wondering a dead soldier or dead marine shows up in this country and we start asking ourselves, why did they die? why, what were they fighting for to nobody bothers? asked about that contractors i like the top stories or shape the week. you're naughty, international. russia closes the moscow office of german broad costa deutsch. avella, of the berlin slaps a ban. ortiz 50 channel, a t t e. rules are not for everyone. off the testing pulse of if a cove it and australian curling team member has been allowed to compete. instead of being put in isolation, at least 6 children are killed in northwest syria. as us commandos, reportedly killed a leader of islamic state the same time the same place with

what a week has been so far. here with archie international, we've had a wall to wall headline, so let's have pick out some of our favorites for you. this often. germany's media regulator has band ortiz at 60 channel r t t, across all platforms. in retaliation, russia shut down the moscow bureau of german broadcast, at deutsch avella with the var a foreign ministry warning further measures couldn't deed follow policies. donald quota now takes a good hot look. it was this week, the biggest violation of freedom of the press in germany. the country's top media regulator took r t d. e's broadcast off the air on the internet via satellite social media. absolutely everywhere. the required media, low license was not available. the organisation and distribution of the tv program by a live stream on the internet for the mobile and smart tv up archie, news, and via satellite miss. this will be discontinued. what was russia left to do,

but to respond and kind. deutsch avella was told its offices in russia will be shut down. it's journalists press accreditation revoked, and it's russian language broadcasts taken off the air on top of all that a blacklist was declared to include everyone complicit in this enormous censorship campaign against r t. russia is drawing up a list of representatives of states and public structures in germany involved in the streets in the broadcast of all t d and putting pressure on the russian media outlets will be denied entry to the russian federation. moscow promise. this was just the 1st stage of measures that it was willing to take after all this r t d e ban is only the latest episode and a drawn out pressure campaign that's been aimed at obstructing r t from broadcasting in germany. sure, the government denies playing any role in all this, but it's done nothing about the fact that a number of banks won't do business with our channel or that the country's top media regulator seems unwilling to even reach a compromise. that's all, despite our te, holding

a legal european broadcast license. a t t e was licensed in serbia, under the european convention of trans frontier television, r t t e. can. berk cost is programs in sanity $3.00 european countries, including germany. archie can still appeal the decision, but how much good will that do at this point? almost immediately after r t d e created a youtube account, the platform deleted it. when it tried to broadcast over satellite, the signal was so poor. people couldn't even turn in german officials have even labeled our german language channel, an irritant. it's not difficult to imagine that these problems were deliberately set up to impede r t d e's success, which i know about the closure of bank accounts and so on. there's a large number of tactics they're using, say all t d cons operate, they're infringing on freedom of speech. and that's very bad. and yet berlin's acting like moscow took these measures out of the blue r t d e is currently broadcasting without license. and the chairman has not applied

for a license. the germans state media offices decision was based on this. this is a completely different situation to deutsch velez. his license has been revoked. perhaps if this was the 1st time or even maybe the 2nd time r, t was obstructed from broadcasting one might say rush overreacted, but r t d e was entirely banned from broadcasting in germany, and that is no small step in the wrong direction. we spoke to phil director of morton traffic, he says, the bow naughty d e is aimed at silencing challenges to main street narratives western hemisphere. so much of what comes up to russia is viewed with such suspicion. bukosa that creates a world view where a lot of people are missing out on potentially valuable corrections or, or alternative viewpoints. if you look at the big tech giant who are already

censoring, sometimes in very bizarre ways, statements or viewpoints are supposedly unacceptable. it's just a part of a general trend toward a q rated or controlled media world. or this is obviously, i think, connected to the prevailing political situation. not least connected to ukraine, which is good to have you with us today. australia is one. it's 1st of a pick curling event in that of the mixed doubles. but victory did come with the price of some controversy. a team member tale gill tested cove, it positive late on saturday, yet she was still allowed to compete at the, at the games. correspondent, lexi shasky, now reports from the beijing winter olympics winter olympics are continuing in the chinese capital bay, ga. and we may have a 1st scandal of big proportions he involving australian curling team. now on

saturday night, one of the team members that tightly gill was tested positive for cove it. however, on sunday morning, the chinese authority said that she was cleared to participate in the competition while observing close contact rules. while looking at curling and the way this game is played, you cannot imagine any way that this is free of any close contacts. deal herself was probably very surprised to hear the news already admitting she was heart broken . and the official explanation from the chinese authorities was that her copied readings wore too low, and that's why she was allowed to participate. i had a look at how this was actually happening. and obviously gill had no mask on whatsoever. and move like that would seem as a very hot warming gesture from the health authorities to allow athletes with low symptoms of coffee 19 to participate in the games. had it not been for multiple hot breaking stories involving many athletes from across the planet who had been

preparing for the games for, for yes. tested positive upon arrival and were forced to miss out on the olympics here in bay jing such as the case of a russian by athlete musket salva, who was immediately taken into isolation upon arrival, having tested positive for covet and just a few days back, she put a post on instagram describing horrible conditions as she described it. she has been captain. on top of that, there are many cases involving colleagues of mine, journalists who've also tested positive. i'm been locked away and even more so those who were on the same plane with them and were sat next to them despite testing negative, are also put into mordor itself. isolation, just to remind you that all of us here are living in a bubble that we are the allows to be inside the hotels and at olympic venue were not allowed to go into the city. but with all these new regulations and rules imposed by the chinese authorities,

all this seems like an unnecessary requirement for us here. why are we supposed to be in a bubble when people lie, gill, are allowed to participate despite having tested positive for corporate? or at least it's not all that sour for many athletes winning golds and fill those already. that is the case of alexander bush and off of the russian olympic committee team who managed to win gold in a sky race. and that is the 1st goal for the r o c team here in beijing. of course i'm keeping you updated with everything happening here in the chinese capital electra, the rti reporting from beijing in china, a veteran reporter clashed with the state department this week. as the officials that fail to back up their claim that a rush has been planning a false flag operation to justify what is the evidence that you had that suggested that the russians are even planning with matt. i'm not saying that they're not, but you just come out and say this, and they expect us just to believe it without you showing

a shred of evidence that it's actually true other than when i ask, or what anyone else asked what the information you said, well i just gave it to you, which was just you making a statement. we do so we do classify information only when we're confident in that information. if you doubt, if you doubt the credibility of the u. s. government of the british government of other governments and want to find solace and information that the russians are putting out. that is that is for you to do. moscow says it's not surprised by yet another string of accusations. i think it's rather reminiscent of 2003 when washington made false claims about iraqi weapons of mass destruction. well, meanwhile, the full text of the whole are confidential us note o responds to russia. security concerns has of course, been leaked. the purported document was published by the spanish newspaper, l. p. s, and my colleagues saskia taylor and neil harvey discussed the contents. over the past few weeks we've seen at the highest diplomatic levels, riley's of accusations,

verbal sparring, and that's just what's been happening in public. so we can only imagine what's going on behind closed doors, but now a fresh document leak has offered us a glimpse into what is indeed happening behind those doors. and it really showed that moscow and washington, alongside nato, a very, very far from reaching any kind of consensus with regards to ukraine, issue, uninsured. well beyond move, not that does seem to be almost a blind unwillingness from the military alliance to recognize any of russia security concerns. now, the spanish language paper open hasn't managed to get its hands on the nato and us response to russia. security proposals now will remember those proposals they were sent back in december. they since triggered a flurry of fanatic talks and calls. and essentially they requested legal guarantee . he's restricting father nato expansion, specifically with regards to ukraine. the document that we're seeing now though, reveals a very blunt response from washington and brussels. and it's in all states should

respect the right of other states to choose or change security arrangements and to decide their own future and foreign policy free from outside interference. in this slide, we reaffirm our commitment to nato's open door policy and the article 10 of the washington treaty. we have of course, requested comment from both nato and the us state department. but if we take just this document, it seems that it is an open, a shot case them, they will not compromise. that is despite flat and person warning. but this is a very reckless disregard of russia's concerns. it's not well for help because don't people realize that this could potentially set all nations involved down a very dangerous path of no return associates. just because when you much listen carefully to us, i say, in ukraine's own doc try no document. it is written that they plan to return crimea, including by military means that it's not what they say publicly. imagine for yourself that ukraine and nater members will begin military operations in crimea.

what do we do? go to war with the nato block? has anyone thought about that? so the situation is, it seems to me both sides refused to budge and bloody mit pitching set it there in a slightly different context. but what do we do? what's versus reaction? been to this must have already sent, follow up questions to this and document. so clearly there is a desire for continued a dialogue. but most disposition on this has been consistent from the beginning. it recognizes, of course, that every single country has the right to determine its own policy and assure its own security thought is not what's being disputed. here. the issue is when a countries choices have ramifications beyond its borders and actually post a very real physical threat to someone else. and let's just be clear, a potential nato launchpad located in ukraine is just a couple of minutes missile away from, from russia. so it's essentially, i think, this fear that really underlies russia's concerns in that area. michelle,

which is ignoring our concerns, the u. s. and need to refer to the right of states to freely choose how to insure the security. but it's not just about giving someone this right. after all, this is only one parts of the well known formula for the indivisibility of security . the 2nd integral part says that one should not allow the strengthening of anyone security at the expense of the security of other states. so the washing leaders asking, why must we thought provide our security that someone else can feel safe. but said it would be remiss if i didn't point out that the document has some encouraging moments. i'm talking about reestablish communication long military channels, reinstating the nature office here in moscow discussing arms control. so reducing missile deployment to ukraine. but if we get to the bottom of it, let's be blunt. according to this document, the west responds to an almost existential concern of russia. as we hear you, what we don't care enough to do anything. and this is in fact case closed. we're

not going to discuss it further, but here's a list of much smaller things that we feel that we can give you to project an image that we are listening and being co operative but do nothing in any way to address your fun demand concerns. and with that kind of inflexible rhetoric combined, of course, with this ongoing footage of millions of dollars worth of weapons being sent to kiev. it's very difficult even with the best of intentions to see where to move from now. all right, it's like in the top stories of the week and of today still ahead of you in the program here, the police chief of london is under pretty serious pressure. after a new report unveils disturbing behavior in the force where the still serving officers have been exchanging text messages about race and violence, a story and more way back in just a minute. the

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very political time to sit down and talk ah, i roughly a half way through the show here. what are to you today for a quarter past the hour here at moscow? thanks for joining us to unicef now. which is just saying that our 6 children were killed at the time. the u. s. conducted a special operation in northwest syria. abide and hailed our mission. i success claiming that the chief of his law make state, had been eliminated, was carried out the operation with their signature preparation and precision. and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. unicef confirms that at least 6 children were killed and one girl was badly injured overnight in the border town of ad in the northwest of syria due to heavy violence. meanwhile, the pentagon says 2 children and a woman were killed during the ride when the ice lead a reportedly blew himself up. the u. s. department of defense both spots and claims

. there are, quote, strong, strong indications. american forces cause no civilian deaths. we did speak with juliet tumor of unicef, about the cost of violence, in general, in the country. when we have seen an escalation and violence in that area, what this means is that the children paid 1st and they pay most. and if we compare the number of casualties of children during the month of january in comparison to say, december last year, the number is so it's in the higher. and this has been the case since the beginning of the year. and this has got to stop children continue to be the 1st and most to pay in this 11 year long conflict. we call an old fight and all parties to the conflicts in syria to stop the fighting for the sake of serious children and its future. meanwhile, videos are most of what said to be the helicopter. the u. s. commanders were forced

to blow up during their rate. he can see what's left of it. american officials deny a crash job or shot down, adding that it was a mechanical failure that led to the job of being blown up. that we spoke a local to say they witnessed the right soon as i left them there, there were helicopters flying at low altitude, about 4 or 5 aircraft. then we saw soldiers landing the soldiers targets as a house near where i live. the house was surrounded, they spoke through land speakers telling everyone surrender or the house would be destroyed. then the fighting started near inside the house. about an hour the helicopter carried out 4 or 5 machine gun attacks on the house of. okay, bummer! we were preparing to go to sleep and suddenly we heard wind and the sound of helicopters. my aunt went to see what was going on. she found the sky totally red. they asked us through loudspeakers to go out. we did that, but then they searched us and hank of my father, they asked on names and what we knew about a neighbor. we said we didn't know anything. they asked us to move to the

neighboring house and started rating us. we discuss raids like this one in syria with author nicholas babies. how can it be? were killing 6 children for the sake of killing, you know, one al qaeda leisure apparently slamming state leader who will quickly be replaced by somebody else. now this, this, this is just terrific. and the secretary austin tried to come up with new rules to prevent the killing of civilians by force. it's under his command, you know, waited the united states has been a war and all these countries in the middle east, in the greater middle east, over 20. yes. to think that, you know, these couple that we have recently heard about somehow unique in the fact that they killed civilians is, is just to be, would be actually cried. you must a police watch dog in the u. k. has

revealed a disturbing and tunnel culture of mas sultani and attitudes on sexual violence awarding. you may find some of these contents offensive. the report includes private messages between a officers of the metropolitan police force, which does serve greater london. now in one officer says he would like to rape a female colleague. now the jokes about getting a women into bed using a knife. and some of those by the texts are still in their jobs. as all he showed you, it was actually takes a closer look. all kibble incidents of hay crime involving races, texas and homophobic messages have been discovered by a watchdog investigation into the police. thousands of messages taking place between 20162018 were reviewed. yet only 2 officers sucked, 9 of the 14 investigated are still serving in the 4th, while another holds a contract to staff roles. now the commission of faces schools to go, but not just from the public, but senior politicians, as well as form

a high ranking offices. we're not seeing one of instances we've seen now too many instances of the most appalling behaviors. i also think it shows a feeler of literature in some quarters. the met police may be the worst for institutional massage any and racism, but they're not the only ones. only a statutory judge lead inquiry will do. only new leadership will do surely christ and they cannot be proud of her record when this is the norm in charing cross neck . yet her 6th through your salary, past was renewed, last arden, which feels like rewarding failure. the defense just bank apparently. in fact, the independent office, so please conduct found an officer was named mc. great. be right. the following rumors about bringing a woman back to the police station to then sexually assault the met says it was sorry. we are deeply sorry to londoners and every one they have failed with their appalling conduct and acknowledge how this will damage the trust and confidence of

many in the met in the u. k. officers, i suppose the police by consent, but how can trust be restored, or even wasn't that what investigate to say, the insidious culture is widespread. we believe these incidents and not isolated or simply the behavior of a few bad apples. the highly dumbing report is just the latest scandal under police commissioner, crescent dick's watch. institutional feelings were placed under intense scrutiny by the rape and murder of sir everett by a serving metropolitan police officer known to colleagues as the rapists during his career. and i'm just the mattress serious about ridging the force of rotten abuses of power. surely those individuals must go and that boss to all is a toxic, dangerous culture that yet again, leadership tons of blind eye to any cost. when we actually started our

issue and debate, your strong all work on that one investigation, actually mushroom and to 9 separate investigations and what we uncovered where see the thing that was happening here was that they thought it doesn't just be devastate public. it also has a devastating impact on the internal culture within the b service because these officers that were involved with the women, they were officers to come from different cultures and back please service as in the promote culture which supports officers no matter where they come from, and they won't enjoy their trust and confidence and enjoy the actual how can they go to weapons and rebuild the trust and confidence of the community that these very

offices come from? the passenger on spirit ally and just crying censorship off the staff told him to remove his face mask because it had the anti bite. and let's go brandon slogan on it. i visited video, i should say the incident, they got attention on social media of 500000 views on tick tock during the week. not america anymore. the american anymore. the company here. if i had a b l, a mass gun, what did it been? okay. what does that mean? like like that or? no, what does that grand in? what does that mean? it's my name. but isn't it? freedom of speech that have the mascot? is it? is it a freedom of massive home? i just, i can't, we are massive says let's go brandon. like this. anybody, i don't understand. the incident happened on

a flight from cleveland to tampa. one of the crews that it was an unacceptable for the passenger item or donor to display a political statement, citing the airlines policy. but we spoke to adam himself, who says the incident is about the flight attendants, personal views, not about the rules of the in the public. you're an airline, it's a company that they can enforce, you know, policies and things and things like that. but i still think it falls under freedom of speech because it was, you know, it was basically violated. it wasn't spirit, it wasn't spirit palsy that i should not wear this. so it was, it was a direct situation with the actual flight attendance. i mean, anything will offend anybody. it's all a person all saying it's not. you know, she might have thought me might, you know, but is it something else was offensive? if i put, if i would have had to see mighty place money for our black bread,

mad or anything, anything of that or what she had told me to take it off, you know, and i don't, i don't think that would be the case. i think if she would have liked it wouldn't let me, let me wear it. that slogan, let's go. brandon is a code for insulting president 5, and it all started when nascar driver, brandon brown was being interviewed a few months ago after winning a race, the crowd began chanting and about the president. but the reporter thought they were saying, let's go brandon, passenger, adam or donor again, says censorship is ramp and the thing we do have free speech. it says, i think it's, you know, being taken away from us by one sided censorship. i mean you see as also media. ready all the time that it's you know, let them jump, supporters will post things and you know, they'll be taken down or you know,

things that they support. but if you talk to the other side, it's not censored. so i feel like, you know, the freedom of speech there is, you know, being, being taken away and it's basically one side of so i thought all the top off the weekly for this hour here, we're not international. thank you for sharing with you on sunday with us here in moscow. a pleasure having you with us up. certainly been a busy week for your world wide headlines will highlight a whole new batch of them. of the top of yeah. ah, but that makes no sense. you know, born is another piece. and you fresh as emerge. we don't have a therapy. we don't have a vaccine, whole world leaves to take action and be ready to go. people are just, you know,

common crisis with we can do better, we should be better. everyone is contributing each in their own way. but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is great for the response, has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together with algorithm. so neural networks have been following us everywhere. we look online because our relationships are what matters most us. that's how we find meaning and how we make sense of our place in the world. what silicon valley ceos don't mention in that slick presentations. however, the ghost workers who train the software humans are involved in every step of the process. when you're using anything online. what we're sold,

as is miracle automation, behind your screen, it's a long rouble workforce that feeds algorithms for next to nothing. and a very good day, i could do $5.00 now. at a really bad day. i could do 10. these workers are invisible by design. it's about labor costs, but it's also about creating layers of lessening responsibility between those who solicit this kind of work and need it. and those who do it with every turnaround that traffic started with

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