he's available in the movie the joint the hotel rooms the home of villas the gateway to the grand imperial truly it's all western. new kind of let's go to the socialist see don't need to go and. read this in the kernel was her turn to retreat . two thirty pm here in austin with auntie and recapping our top stories one hundred people are now officially confirmed after a russian cruise sign from the volga river and the country's worst boating disaster a former captain of the vessel says it was not fit to sail long before sunday's accident. washington's a missile shield over europe chips away at relations with moscow as the u.s. stands accused of taking advantage of anti soviet sentiment to secure future bases in. the world's most famous whistleblower julian assange which continues has

created the high court in london to fight extradition to sweden is wanted for questioning of sexual assault allegations for his supporters fear that sweden will be only a staging post to the u.s. . dollar with an estimated two million drug addicts in russia many question whether there is a way out of the narcotics elaborates next to behead all freshers federal drug control services because even off to see how the problem is being tackled. the problem of drugs and drug trafficking seems to not go anywhere no matter how much we fight it and today we're meeting with the head of russia's federal drug control service. to talk about the details of his fight and the problems that this particular structure faces in trying to five drugs on the global scale. thank you

very much for joining us today according to officials there more than seven thousand people have died in russia from drug related causes since the beginning of the year at the same time there are other. number is actually more than one hundred thousand and that is actually current why is there such a huge difference in the numbers. you see the figure of certain thousand. member of people who actually died from poisoning that is they took such huge doses that their organs failed most drug users however don't die from overdosing they knew how to measure it it was his the reason for most drug related deaths is internal organ failure due to regular consumption after. russia isn't a third place in the world when it comes to drug consumption do you think it's time for russia to implement some sort of very stringent punishments for drug use. or

wife term in prison. we have proposed a bill to distinguish between levels of crime which is held by the government individuals selling large quantities of drugs for more severe punishment all the way up to a life sentence for people not involved in large drug related crimes will consider alternative action which may mean offering them the option of taking a therapy course instead of punishment according to numbers only ten percent of all heroin that ends up in russia is being. what is the problem. these figures are in fact common for the whole world i mean police all over the world be it europe or america only managed to confiscate around ten percent of illegally traded drugs within their countries another thing is the extremely low efficiency of our borders and their administrative and legal methods lead to the

only north point two percent of all drugs are intercepted at the borders that get into russia first have to go through the states of central asia where they're not intercepted those states themselves above all of victims of afghanistan's enormous drug production. as a matter of fact afghanistan itself is the victim of global drug mafia work which creates the demand and the political will to continue production in the country but this is why countries next to stan have the greatest density of drug flow. simply because they are closer to the epicenter further away the drug flows into lots of different channels and then drugs get to russia for example through the seven thousand kilometer border with pakistan. what percentage of drugs does russia get from europe. over eighty percent of all synthetic substances that are illegally traded in russia originate in europe mostly the netherlands where most fishermen

based drugs are manufactured with poland the baltic states germany bulgaria and many other countries with underground drug labs labs and cells are small but there are many of them and the substances they produce find their way to rush of through various channels speaking of the amounts that we intercept and confiscate it's nearly half a ton of synthetic substances every year mostly these are methamphetamine. l.s.d. ecstasy and other similar drugs. not only. also there there. well you know testing people on mass would be far too radical no of course not we're talking about establishing an early warning system to detect drug addicts and abusers after all people are not born addicted to drugs it all starts with experimenting mostly in teenage years when kids start spending more time on the streets away from their parents that's when they get to know drugs but this needs to be detected at an early stage and if parents are warned in

advance sometimes it just takes parental action and advice to put an end to these dangerous practices if not stopped in time these experiments later lead to regular consumption which in turn requires longer and more costly treatment. you. know we're not talking about force treatment here any forcing of treatment is a violation of the person so it's important that drug users make this decision for themselves in our country drug abuse is subject to administrative liability and punishment by paying a fine on average six hundred roubles punished and then they're released so our society seems to hope the drug users will somehow realize that they require treatment for this addiction. but they won't because their mind is blurred by chemical and diction of psychoactive substances. therefore a legal system should be created to push them towards having treatment and as i've

said this is what we call alternative responsibility this is also recommended in the united nations anti drugs conventions according to. drugs has essentially been lost. i have to say that we rejected this kind of conclusion so did my colleagues in the u.s. russia presidential commission just a gil kerlikowske made a harsh statement we discussed it immediately with washington over the hotline and criticized the global commission for legalizing drugs is a road to nowhere more than that it will result in the growth of drug abuse. and you have a referendum on legalizing marijuana in california in september last year i was there when it was held where we decided with mr gil kerlikowske a number of meetings with officials including the man the sheriff the chief of police the prosecutor well the respectable professions had a clear position against legalizing marijuana and the referendum confirmed that it

should not be legalized in europe why would you. find the. drug. as a third drug california. i have explicit information from the u.s. presidential administration that this financier had largely funded the campaign. in europe. in the world what would be the point. yes certainly this example of a global commission reminds me of a global p.r. campaign by trying so much attention but even a respectable agency like the b.b.c. covered the fact that this belongs to the u.n. i mean even serious agencies were confused therefore there are many reasons to believe that this drug lobby had funded the campaign moreover i want to indicate that we've been. various international platforms on may tenth i spoke at the g

eight summit still we'll conference in paris and so did many of my colleagues we said that unfortunately our fight against drugs techniques are both local and regional levels because the global level stays even beyond our understanding this concept hasn't been developed yet but it is context i want to know that the former under secretary general of the united nations antonio costa who was responsible for the drug problem mentioned that in two thousand and eight to two thousand and nine in the midst of the global financial crisis. three hundred fifty two billion u.s. dollars from selling drugs were pumped into the world's leading banks this means that a certain global level determines all sets the demand for drugs turnover and ultimately a political order for this production. as far as the withdrawal from afghanistan is concerned the picture is unclear so

far it was said that the withdrawal would start and certain parameters for it had been set they've mentioned thirty thousand troops by the end of the year but when i was in washington last september they were talking about the need to increase the military contingent in afghanistan exactly by thirty thousand now over time to return least thirty cells and so in fact nothing has changed i think the world community and you can disagree is beginning to consider the situation in afghanistan because there were several reasons behind it as to launch a military operation and the decision of the world community to interfere in the internal affairs of this for country. to put an end to the taliban rule to set up an interim administration and hold free elections. these tasks were supposed to be in six or twelve months but this september we'll see the tenth anniversary of that interference it's longer than world war two the situation in afghanistan hasn't improved it's become even worse and even senior officials like general petraeus for

example the military operation in afghanistan says that the number of armed clashes there increases year after year in fact the number of armed clashes over the past ten years has increased more than one hundred times so have the assigned tasks been achieved we see that security in afghanistan has only gotten worse it said that drug production cannot be fought because it damages the security situation in the country so it's a kind of closed circle in this respect you would be worthwhile to know a nato operation in helmand province which produces the most opium poppies the operation was called. which translated from persian means together. the operation was presented as a brilliant military success considerable kilometers and the province were reportedly cleared of insurgents but the production of opium has never stopped. that's what a peaceful settlement is necessary we've started talking about this at long last it was highlighted at the london conference on afghanistan in two thousand and ten the

autumn conference in kabul also stressed the need to find a peaceful settlement with the latest initiatives voiced by the us president barack obama on negotiations with the taliban on the latest resolutions of the united nations security council which divided responsibility between the taliban and al qaeda are offering a unique opportunity in my view to drop a program of eliminating drug production i've just come from meeting of the parliamentary faction of the progressive alliance of socialists and democrats the second largest faction in the european union here outside the european parliament building we discussed the e.u. strategy toward. afghanistan large sections of that strategy are devoted to liquidation of drugs production they use strategy matches very well with a russian drafted plan called ready to liquidate the production of drugs in afghanistan and for the direction that russia and the european union are taking fit together very well so today we have a unique opportunity for resolution and decisive action. one of the head of

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over a sexual assault allegation supporters supporters fear that sweden will only be a staging post to the u.s. . because of the headlines but let's dive head first into your world of sports now a break in the formula one calendar this weekend but no rest for some of the teams red bull and ferrari will be taking their cars to sochi and the sport in russia which will hold its first crown pray in the city in three years time a little way away but i've got more not plus a look at such a footballing gave you to remember one particular thing. but i think so watching the sport and this is what is coming up here as well i think mexico one will set up a quarter final showdown with argentina at the copa america. but all eyes on michael moore is the twenty two year old close to his second golf major in a row. the last go to sochi with the latest on the longest rally.

but first the copper america where you're a white house set up a quarter final with argentina after a one zero win over mexico the only goal scored by about a pair in the first half taking up the rebound from diego for one free kick that and that could have been moved to europe why a full on clipping posts minutes later. on in the second half they struck the woodwork again nicholas low arrow taking yet right this time. thanks to katy think that they'd equalize later on but it was ruled offside ending his side's two era why no reply argentina then in the last state led to me maul make sure they qualified for the quarter finals by finishing top of their group after one know when i would peru things were reduced to ten men call mona and truly suppose you're both getting a red card in the second half and the guy was decided by no goal in stoppage time.

turning it into. a big means bring things to you like qualify for the pull of the final i mean all the possible moves the colors titles back to sac america has been scuppered brazilian side corinthians saying they will not increase their initial fifty five million dollars which was turned down by his club match to city the twenty three year old is currently playing for argentina at the copper america and had stated he wants to move away from the family ring. since before the start of the season however a move back to his former green from inside now looks unlikely the brazil transfer window closing on july twentieth. is rivals much like you are in the states for the pre-season world football challenge tournament is the start of a new era in field after paul scholes retired the squad took time out to visit harvard university and even though manage this manager sir alex ferguson revealed he's missed out on signing arse and son ian as very he reckons there's an

opportunity for a younger scholar and shine from united's ranks. as i was. a comma. was. something i was often do much as no two i mean i was someone. who you team or more beyond reason may have used. real madrid are also in the pre-season tour with man united their coach josie marino believes they're closer to signing a manual i.v. by all permanently than even a mile or so. from athletic a madrid especially one speaking ahead of his things out in game against l.a. galaxy on saturday something christiana right now we're looking forward saying along with galaxies day. is a good game for us because we re still. in brazil and so will be greats really exciting because i always like to play and if you play against good teams better

for as much of it so it will be great so of course we're going to be facing real madrid saw him actually since i left you know it's emotional because you you get attached to a club you get touch to the people at the club. and to be face in. a team with the talent that they've got in your team not just with the talented guys that have got here but the young players and of course chose a. there's been a friendly to remember for one particular goalkeeper on his day before the stan is a place to get being decided on a long one against the english premier league side west brom as well and then the pick their bones then went over the head of his opposite number as my heel and into the next and i say went on to win to run. now another new doctor of disgraced russian cyclist alexander who failed a drugs test at this year's tour de france has defended the ryder coordinate of

says he does not know why he tested positive for a ban diuretic substance and his doctor on the repeal of claims it makes no sense for a cyclist to take the drug as it encourages the loss of crucial fluids from the body however it can be used to mask the use of other drugs alone recall of says he believes club now as always been clean cyclists has been drawn from the race and now awaits the results of his depleted sample analysis if that's positive is think it too she will sack him and find in five years' wages which would be around three million dollars so the tour continues without him and yesterday stage ten was won by german sprinter on the real great pool his former teammate mark cavendish went for the line with around two hundred metres left with greek will follow and had more power to get his first win on the two frenchmen from of the yellow jersey he's a minute forty nine seconds ahead of spain's losing the on soundchecks. after cruising to an emphatic victory at the u.s. open many expect rory mcilroy to win goal of open championship which gets underway

on thursday the twenty two year old from northern ireland has been at the center of the media's attention mcelroy hasn't played a competitive grants since is when the congressional but says that's the way he likes it. yeah i mean i'm trying to prepare for this this major like i've prepared for every other major you know i've been i was here last week for a couple of days and i got a couple practice runs and you know one time to practice you know sort of get away from everything and and then come back here on you know on tuesday which i usually do you know it seemed to work the last few days last few times of i've done it so you know i want to just you know keep the same the same thing go on and you know you know that the things the work confident fellow but he will have his work cut out if he wants to get his hands on a second major new world number one look don't move among his main competitors although some big names are also missing the top of the ins an ice admission is

open championship. the highest paid professional athlete in the world take your woods is still the biggest name in golf however the fourteen time major winner will miss the open due to troublesome left leg injury the thirty five year old's quest to equal and best college in the reject nicolas total of eighteen on the big for now they have tire guessers health back. tiger win again and he'll when he'll win quite a bit again and break my record probably injury also ruling for muslim bat out of the bulls oldest major in the most bizarre circumstances the forty two year old became the second local clear to win the french open at the start of lou month and broke his leg after jumping in late to celebrate his victory phil mickelson and lee westwood i remember top contenders as usual but wolf lefty and westy have been struggling for form of weight really michael ware you stop of the build up to his

stunning first major victory at the u.s. open the twenty two year old northern irish man choosing to take three weeks off towards me he hasn't played a competitive throne since his greatest ever day probably a lot of pressure being put on him. when he says i'm a piece of forty's natural because the pressure is going to be he's going to be looked upon especially to tighten up play he's going to be looked upon as the new kid coming through so i think that guy the go one way or the other that could give him confidence or it could actually provide too much pressure at the end of the day he has that great chance he's thriving all confidence because of the usa and when he's used to links golf he grew up on it there's no reason why the ecology well and look new and also among the frontrunners after securing his first victory since becoming world number one at the scottish open great year and every bit every on and off he's played over here you know he's played very very well in the explain

well he's playing great what a worker he is he looks a member of our court my course at home and he absolutely is on the planning chopping ring and bunker play and he's there all the time and he works harder than anybody out there we've seen him results however the thirty three year old english man will have to rewrite history as no clint has ever won the scottish open and gone on to win the british open. oh achieve. it will be fascinating now we may have to wait another three years before russia's first formula one race is held in sochi but this weekend top teams red bull and ferrari will be in the city to start wetting the appetite they will show off their cars along with lotus renault who bring in a russian driver of italy petroff with the organizers believe third the sport's popularity popularity in the country so. we want to show that formula one is beautiful we want people in tsotsi not only to see but also hear of formula

one because this sound can't be compared with anything but unfortunately the popularity of formula one is not as big here is in europe but stan is the thing we must change and in turn that could attract more visitors to such a group which would mean wild duck to sign back a rally when a third ask a bit of is leading the silk way rally in his come as truck the race from moscow to sochi is taking place this week and is also seeing quite a battle in the car section the contestants picking up the pace as the race went south from volga gratis that i can edging closer to its finish in sochi could be of was just over six minutes behind. my dear on that day but that second place finish wasn't enough to increase the overall gap over another russian on great car going off and in the cars their firm had a hand since to make this stop i dos it's got his first stage we're not polling in the overall standings but a hand still is creeping up into fourth and we will end with major league

baseball's all star game it's all the national league had a five one win over the american lead to secure home field advantage for the world series several big names are absent at chase field in arizona in all sixteen of eighty four stars were dropped but prince fielder sean with a three run homer in the fifth innings as the nationally run to a five one winning them a walking brew is the most valuable player award and the national league home advantage in this autumn's we'll see. that's it for me for the moment kate will be here in a couple of hours time to keep you updated with the sports that we've got the weather coming. up. download the official t.m.p. commission on phone oh i pulled touch from the queue sounds to. life. video on demand ati's mine comes. as feeds now with the palm of your.

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