markets why now. why not what's really happening to the global economy with max kaiser there are no holds barred lord lovel financial headlines to an end to kaiser report on r t. there's mr president thank you very much for giving your time for this interview the international media see you as a nationalist and a right wing however you based your election campaign on good relations with the european union that is that 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 treats me fairly as for many years they've written about me negatively now it's difficult to change that

but after achieving victory in unacceptable conditions during an incredibly dirty media campaign it's more probable that the media will change their opinion too 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 founded 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 well 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. aunt euphrasia support if you are traditional save your european stone voices that 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 metohija until now i've been open and sincere with this. 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. you know in your 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 as a ward 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 coalition 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 you i won with fifty percent of vote and i know that the other half didn't support my ideas that's why i believe that i should ask them to get it. as i 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 here aren't you afraid that the greek scenario could be repeated in your country over to you know greece is another thing greece is a member of the e.u. which was spending more money than it could afford then one day it came out that it didn't have anything left. it took advantage of the e.u.

which is not a state but a union of states to trust one another serbia is far behind any of the e.u. member countries and i've had a meeting with the foreign affairs minister of slip out here who told me much concern that unemployment in his country is ten percent at least i told him that we almost reached twenty five percent and that our debt by the end of the a.b. probably surpassed sixty five percent of g.d.p. which would be a catastrophe as a state most likely it's not the debt that is good for the g.d.p. of the state it is too low so they 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 of human rights freedom of expression of the struggle against organized crime bribery and corruption of the likud minority rights all these are achievements of e.u. . and to the ear i don't know that the first of all they have the crisis of expansion with it today it's clear that we will be in a during the next ten years of 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 that even you know 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. the truth is that the world is a lot bigger why victory is a victory of the ideology of both the e.u. and russia and not the e.u. or russia because of the civilian doesn't know that that's interesting he don't think that sebi a will have to she's between the e.u. and russia i think it's possible to keep the right balance between them. you have a whole other level i'd prefer not to have to make the choice i'd like serbia to be a home with toodles 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 as tree customs language but we have complementary industries that we've had exceptional economic relations since the second world war unfortunately we ruined our industry with senseless privatisation which led to people losing

their jobs but it never the less we have the education we have the will 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's until two thousand and eight when russia signed with serbia and energy or even the allowing our country to breathe more easily will also those who are already talking about the construction of south stream of large investments in hydro and gas power stations and we should have done it earlier because the they shouldn't think that it's our unique partner because this way it could impose really harsh condition is the country should maintain its sovereignty and also have partners in other places and we shouldn't forget about the brics countries of the arab and african world to 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.

we did the similar to the other the it seems like serbia is always having to meet new conditions to become e.u. members the other candidates had to join nato that what if they wanted to join it 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 it 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 delicate voters assert that i'm ready for dialogue but not with hashem tattoo because there are suspicions

that he committed crimes against the serbian anything he cannot negotiate until the investigation of his case finishes but i will speak with other representatives after the bombing of serbia in one thousand nine hundred ninety we left nato in the territory of where we gave them civil and military power we have a ministration in four communities in northern cause of and the e.u. has asked us to abolish these serbian institutions and we responded that we cannot do that because we have a university there are hospitals and schools and colleges oil i just follow the constitution and in serbia the president is its guarantor yours our constitution says that kosovo and metohija are parts of serbia that he believes that he's hopeful to divide possibly in this case what would happen he said living on the territory acquired by the albanians not to so so there's a good at this moment and from the point of view of the constitutional it's not possible and one of the citizens of serbia say yes in a referendum i don't know but the syrians are living outside these four communities as north depend on dina k.

for when making a new lazies 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 leave from their work without waiting for assistance and depending on the institutions of pristina because this would start the indirect recognition of loss of those independence of the us it appeared was that they were visited those use. of the cities that in russia as well as in serbia you hear very often that the hague tried. do you plan to continue their cooperation with the tried be you know initiated by the democrats . have been the team leader who defended voice live show and i struggled against carla del ponte a for many years or even personally in strasbourg 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 people have been convicted their people are dying there but the tribunals

have 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 let you know so that it will close in a fairly negative way for the global justice system or as the former president of serbia died in that you'll see the presidents of croatia and bosnia have not been convicted discrimination of the serbian people began long ago and today nothing has changed and segregation continues obviously it's not fair that the serbian government adopted them nor on cooperation of the hague tribunal we have to respect that lower and stand by it like we've enjoyed many injustices in this world of what it was that a. well thank you. thank you. my parents really truly honestly believe that what had happened was as a result of my father's exposure to agent orange i was born with multiple problems . i was missing my leg and my fingers. my big toe on

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start on t.v. dot com. the top stories one news review of the week president vladimir putin's rejected calls for military intervention in syria reiterating that the u.n. peace plan is the only way to prevent a full scale civil war it's comments were made this week during his first foreign tour of his new meet with leaders of germany france and better was head of the russia summit in st petersburg. syria's president says his government said nothing to do with the houla massacre in which over one hundred people were killed last week as the un orders new best occasion to find out who is really responsible. big protests in egypt as ousted former president hosni mubarak begins a life sentence for his part in the deaths of hundreds of protesters during last year's revolution thousands riot in cairo with many angry that he's not been executed. and time is running out for julian a son she with under a fortnight left his legal team to file a last ditch appeal after britain supreme court orders his extradition to sweden to

a sexual assault allegations he had to support his fear it could eventually lead to him being handed over to the u.s. to face espionage charges of the killing of american diplomatic cables moreover stories of course from one people said about tito comrade this culture of the sport it's just after a fourteen minutes to three o'clock this sunday you don't say hi there i well they're getting ever closer to the biggest football story of the summer bring us up to date we certainly are tell you what kevin friday is the start of euro twenty twelve just around the corner we're going to look at some of the pretenders to the throne are getting on in their last friendlies before the excellent. great to have you with us chris is indeed sporting a plenty head of the next ten minutes including feats to bring. up but he's into

the last sixteen of the french open courtesy of a straight sets win over china's bang sure why. time running out the chances dwindle for double amputee oscar pistorius the london olympics after finishing the last of the goal in the league meet. hard would hope sources basketball team are also seeking a spot at this summer's olympic games a podium finish on a qualifying tournament in venezuela next month will achieve. first tennis were not a single russian man has made it through to the second week of the french open the country's last hope mikhail youzhny losing his third round match to download for in straight sets on saturday evening spiny for well simply too strong for the twenty seventh seed from start to finish dropping only four games on the way to a comfortable six love six two six two victory so disappointed with his this play at one stage used his thoughts to stretch the word sorry to the. else where a fourth seed on the murray showed no signs of his recent back injury as he claimed

a no nonsense whenever colombia santiago heraldo to reach the last sixteen also into the fourth round is a man seeking a historic seven. rafael nadal turning eduardo schweik also in straight sets. today the first. stop little bit i didn't play. as good as i did when the blue used to. stop a little bit my legs and they had the break under the break i was so live so to do with my with my serve but in general is a good for me still it's a. good feeling. over in the women's game goes further heartbreak for russian players on the day with two of the three an auction exiting the presumed tournaments maria sharapova the sole winner from the trio the siberian native dominating china's pinch why six to six one being dropped by right the first week of the french open is the only major the twenty five year old is yet to get.

over is the unseated russian however pushing will move in champion defeat of all the way in their third round encounter taking the second set but it was all competing after the six two four six six one the final score. one to see a public is also watched the russian going down in two sets to the czech republic storages up a pall over who no face is sure of defending champion through to the last sixteen after a three said win over americans perceive in the case. that brings us to international football where the netherlands are shaping up very nicely indeed ahead of next week's european championships start the overrun you're going to tie in on northern ireland in a friendly on saturday evening the first goal coming eleven minutes in a well worked corner finished off by robin van persie the puck dumps to the marina then got to see another brilliant set piece four minutes later mom of the much wesley schneider the scorer one percy would never from a spot kick before the dutch went on to make it four with

a half time with abramoff l.a. making the most out of a great team move. he would get a second six minutes after the break but the rites wasn't completed until a dozen minutes from time run slower the player not being home six nil netherlands the biggest defeat for northern ireland russia's opening world cup qualifying group opponents in over half a century. while creation played out a one one draw against norway lovability his men going one nil up in the seventy ninth minute by a pinpoint header by shock toward the net star at the silver noise tarik alley. lucy would then equalize in actual time to the local something to cheer about creation thus with plenty to ponder ahead of the euro two thousand and twelve opener with ardent next weekend spain and italy or other. double amputee sprinter oscar pistorius is facing further bumps in the road to his historic elliptic dream the four hundred meter specialist finishing last at the diamond league meet in oregon over the weekend the south african running on

prosthetic legs finishing if it's forty six point eight six seconds well below the olympic a standard olympic champion le sean merritt meanwhile round on reigning world champion karami james two in the town of forty four point nine one seconds native chris brown though without the second often james appeal for a false start was this on the run the disqualified taylor was third pistorius will now look to do better next weekend in new york and the african championships the very. last wrong wins this is the blue in winning the one hundred ten meter hurdles but also took a bite out of his world record aspirations of two thousand and four olympic gold medalist equaling day one robles. mark of twelve point eight seven seconds but a strong breeze notified that feat another athens gold medal winner just gatlin also coming out victorious on the day a strong start never a captain's forte but the thirty year old again made up for

a sluggish beginning to finish strong in a time of nine point nine zero. the reigning fastest man in the world wasn't present in the beaver state meanwhile instead of the same bolt was marching down the catwalk in london the twenty five rules stopping by in this summer's olympic host city show off jamaica skipped for the games both recently failed to break the ten second barrier competing one hundred meters at a diamond league meeting in the czech republic giving his rivals hope but he then points back to talk the season's fastest time in rome. things came to look good in the first. experience as you should for every experience so. as were. just a. goal for a special of finally to be in prime position to claim his first tournament win on

the p.g.a. tour the twenty seven year old holding a one stroke lead heading into the final round of the memorial levine moving up from second place thanks to efforts like this eagle on the fifth hole three bogeys were kept the american from increasing his lead over the field overnight leader. down a spot finishing second on seven under a south african shot here on the eleventh hole his sole birdie on the back nine rickie fowler is a further two strokes but while tiger woods is right behind him tiger not four shots off the lead the spike carting an impressive four bogeys on the back. on the n.b.a. hardwood kevin durant has once again staked his claim for m.v.p. award honors this year the twenty three year old scoring half of his thirty six points in the fourth quarter as the thunder tied their western conference final series against the spurs a two piece their three time league scoring champion knocking sixteen points their role in the final quarter after watching his oklahoma city's fifteen point lead to

four is mean sidekick russell west. it was limited to just seven points but serge ibaka put in a career high twenty six to make up for the point guard all night the series now heads back to someone for game five on monday evening. twenty seven assists you know comes from just moving the ball and making the right plays and. doing it the first three quarters kind open for me in the fourth that i was able to make some shots you know russell said grace crane's james made great passes it was a shot too much of finishing staying on the hardwood we're finally where team russia after i set firmly on a place of the twenty twelve olympic games the bowlers last chance of picking the birth will occur next month a qualification tournament in venezuela archon group koreans takes up the story. russia's national basketball team needed to become first or second at the last year's european championship to get a straight ticket to the olympics but andrei kirilenko and his team mates finished

the tournament just to play slower than their quiet clinching bromance against macedonia this means russia now has to take part in the qualifying event which starts on july the second even israel asked the first three teams will secure their place in london and head coach david blood is confident his men can achieve their reign i think we have a good team and i think we've proven that over the years. you know three teams out of twelve make it so i'm not a mathematician but that's twenty five percent chance right so. hopefully will hopefully will make those chances a little bit better than that while preparing for the qualification event russia will play friendly games against macedonia greece lithuania and great britain a lot will have a squad of seventeen players at his disposal however to play securely and can happen will join the squad later as the dual were given time off after a long club season while russia's experience guard sergei because we'll miss the

tournament after picking up any injury sergei he played a big role in all of the major competitions in the last seven years so his losses is a problem force but we have other talented players and other guys that have stepped in. to fill the position and hopefully they can they can do the job and draper and save each is another doubt after he was taken to hospital with a spine injury earlier this week but despite these problems the team speirs a high and everybody feels passionate to fulfill the task and book a place for london games it's great you know people happy to be here you know it's been a training camp so we're excited will still for us i guess you could say just excited to go to them so precious for. opponents in qualification will be south korea followed by the dominican republic while the final game so scheduled for july of zero eight and with the women's team already qualified for the olympics the man who

will certainly try to do their best to make them. or see moscow. as your sport for this our poll scott is here in just under two hours time with more but not here in twenty four are t. it is the world weather.

president vladimir putin brushes off the notion of military intervention in syria saying the u.n. peace plan is the only way forward comments made during a european tour of which he meant the leaders of germany france and. syria's president assad says his government had nothing to do with the houla massacre in which over one hundred people were killed last week as the un orders an investigation to find out who was really responsible. rock bottom for ousted egyptian president hosni mubarak as he begins a life sentence handed down for his part in the killing of hundreds of protesters last year but demonstrations follow the court verdict in cairo with crowds angry he's not to be executed. and time running out for julian assange with less than two weeks left for his legal team the father peeled off the whistleblower loses his battle against extradition to sweden in britain supreme court.

hello and welcome you're watching the weekly here on our roundup of the top stories of the last seven days with me kevin owen and first the russia eve summit kicks off later today in simply to. putin's already met some of europe's main players this last week on a trip taking in belarus germany and france he talked tough for nato expansion u.s. missile defense shield plans and moscow stance on the ongoing violence in syria and he's really going to the details. but they're putting his first stop was in minsk which many saw as an indication that that russia's foreign policy now will focus more on its closest neighbors and the c.i.s. countries many observers also saw this visit as the beginning of the supposedly plan of economic and eastern plot.