of what's happened across the arab world this year have been deeply felt internationally russia has long been against a military action when talks could instead lay a path to peace but we hear now from a man who served at the very heart of russia's global diplomacy. mr primakov thank you very much for coming here a lot has been happening in the world recently iran and israel for example have been exchanging very harsh words recently while there may be nothing new about that israel seems to be driving itself into some sort of self isolation should we expect any and reasonable steps from israel you know i think you're right in saying that it is israel which is driving itself into international isolation and that shows in

many respects one and perhaps the most dangerous aspect as there is collision of tension around and even preparations for an attack on iran this is very dangerous another aspect of the isolation is that israel the government of israel in its fight for the status quo is pushing the palestinians to assert themselves as a state in various international organizations they've already succeeded you know school this also adds up to isolation for israel its public opinion against israel then there was the other situation you probably remember the incident with the bomber circles the and that mike for me thought was not that they were rather unflattering comments from valse aides regarding israel and everybody in a puts the emphasis on circles he said that netanyahu was a liar but obama said and i have to deal with him every day which he saw obama was no more flattering about netanyahu the answer cause he was all this i think goes to show that israel's policy is not right in my opinion totally wrong if you will and you know. there's lots of it so you do admit that it is possible that israel may

attack iran. or the us yes unfortunately i do but i really hope that it never happens because this me lead to very dangerous consequences some see that the usa is just waiting for iraq to restore its oil production capacity to start supplying oil to the world market. after which the usa will clear israel to attack but i would say this is not quite correct if there ever is a strike on iran i think that iran will do everything to gain control of the situation in iraq and nobody knows how events in iraq are going to develop after about and right now iran has great authority and influence in the shia community you know just as it is that you've said that israel has gradually been losing a significant part of its influence its broke its connections with turkey and egypt we all heard what president sarkozy and obama said about prime minister need more over there experiencing a local economic crisis what role do you see israel playing in the future. i believe the best role for israel is to have the kind of leader that it used to

have historically like the prime minister who supported peace and who was killed a leader who would find a compromise settlement with carla steyn and syria it's important that i mention syria as this matter cannot be resolved with palestine alone you know do you believe that the fundamental problems of today's israel lie with that country's authorities. i certainly do it's also a matter of public opinion of course but the water can change take the present out of spring for instance it's absolutely obvious to me that it broke out in tunisia and egypt with a any external preparation i don't share the opinion of those who believe that it's been stirred up by americans or europeans and so on it was a spontaneous average every billion if you like a revolution is somewhat it but what's the outcome and what further implications will it have the way i see it americans and their approach the arab states are combining their willingness to protect their national interests in this region with a certain romanticism one has to be romantic to believe that the western democratic

model could be transferred to an out of the country if that's what they really want to do. so islam and democracy are incompatible it's not just a matter of islam it's also a matter of traditions and historical experience religion. and mentality you cannot just export revolution or democracy to another country in this sense they're similar to trotskyites who also believed that they could just bring a revolution to a country in spite of its local conditions even when a situation wasn't suitable for the forces in charge of israel should be able to assess the situation soberly and to understand the danger of extremist activities of any kind they should be willing to find a peaceful solution based on a conference with palestine and then with syria it's possible to reach a compromise in all very acute issues israeli security should certainly be discussed and back to certain activities it could be done but most importantly what's been stopping this from happening on one hand it's a position of the israeli leadership that's been striving to consolidate the status

quo on the other hand the americans have been reducing their activity in this matter which is quite comprehensive as they went to take time out for the election period the pre-election time doesn't count as the u.s. president to work actively in the middle east settlement this pause on the part of the americans is well grounded from their viewpoint. is a dangerous course you know which is very dangerous because as we've mentioned in the beginning there's a possibility of an israeli attack on iran the trends that have been developing could result in a strong escalation of pressure or she will surely nobody who resorts has those circles there is also the subject of the arab spring you said you don't believe there had been any external influence no that's not what i said i said i don't believe it could all have been spurred by an outside influence at the start and at the end. and then of course there was an flints you could see it with your own eyes in libya and in other countries i was in washington at the moment when events are sure in egypt and there's huge turmoil there i talked to madeleine albright and

some of my other colleagues and they were all taken quite off guard by those developments in egypt because mubarak used to be a pro western ruler he'd always done what they thought was right he was against terrorism and extremist islam ism the americans are still trying to gain control of this. and retain the position which they used to have which will give them a foothold for the future it is wrong to think that america overthrew or the chinese in president. mr primark off what looks most terrifying to me is the fact that and all those countries and egypt and libya and in tunisia we now have muslim extremists in power when a social no this isn't true you're wrong about first of all it's a conglomerate of forces and i think that we can't be talking about a complete triumph of islam is neither engine is here nor in egypt as yet they are going to win some seats in the parliament perhaps even more than expected but we should keep in mind that various muslim organizations evolve with time the muslim

brotherhood for example and on the same organization anymore as the one that want to do overthrew or kill nasser a while back of the muslim brotherhood are different now of course there are extremists among them the same time though i think that all this other spring apers has had an effect on islamic organizations as well because additional islamic organizations in tunisia and egypt have become more moderate than before sure so it's a positive influence because if you yes it's positive in this respect there is no craziness in them look at the party the muslim brotherhood are creating in egypt they have announced that even christians can join the party at the same time they're not talking about abolishing the secular state introducing syria norms and social and political life nobody is talking about that but the new leaders in libya have declared that they are going to build a new state based on sharia law is it possible some people might see in libya libya is not egypt after all first of all the americans and all the westerners for that matter still haven't analyzed the anti gadhafi forces and seen what they're made of

this is just plain unprofessional after all they might have been some democratic group there displeased with gadhafi but most of the these are tribes you see. so you think libya is not going to become a fundamentalist islamic state. nobody knows when libya is going to recover. from cale's look at iraq for example it's been more than eight years and they still can't stabilize the situation the t.v. never stops reporting you casualties fifteen dead thirty dead every day in iraq bombs explosions and so on it could happen so regularly that people get used to it we start thinking this is normal but it's chaos over eight and a half years of occupation there's been nothing they could do in libya it's going to be even tougher so i don't think they've had much success in libya. according to the levada center survey twenty five percent of russians believe khadafi was killed for knowing too much at any rate the us media wrote that washington had discussed various actions regarding gadhafi terminations of his life among others. the busted

finally we've been watching syria and it looks now like the un rest has receded and an election is coming up do you think when this election happens bashar al assad can remain in power. i think in the case of a fair election he can remain in power not many people actually think about peculiarities in these events in the two countries libya and syria the arab spring started with armed resistance to the existing regime and i want to stress the armed fact the question is who gave them the arms therefore i don't think everything is that simple in relation to will syria and libya when i said earlier that those events were not prepared or interfered with from within or rather meant egypt and tunisia this certainly also include bahrain home to the united states fifth fleet they didn't need any m.r.'s there can we say that is currently syria has avoided the threat of military intervention by nato and so on which i believe so i don't think the west prepared to take this action with a the security council's backing i think we're smarter now than at the time when

the first security council resolution was adopted we will not adopt another resolution using vague terms which could be used for legitimize in these activities so i really don't think this is happening furthermore the arab league is very unlikely to support it mr carmichael. thank you very much for this interview you're welcome. to clean. squandered money. what is now. more than sixty square kilometers. and those are still suprising. i'm finding we're just. getting bad out here. not saying hardly any birds squirrels you know.

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a site in oakland california. russia hit the arab league for deciding to expel syria and imposing sanctions mass rallies in the troubled country as the pressure piles on the regime syrian opposition leaders are coming to moscow to secure support. and unelected bankers and economists take the reins in greece and italy to tackle the ever rising debt levels tell you in crimea doesn't see his job as a temporary fix that he wants to stay in charge until the twenty third team election greece's media is focusing on securing the next bailout. back with more news in little under a quarter of an hour's time but now dimitri's here the latest from the world of sport. sport thanks for joining us let's take

a look at what's making this all took headlines around the world they say. look all to continue season is under serious threat as its players again reject the league's latest offer. playoffs overturn a suit against gray shea goose hitting still believes in his players. and cup of legends the brightest stars of so it's hockey prove they're still young at heart. first football where hopes to give gracious a good fight into knights return leg of their trying to twelve playoff looked overturn a deficit from the first leg stumble. travelled to. i'm going to need to match that result just descending counter into extra time to narrow chance of clay inching a place at next year's finals in poland and ukraine has been further diminished by the fact that for first team players are suspended for the second leg.

and are there to run but that is hopeful that their replacements will give an improved performance from that of the first leg. the chances are rather limited to be realistic. i think and i'm sure did to morrow's team. which is considerable which is changed to really we'll. we'll perform and we'll give it at most two. maybe maybe maybe maybe to reach the unsinkable but in any case in any case to to give a very good competition. the governor prepared to take on portugal in lisbon tonight after goalless draw in the first leg it remains all to play for in the return match and their euro two thousand and four runners up big favorites that both try to be at the top of their game looking for the first major tournament

in their history manchester city striker and in second once again set to lead their attack while portugal can boast the like of the likes of. france winning girls are more than expected in this match. i'm sure that there will be goals today if someone would ask me the result will be the same reasons and he could reply is that i don't believe it because both teams have been testing forwards and boost teams play taking an open food bowl and i hold this peach allows us to play a fantastic match which. meanwhile ireland looks set to not euro twenty twelve take it slip away after threshing a stoner for a last friday their home side's memories of a tragic loss to france in the transit and walk of qualifying playoffs are still fresh referee mistake affected the result of that battle. chargers look for this time to get through this pair and as their captain robert can admit it's no

ordinary situation. it's amazing how you no result can give everyone everyone a lift and certainly the whole country it's it's great to a sport can do that you know. in other countries on his knees at the moment and if you come back after a great result and you know everyone is in. good form you know looking forward to. the next the next few months and you know it gives the whole. in the meantime the czech republic hopes to maintain a record of reaching every european championship final since chicas lavaca split into two countries in one nine hundred ninety three michael ballack side held at cern elite of want to nagra following the first leg of their playoff campaign having never won a competitive match by two go margin montenegro will have to produce the best result and their short history as a football nation to overturn the time of. nothingness finished yet this is going to be much tougher game she's they're playing at home they're prepared for anything

and we will see what's going to happen during the match the change in domestic matters the second phase of the longest ever russian premier league season begins this week but now it seems that after saddam's footballers might not take to the pitch at all for round thirty one the club's financial struggles are wearing thing on the place i still owed around five months wages i have received no payments at all since september now a group within the sport want to put saturday's away fix it yourself which is also fines for the club said the government official say the team mates to find a sponsor instead of asking for state support. k. fluke said to be the base for the russian national team as dick advocaat and company gear up for the euro time to twelve finals in poland and ukraine but that's yet to be confirmed according to the russian for beginning president. we're very close to decision as to where we're going to be based for you twenty twelve our staff know exactly what it takes to prepare for

a tournament of such magnitude and we're close to pinpointing the final location now announced the decision in about a week's time. now the n.b.a. season and a major threat that soft players have again rejected the lake's latest off a calling it's quote extremely unfair you know at present derek fisher showed up at a news conference with place including kobe bryant and come out i think fisher says the decision to reject the league's lates it was unanimous a lot of individual players have a lot of things personally a stake in terms of their careers and where they stand and right now they feel it's important we all feel it's important to all of our players not just the ones in this room but our entire group. not only try and get a deal done for today before the body of and be a players there will come into this league over the next decade and beyond and so going forward the collective bargain prices will not be the way that as players

this process continues for us and we will allow our legal team to really lead the charge. and hopefully at some point. assist us in getting a deal done. that is fair it's our entire body. when i saw canada's youth team against russia at all in the under twenty super serious the canadian space for social contemporaries in game four by six goals to three the match was effectively done and dusted midway through the opening period as the host scored five goals sending with their brilliance when into heavy knockdown one more was added in that second period then canada stopped and let the russians to score three times in a row and ultimate game five takes place. on thursday. let's look at the other end of the ice age scale but we're not talking about current k h l or n.h.l. greats the cup of legends gather the brightest stars of so

a talk in the russian capital and the veterans once again demonstrated that they still have what it takes for but fodder now and watch them in action. their speed and explosiveness might have begun but their skills in competitive spirit are always there. the couple legends elon musk you were the weekend the brightest stars of so we're talking brazil and insist scardino most part in the vs back on the ice in the eagle the great jubilee the first soviet championships were held in nineteen forty six with claiming the first ever to match the title and . the second sixty five years later the ice is still part comes to this capital darby always been like that even before the game or sail. again. since i remember. for the army and the animal was

a huge driver so it was i think we showed tonight was a good game exciting game here is how the army man opened the scoring with eagerness to go living from an incredibly narrow angle i do normally. two level managers the live but did chips question in to make it one one. cisco responded to plead guilty one of the greatest fans many old time they just love. giving his side believe. the helping veterans keep you grounded by. sitting bunnies to work they were. just very much still a tough rivalry with no excuses when everybody fights to the energy is just time around it was a dream and we're answering each and that's the way we are all times and check out how much we still have to walk. it's always nice when. reporters get together and people are organized tournaments like this it's nice to see old hall friends hunger

you know play for the people who come to the stadium unfortunate enough to make their own terms but i understand that i still asked to get it together for the guys and given respect stars of the past. that still have the star quality in the present. robert jordan known r t i mr i all care that's all from me and the sports desk for now more into as time has not say whether the next good buy . twenty years ago largest country. had been. where did it take them.

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you believe. russia would be so much brighter if you move about song from phones to pressure. to start on t.v. dot com. new york police are taking down tents of the anti corporate campaign is h.q. in zuccotti park after protesters file to escalate their protests about two months of action. syrian opposition leaders come out against military intervention in

their country at a meeting with russian diplomats in moscow. the syrian opposition say they are willing to negotiate with the government but only with those whose hands arms and bloodied by murder of more are not the few both inside. unelected bankers and economists take the reins in greece and italy he explores how the eurozone descended into a hole where troubleshooters have to dig them out. and also top officials from the world's leading gas exporting countries are meeting in doha a similar discussion is underway. moscow at the annual gas of russia for business r.t. will bring you the latest in about twenty minutes. international news and comment twenty four hour.