a glimpse of hope or honor. for you. just fifteen kilometers away another village lays in the path of the flames its people are worried the same fate awaits them we speak yes but only a certain way you may run our eye on the man if took it to talk to me. we don't know where to expect a fire from that neighbor is informing us about anything but for those whose battle with the fires ended in defeat temporary shelters are being found part of the evacuated were taken here and an old school building they say it is received as often as four times a day although that's still not enough and most basic things are much needed underwear to pillows to warm clothes back in moscow volunteers assemble what help they can they see there's enough supplies the problem is delivering it's huge problems with transportation because we don't have cars of our own but will flames

already appearing in the highway how sweet to the villages finding a car could prove a lot easier than actually getting there too if they cross party central russia. to be too inventive sacked a string of senior navy officers for failing to prevent wildfires from reaching a military base in the moscow region the president said they were guilty of criminal negligence in the failure of june. followed his meeting with government officials here in moscow. president came from his summer residence to hold a serious of emergency meetings in kremlin regarding the problem before a fight he wants to involve as many structures in this far fighting is as possible course during the meeting they discussed how to help people who lost their homes or their lives in this in these cars as well as how to stop the forest around moscow and in washington all right now and of course how to prevent those fires from

spreading on tuesday to call chicks in russia such as the military bases or nuclear plants for example you smothered in the but it would look. i've ordered the ministry of defense to fight the fires but the ministry can't always even protect itself a large fires broken out in the most cool regions with heavy consequences someone was asleep on the job the fire that was spreading slowly was not contained and the heads of the local military base were nowhere to be found i'm sacking five high ranking officers and ordering the ministry to fire more if anything of this sort takes place again and i will take the same steps without any risk. so while talking about how to help people watching the president has also talked about how to punish those who are responsible for some of the life that could have been saved but didn't several. locations have already been filed against those local authorities working on the spots go according to russian president worked in effectively and

who could have prevented some fires but i didn't and meanwhile here in moscow the situation looks like it's getting worse this night has brought a lot more smog in the city and as you can see behind me right now it is very difficult to even see kremlin because of the city's centuries covered in small. italian overcover reporting from central moscow the thick smoke that's suffocating moscow's even going to the capital metro millions of passengers use the service every day of being affected. temperatures hit a record high on wednesday thirty four degrees celsius so now most of what's coming from the ground. so you look at some of the news today iran is denying president mahmoud ahmadinejad was the target of an assassination attempt earlier reports claim to grenade was thrown at his convoy in the west of the country claims come at a time of increasing pressure on iran just days ago a top u.s. military official said that washington's ready to launch

a military strike against the country if needed it's also told the sanctions already in place by expanding the black list of the groups and companies suspected of having a result of these latest instructions one universal support. while the united states treasury department did i denounce sanctions against twenty one iranian entities entities that u.s. officials say and accuse of aiding groups such as hezbollah hamas and the taliban now these u.s. ancient's are targeting iranian companies in the banking insurance investment mining and engineering sector americans or u.s. companies are now in a bit from doing any business from those entities that are now being sanctioned by the u.s. treasury department and all of this is coming just a few days after the u.s. joint chiefs of staff michael mullen said that the option to strike iran

a plan to strike iran is still on the table and it's an option that's ultimately up to u.s. president barack obama that subject it come up at the united nations when i ambassador vitaly churkin the russian representative to the united nations held a press conference as russia assumes the presidency of the security council now why the issue of a potential strike did come up with discussing iran and the mounting sentients that have been placed on. iran by the international community ambassador churkin also noted that all of the un resolutions that include sanctions against iran do not include any text that allow the use of force to be used against iran under any circumstances let's take a listen when we discuss iranian nuclear issue and even though the sanctions resolution is on this matter as you remember we have very clear language in it as

a russian and in the last resolution even clearer than the previous resolutions on the fact that it has nothing to do with any possibility even remotely. use of force against the brazilian president lula da silva was among the first world leaders to react to u.s. sanctions against iran saying that they will not help but possibly hurt from engaging iran in bringing iran back to the negotiating table specifically what it cost to do with the nuclear fuel swap program that was proposed by turkey and brazil program that is gaining support among the international community and it is something that the president of brazil says that the u.s. could be deterring with these amalgamating saying that are being done unilaterally outside of the united nations. there from new york writes a retired u.s. army colonel she says the statement by washington that it's not ruling when

a true action against iran is misjudged and provocative. that type of action military action against iran is inappropriate the united states of america has tremendous military capability but why do you have to go pushing it in the face of a hammering one that we could do this we could take military action well we know that but all it is as is a perfect statement that makes those in iran feel very uneasy that they are truly being targeted again by the united states and by israel and the increased sanctions that we see that the united states is putting on is another layer of occasion in their mind that they are the target we are warning president obama to be very very careful about anything that comes out of israel as far as the they are assessment that military force needs to be used on iran. that was right retired u.s. army colonel turned peace activist coming up on the program still ahead we report

on what's in store next for the parasailing don't keep and she settles into five star luxury stables the help of forget it all coming up. first the new strategic arms reduction treaty known as start has been stopped for now at least the u.s. senate pushed a vote to ratify the deal but to september the treaty signed by presidents to me to inventive and barack obama in april would see each country's nuclear arsenals gradually reduced by a third however it won't come into force until about the five by both sides and so far neither mosco says it's ready to put the deal into effect but wants to do so at the same time as washington former u.s. senator and acting chairman of the atlantic council think tank chuck hagel told me there's more than just bilateral play at stake here. if in fact we we the civilized world especially the nuclear powers and as we know russia the united

states but there's about ninety percent of all the nuclear weapons in the world if we were to reduce those or if we were to influence our. or nations to try not to come on line to be a nuclear weapons power or to start reducing their powers then we must lead the way so this is also i think an issue of some optics of some credibility of some leadership because if we don't pass this what credibility does the united states have with the rest of the world or russia to say to any other nuclear country or country that wants to possess these weapons no don't do that so there's an awful lot here that goes beyond just the specifics of the treaty. that was chairman of the atlantic council think tank chuck hagel. the air in a radio new international military exercises we got in a stone near its commemorates a reconnaissance group that works with german military intelligence in world war two moscow believes that the exercise is an attempt to glorify its tone is clever ation with nazi germany the only unit was a finnish army formation of

a stone in volunteers that spied behind way down the lines the games have been held since ninety four with teams from around the world taking part but former member of the european parliament lean forward believes that only a small minority of european support advance that glorify the nazi past. what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you all the officials were only a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to have political cooperation with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sport for basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. for all from this second world war out of salt the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for

this kind of event. for world news stories in brief no b.p. says it's reached a significant milestone after apparently controlling the oil leak in the gulf of mexico with his latest effort a new operation uses thick mud to push the oil back down into the pipe the u.s. government says seventy five percent of the spill has now been cleaned up or broken down by nature around seven hundred million liters of oil gushed into the sea since b.p.'s rig exploded in april causing what's been branded as america's worst environmental disaster. parts of pakistan are facing a life threatening food crisis amid the worst floods that the country eighty years . rescuers are struggling to reach far flung villages that have been left without supplies the disasters already claimed more than a thousand lives in left nearly a million people homeless forecasters say more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days. the relative calm tonights returned to the lebanese border with israel as un peacekeepers have increased their patrols along the divide it comes

a day after a fierce firefight between both countries and these are four people dead level and claimed its troops opened fire after israeli soldiers are legally entered its territory but u.n. peacekeepers have confirmed that israel's troops remain side of the border it's the bloodiest incident between the two since they were in two thousand and six kenya votes are being counted on for a referendum was held on a new constitution it seeks to limit the president's powers and enforce a bill of rights president bakiev supporting the changes security has been stepped up across the country where more than a thousand people died in clashes following two thousand and seven is disputed election polls show the constitution is likely to be passed. now to that story about the donkey that was sent parasailing above a russian beach and all for p.r. stunt these days now enjoying the trappings of a new celebrity lifestyle now because what she's called she was for the worldwide sympathy after her ordeal was rescued by

a british tabloid the sun but before heading to pastures new she's been undergoing some high class rehab but the kremlin school of riding near moscow from where tom bomb reports. the donkey has learned it russia's notorious four legged fly is finally able to breathe easy and not because the donkey arrived in moscow after days on the road from southern russia not because she's not complaining and she's very sweet wine and everyone fell in love with her and we don't want to give you know and i'm not because strange journey started with her now infamous flight up above the beach a power sail pulled by a boat a publicity trick by a local water sports company but police found out the owner run away and not because it was only found later. sitting on the beach boys or a parachute go i couldn't quite figure it out myself or legs nor of my own eyes a donkey the animal's distressed brain also brought simply from around the world

celebrities and animal rights activists were hot to trot with their opinions this animal was suffering was captured on videos and photographs and the way it spread through the media is really amazing and i think what the public has done is create a demand you know for animals to be treated better the culprit presented a vet certificate showing the animal was not physically harmed so is unlikely to face prosecution nevertheless the outcry means anat cohen now spend a month at the prestigious kremlin riding school drinking filtered water eating a special diet prepared by nutritionist and being messengers with medical appointments and i get a little bit if they make it we have well equipped stables good for her and a team of professional experts who take care of the horses. and what after office to house and up to have flooded in from all over the world and not all from where you might expect the manager of england's top them hotspur football club harry redknapp has said he would happily put an up go up harry has an ambition to open

his own animal sanctuary in the hunt sure area of england and he has perhaps could and could join him at that animal sanctuary and not been here now has her feet planted firmly on the ground so wherever she ends up after this month for the moment she can just relax tom barton party. that's one of the stories we got online along with many others of course who dotty dot com let's see what we've got for you tonight as well find out which russian football stars uniform has made it into the top five best selling list in england clue city begins with an eight. moscow's teenagers. we just saw on the train they're risking their lives for a dangerous new hobby although police. heels i guess not surprising because we're going to find out more about that story it's online tonight for us our team go home also a russian a blogger angry about the management of the wildfires raging right now across the country gets an expected reply from prime minister putin.

this is our team from moscow israeli palestinian peace talks are expected to resume later this month after a two year freeze in a moment. leading. to find out how the conflict jordan's neighbors affect his country.

government spokes person also the minister for media affairs and communication dr thank you very much for joining us here on our you're most welcome jordan was criticized last year by reporters without borders for closing down two satellite stations. is there a fear that iranian influence could destabilize the kingdom first of all let me. correct the premise of the question where we did not do a closed. stations what happened actually was that the correspondent. correspondence of these stations. were working without proper permits. and.

to apply. force i think. one of the matter is did not apply there of course conditions in order to be able to. you would like any other country in the world there are conditions that should apply to anyone who wants to write for. work for of media establishment and i think. there were problems with the permits so the stations themselves were not the issue they should was the people working for the stations as far as living up to the requirements of the permit conditions is there a fear that iranian influence could destabilize the kingdom no actually you know we don't have the feel to this. as far as this issue is concerned at all we feel

quite confident as to the stability and security of our country we feel that we have of course a very secure borders because jordan really enjoys good relations with almost all countries in the world but we are vigilant of course we are quite careful but we do not feel that we have to be panicky about this so the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu recently said that he planned to deport some seventy thousand palestinians from the west bank to jordan what is your response to that is really a very negative development and we completely reject this decision and oppose it you cannot definitely uproot people from their land and throw them anywhere else in the world and expect to have peace with them or their representatives this just doesn't happen. we would like all these you know

steps to stop immediately because they are very dangerous to the peace. and they will definitely torpedo any efforts to move. peace forward as the u.n.h.c.r. as budget continues to decline aviv plans to allow iraqi refugees in this country greater freedom to work. guests in jordan are working with all the freedom that is there. first of all we don't definitively call them refugees they are our brothers. suffering. very difficult situation. very soul to our help in jordan as brothers and in our arab culture you give your brother you share with him you are

a loaf of bread you split it in half and give to your brothers so out of this tradition out of their long history that binds us with our iraqi brothers we decided to host them here temporarily until the situation in their country improves and then they can go back to their country. but while they're here of course jordan as you know. is not a rich country jordan it's not a rich country and especially this year we are really living through difficult economic situation we have a deficit in the budget. or there is a strain in our own our economy from different angles but nonetheless we have our iraqi guests are still among us and they're enduring everything his majesty king abdullah was very gracious in permitting all iraqi children to enjoy education just

like their jordanian counterparts to enjoy healthcare for all iraqis enjoy healthcare. just like jordanians and education for all iraq. children is free in jordan so. but there is a limit to what jordan can give as far as this issue is concerned and we do call upon the international community to continue helping to even boost its assistance to jordan in order to enable it to better serve their iraqi guests because of the situation in iraq and the palestinian question is it likely that they will be great influences from outside jordan affecting what people are thinking and doing internally that could ultimately lead to a destabilization of the kingdom we do not think really that there is

a cause for worry as far as stability and security over jordan is concern. around us of course are known to everybody but we. are confident that people who are living in jordan. with. the few g.'s who are forced to live outside their country because of the occupation or iraqi guests who are again forced to live outside their country because of the conditions there they definitely appreciate the security and stability they find here and the fact that they are able to live quite normally and they will be with us in trying to maintain the security and stability because it's definitely in the interest of all of us living together in this country doc to not be alone thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. you're most welcome my pleasure.

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a report. this is r t from moscow these are our top stories relentless fires across russia have claimed at least forty eight lives now as temperatures continue to break records a state of emergency has been declared in seven regions entire villages have been wiped out and thousands of people have been left homeless. russian emergency crews have stepped up their efforts now to put out the fires meantime neighboring countries are joining the operation sending aircraft to help in the most devastated regions present a veteran has fired five high ranking officials for their lack of action in dealing with the crisis. on one of the story tonight typing the group on to washington imposes new sanctions severing ties with the reigning group thought to be aiding

terrorists president mahmoud ahmadinejad's says it couldn't care less about the new restrictions but has warned other countries not to follow suit. you best of all are news twenty four seven online and r.t. dot com up next tonight time to explore a new town in russia so sit down relax and let our very own guy james brown take you on a thirty minute tour around one of siberia's oldest cities tonight he's heading to toms. in southeastern russia around three thousand kilometers from moscow. it's a city with destroying student and academic population and it's got a reputation for giving visitors a friendly welcome. i was ready to experience it for myself. to. see and your hotel has a message for you to make yourself at home but there are literally dozens of little

monuments like this. founded over four hundred years ago. but this is also a very modern town with a real passion for. a leg is one of most popular. and he's had commissioned all across the city including the facts and content to. this is a monument to happiness as he looks like this. well lived well and now he's happy this is a favorite toy of kids created. most of the very lighthearted and one of his favorite pieces is based on that favorite. the story of the baby in

the cabbage patch this is true. yes. but see here. picture. one of russia's most famous playwrights. made famous by the city's most famous. rated it. has been. for the best parts of forty years and shows no sign of slowing down

he says. and europe and here they call him the thompson.