But mainly to rich countries. Like germany of playing for the kremlin spokesperson tells r. T. Repeated requests for information. We want to know the truth. So we said please help us if you have information that we do, please share it. But no one wants to cooperate or to international my names, you know me, 30 minutes of news and views start russias president saying hes fighting has come to a complete halt in the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh since the signing of a cease fire between azerbaijan and armenia updated his cabinet ministers on the situation in car a back or almost to thaw and russian peacekeepers being deployed arm anyas Prime Minister house, defended his decision to sign. The russia brokered cease fire saying it prevented catastrophic loss of life. But hes facing strong public resistance. These are some of the latest pictures weve received from your avan, where crowds have gathered, once again on its side, parliament calling for a cold resignation. And any armenians are furious about the terms of the truce, which a lot of us are by john to hold on to the land. Its captured in the past 7 weeks, plus armenia is obliged to hand over 3 other districts by the end of the month. Heres a look back at the past few days of unrest in your of the was what i did wrong was i was right. Thank god god was well in the cabinet meeting. Russias president also. Busy highlighted the dire humanitarian situation in karabakh after weeks of deadly fighting. Just more than 4000 people have died in the fighting, including civilians and more than 8000, injured. According to various sources, the number of refugees is in the 10s of thousands and many Ethnic Armenians left. Right after the ceasefire was signed when it became clear that their homes and villages would be hunted over to makeshift centers with volunteers and aid workers have been created in armenia to help accommodate them. But some of those fleeing have find shelter in homes of total strangers. Reports. We built our dreams. We wanted our dreams to come true, but after 30 years its war again. Again, everything is destroyed. There are many places in the world where peace spells torment, but nagornokarabakh is one of them. The truce between armenia and azerbaijan hasnt brought any relief for those who fled the war, but nona didnt want to run, not at the beginning, at least, but did for the sake of her children. Yet as with the 1st bombing, i woke the children and we went to our neighbors basements. Were in an area where there are no bomb shelters. I didnt want to leave my home, but another siren. My daughter said mom, theyre coming for the sake of my children, i left step and i kept to care of the kids. Well, while shes Holding Back Tears a little dude who runs around as if war has never been a feature of her young life. Finding home in armenia has never been a challenge. People werent just welcoming. They were actively searching for refugees to give them shelter from the bomb what i thought something needs to be done. And i started looking for family to help. And they found me, they found me and i found them. And they have been living with me since october 1st, as none are, was following the war from afar. At 1st, everything seemed bright, just as if the tree was around the corner. But then troubling news from her husband on the front line was the 1st sign that all was not well in her homeland. It has been said that the is their version. Hes were waiting outside the city to attack and that night a drone attack, the car in which he and other military personnel were and he reached and his relatives took him to the hospital. But he wanted to go back and fight and now he isnt stupid back at the peace deal, which for many looks too much like surrender. Karabakh refugees like a hammer blow, says the by journeys will never give them a chance at coexisting. My adults, my relatives lived in how drouet it was very scary. They were in the basement until mid october, but they were lucky enough to leave there and escape. My other friend lived. She lost her home and her husband, and she has no idea how to continue living. None are as well aware of what happened and how much of new going to karabakh they have to give up and she finds it impossible to accept, but it looks like she and tens of thousands of other refugees will have no choice but to get used to it and my girls done of reporting from armenia for r. T. As the world waits for a viable covert vaccine finding a job isnt the only challenge another is making it accessible. While rich countries cant afford stockpiling drugs. Pera ones, the specialist storage equipment needed are to charlotte devinsky picks up the story within hours of pharmaceutical giant pfizer and by own tech announcing there could be 1000. 00 vaccine was 90 percent effective, that you swooped in and signed on the dotted line. And europe wasnt alone. Massive, deals have also been struck with the u. S. The u. K. , egypt, pan, canada, and new zealand, leading some n. G. O. S to question whether this is just a vaccine for rich nations. Its worrying that pfizer bio and tech has already struck deals with rich countries for more than a 1000000000 doses of its vaccine, leaving less than a quarter of its projected supply for the rest of the world. Big pharma profits must not be prioritized over the health of billions. Now, the European Commission has been clear and Member States can decide what to do with their vaccine doses. And that includes the option of meeting them to lower and middle income countries. The u. Is unlikely to help a lot because it is in deep trouble itself in many poor countries are not going to be able to be all the supply expensive coaching infrastructure and storage on time to deliver the missing. This vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 degree celsius, requiring a special freezer of the type that isnt widely available even in europe and america. Meaning countries will have to build deep freeze storage and Transportation Networks from scratch to keep the vaccine from becoming useless. Its production is costly, its component is unstable. It also requires called chain transportation and has a short shelf life. The requirement through extremely cold temperatures is likely to cause spoilage, a lot of vaccine. The price tag in building these and the difficulties in administrating the required 2. 00 shots within a month, may be too much of a burden for them. Most nations, leaving them essentially frozen out. Some n. G. O. S have called on follow on tech, to clarify how the vaccine will be made accessible outside high income countries. And they want the firms to make their Vaccine Technology available via a w h o scheme. So billions of doses can be produced as quickly. And this cheaply as possible. Now thats unlikely because when the scheme was launched, pfizer made its feelings clear, i think is nonsense. And at this point of time, its also dangerous. Theres a giant effort right now happening to find solutions. The risks were taking represent billions of dollars and the chances of developing something is still not very good. And adding insult to injury the day. The vaccine was announced, the c. E. O. Of fine, so many 5600000. 00 worth of company stock. Now pfizer says that this was a scheduled transaction once the stock hit a certain value, but for many this was a cold shower. Of a reminder, the big pharma is also big money. So a vaccine for covert 19 may be closer, which of course is good news. Well, for those who can at least afford it, i say centralize profit seeking the theory of home with market in some way. Because the last country to be called that really determines when the pandemic is going to the one who pay for it getting worse. I mean, we complain much, but the point is really if it is eventually optimal for them to leave all these poor countries untreated because we could eventually travel back to the brink conference at the same time. Profit incentive shouldnt be in the mind. The worlds greatest invention and treatment by a lot by products. One of the biggest global changes brought about by the pandemic is a march shift to remote work working from home. Millions of people worldwide are staying away from the office, and researchers are germans. Germanys biggest bank are saying those people should be taxed for the privilege of working from home movie part of the new normal. When after the pandemic has passed, we argue that Remote Workers should pay a tax for the privilege our calculations suggest the amounts raised could Fund Material income subsidies for low income earners who are unable to work remotely. And the old economy and health risks led Deutsche Bank team is suggesting additional 5 per cent levy for remote staff. They argue that its roughly equivalent to what people save on transport and food, adding that the money could be redistributed to those who cannot work from home, many of whom are Blue Collar Workers on lower incomes. The researchers estimate that such a scheme would raise around 49000000000. 00 in tax revenue in the u. S. 9000000000. 00 in the u. K. And a hefty 19000000000. 00 in germany. Most surveys this year have shown a positive attitude to working from home. A poll in the u. S. Far and 72 percent of quote, knowledge workers want a combination of Remote Office work while only 12 percent would prefer to work only from the office. Well, lets discuss this for a bit to discuss. We can bring in ron, our political analyst, consultant, and also charlie poil. Charlies a journalist and financial advisor. Youre both very welcome to the program writer. Can we pick off with you . White collar . Remote workers on the ridge earn more than those who cant work online. Theres a sea of being of money because of so is a tax the only real for a way to come up. I think this needs to be proven 1st. The people who are working from home at the long run will save money, because if this is the new normal that is supposed to be at least expected by torture bank, then that would also mean that you need a fully equipped, equipped office. You can to work for the next years from your kitchen desk, from your Kitchen Table or from your little desk in the living room. So i think you need a fully equipped, equipped office. You need hardware, you need more space, which you need to rent or to buy as a white Collar Worker as well. So this is one point on the other hand side, of course, if people stay at home, work from home, the turnover is reduced. For many other businesses like hotel guest drawn to me, like also Transportation Business loses tat turnover. If people work from home and this hurts the overall economy. This is key here. The question also is that the best way to invent a new tax is all over to her, even more the economy to her even more those who earn money and pay a lot of taxes, at least in germany. Ok. And if you want more, trust is social justice. Why havent we tried to lift the weight of nurses before . So i think its not really fair to talk about an extra tax. On another aspect, charlie, as of course, this is happening during a pandemic. Governments are essentially going to try to persuade people to work from home to save lives during the krona virus pandemic isnt attacks, going to remove that incentive and cause infections to spread. You know, how human . Well, its an interesting one, isnt i mean, now weve switched the marriage of quite far from boris johnson. I mean, a month and a half ago telling people to go not to work or the fire pretty much shot was the essence of the message. I think we have to have a wider conversation about working from home, a long, hard work to be quite large fiancees this year, right in the middle of 3 waves 1st and 2nd march and very recently. And they made it clear that they dont want their workers welcome home and workers tend to want to go back. And another thing to bear in mind is, even though i said we will be getting back to normal until the end of next year. These vaccines that are coming are coming through and you think youre going to start going to much worse much right for the sort of technological issues were a lot of lawyers dont provide the hardware for you smart fun. Thats been a big problem as well. So its, i think its more of a mountain conversation to the office runner. Youve got western governments taking on a lot of extra debt with there be a lights there for no scheme. You know, its being seen as a turk, almost on the middle class, but you know what . Maybe, maybe in a way that the, something of this was really necessary to help those white Collar Workers. Those people who are going to be on employed, who cant work through it during krone virus that this maybe is a way around the yeah, i mean, its true that western governments have really increased their debt quite considerably. So the question to me is how is all that dab going to be paid back . I mean, if this tax, if this extra tax for people who can work for from home is supposed to be Something Like a compensation for these losses. And for these steps, i think its a totally misconceived strategy, because the question is to be decided by the government, how we respond to a pandemic situation. And there are different ways to respond. Different countries have shown a sweden, for example below was and other countries in the world. So i think it should not be shifted to the people who have to work from home. I mean, we dont know if, if its their own decision, because some time is really hard. If also the kids have to stay home and do Remote Learning from home. Its hard to work at once, and i mean they could easily even lose their chops in the near future if their chops get canceled because of automatic station and all these processes that are going on in the context of the great recept which is scheduled for beginning next year, theres an interesting question about how much money this will actually raise and whether or not it will help. Because is it even proven that people will save money working from home . Youre, you have to take into account a particular in the u. K. Where you are there, the higher alec tricity bills, the internet course, the heating, all of that, is something that you think the government has fought her, but well, i didnt think the government thought much through it all this year, but actually turney, im just speaking specifically about u. K. Because thats been based for last 15 years for major cost for people is really excellent, is getting to work. And that is internet 5 figure sums every year and a lot of cases. So that automatically removes the you know, significant costs associated with, with getting to an office job. But there are, there are other things to, to, to bear in mind. Like, you know, what, like your much of a guess. Which is, you know, what is the home situation . I mean, im sitting here in engine. Sure. And you know, quite significant grounds and the things for analysis, lots of space happen to me on my own. And thats great. But what if you dont have that . What if youre living in a crowded flatley, our kids are all the responsibilities. You know, its the practical things as well. And just to mention very quickly, that last job as a senior project manager and spending lots are meetings. Theres one manager that took 40 minutes just to get on a Conference Call because her how much i was basically older than parents and children. And theres the sort of practical things that people dont really think about. And so it creates a lot of hassle, a lot of stress, and she had children as well. But there is a long term conversation about you know, what we do about compensating people. Businesses that dont have to pay rent in, in big cities and more so its a, its a double swathe, but this is not going to be resolved in the next couple months because assumes a slot downs over everyones getting courage to go back to work. You dont, i do you take that with 100 percent certainty that yeah, thats the point i want to put through reiner though that maybe not because he got so many people who were, who are enjoying working from home. They want to continue doing that. So hopefully when the virus in your polity ensues, people are going to be saying, you know what, i like the Work Life Balance i want to stay at home. So if thats happening, the revenue is taken away. Reiner from the high street, the money that would be going into those offices and restaurants and all that goes along with it. That maybe its good to get ahead of the curve that more money will need to be generated. Revenues somehow and that this tax is just one of maybe not a big 15 percent that people should get on board with. I mean, this would just be a revenue for the state, but what we need is to foster Economic Growth and activity. And this can never be done through a tax, so i think the stadium channel should be rather limited to its basic functions, which enables economy instead of suffocating all business activities. And the way the governments are in europe, at least our handling now dependent mic crisis, is in effect suffocating economy. We have a great loss in g. D. P. This year. Well have it next year. So i think it can never be compensated just by a simple tax and above all, i think that working from home as graded as it may be you for a certain time and for a few jobs. But i think in general, there is a real need also for direct contact between colleagues, because you can never create such an inoperative environment. If people are separated in their home offices and never talk to each other, so companies can only be inoperative. Create new products and if there is direct into action between the people, if they meet, i mean every one of us needs or knows the difference between assume eating and a meeting in real life where you after work afterwards, go have lunch together. So this is really a problem for the future of our economy. I think its an interesting point. Charlie can i just returned to the furlough scheme. For instance, youve got a government in britain who have been criticized. You know, its helping people. Of course it is. But its 80 percent of what they would be earning people thats what the government is giving. So people are getting used to not having a working quite a lot of money for not doing not even though its out of their own hands. But my point is, if, if this continues, youve basically got a government trying to look popular by not wanting to give up the furlough scheme, but somebody has to pay for it. And so its taxes like this that maybe are creeping out. There are going to continue because the middle class are going to be squeezed, and its not going to be the end of it. This is going to continue. Well, what you have to understand, again, to actually in case this is something that the government does not want to extract is going to go much against somebody like myself that follows the science. So 2 months ago, but we have to have a lockdown again if we can get inspections under control. So this was all done very last minute. This will and on saturday, it will certainly be a still a national lockdown, but well have to exceed system. And people will be encouraged to go back to work again, which exacerbates the mix messaging. Sir john, dont think for one minute of the government or are willing to extend. It is purely as a result of 350 a couple of weeks ago. And im just were kind of going to be and should a half weeks time. Ok, reiner one other aspect, maybe you might want to touch upon the environmental side of this. Several studies have shown about the drop an emissions caused by people staying at home. But again, there is the issue of then the oil tax isnt going because youre not using petrol, for instance, driving to work, etc. Its hard to know whether this will be a positive or negative in the long term. Well, its total nonsense to focus our scope. Only it to the commuting emissions because i mean, if we look at the global environment, there are factors that are far more important to fuel, for example, transport and many goods around the globe which could also produce, be produced locally. So i ask myself, why didnt we foster regional production cycles before . So this cannot really be the argument, the environment ok, were just running out of time if youd like to hear your final thoughts just on this, this proposed 5 percent tax on people working from home. Charley, what do you think . I think like a whole in my view, this is a great idea and principle. Its one for the long term. I think in the short term, theres no time to even implement this even if they dont. So its cool. Well, and i see us all going back to a secure the 1st 3 months of next year. Once it actually gets rolled out. And well have the conversation for 3 and a couple years time for ryan or, you know, i think we should limit the government in inventing all the time, new taxes and putting more load tax put on the taxpayer. And the governments should try to open up the economy as soon as possible to allow people to go back to where there were places as soon as possible that really our economy can pick up speed again and can grow again. We need that as soon as possible. And no tax can really correct this Current Situation that we are having now. Ok, we have to see what kind of public reaction will be if it is rolled out more widely. This 5 percent tax and people working from hold for now, thank you very much gentlemen. Reiner right 1st, your political analyst and consultant and also charlie boyle. Charlies a journalist and Financial Adviser speaking to us today from the u. K. Russia has accused germany of stalling the investigation into the election a valid case. The 2 countries have been locked in a stalemate for months with moscow, demanding large data to back up berlins claim that the opposition activists was poisoned with a nerve agent. Russias Foreign Ministry says its only getting excuses from germany. They didnt really doesnt want to hand over materials on the winemaking, least to russia and it is clinging on to any excuses. I would like to reiterate that we do not expect the bearer of bad news, namely us to be criticized. It would be better to deal with the news itself. We, have informed the c. W. , an organization that the russian side can approach to ask further questions. Germany claims a military lab following traces of a novacek type nerve agent in the valley system after he was transferred to the country for treatment. A conclusion that was later backed up by the Global Chemical weapons watchdog, the old p. C. W. However, moscow insists that novell knee was tested for multiple toxins, including nerve agents. While he was still in russia, all of the results came back negative. Russia has repeatedly asked the o. P. C. Doubling to pass on whatever evidence it has. Those requests been to night leading russias un envoy to question the organizations neutrality. I will be blunt, the o. P. C. W. s technical secretary. It is increasingly turning into a tool in the west. Hams, which is being used to exert informational and political pressure on countries that fail to toe the line. This conclusion is backed up by the watch dogs involvement in anti russian campaigns earlier with the screen case and now with the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy. Earlier we spoke with alexander sugar in russias permanent representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons. He explained the months long effort to get answers from the organization. Also from germany. Russia has contacted the director general of the o. P. C. W. s technical secretariat, offering to arrange for an Expert Mission to russia, so they can find out along with their russian colleagues what happens in the vanni. Weve asked the technical secretary about the cooperation between it and germany, and we were told to direct some questions to berlin, citing confidentiality policies under which the c. W. Is not allowed to disclose anything without germanys consent. So heeding the technical secretariats advice, we approached berlin and sent a request there. But we still havent received a reply. Our german colleagues are trying to wriggle out of their obligations under the chemical weapons convention, which requires them to consult us and give us Legal Assistance as a member state when any questions arise regarding the convention. To be honest, weve got an unseemly situation on our hands. Our german partners is saying that this whole story is no longer a bilateral issue, but rather an International One which should be considered by the way. But at the same time, the technical secretariat directs us back to the german side for any questions. So we find ourselves trapped in a vicious circle. Just to get a recap of what happened. Novelli 1st fell sick on an internal flight in russia. In august, the plane made an Emergency Landing in the city of he was taken to hospital and put into an interest call. The opposition activists was there left to germany for treatment. The only case, much more was discussed in interview with the kremlin spokesperson to make your press cough. He spoke with our teams arent on the exclusive interview, will be airing in full throughout the day. Heres a taster, entities for. And we are interested in the investigation of all the circumstances of what happened if we want to know the truth. So we said, please help us if you have information that we do not have, please share it with us. But no one wanted to cooperate. Sometimes it seems that the patient does not want that truth to be out himself and i regret the world or anybody. Sometimes it seems the patient is not that sick when there are a lot of questions about his illness to