ah ah, please talk to buttons are deployed against anti lockdown demonstrators and amsterdam. the city's mayor gave the order to break up the 1000 strong, illegal rally. and in some of the big stories of the week, just gone. germany shut down half of its nuclear power plant, while belgium says it will close all of it. 3 axes within the next 3 is 2. as the transition, the green energy gathers pace, a civilian death and destroy homes in afghan whistler. if the lead on america's drone program, the former operator currently in hiding from the taliban talks to ortiz, i'm heard voices throughout our operations, we were not told about any civilian dance. nobody told us, then we hit the wrong target. i'm in hiding alone underground. i live in fear

speaking, honestly, i am fed up with my life with their morning the latest developments to look back at what's been happening of the last 7 days. you watching a weekly hearing out international life for moscow with me, kevin and 1st anti lockdown demonstrators. of clashed with riot police and amsterdam, police dogs battens were used to break up the illegal protest. ah ah 1000 people, as you saw, their rallying in the dutch capital on sunday, defying

a band amidst the corona virus lockdown measures that have been in place in the netherlands for the last few weeks and the right places you saw there with their battens and their shields were trying to break up the crowds who had gathered in amsterdam to show. ringback their continued anger against the restrictions that are in place and also against vaccines. the local government which had at lord this particular gathering had also issued an emergency ordinance which gave the police the right to head into the central museum square. and to clear those protesters from that, but to despite that protest is turned out regardless. now the netherlands has been doing this extended lockdown our since december 19th. and as a result of that, restaurants a shot and all known of central shops are all so shut. and that's going to take place and continue going on until at least the middle of the month of january, public gatherings. as part of these restrictions means that no more than 2

individuals can gather at the same time together. so this protest was clearly outside of the block. it's absolutely against those cart measures. but despite that, we saw this chaotic scenes in amsterdam as the police and those protest as were clashing something we have seen elsewhere to know across europe. there is concerned that yes, we're heading into 2022. it's yes. many people who only think this is the time for fresh opportunities of fresh chance, but there are many people who really fear that the fresh restrictions that are coming in to force mean this will be essentially another ground, whole year as the authorities continue to try and grapple with the virus just to give you an example. here in france, there are new restrictions coming in to force. it includes a ban on eating and drinking on long distance trains and also a requirement. now, for children as young as 6 to wear a mosque i, when necessary. previously,

it was only applied to children over the age of 11. that's a big shift here. and in, sometimes in cities, across france, there has been the regulation, once again to have to wear masks outdoors, that something that is back in force here in paris. meanwhile, those who remain unvaccinated, there is some really bad news. the national assembly is going to continue debating this week a new law that would essentially curb the liberties of those who remain unvaccinated further at the moment, anyone who is not fully vaccinated, that 3 vaccines, the 2 vaccines plus the booster am, can going to restaurants and cafes, et cetera, if they show that they've got a negative p c r m teaching test, but that's something that they can only hold for 24 hours and they have to pay for it. now the macklin administration wants to change this yet again,

essentially saying that if you're not vaccinated, it doesn't matter if you have a negative test antigen or p c, or you will not be allowed into balls, restaurants, et cetera. and you can imagine that that is going to cause a lot of consternation here in france, where around 10 percent of the population remains unvaccinated. there is anger here to resort with the new year's eve where there should have been celebrations. they were bound on fireworks on the shells. alisa and cool submitted festivities. but in, despite that there were crowds that versed on to the shoals elisa, causing problems for the police there and across the country. we saw a much lamented new year's tradition making a big comeback. this is the burning and torching of cars. almost 900 vehicles were burned on new year's eve as part of that. now there was also, i'm good that's been felt in germany to with violent riots in some cities,

including in one where they were cautious between the police and protest. is there something we seem to be seen quite a lot of in europe at the moment. the protesters setting up barricades, but then even set bo was a light. now the police say that they had to respond to almost $200.00 calls in just over 2 hours. so very busy new year's eve for police there. now all of this comes amidst another grim milestone. the pandemic shows that there have been over a 100000000 cases of covert a positive cases that have been quoted across the european region. however, to give you some light to this, this does come at a time when study says, suggesting that only crohn is less likely to damage to lungs than previous variance, such as the delta barrier into or even the alfred beat of variance. and that it also provokes a less severe am type disease. so good news, but at the same time,

with all the restrictions in place and the continued fear that we are seeing from authorities, many people will be questioning if this ongoing tightening of restrictions is in fact the right path to tried challenge. basically, there are the big news from the week germany shut than half of its remaining nuclear power stations on new year's eve. as part of it shift to more eco friendly energy. it leaves the country now with only 3 nuclear plants, which are also planned to go offline by the under the ship. but the decisions been heavily criticized as a significant portion of job electricity does come from nuclear sources. the country now after dramatically ramp up production from sustainable sources, and in the meantime, increase its reliance on coal. again. opinions were divided among some germans. we spoke to who lived near one of those power plants has just been closed down. as i found a force on an toner, it has its pros and cons, but actually here,

and bergdorf we only saw advantages other countries are building nuclear power plants to and the question is, where do we get our electricity from? oh, and it isn't the other thing. finally, it's happening and i'm very happy about it because you never know if an accident might occur or if, but people might try to destroy it. of course, are people in the village that see things differently because the village has become rich on taxpayer money. if you drive through the village, you'll see how much was invested in it as if and i think it's an important decision . but i also think we're not there yet. we can't get from renewable energy. we're, we're getting from nuclear power. many locals work, sir. we have to see where they will end up. but some people definitely lose their jobs. about germany is not alone in phasing out nuclear power. belgium's also decided to shut all of it free access within the next 3 years. despite the fact that nuclear energy generates almost half that countries electricity engineers already slammed the decision than is counter productive. the government's

decision to face 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 on top of that, europe's grappling with an energy crunch to the sol record prices last month. we talked about it with journalists, charlie boyle, who believes the pace at which green policies are being introduced, is more about political game. it's all about lack of plan and seen as, as her miss school went score in the policy. she may well out those beliefs. but as usual, the practicalities are always taken, and now the reality is sinking in high inflation. a huge demand surge and going in the winter. and we, we simply can't have a situation where energy prices are going up 1200 percent year. we need to have

a detail plan around the world, but country by country as to how we can transition transition to renewables. 1000 say what the mixture is going to be, and we're going to be need to be honest about lisa deluxe, which are completely and scar. and while europe switches to a green energy households, there have been left grappling with the high cost to living. and western politicians are, sees the mon within to play russia for claiming it's behind the spike and fuel prices assess, get taylor reports. how did it happen, though, or 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 that moscow wouldn't just take pity and

pipe over some free, extra gas and accuse the kremlin of paint 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 at 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 a said on the score you are surprised is 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 sigh, berry with his hand on the tap. in fact, he's so greedy and mean that he wanted gas from to top up europe stored supplies all the while. a solution to this crisis lies idol ever heard of nord stream 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 it'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've been bad enough by itself. but then historic inflation hit, 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 fastest pace in nearly 40 years following up she came. yeah, no, it's pretty windy outside. it's very windy. i almost felt coming up with myself. i didn't was determined to prove those haters 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, spoilt 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. and that is a consequence of thus far, the refusal of russia or for 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 dredge announcing that the largest ever release from the u. s. strategic petroleum reserve tell, provide a 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. 2 and a half days was not exactly a big win, but big enough to come out looking like a decisive leader, taking accent. i'll throw sometimes 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 dip sticks are in wash and they say 2021. the people prayed that lights wouldn't get caught. also the year politicians showed that it's a crime that to not a good crisis, go to waste, and the repair words said, still the come on the weekly love for moscow with me, kevin, our morning. by the way, britain's new coven cases, top to 160000 on these bay tapping off a week in which it was claimed, vanderbilt children's lives were being put at risk by the overstretched l service. ah ah, ah.

ah. what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms race is on offense. very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very political time. time to sit down and talk

with i got enough control operators working for the u. s. were kept in the dark about civilian death. that's for a whistleblower who's spoken to r t, but his job during the us war on terror. he's currently in hiding from the taliban in fear of his life and even refuses to contact his family to try to keep him safe . but he did share his story with our team on heard voices, project vallejo. we live in a horrible situation. very bad conditions within i honestly, i am fed up with my life that's not about so i'm in hiding alone with the way underground. yeah, i can't go outside. i'm hopeless for somebody. i ask myself, do i have the right to live a peaceful life and my own homeland will not let me say straight and i wish i had been born in a different country. neither does that mean telling me wi i

a pillow top, we had to operate our drones. i was an 8 alice today. and then the same at night there was a u. s. company and the afghan government was signed an agreement with them. he said we were employed by this company. they scam eagle with each month one pilots conducted $1720.00 drone strikes. it could be more than that, but not less with with

data throughout all operations, we were not told about any civilian deaths. nobody told us that we had hit the wrong target to that, and the statistics on this were out of our control. we didn't have access to this data the ah ah, at the port we lost a couple of our pilots in the last days of our work. and after the taliban took over home and 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 was a even the closest relatives don't know where they are. sex, age stay blinking. is leading the continued diplomatic efforts to ensure

a safe passage for any american afghan partner or foreign national wants to lead up . again, this is 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 afghan, to work for us to the airport to get them on planes and get them out. we worked intensely to evacuate and relocate and worked alongside us and our particular risk reprise, of our commitment to them has 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 at 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 phones. 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 because 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 kept. so there is no one to help us in this situation. i live in fear and i have to wonder why was born in this hell. i am a human being, i have the right to free life. will your sled mission left canister, previously hail the drone program as a success? and so they provided the american back to afghan army with the capability to operate the system on it. so if you will read more stories on how the war on terror in afghanistan change lies to go to our project on the heard voices out. see, don't com. britton's daily code infection rate hit 160000

on new year's day with a health care system. a full stretch it's played. the pandemic is seeing other patients sideline to the moment in their lives. put a risk because of it. parents, a campaign is say vulnerable children being discriminated against a free a bed space and highlight a spike and do not resuscitate orders for children with down syndrome and autism. we spoke to one mom who was asked to find one of those things for her own son when she did. all right, well just in case because, you know, and that's my son's life that you're asking with each site or now. and, and i haven't been asked that my other 2 children. and yes, he has down syndrome, but that's got nothing today when we're shipping the stuff tight. so now he was in a very and she was asking him a lot of questions. and he a con i, he's a,

he understands. and i think luckily for him and i, and i asked me because he was, i'm 16 anyway. so i'll say, are the parents i know that are there any children in one respect, i was glad he was on the 6th day because the others where i was 16 and where else themselves still so stayed old as raw for the people who gravely ill on sign doctors won't perform cpr to restart the patients hard blue k to don't re so stay. daughters are increasingly being offered for teenagers with autism is a condition that affects some 700000 people in britain, teenagers with down syndrome are also affected. however, the national health service insists is not discriminating and says that blanket policies are an appropriate. karen bullard begs to differ where every child and every ad o s got the right, especially to life. and i just don't understand why the

difference in society for anyone, discrimination of even the question b a n. and why are people with adults children l delay while we why on a, on trade and differently with the lack of he mass a given the health care system they deserve. and his social care system. i did that, i get the and i just, it was painted under extreme and cab again today with higher up than the and i just isn't as the government needs to pull their finger out. and so yeah, as out and isn't it not easily our kids to say, oh, your children are not valuable with everyone else's children. so they're not going to be put on that. less than the list i was arc isn't it will leave you out. the dumbest idea, because there's not a lot of room muscle fair and the teachers lead or new zealand accusing

australia of using his country as a dumping ground for criminals. the national murray authority. chem, once calmer than the scrap it's policy of deporting new zealanders when convicted. it is not good enough. that new zealand is becoming a penal colony for australia and just reporting 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 going to stick a whole lot of people in applying on a government, chad applying and seen them back to new zealand. that is not the spirit of friendship. and that you would expect between 2 neighbors. unrestrained law, a foreign nationals, a census to more than a year in prison, they automatically lose the right to stay in the country that applies even if they've lived in australia their entire lives for new zealand is the remove of that right. seems more troubling to us. both astray leans and new zealand is supposed to be free to visit, to live, and to work in each other's countries. the last couple of years, though,

seen hundreds of new zealand has sent back home. straightly as immigration ministers defended the policy so the government will continue to will continue to expel foreign nationals who commit serious offenses. although matthew to khaki says, in fact, it will be better if they work with resilience to find more appropriate solutions. now i also did battle stray and citizens, you know, it's easy just to pull the problem away and australians want exactly, but we will be more safe communities. we do not want to say drugs being sold to our children. we are sick and tired of st. gonzalez, so asked rate one possible solution as 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 and including and beastie and joint resources. that means also having a look at information and intelligence to find out we these drug supply networks,

a stablished themselves across south east asia, even into the pacific and being let's do that job together as austria and you sealant and that ends ex thorough. that's the way the week works out. as far as some of the news stories we reported to you there at all, it's international. my name is kevin o, in from the team. thanks for watching this live edition of the weekly from moscow. in with her i was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 when the doctors told me the cancer was incurable. i knew i had to make a change. so i decided to travel to one of the most toxic places in america. florida. one of florida is biggest industries and best kept secrets is phosphate

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