très a good to be with you here on r.t. our top story a free trade zone between russia and the european union is a vision for the future that's a message from prime minister vladimir putin and german chancellor angela merkel they've pledged to strengthen economic ties after talking business cooperation in berlin or has more. russia and germany are continuing to move closer together an 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 on go america will have been discussing joint ventures and projects in many spears like energy and car making and other sectors and even talked about the possibility of you know its currency union halls of course and that is something which is really far away at the moment hard to imagine right now but both of them having good knowledged that this is something inevitable which would happen if they continue moving forward with the each other

a fifth of a litmus test 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 in turn up until america has named the russia germany's important partner the prime minister person suggested having free zone between europe and russia in the future and i agree with that and i think that russia and europe partners wonderful words they have to broaden and develop their potential now you just heard i'm going to go talking about the idea of building this free trade zone from was bowling to avoid to talk about was also discussed 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 kids we also heard some of that legendary humor from one person let's listen to what he had to say when talking about quite a serious subject energy security in your. asserted jim and community doesn't like nuclear power and i don't want to make any comments. but i don't understand what you're going to use to he see you don't develop nuclear power what are you going to use i would. but i suppose you'd have to get it from siberia too. thanks of course some humor there for you 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

combining their efforts and working together a can do european union specifically germany in this case and russia only by working together can overcome the consequences of the economic survey. and crisis hit europe germany may be may be the safest place to be max kaiser economist and host of parties kaiser report believes the country is ready to emerge as a twenty first century superpower. you can't really make an economy based on real estate speculation ireland and spain greece they tried to make an economy based on this idea that you could flip palaces and you could create a ponzi scheme with loans and mortgages and it collapsed as a result of the global credit collapse germany on the other hand nobody in germany is taking out mortgages like this nobody is flipping houses in germany germany are savers germany are sound business people and as a result they are in a much better position now as a result of it going forward from this crisis the crisis is only adding to

germany's ability to ultimately break away from the euro and to compete head to head with china for competition in terms of being the twenty first century global superpower it will be germany and china the u.s. is gone the u.k. is long gone continental europe is outside of germany doesn't produce anything so you've got a reconstituted germany with their own central bank again their own currency and i predict the rise of germany again this is something that after world war two was it was attempted to be outlawed but germany is back and of course germany has excellent relations with russia the russian leaders leadership speaks german the german leadership leadership speaks russian so there's a lot of a lot of talk there and we're talking about a complete reconfiguration of the global. money system commentary from max

kaiser economist and host of artes kaiser report after months of hurdling around the world in orbit a russian cosmonaut and two american astronauts have their feet firmly back on the ground after returning from the international space station although landing in kazakhstan was dubbed ideal the crew had a few tense moments before their trip to terra firma artie's an intel you know because i was more from star city the heart of russia's space program. veteran cosmonaut through the year in has now safely returned to the government center for training his colleagues from nasa and douglas wheelock back to the united states remembers the team will be undergoing after flight procedures for rehabilitation flights back to earth from the international space station took about three hours may nineteenth spacecraft land 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 for you the chief and has all together spent a year in space and his colleagues from nasa sean and and douglas will or have spent about six months there each in their mission included a number of space walks and say different experiments and they 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 team there must have been him an element of extra stress 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 so you 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 thousand and forty russia's parliament has accepted the soviet leader order the cotton massacre that soured relations between moscow and warsaw for years artie's catarina zareba has the latest. 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 plan 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 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 and the all the one nine hundred ninety s. finally admitted responsibility for those murders and of course it was a very significant event for the 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 crimean the left was commuted but. study and his comrades and. unfortunately this was against a lot of people. know in the duke liberation of the parliament to my country we. was sort of with polish people

a boat that the of course the sorrow is not just a purely on the polish side thousands and thousands of russian citizens were also executed there in the 1930's as part of stalinist for 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 already. you 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 elusive foundation of trust between the two countries that will allow them to build a much more open and honest relationship of course cutting 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 face 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 very done got to be plane crashed just outside of smiling and 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 the two sides closer to reconciling their differences and putting the past behind them. you can find more on this and all the stories we cover twenty four hours a day a click away at our t. dot com here's what's online right now nearly a quarter century from the noble nuclear disaster we'll look at what's being done to contain radiation levels at the site. and americans were facing a thanksgiving pat down or full body scan it airports but many opt to go cold turkey on travel one of the busiest travel weekends of the year and all the details at our t. dot com. russia is concerned that the u.s.

state department is not responding to an appeal over the recent detention of an r t news team the russian foreign ministry says a lack of reaction from washington is in contrast with its claims to be a leader of speech free speech in the world the crew was arrested while covering a peaceful protest outside a military academy in the state of georgia dubbed the school of assassins by activists the two crew members spent around thirty two hours in jail before being released on bail moscow has called on u.s. authorities to condemn the incident europe's major security watchdog the o. a c.e.o. has also asked u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton for an investigation. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe 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 gunfire officials suspect was a north korean training exercise the news comes as pyongyang warns that u.s. south korean naval drills planned for the weekend are pushing the peninsula to the

brink of war and a show of solidarity a top u.s. military commander visited the island which was the site of a previous artillery exchange between the countries earlier this week. police in rio de janeiro say they've regained control of a shanty town that had been taken over by violent drug gangs five days of clashes side least thirty people killed as officers backed by special forces and military hardware tried to restore order police say the violence started 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 two thousand and fourteen. thousands of bargain hunters in the u.s. stormed the stores on black friday that sees the sale season opened many people spent the night camped outside the stores bent on catching the best deals some customers say the discounts are not as good as last year but retailers are predicting record sales this month despite the economic downturn. and more holiday news in power a second faction or has created

a giant chocolate christmas tree to raise funds for charity just look at their take a month to craft a ten metre high for that will be decorated with chocolate reindeer and santa is pieces of the tree and all the trimmings will go to the people who donated money for research into neuromuscular disease. finally in this news block the appearance of an armored vehicle on the streets of lot of all stock in russia's far east had some fearing it could be the start of world war three but it turns out it was just its owner going shopping victor pank of bought the vehicle three months ago for his personal transport it made one or two little adjustments to it now it's got. leather seats and sound proofing now test it when he goes fishing and hunting but he was sure it'll conquer whatever's thrown its way from my new trails to city potholes. gotta get me one of those next dives into some authentic asian culture right here in the russian capital stay with us moscow coming your way.

this is. the style open five years ago i'm from contemporary restaurants to various shops i'm excited that's what we'll be exploring on the streets and that's the route program chinese culture and the rest and how for. all those thousands of kilometers from moscow people forget that russia good is china the countries have had diplomatic and commercial relations. and today this extends to riches fascination with chinese traditions. designs. furniture from several manufacturers in china and it's all handmade good pieces made of solid wood inlaid with pearls and various turds many chinese people who come to our shop i'm very impressed as this is has been difficult for them to find such mazing very unsure in their country and we have it here in. dating back thousands of years chinese

interior design is founded on the principles of energy simplicity and nature they strive to achieve surroundings characterized by tranquility and peace and from chinese lanterns to rich opulent fabrics and moscow stores like china style here will help you create such a rich exotic look in your home in russia as a form of freedom of expression there's now a great need for different styles a sign of how diverse the tastes of muscovites becoming. on pausing to take a look at this week's entertainment news. and a new show by the famous canadian entertainment company said to select because premiered in moscow is the second time the international company of acrobats gymnasts clowns and other performers have come to the russian capital the shown in court t o meeting cauterize your italian offers the audience

a spectacular performance of a festive parade to the eyes of a clown the production is not only a wonderful show of tricks and stunts performed to live music but also aims to touch philosophical matters to help discover kindness and wisdom within each spectator. in the popular band from norway a ha as presented a concert in the russian capital as part of that twenty ten world tool the live performance was one of the last chances to see the musicians on stage as they decided to retire at the end of the year formed in the early months. eighties has recorded dozens of international hits including take on may first have a not ules crying in the rain and many others which the audiences of all ages and nationalities enjoyed the concert.

one of the best things about chinese culture is the food and there are dozens of chinese restaurants here in the russian capital like this one here the golden dragon. the golden dragon restaurant features five areas the chinese hold the imperial hold the sea hold the ip room and karaoke bar the restaurant is decorated with typical classic chinese items such as mats old fans and figurines. it just feel like a faded underground venue but i think something about that brings charm besides the food he said to be amazing here in the busy kitchen the chefs are working away today i've ordered the asian fusion dish of the sabi prawns. to golden dragon specializes in dishes of chinese and japanese cuisine so the restaurant also cases with vegetarians and those with special diets and hey presto my food is ready and caviar very nice. to stop because when i look and smell are great we got another

tree of chopsticks fortunately i could have used. a mr clinton to. wonderful chinese food in the russian capital for certain words disappointing. they're also more kids friendly places like the moments out chain of restaurants to the new office traditional dishes from the asian countries such as. duck. portions and fast service. if you're hungry for art and the state museum of oriental art is the place you should visit it's one of the largest museums representing the culture of the eastern countries and chinese art is part of its

permanent collection exhibited in several schools the display features around twenty thousand items representing the country's artistic traditions in chronological order starting from as early as almost full thousand years ago. to him prior to a meeting and prayer in russian is a clinic of alternative medicine combining the traditions of chinese theories which of thousands of years old with the latest developments top specialists from china work in the clinic and pharmacy the philosophy behind their approach is to treat the past and not just the disease research methods as acupuncture massages and treatments for planting about herbs are usually used as remedies. in the first patient is examined by both russian and chinese doctors. appointment if needed. carefully study a medical history and suggestions treatments acupuncture suction cup therapy

messages and herbal medicines. may stop if it's an upmarket chinese experience you want to take a look at this next penny it just encourages originally from australia is the head chef here located on the second floor of a mansion in christmas you must hear russian history contrasts sharply with the restaurant's bright contemporary interior and it's said to serve the best chinese food in russian capital. so how about the rest of. the concept when we. were going to fifty percent traditional to. menu and fifty percent and we do traditional chinese food which you know we're using lots of different sources used to chicken shit in like traditional chinese cooking and then we do a pension cooking which is what we make everything else and you know has more of a western life and what the russian capital i was brought here three years ago by.

chef and downey. he found me in sydney an invited me. here i am today the russians famously. chinese food it really kind of is a new thing for them isn't it. i think it it's starting to grow to like chinese more i think the flavors are a bit different for them. they used to. maybe bland. i mean from the soviet era. but i think slowly the it's catching on also the flavors i mean we have to sweeten everything. for the for the palette we have a lot of spice. because russian people on that really like spicy. we change it a little bit but you know we try and keep it as traditional schools i'm all about the. bring the measure from china. fly most of the stuff in twice

a week we bring it from china thailand. all the. world brought in from abroad and what you think about living here in moscow i love living here you know. three years every day it's exciting every day something it's unpredictable you don't know it's going to happen. to me and i look forward to trying more of your chinese food in the future you to come in. the summer of oz aside a number of chinese tea houses have sprung up in the center of the capital of the. last few years the longest established being the teacups a club in the emma towers gardens. russia is one of the world's great teacher inclinations and in moscow today we saw cities can be found expensive exotic traditional and how free once the beverage of chinese floral sedate with it spread

across the world the methods of production and brewing have also undergone a sea change. and from tea sets to chinese lanterns the gift shop here has a range of exciting games. welcome to the club of chinese culture that opened six years ago and the value of that is more than four hundred the horizon's depending on its heart of the season the focus is on chinese traditions and relaxation and the average history can take two hours. of course every country has its own tradition that enchanted tea ceremony of it as well as the ceremonies a chance to get in touch with the oriental culture of south tend. to their legs and to enjoy a niche where a wonderful tastes. and

there's no smoking drinking or mobile phone is allowed inside here before. there are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed in china as a sign of respect for a family gathering to apologize and to connect large families on wedding days here with the club assistants were poor and splashed in and over turkey to cups generous with that time to explain the five stages of boiling cattle from pile of crap to winds through pine trees sounds a little odd but all a part of the unique traditions and customs related to tea no wonder russians love it and as for me my daily grind. now serious competition going there. yes. smiles. on the. site morning to solidify.

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six thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our t.v. these are your headlines prime minister putin pushing for closer ties between russia and the e.u. with the ultimate goal of building a free trade zone during his visit to berlin also tried to court the german vote for russia's bid for the twenty eight team football world cup. three crew members from the international space station returned safely to earth after five and a half months in orbit the crew conducted scientific research and perform maintenance activities during their stay aboard the u.s.s. . cole and welcoming russia's recognition of the one nine hundred forty massacre after the state duma declares the soviet leadership responsible for the atrocity twenty two thousand polish officers were killed on the direct order of joseph stalin. next to a host of interviews guys.