in spite of all over the soviet that it's too soon. we develop an independent foreign policy despite the bright outlook from the president in an interview with our teeth foreign nations increasingly consider pulling out of the conflict amid a search of violence. murky money and the monarchy queen elizabeth's calls and gets half a million dollars from a fugitive russian tycoon raising concerns over how who might benefit from his generous gesture. syria says it's being targeted by a terrorist alliance of al qaida and foreign backed groups as fears grow that

extremists are driving the country's deep sectarian there's something. oh and thanks for joining our two with me karen it is eleven o'clock here in moscow and there certainly has been a surge of violence in afghanistan with eight nato soldiers killed over the last three days and a top afghan a go she had her shot dead the escalation calms us the country a prepares to take full control of security in more areas and a week before the nato summit in chicago turns are solely reports that alliance support for ongoing involvement in the embattled nation has never been lower. afghanistan the tuber two thousand and one and nato led international military offensive in response to the september eleventh attacks in the u.s.

largely backed by international partners more than a decade ago. now after tens of thousands of casualties and hundreds of billions of dollars later. this will not be quick nor easy. but one thing that's not keeping pace is support over seventy percent of the population want more troops are the figure is rising in the u.s. sixty three percent last week want to see an end to the war and this is what it's come down to nations breaking ranks with nato by deciding to pull out troops earlier than planned france the fourth largest contributor of troops to the war saw a rise in anti nato rhetoric in its presidential campaign season with most french in favor of early withdrawal and australia is the latest nation to make a surprise announcement raising the question of whether more will follow suit a potential sticking point at a nato summit in chicago no not at all concerned. should we stay or should we go that is a question several members of the alliance for france australia have been blowing

over ten years into the war in afghanistan but for some of them the answers already foregone conclusion as it has become increasingly difficult to justify staying on board what some have already dubbed a sinking ship the security in afghanistan is worse now than it was ten years ago when when the invasion began not to mention justifying the cost of war to skeptical europeans who were already in over their heads with debt the afghan war after ten years if having it is our effect on all the countries connected to it but the clearest way to bring not. the clearest way to stop the war spilling over the borders into other countries and the occupation no the advice should be given told my. the powers that. work in afghanistan are used to get out as some appear to be rushing for the exit nation when the u.s. may find themselves wondering who's going to be the last man standing as the water

rises does or still the r r t. but afghanistan situation remains the larm yngling volatile its president seems confident in his country's ability to control its security and foreign policy r.t. talked on meet karzai about the challenges the full interview is here in less than a half an hour here's some of what's ahead. constantly in a strong did equated it to do well with pakistan and with our other neighbors but at the same time with this it's the complicated relationship between the united states and islam about the years they do have an impact and afghanistan is affected by it both ways. from the from approx thirty perspective and from an american perspective but we have issues we don't see ordinations with pakistan from an american perspective we don't see or delusions with iran from an american

perspective we do so relations with russia and with china from an american perspective of ghana's than been able in spite of all our needs if i can put it in short words in spite of all our dependence on the united states and nato we have developed an independent foreign policy. it could have been the simple tale of one friend helping another except the two in this story are a fugitive russian oligarch and a cousin of britain's queen elizabeth london based buddies but is off skiing has reportedly given prince michael of kent more than half a million dollars of financial support raising questions over what a wanted man in russia wants in return ivor bennett takes up the story. the two men are said to be very close but were these payments just

a friendly exchange or was there something more to it both sides have been very keen to play down any shady implication here stressing that everything was above board has come out and said that there was nothing underhanded called it just a matter between friends and prince michael of kent who's the queen's first cousin their fathers were brothers his spokes person has said that everything was conducted properly and all the appropriate tax was paid on these payments they were fifty six payments made in total over the years between two two thousand and two and two thousand and eight to one of prince michael's offshore companies amounting to a massive three hundred twenty thousand pounds so over half a million dollars and serious questions still remain over these cash payments such as what was the money use for and why was it needed neither the questions answered so far by either party lawyer however has said that his client client neither saw nor obtained any benefit from this friendship however it's certainly

worth noting here that at the time of these of the first payments was and still is . on the run from the russian government he used to be one of the country's richest men he was highly influential but in two thousand and fled to the u.k. after an investigation was launched into his ass it's so awesome seeking us political asylum here he was actually convicted in russia in absentia in two thousand and seven for embezzlement he's been living here ever since. and obviously was in his interest that he should be allowed to stay in the u.k. despite numerous extradition requests from russia now he said there was nothing in it for him but the fact that substantial cash payments were made to a member of the royal family here certainly begs the question why were these payments made. based russian t.v. producer alexander cut all because says there is growing anger and britain over refugees using their status to interfere where they shouldn't. the year reign to

prince michael probably would be very confirmed concerned about issues welfare and i think that is. all they were who have supported that there pretty soon it's yet their american journalist told me that actually referring to that article well i didn't know that the cost of windsor takes blood money so that is the piñon of many people i spoke with many in brief not being fed up with with people who are you know using their position using the streets of so they refugee to basically bring involved to the political and the rest elsewhere who will use in that simply as a leverage and i think that it's not going to reflect very nicely either prince michael or mr berezovsky. so i don't artemia the euro choice for greece austerity or amputation. the only way to solve the problem is the problem of the color. in

parlous of austerity cannot continue things in a band sound of zero exit gets closer as anti cuts parties hold out promise a coalition that it sends e.u. wide a rally over being forced to suffer at the hands of the bankers. plus a commute to the cosmos becomes second nature for seasoned astronauts but the countdown to liftoff still has family on the ground feeling uneasy. that. there are. those be.

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old. technology innovation all the latest developments around russia we've got this huge earth covered. thanks for joining our team with me karen tara to levon past the hour syria claims that's being targeted by a terrorist alliance comprised of al qaida elements backed by regional powers the country's been enduring a series of deadly suicide bombings the deadliest came into mascots on thursday claiming fifty five lives and us. furthur ports there is a growing sense that

a third power is creeping into the civil conflict with its own terrifying agenda. it was a little known terror group the al nusra front they claimed responsibility for last week's massive bombing in syria the blast carried out in a busy residential area designed to cause maximum damage damascus which the so long had been through and they sheltered from the conflict throughout the rest of the country has in recent months found itself the target of an increased bombing campaign this latest explosion considered the largest one and you can just see the devastation that is caused. at the scene angry crowds at a quite them as terrorist acts shouting blame at saudi arabia and qatar is playing that many analysts saying these countries actions are undermining the peace process if you. stopped supporting of united states of america and saudi arabia.

supporting. to that. everything will be finished within two months but if they want to continue supporting them they want to. in the region trading amongst the rubble as people show us the ruins. and what is one of damascus is poorest neighborhoods there's a real sense of a revolution. was there is uprising began as a peaceful pro-democracy movement that has splintered into a confusing mix of various groups political a non political. and the continued instability here left the country wide open to attacks like this taking place. it's a plot problem. that. policy a very easy. provided the chance for everyone in the world

to interfere this year. either by providing arms providing funds providing fighters and soldiers and terrorists as people are left to bury their dead and with the hospitals full syrian people are once again trying to rebuild their homes and their lives and the focus has once again turned the on going peace question which is looking more and more by the day a wall is now in place around the blast site stark reminder that terror has served only as yet another barrier to peace. so. in arab countries where a revolution did take place there are now questions about how much they are actually following a democratic path egypt tunisia and libya recently barred anyone involved in their topple to regimes from taking part in elections as well here in the next hour arab

media monitor sharif nashashibi is says the move opens the way for further conflict . with these electoral laws are doing in a way just the same as what those regimes that was barring candidates from running and that that is inherently antidemocratic. you should give people the choice. you should be able to gauge the level of support that the officials from the former easynews heard if they don't have any support then let them fail electoral rather than make them political motives and this could create the kind of instability. and extremism. greece's bailout pact with its international lenders is proving to be an impossible obstacle for the country's party leaders the latest bid to form a coalition a week after the election is still far from a done deal and talks will continue on monday the far left ruled out any deal with

pro bailout parties saying they don't want to be partners in crime it brings greece a step closer to new elections as the political deadlock casts doubt over its euro zone membership the e.u. has indicated the only way for our friends to stay in the club is to stick to the bailout agreements greek journalist and lecturer and i think your so tedious says default is guaranteed on the country's massive debts and loans. i think the only way to solve the problem is to hollow radical change in austerity cannot go. teemu yes you know it is a choice between austerity and democracy the people have rejected the terms of the bailout agreements they have rejected the terms of the loan agreements they want a radically different policy how worse can it get we're in the fifth year of a recession we have unemployment over twenty one twenty two percent there's no her

exit. exit strategy and people are in despair and this is what happened in the last election this worse was expressed this social devastation took a political front the question is not whether or when greece is going to exit but how i think that first default and an exit from the euro zone are now practically inevitable. fuels protests across europe thousands in spain have returned to the streets of madrid a day after police force them to vacate the campus of the area eighteen were arrested early sunday morning for refusing to leave a total of seventy two thousand people rallied across spain over the weekend a similar movement happened last may with spaniards setting up a nationwide camps that lasted for weeks. an

aircraft with twenty one people on board has crashed in the himalayas fifteen people are confirmed dead while six critically ill survivors were pulled from the wreckage it's thought technical problems on board calls the plane to hit a mountain as it turned to land at a high altitude airport in an area popular with tourists it's the second crash involving the same local airline within the past two years. mexico's drug wars have taken a gruesome turn forty nine to capitated and mutilated bodies have been found along the highway connecting monterrey to the us security official suspect the forty three men and six women were migrants heading for the states and may have been killed days ago then dumped near the highway mexico's drug cartels often leave multiple bodies in public places as warnings to their rivals. final preparations are being made before

a russian sorry use rocket swords to the stars with an international team of three on board since nasa is a shuttle fleet retired last year the u.s. has been heavily relying on the russian spacecraft getting a go at the crew and the families as they count down to blast off. it's a well rehearsed routine for people working at the baikonur cosmodrome top level security precisely worked out procedures and imposing looking rocket prepared for takeoff for two crewmembers who will head towards the ice on tuesday this will not be their first trip towards the stars but their family members who are left behind on terra firma still cannot help but get butterflies everytime their loved ones take off for american blastoff number two but his relatives are no less anxious reassured by the looks of that rocket behind us in the manner in which they appear

to be doing this it's sort of we're showing that there are pros in the war and taking care of myself commander is a man with a lot of experience under his belt eight spacewalks and five missions go a long way towards taking an i assess trip in your stride. problems. good the rocky two years a run to the fairing but i'm really grateful to everyone who did an excellent job. so what's involved in becoming so calm and collected before space mission training of course but also a whole lot of patients generally cosmonauts have to buy their time for years before getting the chance of a date with the stars. always nine years that i've been waiting it's been training and learning it's all you think about tests and learning like eternal students. perhaps that's why those who do this regarded as

a truly stellar experience. first starting from kazakhstan burning in russia different sized crew for a different mission a long time on space station so the whole thing is a completely different experience of that of course of course being in space and saying we're from up there and working in a way alyson us. on our website we details of a sky high orbit that's fixed firmly to the ground. orbit is the name of this roller coaster style sculpture built to mark the london olympics although some are just saying well bred and rather than beauty take a trip to the top of britain's tallest monument at our t.v. dot com. last promising to love honor and download the first some want the usual wedding or the officially recognized church of coffee me as his congregation sees file swapping at sacred.

margaret mother could not live with her become. his afraid. and she was very cool. she felt. i was frankenstein's monster. we don't have the problem but every my. effort is made by the palestinian or the european side to negotiate an end to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war call the cowards so long as you have no fear calling the leader of the state of israel one of the main terrorists in the

world. we are supposed to be seriously examining history but you mention a few words about jewish culture labyrinth and people get so upset this is i'm sorry to say it's a form of emotional blackmail. wealthy british style. past the time to. time. the. markets why not.

come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds or report on our. all right it's twenty four minutes past the hour onscreen and online. now dimitri will be joining us there he is from the business desk with an update now it looks like yet another bad day for the balls that's right it's only bearish market it seems we've just seen the opening of the european markets take a look at there's a drop of more than one per cent very negative gap at the opening as you can see there with the dax declining on the recent results coming from a key region in germany which showed that the angle of merkel's christian democrat party did not win local elections ago just twenty six percent as opposed to thirty five percent in two thousand and ten so really this is creating

a negative sentiment in europe of course coupled with the debt problems over so over in asia what we're seeing right now is a mixed picture with the nikkei up slightly of the close the job around one quarter of a percent behind saying still down a half a percent that's despite the chinese government deciding to loosen monterrey policy and produce reserve ratios for banks and therefore stimulate the economy because there are signs of a slowdown. over here in a rush we're also seeing a big drop today of one percent both of them i say secular with moving the a lot of basically energy stocks are down on lower oil prices as you can see gazprom around half a percent or better than the market probably is gold one point six percent on the back of all the gold price is now below sixteen hundred dollars per ounce and seven content is one of the few stocks in bucking the trend is moving up one percent as

the company decided not to pay out dividends. and on the current season markets will get to commodities market first and we'll see. light sweet bread dropping around half a dollar per barrel on the back of well not only the problems in the e.u. but also statements coming from saudi arabia one of the top the oil exporters saying that brant should be worth around one hundred dollars per barrel as opposed to one hundred twelve almost we're seeing right now and on the currencies market we are seeing continued drop of the euro towards against the dollar and the ruble is not moving much but logically strengthening versus the euro but dropping versus the dog. one of the world's largest gas fields russia's stockmen will need to be developed at a lower cost in order to compete with the mass production of shale gas and gas

problems international partner in the project norway's stats oil says that he believes a revamped plan to work on the deposit could be announced next month although will take longer for an investment plan to kick off production master the snow of shale gas has taken the gas prices in the u.s. down quite significantly you know there are you know from the chinese authorities a lot of talk about you know. shale gas in china it will obviously have some impact so the quarter numbers but it will have some impact so therefore i think there is a challenged person that needs to bring the cost of stock down to a level where a new project is economically feasible definitely more than ten percent. all right karen that's what i have for you this hour all right thanks a lot for that update i mean three next hour afghan president hamid karzai talks starting about the challenges his country faces and what's ahead once the u.s.

and nato that's after a headline update in a few minutes. to what extent and i would call them paid mercenaries how much are they going to be at your defense to protect your administration tonight and your successors none none you're saying the mercenaries like blackwater will not play

a major role absolutely on this kind of tradition of this is one of the issues over which we had immense gentian but they will be here they will be knocked as far as the afghan government's goes and no way no mercenary no way no way. to use it sigrid laboratory to mccurry was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only on the dot com. there hasn't been anything good on t.v. . it is to get the maximum political impact. before the source material is what helps keep journalism honest.