from fans to. t.v. dot com. this is just in time for the headlines now back to the kremlin a lot of putin becomes the first russian president to step in for a third term he was inaugurated today during a lavish ceremony he set to lead the country for an unprecedented six years promising to make russia stronger and more united. wins the french presidency as he promises growth instead of all. those he falls under the weight of france's mounting debt and it's straight to business as he plans to fight against german led austerity measures for euro. brain authorities arrested leading

human rights activist one of the chief figures in the country's uprising it happened just days before his interview with julian assange. you can watch that all day on tuesday. we talked to dmitri medvedev. sums up the country's economic achievements over the past four years the interview though did take place just shortly before today's presidential inauguration. to me that means if it is leaving the kremlin i do want to put back at the top what does this mean for russia and its global partners joining me to discuss that is our carded work or which presidential aide to dimitri mediated for his full term in office our country very diverse thank you for being with us i'd like to begin with the economy both ways even to putin and to me through mediators. have stated that

there are a lot of problems obviously on the global economy to meet their needs where that in fact he said that he believes that it's already in depression do you share this pessimism in the global economy. right now in europe in recession american growth rates where it all global growth rates are very close to what we can call the recession also or depression. insufficient for sustainable development and sufficient for their solution for global social issues and development issues and to the part of the war on the quantum is also on their stress but first the russian economy still growing decent rate of about four percent per annum and resource and experience already in fighting crisis and fighting recession you know what to do because this instruments.

approach. the face if. you for global depression will really start you sound quite optimistic about russia the capability of being to deal with any further challenges what do you think the main challenges for puts it will be. the main challenge is to continue and there is speculation in the modernization of the russian economy. where you put an image of believes that. modernization of the russian economy is a must. have to do it otherwise russian economy will be. not really compatible in the global environment other countries will be in competition and this challenge is. under stress given and they will demographic station we were able to him. to achieve our goal to stabilize.

last year we need to continue. the same pace saying the same policies otherwise. rates will go down and we will not be able to resolve our long term issues also we'll have to reform health sector education sector. pension prices jim are otherwise the social protection system will be under stress also and finally. and protection for property rights creating a comfortable investment climate. or the top of the gender of any president could implement which is how fast specifically if you think russia needs to grow to compete as a top five a commie depending on the growth rates in other countries or competitors from five to seven percent growth rates will be sufficient to enter the top five global

economies will russia do you think under vladimir putin be capable of keeping inflation at four percent. that's what it is now you mention this puts you made a lot of promises during this campaign will you be able to keep that four percent and. keep spending. in mind reducing inflation is the task of poses russian central bank in the garment and. put in when he or the president last tournament present video if you nonce that inflation is one of our major economic goals this is a precondition not to preserve microcosms to be in the chief sustainable growth rates last year inflation was about six percent this year reason place in under four percent we believe that we can achieve this target inflation will be lower than last year while probably higher during the first quarter of this year

given the expected increase in tariffs being humiliated by by the state. the important thing is to keep the budget. in balance and. all promises that were put in. made to the date for the president said. our feet the target the budget deficit will become under control because resources because instruments keep your budget. in the good shape russian that level is very low still below fifteen percent of g.d.p. thought we believe that inflation will not be. put on the danger. even if all promises are going to fulfill all those promises.

all this promise from put into the budget still russia was very heavily on oil and gas exports obviously does that mean that president medvedev modernization plan has failed at least to diversify the economy during the last four years. growth rates. we thought in the industry it's not related to. income went after so their situation started and. nobody can argue against that but oil prices. global market high and this is why the share nominal share of oil. is still very high but what is really important is that more and more people more and more resources are being directed to into different sectors we. experience will face an agriculture

in logistics in the financial sector. high tech industries eighty. three recovered fully from from the crisis in the russian car market to the biggest in europe for our modernization starting to fail we are on track and to continue this process need to focus on those things that we. in the past to continue the same policies and structures in a priority sector so that russia can do you think those policies will continue under putin and if yes or no how would you suggest businesses maybe prepare to keep going or have the results of that. continued under president. bush and he's all initiatives all the strategy has been discussed with him here you proved all the things the government was key vehicle to implement all the initiatives

put forth by the by present. and. all business investors. and be sure that will not have any. change in the policy stance in the lead up to the election especially if there was a lot of. talk about stability do you think. that also for ordinary people that this kind of pulls away from this so-called energy curse and how big of a challenge it is to really diversify the economy. changed to be that you are required but i'm going to market economics to be. a fulfillment of all social commitments the. friends that russian just lieschen but to preserve stability when you change if they could bicycle to move to preserve stability that you're going to approach. russia was about three hundred

billion dollars that's approximately three fourths of its annual budget since two thousand and eight obviously when president medvedev took office it's duty capital outflow as far as i understand do you think russia should install capital controls or some bric countries have done for protection don't you think capital controls. if people. take money brought that means that the investment climate of russia is not good enough and we need to improve investment climate rather than destroy what we already achieved and then you capital controls mean. that investment climate is going to be worse not better so we need to difference things to truck kept going to our goods it has criticized the u.s. for its credit transfer living beyond our means. and. basically. has said that he wants to avoid any kind of you know similar steps to protect the

economy do you think that's going to actually affect practical relations in terms of the economy with the u.s. law. many countries have concerns about some of the u.s. policies in the u.s. level of. public debt is. a problem for those of. years garman president obama almost that we need to sort of date the budget the need to keep finances under under control. the same time they need to stimulate growth. when. they face it's a difficult one but. they'll work within the g twenty and. shows that they will be able to do that and we will. continue. the united states. political to. but also economy i didn't last for years

as companies started to do business in russia invest in russia. but supposed what about corruption putin has called corruption the main plague of the russian economy . has talked about this for years businesses. and certainly people we've been talking to experts are looking forward to some kind of fight against this corruption but there's been a lot of statements about it when do you think businesses and people can believe that these statements will become practical results not just statements corruption is clearly a systemic current problem in the russian and first time of the russian history of one thousand iraqis today. just to fight corruption was created now first time and again because we just do fight corruption interested using this legislation more and more people are punished. is corruption.

and more and more people put in prison because of the corruption they're guilty. they're punished and more and more. being done to. create. genuine negative. one tolerance. to corruption. and the very important because decent to fight corruption accorded their courts thank you very much for saying that we are to thank you. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something

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the headlines on r.t. and the back to the kremlin a lot of new putin becomes the first russian president to step in for a third term as he was inaugurated today during a lavish ceremony he said to leave the country for an unprecedented six years promising to make russia a stronger and more united. front wall on the winds the french presidency as he promises growth instead of austerity one nicolas sarkozy falls under the weight of france's mounting debt and it is straight to business for all on your plans to fight against the german led austerity measures for europe. but gray north already has arrested leading human rights activist one of the chief figures in the

country's uprising that happened just days before his interview with julian assange which airs on our t.v. in fact you can watch it all day on tuesday. or let's get the latest action from the world of sport with kate. and i welcome to the sports update this monday and here are the top stories. of the boss and its owners even as relegated sides f.c. tom and spotlight now play out a one one draw and clear look to avoid the playoffs that's causing a guy in the russian premier league. class last day phenolic english premier league title race to go down to the wire the leaders manchester city and rivals united claim victories with just goal difference between them. on the top of the world again while remarkably reclaims top spot in the world golf rankings despite losing in a playoff to rickie fowler at the wells fargo championship. but let's kick off with

football because christmas about of are looking to escape the relegation playoffs as they travel to class no doubt for a vital panellist match in the russian premier league the homes. i have a long ensured that they will stay in the top flight next season clear out one point adrift of safety but on undefeated in the last eight games of later well earlier on have seats almost bought out now to settle for a one one draw in their basement battle both sides are already relegated so had little to play for pride however he produced some cracking goals. open for visiting now drilling in a stunner with fourteen minutes gone but his effort was cancelled out if any i can in the closing minutes of the first call no more goals went in after the break but a hail storm did break out to put a cap on the match spot act remain rock bottom up point he hine tome. while on sunday ten months spartak moscow spoils the celebrations of newly crowned champions

in each winning three to incent petersburg to go second and into the last champions league spot was a major look to finish their home campaign in style and put it on their courage and off put them in front of the twenty three minutes for his one hundred percent right but the game turned on its head in the final twenty minutes first the video that did not level to the sponsors like it was the action in the field his first goal for the red light since joining the efforts in winter. then is a need to award a penalty and they said that just to be with old people to make it to moan. but just two minutes later i'm on mt emmanuel and we need to put spot track level again and then immediately saw a controversial red card for what the referee would do is this absolute mischief. however despite that last rafael carioca silted home spa tax winner in eighty nine minutes to ensure they leaflet is going to second but the defeat didn't stop president from smiling at the end as they received the league trophy and celebrated

their title defense. while i was reading i must have missed. a chance to go second despite snatching a last gone to to draw attention the committee is axing well you know i have opened for a lot of the half hour with his maiden premier league go but kevin granny leveled straight after the end of a cracking kick the germans formica. however with ten minutes to go do these two she got headed home to do business crossed with the visitors back in front. but then a long range strike from him for the same of each in the last minute ensured it ended to do now at natural third place to scout by a point and have only one game left to cry while the army when they have to. turn to catch her and she came from behind to beat rubin three one i will play in

the europa league next season so to go there with of me directed alan to say it cross to school for that is just still in business in but it was all an injury after that one pursuit equalised after fourteen minutes. to find it equally well. when only our winter signing christopher somewhat nodded in from a corner deep into one lead. and that didn't sound like so there's also this poor feet cameron strike at something i beauty from a tight angle with a minute to go before doing his no customary to restart celebration for sitting somewhere up to fifth they were heading to europe while robin turned their sights to the russian cup final in the face dilemma this wednesday. so this is how the top of the table looks as in these are the champions then it's spotlight who cling on to the second champions weak spot in the game left to play however a test out could reclaim it when they played their game in hand against

a ban on choose day for damage and angie assured of right please football the next season. and in the bottom half of the table to beat i'm castree wanting grozny is our civil. i have made the most of a go to keep you long to get the ball rolling for the church and to us. however i'm cari question to mr malcolm does it far in home from long range and see how that back in front mid-way through the first half. netted the second correct fine left right and points clear of the relegation play offs. and the last stoppage ten month old one nil to boost their hopes of avoiding relegation play offs saturday dens were sent off midway through the second half. and we take it a challenge that netted the winner ten minutes later editions of a defense speaking cost to the psychological. well over england leaders manchester

city moved one step closer to their first top flight crime since nine hundred sixty eight after winning two nil at newcastle in the premier league ya touré scored twice in the last twenty minutes to ensure the tightly city's to lose with one game left to go while manchester united beats wants you to know to stay level on points with city but with an eight goal in fear is goal difference as well ten months often missed the chance to go third after coming back to draw one want to struggle aston villa's the boltons chances of avoiding the drop were dented after west brom came from two goals down to draw two two formerly sunderland to want already relegated wall street will know within for everton and substitute deeper all season i've used to feel survival hopes the late when i can stoke the west london side to go to manchester city on the last day of the season needing a win to be sure of survival while city need a victory to be sure the title. i think that will get if you go again because before occasion it would be next and. depending on which is this

even. while this monday night the second bottom got those who are six points from safety host a fourth spot and we did in a real relegation dogfight rovers have lost six of their last seven league matches but have never lost at home to the last six and must win the last two games to have any chance of staying up while we can have won five of their last seven games including victories over you can ask manchester united and have the full. full hours where one of football's hottest prospects neymar has been showing off his skills the twenty year old brazil strike up by braces sometimes one three no that's got on the inside paolo to take a first a lead in the championship final double header sunday also plan to privatize showboating between those two goals well a number of top european clubs are reportedly hunting for neymar has pledged to stay in his native brazil at least until the twenty fourteen world cup. and on to

the ice hockey world championships and defend. is back in training for russia after a short illness while canada looking to bounce back from saturday's stinging overtime defeat to the usa once the canadians thrashing france in her thinking by for the moment while the czech republic are up against norway in stockholm and then later on america places we missed slovakia coho sweden to maintain their one hundred percent report against denmark in the late game. golf now and rory mcilroy has regained the world number one ranking despite losing in a playoff to rickie fowler at the wells fargo championship in north carolina where mcelroy started the last day two shots off the pace but a final round of seventy was enough to leave him tied for the lead along with americans da points and fowler all three then went into a playoff but it was fowler who came out on top of his second shot from the fairway effectively sealing the win. has his poor role within four feet of the hole and

see what happens to pot in for pot. sign his body for the title and just over a million dollars in prize money. you know playing against two great guys down the stretch there you know looking for playing is rare for a long time good body mind great guy and felt good to make thirty year while in seville italian francesco molinari has trained the spanish open title and in some style he started his final round four shots behind me to simon dyson but reel him in with a seven under par final round of sixty five to claim an impressive victory while dyson fell away badly with a round of seventy six while soren kelso finished tied for second hispanics one hundred kind of thought it was a problem a lot of trouble. was it was really good you know you play very well we struggle with it is a bit especially yesterday so i just tried to stay calm today to

a great. ball very well so you know everything easy even if it wasn't. now moving on to basketball and after losing their previous thirteen games in n.b.a. playoffs the new york knicks finally have a win to celebrate as a magnificent forty one points from carmelo anthony helping beat the miami heat the final score was eighty nine eighty seven i am still lead the series three one could close out victory after home on wednesday when elsewhere the boston celtics are also just one win away from a second round a one hundred one twenty seven thousand nine. hundred dollars for a three one series lead to the l.a. lakers also lead their series by the same scoreline after beating denver largely thanks to two late three pointers on steve plate and herman sessions. i got to give a lot of credit to all of our guys at different times i thought they all played well and they all contributed sessions and steve blake made two huge stories you

know we had shot the ball well from the three point line and they stepped up lately game got the pass and they just hit two huge threes that gave us some separation and finally russia continues to make strides in the world of rugby following up last year's world cup debut with success at the glasgow sevens tournament in scotland while russia were making a guest appearance at the event as the country does not have four seconds world series status but the team managed to be in the search here bowl final exam that scored a try and kick for conversions in the thirty three nineteen victory to the flight home in the main event new zealand beat england twenty nine fourteen to the oval seven standings with one hand left to play. that's always what this ball isn't bison.