i am. this is deja news coming to you live from berlin is this the end of arms control washington is expected to announce its redrawing from a key nuclear missile treaty just a day after talks with moscow to salvage the pact collapsed that has sparked google fears of a new arms race also coming up a religious minority that honest militants try to exterminate mourns the loss of its leader visiting his easy community in germany as their bid farewell and face an

uncertain future. and an end is insights to the deadly pool of glass gripping america's midwest some places but colder than the surface of mons in bring you the latest from chicago at the center of the deep freeze it doesn't sport it's crunch time in the asian cup where four time when those japan are facing off against first time finalists. as underdogs have surprised everyone to reach the final to face in controversy about some of their stop play as ahead of the big showdown. and welcome i'm on with that she my great to have your company. washington is expected to announce that it's suspending compliance with a key arms control treaty the u.s.

and soviet union sealed the intermediate range nuclear forces or i.n.f. treaty in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven the agreement aimed to destroy a whole range of nuclear missiles of the american c. russia's new s s c eight cruise missiles violate the pact because they have a range of more than five hundred kilometers moscow denies this last week parts of the controversial system were shown to the public mia moscow but not the missiles themselves for its part russia accuses the us of violating the treaty with other weapon systems let's first take a look at how the i.m.f. treaty came to be why it's so important. one nine hundred eighty seven and the historic agreements between the savior union and united states when presidents mikhail gorbachev and ronald reagan signed the i.n.f. treaty and marked a change of course after decades of cold war nuclear tension. the roots of the

tension was this the soviet s.s. twenty missile a nuclear warhead that could strike western europe at short notice. that worried those european countries on the other side of the iron curtain who were well within the reach of five and a half thousand kilometers. the u.s. response to deploy its own mid range pershing missiles in europe was met with protests across the west to protest the need for a new direction the result was the i.n.f. treaty. it banned all ground launched ballistic missiles with ranges of between five hundred and five and a half thousand kilometers the soviet union got rid of one thousand eight hundred forty six short and intermediate range missiles in the united states eight hundred forty six before the implementation deadline in one thousand nine hundred one a total of two thousand six hundred ninety two missiles were destroyed. under

thomson is the u.s. undersecretary for arms control and international security. spoke to her about washington's intent to draw from the nine hundred eighty seven pact so you think that decision will bear on the us part to withdraw from the treaty what we've been clear as you mentioned the secretary spoke clearly in december that. russia was in a material breach that we would invoke that it had sixty days as you mentioned on february second and if russia isn't in compliance with every second that our intent is to suspend our obligations under the treaty we mentioned it with partners and allies we've got great support i was just in nato last week briefed the now great support from the secretary general and our nato partners the treaty is very clear and our obligations are very clear and unfortunately russia continues to violate it but february second if they're not compliance will suspend their obligations what they did the difference you don't mention withdrawal you. and i read that and

it doesn't provide full suspension what's the difference. it does the suspension again we had said we will suspend it and then a six month clock runs if you will during that time russia still can get back into compliance but it frees our obligations under the treaty so we suspend be able to do the research and development of similar systems that russia now has fully fueled it in the field so russia in this case would have another six months to be in compliance to do. what exactly in question. that i'm not compliant with the treaty could you could you name this right so this a c eight is the is the data nomenclature them subdue and the russians know which system it is. we've continued to meet with them and show them intelligence and information on why this system is not in compliance we've continued to show them the test dates locations. when they conducted the tests there are intelligence

community and our partners we've shared that information as well and they continue to deny that the test results are the same we share this information we work very hard with our intelligence community to get the intelligence what they call downgraded so we can share it with our nato partners and share it with other allies and you've seen the results in response all of our nato partners and allies continue to call out russia said the same information they support our efforts to uphold the obligations of the treaty they expect a do when you arms race with a rational problem with a conference taking to. russia is developing you are tense it's gonna be a new arms race i'm not eliza told folks they talk about the challenges are going to be an arms race and i remind them that russia has fielded battalions of these systems so right now there's a race the russians are clearly violating and started the so-called race will continue to abide by the treaty will conduct research and development when and if

we're allowed to do so after the second will always develop systems that help protect our global interests from united states working with our partners and allies and this is a great example of that. joining me now is russia and this constitution exit from moscow a welcome constantino very moscow be quite happy with this u.s. move free to do as they please always russia. of a new. well i think it cuts both ways and said it is clear that in some respects russia will be happy it will be a bit able to keep the. s.s.e. eight missiles that it has already produced as before the a secular state saying it will also be able to deployed were it wants and i think it was one of the sweeteners that john bolton the national security advisor to president drum fraught to moscow last autumn when he said ok yes we're leaving the treaty we're sick and tired of you but you can deploy them for example against

china which is one of the sort of the it's a big white elephant in the room here because this is what america is also interested in deploying these missiles against the chinese on the other hand of course if president putin wants to start a new arms race with the united states we know what the result is going to be is going to be exactly the one that happened in the in one thousand eighties namely russia rules but the u.s. hasn't completely closed the door as yet we just have the u.s. arms control saying that moscow has six months to comply with alleged breaches do you think vladimir putin will be listening i don't think so i don't i don't imagine you're waking up one day and saying well god how couldn't i make good time is this charts no way of putting is very much focused on expanding russian military arsenal giving the military knew much area new hardware and i don't think you can

roll back even jobs because that will mean that we'll he will have to admit that he was lying for a long shot so i can't imagine this happening barring some fantastic sort of developments on some miracle that consider a mention of china the elephant in the real but they are those who say washington's move is aimed at china which is not bound by the street in a bow to building medium range missile as you said in russia. i think that many people in russia hold on not that meeting that will share that view you know about china in moscow they speak as they speak about the dead man either good or nothing but i think there's a growing fear of a chinese expansionism of chinese growing military might of the chinese very sort of strong arm politics on the global scene so as i said i think that to some extent . the quite a few people in russia will be happy with that's another issue is whether america

and russia will be able to find common ground on the chinese threat if this really happens then of course this treaty will be much less relevant let's put it like that to some extent it is definitely a relic of the cold war but you have to agree with the new products as and this maybe will be welcome to be discussed between moscow and washington in the coming years maybe again i'm not sure about constantine and us in moscow thank you very much for the analysis thank you. let me now bring you up to date with some other stories making news around the world the u.s. senate has voted to oppose president trump's plans to withdraw american troops from syria and afghanistan the sixty eight to twenty three vote came on an amendment to a bill on middle east policy it was pushed by senate republicans who are increasingly critical of donald trump's foreign policies. rival political factions in lebanon have agreed to form a new government after months of deadlock the country held its first parliamentary

elections in nine years in may last year but since then have been mired in disagreement celebrations are now underway as the delay had heightened fears of a major economic collapse. brazilian authorities fear last week's collapse of a mining danley have polluted the nearby south francisco river tests show the presence of metals in the water had a right to unhealthy levels since the disaster one hundred ten people have been confirmed dead another two hundred and thirty eight unlisted as missing. to venezuela are now west says interim president kwan why though is up in political pressure on the man he wants to replace he says he will not wait for president nicolas maduro to go and that is very already working on a transitional government why there was speaking to supporters in caracas as he

presented a plan to rebuild the country around the same time the european union boosted his efforts to wrest control from a doodle. good news for the self-proclaimed interim president formed by joel as pressure on turn socialist leader nicolas maduro mounts the european union now says it will help resolve the crisis in venezuela countries such as germany france bolivia and aquittal go in to form a group for ninety days with the aim of pushing for new elections. there is a full unity on the assessment first of all of the objectives that the european union and its member states have which is the one of having organise whelan's as soon as possible freedom of crowded presidential elections with international guarantees that comes shortly after the european parliament called on member states to recognize quite go and spend its way less acting head of state joining countries like the u.s.

and canada well that doesn't mean that the thirty five year old has the official backing of the new it could have to turn the tide in his favor boosting the opposition leader internationally as he dreams of support at home. was. just raise your hands if your house has no access to water these days the leader asked his audience in the capital caracas earlier on thursday. lots of pans in the crowd basic supplies are scarce in this whaler its economy has gone into meltdown why don't the transition government his building is devoting itself to improving the situation. there are two key elements for every project time and money but who is government does not have either but once the illegal seizures powers a new democratic government what have not just time but also faith hope and the necessary money to drive this country forward that is important. but is to support

the military that may be crucial in the power battle between quite dull and moderate. so far differing made on the side of the embattled president but as international pressure on him around become ever more dependent on retaining their loyalty. america's midwest is suffering a deep freeze that has killed at least eight people tend. just than those in the ring in daily life to a standstill but tens of millions of people thought the services have also been crippen's the full cost now so an end is in sight we have this from a bitterly cold chicago. the windy city from above covered in snow a peaceful sight for those lucky enough to be able to board a flight in or out of chicago since tuesday over four thousand flights have been

canceled out of the city's two international airports at the same time local services have come to a standstill while the brutally cold weather has killed at least a dozen people. if you want to survive and arctic temperatures here are some tips for chicago and where snow pants wear rubber gloves to keep your hands insulated keep moving or better yet just stay inside this is an area of the country that's very used to cold temperatures but even this is extreme traffic lights around the city are breaking buses and trains are practically empty we're standing next to a major thoroughfare right now in the middle of the day we've seen maybe a dozen cars drive by the city services are also shut down as people just hunker down inside to stay safe. the record breaking temperatures were caused by a shift of the polar vortex an arctic wind that normally swirls over the north pole

what does it feel like to you being outside it's like an article flipping called. isn't too bad as the wind doesn't blow and the wind isn't blowing you can tolerate it for twenty minutes as long to dress warm you know here not run around in shorts and a t. shirt you're ok. as the icy wind sweep eastwards meteorologists are expecting a rapid thaw bringing spring like conditions over the weekend this could present another set of problems flooding. it's now a major concern as people in chicago stay wrapped up for the time being. it's been a sad week for the u.s. see these want the most persecuted religious minorities in the world on monday their secular leader seen side big died following a long illness and hand over where he lived in exile to his it is well in the public eye in two thousand and fourteen you'd remember that was when the so-called islamic state over that northern iraq which is

a good these give me this traditional homeland they committed what the u.n. has labeled a genocide on the community tens of thousands fled the region many of them now live in germany which has become home to the once biggest community outside. india a small town close to hand over the community mourned for three days the secular head will be buried in iraq this weekend. to use e.g. community saying goodbye to tech scene saeed jalili bag. from all across germany members of the religious minority traveled here to honor their secular leader for the last time. the eighty five year old was very popular says one of his sons. my father was looked up to with great respect and loved by easy to see everywhere he

was a man who tried to solve social problems and it was his desire that you see these across the world you nice. for more than seventy years tax in bank represented the politically religious community whose story is marked by fleiss and expulsion when the so-called islamic states had danced in iraq hundreds of men died and tens of thousands had to flee on top of the us countless women were abducted and abused. from my father the worst time was after the third of august in twenty fourteen when islamic states attacked our territory the fact that you see the women were sold as sex slaves especially painter and that the international community looked the way that took the most out of them. over and over again taxi in bag appeal to the international community to protect his people. will miss his voice the mood is somber in the women's parea to their feet we are so

unbelievably sad that our leader the king of the year has left us you can't put into words what we are going through i cannot express my feelings. my anger frequently. the northern german city of hanover was the last place where taxi and bag the leader of the cds lived one of his sons will step into his place it will be hard to follow in his footsteps but someone has to give hope to this persecuted minority. children as largest linda deutsch a bank has reported a profit for the last fiscal year they announced the loss the first time the troubled bank was in the black since two thousand and fourteen according to the bank's numbers tortured by a profit of around three hundred and forty million euros the positive numbers are slightly below analysts expectations but still marked

a turnaround in the bank's fortunes they gained respect relation a matter merger with germany's smaller comments bank but many say that it could still be too small and too weak for competition. and we have more. earnings coming up on our business show with stephen beard that's later this hour we'll speak to a frankfurt banking expert about red germany's biggest lender is. heading but first let's have some sports football's asian cup draws to a close today with japan taking on cathar in the final while japan are regulars in the latter stages but forget that this is uncharted territory it's ranked nineteenth third in the world and has had to deal with plenty of controversy in the united arab emirates but now they could be on the verge of glory joining me to talk about this and to look ahead to this big game is mccambridge on the day of the

sports desk welcome ed are you surprised to see either of these teams in the final well like everybody i'm very surprised to see tar have made it they weren't among the tallent favorites of course that you just said ninety third ranked in the world but not only have i made it to the final the done so without conceding a single goal in this tournament which just goes to show how excellent they've been in this tournament now of course they're hosting the twenty twenty two world cup so you know this form is a huge boost for the nation given a lot of people who've called into question the fact that the next world cup is that they have no feel for all heritage but it surprised a lot of people is torn now my colleague ali moody has prepared a report for us giving us a bit more background on this final so let's take a look at that now. guitar players are getting ready for the biggest game of their lives the team has reached the asian cup final for the first time ever for a country preparing to host the world cup in twenty twenty two it's a chance to prove they belong on the biggest stage in football.

this is what reaching the final meant to football fans back in doha. more than just a sporting success the semifinal victory over the u.a.e. had political connotations to the tournament hosts have been involved in a blockade of qatar. and the result sparked fury inside the stadium because our players were pelted with shoes and plastic bottles after they scored and the end of the game. i think we manage quite well the emotions get in the game and on the players the they show the performance in in the game that that was the most important u.e.a. have since lodged an official complaint alleging two of kids are players are ineligible for the national team that include star striker imo as alley he's the top scorer at the tournament with eight goals already but he and his team mates face their toughest challenge yet in the final. japan have won the trophy four

times more than any other country and while their form has been unspectacular they have been efficient enough to deal with every opponent they face so far. is that. we're going to have to play an excellent and excellent game who want to compete against them but we are right at this point the players are confident and we're going to try to arrive well they've overcome hostile crowds and beaten some of asia's top teams to get this far another victory would see guitar make history. ok and then the report mentioned accusations against who have got those fears what exactly. will the u.a.e. claim to be in possession of documents which prove that two of guitars plays now stand out star players at this tournament in eligible to have played this tournament now neither player was actually born in qatar that's never been in question are born in sudan and iraq respect respectively. but qatar claim that they

are allowed to play in this tournament because their mothers were born in qatar now you may claim at least that this is force they say that they have documents which prove that their mothers were born in iraq and sudan as well and not in qatar which would cause the horrible shadow of a guitar going into this final because like i said of surprise everybody was there for all and this is slightly concerning the stories broken by an australian journalist called scots macintyre he also claims to be in possession of these documents so why. nothing has been proved yet. yet to respond to the allegations it does look as if you know something something files in a place like much other a lot of tell me what are you expecting from japan or japan or what among the prints on it favorites four times now therefore has been a little bit shaky going into this final but i think a lot of neutrals at least are expecting them to go one way or another one here ok ed mckay mission to the sports desk thank you very much. we stay with forth on the

january football transfer window has closed many clubs can no longer sign players for the rest of the season last teams around europe kept the purse strings tied to the wind january transfer window. joined english side chelsea on loan the london club can make the move permanent for thirty five million euros a type of deal that has been common over the last month. very reluctant to spend in england and italy and just about everywhere that's partly down to the financial fair play problem many clubs can't afford to buy they can only invest in loans christian police sic is another player who's been loaned straight back to dortmund for the rest of the season this after the bundesliga club sold him to chelsea for sixty four million euros that price tag makes his move the most expensive of this transfer window and the biggest move into the bundesliga was amadou haidar as transfer to rb leipsic he cost the club nineteen million euros and tread

a familiar path he's the fifteenth player to move from red bull salisbury to red bull owned leipzig youth has been a trend among bundesliga signings league leaders dortmund brought in twenty year old argentinian learn out of the to be as they look to stay ahead in the title race . stuttgart new center back ozone cabot is even younger and another teenager to arrive in the bundesliga is byron's out phone so davies the canadian joins the reigning champions for ten million euros as their only major newcomer but overall it was a quiet transfer window for the bavarians who were unable to make a star signing this january. i'm on the thought she might thank you for your company business news is up next with steve.

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germany's largest lender finally get some good news deutsche of og posting its first annual profit in four years but is it enough for the embattled bank to stave off a merger with a rival lender. and what to do about the growing need for caretakers in japan immigration is one answer but japanese society is also.