from across the political spectrum here in germany are saying that they see no obstacles to the using the russian vaccine and to co-producing it here in europe i think the bigger question right now is whether germany should be continuing to pursue a project like the north stream gas i play which does benefit those russian elite and which is absolutely opposed by a number of other european partners and by the new u.s. administration and just a word about hungary which decided to break ranks with this european partners and go ahead and use the sputnik vaccine which is what does that mean well pedigreed is basically exactly the other side of the coin from america's determination to proceed most highly laterally hungary is 1 going it alone on a number of different fronts including it's undermining the rule of law and democracy domestically and we're also seeing hungry now ordering the chinese vaccine from the chinese company sino farm so i think what we're absolutely seeing is hungry skim it meant to doing a hungry 1st type approach exactly what the chancellor doesn't what what the thank you so much w.'s cheap political correspondent will the ne

against its allies in europe germany and we'll see who will come out of this victorious. well still ahead this hour u.s. democrats doubled in on efforts to gag conservative media were covering that they were all digital t.v. providers to reconsider their contracts with right wing networks that story well as well as this. safe house of fine and polished to when. he gets the rare opportunity to take to the skies at a top military training center take off probably just a few minutes from now. not before this though joe biden has ordered all flags on federal property to be lowered to half mars for the next 5 days to mark 500000 u.s. deaths from coronavirus reports next media glowing in their praise for the president's covert approach despite little apparent difference from the previous administration. america's death toll from covert 19 is now more than half a 1000000 that's more than world war 2 and vietnam combined biden marked the occasion with a solemn ceremony at the white house on monday 571. that's more americans who died in one use pandemic. than a war a war one. to t

against its ally in europe germany and we'll see who will come out of this victorious. joe biden has ordered all flags on federal property to be lowered to half mast to mark 500000 u.s. deaths from coronavirus but as caleb maupin reports media glowing too in the praise for the president's covert approach at the moment despite little apparent difference from the previous administration. america's death toll from covert 19 is now more than a half a 1000000 that's more than world war 2 and vietnam combined biden marked the occasion with a solemn ceremony at the white house on monday 571. that's more americans who died in one use pandemic. than a war one. to the vietnam war combined on the campaign trail biden castigated donald trump for his mishandling of the pandemic he promised that when he got into office he would turn things around he seems to have tempered expectations a bit as back in january he said he was powerless to change the trajectory of covert 19 and his anti co the defense has one key aspect where maleness everyone be mandated to wear a mask mask mandates ma

against its ally in europe germany and we'll see who will come out of this victorious. us democrats are calling on cable and satellite t.v. providers to justify hosting channels labeled by their spreading disinformation some purported news outlets have long been misinformation rumor mill some conspiracy theory hot birds that produce content that leads to real harm yet to our knowledge the cable satellite and over the top companies that disseminate these media outlets to american viewers have done nothing in response to misinformation by these. among the channels mentioned fox news the one american news network and newsmax t.v. the allegations are over their coverage of the 2020 presidential election and the coronavirus pandemic the republicans for their part condemn the democrats for attacking free speech the democrats are sending a message that is as clear as it is troubling these regulated entities will pay a price if the targeted newsrooms do not conform to democrats preferred political narratives this is a chilling transgression of the free speech rights that every

policies critics of the decision see it as part of a clamp down on progressive voices in central europe. germany is banning travel from parts of neighboring austria and the czech republic the restrictions are an effort to halt the spread of highly contagious variants of the corona virus detected in several border regions germany has deployed several 1000 police officers to carry out border patrols only essential travel into germany will now be allowed further intensifying concerns about the negative effects on trade and industry. and for more on that let's go now to w.'s a bob of a cell in a small a very in town on the border with the czech republic barbara can you tell us about the situation at the border there doesn't seem to be a lot going on there what's it like. now and this is a sunday morning of course so traffic is very slow but there it is in the background is slow trickle of people a slow trickle of cars coming by they all being stopped here behind us and everybody who comes up here either has to present a recent current. covert test or are they have to go to a testing center center an

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees. every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries but the data is correct that can also apply to back scenes. here's some of the stories making headlines today world health organization experts have visited a research center in the chinese city of han as part of their investigation into the origins of the corona virus and think on is where the virus was 1st thought to have crossed over from animals to humans although china has disputed that. italy's president sergio mazzariello says the latest round of talks to form a new government have failed is expected to top former european central bank chief mario draghi to take over as caretaker prime minister later in a bid to avoid stuff elections amid the pandemic the previous government collapsed last month after a small party with roots support. crowds in myanmar's largest city the young gallen have banged on pots

a major travel shutdown in europe germany has tightened its borders with austria and the czech republic in hopes of keeping up more contagious strains of the coronavirus the decision is causing headaches in particular for commuters who work in neighboring countries many people were turned back at the german border already on the sunday as the new rules came into force only people who work in a small number of fields deemed essential are allowed to cross regional state leaders could defend their quickly and active measures citing the rapid spread of new code and 19 there is a wealth of very latest let's take a look at the situation at the german czech border in the bavarian town of sharon doing it's a place where a lot of commuters travel to work in germany now our correspondent barbara basal is there for us and joins us now. so barbara house the border closure affecting people where you are. it's affecting people gravely because they really as we just saw don't know what to do can they come can they not come but what we're seeing this morning of course is what was to be expected long li

in common with europe and as you may remember europe actually comprises the 1st chapter of the coalition agreement of her government which was a 1st germany of course has in the past sometimes got its own way without europe for example when it got out of nuclear energy after the fukushima accident or when it took in a 1000000 migrants in the summer of 2015 and in both of those cases there were grave repercussions so this multilateral approach is one that the chancellor absolutely now is committed to also there's a pragmatic considerations here the fact is that even with quick approval the russian vaccine would not become available until the 2nd quarter of this year and supply shortages will be easing in the 2nd quarter of this year even with the russian vaccine we saw a clear data on that this week so perhaps the imperative to move forward alone also isn't really there in terms of timing and just ticks ok let's get a closer look now at the at the situation when it comes to fighting coronavirus in the country because we know that the cove in 1000 infections per 100000 residents in germany in 7 days has fallen below 100 chancellor merkel st

germany he says. is this image for the mental. human rights i have come to europe to germany to live a safe and a dignified life i have experienced that feeling. but at the same time i was appalled by the situation of refugees. by their living conditions here. i want to represent those people in parliament with my candidacy there are many debates on refugees but nobody actually. it's why i want to give them a political voice. one last hurdle remains in order to get into. a laos has to be a german citizen he has already put citizenship if all goes well the greens can put him on the officially step candidates by spring. you're watching. live from. up next as world stories you can keep up to date on our website. and on our instagram and twitter. that's it from me but stay with us. conservation. how can we protect habitats we can make a difference.

in common with europe and as you may remember europe actually comprises the 1st chapter of the coalition agreement of her government which was a 1st germany of course has in the past sometimes got its own way without europe for example when it got out of nuclear energy after the fukushima accident or when it took in a 1000000 migrants in the summer of 2015 and in both of those cases there were grave repercussions so this multilateral approach is one that the chancellor absolutely now is committed to also there's a pragmatic considerations here the fact is that even with quick approval the russian vaccine would not become available until the 2nd quarter of this year and supply shortages will. be easing in the 2nd quarter of this year even with the russian vaccine we saw a clear data on that this week so perhaps the imperative to move forward alone also isn't really there in terms of timing and just ticks ok let's get a closer look now at the at the situation when it comes to fighting coronavirus in the country because we know that the cove in $1000.00 infections per 100000 residents in germany in 7 days has fallen below 100 chancellor merk

but migrants are underrepresented in germany, he says. >> i stand for human rights. i have come to europeto germany, to live a safe and dignified life. i have experienced that feeling. at the same time, i was appalled by the situation for refugees, by their living conditions. i want to represent those people in parliament with my candidacy. there are many debates on refugees, but nobody actually talks to them. that is why i want to give them a political voice. reporter: one last hurdle remains. he has to be a german citizen. he has already filed for citizenship. if all goes well, they can put him on the official list of candidates by spring. phil: these days you will find them in souvenir shops all over the world, snow globes. they were invented in vienna in the 1900's. the inventor's family is still making them by the same method he devised 125 years ago. ♪ >> you should not shake a snow globe. instead, you turn it on its head, wait until the snow settles. you turn it back over, and it snows. reporter: he knows all the secrets about snow globes. his grandfather conducted his initial expe

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees yes every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries if the data is correct that can also apply to vaccines. take a look at some of the stories making news around the world currency crisis but. britain has asked the e.u. to extend the brics a great. it until 2023 according to media reports it comes after threats were made against port stuff and checks were suspended extension pertains to goods to checks for goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the k new regulations came into effect after bricks it was implemented. on 300 students in turkey out of their supporters have been detained this week for the violent confrontations with police i agree about president divides appointment of a party loyalist as the head of very prestigious istanbul the rector at the center of the break has ruled out quitting despite the arrest. world health organization e

the 1st recorded case of covert 91 year ago the country now has the 2nd highest death toll in europe germany is reporting a rise in infections as many schools across the country prepare to reopen on monday the country logged more than 707 and a half 1000 new cases on sunday and israel is allowing people who were saved to vaccine doses into public spaces including theatres sports facilities and hotels the health ministry says that more than 3000000 people qualify for the relaxed rules. u.s. president joe biden has declared a state of major disaster in texas following crippling winter weather at least 2 dozen people died in the unusual cold which disrupted electricity and water supplies the carolina to more reports from houston. texas it's not out off the woods yet thousands of families have been arriving in their cars to the mass distribution center in the city of houston the shortage of water is now the biggest challenge. we don't have to water about some hollis told some even half running water at all not even to take a shower and if the stores how far you have to line up on the purchase is

governments and international organizations on strategic issues, published -- in "world in danger: germany and europe in an uncertain time" he identifies the origin of the global order and problems it poses for germany of the european union and offers a vision for the eu's future which he hopes will be peaceful, prosperous, secure and influential. wolfgang ischinger, great to see you at joe hudson institute and thank you for agreeing to discuss your fascinating book with me this morning. the title of your book is a provocative one especially from such a senior member of the foreign policy world. the end of the cold war, much of the west and its political leadership believed the world was becoming a better and safer place, that changed and what are the dangers. >> thank you for having me. if only virtually, could have traveled to washington and new york to talk about the future of transatlantic corporations now that we have had the elections in your country but when i wrote the book and we had to decide about the title this was smack in the middle of the trump years and quite frankly when we decided t

shots over reports of poor efficacy leaving significant numbers of news jobs he's our europe correspondent. germany is facing a touch of cognitive dissonance when it comes to covert 19 vaccinations on the one hand politicians on the population are outraged at how slow the process of giving a vaccine to everyone in germany has been on the other hand vaccination centers like this one here in berlin at the old airport which only gives out the astra zeneca job well they've been struggling to get people to take up the offer that some sorts a line unused because not enough people enrolling or just not turning up for their appointment this is an absurd and unbearable situation as of last friday only 10 percent of the vaccines available had been administered the astra zeneca job is only approved for use in under 60 five's in germany due to a lack of data on its effectiveness and older people it's being made available to health care staff but tales of reactions to the vaccine have seen some german states suspend its use. astra zeneca has been criticized because on the one hand it seems to be less effective

do with with the united states that it is strictly a matter of relations between russia and europe and germany in particular because that's where the pipeline is going and all these efforts that the u.s. has been taking russia views it as world geopolitical warfare but there's an added layer of irony to this story because remember how they said that 18 companies have decided to cut ties with nordstrom to write and the way this information was delivered to the media by price the spokesman for the state department one might you might be misled into thinking that all of that was achieved under the under the biden administration which turns out. is not the case and it only came to light when price was confronted by a.p.'s matt lee over the issue of how to listen. strategy including the legislative strategy of the strategy of course congress is has been behind has been working to good effect the point credit for the companies winding down all of this work was done the previous administration out of all the been months mabyn all you've been in office for a month right are you telling me that unless

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees. yeah that revenge scene is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the way will be accepted billing it said the virus knows no boundaries that the data is correct that can also apply to vaccines . here's a look at some of the other stories making news around the world police in istanbul have detained dozens of people after forcefully into solving a student protest turkey has seen a month of mass demonstrations against the decision by president air go on to name a party loyalist as the head of stumbles prestigious. university the institution has been known as a bastion of liberal thought. me on mars new military government has held its 1st cabinet meeting since seizing power the country's top general described monday school as quote inevitable the un security council held an emergency session to discuss the coup but took no immediate action because a statement was not supported by all 15 council members. rock music legend marilyn man

. ♪ francine: let's get to the latest on the lockdowns in europe, germany mapping out a path to revising economy in europe for a children returning to school. the chancellor presenting the plan to parliament today, but warning on the danger posed by virus mutations. joining us is chad thomas, also our editor-in-chief for virology watch across europe. there is so much going on, and it really is everything for itself. chancellor merkel has been much more cautious about reopening in germany than other countries. why? chad: hi, francine. chancellor merkel, is, of course, a scientist by training, and she says she is very concerned about virus mutations taking hold in germany. they have already seen some of it here, and she therefore has really pushed to keep the country lockdown -- the country locked down. the lockdown will extend into march. schools in some states will start reopening as early as next week, and they are coming forward with a plan to start to reopen things like hairdressers in march as well. but really many things are going to remain locked down here in this country for the f

germany he says. is this image for the mentioned. human rights i have come to europe to germany to live a safe and a dignified life i have experienced the feeling. but at the same time i was appalled by the situation of refugees. by their living conditions here. i want to represent those people in parliament with my candidacy there are many debates on refugees but nobody actually. it's why i want to give them a political voice. one last hurdle remains in order to get into. a laos has to be a german citizen he has already citizenship if all goes well the greens can put him on their official candidates by spring. from. our website. on social media as well. against the coronavirus pandemic. as the rate of infection in developing. the latest. information and contacts. that 77 percent. are younger than. me and me.

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees yes every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries if the data is correct that can also apply to vaccines. and i mean most species are dying out at a rate that is at least tens if not hundreds of times faster than the average over the past 10000000 years that's according to a new report published today on the culprits well unsurprisingly it's mankind the way we ate is largely to blame. stealthy and solitary cheaters may not be the biggest of all the big cats but they certainly are the fastest reaching speeds of up to hander 30 kilometers per hour to catch their prey but despite their speed their numbers are following the i.u.c.n. estimates that almost 7000 of the animals can still be found in the wild most in sub-saharan africa that's down from 100000 just over a century ago like many other animals found across the world their population is threatened. is th

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees yes every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries but the data is correct that can also apply to vaccines. or portugal has the highest number of coronavirus cases in relation to its population and a sharp rise in new infections has prompted several european countries to offer help. germany is sending doctors nurses ventilators and hospital bals beds on and military plane due to land in the next hour which calls them bastards says that the country will be forever grateful for the aid portugal has reported close to half of all its 51000 deaths just the past. and let's bring indeed happy is yon philip schultz who is joining us from the airport in lisbon right now again philip how important is this help it's urgently needed most intensive care units oh you're in portugal sometimes patients have to wait for 67 hours in the ambulance in front of the house but cer

and europe. germany, the u.s. and france. unemployment has taken a massive drop in the united states and a small drop in france and germany. part of that is it seems like the scheme in germany, u.k. have tight employers to employees -- tied employers to employees. in the ice age it is not the same way. they have been laid off. is the u.s. able to pivot more flexibly? last year we were applauding the europeans, now i am margaret whether these furlough schemes are the right way -- now i am wondering whether these further schemes are the right way? joseph: in the united states we hoped to keep workers better connected. it was not a philosophical difference, it was the result of our failure with the trump administration not being able to figure out a program. when they finally had a program, unable to administer it effectively. if it was a success, it was by accident. of a failure to design an appropriate program. it was important that we keep connection between workers and employers, because the united states needs more. -- need

germany he says. is this image for the mention. human rights i've come to europe to germany to live a safe and a dignified life i have experienced that feeling. but at the same time i was appalled by the situation of refugees. by their living conditions here. i want to represent those people in parliament with my candidacy there are many debates on refugees but nobody actually. it's why i want to give them a political voice like sign one last hurdle remains in order to get into the bundestag terek allows house to be a german citizen he has already filed for citizenship if all goes well the greens can put him on their official easter candidates by spring. these days you'll find them in souvenir shops all over the world snow globes they were invented in vienna in the end 1900 and surprising surgical instrument mechanic called impaired see his family still making them using the same method he devised more than 120 years ago. shake a snow globe instead you have to turn it on its head and wait until the snow certains then you turn it back over and it's not. having patt

or other authorities that they don't want to be taken over by a lot of ceos and cfos in core europe, germanyscandinavia, they are proud to be senior management of a company. they typically do not want to be taken over by private equity firms who are subsequently telling them how to run the business, saddling them with a lot of debt. independence is important for these companies, valuations are depressed right now. the active hedge and others recognize that. they are jumping in. management wants to prevent share buybacks, spin outs of businesses, to really get the share prices higher than when they are now. vonnie: what about an uptick in sponsor activity? some of the sides of rotting this in the u.s. here include the amounts of money people are raising in terms of spacs and so on. do you imagine the gaze will turn to europe because there will not be enough targets in the u.s., are there some in europe? pieter: there are couple of spacs listed in my home country of the netherlands. i know they are loosening the regulations to allow some spacs there. it is not very well constructed in europe.

can check it as with other manufacturers then i can't see why the vaccine can't be approved in europe. germany's chancellor agrees. yes every vaccine is welcome but only those that supply the necessary data and are approved by the a.m.a. will be accepted. it said the virus knows no boundaries but the data is correct that can also apply to vaccines. all despite it being hit hard by the pandemic israel has also a vaccinated a greater percentage of its population than any other country or than 600000 people with infected with the virus in a country of night 1000000 and nearly $5000.00 died the country is still in lockdown after multiple waves of infection have moved faster vaccinations the promise of the entire country will be vaccinated on the end of next month's senior citizens have been cut off from society since the pandemic began. it's been a long rather lonely year food's roaches since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year the 88 year old israeli american has been mostly confined to have flat the internet has been her main source of contact with family and friends but now she has

i'm michael oku welcome we begin right here in central europe where germany has closed its borders with austria and the czech republic in a bid to stop the spread of new more contagious variants of the coronavirus checkpoints have been shut up with only returning germans and essential workers such as doctors allowed entry trade transport is going ahead but the new rules are causing concern especially among e.u. leaders who have criticized the move and business owners worried about a financial hit. this company in southern germany makes parts for interiors of camping vans more than half of the employees sewing here are from the czech republic with germany's new strict border crossing rules they won't be able to come to work next week and that's worrying the owner. the we might have to close the business. he says even a debated quarantine rule wouldn't help much. we've heard talk of allowing people to work if they quarantine for 5 days after crossing the border but that won't work many women here have children and they can't just leave them alone it's going to be very difficult. along thi

handful of jews some of them were german boers others were immigrating from the eastern parts of europe to germany that was then under the rule of the occupation of the allied forces and they insisted that there is room and should be room for jews again to live in germany they were still attached to germany they felt 1st of all that not all german has should be seen equally culpable they felt that this is also a chance to build a new society in this new germany it is being built actually to germany's that would be being built starting $49.00 after the war and they wanted to be part of it they would run for all sorts of reasons some of them would just go and fail and sick but what we see today is a success of that campaign and how that jews became such a normal part of douche you know germany and jews have become such a normal company to normal that's that's an amazing victory no one could have seen back then in the forty's it is remarkable shani were saying so much for that insight. let's turn now to some of the other stories making news around the world. thousands of people have taken to the stre

europe and germany in particular walk a fine line trying to maintain business relations with russia while addressing numerous disputes not least over ukraine these interests are clashing spectacularly over the north stream to pipeline project are we talking parallel worlds here. yeah i think that it's at least at the moment that it's very much the case or not seemed to pipeline project was beginning to project very critically. nemeth and union but then also you know it's into issue became a bipartisan issue in the united states is the issue of concern when it comes to the security of ukraine but also the energy independence. so what we heard yesterday is that the united states is willing to discuss this sort of package deal with germany to link the pipeline to some sort of political conditions as it has been the case in the pods to make sure that ukraine we maintain secure and has about a letter will. agreement with russia this could be a compromise in the end between the u.s. and germany to get out of this debt not that not seem to have created between these 2 countries. we're going to s

europe. or one area where berlin and biden don't see eye to why is the north strain to pipeline that's plan to bring russian gas under the baltic sea to northern germanydestined for european markets washington argues that the pipeline makes the continent dangerously dependent on russia and biden has called it quote a bad deal for europe moscow and germany say it's simply a commercial venture. nordstrom's why everyone who fundamentally questions the north stream to pipeline and you can certainly advocate that opinion must also consider at least geo strategically what consequences that will have it will drive russia and china closer and closer together and it will create the largest economic military alliance there is and i don't think that should be the strategy of the west in this dispute and that's why i'm against burning all bridges to russia in this context of just large distances well i'm joined now on the line by us political consultant and lawyer andrew there andrew welcome it's the modern day heavyweight fight for influence russia germany the u.s. and china the battlefield is gas but it's about self interest with those words of the german forei

plays a role in the interest of the population of germany in the interests of the population of europe and the interest of the population in germany is to have enough energy and to have good relation to the population in russia because we are all living in europe and it's possible you will be the best when it sounds like the ramming is going to continue right up to the point of the taps are ready to switch on the finale live in hamburg martin doul to thank you. thank you as well who do you think you to. next canadian psychology go don't peterson has counseled a string of media appearances after accusing a british paper of distorting his words in an interview in a blog post the bestselling author said the sunday times had shown cruelty in spite of its right up on the boycott breaks down the story. put yourself in jordan peterson's shoes you also did an interview in none other than the times and you've got a book coming out soon so your publishers suggest that you do it your commissioning editor sells it to you as an article that celebrates your life and even office to clear up any factu

and as you may remember europe actually comprises the 1st chapter of the coalition agreement government which was a 1st germany of course has in the past sometimes got its own way without europe for example when it got out of nuclear energy after the fukushima accident or when it took in a 1000000 migrants in the summer of 2015 and in both of those cases there were grave repercussions so this multilateral approach is one that the chancellor absolutely now is committed to also there's a pragmatic considerations here the fact is that even with quick approval the russian vaccine would not become available until the 2nd quarter of this year and supply shortages will. be easing in the 2nd quarter of this year even with the russian vaccine we saw a clear data on that this week so perhaps the imperative to move forward alone also isn't really there in terms of timing and just ticks ok let's get a closer look now at the at the situation when it comes to fighting coronavirus in the country because we know that the cove in $1000.00 infections per 100000 residents in germany in 7 days has fallen below 100 chancellor merk

pipeline might never be operational even the fist about i'm firmly convinced that we that is germany and europe as a whole still need the natural gas from nordstrom and. we've begun shutting down nuclear power plants and our phasing out lignite coal but until the time when we are able to power everything by renewable energy germany and europe's energy needs have to be met so i see natural gas from pipelines like nordstrom's as indispensable. some 130 kilometers of pipeline have yet to be laid on the baltic sea but that controversy surrounding the project is stalling progress it concerns the supplier russia and may prove to be north stream tucson doing even before opposition activist alexina his arrest many were calling for a halt to the construction as a means to exert political pressure on russia's president putin and you mean there's a different view. is it right to tie a case like for example to a project like nord stream to the uk or should it be considered in isolation. especially when the facts at least as i understand them aren't so clear as to warrant sanctions against the russian gover

particularly asia and technology companies looking at germany and europe for them i conductor in deals and at the e.u. level they don't want. to sell all of europe's technology companies they have a plan in place they want to be strategically autonomy and this is a big concern giles the delaney and so song in taipei thanks to you both and our mentalists have called it a dirty deal a letter obtained and published by a german nonprofit group suggests that the german government offered to invest a 1000000000 euros in facilities here in germany for receiving u.s. liquefied natural gas to prevent u.s. sanctions on the north stream 2 pipeline the united states is opposed to russia to germany link claiming it will make europe too reliant on russian gas the german government is yet to comment on the letter dated august last year between german finance minister all of shoals and then u.s. trade secretary steve minucci. for more on this i'm not joined by the environmental action germany executive director of. welcome to d w xhosa in this letter the finance minister is in essence offering to buil

it's lockdown measures we only have to look to other countries across europe like germany which is also following suit despite case numbers still being incredibly high despite that grim fact the statistics remain at the high level many regions across the country have begun the process of reopening their schools and it's causing a lot of worry and panic among education and science unions who fear that the process is being rushed through far too soon from my point of view you can't keep the school soap and when it becomes clear that the infection risk is rising considerably the regions that are now opening the cerise and schools are running high risk all covert 19 has gripped the world for the last 12 months or so and while it is safe to say that everybody is incredibly desperate to see lockdown ending the key question is whether or not it's really safe to end these lockdowns considering case numbers are so high. now to tell you no procedure has been inoculated with the sputnik jab while on tour in moscow and ahead of a performance of the bolshoi theatre she told us why. you knew this wou

to russia mr make that so that sounds like he thinks russia has the leverage here and that europe and germany do not or am i reading that wrong. no i think absolutely not we i think do not simply do not support the idea that the discussion or how we deal with russia given its unacceptable behavior internationally and domestically was an avanti case should be ricci was to a bilateral issue between russia and germany i think we have today seen. that interim measure by the european court of human rights again in the council of europe demanding the immediate release of this and a lot of need to have ongoing investigations in that context and i think we should put the whole scale of options on the table that should include as it freezes that should include travel bans that should include applying magnitsky law within the european union to do with human rights perpetrators and the whole menu needs to be set up just needs to be on the menu we have categorically refused to test this issue by electrolyze as a german russian issue it is a very fundamental issue on human rights and the rule of law and w