forecasting run the world live from some from moscow this is r.t. and this is all round over the top stories for the week with me kevin the u.s. credit rating has been downgraded for the first time since nine hundred seventy eight that's despite the last minute debt ceiling deal with averted default. still comes on top of wall street's worst performance in over two years and european debt troubles suggesting the share rollercoaster ride is likely to continue on monday. now the news egypt's former presidents on trial for mass killing corruption but

a wary public says the revolution not over yet as the replacement paid to meet their demands. just across the border in israel over a quarter of a million people have rallied against a government bed in mali better living conditions and say they're ready to do what it takes to. actually ten thirty one pm most of time next on the eve of the third anniversary of the size of such a war president dmitri medvedev spoke to r.t. as well as echo must be radio and the georgian t.v. channel peak and speaks about the action he took and the legacy of that decision this is what the russian leader. i said russia mr president thank you very much for agreeing to answer our questions but let us go back to the events of two thousand and eight back then you met with the georgian president mikheil saakashvili your meeting took place in st petersburg and there was an impression that points both into d.c. and in moscow that we had arrived at some sort of an accord and they just you could

not be allowed to pile over into an armed conflict and i reiterate that it's feelings present both in moscow and it's d.c. kitazawa the managed to agree on anything with the georgian president that. pushes the question you know catherine i had the same impression at the time but i can still recall meeting president saakashvili for the first time it was in some petersburg we met in the constantine palace and mr secretary arrived i told him literally you know there are many problems in the region at the moment georgia is at odds with these unrecognized states but i can assure you that as a newly elected president of russia i shall do everything in my capacity to help him find some compromise solution that would accommodate everyone and would eventually facilitate a reintegration of georgian territory if that's acceptable for all the parties in that cage a negotiation naturally couples this is what i told it word for word and his response was sort of course we are ready to cooperate and i also had this impression that we could at least try to find some creative solutions if not

a new chapter entirely but first of all there was an opportunity to meet on a regular basis which i can tell you earnestly i spent the next month checking regularly for any feedback from our georgetown counterparts there was nothing a lot of the same time georgia was getting more and more visits from envoys from across the ocean as they would be dubbed the soviet space ship the moment of truth for me as i realized later while analyzing those events in hindsight over and over again came with a visit by u.s. secretary of state condi lisa rice still flying following that visit my georgian colleague simply dropped. all communication with us he simply stopped talking to us he stopped writing letters and making phone calls it was apparent that he had some new plans now and those plans were implemented later. mr president am i correct to assume that the way you see it visit by the u.s. secretary of state so it was meant to urge president saakashvili. if you think the

united states was deliberately encouraging georgia to pursue a conflict with them which you know i don't think so the united states is a very large country headed by pragmatic people but in politics connotations and nuance is a very important as it is i don't believe the americans have heard georgia's president to invade but i do believe that there were certain subtleties and certain hits made statements like it's time to restore constitutional order or it's time to be more assertive which could effectively feed saakashvili apparent hopes that the americans would back him in any conflict that they were stand up for georgia and even go to war with the russians therefore i do see a relation between ms rice's visit to georgia and the events that followed just as i see a link in my further discussions with the u.s. president our phone conversation and then after the meetings at the top of the world one more question in here of that they still believe that while russia's initial response was legitimate as self-defense the threat their actions of the

russian troops were excessive why wasn't it an option to push the georgian forces out of the set yet and stop at that point to change. course later. you know sophie people are free to make speculation like that and i have come across the many times to try putting yourself in the shoes of russia's commander in chief my shoes that is sure we could have nearly forced them out and stopped there but what we're hearing from georgia we should fall back to our initial position and our american friends and that allies will help us rearm get our new aircraft and whatnot and then which will resume the same offensive with any. vigor the world letting them do that would have been a crime against the memory of those who died protecting their land and therefore our mission at the time was to destroy georgia's war machine so that it wouldn't be able to target civilians or setia of cars here on the russian federation because as you know like it's all mixed they're good that i was there when i left it with them

. mr president you were referring to the peace and foursomes operation and i keep thinking back to doing libya and syria when's you consider it acceptable to step up what's your rationale for deciding whether it's ok to launch a missile wasn't that there in russia billion to gadhafi in libya and here it is imposing sanctions against syria how do you accommodate your decisions on georgia back then and russia's stance on today's prices ocean figure you see alexey it's always case by case there are no identical countries and there are no identical solutions i guess it's clear to you what is going on in libya so there's a man who has been running the country for forty years and at some point he decided to use force against his own people this was condemned by the entire international community including russia which is we're not taking any part in the military campaign reza few nations are attempting to instill order in libya through military means we don't think it's the right thing to do but there is one nuance you should

keep in mind that georgia had been split into three parts by the time of the war it should have been about pulling the country back together for them with rather than merely restoring constitutional order of libya is still in one piece such a risk does exist for libya but so far parties in the conflict ending the so-called rebels in the program daffing forces have pledged that to preserve their country's territorial integrity so the situations are quite different however i'm not saying this to explain how we make decisions i'm merely trying to demonstrate that all of these situations and scenarios are totally diverse. this goes for other countries as well some i guess i see what about syria and egypt syria syria is a more complex issue of but sadly their situation has been unfolding in a very dramatic way so far. all of us practical politician should keep a close watch on the developments in that country but it daffy for one had issued

unequivocal orders to slaughter opposition activists by contrast syria's president never ordered anything like that unfortunately people are dying in syria in grave numbers i'm not around is our deepest concern and therefore in my discussions with president assad during our personal conversation was planted in our correspondence i've been advocating one principle idea that he should immediately long for reforms reconcile with the opposition restore civil accord and start developing a modern state should he fail to do that he's in for a grim face of it and we will eventually have to take some decisions on syria to actually we've been watching developments very attentively the situation is changing and so were our objectives i mean it's it's as if that's the guts of this is a look at some of the numbers in the wake of the war in two thousand and eight russian envoys and the representatives of southwest thank you is a fact so government argued that the fighting in simi valley had claimed two

thousand lives that was the number that was the now but later on russia's investigative committee an estimate of the casualties at no more than one hundred fifty people i think meanwhile it was this alleged toll of two thousand that had served as one of the main reasons for not showing this so-called peace important operation how do you account for this discrepancy now three years after the level. getting itself and i have explained by rationale for taking out a decision on the universe occasions you see i didn't go to any figures for i was mentioning this isn't exactly a place for mathematics it's more the what's more you remind you what was going on whereas the war on the night between. the seventh and it's the eighth when i received a phone call from the defense minister i was on vacation at the time sailing down the volga river and the whole world was looking forward to the olympics that were about to take off in china and i missed a told me that georgia had launched a full scale combat operation so i looked pretty honest my initial reaction was completely damsels it was that i told the minister we should check is this really

completely out of his mark a provocative act maybe it's just a provocative act i say the stress test of your seconds trying to send out some kind of message and i will later i mean it's the reporter to make real that he listens no bluff they've unleashed an all out artillery barrage which i'm now using grad rocket launches and whatnot i said all right i'll wait for another update some more time passed and the minister called again i have something to tell you i believe they've just leveled a tent full of our peacekeepers killing every one of them what was i supposed to do i said return fire and shoot to kill no figures have been announced at that point you'll mr president you said you gave the order to return fire that are the operation continued after the heavy weapons rolled in and the conflict turned into an all out war could you tell us about how you made the decision to continue deliberation and to another question that all our colleagues would like answered who called whom first did you call prime minister putin in beijing foods or did he

call you how did you and the prime minister called you need to move. listeners so the first time i contacted him about a conflict as was about twenty four hours after it had broken out someone who was involved was already ablaze what mr putin just made a statement condemning tbilisi's move that was the right thing to do of course but as we spoke twenty four hours after the attack over a secure alliance you might try to understand it's not very appropriate to discuss matters like this by south areas it's also a lot of trouble to establish a secure line with someone who's in a different country we talked and we're talking all right he came back but even before his return i called to meet. security council i explained my position my decision to return fire and engage in conflict the security council members voiced their support for my decision sometime later we had the meeting in sochi which mr putin attended i don't want anything on the question of russia's accession to the world trade organization is very relevant these days russia wants into the dock

e.t.a.'s the w.c. who wants russia and problem as far as we understand is that georgia is blocking russia's accession it is the only country that's not in favor of russia joining the w.c.s. yes there's been talk about georgia agreeing to agree to russia's expression if russia lifts its impact on the import of georgian goods to meet some other concessions is russia willing to pass a for it and what is your take on the prospects of russia joining the club. and that was very well put and one point i don't want to do is barter for it that would be immoral moderate georgia has a position on russia's w t o a session we respect that position as we respect the stance of any of a sovereign state as long as that position is in line with the goal set out in the w t o's charter trade and trade preferences custom regimes we are ready to discuss it all the important line of mineral water we will discuss anything but the problem is something else in essence our colleagues in georgia are trying to force on us

a new edition of a political problem under the guise of w t o a session i'm referring to entry points control over the traffic of goods then they will want to get the e.u. involved our position on this is clear if you want information about the traffic of goods including transit forever and south of setia we will provide it why a modern electronic database i've agreed to the suggestions made by the swiss president regarding this and i recently discussed it with president obama what we're ready to implement the model that switzerland has proposed to wrestle with it whatsoever if they try to change current. the tickle reality yes but no but the serving is a prerequisite for russia to have a session we won't fall for that domenici oh especially is not too high a price to pay thank you very much mr president. for luck. to you

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developing better living conditions and say they are ready to do what it takes. to watching r.t. for a mask. hello and welcome to the sports news and these are the headlines. gave you the season spartak moscow miss a penalty but come from two goals down and made a floodlight failure to a four to a ten runs out there in a russian premier league thriller. plus that is why their champions manchester united come from two goals down to beat rivals manchester city three two in stoppage time to win the community shield. and lives to reach russia come back from three goals down to beat three thousand and six for the crown european beach soccer champions. refers to a convention of world war and an unconventional match having missed

a penalty and endured a break for a flop like they spot that moscow came back from two goals down to win four two at kodak and a pulsating match in the russian premier league the home side so the first through after that off on thursday morrissey n.s.e. to rebound to penalties make it sounds just before our times. missed the penalties thanks to no it stayed there three minutes after the interval at x. and i ever saw the reds and that makes you can pull the goal back from the penalty spot before our eight made it to to opera seventy six minutes but then the lights went out of the new stadium and it took fifteen minutes to get one portion of the release and when the game resumes and development netted a goal each deep into injury time. to win forty yes in complete contrast it was an uneventful game for knocking on t.v. who were held to a goal of the straw got inside lose a bit of. ball meanwhile twice former champions rubin kept up the pressure on the

top four with a controversial one their win at second odds are now to reinvent only under the silver star his feeble first half penalty denied as they go to. went to the bank that saved his blushes with a seventy second late strike despite a wave of protests from the home side who insisted the strike accountable for in the build up still moving to victory in states this. fall in the early kick off knew was that i cannot easy to know when is it lonely out there for a match winners from say ninth grade you opened thirty minutes and. in the second half i think you lost it in a long range cracker from a second base to condemn his poor side and to their third defeat in four games. but on saturday champions eat humble league leaders take on moscow to nail got the gap to the top to just two points two goals within one second half minutes did the damage in the persian gulf and fifty four minutes with

a pinpoint header. and unmarked graves and a new cloth twisting meant to know it's simply ego i can say is it is their post it is the it was only the second this season to discuss was a neat now and nine games. so i read if it so far this season for it's a skull supporters but some of the fans will want to remember this day for a very long time as a group of birthday boys and girls were given the perfect present the chance to walk out onto the pitch with their heroes scott mcclellan has more. all these kids have at least a couple of things in common one of them of course is their undivided love for the red and blue club says moscow and the other is that they're all celebrating their birthday in august when the site approached i read the announcement and said sky website and now both my sister and i are here to lead the players out. denouncements us was talking about it as a club streamer county aim to winning over the hearts of supporters from an early

age and this case is with boys and girls aged eight to twelve all parents have to do submit their kids' birth certificates say iska and they will get an opportunity to meet at their favorite player at one of their home games at clapham or schools that were made that way that i could leave the player on to the pitch he said yes trade away because he loves his car and even a cape is my favorite. those lucky enough to be among the first eleven up against a little birthday present which their friends will probably talk away for months after all it is a dream come true to the day you're idle to such an important much like the one in syria and senate. i've been a fan of says scott ever since i can remember myself and i would not miss this chance for anything something like this may never happen again. but the sea is not lost as it will probably soon be recession remembers the dress you for the parents put think in the reminiscence of a special birthday present more than likely remain in their hearts for. scott

mcclellan hard to. follow running a nanny scored twice including the stoppage time winner is defending premier league champions not fear night of pain from two goals down to the f.a. cup winners and for his rivals managed to city three save and win a thrilling community shielding pounds i when play the dish will can right up to the new season proved to be a thriller a lot of united a psychological lift as a top flight title number twenty city took the lead out of thirty eight minutes journey unless stockholm every time the call people got in the heya and. yes tough stuff is time enough space to run in five hundred thirty seconds however after united's chris smalling volley to go back soon after the restart and united with within an hour none of the chipping off then difficult a stoppage time hesitation i've been some company in the hall quite a line i have not had to run and challenge around costs me complete a scintillating comeback. i mean while russia have won be your only super finding beach sucker for the second time in the history coming from three goals down to

beat switzerland six four in moscow as michel sort of reports. russia has already established itself as one of the world's beach soccer powerhouses alongside giants like brazil stay in portugal to name just a few the euro league super final held in moscow for the first time by the way proved once again that this scene is a force to be reckoned with from the world cup however the home team started the super final slope and that's put it lightly the swiss side who are the euro league runners up in last year's tournaments managed to upset the sold out improvise be sure read up three times by the end of the first period their star player and look at what the moscow striker deion stunk of scored a brace and his teammate borrero added the third to get it it was obvious no one to top form in the opening minutes believed we could hold on to the bull and eventually conceded some pretty easy kills the potential to which we were by far more come from the second tier its own boards with it and achieve the result of the

russians finally brought some joy to the fans in the first minute of the second period after scoring a penalty switzerland replied with a goal of their own in that later but despite the disadvantage the home side managed to build on that first goal and equalized at the end of the second period it's not easy to play here against three thousand people and also a one strong russian team. but i think they make a good case but also you know what us is one of the best team in the world. we have to learn from this this game. the story made it through four until the clock showed three minutes before the final whistle and it was a band that russia to give the first time in the super final through the neatly she should two minutes later the same player with a girlie crown beyond any doubt for russia after scoring his second for the team russia have become the champions of the continent for the second sign while switzerland have lost the euro league super finals for the second time in a row however both teams who get

a chance to square off once again at the upcoming world cup the september that's why kill the beach soccer season baseball problem over the top nations are not without the benefits paid to compete for hours that the soccer world cup where russia is considered to be one of the favorite things like all french arctic moscow finally twice ok on detroit red wing center at all that so has won this year's column of tracing the war is given by russian newspaper soviets and sport which recognizes the top russian player and he and i spoke with that soup at life on the ice. it's a tough question science person so when will they have from reading systems staff from. mike not only inside team or not all of it is a shame they will close the deal to lose fifteen years on monday morning the one

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