Live from moscow thanks for joining us and. Welcome to the program. A major shake up in russian politics has been set in motion to be a new Prime Minister and cabinet after the government resigned on wednesday its in response to Vladimir Putin suggesting amendments to the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers while boosting those of parliament as the if explains more about the landmark moves. Try explaining this limp wooden and power as the office of president the media accuses of of seizing more power more control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over to parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic russian government resigns is putting proposes reforms that could extend his grip on power putin engineers surprise russian political shake up that could keep him in power longer russian government resigns as putin plots post presidency power grab paranoid putin a friend he aside he is what he actually proposed to guarantee that no president ever wields as much power as he did including putin himself hes got 4 more years in office. This is unprecedented in a quarter of a century every constitutional amendment was designed to empower the president for example increase the president ial term from 4 years to 6 years or give the president the power to appoint prosecutors and now he turns it all upside down it used to be that putin appointed the Prime Minister the Ministers Parliament rubber stamp that now. Parliament appoints heads of government and putin rubber stamp set with no power object. According to the constitution of the Russian Federation hes the president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman and at the chairman suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president without the right to reject any candidates yes this is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy. And now this 1st. Time when the president limits his old power this is something in the lake of control the country is not noted at all a president limits its own power and once you let the people decide on the new constitution. Well through the prism of major nation media rusher is considered a one not even a one party state a one man state complete utter a talk recy run by Vladimir Putin the matter what he had said no matter what some of the deputies might say in the coming days and to pave the way the government handed in its resignation its worth mentioning it wasnt all that popular that failed on a number of fronts and their diff the now caretaker Prime Minister said himself its time for something new you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after discussions and as was said they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power if theres one thing we know about putin its that we dont know him he loves the surprise and there was no warning not even rule is that the country was about to be turned on its head we now have a new Prime Minister incoming because ill miss in an unknown quantity hes largely stayed out of the spotlight for the past decade head in the federal tax agency and i must say he did wonders teaching russians to pay their taxes fact some would argue hes done too good a job it is now clear putin hangs up the gloves in 2024 he will run for another term time change so does russia it is a revolutionary change from this distance i would say that it gives more power to the parliament but it downgrades the importance of the Prime Ministership of the stability of russias leadership and its quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century. Well as mentioned there president putin nominated the head of the Russian Tax Service for the post of Prime Minister mr stern is credited with having revolutionized the countrys tax system over the past decade into a leaner more efficient one thats become highly regarded abroad its led to a dramatic increase in revenue than it described as an effective tech savvy manager in 2016 we talked about technology and the government its important that the young generation whose form of course future taxpayers to morrow use the friendly user interface which is suitable for the as we know the last resort is sure theres the young generation now not using a p. C. Computers so the mobile phones mobile applications and social networks so basically we should thats a new street with new stations to calm we should count to the search is social networks and make sure that its a friendly interface for them so basically this is the maybe mean reasoned way we collaborate with the commissioners to make sure that the servicing codecs piers because between service and physical part of the next administration servicing part this now more and more coming parliament will consider the president s pick for Prime Minister later on thursday but he will commentated miter ballot explain why mr burton is putting his faith in a man described as the tax man of the future. In his address to the Parliament Today he said that we preserve stability now we must grew all and for that you need someone like me who speaks good english is a technocrat he is a technocrat he is relatively young you know all have very technically savvy and at the same time he is a pear dirt and i think what is important he is not which is frowned hes not from St Petersburg so there is a cliche. That he puts his friends everywhere its simply not create you know he cares about his friends none of them was betrayed by him but. Business is concerned you know abortion makes the rate appointments the effective appointments. Rons press t. V. U. K. Channel has been blocked on you tube just hours after an initial ban was lifted the u. K. Youtube account taken down for a 2nd time without explanation after a 1st appeal showed no violations committed so is it a violation of whiteys terms to be an anti war and see racism and anti imperialism outlet far from the 1st time prostheses face the ban just last month google blocked access to the outlets main channel on you tube the 5th time its happened on a video streaming platform since 2009 and its left press t. V. Angered as it says no prior notification was given. And meanwhile the iranian government is calling for legal action against instagram thats after the social media group removed posts supporting the assassinated top iranian general can seem clear money instagrams Parent CompanyFacebook Says its actions are complying with u. S. Sanctions against iran. Review content against our policies and our obligations to u. S. Sanctions laws and specifically those related to the us governments designation of the i r g c and its leadership as a terrorist organization in an undemocratic and unashamed action instagram has blocked an innocent nations voice protesting to the assassination of general salim money while the real terrorists have been given an open voice and we spoke to press t. V. Journalist rich in sudan who thinks the youth who ban is part of a Wider Campaign against freedom of speech respect this is really sort of the malign ongoing and very specific campaign against iran not just the war d. d in the United States but also the propaganda and the controlling d it leaves from a shoe narrative that goes concurrently law currently alongside that we should the timing of this is quite o. P. s beyond the question of iran and press t. V. This is a wider question about free speech about libya but its a straight information fairly and suit disseminate a stock so we see this as a wider attack and a very dark day potentially dark chapter for journalism theres certainly it seems political reasons behind this decision but then that would mean that you know political agendas from countries and organizations outweighs the rights of free speech for the public and the media. Deleted data from a phone is coming back to haunt the new e. U. President to sort of on the land is under scrutiny of a claims he wrongly what sensitive evidence from her official phone while she was German Defense secretary now she could get other claims of widening as peter all of reports from but it. Its the scandal that wont leave the new e. U. Commission president alone did fall into line delete data from mobile devices that could have been crucial evidence in an investigation into whether phones were in appropriately spent on outside contractors while she was German Defense minister its now emerged that a 2nd phone used by vonda line at that time has had messages deleted from it reportedly according to some by the e. U. Commission president herself or position politicians here in germany demanding ounces clarification is urgently required the latest revelations are laying back in the center of the contract scandal and massively under pressure last month it was revealed that fonda lines main phone during her time in charge of the German Defense ministry that had its data wiped out prompted a green party m. P. Here in germany to bring a criminal complaint against the now new e. U. Commission boss we have to assume that people in office destroyed evidence such actions could have criminal relevance found a line is set to give evidence to an investigating committee next month expect a lot of focus on her actions and the actions of her aides as we try to get to the bottom of who did what to those devices from the lion has obviously tided how phone properly or headed tied it up the allegations against fonda lying relate to a federal audit Office Investigation which showed that under her charge the Defense Ministry was spending around 155000000. 00 euros a year on outside advice although the ministry couldnt sufficiently justify why that external advice was needed and in more than a 3rd of the cases looked at normal rules would not follow suit lead to a Parliamentary Committee looking into whether those deals were above board and just how. How much on the line was involved a spokesperson for the e. U. Commission president said nothing relevant to the investigation had being deleted but didnt give away much else there were and are no messages on the phone relevant to the parliamentary investigation with neither fall in the line nor his spokespeople particularly forthcoming when they have to wait until she appears before the committee on the 13th of february before we get any answers one thing is for certain though if she remains tight lipped until then well the press and opposition lawmakers are going to be ravenous 4 ounces in a scandal but her silence is only making all the more intriguing peter all of. Them ahead an author of the national the david and goliath battle pitching india is being played as against the worlds richest man amazon boss jeff bezos is in asia we have us going down after the break. 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The Program Phase one of whats being called a historic trade deal has been hammered out off the dole and trump met with the chinese vice premier agreement could put an end to a damaging 2 year long economic dispute between the major powers reports from new york. Well at the ceremony where the deal was signed launching phase one of the agreement donald trump was rather boastful about this accomplishment this is what he had to say today we take a momentous step one that has never been taken before with china toward a future of fair and reciprocal trade as we saw in phase one of the historic trade deal between the United States and china. Together we are righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of Economic Justice and security for American Workers farmers and families i want to thank president xi who is watching as we speak can be going over to china in the not too distant future. Now at the press Conference Donald Trump was very critical of china using language similar to the language hes been using for the past 2 years as the trade war escalated for decades American WorkersFarmers Ranchers manufacturers and innovators have been hurt by the unfair trade with China Forced Technology transfer and intellectual property theft have been huge problems since china joined the World Trade Organization 2 decades ago we have racked up nearly 5 trillion dollars i promised that i would use every lawful president ial power to protect americans from unfair trade and unfair trade practices unlike those who came before me i kept my promise as a result of todays agreements some of the planned tariffs that were going to be imposed on china have been dropped and others have been lowered however much of the tariffs that have been imposed on china over the past 2 years the cost that basically cover roughly 360 1000000000. 00 worth of goods most of that remains in effect now the hope is that when phase 2 goes for rid of those tariffs will be dropped but that remains. Manes yet to be seen the main source of you know the main part of the us economy that has been impacted by these tariffs has been the Agricultural Sector theres been significant losses due to the tariffs theres been a significant decreases and the u. S. And Global Markets have certainly been affected as well now when the deal was signed we heard from chinas vice premier and he seemed optimistic but his words werent exactly as glowing as the u. S. President says you know over the past 2 years due to science encountered some difficulties in the economic intreat fields at times there were set backs in our tree talks because in some issues we dont see eye to eye so at this point donald trump is saying this is a huge breakthrough this is the next step forward some are looking on with skepticism i guess well just have to see who gets more out of this deal in the long run. The rodeo show you can all go through it should wolf join aunties boom bust stateside to discuss the phase one deal doesnt see any real benefit for america but will revel in what the president feels is a big victory. 95 percent theatrical partly for the trumpet ministration because they initiated all of this the United States you stop by the role of the dominant benevolent global World Economic power mr trump whether you like him or not has lost that position for the United States and given it to china give him 10 months for a decision about continuing maybe 2 years for the purchases by the chinese that are being talked about thats more than enough time for china to do and to plan to do many things that can undo the effect of tariffs if the chinese figure out ways to keep in their goods well then they become competitive again even with the towers and theyve already been doing that in the last 12 months and that is a long term competitive advantage to them. Falls just a 3rd of Young Americans are more likely to consider other countries to be better than their own us or very smart leaders spending years insisting there is no country more exceptional i believe in american exceptionalism defending american exceptionalism should always be above politics my entire career has been a testimony to america makes exceptionalism i dont claim to be perfect but we are exceptional america must always lead on the world stage if we dont. Know one well swell the Pew Research CenterStudy Suggests the skepticism grows when divided along party lines will almost half of democrats under 30 believing that other countries are better than their own at the same time while 48 percent of Young Democrats believe the u. S. Is one of the greatest countries along with others only 5 percent place it above any other nation we spoke to people in new york to see what they thought of american exceptionalism. 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I the protests are part of a nationwide movement led by the members of the confederation of india trade is Small Business owners accuse i wasnt a part of 3 pricing claiming that heavy discounting gives it an uncompetitive aids in the indian market even accusing jeff bezos of being an economic terrorist indias antitrust regulator has now launched a probe traders say theyve had enough. You know its a steep one business and you think your Sustainable Business will be afraid you will want to seize then theyre going to go back you have no place in india and you dont want to run on even god i know things like i had read against. Jeff bezos has not yet responded to the allegations earlier though he said his company would invest a 1000000000. 00 to digitize small and medium sized businesses and hopes to explore 10000000000. 00 worth of indeed made goods by 2025 ski as a good as it. Was this could be verge boom bust come your way in just a few moments time examining the u. S. 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Well negotiation process theres a lot to break down here and were going to have richard host of economic go on here to help us cut through the smoke. And while we have a breakthrough on the brave front the tension is still present in the tech sector and the race for we take a look at the latest battleground in the telecom fight taking place in the United Kingdom so much to get to so little time lets go. Despite this touted as a landmark signing of phase one between president and vice premier a little hot the markets are still an induced one has pretty much been priced into the market already so if anything additional detail starts to take the steam out of the rally and it came as a surprise that existing u. S. Tariffs on chinese goods will stay in place even after the deal is signed bloomberg reports that the 2 sides have an understanding that no sooner than 10 months the u. S. Will review the progress and potentially additional terus of 360000000000. 00 worth of chinese imports this period of review is meant to give the trump an ministration time to verify that the pact has been honored secretary student said that these terrorists will stay in place until there is a phase 2 if the president gets a phase 2 quickly hell consider releasing terrorists as part of phase 2. Interesting tactic moving the goalpost now when we had all expected some sort of terror rollback in exchange for these massive ad purchases i mean isnt that the very point of quid pro quo in fairness something in exchange for Something Else analysts have contended that this is a new level of protectionism that would have been unthinkable before president tom took office and while trump wants phase 2 negotiations which is expected to tackle the big hard issues that touch on sovereignty to begin immediately thats going to be difficult because the peoples daily reports that phase 2 trade talks may not start anytime soon now kicking the can down the road is a tradition in politics and china can also play this game to phase one was to get a truce and a cease fire to prevent further escalations from disturbing the markets and phase