it's before that but what's giving the impetus to these really new. ties that you're seeing now is the growing economies that both russia and india have both bric countries that both growing at a clip and. complementary in a lot of areas especially in the area of energy where we've seen a lot of agreement signed oil and gas is one sector that we've seen an agreement signed today also conventional nuclear energy that is russia building nuclear reactors for india it's already building through in southern india today we've seen an agreement for an additional two nuclear reactors which will be built in southern india to feed the growing demand for energy in india india currently has just a mere two point five percent of its energy mix coming from nuclear energy it wants a business to percent over sixty three thousand megawatts of nuclear energy is what it wants to add in the next twenty years and russia will be a partner in this one of the leading partners it will it plans to build fifteen to twenty nuclear reactors forty india in the next couple of decades severely that was

one of the areas that both sides focused on and both leaders were also quite clear that this energy that energy dyce what important in the relationship. russia has positive energy cooperation in the future and i told the prime minister today india is a convenient feel it applies not only to nuclear energy we've achieved a lot in the past few years but also extraction of your codes. i. suspect it reflects. a fifth generation fighter aircraft it's the only one outside the united states that's really flying up in the air both india and russia. will be equal partners in its

development both sides will be putting the money in the development costs will be a billion dollars russia will be providing the plane the power plant and india will be providing the avionics and the navigational software we will be seeing about two hundred fifty fighters from this particular model being pushed into service in the russian air force and around two hundred. and this will be the main. forces in the coming decades and the overall contract when you look at the five. hundred million dollars. billion dollars so clearly this is a cornerstone of the future development of weaponry on both sides no longer. relationship merely as a supply and a but as joint development joint partners in developing weaponry which can be used by both defense forces. live from moscow bureau with r.t. on the way innocent till proven guilty we danced on we found julia saunters fighting what she calls a politically motivated smear campaign. some six hundred people remain in

custody in bell rooms following protest against sunday's presidential elections and alexander lukashenko is when the e.u. has condemned the arrests and is calling for the release of all protesters so far two of the nine presidential candidates who took part in the opposition's on rest have reportedly been freed archies cutting the result of a explains how invents unfold it. this is a. truth the new start in the. accounting for this is what transparency. probably. is a fact that the people may have deserved better but what they got instead was more of the same. public good it's from the bottom of my heart i would like to tank my supporters and congratulate them on a victory but. so you are not from my opponent so i have

to inform you on the saddest of all cajuns for you but you will now have to do with the acting president for at least another five years. and this. opposition supporters journalists and a number of foreign investors all came to a thousand strong demonstration outside the government building in the center of the capital minsk. despite calls to keep the protest peaceful some started storming the building smashing windows and breaking down doors riot police reacted immediately the result over six hundred people detained dozens including artie's camera crew injured hit with police baton at least six of the nine presidential candidates have also been arrested many of them seem more disappearing without trace yeah. i was with my husband in the hospital when syrian men entered the room they held me down i was trying to free myself i was screaming

but no one came to help the team of the bed he couldn't walk so they ripped him in the blanket dressed him out of the room and look me in side. and u.s. officials have already condemned the violence but as with the observers president alexander lukashenko simply told everyone to mind their own business but. sometimes the o.s.c. forgets that it came to observe the election not to control it when it comes to gas it's not for them to evaluate. europe's last dictator as he has been dubbed in some western media did receive some praise from observers they've all agree this election was much more democratic than the previous one in two thousand and six the relative freedoms given to opposition candidates in the run up to election day was marked as a positive sign the e.u. promised billions of euros if there are signs of free and fair elections whether look cool be able to collect some cash from the e.u.

while enjoying a fourth consecutive term in office is the question many are asking alex on the question go promised his people political changes but no change in power he's already made good on one half of that promise but here on the once again quiet streets of the capital minsk not many believe the political changes are happening any time soon. catherine as our r.t. minsk. the brother of the late polish president killed in a plane crash in southwest russia has claimed the body buried in krakow does not belong to lech kaczynski former prime minister hear us live kaczynski has not yet decided whether he will ask for the remains to be examined russian media reports moscow is possible by the comments because polish officials were present at all stages of the identification earlier warsaw rejected the findings of the investigation into the a problem crash report concluded that pilot error was among the main causes of a fatal accident that killed ninety six the polish prime minister has called the

findings unacceptable and groundless but every nation expert chris gates says the russian investigation what's their role and no farther international inquiry is needed. i've looked at this issue since the accident and examined the cockpit voice recording transcripts and so on and i can't fault any of the conclusions that have been leaked by the russian authorities i don't believe personally that if we bring an international investigating team into the equation that the findings will be any different to what they are which seems to be the pressure was brought to bear in some way shape or form on the part of some copilot today across to make an attempt to land at an airport where there were no conditions at all to land too much for not enough

visibility and a lot of pressure being brought on the pilots conspired to cause that accident. obama's democrats are persuading more and more republicans towards accepting of landmark nuclear cuts deal with russia on tuesday the senate is expected to vote on whether to stop debating the strategic arms reduction treaty and start ratifying it the democrats claim they now have enough republican backers but some conservatives are still fighting it moscow says the new strategic arms reduction treaty cannot be rewritten or renegotiated only ratified held as one of the u.s. administration's main foreign policy achievements start with watch the two countries deployed nuclear arsenals by a ferret. and brought obama in april it needs to be ratified by lawmakers in both countries it's a race against time for the democrats whose majority in the senate will be produced in january political analysts that conservatives are simply trying to bring down

obama. many of these amendments are designed to make a political point attempting to either embarrass the administration or cause debate on the floor that could bring others to the side of the rejection of the treaty these are all failing they need to get a majority vote the irony in this is that many of the concessions that they have been seeking for the past year have already been met by the obama administration in particular an eighty five billion dollar commitment to modernize the american nuclear arsenal maintain its stockpile effectively and in addition to that in american russian relations there's been a thawing a reset and there is opposition to that from the republicans these concessions however seem to come to an end and the administration is being very forceful in demanding that there be a decision on whether to go forward or not it would have a very dramatic impact on the american russian relations and that's something that

the administration and advocates for the treaty in the senate are using as an argument to say we have to ratify it now. still ahead in the program some destroyed while others build. monuments heroes of world war two as a response to georgia controversy really blowing off its memorial. wiki leaks founder julian assange says he's fighting an extradition order to sweden because he won't be treated fairly there a son who's in the u.k. on bail is due to face the swedish courts in three weeks over sexual assault charges in a case many argue is politically motivated and laura emmet reports sweden's media and legal establishment are sticking together to defend the country's reputation and accusations of spin. in sweden it's not many people who say today that they suspect. it's a case of. you know not being the best of men until rape charges were leveled

at julian our songs the founder of wiki leaks the state of sweden's justice system might not have been something that kept you awake at night but now sweden is requesting a song his extradition from the u.k. the having unprotected sex with two women they call it rape. the charges being dubbed sex by surprise are songs allegedly refused to wear a condom and it's a crime unique to sweden here in the u.k. people say it would be funny if it wasn't so serious this just seems ridiculous to me and it's actually diminished the whole issue of of rape and i regret that deeply and it's such a shame it's been an injustice to nine years you know in a sand women and to feminists and victims of rape even in sweden the original

prosecution through the allegations out on lack of marriage then began the release of a quarter of a million u.s. diplomatic cables revealing and humiliating for the u.s. government all of a sudden sweden's director of public prosecutions decided the rape claims were valid and sweden swallowed it whole including some of its most outspoken commentators it's clear. is not a person who should be in jail for journalism if he has committed a sexual sexual offense then that's a separate issue from wiki leaks. i do not think this is politically motivated at least since. i saw himself is calling this a political witch hunt and he's not the only one outside sweden who's drawing that conclusion maybe in the near future will work. across some leaked documents showing how the us put pressure on sweden in great britain to secure the arrest of julian assange it's very unusual for

a man to be accused of having consensual sex but not necessarily using a condom but suddenly find himself on the same list interpol lists alongside senior mexican drug lord i don't think this case all to be improved at all julian assange offered to meet the swedish prosecutor here he offered to meet the swedish prosecutor over the he left with the permission of the swedish prosecutor. there's been no suggestion that he didn't want to cooperate so why are we going through all this why why did julian assange joined up in the punishment block at wandsworth prison questions that the swedish media doesn't seem prepared to ask london's high court was the scene of loud protests by associates to pull to during his bail hearing and they're likely to show up again when he reappears to fight extradition in january but if he is sent to sweden he's unlikely to get anything like the level of support in a country which appears to be ready to condemn him as

a rapist without questioning any of the possible political nature patients behind the claims donor and it's our duty not to. well julian us launch is also facing possible prosecution in the us vice president joe biden has branded him a high tech terrorist for leaking sensitive diplomatic cables author and journalist laura flanders told r.t. that disclosures have revealed the extent to which the us has the power to bully other nations. very interesting in the wiki leaks documents that have been released over the last few weeks as we've seen merican power is evident not just in how many weapons this country has but in the pressure it's able to bear on just about every embassy around the world. to do its bidding the u.s. arms race to become by far the most weaponized its nation on earth

is an asset when it comes to the state department bullying other countries and undermining their democracy to get what they want you've seen tremendous power come to the united states but you've come to see i think the cost as our economy probables. you can watch that full interview here on our team in just over an hour's time. a monument to soldiers who gave their lives fighting fascism in world war two has been on veiled in moscow the project was conceived after georgia blew up a war memorial in the country's western city of kutaisi last year prime minister vladimir putin and leaders from the georgian opposition attended the ceremony here in the russian capital charges oksana boycott has more. the initial idea was to create an exact copy of the demolished morning meant to include tacey but it was later discovered that most of the blueprints for a lost the also of this culture of that monument include c.c.

i was too old and too frail to redesign it from scratch eventually it was decided to build a new me more real that would incorporate some of the elements of the old one large mirror putin who was present at the unveiling ceremony today sad that that demolition in could see was. essentially an act of state vandalism here's exactly what is sad this is a memorial to the immortal heroism of our people and also the symbol of our strong resolve to protect the truth about the heroes of the war protected from cynicism barbarism and. we stand together against nationalism xenophobia extremism however appealing they may be made to look a year ago almost all t.v. channels showed tragic pictures of the woman in the city of being blown up this is a shameful example of st. we have already seen

a statement issued by the foreign ministry of georgia saying that it was of course russia right to put whatever morning means it wants wherever it wants on its own territory but the demolition of the cooties seymour it was condemned by numerous georgian groups veteran groups opposition figures and many of them were present at the ceremony in moscow some of them have even contributed to made it possible for these new memorial to be built actually it was paid for exclusively by two nations and we know that georgian diaspora which is a very big here in russia contributed a great deal to making sure that this memorial is revealed here in moscow. and an official u.s. envoy to north korea says pyongyang's promising to let us nuclear inspectors back into the country they were all kicked out of april last year the international community suspects pyongyang is developing nuclear weapons which north korea denies meanwhile south korea fears an armed confrontation with the north breakout at the

moment souls' just held military exercises on a border i was young and shelled last killing four north had promised to respond forcefully to the drill but later backed down russia and china which both share a border with the north had urged the south not to have the exercise. let's have a look at some world news in brief for you this hour freezing terms and help our continuing to cause further amounts of disruption across europe britain is one of the worst affected so far the tens of thousands stranded flights to and from the u.k. are grounded and travelers are likely to suffer for several more days many flights were also canceled in paris frankfurt and brussels you has heavily criticized airports for failing to deal with the situation calling it unacceptable and saying it could lead to tighter regulation. the u.s. led coalition in afghanistan has denied reports it's pushing to extend the war into

pakistan new york times earlier quoted unnamed american officials saying special forces should target militants across the border the us uses unmanned drones to strike at suspected insurgents in pakistan often killing civilians by mistake islamabad calls the attacks of violation of the country's sovereignty means. israel has launched air strikes against at least seven suspected militant sites in gaza wounding three palestinians israeli forces say the rocket squad targeted smuggling tunnels of mass training center and a weapons factory there rates come after more than a dozen rockets and mortars were. launched across the border into israel it's week . and earthquake measuring six point five on the richter scale has struck southeast the wrong killing at least seven and injuring dozens many houses and several villages were destroyed officials say they believe they've pulled out all

survivors but are still searching for bodies among the rubble. but. iraqi parliament has approved a new government after months of deadlock resulting from the country's inconclusive march elections the parliament voted on a list of forty two ministers and top government post incumbent prime minister nouri al maliki was reappointed in november after striking a power sharing deal. russia's main christmas tree has been put up in a prime spot in the heart of the capital it will be the focus of the kremlin's cathedral square for the next three weeks to mark the festive season the thirty meter high tree is being decorated with thousands of russian tricolor of lights and ornaments it was delivered to the kremlin by father frost himself after being blessed by a russian orthodox priest in a special ceremony an official committee was set up back in september to choose the perfect tree from forest in the mosque of aging. if you want to stay in the

christmas spirit you can always check out our to dot com for more holiday stories here's just a taste of what's on line for you right now all the details on which items made it to the top of everyone's wish list for christmas russians are reportedly into electronic gadgets but not personal fitness. and don't forget to check out our g.'s daily dose of the past today we explore how three calls one office went on a record breaking trip to space exactly twenty three years ago find out all the details of our team doctor. later this hour in our spotlight program we talk to alexander zuko of the matter responsible for raising living standards here in russia as well as working on the

national olympic committee but first green is here with the latest business. hello and welcome to the book comes board has agreed to review a merger creating the world's fifth biggest mobile network the b. line network operator was due to pay six and a half billion dollars for weather investments owner of italy's wind and egypt or a scam with three of the nine board members call for better financial terms before finalizing the agreement. after almost a year of negotiations gas problem has agreed to sell just a lot at a fifteen percent discount the deal will come into effect next year meanwhile the company says it will raise production by up to fourteen percent by two thousand and fifteen that amounts to five hundred eighty billion cubic meters of gas a year gazprom says the plans are based on developments in the domestic and external gas market expects to produce just over five hundred cubic meters of gas

this year. let's check out the bottle stock markets european shares again for the second day in a row in london the footsies trading point eight percent higher led by shares of barclays which gained one point eight percent and world bank of scotland at a deal e three percent and you make a rolls royce group was also up two percent after citi group upgraded the firm to buy from hold investors meanwhile shrugged off news that portugal's credit rating may be more word by moody's investor service. and markets here in moscow are holding on to morning against the r.t.s. who has raised yesterday's losses and is now up half a percent ross telecoms up on reports it's part of a consortium buying cable t.v. operator national telecom for one point four billion dollars energy stocks are also growing russia raised its forecast for your roles and oil next year from seventy five to eighty one dollars a barrel and most of them go continues to gain up to reporting a three fold increase in earnings for the first nine months of the. now the state

deposit insurance or. he has he will pay out more than four hundred eighty million dollars in two thousand and ten to compensate creditors of collapsed russian banks meanwhile the central bank has withdrawn the licenses of several banks these include don't bank which is part of a group of financial institutions which will cost the just say three hundred fifty million dollars according to its deputy director. but he's evey's banks to fail for the same reason which is quite simply the theft of assets the financial group in question was a combination of five banks banks have been shot we're looking at immediate payments of about three hundred fifty million dollars and by the end of the year will have to pay out around four hundred eighty million dollars like this will not have a particular negative impact on the agency but will slow groove i think russia system

of the post insurance is one of the most capitalized in the world. that the firm will grow by one billion euros in two thousand and eleven and even more in two thousand and twelve resource and russia's once again being linked with membership of the world trade organization is that expected to happen next year although joining brings obligations that may hurt some parts of the economy you gave jones language so believes membership overall will be beneficial i hope the whole economy will benefit in the short term without any single doubt the benefit should be on the consumer side simply because i expect decreasing the imported into all the time but. the benefits may come to produce up to those one who were able to read without the management style. able to modernize they prefer to increase their competitiveness if they feel so they disappear from the market because you can see . that's all for this hour in the next hour we'll have a look at how the u.s.

markets are trading and bringing other stories thanks for joining. us. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. that are killing innocent. allies a call of course and that's never a. song from the skull spoke with me i think of it every day. the flashbacks from the memories. cause us so much alone time i'm just here trying to tell. i was. i was ashamed that i didn't. i was ashamed that i hadn't been

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don't. it's five thirty pm in moscow views are the headlines from r t russia and india secure multibillion dollar deals on a trip to new delhi by president medvedev as two of the so-called bric nations some ventilations nuclear power trade and investment were just some of the agreements sealed. and the e.u. is furious that's hundreds of people remain in custody in velvet rooms following violent protests from the opposition to alexander lukashenko when the presidential election demonstrators have been sentenced from five to fifteen days of

administrative harassed two of the non presidential candidates have reportedly been released. also poland rejects moscow's report into the april plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others but aviation experts say the russian probe was an open and thorough meanwhile the late leader's brother was the former prime minister of the country claims the wrong body was buried. full of details and all those stories in thirty minutes up next it's spotlight. so again welcome to spoil the long the interview show on our resolve in three more years for the show is going to take months. and a decade so the us.