in victory for diplomacy after days of tense negotiations tehran and six world powers clinch a breakthrough nuclear deal bringing an end to a decade long standoff but divisions remain iranian. enrichment program will continue this first step does not say that iran has a right to enrich but mixed messages so what exactly did the sides agree on. the war started three. going to be cooling for another six months experts warn that the deal's veg language could see all sides interpret the details themselves. and other news policing can have used tear gas from a crowd of protesters trying to storm the parliament building as tens of thousands rally after ukraine ditched integration plans. also in the weeks

main news doomed flight three sixty three s black box yields valuable insight into the tragic crash that killed fifty in central russia we reconstruct the jet's final desperate moments. and the afghan president rejects advice at home and abroad to sign off on a security pact with washington that would allow u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan after twenty fourteen. you're watching the weekly live from moscow where we give you a rundown of the week's top stories. it's a done deal six world powers have agreed with him out an agreement had reached an agreement with iran bringing its atomic program under control and it's now we now reports on how the landmark document is the result of exhaustive talks the deal of

the decade. there will be all sorts of interests will try to bowl guard this year but for the moment we have diplomacy in action something that we haven't seen especially between us and iran for thirty four years so this is the major big breakthrough at the moment but we have two pieces of world powers and iran reach and historic agreement ending the deadlock over tehran's nuclear ambitions after a decade of fel threats and sanctions diplomacy has prevailed. in the state of the six negotiating powers agreed to recognize iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy this law including its right to enrichment under the conditions of this program is placed under strict control by the i.a.e.a. of the issue. iran will reduce its uranium enrichment from twenty to a maximum of five percent for the next six months and use no new centrifuges

inspectors will monitor on a daily basis sanctions will begin to ease but while tehran celebrates what it claims is its newly recognize right by the west to a peaceful nuclear program not everyone is on board iran is green. is the rules. and some details seem to be lost in translation this first step does not say that iran has a right to enrich but the current agreement the current plan of action as we call it in this thing places. has a very clear reference to the fact that iranian. enrichment program will continue so while the deal is sealed the spin has just started kerry had to say that so he could ok yes the israel lobby the u.s. congress and did the petrodollar law in the u.s.

not to mention some legal counsel where says what's still very faulty the old rhetoric is expected to continue swirling despite a new arena and president in place who's taking powerful steps to convince the world that iran never has and never will attempt to arm the country with nuclear weapons israel has between two hundred and four hundred nuclear warheads and if ever iran word posed a threat to israel whether a nuclear attack or if it were to build nuclear bombs which it has not decided it is no lives but the deal still brings hope that dialogue is a match for the rhetoric that sanctions will surrender to solutions and diplomacy can break deadlock and he's now a r.t. moscow. the agreement has gained much support in iran itself spiritual leader ayatollah khamenei welcomed it as a basis for further progress some iranian experts believe the tehran will gain more

than it all sacrificed. the fact that iran is halting uranium enrichment to twenty percent is something that iran actually wants because it's very expensive and the iranians have produced the fuel that it needs for the tatooine reactor that produces medical isotopes for counter patients so the iranians have already produced enough nuclear fuel through enriching uranium a twenty percent no longer need to so halting that is actually an advantage for iran because it does not want excess fuel because it's very costly so the iranians feel that they do not lose very much and they have a lot to gain and again it shows the steadfastness of these from the iranian perspective and. standing for your rights can achieve results russia's president putin hailed sunday's agreement for opening the doors to further positive diplomacy on the iranian nuclear program or medina cochon of us has more on moscow's reaction question president's idea and pretend it has called this

historic deal on iran's nuclear program that was achieved at talks in geneva a win win situation for all parties involved now the president said that this agreement is just a first step towards bringing a solution into this very complicated issue now he also said that it was achieved only thinks to a mutual diplomatic approach from all parties involved now the president said that russia has always been calling for a diplomatic approach in resolving the dispute over iran's nuclear program and it is very important that the grounds that russia had been offering were completely supported an acknowledged by the international community now the president said that this deal will bring a positive light to the development of the international situation especially and the middle east region and once again later including said that this is just the beginning and russia will continue to seek the bass solution in this matter. the

agreement in geneva was hailed by president barack obama who says the lion share of american sanctions will stay in place meanwhile some of the americans politicians remain skeptical of the new deal pushing to impose new economic penalties against tehran and as our washington correspondent reports it's still unclear whether iran's side of relief will last for long in return for iran scaling back its nuclear program president obama has pledged what he called the modest relief of sanctions but the more crippling sanctions will remain here's what the president said we will refrain from imposing new sanctions and we will allow the iranian government excess to a portion of the revenue that they have been denied through sanctions. but the broader orchid texture of sanctions will remain in place and we will continue to enforce them vigorously and if iran does not fully meet its commitments during the six month phase we will turn off the relief and ratchet up the pressure the obama

administration now says sanctions is what prompted the negotiations that led to this deal we heard secretary kerry talk about this and the president others argue that sanctions have created this hostile environment which throughout all these years made it impossible to reach a deal we know that congress was just about to pass another round of sanctions the president has urged congress not to do that saying it would undermine all chances for diplomacy to work they're already blasting the administration for the deal especially the republican part of congress and their reaction ranges from accusations over giving the way millions and not getting anything to reproach is for italy needing america's allies u.s. congress has hardly been in favor of any deal with iran and it's very difficult to see how they're going to take meaningful steps to actually make the deal work because this is a test agreement after six months all sides and not just iran have to take war

confidence building steps and it's very difficult to see the u.s. congress doing it in the current environment peace activist ryan dawson thinks the u.s. plans to stick to the deal even if washington itself comes under pressure the u.s. is not going to give up on this beast you know we've had it be she called were the rangers nine hundred seventy nine and this is a major step forward and we have everybody on board. the they're not enriching to twenty percent it has nothing to do with the skin of a nuclear weapon you know it's probably more the french who don't want to compete on the market for medical isotopes but there's been a lot of negotiation a lot of time put in this and they're not going to throw it all away because these releases are having a fit. israel has condemned the deal in no uncertain terms labeling the historic agreement a historic mistake prime minister netanyahu reaffirmed his tough stance against the accord claiming that it endangers his country and the whole world our middle east correspondent paula slayer has more on the reaction there. what we heard from the

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a brief press conference is that iran is taking cosmetic steps that it could reverse easily netanyahu also saying that sanctions that took years to put into place on now being undone the israeli prime minister warned that this state it. could very well be the last it and he asked the question what incentive does he now have to dismantle its nuclear weapons program the israeli prime minister said we cannot and we will not allow a country that calls for the destruction of israel to have nuclear weapons capability the israeli prime minister also saying that when israel's friends and allies on the stake and he sees it as his obligation to speak out netanyahu saying that my responsibility first and foremost is to the one and only jewish state that there is netanyahu also saying that israel is not bound by the green mint and that is a statement we've heard from the cross spectrum always ready political leaders netanyahu

in fact said that this was not an historic deal but he called it rather a historic mistake now israeli ministers have been lining up to them bats to rein in nuclear deal the country's foreign minister avigdor lieberman has said that all options are on the table and that israel would act independently of the deal that is reached with iran essentially jerusalem believes that the deal is marginally better than the first draft but it is still a bad deal according to the israelis and they say it could get worse if the controls at all stipulated in the agreement or not rigorously adhered to the deal is based according to the trick that we're hearing coming out of television on self-delusion we've heard that it's clear millicent of the bad deal that was reached and signed with north korea we've also heard from other ministers that it brings the world closer to a nuclear arms race and that there's no reason for the world to celebrate what the signing of this deal has indicated first and foremost is that israel is food

isolated and even more marginalized by an international community that in effect did not listen to the israeli concerns. gideon levy from israel's haaretz newspaper believes his country is too isolated from its former allies they won't take netanyahu seriously the united states could leave also was a barking dog killed it and you know we'll continue wheezy he takes but is really so isolated that both eat the world his say it's world as they say it i don't see that this we create a lot of problems even if it comes from jerusalem if you judge it in a very cold way israeli security today is in a better position than two days ago because this agreement was for the benefit of all parties in the above all i'd seen good it's very important to me that iran is

big and buying into the community of countries not isolated isolated iran is only is more dangerous than iran part of the worst part of the east part of the world iran has been on a long and winding road to reach this crucial deal its nuclear program was launched way back in the one nine hundred fifty s. with the assistance of the united states but all that changed after the islamic revolution but it was only in one thousand nine hundred six when the u.s. chose the path of sanctions lambaste in iran by claiming its atomic development was for military purposes but also one talks started but they got bogged down in two thousand and five when iran's then president ahmadinejad resumed uranium enrichment then the un was quick to respond agreeing on its own sanctions a year later but they failed to stop iran from ploughing on with its nuclear program in fact in two thousand and ten it increased uranium enrichment to twenty percent the international community saw this as

a clear message that iran wanted an atomic bomb which allegedly triggered the assassinations of four iranian nuclear scientists with israel's mossad suspected of involvement and by doing this here. or iran had a new president something many saw as a game changer in toronto relations with the west now our web team has been keeping a very close eye on the diplomatic marathon in geneva so if you've missed something check it out at r.t. dot com. we're heading into a break now but still to come all but one of the thirty people arrested during a greenpeace protest at a russian oil platform in the arctic are released on bail don't go away. i write. first. and i think.

i i. i. welcome back you're watching r t live from moscow on monday france thanks for joining me the flight data recorder from the passenger jet that crashed in central russia last sunday has been coated with indications still pointing toward pilot error for the tragedy investigators say he caused the plane to nosedive onto the runway of cars an international airport's killing all fifty on board now the trouble began with the weather the conditions were much stronger than the acceptable levels for landing this type of plane during what's called final approach the jet was just thirty meters off the ground when the pilot told air traffic control he needed to perform a go around and make a second attempt to land he pitched the plane's nose up to gain some height but lost too much speed and he almost stalled the aircraft so in desperation the pilot went in for an emergency descent to gain speed and lift that put the plane into an

uncontrollable dive plunging it into the ground at four hundred fifty kilometers per hour your press cannot went to the scene of the tragedy. the final traumatic moments of a flight that had almost completed its journey forty four passengers six crew members everyone on board gone doc was dead although he was such a good boy healthy and handsome he had a good family his son is only three years old he made many plans for the future a tragedy that meant family friends and colleagues in the arrivals hall waiting to welcome their friends and loved ones home or instead grieving the loss. of was meeting his two associates yana from moscow and donna from cameras in england one of the two foreigners on board that moscow took us on flight they were on their way to take part in a business massive quest for local students. we all knew what happened but many kept hoping until the very last moment that their relative sense survived the

horrific picture many became hysterical community doctors helped because some lost consciousness others had to lean on walls. just are close at hand to ready for the victims' relatives whenever they're needed ambulances are also on standby for when the shock is too much to bear was because the complications we couldn't pick asian in early began gathering to an example there nobody's only fragments the force and speed of the impact means there are a few clues right now the flight recorders have been taken to moscow since they were badly damaged but could reveal what was said in the final few minutes in the cockpit and whether the plane was functioning normally twenty four hours after sunday's plane crash flights have resumed an international airport but it's not business as usual scores of people have been coming in bringing flowers to show their respects to the victims while instead of new evidence giving answers the latest footage of the crash is only raising further questions you've got this kind

of r.t. in russia republic after their star. now we canvassed an array of aviation experts engineers and flight controllers over the mistakes that have appeared to have been made on that fateful flight their thoughts and more analysis on our website. also online spectacular images from japan are volcanic eruption has created a new island full video is at the invision section of the site plus. the olympic torch reached the bottom of lake by call the deepest in the world with the flame still burning check out the remarkable footage at r.t. dot com. in ukraine's capital of kiev crowds of pro e.u. protesters attempted to storm the parliament building and clashed with police who responded with tear gas authorities say around fifty thousand people rallied in central kiev angry at the government's decision to suspend integration plans in a different part of the city

a large group of protesters stage rival rally against closer ties with brussels artie's alexei your reports on a deal that not only divided people within the country but also the international community ukraine is divided again the decision by the government to suspend the free trade agreement with the european union polarized the country these people participating in the largest protest rally i've seen him years and say that they completely disagree with his decision they say the president must be impeached there's a different rally just a few hundred meters from his supporters of the president say that this decision was a burgomaster one and was not a correct one the notion which is shared by many political analysts is well because looking at the possible disadvantages economic disadvantage is that ukraine could have suffered from joining the free trade agreement it's easy to see why first of all there was an isolation of ukrainian machinery could have caused more than one hundred billion dollars altogether the actually which cannot afford at the moment so the fact is a lot more denies they can get closed down tens of thousands may find themselves in the streets without work and greater social unrest another factor which was also

crucial here is that in order to be in line with the european standards ukrainian government had to increase prices for heating out of the ordinary population certainly this is something you in ukraine would have liked so looking at all this and other possible economic. disadvantages ukraine to government decided not to sign this deal it was looking for some sort of compensation from the european union but the european union did not offer any kind of compensation for for the football potential economic damages and losses essentially this is what caused the signing not to happen next week another interesting twist in the story happening during the week is that the european union in fact pointed the finger at russia accusing russia of blackmailing ukraine to sign out of this free trade deal the russian president hit back saying that in fact it was the european union who blackmailed ukraine it would have been blackmailing ukraine all throughout the negotiation process let's have a listen to the russian president when i heard that ukraine has suspended not

cancelled but suspended negotiations with the e.u. he wants to review everything we heard a threat from the e.u. to ukraine all the way up to organizing mass protests this is pressure and blackmail we've been speaking to some leading economic experts and asking them whether kiev could actually benefit from signing these trade pacts here's what we've heard. opening the ukrainian borders to the e.u. would be suicide because their export capacity is simply not up to european standards where is the europeans import would flood in and wipe out what remains of ukrainian industry all the countries that have signed up to a new deal say economies have suffered badly e.u. is a sinking ship it's a titanic of twenty thirteen and no one in their right state of mind want to join a sinking ship or buy a ticket to join a sinking ship so the ukraine's future must lie i think with russia with belarus and kazakhstan in a customs union the e.u.

has conceived this association agreement like all the other agreements that it tries to sign with the whole reason you're against states as a geo political project in the midst of all these accusations against russia it's actually the e.u. which sees its ease with expansion as it should lead to coal and indeed an ideological project i don't think ukraine has lost knopper totally because there was no opportunity for ukraine in the e.u. deal to begin with it would've severely damaged their relationships with russia and the e.u. has little bird offer on it so i don't think ukraine has lost anything. the afghan president has rejected advice from the country's influential council of elders that he sign an important security pact with the u.s. soon as possible i mean karzai told the three thousand strong meeting he would not ratify the agreement with america until peace returned to afghanistan but washington has said any accord must be reached as soon as possible now the

proposals would see up to fifteen thousand u.s. soldiers stay in the country until twenty fourteen they would support afghan forces but would still be able to carry out military actions against al qaeda and its affiliates this includes keeping the right to raid homes an issue that is a major problem for the afghan people as you can imagine and there's another contentious point the deal would give american forces immunity placing them soley under the jurisdiction of the u.s. military political analyst and former afghan lawmaker sultanzoy says that if u.s. troops do remain it will only be to protect their government's interests if there are. ten thousand or twelve thousand troops in this country this would mean that they will only concentrate on their own special forces activities. tribal area. operations and push through those of the other side to kill. their old enemies they will not worry about the security of afghanistan

they will not worry about our internal problems they will just pay attention to what their goal is and that's it in my view americans are tired of this mission they're tired of all kinds of fatigues that war is bringing in that sense i don't think they have a big appetite in a larger operation in afghanistan. this week a russian court released twenty nine of thirty people on bail after their arrest during a greenpeace protest they will remain in russia until their trial has been completed the group were originally detained in september after trying to board an oil rig in a demonstration against drilling in the arctic to battle say has been following the hearings. the twenty nine that the word granted bail are still in st petersburg they're not allowed to leave the country or even the city until the trial of the is happening and that date has not been given the only one activist is still remains

in the detention center until next year february his lawyers have said that they will appeal that decision initially they were charged with the piracy within change to bullock in islam which carry a maximum of seven years in prison they were in a moment's detention center upon arrest in september then we moved to st petersburg in early november now of course of this environmental protests started off as an environmental protest than the has now become a diplomatic spat between at the netherlands as well as russia the arctic sunrise vessel which the activists were on board was a flying of the dutch flag the netherlands had taken russia to the international law of the sea tribunals and asked them to release of the vessel as well as the activities of russia has said it will not do so as a point to everybody who was on that oil recently and in the arctic and they've put themselves at risk. up ahead up son of waco explores the waning influence of

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to notice. faces change the world lights never. come full picture of today's leaves no my own demands from around the globe. look to. me. hello and welcome to worlds apart journalists have long defended their status as the fourth estate supposedly independent of the other three but as the lines between news and commentary facts and opinions are increasingly blurred don't we need somebody to watch over their watch while to discuss that i'm now joined by our most famous reporter and one of the world's most intimidating to bit debaters

winsome brown mr brown thank you very much for your time it's a privilege to talk to you when you began your long journalistic career i think it was clear who the journalists were and what was their status in the society what was their role but nowadays the media field is so broad so a diverse that but much everyone could be called a journalist i wonder how would you define journalism nowadays. about define it in the same way as it were i would have to find you at the beginning of my career or as i hope i would have to find to because of my career. that's our function is to hold institutions and persons of power accountable and remains the primary role of journalist to operate in the current affairs arena and i think that remains tense but i think a couple of decades ago the main way you would do that would be through breaking

the market doing some investigative reporting but these days most of the people of your caliber and as i said to you are the most influential journalists in this country do these shows that primarily center on opinions rather than you know investigative stories and we can see that trend all around the world these days i wonder why do you think that is why is this transformer. and this preference for opinionated journalism is so prevalent his opinion is journalism i. saw her different life that's the factual reporting now is twenty four hour phenomenon and also with social media and with the internet people are getting facts on what's happening around the world very immediately and from lots of different sources so the function of journalists has changed a bit and it is to make sense of this huge torrent of facts that become available to audiences and yes i suppose the analysis of those facts and the interpretation

of those facts involve certain opinions but that was always the case because for instance in the choice of stories that we thought were important that reflected our perspective our etiologies conduct was always a factor and that remains a factor you just mentioned the torrent of facts but how do you really really know that we are indeed talking about facts because all those social media that you just mentioned you know sometimes there are people who are not necessarily professional journalists who are putting the information out there on twitter on facebook on you tube. and those people often seeking to influence somebody else's opinion on the subject so it seems that these drop of the reporting when you actually go somewhere in the filled and when you try to ascertain what really happened on what the facts are and nobody is really doing that stuff anymore yes i agree in part with.