joined up thinking russia becomes a card carrying member of the world trade organization later on friday. the advantages and anxieties. moscow breaks down the syrian crisis for the un with a sanction for a draft resolution calling on both sides of the conflict. and talk. in the midst of the russian prime minister saying is in moscow the top level talks join me in a few moments to find out what the discussion. twelve

noon here in moscow this is r.t. well straight to our top story now the wait is over friday sees russia finally get to join the world trade organization after nearly two decades of talks is expected to provide an economic shot in the arm and help strengthen bonds with other nations have also raised the competition stakes explains. for russia w.t. or membership will become a leap into the are known some states have benefited enormously from membership china's exports to the west of skyrocketed in the decade since he joined the top tier works by cutting countries import tariffs to make international trade easier but others have found the hold to compete with an increase in cheap foreign imports the w.t. or world wide consensus building every country could veto talks the latest objections came from georgia has taken some last minute mediation from diplomats here in

switzerland to find a compromise but membership also provides opportunities cross as low cost space could allow it to export more products to of the w.t. of members if the signing ceremony goes ahead as planned on friday evening it remains the russian parliament to ratify membership russia's chief negotiator here back to medved koff says that should happen in the first part of next year the real test will be given as much as companies begin to face new international competition . tell bushell that now russia's deputy membership will see many winners but also a few losers as r.t. is worth a national now expose. with almost two decades of hard talks now over it's still not clear exactly what russia's w.t.r. membership is offering the country and with most all the details of the green still firmly behind closed doors experts are left to try and little crystal ball gazing. their predictions begin with agriculture one of the names to vulnerable areas it

will probably be the most seriously affected to enter the w t o russia had to pledge to reduce in-state support to farming which amounts to nine billion dollars annually today is expected to become just half of that in just five years we've already travelled to hundred and fifty kilometers away from moscow and what we see here is a sad picture goes through it is like this one a spread all across russia. and with the struggle in agriculture industry their number is only crazing thirty percent of the countries are well and are currently not in use and the raw fear is that cut of foreign subsidies like sessional grain will only make things dramatically worse russia though will hardly be starving blowin pigs taxes will help the gap with foreign goods for customers which means they get choice and lawyer prices while local producers may suffer rush is

currently importing forty five percent of all food products it may soon become fifty to seventy percent local producers will be unable to compete will go down. meanwhile those competitive enough will stay afloat and benefit alexander and his family run a small business just outside moscow there one hundred twenty goats skiff enough milk to produce feelings of high quality cheese and a w t o entry could be seen as a double edged sword on the one hand washing producers like these small cheese factory could cop against tough competition but at the same time could see that product. mart broda market. but back in the crystal ball the future doesn't look bright for wrong constantine a young engineer at one of russia's largest farm machinery factories is afraid who join russia's jobless once the country joins the w.t.r. . we make great machines but we can hardly compete on price with foreign markets.

the fears of the young for those two are far from groundless the car industry is another risky area with an open market this is soviet era facility he's going to have to go head to hand with the latest technology that mystic company uses have been one that made you start at the w t o lobbyists critics say russia's making history will be i'm able to meet the crazy competition the accession of attractive offer in a gloomy prediction that once the country's in bad lines will stop factories will shut and thousands of people will be left out of work and out of la ukraine stew thousand and eighteen change of the lead to a fifty percent loss of employment in its all to industry in russia however the fact should be more gradual due to securing a certain privilege entreats the w.t. have doesn't mean you instantly have to drop all customs tires and comply straight away there's

a transit so-called transition period roughly seven years or so base time should be enough for the industry to build up some muscle russian manufacturers for example have to invest more in order to. increase their efficiency and their productivity and this is one of the instruments in order to promote the monetization of the russian economy and the predictions continue to go with foreign investments said to be ready to rocket the cumulative gains we believe or roughly three point three percent of russian g.d.p. in. early years after accession and more like ten years with the grocer would gain. about eleven percent of g.d.p. european business already acknowledges the many positive signals and the many reasons to venture into russia once russia joins the w g o european head carriers will no longer need to pay a premium to use john siberian routes currently funding we endorse here to drop the

prices of tickets to the. foreign companies here. but apart from economic achievements the country's political image should benefit and maybe what's more important russia who no longer be an outsider but a part of the prestigious club not been part of the global body would have a vast a little strange russia has been the biggest economy not to be integrated into the w t o but after an eighteen year marathon of negotiations all the world's key players finally come together under the same umbrella. griffin off now to moscow. few minutes r.t. business has more on how russia's membership of the dublin cio could make a big difference. becoming part of the open and traded investments system which is organized through the w t o will have largest benefits for russia and as we've just heard russia is the only logical to me which is still outside the w t o now it's

becoming a member and they say it will be growth games for russia's g.d.p. and pickup in investment in the long run but first and foremost the big winner is of course the consumer as import barris will be reduced and the fall in prices is expected to be ten to fifteen percent we'll have more analysis in business in about ten minutes. before then the man who allegedly humiliated the world's biggest military machine gets his day in the dark. the truth is actually undermining our national security there's something wrong with the truth he's wiki leaks whistleblower bradley manning will finally appear at a court martial next. year in the heart after his arrest. the u.n. security council is among a new draft resolution on syria which russia is putting forward it condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for balance to stop there's no mention of sanctions the kremlin's u.n. envoy says the balance draft should be passed. from the outset. resistent of the

situation that was that various violent groups were taking advantage of peaceful demonstrators in order to pursue their agenda so those concerns were reflected in the draft resolution but there is also very strong language in terms of knowing purity and support of human rights and. the need to stop violence and make sure that. transgressions do not go unnoticed. russia has been actively trying to mediate a peaceful solution for months syria's vice president will hold talks with officials in moscow on friday. in the balance there which most recently saw does it has done down two dozen officers the free syrian army claims to have more than twenty five thousand troops fighting down president assad western nations to refuse to acknowledge that on t.v. jean protesters are armed u.s.

based military. says washington is siding with the opposition to force regime change they have had this vision to train the rebels there they also help the rebels smuggle arms into syria but also they have a communication division there in order to actually increase the number of the factors from the current syrian army it's not some kind of simultaneously off rising situation where people are rebelling from their suddenly they are mysteriously armed and mysteriously arms are being smuggled into syria from turkey who who is providing arms all these are u.s. arms trip across from turkey it's being smuggled into syria we went through this with iraq we went through this with libya we went through this with so many wars that we have had since nine eleven and this fits the pattern we have had before you don't start anything big out crap at least that's not the case with the united

states military you start doing the prep work while this prep war started in may two thousand and eleven in case of syria. it's the end of an era in iraq where u.s. forces upon the packing up and shipping out as our team reports online the true top brass watch as the american flag lowered drawing a line under trillion dollar war that's killed more than one hundred thousand iraqi civilians see the ceremony at r.t. don't go. in other online reports hacking the mind and the latest rapid developments in medical technology site five prospects of gaining control of the human brain could become a reality in the foreseeable future new advances in d.n.a. program.

there's plenty of good karma in the air in moscow as indian prime minister manmohan singh arrives on a state visit to meet present for the two having plenty to talk about well correspondent peter all of us following the trip. both russia and india are part of the bric group of emerging economic powers and we're expecting to see around half a dozen deal signed on friday which will further the economic ties between the two nations no one deal that we may not see on friday concerns the building of a further two units not the could down nuclear power plant in russia did build to two units that are on site there already they're expected to go online very shortly and staying with atomic energy we could see a deal signed on friday which would see. russia and india enter into an agreement to build a joint. enrichment facility now this would involve scientists from india and

russia that would be built in russia on terms of defense we are expecting to see a ten year lease on. all russian nuclear submarines handed out to the indian navy as well as joint cooperation on development of fighter jet technology being signed as well but it's on trace where it gets really interesting this is occurring the trade between india and russia stands at around ten billion dollars a year both countries want to see that double by twenty fifteen to twenty billion dollars which would see the two countries becoming already major trading partners but extra well increased amount of trade that goes between the two nations by twice as much to see from them there so that's those the deals that we're looking at right now age the president the need to be made to get it through will be meeting with prime minister singh of said this issues including what's going on in north africa and the wider middle east as well as iran's nuclear program will also be on

the table for discussion. on the way we literally get to grips with why don't you start a sporting showpiece about your company athletes coming from the caucuses one of the world's biggest sporting events could be eyeing up the region. a promise to speak the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth could land one army private behind bars bradley manning accused of releasing secret military and diplomatic data to wiki leaks and make his first court appearance on friday after more than a year and a half in custody ortiz this war has the story. only it was this video of u.s. army pilots in iraq eagerly firing shots at innocent people on the ground and hundreds of thousands of secret military documents and cables leaked to wiki leaks there have been some criminal acts committed by u.s. government employees and those employees have never been held accountable for them

all this made public over a year and a half ago by bradley manning a twenty two year old army private turned whistleblower in the past eighteen months that bradley manning has been behind bars he's become somewhat of a symbol to his supporters who represents the extreme secrecy and lack of transparency within the u.s. government the documents that he helped to make public reveal that the u.s. has some dark secrets it shows that in my opinion in the last decade there's been no real. lessening of the standards of diplomatic reporting and in our military the real disregard for life of torture of assassinations of mass executions have become more of the norm. and for bringing all this to light he's regarded by many as a hero he has impacted governments around the world he's lived through the veil

of the us empire to show us what we really are basically i got a military because of really mean michael patterson is an iraq war veteran he says seeing this video changed his life from the wiki leaks stuff started coming out and that's when i kind of hit that moral code that wall and basically i decided i was going to do something more but today manning is paying the price he's been locked up behind bars as a maximum custody detainees subject to solitary confinement and forced nudity which some argue are forms of torture he was being treated as if he had already been convicted and the punished what was going to be. very brutal punishment he's now charged with aiding the enemy his critics say he put american lives in jeopardy just because you don't like the country's foreign policy doesn't mean you can out it to the planet that doesn't make you a truth teller that makes you a tree a traitor and as manning finally gets his day in court his supporters say the only thing he's guilty of is telling the truth he awoke

a lot of people up to the actual realities of his world and he deserves you know a medal if the truth is actually undermining our national security when there's something wrong with the truth. in washington liz wall r.t. . the rescue mission is underway for a russian fishing boats trapped in ice off antarctica with thirty two crewmen board it could be several days before rescue vessels which the spotter which is listing taking on water and ship's crew is said to be safe easier than these coordinating rescue efforts but dense ice is slowing their progress earlier the u.s. sent a plane from one of its polling stations to help but it was unable to make a safe landing. the more world news down there is high level suspicion that the former libyan leader colonel gadhafi is killing was a war crime natural course prosecutor now wants to know what the country's new leadership is going to do to us to get it eight month uprising against gadhafi is gone over thirty thousand people and the hope of his capture and killing.

japan's fukushima nuclear facility has been declared stable nine months out to be crippled by the earthquake and tsunami it's in what's called a cold shutdown condition only minimal radiation are leaking from the cut seen as a major milestone in the crisis under control though the facility remains vulnerable and will take decades to clean up. italy's government faces a confidence vote on friday to try and get in deals turning thirty three billion. the vote is expected to be passed easily as prime minister mario monti as government has an overwhelming majority in both houses of parliament appointed last month to head a technocrat cabinet tasked with cutting debt and avoiding collapse in the euro zone's third largest economy. the russian convoy carrying tons of humanitarian aid that was halted at

a troubled checkpoint between serbian cause that has been allowed through twenty five trucks was stopped on tuesday by new control customs officers after refusing an escort through the territory now on their way to more than cost of a company. this weekend has been in dispute since july when cost of ascent its own customs officers to the checkpoint minority serbs reacted by erecting barricades because it's controlled by ethnic albanians who are dependent dependents three years ago is home to more than one hundred thousand serbs. now the next we continue our exploration of the russian caucuses and get a ringside seat to celebrate the region's sporting success. pakistan often makes headlines for its volatility but that belies its not for nurturing premier athletes from award winning wrestlers and its new star field

football clubs pakistan is now bidding to host the twenty eighteen youth olympics as well as hoping to play a part in football's world cup when it comes to russia that same year. when a continent or explodes the republic that's fighting fit. russia's republic of dagestan may be sadly synonymous with violence and anti terror rays but there are other battles away from the frontline that many hope the region will one day be remembered for for centuries this area has been really known for its strong and brave population and the birthplace of many world champions in all types of wrestling moreover since the start of this year it's been home to one of the most ambitious and certainly biggest balancing football clubs in the world wrestling championships and football matches now unite all nationalities hamp locals say when a boy is being born into a family the first thing to decide is which sport he'll embrace we managed to take

a closer look at how despite all the difficulties the new generation of dagestan nice boys man are on their path to glory. dagestani men are definitely hands on with their favorite sport for centuries just about every man here takes to wrestling from childhood on works and the regions had to use coach sas is unlikely to be dealt a blow with field from the time we're born to judge a stone he made a total of vital boxing judo anything goes we just love it in our blood. no surprise the dug is done is the birthplace of world champions in old types of first thing in the last fourteen years fighters have always made the podium syndrome amateur nationals and then as well winning world european annalyn pick gold medals thousands of douglas johnny boy psyche and the no one ounce grapples down from top flight international wrestling nineteen year old shiny last month of his one of

them he's already been wrestling for a decade scooping several russian or used championships along the way north says joe who to dream to join the national team no matter how hard it sometimes is i'm ready to fight for this place. but there is another sport vying for doug a standing factions football is profiles been raised since local billionaire swimming monkey most bought the region's main club. and set about buying star players like a middleman striker semi-detached house down to sydney and legend roberto carlos. ownership potential in this club i want to grow together with this team. the potent effect of football is already seeping through and closing impossible goals to dagestan image at home and away the more the club sponsors buying up big names people talk about it it's also rumored that angie wants to sign up the dutch coach

who's hazing not long ago local football club and she much color was barely known outside the region now it makes regular have lines with the doubles on the global transfer market and when it comes in place here in the capital city of my high school on this day becomes a real holiday for the locals. but a key goal for crowds like this is to host a world cup game when russia gets to host the planet's biggest sporting event in twenty eighteen accordingly it will be a chance to show another side of dog a standard people could come and see with their own eyes. for now susan says men and boys and a few girls wish the matches passionately shouting slogans waving flags and forgetting for a few hours of the often tough life that awaits outside the stands this is one cruel that certainly has been achieved much in a question no r.t. close up in the republic of dagestan. well that later in the program get the latest

on the euro hockey toward our sports roundup russia's new look i saw the team remains unbeaten it's a splendid being able to fit in and you know well. it's time. for that to you there has all the business news for us now. thanks kerry very welcome to the program as we are reporting this hour a new era is about to begin for the russian economy on friday night in geneva of the world trade organization will formally invited to russia to join the club a successful conclusion to eighteen years of negotiations and this warm glow that joining the trade body would harm certain sectors of the russian economy particularly the uncompetitive light industry and machine manufacturing sectors but in the long term the reduction of trade barriers should spur russian companies to become more competitive when we did leave the big winner is likely to be the

russian consumer as artie's dmitri medvedev and corporates. buying even a simple product such as a jacket or a good pair of jeans can be a challenge in russia since you're pretty much down to three options either you buy a nationally made product but the quality is usually inferior you can come to one of these shopping centers look for a famous brand but since the vendor bears the cost of import tariffs and customs regulations price tag is pretty high or you can have a plane go to europe and come back wearing everything you need but think of the logistics of that but this is going to change as russia joins the world trade organization now what is going to happen since customs regulations are going to be simplified and made more transparent import tariffs are going to be slashed and more companies are going to come on to the markets present their goods and that's competition will grow and prices will have to go down because of the extra supply companies will now have to fight for the consumer and that it will be a challenge for russian companies especially for small and medium enterprises but

the consumer wins as the prices are expected to go down by around ten percent according to the economics ministry and the economy will add four point three percent of the gross domestic product and spending will grow by around seven percent according to the world bank and russia will probably find itself not in a situation where it is the sixth largest economy in the world with just two percent of the global trade. joining the global trade klopp should help foreign companies to do business more easily in russian economy is jacob now from morgan stanley says explains how that might work. i think three ways it's a signal of russia's commitment to the multilateral trading regime that will help with investment it's a move toward the rules based governance system for the economy so it will be more certainty and predictability about economic decisions and i think thirdly of course it means that barriers to trade both in the form of tariffs and in the form of

restrictions on investment in particular sectors will be abolished or reduced. and the head of russia can make a group says w t o entry brings both risks and opportunities well under some believes if the state works hand in hand with business w t o membership could help russia succeed in international markets certainly when it comes to light commercial vehicles in the post soviet region where gas dominates it will help russia to attract investment so i can leave for me competition is always good more competition you have the better you become so i see this as a risk but i mainly see it as an opportunity i also hope the russian government would support those export credits export support because. gas and russia could be. so not all forms needed a w t a reason to seal

a deal and working with russia leading swedish telecoms manufacturer ericsson says there's always been about two. for many more kids for somewhere been more than one hundred years we're been a hundred thirty years in russia i think that we feel that whatever new legislation or things that will out that we will work with that we think that these are an extremely important marker for action and we will be for four hundred thirty years more so we are to continue the work whatever decisions will be taken and whatever new legislation will come up. now it's time to have a look at how the markets are performing this hour despite trading in the black or ellis heading for the biggest weekly decline since september investors speculate that fuel demand will fall to me drinking industrial production in europe and china fights with us now at ninety four dollars per barrel while the brant plant is trading at one hundred four dollars per barrel. european stocks are advancing i mean optimism that u.s. economy is recovering jobless claims in the country unexpectedly dropped to

a three year low i thought so is no point three percent and the dax is gaining the same number of points. and asian markets as you high off to upbeat u.s. economic days of course singapore's expo succeeded estimates and fitch ratings boost it into news a sovereign debt crazy investment great and finally the russian markets the raised early against the archdiocese losing a third of the sentiment my sense is just too much in the red. that's all we have time for normal market analysis in less than fifty five minutes for you here on archie.