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fish around the globe spark conspiracy and apocalyptic theories some say science is struggling to come up with the answer. and europe's asylum policy is under fire last year's says string of terror links arrests accusations that lacks checks are to blame for the spread of an extreme threat. leading french a story you predicted the soviet union's breakup says europe will struggle to keep its place in the international arena without russia's help next tonight she tells r t why russia is so misunderstood in the west. everyone got out of the local stock truck history and humanities permanent secretary of the french science academy and the woman who predicted the breakup of the soviet union in nineteen seventy eight in her book pickle laps of an empire is here with us today by super bowl. thank you very much my dumbed down course for

your time in your recent book between two walls you talk of russia can we presume from the title that you think russia still hasn't found its place in the world. the use of since was not exactly what the book says is that russia has made these kind of decision but over the past ten years it's been pursuing two different paths rather than one what i've been trying to explain is that after the soviet union disintegrated russia rushed to europe but as you have did not offer a warm welcome since the beginning of this century or russia's foreign policy has been focusing on two directions rather than on one on the one hand and fall courses on the west on the other hand because it was joe graphical position and decided to position itself as an asian country it gives it greater prestigious and influence in the world has been pursuing this policy for more than ten years now and has

brought great success as out of the twentieth century russia's international reputation around the world was not very good but now after the past decade it's obvious that it's been reckoned ver's it's a big change russia has taken a very important step forward and in my pin in this process is irreversible russia has become a world power for voice. in your introduction you raise the question of whether russia should be fear do you mean that the imperial russia and then the soviet union which. europe used to be afraid of are still alive. i think that gave up on the not only in europe but the collapse of the soviet union was not anticipated it happened overnight many countries primarily those who are to solve it influence the eastern european countries and countries that used to be part of the soviet union but are now independent states did not understand russia and are

afraid of it as eastern european countries have become e.u. members they have showed a few years and passed them on to the you saying that russia used to be an empire so why should it seize being an empire and can't be trusted now that is imperial past has been forgotten by now people have already understood that russia is missing its own path but time has shown that georgia for example which is always been saying that it wants to save itself for russia that's why it wanted to access need to feel that russia will dominate georgia again look i think that such fears originate from some kind of misunderstanding of the break up of the soviet union because it was so sudden no one could adjust themselves to immediately all the european and pioneers have collapsed but they collapsed after decades of preparation even russia itself was not ready but there was no you don't believe in russia's imperial ambitions to write i don't believe it or i'd rather say there was

some kind of an astrologer but that's a completely different saying what a country can forget overnight that it's used to be a powerful empire but russia has common sense despite the fact that some russians say used to be so good and that is a shame is forgotten about it for a still russian people and specifical is those in power have common sense and they're to stand too well that it's over and it's russia's future is not to be an empire but rather to build up its reputation and via satellite our rather than. by force. this will be taking us now live with what are the main areas to retype russia places today. nick said it's because russia has the legacy of the solve it here in n.c. and it will be marred by this stigma for a long time i come from a country in which the collapse of the empire was a difficult one but bloodshed in the fifty's and sixty's was yes and sad to take as

much as you can swallow and another day he said you're free to get out of here is that many things about fashion of gardening people for godly subjects is to was dominating under still fear and then got scared of the country or what it was or how or another billeted to speak as bagnoli was early going to as all this was forgotten it and these new russia was not interested i see it and in your country are people suspicious of russia i don't know what to say to that or the thoughts of her go there some of your current president nicolas sarkozy said in his election campaign it's better to shake hands with than with putin who would you shake hands with. and then you have to all i feel uncomfortable talking about my president is changed a great deal in he was in love with america was an example of where a believer were that he did not know russia was of hunger in origin and hungry and was affected by the soviet union to

a certain extent and even by russia again this is come a long way that he chose russia's and i agree with him but it's in europe's interests and in france's interests cross has always had its interest in relations with russia. and why has the course changed what is these changes related to. simply because he realized what's right he's a very smart guy really i should not be calling my present a guy well he's a very smart person or chairman he's very active and he thinks something over he gotten. distaso things correctly he took a look at the world and has realized a lot of things over two years of what you're realize trust that russia wasn't a terrible can tweet it was a country to be spoken to not let the georgian incident helped him to his stablished close relations with the russian president and prime minister he realized the dial o'gara european country is the most important thing to build

relations with russia he also realized russia was a european country or at least he didn't understand very well it for us he also realized that europe was no longer strong it was falling out of the history of global relations always going to fall out of it was to be completely cv it from russia his current position which i think is very smart is not the trash it should be part of europe or russia vast for europe it would not adapt what we need he thinks is a model for all asians but for you why does europe yet russia now. or russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out in asia or even the us a city country is refocusing its foreign policy on asia where of the huge countries that will play the big roles located here in asia or latin america but that's

a different question now what is the current state of european asian relations europe is of no interest asia view europe as a landmass the tree choose to pacific ocean with russia and europe are not a whole but if a picture there was an alliance then we can say europe reaches the pacific if this is the reason europe needs russia and i'm not sure if russia needs europe but europe at the moment needs for russia what i want better. or for in one of your interviews you spoke about the role of poland and said it could become a break. between europe and russia what kind of bridge and what are the current dynamics of russian polish relations machine door until very recently it seemed like a great idea but now represent between russia and poland has actually happened i think however that some politicians use smart politicians for solace even prime

minister donald to disk he was bringing poland closer to russia before the plane crash followed has always been the final frontier of europe russia began after that front here is also in close contact with ukraine the question of ukraine is very delicate given the e.u. accession without exception russia would upset ration europe with poland is a bridge of sorts between russia and europe it's a bridge to russia because it is at the same time a slab it and a european country which could serve for bream's kind is closer russia and europe holiday russia and ukraine and russia so poland could play a historical role if it understands the situation saying well of course so if my dominant course at one point you predicted the collapse of the soviet union and you knew forecasts for more than russia. that's the fear you know i don't email forgot it's just what i was writing about the solving i didn't even see it as

a forecast i looked at the can tweet and saw so many negative in elements that i couldn't help but ask myself how long will it last i don't make forecasts as a rule historian if i look at the past and try to figure out what's happening in the present i think russia has come a long way over the past twenty years it is having some difficulties as countries do it's not easy it is reducing democracy capitalism it didn't bust in europe's a choice to do that or do. it within twenty years isn't so easy that i think russia is following the path he chose in one thousand nine hundred ninety one there have been ups and downs but i don't see any discontinued so i think we can become a future it's totty until ignoring the like you know one country if somebody asked you to describe more than rushing just three words what would those words be. the

frost one would be mighty which it wasn't ten years ago and them as a this second important aspect is that modern russia make small time nationality actually work multiple nationalities was what killed the soffit union. would be dynamic. by the time time goes thank you very much thank you. wealthy british style. but i think it's right on. the. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars a report on our. sergeant of the israeli

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an extreme. twenty forty five year or more with this natasha's got the sport now. hello and welcome your watching this course news an r.t.a. good to have you with us a look at the headlines that's. bad beginning liverpool's frustration continues as the reds lose their first game on to you coach canny dalglish going down to manchester united in the f.a. cup. spoiled comebacks for the immigrants all bits foremost trillion number one year in the docket showing her sydney international open. and on the hardwood sparked at st petersburg be moscow's do not buy in one of sunday's basketball league highlights. will begin in england where liverpool continued to struggle losing the first match under new coach county dalglish the reds going down

a bit to rivals manchester united in the third round of the f.a. cup the time was barely thirty seconds old when daniel agger dimitar berbatov in the box ryan giggs the better from the spot to be tonight to have the match also so lupul captain steven gerrard sent off for diving in russian on michael carrick just after the mark bearing the reds hopes of a comeback huge frustration for returning hero dalglish while for united the one will victories enough to progress to the fourth round where they will face league one side southampton. told them easily defeated in the league one club charlton spurs scoring three without reply of their own groud jermaine to full with a brace and this one well davidson point go and dress down so schooled. chelsea help to buy and they switched our own goal scored six more against the minnows for a for the final score of seven nail frank lampard netting twice for the blues to

set up a full crowd meeting against everton and in the late game anxious to see if they are it's less. that was still playing the underdogs open the score in the first minute citizens pulled it had bought less than that at an equaliser in the sixty fourth minute so late to school that two all. over in tennis with locals and so it was through to the second round of the seed the international as preparations continue ahead of the australian open the russian faced wildcard you know the dockage who was playing in this tournament for the first time in a decade for the world then before dark it sure looking a long way short of a best against the russian going down in straight sets because it's always also far from her best of the moments but still in this one six two six two chill take on another australian samantha stosur in the second round. is also there after beating romanian alexander they'll get all allies to open the

year with a straight sets win over world number one caroline of us now in a new year's day exhibit and match in thailand and the belgian was in good form once again wrapping up a sixty two six one win in just over one hour the reigning u.s. open champion sounds she will gradually she's been gradually been improving her game since returning to pro tennis in two thousand and nine. that's always a good bonus i think also for your mental state of mind is to know that you've been able to improve things that we're still a little bit weaker and that's a you know it's always it's a confident feeling knowing that you've been able to you know play really good tennis last year but i feel physically after that i'm still you know become a little bit better. now in golf louis all stews and delight of the home crowd the east london golf club by claiming the africa open title on sunday the open champion holding his nerve in a three way playoff with england's chris wood and spain's manual quiroz to the first trophy in two thousand and eleven and a third career european tour title last two years in love going into the final

round and proved strongest after the trio finished on sixteen on the south african holding from fifteen feet for birdie on the first extra hole wildwood only managed pars. moving to basketball now as far back same pittsburgh be denied a moscow in the eighth week all that pay bail regular championship spartak firming up their top off position in the league table with the when was the most watched actual. it was you have against experience in the weeks major of the weekend one of the most down to its sides to be bailed the nama to conspire to out from st petersburg but had a few for me to names in their schoolwork in one of the key players from the russian national team and don't put the pressure off set an early base in this game to now move with trying to play their firm bans basketball was a lot of three pointers i did see if your going and can make in there for you both in the high scoring for school and well points for another russian international

and these be the visitors for replying with the big shots of their old sled the new me has group one make in two weeks of them in the first off this part finished it leading by nine points. on the stage in the game for the sea org me to cross golf one of the most gifted going darts in europe he had it sam the c's to his fifteenth going to manage but every time because scott the gaps bardach were coming up with some big plays on threshold but it must also results was an impressive fifty decease the night in didn't don't by eleven after these jump away you can yank us off way for the final quarter they can't frisson but some schoolboy errors in the final stages scores them dearly and came out of the winners. today was tough game we played against a good team always hard to play the first game of the break we had about two weeks without a game so we really need to be focused and we did everything we said in the locker room played hard all the way to the end of this season with

a lot of close games so i think a lot of guys on the team are starting to get a feeling for the time we need to make plays in the time we need to actually make the shots so hopefully as the season goes on we'll be better and better at that. with those that were. you know we want to believe it was a good book which will be interesting to see for the crowd but to beat teams like the ones with the better schooled we need at least seven of our players to be the best through four like it was today the final score eighty two to seventy we are just now which is why for the record. next week. over the winter sports now and by author and first where yvonne cherry's of house claimed bronze in the man's mass start at the fourth world cup stage in germany the russian missing just two of his shots for shooting ranges and eventually lost four seconds to the winner at tara jane boiled no way. to his fellow know we will have

less than sound was able to outsprint the russian despite missing three targets. all the slopes. to the top honors in the men's world cup slalom race at the swiss result of adult board in the creation also moving to the top of the overall slalom rankings after the win opened up a big lead in the morning session and was able to hold on to finishing with a combined two legged time of one minute fifty point nine seconds austrian marcel his shot came in second twenty six hundred so of a second behind the way that while another austrian and defending world cup slalom champion ryan freel helped settle for third place. ski jumping now where tom morgan stanley continued his remarkable run of results with a seventh world cup win of the season the austrian storming to victory at the ski flying event in the czech republic mortgaged and schooled a combined total of four hundred fourteen and a half points from these two jumps to finish ahead of swiss star simone among local

favorites among came in third securing his first career podium finish. and instead boarding canadian sebastiaan to tonawanda you of olution vitals and doubles to tell the big fellow north americans mark more more. every three years to the top of the podium to play with fifteen thousand used on the prize body was the last of the well american jamie anderson won the women's event that close battle with the czech republic's. with any of finland coming third. and in the continental hockey league bars have regained the top spot in the overall standings following a solid performance on sunday lead to time k h l champions beating three two on home ice because one club move up to the top of the table pushing lookalikes you've back into second elsewhere on the garden needed overtime to defeat brabazon with a little. claimed a three won

a way victory over the doctor so often after he makes six five inches out of vince and see beauty left after mobilise no chance threshing down by four girls to knock . that's all the latest in sports you can find some of those stories on our youtube channel which is r t sports news and coming up shortly after this is the weather update stay with us.

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