Latin american states to get hundreds of thousands of russian coated shot doses as the head of the un harold the bold but the feat and play in the battle against the pandemic. Good evening am i happy friday to you all this is our 2 International Coming to you straight from the russian capital welcome to the program. We start with some breaking news the European Union is imposing export controls on coronavirus vaccines made in Member States amid a row over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british firm astra zeneca we can now cross to our to charlotte n. C. And paris charlotte to major announcements from the European Commission and the European Medicines Agency talk us through whats happened. Well as you mentioned the European Union has confirmed that it is taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls on vaccines this means that any that scene that is manufactured within the block thats the 27.
Outside paris, turmoil turns to turmoil. d during lockdown as thousands rally against the new draft law, our correspondent has been in the thick of it. Now protests here on the street which is being moved to the payments by the police to he turns to turmoil. d during law but in the thick of it now protests here on the street which is being moved to the payments by the police. A huge syquest announces it will withdraw thousands of troops from afghanistan and iraq before donald Trump Leaves Office in january. The Us Senate Passes in the Senate Passes an ax that could see huge fines or even jail for those involved in sports doping. But the World Antidoping Agency warns it excludes American Sports while allowing international and avoidable hostilities. Russian president Vladimir Putin says the bloodshed between armenia and azerbaijan could have been halted weeks ago, been halted weeks ago, but had reached the breaking point. I managed to convince prisoner live that it was possible to stop
Election. And Emanuel Mccraw unveils plans to counter islamist separatism up with a new law and defending secular values but critics claim it as a desperate bid to mask his failing to bring the pandemic. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow lets get started with your live news update. We begin with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan our correspondent whos in the conflict zone says 3 more explosions have been heard there today earlier during a nighttime bombing raid that. Residential buildings were hit hospital that was treating soldiers was also damaged and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties are reports from the scene. But today would witness one of the worst bombings of the planet the city which is the capital of nagornokarabakh the disputed region here. The hospital it was bombed literally just minutes before we arrived here we actually had to have to hide in a bomb shelter and right after that we arrived here its all da
A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour we start with the deadly standoff between armenia and azerbaijan and the south caucuses the main city in the disputed province of mccormack has been bombed from the air and locals have been hearing the regular sound of air raid sirens. Several buildings have been damaged including the Emergency Ministry where the windows were shattered and holes blown through the walls Armenian Defense ministry has blamed azerbaijan for the airstrikes and put its army units on full combat alert as a bridge on has not confirmed or denied the bombing raids has also seen its share of damage though a border region was hit by mortar fire and several buildings were destroyed are reports now from the government. Has come under probably the heaviest shelling since we arrived here 2 massive explosions in the very center of the city usually what we could hear what we could see the smoke from the explosions which were
Weekend. Youre watching our to International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 7 pm welcome to the program. The who has failed to agree on sanctions against 48. 00 belorussian officials including the president or last months disputed election the plan was vetoed by cyprus out of meeting in brussels on monday despite a plea from the belorussian opposition leader. But the e. U. Foreign policy chief said the bloc will continue to push for action against minsk. Ministers this cause dissension see issue. Reasonably it will do about those sanctions it has not been possible to that today because it would be pretty quiet who any miti it was not breach. And the issue would have to be considered by the heads of state and governments and to to prevent gun still play to these weak who are their political and i guess. Probably tell the across live now to our europe correspondent peter all over a telephone more about the meeting in brussels. Well this meeting of Forei