the myth of georgia as a democratic country really exists to a certain extent but it's based on the fact that soon after the rose revolution we really began to bring about serious democratic reforms reformed the bureaucratic apparatus passed me new laws supposed to bring the country on a democratic bill line however unfortunately even when i was in power i was talking about the problems that then existed including independence of judicial power and of the media notions that were already gaining momentum there was also concerned about the issue of decision making when more often than not decisions were taken by a certain circle of people by two thousand and seven and in january two thousand and eight when president saakashvili was reelected for the second term there had been a chance that the saakashvili government and the team would realize the problems and mistakes they had made and would try to fix them regrettably though i could see

that all the promises they had given about reinforcing democracy were implemented just in a contrarian way i saw the country go towards a bigger monopoly of power more control over the media which i don't like including constitutional changes the situation with business and ministration of justice that does not infer a democratic state you have been an opposition for several years how strong is the georgian opposition no in your opinion it was like there it's hard to be strong in a nearly totalitarian state program nearly the whole business is under governmental control it's next to impossible to find ways to finance political parties when the media is under state control it's really hard to have my voice heard and convey my arguments to the people when there is no administration of justice it's very hard to protect oneself from slender constantly being dished out board not only from the government. but also from the media under their control nevertheless i believe the

active steps that are manifested from time to time are a sign that the opposition keeps on struggling. for a few g.'s who are not few in georgia often complain about repressive measures by the authorities at the same time and regularly passes laws proclaiming equality tolerance and common rights isn't there a contradiction in your view. that the right is doing it. but it's not a matter of laws or tolerance the question is that perhaps the biggest mistake or even the crime of really is that he divided the whole of georgian society into two parts ours in aliens this is the most horrible thing he even managed to divide the refugees into his own who turned due to his absolutely inappropriate policy into refugees for the second or even the third time and those from the shevardnadze

period those who had been expelled from it in their time those who became refugees after the august two thousand and eight they succeeded to find some money to build what can be called otherwise than ghetto because it's impossible to call this place normally suitable for residents and the refugees who had appeared before the saakashvili rule are simply evicted and left homeless just to change the topic slightly how would you describe the current relations between our two streets russia and georgia because of the holes in the globe could not be worse i guess it could have been worse only during the august events during the war indeed it was a tragic phase in tragic days not only for georgia i think today relations between russia and georgia can be described as very bad and far from normal i think the situation will hardly change for the better as long as president saakashvili is in power for a simple reason in the west see you. has been trying to prove his indispensability

through fighting against russia on the one hand he says yes it is necessary to have a valid with russia but on the other hand his steps and even statements invalidate any normal or politically correct proposals i am absolutely certain that russia georgia relations should become normal but that will be possible only when both russia and georgia have respectful lawful let me repeat this lawful interests of each other and when the relations are based on implementing the agreements that will have been achieved them. if you could list some priorities what would you mention both freshmen in georgia could do to normalize their relationship. but the most it's really hard to speak about this because after the august events one can't but feel the relationship isn't a stalemate for georgia no matter who rules be more or less normal person the

question of up and the so-called soft will be most concerning in order to start resolving the issues georgia and its leadership should prepare the bridges with a posse ns and south sea teams that were burnt in every store step by step the dialogue with the russian federation it's crystal clear but so as to have this dialogue on the other hand one can make steps that would be constant irritants in russia georgia relations in a tit for tat manner that will yield nothing good. to have personally responded but i would just like to make it more distinct how should georgia build a true ations with those republics and territories what must be as a starting point in the relations. when you bust out. of those now go back two years ago when our party held a congress i told that among other things. that's first and foremost we must return

that power and south. into the unified georgian state and only through returning the residents should we speak about returning the territory territory matters but it's not primary we must first find a common language with those people for centuries we have been living along side by side we have a longer to dish of common living and building common state than those events in the recent past that tragically happened sure it won't be easy in there will take time but let me tell this straight russia will surely be able to play a huge and very positive role in this should this will be really positive in this respect russia georgia relations rise to an entirely new positive level. we have mentioned the war and before august two thousand and eight russia had often expressed concern over the growing military power of georgia what is going on now

is georgia stepping up its military potential by really equipping its army. just as in europe not any more just because there are currently no supplies or deliveries of armaments from our western allies i believe it should not be a priority for georgia stepped up its armed forces as an independent state georgia surely must have its armed forces but they should conform to the standards georgia needs as a priority peaceful development of the country and an ability to defend itself and its interests by no means. should feel that what transpired in the tragic days of august two thousand and eight should occur again they should be aware and be sure not through me or words but indeed that georgia would never use force against its own citizens in a state yes and no matter how complicated that might be will negotiate. not in the

language of weapons but diplomacy and based on finding a common language. both before the war many had an impression georgia had been the darling of the west it seemed to many in the former soviet union the church it had more chances for transformation including of democracy because the west was assisting not only morally both materially do you think that now that two years have passed since then georgia has lost its an acute support from the western powers i mean benevolence and readiness to support some programs in georgia there. is about georgia was kind of a favorite one my see that after the revolution both our government and myself felt proud because we enjoyed the support of the majority of the country and the west was loyal to us as a matter of fact during the initial period russia had a sort of let's wait and see stance although positive unfortunately i have to say my main complaint against saakashvili is that he destroyed all that the domestic

support that used to be so high in the support from the west as well as well the west does back us now but it goes beyond comparison to what we had enjoyed before the war the support from the west began to do window even before the war because the west so clearly the democratic reforms were not as quick and right as expected i remember very well how dubious germany was about the legal system in georgia and the war surely destroyed georgia's your pick ation because i would like to hear your stance on need to as georgia was invited to join it several years what do you think it will bring and take from georgia. let's proceed from reality georgia has no no chances to be a member of nato as a politician i'm experienced enough to understand what it's meant when very good and pleasant phrases are said that the doors are open to nato for georgia indeed they're open but it's. not clear when these open doors will be open enough for ga

to use this opportunity the main complaint against the question really is that he not only lost twenty percent of the territory and greg down an all democratic institutions but he also did many things to make need to membership practically impossible. we have mentioned the recent war of two thousand and eight i also know that today he attended a ceremony open a memorial to another war why did you decide you had to turned the i'm not going to . go it's because this war for me same is for millions of people not only in the countries of the former soviet union but also all over the world is sacred so now to destroy a monument is absolute sacrilege some members of my family died in that war and the brother of my grandmother still alive fought in the war for those people the destruction of the soviet war memorial. was so painful into salting what is most

amazing it was not clear what it had to be done for. us do you think russia was sincere in its wish to partially recreate both memorial yeah the list of up at the most i think yes because for russians and especially for the generation of russians who are now in power the great patriotic war is a sacred thing i believe it was a sincere wish to show all the georgian people that the attitude to the memory of the war is different to their leadership i do hope that i don't make any mistake when i hear the words very highly ranked officials in russia including the prime minister about the wish that the totally different regime is built in georgia built on respect to the interests friendship in equality which has been again emphasized .

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question on the. rough side america's nuclear production treaty is due to be voted on by the senate in washington the democrats certainly they finally secured enough support for the deal. the russian president didn't engage that to me if you did get of science softened billions of dollars worth of deals from energy to military and takes time about it paul the word and the taj mahal. media reports suggest the u.s. is planning a military push from afghanistan into pakistan despite intense opposition from islamabad. and sports news is up next with.

hello and welcome to the sports around out here mark to you thanks for joining us on that sort of got to have lines. brett fall of comes back to stop the vikings goes down injured again will he call it a korea this time. meanwhile italy our boys and i is back from injury and ready to go into super middleweight and the date of the next fight. and also british prime minister and the mayor of london switch on the lights at london's olympic stadium ahead of the one to twelve games. and ask a call for with an a foul and it seems like brett farve could be finally done for good this time the forty one year old returned to action against the bears up to breaking his amazing

ira man streak the previous week but the comeback was very short lived has made us both reports now. brett farve against all odds coming back from right shoulder injury to start for the vikings in the game played outdoors at the d.t.'s bank stadium for i was and to understand that he didn't appear to be off early on a quick deliberate to percy harvin here was going to make people miss and run twenty three yards to put minnesota on top the bears responded with a field goal and then on the first and dirty jay cutler decides to views divine safety and finds it sixty seven yards to johnny knoxville on the sideline he does the rest to give the bears a ten to seven lead. the defense isn't the only sure the vikings have their all fancied line has done a terrible job protecting far all season long as it is the case you call you wouldn't get through to brad with these and brings him down hard far didn't return to the game after that hit and chances are we might never see him thrown the full ball again but then again never know after all nobody expected him to play in this

one either cutler on the other hand was just fine three touchdown passes on the night this one to devin hester for ten point lead me with with the second device we're trying not to punt the ball to has to all game long and he gets one here and he makes it count as seventy nine we turn for the score fourteen career touchdown return for hester and the game was pretty much over by that point the only question remaining will form ever be back again media as both are. now russia's top female books and i tell you i was in a has announced the date of the next fight the super middleweight will add her along injury layoff with a june twenty levon bout you can sit and work the thirty four year old has an excellent career record having won all of their twenty two fights she lost step into the ring in december two thousand and nine also in the it didn't work and. i was not picked up by a leg injury while playing basketball with her her next opponent has announced

a bob there are a few possible candidates to fit a champion also sad proud to go into the ring. it's one to twelve olympics. it's always been my dream to win lympics and i'm ready to step into the ring with. a professional books of my childhood is completely different. so have to think about it. though summer olympics may still be about when two months away by the preparations i've long been occupying everyone's mind that including russia as a taekwondo fighter as the country's martial artists have been making progress recently and want to carry that form into the london games as head of russia's taekwondo union and authoritative explains. well you know it's obvious that the next year is going to be all hard work ahead of the london olympics but if i'm to sum up the year that was two thousand and ten was quite a success i can but mention our teams break their routine or girl usually picks in

singapore one is gold and one silver speak for themselves the european championships was also a success and this is how many top the standings while both men and women were second best overall one of these gives us hope we'll go into the next olympics in good form. i'll say with olympic news as british prime minister david cameron accompanied by local schoolchildren switched on the olympic stadium flood lines for the first time ahead of the games in london the mayor of london boris johnson introducing the prime minister and while local schoolchildren before leaving the countdown from town to press the button for the big switch on the stadium main stratford east london has been designed to see around eighty thousand spectators by construction of due to be finished just by august two thousand and eleven. i was really born i think they're all still adjusting to a lost cause but cevallos and singer john ropes above there are it's the

translation the size been incredible over the last five or six years that they can see both of us cover to get a real sense of what we are still doing like we do sara but the reality is here we're told it's going to credit. meanwhile there's a long road to travel before russia hosts of the twenty eighteen football world cup but one of those in may lead the russian line up then is already making his name now on tuesday was awarded the young player of the year award at all but the banyan has more for. me whether you believe one of those who keep wishing things like nineteen year old wishes this twenty year twenty ten played from the league and lead. or do. this by mostly media and spend most of the season on the weekly release of that they're scoring four times in twelve games and the stakes are high as the community

is the world of glee with his russian full time. meanwhile the don't feel self believes his games to leave a lot to be desired. i have to improve all aspects of my game i still have a lot of time to grow but i don't think i've achieved anything to be proud of yet i still have many weak points as a player and my coaches have the best make of it for so long as one of the useless troll in the world in my opinion he should score more goals it's the only thing he needs to improve on as a forward he's very good at creating chances but sometimes wastes them but nevertheless he's got speed and great skills on the board and what's very important he's a very smart and spontaneous player when you were three a day age of nineteen already has a dedicated fan base amongst barca youngsters in particular. in play defense ovo i'd like to have your skill on the ball. and i'm a left back it would be nice to play with him in

a team or connections would be unstoppable. this dream may come true until twenty eighteen when russia will host the world cup well yet that would lead to the same age the players destined for greatness are reaching their peak. victory it was the first thing i thought of when i heard that russia will host the twenty tina world cup and i know we can win it. over for the new york city. and finally politicians artists and foremost boss man attended a godless ceremony here in moscow to celebrate the achievements of a charity called under the flag of good the organization raises money for children who need medical treatment by holding various sporting events as president and that . explains. well just like the sixth year of the sheriff's event turned out to be very successful before announcing medical support to help two hundred children who

were those six years the felt more than a thousand children this is our most but i suppose very important contribution to developing a charity work in the country and of course the main result is the happy faces of the children who go on to live their lives life's like and very very grateful to everyone who took part in the event. and that's it for the moment for more sports news log on to our website which is r.t. dot com slash sports and coming up right now is the world with. did i kill innocent kid a was it a call at the base of course and that's never answered it. mom a song for those calls for me are i think of it every day. of the flyers fired

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you're watching r t five pm here in moscow good to have you with us now the new atomic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is due to be approved by the u.s. senate on wednesday after securing enough votes to close the debate now it will be a major political victory for president obama who's been a pushing hard against strong republican opposition. is in washington d.c. keeping across develop our team now going to it looks like it'll be a great christmas gift for the obama administration if the treaty passes through the u.s. senate this year doesn't it all yes house actually we're this close to finding out whether they will have a merry christmas or a huge loss which the treaty certainly doesn't according to the senate rules by the .