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and it's katya in the studio in brussels, quite far apart.ster, down the corridor from adam | and laura in my socially—distanced boutique of news. _ hello, everyone. it's good to be back. and the reason, as i said, we are back is because it is a good three months now since the uk left the transition period, left the single market, left the customs union and that's what our old pal, michel barnier used to call the economic brexit after the political brexit of the year before when the uk actually left as a member state. so we thought this would be a good moment to kind of look back a bit, assess where we are at the moment, and maybe look into the future as much as anyone can. and i thought we would start off with a bit of class, some ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, talking on christmas eve ? do you remember that? i have not had a haircut since then ? and she was quoting all the greats of literature to just kind of talk about this moment and this was the moment where they'd just signed the trade and cooperation agreem

who is in kabul and we have banned recruits standing by for us and brussels welcome to you both band let's start with you in brussels actually blink and they're essentially saying what sounded like mission accomplished and this will be the top of the agenda today in brussels with that big nato meeting scheduled that we mentioned what do we expect to come out of this. the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of nato would certainly endorse the american plans to pull out the troops by september and they will discuss how to organize this pull out because you have 9500 troops still in afghanistan from 34 countries germany for example is the 2nd biggest to deploy so this may be be a topic because the taliban are threatening to attack these troops and you know you have to make sure how to get them out the americans the big bone of this whole operation they have to stay to the very end to secure the other troops and there will be discussions about mission accomplished yes on the one hand al qaeda is gone there's no imminent terrorist threat from guns on anymore but after 20 years 350

secretary of state anthony blinken is in brussels today for talks with his nato partners just a short while ago he gave this brief statement on the planned withdrawal from afghanistan this is an important moment for our alliance almost 20 years ago of the united states was attacked on 911 together we went into afghanistan to deal with those who attacked us and to make sure that afghanistan would not again become a haven for terrorists who might attack any of us and together we have achieved the goals that we we set out to achieve and now it is time to bring our forces home let's take a closer look at the story now we can speak to journalist who is in kabul and we have a band recruit standing by for us in brussels welcome to you both band let's start with you in brussels antony blinken there essentially saying what sounded like mission accomplished and this will be the top of the agenda today in brussels with that big nato meeting schedule that we mentioned what do we expect to come out of this. the foreign ministers and the defense ministers of nato it was certainly endorse the americ

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen back 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated inside. but i also wanted to explain to people the guys modeling big it's a nice area with people with quality. and this is not our city of truest ybor he was a real also felt lost growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have one that the degree of they have. so yeah. really nothing he did have something the desire to help other succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so mullen that kids would have a

katie in a brussel. chris at _ apart. katie in a brussel. chris at westminster. - apart.is at westminster. hello everyone- _ chris at westminster. hello everyone- it _ chris at westminster. hello everyone. it is _ chris at westminster. hello everyone. it is good - chris at westminster. hello everyone. it is good to - chris at westminster. hello everyone. it is good to be l everyone. it is good to be back. the reason we are back is because it is a good three months since the uk left the transition period, left the single market, left the customs union and the economic brexit after the political brexit. we thought this would be a good moment to look back a bit. assess where we are and maybe look into the future as much as anyone can. i thought we would start off with a bit of class with ursula von der leyen talking on christmas eve — i have not had a haircut since then — and she was quoting all then — and she was quoting all the greats of literature to talk about this moment and this is a moment where they cite the trade and cooperation agreement. to trade and cooperation a

a young tech entrepreneur wants to show that the brussels neighborhood has more to offer. molen bag 5 years ago after terrorist attacks in paris and brussels the whole world knew that word and this place this district became infamous as the home base of a handful of bad guys the rest of my index almost 100000 residents felt unfairly stigmatised i was really frustrated and said. i also wanted to explain to peace. well guys. it's a nice area with people with quality. and this is not our city of terrorist ybor he was also felt last growing up like those small and black men who would become bombers he dropped out of school at 13 but where they turned to crime he taught himself to code and became a successful tech entrepreneur without the fancy diplomas from expensive schools that many top business people have. so yeah. he did have something the desire to help others succeed in 2015 while nearby the terrorist cell was planning its attacks was a recreated a nonprofit tech incubator so mullen that kids would have a place to go a chance to dream big what he calls a different ecosy

where you are in brussels so listen.ell the defense ministers and the foreign ministers will talk about ukraine as well today and they have asking themselves what is russia aiming at what is the strategy behind this military buildup and nobody think really that the russia wants to go to a full fledged war against ukraine so that's why nato is supporting ukraine mostly was roads also with some military aid but of course they too would not send troops to that region because ukraine is not a member of nato yet they want to get into nato but this is still a far away so nato will try to calm down the tensions and all hope now rests on the summit night to take place between the president of the united states joe biden and the president of russia vladimir putin somewhat down the road maybe and some a if these 2 men can get along maybe then the tensions can be eased debbie has banned riegert in brussels thank you. well the white police officer who shot a black motorist in a scuffle in the u.s. state of minnesota has resigned the

secretary of state to brussels especially when the defense secretary was already scheduled to be here underscores just what a worrisome and delicate situation this is ukraine has called a meeting of the nato ukraine commission so they will be meeting today at nato headquarters within a couple of hours and the secretary of state i would expect will join them so certainly high level meetings called at the last minute tells all of us that everyone is very very worried about the situation the g. 7 and the e.u. high representative also put out a statement yesterday calling on russia to cease provocations and you know earlier germany and france came under quite a bit of criticism for saying that both sides should deescalate that certainly not what we're hearing now what goes through what's expected from this meeting today terry. yes this is the general body that handles all nato relations with ukraine i mean that means cooperative exercises on training of armed forces but certainly today called by the ukrainian government it's going to focus on this build up of russian troops foreign minist

back in with you thank you so much for the view from brussels. german chancellor angela merkel says the latest wave of infections is proving the toughest yet in the corona virus pandemic germany registered 10000 new infections on tuesday intensive care units are under strain and a leading health authority warns that hospitals could become overwhelmed unless stricter measures are put in place the government is asking parliament to pass a bill that would for the 1st time prescribe a unified national measures. well at present there's a patchwork of measures across germany's federal states the new law would oblige all regions to implement the so-called emergency brake it would only be activated if the 7 day incidence rate exceeds $100.00 cases per 100000 people a curfew between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am would then be imposed and all non-essential shops would be closed let's bring in chief political editor michelle acushla michelle why has this national solution become so important for the government. because what looks like a set of measures jotted

d w brussels correspondent ministry as was this thing i just sum up for a story.well it is more cook said is that the. way the european medicines agency found a possible link between these rare plots clots occurring in some cases very rare cases of the estrus and it doesn't seem as yesterday senate have axioms we have to stress this possible so the e-mail says they don't know for sure but they will add this possible risk to the list of side effects that's new because the last time cook and her coworkers percent of themselves to the press which was at the end of march they they stressed that the the the benefits of the astra zeneca vaccine still outweigh the risks and the thing is they're still say that right now they still say ok these incidences might occur they probably look further into it but for now they still say that benefits of getting vaccinated with the astra zeneca vaccine or any other vaccines outweigh the risks ok so in terms of action to be taken at this stage they talked about listing this as a possible side effect of the drug but made no comment so

and for more on this i am joined by the that he is bound to regard with the view from brussels bad walk us through the details of this pullout of troops from afghanistan what happens next. but the plans for the us dollar already prepared for months now logistically this is a challenge of cause but it's not unknown because you have to remember that 10 years ago there were 100000 soldiers in afghanistan and $90000.00 of them pulled out over the years so it's it's doable. but it's of course a challenge you have to go to is because done in pakistan because of guns a landlocked country and the most the biggest problem is of course the security of the bistro the taliban threatening that they will attack troops and no the nato militaries have to come up with a plan how to secure the troops while pulling out the german for example does does not exclude to send more combat troops into afghanistan faucheux told period of time to secure this pull out and the americans will be the very last soldiers to leave because they have the heavy weapons to build t. to secure this pullout they would be the pe

it's very distrusting in brussels thank you so much. the u.n. secretary general antonio turner she's holding meetings in geneva with the leaders of the divided island of cyprus to try and find common ground between the 2 sides the island has been split along ethnic lines between greek and turkish cypriots for decades the hope is to use this summit as a springboard to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2070. time seems to have come to a standstill and for russia it's largely greek population fled during turkey's invasion of cyprus.

precarious a terry defense secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state anthony blinken are in brussels meeting with nato allies mr blinken earlier essentially said mission accomplished we've reached our goals i mean how will this decision impact coalition forces in afghanistan. yes the u.s. forces are now only about a quarter of the 10000 international troops in afghanistan but the thing is they possess all the best capabilities necessary essential capabilities for the rest of the more than 30 nations who are there alongside u.s. troops so basically even if some countries wanted to stay they couldn't they would not be able to operate safely for for their own efficacy and their own protection without the u.s. capabilities and so when president trump former president made this deal with the taliban which was conditional on several things at that point he also said that nato troops would leave because everyone acknowledges they want to have the choice to stay even if they wanted to i'm not hearing that they would want to later frankly i spoke to some sources and they said we're tired too

our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and emily sure went in moscow thank you sports now and football byron munich are preparing for a champions league quarter final clash with paris france from aa but the bavarians need a win to keep them in the competition piastres impressive display in munich last week shows iron are facing a tough challenge by in a rarely cost as underdogs but that's how they see themselves as they had to paris in need of at least 2 goals to qualify for the champions league semifinals after p.s.g. smash and grab 3 to win in munich is this the top of them all know before it's a tough task but we're all looking forward to it for this i think games like these are why you play football and why you're here to buy a munich we want to try to cause a mini upset in paris or impose monken. buy ins chances of upsetting the odds look slim there with key players chief among the injured robert leave and. his team mates will miss the potent pull who has rattled in an incredible 42 goals in 36 much is this season. one ray of hope for by an has been p.s. g.'s in different home for

that's been welcomed in brussels is specially since a bloc relies on turkey to take in migrants its part in the e.u. turkey deal we will further engage with turkey on issues such as migration financing high level dialogues and modernizing the customs union if turkey does not move forward construction constructively if it returns to a unit that will actions or problem in particular in the eastern mediterranean of course we would suspend these corp measures relations reach a low point when turkey is data drilling in the mediterranean sea in areas that countries crease in cyprus consider their territory turkey has now put these activities on hold but other strains remain for example turkey and the use diversion policies on regional conflicts like libya and syria and you concerns over democratic standards in turkey even if the. hoping for a new chapter in their relations cooperation between the 2 will likely remain fragile. as. dorian jones in a stumble well dorgan a press conference is about to start one of the what is each side hoping to get out of this meeting. well this meeting is seen a

brussels urges the e.u. to come up with a unified response and you saw the astra zeneca job fair and public confidence in the shorts faltering. while your commute is going to ask since it has been shown there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it would seem the risk is low in their best interest i think we don't know what to trust our view would be to the dark. germany reveals plans for talks with mosco to buy sputnik v. as long as the jobs approved by brussels. just hours to go till a soyuz rocket launches for the international space station and head of the 60th anniversary of human space travel we spoke exclusively to the head of the international astronautical federation. i personally saw observing the traditions on the baikonur before their mission like planting a tree or leaving their signature on the door to their room many traditions live on for decades to celebrate your current memory. hello and welcome it's just turned 80 am here in moscow and you're watching r t interna

people in brussels friends and family and beer lovers and say ok if you want this project to go live prayer is also us i will give you 20 or beers every year for life. so we've got the 1st time we've got 369 people. all right you have to crazy guys here let's let's say let's bet on them their slogan leave the n.b.a. join the playground pokes fun at the country's traditional and their times uninspired brewing culture and they certainly know how to have a life. you can thank the. good naked. as if there were no outside because it's basically a beer you should drink in the shower exclusively. in the shower john heck's offers a wide range of beer styles as well as is typical for independent craft breweries to do the math and greek we want to get to sample their latest creation and measuring beer which turned out fantastic 2 years. to be. ok so it is finally time to get our butt kicked by a woman named nancy funder stratton she is 74 years old she's a grandmother of 8 and she's a boxer so she hops into the ring several times a week in her adopted country of turkey where she gets a lot of

secretary of state is in brussels meeting with his ukrainian counterpart he is expected to offer u.s. and nato support what he cannot offer dale what would like most is nato membership for the kremlin that would be an unacceptable threat to. russian warships on their way to the black sea costs of the military build up around ukraine that's been stoking tensions in recent weeks. military camps like this one have sprung up and witnesses have reported seeing reza tanks in the area now the west is condemning russia's build up and reiterating support for ukraine. united states stands firmly behind the sovereignty of turkey for turkey of ukraine. for this time. we're seeing unfortunately. russia taking a very provocative act i want to talk to you we're now seeing the largest concentration of russian forces on the border since 24 team. that was when fighting between production separatists and ukrainian troops 1st erupted in ukraine's east more than 14000 people have since died in that conflict which has yet to be resolved. in response to russia's latest moves nato secretary general yen stult

as long as the job is approved by brussels. space history as a soyuz rocket carrying 2 russian cosmonauts and an american. but the space station just a few days before the 60th anniversary of human space travel. headlines live from moscow welcome to the program on r.t. international rule research. and we start in europe where governments are split on restricting the astra zeneca injection on thursday brussels warn that without a unified response public confidence could falter so we hit the streets of paris for reaction. it's confusing yes because to say that the laws change from one country to another while the product is the same we wonder on which study they are based those who had complications were rather young so they said let's stop it for the young but not for the old well i mean it's weird their management of the thing is not clear. for me there is a risk since it has been shown that there are people who have unfortunately died after getting vaccinated it is important to get out of this health crisis and therefore we ha

secretary of state is in brussels meeting with his ukrainian counterpart he is expected to offer u.s. and native support what he cannot offer nail what kiev would like most is nato membership for the kremlin that would be an unacceptable threat to. russian warships on their way to the black sea pots of the military buildup around ukraine that's been stoking tensions in recent weeks. military camps like this one have sprung up and witnesses have reported seeing reza tanks in the area now the west is condemning russia's build up and reiterating support for ukraine. united states stands firmly behind the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. for a time where. we're seeing unfortunately. russia trading very provocative act i want to thank you. for largest concentration of. russian forces on ukraine's border since 2014. that was when fighting between pro russian separatists and ukrainian troops 1st erupted in ukraine's east more than 14000 people have since died in that conflict which has yet to be resolved. in response to russia's latest moves nato secretary general yen stulti

brussels urges the e.u. to come up with a unified response on the use of the astra zeneca job fearing public confidence in the short sponsoring. one year for me the easiest since it has been shown there are people who have unfortunately diode up to get invites me to apply the same the risk is low in their best interest we don't know where to trust our true will be to the dark. and emotional day in space history as soyuz rockets carrying 2 russian cosmonauts london american astronauts long stop to the international space station days before their 60th anniversary of human space travel. germany reveals plans for talks with moscow to buy sputnik movie as long as the jobs are approved by brussels. very good morning to you it's just turned 11 am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me nick you are. where we start to in europe where governments are split on restricting the astra zeneca job on thursday brussels warns that without a unified response public confidence in inoculation could falter

early 2002 and has returned numerous times since teri schultz joins me from nato headquarters in brussels terry is a veteran nato reporter and was also in afghanistan to cover the war and from new york city is andrew one can senior analyst for afghanistan with crisis group and you lived and worked in afghanistan where he was with the u.n. assistance mission to all of you welcome what we now know when the united states plans to end its longest war in history who is cheering and who is upset and to let me start with you you're in the united states i've heard today too added one is that this withdrawal is long overdue the other is that this is another vietnam what is it. thanks for having me the truth is the situation is a bit of both. there are certainly echoes of vietnam and in particular the united states's attempts to exit to extricate itself from the war there the paris talks resemble in many ways the way that the united states has tried to negotiate with the taliban in what many critics deem not much more than a withdrawal plan not really a peace plan on the other hand there are plenty

the people in brussels the friends and family in their lovers and say ok if you want this project to go live prayer is a weird give you know where beers every year for life. so we got the 1st time we got straightened out in 69 people will say ok all right you have 2 crazy guys here let's let's say let's bet on them their slogan leave the n.b.a. join the playground pokes fun at the country's traditional and their times uninspired brewing culture and they certainly know how to have a laugh. you can thank the. good naked. as if there were no up outside because it's basically a beer you should drink in the shower exclusively. in the shower blonde hex offers a wide range of beers to house as well as is typical for independent craft breweries to do the math and group who want to get to sample their latest creation and metallurgy beer which turned out fantastic cheers. and. ok so it is finally time to get our butt kicked by a woman named nancy funder stratton she is 74 years old she's a grandmother of 8 and she's a boxer so she hops into the ring several times a week in her adopted country

very distraught set in brussels thank you so much. u.n. secretary general antonio terrace is holding meetings in geneva with the leaders of the divided island of cyprus to try and find common ground between the 2 sides has been split along ethnic lines between greek and turkish cypriots for decades the hope is to use the summit as a springboard to resume peace talks that have been stalled since 2017 full. time seems to have come to a standstill and for russia it's largely greek population fled during turkey's invasion of cyprus in 1974 the once popular tourist destination has been stripped of life ever since in a nearby village. ekes out a living from the arid landscape the farmer is disappointed that peace talks between the turkish and greek parts of cyprus have been unsuccessful all these years. we want the same opportunities that the e.u. and the rest of the world offer the greek cypriots the sanctions against us should be lifted and we should be recognized as an independent state. president of turkish controlled northern cyprus arison

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our correspondents teri schultz in brussels and emily sherwin in moscow thank you. sports now in soccer robert love and das he has returned to training for byron munich after damaging his right knee while on international duty with poland byron's top striker is expected to make his comeback later this month against either by or leverkusen our minds he's already missed games against rb let's say berlin and the champions league fixture versus paris on her own has been having a career year with 35 winners the goals so far. surfers in rio de janeiro have been enjoying perfect conditions hundreds have been speeding across the water against the spectacular backdrop of the sugarloaf mountain the city's famous speeches are closed for general use because of coronavirus restrictions but individual sports are permitted the kite surfer say that when conditions are this good they just have to get out there to ride the wind and the waves. are let's get a reminder now of our top story here and you as cope with 19 infections soar in germany the federal government lays out a controv

with the pandemic at an april fools day prank in belgium that quickly got out of hand police in brussels stepped in to break up a party in a park that was flouting social distancing rules and other anti pandemic measures. what started as an april fool's prank on facebook ended in chaos. brussels police mourned the party was a hoax and illegal but crowds came anyway tear gas and water cannon were deployed. we set a fairly short no not even we came to the park and the next thing we knew it was going up in flames but it's not right that they have the water cannon and where he with nothing it's not a case of. surprise used. but these pictures tell a different story dozens of injuries were reported on both sides the fake festival started as a facebook event called love boom it promised famous deejays and no coronavirus restrictions a clear violation of belgium's containment measures which was cool for tourists but i think that too much is being said i think their young people are not trusted enough they are aware of these fires and know how to care for too many rules are imposed on us that re

at least this year they're open last easter brussels was under a severe lockdown and while chocolatewas considered an essential food item chocolate shopping would not have been considered an essential activity for which people were allowed to leave their homes so stores decided to close despite the pandemic overall sales fell by just 4 percent in 2022 belgian chocolates. in the resilience and won't in the long term suffer so much i think it's also typical for a moment. crisis that during the crisis and after a crisis people like ghosts lead to moments so for happiness and they built by chocolate. hopes by next easter pandemic themes will be passed say my parents haven't come back. she's already planning creation centered on families finally being allowed to celebrate together. and a reminder of the top story this hour jordan's former crown prince says he is under house arrest in a video past of the b.b.c. france in the same excuses the country's leaders of corruption the army denies he's being detained. you're watching t.v. news coming up next living in the digital age with a look at

at least this year they're open last easter brussels was under a severe lockdown and while talk that was considered an essential food item chocolate shopping would not have been considered an essential activity for which people were allowed to leave their homes so stores decided to close despite the pandemic overall said. fell by just 4 percent in 2020 the belgian chocolates. in the resilience and won't in the long term suffer so much i think it's also typical for a moment so for crisis that during a crisis and after a crisis people like those little moments so for happiness and they built by chocolate. hopes by next easter pandemic themes will be passed say my parents don't come but i think she's already planning creation centered on families finally being allowed to celebrate together. you're watching news reporter is next. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction good. christianity certainly established itself. both religious and secular leaders want to display their power . to trace its. create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures.

brussels correspondent.— brussels correspondent. this is a si . nificant brussels correspondent.as been in place for four months now for right or wrong. and today we heard once again the various arguments in support of brexit but predominantly against brexit. and what we are seeing now is really a box ticking exercise, i'd suggest was that the european parliament has felt pretty sidelined throughout this whole process. in our four months after the process they're being asked to give their endorsement of it. although a lot of people said today it's not the ideal solution, it's not the best for europe, it's something which the majority of the party leaders in the parliament things should be voted on. of course the other prospect would be to throw it out and we would be to throw it out and we would go back to that no deal scenario. that was this scenario we were talking about so much last year. i think everyone wants to avoid that. year. i think everyone wants to avoid that-— year. i think everyone wants to avoid that. :, , , , , avoid that. one of the issues being discussed by _ av

there are yet well i mean so the leaders in brussels don't run london and the washington scene. i mean we're going to this. is it's going to fester. all right that's journalist and author harry mcconnell thank you very much indeed seth of joining us from belfast thank you. well let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world mean more security forces have killed more than and the more than 80 and secure protesters in the city of boggo this is northeast of you have gone myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized control in february. and chad's president it just has held his last campaign rally ahead of the sunday presidential election he is expected to secure a 6th term in office extending his 3 decade long rule human rights organizers have accused his government of cracking down on the opposition in the run up to this vote. and doc you all just in egypt have unveiled the ruins of an ancient city dating back nearly 3 and a half 1000 is the sites located near the valley of the kings in luxor is the largest ever discovered in egypt experts are callin

and brussels thank you for your continued coverage. are answering up to speed now with some of the other stories making headlines around the world a minnesota prosecutor says he will charge the police officer who shot and killed dante wright with 2nd degree manslaughter bodycount footage appeared to show kimberly potter mistaking her and gun for her taser during the incident the shooting has prompted 3 nights of unrest potter faces 10 years in prison if convicted. the mastermind behind the world's biggest ponzi scheme bernie madoff has died in prison at the age of $82.00 he was serving a 150 year sentence for defrauding tens of thousands of investors out of billions of dollars over 4 decades. at least 20 children were killed in a fire at a primary school in the western african state of new share numerous other children were injured most of them were still attending preschool the fire destroyed several classrooms and blocked exits its cause is still unknown authorities have launched an investigation. the rollout of the johnson and johns

reporting from kabul afghanistan and teri schultz in brussels thank you both for your coverage. i think on some of the other stories making headlines around the world at least 20 children were killed in a fire at a primary school in the western african state of any share numerous other children were injured most of them were still attending preschool the fire destroyed several classrooms and blocked exits as cause is still unknown authorities have launched an investigation. south korea has condemned neighboring japan's plan to release treat it radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plants in 2 years' time so has asked officials to explore possible international litigation against japan but tokyo says disposing of the water into the pacific ocean is safe and essential in order to decommission fukushima. the mastermind behind the world's biggest ponzi scheme bernie made off as died and prison at the age of $82.00 he was serving a 150 year sentence for defrauding tens of thousands of investors out of billions of dollars over 4 decades. now the rollout of the johnson and johns

or if a moral let's cross over now to brussels or to the nato h.q. or d.w. where teri schultz is reporting on this story terry we understand that the nato secretary general and the ukrainian foreign minister have published or issued a joint statement so what can you tell us about that. that's right the nato ukraine commission met in emergency session earlier today convened by ukraine to discuss the situation and after that secretary-general stoltenberg said that the build up on the ukrainian border was unexplained and justifiable and deeply concerning for his part the ukrainian foreign minister said that if the kremlin dared to push this into open conflict it would be the one to lose and he warned nato allies that his country needed more backup to make sure that's the case more military equipment more more training and more political support now says then later nato has announced that it will hold a joint foreign and defense ministers meeting by video tomorrow to discuss the situation so foreign minister cleaver should feel like he's getting more support fro

parliament approves that you use toast to trade talks with britain but much remains on results between brussels and london. is bouncing back from the pandemic but some parts are bouncing higher than others will find out more from the asian development bank. and is portugal set to be called that europe's silicon valley. this is the w. business i'm joined now the one in berlin so happy you can join us the european parliament has finally ratify the trade deal with the u.k. nearly 5 years after britain voted to leave the block the trade pact had actually been in place since january but only provisionally since then however there's been some serious economic fallout. major traffic jams on borders that were once wide open customs for maladies and checks not seen and decades that has raised considerable trade barriers between the e.u. member states and britain a survey by the british chamber of commerce and germany and k p m g shows that half of all e.u. companies affected are seeing lower turnover while one in 6 companies here has decided to completely abandon trade with the u.k. . many lawmakers als

how they were warnings that the split between london and brussels could potentially lead to violence in northern ireland what could have been done to prevent something like this will ever happen with the 1st year or so but i would argue also problem government also that rule and using more . on this big argument. were actually what needs to be on i think in my opinion some modification of the call to lessen the destruction. those goods from great britain and the norm aren't to. undermine the undermining all of the impression that some why northern ireland is one sought out site it's the u.k. without the consent of its population and remember consent of the population is that bad rock all the good friday it mean that near 23 years ago there can't be any hostile cheers unless a majority vote for it. or critics of the agreement say well the political impulse buy lawman and the brussels flies in the face of that it goes on their mind the consent principle and this is very very interesting i'm not sure why the fuck it there is this order and like you said today marks the 23rd anniversary

but much remains unresolved between brussels and long and is poor. jiggles set to become europe's silicon valley we'll find out. i'm chris culliver in berlin welcome to the program the coronavirus pandemic has brought hunger to millions around the world like here in brazil where residents of the capital's favelas took to the streets earlier this month with empty pots a symbol of their growing hunger on the world bank estimates more than 60000000 people could fall into extreme poverty by the end of this year. the united nations also sounding the alarm famine is on the horizon in the west and central africa the economies of many countries have collapsed in the wake of the pandemic weiland conflicts are popping up all of that is spurring a dramatic rise in food prices the u.n. world food program says prices for staple foods have risen in some places by as much as 200 percent of the consequences are dramatic the end warning that 31000000 people may not have enough to eat in the coming months that would be a 30 percent increase in hungry people compared t

but much remains unresolved between brussels and london and is portugal set to become europe's silicon valley we'll find out. i'm chris colfer and berlin wall come to the program the coronavirus pandemic has brought hunger to millions around the world like here in brazil where residents of the capital's favelas took to the streets earlier this month with empty pots a symbol of their growing congar on the world bank estimates more than 60000000 people could fall into extreme poverty by the end of this year. the united nations also sounding the alarm famine is on the horizon in the west and central africa the economies of many countries have collapsed in the wake of the pandemic violent conflicts are popping up all of that is spurring a dramatic rise in food prices the u.n. world food program says prices for staple foods have risen in some places by as much as 200 percent by the consequences are dramatic you and warning that 31000000 people may not have enough to eat in the coming months that would be a 30 percent increase in hungry people compared to last year immediate action is requir

aren't out by may for more on this let's bring indeed up use bound riegert who has the view from brusselshis withdrawal it would mark the end of 20 years of war in afghanistan for the americans how has that gone down with washington's nato allies who rely on the u.s. for its troop presence in afghanistan. at least there's a sense of relief that there is no plan for an orderly withdrawal the trump administration voted to leave afghanistan already on the 1st of may that would not have been workable and feasible and so they too can plan for 4 more months and the ministers of defense and the foreign secretaries of nato will gather later in the day in a video conference to talk about how to organize this stronger because you have to keep in mind that 9000 troops in afghanistan 2500 from the americans but 7 thousands from at least 35 other nations in germany the 2nd biggest. supply of troops in afghanistan so all of this has to be organized no because the main goal of nato is of course to get the troops out safely and the taliban have guns are already threatened that they really are a tech troo

russian forces on the border secretary blinken and secretary austin are in brussels this week meeting with their nato partners and we will of course i'm sure this will be a topic of discussion the coming week could well decide whether the tensions in ukraine escalate further into the biden administration's 1st international crisis right now it's time to go over to brussels and speak with our correspondent to racial standing by for us there hi terry nato secretary general yan stoltenberg and also the foreign minister of ukraine it to me tranquility they made a joint statement tell us more about what they've been saying. that's right ukraine actually called this urgent meeting of the nato ukraine commission out of concern for the massive russian troop build up on its border there is a special mechanism in the partnership between nato and ukraine that allows that and the foreign minister said now was the moment to call this meeting because there is simply no way to know what russia has planned and they are very concerned nato countries obviously are very worried about ukraine as a close

it's good to see you both there and let's start with you there in brussels the e m a again decided not to limit access to this astra zeneca vaccine to certain age groups even though many national regulators have decided to do so tell us more about how it justified this decision the scientists the sea risk and gender not specific factors of for this vaccine they found that out of 86 cases in 86 cases out of 25000000 there is a link to the vaccine but no clear evidence that has in the actually caused the true bose's and hence the recommendation to go on the pacific solution well meanwhile charlotte you know in the u.k. tens of millions of people have already been vaccinated with the astra zeneca vaccine and now people under 30 days won't get it so how are people there reacting . right yes amy $20000000.00 people in total here in the u.k. it had of the astra zeneca vaccine and the suggestion now that there is a more plausible link between this vaccine and these cases overread blood clots is of course dominating the headlines here but it really does have to be in a broader context we've be

in the west and russia lies not in brussels not in berlin not in paris but in washington and in order to negotiate on the future of european security architecture on everything you have to talk to the american president and biden also understands and i think he has a lot of support of consultants are telling him this don't drive russia into the arms of china the main adversary of the united states is china russia and here biden wants to tackle of course the problems with find out how far he can go in order indeed to deescalate or in turn to do then confrontation of that was russia i assume that you followed russian media after this phone call they some at least suggested it was a real climb down by biden what makes you think that the call had a deescalating effect for moscow. well one thing is what the. commentator sort of bore but i'm pretty sure that in the kremlin of those people who are responsible for this decision taking in russia. this statement of biden that he wants to meet putin has been welcomed. but it makes russia specht of partner it makes russia. look strong on the inte