well commander on the computer remind you we're talking about the strategic arms reduction treaty. but before we see what russians think about this treaty the new strategic arms reduction treaty was signed in prague this april by presidents of russia and the united states the treaty will come to force after being read to quiet by the parliament of both countries stott is seen as one of the major achievements of obama's foreign policy and a key element in resetting russian u.s. relations but their rectification in the u.s. senate is now in danger since republicans are threatening to derail it the russian public opinion research center russians who would benefit more by signing the start treaty thirty three percent of the respondents said both russia and u.s. twenty seven percent believe the entire international community will gain twenty two percent cited the u.s. to profit more in case taught is signed and another four percent think it will profit russia only back to peter. ok i want to talk about why the republicans are opposed this but i will tell you made a very interesting point

treaty. this is the most significant arms control agreement in nearly two decades. washington and moscow praised the u.s. senate's ratification of the new strategic arms reduction treaty as proof of a new level of trust between the two nations. peace on the edge of north korea says it's ready to unleash a quote sacred war on the south and use its nuclear deterrent angered by souls massive military drills right across the border. and living with leprosy russians that are remote village feel their battle is no longer with the disease but with this. which society imposes on them. the business desk the cost of basic foods in russia skyrocketed in two thousand and ten is to be a drought in the summer and poor harvest push prices well above if a slim placing figure that and more happens to split. news around the clock from around the world i'm at treasury you're watching r t it's five pm in the russian capital moscow is praising the u.s. approval of the atomic arms cuts treaty saying it's a big step not just for both countries security but as a key move towards a nuclear free world russia's lawmakers say they're poised to say yes as soon as they study washington's ra

to ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington already approved by the us. by both sides of. the. sacred war. across the border. russians in a remote village feel. the stigma which society imposes on. kevin out in fifteen minutes talking on r t next the latest sporting. hello and welcome to our sports update with the latest news and action there is what's coming up in the program. change as some serial. manager rafael benitez and the things of speculation. homecoming king real madrid demolished eight leila to burn the belly of the opening leg of their last sixteen could hillary matches. cancelation winces class in the final the early game this season. exit the competition off to the group stage though for the first time in almost a decade. and the winner is rafael nadal's charity foundation as ruffled beats roger federer in their second raising tennis match in madrid. it is finally official of the sun ciro as a lot of eventually they fired manager off the days of speculation the fifty year old lost to just over six months and will sag despite leading the tea

ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington already approved by the u.s. senate. by both sides as proof of a new level of trust. on the north korea says it's ready to unleash a secret war on the south and use its nuclear deterrent angered by souls massive military drills right across the border. and living with russians in a remote village feel their battle is no longer with the disease but with the stigma which society imposes on. sports with natalia stay with us. hello and welcome to our tease sports news with the latest action and scores here is what's coming up in the program change at san siro into the second gold manager rafael beneath and in days of speculation. homecoming real madrid demolished a nail in the opening leg of their last sixteen cooper deliberate match. cancelation victory today is fast in the last year really game this season the ags of the competition after the group stages well the first time in almost a decade. and the winner is rafael a dolls' charity foundation as federer in their sack and fund raising tennis match in madrid. it is final

moscow prepares to ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington already approved by the u.s. senate the deals praised by both sides as proof of a new level of. peace on the edge north korea says it is ready to unleash a sacred war on the south and buz its nuclear deterrent angered by solved massive military drills right across the border we have the latest. living with leprosy russians in a remote village feel the battle is no longer with the disease but with the stigma which society imposes on them. hello this is our team a name is kevin now in our top story at nine pm from moscow the kremlin is praising the u.s. approval of the atomic arms cuts treaties saying it's a big step not just for both countries but as a key move towards a nuclear free world russia's lawmakers say they're poised to say yes as soon as they study washington's ratification in detail presidents medvedev and obama are expected to discuss the treaty by phone later thursday expect even cross developments on both sides of the atlantic for you in a moment we'll be talking to a guy and he can in wash

with russia on tuesday the senate is expected to vote on whether to stop debating the strategic arms reduction treaty and start ratifying it the democrats claim they now have enough republican backers but some conservatives are still fighting it moscow says the new strategic arms reduction treaty cannot be rewritten or renegotiated only ratified held as one of the u.s. administration's main foreign policy achievements start with watch the two countries deployed nuclear arsenals by a ferret. and brought obama in april it needs to be ratified by lawmakers in both countries it's a race against time for the democrats whose majority in the senate will be produced in january political analysts that conservatives are simply trying to bring down obama. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could bring others to the side of the rejection of the treaty these are all failing they need to get a majority vote the irony in this is that many of the concessions that they have been seeking for the past year h

not to say that the united states are ready for the new strategic arms reduction treaty present brok obama has to seal the deal with his signature but this is a mere formality all eyes are on russia now up next is russia's turn to say yes or no to this first major nuclear agreement between two largest nuclear superpowers which account for ninety percent of the world's nuclear stockpile from the very beginning the two partners agreed that if occasional new start would be synchronized and today russian foreign minister again repeated that russian lawmakers would start the voting on this would it be cation document as soon as they get the script because they're going to split it. 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 resolution this is very important because it's text depends what wording our legislators will use in the russian ratification law although we are aware of the contents of u.s.

hello right the russian foreign ministry has now got the script of the strategic arms reduction treaty which the u.s. senate voted for yesterday we'll wait and see what the most co will say yes to these first major nuclear agreement between two new clear soup of policy in almost two decades one president's made video and obama sealed the deal in april this year they promised the world there would at the patient of this treaty will be synchronized last minute the u.s. added an additional read it took a shine resolution to the treaty and now that russia has got the types it will suddenly council has studied the russian foreign ministry says if there are no major changes to the deal had that even this resolution does not foresee any adjustments to the treaty and they'll be no delays the attacks will be handed over to the russian parliament to the state duma and to the federation council we each will vote already. they both are promising that it could be done simultaneously. because the it is because it. has the president agreed ratification will be synchronized we have passed all the hear

senate finally approving the new strategic arms reduction treaty with russia i'm joined now by your need only a lot of his from the department of political history at moscow state university good to have you with me sir so now if the ratification is completed in moscow tomorrow what opportunities do you think this opens up for russian u.s. relations well for of course those three d. is the key point in their relations between the two countries and the without the three d. we could not hope for the improvement series improvement of the relations between the two countries and right now the situation is quite favorable to or they could. aeration between the two countries on may need two national issues from the anti-missile system in europe. then and and. israel and palestinian conflict so i think that this is a great victory for both countries and it makes. much more hope for. the nearest future of between our countries and a lot of raid on that one point about the joint cooperation on missile defense in europe as well you know the death of this problem is under discussion right now and on

lawmakers until a new strategic arms reduction treaty is ratified with russia the democrats are pushing for the republicans to agree to the nuclear pact before they lose the majority needed to pass it in the senate the treaty would reduce the nuclear arsenal of both countries by a third. and the founder of wiki leaks has battled by a british court but his supporters fear the u.s. is still trying to get their hands on him sweden wants to extradite julian assange in connection with allegations of sexual assault charges. coming up next kaiser and stacy herbert explore how the wiki leaks revelations are affecting the world of big business the report coming your way next. my stars are this is the kaiser report you know we got those fools on the run not only are we sure did the bankers with their show but we got folks like wiki leaks going after all taking it from the cyber direction they got in the crosshairs they got the pincer move or go. talk to stacy herbert all those daisy max keiser well you know what it might be time to short j.p. morgan this is a critic to market shorter dot com j.p.

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by a vote of 71-26 the senate ratified the strategic arms reduction treaty. it mandates the reduction in the number of long-range nuclear missiles in the u.s. and russia and will monitor and verify each companycountry's nuclear arsenal -- country's nuclear arsenal. >>> the congress voted today to give billions of dollars to victims of the september 11 terrorist attack. it provides more than $4 billion to police officers, firefighters, and others who became ill when working or living near the twin towers. it will be used to monitor and treat first responders and replenish a victims compensation fund. >>> a drunken driver who killed the los angeles angels pitcher was hit with a very stiff sentence today. a judge gave him the maximum sentence of 51 years to life in prison. he was convicted back in september of charges that included second-degree murder. police say his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed into a car carrying the los angeles angels pitcher and three friends. >>> the price of crude oil closed today at its highest

russia and the united states is on the verge of being brought into force this week the new strategic arms reduction treaty or start was approved by both russian and american lawmakers.

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this is r t tonight moscow proposed to ratify the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington already approved by the u.s. senate the deal praised by both sides is proof of a new level of trust. peace on the edge north korea says it's ready to unleash a sacred war on the south al due to its nuclear deterrent angered bustles massive going to three drills one across the border. living with leprosy russians in a remote village feel the battle is no longer with the disease but with the stigma which society imposes on. you watching r t the international broadcaster from moscow our top story with me kevin owen at one am moscow time presidents medvedev and i have discussed the new start nuclear arms cuts treaty by telephone after u.s. senate approved approval remove the last major hurdle to the deals eventual ratification russian lawmakers are poised to say yes after studying aspects of the vote in washington which include additional provisions outside the treaty itself both presidents said the senate decision as cemented the year of efforts to improve relations he's following the st

senate has finally approved the new strategic arms reduction treaty with russia after months of bitter and divisive wrangling the decision has been hailed by both washington and moscow as a huge positive step nevertheless russian officials say they must study the ratification resolution in detail before approving the treaty the country's state duma chairman says if the senate document doesn't alter the text of the deal.

senate has just agreed to end months of debate on the strategic arms reduction treaty also known as the start treaty the next step is a vote that will ratify the deal which senate leaders say will be positive for more on this we go live to washington d.c. where he's going h.q. and is standing by in a does it look like the senate will leave a ratified start treaty under the white house christmas tree. well matt it looks like it senators have voted to end the debate earlier today and we're finally moving on to. which is expected to early in the early afternoon on wednesday and democrats are pretty sure that they do have the sixty seven.

senate met again today to consider start, the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia. democrats this afternoon turned back one republican effort to amend the treaty but final ratification is still anything but a done deal. bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: with adjournment and the holidays looming,. >> senate will be in order. >> reporter: backers of a new nuclear arms treaty with russia took to the senate floor in a lame duck sunday session urging an 11th hour ratification of the deal. >> we 2k07b9 want to do damage to the treaty and kill a treaty which does so much for the security of this nation. >> reporter: vice president biden predicted the obama administration has the votes. >> i believe we do. >> reporter: for the so-called start treaty which would cut strategic nuclear warheads were the current level of 12200 to no more than 1550 for each side within seven years. >> every former republican secretary of defense, secretary of state, national security advisor, and head of strategic command says this is essential foru.s. security. >> reporter: but ratification

senate has finally approved of the new strategic arms reduction treaty with russia after months of bitter and divisive wrangling on capitol hill attention now turns to moscow to vote on the deal and russia's state duma speaker said that could happen as soon as this friday earlier my colleague carrie johnston spoke to our correspondents for the latest because three new got you over from moscow and ghana chicken and washington now that pretty as a pro they will go on for the president table or.

senate has finally approve the new strategic arms reduction treaty with russia after months of bitter and divisive wrangling on capitol hill the decision was hailed by both washington and moscow as a huge positive step in boosting u.s. russia relations and in furthering world nuclear disarmament let's get the latest from marcie's a catarina grad show over reporting live from moscow so the treaty has been finally approved by the u.s. senate but that's not the end is it what's up next. well to officially say that the united states is ready for the new strategic arms are done.

attempt to convince their republican rivals to ratify a new arms reduction treaty with russia most of whom are against the deal the strategic arms reduction treaty was signed by dmitri medvedev and barack obama in april and would slash the two country's nuclear arsenals very alert but it won't come into force until ratified by lawmakers in both countries something the russians say they're ready to do time's running out for obama's democrats whose majority in the senate will be sliced in january and need at least fourteen republican votes to pass the deal the conservatives say they need more time to think political analyst joel rubin says failure to ratify the start treaty will tarnish america's political reputation. if it doesn't get passed actually fails there could be serious consequences for american leadership on arms control follow up for the american reputation around the world would be significant if it doesn't pass but it is not turned down but just delayed that to also signal that president obama is weak at home that's why advocates for the treaty are saying it is to get past their oil. well still ahead for you thi

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those eyes you know from a given real commitment will start force or start building new strategic arms reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. ever become long obama is putting. president obama has made a last ditch appeal for u.s. lawmakers to seal the nuclear treaty with russia to give it top priority before the session ends. meet with power shift which would allow republicans more opportunities to develop nuclear weapons. it's the final day of lobbying for countries find the football club cups in france and eighteen and twenty twenty two people will decide tomorrow and russia is among the favorites sports officials say they're going to lose countries to benefit from the stadiums. and f.b.i. tactics on the scrutiny as it's accused of framing a terror suspect says it prevented the teenage somali american complaining the performance of christmas not sending his lawyers say he was manipulated. or sports news there. hello and welcome to the latest sports update here now to the headlines for. latest from this very queer the russian bid team awaits the decision on the train for twenty eighteen world c

ditch attempt to convince their republican rivals to ratify a new arms reduction treaty with russia most are against the deal the strategic arms reduction treaty was signed by dimitri medvedev and barack obama in april and would slash the two country's nuclear arsenals by a third but it won't come into force until ratified by lawmakers in both countries something the russians say they're ready. do time's running out for obama's democrats majority in the senate will be sliced in january and need at least fourteen republican votes to pass the deal the conservatives say they need more time to think on next bergmann from the center for american progress says the start treaty is too important to throw away. it confirms that the u.s. russia relationship will remain on track i think the second thing is that it maintains the new core stability that we've had some see end of the cold war importantly the start treaty maintains and monitoring and verification measures that allow both the u.s. and russia to check out what each other is doing in the nuclear arena and it enables progress to continue to reduce the role of nuclear weapon

russia's foreign minister has warned that the new strategic arms reduction treaty with washington cannot be amended or renegotiated. voiced his hope the u.s. senate will ratify the treaty suit and said russia has a whole ready to do the thing. well on sunday barack obama's democrats for back another republican attempt to amend the deal a senate vote turned down calls to alter and effectively kill off the start treaty hailed as one of the u.s. administration's main foreign policy achievements stand would slash the two countries deploy nuclear arsenals by a third signed by a president to be put in there that bracket bomb in april it needs to be ratified by the american senate and the russian duma it's a race against time for the democratic majority in the senate will be reduced in january they currently need at least nine republicans to pass the treaty a bomb is nothing senators personally then to support starts political analyst meeting is too small so the republicans are out to undermine the president and the pushing the treaty as a tool to that. indeed this treaty is one of the major fo

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