RT News - November 17 2021 (17:00 MSK)

Turning off the taps - Belarus temporarily shuts an oil pipeline which runs from Russia to Poland and into the EU. “Unscheduled maintenance” is the stated reason for the halt, but comes at a time of heightened tensions between Minsk and Brussels. On that issue - a sharp divide emerges over Poland's tactics, with France slamming plans for a massive wall to be built on the border. We look at the tough line being taken against people crossing from Belarus while migrant boats are freely crossing the Mediterranean. Germany considers imposing drastic Covid rules on the unvaccinated, joining a growing list of countries to do so - as the government struggles to coordinate its pandemic response amid a power transition.