lol. sealing the deal with the twenty eighteen world cup in the bag all that's left is for russian officials and. the game plan. to bring you. a. recap of the week's top stories political crash plans to restage the flight that killed its president and ninety five others this comes after a russian report blamed pilot error and something does not fully accept. credit cards i makes an official visit to moscow the first one afghan leader in decades drug trafficking and trade dominated talks with. both sides committing to supporting each other. the alleged russian arms today to boot

on a mission to prove his client's extradition to the us was illegal. and this is members not to mention the victim of a propaganda war. we're watching our weekly news review welcome to the program but first to russia has already touched the right to host the twenty eighteen world cup safely in the net but now it's time to do some strategic planning with fee for its president sepp blatter is in st petersburg to put pen to paper officially passing one of the world's greatest sporting events to the country with all of the gold in capital. this is the first time russia has to host the world cup as it fully realize what an opportunity it's been given but i think it's starting to sink in slowly kerry we have to cast your minds back to that night

a couple of months ago. to decide. to post these soldiers told it in twenty eight. you know it looked almost for a while like it was going to be england there was also strong base from spain and portugal belgium and the netherlands as well and really couldn't use anybody's game right down to the moment when it was handed over to russia you know. deep the whole bidding process bush put forth a very strong. they said. and a very impassioned speech to the fisa delegates in syria just before and they put forth what they want to do really wanting to continue what has been said. mission always been the president to continue making it a world game and make it truly a world cup mr blatter will go down as the first fifth president to take the world cup two to africa was played south africa last year it's going to brazil next that's the first time the first time it's going to be held in eastern europe and then the tone of an afterlife looks like it's heading off to doha so it's just a type of party so it's. i mean it's really the continuation of what was the plot

is put forward as what he wants to have as his legacy for. this time of the president and russia hosting it i think it's starting to sink in a lot of work to do yet though before they get ready to host the tournament so what remains to be done to make sure russia hosts. well russia has some very very top quality stadiums looking at luzhniki in moscow is a new stadium being built and being built right here in st petersburg of the new old st petersburg there's also new stadiums that are going to be built in sochi as well as other cities around the country but one thing that was very important and it was a big part of the of the bidding process that was put forward by the russian delegation they said that give us the tournament and they will make all the stuff they've put a lot of promises out there to build high speed rail networks make new airports to build new roads order to make sure that fans can get around the country and get city says get to the state these stadiums where they get much going to play now we

have to realize we're talking about a massive country here in russia and. the areas where he said these matches will be held quite spread out so it's a real the just tickle nightmare i think this will be something that will be being discussed as the the two sides meet the russian f.a. the fief the delegation arrived here at the moment for the signing process they'll be talking already about how they're going to be able to carry out this tournament this on paper seems like could be a great tournament russia put a lot of faith into their bid really really hopeful that they can pull this off if they can should be a marvelous told and. down the line playing from the n.h.l. so russia winning the competition. very very soon to stay. and it's a very good idea that you could say one of the places they could play and not sort of an in seven years' time could be about ten years old right now so maybe set a tone watching on t.v. at this moment you never know they could be playing told well it was it was mentioned by the face of president he did think that russia was developing really

as a as a footballing nation on the international stage of course and the european championships a couple of years ago russia really one hundred three body they were the neutrals favorite they were the darlings of the children if you will eventually finishing fourteen of course didn't qualify for the last world cup in two thousand and ten but. mr blatter house said. there is a future for russia and perhaps you know you never know stranger things have happened kerry you could say or if you were. you never know chaotically thought of reporting from said petersburg thank you. poland is planning to recreate the flights that led to the death of its president in russia's southwest last april experiment is to follow up on the findings of the official crash report that cited pilot error on the main courses parties cut explains why the polish side has so far refused to fully accept its conclusions. with polish prime minister

donald tusk attempting to calm an increasingly angry parliament this week polish government wants the truth to be complete and we realize that it will be inconvenient for many there is a complex number of causes for the crash it's convenient for some to blame the pilots that are under pressure for others it will be convenient to blame the russians but it won't be the whole truth the organization that seeks the truth mustn't be influenced by forces in poland that wanted to be convenient for them but opposition leaders don't seem to be heeding the call intent and avoiding full responsibility for april's plane crash there flooding the polish media with conspiracy theories and enraged accusations. that in light of what we know today about the crew of the plane there wasn't necessarily a new pressure they were radically misled and not warrant and this was a cause of the accident in relations to cause the fault is on the russian side.

but is this grief talking or shrewd political ambition with a parliamentary election not far off it suggested that claiming the interstate aviation committee's report was biased and incomplete is a surefire way to win voters but even those who accept the findings have issues with the way that they were presented polling has been very critical of the report i'll be interested commission for instance for not publishing including its in this report in the stands or transcript of conversations off air controllers with the plane the commission has now post that transcript on its website as if post-fact recognizing that this have addressed the issue sooner for the polish people it's a painful subject especially as it brings back some uncomfortable memories about the flights of high level officials. in august two thousand and eight a presidential air crew threatened with the sack after refusing to land citing bad weather conditions there's also a question of insufficient training raised after

a crash also in two thousand and eight which killed a number of polish military personnel that's why some feel that accepting full responsibility for the smolensk tragedy would be almost like admitting it could have been prevented and you were up for good it is hard for post to handle a difficult truth and this is a difficult truth we have calls. in these rules which help us to shift some responsibility away from the situation the pressures clear the drive to keep politics from interfering with improving relations between moscow and warsaw while a mounting domestic agenda makes that a tough task regardless of who is to blame the sheer magnitude of this crash and the human tragedy of it are undeniable that's why officials both in russia and poland have called for the memories of those who lost lives and smile and to be respected for the polish opposition however the promise of potential political leverage could turn out to be a lot more tempting kashrut as are the r.t.

moscow there's a lot more coming up few dates in the program here's a quick preview she was voted norwegian of yeah but is now being deported find out why this is a pending expulsion is not human rights groups hitting the streets in protest. of americans or trading dollars for the chinese and one new report on this new found love for the currency and one financial expert saying it's going to be a long lasting relationship. to support afghanistan off the western forces begin withdrawing from the war torn country in three years time because of the pledge after talks with his afghan counterpart had kausar in moscow two leaders also placed the battle against the illegal drug trade among their top priorities ortiz. on the first official visit of an afghan leader to moscow in two decades russia promises to lend a hand after western forces leave the war torn country. russia would like to see

afghanistan as an independent and prosperous state with an effective government that's able to provide the development of afghanistan for decades to come. u.s. led coalition forces have been in the country since two thousand and one and are planning to withdraw combat forces in three years leaving afghanistan on its own russia has been watching u.s. operations very closely from a far while providing necessary transit routes for supplies and plan to continue support once the pullout is complete there is both the ability to russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. not only in the manner of russia helping afghanistan rebuild itself and re re develop its institutional capacity but also by way of trade biography investment by

interaction between your business which is very strong but you countries signed a trade in business cooperation deal over the past few years russian afghan trade turnover has increased more than four fold and it's now half a billion u.s. dollars president carter's i mentioned that his country's developing economic relationship with the united states but that the relationship with russia is developing at a larger scale again we should come back to a history more than one hundred forty enterprises were built by the soviet union driven karzai agreed to prioritize the fight against narcotics since russia bears the brunt of afghanistan's vast drugs production industry russia hoped that international forces could crush extremism in afghanistan and russian officials hope that maybe they could be able to stop the influx of drugs come in and russia but now we see that americans and their european allies let's. say it clearly has

failed in fighting extremism in afghanistan so now of course russian officials have to deal the problem talking directly to the leaders of the two main threats coming out of afghanistan drugs and. arizonan no one feels that hit closer to home more than russia was pledging to help develop support for the war torn country without ever having a russian soldier stepped foot on afghan soil and he's now a r.t. moscow. spoke exclusively to the afghan president during his first official visit to russia about the cobbles mounting problems and moscow's role in solving them we'll be bringing you the full interview with her because i just under twenty minutes. to boots the defense team says they're ready to challenge a u.s. government move to prosecute the alleged russian arms dealer he's being held in new york pending trial on terrorism charges now shaved off for september if found guilty boot faces a minimum of twenty five years in prison russian government believes his

extradition to the u.s. from thailand was politically motivated and essential cannibals. want to borrow for every twelve people around. here of course. i don't want any other eleven. that's hollywood's take on forty four year old russian cargo dealing business men victor boot but in real life is he really the merchant of death or the lord of more or simply the victim of propaganda u.s. prosecutors are not thinking twice about which label to pick the so-called merchant of death is now a federal inmate the american media months ahead of trial also have their mind made up this is the lord of war. the merchant of death all right and you've got him in your hands when he's in custody it's a great feeling with presumption of innocence out the window all these nicknames exist for one man. who has not committed any criminal activity and has not been

found guilty neither in the us nor in any other country in america however he faces four charges. one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the far the united states has been eager to lay hands on for almost a decade there is no osama bin ladin no al qaida no problems in afghanistan no problems in iraq there is only victor boot the evil man upon the request of u.s. officials victor boot was arrested in thailand in two thousand and eight after two years of fighting for freedom in a thai court and found not guilty twice who was snatched up by american officials and taken to the u.s. with sirens and an airplane in the middle of the night building all the hype of a hollywood blockbuster but curiously boots case technically remains in thailand

according to boots tie and russian lawyers his case to this moment remains in a thai court meaning there was no official decision of an extradition meanwhile dubbed an international arms trafficker by america if your boot is in solitary confinement in a manhattan prison his wife who was held at the airport for almost three hours upon her arrival to the big apple got the first glimpse of viktor at friday's technical hearings i don't think he's in the best state i'm worried about his health both physical and mental the family believes the case against it was fabricated and calls what happened to him by kidnapping the sky i can accept the possibility that victor boot might have some information that might be of. interests to someone but why is it that other countries don't just think to themselves that there is someone who has some interesting information and why don't those governments just drag those people onto their territory defense team set to file motions questioning how

and why the man was brought to the us as well as whether or not the recordings used against picture were obtained in accordance with the thai law picture but stands confident that he is the victim of a propaganda war launched in america and maintains his innocence the defense team now has forty five days to present for motions to judge him awfulness of the extradition of a tribute to the united states is one of the key elements among them a trial date for now has been set for september twelfth if found guilty by the u.s. federal court victor boot could face up to a life sentence behind bars and if they see a circular party here. on the way nothing but nuclear stalemate on the latest round national talks on iran's atomic program has ended they need to please and the peace . demonstrators took to the streets of norway on saturday protesting against the deportation of a russian born illegal immigrant. who was once named norwegian of the year has

lived in the country for almost a decade but failed in her bid for asylum despite huge support among the locals it seems she's losing the battle to stay in the place she calls home reports from. the clock is ticking for many as her supporters gather in central oslo for what may be the last time to protest her deportation from the country she's learnt to call home as things stand i merely could be sent to russia within days leaving behind her friends the land she grew up in but this is no longer just about maria with her book illegal norwegian and her activism she's managed to draw attention to the plight of all people struggling to stay in norway those without papers have no access to work education or health care and can't even get married before money i mean leave very few talked about it but they are now irish of their own have the possibility to have to have the same rights now i think. this movement in

support of or her specific case. can develop into a movement supporting all the people in her situation it's a cause that unites different groups from organizations that campaigned specifically for illegal immigrants and asylum seekers to renowned human rights groups like amnesty everyone here has a story to tell and this family and their friends are no exception we are here today with a mother and two children who has a legal say in the way they have old papers passports permissions they need but their father he was not accepted. when he. came to seek asylum so we are here to protest that their split in family has to get through a one more immigrant they're demanding better rights and they see emily as their poster girl born muddiness salam of in north

a settler her family fled when she was twelve they were denied asylum in norway but stayed anyway over the years and really learn to speak fluent norwegian demosthenes degree and a job offer but the government insists she's illegal and mom. to go her lawyer says that could happen within days it doesn't lucia very optimistic at the moment. there is still. the immigration authorities might rethink the case because. they're possibly sending new information to them all the time. that's happened. several times each day. and there might be a quarter truth. under the precondition leaving the country but whatever happens to mark has been made these people are mobilized in value to protect all those without papers in no way which could be as many as twenty thousand out of

a total population of only five million media i believe has succeeded in highlighting the plight of asylum seekers in norway they were previously seen as a group with little to offer and no resources to protect themselves but amélie has a huge number of friends and the ninety thousand members of her facebook page a testament to the level of support she enjoys mobile though the influence they enjoy looks limited with her deportation almost just. see. some of the day's other international news in brief. official say at least thirty two people have been killed or bus collided with just. fifty passengers lost control and crashed. into a couple of victims. calls. for.

prime minister to step down immediately as antigovernment protests. to quit fresh elections and the transitional government promise to hold a vote within six months speaks to. political chaos for those among the uprising that ousted president ben ali seventy eight people were killed in the all rest. arash prime minister brian cowen is bowing to pressure from within his own party and stepping down its leader a caring that will remain in office until parliament should actually march which he announced just days ago and you are in the plane the pm for mishandling the economic crisis that forced dublin to seek a humiliating multi billion euro bailout late last year former foreign minister finance minister being tipped as potential replacements leadership contest will be held on wednesday. in mexico ten suspected drug

cartel members have been killed on the border with texas a military patrol discovered a camp of men who opened fire on police seized the weaponry including rifles and grenade launchers drug related violence has claimed barely twenty eight thousand barrels since the government crackdown in two thousand and six. world powers involved in the latest talks with iran over its nuclear program saying they're disappointed with the outcome news foreign policy chief says iran isn't cooperating enough and will remain on the u.n. sanctions no further talks are planned to reality says a new agreement must include its right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes remain international concerns it's trying to develop a nuclear weapon a charge the country denies his deputy foreign minister sergei cough scenes why do you want reached the negotiations went a total failure. i wouldn't be storks i think it was an important

opportunity that was used by both parties to move. forward i would say i'm encouraged by the outcome but to put it but i'm squarely disappointed would be you know we're statement my hope is that. after the stumble around. the ring in part he will consider in a very serious manner. is eighty years specific proposals that have been put forward as a rush says as i believe many in the world. equally . share this view that there is no other way there is no alternative to be negotiations and then gauge when the effort everything else is you know. deadlock we need to continuously further negotiations effort this is what russia intends to do in the period after eastern. chinese president

hu jintao is just wrapped up a four day visit to the united states he's meeting with president obama for the opening of trade between the bank of china and american investors the chinese yuan continues to strengthen against the dollar more americans seem to be turning to foreign money for security. new york city's chinatown is a go to for many things authentic meals designer knockoffs manicures massages and now money the bank of china one of the country's main state owned lenders has unlocked a particular door to u.s. citizens american customers are now allowed to come to this bank and open up an account trading their u.s. dollars for the chinese we want a currency that some experts believe is worth making a currency exchange of up to twenty thousand dollars per year and while plenty of

u.s. banks try to entice new customers with special offers the bank of china might be offering something irresistible today growth experts say china's currency is likely to go up as the country remains a manufacturing powerhouse the chinese have been saving and over thirty five percent of their income in the united states we've been saving and investing two percent of our income we've been borrowing in consuming they've been saving and investing the world's largest export are currently coasting with the new enormous trade and budget surplus while the us is hardly treading way down by a crushing fourteen trillion dollars national debt so are americans ready to give benjamin franklin the push us dollar. for me they're evil and we're interested in investing in anything you think well how come not the u.s. dollar. bill goldman sachs already owns that and instead embrace now zedong

you find surprising that americans are swapping dollars for you know american currency chinese currency you know what is in the price because it puts all of the papers out trying to get your take over and is doing so well blah blah blah. it's holding china's money becomes as trendy as holding the i pods it manufactures economist max wolf says the yuan may eventually become a force. to be reckoned with if wealthy people around the world or in the us begin to hold their money in chinese currency renminbi gwan and they associate it with wealth and they associate with a good investment it legitimizes and jacks up the usage in the acceptance of the chinese currency. as with any gamble banking on the you won does have its risks us private consumer takes one side of the bet the bank of china takes the bet fair the only thing is the bank of china makes a decision on how valuable do you want this. so as more americans flock to china town some may be looking to satisfy an appetite for session one pork or peking duck

others possibly seeking economic security in a foreign currency marina port nine r.t. new york. well later laurie hofner star varying york resident asked people whether the u.s. should be more aware of china's growing might if there's any real winner in the economic battle between east and west. maybe doing more of what the times called for right now. but also maybe it's maybe it's their time maybe it's their turn and is that ok with you yeah when donald trump runs for president i heard him last night he's going to charge china for that comes in here twenty five percent surcharge and we're going to pay our jet off with a surcharge so we need a whole new kind of mileage out of business we don't need a politician. yes a you can see the full resident in an hour's time here not. by the back of the

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