feel. as. if. you. are going to go on. this history still keeps its secrets but now it's time to reveal the hidden in the soviet files house on the embankment and oxy. fifty. fifty fifty ft. starting up a u.s. senate panel approves the nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia clearing the way for a follow up or house vote on gratification. for

your isp up a son that's his main goal was to preserve peace and the status quo in russia's criminal underworld now he's fighting for his live in a most powerful spittle. also on r t one of russia's most wanted man the suspected chechen terrorists. is said to have arrived in poland despite threats from authorities who are ones to him. and russia has its sights on reaching an arctic agreement with canada on the heels of signing a demarcation pact with norway. it's one am in moscow and this is r t coming to you live with me a nice and now way first up this hour a key u.s.

senate panel has approved the start treaty with russia in a decision warmly greeted by president obama the nuclear arms reduction deal is now clear to go to the upper house for a full ratification vote russia said it's ready to sign off the document agreed by both presidents but wants to do so at the same time as the u.s. . has more from washington. senators do have concerns they expressed them in a resolution that they passed today but as john kerry the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee said they managed to address most of the issues in the course of these five months and today's decision is sort of a bipartisan success let's listen what to what he says. we hope to. get to the full senate as rapidly as possible are our work is not done the full united states senate has to now debate this and ratify it. and it's our hope that they're going to happen quickly before the end of the year and we will work to try

to make that happen we have a very constructive process today as i think you saw. in my judgment. the. long work of the committee of the administration to bring together representatives from almost every administration president nixon all the way through president george bush who testified to that hope to build a consensus on the street this treaty will make america more secure it will assist us in moving towards the goal of less nuclear threats and for that reason we're proud of the actual he took today while one of the points that senators clarified in this resolution is that the treaty in no way is in obstacle for the u.s. plans to deploy to deploy defense systems when they want them where they want but the treaty acknowledges this time between offensive and defensive weapons is a fact but russia has to take that time i quite seriously they see the new start as

an agreement based on equality and balance and if that balance is shifted or disturbed they say they can pull out so now once the treaty got the approval of the senate foreign relations committee it will go to the senate floor for reading the case and what the chairman of the foreign relations committee john kerry said it is very unlikely as we just heard. at the senate will read it before november elections in congress as a for actions there are going to ratify it at the same time as americans here's what the head of russia's foreign affairs committee said the start of the euro certification process in the states coincides internally with the election campaign one sort of the seventy's to be reelected which means the minute servitors consider the situation not in terms of the agreement is good or bad for the united states but in terms. of what you may contribute to the euro electoral could be a little bit because the document itself is too much important for the national to

do that the states for the national interest of russia for the global interest to be mixed our. election committee actually russians are very eager to pass this treaty as soon as possible and this was expressed by russia's defense minister yesterday when he met with robert gates here in washington d.c. they was again reaffirmed the areas of cooperation and said they will they would expand it if you look at the support that the treaty that the starting pretty has been getting here in the u.s. there is really a bipartisan support although among senators on capitol hill there is. some sort some kind of a competition going on on the issue of the support for the treaty among the u.s. military officials is unanimous over the last five months former top you know officials from the past seven administrations democrat and republican alike they testified before the senate committee is in favor of the treaty in fact republicans

testifying for the treaty outnumbered democrats so key u.s. policymakers do see it as a very important trade and one that can open doors for future full cooperation on other issues as well. russia's prosecutor's office says a suspected criminal king pin has survived an assassination attempt in central moscow earlier reports that a young better known as papa has flown have died after a gun attack let's get more from our correspondent on the border who's up the scene of the shooting someone give us details on what happened first he is dead now is not what's going on. well as far as we know the shootout took place at the bali nine fifteen most court time a couple of blocks from here. that received three gunshots to the abdomen and he is now believed to be fighting for his lives in the one of the moscow hospitals it is still unclear how they assassin was able to get so close to him

because father hasn't had all the reasons to fear for his life he was accompanied by boy guards at the whole time and one of the border guards is also believed to be in hospital at the moment as far as we know the investigators are still working at the scene trying to recover any evidence they can but what's interesting is that these two dogs attracted the attention of the only police obviously but also people who look like they may have been working with passant over the past few hours we have seen numerous cars been told windows standing. driving across the crime scene some very suspicious people mostly a man in sporting suits with come out came to the crime scene talk to somebody over the phone and leave so it is clear that these crime is attracting a lot of attention here in russia and it's no surprise because probably her son was very very influential. in her russia's criminal on the world what exactly was

he famous for among crime rings in russia. well you know honestly he was very colorful figure a seventy three years old and he started out as a peak pocket but later on in his life graduated to some serious stuff he's found about two thirds of his life behind bars and back in the knowledge and eighty's he was promoted to the rank all thieves by the code this is an exclusive. group of russian criminals a sort of we will end all of the ranks of godfather in the town. mafia and initially father atop a facade was responsible for criminal gangs in the russia's south but over the years over the past two years his influence has significantly grown especially after the killing all features like you've been called better known as the punchy glass near. by. now but her son was believed to be

one of the most influential figures if not the most influential figure in the criminal world it's interesting that he personally so his function as. that of preserving peace in one of the interviews he's sad about himself and his associates that we are peaceful people we don't want to disturb anybody we want to preserve peace we don't want any carries and we don't want any impudence it was also interesting that he's sad that he was leaving out all the russian pensions he just received a russian citizenship a couple of years ago and. according to the thieves by the court he was not allowed to hold any private property he was not allowed to have any possessions but he was still believed to be one of the reaches a man in russia when he was believed to be in control of the gambling business here

in moscow and also in the russia south now i guess the question you ask about all gang leaders he is a known criminal he's very famous across russia why is papa present not in prison. well that's a very good question but it also has a very simple answer because of his influence and because of his high rank he has an ability to commit crimes and to influence criminals without getting his hands dirty and that's why he hasn't been. put into prison he was apprehended on several occasions for example earlier this year in a preschool he was didn't see by ukrainian police who sent him back to russia but the russian police had to let him go because they had no charges against against him now it's interesting to point out that after the funeral of launching that took place in october two thousand and nine a very loud ish funeral that attracted

a lot of attentions he was buried at one of the best summer trees that is usually reserved for poison arches and all of the respected public figures by the way papa her son wasn't present at that funeral but he found a large reason to refuse name on it after that funeral president medvedev told a law enforcement he must step up to a fight against organized crime and to upper hand as many things by the code as possible but unfortunately he's the calls are yet to be cheated out of about two hundred feeds by the cold believed to be living in russia and abroad always to be apprehended last year we know right now he's fighting for his life in a hospital for an hour to correspondent on the boy the app the scene of the shooting of so-called papa hassan thanks for that. now it's eleven minutes past the hour coming up for you during our close up team as we explore russia's far

east and the wonders of the second region. between the russian mainland japan and the softening island is the early of minute on named off to a friend she farrah who just. covered it it is described as the right side of the region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. one of russia's most wanted terrorist suspects is said to have entered poland despite the country's threat to arrest him upon arrival commits a crime of us thought to be attending an international chechen congress near warsaw he currently lives in britain where he has political asylum because i mean those are is following the latest developments. at the moment it's all very confusing and very unclear because even his whereabouts are at this moment unconfirmed and the very fact that polish authorities would say in advance that they would arrest the man should he arrived in its territory is somewhat confusing as well because it is

not known for law enforcement agencies to give their suspect a warning of an imminent to arrest so this could just be yet another plot gating statement towards russia that they will arrest the man should he arrived because of course there is an outstanding interpol arrest warrant for issued for us as a cry of he's wanted by russia on a number of different charges but even of the process even if they do detain him the process is a very complicated one the prosecution can't exactly lean on the police and make him detain the man and even if they do after an initial period of detention a polish court will then have to decide whether there are grounds for further detaining mr zentai of and of course then the entire matter of his extradition to russia has to be decided by yet another country the united kingdom which has granted him political asylum in two thousand and three it is very unlikely the us not by a four will be facing trial in russia any time soon of course he has been granted

political asylum any united kingdom seven years ago and since then russia has repeatedly asked its. british colleagues to hand the man over to extradite him so that he could stand trial here in russia of course he faces charges of homicide kidnapping extortion various terrorists and extremists happy to vittie so a large number of crimes that he's accused of and yet the united kingdom insists that this was acquired is a political refugee that he has remained a law abiding citizen on its territory and therefore the agreement that russia and the united kingdom have between them to share and extradite all those accused of various crimes on each other's territories that agreement. not stand because of course he has been granted political asylum so the question of his standing trial in russia is a very ugly likely one even if he is detained in poland and then later sent back to the united kingdom. russia and canada are neck and neck in

a race for the arctic's rich resources ottawa is challenging moscow's claims to a portion of the polar sea bed but russia says it will give up your skin off has more on the northern dispute. both russia and canada remained firm at their stances claiming that part of the arctic sea bed known as the a woman also fridge belongs to bear to authorities moscow says that its claims are based on scientific fact and according to the russian foreign minister said russia will continue sending expeditions to this area because of the limo and also the loam and also bridge was discovered by russian explorers but today we want to prove scientifically that it's a continuation of our main line in providing our data to the un as does canada and now denmark is also thinking about lng clean to the woman also of ridge but any such claim must be based upon scientific data provided to the un commission and he have the last word in any case in two thousand and seven a group of russian scientists who do send a dawn to be

a woman also fridge study and found concrete conclusions that it is a continuation of the russian landmass they've been planted a russian flag there meanwhile canada there's also filed claims on this territory saying back to the a woman also of rage is part of the canadian stage or you know we will submit our data on the loan is awfully age and we're confident that our case will prevail my scientific evidence the arctic is a huge area and currently doesn't belong to any country but at the same time it's thought to hold up to twenty percent of the world's untapped resources of gas and oil which makes it quite an attractive area for many countries apart from russia and canada other states are also keen to stablish themselves in the octaves and they include the united states denmark and norway according to some analysts

this mean lead to some type of conflict just now during the meeting in moscow the foreign ministers offer russia and canada have pledged to resolve the state or the dispute. strictly diplomatically and scientifically and there is already an example of how such a dispute could be resolved peacefully just recently russia and norway resolved a decades a warmer territorial dispute on their borders in the bar and sea and now people are worried first of all to establish the border and also to share the natural resources which are held in that area so hopefully that will be done in the in the case of russia and canada as well. our choose your piece reporting their next hour close up team has once again hit the road to bring you the best of russia .

and today we take you to russia's far east on the country's biggest island sunday and for many years the area rich an oil and gas was that the center of a territorial wow between moscow and japan today the island is one of russia's most developed regions find it also boasts breathtaking landscapes and rich nature largely on spoil by tourism making it a haven for travellers in search of wild and stunning beauty. has taken the track for us. risking life or limb special troops to send to speeding both in the middle of the pacific. political guarding the russian far east this is an almost daily routine they fight the jurors whose annual turnover of illegal fishing amounts to millions of dollars.

along with a team of officers we come on board a fishing boat they check documents to see whether the vessel had any right to fish here. this particular boat was legit but officer got a boost said this was an exception rather than the rule and xander told us of the biggest highlight of his three years of service here. we identified a vessel belonging to poachers we asked them to stop and fight flares they didn't reply so after an hour we had to open fire after about twenty minutes they stopped probably being too scared of a suiting at them that was one wild chase alexander came here from the other side of russia and despite nonstop action and hard work he enjoys his time here that is because he projects some natural beauty from human harm the beauty which is visible from the very first glance. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the circling island is the island of mine you're on named after french seafarer who

discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the boarders own and was completely restricted to visit is now the speech rest place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. when you purchase of course the island is unique because it is located far from the mainland and is practically untouched by humans that's why many endangered species or both flora and fauna can be found here the underwater world who is also unique because a warm currents in the sea when you're on is by a wide of the far east. he has been exploring the deaths of the world seas for several decades but it's here at morn your own island

where he has finally found what he'd been looking for. the water here is very clear the visibility is very good and the underwater world here is extremely rich i've been to many diving locations across the planet including the island of bali but mine are on tops my list while some go to the cycling region to enjoy the sights others convert the island's nature's riches into a healthy dollar it is home to the biggest seafood processing factory in russia the tonight shot hundreds of thousands of tons of fish get caught in the nets too late to produce delicious salamon caviar and necessary attribute of anything in russia the owner of the enterprise says a good fishing season can bring in more than one hundred million dollars net profit and to a large extent this is old to do what succulent offers environmentally live tonight shot operates in only and natural habitat farms selman bay feed you have to give

them a lot of. all sorts of matters in mind to biologics and things like that to make sure that it actually survived and this is the natural environment and again while filming is certainly much better than many farms basis it's a natural product if you can see the fish is alive we delivery of life to the factory and you get the best product you can get a mild climate unique natural sites and delicious seafood. for a diverse holiday for those who are not afraid to travel ten thousand kilometers from europe the question is whether this distant land would ever be able to become a major tourist destination and. see reporting from the cycling region. and that wraps up our main news here at our next we talk to harvard professor and russia expert timothy colton about dilemmas facing the country that rose from the

past and perspectives of resetting relations with the u.s. . tim of the colton professor and chairman of the department of government at harvard university and an expert on russia says all questions today thank you very much for joining us mr colton you're a regular participant of the volga discussions club this serious topic is russia's history and future development why do you think russia is so interested in history today twenty ten more than it was say ten years ago i think it reflects a trend which is not just russian but a think this whole part of the world. history has come back so to say you know after the collapse of the old system of the soviet system there was of course much ferment about history at that time understandably but then as the post the

transition period developed it seemed more practical concerns about economic hard times and social issues and that russia had the chain on all sorts of burning questions and history was kind of moved to the back burner there were other things that seemed more pressing. but it didn't stay that way to history kind of came back and partly it's the effect of. your neighbors in the neighborhood the trim is full of countries that also have historical delenn dilemma's many of which are about their relationship with russia and so even if russians wanted to leave history alone. your ukrainian polish and the stone in another neighbors don't want that and so they press you in a sense on the historical questions you mention three countries russia poland and ukraine which of the three do you think have problems with self or didn't if it came i'm not sure it's sort of the problem of the suffolk beneficient if you think of it that way then at the ukrainians for sure because it's not not as homogeneous

this point or stony as so in ukraine. maybe a little bit like rush or. history is very divisive whereas in poland this would be perhaps less the case but just to go back to what i said a moment ago it's not just about these external pressures on you i think russians themselves and not everybody by any means but more than ten years ago let's say find themselves drifting back to history your bookstores now have more history books than ever before and specifically twentieth century history this was where communism started. and communism had its good points but it also obviously had its many very bad points and it ended in analyzing them you're looking at yourselves and you see europe your leaders talking about it putin with his prime minister putin with his interventions on cotton. and relations the risk with poland of course majed of maybe has been less active but he's made one very dramatic

statements in october two thousand and eight and it seems as if he takes this very seriously how would you assess the effectiveness of russia's current ruling time down with president dmitry medvedev and promise to vladimir putin sharing power well power sharing is not unique phenomenon to russia that's found in many other countries. and presidential constitutions that also have a prime minister as a separate senior leader are found now in many parts of the world fifty or sixty countries. but what's unusual here i think is that it's the former president the dominant. leader for eight years who became the junior partner so the say under the constitution that's very unusual maybe almost unique so imagine a president former president of france becoming prime minister later this is almost unheard of so that's what makes this all a bit of

a mystery and they don't really tell us much about how it really works. mr putin. in fact i think is tired of answering questions about this but i think they've said what they're going to say they say it works well that they have a trustful relationship but they're in regular contact one has his job the other one has another job and up to a point i believe that i mean i think you know they it's lasted. almost three years and. clearly they have managed to cooperate on many many issues and how do you think russia did in handling the financial crisis. you know i think i would give them a pretty good grade of foreign russian terms you see here the effects of some rather smart things that the putin people did saving this money putting it away in a. fund that could be used to get over hard times so i think you have to give them pretty good marks for managing the crisis and what about so.