history he says goes back to the days of the russian empire and it's said that there have been some very serious problems though when it comes to migration and integration of migrants in russia that these problems over the last twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union were very serious indeed in our problems that russia is still struggling to to deal with today speaking about what the results can be of migration going wrong he warned of the rise of nationalism the rise of xenophobia these type of issues that we saw acted out in real life eight in moscow in two thousand and ten with ethnic clashes taking place and where right next to the kremlin in the heart of the russian capital he hit out at those that seem nationalism right he hit out at those who have a slogan such as stop feeding and stop funding the caucuses saying where the caucuses are a part of russia talking of multiculturalism he said that russia had a very unique system of multiculturalism something very different to say what happens in europe where he said basically multiculturalism had failed and that

russia system was something that had reviewed every different manner over to me and said that there's no way that you can completely get rid of all illegal immigration into russia but if he's elected president in the elections in march that he hopes to be able to to make significant cuts to the amount of people that are arriving in russia illegally now he wants to do this by toughening the laws to try and deter people from entering the country illegally he also wants to see a system put in place not just to monitor foreign immigrants coming into russia but also to monitor internal migrants also by twenty thirty he wants to see an exam put in place to those wanting to come and settled and live and work in russia but they have to be able to pass the russian language exam also an exam on russian culture russian history so those are the things that he wants to put in place to tackle the issue of migration and multiculturalism in russia. are all about reporting that well as the march vote approaches. we here at r.t.

are keeping a close eye on the campaign trail and of course you can find more of that on our website r.t. dot com pre-election scandal flares up around a veteran liberal candidate he may be pushed out of the race due to violations in the registration process or those details are standing by for you at r.t. dot com. the leader of libya's national transitional council says the country could be heading towards a civil war it follows protests in the city of benghazi that resulted in the resignation of his deputy this past weekend enraged that libyans took to the streets of the city which was the center of the opposition in the uprising against colonel gadhafi demonstrators are now accusing the n.p.c. of corruption a lack of reform and favoring former government loyalists more in the future of libya when i was joined by the president of the arab lawyers association thank you for joining us today the head of the transitional council has now warned of a civil war is that where it's headed yes i think there is the risk for two reasons

the reason number one is that the arms are still in the hands of the there is militias that there is there are the differences between the tribal bases and what have you and at the same time. the political views of the people in conflict you have some people who want. to have more than ten percent seats in the parliament while at the same time you have others who saying you shouldn't have percentages women should have equal rights no special favors for them you have a situation where people who want islam to be part of the constitution well you have the liberals who don't want to do that so you have a conflict policies as well as the availability of arms so as you say there is a mix the group making up the m.t.c. certainly some infighting going on the sea does have the support of western powers do you think if the un rest it should continue and push the country further into

conflict any chance the west could interfere again. i think quite frankly the interference of the west by itself is an added reason the minister one of the ministers has just signed an agreement with the italians to protect the oil industry there are rumors that the americans are sending sending some military men there are pressures from outside countries particularly western countries britain france and what have you and the usa certainly trying to secure their interests so that rely on their contacts on the people many of them nationals of these countries libyans but they can be passports french and italian and what have you and this is again it is one of the conflicts for instance the new presumed law they're drafting at the moment it tries to ban people who do not have. libyan nationality or those who have dual nationality is from standing while those people don't on this

one and the same equally at the same time there is another problem within the council itself the n d c many of them actually from the old regime including the leader of the m.d.c. he was the minister of justice under. their feet and there are many other people like his deputy like many others who where men of that fee and of the same time now they're saying we will not have we will we will not allow those benefited from the values regime to stand for election so there are quite a lot of conflicting views many of them i think aside from the national within the nation the differences the outside world is contributing dramatically including. as you mentioned just a moment ago there are still many elements of the could have a regime that of taking up positions and posts inside the new transitional government council we have seen at a moment ago the first m.t.c. official leave his post after the latest protest is

a possible we could see others giving up their post as demanded by the people. well one would have thought that this would be possible but when we hear of the president of the council must a five digit lead he said he would not leave his post because he said that if he does this is going to lead to a civil war so if you have a few more politicians who are adopting the same line we are heading for a conflict but i would have thought that certainly some of the people and it has to begin with the head of the council itself and to see the president. must have had he did it he was the minister of justice four of them are a few years of their feet and under his leadership as a minister of justice there are quite a lot of injustices so for him now to say he will produce and or that he will not allow those people who benefited from that he stand to stand for election and the same time he is ending the m.d.c. it doesn't bode very well so i think there is

a problem there not just with some antics but with actual honesty in the situation down trying to apply double standards in certain instances they want something when they can't deliver it and on the other hand you have the conflicts as i said earlier between the islamists the those who are aligned with the west and they think islam should have absolutely no place in libya so there are these conflicting views the president of the arab lawyers association of life in london thank you. but a newly elected parliament in egypt has now started its first session most of the seats occupied by the muslim brotherhood and other islamist parties who won an overwhelming majority in the first post mubarak of r.t. correspondent. is attracting the latest developments as you can see here we'll hear from her next hour here on our t.v. this right here is her twitter feed you can see the latest from her from her personal twitter feed get the latest on egypt's first parliamentary session as well

as the growing frustration in the region those updates for you online twenty four seven. time now for the business with marie. hello and welcome to business and here on r.t. now as we've been reporting the european union has formally adopted and oil embargo against iran over its nuclear program and this involves an immediate ban on all new oil contracts with iran but all existing contracts will be honored until the first of july and energy strategists gasless davis from b.m.p. party believes that any year led sanctions against a middle eastern country will only lead to a minor fluctuations in the oil price. the e.u. sanctions on the oh no i don't think that's significant around exports right about two point two million barrels a day of oil. goes to europe it's only represents run about one quarter of

two. so we expect. the impact of the e.u. sanctions are quite limited but the u.s. sanctions that might take effect. this year. already met sports two point two million barrels a day that i think will have greater price impacts. let's take a look at what's happening with the oil prices right now in light sweet is trading at ninety nine dollars a barrel all the prime plane is at around one hundred and eleven dollars a barrel on crude prices are heading higher after the oil embargo against iran of course now let's check out what's happening in europe shares there are in the black this hour the u.k. spanish might start index higher boosted by gains for banks and the world stocks but investors are still awaiting news from key that talks in greece. here in russia the picture as simone markets are higher the arts yes is that in one of the half

percent the south although my sex is getting almost half a percent that's like a look at the top movers on the my sites russia's largest oil company rolls that has recovered from earlier losses and is now gaining almost half a percent spurring on the other hand has narrowed earlier gains and is now dropping a third of a percent the lander has completed its acquisition of the troika dialog investment bank and mobile operator empty as has a scape in negative territory and is gaining once again. but no answer ukraine now which has dropped its plans to cut imports of russian gas at least for this year gas from c. all the same miller says the country has promised to follow the terms of the existence apply contracts now like here for earlier. claimed that it purchases starting from two thousand and twelve as the points behind but most of us said that's against the terms of our contract which obliges ukraine to buy

a fixed amount of gas every year the annual volume can only be changed if the parties sign a special agreement no later than six months before the supplies. of business looks the south for more stories do had a website r.t. dot com slash business by for now. it's.

if you're just joining us a very warm welcome to you this is artsy life for a postcard time for your headlines serious slams an arab league plan to solve the country's crisis the required president assad to step down damascus said the initiative was an interference in its own tunnel affairs and a quote attack on syria's sovereignty. the e.u. adopts unprecedented sanctions against iran which include a complete embargo on its oil the measure is europe's latest response to tehran's

nuclear program which the islamic republic insists is for purely peaceful purposes . and croatia votes in favor of joining the debt stricken to e.u. the national referendum but a voter turnout and violent protests perceiving the vote show there are still deep divisions within the country. reached by helicopter but the stunning scenery of the caucasus nature reserve in southern russia definitely worth seeing but if you can't go there now probably not the best . have a look at it with a. special report on a. southern russia.

this faraway place can be reached by helicopter. the first few special permission to travel around here. and his son kim such a climate. to film the landscapes. close really good so i can't tell you how beautiful. the weather was right. that's what the mountain. many centuries ago called this place. has declared the area a world heritage site. of

the total area of the caucuses. a long time ago the people of the caucuses used to shepherd droves of sheep across the a bug of lambs were often targeted by hawks even today let. me bring hawks back to this past. july. but i bet he'd know. this is a bearded vulture i knew this the bugs and. birds of this kind bigger nests on low lying logs of thirty or forty kilometers from here. but when they go hunting. fifty kilometers in search of food. they're interesting

creatures. the above go is situated close to the greater northern slope of the caucuses mountain range from the grassland you can get a panoramic view of the mountain ridge of the caucuses nature reserve. there is also a clear view of mt fished one of the highest points in the western caucuses the local problem let's try to get the mountains in fraying filming is best done from the highest point on the bar go it's about nine hundred meters above sea level here dimitri is teaching your son killed how to set up for the filming. look. normal you can see that the lighting is on one side or the mist covers most of the valley. we don't want to film only the mist we need to focus on the foreground look at the grass gleaming in the sunlight

and it's light of the valley is dark. so the light strip will show this shot to the best advantage. no. the great in northern slope is a continuous chain of mountain ridges tops by snowy peaks millions of years ago there was a vast sea in this place the smallest part of it the black sea is now hidden behind mountain ridges they form a shield in the way of warm breezes blowing from the sea the warm air creates a sub tropical climate in the foothills of the southern slope of the greater caucus's ridge there is a moderate zone further upslope the kingdom of eternal snow and ice on the mountain tops is more than three thousand metres above sea level.

which is the. i'm going to film these magnificent landscapes we never know in order to show them. to the hundreds of people who never venture here. or with either because they have no time one with you when you go because they don't understand the meaning of nature. be able. to go lie side by side with the pass translated from the caspian language means the mountain of caucasian goats the reserve is the only habitat of western caucasian goats in the wild here they don't move about very much a small herd might well stay for decades in the same area high in the mountains one thousand eight hundred metres. the only trail leading across the past begins in the embargo grassland. caucuses reserve ranges often use it to make rounds of the area they always do it

on horseback a round trip usually takes one week. where they come across perches interests on this path through the brook and europe is the only way here there are rocks on one side and a thick tangle of red as and right on the other it is very difficult terrain. all. the ranges campout in small parts and it's always cold in the mountains at night.

or. shortly before dawn the metering killed head to a small flat mountain top according to an old caucasian legend do you often meet the sunrise in the mountains lives a long and happy life. get real you can no see mode you go and you're right in that the sun will rise from behind the aspen pass. we're going to choose the highest point for filming we only have ten to fifteen minutes for that. new. form.

is a mystery to the one used to it no single one is ever the same the villain in. its truly wonderful. the nearest settlement is far away radio is the only means of communication with human civilization. hey folks if you're listening to our movement the radio show us your house once again and you get to the last term and talked about in the history of the caucuses nature reserve you get to go to the small studio broadcasting the movement show is in the town of scores of

kilometers away from the a bar go for schoolchildren tell locals about the caucuses reserve journalists. oversees the programs the children talk about the reserves animals surviving trees mountaintops and rare plants. they draw on their experience as reporters and engineers working in various protected areas therefore they always fully prepared for the program when they go on their. own the would have then i think when people look at it and they try to imagine what these trees saw a long time ago. as for me i always have this on the county feeling that my

agent stature martin significant in front of these or inspiring giant. one of the most famous parts of the caucuses nature reserve is the growth situated close to the black sea coast the oldest tree here is over a thousand years old. the grove has survived several generations of tourists and many natural disasters. according to scientists the greatest of them took place some eighteen million years ago. a rupture in the earth's crust created a natural labyrinth and the gorge the gorges bed was filled with water from a mountain stream. this landscape has undergone no changes since then visitors are fascinated by the mysterious origin of the grove and the agent trees there in they think of it as

a living relic of the distant past it was nothing i can tell you that i really do feel mystical about it was that people rarely break the rules here they're not eager to destroy or cut things down so that wish that some people might say i'm crazy but i honestly believe nature herself is at work here and i think this place is protected by higher forces. a small canyon in the outer edge of the grove marks its natural boundary in the north the west and east in horns of an infamous mountain river called the hostile joint where the canyon is at its most narrow the never ending roar of water is a sign of its dangerous allure. then you'll know. this canyon is notorious because the water rises quickly when the snow melts or after terentia already has been the virgo the whirlpool formed a strong water splashing against one side of the ravine and then against the other

. anything that falls into the whirlpool gets sucked down to the bottom people trying to swim or walk across and end up drowning the mood there have been several deaths as a result of. the that's why this place is infamously known as a devil's great meal in the top of a bottle. there are four major waterways in the coaxes reserve a river is one of the deepest which is down has been put up but the small hydro power station supplies electricity to the heart's in the upper reaches of the reserves northern sector where ranges stay for the night. but the. water is clean through out of the reserve. well that when you push through . you can get from any spraying small river border to hear more about what they

sold fit for drinking and. international rafting competitions take place on the belle i river every year the route is extreme the rapids a near impossible to clear. cultures that so much time and which are called on it will be. the biggest and most expensive elections money can buy this is how many american see what are called political action committees or super pacs. and the mission free accreditation free transport charges free. range munched free kids free studio time free.

download free broadcast clothing videos for your media projects a free media dog hearty dot com. a cargo helicopter flies through a mountain coach before it reaches the weather station and to go to good is situated in the mountains of the caucuses nature is a as an altitude of more than two thousand minutes is about sea level it is the optimised station and the western caucus is its total square is two hundred maybe two thousand head to our reserve is the only one in russia that occupies the territory of three russian regions it's really unique.

the directive the caucuses reserve personally oversees the rotation of stock and food supplies in this remote area. the helicopter rarely stops at juga for more than twenty minutes but even such a short period of time is enough for dimitri says i think just some kid to get several shots on take. most of the world's weather stations located in major cities record changes in the atmosphere resulting from industrial waste and vehicle fumes the data collected juga and similar stations is important for fundamental research into how the earth's climate changes in areas situated far away from manmade sources of pollution. now the temperature of juba is fifteen degrees above zero but

a couple of days ago trees were falling to the ground under the impact of strong gusts of wind which by the way where the snow is usually one meter deep around this time in december temperatures were unusually high in november and it may well turn out to be the warmest november in twenty five years. each day courses reserve staff record temperatures wind velocity humidity and amice ferric pressure. one team is on shift for two months.