last year we played in the same sorts of weather with a suit and we lost so i wouldn't see. that it would be unfair rubin come into the game at a significant disadvantage first leave of have to get back home advantage incidentally for the second year in a row because of the cold weather. pollution he stadium in moscow with its artificial pitch its be only ground in a country which could hold such a match of this caliber in such testing conditions because our own side haven't played a competitive game in over two months of also be missing some key player is including former club captain christiane the boy who was recently sold. possible probably we won't have any problems getting used to playing again obviously no boy is a huge loss for us as he is an excellent players but i think we have players who can step into his shoes and be affected the next but of course

a billion decent film recently and i've lost just once nine games to turn of the new year will be movie had a theory called against greek society in general side you have to stand up here to beat a team from back country in four previous attempts really be augustine were very frank in stating that they've never experienced temperatures as cold as the ones in moscow moments and what a game finally gets underway on choose the temperatures going to be well below freezing point however the greece is going to have one significant advantage right very good playing competitive football over the last couple of months and that's in stark contrast to their opponents' routine just emerging from their winter break and having kids of all internist over the last eight weeks or sean paul fleet's r.t. . the other is one other europa league game tonight and slightly smaller climbs stay the course beside sporting brother take on the shakes this from turkey brought the last of porto in the final last year the champions league also regimes today with

defending champions pass alone in germany to face by late because in the first leg of the last sixteen basta suffered a surprise the fate of the soon at the weekend and that puts them ten points behind reality three. coach pep guardiola agrees it will be hard to call that deficit back but for the moment his side are intent on making the quarter finals of the champions league. we. achieved. through presence this year and we arrive in the final and the end of the main. and you go. back behind the leak and it would be tough to to record the point spread the word in the end this did round going to trial where our target is there's a special rights to look at the finals and go to the best labor will be without midfielder michael ballack and picked up an injury during training he has sat on the bench for his size last three bundesliga matches but was expected to feature against pastor however leverkusen have done well at home in europe winning all

their games here during the group stage of the tournament. russian premier league side and you may have sacked. opening the way for former england manager fabio capello to take charge of color was reported to be in moscow over the weekend after resigning from the england job last week personally jan was sacked after just over a month in charge of energy the club which is bankrolled by billionaire suleyman killing well said both sides had agreed not to discuss the reasons for his departure. elsewhere like a collar stud looks like he has settled his differences with his club manchester city he is returning to training after spending the last three months on the north of rise believe in his native argentina his hands full in out with manager roberto mancini after refusing to warm up in a champions league game back in september and placement cheney had treated him like a go at the argentine now says he wants to get back. although.

now i will face this challenge for me that is to come back to training and come back to see all my colleagues. in other football news glasgow rangers have launched legal papers signaling their intention to go into administration they are brock's club took the decision after admitting it could be facing a tax bill is substantially more than seventy seven million dollars if they proceed the scottish champions would immediately be hit with a ten point gold chain which would effectively end their bid for a fourth successive title rangers come to life four points behind league leaders and arch rival celtic clubs only craig weiss says the decision was hard but necessary to safeguard the club's future with some fans accepting horse happened. she's in three. years. yes it's over if it came when. she's no volatility but the really. it will

be. possible. right from the rangers but of times like for fans of zambia they gave their team a hero's welcome on their return from winning the africa cup of nations. where the silver bullets touchdown baby thrown in the favorites ivory coast eighty seven on penalties on sunday night became a trifle for the first time in more than thirty years and thousands more on the streets you could take it driven on the back of army trucks to show grounds responses and shows were planned. ahead of their heavyweight title fight britain. has promised to knock out w.b.c. champion vitaly klitschko the two boxes faced off in front of the cameras at a joint news conference in munich on monday many are calling the fight hard to predict this year's aura thirteen years younger than klitschko but ukraine has a much greater reach and experience selections or at least this is the that is a problem and is even chosen the round which will store is accounted. for.

by train hard and where we're going to be for a hundred miles an hour for us round and round promise you for. you go and. watch in from the n.b.a. ready new orleans hornets are broken in eight game losing streak only use our jazz eighty six points to eighteen the lead by as much as twenty points in the third quarter but despite a comeback by each new orleans managed to hold on to what is only the big three in twenty six days horny sent to guard chris carmen scoring twenty seven points and grabbing thirty three bands after starting every seventh of the season. and finally some of russia's best biggest taxes have been showing off their talent at an exhibition bent in switzerland european bronze medalist elaina elite and nicky. were among the big names in.

once again the swiss mountains attracted some devoted figure skating fans valence arena and doris gathered the best pairs and single skaters from around the globe two time world champion mickey mantle japan was one of them demonstrating an emotional style and breathtaking elegance. russia which was represented the most widely from the country's young talents. to mishra and after. the like a spectator so the show could have seen europe's best scarface as well. and make you think it's a lot of one brains of last month's european championship. and . this time both pairs didn't have to compete but they're beautiful and griffey showed their desire to nervous. and the extraordinary light show and video

projections. made of the framework for this amazing. book the atmosphere is just amazing when you go out of the arena you see such a beautiful picture clear sky people ski around we always come here with great pleasure and really enjoy our time here. they showed us a lot i think because here we can go to some things which are not allowed in the real competitions and it might be quite useful and it's also great to have so many people watching. in the meantime this we saw the ins had a chance to enjoy their countrymen splendor twenty eleven year being champion sara meyer entertained in a side a two time world champion stephanie and yes your insight into once it's in and it looks like he hasn't lost his touch. to wriggle rience artsy. not so we've got time for for the moment sadly although added i coming up next not

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we've been. put to the test as the u.n. general assembly scrutinizes the syrian crisis group is seen by some as an attempt to tighten the screws on russia and china. europe gets hit with yet another wave of downgrades as confidence collapses it looks future this presses ahead of its prosperity crusade against reluctant greece. and the russian airways flooded with pre-election campaigning positive coverage of prime minister vladimir putin is this unfair advantage to the other presidential candidates. plus freezing temperatures that makes crossing crops so that's why it's warning of

skyrocketing prices and business concerns the minutes. about that with well these are much more twenty four hours a day this is out of the u.n. general assembly is preparing its members for an upcoming vote over a new draft resolution on syria the document apparently echoes the one vetoed by bus this morning saying that the security council in early favorite. human rights chief said the inability of the party to take action on the syrian crisis and handed president carter's launch to execute an all out assault on decisions at the general assembly are not legally finding some believe the votes could be used in a tent with pressure on both russia and china things that's essential expects. this meeting has definitely last of the entire day we've been hearing speeches from

dozens of countries that started early in the morning and of course this comes only a week after a double veto from russia and china blocked an arab and western backed resolution on syria at the security council so what we saw is an attempt from the saudi arabia and qatar to go to another body of the united nations and attempt to find some kind of decision there even though the general assembly does consist of over one hundred ninety members we have to keep in mind that it's not nearly as powerful as the security council because whatever decision comes out of the general assembly is by no means grinding it's only seen as a recommendation by the rest of the international community and what's key here is that the text of this supposedly resolution of the general assembly will be voting on voted on has not even been circulated yet we're hearing about it's going to be pretty much the same document that russia and china vetoed and russia is unsure and china's problem with the text was that it seems biased to the country is saying that it only names the syrian government as the main cause of the conflicts going

on on the ground in syria but not the armed groups and that's something that continues to be a major sticking point the recognition of our two sides to this conflict by the international community we should be able to assure you efforts when violence should come with we go she should attempt involving all syrian forces including the government and the opposition in order to start the talks the countries that have an influence over the opposition groups were until now have been unwilling to meet should exert their power. we've been hearing all of these countries make speeches city she is saying that the syrian government is committing atrocities so really this is another opportunity for those who do support regime change on the ground to send out criticism towards the syrian government many experts are saying really that the fact that this symbolic diplomatic gesture is being attempted at the united nations does not really need much because any sort of document is not going to help stop the crisis on the ground unless pushes for a cease fire so many are saying that should be priority prioritized at the general

assembly these days and not just you know a lot of words of criticism. but new york based correspondent in williams says if the action on syria is pushed through the u.n. general assembly you could set a dangerous precedent. the arab countries in the western countries want to show that they're doing something. if they were serious then they were oppressed for a special general assembly an emergency special general assembly meeting under the uniting for peace resolution and this you may remember field rich with i really was the form that the u.s. and britain used to fight a tory and war in the face of a soviet veto in the early fifty's since then it was resurrected by the palestinians to bypass the american b.t.o. in the security council and that's i presume is why it is not being invoked now because i used the phrase a non-binding resolution and resolution that established the state of israel and

partition that was a general assembly resolution so and that was not binding then where do we go from there you know what we have is some powers say that resolutions they like are binding resolution they don't like a non-binding. the contrary presidents of the general assembly could have followed earlier precedent and said that there was sufficient support for a special it. rational session but he hasn't done so and i'm sure that's because a western pressure but he they don't want to establish a precedent they consider these resolutions brining because that would be upsetting next time the u.s. veto the probability of resolution for alarming reports continue to emanate from the protest columns because opposition activists suggest the city is suffering its heaviest trading days spiraling violence that would be granted by such as qaeda concerns the crisis could become increasingly sectarian as artie's self-worth reports. infidel minutely kristie encountered many lies in the syrian man's things

if you didn't hear in its. place and signs of the pay writing conflict is tearing apart much of the country right now. and the sense of foreboding hangs heavy they cause hell if they don't travel at this hour. much they may longer feel safe to speak to the nuns at the monastery where they tell us about the town's preservation of the ancient aramaic language and like their cherished tongue they hate the fine balance of religious groups in the country can be kept even in these difficult times we have been living here with all people regardless of their religion and the city and peace for a long time. back in the center and damascus is known as the most important religions allo effect or a minority in the country but despite making up around just twelve percent of the tater population and always have occupied elite positions in the government and the military for decades and now there are fears that resentment among the majority

muslim sunni stack's could erupt the country but until this crisis breakout was religiously digoxin tolerance now become increasingly polarized genuine fears that just grab those divisions my laid this is a carrion tensions being further exploited have been staked by the emergence of an al qaeda linked to holy war illustrate the assad regime pilots is just now going to and we see it happening and iraq neighboring iraq sectarian violence that is catastrophic and nobody is reporting on that the reporting on syria and they're not focusing on the potential problems that syria could lead into another iraq on the streets to an increasingly desperate population has called for help in whatever form it comes as long as it stops the violence is a little time for them to think about long and six carrying risks because many of them are worrying about daily survival anyone who. we are ready to hear to say

yes anyone over for this regime yes everyone is syria right now the split still largely remains a long list of color lines there's concern that as this increasingly bloody conflict continues it could turn into a sectarian one as well. damascus syria. but i still to come on the program a superpower games but internet and regime representatives meet discuss cooperation of the u.s. it's also trying to strike fear. in there who could have turned color around by this summer that's the prediction of russia's strong blame game between tehran and with escalates with allegations surrounding to come attacks on israeli embassies. yet another wave of credit rating downgrade has hit the e.u. with a blue these are the big three raises slashing the scores of italy spain for other

nations besides the block the neighbors direct a debt barrier around greece and its hopes that extreme austerity there will halt any possible contagion but as artie's greece reports it's a plan that already seems to be unraveling. system under siege m.p.'s drowned out the pleas of tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed within a short passing another round of unpopular cuts. the results proved incendiary. that uganda protests turned violent as protesters including fringe and a kiss clashed with police again leaving their mark on athens. today on this is the remnants of public anger but loss of the only thing that's been broken as it was passed increasingly unpopular austerity cuts will be left asking who can they trust

serve their interests the measures are very very tough part of the poor people especially and this is the reason that we feel. today i think more measures have been taken and they're it's not going to work and there will be another bill he clearly. and oh i hope for the best but i don't see it coming. under pressure from brussels berlin and the international monetary fund the greek government has cut more jobs to slash funding for the nation's pensions a minimum wage because our policy appears to mainly expose those was fundamental to crisis conditions is a mindset some feel is doomed to fail and they already have destroyed the whole generation of young people and their dreams they will destroy the structure of the stadium and we restructure off with whole country we know that it does impose a peace there that we have now signs that it is illegal or old news we cannot

continue like that because the ball is in the big government is following actually increases the good instead of finding a solution at the hearts of activists claims is their assertion that they've noticed their. he for the best part of five years now and that time taxes have risen incomes have fallen but the country's deficit only seems to grow and in this austerity cycle is something sought by an increasing number despite the turmoil the government wars that followed but what these are bad about our political system is the breakup of the right exactly grouping would be even more. going to come the only way out of this point is the default default is going to be very tough for us but there's going to be a better solution. for now relative calm as

a turn to the streets of athens smashed buildings have been patched up the signs of damage swept away and the simmering discontent hasn't really i was forced medicine appears to bring nothing but pain many are continuing their call for terms of treatment griefs r.t. athens. despite a greece passing its harshest austerity package yet there's no guarantee it will get more cash still has conditions to fulfilling the cuts to protect against a greek default but its national consultant and author agency says the country's knocked a vicious cycle. are bankers that stupid they always make the mistake of lending too much money and are governments very stupid wrong much more than they can pay back or insist is this part of our model we're like shylock's pound of meat and pay you a billion three of these sovereign there is literally used to control and it's so

sad to see the same sickening scene time and again protests taking to the streets they are repressed by the police who tear gas they throw stones somebody gets injured hundreds get into somebody's always ends up getting killed and i always figure that it's the poor people on the streets fighting the police who are also poor and i always wonder if there aren't cigar smoking bankers perched on the fiftieth floor boardrooms looking down at these scenes and just laughing at it all . well the troika of greek lenders are due to meet on wednesday to give the athens bailout their preliminary approval the final say however rests with the german parliament something that's not sitting well with max kaiser coming up in thirty g.m.t. a unique take on europe's debt crisis and because reports. greece approved tombstone austerity deal with troika so we see over and over there's a great deal there is not a great deal there's a great deal there's not

a great deal. there is a. german. workroom. your drive still the elegant marbles but the u.k. already stalled. the rival of the chinese vice president xi jinping in the u.s. comes after testing points and relations between the two economic giants he meets with his american counterpart joe biden today are expected to work on toys i think that's the backdrop of the u.s. military buildup in the asia pacific michael rosco defense analyst right around them school of international studies says the visit is a chance for china to share its. it is also very important here in chinese political political system it's a year where you'll see a generational shift in chinese political system. being basically represents the

fifth generations of new chinese leaders which will take the helm after. these here he's basically opposed to become mature general party secretary in october of this year and become china's future president and secondly he wants to give us a sneak preview of what he wants to basically show himself a little introduce himself to the u.s. now there's a very little information on what he was and what he's really worldview what he's world views are so i believe there will be tensions covered but most of all it will be very important how the new generations of leaders especially in the china will be able to manage their own domestic problems and how they will be able to communicate with the americans and vice versa. well the chinese vice president's visit has been used by u.s. activists in washington to try and further the cause of sanctions on iran a group of former national security advisor served him to support the western embargo on iran's all exports which china is now the biggest buyer from war on the

prolonged standoff surrounding iran where joins parties peter all of peter and i were hearing some reaction to the situation from the russian military are we what's being said well we've heard from the general chief of the general staff of the russian military nicholai him a card off he said that he believes that there could be an attack on iran by the west this summer now he's basing that claim on intelligence that's being gathered by russian intelligence services since the start of the arab spring last year so a year's worth of intelligence he's saying he believes that there could be an attack on iran by the west by the west it doesn't name one nation particularly just the west in general now this comes a day after two iran was accused by israel of planting bombs in both georgian and indian capitals targeting israeli diplomats now the bomb in the indian capital did explode injuring people and was only. five hundred meters away from the the

headquarters of the residence of. indian prime minister the police chief was able to be found and disabled now denies any involvement in this but this is just a part of an ongoing blame game between even terror and terror and accuses israel of a a two year plan to assassinate. iranian nuclear. scientists so this all continuing this i say a blame game between tel of eve and around over who is still not to whom. the hotties peter all about thank you for that. well to get more on the western governments approach towards iran r.t. talked to brian becker a member of the answer antiwar coalition here's a taste of what's coming up next the. u.s. says they're now carrying out regime change but in fact everyone who's watching knows there is the u.s. policy.