but warns that russia is ready to respond to threats with its new hypersonic missile system stressing no it is purely a defensive weapon and this statement certainly prompted a reaction to threaten to retaliate by targeting western capitals with you were quite a confrontational step but a confrontational speech russia is not. a democrat led committee is questioning the nature of u.s. saudi ties are for a new report reveals that washington is poised to transfer sensitive nuclear technologies to riyadh that is the white house. nuclear ambitions as a global threat plus a statue in florida based on a famous photograph of

a sailor kissing a stranger on times square at the end of world war two he's vandalized with the me too hash tag we debate the issue. whether he was swept up in the moment or not we do not see this is a building activity to celebrate we're looking at this from a land. perspective that we just don't understand it because we live now in such a divisive time. hello there you watching r.t. international is just gone three pm here in moscow now the russian president vladimir putin has sent media outlets into a spin by saying that moscow is ready to target perceived threats with its latest hypersonic missile despite also stressing though that the new weapon is meant soley for defensive purposes. threatened to retaliate by targeting western capitals with his own new weapons lattimer putin threatening to target the united states with its

new generation of hypersonic missiles if the u.s. bases intermediate range missiles in europe for quite a confrontational step quite a confrontational speech by the russian president but during his annual state of the nation address the russian president announced that the new hypersonic cruise missile that can be deployed both from land and sea will undergo testing later be here with more details his hugo she done. another day another excuse to panic for the mainstream media for them for the second year in a row the flavor of lattimer putin's state of the nation address is faster are deadly are you sure. you another room vonzell product does work which is on when you will certainly be completed on schedule namely i would like to talk about the comm hypersonic missile good i'm going to do and that's a big enough trigger to get everything from the tabloids to serious outlets hitting

repeat the concerns are not entirely unreasonable though the zircon mess is set to become a force to reckon with it's a silent assassin covering three kilometers in one second means zircon travels nine times faster than the speed of sound the target literally won't hear it coming there's no hiding from it either it can hit both the ground and see targets within a range of a thousand kilometers it can be launched from either submarines or from military ships it is out of the books ready to use with the launch pads already in service yet the intimidating tech specs and to a bigger extent even the click bait headlines are obscuring the fundamental thing about the new weapon russia hopes it will rust away. and fall apart and not a single shot will be fired huge and as a word when you lonely it was

a decision called russia the biggest threat to the us around with but i can tell you that russia wants to have an equal and friendly relationship with the united states russia is not threatening anyone at all our actions in the security three have done solely as a response and so they're of a defensive nature but i need to look at it moscow says it won't throw the first punch it only ever wants the missiles to be used as blanks during military drills but it's better safe than sorry we discuss what this new hypersonic freeze miss are might mean for global security but the number of experts. i think it's a reasonable massey you know i have to tend to agree with the sentiments that putin has expressed because i saw no purpose that i think the initiation of acceleration of the animosity between these two countries came by us is cancer not of i and out out of the treaty and that opened up the door for this so i think it's

reasonable for defensive purposes to do this i think we're a lot safer then the people in washington and the people who build our weapons claim we are because even if it's not for the fact of aggression and starting a war i think people when they make profits building weapons there are likely to promote problems actually in hong says the state stability of deterrent systems and the reason i say that is because deterrence currently relies upon missile systems or aircraft or different systems which are inherently detectable if america was to launch for example missile strikes which destroyed russia's ability to respond by for example talk to combine to control systems the submersible weapon systems would still be available to actually mounts are targets restriking the united states which means hopefully the other side would be deterred from using its weapons.

now the u.s. house of representatives has released a report indicating white house may be planning to transfer sensitive nuclear power technology to saudi arabia that is amid concerns in washington over iran's nuclear program a democrat led committee is now launched an investigation into the matter kind of more pin has more details. if there's one thing that congress gets touchy about it's when the president tries to swerve around them this point we've got the house oversight committee looking into whether donald trump was trying to rush nuclear technology to saudi arabia. within the united states strong private commercial interests have been pressing aggressively for the transfer of highly sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia a potential risk to u.s. national security absent adequate safeguards these commercial entities stand to reap billions of dollars through contracts associated with construct to each and

operating nuclear facilities in saudi arabia the concern is that this could lead to saudi arabia developing nuclear weapons now from what we understand the saudis were refusing to agree to probations on process in good time and enriching uranium that other countries in the region have agreed to prague was apparently directly engaged in the efforts now the report cites a few whistleblowers who were in on the negotiations the whistleblowers who came forward have expressed significant concerns about the potential procedural and legal violations connected with rushing through a plan to transfer nuclear technology to saudi arabia i p three nuclear energy corporation that was part of the negotiations said that providing nuclear secrets was necessary because of russia and china it is a strategic imperative that the united states compete and win against russia and china in the nuclear power arena tom barrett who is on trans inaugural committee

also thought that possibly arming might be a good idea mr barracks in gage meant an investment in business development throughout the middle east for the purpose of better aligned middle east and u.s. objectives are well known as are his more than four decades of respected relationships throughout the region the issue of nuclear power for saudi arabia has been discussed before but that refusal to agree to not enrich or reprocess has been a big stumbling block they wouldn't commit and it was a sticking point. you might be noticing a little bit of a double standard here not only does the united states oppose the peaceful nuclear energy program of the islamic republic of iran it's actually imposed sanctions on the country for decades and this isn't the first time that the twin track treatment of the two countries has left us officials red faced in twenty seventeen a reporter asked about the usa criticizing iran's elections when saudi arabia is completely devoid of democracy here's how it went to

a study reviews commitment to democracy and does the administration believe that democracy. against extremism. we see is that. it dissipating. we were able to make significant progress has been very upfront about the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia he says that weapons sales make lots of money for american military corporations so america first told me it's all about america first we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars and orders and let russia china and everybody else have a drawl about for me very simple it's america first when it comes to the middle east u.s. officials have long been known for

a kind of double speak and contradictory policy but you can understand why some people might get a little one nerved when nukes are involved they will blow up and r.t. new york. sebastian because this paid the first state visit by an austrian chance to the u.s. in the scene is that the white house seen his american counterpart donald trump didn't see eye to eye the. the austrian chancellor has given his continued backing for the nord stream to gas pipeline project despite clear objections from the united states sebastian kurtz was speaking after meeting with donald trump at the white house president trump has clearly said that the united states is against this project buying gas from the united states would not be a problem for us but as long as russia's price is beth of matter of the united states russia is more attractive for us as upon on this issue i believe that as a former businessman trump can understand that we have different interests here the

united states pretty much hates the north stream to gas line project and doesn't care who knows it in fact they've got as far as to put pressure on e.u. nations and on companies belonging to european countries saying that there could be potential sanctions put on them if they continue to associate with the pipeline the u.s. argument is that north stream two leaves the e.u. energy infrastructure overly reliant on russian gas and that could potentially be used as a political tool by moscow well that prompted the u.s. ambassador here in germany richard grinnell to send out letters at the beginning of the year to german companies involved in the project saying that there was a significant risk of sanctions should they continue their involvement a month later the ambassador was again talking about nord stream to this time he said that germany should use the project to leverage against moscow a sentiment that was well picked upon and repeated by the u.s. vice president mike pence in munich just last weekend. the united states commands

all our european partners who's taken a strong stand against north stream to. and we commend others to do the same and the austrian chancellor went on to say that from his meeting with trump it was clear to him that the united states is particularly unhappy with germany over this issue however but has shown absolutely no sign of being with. tear up and damage its relationship with russia over the pipeline the flag of the i think you know one of wanted to be unilaterally dependent on the russia did not receive russian gas not only the d.d.r. where i live but also in west germany during the cold and they don't see why the times today should be so much verse that we can no longer see russia remains apart now whatever the feelings of the united states the gas is stet to start flowing later this year when north stream too is fully operational it will be sending an extra fifty five billion cubic meters of russian gas every single year under the

baltic sea directly into germany. ok will pay to say we can discuss this further too with a hey man he's the publisher of the german language economics new set of shot and you're very welcome firstly let's just start by the tough stance taken by the austrian chancellor do you think that surprise don't trump no well he thought he could reach something worth the last cent worse because he tries to get one of the prime ministers from europe to be against the last three. years of businessman so he just wrote that he knows that it's not too much of the chances of the world who are the. status those of us think worse there's not too much in united states. but the need. to

project what are the chances that the us could still d. rail than ordering to do you think. well i'm not a lover not really sure it was metal and they will take if. you go to war over what they did so i think they want to spread as if they don't have the it's likely that elicits like in a court rule well gee i love you lots and then you you take on and then you make the best of the situation i think the nazi project is already set up it is only beneficial for europe and not only for germany and everybody understands it and it does need that we do not buy that america will only get me that we have more possibilities a little exactly where the world wants to be want to get rid of europe no other possibility then buy gas from the us so that way i get this.

extra. i understand the point he's trying to make again and again is that he believes it's a ga strategic threat to europe having all this reliance on russian gas does he have a point you know a little bit because we all have to buy gas from russia we can't buy gas from russia but we can buy natural gas from liquid gas from us too so it's not a dollar threat the possibility of your bread for you or for america that they have left my us by cutting off our supply. routes and we all know that your brain is a puppet state now from the us we all know that poland is occupied by us troops not out so i. made a promise to let the contrary for gas and oil from russia are occupied by the us so

that gave us the possibility. to blackmail europe either we behave or they are a liar everybody knows that it will be the death of an energy economy and the second is if we have competition in the supply. and we can get a little cheaper energy right up there will be a to finally come again for europe so that only the us we're a product of that and we're a competitor that china europe gets the economic advantage to be able to supply them with g.e. energy and this is what the u.s. wants to do it once to get rid of so given your. earlier that you get united states show i can look we're going to have to leave it there but to really not to tilt to thank you hey my publisher the german language economics class have the shaft actually thank you and you're right you're watching our table still have more

news he just after this break. the. protests from ten years ago or so what happened now is so what's called deep globalization i'm sure they cost it but that's what's going on a lot of deed dollars. so what we've

got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic to follow only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. welcome back now a statue in the u.s. based on a landmark photograph commemorating the end of world war two seems to fall and fall of the me too movement against sexual harassment the sculpture in sarasota in florida is titled unconditional surrender and depicts the moment in one thousand nine hundred five when a soldier kissed a stranger on the day japan capitulated to the u.s. was spray painted with the meteor hash tag one day after the man depicted in the

work war veteran george mendonsa died at the age of ninety five the image is considered a symbol of the euphoria that gripped the nation at the end of the war the woman in the photograph said that the sailor drunkenly grabbed her on times square and kissed her some have suggested though that there by he committed a sexual stood there by he committed a sexual assault while the iconic kiss was first published in life magazine cementing its place in popular culture the moment on times square has been recreated too in films and works of art as well as on victory over japan day anniversaries miti movement is a track record of reappraising things from the past critics say it sometimes though goes too far for example by condemning everything from disney fairy tales and classic songs so you also sick combs or women's rights advocate reese everson and international or expert jennifer breeden were divided over the latest meeting target. absolutely support the need to movement in saying this statue does not have

right to stand because we have a big knowledge we have from the woman and i believe there's actually an acknowledgement from the man as well that he was drunk and didn't know her and so if that's the case then anything that does not reflect who we are trying to become as a country as a people it can stand even if we have statements from the woman that was in the picture we don't have a lot of the intent we don't have we don't have the context of the time that it occurred in and so that's that's the point is that we're taking this we're looking at this from a lens of a perspective that we just don't understand it because we live now in such a divisive time whether she was swept up in the moment or not we do not see this as a bidding activity to celebrate in those moments such as the confederate flags or the confederate statues that are being taken down by protesters in those moments it's ok for us to look at history and say this is not who we choose to be i mean

there are times even in the one nine hundred sixty s. if you look at martin luther king jr and some of these civil rights protests even the protests for women i mean never never would would vandalism have been ok especially for dr king is criminal acts were peaceful they were meant to vandalize to harm they were meant to prove a point but i do think it is important that we look at the times now and let's not why not why i was just trying to find out what is not in that let's not do that when you have to stand up and disobey and something that sometimes enough people sometimes violent sometimes things that we don't like will be required and don't want to make sure that everyone's placated and comfortable with what we're doing and that it's also politically correct because change sees nothing without a demand if there has to be some discomfort momentarily so that justice can be carried out then by all means that's what must be done and it's true that discomfort is going to happen what i bring up with dr king is that that. we talked

about his his purpose being to change the laws to change the laws for the better for just laws and because the laws were unjust we have laws in america today that protect against sexual assault that protect against unwanted advances advances that are not consented to so we have laws today for that even if we didn't back in one thousand nine hundred five and so i think i think it's relevant to bring this up in that context when civil disobedience goes against the law because it's an unjust law there is no law in this instance it was men from sixty years ago. now diplomats in brussels are being told to watch what they say when they write in public a recent report that there are hundreds of russian chinese secret agents snooping in the city's cafes and also restaurants child been ski investigations for my next assignment i'm going to cover to see if we can expose a nest of spies in brussels it's a city best known for its food and being at the heart of european politics. but now that the two tangled up in new scandal the european capital brussels is

apparently full of spies hundreds of russian and chinese agents are installed even security services have reportedly suggested that diplomats should avoid a populous state cares and to care fate near the european commission's q. it mentions no names but it doesn't take a super spook to realize this is the only steak house nearby where the food is apparently being served up with the sight of said information. this is the only steakhouse in the area so. this is. just you know. think about this i don't think it's true. you. know i would love to get calls like james bond. but. i'm not convinced sure he

knows more what's he hiding. i was never questioned by the security service but i can imagine they did background checks and they probably did. you. know more after the interview i'm not going to speak to mr such is the concern about spies stalking the streets of brussels but the e.u. is diplomatic informing the e.p.a.'s has warned member states embassies that hundreds. so if they know. where all they. been told that this city is full of spies have you seen any yet yet. and i'm respond favorably hold who stole from the rich and give to the poor and we need

to do that in brussels with all those europe have you seen any yes we have you have people that you don't know about that are the most important spies they know the most so not russian not chinese. overrated to the right direction. i have been told that you can. oh you definitely buy. the mentalist also from don imus. she looks a good spy doesn't she russian spies. all of them must leave or well after much searching here in the heart of brussels it seems that they've been taking me on a bit of a wild goose chase and no we're actually spice. back in the

restaurant the owner tells me that even if they were filling up the seats they probably will be here you see. it's very difficult to spy. on choose where to sit so you can just arrive here and say here is the commission i want to see a former head of belgium state security service once described brussels as being like a kindergarten for spies he said they usually pretend to be diplomats and lobbyists or shakara journalists so with the trail getting colder and colder it looks like i'm the closest thing to a russian spy now what was that restaurant. r.t. brussels. well just coming up to half past three here in moscow good to have a company this afternoon we're back again with the headlines and more stories in just over half.

after the previous stage of my career was over everyone wondered what i was going to do next the ball different clubs on one hand it is logical to sort of go from fields where everything is familiar on the other i wanted a new challenge and a fresh perspective i'm used to surprising. one on t.v. . i'm going to talk about football not for you or else you think i was going to go. by the way what is that that's like here. i would sit here with you in terms of what obama has done personally i think he has not done enough i think in syria for

example in two thousand and thirteen when there was a threat of and we knew that the assad regime was about to use chemical weapons on a wide scale like he has done in. the obama administration should have responded with force and eliminate the capacity of the syrian regime to use helicopters and other if forced to trouble but it bombs on he says. in twenty four to you know bloody revolution to the demonstrations going from being relatively peaceful political protests to be creasing the violent revolution is always spontaneous. is it just always here i mean your list put video through to me in the new bill is that i do split needle the former ukrainian president recalls the events of twenty four g. and. those who took both invested over five billion dollars to assist ukraine. these enough to ensure

a secure and prosperous and democratic. greetings and sally. whether it's an intergalactic alien invasion of earth or an asteroid the size of texas bearing down on our planet fear not hark watchers because this week our brand name and cheap u.s. president donald trump officially put the u.s. space force on the launch pad yes on tuesday president trump formally signed space policy directive number four which orders the pentagon to establish these space forces the sixth branch of the united states military in order to secure an extended american dominance of the space domain because like the great southern

border wall somewhere somehow our president truly believes that what us citizens truly want what we truly crave is more ways for the united states to spend our hard earned tax dollars on things that we don't actually need but they're not mr president because if we've learned anything from the boating history of our lovely united states congress when it comes to the pentagon it's a very hands off style of governing so your great space force were more than likely become a reality which should scare the hell out of us given the current state of the war on terror which stephanie saval the co-director of the costs of war project at brown university observed this week has now reached eighty different countries around the world and has resulted in the loss conservatively estimated of almost half a mil.