oh that was. germany said to install on saving a key cold war era nuclear arms treaty with the u.s. about to pull the plug on the agreement as russia wants washington the move could threaten the global security saying it is ready for dialogue. as britain's prime minister rushes to conjure up a new e.u.

divorce deal government documents suggest a second referendum could be on the cards. and russia's forces opposed to the test in the first tactical training exercises of the year is that to witness the dizzying action. it's eight o'clock here in moscow and you're watching altie international live from last year with me david tudor welcome to the program russia and germany's top diplomats have condemned washington's decision to walk away from a key cold war era missile treaty following a meeting in moscow they stated the move undermines global stability. if we could

offer 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 are 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 to 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 saying and because the consideration the fact that the missiles that they're talking about are not part of the i.n.f. treaty would be most little should you go to the united states both blaming russia should violations of the honor of treaty don't take into consideration the fact that russia has a c. in place michel. 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 eighty 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. when not only prompted by. there were further exacerbated often donald trump unveiled plans for an ambitious expansion of our an american defense capabilities. token defense and we're also talking. to get off and see that again when 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 stealthy 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 december. the u.s. withdrawal from the anti-ballistic missile treaty which was the cornerstone in the field of nonproliferation 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 the russian foreign affairs ministry has expressed its concern with america's plans to develop space to fantasize calling for dialogue with the white house while political analyst chris bambery thinks that the latest news by donald trump can only lead to more militarization. what we have in the white house is very much a president who's pushing through pushes on way despite criticism of our eyes and despite criticism within the administration within the defense of defense departments any new arms race no which is what trump is threatening particularly with china china is not going to go bankrupt and you found one of the concerns american defense in the defense department the pentagon 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 its own laundry gets under way. attacking china and russia by the americans actually china could step up to the mark and that is a concern in the mail american military who are criticizing trub over not the treaty but over the decision towards this new militarization of space. and the leaked document shows that despite to raise the maze objections the u.k. government has been exploring the possibility of a second breaks it referendum revelation comes after m.p.'s and phatic lee rejected the prime minister's original to force deal this week plunging the country deeper into political crisis the paper sets out a timetable for a second vote indicating that the whole process could take up to a year that includes seven months to lay the legal groundwork and a further three months at least for testing the question it also discusses other

practicalities including the length of time necessary for campaigning initially media outlets questioned the legitimacy of the leak however downing street confirms such a document exists while denying the government is actively planning for a second vote they said the paper is purely for illustrate of purposes and reiterated the prime minister's position that brags it will go ahead. there are those who want to see no deal and those who want to see a second referendum and potentially frustrate brax it a second referendum would lead instead to further division it is my duty to deliver on the british people's instruction to leave the european union and i intend to do so. meanwhile the leader of the opposition labor party has set out the conditions under which he would support a second vote jeremy corbyn has said that taste so named people's vote would be better than a no deal scenario despite the initial referendums once in

a generation tag 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 you none of us agreed by our conference last september 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 referendum so you're opinion 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. the reason a poll has found if a second referendum were to be held a majority of voters would now choose to remain in the new is the biggest certain support for remains since the twenty sixth vote and as polyploid explains a revival of a referendum wouldn't be without precedent. 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 elected what. are the british public to get back. to reconsider this 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 he was 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 e.u.'s defacto constitution the lisbon treaty suffered the same fate majority in favor of the proposal that the i see here slowed 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 opinion. 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 mez 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 going to do whatever it chooses be it plowing ahead with leaving or not being into river shore stopping brags 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 leonti of politicians to break the braggs it and sell it as the noble thing to do. and while speculation over a second vote continues trey's mayor has just three days to come up with

a new deal to present to parliament on monday. hundreds of elite russian paratroopers have been braving heavy snow and icy skies as they hold their first tactical exercise of the year. in a travel to western russia to watch them being put through their paces and perform some hair raising feats. cliff cliff all of those ninety years ago the russian airborne the soulforce is also known as the considered to be among the live finest fighting forces in the country this additional blue berets and fly on the floor of the super bowl all the elite

fighters in russia today the ways you can see our place was wide problem was the guys are going to the skies today clear for the troopers board the aircraft all the equipment should be very carefully checked this the enemy state could cause the laws of these young military man feelin heavy to have. to. feel some of the it feel. to feel feel

feel rushed to kind of look for is a full one anytime of the tank any fees would all be on an interagency now like this one all said and done they proved this field during slavery like today was that. then i was like i. just couldn't believe. the dogs are still going to try to. go. with you and with that you know we. america's longest ever government shutdown shows no signs of ending as donald trump

seeks to raise funds for his controversial mexico border war plan the us president has been at loggerheads with the house speaker nancy pelosi with the democrat representative now calling on trump to postpone his state of the union address an unprecedented request and in typical fashion responded. i'm not denying the platform rob was saying let's get a date when the government is open let's pay the employees maybe he thinks it's ok not to pay people who do work i don't and my caucus doesn't either. due to the shutdown i am sorry to inform you that your trip to egypt and afghanistan has been postponed we will reschedule this seven day excursion when the shutdown is over.

i am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is totally appropriate i also feel that during this period it would be better if you were in washington to go shooting with me obviously if you would like to make your journey by flying commercial that would certainly be your prerogative. actually salute you except even the. closest place to go to. the tax. cut lines that. china fires

a warning shot at canada with the battle for tech dominance looming i have a story animal after this break. most people think just stand out in this business you need to be the first one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest race in truth

to stand those business you just need as the right questions and demand the right answer. question. welcome back to the program that when the supreme court is reading to hear the appeal case of pole whalen next week the russian capital on charges of espionage spoken exclusively with his lawyer. we've been considering his case he's very confident words sometimes jokey with

a positive mood and the story he believes it was an investigative erakovic and he can prove his innocence he claims he didn't collect any classified data on the story he didn't have any intentions and he didn't work for intelligence he denies any guilt. just not on the money but i find the current evidence insufficient it's only five to ten percent of the whole picture so we will receive all the documents from the investigation which we will of course dismiss there are a lot of questions to answer and it will likely take six months to a year. because of the media there is a t.v. in his cell good food and medical care as well which there is an extraordinary library in there with eighteenth or nineteenth century literature which there is a good attitude towards paul which is correct i mean there is no psychological pressure on him but the investigator has been adequate and actually under the law to provide support you cope with school so i hope that we have

a chance it's fifty fifty in my opinion. is a former u.s. marine was arrested in the russian capital on new year's eve he is a forty eight year old canadian but will instead to have multiple citizenships including canada the u.s. u.k. and ireland as we heard from his lawyer he denies the accurate accusations against him and claims he was in the country for a friend's wedding he has been a regular visitor to russia for work over the last decade. a global smartphone security battle is brewing canada's president has been warned by the chinese ambassador to the country of repercussions if hallie is frozen out from building next generation infrastructure there germany is another western nation considering action against a tech giant over national security concerns here's what the chinese ambassador to canada had to say if the canadian government does ban war way from participating in the five g. network then asked what kind of repercussions there will be i'm not sure but i

believe there will be repercussions a producer for the news agency explains what's behind a fifth generation tech waste involving washington and that snowballing dispute between beijing and ottawa. it's a pretty mets comes down to who is going to dominate the five g. race five g. is a 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 i get 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 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. ships 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 while wages raise serious concerns among u.s. officials for a potential role in cyber espionage and walk away 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 each of college and all this of course crisis as the world is on the horns of a dilemma whether to follow way or the fall of the u.s. 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 their 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. we spoke to political analyst joseph chang he told us that while security concerns may be a big issue china is too important to cut economic ties with. both of them and you realize that industrial be on the internet it's beyond nature being called by most major par with the world including title including time to pop up the united states for parties up in collecting all who will be on the. range but at the same time in most countries whoa who would not want the china market and they certainly find that doing this china is still poor we port

so the. shape and time they use offering. and i'll be back at the top of the hour with more but in the meantime please stay tuned for us which is up next on international. financial survival this. professional scallywags. more and more exposed. to stabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get informed because it.

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when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. later on. this is boom bust broadcasting around the world covering the world of business and finance the impact on all of us i am bart chilton in washington and we're so glad you have chosen to be on board with us and we're glad to have you coming up today we look at hunger in america and the ugly impact upon the less fortunate among us with joel byrd the c.e.o. of hunger for america is business stepping up all as joel who is standing by and

the media merger madness continues in a twenty nineteen as a hedge fund thinks the bike and that company owner of usa today newspaper professorial lecture at american university margot suspects and a host of the big picture here in r t america holland cook joins us to discuss that and later can't we all just get along in space we discuss cooperation of space nations with michelle faul our nasa scientists in every house call the c.e.o. of shuttle dot i owe all that in our sight but first we had to write some headlines let's go. to the international economic intrigue around chinese tech for a while way leads our global report today as the story continues to develop new angles in the u.s. and abroad starting in the united states federal prosecutors in the u.s. justice department here in washington are reportedly pursuing a criminal investigation.