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good because he is here by sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment a moscow court has announced a sentence for russia's most famous prisoner called khodorkovsky for more oil tycoon convicted of money laundering and president to spend six more years in prison. terror target europe's wary of the threat of islamic extremism with the recent arrests over a suspected attack on a daily newspaper along with other incidents killing fear the problem is escalating . drug. use. of desperate measures to confront consumerism in the u.s.

as the country's financial troubles don't seem to kill of america's credit card. hello this is r t it's now eight pm here in moscow my name is kevin owen and our top story tonight former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky and his business partner have been sentenced to fourteen years in prison for oil embezzle mint and money laundering both men were coming to the end of their previous jail terms for tax evasion and fraud catarina as the latest from outside the court in moscow. many people or expecting the reading of the verdict from russia's once richest man and former c.e.o. of oil giant yukos to last until january previous court verdict actually took two weeks to be read in full so many were of course pessimistic about the verdict being read before two thousand and ten is over but in the fourth day of the reading the

judge actually came to the most important part of the verdict ever since he announced that the verdict was a guilty one and that is concerning exactly how many years we've heard that course he will spend in prison. because. he's here by sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment the sentence will be served in a correctional colony the general system. you know this verdict is in line with the prosecution's wishes who originally asked for fourteen years now and they judge concurred with all the evidence presented to him by the prosecution dismissing the witnesses that came to give their statements for the defendants saying that they were unacceptable for various reasons and agreeing with the prosecution that fourteen years is an acceptable term for a bold new trial so that it was going to pass and here's what we're doing all the blood on the originally mikhail khodorkovsky was detained in two thousand and three and in late two thousand and three the first trial against him and his former

colleagues began they were charged with tax evasion and fraud of found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison each that sentence was later reduced to eight years and their term was nearing and when the prosecution launched a second trial the trial that has ended today receptively with the sentence read out to them by the judge now force the prosecution asked for and got fourteen years in this second criminal trial but they have always specified that the time will be counted from the beginning of the first trial so from late two thousand and three which doesn't mean that we. will stay in prison until twenty seventeen. that means over a correspondent reporting they would join a strong political commentator for the common newspaper evening to see what was this verdict the sentence in the end of the video we know the verdict the sentence in the end was this to be expected well both yes and no and. the just one of the year or of here is final hearing the scammers daily around front page interview

with the weiss president of russia's industrial listeria and you go to you were who who said that he was dead sure that he expects acquittal reject nor do you have to work. on the next day december twenty seventh when the judge didn't you can started to read the hearing so it became clear that there's no question of any non-guilt throughout the years and this sentence today was this expected. largely it was expected of course because of the would there was a will was clear that there's a. serious charges and. there was no way just. to make any other good source close to say concessions you salute you for that lot of coverage of this story of course here in russia as you to expect but also the international media really picked up on it given it a heck of a lot of courage and coverage and could cause we've been portrayed as rather a martyr rather a wronged man and why is this what we are all humans and we feel compassion for

people who who are who are behind the bars for a very long time he'll already eighty years in prison and he has to spend many hours more many years more in prison from that point of view and definitely we can feel compassion for him but at the same time let me tell you that. part from that there's also russian legal system and there's a very which is which was just proclaimed by the court so this is the question not only about whether of course but also the question about whether we trust the russian legal system or not. or in broad general term whether we trust russians institutions or not the president can be smart he can be a particular he couldn't be sold spore couldn't but it doesn't mean that necessarily this is a synonym of non-guilt and that might be a case with a cost. looking back at the late ninety's

a very turbulent time for russia what was going on with you cos there. well at one time you cross was considered to be a flagship or freshness or oil and gas industry that was a really a probably some company but. you know pirate ships they also have their own flexion as you are just. what i can tell you about well. hubris and of course as a. breakthrough businessman here measure that as a first generation first we call those business man and companies which you see as a result of the collapse of inefficient soviet economy and pray what decision of course there were a lot of market deal during that time you know and that's why i think that you see examinee and you see the case of hubris so one can study the history or for

a freshman business moment and take you through a crime and punishment ok will a serious talk and for a couple studies paper good to see you on the program as ever thanks for. let's take a look at some other top stories now today three men arrested for planning denmark's most serious gun attack of being charged over a terror plot earlier delis police released one of the five suspects another one is to face hearings in sweden the suspects allegedly planned an attack on the office of a newspaper in copenhagen which printed cartoons of the prophet muhammad five years ago drawing sparked outrage among muslims across the world officials say those arrested intended to kill as many people as possible in the papers newsroom and this is the latest in a series of rest of the year which have put european nations at high alert over the spread of islamic radicalism. going off as more. over a year of investigations and a massive police raid in the end brought results twenty six people have been

arrested in belgium germany and the netherlands belgium dutch moroccans and chechens all are suspected of recruiting so-called jihadist candidates and financing terrorist organizations right from the heartland of europe police mission a success absolutely but is the battle over this is of this that it's just a visible part of the iceberg it's huge there is a whole machine behind this redo on a ruse he was born in belgium in a family of christians and converted to islam when he was lame t.v. he says he did it on his own will because it simply provided the answers he couldn't find in other religions according to him islam teaches peace and tolerance but unfortunately due to generally poor knowledge about it it can be used to teach the exact opposite. there are really extreme arms acting in europe and the problem is people who don't feel erotic and don't understand the muslim philosophy they end up in the arms of these in moms who come from saudi arabia egypt

a former french intelligence officer claude when he can now has a company advising governments and corporations on health to deal with terrorism and extremism related threats based in brussels he claims the spread of islamic extremism is happening right in front of the authorities veil to from their attention by its privacy they will say you are not a good missed him because you don't know his five times the price five times a day you are not a good muslim because you are drinking you are not a good muslim because your life is not very. good missed him because you don't do nothing for you. in palestine in iraq and so on which oppress ten o'clock and it begins in the families it begins. into streets and in the must this is one of the immigrant quarters of brussels. by muslim signs in arabic special. shops and cafes and of course to believe we are in the parlance of the european union officially around

a quarter of the local active working age population from eighteen to thirty is unemployed unofficial this figure is even higher which makes it prime ground for recruitment. the lack of education about a little work in many european muslim communities seem to have become the driving force behind the spread of extremist. towards asylum on the most of you left in the european union the flow of newcomers is likely to continue and many experts believe . it is need to hope muslims integrate into a multicultural society the extreme islam threat will remain no matter how many arrests or me you go to school or the brothel. danish journalist and writer helen bricks told us it's the politicians in that situation get out of control. i think what has gone terribly wrong is simply that very many politicians underestimate the influence of radical preachers speaking in mosques all over

europe or in campuses at universities or of course spreading the message it's on the internet and when you have radical preachers doing things and not sort of good fish and being aware of it then you have the situation that you have today let's take a bow down to say we've got online feuds and i had r.t. dot com on you know web site will there be parts of the chernobyl nuclear disaster sites are being opened up to tourists as authorities say no longer poses a radioactive threat we've got the details on that story online tonight at r.t. dot com. and wiki leaks was not the first to leak secret diplomatic cables crypto and daughter all it was publishing classified documents long before party talk to the web site co-founder john young about online spy we've got his interview for you tonight or been posted again on our website r.t. dot com.

with winter holiday season in full swing it's spying presence right now is occupying most russians but for many need united states shopping is an all season addiction which thrives despite the faltering economy artie's honest as it could have met one man who is fighting what he believes has become a religion. true. you should. stop. stop. her. but styles and new must have items of the fashion world changes fast as the seasons but one thing that never goes out of style in the us is shopping america is the birthplace of modern

consumerism nowhere else in the world do people buy more than here with officially more shopping malls in the us than high schools if i didn't spend enough money on sunglasses like of molly save for college and things like bad very few actually admit to an addiction is a dora does exactly what. the robbers waited twenty five things with a daily need for a new dose of jackets sweaters and skirts she considers herself a shopaholic how many pairs of shoes do you have. so hundreds the urge to possess has taken over men to statistics age men and women compulsively shop equally in the us nowadays i'm actually excited about spencer runs during the last couple of years i've said but i think of a one hundred thousand dollars on clothes while these numbers are simply unimaginable for millions of americans only a few are putting up

a very loud fight against consumerism. reverend billy says a credit card exorcism on the entire nation is what can cure america fifteen million americans are addicted to shopping but many more americans fifteen million shop too much stuff shaping his mean life mission is to cheese so with. this shopping devil by putting on acts in churches and shopping malls around the country the credit crunch the purpose of the exaggerations is to make americans see their flaws. this plastic you spend too much money consumer consumer. it's the church it controls us it's a fundamentalist church like the roman catholic church in the fourteen hundreds these desperate times by normally except my credit card limit every month could be calling for desperate measures like spells and exorcisms the things that glitter in

the windows all that appeal to you since more often than not in the us legally the majority of people have too much month left at the end of the money the average american is said to generate over fifty tons of garbage by the time they are a senior with millions buzzing around new york stores this holiday season and it's hard to tell who is doing it responsibly and who is completely out of control because of shopping not considered a mental disorder there are dozens of there are people and clinics in the big apple for those who are willing to admit they have a problem an indication of no lessons learned even after the big crash of a recession and stacy true can see the order. to have a few moments reveal the secrets of staying strong in siberia. pulling minibuses is the only way this way they have to show their strength they can also find many other ways to flex some siberian muscles join up to close up to the city

to see what else people are capable of where their astonishing power comes from. the south korea's ramped up the rhetoric against its northern neighbor officially labeling it an enemy it comes as tensions in the region remain high following north korea's shelling of an island in response to war games on its border patrol officer lecturer in korean studies at the university of sydney he told us it's part of the south's new approach to relations with the north. from north korean side it's a very provocative hostile step from south korea which. is supplementing its. not just rhetoric but also military and logistical preparations for the invasion of north korea looks at the but for south koreans it's just a return to the original stance the hostile anticommunist very heavy handed and very sort of. relations with north korea no concessions no cooperation no

talks south korea expects north korea to change north korea does not want to change north korea's prepared is doing everything possible to avoid this change because it simply cannot sustain any economic or political change so resides on that are for north korea nervous removes the survival south korea's doing everything possible to destabilize the situation either militarily or using to provide the traditional usual for the sunshine policy south korea is a security ally of the united states and united states is presence in the region united states really wants to influence its control over the group unusual united states aspasia for this station in the southern part of the korean peninsula china's next door from the korean peninsula and of course if united states loses control or influence over korea korean peninsula north korea if so unified korea becomes a need to penn state while these certain interests of the united states' national interests might be jeopardized. the head of one of moscow's main airports

domodedovo has reportedly been fired for failing to deal with the chaos caused by flight delays earlier this week severe disruptions at several air hubs across the capital left thousands of people stranded freezing rain ruptured power cables leaving dr dead over without electricity for hours at another airport i stop runways meant that many planes couldn't take off for stated passengers said they weren't given any information about their flights they also complained of a lack of food and water as well as the hotel beds there were promised flights are they're getting back to normal but many people saw their holiday plans ruined. world news in brief the former president of israel moshe katsav been convicted of rape and could go to jail for a three judge panel labeled his defense is riddled with lies in its ruling but has not yet sentenced him women's rights groups who've long complained that israeli authorities shrug off sexual harassment at workplaces welcome the verdict he was found guilty of raping an employee as tourism minister in the nine hundred ninety s. and other sexual offenses when head of state between two thousand and two thousand

and seven. days of torrential rain of left eastern strayer facing its worst flooding in decades thousands of people have been evacuated from affected areas but many remote communities remain cut off by the high waters the government's declared much of the northeast disaster zone and deployed army helicopters to assist with rescue efforts we try to get even though rains have eased off runoff from higher areas could still lead to more if flooding. the u.s. has revoked the visa or the venezuelan ambassador to washington and its response to president hugo chavez's rejection of america's choice of envoy to caracas after the diplomatic use chapters of close ties with lefties colombian rebels amid tensions between chavez and washington the venezuelan leader also challenged obama's administration to cut all diplomatic relations. time now to see more of russia close up as we discover the hidden treasures of siberia tonight.

and take a close look at that map where in as you're about to see it's one of the largest regions in southwestern siberia people here are known for their considerable strength and true siberian spirit that's exactly what makes them the best hockey players in the country we're told and it also turns out that it's not the only. show siberian muscles tomball found that. i and almost goes wild the local hockey team album god puts another goal in the net they may look like other teams from around russia or in the world but they know their special i guess you. just as in my list since we were little we practiced outside in the cold weather so we're used to hot conditions it's women know america so we're the toughest players. and it's not just seasoned on school

players enthusiasm for the test of courage and strength comes young. and. i like the way they play hockey the pillow fights destroyed and the opportunity to become a stone like. ice hockey isn't the only had kilian and dev attracting attention here how about a wider no turning a minibus. those voices even say bierria in winter with slippery roads it's pretty hard. pulling many buses are the only way these weightlifters show their strength they can also find many other ways to flex some siberian muscle. he regional local gym the team lifts bends and pulls anything they can lay their hands on for competitions across russia they also put on public shows to entertain the crowds and earn some extra money. but day in day out it's about heaving that little bit of moon around to separate the same it's different i just like it that's

all i like wrestling against these pieces of equipment i like to achieve high results with. the team only formed a few years ago so they haven't won a major titles yet but again the siberian spirit infuses them and they have a strong sense of its special qualities are sure that out there would be simply comes out and historically people from siberia have been very strong and made great soldiers i think they greatly contributed to our victory in world war two conditions here make people learn how to survive because he thinks they're my strong indeed in fact you could hardly describe these lot as being in survival mode . if it looks lift a ball or movable these guys will try and muscle it around me to tire moving. me some giant weights lifting. or perhaps even me.

it's not a problem for the men with the muscles tom watson r.t. . in twenty minutes time tonight to tell a save the sport she's got news of a limpid gold medal winning tennis stars embarking on a new career in the boardroom to come this thursday night half the business in a few moments. hello welcome to the business program here on r.t. with me. now russia's investment climate has been one key issue this week forty billion dollars of direct foreign investment came to the country this year that's roughly the same as in two thousand and nine that the government was seeking to attract more curch more broad and our discussion has turned to the possible impact of the whole sentencing on the investment climate in the country that lead to give again from i.h.s. global insight so the case is likely to negatively influence the sentiment of

potential new comers i think the reaction to the outcome of the court. different from those investors who are or who are already in russia and sort of know the rules of the game probably the reaction would be rather muted however the investors who are interested in in russia but yet have to venture into the country they would be more cautious. time check the markets now and here in russia they've closed to the r.t.s. and even don't pull into territory raising losses rosneft was among the worst performers of the r.t.s. down more than half a percent. russia and germany have been among the false deuce growing stock markets this year but the l.c.s. in the my sex have grown by more than twelve percent so a severe all from deutsche bank russia explains the reasons for the gains. performance of the russian market this year was are more than it was from their universe in the increase from old from fifteen twenty percent to the since the

beginning of the year and the surprise for the russian market could be in the fall of the oil price well the price was real to the storm and i were in the one hundred dollars per barrel what the us market. performs a world full of more the optimism i think of sort of live for before some people look at the. crisis made a peep and some more expect double dip what they are going to send out of debt like their life for consumer prices in russia have risen eight point seven percent since the beginning of the year slightly higher than officials for calls still the lowest level inflation in the country's history and wheat prices for the summer drought and potato and cabbage places have jumped almost six percent in the last week. the reason briefly international was declined was two billion dollars in one week the central bank says they're now equal to around four hundred seventy which is still

almost eight percent of them in january international reserves comprised of foreign currencies gold and other. rushes the consumer sector has seen fifteen billion dollars worth of merger and acquisition do this year but also newspaper says it's three times higher than in two thousand and noise most of the growth was driven by several deals including pepsi co's purchase of russia's de reproduce a merger of email and done on analyst say russia is attractive to foreign investors as the country's enterprises are relatively cheap after the crisis however they expect the value of russian stocks to grow significantly next year. russia has to start selling up to five hundred thousand tons of grain intervention fund on the market so it will be carried out in a weekly basis from january that's according to prime is that created by selling off grain the government hopes to stabilize prices off to a drought wiped out thirty percent of the crop. you can always find more stories on

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