may he clear that those exercises that are being carried out, which the u. s. say, going to have as many as 30000 troops or not a risk to any one. they say they are just military exercises, and they are defensive. but clearly, nato and the u. s. wanted this meeting to show the world that there was a threat to international peace and security some a short time ago. the russian ambassador actually left the meeting. i ran downstairs with a group of reporters and we spoke to him to try to get some clarification on the russian position because its, you say, as you've heard, he said that there is no proof that russia is launching any sort of military invasion, any sort of military incursion, he says that the u. s. are coming up with words because they want that to be the case. so i put to him whether there were any circumstances in which russian troops would cross the border into ukraine. even if those talks with the west on security in eastern europe went the wrong way. and he said to be, well, don't link it with the talks because they're separate things. and so i pu

u. s. are sitting down together in geneva. tensions have been rising over russia as amassing of troops and tanks near its border with ukraine. the talks are expected to be difficult. western countries fear the kremlin could be planning and invasion of ukraine. moscow says it feels threatened by us the nato expansion. both sides have played down hopes of a breakthrough and our brussels bureau chief, alexander phenomena. following these talks for us in geneva, alexander, it's good to see you. so what expectations do the us and russia have a going into this meeting? all the talks are under way right behind me in the u. s. mission to geneva, and we have to say that we have to lower our expectations. the biden administration has said that there are not expecting any breakthroughs with you as secretary of state blinking, describing the russian security proposals as a list of absolutely non starter demands. they are saying that what is happening today is just an opportunity to present positions not to

even if you crane remains outside nato, there are still the possibility of ukraine in agreements with the u. s. the u. k. in other western countries that are building military facilities and bases on the see of as of there, this is also an acceptable to us. this is another red line that it talks over the past week. i've also sent as a marker of the tensions between us and russia. of course, the u. s. are not bending on any of russia's demands. it seems as i also was lucky enough to ask a sec, i love rob about the words of the u. s. secretary of state, anthony lincoln, who said that all president putin has done in the past 2 years or so is a to facilitate what he wanted to present or prevent her rather. and those are kind of strong words from the u. s. i is, oliver said, that really isn't the case. said he was surprised that those words have by blinking gressick latasha anthony blue u. s. secretary of state, lincoln argues that what president wouldn't has done over the past couple of years has only speeded up everything that would like to prevent on which basis does blink and make such comments

and people are floating hillary clinton as the own possible savior, the democratic party. you have 296 u. s. a. democrats, as governor, senators and congressmen. and you're telling me none of them are going to be look good for 2024. how bad is your party rate us diplomats, his voice concerns about the rift between moscow in the west, over ukraine, arguing that the situation is getting increasingly unstable in eastern europe. the drumbeat of war is sounding loud, and the rhetoric has gotten rather israel. we have to take this very seriously. we have to prepare for the eventuality that there could be an escalation. the statement comes amid a series of tense talks between the western russia that were initiated by moscow. president putin is looking for agreements that nato will not expand any further east, but so far talks of stoled. meanwhile, the polish 4 minutes to wander, the risk of war bits within the post soviet space was at his highest in 30 years. while his russian count about said, gala rav stated that the west has gone too far in escalating tensions. nato meanwhile, is concerned abou

u. s. are plentiful, but ukraine is perhaps most urgent. russia has supported a separatist conflict there for 8 years now, and the presence of a 100000 russian troops on ukraine's border threatens a new war in europe. russia wants legal guarantees that ukraine will never become a member of the nato alliance. a demand flatly rejected by western allies. on monday, ukraine's deputy prime minister met the nato secretary general talks with russia will widen on wednesday to include nato members in brussels. and then the o. s. c. e. in vienna, on thursday. what russia is doing is trying to impose its agenda instead of returning to the negotiation table. and we are state that very clearly doubt. we will never compromise on the right for every nation in you'd have to choose his own path, including old colonel security arrangements in one, sir, to be a part of earlier russia's deputy foreign minister suggested the u. s. had not taken seriously. his country's demand that ukraine never be allowed to join n

u. s. are having to figure out how to allocate what is becoming a very scarce resource instantly is all right, thank you very much for that update and stay safe. rosalind jordan live for us in washington dc. let's head to china now, where 20000000 people are confined to their homes. as a 3rd cities placed under lockdown to stem the spread of corona virus, while them 80 omicron cases were detected in on young over the weekend. it's believe the infections are linked to 2 other cases found in the city of change in on saturday. katrina. you has more from dan, joe, in the hyman province. on youngs 5000000 residents have been ordered not to leave their homes until they get tested. the coven, 19 non essential businesses have been closed, and all private vehicles have been ordered off the roads. mass testing is underway in the city. now the province of her, none. where identity is located is home to about 100000000 people. they've been facing an outbreak of primarily the delta variance since the beginn

u. s. are calling for restrict, ah, kazakhstan is facing its biggest political crisis since it split from the soviet union. what began as protests, over the price of fuel, has grown into a nation wide uprising against inequality and corruption. reports say dozens of protesters and police have been killed in violent clashes. the president is called for help from the collective security treaty organisation of 6 former soviet nations. moscow says the troops have been deployed on a peacekeeping mission to help the authorities regain control. once seen as central asia most stable nation unrest in kazakhstan poses a challenge for their northern neighbors. or for res ashmore. what happened in afghanistan with the somewhat irresponsible behavior of nato forces and the sudden decision by the us to withdraw its forces from afghanistan. he asked that is made the unstable situation in kazakhstan, a serious threat for russia motion ceo's new. russia shares a 7000 kilometer border with cassock, storm of if y

u. s. are clean depressed. bob my- you know but we don't kno to do with that but now if i comes. and out customary template for something to control to keep out where to kill. that is available to us. invalidates those in power hi it makes their powers useful mmhm it's kind of reassuring in a way because because because our society has been indicated for a long time and it is troubling to us. we sure want there to be something to do about it. the end. result yeah indeed. the make an attack so right y'll run it in s. that you always felt that doubles christ around corner and we'll check the world we have a in. so can you talk about feeling and what nd of a is that you just. yeah that's the feeling. of the of the world has been it the world that many of us trapped in. in a way that is moved in the right direction. if you look the ecological sits othe so. we feel stuck in. a polite thers a- been part of that's like this. go on for a- something will have to bring. and then all of a sudden it breaks. wow we're no longer catch of this endeavor. yeah that doesn't mean that we are delive

u. s. are being crushed under the weight of the spiraling inflation. corresponding kill him up and checked out what it's doing to store prices in new york city. as the saying goes on, dollar ain't a dollar anymore, and american families are being squeezed by inflation. there has been a 7 percent increase and consumer prices over the past year. that's the fastest increase that we've seen since. 1982 joe biden has promised that he is going to fight these increasing costs of pretty much everything. and he has already found someone to blame for the crisis. the bottom line, this isn't just about quick winds, is about reversing decades of concentration of her workers, consumers, and small businesses. it didn't happen any one time. it's been over a period of time now a long time. now the average cost of the local bread and new york state in 2021 was $0.88. but here at a popular supermarket in manhattan, there's bread for sale for roughly $3.48 or $4.27. now, prices in manhattan are loc, steeper, even

u. s. are these weren't leaders continue to support our parties to the conflict without any consideration to the human human life and human caught in the conflicts is just a really bizarre and, and frustrating the bias that you see at the moment while your money is being bombed, since a year was attacked and on 17th of january, it just tells you how the international community is under pressure and being biased to ok. so that area and they ab, thanks to their big influence. well, let's talk about that with the de la, the guests in washington. dc new bill hurry actually said that this could, this will could go on for another 10 years. however. is there any thinking in the u . e right now, given the litany of human rights abuses that we've just heard about, given the escalation into u a. e territory. that actually enough is enough that we do need to stop this war because it's now coming to our doorstep. yes, patron defense missile system is working. the you are, you have managed to destroy the mi

u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow the u. s. secretary of state and e u foreign ministers are meeting via video link monday to discuss a unified response to russia. from were on the store, i am joined now by d. w. brussels bureau chief, alexandra phenomena, alexandro and the foreign minister is meet to day. they'll be joined virtually by secretary of state from the united states. anthony blanket. ukraine is expected, of course, to be front and center. what are you expecting to hear today throughout this meeting? well i think that you foreign ministers are very eager to hear from you as secretary of state blink. and what is his assessment of for he's meeting with his the russian counterpart in geneva last friday. whether he thinks that there is still a chance for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. and as you know, some within the block of feel quite site lions aligned in the current crisis with russia focusing on talks with the you as and to need to to discuss their security concerns. so member states wants to make sure that

u. s. are not bending on any of russia's demands. it seems. and i also was lucky enough to ask a sec, i love rob about the words of the u. s. secretary of state, anthony lincoln, who said that all president putin has done in the past 2 years or so, is there to facilitate what he wanted to present or prevents or rather, and those are kind of strong words from the u. s. i is, oliver said, that really isn't the case. said he was surprised at those words by blinking gossip latasha anthony b. u. s. produced, i'd lincoln argues that what present putting has done over the past couple of years has only speeded up everything that couldn't would like to prevent on which basis does blink and make such comments. do you think we present putting putin has been devoting all the last years to strengthen russian sovereignty, which is constantly under attack by the west. those are attacks on all fronts. direct military to terrance information attack, soft power mechanism, and others is a shame that someone thinks that russia is in the pocket of the west. much of

situation, because that's, that's the weak link and all this week, there are reports that, you know, the u. k. in the, in the u. s. are, are one to cobble of energy assets. natural gas primarily from like tar in other places like completely remake the energy map of europe, which should be very, very costly. probably wouldn't work. ok. i mean, this is something that is very, very dangerous because, you know, germany is the power house of europe and what the german economy is and good, and its export oriented. an export oriented countries need a lot of energy. again, you know, the 2 biggest losers and this is increase in germany. go ahead. well, i think exactly. that's the reason why the buyer ministration is now being mad at the germans and on the way the british are also getting that at germany. how would behave, and i think for the 2nd time in the last year ever since the germans stood up for the north stream to a pipeline. this is the 2nd time they're trying to demonstrate that they actually do hear a little bit at least about their own strategic sovereignty in the decision making . and are perhaps not willing

u. s. are in general, more powerful now in other countries. last part of the federal reserve, russia owned by commercial bank, certainly the regional federal reserve banks are who then appoint members, the board of governors. and so the commercial banking sector in the u. s. is probably feeling really i'm been about this not example is actually hostile to these initiatives and isn't a better position to control it. so i think that's why the fed as not jumped on this bandwagon just yet. they were making some noise about about half a year ago. i think the commercial banks basically called the representative fed and that is with don't really want to do this. i think that's what's happening more than anything else broker thing. i know we've touched on this many times in the past day, is this whole effort for digital or central bank? digital currency is really just an effort to keep away from the centralized crypto currencies, the traditional crypto currency here. absolutely. because right now, decentralized currency is a very big threat to the ent

are losing influence. the us openly admits this is very important for its national security. so the u. s. and they to are escalating tensions. the united states and nato want on the one hand to control europe and on the other latin american literally crush and everyone who questions the hegemony of the united states and the united states and lay to want to direct the resources of control to europe and lead in america to attack those whom they consider their main threat in this whole story. neither spain or the e. u has any row our troops should not become cannon fodder for this most enormous machine of genocide in history for nato will be an okay. are you on friday? russia's top diplomat spelled out clearly that the country does not want war, but it can't allow its interests to be ignored. foreign minister sergey lab rob shared his thoughts during a 60 minute interview to russian media. use fearfully, if it's up to russia, there will be no war. we don't want any wars, but ignoring our interest is not something we can allow. either americans are trying to create a hysteria of the escalation

u. s. are plentiful, but ukraine is perhaps most urgent. russia has supported a separatist conflict there for 8 years now, and the presence of a 100000 russian troops on ukraine's border threatens a new war in europe. russia wants legal guarantees that ukraine will never become a member of the nato alliance. a demand flatly rejected by western allies. on monday, ukraine's deputy prime minister met the nato secretary general talks with russia will widen on wednesday to include nato members in brussels. and then the o. s. c. e. in vienna, on thursday. what trash is doing is tries to impose its agenda instead of returning to the negotiation table. and we are state that very clearly that we will never compromise on the rights for every nation in europe to choose his own path. including what kind of security arrangements in one, sir, to be a part of earlier russia's deputy foreign minister suggested the u. s. had not taken seriously. his country's demands that ukraine never be allowed to join nato.

. supreme court block, they vaccine ar test rule for major u. s. employers. but upholds one for health care workers. also on the show, you find it and everything from your tooth paste to your car. and high energy prices are making it ever harder to produce. the last thing smelter in france, struggles to stay open and find out how a group of entrepreneurs plans to turn the french island of rain yong into a global tech hub. i'm christy plots, and welcome to the show you as president joe biden says, the government government will double its purchase of co 19 tests with an extra 500000000 kits. bringing the total number of free tests to a 1000000000. a lack of available kits has stymied efforts to keep schools open and people working amid a surge in corona virus infections. you know, we're on track run track to roll out a website next week where you can order free chest shipped to your home. and in addition to the 500000000 half a 1000000000 tests that are in the process of being acquired to ship to you, hold for free to day. i'm directly my team to procure an add

u. s. are sitting down together in geneva. tensions have been rising over russia if the mapping of truths and tanks nearest border with ukraine. the talks are expected to be difficult. western countries fear that the kremlin could be planning and invasion of ukraine. moscow says it feel threatened by us and nato expansion. both sides have played down hopes of a breakthrough. us president joe biden on the phone with moscow in december, on a business like call that was meant to ratchet down tensions over ukraine. the u. s . has threatened severe economic sanctions if russia invades an advisor to russian president vladimir putin pushed back after the call that i need to sanctions would be a colossal mistake. that would entail grave consequences. a lot of mistakes have been made over the past 30 years. and we had better avoid more such mistakes in this situation. after we need it. russia is already under sanctions for its 2014 annexation of the crimean peninsula. weeks afterwards, pro russian group

u. s. are many of them are delaying opening. some of them are opening online only, but they're because we have 50 different states and each state is a different county with a different school district. they're all making their own decisions and it's a bit of a mass. frankly, there's no uniform policy in new york city, the schools chief there where they've got a 33 percent. one in 3 testing positivity rate has said the safest place for kids or school will find out how that goes. but it's certainly going to be dangerous to have everybody going back to work, particularly after the christmas holidays. when many of us have been gathering when large groups and then we're going back to work or school. and there's a pretty good chance at this will spread. the good news is, according to columbia university. this virus should peak this variant in a couple of weeks. okay, we'll have to leave it there. john, thank you so much john. internet john is live from washington. india has imposed a weekend curfew in delhi, after seeing the highest c

u. s. are at an all time high representatives from the centers for disease control, the food and drug administration, and the top us infectious disease expert anthony found change are among those appearing. the u. s. is experiencing a massive surgeon cove in 1000 cases with more than 1300000 new infections have reported on monday. well, during the hearing, that was another heating exchange between foul tea and the republican senator ran pool. while she accused paul of launching repeated personal attacks and said he's using the pandemic for his own political game. as some of you may know, just about 3 or 4 weeks ago when december 21st, a person was arrested who was on their way from sacramento to washington dc at a speed stop in iowa. and they asked the police asked him where he was going. and he was going to washington dc to kill dr. found she and they found in his car in a r 15 and multiple magazines, amunition, because he thinks that maybe aren't killing people. so i ask myself, what, why wou

u. s. are almost useless declaring us to be their enemies, and they are openly declaring us to be their adversary under a threat to their a security group. and this particular relations between roger can and the country who considers us and zenick bursary is hardly in the spiritual or development of a relation. see you sure you're my mom. go through those children, mary's and not her issue that has been reflected in our lives discussions. aside from our economic upon the cultural ties of william lou assigned them with them. the new from military cooperation in the region. really sushi of postal to someone like you because there have been some rumors that the intermediate or the range me style statute little were prohibited in the era land laced forums. we did this move in general, treaties that to the years, withdrew from the original are going to be deployed in japan's territory. the lease is one of the things that we need to be very clear about. because if it's true to a constituent, a threat

all the talks are under way right behind me in the u. s. mission to geneva, and we have to say that we have to lower our expectations. the biden administration has said that they are not expecting any breakthroughs with you as secretary of state blinking, describing the russian security proposals as a list of absolutely non starter demands. they are saying that what is happening today is just an opportunity to present positions not to resolve them. and what we are hearing from the russian delegation doesn't sound very optimistic either with the had of the russian delegation with coffee saying that he is disappointed with regards to the signals that were coming out a hat of the meeting. and the key question here, at least for the west, is whether russia entering those talks in good faith, or whether they are just looking for a chance to walk away from their negotiating table, creating a pretext for another incursion into ukraine. or these are talks about ukraine and they're taking place between us and russian. diplomats. why aren't the ukra

u. s. faces wanted humor in more than 80 countries of the world. the overall numbers are deployed of roads. ready ready of u. s. troops. this is 875000 troops deployed abroad, resumes with 175000 movies and fish you more than as 60000 troops deployed in your, of the volume of the u. s. military budget. renewable was an i 700000000 dollars, 1000000 dollars. so $77078.00 rather than instances. so russia's budget was 12 times lower. so these examples are specific. suppose a specific threat to international peace and security. my clear example of this, i prefer as regards the root cause to settle the crisis regarding ukraine. we wholeheartedly clapping food is that this crisis just has one dimension, its domestic ukrainian crisis in changing the situation improving. it can only be done through key of implementing the already mentioned means agreements that stipulate primarily direct dial over to next and the guns. and there is no other option if our western partners pushed here to sabotage the minsk agreement. is there something that you can improve your worst, your hood, tha

local kurdish forces are pushing back, supported by u. s. air strikes with dozens reported dead on both sides. is the most significant attack by i. so since it was defeated in syria 3 years ago and displaced people in the northern syrian countryside are bracing from war. heavy snow are to blizzards hit their camps. most don't have heating and families here. they're struggling to survive the biting cold. many tense in afrin and it live have been destroyed by the snowfall. there's the top stories next. it's studio be unscripted with nobel peace prize winner maria theresa and cambridge analytic. a whistleblower christopher wiley more use for you straight after that. i for now. the story of zimbabwe in her words. yes, she is always told from the perspective of the great man whether it's david livingston or robert will gladly. my responsibility is to tell them, well when story in a way that it hasn't really been told before. the ordinary everyday life was involved with is that people are writing about patina, kappa, out of darkness. my zimbabwe

u. s. government next week, where the u. s. stands on what the russians are asking for, and they will decide how to proceed from that point forward. he said that it is not an out of the question to continue the dialogue and it was not worthy to hear the u . s. secretary of state saying these are not negotiations. they're just discussions . and i think it's important to highlight that because each side, they are very much entrenched in their demands and that is not likely to change. but what is now clear is that dialogue and diplomacy is not dead. both sides are eager to continue dialogue about the difference is they have when it comes to the looming crisis and not just ukraine, but also nato and its role in this part of the world. and the russian foreign minister said that they will study carefully their written answer from the u. s. and then decide how to proceed for their part. this is what they wanted to hear, that they will get a written response and they know it got a timeframe for that from the u. s. government of next week. and they will decide how to

u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow. germany's hands off approach is attracting criticism. but the u. s. secretary of state denied the divisions. i've been on the phone and saw might my own a german counterpart. ah, for mr. a burbock and i can tell you that the germans very much, i'm sure our concerns and our resolute endangered, are determined to respond to respond swiftly effectively. and in the united way. up to a $100000.00 russian troops have amassed that ukraine's boulders over recent months . with moscow demanding that ukraine will never be allowed to join nato. putin is also denied. he is planning to talk. but those living on ukraine's frontier with russia are far from reassured with life on the edge of something very terrible is caring. so yes, i can say i'm of scale for now daily life continues, but as a political temperatures plummet, people here all to away how quickly that could all change. now as ukraine gets more military aid in response to

u. s. and the u. k. are sending military aid to ukraine with baltic nations set to follow the u. s. secretary of state and you foreign ministers, are meeting the a video link monday to discuss a unified response to russia or more on that meeting of joy now by our brussels beer chief alexander phenomena. alexander, what can we expect from this meeting of u foreign ministers and their u. s. counterpart today will, of course ukraine is front and center on the agenda and the foreign ministers are very eager to hear what you are. you as secretary blinking has to say, and what is his assessment of his meeting with the russian foreign minister lever off last week. and then they will talk about the situation about potential next step sir. they are expected to issue a statement at the aunt of to day a statement that is certainly aiming to stressor the use unity and also to send once again, a strong signal to moscow that to you is ready to impose massey 3rd sanctions. if a russia is going to use force against the ukraine, and there will be 2 things and i will be watching out for and this st

u. s. are not going to give any guarantees. as regards those safety and security over the course, nato and, and ukraine, the russian position he outlined. these won't very one, very much one of the providing the best situation for russia and your lover of also went on to say that nato is needed to a washington to keep countries in the west on the is offices. so as you say, the press conference i finished a couple of hours ago now, but a sick, a lab robes would still ringing. true. nora correspond, danny armstrong, thank you. but would you believe that the cia is reported to have been training, ukrainian, special operations teams, all of this and bit of course, the ongoing tensions with russia. the program is believed to have been started 6 years ago just a short time ago here in the studio. artes donal quarter, gave me all the details according to a recent yahoo news article, basically the cia is training ukrainians, special forces units on american soil. and this is to fight in case of an apparent russian invasion of ukraine.

u. s. are confirmed without in sourcing it in the public anyway, that russia has designed for regime change and care again, no details provided. at the end of last week i talked to a number of experts and too much to my surprise. so someone were a little bit more optimistic than usual that yes, there hasn't been a breakthrough, but maybe that's a good thing. and then we have this over the weekend, and now we have evacuations from embassies here. where do we stand after 2 weeks? go ahead. well, i don't think we stand in a far different place than we were at the beginning of this period 2 weeks ago. i'm in washington d. c. what an uproar over the evacuation of the u. s. embassy, and you have, i mean, the, the sense here is a great for voting that the russian invasion is imminent. that the u. s. government is taking, you know, dramatic measures to save american personnel. a real hype has been created. and at the same time, if you look at the washington post news paper, front page headlines, binds