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 forced the government close to collapse as millions vent their anger at plans for new public cuts in the deeply indebted country. of the russian capital you're watching our. 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 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 from a beneficial relationship with their neighbor rochelle force is one of the world's largest stocks the sources of natural resources such as oil and gas and we do know that there are ongoing talks between gazprom and the chinese national gas company 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 seen all exceed bel-air the agreement

for gas supplies to china was supposed to be signed sometime in two thousand and eleven that we know that today during. the chinese leaders visit a gas valve officials will be present at 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 grow even stronger and that is definitely something that both puts into our hands meeting with the a difference 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 a c.e.o. countries where the two leaders met

a disagreement of some sort was reached them both sides do seem to share the position that a military presence of foreign military intervention is definitely not the correct solution and will not bring peace to libya and that the diplomatic ways. to resolve the conflict should be sought after and now before a 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 and that is something that is most likely going to be reiterated once again that shared position here in moscow. that arenas 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 russia's and boy will meet curly could off the loyalists visit to try

and broker a cease fire comes as the latest nato airstrikes target an area close to his compound artie's refinishing reports. the visit to tripoli is part of russia's peace mediates a mission in the protracted libyan conflict moscow has been insisting all the time that 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 who was sent here to try to get everybody around the table that's actually very hard to achieve the rebel supported by nature 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 make a mad gallop met with the opposition leaders in the libyan rebel stronghold of

benghazi and talked to that office cousin in cairo and said that 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 almost ready for a dialogue with gadhafi in tripoli we have been able to speak to are welcome in russia's afros they are 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 tyree more overnight to continues to strike tripoli and we can hear bombardments mess of bombardments almost every night and that scares them as well while people are getting more and more angry at all they want to get their normal lives back

frustration is high among the rebels as well as they feel as though nature is taken control over what to them is a national of freising it's too early to say whether russia will be able to bring peace and stability to leave it but it was clear among people on the ground is that it's stuff in italy worth trying. very phenomenal reporting there still has for you this hour a question of just as a russian gone wrong faces new round any sports battles we put the legality of the whole case under scrutiny. and find out how nationalities cast aside by explorers surviving in the freezing waters of the world's coldest continent. the u.s. will now have to readjust its missile to fans plan for you after the czech republic announced its dropping out of the project prague said it was frustrated at its 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 but there has been strong opposition from russia which is concerned it is the target the czech republic is also sue massive protests activist who took part in the rally says the system will only fuel international tension. check 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 this system without incorporating russia without talking to also other world super powers like china like india or the following of ours that will be the biggest world economies in the in the following three years is really going to make a lot of tension on the global scale and so it's we should be wise and just start

thinking about building a 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. does a person if you don't mind the security of an individual or state consists of two parts the first is the guarantee given by law by the state the other part is simply mentioned by a person's actions to provide his or her own security the same applies to what the more real guarantees are get from our partner the less will do to provide our own security and vice versa i believe the missile defense project in the way it's presented now is very provocative and unjust and it can be useful and fear only if russia gets to participate in it on equal terms with other states. that was

represented to mayo 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 george has been trying to push through more cuts to secure a second handout the plan santo over twenty five thousand angry people onto the streets of athens on wednesday while unions held a general strike protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas at them then this traders threw rocks had four bombs and there were a number of arrests in injuries some of the protesters tried to block off parliament to stop and things from voting on the news plan. british your own plan under ferrars believes the bailout isn't going to help the greek people because it's only there to save the banks. 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 of their whole to be lending policies it is almost as if there's a whole other holy alliance of politicians and bankers versus ordinary people and i'm sure that's what the people of the streets of athens today feel like don't think the banking crisis is over i suspect that it's hard to be out in many cases it might have been better to do what iceland did and say look these bags go bust these people lose their jobs. these people lose their money that's unfortunate but that's life and i suspect we're going to regret keeping the banks afloat and imprisoning countries like greece inside a currency union which they just not suit and i have been trying with president van remploy with president barroso with all the people that lead the you i've been saying to them what is plan b. isn't it time we have mysie that greece portugal arland 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've 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 it is sarah ferguson was caught up in a violent protest in the heart of athens her first hand account is available on our website dot com. they got going up as we see the price at the break down classic you have the baby but very hard to break the love these people have provided you don't even want to freak out because they caught the bug. and plus

there are also plenty of other stories and videos that are actually dot com including stunning images from 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 man america accuses of being an international arms dealer his lawyers and the prosecution will discuss the case with a judge but is awaiting trial in a u.s. prison but as marina 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 law there's no parole there's no early release in the federal system really only was in the federal system to get

a reduction in your sentence. a significant reduction is if you cooperate with the united states government some have argued mr bush needs to be on 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 the us cable dated august thirteenth two thousand and nine u.s. 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

some arab is 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 move to extradite him or 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 the thai 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. that you transfer victor boot to america was a violation of the american treaty signed in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight which these template offenders cannot be extradited roys the case was not finalized and was moved to the u.s.

economy there can use various means and political. another's outside the boundaries of if you really want to get to contribute that means that victor boot is not getting a fair deal to this day tire fishel have not provided official documents explaining the legal grounds behind boots extradition this despite repeated inquiries made by the russian foreign ministry that. we know for sure that on november sixteenth two thousand and turn that the moment a little bit to beat was physically taken out of the toy prison his case was being considered by the thai court of appeals 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. that it's clear to everyone that the case has long been moved from the

sphere of law 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 our dealing now finds itself a political arm twisting come october an american jury will decide picked up a future want to be a political pressure at your side by the u.s. army evidently the arena point nine r.t. new york. iran is promising transparency and constructive interaction with the un's nuclear watchdog the e.u. has been pressuring tehran to give evidence of its peaceful atomic intentions but in an interview to arts iran's envoy to the atomic agency says his country has nothing to prove and nothing to hide. many allegations was raised by united states and i you approved of the investigation taking samples and added to go process that

all these allegations are baseless in fact before coming to the un i was in charge of escorting all the spectre's and i was with them in this with a two size it which would prove that these allegations had no basis is a very unfortunate after eight years they are repeating these boring stories one thing is clear that we do not have a program for nuclear weapons we are fully cooperating we. as a said unprecedented the most robust inspection in the history of order five thousand men these pictures gay have no evidence of divergence of nuclear material to prove we did purposes and the statement or claim by radiation with due respect i categorically reject. and you can see the full interview with iran's envoy to the international atomic energy agency in a less than fifteen minutes time here on our team now let's take a look at some other stories from around the world hacker group claims to have

knocked the central intelligence agencies public web site offline a firm calling itself low security appeared on twitter to confirm it was part of the attack the group has previously claimed responsibility for cracking into the senate u.s. public broadcasting system t.v. network and a company that works with the f.b.i. the cia website was inaccessible on wednesday. by u.s. congresswoman shot in the hand 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 our political rally the man accused of the shooting has been declared mentally unfit to be a child. days of extreme weather have caused major of flooding in eastern australia with 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. and in 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 viable link in the chain of survival to sean thomas went to antarctica to see international relations at their best. in the icy waters of the antarctic this research vessel was damaged in some very rough seas going to sea is never easy it always involves risk we ran into a storm and had some trouble with our rudder so we came into this choice for a base where we're having the chilean supply in parts and where the russian bases offered help and other bases around have 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 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 i'm the only one here as you can imagine my specialty is in high demand here therefore neighbors 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 are working right now with the germans who are further down the peninsula doing a survey 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 lab different countries keep an eye on each other to make sure that all activities are in line. the antarctic treaty system an international monitoring program that helps protect the earth's southernmost land we've seen that just today just in the state basically they all operate very closely you can very well treated both the russians the chileans and the chinese. think it's 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 lasting friendships that when i came to the

station for the first time one chilean put it very well leave the comfort to politicians we the polar explorers have to live in peace because if we can remind ourselves who else can we rely on for help. in antarctica sean thomas. reporting from the world's coldest continent you can read more about his adventures in antarctica and his blog and. more than a month. 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. as discovered. so special and attractive from the wildlife in antarctica. and the. expedition to the bottom of the earth. always have the day time now for the business news with katrina.

hi there and welcome to the business bulletin here on r.t. we start with one of the most important russian economic events of the year as an international economic forum. all eyes are on russia's northern capital as the annual internet international economic forum kicks off and this year presidential katie bowl coverage says this in petersburg form is more important than ever for russia as it begins to look east as well as west for investment tatiana putting a cover brings the details. this is preparing to host thousands of gas heads of states and the economic growth from all over the world for free they are long discussions of the new iraq in the global economy it will be all about the merger leadership expanding to acknowledge your horizons and building creative capital the

key speakers out there for a while the russian president dmitry medvedev and present of china hu jintao will see what they have to say and you will have the coverage of the event here are to you. 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 china on the other hand needs russian gas to help fuel its rapid 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 full 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 on greece's sovereign debt crisis and some disappointing u.s. economic data energy companies were also hit by we could prove to oil prices with japan's impacts corporation down two point nine percent. 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 r.c.s. is hoping more than one open rather more than one percent in the red following the trying to asia my six is due to have been shortly that closed in the red on wednesday with energy majors and industrials among them a news that. even the investors 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 sales not cleats year this is a situation could also be influenced by the same petersburg economic forum. investors

will be tracking us very 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 the pace in which growth is actually happening it's a bit slower than expected so i expect people to be focused on that 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 and taxation because as you know we have an election year which is you know buying into populism 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 araf lot later on thursday the plane will take passengers from moscow to the subpoenas international economic forum the super jet is the first russian passenger plane of its design built in the country in the past twenty years so point has already secured seventy three orders for the jets and i have to sell

eight hundred by two thousand and twenty four. and that's all the business news for now you can always keep up to date online at www dot com forward slash business we'll be back in just under an hour with more stay with us for headlines next.

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