because both chambers of parliament the state duma the lower chamber and the other chamber the federal council very keen to start the voting process but it all depends on what amendments have been made to the by the u.s. senate to the ratification document is called the ratification resolution it's in the hands of russian legislators now we have learned there are some amendments we don't know how significant they are and it all depends on that significance because that is the deal breaker right tomorrow they'll go to the stadium or they'll study it and see if those terms and conditions set by the u.s. are the ones that they originally agreed on if they're not it's a very significant changes then and they may not end up ratifying it at all if they minor changes than they could end up voting on it tomorrow not just them but also the federal council because both houses of parliament are very keen to push this medication through soon as possible and so is president of yet if he can hope both the house of commons would do that as soon as possible and that's because russia wants to honor the origina

will be synchronized we have passed all the hearings in the committees of the state duma and federation council the foreign ministry has kept lawmakers informed on the senate plans for its ratification resolutions this is very important because each text depends what wording our legislators will use in the russian ratification mean for. washington comes down mosco the best resolution is a political document for the united states that it aims to calm down republicans which had some fears that new start coud damage america's defense capabilities and these resolutions in particular seals. president obama's commitment to a twenty five billion dollars ten year plan to modernize the existing their remaining nuclear weapons there are several obstacles riding the treaties approval in the u.s. senate tell us more about that. the wait for the new start has been a long time coming it was definitely not a quick start but a long start the deal was sealed by the president. in april this year and it seems that the u.s. senate has been had been debating on its proles on homes republicans and democrats blamed e

if they minor changes that they could end up voting on it tomorrow not just them but also the federal council because both houses of parliament are very keen to push this but a vacation through as soon as possible and so is president of yet if he urged and hoped both houses problems would do that as soon as possible and that's because russia wants to honor the original agreement there but that the ratification process not only in the u.s. but in russia will be synchronized and this is what russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov said earlier today. look at the goal of this because you want to see you know as the president agreed ratification will be synchronized we have passed all the hearings in the committees of the state duma and federation council the foreign ministry has kept lawmakers informed on the senate plans for its ratification resolutions this is very important because on each text depends what wording our legislators will use in the russian ratification law when for me it would go to just one of the clock back just under twenty four hours that new start treaty eventually was app

tomorrow that's what the state duma spokesman said today and then as for the opportunity with the federal council they say they want to begin discussions tomorrow maybe even vote on it as well tomorrow if the voting by the lower chamber is done in time certainly get their voting done by the new year and so what they see is russia really pushing through this ratification process you want to do this is fast as possible because all along russian the u.s. says that you have said that the ratification process is a both countries will be synchronized because they want to show that was the both countries are together on this and setting an example together now we can hear from the foreign minister russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov on this ratification process were just because you don't see as the president agreed ratification will be synchronized we have passed all the hearings of the committees of the state duma nationalisation council meets a foreign ministry has kept lawmakers informed on the senate plans for its ratification resolution this is very important because it's a text to change what

chamber of the russian follow months and weeks that the document will be passed over to the federation council next week or the first days after the new year all the days in russia russian foreign ministry today said that they. applauded the decision by the us senate to approve such a crucial document and of course it was a tremendous victory for both sides for look at the good of this because you don't you see you know as the president agreed ratification will be synchronized we have passed all the hearings in the committees of the state duma and federation council the foreign ministry has kept lawmakers informed on the senate plans for its ratification resolutions this is very important because each text depends what wording our legislators will use in the russian ratification law although we are aware of the contents of the u.s. resolution we still don't have the official text but in any case we're ready to consider it a soon as the state duma session is called to use. america's senators come down moscow and say that these resolution is. more of a political manifesto to calm down republican

because both chambers of parliament the state duma the lower chamber and the other chamber the federal council very keen to start the.

one of the top politicians in this country the federal council chairman sigyn miron said recently i quote almost five four and five million people with disabilities are capable to work but the state doesn't create jobs for them doesn't pressure the employers to give jobs to the disabled as a result the state has to pay allowances to the people who could earn money themselves and create is the new federal program there we're talking about is it going to lose all the situation. well. provides four quarts of one point two quarts for company is. secure in place secure in work and. work in place for the roles that was the disability. well there is a new draft law i have heard about that that according to this new law that they want to pass the state will no longer be compensating the money that the disabled pay for full for the facilities like the arm chairs and some similar things is there a chance that the disabled organization that that that the activists may block this legislation or is doing to be passed. i think that they're there and the fans and i do i do hope that it will. finally mak

because both chambers of parliament the state duma the lower chamber and you have a chamber the federal council very keen to start the voting process but it all depends on what amendments have been made to the.

the treaty unlike in washington both houses of the russian parliament the state duma and the federation council must approve it and as early as a anytime soon here at the state duma the first deliberations could start.

the treaty unlike in washington both houses of the russian parliament the state duma and the federation council must approve it and as early as a anytime soon here at the state duma the first deliberations could start the treaty will cost through three readings the fust rate being the voting on the first reading on the actual text of the treaty will take place to date for during the sessions russian lawmakers makos could come up with their amendments to the treaty but this will most likely have an option new year from the very beginning it was clear that the timing of the procedural brush is a really big ation of a lot you need to pound on the wording of the so-called were to pick a should resolution which the u.s. senate approved last minute the document in particular us says that neil stock should not contain the u.s. and to me sell programs development is what you of course russian lawmakers will seriously consider the document which was pushed through by republican john mccain who is widely known as one of the most regular opponents of preparation long with russia even stunned russian limit

side has paused agreement what's the timeline do you think for ratification russia's federation council which is the equivalent of the senate and. i'm not the best authority on what the timeline is the expectation certainly is that the duma will work with greater speed than the u.s. senate did in considering this treaty and i think it's very important for that consideration to the people pushing the treaty through the u.s. senate were very careful to avoid changes in the treaty that would require a renegotiation so the treaty that is being considered by the duma is the same one that they have had since since april to look at and analyze the new start treaty means means big cats in american and russian nuclear arsenals how will stars at factor is of authoring nuclear power. well i would i would say that the cuts in the arsenals will not be big we usually describe them as modest depending on how you how you count this it's approximately thirty percent reduction in the last limits we had on strategic off and so forces of the two sides that does mean of course that there will be some hundre

start for a new start in rather there will be two more sessions at the state duma and also the federation council but we expect they will take place after the new year holiday say u.s. senate approved the road to vacation resolution a very controversial document in russia's view which they believe contradicts the preamble of the agreement and these resolutions says a particular new new trading new start should not contain the u.s. anti missile programs development and of course russia will be studying the docket that document carefully with regard to the u.s. missile defense plans especially close to russia's borders at the moment the u.s. plans to deploy anti missile systems in eastern europe have been the biggest he returns in the relations between moscow and washington and this is why that long to hit the reset button because it was a little too final. after resolution adopted by the u.s. states that a fully fledged global missile defense system is necessary in this regard i'd like to remind you that the treaty on ambiguously states there is a link between strategic offensive and defensive wea

will be synchronized we have passed all the hearings in the committees of the state duma and federation council the foreign ministry has kept lawmakers informed on the senate plans for its ratification resolutions this is very important because each text depends what wording our legislators will use in the russian ratification law although we are aware of the contents of u.s. resolutions we still don't have the official text but in any case we're ready to consider it a soon as this day do a session is called a last minute u.s. senators added this read it became a resolution to the main script of the new strategic arms reduction treaty and of course the russian side will have to see it and study carefully before the vote indeed it is been a long time the wait for the new start has been a long time coming it actually missed last year's december deadline when the previous ninety nine treaty and there were talks among skeptics that now that there is no accurate in place where the two nuclear superpowers would increase. would start increasing their stockpiles but based did not happen russia has been

on like in washington in russia both houses of the russian parliament the state duma and the federation council must be ready fide but they promise that it will be synchronous ready became it was clear from the very beginning of course that the timing and the procedure of russia's pretty big will largely depend upon the wording of these resolution which the us today pushed through last minute in particular as far as the a.m.t. the american name team is a europe are concerned. you know it seems that they did see a smooth process here in the duma so far at least that's the plan but in the united states it was a bit more on the rocky side before the senate voted to approve the treaty can you tell us a little bit more about that. right sean it's been rocky to say the least and the discussions were he didn't very top between the republicans and democrats actually long before the treaty was signed by the presidents of the two countries in april this year there had been debates between the delegations of the two sides before they'd be at chills great to. be in those debates on capitol hill the senate

russian foreign ministry was actively involved in this approach says in the state duma and in the federation council during those hearings we presented our programs hearings with thing he said information concerning various positions in the u.s. senate concerning soon that is the news that some amendments to the read if you geisha in resolution this is an important aspect of the whole process but because we still haven't seen. the final text for obvious reasons this will have sure this will affect what amendments are parliamentarians will make sure to all right if occasion resolution last year as i said if we haven't seen the text yet we can shirts and if it's have the general idea of what it contains but so is the final text will be formulated according to senator procedures a new wave that we're ready to participate in the state duma hearings as soon as it takes place a last minute u.s. senators added this medication resolution to the main script of the new strategic arms reduction treaty and of course the russian side will hop to sea and studied calculate before the vote. now before the treaty wa

because both chambers of parliament the state duma the lower chamber and you have a chamber the federal council very keen to start the voting process but it all depends on what amendments have been made by the u.s. senate to the ratification doctrine is called the ratification resolution it's in the hands of russian law.

unlike in washington the russian parliament both chambers of the russian parliament the federation council and the state duma must approve these must be ready by the new start treaty and all the state duma has already started its deliberations and today we expect the voting in the first reading on the actual script of the new nuclear security treaty and they'll be two more sessions but most likely they will take place after new year. now in the us it was quite a rocky ride before the senate voted to approve the treaty tell us more about that . will of course the way but then you start has been a long time coming and it was very rocky this way to there was such in the u.s. russia relations to say the least long before president obama sealed this major deal with the signatures that had been long debates between the delegations of the both countries on the text of these treaty and of course the presidents knew that they'll be a lengthy very delicate process operative occasion in both countries and especially in the united states of america we've been. we've witnessed those along debates. heat

getting it through moscow how quick do you think moscow will be able to ratify the document in the federal council and what's next as far as that side of it is concerned. well i think the russians will go ahead and that ratified of course they want to look at the what the congress did congress didn't alter the treaty itself but it passed resolutions and that sort of thing in interpret again and that sort of thing it's only natural that the russian duma would want to look at that but i think it's probably going to go through on both sides and i think it's a good thing principally because of the verification provisions but also because of the thirty percent warhead and so i think it's a good treaty and i think it's you know i thought it was going to pass all along and i because that's the way these things go it went down to the last of the wire the wheeling and dealing but it finally got done ok well how much is this new do you think it will open doors for most of whom washington to those corporations and i'm thinking other areas beyond the military. why they gets opens the door for cooperation in o

do you think will be able to ratify the document in the russian equivalent of the senate the federal council. well i think they'll be able to ratify it pretty quickly. as i'm aware the process in the duma isn't quite as complicated as the process here in the u.s. senate so i think there's hope that moscow will ratify it relatively quickly i've heard some rumors that it could even be done before the end of the year i think no matter what i think the united states i think the president expects it to be done fairly quickly and for inspections to start and for the treaty to go in force. well considerable cuts that need to. go to follow on to the new start treaty if it's as you say given the final sendoff here in moscow as well how is it likely to affect other nuclear powers though isn't it likely to be a knock on effect of other countries around the world. no i think there'll definitely be a knock on effect part of the nonproliferation regime that the nuclear nonproliferation treaty is that the big nuclear powers the u.s. and russia agree to start cutting nuclear weapons and in exchange other co

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federation, dimitry medvedev. ♪ >> please be seated. >> translator: dear citizens of russia. esteemed deputies and members of the councilf the federation. it was a year ago in this very room that i presented my political strategy to rely on the values of democracy and modernize the economy and incentive progress to raise a generation of individuals who would be educated and raise the standard of living of people in this country to a new level. to reestablished russia as a modern world power that has achieved success based on innovation. these began amidst the difficult period of time for the whole world. it was a time when the world was struck by a global crisis and in the middle of an unprecedented heat wave and forced fire. despite the difficulties we have been able to do quite a lot and i'm here to thank everybody who has made a contribution to the rejuvenation of our society. we were able to stabilize our economy following significant decline and this year economic growth will -- the crisis unfortunately has taken place the world over, we have prevented invasion from the three year goal is to reduce inflation to lev