for recount the central election commission has looked into the claims and cancelled the voting results of twenty one polling stations but this didn't affect the overall outcome. and disagreements between the u.k. and the e.u. grow with a battlefront now being welfare rules the block insists that britain pays billions to non-citizens something london says will spawn benefit to resume. next they have a french institute of international relations. paints a picture of the present political landscape across the globe. to the longer we all thank you very much for being with us today it's a pleasure sir so when you had one of europe's think tanks i was wondering in terms

of policy what do you promote and is there such thing as european approach for example there's an american approach there's russian approach is there such thing as a european approach not really in policy terms because we know europe is not yet. single unified decision maker especially for foreign policy i think it will take a few decades before europe is able to act as the single voice in international international affairs nevertheless i think there is also the sensibility you know or sensitivity about international affairs europe is much closer to the. duration continent than the united states perhaps we are a little bit more realistic but do you see russia as part of europe yes of course russia is part of europe but it's not part of the european union you know i was reading the economist couple of years ago and they were making predictions on how the world would be entirely yours and one of the predictions was that russia will be part of european union do you think it's possible you know why not first of all

. russia is much too big you know and i think that. europe president loves a lot in since the collapse of the soviet union twenty years ago and we have not they just. the newcomers and don't forget that we have a huge controversy about turkey just cannot imagine the candidacy of russia. in a time when we are still struggling and debating a bangle so. about turkey so i think that i'm not saying that russia will never be in the european union you know my own vision is that in one hundred years from that well it seems as though just from now the european union will have extended to the whole planet actually because i think we are the seeds of a new model of world government so the european union is a very serious thing but if you tell me in ten years i think that is not the

slightest chance for russia to join so surprised to hear that theory for as many people now call that the. basis for your play. especially with doing so badly you really think such a strong foundation i can last and actually expand. again i'm talking long very long term horizon for one simple reason you know globalization means more and more interdependence and with more and more interdependence the risk of a small incidence of accidents somewhere have a huge consequence is all over the world this risk is increasing very fast which means that we will have to invent totally new modes of governance and this is exactly what we are experimenting. european union level of course but

progress is difficult of course in the case of the you will we know at a very defining moment. my guess by the way for the euro is that we will come out of this stronger not weaker because we will be forced you know to invent into the new devices the the new instruments of governance to avoid the repetition of such crises and but but there is no alternative for thought for europe is supposed europe. so suppose you have destroys itself itself it could happen of course. but it would be a cup of straw for every single member of the european union it will be probably world so my point is that of course the basis of realty really shaky but it is the most interesting model in politics that has been invented in the last since world war two. and i repeat i think it will be

a model for the whole world and invite me again in one hundred years from now and you will see that i am right let's have fun i shall fight example right now america regarding the crisis is closer to be had in mind and to be number one how do you think it will be in ten years we're talking about the new type of governance of the world first of all i think that the us is no longer the hague of modern and that it's the beginning of the end and we might very well be at this stage comparable to let's say the great britain at the end of the don't seem to sense for a. talk about seventy or eighty years for the u.k. to lose entirely its predominance and i think we have a more or less similar evolution with the us my point is that the degradation for instance of the of the note of the us by standard and poor's seems to be an

anecdote but it's deeper than that because it shows that no the united states is becoming a country like the others that is they have to to put their house in in order but it will take time and the problem is that the us you know they are not accustomed to thinking in those terms because the custom to think about themselves. all the other countries following the leadership is no longer the case but no we also china you know china. hates a. also to discuss and to to negotiate the economic policies with the with the others so we have one country we have two countries that are three the u.s. and china for different reasons the do not like to cooperate to really corporate with the with other countries they have to live on. to learn to learn how to

cooperate with others and with the europeans in particular on financial matters that is going to take time and what are your predictions for russia because i know you've been traveling to this country since ninety seven a lot of people say you know cynics in a westerly decorations are changing really russia a stack mentality what do you predict for russia what how do you see now and how how do you how do you see it coming up in the next five ten years well first of all i like this country. like think it's a great country it's a civilization in itself and i think that what they have done over the last twenty years is quite remarkable remarkable spite of all the huge difficulties of transition after the collapse of the soviet union and i think that most westerners and his teammate who do not recognize. the kind of nightmare you know the collapse of the soviet union with all its institutions its economy and

so forth and so on was so i think what has been achieved is quite remarkable i think this country will gradually evolve in. a way in the more liberal way but all this will take time do you agree that image of russia in the west is slightly distorted if not iraq it is yes i think the in the west country particular but not only in france. tendency to look at russia in a very very good. because the way. i think this is probably has a negative backlash as a consequence because. i think that for the for the for the russians if the op will see them constantly criticize for not being enough democratic and so forth and so on that in the end can have a negative feedback effect so we should be more tolerant but and by the way many of

the people who criticize russia constantly do not even trouble in russia strip nevertheless russia and france do share a very special relations i mean do you agree that there's two countries are clearly closer than with any other european countries for instance with america we kind of have good relations but we have fundamental blocking points with france we share. nearly racial why do you think we get along so well as opposed to other countries. i think that russia is in many ways a much stronger relationship with germany than with france but particular in economic terms but i think it is true nonetheless that france and russia has always been kind of a special relationship and it's very interesting because one of the new president in france for instance want to change the relation and that was the case with

sarkozy at the very beginning because at the beginning of his terms of course he was a little negative about about russia but usually after the while when the when the newcomer is job so to speak to the classical relation is restored. so it's exactly what happened with president sarkozy by the way so and also it's important to see that in russia in france. russia is culturally quite popular for instance many of you know best. because the deal with russia even though we do have a special relationship that you have operating right now we don't always agree politically for instance in case of libya sarkozy was so adamant for cafferty go russia not so much what he thinks well. i think two things. at least. if there is you know when you have

circumstances such as the so-called arab spring that some people prefer to call the islamic spring which i think is a little bit exaggerated but the way to behave is not obvious at all because we know that doing nothing is not desirable and acting too quickly has also some drawbacks so the choice is is difficult and we know that there are many obstacles for instance the post that i feel. will not be an easy one but this being said i think it's important for russia not to give the impression that. it is always on the on the side. of autocrats and dictators. so to be too much conservative to be on the side of saddam hussein

and the fee of. kim jong il. it's it's not it's not it cannot be a long term policy so. it's a difficult balance but. that was also heavily criticized france france is against a military intervention something different it's not that we are realistic you know there is no support for military intervention nobody wants to intervene militarily in the in the case of libya it was risky but there was after all support in the security council and more important than that there was support from the arab league in the in the end there was actual military involvement of some arab countries in the case of syria it's a totally different situation. thank you very much for this interview.

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lifelong injuries and the unpunished. russia demands an investigation into civilian deaths from nato bombings in libya in response to a human rights group report which claims dozens were killed in airstrikes that's as local say and crossings are still being committed in the country with former gadhafi loyalists the target. brushes a newly elected parliament and barred science work for two weeks after the polls that sparked mass protest against alleged vote rigging and calls for a recount in the sense of the election commission has looked into the claims that canceled voting results twenty one polling stations but this doesn't affect the overall outcome. and. this agreement between the u.k. and the e.u.

grow with the battlefront now being wealthier of walking says that britain pays billions to non-citizens something london says will spawn a benefit tourism. plus now it was how the sports and is here with us in the studio and it could be the end of the road for a russian full financial problems could force a tall man to existence a side which have been around since nine hundred fifty five but the details. hello there you're watching the sport here in r.t. and these are the headlines bomb the growing fears grow russia premier league club could collapse i made mine thing to. clubs guilty liverpool striker luis suarez is handed an eight match ban for racially abusing manchester united's patrice evra.

and rain supremely k.h. after a five two thrashing of tea iscar in moscow. but first russian premier league club f.c. tom looks set to fold any debts of four and a half million dollars and allegations of embezzlement so again nick stepped down as its president yesterday saying there's no hope of saving the fifty four year old club tomic currently bottom of the league after suffering a sixteen game when the street and young nick believes the twenty three million dollars needed to run the side b. side every year has become unaffordable to make matters worse local government has decided not to sponsor the side further than twenty twelve dollars the sponsors have pulled out as a result of an ongoing police investigation into claims to club officials embezzled funds tom's next game will to be tearing a march in the first game after the winter break although the club has yet to officially cancel out fixture was not available for comment today. now in contrast

one of the league's wealthiest clubs angie have been linked with arsenal midfielder andrea shove in his former agent then he says the russia international was hoping for a move away from the emirates back to his former clubs an eight but the simply just big club not expressed an interest in the move in to angie in january is now more likely angy were taken over by billionaire suleyman kenny more at the start of the season and have signed cameron striker samuel. and brazil legend roberto carlos. meanwhile lokomotiv moscow midfielder dennis closer cause has been named russia player of the here twenty eleven proving to be a good season for the twenty four year old who also became a regular member of the national side with more is richard poor feet. four to difference a year me twelve months ago denise closer call was just one of a number of talented russian the field is however at the end of two thousand and eleven he's established himself as one of his country's key players in this

position. bush recalls his there's no particular reason for his rapid improvements though he did pay tribute to his new coach with my team. the fact that the coach believes in me is vital and when you have this belief it's much easier to play on the field than i remember back in two thousand and eight when i was playing and the coach at that time that i shared that i he didn't believe in me even though i was scoring regularly belief for me is everything that bush recall has been like a much cheaper of a vast majority of his career two thousand and eleven has been a frustrating campaign for the team failed to live up to very potential however crucial coffers been perhaps the team's key player and a former coach anatoly bush advance says denise is developing into an excellent midfielder. just touching the one you have so he's a very versatile plant and has everything you would want to find in a modern day. defensively he is very sound while he is excellent for getting food

and schools a lot of goals especially for midfielder i'm really happy that he managed to break into the national team and i'm sure he can continue to go from strength to strength . bush recalled was what my team's top scorer with eight goals which is an impressive return for midfielder and that helped a twenty four year old break into the russian national team and he managed to grab his first of a goal for his country against andorra denise looks certain to be selective to pick up a cut squad of the year of two thousand and twelve finals however he's taking nothing for granted. but on the patil of the i don't even want to think about trying to break into russia starting eleven at the moment i would just like to make the squad as there is six months till the euros get under way and a lot can happen in this time in the end it's dick of the cost decision and if she decides to call me up then i'll be delighted that over two thousand and eleven

proved to be an incredibly productive year for denise now. the twenty four year old will still be looking to improve if he continues to progress at the rate he's currently going out and he could become a key member of the caps russia side of the euro two thousand and twelve championships. for eternity. over in england live report striker luis suarez has been banned for eight games and fined sixty two thousand dollars for racially abusing munched united defender patrice evra suarez was found guilty by the english football association after the play's clash during a match and field last october suarez who denies the allegations has a fortnight to appeal and said it was a painful and difficult day for him and his family in a statement liverpool said they were surprised by the decision adding we find it extraordinary luis can be found guilty on the word of patrice evra alone his ban will not start until any appeal has been heard and he is expected to play in

liverpool's away trip to wigan tonight meanwhile league leaders manchester city and taking stoke the saving roberto mancini's side have a slender two point lead over rivals manchester united and the italian says the aim is to stay at the summit. is important to stay on the top. as important as the greens most. important to the end this isn't because we know that can happen also that we can go in this example as usual during this is going to happen is difficult to stay on the job for thirty six games the games. by we. in other games or saving manchester united go to full and fifth place arsenal go to aston villa newcastle who've lost only once at home so far take on west brom whatever to face one zero and sunderland travel to q.p.r. who produced a valiant share in last sunday's thirteen your home defeat to united and that

didn't go unnoticed by the black cats boss martin o'neill. first of all a good a lot of respect for the manager he's been. an excellent manager for a long time and you so you would know what to expect from his teams. and they could consider themselves. i think i was really having a look at the matches you know. they had a number of chances of course mathias you know how this will seem to me so i don't think that their confidence will be good for me losing my game. well last night more pressure was hate on black manager steve cain is his side slid to the foot of the table after a two one defeat bolton daley's and putting the visitors to know before you could has got one back for the home side and any other game there wolves came from behind twice to draw shooting with knowledge that is still only two point players at the relegation zone while over in spain defending champions through to the last sixteen of the copper del rey

a comprehensive five one win over thirty venus seeing them go through seven one and i get severe espanyol i'm yorker also advancing after victories on tuesday night. action nine from our psyches kate show where scar st petersburg. five two in moscow the win extending scar's lead at the top of the western conference to twelve points to go hard going ahead through dennis partially in early on but that seemed to spark scarring to life because matty has been handled got a brace in his side scored four more times and even though partially to get one back makes him really been got the final goal of the night so five to discard the way it ended in defeat leaving. eighth place in the western conference. another news russian sports minister for time once the country's sport federations to become more transparent each will have to be more accountable in the run up to next year's london olympics the top official spoke at

a meeting with heads of the local sports media and it's then he extended his gratitude to our team for helping to promote sport summing up the core said an overhaul had taken place after russia's disappointing performance at the winter olympics in vancouver two years ago federations will now have to produce yearly reports and how money has been spent and the results that have been achieved and it's thought that will help russia become more competitive on the world stage. the unit is the only part of the sports federations have become the partners of us at the ministry and we've already started from eleven of them with more on the way but you are working towards ensuring all the federations report on their work at the end of each season and publish their reports and budgets on their websites that way anyone can access the information on the internet we. build up to the olympics next summer is gathering pace. have been unveiled at the entrance to the channel tunnel london it took them two days to install and. as wide britain's former olympic

triple jump champion jonathan edwards says the offer a warm welcome to the millions of visitors expected in london for the next let's see the rings on the entrance to the acetyl obviously welcoming people coming from europe to our games for twenty two but all of the great things we want to do is extend the welcome to the entire world europe included and this is a great symbol about people so that's a sport for the moment they're well. blind rushes would be soon which brightened if you knew about song from finest impressions. please for instance on t.v.

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