have achieved very little our chancellor is on a triple or begging to if she wants money for europe she once you know a support from beijing for the new un resolution which beijing is not going to give and she also wants beijing to cut off its own oil supply which beijing is widely not going to do and of course beijing has also to take into consideration that india its competition in the region is standing straight with iran and buying ever more rain in oil so i don't think she has any chance of you know talking china out of buying uranium oil or that were not happen again i would say she will not put any much focus on it she will she will say that she will look to the ceiling and then she was smile and say let's talk business now her main focus in this trip is the german economy and she's wise to do that she will even not you know lobby very much for chinese investment into europe because she knows in our heart of

hearts that this is truly a bad investment. well more details on everything we're covering can always be found online at our to dot com stay updated through our website let's have a look at some of the stories waiting for you there right now. something completely different an american inventor says it's only a matter of decades before romances between robots and humans become commonplace read about his unusual vision for the future. and protests are sweeping across europe and to bear their first fruit as polish authorities decide to suspend anti online piracy legislation. well this week has seen the end of an epic trial on the extradition of the world's top whistleblower julian assange to sweden he's wanted there on allegations of sexual assault but the wiki leaks founder is still in limbo as the u.k. supreme court is not likely to come to

a verdict for several weeks massage denied all i.q. stations he said the swedish prosecutors were not impartial and that an arrest warrant issued by them was not valid he added that his case was politically motivated swedish authorities rejected his songs as arguments saying that if he won the case it could turn european law on its head. occupy wall street in the u.s. lost some ground this week as they were evicted from downtown washington activists had been standing by their desk despite a camping ban issued by local authorities earlier in the week officers wearing protective gear came earlier on saturday morning to enforce the ruling to remove tents and sleeping bags and arrested at least four people the park was cordoned dark and the helicopter of the scene hovering overhead the occupy movement has seen some heavy handed police tactics including the recent taser shocking of a nonviolent protester in d.c. but excessive force won't scare activists away says kevin zeese from it's our

economy think tank. who knows what's going through their head space on that you know when we i watch that video it's available online and it looks like there was no justification for it when i went to make fires in the day to ask about it people said the only thing he was doing was taking the signs around the tents that said no camping and so that was the rationale for tasering him he was dropping it is not being threatening it looks like excessive use of force my sense is that it's not going to provoke the macpherson campers that they're more. disciplined than that to fall for that trap the occupy movement in a few months. and show the american people that if they get mobilized and organized that we have power we can change the direction this country so the future's going to be an american spring that's going to explode out of the sea and become more important the presidential race in two thousand and twelve. now to some other news making headlines around the world this hour. in the u.s.

presidential race the republican front runner mitt romney appears to be cruising to victory in early results from the state caucuses the former governor of massachusetts has gained over forty percent of the vote so far with his main rival newt gingrich behind with almost a quarter romney has already won in two states so far the votes are the latest in the process to pick a republican nominee for november's general election. the cold weather in europe has it now claimed two hundred twenty lives as countries struggle to cope with record low temperatures crane is being hit the hardest as more than one hundred died when temperatures plummeted to minus thirty degrees celsius most of the victims there are said to be homeless meanwhile bosnian authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital sarajevo when snow caused power outages and closed transit routes in rome the coliseum is closed after the city's heaviest snowfall in almost three decades with italy's death toll rising to five.

there has been an unexpected u. turn from the father of the former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko who was poisoned in london six years ago he says he was wrong to accuse the kremlin of organizing his son's death. he just said what the west wanted him to hear want to hear in fact actually r.t. want to listen to what her litvinenko story firsthand. but is. this is how we found like that litvinenko praying in his tiny italian apartment no electricity no gas no court water what. if it wasn't for the help of various people i would have died from hunger or frozen to death the last time i took a bath was on christmas eve. we expected more because six years ago after his son former f.s.b. officer alexander litvinenko was poisoned in london he was taken care of by some

very powerful patrons like suffix out-i khun boris berezovsky and ahmed zakayev and a tourist former chechen militant both hiding in the u.k. . three of them we brought. here to get extremist younger dogs that there is given you're pretty sure doris you would be. the one vital you to namco sent a letter asking to be interviewed by russian television we expected more of the same but instead. we're going to we're different. the mood of each if you're watching this program please forgive me for all the slander the thai said and wrote about you for the hatred i had for you even only i had known my son worked for british intelligence i would not talk about his death he could easily have been shot as a double agent betrayers should be short of story what else can i add to this.

the u.-turn vaulters says came when his sons we doe marina bin and co revealed to the british media that her husband had worked for m i six alexander litvinenko was receiving a retainer of around two thousand pounds a month from the british security services at the time he was murdered at first by truly thin and co like many others claimed his son had been poisoned with polonium two ten on putin's order the former f.s.b. officer and fierce critic of the kremlin alexander litvinenko spent twenty three days in a london clinic slowly dying from a toxic substance possibly consumed through a cup of tea even before police in london started questioning suspects the victim's father was actively kissing the russian government today by their at me it's he was saying only what the west wanted to hear. of course i realize russia's f.s.b. and the idiot enough to take polonium to london sprinkle it over some heads and

leave traces everywhere and their suspect and a little boy is not a fool either it was anger and blind hatred speaking inside of me like you're now believes his son fell victim to his own game of double agents now he wants his words to be heard but the media outside russia which once beat down his door for interviews now won't even reply to his requests. why is that because they like it when i scold the regime i was a real treasure for them the whole there are very few people who would say as many horrible things about as i did. you know living in two thousand and eight but the only thing young call flat russia or sanctuary need to leave is settled in the sleeping quiet town of sinegal it offered a new anonymous life the man claimed putin was his number one enemy so hiding in europe he believed was the only safe solution today was there litvinenko is still

afraid to open this door not because of putin though but because of his landlord to whom he owes a lot of money this miserable life has made him a slave of his sanctuary but surely the namco sold everything he had in russia to come to eataly he opened a small business several years ago but it went bankrupt things got worse after the seventy three year old had buried his wife but are now fears her casket could be removed because he hasn't paid the cost of a barrel clot and it's been months since the electricity was shot on to his flat he's lost forty euros went on a gas canister and that is gone to the work of the your this is how i will myself over look at that even the door to let the southern wind inside. there is east only has russia here my homeland where for. tourists i want to go home to russia.

i don't want to stay here. r t the city got eataly. and coming up we take a look at the four new path russia and the u.s. are following as they try to reach a consensus on washington's controversial missile defense system in europe first though i'll recap our main story for now.

means of protection can be used. when global supremacy is at stake. between two thousand and five and two thousand and nine u.s. has spent fifteen billion dollars in the prostate for the entire program that we are dealing with right now here in two thousand and eleven is another hundred fifty billion dollars that's larger than many country's entire military budgets went off things because the best for the defense.

am broadcasting live it direct from our studios and some from moscow this is our take a look at the top headline. stalemate the u.s. russia and china rebuffed the western backed draft resolution on syria with moscow saying it's a vague wording leaves the door open for foreign military intervention. rocked by a return to one state doesn't it and thousands in the protesters there attempt to loosen the military's iron grip on power. in russia hundreds of thousands gather

for rival rallies the head of next month's presidential vote with massive pro and anti-government markers. plus u.s. police clamp down on the occupy movement a tent city in central washington is the latest to be evicted after a camping ban has brought in. and up next our special report on the reset in u.s. russia relations relations and how it's being affected by america's controversial missile defense system in europe. the most vital national security interests of the united states would be most effectively realized not through hostility to russia matou cooperation with it. i see and russia and the united states can we just settlement of the establishment of a global missile defense system by which. this plan research is in jeopardy even the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington has been unable

to help. at a time of warmer bilateral relations nato's top brass decided to deploy a missile defense system aimed at protecting europe but they were setting up too close to russia's borders and must go didn't view it as a friendly gesture. we want to defend the whole europe not just some european countries we want to european allies and friends to join on missile defense strategy. lucina in the event of the situation with a european missile defense system becoming unfavorable to russia we reserve the right to take no further steps in the nuclear disarmament area. the kremlin has repeatedly demanded that nato guarantees that the european missile defense shield would pose no threat to russia's strategic interests sofa the west has refused to

cooperate with must go on the issue. intercontinental ballistic missiles are transported through snowbound russian forests under the cover of darkness. the movements are shrouded in secrecy the people in charge need to perform training drills and test the hardware on the move . suddenly the convoy comes to a halt there's a forest stream blocking the path. crossing it's quite a challenge for the drivers of motor vehicles weighing many tons. as specially considering of a carrying nuclear warheads. engine

is make sure that the heavy launches safely reach the opposite bank with the most hazardous hurdle behind it the convoy is on the move again. as the convoy forges ahead to its destination they leave the forest and pass through villages the sound of powerful engines thundering past is becoming a common occurrence lately for local people. low carb or we need such missiles to defend russia we were good we would be crushed if we didn't have them. but that's all there is to it. working when you hear them rumbling past you get

a sense of great might there is no dealt we will be able to defend our country. without an agreement with the united states on missile defense and in the face of potential military threats russia was compelled to think of countermeasures. the country has declared in the past that it may withdraw from the strategic arms reduction treaty and said it will introduce measures to counter the missile defense shield. we will go ahead with the deployment of our missile defense system it is beyond me is that this presupposes deployment of its components in poland in romania in a radar station in turkey obviously this will also until the is their mission of a base in spain for american ships equipped with the ag is them. it is obvious that the missile defense system will be targeted at the russian

federation rather than some mythical middle eastern countries possessing virtual missiles. at least fifteen countries around the world have been involved with the nato missile defense shield . there are radar stations in denmark and britain which is also host to interceptor missiles in. canada too is going to join the project anti missile functions will be given to norad b. agency responsible for north america's air and outer space defense. japan has decided to assist the nato missile defense shield it's taking part in the manufacture of a just into septa missiles. japan is going to build a forward based radar station on its territory. a similar radar station has already been built in turkey. the czech republic rumania hungry and poland are ready to allow nato as missile defense complexes to be placed on their territory. if that

were america forward based american military presence which means the deployment of bases in post is so. republics notably in central asia is an element of u.s. a global domination as a powerful ramified infrastructure any military base has the capacity to deploy units of agents supplying electronic intelligence. russia has taken adequate measures to counter such actions but i'm like it confines its activities to its own territory a radar station is being put on combat duty in the kaliningrad region russia's western most part. tactical missile systems are being deployed in the country's west and so they can hit any target within a radius of up to five hundred kilometers. what is most important is that the russian ballistic missiles are being gradually equipped with new warheads capable of overcoming nato's missile defense system.

this lift carries people down to a secret radar station in european russia it's tucked away deep underground in a few minutes time major will be on duty to protect russia's space. to get everything about the station is classified the equipment behind these doors is the responsibility of special officers the station itself can operate autonomously it has its own power source and water supply and a ventilation system in. washington knows only too well that russia can easily control the entire space of eastern europe this radio is one of the instruments the military installation

protects the moscow region from attack by ballistic missiles it's thought to be controlled by russia's president who is also commander in chief of the armed forces . some time ago russia suggested to the united states that they jointly control delta space over the middle east he was in a similar radio transmitters stationed in azerbaijan if nato is top brass agreed to cooperate they would receive reports of any unauthorized iranian missile launches that washington would see as a threat to america. britain has developed milicic missiles capable of hitting targets in a little east in eastern europe this poses a threat to u.s. interests in the region. i don't agree with the u.s. government belief that this is a serious problem with iran is doing is they're using very simple

relevent nothing simple about rockets but the using very early generation rocket technology the only rockets they could build that could reach the united states would be enormous in size and not be mobile this city would have to be launched from fixed locations where the united states and russia if russia joined the united states could monitor these these missiles many in the united states dislike the views of theodore postol he maintains that the european missile defense system is ineffective the scientist estimates that it has no chance of protecting the united states from a rainy and missiles instead it creates problems for russia if russia believes is the fence is not needed but it doesn't pose a theoretical threat to russia. my guess is that the russian government will say ok if you want to spend your national treasure this will help you so it solves the

political problem and it provides a much more capable defense than with the united states currently built in goods of them much cheaper. the professor believes that the purpose of nato is radar with europe is to track the movements of russian strategic weapons and to monitor russia's new military technologies. the real target could be russia but certainly it makes the people of europe less safe it draws them in in fact as a geo strategic pawn by great powers as they maneuver and use the missile defense shield not as a way to defend your not as a way to defend anybody in fact but to provide a first strike a potential capability against the adversary. this is how we are going to train ourselves in order to be ready for any situation

. these people crossing a field of kelp have serious worries about the global situation. they feel that as long as nuclear weapons exist they need to know how to protect themselves. if they're to survive in the face of a real threat they need to have everything necessary close at hand. the coach tells them that a compass and a mobile phone unlikely to help. the problem is that we can only get our bearings by looking at tree branches there are more branches on the side where they are exposed to see. some light outside points to the south. the people involved

in a survival experiment will have to cover several kilometers in full gear their training mission is to reach an abandoned military base where they can hide from the harmful effects of radiation. a soulless substance. can attack like a well trained army. villages in ruins.

for thailand where time stands still. all becomes a scene of nothingness. the mysterious sons of russia. are teaching. the close up team has been to the hub bar of screen. where the country's mineral wealth starts its way across the ocean. now our team goes to the area. once named dr len and looking to a different character to represent itself. for local businesses are striving to build the aviation capital of russia. that's where the four by fours are made and can be tested to the limit. welcome to the union of screeching. russia close up on r.t. . alexandra's

eyed self and family live in a military camp that is off limits to the public we're not going to keep going keep going play your little one yourself keep going. alexander was in a secret unit manning missiles when he's. always makes a point of spending time with his wife and children. he's well aware of the

standoff between nato and russia. it makes him apprehensive about what kind of future awaits his sons. of course my wife and i often talk about the future. we would like to see a bright future without crises. never do we want everybody to live in peace and we want everything to be just fine. the i.c.b.m.'s are accompanied by combat escort the world today we have eyes covered ground very difficult conditions for a thrust forward to kill before i do hope everything will pass off without any incidents. trucks carrying nuclear warheads lined up in a quiet glade the snowy forest provides good kemah flowers for them together these mobile missile launches

a cold and had gotten russian on the lingo they need to be ready for action at any moment. right dress section. attention. come on major section chief says all reporting unit is ready. studies full in. the aggregate for. full haste. the intercontinental ballistic missile known as the s.s. twenty five to make this move a twenty one meters long it's almost two meters in diameter and weighs about forty five tons of fuel. despite its impressive propulsion so the russian missile still hits targets with absolute precision mage's i'd say if joe is making sure that the missile launches or ways in working order moving military hardware enjoyment he's always fraught with danger. with this is a highly accurate weapon.