turning to something for the next clue. the environment series of global three thousand on d w and online. this is. from berlin the u.s. issues and ultimatum to russia over nuclear weapons respect a landmark missile treaty within sixty days or we are out nato members are backing the ultimatum saying that russia has been violating a nuclear missile treaty from the cold war also coming up france's prime minister

backed controversial fuel tax increase that has divided the country but the move is doing little to appease the. to fight. it's good to have you with us tonight to the united states has given russia a deadline comply with a nuclear with a treaty on limiting nuclear weapons within two months or the u.s. will call it quits the u.s. and its nato allies accused russia of violating the landmark one thousand nine hundred seven intermediate range nuclear forces treaty which is known as the i.n.f. treaty u.s. secretary of state might bump a zero was at nato headquarters today where he spoke about the wider implications of russia's alleged by elation. while russia is responsible for the demise of the treaty many other states including china north korea and iran are not parties to

the i.n.f. treaty this leaves them free to build all the intermediate all the intermediate range missiles that they would like. there is no reason the united states and continue to see this crucial military advantage to revision as powers like china in particular when these weapons are being used to threaten and coerce the united states and its allies in asia. now home peo and other nato foreign ministers they spent the day also discussing how to save the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty nato says that a new russian cruise missile violates the i.n.f. treaty that treaty has guaranteed europe security for more than thirty years the kremlin tonight is denying that it has done anything to breach the treaty the i.n.f. bans nuclear armed missiles with a range of five thousand five hundred kilometers.

as our next report shows the tension between russia and the west has reignited fears of a new arms race. this is what the drama is about medium range nuclear ballistic missiles that have been on a self imposed by the u.s. and russia since the end of the one nine hundred eighty s. that may be about to change u.s. authorities believe russia may have developed weapon systems like these in breach of the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty. we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement they go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to wear the ones that stayed in the agreement and we bonded it greatly but russia is not fortunately on to the agreement so we're going to terminate it we're going to pull out. the kremlin has denied trumps allegations saying it has not produced any missiles that are prohibited by the i.n.f. treaty the i.n.f. treaty was seen as a major breakthrough in nuclear security when it was ratified by former soviet

president mikhail gorbachev and u.s. president ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven it came after a tense period of confrontation in the heart of europe. with very short flight times nuclear annihilation of european capitals was only five to fifteen minutes away trump has said the u.s. will start developing these capabilities again if russia and china don't agree to stop have to develop those weapons unless russia comes to us and china comes to us and they all come to is that they say let's really get smart and let's none of us develop those weapons china is not a signatory of the pact and has been investing heavily in land based missiles now some observers fear it could be joined by russia and the u.s. in a new arms race. oh i'm joined now at the big table by christiane bowling he is an expert on nato security policies at the german council on foreign relations right here in berlin because i was good to have you on the. so we've got nato standing

together with the u.s. accusing russia of breaching the treaty is that an important step or is that a dangerous step phase most of all an important step because it kind of really unites the alliance behind the idea that russia is breaching the treaty that has been language in several nato documents now it has been a very clear relational that it has not been deregulation only of the u.s. which if you remember has been the case some weeks ago when the u.s. president said ok he basically wants to be out of the treaty now he gets the support of all the how does which is a very important signal also to his russia which is that the you know the neighbors to united for this how important is this i.n.f. treaty from the cold war is it still important for today's security challenges and see if the treaty would be obeyed by all parties it would be still important because we're talking about weapons that can kill loads of people and

that still can steer up insecurity and uncertainty so if it would still be obeyed by the russians and the americans then it would be perfectly fine it doesn't so we have. not said let's say hundred percent proof there's not a smoking gun but there is lot of information gathering that shows all that in the case that the russians of breaching the treaty and how important is it that china has not signed this treaty if you don't have everyone you know limiting themselves you know than aren't you at a disadvantage you maybe meant for the americans that some important issue because they look globally on the security issue for the europeans and for the european theatre is of course makes a difference if you have more insecurity in europe that's what basically happens if you breach the treaty. but at the end of the day of course what would happen or what could happen in asia of course affects the europeans as well so there's a kind of a triangle you fact there's as well so they all there will be an interest to kind of if the i.n.f.

treaty is going to. and something new that could possibly get the chinese on board whether they're willing to do this is of course another question because when what you're feeling is the basically do you think it's dead i mean do you see russia falling into back into line in complying with the treaty as washington is demanding . i can't imagine there's a puzzle because on a simple person but for me for the moment i don't have the kind of the imagination that the russians might just say ok we just get rid of the. forces of the nuclear weapons without getting something out of it i mean the russian nothing very clever over the last years by kind of dealing on the fly so that well what happens then what happens that saved in this ultimatum and you know time runs out and basically is dead where are we in a new arms race not so fast not so fast because i mean if we talk about jobs race do we talk about having new nuclear weapons developed by the u.s. that would take some years or even more so the question is i guess or the u.s. first of all starts repositioning u.s.

nuclear forces to it's your age which would close the gap because for the moment we are kind of on our own if it comes to a kind of a nuclear theatre i'm not talking about war but in the planning calculations it would be possible from the for the russians to divide european security from u.s. security and that is an important and important point that weakens all threatens. the western alliance will not sure if that's true and that's what a lot of people say is the ultimate goal of putin's russia at the moment christiane we appreciate you being on the show tonight thank you thanks for having me. well now to france where the government has climbed down from a controversial increase in fuel taxes it came after three weeks of growing protests by the yellow vests as a protest movement named after those high visibility jackets that have become the movement's symbol and uniform earlier today the french prime minister went on national television to announce that the plan tax hikes would be postponed until

next summer but his move seems to have done little to appease the protesters and high school students have now joined the demonstrations. a french school going up in flames these images were filmed in toulouse but other images spread on social media showed similar scenes elsewhere high school students on strike for the second day the students say they want to voice their opposition to education reforms and show support for the yellow vista protests meanwhile on national t.v. the french prime minister announced the government was suspending planting creases to fuel taxes for six months in response to the nationwide protests that could have ended one exact guy has deep roots it's been brewing for a long time it's often stayed quiet ounce of discretion or pride it's today it is being expressed with force and in a collective way one has to be deaf or blind not to see or hear it or.

you don't don't but there was also a clear warning the government would not tolerate further violence from the yellow vests. so your new federal need to move to get another day of protest is organized on saturday it must be authorized and must take place peacefully the interior minister will use all necessary means to enforce law and order. sparked by an announced fuel tax hike the yellow vist protests have now come to reflect more widespread anger at the government that hit major cities causing damage and disruption over the last three weeks the government's move is an attempt to quell the son rest but yellow vests supporters say it's too little too late. it's not a sign of appeasement it's just a storming tactic there's nothing there it's empty there's no specific explanation . but i don't think that's going to be enough to put this genie back into its

bottle because now it's out and people are waiting for something else is an answer . the climbdown lizzi a threat of a setback the president of manual mccall his approval ratings have slipped sharply in recent months and it's doubtful this policy u. turn will appease the protesters. we're hearing some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world british prime minister theresa may is defending her bra trini in parliament as she faces an uphill battle to secure approval of the deal in next week's vote earlier today in an unprecedented move parliament held maine's government in contempt for failing to release a legal report on. leading u.s. senators say that a cia briefing has left them with no deal but saudi arabia's crown prince who was involved in the murder of journalist. senator bob corker said the jury

would find him guilty in about thirty minutes if it had the chance. mourners have been paying their respects to former u.s. president george h.w. bush members of the public officials who served under bush and his service dog so filed past the coffin in the words thunder of the u.s. bush died last week at the age of ninety four a state funeral is set for tomorrow for. jewish people around the world are celebrating hanukkah and as part of the festival of wines a jewish organization that handles claims for those who suffered under the nazis is hosting an international holocaust survivors night menorah lighting ceremonies are being held in four cities jerusalem moscow new york and here in berlin around three hundred survivors were at that event but amid the joy concern about

a troubling rise in anti-semitism. i see it going by lights the fourth candle on the menu of the hanukkah candelabra. the eighty five year old was still a child when she was imprisoned with her parents in a concentration camp in ukraine children love the cheeriest festival of lights but they are it was unimaginable. in the concentration camp we didn't talk about one hundred you didn't know if you'd be alive tomorrow tonight because every day every hour you expected to be shot. nearly three hundred holocaust survivors came to the hanukkah festival at the jewish community center in berlin but the feelings of joy at having survived and being able to celebrate together are mixed with concerns. when he's asleep even though this light burns brightly today we still don't feel safe

the anti semitism that once swept away the fabric of civilization is on the rise again today as we experience more and more frequently how jews and jewish institutions are attacked physically and verbally face to face or on the internet in the. last year or been a former teacher from moscow now goes into schools to talk about her experience under national socialism it is important to her and as long as her health allies she will continue to tell young people about the holocaust we have started there's an infant so we're dying where eighty five ninety ninety two only a few of us will live to be one hundred and i wanted something good to remain in the memories and in the hearts of children so they know what happened before and that it should never happen again for coleman is the way of need that's

less is so that. and as the a guardian is an optimistic person she is sure she'll be back for next year's festival of lights. you're watching the w. news live of from her when we'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news up to see if. her first day of school with. her first clinton lesson and then he sure is a grand moment around join the around the tank on her journey back home in our interactive documentary dora and the ranch and returns home.