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's israel which is driving itself into international isolation and that shows in many ways one and perhaps the most dangerous aspect is the escalation 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 in you know sco this also adds up to isolation for israel itself public opinion against israel and then there was the other situation you probably remember the incident where a bomber and so cozy and that microphone they thought wasn't working there were rather unflattering comments from both sides regarding israel and everyone you know puts the emphasis on so cosy who said netanyahu was a liar but obama said and i have to deal with him every day is so obama was no more flattering about netanyahu and sarkozy was all this i think goes to show that israel's policy is not right in my opinion totally wrong it is an associate. there's also the so you do admit that it is possible that israel may. do. yes unfortunately i do but i really hope that it never because this may lead to very

dangerous consequences which some say that the usa is. just waiting for russia to restore its oil production capacity and to start supplying oil to the world market after which the usa the israel to attack but i'd say that's not quite correct if there's ever a strike on the road 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 right now around has great authority and influence in the shia community just as as you've said that israel has gradually been losing a significant part of itself once its broke its connections with turkey and egypt we all heard what president sarkozy and obama said about prime minister netanyahu 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 was killed

a leader who would find a compromise settlement with palestine and syria it's important i mention syria as this is a matter that cannot be resolved with palestine only. do you believe that the fundamental problems of today's israel lie was that countries authorities. i certainly do it's also a matter of public opinion of course but the matter can change to the present arab spring for instance it's absolutely obvious to me that it broke out in tunisia and egypt without any external preparation i don't share the opinion of those who believe it's been stirred up by americans or europeans and so on it was a spontaneous outrage a rebellion if you want a revolution as some put it but what's the help come here and what future implications will it have the way i see it americans in your approach to the arab states are combining their willingness to protect their national interests in this region with a certain romanticism which one has to be are meant to believe that a western democratic model could be transferred to an arabic country if that's what

they really want to do she wanted to. 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 trust guests who also believe that they could just bring revolution to a country in spite of its local conditions even when if situation wasn't suitable for it 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 and they should be willing to find a peaceful solution based on a compromise with palestine and then with syria it's possible to reach a compromise in all very acute issues israel's security should certainly be discussed and backed with certain activities it could be done but most importantly what's been stopping this from happening on the one hand it's the 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 want to take time out for the electoral period this time pre-election doesn't encourage the us presidents to work actively on the middle east settlement issue this pause on the part of americans is well grounded from their point of view. is a dangerous orsino or it is very dangerous because as we've mentioned in the beginning there's the possibility of an israeli attack on iran the trends that have been developing could result in a strong escalation of pressure. there is also the subject of the arab spring that 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 in floods you could see it with your own eyes in libya and in other countries i was in washington at the moment when events in egypt and there was huge turmoil there i

talked to madeleine albright and other of my ex colleagues and they were quite taken off guard by those developments in egypt because mubarak used to be a pro western ruler he had always done what they had thought was right he was against terrorism and extremist islam is and the americans are still trying to gain control of the situation and retain the positions which they used to have and which will give them a foothold for the future it's wrong to think it was america who overthrew the baraka order to museum president. mr primakov 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. so soon but i know this isn't true you're wrong about that first of all it's a conglomerate of forces and i think that we can't be talking about a complete triumph is a best not to mention as you know in egypt as you begin 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 brothers for example are not the

same organization anymore as the one that wanted to overthrow or kill nasser some time back the muslim brotherhood is different news of course there are extremists amongst them but at the same time though i think that all this power of spring first has had an effect on islamic organizations as well because traditional islamic organizations in which the news here in egypt have become more moderate than ever with the balloon so it's a positive influence. positive in this respect there's new craziness in them look at the party the muslim brotherhood is creating in egypt they've announced that even christians can join the party at the same time they're not talking about abolishing secular state in. using sharia norms it's a social and political life nobody's talking about it. but the new leaders in libya have declared that they are going to build a new state based on sharia law is it possible well some people might say that in libya libya is not egypt after all first of all the americans and all the rest is

for that matter still haven't analyzed the end he could duffey forces and seen what they're made up of this is just plain unprofessional after all there might have been some democratic group there displeased with gadhafi but mostly there 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 its chaos 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 new casualties fifteen thirty of it every day in iraq explosions and so on have been so regular that people used to say we start to think this is normal but it's chaos over eight and a half years of occupation have been nothing they could do in libya it's going to be tough so i don't think they've had much success in libya. according to the levada center survey twenty five percent of russians believe gadhafi was killed for

knowing too much well at any rate the u.s. media wrote that washington had discussed various actions regarding gadhafi terminations his life among others. finally we've been watching syria and it looks now like the under arrest 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 the peculiarities of these events in the two countries libya syria the arab spring started with armed resistance to an existing regime and i want to stress the armed fact the question is who. gave them arms therefore i don't think everything is that simple in relation to either syria or libya when i said earlier that those events were not prepared or interfered with from within iraq egypt and tunisia this certainly includes bus train home to the united states fifth navy fleet they don't need any unrest there. can we say those currently syria has avoided the threat of

military intervention by nato and so on should we should when i believe so i don't think the west is prepared to take this action now without 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 to legitimize eliezer activities so i really don't think this is happening furthermore the arab league is very unlikely to support it. thank you very much for this interview you're welcome. right to clean. squandered morning.

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at a similar site in oakland california. russia hits out at the arab league for deciding to expel syria and imposing sanctions that sparked mass rallies in the troubled country as the pressure piles on the syrian regime opposition leaders are coming to moscow to secure support for bringing peace at home. i don't like to bankers and economists take the reins in greece and italy to tackle their ever rising debt levels the italian premier designate doesn't see his job as a temporary fix and wants to stay in charge until the twenty thirteen election greece's new leader is focusing on securing the next round of bailout cash dimitris up next. the latest from the world of sports stay with us here on r.t. . or this sport or not two things for joining us let's take a little to making sporting headlines around the globe this hour. the local

continues the n.b.a. season is under serious threat as its players again reject the league's latest offer. near a twenty twelve playoffs overturn a deficit against gray should good hitting still believes in his players. and vick couple legends the brightest stars of soviet hockey prove they're still young hearts. football where turkey hopes to give a good fight in tonight's return leg of their trying to twelve playoff state as they looked overturn a deficit from the first leg and is simple because hitting cement travel to zagreb this time that need to match that result just to send the encounter into extra time their narrow chance of playing 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 to run despite that heading is hopeful that their replacement will give an

improved performance from that of the first that. the chances are rather limited to be realistic. i think and i'm sure that to morrow's team. which is considered which is changed considerably. will. will perform and we'll give it to. 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 a goal is draw in the first leg it remains all to play for in the return match and though euro two thousand and four runners up are big favorites that try to be at the top of their game looking for their first major tournament in their history which the city striker at in second once again said to lead their attack while

portugal can boast the likes of push down another and france meeting goals 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. taking an open food bowl and i hold this breach losers' to match which we. look certain not to let the euro twenty twelve take a slip away after threshing a stone or for a last friday the home side's memories of a tragic loss to france in the time to turn what cup qualifying playoffs are still fresh a referee mistake affected the result of the battle so. charges this time to get through this player and as their caps and draw the candidates it's no ordinary situation. it's amazing how you know results can kind of give everyone evelyn a lift and the whole country it's going 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. you know such such good form you know looking forward to. the next the next few months and you know give the whole complete boost . in the meantime the czech republic hopes to maintain a record of every european championship final since because of our split into two countries in nineteen ninety three michael billick side held a sunni a lead over morton agra following the first leg of their players come pain having never worn a competitive match by a margin want to nag or will have to produce the best results in their short history at. ablation to overturn this time. of nothingness finished years this is going to be a much tougher game they're playing at home they're prepared for anything and we will see what's going to happen during the match. now looks set to be the base for the russian national team to get a cart and company gear up for the euro two thousand to twelve finals in poland and

ukraine but that's yet to be confirmed according to the russian football union president. we're very close to decision as to where we're going to be used or united world our staff know exactly what it takes to ensure for truman of such magnitude and we're close to the point in the final location now announce a decision in about a week's time. for gold free silver and one bronze medal that's what russia's weightlifters reports home from the recent world championships in paris plus three new world records were said by the ladies in the form of. now the. russian men's results were a little more humble. brought back their only pair is gold there for them the bulk of the current russian national team will go on to london next summer banka is one of them that should beat all her rivals in the under sixty nine kilos category. i

would like to think the russian weightlifting federation and all those who provided us with the necessary training conditions and medals in paris but i think they were also a very important part of it without them we wouldn't have achieved our good results . the n.b.a. season is under major threat that's after place have again rejected the league's latest offer calling it quote extremely unfair union president derek fisher showed up at a news conference with players including kobe bryant and camilla anthony fisher assess the decision to reject the league's latest offer 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 n.b.a. players there will come into this league over the next decade and beyond and so

going forward the collective bargaining process 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. yes hockey canada its youth team level batters against russia at all in the under twenty is super serious the canadians cross ocean contemporaries in game four by six goals to three the match was effectively done and dusted madrid for the opening period as the host scored five unanswered goals sending brogden cement into a very heavy knock down one more was added in the second period then canada stopped and let the russian score three times in ultimate game five takes place in cisco on thursday. let's now look at the other end of the ice age scale but we're not talking about current or n.h.l. greats the couple legends gathered there prior to stars of soviet hockey in the

russian capital and the veterans once again demonstrated that they have what it takes for the now watch them at action. their speed in explosiveness might have begun but their skills in competitive spirit are always there. the couple legends hellen most schools over the weekend saw the brightest stars of soviet hockey brazil and insist scardino was sparked out in the b.s. back on the ice in the eagle the great jubilee the first soviet championships were held in nineteen forty six we did a moscow claiming the first ever domestic title and. the second sixty five years later the ice is still hot when it comes to this capital darby always been like to enjoy the game or sail. away again you know 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 did normal work week two level managers the live by. did chip ski question in to make it one one. cisco responded to the play guild one of the greatest fans meant the whole time they just love giving his side delete. the helping veterans gives you five more days sitting on a school work we're told that it's very much still a tough rivalry with no excuses when everybody fights to the engine is just time around it was a draw and we're in thanks and that's the way we can get old times and check out how much we still have to offer it's always nice when a. group of veterans get together and people are organized tournaments like this as

my societal hall friends hunger you know play for the people who come to the stadium are fortunate enough to make their own terms but i understand that i still less 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. mr. ok that's all from me and the sports desk for the moment more in toss time have i not say whether is next good bye. a very warm welcome to you this is your news today protesters on the. streets they have to. leave the sentence

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the conflicting sides in syria to talk saying a foreign military intervention is unacceptable as syrian opposition leaders travel to moscow. while i don't like to bankers and economists take the reins in greece and italy our team takes a look at the eurozone and how it descended into a hole where troubleshooters have had to dig them out. and also top officials from the world's leading gas exporting countries a meeting in doha and some of this question is on the way here and they are no gals of russian foreign business are to bring you live coverage join us in twenty minutes. three pm in moscow i matras are good to have you with us here on r t our top story new york has descended into chaos as police move into force the och.