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a key committee on capitol hill approves the start treaty to cut nuclear arms clearing the way for the final hurdle in the u.s.

a full senate vote on ratification. a chechen man. wanted by russia on terror charges is said to have arrived in poland despite a warning he could face arrest if he sets foot in the country. the u.n. is to decide on a russian canadian territorial dispute in the arctic with ownership of the areas rich resources at stake. and broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is r t certainly glad to have you with us the key u.s. senate foreign relations committee has passed by fourteen votes to four the start nuclear arms reduction treaty with russia the deal is now cleared to go to

a full senate vote on ratification the final hurdle before approval in the u.s. if approved to start will reduce the number of warheads held by russia and america by about a third there's still a way to go however for despite the treaty being a top foreign policy priority for the obama administration some senate republicans say it will hinder plans for a u.s. missile defense system. reports. the start treaty got the green light from the senate foreign affairs committee and is heading for the senate floor this treaty will make america more secure it will assist us in moving towards the goal of less nuclear threat and for that reason we're probably actually took today it's been a bumpy ride this five months of hearings and the resolution that the senators passed reflects that they put all their concerns in one package among them. the time between offensive and defensive weapons senators clarify the treaty in no way

is an obstacle for the u.s. plans to deploy defense systems american officials say the same way it commits us to continue to develop the ability to be able to protect our people and to have a robust missile defense system but russians do take the time mentioned in the treaty quite seriously they see the new start as an agreement based on equality and balance and that balance is shifted or disturbed they say they can pull out but some in washington say there are hurdles related to the ratification are not so much about the details of the treaty but about republicans trying to make a point to the democrats one of the problems is good old fashioned red meat politics the republicans don't you just can't resist this opportunity to say well you know the democrats are weak on national security and that's one of the real barriers that the that the obama administration faces here i have no doubt whatsoever if we had a republican administration this this treaty would be already radical the paradox

is that the number of republicans who had testified for the treaty outnumbers democrats on top of that the u.s. military officials are unanimous in their support of the deal something that many experts are pointing out here senators ten express their concerns but they can't really change the trading they can either ratify it or not and judging by what senators were saying this thursday they surely will the question is when i'm going to strike out on our reporting from washington d.c. . a lot more still to come this hour. unemployment and poverty are on the in the u.s. according to official figures just released the worst in fifty years we've more in just short. acted on that world leaders survived an assassination attempt in moscow in what this all to be and not big on should be.

one of russia's most wanted terrorist suspects is said to have arrived in poland despite the country's threat to arrest him upon arrival. is expected to attend an international chechen congress near warsaw the event organizers say he will present himself to the polish prosecution authorities on friday morning but as. reports his exact whereabouts are unknown. 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 here arrive 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 pocketing statement towards russia that they will arrest the man should he arrived because of course there is an outstanding enter paul arrest warrant for an issue for us as

a cry if 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 that assad by a will be facing trial in russia any time soon of course he has been granted political asylum in the 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 and various terrorists and extremists activities so

a large number of crimes that he's accused of and yet the united kingdom insists that this is a client 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 in 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 unlikely one even if he is detained in poland and then later sent back to the united kingdom. well john laughland a from the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris says that if poland arrests of this will be a considerable step forward in prosecuting terror suspects i think there's no doubt that if poland were to descend it would be an enormous breakthrough for russia certainly in the fight against terrorism but more generally in its new. political

friendship with its naples we've seen over the last year and a half big turnaround in western foreign policy towards russia it's very important to understand that there is a link between the caucasus and between russia's enemies in central and eastern europe there are links between the people from the north caucasus and the baltic states and we can see that the world chechen congress itself is being held in poland so the caucasus has always been a geopolitical lever which russia's enemies have used to to basically undermine russia and if as i say poland were to abandon that policy by a resting zakkai of something which would presumably finish off the world chechen congress or at least this meeting of it and that would be an extraordinarily important and symbolic step unemployment and poverty are rocketing of the u.s. according to the worst statistics in fifty years the u.s.

census bureau's two thousand and ten report shows that over forty million americans or one in seven are living in poverty washington activist grayling hagler says not much can be expected to relieve the burden on the poor. the reality is that when when when washington comes up with its formulas that's formulas always slanted towards those with more voice more power and more influence over the system and more money and never towards those who are just sort of working class stiffs out there trying to get by day to day and trying to keep a roof over their head and food on the table corporations have gotten used to doing more with less and therefore when when things change it's going to be yes full throttle but it's going to be less people employed the number of folks that illusion homes a number of folks who are employed for years and years and years find themselves now later in life unemployed and there's very few jobs out there to take people

back in. coming up later in the hour join our close up team as we explore russia's far east and the wonders of the region. in between the russian mainland japan and the sun coming island is the island of minute on named french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the right of the succulent region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. a suspected top underworld figure has survived an assassination attempt in central moscow earlier reports said that. better known as papa his son had died after a gun attack. has more from the scene of the shooting. this crime took place here in central moscow just steps away from the prominent public restaurant of was shot several times to receive three gunshots and then all the men and he is now believed to be fighting forces live in the one of the moscow hospitals that is

still unclear how the assassin was able to get so close to him because public hasn't had all due reasons to fear for his life he was accompanied by boy guards at the whole time and one of the bodyguard is also believed to be in close to tell of the moment seventy three years old and he started out as a peak pocket but later on in his library has some serious stuff he sponsor 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 and the taliban mafia but her son was believed to be responsible for criminal gangs and be russia's solved but 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 gloss tear after the funeral if you want your president medvedev told the law enforcement to

you step of the 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 muted the shoot out attracting the attention of not only police obviously but also people who look like they may have been working with papa haasan we have seen numerous cars driving cars the crime scene of some very suspicious people mostly man in sporting suits with camo came to the crime scene talk to somebody over the phone and leave it's no surprise because probably her son was very very influential. in her russia's criminal on the wall 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. artie's oksana boyko reporting there now russia and canada are in dispute

over a share of the arctic's rich resources is a challenging moscow's claims to a portion of the polar sea bed russia says the dispute should be resolved in accordance with scientific evidence you got a piece going off has more on the i.c. dispute. both russia and canada remained firm at their stances claiming that part of the arctic seabed known as the a woman also fridge belongs to bear territory's 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 marine life in providing our data to the un as is canada and now denmark is also thinking about lng cleam to the loneliness of ridge but any such claim must be based upon scientific data provided to the un commission and the have the last word in any case in two thousand and seven

a group of russian scientists a d send it down to be a woman also fridge study and found complete conclusions that it is a continuation of the russian landmass they've been planted a russian flag there meanwhile canada has also filed claims on this territory saying back to the a woman also for age 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 by 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 stop which themselves in the octaves and they include the united states denmark and norway according to some

analysts this mean lead to some type of a 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 along a territorial dispute on their borders in the bar and see and now be agreed 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 case of russia and canada as well. archies you got a piece can offer boarding for us there now let's take a look at some more international news for you pope benedict is on a four day trip to scotland and england the first papal visit on british soil in almost thirty years ago tens of thousands gathered to hear him celebrate mass

protests however are expected over child abuse scandals and vatican policy on abortion and homosexuality the leader of the roman catholic faith told reporters the church had not acted decisively enough against priests would sexually abused children and the top priority is now to help victims recover and heal. a foreign policy summit in brussels has been overshadowed by a round over french deportations of roma people the e.u. justice commissioner compared the actions to mass expulsions during world war two and said they may lead to the french government in court french president nicolas sarkozy called the rebuke outrageous and stood by the country's policy of dismantling the camps the issue will be discussed again at the next e.u. summit. fifteen people have died in an exchange of mortar fire between insurgents and troops in the somali capital mogadishu twelve died and forty were

hurt when government and african union troops fired shells into the baraka market the country's largest open bazaar the missiles followed a mortar attack by insurgents on the government building complex which killed three soldiers and wounded a member of parliament which was in session at the time the militants who want to install a conservative islamic regime and who controlled much of the country are suspected next are close up team has once again hit the road to bring you the very best of russia. today we take you to russia's far east the country's biggest island for many years the area rich in oil and gas was at the center of a territorial wral between moscow and japan today the island is one of russia's most developed regions but it also boasts breathtaking landscapes and

a rich nature largely untouched by tourism its stunning and natural environment to have a haven for adventurous travelers seeking unspoiled beauty. taking the truck for us . risking life or limb special troops december speeding boat in the middle of the pacific. guarding the russian far east this is an almost daily routine. illegal fishing for millions of dollars. with a team of offices 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 poaches 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 us shooting 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 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 minute on named after french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look at 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. 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 ride to 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 here is 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 top of 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 shock hundreds of thousands of tons of fish get caught in the nets too late to produce delicious salamon caviar almost unnecessary attribute of any feast 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 the tonight show operates in only and natural habitat farms selman they feed you have to give them a lot of. all sorts of man a thin line to biologics and things like that to make sure that it actually survived and this is a 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 and mild climate unique natural sights and delicious seafood succulent can offer 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 the ski azzi reporting from the cycling region. that's a look at the top stories of the day next our t. talks to harvard professor and russia expert timothy colton about dilemma facing the country from its past and perspectives on resetting relations with us. a little bit with.

timothy colton professor and chairman of the department of government at harvard university and an expert on russia questions today thank you very much for joining us mr cole you're a regular participant of the discussions club this year is 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 russia and 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 through 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 and polish in the stone and other 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

takes i'm not sure it's sort of a problem of the self a den of creation but if you think of it that way done it the ukrainians for sure because it's not not as homogeneous as porn or stony as so in ukraine. maybe a little bit like russia 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 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 tandem with president dmitry medvedev and promise to avoid them or putin sharing power well power sharing is not a unique phenomenon to russia pounded 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 to 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 of 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 said what they're going to say they say it works well that they have a trust for a relationship that 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.