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alternative to the dominance of the i left for the world bank. in cold war one boss is sweeping america's republican senators into body no concessions for russia got a t.v. with missiles will be able to play soft obama was overheard assuring to be cheaper better more flexibility on arms control and. more the u.s. and russia don't see eye to eye on washington's missile defense plans in europe but as we heard next both countries must combine efforts to prevent a greater danger the spread of nuclear weapons. ambassador richard burton goes he did the first start treaty the strategic arms reduction treaty with the soviet union that was years ago is now a new start but according to some including yourself progress has stalled thank you for sitting down with us i want to begin with that start was science

a new start was signed in april twenty ten you yourself have said that progress has stalled how much does the u.s. plans to install missile defense there and russians opposition to it have to do with well i think it's a factor i mean there are a number of reasons that i think the process is slow down i mean with this has been a political year obviously a new presidency and a new old presidency and in russia presidential elections in the united states i think the russians are having second thoughts about relying less on nuclear weapons which is certainly a part of american policy but the disagreement on missile defense is also an important factor russia specifically has said of late especially that it's concerned about new modifications some three incept or missiles which i understand are believed or are fast enough to shoot down russian missiles in the sense so to

russian despite elections and despite how important national security platform has for the russian people for election it seems like it's really up there for the kremlin post by the change that we're about to see i don't think it's very helpful to talk about all these technical progress cities i think there is a real technical difference over the capabilities not of the existing system. that nato is planning to employ over the next two or three years we're really talking about a system that might be deployed after twenty twenty. and it's not even clearer. given the fact the u.s. is going to have to reduce its defense budget simply to meet its fiscal problems at home whether that new system will ever be deployed so i think there is time for the united states russia and others to sit down and talk about these issues why do you think you asked has failed to convince russia that one missile defense system would not be directed against them and two why can't them can't give them those

guarantees well i think that's a very good question and i think it's because not only russia but the united states are still locked into this bilateral bipolar cold war mentality and it's a problem both the united states and russia have had trouble adjusting to a new multi-polar world and dealing with a new range of threats that the problem nuclear weapons today isn't that the united states is going to attack russia russia is going to attack the united states the problem nuclear weapons today is the spread of nuclear weapons in particular to un stable countries say for example pakistan or even the nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists and this is a problem where the united states and russia should be work should work together rather than focusing looking backwards in the rearview mirror i'd like to talk a bit about president putin obviously coming back to the kremlin he has experience with this issue he's openly criticized it. and says that it undermines really trust

between the two countries how do you see him coming back to the kremlin and playing into that to both russia's foreign policy in that sense and to the progress well like i think almost everybody else i don't have the so i just idea. he you know he can he can continue with that kind of. cold war rhetoric that he ramped up during the election campaign and blame the united states for all kinds of nefarious activities behind the scenes or you can take a more. practical course he can be more putin in. the early part of his tenure in the early part of the of the two thousand two thousand and one two thousand and two and see practical solutions i think there is a practical solution for the setting a sort of issue but as long as the both sides kind of treat this as more of a theological position and. they won't make headway what about president obama how

does that play into reelection campaign the missile issue is not a big issue in the united states i mean the iran issue certainly is and but even even even so it's really domestic economics but obama is in a tough political spot because i think he would like to find an arms control solution to this problem and solve it he already backed away from the bush plan to deploy. these more capable missiles in poland and the radar in the czech republic. i think that he's got us he's got a u.s. senate. with some republicans that are making it difficult making it difficult for him to make i think give him the room for maneuver that he needs to go solution with. and also a budget center right you know that's that's that's a key issue here and i can we're talking about capabilities that are more than

a decade out that that actually the uniformed military the joint chiefs of staff are not great advocates of missile defense and so it's it would be a tragic irony if the united states and russia unable to move ahead on arms control . based on a system that will never be deployed in the in the first place what about the reset what we have to start over do you think has a failed to go i don't think the reset has failed at all in fact on some issues like afghanistan there's a lot of cooperate. i think on fighting drugs for example i even think in areas like syria where you know two or three weeks ago there was a lot of. angry rhetoric about the two sides positions even though i think even on syria the two sides are becoming a little more pragmatic and moving towards each other so there are a lot of strategic reasons for the united states and russia to work together. in

particular you know there are two big countries that face big problems challenges both domestic and international you know most of those issues i think there are similarly a lot you mentioned earlier that for american and a lapse in your missile defense is not a big issue but you run it's why what's the threat well that you've got to remember remember that in the united states a wee bit war in the middle east for over ten years there's concern also of course that iran it with had nuclear weapons could could threaten israel and seen as an important ally and there's also the threat that if iran acquired nuclear weapons other countries or other in the region like turkey or egypt might also acquire a weapon so it's the overall instability with the arab awakening the nuclearization of iran and the united states' involvement in that region which is is a matter of concern a lot of critics though would say that one there is not any proof that iran has

a nuclear weapon or is developing a nuclear weapon and also that there's a risk of repeating. weapons of mass destruction mistake made with iraq with what it's like you said it was and it wasn't just a mistake i mean i think that clearly in retrospect the information to suggest that iraq had had it was building a nuclear weapon was a flaw but no i mean the problem with the iran is no one is claiming you know that i'm aware of that they have a nuclear weapon the question is how close are they to a nuclear weapon and i think people honestly disagree. on that question but i think there's a general agreement including agreement between moscow and washington that if iran were to fire a nuclear weapons capability that would not be a stabilizing development for the region you can disagree on what the consequences might be and how serious they would be but nobody would i think like to live in

a crowded near libya or near a crowded nuclear region where iran maybe egypt maybe turkey and israel already possess a nuclear weapons capability that is not a very happy future what do you say to critics who say why can israel have nuclear weapons and iran not both in the region it's not a question of saying israel can have nuclear weapons or or not it's a question of doing what we would like to do which is move towards global zero and it was you know israel wouldn't have nuclear weapons either but i happen to think that a nuclear weapons free zone which would include both israel and iran where neither country would have nuclear weapons would be would be much better than the current situation that you mentioned earlier rhetoric building around iran and media reports suggesting that israel may in fact strike iran of course it's all speculation no one can guess what happened but if that was to happen and the infrastructure never almost destroyed that less than the threat somehow i'm not

sure the israelis could actually destroy your iranian nuclear infrastructure it's very dispersed some of it is hard and some of it's underground so they might be able to set it back but i don't think they could destroy it and the consequences would be very unpredictable i would assume that the iranians would retaliate in one way or another and the prospects for a regional conflict would grow so it would be a very stable eyes and step in my view i'm not a proponent of israeli strike against iran russia and the u.s. have very different approaches. ron is there any way that they can possibly work together to move forward on it started to happen back with the six party talks if they start again is that an option do you know i think i think they're i think they're working together now next month the so-called p five the permanent members of the security council together with germany p five plus one. and cathy ashton from the european union will be sitting down with the iranians to talk about

negotiated solution which would potentially permit the iranians to engage in peaceful uses of nuclear energy constraining their options for developing and to play nuclear weapons so you know this is a promising development diplomacy in the in the past has not succeeded with the iranians so i think iran needs are very sophisticated tough negotiators but this is an area where the united states and russia are working together in terms of iran and missile defense and all of the issues touched on realistically. you seem to be a bit of an optimist think but realistically how do you see all these issues playing out in terms of the global zero initiative in the next couple of years well i think they're absolutely critical you have to be an optimist but i think the big problem is is correctly you correctly identified it is that if we

fail. to. head off. the acquisition by iran of nuclear weapons i think that is going to open the door to several other countries acquiring nuclear weapons maybe three or four other countries in the region could acquire nuclear weapons that would not only be very be stabilizing but you know it's the danger and the twenty first century is the danger of the spread of nuclear weapons not the build up by the united states and russia do you think that go below zero is possible in the twenty first century it's certainly possible in the twenty first century and the question is whether it's possible in the next twenty years and that's thank you very much for being with us on our.

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flexibility on arms control issues. this is r.t. . and i welcome to one's even sports round up with me. now and strikers reunited you know missy faces former teammates of ybor hundred h. as boss allowed to travel to ac milan for the first leg of the quarterfinal clash in the champions league. while last paul hodes revise a detail defends his both team selection asked chelsea put one foot in the semifinals for a one zero zero just like the tree. and riders in the storm eight data. and overcomes the elements too with the first ever snowmobile race in siberia. places to champions league football holders barcelona have travelled to italy where

they expect nothing less than a pitched battle against ac milan in the first leg of their quarterfinal tie at the san siro because one side's star striker leonor resi will be pitted against his former teammate ratan in britain with bitch boss approach has lavished praise on the sweden captain this morning for now with injury distance and spraying. trick hero his side's all time leading scorer last week and will be hoping to continue his super for the san siro. missing legs complete and prefer to see him reach. his really his own feet. in the park and in the most important part of the season. we arrive in the chambers looking again for five six years in a rule in the quarterfinals. for the pluck we're so proud of.

well in the other time australia appeared to be considerable underdogs for their games home to buy in munich the depleted french side something this will prob recollect with seven straight defeats in all competitions last week and we see several key players through suspension first choice goalkeeper and regular captain steve land and experience center back consumer underwater are however on strike out of a crime they could start to sponsor isn't going gerry offered by an influential need that math in trying is an injury that most days stand in scope or not if i went out was not overawed by the prospect of the four time european champions. and also played. well aware this match is very important and no we shouldn't concede a goal like we did against inter could be decided by small details which are so we're all very focused we're not afraid of mind even though they have an impressive attack everything we can to play a good match michael savage should concede goals. meanwhile chelsea has

a manager that i didn't say i have says his bold selection policy has been indicated after the blues put one foot in the semifinals for the law in their victory at benfica italian left the scene is still on the a drugs but frankly i am like a lesson on the bench and solomon probably justified his surprise choice with a decisive goal after seventy five minutes telling fernando torres crossed defensively so my jealousy then held on to their first child because he's away victory this season and this one side's first defeat in eleven european games at the start here dolly was. a great you know it was the next in performance from our team. you know a difficult latest defeat. the very last year for a couple years and you so well you know they're good so i got some good. players and afraid that their place was to physical the players that i have. always thought that we looked. shyly. safely and well organized and i was friends or goes

to school it was. joe said beatrice you're one meal we believe that we were also able to do the same on the return because usually when people weren't pulling their weight we were going to london with the same believe. as if that's the only real one. match the one i live in cyprus can pay off the bench to inspire around madrid's to a three no thirst a victory over a spirited one it is they're carrying guns in our finally break the deadlock after seventy four minutes thanks to a cross from the brazil star turned score eight minutes later with a fine run and runs in are added his second in stoppage time to ensure the nine time european champions are firm favorites to reach the last four. we knew it doesn't feel this part of the game will be difficult for them because. we know that falkirk i love still to come in when the other team was was

a bit i was the worst moment. so do it but. it was a game with characteristics of a possible zero zero because they were. very well with us in the book so. surely things will be harder for us and i was out going to the team will give i was very soon again so we can bid farewell to the champions league simple way. now despite previously saying his six month loan back to form a slide. is a temporary move russia captain and i are having can still leave our small this summer we've also knows who just got as manager arsene wenger is planning to sell the club's biggest earnestly raise funds and name acquisitions so. around one hundred twenty thousand dollars a week could go on the market has thirty rolls has one year left on his arsenal deal. now moving on to ice hockey and some is going also because playoffs got

underway this wednesday night with the regular season one is up scar hastings and i was in some petersburg ansgar have reached this spot in the postseason for the first time that there seems to be no stopping the mismatch in the last league as men are leading by three goals to one early in the final period big thirty going off he was the grandson of the soviet hockey legend of the same name as i brace for the vehicle sent out was the other player on the scoresheet before do not call them back just a few minutes ago. tennis now and world number two maria sharapova house shrugged off her erratic form to steamroll the french open champion lean out and resume to the semifinals of the sony ericsson open in miami the three time beating finally sure i was guilty of more than fifty unforced errors in a match and lost her four previous meetings with the chinese player straight sets. the russian three time major winner and we relished the record books to win six three six love in just over an hour and. i'm sure it's.

all over on the men's side second seed rafael nadal reached the quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year with a straight set win over japanese up and come like painfully corey the spaniard held off the second break points to try six point six four seem to be the biggest trying to determine so far the only excuse to get the facts. tell me while the spies are missing later that he'd been inconsistent top seed alley defending champion novak djokovic also moved into the water finals after beating seventeenth. seven five six three six to him i knew that this era. while andy roddick's joy knocking out roger federer was shortlived the america's next opponent one when arco capitalized on three point point in the second set to secure a seven five six love first off a victory against the two time champion when i ran out of patience. top ranked american behind the fish. while andy murray powered into the quarter finals with

a comprehensive victory over you'll see no one number four seed completing the six point six three victory with his thought they saw. a hundred and. protests are rich in loss rates. have finally the first ever snowmobile race was held this weekend at the polo circle inside the area where they finished drivers finished first on the extreme track and our own intrepid correspondent comes into the south went to watch. the endless and silent arctic tundra t.-t. two thousand five hundred kilometers from moscow territory covered with snow for nine months of the year that's where around one hundred snowmobile daredevils due to the young can really braving the minus twenty degree temperature to find out who's the quickest by experience you can see from my face. it's a much although i was. well protected. speech so fast.

that something happens the race covers two hundred and three kilometers with just three pin stops every snowmobile carries a g.p.s. navigation system both for safety and for the spectators to follow the competitors on the route. some of the drivers reached speeds of from around one hundred and seventy you know and among the dozens of men taking part in these dangerous men sure there was one woman. i don't think i'll be battling with a man to try and win this race the race itself is a real challenge for me it's really long and i want to test myself to see if i can just get through it slowly hard was often used as a place of exile and imprisonment during its four hundred year history and part of the track was located near the so-called their duel and last will weigh constructed between one thousand nine hundred forty seven to nine hundred fifty four which in

walled thousands of prisoners from the soviet gulags and was never finished however there were no fatalities this time around and the race was finished the quickest to do this was actually finish the race and even a line in completing the course in two hours and forty nine minutes before the winning the race and of course i was expecting a lot. to be the first one is always a surprise however the really wasn't the only unique event taking place. as the locals also celebrated the herder's day along speak teachers the chance to experience everyday life among the ethnic minorities of the north and to watch conditions in their initial spirits such as reindeer reeses. and jump in your slippers the unique weather conditions and locals like there will show you this snowmobile race near the top of any must do evangelist. archie.

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