further underground and in a way make it worse for the french government. i mean they expected the little vest movement to people hold something that was a. need to continue present in the west through him they think they should get mobile guys because they were sending is a shame because they're still in there with politics to investigate all the people who made your met people. you know at least for the european elections but they're very little as you put them on the you know best least they get votes one. that's mostly. among the real you know this minute and then the book and i don't i don't think the man who was it was that clever to do the speech if you want to look at the list john thanks very much for giving us your take on the latest development political commentator joel. always welcome on the program. thank you. polly barker throws the rule book not one of the issues of the week thought of

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it up with a few examples we may have already mentioned this but just to recap rule one. easy route to have done it and didn't forget if you did is rough little then the governor of virginia has this picture in his medical school yearbook he admitted and then denied saying he was the man in black face in fact late say he said that he had backed up in the process but not in this specific example great sense ralph actually while we're on rule of rule two subsection one always remember that. featuring people dressed as the ku klux klan tend to lead towards racism always remember that one case you're wondering where that fire is on the horizon in politics is running not yet but moving on n.b.c. host meghan kelly suggested that black enough was common on how we when she was younger than fairly she must start within a week find you i'm curious she is no defense against the crime which brings me to

room three don't say it and do your own thing care and finally we and where all reasoned arguments about racism and. us to pass an i.q. some magical nanny lucky not well done thing with chimney sweep in the iconic movie i imagine some of you out there may have been the racist undertones of mary hope and no protests are coming from very much from a roof or a dead. it is a racist look at this bunch of racists as though more than innovation has be on somebody's were just identify as different races now no one gets angry and you save money omega glad we could out. spoken about a little earlier sophie shevardnadze talks to a former german ambassador to nato about

a whole raft of issues including those global wars this is r.t. international. donald trump's second state of the union address was conspicuously light when it came to foreign policy why use is what is his aim 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 indecisive.

welcome to the sophie shevardnadze europe can find itself the epicenter of confrontation between major powers was a historic i.m.f. arms treaty on the verge of collapse and washington opposing the no one strain to pipeline. can germany stands tall and defiant to its interests while i ask you him beach or at least the former advisor to holland call and german ambassador to nato . still only feeds the. mid range missile control treaty collapses europe may once again be caught in the crossfire of a great power. with europe's leaders due to salvage the remains of the. arms control system county you jump started you on the docks and princess from the rubble of the old one so you cannot things stand in the way of a new arms race here him the former advisor to how would call in german messenger

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 eric i am a very 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 problem is when you look at geo road situation between most call in force and. it's a period where the quote of no contacts is nearly forbidden because of your own going investigation will v.f.p. on because of a russian lens the so-called russian leans over president trump before the water in

the white house. and therefore it's sort of radio silence between mosco voicing. at the same time when you look at vieques true case of problems between washington and moscow of ya you know if. it's clear about this treaty it's coming to an end. because of a lack of interest over both sides over. washington and of course both sides i don't want to response really to anyone but do you think something to say the other would like to see some free will or cold will to bush jr in one move and cold reset of relations between moscow washington almost co and europe and for me visit need proof swords have made

a series of mistakes misjudgments who have lost at least over the last yeah i mean that an understand of zero and with the. 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 moussa tried to talk washington into staying in the i.m.f. treaty but it didn't work but what do you think can happen right now that america wants to and i'm after a russian wants to and i.m.f. europeans. maybe they can flat out refused to hold american coast american weapons on their territory do you think that could be one way. extrude

visit viendo for the. reds no serious reaction over russian side and i don't think fred lovell must love wolf must folks in most school have been very serious not convinced lol this is very slow to 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 it was you get with the famous blame game if the russians refuse and yes you spoke 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 armed the such as a question of this treaty being obsolete and useful and useless and there is just one very impressive factor isn't 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 the new if you want of intermediate range and for its v the

most ideal situation would be the 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. i don't see the chinese ready to it. so that problem of vote russians. yes it's a problem it's a problem that's a big problem and then i'll come down to my marriage rational decision is i make up and then after that it was comes down to america and russia and who is going to give in first and as we know this to our ethnocentric nations and they're locking her in 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 and after any to the other side of the year olds so that they can't reach europe but you know 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 u.s. for instance is asked to move their missiles from berlin no right. you don't see the same movement in europe but you have american isn't a german spent their whole their american missiles and german bases. vallabh but that is the media drudge was right but i'm just saying you know it's a play word full moon to be ok for america if we ask 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. and understood perfectly understood everyone

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 viewers which was of course i was put in one. of the two nations who have difficulty reliability this for you because of you merkins aversions if you want proof sides have been badly reacting to a series of crisis in the bud that's true or in the multitude that's true for you. look at of the fields and figure is no need. to talk about europe and its security. we need russia suppose ok so. what if we speak to bill greatly if we speak concretely right because that what you're saying

the words of a true diplomat but if we're speaking can critically applying to the problem of today will ability if there were russians 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 sit. clearly you know clearly you know i understand you quite well because the russian side is considering the missiles in romania and in and elsewhere as a sort and fret i understand this on the other hand if you take into account the real the reality of these missiles vell not really fret the other side it's more psychological than anything else and therefore i think we should come when that's going to down to have again and to look in

a realistic way and fees questions and discipline is to the west as it applies. to russia. but please look at the last words of the last interview of a polish foreign minister where it's been asking let's say a european nuclear force. with french and british weapons i don't think the french are ready to do so but priest. be over where that europe as a matter of fact is not to fret. a window in europe is not a threat but it could become a battle zone in america and russia that's what's worrying most of the europeans i believe i remember you have said previously that of those 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 help you know not solve this issue of an afternoon but clearly there is no way out right now you know

purposely said that person americans and the europeans have made too many mistakes in the past towards russia that they misjudged to needlessly corner dates is this whole situation around the island after treaty basically repeating the same mistake you only with your own you where you could do it that's it's let's be a bit spin doctors full of rope swords would be the. truth to govern during the is required if we were told that. we're going to be a pollutant in reflect. how to avoid the group of tensions between east and worse than this specially with regard to europe and very. very next step would be that the bar code should just trust the same question with them though. well. you're. more sensitive than many people think.

let's take a short break right now we'll be right back with. former advisor to howard what call in german ambassador to nato discussing the tensions rising over the north stream to gas pipeline states. currency continues to dominate global finance. us dollar.

and we're back with former adviser to helen would call on german ambassador to nato discussing contradictions between berlin and washington over the north stream two gas pipeline so mr bidlake you have sat 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 shale in the rhetoric having shared projects like the north stream to 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 does anglo american have enough political clout left to see it through. as long as germany in fronts

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 he wants the money out of less for produce a low pre-bought to. is first is some invested interests perhaps a less for produce low b. this is existing to. expose a village. to raise ve expose of and indeed those from the us through europe but it's all there for use of us can for an effort but it's still very interesting to see how durban a 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 two 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 look at this or like well who is captive in germany in this situation. wrote in to some extent to produce food with the libyan medical school. of american the just lation not accept the roof of europeans as such on the advent of know exactly that it least some european member states sensitive about this subject about this pipeline especially. it's your neighbor to. very extremely sensitive suffer before it got to russia of rome is. as the russians true but it's historical but only. as long as you fall and stick to vis

construction of this pipeline which is for me useful for the future of relationship russia europe as i think there will be no danger grips russia. in the effort true did say to tranquilize a bit decide before it was a proposal of the table to move remember well when to create. a junction. from drug need to produce over its pipeline in order to tranquilize to some extent for produce oil i remember in response to the speculation 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 mass 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 war but 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 where v americans where we complain the extent. of american lives was late for us it's not acceptable all or nothing very will come we really come to a point where we have to discuss fizz frankly with the americans well the limits of american that this nation and will not hear me saying that the north stream to project will help mandrel ations with russia and india saying they 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 a case look at the iraq has. to develop

a minimum of relationship towards. and. then say and that he cured which is. not at all positive for the future of the region. we do not agree with the u.s. . sanctions have to. we have cases like this we had even of us look at the american. station all of the see if we were way kind of. done by the americans in my idea or confronted with international law or. typical american again and nothing come of movement where we tell the clear by a second stop. of a was going to 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 seeing 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 euro i don't see that as. 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 guys it's not as important as the percentages of. us for 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 as for now the north stream to project does actually fall outside the scope of you enter generals 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 member said what they should do in the. process first of all develop a real common policy. of. what goes up to the

novus no common energy policy in europe this is the truth. and therefore to control under various conditions what of the different means and ways of import of energy it's not up to brussels to decide perhaps next next week record the side on should we import. files only a review a lot of what happened with south stream remember what happened with saskin pipeline can we expect the european commission to mafalda project just as a did whether south stream. i remember what stream was the love the same importance if you will at both the same value and vera you were attacked directly in germany and france because front's is part of a project of the north stream. and therefore.

not the same or if you take the balance of that's not the same importance i don't see the commission a boot of large drums to stop it i don't see it if i remember i have a way russia has an important. well i remember your government is going to. i say were 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 obviously a top she also. confirms at the when 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 folds in free for. two an agreement between russia and. the treaty of cooperation and regrets

to this mary. and by question is to prove. because i'm an outsider you would require you've held his treaty has looked inside this treaty could have saved those from many many misjudgments or misinterpretations of assad this could have. become the sole basis of relations i know my idea of russian friends had always difficulties to understand structure and the construction of our novis to. this could have become a real basis for both sides and therefore i think it's preps this coalition or the new coalition we'll have to see this debate and then we're flush out 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 they will have to integrate at least. let's go to someone from the east the countries have a relationship was special with russia. hopefully it's going to happen some time in the nearest future as rigidly sank you so much for this interview were total. former advisor to how would call in german ambassador to nato discussing the future of the historic i.n.f. treaty and the rising tensions between washington and byrd lean over the north stream to gas pipeline that's it for this edition of next time.

join me every thursday on the alex i'm i'm sure and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics or. i'm show business i'll see you the. headline story germany and france reach a compromise on a joint russian german pipeline project. washington. the u.s. ramping up the pressure on it in recently.