these flames don't keep don't. rush in the u.s. hope to find common ground despite their polar approaches to ending the syrian bloodshed as foreign minister lavrov meets secretary of state hillary clinton in st petersburg. surprising compromise leaders make concessions to finally agree on the final end money to struggling banks directly with talks at a brussels summit running well into the night. plus a stage of braces for fresh protests against military rule we look at the huge psychological toll that eighteen months of rest have taken on the nation's people.

in the russian capital you're watching r.t. with me arena joshie tough talks are on the table for russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as they meet in st petersburg today to discuss syria the two powers are deeply divided on how the crisis in the middle east country should be resolved lucy confidence has more from saying that his work. if the two sides if rove and hillary clinton can come to some sort of hide i positioned tonight in the meeting in st petersburg this really could drastically change the future of international action he added working in the syrian crisis the problem is that both sides have fundamentally different approaches to how we need to deal with this the u.s. has been pushing for a so-called yemeni style transition plan the first and foremost focuses on getting president bashar al assad out of office out of syria now the russian position has been that you know there's no need to have some sort of a backroom deal by world powers that doesn't include the actual syrians themselves

this is a crisis that the country is undergoing syrians in need to get together and find some sort of a transition that works for them should not be dictated by outside foreign powers the problem is that all of these us or these two died in opposing sides are really going to come head to head tomorrow which is when the emergency talks in geneva are going to be held it together by kofi on and since it is clear that the cease fire has not worked so far on one hand if you're getting together world powers to sort of discuss the future of syria all of the key regional player should be involved while the u.s. taking position has been no iran at the talks they do not want their remains to be present the arabians are of course a key ally of the syrian government kofi annan himself has said that the iranians must be present at these talks and yet this was a sticking point and as a result iran is not included and it really sort of. raises some questions about whether any sort of agreement is really possible if the key regional players who

you know whose daily lives and geopolitical interests depend on what comes out of syria and depend on a stable syria are not involved. in a very and st petersburg actually bringing us updates from a crucial meeting between russia and the u.s. on syria due to start later on friday well lucy is also posting all the latest on her twitter feed so don't forget to check that. out. now in syria itself president said in a rare interview that it's his government's duty to annihilate terrorists were the authorities often used to describe armed opposition groups the interview coincided with an escalation of violence in the capital damascus with two blasts going off near syria's main justice complex artist visited the site of the attack. the right not to see don't think that happened there and this is the media in the old damascus as you can see was the image pozen are taken away and the scene is now been cleaned this is a public interest. but we still receive in conflicting

reports on how many people have been affected sana a syrian news agency is reporting that three people have been injured but it's very hard to confirm it's very hard to get any information about what happened here earlier today even on the ground the run many police and security people with the u.n. refused to talk and refused to provide any information on the incident the fact that these has happened in the very hard to the very center of the syrian capital rises questions and concerns over the security situation here in damascus has been under government control but now it's been attacked more and more often by rebels and groups this has happened to stay up to another type of courage here in damascus the main building on the syrian state run television syria news nobody is so what has been attacked by government size terrorist groups killing at least seven people

. well you know if they're importing their men turkish anti-aircraft weaponry has been deployed to the border with syria after prime minister tayyip erdogan gave orders to react to any syrian threat at the frontier ankara says this comes in response to the recent downing of one of its fighter jets the plane was shot down after entering syrian airspace a week ago turkey insists the fire was hit over international waters and only crossed into syrian territory briefly and by accident jeremy salt who is a turkey based professor of middle eastern history and politics says another incident could bring ties between ankara and damascus to breaking point. one has to see. the plan as it's very significant. in the tension between syria and turkey and so it is just one step on the. opposite. side of the other side so quite clearly even though it seems that nature

doesn't. want to intervene in syria because the danger is what is trying to do is to bring down the syrian government by just watching the walls which nations from within and also inside like this who. you know because it's in between the top two countries and i think elation i mean you want to say when it would happen if it would happen but that's right no. more of this here in crisis had to our website r.t. dot com well there you'll find video food by our team of an alleged massacre in the syrian city of hama a syrian family claims their relatives were slaughtered by rebels and this and much more on our team. well it's been a tough night in brussels were e.u. leaders had to make mutual concessions after several hours of bargaining they agreed to use the european bailout funds to funnel money there were actually to struggling banks a short term fix opposed by the german chancellor angela merkel well for more on

the overnight decisions let's cross now to our correspondents tests are cilia so tasso why do these measures mean for the troubled states and why is germany given into the demands of other eurozone countries. well that is so what it would seem but i would prefer to say that the good leaders were under extreme pressure to come out with something expects relations were so low so they did scramble in the end to say something to to the media and to the market so they finish early hours of the morning the leaders did seem to manage to take the steps together which is what people were looking for after a tough negotiation to say the least and they had agreed on a growth and jobs fight and if this is not new because there wasn't much disagreement to begin with that they needed growth in the eurozone so for this they plan to mobilize about one hundred twenty billion euros however we know that spain and italy had been refusing to sign it until the wee hours of the morning until they had gotten just a short term fix that they need to put down their borrowing costs and this is

indeed the use of funds to inject it directly into the banks to aid those banks rather than giving the money through the government so this was particularly help spain as they don't want the government data to increase while at the same time finding a solution to help with their struggling banks however it's also important to point out that markets reacted possibly possibly to this however is it going to hold we know when spanish banks got the one hundred billion bailout promise the markets reacted well and as the next day you saw borrowing costs going up again also we have to ask the question what are the strings attached knowing that germany has been staunchly against such short term measures to begin with or they want to see more long term measures and also the growth of the growth amount that they had said that they will roll out is it enough to balance those therapy that's already been rolled out in the member states so again expectations were so low to begin with that indeed this is

a positive news and immediate solution but it's not the solution that addresses the structural problems of the eurozone and again another big question how quickly are we going to see the agreements in brussels rolled out to the member states. all right tess thanks very much indeed for bringing us this update assess our celia on the phone from brussels. now you know her argument pierre leader of the you came to paris party believes that eurozone countries won't be able to deal with their problems until they abandon the monetary union look the eurozone is a fundamental misconstruction between economies that are so different an economic and monetary union between them was never going to work the only way forward for greece spain and portugal and such countries is to recognize that the euro is a mistake to break away from it to get their own currencies back to have a competitive devaluation and to get their own democracies about that is the only way forward what we're doing here if we keep propping up the euro the twenty five

ways of preserving a reinforcing failure what we're doing is guaranteeing a miserable future not just for the tens of millions of people who falls below the poverty line but actually we pay a very heavy social cost for this too in terms of insurrection and violence. after the e.u. summit in brussels the german chancellor will want to gauge how her own country has reacted to the latest measures and artie's acts on a boycott records there is growing anger among germans that they are having to bear the brunt of the trouble states. it's a job interview with geopolitical implications and yes his family has been running these greek restaurant for almost three decades ever since they immigrated to germany hard work and self-reliance made it a success but now they are under increasing pressure to share the fruits of their labor. the problem is that in greece that. they come here and like. in the street but we are also working very hard. working from the morning

till night every deed to get a dozen of calls from their greek can patch or it's with requests for money jobs of both some like. takis just walk in a restaurant owner himself he lost his business last year and ever since has been out of permanent work like about twenty two percent of greeks there is the second world war and destroy. our country from troops so they'll be a million people. not to help but. while references to the countries nats of past have appeared more than once in the great coverage of the bailout germans remain unswayed in their position to pay for somebody else's debts polls consistently show that the majority of germans are stronger against financing greece's bailout is one customer of this restaurant put

it before placing an order one should check not only the menu but also his wallet despite a broader position the german authorities are still pushing for the permanent bailout fund on thursday i'm going merkel appealed to be in peace to support the proposal as it goes for a vote in parliament. i think today a package for growth and jobs at the center of the debate and i think today it is right that we can pass it and i will support it for that i have. includes support at home from the german parliament but while the parliament ariens are widely expected to vote in favor some see this bleed of opinions between departure and the public represents a test of germany's democratic system democracy begins so it. begins in the russia begins in germany begins a new to the and to be here for national parliaments and this is so good

and. it's a common currency this is taking. decisions in terms of money in terms of budget it's a violation of democracy and it was. your historical mission to bring democracy in the world no and i am very certain about now brussels is destroying democracy they see peace to be hardworking but in case if europe's most productive country seems just never stop coming in the week or see reporting from germany. and so i have for you on our t.v. facing a deadline will we get excited or join us on to turn himself over to you kerry police and as ecuador still mulls over his request for asylum fears of another power coming into play begin to surface. plus searching for energy independence but

coming out short the u.k. seeking out foreign investors to help give it a boost but it's an enterprise that critics say could be putting lives at risk. the protest mood in egypt doesn't seem to be subsiding despised along to spate of announcement of the presidential vote results last weekend people can plan to take to the iconic to harir square this friday to demand a complete handover of power from the military to the country's newly elected leader but amid the neverending swarm of political demands the psychological stress or the rejections are constantly under is often ignored and searches policy are now explores. pain as raw as it was the day it happened was just twenty one years old when he was killed near to his square in the bullet that shattered his heart tore apart his family leaving his mother unable to carry on i was only in it i talk about him a lot i don't like to say that he's dead i see him in my dreams i'm waiting all the

time for him to come home to me i beg god to bring him back. in the last eighteen months egypt since i've gone through one of aleutian three elections and countless mass protests the scars left by the unprecedented chaos and bloodshed and political battles run deep i saw people becoming more depressed more anxious using more drugs and alcohol those kinds of things seem to have changed because of the current events and the fear over what was happening next and it's not only those who are directly involved who have been affected in the only survey of its kind. spoke to ordinary egyptians to see how they're coping she found that sixty percent of egyptians are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder of those forty seven percent have witnessed violence in the streets thirty four percent have stayed up late to watch television news reports of a violent nature and twenty eight percent feel stressed because the financial situation has deteriorated i do believe the public has been trying to use

especially since so things are a lot different after the uprisings as we were before and people before used to enjoy a very low crime rate for example very little political change however after the uprising there was more crime there is an increase in crime wave which. which traumatized the public i think and the problems compounded because of the stigma attached with seeking help and this is only one of a handful of centers in cairo offering psychological assistance to people who need help but while some of those who were wasted and detained by the authorities have come here most egyptians have stayed away. but psychological help is the last thing on the news mind she can hardly scrape together enough money to buy food for her family she gets a little comfort from believing his son died for cool but even that threatens to be wiped out as the country braces itself a fresh round of protests as anger against the ruling military. timer. join us sanchez he has no plans to himself over to police after being someone for

extradition procedures and his interview with the b.b.c. the whistleblower stress that asylum law both internationally and domestically takes precedence over extradition law that we can accept there has been holed up in ecuador's embassy in london for over a week waiting for the south american state to decide on his bid for political asylum ecuador has been taking its time studying the allegations that if handed over to sweden the songe could eventually face prosecution in the us were espionage can carry a death sentence by its side bill evans founder of the national security was the lowers coalition says the longer the delay the more chance ecuador is coming under pressure from washington. mostly what's happening right now is the political side and you have to realize that they may be and this is the. letters that petitions from activists around the world but on the other hand they are also getting a list of all to made them send troops from the united states so the rest assured

that you right now as we speak the state department is in the door plenty to think about by showing what kind of consequences they will be facing whether it's the economic will whether it's political and so this is the reason they are taking this long and we are hoping that their decision would be yes they would grant asylum to giuliana's launch but considering their weight the united states carries but also considering the history of our nation in terms of the types of measures they take to put pressure on the other governments. it will be made to be seen. alice in other stories are always available at r.t. dot com so check out what else we have lined up for you on the line dad leave beauty some heavyweight ballerinas for the bolshoi as they choreograph this but let it display for the military. and quit smoking and

a shot at new york develops a vaccine to help you kick the nicotine habit find out more energy dot com. now facing a possible energy shortfall in the coming years britain is looking for a boost yet with no money to build nuclear power alone it must try and seduce foreign investors but it's a decision that has many wondering if the u.k. government is putting profits before safety as r.t. sarah ferguson now explains. britain wants to keep the light switch done and to do so it says it needs me clear power real to security thing and that has to be security of supply and we don't want to have our security to supply the paulding trade over twenty three therefore to do that or all the way forward those we're. going over that we must look for another. energy that's not be so you know and that would be nuclear do you came might say it wants energy independence but it's clear plans need powering with money and it's money britain doesn't have

investment for these plants is sorely lacking french company e.d.f. had been slated to build a number of the new plants but in the wake of the fukushima disaster these plans have been put on hold there were originally for companies that were looking at. working on developing new nuclear power stations in britain but the other two. have both now pulled out so it's almost as if the government hasn't noticed the writing on the wall that's left the u.k. government having to hunt further afield for the much needed cash despite saying they won't let the pendants on outside sources it's countries like japan and china that person's reported to have been touting around for investment and you know in a sense we're kind of offshore project for other countries i mean it seems to me that the u.k. which is quite a big and supposed to go to country. opening up of foreign investment from other

countries because knowing the best route to invest in nuclear their own countries don't want to take it so they're going to have britain having being one of the first countries to gain new clear britain's power stations are now old with many being decommissioned and with nuclear accounting for around sixteen percent of the country's energy provision the government says if it doesn't get the investment in the new plants it needs it could face in. and. as early as two thousand and twenty the soda nikkei a plant in broadwell is one of eight sites the u.k. government has identified as being suitable for a new girls but local residents here say that it's far from suitable in a place fukushima while the people say that it's unlikely we're a major nuclear disaster to happen here it would be extremely hard to evacuate local communities and their if is that the governments are more concerned with securing investment than securing their safety and there are other concerns too in a bid to attract investment the government's draft energy bill indicated that he's

willing to build the new plants can seem as high a price is to guarantee healthy profit and it seems the government has left you alternative sort of sloppy brute. pragmatism is going to happen if nuclear doesn't happen something else will. the government already because they can get the investment in place. for the nuclear program that they wanted to have in the time that they wanted. despite having once led the way along the nuclear policy poor planning and investment struggles have left britain trailing behind with tapes now pinned on foreign investment that may or may not materialize the future of britain's energy provision is now not looking quite so a bright surf city london. taking a look at some other stories from around the world now tens of thousands of high

school and college students have clashed with police in chile the group marched through santiago waving banners and flags calling for education reforms officers fired water cannon at protesters after they were hit with rocks and had their police van attacked the government has made some concessions in the wake of recent rallies students say changes aren't enough. former bosnian serb leader. has been acquitted of one of the two genocide charges brought against him at the international hague tribunal the judge dropped the charge because of a lack of evidence but upheld other charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges accused of ordering atrocities during the nine hundred ninety s. was a war including this robbery to massacre were eight thousand muslims were killed. you as democrats are applauding a ruling by the supreme court calling president barack obama's health care legislation constitutional under the conversational law most americans are required

to purchase health insurance by two thousand and fourteen or pay a fine reforms were opposed by nearly every republican lawmaker claiming it was against the law to force people to buy private product the courts verdict is seen as major victory for obama as he's up for reelection in the van for. how do you how do piñon to share obama's health care reform let us know on our web site r t v dot com well right now eighteen percent believe it will benefit both the american people and the u.s. economy thirteen percent obama is just electioneering and thirty two percent think it's a red herring distracting the nation from a looming economic crisis while in the majority which is thirty seven percent and for now say it's designed for insurers benefit only well do us know what you thing by logging onto our t. dot com. and it's time to check out the latest business news with marina so how are investors reacting to the talks in brussels with take a look at the numbers that we saw on thursday you would say not very well at all

but all the markets today are picking up and we're seeing more optimism after the conclusion of the first summit in brussels of course we'll be checking out see what happens on later in the day but first let's take a look at what's happening with international markets sort in with asia which is still the only one trader right now before the russian markets open in about half an hour from now we can see that the nikkei has added almost one and a half percent slowly heading towards super sides in the. black over now about in hong kong it's banking stocks that are particularly well with bank of china at this hour again in the over two percent now if we talk about europe for a second because that is what's influencing markets around the world at this summit e.u. leaders agreed on a growth package for the euro zone and that's worth almost one hundred fifty billion dollars and they also agreed to use a permanent bailout fog to recapitalize struggling banks and of course the meeting continues today and socks are expected to focus around a more integrated a euro zone included the creation of

a banking union and of course it's only in spain are pushing the ball to agree steps to reduce the interest rates to countries have to pay. let's consider what the markets will see what's happening on wall street of course markets are close there right now what we see in the close in session because that also has an effect on all the markets is that both the dow and the nasdaq lost just the notch in thursday's trading session and actually this losses were even steeper but they managed to minimize that in just the last half hour of trading and other than the optimism coming from europe that americans picked up on that there is also the fact that there was initial good reports when it comes to initial jobless claims which fell by six thousand last week also if you look at currencies the euro is still gaining against the u.s. dollar when it comes to the ruble it lost against both major currencies as you can see there and we'll have the updated figures for you next hour when there are also markets do open and we'll have new numbers for the currencies let's take a look at what's happened what happened with the russian markets on thursday and

basically we saw significant losses there and that's mainly because as the europe russians were tracking the losses that we saw on the euro but that was before the talks were finalized and before investors could actually gather and really consumed what was happening in europe and the talks that we saw the r.t.s. and m i six lost over one and a half percent and of course cheaper crude prices also played their part but you know that the annual general meeting. season kicks off where most of the blue chips have their meetings including gas monopoly gas from when they're more news out before move on to oil prices the company is now involved in a territorial dispute between china and vietnam and china's oil corporation seen has now started an exploration center in the water area that normally says infringes on blogs that it has already licensed to russian companies as well as america's exxon mobile now beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea which is believed to contain large oil and gas deposits and straddles

global trade routes now i'm going to say gas for my quit the project to keep its business ties with the world's second largest economy and that quick look from gas to oil prices of course the trade in the eighteen month lows but if we can take a look now they're rising in fact they have rebounded from their lowest close in almost nine months of course a major boost for the russian economy so hopefully when the motion markets will see better figures there while we saw on thursday that's it for me for now back to your marina all right thanks very much indeed on the latest edition of technology is coming up and just a few minutes here straight after reminder of our top stories. well

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