so there you are without the hair the headlines now a presidential election in one of the world's fastest emerging powers heads for

a second round brazil's ruling party this creep favorite who said fail to secure the fifty percent needed outreach. president medvedev goes on line to condemn recent anti bush rhetoric very loose his latest video blog message nationally the stresses the money around the accusations must not affect relations between the two neighbors. and britain's growing dissatisfaction with news overbearing influence plays on minds and freedoms are largest event on the fringe of the conservative party conference. for europe is struggling to stay in the international arena and won't be able to hold on without help from russia that's the view of french historian author and then korea then coast she spoke to our. over about russia's role in today's world politics and one of the countries so often misunderstood in the west.

out of the course of history and humanity its permanent secretary of the french science academy and the woman who predicted the breakup of the soviet union in nineteen seventy eight in her book pickle laps of an empire is here with us today by think about thank you very much my dumbed down course for your time. in your recent book between two walls so you talk of russia can we presume from the title that you think russia still hasn't found its place in the walt. since was not exactly what the book says is that russia has made these kind of decision but over the past ten years it's been pursuing two different paths rather than one what i've been trying to explain is that after the solitude in disintegrated russia rushed to europe but as you have did not offer

a warm welcome since the beginning of this century or russia's foreign policy has been focusing on two directions rather than on one on the one hand on the west on the other hand because it was germ graphical position and decided to position itself as an asian country it gives it a greater risk and influence in the world has been pursuing this policy for more than ten years now and its broad great success there out of the twentieth century russia's international reputation around the world was not very good but now after the past decade it's obvious that it's been reckon it's a big change russia has taken a very important step forward and in my opinion this president is irreversible you know russia has become a role our flipper voice. in your introduction you raised the question of whether russia should be fear it to mean that the imperial russia and then the soviet union which. europe used to be afraid of you are still alive. to think that

gave up on this there not only in europe of the collapse of the soviet union was not interested but it happened overnight many countries primarily those who are to solve it influence the eastern european countries and countries that used to be part of the soviet union but are now into violent states did not understand russia and are afraid of it as eastern european countries have become e.u. members they have showed if years and passed them onto the you saying that russia used to be an empire so why should it cease being an empire and can't be trusted now that is imperial past has been forgotten by now people have already to that russia is pursuing its own path but time has shown the joy you have for example which has always been saying that it wants to save itself from russia that's why it wanted to excess need to feel that russia will dominate georgia again look i think

that's a few years originate from some kind of misunderstanding of the breakup of the soviet union because it was so sudden that no one could adjust themselves to the mediately all the european and pires have collapsed but they collapsed after decades of preparation you were in russia itself was not ready but there was no you don't believe in russia's imperial ambitions you're right i don't believe it i'd rather say there is some kind of innocent algeria but that's a completely different saying what your country can forget overnight that it's used to be a powerful empire but russia has common sense despite the fact that some russians say used to be so good and that is a shame is forgotten about but still russian people and specifically are those in power have common sense they're there to stand too well that it's over and it's russia's future is allowed to be an empire but rather to build up its reputation and via satellite our rather than. by force of this will be as well they would fit

what are the main steerer types of russian places today. in excess of russia has the legacy of the solve it here in and it will be marred by the stigma for a long time i come from a country in which the collapse of the empire was a difficult one but bloodshed in the fifty's and sixty's. and sad to take as much as you can swallow at an early age he said you are free to get out of here is that many things about fashion haven't gotten the people for godly some of his time was dominating under still fear and then got scared or they can't recognize how or another ability to speak is only with erlich and try is all this was from god needs and these new russia was not interested i see it and a new your country are people suspicious of russia i don't know what to say to that boy the thoughts of your current president nicolas sarkozy said in his election

campaign it's better to shake hands with than with putin who would you shake hands with. and you have to be all of my feeling comfortable talking and i president changed a great deal when he was in love with america and libya was an example of her believe a word that he did not know russia has of hunger and origin and hunger and it was a factor when the soviet union to a certain extent and even by russia this is a long way that he chose russia's and angry was there a prosy it's in europe's interests and in france's interests before crosses always highly so interested in relations with russia. and why has the course changed so what is these change related to. simply because you realize what's right he's a very smart guy really should not be calling my president a guy and he's a very smart person orchard and he's very active and he thinks something over he

goes to. understandings crack only and cuticle look at the world and has realized a lot of things only twenty years sure what you realize trust that russia wasn't a terrible country it was a country to be spoken to not let the chair and the georgian president help him to his stylish to close relations with the russian president and prime minister to realize the dial o'gara european country is the most important thing to build relations with russia he also realized russia was a european country or if he didn't understand very well it for a second if he also realized that europe was no longer strong if it was falling out of the history of global relations always going to fall out of it was to be completely cv it from russia discount possession which i think is very smart is not the trash that should be part of europe russia is too vast for europe it would not adapt what we need he thinks is a model for all asians but for you why does europe and yet russia now. or russia is

needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from iraq it's played out in asia or even the us. he's refocusing its foreign policy on asia so you're aware of the huge countries that will plays a big role. in asia or latin america but that's a direct question now what is the current state of european asian relation of this europe is of no interest to asia it would view europe as a landmass that reaches the pacific ocean with russia and europe are not a whole picture there was an alliance here then we can say europe reaches the pacific affairs and this is the reason you hear of sleaze russian and i'm not sure if rationalisation europe but europe at the moment of need for russia or whether we're better. or in one of your interviews you spoke about the role of poland and said it could become

a great. between europe and russia what kind of bridge and what are the current dynamics of russian polish relations. door until very recently it seemed like a great idea and skill but now represent the tweener russian amal it has actually happened i think however that some politicians use smadi politicians for schools and yes even prime minister donald. when he was bringing poland of loss' to russia with a plane crash off of the wall and has always been the final frontier of europe of russia began after that france hearing room is also contact with ukraine's with the question of ukraine is very delicate in a civil war given it sash and without exception russia would have sat ration europe with poland is a range of swords of good will between russia and europe it's a bridge to russia because it is at the same time as florida and a european country which could serve for bremer's and musical also russia and

europe of the whole not russia and ukraine and russia so poland has its play historical role if it in the stands in the situation and i see one of them on course at one point you predicted because lapse of the soviet union any new forecasts for more than russia. that's the fear yeah i know i know neal that it's just so when i was writing about the solving i didn't see it as a forecast or a looked at again to eat and saw so many there negative elements but i couldn't help but ask myself all the way how long will it last i don't make forecasts as a rule or the story of how i look at the past and try to figure out what's happening in the present i think russia has come a long way over the past twenty years it is having some difficulties as countries do it's not easy it is reducing the marquess of capitalism it is best in europe centuries to do do that. within twenty years ensign so easy that is i think russia

is following the path he chose in one thousand nine hundred ninety one but there have been ups and downs and i don't see any. so i think we can become a future it's tardy until ignoring the like you know in the country as it was before if somebody asked you to describe more than russia in just three words what would those words be. the frost fund would be mighty which it wasn't ten years ago you said that there was a this second important aspect in a modern russia make small time nationality actually work multiple nationality is was what killed the soffit union on this. that it. would be dynamic. i thought i'm going to give very much thank you.

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recent and to bush rhetoric from plenty of use his latest video message that comes from the specs of the unfounded accusations must not affect relations between them . and britain is becoming increasingly dissatisfied news overbearing influence that's according to the freedoms of others depend on the fringe of the conservative party conference. now that's got a lowdown on what's been happening in the world of sports with even the. to have you with this is today i mean these are some of the stories we're covering this. can only draw in sunday's opening premier league. leaders and record yet another win. another day rain pushes singles action at the

ryder cup to monday with europe. sunday. the revival of sports. part two of our report coming your way shortly. hopes of recording a russian premier league title suffered a blow on sunday. only mustering a draw against rock bottom sabir it has to be said though that the first goal of the game came against the french. right before. it was really second half before the visitors could. salvatore. greenfeld in the. rest from. g.e. believe bush. hopes three

points were dashed just. picking up the scraps from twenty three. then. so it's still very much. inside russia extending their. two points with two games and second seeded routine . elsewhere all the teams in action on the day. now and the alexander. reason is that it's had in russia can mean only one thing the domestic basketball league season is just around the corner constantine to top off took up a seat for the opening night of the tournament. the c.m.o. school basketball fans can enjoy the third tournament named justin legendary coach alexandre dumas case for design is put in a case and says got

a booking for the title last week when it was judged years from me to any and it surprised everyone when he got two years ago and the green words were ready to repeat that success they faced the greek side and if you like a scheme to throw a semi final the game was tight slowly but surely increase their lead and one thousand points up a tough time and the last quarter they had a comfortable building for institution managing rankest made several desperate efforts to come back into the game the time date seventy six seventy two jugglers thankfully the final and of course the delicious tidbit but it was sure to second image which has got it bush isn't just seizing the red and he is trying stuff against the serbs mantra of the euro league final four with your church at the helm of the build rates however this season the syrup who spearheaded the blacks and whites for nine years reveal it is cabbage the hosts had with border two of the yes

and the armenian fans who kobe will manage to be ready to see where at the third attempt so they've reduced electric sword and broken way home favorite try juggling that during several days to be froze and as a result he coined a game high for takeaways just one point behind with says guys new sonny. he tried to impress the fans in a new coach the twenty three year old shooting guard is still getting to know his new teammates and it seems he enjoys playing with them. i love it. martin doul all of. the professional. soldier you respect there beyond the rhetoric according to all the or else also. i'm with this group of guys playing with paul newman while the army men were only. if you did you could learn to read you see the school in only one of the teams so there will be to plea for it

of the decisive. quarter. but we pick it out just like we plan to. play the coach. so we plan to go. from the same place. play pretty good. but when we needed baskets we need to be first. book. didn't have any on which to continue the trees. easily seen the game taking it simply flying sixty three. the ryder cup heads into an extra day today for the first time in its eighty three year history weather again playing havoc on sunday which seemed to suit team europe the americans had ended the previous two rounds on top but europe ended the dominance with some aplomb on sunday six points on offer after start on the hosts claim

five and a half of them meaning they take a three point lead into monday europe are not hot favorites to reclaim team. but bigger deficits being overcome before strap in for a thrilling finale. when you think sport in russia. are the obvious heavyweight cities few include the peninsula as a beacon of world class activity but the country's furthest eastern region has been busy attempting to rediscover its soviet style a time when sport and success when. part two. in focus series. the city of st peter and st paul had its golden age of sport last century when still part of the soviet union then people came for the higher wages. and stories of unrivalled hospitality that's why

this remote became the center for solve its alpine skiing. this is ask the kingdom you see him every child has that in store in place just. uses the same method of teaching alpine skiing to children she is the first female snow leopard a title given to mountaineers who reached the summit of the soviet union for seven thousand meter peaks she did it seven times over but her passion lies in helping future skiers develop their skills from a young age. to be the best place to raising out. the city has a lot of places for higher education as well as high schools basically only advantages of the big city start kindergarten to an event they can train on for ten whom in the same day becoming champions in the british. were far more successful than their modern day equivalent. champions like barbaro.

almost all of the russian alpine skiers developed this kills right here in this unique base now why is it unique or part of the reason forty years ago this place was built by hands with the help of local administration and the people themselves now let's go and take a look at what they have accomplished so far. look i got off a long with her daughter all continue to train children and develop their coaching take make to be quitting ahead this sensor was invented by her and her late husband garamond her partner in all aspects of their life's work and the simple looking devices invented a few decades ago continued to be used to develop the skills and physical future athletes imagine what they could do with modern equipment well that's apparently on its way the running day event of the cross the country to promote a healthy lifestyle make young people public and government involvement is vital

when it comes to offering alternatives to the modern day temptations they see today she needed to develop suitable infrastructure and it is not just sort of super sports is one way to keep your cool off the streets and we supported by holding various competition throughout the year and infrastructure is one area that needs drastic improvement because it's ineffective and simply not fun to train with just fresh air we talk about problem head on is part of a government program to renew sports infrastructure and continue to construct a brand new sports center as a matter of fact we've already held two and you will advance at our new state of the art yeah florescent are. a shortage of modern training facilities has plagued the region stalling any new sporting achievements but new multi-functional sports centers hope to make that excuse thing of the past. centuries unique to can chalk up professional and amateur athletes now have a much larger trials sports you can actually we can hold

a competition at any level here from food bullets and books and gymnastics. these young men and women are just some of the athletes who will be able to use the facilities for. karate he's among the martial arts popular after becoming widely available income childhood twenty years ago some were students then our culture is now continuing to pastor knowledge to the next generation one problem remains the region remote from mainland russia prevents athletes acquiring enough competition experience in comparison to other places in the country national media seemed like competition experience because it's quite hard sometimes expensive for other clubs and federations to reach coming and vice versa but this year we pooled our resources along with the local sports authority is and will hold them towards regional karate advantages hopefully it will have one every year for the paralympic athletes also hold to compete more the russian team continues to impress in the world stage year after year many of them come from remote places like they come

chock a region but sometimes that's where the nation's real treasures i headed like the people who devote themselves to helping improve the lives of others that's going to have been apparent because since one thousand nine hundred six and has witnessed a lot of change what remains constant is her desire to come here every day and push her students to achieve the best results they can and i think that that government attention to the paralympic athletes has increased since i first started i believe in just one of the reasons russia's paralympians are one of the best teams and dials to do my best so that there are not any more champions from because not well . that was the region sport in a nutshell if you missed it one look at the series and come chaka is online at r.t. dot com remark all sort of artsy the come child care region far east. that erupts up the sport for this hour i'll see you soon the world weather is coming up in just a tick. culture

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