the body sort of floor which is the rock n roll band who is fitting for the job we're doing. live from central moscow this is r t thank you for being with us one of you watching around the world these are all top stories tonight with almost all votes counted in russia's parliamentary election found was a mistake to the center of moscow to voice their feelings about the outcome people both for and against the ruling party is staging a massive rallies with around three hundred people already did. piro faces its biggest threat yet says member states are warned they may have their credit ratings downgraded an announcement that sent global markets really bad says e.u.

leaders prepare a last ditch attempt to save the troubled currency at a meeting in brussels on thursday. fukushima feel that tons of radioactive water leaked from the japanese nuclear power plant that was hit by the earthquake in march there are fears that the toxic fluid moves spilled into the pacific ocean over the weekend. the arab world look very different this time last year than it does today but next we hear from a former top syrian diplomat it shares his thoughts about the recent changes and the region's future prospects. with me i have mr adnan 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 good things to you. 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 that is not democracy that 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 see we have to wait and see are we using the y. terminology when we talk about the arab spring i wonder why i use this word. by the way this season spring is the season of storms in the region normally come with that was 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 really

that our 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 other israeli leadership. the are very subjective. the religion it from the very narrow interest of history of. their objective he took on the whole subject so he really and they are concerned mainly over how much someone there. are you doing what concessions can be new genes gift was an item on the light of this they make their judgement so if

those new regime is going to a pause certain disadvantaged agreements 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 their knowledge and culture and all these things economically speaking of course the you know areas of strength and areas of weakness what is more important now is to build really democratic society. far from the influence of any enemy whether this eliminates the 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 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 that 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 a position groups not to go for dialogue and even more than that justifying in florida. we don't 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 iran i do think that they have the capability but if the question is do they have the community of of winning the war i doubt it very much because israel will be a 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 are going to if used 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 period 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 it i hope they will learn that the peoples of the area. but the people's will fight with everything they have in order to see

the backs of those soldiers leaving the country. when one looks at the strong anti raney and 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 region 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 a 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 their key

idea mind only of the last new pieces established amused turkey what for. 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 running russia with all destructive bases do you think the turkish american alliance will continue because if one looks of turkish society it is changing and one does see more islamised coming to the fore no i think for the time being the leadership in turkey is quite fulfilling their own obligations as recorded these are believed to be sent. to 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 their bases 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 am 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 there would we saw with in weeks. it many innocent people would be saved i've known online thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. i think.

you. suit. me. thanks. thanks. thanks.

nick. thank you. top stories from moscow tonight with almost all the votes counted in russia's parliamentary election thousands take to the center of moscow to voice their feelings about the. people both for and against the ruling party is staging massive rallies with over two hundred people already turning. the euro faces its biggest threat yet as member states warning that they may have their credit rating is downgraded an announcement that said global markets reeling but says a new leaders prepare a last ditch attempt to save the troubled currency at a meeting in brussels on thursday. and fukushima four tons of radioactive water leaked from the japanese nuclear power plant were so badly hit by that earthquake in march there are fears that toxic fluid may have already spilled into the pacific

ocean over the weekend. you're watching r t no sport. welcome to the cheese days for round up with the first of two big nights of european football now and our kickoff here are the headlines history makers in its invaders are quarter this tuesday evening in a spot in the champions league knockout stage for the first time. while under pressure chelsea manager under a rash last feels the heat of the risk missing out on the last sixteen they have a bunch tied. down but not out to spoil moscow are propping up the table a group still could advance with a win it into milan on wednesday. so we start with football as it is and petersburg are preparing to make a bit of 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 have been training in portugal for the last six days and had a taste of porto's juggalos stadium on monday although star striker alexander cocksure golf is still sidelined with an ankle injury so may be porto three one instant petersburg in september but coach to china spell out he says choose days game will be a big challenge. for him out there isn't the favorite i would say that even if we had won against there wouldn't be favorites here because obviously playing here are juggled 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 porter are thirty in the group and have to win to progress but they have injury problems defender and radiograph i-l. and midfield as freddy got in and christian rodriguez are all out so

a selection headache for manager vito pereira he's had a disappointing rain since taking over from revelation for us fans hell protest after porto shocked champions league defeat to have a well herrera says he always knew it would come down to the final group game. after. 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 and to go last match and that's the way it's happened. so this is how groups with one game left to play apple are top and already stretched the knockout stages when it's time to shut out what's also down to top spot should they draw well as a need for finish top picture of a course so that supporters themselves would go straight to stay a bit serious as well meanwhile chelsea manager and rival asheboro says his team will try to dictate the play in the crucial group b.

clash a time to volunteer victory or a goalless draw would ensure the second place players make the knockout stages but defeat or score draw would see the spanish side guesser instead along with violate the kisan already qualified well of emanation for chelsea at the group stage would be their first instrument up i'm over took over as iraq in two thousand and three adding to the pressure on the last boss in his first season in charge while he's keeping calm and focused. but i think it's as plain of two to be sure that we always take the initiative of the game and we know that. we want to get something because the goal represents 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 we won't change our strategy just because we play such an important game strategy will be it will be the same we take the initiative. and we don't

speculate in the game as you know we don't play counter-attack. longwalls we want we want a good quality position for going that's what we do to move. on to say they plan to go for the win even though a school draw would see them through the result was one one when the sides met in september but the spanish side have since one seven of the last eight matches the latest victory to want to time to espanyol in that league on saturday well elsewhere reigning champion ocelot have already won group h. and his possum sidebottom but a soft however by the russian opponents will go all out for a big scalp and the first group winner to give them a chance of a third place finish and a spot in the away from age group runners up milan will they travel to check champions victoria pleasure and here in the other game also coach pat guardiola has called up only six first team players still at the bottom brace themselves for proper bottle i want to prepare a business person to respect of but a very short because they are playing for the them for of course between abuse and

they are playing for the third place. and we are going to take this game that i shall use as possible so and we're going to fight we're going to run we're going to create a situation and it's a good opportunity to to see them how is that level in the. game of the champions league. more crunch fixtures are due on wednesday and the group bait leaders into milan are the only side to have secured a spot in the knockout stage both clubs on sport or tesco moscow could also go through into host a scot who are both but talian side are struggling domestically currently a lowly sixteen's in syria so if it's a scar to go through the russian side would need to triumph at the san siro and hope when it's time to travel zones for their score one less goal in their margin of victory now just like arch rival pep guardiola rail madrid coach chose a ring year will be fielding mainly reserves for their final group game at l.a.x. having one group deemed by a landslide the spanish league leaders go to the dutch giants who can afford to

lose and still advance into the knockout stage as that would need an enormous victory have a zagreb just not the second qualifying place and in the meantime free spending manage the city have to rely on some extremely favorable results to see them through city are unbeaten at the top of the english premier league but their european prospects are highlighted threat the search play side must win at home to group a winner's buy in munich while also relying on rock bottom beer a.o.l. to at least hold second place napoli to a draw and city coach for about a month cheney is prepared for whichever outcome we should. call it about that. we need to be. i don't feel that would be easy. our job after him for. the reason for isaac ok it's not going to rock but he gave it a little party that we can do nothing. but in the

meantime livable striker luis suarez is again under the spotlight after pictures appeared to show the year ago i start showing for the fans his middle finger during the ten man reds one nil defeat at craven cottage on monday the football association is set to scrutinise the current gesture only while the two. the four year old is facing accusations of racism following allegations made by managed to light a defender patrice evra after the one one draw a town field on october the fifteenth last year suarez was given a two game ban by his previous side i.x. after he was caught on camera apparently biting the p.s.p. he's gotten back out on the shoulder this followed his infamous game saving handball on the goal line for the euro guy in extra time against gather during last year's world cup quarter final for which he was sent off to his country went through to the last fall the striker has scored eleven goals in twenty nine appearances so far for the leds. and finally a forum has been held in moscow to increase cooperation between the olympic cities

of london and such a respective host of the next summer and winter games and as richard van porte reports both parties are looking to learn from each other the limbic says much more sporting events in the. billions made wider expected to watch the london games which got underway in the spend nine months time. however getting ready to host the globe's biggest sporting extract ganza is understandably no easy task and that's why london sort she looking to learn from each of her successes and mistakes in london. preparation for the games have been exemplary the way they set out their blueprint in their bid and then carried out that blueprint sochi have already been following that and have learnt a lot from how london have been preparing i think the way london has tried to be a sustainable green games has been very successful and sochi again have tried to not only follow but even exceed those standards the meeting was held at the british

embassy in moscow where members of the organizational committees and business communities from both cities got together to exchange ideas however for john tips who's helped to organize almost a dozen lympics the key is finding a good leader so one of the great things about sochi twenty fourteen that they've learnt from london is the importance of having very strong leadership a good visionary leader and in dmitri chernyshenko that's exactly what they've got he's leading an incredibly strong and passionate team who work incredibly long hours and it's the same as london with lord coe and i think this this in this very important for the world and even pick movement to see the whole progress being driven by an inspirational leader and i think they have that in dmitri chernyshenko who both cities had to build a number of new venues for the games in london had the advantage of having a world class transport system ready in place the same could be said of cinci where everything is having to be built from scratch i think the games are

a catalyst for incredible change both infrastructure and social change and economic change in the region i think the russian government working to develop the region anyway but the olympic games provide that impetus they provide that catalyst for change which enables everyone to focus both in russia and outside russia focus on the region and now today sochi is truly on. because of the them pick games will soar she has just over two years to prepare for the two thousand and fourteen winter games in london's time of the sport line is just nine months away. c.t.'s of already learned heavily from past lympics of the next two games hosts are continuing to compare notes to ensure they can produce two memorable sporting festivals which we don't see moscow and. don't want.

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