back here with a reminder of the top stories are changes out of the top in russia is why record knowledge wind is a new presidential policies while dmitri medvedev could soon be applying his modernizations strategy to prime minister a protest marches continue with some clashes an arrest made. standing up to germany's euro dominance and ending foreign wars started by bruce s. or france's newly elected socialist leader is facing tough pressure to leave the sarkozy era behind. and it's a vote for stability for a man in syria after people made their choice of the country's first of all their party lection for half

a century i was boycotted by the opposition which held protests instead. one of president putin's first deeds in office was to order the foreign ministry to obtain clearer guarantees that america's missile the fans shield is not a threat to moscow next we talk to natives defy the secretary general on the future of cooperation between russia and the alliance. alexander vershbow has deputy secretary general great to have you with us sir good to be here so much that was something you probably never heard before russia is greatly concerned about nato anti-missile defense system will be able to shoot down its nuclear missiles as upsetting the balance in the region but the negotiation on this topic has started two years ago in two thousand and ten why do you think that is that the united states still is and haven't been able to personally.

well it's not something that. is very satisfying and we want to continue to work on this dialogue with russia but it is a serious difference of opinion that we have to overcome because it's really about the facts about the science about the capabilities of the system that nato is developing with a strong contribution from the united states we remain convinced that there is no danger to the russian strategic nuclear force not today not ten years from now and that the russian analysis is based on a series of worst case to some sions and and unrealistic assumptions that creates an image of a threat which really doesn't exist there's so much to be gained from cooperating. there's a threat out there that's significant today and will be growing by the end of this decade. more and more of europe including european russia will be within range of ballistic missiles possibly equipped with nuclear weapons or chemical weapons so if

we can cooperate if we can link our systems plan together. that have our experts working together twenty four hours a day i think that russia can overcome its concerns and become a real full partner of nato on missile defense but russia is still doubtful and you're absolutely right when you say not allow but it is worry that maybe in five six seven years time the european anti missile defense system will be able to shoot down for example specifically its concern about the modifications of the s. and three interceptor that can travel fast enough to actually shoot down russia's new cells and sent a key issue it's a very technical issue but it's a very fundamental issue is that nato system can't fire and that's today system in the system we might have ten years from now it cannot fire until they were told the i.c.b.m. that it's. targeting has finished its powered flight until the engine burns out and only then is it going in a ballistic trajectory by the time that happens if this we're talking about

a russian system it will be too far to the north nato will it might fire but it will be chasing the tail of that missile all the way to crashes into the arctic sea so what you're saying completely makes sense and you're not the first one to answer these questions but then here's the big question that i ask everyone and now we can answer that question in that case why can't america when he took you legally pounding guarantees that's a complicated question relating in part to politics and in part to the nature of the problem the cooperation itself we think is the best guarantees come inside the structure participate in the planning learn more about the system we could agree to exchange information about what we're going to have not just tomorrow but five years from now ten years from now there's lots of ways to increase predictability which is really what russia is looking for

a guarantee as we saw with the a.b.m. treaty it's just a piece of paper can be torn up and abandoned just took six months for president george w. bush to abandon the a.b.m. treaty so that. it didn't didn't serve as a barrier but co-operation predictability a full understanding of what the system can do looking out five ten years that's what we're prepared to provide and i think a solution can be found i mention politics president obama when he sought the ratification of the new start treaty made some very specific commitments to the senate to get that treaty through he said that the united states will accept no limits on its ballistic missile capabilities i know president did you have had to make similar deals to get it through the duma. but political leaders need to. understand that no one has the ability to override the will of their of their

parliaments i understand but in this case in this particular case america needs this defense system much more than russia because it's. it's a topic of concern for russia so it's the only thing that's coming in the way of sealing the deal is the legal legal guarantee why not just give it because it would because of the commitments that have been made it would be rejected by our senate we're in a worse situation so i just don't think that's the answer i think political guarantees transparency predictability. and the benefits that come from cooperation in which nato would be helping russia protect its territory just as much as russia would be helping nato i think all that leads to the kind of confidence that. both necessary and sufficient to move forward well from what we're told they say european missile defense system is really directed against the iranian threat and it will be fully operational in two thousand and eighteen there are numerous ways

right now to contain iran u.s. is building bases around it israel has kept abilities international sanctions are in place it really doesn't look like in the nearest future for another five six years iran will be representing a real threat to nato so why so what is the purpose of this whole european anti-missile system if iran is contained well there's a i think a legitimate debate that we could have maybe if we had more time about can iran a regime that has a radical ideology that is pledged to wipe country not far from its borders off the map whether it could really be contained. but yes the threat today is not. as bad as we think it will be five ten years ago ten ten years from now so we do have time to work this out right now the threat is concentrated mainly in the southeastern part of europe and the southern part of russia if you look at the

circles on the map. but we've also seen iran conduct tests of a new generation missiles that are even longer range that can begin to threaten central europe by the end of the decade they'll be threatening northern europe will they actually attack. who knows but having the missile defense capability would change their calculus they would know that they couldn't blackmail us they couldn't successfully carry out preemptive strikes. so that's so missile defense ultimately is part of deterrence at the regional level and we don't think it affects deterrence at strategic level as you see what's to future of to european missile defense system taking into consideration the financial problems surrounding the issue in the us but i think the system is still on course because it's in visits to be implemented in stages over many years. we have time to demonstrate to the skeptics that the systems are capable. that they can be produced within the

budget constraints that are there set by our congress and by nato this is a gradual process phase two doesn't begin till two thousand and fifteen that's three years from now the next phase is three years later twenty eighteen so. i think we can work out arrangements with russia. that would strengthen the security of nato and russia together so from the russian perspective the whole missile defense is break or make as far as great deal as far as nature relations go present advance of has stated more than one step at a new arms race could be in place if the two sides don't come to the agreement but is it really as important to nato as it is to russia i would hope that at the end of the day it would be equally important to both parties because we're talking about our security and security of our people security of our territory. and nothing more important than that at the same time we take the russian concerns very

seriously so we have to address the concerns about strategic stability i think we can. and you know then i think we're going to really be thinking about nato russia relations and a totally new way. we're still not yet free of the. hostility of the suspicions of the cold war which is disappointing sort of been a long time since the berlin wall came down and the map of europe was changed irrevocably but those suspicions still linger and it's our mutual obligation to try to work together to overcome how do you think the whole thing will play out with putting back in office he also has openly criticized the u.s. anti-missile defense plans as undermining trust between two nations i think that he's very familiar with the subject matter this issue has been with us for a long time he was discussing it with the previous hadley u.s.

administration when but as time he was president so you know clearly there's of. the maybe some. residual suspicion in distrust going back to some of those negotiations before the obama administration came into office but different topic nato has made a major contribution to the success of the libyan uprising kilby as current government install stability in the country without foreign military aid well we certainly hope so. it was never. our intention it was never the mandate to. engage in a long term stability operation in libya the libyans are a proud people who you know want to take control of their their own future they're trying to. prepare for elections this spring. but. you know i think i accept the implicit part of your question that things are a bit confused right now inside libya and there's problems of control over some of

the weapons that were. liberated from the from gadhafi as arsenals there's a. very weak institutions whether one talks about the militias that are still operating or lack of a fully developed judicial system so they need they need help and hopefully the united nations can help in coordinating the kinds of assistance they need to build stronger institutions. and no one seems to be calling for any international military involvement i think that what they need is help from both their arab friends from europe from the from the e.u. and any any individual actor who can share expertise that can help them put their house in order not. to know was planning to kill the very onset of the operation that wasn't nato's mission it wasn't nato responsibility. even though i think

for the people of libya. it might have been done and through a more orderly process but. i think they have a brighter future today than they did one year ago. deputy secretary thank you very much for this and a pleasure. wealthy

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to teach me. should care about humans and. this is why you should care only. changes at the top and russia's vladimir putin outlined his new presidential policy . could soon be applying his modernization strategies as prime minister. just continue with some clashes an arrest made. standing up to germany's you were dominant and ending foreign wars started by his predecessor france's newly elected socialist leader is facing tough pressure to lead the sarkozy era behind. it's a vote for stability for manny in syria after people made their choice in the country's party elections in half a century but it was boycotted by the opposition which held protests and stabbed. so they had lines here in our back at the top of the hour with more updates in the meantime here's paul with

a late sports news. hello welcome along to the world of sport here's what's coming up baseball battles really a sort of pick up a crucial to know when a class as they like to avoid relegation from the russian premier league. in the balance lamont peterson's world title rematch with i'm a card later this month is in doubt as the world champions come confirms he's failed a random drug test. and surprise guest hours after his inauguration as president vladimir putin takes to the ice for a dollar event in moscow. let's kick off with football and have climbed out of the relegation playoff zone in the russian premier league following the two know when a class middle order and even touching off scoring side of the interval to bring your survival chances to some our side are now unbeaten in knowing gangs and have

won four out of their last five however there's one more much to go this season just two points above the relegation play off places. meanwhile over in the english premier league blackburn rovers have been relegated to the last one nil at home to wigan on monday until an alkie scored the game's only goal with three minutes to play to secure the latics top flight status for another season. meanwhile barcelona have been named as the team of the decade at the international federation of football history and statistics garlock held in the cattle and city new organization researches in documents world football basso actually won seven awards on the night including the best team of two thousand and eleven and the best european team of the decade while outgoing manager pep guardiola was named the world's best club coach of two thousand and eleven and he'll be a hard act to follow according to one of his predecessors. in the past four years

been snatched. truly played well and have you want a lot of titles but not as with everything else in life one has to evolve as time goes by parents get to know you more and they study the way to win against you so i think from now on has to evolve and that is what new manager to develop know that will have to do because otherwise the other teams improve more than you do. now canada have returned to winning ways at the ice hockey world championship they put in overtime defeat to the usa behind them with a comfortable seven two win over france the olympic champions were really troubled in helsinki it was a great night for patrick sharp who scored one hundred four assists slovakia secured their first win of the tournament with a surprise for two victory over previously unbeaten usa co-hosts sweden maintained their one hundred percent record with a six four win against denmark the czech republic needed a penalty shoot out to overcome norway. meanwhile russia's first ever amateur ice hockey league is reaching its climax and to mark the occasion on monday night there

was a goal a match between a selection of amateur players and a host of russian legends plus as michael craft a reports there was also one surprise guest. i soucie is huge in russia there's no question about it whether it's the iconic summit series from one thousand seventy two or the countless medals at the olympics ice hockey has always been at the heart of russia's sporting excellence and the newly created russian amateur i saw the league aims to uphold that tradition russian hockey legends including two time olympic gold winner that is love fifty seven took to the ice in an end of season gala match against the select lucky bunch of amateur players and judging by today's attendance it seems that not only the members of the russian fans i suppose you believe have been looking forward to the first day of witnessing some of russia's greatest i saw the place together in an ice rink but it's also befitting day was that all was in the ice hockey will sap exists and of course

they were all very sick of the russian federation's new president vladimir putin who might make a surprise appearance later on one would have been forgiven for thinking of the country's new president would have too much on his plate having just been sworn in but in true putin fashion he found the time not only to show up but also help his band of amateur players beat the legends team he scored almost as soon as he entered the fray and after setting up a vital last minute equaliser went on to secure his team's victory with a well taken penalty. i would like to say thank you to all of it trends i know how they admire the development of ice hockey how they found the time to support our russian beginners hockey league i'm constantly shocked at how many of our older generations follow and support ice hockey and i want to wish everyone good luck. and to cap off a successful night international eyes of the federation president burning fossil found the time amidst the ongoing world championships to attend and say

a few words of my mr president i congratulate you. dear friends i love you c'mon russia. and with that there's no doubt that the sports will have a staunch following for decades to come. now to boxing and may nineteenth swell title rematch between light welterweight champion lamont peterson and i am a card is in doubt they say after the americans campaign should a statement confirming he failed a random drug test reports claim the unified junior welterweight champion tested positive for synthetic synthetic testosterone following a random test in march his camp say they will comply with the author of g.'s and submit medical findings in support of and i quote in the months of good faith intentions peterson unified the i.d.f. and w.p.a. titles with a controversial point win over car in his hometown of washington in december but

this news puts may nineteenth rematch in jeopardy. over to the hardwood now where the san antonio spurs have made it into the second round of the n.b.a. playoffs after winning their best of seven series against the utah jazz. the sweet was completed on monday with tim duncan and co winning game four eighty seven eighty one running as you know very me was top scorer with seventeen points while duncan added a leavened for the house where the l.a. clippers are currently hosting meant this in game four the clippers no doubt series two one. now tennessee go on into the second round of the madrid masters in spain after the russian qualifier the former world number one juan carlos ferrero in straight sets beating the home favorites six four seven six an impressive victory considering this was his first win since february next up for the russian. in the meantime russian jew or mikhail youzhny and nick like that denko are also

through to the second round thanks to straight sets wins over spain martijn croatia eva college while alex bottom of junior to kevin anderson of south africa. also in a strange sense. tells when it was hard to work harder in santiago a lot of colombia seventy six spaniard looks. tired very. far. as he claimed both by the same six. and finally to the relatively new sport of sky running where athletes run up mountains however it's not as simple as it seems is concertina to top of reports. it's not the first time skywriting disciplines have taken to the slopes off europe's highest mountain elbrus five thousand six hundred forty two metres above sea level however it's the first time the mountain has become a stage of the world series stop sky runners gathered here to take part in one of the most spectacular events of the sport one of these is the vertical kilometer

where the competitors climb one thousand meters these time the distance was around two and a half kilometers while for the weather and snow on the course made even and even more challenging the race turned out to be a battle between the two brightest stars of sky running market i guess bury. their demand else saga thirty five year old i guess barry managed to claw out victory climbing first to the finish line with a new record in the race he. has a higher in round here. especially when you're islanders not all. here can reach such a hard place. because you know there's no this is leap. but anyway you know i enjoyed the course here i was only foggy until. bt that you can see the landscape from here while his fellow spaniard was second to finish

one minute behind not that i enjoyed competing with davis perry as i always do but he was at his best i was leading me to way through the race and even thought i could grab the gold but biggest player was just better today and over to compete. third was a rusher sky running champion aleksandr. to the delight of the home crowd it's l.a. and i guess berry was the quickest in the vertical kilometer at their opening stage of the world serious how it can be called just a warm up ahead of this guy race where they can better will run up to the mountain summit on may the ninth. r.t. two thousand three hundred meters above sea level they'll bruce mountain. well that is up all the sport for now a lot more for you in a little on the two hours' time to join me that.

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