a lawyer of alleged russian arms dealer victor boot vows to prove his client's innocence and the illegality of his prosecution and us as his trial date is set. outrage and mass demonstrations are expected in the way its human rights groups prepare to hit the streets in protest of impending deportation of russian born legal immigrants. and tear around is resisting pressure from global political heavyweights to curb justify its atomic program as nuclear talks enter their final day in stamboul.

costing around the clock and around the world you're watching r.t. the man nicknamed the merchant of death the west will have to wait at least another eight months to find out his fate u.s. 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 supplying weapons to terrorists ortiz and 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 they got to see a glimpse of him in a very very long time and essentially what was going on inside the courtroom were 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 brutes 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 terrorist 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. and forty four year old it to boot has no chance of a fair trial in the u.s. that's according to an investigative journalist and dotty's 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 me in mar. and i doubt he's going to get a fair trial here. because of it to wayne madsen the sharing his thoughts on the complex case of russian businessman victims. protests planned in norway today against the deportation of a russian born illegal immigrant who was once named norwegian of the year but has lived in norway for almost

a decade to going public with his situation in order came for him to be deported and there's a lower emmett's reports the case has led to 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 master's 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 old flame 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 assume too. soon to. employment. 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 is still way to 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 return because he. he will probably be executed and we have. of the national negation to not returned those who 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 still her family fled in fear of the results of a business deal gone broke she's also reported to be a close relative of. defense minister of the soviet union so it's a well connected family and no sectarian 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. cool. but it looks more and more like me to have to give up. reporting quite a lot more coming up here later in the hour here's a preview from getting a taste of india seem to like its report on what's making locals say yes to the

land of the words and the land of hollywood. the british are coming on parliamentary can television is under attack from entertainment imports from the u.k. . prosecutor general has taken charge an investigation into reported gangland massacre in the south of the country to play some friday people were shot dead including six members of the same family at her house and stuff on the victims was an alleged crime lord two children survived the attack his own granddaughter into. his first attempts on the life of the reporter the boss who had a record. zions wife was killed in a previous attack investigation committee chief is on his way to the crime scene for a special team to set up to work on the case. the rainy and then

voyage to the international atomic energy agency claims tehran is ready for a nuclear fuel swap deal with most of the the time. this country's prepared to exchange its low in which to rein in the highly enriched uranium from russia a statement comes just as the latest round of talks on iran's nuclear program kicks off for a second and final day. on this we are trying to avoid a direct discussion of its atomic six well he wants guarantees the islamic state and weapons u.s. officials this. is an agreement to meet again. for. the moment. to move forward that's according to russia's foreign minister. frankly speaking not much has changed russia the united states germany great

britain france and china really need to put their heads together in order to move the situation of the current deadlock iran still hasn't officially replied to the international atomic energy agency's proposal to enrich uranium abroad and supply iran with nuclear fuel for its peaceful nuclear reactors providing international control over the entire process instead says that it will continue developing its nuclear program despite anything even possible attacks on its nuclear facilities. even if the right cleared and there's any technology nobody can really get this right. no compromise. at any price. meanwhile be a leaders to force sanctions is still in force there are severe limitations on the sea of arms to iran travel bans and asset freezes for some of the members of the iranian revolutionary guards planes and ships coming in leaving iran or check for

banned call to go and countries or even accepting investment from iran into very nuclear programs and nuclear facilities will go. to russia's foreign minister so for up to this point this set of sanctions has proven to be effective and another thing that the nations need to talk about is other ways other diplomatic ways to influence the situation is also stressed that as soon as the he 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 for all but unfortunately at the moment it's way too soon to talk about that. to afghanistan where locals say americans could learn a thing or two from india even though as much indian money is flowing into the country afghans claim they are more concerned about making the everyday lives of

local people better. 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. 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. in your drivel i want i can find lots of african speak my language there indian c.d.'s or indian books and all languages are very similar and india's role particularly in the medical and construction industries here hasn't gone and recognised 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 they're working in afghanistan on basic things like dance training in other things but and their kind doesn't they are through the winner of this type of work or start a project in against their completing their 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 you on the afghans who are you my experience is just better it implementing projects then the united states us projects often suffer from and bad planning. india is clearly

held in high regard here 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 their costly afghanistan strategy policy r t kabul. or international news in brief for you know where they should be called about the areas called for national reconciliation the speaker says pertaining to the other also. the teams of those clifton you know the former dictator was deposed and five years ago. uprising of wednesday he was briefly detained in charge of corruption and president and other that crimes during his rule on his return has drawn criticism from the u.s. and many european states who say it is only deepens political uncertainty in haiti . u.s. congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head two weeks ago has been

removed from arizona to a special treatment center in texas doctors say the transfer went well it was good food smiled when she heard applause which is police have installed extra security measures at the facility part of the culprits that specializes in treating traumatic brain injuries congresswoman short and this month a gunman opened fire at a constituency and killing six. tunisia's prime minister has said he will stand down and quit politics altogether to fresh elections proposition we're going to as promised to hold hold within six months. set a date. continued since the foregrounds to present. to museums and people key figures from the previous regime positions of at least seventy eight people have been killed since a wave of protests began last december. it's the biggest british a cultural invasion of the us since the beatles this time the brits are bombarding

their way on to american t.v. networks u.k. talent and program imports how to avoid parties were important as well. 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 and you. oh nooo it into english and when the americans turn on their t.v.'s. it's as though and has come to them with british funnyman 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 if you could. 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 windier 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 we're reporting and people like piers morgan fit the bill you have to also write

a question you georgia distance era when it comes to t.v. drama the gangs are also looking to the brits for a narrative inspiration this week the u.s. debuted remakes of two acclaimed british series. 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 altogether showtime stole shameless the story of a welfare dependent family headed by in an apologetic alcoholic seems like everything which it was three dimensional. except the characters in the tourist must be good 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 you can give people a little jab when you can't get in and tear their lungs out i don't think i did

wrong. a sentiment shared here where brits embrace sarcasm and political incorrectness for me it is funny about how can you know either. it's the outskirts so while americans happily consume britain's iconic fish n chips question is will infamously sharp humor be as easy to swallow. r.t. new york. well you can get the latest on everything we're covering here on our to our website that's our team top called let's have a quick look now at what's online right now so instead of prayers find out why we're all twenty seven member countries boycotted is on the question because it will be ration for his fourth term as president of the loose. a mystery surrounding a blast from the past deceased a colombian drug lord probably wishing that up in years the residents of the cranium city all call but just who paid for it all that it altie dot com which i

don't own a cheap one. is the. scuba diving into a mysterious underwater world is enough to give any extreme sports enthusiast a rush but in the depths of the russian winter some are taking experience to another level descending into dangerously freezing waters beneath a thick layer of ice on the bennett's got to grips with the exhilarating sport. perched above the unknown with the icy depths below it requires guts to take the plunge. on the surface it's

like a trap door to a sinister nether world but from below it's beguiling ice diving 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 in 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 with only one exit surface contact must not be lost. you know some of us know it's crucial that the rope is always kept taught when it's taught i can pull on it wants to ask them if they're ok see the target wants to telling me it's all right down there that's how we communicate that this is 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. it clearly a fantastic i feel like a new men each diver has to air regulators in case one freezes a common problem with temperatures outside well below zero and then leaks and the equipment needs defrosting in the water is two degrees celsius with the right gear maximum dive time is forty minutes. we start with thermal underwear to take anymore if you're away from the body then a thicker thermal under jackers before the dry suit on top we were gloves to but you have to ensure the joints are watertight the hood should cover as much space as possible if it's too big for your head cheeks and lips freeze. the most chilling scenario of ice diving is when a dive illusions his mouthpiece all runs out of air then it's

a case of holding your breath and not letting go. either bennett's r.t. . says now that later we explore the russian way of life in different cities around europe and in london it's got a certain thing about it. personal finance charge to inches a quest london was built over ten years ago founded using private money it's an important place for many russians here in the capital not just as a place of worship but where ex-pats can meet others and be part of a close knit community. to control the moscow team in ten minutes time koreans had their first letters

persons. hello and welcome to business good to have you with us price growth is speeding up in russia presidential later carried by college forecasts inflation may top two percent in january and earlier the economic development ministry said it made him climb to 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 a great this year's inflation will surpass that target six to seven percent and could reach double digits again i don't strategist at jones langley says food sales are one area russia could have trouble keeping prices down. i would say that if we're speaking about foodstuffs inflation for the most part it's predetermines carbon here at the moment which it might have been told it's already lost because we have no harvests over the next harvest used to arrive. here so we have to wait

unfortunately it's a major mean currently because we can't increase our supply when we try to import what we are not lonely on the world wide markets trying to increase import food into local economy and so they will be competing with other players which will be trying to increase local supply may be successful maybe although it's a question so far i haven't heard of any measures adopted for that and without an increase of supply i doubt there is a significant change just of foodstuff inflation. oil prices could hit a record two hundred dollars per barrel in the next decade that's according to jim rogers who co-founded the quantum fun together with george soros the investor said this shop would be driven by a fast growing demand from asia to date black gold was at its highest in mid two thousand and eight top one hundred thirty five dollars a barrel another reason for oil prices going that high is the shortage of no reserves that are declining each year. and this is how the russian markets ended

the week as opposed to half a percent on friday look for that well snap gained nearly two percent bucking the trend. point seven percent. this week the russian markets were mainly dominated by oil companies michael stein director of equity sales to create a investment bank explains what sparked the rally the new sparked a big rally in rosneft which was up three or four percent at one point on monday the other oil companies also benefited likewise this week we also saw substantial progress on. 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 gas from to a lesser extent rosneft. russian businessman alexander lebedev could sell his stake

in air flight to buy forty four tupolev jets for his red wings airline that bedevil on the third of the country's flagship carrier has said that red wings will only use russian made aircrafts a low cost carrier currently has eighty two perhaps in operation early at the week in the week it was announced that virgin owner richard branson is in talks to buy the red wings. and that's all i have for you this hour but you can always find most stories on our website at the dot com slash business watch.

repairing a broken. highway construction and humanitarian aid. buses shady official and small get the spoils of war and it's the people who pay the price. for cheering he is no longer just down to drug trafficking. afghanistan. closer to being to the stranger to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times . now while he goes to the center of russian defense production.

with christianity and shamanism existed side by side for centuries. people in remote villages a cut off from the basics we take for granted the completely and republic russia close up on r.t. . little beasts and which brightened. soon from finest impressions.