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have strength. and since the start of the war and ukraine to her on has supplied the russian with a treat with drains and short range missiles. now the 2 countries also minting the lines with a 20 year strategic partnership agreement. the deal is due to be signed later this week. when the ronnie and present visits most got, it's expected to in house cooperation in defense, trade and technology. so all the deepening relations driven by recent set bikes in the space of influence and countries like syria. and how will this help them confront the us led weld order, which has imposed severe sanctions on them. we'll get to all guess in a moment, but 1st this report from mike level the that's the sound of uranian made drugs fired by russia being used widely. and it's for a new chris to run supply or shy head drones and even short range. but stigma

solves to moscow has come to represent their expanding level of cooperation in recent years. and a new 20 years strategic partnership treaty is on the rise of the books. but this tracy like, by the way of treaty with north korea, is not directed against any country. russian president vladimir putin, any of ron's president, my suited position, are expected to sign the agreement on friday. tech runs top diplomat bus. so rashi was quick to tell russian state media that the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty doesn't say it's a goal of establishing a military alliance. coleman said a recent meeting between pollutant and positioning and took many stun him to edit desire to solidify relations. relations and the cultural economic and social sphere is a stronger and improving daily to this end and considering the will being shown by the supreme leader. we should see them becoming stronger. the exact nature of the

treaty, at least for now is unclear. but media statements refer to the agreement covering all areas of cooperation in sectors including defense, energy finance, transport, and more. on the agreement with north korea lever of mentioned was signed last year . it was essentially a new defense packed, and one that seen at least $10000.00 north korean troops deployed to russia. this new russia iran treaty brings together 2 of the world's most heavily sanctions nations with it comes on the eve of donald trump's return to the white house next week. when i make promises, i keep them and follows new sanctions on russia's oil affected by the outgoing bite and administration. that surprised. so this is definitely a shift in policy in the last days of the buying and ministration we seeing on the

market is got very use to the buyers and white house. always prioritizing, avoiding disruption to oil supplies of, uh, the of the political goals are putting pressure on russia, putting pressure on it wrong as global tensions rise, russia, iran, north korea, and china will likely continue to confront what they see as western attempts to isolate and challenge them mike, level l g 0 for the inside story. the that's bringing out guess into her on hassan. i'm it in professor of the university of 10 ron and must go. yeah, just left myself a former russian diplomat and chapman of the russian friendship with society, with our countries and in munich, maureen, up there on a postdoctoral research at the defense studies department at kings college london award. welcome to you all. i'd like to start entire on 1st. this is

a wide ranging agreement test on is also potentially a very long lasting one. why disagreement? why now? well, i think the wait a minute is basically to solidify the enhanced think relationship between the iran pressure and broaden the spectrum. the 2 countries are working on. of course you can always and for ages, front and center. so other aspect, sorry, little bit. both countries are under sanctions and i think this is to basically immediate some of the pressure they are and up until it has that time based on their can all make situation. and also of course, the defense capabilities that search for the agreement to see use addresses wide range of issues dismissed the 2 countries. and i think it comes in a time where the west, the collector west generally is on the 2 countries as the author, the and i mean if you like, and we have from coming back to the white house though,

i think the discussion is on this agreement. is charges years ago, but the timing i think has it has to do with the fact that a, a, a very hard line president in the united states has taken off the it is, this is basically, it's going to be an office, come january 20 a and then the cheese are going to also a basically enhanced their cooperation with regards to the politics. so that moving forward. yeah, it yourself and most go bear us scan details of what this deal, the strategic partnership will actually mean, but it's not as simple as saying that this is a military alliance. this is very wide ranging. what does this mean for russia going forward? well, i think that it is not as far away from any minute southern corporation because

a lot of are all said they weren't able to go to word here. said that it is not that gays and you said, but you it as a bilateral agreement by the, the a good it was him to, to corporate in, on the economic go and basically on the economic o. uh, is stage i saying that it is the not military agreement. it does not mean that military. the goals are reduce it, but it is absolutely clear that russia and iran had the military called but ration in syria. and i remind that you're on the game to come to syria before auction basis. well, i range the in my name and sort of tools. so we are ready to go in good kind of donation during the last 10 years, militarily. but we don't have any intention to innovate,

leave it see to do in red lab on, on automatic. and it's saying that the, our, against the, at the, to do a local governments in, in lebanon, in many other countries. let me bring in marina here. marina, almost this is a negligible when you heavily sanction countries, they all going to get together and try and beat those sanctions. this was almost to be expected, wasn't it? well, as has already been said, was this new agreement to be signed on the 17th of january is actually going to replace an agreement that has been signed by russia and the room in 2000. and one, however, is this new agreement is supposed to lead more expensive and it doesn't have, as has been said to be limited to a specific sphere of cooperation. if we look at russia,

russia is exercising grand strategy, which means that it's uses all instrument of steve craft, military, economic, diplomatic, and other wise. and this new corporation is to reflect the realities, the geopolitical realities. and i'm just referring to the fact that the gold trump and his administration might be going after he rides nuclear program. but also the fact that both countries, as has already been stated, i have always sanction meaning that russia had to look for new markets and forwards, commodities. that being said, i think lucas, a geographic position or if you run it around, is a very important route to in the i is we have to solve said, and we have a nicer development in the, the, in the region. meaning the cooperation of neighboring countries with western

countries such as the strategic corporation, signed by armenia and the united states. so it offers a geo political counter balance. we have, on the one hand, we have remaining in the united states, we have a 0 by john and turkey. so the russian uranium corporation is another piece of the puzzle in order to create a balance of power. how some, one of the things is going to be concerning to the americans, particularly donald trump. we talked about this last week when be the idea that don't. so it's a transactional president who will get a nuclear deal with iran for as. busy as us business interests come 1st and they invest in iran, and us business leads the way is disagreement going to affect that thinking as well. i think if it is too

a factor that will effect as positive the because as i mentioned earlier, i think a, you know, putting a lot of pressure, as you mentioned, the 2 countries have driven down closer and closer. and they are in a position that they have never been in terms of their close times because you as an wesson's sanctions on that 2 countries. now the donald trump have to choose whether he wants a to deal with these countries on a, you know, equal for tank region good deal as you'd like to do, or to push the closer as, as mentioned also earlier, i think uh, one acceleration of the relationship between yvonne only with russia, but also with china and other countries that are rivals of the united states and the collective west. they have been the pressure, but on give on the word means of course, their ideal international approach is

a balanced want to have good size with the west and east. but obviously the west has cheated on you, run into j. c. u a and and photos maximum pressure sanctions on the wrong. so it's left us with no other choice but. ready have a closer ties with the east, basically, and uh go the president later for the, for president tracy and his administration, focusing on the look to the east. i think president trump have to choose basically pushing the wrong to their to that direction or have it have what it wants at don's relationship with the oh yeah. just love. do you think this is a blueprint for a wider agreement? a similar one, but with other are countries with other countries in the world. you think this is what the future holds for russia. i am sure that the a a is that is out all the american foreign policy is still to bring iran on the

russia to one thread. it will more close relations between them. why? because uh your on of to but he will lose in the 1979 was on the bat is 3 the i'm not a consent. sions. they said that sons can something about the oh, sick $1600.00 sanctions where i put up on the wrong unit in this period of time of russia, from a within 3 year last year's was received at both c 106. 0, sorta. oh uh, 16000. $16000.00 the evan. yeah. sanctions have put up on a russia during this period. so i'm at a gun and the right and the, uh,

i suppose it push russia and iran on the one thread to, to, to, to the with the what find the way out from this the, and the low volt. uh, sanction the extensions because it is a one side searches on to the united states in the west and comforters, not the united states, united nations. and so i assume that this is productive. they broke through this relations on economic go based, found very productive way. russia corporate was around on nuclear issue because i'm not sure it is a neighbor of the around if, if it is be a freight, it should be a freight 1st of all russia, if you're going to be in a nuclear bomb, iran or not the united states who is a, on the distance of about the 10000 kilometers from around. so i assume that

the know our relations, i'm up for the doctor more uh at least stick and more politically multi rated. i assume that the, this relations, oh yes, i'm sorry you made a very important point. then i'd like to bring it to marina in munich. marina. this, i did this. there is this agreement is a framework is going to be in place may will be applied to other countries. this is going to be very, very concerning to the traditional west us the u. k, etc. solely names that is correct. and the 1st agreement was most korea was already disconcerting. of course, we don't know what kind of scolds disagreement we'll have. and we're also seeing rushes foreign policy more and more directed to the middle east and the south west asia. and that is in line of what one of the

jew political scientists and rush, alexandra to going to has been writing about him to wake up the century. and he was essentially saying that our friends are not in the west. our friends are in the eastern. that's where our focus should be, and it looks like russia is now following that line of thinking, especially with what is happening in the middle east. what has recently happened in syria, and this will of course, be a great concern. the same as breaks or breaks has also been a great concern to briggs block, which, which is expanding and to which iranian president muscle possess can also travel to the brick summit last year. this will be disconcerting because this is a tonic shift in the global power relations. and so what we're seeing here essentially is an attempt to formalize a power block and not just a through economic outlets, but also through different strategic corporations,

which also include the military sphere, which will certainly be very important for other countries, such as the right and such as perhaps vietnam, because russia is testing a lot of technology in ukraine and is working on our end. the so new markets will be opening up as a us influence wayne. since this region, russia can stop in a house on the woods, strategic the woods partnership of the 2 keywords that have been pushed that this is something im, that's beneficial to both russia and to iran. but that must have been a moment during the ghost ation of this treaty. i must have been a little bit of a fit that iran could well become a klein state of russia that must have happened to is listening to it runs in passenger to the russia will address this issue. i think there has been

a debate that well, you can to the waiting is uh we're talking, i'm still are talking about the, the some branch of this framework agreement is whether it touches upon the sovereignty or not. the passenger was keen to know that its respects so this offering 2 of the 2 nations. it actually enhances. ready their capability to assign them their a basically independence. these are the and imposing west. uh and uh, the ring is, will not sign a deal that would uh, harm coupons, defenders in any formal shape. of course, that's the official line database or ongoing, until everything is clear and the agreement is out. these debates are to be continued. of course, as you said, i mean the history weighs in lots of things have happened in the past that uh,

the way we use are concerned with. but i think disagreement has the potential to move it to countries beyond that is true. if it is to be successful in a basic, we enhancing specifically that he cannot make a defensive and secure to do the ties between the 2 countries and the trade rows that are i think the most important part for the ranges at this point. um yeah, just offer oh, sounds like a very good idea. i must go handful to her on a paper to strengthen these ties to try and come back. american sanctions, american influence in the region as well. but america just simply could impose most sanctions. it could scope her, this deal is they still strong enough to withstand an american response. and i think that the russia and during the last 3 years, bruce to americans prove to your opinions that no sanctions that work during the

work and it gains in the interests of your europe in confidence at all. they are ruining m a u r a b and they're going on, but not the russian they call into their russia benefit from this sanction special dunn's production inside and many other branches of industry is that where destroyed jordan's less such a yes of to is it gives the direction of the soviet union. now uh are you calling gardens is as it is as that is out of american policy. so in some way we can saying the american policy, oh, essentially, well, is it against the riser? because it's free to rush and liberal circles ruling circles that there is no way to go up. what they do is that the west on the same way that it was

collaboration, we saw jordan last us. okay. yes. so i assumed that the russian economy is held to resend the economy a now is developing and productive in production is, is on a very good level. i said that it is a good signal for oh, as i've gone through store to watch what means independent, develop and all they've gone on the russian. they've gone. i mean, marina, this is a good thing, says a guest in a, in moscow full of russia and assigned a failure of american foreign policy. is it as simple as that? of course, it's not as simple as that, and we also have to admit, yes, it is true. that's rochelle already in 2013 has introduced a or, and what policy, which would make the defense industry independent from imports from approved.

but there are still branches that are suffering and it will take time to develop those branches, such as mike for electronics and, and this has been acknowledged hands the reason for the need to him for dual use components. but that being said, we have seen the trucks, you have managed maybe at the higher cost and at a more expensive prices to substitute that the problem here is the entire tendency where the world is going. and to what extent donald trump's administration will be focusing on specific regions, because we know that china will be one of the primary targets. he also indicated a run. but can the u. s. foreign policy cover all bases? and i think that will be the fundamental question, where is

a focus will be and they think that countries like russia, china, iran, most korea, and also countries like i've gotten this done, which is slowly coming on. the board will be watching very closely. and we're to, to aligns therefore and policies and 2 forms of strategic partnerships. because they are perceiving that the united states on the united states as your money to be in decline. they approve the saving, the need to military capabilities to be in the client's specifically. after what has happened in ukraine was the supply of weapons and testing different weapon systems and ukraine, which were made um in the use list by russian system. so felt like tronic warfare for instance. so i think that we have to be careful coming to quit conclusions in terms of wherever the american policy will lead. because i think it is too early. we're seeing early symptoms of where it is going

and of course we also have um, syria was a huge question mark. what is going to happen in syria and it will be unimportant geo strategic play or in the region. and i think that that will be in lots of determining factor for the stability of the region in terms of what happens there. and of course, what will happen and 11 on what will happen with israel and how the american policy will address those issues. how so i don't want to come to you, we are running out of time. so if you can make this kind of a, a quick age on. so one of the red lines full to her on in this new relationship, what will tear on not to do? well, if russia asks, where are the, where are the kind of boat is as well, i think we should wait for the agreement to the out to decide. but the, i think the menus of course don't content mandatory alliances such, they basically are in for

a roger for most cooperation with the russians that can help them withstand the same shoes and be more creative. and basically a, you know, pushing back against weston, in positions, in terms of economics and politics and international relations. that's for sure. but uh, you know, yvonne being used as a military uh, you know, partner and i guess other countries i think that's out of the options for people right here as well. so the 2 countries have made it clear that they are not buying a, the alliance that gaze at 3rd party. but of course other parties have their concerns and they are voicing hey, i just thought just very quickly, all the, any red lines full must go. how much support is, are on going to get, and is it going to be blind support?

well, i think that frontier is around and from our school it is banned. the task is to, to, to, to keep that a calling. i'm it working independently. because economic go in dependence, this is a political independence to i saw the around and the russia are independent states, members of the united nation that are going use asians. i think that this the way they chose jordan incorporation in the cannot be going to benefit shale far. it is dave around what for a 4 or 4 months go to. so i assume that the o relations will be helping 30 duties independent development goals. and in the way of making a new order in new, well, what do i do to 1st century breaks?

this is the way stated by russia, the brief states and you're on the whole giant. but it's a cult code. uh the company is, oh, breaks your organization the fall of health thing for developing in economic goals, the development set. so uh, helps do you have it don't, don't make the full content. i said it gives us who we chose a right wait for the relevant and for future nearest future. for this way. if this is a new world order, what do we look at it for? for, for, for funny at us future i want to think, oh guess hassan, i'm a union. yeah. to solve not to solve and marina moran and a thank you to for watching. now you can see the program again, any time by visiting or websites out there. don't com. and for further discussion goes, well facebook page, that's facebook dot com, forward slash

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