and georgia and ukraine to get them and natal membership to start. so caused membership action plan and it was germany that stop that and then said, no, no, we don't want to do that because these countries will not add to the stability nato, which is one of the prerequisites in the nature of treaty.

ah then with ah, welcome to redact to deny i'm li camp o e hes ga bob. it's been an insane year in which i've actually used up my apps, he say, allowable allotment of curse words. so now i can't pankey nuttin use any bad words in this. god bless it. ap purcell fire dish and lands fagel dazzle. but considering this year, we van, it's about time we looked back the best of redacted tonight 2021. we cover every aspect on this show of the rub, shit, the green, the show, see up at the, the inhumane destruction of our.