in berlin they promised to clear the path for business links and develop science and technology together let me put it in added that he doesn't see any obstacles to russia's accession to be the w t o the world trade organization well said europe should leave behind its cold war mentality he also said there's a possibility that the current ceiling in between russia and the european union will be created. that's. still an audition yes for the currency union we all realize that it's a derivative of putting the economies together and it depends on the level of the economies development it has to become mature but on the whole i don't rule out such forms of cooperation between us. and we'll bring you more coverage of the forum when we speak to our correspondent in berlin going off that's a little later in the program. on after months hurting around the world in orbit a russian cosmonaut and two nasa astronauts have their feet firmly back on the

ground after returning from the international space station and although the landing in kazakhstan was dubbed ideal the crew had to bite their lips before their trip to terra firma what is the tell in africa has more now from star city the heart of russia's space program. veteran cosmonaut through the years in has now safely returned to the government center for truth. his colleagues from nasa and douglas wheelock from the back to the united states three members of the team will be undergoing after flight procedures for rehabilitation slides back to earth from the international space station took about three hours t.m.a. nineteen spacecraft landed safely the mission is now complete and the crew feels good and is satisfied with the way it went landing. i congratulate everyone who contributed to the success of this project. together spent a year in space and his colleagues from nasa sure. and douglas will or have spent

about six months there each in their mission included a number of space walks and scientific experiments and they had in fact brought a container a refrigerator with the result of one hundred twenty scientific experience they conducted during their mission including by technical physics and chemical chemistry tests for this particular jim there must have been a match and elements of x. just before their departure because they witnessed their predecessors failing to undock from the international space station due to a technical difficulty with an automatic lock that connects the international space station and the same spacecraft that delayed their return back to earth by twenty four hours nonetheless the previous team also won that safely but this team seemed to be rather optimistic about their return they even had a special thanksgiving dinner before they started getting ready to fly back to earth right now three more cosmonauts remain at the international space station and

they're welcome there were waiting to welcome three more in the middle of december . joseph stalin was responsible for the mass killing of polish prisoners in western russia in one nine hundred forty russia's parliament has accepted the soviet leader ordered the cat in massacre that sold relations between moscow and warsaw for years of his country as a river has the details. for decades the soviet union denied any responsibility in this atrocious crime for fifty two years the soviet union attempted to blame nazi forces for the killing of polish officers in the so-called cutting massacre that was in the 1940's when and nearly twenty thousand polish officers were detained and executed all over the soviet union it became known as the cutting massacre because i think it was one of the burial grounds where nearly four thousand officers were executed shot in the back of the head and buried in mass graves and for decades the soviet leadership insisted that this was the work of nazi forces that were on

soviet territory at the time russia in the early one nine hundred ninety s. finally admitted responsibility for those murders and of course it was a very significant event for of revelations between moscow and warsaw because the polish side was just as frustrated at not knowing what happened to nearly twenty thousand of its citizens as they were with the law as they were being fed by the soviet leadership and the admittance of guilt in this was if that incident has been already called a turning point in relations between moscow and warsaw that screaming the left was commuted but. study and his comrades and. unfortunately this was against a lot of people. know in. the parliament of my country we. lost sort of with polish people a boat that the of course the sorrow is not just purely on the polish side

thousands and thousands of russian citizens were also executed there in the 1930's as part of stalinist were oppressions and all the facts have been released all the archives declassified and made available not only to the polish side but also to the public they were posted online just earlier this year and today we've all. i heard from some polish officials who have said that this latest step this acceptance by the russian state duma of joseph stalin as the man behind the executions of those polish officers it was a foundation of trust between the two countries that will allow them to build a much more open and honest relationship of course putting it for the polish side is not just a historical tragedy it is also a recent one earlier this year the polish president lech kaczynski was on his way to the team to pay his respects after for the first time in history both the russian and the polish sides official delegations were there to pay their respects

to all the victims varied and got to the plane crashed just outside of smile killing everybody on board most of poland's political elite nearly one hundred people so for poland this is a very wrong subject and stuff like these hopefully will bring that you sides closer to reconciling their differences and putting the past behind them katrina czar of the afghan officials are blaming nato for setting up peace talks with the men posing as a senior taliban commander present time because i even held negotiations with the imposter before the ruse was revealed the scam began almost six months ago when afghan officials were approached by supposed taliban agents offering peace talks which intelligence reportedly arranged the meetings while the cia oversaw the entire refer the man claiming to be a high ranking militant is thought to be a shopkeeper from pakistan and the reluctance to do the fake it still remains a mystery as countless left the u.s. led coalition red faced off and large sums of cash were going to the to the full

extent of his military contributors says that nato should have done his homework. how come the con artist managed to outfox and outsmart the whole western intelligence community it was a desperate political move that prompted the us military leadership in afghanistan to go. and rolled in such air adventure that resulted in a total embarrassment for the central intelligence agency they led him in to afghanistan across the border from pakistan and them they say for escorted him back completely every waiting any opportunity to resolve this mystery is working for whatever you try to swap professionals whether in military or intelligence for politically convenient personalities it will backfire sooner or later but it will

just remind you there's more stories that don't call my website here's what else you can find online right now with extreme can the russian post office shocked to discover a submachine gun winding its way to a woman in moscow. and americans were facing a thanksgiving pat down or full body scan at airports but many opted to go cold turkey and one of the busiest travel weekends of the year all the details of those stories and plenty of all the beaches available to t.v. dot com. polls living in the three when you claim they're being discriminated against by local authorities they are prevented from using their native language to spell polish street names and even surnames. reports the roots of the conflict made deep in the past. shop owner decided to make life easier for the poles living in rural lithuania she put signs in both when ian and polish languages in her store but then authorities said she would be fined two hundred euro for violating the

state language law according to it all signs in the country must be strictly and lithuanian and i didn't feel as if i was doing anything wrong this was something the local polish community needed besides i had definitional state language on these signs as well this is a violation of human rights i was told i could have signs in english german french not in polish. almost a quarter of a million ethnic poles live in lithuania for centuries warsaw ruled the slab so nowadays in some villages the polish amounts to over eighty percent of the population another sticking point is the street names and villages where the polish community lives it is not the fact that poles use both languages but that they use word for word translation which enraged the authorities. secretary of the polish council in the twentieth says that they cannot even spell their names right all id

cards and passports of ethnic poles must be written in the state language. of each says that the history of polish with when relations have a heart lost but it must have been left behind when the two countries became members of the e.u. . lithuania was so keen on becoming part of the e.u. that they signed several documents on the session one of those was the european chancellor on national minorities it says that we can easily use our native language but now for some reason the lithuania authorities are rolling back all the obligations to brussels. we turn to the body which oversees the use of language for on says it says no obligation was violated and that in fact had every right to persecute. the use of polish. indeed the charge of our national minorities give the poles a little weighty of their rights to use their language but at the same time the document says the law of the country prevails over the chargers clauses and

according to the law in lithuania we have every right to find them for using their language on science. samples living in lithuania suggests that this is villeneuve says revenge for centuries of polish occupation authorities on the other hand refuse such claims and say that a decision on the use of polish is being discussed within the country sparling meant but nobody can tell what will prevail the attitude to the events of the past or the wish to be part of the united european legislation. let's see russia r.t. reporting from bill meus in lithuania let's take a look at some other news making headlines around the world south korea has reported a second round of artillery fire near one of its islands in the yellow sea this follows earlier reports of smoke and gun far officials suspect was a north korean training exercise the news comes of pyongyang warned that u.s. south korean naval drills planned for this weekend pushing the peninsula to the brink of war and a show of solidarity a top u.s.

military commander visit to the island which was the site of a previous artillery exchange between the countries earlier this week. two years since terror attacks around the indian city killed one hundred sixty six men targeted luxury hotels the main railway station and a jewish cultural center in the siege lasting two and a half days as a terrorist police will be among those deployed to bolster security india has criticized pakistan in the lead up to the anniversary for not pressing ahead with charges against the alleged masterminds. police in rio de janeiro say they regained control of a shanty town that had been taken over by drug gangs five days of clashes sort least thirty people killed as officers backed by special forces a minute. when it tried to restore order police say the violence began in protest against a crackdown on gang members in the slums brazil is trying to reduce violent crime in the lead up to hosting the football world cup in twenty four the team. was on

a world update the south three teenagers who spent fifty days adrift in the south pacific a safely back on land after being rescued or is from the new zealand territory of stole a boat and attempted to reach a nearby island it's been reported the motive of the trip was a girl who'd caught the eye of one of the youths but drifted off course for more than a thousand kilometers before being found teenagers allied by collecting rainwater and eating coconuts and a sea bird a menace to cancer. for many americans fallout shelters are no more than remnants of a cold war past and hundreds still scattered around the u.s. capitol of atomic weapons fall into the wrong hands some argue these news relics could finally play a vital role. as this report. it was the first and foremost fear of

a generation. let's face it the threat of hydrogen bomb warfare is the greatest danger our nation has ever known the american way of life was under attack and everyone had to have a plan of action the key to survival is adequate shelter that's why the federal government has a nationwide shelter program. in the event of a nuclear strike the government had thousands of fallout shelters ready and stocks to protect the american people factories offices apartment houses and schools. must provide shelter inside you'll find canned food and water to last you at least two weeks you'll also find a flashlight with batteries and medical equipment to assist your fellow citizens. in the nation's capital thousands of shelters existed but now only a few hundred of them are still noticeable but there are about a thousand shelters originally but today all of the interior shelters have mostly

here at an irish is a history buff who has made it his mission to find the shelters today we're trying to preserve the fun memories city area for him are there are you know an area that bill brown remembers very well i was a junior high school student here from fall of one thousand nine hundred sixty two until the spring of one nine hundred sixty five the cold war was well underway many children here i'm sure like myself in bed at night would hear like a fire department siren and think it was an air raid siren sounds that hammering home the nation's greatest fear and i think everybody in our young impressionable age had great concerns about this as you know it caused a lot of paranoia. but if washington was ever attacked a room full of beans and cots wasn't going to do much for the residents of this. city it is important to know that these shelters are only meant to protect people against fallout not the blast itself fall is the term for radioactive particles that fill the air in the aftermath of

a nuclear explosion billions of them would fall from the sky to we're releasing radiation that could cause sickness or death in the area where they follow wasn't a real threat because the city would have been first on the list but despite the pointless preparations people like brown felt it was better to do something than nothing we were just doing what we were big told to do you know it and the idea that you know the fly ash was the important thing in the shock wave would follow and wanted to be away from where would you be when the atomic bombs fall. but today you can secure your family's future by reserving a spot in a state of the underground fold from bolton what was the nation's greatest fear and the protection against it have become a distant memory only to be poked fun at in video games and movies if washington was bonds with a nuclear bomb would you know what to do you. know not at all just go as low as. you know what that sign means behind you i would assume that it's an actual then

that if there was some kind of nuclear attack you could hide there but i've never noticed it before so i would assume it's also dated and probably ever are you worried that there could be a nuclear war tomorrow. why not just is just not in the cold just want to have and if it happened would you know what to do. probably like everybody else not really getting these and pray who will you hand but has the threat of a nuclear strike really disappeared back then it was mutually assured destruction so no one fired missiles at each other today you know it's just a terrorist group that has a missile it's nothing to stop. and it's not the reason i don't recognize the right way of life. but while people might still face a nuclear threat with no specific enemy many believe it's pointless to prepare for preassure either r.t. washington d.c. . well back to our top story now in r.t.

russian prime minister vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel have pledged to strengthen economic ties between their countries the announcement came during putin's visit to berlin from where ego to his going off joins me now to go to it seems that russia and germany are keen to cooperate in almost everything from gas to access to the world trade organization. well you're absolutely right judging by what we've heard today in berlin on friday russia and germany are continuing to move closer together any increasing and increasing cooperation which means russia and the european union are moving towards each other as well russia's prime minister vladimir putin and the german chancellor ongoing miracle have been discussing joint ventures and projects in many spears like energy and car making and other sectors joint projects joint investments both in business and inside of

science but even talked about the possibility of a. currency union of course that is something which is really far away at the moment hard to imagine right now but both leader both of them have knowledged that this is something inevitable which would happen if the tendency of the russian the european union and germany. continues if they continue moving closer or further let's listen to what. i have to say. yes but the currency union realise that it's a derivative of putting the economies together and it depends on the level of the economies the management it has to become mature but on the whole i don't rule out such forms of cooperation between us. positions in turn has named the russia germany's important partner and it's no wonder why since the total

trade turnover between russia and germany this year as a reached. around thirty six billion euros worth around here in is billion euros on its side so the cooperation is quite intact and we don't because. we're going to my. prime minister suggested heaven free zone between europe and russia in the future and i agree with that and i think that russia and your partners for us to have to broaden and develop their potential i. know you're just talking about the idea of building this free trade zone from lisbon to avoid to talk about was also discussed however chancellor also mentioned some of the remaining problems in the relations between russia and germany russia and the european union for example the european union's concerns over russia's and kazakhstan's and bellows customs union. that has been discussed as well was going to put in has ensured that

this will not hurt the relations between the european union and russia and russia succession into the organization which was also talked about so quite a lot of issues were talked about here but the general mood is that both sides are eager to continue increasing cooperation and moving towards each other. well as you say some pretty positive talk there today serious talk too but it won't be without its lighter moments has it. well yes absolutely it wasn't only just about business and serious topics and numbers and charts in fact. talked about the russian bid to host the two thousand and eighteen and two thousand and twenty two football world cups and actually said that he hopes germany will support russia's bids and will help russia get these busy just as to what will help each other overcome the consequences of the global economic crisis speaking at the

business forum just previously in the day we also heard some of that allegedly humor from one person let's listen to what he had to say when talking about quite a serious subject energy security in europe. you know a certain german community doesn't like nuclear power i don't want to make any comments. yesterday but i don't understand what you're going to use to he see you don't develop your nuclear power what are you going to use i would. and that i'll just have to get inside syria to go. thanks. of course some humor there from was going to push on but the topic is quite serious and judging by the current economic situation in europe some serious problems in greece portugal possibly spain and

other states only by a combining their efforts and working together again the european union specifically germany in this case and russia only by working together we can overcome the consequences of the economic survey once europe is going on thanks very much for that live report from london. well now it's time to check out all the latest business news that's with kareena after a short break stay with us here on r.t. . for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on the. line

. would be soon which brightened if you knew movie about someone from feinstein crashing in some. stunts on t.v. don't. count on welcome to business the switching on a brand new power station has given russia's electricity network a much needed shot in the arm constructed by german spot about two point four billion euro investment program the project has not without problems for parts. german energy giant illness just launched one of the world's biggest and most efficient power stations on the outskirts of the capital but it's come with some global difficulty international power companies pledged a little thirty billion dollars to overhaul most just crumbling electricity generators when they were privatized in two thousand and eight that was on the

promise that they will be able to charge more keep prices to industries i'm consumers in the world's biggest coldest country was in government dragged its feet on legislation like the capacity market a wholesale system for industries which it promised to bring in so generators could make a profit was thirty billion dollars pledge also came just before the global financial crisis which just slashed firms disposable incomes the old financial director franks did but here in russia says his company was luckier than royals was still had to freeze. projects it was of course for every generator and for every entity operating in this economy like and other economies suffering under the economic crisis not so difficult to proceed with a huge like in our case with a huge investment program in the investment world program for you on. in the electricity sector accounts for more totals roughly two point four billion euros that's a big amount of money and naturally we were worried about losing some value in that

through the developments in the exchange rate. and also we had this is going to uncertainty about the banking system like in other countries this project that we have in front of us and our combined cycle gas turbine. it's been shifted only for a few months compared to the very original plan into the in the early plan two thousand in two thousand and seven the other projects that have been shifted is mainly the coal project in siberia that one has been shifted to the year two thousand and fourteen is being widely reported that yield is selling its multibillion dollar stake in gazprom russia's dominant energy company chief executive johan test and says the stake is no mr t.g. told me he thinks the old core competency is in power stations like this and gas production interest group transmission gazprom on the other hand thinks its shares are heavily on devalued at the moment and you can make

a lot of money but boy now with the reputed has met charles local in germany on friday we think that a deal between gazprom could be a deal to. tell wall street is down on friday extending the first way we decline of the drop puts the dow off about point seven percent for the week tension between north and south korea going on second to surrounding europe's debt troubles away on the stocks financials and i shares our worst hit sweet house has a mixed wal-mart stores down point three percent amazon dot com slipped point to fight against. job point three cost one point three percent and stocks and you have ended lower on friday with hispanic market suffering particularly steep losses both the footsie and the dax said over half a percent and even trading mining banking shares were dragging the footsie shares of the down tech lead the declines all four and a half percent and each with its in down three percent. and here in russia bush was close in the red as well after advancing on thursday to its highest level in more than two weeks he has been is down nearly a percent in the miser it's closed over

a quarter of a percent lower most of the blue chip finished in the red of part of the trend though with gas pump but at one point. that's all we have time for and this edition of business r.t. back with more in the next. with

. the russian capital this is. possible. between russia and the european union that's a message from russian prime minister vladimir putin he's been talking cooperation . in. the russian cosmonauts and astronauts have made a successful landing back on earth they spent five months on the international space station. and russia's joseph stalin was responsible for the massacre in which nearly twenty thousand people were killed the tragedy sound relations between the decades. continues in less than half an hour with me in the meantime we take a look at some of the latest and greatest from the world of high tech in technology .