Pipeline is supposed to provide a major cost benefit to the German Energy market with natural gas being delivered directly without any intermediaries the u. S. Backed by poland baltic nations and ukraine has long been seeking to disrupt the pipeline that will carry russian gas to germany via the baltic sea joining me now to discuss the us coca cola spends juan and former u. K. Member of Parliament George galloway thank you for being with us today ben already the United States has put placed thank sions on this project in fact in december of last year those sanctions forced a Swiss Company to abandon the project what is the u. S. Talking about doing this time. Yes so what the u. S. Is really doing and you know you know im not a fan of sanctions really on any level sorry i disagree with them pretty much in principle but this to me seems to be maybe the worst example of how sanctions are being used you have 2 countries here that have agreed germany and russia to have a natural gas pipelin
Will stay out of its funny that you mention my pump who who says that he believes that endangers europe because it would make it dependent on russian gas and then he says would endanger ukraine in his opinion he says in my opinion so opinions here and matter a lot georgia Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov is saying that the u. S. Should stop speculating on our stream too and that it should now be a matter of principle for germany to actually go through and complete the project. Well ben is right this is a particularly egregious use of the sanctions weapon against remind you a close ally of the United States germany is not some Banana Republic in Central America germany is an ancient and big power d in the oil ally of the United States and of course the biggest economic power in the European Union by some distance it just goes to show i say in parenthesis how absurd the charge of the Trump Administration is somehow a puppet of the russians this is of course not just short of war ag
Im going to have our 1st welcome to this special edition of the news as we cover the festivities commemorating 30 years of german reunification on this Germanys National holiday it was on this day 30 years ago that east and west germany reunited to become one country again for the 1st time since the 2nd world war this years event is being held in potsdam the capital state of brandon book state near berlin that german president from father steinmeyer will be speaking shortly well bring you his speech live its a splendid occasion but this years festivities are scaled down in compliance with social distancing measures and other restrictions put in place due to the coronavirus kind. Of help me guide us through the events today and shine a light on its significance im joined in the studio but it of you cross part. Common ration venue in potsdam nina hoss is standing by at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in berlin we welcome. Thomas sparrow and lets start with you the german president is speakin
A pretty much javelin in time 164. 00 Michael Vaughan koestler and some friends dug a tunnel from west berlin to eastbourne and they wanted to help people to the g. D. R. It took them 6 months of digging and secrets to complete until you can experience the tunnel in virtual space 12 meters deep 145 meters long the young tunnel builder from back then is now a pensioner when Klaus Michael from khosla sees the virtual video of the berlin wall on tunnel it brings back memories from 164. This. Way an exhausting. Especially on the knees are always covered in scratches and then to move or. Sometimes we had to lie during the day in constant fear of the tunnel lapsing part dish off to cope through this. Spite of the risks the plan works out 57. 00 women and children were able to flee using the term which is a place in the history books. And the famous story was the mother and family 6 k. Through a house that stood directly at the wall this could also be relived you tubes virtually history. Time
A very very well were going to do many ridding the world here. With. Us president has been transferred to a Military Hospital after showing symptoms of the disease. And get out of us welcome to the Program Germany is marking 30 years of the countrys reunification on this 3rd of october Germanys National holiday the countrys president trying father stand by i gave the keynote speech at the official ceremony in potsdam nearby lindt and event that was significantly scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic he called the past 30 years a triumph of democracy over oppression and he warned against populism and extremism. Style madness prior to reunification as a momentous moment in german history that reverberated far beyond the countrys borders. The federal republic of germany of 20 twentieths is a country thats been molded by eastern germans and western germans well rooted families and migrants. Its a country that draws hope from the victory of the ideas of 989 where responsibility triump