did range missile treaty collapse in europe may once again become to cross. with europe's leaders due to salvage the remains of the arms control system the e.u. jumpstarted talks in princess from the rubble of the old one who could nothing stand in the way of a new arms race here him the former advisor to how would call in german or ambassador to nato welcome to the show it's great to have you with with us mr bitterly so lots going on lately hero would likely suffer in the case of a missile standoff between russia and the us and the e.u. foreign policy chief said our economy or a nice says europe as a want to become the battlefield for confrontation between the two powers what can your opinions do to safely and after a day or at least to mitigate the consequences on its collapse. it's difficult for

the europeans to react to this because brooke is when you look euro's situation between most chord voicings. it's a period where the quote from the. it is nearly forbidden because of your own going investigation will view f.b.i. because of a russian leanings the so-called russian leans over birds and from before the water in the white house. and therefore it's sort of radio silence remote scroll of voices. at the same time when you look at v.x. true case of problems between washington and moscow vi you left treaty it's clear about this treaty is coming to an end. because of a lack of interest over both sides of. washington and of course karl rove sides i don't want to launch responsibility to anyone but

do you think. to say anything other would like to see something bitter cold which bush drew up in one movement called reset of relations between moscow washington almost co and europe and for me visit need proof swords have made a series of mistakes misjudgments over the last at least over the last decade yeah i mean that an understand of zero and with that a lot. yeah we would talk a lot about why how both sides have made mistakes and how we should find common ground but at this point it just doesn't sing possible it out for many reasons that you've cited above right now what we have is we have the i.m.f. situation on our hands and it's not clear what's going to happen after the treaty is liquidated germany's foreign minister mr trying to talk washington into staying

in there and after any but you know didn't work but what do you think can happen right now that america wants to and i'm after russia wants to and i.m.f. europeans. maybe they can flat out refuse to hold american coast american weapons on their territory do you think that could be one way. extrude there is a v.m. though for the. red snows urias reaction over russia. and i don't think fred lovell must love wolf must talks in most school have been very serious not convinced lol but this is very slow to a serious discussion between vertu how to reduce under the given circumstances potential. tensions and vet would come up it would be a little bit because of i was. with the famous blame game if the

russians refuse a nice year you spoke would come from a moment where of what is perhaps under american pressure or under some pressure of some europeans will have to react and if necessary nuclear real moment please be aware of this. side they're actually saying american side and russian side are saying that they have no money for nuclear we are moment this is not a question of a new nuclear robin this is just a question of this treaty being obsolete and useful and useless and there is just one very impressive factor urges china because china is a power that has intermediate range missiles and they have nothing governed by the treaty one trunk wants to replace it and after a day with us much better deal less is sad this is a this is a good plan but how can that be done if china isn't prepared to become part of any

multilateral treaty why are we forgetting about china how can there be a new treaty of china isn't part of it. please you could not only talk about. your iran north korea. and some of us who would like all we're developing. cruise missiles is a new if you want of intermediate range and for its v. the most ideal situation would be that russians americans and chinese to cover and negotiate let's say. a treaty. for too few protected. under flexibly use of cruise missiles especially this would be a voting record if you are your word i don't see the chinese ready to it. so that problem of think verb russians yes it's a problem it's a problem that's

a big problem and then i'll come down till american and russian stooges i mean and then after that it does come down to america and russia and who is going to give in first and as we know this to our ethnocentric nations and their locking her and so i'm not sure any of the country. or anything there's a suggestion actually that germany that russia should move the disputed misao in violation of the an after any to the other side of the year olds so that they can't reach europe but you know there's the question that everyone's asking care in russia why expect moscow to listen to other countries when it comes to the placement of its of arms on its own territory i mean what would be ok if the us for instance is asked to move their missiles from berlin no right move very well nobody has a brother and. you don't see the same movement in europe but you have american

isn't a german spent their whole american missiles in german bases. velo book it is the media good was right but i'm just saying you know it's a play at work who would it be ok for america if we asked them to move them out of the german bases i'm not sure so why ask question to move their missiles from one side of the country to another. understood perfectly understood affect everyone who wants to be in a position of strength and the question to myself is russia sending a signal. to take russia more seriously or to excess a sort of pressure on the us which was of course i was putting one. of the two nations who have difficulty reliably in this field because of your medicals and versions if you want proof sides have been badly reacting to a series of crisis in the by let's rude or in the multitude that's true for you

look at the ukrainian look at of the fields and think there is no need. to talk about europe and its security. we need russia as a power ok so one million free but if we speak true bill greatly if we speak concretely right because that what you are saying those are words of a true diplomat but if we're speaking concrete lee applying to the problem of today well ability if there were russian move the missiles in question beyond the euro mountains that will still leave the united states miss our system in place in poland and romania and nobody is planning to move or dismantle them can we expect a benevolent peace gesture from one side without the other following so it clearly you know clearly no understand you quite well because the russian side is considering the missiles in romania and it. is

a sort of fret. understand. if you take into account the real the reality of these missiles. for it it's more psychological than anything else and therefore i think we should come let's call it done to have a good. and to look in a realistic way and fees questions and discipline is to request as it applies to russia. but look at the last words over the last interview of a polish foreign minister with. a european nuclear fools. with french british weapons i don't think the french are ready to do so but. that europe as a matter of fact is not to fret a we know in europe is not

a threat but it could become a battle in america and russia that's what's worrying most of the europeans i believe i remember you have sat previously in that era of doesn't want to see i don't think anyone wants to see europe becoming a battlefield that's why i'm asking you how can hear of how you know not solve this issue of an afternoon but clearly there is no way out right now you're purposely sad that person americans and the europeans have made too many mistakes in the past towards russia and that they misjudged to needlessly corner dates is this whole situation or on the island after any basically repeating the same mistake the only way you know you were you could do it that's it's let's be a bit spin doctors full of both sides would be. true during is quite sweetened with.

a pollutant in reflect. how to avoid the groove of tensions between east and west and this specially with regard to europe and very. very next step would be that the bar code should just trust the same question on the form. with. european allies well more sensitive than many people think. let's take a short break right now we'll be right back where your him bitter former advisor to how what call in german ambassador to nato discussing the tensions rising over the north stream gas pipeline states.

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on. the mountains of only grow. donald trump second state of the union address was conspicuously light when it came to foreign policy why use is. to avoid disappointing his base while at the same time wishing not to spar with the deep state what are these mixed signals all about is an elaborate strategy or an indication of indecisive.

and we're back with you know him former advisor to how you would call an german ambassador to nato discussing contradictions between berlin and washington over the north stream to gas pipeline some is a bit early you have said that yeah it's not always easy to talk to russia but obviously germany is much more involved with russia than united states despite the cio in the rhetoric having shared projects like the north stream two gas pipeline is only helping diplomacy pipeline is scheduled to be completed by the end of the ear but with all the resistance to it anglo american have enough political clout left to see it through. as long as germany and france are sticking to give a i don't see any danger for his pipeline trumper is looking for some invested interests in this field what i mean they want the money out of less for produce a low pre-bought to. is first is some invested interests perhaps

a list for polish lobby this is existing to. expose a village. to raise v explosive and injury from view as for europe but it's all very four years of us can for an effort but it's still very interesting to see how there are many will be reacting and how will you know it will be it will be actually responding to what trump right now does in light of the nordstrom to i mean he has called germany russia captive due to its dependence on russian k.s. and call them berlin to halt the project and u.s. ambassador to berlin richard grenell in one as far as threatening to impose sanctions on terror firms working on a pipeline i mean you know we'll look at this oil as well who is captive in germany in the situation wrote to some extent to produce food with the really american school. of american the just lation not accept the roof of

europeans as such on the advent of know exactly that it means some european member states sensitive about a subject about this pipeline especially. it's your neighbor to. extremely sensitive suffer before it got to russia of romans. as the russians true but it's historical but only. as long as germany and france stick. this construction of this pipeline which is for me useful for the future of relationship russia europe a such a think very dangerous cripps russia should. the effort to say to tranquilize a bit the polish side therefore there was

a proposal of the table to move remember well then to create. a junction. from drug need to produce over this pipeline in order to tranquilize to some extent for produce oil i remember in response to the speculations on your problem. i just want to ask you a question about your foreign minister because around here in response to the speculation on sanctions. mr masse recently sat that questions of european energy policy must be decided and europe not in the united states i mean i can agree with him or that can really really stop washington imposing i'll handle this on whoever they choose we have never been succeeding in this in the last years we had a series of cases we've you americans where we complain the extent. of american vision. for us it's not acceptable. and the thing very will

come we really come to a point where we have to discuss for is frankly with the americans well limits of american that is they should and will move him in saying that the north stream to project will help mend relations with russia i mean do you think that project at the same time came serious damage on german his relations with washington yes this thing so yes but it's not really. very serious of a case is look for example actually of iraq because. look at if you're wrong because wherever you are. to develop a minimum of relationship you will stay and we'll have the americans have that say and that he cured which is. not at all positive for the future of the region. well we do not agree with the u.s. . sanctions protocol have to we have cases like this we had even of us

look at the american. case. station of the see if we were way kind of. done by the americans in my idea not at all compatible with international law or. typical american again and nothing should come a moment where we tell in the clear by a second stop this. otherwise we will have to produce other ways and means of international financing but also the european parliament and not just americans is calling for the north stream to stop saying it as a political project that's right to european energy security can direct confrontation between berlin and wessels erupt over this and so far germany has shown no sign of complying with the. i don't see this. well

some european states were critical about this pipe rugby novus from the beginning. and is again the question of invested interests and of national interests on the other hand if you look at what i call reality the dependence of the drums on russian gas it's not as important as the percentages of. percentages express it in my view you know there is not a dependence of drug money on russia and therefore. europeans. should be trying to themselves come down. and. be aware event is no real reason to stop this project sure i mean i agree with you but i'm going to play a little devil's advocate here s. for now the north stream team project does actually fall outside the scope of

energy rules can you blame brussels for being nervous about a project it can't control. but my call to question. would be do we have in europe a real coming. up to no no and. before. exactly proscribing to any members that do indeed. first of all develop a real common policy. of. what goes up to novus no common energy policy in europe this is the truth. and therefore to control the vias conditions what of the different the means is of import of energy it's not up to brussels to decide perhaps knicks next week river could decide on should we import. review

a lot of what happened with south stream remember what happened with saffron pipeline can we expect the european commission to mouth while the project just as a did whether south stream. i remember what solves three most of the same importance if you will at both the same value and vera you attacked directly germany and france because front's is part of a project of the last three. and therefore. look the same or if you take the balance of that's not the same importance i don't see the commission. of large drums to stop it i don't see it you know i remember the way russia has an important. well i remember you have

a government to go to. i say where are you getting at i remember you mentioned in an interview that germany perhaps more than any other nation in europe would like to see a solid partnership between the e.u. and russia and i mean it's obvious when i talk to you also. confirms that the one it's business like nordstrom to everything works out so what's stopping berlin from achieving us all in partnership with russia and other areas. but please please i remember in two thousand free for we've been near to an agreement between russia and the e.u. on the treaty of cooperation and regrets to this mare went and my question is to both sides enough yards of because i'm an outsider you want why eva health history t. has not been signed this treaty could have saved us from many many misjudgments

on misinterpretations of the other side this could have. covered become two of the south bases of relations i know my idea of russian friends had always difficulties to understand that would structure on the construction of e.u. i know this to. be of an this could have become a real and sound basis for both sides and therefore i think its breadth of this coalition breaths the new commission will have to open a serious debate inside and then with russia how to set up a new relationship i think it's time it's time for a reset and germany and france can be helpful in this field of they will have to integrate at least. let's call it someone from the east countries we have a relationship visions was special with russia oh please it's going to happen some

time in the nearest future this image really sank you so much for this interview words how i hope you can be really a former advisor to how much call in german ambassador to nato discussing the future of the historic i.n.f. treaty and the rising tensions between washington and bird lean over the north stream to gas pipeline that's it for this edition of sophie and call see you next time. she still must execute.

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