the ah, top stories here are not a german, he shuts down half of its nuclear power plant, while belgium says it will close all of its reactors within the next 3 years to be transition to green energy. gavin's pace, meantime across europe, feel shortages, driving up prices and higher budget are being stretched to the limit with worse, predicted to come consume is tell us. they can't take much more. but the price has skyrocketed, but the government is not helping us or anyone. i don't know what we will do if it continues to go up. we will have to make a fire in the middle of the room and civilian death and destroyed homes in africa was to blow lift the lid on america's drone program. the former operator, currently in hiding from the taliban talks to r. t on heard voices, projects. around so gratian we were not told about any civilian deaths.

nobody told us that we had hit the wrong target. i'm in hiding alone underground and i live in fear. honestly, i am fed up with my life the hello good evening. you're watching the weekly here on our international, not germany shut down half of its remaining nuclear power stations on new year's eve as part of it shift to more eco friendly energy. and that leaves the country with only 3 nuclear plants, which are also planned to go offline by the end of this year. but the decision has been heavily criticized as a significant portion of german electricity does come from nuclear sources. the country will now have to dramatically ramp up production from sustainable sources. and in the meantime, increases reliance on coal opinions were divided 2 among the germans. we spoke to the live near one of the path that was close. i found it was on enough time has its

pros and cons. but actually here in bergdorf we only saw advantages other countries are building nuclear power plants to and the question is, where do we get our electricity from? i'm and it isn't the others as finally it's happening and i'm very happy about it because you never know if an accident might occur or thought people might try to destroy it. yes, of course. there are people in the village that see things differently because the village has become rich on taxpayers, money, money. if you drive through the village and see how much was invested in it or do pollution. i think it's an important decision, but i also think we're not there yet. we can't get from renewable energy and we're, we're getting from nuclear power of many locals work there. and we have to see where they will end up. but some people will definitely lose their jobs, or germany is not alone in phasing act, nuclear power, belgium has also decided to shut all its react is within the next 3 years. and that's despite the fact that nuclear energy does generate almost half the country's

electricity engineers. have already slammed the decision, is came to productive the government's decision to phase out nuclear energy, the largest source of low carbon energy in belgium and to finance new fossil gas power plants is paradoxical and counterproductive. this decision would only reinforce the predominance of fossil fuels in the belgian energy landscape. while on top of that, europe is grappling with an energy crunch that so record prices last month. we discussed this with the journalist charlie boyle and he believes the pace at which green policies are being introduced is more about political, gay. it's all about lack of planning and seeing cool point score and politicians may well those beliefs. but as usual, the practicalities always take now the reality is thinking, inflation a huge demand surge going in the winter. we,

we simply can't have a situation where energy prices are going out. 1200 percent here. we need to have a proper platform around the world, but i think it transitioned renewables. how's it going to what the mixture is going to be and we're going to need to be honest about me. so don't worry which are completely star. so as we've been hearing then as europe does, switch to green energy house house have been left grappling with a higher cost of living. with more on that he shot it, davinsky winter isn't coming. it's already here. it's e u. country struggle to find a unified response to record high energy prices. there are a warnings that the blog could face shortages or even potential blackouts. many including luca face, a winter full of difficult decisions, says quantities, oh no, you have already received

a reminder for the chargers. for heating that's increased while at the same time we'll have less heating. so myself and several tenants are really worried about the choices we will have to make. people are already having difficulty, so it's no easy. we feel a little neglected and living hand to mouth is worrying me, becoming more normal in some of europe's richest societies. that the vessel to literally feel safe will have to make choices. we will have to buy cheaper foods that are lesson traditional math problems like that. people will lose their health . tens of millions of people in europe are already living in energy poverty. and there are fears that this figure is about to see a steep rise energy crisis across that you, you has been escalating for many months. governments have been scrambling to find a solution because they consent households simply won't be able to pay you the bills. in france, the poor's households are to receive a one off payment of

a $100.00 euros to help shield them from price rises. italy meanwhile, is put in place a 3000000000 euro aid package, while the spanish government has passed emergency measures that to redirects billions of euro's from the profits of energy companies to the consumers in a bead to lower their bills. yet despite such measures, many fear that they simply will not be enough in the law organize. yet the government is not doing anything. and on top of that level, retired from politics, they put them in electricity companies with money that they take from another place . so you do it as others, but our the price has skyrocketed, but the government is not helping europe or any one. i don't know what we will do if it continues to go up. we will have to make a fire in the middle of the room. the idea your fun, if it were me, i would like to get hold of anyone in charge and give them a low salary and see how they like their life. and really, what is this structural problem in anna?

she policies, shaping and policy making in many countries is who is really in charge. we have an interaction of various authorities, bodies. and on the other hand, we have seen various governments so being very much occupied with themselves. so there is an energy in my eyes. it's still not yet having to priority it should house. here in france, there is particular worry because whilst most energy does come from nuclear stocks of the electricity that it generates are said to be low. that concern a hard winter could see the country really one out of power. low energy stalks are an issue throughout europe. why? well, although the pandemic, so large scale industry and workplace is closing down when the locked downs were lifted demand short straight up. and companies just haven't been able to keep pace,

to add to that the e u is also trying to move toward sources of renewable energy, such as wind energy, but less wind in 2021 meant less renewable energy was produced. these have always deemed the days bits and of generation where experts have been warning against air possibility, or even broke ability offer a stand still in the world of renewables, photovoltaic and wind fox, the one that is now in a sort of come back is nuclear. as a, i always say within to european union, not only that, we don't dispose of a common policy. we don't even dispose of something like a common energy mentality. it may say, because that is a completely different attitudes to, for instance, nuclear energy, east and west of the rhine. you just like everywhere else needs

a steady supply of energy to function. not russia says that could be supplied bytes nude stream to pipeline. that is still waiting to be signed off, not just by germany, but also the european commission. the pipeline has faced opposition from within the you, with some fearing that it could to make a block for to dependent on moscow. others. those say that the link is vital to secure energy supplies and ensure that people can heat the homes reasonable prices . such political games could end up pushing even more people into fuel poverty this winter, and even cost their lives, geology britsky, r t, paris. while another factor being blamed for high fuel prices is russia's refusal to supply more gas. at least that's according to some western politicians who never seem to miss an opportunity to point the finger saskia taylor report. how did it happen, though? rather who's to blame?

because if there's one thing, every politician knows it's that every crisis needs a guilty party. and sure enough, brussels landed on a tried and tested one. we could on the european commission to urgently open an investigation into possible deliberate market manipulation by gas prom and potential violation of e u. competition roles. yes, sangree that russians were warm and toasty the you accuse state owned energy giant gas problem of being cd. and then furious, the moscow wouldn't just take pity and pipe over some free extra gas and accused the kremlin of pain dirty politics. the increase in price is for energy has deep geopolitical roots. it's part of the geopolitical battle, rushes on it all, its contracts, it cannot be said they are not delivering when they said they would, but it has not increased the quantities contracted full. so now a biting by a contract is foul play. o, the things people will say to dodge responsibility. and so there is no need to

shift the blame, like some of our partner said trying to do. sometimes you listen to what is said on the score. you are surprised. it's just amazing as if they don't see the numbers. i'd like to reiterate. they don't see the realities. they just cover up their own mistakes. you know, maybe brussels shouldn't have gone all in on green energy before a long cold winter may be brussels shouldn't talk of banning long term contracts with gas from before a long cold winter may be brussels shouldn't rely on the notoriously volatile spot market before a long cold winter, but sure. luton sitting and siberia with his hand on the tap. in fact, he's so greedy and mean that he wanted gas prom to top up europe stored supplies all the while. a solution to this crisis lies idol ever heard of nordstrom to the german regulators should make this decision. they have not yet decided. of course, if we expand supplies along this route, then 100 percent,

i can say with absolute certainty, the tension on the european energy market would significantly decline. and that would influence prices. of course, this is an obvious thing, but with the green light still not given. it seems the use not actually that bother about it. citizens off to rural, but he's not enough to negotiate with the russian bath. if it's any consolation to the europeans, it wasn't just that he does. his political shenanigans left people bankrupt and shivering, post pandemic oil prices skyrocketed. and americans, will i fucking out more on fuel than they had since 2014, which would have been bad enough by itself. but then historic inflation het this is a historic inflation report. inflation has had a 31 year high with prices rising to more than double. we've seen in recent decades . everything going up and up in up in prices. new numbers showing inflation surging to its fast as pace in nearly 40 years. following up,

she came year though it's pretty windy outside, it's very windy. i almost felt coming up with them to myself. i didn't was determined to prove those hate has wrong and show he was up to the task. at same time, he obviously wasn't going to admit that his own warren oil was to blame, spoiled, or not killing pipelines, halting oil, nieces and proposing to tax the industry into oblivion. all within the space of 11 months makes the market jittery. so instead he found, you guessed it, the guilty party, if you take a look at, you know, gas prices and you take a look at the oil prices. so that is a consequence of thus far. the refusal of russia or, or the opec nations to pump more, or of course it is, but to really make himself look the compromising innocent good guy. and all this, he did make one little pledge announcing that the largest ever release from the u.

s. strategic petroleum. reserve tell, provide the supply we need as we recover from this pandemic, guess how many barrels of oil a day the u. s. consumes around 20000000. how many barrels did buy to release $50000000.00? 2 and a half days was not exactly a big when about big enough to come out looking like a decisive leader taking action. i'll throw some times. all that matters is that you'll seen to be doing something even if you do fail to win them all over. the reason gas prices are going up is because the oils and louisiana and texas and the dipstick store and wash and they say 2021. the people prayed that lights wouldn't get caught. also the year politicians showed that it's a crime at to not a good crisis. go to waste basket taylor then i still to come on. the weekly persons in k with case is talk to 160000 on new year's day capping off a week in which it was also claimed that phone will children's lives have been put

at risk by the overstretched health service. we'll have more on this just off to the brand. ah ah, ah. ah . her with

things we dare to ask ah, hello again. now afghan drone operators working for the u. s. were kept in the dark about civilian deaths from a whistleblower who spoken to r t about his job during the us war on terror when he's currently in hiding from the taliban in fear for his life and even refuses to contact his family to keep them safe and share his story with our teeth unheard voices project. vallejo,

we live in a horrible situation. very bad conditions with m b, i honestly, i am fed up with my life. that's kind of it. so i'm in hiding alone. underground. yeah, i can't go outside. i'm hopeless. and i ask myself, do i have the right to live a peaceful life in my own homeland will not let me save strength. i wish i had been born in a different country to me. that decimal got in telling me wi i a pillow top, we had to operate our drones as an 8 hours today. and then the same at night there was a u. s. company and the afghan government was signed an agreement with he said we were employed by this company. they scam eagle with

each month, one pilot conducted $1720.00 drone strikes. it could be more than that, but not less with data throughout operations, we were not told about any civilian deaths. nobody told us that we had hit the wrong targets. and the statistics on this were out of our control. we didn't have access to this data.

the ah ah, because at the port we lost a couple of our pilots in the last days of our work and after the taliban took over, one was arrested in cobble and the 2nd when he was visiting his family, some drone pilots were also beaten and humiliated and 3 or 4 of our colleagues are missing with a even the closest relatives don't know where they are. sex age they blinking is leading to continue diplomatic efforts to ensure a safe passage for any american afghan partner or foreign national wants to lead up against what we're doing every single minute of every single hour of every single day. it's working to create a safe passage for all civilians, including the afghans who worked for us to the airport to get them on planes and get them out. we worked intensely to evacuate and relocate and work alongside us in

our particular risk. reprise up our commitment to them as no deadline of let me put it this way. yes, i've lost my own people. know i'm hiding at different places. i can't stay in one place. i can't meet my family. i don't even know how my family is doing now. i can't see them with my colleagues. we can't see or contact each other because we are afraid the taliban are tapping our phone. is me? i guess we have lost our way. what can we do and what will they do to us? we are counting our last breast. they might kill us today or tomorrow. i have one son staying with me and when he goes out to buy something to eat, he says he is afraid of being killed or there is no one to help us in this

situation. i live in fear and i have to wonder why i was born in this hell, i am a human being, i have the right to free life. was a u. s. lead mission in afghanistan previously hailed the drone program as a success and said it provided the american back to afghan army with the capability to operate the system on its own. well, for more stories on how to warn tara in afghanistan, change lives to go to our unheard voices project. you can find that person's daily cave infection right hit more than a 160000 on new year's day and with the health care system of full stretch. it is claim to that the panoramic, he's seeing other patients sidelined and their lives put at risk. parents and campaign is say that vulnerable children are being discriminated against to free up bed space and highlight to spike and do not receive aid orders for children with down syndrome and autism. we spoke to

a mother who was asked to sign one for her son. when she said, well, doctrine is because in that class on life that you're asking what you should have or no and i haven't been asked, that's my other 2 children. i mean, she has down syndrome, but that's got nothing to do when we're shipping the stuff. i still not. he was in the room and she was asking him a lot of questions and he a con these classes that he understands. and i think luckily for him and i asked me because he was on the 6th day anyway, but they are the parents. i know they have their own children. so in one respect, i was glad he was on the 6th day because the others where i was 16 and where else

themselves do not recite orders are offered to people who are gravely ill. one signed doctors won't perform c p r. to help restart the patients hard, but in the u. k, do not resuscitate. orders are increasingly being offered to teenagers with autism . it is a condition that affects some 700000 people in britain and teenagers with down syndrome are also affected. however, the national health service does insist that is not discriminating and says that blanket policies are inappropriate. come with no, sorry, karen will are, again, no, says she begs to differ where every child in every i the right, especially to life. and i just don't understand why there's a difference in society for anyone discrimination of even the question b, n m y, are people with adults children el delay while we why on trade?

differently with the lack of you must say, given the health care system they deserve on the social system, i did that, i get the and i just was painted under train cab again today with higher than the and i just isn't as the government needs to pull their finger out and so yeah, and isn't it, isn't our kids to say, oh, your children are not valuable with everyone else? see children. so they're not going to be put on that list. list i was are, isn't, it will leave you out of the dumbest idea. because there's not a lot of room for an indigenous leader in new zealand is accusing australia of using his country as a dumping ground for criminals. the national murray authority chairman, once camera to scrap its policy to port in using and is when convicted. it is not

good enough that new zealand is becoming a penal colony for australia and just deporting your problem. why does not solve the problem of gangs in both australia and new zealand? it is not good enough just to say we're gonna stick a whole lot of people on applying on a government child applying and seen them back to new zealand. that is not the spirit of friendship that you would expect between 2 neighbors, while under astray le, in law is foreign nationals are sentenced to more than a year in prison. they automatically lose the right to stay in the country another prize, even if they've lived in australia their entire lives. last couple of years to have seen hundreds of new zealand is sent back home. now restrain these immigration minister has defended the policy saying the government will continue to expel for national see to commit serious offenses. although matthew to khaki again says they need to work with new zealand to find a much better solution. now i also did bed australian citizen, you know,

it's easy just to pull the problem away and australians want exactly what we want. we want safe communities. we do not want to say drugs being sold to our children. we are sick and tired of saying gun violence on our streets. one possible solution is a joint task force to address a couple of different things. and even though our police forces by dosier information data and intelligence at the moment, that would be good to see if we could just increase that including and beastie and joint resources. that, that means also having a look at information and intelligence to find out we are these drug supplies and it works, stablish ing themselves across south east asia, even into the pacific and being lead, stay that job to get as strongly and you feel it. and that ends expert even motion weekly here, not international thanks. the company is sunday evening. will be back with no stories in just diver. mm

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