so many of the policies of the coroner's palm here, the russian federation portfolio, very similar to ours because we face the same base we face the same problems it's, it's difficult to put a lot of those through and a lot of western countries, obviously without driving the wealth i was, whereas in russia i suppose there is a lot more public ownership. so what would you say the major differences between the left in russia on the west? well, i think the fundamental difference really is that the predominant force on the left by far in russia is the communist party of the russian federation, the communists left. unfortunately, in many western countries, the predominant force on the left, if you can call it the left, even the so democratic parties who of course, have a long history of supporting the big business capitalist system. and disappointing those millions of people who vote them into office every now and again. so i think the left in russia because of the position of the, the communist party of the russian federation is undoubtedly in a stronger position. here in britain. our par

. >> [speaking foreign language] >> sick -- security and crimea, occupied by the russian federation, security in the black sea. >> [speaking foreign language] >> and of course the security issue, energy security. we are very much concerned with the possible commission of the nord stream 2. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i would like to discuss with president biden's vision, his government's vision of ukrainian chances and the timeframe for this, if possible. >> [speaking foreign language] and the role the united states can play in being involved in a peaceful -- >> [speaking foreign language] >> not -- last but not least, we came to transform ukraine so we called our program -- program and we would like to discuss the role the united states would like to play in this transformation and economic revival of our country. >> [speaking foreign language] >> and finally, the very sensitive issue, we handed over to your representatives a list of prisoners held in the temporarily occupied crimea and the russian federation in moscow. there are 450 people held there and we would like to have

literature abroad and we'll attempt to get that we're asking the deputy director of the federal russian agency for print and mass media like you never get what. publishing experts say to translation and russia leaves much to be designed the most celebrated literature was translated into foreign languages many years ago and now the industry has almost halted recently the government has done some steps to remedy the problem these include the foundation of an institute to promote and harmonize the work of the translators and a special prize called rochelle to be established to recognize excellence be our stage. and welcome to the show thank you thank you very much for being here. first of all i want to ask you a news related question we've been hearing. in the news that your agency is becoming the principal state body supervising internet and russia well this is the web actually need government supervising what's your opinion. well. it's not very correct in that supervisor meeting that. you know if we're talking about the technical aspects of internet it's supervised by the minister of com

as far as the russian federation naval response, you'll have to ask the russians. i can't respond to that and we will continue to operate safely and professionally and interact with both our partner forces and many russian federation vessels professionally. well, let's see if we can get a russian perspective from andre quarter knob whose director general of the kremlin founded russian international affairs council. welcome to the w. let's start with the whole tension, a rounds and surrounding ukraine, ukraine, a sovereign country. why does moscow believe but 8 should determine home care of forms alliance with well, i don't think that it's an issue of determination. i think that the assumption is that if you clean joyce native for example, that will have very serious repercussions for the russian national security and therefore our show will have to take adequate measures in order to deal with this new challenge i. and also i think the position which is shared by menu is that not all of ukrainians are so eager to join it, especially in the east of the country. and t

by the russian federation tours of ghana stan and in view of the fact that we are. neighbors not only close neighbors but next door neighbors and the expansion of the sort of this ship is only good for both countries and for the rich and. right. so there we have it that news conference regarding the visit of afghanistan's president hamid karzai to moscow today and for his part president medvedev said that we would like to continue developing trade and economic ties between the two countries russia would like afghanistan to be independent wealthy and prosperous state and i would cause we're having a constructive dialogue and we're confident that russia will continue to help afghanistan through a difficult period and of course those behind the scenes talks will continue particular the subject of illegal drugs trade and more in this throughout the day here on r.t. it's time for the sports update. hello and welcome to sports day it's good to have you with us start as always of the headlines. but on equipment some of them are just proves the forefront of the christina ma

head of the russian federal drug service. arnold schwarzenegger admitted in an interview to g.q. that he thought marijuana was just a softer kartik that can even be considered a car and that he doubled and smoking it when he was young that is a rather widespread point of view and there's a serious trend in the world that searchlight drugs since they are considered should no longer be outlawed they should be legalized what's your take on that. you know around toba twentieth i happened to visit california l.a. and that was just in the middle of a campaign aimed at legalizing marijuana. at the same time i was aware of washington's view since my counterpart mr kelly koskie had informed me about the campaign being in full swing so washington is against it right strongly yes i want to see the results of the competing showed california was against the legalization even california biliteral california apparently of the opinion of the state did not coincide with that of the governor. it's nothing more than a p.r. move by politicians who want to demonstrate they're being. thrown through or

discipline good fighting good and good studies i serve the russian federation. my wishes for these guys to serve conscientiously. well for the year so that in the event of war. or any other unforeseen circumstances we'll be able to fulfil our combat role. there's no question my time in boot camp has been the most physically demanding of my life but you quickly feel that you're part of something special. the sense of comradeship is very genuine here even for an outsider. i've got no doubts that in a combat situation these guys would lay down their lives for each other among a group of nonprofessional soldiers many still teenagers that shocked me most of all. some of them will stay and others like me i destined for regiments around russia. still possible get the opportunity to redeem myself but for now i'm on leave. although you already know that. some may disagree. but i believe america is exceptional. just pre-k. . yes we can. still suffering. and to. see them up there in a. deliberate torch is on its epic journey to such. one hundred twenty three days. through

federation, in favor of russian team. i would like to say i was very much upset and all my colleagues from my embassy were upset when american team lost the opportunity to go to moscow. could you imagine the beautiful final between the united states and russia? let's wait for a while. >> ambassador, next time we will schedule a much longer period where we can discuss strategic arms control. >> maybe time will come you see. >> i ask my colleagues to thank you for joining us. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> diaries about russian-american cultural fears. my colleagues, he will distribute it if you want. if you want. maps not for distribution. >> ask you all to hold on for two minutes while we let the ambassador out to the elevators. thank you. >>> today the house rules committee will meet to discuss hr 1 the house democrats bill addressing ethics rules and elections and will decide which amendments if any will be allowed to be debated. live coverage at 5:00 eastern on c-span 3. the house is expected to take up that bill tomorr

points that had been raised by the russian federation. that doesn't necessarily mean that the russians will agree with the way in which they were addressed. i think as you have heard us say all along, that it will come as no surprise to you that there are places we can make progress with the trance clantic community while other areas are nonstarters. those areas we said all along are nonstarters, the idea that a country, any other country, can impinge on the security arrangements, the partnerships of another country, the inviolability of international borders, sovereignty, you're right there is no trade space, none, when it comes to those issues. that should not, and i assume did not, comes as a surprise to the russian federation or anyone else. francisco. reporter: [inaudible] is this going into rounds of negotiations in geneva over one, two years with russia? is that what you -- you're envisioning? ned: i don't think that time frame is what any of us had in mind as an initial matter, at least. what i can say is we have been ebb gauged w

thank you. >> i thank the representative of the russian federation. i now give the floor to the representative of estonia. >> thank you mr. president. in light of the uncertain develop and sent afghanistan and the precarious security situation at kabul airport, estonia gives it support to this resolution today. the humanitarian situation is deteriorating. humanitarian organizations and the u.n. have committed to stay and to deliver relief and assistance. they need unimpeded access and ensure -- assurances their providers can deliver assistance without interference or threats to safety. this includes the need for a functioning and secure airport in kabul that enables goods to move as necessary. although a lot about the situation is currently unclear, the last two weeks have shown there are many aspects in which there is agreement. we have all called her -- for strength -- strengthened efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to afghanistan. we have all acknowledged that for peace to be sustainable, inclusive negotiations much -- must be reached with

so that's why it hurts me that our relation between the european union and the russian federation. our lowest point is a gap between the wet and the ease to have been becoming bigger of the way i see and, and that shouldn't happen. that's not in our best interests. and we have to say that the make ready cried like freedom of speech, paid him up, but lenient. shouldn't be seen as a threat in any country few days ago than if there was the anniversary. all the points ending about like the volley, and he's for roster or the european union is something unacceptable, so we demand his immediate release on the you want the fish dobby, pretty tapping or valleys where one stop defending that are about the same goes for the lego and action of crimea in our support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine's when a gun and today we aim and all the lady had the chance to discuss a number of international issues. and i think we're going to continue talking about them in the next few hours. for example, we talk about grammatical development and taylor is and you attempted to read by

this is now considered to be a major threat to national security the head of the russian federal drug control service. the head of the russian federal drug control service straight after his graduation she served in the so if it says in one thousand nine hundred seventy seven he began the state security organizations starting as an operative and eventually she was promoted to deputy director of the federal security service through. the administration of the russian president and to the russian president in two thousand and eight he became the head of the russian federal drug control service during one of his recent news conferences he said that there are more than twenty four thousand registered. but the actual number could be ten times higher. up to two point five million russians a drug. addicted to heroin. what is being done in order to tackle those numbers. mr raven often thank you very much for coming to our program. first of all how would you explain such a significant growth of drug production in afghanistan when did it begin during the american invasion or perhaps even the sov

troops and forces in afghanistan in which the russian federation plays a key role. three and a half years ago our troops in afghanistan were all being supplied through the port of corache and through two what the military calls ground looks of communication, g-looks, that get into afghanistan right on the border. until three years ago we were totally dependent upon that supply line. with the opening of new supply lines that go through the caspian states, central asia, and russia, that made us, we had less vulnerable to whatever might happen in pakistan, whatever might happen in the u.s. pakistani relationship. there has been a political sparring the last couple of weeks about killing osama bin laden and the advisability of who said what on the campaign trail. all i can say is that a year ago may if we didn't have those other ground locks of communication and the cooperation for the russian federation, the calculation about whether to carry out that strike on osama bin laden would have been very different and you might have found more opposition in the room than just

course we detained some are now in the russian federation. them.ere is a decision on i am sure that all necessary steps will be taken in accordance with the legal system. but it's not fair. compare your to examples with the case of mr. shenko, who spent already nine years, nine years in american jail. fair just only to ignore that he has lost a lot of teeth. he cannot eat. could you understand? you say there is no such problems for anybody. mentioned just only mentioned now,y in the russian federation. am sure that all appropriate steps will be taken. mr. putin is aware of the situation. eye on thisg an issue. but of course he will not be in the discussions of this issue. discussions? been >> excuse me? >> have there been discussions russian officials? >> on what? >> the potential swap. >> no. no. that we just only detained a person. we have not yet decided whether punished or not. that's why it's just only a investigation procedure. to -- it'sit seems too premature. and the second, it's different cases. >> two questions here. this lady and t

had founded products to withdraw and blaming the russian federation on this treaty. when we are talking about the decision of the u.s. to withdraw from this treaty, there is a difference. , the open skies treaty is not a literal treaty. i would like to raise a question, i don't want to torture you. i don't want to ask from you an answer, but i would ask you, why are the rest of the nato countries conceded? it is important to stay in this treaty. decides toe country withdraw from this treaty? moreover, i would like to refresh your memory saying that we have a special open skies consultant if commission where it is forcible for problems. we have also a lot of technical consult regarding the implementation whether the united states, its obligations and commitments under this treaty. and i would like to raise a question, maybe to myself, not to you, not to the u.s., what kind of steps should we take after withdrawal of the u.s. from this treaty. , whenow that this treaty it was asked to fly over european countries as well as now therend canada, will be no possibility for

that is why they are rising up at the same time the responsibility of the russian federation and russian ability to keep the cease-fire. and practical step, withdraw russian troops. provide uninterrupted access of the special mission of oec to the whole territory, including the border. withdraw and stop the supply of armament through the uncontrolled part of the russian border. and the progress in releasing the hostages. this is the first step of the security package. we should be expecting immediately. the progress for the international presence, including the possible presence of the u.n. peacekeepers, which would be a guarantee for fulfilling the obligation which would be the implementation of the minsk agreement. >> thank you very much. thank you very much indeed. >> superintendent and other school district leaders from across the country will meet to look at some of the challenges facing urban schools. this conference is hosted by howard university and the school superintendents association. live coverage begins at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span two. you can follow this event at c-span

it's a natal, has a very aggressive policy towards the russian federation. and instead of instead of considering the very reasonable proposals that mr. laugh rob put forward over the last decade. all they've been doing is wrapping up the war by turning ukraine into a de facto nato state. and setting the situation, setting the scene where russia had no alternative action, but due to the but to defend itself and strike back in ukraine. kennestone from the hamilton coalition to stop the war. we appreciate your time, say thank you for talking to us now to pakistan where the prime minister says western powers are stepping up regime change efforts off the he refused. heavy whitehouse pressure to lash out at russia and round. com faces a parliamentary vote of no confidence on saturday as the military comes out in favor of ukraine. in the conflicts con has addressed the nation calling on people to resist at foreign interference. the can not be gone quicker than good. i want to tell my nations, especially young people to say that they should save themselves from thes

i said and i quote the first dissipation of the russian federal drug control service in the operation in afghanistan was a violation of the country's sovereignty one quote he was not happy about being warned how can you explain to us. as a matter of fact last week president karzai had a telephone conversation with president during which she reaffirmed the need to destroy in a quarter century in the records it so happened that he had not been informed in time that the operation was going to start although the operation had been prepared a long time ago with three states involved another quote this time from russian foreign minister. was directed to providing information to help locate go aboard three heroin and morphine were manufactured so two points at once the first lover of confirmed we had not qualitative gastown sovereignty and then where does the information come from is it your job to acquire such information and yes indeed we do obtain information about the location of such laborde try to provide it to the forces in afghanistan. first of all the afghan authorities and also the

the head of the russian federal drug control service during one of conferences he said that there are more than twenty four thousand registered. but the actual number could be. done in order to. thank you very much for coming to our program. growth of drug production in afghanistan when did it begin. or perhaps even the solve it one. after the spirit. of the soviet troops. one government. first there was. then there was. no. old those changes were violent. that prompted some. but history shows that drug production usually follows military and political. participated in the military actions in afghanistan in the eighty's. today's american methods. clues are more effective do you think it's because frankly i didn't participate in the military actions directly but you could observe them right. i was an h.r. advisor but i certainly had an opportunity to see the way you have gained. the way in the past for military operations and military achievements. i would make a distinction here because the us and nato led international security assistance force. as a mandate of the u.n. security coun

the good relations between nato and russian federation has a. bearing to the temples of economic development of our country and. we should not be distracted by setting up excessive defensive programs we should think about the future we should think about those. people who are building new life today about the younger generation and about educational programs and we think and we should think about helping at least developed countries africa movement all that can be done if we understand about only what will be the cost of the defensive program and this is why i believe the development of our relations with nato will affect. the good climate in the world and the wellbeing of a very many people living there. now the third row please. join me then if you know some again stone through because you know console is something i. could have received a phone. call on afghanistan. on something first on this may on the south in france want your money i mean. now is a very silly. comment on the road and the. plan to withdraw from afghanistan with troops by ye

as well as the european part of the russian federation. we are very much concerned that after the decision of the united states to withdraw from inf, missiles could be deployed on the territory of european allies. and you'll see that it's my military officers who have prepared this map. you will see how many territories could be covered by american missiles. it's very burning issue. not technical issue, because we can't return back to the situation of the 1987, before -- when we signed the inf treaty. i just would like to draw your attention to this situation. and potential situation. we will be forced, we will be forced to deploy our missiles, and here you will see that the whole territory over european countries will be covered. so i just would like to say you that when we are talking about tactical nuclear weapons as well as inf capabilities, we are talking about the security of european countries as well as russia, inf is not dealing with the security of the united states, because such systems cannot reach a territory of the united sta

first of all current ambassador from the russian federation to my right, ser vagei ivanovich, g severing, members of the min streep of forei -- min streistry of affairs. here since 2008. overseeing from the russian side, improvement in relations often called the reset. he has served as the russia's ambassador to brussels and ambassador to nato and deputy foreign minister. a wonderful pleasure to see you here at csis. our second speaker will be ambassador john buyerly, who just returned from a successful stint in moscow as our ambassador off to the russian federation. he arrived back in january of 2012. he from the american perspective was implementing on the ground the improvement of relations in, and the long series of agreements and cooperation that have developed over the past three years between the united states and the russian federation. he is one of our longest severing and most successful decorated members of the, u.s. foreign service. he has also served as our ambassador to bulgaria. from 2005 to 2008. and many, many other assignments having to do with, with the soviet union, r

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sitting in moscow tells the whole world and all the people of the russian federation , i am going to be the champion of mother russia who is going to take care and protect her children who are on the other side of neighboring borders. what is that going to say to the extremely large part of the russian population that is not russian? that is islamic in origin, central asian. they already don't have a lot to love coming from moscow and i think it is going to make them more restive and create an opportunity for wild and crazy guys with turbans and log beards -- long beards who are already declaring -- the caucuses includes russian territory -- chechnya. and others. the forces within the russian federation are going to be exacerbated by what putin is andg in the short term going back to the geopolitics of the last two centuries. >> thank you for being with us today. when we returned, white house counsel economic advisor jason f-- ♪ >> we are joined now by the chairman of the council of economic advisers jason furman. be unrest andll ukraine, russia may spill over to europe? will that

i now get the flow to the representative of the russian federation over there it was for you today. thank you mr. president. was you can figure out the russian federation life family condemned the 26th of august, the terrorist attacks near the board of couple as a result of which 2 people were killed. the money were express condolences with the loved ones and those close to the victims. and we wish a swift recovery to those who were injured. at the same time we were forced to abstain during the vote on the trial of security council resolution on afghanistan . we did this because the authors of the draft ignores our ignored our principal concerns. firstly, despite the fact that the resolution which propose against the backdrop of a terrible terrorist attack, the authors categorically refused to refer to a passage on the fight against terrorism, containing internationally recognize terrorist organizations, iso and the took this down at the movement region, but we see this as a reluctance to acknowledge the obvious and a desire to divide terrorists into ours and says, and that is to sa

the head of the russian federal drug control service straight after his graduation he served in the. state security organizations starting as an operative and eventually he was promoted to deputy director of the federal security service throughout. the administration of the russian president and the russian president in two thousand and eight he became the head of the russian federal drug control service during one of his recent news conferences he said that there are more than twenty four thousand registered. but the actual number could be. up to two point. being done in order to. thank you very much for coming to. drug production in afghanistan when due to begin during the american invasion or perhaps even the soviet one. after the syrian. troops. one government. first there were. none there was. old those changes were violent. and it was this military and political tension that prompted some poppy cultivation. but is also in fact history shows that drug production usually follows military and political tensions. but it almost. well you personally participated in the military actio

for our part, the russian federation has consistently called for a peace, safe and going to stand on his territory. that would be no terrorist or drug threat emanating, we will continue our support ref guns to achieve this goal. thank you. i think the representative of the russian federation for the statement and i'll give the floor to the representative of estonia. thank you mister president. in light of the uncertain developments enough dentist and the urgent and precarious security situation in couple airport as sonya gave it support to this resolution. today, the humanitarian situation in afghanistan is deteriorating, humanitarian organizations and the un have committed to stay and to deliver relief and assistance, but they need unimpeded access and assurances that their stall and aid providers can work and deliver assistance without interference or threats to their safety. this includes the need for a functioning and secure airport incapable. that enables people in goods to move as necessary. furthermore, although a lot about the situation in afghanistan is currently unclear the

as far as the russian federation naval response, you'll have to ask the russians welcome to the day when joe biden and i see early and they afghanistan mission. he said this was no mission accomplished moment. and despite the taliban scrubbing strength, the american president says it is not inevitable that the islamist insurgents will return to power. it's a sobering assessment of america's longest. more more than 2300 us troops died enough county, stan, since the us went in to end the terror threat following the 911 attacks. so what did they die for? we'll hear from us veteran of that war in just a moment. first, this report, the battalion been say this footage shows them celebrating after susan control of the keyboard. they're crossing into. i ron, it was one of several advances made by the militants throughout ganesh, 10 in recent weeks. they've been gaining ground since the u. s. and now the departure of its military by the end of august, the same military that out to them from power in 2001 in washington, president biden defended the speed of the withdrawal, saying the u. s. would n

emergence of ethnic russian identity because they russian nation they in fact the russian federation is the quickest way to do two things, both of which the kremlin doesn't want. versus the destruction of the russian federation, which is almost a third now non-russian. so if you get russian nationals at home, you look at the end of the russian federation. and that can't, if you allow russian nationalism to develop, not overly developed non-russian nationals, that you will require the kind of state authority -- the authoritarianism that will preclude economic development. that was the soviet union found itself in the 70s and 80s when it had to choose between stability and development. we know the stability under gorbachev may try to choose development and about him apart. that problem hasn't run away and there is a third element here which is critical and that is the russian federation government, including vladimir putin are terrified about some thing which we need to talk about, namely that russian -- the ethnic russian community, however you want to define it, has ceased to be an a

the head of the russian federal drug control service straight after his graduation he served in the soviet. starting. director of the federal security service throughout. the administration of the russian president to the russian president in two thousand. russian federal drug control service during one of conferences he said that there are more than twenty four thousand registered. but they're. very much for coming. when due to begin. or perhaps even the one. after the syrian. troops. one government. first there were. there was. no. old those changes were violent which. prompted. but it's also in fact history shows that drug production usually follows military and political tensions. but it almost. you personally participated in the military actions in afghanistan in the eighty's and can compare the soviet methods with today's american methods. more effective do you think it's. frankly i didn't participate in the military actions directly but you could observe them right. i was an h.r. advisor but i certainly had an opportunity to see the way we have gained. the way in the quest for milit

the russian federation. i would do that, but i cannot resist adding to john's very insightful comments that those of you who are going to become interested in the issue of countering what the russians are doing in the propaganda and disinformation wars, nature of america's leading specialist on disinformation in the past and whose works continue to be important. she said three things which are relevant to our discussion today. the first is that the worst problem in international relations is that everyone tries to project and others what they are themselves. it is not only a problem with the russians do it, it is everyone's doing and we tend not to see it will we do it ourselves. where this was summarized by natalie years ago was, the u.s. census soviet union diplomats and they treat them like spies. -- wed the soviet union sent diplomats and they choose like spies. they send a spies and we treat them like diplomats. the second thing is that the problem is far worse than many people think. most of the statem

the forces within the russian federation are going to be exacerbated by what putin is doing in the short term and going back to the geopolitics of the last two centuries. >> thank you for being with us today. when we return, white house council of economic advisors chairman jason furman. ♪ >> we are joined now by the chairman of the council of economic advisers jason furman. what effect will the unrest in ukraine, russia may spill over to europe? will that have any effect on the u.s. economy? >> we are monitoring that situation closely and there is a range of things that affects our economy. that could certainly be one of them but what is going to happen with consumer spending, what is going to happen with investments in housing -- >> this isn't -- >> it is something we are monitoring closely. we always pay attention to these events around the world. >> if we really want to punish the russians, why don't we immediately initiate exports of natural gas so europe can be weaned off the dependence of russia? prices are low. if we're serious about this crisis -- >> the department of energy h

federation signed the agreement which is supposed to be ratified by the parliament of the russian federation on march 25. we consider all of these asked to be illegitimate and we call upon the entire civilized world not to recognize the illegitimately declared in the -- independence of crimea. i would like to thank the deputy secretary-general, the assistant secretary-general for their important a thing about the situation with the human rights in ukraine. i would like to state only that the situation of human rights is taking place in the crimean peninsula which is under the total control of the legitimate authorities of crimea. first of all, there are serious reservations about the alleged preview of the population of ukraine. the armed forces have occupied rimea. some ballots were distributed to those who are not registered, including nationals of other countries. russian citizens were able to get a ballot for the referendum and in fact vote. those who did not come to polling stations were visited and escorted by police and orcing people to vote. journalists were banned despite having leg

have a right to support his child like a citizen of the russian federation and would have. the right to sue or for all the situation with this adopted child is in your family and the second thing is. recognition of. the russian federation's court decisions is united states of america because during this new agreement it wouldn't be necessary to. have a decision in the united states of america. just enough to have a decision of the russian federation court and business fusion will be recognized in that is this of america it's really important what's the position of our states in general on adoption of russian nationals by foreign parents i mean position is we. have to be patient we have to. recognize our obligations which our state law. give to us i mean or a special. article in a family court there which. gives a right for any overseas adoptive families to adopt the russian child if this child cannot find the family inside the country more than say one hundred thousand children orphans was all part of the control it was all part of the support and the situation we're here t

federation. leaders agreed that the mac should issue two task conditions, two committees. first, to develop concepts for ensuring the broadest possible burden sharing, including in the event nato decides to further reduce its reliance on nonstrategic nuclear weapons based in europe. and second, to further consider what nato would expect to see in the way of reciprocal russian actions to allow for significant reductions in nonstrategic nuclear weapons assigned to nato. nato expressed its support for continued mutual efforts by the united states and russia to promote stability and enhance transparency and further reduce their nuclear weapons. the allies reiterated their interest in developing and exchanging transparency and confidence building ideas with russia, with the goal of developing detailed proposals on and increased mutual understanding of nato's and russia's nonstrategic nuclear weapons deployed in europe. now, let me turn to conventional arms control, which in my view has not received ad