the. there are too many parties who have interests. it doesn't talk that he should be silenced for over. forty speaks to the architect of the libyan uprising against whom are gadhafi the former n.t.s.c. leader voicing what many had long suspected. moscow and washington see eye to eye over the role of special envoy kofi annan mission in syria as a first step towards peace as presidents would get even a bomber exchange their final handshakes also. it's easier to. deal with a dead soldier the kidnapped soldier. with criticism of

a controversial israeli army policy which calls on soldiers to avoid kidnap at all cost effective means taking their own life or that of a comrade. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. the man widely credited with spearheading a valiant against moammar gadhafi has criticised the west for abandoning libya in its time of need. to hold a global security forum but his country risks being taken over by extremists or correspondent. a former n.t.s.c. had an exclusive interview to share his theory on what was behind it often. that was something a very interesting the whole world was watching when it actually happened and to hear him have his theories on what could have been the cause or who was actually

behind it was really very interesting let's listen to what he had to say there are too many parties who have interest the it wasn't true that he should be silenced for ever you know. with that he was killed by a foreign entity or killed by libyans or libyans in behalf of others i really don't know. what was interesting there is if you remember from the from the beginning he was traveling around the world with him foreign leaders to get their support to oust the regime he was then leading the effort with the m.t.c. against the gadhafi regime and afterwards after some of the investigation or questions arising out of it after the way he was killed he himself passed the suspicion and i had a foreign power which western powers were referring to and that's what he said right now i can say i don't know before you seem to discount the fact that it could have been. a foreign power that was question from the very beginning in fact. the brussels form it was a very open and i think honest revelation of. i am thankful for

grateful for nato support and not just need to the other countries as well outside of major that have provided arms but what's ironic here now is he also came in there saying that the biggest problem in libya right now is to get the guns off the street and so it's a bit ironic we saw that ok you have the help coming in in the form of arms and now that is the biggest problem to create a civil society a democratic side that he himself has been trying to push for for the time being you have too many groups. committing. acts which are not compatible with human rights. responsibility cannot hold the government responsible for that because the government has looked through all of those groups but actually one of the main topics that we wanted to discuss with them was about mr groups what he actually thought of that extremism or even

even our caucus process in the region there let's listen to what he had to say i'm up with. this. result. and if that happens the whole european continent is going to suffer from. so this rise possible extremism could be the level varies depending on the country we've seen in the arab spring countries the rise of such groups as islamist groups and those with that foundation in their political view and now in the international context what was interesting we asked him is how do you think the whole world or europe at the u.s. is going to react to possibly a new leader that's legitimately elected by the people of these countries of libya but may not be in accordance with the interests of those countries that supported them and that was a very interesting part of the interview and he had shared his thoughts and that's why. it was r.t. starts are syria and her full interview with mark regev is coming up in just over an hour's time here. well still ahead later this hour brain drain from the baltic

it's a booming economy here is finding its brightest and best leaving the country divided by rampant unemployment. and dorothy grapples with the modern day problem of what's the best way of getting work if you come from a car getting trapped in a traffic squeezing in the fast but. they went inside the crisis in syria is still dominating international headlines and has been in the spotlight at the final meeting between the leaders of russia and the u.s. the outgoing president would be a live was meeting president obama on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit and so. the latest. it's the last meeting for president medvedev in his capacity as such as the leader of russia but of course the one subject which dominated by the meeting on the sidelines was the syria issue and of course the two presidents have agreed that the mission by kofi annan is

absolutely intrinsic in order to reinstall stability and peace in that country let's have a listen to what president medvedev had to say on the matter. we have agreed with the u.s. president that this mission could be the first positive step to ease the tensions that. dialogue between different fish is operating in syria at the moment we are prepared to provide. any help would be necessary. was in moscow just on sunday and after his talks with the russian president dmitry medvedev said that our coffee loans mission is absolutely vital in order to prevent an all out bloody civil war in syria since that of course was one matter where russia and the united states seemed to see eye to eye but of course there was also an issue of a missile defense shield in europe and unfortunately in this in this case both countries remained where they stand and that is they agreed to disagree so to speak

. of course you need to restrict your positions russia. and the united states to the jungle going the shoes not. necessary and frankly speaking. and of course both presidents have underlined several times that this was a very productive last several last several years in fact russian presidents of the past three years between a moscow and washington have been. in over the past ten years when it comes to relations between the two countries remember the reset button the question to w.q. over russia's russia's bid for such which was of course supported by the united states so there is of course there are still some disagreements i wish little countries are facing but it does look like they are determined to talk things out and have come to agreement on some by the issues as well. in addition to that well let's get the thoughts now professor jones of chairing

a political analyst from hong kong city university of eva joining us here on r.t. year that moscow and washington have been really that kofi annan mission is a vital step towards peace but it's no visible breakthrough in the conflict yet is there is that goal actually achievable in your opinion well you are popping about the syrian country right indeed. yes i do peeved that the most important obstacle is east of the. rejean certainly it is still not willing to see the use of violence against. probably more pressure. from russia especially and. to some extent. has to be made very clear to the regime as indicated by the russian government business probably the

last chance for syria to come to a peaceful settlement to. otherwise if kofi annan peace mission fails it will give a lot of excuse for the western powers to use force and i don't believe syria you see in a very good position to how this use of military force western countries have un security council is united over and i'm surprised though that the u.s. and russia are reaching common ground at least over the peace mission how much will this affect the situation on the ground in syria. i think. understands the precious. papa bri my guess this region is trying to find that hopefully it's use of military force will help to

improve the situation on the ground as you see it so that when when peace negotiations begin the regime will be in a practical session but there's a limit to this kind of military operations it's certainly exhaust the patients of the peace mission countries like russia and china which are sympathetic to the the g.m. and of course it also all the time issues that need damages the replication image of the rejean present. in russia as a cause that kofi annan mission the last chance for syria to avoid plunging into a long lasting a bloody civil war but what do you think will happen if this effort fails. i guess this statement is made on the premise that this is

a kind of flat this is a kind of means of exerting pressure on the other side rejean meaning he doesn't cooperate with the kofi annan mission does not respond to the. missions where we use gestures and suggestions then russia and china we probably we feel still called pact b. the are certainly jeem with their respective how was indeed united nations security council and under such circumstances russia and china only step aside and the western powers we have a free hand with the support of the arab league and the gulf cooperation council to use military force against the us. turning to north korea if we may president obama is set to meet the chinese leader later today to see if he can persuade north korea to comply with its international obligations and scrap missile

launches will beijing put more pressure on yang do you think. i guess p.g. will exert some pressure on but there is a limit to the use of such trash use because the basic reason is understand that the united states that's not the military option. understands south korea and not in support of the american military option russia and china strongly opposed to the use of force again and therefore feels safe to continue its nuclear brinkmanship you also pet spared the american government is already over expended with this iraq afghanistan be the trouble in syria and iran and so on during and you know action here in the united states

the obama administration will not be able to. to use military pressure to guard military means to exert pressure on. ok professor joseph cheney a political analyst from hong kong city university thank you very much indeed for joining us here at r.t. thank you. tom explodes. trying to run its tensions. the us a clear answer from. that you thousands of nuclear security summit. on the party. controversial army a policy calling on soldiers to avoid capture at all costs even if it means taking their own lives has come under fire in israel it forms a deal last year which saw the release of one israeli soldier exchange for more than a thousand palestinian prisoners a kind of swap is one that israel doesn't want to see repeated as artie's opponents

there are reports. it's that time of year again when no one's called up to put his life on the line for his country. when you go before. you understand. the work. and six israeli soldiers never did come back another nineteen were turned in prisoner exchange deals for prisoner kidnapped soldiers present a huge problem on a strategic level for our country which is why in the one nine hundred eighty s. the israeli army introduced its hanibal protocol it says i.d.f. soldiers must prevent the kidnapping of a fellow soldier even if it sees him killed. it's easier to deal with a good soldier than a kidnap soldier and that message was loud and clear last year when israel said

free more than a thousand palestinian prisoners in exchange for one captured israeli soldier. and that price say one in five israelis is simply too high but will it force commanders to get strict and if the space soldiers kill a com raid rather than have him captured. your is going to shoot them he's going to read it's the instincts. is the strongest this emotion familiar to ours but this fighters i'm not so sure he knows the power his uniform has to hold his country to ransom. trope and. to. avoid. stomach and cost even at the risk of being killed by friendly fire the ultimate price for a soldier to pay. policy r.t.

for television. and over on our web site r.t. dot com we reported on the latest controversy of the u.s. military by u.s. troops responsible for november airstrike that killed twenty four soldiers from americans keep an eye on them not give the charge the reason disappeared also unlike. the beatles famous abbey road album cover is to be reproduced any mention of a siberian sculptor comes up there in project for a new movement. the . e.u. accession became the start of a rollercoaster ride for latvia within just a few years the baltic states showed rapid economic growth with his energy used to begging for a bailout tourism remains a major source of income but unemployment and the lack of opportunity means that

many of the best brains all fleeing the country not easy trick increase their small . formerly known as a booming old trick that is economic gains of mass the greater problem concerning the very survival of the nation after spending some time drunk on foreign money that is now waking up to a bit of a hangover just as was has been a steady influx of tourists to the country there's also been an increasing outflow of steel to mystic labor low birthrates play their part but more damaging is the exodus of workers to greener pastures of latvia join the e.u. in two thousand and four when opportunity arose surrogate left his homeland for a job in publishing in london especially because country because i was struggling to get a job let's say six hundred pounds seven hundred pounds in the u.k. i mean even if you're doing

a very very average show you still get twice as three times as. so again is by no means unique after leaving many failed to return zero to low wages and unemployment makes the torso szell welfare system it's a situation most acute outside the country's glitzy tourist centers his area is just a drive from the picturesque old town. in the city's boundaries the contrast is striking at the summarizes lack of us went outside of a keen taurus hobbs lighting the prospects of a younger working generation. away for a reader life is bleaker in a coastal town of your big collectors housing estates have become dens of unemployment many dreaming of a new life abroad. the problem is where to get money many of my older friends have

already left and i'm graduating from school very soon i don't know if i'll stay here after that. with the demand for jobs abroad agencies is rung up around latvia. by one such firms oh yeah it's finalizing her move plans of pick asparagus on a u.k. farm. my new labor is what awaits many who leave regardless of their educational backgrounds seventy percent of our recruits going to cave in agriculture hog adulterer forestry in full industry mostly doing jobs a lot of people not going to do their whole hard last night shifts over the past decade latvia's population has plummeted by almost six now hovering just above two million but even with an annual excess of around thirty thousand people many think the real figure is worse. than real there's not a little bit above two million. one point five most part of those.

who have a job because for the last couple years they were unable to find any. but they still have families to feed that's left growing ways of latvians making imprints a brute even those from all walks of life struggling to see any signs of hope on the horizon degrees c. . what's more it's national news in brief for you now preparedness shut down another nuclear reactor for maintenance leaving the country with only one reactor running raises concerns over power shortages as demand increases in the summer months. by the same company which runs the tsunami crippled fukushima power plant overall japan has been for reactance since last year's disaster has been able to restart any maintenance and to public safety concerns. a man

in an afghan army uniform has killed two international troops based in southern afghanistan. by british forces for say the gunman was killed on his return to afghan relations have been strained by the protests. rather. one hundred twenty seven thousand civilians. with increasingly congested roads a daily journey to work for people in major cities could turn into something of a nightmare that's especially the case in moscow where people spend hours in their cars every day when the statistics show they could have their traveling time by taking the metro writing is there a particular examines one of many muscovites prefer not to. they both leave home early. it's still dark outside. he goes on to

use public transport she gets into the comfort of her and car. they are a young muscovites russian lady and a frenchman living and working in moscow. they both spend roughly an hour to an hour and a half to get into work except that on the map his route is twice as long as is. and while he enjoys his book she's stuck in traffic and once the west in the world . coming from paris i think it's a it's a very difficult traffic especially by car you never know when you're live you know when you leave but you never know when you're alive miccolis is charmed by moscow's metro with its elegant and wobbles bus reliefs and wittering chandelier is one of the most beautiful of soviet creations it is also known to be extremely efficient first of all the network is amazing it's probably one of the best thing to come

because using it well. and also the frequency of actually it made to get a simple way of making fun of it so yeah i've never seen that in my life despite the efficiency of it's underground moscow now has more than four million cars and no extra space when you roads with the city's car growing by three hundred thousand calls every year. and that's all work that's there's a lot of people and it's stuffy i think it's a question of conference there is travel on your own no want to step in all your fleets there's no dirt so you get so worked all clean that pretty many foreigners coming to moscow believe such attitude is simply irrational a psychologist say there is a whole list of factors contributing to a. attachment to their cars it's a known fact that there's a private intimate scene around each person that's constantly violated when we get all the children go for it it causes an almost physically discomfort in

a body add to this the social fact that people see a car as a means of climbing up the social ladder and no one wants to go back down. memory of soviet times when people had to save their own life to buy a car and it was considered since then because has become to symbolize a better life make the traffic jam a big part of everyday life a recent study on people's feelings about traveling to and from work place eight commuter unfair almost half of the city's car owners spend up to three hours sitting in traffic every day while those using public transport spend less than half of that so if you are going to travel inside the choice is your functionality while shoulder to shoulder with a heap of strangers or your own space behind which motorists insist makes the journey worth the wait. till you go over r t let's go.

ok time now to check in with marina at the business desk rarity parable the asian markets are and the trade and sense of what's there so let's take a look at the markets that are still trading allstar with the my sites is up a third of a percent for the arts yes over a half a percent. five percent on concerns over the crisis in the euro zone as well as volatility in crude prices in the resource or moves on the my sites also the blue chips are higher we have russia's biggest lenders which is adding almost over. and then we have bucking the trend banks imperence profit rose forty three percent last year but it was much slower than expected but also we have on the wire stories. can make or not some reports the russian billionaire owner did it boss guy has made another offer it's only a blocking stake in the company from aluminum miner roussel now moving on to european markets we see that they are there we go their whole sense of territory

and we have packs in energy stocks and even the gains they're real so the exchange rates the euro is richly in both against the ruble and the u.s. dollar when it comes to the ruble we're seeing gains there against the greenback and of course as i mentioned earlier the euro now crude is still trading in the red and that's this why we're expecting a report that the american economy is strengthening and what a support factor is the tension and wrong where your own crits are and instead of military conflict and of course the country is home to more than the world's have oil reserves and other news when it comes to companies now lying out of hand in russia with the bank accounts do not pay taxes that's the latest finding of the central bank which tries to estimate the scale of money laundering and be called to me in absolute terms some three hundred forty thousand companies evade taxes in two thousand and eleven and may turn out to be all for companies but the situation is

getting better back and see thousands and that figure was two hundred fifty thousand for arms. here chrysler is considering investing over one billion dollars in russia because america has plans to set up a plants in the country's north west and is expected to produce of the one hundred twenty thousand vehicles a year. spain which has launched a new airline with prices starting at just twenty five euros that's one way i beare express is owned by the same parent company as british airways and it will cover spanish cities including madrid and the islands like i beat up and this comes after spain's fourth largest airline collapsed in january stranding some twenty thousand passengers. the european bank for reconstruction and development says that moscow has become a global financial center that's the spark the world by this missing its trances exports a world bank russia have said quote the plans are on realistic and the country has

little to offer its investors but a chief economist from e.b. are these says why he disagrees with me and this can go very first you can come in can in ten years i think you could easily have a frightening century of there are definitely problems with the business environment with transparency with predictability of political decisions and so on but there is so many unique features about russia and about moscow the financial capital is very mobile job if russia does taking the right decisions and there is some sense of commitment to that path i think it could grow very quickly. and that's how business success our character acts here and here in the course of our reporting from the business desk there. well up next i'll recap our top stories for you in just a few minutes they were this. mission

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