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here from the russian capital t top stories this hour a london court rules wiki leaks founder should be extradited to sweden over sex crimes allegations. the case is politically motivated to get into the u.s. where he's wanted for making classified information. let people decide their own future that's a message sent by prime minister vladimir putin as he addressed western meddling in international affairs at a meeting in brussels it was a condemned the use of force in the arab regions as he spoke with top european officials. braces it so for a massive flow of migrants and calls on the e.u. to rescue it from a humanitarian crisis which could see more than

a million people flooding the country thousands of refugees fleeing the unrest in north africa have already reached locals have started complaining about vandalism and think. about one other update for less than fifteen minutes from now in the meantime we talk to the former u.s. national security adviser brant scowcroft about his views on the current revolts across north africa and the middle east as well as america's relationship with russia and that's our interview next. mr scowcroft thank you very much for joining altie you belong to the school of foreign policy realists that's what they say they say and you're republican with a career stretching across five american x. administrations so i would like to discuss several foreign policy issues with you in your view what are the consequences for the u.s. middle east policy after 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 united states. the instabilities in the region are of course all b.s. and have been for a long time the question is can they be handled can they be dealt with in any 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 but that was that was inevitable as the old leaders. past from the seed 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 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 a programmer precarious 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 thirty years ago no i don't think so big as i thing. 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 costs you anybody else so yeah our our goal is much more limited and i think therefore one can have more optimism than one did of 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 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 well 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'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 returned the nuclear fuel not insist on in reaching its own uranium or doing things like that

and i wouldn't rule out that. that we would be successful how much 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 increasing degree of cooperation between the united states and 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 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 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 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 know that we have a common problem common of the export of terror the export of heroin so all

those things. are 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 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 issues 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 be used and that is to increase the stability of the nuclear about us so whatever the problem between astaire's no incentive. to use them and i think now the way it's clear for us to sit down and have that coming 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 mr scowcroft thank you very much for this interview they are very welcome.

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top stories this hour on r t a london court rules that wiki leaks founder should be extradited to sweden over sex crimes allegations. the case is politically motivated to get into the u.s. where he's wanted for leaking classified information. let people decide their own future and that's the message sent by prime minister vladimir putin as he addressed western meddling in international affairs of a meeting in brussels he also condemned the use of force in the volatile arab regions as he spoke with top european officials. italy braces itself for a massive flow of migrants and calls on the e.u. to rescue it from a humanitarian crisis which could see more than a million people flooding the country thousands of refugees fleeing the unrest in north africa have already reached its shores and locals have started complaining about vandalism and. i'll be back with more news for in less than fifteen minutes

from now in the meantime the sports news with. russia now has two teams in the last sixteen of the europa league well it could be three by the end of his bullets and but for now you are absolutely right petersburg are through along with moscow details on that and more in just a moment. a little welcome to this for an artsy come into your life from the russian capital with the cost for a band let's take a brief look at the stories and visit us and. european landscapes parts car up against basel while their domestic league rivals in needs are already through to the last sixteen. taking flights more goals and surprise up says during the second day of the cage shells gogarty called playoffs. high octane thrill of salt racers

from across the water spoiled the world's come together at a tournament in moscow. spartak moscow are in good position to propel themselves into the last sixteen of the europa league by their record his charges with a one goal advantage against basel with the swiss looking for revenge in their return leg at luzhniki. and in the long term of the game the becoming the second russian sides have progressed to the last sixteen in european action the reigning russian champions rebalancing from a two one deficit to the young boys with an inspired three one win at the stadium rubin's have it all to do against the netherlands side they want to have a crack at the st petersburg squads in the next round they. will need three goals on the road to move on. elsewhere liverpool finally was able to solve the sport's defense scoring the person goal between the sides and it's a match a sporting bing late in the against the rangers are the only team to have their

place in the next round all but secured there are one nil against. and five nil on aggregate be on hold and also getting there with a three one lead over leaders on the night. both the beasts of the east and the best of the west went head to head on the second day of vacation playoffs the western conference teams playing and back to bag aims after wednesday's opener while things just got started on the other side of the bracket the league's top dogs avatar was surprisingly defeated by the ranking if you can make an overtime that's a little game you draw or even match them silver medal. pulls away by scoring two goals in the third period. you live has their way with playoffs for his c.b.d. and look what seeds fail to go to off in their series with the number of missing out there losing a game to hold moving on the force have won the old cups contested and beat fellow snow leopards in their first match of the opening series in the east. and there

it's i dance to spark talk after overtime in the second match from the most to reach and lost the second home game to seven it's one zero in that sigh and moscow's illusions are we saw another series get even get sweet. and there are namesakes from the russian capital. and senate. and some us burdick are on a collision course as are progressing to the semifinals all that do bites and it's championships this server was off to a slow start against florian mayer but held on to say the opening set seven five german i'm able to step up his game in the second set with a job at its initial strong seven five six one the final four battling. for the taking care of business by deeds in the chair in straight sets the scene leads me to question because i didn't go in the second round also had a slow start in the quarter final encounter the world number seven go holding the

very wrap the opener seven five seven five that's the one that was the one that. now let's head over to the n.b.a. where carmelo anthony made a great debut for the next as he scored a game high to help lead new york to victory over the bucs melo joining fellow all star on mars didn't meyer in the front door given the exit polls and madison square garden the former nugget showcased this skills driving twenty seven points and then we downsized held on to the walking one forty one zero eight with the big three the next match there of twenty nine from last season meanwhile anthony clearly looks like he's here to stay. but the reaction was great great man you know i never experienced anything like that before we were just running now you know the fans going crazy just. my system.

we're just excited you know so dang going down and you know to come out. tonight you know there was a rhythm in the mountain. another and move stateside with williams coming from you new jersey just before the league's trade deadline nets owner. has been at the heart of the n.b.a.'s numberous trade negotiations the russian however was initially unable to bring in carmelo anthony who went to next door neighbors new york but now the nets have convinced one of the league's top five point guards to leave the jags. forward to get. favors harris to first round picks and cash considerations in exchange and that still have plenty of financial resources to build a solid team around one of the. facilitators. there were plenty of high octane thrills at moscow's main racecourse and the defenders of the fatherland

say celebrations top racers from across the beagle categories coming together at the invitation all tournaments to see the best of the best of course there are reports. motor sports fans willing to brave subzero temperatures in the capital were rewarded with a high powered spectacle the who's who of russia's racing world on hand of the twenty second stars race hosted by one of the country's premier automobile magazines two thousand and eleven to car runner up. in formula one lotus renault test pilot and some of the more recognizable names taken part russia's first ever f one driver vitaly petrov also on hand to witness the event but did not participate in the race. events after his lotus rental teammate robert qubits a suffered serious injuries during a rally event earlier this month the twenty six year old preparing for the formula one season opener on march twenty seventh. it's unfortunate that i'm not allowed to

participate here due to the qubits the situation but it's always great to be back in russia as far as the formula one season we have no problems with the bahrain grand prix being cancelled that just means we have more time to prepare for the. australian grand prix. the first qualifying really saw the teams fitted winter tires on their cars and cureall the deegan took full advantage of the extra traction to win regular tires were used for the next race where a lot of revolutions starlight begin finished only seventh those results were enough to qualify the thirty two year old for the final three races diggins russian expertise serving a well in one of the final stages as he aged by one point six seconds with computer finishing third dmitri braggin finished second overall than last year's winner two musar did enough was third so an exciting snow battle on the track amid the holiday festivities even as the gorski. and before saying goodbye this check back in with the europa league matches that have already and we have liverpool and

sports who are yet to score against each other and looks like the game has ended that bring up those that are stables right now so liverpool. sporting drew against the rangers. are also through. have drawn against. moscow became the third russian team in the last sixteen. that's all the sport for right now meanwhile why don't you get involved by commenting and voting on some of the stories seen on you tube channel. sport news and you'll find this and thanks for stopping by.

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