in the russian capital top stories now. gathered in central moscow to commemorate the victims of a terror attack and. exactly three days after the deadly blast that killed thirty five and injured over a hundred. and the name of a reported suspect in connection with monday's terror attack. appeared in the russian press it's claimed a man from southern russia the region could have been an organizer even a perpetrator of the us. forces have reportedly built a next generation. of anti missile defense systems including those still under

construction. the russian economy and investment climate. of the world economic forum and. the russian president's speech on wednesday. i'll be back with another summary for in fifteen minutes from now on the upper chamber of the russian parliament has approved the long awaited start treaty caught up with one of the key players behind the negotiations and that interview with. is next. the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is set to reduce the number of strategic arms on each side by around one third which is a significant step forward in terms of both global security and the view lesions between the two countries for more on this i'm joined by the chairman off russia's

federation council committee for international relations. thank you very much for doing thank you for having me here president's new video and i'm bomb were able to sign this treaty before us and republicans gained control of the house of representatives of then they demanded that some amendments army before the treaty could be ratified were you at any point worried that this treaty would not be passed. needless to say that for us in the upper chamber of the russian parliament all the work on the flick ation has started long before the document was brought. to the floor to vote and we started our consultations with our colleagues in the u.s. senate even during the talks in geneva when negotiators teams were joined by american senators and by russian senators when we met in

prague during the procedure of signing of that agreement and right up to the agreement was signed in prague in april we sent our deliberation to washington we have a permanent working group the u.s. senate the russian federation council permanent working group which works successfully for the last almost eighty years it's co-chaired by ben nelson democrat from nebraska and by myself on the russian side so we started our consultations long ago and we were let's say trying to remove all the speed bumps on the way you. the read the for cation which could appear because the discussion was rather tough both in washington and in moscow and i think we did . a significant amount of work together showing that for us both on the capitol

hill and here in moscow. the word. the reset is not just a word we mean when we say the reset we need that reset unfortunately during the last twenty years we failed to work out the positive bilateral agenda both scald war agenda in our bilateral relations it's time to correct the mistakes of the past it's time to use that opportunity or lose it what impact does the ratification of the treaty have on all this we set off relations between moscow and washington i think it's a way for the continuation of. that joint work. again i consider that work to be the work on the positive bilateral agenda we did a lot by the way working on the revocation we managed to pass successfully through the u.s. senate the a so-called wanted three agreement on the russian american cup ration in the

nuclear field i mean the peaceful part of it the nuclear energy and. that is concerned we also are moving forward on the russians w t o accession america is very supportive we are moving relatively fast and i think that two thousand and eleven will be the year of russia's w t o accession after that i will merican partners will have to do their part of their homework i mean repealing the circle jackson benteke amendment which is one of the dinosaurs of political address it parker of the time of the cold war. but it's not enough we have to have more time as we have to have more docking mechanisms we have to have more bridges the more interdependent we are the better it is for our future how should treaty ready for kishen be interpreted by those examining russia's foreign policy well actually for russia it's quite the natural step. i think that one of the main goals of our

foreign policy is to have. a friendly or at least neutral neighborhood on i will borders. russian united states of america are only fifty kilometers far from each other we have a merry time boarding in the bering strait far in the north op in the north. and i think that for us the relationship with the united states of america is of crucial importance we are two biggest nuclear powers we are two biggest global powers we have to coordinate what we do in the international arena so for us it was quite a natural step just to explain to our viewers why have russian lawmakers sought to amend elements of this treaty well. the statements which we adopted both in the duma and in the federation council did not amend the text of the text will be implemented all the way to was signed by the two presidents and the same can be

also said by all the statements adopted by the us senate we make political declarations we are politician is likely to not go through there and here this is our with job and making our political declarations we will a draw. some kind of guidelines for our governments saying that these are what concerns these are our ideas and if you want to be successful as to governments you should listen to us you should hear our concerns and i think we are just trying to push ahead with two governments in that process of building bridges which make us closer to each other but what effect do you think these recommendations i think or special statements may have well of course our executive powers both american and russian should continue the work. of

all the mechanisms which were created by the presidents obama and via if in the framework of the reset i mean all the joint commissions all the joint to working groups. they have to work hard we should not repeat the mistake which was made by the previous administrations when president bush and president putin is. agreed that we have to build a partnership but that signal was not clearly sent to the level of two bureaucracies and two bureaucracies to my mind managed to bury successfully of the idea of real partnership between russia and the us and we ended up in august of two thousand and eight at the lowest point of bilateral understanding and mutual trust we should not repeat that mistake so we are trying to kick to bureaucracy as well lying to we're we're we're trying to push them forward we are ready to help them

moving ahead and actually i am going to to do it to washington next week to take part in the u.s. national prayer breakfast where i will have many meetings on the capitol hill trying to inspire my colleagues in the u.s. senate to continue our with joint work which we know how to do successfully we learned how to roll up the sleeves kick out the journalists and discuss the issues of bilateral concern before they arise those problems we know how to work successfully and we know how to work rita really. the u.s. interpretation of the treaty says that it does not obstruct from any missile defense plans while russia insists there's a concrete link between offensive and defensive forms does this mean that there is a fundamentally incompatible understanding of this treaty on on both sides well. much has happened after the treaty was signed on the eighth of april two thousand

and ten in prague nato and russia have successfully started the process of negotiations of joint missile defense project. we started working together and we are planning to continue that work the united states of america is a cornerstone of nato alliance we understand that pretty well so if we do that i mean missile defense project with nato that means that we shall be doing that project also together with the united states of america and and other nato member states so i think that the signing of. the product treaty between. united states america and russian federation gave very positive impact on the process of restoring mutual understanding and mutual trust between russia and nato so we are moving ahead and i think that the rectification

will help that movement a lot is it fair to say that russia has embraced the spirit of the treaty while the u.s. is focused strictly on the your letter off the law well actually i think many people both in washington and in moscow have been braced the spirit of the treaty the problem for my american colleagues the way i see it is a very tough discussion a very tough you for you allow me to call it political. fight between the democrats on the rip and the republicans mostly on the. internal agenda and unfortunately as it very often happens in many countries foreign policy and security issues become a kind of hostage of the debate on internal issues and we were really concerned during the debates in the u.s. senate that the reservation may become. kind of a victim of that discussion between democrats and republicans on the internal

agenda well the political wisdom prevailed that was a very good signal a very good indication that foreign policy does not become a hostage of internal debate but i think that most of the concerns and most of the criticism about the product treaty were connected with internal issues not not with the with not not really with the with the perception of of russia as as a partner of the united states of america. even though the treaty has been a ratified now some issues are still outstanding how do you think they will be resolved well we shall continue discussions we shall continue all the talks we have to a very professional very successful teams of negotiators which worked hard in geneva but worked successfully. and i think that the legacy of that process of negotiations in geneva should be used it's

a very valuable heritage we managed to revive the institutional memory which to my mind has. almost forgotten because for about twenty years the issue of arms control was not an issue of bilateral agenda so i think that we have to be moving forward despite the differences in interpretation it's definitely that this treaty is a great example for other countries how likely is it do you think that others may join this treaty well others should not join this treaty this is our cup of tea and we shall be drinking that tea together with our american partners big boys on sending strong signal to the others we are reducing our nuclear arsenals. we are sending a signal to you the next phase will involve your nuclear arsenals. it

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do so. in a free flight. commemorate the victims of a terror attack. exactly three days after the deadly blast that killed thirty five and injured over one hundred. and the name of a reported suspect in connection with. has appeared in the russian press it's claimed a man from the southern russia. could have been an organizer. of the. science fiction becomes reality as russia's own forces have reportedly built a next generation nuclear warhead capable of penetrating any. including those still under construction. the russian economy and investment climate to discuss storm made through world economic forum in turn for the event was set by the russian

president opening keynote speech wednesday. mornings for me in less than fifteen minutes from the next with the latest sports news for you. hello there you're watching the sports and these are the headlines. top seeds tumble down and. wozniacki lose out in the last quarter kleis is in the now. while better is undone by djokovic in straight sets in a men's semi final. three year tour de france came contador is punished. but it's been a day of upsets it destroyed an open russia's second seed there's a boundary over losing her semi falling to kim clijsters in the belgium will face leno in the final after the world number one car i'm mostly at ski went to one of

the over was hoping for revenge against clyde to simply tear in the final of last year's u.s. open however the russian was outclassed early on as number three seemed to control of the set out to gain a crucial break before setting out to move one up the world number two had breakpoint opportunities in the second set as she tried to get back on level terms but she couldn't find a way past plies to seal the six three six three victory in just under an hour and fifteen minutes. today i was able to just stay very aggressive throughout it all and keep my own force there is down put a lot of pressure on her. you know so i mean it was good on month very happy with the leader and that is this today i think should play a very good match very clean match i tried to hang in there you know i knew what i had to do but i think she was. really well in the quality of my shots and maybe good enough to hurt her today she was playing fast and maybe affected my

game a little bit. clijsters will play lee now in the final after the number nine seed stunning world number one caroline wozniacki the day in which cruising a set and a break up in the second set and she even had a match point leading five four however from nowhere. hit back to break a pony twice to send a match into a decider and then to spawn both ways in the decider broke to lead for two and then again for a five three lead and had the chance to serve out the victory in the twenty eight year old held in of completing a stunning victory as wozniacki missed your forehand while in the process she becomes the first ever chinese player to get to a grand slam final. of course this is a good experience for my whole life because many prayer is a pretty. long time but they never come to the final four. the next two days sometimes and matches. can change everything and i

didn't get my much from. well sure. about the most important points and she won the most important one which was the last one and of course right now i'm sitting here and i wish i would have won the match it's quite difficult to get through that one another shocks or not a joke of it reached the men's final at the expense of defending champion roger. federer this whistle using straight sets a real surprise after the first set went to a tie break it looked like it would be a long dog getting counted joker's which won it to go a set up and then federer bounced back and was four games in the second. credit djokovic has stayed aggressive and went on to take that set seven five handing federer a dose of his own medicine. not point it never look like that or would fight his way back djokovic claim in the final set six four he will face either and be merry

with david for a in the final. he's without a grand slam title in his possession for the first time yes. another twenty elbow injury has forced justin then to retire from the sport for a second time the twenty eight year old how to ride armstrong journey of the open where she lost in the third round to the russians for business of before the told the former world number one hundred been sidelined for six months elbow problem. now let's start with tennis but moved to moscow russia has recently retired two time grand slam finest and then picture lena dementia is picking up her racket again but this time for charity in an effort to reintroduce all fans to the game she was joined by her two years ago club mates you can it's in ski and. the four stars paired up were tied after two sets however limpy champion demented and double specialist ski managed to win the last set on

a tie break but the outcome of this match was not important as the athletes are discovering a new i'm rewarding way continue to play their favorite guy. today the most such a great experience to have all this keep supporting us and being so close to the chance to watch all the famous russian stars here in our club it's been you know a great experience for for us and also for the for this young people and for the future of they may come here. and trying to become a professional things players i hope so. very excited to take part in such important activity and. just are very grateful to all the sponsors for part of this event and just a very mazing good. thing is gave me so much in my life right now every chance to give something back to big kids just just a very amazing moment. great cause not some folk well action in the running russian

champions any have been continuing their training in dubai ahead of their new domestic season which gets under way in around six weeks time their opponents were from saudi arabia and both teams are competing to try and win the match will had chances to schooling but it wasn't until just after the hour mark that the deadlock is on breaking to seize the flaky free kick given some pigs big side delayed the keeper left completely wrong for the day we were just ten men light on i think allows a big central. to pay for that as deep into stoppage time it out i'd like to get a fantastic free pass to the stepmother that sent me into a penalty shootout and should have called misfits and than it is that. i was going to see a victory for the taking in saudi arabia. and england city will play arsenal in the final of the carling league cup after the blues overcame west ham off the extra

time in the second leg of their semi final trying to one from the first leg the pressure was certainly on birmingham but it was the visit is enjoyed the better start and they will reward it on the hof our mark thanks to that extent strife and carlton cole would put west ham three one up and down to get the blues david silva lifeline one midway through the second half is a boyish strike from the back of the net after the harmison failed to clear a more germs and then sent the game into wrecks the times he made it three three on aggregate. on the hind side. victory. thanks to craig gardner's long range for a fantastic comeback from silver tide and for one when i get through to the final but there are some. let's go to the k. . have snapped their three game losing streak thanks to an overtime win over the saving at the same pittsburgh start believing it's matching the shells most instances the better more months descended into overtime easily used. alexia she's

decisive goal and in the only other match of the evening guard came from behind to beat. the shooter. triple tour de france champion alberto contador has been handed a one year ban for failing a drugs test last year the twenty eight year old receiving the punishment from the spanish cycling federation after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol last year's tour de france which he went on to win contador claims the sort of things came from eating contaminated meat by accident that appears to have been taken into consideration is normally right his face to the band contador has had just under two weeks to a pale but if the ban is upheld he could be stripped of his latest tour de france title for the moment though the riders says he's just concentrating on training with his new sax i bet. you others to. restore my work it's the most important thing right now regardless of what's going

on around you you've got to work that's what brings you or war to the future. tiger woods is gearing up for his first golf tournament of twenty eleven the american would see off at torrey pines in california torn which he has won seven times twenty term was here to get to tiger woods the headlines were all about private life rather than going gold course many as the former world number one failed to win a tournament last year the thirty five year old says he. he's there with his preparations going into the season and he's been working on his swing and he's putting while he isn't hampered by any injuries it promises then to be a big here seem still we still four majors of jack nicklaus's record of eighteen however he's just glad to put his troubles behind him. obviously was. consumed by other things last year and had to deal with and life goes on moves forward. most exciting about this year. having

a proper perspective on things my kids are doing great. that's my number one priority. and a golf ball somewhere down the list after that. i will stay stateside because the new orleans hornets have he called their franchise record of ten consecutive wins in the n.b.a. following their triple digits win against the golden state warriors the hornets pulled away by thirteen points after the first lead they would not relinquish individuals like monta ellis dorell wright shaun for the warriors but every corner started finished in double figures including chris paul got amassing a double double of eighteen points and seventeen assists one hundred twelve and two hundred three the final score cine orleans the last time they went in for ten matches back in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine the n.b.a.'s longest active winning streak. well done to them that is all sports the weather is not.

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