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from in the news team for the moment i'll be back with another summary in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime as promised despite moscow and washington often taking a very different stance so many issues the former american something to chris dodd says he's very optimistic on the future of russia u.s. relations that in-depth interview next on r.t. . christoper for where he left center it's great to have you with us and it has to be with you so you regularly meet with the russian leaders what do you think what's your perception of what will change the u.s. relationship now with putting back in our face well it is changing and all for the better i mean there are always going to be. it was going to be patches you get

involved in but when you consider that my head of gray hair i've been around my very first trip to russia was one nine hundred seventy five i had a head of black hair i was a freshman thirty year old congressman and this is very different place and a very exciting place to be so i'm very high and optimistic on the relationship i've often felt that. that americans and russians actually are almost almost related i think we're more comfortable with each other than we are with almost any other people in the globe and there's a theory that the united states and russia can't live without it i mean it's what it's like it's like a family member that we we go through these patches and this is family members do they'll love each other one minute nobody scrappy with each other the next but i think we're more comfortable with each other the way almost all with anybody else in many ways and so i'm very optimistic about the relationship but what do you think has a better chance of sealing the deal with putting romney or obama that's that's an impossible question to answer my view would be that both of them. would understand

how valuable this relationship is how important is this relationship is far too important russia plays too important a role today and will continue to do so and so you want to maintain that relationship so whether we're talking about syria or iran or. the european union's problems today economically and every single instance russia's in the porton player in the need to maintain that relationship well we're going to lose the fact that we do have dear feelings towards each other facts are stubborn and russia and the united states can't really find common ground on key security issues just mentioned syria also the european missile defense of course is a very sore point what does it take to break the ice leadership change you said you don't know that it's an impossible question but then what common threat what other common threats can help common economic interests listen i would wish there was a lot more cooperation on syria at this particular. but the fact is and i think i

understand russia's perspective on this not that i agree with it necessarily but i think i understand it but that situation is troublesome as it is ought not to sort of deal rail much larger set of issues dealing with global security issues global economic issues which must transcend even is an issue as important as syria's now that russia and china have blocked us sponsor tearin security resolution which could entailed a possible for an invasion of syria is that what's keeping the united states from invading the country or there are other reasons and that's the major what i think were uneasy about you know who you know arming who's the other side i mean you may not you may wish that assad were leaving that there'd be an opportunity for more openness in syria but but you know it's who really is is what are you getting with all of this what does that mean in the end is that these people you necessarily want running the country or is it just one faction versus another trying to gain political control and that you may not be coming out with a better result necessarily so i think it's complicated the tendency of the news

media is to say these are all the good guys these are all the bad guys i'm not sure it's quite that simple despite the temptation to want to draw those conclusions but could the u.s. really sustain another war at this point well that's another matter that's a debate that our own personal reasons i think president obama's correct in this regard despite the pressure from some in the american congress today for arming the opposition in syria i think canada they were kind of exhausted this has been a very lengthy more than a decade decade and a half and frankly as we're pulling back now out of afghanistan we're done in iraq except for the troops that are remaining for the reasons you know i think the american public right now would like to sort of pull back and not be as engaged as we have been in these places and to get engaged again for who knows how long and how deeply you'd be involved in it because of a reason as well for us to. stay out of that why do you think words have become so

inherent to us foreign policy i mean if you look at it it's a president goes to a new war why is that i don't think that a lot of it's inherited in some ways i mean the arab spring this was an orchestrated by the united states or anyone this was obviously this was a groundswell spread occurring in that part of the world and i know others i think assume somehow we orchestrated all of this nothing could be further from the truth that was happening in those in the squares in cairo or homegrown people wanting to express themselves one of the basic freedoms that any human being would want regardless where they live in the world and so trying to understand it and help provide support where you could without crossing lines here i think were natural phenomena us and i think we are probably correct in being supportive of those voices seeking do have greater freedoms and greater opportunities for themselves the distinction between doing that and actually becoming in gauged in it as we were in libya for instance and the ouster of khadafi. is a is

a delicate. point in which you cross over and you become more meshed in the in the in the conflict and i think president obama rightly is cautious about us becoming too quickly involved by supplying arms to one side or the other or becoming engaged directly ourselves in all of this despite our willingness to be supportive i know that you've been an avid critic of the u.s. war in iraq he look at least. after the invasion after cut off he was ousted and killed terminated. there's been quite a mayhem inside the country. really pulled back after that could you see another iraqi scenario unfolding in libya well again i don't even say i think what you're right i thought you were going to finish the sentence by saying with who's running the place today i mean in a sense that's the the dangers in all of these things you know the devil you know the devil you don't know kind of situation so. clearly it was so repressive what was occurring there and libya may have to go through

a period here where you don't go if the media transition from ousting a brutal dictator to a jeffersonian democrats it shows up there are periods here of transition which libya is going through that are bitter painful to watch but libya does need america right now just as iraq melding our energies that are there as well and others and again. this is a case where i think russia could play a role i know they didn't want to necessarily be involved in supplying military hardware and gauging and the conflict as it was developing but i don't think that a lot of now cause you to not find a way to become involved in a constructive way to help that country get on its feet and find its center and give it an opportunity to grow and to provide some decent opportunities for people in that country so the fact that you rejected the idea of being involved in the ouster can die off the ought not to preclude it seems to me now turning around say we didn't do that this is the outcome how can we be constructive and help now get

this country back on its feet and stabilize it for good a little bad back to the reset policy that obama has started. it always leave brought a warming up in russia yes relationships and from what it looks from the outside to sites are meeting they're eager to exchange they're nice to each other but when it comes to time missile defense there is really nothing you can do about it how much of it of recent is about form rather than substance now that you look at it well again i'm not involved today as i was in the past but i think a lot of it probably is about more about form but it's an important issue i mean again the optics of it are important in what it but it means in terms of building a relationship of mutual respect the cold war is over with and yet we still find people acting as if it had gone anywhere and it has it's been relegated to the dustbin of history and that's to everyone's benefit and it seems to be we need to be thinking about this relationship in the. of the twenty first century and how we have more common problems to address but both sides to use sort of anti us and

anti russian referee when it comes to prayer lection campaign here's my question does obama even need to reset policy for his reelection well again i you know the issues are always domestic in its economic questions and again the rhetoric of campaigns we've seen everywhere they were not unique in that regard can sometimes become excessive. but i don't think this issue necessarily is going to have a dominant role in the in the presidential election despite the fact that some model i think the presence of a good job in foreign policy and i think there's a general respect for the fact that he's done that good job he did other disagreements with certain aspects of it the issue of this campaign is going to be about one issue and one issue only and that is the economy and whether or not people are optimistic about the future or not and if they have a sense that things are getting better as tough as they are but they're getting better under this administration the president will be reelected overwhelmingly if people have a sense it's getting worse not better it's going to be

a close race so we're going to hear any anti russian rhetoric just to get some republican guard out of president obama i mean you heard some. governor romney to some i'm not sure where that comes from it's kind of seems out of place it almost seems like it's the kind of conversation you might have heard one hundred fifty not and you know two thousand and twelve christoper thank you very much for this interview severe. issues that seem i understand now going into a small room with some of them look but there's more this need to be an empire isn't suffering from military overreach and katie continued to afford such a massive global military presence. in the music secret laboratory here in the kirby was easy to do. who needs most sophisticated.

version of leave. your newfound anything. to teach music creation and why you should care about humans. which is why you should care only. for the. money technology innovation all the news developments from around russia we've got the future covered. war. we have a lot of. groups. all. right you know. it wasn't. when i was. you can. certainly can't do it through the barrel of a gun only effective social changes can be the afghans themselves

afghan men and women. cannot cross. but. it's up to the shop and. stop people in the obama administration talking about how much they care about the women of afghanistan it's not true they don't care about the women of afghanistan.

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pop stores are naughty forming approach of government in struggling greece and stemming violence and war toll in syria the group of twenty world leaders gather in mexico with big problems on the table. canada tops egypt's poll of the country's first post mubarak presidential election but the victories contested by his rival and undermined by the military granting itself sweeping legislative powers. and europe in the u.s. prepared to slap the toughest sanctions to date on iran that says moscow has global plans to resolve controversy surrounding to ron's nuclear program about when the news team will have more news stories for in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime paul is next with the latest from the world of sports.

thank you very much but welcome back to the sports headlines here is what's coming up on the line defending champion spain could be eliminated from euro two thousand and twelve later as they along with italy and croatia have to book a place in the quarterfinals. can all this winners webb simpson secures his first ever major title after a thrilling final round at the u.s. open. to charges that brought a seven time tour de france champion lance armstrong is forced to pull out of the new iron man event as the u.s. doping agency brings fresh charges. but let's start at euro two thousand and twelve where group c. is concluding with defending champion spain still not guaranteed a place in the quarterfinals currently joint top of the group on four points along with croatia the two sides i just kicking off in

a draw will be enough for the spaniard to reach the quarter finals while the two two draw would see both sides go three if that is the case then no matter what the italians do against the republic of ireland it will be academic islander of course already out with two losses from two games it's me start with game two points behind the groups joint leaders game is also just getting underway. well after russia's that disappointing exit on sunday it was the turn of the netherlands to pack their bags three straight defeats were bought by more weeks man means they'll fail to get out of the group stages for the first time since one nine hundred eighty two one to portugal in their final game despite taking the lead it means the world cup finalists finished without a single point germany have a one hundred percent record after securing a two one win over denmark back in last man now face greece in the last thanks portugal play the czech republic. now it's only been two days since russia were dumped out of the competition but local media already speculating over. who will be

the country's next manager the soviets sport newspaper stating former barcelona coach pep guardiola is favorite to replace p.s.p. bound take up a cart the forty one year old like the cattle and on an amazing run winning fourteen trophies in his four years at the helm the greatest manager in the club's history however cited fatigue is the reason he wanted to take a break from the touchline for russia also said to be considering fabio capello. as a potential replacement candidates. now to the domestic game and over in england premier league side west bromwich albion have appointed steve clarke his new head coach this is clarke's first senior managerial role having been assistant at liverpool newcastle chelsea and west ham over the years he signed a two year contract at the whole thorns to replace roy hodgson who took over the england job forty eight year old has worked under some big names including some bobby robson jos a marino and kenny dalglish and says that experience will stand him in good stead if you don't take the best to those people you want to make

yourself look a little bit stupid so hopefully i've taken all the good bits i can be anybody can be i'm not in your personality i calculate can integrate your calculation above your option i'll just be good but i'll be steve clarke and hopefully that will be enough to be a successful coach. well it's been a weekend to remember for webb simpson on the grange the american is celebrating his first ever major goal title with a victory at the u.s. open and absorbing it day out an overcast olympic club in san francisco the last major tiger woods one was the u.s. open four years ago and sitting five shots off the lead following round three he still had a chance to repeat that feat on sunday but the former world number one quickly fell out of contention top score on the day was a sixty seven from first round leader michael thompson that was enough to secure him second place. today however to twenty six year old simpson the north carolina man threw out with a particular flurry of hole six to eight card in three straight days joint

overnight leader graeme mcdowell was released to clay the only player who could catch him later on but he missed an attempt for birdie on the eighteenth that sealed his fate simpson thus becoming the fifty different winner in a row in the majors. i believe in myself that i can win a major but maybe not this i've only played in i think this is my fourth or fifth and you know i just gained the respect for the guys who have won multiple majors because it's so hard to do i mean the level of pressure is so much greater than a regular vet. to basketball now last year's runners up miami now set two wins away from lifting the two thousand and twelve n.b.a. title the heat turning up the pressure on sunday to take a two one lead in the best of seven series against oklahoma the born james famously known factor in last year's finals with dallas continuing to silence his critics by scoring twenty nine points and grabbing fourteen rebounds in the ninety one eighty

five victory teammate wayne wade missed ten or fifteen shots in the first half but still finished with twenty five points seven rebounds in seven. days in miami and now it's going for coming up and she was there. last year to make enough game change in place and that's what kind of pride myself on it into the final. i'm just i'm a game changer plays and whatever it takes fourteen to win just trying to step up in the key moments and. be there for months amos. elsewhere london police are investigating after a complaint of alleged assault was made against tennis player david nalbandian it follows the dramatic scenes at the queen's championship final on sunday now bundy and was disqualified after he lashed out at an advertising hoarding in frustration in july and judging process the complaint has been made on the metropolitan police have opened an investigation now bundy and was immediately disqualified handing the title to his croatian opponent. the argentine apologized afterward saying sometimes

you get frustrated. now alliance armstrong has been forced to pull out of next weekend's nice iron man competition the seven time tour de france winner has been charged with using performance enhancing drugs by the u.s. anti-doping agency armstrong has faced such allegations in the past although a grand jury found no reason to bring charges earlier this year following a two year investigation these are fresh charges relate to blood samples taken in two thousand and nine and two thousand and ten the forty year old denies the charges baseless and motivated by spite armstrong now compete in triathlon but has been forced to withdraw from next weekend's but then. i received an email from him announcing his departure back to the united states and that he wouldn't produce spades on that simple so it's it's not very complicated it's happened in a calm and normal way it's certainly a big disappointment for him. now finally one of the most popular events on the

athletics calendar has concluded here in russia schema morrill made his part of the i.w. f's world challenge tour and attracts athletes from across the world michael craft watched the weekend's action. there's namond ski memorial athletics competition held in moscow every year has attracted athletes from over fifty different countries but while competitors from all over the world attracted to live event held fifty kilometers outside the russian capital that's because it's held an a.f.c. . since two thousand and is now also one of the associations world challenge meetings it's also a very old competition now it's interesting to know that this particular event was actually established over fifty years ago in honor of two soviets champions in long distance running and serafin mammon ski now the event itself has been held in various locations but it's been a staple fixture here just outside of moscow ever since this rather impressive

meteoric stadium was built the competition features races over distances from one hundred meters to one thousand five hundred meters it also includes javelin throwing shock porch and other olympic events in the high jump recently crowned russian champion irina go to deliver couldn't better norway's tanya angus and nor could she top of her personal best of two point zero two meters but she was still full of praise about the event as a whole that i was i think they've done a really good job organizing this event and the weather has been fantastic personally i didn't do so well today the bar wobbled and then fell but that aside i do really like this event olympic champion. participated in the one thousand five hundred meter distance run but failed to make the top three while olympic medal hopeful. says a hectic recent schedule has proven to be energy sapping esther's really it's really

a tough i mean i've been running all week culminating in participating in this competition so it's definitely drained my auntie so it also fax your overall speed average which i've been working on during training. but as the older generation draw nearer to hang up their boots it's the stars of the future that are beginning to catch the eye you cut that in the boys to give a beat both to claim first place in the one thousand five hundred meter race improving a whole seventeen seconds on her previous personal best and barely off the track she was already thinking about russia's national championships to be held at the end of june. i think the level of preparation will be very high for the russian championships everyone is getting ready for it the eight hundred metres race is very difficult and it's very popular in russia but of course i'm hoping i can land in the top three you noted secure a ticket to london it's an olympic year so you'd be forgiven for thinking athletes would want to focus soley on those games without extra competitions that could

distract only to injury but when sport is your passion the consensus among athletes is that of any person who wants success the more you try the bigger the chance you'll succeed michael r.t. moscow region well that is all from the world of sport although there were plenty more later here on r.t. weather is next followed by the headlines with their. emission and free cretaceous free in-store charges free. range minutes free. three stooges free.

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