maybe the bush people have heard. that could have to go to the it should be excluded from the party speaks to the architect of the libyan uprising against moammar gadhafi but the former and you see the leader voicing what many have long suspected. here on washington see eye to eye over the role of special envoy kofi annan it's mission in syria as the first step towards peace as presidents need to be diverse and obama exchanged their final things also. it's easier to. deal with a good soldier than a kidnapped soldier as criticism of

a controversial israeli army policy which calls on soldiers to avoid kidnapper at all costs even if it means that taking their own life or that of a comrade. cohen thanks for joining r.t.m. karen taraji with the latest the man widely credited with spearheading the rebellion against moammar gadhafi house of glass to the west for a bad sounding libya and its time of need mahmoud jibril it told a global security forum that his country risks being taken over by extremists our correspondents are slowly i met the former n.t.s.c. head for an exclusive interview to share his theory on what was behind gadhafi is death. 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. to many parties who have interest the it doesn't talk that he should be silenced for ever. with that he was killed by a foreign entity or libyans or libyans or me or for the others i really don't know . it was interesting there is if you remember from the from the beginning he was traveling around the world visiting foreign leaders to get their support to oust the regime he was then leading the effort against the gadhafi regime and afterwards after some of the situation or some questions arising out of it after the way he was killed he himself cast aspersion and i had asked him was it a foreign power which was from power who are you referring to that's what he said right now i can say i don't know it could have been for a. discount the fact that it could have been. a foreign power that was question from the very beginning. to brussels for it was a very open and i think honest revelation of course he said i am thankful for

grateful for nato support and not listening to the other countries as well outside of me that have provided arms but what i want to hear 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 the time being because too many groups. committing. sometimes the. switch not compatible with the human rights. to hold them responsible you cannot hold the government responsible for that because the government is not in control of those actually one of the main topics that we wanted to discuss with them was about islam mr groups what he actually thought of that extremism or even even us

presence in the region listen to what he had to say and not. having. this. result in excuses and if that happens the whole european continent is going to suffer from. so this rise of possible extremism could be the level varies depending on what country we've seen in the arab spring countries the rise of such groups as islamism groups it goes with that foundation in the political view and now in the international context what was interesting we asked him is how do you think the whole world or europe in the u.s. is going to react to a possibly new leader that's legitimately 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 on those. tests are silly and her full interview with mahmoud jibril is coming up in just over twenty minutes time also in the program this hour brain drain from the

politics once a booming economy a lot it's finding its brightest and best leaving our country damaged by unemployment. and our team grapples with the modern day problem of what's the best way of getting to work taking a company car but getting trapped in traffic or squeezing into the faster about crowded metro. with no end in sight the crisis in syria still dominating international attention and has been in the spotlight at a final meeting between the leaders of russia and the u.s. the outgoing president medvedev was meeting president obama on the sidelines of a nuclear security summit in seoul artes or in a girl has the latest. it's the last meeting for president if in his capacity as such as the leader of russia but of course the one subject which dominated our being. 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 ok listen to what president medvedev had to say on the matter. we have agreed to be the u.s. president could be the first positive step to ease the tensions. for a dialogue between different features. at the moment we have. any help would be necessary. was in moscow just on sunday and after his talks with the russian president dmitry medvedev said that mission is absolutely vital in order to prevent all our bloody civil war in syria so that of course was one matter were russia and the united states seemed to see eye to eye but of course there was also an issue of missile defense shield in europe and unfortunately in this in this case both countries remain where they stand. of course you need to chill positions

russia. and the united states. with a dialogue on the issues not. necessary and frankly speaking we would not be real this issue. and of course both presidents have underlined several times that this was a very productive last several years in fact russian president said for the past three years between i was washington have been the best in over the past ten years to play comes to relations between the two countries remember the reset button the question to w t o 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 two countries are facing but it does look like they are determined to talk things out and have come to agreement on some vital issues as well. the russian and u.s. leaders also agreed to send a signal to north korea that it should cancel plans to launch

a satellite next month president obama is expected to call on china to persuade him to scrap the launch which many fear is a disguised missile test professor joseph chang a political analyst from hong kong city university says this will change the situation i guess p.g. will exert some pressure on but there is a limit to the use of such pressures because good basic reason is that understands that the united states does not have the military option. understand solve career and are not in support of the american military option and russia and china are strongly opposed to the use of force against therefore pun young fields but it seems to continue is nuclear brinkmanship you also bet that the american government is already over extended his commitments and

liston be trouble in syria and iran and so on and during an election year you know united states. obama administration will not be able to. to use military pressure to block military means to exert pressure on. israel and middle east expert a chance when some write from cambridge university says that by pursuing the satellite launch north korea's new leader is allowed to assert their grip on power . i think it's probably also really an issue about domestic politics in the arab state with a new leader in the north i call a good year to assert its authority demonstrate to its public that it's very clearly in charge but it can't be pushed around by the international community and this was a reflex so in the legacy of the transition to the new administration the world ever needs the chance for local missile launched and you know you're going to view

as a means of illustrating its own assurance and its commitment to supporting the interests that so equal but with your great strengths only is important so that when you create a weapons issue. atomic clouds. chance iraq and its intentions. will north korea into the fold of. the two thousand and twelve nuclear security summit. on r.t. . the controversial army 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 follows a deal last year which saw the release of one israeli soldier an exchange for more than one thousand palestinian prisoners by kind of swap is one that israel doesn't want to see repeated. reports. it's that time of year again when no one's called up to push his life on the line for his country. when

you go to her. and you understand that. you would not come back and six israeli soldiers never did come back another nineteen were returned in prison in exchange deals for accuse the kidnapped soldiers presenting a huge problem on a strategic level for for our country which is why in the one nine hundred eighty s. these radio army introduced its hannibal protocol it says i.d.f. soldiers must prevent the kidnapping of a fellow soldier even if it sees him killed. if you were bombing. it's easier to deal with a don't order than a can of soldier and that message was loud and clear last year when israel set 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 insist the soldiers kill a con made rather than have him captured. your is going to show up at his word it's the instincts. is the strongest us emotion familiar. but this fight is not so sure he knows the power his uniform has to hold his country to ransom. i would. try. to. avoid. the stomach in the potomac of even at the risk of being killed by friendly fire the ultimate price for a soldier to pay. policy on t.v. channel. and over on our web site r t dot com we report on the latest controversy over the rest military. pando one of the u.s. troops responsible for november's airstrike that killed twenty four soldiers from

america's ally pakistan are not going to be charged or going to supplant also online. the beatles is famous abbey road album cover is to be reproduced in russia as a site called there comes up with a daring project for a new monument. thanks for joining us a thirteen past the hour session became the start of a roller coaster ride for a lot via within just a few years the baltic states showed rapid economic growth but was then reduced to begging for bailout tourism remains a major source of income but unemployment and a lack of opportunity means many of the best brains are fleeing the country archie jacob screeds reports. formerly known as

a booming bolcik and 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 baskins was a has been s.t.d. the influx of tourists to the country has also been an increasing outflow of skills to mistake labor. low birth rates play their part but more damaging is the exodus of workers to greener pastures after latvia join the e.u. in two thousand and four when opportunity of rose left his homeland for a job in publishing london especially because contrary to the comics 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 like twice as three times as. so gay is by no means unique after leaving many failed to return zero to low wages and

unemployment makes of course social welfare system it's a situation most acute outside the country's glitzy tourist centers his area is just a few minutes drive from the picturesque old town well within the city's boundaries but the contrast is striking one as it summarizes a lack of a restaurant outside of a key tourist hobbs wonders lighting the prospects of a younger working generation. away from reader life is bleaker in the coastal town of your big lectures housing estates have become dens of unemployment but many dreaming of a new life abroad. the problem is where to get money many of my old friends have already left and i'm graduating from school very soon i don't know if our stay here after that. with the demand for jobs abroad agencies are sprung up around let

fear. that one such firms ilya is finalizing her move plans a pick asparagus on a u.k. farm and manual labor is what awaits many who leave regardless of their educational backgrounds seventy percent of our recruits going to k. involving in agriculture hard vulture forestry unfolding this tree 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 a sixth now hovering just above two million but even with an annual excess of around thirty thousand people many think the real figure is worse i'm afraid to say that the real there is not. the real. point of the most part of those. not willing to leave who have to because for the last couple years there were unable to find any. but they still have families to feed that's

left growing ways of latvians making imprints a broad leaving those from all walks of life struggling to see any signs of hope on the horizon degrees r.t. now. so more international news in brief now to pan has shut down another nuclear reactor for maintenance leaving the country with only one reactor running as raises concerns over power shortages are as demand increases in the summer months be halted reactor is operated by the same company which runs of the tsunami crippled fukushima power plant overall japan has fifty four reactors but since last year's disaster tokyo has been on able to restart any of that have undergone maintenance due to public safety concerns. a man in an out down army uniform has killed two british soldiers out of base and something in afghanistan officials say the gunman was killed when coalition troops returned fire nato afghan relations have

been strained after protests over the burning of copies of the koran at a u.s. base followed by the killing of seventeen civilians by an american soldier. malise foreign minister and thirteen other high ranking politicians who are still in detention after last week's army after all my own hunger strike outs according to one of the ministers brothers soldiers led by a middle ranking u.s. trained officer surrounded the president's palace on wednesday and took power over night presidential elections were due in april but the military says it seized control to restore order in the country before the polls. still to come later today in peter lavelle's cross talk heated debate on another volatile african country uganda and a controversial documentary film kone twenty twelve you can see that discussion next hour but here's a preview. the film should have been accurate in terms of the portrayal of uganda

today if you want to talk about it historically it should have been clear that it was a story corporate trail of what instead it presented all the facts as if their current and that and the messaging may call me famous were the two fundamental flaws i think of our kholi twenty twelve video what i what i also think from the point of view of looking at us policy that we should not be equally simplistic all they're just trying to chase. all they're just militarize can be. pretty valid if you're going to. go ahead go ahead julie jump in paris. we're just we're not being think please think we're saying that efforts are not made where they should be i mean in my opinion like a sad it is high time for us is africa either then a simple stock of natural resources it's also. a potential economic potential that should be in braised also for that's what i'm saying we're not being surprising

thing that it's it's a reality. now i think recently congested roads the daily journey to work for people in major cities can turn into something of a nightmare especially the case in moscow where people spend hours in their cars every day lettuces to stick so that they could pass their traveling time by checking the metro or to start a school that examines library muscovites prefer not to. they both lead home early. it's still dark outside. he goes on to use public transport she gets into the comfort of her in the car. they are a young muscovite russian lady and a frenchman living and working in moscow. they both spend roughly an hour to an hour and a half getting to work except that on the mat his route is twice as long as tires.

and while he enjoys his book she's stuck in traffic and once the worst 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 nicolas is charmed by moscow's metro with its elegant models bus release and grits rain 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 get people to do in the world. and also the frequency of actually plays amazing get a spot somewhere brinkley's one minute study of the us about my life despite the efficiency of its underground moscow now has more than four million cars and no extra space for the roads with the city's car growing by three hundred thousand

calls every year. i don't like that there's a lot of people and it's stuffy i think it's a question of conference you travel on your own not want to step on your feet there's no dirt so you get so work all clean and pretty many foreigners coming to moscow believe such attitude is simply irrational however psychologists say there is a whole list of factors contributing to people's attachment to their cars it's a known fact that there's a private intimate zone around each person but constantly violated when we get on the children it causes an almost physical discomfort in our body add to this the social factor people see a car as a means of climbing up the social ladder and no one wants to go back down. there's a lot of soviet times when people had to save their own life to buy a car and it was considered pollution since then the car has become to symbolize a better life making the traffic jam a big part of everyday life

a recent study on people's feelings about traveling to and from work place eight for commuter unfriendliness 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 choices will you always functionality while shoulder to shoulder with a heap of strangers or you're in space behind the wheel which militarists insists makes the journey worth really. going over party. time now to check in with marina at a business. i care i'm always start with verbal trading the sourwood has suddenly become the horse corner of the ever growing emerging markets currency landscape now it's up over nine percent against the u.s. dollar this year and that's because we have stronger or well as well as rated so

improvements from the central bank want to discuss this issue further i'm joined by trolls robertson is their glove or chief economist at ransom status officer officer thank you very much for joining us now we're seeing the ruble has become the star emerging currency this year's even know what to expect this france who can sing. i think it's it's a bigger place. recent changes in brazil which suggest it may continue for some months to plan obviously oil's holding it up and helping at the moment but even if oil is off in coming months there's been a change in brazil where they've they've basically made it harder for brazilians to or trying to discourage capital flows so if a global portfolio investors are looking for you russia with eight percent yield in a country with a current account surplus lots of oil revenues which is very attractive relative to other countries so what is in the ruble has found favor over the likes of the brazilian raul for example. but resilient really is is horribly overvalued for long

term fair value for their currencies probably two thirty five to the dollar it's around one eighty one eighty five now so it's horribly overvalued in the government's doing its best to weaken it the russian ruble concent been as overvalued not since two thousand and seven even then it wasn't around so we did argue that the currencies actually looks very cheap relative to other commodity currencies australia canada new zealand brazil even south africa but a lot of those countries such as south africa are running current account deficits russia is running a surplus so it looks cheap russia's got a current account position which is attractive and the government is happy for the money to come to russia to encourage more investment more lending in russia now you mentioned the link between the ruble and oil prices a little earlier what's the extent of the sensitivity of all of the reports of the oil price which is an. ice high it is high but what's been interesting for the last

few years is the russian central bank has actually been holding the currency it's all they've been using high oil prices to boost reserves rather than let the currency appreciate the other side the south africans the brazilians as commodity prices have gone up they've they've that the currency strength of russia that hasn't happened so much so fundamentally it should be really clear to slink but in reality it hasn't been that way this central bank that has become interventionist in recent size why do you thin this if you have supports the currency. less interest is because you've got a you've got a quite a strong current account position so the less they intervene the more the market can push this currency stronger driven by fundamentals. now what did and what sort of exchange rates can we expect this year and sounds of there what do you think we'll see in the near future. we put out a report a week ago suggesting that we would be surprised by five percent appreciation from

here on out base cases a bit more cautious than that but i think of the next few months providing wills around one hundred fifteen hundred twenty five dollars we could still see this currency go further. charles robinson global chief economist at renaissance capital thank you very much for your insights. i'm going to talk with a second look at the xchange rates will start with the euro which is retreat in the games both the us dollar and the ruble and the russian currency as we've been reporting is gaining off against the greenback and the european currency moving on through russian markets we see that they are in positive territory in fact in my success adding around a half a percent while the r.t.s. is gaining a one percent and that's after the russian equities around the wife percent last week and it was due to the uncertainty over the crisis in the euro zone and volatility include prices this is a look at the individual share moves on the my sex most of the blue chips are higher this hour we have russia's biggest lender sperm bank which is gaining over

one percent now bucking the trend is a bank st petersburg its net profit rose forty three percent last year but that was much slower than that but we have also in the us north nickel and not some report that goes from billionaire legs if it has made another offer supply a blocking stake in the company from aluminum miner. moving on to the european markets we see that it's also a positive picture there was that the footsie is adding one third of a percent and we have that energy and banking stocks are leading the gains there now moving on to or oil crude is trading everywhere and then that's the spawn expectations that i reports will show that the american economy is strengthening one of the supports practice of remains and that's concerns over the time on which song save only to military conflict iran is of course has more than half the oil reserves in the world. and that's how business looks the south will

have another update for you in about fifteen my fifteen minutes join us.