my name is the about of the hook and i wore t. to. play. play. play. play. this is d w news live from berlin are russia and the united states lining up for a new arms race. the united states will therefore suspend its obligations under the i.m.f. treaty effective february second. the us also says it will pull out of the kenya clear disarmament pact completely in six months it's russia just nonstop violating

it also coming up ugandan officials seize the biggest haul of illegal ivory entangle and scales they've ever caught by seeing through unlikely disguises. and the big rush is on as millions of chinese packed trains to celebrate the lunar new year with their families to take a closer look at humanity's biggest annual migration. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston. washington says it will formally notified moscow later today that the u.s. is withdrawing from a key arms control treaty secretary of state might pump aoe announce a decision on friday saying the u.s. will suspend its compliance with the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty it

will then withdraw completely from the a court in six months if moscow does not and a legit violations of the pact. it's the end of months of speculation and tension secretary of state mike compel you has officially signaled that the arms control treaty which has helped keep european safe could soon and if russia does not return to full and verifiable compliance with the treaty within the six month period by verifiably destroying its i n f violating missiles their launchers and associated equipment the treaty will terminate this is the weapon that the u.s. is talking about the russian built as a c eight a missile system washington and many experts believe has a range of more than five hundred kilometers which would mean it's a violation of the i.n.f. treaty. but the kremlin says it never intended to violate the agreement a russian foreign ministry spokesperson says the u.s. ultimatum is part of a strategy to dodge its international legal obligations. for many european

countries the end of the i.m.f. treaty brings back memories of the cold war and it stokes fears of a new arms race the german chancellor angela merkel called on both sides to continue talks. for us it's clear that russia has violated the treaty and that's why we must talk to russia on behalf of germany foreign minister haiku muss and myself will do everything to make talks possible again in the next six months. the agreements between the us and the former soviet union banned all land based nuclear missiles with a range between five hundred and five and a half thousand kilometers that marked an end to decades of nuclear instability during the cold war. experts now fear the end of the i.n.f. treaty could not only further damage the transatlantic relationship but also threaten the future of other arms control agreements table use washington bureau

chief alexander phenomenon told us what is likely to happen next with the i.n.f. treaty between the us and russia secretary pompei us and the once one starts a six month clock that trump administration officials believe will and with the full american withdrawal from the treaty beginning on saturday the you asked would be free to start testing and deploying its own weapons it's not clear if this will happen but experts fear that this is just an opening shot in a new global arms race. well for more on the story we're joined now by michael barr enough he's the director of the german marshall fund office in warsaw michael thanks so much for being with us so what do you believe is likely to happen if the united states does indeed exit the nuclear treaty for good. so it's true that united states started the clock on withdrawing from the treaty

but we all have to remember that there is a thought agreement in nato that it was the russians who first violated broke that i see by testing and fielding. intermediate nuclear weapons that they are already have in stock so we are here evolved of three to four. four bit of missiles that russia has already feel it and as you are on this we could hear chancellor merkel is in full agreement with this so with us as well droid no but it's russia that. i don't expect anything you need to give to change rate no because the west does not have time to do it used to put in the field it will take years for us to develop such weapons all right so you say that nato has pointed the finger at russia blaming it for violating the treaty you say

is going to take a while for the us to develop anything but do we expect to be entering a new arms race. d.v.d.'s of the. western side. of the we would kid ourselves he would be lying to ourselves if we thought it you know not arms for us right now russia who's developing those weapons both. are thrown they have. no longer range noting to mediate range but also the whole smally. instead it will take a while for for nato or the us to respond in kind begin there's no disagreement among the states nato countries who is who broke that treaty now it would be what we could see in the short term if that u.s.

or other european powers the sites to field a short or medium range is there are not learnt that there are for example see events beginning with a long long time to develop based missiles they are not ready. to michael barr not ski from the german marshall fund office in warsaw many thanks indeed for your insights all right let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world and as whalen is bracing for a rival protest as opposition leader one why do presses president nicolas maduro to call snap elections many european countries have said they'll recognize why dell is interim president if fails to call elections by sunday. means that people are expected to demonstrate in the capital caracas. newly released footage shows the wall of mud that swept through a brazilian mining operation in nearby residential areas last week the mining waste

came from a retention pond at the mine one hundred fifteen people have now been confirmed dead in the disaster and another two hundred forty eight are listed as missing. in the united states the governor of virginia ralph northam has apologized for appearing in a racist photo in his one thousand nine hundred eighty four medical school yearbook a website published the image on friday african-american politicians have called the image disgusting it's prompted calls for northern to resign. to uganda now where officials have seized the largest contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales they've ever taken in a single operation all told the haul is estimated to have a market value of around eight million dollars in the end of thora days have been stepping up efforts to crack down on illegal trading into elephant tusks rhino horns and penguin scales especially to asia there they sell for thousands of

dollars a kilo for use in ornaments and medicines. the ugandan customs checked every container but they were suspicious about this one because it came into the country via a convoluted route from the democratic republic of congo true south sudan to the ugandan border inside to tropical timber but the tree trunk said be hollowed out and filled with ivory. well the book to intercept city are by trying to contain us which rest. of the continent oaktree to vietnamese nationals have been arrested and officials believe the ivory was headed for the asian market three hundred twenty five elephants had to be killed for this ivory there were also the scales of hundreds of endangered pangolins. a word for us this is one of the biggest hole interception of full boards which up prohibited to today been on the

international wildlife protocol or sites so we believe that this is a vice that sort of runs us from the nature of it to such space that we're having we're now into getting them attacking specimens from them the smugglers hadn't reckoned with state of the out scanners at this border crossing but as long as there is a market they will be smuggling. our rights in sports news now and bundesliga soccer hanover's new coach started with high hopes but his first match and in disappointment thomas dallen his team suffered a three nil loss at home to rb like life's a captain vittie orbán scored twice for the bulls after their fourth loss in a row hanover stay at the very end of the table. well this weekend's been his legal actions season title candidates by an endorsement face tricky away games for table toppers dortmund a trip to high flying frankfurt awaits wildfire and make the journey to a later quiz and sign rejuvenated by a new man in charge the results could be crucial in this season's tie title race.

day because a need to make up for a poor first half of the season that's why they brought in pace of bush's coach during the winter break he faces a tough early challenge in the form of buy in. this isn't a very good team but so we much of it will be an interesting game and i think quite intense as well. play because you have taken forty four shots in just two games under bush and with their high quality attacking players the team could yet play a decisive role in the title race. mixed into coulda morgan of course we could help dortmund but above all we want to help the people of laver queues and live because as i have. doormen themselves face frankfurt who have ambitions of their own when it comes to champions league qualification and they're certainly not lacking in confidence ahead of the clash. if you want to be at the top i think you have to

beat one of the top teams to talk to. frankfurt are currently in fifth place just outside the champions league slots there are potential stumbling block for the league leaders. the world's biggest annual human migration is under way more than four hundred million chinese are on the move to ring in the year of the pig which begins on february fifth that means an estimated three billion trips by railroad and air as people head home to celebrate with their loved ones. it's the start of a long journey home all these people are hoping to board train k six one seven headed. the lou new year sees millions leaving beijing for the provinces. inside the trains are over crowded not everyone has been. passengers to get creative.

secured a seat the twenty five year old engineering student going home to see his parents will be the. spring festival for the chinese is like christmas for westerners it is a holy day and everyone reunites with their families so it's really important for us. like many chinese only gets the family once a year parents and children. and travel expenses the high. end is no short journey outside the. inside these girls are killing time they're in high spirits. now they're heading home. we want to have fun the last thing i'll do is my math homework.

everyone a happy new year. and then it's time for lunch. and eating there isn't that much to do. it's a chance to catch up on lost sleep. gifts are a big part of the new year ritual. bringing something for the kitchen. after six hours on the train who reaches his destination and is ready for the fist of a tease to begin. he's looking forward to the food and fireworks the year of the pig brings with it plenty to celebrate. i'm very happy and excited finally i'm with my family i really missed them home is always the warmest place on earth for me i'm going to lynching. at home he's dead he's waiting for this so yeah the journey is over but millions of others

a still on the road and looking forward to a fist of time with their families. you're watching d.w. news coming up after a short break is world stories this week we look at how hip hop music is helping young people about the not the past american and from all of us here in berlin thanks for watching. hey listen up. video game music sounded like thirty years ago. to.