sure is that so much to me a lot of people are very liberal against returns a lot of atrocious legacy she seemed to bring in late because as glasnost and perestroika become distant memories we. welcome back now here's a recap of our top stories on r.t.e. the un suspends libya from its human rights council following the government's aggression against protesters the u.s. is moving its naval forces closer to libya triggering speculation of possible strikes while the u.k. is also not ruling out the use of force. as the rest of the middle east and north africa is shaping the world america's foreign policy is changing course along with it well its future direction top the agenda for a new arrest secretary of state hillary clinton they keep meeting on capitol hill

this week. and the soviet union is first and last president celebrates his eightieth birthday. consider the man who put russia on the path towards democracy. and well throughout his time in power gorbachev played a pivotal role in bringing about the end of the cold war the reunification of germany liberalism and destroy the and the soviet union archy caught up with them and that interview's up next. because mr gorbachev it's so great to have you with us today good to see you again but this regard richard if you're turning eighty do you ever think the world will look like this on your eightieth birthday. it's not easy to surprise

people like me those who lived to see their eightieth birthday have seen a lot in life eighty is a lot we should thank god for giving us so many years and because it eighty you already know a lot you've experienced many things i can view life in a primitive way today laughter safer today compared to the late eighties with us this war if we look at the middle east for example in most countries where people took to the streets demanding resignation of their leaders these leaders have been in power for twenty or thirty years and it's unbelievable mubarak has ruled egypt for twenty nine years and as for gadhafi we are all confused about the actual date when his rule began so i think we were right when we said there should be a limit otherwise people got tired of the same leaders in addition after ten years or so you get nepotism leaders become too preoccupied to take care of the things that are really important that's why we decided that the maximum term for the general secretary the chairman of the council of ministers and others would be ten

years after ten years they had to step down this eclipse. so you think ten years is the ideal period for a head of state through a deal yes of course many of those people are very capable they can be very useful in other areas but it is important to have rotation young people should not feel like they are locked in a box lest they upset the system built on nepotism and if you're concerned when i look at the world today. lenin whom i respect once said don't be afraid of chaos we see a lot of chaos around chaos produces new forms of life it is true so these troubles too will pass it won't be easy of course changes are never easy but this will be a step to a better future. doesn't it. sir he often say that what you regret most is that disintegration of the soviet union do you think that it could exist in two thousand and eleven what it would have been like today had it not integrated.

reported it could exist even longer should have become a union of sovereign states where the communist regime are being a union of sovereign states means that each sovereign state has the right to make its own choice the conditions we were in require that we practice what the constitution said and the constitutions of the soviet republics said they were states entitled to self-determination that's why we should have made them sovereign states. but different regimes different political systems do you mean that some countries could be democratic while others remain communist. no i think they all would have followed the same scenario because they would be making their choice at a stage when they were still close to each other in many respects so if something would change in one state others would follow. they would have been like communicating vessels today sixty or seventy percent of people say they were gresh that the soviet union fell apart because when you ask them if they want the soviet

union to be restored only nine percent say yes. would it work who would do you blame yourself for the fall of the soviet union. of the sheep no i fought the best i could to defend the soviet union but i failed why do you think the c.i.s. fell apart it is practically nonexistent. that's because of the political situation we had in our country after nine hundred eighty nine the elite played a role there after nine hundred eighty nine we had the coup first they tried to overthrow gorbachev using political means but they failed because people supported gorbachev i always wanted to ask eat during the close when you were isolated what did you feel i knew anything could happen it was not just a feeling i knew it. they tried to provoke us and get us to start shooting and then they would document that and have the right to shoot back and kill us. and that's going to what are you afraid the most for your life your country. you.

know for my family and of course i thought that it was not going to be just my family other people may suffer too i knew there would be bloodshed especially if you consider how big our country is it takes our country a while to start but when it does it is very hard to stop so my goal was to renew the country without bloodshed. i think it out when you started the perestroika could you imagine the scale of the changes to calm. people i think i did not completely but it is dangerous to start a storm in our country if you lose control you may get into a lot of trouble to shelves reforms basically failed and proceedings reforms failed we realized from experience that it was dangerous to wait much longer that we have to take a risk but we couldn't be spoilers we needed changes even in the region because

you are saying that you didn't quite understand the scale of it all when did you finally get a clear realization that there was no return to the past. your visual got the word for it i don't agree when people say that perestroika failed it didn't fail it was disrupted derailed stopped but still perestroika achieved a lot inside russia we had democracy free elections freedom of conscience private property freedom to travel abroad everything old so glasnost there was so much openness the entire country was affected people realized they had finally got some freedom and opportunity to act in foreign affairs we put an end to the cold war we normalize our relationship with the u.s. we reunited germany we didn't send our tanks or troops there all our units in eastern europe stayed where they were. as the percolates. so let's talk

about foreign policy twenty five years ago he started the process of disarmament between the soviet union and the united states today president obama and the answers are making further steps to get rid of nuclear arsenals do you think we will ever come to a world without nuclear weapons. we must do it and i believe that sooner or later we will get there but to get there we have to put the world back in order first nuclear arsenals were significantly reduced thanks to our efforts during perestroika today when the world is so divided we need to find things that bring us together for instance the g. twenty is a step which brings us closer it's an instrument election isn't for handling the hardest and most challenging issues but we need more than that it's a matter of learning to live in a global world. that two years ago you and i discussed barack obama and that was during the election and he became president and he said the

united states needed its own perestroika and that obama seems to be the right man to carry it out has obama lead up to your expectations of a president. who will go. i think he's been doing a good job so far by the way i met with him when he was in moscow i told him your approval rating is still high that's great but remember as soon as you get to some real big issues it'll drive you should be ready for that he said i understand that i think the fact that he got his health care bill approved is terrific but rich republicans don't like it i admire him because when things got hot for example when they had to get the new start treaty ratified he got involved personally he talked to people and about twelve senators changed sides and sided with the democrats and eventually the treaty was ratified i wish him good luck what would you say is the difference between twentieth century and twenty first century politicians that's what they are really good not depends on politicians we take as examples if we take

hitler then every politician of the twentieth or the twenty first century is very different from him if we talk about the nineteen eighties it was a time when we saw a large group of politicians from asia america and europe join forces to stop a nuclear arms race and begin disarmament with the ultimate goal of uniting the world i think we should give them credit for that it was a very interesting time. for. some people consider you their number one politician of the twentieth century. always remember when you were number one there's a great responsibility that comes with that actually though you can't give a single politician credit for everything there is always a group of people who realize the challenges of their time they understand what is going on in the world. do you think has the potential to become a politician in the twenty first century. we'll have to wait and see now when

you can name at this point. no i would not give the title to anyone for now they have to earn it no one praised us until we walked the talk today's politicians are not even at the talking point yet but what matters is what they will do the steps they will take their policies we know from history that every time there was a new challenge and you leader would emerge sometimes they emerge too late after some damage was done we have to avoid that we have to act in time. of too many people you create a major role in many important events the unification of germany the end of the cold war perestroika some people say that you are the one who brought down the soviet union he were awarded the nobel peace prize some say that you were the last real liberal of our time what do you think is your most important legacy. you know i think it is the fact that the world is no longer divided that it is

mostly free from ideological antigun isn't this is perhaps the most important thing this creates conditions for further progress. people abroad love you and respect you a lot while russian seven different opinions about you how do you make of that fact that you are more appreciated abroad than in russia. i think it's normal after all i worked in russia and the many things started here it wasn't always easy but many things did not work out the way we planned at the beginning when we made our first mistakes we didn't really explain to people what was going on and didn't get them involved in all those processes we were self-confident but in public politics i don't think we have ever lost a major battle. brought about now what are your priorities in life today. my priority is to help people realize that there are other people around them and conduct themselves accordingly and in fact that's what religion teaches that you

should help your neighbor and many people have this understanding they're willing to help others support them. so the most important thing is to remember about other people and their problems are used for wasn't eighty the whole world is celebrating your birthday at the end of march in london few people can say i made this world a better place you can say that about yourself if your children grandchildren great grandchildren what do you lack. the words that you would lose there are a few things i didn't have time to do and i regret it. i miss my wife who was my best friend and i lost her in this fierce battle it's hard you can't forget about things like that sometimes i look at people with a lot of money and they may have many wives many women but we were different we were very close to me and to be frank with you another thing i wish i had these days is good health. good health and many more years happy birthday to you and

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gorbachev's considered the bad who put russia on the path towards democracy. in less than fifteen minutes first it's over to. well for those who have missed it there were a couple of talks in football last night were chelsea beating manchester united ever seen going out of the f.a. cup while the brazil legend roberta carlos how to date me to forget it is new russian club i believe the details. hello there you're watching the sporting this is what is coming up staying alive anonymous go get a bottle of win against an armory get to remain in the. last legends of the using debut brazil world cup winner roberta collins taste the feat designs isas and heat in the russian cup. and chelsea could you know the blues

easily lead this team one at stamford bridge. in the first a normal moscow have that they could go in cup hopes alive after three one victory against a noun or a get out the inside started the match needing just one more win in their best of seven contest contests to reach the last eight but quick goals in the final period say the muscovite rich man paul fleet watched the action. it was when a bus had an armored moskos they took home a namespace from reagan three one down in the best of seven series only big three with supplies for legs and the wrong side if they wanted to continue then run for the car in the title story couldn't have been more different from aside from latvia two straight wins on home ice and put them in command of the series however misters would have waiver in early storm as the muscovites attack mccall tell police ned right from the all you know come out all when you go middle is all of both trying to break the dead wrong however there was nothing particularly boring the swedish

netminder on his opposite number michael garnett was a virtual spectator such was a home side's dominance however they were unable to point the net despite a couple of chances on the powerplay after not having a shot in the first period drama rega began to come out of a shells in the second the warning signs were there for the home side as my garnett was forced into making good saving way for a period of this is will take the lead told me his enormous power play from blue line to sunday's also in shot was only half saved by garnett brook trotter was on hand to fire the puck passes by the canadian side from the line in capital on course for victory in the series however trussell would come up worst aware of being on the receiving end of a punch before storing. the final period a goal diane dimond moscow could see that could go in cup hopes fading away over just three minutes in hoxie milk of a better life line as history shall be tell perspire outside the grim home side

level much to be going to the fans finally had something to shout to bands and just two minutes later the last of us will take the lead role in their york's risto troubling for traffic shall taking it affliction of caps and i would seek professional help take the past help with what i believe not all signs are too warmly the home team had for the chance to extend their advantage or made a game same as the side from a latin capital push in search of an equaliser. they would do just five seconds remaining with this engine it's the supreme one when people seem i think you control the game i think we played most most of the game in their zone. going to first go on a category you already have a good battle going to use it for all the serious. we were able to score the goals in a slow down and they're going to roll out to get another chance on the first to back up you know it put my foot in put it back but if i'm still i want to know the

most crucial had some words do they still from the sign from previous breach of the past the second series i'm not didn't see the big bad place in the city finals would be true again six three hopefully don't see. that come from a family that the inside still lead this best of seven contests treaty and so to atlanta local might see. in the nominee respectively on cheese day not. that place of style again this evening elsewhere you can make a mess of the magnitogorsk entertain you with both of those teams tied. to the thoughtful and well cup winner of last couldn't help his new side angie on his debut as the sudden side crashed out of the last sixteen of the russian cup at the hands of holders the need to feel free to grossly again with. stand after a recent rise in violence that it didn't seem to see that he threw away nearly lead to trouble free when they got one back but it wasn't enough to scar in the quarter

and the english premier league leaders managed to know he'd lost to one to chelsea at stamford bridge wayne rooney had put you know to head the second half goal thing and i frankly am hard penalty chelsea when defending member village was sent off for a second yellow card in the dying minutes for united i still need a rifle pointed i have played a game or chelsea moved up to four. and there was a shock in the f.a. cup in england can be cheap side reading looking at premier league side everton one nil to reach the quarter finals they'll meet the winner of tonight's clash between mention the city and aston villa while arsenal will face third tier opposition blake nori and after the movie without striker robin van persie is out for three weeks he picked up an injury in the carling cup final defeat to burning that weekend walk out and says barry gas is also sidelined but could return for the champions league tie against barcelona next week but the style of the setbacks manager banga says there's still plenty to play full. rio are. in the

championship. it will not broken the record for a formula three cannot. be one for us nuclear the champions league much are your top boots member. of north too we need. but we cannot put our much aggression or confidence that would grow because because we're good for must of thought good to have in front of us now who are you thinking about going to watch any of the games in next year's european championships and ukraine and poland if so this is your chance because for one month only you can make a direct purchase on you a fiza fishel website giving all fans an equal chance of getting their hands on a ticket so the first went on sale yesterday and you wait for president michel platini was at a ceremony morsel to mark the event was also a ceremony in ukraine just under one and a half million tickets will be made available for the tillman with around eighty

five percent being sold through the year wafer website with the organizers believing many games will be oversubscribed. basket or to scale moscow's newly appointed head coach jonas because alaska says building a solid defense combined with course speed is a master plan for the job the lithuanian took up the hot seat on monday the russian powerhouse to start failed to make the top sixteen for the. first time in forty years last december and this is bringing with him a wealth of experience having trained the likes of china and greece and the top secret things in his native country. fiercely. if you remember when a train jogger is in a little rain in national side we played basketball didn't mean we would put up with lots of mistakes so i think i will once again start building the team with strong the fences around corners to to try to increase our speed and it's the kind of basketball i like and that's what i'll be trying to do here and says come on

some action i from the n.b.a. where code mcbride helped the l.a. lakers to their fifth win in a row top scoring with twenty four points as they beat the minnesota timberwolves at the target center nineteen points to seventy nine the final score brian only made eight of his eighteen shots the three points it's getting inside of me. and the story that the lake is in charge namely a great effort to keep the side in front by ten with a minute left that's the forty time in a row that they got the better us of the symbol since. i too went to sports now nearly crime bob's a world champion alexandra called has dismissed fears he's about to retire again saying he's turning his attention to the twenty fourteen sochi olympics the thirty six year old has returned from germany where he eclipsed the local favorites to come russia's first ever play world champions who called and his teammate alexy boy aboard that also won the two man event to add to their world cup glory plus they clinched the overall title at the same track zuckoff had retired from the sport

last summer but then returned to enjoy the best season of his career and is now hungry for more. well of course i'll be preparing for the sochi olympics from now on i didn't come back into the sport for just one season we had some serious discussions with the sports hierarchy and came to a decision there's a new head of the federation knows very well what's to be done in four to achieve good results of take the season for example or finish in the top six at almost every world cup stage that's a very big thing for you so you wouldn't fit in cricket trying can buy with a less safe malinga has been in devastating fall getting a hat trick during his side's nine rushing of pena at the cricket world cup after a surprise i think a fainting pakistan for lanka needed to make a strong statement only big brothers collins and david would still be on small teams for centuries but then it was willing to time first because on my nuestra l.b.w. i then fell into only gold or i next to fall i push and

pull that most times trick there is more to come i think if anything my standing figure is six thirty eight and seven point four i think it's perhaps from one hundred c. c. c. with the shrunken bats and high little problems that cycle the high spots the africans the dismissal still show fifty one but i have just wrapped up between eighty one point four i was unwilling to celebrate the second half but i broke up all those things the right against south africa in two thousand and seven those bets in. my head would have played great my performance against south africa in that world cup the better effort than this because in that stage of the game south africa was virtually winning the game and i was able to get the hat trick and probably bring true lanka back to the game and also with an outside chance of winning it so i think to me that was a better effort to have it today to get a hat trick gave me

a lot of satisfaction and also that i ended up ultimately with six wickets so getting wickets in any game i suppose gives anyone in lots of satisfaction. and that brings us to the end of the spur of the moment we've got war later on next that. hungry for the full swing we've got it first hand the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers on our teeth.

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