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turns into a full blown fight for basic freedoms. those are the headlines here on r.t. the next day stay with us if you can we have an exclusive interview interview with serbia's newly elected president of our thomas law from the college he spoke to r.t. about the road ahead he envisions for his country facing an economic crisis and striving for e.u. membership this is our. mr president thank you very much for giving your time for this interview the international media see you as a center right however you based your election campaign on good relations with the european union. that is those they are absolutely right i am a nationalist but i'm a democrat as well and as far as european values go we will respect them because of our constitution the constitution the cost to meet certain i wrote together i respect it sincerely i'd like to bring order to serbia the way that germany is

organized probably a lot of time will pass until the western press accept me and treats me fairly as for many years they've written about me negatively now it's difficult to change that but after achieving victory and unacceptable conditions during an incredibly dirty media campaign it's more probable that the media will change their opinion to moreover i showed that i want to be the president of all the citizens of serbia i've resigned the position as head of the party that i found it only three years ago and i took it to the top of the serbian political scene i left it as if it was a child when now my objective is to make serbia a developed and successful country and for that i need the support of all citizens not only members of the progressive party of serbia. aren't you afraid you'll support if you are traditional very to save your europeans down their voices at the thaw i'm not afraid because europe is a very attractive partner for serbia and our country should meet almost all the

conditions that the e.u. imposes this process should stop only if they ask us to renounce part of our territory i'm referring to kosovo and the talk here until now i've been open and sincere with the citizens of serbia and i'm going to continue cooperating with the people but the moment they impose such conditions i told people immediately i think that's why i won't lose my popularity you know in our country the dismissal of a president is almost impossible nevertheless my term will last five years only if the citizens allow it if they no longer want to see me in this position i will walk away right now i'm convinced that the politics that i've been representing are the only good politics for serbia. when you first statement after the elections you said that serbia will not turn away from the european path and at the same time you've promised to hold a referendum where the citizens will have to decide if they want to join the e.u. or not we keep this promise. business of the board of the referendum is going to happen we agreed with the democrats that when all the conditions are fulfilled for

serbia's entry to the e.u. we will go to the people with the question do you want to be in the e.u. and they will decide that's how they did it in croatia only a few months ago but only after they had fulfilled all the conditions and when the e.u. had accepted croatia then they organized the referendum i think it's necessary to cooperate with citizens a lot more than in the past but that doesn't mean that i'm resigned to the european way my only fear is that they'll impose conditions that i personally wouldn't accept but probably the citizens would say that's fulfill it too because we want to be in the e.u. i won with fifty percent of votes and i know that the other half didn't support my ideas that's why i believe that i should ask them to get to these. as is and come to power tonight when serbia is in a difficult economic situation when the country's unemployment rate exceeds twenty four percent on the other side europe also has its problems and it's becoming poorer day by day so why do so still want to become members of the new aren't you

afraid that the greek scenario could be repeated in your country love to go to queerness you know greece is another thing greece is a member of the e.u. which was spending more money than it could afford because then one day it came out that it didn't have anything left over it took advantage of the e.u. which is not a state but a union of states the trust one another one of the serbia is far behind any of the e.u. member countries who have had a meeting with the foreign affairs minister of slovakia who told me with much concern that unemployment in his country is ten percent i told him that we almost reach twenty five percent and that our debt by the end of the year will probably surpass sixty five percent of g.d.p. which would be a catastrophe for the state or most likely it's not the debt at large but the g.d.p. of a state that is too low there's serbia should go on trying to form part of the e.u. which means much more than simply belonging to a union a well organized judicial system with human rights for. them of expression of the struggle against organized crime bribery and corruption of minority rights all

these are achievements of the e.u. will serbia enter the e.u. i don't know first of all they have a crisis of expansion today it's clear that we won't be in during the next ten years at the same time they have the existential crisis the euro is a currency that's turning weaker by the day on the other hand it's a big question how long is germany going to help members of the union that's to say how long should german taxpayer support the countries in crisis i promise to guide serbia to a path where no one could say that we don't want to enter the e.u. but the truth is that the world is a lot bigger it is a bit my victory is a victory of the ideology of both the e.u. and russia are not the e.u. or russia. doesn't that that's interesting you don't see that serbia will have to she's between the e.u. and russia you think it's possible to keep the right balance between then you have a whole other level i prefer not to have to make the choice that i'd like serbia to be a home with two doors one to the west and the other to the east serbia simply belongs

to the east as well as to the west we have a traditional and deep relationship with russia not only in terms of origin but also in religion with the history customs language we have complimentary industries of we've had exceptional economic relations since the second world war unfortunately we ruined our industry with senseless privatization which led to people losing their jobs never the less we have the education we have the will the power and natural resources to collaborate once again with the russian federation at a much higher level. since two thousand serbia has moved away from russia until two thousand and eight when russia signed with serbia and energy grids allowing our country to breathe more easily now we're already talking about the construction of south stream of large investments in hydro and gas power stations we should have done it earlier because the e.u. shouldn't think that it's our unique partner because this way they could impose really harsh conditions for the country should maintain its sovereignty and also

have partners in other places and we shouldn't forget about the brics countries or the arab and african world that cooperate very well with serbia so when we open the doors of serbia to the world we do so for a prosperous future that's why i'll never choose between russia and the e.u. i know where my heart is and everybody in serbia knows that but i also think that we can be a good bridge between europe and russia and the best partner of russia in the e.u. because of the other the. it seems like serbia is always having to meet new conditions to become e.u. mendis the other candidates have to join nato what if they want you to join a team. to. go to serbia will never enter nato as this is the will of the majority of the serbian people and the e.u. will never impose this condition because serbia doesn't have any reason to enter i don't see any sense in its existence but if nato becomes an organization which together with the collective security treaty organization would fight against organized crime in the world then we would have participated serbia is

a small country surrounded by nato members there's no one serbia would start a war with we don't need nato to defend us we are militarily neutral and it will stay like that forever are you ready to maintain a dialogue with pristina and with its leader touchy just as they were at the purport of this at that i'm ready for dialogue but not with hashem tattoo because there are suspicions that he committed crimes against the serbian people he cannot negotiate until the investigation of his case finishes but i will speak with other representatives that are after the bombing of serbia. or in one thousand nine hundred nine we left nato in the territory of kosovo we gave them civil and military power but we have our administration for communities in northern kosovo and the e.u. has asked us to abolish these serbian institutions we responded that we cannot do that because we have a university that hospitals schools and colleges i just follow the constitution and in serbia the president is it a guarantor of our constitution says that kosovo and metohija are parts of serbia

that it is a we both look. ok do you believe that it is possible to divide casa de in this case what would happen to the serbs living on the territory acquired by the albanians not as southers you at this moment and from the point of view of the constitution it's not possible and one of the citizens of serbia say yes in a referendum i don't know but the serbians who live outside these four communities in the north depend on pristina k. four will make a new legacies the international society especially the united nations should guarantee its absolute security and serbia should guarantee a good life and that's something that serbia avoided a bit and i will do my best over the serbs in kosovo can live from their work without waiting for assistance and depending on the institutions of pristina because this would start the indirect recognition of kosovo's independence of the. sort of beard was that they were the views. of the cities in russia as well as in serbia you hear very often that the hague tribunal is unfair to serbs do you

plan to continue the cooperation with the chinese be you know initiated by the democrats. i've been the team leader who defended voice live show and i struggled against carla del ponte a for many years even personally in strassburg we had a very difficult conversation in the presence of many parliamentarians of the european council the hague tribunal will exist until the situation in the world changes or people have been convicted their people are dying there but the tribunals has the support of all countries and so far no one has launched a. process to stop it anyway it will be closed soon because there are only a few processes left and it will close in a fairly negative way for the global justice system as the former president of serbia died in the hague of the presidents of croatia and bosnia have not been convicted of his is discrimination of the serbian people began long ago and today nothing has changed in segregation continues or obviously it's not fair but the serbian government adopted a neuron cooperation with the hague tribunal and we have to respect that norrin

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hello and welcome with this is a war on our day yet with me or i'm on call for the not first headlines. in running the second major all the tennis season gets going at the longer rolls with good news all ready for former champions fit lot of who is this all over russia. ready for london two russian triathletes to make the podium in madrid while the world series crown goes to britain's jonathan brownlee. and high octane scotland's dario franchitti claims his third career win at indianapolis five hundred following a nerve racking final lap. ten his first were it's so far so good for svetlana kuznetsova following they kick off all the second grand slam of the year the russian easing past mariano advance into the second round longer ross twenty

six seed of finding her groove in the opening set hammering the crow at six one the two thousand and nine champion not taking her foot all for gas in the second neither seating at six one six three victory. australian sense those were also with an easy outing on the day barely breaking sweat against get a ball to britain's highest ranked player though looking solid in the first set but still sort of held the ground to eventually secure the clash six four six love that's what it said a runner up now aiming to go one better this year on the red clay. on the second day over longer ross world number one victoria azarenka will try to continue her french open title hopes in a game with alberts are reality brushes and ideas that patrol face events have been ness of all from czech republic to trouble as compared trade and world number eleven in there as viola will play to me bob boss and you're getting the most horrible in her match will see nineteen year old sloane stephens from the united

states. so the french open is underway at tournaments maria sharapova has never won it's also the only slam that's eluded the siberian native to date richard portly now takes a look at her chances. so money is sure up once more than anything on a course that solves one it's as did not leave last year the furthest russian number one has ever gone to save me finals she's moving at home on hard courts such as fees but it's claimed which is the twenty five year old's achilles heel however her fate cup captain showed me a copy ship. should i put a has every chance of completing a sense by winning all four slams with the game has really improved recently she had problems with her serve but she's managed to improve this after injury if she manages to maintain a first serve percentage of over seventy five she's got every chance of winning

roland garros her results on the red clay have been encouraging this season she's already won two titles on the surface in stuttgart where she managed to overcome the current world number one victoria azarenka and also in rome. however a former champion at roland garros you can feel you go as you can see sharp of a break in her dark of the french open this year to be honest i don't she doesn't have. to win you know between the players we all know that the french open is the hardest major to win and you need a lot of energy. understanding. how to be successful in the first. question is a great example of winning the six times and i see him again on the way to the title. we should have that was for the best show ever will be determined to prove caffeine week of wrong and she's russia's only real who would like to spit on the course and be it has been

a. number of the russian women have been suffering from injuries and this is the greatest hindrance to any professional sports person because the russians could have prepared as they would have wanted to then i think there would have been a lot more russians who would have had a chance of winning roland garros the world number two will be looking to prove the doctors wrong the french open and if she can manage to win the tournament in just under two weeks' time peace will undoubtedly be the greatest triumph her career so far but you don't see. and sustain with that tennis longer also where in the men's draw martin del potro and joel fred are through to the second round and and erotic became the first big name to exit the the first match in the men's draw saw number nineteen juan martin del potro advancing to the second round but he lost the second set so i break before beating spain's one time is six two six seven six two six one. number five seen joel

fred some guy had the home crowd worried when he virtually handed the first set six once a rushes and great business however off his game and close that out and ultimately called to bowl one six six three six two six four one. while andy roddick fell at the first hurdle in a grand slam tournament for the first time since two thousand and seven after losing six three six three four six six two to another frenchman my youth and american twenty six seed roddick has nobody to blame but himself. i feel like i'm not on my shots and if you're not so it's tough to get much of much of a flow going you know and we don't have. how much of a flow going. to sporadic play you know it all adds up and you can't you can't fake it out here you know these are the best tournaments

in the world and you know it's tough to his top ally out here and later on monday rush is the men's hope and gold will take on the world number twenty five it's not the end and the last years a runner all projects that are or will be facing tobias camp and world number one the bottom of each will try him self on french open clay court with it's not the end all star or cheap. so formula one now we're a brilliant drive from mark webber saw this ready and win in monaco on sunday the victory also marking the first time in the sport's history that six different racers have won the opening six races webber clearly finding the most to call a track to his liking having won there in twenty it's and claiming hold this time out following. her penalty the red bull man leading the whole train with six finishers are right behind second was nico rosberg in his mercedes while fernando alonso rounded off the podium this appointment again though for

a patrol rushes first ever formula one driver retiring early on due to contact. the right you know it was a friend or sit in the car coming across you know there was times when he was crying for good come on ryan and then when it's not he said no no no i don't want to write i think it was like introducing me because the first go there was always tricky so amazing for the team myself. so i'm really really happy to to want to get in here. and staying with motor sports where scotland's friend sheedy won the indianapolis five hundred for the third simon his career a fortunate surnow business for him and less so for to cooma sons of who crashed out in the final lap after a wheel to wheel battle so the japanese driver spin hard into the wall the fourth time and defending series champions area frenchie claimed his thirty first career win and is now outside with sebastian board saw and paul tracy on the old time

because there is this second place went to frenchy's teammate scott dixon. was going about trying to get what was in there and turning this amazing race to the next trick ponies the. scene if you. don't. want to really timing when you go to the front because people are going to keep the room or something that's going to run sometimes you're just. you're crazy and it's all to be rocky horror and moving on to a basketball where n.b.a. conference finals have started as the sentence on his spurs held their nineteenth would enter role as for beating the oklahoma city thunder one zero one ninety eight mano juno but he scored a playoff high twenty six points as this first sigma series lead and signed the n.b.a. record for longest winning streak that the two thousand and one los angeles lakers

has on their way to a championship. and let's get triathlon now where the u.k.'s jonathan brownlee made it two wins out of two following his latest triumph in the world triathlon series events in madrid brownie's surged ahead to win by a comfortable thirty eight second margin over two russians and xander brick on call and mitri play on ski who claimed silver and bronze respects of the twelve first and second spots of the podium were decided early the battle for top ten was far more intense another russian even less seem to have got. wooden spoon for by finishing fourth the madrid title remains in the brownlee family for the fourth consecutive year as jonathan's brother and a serb brownlee had one it's in two thousand and nine when sits and twenty eleven. so i want to continue to spread the wealth which is really what someone who is doing for he's not going to remember. and then every single time to go no no no i'm

not encouraging. you to do one hundred percent. to the land of the rising sun now where russia settled for silver and the women's wrestling world cup in tokyo in the final they face the hosts of the servants and one of the most successful teams in the world japan to prove their global powerhouse status by winning five out of seven ballots against the russians third place went to china who defeated canada by the same scoreline five so. now following that pep guardiola farewell celebration and the calm new stadium in barcelona on saturday he appeared at a charity in there again at barcelona's palau son jordi on sunday who are the older one head to head with his former assistants and now official coaching barcelona tito that over two teams made it all call the barcelona squad participated in that event the fourteen thousand fans that crowded into the venue enjoyed the game as

well as some comic moments such as a goalkeeper a big serve all displaying in midfield with a macy's name on his shirt and gerard piqué taken a phone call while playing. and will be back with another rob's ates in just under a couple hours meanwhile some of the stories seen here are also available on you tube at r.t. sports news thanks for watching. question is that so much maybe you're going to make it a lot of people a very arbitrary thinking the welfare state while attempting to save a struggling middle class are we reaching the point where society has ripped apart by socialism.