so you see that stat one point of course this is the first day of a two day extradition hearing is going to carry on on choose day and we're not even sure that we're going to have a result at the end of choose day in fact the judge might says that he might take several weeks to deliberate the outcome of this the charges that julian assange is wanted for for questioning in sweden includes allegations of rape molestation and unlawful coercion made by two women back in august in sweden he has always said as knowledge itself that these charges are politically motivated as in relation to the released of u.s. embassy cables on wiki leaks which are deeply embarrassing for the american administration human rights are understood to maybe be being violated sweden has in the past extradited people to egypt which has been accused of torture so that's one of the arguments and there's also some of his lawyers say a risk that the u.s. will seek his extradition in turn or even illegally subject him to

a legal rendition to the u.s. and then from then on there's a risk they say of him being held in guantanamo bay or indeed elsewhere they will say they say arrest that he'll be subject to the death penalty and if they can argue that then his extradition looks like it won't take place because e.u. countries can't extradite jurisdictions that have the death penalty too i mean we'll have to wait and see what the outcome of this is but it looks like we're not going to know for at least several weeks still came and washington have a very close relationship and that may mean that it's easier for politicians to get involved and extradite ourselves to america although again the prosecutor's office says that politicians are not involved in the legal process in sweden but my colleague i need to now away has filed a report on a still claims relationship with washington so let's see what that says. sweden a quiet little neutral scandinavian nation the foreign policy is to have the. in

sweden has a remarkably close relationship with the united states the country that gave us our flat pack furniture store dollar meatballs top models and lawn bombshells may not be so neutral after all american influence is everywhere from food to feature films but in sweden it seems to be supersized just the other day the deerhunter film was shown again on swedish t.v. for the. sixtieth time it's an awful film it's the worst propaganda in politics through the back door like swedens times with nato you have the military and some politicians cross reading intensively with the united states and with nato and the large mass of the population being totally unaware of all the stuff going on but it's not just what swedes are taking him it's also what their leaders are ready to get from julian assange to terrorist suspects to nato support when america

wants something they get it but why and what's in it for the so-called neutral nation they get. all the benefits of being an intelligence partner of the united states without the baggage of being in nato it's a partnership decades in the making there is. a willingness to. do the arrogance of the united states over many years from. questions of. making asylum seekers in sweden. both to the cia freddy's is particularly strong now with a right leaning government in sweden and with the us wanting him for spying and sweden wanting him for sex crimes julian assange is wanted by quite a team and the songe wiki leaks case seems to be just the next continuation of this very old intelligence relationship here's some other relationships we do. go up

julian assange ticks off the us with fierce reaction from one of the country's most notorious neo cons is not a particularly credible source and lover and he is a you know tamil in my mind as it is a criminal and he ought to be grabbed and put on trial for what he has done here these words from karl rove who claims he's part swedish and just happens to be advising the country's pm while the former swedish minister of justice is a partner in the firm who filed charges against a songe for sex crimes with another link to the us thomas von stroheim is claimed to have handed the cia asylum seekers from sweden who were then tortured the questions about neutrality became even even clearer thanks to some of the documents from exactly wiki leaks and if the u.k. can secure asylum for bodies because of ski and ahmed zakayev both wanted for serious crimes in russia it could be argued there's another room in the british

justice system to protect julian assange from the united states of sweet merica and let him keep blowing his whistle and he's now a r.t. stockholm sweden where journalists are wrong written or told me earlier that. the u.k. will face heavy pressure to comply with washington's interests on the case. so many horrible crimes have been revealed already in the united states continues with the same policies they make some excuses here or there and their former president. in his own autobiography that he gave orders for torture so i'm skeptical that just because one knows how bad the the devil is that that will curtail them from from prosecuting. on the other hand sweden of course or great britain if they if they delivered him that would be bad propaganda for them the people would be very upset

most people i think would be very upset but again that's not the only determining factor for a government to make a decision as to whether or not they cooperate with the united states i mean the united states is so powerful they can they can harm economically and politically both the swedish government in the british government. wants to have a battle of epic proportions all in the name of. russia known for their favorite animated characters that twenty four thousand went to and all the details on that how did it find the top. anti-government protesters in egypt showing no sign of giving our power to two weeks of unrest and sweeping president hosni mubarak out of power but country's new cabinet held its first meeting and thousands maintain a human chain in cairo central square paulus they have the latest from the egyptian capital. the cabinet has just met for the first time in their nouns that the

salaries of government employees would be increased by fifteen percent now they're hoping to address one of the running calls there to people to the streets and that was low wages rising food prices and massive unemployment the immediate reaction from the thousands of people who remain in tough here square is that it is too little too late and with me to discuss this isabella as schelde a former assistant to the egyptian minister of foreign affairs and a professor in international law and relations thank you very much for joining us who is running egypt at the moment is it mubarak is it the vice president omar suleiman or is it the army. i think we have two parties now we have that a year including mubarak vice president and on and we have the people in the streets so now we have the saw go forward go forward with both of them the salutes are maintained as them straightened up and called for change the government has

given concessions mubarak has said that he cannot step down right now which is what protesters want because he is legally not allowed to is a truth that the constitution refuses him from being able to do this you know it is not real if he wants to sit down it doesn't care for that because the crustaceans will assume and will find a way for him to assume out of political decision so let him sit down and after that everything will be the the united states what kind of role of a pen behind the scenes in terms of looking at this new constitution and this new government i think. including in the affairs of egypt very much because they think that egypt is the best of the american entity influence in the region and i think this is one of the misgivings of the american policy so the new gene would be totally tailored according to the interests of the egyptian people who are fed up of the interference of their latest states the united states supported mubarak and

he may. how is this unpopular figure when we see these protests on the streets is the same going to happen elsewhere has the united states been propping up regimes that are not popular and as a result we're going to see more demonstrations like what we see here in egypt then this isn't confused between the street and water and this is why this hectic position of the net is sates so the lettuces and facts are supporting its own enters but she doesn't know exactly where the interests lie so are i had a comment then it is serious not to repeat the failures of your survey and it had been supportive of the three of us you have a situation where the fifth form of the principles are different and support the pulses of the streets of egypt the muslim brotherhood says it is not going to continue with talks with the government because it doesn't believe that the government is committed to real constitutional change are they right muslim brotherhood were it because they have you have asked whether thirty now they've got

credibility and legitimacy as well so the again has legitimacy and the national authority at the same time they came back to the streets where the muslim brotherhood is one of the focuses of what people around the international community and here in egypt two are focusing on i caught up with a lot of people got their analysis and filed this report it didn't get more than a passing mention in the mainstream media hizbollah her mass and muslim brotherhood members in a jail break as these keep from here and one to auburn and there's no way to go to a lab and on from egypt to go through the sea or to fire so who helped them any one of the thousands of protesters on egypt streets was support for the demonstrators has fled fast and although the muslim brotherhood the country's largest opposition group with an islamist agenda got involved only on day three that says mamdouh ramsey is part of the plan the muslim brotherhood will appear when they're sure the presidency will fall. when they have the support and power to control everything as

they work in every arab country there they're below the surface and they're there now talking with the government and this supporters are here shouting on the streets in two weeks of demonstrations they are rallying call hasn't changed step down mubarak has made any living of his friends traveled for forty eight hours to get here they've come all the way from eritrea to be part of what they believe is the new revolution sweeping the middle east i was in eritrea and i watched everything on t.v. i wish i was here before but coming here now is my contribution i am asking all my brothers in egypt to express their opinion without fear you'll never leave the blood of her martyrs who were killed in this revolution without. bugga the brotherhood gets some of its funding from the ran and tehran is already cashing in its foreign minister says the protests show the need for an overhaul in the region and ayatollah ali khamenei has called the protests an islamic awakening there's an

opportunity for an increased role for muslims in the international arena from a political and economic perspective for the first time in quite a long while six years ago the american national intelligence council which is linked to the cia warned of exactly this it mapped out of a port in the global future it consisted of a caliphate one big muslim state created to social unrest as so down in the economy and fueled by religious movements if such a pan regional union did genuinely come into being such a regional union would necessitate the breaking of very strong very resistant bonds that exist between the u.s. and many of the participants in such a putative arab muslim world and the u.s. is already feeling the heat with confusing messages coming from an administration that's unsure what to do when the protests first started president obama was careful not to abandon his old friend hosni mubarak but his loyalties soon shifted and he sided with the protesters to try and keep on top of things for sure of.

muslim brotherhood reached the top of egypt's though imposed those special agenda will go ahead to establish a religious state and despite them saying they don't want to be in the government they do they want to rule egypt and it's not just egypt many fear much of the arab world today saying if it happened in the streets of cairo but it can happen here so as the brotherhood sits down for talks with the government it despises it's not just egypt's future that's at stake but so to that of the region policy r.t. cairo russia's law enforcement agencies will go through a fundamental overhaul after the president signed a new reform bill it involves the complete rebranding and the introduction of new standards of service r.t. the epidemic that sure how to tell. i t's a long awaited report what is a key plank of president made better if reform agenda ideally this law on police said was just part of this major reform of russia's interior ministry which the

president started about two years ago and he has said that the main aim of these police reform is to make russia's police officers more efficient and the work of police transparent. i've been asked many questions as to what exactly this law means it's just what we need it's a detailed regulation of police rights powers and duties it's fundamental for police to work effectively not to be tempted to abuse their powers this is why the bill is a breakthrough should look like any other law it's not ideal and we should bear that in mind from the very outset i'm sure that implementing the law will trigger a number of suggestions and opinions which we can also use in the future russian milly's have a but image for a professional shortcomings or not leading up to social romney to all protecting its citizens said russian police officers are known for severely basing demonstrators for being corrupt for not following the rule of law themselves for

power abuse one of the worst examples of that was the so-called court case when a police officer went on a shooting massacre in moscow killing two people at a supermarket and endangering the lives of over two dozen others but the most obvious change will be the change of tack from its both soviet name elites it will be renamed into police a russian court police will another dramatic change was actually how the law was at all. cost in russia because for the first time the public was invited to contribute to this debate on this truck bill well among the mountains introduced our measures to increase public and paul mantra control over the police and to ban the force from the private security sector where it is now the key player also one of the restrictions imposed on the bill. this is a bad on the use of the rabbit songs and tear gas during demonstrations even if these are unsanctioned rallies also it allows for a telephone call to

a lawyer and interpreter in case of detention this is something new to russia's legislation on police all in all over a thousand a month most were considered and four hundred of them rejected now that these bill has been sealed with the signature of the russian president it will go into force in less than a month. now the search for a new elim pick i call it is always the dolls and the animated characters afforded out of the live t.v. event to find out who will be musket for the sochi winter games in twenty fourteen all that's left is for the russian public to choose its favorite company as out of a tells how it all came down to a lucky final thirteen. originally over twenty four thousand potential mascot ideas and drawings were submitted to the committee who in the course had a very difficult task of narrowing them down to just park team that's ten for the main olympic games and three for the paralympics a games that will of course take place around the same time also and saw the lucky

thirteen that are being presented to the people tonight are all as you say cute and cuddly some of them very traditional russian symbols like father frost which is of course the russian analogue of santa claus also our hair which is a prominent character in a very popular russian cartoon so that one is guaranteed to be a popular with the younger generations also some very traditional winter symbolics such as a snowman a snowflake and various other snow related mascots have been presented and chosen by the jury they've made the short list also other potential mascots on that short list among them a bullfinch a very beautiful winter bird a white bird with a pretty red breast that is said to be by some in this country to be a sort of a lock a woman if you do see one in the winter it is said to have disposed of bring you

luck because they are quite rare so the people of this country will then have to engage in a nationwide vote and that will of course take place at the end of the month at which point the jury the jury will announce what the people have chosen they'll be the one mascot for the main olympic games one mascot for the paralympic games up until the moment of voting actually comes without however the website of the russian olympic mascot will be operating available to everyone not just russian citizens because there will be a very handy feature that will allow users and browsers basically to choose the language that they want the presentation to london. all of the shortlisted mascots will be on that website basically themselves explaining to the visitors at that website why it is them that have to be chosen to represent the russian winter olympic games now moscow has denounced for a new japanese criticism of

a visit by president to meet them inventive to curl islands which take care claims of its own the foreign ministry has also issued a native protest to japan over the burning of a russian flag by activists in taking the islands in the pacific ocean part of the soviet union to the second world war and have been part of the russian federation epicenters to meet them inventive paid and historic first visit to the curdles in november russia's defense minister also went there last week foreign ministers that again after off gave short shrift to the japanese criticism and said moscow was only friendly relations with taking. people over to the expressions used by the japanese officials are far from diplomatic and in great contrast with the polite and friendly tone of the meeting between president give and prime minister no to come on the newcomer last autumn i don't know perhaps it's due to the so-called trees day that's been celebrated in japan today at the same time as we have said repeatedly we are still willing to closely cooperate with the

japanese in carrying out specific projects regions of russia. ok let's get a check on some other world news this hour and. troops are battling for a fourth successive day over a disputed border area the conflict is centered around a temple internationally recognized as belonging to come all the tile floor to use dispute this will the clashes have so far claimed five lives since friday on forced thousands of villagers to leave their homes or has urged the u.n. security council to intervene to prevent the conflict from escalating. election officials have confirmed that almost the entire electorate in south sudan's independence referendum have voted to split from the north nearly ninety nine percent who are in favor of breakaway although last month's vote was peaceful tension remains high in parts of the oil rich border region before the an els would

have the results the country's president said he would accept the outcome of the vote southern sudan is expected to become officially a dependent in july. bushfires driven by hot summer winds are raging on the. capital almost sixty homes have been destroyed or many more damage hundreds of people were forced to flee the area which has been declared a natural disaster zone meanwhile the cleanup from floods and sign clones which struck queens in the victoria on the east coast last week continues it left thirty five people dead of course estimated one point six billion dollars in damage now a series of all kind of corruptions and russia's far east to posing a potential threat to aircraft local experts are warning of the danger to tubal cain is. spewed a column of more than seven kilometers above sea level they've also been

a series of mine a earthquakes or the volcano is all being constantly monitored and considered no risk to nearby residential areas. the russia a formula one team see has. unveiled its new car as it gears up for success ahead of the forthcoming season well the call was revealed it to the public at a packed media watch in london it differs from its competitors because of a relative in the shape. that featured on last year's model despite the trend for higher since he knows it is the team will raise under the russian flag next season which starts in just say four months time. when just a few minutes people crosstalk debate western attitudes to multiculturalism. this is new to me. welcome to monday's final business update on the nickel is suspending its share

buyback program following a ruling from a court in the caribbean the injunction in st kitts and nevis will sort by elected a pass because that opinion giant roussel which owns twenty five percent of north dakota resellers in a fierce takeover battle with. full control of the mine and there's been talk in the market that north america would scrap its dividend to fund the buyback program this was seen as a blow to resell as it would not receive money to pay off debt. to the markets now we go first to the united states where markets are trading higher on the deal news and earnings reports london based world record greater ensco has agreed to buy rival pride international in a deal worth some seven point three billion dollars this is right in confidence to invest in european stock markets advanced on monday after a rosy start the u.s. banks were among the strongest moves shares of mobile phone making nokia rally three point seven percent of the clothes on the backs on reports of a planned management shake up. and russia's markets managed the last minute

recovery in monday's session in the zs trade a mostly in the red all session long to find some buying incentive after the positive moves are so good some of the stocks when t.v. was setting one percent at the close the weakness in the banks at the current share price was seen by some analysts as a buying opportunity nor was worse than the market down nineteen point one four percent on that news and suspended share buyback program but overall investors are cautious at the moment because of worries about inflation as well money from a lot. of the fronts of most investors' minds now is inflation especially after we saw john reason for numbers coming out at the end of last week. it's very difficult for the market to believe that inflation is going to be a big problem this year for russian equities and at the high levels of inflation on one side impacts at the margins of victory of russian miners russia still aims and on the other side the government's reaction to high levels of inflation is going to

imply a stronger ruble which is going to impact the earnings of exports as tom monday there with his assessment of the market situation italy's biggest insurer generali could become a primary investor in the privatization of the prospectus for russia's second largest lender says generali may take around one percent in the bank a stake worth three hundred million dollars that's which is currently eighty five percent states' own starts a road show to sell a ten percent stake in the bank to raise around three and a half billion dollars is the first big sale marches and bishops privatization program but then every head of research at uni credit to the standard us off says tb is a special case. i don't think that success of displacement real have any influence on on the whole predation program this kind of special case the possible inverse will be the investment funds were various. funds or

insurance companies for example or certain to be i think in the us to the problem sure so it's going to be probably a long term investors which are interested in financial markets right now so for me join my colleague karina milligan eight twenty moscow time for your tuesday business update the headlines next auntie do stay with us. they faced it this is not a prohibition but warned. the forces that machete first step

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dot com. itself last hour mostly this is on the team the embattled founder of whistle blowing web site wiki leaks is in london fighting attempts to have them extradited to sweden julian still could call someone to the u.s. prosecutors it's. egyptian officials trying to woo the defined opposition with concessions because hosni mubarak's regime is held on the president to talk with the movement brotherhood movement which is bound of the country but after a fortnight of rallies demonstrators in cairo say they won't leave the street until the president responds. on russia's police force is in line for

a massive overhaul of the president finds a bill to help them reap rounded up before the changes are and fighting corruption and abuse of dollars while. those where the headlines ossie out next is crosstalk and in this edition of people a ballot is guest debate the shift in western massachusetts towards multiculturalism. well. new the latest in science and technology from a realm. we've done a few jerks covered. and. welcome to come.