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some elements of foreign policy of the united states create some problems for the russian federation and one of these issues is missile defense and by the way. one example which is very interesting maybe for you as well as for. cortex who are sitting at the t.v. and listening to mr mcnamara what's of the first who was in favor of restriction on missile defense. the soviet union generals specialist at that time war began in your distinctions and the situation has changed now you see that the russian federation is in favor to have some. limitations of. the united states playing on this issue. for me it's you say that it's really interesting because of the same situation it was during our negotiations with the united states when the we elaborate then you will start treaty year zero zero zero russia today and russia for four or four decades has been living without an immediate threat to security but there are of course some potential threats well what about putin those didn't mention any specific potential threats to russian security doesn't mention enemies well he says something about n
some elements of foreign policy of the united states create some problems for the russian federation and one of these issues is missile defense and by the way. one example which is very interesting maybe for you as well as for. cortex who are sitting at the t.v. and listening to mr mcnamara what's of the first who was in favor of restriction on missile defense. the soviet union generals specialist at that time war began in your distinctions and the situation has changed now you see that the...
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but within the russian federation itself, there are republics that could still fragment along cultural and political lines. one of these is dagestan. dagestan's historical and economic geographies help explain opposing "centripetal" and "centrifugal" forces within russia. as a largely islamic republic adjacent to warring chechnya, dagestan now receives new scrutiny in the war on terrorism. to help explain the differences between chechnya and dagestan, we explore the relationship between diverse cultures and the physical geography of the caucasus mountains. "dagestan"-- the name means "land of mountains." part of the russian federation, dagestan lies in the caucasus mountains on russia's southern border. most people here live in small villages that are often very isolated. in the 19th century, when science still believed in distinct races, a german coined the term "caucasians" because he thought these beautiful people emplified all "whites." but in recent times, the caucasus region has received international attention for something far less romantic. ( machine-gun fire ) here, in neighb
but within the russian federation itself, there are republics that could still fragment along cultural and political lines. one of these is dagestan. dagestan's historical and economic geographies help explain opposing "centripetal" and "centrifugal" forces within russia. as a largely islamic republic adjacent to warring chechnya, dagestan now receives new scrutiny in the war on terrorism. to help explain the differences between chechnya and dagestan, we explore the...
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senator, by the russian state and federal council and get it into force. but then ended kind of drop out of sight to everybody inside the u.s. government, so this is a very welcome opportunity today and a bit of a celebration as far as i am concerned about the first birthday of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. i am also delighted to be here with mike elliott and ted warner and again as already mentioned by steve, they were my very close partners, leadership team of the delegation on the u.s. side of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty negotiations in geneva in 2009 and 2010. so we are really i would say close-knit triumphant and we have many other people from the interagency involved as well and it was a super team on our side as the russian side, the russian side had an informal team of top flight diplomats and experts involved in the negotiation and the treaty also the interagency group on their side. i wanted to start by talking a little bit about the implementation of the treaty, what has happened in very general terms. mike elliott is calling to dig down deep and giv
senator, by the russian state and federal council and get it into force. but then ended kind of drop out of sight to everybody inside the u.s. government, so this is a very welcome opportunity today and a bit of a celebration as far as i am concerned about the first birthday of the new s.t.a.r.t. treaty. i am also delighted to be here with mike elliott and ted warner and again as already mentioned by steve, they were my very close partners, leadership team of the delegation on the u.s. side of...
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the data exchanges are providing as i would say much more detailed picture of the russian federation strategic nuclear arsenal than we have had in the past again vice versa is true as well. the russians are getting a closer look at our strategic nuclear forces than in the past, and of course both of us back of our exchanges of information and inspections with our own national technical modification with life and other kind of monetary platforms that we use to relieve back our goods on the ground as senator lugar likes to say and also the other kinds of information exchanges that take place under the treaty. ted is going to want dhaka bit more about this because he just spent the last couple of weeks in geneva for the bilateral consultant commission of the so-called implementation commission of the treaty which has now met for its third time but we have some good news out of the meeting. remember to elementary was one of the tough issues during the course of the negotiation and there were some issues that were left hanging at the end of the negotiation that needed to be wrapped up and
the data exchanges are providing as i would say much more detailed picture of the russian federation strategic nuclear arsenal than we have had in the past again vice versa is true as well. the russians are getting a closer look at our strategic nuclear forces than in the past, and of course both of us back of our exchanges of information and inspections with our own national technical modification with life and other kind of monetary platforms that we use to relieve back our goods on the...
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it is obvious that the missile defense system will be targeted at the russian federation rather than some mythical middle eastern countries possessing virtual missiles. at least fifteen countries around the world have been involved with the nato missile defense shield. their radar stations in denmark and britain which is also host to interceptor missiles. canada two is going to join the project and the missile functions will be given to be agency responsible for north america and out of space defense. japan has decided to assist the nato missile defense shield it's taking part in the manufacture of interceptor missiles. japan is going to build a forward based radar station on its territory. a similar radar station has already been built in turkey. the czech republic rumania hungry are ready to allow nato as missile defense complexes to be placed on their territory. it that would make a forward based american military presence which means the deployment of bases in post is so. republics. russia has taken adequate measures to. station. its. space. station. to be controlled by russia's
it is obvious that the missile defense system will be targeted at the russian federation rather than some mythical middle eastern countries possessing virtual missiles. at least fifteen countries around the world have been involved with the nato missile defense shield. their radar stations in denmark and britain which is also host to interceptor missiles. canada two is going to join the project and the missile functions will be given to be agency responsible for north america and out of space...
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in this city, the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are touting some high- tech equipment for a unique experiment. thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia went bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes and immediately grounded the rest of their fleet. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon was over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded when the company canceled all of their flights. >> no one is here to help us or anything. we tried calling and no one is answering the phones. >> we are certainly disappointed. what can you do? >> the alarm bells rang when the airline cannot afford to refuel one of their planes. the company went straight into voluntary administration. >> my immediate concern today is not only for the working people caught up in this circumstance but also the passengers who were caught up. the dem
in this city, the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are touting some high- tech equipment for a unique experiment. thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia went bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their planes and immediately grounded the rest...
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federation and other countries have said they will not support this draft resolution is because the argument is that it is not balanced russia says that this draft resolution does not condemn the armed opposition for also participating in the ongoing violence over the past eleven months also russia and china with their vetoes twelve days ago when the security council underscored the fact that the united nations be it the separate the security council or the general assembly should be used as a tool to enforce regime change in countries in sovereign countries instead in particular in this case is the syrian people that should be deciding the future of their country having said that though seventy countries at the least are co-sponsoring this draft resolution that ultimately condemns syrian authorities for what's taking place right now but so an arab country has rejected the amendments proposed by russia what are the concerns that russia has over this draft of the resolution. well the concerns the same concerns that russia has been voicing over the past weeks and months is that it's n
federation and other countries have said they will not support this draft resolution is because the argument is that it is not balanced russia says that this draft resolution does not condemn the armed opposition for also participating in the ongoing violence over the past eleven months also russia and china with their vetoes twelve days ago when the security council underscored the fact that the united nations be it the separate the security council or the general assembly should be used as a...
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federation mr sharp if we're talking about the high tech high tech collections the you webcams that i'm going to be installed as a matter of fact this was the initiative of prime is to putin and we always one of the candidates on the actually the main candidate for presidency on the upcoming election so but it wasn't his idea actually from the very beginning yes well what it originally inside the ministry oh well was that the internet community who came up with this idea first putting on cameras it was his own idea of trying to get all of the absolutely because a year and a half ago when there were in the summer of two thousand and ten there were huge forest fires and you know just to rebuilt the bung down villages and well i don't want to say yeah it was the idea time so that the members of the construction site or something to control the start i'm sorry absolutely and he was he was very pleased with it you know when there was the fact i had to deal with that problem. absolutely i did work yeah yeah and the cameras are still there you remove them remove them after the construction
federation mr sharp if we're talking about the high tech high tech collections the you webcams that i'm going to be installed as a matter of fact this was the initiative of prime is to putin and we always one of the candidates on the actually the main candidate for presidency on the upcoming election so but it wasn't his idea actually from the very beginning yes well what it originally inside the ministry oh well was that the internet community who came up with this idea first putting on...
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the same obligations are on the shoulders of the united states, as are the russian federation. the bear that in mind as we talk to the treaty that these obligations are totally in. the inspection process i will say idea that pat and going for me to play. i would say in general the implementation has been conducted in a very businesslike and pragmatic manner. this was the attitude we had the negotiating table in geneva and has definitely carried forward into the implementation process both on the russian side and the u.s. side we have been keeping focus on problem-solving, being pragmatic we go about it and it really again is quite suited to the post-cold war era we are now in, we we had really some serious security issues you must address some of sides in continue to address regarding forces but we go about it in a pragmatic and problem-solving kind of way. so, throughout this first year of the treaty are in a post from five to february's text and attribute is entered into force on february 5 of 2011 when minister lovecraft and secretary clinton exchanged the paper to bring the
the same obligations are on the shoulders of the united states, as are the russian federation. the bear that in mind as we talk to the treaty that these obligations are totally in. the inspection process i will say idea that pat and going for me to play. i would say in general the implementation has been conducted in a very businesslike and pragmatic manner. this was the attitude we had the negotiating table in geneva and has definitely carried forward into the implementation process both on...
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i'm working in the in the foreign ministry of the russian federation and definitely as our minister sergey lavrov actually put it yesterday during his press conference on the. year two thousand and eleven. our foreign policy is not an ideological foreign policy and it is. very much preventing one and. that's why when we criticize we do not criticize out of a radiological. for a logical reasons we have we do. observe and monitor how the situation stands in the united states and some other countries we do. i would lie on certain issues which they have and they do have certain certain problems. we it's very important we be using ourselves not just on some conjectures we're be using l. cells on the assessments given by. pretty much authority if international is admitted of but russia as we remember it the foreign ministry for one has reacted pretty angrily every time we were sharply criticized in reports of this kind especially in the united states report for the situation in brighton russia we did give them and their angry reaction so what kind of reaction do you expect it to your report whic
i'm working in the in the foreign ministry of the russian federation and definitely as our minister sergey lavrov actually put it yesterday during his press conference on the. year two thousand and eleven. our foreign policy is not an ideological foreign policy and it is. very much preventing one and. that's why when we criticize we do not criticize out of a radiological. for a logical reasons we have we do. observe and monitor how the situation stands in the united states and some other...
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major part of russian federation in this part of the world i mean in the middle east so i think that actually the fear is soft. governments and some boston contras that the supplies of russian arms to syria supply so fresh noms to syria somehow in the hands of the situation on the new level would in danger the situation and stability would be undermined. more violence in syria they are not grounded do you think that the outcome of today's talks in damascus could have any influence on the international approach to resolving the crisis. i think that the. steel of the. league of arab states hasn't said the final yes the final what's on the settlement of the peaceful settlement of the syrian internal crisis and i think that. if the league of arab states would take more. cautious and more. true i would say true approach to the decision of this situation would actually try to convince both parties both sides which i engage unfortunately in this internal conflict and will do some kind of peaceful negotiating in between the parties. participating in this conflict there is still more internat
major part of russian federation in this part of the world i mean in the middle east so i think that actually the fear is soft. governments and some boston contras that the supplies of russian arms to syria supply so fresh noms to syria somehow in the hands of the situation on the new level would in danger the situation and stability would be undermined. more violence in syria they are not grounded do you think that the outcome of today's talks in damascus could have any influence on the...
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federation have persuaded leadership that what we are proposing, particularly what we're proposing down the line, because this is called a phase adaptive approach, this is a decade long program with some new systems coming on board by 2020. you'll probably see a lot of this with my colleague. the so-called sm-32, which is quite advance freddie what we have now. we don't have that now. the russians extrapolating the capabilities they think we're doing to have believe it will pose a threat to their deterrent. we have been engaged with them in missile defense cooperation talks led by under-secretary of state who use to represent international labs here in contra costa county. she's been negotiating for quite some time since the spring of 2009 until now. they haven't reached agreement. in fact, unfortunately president medvedev made a statement not too long ago saying they have not bought fruit, the russians are very concerned. they feel if there's not an agreement to share more data, operational activity, they want to be involved in operations, which is a bit of a problem for us, the russia
federation have persuaded leadership that what we are proposing, particularly what we're proposing down the line, because this is called a phase adaptive approach, this is a decade long program with some new systems coming on board by 2020. you'll probably see a lot of this with my colleague. the so-called sm-32, which is quite advance freddie what we have now. we don't have that now. the russians extrapolating the capabilities they think we're doing to have believe it will pose a threat to...