three stooges. freeboard morning videos for your media project a free media dog r t v dot com. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow recapping the week's top stories this is our team right your top headlines. tens of thousands gather in cairo's tahrir square to celebrate as the muslim brotherhood's mohamed morsi is named to the country's new leader is the first post mubarak presidential poll for egypt. turkey calls an emergency nato meeting to discuss how to respond after syria shot down one of its fighter jets says if the plane could have strayed into syrian airspace on a training flight. the world's top whistleblower is waiting for his fate to be

decided by ecuador after he asked for asylum in the country's london embassy at the end of may the u.k. supreme court rejected an appeal against julian assange has extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning over claims of sexual assault. and next a candid perspective on the syrian uprising as we talk to. shabab a political and media adviser to the syrian president. thank you. for saying that siobhan political and media advisor to syria's president it's great to have you with us here today without it much i'm happy to be here so it's now official u.n. had of peacekeeping force has confirmed that syria is in a state of a civil war what do you say to that statement well i don't think that this could

work and then they're put in the three we put this statement saying it is not really but is sponsible to say that syria is in a state of civil war especially as we are fighting. terrorism i think the media in syria or some media has a war on syria that has a life of its own well talking about media you know when you read stories on syria in the internet media they often end with a disclaimer saying that the exact number of the victims in this conflict cannot be known because the syrian government doesn't give access to journalists on the other hand syrian government also says that the western media is very biased especially on who they call terrorists. my first question is do you think there can be trust restored between the western media and the syrian government or this media war will

only escalate while there are hundreds of journalists who came to syria during this crisis it's not true that would then give access to foreign journalists hundreds of freshened written of the game hundreds of. foreign journalists from all over the world from india china. they were as from all over the world and so it's not true the journalists are not given access to syria. but also the that our. pens a pleased the tron and whole made themselves part of the war on syria and citing sectarian wars fabricating facts about what's happening in our country but the media war itself can it do some real damage or hands on it can do a lot of damage the media war because when you have some religious man fighting sectarian hatred among the syrian people there are many people who fall victim

to do this incitement unfortunately the media war throughout history could be very damaging. but effective so you feel like syria's government could lose this in this conflict because of media war no i don't think so i don't think that extent but it's definitely cause thing. lives of our people costing us the harmonious way of life you know we often hear especially lately the syrian government pointing fingers to the others who are supplying arms to the unknown terrorist groups who are these others can you name the countries really the gnome but i would like to say to you that. the syrian government the issue the issue is syria the issue is the unity and safety and sovereignty and prosperity of syria that is the issue here but you surely have your own version not official but your own version who may

these people be who are helping the terrorists to kill peaceful people like you say i think even the observers of the you i know that say that and it's very. different the group we don't know who these people are we've been not to who they belong to my leadership i mean. they were forces and they would say to you this is the most the problem in syria that you know. and that's the problem you know cooperation with the u.n. is critical for syria safeguarding it against a military invasion but with observers on the ground you know there was still hope for some balanced solution. but now that the universe abruptly ended the mission and they left how big is this threat of for intervention in syria while i think that observers have made many statements saying that the syrian government corporate with us they did not stop the mission this or spun that mission we all

saw fear for their safety because the syrian people are good to do we are also afraid that some observers could be targeted by the groups and we would hate that to happen all we hear in the western media is the possibility of foreign invasion foreign intervention how do you assess the chances for indonesia i don't think that is that is possible in a sense because if you take what the sudan and prices and the rule. for the shan china with the double door twice and what would what this is with the stand off that it is the syrian people who should decide the future of syria i don't feel that. a military strike is possible and then if you look at what happened in libya or in yemen or you look would see the consequences of what

happened and i think the west is quite aware of where things are in the middle east and i hope there are enough reasonable people in the word to weigh actions but it carefully and i feel there's no consideration for such a thing because of course you do have russia and china support as far as day here in security council goes but that didn't help much in the iraqi scenario. you know they want around the u.n. security council resolution and invaded iraq what other means do you guys have except russia well they live from era also they think that scenario of course of course countries learn from their experiences i have no doubt we all learn from our experiences i have no doubt that the west learned from afghanistan. and the from libya also that that military strike doesn't always come with a flowery result doesn't attribute the best result that they hoped for i think the

world is the from now and i think. it's no longer one polar system i think russia and china now hard to face and the international arena to that relief of most people and the world because we have suffered from one polar system and we're happy with the urgency of the bipolar system with the emergence of the brics and i think the words changing but look what just happened in libya for instance i mean the us and their partners they have a perfect hundred percent track record when it comes to removing they had so foreign states that they want removed and i'm keeping in mind the result they have shown for bashar assad to go what makes you think that this could be different scenario and come to see how much russia has lived from by libyan scenario for example russia have to change. the political scene in the word by making

an excellent stand in support of people who decide their future and is it democracy to decide in foreign countries to move ruler i mean this is the way. or is it the people who should decide. not only talking about syria is it the will curse it to say to the british people you should move camera or is it. british people who should decide why that doesn't apply to other countries is it because of the colin who got money over the other people is it because the west doesn't believe that a people equal to western people in their right to choose their own system at this is a question i pose a democracy means the people of the country should decide their future should decide who rules them and then what did the syrian people achieve throughout the

sea it was both cutting roads killing they are not losing their army and police people we are the ones who are losing it and when they talked about libya what did they say they said we didn't lose an american soldier but thousands tens of thousands of libyan people lost their lives. so does that not matter here talking about libya what are the implications of so much weaponry going into syria now what happens once the conflict is over and you have all this uncontrolled arms country full of arms what happened libya i think you can say that the conflict is over unless unless we all these arms are withdrawn from the street from the people that is what should happen these are part of the conflict and in fact those who are smuggling arms and money into

syria are the ones what igniting the conflict there are these foreign and external factors particularly the media war smuggling arms and smuggling money to syria is a huge part of the problem and syria but can you do something about this at this point or it's out of your can i think of the international community who should also do something about that because those countries who say that they support kofi annan the plan and kofi annan plan say and the first item stopping armaments and stopping violence from all parties in all its forms some skeptics say that the reason a humanitarian corridor for people in syria s. most troubled place homs is not possible is because hearing government is afraid along with the humanitarian aid will come something else is that true that not through or that we be incorporating with the human that that in agencies but until

now we haven't seen anything of the humanitarian aid arriving to syria we called it the absolutely fully with a human with it there's no problem so there's a humanitarian corridor open in homes right now there is no humanitarian code or i don't know where the negotiations are but there there is no need for human with it and corridor but there are assistance that. this coming and being distributed through that of the cross and that of the cousin do you feel like the allegations about people being badly in need of food and medical aid is exaggeration. extremely exaggerated you are also on that black list of sanctioned syrian officials state us united states issued what does it feel to be like on a sanctions list sanctioned by united state you mean personally for me does it change anything that we sanction no i refused to go to the united states in two thousand and five and they sent me money in the invitations of brookings and throw

money institute the guy on the give a lecture there i did them because i don't like to be treated. at the american airport the way they treat people they probably treat all people like this but i don't like to be treated that way and i don't have to go to the united states and by the way they didn't sanction me they proved my assets and then i don't have a single dollar not on in the united states anywhere and the word so their countries as many as of the like because they don't have any of them my asset is the love for my country and for my people and all these you know propaganda movements to put their name or so on to want to put my name on sanctions nothing to me books of mine are being sold in the united states i thought a duke university i thought richard and university a third book of mine is now accepted that we've published in the united states so i thought they should be embarrassed to put my name on the side of print not me who should be embarrassed they should be embarrassed sanish i want thank you very much

for this interview thank you very much thank you. when living in the seventeenth century. strict. their communities. they clearly distinguish between do.

well with. technology. development russia. tens of thousands gather in cairo. the muslim brotherhood's mohamed morsi the country's new leader. president. calls an emergency nato meeting to discuss. waiting for his fate. of the country's. supreme court rejected. extradition to sweden where he's wanted for questioning.

with the latest from the world of sports here. hello there welcome to the sports and these are the headlines spot on italy reached the semifinals of the european championships after beating england in a penalty shoot out. plus stunning victory fund and along through the field to grab a memorable win at the european graeme free. and world number one maria sharapova prepares to take center stage on the first day of wimbledon. that start with the football though and italy will play germany in the semifinals of the european championships after beating england for two and a penalty shootout italy had dominated both normal and extra time getting the post

three times but neither team could find the back of the net so a penalty shootout was needed to decide to tie it to the winning that forty with alessandra the amount facing the winner after ashley cole missed his spot kick the england three into the last four where they will face germany meanwhile it is the end of the road for france they flew back home on sunday after losing to kneel in their quarter final to spain play is heading to the check in desk with their heads . they're being reported divisions in the french camp after their loss to sweden and they went out with a whimper in the last date only a few disappointed fans turned up at the airport to see them off. oh. well that is in stark contrast to the joy spain fans are feeling at the moment delighted with their team's performance which saw those double think the french and their ready to face the portuguese on wednesday. i'll fill you in is moving forward in this tournament on wednesday we will be back here to agree portugal and we are

hoping to stand. home as well and play in the final on the far stronger july. thank you all for portugal trained on sunday strike it held up a notable absentee injury injury ruling him out of the rest of the tournament hugo and why there is likely to be his replacement for the game with spain and the portuguese promise they won't compromise their attacking style against the world and european champions. put the school in there what can we do to beat speed by keep united as we have been so far to be just like yourselves we would flee just because we're going to champion india has been to india do we have to take control of the game we are going to take control of the game and we have to press we are going to address that we are going to play our game we are going to try and exact with all the respect that we have the more it's away from the football ferrari's fernando alonso has won an action packed grand prix in valencia the spanish victory and after put him on top of the driver's championship and incredible drive saw him

work his way up from eleventh place on the grid and he then took full advantage when red bull sebastian vettel who started on pole stalled on the track midway through the race can be right in and of lotus finish second one michael schumacher completed the podium after lewis hamilton and pastor maldonado collided on the penultimate lap as day for the third place afterwards alongside described his victory as one of the best of his career. really really proud to be spun his bottom of the moment and winning in a spin this race is probably the best. nothing compared to this one elsewhere sebastian has won the rally of new zealand this is third straight victory and fifth of the season and stretches his late at the top of the driver's standings to thirty eight points from six in teammate make a heaven and earth did not win any of the seven special stages on the final day but he was still my thirty seconds faster overall than have been in finland the race

but a sober compared to the podium in his four and twenty one year old russian you cannot be called for there are six stops left on the world championship calendar. now the one when tennis championships start on monday and they will see world number one maria sharapova in action on center court against the unseeded and a sierra leon of earth rather than going for back to back grand slam titles after winning the french open by the time. also you mean this williams faced russian. four time grand slam winner kim clijsters is also in action the belgium adamant she will retire at the end of the season and this will be her last time when we didn't but she faces a hard test against eighteenth street gang conviction. it will be tough yankovic's a you know tough opponent we've had some really tough battles in the past and i think some of my one of the matches that are played played against you in the city in the finals of sydney is one of the the matches that always remember as one of

the fun as matches after most intense ones as well so i look forward to it now the first game on center court will see men's number one novak djokovic start the defense of his wimbledon title he's up against a tricky opponent spaniard one college fair though has reached the last eight here twice before djokovic is looking forward to. realize my dreams last year played a perfect tournament. there like the conditions here have been several occasions and semifinals so. you know i'm confident before the start of two thousand and elsewhere receive roger federer is on number one court and he's up against spain's argentina's david nalbandian plays the eight seed. i'm russia is up against britain's all of the golding. now russia's women's beach volleyball team have qualified for the summer olympics for the very first time booking their place by beating tournament favorites the netherlands in the confederations cup in moscow

with the details. this competition was a real chance for russia to make history in the sport after a hard fought three two win over switzerland in the semi's they faced the dutch in the final it was a place at the olympics at stake the best of five contest started wobbly for russia's first time and team managed to see a vise and. failed to break down holland's jewel of madeline mcleish and sophie from guest and team russia wind down one nil but that didn't stop russia from making full use of their home advantage russia's second tandem call over and the qatari made light work of the two games beating both dutch teams two zero and two one with advantage now firmly with the home team and a boy and crowd behind their backs team bosnia and was a clever rectified the only slip up to be called as we can do a twenty one to twelve not only was it a fine win over the tournament's favorites it was also sweet revenge for team

russia having lost out to the netherlands back in the zoning stage of the competition in twenty eleven i still cannot put our join into words we're so happy i don't know what else to say most of all i would like to say thanks to all our fans it's a big advantage to be playing at home and i'm so pleased with all the support it definitely helped us win. in the battle for bronze switzerland soft italy with three games to one ensuring they will get another crack at elland because occasion i think we have. a game. like yeah it's normal. with a. second beach volleyball tournament of three in quick succession now seems justified as russia's women's beach volleyball team proved the country can compete with the world's best even if there's no beach in sight no gold here on the continent cup means that russia have to sell the place on the plane to the

summer olympics for the first time ever in the netherlands as well as what some concern. also on that one but the person had to win. all of the lines all about what was to be held to give the russes capital would seem really just cannot get enough of beach volleyball at the moment and that's one of the starts from the twenty two percent of people. who just can't get enough my family a new world record in need to catch on has been set at the u.s. olympic trials ashton eaton beating the previous mark by thirteen points however running out in pick champion brian clay fail to finish in the top three and that means he won't be on the plane to london so i just i feel very fortunate to be in these position. i don't want to be like. treated super special or anything like that because i think it's just in large part because the guys you compete with next to be working a long time to come out and try and put something together and i think there was

a lot of a lot of hope and expectation there and when you see that kind of all go out the window it's pretty disappointing and that is all the support from the weather is coming out. today children play war in the old keys made. but in june one hundred forty one these walls were the first barrier for the nazi troops on their way to moscow and. senators and restless were dying one by one under ceaselessly. water. pillow. in the last shelter an unnamed soldier left

a few simple words farewell motherland i'm dying but i'm not surrendering. culture is that so much of me is going to make it a lot of people a very up look at what is the future of here in you will be if it will you or both of you to figure out down the road.

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