still to come this hour more fun a pipe dream work every stall something huge north stream project to supply russian gas to europe the move provokes the anger of washington story and more to the break . join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. is your media a reflection of reality. in a world transformed. what will make you feel safe. isolation community. are you going the right way or are you being led. by. what is true what is faith. in the world corrupted you need to descend. to join us in the depths. maybe in the shallowness. the you and us are refusing to recognize the weekend's parliamentary election in venezuela with the opposition refusing to take part the majority of the votes went to party supporting current president nicolas maduro did result. represent a relative in israel and people that opinion polls under it is rare enough that it is the leaders to approach it it does seem to people and to really come together to start the. process. and we are ready to support

and donald trump go in against the project i think very much the opposition to north stream to is not a pet project of donald trump but it is deeply embedded in the geopolitics of the u.s. foreign policy establishment on the other side joe biden by really interrupting really boycotting prohibiting that project would load negatively load his relations to europe or not only germany at a at an early stage of his presidency. when a mystery illness struck down u.s. diplomats in cuba and china even speculation in the media suggest that a new weapon was being wheeled it in the world on our washington's release the reported report into what's been dubbed have on a syndrome. some cia analysts who are russian experts diplomats and scientists contend good evidence points to moscow which has a long history of experimenting with the technology a source familiar with them told n.b.c. news the cia had determined that some russian intelligence agents who had worked on weapons programs were present in the same cities at the same time that cia offices suffered mysterious symptoms. thanks. travels the c

is an extension of the already existing north stream part in the north stream pipeline which also goes through the baltic sea it will be able to pump 55000000000 cubic meters of natural gas from russia to germany every year so what about its future then under a new joe biden administration we got the views of journalist thomas spend. as we speak today both sides the germans the russians and also the european union they are basically committed to finish this project now it's 94 percent complete it would be simply silly to. dump almost 10000000000 euro in the baltic sea for nothing but of course the u.s. authorities u.s. administration. continues to pressure approach to pressure the participants version of the government's boozed up by an it's a very difficult choice the new american president will have to follow it really follow the old policy of his previous estimate on the truck going against the project i think very much the opposition to or north stream to is not a pet project of donald trump but it is deeply embedded in the geopolitics of the u.s. foreign policy establishment on th

sanctions on north stream to include asset freezes on transactions and also visa restrictions over right before work restarted last weekend the us congress approved a bill that includes expanded sanctions against the pipeline now they range from measures against companies providing insurance to firms that provide the quit meant just to give a recap the north rim 2 is an extension of the already existing nord stream pipeline which also goes through the baltic sea now it will be able to hold 55000000000 cubic meters of russian gas that will come from russia the germany been from germany to other european countries every year so what about its future well we've got the views of journalist thomas hospital. as we see today both sides the germans the russians and also the european union they are basically committed to finish this project now it's 94 percent complete it would be simply silly to. dump almost 10000000000 euro in the baltic sea for nothing but of course the u.s. authorities the u.s. administration. continues to or pressure approach to pressure up disciplines pressure the governmen

provide for tighten sanctions against companies that certify or ensure the pipeline or that support north streamto with products facilities or services because of these tougher sanctions even russian politicians from president putin its own party fear the 9500000000 euro nord stream 2 project will never be completed some of which are still more than the worst that can happen to the north stream to project is that it won't be implemented. that means those who invested in it will lose their money it's a lot of money but it's not astronomical sums it's no more than one percent of the golden currency reserves of the russian federation because a lot of risk if you get out. american lawmakers point to the fact that the text in the defense bill would grant the next u.s. president the right to spend the sanctions but that's something few experts on either side of the atlantic expect president elect biden to do. to support out germany have been given an easy looking draw in the european qualifies for the 2022 world cup in qatar romania and iceland are the toughest opponents for germany coach walk in love

the controversial north stream into the pipeline but the u.s.continues to urges german allies to stop collaborating with russia on the project to ask if further american sanctions are on the way also coming out. the transit says that by the end of this year it will have slashed $29000.00 jobs as a 5th of its workforce it's hoping a christmas rush can help ticket sales take off the gas. and the prop or trade has been hit by a pandemic driven restaurant closures that could produces benefits from people dining in lockdown luxury that. place is deemed to be a business some robots in berlin welcome to the program. huge russian ships have many of us themselves into position for the restart of work on the north stream 2 pipeline the controversial project projects will eventually carry gas from russia to germany but work was halted almost a year ago because the u.s. sanctions the resumption of pipe laying has once again let the americans to call for the gas line to be scrapped. work is getting underway again on the north stream 2 pipeline german authori

pressure over the north stream to gas pipeline projects with europe any russian pipeline no matter where when or how it was constructed a what documents legitimized it has provoked a single reaction from the us for decades political aggression and illegal counter work i would like to tell washington you can just break the rules if you want to be a responsible player in the international economic community you have to abide by the rules you know he said that condoleezza rice in the context of russian guess america's own words have quote out with it. despite washington's attempts to stop the project construction of the pipeline resumed over the weekend that's after but only granted permission for the work in the german waters of the baltic sea nord stream to is almost complete now with 94 percent of the pipeline completely built. it is close to completion that is yet mightily that is why i think the sanctions are a load of nonsense and i hope that maybe with the election of the new us president biden i hope it will become better and that we won't have such sanctions for sounds next certain

free he says and on the truck going against the project i think very much the opposition to or north stream to is not a pet project of donald trump but it is deeply embedded in the geopolitics of the u.s. foreign policy establishment on the other side joe biden by really interrupting really boycotting prohibiting that project would load negatively load his relations to europe or not only germany at it at an early stage of his presidency. has accused the united states of revisionism over new green card lottery rules that describe russians living on the korean lands as being japanese that story after the break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see if. the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. the day or thinks. we dare to ask. joe biden be inaugurated in january of next year however will he have a legitimate mandate will the next campaign start when the next president takes office and the neo liberal order is headed back into town will be marriage and. welcome bunks the u.s.

agreed on i think the mantle especially by the us at the top or at present the us sanctions on north stream to include asset freezes transaction buy ins and visa restrictions however right before work restarted over the weekend the us congress approved an expanded sanctions bill it targets insurance firms providing services the companies supplying equipment and all string to comes in addition to the already existing north stream pipeline which also runs through the baltic sea it was able to pump 55000000000 cubic meters of natural gas from russia to germany every year and then on to the rest of europe journalist thomas fassbender shared his thoughts on the project's future. as we see today both sides the germans the russians and also the european union they are basically committed to finish this project now it's 94 percent complete it would be simply so silly to. dump almost 10000000000 euro in the in the baltic sea for nothing but of course the u.s. also already has u.s. administration. continues to or pressure approach to pressure the participants pressure the government's own wisdom by a

work is getting back underway on the controversial north stream pipeline but the u.s.continues to urges german allies to stop collaborating with russia on the project to ask if further american sanctions are on the way also coming up. the fans are says that by the end of this year it will have slashed 29000 jobs as a 5th of its workforce it's hoping a christmas rush can help ticket sales to take off again. and the truffle trade has been hit by pandemic driven restaurant closures produces benefit from people dining in lockdown luxury. places day to be a business on robots in berlin welcome to the program. huge russian ships outmaneuvered themselves into position for the restart of work on the north stream 2 pipeline the controversial project projects will eventually carry gas from russia to germany but work was halted almost a year ago because the u.s. sanctions the resumption of pipe laying has once again left the americans to call for the gas line to be scrapped. work is getting underway again on the north stream 2 pipeline german authorities have given the go ahead f

we work resuming on the controversial north stream 2 pipeline between russia and germany the u.s. is repeating its goal for the project to be stopped. and looked on so says that by the end of this year it will have slashed $29000.00 jobs thus a 5th of its workforce because of christmas rush be just the airline needs. persisting to be a business on robots in berlin welcome to the program. south africa accounts for more than a 3rd of the confirmed corona virus cases in all of africa it needs a vaccine more than any other country on the continent but there are still concerns that it is ill prepared to distribute warm and or a of challenges could stand in the way of getting jobs to those who need them. temperatures as low as they're so hard to ensure on the african continent as scientists rush to deliver lifesaving covert 19 vaccines around the globe there are concerns that the stringent delivery and storage requirements for some of them could prove a hurdle for developing nations in africa and beyond. its axioms to distorted extreme you know temperatures minus 70 degrees celsius and

attempts to prevent the construction of a north stream to get pipeline quote another poetical impression. on minute after 10 pm here in moscow this monday december the 7th welcome wherever you're catching us from this hour i'm you know neal. become the 1st russian city to begin a mass covert vaccination program because 3 sputnik job is being made available to the public free of charge front line workers which include hospital school stuff will be the 1st to get the vaccine although at 1st only those under the age of 60 will receive it. were issues dealy infection rates. in $29.00 thaws and cases the numbers have been steadily rising since september so it's hoped the vaccine is going to slow the spread artie's yuliya. this is a company that's readying test batches for mass production. we are the car company it's a fetus in every way i mean the famous being told here that it's being bought this particular line for jay says $6000.00 but our sputnik the is a too short adenovirus based vax a vaccine the difference between sputnik vi and some other international code 19 vaccines is this vaccin

sea was obtained from the german federal office for shipping and hydrography and it means that north stream too was almost finished with the pipeline 94 percent ready. it is close to completion that there's not much left to do and that is why i think the sanctions are a load of nonsense and i hope that maybe with the election of the new us president biden i hope it will become better and that we won't have such sanctions for sasnett certainly i think 1st and foremost it's an economic enterprise the 2 states russia and germany committed to and the conflict partners should be allowed to act as they have agreed on i think the madly especially by the us is over the top well at present u.s. sanctions on north stream to do include asset freezes a ban on transactions and also these are restrictions however right before work started last weekend the us congress did approve a bill that includes expanded sanctions against the pipeline and they do range from measures against companies providing insurance to firms that provide the equipment . is an extension of the already existing old stream pipeline

over its north stream to pipeline for a minister said in berlin the north stream 2 pipeline is to carry russian gas directly to germany via a route under the baltic sea washington fears the project is increasing the e.u.'s dependence on russia. a flying is noisy expensive and it pollutes the environment but that could soon change scientists and companies from around the world are researching in missions free technologies much hope is being placed in solutions like soda or electricity this new act raft from slovenia has been turning heads since its certification just a few months ago take a look. it's not an audio glitch this airplane really is as quiet is that it's called the village and it's battery powered develops is the 1st certified aircraft of its kind instead of a gas tank indicator the instruments indicate battery levels. it was still in the same mantra that kicked off the company 30 years ago it was to make flying cheaper you know electricity is cheaper than fuel it's also quieter it was again another step into this direction where we wanted to approach flying to more people si

sanctions on north stream to now include asset freezes a ban on transactions and also visa restrictions however right before work restarted the u.s. congress also approved a bill that includes expanded sanctions against the pipeline among them are restrictions for companies providing insurance and for firms to that work with welding equipment and or stream to is an extension of an already existing nord stream pipeline which also goes through the baltic sea it will be able to pump 55000000000 cubic meters of natural gas from russia to germany every year we spoke to journalist thomas fassbender about this and the future of the project under the under the incoming u.s. administration. as we see today both sides the germans the russians and also the european union they are basically committed to finish this project now it's 94 percent complete it would be simply so silly to. dump almost 10000000000 euros in the in the baltic sea for nothing of course the u.s. also already has u.s. administration. continues to or pressure approaches to pressure the participants pressure the government's alwa

work is underway once again on the north stream 2 pipeline german authorities have given the go ahead for the russian ship academic cesky to lay another 2.6 kilometers of pipe by the end of the year but that is nowhere near enough to complete the project a total of 160 kilometers still have to be laid. only then with the underwater pipeline be ready allowing russian state owned company gazprom to deliver siberian gas directly. to germany. for that the u.s. has been watching developments with alarm late last week american lawmakers added measures against the baltic sea pipeline to the annual defense budget these provide for tighten sanctions against companies that certify or ensure the pipeline or that support the north stream to with products facilities or services. the text in the defense bill would grant the next u.s. president the right to suspend the sanctions but that's something few experts on either side of the atlantic expect no matter who is in the white house. and for more on this i'm joined now by maria hsia ina she's a post-doc fellow at the center for eastern european stu

provide for tighten sanctions against companies that certify or ensure the pipeline or that support north stream to with products facilities or services because of these tougher sanctions even russian politicians from president putin its own party fear the 9500000000 euro nord stream to project will never be completed someone who shares the world but is it the worst that can happen to the north stream to project is that it won't be implemented. that means those who invested in it will lose their money it's a lot of money but it's not astronomical sums it's no more than one percent of the golden currency reserves of the russian federation because a lot of risk if you get out. american lawmakers point to the fact that the text in the defense bill would grant the next u.s. president the right to spend the sanctions. but that's something few experts on either side of the atlantic expect president elect biden to do. now some of the other business stories making the news custom's data shows china's exports surged more than 20 percent year on year last month as the fastest pace in nearly 3 years meanwh

well our present us sanctions on north stream to include asset freezes on transactions and also visa restrictions a right before work restarted last weekend the us congress approved a bill that includes expanded sanctions against the pipeline they range from measures against companies providing insurance to firms that provide the equipment the north stream to is an extension of the already existing nord stream pipeline which also goes through the baltic sea it will be able to pump 50 $5000000000.00 of cubic meters natural gas from russia to germany every year from then it will go on to other european nations so what about its future we got the views of journalist thomas fassbender on the. as we see today both sides the germans the russians and also the european union they are basically committed to finish this project now it's 94 percent complete it would be simply so silly to. dump almost 10000000000 euros in the baltic sea for nothing but of course the u.s. also already has u.s. administration. continues to or pressure approaches to pressure the puck just happens pressure the gover

work resumes on the controversial north stream 2 gas pipeline but the german russian project remains a target of u.s. repeated calls for work to stop a new american legislation is putting it once again in the crosshairs. also on the show lock down demand gives a massive boost to chinese exports and pushes beijing further ahead of ailing global economies. and from security to equipment shortages south africa faces special challenges as it looks ahead to the throne of virus vaccine rolled up. close welcome to the show i'm stephen busey in berlin a work has reportedly restarted on the controversial north stream to gas pipeline in the baltic sea almost a year after u.s. sanctions brought the german russian project to a standstill of the u.s. argues the pipeline is meant to isolate ukraine and divide the e.u. on saturday its ambassador to germany robin quintile repeated calls for germany to end the $1000000000.00 project. work is underway once again on the north stream 2 pipeline german authorities have given the go ahead for the russian ship academic cesky to lay another 2.6 kilometers o

and donald trump going against the project i think very much the opposition to or north stream to is not a pet project of donald trump but it is deeply embedded in the geopolitics of the u.s. foreign policy establishment on the other side joe biden by really interrupting really boycotting prohibiting that project would load negatively load his relations to europe or not only germany at it at an early stage of his presidency ok but you're right up to date to appreciate company this morning don't forget we do have plenty more news stories covered on our website check them out r.t. dot com. joe biden they indeed be inaugurated in january of next year shalev or will you have a legitimate mandate for the next campaign starts when the next president takes office and the new liberal order is headed back to our own will be marriage and. imagine picking up a future textbook on the early years of the 21st century what are the chapters called gun violence school shootings homelessness 1st it was my job then it was my fear was my savings i have nothing i have nothing it is not like i don't trust

and they just dig themselves far into it and of course there's been a many questions about the north stream to a pipeline project when it's all been talking about the bomb the and what not to think that there's any chance of that being called off still. well yes i think so because the reality shows that europe needs the gas europe needs the infrastructure to get gas wherever they are on the world they saw that relying on their partners from overseas is a pretty tough thing because they put our sanctions on germany the americans but i'm sentient and germany just like whatever just out of nothing so when you really try to rely your economy on a partner that is not reliable so it is just ridiculous but i think there is no plan in berlin at all they are just following orders from somewhere through somewhere that i don't think they have any geopolitical strategy that is valid so this is i think been the last 3 to project will definitely be be finished and is absolutely necessary for for europe's energy supply so you can the other you're being partners will put a stress on the they will finish th

in washington coming up a german news agency announced the completion of the controversial north stream 2 pipeline in german waters there meaning pipeline is expected to start in mid january but the u.s. might be threatening more sanctions the f.a.a. approved all drones that could fly over people and that night here in the united states a big step for commercial drone delivery we'll talk to boom bust and want to have a lot to get to so let's get started. the controversial north stream it to pipeline has completed its pipe lay in german waters the country's press agency d.p.a. said it completed the 2.6 kilometer long portion of the pipeline on monday just months ago the u.s. stalled construction of the $11000000000.00 pipeline that runs from russia to germany through the baltic sea where u.s. senior administration officials continue to urge their european allies to halt work while preparing to issue wider sanctions in the coming weeks denmark.

of political aggression over mounting pressure on the north stream to gas pipeline is what spokeswoman maria cultivar to say any russian pipeline no matter where when it was constructed what documents legitimized it has provoked a single reaction from the us for decades political aggression and illegal counter work i would like to tell washington you can just break the rules if you want to be a responsible player in the international economic community you have to abide by the rules you know he said that condoleezza rice in the context of russian guess america's own words have quote out with it well despite all the u.s. attempts to stop the project construction of the pipeline actually restarted home for the weekend permission for work in the german waters off the baltic sea was obtained from the german federal office for shipping and hydrography and it means to you that in order to was close to completion with the pipeline 94 percent ready . it is close to completion there's not much left to do and that is why i think the sanctions are a load of nonsense and i hope that maybe with the

previous estimate on the truck going against the project i think very much the opposition to or north stream to is not a pet project of donald trump but it is deeply embedded in the geopolitics of the u.s. foreign policy establishment on the other side joe biden by really interrupting really boycotting prohibiting that project would load negatively load his relations to europe or not only germany at it at an early stage of his presidency. moscow's against the united states of revisionism i have a new green card lottery rolls they describe russians living on the korea lalan says japanese more on that story after the break. up good. old. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back the u.s. state department has decided russians living on the islands are in fact japanese at least of its new green called long true rules ought to be believed. do you need any more proof that the us is a revisionist state according to the 1945 decision the crew islands belong to the u.s.s.r. to

in washington coming up a german news agency announced the completion of the controversial north stream 2 pipelines in german waters there meaning pipeline is expected to start in mid january but the u.s. might be threatening more sanctions. upstream drones that could fly over people and that night here in the united states a big step for commercial drone delivery will possibly. have a lot to get to so let's get started. the controversial north stream with 2 pipeline has completed its pipe lay in german waters the country's press agency d.p.a. said it completed the 2.6 kilometer long portion of the pipeline on monday just months ago the u.s. stalled construction of the $11000000000.00 pipeline that runs from russia to germany through the baltic sea where u.s. senior administration officials continue to urge their european allies to halt work while preparing to issue wider sanctions in the coming weeks denmark already approved the remaining pipeline work with the political backing of the german government the project is more than 90 percent complete but the completion of the pipeline is

the controversial north stream with 2 pipeline has completed its pipe lay in german waters the country's press agency d.p.a. said it completed the 2.6 kilometer long portion of the pipeline on monday just months ago the u.s. stalled construction of the $11000000000.00 pipeline that runs from russia to germany through the baltic sea where u.s. senior administration officials continue to urge their european allies to halt work while preparing to issue wider sanctions in the coming weeks denmark already approved the remaining pipeline a work with the political backing of the german government the project is more than 90 percent complete but the completion of the pipeline is contingent on the u.s. think sions the russian fortune auto vessel is expected to continue construction of that pipeline in mid january. stimulus talks are once again the focus on capitol hill there is growing support for drug payments of $2000.00 to millions of americans but the move is being held up in the senate and as coburn 1000 cases rise here in the united states well officials are cautioning people to avoid non-e

the controversial north stream 2 gas pipeline has been completed in german waters that's after a 2.6 kilometer long portion of been stalled for months by the threat of u.s. sanctions continues in danish waters altogether the pipeline will cost almost $10000000000.00 euros and transport russian gas to western europe. e.u. member states say the necessary political backing is in place for a controversial investment pact with china clearing the way for a deal between the world's biggest economic blocs the pact will open the chinese market for further to e.u. investors while brussels is set to soften its stance on chinese investments in europe. spain says spanish commuters to the british territory of gibraltar will be exempt from border controls after breaks it even without a free movement to deal with trade in london are negotiating how to police the border left out off last week's trade deal between the e.u. and the u.k. . talking of which businessmen in the u.k. have been for reflecting on the how this new trade arrangement between britain and the e.u. will affect them time is of the e

the controversial north stream to gas pipeline has been completed in german waters that after a 2.6 kilometer long ocean had been stalled for months by the threat of u.s. sanctions work continues in danish waters altogether the pipeline will cost almost $10000000000.00 euros and transport russian gas to western europe. and e.u. member states say the necessary political backing is in place for an investment pact with china it would open the chinese market further to e.u. investors while brussels is set to soften its stance on chinese investments in europe. cannabis used to have a bad rap as an illegal narcotic but recently its reputation has been revived and a growing number of countries are legalizing the drug for recreational and medicinal use the same goes for china where cannabis derived products are becoming popular the state is granting licenses to farmers of the crop joe chung lown lives in a village in china's south western union province he's among the 1st crop of the country's new cannabis farmers. i planted 20 hacked errors in the 1st year but we gradually expanded today i plant 40

a controversial north stream to gas pipeline has been completed in german waters that after a 2.6 kilometer long ocean had been stalled for months by the threat of u.s. sanctions work continues in danish waters altogether the pipeline will cost almost $10000000000.00 euros and transport russian gas to western europe. and e.u. member states say the necessary political backing is in place for an investment pact with china it would open the chinese market further to e.u. investors while brussels is set to soften its stance on chinese investments in europe. cannabis used to have a bad rap as an illegal narcotic but recently its reputation has been revived and a growing number of countries are legalizing the drug for recreational and medicinal use the same goes for china where cannabis derived products are becoming popular the state is granting licenses to farmers of the crop joe chung young lives in a village in china's south western union province he's among the 1st crop of the country's new cannabis farmers. i planted 20 had tears in the 1st year but we gradually expanded today i plant 40 had

in germany even binding members of the parliament there that they should consider halting this north stream project because of russian action. >> it so interesting. that's an $11 million project that was three weeks away from being finished. and us sanctions stopped. and in december, sometimes you sit down and you're writing a book and you have things put together that you don't see. right when we the sanctions on that and sort of froze it it turned into suspended animation. that's almost within the space of putin and xi jinping had to celebrate tri-park ceremony where they turned the switch on for a huge pipeline, sending russian gas to china so it's very symbolic, this breakdown over here and you got this relationship over there. and to say that pipeline is controversial would probably be an understatement right now. some of the senators have threatened to put sanctions on russia, not on the pipeline but on german governmental authority which is you know, probably in some ways russian russia and putin like to see these fissures between the usand its western allies . they probably like to

work has restarted on the controversial north stream to gas pipeline between russia and germany almost one year after u.s. sanctions brought the project to a halt the pipeline is almost complete washington says it will make europe too dependent on russian gas berlin meanwhile says it will create a secure energy supply. germany is lifting a ban on deportations to syria for the 1st time in 8 years despite the ongoing conflict in the war torn country the decision means that syrian nationals convicted of a crime or deemed a security risk face deportation starting january 1st. germany has set a new record for corona virus infections with nearly 30000 cases in the past 24 hours 598 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of a partial lockdown have been slow the spread of the infection enough and tougher restrictions now seem almost inevitable but political momentum building for a stricter log down over the holidays. here the record infections are not just a number german hospitals like this one in mannheim are struggling to treat the rising number of patients with covert 19. get o

just as it has rejected any notion of sanctions yet is can't you know what our position is on north stream 2 and possible sanctions that we reject them because we do not consider extraterritorial sanctions to be compatible with international law. this is not changed and my next guest says that russia is trying to sell nord stream to you as a done deal which it is not i'm happy to welcome benjamin schmitz to the show benjamin served at the u.s. state department as a european energy security advisor he's now a research fellow at harvard university benjamin is good to have you back on the program before we talk about what's happening in washington and in congress tell me what you mean about russia trying to convince the world that there is no stopping of nord stream to. hi brant it's always a pleasure to be on deutsche of l a great to be back let's start with the situation at hand right now today i just wrote a piece for the center for european policy analysis in washington this morning and i have i'm looking at this situation as gas problem reprising it's december 2019 disinfo playbook in or

it has rejected any notion of sanctions yet is the this can't you know what our position is on north stream 2 and possible sanctions that we reject them because we do not consider extraterritorial sanctions to be compatible with international law and. this is not changed and. my next guest says that russia is trying to sell nord stream to you as a done deal which it is not i'm happy to welcome benjamin schmitz to the show benjamin served at the u.s. state department as a european energy security advisor he's now a research fellow at harvard university benjamin is good to have you back on the program before we talk about what's happening in washington and in congress tell me what you mean about russia trying to convince the world that there is no stopping of nord stream to. hi brant it's always a pleasure to be on deutsche of l a great to be back let's start with the situation at hand right now today i just wrote a piece for the center for european policy analysis in washington this morning and i i'm i'm looking at this situation as gas problem reprising it's december 21000 disinfo playbook

the controversial north stream with 2 pipeline has completed its pipe lay in german waters the country's process agency d.p.a. said it completed the 2.6 kilometer long portion of the pipeline on monday just months ago the u.s. stalled construction of the $11000000000.00 pipeline that runs from russia to germany through the baltic sea where u.s. senior administration officials continue to urge their european allies to halt work while preparing to issue wider sanctions in the coming weeks denmark already approved the remaining pipeline to work with the political backing of the german government the project is more than 90 percent complete but the completion of the pipeline is contingent on the u.s. think sions the russian fortune auto vessel is expected to continue construction of that pipeline in mid january.

europe poisoning the opposition leader alexina valmy neither killed valmy nor the controversial north stream to pipeline wage of course makes no sense again if putin isn't actually disrupting it in and they say themselves he hasn't made much of an impact lately perhaps he's busy being a dreamer but the odd series is obvious in any other category putin wouldn't have an evil red background around him and you can't have the least of influential people without a bad putin in it turkish president there do on you might be interested to learn also made the list is a do a bad get this yet for example he reportedly sent thousands of syrian mercenaries and terrorists to fight against armenians on the side of his head about john for money that apparently is a disruption but doing a real goo getter by the way you'll never guess who is the 2nd most this right the person putin. j.k. rowling is destructing her own creation and militantly tolerant generation of millennial who grew up reading her books a ghastly comments on transgender rights and her deployment of women's rights and fears is part of her argu

show you can't afford to mess up their montecito been watching 10 coming up the much disputed north stream 2 german russian pipeline plans to restart construction later this week and nearly 100 percent of funding has already been provided and cyber monday hit record sales of $10800000000.00 we'll tell you what the park. it is for the overall holiday season with retailing and humor science for us and we have a lot to get to so let's get started. after a year's delay germany said construction of its nord stream to pipeline will resume this week a german agency indicated it may have found a way to skirt u.s. sanctions those that halted the pipeline running from russia to europe across the baltic sea last december the vessel can lay down pipelines without anchors and it can set down pipe out about a 3rd of the speed as a vessel that swiss pipeline company also uses using prior to this well a majority of the remaining section will be in danish waters and pipe laying out will restart in germany territory by the end of this week meanwhile the pipeline operator announced gazprom and its european p

specifically defense act will expand sanctions on russia's north stream to gas pipeline project as well as to impose mandatory sanctions on turkey for its purchasing of the russian s $400.00 missile system but also allocates 250 $1000000.00 to the ukraine security assistance initiative now more than 2 thirds of the house voted in support of the legislation that majority would be enough to overturn a veto if donald trump was to use that right the outgoing president expressed concern the bill seeks to slow down u.s. troop reductions and rename monuments and bases honoring confederate figures and he worked with richard baucus as the initiatives in the bill could amount to implicit aggression. this is a continuation of this very hostile and very dangerous for a technician u.s. military and foreign policy i wish you know can be missed in directions which will be could be catastrophic for the world but either way it will pass it always has bipartisan support every year for the last 6070 years news you know are missed military i just get passed by a bipartisan majority of democrats and republi

some of the other stories making news around the world work has restarted on the controversial north stream to gas pipeline between russia and germany almost one year after u.s. sanctions brought the project to a halt the pipeline is almost complete washington says it will make europe it too dependent on russian gas berlin says it will create a secure energy supply. germany is the thing about on deportations to syria for the 1st time in 8 years despite the ongoing conflict in the war torn country the decision means that syria nationals convicted of a crime or deemed a security risk face deportation starting january 1st. a police officer in albania was shot a man dead on choose day for violating a coronavirus curfew has been arrested and is in custody the shooting of the 25 year old man has triggered violent protests in the capital tirana and led to the resignation of the interior minister. germany has set a new record for corona virus infections with nearly 30000 cases in the past 24 hours 598 people have died the highest daily total yet and weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spre

for presumes on the controversial north stream 2 gas pipeline but the german russian project remains in the crosshairs the u.s. is repeating calls for work to stop a new american legislation is targeting it once again. also on the show lockdowns a man gives a massive boost to chinese exports and pushes beijing further ahead of ailing global economies. and from security to equipment shortages south africa faces special challenges as it looks ahead to a career.

bracing president hu even at miring him on the other hand being in adversity on some issues such as north stream such as. nature or in the baltic states and so on that will be become more coherent but it will be a tougher language i doubt that the actions of the american government will be much tougher but we can talk about that in a 2nd as well. there's a lot of policies where there's conflicts but there are policies where there could be cooperation and i both sides who over the last few years haven't been able to do that but if you take iran for example nordstrom as you mentioned i mean this there is nothing. i'm going to happen. i agree i think there are areas of positive engagement of the 2 countries and i think the 1st will be about nuclear proliferation as you know and everybody in inversion knows that the bilateral new start agreement just do it to expire both 2 weeks after biden's inauguration and so i think. both sides will include i think chinese strategic weapons but biden may reach out quickly to moscow maybe even to seek a temporary extension so did it doesn't expire on i think a fe

work has restarted on the controversial north stream 2 gas pipeline between russia and germany while almost one year after u.s. sanctions brought the project to a halt the pipeline is almost complete washington says it will make europe too dependent on russian gas berlin meanwhile says it will create a secure energy supply. germany is lifting a ban on deportations to syria for the 1st time in 8 years the supply of the ongoing conflict in the war torn country the decision means that syrian nationals convicted of a crime or deemed a security risk face deportation as of january 1st. british media say the government is planning to patrol the country's fishing waters with the help of the well maybe if no greg zittrain deal can be reached by sunday or ports a naval vessels would have the power to stop check and impound all fishing boats operating in british waters. germany has set a new record for corona virus infections with nearly 30000 cases in the past 24 hours 598 people have died the highest daily total yet weeks of partial lockdown haven't slowed the spread of infection enough and t