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more. you're watching live from moscow on carrots syria's opposition is planning a day of rage after friday prayers in the face of god and crackdown on protesters the u.s. is calling for sanctions against syria blaming president assad for turning to iran in a way that could you know it's the two against washington's closest ally that israel wants he's going to this code looks at the potential for the arab uprisings to spread further east. some like it haunts but this spring new things have heated up perhaps too much in the arab world egypt tunisia libya nala syria northern african region and the middle eastern gulf and brutal civil wars with the western powers playing an important hand some believe this won't stop anytime soon so who's next

in line for the graves of fuel in the region the answer may lie on the surface. president assad is disingenuously blaming outsiders while at the same time seeking a rainy and assistance in repressing syria's citizens this week is the only thing here and that's where exactly the united states is looking to get involved i think around has been targeted for some time now and if you watch the propaganda about syria washington is now claiming. iran is helping the syrian press protesters what's different about syria about the protests in both cases really know for a fact that the united states government is supporting opposition groups and so it's only those two countries where washington there's an interest in

intervening t.v. and has been a longstanding alliance with syria in this strategically important region right next to iran's arch nemesis israel syria syria isn't the same as libya geopolitically we've always belies that syria is iran's springboard in its fight against israel this is why it will eventually make a powerful sunni jet it impacts on iran's positions this brings us back to the question what country will follow syria if it ends in syria progress according to the libyan scenario we will probably see a similar developments in iran unfortunately that is iran will repeat the syrian scenario iranian ships have dropped anchor in syrian ports enormous proximity to tel aviv but the mask is crippled by crisis iran may lose its footing in the region this is again a continuation of the idea that you use the international machinery to achieve your national objectives under the pretext that you are actually trying to protect human

rights should the u.s. and its allies decide to go through with a habit of meddling in aiding revolutionaries. fortunately the result may be catastrophic that if there is foreign intervention in syria yes iran's intervention in response that is a definite and very real possibility just as much as it interfered in iraq when the us invaded that country and if suspicions proved true the world may be in for an entirely different ballgame if iran and the us involved in a real hot confrontation it involves carty moscow. e.u. officials are meeting later in brussels discuss sanctions against the syrian regime before deputy speaker says any sort of international oppression but work in the long run but europe's main aim should be to stop supplying weapons to syria this is not a regime that's going to feel the pressure of sanctions on the contrary it did the

question is why so fast now after we see that in libya it's a mess in libya why do it again if this is about human rights or about an event or massacres why not start with the most cruel medieval regime in the arab region saudi arabia if this is about preventing massacres why not do something about the illegal occupation of palestine i mean the e.u. could do so much for example to stop supporting these like they for the first place let's not forget these dictatorships are for president own people and with the support that the arms of the baltic from europe i mean let's stop doing that in the first place of course it's not going to have a short term impact on things but maybe this might be a time for reflection over what we have been doing for the last forty fifty years in the middle east and in the north of africa recent sanctions can work in the long run like if we see what has been favored apartheid in south africa. well the rings

president has been speaking to r.t. as a standoff in his country gets ever more entrenched demonstrators continue to demand his immediate resignation despite a deal to step down within the month of presence and says his opponents can't see the dangers of making major changes too quickly. or opponents reject the idea of holding presidential and parliamentary elections because they're aware they won't be able to gain a majority as a matter of fact what you're having is an unconstitutional coup and they are trying to. and are against a constitutional transfer of power in twenty to regime we're even ready to agree to their plans so as to avoid bloodshed. some countries in the region and so mr missions come my victuals tendencies currently being seen in the so-called new middle east it is this the controlled chaos and i also prepared for it's enough to have a look at what's going on in egypt tunisia and other countries the scenario cannot

be called anything other than a plot against the region i believe that the media and they would stoop to anything . but a few minutes so how the world is just scratching the surface of governments dark secrets of the whistleblower in chief tells all to many more embarrassing revelations and those published on wiki leaks. and we look at how solving america's trouble making ends meet could be achieved by tapping the country's investment in intervention. russian security services have killed at least ten militants in a raid in a south operation is being hailed as a major success and it's part of a series of stings across the volatile north caucuses in recent weeks our correspondent culture level is in the region. a group of militants corners in a residential area by russian security forces and masses they refused to surrender and opened fire the police five back and at the end several militants including at

least two women were killed in that operation now russian security forces say that among this militants were the local leaders of terrorists in that area and they also say that this operation was one of the most successful in recent weeks and stands in the same line with another open race and that also happened this week when militants were killed including close associates to russia's most wanted terrorist still of this area russia's north caucasus remains the main training ground for terrorists in russia and although russia's north caucasus has witnessed a number of successful anti terror operations and dozens of militants have been wiped out in recent weeks including a chief al qaeda agent of the leader of the militants in dagestan as well as close associates of still this region remains the most volatile area in the country and the challenges and search operations are going on across the area at this very

moment. where the man behind wiki leaks is websites revelations are to be honest but publication of course densher cables. into the u.s. and other countries. and says it's a matter of time before war targeting information becomes now if we look at. work or. think about but always stories that have come out actually happened in the world before. and people didn't know. what it is that we don't know. i think there's an enormous and hidden world out there that we don't know about until much much later on it exists there right now you know release of diplomatic cables we only released secret classified confidential material we didn't have any top secret cables the really embarrassing

stuff the really serious stuff wasn't in our collection to me it is through out there so what is it. he told me to not be comfortable. what they receive from me from me no is all that is happening and i'd say is try to get up an execution case for me to be nicely united kingdom wants to at the various levels wants to keep a good relationship with nightsticks. so if you u.k. was to reject it you would think solution that would pose terrible problems for any country which appears to be harboring. place and trying to conduct in three. places precious and the united kingdom. does attempts to extradite me to the united states then it faces

a difficult position politically which is the bulk of the people united kingdom support us. and really what's the full version of that interview with you in assad's on monday here not. cutting a petrol exports after fuel shortages hit the home market as a result pump prices are burning a bigger hole than motorists pockets inside of the cave and the except why the world's biggest oil producer is spawning itself there without. russia with no sounds ridiculous yet change what it is that we want to five different gas stations that were closed here would be willing to lie for hours what is this isn't the supposedly the oil rich country doing it overnight fuel prices jumped twenty five percent in several russian regions as the battle runs out the price goes up even more their supplies enough only for two weeks while prices skyrocket at the

beginning of the year that russian authorities made an effort to keep battle costs at a consumer friendly level as a result foreign markets became much more attractive and profitable for russia will that he says. we understand that people have the right to demand for oil prices well what's been the us today in russia eventually is the key to forty percent cheaper than in neighboring countries and a better use ukraine not to mention the old sixty's the outcome of fixing a fair price has had a questionable outcome for buyers and sellers as a result of oil companies pulling out of the domestic market what's left is becoming more and more expensive especially become scarce resource that prices going up and no one likes it and we're afraid prices will rise even more and then what meanwhile in the russian capital it's small gas retailer stations that are under the threat of being closed down it's again not profitable for the oil giants to sell feel to them down this road alone we saw three am to gas stations now

petrol the lines. in the russian capital during thousands of other petrol stations to choose from but regional authorities are beginning to find cases against oil companies i mean if the engine oil companies illegally limited all stopped supplying the independent guess cooling stations in the region we're going to take them to trial prime minister vladimir putin has ordered an increase in expert duties on russian oil starting from me so that companies can't make extra profit selling for higher prices abroad leaving them in a no win situation and those in need of fuel have been promised thousands of tons of cash are on the way i don't know because our team must. take a look online for more on all us tories says that r.t.e. dot com at the moment california change the fortunes of what is once the land the gold rush is just desperation i stopped hungry western subsects moved on.

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choose option. john. my. video on demand. is my old girl's. street now in the palm of your. on the potty dot com. the new york dearie has found a russian pilot's ability of conspiring to smuggle drugs into the u.s. constantine her shanker was arrested in a sting in west africa last year and transported to america it denies all the charges and desires to see a change in reports his lawyers say it's under the undercover agents who should be in the dark. words not deeds landing foreigners behind bars in the us russian pilot constantine your shango has been found guilty by a manhattan federal court jury of conspiring to smuggle drugs across borders the man was scooped up by u.s.

officials in liberia last year and promptly taken to america along with three other suspects from africa where shimko faced in the u.s. was a ten month wait for a trial a month long hearing and now a guilty verdict the pilot and his family maintain his innocence. all the facts were fabricated all the tapes were distorted by the prosecution u.s. officials played a leading role in the arrest of the russian citizen posing as drug dealers american secret agents conducted meetings with the four resulting in hours of recordings the prosecution then put forward as proof of your shingles intend to conspire to smuggle tons of cocaine to south america and later into the us in liberia he was surrounded by five agents the second he stepped off the plane he was accompanied by guards they spent day and night in his room only during the trial did he find out that all he had around him were agents they introduced him to some man who transported drugs that's it nothing else happened they wanted to jail him and they

did he or she can cause a defense team echoes this the defendant did nothing. other than wish to be a fairly. constant suggestion that he was there with the united states meanwhile your shango has never even set foot on american soil that is until he was handcuffed and brought to america by force in may of last year russian officials were not julie notified of his arrest the man was effectively missing for a month and moscow cited a breach of international law we have. apologized to russia the state department's excuse we pressed the wrong button on the fax machine. to be brutally for all. notifying romania instead of russia to observers this seemed a joke on the deal the guilty verdict the most important question why this trial is being held on u.s. territory remains unanswered there still is the issue that was decided before

a trip. to related to the concept of manufacture jurisdiction which the judge decided pretrial against that. issue. can be patient in appellate court an appeal cannot be filed until after the sentencing but hopes are dim he was appeal courts are generally reluctant to reverse decisions made by jury court the sentencing of one since your sample is expected in three months on july twenty eighth he will find out his destiny on u.s. soil his russian pilot faces some ten years license at sea hindmarsh country where he committed no crime he says in turning up part see the. case it's been likened to that of another russian not extradited to the us country . he was arrested in thailand trafficking charges.

manson says america should stop interfering in cases but should instead be investigated internationally. the problem here is the extra territorial imposition of u.s. law. on people who have really no if both a victory bouquet selling even if you believe he was selling weapons to the colombian farce what does that have to do with the united states now the federal government says well that those weapons would be used to target american citizens that's that's kind of that's a giant leap to that cocaine was coming from the colombian far in making its way through africa into western europe but where is the connection the united states and whatever happened to interpol in these matters why is it that the united states is trumping interpol there's many things about this case that are strange first of all we know that the irish apparently was offered a deal by federal prosecutors to if he would testify against her boot they're

actually in the same prison in new york the southern district of new york is notorious it's one of the places but the cia likes to use the whole kangaroo courts in addition to the u.s. it's record washington see in the u.s. as records were genius there the price cia course to try these cases and i think we have to look at the impartiality and i don't think the impartiality is there. well these in brief or you know what it's all eyes on the other hand them today for britain's prince william prepares to take a take middleton's hand in less than an hour's time i think since him now from the british capital has been seen in the last few minutes agreement his brother prince charming they have just arrived at westminster abbey so that since. among those who already taken the seats were all relatives are due to arrive soon hundreds of thousands outside lining the streets. on the street type.

number of people killed by powerful tornadoes sweeping through the southeast united states is rising rapidly. twenty three hundred have now lost their lawyers most victims were from alabama where the storms are described as the worst two major cities have been decimated by the deadliest tornado outbreak in years many people are without electricity while dozens of roads have ended impossible. investigation into a deadly bomb attack that killed at least fifteen has been the most in. carefully couples main square is the tourists based or because it seems the foreigners. responsibility for the bombing the last major attack in america wasn't of dunkerley two thousand three. hundred people dying. in a few minutes we hit the snowmobiles to follow a russian expedition to the arctic before then kareena updates us on the silos

biggest business stories of. hello welcome to business here in our c thanks for joining me the cost of borrowing is going up and russia the central bank has increased its key interest rate by twenty five basis points to eight point twenty five percent and the decision takes effect on the third of may and it's driven by high inflationary expectations and uncertainty over effect the global financial markets could have on the russian economy is the second rate hike sands seen this year and the rate was increased same up two months ago. she says nuclear crisis coupled a retraction of europe's atomic energy programs is pushing demand for gas. on bank says sales of russian fuel are likely to fill that gap. now russian gas becomes more attractive than it was just twelve months ago more or i was

looking for asia to munt is is very good and i didn't see any seam go through because we just use less and part percent annual growth of testimony in asia and once again they doesn't have any option other than by alan g. gets including russia knowledge so as a result of that that there is there is some free space in the e.u. gas balance we should needs to be thieves and needs to be through probably with a pipeline gas from russia so as a result of that i would say that now currently you share all four russian gas industry and it's a beauty to compete to and she is significantly more even taking into account the high prices which leads to the high gas prices closer to the end of the year. russia's gas monopoly gazprom has reported pumped up results for last year net profit rose by a quarter to over thirty five billion dollars that's higher than the quick crisis

level cast on benefits from strong locals and as with sales up twenty seven percent sales in europe slipped one percent however analysts expect amounts of pickup partially due to supply disruptions from the middle east and africa. russia's most popular search engine yandex is hoping to raise up to a billion dollars in its upcoming i.p.o. a new york company will start marketing their listing next week the number of shares is yet to be determined i gather it has placements come six months after the one billion dollars london float of its biggest russian rival melgar are you. let's take a look at the markets europe is trading flat so we curl friday wait by cold call and divert the markets activity is somewhat muted by the absence of london markets which are closed to the world waiting national holiday german all make a dollar is a cup decline on the dax its shares are down one point eight percent company reported a ninety three percent gain in first quarter net income and from target for the

year while revenue rose seventeen percent. here in moscow opening markets are trading lower this hour the our test is trading over half a percent in the red and isaacs is losing points over eight percent this hour now let's take a close look at some individual share moves energy majors are trading in the red on lol crude prices grossly after russia's largest gold producer is losing nearly one and a half percent despite reporting a sixty percent increase in net profit for the first quarter and positive financial results failed to prevent gas crunch as from declining it stocks are down over a percent banking stocks are also trading losses would be to be losing over two percent. it's been a tough second quarter so far for the russian stock markets the struggle oil price did little to encourage investors in april with both the obvious and isaacs and good luck lower than where they started john wendel davis from warmoth asset

management explains what's putting off investors both domestic and. as long as we have weak dollar as long as we have persistently high quality demand which seems to be the case russia in general is is actually in a very good position from that standpoint the problem for the russia are related not to. business it's related to individuals it's related to policy it's related to use an absence of additional organs and systems in place which make it i think in general much less attractive for. for investors to put money in russia which is why earth u.i. is just completely in the madness and that is change that's your object for this hour but you can always find all stories just log on to our website artsy calls last business headlines are next.

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