six years contracts worth tens of millions of dollars. in capital. and in kosovo ethnic tension is rising after fifteen a seems to border checkpoints to enforce a ban on imports from serbia the move has sparked outrage from local ethnic serbs who claim it's being violated by kosovar albanians. next we discover russia. as our very own explored james brown brings you a taste of the local food and customs. it's always a pleasure to visit the south of russia. to be one of its finest cities. founded on the river at the end of the eighteenth century. pushed. to the capital.

and as soon as you write this one lady you really need to go and see. this. catherine and she is the patron saint of present up. if you come into. it that's. cool then you come on the saints protection for the time you were in this. was ready to get sight see what stops you. as president. it's one of the constructions remaining by famous russian engineer. and it's still one of the best places to take. it is often referred to as russia's thomas edison because of the quality of his invention he. towers like this

fifty years of disuse it is starting to get a little rusty. building for a panoramic view there are a few places. climbing made me hungry but luckily just a place to go. and i had a lunch date with an ex but. yeah

. came from china to study. the place. and it was becoming fluent in the language. some of the delicacies here. taste. i'm sure never. saw. i do feel that there are some things that should be left as nature intended. this case but it's

a definite it's. definitely an acquired taste. and should be just certainly get used to christmas in fact she's so fond of her new home she's thinking of staying home off to she graduates saying that people are very kind. and i can just say that i found myself. as a great story. you know you james species yeah those are not good see your eyes go to the yeah i think a very alike cakes so let's go to buy so you're going to get these yeah all right well thank you ever so much for showing me around the locum downs it's been a great pleasure and i'm a watermelon that i can get pleasure from and i think. my list could be due to enjoying the chocolate fix well i headed back outside the weather had cleared up my mind that there was something special going on in the middle of town i just needed

to get more than just. the go it is around here somewhere you know what they say if in doubt ask a policeman. the puzzles. and throwing my uniform yes yes begin with i do yes we will leave to you thank you very much police police. it appears close to those crooks get to clean up the streets and chant for the environment at the same time i've never seen cars like this for the police and rochelle they are new projects yeah it's a sin you. always seem to. darwin is with police departments have a. program with security ok and.

because. well if you were in the back of the police this is definitely. thank you very much. i've been dropped off in the city's central square. was about to begin. and without their ancestors didn't exist the land here was originally given to them

. in the great century. twenty the city was named. which means catherine's gift. and brilliance and its reputation they still do today. you don't have. to be trained. but it certainly seems to help you. i'm going to slice it off. once more. very good. fencing skills. is absolutely.

in the city. well you can find swords like these. since he was.

i'm unfortunately can lead to cracks it seems this chunk of damascus steel was going to have to be recycled fortunately i had another developed specimen. just hammering the edge. and hopes of getting the right. and we just had one last round of heating. is. painful. way to get to the right temperature.

barring the shouting. you have it. a blade. for. most famous soldiers will. be consigned to the history books the people of still show speed. the sun's out the crowds coming in. especially meat. his. first. head trainer at present. for the start of the victory one of the most important meet in the city's racing calendar. number seven. what do you think do you like you do

get. a bit of a break until the next race is big. i had a few trips around. for about thirty seconds and then. it was a good boy. and headed back to the track but things didn't exactly. go on over.

a few. feet. yes. and we. had. the speed freak. to.

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rolled some. markets. for the global economy. is the. it's the longest in the northern caucasus so you really comes across a dollar in the visit but you can just take a walk along the wall to see all. you can get snow it's something a little bit speedy. bugler is one of the instructors here powerboat school he's an eight time russian champion and in charge of getting the next generation to follow in his wake. we have got lots of young sportsmen here and international

class boats that can go up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour. we try to stimulate the children's capacity for work and our members take part in both european and world championships. it seemed like i was in good hands although i did need some more appropriate clothing. more racing season and then a wet suit sort of things to come. and once i got on my life vest it was time to take my seat. ok and just to completely.

my life in this very small and snug contraption. with just a gas pedal and no brakes to worry about it did seem pretty easy to draw it and there was at least one quick way to slow down. this little safety line is going to be quite pullets. it cuts their. fingers crossed though it may. this because i saw. it. with the quick push from the bank was all. these things you want to come back. for you let me be i said or we were to tell you says the ball about because the box is incredible who who. joined us have to go through

a rather unusual club ritual. like heck. to finish off russian tradition of the more. i was about to attend krasnodar as most still strong laden event yes. it's pretty sad to say that the gym and i have never been back clubs bus they're all people who can eat their own body weight in a day i mean it's the equivalent of around five big men and if you can do that maybe you two can compete in the us in some some competition. and i think. that here. is one of the guys in charge of it all.

james believe that you one of the founders of some sort of. you not me. is the founder of this be concious and you're at the right place because these are the strongest doesn't present. you get a seat ok. so gay has been training in some since gym and taking a stroll most twenty years in the toughest guys in the south of russia right here to show. one of the things i love. to since they get

some fairly crazy stuff like maybe that's true this or this let's just way this is going to lift off much so. one hundred feet below one hundred fifty how much do you weigh. you see these big guys let's. just. see here go for had a fee of forty kilos just made. them healthy. and if the competitors had a little trouble with the point they could still make up for it in the time just. some beautiful places. just over

a century ago this area was nothing. and maybe the old. and still. turned it's. beautiful. to me an old friend of his. son has been a professor at the local university for more than forty years and has literally seen the nothing to what they are today. still it's done in a regular way all that pattern like the english style works is that they're all of differing high as you can see and you can find every conceivable form of plant life . in fact there are more than seventy different rare braids in the gardens and susana was happy to show me some of her favorites. can you feel it. smell it's.

there around twenty full time staff here but they can always do with one hand and that meant i got to put my own tiny sapling in the ground. this this little maple tree is one of more than forty thousand trees so that by hand and hopefully in a few decades to come it will still be here giving us a. president locals. unfortunately my time in the city was coming to an end but there was one group of local heroes i really wanted to meet. the people here love the river which runs right through president but it can also be a dangerous place there are up to five accidents

a day on the water during the summer season but that's what the rescue service is here for. and i was here to see what sort of challenges they face. once i changed into my official rescue ranger gear we were ready to head on to the river. and now this is a typical day you know when we are on patrol. we want to do is go down the cuban river all the way to places where bathing is allowed and most importantly where it's not allowed to. the problem is that there is a very strong current in the kugan river and swimming can be very dangerous. some people trying to do it when they're under the influence of alcohol. teenagers over there for instance but as the boat. they seem to change their minds pretty quickly . too guys are they're just hard to. be true

and his colleagues normally patrol the faulty film to stretch but today the public will obtain the news of the river. of course it never hurts to issue a gentle reminder to. everyone having a nice time don't go. don't go. see a nobody is going swimming see how impressed they are with our authority. mind you there were two people who did look like they were getting ready to sit. future victims. been very quiet but things were about to get interesting. well everyone's been doing very well behaved in the living state but to go as he still needs training which means they need a victim. class monkey and. it's

a little difficult to do a good impression of a drowning man in a fight. but i did try my best and that river was. over with no. more. but fortunately i was only splashing around for a minute or two before i was free to safety. another soul say by the crows nidal river. rescue service. i definitely recommend the drysuit.

i was happy to be out of the ocean but i was genuinely sad to be leaving crescent. outside of moscow and st petersburg it's the most well maintained city i've seen in russia i'm one i think i could genuinely live in. looking at the beautiful talks some tough call sporting action and just genuine cossacks culture and hospitality. sybil.

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headlines this morning. continue their onslaught on loyalists. but. some are living in fear of those who supposably. other big news stories of the week the u.s. launches its european missile defense plans as three countries parts of the system . to the proposed deployment calling it a threat to national security. to disagree one of them and moscow put aside their political differences the focus on business during the first visit by a british prime minister. after pristina seized two border checkpoints sparking outrage with a local.