today. as the gyptian leader of hosni mubarak once again values to remain in office some believe washington will have a strong say in his successor. shortly after the territorial dispute between moscow and talk you will flare up once again the japanese foreign minister is in the washington capitals for talks joining me is going to war in a few minutes. and sweden is under fire for its controversial water topping a lot slammed as the most far reaching drop in blood in europe in cable suggests america is pulling the strings. and watching r t eight am here in moscow welcome to the program now much to the

anger of the crowds of protesters on egypt streets president hosni mubarak has once again vowed to remain in office until september well in a televised national address he promised to transfer some power to his vice president omar suleiman but not step down himself and as mubarak pointed out that the demands of the protesters were just and legitimate hundreds of thousands gathered in their square shouting for his removal the eighty two year old also cited his reluctance to bow to international pressure something many believe he's done on a regular basis artie's has more from washington d.c. . the u.s. wants an orderly transition as they say president obama said hosni mubarak statement on the transition of authority was not clear and needs more explanation mubarak basically said in his address that he was not going to run for president is a member and egyptians will have the chance to elect whatever leader they choose but a little meantime is that he was not going anywhere we spoke with senator ron paul

earlier and he thinks mubarak is following washington's plan we had a lot to do. mubarak being in power and staying in power like we subsidize them we own them these are puppet dictator he does what we tell him because he gives so much money he's gotten probably sixty to seventy billion dollars and i understand his family probably has sixty or seventy billion dollars stashed away in swiss accounts and other places around the world washington can hardly be considered to be impartial when it comes to power struggle in egypt it's a strategic location for the us mubarak has been a close ally for thirty years the us has been pumping billions of dollars into the egyptian military and they certainly don't want to lose that whoever is in power there is a great chance that they won't lose that although the position is it's up to the egyptian people to choose their next leader washington is apparently telling some strange the man we will sort of the charge during this tumultuous transition and who's seen as a possible alternative to mubarak is

a big cia friend it's all marsalis he has reportedly orchestrated the brutal interrogation of terror cells suspects abducted by the cia also in the run up to the u.s. invasion of iraq in two thousand and three the cia will lie down mr salim on to beat confession out of a detainee who said that and hussein had connections with al qaeda something that was proven to be false but back in the day was perfect for the americans who desperately needed an excuse to invade iraq so he's an old friend not hostile to israel at that that's basically all the u.s. wants from a future leader of egypt in official statements of course u.s. officially says. the u.s. officials say they want to see a leader who hears his people's riven says but there's certainly progress here just a year ago when asked about human rights violations by the egyptian government i remember obama's response was edge of this our close schools ally and it's not the job of the united states to a lecture egypt on democracy and human rights rather weak for egypt has changed in

recent weeks the u.s. took up its is old the role of democracy preacher but if you watch american t.v. you listen to american politicians it's all about u.s. interests not really about egyptians they want democracy for egypt but it democracy that will be ok with the united states. well artie also spoke with author william angle who says that mubarak's demise is now a u.s. priority after the longtime washington ally dropped his support for america's middle east policy. mubarak's government realize that the u.s. was preparing a regime change along the lines of the so-called color revolutions in georgia ukraine and so forth bringing young egyptian activists to the united states sometimes receiving them at the state department sometimes at the national endowment for democracy or freedom house these are all the quote unquote private n.g.o.s that specialize in the regime change for washington and. what's going

on is really a major not enough destabilization of u.s. ally mobarak has been opposed to most of us policies of iran we should be persian gulf nations and these are the levanon over the last several years so he's become in effect a thorn in the side of washington's greater agenda since two thousand and one friday is expected to see the largest protest since the andress began more than two weeks ago a former cia officer i mean an ocular told r.t. he thinks mubarak's reluctance to go makes the situation a volatile. now that the president mubarak that years as said he would not leave i am afraid that they are going to expand their religion and get beyond. the way our government buildings as we see and do in fact the movement has already selected leadership of people and this leadership

consists among others groups of the muslim brotherhood so i do not believe that the muslim brotherhood necessarily will get over the movement the movement remains secular i have lived through our professional movement from across the chance to side so it is not one specific ideology so there are some members who are extremists but for the most part the muslim brotherhood has participated in egypt general elections and already indicated they would be really participating in fair and free elections each full of people in egypt demanding change peter lavelle ask his guests who dictates what democracy is and what the role of those who promote it is heated debate in our cross talk show coming up later in the day. in why don't we just why don't the world just let the egyptians

a lot leave that you gyptian so long and leave the tunisians alone leave the people of palestine alone leave the people of lebanon alone and let them decide their fate and then we can deal with them. yes that would be the best course but that would involve it would not involve in action it would involve reversing the status quo namely the us would have to cut off because i was president of the united states to which to achieve any of our out and to experience it for anyone saying the string of repressive to a string of what is left out and the press not to lie and say i don't really interest of the united states of america it's i am not watching out for the interest of the united states of america or not i'm trying as he was being were just. trying to say how nice it would be imprudent to trying even trying is a human being then i just say that we should not be killing innocent people we should not be torturing innocent people i am opposed to the u.s. government i am an opponent of the us government.

a territorial dispute between moscow and tokyo is running high as the japanese foreign minister visits the russian capital for talks with his counterpart well it comes shortly after some rash statements from tokyo concerning the carrillo islands the russian territory japan is laying claim to well are going to joins us live from moscow now well you court sensitive issue between the two sides in the context of the latest developments what can we expect from today's talks. well it's really hard to see what can come out of these talks because they can really send the relations between moscow and washington in a new direction since many analysts agree that the relationship between the two nations is now at the lows point since the cold war era and the. this long running to the true disputes all in the south i'm cool islands is the meaning a reason for that it's been going on for half a century now since the end of the second world war there's still no peace

agreement between russia and japan partially and mainly probably because of that. moscow. says that it's a russian territory is that one of the results of the second world war while talk your claims that these islands of the southern parts of the cool islands are it's territory's historically and really over the years it seems moscow has been trying to look for ways and propose different ways of resolving the situation diplomatically the view even proposed to talk you to build this unified free economic zone on these two tories but the dispute really ask you later just several days ago during the so-called day of northern territory's in japan when the japanese authorities to strongly criticized the russian president's visit to these islands just last fall and a japanese nationalist vandalised the a russian flag

a really strong reaction came out of moscow after that the russian president has once again outlined these islands or russian strategic dearie tori's and also said that russia is going to increase its military presence there for example moscow is planning to send two french mistral helicopter carriers as soon as that as soon as it receives them from france to these islands so it is quite a complicated situation at the moment it's quite a worrying war both for the people on both sides for the business elite since despite the fact that it's been going on for so long business is continuing to grow quite rapidly but it's also quite a stressful factor for the thousands of russian families living on these islands and who'd been there for decades all right thank you very much bigger piece of keeping an eye on that for the talks between russia and japan thank you. well we've

got a plenty more ahead for you this hour on r t including family support knows no borders well feel how despite severed ties with moscow. well from russia to georgia grows every year that's due to money transfer for those who left their country in search of a better life plus. our two schools of series gives you a real taste of the centuries old culture of would move here and find out why that you were a vision song contest holds a special place in its history. well as sweden battles for the extradition of julian the song leaks cables on the country's close cooperation with the u.s. are provoking a public backlash well the text revealed washington's push to win for once swedish wiretapping laws so that communication passing through the scandinavian country can be intercepted well arty's lore and it has that story. bugged and wiretapped at the

behest of the u.s. swedish intelligence service the ethyl a has the power to monitor and intercept all internet traffic in the country and thanks to leaked u.s. state department cables we now know the controversial law was adopted after pressure from washington and the security services were deliberately kept out of it to reassure suites there was no funny business force to operate under strict data storage and protection laws for swedish citizens they are concerned that the public may perceive their involvement as an attempt to work around these restrictions by using a foreign intermediary that's poisoning any chance for success the u.s. interest is clear eighty percent of all the internet traffic from russia travels through sweden and from there to america but most mention by a by government representatives that no no no the purpose is not to spy on swedes it's the morning monitor among other things russian trying to traffic but what kind

of information are they are worth i think the information that is made accessible to special services by this law is of course sensitive and there are ways it can harm russia's political interests. was the law has been slammed by some as the most far reaching eavesdropping plan in europe and prompted widespread protests ahead of its implementation cables also suggest the swedish government was colluding with the u.s. to avoid involving the public at all costs. the agreement may have to be presented to parliament and a vague constitutional requirement for matters of great importance if so the process will take considerably longer and be subject to public scrutiny something the government of sweden will want to avoid as the ministry of justice continues to analyze the proposed text it is also considering how to craft in a range meant that will avoid the need for parliamentary. there is no parliamentary

control over what they are for us. and of course the general public in sweden has even less control much of the pressure coming from the united states and from the corporate industries it's been in the swedish government the more than happy to to . to to do whatever the american corporations. ask through the american government judging from the date on the leaked cables while sweden was debating whether to pass the bill the americans were already negotiating with the swedish authorities or what kind of information they wanted they see the twenty third meeting has an opportunity to seek precise details on the type of information the united states wants and over a move the agreement and it's clear the us ended up getting what it was after at least in terms of information on the eighty percent of russian internet traffic that passes through sweden our intelligence cooperation with sweden on brusha is excellent do you

a direct left turn in general burgess will be here next week for exchanges with the swedes on russia and of the topics now it's not just information on russia that the u.s. is off to its reportedly carrying out its own investigation into wiki leaks founder julian assange the still says all this information to see if it can bring espionage charges if it can and applies to sweden first extradition all this close cooperation that we've seen may mean his feet won't touch the ground your and it's r.t. . and next hour in a special report revealed the true story behind the hunt for the most wanted man in the world colombian drug lord public well here's a preview. the longest big game hunting history. she was trying to stall and dated. but sprung the traps they laid for him. on the radio we have the the surge blogs around the area.

always from the always missing. one shot trying to take. out the global drug industry's godfather became the most want to trophy of the world's bounty hunters. how the escobar the great hunt an artist. now life in georgia can be tough especially after the country severed all relations with moscow its largest trading partner and benefactor well every year thousands of georgians pack up and set off in search of a better life in russia but as our. reports it's a lonely life for those left behind. me be happy and don't forget about us here come and visit us nobody's asked us to show this video greeting to her relatives she sends her best wishes to her son her daughter in law and the

grandkids who live away in russia for the seventy three year old they are her only real hope. of his hard nowadays oh i can get is if you laurie here and there. have all this big georgian family moved to rochelle fourteen years ago and even though it's hard for these people to make ends meet every month they send money to their relatives and police and they are not the only ones last year alone families like the gross the chivas transferred more than seven hundred million u.s. dollars to georgia making russia the biggest cash supplier for this caucasus republic the number of such wire transfers has been growing steadily over the past few years giving a strong boost to georgia's economy and even though in two thousand aid bill we see officially broke all diplomatic ties with most schools and council direct flights between the two capitals it didn't stop georgians from my greeting to russia with the hopes of finding jobs and a better wife we came here as refugees the neighbors were kind to us and they

helped a lot so now after all these years we communicated with the rest of the family over the internet sometimes who make the phone calls and we wire money to them whenever we can what do you know is nobody's daughter in law living in a small mining town of his very work in southern russia she relies on her husband by bill small business income that lets the whole. family live in russia being for their children and supporting their elderly relatives oh i didn't see this picture of her lou this video message finally reached its recipients my imodium they haven't seen their grandma in six years and they're hoping that someday one from georgia will get better and visiting the relatives will be as easy as going to the bank and making your money transfer didn't argy is very well sold in russia.

now for a brief look at some other major headlines around the world to rein in government has up to the pressure on the country's opposition opposition days before a proposed egypt and tunisia pro-democracy rally security forces are said to have placed a prominent anti-government clerk under house arrest and detained several other activists authorities are also reported to have blocked access to a number of the foremost websites all earlier a chief prosecutor had dismissed calls for a rally as a ploy to undermine the regime. tensions between pro-government and opposition lawmakers came to a head in venezuela as a parliament brawl erupted on national television the scuffle took place after an opposition lawmaker called for president will go chavez's supporters to be silenced by partisan politics in the country's parliament had been growing increasingly hostile over the last few weeks venezuelans are deeply divided over the leftist president's social policies. that were close to team continues to explore the

western europe's area as they get to know the culture and the traditions of the republic and its capital city. the republic is known for its centuries long traditions which represent a mixture of mythology and shit religion. ethnic rituals well its creative spirit gives rise to local talent achieving success at home and abroad peter tchaikovsky a great russian composer was born and spent his early childhood in a small town near the republic's capital but it's not the only thing that gives the region a special flavor as i. found out. welcome to the latest installment all because of serious work continuing to cover various regions and places in russia and this time we are did more to learn steve's and rich cultural traditions it is known as the birthplace of russian composer tchaikovsky this is

a place where for centuries christianity and shamanism paganism have co-existed peacefully and of course this is also a place where all of those traditions so pertain and still are very deeply felt to this state because there's a lot more that are more taken both in terms of cultural and traditional aspects and let's watch report now on some of those things. when you come to your in for a surprise though it's known for its weapon producing factories and plants the first thing that catches your eye is the city's architecture which seems to have changed a little over the centuries and once you dig deeper you find the more people are good at preserving their heritage and not just on the outside in the culture for me is a part of my life it's a way of my life you know my modern lullaby it's my grandma the song. and fairy tales she told this is very ecological very educational

to moving and coming to a very close to nature culture but of course to get a full taste of the culture you have to get out of the city and go to the village where traditional songs dances food and drinks are still very much a part of everyday life so we hit the road trudge through the snow and up in the village of grand of a and the home over the local celebrities who made waves in russia's last bid for your vision song contest glory but don't expect to find any short skirts and hair extensions here most of the stars are over the age of seventy and dress much more tastefully when. we come here in the evening meet so watch t.v. and seen during the commercials oh. these grandmothers became an unexpected hit coming one place short of representing their country but this chilcot audience's imagination with their songs giving some of the world's best known hits

a new sound. was. mostly you're reading you after your vision wanted to come home quietly the old mortar shy people and we didn't want to make a fuss but people found out and when we got back to our village they gave us a grand welcome back party with songs and dances. and these bugs take a creative hands on approach to everything they do but i'm trying to do right now is help of these leaders which is sort of like me you make this little basket and you know what the stuffing inside this is a traditional dish and we're going to try and comes out of it afterwards we're going to hear something you know.

tossed on the book about what we do people do the same thing in every village and more to. the people here seem to have a song for every occasion be it a wedding gapped is a birth or see nice young man off to the army whatever life throws at them the good moves find a way to market levy it's that approach which has kept these traditions going strong for hundreds of years even if you aren't. i'll be back shortly with the headlines but first business news with kareena. i want to welcome to our business update russian stock slump the most in seven months over deepening concerns that emerging markets inflation will accelerate the

my six fell two point seven percent yesterday extending its three day decline to over five percent and reversing this year's game the m.s.c.i. emerging markets index dropped five point two percent this year as developing countries raised interest rates to fight inflation a research firm. far global says investors will seven billion dollars from the emerging markets equity funds in the last week of january that's the biggest weekly outflow in three years. solid ation is sweeping through the world's leading stock exchanges the london stock exchange is to move. toronto's. course is planning to link up with new york stock exchange your next with us also planning david buick from partners in london says russia will play a significant role in the future russia as a massive country with huge influence in the world of energy mining with plenty of

money and i think the. goodwill that would be seen by russia taking a stake in a significant. like l.s.e. . would be absolutely they're all huge cultural differences at the moment as we know and also regulatory differences in corporate governance differences but these are not things that couldn't be easily. and if i was a passive investor in terms of wanting to get involved. a combination of my search to do that i think the rest of the world would see that is very very positive indeed if we believe that global uncertainty in this country we don't think anything else than russia has to play a very significant role you've had many of your i.p.o.'s in london or in hong kong and there's no reason why they can't be on an international basis going forward. and let's have a look at the markets now in asia hong kong shares are lower wage by have reported

chinese hike to small and medium sized banks. to banks markets are closed for public holidays here in russia the markets will open in about two hours about stocks and. deep in negative territory on thursday. in a roll. out of developing countries concerned that inflation in the markets. now despite recent falls the oil price remains relatively strong peter weston from capital this will continue to underpin the equity market. now we've seen other sectors also dollar gas trading at a discount to other emerging market peers that in our view means that as the market turns around russia might actually be a very sweet spot to receive additional funds and clearly with commodity prices although you know currently on a downward trend there are still a fairly high elevated levels and that in our view should be support for the

russian market in particular within the sea samir universe where south africa and turkey for most of two thousand and ten were very well the best performing markets russia will for most of the year under performing we think that creates a very interesting backdrop for the russian market going forward gas from has plans to double its european underground gas storage facilities by two thousand and fifteen russia's gas giant has recently agreed to deal with belgians fluxes to store gas it hopes to increase total european reserves to almost five billion cubic metres the goal is in line with the company's objective to have no less than five percent of annual exports and storage i two thousand and thirty currently gazprom operates gas storage facilities in austria and leases facilities in britain germany and france. that's the business update for now i'll be back with more in less than one hour starting at that. good.

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