what used to be and what is now munich security conference over so many years leading so many congressional delegations very grateful to you the issue on the agenda initially was the violence in egypt the rest put it at the top of the talks now in his speech i started off is expected to touch upon dimitri many many of the initiative on a new security architecture in europe as well as a possible cooperation of by russia and nato on the european missile defense and one of the highlights of this year's conference is the meeting between the russian foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state that's about an hour from now here on the table. from hillary clinton on to exchange the documents on the recently signed start treaty which will officially put the deal to force now we are standing by to hear from the russian foreign minister who is attending this annual security conference in munich he'll be making a speech in just a few moments a many of the big names in well politics are in attendance. we have the likes of the u.n. secretary general ban ki moon u.s. secretary of state hillary clint

violates its interests the country's foreign minister the foreign minister said this a security conference and munichhe reassured those present that russians are ready to build a joint security system but one put up with ultimatums meanwhile at the same conference the historic nuclear cuts treaty with the u.s. it's about to come into force. and the political correctness overdose survey shows how a growing number of americans are getting tired of his own words and one recent case study american public was the censorship of a classic novel by mark twain. well as the russian foreign minister attends the annual security conference in munich this weekend we had a chance to speak to him just a bit earlier we covered a range of issues from the situation the ongoing chaos in egypt to the conflict in the middle east and a many other issues as well his interview is coming up next in our spotlight show here on our. again a welcome.

as a missile defense violates its interests the country's foreign minister said the security conference ongoing in munich he reassured those present that russians are ready to build a joint security system but won't put up with ultimatums at the same conference the historic nuclear treaty with the us is about to come into force. in the political correctness overdose a survey shows how a growing number of americans are getting tired of. one recent case to have the american public pushed the censorship of a classic novel by mark twain. time now for the sports. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what is coming up. to wrap up the proposed to make her fed cup debut against france. pakistan cricket is here to play in a british court charged with not fixing. and it's super cold for the super bowl green bay in pittsburgh shelter from more snow ahead of sunday's clash. but first maria sharapova is making her home fed cup debut on saturday she's playing in the evening singles for russia's time with france the world number thirteen taking on many others than i was in the other match that monica's

has come into force at a special ceremony at the munich security conference the treaty aims to limit the nuclear arsenals of both countries to fifteen hundred warheads of peace or. more. words put into action a historic exchange of ratification documents and the news to arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is officially in force and when it comes to the button that has worried the most over the years the one that would unleash nuclear destruction today we take another step to ensure it will never be pushed. to last for the next ten years the treaty said to reduce the number of nuclear weapons on both sides over a third of an outcome which would have appeared impossible even a decade ago i think we will be presented with a photo of this historical moment the green light has been given in around six weeks.

munich security office. the defense minister urged egypt to except democracy. about 350 guests have been the invited to discuss security issues during the three-day conference. they will discuss the war in afghanistan, internet security, and how budgetary pressures will affect spending. the conference runs through sunday. our chief political correspondent is in munich. we just talked about the defense minister opening a conference. what was his message? >> his message, and it was echoed just now by the foreign minister, both of them stressed that this conference in general and europe in particular need to send a very strong signal of support for democratic transition in egypt. particularly, the foreign minister just made it clear that that should not involve dictating what government ought to follow mubarak. he said it must be very clear that that is the sovereign decision of the egyptian people, but that europe needs to speak out in support of democracy. both he and the defense minister said that europe had a real contribution to make here. conference organizers said that the european experience with the transition to democracy after the fall of the berlin w

i'm very pleased to be at the munich security conference at a time which i think we would all agree is indeed a very thrilling one. the last decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century i believe one can safely say -- have in many ways completely changed the face of the world as we know it in the post-war period. at the beginning and we're more aware of this. and i need like to freedom and finall finally. the and the fall of the berlin wall that's perceived at this end and also the opening of the ronald reagan whom ronald reagan would have celebrated his 100th birthday i would like to remind all of you that he is one of the few to say this openly when i heard him and that i would like to remind you on the other side of the iron curtain, i thought well, many people have said many things but the fact that this had turned into reality so quickly was not something a lot of people have predicted at that point in time. now, nato has now a more important role, the blocs that used to divide this world are no longer in existence. the world in many ways has become a more c

europe but here's another quote comes from hillary clinton she told participants of the munich security conference in germany where she said we seek a genuinely carpet of approach in a year or a.b.m. one that strengthens corporation with russia and increases our common security while maintaining strategic stability but can there be this kind of. genuine car peroration between two systems which are absolutely independent of each other i mean which are not interacting but there's a difference between independent and interacting they will be too independent systems that's quite clear but they will also interact according to our vision of this we have to first make them interoperable second connect the third cooperate and to put it very simply i think envision a situation in which a missile was coming towards europe which might fly through russian space towards a strike in nato territory maybe the two systems could communicate and russia could have a first shot at it before nato had a shot at it so we'd have more chance of taking it down or the same situation going in the other direction the fourth be

member of the middle east peace quartet the group met last week on the sidelines of the munich security conference and strongly backed the idea of strengthening the council's role in the go see asians. now russian security services are investigating claims by the country's most wanted terrorist. that he was behind the deadly blast at moscow's biggest airport last month in a video posted on an extremist web site omar of said he had ordered the bombing calling it a special operation a chechen warlord who's on the international wanted list also threatened further such attacks across the country on january twenty fourth a suicide bomber blew himself up at the arrivals area of damage out of an airport killing thirty six people and injuring more than one hundred he was identified as a twenty year old man from one of russia's north caucasus republics some analysts believe that by claiming responsibility for the attack omar of this trying to talking as a self-styled bin ladin. he is a man who wants to put all the trappings of bin ladin is if you will a sort of grandeur to his actions and therefore it's no

and the united nations the group met last week on the sidelines of the munich security conference and strongly backed the idea of strengthening the council's role in negotiations. although forget there's always more news and analysis on our website that's our dot com and here's what's lined up online right now so let's relax plans of billions of dollars on its army and even has compulsory military service allows the country is not involved in conflicts locals are pushing for a complete abolition of the armed forces. in ads will no longer be changing the clocks twice a year to find out why and what benefits this may bring have to our website that's our dot com or our you tube page. it's. the official. i watch all. the good. video. r.s.s. feeds now with the palm of your. eye. on the dot com. former u.s. defense secretary donald rumsfeld has been promoting his memoirs highlighting his years as a pentagon chief well in an interview with the fox news channel he not only defended the iraq invasion but he also called guantanamo base detention center one of the finest prison systems in the wo

as south africa at the same time the mid east caught it did meet on the sidelines of the munich security conferenceand there the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton. satan to quote a perfect storm is brewing in the arab world and of course that is because people are concerned that what has happened here in egypt will have and is already having a ripple effect in the rest of the region e.u. leaders did condemn the violence and again we're hearing the same calls from the international community to acknowledge actions to make a decision for themselves at the same call coming from egypt and asking the international community to stay out and stop meddling in their own internal domestic issues. american special envoy to egypt says mubarak should stay in power to supervise the transition it appears to contradict earlier reports that the white house was pushing mubarak to leave immediately well in blue his and all things story an outspoken critic of united states foreign policy says the u.s. is playing a double game when it dictates democracy topple. it's embarrassing you know every day the u.s. preten

and the united nations the group met last week on the sidelines of the munich security conference and strongly backed the idea of strengthening the council's role in negotiations. well don't forget there's always more news and analysis on our web site that's r t v dot com and here's what's lined up for you right now switzerland spends a billions of dollars on its army and even has compulsory military service as a country is not involved in conflicts locals are pushing for a complete abolition of the armed forces. and russia will no longer be changing the clocks twice a year to find out why and what benefits this may bring up to a website that's our team for page. two hundred passengers were forced to spend several panic stricken hours in the air as their plane circled a siberian airport while the plane had taken off from the city of but was then diverted to nearby novosibirsk. has the details. over two hundred people were looking up on the plane that was making circles around the airport where it departed from and the people on the plane knew that the plane was defective after it's al

the us and the un the group met last week on the sidelines of the munich security conference and strongly backed the idea of strengthening the council's role in negotiations. carrying out of some other stories making headlines across the globe and italian flag tanker with twenty two crewmembers aboard has been seized by pirates in the indian ocean the e.u. says five hijackers fired arms and several rocket propelled grenades as they captured the bessel the frigate is on a route from sudan to malaysia and was bringing crude oil it's currently selling west towards the somali coast. for trucks carrying oil to nato forces in afghanistan of caught fire in pakistan it's believed they were the target of a bomb explosion hit one fuel truck before the fire spread to the three others police say it's still unclear whether there are any casualties nato convoys in pakistan carrying supplies across the border with afghanistan are frequently targeted by militants. and a few moments we speak to a leading swedish academic about the case and his country's ties to the u.s. stay with us here on r.t. . dr bria

took part in the meeting of the principals of the quartet during the munich security conference ten days ago i think we have a common view about the urgency of the peace process and the need not to be distracted from it by current events in the middle east but on the contrary those events reinforce the need for israelis and palestinians to find their way to make the compromises necessary to resume direct talks and come to a two state solution so russia plays an important role in that regard so again i wish to add to that especially thank you i had said by answering that previous question that we don't think it is friday night. in the car industry for specific solutions schemes actions usually in terms of middle is the state's dramatic events happen because i think that we need to carry the sort of all parties to greet each other. and i believe that it is counterproductive that you took over in going current to impose democracy of some specific faction and we hear such encouragement and the votes lee was the clincher to see that the democratic elections are in should to. he has to go on w

global security conference in munich. opposition. to. egypt. as the british prime minister says multiculturalism has failed british. hundreds of. a very warm welcome to you live from moscow well and historic russia u.s. nuclear disarmament deal is finally about to come into force at a high profile security conference ongoing in munich. treaty means moscow and washington will have to cut the number of nuclear warheads to around one and a half thousand each. going off now has more details for us he is in germany he's at the conference and will be having details from him in just a short while do stay with us here on now there are many issues that are being discussed at the annual security conference we are covering they will be covering the issue of the middle east and the ongoing chaos in egypt for the meantime so we'll turn to some comments from the russian foreign minister. really reviews up of the start treaty has been agreed on the understanding between russia and the us that unilateral views on global security lead nowhere it's clear the bas

instead he's called back and speaks to the world at a munich security conference with the secretary of mubarak needs to stay on. that was not the message. in fact, what is being said publically and privately. they had to slap him down which was an embarrassment. they are flooding the zone, going to the leaders and trying to get the message to mubarak. you can stay perhaps in title but you have to give up power. we are seeing it with suleiman. >> the transition -- you could argue it is beginning now if he gives up power and is there just in a pro forma role. >> peggy noonan, talking about reagan at 100. one of the issues ronald reagan led the country through was the end of communism. he spoke movingly in 1987. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. how are some dealing with this berlin moment in the middle east? >> i don't know if it is a berlin moment. sometimes i think we make a mistake to compare the previous drama to the current drama. i think president reagan, in general, would tend to approach egypt with the thought and the conviction that america is the beacon of freedom. in some wa

clinton to meet with her russian counterpart foreign minister sergey lavrov at the munich security council conference was supposed to come up this weekend in munich of course where they're going to exchange the so-called instruments of ratification these are the actual signed documents which will fully put this treaty into force so it's a very exciting developments that we've been reporting on for quite some time and have waited for a long while for for it's actually can through the have been some pretty major stumbling blocks have there between moscow and washington during the work on this treaty does the final agreement mean those differences have been overcome. well there have been but i would have to say that the bigger stumbling blocks to this treaty has been within washington itself i mean we saw a very vocal minority but of course a minority of lawmakers who were very clearly opposed to this treaty they wanted more time to look into it they were concerned about some of the limits that they felt to put on a u.s. defense but of course the consensus here in washington both by the republicans by t

world leaders are meeting in munich for their annual security conference and cyber warfare will be on their agenda for the first time. what is cyber war? russia and the u.s. have warned that the world needs to drawl rules of engagement to stop potentially devastating cyber weapons. we looked at the new cyber battlegrounds. >> after land, sea, air, and space, there is now a new battleground -- cyberspace -- and this domain is like no other because it is embedded in our everyday world, yet most of us are not aware of the threat. >> what the world is waiting for it is an event that will really wake people up. >> this is a cat and mouse game. the attackers are constantly developing new strategies. >> when we go to war, we go to war with our networks. >> attacks on the wired world could take many forms, nation against nation, cyber terrorism, or organized crime. we are now so utterly dependent on digital systems that cyber attacks could affect us all. everyone tells us that government intelligence agencies and industry are all walking up to the new cyber threat, but how ready are they to c

egypt is set to dominate the security conference in munich able to see the historical russia u.s. nuclear treaty finally coming to a full. and political correctness. shows how a growing number of americans are getting. a live from moscow it's good to have you with us. for the speech of the russian foreign minister. who was attending the annual security conference in munich more to come on that in just a few moments from now though the deadline set by protesters in egypt country's president to step down has now passed but there has been no word from the man himself more than one million people gathered in cairo to central square on friday to demand hosni mubarak's resignation. from kyra. well it really has turned into a waiting game between what some have dubbed the forces of democracy and the presidency of course the mubarak thousands of protesters remain out on the streets the focal point as we enter now the twelfth day of demonstrations the focal point being the toughest square in downtown cairo but some demonstrations are taking place in in alexandria and the official word from

the security conference in munich will see russia and the us exchange the starter to papers signed by president smith that of an obama this document will provide stability and we can be confident that we want to see an arms race wellat least not in the next ten years and while it's quiet in the west of the arab east is a serious concern for russian diplomacy the unrest which started in tunisia spread over the region like wildfire the graver situation is in egypt where hundreds of thousands of people have been railing to force the long serving president out of office. hello mr and welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us well first of all i want to say that adds a lot of questions to you and our viewers our listeners read facebook and they also have a lot of questions which are more personal so what we start with politics of personal if you choose politics at all to. egypt israeli politicians claim that the overthrow of mubarak in egypt may lead to actual ms and that this may not be really a democratic process but the other way around and that it will threaten the peac

set to dominate the security conference in munich that will also see the historic russian u.s. nuclear treaty finally come into force months of debate and political hurdles preceded the adoption of the agreement by lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic. and political correctness over doze a survey shows how a growing number of americans are getting tired of taboos and one recent case to have stirred the american public was the censorship of a classic novel by mark twain. sports next with andrew. hello there thanks for watching the sport and this is what he's coming up. opposed to make her third cup debut against prompts. pakistan cricket is to play in a british court charged with fixing. and it's super cold for the super bowl green bay in pittsburgh shelter from more snow ahead of sunday's clash. but first maria sharapova is making her home fed cup debut on saturday she's playing in the evening singles for russia's tie with france the world number thirteen taking on many it is a while in the other match that monica's a sober goes up against these courtenay richard poor flaked

presidential candidate john mccain calling russia the soviet union at the security conference in munich draws attention to the frequent bloopers of american politicians let's say it exposes a lack of expertise in global affairs and highlights an ignorance that american voters should not accept. and a fresh wave of anti-government rages sweeping across egypt as labor unions and state media joined the popular unrest the country's embattled regime responds with threats and ultimatum warning to prosecute protesters of dark consequences. the relations between london and moscow have been rocky of late with many unresolved issues still hanging over that too well r.t. spoke to the new russian ambassador to britain alexandre you go about how he expects the relationship to progress that interview is coming your way next. today i'm at the russian embassy in london talking to mr alexander of the m.k. who's just taken up the post as the new russian ambassador to the u.k. he was formerly of the press department at the ministry in moscow thank you very much for talking to us he congratulations on your

john mccain calling russia the soviet union at the security conference in munich draws attention to the frequent bloopers of u.s. politicians experts say it exposes a lack of expertise in global affairs. and a fresh wave of anti-government rages sweeping across egypt as labor unions and state media join the popular there on the u.s. . relations between london and moscow have been rocky of late with many on resolve issues still hanging over the two parties spoke to the new russian ambassador to britain alexander you go about how he expects the relationship to progress. today i am at the russian embassy in london talking to mr alexander yet again k. has just taken up the post as the new russian ambassador to the u.k. he was formerly of the press department at the ministry in moscow thank you very much for talking to us he congratulations on your new pasting and a very warm welcome to london now who took up your first post as a diplomat in one nine hundred seventy six how do you think that working for the diplomatic service and diplomatic relations between countries in general have changed

term on edge it said to dominate the security conference in munich that will also see the historical russian u.s. nuclear country finally come and to force months of debate and political hurdles preceded the adoption of the agreement by lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic. and political correctness over doze a survey shows how a growing number of americans are getting tired of taboos and words on a recent case to have stirred the american public was the sounds or ship of a classic novel by mark twain. that martin anders explores the rich tapestry of russian culture in great britain that's coming up next. from. hello welcome to the show will be visiting different cities exploring russian life history and culture of a we begin one of my favorite cities in the world london london one of the most visited cities in the world down into the cultural scene here and you see how in many areas russia has been a huge influence in fifty years in the past.

just want to pick up on what senator mccain said earlier about the input we got at the munich security conference this year. it was quite significant to me on afghanistan. the first i thought there was a real change in opinion from our european colleagues that we really army can progress in afghanistan, and they feel good about it. and normally we have been concerned that -- i have been that they would lead the fight before we get. they turned the tables on us this time. and they said, we are committed now through nato to the 2014 exit date from afghanistan. we are worried that you in america are going to begin to leave earlier and they still have in mind notwithstanding all the transition to 2014 this july of 2011 date, so i would ask you if you would care to respond to that and of course part of that is just to urge that whatever we do in 2011, july of 2011 be mindful of the effect it will have not only on the afghans in the region but on our european allies. >> i would just make two comments. first, i had a nato defense ministers meeting last december, and it was really quite extraordinary, be

turmoil in egypt set to dominate a security conference in munich that will also see the historic russian u.s. nuclear cuts treaty finally come into force months of debate umbilical hurdles preceded the adoption of the agreement by lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic. and political correctness over those a survey shows how a growing number of americans are getting tired of taboos and words one recent case to have stirred the american public was the censorship of a classic novel by mark twain. well those are the headlines here in our tina if you have a taste for high altitude and high speed danger our special report is for you in free flight is coming up next. soon but. i've never been like this before. so how does it feel. that. these people don't have a runway. hole that's needed is a steep hillside or with each bullet each take off there is always a risk. pilots but they proudly claim.

leaders and other ministers in attendance at this three day security forum the annual security conference in munich they will be covering a broad range of subjects here what are some of them. a very broad range in fact this is a security conference is often referred to as the security boss because many world leaders and top level politicians are taking part in discussions on some of the most contemporary and important issues and we've already heard statements and speeches made by the secretary general of the united nations by a prime minister of great britain by the u.s. secretary of state by a russia's foreign minister silvio i would offer also of course who. focused on russia's proposal to move to build and make up a legal document which would ensure the safety and security off of european nations and also reminded of moscow's call poles all to build a unified anti missile defense system which would include russia the united states and the european union thus letting them share of the responsibility for the safety of one another and providing stability. and a stable security structure in the wall

john mccain called russia the soviet union at the security conference in munich and draws attention to the frequent loopers of u.s. politicians experts say it exposes a lack of expertise in global affairs. and a fresh wave of anti-government rage is sweeping across egypt as the state media joined the popular unrest. more news in half an hour but first as promised a report on the nature and wildlife of the caucasus to stay with us. southern russia. this faraway place. you need special permission. to film the landscapes. close. up i can't tell you how beautiful. this place. feel. along the people of the. across the. whole. this is a bearded vulture i needed to. have this kind of make their nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. i will go but when they go hunting they might cover up to fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting creatures. all of the above go is situated close to the great a northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ranch of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also

officially in effect the sides launch the new start agreement at a special ceremony of a security conference in munich are going off was their. words put into action historic exchange of ratification documents and the news to arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is officially in force and when it comes to the button that has worried us the most over the years the one that would unleash nuclear destruction today we take another step to ensure it will never be pushed. to last for the next ten years the treaty said to reduce the number of nuclear weapons on both sides over a third. which would have appeared impossible even a decade ago i think we will be presented with a fix to this his store.

nuclear disarmament deal has finally come into force at a high profile security conference in munich today the treaty means moscow and washington will cut the number of their warheads to around one and a half thousand each. office in germany for us. this was surely as a story moment electric atmosphere in the ear of the russian foreign minister silvio i would of been asked for a photograph of how the two sides russia and the united states exchanged the ratification documents f. initially putting the new strategic arms reduction treaty between the two countries in the course. of the forty five days between science will supply the information all of the the nuclear facilities and nuclear weapons to achieve all that each side possesses in sixty days they will resume inspections on how the reduction officer dziedzic weapons is going also.

her russian counterpart foreign minister sergey lavrov at the sidelines of the munich security council this week conference this weekend the date that we're hearing is february fifth where the two sides are set to exchange the so-called documents of ratification the actual signed documents which will officially bring this agreement into force and it's one that we've been waiting for for quite some time now the bigger stumbling blocks that we've seen for this historic agreement even right here in washington we saw force a minority but yet a vocal minority of republican lawmakers opposing this treaty which is part of the reason that we've had such a long delay in getting this document ratified. arizona republican senator jon kyl one of the vocal critics of this treaty even earlier this week raised criticism of the of the agreement saying that the united states did not have enough time to look over this document but it really is a minority opinion as the consensus here in washington is that this is a critical step towards improving international security something that both sides have worked so hard to achiev