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From almost good news h. Q. Thanks for joining us at all at the international diner holkins here with you tonight russias president has condemned a controversial u. S. Missile test noting its timing suggesting the weapon was developed long before washington sought to quit on after such weapons and was asked about that issue off the talks with the finnish president in helsinki little quarter joins me live with more. Obviously this has been something the headline says that this missile test the cuisine of the treaty what else the what else was discussed in the meeting well then at this press conference the russian president was talking about a number of things from everything like you said between the i. N. F. Treaty and the opposition protests going on in moscow when it comes to the latter where western media is accusing russia of cracking down on the Opposition Movement but a lot of your putin stressed that the police has been acting actually in court in accordance with the law. Which
Cruise missile saying it appears to have been developed long before washington quit the i. N. F. Treaty which banned such weapons flooded by putin was also about the issue after talks with the finnish president in helsinki. Corps to discuss the story with my colleague daniel hawkins. The russian president touched upon a number of issues at the press conference from the i. N. F. Treaty like you said to the ongoing protests in moscow now on the latter the western media has been accusing russia of cracking down on the top position but lattimer putin stressed that the police have been acting within accordance to the law of sin which you must. Know something unique need the full the world as a whole not for europe in particular weve witnessed similar events in many european capitals these events oh much wider also politically fuel and have quite grave consequences for the protesters now theres plenty of discussion on that front but the main point of discussion had to do with washingtons lat
Are both stepping up their military presence in the region but europe or at least Continental Europe is refusing to get on board the u. S. Live Naval Mission and is instead continuing support its faith in the nuclear deal struck with iran in 2015 which President Trump withdrew america from last year. So our question this week here on quadriga is iran crisis europe on the sidelines and to discuss that question im joined here in the studio by early for told on the job a middle east expert with think tanks like the Brookings Institution and the German Council on Foreign Relations seat argues that the big challenge is to transcend to equally simplistic perceptions of the Islamic Republic europes tendency towards glorification of washingtons poem showing full demonising. Also with us is alan posner a regular commentator for the bergen based think. He believes that europe is on the front line of irans aggression if we choose appeasement he says we will pay dearly for how wanted. And a very w
The purchase of the Tribune Tower. Reporter Thomas Henderson probably stands in front of the building he recently purchased, tribune town tower in downtown oakland. Authorities say henderson use illgotten gain to purchase the structure. Henderson and two other men, peter koo a Chinese National and stanford disco peter lee defrauded investors about the use of funds and made false statements in connection with the employment braced based eb5 visa program. Henderson was the founder of San Francisco Retail Center based out of the tribune building. The companys website says safe investments to set your family on a path of american citizenship. The company solicited and obtained 240 investors who believed they were investors in american countries through the eb5 visa program. The eb5 visa Program Allows for nationals to obtain permanent foreign residency by investing in qualifying american businesses and creating jobs for u. S. Citizens. Henderson and the two other men took the cash from the