believe that putin has made a decision and has _ does believe that putin has made a decision and hasision to the _ decision and has also communicated that decision to the russian - that decision to the russian military _ that decision to the russian military is— that decision to the russian milita . , . ., military. is that accurate? the re tort military. is that accurate? the report which — military. is that accurate? the report which you _ military. is that accurate? the report which you just - military. is that accurate? the i report which you just reference, which i did not see yet does not accurately capture what the us governments view is today. our view is that we do not believe he has made any kind of final decision or we don't know that he has made any final decision and we are not communicated that to anybody. ifliting communicated that to anybody. citing three western — communicated that to anybody. citing three western defence _ communicated that to anybody. citing three western defence officials who say the _ three western defence officials who say the us— three western

president biden says he has no intention of fighting with russia but has vowed to defend every inch ofterritory. pres. biden: this is the beginning of the russian invasion of ukraine as he indicated and asked pmission to do ros: from his duma. russian troops getting closer to the ukrainian border. the americans have joined other western countries and imposing sanctions and germany is suspending russia's nord stream 2 pipeline. written has announced moves against russian banks and individuals. -- britain has announced moves against russian banks and individuals. lcome to this half an hour. president biden says this is the beginning of an invasion of ukraine. that comes after vladimir putin ordered his militaryo regions of eastern ukraine controlled by pro-russian separatists. that came just hours after recognizing those areas as independent states. first of all, let's hear more of what presideiden had to say. pres. biden: he is setting up a ratione to take more territory by force in my view. if we listen to his speech last night, and many of you did, he is setting up a rationale to go m

ah ha, i'm fully bachelor window. how with a look at the headlines on al jazeera guinea be sales president has survived a coup attempt and says, the situation is under control, president tomorrow's. he so coin. barlow says the attack was aimed at killing him. the prime minister and cabinet members. earlier there was gunfire around a government compound in the capital b sal this. today we are facing an assault. i was in the middle of the council of ministers with all the members, including the prime minister. and we were attacked with very heavy weaponry for 5 hours, but now everything is under control. and one thing i can assure you there is no side that is linked to this.

but this began it has escalated- — russia. but this began it has escalated. the _ russia.ated. the american - russia. but this began it has - escalated. the american released a further $450 million. other countries also offered more. the uk, france, poland, belgium and crucially germany. translation: im’ith crucially germany. translation: with the invasion of— crucially germany. translation: tn the invasion of ukraine we have entered a new era.— the invasion of ukraine we have entered a new era. since the second world war germany _ entered a new era. since the second world war germany is _ entered a new era. since the second world war germany is not _ entered a new era. since the second world war germany is not sent - world war germany is not sent weapons to complex. not anymore, the new chancellor olaf scholz tweeted. .. new chancellor olaf scholz tweeted... he told germans there was no other choice. the list continues to expand. giants from turkey and germany policy shift meets country with german made weapons can also share those. the extra support has been noted. on fr

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that seaks what he has in mind. that speaks for _ what he has in mind.elf. - what he has in mind. that speaks for itself. right. what he has in mind. that. speaks for itself. right now, though, the west, ukraine, the eu, nato, they will united over the fact this is a breach of international rules and also this minsk agreement, the agreement that has held the piece in the east despite the fact that 13,000 people have died there, is effectively seen as dead bail these people. so the pressure goes on to the west to have been talking about sanctions and we've been reporting it for many weeks now. what they do? america says that they are us economic activity related to these two independent regions. fine activity related to these two independent regions. one might wonder how _ independent regions. one might wonder how much _ independent regions. one might wonder how much that - independent regions. one might wonder how much that means. l wonder how much that means. indeed. and targeted sanctions, very targeted sanctions to people involved in this particular ma

he has been vocal, he has spoken to every aspect of it. he has read out his calls on it with world leaders. he will continue to speak directly to the american people as we watch the situation. reporter: are there plans to -- for an address from the oval office? mr. sullivan: i don't have anything to announce in terms of speech or prepared remarks at this point. reporter: you and other officials have been transparent as far as -- do you believe that strategy is helping to reduce tensions or do you feel that that may be part of the reason -- mr. sullivan: only one country has amassed more than a hundred thousand troops on the border of another country with all of the capabilities and capacities to conduct an invasion and that is russia. the fastest way to de-escalate the situation for all involved would be for russia to choose to de-escalate its mobilization of forces. the united states is responding to the active sustained buildup of military pressure on ukraine. we are doing so in lockstep with allies and partners and at the same time, we

so this major exercise has just finished, the president has come here. he has watched this exercise and then he's had talks with the soldiers. ukraine is of course saying that it is going to stay prepared this. this crisis is nowhere over. ukraine has been at war for 8 years and any other form of encourage beat a military incursion. or some kind of cyber warfare or any of this can still happen so. so the signal of course, the president is trying to send here is that ukraine is, is still prepared and of. and there may be also making use of all the attentions they have been getting on this day that has been pinpointed by some western services as the day of a possible incursion. today is also ukraine's day of unity. that's a public holiday that was just invented 2 days ago. how are you finance celebrating? how are they reacting to it? yes, the president, 2 days announced this day off, a national unity. that is, of course, another reaction to this, to this state that has been said by the information that was linked by western services. and they are flag risi

has predicted it. , ., , ~ ., intelligence service has predicted it.ne full totally to moscow in the _ it. if you see ukraine full totally to moscow in the next - it. if you see ukraine full totally to moscow in the next few - it. if you see ukraine full totally| to moscow in the next few days, it. if you see ukraine full totally - to moscow in the next few days, how are you going to feel? it to moscow in the next few days, how are you going to feel?— are you going to feel? it will be extremely _ are you going to feel? it will be extremely painful— are you going to feel? it will be extremely painful for— are you going to feel? it will be extremely painful for all - are you going to feel? it will be extremely painful for all those l are you going to feel? it will be - extremely painful for all those who have lost their lives and are suffering in ukraine. it will be painfulfor all suffering in ukraine. it will be painful for all of suffering in ukraine. it will be painfulfor all of us suffering in ukraine. it will be painful for all of us standing in sol

the situation has gotten much more dire in the weight— has gotten much more dire in the weight on— has and some of the locations. the situation, the difficulty of getting — the situation, the difficulty of getting to the actual border is really— getting to the actual border is really hard and challenging and a lot of— really hard and challenging and a lot of people have children, they are running out of fuel, they may run out _ are running out of fuel, they may run out of— are running out of fuel, they may run out of food. look, britain has to change — run out of food. look, britain has to change its policies and allow ukrainian — to change its policies and allow ukrainian citizens in, otherwise it's a _ ukrainian citizens in, otherwise it's a double standard. you can't harm _ it's a double standard. you can't harm the — it's a double standard. you can't harm the military and then not take care of— harm the military and then not take care of the — harm the military and then not take care of the people. i expect the policy to— care of the people. i expect the policy to change as more an

while our government has no clear plan to do the same, the prime minister has intentionally stigmatized and divided canadians for political gain. the prime minister has stopped basing his decisions on science. he's now basing them on political science doing whatever it takes to save his own political skin. when will canadians have a clear plan to end the mandates, your officials have also begun to crack down on protest is currently blocking ambassador bridge. that's the busiest international crossing in north america. the canadian judge has a student in junction allowing police to begin to clearing people out of the local mayo says he intends to remove old protest. i am hopeful that the vast majority of the protesters appreciate the rule of law appreciate that the court has agreed to grant this injunctive relief. they've made their point move on, but if they fail to move on, police will have capabilities to move in and help them move out. well, we went to law a couple of weeks ago and we're here today because we stand for freedom. this is a free country and we should be able to work and

so what has happened yesterday is, has not came as, as a surprise to ukraine. this is part of the ordinary plane book. we see that now the, a ga scenario has been applied and the coping based on the george in the order on georgia has been issued yesterday. so we, yes, we will prepare it for these development. and do we consider that the formalization of invasion has taken yesterday? oh, we've heard the us ambassador to the un we, we've heard others. she in particular told the security council at emergency meeting that president putin has torn up the minsk agreement, that it is now in shreds. she also says we have been clear that we do not believe he will stop at that. are you anticipating a broader envision? absolutely. so what we did is doing on a different type of situations. he's playing the slides process. he's cutting the slides on his for watching for reaction. so we understand that this would not be decision you've taken that decision will fall. first of all the rectification by they do more of the decision than the you will reach all the kids that live

he has been vocal, he has spoken to every aspect of it. he has read out his calls on it with world leaders. he will continue to speak directly to the american people as we watch the situation. reporter: are there plans to -- for an address from the oval office? mr. sullivan: i don't have anything to announce in terms of speech or prepared remarks at this point. reporter: you and other officials have been transparent as far as -- do you believe that strategy is helping to reduce tensions or do you feel that that may be part of the reason -- mr. sullivan: only one country has amassed more than a hundred thousand troops on the border of another country with all of the capabilities and capacities to conduct an invasion and that is russia. the fastest way to de-escalate the situation for all involved would be for russia to choose to de-escalate its mobilization of forces. the united states is responding to the active sustained buildup of military pressure on ukraine. we are doing so in lockstep with allies and partners and at the same time, we

good deal of control with see if you think that will has sung prince andrew has been caught up in the sexual assault allegations, the full out of which is ongoing and very public will that he does strenuously deny those allegations. and then of course, there is a grand fun prince harry and his wife megan, stepping back from world duties. moving to the u. s. making a series of very controversial allegations about the royal family. and what's the now very famous interview with them? a per winfree, but throughout that time, in the most recent control, sees the queen really has been able to, to step back from it. in fact, her strength is often in her silence and had dignity around these control receive. so to so many people here, she remains extremely popular. the grandmother, really of the nation. the queen also announced that charles's wife camilla will receive the title of queen con thought once her son ascends to the throne. what's been the reaction to them? that's right. this has been a really long running question. what would had title be one child? since this throwing there had bee

this crisis in ukraine has whipped up a storm that has gone right around the world.ut here in kyiv, look at the stunning skyline behind me, the mood is calm, strangely calm. but last night, around this time when president putin had just given his speech in which he basically said that ukraine was a fake country and shouldn't exist, i heard a politicians using the word "terrified" for the first time, terrified of what could lie ahead. and to day began, as it often does, with president volodymyr zelenskyy what are you waiting for to take action? russian aggression is already here and now tonight ukrainian politicians are looking at the fine detail of those sanctions that are being imposed in one country after the other. president volodymyr zelenskyy has called up reservist saying it's not a general mobilisation, just for a special period, he says, holding out the hope that diplomacy can prevail. ukrainians, well for many weeks now, many have been packing a bag just in case, learning how to shoot a gun just in case. some have moved houses but for the most part, ukrainia

moscow has denied that. 0nce potential invasion. moscow has denied that. the west of hysteria. ukraine's government has denied planning such an attack. the security chief is heading to the region. security chief is heading to the reuion. ~ �* ., , ., region. we've had comments from president biden _ region. we've had comments from president biden about _ region. we've had comments from president biden about having - president biden about having significant intelligence that an attack could happen within days. but he is also saying, as is boris johnson who is talking in munich today, that there is room for diplomacy. there's still time to talk this through.— diplomacy. there's still time to talk this through. typically, if the president of _ talk this through. typically, if the president of the _ talk this through. typically, if the president of the united _ talk this through. typically, if the president of the united states . talk this through. typically, if the i president of the united states says he believes that vladimir putin has decided to launch an

the world has reacted.cause president zelensky has really outperformed my expectations. a slightly random person to become president, ukraine has quite choppy politics and he is thrust into something he has absolutely no professional political preparation, and he has used social media and his performative skill really brilliantly, on social media and the very direct way he has of talking to his people to rally support and also to gain support in the wider world. you have to say, for someone who is not following a playbook, and he went to the munich security conference and the american said this is risky and he said i will do it my way and travelled outside the country and raised support in the west and then went home and he has stood by his people. he is of course the enemy number one for the kremlin. they desperately need to get him out of power and his life is in danger, many other lives are in danger, but they need to get rid of him and i think he has been a real thorn in the side of vladimir putin who i

in the e u, which has the capacity to produce vaccines. 70 percent of the population has been inoculated against coven 19 in the african union, mostly dependent on deliveries and donations from abroad. just about 12 percent have received their shots and we are talking about the lives of millions, hundreds of millions of people. and rather than the profitability of the few companies, it is not acceptable. that africa is consistently at the back of the queue in relation to access to medicines. a 1st step was made to day towards better axis . 6 african countries were selected to receive the technology to produce m r n. a vaccines. today, of all the vaccines applied in africa, one percent is produced in africa, of all the vaccines. and rightly so, the goal is in 2040 to have reached a level of 60 percent of vaccines produced in africa that are administered in africa. v e u has committed to delivering 450000000 vaccines to africa by the summer. many african leaders deem it necessary, though, to waive intellectual property rights. if they're to become independent from their northern neighbors.

some of the concessions he has been hoping for in the talks with us and nato, which he has not gottenen some moves towards saying that there would be a negotiation over the security architecture in europe. it wouldn't exactly be what he wants in terms of complete banishment of ukraine and other countries from everjoining nato, but as i said, the minute there are boots on the ground in ukraine, all of that goes off the table and any of those advantages or gains he would hope to have made would completely evaporate and get blown up, so i think he does realise that he needs to have pressure in order to get people to the table and he is willing to keep turning the screws until such time as that at least gets to some point of satisfaction for him. it doesn't mean that there won't be an invasion, but he still has time to let this play out and see if he can wrest more concessions from the west. 0k, well, let's move onto next topic in this dateline. energy costs up, food costs up, taxes up, inflation up. we've been talking about the cost of living crisis in the uk a lot, and this crisis is al

as far as we can see by the actions he has taken, he has rejected it. he has torn up the minsk agreements which the normandy format was designed to advance. if russia is that all serious about resolving the conflict that it created in the donbas, pursuant to the agreements it assigned, it is showing the opposite. the question is really for president putin. we supported the normandy format all along with france, germany, ukraine and russia working to implement fee agreements. throughout, ukraine has worked hard to make good on its commitments. russia has done the opposite. what we have seen now in the last 24 hours would seem to be the final repudiation of minsk by russia. again, you would have to ask president putin. with regard to what comes nest --, as we have said all along, if russia pursues its aggression against ukraine, it will face the massive consequences of not only the united states but all of our allies and partners. you heard this from the g7, the european union, from nato. that concludes what we started with today, and that is very severe

john maguire has gone to pay a visit. winter has arrived. to walk in the boot steps of the mother of dragons, the lannisters orjon snow. these are some of the actual sets used in the filming of what is often described as the biggest television show in history. and, for the actor ian beattie, the rare opportunity of a job near his home here in northern ireland. that's right, i auditioned for a role in season one, and another actor got it, and i was, well, not happy about that, i'm five minutes away from the studio! yeah, home fixture! thankfully they auditioned me again and i won the role of ser meryn trant, which lasted for five years. and the role i originally auditioned for lasted for five episodes in season one. so i think i got the best bargain. and who can blame him? when filming in other locations, croatia, malta, morocco, could see him lose half a stone a day. so is this your costume here, ian? this is identical to my costume. this was actually nikolaj coster—waldau's costume but it's identical in every way. all 28 kilos worth. which

no—one has been held responsible so far. the post office has said sorry to victims likejo.ht o'clock in the morning and shut at eight o'clock at night. i worked seven days a week and i was the only post office that was open seven days. the post office has said sorry to victims. but many people want more than an apology. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. one of those imprisoned after being wrongly convicted was tracy felstead, who was sent to hollowayjailfor three months when she wasjust 19. last year, along with 71 others, her conviction was overturned. hayley hassall, from the bbc�*s file on 4 programme, has been following her story. i'm feeling loads of different emotions. i'm scared. scared of what's on the other side of those gates. i'm angry. it needs to be done. it needs to be put to bed. at the age of 19, tracy was prosecuted and sent to holloway prison for stealing more than £11,000, something we now know was due to a faulty computer system called horizon. she's come back here today for the first time in 20 years, in the hope that this will somehow help with her recove

pfizer has asked u.s. drug regulators for permission to offer its covid-19 vaccine to children as young as six months. the drive to vaccinate children has been inspired by the cope -- omicron variants. discuss north korea's latest missile launch. the request was backed by double knots in the u.k. and france. sunday's test was pyongyang's seventh round of launch and the mother january. -- january the i'll be back with more news after inside story. a year after the military coup, other institutions and the economy have collapsed. international dip emetic pressure has stalled. how long can the army resist giving power back to the people? this is inside story. >> hello and welcome to the program. a year ago, military seized power. the army has ignored international pressure to reinstate civilian rule. the united nations has them added more sinks -- sanctions pick calling it a committal enterprise. elizabeth: this video was one of the first signs of the army takeover and a memorable image of the day. a fitness

the main mall has been closed down, barking has been -- parking has been st dn. been trouble going to the pharmacy to get prescriptions. this has caused chaos for the residents that live downtown. not to mention the blockade that goes on until the early hours of the mornin now there's a class-action lawsuit from residents in ottawa, saying they want to see damages from the protest organizers because of the mental health affect -- effects. >> a quick update for you on this, a court has granted an interim injunction banning the honking of horns downtown in ottawa. that ends this addition of "outside source." -- edition narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... man: bdo. accountants and advisors. narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ narrator: you're watching pbs. ♪ da-da-da-duh-da-da-da♪ ♪ da-da-da-da-da-da ♪♪ ♪ ♪ narrator: funding for this

has changed, but my cron fell to expose explicitly what has been change, especially whether the us with promise not to allow ukraine to enter nato. and that it's a crucial interest. crucial interest that point and wanted to see and they are not seeing it where, you know, professor, let's bring in some comparisons here, running very low on time. but i wanted to ask you, you know, china like any country in the world has its own problems with certain regions seeking autonomy type one, for example. does that issue the taiwan issue could, could actually influence beijing's perspective on the ukraine issue? these are 2 separate reasons that, that they have something in common, especially regarding the u. s. credibility. first. although the u. s. has endorsed the one china principal, but just as a foreign minister had said in the last few weeks, containing to the forum, it's just a thing that you promised something by and by doing that. but you're doing oddison, for example, recommending i want to john mark with some seeking to be doing anything up to the point of, of agreeing pie one as a, as

i think it is right that the prime minister has apologised as he has done in parliament and has committedkes for difficult reading, i share people's frustration and anger about the situation, of course i do, but i am glad that he's apologised and i'm glad that he is making the changes that he is. many of our viewers and many of your colleagues don't believe that boris johnson always tells the truth. do you think he always tells the truth? yes, of course he does, he's the prime minister of the united kingdom. and you think he has always told you the 100% truth? yes, of course he does, he's the prime minister, i support him and we work hard at delivering on the things we were elected to do and i think what people would expect from me is to support him in delivering that agenda. that's the best way that i can help him and help the government, by getting on with the things that we are talking about today. do you worry though that this has damaged the public�*s confidence in the government that you are part of? yes, i think it has and i can appreciate people's frustration and i think it is now

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>> since the beginning of this crisis, putin has smiled as he has seen these western states flockingmoscow, a flurry of diplomatic activity, we are all dancing to his tune. president macron, i think he sincerely wanted to find a way, and offramp with russia to say let's negotte about russia's security concerns, we can come to some compromise, and he came away saying think russia was going to take any military action. but that is not what the kremlin said afterwards. putin said if we are going to negotiate with anyone, any member of nato about ukraine's nato membership, it is not france, it is the u.s., who putin said really runs the organization. he said if provocative actions are taken by the other side, russia would have to respond. >> on that note, what do you make of russia sending these six ships, which can carry thousands of troops, to the waters off of ukraine? >> that is hardly de-escalation. i would call it an escalation. it is about russian troops not being permanently stationed in belarus. there is a massive ex military exercise going on between russia and belarus at the m

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i'll just res tony chang has heard from people inside me in mar, where life has become much harder under military rule. their identities have been headed for their own protection to dr. jeramia must sit his everyday life might look like it's normal. but look, a little closer roads closed with barriers, barricaded military positions and uniformed soldiers on the streets, muscle and i saw the army. this tried to protest. after that, i was very afraid. that's why i'm scared to go out again. but there were more protests beside my house, so i joy if they feel safe, i will join to protest. mamma has been ravaged by coven 19 in the past 12 months. the situation intensified after the military target had medical workers for their involvement and protests and a civil disobedience movement. many were arrested. others fled into hiding to day even basic health care services as guess as alan, i think i won't forget that day dead hair walkers were arrested and she dare very badly by the army. they even kate, a medicare student, thus why i won't touch the horse peter. in the sit, his food remains plenti

i has been following developments out of brussels where the nato meeting has been held. although to succeed general, obviously as head of the alliance was keen to reiterate the importance of standing firm and standing together in the face of russian aggression. the alliance is facing a huge existential threat, given the biggest build up of russian forces around ukraine. since the cold war, and it has meant that the alliance has to reconsider, but where it puts its troops and where it boast as its security in europe. and also we heard from murray, floyd austin, the usaa defense secretary, a man who is speaking not only in the capacity as a politician, but also as a man with a long history of being a soldier and fighting alongside forces from the nato alliance. and he shared very openly the latest us intelligence suggesting that to russia was doing anything but the escalating truit numbers that the opposite was indeed true. the blood banks were arriving at the border of ukraine. this he suggested was not the kind that were not the kind of signs that you would expect. forme

it has a long border with russia . it has been supported for eight years by russia. russia has its people inside, maybe not in the form of units of regular forces but certainly the instructors, volunteers, other people who are helping the local militants to hold out against the ukrainian army. so clearly, and of course in donetsk , pressure -- russia has been seen as a savior and other have a prospect of stability in their life. because the next step at some point could be incorporation into the russian federation. on the three to 4 million people believed to be living in donetsk , 800,000 are already russian passport holders. there is another 1.2 million waiting for that. it is the least risky step that mr. putin could have taken. the alternative was for him to call it in and send forces back to their barracks and come to moscow empty-handed because he has failed to get the most important prizes he had set for himself. that is how i see the situation today. aaron: but if this is risk aversion, and it makes perfect sense, is it a hiatus? will we see risk readiness in

has been sharing. this so far has not deterred vladimir putin from the beginning of an invasion. >> thank you very much. let's discuss with the former white house communications director under president trump. and the republican strategist, sarah longwell. i want to delineate between those who criticize the handling of the crisis and afghanistan, which is normal political policy debate, and people who are praising vladimir putin who is a murderous thug. so i just don't want there to be any confusion about what i'm talking about. former president trump called putin's moves genius and savvy. what was your reaction when you heard that? >> it's not surprising. the former president had a soft spot for strong men, including vladimir putin. we saw that throughout his presidency. i think the former president, as well as other prominent republicans are taking their pointer from one place. that's tucker carlson's show on fox news. he has become essentially an arm of the kremlin and what he is talking about. what

reporter: four weeks he has been warned with sanctions, faced with what he has seen as russian aggression in ukraine, he acted. >> we are sanctioning two large russian financial as additions, beb and the military bank. we have cut off russian government from western finance. we are also imposing sanctions on russia's elite and family members. they share the corrupt gains and should share in the pain as well. reporter: he has spent a lot of time with his national security team in the last 48 hours, he insists that he has covered all possible moves to moscow in the next step from vladimir putin will dictate further u.s. action. he still hopes for further double medic solution, the warning -- diplomat a solution. >> defending freedom will have cost for us as well if you're at home. we need to be honest about that. reporter: one expert says it makes sense that biden has not thrown everything at russia and leaving a diplomatic friend -- offramp. >> they -- this gross violation, further violation of ukrainian territorial integrity, there has to be a cause for that. reporter: the ukrainian forei

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the past year has been difficult for her. there has been personal sadness and family pain.est, she is profoundly respected. and around the world, she has lived a life that has made a difference. nicholas witchell, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. thank you very much for watching. do stay with us. hello there. snow was a feature of the weather for some parts of the uk on friday, and it continues to feature as part of what is actually quite a varied weekend weather menu. snow and ice continue to be an issue particularly in scotland. elsewhere, some rain at times, some brisk winds also some spells of sunshine. the big weather maker for the weekend is this weather front extending all the way from north america across the atlantic towards our shores. this front will bring some outbreaks of rain. there will be some strong winds, also this friend winds, also this front will be dividing cold air which will be returning from the north from the smile they're staging a temporary come back down towards the south. this is how saturday shapes up to touch of frost for some. a dry star

and so far, the commission who has to push forward was this, has been stalling. they didn't want to engage into this big political trouble to really take those 2 countries head on and to tell them now we're going to find you and you have to stop this. they were suff, paddling this whole question to the absolute and i to fury of the european parliament who has been demanding again and again that they finally act and that they don't watch what further and on without doing anything about it the the sort of way the 2 countries are taking towards autocracy. will they change? it might enrage the better even further looking to hungry. we've seen a few signs of compromise from more so, but it's not quite clear what they're going to do afterwards. this afternoon that you commission will have to pronounce here in strasbourg. what their way is going to be, what their path is going to be a we'll be waiting. i'm about barbara. i do w correspondent, barbara, video, and strasburg. that's it. you're up to date. a gout alphas will have a more well news at the top of the out. i'm

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has repeatedly accused the w. t o of siding the beijing and the dispute between the 2 countries and has demanded it's reform. the trade body is yet again anger and b, u. s. it's authorized china to retaliate against $645000000.00 worth of us imports per year. as part of a decade old trade dispute or the us anti subsidy duties on chinese goods. the amount was much less than the $2400000000.00 that china had initially requested. washington said it's impose the tower from products, including solar panels, because they were being dumped on the market to help chinese companies do business . as the 2nd time, the w t o has allowed china to retaliate for us anti dumping taxes and 2019 the arbitrator and our paging to add duties on up to $3600000000.00 worth of us imports . that same year, former president donald trump, blocked the appointment of new judges to the organizations applet body. well, the new ruling comes almost a year after a fragile, but arguably durable trade truth between the us and china. washington and be