this is news coming to you live from berlin is this the end of arms control and washington is expected to announce its redrawing from a key new cabinet side treaty this comes a day off the collapse of talks with moscow to salvage the pact there now google fears of a new arms race. like an article. called. people in chicago hunker down in the beauty of cold temperatures affording to record lows in several areas but relief is on the way plus. it.

is really to help to close this year's year of vision song contest but the event is already surrounded by controversy. washington is expected to announce its suspended compliance with key arms control treaty now the u.s. and soviet union sealed the intermediate range nuclear forces or i n f treaty in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven degree meant aim to. carry category of nuclear missiles not the american c. a new generation of russian cruise missiles violates the pact an accusation moscow denies last week parts of the controversial weapon system were publicly displayed

near moscow but not the missiles themselves russia also accuses the us of violating the iron if treaty with other weapons systems this is being signed the treaty is underpinned three decades of arms control measures let's take a look at how the i and if treaty came to be and why it's so important. one nine hundred eighty seven and the historic agreements between the savior united states and presidents mikhail gorbachev and ronald reagan signed the i.n.f. treaty month to change of course after decades of cold war nuclear tension. the reach of the tension was this the soviet twenty missile a nuclear warheads 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 missiles reach a 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 the protests showed the need for a new direction the result was the i.n.f. treaty. 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 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 thompson is the u.s. undersecretary for arms control and international security detail. spoke about washington's intent to be drawn from the one nine hundred eighty seven pact. 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 our

obligations with the intent to withdraw if they don't get back in compliance but we have blighted by the treaty for the entire time and by suspending their obligations that we'll be able to do the research and development of similar systems that russia now has fully fueled it in joining me now is russia and this constantine exit from moscow a welcome concertino really moscow be quite happy with this u.s. move free to do as they please always russia. of a new cold war. 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 but the a secular state saying it will also be able to deploy it were it wants and i think it was one of the sweeteners that john bolton of the national security advisor to president drum froths to moscow last autumn when he said ok yes we're leaving the

treaty we're seconds out 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 a deployment 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 in one thousand eighties namely russia rules but the u.s. hasn't completely kills the door as yet we just have the u.s. arms control chief 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 daryn 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 this fantastic sort of developments on some lyrical bit consider mentioning china the elephant in the room of they are those who say washington's move is aimed at china which is not bonded by the street in a pile 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 chinese expansionism of chinese growing military might of the chinese very sort of strong arm politics on the global scene as i said i think that to some extent. 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 promise as off and this maybe it will be welcome to be discussed between moscow and force in the coming years maybe again i'm not sure about constantine i guess in moscow thank you very much for the analysis thank you. here now a look at some other stories making news around the world venezuela's opposition leader one required though has accused a special police unit of coming to his home and threatening his family the leisure encounter came as quite tries to persuade venezuelan security forces to support him in a standoff with president nicolas maduro the police deny the officers went to buy those home. the u.s.

senators voted to oppose president dollar transplants 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 policy improvements certainly. a panicked elect heard injured at least four people as a try to escape crowds in the indian city of july and the wildlife officials eventually managed to capture the big cat and take it to a civil conflicts between wild animals and people have increased in india as people encroach on wilderness areas. america's midwest is suffering from a deep freeze that has killed at least the temperature is higher than those in the ought to bringing daily life to a standstill for tens of millions of people objects of this is the voice of

encrypted but full cost now show an end in sight we have this report 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 he did not run around in shorts and a t. shirt. as the icy wind sweep eastwards meteorologists are expecting a rapid thaw. spring like conditions over the weekend this could present another set of problems flooding is now a major concern as people in chicago stay wrapped up for the time being.

and that the. reporter in chicago until is a largest lender. reported a profit for the last fiscal year the announcement last the first time the trouble to buy was in the black since two thousand and fourteen according to the bank's numbers made a profit of around three hundred and forty million euros the positive numbers are slightly below analyst expectations the same on the turnaround in the bank's fortunes they again raised speculation about a month to have been chimneys smaller combats that many say it could be too small and too weak for competition. he used to be a powerful symbol of the german economy georgia bank but it's been in crisis for years the problems are mainly self-made the police raided the company in november the suspicion was money laundering once again a scandal with a german industry leader its reputation is ruined and business is bad also in

investment banking. a bank share price fell by more than fifty six percent in twenty eighteen. in the global ranking it's far behind american and chinese banks in eighty ninth place. christiane's evening has been the new chief executive officers in april twenty eighth seen he wants to turn the tide and make the bank fit for the future again the political pressure is increasing for the c.e.o. to get his house in order. israel is gearing up to host the sea as euro vision song contest the event is still a few months away but already it's surrounded by controversy israel move the location from the contested city of jerusalem to tel aviv to defuse the outcry but the criticism hasn't stopped what was meant to be a celebration of music being nations together threatens to become the opposite did

obvious tahlia trailer has this report. from that israel's eurovision song contest winner last year in lisburn she was the public's favorite with an unusual outfit and distinctive song toy it changed her life as musician. one hundred eighty degrees different i was a blues artist singing and basements and i did my looper stuff at home whoever. i wouldn't have imagined in in twelve months. to become that perfect everyone is read the right to host this year's contest for the first time in twenty years. in may funds from all over the world expected to come here to tel aviv but the song contest is being held but despite the enthusiasts and they have been cause to boycott the event hosting the grand finale

in tel aviv rather than in jerusalem a city that internationally contested status has deflected some of the controversy several international artists and celebrities have started petitions to stay away from the event accusing israel of piloting palestinian human rights and its military occupation a lot of people demonstrated in all sorts of countries way down and england and ireland against sending some of the singers to israel to the show and no one canceled which is surprising having said that we have three months to go i'm pretty sure it's going to be loud very loud i mean a lot of demonstrations letters experience criticism herself on social media and on stage but she prefers to focus on her music and has just released her second singing this process about.

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