in decent numbers but have been somewhat quiet in the argentinians what is the mood like among the liberal let's find out. a victory of friends but. i think it's a draw and i think you know she's yeah and. i hope i hope we can we can put them in difficulty and window take the tough game but i expect france we were close. to one two one two one one zero one zero. so who's going to score. this one and one. show me show me show me this guy right. all right. let's see reporting from. spoke to key football figures from both countries about their bets for the game people. still have a long way to go to reaching the last sixteen and facing such

a strong side as france is an achievement in itself the team will work hard to prepare for the argentina have plenty of experienced players and it's possible that the best is still to come from them at this tournament but they did it in the hope the french team took their group so we're quite happy the games were difficult everyone is competing as equals there are new weak teams here football is a unique global phenomenon less favorite teams played unexpectedly well look at what south korea and iran did among others. the world cup is now not just a sporting event it's become a real festival with a multitude of cultures giving it their all on the streets of russia. this trip where bill bennett said that you.

know you don't want to. go. more over the mexican holiday day of the dead which is normally celebrated in early november that's given a special rendition in the center of moscow reports. the thief. could be forgiven for thinking the see something. but actually this is

one of. the. mexicans the law will celebrate the trial was personally. with a lot of the roots of this ceremony goes back to the pre-christian period in mexico usually a good number however this much of the but take place. must go next to the community like they were to the russian. always sometimes you got to set a really great atmosphere you know it's a really nice man and i think it's really nice to have like mexico where they send spirit and that all russia can see part of me here it's. really important because it's the day when you can remember all your sisters all the people you love and the people that it's not with you anymore. i said body i'm everything on the planet

i'm very happy to be. part of this exhibition includes all book in the traditional mexican style you've got these frogs and these plates and these dishes and even some of these quite scary looking skulls but the best part. construed. also this evening portugal clash with your boy in sochi your wife friends have already been to a number of russian cities during the world cup one of which seems to have made an especially good impression.

i. think i'll just put one so one last thought on the question of. the what you. thought of the. song but. then i know. you know that. we want you to love it the more you play a bit to make you feel. like

. yeah yeah one spot why. i'm on. the run how my. remark you know i got back to you know who you listen to love you listen you know in the mail with young fellas i tell you. i'm interested in what you. see what. steve. meanwhile fans of percent of the row the waiting for hours outside the hotel would be staying around sochi just to catch the briefest of a glimpse of the footballing superstar. the world cup is already over for some of

the teams but their fans are going home with a little bit of russia forever and their hearts go out a guy like a. right to. leave the car and go my. god where you go my grandmother or are you going to. go there if you go but you know i was. coming up in the program donald trump refuses to rule out recognizing crimea as part of russia more on that in just a moment. well we'll go twenty eight team coverage we've signed one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time but there was one more question and by the way he's going to be our coach . guys i know you are nervous he's

a huge star and a huge amount of pressure come out you have to go i mean eighty percent of the beach but always you and you go through all the great game the great game you are the rock at the back nobody gets past you we need you to get down there we have to go. alone and doesn't want to you know and i'm really happy to join the team for the two thousand and thirteen world cup in russia. this special one was also appreciated me to say the review beyond the team's latest edition to make up a bigger. book. welcome

back to the program u.s. president donald trump says he does not rule out recognizing crime you as russia the province rejoined russia in two thousand and fourteen but is still considered by western countries to be a part of ukraine artists america has more on the development. on board air force one on friday trump spoke to reporters about his upcoming meeting with putin when a reporter asked him if he recognized crimea as part of russia he said quote we're going to have to see but then he blamed obama for the entire crimea debacle saying that it was a shame that obama gave up crimea now to remind the viewers of what happened in crimea back in twenty fourteen a referendum was held with international observers present and ninety seven percent of the population voted to secede from ukraine and join russia the west refuse to recognize this plebiscite and then impose sanctions on russia and then separate ones on crimea but just this week we also heard from another u.s.

official john bolton who said that trump wouldn't recognize crimea as part of russia so conflicting views coming from the trump administration which seems like basic protocol at this point but these statements come a few weeks before trump's summit with putin that's scheduled for july sixteenth in helsinki finland but this isn't the first time that trump has discussed relations with russia during the g. seven summit trump said that russia should be reinstated let's check out what he said i would rather see russia in the g. eight as opposed to the i would say that the g eight is a more meaningful group than the g seven absolutely trump also said that he'd be discussing a range of other issues with president putin including alleged election interference syria ukraine relations with china and russia to possibly deescalate the conflicts going on in the world but until july sixteenth we won't know exactly what happened

so we'll just have to wait until then. but it's not just crimea causing friction between russia and the west for example sanctions and the script poisoning have also started ties russia's foreign minister touched on these issues and an interview with britain's channel four news. can. you give any assurances that the upcoming midterm elections if you know it's time will not be middle with either the press or something because we can't look intelligent or discuss something which is based on highly unlikely will be a source. of the just a geisha in the united states has been going for her longer during the course and will probably be regarded to the internet research a to the russian troll factory now that there is going to be judgement in that is something which requires a thorough and they're just and they submitted their old case and they chipped

quite a number of things which were used for the so let's not jump the gun. was loose girl but i don't think that the logic of the who said sentence forced the dick later i don't think this logic is going to prevail this whole russia election meddling hysteria according to sergei lavrov is a prime example of a new and trendy mentality kind of act to accuse stand figure out later with the investigation into the russian interference in the us presidential elections still ongoing and in his opinion in circular probes opinion this approach prevails on the global geo political scene right now and they've even led to this quite peculiar exchange between him and the journalist. there are many in the west who say that the chaos whether it spreads it whether it's cause whether it's from the

white house up at the lawn but i want to get over it before leaving the cycle of us and you for good for stepping away actions since with that the brotherhood is also into that later but the chaos are going to want to unseemly this does the chaos benefit russia as some in the west said but. you have to be within the. historical free. for the logical for a. human because goodness it's russian government fix before the presidential elections and the months before the world cup what that will do you say from alleged chemical attacks in syria to the us elections i mean geographically wise sic users have found russia's fingerprints well pretty much all over the world standing out of those cases they always the case of this crippled poisoning back in march if you don't remember. a former double agent for the u.k. and his daughter were found poisoned apparently by

a very powerful nerve agent in the u.k. city of the sales berry and the u.k. is adamant russia did it. you accusing the british state of the coverup of this whole incident i don't it still does and as long as they don't give us information you know that the boat russian citizen citizens have died in london during the posters or altered cases have been investigated in the secret for we don't understand what. the united kingdom business is the political front what is going on it's an interesting situation whereby a country which is leaving the european union has determined the european union pulled a sort of rush when they were ready for all you know capitals of the european union so you must expose the russians that lamont's you must expel them so they did most of them some do now again official london has been maintaining that it was only

moscow we had both motive and means to carry out a poisoning like this one when it comes to a more generic story line of the interview sergey lavrov also has stressed that in his opinion we are already living in what he calls a post to west to world and as for russia's role in this post west world he says that more school plans to play a role on equal parts an equal role with other players in this whole thing so when it comes to some predictions for the future for some forecasting there you have it that's a wrap up of today's top stories and your old cup highlights for the thousand but i'll be back in about thirty minutes with more.