jubilant scenes of celebration as well as protests in wins russia's presidential race but arrests after a rally in moscow. warmongering rhetoric against a mass chris intensifies as a senior u.s. lawmaker calls for airstrikes against syria we have another report on the political situation on the ground also. when it comes to preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon i will take no options off the table president obama promises his support to a pro israeli lobby in washington refusing to rule out the option of force against iran she's rael has been threatening.

international news in comments twenty four hours a day this is out. but a presidential victory has sent tens of thousands of russians on to the streets to celebrate and protest against the outcome of the effect of thousands rallied in the center of moscow for fair elections but police said two hundred fifty were arrested some refused orders to disperse after the demonstration was due to end well it's now talk to alexey airships to for more about. well tell us more about what happened. well first of all this was not the biggest opposition rally we have seen in the last three or four months in russia but still from fourteen to twenty thousand people gathered it was because it's about two kilometers from where i'm standing right now in front of the kremlin and basic. the everyone in the crowd we

had the feeling that they were they realize that. was it tory a stand w. had any doubt that he would win this election still they were there to protest against the prime minister with some opposition figures talking from the stage to the crowd including thirty placed candid in the presidential election of the russian tycoon who was also there to voice his opinion the rally was pretty peaceful until one of the opposition politicians demanded that she be he would stay at the square until putin resigned some of the people pulled him only several hundred people the rest were actually leaving the square and several hundred people stayed there organizing a sitting protest in a fountain in the middle of the square we understand that the right police asked them to disperse to leave the square because the sanction time they had allowed for this rally was running out the rally was officially over by then the people refused to leave then the police had to forcibly remove them from the square and we

understand that all in all two hundred fifty people were detained in during this dispersal we understand also that all of them were later released and had to pay a small fine for violating the regulations which concerned of the mass rally which was sanctioned by the authorities the put a lot of those who are happy that one also went out onto the streets didn't they have got played out. much peaceful indeed there were different scenes here admonition a square where i'm standing right now last night with fifty thousand to forty supporters gathering here to support their leader to congratulate him with a victory this was not a political write it all this was more like a celebration party with many stars performing from the stage and the same scenes we witnessed twenty four hours before that on sunday when all the polling stations close. and when the prime minister the president elect himself came here and

congratulated the crowd thanked them for their support in a very emotional manner so this is this was certainly the big time for the prime minister and for those who've been supporting them and alexei one about the other candidate seven hundred eighty eight the outcome of that. but most of them had no objections against the result of the election three of the four candidates turned up at the meeting which was initiated by the president elect and had a long conversation with him on how the future will will will be conducted in russia poll except you know he got off of the leader of the communist party who refused to acknowledge the result of the election that's why he didn't turn up at this meeting in fact organizing a little rally of around three hundred three hundred people in central moscow freezone now we understand that one of the most important aspects of this meeting between the other candidates and blood even put it was that putin actually approved

of me idea to initiate his own political movement to start his own political party and said that the united russia party and him personally will cooperate with and his future political movement now obviously the bundy's events showed once again how diverse the russian opposition is that it has two faces on the one hand we have at the results of the elections who is. basically has no objections against the fact that like even fortune will be russia's president for the next six years and on the other hand we have some of the opposition more radical was like an exchange ighly the famous blogger who openly supports the escalation of the conflict and the mounting public protest in moscow and i might be getting a chill but did the report to show more in depth what the face of the current opposition in russia is like. you liking there are two types of post-election right . release those by the winner and less jubilant ones by the defeated opposition but

if you look closely at russia's political scene these days you'll see how sharply the opposition itself was bullied into two ranks. the vertical of power in our country develops well within the civil society initiated from below concrete those on top and there's no political vision here's the official opposition defeated candidates meeting with the winner in his residence the morning after the vote criticizing the kremlin and here's what may seem similar but in fact a very different rattray from the unofficial street opposition yes. yes you are. hearing from their own words. unlike the newly risen political star mihail proper of rights activist and blogger alexander now by laith hasn't spent two and a half million dollars on his campaign and he never ran for presidency but thanks

to his active love and the massive coverage of his calls for a revolution by the western and russian media he rose to an unofficial opposition leader almost overnight. something. activists from the street opposition condemned sunday's ballot even before the first both was costs. these presidential elections are illegitimate and the person who comes to power whoever it is even if it's not booted will be illegitimate in any case. to graduates stuff for a venue to rally the opposition and fighting it out between each other in city hall for a group of colleagues say now by link one they might have had russia's most liberal square in the center of moscow to protest but the question still very much alive is does the new street opposition know how to. square the circle the large feeds the

rally food that liberal values to the test to what extent will they be the law. police are saying this but i calling you to steal could translate to sneak here within our city and we can do whatever we want we're not leaving we're not leaving an hour after the sanction rally was supposed to wrap up some leaders were calling on people to put up ten cents occupy the square every chill muscovites are already well familiar with polo to police a sporting protest as to the matter o. arresting the most resilient ones refuse to leave among them now by. almost everyone nice days once changes almost no one wants a revolution but there is a minority who are making this a revolution however i don't think they'll manage to break open in the russian state. police report that monday's protest rally gathered around fourteen thousand people on pushkin square that's less than in the rallies in december when up to

seventy thousand to to the streets following the parliamentary boat many explain the dwindling numbers as a reflection all but the communist candidate acknowledged the results of the vote a clear sign that the changing political landscape in russia has little room for revolution race it's still a grandchild on our t.v. scale. current affairs journalist richard spencer says russia has much more diversity in its opposition and america does. i think there's a lot more healthy opposition in russia and there is the united states at least from what i can see you know i mean the united states that you again you'll have some a lot of arguments of left and right about some hot button issues and things like that but i don't think there's really the diversity to use the word that so popular in america in america that you find in russia in russia you have all sorts of parties you have

a communist party you've ruled kind of pro-capitalist liberal party you have nationalist parties you don't get really anything like that united states we have in many ways a. maybe you could say a myopic or a prevention or a really narrow structure of opinion a united states there actually seems to be other perspectives in the russian national political debate that are simply absent. but i think there putin's a trip was widely expected not only in russia but internationally to the american media was keen to report an edge of voting fraud even before the ballot itself and our correspondent in washington. tells us that the reaction across the atlantic to the decision made by the russian people. even before the election the american ideas were applied to believe that the presidential vote in russia had to be a fraud is this one going to be what we in the west would call a free and fair election. it seems a highly unlikely there will be a free and fair election in our sense of the term and that is washes made their

choice or we knew of the results of russia's presidential election therefore a single vote was cast the unequivocal view of these international observers is that this was not a genuinely fair democratic contest that meets international standards. let me put three was confirmed not just by the vote results but even before that i need your opinion polls as well the focus of some media on rampant fraud or stolen elections seems to leak out of the. he should the vast majority of russian voters would be choose their next president if you look at how western let's look at russian opinion there's a tendency to ignore inconvenient opinion so support for putin is ignored which is genuine i don't know if it's quite as overwhelming again as the election result might make but it's is large and sincere i think it's easy for westerners to ignore opinions like that because they don't really fit in the narrative very easily and

there was an unprecedented monitoring of the elections in russia with cameras saying all polling stations and almost a million washes volunteered to observe the vote certain violations have been reported they are being investigated to question some ask is why would it seem trying to rig the vote when opinion polls before the elections clearly indicated that he had sixty plus percent support it's very possible to put himself in order any of this stuff but there are supporters or people is a long tradition in russian. culture and history of people underlings trying to please people further up the chain of command so it's perfectly plausible that people look you know magistrates or governors people in charge a specific regions they want to impress people for the bomb by demonstrating how strong support for putin was in their area so without the necessity of any input from the center people can take decisions on their own that they do in order to please their bosses unlike the media or the reaction of the white house to the

russian elections was more reserved think congratulated the russian people with their elections and said washington looks forward to working with the president elect and urged the russian government to looking for the reports of violations when it comes to the media coverage here it's not just about reporting on certain irregularities which absolutely should be covered but when perception is being created a whole vote was a fraud no matter what the majority of russians say and he casts a shadow not just on the future president but also on those who wrote it for him i'm going to take our reporting from washington r.p. . well while the presidential election is a serious issue there's always room for some fun as you can see next. secret look at some unconventional moments at polling stations filmed by web cameras were intended to monitor the voting process which captured in the besides.

senator john mccain has called for airstrikes in a military campaign against syria the first u.s. lawmaker to do so the statement comes as international pressure on president assad increases sanctions imposed on the regime. red cross aid has reached parts of the city of homs where civilians according to my government forces and opposition parties driven ocean is following developments for us. former presidential candidate john mccain has become the first senator to publicly call for a u.s. led military strike on syria to and eleven months long conflict here in the country copies of mccain's speech have him telling the senate that serious crisis has reached a decisive moment and the only realistic scenario to preserve innocent lives is with military air power we are also hearing from the free syrian army here on the ground that it's waiting for more for a reference to arrive earlier if confirmed if received weapons an anti aircraft

missiles from u.s. and french sources meanwhile the regional media reports that more french officers have been detained in the city of homs that's become a center of the conflict between the authorities and the opposition here in syria and they're now being held again everyone hospital that we've been receiving information earlier that more than one hundred french paratroopers have been detained in the city of homs on the ground political efforts to find a way out of this conflict are in full swing. the need for democratic change pushed the syrian people to the streets last march a year on pro-democracy slogans and mostly forgotten and political reforms passed almost unnoticed wrongly. claims a member of the baath party who is almost fifty year rule was ended by the country's newly implemented constitution he believes syria is going through a historic transformation. the country's billons like a nation for

a long time the multi-party system will finally pave the way to competition development and in this new syria for all opposition and those who are angry with the course it's a fake. hundred percent fake talk we do not trust our people damascus better. believe what ever he promised us we tried that too many years ago and too many times and he's never be an artist but not all opposition members are so skeptical some have decided to take it there and draw on the parliamentary race ninety days before the elections at least six new parties appeared their names reflect society's vital need and the party's aspirations for had democratic entitle for either national or solidarity the islands our party is just four weeks old its members say the hardest

thing will be to dissuade people to actually vote but they believe the ice has broken. finally the dog was closed for so many years is open and we should use it and activate the political will look of yoga has the skeptics main concern is that this noble impulse could not come but there was a time no one in syria will separate table with the regime why killing is still growing in streets and bombing is still going in the cities but suffer are taught from other parts of believes the reforms could be an important tool in finding a solution to the country's protective crises and. i can describe the situation is painful and we can resolve it together our party is preparing documents for the president and we call on all parties to scarborough what a military solution in foreign countries interference will only make things worse we should know and to be and we should start assigning now and your constitution is

the latest in the package of reforms that also include is lifting of emergency laws and the release of political prisoners about the husband he says these changes could be a double edged sword making the country stronger. also on the ripple to foreign influence. there are people and their salaries are in dollars real's adama's they want to destroy the country they don't want changes we know he can have no changes to happen they have to spoil reformation and we should stand still to resist it that's maybe disappears of change at home and just as powerful the syrian parliament has seen many changes in its near century old history of this building used to be home to many political parties but in the last fifty years the political life within these walls hasn't been all the colorful with a total dominance of the ba'ath party the democratic changes the uprising brought iran are expected to modify the political landscape in syria but the same

transformations are yet to come in people's minds and this is something which will take a lot longer duration teen to moscow's syria well liberal campaigner jacob hornberger thinks that mccain is seeking regime change in syria to install leadership loyal to the u.s. the standard neo conservative mindset of foreign intervention involving the us government in the affairs of other countries in this case it happens to be another weekend change operation obviously with the intent of ousting this dictator from power and order and install a us approved dictator obviously the us government had no roads are great at all utilizing this theory and dictatorship but for five reason of it. until all of this the tide changes and people and they say well now we've got a chance to oust this guy let's start intervening people sympathize with the syrian

people nobody likes people suffering under a dictatorship but the us government needs to butt out this is a this is a case that should be resolved only by the syrian people. but web site r.t. dot com is packed full of news not a says ny catching videos here's a taste of what so like a moment a multi billion dollar the deal between moscow and beijing could be in jeopardy as china is reluctant to promise to stop copying russian fighter jets. and who let the dog vote. is the u.s. state of new mexico were. just invented. the full story that. barack obama has told a pro israeli conference in washington that america will not hesitate to use force to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons and israel has been pushing for military action against the islamic republic and the u.s. president did stress the need for a diplomatic solution his voice on the issue might be the most powerful. this one

reports. it's an annual tradition more than thirteen thousand people gathering in the nation's capital at the american israel public affairs committee annual conference because people from all over the country a few common revitalise their approach it is very important the united states will back up israel and indeed it is the united state is committed to backing israel while apac is considered to be one of the most powerful lobbying groups in america and they host this conference each year showcasing american israeli unity just how much power in this group has over u.s. foreign policy there is controversy speaking at the conference president obama reiterated america's dedicated to fostering strong ties with its closest ally the want to comes to preventing iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. i will take no options off the table and i say.

that includes all elements of american power statements like that make the world wonder is war with iran just around the corner. pushing us into a regional war that. goes cataclysmic potential apac supports more jewish voice for peace and many jewish americans are in the side of peace we're not on the side of unnecessary works protesters outside of the convention say israel and apac are dragging america into war with iran position held by many and see war groups. but. they're also protesting the lobbying groups enormous impact on us politics politicians know that if they attempt to speak up on this issue they're going to be not just vilified

they're going to be defeated apac affiliated groups exorbitant amounts of money and so political campaigns and a meeting in the white house israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu told obama that israel and america stands and gather we all you and you all were together and while netanyahu stress israel will always be a master of its own fate obama insists united states will always have israel's back word for this after israel has warned they will launch an attack against iran without giving the u.s. notice apac has a lot of power and a lot of that is due to the fact that congress and the media. just eats it all up so the question remains with israel ramping up pro-war rhetoric and america dedicated to supporting them as another war in the middle east all but inevitable. in washington bismarck r.t.

. no other take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world emily official biographer venge after al-qaeda militants killed over one hundred soldiers in clashes in the past week gunman also captured dozens and many others becomes a week after president took office after a yearlong uprising probably in the three decades or. so it's. nice it was overshadowed by a car bomb outside the presidential compound that killed twenty four. pakistan has tested a short range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads and weapon has a range of one hundred eighty one it is testing came just a day after a supersonic cruise missile was fired in a separate exercise by neighboring nuclear armed rival india and you countries which have fought three wars since partition on palestine ninety seven regularly make military shows the strength directed at each other. thousands of people

have been ordered to leave their homes in southeast australia as floodwaters cause havoc in the areas have been declared natural disaster zones using tents rain to sweden has flooded farms and forced authorities to close bridges and roads these two people have died. well now that the russian presidential election is over investors are waiting to see what economic policies the government will stick let's find out more now from our business desk with natasha so what are the main expectations trash. while fitch ratings agency for example expects russian budget to not be able to withstand the pressure put on it by the election campaign promises of president elect let him in fact the agency says it will cut its long term rating if the new government fails to tighten its monetary policy

it says putin's election campaign promises will cost the russian budget a whopping one hundred sixty billion dollars in additional spending and boosting public spending over the next six years will inevitably lead to a wider budget deficit especially if the price of oil goes down now which is also pledged to raise the pace of the country's economic growth to seven percent to hear he hopes russia will join the top five economies and will jump to the twentieth place in the global rating of investment attractiveness it's currently in one hundred and twenty of plates so there is a lot of best rules we'll be watching to make sure that president meets the expectations of mel from morgan stanley russia explains. a lot so it's going to be called for in terms of setting up the new governments and people getting their feet under the table so i think people will be looking for progress to a tree in may june resumption of privatization by the middle of the year. and

a credible economic team with a new government. ellis take a look at what's happening on the russian markets and they are down at noon it seems they have milk please to go down considering what's happening on the global equity markets they are all shedding value of course also the fact that we saw some a street protests on monday evening and the traders usually interpret that as a sign of instability and that oil is a major factor for the russian equity markets is also shedding value or at least is in choppy trading all they choose they more on that in just a second now let's see the biggest movers on the my sets we see blue chips losing value pretty much across the board oil majors namely gazprom is down financials like this very bank also shedding value and metals and mining including m m k is in the bread now speaking of crude i already mentioned that it's seeing

a very choppy trade on tuesday it's a tug of war trade essentially competing between supply concerns related to iran's nuclear program and the macroeconomic headlines as such as china trimming its growth of forecast now china's markets are down on choose they after. china the world's second largest economy essentially said that will cut its growth target to an eight year low of seven and a half percent from its longstanding goal of eight percent and that's bringing all the asian equity markets down including tokyo it's shedding around half a percent and that's the latest from the business desk i'll be back in about fifteen minutes i'll see about.

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