this week's top stories here in our tease it invasion western military initiatives in north africa backfire at home with the french president already losing public trust over what's described as his colonial ambitions. should trim the internal market even open a bottle or even a bottle. while the air after a major oil spill in the gulf of mexico coastal residents exposed to toxic chemical say have been left to deal with severe health problems all on their own. and christians around the world are united the need for celebrations with thousands

walking through a service at russia's main orthodox cathedral. this is are you coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program after more than a month of allied operations in the view of the world stalemate is frequently being used to describe the situation there and for those countries involved in the action it's beginning to cause political trouble at home especially in france were the president's feeling the pinch daniel bushell reports on how the country's intervention in libya and its former colony of ivory coast has backfired for nicolas sarkozy with accusations of imperialism. if nicolas sarkozy hoped intervening in libya and the oil every coast would boost his popularity has backfired he's now by for the most unpopular president in the history of france's

fifth republic according to the latest opinion polls the main beneficiary has been marine le pen head of the national front party he's expected to knock him out of next year's presidential election because he wants pledge france will never again kill people in africa and a pen told me he's broken that promise. this as a past colonial reaction by france where behaving like a well it's place and deciding who's bad and who's good the president's policies a myriad of former colleagues one inflexible personal style x. finance minister. lift the ruling party this month admitting they called to work together to form a human rights minister ram a year they has quit to so because he let colonel gadhafi use france he said as a matter to wipe blood off his feet by hosting him in paris now he's hunting the same man down sarkozy also sacked his integration advisor for disagreeing with him

the recommend man told r.t. the president does know how to compromise. there's no place for twentieth century colonialism today but there should always be room for negotiation it's all leaves nicolas sarkozy with few friends just when he needs them it's become a lonely life inside the presidential palace but mr sarkozy not only a political opponent of pulling apart his foreign policy even for what allies like nobody now talk of his serial. pounds work with the president for over seventeen years the former premier fears libya turning into another afghanistan a deeply unpopular war with no clear deadline we cannot go. in any country without knowing when we go out i think this is the listen that we did not come from afghanistan in its global diplomacy it's the same problem list war france is facing

criticism for what some see as heavy handed intervention in new york every coast the result is a presidency exposed morte at home and abroad for his arrogance for some of those more local monarchical republican trailing both slippin and the socialists in his bid for reelection in twenty twelve because he looks on likely to mellow leaked memos from a voice as claimed his only chance of winning is to make his policies even more extreme than usual see paris meanwhile a massive flood of migrants from tunisia and libya has made france think of suspending the e.u. border free travel agreement last weekend the country temporarily shut its border to trains carrying african migrants from italy to go to sarkozy is expected to address the issue next week when he meets with a tie in private is for silvio berlusconi sow's of people have been fleeing the

violence with italy claiming it alone has received over twenty thousand refugees. this week britain france and italy announced they will be dispatching military advisors on the ground in libya russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov warned against the move saying it will only cause more bloodshed. those are the latest developments in libya not making us happy it's a clear launch of the ground conflicts we consider these moves extremely risky which could lead to unpredictable consequences there's been cases in history when it all started with same to get military advisors and then it drags out for years and resulted in hundreds and thousands dead on both sides we call on everyone to respect the un resolution and solving this conflict with this was a careless sign of the south as nato is seeking ways to go beyond the u.n. mandate while hiding behind a man a tarion motives i think the original demand from the rebels inside of eastern

libya. in the cities and less than it was to the no fly zone to stop mercenaries coming in and some humanitarian aid the red line for them was ground troops and now we're beginning to see the first steps towards a creeping. critical arrival of foreign or foreign forces that is this is exactly what happened in vietnam and in various other conflicts and it always starts with it's about humanitarian intervention and then where is it leading to and this i think is a very very dangerous move and what we're seeing in libya unfortunately is the best way to put it is really the west hijacking this revolution and in this process they're making very very difficult for the revolution succeeded. britain italy and france are sending military advisors to levy a in a move that has once again caused critics to call for the allies to obey their regional un resolution at our web site we're asking what do you think about it so far the majority of our viewers as you can see think that the military advisors

wilson simply pave the way for a full scale invasion around serval even just serves to prolong the war and hence western interest twenty two percent are skeptical if its tactics will be successful at all and only five percent hope it's a softening up mission before peace negotiations with her own khadafi so all gone to our web site r.t. dot com and have your say on this issue. there was a major breakthrough in the fight against terror in russia this week the country's security forces killed two top terrorists in the north caucasus both had links to al qaida and were believed to be behind many attacks in russia are now reports. this week russia's north caucasus witnessed a number of successful anti terror operations last sunday a key militants leader is that you'll believe john up was killed in an aerial strike and that is that russia's own teacher is committee says the most wanted man who might have has personally pointed what is john the first the hand of militants

in dagestan in october last year now it's also believed that the village on up was the moved in almost every terror attack that happened in the region and was also linked to the most school metro bombings last year he was among the four terrorists that were killed a week ago and that is does lead it hailed the operation a success house up of the militants only understands the language of force. some of the militants are willing to engage and they reject us when we urge them to lay down weapons and peacefully. having committed so many murders and terrorist attacks they know you understand the language of force meanwhile and nothing a taurus terrorists figure was killed a saudi militant also known as smug i knew was so identified as a chief out quite an agent in the north caucasus he was also received by the militants as the absolute religious authority as well as an influential field

commander now rushes on to terrorist committees that is that he was involved in almost every terror attack that happened you russia in recent years now despite the strength of high profile success russia's security forces still say there is no evidence that russia's most wanted terrorist martyr has been killed holds a limb unaided in one of the operations in english it's a way shot when d.n.a. tests found no presence of him among the that meanwhile he has claimed responsibility for a number of terror attacks that russia including the most cool natural suicide strikes and the bombing of the capital's main airport killed. no plea information of just where russia's most wanted terrorist might be hiding in the north caucasus . but your question of reporting there well you know is the altar website r t dot com for more food or to the special operation in dagestan in there and also find a c.c.t.v. pictures of last week's attack on the matter in the fall russian capital to help

solve who was behind the trusted. all this we japan extended exclusion zone around the paralyzed for she plans to thirty kilometers that's when a kilometer area was declared incisional no go zone because of radiation risks and her it could be subjected to fines or even detention meanwhile workers apa plans continue to pump highly radioactive water from one of the reactors he step towards easing the crisis thirty people have already been exposed to maximum radiation levels added facility despite the ongoing crisis professor perry raygun from the physics department at the university of surrey says japan has little choice but to stick with nuclear and. to. its oil dependent and has very limited natural resources because the reason one reason why it's become relatively reliant at least to have significant amounts of it's called for. for the nuclear sector.

my personal view is i think it doesn't have a choice i think it will have to continue to have nuclear power there are let's not forget there are over fifty three reactors. that are operational. well since the very beginning of the nuclear crisis in japan parallels have been drawn with the turn novel disaster on tuesday the world will mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history we now cross the line to donate here shasta capital and seen for himself the legacy of disaster in the exclusion zone well let's see it maybe a quarter of a century ago but the event still holds lots of painful memories for the people tell us more. certainly this still remains the world's biggest manmade nuclear disaster and it happened because of a failed experiment when the employees at the local nuclear postulation tried to bring the reactor to a temporary stop and the experiment failed and resulted in an explosion the whole

area around the plugs of thirty kilometer radius was contaminated some parts of bellows and everywhere across the european continent traces of radiation were felt even reaching the east coast the united states indeed still remains historical landmarks still some people trying to draw parallels with fukushima accident nowadays many experts agree that the accidents have been completely different going only in the causes of the disaster but also in the immediate aftermath because the levels of radiation which were detected entered in the chernobyl area twenty five years ago were or still much higher than it was in the right now this incident. back then and the one in rattling in japan nowadays caused a massive debate in the world society concerning the safety of the nuclear energy now that people are debating whether or not the world should stick with a nuclear energy with most of the experts including the head of the international atomic energy agency who was on visit here to ukraine several days ago to say that

there is no alternative to the nuclear energy for now and that the world must use it now ukraine is marking the twenty fifth anniversary of the chernobyl last we'll be seeing lots of different events and the one very important sign. for ukraine that the country has managed to persuade several world countries to invest over fifty five hundred million euros into building a new circuits which would last for another hundred years it would save the chernobyl reactor from its in more radiation to the atmosphere so indeed it's twenty five years old but the legacy of chernobyl clearly lives on and the chernobyl story still making the headlines everywhere across the world well the cities abandoned after the catastrophe are often called ghost towns and you've been to the turn knob exclusion zone give us a sense of what it's actually like to be there or what thoughts pass through your mind. it's absolutely horrifying to be in the exclusion zone i've been a regular visits of this since i say two thousand and five. recently went for there

for a week to film a fresh documentary which as you will be able to see on monday and walking through these dead empty streets always gives me a creepy feeling despite that i've been there more than a dozen times the area is completely deserted and just thinking that this was once a communist paradise a role model city full of those who are living and working at the chernobyl nuclear power station now it's completely deserted and lifeless this feeling is of course a very frightful and horrifying indeed this area will never be inhabited again because the full out period of maybe nuclear particles can reach up to twenty thousand years and indeed just looking at the jets out of the exclusion zone in general you realize how closely how closely a man's mistake can be and that is definitely the main purpose of the exclusion zone right now to remind the world that such mistakes must be made again. right i see thanks very much indeed for this update and just as i. mentioned

we'll be showing a lot to commemorate this year on r.t. and monday so we'll bring you extensive coverage of the twenty fifth anniversary of a turnout of disaster relieving at a time and exploring the long term consequences of this monday you also be able to catch a documentary on a terrifying legacy will last right from the heart. twenty five years of fallout. from the most devastating nuclear disaster history. culture of the century has monthly its mistakes. legacy. on our team. now this week saw another tragic anniversary a year since

a lot of the worst environmental accidents every quarter because of mexico oil disaster killed eleven people and caused millions of gallons of oil poor into the ocean and while b.p.'s trying to shift of lane by suing some of its contractors it's the local people who are still suffering the aftermath of the spill five million barrels of oil in combination with almost two million gallons of highly toxic chemical dispersants used to fight the oil spill a cocktail that contaminated not just the water in the gulf but found its way into people's blood a year after the disaster an environmental group tested the blood of dozens of cleanup workers as well as residents of coastal areas they found levels of ban seen thirty six times higher than normal or colorful construal blood all over town. shape interim a long term homework and i'm going to open up i want to. create matter and work as

a boat engineer he says he was in perfect health before he was exposed to the toxic chemicals in the gulf now he's fighting a bouquet of illnesses gardasil flugel called electric military officials for clayton is not alone in his fight george price owns a small boat yard in louisiana perfectly healthy just a year ago he has lost thirty pounds in the last few months george was diagnosed with severe anaemia on a sunday and must still load the story and will be no you really know dr michael robbie cha who's been practicing medicine in louisiana for forty years says he's never had such an influx of patients with respiratory and blood issues he fears the worst it's a distant stream and authorities for calls looking to be robbie cha is one of a few doctors who is outspoken about gulf coast residents sometimes connection with the toxic chemicals that they've been exposed to many other doctors refuse to

recognize the cost as dr robert shaw says either because they don't have the necessary training or they don't want to be caught up in court. and environmental justice group told residents in several coastal communities almost half said they had experienced health problems like coughing skin and eye irritation or headaches that are consistent with common symptoms of chemical exposure it's very clear when you look at the ingredients both of which is considered so. it is considered as rather a hazardous material total with the ingredients in the types of dispersants and when you mix those together it actually creates a four times more toxic and these are exactly the types of chemicals that are truly literally in people's blood many of the fact that gulf coast residents and those involved in the. cleanup of the gaffes a beer alone in their fight with the consequences of last year disaster during

biology starts saying it's going to take at least twenty years for the gulf ecosystem to recover president obama signed the country's environmental agency to investigate health effects of the spill but many gulf coast residents are sure agency will do its best to sweep the findings under the rug and then expect our reporting from washington are. the e.u. has come under fire for how it spans its aid money and you report reveals billions of dollars being pumped into unnecessary projects among them dancing classes in two african countries your m.p. david campbell bannerman says brussels isn't capable of controlling its own budget let alone the money it sends or brought to the system isn't working i think this report makes very clear but it is no surprise i mean from our point of view you have the european union for sixteen years in a row they haven't signed off their own account because of auditor's you know so much fraud in their cars they can't even sign them off so it's not a surprise that you know there's an allegations of private jets being bought by

certain country leaders surely that receiving this kind of the. whole thing is a mess it needs discipline and i think it's better done by nation states two thirds of this. goes to northern poor countries i mean the biggest recipient is turkey which is doing pretty well economically and a lot goes missing i mean some is going through terrorist groups like hamas in palestine and you've got incredible figures like and. job creation scheme is costing one point five million pounds for each individual they actually find a job for so there's a huge amount of waste here. plenty more how this hour including a search here. we have reports from the main russian orthodox cathedral as thousands celebrate easter

. now for the story of a convicted killer who once day out himself a russian prisoner has racked with pain from l. ners is pleading with the authorities to be released from his misery the case has reignited the debate over assisted suicide a practice that's illegal in the country or even our snow reports. cannot east forty five and he's dying and he can then static he's not sixty connects in ten months. and i almost blind he can hardly distinguish objects in the backyard of the jail where he's serving his sentence for murder his gangrenous nice heritage and doctor's forecasts he want they've crossed trees for much longer in a wheelchair if. i can't live without pain killers. i'm always on drugs if i didn't take them i'd be unable to walk at all would be.

your and foremost saugor and war veteran canady no longer has the energy to fight for life instead. he's bitterly fighting for death. in that his health has not always been so bad it deteriorated rapidly after he was behind bars in two thousand and seven he was sentenced to eighteen years in prison cannot he needs specialized treatment and care something he just cannot get here. to die or. what else do i need i used to be a man. now look at me i'm not even half of a man. a doctor to help him die is officially forbidden in russia before but when i started being who could kill who could facilitate a suicide nobody even the most zealous euthanasia supporters said that they would do it themselves because they would become murderers if they did from the point of

view of russian legislation nor from the point of view of international law or ethic norms can euthanasia be justified. there is a huge debate on whether terminal patients have the rights to and their own life to escape chronic pain there is against euthanasia and they have the majority claim among other things that even hopeless cases can sometimes be the recklessly hailed but a voice from behind bars where miracles rarely happen when change their perspective . as usual if they know that the rest of their lives will be suffering was the reason to prevent them from doing that especially those sentenced to life in prison and that many letters from these people they ask for death as life becomes unbearable conditions there are after all so why not. for a strong orthodox deliver euthanasia has been

a hard decision and it won't be without its victims on the other side of the prison bars. no i will not allow him to die i will not. and not his mother can understand what pushed her son to sick. that she country can sell herself with the reality of their decision. if he dies i would die with him what would i leave for all who fall. in ninety he's still alive but is waiting wishing for death whether it's natural or. now to central russia. christian believers are united in easter celebration in this year the event falls on the same day for all of them for thousands of worshippers in moscow a service was held in the main russian orthodox cathedral r.t. sarah for witnessed the grandiose ceremony as over five thousand people have attended the service this year including both president medvedev and prime minister

a lot of families and bringing their children it really is a family of a religious event that's not by thousands and thousands of people every year third flood so the cathedral and celebrate not only inside but also lined the streets as well with their candles just the take part in the ceremony. to celebrate easter it's a russian christian holiday which has always been celebrated all over russia in moscow on a business trip and we just couldn't help but come here. is the first time you had a chance to celebrate this festival in moscow so we came to see the service here it's a joy to be here in the summer interesting. the good guys and i came here straight after work it's a great holiday. now we'll get another church after we've seen. those sides the cathedral itself absolutely beautiful the service has lots of candles and flowers unless by patriarch kirill really

a major celebration here in russia and this year marked on the same day by both the orthodox church and because some of the russian traditions that include making if the cakes and also eating a type of curd could pass and that's actually the original name for the easter celebration itself that we saw the big procession from christ the savior cathedral it's traditional procession that goes around the cathedral grounds with leading that they carry the crucifix and thousands of people are doing that before they get back inside to continue the ceremony all around russia families will be celebrating a religious holiday churches and cathedrals throughout the country will be marking with their own ceremonies and of course everyone celebrating it around the world very happy easter from us here r.t. so for us reporting there well log on to our web site to read the russian

patriarchs address at r.t. dr arnot also find more r.t. coverage of this and other top stories. well this week when she made various prove that he's a mover and shaker naleo in the political arena but also on the dance floor of the all the country stop matthew ling to be has become an internet sensation. while the video was snapped at a reunion party was the presidents university france mind where the user spied his stylus dancing like her dad and that watching the video had made today the forty six year old leader lead a back with smiles admitting dad the music of hardy and not surprisingly his

dancing skills portelli owns. well i'll be back with more dates for you shortly stay with us.

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