it would be really good if. the trial date is set for alleged russian arms to the victim brute is no it claims is prosecution in the us is illegal and will prove it by september. stepping out in anger human rights groups and demonstrations across norway supported aggression on illegal immigrant facing deportation. and it's the final day of nuclear talks for global political heavyweights but iran is standing firm refusing to justify its of time for. you know you're watching r.t. world news are much more welcome to the program the man nicknamed the merchant of

death in the west will have to wait at least another six months to find out his fate for us a judge has ruled that a russian businessman big to boot will stand trial in the new york federal court in september he's facing charges of conspiring to kill americans and supplying weapons to terrorists and it's a situation that has more. it was definitely an interesting and interesting hearing we saw a picture of good he seems to have lost quite a lot of weight his hair has grown longer his wife his daughter and his mother were also present in the courtroom because this was the first time he got to see a glimpse of him in a very very long time and essentially what was going on inside the courtroom or several technical questions were being decided such as setting a trial date and also of course importantly the defense team presented to the judge that they're planning to file several motions concerning victor groups case among them is what they call the unlawful extradition of him to the united states of course a very big issue since as we know victor boot was arrested in thailand and two

years ago courts decided that he was not guilty twice and then all of a sudden he gets extradited to the united states and issue which technically with many of his papers remaining in thailand which means the court is that the case is still going on there that's something the defense team is planning to address as well as issues of whether or not the recordings that were made of taiwan in thailand that are now being used against picture boot by the prosecution whether or not they were made legally under thai law this case is no joke for him because if if found guilty in the united states because of the charges he's facing that include conspiring to kill american citizens conspiring to support terror groups that the united states deems terrorists international arms trafficking that he's being accused of he's facing from twenty five years to a lifetime in jail there's been a lot of speculation about whether or not he has some information that the united states government might want to get from him we had an exclusive interview with his wife who told us that just because he might have some sort of information

interesting to someone does not mean it's ok to call kidnap a person to another country and try them on that country's territory the defense team has been saying today in court that they're absolutely overwhelmed with the amount of documents that they have to deal with because this. case is so deeply intertwined with ty law and justice and not just the u.s. law they have to make sure that all of the documents from thailand are also based and. are legal what the prosecution is presenting so it's definitely a complicated case that's going to be dragging on for a while because of so many different countries involved in this situation forty four year old victim has no chance of a fair trial in the u.s. that's according to our teens contributor in washington d.c. when. i think if victor boot was allowed to write his memoirs and it was made into a movie it would be a blockbuster because he knows enough to maybe point

a finger at a lot of u.s. officials and especially in the bush cheney administration he says he's getting a lot of bad press of course he's getting bad press from the wall street journal from fox news you know the same people who have interest with more toward books than merchants of death and washington post reporters and whatnot is going to get a fair trial here a lot of people question whether the rule of law actually even applies to the united states anymore since we have federal judges and prosecutors probably feel more at home trying cases in equitorial guinea or mean maher. and i doubt he's going to get a fair trial here. he can try to win his thoughts on the complex case of russian businessmen back to that. protests in the way they did today against the deportation of a russian born the illegal immigrant who was once named in the region of the year and they've been away for almost a decade now after going public with his situation what it came to be kicked out and there's the reports the cases the claims of double standards against the

government. as maria believes supporters prepares to gather in central also for another demonstration to try and keep her in the country the battle looks lost even though she came to norway with her parents as a child speaks fluent norwegian and completed a masters degree here she's an illegal alien according to the government and must be deported but she feels norwegian and in two thousand and ten she was named norwegian of the year by an all slate magazine she's also written a book highlighting the plight of illegals in norway she's even been offered a job writing for a different magazine but due to the vagaries of norwegian immigration law even that hasn't helped her the fact that she's already applied for asylum means it's now impossible for her to apply for a work permit the political party the christian democrats say that's totally unfair and also to make it easier to change the q. too.

soon to. employment. and i think many people disagree with democratic. for the population at large her case invites comparison with that of another failed asylum seeker one mullah krekar he is the former leader of a kurdish terror group but he's on the un and the us is list of terrorists even though norway's declared him a threat to state security it still won't deport him in fact the justice ministry says the two cases just can't be compared we want to return cricket as well but we cannot. because he is. he will probably be executed and we have. the national negation to not returned those. will face serious violations and executions that is not the case. the

family case she will not be persecuted in russia maria i believe. and it's still her family fled in fear of their life is the result of a business deal gone broke she's also reported to be a close relative of. the defense minister of the soviet union so it's a well connected family and no society and community leaders doubt that she would be in danger if she was to return but the fact remains maria i believe grew up in norway speaks more no we should cool. but it's the hope she gets more and more likely to have to give up. rather than a taste of what's coming up for you later in the program by see flavors popularity in afghanistan. wants making calls for enough with india out of love with america.

plus the british are coming how american television is retired from entertainment imports from the u.k. . russia's prosecutor general has known from the investigation into a reported gangland massacre in the south of the country on friday he took people were shot dead including six members of the same family the house and stuff recalled one of the victims is an alleged crime bought two children survived the attack within a month old in a two way it wasn't the first attempt on the life of a reported crime nor a long criminal record. zionism wife was killed in the previous attack investigation commission from moscow is on its way to the scene. they just round of talks on iran's nuclear program is set to resume for a second day in istanbul turkey iran is trying to avoid a direct discussion of its atomic agenda with six well pounds who want guarantees

the islamic state went to nuclear weapons u.s. officials say that most of the hoping for is an agreement to meet again. the mean thing that the six nations need to focus on at the moment is establishing a concrete plan to move forward that's according to russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov let's face it a lot of measures have been taken but frankly speaking not much has changed the brush of the united states and germany great britain france and china really need to put their heads together in order to move the situation alex of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich its uranium abroad and supply iran with a nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors thus providing international control over the entire process instead to grandstand that it will continue developing its nuclear program despite anything even possible attacks on its nuclear facilities the enemies and any labor rights for nuclear energy or any

technology and nobody can delay get these right yes fourteen people and no compromise on those please people or at any price has given us the strength and power there meanwhile the leaders of the fourth set off are going to sanctions is still in force there are fewer limitations on the sale of arms to iran travel bans and asset freezes for some of the members of the iranian revolutionary guard planes and ships coming and leaving iran are checked for banned cargo and countries or even banned from accepting investment from iran into a very nuclear programs and nuclear facilities will according to russia's foreign minister sought for up to this point this set of sanctions has proven to be an effective and another thing that the nations need to talk about is other ways other diplomatic ways to influence the situation to go it is also stressed that as soon as the i.a.e.a. has no more questions to iran over its nuclear program and tehran does manage to

prove its peaceful intentions the dispute will be over iran will be able to develop a peaceful nuclear program under international supervision a win win situation. but unfortunately at the moment it's way too soon to talk about that. about afghanistan now where locals say americans could learn a thing or two from india even though indians are not poor as much money into the country afghans claim they are more concerned about making everyday lives of the people better. as the details it's no secret money can't buy you love but it's a lesson still to be learned in afghanistan at least by the americans they've invested some fifty billion dollars in the country india just over a billion and the result latest polls say one in two afghans want america out while three in four want india in the money we have a long history of friendly relations between afghanistan and india india is our

only neighbor who does not interfere in our internal affairs on the streets of kabul you don't have to walk too far the flavor is often indian and the aroma and mistakenly spicy. whatever i want i can find lots of afghan speak my language or indian c.d.'s or indian books and our language is a very simple. and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone i recognized this is one of the projects both by the indians four years ago it brings water down from a river several kilometers away so that farmers here can easily cultivate their land these young afghans are all involved in development work they say will india fall short in terms of cash support it more than makes up for in understanding the needs of afghanistan we're working in afghanistan on basic things like game street you know other things but america doesn't and also whenever this start a would go to start

a project in afghanistan there completing the main complaint american projects are often inefficient and poorly resourced while analysts say india is just better than america at developing projects afghans want and appreciate. the afghans who are you my experience is just better it implementing projects than the united states us projects often suffer from in a fish and sea and bad blimey. india is kiddy held in high regard and it seems they haven't had to buy this positive reputation a fact that could leave american scratching their heads as they continue to bankroll big afghanistan strategy. kabul. get the latest on everything we're covering here at our website that's r.t. dot com let's take a quick look at what's online right now with your exe to win a song groth of a russian visa even plans to visit the country that's only if

a swedish extradition request is turned down by which i. found out how and why the sister conducting drug lord on the escobar doesn't wish in your opinion to residents of ukrainian city what's it called or are you to turn. into. world news in brief for you know u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords shot in the head two weeks ago has been moved from arizona to

a specialist treatment center in texas but to say the transfer went flawlessly it was given smile when she heard the applause from one missions place have installed extra security measures at the facility part of a called thinks that specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries the congresswoman was shot earlier this month and our constituency and in six. news is prime minister has pledged to quit politics after fresh elections. the transitional government has promised to hold polls within six months that has so far not such a date it's have continued since the fall there was to present clinton with many tunes in zone be that key figures from the previous regime remain in positions of power. least seventy eight people have been killed since a wave of protests began last december three days of more general for the. albanian capital tirana least three people have been shot dead and several others

injured to remember the thousands of protesters gathered outside the prime minister's a student under the hood start with the corruption allegations. used tear gas and water try to disperse the crowds are calling for fresh elections culture has been a political sense of position to the result of without it two minutes ago. it might have been almost two hundred years since the british empire invaded the us but now the brits back it's time that bombarding their way into the american t.v. networks with u.k. talent and programming ports that are hard to avoid t.v. reports. in the heart of manhattan's greenwich village. beats the poles of britain. a mecca for anglo files called assault and battery. authentic fish and chips mars bars

imported u.k. products and a cheery staff that spouts cockney slang when you walk through the door you won't know it nooo it into english and when the americans turn on their t.v.'s but when you see. it's as though england has come to them with british funding and ricky gervais's hosting the golden globes for the second year in a row that would be comedian and creator of the t.v. series the office drew nearly seventeen million viewers and major buzz for poking fun at hollywood's most pretty and powerful people. sitting down to speak with america's most famous and influential point you're good you are good in other import former tabloid editor and talent show judge piers morgan was recruited by c.n.n. to cross the pond and take over larry king's crown so you could. have a drinking by the looks of things u.s.

media has had a change of appetite feasting on the talent and sharp tongue belonging to america's former colonial masters british t.v. culture it's much faster it's much with here it's much in many ways more scripted even literary whereas american is slower it's more predictable and all the rest of it so american t.v. executives have always looked to england for clever you know where report and people like piers morgan fit the bill you have to also write a question you ga just in syria when it comes to t.v. drama the gangs are also looking to the brits for narrative inspiration this week the u.s. debuted. remakes of two acclaimed british series where we want an m.t.v. cloned skins the story of under parenthood minors who abuse drugs and explore each other in ways that would cause heart attacks at nickelodeon some people say got a voice please all together showtime stole shameless the story of

a welfare dependent family headed by an unapologetic alcoholic seems like everything that she it was three dimensional except the carcass of the tourist mostly in real life mocking american actors can create a national gasp ricky gervais's was criticised for taking jokes way too far during the award ceremony when your host of the you can give people a little jab would you can't tear their lungs out i don't think i did wrong. a sentiment shared here where brits embrace sarcasm and political incorrectness it was funny is funny right now ok no either. that's that's crazy so while americans happily consume britain's iconic fish and chips question is infamously sharp humor be as easy to swallow. r.t. new york. now scuba diving into a mysterious underwater world is enough to give any extreme sports enthusiast

a rush in the depths of the russian winter taking experience to another level descending into dangerously freezing waters beneath a thick layer of ice over then it got to grips with the exhilarating sport. perched above the would be below it required to take the plunge. on the surface it's like a trap door to a sinister nether world but. begun by still living in russia is a popular sport but it's not something to be taken lightly. the divers are under the ice now which is around thirty centimeters thick they only sign left on the surface is this rope that's their safety line they're attached to and case they get lost on the water because there is of course only one way out and that's here the maximum depth of the dive is nine meters but the rope allows

a horizontal range of twenty could only one exit to the surface contact must not be lost to cut it off some of us know it's crucial that the rope is always kept taut like that when it's short i can pull on at once to ask them if they're ok but i see so the target wants to telling me it's all right down there that's how we communicate and what is the purpose here is it's these divers first time under ice they're taught theory to accompany three dives before getting their qualification it may not be the coral reef but that's not the point because for these divers it's all about breaking the ice. they've got a fantastic up there that unlike in new men each diver has to air regulators in case one of these is a common problem with temperatures outside well below zero and then leaks and the equipment needs to be frosting in the water is two degrees celsius with the right gear maximum dive time is forty minutes to kill what we start with thermal

underwear to take anymore as you're away from the body then a thicker thermal under jacket for the dry suit on top we were gloves to but you have to ensure the joints are watertight was the hood should cover as much space as possible or if it's too big or heads or cheeks and lips bruises or that's a little of the most chilling scenario of ice diving is when a diver loses his mouthpiece or runs out of air then it's a case of holding your breath and not letting go before then it's arctic. for later we explore the russian way of life in different cities around europe this week we get a taste from london. this is one of the most popular person stores in the capital whether you're looking for the class or any other ingredients you'll find it all here because my favorite.

although you will pay for it the good stuff approximately double the cost of they are in moscow. or. join the moscow team in just ten minutes time china is next in the business. hello welcome to our business program i'm sure. price growth is speeding up in russia presidential aide our cottage our coverage forecast inflation may top two percent in january earlier the economic development ministry said it may even conduct two point three percent compared to one point six percent last year the first deputy chairman of russia's central bank admitted that if prices keep growing at such rates this year's inflation will surpass the target of six to seven percent

and could reach double figures earlier i was joined by of getting a dog chief strategist at jones length to tell us what could be the main drivers for inflation this year i would say that in the nearest term and the first half of two thousand and eleven it's very likely that foodstuff inflation will be the major driver will rise drool over the overall inflation in russia that will be the same not only for russia as i have already told from a good many countries worldwide and this will be a great. not only monitor but for other. interest of the issue authorities because. so connectivity is to be undertaken and it's definitely very likely that we may see two double digit inflation. by the end of first water two thousand and eleven it depends. how events will be developing but it's a bit like that when you're just two three months we may return to double digit inflation closer to the end of the year it's very likely to become one digit nine

point five that's what i expect by the year two thousand and eleven you know what do you think needs to be done to curb this kind of runaway inflation do you think we'll ever see western levels here. ok before the u.s. for example is go in to push inflation higher and higher with another round of quantitative easing or you have the inflation may approach our levels but it's very likely that the russian official will not go that low as for example current u.s. inflation it's. very unlikely we will see two three percent of the news here is if we speak about russia it's more likely that here is inflation to approach double digit levels if. these are but you just have to speak the truth it's very likely that took place in a very little can be done simply because the inflation mostly comes from the. front from the shortage of food which is seen in certain segments and the expectations have already been formed the moment when they could have been has been lost

unfortunately. but look at the russian markets today they closed trading up on the day the r.t.s. in my sex for over three quarters percent. a little coil and ross enough for both up close to two percent bucking the trend was jaspar setting over three four percent. and this week the russian markets were mainly dominated by all companies it all started on monday on news that b.p. and ross therefore together develop the russian arctic cause a natural shelf that's according to director of equity sales at investment bank michael stein. the markets were exceptionally active this week triggered by monday's very substantial news in the lines between british petroleum and rosneft the new sparked a big rally in rosneft which was up three or four percent at one point among the other oil companies also benefit while likewise this week we also saw substantial progress in. government will sector tax changes and in specific the

market has been very optimistic that the government's going to cut the export duty on crude oil so those two developments underpin a lot of the buying that we saw in the market in gasp from to a lesser extent. and that's all the business news for now but you can always find watch stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business thanks for watching .

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