sealing the deal with the twenty eighteen world cup in the bag all that's left is for russian officials and feet to work out the game plan. i'll bring you all of the latest reaction from st petersburg at the ceremony of those world cup finals to russia is taking place. in the recap of the week's top stories political crash poland plans to restage the flight to build its president and ninety five years this comes off to russian republic blank planetariums something where soldiers move from except. from it karzai makes an official visit to moscow first by an afghan leader in decades trade and drug problem dominated talks with president again if we both sides committing to supporting each other. the lawyer of alleged

russian arms to the vic to boot is on a mission to prove his client's extradition to the us was illegal he claims the businessman is known to the so-called merchant of death but the victim of a propaganda war. from moscow you know watching autumn's weekly news you welcome to the program but first to russia has already talked to the right to host the twenty one thousand world cup safely into the net now it's time to do some strategic planning with fifa its president sepp blatter is in st petersburg to put pen to paper officially policy one of the world's greatest sporting events to the country. is in the capital for us. you have to look back to that night couple of months ago when they were handed the right to host these told him and in twenty eighteen it was a really tightly run thing it went right down to the wire

a real roller coaster ride the bidding process looked like the moment is going to be england we're going to get into a very strong bits from spain and portugal as well as another one from from the netherlands and belgium and impassioned speech by the russian delegation to feet at the last minute really it seemed to have won them over won them over two hundred that right to rush to host these finals now it's very much in the black agenda is to have this come to these this tournament come to russia he's been looking really at his legacy while he's been president he would go down as the first president to take the totem into south africa to africa when he was in south africa last year is also heading to brazil next then russia the first time ever in eastern europe and then off to the middle east in qatar the hard work is now underway the the celebrations of after today after this official ceremony in the rubberstamp goes on to say that russia will host the tournament the hard work definitely begins then a must needs to be done in the country to make sure that they're ready to welcome the

thousands of fans as well as the teams to play in this tournament in seven years time russia has some great stadiums looking at luzhniki in moscow which hosted the champions league final a couple years back also great stadiums being built here in st petersburg zennie same piece they're getting a brand new home as well as the state team building sort of other cities around the country they have to get the stadiums ready a lot of the went down to potential potential about you and what she could bring to the world stage and put on this tournament now there's a lot of high speed rail links have been promised they have to be built hotels all of this has to be done we're looking at a very very large country the biggest country in the world of course russia. and to put this tournament on and make sure that fans can get on can get around the country. and make sure they. get in to get see the games and see what the code here for which is the football not the story being nice ational problems for sure be thinking long and hard about this seventy is not

a great amount of time really in order to build the amount that needs doing but that work certainly getting underway right now. on the news now poland is planning to recreate the flight the next the death of its president and russia's southwest last april reconstruction is to follow up on the findings of the official crash report cited pilot error among the main causes. explains why the polish side has so far refused to fully accept its conclusions. polish prime minister donald tusk attempting to calm and 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. it's convenient to blame the pilot under pressure for others it'll be convenient the russians but it won't be the whole truth the organization that seeks the truth must be influenced by forces in poland that wanted to be. 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. in light of what we know today. there wasn't necessarily a new pressure they were radically misled. and this was a cause of the accident relations to. the fault is on the russian. 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 sure fire way to run 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 commissioned for instance for not publishing including this report in the stands or transcript of conversations off air controllers with the plane on the commission

has now that this transcript on its website as if post-fact recognizing the address the sooner 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 this millions tragedy would be almost like admitting it could have been prevented and you up for good or for that it is hard for post to handle a difficult truth and this is a difficult truth vehicles. in these rules which help us to shoot some responsibility away from us and the situation the pressures clear the drive to keep

politics from interfering with improving relations between moscow and more saw a mounting domestic agenda makes that a tough task regardless of who is to blame the share 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 a slight chance to be respected for the polish opposition however the promise of potential political leverage could turn out to be a lot more tempting. cashman as our r.t. moscow but that's about all coming up here later in the program has a quick preview she was voted the region of the what is now being deployed to find out why this is ending suspicions about human rights groups in the streets and protest. americans are trading dollars for the chinese yuan the report on this newfound love for the cards and why financial experts say it's going to be a long lasting relationship. russia

is set to support afghanistan off to western forces begin withdrawing from the war torn country in three years' time because it would be i've made the pledge after talks with his afghan counterpart when it comes and must go into leaders also place the battle against the illegal drug trade among their top priorities and he said no way is more. 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 and the. 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 us operations very closely from

a far more 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 really if we develop its institutional capacity but also by way of trade by way of investment by interaction between our businesses which is very strong the two countries signed a trade and business cooperation deal over the past few years russian afghan trade turnover has increased more than four fold and is now half a billion u.s. dollars the president got as 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 four to 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 again and. hope that maybe they could. able to stop the influx of drugs common in russia. americans. let's. say it clearly has failed in fighting extremism and again it's done so now of course russian officials have to deal with the problem of talking directly to the leaders organise them with the two main threats coming out of afghanistan drugs and terrorism 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. he spoke exclusively to the afghan presence during his first official

visit to russia about couples mounting problems at schools role in solving them giving you the full interview with credit cards i'm just under twenty minutes time . to boots 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 shuttle for september found guilty brut faces a minimum of twenty five years in prison the russian government believes his extradition to the u.s. from thailand was politically motivated to sit in the reports. i want to borrow for every twelve people around. here of course. and only on the other eleven. that's hollywood's take on forty four year old russian cargo dealing businessman victor boot but in real life is he really the merchant of death or the lord of new

york or simply a 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 right he's in custody it's a great feeling presumption of innocence out the window all these nicknames exist for one man. 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 been 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 lute 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 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 booth's case technically remains in thailand according to russian lawyers his case to this moment remains in a tight cord with your well being there was no official decision of an extradition meanwhile an international arms trafficker by america picture is in solitary confinement in the cotton prison his wife was held at the airport for almost three hours upon her arrival to the big apple the first glimpse of viktor 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 home as the case against it was probably because what happened to him a kidnapping yeah. i can accept the possibility that victor boot might have some information that might be of. interest 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 file motions questioning how and why the man was brought to the us as well as whether or not recordings used against picture were obtained in accordance with the thai law picture booth stands confident that he is the victim of a propaganda war launched in america says innocence the defense team now has forty five days to present for motions to the judge the i'm awful most i'll be extradition of big trouble 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. on the way a nuclear talks end in stone mates. latest round. of progress have yielded no breakthrough to think progress toward a. demonstrator took to the streets of norway on saturday protesting against the deportation of illegal immigrants. was once named yes president in the country for almost a decade but failed in a bid for asylum despite huge support among 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 money 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 ever going. 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 their way they have all papers passports permissions they need but their father he was no that's at the. when he. came to seek asylum so we're here to protest that they're split in congress to get rid of a one more immigrant they're demanding better rights and they see emily as their poster girl born muddiness in north a settler her family fled when she was twelve they were denied asylum in norway but stayed anyway over the years emily learned to speak fluent norwegian and to most his degree and a job offer but the government insists she's illegal and must go. i know i said that could happen within days it doesn't louche very optimistic at the moment but. there's still a chance that the immigration authorities might rethink the case because.

they've also sending new information to them all the time. that's happened. several times each day. it's not if they don't do anything there might be a court hearing on monday or tuesday but. under the precondition that she's leaving the country but whatever happens to emily her mark has been made these people are mobilized invalid to protect all those without papers in norway 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 although the influence they enjoy looks limited with her deportation almost. nowhere and it's odd to see.

some of the day's other international news in brief now official say at least fifty two people have been killed after a bus collided with oil tank with west. and others were injured in the accident. the bus carrying fifty passengers lost control and crashed into a state street fighter authorities are working to recover the victims the. pressure is mounting on to using as interim prime minister to step down immediately as anti-government protests rage on in the country's capital tunis. truly ready to quit after question actions held the transitional government's promise to hold a vote within six months past tense i think date. well there's a month of uprising that ousted president and cindy eight people killed in the last . irish prime minister brown telling his bowing to pressure from your

ventures and party and staring you down as a cheerleader carrying remain in office until part of introductions in the notch which he announced just days ago many an audience of blame the pm from this handing the economic crisis have forced dublin to seek a humiliating multi billion euro bailout last minute shit test will be held on wednesday. in mexico ten suspected drug cartel members have been killed on the border with texas military patrol discovered a camp of a man who opened fire police seized weaponry including rifles and grenade launchers drug related is claimed many twenty eight thousand since it opened 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 he used a foreign policy chief baroness ashton says iran isn't cooperating enough and will remain on the un sanctions and further talks are planned around here agreement must

include its right to enrich uranium but he still purposes they remain international concerns it's trying to develop a nuclear weapon the charge the country denies russia's deputy foreign minister sergei would call for says while they do wasn't reached the negotiations were to terms with fadia. i would not agree that these talks for you 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 that i'm squarely disappointed would be you know we're statement my hope is that after the stumble round. the ring in part he will consider in a very serious man. these eight years and specific proposals that have been put forward as russia says as i believe many in the world.

equally. share this view there is no other way there is no alternative to the negotiations and in gauge meant effort everything else is you know. at deadlock we need to continuously further negotiations effort this is what russia intends to do in the period after eastern. i was russia's deputy foreign minister said again that cough. now the chinese president hu jintao is just wrapped up a four day visit to the united states he's meeting with president barack obama for the opening of trade between the bank of china and american investors as the chinese yuan continues to strengthen against the dollar more americans seem to be turning to foreign money for security what's he's been reporting on as well. here 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 stayed on lenders has on locked up 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 won a currency bet 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 to day 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 in the world's largest exporter currently coasting with an 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 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's a dong you find surprising that americans are swapping dollars for american currency chinese currency what isn't surprising because that's what all of the papers are trying to talk to take over and doing so well. if 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 u. one does have its risks us private consumer takes one side of the bet the bank of china takes us out of the bet fair the only thing is the bank of china makes a decision on how valuable 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 merino point nine r.t. . former british prime minister tony blair faced the country's iraq war inquiry for a second time on friday to explain his reasons for the military conflict said he stood shoulder to shoulder with the usa with decision to go to war but admitted he would granted the loss of life they stick it in journalist chris saying says documents about britain's involvement in the conflict only own says. i think to

some extent the documents that are being published all the time now are giving us a picture we can always see documents more and more that say that in late two thousand and one after september the eleventh in early two thousand and two blair was looking for regime change was backing to looking to back the americans over regime change i think it's pretty conclusive that's why we went to war it is the documents of the telling the story rather than mr blair especially as blair seemed rather less sure of his case towards the end he was questioned about the detail of you know why he thought that saddam wasn't complying and he talked about the inspectors not being able to have free interviews with the scientists in their act one of the panel members pointed out that hans blix was saying towards the end that actually they were getting a lot of cooperation on that so blair changed task and said well we didn't actually see a genuine change of heart from saddam but then he he he rather fudged that he said you know we can't be exactly sure whether it would have changed and you know there must be a case for saying he wouldn't change he seemed entirely sort of half hearted towards

the end about what was essentially his main case that his judgment call that saddam wouldn't change was the final justification for the war. rescue to that journalist chris saves that well don't forget to log onto our web site at r.t. dot com weather always more stories or that says for you this and what's online right now it could be the coolest exhibition eleven visit showcase of ice sculptures and race and best piece of russian culture a fairy tale tardis move treasures one in moscow. and you call them up by checking out the hottest head down by scientists galaxy as temperatures estimated three thousand two hundred degrees celsius belong to r.t. dot com to find out. the.

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