agree be using controversial tactics to target drug dealers and rehabilitate drug addicts this is a drug called as a morphine or locally known as crocodile it's a killer dean containing a drug and really dangerous the beginning of the raisin coming through the window it was pretty exciting but the minute you get inside the reality of the situation really hits very hard young family. lying around the house next door a young child and a mother who looks barely more than a child herself extremely scared and upset and it really makes it very apparent just how sensitive this issue of. participation in raids has raised concerns about whether members of the foundation should be allowed to take the law into their own hands. it's an action which is cruel is it wrong to rescue a drowning person by pulling their hair if people say it's cruel inhumane let them teach us how to do it otherwise we work twenty four seven to help these people when

the state isn't doing anything where we have to do it be an issue to the relationship that we have is force with the authorities and you catherine there is a fragile one that in eleven years they have managed to pool their energies to fight the drug issue effectively those caught in the raids face either arrest or we have this run by the great it's left to family members to give the final consent. conditions a hard they spend a month being weaned off drugs on a very basic diet an incredible conditions but with the great claiming a seventy percent success rate it appears tough love. my mother saw what six years of drug addiction had done to me and turned to the foundation for help it's hard but you can see how the people are here they talk to each other there's an atmosphere of friendship which helps you through. but in other cities such as initial need to go similar initiatives have been dealt with very differently you go

by each curve was sentenced to three and a half years in prison despite having half the number of drug deaths in the city in just two years. i only have a feeling of disgust for law enforcement agencies who instead of fighting drug dealers are fighting an organization which was running a successful anti drug dealing campaign it makes no sense at all it's a crime against our city's population this is sparked a public outcry and led many to conclude that corruption amongst authority might be to blame. for this chap eagle carried out over two hundred operations against drug dealers as a result the mortality rate is half the gypsies are afraid to sell drugs and consequently don't bribe you for it is clearly the authorities there didn't like but in both cities the foundations have vowed to continue the fight in the face of what they say is government in action. that people have to take the problem personally to understand that these before they are brothers and sisters and that

unless they do it nobody will do it for the pressure is in the grip of a major drugs quite says with an unofficial estimate two and a half million drug addicts in the country almost two percent of the population people like genuine the foundation say a united effort is in everyone's interest and until proper measures are in place to deal not only with the dealers but in rehabilitating users as well as left ordinary people like themselves to stand and fight to free their city of drugs sarah fair. catch emberg was part of so as extensive research into the story she spent time saying for some of the controversial methods in use in one of the rehabilitation centers. it's not a luxury place we the main area where they treat it you had essentially fifty people in one room was quite crime conditions and they kept there for around a month initially. just fed bread and water and very basic feed also essentially

going cold turkey i don't think he said that we the people are both going to be the treatment at the time and come three and managed to get clean and have now moved on with their lives they said it's incredibly hard i mean quiting a drug addiction is never going to be easy but actually this huge support network that they have here and the fact that they're all in it together really is very very helpful you got people in the same as situation t. and that's really a very positive thing for them is a volunteer last time because the people like the rate that we went on the people that we saw. when they're in the grips of drug addiction or of the not particularly take but of making logical decisions themselves safe the rate that we went on they drained the person's parents and asked the parents they've given the option whether the person was arrested or whether they're taken into this rehabilitation center

and helped kick. out his correspondence. and get a broom spoke to us he's head of the moscow center for the study of drug addiction he told us that from a medical point of view the members of city narcotics use inefficient methods. you're the most liberal. i think the tragedy for this foundation and it's rehabilitation centers is the absence of effective laws which determine the roles of everyone involved what should be the relation between an addict in society it's not clear i don't think the foundation used any medical methods at all they just held all those antics and didn't let them go their idea was that an addict should go through suffering and that this pain would prevent them from using drugs in the future but it doesn't work alex forget about the pain all they remember is the minutes of bliss and all they want is to come back to this condition from a medical point of view it's not a fish and to hold them the method should be complex the practice they use doesn't correspond to any known methods so i'm against the way they did it but at the same

time i cannot say anything against their leader igor i think his motives were clear . next to no armageddon on the streets of new york was the prospect promised by u.s. media in the run up to the first civilian trial of a guantanamo detainee on american soil but now the hearing of terror suspects. case has kicked off in manhattan seems mysteria hysteria has been groundless as you're about to see. the main problem isn't security same problem on the head no no how many intelligence secrets will we surrender during this process. on us soil that's not the point we'll get to spew all kinds of anti american propaganda because that's what's going to happen well i'm an oracle a shockingly relaxed atmosphere outside the federal courthouse in lower manhattan especially when a case of such significance is going on this place has seen some of the most publicized scandals of the last two years this is where bernie meet off with

centers for over a century this is where the curious case of the russian special agents unraveled this entire street was packed with t.v. satellite trucks and dozens and dozens of crews ready to bring their viewers all of the latest and now when for the first time at one time of detainees being tried in a criminal court of justice in the u.s. none of the media hype is here as the decision whether or not to try terror suspects on u.s. soil was being made the us mainstream media was out of control with outraged they were saying this is unacceptable and that terror suspects should be tried in military tribunals now on the first day of the trial there's only a couple of lonely journalists here with not much enthusiasm to find out what's really going on inside the courtroom. one of the biggest concerns of the mainstream media profits was that thousands of policemen would be needed to provide security in the area and that billions and billions of dollars would be wasted on policemen

serving around the globe to be able to make sure that nothing goes wrong but clearly you know obviously that is far from reality another big arguments against terror suspects including guy lonnie being tried here was that there would be a lot of traffic which clearly is not the case and that's the neighborhood the locals living here would be worried concerned and bothered are they let's find out you know that a terror suspect is being tried in the courthouse right near you know. for sure. does it bother you that this is happening on u.s. soil. you know does it bother you do you know that a terror suspect is being tried in this courthouse right here. right now we do know that a terror suspect is being tried in this court announcer. you know does it bother you does it concern you that this is going on right here you know on influenced by the attempts to hype the mob with fear mongering the locals are not facing any of the issues predicted by the media going about business as usual and if that future

cannot party new york. the nuclear poisoning of former k.g.b. officer alexander litvinenko is back in the picture is british foreign secretary william hague's in moscow seeking to restore toys strained after the incident the result his country in a zone of a report this by disagreements the two sides are determined to work together. it doesn't did seem that the two sides have basically agreed to disagree one of the major issues that throws a shadow over relations between moscow and london is of course the case of. a former k.g.b. officer was poisoned by a radioactive substance polonium two ten in london just a few years that britain believes that the main suspect in the case a russian state duma jet. has been refused extradition to britain in order to stand trial despite the numerous evidence that they have presented to russia to the russian side of course the russian side maintaining the fact that the evidence that

the british side has presented is not conclusive and basically the situation remains at a standstill both sides reiterating the fact that they will continue to work together maintaining of course. to work with our legal brains but the laws of both countries will meet in full play so nothing much has changed but this is the situation as it seems that both sides for the moment at least will accept that in fact of course many different aspect. so the relations that aren't as complicated were discussed including cooperation in afghanistan combat ing drug trafficking increasing bilateral trade and establishing closer cultural ties all those areas are where relations between moscow and london flourish and both sides seem to intent on increasing that operation. security in afghanistan and pakistan is one area where russia and the u.k. could find a lot of common ground says i'm told live in a professor at the department of war studies at king's college london well one area

where i think on both sides there's a new perception of common interests is afghanistan and central asia because of course everybody is now beginning to think about the time off to the us and britain withdraw troops from afghanistan. the russians are of course deeply concerned about the security of central asia equally we are beginning to think about how russia can help prop up anti taliban forces who are often so there is an area where we have very congruent common interests of course britain is playing a once again very. minor compared to the united states but nonetheless i mean it's an area where now people are beginning to think as they went in the past about really our interests are common and i would be very useful to a spokeswoman closer together that also of course relates as long as our troops are there to communications with our troops because pakistan as we see off the past two

weeks is a very unreliable. where as roots for russia and russian influence there is in central asia an absolutely essential lifeline without them. position afghanistan be much more endangered. sort of an untold livin there is casualties in afghanistan rise and prospects for the war seem less clear another nato members pulling out of the campaign italy's foreign ministers announce that his country will begin withdrawing troops next summer according to the proposed over three thousand soldiers will gradually leave by twenty fourteen that decision comes just days after four italian soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in afghanistan thirty four italian troops members of lost their lives since the start of a campaign in two thousand and four discuss the latest developments and the implications for the war we're joined now on the line from london by mark oh no it's from the afghanistan world foundation in london could have on the program tonight what can we read into this latest news the netherlands withdrew their

troops to may in august calibers probably next year now italy looks rather like an exodus from a sinking ship fair comment. just to action i'm actually a director the global strategy project all apologies of apology said. you cannot. sure hope of course. the right now there's a perception being created in the media once again of that of a sinking ship the reality is that during the last nine years of the campaign hasn't been a real serious effort to address the issues in a coherent strategic fashion and i think in the last few months we've seen much more of a serious attempt to be just the most recent troops arrive the full amount of troops on the quote unquote has been referred to as a surge is only right of the summer so it's going to take time before you start seeing any results is going to take about twelve to eighteen months but obviously you have to understand that it's important to understand the domestic politics in each of the member states some a similar some are different and in the case of italy for example me last year

a group of italian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing in september of two thousand and nine there was an uproar from the political establishment to a conflict in messages coming from different ministries from the opposition and then within a week after there was more of a coherent response it's really obviously they're saying they'll begin a process in two thousand and eleven that will conclude in twenty fourteen but between now and then anything can happen and in that sense i think it's more of the placate the domestic situation the domestic response in the country to the last killing of the soldiers last week afghanistan of course big headache for all nato member states they've been there now for nine years with no breakthrough no clear strategy is receiving it we're going to see a lot of debate about that topic at the upcoming nato summit in lisbon you think. yeah there's several issues one of the main ones obviously is going to be the nato the issues of missiles is another one relationship with russia but obviously nato afghanistan does play a prime leading role in that debate because once again we have over forty countries

not just one nato member states there's many other countries that are not members of nato who are involved in the operation are present and you going to see i think from the secretary general of nato mr rasmussen i think you see clear vision you see clear lead a record full understanding of what's needed but once again you have the domestic politics in many of the member states that may not allow the ministries the defense ministers of the government in this case a prime ministers to do the job that they think ought to be done so once again you have to look at the domestic situation in the country each country going to respond differently but i think overall for the immediate future you're going to see more of a coherent strategy at least in rhetoric and. i don't but substance but i'd say for at the table in lisbon everyone will be committed but once again one by one there's going to be a different situation according to country well as these may be other the future countries leave do you think the u.s. is going to be left alone by itself to clean up the mess in afghanistan. i mean

listen when we speak about afghanistan the questions here and the questions that we hear in the media the points being made it's all purely about nato the member states that are participating in the operation but you know that needs to be more of a debate about afghanistan itself and afghans themselves once again you look at the defense minister of afghanistan for several years have been asking for exotic increase in troops finally starting to get what he needs insane recent months so it's not just a question of nato member states or other states participating it's about the efficiency of the afghan national army and now it's going to take at least another four or five years for that afghan national army to be at least at the basic stage where it wants to be so i think in a process as we speak about pull out as you speak about countries withdrawing italy starting in two thousand and eleven ending twenty fourteen that's a five year period from now and the hope is that during that period the afghan national army will become somewhat self-sufficient at least at a basic level briefly new member states would be members like georgia bulgaria the

baltic states are they going to fight is there are we here doesn't that mean that nato membership could be seen by some to be a kind of a carrot to attract new troops for the drilling coalition forces in afghanistan any mileage to that. but also as a deterrent to what many of them see there at least their perception to be russian aggression now that's debatable but from the views of many of those potential member states they look at it as a way of getting in good with the americans in terms of contributing troops which is the other flipside to that of the additional part of elements is the fact that it's a way for them to guarantee their security to what many of them perceive as russian aggression and obviously the case between russia and georgia and what happened the events of two thousand and eight would lead me georgians to say that's a guarantee for us for our security depending once again it is a different side you can take that there's a russian view to that also but from the potential aspiring member states the issue of self-defense is a real is a reality ok i'm afraid we're out of time to leave their mark ovechkin xeno found

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strength for us to tropicana hotel. how unwelcome to business with me and i can take a southern route for gas to europe took another step forward on wednesday. a mellow travel to romania where he said the government level agreement could be signed on the next year already on board south stream are serbia hungary greece slovenia croatia and austria also on else the two parties had agreed to proceed to the next stage of a possible cooperation with the goatee we came to an agreement that

a group of experts will come to romania and carry out preparatory work to understand whether we have mutual interests in this area after that the express will make a report at a corporate level and if we can cooperate we'll discuss it at the top management level we see the potential for cooperation in this sphere. and we do have interest in it. now the east of the uk arrest is also veiled message to both carrier which has been demanding step terms for long the pipeline to cross its territory they are called reports from another south stream participant turkey our latest twists and turns of pipeline politics. turkey is one of the youngest the fastest growing and the largest countries in europe what's the business bridge like position but with asia and europe which makes it and they're really not for rival international interests. the main battle plans for the south are an energy corridor are to supply gas to europe bypassing the current transit country ukraine their main

pipelines and they're running out of gas from loud sounds jim project and my book are backed by the u.s. and e.u. and there are other smaller project has an urgent minister says the country is ready to talk common it all of them. implementing one project doesn't mean that we can so another one has the capacity to develop each and every project because consumers need it there is demand we should think not only about today when there is a global crisis we should think about two thousand and fifteen two thousand and twenty when demand will increase even then it may be too much gas for europe analysts say some projects will likely be abandoned in the race to build new pipelines russia is trying hard to come first securing gas and customers analysts say weaning turkey is agreement to lay the south stream through turkish waters came at a cost russia will have to invest have to three billion dollars into some soon

pipeline strategically important for turkey the question is what will be the price because now we see that first of all turkey wants russia to invest wired to some sort of fun project it's the first benefit and the first. this payment the second they. took you wants to change that if there's a. more cheap gas from russia in the byzantine world of pipeline politics russia will have to offer something in exchange for the support of all the contras along the pipeline fruits this week gas pump chief alexei miller is visiting belgariad and romance to discuss delivery of russian gas and the future of the south james pipeline project that's of business r.t. istanbul. and russia central bank will tolerate a more volatile ruble after widening the trading about against the us dollar and

the euro it broadened the ban by fifty kopeks in each direction it allows the ruble to be more volatile before the central bank intervenes the central bank's deputy head alex who kind of said the trading bad was needed in the absence of inflation targeting he added that the move will reduce the risk of speculative inflows of hot money or supply when you peter who if the currency rate moves gradually from targeted to free floating investors will have a harder time predicting its movements. short term investment into the currency market decreases. looking at the markets here in moscow the r.t. has finished wednesday's evening session point eight percent higher analyze it edged over a percent energy majors and banks were leading on both of course is bucking the trend. was losing a quarter of a percent of course it's. the burbank says the government should take in russia's biggest lender on the stock market and not directly to a strategic investor bank's deputy c.e.o.

says tapping equity investors would stimulate the banking sector. and bank of moscow boosted its profit thirty seven times in the first nine months of this year it cited a recovery from the crisis and profits from trading the banks made its way to shore client is the city of moscow. airline transparent has postponed its i.p.o. until two thousand and eleven into reuters russia second largest airline had planned to raise two hundred million dollars this year. several stout plans to spend almost six and a half billion dollars on investment over the next four years the stupid you saw in jest seventy percent in two russian males twelve percent in two us but based wells it will also expand its mining interests in russia africa and the united states. and that's all from me in the business thing here on our take stories on our website r.t. dot com slash business. almost

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causing generations of unemployment statistics show it's got the highest number of close households of the large e.u. or common. next money makes the world go round but when it was spreading faster than ever before no one would listen to those claiming it was about to come to a grinding halt. now here's from a top german financial expert who insisted the downturn was around the corner. professor also thanks very much for talking to r.t. now you correctly predicted the economic crisis was your predictions for the year it's not so easy i think as long as germany underwrites euro it will stay at least for a couple of years the german economy is still very strong so i think as long as germany has the political world to stand behind it which i which i question we should not do that but as long as we're doing.