the many raised his hand in that know though it was his envoy to the world what if attorney chicken mr churkin russia's decision to veto this latest resolution has caused consternation and widespread criticism of moscow's stance is russia supporting the assad regime. of course not about what

needs to be done in order to settle the crisis unfortunately the strategy of our western colleagues too seems to be to try to whip up down france in and around syria at every opportunity and this time the asian of the need to extend the mandate of the monitoring mission in syria and attached a number of unacceptable clauses to their draft resolution so we need to talk together was china unacceptable draft to allow kofi annan more space to work on the document which was adopted the. foreign minister of of countries of the so-called action group which is that which calls for setting up a transitional national body and that requires of course dialogue between various parties so in this context to introduce a resolution which would only pressure and almost inevitable sanctions on the syrian government did not look like a good idea to us at all and they were blocked

a decision which in our view was gone the but counterproductive so moscow not supporting the assad regime but america britain and france say that russia has failed the syrian people today how how do you react to that. well you know there are quite good and bad. propaganda i think what they have been doing in criticizing russia and china and some sometimes quite stridently today it was the british and the french. who went out of their way unfortunately all sorts of false false holds on the foreign policies of russia and china they should focus more. on the need to . help unfortunately they haven't done anything at all in order to set them train a productive positive process in syria instead they have been working. with the so-called friends of syria in fact the. this is a group of countries who are enemies of the syrian government i wouldn't call them

enemies of the syrian people but certainly those who want to topple the syrian government this regarding the consequences which are extremely tragic which such policy inevitably entails because the government or president our side it's not simply one individual or a group of individuals they represent of course a certain segment of the of the syrian population a certain power structure which has existed there for decades so to break it would cause and is causing trying to break that considerable trouble and bloodshed to reform and through dialogue this would be much more reasonable a line of action and this is what russia has been advocated dialogue hasn't achieved anything so far is that now an overwhelming global sentence is something has to be done to stop the killing of innocent people and what about intervention on humanitarian grounds is that it acceptable to moscow moscow is very concerned about chapter seven i don't want to get into technical does it protect chapter

seven leading to perhaps military intervention but what about some form of intervention to stop the killing. well in a way the monitoring group which. is a way of of a sort of political intervention in trying to a practical intervention and trying to deter violence unfortunately it hasn't happened it hasn't been successful i mean you said the dialogue has not achieved anything the problem is that the dialogue has not started yet the opposition groups refuse to enter into dialogue where they sit with the syrian government which says it is prepared for dialogue they should try that all four of the syrian government to enter into dialogue this is a major missing link a major impediment in the way of. activity you know humanitarian intervention unfortunately it only sounds humane but the fact of the matter is that any military

intervention for whatever reason is inevitably going to cause more bloodshed bloodshed and you know we know that those greatest humanists in the world u.s. and u.k. intervened in iraq for instance citing all sorts of noble protects in that particular case none of this and weapons of mass destruction what of course is one hundred fifty fifty thousand civilian deaths alone to say nothing of you know millions of refugees displaced persons and the whole dislocation in the country so don't be duped by committee in a few million communitarian rhetoric there is much more geopolitics in their policy in syria than of humanism and unfortunately the practical consequences of of the of their policy is that that the conflict and bloodshed is not abating you mention geopolitics and understand that you mention the fact that what's happening in syria is actually a name don't what's going to happen in iran eventually can you explain that that iran is the eventual goal. i did refer

to iran but in a slightly different context i wouldn't rule out that then they will move or move on to iran but i was. referring to that i was in my remarks at the stakeout earlier today in the united nations i was referring to their career interest and this is a major motivation of the policy and their effort to topple president assad in curbing iranian influence. in the middle east in that region and it's also a major motivation of the other middle eastern the fight there is for the marcos' saudi arabi and qatar who are concerned about what they see iranian interests of course in bahrain as well they claim that she approaches there is a sort of iranian sponsored even though some observers including your colleagues journalists who have experienced on the ground believe that it happens to be genuine protest. against a system which is not entirely democratic to put it mildly so clear

a geo political dimension is there in the policies of a number of countries who are extremely aggressive these are the syria and it is nothing to do with the interests of the syrian people because again at the ceiling who need these to find it can i ask you though what is the worry for moscow will these geopolitical implications which you've explained so clearly why is more you know we are not it will not in what way could moscow be affected will not water the boat. well we're not what are the geopolitical implications of sort of that particular saying even though we believe that the greater confrontation with iran is hurting. is unnecessary and of course we are directly involved in efforts to resolve peacefully the problem of the iranian nuclear program and there are growing tension between iran and the west and it is it is not it's not it's not

helpful our concern is that the syrian people have to suffer the consequences of this geopolitical geopolitical struggle and our concern is that the focus of everybody's policy must be the benefit of the syrian people and the only way they can put an end to this tragic conflict is to get to the negotiating table and the ground there is a document which which was a consensus document adopted by the group of action foreign ministers in geneva two and a half weeks ago which says that at the incisional national border needs to set up to be set up and it cannot be set up by by sanctions it cannot be set up by more pressure on just one side of the syrian government which is claiming that it is ready for such the locus there's a need that it's representative for such a dialogue but so far the interest from the opposition is not there and we see extreme opposition groups are in the position groups resorting to more and more

violence and even terrorist attacks like the one we saw yesterday in the masters this is not to say that the syrian government has not exhorter it has not resorted to excessive violence of the times or made very serious mistakes and blunders over the months but the time to end that unless we wanted to continue for years is to enter into dialogue. russia has really stuck by its principles of intervention is it not there. in danger of being isolated bearing in mind the continual vetoing of the sanctions in the u.n. security council and of course the supplying of military hardware to syria although most of course says that this is not being used against civilians but this what does it do for russia's reputation and indeed its relations after this crisis is over. well we'll see we'll see i think doing the right of the right thing and not

simply following somebody is a. catastrophic policy is something which makes makes me proud is something which eventually will be borne out of the right course of action on the right policy. under these very difficult circumstances and. if i'm not mistaken the united states is sixty vetoes on the palestinian issue alone so why don't you. question my american colleagues about the impact of the image of the united states in the middle east of the continuous mito sometimes even between their own presidential and secretary of state public statements so it all is a part of the u.n. charter there is nothing wrong about casting it when you feel the need to do so can we talk about what happens next now no agreement in the u.n. security council but russia has said that they would like to see an extension of the u.n. observer mission to syria but at the moment as

a visible impact so far what is the point in keeping the mission alive when so far it's failed. what the what will be the point of the other part was saying that at least we have a more chance to get objective information if it's there or if the situation we have to improve there will be on the ground already so they will be able to participate more actively in in the political process and also the in dealing with their community and situation so pulling them all to is going to entail negative consequences and one to avoid that unfortunately now here on we seem to be undergoing another sort of a little diplomatic battle now we're going to have a discussion of making it the technical role without loading it with political it conditions and implications thank you very much and we'll leave it there vitaly churkin we really appreciate it sure i'm russian ambassador to the u.n. thank you very much indeed for explaining the situation during this crisis now

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these are the latest pictures from madrid where thousands of gathered for more protests the demonstration is taking place just days after a nationwide marches descended into clashes that left dozens injured have been running following the announcement by prime minister hoyer of an additional sixty five billion euros in cuts. syria and the muslim holy month of ramadan engulfed in violence as government forces and rebel fighters battle on every corner of the war torn country. will remain in syria for another thirty days an attempt to halt the bloodshed. plus trigger happy tourism a firing range is now bringing even more visitors to israel but critics say the new attraction is promoting a negative perception of the country. with the news team with more news stories for in fifteen minutes from now and all the latest sports news is next.

thanks for joining us this is indeed sports of a plenty ahead over the next ten minutes including the stories embrace. tied to the top c.s.k. join city rivals local t.v. at the premier league summit during the season's opening weekend. pulling badly defending olympic champion yelena isinbayeva feels they hit the heights of a diamond league meet in monaco not ideal preparation of the games just six days away. speedster in time. for a challenge with former one legend alan frost in moscow. to football where it's the opening weekend of the russian premier league season the opening game of the day on saturday. joining cross-town rivals looking at the top of the table the army man's

class rough stuff reportedly watched by new national team manager fabio capello but the italian will be able to pick the winning goal scorer for his squad i rico international see to do them on that in ten minutes after the break to scout with plenty of chances to double dared frontage after that rough stuff would stand firm meaning one nil that's how it ended in to. mention moscow kicked off the new season with a win on friday night so we had to do it because the home side is no playing in their first ever top flight clash group in the spring for a real punch in the sixty minutes to look over with then head three without reply before half time three to the eventual final score former creation national team boss the us off to a winning start in russia i. now it just six days left to go before the olympic games get on the way the russian

national team headed off to london the squad given a presidential sendoff in moscow as robert for dani and reports. even to believe in doing what you think. was alleged of i wish you make the russian national flag rise in the national anthem be sung at olympic arenas in london as often as possible i wish you believe in yourselves as much as millions of russian people believe in you when the russian president vladimir putin met with the country's olympic team in the kremlin on saturday morning his speech was known but it was sweet to the point the biggest sports tournament of all those big games is less than a week away. and you will see more than four hundred russian efforts to try to match up to their compadres hopes. there's always psychological pressure headed in

the big games fairly held once every four years but we feel confidence even playing very good basketball for the last few years and hope that in london we can show our real potential is the best when it comes to outdoor thirty convince weather conditions are very important in this respect london is notorious bad weather may be a factor but all the athletes will be in the same boat i believe will do well at the games physical fitness will of course be crucial this summer for the hopefuls but internal factors are considered no less crucial in athens progressions mentality what often separates victories from losers. we need to save our drive and bring it to london we are preparing for about an extremely tough battle and there's no bigger motivation than that we need to give it our all and more. but we did it to the group this will be the third limb big games for me and having already won two gold medals i'm still looking forward to new challenges yes i'm older i'm

probably not as fit as i used to be but at the same time i have become much more experienced hundreds of people have come here to risk where do we see the russian olympic team good luck in london twenty twelve millions will be watching and supporting them during the games so it's a safe bet if these efforts performance turns out a success every single russian's life will be a just more happy. r.t. moscow. of course there's no end of athletes busy fine tuning their performances before next week's olympic start and that's exactly what the feel were attempting to do other an eventful diamond league meet in monaco on friday evening a mixed night for the russian selecting the french prince policy double olympic pool hall champion in a scene by ever with the worst possible build up to the games crushing out of the competition without even registering a single height however there was better news in the men's one hundred ten meter hurdles where sergei she's been. third setting

a new national record thirty point zero nine seconds in the process while in the men's four hundred meters there was an injury scare for reigning olympic champ in the sean morris american stating he would be able to defend his title despite pulling up injured with a run one hundred meters to. russia's four by four hundred meters really a team may still have silver from the two thousand and four olympics in athens upgraded to gold the i.o.c. officially stripping one of the winning quartet crystal cox of our top finish in the event after the u.s. runner admitted taking steroids and twenty ten a limp state of an entire team can be banned if one of its members is caught cheating the thirty three year old. in the literary runs making the whole team eligible for disqualification the final say on the model has been left up to the

i.w.c. f. russia could potentially move to gold and jamaica to silver if the americans result isn't up. to tennis we're not even been maintaining her competitive edge ahead of the london games the thirty year old advancing into the semifinals in california beating another a limp expired local favorite. patrol boat with the edge going in having won the purse previous to w t a encounters the russian taking the first set six four but then lost her rhythm somewhat to spec american chunk it swiftly storming back to square the second set six two true but however it showed her mental result in the decider holding on for a six four two six seven six victory russian players have won three of the past four titles and so little. motor sport in our formula one test driver maria davey has returned home to spain after losing her right eye in horrific car accident thirty two year old if he ought

to join russian team o.t.c. in march was conducting a test drive an inventor earlier this month when her car suddenly struck a stationary lorry she then underwent surgery to treat serious head on facial injuries the team earlier ruled out mechanical failure after a thorough investigation into the accident re strivers charles peak glock among those wishing a speedy recovery to their stable. to formula one more prolonged so is sitting in primaries dishing to came third german grand prix title . position for sunday's race following a wet and windy day at the hockenheim ring the two thousand and five twenty ten when being spoken troll on a dominant demeanor the thirty year old to in his ferrari pretty much imperious from start to finish the red bull juleps question vettel and mark webber in the second and third fast. times the weather will be bumped down five spots due to a penalty local favorite michael schumacher will take he is truly in space on the

grid the german legend seeking a fourth title for this event it's. so long since going for his third when germany on sunday while another man who also won twice at the hockenheim ring was in moscow last weekend four time world champion alan prostin time to promote motor sport in russia so we thought we'd sit him down and ask him a few questions. every time i. made a promise to this year except the last two issues i was more than oh so it's very very difficult i still think it's going to be of it or finale i thought that might be much for the last round and maybe finishing with a steel ball here i think the call is a bit better and also a source from the head at the moment i knew i was sick enough and i love sebastian but i believe he smiled very bare put me with a champion i want to win. and then. when i was sure for him.

it is something as it does change a lot in the last five years compared to what we are the in our generation for example. it is. it's part of the game the economy is more and more difficult so it's more difficult for the teams and. management with more balance because it's a new sport it's a new era. and obviously i really prefer the. formula one i knew the law in my period but on the other side. very often i ask questions myself and said if we had more or less the same feels a feat that means. almost free endings. two or three titles manufacturer and. much more freedom on the technology. the

cost of formula one would be so much that we would need would be king by itself. if you want to fight against the big ones that they have invested for twenty city years in the techno. gee they've got man they have the experience they have been seen with their time and money. time is something that you cannot expect something that you cannot buy it all just suddenly its interests just take time and you have to accept that but what is really good and very busy this one when you see this kind of tried to do these things to be culture and on and then that is very very important to bring to the country. this new almost unusable for them on the island. what

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