a 3rd wave with many countries being forced into. infection rates. just after midday in mexico city 11 pm in colombo right here in moscow this tuesday march the 16th welcome to r.t. i m you know. the u.s. department of health has admitted it diplomatic ties to pressure brazil into not approving russia s. coronavirus washington ses it s over fears the increasing russian influence in the region could threaten u.s. security the revelation came in reports my colleagues under a farmer in morocco city of talk through developments. this is the united states department of health health and human services that is boasting that it is managed to deny potentially hundreds of millions of brazilians a vaccine. the office of global affairs used diplomatic relations in the americas region to mitigate efforts by states including cuba venezuela and russia who are working to increase their influence in the region to the detriment of u.s. safety and security examples include using the office of