amount of clothes. made in the leela part of the movie the radisson ship it was promised. russia puts the finishing touches on its winning twenty eight hundred twelve cup bid as local officials and the first seal the deal with a northern capital. property you all the latest from st petersburg with the ceremonies underway. the twenty eighth the world cup finals. and now a recap of the week's top stories the plane crash that killed the polish president or ninety five others restaged to very far the official findings of russia's accident report or seoul does not fully accept that there was to blame. moscow welcomes hamad karzai and bounced help afghanistan to western forces pull out trade and the drug problem with key areas in the first visit in decades.

new york gives it to boot eight months to prove his innocence but the noise of the alleged russian arms dealer says he will show the illegality of his contract tradition to the u.s. . you're watching our weekly news review but first to russia has already talked to the right to host a twenty eighteen world cup safely into the net and now it's time to do some strategic planning with the for its president sepp blatter is in st petersburg officially passing one of the world's greatest sporting events to the country well arty's peter all of her is in the north pole for us. this is the first time russia is to host the world cup so is confident moscow can handle everything on its. well it seems that way there in town sepp blatter and as well as some other delegates from faith that ceremony to officially over the rights to host the tournament in

twenty eighteen's currently underway not too far from where i'm stood in this one key st petersburg hotel now earlier today early on sunday. after the free the president met with russian prime minister vladimir putin to discuss strategy and tactics about how they would host this tournament and plan to be able to put on this tall and in seven years time now prime minister putin said that the experience that russia has gained from the hosting the. winter olympics in a couple of years' time planning for that which will in pics in sochi that will be . good help for them to make sure that they can put on this tournament and put on the best kind a tournament possible. but we would like to use the experience we've already gained in preparing for the start you winter olympics in twenty fourteen we've been working closely together with the international olympic committee on this and we've build up

a very constructive business relationship with them i would like to ask you two point specialists from fefe to come and work here together with us to be present from the very first day of our common enterprise and take part in the entire process of preparing for the twenty. fifth of president has made it the main statement of his his reign as president to try and bring football to his many different parts of the world is possible because he brought the first ever world cup to africa that was held last year heading to brazil next for the first time that great footballing nation then off to russia the first time will be held in eastern europe before the world cup goes to the middle east now he's been trying to get the world cup put in place all over the world to try and bring together the global community is hoping to do that in russia and he seems confident from what he's seen from talking to the russian prime minister and from talking to the real. in football association that they are going to be able to put on this tournament. i'm very pleased the russian government is playing

a direct rule in organizing the world cup i can assure you that we will work together very closely on this joint venture people will provide support but the lion's share of responsibility rests on russia i'm certain that the world cup will be held at the highest possible level and will turn into a truly magnificent event. be ready to host. kerry really there is a lot of work to do that the celebrations today this official so but after that the really hard work gets underway russia has to build an awful lot of stadiums not just build them some of them need some of the current stadiums they are desperately in need of refit to make sure that they are in the best possible condition in order to welcome the teams from all over the world as well as the thousands of those thousands of fans coming to the biggest country in the world for this tournament they're going to need to be able to get around the country in the best possible way

during the bidding process a lot of emphasis on the potential of what they could create and they certainly going to have to create quite a lot there are plans to build high speed rail links between cities around and around russia as well as you airports as well as building an awful lot of hotels or something russia really does not have an awful lot of it's kind of made to value hotels that we ought to be setting up a lot of those to try to make sure there's plenty of places for the funds to stay but a lot of work to be done to make sure that not just the stadiums in the pitches and everything are ready for the players but also to make sure that they are hotels trains planes. for the funds to be able to get around the country able to enjoy the football. side of things but what about actually fighting for that. russia could actually win it. the vladimir putin earlier on today was handed. a small replica of the world cup trophy. well whether russia can win it or not is

something that will have to wait and see they are putting a lot of emphasis on grassroots football and making sure that they can develop their international game their status on the international stage because a couple years ago the darlings of the european championships where they were held . there winning over a lot of mutual funds and still be looking to do this to go a few stages further when they host the world cup and you know tell you that's actually been signed officially the confirmation has been signed. by step let's go to russia in a couple years time. it certainly is parties peter all of the reporting from st petersburg thank you. to other news now poland is planning to reconstruct the chain of events that led to a plane crash in russia southwest killing president lech kaczynski last april experiment is to follow up on the findings of the russian investigation that points to pilot error in the main causes of the tragedy so has so far refused to fully

accept such conclusions explains. 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 causes for the crash it's convenient to blame the pilots and the pressure for others it'll be convenient the russians but it be the whole truth the organization that seeks the truth must be influenced by forces in poland that wanted to be there 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 about the coup there wasn't necessarily a new pressure they were radically misled. 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 sure fire 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 commissioned for instance for not publishing including 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 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 were threatened with the sack after refusing to land citing bad weather conditions. there's also a question of insufficient training raised after 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 were up for good or for it is hard for post to handle a difficult truth and this is a difficult truth we have calls. in these records which help close 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 warsaw while amounting 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 here later in the program here's a quick preview why some are sitting through by others pointed out why this woman was dividing opinion in the way and why the protests are being organized support. it seems there's a liking for china in the u.s. some americans ditch the dollar the chinese yuan reported why bounds of don't even benjamin franklin a run for his money. the first official visit in decades of the afghan leader to russia has ended with a promise of support and cooperation present with creative told hundred karzai that moscow will stand by kabul and western forces eventually withdraw the battle against the illegal drug trade was also called a top priority for the nation's ortiz and he's on the way as more meeting of the

two leaders. 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 more providing necessary transit routes for supplies and plan to continue support once the pullout is complete there is both the ability of russia and the the need for russian afghanistan to engage with. not only. russia helping afghanistan rebuild itself and re re develop its institutions

capacity but also by way of trade by way of investment by interaction between or businesses 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 is 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 fast drugs production industry russia hope that international forces could crush extremism in afghanistan and russian officials

hope that maybe they could be able to stop the influx of drugs coming in for russia but now is see if the 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 organise them with the two main threats coming out of afghanistan drugs and time. 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. president karzai gave an exclusive interview to r.t. june his visit to russia we'll bring you his thoughts on cobbles mounting problems and moscow's road and sold in them in just under twenty minutes time. to boot 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 for september if found guilty buthe faces a minimum of twenty five years in prison the russian government believes his extradition to the u.s. from thailand was politically motivated and i says it took in a report. one of our own for every twelve people on. your record. 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 war 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 right and you've got him in your hands right he's in custody it's

a great feeling of presumption of innocence out the window all these nicknames exist for one man. picture but has not committed any criminal activity and has not been found guilty neither in the u.s. 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 and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the far the united states has been eager to lay hands on boots 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 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 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 victor i 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 full sky 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 moods defense team is set to file motions questioning how and why the man was brought to the u.s. as well as whether or not the recordings used against a picture were obtained in. accordance with ty law picture but stands confident that he is the victim of a propaganda war launched in america and mean thousands his innocence the defense team now has forty five days to present for motions to judge him awfulness i'll be a traditional big 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. well on the way nuclear talks and in still late. there she is on the grounds of what programs have yielded no breakthrough russia still thinks progress can be made. demonstrators took

to the streets of norway on saturday protesting against the deportation of a russian born in the movement. 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 locals it seems she's losing the battle to stay in the place she calls home wherever it reports from also there. 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 talks 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 a 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 stay in there where they have all the papers passports permissions they need but their father he was not that said the. when he. came to seek asylum so we're 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 medina salam of 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. her lawyer says that could happen within days it doesn't leave very optimistic at the moment but. there's still. the immigration authorities might rethink the case because. it was sending new information to them all the time. that's happened. several times each day. didn't do anything and there might be a court hearing on monday or tuesday but. under the precondition leaving the

country but whatever happens to emily her 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 emily has a huge number of friends and the ninety thousand members of her facebook page a testament to the level of support she enjoys the influence they enjoyed looks limited with her deportation almost a certainty. oh it's late. world powers involved in the latest talks with iran over its nuclear program so disappointed with the outcome he was foreign policy chief baroness ashton says iran isn't cooperating enough i don't remain on the u.n. sanctions no further talks are planned. and it remains must include its right to

enrich uranium for peaceful purposes but they remain international concerns it's trying to develop a nuclear weapon charge the country denies russia's deputy foreign minister cough. deal wasn't reached the negotiations weren't a total failure. but wouldn't 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 am encouraged by the outcome but to put it that i am squarely disappointed would be in the overstatement my hope is that after the stumble round. the iranian party will consider in a very serious manner these eight years and specific proposals that have been put forward as a russia says and as i believe many in the world. equally

. share this view there is no other way there is no alternative to the negotiations and then gauge minute effort everything else is you know. at deadlock we need to continuously further negotiations effort and this is what russia intends to do in the period after eastern. that was russia's deputy foreign minister sergei lavrov. the chinese president hu jintao is just wrapped up a four day visit to the united states he's meeting with president barack obama at the opening of trade between the bank of china the american investors as the chinese yuan continues to strengthen against the dollar more americans we turn to foreign money for security he's reported on as more. 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 name is stayed on lenders has unlocked a particular door to u.s. citizens american customers are now allowed to com to this bank and open up an account trading their u.s. dollars for the chinese you want 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 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 investing over thirty five percent of their income and 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 u.s. is hardly treading way down by a crushing fourteen trillion dollars national debt so are americans ready to give benjamin franklin the push the u.s. dollar. for me it's very bold we're interested in investing in anything you think well how come not the u.s. dollar. bill goldman sachs already owns it. and instead embrace now is a dong if you find surprising that americans are swapping dollars for american currency chinese currency you know what is in the price because that's what all of the papers are trying to take over and it's 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 guan and they associate it with

wealth may 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 us are the bet for 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 such one pork or peking duck others possibly seeking economic security in a foreign currency marina port nine r.t. new york. some of the day's other international news for you now officials say at least thirty two people have been killed off a bus collided or list and protestant nine others were injured in the accident or so the bus carrying fifty passengers lost control crashed into a station fuel tanker authorities are working to recover the victims from the.

pressure is mounting on to news is in to prime minister to step down immediately as anti-government protests range on the country's capital tunis and she has already failed to quit after fresh elections are held the transitional government's promise to hold a vote within six months still hasn't set a date simple tales follows a month long uprising in the town. to president ben i mean something people killed in the first. irish prime minister brian cowen is battling to pressure from within his own party which is stepping down as its more that will remain in office until parliamentary elections in march that she announced just days ago and he ahd in the plane the pm for mishandled the economic crisis but forced dublin to seek the it's a billion euro bank that will last me and the contests will be held on wednesday. and in mexico ten suspected drug cartel members have been killed on the border with

texas which will patrol discovered a camp of armed men who opened fire but they seized the weaponry including rifles and grenade launchers drug related violence has claimed in two thousand lives since the government crackdown in two thousand and six. stay with us so i would have the headline shock to hear l.t. .

clips of teams being to the homes to return to the land developed by cossacks in ancient times. now wattie goes to the center of russian defense production. with christianity and shamanism existed side by side. for centuries. people in remote villages are cut off from the basics we take for granted. lucy in the republic russia close up on r.t. . me is to. blame.