politically. as we said in the bill that the great says it has been planned in some ways because it was seen as being a little slow as the market was rolling to the new demands all the population and potentially these articles that could be seen in some ways as a response to that. the prime minister laying out what he says the features of the country in the next decade oh say. going to putin's article in full on our website archie dot com while you're there check out some other news we've lined up for you . looking into fascism u.s. presidential candidate ron paul warns america is on a dangerous path with its broken government ruled by corporate giants. and high tech sun cannons on barnyard russian ports the country is planning to buy the state of the art weapons to fight underwater terrorists all the details at r.t. dot com. and now to some other news stories from around the world south

korea households live fire military drills on islands near its disputed maritime border with the north despite the threats of retaliation from the country does not appear to have reacted so far in two thousand and ten north korea responded to similar drills from its neighbor with an artillery attack that killed four people and raised fears of a wider conflict the tension comes two months after the death of north korean leader kim jong il. riots in senegal have intensified days before the country's current presidential vote. cars a blaze and heated roads as police fired back with yes. and with at least six people died in the violence since the unrest started last month protesters demand president of the law one day withdrawals his bid for a third term in office as it contradicts the constitution he says the decision should not apply to us the to. unlimited was put in place while this in office.

go pastor and former east german human rights activist looks a show and to be germany's next president he has the backing of translator angular merkel and all political parties as a replacement for question what he was forced to quit last week over corruption allegations merkel had opposed to a bid for the presidency in two thousand and ten in favor of well. a senior pakistani cleric with ties to the taliban in afghanistan says president hamid karzai has asked him to help mediate talks with insurgents karzai is trying to contact the taliban in the neighboring country but his efforts to secure the help of pakistan civilian and military leaders have apparently failed so far artie's military contributor says it's washington that should be negotiating with islam about one of the main challenges for the afghan president during his visit to pakistan was how to pursue parakeets stand in military and civilian leadership

to mend their ways and to shew poort the negotiation process between the united states government and the taliban however despite their best intentions in cobol and washington d.c. their whole form of all of negotiating with taliban was doomed from the beginning to do the right thing the right way the united states has to told directly to islam or but only after the successful conclusion of this negotiation only if they do they have a chance to competition in a positive development in rick installing peace and security both you know afghanistan and across the border. a little later we'll be joining our

intrepid explorer james brown as he goes native while traveling across russia. i. mean we're traveling. just. the latest edition of discovering russia is coming your way in just about

seven minutes next though it's the business update with dimitri. thank you karen oil prices a virgin to the highest levels and nine months after iran halted crude exports to the u.k. and france on sunday the move follows the european union's decision to stop buying and rainy and oil starting in july the west hopes to persuade iran to curb its nuclear program now brant is trading at almost one hundred twenty one dollars per barrel have the gains for the w c i also which is currently trading at just over one hundred five experts don't expect crude prices to climb a much higher as they say rainy and risks for the most part have already been priced in this by the surgeon prices analysts say iran's decision is more of a symbolic act even so over the scale from the north capital expects the issue to keep prices high for months to come. particular story has been taking

a lot longer than one should expect and i expect it can last for another several months during which the oil will be a normally high. but i am pretty sure that as soon as this will be the result one way or another of the oil will normalize what is the normal prices for oil definitely for w. each should be below one hundred dollars per barrel because otherwise the price for . a regular unleaded will be more than four dollars a gallon which is kind of disastrous in the year or their presidential campaign whatever is higher than that i consider is a normal level but we. definitely experience that in the months to come. meanwhile iran is turning to barter as it offers gold and oil in return for food

economic sanctions by the united states and europe make it difficult for iran to pay for imports in euro's and in dollars radium traders are in talks with russia also over using rubles to pay for grain over the past two weeks around bought more than another one one million tons of grain from russia a significant increase on the last year. we were over to financial markets this hour and europe is quite a bit still is this french finance minister said all elements are now in place for greece to get its next to bailout a lot meant. a point eight percent of x. a one and a half percent this hour also things are looking pretty rosy in russia where the earth years is up more than one percent m i six point six percent not that much of a change from last year as you majors still gaining momentum thanks to the higher crude prices where we've been talking about earlier in the program gazprom a point seven percent financials are also strong is burbank almost one. percentile

but the outstanding game is the russia's biggest be a brew a bowl ticker that's the news its parent company calls burke will buy the remaining twenty percent say in baltic with a premium to be among the price of. the euro meanwhile seeing some gains versus the dollar that's in hopes the european leaders would sign off on greece's the second bailout package and also on the fact that china is among three easing occurred over the weekend and the russian ruble strengthening versus the top. foreign investors are eyeing russia's regions as according to key will be three of the head of the country's direct investment fund speaking as an economic forum in siberia he told business l.t. about the main attractions for foreign money in russia as a response of the interest of logistics area that's very important there is quite a bit of interest in the infrastructure and those are very specific projects so for

example airport infrastructure is very interesting and with careful now a trip upon which is one of the largest investor some airports worldwide we tailor investments and we invest with those investors into areas in the industries agenda stand well and therefore they can do a good analysis of the project and their value to it going forward. cash strapped ukraine may get yet another discount for russian gas the engine ministry in moscow is a calling for resumption of negotiations that follows a decision by gas from last week's a cup prices for european customers by ten percent moxy much more from u.b.s. believes the russian gas monopoly will have to offer more concessions if it wants to remain competitive. insulated the body season because you have to somehow. sustain your market share in the environment. and be said to have so cheaper and more flexible as you can provide so then you should be out of this situation at

least ten percent of it just covers pretty percent of the total exports of i guess what do you the question was eighty percent that he made so then potentially this ten percent is what gets them is really to provide to you to put away to other customers to the biggest customer that's all for now we'll be back next hour in the fifty five minutes to bring it up they do say without even the headlines with carol . wealthy british style. is not on the time.

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lines russia would be so much brighter if you knew about someone from phones to impressions. who for instance on t.v. don't come. karen taraji with a look at this week's top headlines chinese state media says the u.s. and nato countries support of syria's opposition fighters is driving the nation into an all out civil war beijing and moscow are calling for a political settlement in the country with a top chinese diplomat recently visiting damascus. greece's creditors debate whether it will sink or swim as they decide on the next one hundred thirty billion euro bailout athens has met all demands to secure it as the population population

rages against the new cuts. and london and washington morning israel against attacking iran to nuclear sites urging for time to let sanctions do their job currently being visited by u.n. inspectors and insists its atomic program is a peaceful. next we explore a museum of classic cars and join a traditional russian community celebrating the coming of spring a journey to me is up next. for almost eight hundred years news has stood along the banks of the volga rivers and it's one of european russia's most picturesque cities is the fourth largest in the country an important economic and cultural center and home to one point three million people. steadily one of the better waterfront views of nice

name you can see where the river meets the volga and also take a good look at the city's famous market and some of its churches. streets are filled with echoes of its past from the statues that line the promenade to the city's beautiful range of architecture but it's also home to a modern business community and one of the biggest markets here is transport. so this is a must for many of the everywhere in russia cheap reliable and if you're very lucky really comfy. and seventy percent of them are made. and they're made by guys one of the city's most famous brands they've been producing automobiles since the one nine hundred thirty s. and all the classics are on display in the company music. so you can see that used

to produce some pretty snazzy family vehicles including the famous boulder which every soviet citizen wanted to own but it's commercial vehicles that have always been the company's. thirty two this very first thing that rolled off the production line. the guy has a. they still make trucks today. of course alongside the mission because. gas is seen some tough times but production is now on the increase and it's all overseen by swedish c.e.o. poem dissen who previously worked for general motors for more than twenty years.

and see what the grab among the faithful smith is. like scuse me strengthen james brown the company thank you very much for how it's i have you got a minute to tell us your got up and went off the. i've been looking at the museum so you can already see there's a long history with sweetness and you know the road on gas how important do you think this factory and company offer the city begins extremely important i mean first next year we're turning eighteen year. cycle only to go through been anything noble old love the seventy five without the whole nation building we have three plants here of three complexes is a lot just business three thousand hectares of land. and there's fifteen thousand employees are expecting a busy time ahead that churning out one of the most popular mini buses the gas

micro bus on this line and each component is fitted in a matter of seconds they each cost around fourteen thousand dollars and they can produce four hundred every day. then once the puzzles been put together there's just a few final checks to take care of. sort of the last test that they do. make so in stock cars waterproof see. with my fingers firmly crossed we enter the college. ok as you can see i was prepared for the spots i can safely say these are very good job. but dr. point tour of gas was almost over but unfortunately my new minibus wasn't taking me home but at least in a commercial vehicles company you can always hitch a lift and something. once started with a very modern factory but now i want to get

a feel from this nice cultural life well you might not think it's a look around here but when it is almost over there's a few buds up here on the trees i'll always come to this whole village to have a look at a very traditional. rite of spring new right. to be lights on your feet for the celebration. of the wrong season discuss. this because. sadly my tank spills on. much of the break to join only to find out a little more about what was going on. for. some time. too old for those who have previously who don't know so what's going on here then

there is a bit of marrow making going on here spring has come the snow is melting away and you call them swift edition but it's a festive occasion. and it's been celebrated for well over a century mothers would bake shaped biscuits and when everyone how to treat it was time for the procession. everybody sings and books around the village leaving a biscuit on the door of every house. the idea of putting these little birds here is that they're supposed to attract the real you'll then fly down and bring spring with. the nesting locks were regarded as a good omen meant to protect the villages homes from fire and disease and finally when the biscuits are thrown into the air it's believed they become part of spring

itself. but if you're taking part in this ritual you might want to keep an eye on your new friends. the way so far no got some spring inside. and this snow is also supposed to be good for your health. always go right down my neck. now the spring had officially sprung i was eager to continue my sightseeing and all got pointed me in the direction of one of the area's most popular tourist spots this has got to get it literally means little town in russian and it's one of the most picturesque places in the newsmen of growed region originally though it was founded as a front here outpost and it's the place where the most famous russian warrior principal time i was on the nevski died. over the

centuries gora jets gained an enviable reputation renowned for its painting architecture and woodwork and down by the riverside there's a house where the old arts are still practiced nowadays the artists make souvenirs and entertain the hundreds of visitors who pass through here every week. well i think. these guys tackle the brushwork today but i'm still going to take on something birch additional and very russian but it's much more up my street. burst back in the day having a couple was a very elaborate affair in all my time in russia i'd never had tea from a some of our and i was garrett jets post the largest exhibition in the country it seemed like a good place to break the habit there are some of us here that date back to the seventeenth century from single person pots to ones that can hold more than fifty liters of water but always talking really was making me thirsty.

but i've got to have a drink so. let's go ok. but there was still some serious preparations to take care of. there's a good. getting the sum of all going takes time out of your water you need to put in plenty of kindling lighting up. more on the charcoal gel now we give it some air. you often only way you. can put on the chimney. and now we wait. it was pretty cold outside and i was getting a little impatient yes i mean it's long. ok let's take this off ok now i'm lost for each. to get on top but apparently the

russians had an ingenious method to turn up the heat you just needed to give it a good showing ok that's. what. i. thought point of. but i have it doesn't taste of. going to be very tasty and i've heard of. the wellington. boots did the job admirably and with all some of our steaming we headed into the dining room to be greeted by a fantastic spread. through all that effort i think this is a cup or the deserves a bit of ceremony and they definitely do afternoon tea here and there are deaths. it was a very civilized way to end my trip together and yet but sadly i haven't come to

the news me region for tea and cakes. the time for relaxation was over ok well it wouldn't be discovering russia show if i didn't do something bizarre and potentially dangerous outdoors so i've come here to a place called extreme land to see what they've got. it set in several hectares of land around an hour's drive from but they promise it's worth the trip ok well this looks interesting it seems that one of the most popular activities here involves inflatable fruit going very fast so i need to cry out i think if i fall off the extreme but on. this is

a put. your. hand attached to another snowmobile but was given a tour of the complex. even gripping on for dear life one save you on the stage. so this is going to. take two. zero. zero zero to several more crashes and might be around a rest but here is extreme they make you put up or shut up. those who are still. growing. so i thought i was going to break his attorney it's time. to show that a little bit more intense.

but have no idea what i'm going royce. people with this royal. it seems that if i wanted my lumps i was going to have to fight for my food and he's a watching a celebrity gladiator programmes would eventually come in handy. maybe launch filled cubes but believe me you still want to get smacked in the wrong place for. the bottle went back and forth on you in the end brain even highly tactical assault on the red team would seem very. well. it's. important. that they can be quite a come down once the adrenaline ways off. who

ever thought inflatable things could be so dangerous. in this case of ducking when our good boy. i had suffered enough for one day and i was ready to head back to the safety of the city it was time to explore more of ground itself i just needed to find someone to give me her around. oh i see. it's all designed to keep you closed in your. world as a prison. you know you leave somebody in there for a couple hours like that in a stress positions. you have this fear of the unknown in this stress sort of

building and. i've seen interrogations go on ten twelve hours they chose songs i remember from marilyn manson. slayer the two songs would be angel of death and raining blood to me those are more coming up here into iraq into baghdad. johnny poor little body sort of for just a rock n roll band is fitting for the job we're doing. leave.

plenty of the outskirts of. but it was time to get out and take a proper look at the region's capital. it's always good to get a bit of local knowledge on these trips so i'm off to meet a man who's going to help me get to know this you know good a little bit better. soon sorry david nice to meet you sir you show me a little bit of news me i want to shows will force the crime of bad taste of winter .