the alliance demanding they move all be moved. now explode in a putin has given his first major interview since confirming he's running for president again he outlined to russian t.v. networks why he wants to return to the kremlin and his vision of the country's course if he gets the job. good afternoon again good afternoon i am open to your questions mr putin the latest convention of the united russia party made the political situation in this country much clearer recently with why are you returning to the kremlin with this clear yeah but as i've mentioned many times and as first russian president bodys yeltsin said i never aspired to this position it's a well known fact that initially when this offer was made i explicitly expressed doubts over my ability to handle such a huge workload and enormous responsibility for the fate of the nation would once i take up a job i do my best to complete it or at least to yield maximum results but there are people who criticize me and dmitri maybe they say that if your humble servant

takes part in the election that would mean there would be no election at all perhaps that would be the case for them but an ordinary citizen always has a choice to make so our critics might see it their own way but in this case they ought to present their platform and what's more important not only to presented also to prove uncracked is that they can do this job better but we can also refer to the experience of other countries franklin roosevelt stood at the helm throughout the ordeals of economic depression and world war two and was elected four times because his policies were effective helmut kohl spent sixteen years in power in west germany he wasn't president but his post was actually the most important executive job in the country at this same goes for one of the former canadian prime ministers look at post-war france where a president could have been elected for seven years without a limit on the number of tournaments it was just recently that france introduced an amendment into its constitution and cut it down to no more than two five year terms very similar to what we have in russia what does that mean when a country is facing difficult and hard times when it's recovering from

a crisis and getting back on its feet if these pillars of stability including in politics are that lay a vital role as regards my return nothing is decided until the people have voted it is one thing when i hear some people say that they would like to see that happen or when people. certain regions suggest something that it is a different thing when the whole country goes to the polls and we need our people to come and express their attitude to what we have been doing there is another important aspect here the most active part of the political spectrum people who talk about democratic institutions in russia they are concerned the democratic process is maybe ruled back this is definitely not going to happen because i can't imagine russia developing without democratic institutions this is exactly what i intend to work on i will strengthen our country's political system and its foundations i will work to develop democratic institutions and a market economy with an emphasis on social needs. which he recently visited china

and as many know it was your first visit broad since you announced you were going to run in the election does that mean china is becoming russia's priority international partner but you know that by doing it is a coincidence if you look at the government schedule it is not a classified document you will see that russian chinese intergovernmental meetings were conducted on a regular basis we have all reasons to consider china a strategic partner of russia and not only because we share the world's longest border that our trade is growing at a great rate china is developing very rapidly turning into a valued partner a great market for russian manufactured goods and a source of investments into our economy. a partner mr putin not a threat. i have said this on more than one occasion to those who tried to scare me with the chinese threat in most cases it was our partners from the west however lucrative the natural resources of eastern siberia and russia's far east might look we all know they are not the prize in today's biggest global struggle that struggle is for world leadership and we're not going to get in china's way there china has

other competition there let them figure it out for russia china is first and foremost a reliable partner we can tell the chinese authorities and the people of china are willing to build up a good neighborly relations with us to look for middle ground solutions to issues that seem extremely complet. we can tell they are ready to do it we take measures to indicate we are ready and as a result we find points of contact i'm sure it will continue to happen in the future or hidden within the credit. for global leadership you recently wrote an article for the at least your daily where you suggest creating a eurasian economic area that would be a bridge between europe and the booming economies of the asia pacific region at the same time and everyone remembers you calling the downfall of the soviet union the last century of the it is geopolitical tragedy in this respect what would you say to those who see in your words some sort of an imperial ambitions to recreate a new empire imperiously teacher well you don't need to be an expert to realize

that if we combine our countries potential in technology infrastructure transport energy sector mineral resources workforce territorial and language opportunities which are no less important for developing a common economic space and we combine all these potential our competitiveness will search it will grow dramatically we're using the potential we have inherited from the older generation and we can transfer it to a new modern basis today and if we are committed to introducing the principles of the world trade organization into an operating procedures this will make us more transparent to our external partners as for the foreign critics who say that russia has imperial ambitions so what can i say we see what is going on in europe for example integration has reached a level even the soviet union could never dream i think you know and if you don't i will tell you that the european parliament has more decisions binding on the member states than the supreme soviet of the soviet union ever passed with the soviet republics and look at america north america is engulfed in intense integration

processes that involve the united states canada and mexico the same is true for latin america and africa but it is ok over there and nobody has any objections but when it comes to russia here we are at imperial ambitions i can tell these critics who. by the way they don't seem to be very conscientious or scrupulous if you know what mind your own business go combat the climbing inflation and the growing national debt and even obesity do something useful. to pizza in western countries did not react strongly to your decision to run for president at the upcoming elections they said it was russia's internal affairs and as angela merkel put it they were ready to work with any legitimate lee elected president you must understand however that politically western states consider you all how do you feel about that and what is going to happen to the reset of russia if u.s. relations which exists as an idea but there's not many signs that it's working.

very well the hawk is a good word but you are certainly no doubt. i am a man and i do not like cliches our foreign policy in the past and today was thought out and aimed at creating a favorable environment for russia's development this means we want to have friendly relations with all of our partners but naturally we have and always will defend our national interests but we have always been regard full of others when we did it and we plan to maintain that a future. in case of a disagreement or a conflict we will always look for a compromise that would be acceptable both to our partners and our country that what we are not interested in confrontation on the contrary we are interested in cooperation and europe is not a geographical concept because first and foremost it is a cultural concept that we share the same values with europe of course those are mostly christian values but it goes beyond that even those who consider themselves atheists were raised on christian values with russia is

a multi-faith country and what we have many muslims in russia as well we have judaism we have buddhism our fourth traditional religion which in our history our culture and traditions make it easy for us to develop harmonious relations with any country of the world and this is exactly what. we are going to do and we in effect on the beach mr putin it looks like there is another storm brewing stock markets are tumbling and people say the reason we soon much the traders themselves can do about it to recall the nurdin market so losing capital the same is true about trish i recently read an article that said there were government needed a new program to counter the next crisis a program that would be like a good scout and a girl short offering an attractive perspective all week supposedly that would help win back businesses interest and stop the prices does your government have such a program and while we're at it since your budget is calculated presuming the price of oil would be at least two hundred dollars per barrel oil prices are falling you

going to revise the budget. because it. you know if we keep talking about the fall of the stock market indexes they might never recover russia will grow by four percent this year which is satisfactory china will grow by nine percent which is a good result we have to push for a six to seven percent economic growth figure we managed to deliver that in the pre-crisis years and we will try to do it again as i've said before we will of course try to make our economy more open there are fears however especially in the light of russia's w t o a session that opening it too much might harm it but returning to your metaphor or a short skirt looks good on some women while others are better off wearing something else for the longest skirt. but yes other clothes russia turned out to be well approved for the two thousand and eight two thousand and nine financial crisis what are we dealing with now we are carefully following developments in the global

economy and are the world's largest markets because clearly our economy is not sufficiently diversified at the moment we say that openly to feel more confident the problem is when western countries markets shrink we sell fewer goods and the prices of our blood. fall that is taking into account that only forty seven russian industries are represented well on those markets therefore we are gel to heavy blow because if we had fifty to one hundred industries represented the situation would be more balanced and we would be able to switch to a floating currency race until that happens our national bank will be forced to somewhat regulate rates generally speaking we will only be able to say we are ready for any changes in internal trends after our economy is diversified. mr putin gasper has been facing certain problems in western europe the german offices of gaspar have been searched what is your take on a situation like this around one of the major companies. but i'm going to it's

quite simple i have repeatedly said in public that the sellers are always trying to sell the commodity at a higher price it will produce the buyers always want to get it cheaper or even free which is better still we're not thinking as we say that you won't get anything for free naturally good at a smaller price yes and that is what they are after and as a result unilateral decisions are taken at it third energy package for example which was adopted retrospectively this is only president should be considered unacceptable in the modern world but it is don't despite all considerations we think ultimate goal behind this course of action is to bring down the cost of the product and to disrupt the market pricing mechanism which is closely connected with the price for crude in russia. it is we who set the price in a centralized manner we depend on crude include goes up the natural gas price goes up but the crude drops so does the gas price i don't think this is

a farsighted approach to pricing because today the price for crude may be fairly high and tomorrow it may plummet and gazprom will suffer losses and the buyers on the contrary benefit i don't think this is justifiable guess besides the natural gas market is very specific largely. depends on a concrete supplier it is a mistake to introduce a third party in the process or as our partner suggest or a third buyer and a third seller this is to say the russian gas that has reached the border with western europe should be first sold to a third party or a legal entity that will further sell it to the consumers do you know what this scenario can lead to someone will simply be given an opportunity to pocket additional margin and i'm good at the price will not necessarily go down which would be a good percentage for united version these elections are trying to get a political forecast out of being. i'm not asking for any numbers i just ask you what results you would be satisfied with their united russia has to remain the

leading political party in the country and the parliament that would be a good result for us thank you very much for this talk mr putin i believe we are finished with today thank you.

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hello welcome to the sports as we kick off a big night of european football and these are the headlines to battle injury hit tesco moscow are hosting proofreaders tribes anspaugh in a crunch game in the champions league happen a to score from committee. while i'm just a tester's in the city and united also look to get their european accountants back on track after a sluggish start. and keeps getting tougher champion development and fellow riders learn the new even harder route for next year's tour de france. but first a heavily depleted taking on turkish side thrives on sport in gympie just outside moscow the capital side has yet still winning group b. and has severe injury problems after a long domestic season while their unbeaten opponents are surprisingly top of the table but it's the hosts who are leading the way pretty big strike if they do. you know the one before mark thompson score who are in this year's champions league on the side of bosh and were told to stand down pulled off

a surprise one no when it into the lives of all the o.t. and beaten team in the group or take a missing seven players then the side first group when they start blocking can pay off the starting weight to go through to two hundred ten back in the domestic league on saturday and god it is so far. for me while english premier league leaders manage to city also face selection problems as they get ready to has been in group a later this tuesday rankin side have taken just one point from two games so far and manager the better one cheney has limited options up front cost davis is still a virtual at cost at the club after allegedly refusing to come off the bench and play against by in munich in city's previous tie mario balotelli is serving the last of a three game european suspension and big summer signings struggling with a groin injury city off third behind great leaders by and napoli and climbed to four to drop points against the being a outside who suffered two defeats. it would be out of because they play for the

world very well but for a really important thing that is not important if we play away or not or not where is your point that we will win this game and that in that if we win this game may be after the pen are there issues that come from. munich in a post but after i think that we care if we win we can we know also the group is possible we have a chance at the. meantime rivals manchester united are also looking to kick start the european campaign the three time champions have drawn two games so far and face remaining outfit automotive glossy in become restless tuesday night the stars strike out wayne rooney expected to lead a strong side united a third in group c. f.c. ball and benfica may play each other in back to back matches something sir alex ferguson things could benefit his team i knew it would weigh one team to win the board games . so. that will change all the pleasure of his but.

i think the important thing is for us to train when anyway so all the problems. elsewhere group d. leaders rail madrid have a one hundred percent record and are preparing to host french side lille who themselves could go top with a victory but to a outcoached as a marine year isn't going to be worried about keeping top spot. it's not easy to win every game in the champions league so it will be no great drama if we don't get results were top a maximum points which makes us the best place team to win the group but first of all we have to qualify and only after that will think about winning the group as. well not just our money eight european ties taking place this tuesday night elsewhere french champions and cup holders we'll face two thousand and ten winners into milan in the other group being a match there's a battle between the bottom two in group d. as their lives are great take on touchdowns i x. it's top versus seconding group c.

as well and feedback in switzerland and leaders by munich been crowned champions four times gone to second place not fully in group play. well elsewhere russian champions at some petersburg will be without captain alexander and you cough and top scorer alexander courage to call for wednesday's match that ukrainian champion shakhtar the john as well as his man has travelled to donetsk the death cert that includes three then that and of course really thick strikers at golf course matilde it looks like you all know we're not on board the plane to meet beat porto three one at home last time out but we held to a goal the strong by domestic rivals dinner on saturday and petersburg side are second in group one surprise that is after all from cyprus facts are forgotten. well they will host up well also on wednesday and by the return of brazilian strike a club where he's been the shoulder injury for three weeks is expected to pair up with combative hold he missed their latest portuguese cup game the reigning europa

league champions post and enviable home record having lost just one of the last ten . european ties to study are there go. and elsewhere chelsea will be looking to cement their narrow lead in group d. as the english giants host a belgian side gang will bottom at stamford bridge but lose currently have four points but will have to do without brazil midfield that amir's strikers and and torres is expected to start despite still struggling to find his red hoped for a win would put chelsea in firm control of the group but coach and label us voice is bracing himself for a tough competition. the result. you can see that it's a good result but they are what you need is to win the game so. of course they want the three points on the go and see a game. where they know about the little guys in games at the league read a couple of jobs as well but lukas in rooney and superior so i think i think the

group besides me and when we put in the battle again for qualification and that's what we want to. finally for russia have learned their opponents for their final much of the year following a comprehensive euro twenty twelve qualifying counterpane to god because men are set to play former champions greece in a friendly on november the eleventh the capital city of athens is the most likely venue for the game russia a berth at next summer's european championships after finishing top of group head of the republic of ireland while greece edged croatia the top spot in quick path. to seven now i want the most decorated sportsman in the world american star swimmer michael phelps failed to reach the final of the one hundred meter freestyle at the surge stage of the world cup here in moscow before finding his form the divide me to call at the end of this case sports complex have been the setting for the one nine hundred eighty olympics but first everything wasn't going swimmingly for the fourteen time olympic champion felt fail to add a burst of power in the one hundred meter freestyle final and proved in the two

hundred meter butterfly take rahm's a twenty six year old american to fight. scrap first place one come to him so. we'll see hopefully tomorrow we can have a little bit faster something a little bit better racing but you know it's a good first day and you know it can't be too too upset but i could be a lot more happy. tennis now succeeds but like as not so bad has become the latest russian to charge into the second round of the crowning cup here in moscow this is a time grand slam winner was hardly ever troubled during test right set win over at least coordinate of france and will be joined in round two by local up and coming because in your part of iraq you had the better of kazakh qualifier the you're just a boy of. the n.f.l. now where the new york jets ended their three game losing streak by winning twenty four six at home to miami and now lost all five of their opening games well the pressure was on the jets coach rex ryan to end his team's slide while the dolphins

were just desperate to taste victory for the first time this season and even though the visitors enjoyed an early lead with a field goal it sing went horribly wrong much more stroll was intercepted by darrelle revis who ran one hundred yards for a touchdown to make it seven three to the jets. while the dolphins now at the gap with another field goal but at the end of the half the jets were fourteen six in front after mark sanchez opted to dive into the end zone for a five yard touchdown and the quarterback then sealed the victory for the jets when he found son tony of homes were swept away up the field for another touchdown so a twenty four six victory for the jets the dolphins of our win this in five games for the second time in five years as the pressure mounts on their coach for you spot on. now despite the tour de france already being the world's most grueling cycling race the organizers have planned for it to become even tougher route for next year's edition was unveiled in paris steeper mountain climbs and longer time

trials were even more challenges to defending champion could elegans and his fellow riders in twenty twelve the route is just short of a staggering three and a half thousand kilometers and nearly one hundred of those will be individual time trials the race which will be held for the ninety ninth time starting in belgium on june the thirtieth all the changes will call for those taking part to adapt to the new conditions. on paper. and that mix of everything especially the first reality show universe stagers it's a little bit a little bit i'm still role reversal a bit larry's first on their style of racing and then they really get into bigger mountains and of course long long run longer probably flight of time trials on the shimming which i'm about to hear we're going to a different style of racing there finally golf and being top of the world is no guarantee against the jitters as the young got apparently all conquering yani tseng

has admitted she is feeling the stress ahead of the first ever tournament on her home island of taiwan saying became the youngest ever player the male or female to win five majors when she lifted the british open trophy in july at the tender age of just twenty two but despite the speech the taiwanese are still anxious to please the partisan home crowd of the inaugural l.p.g. a time championship underway. however little golfing deleting the world number two says i'm proud to say will be there to try and same for. yourself because we've been working on this german almost almost two years and everybody working so hard for the all of the very exciting all of government is very supportive cheering reshoots he's working very hard for this to be a title title tournaments so we're over exciting in the whole ball of players enjoy this week and i mean they're going to have a great memory here. and that's all the sports news by for now.

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israeli soldier gilad shalit who is now free and back in israel after five years of captivity in gaza but the families of other missing israeli soldiers say the government is doing nothing to bring their boys home. also in the program no one disorder the new york police officers could face a punishment for harsh tactics used against anti corporate campaigners on wall street. and cos of insurgent begin to resist any possible attempt by nato to clear their border barricades and also make the mines to modern day movable be moved.