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free blog loaded video for your media project a free media. tom. there with me live from moscow where we're taking a look at the week's top stories the libyan capital did walk by nato airstrikes and the start of military operates the bombings have reportedly claimed more than thirty lives and led to the growing anger at. home. to live a balanced european festivals if the e.u. can guarantee they are free to call on bacteria. came from president russell you talks to leaders also discuss russian succession to the world trade organization and the situation in libya. and also the e.u. prepares a new rescue package for the bankrupt police talking nonsense protest. against

a crop from the country there's outrage through in germany where critics say they're tired of paying for other people's debts calling on greece to be in the euro zone. but people here in moscow and nationwide are celebrating drops a day it's twenty years since the country stages for three presidential elections just one year after declaring independence from the soviet union. next up is our interview with nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen in an interview he gave me this week he defended the alliances actions in libya and insisted the organization has no plans to act in syria. thank you very much for joining us here on r t it's much appreciated i want to get straight to our first question the u.k. and france want a u.n. security council resolution condemning the syrian government in your opinion are we heading for libya two point zero here you know i would like to stress that nato has

no intention whatsoever to intervene in syria at the same time lots of critics expect that that could be the case if we see a resolution russell saying that the fact that it's even being debated is going to cause more violence in syria. there might be some kind of intervention do you think not if the u.n. goes had it goes ahead rather and approves that resolution once again let me stress we have no intention to intervene in syria having said that. the international condemnation of the brutal attacks against the civilian population syria the only way forward is to accommodate the. aspirations of the syrian people let's look at the lack of an entry strategy into libya it could be said that you were dragged into this rushing to regime change have you accidently gone to war in libya definitely not on the contrary we considered this

very carefully we laid out certain conditions that should be fulfilled before we took action and the decisive factor was that the united nations are just wrong correct me if i'm wrong but obviously the u.n. resolution was laid out for a no fly zone and lots of people would consider what's happening in libya to be much more than a no fly zone actually the u.n. security council resolution goes beyond a no fly zone cording to the u.n. security council resolution we are mandated to. protect the civilian population in libya taking all necessary measures and that's exactly what we're doing right. now all the necessary measures if i might speak of what admiral pollo has legitimize strikes on any command center in libya i just want to clarify for some of our viewers who have seen homes bombed they've seen civilian buildings blown to pieces

does that three in a car on a phone or at a hospital on a phone constitute a command center for your purposes when you say any means. i would like to stress that we are not targeting individuals which we believe due to military. targets. and of course the control centers can be used to plan and organize attacks against civilians show amount of control centers military targets that's what i'd like to read a question to you that was written to us by one of our viewers on facebook. who's from paris france wants to know why nato is bombing metropolitan areas in libya and civilians are being killed what do you say to. we do all we can to avoid civilian casualties we are in libya to protect civilians against attacks and this is the reason why our commandos are very very careful in

identifying legitimate military targets but the da has to mediate in libya they sent an envoy and as mikhail margelov arrived intensified bombing of libya begad why is that. there's no link between the two events we appreciate all attempts to find a political solution to the crisis in libya because obviously there is no military solution only we need a political process having said that i still think that a strong military pressure on the ground after the regime will facilitate a fruitful political process mr mcc.l.o.y. yesterday in fact stated and you just mentioning that that the military conflict doesn't have to be there means that it could be resolved peacefully he's stating that he believes that both the rebels and the regime forces are ready to negotiate

that they both think that war is not the way out of this conflict so why are you still bombing libya with this information coming from the russian envoy that both sides are are ready to talk. we are continuing our regime because we still see gadhafi regime attacking each own population and it's absolutely outrageous and you and has mandated an operation to protect civilians and we will continue our operation as long as the regime still attacks his own people you met with the russian defense minister sort of called yesterday and he believes that troops on the ground in libya are now a possibility do you think there will be troops under your command in the future. we have no intention to put troops on the ground in libya what if gadhafi doesn't back down. well i do believe that the combination of

a strong military pressure and a reinforced political pressure will eventually lead to the collapse of the regime it may happen tomorrow it may take some weeks but we will stay committed on until we have fulfilled three very clear military objectives firstly a complete end to all attacks against civilians secondly withdrawal of gadhafi military forces and paramilitary forces to their parents and certainly. immediate and unhindered humanitarian access to people in need so we will continue our until these objectives are met talk of the post-war libya seems premature doesn't it given william hague and him seeing stating that nato as he sees it will be there until after christmas this of course all despite a ninety day deadline when do you think you'll leave the libyan people at peace. well i'm not going to guess about any time frame what i can

say is that we are prepared to stay committed as long as it takes to fully implement the u.n. mandate and that is to protect the civilian population against any attack what about the civilians that are being attacked in syria indiaman in bahrain. yeah of course that's a legitimate question the difference is that in libya we are operating on the basis of a u.n. mandate and with strong support from contras in the region actually a number of countries in the region contribute actively to our operation for these reasons we are in libya. what do you say to critics who aren't convinced that nato is and goal is to protect civilians and that in fact is a regime change. we have been very open about our military

objectives. to compete in two attacks against civilians withdrawal of gadhafi forces and humanitarian access these are all military objectives and we will continue until they are met. in parallel there is a political track defined by the international community. recently the group including the russian president called on. to leave power. and. these two tracks are separate a military practice track and a political track but having said that i think it's hard to imagine a complete end to attacks against civilians in libya as long as gadhafi remains in power i'd like to move on to missile defense in europe if i may defense minister sort of called also said yesterday that he's been largely ignored by you in your plans for a.m.d. over europe of course you wouldn't accept that but the facts they certainly at this

stage speak for themselves don't they. no russia is definitely not ignored on the contrary we have invited russia to cooperate on missile defense the fact is that nato has decided to develop a nato based missile defense system because we want to protect our populations against. some who but we would all like corporates. are standing or we are faced with file tax from who from russia. we are faced with a common threat and this is the reason why we would like to see two independent missile defense systems a russian system and a nato system cooperate for instance by exchanging data the whole system would become much more effective that way to the benefit of the russian population and population nato countries you do understand that it sounds a little bit of

a contradiction there you talk about joint trust about a mutual threat and then about separate systems why want one system between nato and russia be acceptable to protect both sides from any kind of threat. because i don't think at the end of the day. the russian government and the russian people would accept to be subject to a common commitment. i think. the russian nation as such would insist on having control of its own missile defense system and this is the reason why the most realistic approach would be to have two independent systems but with a common purpose but the common purpose is protection of all our population is now mr rasmussen has been proposing a joint european defense system. and i think the best way to join efforts would be to relate to independent systems cooperate with

the aim to protect the russian people as well as people in nato countries russia constantly claims that nato can't guarantee. that its interests will be protected why can't nato it's not these guarantees. the best guarantee whatsoever would be to engage in close cooperation because growth cooperation between russia and nato would clearly demonstrate that our missile defense is really a defense and it's not aimed at russia. let's face it. we do not consider russia as threat to nato and nato does not constitute a threat to russia so let's join efforts let us cooperate but russia sees it as they can't go forward on promises why put you down to the russia on paper that a missile defense system would not be directed towards them. either but it's very

easy to guarantee that because we do not we don't have any intention to attack russia not whatsoever but to guarantee russia could get would be to engage in a close cooperation then for instance establish a common joint center where we could exchange data that would clearly demonstrate that this system is not aimed at russia. mr rasmussen the facts might demonstrate otherwise thank you very much for taking the time out to be live with us from brussels it's very much appreciated hope to see you again. oh. it was created to serve public interests to inform

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money. on our team. this week's top stories on our libyan capital good rocked by nato its heaviest air strikes since the start of military operations the bombings have reportedly claimed more than thirty lives and led to a growing anger at the foreign intervention. moscow agrees to lift the ban on european if the e.u. can guarantee they are free from the deadly cold wind back in syria the assurance came from president if. you talk to leaders also discuss russia's exceptions to the world trade organization and the situation that. also the e.u. prepares a new rescue package for bankrupt greece sparking massive protests against tougher cuts in the country there's outrage too in germany where predicts say they're tired of paying for other people's deaths calling them green to the world. and people

here in moscow and nationwide are celebrating the day it's twenty years since the country states its first free presidential election just one year after declaring independence from the soviet union. all the way to sports or next with. thanks for watching the sports and these other headlines perfect start hitting a stunning defending champions to the russian boscobel final. plus he's done it again vettel takes his six zero point seven races ahead of the canadian girl. on the big. days to the sochi winter olympics athletes take time and i'm trying to inspire. now the russian boscobel champions has got underway with him key winning the first game of the best of five finals against. giving them the edge over the

defending champions is the fourth time in five years these teams have faced each other in the. end of season finale. all of their previous battles are hinting making a great start to these playoffs with a seventy seven points or seventy two victory on the right gratian power forward as a mile long top scoring for him to get sixteen points box to make the tardy feast and added fifteen again thing is tonight again at the rain and him are expecting another tough encounter. predicable shorewards we're. home playing the way we knew how important first game is to try to kind of jump on them in our first game we can surprise them and redo them very glad to have to do that for sure the second years are the most harder for us but we're going to try to play that game try to come to the fourth quarter and we were sort of going to be a little bit more nervous and that's our growth hormone. meanwhile want to paint

peacefulness stars to fame was golf is promising russia will not cut corners as they prepare for the upcoming european championships the denver nuggets player has been back in moscow ahead of the euro basket torment which starts in if the way two months time of caught up with him. despite it's not quite making it to the top of the bill just yet city my famous golf had already managed to make the headlines in north america he became part of a blockbuster multiplayer trade saw him move to denver nuggets and carmelo anthony to the new york knicks well mozzies new team were knocked out of the first playoff round in the n.b.a. giving him an opportunity to visit home and prepare for the upcoming european championship in lithuania winning the continental trophy in twenty eleven will mean automatic qualification for the london olympics. i can't make any promises in regards to the euro basket but i can say that i'm sure the guys will perform at

their best and no one will cut corners and i think they found very curious anchor joins us we'll have better chances because of his experience to be a great help despite leaving russia still has a large fan base said his previous club called him mas he keeps in touch with them through his online blog and those lucky enough may even catch one of his master classes in the russian capital but where are the fans most dedicated in russia or the united states. when i played for khimki i saw the same people at all the games it was a group of fans who form the majority of the audience and even followed the team to other cities in regards to the n.b.a. well they might have something similar although i personally never came across such a thing you just get a full audience of people who come to support the team but i never saw such a thing in the us when an organized group of fans would take up a large share of the audience and root for their team. found support is not the

only. difference between the russian basketball league and the n.b.a. the american schedule is more intense with regular season games sometimes held four times a week so the studying of the opponent shot practice or simply warm up takes center stage during practice providing plenty of room for individual skills. it is team play no one negates that but compared to europe it is somehow more individualized i would say the game is based on single players who play one on one and win it they may score a goal just make a pass european basketball not to mention russia is slightly different people try to find other solutions to the difficulties that arise during the game. the russians will be hoping to qualify for the london olympics by winning the european championship in september it's hope that both russian and be a stars and break into lanka and to more famous golf will be available to help the team a little. they acquired individual skills from the united states and their home bred

team play is expected to be the winning formula. moscow. now it's becoming a familiar story in formula one sebastian vettel has grabbed pole position again this time for sunday's canadian graeme pray but he believes rain could have a big say on who wins the red bull driver top in qualifying for his sixth poll in seven races this season finishing just on the two tenths of a second faster than ferrari's fernando alonso his teammates lead the massa and red bull's other driver mark webber will start for on the grid respectively however unsettled weather is predicted and it could be the first time a race has the belt on away this season i think we had a school of qualifying and two very good runs we were able to use the first time a lot of the tire so all in all i'm very happy it's obviously a big step but you know the main task comes tomorrow conditions are very likely to change so we will see some rain the question is. and how much so we'll see but

obviously you know if you want to stop it's best possible position to start from while the moto g.p. casey stoner has taken pole for the british grand prix at silverstone the strain piling more pressure on jorge lorenzo with the defending champion starting from third place on the grid behind a sleaze marco simoncelli stone is just seven points behind the rennes a field in the overall standings. meanwhile the two fastest men over one hundred metres this year have gone head to head at the latest diamond league meeting with steve mullings pipping his training partner tyson gay to first place in new york three false starts or three competitors disqualified before the race finally got underway and when it began it was mullings from jamaica who got out of the blocks the fastest gaining a mater on gay within the first thirty however the american in the red top then powers through the second part of the race and it looks like he might have won it but when you watch the replay you see that he did they were late and that gave

mullings victory in a time of ten point two six seconds relatively slow but there was a strong headwind. i nine. there are just under a thousand days to go before the twenty fourteen winter paralympics in sochi athlete only shared is now ambassador for the games and is huge they came down to inspire others with her incredible life story with more intricate than yes. the. beijing two thousand and eight the paralympic games will russia's elicit will begin a strong gold and so the new world record in the women's one hundred meter breaststroke what was even more marketable is that the twenty three year old did still just five months after she'd lost her left arm in a car accident while she was in holding in thailand and prior to that had contemplated winning the sport her victory was a triumph of mental strength and she's always ready to share her thoughts with

those who desperately need it the swimmers know in embezzler for the sort of twenty fourteen olympics and with one thousand days to go to the games physically disabled people in one of most was rehabilitation centers have the chance to see and hear firsthand what it takes to accept the challenge of overcoming injuries and winning . the sport is what brought me back to life and made it worth living i managed to return to swimming and win the paralympics that's what inspired me and gave me strength i discovered and you world new people and new goals to achieve. having got to know alicia. in the engines of whole bound which consists of hearing impaired youngsters even those who once might have lost hope might get it back. i believe it's my duty to share my experience and views with anyone who is interested no matter if they have disabilities or not for some of them it could be really

encouraging me i know it works as they've seen it with my own eyes many times but it's very nice and funny she's a great example for all of us some people would have given up but once they saw her and knew her story they didn't she helped us change our lives well done and lisa. despite her achievements many would still call people like elizabeth disabled but in many respects they proved to be more able than all of us. are the new on forty two skilled dry stuff let's switch to tennis now and the mary will play joel free to tsonga in the final eight queens in a few minutes time the brit in confident mode after demolishing four time champ andy roddick yesterday a marriage all round game coming together for this one smashing thirteen nations including the one which team of the first set six three in two thousand and nine champion went on to win a second six one the humbling experience for roddick he's back after injury after

missing the french open. i think that the memory is there will fade to tsonga he not stop fourteen aces in his straight sets win against local hopeful and world hunger games one six three seven six the score to tsonga who'd been a doubt in the last round is after his first title in over twenty months. the in. the wall golfers are preparing for next week's u.s. open in sweden's robert carlson is a man in form he maintains a one shot lead after three rounds of this in june classic in memphis he had a two under par sixty eight on saturday and again with steady hitting this approach on the fifty two within seven feet of the pin he did drop a couple of shots on the last couple of holes but the swede stays on top of the leaderboard at eleven under overall one shot ahead of american harrison fraser. and

england's robert rock is close to claiming his first title on the european tour he has a two shot lead going into the final round of the italian open karting a sixty eight on saturday which leaves him on sixteen under overall just ahead of a chasing group of six. so that is this well for the moment got the weather coming up next.