he is in brussels to discuss the w. entry energy corporation trade and investment russia is the last major economy that isn't in the w t o negotiations which have been going on for two decades and now in new york resolution officials in moscow have repeatedly stated that twenty eleven is the year accession will finally be cheap whether despite the formal declarations business leaders and officials still believe it's not a foregone conclusion. that wraps up the business border in durham in less than one else time in the news.

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huge earth covered. welcome back to with our team here's a look at the top stories protesters in the middle east and north africa refused to back down with libya still in the throes of violence and bloodshed europe's under threat of drowning in a wave of immigration and only warning up to one hundred thousand refugees could. reach it shores. we can lease founder is set to hear whether he'll be extradited to sweden to stand trial over sexual assault charges silence denies the allegations saying they are part of the spirit see to hand him over to the u.s. . and by the end of the year the u.s. will ground its responsibility for sending humans into space to private companies

but for years to calm the russians rockets will be only way out of earth with many americans taking it as a blow to their pride. for the headlines here in our uprising as in north africa and the middle east continue to spread across the region despite ongoing violent protest in libya america caught off guard by the anti-government surge is still trying to stablish its role in the widespread up people former u.s. national security adviser brant scowcroft says that it's too early to predict how u.s. policy in the arab world will be effective. mr scowcroft thank you very much for joining altie you're in moscow as co-chair of president obama's blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future in your view would all the consequences for the u.s. middle east policy off to the toppling of mubarak in egypt and ben ali in tunisia you know one is always caught off guard by revolutions. because there are

a surprise if there were a surprise to president ben ali and to president mubarak it's hardly unusual it would be a surprise to. the. instabilities in the region are of course obvious and have been for a long time the question is can they be handled can they be dealt with in in a thoughtful sensible way or does it have to involve. unrest and violence and i think. we have to wait and see so far the egyptian crisis has been managed i think quite route to actually armies you hate to think very well neither repressing the demonstrations nor encouraging. its changes coming to the region and but that was that was inevitable as the old

leaders passed from the seeds so i think we need to be careful but i'm optimistic fundamentally fundamentally our policy should change in our policy is the development of open societies cooperativeness and progressive development for all the countries of the region and that's always been paul so i would like to discuss several foreign policy issues with you in iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including security personnel leave the country in your view is there a danger of iraq slipping back into the civil war i think iraq is in or is in or per day per carry a state they're still in fact forming a government months after an election to do so there are sharp divisions inside the country. and it's hard to say exactly how they will develop

i would be more comfortable. with a somewhat longer american presence so that they would be more inclined to solve their problems by discourse rather than strength but we'll have to wait and see but you don't think that. the danger is there oh i think the danger is there i think there are still still many forces tending to pull the country aside indeed one of the reasons for the strength of the dictatorship was to hold the country together but i am hopeful that the people will see the benefits of compromising their differences rather than insist upon them and destroying the state do you think that the nato mission in afghanistan is doomed just like the british failed in the nineteenth century in the

soviet union just two years ago no i don't think so because i think we are the united states is there for a different reason which is not to control afghanistan but to make sure that there are other terrorist bad don't use afghanistan as a base from which to attack us you anybody else so yeah who are our goal is much more limited and i think they're for. one can have more optimism than one did at the previous occupants of afghanistan you yourself i think have been saying that the term war on terror. was compromised it has indeed been compromised how does that marry with the you know with the terrorism threat that is not going anywhere well terrorism threat is one thing

a war is another and terrorism. is a technique of combat it is not you can't make war on a technique so. i think the war on terrorism was designed to motivate people for a maximum effort terrorist something that we all have to deal with and are going to have to for a long period of time it's in part a product of the modern age like television like radio people are now politicized by issues that they didn't care about well because they didn't know about them so i think it's a long term struggle against extremists who want to destroy a civilization that they can't cope with it seems that there is no progress in stopping the iranian nuclear program in your view what are the chances that the

united states may resort to the military option i think there is still the possibility to avoid a confrontation. i think iran is a case. that's relative related to the reason that i'm here and that is cooperation between the united states and russia on the whole nuclear fuel cycle. iran has every right. to have nuclear power it does not have the right to build nuclear weapons and i think. the extent to which we can cooperate to induce iran to take the opportunities that are available and that is nuclear fuel from russia return the nuclear fuel not insist on enriching it's only really. doing things like that

and i wouldn't rule out that. that we would be successful how much is you know is this the opinion shared in the united states i don't think i'm alone i am not sure but i don't think there's any eagerness. to deal with iran by force and i think the extent the increase in degree of cooperation between the united states to russia on this issue will have a big impact. on iran and what it decides to do but there is also quite strong mood within the government of israel and sort of you know they support an attack on iran well israel has what it considers an existential problem with iran but i think if we can deal with the nuclear problem. then israel will be reassured by that what is your assessment on has the recent.

announced by the obama administration two years ago brought any serious results it's not what could be the reasons i was a little disappointed for a year or so i am now encouraged. i think now that we're beginning on a much more positive course both sides have ratified the new start treaty and that is. a major step forward in terms of renewal in a cooperative sense the. nuclear cooperation agreement the one twenty three agreement as we call it is now in force and i think the the the warmth between the two and the progress we've made together with respect to iran for example and i think even on afghanistan there is a sense that we both there we have a common problem common of the export of terry the export of heroin so all

those things. are leading and i feel good about the reset right now why were you disappointed then did you feel that those two little happening yes yes i thought that i thought the language of reset was good but but there didn't seem to be much follow through for a time and now it just took time to catch all but now i feel very good about since you've already mentioned what is its political impact on the u.s. russian relations i think what it really does is that it has continued the framework that we build up really over fifty years of how to talk and how to deal. with the military nuclear issues that if it continues that process and now we can look at ways we still possess over ninety percent of the world's nuclear weapons so we need to work together to ensure that

those weapons are never never need be used. and that is to increase the stability of the nuclear bomb so whatever the problem between us is no incentive. to use them and i think now the way is clear for us to sit down and have that kind of discussion there's still there's so many nuclear weapons out there but just not just a matter of numbers it's doing the kinds of things that ensure that those weapons are never going to be used and that take that'll take a lot more discussion goshi thoughtfulness on both sides but i'm sure we can make progress now that we've laid the groundwork for further steps and final question is about president gorbachev with his upcoming eightieth birthday you of course met him and negotiated with him and his team could you give us your impression of the

man and his legacy he was a fine man and a strangely intelligent man and i think. played a indispensable role in the end of the cold war and for that i think he should be revered is there are there any personal memoirs memories or impressions that you that's going to jump into mind oh i have so many he was. always to me warm and friendly and. very cerebral in the sense of discussing issues dispassionately and where the world ought to go where the relationship ought to go thank you very much for this interview they are very welcome.

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to natasha so is it a busy day in sports day all right you know the football plus i got some basketball from the n.b.a. and a bit of hockey from the cage while playoffs. hello welcome to the sports update live on our in the headlines first the chase is on goals on some major upsets in the western conference during the opening day of the playoffs. half see basel how to score twice against partick in today's europa league clash and they will also have to go in town with freezing temperatures here in moscow. and also twenty seven point stand rebounds for carmelo anthony his debut for the knicks and went on to be the box at madison square garden on wednesday night. but we began with champions league football where holders into milan lost to buy in munich in

a repeat of last season's final one nail the score in their last sixteen first leg of the sun ciro obviously a big disappointment for the host says mario gomez that is the only go in the ninetieth minute sailing the narrow victory for boy and in the meantime manchester united them all saying settle for a girl destroying the english premier league leaders unable to score at the style of villa draw manager alex ferguson admitting out of the match that he expected more from his man. i think it's going to be from homes where it was important we didn't do that. though so there's a point for me those old fine nothing that was true is old i don't think most presented any great problems in the concerns when history can go. to certain about for very good. for the first time i think both teams can so the showed. nothing grew up in the march to boys who don't think of a good much to watch. meanwhile spartak moscow are in good position to propel

themselves into the last sixteen of the europa league but i think our fans challenges with a one goal advantage against basel with us was looking for revenge in the return leg at luzhniki a spot that seemed down and out last thursday when they considered two bills in the opening period but second of all goals from me treat them borrow and brought them right back into the fold and then yeah no on a needs a strike in extra time so the muscovites complaint and impressive comeback is back to the capital for spartak above they've won only one of their own home games in european competitions and while the cold weather would seem an advantage to the hosts scarfing doesn't underestimate those coming from we will walk live it's. going to take place regardless of the with so thorough preparation is key we saw how will teams from woman climates complain these conditions during the c.s. compound. and we already found out what it is capable of back in switzerland.

so once again basel will need to score at least twice in moscow later today to have any chance of progress saying artie's richard volleyball flip now has the latest from the swiss same who braved subzero temperatures in the russian capital preparing for the game. things could've been so much better for bars old we could go billets past track to near over an hour of a person a gong however they imploded of an expert in minutes as mr struck three times to get ben the edge going into first his return leg i'm a suicide head coach knows his team will be up against it ya feel and. of course we've got a tough task ahead of us after losing the first leg three two that said we have got absolutely nothing to lose and i think my team will take to the pitch on thursday in a completely relaxed frame of mind we're missing a few players through injury but we'll be looking to put out our best possible side against spartak men to fit. the weather wasn't very welcoming for the visitors eva

the temperature pitch side when they trained was well below freezing around a minus fifteen mark or judging by what the players were wearing and it seemed they were preparing for a polar expedition rather than for a football match but said it isn't exactly warm up moments and basel and think doesn't believe it will be hard for his team to adjust this is we haven't undertaken any particularly preparations to combat the cold ahead of this match we will just dress up warmer than usual and will drink more by this i mean we won't be drinking beer of course but water and of course it's important that the players constantly keep moving when they're on the pitch. bonzo carney said four points clear at the top of a domestic championship a swiss league resume following his winter break the start of faith and basel have won all three domestic matches what is the reason to keep secret we know were good enough to get a result against spurs well the same time we mustn't forget about this was league these you know they have got some very important games coming up here and have

a good chance of being crowned champions so have definitely got to keep one eye on our domestic championship. but as head coach thorsten fink knows more than a thing or two about playing of illusion the stadium. playing and spartak moscow has been midfielder came up against the red and whites four times playing for by in munich around the turn of the century and he expects a tough evening when the match gets underway yeah some of this. russian football is improving all the time i know at the moment there are four teams from the country involved in european competitions spartak have an artificial pish and a very strong home support which i believe is the best in russia they'll have their fans behind them and we must make sure we concentrate which is certainly what we didn't do in the first leg i just need to business. spartak our favorites going into the second leg pulling their second half a rolex in switzerland last week of

a boss will be hoping to spring a surprise and continue their run in this season's europa league. will be absolute kicking themselves are throwing away a two goal lead last week in switzerland in the first leg a spot at moscow came back to win by three goals to two what awesome things men are going to put that result behind them and they'll need to score at least twice on what promises to be an absolutely freezing nights in the russian capital to have any chance of progressing to the last sixteen richard i'm portrayed r.t. . moving on to playoffs welcome might save overcame a difficult early hurdle in the opening game of the western conference quarterfinals local rallied to a five one lead by the second period but opponents did not manske scored three in a row off to that however with time running out the belorussians couldn't come play the come back seven for the final score and this one. wasn't enough to decide the one as in the rest of the games the star studded sky same thing this first held the spar back up snow off while i edged out. and also western as i did not feel west on

five l. afghan namesakes from riga has. now. tension raced ones higher with the big game the kitchell playoffs getting started on wednesday even more so when it comes to name six deliberate. star their best of seven series in duration pivotal pre-season favorites the balloon was was quick to put the bins under heavy pressure here is denise a glimmer of dribbling through rigorous defense in stone early in the first period . moments later the must was latest signing both three some and phone himself in a great position to school but jones says we should meaning it was noon in the first intermission the passion of support from the crowd was the home side forward although it was due to score the opener mark hard to do in netting here to make it one nil. although it didn't affect the course of the game at all the grating

olson chances to score with us just nothing in front of the visitors gill in the final period meanwhile rieger were sitting their fortune on counter attacks. and a greater were to do schoolwork in this one one break away but michael gurr that stopped him. in just five minutes from the hosts efforts will finally reward. welcome rules to the book away in right from home to little mothers one one that's how it came to over time we still do number read a celebrity and that is there's first one easily funding now please but it's definitely the visitors don't we still quizzed we should be called the men of the match to their goaltender played amazing we had all the chances we needed we just couldn't score and. he made some really good c.z. even the ones that did go by and he was able to knock them away and. you know

tonight i think we played probably about as good as we could play but you know what a credit has to be told first reader no you know one new lead in their best of seven series against you know most you with the name six making it back to the same ice rink late tonight robert for the known marty. bit of tennis action now an eagle eyed the devil will be saying goodbye to dubai off to thomas burdick and that has drawn as early as the second round the czech taking it six three seven six to win only his second had to have a meeting with the russian in eleven much as benteke will next boy german for the factional in the last eight. over in doha this kind of occurrence into the third stage of the guitar ladies open to russian second seed threshing domini gets a book of a six was sixteen to set up a meeting with another slovak hunk took over. and elsewhere two thousand and

six with a nod to patrol that leaves the tournament off to going down to none other than world number one caroline was knocking the day moving through six three six two was not the wrong the divide championships a few days ago and seems well on her way to yet another w t title. ls had over to the n.b.a. finally where carmelo anthony made a grey dave you for the next as he scored a game high to help laid new york to victory over the bucs melo. joining fellow all star mars star them are in the front quote the mix of both sounds doing madison square garden not good showcase his skills are having twenty seven points and ten rebounds as new york held on to beat me walking one fourteen two one zero eight with a victory the next match their way in total of twenty nine from last season meanwhile anthony clearly looks like he's here to stay. but a reaction was great throw a great man you know i never experienced anything like that before they were just

running now you know this is going crazy just. the system. has been. just excited you know so dangling down there that's come out. tonight that's the amount of and that's all it is and suppose for the moment let's not check the weather stay with us.