Did from around the globe thanks to come to this friday evening here in moscow at 7 pm here now live from our World News Center its kevin i am with you for this 30 minute world news round up 1st the latest covert 19 figures as they stand this hour sad to say were heading towards another somber milestone to report to you the number of infections globally is now close to 4000000. 00 in terms of fatalities more than 271000 people are known to have died many are also recovering though from the illness of course that figure currently stands at over 1300000. You. Hear russias Health Ministry says more than 1200 coronavirus patients are currently on ventilation nationwide the country currently ranks 5th in the world in terms of infections at over 187000 the daily rate has been rising rapidly Health Officials though say there are enough beds and there are enough ventilators course putting people on a ventilator as a last resort measure for doctors it means its become all but impossible for the patient to breathe unaided even many gravely ill in some countries up to 80 percent of patients needing ventilation do not survive but here in russia that figure is 50 percent meaning one in every to lose their lives when someone does recover enough to come off ventilation it could be a really emotional time for those hospital staff have done so much that far to care and help for that person to get them to where they are. The other supplies sometimes we the doctors started to cry when the managed to get a piece you know flung into lation the emotions are impossible to convey sometimes you have tears on your of these masks we dont hide or tears and emotions i believe there is Nothing Better than this feeling. Coming off into lation treatments only part of a long journey back to good health for many patients some need rehabilitation for breathing for swallowing even walking one survivor told us about his recovery what its like to have a machine in control of your breathing. I was put on a ventilator in the 3rd hospital in a row i was admitted to being in intensive care already after a prolonged fever the doctors found out that my lung capacity was not enough to continue effective treatment waking up on a ventilator was a very unusual feeling as if i had been underwater i had a lot of tube sticking out of my mouth the machine was breathing for me i communicated with the medics by gestures and hand written messages on a sheet of paper it was rather inconvenient for me given that i had lost a lot of energy and even writing down simple sentences was at 1st very hard and unfamiliar but as time passed i got used to it the doctor started to understand me i gradually got used to the tubes the machine and the need to lie on my stomach almost all the time to help the ventilator work with my lungs while on the ventilator i often imagined myself being the hero of black sabbaths iron man song that character has turned into an iron idol due to time travel and he couldnt talk to anyone and warn of a coming disaster that he had to survive in the future when i was taken off the ventilator after coughing and spitting some i cited a line from that song then gents from the grave but since no one understood me i just asked them to bring me breakfast everybody was glad to hear that i was feeling better right after they took me off i had a few seconds to catch my breath and start breathing independently it seemed to me as if it had been an eternity i felt a massive surge of energy and i was glad i managed to overcome it from that moment i realized i could be happy about Little Things like the ability to breathe by myself every morning the recovery was rather hard for me but step by step i overcame the difficulties day by day i started to win back my normal life and im still doing it because the treatment isnt over yet i dont want anyone to experience what ive gone through all these months i spent in hospital on a ventilator were no joke i hope that nobody watching this will end up that way. And that they behave responsibly. While europes leaders struggle to forge a joint response to the pandemic the German Foreign minister is highlighting another unresolved crisis marcys angry at the sluggish pace of the e use migrant policy which he describes as inadequate. This horrible thing ees that we have been dealing with this problem in europe for a long time i think its the greatest sign off inefficiency for the e. U. Now with the corona crisis its even more obvious meanwhile anti migrant protesters course have a kid in northern greece on wednesday vandalizing 2 hotels after discovering they were reportedly going to host over 50 migrants each police did later confirm to that around 150. 00 people it also attended the event buses transporting the migrants from reaching new a couple they should have some of the locals told us. They saw the up and the incidents that happened are condemned by our whole community and we believe that this wasnt done by pledging. Assisted me to make right now there are already 100 migrants in the space of 2 kilometers i believe that people here can take in more migrants that people who dont have work and they wander the streets in my opinion that not as dangerous as they are correct or right but there are people that have no connection to. Greece is currently trying to take the pressure off its overcrowded island refugee camps driven partly by the need to prevent corona virus from spreading the authorities have been transferring hundreds of refugees to facilities on the mainland greek political analyst petrus a good deal told us its triggering friction among locals. And they now believe there are so far right thats the good thing. Or the fact that were against this situation but there are a look at this israel these are. The people who are most just think are going towards it but this is where the sentiment is against the. Migrants being transferred to the servers theyre the people who are out of goodwill the programs they. Have are accumulating none of them is being so and the girl who is making it about their students. Martha stewarts forwards be able to accept. Confronting the coronavirus enemy has done nothing to dampen it u. S. Leaders animosity towards china with all going terror threats and ongoing plans to punish the economy if anything the brakes making it worse a kellet mopin explains. The pandemic is changing lots of things but it seems that Something Like the ongoing us china confrontation are eternal you may have noticed the trump tweeted in praise of beijing from time to time and was looking to make deals but now it seems the trade war is escalating to higher levels than ever coronaviruses the fuel thrown onto the fire washington is using china as their primary scapegoat to sway the worst attack weve ever had this is worse than pearl harbor this is worse than the World Trade Center as they have a bit of attack like this. But it should have never happened could have been stopped at the source could have been stopped and showed it should have been stopped right at the source. And it wasnt china has responded urging washington to focus on the real danger of choice unless the e. C. Can be they might say the pandemic is comparable to pearl harbor or 911. 00 the enemy facing us is a Novel Coronavirus we urged us to stop shifting blame to china in turn to fact we now hear top u. S. Officials blaming china for spreading dissin from asian about the virus which they claim has chinese origin then china responds and blames the United States are not participating in global efforts and furthermore lying in the hopes of discrediting china the European Union tries not to take sides but its see thing about the constant back and forth i do nothing it is the time for blame games or meet her approach this is the breath rate where someone hearing in the United States calling the virus chinese or the one by us i dont think it is the moment to reprove cheney body but instead to. Join forces against a problem that is everyones if we dont solve it everywhere we wont solve it anywhere trump seems up for a confrontation with us china relations at a 50 year low trump seems to be amping up economic pressure and the trade war is also applying pressure on the social political and educational fronts theyre calling this the new bipolarity United States facing off against china the way it once did against the soviet union but the u. S. Leaders really understand what would be at stake in a new cold war the us economy is quite well tied in with their new arch nemesis each time the confrontation escalates the stock market suffers a full scale trade war threatens the asian markets and the european economies are already on the brink of recession however when donald trump threatened more tariffs on monday they plummeted china is set to recover pretty quickly according to most forecasters and donald trump seems ready to play hardball against them even if it threatens the entire Global Economy i guess the question is will the world forgive him for this or will the United States be the one thats isolated so terms change. Its i think part of an effort here with a product from his own management thinking at it that the u. S. Is now at the epicenter of hope and then i think the u. S. Can no longer wins and both sides are there by miniature course by economic competition by innovation or by december. The u. S. Is now resorting to a lot of work at caring too much its its own image and workmanship sometimes a full scale trade war in terms whole thing similar to a new cold war i think its like well now you saw it at why. You would be const the argument and cohesion is for that to be a threat to u. S. Economy simply cannot cope back to the old days i think that after it could go for a co well we are all in mystery. Its made the 8 which for many nations marks the date which heralded the end of the 20th centurys bloodiest chapter exactly 75 years ago nazi germany was defeated and the 2nd world war in europe was of course this years lamar kind of verse 3 was planned to be a thanksgiving spectacle in many countries with president s Prime Ministers and royalty leading their nations in thankful tribute but not now so how is victory day being commemorated in lockdown europe lets find out from our correspondent in berlin and paris peter oliver in charlotte dubai good evening guys nice to see you peter to you 1st somber reflections no doubt where you are there in germany. Yes thats right there had been a number of large scale commemorations planned theyve had to be canceled unfortunately because of the covert 19 outbreak what we have had is a one off Public Holiday here in berlin theres been plenty people out and about. America the german chancellor cheat also had to cancel her plans which had been to travel to moscow to take part in the traditional victory day parade which isnt going ahead this year she instead spoke on the phone with russian president Vladimir Putin the 2 of them paid tribute to the memory of the millions of victims of the 2nd world war and according to a German Government statement that was put out talked about calls for close cooperation between peoples in states to promote peace and understanding now frank the german president and head of state also took part in a wreath laying ceremony earlier on friday he had it this to say. There is no end to remembering there is no salvation from our history because without that memory we lose our future only because we germans look at our history in the eye because we accept the historical responsibility the people of the world gifted our country with a new trust and this is why we can trust ourselves to this germany. There is a changing attitude at the same amongst german politicians at least to the way in which this day is marked for many years and nothing much happened here in berlin particularly from the the governmental side but what weve heard from frank there also from the foreign minister is that more emphasis needs to be put on making sure that german the next generation of germans realize the role germany played in starting the war and also to try and make this day a day of celebration also for germans a day of liberation from them from the horrors of naziism or of peter thanks to the up some from the 1st go to france shiela do bensky is in paris a shallot again Public Holidays arranged parties plaid military displays rehearsed how is the day being marked further west in europe where you are. Well certainly not how many expected as you mentioned there were due to be these large scale parades picnics out in the streets parties on the streets but that hasnt happened what we saw in fact in paris was a very solemn and downplayed ceremony as president mark on and around 20 others all socially distancing stood at the ark to tee off while they watched him really light the flame of the tomb of the unknown soldier thats underneath a very very new to ceremony present michael was also due to be attending that victory day parade in moscow on saturday and again he wont be attending that now either as its been canceled across france it was pretty much the same small ceremonies being held in some places just the local mayor turning out to a good knowledge that today was happening victory in europe day is meant to be a big celebration every year they host parties flags waving all across the country but not so this year it was a much more somber affair now across the English Channel in the u. K. Similar scenes there although it did come across as if there was a bit more pomp and ceremony for example the r. A. F. The Royal Air Force is a red arrows did a flyby in a display and there were some street parties taking place but again with people socially distancing so perhaps not recreating that atmosphere though hoping to recreate from the scenes of those parties after the victory back in 1945 it seems really that silence has replaced the rejoicing this is what the british Prime Minister johnson had to say. Well gauge the new struggle against the group which demands the same spirit of National Endeavor and that means we cant hold the parades and streets of the blue shoes. Enjoyed in the past. Us who were born since 940 thought are acutely conscious that we are we most value to the generation who won the 2nd world war. You know the u. K. Doesnt normally go that big every year on victory in europe day its not normally a holiday in the u. K. But this year because it was such a poignant anniversary the 75th anniversary of the u. K. Government actually changed the may Day Bank Holiday from monday early this week to friday but of course thats all gone down like a damp squib because of course people havent really been able to recreate that atmosphere once again and whats really perhaps important to remember kevin is that this day was not just about celebrating the victory against the nazis but also an opportunity for people to remember the fall of heroes and the veterans who are still in life who took part in that victory many of whom will probably never see such a great anniversary again in these strange times right now guys but for all the loss all the heroes im not forgotten shada dubinsky in paris peter all over in berlin thank you as well because of the time zone difference victory day in russia is march tomorrow on may the 9th major celebrations remembrance were planned but thats of course had to change we will though have some special live coverage for you here on this channel r. T. Tomorrow nonetheless. When else chose seemed wrong. But old rules just dont hold. The world yet to shape out just they become advocates and in detroit because of the trail. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. We go to work some straight home. Thanks for watching out International Live from moscow tonights now remember before the pandemic gather was a time and there was another threat supposedly threatening to undermine the United States with open russia gate of course on this not date on it for you this weekend the u. S. Justice department has dropped criminal charges against Donald Trumps former National Security advisor Michael Flynn he did mislead lying to the f. B. I. But his interactions with a russian diplomat during the president ial transition but the Justice Department says now there are no reasonable grounds for further prosecution. The deal g. s not persuaded that the jury 24th 2017 interview was conducted with a legitimate investigative basis and therefore does not believe mr flynt statements were material even if untrue moreover we do not believe that the government can prove either the relevant false statements or their materiality beyond reasonable doubt Michael Flynn served as National Security advisor in 2017 he was questioned by the f. B. I. In his contacts with the then Russian Ambassador over the possible lifting of sanctions flynn was fired amid accusations that he lied to agents about the conversation it eventually led to him pleading guilty to one count of misleading the f. B. I. Donald trump says he now expects consequences for those who went after flynn. He is a great gentleman he was targeted by the Obama Administration and he was targeted in order to trying to take down a president and what theyve done is a disgrace and i hope a big price is going to be paid so now the charges are dropped it somewhat cast doubt on the initial accusation since flynn was the main catalyst for launching the whole russia gate process in the 1st place lets have a quick reminder of how the claims sent the us media at the time into a 50 year. Michael flynn is a liar why did the f. B. I. Witness tampering now it is possibly treason but mike flynn is what people thought about when theyre thinking when hes talking people might have gone bad do you know how many terms did Michael Flynn take his place