. -- nord also, to notice that the exemplary cooperation was our concerted work during the investigation of the shot down ukrainian airline in iran. i thank the american partners for their support and important information. regarding other strategic plans, i am sure 2020 will become the year where we will significantly increase the investment in trade cooperation between ukraine and the united states of america, to jointly reinforce the development of the railway sector of ukraine. they are in negotiations about buying a new batch in the united states. the united states of america will be able to remove the as preventive duty on steel imports, 25%. for is a sensitive issue our intelligence experts and we hope that this duty will be rescinded. we want big american business to develop infrastructure for ukraine and participation in road and bridge construction, as well as projects on natural gas and oil development. we expect the participation of american companies to do well offshore. besides, ukraine is thriving to build an efficient cooperation with international finance and development

singham we appreciate the german government's continued support for the nord stream too despite external pressure to project highly beneficial for germany and to europe as a whole as its aim to add and sharing the energy security of the continent while on its environmentally friendly in comparison to liquefied natural gas is an idea that's being forced on europe and that this project works that much cheaper to process and we have plenty of experience in supplying this kind of fuel to the european market but i think we have proven ourselves to be a reliable and effective partner and we have never failed to meet our obligations and i feel this is a win win deal which is especially important for germany as it turns away from nuclear and coal energy in favor of greener alternatives might not true gas is indispensable here. to construct human lives we might do close unmeaning from cooperation between russia and germany can have a positive impact on both international relations in europe model and resolving problems around the world till the crisis in libya is one focus of our cooperation with

can impose heavier penalties on companies and entities involved in the construction of the nord stream to gas project according to german media the punitive measures may be introduced as early as this month the pipeline project which would carry russian gas to europe via the baltic sea was among the topics we discussed exclusively with russia's ambassador to germany so again in chive. we appreciate the german governor. and continued support for the nord stream too despite external pressure and projects highly beneficial for germany and to europe as a whole over as it's aimed at ensuring the energy security of the continent on its environmentally friendly in comparison to liquefied natural gas is an idea that's being forced on europe and in this project more to it much cheaper to process and we have plenty of experience in supplying this kind of fuel to the european market but i think we have proven ourselves to be a reliable and effective partner and we have never failed to meet our obligations i feel this is a win win deal which is especially important for germany as it turns away fro

we go exiles from china try to preserve their culture colombia souvenirs from a drug nord. and we begin in berlin a syrian man who's seeking asylum is extremely worried about. family back home they live in it like province serious army backed by russian fighter jets is trying to recapture the region. checks the news from syria on social media all the time where did the latest bomb fall who or what was hit while he is in safety here in germany the rest of his family are in mortal danger an internet. he is desperately worried . when i never eat or drink i think of my children do they have anything to eat do they have a warm blanket or. his sons mohammad and 9 and 10 years old he had to leave them with their grandparents and if he thought it too dangerous to flee with them if the internet is working he calls them several times a day for a little. while you know what's going on. it's cold they're bombing and the plane crashed we were where we were at the. very narrow village get us out of here. come and get us. i want to but i can't we need to get passports for you but a lot of

is confident that russia will not be able to complete the nord stream 2 asked pipeline -- nord stream pipeline to germany. bayer could be facing another multibillion problem in the u.s. a jury awarded millions to a farmer who says that bayer's herbicide destroyed his peach orchards. bayer is already settling thousands of lawsuits over its round up weedkiller. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm laura wright. this is bloomberg. guy: thank you very much, indeed. the coronavirus continues to spread in china. the imf managing director kristalina georgieva spoke to bloomberg about the impact. kristalina: we do not make projections. we operate with scenarios. we are hoping that the most likely scenario would be relatively rapid containment of drop ins, a v-shaped economic activities in china with some impact on the rest of the world, and then there a fast recovery. guy: a very fast recovery. let's get the latest now. sophie kamaruddin joins us from hong kong. a lot of people are

the pipeline activities, the nord stream 2 company is looking to find a plan b. find a solution and they are highly committed to constructing the line, and finishing the line as early as possible. don't ask me when. nobody knows. i haven't heard the concept from them. therefore, it will take time. anna: it will take time. good morning to you. what about the sanctions environment?\ are you expecting further sanctions activity from the u.s.? well, i just called for a better voice from europe. europe is not protecting the industry. i don't know how much sanctions we need to have. europe is standing up and fighting for the industry. anna: why do you think europe is not speaking more on this front? is europe speaking, but quietly maybe? rainer: i think at the end of the day, you can talk a lot, but you need some actions. i can't see actions that were helpful to protect the industry, and i can see the same in nord stream 2. what should be next? i think they are not targeting the energy ministry, maybe next year they don't like imports of aluminum. so we have to be more

on the phone kevin told us that neither success nords agent in bangladesh true colors knew about the subcontractor. but we managed to track down true colors last remaining employee in taka. if there's any such contracting would you be aware of that. and then what do you do with that information do you pass it out. to an importer can you read this email from me and tell me where it's from ok then it's saying. the shocking mills. last evening it has no one to 6 and what's the subject line of thing. called. sup con is industry speak for subcontractor. that email was sent by a manager true colors shortly after the fire so despite successes denials their own agent may have been aware of the sub contract. where on the trail investigating how walmart's supply chain works here in bangladesh. does the company know when its orders are being subcontracted. is the way they source their clothing the system itself flawed. the garment industry is notoriously secretive. so we needed an insider. we're on our way to meet an auditor who was hired by wal-mart to assess standards of some of its factories

on the phone kevin told us that neither success nords agent in bangladesh true colors knew about the subcontractor. but we managed to track down true colors last remaining employee in taka. if there's any sub contracting would you be aware of that yeah and then what do you do with that information do you pass it off. to an importer can you read this email from me and tell me where it's from ok then it's saying hey come the shocking meals the. last of any. one to 6 and what's the subject line of. cotton is industry speak for subcontractor. that email was sent by a manager true colors shortly after the fire so despite successes denials their own agent may have been aware of the sub contract. where on the trail investigating how walmart supply chain works here in bangladesh. does the company know when its orders are being subcontracted is the way they source their clothing the system itself flawed the garment industry is notoriously secretive. so we needed an insider. we're on our way to meet an auditor who was hired by wal-mart to assess standards of some of its factories it's very rar

received the nords for his historical drama but. you still see. some of the composites from. the film has received rave reviews from the critics and even had a standing ovation to its premiere at the venice film festival the feminist groups have picketed some of those prime is after they found out that if this is up they would feel to celebrate an abuser like polanski is to support the system of a punitive for male violence and silence the voices of the victims the riaa would then deepened when hundreds of actors directors movie produces and personalities demanded profound changes the says to me they were unhappy off to a female director and the female writer was. in open letter to the academy they denounced it as being dysfunctional with the screws tightening the board took the decision to disband but even that decision has come under fire imagine what happens next new college of voters with all male self-esteem opacity and sexism who will eventually stop cheering the rapist peter criminals on the run so how has it gone down here in paris but is a film more important than th

the us we had we know how it works but we didn't do that let's talk about another security concern nords stream 2 it's been heavily criticized by the united states and the european union for facilitating german dependence on russian gas you said the following about it i'm skep. of nordstrom to but it is still russian gas that europe needs germany has more than 2 thirds of its gas supplies from russia which cannot be discussed away so you want to have your cake and eat it 1st of all the americans should come down because they import. billions of barrels nor but millions of barrels of russian oil and they should come down and look european come down there's an open letter from 60 member of parliament from 5 political groups who wrote the following to agel americal choose the european way and not the germany way 1st your government is allowing a major rift between each new member countries to remarks on that i was not defending or stream to since 2012 until last year but due to the dramatic development in the german energy change we need really stream to move because otherwise we could not

speaking of hong kong hundreds of medical workers there have now rick nord carry lymes pleased to call off their strike which is now in its 5th day and they're staging a sit in outside the headquarters of the city's hospital thirty's they want the chief executive to close all borders with mainland china because of the corona virus outbreak from saturday everyone entering hong kong from the mainland faces mandatory quarantine but the protesters say that's not enough. i can see from from people. we have to say today. we don't have enough. equipment but the gist of all the government. and we can have safety. and the safety for the whole. other news and syrian government forces have captured the town of set off during their offensive on the last rebel held areas of the province and the fall. nearby strategic highways could pave the way for a government offensive on in the provincial capital it's feared an assault on the city will worsen a deepening humanitarian crisis for thousands of civilians are already forced to flee turkey's military has sent reinforcements to its observation posts in

crimes that western government to lead by the us has done and this is why this is so important to do or nord is just part of that system of omitting uncomfortable incriminating information against western governments and this is why this trial is so damned important and it needs to be covered well go back to alexander because that's exactly why we're doing this program and i want to be very clear with everyone i met every single person on this panel in london this week at an event. defending julian assange and getting the word out because i felt it was so important to go there because the media is committing omissions here and i had to go there and i made a public stand and i hope people watching this program will also make a public stand because it's time to be counted go ahead alex well absolutely and i'm glad joe brought up the dreyfus affair because of course the dreyfus affair in france in the 18 eighties and $890.00 s. was also a case was to find for the french people what kind of a society they wanted to be were they a constitutional democratic republic or were they a society in which

opposes a new gas pipeline project known as nord stream to between russia and germany across the baltic sea the e.u. considers trumps middle east plans a departure from international agreements on the palestinian israeli conflict. ok let's bring in our guests in moscow we have glenn dyson professor of international relations at the higher school of economics and author of the decay of western civilization and the resurgence of russia joining us from brussels is to reason fallon director of the center for russia europe and asia studies and formerly a member of the strategic advisors group to nato we also have in london roderick why he's an associate fellow at the asia pacific program at chatham house and formerly a counsellor and head of research on asia to the foreign and commonwealth office in whitehall welcome to you all glenn dyson in moscow if i can come to you 1st is the west winning. i would say no it seems like the west is weakening itself especially for compared to 30 years ago when the cold war came to an end now at this point in time the west was at this. wrongest it had well