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a very warm welcome to you this is the line from moscow with me it's nato seems to be sending a clear message it wants russia as an ally the uk is amazing in there's been right now it is courting moscow to sign up to a joint missile defense shield and it's hoped that president did as attendance could signal on historic relations between the two sides will cut the nose out of it is out the summer before i see the course have its way now look at it why is today's russian they say council meeting drawing quite so much attention. very much attention now as possibly even more attention than the nato summit itself of course many critics argue of the organization have frequently said that it is basically being pulled in too many different directions by too many of its members that there's not

a clear unified policy for its strategic development and of course it is according to many critics an obsolete institution now this summit many already have said could be a historic one because it could bring about a very abrupt change in direction nato and russia could well be working very closely together as they're beginning to already because of course there are a number of areas of cooperation that already exist between russia and the alliance specifically a joint work in afghanistan where not only russia realizes the need for some sort of a security. system to be in place him but also the alliance realizes that it heavily relies on russia for support for help for transit routes that allow its troops its forces to deliver a much needed humanitarian aid to the country and so on and so forth so both sides do realize the significance off cooperation specifically when it comes to matters

such as security and afghanistan and it seems that that move could be transferred to other areas of potential cooperation between moscow and the alliance specifically the anti-missile defense plans that nato wants to include russia in the so-called european anti-missile defense system that the head of the alliance the secretary general and many other leaders including the u.s. leader were talking about during the first summit sporting day on friday and of course that is going to be raised during the russia nato council today one arrives in lisbon to talk to the nato officials about potential cooperation be. i mean russia and the alliance. the alliance have any major decisions really been taken. alice i'm sure critics would be very quick to point out that no major decisions have been taken the alliance is still.

a very weakened institution weakened by the very by its very nature twenty eight member states all pushing and pulling in different directions pursuing their own interests it is therefore difficult for the organization to develop a unified policy optimists have already said that the new strategic concept that nato has ratified here is an attempt to show the world that it is capable of producing a unified policy that it is capable of being a stable international organization perhaps similar to the united nations and not just a ghost of the past when it was necessary and existed primarily because of. a standoff so to speak with the soviet union during the cold war times nato is basically trying to bring itself into the twenty first century saying that it does have the right to exist it does have the will to exist and therefore will do

everything possible to emerge as a unified organization critics already saying that that is so far is just talk. many thanks. now russia's new representative says that the country warms more joined up thinking in the alliance who. isn't. 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 inadequate regimes like the suck is really one to bloody 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 have finally heard us today for them restoring relations with russia is not just very important to foreign relations but also key toward bamma 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 to. well prime back from the campaign he. says that nato is that thing as a proxy for u.s. foreign policy management gen does he believe they have bomber administration to use the summit to ensure the alliance is continued involvement in american that

conflict 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 that 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 the 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 to 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. still ahead the vicious ideology that broke the news is that. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but on in time the only geology of mass killing . sixteen falling into the nuremberg trials the leading things convicted of crimes against humanity we'll see why some europeans are now glorifying the nazis. some of them democracy abroad doesn't come cheap as hard up american taxpayers are finding out their cost the u.s.

is spending billions of dollars to finals foreign politicians and policies which for all its saliva the phones. explains the. 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 its

third decade that have real life and democracy and freedom and the people without all across the world. the international republican institute stands for 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 advisors members of congress and even clinton bush and reagan and minister. nation officials they all have a history in washington one deeply rooted in sustaining the current foreign policy priorities to understand u.s. foreign policy one must first understand a very basic fact the us government wants to dominate the world and. this is what democracy promotion brought the people of one door us. while us the ideal 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 us 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 opposition party there were seed funding or support from many indian . people at the irony of course but with the project of the middle east democracy. for democracy with. 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 a new organization with a nice sounding name a democracy and it and i sounding name which would be free of the taint of the cia and that's been that was a reason an idea 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 and a solid. now. 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 lure on the books prohibiting foreign governments from interfering in the russians or supporting any candidates with money so we do exactly. what we prohibit a 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 media is limited over the last six weeks r.t. repeatedly requested interviews with usa id and the d. iraq and dui all of our requests were either tonight or on and sir john hopkins r. t. washington d.c. . you can see more analysis on bot story on the web site right now let's see what else you want. but that's from a ball saying he's gone from being in the blue color to cornering the believes read how one of the sports tough guys know something about his weight and spin it. in class why this soap opera is raising the heartbeat of so many options even more than the headline grabbing spyin of chapman details all of us who don't have.

the actual cool quest seeing in the seas were tried for war crimes sixty five years ago it was going on the splay in the german city of nuremberg this weekend the exhibition also features the original films of the hearings in a. poor room where the crimes of his closest allies well the russian foreign minister official from the us on the u.k. will attend the opening ceremony to mark the sixty fifth anniversary of the trials the judgement on nazi criminals some precedent was the basis of international. reports some parts of europe seeing a warring nazi said ruefully vote. 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 and better hearing sixty five years ago could have says if it wasn't for them then the outcome could have been very different. he understood that the trial was not only about here. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but an entire mass killing his speech impress the judges so the number of those in the rose 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 it created a precedent of judging people for starting a war against other nations so nowadays we all know what a crime against humanity is no days the most a free europe acknowledges the positive effect of the nuremberg tribunal but some nations have a complex relationship with the past look there's

a monument to the soviet army literatures and here just meters away is the monument to soldiers who fought alongside the v.s.s. troops. is still only 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 state of this monument it's clear that iraq government doesn't see the red army as saviors 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 historian government ordered the relocation of a soviet soldier station from central to the outskirts of the city thousands of dissenters. and clashed with the police and monuments to free estonia was put several hundred meters from the square where the soviet bronze soldier statue used

to stand it resembles a cross and in the very heart of it is an emblem which was used by the estonian s.s. legions back in one nine hundred forty s. . from swastika marches to mass as veteran gatherings sixty five years ago prosecutors in newton bear 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 new naziism in eastern europe is a sign that these ideas still live on let's see russia ski r.t. reporting from tallinn is stony. around the world it's mother international stories this hour. speak to the newly developed s two hundred air defense missile system during the country's biggest ever air defense drill it's capable of identifying hitting targets at low and the medium altitudes vehicles like it started on tuesday is meant to showcase the rounds capabilities in defending its

nuclear facilities from possible attack around in conducting war games every year since ninety ninety two and frequently uses them to unveil new weapons the military systems. families of the twenty nine missing miners in zealand being briefed hourly at a red cross center is the situation on the floor was the men that became trapped after a gas explosion in one of the country's biggest quarries or rescue efforts are being delayed because of the risk of a second blast and the threat of poisonous gas five miners a skate with slight injuries but it's not known what happened to their colleagues there are fears that toxic gases could be building up inside the tunnel. it's one hundred years since the death of leo tolstoy the world renowned russian writer of the loss of her is still remembered in his home country but nowadays more as a literary trademark than

a favorite author visited the family as states south of moscow. leo tolstoy like family stayed because it was as far from the madding crowd as you could get a place where he could feed dark some 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 or tolstoy can recite many of his famous ancestors novels by heart and 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 read retold stories books after finishing high school. unfortunately most people never go back to class call it torture or to being forced to read it at school instead they prefer reading 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 told through history this philosophy still serves as a pillar of strength for this family all fred and elaine put their village called belong to do how boring a christian group that with the help of told floyd to canada in the late nineteenth century fleeing from persecution in russia twenty years ago their descendants came back settling of a village told stories abound most of his life what happened is that void that was in me in canada disappeared and its spiritual void i found myself here the boy like

tolstoy who despised exploitation all for them and lane 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 time lives i think his ideas haven't been reached. and there are just starting to be tapped into and that's why i think russia has a great future and i thought form as through all of his lies tossed to became renowned would you find all sorts of conventions and having his own. little tool for one side of the delta 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 warrior in the wake of archy. but his way the news is only here on our t.v. stay tuned the business next with. low time to get the latest from the world of business like many other governments around the world rushed stakes and steps to reduce this budget deficit but with parliamentary and presidential elections approaching it steering clear of unpopular austerity measures instead texas are to be raised particularly on business to make poor ports. 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 did the best 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 excepted 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 dollars of foreign companies pay a higher. businesses will be exacted from four percent which is a dramatic increase compared to what happened today for nonresidents i for the companies that trade does russia rather than operate in a country it's completely irrelevant there are fears the cancellation of tax breaks could 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.

treatment yet have says that's unlikely we as a country will not be able to attract investors by simply reducing taxes. completely during integrate the stimulus. would but 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 small slice that in almost any other developed country nick business or. not had markets now they have russian equity markets close flat on friday the r.t.s. brought a sixteen hundred point benchmark finishing just ten for the stand up and my sex had an op and out of session and ended just a little higher. well looking back at the last week the russian markets were pulled in both directions with factually equal force upbeat economic data from the us

encouraged the bulls while inflation whereas in china feel the bets 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 bear is 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.p.o. always a big general motors which is very well received there are a lot of good news in the market and good developments but the biggest fear now is inflation is special in china where the central bank had to act to stop the rapid increases in prices there's also told that board china and hong kong can take measures to arrest the rep of the growth in real estate prices to prevent the bubble and saw between these two kind of big positive over improving global economics and certain positive corporate developments. are all 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 or slightly down but essentially flat . russia is creating a special soon to boost industrial innovation so-called tech tamiya in valley will be set up in central russia by the end of the here the industrial hub is expected to attract national and foreign investors in the hope of a shift from producing robot cereals to more advanced output artes to my feet. the russian government is an enthusiastic 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 is the best possible because it will give enterprises the opportunity to develop it use value added products and also bring out partners here with new technology improved introduction of titanium valley wants to attract shipbuilding

power plant engineering pecial chemistry medicine and nuclear engineering will be located in the ural mountains next to the world's biggest titanium producer this m.p.o. of the smart get a lot of good news first of all we are inviting our partners and our buyers these are the companies like boeing air bosky tree and rolls royce is fully corresponds with their games to cut costs so we are ready to invest some two hundred fifty million dollars into the team 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 this more to spend seven hundred million dollars in preparation and it's not the only one it's neighbor russia's leading pipe producer chel pipe is also actively modernizing our society thirty million dollars. let's build. this. business.

however the creation of the titanium valley will not be swift but the four years could be needed to create the infrastructure to figure a super business r.t. girls that's your business update for that to solve it back with more in less than fifteen minutes time and you can get more news small website r.t. dot com slash business.