talk about the headlines for a. while russia's lawmakers arranged seats in the reshuffle duma an opposition march in reaction to sunday's parliamentary vote gets a police response after it left its open with rising venue and paralyzed downtown moscow. upon a leg home a road to ruin the entire euro zone credit ratings on the block as leaders make a beeline to brussels for a last ditch attempt to salvage the currency. cutting the ties of

qatar russia responds after its envoys beaten by security forces in doha apparently after the crimean produces more of its u.s. back stance on the arab spring of pollutions. for the arab world looked like this time last year is very different from what it is today up next we hear from a former top syrian diplomat he shares his views of the changes and the region's prospects. what might have missed a adnan run a former syrian ambassador to the united kingdom and sweden and also a former deputy secretary general of the arab league he's a political analyst and i would think so thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. and i thank you and greetings to you and. t.v. station too much democracy too soon is that what we're witnessing in the arab world and does it mean chaos for countries like egypt it is too soon to say there is much

democracy there is democracy but because democratic. slogans put before the elections do not mean that necessarily there when there is going to be practice democracy so i would say we have to wait and see are we using the right terminology when we talk about the arab spring and i wonder why i use this word. by the way this season spring is the season of storms in the region normally come with the breeze dust from south sahara or whatever second spring in countries they don't we don't have any foods anything really produced the season which is season of production is summer wind gives the green it's a better spring is the season where you have to wait and see whether there is going

to be a positive outcome or map there a prime minister binyamin netanyahu warns that the arab spring will turn into an anti american anti israeli anti democratic tsunami does the arab spring really challenge the american and israeli standing in the region or in the country does it actually promote their interests first of all netanyahu statement of the statements made by the israeli leadership and the i very subject line. the religion it from the very narrow interest of history of. their object and he took the whole subject so he really and they are concerned merely of how much someone there. are you doing what concessions can be new jeans gift was an item on the light of this they make their judgement so if those new regimes go into

a pause certain disadvantaged. events like him david or others of course he wouldn't be happy about it because that agreement was ninety percent at least in favor of history what is your sense of what is happening here in egypt how do you predict events will unfold so i think we have you have to remember always that egypt is very important that a country is stitch country with with that knowledge and consent all these things economically speaking of course the you know areas of strength in the areas of weakness what is more important now is to build really democratic society. far from the influence of any enemy whether this is a mental a military element or religious in event or any image from outside and i'm for i am afraid that all these elements are effecting factor in the future politics in egypt

you know president bashar assad is promising democratic elections next year but do you think the west is putting pressure on him because they want to derail those elections absolutely this is now is an established fact they have started the process of democracy calling on all parties to join dialogue. in finalizing the laws the constitution decrees on election on parties it it up but it was strange for everybody in the region to hear mrs clinton going on record and calling on certain position groups to go for dialogue and even more than that justifying the flowing of us to go to schools the question mark just really getting. what americans.

do they need democracy going to be need chaos are the really committed or they have still something left of the principal said by somebody i mean frankly in all the leaders in their own history or the stick to what can be said i say bush said that we are going to restructure the middle east. partitioning the middle east what about he ran do you think nato and israel have the military and economic capabilities to strike un i do think that they have the capability but if the question is do they have the community of winning the war i got a very much because israel will be very very heavy price the countries in the region or together will suffer because of such kind of stupid adventure i hope that they will be less mad and consider

only the lessons of the past the decent lesson would be the beauty of iraq imagining the united states of america when they really there are going to if east where they can have some you know military operations and then can they have the. military bases it's either and now we are seeing them fleeing leaving iraq after the big hundreds of billions of dollars in a weak economy and after the cause the suffering of more than almost almost a million people them and this is stupid it i hope they will learn that the peoples of the area you can we know. but the peoples will fight with everything we have in order to see the backs of those soldiers. leaving the country when one looks at the

strong anti weighing in statements that are being made by both the united states and israel all we see and iraqi sonali are in relation to the rand when it's almost a pre-war before the actual war look i agree with you that the same store guns but iraq iran is not iraq iran is much much stronger military and they have many many cards to play i think the americans do that very well they want to pressure these countries. the edge of the tea with playing that kind of game going as far as possible threatening of invasion in order. to have more kids concessions by iran i doubt whether this policy will succeed because the americans are very very well known in the region there is no credibility for the americans american interest now is the care they want is they

do anything. country in the end they want israel is the only nuclear power in the region is the military america b.s. and they have now the americans i saw fond of establishing bases that egypt almost only few countries in the region don't have american military base including turkey which is a very very big country of seventy million the biggest one of the biggest military bases in turkey they were considered to be is a spearhead against the soviet union at that time and i think the same duty is now but the name is not soviet union now than it was russia and i'm sure that their key id mind only of the last new pieces established amused turkey. what four

people talk about protecting israel from iran yes this is not the wrong thing i mean this is correct but more important it is part of the strategy of reviving cold war instead of ending russia with all destructive bases do you think the turkish american alliance will continue because if one looks at turkish society it is changing and one does see more islamists coming to the fore no i think for the time being the leadership in turkey is quite fulfilling their own obligations record. be they need to be sent to a bizarre deal solely the bilateral agreements which exist between turkey and america and dirty it is so so far they are doing this how long this will go i believe that the people in turkey. lighted people.

joy the beauty thinking deeply real not accept that for long and i remind you that that was not easy when the ruling party now came to power in two thousand and two they could not they didn't dare to challenge the public opinion so they didn't involve turkey in the in the iraqi war they didn't allow you know their bases that you can base to be used and that was very correct decision but at that time the ruling party was still coming to power he was unsure of his ability and strength but now i'm sure that these policies are different. the venturing more we are trying to take a leading role is what we call probably bloody

policies which are not in the interest of the people of task when one looks at the international pressure being put on countries like iran for example is it actually having the opposite effect absolutely they are strengthening the position of the leadership in iran the people you mentioned the cold war setting up do you think that this region is headed for war and if so who are the players what you put is a question is it measure important question when the when you have called war probably are not clear planning a war but it comes to a point where you cannot control you cannot control what you bring or explosives and you set fire near it and it is only a matter of luck or time and i know that they are many parties who could provoke pushing a cold war to a hot war because of their interest companies manufacturing arms

are to be considered the mean groups which have a pretty wide for such things and they were behind. a lot of wars which happened in . her so the advice is to avoid cold war to please cold war with dialogue to solve pending problems whether these problems are international or regional when i see region and this includes the middle east a lot of things happening in the middle east i think if there was wisdom and dialogue we would we saw within weeks. if many innocent people would be saved at nine on one thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. i think. i've.

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with all the sport in a big knot of new starts right take areas in st petersburg are looking to do something they've never done before and qualify for the champions league knockout stages while chelsea they have a nervous night ahead as they could easily drop out of the competition i've got the build up just after this. hello there you're watching the sport and this is what is coming up a chance to make history's any travel to porto looking to claim a spot in the champions league knockout stage for the first time while chelsea boss feels the heat is his side risk missing out on the last sixteen of the crunch tie against valencia. and their land keep up their charge in the k h l with a shootout win over former champions. but first and some paid as big are preparing to make history a point against porto in portugal tonight would see them progress the knockout

stages of the champions league for the very first time the russian champions have been training in portugal for the last six days in preparation for this game and got a taste of porto drag out stadium yesterday although absent was any star striker alexander could you cough and we started line with an ankle injury the russian outfit big porto three one in st petersburg in september but this by about victory coach leach on his plate he says tonight's game will be a big challenge. there isn't a favorite i would say that even if we had won against there wouldn't be favorites here because obviously playing here you go stadium is a big challenge and it's not easy to play against porto. we must come here and show our quality our character and put up personality on the pitch and play the game. well porter was third in the group at the moment and to win tonight's progress but they have injury problems defend. and feel as freddy got in and christian were all

and so a selection headache them for manager of the top who has already had a largely disappointing rank since taking over from. fans held protests after their shock champions league defeat to add paris says he always knew it would come down to the final. battle between the three teams for the trip places in the champions league it was. a long time you know because it clearly felt. that group g. was going to be very competitive beyond. the way it's happened. so this is the great apple well a top of that and already three into the knockout stages but will want to win again this evening to guarantee that top spot and should they fail to get three points cells could finish on top but when porter. chelsea boss andre says his team will try to take the initiative in that crucial clash with palencia

victory or go in a strong at stamford bridge would ensure the blues make the knockout stages but the faint or school draw would see the spanish side go through instead along with some who have already qualified elimination for chelsea at the group stage to be death. in two thousand and three adding to the pressure on manager of the. season in charge of trying to make business. think of soon as plane of two to be sure that we always take the initiative of the game and we know that. we want to get something because it will represent a lot for them makes makes things easier makes it makes things even more difficult for us but we just have to. do it again because that's what we've been doing in the past so it will. and change our strategy just because we play such an important game strategy will be and will be the same we take the initiative of the ball and we don't speculate the game as you know we don't break down the river. long balls

we want to want to get growth a position for going that's what we do them. well and see meanwhile say they plan to attack and go for the win even they were score draw would do it was one one between the sides when they met back in september but the spaniards have produced a good run since then winning seven of the last eight matches their latest one win over espanol in on the argentine midfield the teen acosta who scored in that gang says they are off to three points to not. no you know. we've come here with the mentality to go there and try to win the game where the two draw with a goal would be good for us but we're going to try to make the most of the fact chelsea will be trying to win the game too and that is exactly what we will try to do ourselves if you are going out of the way it's a big night if you're a painful for the savings but last night was one game in english premier league full and. pull one failed clint dempsey scoring the winner spearing had been sent

off in the seventy second minute. another footballing use the shortlist for the world player of the year has been reduced to three the all messi jab and christiane i will now they're making up nominations for the door awards messi won the inaugural ward last year after faeces world player of the year gone with the french people's balam for once the favorite again over the last year the argentinian has scored fifty three goals in all competitions for barcelona party my job is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders and we played in the last year and he would be for real madrid so in japan we're now like messi has netted fifty three goals the portuguese won the ballon d'or three years ago i was playing for manchester united the winners will be announced on january the ninth. action afaik a planned one a penalty shoot out against former champions at bars to keep up their charge in the western conference the last time they met at bars one six three in contrast last

night's clash ended goalless after overtime and so a shootout was needed to settle it dimitri was the only man to nec to give atlanta when they are now fourth in the western conference ten points off lee discussing but with a game in hand shakes in the eastern conference after losing games. klitschko has called off his next title defense after the heavyweight champion was admitted to hospital on sunday for the second time in two days the thirty five year old ukrainian was due to square off against frenchman john mark mormeck this coming saturday but the younger klitschko brother had a kidney stone removed at the weekend then was readmitted to hospital in germany after suffering painful information gloomier is the reigning champion and oklahoma city and i have no way this be more light welterweight champion i'm a car has been taking in the sights of washington d.c. he defends his i.b.s.

and w b a titles belts there this weekend against hometown boy peterson can strain on the left there is freddie roach also coaches superstar manny pacquiao has been sparring with the filipino in the run up to the baton aims to come through it in style on saturday night. i mean i know i need to make sure the first thing you close is going to be coming to you ok good win for you because if he is any closer you might just go towards peace because you. know we were ready for this we don't want to do. the right game plan to be here. with martial arts but russian athletes have proved once again they are a powerhouse on the world scene the battle of the champions tournament held in moscow at the weekend saw the local talents victorious in ten clashes out of eleven against their opponents from all over the globe. as the story. this is called the battle of champions and the proud name of the annual event which

was held in moscow for the six dime is just because russia still presented a case in eleven different martial arts for their at the civil sports with their counterparts from the rest of the world first on the mat the practitioner's three time world champion and extended a get a move against italy stooped on the european champion double had been until. the russian was quick to jump on his opponent with his keeping ability and then proved to have the edge in nearly all aspects so. i did what i plan to do no neutralized his legs and didn't let him kick me in the had a little he managed to hit me with some body shots well let's give him some credit is a very experienced fighter. which to some the good guys would be dangerous getting to know as you believe the most engines to the knees much larger will soon more. along these rushes hero in this business the five time world champion promptly

proving that his mess in size are hard to stand up against even for the men from the martial arts homeland. got to well next up to demonstrate their skills this should have gone for fifteen years. during his world then done the. best of the russian up and comer. this time around it was a punch and perfect timing the decider the mother gideon of knocking his experienced opponent out cold to extend his country's lead nationally both of us in new york the one that i'm glad to see that a lot of county grown talent has emerged in russia over the last four years was anything wrestling and stand up fighting disciplines developing very fast and motion also getting more and more popularity with the russian people but. the host dominated the event claiming one victory after another although the final belt produced a different outcome then sion martial art of been committee on which incorporates

both wrestling and striking to nix was part of the ash and olympics now is being revived and may fire is competing with only few restrictions russia's his mum google placed replacing it all from portugal with the title world champion stage with thirty two year old silva did his best to keep the fight on the ground and that finally gave him the edge over his opponent who's eleven years younger and just ran out of fuel by the end of the belt nevertheless overall the russian martial artists proved their class with an impressive ten victories he's just dead one defeat the next but him archie mr. brings us to the end of the ball for the moment we thought the weather coming up next here and i. was.

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