again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. plain revenge or an attempt at provoking ethnic tensions a russian and nationalist icon is gunned down in the center of moscow the man was a former army colonel and it's time for kidnapping and killing a chechen girl. a nato official says it's perfectly justified to deliberately target the libyan leader while france and britain continue their campaign against the president of syria party looks at the fate of civilians on the ground caught up in the west's so-called democratic machine. russia will resume imports of e.u. vegetables as soon as they guaranteed to be infection free and that as well as nato

is a missile defense plans are moscow's move for w t o membership all on the table during the latest high level. just after eight pm on friday here in moscow you with r.t. . now a disgraced former russian military officer and nationalist movement icon has now been shot dead in moscow. had spent eight years in prison for kidnapping and killing a chechen a teenage girl if the shoe was on the scene it was murder however i don't believe it was an act of revenge but an attempt to ignite ethnic tensions. as the latest details. yury put down of a hugely controversial figure here in russia being a highly decorated military officer the commander of a tank regiment during the second chechen war he was stripped of all of those those

owners following his two thousand and three conviction for the abduction and killing of an eighteen year old chechen woman he remained in prison and till late two thousand and nine when he was released on parole around twelve o'clock day here in central moscow as busy busy streets in the center of the russian capital he was gunned down just behind me this through an archway there in the courtyard of a apartment block police are saying he was shot four times in the head the investigation of course no in its early stages but they've already said that they have found a car believed to be in used by the by the killers they've called they found they a gun with a silencer fitted to a vehicle was partially burned out and they are saying that the driver of but car was slavic ethnicity and they will be giving us more information on that as soon as they get it no none of us know yet he said this is no way in his opinion this was

a revenge killing for the for the crime he committed in chechnya he believes that this is as do investigators that this is a crime to speak committed to incite hatred in the country which is taking into account to donald's personality and his history the investigation is not ruling out that his murder may have been a provocation there is also no evidence that one or another ethnic group was behind the killing well put down over was viewed in some circles or russia or in some nationalist groups in far right groups as a hero an iconic figure for what he did during the chechen war you know we have to wait and see if there will be any response from those organizations or to be any protests but yes it does appear that this has what we're hearing from investigators and from the titles. that this had been done to provoke a reaction from those groups and to incite ethnic tensions in the country.

right there well meantime alexy shankar a professor of islamic studies believes that the murder of north could expose a deep rift between various ethnic groups. doesn't use my story without even knowing who killed him and how exactly it happened it's obvious that they'll be both positive and negative reaction to this tragic event i think in the caucuses they will welcome his death is he's very much disliked there but in russia some will see his death is vigilantism at the hands of north called cajuns and i think that this will cause a certain amount of tension this doesn't mean we'll see more scattering in the streets although in some places that can't be excluded but this is a tragic event which highlights the abnormal into ethnic relations in sight russian authorities must be prepared to intervene in a sensible way because if we see a significant escalation it will be part of a system intended to destroy a russian that multiculturalism and it's tied versity which would be incredibly destructive force. you are with r t it's good to have your company today and still to come for you in the program top level top secret some of the world's most

influential figures sit together at a meeting of the secretive build of a group that's giving people plenty of speculate on just what are they talking about. their toes deliberately targeting the libyan leader khaled affy that's according to media reports quoting the alliance is a senior military official says the u.n. resolution justifies the action because as head of the military capacity is an essential part of a command structure as comes as fresh air strikes sent plumes of smoke over the libyan leader's compound and nearby military barracks for the libyan army has fought back reportedly shooting down a nato chopper one hundred sixty kilometers southwest of tripoli meanwhile the country's rebels will get at least one billion dollars in assistance money promised by donors including the u.s. britain france as well as some arab states because that is an area for national reports the only thing that some libyans have received are injuries and flicked it

up by nater. that saddam has been with you know has growth of death but the doctors have performed any a miracle and the young girl is back home with her family she took her mother's pills to kill herself. if someone wants to kill me and myself. but who wants to kill the teenager summer's native city tripoli has been under constant bombardment by nato forces for three months day and night always have been a fall in on the city with a population of around a million no one can ever say when or where the next one would land. this week in the most intensive air raid yet there have been sixteen nato air strikes in just ten hours attacks against civilians must start khadafi must go and the libyan people deserve to determine their own future as frequently claim success and the military operation is supposed to protect civilians but the libyan government

has repeatedly protested the innocent civilians have been among the dead the claims have not been independently verified but while thin is clear since march nineteenth the life would normally prince has changed forever summers mother will never forget the day when her daughter preferred death to this new life my girl told me before that she saw death as a good thing and i entered her room that day she was lying on the floor there was smoke everywhere could hardly see what happened but i realized immediately it was something terrible this is not fair they told us they want a no fly zone in a sack they were going to bonus they promised to protect us but instead they scare us talking about who they are a block of saddam's father is more precise and the world no longer needs nato the second world war ended long ago and we try to live our lives will need storage wars and always intervenes in other countries problems we're tired of war our patience

is running out let us just live our life has just prolonged its operation and leave it till september people hear more terror from the skies one of nature's supposed to target gadhafi his military arsenal actually landed here in this district it didn't destroy the colonel's compound but it's almost damaged the lives of one family as you can see the building has quickly been repaired now the question is whether the people will ever recover. r t tripoli. let's get more details on this on the troubling situation in the middle east and of course live to peter out a clip from the open in europe i think in brussels thank you for joining us today nato says that one of its objectives in libya is regime change now with the latest report suggesting the alliance aims to kill you how would you describe the legitimacy of his methods to topple the dictatorship. well at least a u.n.

resolution seems to contradict that in the mandate of the un resolution it says that. it's allowed to protect civilians to take any action to protect civilian civilians so stretching it out to basically killing cut off is quite is quite a stretch but there certainly a number of officials including that of. state hillary clinton saying that khadafi must go it seems a far cry from the original humanitarian mission u.n. resolution one ninety seven three. yes. that's correct in an earlier letter or so cozy and cameron had already said that it's. cut off you must go so regime change is now apparently the goal of the operation. so far you can also question whether they're protecting civilians whether you do that by bombing them or police of course not intentionally but in avoidably so accidents happen and more

fundamentally we should all ask yourself the question why. why are we here in the first place very much it looks like. a civil war. the side that we're supporting over and giving money to seems to be quite controversial as well the libyan rebels have apparently at least according to the government been involved in in the scandal with the accusations against the. nurses from the. well you know if we can let's just bring it back for a moment back to the issue of us a billion deaths you know excuse me for interrupting but the libyan government claims that more civilian deaths are being caused by coalition aggression more than thirty this week alone on the way to a peaceful libya are civilian casualties justified you think. well. if you could you could maybe argue if there would be like a clear clear case for invading and regime change but god doesn't really seem to

be the case clearly could offer as a bad guy but how is bombing libya to go on a going to make a democratic leader it's very hard to see that when you look at the people standing ready. clearly or in all all all very. very good reputation so so it's hard to see where all this is heading to and the involvement seems to me not as worse than they already are say it's hard to see where where this is going to here but let's talk about the endgame because russia's envoy to africa spoke to the libyan opposition in benghazi and said they are ready to switch to a diplomatic solution the libyan government in turn also says it's open for dialogue the bombing continues right now. well. as the leaders of the west have said they want they want to have real regime change

brantley at all costs. they should contemplate what is the quickest way to peace and if that means a stumble izing little bit libya into two parts that should be it but i know we talk about regime regime change going on here but there surely there could be some other issues at stake as to why the west is intervening in libya the rebels have just managed to make their first oil exports to the u.s. is it possible this is what the u.s. and crowds in england wanted all along to get their hands on the country's all reserves. well i think it's clear to everybody that is probably one of the reasons but i don't think anybody would claim that would be the only reasons i believe there might be some there arginine motivations behind all this but the motivations they don't really matter you have to look at the results and the result seems to be that. things are getting worse in libya and the other intervention didn't work out so that world leaders look at afghanistan look at iraq. so maybe

the ideas about this should change people should just accept it's not so easy to bomb a country into into democracy and into democracy or perhaps a trip into submission as you go as you were drawing comparisons to afghanistan iraq and we have france and england are pushing for some type of action against syria from the independent think tank based in brussels thank you very much for your time. thank you. well still talking about syria syria's military now is reportedly launched an operation aimed at restoring security in the rebel north and the border town of good authority say at least one hundred twenty offices government troops were killed there by groups earlier in the week according to witnesses dozens of time being deployed to the area and i do so and to the town human rights groups meantime say that more than thirteen hundred people have been killed in the eleven week uprising the u.n. meanwhile is still considering

a new resolution against syria something that russia is strongly opposing in the next hour here on our see our debate show cross-talk focuses on whether syria's neighbors in the region will be happy to see democratic changes in the country. democracy would clearly be best for the region and for the syrian people first and foremost and then for israel. by the by it's a reference to will it actually happen. you're going to be reminded me what i tell my doctor and my wife that i'll stop smoking going to diet and exercise but you know. i think this is clear. and it shows that what is the key issue that is means that this is the devil you know we would go to hell for that we go to bush has given us credibility. if you kills a few people if there isn't what he calls it. but you

know that's i think is the key word. and you can watch crosstalk at seven thirty pm g.m.t. here and i've seen our culture is ready to resume imports of european vegetables if the e.u. guarantees that supplies are not infected by the deadly e. coli virus the move was one of the outcomes of the today russian you summit. has more from russia city of initially not going to that's where the talks are being held. vegetables were literally on the table at the press conference the european leaders and host russian president dmitry medvedev were asked whether they had vegetables for lunch the answer was yes they had to be enjoyed them and moreover a certain breakthrough was reached on the issue of

a russian ban on fruits and vegetables imports from the european union recently russia imposed their full import ago in the wake of the deadly equalise strain outbreak in order to prevent the infection from coming into the country this measure of was halted disproportionately the european union officials and they said that it was going against the policies of the world trade organization in its turn criticize brussels for failing to provide sufficient information on the sorest and containment of the infractions and today president made very that the country could leave to disband leave the european union provides certain legal guarantees about the source of the infection and is more transparent on the. we are ready to lead on european vegetables after we are provided with sufficient guarantees. and the russian and the european health officials are following along as initiative to get their crews to safety of disappoint projects this is a great result. of the hottest issues on the international agenda where the two

sides so i. russia strongly condemns nato's military intervention in libya and again calls for a peaceful resolution of the conflicts and the war which has already resulted in thousands of casualties as also seriously cheney challenge to the e.u.'s foreign policy is to talk more on those challenges today in an exclusive interview with r t we're joined by high representative for foreign occurs and security policy in the european union catherine ashton and of course the first question was on libya one of the big challenges and questions it is hard to make sure that the people of libya way in which they go. those are the assuredness of that departure is a fundamental part of moving forward in fact there has been a lot of optimism surrounding these twenty seventh russia e.u. summit and these optimism is built largely around president made that its quest for radical reforms in russia but more denies the nation it all resulted in

breakthrough agreements between brussels and moscow over the past months like a long awaited russia's accession into the world trade organization for seventeen years that is way longer than any other beating country russia has been in membership talks with w t o and now finally we expect that by the end of the year russia will join the club today presently bet it reached his european colleagues to sort out all the formalities within the next month and to speed up the process of russia's joining the group. working right now an invite only meeting of the world's political elite financial magnates the build a boat group is now underway in switzerland the annual event has long been shrouded in secrecy something has given rise to a strong protest atienza lorimer now reports on just what might be on the main agenda behind the closed doors. the exclusive ski resort of samara rich jude

is perfect build a territory out of season and crucially practically deserted there are two hives of activity in town the ones the luxury hotels super wear around one hundred thirty of the world's most influential politicians businessmen and so friends are meeting behind closed doors and the other in a much cheaper hotel where concerned activists are determined to break that wall of secrecy down they've set up what they believe is the world's first alternative media center they'd work for mainstream outlets too but they're not here just not enough. western media not enough from the u.k. it's it's quite appalling a serious news agency is just really sad names of this year's attendees and on the list is the chancellor of the exchequer george osborne i would have thought that makes it use other bills about regulars include david rockefeller the editor in chief of the economist magazine the greek finance minister and the president of the

world bank they're all relate to be here this year unlike another regular former i.m.f. chief dominique strauss kahn on bail in new york for alleged sex attack there has been interest from the swiss national press this year build a bird which is widely believed to support big government and economic consolidation runs entirely contrary to the swiss idea of independence local government and neutrality manfred petritsch has run a successful campaign to that effect playing on the reported ten million euro taxpayer bill for securing the spanish builder. except that a private meeting because that's what they call themselves a private meeting the security has to meet by the taxpayer and i think a lot of people understand it especially when the government we don't have money for this or that and here we go and it costs

a lot of money to secure this private meeting of these people the agenda is secret along with everything else but build a burgers are believed to be deciding on who should replace their friend d s k at the top of the i.m.f. that was so concentrating on how to save the euro which was leaked agendas show their brainchild we don't want to be. but these are all the things that actually created is a construct of. europe is a construct of the business we're still the bird is different from last year's spanish one security is not. first start and there's no kilometer wide cordon around the hotel but secrecy still dominates with protesters saying even the swiss government doesn't know who is attending every year there are more and more activists increasing media attention they're saying if you told us what was going on we wouldn't have to speculate you know and it's the summer it's. time to it's

time now for our russia close up serious where this time the team travels to north a city. situated in russia's north caucasus the republic has been plagued by decades of violence and conflict today tens of thousands of refugees remain stranded unable to return to their ancestral homes for fear of more bloodshed but it's also use some of you know cutting of people heartfelt desire for peace is a beginning beginning rather to bring stability. shacks that look like they're barely holding together actual hauser's lying in ruins and these are the far from welcoming images that strike you as soon as you approach the village of country lives one of dozens of residential refugee areas located where thirty four families

have lived here for over twenty years in this terrible conditions and new generation has been gone but for them thing has changed they say they've already lost hope these people came here in ninety ninety two after a bloody atherley conflict between south the city and georgians that lasted two years assertions by origin they were born in georgia but flags are fearing for their lives hi donna judge b. of i was among them her husband became one of the many casualties of the bloody conflicts george and by origin he was helping in certain people and ask was killed by his own kind along with two small children she received a one off compensation payment from the government but no official recognition as a refugee and the benefits that would come with it. it is very difficult to get refugee status that would go through grow and the only thing that i am asking right

now is to give us land so we could build roads and leave in normal conditions. the just ten kilometers away lives a different athan a group that's also experienced the reality is of life as refugees the ethnic conflict between english and this is not in people that happen almost at the same time over thirty two thousand english people to leave their lands and spread out in the region of the north caucasus with thanks to special government programs the vast majority are back home four hundred anguish tremulously of terror before the conflict and almost half of them have now returned as a mass family is among those who came back that this. the horrors that happen here it still feels it is his native land as a model lost two brothers and the fighting and his family was forced to move from place to place for several years but that's in the past and now it's all about looking into the future. this is my land i have so many plans in mind

we want to create as many conditions for the youth to work as possible and they will do so only useful and will not have time to think of any stupid things and yes me and my family we are all happy that we came back here but you people here see the same needs to happen for those that feel abandoned income believes god so the horrors of recent times are wide from the face of the village even if they're still kept in their minds why isn't a question on russia calls up the republic of north and south korea. or the top of the business news that without a meter if they are with us. thanks very much rory russia's largest oil producer ross we have this holding its first big meeting after the death of the long awaited arctic deal it's now to decide what's coming next artie's the news but what's key is that the company's a.g.m.

in southern russia. it may be warm and sunny for the a.g.m. here in the southern city of cross now our focus during recent months has been in the icy north of the arctic it's failed plans for a tie up with b.p. and the share swap deal cast a shadow over the company if the deal is dead or sniffed still has the task of finding a partner to explore the blocks it's acquired in the arctic heading up that will be a new chairman because sachin is standing down in accordance with the new russian policy of splitting politicians from jobs heading state run companies it's not all bad news for us nipped production grew faster than any other russian oil company currently it's pumping eight hundred forty million barrels of oil and twelve billion cubic meters of gas a year there has been also progress on rosneft improving downstream capacity it's taken germany's route oil will increase replying and given access to new technology and looking east a joint venture would see m.p.c.

to build a refinery in china will greatly improve its penetration of far east markets so the new leadership will have a lot to smile about but solving the problem of full clark know them in the arctic will be their toughest task. denise for lawsky report russia is considering reducing its holding in a number of key state companies to blocking stakes as things looking into privatizing more will need to roll snap to bt bank holds bank and power generation company ross russia's plans to sell assets in more than thirteen hundred state companies without losing control in the key players. secret of the markets this hour and crude is down almost three percent that's on the back of a stronger dollar and reports the saudi arabia may start pumping extra oil next month. u.s. markets are heading for the sixth consecutive week of declines longest stretch of losses since two thousand two on worries about economic recovery but that was down one point one percent. lower by

a point. some drop in travelers co after the insurer said it was slowing and share buyback program. in europe stock markets so ended friday's session in the red closing down one percent stocks different cover some ground on friday's session on news the german parliament voted to approve future greek a but that didn't help them. here in russia the markets ended the week on the negative note with the r.t.s. down point eight percent of my sex half of a cent if we look at some of the stops we'll see most energy majors losing ground on no accrued gas from down one point three percent down one percent despite the fact that of those dividends for twenty times by twenty percent the z.b. was high it was up two percent actually it was uncalled for or else he wraps up the week strong. well we apologize we can bring you that comment of this hour we will bring it to you next hour join me if you can in fifteen minutes time. from.

the close up team has been to build a brand richard thank you for the turning point i'm doing more to. this time the party goes to the region where half of the area is occupied by a nature preserve. where the young generation.