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costing live from the heart of the russian capital this is r.t. welcome to the program. top story now nato seems to be sending a clear message it wants or russia as an ally the bloke who's meeting in this been right now and he's courting moscow to sign up to a joint missile defense shield and it's hoped that president attendance could signal an historic turning relations between the two sides are in mr explains the common interests the former rivals now. today here in lisbon portugal where the nato summit is taking place russia nato relations are expected to be on the agenda russian president dmitri medvedev is expected to be here in talks with nato as the alliance continues trying to improve russian relations we've seen u.s. president barack obama call for nato to reset relations with russia similar to the

reason that the u.s. called for that was an editorial in the international herald tribune and he also called for this summit to be the place that nato establishes that it sees russia as a partner and not as an adversary now he on the agenda will be afghanistan this is an area where we've seen increased coordination between nato and russia and russia has really been looked to for help in fighting the drug trade and increasing routes were supplied getting in and out now also works here russia and nato talk about other joint global challenges including nuclear proliferation for example now also he nato is pushing russia to get on board and their missile defense plans now this is been a sticking point between nato and russia over the years now nato is trying to get russia on board saying that these this missile defense against a common threat a common threat to missiles facing both nato members as well as russia now political analysts that we've talked to do say they believe that there is the

political will from russia to get together on this issue however a lot of details remain to be heard and in addition there's going to be a need for nato to meet halfway as what we're hearing now aside from those improvements in russian relations which many would characterize that there are still some and many that say nato is simply outdated the situation of course with big question marks are also put not only behind made to suit your own but also behind the mixed years one two three years we have a lot of differences for its current. the relationship to russia the u.s. nuclear weapons in central europe and i'm not sure that this summit can solve these problems so i have the problem with this is that i do not think the approach is correct there are too many strategic differences and they're not really discussed now it's not just analysts who believe nato is outdated it's also average that if

in fact right here in this square in the portuguese capital a protest against nato is expected to take place later this afternoon in fact right behind me you can see signs advertising not protest now organizers expect thousands here thousands who are opposed to nato whether or not there is a new strategy now they are issues that are key to them include nuclear weapons they want them out of europe and also troops out of afghanistan this highlights the discontent not only among average citizen but that we see trickle up to all levels where we see country nato members who are increasingly weariness over that mission in afghanistan that are reevaluating the resources that they're sending there that are even pulling troops out so people are looking to nato at this summit to put a new face forward and to really change direction because not only are they dealing with needing to partner such as russia in an increased era of cooperation but they also need to sit down discontent among member nations among their governments and

their citizens and not so people are looking for this summit to do we will continue to follow any developments to bring you the latest but for now right here from the capital of portugal in lisbon i'm lauren lyster r.t. what is nato sets out its plans for the decade to come ball screws also looking ahead russia's nato representative says the country wants more joined up thinking in the audience to ensure security isn't threatened. you and now after we have lived through the conflict in south ossetia on a sharp decline in relations it turns out we might have needed such a test on the one hand these events have shown that old nato policies were provoking such an adequate regimes like the suckers really want to block the actions on the other hand nato did not get involved in this conflict because europeans did not support the most aggressive part of the bush administration for us nato was a big headache it used to be an enemy now an unpredictable partner the left hand of

which doesn't know what the right handers doing we are tired of this we want more stability and security on our western borders and in the long run maybe even certainty that there will be no trouble at whole i think the americans are finally heard today for them restoring relations with russia is not just very important to foreign relations but also key to obama's success on the domestic front he is saying to his electorate by improving relations with russia we have made americans more secure even if this is part of the domestic agenda that obama has set for his team then tank god we are ok with that too most important to us is to have fewer headaches and even more we don't want someone else to have troubles too. brian becker from the antiwar campaign group the answer coalition says nato is acting as a proxy for u.s. foreign policy and military agendas he believes the obama administration will use this summit showed the alliances continued involvement in america conflicts. nato

is functioning basically as a fig leaf for u.s. foreign policy and u.s. military strategy north atlantic treaty organization afghanistan where one hundred fifty thousand so-called nato troops are really american troops with some auxilary forces are are there there is a branding of that operation at u.s. military operation to make it look as if the world has come together just against a shared objective against the war on terror against al qaeda but really i believe that nato is nothing but a fig leaf for u.s. military strategy one of the main goals that the obama administration has and obama himself has in lisbon at this nato summit is that keep the nato partners so-called partners junior partners in fact on board for the continuation of prolonging ation of the combined military forces that are occupying afghanistan there are one hundred fifty thousand nato soldiers one hundred thousand of them are u.s. soldiers they're occupying afghanistan the people in afghanistan are rising up there's resistance just as there was during vietnam it looks like

a losing cause which it is and many of the other nato countries all over europe those populations they don't want to go along they don't want their governments that be accomplices for the u.s. war in afghanistan so the obama administration is twisting arms in lisbon it's putting pressure on the different european governments not to abandon the american government as it continues its war in afghanistan. now that said ahead the vicious ideology that refuses to die. it was not just a few people who want to be punished but. mass killing sixty five years after your vote so you think the answer to the crimes against humanity we ask why some europeans are no nazi. selling democracy abroad it doesn't come cheap hard up american taxpayers are finding out their cost the u.s. is spending billions of dollars to finance foreign politicians and policies which

fall on its side. fence is jihan hoffa's expects a. great party but who's picking up the tab apparently the american taxpayer nine billion dollars spent by the united states agency for international development and promoting washington's democracy initiatives. a new model for influencing a target country's internal politics and favor of u.s. interests to financing training support and guidance to pro u.s. forces in foreign countries another democracy promoter the national endowment for democracy received one hundred thirty two million dollars during two thousand and nine nearly all of it from u.s. government agencies but these are just the tip of the iceberg there is an entire network of organizations involved in the democracy promotion business now in this third decade that have real life and democracy and freedom and the people without

all across the world. the international republican institute stands although all organizations insist there is no political affiliation the board of directors for both n.d.i. in iraq i suggest otherwise former secretaries of state national security advisers members of congress and even clinton bush and reagan administration officials they all have a history in washington one deeply rooted in sustaining the current foreign policy priorities to understand us foreign policy one must first understand a very basic fact the us government wants to dominate the world and that. was this is what democracy promotion brought the people of one door us was while usa id requests eight hundred thousand dollars for strengthening governance and democracy and one door us journalists and activists are being brutalized and killed under the u.s. backed government was in egypt a revolt. against the u.s.

backed policies of the hosni mubarak regime has mobilized these agencies to co-opt opposition groups and sharing the results of the upcoming elections will be beneficial to washington. is a member of an egyptian opposition party they received funding or support from many . people looking for support with the project of middle east democracy. for democracy with me or many who study these agencies believe the soft money working behind the scenes is directly linked to the cia they had to have this new organization with a nice sounding name a democracy and it's a nice sounding name which would be free of the taint of the cia and that's been that was the reason the energy was created usa id has implemented democracy promotion initiatives in over one hundred countries in the past twenty five years

this year's budget one billion dollars according to usa ideas website spending ten million dollars in a target country increases its amount of democratic change five fold how much of your tax money would you like to go to promoting democracy in venezuela. no not that much which would be ok if foreign governments were giving our politicians money for the election campaign no that would bother me and here in lies the hypocrisy we have a very clear law on the books prohibiting foreign governments from interfering in our elections or supporting any candidates with money so we do exactly what we prohibit at home encouraging transparency is a stated core element of the u.s. government's democracy promotion efforts in foreign countries however here at home the agencies themselves are far from transparent detailed budget programs are

unavailable to the public and contact with the. is limited over the last six weeks r.t. repeatedly requested interviews with. any d and all of our requests were either tonight or on n. r t washington d.c. . you can see more analysis on that story on our website right now let's look at what else were lining up. the jelly books and he's gone from being in the blue corner to corner in the blues read one of sports tough guys is now punching above his weight as a six something missed. plus one russia is turning more heads than the headline spy on a chapman. the

actual courts dog quest senior nazis were tried during their war crimes hearings sixty five years ago he's going on display in the german city of newburgh this weekend exhibition also features the original film of the hearings and a courtroom with the war crimes of hitler's closest allies were heard the russian foreign minister from france. tended the opening ceremony to mark the sixty fifth anniversary of the trial's judgment criminals set a precedent on the basis of international law. reports some parts. this red army veteran was close to the trial which changed his story his best friend. acted as a prosecutor on behalf of the u.s.s.r. in the new hearing sixty five years ago. if it wasn't for them the outcome would

have been very do. friend. he understood that the trial was not only about hitler and reuven trial it was not just a few people who had to be punished but on the entire ideology of mass killing his speech impress the judges so the number of those in the grays dramatically in a trial which lasted for almost a year twelve high ranking nazis were sentenced to death ten lengthy prison terms it was a milestone in history the nuremberg trial laid the foundations of international law as we know it in particular they created a precedent of judging people for starting a war against other nations so nowadays we all know what a crime against humanity is nowadays the most the free europe acknowledges the positive effect of the nuremberg tribunal but some nations have a complex relationship with the boss look there's a monument to the soviet army liberators and here just meters away is the monument

to stoning soldiers who fought alongside the v.s.s. troops. is stoney an anti-fascist activist andrei says this historic paradox is reflected in the current state of affairs in this baltic country. even looking at the crumbling streets of this monument it's clear that irish government doesn't she the red army see if yours instead to be glorified those who fought in the side of fascists that's despite the fact a large part of our country would never support such ideas in april two thousand and seven this clash of opinions spilled onto the streets the estonian government ordered the relocation over soviet soldiers from central to the outskirts of the city thousands of dissenters protested and clashed with the police monuments to free estonia was pulled several hundred meters from the square where the soviet soldiers statue used to stand it resembles a cross and in the very heart of it is an emblem which was used by the a stone s.s.

legions back in one nine hundred forty s. . from swastika marches to mass as veteran gatherings sixty five years ago prosecutors in new and better could not have expected a legacy like this the trial was meant to make sure fascist ideology stayed in the bloody cross but the rise of neo nazis the middle east and europe is a sign that these ideas still live on let's. see reporting from tallinn tony. former one carrying the euro and pain peter hack says nazi ideology is becoming popular because european governments aren't taking a strong enough stance. for i pod has became popular in the east and euro because the public in these countries doesn't know enough about its own past i'm teaching university students and i realized that they have very limited knowledge about what happened under the second world war what happened with the home given jewish population what happened under hitler in germany they have some ideas but not

enough knowledge how did these. grew up and that's why especially young people who are not satisfied with their lives they are very sad as it is for new ideas and they don't have immune system against these ideas so i saying that the lack of knowledge is one of the largest reason and the lead call for proper politic standing is this i then i this is the second well. let's take a look around the world now at some other international stories germany remains on high alert during this week's warning by security officials of an imminent militant attack on police have been posted around the country that train stations airports and tourist attractions potential terror threats has led to a rise in reported bomb alerts so far all false or none of us officials also confirmed that suspicious package found in the maybe an airport down from munich was a security test and contained explosives. the families of the twenty nine missing

miners in new zealand are being briefed only at a red cross center as the situation when they became trapped after a gas explosion in one of the country's biggest collieries rescuers are assessing gas levels because of the risk of a second explosion five miners are skate slight injuries but it's not what happened to their colleagues there are fears that toxic gases could be building up inside the tunnels. it's one hundred years since the death of leo tolstoy but world renowned russian writer for the first two remembered in his home country but nowadays as a literary trademark been a favorite author welty visited the family estate south of moscow. leo tolstoy liked his family estate because it was as far from the madding crowd as you could get a place where he could feed darks and get lost among birch trees without anyone disturbing him. a century after his death it's an easy thing bought solitary

group after group falling into his house not to minute for contemplation we. just had to learn has never been short of visitors in fact during the hi susan some are spring and autumn we have trouble handling the flow of tourists it's pretty hard to get it you have to call it a certain time to book a visit on a particular day otherwise you just won't get there. it's. a great great grandson of the writer my dear tolstoy ken my side many of his famous ancestors novels by heart but he says few of the museum's visitors could do the same russians are proud of tolstoy but more is the brand than a favorite author according to polls only eleven percent really toss those books after finishing high school. unfortunately most people never go back to question call it torture or to been forced to read it as call ins to prefer it it was trendy

and popular these days there's nothing bad about that it's just a pity that those people miss out on religion which are. just a few hundred metres from tolstoy's this beat this film also face still serves as a pillar of strength but this family all fred and elaine put their video called belong to do hogwarts a christian group that with the help of toll floyd moved to canada in the late nineteenth century fleeing from persecution in russia ten years ago their descendants came back settling of a village where tolstoy found most of his life what happened is that void that was in me in canada disappeared and it's the spiritual void i found myself here the boy like tolstoy who despised exploitation. all three then elaine of building their new home all by themselves even though it's already taken them a decade like tolstoy they strongly believe in pacifism and a unity with nature and above all they see told stories ideas as timeless i think

his ideas haven't yet been reached and they are just starting to be tapped into and that's why i think russia has a great future and i thought form as throughout his life was to became renowned for defined all sorts of conventions and turning his own. leo tolstoy once out of the dark is terrible because it means the end of everything but this doesn't apply to his own legacy during his lifetime his readership was in defiles and a century after his death the count goes in millions last year war and peace was named the greatest book of all times by music magazine bringing an ultimate moment of peace to this bleachery warrior. or on the writer's legacy in just a ten minutes time a spotlight his with a director of the top stories in first though is the business he's with you here in just a few minutes stay with us. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the

biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news maker on t.v. . hello and a very warm welcome to the business news like many other governments around the world roster stake in steps to reduce its budget deficit but with parliamentary and presidential elections approaching its steering clear of unpopular austerity measures instead texas ought to be a race particularly on business in a pool. taxes in russia are going up from the beginning of two thousand and eleven

the increase would be the equivalent of two percent of g.d.p. to reduce the budget deficit which is expected to be a little below five percent but these will not be temporary measures as they needed me besting there is a difficult period ahead and there will be a new trend for taxes which will not be temporary taxes are going to increase you know many countries have accepted such measures but priority should be first given to ending tax breaks and creating neutrality in the tax system which applies equally to all companies the measure which is cause most concern among lawmakers is the decision to increase insurance payments for companies to thirty four percent from fourteen percent although this will have little impact on nonresident companies operating in russia the increased insurance premiums on payroll funds will apply to the first four hundred fifty thousand troubles as a foreign companies pay a higher than this traditional smaller businesses are right for them will be executive four percent which is

a dramatic increase compared with their bank for nonresidents i for the companies that trade is a russian rather than operate in a country it's completely irrelevant there are fears the cancellation of tax breaks will be a deterrent to those wishing to invest in russia but the head of ernst and young's tax and legal practice and c.i.s. termit via dave says that's unlikely we as a country will not be able to attract investors by simply reducing taxes even completely during integrate the stimulus. with will. incentivize them to invest in russia the finance ministry is trying to have its cake and eat it by reducing the budget deficit scaring business and for the most part the experts believe this will be possible as even after the tax hikes the government will be taking a smaller slice that in almost any other developed country nick who business altie . the market for his equity markets close to positive. yes broke the sixteen

hundred point benchmark finishing just attempting to stand up for myself had an up and down session and it's just a little higher. looking back at the last week the russian markets were pulled in both directions with virtually equal force upbeat economic data from the us encouraged course while inflation worries in china fueled the best the markets and that of the week. down but largely unchanged the past week has seen. the continuation of the tug of war between the blues and the bears you know there are people who are seeing a lot of our beat economic data coming out of the u.s. coming out of asia a lot of quality a peals a big old general motors which was very well received a lot of good news in the market and good developments but the biggest fear now is inflation is specially trained where the central bank had to act to stop the rapid increases in prices there's also told the court china and hong kong can take

measures to arrest the record of growth in real estate prices to prevent the bubble ever saw between these two kind of a big positive over improving global economics and certain positive corporate developments and defeat here of rising inflation in china and therefore maybe elsewhere in the world these two opposing factors have resulted in the share prices and in the week slightly down but essentially flat russia is creating a special zone to boost industrial innovation a so-called titanium valley will be set up in central russia by the under the here industrial hub is expected to attract national and foreign investors in hope and the hope of a shift from producing raw materials to a more advanced output artes to my feet kristie. the russian government is a through z. asked for special economic zones gambling ports and high tech i've either got one

or it's under development so why not do the same for titanium at the best possible because it will give enterprises the opportunity to develop into gees value added products and also bring out partners here with new technology improved introduction of titanium valley wants to attract shipbuilding power plants engineering pecial chemistry medicine and nuclear engineering will be located in the year old mountains next to the world's biggest titanium producer this m.p.o. of these my goodness thirst of all we are inviting our partners and our buyers these are the companies like boeing air bus get three hundred was royce is fully corresponds with their games to cut costs we are ready to invest up to one hundred fifty million dollars entertaining volley even though the decree to set up the economic zone will not be signed for another couple of weeks companies are already showing an interest of the acim feel of the small has spent seven hundred million dollars in preparation and it's not the only.