but they saw the round up all the week's headlines here on our team it's a big day for the big games as saw two twenty fourteen braces for the closing ceremony there's no doubt who's won the medals table with russia taking the podium in the men's cross-country events and we'll be bringing you all the highlights in just a minute. torch then transformed deadly battles in kiev leads to the worst political crisis ukraine has seen with the opposition taking control of parliament and moves the price than calls a coup also. fingerprints all over the current chaos and. fears it is studied. and to russian writer it takes center stage in western

coverage of events in ukraine this point the fact that the e.u. and the us politicians who are the most frequent visitors to kiev during the protests. and r.c. investigates the reasons behind the number of suicides among senior bankers to find out what could have pushed them to the edge. of life from the hearts of the russian capital this is artsy ensor national with me marina call survivor welcome to the program well it's sunday the final day of the salty winter olympics in russia the home team i have excelled and have now won the leaderboard with the men's cross-country skiers winning all the medals and their events well it's over it's so nice and now we're now in our software studio for all the latest.

that's right a big day for russians fans ecstatic here cheering as russia's cross-country skiers all the podium in the fifty kilometer run just grab gold silver and bronze the country of course is now first in the overall medal count and it looks like it might stay that way as the olympics wrap up let's cross lines are andrew farmer he's in the mountain class has been following these games andrew what a triumph. what a triumph what a finish to russia these games are one two three in a cross country skiing for the men's fifty kilometer gold medal. means that russia have twelve gold medals at these games and that means they are untouchable at the top of the table on the very final day for small boys the best performance of the winter olympics from a russian team but since the fall of the soviet union the previous best was eleven

gold medals little hammer that was back in one thousand nine hundred four but they've gone one better and what makes it even more impressive they could get another the self in the form. with alexander. leading the russian way there with just a couple more runs to go i am astounded by the performance of russia at these games we have to remember that just four years ago they came away from vancouver with the worst performance ever the russian team at the winter olympics down there and he came away with a poultry three gold medal somehow they've managed to quadruple that and we can still get a thirteenth the big question many people are asked more how is this possible since . russia performed an overhaul of sport there was a purge of sporting personnel they brought in new coaches they built brand new facilities for athletes and they are now reaping the rewards of that these games have been staggering they've been record breaking from start to finish. the longest ever told sri lanka igniting the most expensive the most compact and

one of the most watched winter olympics in. again stunning backdrops gripping stories of heartbreak in joy emerged on a daily basis russia's red machine taking seconds to light up a nation's heart then deflating it days later with a quarter final exit. russian figure skaters left the world with a veteran and a youngster helping them grab the first seventeen gold but hopes of move glory buckled under a bad back in media hype heaped on tiny shoulders only for another star to sparkle and shine and take her country in fans to new william pick heights the ups and downs came thick and fast. and so did new russians an american who married a siberian sped to snowboarding gold for the hosts while a south korean slipped to glory in short track repaying the faith of his new

adoptive country. these just some of the amazing hollywood like stories such as produced to keep millions chained in world wide and should be remembered long after the olympic flame finally goes over the black sea. well let's now talk to someone who helped bring us the sochi games organize it from start to finish the vice president of the sochi organizing committee alexander thanks so much for being with us here in our sochi studio no doubt russian fans will certainly consider the silver in picks as a success especially because of what we've just seen with triumph on the podium up in the mountains what about from an organizing standpoint was a success well as the organizers were very careful and very cautious in our assessment so far as we still have several hours to go we have a closing ceremony will be exciting part of that but also will have

a say. to paralympic games so we do not have any time to relax there and certainly so far so good it's been a success crucial of what is of crucial importance is the success on the part of the russian team some great games for the russian fans but. i think the biggest highlight was certainly the team that was behind the organization people who hosted people who are organizing people who fed transported. as our volunteers did i think that was the highlight of the games the real face of new russia a lot of tourists that i've been speaking to international spectators were really impressed with the volunteers and surprised at their friendliness at how well they spoke english out how hopeful they were why is that well i would like of course to thank all of them because i mean they're the real games makers as well and if you

notice that the volunteers uniform was the same uniform that all of they are in the eyes of this war and they was the main point that the volunteers contribute to the games as much as the organizers this is their games as well we certainly have had a huge draw ground to get to get them involved to recruit them so to say. and the one of the most interesting things there that we started from zero because volunteer movement was not developed with russia in russia at all and so when we started it was important for us to bring volunteers from all over russia because traditionally the other games is that the ninety percent of volunteers are from the host city not the case here we took the volunteers from all over russia and it's been a real success indeed you one of your main responsibilities of course is taking care of and dealing with the media especially the foreign media obviously there was a tremendous amount of scandals before sochi what was your biggest challenge when

dealing with all of these stereotypes about russia in general and about the olympics. well there are always issues with any games and there are always issues as the preparations are on go in and issues that have to be ironed issues that have to be fined huge right ahead of the games i think what's the most important about this is that we have to wait and you have to wait till the athletic really take the center stage and that was the most important thing that the focus was still on sports and brilliant victories on the floats who are the main heroes of the games it's all about sports and one of the biggest issues of course was complaints criticism from the community around the world relatively quiet it's been the over the past two weeks here in sochi did you have any problems with that and what's your assessment of the criticism of russia's anti-gay law before the olympics and how it actually affected the games well we've always said that the discrimination

is forbidden by the russian law and with that was certainly in line with the olympic charter these games have been welcomed has been a welcome in these games has been inclusive than all and i think everybody felt at home there home here we talked with a lot of athletes with doctor a lot of guests there raul. there appraisals to the games about the hospitable atmosphere that they had here and the great experience that they had so ultimately it's all about how the games were for the fans for the guests here and for the athletes and they're all happy indeed do you think that one of the goals of these olympics was to break the stereotypes that we have about russia in the world certainly it's a part of the vision we wanted to show the new face of russia young dynamic efficient russia and i think. that the organizers but all the people who stood behind the olympics are those who made this construction possible all who did this

great values people who organized it i think from that point of view we talk about the games makers they are truly the new face of russia and that helps to break the ice now one of the reasons according to the i.o.c. that so she got the bid in the first place was its unique place in the world unique temperature but that provided to be a challenge for you guys because it was so beautiful so much sun the snow was how big of a problem was that for you certainly some people even get sunburned i think but at the same time yes perfect conditions here at the seaside but it was still had plenty and still have plenty of snow in the mountains it was a challenge but it was nothing that we haven't been prepared for we had an amazing season the test events that were even tougher i think in the way but at the same time it made us prepared for what we got here we have strong contingency plans in place among them also the storage of the snow but we haven't used it since the game

started right on the crest there in the vice president of the sochi olympic organizing committee still has much work to do because the paralympics are not far away thanks so much for joining us some of course the winter games have been full of unexpected victories and surprising disappointments and you have a chance to tell us what were the most memorable for you go to our facebook page to . your ideas and remember fails and tough luck moments are also a part of a live pick a story you can also share your opinion on twitter with the hash tag mind so to moments the best will be read out during our special coverage of the closing ceremony later tonight. the g twenty four team promise is the ultimate in exhilarating really just another . story you see no way to make seven zero in the first of all of these teams for sochi twenty four take. on. we'll continue now with all their news it's been the most turbulent week ukraine has seen in this modern history in

less than seven days the capital of this eastern european country has gone through fire smoke and deadly clashes and scenes resembling a medieval battlefield then the police withdrew kiev fell into the hands of rioters and the opposition practically took over power and the crew has been right at the epicenter throughout including that exceed recaps at all for us now. all hell was breaking loose in kiev on tuesday compromise was seemingly reached all of a sudden ukraine's capital was plunged into the worst violence is seen so far almost two hundred dead the central streets of one of europe's finest cities looking like a war zone and snipers shooting from the rooftops including our crew what we have now is that we have a radical elements that we have ready. militant there which is somehow the fear and driven by especially as we see using

snipers and so on and which is not controlled neither by the opposition either by the west directly so everything went out of control just two days later it was a totally different scene after the president made the biggest concessions yet by offering an early election and opposition led government and a return to parliamentary republic there were twenty core of the protests did not buy it. if the president does not resign by turning. i swear. by ten o'clock on saturday they were has nothing left to storm all the police were gone and the ruling party had completely lost control over the capital so this is the presidential administration building which used to be the probably the most protected governmental building in the whole of here the biggest fight in the first stages of the protests happen here now as you can see we are taking on an excursion that is no longer controlled by the police or the government the protesters have occupied this building as well if this means that you will

never be back here as a protest the president made the head see retreat to the east of ukraine and was stoutly defiant even after receiving news that parliament had ceased to recognize him as leader by an overwhelming majority and announced an early election. all that is happening now for the most part is than the easement crimes this is my strong belief that i will do. takes to prevent my country from splitting up to stop the bloodshed it went from bad to worse we have a court which with parliament releasing historic why will you go from prison. where . we know she dreamt of seeing you forced to change everything you're hearing here is the best of this country where protesters are in high spirits. of the country are seeing different. governments and constitutional powers all over the world and break up in the country in the. ukraine.

now here's a map to give you an idea of just how much of ukraine is opposed to a change of leadership in the capital so here we have the south which is made up of ten regions and this is actually home to have all of the country's population the heads of those regions gathered in the heart of this weekend so expressed their disapproval of the course of events in kiev. does it still seem to do you look for trees or in charge of all political decisions on the ground in these regions we have to protect our land we think that the central authorities are powerless and that the decisions cannot be considered constitutional box rights are say can over the capital is not the only thing people in the east of the country are angry about there's also a widespread feeling of betrayal following president acknowledges concessions in the capital. i'm shocked and disgusted by the actions of the president i never

thought he betrayed the people i thought but he told them to the end a clear example of the division in ukraine is how return and police officers were received in souder in ukraine while leaders of the opposition are praising the rioters for the coup in kiev other parts of ukraine are remembering those who stood supercycle law and order. officers who were given a hero's welcome by crowds of cheering and well wishers that had been signed says reinforcements to help quell the violence and the protest itself in the capital met little support in southeastern parts of the country with people there fearing a rise of radical movements up to twenty policemen were reports of killed in where they once again. armed with the shields and battles. well many experts have been the highlights in the roles the e.u. and the u.s. have played in ukraine's arrest but for most western media it's been the russian

president's hand that's been there all along blaming russia for all the bad things happening in ukraine has become the main theme of mainstream coverage that's despite the fact that the prize them distanced himself from the situation from the onset our season a spiritual connex playing. the blame game the western mainstream media play it repeat as if hell bent. friends all over their current chaos and. deadly appetite government clashes in kiev have turned into yet another reason to obsess over who else russia for coverage of ukraine fits a larger picture of the american media having cold war attitudes about russia he doesn't represent anything except. for an authoritarian state this a drumbeat they have marched to for decades to blame for everything that the american media from the threat of terrorism in the world to global warming. the media are determined to criticize one man as if possessed the united states is

looking to propagandize the population as much as possible in making russia and specifically puts in into the enemy never mind the fact that putin is essentially on the outside looking in especially considering the fact that they have tremendous financial investment on the line in ukraine actual facts have left the building context and in-depth analysis are brushed aside it appears that putin is stifling ukraine not reported. why do they have to choose why can't we russia. in its time of economic need and europe that was rejected by the west instead its headlines like these that are taking center stage then again superficial attention grabbing and hate driven media coverage is familiar especially when it involves events so far from the us and so close to russia most americans who are in the media don't know anything about the ukraine they don't

know much of anything about former countries that were part of the soviet union i don't think the american press including me has it accurately reported the latter mare putin highly questionable as a battle of words one targets trumps accuracy in the western media just as you took it out r.t. new york. asked political chaos reigns in ukraine the country's economy is more fragile than ever russia suspended. payments until a new government is formed and the international monetary fund has also said it's unclear who to talk to about providing financial aid their concerns are understandable as some of the process leaders have of the servant record and there are also fears such people could end up in power. in russia. and that sake alexander he's the leader of a far right nationalist party in western ukraine which played a key points in taking over kiev he's

a long way in the member of alton ashleigh this movements and this point being the ukrainian citizen during the church in the war he went to the caucasus to fight against russian forces alongside the terrorists and he's openly boast that he personally had several tanks and armored vehicles russian media believe he was responsible for the slaughter of a group of marines and he's also the tories for his criminal activity and is believed to have been behind an association that some on this business partner and also spend several years in prison for kidnapping now despite this record was it a run for parliament just a couple of years ago and once again this person is now a leader of the protesters for the ukrainian capital now will be keeping you updated on the turbulent situation in ukraine throughout the day on air and online on our website r.t. dot com and also via arts what are feed and more news coming your way after this short break.

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the. where the african continent increasingly in the sights of the u.s. hundreds of millions of dollars are being pumped into its military presence there now as you're about to see on this map here american military bases are already spread across the continent with the main outpost in the north of somalia drones and thousands of soldiers are being poorer than south africa with the pentagon science in its fight against rising extremist groups we spoke to journalists lawrence freeman who has written extensively on african affairs and he believes the influx of u.s. troops to the continent is actually the stabilizing the situation on the ground spurn anti-american sentiments. we spent over

a billion dollars suppose we encountered terrorism security in the. west africa north africa and we've seen the mali was koppel the year ago we've seen the rise of boko rum we committed the absolute criminal stupidity of overthrowing president khadafi so how is this security helping look at the central african republic it's being destroyed it doesn't almost it almost doesn't exist anymore look at nigeria look at south sudan look at mali and still fighting terrorism in northern mali with french troops so all this money that is being spent could much better be spent building roads building energy power plants building water development projects and actually uplift. used to do that we have a military only policy right now in africa could feed itself and could provide food for the rest of the world if we developed it but the western policy has actually

been a genocidal policy that is to allow people to die from famine from war and from the disease rather than developing these countries and i was like a look at what we've lined up for you online fall in alien space might not be a problem in the future as nasa scientists are working on the so-called robo doc capable of performing even complicated surgery on cosmic travelers get the full story on art si dot com also there we have homemade light that we tell you why america has been forced to purchase its flags from china but now says the time has come to produce the stars and stripes on home ground. and finally a string of suicides has shaken the financial world five senior bank executives have killed themselves all within one week our correspondents are silly and best the gates now what may lie behind their at that. there are untimely deaths grab headlines three of which happened within

a week be it the big investment banks they work for the senior positions they held the public nature of their deaths or all three once again it raised questions. about an industry largely blamed for bringing the global economy to its knees and a two thousand and eight financial crisis michael taylor a former goldman sachs bond salesman who calls himself a recovering banker knew this world well it's so extraordinarily competitive and so focused profit above all the trees actually every moment like pressure turns carbon into diamonds you know extreme pressure can both accelerate human achievement and some cases break people the pressure and calling the shots the form of banking we've got at the moment has no interest in the people it affects. because in a sense and legally responsible to invest and stockholders you make a moral decisions without thinking about the impact that it has on the people the

job losses people losing their home and so on and so forth pressure to rake in profits or the pressure to put in more hours than your peers after the spate of recent deaths big firms did try to ease tension by telling their junior staff to take more time off or at least to try not to work on weekends it's kind of a disconnect between what they have the weekend off will also make us a ton of money and ultimately making a ton of money is what's going to keep you around so now you strike me as a real solution to your sly and spent a year demystifying bankers interviewing dozens of fine us workers on the condition of anonymity the degree to which bankers are trapped. has been really a really important finding i think we keep on projecting this idea as masters of the universe they have everything we want but if you look at their actual life they can be fired in five minutes this is a deeply dysfunctional and abusive system so there is this real taboo in banking

like the army. to own up to one soldier but it. does are still here r t london and stay with us for technology update next year on our. trends arrow to vnukovo report your best way to the house of mosco.

recently swiss voters nearly passed a referendum to put a strict quota back on immigration switzerland is a relatively small country and some estimate that almost a quarter of the population is made up of immigrants from e.u. countries that is a lot of people and the swiss are worried that the increased foreigners will also mean increased crime rent prices burd the state and erode traditional local culture as modern immigration almost always does the swiss population's democratic choice to restrict immigration is next with being blasted by the e.u. brass what threats to cancel bilateral agreements how dear you have a different version of democracy than we in the you have switzerland how dare you i don't think this event will have much effect on the e.u. bureaucratic machine nothing could make them change their hyper liberal minds but i think the swiss anti immigration referendum will have a huge effect on local populations of countries like germany and the u.k. which are seeing horrible effects of open borders and growing anti e.u. sentiment as i speak i don't like to make predictions by i think a lot of disenfranchised people across the e.u.

are going to become quite jealous of the swiss move and demand the same type of changes at home but that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to technology updates this month we left the hustle and bustle of

moscow and went to top stun which is one of the country's innovation hot spots on today's show we meet some of cousins young scientists. we find out that making plane parts is a bit like baking a cake. and we can face to face with a modern day viking. but first has been pegged to become capsule so it was the perfect place to kick off our trip. on is the capital of the republic of tatarstan the city's historic sites running back centuries of very modern metropolis and this innovation friendly environment makes it the ideal place to start soaps. on our first evening in the city we were met by a pair of young intrapreneur as keen to give us a demonstration of their bodog. as well as providing all the features of a traditional das come up also uses computer vision technology to identify road signs and display them on this.