Talking about. The government of ukraine. Exactly im not saying the whole u. S. Government feels that way the there is there is division on this but the neoconservative element very much to change the strategic dynamic in eastern europe. People and theyve been at this for a long time they came in around the issue of propaganda they studied how to create hot buttons for the American People they had this experience when they were getting the American People to get excited about Central America back in the 1900. And theyve been applying those same strategy. They were dedicated to achieving their goals they still want to get rid of. Syria for instance regime change. And they have now inside the news media inside the government means the. They can do a lot to control the narrative of any story so i think in america these days we have somehow told ourselves that there are a lot of ways of dealing with these problems other than hard power lattimer putin cares about hard power the neoconservat
This is a boom bust the one business show you cant afford to miss. In washington coming up u. S. G. D. P. Close out 2020 at its worst rate since 1046. 00 and shrank by 3. 5 percent and the game stop saga continues as robin hood and other Major Trading partners are stressed in trading as the battle between wall street and small investors continues well explain what this means for future trading with the us pros with christiane and ben next have a lot to get to so lets get started. Heres a headline that will surprise no one in 2020 the u. S. Economy had its worst performance in 74 years since the end of world war 2 it contracted 3. 5 percent now this was of course because of the coronavirus lockdowns and the impact of the worldwide pandemic so whats in store for 2021 especially in an economy that remains so uncertain joining me now to discuss this and more. On it chrystia i ben lets start with you can you give us a rundown of how the economy did or didnt perform in 2020. Yeah i mean as y
A last ditch attempt to reach a deal. Chancellor Angela Merkel says germanys current coronavirus restrictions wont get the country through the winter shes pushing for a decision on tougher measures before the Christmas Holidays instead of a very is already tightening restrictions asking people to stay at home with only a few exceptions. The European Union says it will not recognize the win of venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro as party in parliamentary elections due to a socialist one nearly 70 percent of the vote the turnout was just 31 percent after the opposition parties call for both boycott many latin american countries have rejected the results. This is a deadly news from birth then you can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the news website to be found at d. W. Dot com. In just a matter of hours Health Care Workers in britain will begin giving the 1st coded 1000 shots with the goal of vaccinating more than 20000000 people the world is watching closely hoping th
The Program Since we cant leave the house as of wednesday ill shop today so it will last me through the week just like the numbers are simply too high. Not fitting intensive care units to a degree we cant tell the rate. Its probably young people not following the rules we do. Our Health Systems of it and in addition the death toll is rising sharply the food on the football is causing a shockingly high number of deaths. The numbers arent going down so i think its necessary. Also coming up it is possible and looking more and more probable that there will be no trade deal between the u. K. And the European Union come january 1st fishing and. And fairness are 2 hurdles standing in the way and the clock is ticking id like to be giving more positive news but at the moment these negotiations seem seem stalled. And the the the barriers to progress are still very much in place. And to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of our viewers around the world welcome we begin the da
Human Rights Groups are pressuring macron to take a hard line on human rights abuses. Hello and thank you for joining us. It is crunch time for a post brexit trade deal. At this point the prospects are looking tenuous at best. A transition period ends december 31. Boris johnson says he will travel to brussels this week after a phe call tonight with the European Commission chief ursula v der leyen failed to produce a breakthrough. Main Sticking Points on fishing rights and business rules remain. Meantime the British Parliament is voting on a market built tonight that could allow britain to allow certain requirements on Northern Ireland and other issues. For more we are joined by our correspondent in london. As we mentioned, johnson is headed to brussels this week. What does this indicate . Yes. Interestingly we have learned after this 90 minute phone call, the second in 48 hours between the british Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Eu Commission president ursula von der leyen, that t