the terrorist plot to kill vladimir putin after the presidential election on sunday is prevented by moscow and kiev. yes to reform the syrian people overwhelmingly approved a new constitution but the e.u. is still stepping up the pressure of tough new sanctions on president assad's regime. iran's nuclear tells r.t. that his country's open to genuine u.n. inspections but accuses the i.a.e.a. of working for american and. cash rich byrne laid back said new rescue deal for greece despite worries that it won't be enough to save in the indebted country and growing calls for it to leave the eurozone to.

welcome you watching r.t. live from moscow with me kevin now in our top story at midnight a plot to kill vladimir putin after next sunday's presidential election has been stopped dead in its tracks in a joint operation between ukraine and russia the suspects caught red handed with explosives earlier this month turned out to be planning an assassination attempt jacob greaves is across the latest developments. it's already based on the patients there since speed was warm same as joe cool was of was actually a church of minutes and whose daughter we must find a number of very bloody terrorist attacks in russia scouser moscow or that he was paid in full support and orchestrating this assassination bid on the prime minister also according to confessions of one of those involved the fixer in fact spent some

time studying in the u.k. in a british university is in fact in london where he says he learned the arts of exposes and trained there now this is talk to authorities attention back in january that offer an x. then so explosion in an apartment in or dexter in the ukraine there far as his investigation situation put out the flames and when doing so they found a number explosives also out of that top containing information about this planned assassination bid probably savella me of hussein he's known for his role in the k.g.b. also heading up the f.s.b. russia's security service we certainly saw he was aware of the dangers involved on this show of leading our country but made all the more power and so is typically what he is serving as were president there attempts on his life for allegedly forces are covered mainly by foreign intelligence services including allies of those in azerbaijan iran and ukraine or when he's trying to visit other countries

no more that really puts his life in immediate danger it has to be stressed although when he does travel around russia and moscow has a substantial security entourage you see at least seven vehicles following him wherever he goes on the roads also traffic police usually look down the roads that he's traveling yards and of course this is all the more important becomes just before those presidential elections on the fourth watch jacob greaves our correspondent there in assassination plots aside from mr putin's gearing up for his presidential bid on sunday releasing his latest article at learning his vision of russia's future with a focus on foreign policy to the premier slammed u.s. efforts to promote regime change in the arab world. the recent events showed that the desire to impose democracy by force can and often does lead to opposite results leads to a rise in extremism which attempts to change the course of the country's development

and secure rule. and also referred moscow's refusal to back the u.s. led drive to pressure the syrian president to step down political list to me to babbitt says the kremlin simply wants the international community to adopt a more balanced approach to solving conflicts i think the whole article is not anti western. would you know obviously want to cooperate with western powers he's just don't hate people with certain actions or need to other western countries which as he proves in that article actually run counter the west interest itself. you know he wants the problem to be solved by the syrians themselves without outside involvement and i think that's a very good difficult path forward but it's the only possible one because we have some experience with civil wars in russia a civil war which is one by one side or another it's never a solution because the victors always day you would you venture on the vanquished.

he speaks about cold in the vulnerability of the united states seemingly it's a good concept you know why shouldn't some state be told lean vulnerable to security threats but he writes in his article that these stall doing vulnerability for the united states means total vulnerability for many others maybe for all of the others because then the united states would not only be the biggest power in the ward with their biggest amount of fire power but also it will be able to strike anyone it wants to strike in conflict toward syria the people have made their voices new constitution one massive support in sunday's referendum despite ongoing violence in some parts of the country. as the latest from damascus. nearly two thirds of all those eligible to vote in syria cast their ballots on sunday with eighty nine percent of them voting in favor of the new charter there's been many concerns before the referendum started on sunday about how the ballot may go on

amid bodies in the country how the vote in may go i had a particular troubled areas here in syria like in the besieged city all poems on this it to live north of the capital damascus syria interior minister has said that the violence is isolated to some particular areas within the cities as well the other areas it's quite calm there and there's been many polling stations that and people had the opportunity to come there and to vote to express their will kill suicide that they've been attempts to intimidate people there on the ground by gunmen they've been attempts to prevent people from voting and of course he has said look old those who wanted to vote in the referendum actually had the opportunity to do that but the fact is that fifty seven percent of all those eligible cast their ballots here in syria their sources meanwhile refused to provide a breakdown on how people voted in particular areas like for example in the city of

poso a label that are where the clashes between the opposition and this source is still continuing serial interior minister has provided the journalist with a kind of update on what's going on in the city of homes right now was the situation there he said the security forces are on the ground trying to take control of the city trying to fight with armed opposition forces and they will do that until it's all over and until we know on forces on the opposition forces left in the region or if national correspondent on the ground there in damascus will journalist and contributed to britain's guardian newspaper neil clark says the referendum results confirm he thinks the beginning of democracy in syria. it's a great day for democracy in syria and yet what's the reaction been of the western leaders well hillary clinton's denounced it as a cynical ploy. rest of the german minister he said that it the that it was a sham but in fact what is a sham is the west approach because it could because their reaction to this

referendum shows that they're not really keen on real democracy in syria it's the last thing they actually want but we've had opinion polls before the show and fifty five percent of syrians want president assad to stay have huge demonstrations in favor of president assad in damascus which have barely been reported in the western media the reality is that the majority of syrian support but for the west these are long people their views don't count and so we have this ludicrous position where we have the west which claims to be supporting democracy is discounting the views of the syrians despite the referendum in syria the european union is hitting damascus with its toughest set of sanctions yet they include more asset freezes against officials and a ban on importing precious metals and minerals from the country brussels correspondent reports. they did add additional seven government officials to that asset freeze and they also imposed sanctions on the assyrian central bank and another thing they added is banning any syrian cargo flights to out of any airports

. was the largest trading partner of syria accounted for about twenty percent of traits this is no small matter however it begs the question are the sanctions effective at all you had imposed asset freezes on about one hundred individuals in the past as well as thirty eight organizations as they. go around the country yet the conflict is still going on for about eleven months now it has it hasn't helped to resolve the crisis in the country nevertheless it seems like this will not be the last of the sanctions as the e.u. had stated today that it will continue its policy of imposing additional measures targeting the regime this adds to the statements already made by the u.s. and its allies they just on friday they had met in tunis the so-called friends of syria we can call this a coalition of the willing here about sixty countries including the u.s. as well as our states they had said that they want president bashar al assad to

step down and they also recognize the syrian national council as a legitimate force in the contrary now there are some countries such as saudi arabia qatar and to me zhawar even calling to arm the opposition groups in syria now it is also expected that they are going to recognize the s.n.c. as the legitimate force in the country now some observers would say that this. lead up to the libyan scenario with something that a countries like russia and china don't want to see france is also calling for support from the international community to prosecute some members of the government of syria for crimes against humanity so this is set to continue. russia has called on a rand provided short and says to the international community that its nuclear programs for peaceful purposes only but in return moscow says rights to uranium enrichment must be recognized. still bullshit is this it's very important for world

powers to confirm once around answers all the questions raised by the international atomic energy agency on its nuclear program that it will in turn have the right to peaceful uranium enrichment this is the same right exercised by other members of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. that statement comes after the un's atomic officials said they're unable to confirm whether iran has the ability to build nuclear weapons to run was criticized for its failure to cooperate with them during two with their recent visits to the country the western allies suspect the islamic state is building a nuclear bomb the countries under tough sanctions from the u.s. and the e.u. with israel also threatening military action that's something that iran's nuclear might put existing sensitive discussions about their program at risk alyeska so today also told r.t. that they're open to genuine nuclear inspectors but not as he put it the american agencies they represent. we are warning that couple of countries including the united states is trying to run the agency so that they can dictate from washington

what vienna should do and that is why we don't not permit such a thing to occur and that is the whole issue that the agency as a professional technical organization should do its work and that is why you see they make me so many noses here and they do not let the agency to do its work and that is why we want expect all countries including russia and others and i'm very pleased that last meeting in fact russia and china ambassadors along with a hundred countries of none and i movement all together questioned what had to happen in fact namely the least of confidential information that that we needed mobilization of member states to prevent something happening in vienna which did you raise this agency from is actually that is what we need but i went on. to see that i spoke at length with our bus the sultan

a repeat in that interview in full in about ten minutes time here r.t. . earlier it came to light that israel might have already destroyed or a new nuclear sites in the preparations for a military attack on a well and there were millions of e-mails allegedly hacked from the u.s. intelligence firm struck for by the anonymous group our correspondent laura smith reports from london e-mail that wiki leaks has obtained from strike force secret files says that all iranian nuclear infrastructure has already be already being taken out they say that israeli commando forces and in conjunction with kurdish rebels already destroyed all of iran's nuclear infrastructure on the ground and i quote some weeks ago israeli sources said in this in this string of e-mails that wiki leaks has released said the current let's bomb iran campaign was just sort of way it was ordered by e.u. leaders to distract from the current financial problems that the e.u. countries are facing domestically now there is evidence that these e-mails were

hacked from struck for by anonymous the major group of hackers of them past allegedly to wiki leaks in that way but it should be said and wiki leaks says this so that it is generally great information that comes from instruct for there is no response on this information from iran or israel so far but we should watch in the come in the coming days because wiki leaks is going to release more of these five million emails as wiki leaks itself and various media organizations pick through the details of them. lauren met in london for us now the big story tonight german lawmakers have approved a new rescue package for greece this despite worries that athens will need even more cash in the future and suggestions from germany's interior minister that it's time greece left the eurozone altogether the one hundred thirty billion euro bailout was agreed in principle last week after months of tense discussions between eurozone leaders germany as europe's richest economy has to contribute the majority

towards it but there's a sense of unease in there but it'll have to keep coughing up cash to prevent a future greek default well it's the second bailout in a little over eighteen months to try and ensure athens can pay its debt is for the time being financial writer peter build in berlin believes that endless bailouts are no medicine for the ailing greek economy. people of course talking about the probable need for a lot and america has solved the chancellor she is not guaranteeing anything as a result of his bailout you saying i can't guarantee it we hope that it's going to work because the opposition are saying you know it's her own policy her own lack of drive or lack of leadership that has left europe in this position people don't deny here that of course greece shouldn't have been invited to join to adopt the euro when it did because it certainly didn't meet the criteria and nobody denies that probably greece would be better out of the euro than in it that is the issue is how

do you get from with whom to outside. dramatic pictures coming up next two bodies recovered from a collapsed nine story apartment block in southern russia are a dozen others were wounded with a similar number still buried under the rubble well these are the latest shots we've got the blast first took down the lower section of the building an ass truck and then as people rushed to help the up a six story is collapse to a natural gas explosion is thought to be the cause of the tragedy but investigators are also looking into claims that it was caused by one of the residents attempting to commit suicide the rescue teams and medics are working at the scene. taking you around the world for more news in brief a suicide car bomb attack in afghanistan is left nine dead and several others wounded the blast happened to jalalabad airport in the eastern part of the country the taliban's claimed responsibility for the attack saying it was in revenge for the burning of korans at the u.s. military base last week days of deadly protests over the burning of erupted across

the country leading to the deaths of more than thirty people. remote control bomb blast a mass political rally has left at least seven dead and two dozen wounded in northwest pakistan the motorcycle device went off outside a gathering of the region's ruling or one the national party attended by thousands at the time provinces in an increase in attacks recently and it's home to major military installations to. a train carrying around seventy five people to rail in canada three railroad employees were killed in the accident dozens of passengers were injured when carriages came off the tracks when they were traveling from the falls to toronto investigators say they've now recovered the train's black box data recorder which they're hoping will help them establish how the development happened . show business news the silent film the artist stole the show at the academy awards taking home five prizes including best picture and best actor it is the first silent movie to win since the very first oscar ceremony back in one thousand

twenty nine and there she is meryl streep's prepared be a best actress award for her portrayal of former british prime minister margaret thatcher in the iron lady well martin scorsese's prison adventure hugo also claimed five awards in the technical categories. ukraine's preparing for political turbulence after one of the leading lights of the country's orange revolution was convicted of embezzling state farm's former interior minister your because no been sentenced to four years in prison. reports from kiev. his speeches once ignited thousands of hearts during the two thousand and four orange revolution where your real center was one of the driving forces now all no less inflammatory rhetoric from ukraine's former interior minister is heard from behind bars. president yannick which is gang fight against corruption that's lawful they are corrupt through and through that's why they orchestrated this case against me which has nothing to do with criminal law only with their desire to get

rid of political rivals from unlawful distribution of high police jobs in the interior ministry to using state money to buy influence for his personal driver the charges against will sound cool landed him of four year prison term and the confiscation of all his property his trial has lasted for more than a year during which would send went on a hunger strike several. times is drawing clear parallels with that of ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko currently serving seven years in prison for abuse of power in both trials loud protests of support were ever present and say experts such strong public outcry has seriously changed the country's political landscape. the ruling party's reading drop below you'll to mission calls party the public doesn't approve of persecution and that's what i'm ashamed was reading is two to three times higher now even higher than that of president you know. the ruling elite unwillingly made let's go and to mission symbols of

a struggle against themselves and any political force can now use these symbols to gain votes. just like his caseload sank us korea had also been filled with controversy from fistfights with keef's mayor to being detained in frankfurt airport for a drunken brawl that along with doubtful decisions during his ministerial work makes the ruling party believe he is guilty then why you know my unit he didn't have enough education and law for this job that's why he made many mistakes for instance he wants bragged of issuing a speeding fine to the president's son he had no right to do that as only traffic police could and it was a violation if a person is in the wrong place he makes mistakes and one needs to pay for his mistakes. those defined said weeks ago that whatever the verdict they would file a lawsuit with the european court of human rights is expected to review his case on april seventeenth combined with a continuous global criticism of the tymoshenko trial this could put even more

strain on t.v. ruling elite the opposition has been picketing central kiev ever since june last year and tomasz angles daughter says that the protests will not die down even when the euro twenty twelve football championship comes to ukraine so the case will definitely add more spice to what is expected to be a rather turbulent year for the ukrainian politics look serious ascii r.t. reporting from kiev in ukraine we're following up one of our top stories this hour the u.n. nuclear inspectors latest visit to iran has left them still of the mind the country is not cooperating anough over its atomic program the report says the radium in richmond is increasing that is in line with what iran says it's doing for the last few hours the country's i am void gave me his country's perspective and it's coming up next.

thanks ever so much being with us much appreciated the i.a.e.a. statement is it appears to be very clear iran has failed to cooperate could you tell us why that is sure at this stage isn't it in iran's best interest to cooperate and resolve the issue if it really doesn't seek nuclear weapons. well i want to first with your permission to explain that the report is not really having anything apart from before what they have said it namely referring to cooperation is in fact the reference to the additional reporter call or some others

or suspension which we are not of course going to follow because of the resolutions which we do not have any legal basis but since last time according to d.c. board you can see clearly that all nuclear activities including enrichment are under the for scope safeguard of i.a.e.a. and each paragraph you see at least more than ten parts of this report which is clear indication the resolve of the inspection is consistent with the declaration of iran the only thing is also new is about a detour around of negotiation that we had in tehran and has reported that we have had intensive discussions the only thing that it is somehow a pity. reflection not correctly is about the access to military side parching as you have noticed and i have explanation for it if you permit me i

will try if i what was the reality please do so that's exactly the question is going to ask you next if if nothing sinister is going on why was the inspectors denied access on two occasions why have you said no first. as it is in there the poor this was not inspected the group were not is spector's as per se they were the high officers of the agency from the legal political and technical departments coming to discuss about mortality and framework for our future work apart from normally specs and of course. regarding door sort of allegations so-called possible military dimension which was reflected in the last report of the g in the annex of the report therefore the aim and the mandate of this meeting around the in tehran was not. for

a visit to any place we were supposed to negotiate on a framework in order to have. how to proceed from now on and system or ality was not conclude there therefore the access of the places which ease in their mortality could not be and of course will be implemented after them or their ladies gogu they're ok. here so i hear what you say it sounds very complicated there's a new show here but in the spirit of openness why didn't you let these guys in my phrases like that very wary would question their thing is that part that they have requests and of course these requests as i said it's already in the draft the last draft which i've been working after two rounds of discussion therefore the name of the party known or the activities which are related to allegations are

there and we receive all we have already accepted that when the text is concluded then we get we will take the steps there should be a more ality a framework a term of reference that what they exactly they are looking for they have to provide the documents and exactly where they want they have the it is not the enough it is not good for the credibility of each com they say i apologize he forgot to go to and their place last time we told them that they can choose anywhere in the site and they chose it and therefore my director general when i was with him in fact at the evening after two times of visit he said and declared that there. marching is part of the story now how come they're just requesting again and still we said that we are going to make another for next ability let's conclude this framework and less exactly know what are the questions and we are going to do it therefore we are not ruling out we are not ruling out access to military sites

including parts the americans are just trying to make these kind of fabricated information to keep this file open as you notice they call their so-called laptop american laptop coming out from iran and when we asked to have a copy of the material and mr el baradei former director general insisted that they should give these material to iran but they didn't permit and mr bradley harshly criticize us not permitting secretariat to do its job that is why we are now was not able to solve the problem because agency has not delivered until now that i'm talking to you any documents to iran in order that they will work together in a professional substantial way is this is a stumbling block is there a danger on past. you're inside the yourself you know its workings there is there a danger you think the organization might fall victim to a nation is

a jet and any one nation's agenda there is no doubt about it that is what we are resisting and we are mobilizing all a member states particularly the nonaligned movement. almost without any interruption have supported iran because of this principle as you mentioned we are warning that couple of currencies including united states are trying to rhonda agency so that they can dictate from washington what vienna should do and that is why we don't not permit such a thing to occur and that is the whole issue that the agency as a professional technical organization should do its work and that is why you see they make me so many noses here and. then they do not let the agency to do its war impossible and that is why we want expect all countries including russia and others and i'm very proud please that last meeting in fact russia and china in bass of those along with a hundred counties of known and i movement poll together questioned what had to

happen in fact namely the elise of confidential information that we need the mobilization of member states to prevent something happening in vienna which did give way these agency from me says actually that is what mean the. world to. me its technology innovation all the news developments.