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two in the afternoon on monday here in moscow this is the headlines now out of control the children of russia's elite are accused of acting like they're above the law the daughter of a high ranking official who killed a woman with a car is facing a major violations during the first hearing. the u.k.

gears up for massive cuts to public services but some economists warn it may not help slash debt and could instead of bring about another downtown. new york is no longer just the city of the rich and glamorous but also increasingly the homeless and hungry a new survey shows the income gap is now bigger than that of india. well next aussie talks to a political expert of just off the cuff about russia's future as a european power stay with us. which is loving kind of thank you very much for your time. now one of your recent articles russian democracy making baby steps is also something that we've been

hearing for the past twenty years what is coming in its way to becoming full fledged the most important thing is history heritage. all the western countries studied democratic development. in the eighteenth century they had the legal basis for democratic development russia hasn't been illegal state and when you start to create democratic institution without established legal system. that causes corruption. that causes only potence of those in poer. it causes wars about you know the wealth it causes. wars about property and property in the rights of the world well established so i think that is the major problem for russia no. before

making great steps leaps in democratic development the government has to establish the legal system here then democracy will develop naturally the index of russia's to plan for two thousand and nine two thousand and ten by the law that cloudless pretty critical was the core of the criticism where their western experts a case in itself actually there was no critical club index. actually what the some members of the world club was asked to answer the question was how would you estimate russia's development during last year in certain areas. one area of the developing world because it had to be positive there was economic. in one area i think it was devoted to.

demonstrations i think that was. regarded as negative all the other indexes which were the experts who were supposed to speak about were neutral well also private premises are pretty spend some form to staying themselves from trying to scare us with china. why she will be scared of china what are its what are its share politically objectives well there was a question of whether russia is cured of china. russia is not of course china is the rising power probably the rising superpower or a superpower seven for the united states before the crisis everyone was saying that china will reach the united states maybe by mid century no it looks like there's going to be in the twenty's of the century china is the challenge to everybody for russia it's also a challenge of rising powers borders of demographic pressures and many people.

here develop is quite trivial to say in russia these days the relationship between russia and china today is the best ever well personally i have also requested for any strategic strategy to be devised in the asia pacific region how should russia build up its economy in this region what should the needs tragically like problem for russia in asia pacific is it is regarded as a serious political player it is a serious military player but it is not a serious economic player yet so for russia the chile. asia pacific is to become a part of asia pacific market which is the biggest market on earth and russia is making serious steps and is direction all the projects on the an island for

example we are the projects to develop natural gas oil and l. and g. production is oriented towards the markets of asia pacific japan china russia is more and more active or in the market of atomic energy in asia pacific in it is not just china and vietnam and some other countries of southeast asia russia is very much. interested in investment from asia pacific countries one interesting figure. during the here is a year or years of economic crisis for investment into russia from the west decreased. but if you look at asia pacific. foreign investment from asia pacific to russia tripled during the time of crisis there is

a very important development so also in one of your recent interviews you called russia a hero pacific country does russia sate self as one i think russia should consider itself as you are a pacific power. russia is still looking for its identity some people say russia is a european country and it is because our culture is european and our trade relationship mostly with the european union more than sixty percent of foreign trade on the other hand russia is bigger than europe. eurasia country because most of its territory is in asia and there is also quite an important side of the russian life but in my mind for russia the most promising geopolitical reintegration is europe pacific like one more country in the world which is here

a pacific and that is the united states so you're pretty much answered my question but if we were as of now to say where do russia's priorities lie can it face to the east and the west equally our priorities are east and west russia is european russia is asia some people say russia is just an independent central power some say that russia should be part of the western community some say that russia should look eastward or southern southward. my feeling is russia can build on its relationship with the worst but it is quite unrealistic to assume that it can become part of the west knows integrating into the western community in the e.u. it means membership in the un nato which is quite problematic. russia in my mind is too big and too russian both for a rippin union and for nato. they're not eager to see russia inside

well goals are. pursuing by opposing common european security strategy russia's goal is to make russia part of the european security the irony of the situation that russia which is an important country in europe. a important state is not pored over european security system as of today the european security system is nato where they are part of it so the proposal of means video to build common security space is to bring russia and some other countries which are still like ukraine into the common european. security decision making are you one of those politicians who believes that nato is an outdated ok zation every organization which exists is not outdated it exists. and of course some

missions of this organizations are somewhat old dated and some of the thinking inside nato. though data the need of bureaucracy is sometimes old dated nato was created. as you may remember to keep america in germany and russia. well america in the real purpose of nato but you know keeping germany down in russia dated missions but sometimes it looks like that these missions are still there you know barack obama's new federal securities tragedy. no one country even the strongest one can. actually faced while challenges alone is this one politician speaking or oil really see a change in a water order well i think there is a change in the united states which is considered a long term. of course

a bamma started this change take you. several things the problems americans have it in different crisis there is liken it rock and of ghana system where americans first moved unilaterally almost unilaterally and. even america the biggest country with the biggest military potential cannot deal with situations or countries we focus on the problem. this is one thing another thing the economic constraints on american military might and the crisis shows that the in the national debt do need for more social spending for a recession measures well all that limits the material be for policies of using force and also this is

a recognition of the growing importance of the other soldiers of power including china including india brazil russia and few others which are playing a greater role in the global community so that is something which is recognized as a reality here prostration of weapons of mass destruction has actually swap places with terrorism on america's priority list of threats and challenges does this mean that the u.s. will coralie be focusing itself on iran and north korea right now well it looks like from what we read in american strategic documents and also lately north korea said that it's playing to enrich its at nuclear arsenal to counter the america where. russia play at this point our way to intervene somehow where we can step back russia is not the major player in the game the possibilities of the russian federation to influence the behavior of piniella is very limited to the current

leadership which is no change to north korea or champions of survival of the consider their nuclear weapons. the only guarantee against american or. korean. attack so i heard myself and. the top official saying that americans do not have nuclear states and that's why we're nuclear there's their logics of course the north koreans are very much interested in direct dialogue with the united states and i think there is still possibility for diplomacy we're talking about maybe change of powers in north korea the sun taking over is a good thing or nothing's going to really change no one who actually knows it looks like the same leadership which is no residing in china except the

children. will still be there but i don't think that anyone can really predict it was going to happen there thank you very much. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of. tradition which the language is really. this the best to compete the beat. and culture. the thing is that the had the drones are still unaware of what's going on in their land still asking for more ideas about stuff like this i don't know anything about alaska the great game on r.g.p. .

which brightened. the sun from fans to pressure. from stunts on t.v. don't come. out of control the children of russia's elite virtues of acting like they're above the law but daughter of a high ranking official who killed a woman without a car is facing a retrial due to major violations during the first hearing. the u.k. gears up for massive cuts to public services but some economists warn it may not help slash debts and could instead bring about another downtown. new york is no longer just the city of the rich and glamorous but also increasingly the

homeless and hungry a survey shows the income gap is now bigger than india's. sporting highlights with you know. i have you with us this is sports today i mean in the lead on these are some of the stories we're covering this hour. game c.s.k. moscow's fourth straight win in the russian premier league keeps them within shouting distance of table toppers in the. game said tournaments on the murray clinches his sixth masters tied with a majestic final win over roger federer in china. gridiron games we've got the pick of all the hard hitting action from sunday night in the n.f.l. including a thriller in texas. but let's get going with the russian premier league are just

refusing to give up the title chase the army man claiming three in chechnya way to keep it relatively tight at the top seed opening the scoring for the visitors seventy minutes in the ivorian somehow finding the necessary space in the middle of eight correct defenders it wasn't until a quarter of an hour from the end though that could afford to feel somewhat safe wagner love without effort for great goal the icing on the cake then came from keisuke honda in stoppage time to email the final score leaving saskia thirty eight points off the lead with eight games to go. elsewhere rivals dean ahmar no into the top half of the table following out for an elf rushing a visiting all in front of the russian dick advocaat the home side getting off the mark from the spot having karami earning uncomforting himself eight minutes from the break. i didn't wait around to double their advantage leandra fernanda is

blasting home just three minutes later. a gruff chesnuts gets bangor maine on the act late in the second half with this free kick things came full circle in stoppage time were awarded another. rounding off the side of the fur for. a rise to eight. on top of the great day for the most. moving to the top four following a hard earned win over. the decisive moment coming twenty minutes from the break off the finishing. of the relegation zone for. the visitors in front of the how far i was with the screamer just after the break.

point enough for the smaller sites move up to the i. feel the weekend. to catch. all three. games in. twenty two games meaning being simply cannot afford. while it looks like between the two. for the couple of places. to go. pointed for some time now their six point deficit from. a former team. member. talking english football now where it's the blue. all smiles today everton beating liverpool in the merseyside the reds second from bottom french. seventy five million dollars takeover liverpool the ricky press

but even with. liverpool must figure out. the big. second place in the table. david silva. consideration. let's move to tennis. in shanghai clinching a six title the scot recording a. berth at the season ending world tour finals in the process.

got off to a quick start against federer in the first game i listen. to his attempts to. twenty three year old. taking the for sets three of those breaks. went into the second with. federer almost everything. points in the fourth game. anyway the paper we first. victory. his second year. of the travolta summer. well i. see. success.

better than a lot of the year that. i was also. weekend to remember for casey stoner in moto g.p. this truly and winning his home grand prix for a fourth straight time just a day after turning twenty five to the caddy rider it was on pole for this one it was birdie troubles during the phillip island circuit event stoner pulling away before the first corner he never looked back finishing almost nine seconds ahead of new g.p. champion lorenzo it was a pitched battle first third place involving a couple of former champions volunteer at aussie finally gaining the upper hand in a trial with nicky hayden or in seat of the late surge still all eyes were on home hero stoner who want three of the last four races with two more to go he also he can still finish second best to the end so.

this weekend everything is going so well for a senior from free practice when we were happy with the by the way everything was working you know support from the fans here this weekend been fantastic and you know it's just time for me to go in there and do the job. from the truck to the greens we go richard to green produced one of the performances of his career and sunday this trillion overturning a seven stroke deficit to win the portugal masters the man in the driving seat heading into something that's public martin but he got stuck in reverse this sponsored with. arnold palmer the course in villa mora contrast not to greene who raced to support eleven birdies before finishing bogey but those final few holes mattered little as the hard work has already gone but thirty nine year old winning by two shots from francesco molinari to capture third. title.

bout brings us all into the gridiron finally where the bird of prey belongs to the eagles this week following a comfortable winner of the falcons on sunday philadelphia whole thing atlanta is winning streak four games even sikorsky now reports brett right. mike smith in the falcon. the best team. the eagles had all their plans to sean jackson getting the ball in a reverse and opening the score in the first quarter the twenty three year old also affected. calling in a thirty four yard pass from kevin cobb to make it fourteen nothing still a. speedy playmaker however unable to skate with. a second. home crowd holding their breath with both motionless on the field jackson helped off the field the rest of the contest with a concussion it's. fifteen. had to make

for the side. twenty one nothing to the eagles. side and so. for the falcons to deficit to twenty one seven. big very fast jackson eighty three are down past for twenty six and the third thirty one to seventeen the final score of the eagles flying. problem in houston at the end of the day for the texans the visiting kansas city benefiting from the all around play of mike the thirty five year old defender. of. past surprising the texans against scoring in the first. in the third quarter with . short passing game and school. just why he passed the

fences. this season twenty one to seven kansas city. is on the other side of the ball for the. home team. to set foot on the comeback trail by cutting the deficit to twenty one fourteen for the thirty year rule and the third area in foster has been this year's fairytale story a running back you see called the deficit to just three points late in the fourth kansas city went back up thirty one to twenty eight and it was time for andre johnson to show just why he's on the top echelon of today's receivers the twenty nine year old putting the game on ice for the texans thirty five to thirty one the final score at reliant stadium if. you are chief charles once again that wraps up the sport for this hour i'll see you soon the weather though is coming up and just the tech.

issues that so much of the taxpayers' money i mean when i say i'm a real. mission obvious what is the relevance of the i.m.f. today and should be questioning the logic of an institution that pays thank you.