level so i think they'll be a lot of focus on the saudis and all the able to increase production if we get a significant advantage. ok which is one managing editor of the european middle east africa from platts agency in london thank you very much for your analysis but . now that the business bulletin your up to date now join me in less than one us time for more business news.

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issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. here with r.t. advice from moscow on the breaking news. for you this hour a london court has ruled that julian assange the founder of the controversial whistle blowing web site wiki leaks will be extradited to sweden to face sex assault charges the judge said the allegations of rape sexual molestation by two women are extraditable offenses warrant was issued denies the accusations saying they're part of a conspiracy to hand him over to the u.s. he operates washington. published american secret war logs and diplomatic cables a staunch fears he will face a life sentence in the u.s. extradition defense team has

a week to appeal the verdict something they've already said they intend to do and we'll bring you more breaking news on this subject as we get it here on c. when i speak to former national security adviser brant scowcroft on the u.s. role in the world today. thank you very much for joining us you're in moscow as co-chair of president obama's blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future in your view what are the consequences for the u.s. middle east policy after the toppling of mubarak in egypt and 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 united states. 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 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 well in the egyptian army has behaved i think very well neither repressing the demonstrations nor encouraging them so. it's changes coming to the region and but that was that was inevitable as the old leaders passed from the scene 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 the policy 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 interpretor precarious state there 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 then 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 thirty 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 al-qaeda or other terrorist bad don't use afghanistan as a base from which to attack costs you anybody else so far 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 being compromised how does that marry with the you know with the terrorism threat that is not going anywhere where 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 war on terrorism was designed to

motivate people for a maximum effort terror is something that we all have to deal with and i'm 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 before because they didn't know about and 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 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 that 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 that is nuclear fuel from russia returned the nuclear fuel not insist on enriching its own uranium or 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 i'm not

sure but i don't think there's any eagerness. to deal with iran by force and i think the extent the increasing degree of cooperation between the united states or 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 and that's not on their own 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 has the recent with russia and asked 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 renew in a cooperative sense the. nuclear cooperation agreement and 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 of the we have a common problem there common of the export of terror the export of heroin so on those things are. our leading and i feel good about the reset button 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 it since you've already mentioned start what is its political impact on the u.s. russian relations i think what it really does is that it's continued the framework that we build up really over fifty years of how to talk and how to deal with the military nuclear issue that 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 to be used and that is to increase the stability of the nuclear balance so whatever the problem between us there's no incentive. to

use a man i think now the way it's 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 ation thoughtfulness on both sides. but i'm sure we can make progress now that we've laid the groundwork for further steps thank you very much for this interview they are very welcome.

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national pride. with a sports. sports update coming. 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 next who went on to be the boks at madison square garden on wednesday night. but we begin with champions league football of course where holders into the last to buy

in munich in a repeat of last season's final one the all the scoring their last sixteen for a slag and they sincerely need something obviously a big one for the host says mario gomez that is the only girl in the ninetieth minute sealing the narrow victory for buoyant in the meantime manchester united and maul say settle for a goal is joining the english premier league able to score of the. manager alex ferguson admitting after the match that he expected more from his man i. think it's going to be from home is always important we didn't do that. so there's a point for me those old fine nothing that was three years old i don't think most a present of any great problems and attack and since it went straight can go all. the thought go to certain about were very good. for the first time i think both teams cancel each other out i wrote. nothing grew up in the march to boast. good

much to watch. meanwhile spartak moscow are in good position to propel themselves into the last sixteen of the europa league but every carpenter's charge as well they want go advantage against basel with the swiss looking for revenge at their return leg at luzhniki spot same down and alex last thursday when they considered two goals in the opening period but second home girls from. dubai brought them right back into the fold and then on a needs a strike in extra time so the muscovites can play at an impressive comeback it's back to the capital for spartak now but they've won only one of their pos seven home games and european competitions and while the cold weather would seem an advantage to the house scarp and doesn't underestimate those coming from a will what climate you get all the match will take place regardless of the weather 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 is capable of back in switzerland.

basel will need to score at least twice in moscow later today to have any chance of progress saying artie's richard vanpool flick now has the latest from the swiss team who braved subzero temperatures in the russian capital preparing for the game . things could have been so much better for basel a week ago valid sponsor aren't true now over an hour of the first outing. however they imploded of an expert in minutes as visitors struck three times to give ben the age going into first his return. i'm a swiss science head coach knows his team will be up against it's you know you go 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. bring. the weather wasn't very welcoming for 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 it seemed they were preparing for a polar expedition raavan 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 clarity much 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 basel currently said four points clear at the top of a domestic championship a swiss league resume following its winter break it's not a favor yuri and basel have won all three domestic matches what is the reason to keep secret because all we know were good enough to get a result against spurs well the same time we mustn't forget about this was league

we have got some very important games coming up and have a good chance of being crowned temperance so have definitely got to keep one eye on our domestic championship whose. buzzers head coach thorsten fink knows more than a thing or two about playing an illusion in the stadium and playing in spots like moscow as the midfielder came up against the red and whites four times while playing for by munich around the turn of a century and he expects a tough evening when the manager gets under way you know it's movies and it does. 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 pitch in 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 as we do business. there. spots like our favorites going into the second leg falling best second half a row x.

in switzerland last week have a boss will be hoping to spring a surprise and continue their run in this season's europa league. will be absolute kicking themselves out of throwing away a two goal lead also you can switzerland in the first leg a sponsor came back to win by three goals to two what awesome things medical providers are behind them and they'll need to score at least twice or more promise to be an absolutely freezing nights in the russian capital any chance of progression to the last sixteen richard i'm portrayed r.t. . moving on to cape shell play offs well it might save overcame a difficult early hurdle in the opening game of the western conference call quarterfinals local rallied to a five one lead by the second period but opponents to not a man scored three in a row offer that however with time running out of the belorussians couldn't complete the comeback seven for the final score in this one elsewhere three periods wasn't enough to decide that one as in the rest of the games things stossel has cost and that has been held off spark up north while applause edged out several styles and also westerners of the number moscow were stopped by their last and

namesakes in riga as that of course now. tension reached levels higher with the big game the gay chill playoffs having sturgeon wednesday even more so when it comes to name six deliberate dinamo school in dilemma regas started their best of seven series in duration pivotal preseason favorites the blue and was were quick to put the larkins under heavy pressure here is denise a glow of dribbling through riggers difference in sterno early in the first period . moments later the muscovites latest signing ball full three son one phoneme self in a great position to score but all those chances we said meaning it was nil nailed by the first intermission the passion of support from the crowd was the home side forward although it was the number riga who scored their opener mark hard to go netting here to make it one nil although it didn't affect the course of the game at

all the blue and white skipped in creating all some chances to score with the r.s. just melting in front of the visitors goal in the final period meanwhile rieger were sitting their fortune on counter attacks the most or always had a great opportunity to score in this one on one breakaway but michael garnett stopped him and just five minutes from time the hosts efforts will finally are awarded blackamoor off to the puck away up in right field home to little matters one one that's how it came to overtime we still do number rega celebrating in the end that is there is first line easily finding the net on ball play but is definitely the visitors goalie quist who should be called the men of the match goaltender played amazing we had all the chances we needed. just couldn't score and . they made some really good c.z. even the ones that did get by on pain was able to knock them away and. you know

tonight i think played probably about as good as we could play but you know what occurred it has to go to hell first righ are now in a one elite in their best of sounds serious against a known moscow with a namesakes making it back to the same ice rink late tonight robert for the known party muscular. in tennis nikolay davydenko will be saying goodbye to dubai off to tell most bird account of his run as areas the second round the czech taking it six three seven six to win only his second have to have meeting with russian eleven matches burdick will now play germany philip in the last eight. over in doha vettel but over cruised into the third stage of the guitar ladies open the russian second seed threshing dominic at some sort of a six one six two to set up a meeting with another slovak took over. elsewhere thousand and six went on that if it truly believes the tournament off to going down to none

other than world number one caroline was not the day moving through six three six two was now he won the divide championships a few days ago and seems well on her way to see as another title. let's finally had over to the n.b.a. where carmelo anthony made a great debut for the knicks as he scored a game high to help lead new york to victory over the bucs melo joining fellow star all star amare stoudamire in the hall to giving the next town do you invent this and swear to god with all the nuggets showcased is skills grabbing twenty seven points and ten rebounds as new york held on to the milwaukee won fourteen to one hundred eight and 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 the reaction was great through agree you know i never experienced anything like that before they were just running now you know the fear is going crazy and i just got this system. has been

clear. those. are just excited you know. going down the road to come out. tonight you know that with regard to. that set for the moment more sports news in a few hours time stay with us. can .