this is all almost all the votes are being counted in russia's parliamentary election with united russia in the lead but still suffering a loss of innocent. people on how he would be protesters in the capital center with police intervening with the moultrie beyond the as many would brought downtown moscow into town still. here a faces its biggest threat yet as the entire year is a basis of ratings downgrade announcement the said global markets reeling as e.u.

leaders prepare a last ditch attempt to save the troubled currency at a meeting in brussels today. fallout tons of radioactive leak from the japanese nuclear plant that was hit by the quake in march there are fears that toxic fluid may have found its way into the pacific ocean over the weekend some. of the arab world look very different this time last year than it does today we hear from a former top syrian diplomats who shares his thoughts on the recent changes on the region's future prospects. with me i have mr 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 arab thinker so thank you very much for joining us here on

r.t. i thank you and greetings to you are a t.v. station too much democracy too soon is that what we are 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 the window is going to be practice democracy so i would see we have to wait and see are we using the why terminology when we talk about the arab spring i wonder what use this word. by the way this season spring is this season or verse storms in the region normally come with there was dust from south sahara or whatever second spring in countries they don't we don't have any foods anything really produce the

season which is season of production is summer wind gives the green it's either spring is the season where you have to wait and see whether there is going to be a positive outcome or map and the israeli prime minister benjamin 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 in the statements made by the israeli leadership. the are very subjective. the religion it from the very narrow interest of history of. their objective he took all subjects so he had concern mainly over how much so when there. are you doing well concessions can be new jeans gift was an

item on the light of this they make their judgement so if those new regime is going to a poor has certain disadvantaged agreements like him david or i guess 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 can change 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 infamous or any animal whether this eliminated the military element or religious anyone or any intimate 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 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 the decrees on election on parties etc 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 here which is really. what americans. do they need democracy to be neat chaos out of the really committed or they have still something left of the principal said by somebody i mean franklin and 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 of winning the war i'd have to 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 vision of iraq imagining the united states of america when they really there are going to if you just where they can have some you know military operations and then can they have the. military bases it's a that 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 victims and this is stupid i hope they will learn that the peoples of the

area where they can we know all of 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 rain statements that are being made by both the united states and israel all we see and iraqi sonali are in relation to iran when is almost a premium war before the actual war look i agree with you that they are the same store guns but iraq iran is not iraq iran is much much stronger militarily 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 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 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 they are

key i remind only of the last new pieces established amused turkey. what four. people talk about protecting israel from iran yes this is not 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 texas 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 as they call it visibly they need to be sent and bizarre view all through the 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 of 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 they would be the base is the american 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 religion and this includes the middle east a lot of things happening in the middle east i think if there was wisdom and dialogue there would we saw with in weeks. and many innocent people will be saved

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video on demand. an. apology. almost all the votes have been counted in russia's parliamentary election with the united russia party in the lead but still suffering a loss of popular support meanwhile people on turkey with the home have protested in the capital center the police intervening when the moloch move beyond the authorized venue up or down. town sell. their faces its biggest threat yet is the entire idea is a face is a ratings downgrade announcement of send global markets that says e.u. leaders prepared to unlawfully did it have to save the troubled currency out of meeting in brussels on thursday. and. tons of radioactive water

from the japanese nuclear plant it was hit by the quake camacho there are fears that toxic cleared may have found its way into pacific ocean over the weekend. update kate standing by now the latest for us to get away. thank you for joining me and these are the top sports headlines. history makers and it's in petersburg quarter this tuesday evening look you can be spotted the champions league knockout stage for the first time. while under pressure chelsea manager and a rush well as feels the heat as the risk of missing out on the last sixteen has a crunch time would balance the. big fight night russia produces heavyweight credentials in martial arts

a country with ten thousand eleven the battle of champions event in the last day. but first football and petersburg are preparing to make history a point at porto this tuesday night to see the russian side go through to the knockout stage of the champions league for the first time the russian champions of being training in portugal for the last six days and had a taste of porter's drug stadium on monday although star striker alexander courage of golf is still sidelined with an ankle injury so need to be forty three one in st petersburg in september but coach will join us but he says tuesday's game will be a big challenge. enough there isn't a favorite i would say that even if we had won against not well there wouldn't be favorites here because obviously playing here drag our stadium is a big challenge and it's not easy to play against bordeaux. we must come here and show our quality our character and put up nationality on the pitch and play the game. well porto are third in the group and have to win to progress but then you

have injury problems if immediate i fail and midfielders freddie garden and christian rodriguez are all out so a selection headache for manager vito but there you have the disappointing wayne since taking over from the regular for us fans held protests after porto's shocked champions league defeat to apple well but herrera says he always knew it would come down to the final group game. yes that's cool so the battle between the three teams for the two places in the champions league was something that i predicted a long time ago because they clearly felt especially after watching apple play that group g. was going to be very competitive until the end until the last match and that's the way it's happened. so this is our big looks with one game left to play after well up top and already through to the knockout stages so we have time to shine so i would also guarantee top spot should they drop the need to cut finish top the picture of a quarter after quarter themselves what goes through

a bit say. the manager andre braugher says his team will try to dictate the play in their crucial group a clash at home to bat i fear victory or a goal a stroll would ensure the second place blues make the knockout stages but defeat or a score draw would see the spanish side coaster instead along with pile of accusing who have already qualified elimination for chelsea at the group stage would be their first instrument over took over as owner in two thousand and three adding to the pressure on in his first season in charge although he's keeping calm and focused. but i think you've seen as plaintiff to be sure that we always take the initiative of the game and we know that. we want to get something because it all represents a lot for them makes makes things easier makes it makes things even more difficult for us but we just have to take the initiative of the game because that's what we've been doing in the past so we want to change our strategy just because we play

such an important game strategy will be it will be the same if we take the initiative of the ball and we don't speculate in the game as you know we don't play counter-attack. longwalls we want we want the good quality position for going that's what we do to move. well in the meantime volunteers say they plan to go for the win even that was cordele would see this right the result was one one when the signs met in september. the spanish side of since won seven of the last eight matches the latest victory to won its home to espanyol in the league on saturday and elsewhere reigning champions barcelona have already won group h. and bottom side bottom body self however their better opponents will go all out for a big scalp and the first group win would give them a chance of a third place finish and a spot in the europa league group runners up in milan to travel to check champions victoria place yet in the other game while boss approach pep guardiola has called up only six first team players but still it brought a few brace themselves for

a proper battle. we're going to put out a business proposal to respect but we're told because they are playing for the them for of course between abuse and they are playing for the third place. and we're going to take this game the same uses pushy will so then we're going to fight we're going to run we're going to create a situation and it's a good opportunity to see them how is their level in the. game of the champions league well meanwhile little paul striker luis suarez is again under the spotlight after pictures appeared to show the euro why start showing for the fans his middle finger during the ten man raids one will defeat at craven cottage on monday the football association is set to scrutinise the apparent gesture meanwhile the twenty four year old is facing accusations of racism following allegations made by manchester united defender patrice evra after the one one draw at anfield on october fifteenth last year suarez was given a two game ban by his previous side i.x. after he was caught on camera apparently biting p.s.

these on the shoulder this followed his infamous game saving handball on the goal line for europe why in extra time against ghana during last year's world cup quarter final which he was sent off to his country went through to the last for the striker has scored eleven goals in twenty nine appearances so far for the reds. those where the world player of the year shortlist has been reduced to three with little message christiane are now though the top contenders for fifth as ballon d'or messi won the inaugural award last year after features world player of the year gong is merged with french football's pandolfo and he's the favorite again over the past year the argentina star has scored fifty three goals in all competitions for barcelona teammates is why he regarded as one of the best midfielders in the game and playing third last year and the you before while madrid linchpin are now though white pricing has netted fifty three goals the portugal

that won the ballon d'or three years ago while playing for manchester united the witness will be announced on january the knights. 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 more make this saturday the younger kids go brother had a kidney stone removed at the weekend and was readmitted to hospital in germany after suffering painful inflammation of the media is the reigning w.b. a super champion and also holds the rio and i.b.s. heavyweight belts. like welterweight champion amir khan has been taking in the sights of washington d.c. the britain will be twenty five on thursday will defend his i.b.s. and w.p.a. belts there this saturday night against local man lamont peterson columns trainer freddie roach also coaches boxing superstar manny pacquiao and khan has been

sparring with the filipino in preparation aims to win in style. i mean i know i need to make sure the fights not going to close is going to be coming to be a good win for me because if it is any closer you might just go towards peace because. you know we were ready for the fall we know what to do. and everybody right game plan to be here. and final fighting of the martial arts where russia continues to prove itself as a powerhouse after almost a sweep of victories last weekend's battle of champions tournament here in moscow but that's not only on the courts. this is called the battle of champions and the proud name of the annual event which was held in moscow for the sixth time is just a court russia still present today it's in eleven different martial arts for their to sell scores with their counterparts from the rest of the world first on the mat tour of the practitioners three time world champion alexander get a move against evil east to turn european champion divers have been until the

russian was quick to dump from his opponent with his kicking ability and then proved to have their in nearly all aspects from a long post and i did what i planned to do neutralized his legs and didn't let him kick me in the head although he managed to hit me with some body shots well let's give him some credit is a very experienced fighter now over to some bigger guys will speak to the risk of getting to know arguably the most anxious to please martial art of sumo along he's russia's hero in this business the five time world champion promptly proving that he's mass and size are hard to stand up against even for the men from the martial arts homeland. got on well next up to demonstrate their skills this should've gone practitioners during his world champ then done the. best of the

russian up and comer evanthia enough. 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 both of us and you're the one that i'm glad to see that a lot of home grown talent has emerged in russia over the last four years both in wrestling and stand up fighting disciplines they're developing very fast and russia also getting more and more popularity with the russian people. the host dominated the event claiming one victory after another although the final belt produced a different outcome then sion martial art of concurrency on which incorporates both wrestling and striking to nix was part of the action the olympics now is being revived with and may fire is competing with only a few restrictions russia's islam google face through a file sealed off from portugal with the title world champ and stake the thirty two

year old zuma did his best to keep the fight on the ground and that finally gave him there 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 was just death one defeat the next morning on r.t. moscow. by from my. my .

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