germany stalled on c. having a key cold war era nuclear arms treaty with the. agreement. warns washington could threaten global security saying it's ready for dialogue.

with britain's prime minister of russia. government documents. referendum could. also coming up of the. forces are put to the. tactic. there to witness all directly. around the clock across the world this is your r.t. international from the team myself you know neal hello and welcome our top story russia germany's top diplomats have condemned washington to walk away from

a cold war era missile treaty following a meeting in moscow they stated the move undermines global stability. if we could after the u.s. leaves the i.n.f. treaty the whole system of arms control and the stability of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty will be under threat. we're really interested in saving the i.n.f. treaty and russia can assist us in russian and german foreign ministers do seem to be on the same page as they met here in moscow for for the for a press conference here in the russian capital discussed a wide range of issues and of course one of the dominating topics was the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty between russia and the united states now washington announced that it wants to withdraw from this treaty and this decision raised concerns not only in russia but throughout europe as well german official michael moss said that the u.s.

withdrawal will undermine stability and as for the treaty itself michael moss says it should include more countries he suggested china for instance the force i couldn't imagine that someone in europe would be interested in a new nuclear arms race and the only option to prevent it is to continue the i.n.f. treaty but the i.n.f. treaty as it is now is not enough we need to expand it because there are plenty of new autonomous weapon systems including those in cyberspace and they should be regulated not only the u.s. and russia should be included in the treaty but other states as well like china the united states is accusing russia of violating the treaty however moscow is ready to continue negotiations despise washington's ultimatum like approach russian foreign minister lavrov says that the united states are not taken into consideration the fact that the missiles are there it's all going about are not part of the i.n.f. treaty. and those little should you go to the united states both blaming russia for

violations of the treaty don't take into consideration the fact that russia has c n n. shows that are not included in the treaty the united states says it will withdraw from the i.n.f. treaty with russia as early as beginning of next month now to give you some background about this agreement it was signed by american president ronald reagan and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev back in one thousand eight hundred seven and it took effect just a year later now the agreement stipulates that both countries should destroy all ground based missiles with a range of five hundred fifty five hundred kilometers. or fears of an arms race were not only prompted by a missile treaty the spirit they were further exacerbated after donald trump unveiled plans for an ambitious expansion of america's defense capabilities. token defense and we're also talking. to get off and see the can we we have the finest

weapons in the world and we're ordering the finest weapons in the world america's just published the first review of its missile defense program in almost a decade and it besides plans to deploy twenty new ground based interceptors in alaska as well as new radars and sensors besides plans to use laser armed drones and stealth the f. thirty five jets the donald trump administration wants a leap in technological development the president is keen to get a space force we will recognize that space is a new world striding domain. with the space force leading the way. the u.s. president is talking about ok maybe not star wars but militarizing space for sure the ultimate goal is to be able to take down enemy missiles even before they leave the airspace of what the president calls rogue countries did call out north korea

and iran but in the program review you'll also find russia and china we are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city in the united states our goal is simple to ensure that we can detect and destroy any missile launched against the united states anywhere anytime anyplace among the threats donald trump pointed out specifically were hypersonic missiles a system capable of launching such weapons called was successfully tested by russia at the end of the. the u.s. withdrawal from the anti-ballistic missile treaty which was the cornerstone in the field of non proliferation of nuclear weapons and deterring an arms race has forced us to respond by creating new weapon systems to overcome these missile defense systems there is no analogue of this system in the world according to the russian

side the reason they're ramping up their r. and d. in strategic defenses is america's overblown military budget and everything it's being spent on parity means global security if you betray their well political analyst chris bambery told me earlier that he believes the latest moves by dollar trump can only lead to one place and that is more militarization. what we have in the white house is very much a president who is pushing for easy pushes on way despite criticism of our eyes and despite criticism within the administration within the defense the defense department's any new arms race no which is what trump is threatening particularly with china china is not going to go bankrupt and in fact one of the concerns of american defense in the defense department the pentagon is is that this is going to encourage the further militarization of china which up until now has not gone don't

the rules of trying to catch up with the united states militarily happy to have its own economic power but if this begins is an arms race gets under way attacking china and russia by the americans actually the china could step up to the mark and that is a concern in the merican military who are criticizing trub over not the treaty but over the decision to launch this new militarization of space. a newly leaked document shows that despite teresa mayes objections the u.k. government has been exploring the possibility of a second break that referendum. the revelation comes after m.p.'s emphatically rejected the prime minister's original e.u. divorce deal this week plunging the country deeper into political crisis while the paper sets a timetable for a second vote indicating that the whole process could take up to a year in about includes seven months to leave the legal groundwork and

a further three months at least for testing that all important question is also discussed as other practicalities including the length of time necessary for campaigning well initially media outlets question the legitimacy all of the leak whoever done in st confirm such a document exists while denying that the government is actively planning for a second vote they said the paper is purely for illustrate of purposes an reiterated the prime minister's position that brags it will go ahead there are those who want to see no deal with those who want to see a second referendum potentially frustrate bracks it a second referendum would lead instead to division it's my duty to deliver on the british people's instruction to leave the european union and i intend to do so so where do we stand in all this will the leader of the opposition labor party he

said at the conditions on which the party would support a second vote term corben stating that a certainly in people's vote would be better than a no deal sonority despite the initial referendum as you might remember that once in a generation. all the options are on the table including the public vote option which we made clear in our conference motion which was i have to remind you unanimously agreed by our conference last september and the european union would extend article fifty if the government requested it to hold a general election or if there was a prospect of a second referendums a european union would love for britain to cancel brix it but merely to for parliament to work out what border actually should be doing with brics it two and a half years after the start date you would agree to that. and the pollsters have been busy a recent survey has found that if the referendum were to be held no majority of voters would choose to remain in the huge e.u.

that's the biggest surge in support for remain since the twenty sixteen breaks at vote and as polly boyko explains a rerun of a referendum it wouldn't be the first time. the people may have voted but the british parliament is in political turmoil over what the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. should look like and if some politicians get their way whether it should happen at all to this issue but to the electorate what else the possibility of. the british public to get back. to reconsider this great city is a cause for deception but most of those people that promise to help you know why we bothering to leave and. still subject to all the rules over on the continent these slighted politicians will be hoping that perhaps the imperfect but stable relationship between brussels and london could be heading towards their union if

a deal is impossible and no one wants no deal then who will finally have the courage to say what the only positive solution is so if you think their people have voted then think again governments have been known to ignore a referendum result or to. ireland learned this the hard way twice in two thousand and one after a smallish campaign irish voters rejected expanding the bloc east island effectively put a spoke in the e.u.'s wheels when it was keen to invite nations like romania and bulgaria into the club so the e.u. irish government invested in a big yes campaign and a year later the vote was rerun. the majority of votes against the proposal. was the irish

decision on the use defacto constitution the lisbon treaty suffered the same fate majority in favor of the proposal. that i see dear sold as a sign of confidence by the irish people and european union as a sign of their desire to be all hearted members of the european union. before the break that shambles it was the greek debt crisis keeping e.u. officials put night. in twenty fifteen the new greek prime minister staged a referendum in which greek citizens overwhelmingly rejected the e.u.'s austerity policies but brussels imposed them anyway those living in the birthplace of democracy well pleased with what they saw as an undemocratic process.

and this one may not be related to the e.u. but it is related to britain in twenty twelve voters in the city of manchester rejected having elected men as but a couple of years later david cameron's westminster government imposed them on the region anyway late last year the e.u. is top court ruled that the u.k. can unilaterally stop gregg's it stressing that the twenty sixteen referendum here wasn't legally binding so technically in terms of the law the u.k. government is free to do whatever it chooses be it plowing ahead with leaving or nothing into river shore stopping gregg's it would be a failure to deliver on the will of the people but after two and a half years of political turmoil here in the u.k. public opinion has shifted the latest polls now show that some fifty six percent of u.k.

voters would say no to bragg's it and given the circumstances there are now plenty of politicians keen to break the brands it promise and sell it as the noble thing to do. and of course lest we forget while the speculation over a second vote continues treason may house just three days to come up with a new deal to present to parliament on monday. moving on hundreds of elite russian part troopers have been braving heavy snow and icy skies as they hold their first tactical exercises on the year r t s maria for national travel to western russia to watch them being put through their paces and perform just a few her raising feats. cliffy shurtleff

ianto is ninety years ago for the russian airborne assault force is also known as the considered to be among the finest fighting forces in the country presidential blue grays and stronger. than the symbol all the elite fighters in russia today the raises you can see are replaced with why the problem was the guys are going to the skies today clearly for the troopers board the aircraft all the equipment should be very carefully checked to see any mistake could cost the laws of these young military man feel feel.

have. we thank you robert though it feel. p. feel feel. feel rushed to her too far into full feel and anytime of the day any fees would all be on an entire range not like this one all said and done they proved this field you are in for life today was that. no not right now. but he did. not just mold us to chess so we just sold those those.

which are red bulls and would threaten your game with those who would. then credible stuff still to come china fires a warning shot account of a with a bottle for tech dominance we are live to hong kong in minutes for analysis. i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the us has over one trillion dollars and. more than ten white collar crimes happen each day. eighty five percent of global wealth he longs to be all for rich eight point six percent market saw thirty percent rise last year some with four hundred to five hundred three per second per second and bitcoin rose to twenty thousand dollars. china is

building two point one billion dollars a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need remember one one business show you can't afford to miss the one and only. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm sure i'll see you then. hello again a global smartphone security battle is brewing canada's president has been warned

by the chinese ambassador to the country of repercussions if weiwei is frozen eyed from building next generation infrastructure there germany is another western nation considering action against the chinese tech giant over national security concerns here's what the chinese ambassador to canada had to say if the canadian government does ban wall way from participating in the five g. network then asked what kind of repercussions they'll be i'm not sure but i believe there will be repercussions a producer for news agency explains what's behind a fifth generation tech race involving washington and snowballing dispute between beijing and ottawa. it's pretty much comes down to who is going to dominate the five g. race five g. is the next generation network which will provide a faster and quicker internet speed will you be able to upload files or chat with your friends via what's up is the ground or facebook now again it's more efficient

than the previous one which is four g. and it's much much faster as i said earlier but i guess this is just for the average the user like me and everybody else but for big companies this means big bucks and guess who wants to be first in this race it is imperative that america be fruits in fifth generation where a list acknowledges there's one thing that stands between the u.s. and all that money and that is why the chinese firm that has now deployed its products and services in more than one hundred seventy countries around the world is the world's leading telecommunications equipment manufacturer we even surpassing last year apple as a second largest when it comes to manufacturing cell phones now that makes the u.s. worry u.s. prosecutors are now building a criminal case against the chinese firms accusing them of stealing trade secrets from american companies senators are now trying to impose a bill to ban the cells of u.s. chips and components the chinese firms and the reason of course because they believe that the chinese firms in the u.s.

are acting on behalf of the chinese communist party pretty much spying is really serious concerns among u.s. officials for a potential role in cyber espionage given their reported links to china's state security services and while way threaten the security of our networks due to their close ties to the chinese government has reportedly of course they deny any connection between them and the government and beijing and they still stay confident that they will lead the race in the five inches taller but the u.s. of course is actually pressuring its allies to ban it has already been banned in new zealand taiwan and australia and the u.s. government continue to pressure its the u.k. norway france germany and. czech republic poland and japan to follow the same path as them and all this of course crisis as the world is on the horns of a dilemma whether to follow or to follow the us despite efforts in markets creating fear about way using politics to interfere with growth customers continue to trust

us and continue to work with us and build networks with our technologies it's like running a race we are leading we'll see whether this is indeed a case of actually security issues or this is just competitors pressuring governments around the world. well let's cross live now to hong kong and bring in political analyst joseph chang jews have always welcome to the program how do you caracter rise this a concerted push against asian firms in the west or nations with genuine security concerns over their business infrastructure. this is basically a competition and a competition put leadership in the scientific and technological fields between the united states in time you know coming to a free decades while way and mano to firms have been given the responsibility of developing five key technologies in the future and five

t. wireless technologies are seen as a key in the competition in the sun to american competition for patent most yukos depew rorty in the coming decades however. its even this goal while away needs to have a certain market share in the global market part of why it cannot develop and and beat the world not only in terms of technology but also in terms of securing and important power in the discourse the finding the rules of digital technology so obviously this is why the wall where the case has attracted a lot of attention this is also are you see pressures from the united states and cons of pressures from china defending while away what could the repercussions be

got the chinese ambassador warned candidate over we showed our viewers a few moments ago and where do you see this conflict actually going. it has to do with the brought. negotiations between the united states in signing today concerning the trade war so to speak but this is certainly more than just about stray and trade deficits it has to do with the new moves of trade rules of investment protection of intellectual property and so on basically the western countries that buy the united states obscene description it's time they're going to brains the basic principles that the market economy is kind of going to observe the rules as the find by the international community very much dominated by western countries but this is the wall way it's built is the tip of

the iceberg of this competition for the purity do you think western firms western countries give any sympathy on the basis stuff they are worried about security concerns with weiwei having such a big share in the technological countries. future. most governments do realize that industrial. internet is pure nature being conducted by most major powers of the world including china including tying them and part of the united states so far these have been collecting evidence of unique oa to these on the part of the chinese even corporations and such evidence is now being used in the broader trade war between china and the united states but at the same time most countries whoa do not want to do the time to market and they

certainly find that doing business with china is still very important so they are ready to negotiate and china is offering carrots and steak. joseph we appreciate your time and your thoughts on this it seems to be ever increasing mathur in tech dominance in the world political analyst joseph chang live from hong kong. and. norway is investigating a possible act of terror after a knife attack in a supermarket in the country's capital thursday police say the suspect is in custody and has been identified as a russian national in his twenty's the victim was reportedly snob while at pain in the shop and is in a critical condition in hospital norway's police chief said the investigation is looking into possible links to islamist extremism they suspect claimed he wanted to

kill several people while under questioning. a former mayor of london is among the guests next to cross talk on no prizes for guessing the topic today after the week that was a clue that starts with a b. . public well. when the ruling classes protect themselves. little rooms to. go to. the new orleans.

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