Explosions. In the u. S. , joe biden turns to a war hawk for his secretary of state to the white house with pictures to cooperate on the transition of power 24 hour news live from moscow. This is our to International Pleasure to have your company, my names, you know, neal, our top story today. 95 percent effective. Thats the assessment of the developers of the russian vaccine. Sputnik, the figure is based on the latest Clinical Data which shows that drugs see increases with time. Arties told my colleague Andrew Farmer more, a littler small degree is currently in phase 3 of his Clinical Trials and is going to last for at least 4 more months. But we already received early interim results and they are quite impressive. The 2nd interim analysis of Clinical Trial data showed a 91. 4 percent efficacy for the sputnik the vaccine on day 28. 00 after the 1st dose vaccine efficacy is over 95 percent. 42 days after the 1st dose, the us based foreign giants, pfizer and there are also recently announced that their drug is almost 95 percent efficient, but they get all their Research Center. The Company Behind sputnik we say there are a vaccine is unique in there and maybe we are using 2 forms of the virus administered via 2 different injections. The data from us to resent it to has confirmed that this is more effective than using just one form of the virus. Our method is more than 90 percent effective. As demonstrated by sputnik, we were open to sharing our human then of virus with other companies. The developers of sputnik me say that the recent results are based on the analysis of the data on 19000. 00 volunteers who took part in the trials and who received already both 1st and 2nd doses of the drug. Well, it seems that so far sputnik to me is the cheapest Coronavirus Vaccine on the potential market with the price of less than 20. 00. Of course were talking about both needed doses that is versus 39. 00 price tag for pfizer and 74. 00 for my that in the vaccine. Experts say that u. K. Sweden, astra zeneca, could be cheaper than any of these 3 vaccines. But they didnt officially announce their price yet. Well, the competition is obvious, but russia says the more vaccines, the better it is important for the world to have their respects. And sputnik, we can be part of the countries faction package. At the moment, we can only produce enough vaccines for 500000000 people, which means a 1000000000 injections next year. We also see a very good deed to crossfires and my journey vaccines have been found over 90 percent effective. And we have no reasons to doubt those figures. Several countries already announced that they want to buy Russia Sputnik weaker and a virus vaccine. And we hear that sales may start already. But you have to understand that the price i mentioned only works for foreign customers for foreign buyers, for russians, and for russia. Sputnik, we will be free. It was good news so far, but it hasnt stopped people certainly early on criticizing the claims were cut corners. Developers werent transparent sufficiently about their research is the been sort of any response to that criticism. But you have to understand that these 3 of the Clinical Trials of sputnik 3 is still on to go in. And according to the rules, it is forbidden to make any data public at this point, but the gamma layer Research Center says that they are ready to provide full trial report and all information, all data and publish it in one of the leading medical journals. As soon as face 3 is over, just lastly maria, i know you were part of the trials, werent you . How are they going to just run through the job she received and what sort of reaction you had . The most important thing of course, is that i have antibodies, djimi, my immune system responded, and i also know that they are growing because i got to blood tests already in the last 40 days. And that point size was what the Research Center says. So im very happy with that. To be honest. Yes. So the results are promising, and the world is waiting, leading to the next issue. How to get sputnik griot other vaccines to those most in need. We spoke to professor enjoyed this is the fullest set of data and it confirms a very high level of protection trial data. And the excellent levels of protection that are being observed is the most important. However, the practicalities of then how you distribute is and whos going to pay for it, then kick in. And so both the price and the storage conditions are a factor in how easily will be able to roll out these vaccines. The most important thing is to identify the vulnerable groups, the aged, and those with Underlying Health conditions and ensure that they get the vaccine in the 1st wave as, as the vaccines are released. After that, there should be a discussion of the general rollout, but it will take time. Thats the critical factor, the logistics of getting the vaccine out to people, which will take up to about 2 months. So its going to be staggered, and so going forward, i think, the social distancing in the mask wearing a, probably going to be a factor for the next 6 months. But they should then be simply not needed as the immunity levels increase. Russian peacekeepers have started being operated in the disputed nagornokarabakh region. Explosive devices left behind from the recent conflict still pose a threat to the local population recently killed as every soldier while leaving a russian supper wounded, our Senior Correspondent the of reports on the clearance operation. The sheer intensity of this war, the sheer quantity of me sells ammunition bombs used are astounding. The sad truth is that it will take years to find that make safe every unexploded munition footage visited by john, raining cluster bombs and cities and towns and never got in a car. Buck sparked outrage, but adds, rage dissipates, and evaporates, cluster bombs, dont with us. And so we are ready for anything, especially air drop bombs and cluster munitions. Often rounds are dropped too low or dont have enough rotation speed. And they wind up unexploded in peoples gardens or kids playgrounds, or they could be at previous military outposts. The soldiers may have left, but the munitions remained with russian engineers and sappers. Part of the peacekeeper contingent have been tasked with the Mining Operations other than daily patrols and roads in iraq outposts. They also assist local sappers. Theres plenty of work for both. What complicates matters even further is that we arent out in the middle of nowhere. You cant very well blew every unexploded shell up. We have right next to the city of state by the get full of returning refugees. People who have been scarred by the war. People still in shock and fearful for the future. The last thing they need is more explosions. Any minute, no munition found categorized. Category 3 is the least dangerous. These shells or rockets are generally and fired and can be transported for disposal. Category one of the worst booby traps cluster, bomblets, all volatile munitions that my be destroyed on the spot. In this area, we identified 2 r. P. G. Rockets into 125 millimeter tank rounds. Its true and dangerous work, but helping out a mans and sappers best friend. The mining dogs, her name is jacqueline. Shes a belgian shepherd. She took part in the fee for World Championship in 2018. She has been through a lot of training and weve been together for 3 years. You use whatever you can. The war may be over, but every other day we hear of another incident. Another casualty, a mine going off or an old grenade, exploding the peacekeepers. Mission is to establish peace and bring back calm, which you cant do. If people are terrified of the very ground they walk on more, i guess the of from the garden and lets move on to another headline. Stories today, donald trump has told his team to cooperate with the transition to a joe biden presidency. The process was formally triggered by be General Services administration. Thats the agency that keeps the u. S. Federal government functioning day to day. However, mr. Trump maintains his height is not over and will continue to pursue legal challenges regarding the result of the election. I want to thank emily murphy, a g. S. A. For her steadfast education and loyalty to our country. Shes been harassed, threatened, and abused, and i do not want to see this happen to her family or employees of g. S. A. Our case strongly continues, we will keep up the good fight, and i believe we will prevail, nevertheless, in the best interests of our country. I am recommending that emily and team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols and have told my team to do the same. Even before the start of the official transition, joe biden was already getting comfortable in the role making key cabinet picks and is the station to fill its administration with war. Hawks is already creating concerns about his Foreign Policy intentions were waiting and even the full cup in a few hours time or so. For now though, picks up the story for us. 6 cabinet appointees have already been named among them is anthony blanket for his secretary of state. Now anthony blanket has certainly got an impressive resume. He is definitely not a washington outsider. He was obamas deputy adviser. He was National Security adviser to joe biden, when he was Vice President , and he was deputy secretary of state. And you can be expecting that he will be establishing a stark departure from the era of donald trump. Whether we like it or not, the world simply doesnt organize itself. And until the trumpet, ministration of the United States have played a lead role in doing a lot of good organizing and helping to write the rules. And joe biden starts with the proposition that we need to reassert american engagement in american leadership. So where do his Foreign Policy instincts lie . Well, based on his resume, he seems to be an advocate of military intervention. As a blanket was a supporter of the u. S. Invasion of iraq in 2002, he was an advisor to joe biden at the time when joe biden was very outspoken in supporting that war and repeating the later debunked claims about weapons of mass destruction. Blinken also thinks that the problem in syria or the United States has been arming terrorists and extremists in the hope of toppling the baathist government has been a lack of u. S. Intervention. We failed to prevent a horrific loss of life. We failed to prevent massive displacement of people internally in syria, and of course, externally is refugees. And its something that i will take with me for the rest of my days. Lincolns love for war has expressed itself in some rather odd ways. For example, back in 2011, he called out joe biden, his boss at the time for not being enthusiastic enough about nato, his intervention in libya. Well take a look at the north african country almost a decade later and see how well that intervention turned out. Now blinken also repeats the allegation that russia was paying bounties to afghan terrorists if they killed u. S. Soldiers. When president trumps tons of blood in the p on the world stage and takes his word about rushs attacks in our elections over, thats right. Intelligence agencies that exacerbates the problem when we have a president whos told that russia may be putting bounties on the heads of our troops in afghanistan and does nothing. In fact, worse than nothing, by his own acknowledgement, speaking to president putin at least 6 times after he called that report, and not tracing it, not confronting him, and even inviting president putin to washington and russia back into the g. 7. We have a real fundamental problem. Sure, thats pretty bad except that it probably didnt happen. U. S. Intelligence has admitted on multiple occasions that it has absolutely no concrete evidence to back up these claims, but it sure made a good talking point for the joe biden president ial campaign, and it was a way to keep the russia gate hysterics a lot. So who cares if its not true . So while trump is still contesting the election results, biden is getting prepared to get to work in the oval office and based on his secretary of state pick, it looks like these will definitely not be a priority. Weve seen somebody who is doubled down, defended and read, defended a position that has no defense. He has continued to argue for the type of hope for a policy that has been shown to be false, images that should be ineffective. Its an entirely unscientific approach to try something, see it not work and been declare success. And were going to see more and more money through good money thrown after bad as this involvement continues. I dont think anything there is particular surprising. I mean, we see a continuation of the previous of the Obama Administration and the clinton administration. I dont see anything there that unusual. I see basically business as usual military overreach, rather than cutting military spending. Were not going to see the shutting down for military bases and bring the troops home. Were not going to see a deal escalation of the conflicts in iran, and as our in iraq and afghanistan and syria. Were going to see just an escalation to continue a in a base with the military Industrial Complex running the us government. Lets bring it to europe, where krone virus skeptics in germany have sparked outrage by comparing themselves to resistance fighters against the nazis. Some even liken themselves to persecuted jews, arties people, all of us. More than while germanys lock down light continues, and the government looks to get vaccinations rolled out in the coming weeks. Corona conspiracy theorists and those on the happy with the measures that have been taken of continue to rally this weekend. The demonstrations took a dark turn with one of those opposed to how angle of merkel is handling the pandemic. Comparing herself to a prominent member of the german resistance to the nazi regime. And that prompted a security guard. You had to be there to walk off in disgust when you know now im ganna from class, and i feel like sophie surely because for months i have been active in the resistance here, given speeches, going to damn us, handing out flyers. Sophie shore was a member of the white rose resistance movement. She encouraged, juden stick on the front hitlers dictatorship and in 1943 at the age of just 21. 00. She was murdered by the nazis. This isnt the only time that germanys corona deniers have tried to draw comparisons between themselves and the victims of the 3rd reich, an 11 year old and the like into self to frank after secretly holding a birthday party. Despite it being against corona restrictions, both cases of drawn condemnation from the public and politicians alike. Anyone who compares themselves to soften or, and frank today is mocking the courage it took to take a stand against nazis. This plays down the holocaust and shows an unacceptable obliviousness to history. The comparisons are unacceptable. On the one hand, you have people who can express themselves freely in process. And on the other. Those who resisted a state of terror, well, facing deprivation and murder. A healthy 22 year old compares herself to sophie schol, probably because shes not allowed to go to bars. Grotesque, self pity anyone whos seen people on ventilators die of pneumonia, cannot take such nonsense. Serious as people grow tired of lockdowns and restrictions the protests seem to continue, no matter what i place 2 cases, the listening, the memory of victims of nazi isnt going to win. Germanys covert skeptics any credibility and for those who are on happy with the fact that these measures are going to lead to them either losing or having already lost their livelihoods. It just proves that on one to destruction is what they called the politics of victimization. Or victimhood people are trying to, to maximize their experiences. No farms. Of course, were dealing with a pandemic of historical proportions. Were dealing with one more than 1000000. People die because of it. We dealing with societies which are but instead of complaining, we have to do our best to rebuild cited to do everything to get the vaccine, expect scenes, and business and social life back again, out as a way to neighboring fronts from there, which has voted in a controversial new law thats triggered widespread unrest in the country while critics of the so named Global Securities belt say it undermines basic freedoms. The government insists it is needed to protect Police Officers. So what does the ruling actually entail . R. T. Charlotte do . Minsky can take us through it. Well, there is a protest taking place behind me outside the National Assembly here in paris, where those deputies are both on this Global Securities law, a law thats been very controversial. Weve seen protests across the country over the last week or so against that, and not speak, cause journalists unions, and n. G. O. S say that this law, which contains a specific article oct 24, will criminalize publication of images of Police Offices where you can see their faces. If there is an intent to harm and that would be punishable by one year in jail or the 45000. 00 euro fine. Now those groups say that this essentially gives the green light to stop journalists from doing their jobs because they wont be able to potentially film police because they could find themselves in the criminal courts. For doing that shocking images emerged from monday evening where it was showing the police using brute force force to clear a migrant camp in the center of the city. Does have a look at some of those in the images of what unfolded. I am i well part of the job of journalists is to document what the Security Forces are doing and whether there are any abuses of power of bolli them. It was one journalist who was forced to the ground by Police Offices of the images and videos circulating on social media and showed the police not just using that to gas, but actually when they would trying to move those tents in one scene, they pick up a tent and they essentially eject a migrant out of it. And in another video that we show, you know, social media as in my, constrained to leave the scene, he is forcibly tricked by a Police Officer at those images shocked. Many people here in france, including the interior minister, who has until now cited time and time with the police. Such an image is showing the dispersal of the illegal migrant camp on republic square. A shocking, i have requested a detail report of the facts from the police by midday tomorrow, i will make a decision after that. There is an investigation thats been opened into what happened on monday evening with doesnt say even the interior minister saying he was shocked by those images. But many people might say, if it wasnt for the journalists there, covering that if it wasnt for the citizens taking those images on their phones, if they were not allowed to do that, then how would proper investigations be able to be carried out. How could you hold the Police Accountable when they use force that is beyond that of the remit of their jobs . Now that even the un have also criticized this law, essentially saying the news media must be free to do their jobs. The government says this move is necessary because its important to protect the police, protect the police at a time when they face unprecedented violence in doing their job. And Police Unions say that this law doesnt go far enough. They say that by the time this image is approved cost and somebody is a arrested taken to account for doing that, then you know, those images could have been shared thousands and thousands of times more. So theyre actually cooling for the load to be strengthened even further. Theres the question of censoring journalists, even selfcensorship is now journalists are constantly being pressured already and they have a difficult job. Were not saying that Police Officers have an easy profession. But if someone through filming or Something Else encroaches on the honor of an officer, the measures are already spelled out in the criminal courage. Why add Something Else to it . We see this is an attempt to put additional censorship on journalists. This profession has been under pressure for more than one year through various laws, to lower on commercial secrets, the lure of fake news, and also the summoning journalists to find out their sources. This is all well known and we try to convey to the minister that its time to Pay Attention to frances image abroad. Well, lets bring you live to the french capital where im sure some of those protesters you just saw have made their way here to the republic square that famed area in the center of the french capital activists. There also though, continuing to rally following last weeks evacuation of the sun to any migrant camp. You may recall. One week ago, a Police Operation this large, there were in 2000 refugees, some 800 now remain without shelter, according to human rights groups. And theres been reaction from some of the highest offices in france. The countrys interior minister tweeted that some of the scenes were a shock and ordered the police to provide a full report on their actions. So there you have it live images now from paris. As we approached half past 7, a sizable crowd, not a big Police Presence after the moment will be keeping a close eye on proceedings from the evening progresses, though, the u. K. s Prime Minister baraks johnson has promised that england will not be in lockdown over the christmas holidays. Meaning families will be able to spend time together then. But the announcement has this made some who say its unfair that minorities their religious holidays curtailed earlier in the pandemic. Shes a woman on december and it will not be read this doris obvious. You dont get to go on a christmas truce. Maybe its christmas. A miss is usually to make a chair. Judgment about the risk of busy jewish people missed the 2, holiest holidays of the year. Muslims were overlooked on either. Duvalle was a write off, and yet somehow the whole countrys now supposed to make a 2nd fires to save christmas. Muslims in manchester had to drop their eda plants at 9 30 pm. The night before celebrations began. They couldnt be with their families. Jewish people couldnt celebrate russias shana the way they wanted to. Nor hindus and sikhs do. Wally, why should christmas be different for us . While an oxford professor of medicine writing in the lunsford medical journal went so far as to call the governments locked on policy, institutionally racist 1000000 hindus live in the u. K. Us to over 3000000 muslims. Meanwhile, the u. K. Health 2nd response to the allegations of the store in favor of christmas saying it has a historical significance and National Importance as well. We spoke to writer and journalist, dolly wall in an op ed for r. T. In fact, the christmas celebrations could have a dire impact on covert cases in england. Christmas is much longer Health Hazard for those of the smaller purse too. Because 90 percent of the current chain makes it more dangerous than restrictions. Who are 90 percent of their country are going to go out there and start mixing. The messages the government gives are not clear and theyre very confusing. And this to confusion just gives the public. We should just i think this is a government this moment. Very, very badly and it keeps to keep stunts throughout the discounts for people who go to restaurants. Some of this government keeps saying just to distract the public from a very competent and very confused joke. This is another stunt by this government to, to keep the public, the false impression that this some kind of plan for this the never has been and still is a month. Russia has claimed the United States naval destroyer illegally entered its waters on choose the morning sparking a diplomatic incident. Moscow states the vessel violated russian waters off the countrys far east tail. The american, the story with one of its own warships. Russian sailors gave a warning that they may have to potentially use force to remove a trespasser from its territory. Well, this is where the incident took place in peter the great bait that stretch of water goes inland. A run to 88 kilometers to the major port city of la de vos stark. The soviet union laid claim to the bay in 1904 as its historic and internal waters under international law. However, more than 30 years later, the usa, its going to dispute that by conducting this operation, the United States demonstrated that these waters are not russias territorial sea. And that the United States does not acquiesce in russias claim. That peter, the great is a historic day under international law. Or lets get some insight now from michael maloof, michaels a former Pentagon Security analyst is very welcome to the program, michael. And if this was a deliberate provocation, what do you see as the possible motives for such a risk in that . Well, this is not the 1st time the United States has done this back in 1902. There was an incident with the u. S. S. Lockwood, which then prompted a greater focus on the issue of historic based. Whats ironic is that historic days are not included in the 1982 law of the sea. And there has been an effort to try to include it, but no one can come to a conclusion. But historically, these base have governance over these days have been accepted by custom and tradition. Especially base in a single state which the peter, the great bay is now others, other bays which have contiguous states have been the subject of negotiation among those states and what constitutes their area or not. But what the state department, had had this, this complaint with this, with the u. S. By the u. S. , goes back to a department of state paper. Number 112, which explicitly mentions peter the great bay and next as an excessive maritime claim. Among others, which it would include the northeast passage. So and it might my, my view view on this is that the reason