good to have you with your sunday news and the weeds top. thousands of greeks are protesting against fresh multi-billion year austerity plan to help countries creditors and secure its place in the single currency bloc. the e.u. spreading crisis doesn't spare runs away growing unemployment and for economic growth to the president's approval rate moment just months after winning office. as

democrats and republicans brazen cells for battle ahead of the u.s. presidential election year from critics who question whether there's any genuine choice. pivot to the east asian pacific nations look for ways to energize economic recovery at a major summit in russia as the u.s. and european economies are floundering. russia's budding partnership with china among other issues facing the country at the moment well touch upon in our exclusive interview with president vladimir putin which is coming up right now you're not. hello are you watching r t with me kevin know him a very pleased to say today that we're joined by the president of the russian federation of let him approaching mr president thank you very much for making the time to talk to us but i want to talk about first of all is the ongoing at the

moment apec summit now although a pick is primarily an economic vessel there's a lot of politics involved as well in the course of all the key players including you including american key players disagree on some very key issues and thinking about syria and thinking about missile defense thinking about iran is there a danger that the politics may stifle get in the way of the big economic deals that the very same key player is hoping to sign that this summit or at least talk about science and. that is true but in fact you just said it yourself a pick was originally conceived as a forum for discussing economic issues therefore we are planning to focus primarily on economic challenges transport global food security and the task of liberalizing the global economy as far as syria and other hotspots are concerned is usually the currently in the limelight and we will certainly address them in or deliberations of the forum in bilateral discussions or otherwise they wouldn't be overlooked the

. problem of sr you touched on another big subject in the headlines the register vents that have been unfolding in syria over the last eighteen months now russia's position has been steadfast all the way along the line here you've said this should be no foreign intervention and it should be the syrian people who do the deciding it should be done through diplomacy however that's a great idea but day in day out innocent lives are being lost on both sides is it time for something more than talking should russia be reassessing its position maybe now from what i see it took a listen and put it in you so how come russia is the only one which is expected to revise its starts don't you to go counterparts in negotiations or to revise theirs as well as we'll. looking back at the events in the past few years we'll see that quite a few of our counterparts initiatives have not played out the way they were intended to take the examples of numerous countries riven by escalating internal conflict the u.s. and its allies went into afghanistan and now they're all thinking about how they

can get out of the no you sure the situation there will be stable for decades to come and look at what's going on in the arab countries what concerns us and what i want to emphasize once again is the current hostilities in syria but at the same time we have just as concerned about the possible consequences of certain decisions should they be taken in or opinion the most important today is ending the violence we must all the warring parties including the government and the so-called rebels the armed opposition to sit down at the negotiating table you can decide on a future that would guarantee security for all stakeholders in syria only then should they get down to any practical measures regarding the country's future government system we realize that this country needs a change but this doesn't mean the change should come with bloodshed i believe that the first thing to do is to stop shipping into the war zone which is still going on but we should stop trying to impose an acceptable solutions on either side because

it is a dead end and i think that's what we should do it's that simple understood mr president other question i'd like to ask you a number of western arab nations have been covertly to start with supporting the f.s.a. the free syrian army in some of them doing it openly in a course the catch here is that the f.s.a. is suspected of hiring a known al qaeda fighters amongst their ranks so the twist in this tale is that a lot of those countries are actually sponsoring terrorism if you like in syria countries that have suffered from terrible terrorism themselves is that a fair assessment was not to you know when someone aspires to attain and then they see is optimal any means will do as a rule they try will. and do that by hook or by crook and hardly ever think of the consequences that was the case during the war in afghanistan when the soviet union invaded in one nine hundred seventy knowing that the present pope was supported a rebel movement and then basically gave rise to al qaida that which later

backfired on the united states itself today some want to use militants from al qaida or some other organizations with equally radical views to accomplish their goals in syria this policy is dangerous and very shortsighted let's turn over to the united states the upcoming election we're all looking forward to very much of course now the reset button with russia was firmly pushed by barack obama over the last four years but. still that missile defense shield the headache for russia in the east of europe if obama does win a second term what's going to define the next chapter of russia and america's relations and is it a chap that you can do business with. i believe the over the last four years presidents obama and medvedev have made a lot of progress in strengthening russia u.s. relations we have saw in the new start treaty to go with them backed by the us russia has become a fully fledged member of the world trade organization there are more reasons to be

optimistic about our bilateral relations with these two you mentioned the u.s. missile defense system is surely one of the key issues on today's agenda because it involves russia's vital interests scholars and experts understand that a unilateral solution will not in harms global stability in essence the intention is to upset the strategic balance which is a very dangerous thing to do as any involved party would always strive to maintain its defensive capabilities and the entire thing could simply trigger off a race is it possible to find a solution to the problem if president obama is reelected for a second term i mean principle yes it is. but this isn't just about president obama for all i know his desire to work out a solution is quite sincere but almost before my feeling is that he is a sincere man and that he sincerely wants to implement positive change but can he do it will they let him do it or i mean that there is also the military lobby and

the department of state which is quite conservative let's imagine for a second we have all the solution the means from now on we jointly assess missile threats and control this defense system together this is a highly sensitive area of national defense i am not sure that our partners are ready for this kind of cooperation the international knew it so we think you can work with barack obama if you get in one of what if mitt romney gets in a quote here from just a month or two ago this is the man that if he makes it to the white russia is without question our number one geopolitical foe they fight every cause for the world's worst actors he went on to say russia is not a friendly character on the world stage could you work with him said. morten yes we can we work with whichever president is elected by the american people but our effort will only be as efficient as our partners allow it to be as for mr romney's

position we understand that this is to a certain extent motivated by election campaign rhetoric but i also think that he was on what is clearly wrong because such behavior in the international arena is the same as using nationalism and segregation as a tools of us domestic policy its effect in the international arena is the same when a politician a person who aspires to lead a nation especially a great country like the u.s. declares someone to be enemy a priore and by the way this brings something else to mind when we talk about the missile defense system our american partners keep telling us this is not directed against you but what happens if mr romney and believes to be america's number one which is elected this president of the united states in that case the missile defense system will definitely be directed against russia as it is technologically configured exactly for this purpose i'd like to talk about the trial and jailing of pussy riot punk group and there's been much criticism of the sentence handed down

was too strong was too much and the whole case was just made to big a deal of fat actually backfire that's brought all people to their cause with a publicist with hindsight is a beautiful thing but with hindsight you think the case could have been handled differently i have always felt the punishment should be proportionate to the offense no i am not in a position now and would not like in any way to comment on the decision of a russian court but i would rather talk about the moral side of the story. first in case you've never heard of it a couple of years ago one of the band's members put up three effigies in one of moscow's big supermarkets with a sign saying that jews gays and migrant workers should be driven out of moscow i think you're thora he should have looked into their activities back then. after that they staged an orgy in a public place of course people are allowed to do what ever they want to do as long as it's legal for this kind of conduct in a public place should not go unnoticed by the or thirty's then they are loaded

video that was on the internet then they turned up at your lock of a cathedral here in moscow causing unholy mayhem and then went to another cathedral and caused mayhem there too you know russians still have painful memories of the early years of soviet rule when thousands of poor the dogs muslim as well as the clergy from other religions were persecuted and so in general i think the state has to protect the feelings of believers or if you're do i will not comment on whether the verdict is well grounded in the sentence proportionate to the offense these girls must have lawyers who defend their interests in court they have the right to file an appeal and demand a new hearing it's up to them it is just a legal issue we've got you with us let's get your thoughts on the ongoing julian assange case in britain i'm sure you've been watching it is a legal battle with britain and with a number of other countries as well but equally his attempts to get asylum in ecuador is no god he's holed up in the ecuadorian embassy what's your opinion about

britain at one point he was talking about. revoking the embassies diplomatic immunity if they could actually go in and get him that kind of sounds a bit odd when of course you think as well that russia has a number of suspects that russia wants to talk to britain is a kind of topsy turvy situation isn't it but they give him safe harbor in britain. this certainly is an unsettling factor in our relations with the u.k. i used to tell my previous counterparts some friends in the british government not those holding office at the moment the britain happens to be harboring certain individuals who have blood on their hands having waged a real war on russian territory and slaughtered people you know what i was told in response should compare that's exactly why. the soviet union used to do aiding people like that first of all i'm a former soviet secret service operative myself but i don't know whether the u.s.s.r. used

a this sort of people or not simply because i never had anything to do with it but even if we assume it did that was back in the cold war era you know there has been a cardinal change in the settings the soviet union is history and what we have today is a new russia how can we allow ourselves to be dominated by our old phobias and outdated perceptions of international relations and the kind of relations between our nations it's time to let them go but if we're constantly lectured about how independent britain's judiciary is it makes its own decisions and no one can influence it the one about julian a song they ruled him to be extradited what is that if it's not a self evident example of a double standard you know i won't make a definitive statement but as far as i know ecuador has requested guarantees from the swedish government the sweden wouldn't hand a soldier over to the united states through no guarantees of being forthcoming at the very least this suggests that we are looking at

a politically motivated trial that. they were young and high flying. their careers were on takeoff. that flight for them was one of many. and the last one. leaving the. monarchy. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has

been seeing from the streets of canada. trying to corporations are old today. sunday news in the week's top stories thousands of greece protest against fresh multi billion euros charity cards plan to appease the country's creditors and secure its place in the single currency bloc. the e.u. spreading crisis doesn't spare france where growing unemployment and poor economic growth see the president's approval rating plummet just months after winning office . as democrats and republicans brace themselves for battle like head of the u.s. presidential election hear from critics who question whether there's any genuine choice. plaids to the east asian pacific nations look for ways to

energize the economic recovery at a major summit in russia as the u.s. and european economies find their. sport is next with andrew who's the good news on our flight the title fight in moscow last night then the latest from the usa. thanks for watching the sport good to have you company and here's what's coming up over the next few minutes because above heavyweight champion vitaly klitschko stops one more charge in the fourth round to retain his w.b.c. . to the final and the murray beats thomas burdick in the semi to the stormy rushing meadow. from lewis hamilton secured his fourth pole of the season as he seeks a first ever italian grand prix victory. but first boxing heavyweight champion batali

klitschko has successfully defended his w.b.c. crown in moscow ukrainian stopping germany's monreal char in the fourth round of the. doctors stopping the fight after a klitschko punch opened up a cut above his opponent so i will though klitschko clearly won all. rands of the contests char expressed his disappointment claiming he was able to continue and even win the fight but afterwards the german said he wanted a rematch although i was told he would have to join along here. i have great respect for you and i want you to give me in there a chance i'm sure fasten muscular in germany and all with the world would like to see one more fight between men and i'm sure you will accept my challenge. i understand your great motivation to fight me once again the problem is you're not the only one who wants it there's a lot of worthy contenders who are waiting for their turn to get a title sean you've already had your chance tonight you've proved to have

a great heart and fighting spirit but you need to be patient. in tennis and he marries three to his second u.s. open final after beating thomas burdick in four sets of flushing meadows although he will have to wait to see who he will face next now that joke of each and every friday semi was halted because of fears over a tornado the weather wasn't ideal when murray was on court and was burdick who seemed to be dealing better with the strong winds at the start the seventh seed beaten argue federer in the court is took the first set seven five but after that mary found his rhythm and won the next six to to level the match and then to be at right lead after creating through the next six one bird it did show more resistance in the fourth i was up five two in the tie break but mary who want to limp it gold last month stormed back to win ninety seven for a four set victory. sprint growth. you know. getting with us as well. group or just you know sort

of the way to get through. to be in the photo. you know that you go over your book versus you know. sure. i mean of course right now it's it's of course i don't like to i don't like to lose them some of them. in the same. thought that i had a pretty good chance but you know i would say that the first order to the wind blew it away from me and. probably do second i can see positively that you know i made it and made a semi you're going to. just go for what the weather did get worse by the time the second semifinal started second seed novak djokovic who is two games to no lap in

the first set however david fair the forty. we don't really go off the next five games and was leaving five two before play was suspended the eventual men's final will be played on monday and all that rain means that will be final between top seed victoria azarenka and three new williams has been delayed until later on sunday. mclaren's that is how much some will start on pole for sunday's italian grand prix with teammate jenson button alongside him on the front row in monza how more than staying focused on the task at hand amid rumors of a move to miss avies next season his history on the twenty seven year old side though hailed with six of the last ten italian events having being won from pole two thousand and nine world champion button was second quickest in qualifying with ferrari's for a mass a third fastest overall standings leader fernando alonso will start back in. twelfth after he suffered technical problems the spaniard has a twenty four point lead over sebastian vettel will star fish. meanwhile the

russian football team fly to tel aviv today as they prepare to face israel in their second world cup qualifier capello's men beat northern ireland two nil in moscow on friday but believe choose days match will be a lot tougher. to me when a team is playing at home always more difficult to play against them and i'm sure when we have to play northern ireland bowl first we'll find life much tougher we understand of the game against israel will be very difficult for us to do we go in there to win and get all the points elsewhere scotland and serbia opened their bid to qualify for the twenty fourteen world cup with the gold a strong glasgow alex on the color of when close there for the visitors robert snodgrass had a chance for scotland when away through the first half the best opportunities of the gang fell to teammate steven naismith but his death bans past the post. and in the other european qualifier that took place on saturday denmark three with the czech republic their male male. at the paralympics it looks like russia will finish

second in the medals table with just one day of the competition remaining three goals on saturday giving them a tally of thirty five to more than britain with china are way out in front with a staggering ninety five goals but victory for you lena even over thirty six hundred metres and goals in the poll from pavel. and it is even mikhail i mean russia take second spot with almost double the number of goals they got in beijing so a hugely successful games for the country will start to focus on the next winter olympics in sochi with more is roman cost. if you expected them to try in such fashion but with the whole winter games in sochi looming it seems only natural that russia had no option but to storm the paralympic told you that i am doing my best to visit kids with disabilities to speak to their parents because you should never give up in any case you can bring your kid to the swimming pool or any other type of sport

the main thing is not to give up have a go and go for it and you will definitely reach it the london games have revealed that like many other nations britain also needed a push towards greater acceptance of people with disabilities. and the local spectators demonstrated just that by buying up almost all the tickets available that prompted a question to the international paralympic committee whether similar exposure could be achieved come the next winter games in sochi i'm confident we will achieve similar levels of. spectators and also a presence of media as you said the winter sports is not as extended like summer one consequently we need to compare to who is interested or who could be interested but there is no question in my mind that all the big countries that you have here have winter sports and all of them out of going to also have a lot of interest because. we have to have here has been very important multiple

paralympic medalist. who will be travelling home with a gold silver and bronze is also the ambassador for the twenty fourteen winter games in russia's black sea resort city of sochi so it's probably safe to say that for her the work is far from over as she is about to switch and that leads to being the country symbol. you wanted to feel all the stadiums because the paralympic games are not only the greatest event for people with disabilities but also an example will. people not only in spartan and after the games i think the interest in paralympic sports will increase. the closing ceremony will be a landmark for the global paralympic movement and salty which is the next capital all their winter games is ready to pick up world london left off and that's continuing to promote limited mobility and universal acceptance for people with

disabilities calls for a four to see you from the headquarters of such it's one of the fourteen here in london. in other news a memorial ice hockey match is being played in yaroslavl exactly year after the tragic lokomotiv plane crash which killed every member of the k h l team the game between canadian and russian veterans was also played to mark the fortieth anniversary of the fabled nine hundred seventy two summit series between the nations of the match starting with a minute's silence a poignant memory of that terrible september day on the ice the canadian select was seeking to level the series at one apiece and they did just that running at five four when is the narrow but important fixture of the two remaining games will be played to canada. with a group of the records we cannot get these guys who the only thing we can do now is how different sports events and memory everything is done to support the thermal use in the last days we conducted several charity games across russia and all of

them were devoted to the tragedy which shocked everybody not only in this country but also throughout the world but life goes on and i saw it in europe always was and will be. now engulf the mickelson shares they did feed jay sing at the b.m.w. championship after making ten birdies in indiana the california lefthanded carded a sixty four to charge at the leaderboard and goes into the final day on sixteen under overall along with v.j. seeing he found himself in trouble on occasions but got out of it in style and went round in sixty nine lee westwood and world number one rory mcilroy are a shot for the back while tiger woods is three shots off the pace. i played well today and i had a lot of good shots and was really pleased with the way the round when i was it felt great to make some pots and see the ball roll in i played very similarly yesterday but a lot of putts went up to the lip and just didn't quite ball whereas today they seem to go in and on the european tour there's a four way tie for the eight at the cal and i still was the leader in the

netherlands but then let slip a five shot advantage over the last half a dozen house and is now joined at the top of the leaderboard by spain's comes out and undiscussed on i pop it out has about i'm scotland scott jamieson they are all on twelve and getting into the final day. brings up today a little.