all. take it or leave it russia says it's only prepared to participate in the european anti-missile defense system on a full partnership for the details stay with her to. understand u.s. foreign policy one more first from the a very basic. u.s. government wants to dominate the world ensuring him through it or down to a flag of spreading democracy looks about the money from u.s. taxpayers pockets and funding american politicians overseas we report coming up tonight. one hundred years after the death of one of the world's greatest writers

we are told stories work some for losses for the soul for cool ideas or is a lot even popular as that. this is our ten pm saturday night here in moscow with kevin over the top story tonight and first russia's doors are open to discuss its participation in european missile defense but it wants a fair and equal role in it after nato secretary general made upbeat remarks on the issue president medvedev later appeared to suggest a slightly more cautious stance design of a joint just like the main details of the nato russia council summit we've been discussing and covering all day to day from lisbon country to haul you take us through the main points that came up and tonight. one of the main focus points of course kevin was the anti-missile defense system the european anti-missile defense

system that was widely discussed both in the nato summit and in the russian nato council the nato second. general mr rasmussen spoke at length about its importance and about how much of the nato member states want russia to be a part of it as a strategic partner and as a key player not only in the region but also in. a guarantor of global security that supposedly this anti-missile defense system would provide coming out after the talks of the russian nato council mr rasmussen made a few very optimistic remarks that not many chose to believe. we share important interests and face the same threats to our security the time has clearly come to modernize our relationship and be. a true partnership for the first time nato nations and russia will discourse.

to protect european territory and populations that has never been the case until now. which is why today marks the true fresh start in nature russia relations. many of course of these words are true and many of course were also received with optimism by the russian side with the russian president in the meantime in the days of speaking to the journalist said that he was a bit more cautiously optimistic about the potential for a relationship between nato and russia but it is a definite sign of progress and this summit is indeed historic but it may be a little too early in the day to call it a turning point in relations and there are conditions to improving and stable relations between member states of the alliance and russia of course and one of

those conditions is a form and total. well involvement from a lot of the true servers you could see are going to maybe about capture we lost the going to a second there i don't know if you can still hear me if you can by i could tell where you left off. i would have been now basically the russian president of course was a little bit cautious and more cautiously optimistic about the potential cooperation between russia and the north atlantic treaty organization he said that there are conditions to cooperation between russia and the alliance and one of those conditions one of the most crucial conditions is that of a full partnership in the involvement in the european anti-missile defense system. that we should be guided by the fact that all participation ought to be absolutely equal on the will stress it it can only be pagara like no other patients just provided it appearances were safe now it's no go it's either going to

be full fledged change of information being responsible for a certain problems or we don't take part at all. so this is a very take it or leave it kind of policy but still it was delivered amongst the general sense of goodwill and i hope for better cooperation between russia and the alliance which relations have not always been this perspective not always been this easy but of course all the leaders that were here today stressed the fact that this is a new time where everybody feels comfortable discussing not only their potential. benefits but also their concerns without any any holding back so it is possibly a new tech chapter in relations between russia and the alliance and indeed a very opportune time as well to talk on the sidelines about the new start treaty and when that's is going to be ratified we've been waiting for a long time know both sides of course what's being said about that. a lot is

a subject that despite the fact that it wasn't officially. on the nato agenda or the nato russia council agenda that was a subject that was brought up quite a lot of course out most prominently by the russian and u.s. leaders barack obama took the chance to reiterate the significance of ratifying the start treaty and once again urged congress to do so not only for the future of european security but also for the future of american security and a general sense of stability in the world arena but also for it because it symbolizes the new start the so-called reset in ties between moscow and washington and to not ratify the treaty would be damaging to those ties which are crucial to relations not only between moscow and washington but the entire international community and it's not it's an off would use actually when you've got. barack obama there you have some sort of decide about it any. polling data we're not going

to go to that kind of are no problem but it seems like an oft used term doesn't it that reset button but something i guess that could be applied to indeed now i believe we can hear from barack obama let's say what he had to say about that stops a treaty. i have received overwhelming support from our allies here that start the new start treaty is a critical component to u.s. and european security you've seen the comments. of a wide range of european partners on this issue who have uniformly said that they will feel safer and more secure if this treaty gets ratified it's time for us to go and get it done and my hope is is that we we will do so my

expectation is is that my republican friends. in the senate. we conclude it makes sense for us to do this. jealous of course pressed both you with the u.s. and the russian leader to speculate on what will happen to relations between russia and the united states should the treaty not be ratified both leaders said that they hope it won't come to that because it will mean that a whole lot of work and a whole lot of effort would have been wasted but of course both leaders reiterated once again the fact that they believe this treaty will get ratified and the sooner the better all right we're going to bring you the latest you know there from lisbon correspondent covering that event for us. buying influence abroad doesn't come cheap american taxpayers are funding out of their costs the u.s. is spending billions of dollars to finance opposition politicians and parties overseas that fit in with washington's foreign policy plans in a second part of a special report aussies jihan humvees explains how it's being done.

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 on 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 us government agencies but these are just the tip of the iceberg there is an entire network of organizations involved in the democracy promotion business although all organizations insist there is no political affiliation the board of directors for both n.d.i. and i are 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 u.s. foreign policy one must first understand a very basic fact the us government wants to dominate the world. this is what democracy promotion brought the people of one door us. while usa id requests eight hundred thousand dollars for strengthening governance and democracy in 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 result of the upcoming elections will be beneficial to washington many who study these agencies bill. 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 democracy in it and i sounding name which would be free of the taint of this and that's been there was a 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 that amount to democratic change five fuld how much of your tax money would you like to go to promoting democracy in venezuela. not that much would you be ok if foreign governments were giving our politicians money for the election campaign you know 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 our elections are supporting and the 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 a d i r i n n d i all of our requests were either tonight or on answered jan hopkins r.t. washington d.c. . if not call it already we've got a special report coming up for you later on today about one of america's most controversial political scientist norman finkelstein the film gives a balanced portrait of a man called a self hating jew on one hand and

a street fighting revolutionary by others his quick tracer of a was in store for. my married mother did not like we're going to become. rich and free. and she was very cool for the. chief job our lives frankenstein's monster. we don't have the problem. every. effort is made. on the palestinian or in the european side to negotiate in. to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war call me. so long as you have no fear calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the world.

we are supposed to be seriously examining history but you mention a few words about jewish culture labyrinth and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. that's coming up here on our t.v. from moscow later today. now it's been dubbed the birth of international law the first trial of senior nazis in the german city of nuremberg sixty five years ago twenty two architects of those horrors faced the tribunal then made up of representatives from the soviet union the u.s. great britain and france and this weekend officials of the allied nations of all the turned an exhibition in europe to mark the anniversary of the trials but as our . reports next some parts of europe are saying

a wiring revival of naziism decades on from the atrocities committed in that way. this red army veteran was close to the trial which changed history his best friend armando then acted as a prosecutor on behalf of the u.s.s.r. in the new and better hearing sixty five years ago sort of says if it wasn't for example the outcome could have been very different. he understood that the trial was not only about him. it was not just a few people who had to be punished but an entire year of mass killing his speech impress the judges so the number of those in the top grows dramatically in a trial which lasted for almost a year twelve high ranking nazis were sentenced to death 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 nowadays the most the free europe acknowledges the positive effect of the nuremberg tribunal but some nations have a complex relationship with the past luke there's a monument to the soviet army liberators and here just meters away is the monument to a story in soldiers who fought alongside u.p.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 government doesn't she the red army see if yours instead to be glorified those who fought on 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 of a soviet soldiers statue from central to the outskirts of the city thousands of

dissenters protested and clashed with the police and monuments to free estonia was pulled several hundred meters from the square where the soviet bronze soldier statue used to stand it was ambles across 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 gatherings sixty five years ago prosecutors in newton better could not have expected a legacy like this the trial was meant to make sure fascist ideology stayed in the bloody past 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. a couple top world news headlines for you tonight a german magazine is reporting al qaeda and associated islamist groups plotting a terror attack on the german parliament there spiegel says its plan for february or march next year with two militants have been already arrived in berlin several

weeks ago the information comes from a tip off by jihadists to the german interior ministry with other parts of the country also reportedly targeted armed police have been posted around the country at train stations airports and tourist attraction. rescue effort to reach those miners trapped underground in the new zealand coal mine are on hold because of fears of a second explosion twenty nine miners are missing more than a day after a powerful blast tore through the tunnel as two men managed to escape with slight injuries is still not known whether the other miners have survived rescue organizers have said the level of toxic gases is still too high to send the crew below ground. it's been a century since the death of a world renowned russian writer leo tolstoy the author of celebrated novels war and peace and anna karenina being remembered throughout the country tolstoy also had controversial views on religion which makes communicated by the russian orthodox church of the time party visited his family estate south of moscow to find out the

feelings that modern russians have for him. leo tolstoy like his family stayed because it was as far from the madding crowd as you could get a place where he could see darcs 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. yes napoleon has never been short of visitors and start 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 can we sighed many of his famous ancestors novels by heart but he says few of the museums 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 returns to his books after finishing high school zeleny which. unfortunately most people never go back to question call it torture or to being 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 reality which are. just a few hundred meters from tolls throughout history this philosophy still serves as a pillar of strength for this family all fred and elaine put there vinnie called the long to do how born as a christian group that with the help of toll floyd went to canada in the late nineteenth century fleeing from persecution in russia twenty years ago their descendants came back settling in the village where tolstoy spanned most of his life what happened is the void that was in me in canada disappeared and its spiritual void i found myself here like tolstoy who despised exploitation all for

it in a lane of building their new home all by themselves even though it's already taking 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 had 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 forms throughout his life was to begin renowned for defining 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 indifferent lauzon to a century after his death the count goes a million from last here war and peace was named the greatest book of all times by music magazine bringing an ultimate moment of peace to this very warrior.

at. our programs continued ten minutes time martin andrews continues his exploration of the many diverse faces of the russian capital tonight he brings the toast of india here in moscow so if the business news moves you there that's next. hello and a very welcome to the business news like many other governments around the world russia has taken steps georgia says budget deficit but with parliamentary and presidential elections approaching it steering clear of unpopular austerity measures instead texas also berates particularly on business and the pool reports. 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. 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 which he would measure which is cause most concern among more makers 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 a foreign companies pay a higher than those traditional small businesses will be exactly fifty four percent which is a dramatic increase compared to what's happening 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. the head of says that's unlikely we as a country will not be able to attract investors by simply reducing taxes even by evolution completely you really need to create the stimulus. that would. it 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 off to the tracks when it's the government will be taking a small series that in almost any other developed country. business. a look at the markets now they have russian equity markets close to flat to positive on friday growth a six two hundred point benchmark finishing just a tenth of a percent up to my six had an up and down session and ended just a little time. looking back at the last week there were russian markets were pulled

in both directions with virtually all fools upbeat economic data from the us encouraged the bulls why don't play should wars in china feel 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 beat economic data coming out of the u.s. coming out of asia a lot of quality a peals a big 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 special in china where the central bank had to act to stop the rapid increases in prices there is also told that both china and hong kong can take measures to arrest the rapid growth in real estate prices to prevent the bubble and

the soul between these two kind of big positive all the improving global economics and certain positive corporate developments and the fear 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 bit essentially flat. russia is creating a special zone to boast and astral innovation a so-called titanic valet well they set up in central russia by the end of the hip hop as expect to test tracks national and pouring invest us in the hope of a shift from producing raw materials to a more advanced output are chased him a fake reports. the russian government isn't through z s 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 it's the best it was because it will give enterprises the opportunity to develop them but you study ideas called us and also bring our

partners here with the technology and cruelty tradition of titanium valley wants to attract shipbuilding power plants engineering potential chemistry medicine and nuclear engineering will be located in the ural mountains next to the world's biggest titanium producer this imperial of the smart people which it can use first of all we are inviting our partners and our buyers but these are the companies like boeing or airbus get three hundred was royce is fully corresponds with their games to cut costs logic so we are ready to invest some two hundred fifty million dollars into sixteen m. volley even though the decree to set up the economic zone will not be science another couple of weeks companies are already showing an interest of the acim feel of the smart 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 for six hundred thirty million dollars.

this. however the creation of the titanium value will not be swift but in four years could be needed to create the infrastructure to fit prosser business r.t. girls. that's all we have time for now but you can always get more stories for website our dot com slash business.