just after one am here in the russian capital and you're watching our t.v. now nato troops in a northern kossovo have bulldozed a barricade that was set up by serbs near the border area and that's after all journalists were forced away barbed wire brought in along with a promise to shoot to kill anyone trying to cross it easily exceed a show of ski has sent this report. now the latest developments in the ongoing dispute at a border crossing between. serbia is that the case for troops have brought in bulldozers and demolished the serbian very kid this was the closest barricade to the border post between kosovo and serbia the case for border pushed men from the manmade barricade which was down close to the border crossing the k four troops have set up a perimeter and they say that should anyone try to break it should try to penetrate into the zone into the border crossing they will shoot to kill some of them are even pointing their weapons towards journalists or words the serbs who are

stationed here this particular checkpoint was in the spotlight of the major violence on tuesday with more than eleven men injured in those clashes has now been removed or under control of the case for forces. now eleven men still remain in hospitals with different wounds despite that the k. four forces and nato claimed that they used only rubber bullets and tear gas grenades to pacify the crowd most of the people injured have gunshot wounds we managed to speak to the doctors in the hospitals they confirmed this information to us that surgeries were performed on these men to remove bullets from their bodies some say this may ask you late into a serious violence in particular the russian foreign ministry has already expressed deep concerns over the situation saying that it could destabilize the things in the already stressed region the melting pot which is in the balkans and indeed everyone

is watching how developments. political analyst aleksandr the polish and the belgrade told us that nato peacekeepers are more likely to revive the war than to bring peace. they've totally in all police stepped out of there you want to mandate and they're really really now just like during one nine hundred ninety nine during the bombing when they were at the air force for the albanian separatists are now acting as their infantry so this is what we have this is a clear breach of the u.n. charter and of the resolution twelve forty four all they're doing right now is that they are actually. destabilizing the situation there actually bringing conflict. everything was reasonably peaceful until they gave the green light for albanian special police forces to forcibly take the administrative border back in july and ever since then they've been giving them full support but they're

encouraging actually the government to preach to not. headed by harsh in karachi is wanted for various charges from organ trafficking to drug trafficking and they're encouraging them to more violence that they're not a peace factor at all they're told a factor of war and destabilization. all artes of it say in a show of skiis continuing to monitor the situation in the region and you can read his latest updates from kosovo through our twitter stream i want his latest post he says that the serbs he's spoken to are determined to stay to the bitter end again follow us on twitter underscore r.t. other sport and we'll be following this story as it develops and bring you the latest of course from the ground. over russia's president's been explaining why he's not seeking a second term dimitri medvedev stressed that he and that he were put to have common goals and that good since huge popularity among russians will help achieve them should he return to the presidency next year and that of outlining his reasons in

an extensive russian media interview and. has been poring over the answers. i need to move you to explain that this is a decision was made basing on two major aspects the first one is that him and prime minister vladimir putin share their views on most social economic and political policies and the second aspect according to the president is based simply on logic the reason we needed says that various polls show that he was so enjoys a positive approval rating among the voters but it's prime minister vladimir putin who is truly the most popular political figure in the country and that's why it's so vital in order for the current policies to go on for a reporter to become the next president but you can evade of stress that this was simply a recommendation and it's still going to be up to the people did decide who becomes

russia's next leader whilst there will be other politicians from other parties who of course also take for in this election next march. the choice is made by the people and these are not me a word to be true any politician and any political force may lose an election what you mean everything has been determined that the people decide who they should vote for whose popularity is greater this is what democracy is about the president also talked about another major recent political event which is the sacking of finance minister alex it could be president now saying that this was a matter of political discipline and also perhaps that he couldn't just got bored on this position but need to move didn't stress again due to the extremely high level and caliber of the sequel to him as an economist as a professional who will have no problem finding another job in order to serve his country in the future. doesn't mean she babiche

a political analyst for the real news agency here in moscow says that this interview once again proves that the talk about any rifts in the tandem was wrong from the start. these rumors were mostly wishful thinking and all the bother was born and all. of you late at russia russia and outside russia these people probably remember the times of gorbachev when there was a rift inside the board of buehrle which ultimately was one of the reasons the collapse of the u.s.s.r. . would have something to eat eight years and i remember before coming to power or maybe even gave an interview where he basically said that russia will not survive another conflict inside believes so from the very beginning i didn't believe that there was a serious rift or you can watch the highlights of president of veterans interview later this hour and you can see the full conversation on our web site at r t v dot

com. in libya now thousands of civilians have fled the coastal city of sirte as fighting between forces loyal to the interim government and the pro get off the groups continues heavy shelling and tank fars been heard on the eastern and western france and nato planes were seen flying overhead well the red cross official in tripoli says the internally displaced people or i.d.p.'s are being driven out of their homes by a lack of food and medicine. about the situation in search we have heard accounts of i.d.p.'s about. water and electricity being cut of and a lot of difficulties with the with the water supplies with the with the access to food and access to medical supplies and medical health services we have not been able to have the guarantees from all the sides all the parties to the conflict so we have no idea of what's going on right now in the city of sirte

unfortunately what we do know is that there are a lot of i.d.p.'s coming out people are fleeing from the city of sirte passing through that a bridge and many of these ideas pieces have choosing to remain around as closely as possible to their hometown they are living in difficult conditions there are a lot of children and women also pregnant women who have difficult access to medical care so the situation is dire we're very concerned especially about their health situation right now. and there's a grim outlook for the program the supporters robert perry from the online vessel magazine consortium news says that those who backed the colonel have no chance in the new libya because no one will protect them. it seems that the goal now is to simply wipe out what's left of gadhafi forces and to bring the country under the

control of the former rebels who are now recognized as the official government of libya in other words the people the city the civilians who happen to be on the side of khadafi are not going to be protected they're going to be punished how far they go with that it's unclear there may be efforts to negotiate some final surrender but clearly there's a great deal of suffering going on in these civilians are not being protected there is evidence even going back to the very beginning that the eastern part of libya was a hotbed of islamic radicalism some of these people have been connected to al qaeda one of the leaders who was killed recently a chia was a libyan and he came from this general area and now we know that one of the leaders of the rebel forces that took tripoli was also considered very close to al qaeda and was indeed and detained by the united states for some time before he was allowed to go free so it appears that the people with the guns on the side of the

libyan rebels are now the government are people who have this very mixed background and it's not clear how that also sorts out when you get down to the point of once the country is under the control of this of this force which side of this force will will be predominant. international debt and spectators are having trouble visiting key ministries in greece because angry workers are occupying them in their latest protest the delegation is in athens to decide whether greece is that enough for another slice of the bailout the government's last chance to avoid a collapse later this month the decision was suspended earlier over doubts that the country is doing enough to reduce its enormous debt pushed pension costs and extra taxes to try please their creditors but the public with its relentless and steady policy is only making things worse. euro lawmakers commitment

to the currency project has brought pain not only to the struggling members but to those who bail them out that's the view dartmouth who's a european parliament member for the u.k. independence party. for the greek people concern out here is to the single currency means higher taxes low gov expenditure and cuts in the standard of living and also for and also even even for a country like germany in fact specifically a country like germany. to the single currency means massive transfer payments paid to countries in southern europe and what's happening is that the germans are no longer putting up with it we shouldn't be where we are now and it is because of the fanaticism of this european elite and we should look very carefully what they have to say in the future these are. discredited and what is very worrying is that as my as my father used to say to me when i was a young man he said if you make a financial guarantee but the nature of financial guarantees is that they get

caught and there is a limit to how much even a country like germany can produce because a country like france is actually much much less and there will be a long term question marks over the credit credit worthiness of france and germany if the multiple trillions of yours which are required are actually paid up and called on. meanwhile thousands of egyptians have gathered in cairo's main square to take part in a mass protest named reclaim the revolution well they feel left down by the transitional military council and they want the current emergency rule to be lifted activists are also pressuring for more open election laws something echoed by political parties threatening to boycott november's parliamentary election artes and he said now a reports on the happiness that's driving people back to over streets. we knew that change had come to egypt a new chapter of freedom and democracy don't judge

a book by its cover when reading post mubarak egypt it's between the lines where you'll find the new chapter hasn't been published ended or slightly revised we still have the supreme council of the on poor says those. who have been. in any sense gearing this country towards democracy barak may be gone but his policies are not that hosni mubarak's case is ongoing at this tribe you know new figures from human rights watch claims more civilians have been forced to face military trial by six months some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak average civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture has occurred since the staff has come into power. actor allison aubrey doesn't clown around when it comes to the supreme council or

skaf he has taken part in protests since day one and still has scars from being detained because the books are much worse he said very long they told me i had to stick it humbly for months after that i was shot for the study and beaten with a baton the head least only because i'm well. now most of that's leave the country for thirty years according to know if i have to seek asylum but in order to stay and fight for freedom like mubarak skaf gets the supported needs to rule egypt from abroad and the aid that we get from the us that one point five billion a year that easier to see is from from the usa. most of it entirely goes to the to the supreme court to the to the army you know the scout and while the west coast history books will change for the better the arab spring is a massive opportunity to spread peace prosperity democracy egypt sions

are left reading the writing on the wall in many areas it's the same as before going to fire from in some areas it's getting more worse and he's now a r t. r will be back with an update of the main stories in a few minutes from now on our debt of explains why he's stepping aside from next year's presidential election.

mr president last week a major and long awaited event happened in politics at the united russia convention you suggested that let him or putin should run for president what was the primary motive behind you. decision usually presidents see korea elections you're a politician and politicians are ambitious people what was your ambition in making those decisions. but. my biggest ambition is to be useful to my country and my people this may sound a bit pretentious but it's true unless you have this ambition you shouldn't go into politics you should focus on something else instead of politics or government service we both belong to the same political force both putin and dmitri medvedev were nominated for the presidency first him then me under the current model of power by the united russia party yes putin was number one on the united russia

slate and yours truly is this time. so we really represent the same political force we belong to the same political force and our views are very close so sharing the same views should we compete against each other should we argue and fight with each other i read a few pieces by political analysts the basically say why don't they go into the political arena and vow to fight each other to the end why don't they have an open rivalry but that's not the way it happens anywhere in the world people who represent the same political force always decide between themselves who will run for this or that office in some countries they use primaries for this purpose we don't have much experience with primaries we want to show well that we have seen positive examples in some countries the decision is made simply by at a party convention or by the leaders themselves can you imagine barack obama competing not hillary clinton which i think you may remember that they both saw the nomination that would be impossible they both belong to the democratic party and

their decision was based on who would get better results and this was also how we made our decision. of course it's nice to know that people trust me as president and that my approval rating is quite high under current circumstances is it when you also know the prime minister putin undoubtedly remains. the most popular politician in our country is going to somehow people tend to forget about that what we are after is a political result we want to win the elections with the parliamentary election in december and the presidential election on march not just to satisfy our ambition is that what it every responsible person should have an ambition to serve their country i strongly believe that it's where you stand analyst. or speaking of your plans for two thousand and twelve you've had quite a few interviews in recent months or you hinted that you did not rule out the cross ability of running for office why was that did you genuinely feel this way at the time or you simply didn't want to break the news to the decision you made together

with putin as head of the time that she thought it. ship it did not let me tell you and of course all our people absolutely frankly we are dealing with practical politics and practical governance issues everything may change in his life. putin and myself are holding the top two posts that of president and prime minister and we must basically be a backup for each other because we're ordinary people after all therefore when i said i did not rule out such a possibility naturally i was not cheating anyone what life could have taken an unexpected turn but we did have a certain understanding between us. sees this a president now a few words that are the united russia convention as it astounded me first bird a huge number of participants which i'm sure we are learning from our foreign colleagues exactly it looks foreign to me with all the cameras banners and flags at the same time and the atmosphere was very warm and friendly and i would even say

intimate then to crown it all to a very respected figures appeared and said they had agreed on how to distribute two top jobs in the government between them are many people watched theirs and said it has all been decided already was spending money on the elections was the point of their actions if everything has been decided by us that was with us how it got here slimness english was first of all i agree that the atmosphere of the convention was very warm now about those ideas you mentioned i consider them absolutely irresponsible misleading and even provocative what are you talking about the election campaign has just started let's ask ourselves a simple question what if our people reject us with medvedev and putin what will happen to these decisions by the convention these decisions are merely the parties recommendation to vote for those people that's all what you mean everything has been determined let's imagine for a second that we've reached an agreement with these ugandan of the deme is it and of ski said again that on off and others that they will not run whereas we the big

time politicians will come would have really been an imitation. they will they will take part in the elections both in december and march they will take part in the state duma election and they also have presidential ambitions so that the people decide who they should vote for whose popularity is greater but only our people can make a final decision by voting for a candidate or a political force or turning them down this is what democracy is about yes democracy still mr president many people felt like everything has been decided what it is that they were only bored for a few hours until it's equal doing with cell how much of good is resignation was a matter of discipline it was like how much of it was his differences but you did you really have serious differences with the finance minister she was the point but the situation with mr cooder it is a matter of discipline in government service that's all there is to it but you know we don't have a coalition government to glacier but we are a presidential republic not

a parliamentary one with calls our government is the president's government it implements the president's policies it but if you don't agree you should step down because that's the only way it can be done it's a tough rule but i'm very strong about it and i will insist on it in the future and i'm sure that whoever is the head of state and future they will follow the same principles as for mr cooder and it seems to me that perhaps he stayed a bit too long in his job and was bored in fact he came to see me in february or march and said he was aware that it made no sense for him to work in the future government because he'd been finance minister for a very long time naturally he knew nothing about our understanding with mr putin and the recommendations we were going to give at the convention does he did not have any illusion that's why his remarks amazed me anyway the decision has been made that's for alexi good or in future he's a good professional with a lot of experience so he will find a good job and a way to be useful to the state. which of we mr president you are the only person

at the top of the united russia federalists how much are you personally going to be involved in campaigning who else or what else will united russia u.s. for its complain and do you expect tough competition tearin diskin pain it is that no one will be sick you know indeed i am of the top of the united russia list which the party asked me to do this and it's a serious choice for me at the same time let me remind you that i am still president i have a lot of responsibilities both domestically and internationally person actually are not going to take a vacation and i will not occupy myself with any special campaign activities i will be performing my duties of the same time i'm sure there will be tough competition competition will be tough but hopefully proper and we have the necessary legal mechanisms to ensure that we can use the speaking of society mr president alex he quit his dismissal or the united russia convention all of that didn't go

down well with the russian goes here as an act of internet user do you feel any pressure from the global sphere have you applied to any of the comments posted to your account lately or would you like to apply to them right now. is that what you're you know if i literally felt the pressure it would be very difficult for me to work as president of the same time you're right to say i pay a lot of attention to the internet but there are people who start saying that's terrible democracy is over and then there are people who cheer and say finally you should be even tougher on them i think the fact that the internet the blogosphere the social networks react to politics is a good thing it means there's a vivid feedback to what we're doing reactions vary but this difference of opinions is one of the elements of direct democracy the modern twenty first century democracy of course internet polls and their results are not legally binding for governments nor do they accurately reflect all public opinion it's great that they're all. different opinions and i believe that the authorities should react to what's going on in the blogosphere without giving in to its pressure of course the

government should be up to date and it should pay attention to opinions expressed including those expressed by the internet it's a must for any politician of any level in the world today she wished. ever to know mr president he noticed one alarming trend with our society lately namely that the public has been turning its back on politics turning its back on the government and no matter how successful some individual companies are managers could be there is a distinct feeling that some people have been in their jobs for too long what needs to be done for new strong individuals to appear in this country because obviously that you demand does exist shelob. first let me say a few words about the weariness i've been thinking about it quite a lot mr dougherty if you must remember how our people myself included perhaps you too although you're a long time media professional used to watch news bulletins in the early one nine hundred ninety s. we were glued to the screens hours of political broadcasting overshadowed

everything any movies or t.v. series i think that's a clear sign of poor living standards the better our life is the less attention people will pay to them because they are more or less happy with their life however they should not become indifferent they should go to the polls and vote for this or that political force this is the constitutional duty if you will of every citizen who is not indifferent to the destiny of their own country their homeland now what concerns the need for the new faces you were talking about i'm fully with you on this it's not only about stagnation stagnation is always dangerous and may lead to very bad consequences what's crucial is that those in power should eventually muster up enough strength to leave it to somebody else such changes should not happen abruptly with everyone resigning at once waving their hands in farewell with putin and me saying goodbye wear off there must be continuity. we must know who succeeds us at the helm of the state however there must be a renewal and

a very serious one and if i become in charge of forming a new government it will be a totally reshaped government a government that will feature fresh faces this is what i believe to be of paramount importance. to mr meant that if thank you for the scene. thank you. very first verses of the bible to all human beings are created but sentimental came in god's image doesn't say just jews or god is. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier territories. doing what we call making our presence felt to go out. so they are not door swung to the other corner of. religion and nationalism

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welcome back you're watching live from moscow and here's a recap of the main stories we're covering today nato reportedly bulldozers the serbian road block out the border with northern kossovo it follows news that a shoot to kill policy was in force near the disputed checkpoint as they are reached new heights. to review medvedev has said both he. would have stood for the same goals if running for the presidency but that his popularity among russians it makes him a better candidate and he's explained why he withdrew from the race in an interview with the russian media. and greeks are bracing themselves for yet more cuts and higher taxes and the latest round of gover.