china's leader comes to moscow to strengthen trade ties that are boosting two of the world's major emerging economies. will he stay or go the fate of colonel gadhafi to be discussed as russia's envoy travels to leave u.s. capital as part of moscow's efforts to broker an end to the civil war. and violence protests in greece pushed the government close to collapse as millions vent their anger at plans for new public cuts in the deeply indebted countries.

in the russian capital you're watching r t m arena joshua welcome to the program good neighbors valuable partners two of the world's biggest and fastest emerging economies are meeting in moscow russia and china share a wide range of common interests with moscow becoming an increasingly important supplier of energy fueling growth across its eastern borders as mean as our reports . we know that both sides say there's still a lot of room for improvement within their bilateral relationship of course russia and china are each other's biggest neighbors and both sides certainly have a lot to gain probably a beneficial relationship with their neighbor rochelle force is one of the world's largest jobs the sources of natural resources such as oil and gas and we do know that there are ongoing talks with gazprom and the chinese natural gas companies for gas supplies and also

a gas pipeline that will be starting in west siberia and heading all the way to china we know that according to the gas pump c.e.o. like c bel-air the agreement for gas supplies to china was supposed to be signed sometime in two thousand and eleven now we know that today during. the chinese leaders visit a gas from officials will be present and of course those discussions will be taking place we also know that china of course is a very lucrative market for russia not only for its natural resources but for various other things and right now all of the trade turnover the bilateral trade turnover with china is one of the biggest that russia currently has so a very strong partnership that has the potential to go even stronger and that is definitely something that both puts into our anthem a diminutive will be looking to achieve during this meeting most people do seem to think that the questions of both syria and libya will definitely be raised during

the chinese leaders time here in moscow we know that in the meeting of as c.e.o. countries where the two leaders met a disagreement of some sort was reached and both sides do seem to share the position that a military presence or a military intervention is definitely not the correct solution and will not bring peace to libya and the diplomatic ways. to resolve the conflict should be sought after and prefer it should be preferred over any kind of military presence in that area of course we do know that both sides do seem to agree on that position in regards to only with libya but also with syria that both sides are against any sort of potential intervention or even potential u.n. sanctions that is something that is most likely going to be reiterated once again that shared position here in moscow. caterina's are there and the fate of libya's

leader and political way out of the civil war will be at stake during talks in tripoli as russians and boy will meet curly could up the loyalists visit to try and broker a cease fire comes as the latest nato airstrikes target an area close to enough his compound arches refinishing reports. the visit to tripoli as part of russia's peace mediator mission in the protracted libyan conflict has been insisting all the time that's a nonviolent negotiation is the only way out of the crisis russia has repeatedly criticized nato for starting a military operation here and has never supported a u.n. security council resolution which authorized intervention russian special presidential envoy mikhail margelov was sent here to try to get everybody around the table that's actually very hard to achieve the rebel supported by nato allies wants to force gadhafi out while the colonel himself says that he will fight to the death meanwhile recently have been several signs indicating that

a compromise is possible last week may come up again have met with the opposition leaders in the libyan rebel stronghold of benghazi and talked to it off his cousin in cairo and some of the both sides have a mutual understanding that a protracted war is not an option and the crisis should be resolved through peaceful means he also sad that he had a feeling that the rebels are ramos ready for a dialogue with gadhafi the people in tripoli we have been able to speak to are welcome in russia's efforts they're extremely exhausted after months of war which has taken many many lives and has almost completely destroyed the country's infrastructure due to a shortage of fuel gasoline lines stretch for kilometers and kilometers people have to spend hours even days lining up to fill up their cars and it's tiring more overnight to continues to strike three police and we can hear bombardments mess of

bombardments almost every night and that scares them as well well people are getting more and more angry at all they want to get their normal lives back chris ration is high among the rebels as well as they feel as though nature is taken control over what to them is a national are rising it's too early to say whether russia will be able to bring peace and stability to libya but what's clear and one people on the ground is that it's tough in italy worth trying. reporting there so i have for you this hour a question of just as a russian gone wrong faces new round. we puddle of galatea the whole case under scrutiny. and find out how nationalities cast aside by school or surviving in the freezing waters of the world's call this continent. the u.s. will now have to readjust its missile defense plan for you are after the czech

republic announced its dropping out of the project prague said it was frustrated and it's now minor role in the system the country was originally supposed to host a regular base but president obama proposed stationing a less important facility there washington claims the scheme aims to protect york from potential threats from iran or north korea and there has been strong opposition from russia which is concerned it is the target the czech republic is also sue massive protests after this young thomas who took part in the rally says the system will only fuel international tension. checked people don't want such a thing here in this country we feel that this will actually undermine the security of both the czech republic and europe as a continent and so we think that it's completely contradictory to play such and such a system here in europe. without incorporating russia without talking to also other world superpowers right china like india or the following of ours

that will be the biggest world economies in the in the following years is really going to make a lot of tension on the global scale and so it we should be wise and just start thinking about building security mechanisms and structures that will include all the big superpowers not just. moscow has asked for a legal guarantees that the proposed missile defense shield won't be aimed at its nuclear capabilities so far the u.s. and nato have refused to provide them russia's envoy to the airline says the project seems more of a threat to security rather than a reassurance. because a book says you don't need the security of an individual or state consists of two parts the first is the guarantee given by law by the state and the other participant mentioned by persons actions to provide his or her own security the same applies to what the more real guarantees are get from a partner the less will do to provide a security for them and vice versa i believe the missile defense project in

a way it's presented no this is very provocative and unjust and it can be useful and fear only a fresher gets to participate in it on equal terms with other states. that was represented to nato commenting on the alliances missile the fans plans in europe. the greek prime minister is promising to reshuffle his cabinet and seek a vote of confidence in parliament after a coalition talks with opposition parties fail joyce has been trying to push through more cuts to secure a second hand out the plan stands over twenty five thousand angry people onto the streets of bathrooms and wednesday while unions held a general strike protesters clashed with police we fired tear gas at them demonstrators threw rocks and petrol bombs and there were a number of arrests and injuries some of the protesters tried to block off home and to stop and things from boeing on the news plan. british line idle for off believes the bailout isn't going to help the greek people because it's only fair to say the

fans. one of the reasons that everybody is so determined to keep greece in the euro is so that the banks don't have to take a serious hit the lending policies is almost as if there's a whole lot of holy alliance politicians and bankers versus ordinary people and i'm sure that's what the people on the streets of athens today feel like don't think the banking crisis is over i suspect but it's hardly begun and in many cases it might have been better to do what iceland dead and say look these banks go bust these people lose their jobs. these people lose their money that's unfortunate about life and i suspect we're going to regret keeping the banks afloat and imprisoning countries like greece inside a currency union which they're just not suitable and i have been trying with president van remploy with president barroso with all the people who lead the i've been saying to them what is plan b.

isn't it time we have mysie that greece portugal are not suited to the euro zone isn't it better that we that they come out they get their own currencies back they have a devaluation and then of course some of the banks have to take a hit but they won't hear of it here because as far as they're concerned in brussels the euro is a political project they see it as a stepping stone to the united states of europe and they're not prepared to admit they got it horribly wrong and for that frankly they couldn't care less if tens of millions of people across europe lose their jobs that doesn't matter to the european commission provided they can maintain the euro and keep propping up the banks and that's where we are. and there is he sarah ferguson was caught up in the violent protest in the heart of athens her firsthand account is available on our website parks dot com. if they got going up as we see the parade i'm not going to

go camping out but the great i love the people heard i don't even want to freak out because they caught the thing but. plus there are also plenty of other stories and videos that are actually dot com including stunning images of a rare total eclipse of the moon on wednesday night. i do your chord will hear the next round in their ongoing legal battle over victor borge the russian and american accuses of being an international arms dealer his lawyers and the prosecution will discuss the case with the judge what is awaiting trial in a u.s. prison but as marina board now reports the legality of proceedings is being questioned every step of the way. he is the russian citizen america fought relentlessly to adopt victor boot was secretly and swiftly extradited to the u.s. seven months ago and this may be where he stays indefinitely if found guilty on arms smuggling and terrorism related charges if you use could be. he's looking at

life there's no parole there's no early release on the federal system really only was in the federal system you get a reduction in your symptoms. a significant reduction is if you cooperate with the united states government some have argued. to be captain america's team however captain america is being accused of playing dirty and illegally to remove the air cargo business man from thailand according to documents released by wiki leaks all levels of washington top to bottom mounted political pressure against bangkok to gain custody of boot in a us cable dated august thirteenth two thousand and nine us president barack obama was urged to call thailand's prime minister directly about boot the u.s. attorney general and state department were encouraged to call the thai ambassador highlighting the massive drug enforcement administration commitment to thailand and the us ambassador in bangkok urged the thai government to issue

a public statement of disappointment at the judge's ruling not to extradite boot america's the world's most powerful nation but it's not more powerful than the world unfortunately the way things stand right now they're willing to flaunt every international law to get what they want and that means doing all these illegal things in the case of the extradite him or i should say kidnapping who was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight during a u.s. sting operation he was charged with conspiring to sell weapons to colombian fark rebels on two occasions it's high court rejected america's extradition request when an entourage of armed u.s. agents removed him from thailand following a decision of the thai government his extradition was still not legally approved the covert operation was kept secret from russia boots family and his attorney. transfer victor boot to america is a violation. of european treaties signed in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight

which the offenders cannot be extradited roys the case was not finalized and was moved to the u.s. economy here to use the various means political. another's outside the boundaries of if you really want to get a group that believes that your boot is not getting a fair deal to this day high officials have not provided official documents explaining the legal grounds behind extradition this despite repeated inquiries made by the russian foreign ministry by becker. we know for sure that on november sixteenth two thousand turned at the moment pete was physically taken out of its own prison his case was being considered by the time i caught of the peals that is why there are no legal grounds for him to face a u.s. court. meantime victor boot remains in the u.s. prison held in solitary confinement his wife doubts her husband will receive a fair trial from the country she says violated international and bilateral laws to

get him. it's clear to everyone that the case has long been moved from the sphere of lard to politics i think or rather i would love to think that the american court is unbiased but i have strong doubts about it because i think such pressure could be put on anyone including the jury. the country accusing victor boot of arms dealing now finds itself like you're a political arm twisting come october an american jury will decide if you wanted a political pressure at your side by the u.s. army evidently we're worried a fortnight artsy new york. iran is promising transparency and constructive interaction with the un's nuclear watchdog the e.u. has been pressuring to iran to give evidence of its peaceful atomic intentions but in an interview towards iran's and going to the atomic agency says this country has nothing to prove and nothing to hide. many allegations was raised by united states

and i approved after an investigation taking samples and analytical process that all these allegations have basis in fact before coming to the end i was in charge of escorting all the spectre's and i was with them in this politicized that it was proved that this allegation had no basis this is a really unfortunate after eight years they are repeating these boring stories one thing is clear that we do not have any program for nuclear weapons we are fully cooperating with the as i said the country suggested the most robust inspection in the history of why for five thousand mandy's patients have found no evidence of diversion of nuclear material to prohibited purposes and the statement or claim by the lady ashton with due respect i categorically reject.

and you can see the full interview with iran's envoy to the international atomic energy agency in less than fifteen minutes time here on r.t. now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world a hacker group claims to have knocked the central intelligence agency's public website off line a firm calling itself while security appeared on twitter to confirm it was part of the attack the group has previously claimed responsibility for cracking into the send us public broadcasting system to the network and a company that works with the f.b.i. the cia website was it accessible on wednesday. a u.s. congresswoman shot of the hat in january has been released from hospital after recovering enough to walk and talk again gabrielle giffords still faces daily intensive therapy and may never be able to return to work six people were killed and twelve others injured in the arizona shooting that took place during a political rally the man accused of the shooting has been declared mentally unfit . days of extreme weather have caused major of flooding

in eastern australia was one person reported to have died parts of new south wales have been declared a natural disaster zone thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and farmland and many roads were cut off by rising river waters. in an extreme world of ice and cold as far as the eye can see it's one for all and all for one every human sent there to work wherever they come from is a vile link in the chain of survival i see sean thomas went to antarctica to see international relations at their best. in the icy waters of the antarctic and this research vessel was damaged in some very rough seas and going to sea is never easy it always involves risk. we ran into a store and had some trouble with our rudder so we came into this choice for a base where we're having which a way in supply in parts and where the russian bases offered help and other bases

around of offered any help that's the kind of international cooperation that we get in the antarctic which we may not get in other places because of its remoteness and because all countries that are here recognize the importance of all the work that we all do here working together is vital for the survival of those at the different international stations as well in the winter and medical evacuations are impossible because of the weather conditions. and a lot of this it is very important to cooperate without the stations where different doctors here with different specialties so we complement each other for example my main specialty is orthopedics trauma because i'm the only one here as you can imagine my specialty is in high demand here therefore on a brisk get in touch with me quite often we also ask our neighbors to help us with diagnostic devices we don't have one of the areas where cooperation between countries is strongly evident is in the realm of scientific research where ideas and information are exchanged regularly so that multiple projects can benefit for

example we're working right now with the germans who are further down the peninsula doing a crossword and we will combine our data with their data at the camera meeting we also work closely with the british and provide any other help with scientific investigators that come aboard our ship to conduct their search their studies as well. as here to different dive teams discuss how they can share information and samples between russia and germany. and beyond the law different countries keep an eye on each other to make sure that all activities are in line well. the antarctic treaty system an international monitoring program that helps protect the earth's southernmost land and we've seen that just today it was in the state basically. very closely you can very well treated both the russians the giants and the chinese fantastic facilities the antarctic treaty i think is one of the unique treaties in world history in terms of that kind of cooperation and it is this special bond of

working together in such an extreme environment that creates such a lasting friendships that when i came to the station for the first time one chilean put it very well leave the conflict the politicians we the polar explorers have to live in peace because if we can't remind ourselves who else can we rely on for help. in antarctica sean thomas. is reporting from the world's coldest continent and to read more about his adventures in antarctica and his blog and. more than a month. in one of the most extreme environments on the planet this is antarctica and people have to be aware that they're far away from civilization sean thomas discovers what makes antarctica so special and attractive for many wildlife in antarctica is a place in the sun the. expedition to the bottom of

the earth. the result of a time now for the business news with katrina. hi there and welcome to the business person here on r.t. we start with one of the most important russian economic events of the year isn't it international economic forum. all eyes are on russia's northern capital as the annual internet international economic forum kicks off and this year presidential capable coverage says of petersburg forum is more important than ever for russia as it begins to look east as well as quest for investment tatiana probably a cover brings the details. this is preparing to host thousands over their heads of states and the economic growth from all over the world to three their long

discussions over the new iraq in the global economy it will be all about the merger leadership expanding technology horizons and building creative capital the key speakers at the forum go the russian president dmitry medvedev and president of china hu jintao we'll see what they have to say and you will have the cooperation of the ground here on our team. russia and china are hoping a landmark gas deal will be signed as the chinese leader meets with president medvedev in moscow the deal follows the launch of an oil pipeline to china this year and is key to globalizing russia's energy trade and also hopes to gain increased bargaining power in european markets but currently absorbed most of its gas exports to china on the other hand needs russian gas to help fuel its record economic growth and reduce the use of environmentally damaging coal but despite common strategic economic goals the two nations are struggling to agree on gas

prices. let's take a look at how the markets are performing oil prices are gaining after meeting more than a four percent loss overnight the biggest one day drop in a month was spurred on by a spike in the u.s. dollar against the euro as greece's debt troubles appear to be worsening. asian markets continue their losses as investors react to fresh developments only greece's sovereign debt crisis and some disappointing u.s. economic dancer energy companies were also hit by we can crude oil prices with japan's impacts corporation down two point nine. st and banks are among the main losers in hong kong with the agricultural bank of china down one point seven percent. and here in moscow the n.c.a.a.'s is hoping more than one hope and rather more than one percent in the red following the trend in asia but my sense is jews arriving shortly that closed in the red on red and stay with energy majors and industrials among the main news it's. even on vista's do not expect a major changes around the world they'll be closely monitoring events in the u.s.

and greece that's according to the vice president of equity styles and this is a situation could also be influenced by the same petersburg economic forum investors will be tracking us beta closely because last week we just had a very bad week in terms of you know disappointments and it's not that things are going down it's just that the pace in which growth is actually happening it's a bit slower than expected so i expect people to be focus and in terms of our domestic maybe whatever news could come out of the st petersburg for i'm not sure there is anything market moving there but you know in terms of specific names in taxation because as you know we have an election here which is you know by the populous and so whatever comes out of there could be influential so keep an eye on that. the sukhoi superjet makes its maiden flight under the brand name of russia's flank area aeroflot miter on thursday but i will take passengers from moscow to the submitters burg international economic forum the super jet is the first russian

passenger plane of its design built on the country in the past twenty years super has already secured seventy three orders for the jets and hopes to sell eight hundred by two thousand and twenty four. and that's all business news for now you can always keep up to date online at www dot com forward slash business will be back in just under an hour with more stay with us the headlines next.

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