again president insists his government is in control of the country's security and foreign policy in an interview with r t but nato when its allies increasingly consider pulling out of the conflict of media upsurge of violence. murky money and the monarchy queen elizabeth's cousin gets half a million dollars for a fugitive russian tycoon raising concerns you might benefit from his generous gesture. syria's violence spills into neighboring lebanon with the deadly sectarian tensions as fears grow in syria itself extremists are driving the country's deep divisions.

two pm in moscow. good to have you with us here on r t our top story there's been a surge of violence in afghanistan with a bomb blast in the north of the country killing at least nine people yes collation comes as the country ready to take full control of security in more areas and a week before a nato summit in chicago tesser city reports alliance support for ongoing involvement in the embattled nation has never been lower. afghanistan oktober 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 or easy. 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 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 mulling 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 are already in over their heads with debt the afghan war after ten years is having a disaster effect on all the countries connected to it but the clearest way to bring up. the clearest way to stop the war spilling over the borders into other countries and the occupation know the advice that should be given to old man. the powers that. work in afghanistan 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 tesser cilia r t. well afghanistan situation remains a largely a volatile its president seems confident in his country's ability to control its security and foreign policy r.t. sat down with hamid karzai and talked to him about the challenges the full

interview coming your way later here's a preview. constantly in a strong did equated it to do with with pakistan and with our other neighbors but at the same time this it gets 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 a lot of nations with pakistan from an american perspective we don't see a little issues with iran from an american perspective we do still relations with russia with china from an american perspective afghanistan has 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 the london based boris berezovsky has 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 for his ivory bet it has more from london. 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 underhand he's 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 used 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 there is all ski 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 as 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. to russian t.v. producer our xander corrupt goes as there is a growing anger in the u.k. over of refugees using their status to step in where they shouldn't. the year reign to prince michael probably would be very confirmed concerned about the hughes welfare and i think that is. all they were really garth would have spoilt of that they're a pretty soon it's yet their american journalist told me actually referring to that article that well i didn't know that the house of windsor takes blood money so that is the opinion of many people i spoke with many in britain not being offended with

with people who are you know using their position using their status of a refugee to basically bring a volatile political on the rest elsewhere or using that simply as a leverage and i think that it's not going to reflect very nicely upon either prince michael for mr berezovsky. still ahead here on our t.v. euro choice for greece austerity or amputation. the only way to solve the problem is to highlight radical change in policy of austerity cannot continue pathans in a day and send its hero exit gets closer as anti-cult parties hold out from a coalition while citizens the e.u. wide rally over being forced to suffer at the hands of banks plus. a new to the cosmos becomes second nature for a season astronauts but the countdown to liftoff still has family on the ground left of bunnies stay with us.

my grandmother did not live with her because. she was afraid. and she was very cool to the. chief though. our lives frankenstein's monster. we do have the problem. every time and effort is made. on the palestinian or on the european side to negotiate an end to the violent attacks against israel which i have no fear of war called me. 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. but

. thanks. for staying with us here on r.t. eleven minutes past the hour in moscow deadly sectarian violence linked to syria's own arrest shakeri shaking neighboring lebanon in its northern city of tripoli. thank you at least five people have been killed in clashes between sunni muslims opposed to president assad an alawite supporters of the syrian leader over the last three days meanwhile syria itself claims is being targeted by a terrorist alliance comprised of and elements backed by regional powers the country's been enduring a series of deadly suicide bombings the deadliest in damascus thursday claiming fifty five lives as arkansas or furthur ports there's a growing sense that

a third player could be 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 as in recent months found out the target of an increased bombing campaign this latest explosion can fit the largest one you can just see the devastation that is. at the scene angry crowds at the quite and terrorist acts shouting blame at saudi arabia and qatar is blame that many analysts are saying these countries actions are undermining the peace process if you. put the support. of

america. to the. everything will be finished within two months but if they want to continue supporting them they want to be in the region treading 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 spinning out of control serious uprising began as a peaceful pro-democracy movement that has splintered into a confusing mix in various groups political a nonpolitical. and the continued instability here has left the country wide open to attacks like this taking place. it's a plug problem. that. policy a very easy provided the chance for everyone in the world

to interfere this year. either by providing arms of providing funds providing fighters and soldiers and terrorists as people are left to bury their dead and with the hospitals full the syrian people are once again left trying to rebuild their homes and their lives and the focus has once again turned to the ongoing 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 here surface. it arab countries where evolution did happen there is now questions about how much they're actually following a democratic path egypt tunisia and libya recently barred anyone involved in their toppled regimes from taking part in elections as we'll hear later this hour arab media monitor shareef nashashibi says the moves open 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 is inherently to democrats. you should give people the choice. you should be able to gauge the level of support that the officials from the full reasons. if they don't have any support then let them fail elect rather than make them political monsters 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 monday the far left has ruled out any deal with pro-ban parties saying they don't want to be partners in crime that's

a quote 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 athens to stay in the club is to stick to the bailout agreements greek journalist and lecturer pentagon panagiotis the tourist as a default is guaranteed on the country's massive debts and lows i think the only way to solve the problem because i. cannot continue. you know it is a choice between democracy and the people have rejected the terms of the bailout agreements they have rejected the terms of the loan agreement. all right because a different policy how worse. and it gets we're in the fifth year of a recession we have unemployment over twenty one twenty two percent there's no exit . exit strategy and people are in despair and this is what happened in the last election this was was expressed this social diverse station took

a political front the question is not whether or when greece is going to exit but how i think that was default and an exit from the euro zone are now practically inevitable. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe and the aircraft with when you want to board has crashed in the himalayas fifteen people confirmed dead six critically injured survivors were pulled from the wreckage is thought the technical problems aboard the plane caused it to hit a mountain as it turned to land at a high area high altitude airport in an area popular with tourists it's the second crash involving the same local airline in the last two years. i guess in eastern yemen has been blown up by suspected islam is militants but no one yet has admitted to the blast authorities are blaming al qaeda which is carried out the previous two attacks on the pipeline the latest explosion may have been in retaliation for sunday's skirmishes between yemeni government forces and insurgents that killed at

least thirty militants. mexico's drug wars have taken a new gruesome turn forty nine headless mutilated bodies were found along a highway connecting monterrey to the you tube to u.s. security officials the specter of forty three men and six women were migrants headed for the u.s. and may have been killed days ago then near the highway mexico's drug cartels often leave multiple bodies in public places as warnings to their rivals. final preparations being made before a russian soyuz rocket soars to the stores to the stars with an international team of three aboard since nasa shuttle fleet was grounded last year the u.s. has been relying on a russian spacecraft to make the journey. the crew and their families as they countdown to liftoff. 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 the manner of which they appear to be . reassuring that there are some pros though in the war 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. the rookie two years a run to the fairing and i'm really grateful to everyone who did in excellent job.

so what's involved in becoming so calm and collected before space mission training of course but also a whole lot of patience 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 training in russia different sized crew for a different mission a long time on space station so the whole thing is a completely different experience other than of course of course being in space and from up there and working in a way to listen in by canoe or go. on our website we have the details of a sky high orbit that speaks to firmly to the ground orbit the name of this roller

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your. question on the altie dot com to what extent when i would call them paid mercenaries how much are they going to be at your defense to protect your administration none your successors none none you're saying the mercenaries like blackwater will not play a major role absolutely on this kind of tradition this is one of the issues over which we have immense search gentian but they will be here they will be they knocked as far as the afghan government's goes and no way no mercenary no way no way.

for. the motion to be soon which brightened if you mean about song from phones to christians. whose friends don't talk t.v. don't come. dimitris up next with our latest business news. how's the climate on the markets today well there seems to be a change of weather really and some economists are saying that the perfect storm is a looming for the global economy which could kick the u.s. economy back into recession and break up the eurozone that's according to

a new real roubini also known as dr doom now he says the factors involved not only the crises in the u.s. and in europe but also the economic slowdown in china and the potential military conflict with iran now the warning sign of the coming storm is the freefall in the political situation in europe that we're seeing right now is according to steven jacobson from sex. i think what has happened since the first quarter is really that the political situation is getting out of control and that's industry many important for both the market and the outlook you just talked about because really in my opinion free individual pieces to to a crisis there is the economic situation which is just getting from bad to worse then there is a flip the situation which is moved into a freefall in my opinion and then you have to start might get an evaluation of the start market to some extent is only natural that when you have no head tell when in the economic situation then clearly you will need to see valuations come down you

can only keep the stock market elevated for so long when the underlying fundamentals as we can say are right now. well what we're seeing in europe right now in the financial markets is a steep fall really with a foot sea a declining one half percent x. more than two percent that's on the stalemate with the political situation in greece which is unable to form a coalition government over in asia the picture is mixed that the close with the nikkei slightly a bit about china's decision to cut to reserve rates for banks and therefore easing the monetary policy but the hang saying joined in on the global a drop declining more than one percent. over here in russia the fall is getting deeper and deeper with the r.v.'s and m i six now declining in par with each other two point one percent secular what's moving the my six and energy shares are of course going down on the declining oil we look at and there's just

a second gazprom more than two percent down dollars gold down more than three per cent on also declining gold prices and some continent is keeping in the positive territory so far so good point six percent as the company decided not to pay out its debates. now on the commodities market as i mentioned light sweet and brant also declining one dollar eighty cents at least each that's while was saudi arabia says which is the one of the biggest oil exporters in the world that the comparable price for brant should be at around one hundred dollars per barrel so another ten dollars drop to go with it and on the currency is market we're seeing a deepening of the euro versus the dollar rate and be a ruble is now declining against the basket of two terms and. that's the way the markets look this matt. thank you very much for that and still to come finding

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