welcome back this is r.t. a quick look at the headlines the twenty seven countries have failed to agree treaty changes to solve the debt crisis britain saying the proposal didn't safeguard its economy prime minister cameron said he may also stop the seventeen single currency. treaty last summer to save. israel and this is a series of airstrikes on gaza targeting militants who are causing civilian casualties and three palestinians are killed and dozens wounded it's going to make

you should israel west escalation of violence weeks. western media is quick to equate russia's post-election rallies with the arab world turmoil despite being two decades out of date. accusing the u.s. of stirring up protests this morning against outside interference in political affairs. but from the festive to the faithful go out takes a look at christmas in the capital soft a short break to stay with us. maundering . she's telling. frankly. dynamic. frank buckley a. month ago. hello

and welcome on this week's program we'll be taking a look at various activities you can enjoy over the festive period that's right christmas is just a few weeks away and there's a real much less fear in moscow over the new year period i want it to start something good all i skating here on red square. open for three months into the beginning of march one of the best things about coming here is the historic location the impressive red kremlin move on the opposite the ice rink while the colorful and in terms of the sixteenth century symbols cathedral can be seen and worn and what

a magnificent sight. as it's known in mission has been set up by the company that runs the elegant shopping arcade on the east side of the square. skate away and enjoy the moment surrounded by sensational history and stunning architecture. towards where you see a. great deal. of it since we are. right now we're right here and we can skate. i think is the basics first. yes you can get because it's like you know fairy tale you have all these amazing i'd take. this deal like you know tell me that. this is a great i especially like the old russian songs here the ones my grandma used to listen to when she was my age i'm. from beginning to advance people of all levels can come here i'm not doing too badly.

oh well practice makes perfect i suppose. if i'm on the. advice and give safety tips be prepared. be more professional. many tourists don't have the chance to skate every winter. either way popular with muscovites. it seems. is the ideal christmas day out relax into the festive music and those calories. to enjoy christmas shopping experience while moving to our next location it's time to get your wallets ready. i personally love.

any christmas. traditional. christmas all of. those various christmas markets is located next to red square just opposite the bolshoi theater and it's a great place to bring the family and friends it's open until the tenth of january from. quite chilly. temperatures today. is known for its freezing weather. take note when visiting any attraction outside here you can see a range of christmas decorations so candy crafts an art or closely connected with local history and in old russia would has been an essential part of everyday life. also known as the nesting dolls is arguably one of the most popular russian souvenirs here it's been redesigned to look like a christmas tree inside

a miniature some to close. for the christmas and most cool we have ever watched his from us and we got to be here the market everything is beautiful the trees are really nice and the people are friendly. christmas states can be confusing in russia. christmas day falls on the seventh of january the reason is because the orthodox church still follows the old julian calendar which is currently thirteen days behind the gregorian calendar he used in western countries . hundred seventeen revolution until the fall of communism christmas as a whole had a rather tenuous status in the soviet union although the holiday was officially frowned upon many and surprising people turned it into a new year's festival. with western influence missing such russian tradition this has created a month long celebration in the capital there are many religious services held in

the russian capital during the festive period i regard him buildings the christ the savior cathedral here is one highlight. is an overall height of one hundred five meters is the two most orthodox church in the world are going to hold up to ten thousand people. it's a beautiful place to visit over the christmas holidays the brightly decorated interiors and soothing festive music welcomes visitors the old carols a sung mass is given and people reflect them pray for a healthy and successful year ahead the. this is an extremely busy period when it comes to accommodation in the capital from party planning to special events moscow's five solid cations plan such festivities well head like all hotels in major cities. christmas program is very extensive. it's an exciting time for us here obviously we have the weather we have the

location. is normally snowy around christmas time so the environment it's pretty much close to perfect i would say we run a lot of activities in the hotel very busy with corporate events obviously through the through the whole december and as we move towards christmas time we have all the traditional family events like brunch news parties and so on. what other christmas activities are worth mentioning in moscow apart from red square there's another impressive skating rink a moscow historical goopy park the park has been completely renovated to share now it boasts the largest rink in newark you can skate and it's fifteen thousand square metres of ice until midnight every night there are many other festive winter features in the park such as hockey rinks. ski tracks and in iceland the children. if it's not as you want but rather design a christmas decorations. department store is the ideal place to shop annually

a spectacular festive bazaar is set up on the ground floor thousands of sparking toys and fix it music all around just make sure not to be carried away as you might end up bankrupt before the holidays even begin. a green fir tree with its distinctive scent reminiscent of the christmas period is one of the main with symbols in russia in many families it's a tradition to buy a real treat instead of an artificial attempt not to harm the environment make sure to purchase a tree from companies who sell trees that have been. especially great for christmas and not only can be chopped down you can choose from a range of dutch or russian for trees and pine trees you can even all of them online and have a tree delivered. finally there are dozens of hotels and restaurants and the special christmas menus for those who want a five star canary delight head to the ritz carlton hotel throughout december

a special first of menu created by the french chef is offered to the guests the dinner of three courses costs three thousand two hundred rubles bypass and that's around one hundred dollars to the restaurant. final location now in moscow to some may seem to be a great city of concrete and towering glass but there are several places where you can still find traditional batches chapels the perfect winter wonderland. although one problem at the moment is that it's still cold enough the snow keeps on melting december slush is not nice. but in a few weeks as always i'm sure that will be resolved as the skies will clear and temperatures will plummet the typical i see my list of. the calmest museum is a unique way says not far from the city center it was the summer residence of the sauces the time of ivan the terrible today it is vast parkland offering

a selection of activities. inside the crate the scene is busy businesses are told about life as it was in russia. but you can see blacksmiths working. hard and relentless work as well as describing old fashioned take meek's stuff also introduce you to the various christmas traditions and customs of russia. is there is a history of fashion times sancerre. christmas time is contestants or the fairy tale residence upon the residents of rational times one of the main highlights here is a troika ride to the principal auckland museum is a of as exciting does to programs including horse riding and triggers three horses honest abreast as well as in one post carriages sleighs and on that note it's into

the carriage and off we go to. the russian soul comes into its own joy winter don't be afraid of the cold wrap up warm and enjoy the amazing when to activities inside or out the soviets may have tried to ban christmas festivities but now they are back in full force bigger and better than ever before. so get the champagne ready and let's make this christmas wherever you are one to remember. wow but so far well unfortunately that's all that's how we have left on this week's program about christmas holidays here in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week it's over for me and the rest of the team but i forgot how.

great. things. come to. germany. so good but they only want. moscow. culture is that so much given to each musician on the market the old organisation finding a new mission this is how the arab league is being described by some particularly when it comes to syria others are not so appreciative.

mine. would be so much brighter if you move about some from france to pressure. for instance on t.v. dot com. the e.u. twenty seven countries have failed to agree block wide treaty changes to solve the debt crisis last summer to save the euro with britain saying the proposal didn't safeguard its economy minister cameron is threatening action against the seventeenth and the council members and six others from setting up their own treaty . israel unleashes a series of airstrikes on gaza targeting militants causing civilian casualties at least three palestinians are killed and dozens wounded rockets launched after peace in israel first escalation of violence in weeks. western media is quick to equate russia's post-election violence with the arab world turmoil despite

me two decades out of date bosco is accusing us of stirring up protests this one against outside interference russia's political affairs. with union then the official n.b.a. season maybe just a day zero but already this drama carry it is all kicking off in the basketball world you'd think in the n.b.a. after months of negotiation the arguments that learn to agree no such luck you are not coming up in just a second. your company this is sports and a plenty ahead this hour including. rain in spain the next cazan suffer their third defeat in the euro league to perfect barcelona but can still look forward to top sixteen basketball later this season. staying in his nest hours

off to be n.b.a. collective bargaining agreement is ratified the league smush three team trade involving your league hornets star chris. chance of a lifetime the five members of team russia's ice cross jungle squad the perfect travel the world in their quest for success in twenty two. let's talk about well we're going excuse on we're unable to stop the surging barcelona in the euro league last night sponsored on beaten in eight games but the knicks have reason to celebrate as well they are through to the top sixteen despite the last barcelona shooting and underwhelming forty percent from the field but able to take over when it mattered the most to make slowing down in the fourth quarter well the couple on our trip turned off the heat american people feel ten points on making two of three from beyond the arc as well sixty three fifty five. n.b.a.

team owners and players may have just ratified a new collective bargaining agreement there's already a huge development on the new free agent landscape the league vetoing a trade which would have sent new orleans player chris paul to the star laden los angeles lakers now the hornets are currently owned by the league itself allowing him to be officials to intervene and yvel a paying three team trade citing but full reasons the move would have seen the twenty six year old head to california in exchange for a big man lamar odom's paga sole houston they're also in. deal would have snagged a soul from the hornets in return for louis school like kevin martin who are on drugs on the twenty twelve first round draft pick post contract whoever expires in the summer then he can move legally. just one game in the national football league on thursday ahead of the big sunday slate ben roethlisberger showing he needs a little more than a leg to stand on helping his steelers see off cleveland while playing through

a painful uncle sprain pittsburgh seven three off in the second quarter when big band took a massive suck on this helped off the field immediately but injury didn't keep the twenty nine year old in the changing room for too long though strolling in the second half to finish the contest in style roethlisberger putting the game out of reach in the fourth finding the pacey until you brought him he takes it all the way home the steelers going on to win fourteen three their fifteen to win and sixteen over there brown. to take a struggling victim gave their all but were left staring at the feet once again against third place on thursday evening holding on against the second from bottom side winning three two following a nail a biting shoot outs the home team striking suddenly and swiftly at the end of the first off the need to come out of the school or the luzhniki crowd warming up or even with the visitors hell store this in the opening feeds are tell me an hour in

the country now but you're shefford of the zone in the thirty six minute type proceedings about a peace that is would much goals with again would be a nice and equalizing but less than a minute to go but three missed attempts in the shooting shoot from the men in white would cost them dearly missed but not the crucial one check mark the polls seem to win the most between us a third. option a plenty at the final a golfing event of the season in the u.a.e. . the first round of the did by world championship ending with neither of the two leading money men in charge though peter hunt currently the man to catch the swede who's yet to win a tournament this season karting of course record of eight on the par sixty four on thursday that was after four holes in succession from the tenth for on the par efforts on the fifteenth on seventeenth holes but the spotlight in the emirates is the tussle between him and snoop dogg hold on the only man who can stop him from

claiming the money list title rory mcilroy the northern irish star sits in third place as he bids to be throwing the u.s. open champion must win the season ending tournament on hope that donald finishes are tied the top nine on the final leaderboard englishman finished with a twenty six it's. ok myself you know a really good start to build on and you know there's still a lot of cool stuff to play so i'm going to have to play you know very well over the next three days to try and have a chance to win and you know that's all i'm focused on an exciting weekend ahead there let's move to football and wayne rooney has been cleared to line up for england in their final group stage game at euro two thousand and twelve against co-hosts ukraine after you a few reduce the manchester united players three match ban to two games on thursday rooney how to nish lee received a straight red card for kicking new drug zenovich in a two two draw with montenegro you know he had been set to miss all of his

country's group games in the nets and kiev but will not be available for the ukraine match after appealing the verdict for headquarters in switzerland the plea featured a letter from him self asking for his that time to be reduced and it worked really though will still miss the potentially decisive group d. clash with fronts on sweden in june. the twenty eleven club world cup has got underway in japan the sole fixture in the qualifying playoff run seeing host ray soul and open city's participation. in the competition the newly crowned japanese champion starting the game confidently on the only got stronger junior to not get doing it all himself here box was the opening goal thirty seven minutes in to see with then double their lead against new zealanders three minutes later with feet. making a difference in this attack and indeed to know what the final score work meaning the home side no advance into the quarter finals were monterrey of mexico line wait

the last eight stage gets underway on. to some light heavyweight boxer simak off has died after falling into a coma during a title fight of the weekend the russian champion was taking on compartment surrogate cover the of when you can't remember get in the w.b.c. asian boxing consul clash the fight ending with a technical knock against him a cough he then entered into a coma while still in the ring and was immediately taken to hospital where he underwent surgery the operation ever was enough to save the life of the russian boxer dying from brain injuries during the night some cough was aged twenty seven. and finally the five members of the russian national team who will participate at the twenty eight twelve red bull crushed ice world championships have been selected as the roman cluster of reports a license to thrill run the world is now their job description. young russians introduction to this normal unpick adrenaline fact winter sport

began last february when a stage of the world championships was held in moscow the country skaters are still far from the accomplishments recorded by their north american and scandinavian counterparts however the leader of team russia under a lot of roff who finished in eighth place at last winter's events in the russian capital has become an integral part of the crushed ice family permanently placing the athletes from his native lands on the international ice cross downhill map last year we have a race what world championships stopping here in moscow and the russian guys proved to me that they're really good on the skids but most of. the skates and in the final part of the competition where i was sixty four athletes and twenty four russian guys it's a good result only canadian guys showed a bit of a better score andrea lavrov will be joined by another four skaters of the upcoming crushed ice world championships they were among the twenty one regional russian

champions who fought for a place on the national team in moscow for some of these guys it's not only a unique chance to represent their country but also to travel to places their friends can only dream about they were strong enough to stay on ice to fight for their to be the first they're welcome and they're of course where they are they're coming they're fighting for the beach here as a national hero calls to get a chance to go surf around the world of all the five stops i'm erica not a suite on the lawns in the world stops and maybe to be the first there so the first stop for these russian daredevils will be the united states with the opening stage of the red bull crashed ice event taking place in january in minnesota the skaters will then move on to the netherlands followed by sweden the country where the. sport originated and it will all culminate in march with the final race in canada's quebec which is considered the mecca of ice cross downhill so these are

the guys who will represent russia the world crashed ice championships and next year is still uncertain how they will perform at that event but one thing's for sure is that their respective regions will be very proud of their boys are on call sort of reporting for it see from the gorky park in moscow but not as old as sport for carrie johnson we'll have all the news in a few minutes time but before the us why not get your weather update.

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