as have the main celebrations on the as eve and january the seventh millions of other people around the world and some here at moscow already popping our in the champagne so join me most of them greece as we take a look at the merry christmas in the russian capital from the one she seventy but pollution into a forthcoming this is christmas had a rather tenuous status the soviet union and the show it was officially frowned upon by enterprising citizens turned it into a new year's festival as for the lazy christmas celebration the russian orthodox church still follows the old shooting challenger which is currently thirty days behind the gregorian calendar. both. left i love recently nice to need to watch him now even though your personal thoughts christmas is in two weeks' time people here in moscow already start preparing various dishes he has corrected and one of the famous has to forward this

is all of your salad so you can see some ingredients and table district and do together this hour at the stock so what we did out so first you have to put the chop carrot and hunt in the wall. then he has to take the shell from the. shelves koloff now this idea salad is still popular for the whole year here. on the main tongue he would say that is all the new year's eve yes but. next we chop one large pickle cucumber and pull potatoes i think they are faced with some sort of little tidbit to make them smaller. and it's all the ingredients to a large bag. of the pigs said paul so good and listen it seems like it's a whole month long christmas celebration here in russia that's correct we're starting from the front of it from december it's not our actual our crystal but there's a lot of parties and different clubs and. isis. there are new year than christmas

and the ending of the cold mean wow it seems that there's a lot of a lot of a thing intriguing here correct fall and bring her in a way. that sprouts. what's next finally greens healthy torsion of mayonnaise knowledge you have to take it take a mix of ok well you get out of this place with this up. then put so it will fall. apart. and that we have it. i don't think we did too badly. let's try the one we made a. wonderful quote. that we did a great job with me even though it's nearly two hundred snares especially. if you want to create

a festive russian western dishes was the best place to buy christmas ingredients in the retail world closer every week in russia. and you'll be the for the latest supermarkets the have opened up here in moscow i think about it because it's just good it's an amazing it's a wide spot you will pay for it there are currently thirty five us because the schools in moscow are whatever country or farm you'll find everything you need they are the best there is. nothing in the laws of fruit in around the glazed grapes from its dragon tree from thailand kiwi from chile i love to know that tasty treats . from christmas crackers chestnuts and can be sourced i will hunt to find everything i need. and a good place for it that's a must for. some advice i would offer is to compare prices the strangest i see such is imported not so. exotic fruits can be

shockingly expensive so with the most make a supermarket chains like this because the seven continents and pretty crystal a christmas when he celebrates it can easily be fully stocked full of delicious specific goods edible gifts. as for me it's time to shop until i drop. that santa grounds i'm moving to our next location let's meet this week's guests i would love to meet you must be a merry christmas tell me how did you end up here in the person couple. shows working in to buy and i headed back to london for a week and i got a phone call while i was there and so i decided to come check it out i'm here i am now you were recently from a zealand right that's right yeah now christmas is a completely different over here is that. here you know people celebrating our for the twenty fifth it's very unusual for me anyway and. you know the

whole sort of. christmas period sort of rolls on or rolls on and keeps go you don't know where one's gone and they come back again so it's unusual and what about the ingredients i mean you know are they difficult to get hold of or yeah i think for more these days in the shop she can find different ingredients for full for the festive period you know you have to look around a little bit now but you know you can always find your turkeys you know cram breeze and stuff like this and it's a little bit easier to find in terms of russian traditional russian christmas is based around. the mayonnaise and sort of called the traders in the hands of they put together you know pickled fish. to start with from you know how do you think the russian dyes has changed over the past twenty years of the last ten years i think there's been a big change in diet and people are travelling. a little bit more so they're coming

back and wanting a little more but i think that's going to carry on a valving over the next sort of ten twenty years anything other than the period. new year's eve period hoping to be away travelling actually get away from the cold weather and get away from the call and head for a bit of sunshine you know so rena here for you now so it's a good time to get away with everything you enjoy the festive period she is very very christmas thing. so what are the specific items can you buy in moscow well there are several place where you can purchase various christmas themed desserts the ritz carlton hotel located in the central to first sky street is well known for its wonderful gingerbread and impressive edible fairytale house display bringing out the charge in all of us the pastry chefs create very special shapes and decorate the delicious dessert using a range of icing sweets jellies and chocolate christmas in russia should not be a spy when you think about a diet here it's self-indulgence the way. famous

french fine food stall restaurant and caterer. of those exquisite for six gift baskets campus with a history dating back one hundred fifty years india is rich in cleric and gift traditions and their own produce and very skiffs items both some of the best qualities packed with ices such as delicious french handmade chocolates sumptuous cheese and delicate dry champagne a gift from n.p.r. is bound to impress. finally champagne the ideal drink for yuletide celebrations street kiosks boutique wine stores and supermarkets from extravagantly expensive to cheaper to get from labels various sparkling wines are readily available in moscow with huge varieties on offer whether it's been teach french champagne. you want or sweet classic look to disappointed with the

choice on. the town hall for some pain from various contrails translates to it's pain in russia as well prices start at two hundred true calls that's around six dollars and there is no upper limit. arriving at our final location for all those who are likely to bet on the turkey are too tired to cook a launch christmas dinner for family and friends simple chicago throwing celebrate in style in the restaurants casual gets elegant atmosphere with the cost of all the ingredients why not save everything you booze for books in the new year extravaganza treat yourself to a christmas dinner to remember that there are dozens of restaurants in moscow where you can enjoy christmas dinner with all the trimmings and i've been recommended chicago prime here by various friends whether it's see through turkey or steak he wants this new venue if it's awful some of the best in the russian capital it might

take you two or three hours to find all the ingredients in there fight expensive and then forced to pay for a shit and you can spend six fares booking or come here and you can also have a great steak instead of turkey if you're a in the made for something else. i've been invited into the kitchen to see what some of the places to say the least downright try a christmas feast fit for a king. as he. can play with the meat in the pits in the absolutely amazing wow can we get new york steaks just delays all the prime we have porterhouse steak dry in a tomahawk dry agent does a rebuy also prime rib that broke the story on the grill with a smirk amazement that i gave you monger turkey yeah live from russia that. pretty . much ideal colored merry christmas wish amazing food wine and champagne.

delights of molten scars while we go to you first because we're going to try the prototype you know. impressive stuff. can i just like graham i made this up and you pretty well put me that was how we have on this week special christmas program i'll see you again next week for a new year's eve special shout out to them for me the crew and all the stuff here that's because your prime merry christmas. it's the secret incursion into the country. it's the invasion by means of.

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in the world. is of self-sacrifice and heroism with those who understand it fully but you have to live a. real life stories from would need. to treat nineteen forty five don't. russia's foreign minister voices concerns about the u.s. position on the new nuclear cuts treaty stating that moscow won't pull out of the deal of washington installs a missile defense system in eastern europe russian lawmakers are currently considering the agreement which has been held by both sides as to start. the new start treaty could become the cornerstone of security in the world for decades to come according to president medvedev summing up the key events of two thousand and ten the russian leader also said that the country has a healthy opposition at it must be allowed to speak out. and threats of war north korea has warned that if

a nuclear strike on the south angered by the scale of souls latest wife fire drill . more news coming your way in fifteen minutes first now first though all the sports highlights stay with us. hello and welcome to our sports update with the latest news and action there is what's coming up in the program. changes at some cereal. manager rafael benitez and the dangers of speculation. homecoming king real madrid demolished eight below the burned out belly in the opening leg of their last sixteen could hillary matches. cancelation winces pass in the final the early game this season. exit the competition off to the group stage

though for the first time in almost a decade. and the winner is rafael nadal's charity foundation as ruffled beats roger federer in their sack and praising tennis match in madrid. it is finally official have the sun ciro as into a lot of eventually they fired manager off the days of speculation the fifty year old loss to just over six months and will sag despite leading the team to the club world cup title on santa's day when it is was but cation ing at his old stomping ground in liverpool as the news of his imminent departure began hitting the local and worldwide press then at this early address team owner and president through the media after the cup when asking the oil tycoon to back him on new signings or terminate his contract as the options and to also manage to reach just seventh domestically and save thirteen points adrift of rivals a similar in the siri lost

as trouble winners have won just six of their last fifteen matches and interim next back on the field on january sixth at home to. in spain real madrid have their sides firmly sat on the copa del rey trophy they haven't won for nearly twenty years. does have the quarterfinals in the cross has often destroying the eight nail in the last sixteenth us lag it was a watch the action. the home fans would soon be so with excitement israel may dread prepare to rain under the elements cristiano ronaldo and company eager to win the copa del rey for the first time since one thousand nine hundred ninety three the spanish capital erupting with joy as karim benzema got things started for ryal less than six minutes in with a stellar solo effort javier taurus finding it hard to keep up with a frenchman explosive moves josie merinos charges continue to attack the even the vonte ronaldo setting up german international mistletoes zeal to make it to nelson

three minutes later then zim i was only getting started on the night the twenty three year old securing a brace with some thirty two minutes gone by in the match. right now decided to get in on the ag just before the break then so must setting up his teammate this time to make the score four nil things were as bad for the violence in the second half as they were in the first briefly going airborne as he hammered in another goal in the sixty ninth minute to secure a hat trick ronaldo really got going after the seventy eighth minute and bring in two more goals to match that effort a precision strike from up close in the seventy second and even more damage to the much demoralized labonte one of law leaders bottom sides would soon feel the boot of one of the world's highest paid athletes again ronaldo not to be outdone as this effort see the treble and made the score seven nail substitute pedre leone hammered yet another goal into the live on to the net aid no final scoreline effectively

means labonte have nothing to play for in the second leg yvonne's a gorski. r g. and now they go fast in the last sixteen of the german cup while byron munich edged out stood a good six three the sellout stood a good crowd watching byron's andrius all over the story in the six minutes mario gomez promptly followed up that effort with one of these zones some two minutes later. russian international five hundred yeah tried his hardest to digs to get out of a hole and the twenty seven year old succeeded scoring a brace and tying proceedings at two apiece was all biron in the second lowest to get brad out of gas six three the final score with byron advancing to the quarterfinals. meanwhile a busy boxing day period coming up in the english premier league with latest manchester united and their rivals due to play four times within two weeks first up

for manchester united this sunderland on sunday having not lost a league game so far this season manager alex ferguson is aiming to continue them beaten run and retain the top spot by the end of the fortnight but first i would talk to the gender for food we have done well i think that's when we'll come in. and be that same you know the top shape most will depend on the weather of course we could develop a sport and share it with work in the moment and maybe to do think you're going to have the four games you know. it was a case thing being top of the week by january fourth would be good now in basketball it says moscow's euro league campaign came to an end on wednesday night with victory over fs pilsen the win as little consolation for the muscovite as though who had failed to qualify for the top sixteen long before has the story.

it's the end of when iraq would say it's gone they've rereadings your early history built by reaching eight consecutive finals for this season is proving to be extremely difficult but they are demanding and then answered these flash storage sites at the spill some of the south the chance to make that don't sixteen stage seal they will focus on the game you know alaska has been playing the best baseball season we just want to continue that trend even though for us the game in terms of the early didn't mean anything for us just continue to get better as a team that's always the goal is to continue to be the best team in the country and you know hopefully i will have in say scott were in control from the very beginning to meet basic golf taken the center stage in their attacks in the first quarter eleven points for the big center in the game i was over i am on. jam and gordon provided one of these games of the season was eighteen points and seven rebounds and the night osisko off finished the first half lead invite well

florian's at his fields and started to close the gap later on though thinks their number of that jump shot at the home side kept their composer indelicacy as she had provided for and sage for base to hand down to give says guy nine point lead halfway through the final quarter but on sage would eventually finish the match with seventeen points gordon and company then played aggressively in defense and brought the game to a meaning and i afterwards they are man said there are lessons to learn after these two or league season the guys that are here now and are coming back next year i'm sure they're going to be mad about what happened to share and i want to take it out on everybody. else another high prices are going to get back into went away checkers used to stuff like this happen sometimes and as such being a professional is about always doesn't happen for you the way you want to happen and you know you know this isn't our year to move on we started off slow and if

this in the bud you know. sometimes just so happens that if you start off fast and get off to a good start only ten games you get left behind and that's where i'm to us but you know fortunately you know but now we're going to prostrate focus try to get it back healthy stay healthy and control keep getting better. well it was a disappointment you're really competing for it say it's gone but there is still too much i don't to compete for the season remain good now concentrate on the domestic championship and then be to be elite but it was our team. let's move to tennis where the two main styles of the men's game are out there many series of charity matches on wednesday rafael a doll and roger federer moving from syria to madrid for had to have clash number two roger was the winner in the fast coming back from a said down to be a draw for four six six three six three so obviously looking for adventure in this one the world's top player surviving a set point before forcing a tie break and freezing to rain seven for the way and in the opening saf however

federer have the better of the second set breaking the bell in the fifth game and with his own way perfectly the swiss was able to take it six four with a beautiful vintage smash reminiscent of pete sampras but a couple of breaks allowed the bell to get back on track and to decide on the crowd's favorite prepping of a zero six one win with the money raised at the cama maggie arena to go to his foundation. this event is not really about us it's about helping others that's really what it is about people know that we do get along very well that we respect each other in a big way that we like playing in-situ others and there's a lot of love in the room in this place it's a very happy to be. cricket preparations are in full swing ahead of sunday's style to the third ashes test between angle and australia. in the previous meeting in sand with the overall series now tied that won all all looking for revenge in

melbourne both teams have been tight lipped about the possible changes to their sides however paul collingwood's form has been called into question the aussies meanwhile must choose whether to keep it all out pace attack or drop ban hilfenhaus or peter siddle in favor of the young spinner michael beer and lend us live favorites to win it as they currently hold the ashes and one more victory will see them to found their title. they're very excited about it we've got a great chance to win this series it's going to. be right on the. song to play the best crews going to win. and to the am a child finally that said junior hockey league which introduced its rising stars before heading to america for a series of exhibition games m.h.l. is a youth branch of the cape child with twenty nine clubs from twenty six cities of russia belarus and latvia currently playing in the lead and on thursday the best players

were introduced during a training camp before the journey to north america the coaching staff will also travel stateside to take part in six exhibition games in the u.s. and canada the series begins on monday this takes you to the no senses enough america to. step forward think that the nation is on this and are. very positive. it should be very positive being said then other states and we look forward for the further development of the league of these particular. that's latest for this hour of a weather forecast is up shortly before an update on today's main news stay with us . issues that so much different if you consider shares a place on the market the new exit in species leaving the holy land christians have lived in historic palestine since the adjective christianity alongside muslims.

we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. i've been. to washington about their final approval to teach on these issues great. resolution approved by the us. well done barack obama he's done a great job and he's now one so i wish him a happy christmas and the president praises the u.s. leader success in pushing the start treaty through congress summing up the key events of two thousand and ten medvedev also stressed the importance of the

opposition's participation to russian political life. and threats of war north korea warns of a nuclear strike on the south angered by the scale of souls latest live fire drills . news around the clock from around the world you're watching r t it's three pm in moscow presidents medvedev and obama have hailed the u.s. senate's approval of the new strategic arms reduction treaty as historic russian lawmakers are considering the deal friday but they have already had some critical remarks from the foreign minister lavrov concerning the u.s. resolution for more details on this we turn to our teaser catarina gretsch of a reporting live from outside the state duma so exactly what triggered these comments from the foreign minister.