pretty well from the mountains of moist only grow higher. in. the tip perhaps response russia says it is suspending participation in a key nuclear treaty the u.s. made the same announcement on friday. also to come this hour in r.t. france's yellow best protesters are gathering across the country for the twelfth

consecutive week and this time around they are dedicating their marches to demonstrates is injured by the police and activists in britain the raising the alarm over a form of child abuse designed to stop rest developing in young girls we speak to victims of the brutal practice. calls it was trying to do so they are sure to. look at me. but i welcome you watching r.t. international this saturday afternoon just gone five o'clock am moscow our top story to meet putin has announced that moscow is suspending its participation in a case a nuclear treaty the president called it a mere response after the same move from washington on friday america also pledged to quit the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty altogether in six months

unless moscow changes its behavior commenting on the prospects of dialogue with the us post noted that washington is showing little enthusiasm. for many years we have proposed disarmament talks because our initiatives have not found the support of our partners in fact they always find a pretext for dismantling the global security system that's why i've asked our foreign and defense ministries to keep the door open for dialogue but also to initiate any talks on the issue well today washington officially suspends its participation in the i.n.f. treaty and it's just one episode throughout many years of dead ends talks with the united states about disarmament and now russia has decided the time for empty talks has come to a close russian president vladimir putin has said that the u.s. is refusal to heed previous russian calls for disarmament is leading to an in danger moment of international security and so a mere response would mean not just the holding off of participation on russia's

and in the i.m.f. treaty but also kicking up of research with regard to staying on par with the united states however he also said that this does not mean russia's going to embroil itself in a costly and drawn out arms race with the west now russian foreign minister sergei lavrov also said that the us has been violating this treaty since one thousand nine hundred ninety nine specifically with its use of unmanned military drones and he also took a couple jabs at the united states m.k. forty one vertical missile launch system used by the u.s. navy now this is been in service since one thousand nine hundred eighty six and it has a ninety nine percent success rate. since twenty fourteen the u.s. has deployed in europe beats him key forty one missile launchers which su to before american tomahawk missiles which is the direct violation of the three to these

missile launcher somebodies ten or mania and are ready to be constructed to implement in japan. now russia's defense ministry released a statement talking about washington's long time violations of the treaty two years ago before the public unsubstantiated accusations against russian suppose that violation of the on the treaty washington had already not only made the decision but to do then started preparing to manufacture a medium and shorter range missiles banned by the treaty and the statement read specifically about a u.s. military industrial corporation called raytheon located in tucson arizona it says programs were launched back in june twenty seventh teen for the expansion and production of missiles banned by the i.n.f. treaty and that's led a lot of people in the russian government to suggest more than just political mirror reactions to what the united states is doing russia's defense minister said that some changes need to be made to the russian three m.

fifty four caliber cruise missiles right now they can only be launched from the sea but some plans are in the works to change that. with the justin work on the dup and russia's caliber missile launch systems from maritime to land based ones we also suggest beginning to work on a new land based hyper velocity bullets to commit sile of short to medium range now of course these are only suspensions of participation in the i.n.f. treaty but with diplomatic solutions looking less and less likely it's very likely that we'll be seeing serious developments in this story in the coming days those dumb quarter there when it's not the first time that rush misspoken of the need to boost its military capabilities among difficult relations with the us last year putin announced a number of key weapon improvements here's a quick recap. tricky situation russia says it was forced to come up with a weapon capable of bypassing missile defenses in order to restore nuclear parity

the can make thirty one can launch hypersonic missiles that can travel at more than ten times the speed of sound thanks to that and that unpredictable dejected they are unstoppable the oven god hypersonic vehicle can fly it up to twenty times the speed of sound an i.c.b.m. will take it to an altitude of several dozen kilometers from where it can dive head first back to earth a top speed with aircraft like maneuverability dodging any missile defenses. in contrast when other existing ballistic missiles reenter the atmosphere they fly at a preset trajectory making the midi targets for a.b.m. systems some that might seem like an ordinary i.c.b.m. but its range is much longer the legendary topple and missiles can only take the shortest route from the a.b.m. systems some and can travel via the north or the south pole where there's no missile shield and it will still hit its target but most importantly some that is a heavy missile capable of carrying more than twenty warheads that's five times

more than the previous generation missiles a bit of a sneak nuclear powered cruise missile is a unique weapon it's basically the same as an american tomahawk whereas the home holds range is limited to two and a half thousand kilometers because of fuel constraints russia's new missile can fly indefinitely it can take any power to avoid missile defenses. just like poseidon underwater drones similar to the regular drones are used to except these a submarine launched and pavel at incredible speed towards their targets under the sea they run so deep that no equipment can track them even if the tech did their high speed prevents them from being intercepted the new weapons commute work together to neutralize any existing missile defense systems in joke and destroy ground based a.b.m. systems because sidon drones take. care of those would see then the sarmad have a garden cruise missiles can be launched towards the target bypassing any remaining barriers on top of that there's also

a combat laser complex of it which is unique because it almost instantly delivers an energy to a target and has an unlimited battle reserve of developing new weapons is not a belligerent move rather a move to restore parity perhaps this time the call for a balance of force and fair treatment all around will be good ten years from now should we give him up to a. national committee she says you remove your girl look when you're up to your natural. enemy subordinate. the former british intelligence officer any mashonda tell us that the suspension of the treaty by both sides presents a significant risk to europe a in security i've been schoolgirl in the one nine hundred eighty s. i remember the sort of the doom laden fear that we were taught at that time about the escalation the cold war and the potential of nuclear strikes and the idea that the i.n.f. treaty was put in place to stop very little warning time for any potential nuclear

strike which is what it actually means was an intercontinental ballistic missiles was actually a really good step forward the fact that the u.s. wants to rip up this treaty place intermediate range nuclear missiles which will give very little warning of an attack in europe again one is very bad for the u. security because it puts you right in the target of any countries that might be threatened and it also reflects to a certain extent i think how president trump who has largely been boxed in by what some people call the deep state or the intelligence security complex in america he's been hedged around and has with national security advisers who are cold war head bangers like john bolton. now america has long been threatening to withdraw from the i.n.f. treaty alleging as we've heard that russia is in violation of it. though denies this and invited us to come to see for itself r.t.

if you could use our lips now at how the us has been ramping up the pressure. the trumpet ministration he said to go down in history as the deal killer its approach is as time tested as it is straightforward and you start with the big and blunt accuse ation for years russia has violated the terms of the intermediate range nuclear forces really without remorse any intelligence clear and coherent facts of the presumed violation no need to bother with those for all you know they can be totally utterly nonexistent because if you repeat an allegation enough times there's a good chance it will become a given russia has violated russia's violation russia shamelessly violates it the russians are in violation of the agreement the russians have been violated they have documented is being violated by the russians let the charge sink in for

a while and it's time to switch to threats here comes the pinnacle of the scheme and ultimatum if russia does not return to fall in verifiable compliance with the treaty within the six month period by verifiably destroying its violating missiles there launchers associated equipment the treaty will terminate other side of the story easy just stay deaf to any counter-argument and build on the empty accusations white house officials have named to the weapon they believe violates the treaty russia in turn invited to the u.s. to come and examine it personally but since the u.s. ignores russia's attempts at corp those offers are apparently worthless for washington's allies as well and the response russia has long violated the treaty of trudy and no longer contributes to global and regional security totally agree with the u.s. decision u.k. and allies are clear that russia alone is responsible for the demise of the i.n.f.

treaty. apparently more schools eagerness to prove. void open access to something as sensitive as a key new russian made cruise missile is not very fire ball enough for nato we have to be. an alarming development and we see that we are stepping back. behind. the cold war era at the end of europe on the other hand to seize the iron of deal as one of the few documents preventing it from being blown get it right into the middle of a new arms race between the us and russia yet while the e.u. has been very consistent pleading for the treaty to stay now it is torn between obligations to its transatlantic big brother and well instinct of self-preservation so we must prepare for a world without the un if. i want to we definitely don't want to see our continent

million back to being a battlefield or a place where. other superpowers confront themselves there is a need for dialogue with russia for our part the german foreign minister and i will do everything to pave the way for talks within the six month period apart from that made to will ferrell is sas what the u.s. withdrawal would mean it is important to keep the window for dialogue open and in fact washington doesn't mind admitting whose interests it's putting first make no mistake about president trumps missions at present transmissions that is to make sure that any agreement that we entered into has america's best interest we will move forward with developing our own military response options and will work with nato and other allies and partners to deny russia any military advantage from its unlawful conduct but trump doesn't want to see the concept of the end of

a deal destroyed completely he says he wants a better one i hope that we're able to. get everybody had a very big and beautiful room and do a new treaty that would be much better yet he's maimed to so many deals the u.s. has sworn to stay committed to one might wonder why anyone would be unaware enough to trust the states again while we now have six months time to step up international pressure on the trump regime to change course because what we have seen not only with the i.n.f. treaty but also with other treaty obligations is that this u.s. government is unwilling to fulfill its obligations and the international community can no longer just stand by and watch. venezuela is also currently being pressured by washington and why it has warned that president nicolas maduro shouldn't test its patients and should make way for the u.s. backed opposition leader. this is no time for dialogue this is time for

the all options are on the table the the each neutralised material would do well to test the resolve of the united states. was in this crisis in which and any other officials of the transit ministration are seeing it anything their plan is for in its defense will mean people aggression from the us all options on the table these this is blackmail and the government has the people to represent and defend didn't just become president for his own sake he became president because he was elected this. president move by the united states to have an open call an admittance that the us is playing the principle role in trying to overthrow

the government and the ball bearing revolution with international threats mounting venezuela self-proclaimed interim leader. people to choose the right side of history mass anti-government protests are planned later on saturday a mature oh in turn accuses quide of attempting to stage a coup with washington's help and his supporters are also expected to take to the streets today while his party boy goes alternative take on the situation in venezuela and her latest episode of in case you missed it. in case you missed it venezuela is going through a spot of political tabulates but do not worry because the good samaritans in the west are going to sort it out yeah i know. it's all of it. in venezuela there are food shortages play shows out of control the president's mistah show is out of control and the country doesn't want to miss wild title in over a decade and now there is a potential civil war on the horizon is pretty nightmarish leader nicolas maduro

has been don't think he's celso on t.v. and praising with the army take it from me down saying. not a good sign after a position leader who declared himself acting president and demanded new elections earlier this month madeira called it a coup but in other more crissy there is only one vote that counts and god has it america's that's where i swear my eyes analysis of venezuela's domestic politics and i don't know what to do what's actually going on over there but this is one of those select few countries which gets almost no attention day to day in the wider world until suddenly for a brief news cycle everyone has an opinion on the u.s. and its european buddies are among those are formed an opinion and they're now in the mood for a sprinkle of political interference not the bad kind like sending tweets and making new t. facebook groups the good guys for any military action imposing sanctions fermenting

simple. reasons a good western samaritans cared deeply about the venezuelan in a way in which they don't care about the yemenis didn't bother me i'm going to let cut them slack that a south american producer like presidential libraries every self respecting us need to have at least one bad name but the likes of britain and france taking a break from failing to sort out their own political turmoil to tell them is way less to slow takes to. why than eight days fascism is the point here is about some powerful friends russia china psyche to name but a few but if anyone thinks they're being caught in the middle of this law is going to be good for the lives of ordinary venezuelans history's got a different message for you guys you know and my dear i may come to wish that they'd so it is this one out amongst themselves. oh boy you want your table back again with morning.

street of this country's oil you know just touch on this for a moment generally i mean scotland does have a lot of oil and the whole thing is mightily confusing so the us could consider invading britain right now during the breaks of her fossil and take control scottish oil i mean i'm all for. it i think if he has a bigger chance to. election. day have elections people are suffering from many things they're. sick you are and i think so for the sake of the. country and to make it to become sick and stable country so i think he has

a big chance on the thing the people are going to ninety percent of the people they gonna be happy to say for someone that makes them. alone again now yes protest saga. underway across france for the twelfth weekend in a row this time around though participants aren't just calling for social reform at the rallies are also dedicated to those injured by police previous marches authorities say that over two thousand people have been injured since november the seventeenth this comes after president marc rhonda launched a so-called national dialogue in a bid to find common ground with the protesters to the surprise of many though he's also expressed solidarity with the movement. if we universe means being for higher

paid work and a more efficient parliament than i am a yellow vest. what publisher and writer feel told is that man does appear to be active touch with the french people. he thinks he's like you'll yellow there says living like you're yellow vests maybe with a little a little bigger salary he doesn't see that he's living in a very very different world and you will see all the broken traces of these people who cannot through their children who are not afraid risking losing another you know during a demonstration during this demonstration straps because there are some traps speaking about working for a better salary if mr mccraw or another financial recent crash wants to increase. his salary everyone understands uncrossed entranced that it's big news more for him and less for the french and because i think it's just so on li

a bad joke and that mr mccloy is just underlying the yawning gap between him and the french more than one hundred investigators have been opened against french police over their controversial use of riot guns on yellow vests protesters in recent months leading rights organizations in the country want a complete ban on the use of the weapon which does fire rubber bullets the size of golf course r.t. spoke to a witness of the alleged be excessive force. in demonstrations they said and they're going to show you that the people in the senate earlier send the guess first of the police and they don't do it and there this is it he didn't do it. and this was started and it's not that the tool that they use it on the s. and this is it in fact you see some towns in the provinces where there is an association of the best and with the police there's nothing till the days before the end of the they say no or that dog from the end of this i think this is

a this which is where they are this goes from. a form of child abuse known as press dining is said to be on the rise in u.k. reports suggest. that dozens if not hundreds of british girls are being subjected to it most of the victims are of african descent with the practice common place in parts of the continent the practice aims to delay breast from asian in pre-teen girls by painfully method massaging skin with wooden sticks and stones until the tissue ruptures the idea behind the procedure is to discourage male attention and also to prevent rape un warns though that it is one of the most underreported gender based crimes in the world we spoke to two women who were victims in their childhood and they say typically it is the parents who commit the abuse when i was you as well as being younger my mom say me to my auntie my brace was just he was too weak to say you know she is too big again she needs. me

she be rude put in a fair thing to put a i was carrying she slapped me. all's well maybe i was trying to do it so that i should. look at me just saw you i would be there for you are you know. probably also spoke to the co-founder of the children rights group geraldine young believes that the problem is bigger than being reported it thousands of girls have been victims or they've been affected. by. me and this is because most of them migrated to the u.k. we already have the problem of breast ironing doctors do say that the practices of the health implications breast signing can increase the risk of cancer and also lead to complications with breast feeding in a later life procedure can also cause infections and result in physical and

psychological damage to where the u.k. government has vowed to criminalize the practice although it has been accused of being too slow to respond geraldine we're again told us about the appalling consequences of breast stein. most of them have guts sagging breasts because you know the skin has been strange because first of all they use those storms and the youth and schools and the pieces to suppress the growth of the breast and this is make sure and where once the breast tries to force itself out what happens and this affects their whole life long conditions in the sense that they are emotionally disturbed they even frankly deeply call to even open up to people or even on press in front of the afraid even all malls in front of the has been. watching are international good to have you company receiving don't forget we've got plenty of stories to you at our website you can find that at r.t. dot com.

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washington suspends controls on nuclear weapons as the masses again today rise up against their leaders risking their lives against french security forces we ask a mathematical physicist about the chances of another french revolution and with six people dying every day last year while attempting to flee and arguably make their destroyed libya we'll ask the world health organization about the images as a refugee in a commonwealth guantanamo style prison camp wins australia's top literary prize in the past twenty four hours as we speak to the former british soldier who blew the whistle on possible crimes against humanity all this more coming up in today's going underground a first on wednesday's show we talked to jeremy corbyn ally and form a shadow you came urgencies minister chris williamson about the bank of england's withholding of gold deposits made by the government of venezuela the bank run by former goldman sachs executive mark carney has since got back to us about the alleged stolen one point two billion dollars of gold they said the bank of england

provides banking services including gold custody services to a large number of customers the bank does not comment on any of those relationships which are subject to customer confidentiality in all its operations the bank observes the highest standards of risk management and abides by all relevant legislation including a political financial sanctions war in venezuela in a minute but even by the standards of u.k. media how could this week's chaotic breaks of parliamentary proceedings be described as a triumph for a minority government leader to raise a may as mainstream media prattle on about an irish backstop pm queues fell on the anniversary of the bloody sunday massacre when british troops opened fire on civilians but the.