why does europe need russia now. russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out in asia even the u.s. pacific countries were focusing its foreign policy on asia where are the countries that will play the big hit in asia and latin america but that's a different question now what's the current state of european asian relations europe is of no interest to asia if we view europe as a landmass that reaches the pacific ocean russia and europe and not a whole but if we picture them as an alliance and we can say europe richest the pacific this is the reason europe needs russia although i'm not sure if russia needs europe. in one of your interviews you spoke about the role of poland and said it could become a bridge between europe and russia what kind of bridge and what are the current dynamics of russian polish relations. door until very recently sent like a crazy idea when now reconciliation between russia and poland has actually happened i think however tha

with them i'm not sure if russia needs europe but europe at the moment needs russia. what we want that we have got the way to not only or in one of your interviews you spoke about the role of poland and said it could become a bridge between europe and russia what kind of bridge and what are the current dynamics of russian polish relations. door that. until very recently it seemed like a crazy idea but now with reproach men between russia and poland has actually happened i think however that some politicians smart politicians to foresaw this even prime minister donald. he was really pull and closer to russia before the plane crash in poland has always been the final frontier of europe russia began after that frontier it's also in close contact with ukraine the question of ukraine is very delicate given it a u.s. ocean without exception russia would upset russia poland is a bridge of sorts between russia and europe it's a bridge to russia because it's the same time slavic and the european countries which could serve for bringing countries closer of lashing euro poland an

with poland is a range of swords of good will between russia and europe it's a bridge to russia because it is at the same time as florida and a european country which could serve for bremer's and musical also russia and europe of the whole not russia and ukraine and russia so poland has its play historical role if it in the stands in the situation and i see one of them on course at one point you predicted because lapse of the soviet union any new forecasts for more than russia. that's the fear yeah i know i know neal that it's just so when i was writing about the solving i didn't see it as a forecast or a looked at again to eat and saw so many there negative elements but i couldn't help but ask myself all the way how long will it last i don't make forecasts as a rule or the story of how i look at the past and try to figure out what's happening in the present i think russia has come a long way over the past twenty years it is having some difficulties as countries do it's not easy it is reducing the marquess of capitalism it is best in europe centuries to do do that. wit

why does europe need russia not. russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out and asia even the us a pacific country is we're focusing its foreign policy on asia where each country is that will play the big roles located in asia and latin america but that's a different question now what's the current state of european asian relations europe is of no interest to asia if we view europe as a landmass that reaches the pacific ocean russia and europe and not a whole but if we picture them as an alliance and we can say europe reaches the pacific this is the reason europe needs russia. thank you very much thank you. imagine your life big city. crystal clear water. organic food. living in harmony with nature. sounds impossible. some people have already chose. a place in. the future. and. update for you a close call for brazil's two presidential favorites as the race to one of the world's fastest growing economies is forced into a runoff. together money trou

russia still needs some more concrete details and in terms of it if i know they decided to come to this meeting i think it's about. europe probably hoping for further compromises and terms of. visit regime between the two entities between russia and the e.u. which was not unfortunately and was not taken this time the decision wasn't taken and i actually don't hope for it in the near future i'm not very optimistic about the point but it think russia understand that it it needs. compromise and it needs to have more partners not only within bric countries but also you know upcoming g twenty summit and also in the wake of upcoming marriage if it came in procedure for there starts to be treaty i think it needs more support from its european colleagues is to demonstrate that it has partners in them on their allies of the united states and also in their run up of their. congressional elections in the united states which is very much likely to turn into republican from now just a few moments ago you mentioned that you're not terribly hopeful that a road map for the consolation of visas between the e.u. and russia can be achieved

why does europe net russia now. russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out in asia even the us a pacific country is referred to saying its foreign policy in asia where are the heat.

why does europe net russia now. russia is needed because the entire history of international relations is moving away from europe it's played out and asia even the u. .

soviet union to a certain extent given by russia has come a long way and he chose russia and i agree with him it's in europe's interest and france's interests. and why has the course changed what is these changes related to realize that dialogue for a european countries the most important thing to build relations with russia he also realized russia was a european country which he didn't understand very well at first he also realized that europe was no longer strong it was falling out of the history of global relations it would have if it was cut from russia his current position which i think is very smart is not that russia should be part of europe russia is to vast for europe it would not adapt what we need he thinks is a model for relations. why does europe net russia now. russia is needed because the entire history.

russia and europe who have moved closer than ever on to issues that previously divided them at a meeting between the leaders of russia france and germany president medvedev said he will attend next month's nato meeting in lisbon and two main european powers expressed guarded support for moscow's position on abkhazia and south are setting up for the details let's our course like to what he has got to get out of obviously following the polls in the north and the french resort city of hello to you so it seems like russia and the e.u. are one step closer on a broad range of issues here. it does indeed henri and of course many experts are already saying that the mood of resetting ties which started of course with russia and the united states is now moving eastward with relations between russia and the e.u. also growing closer stronger better toys all the three leaders russian president dmitry medvedev and his colleagues angle of merkel and sarkozy took the chance to reiterate good friendship and the nature of the trust that exists at the moment between the three countries and they want to con

that the alliance itself needs to understand how it sees russia joining the system also at the summit chancellor angela merkel confirmed that europe is considering russia's proposals for a new security system in the region three leaders were keen to show they saw eye to eye on most international issues the meeting which aimed at bringing moscow and the e.u. closer together. well talking to our top russian diplomat responsible for smoothing relations with europe russia's relations with nato will thrive when cold war stereotypes are dropped before the interview what's coming up in fifteen minutes but here's a preview. if for no what we have a full fledged dialogue with nato there have been certain unpleasant incidents of course but today we have a common understanding of the fact that we have to move forward we live on the same continent so we've been facing up to the same threats and challenges for quite some time though i think that nato has a new strategic concept should be free from such a vista concepts perceiving russia as a possible threat of were hints about nato as a global role in the circumvention of international laws. t

of european asian relations europe is of no interest to asia if we view europe as a landmass that reaches the pacific ocean russia and europe i'm not a coach but if we picture them as an alliance and we can say europe reaches the pacific this is the reason europe needs russia although i'm not sure if. i thought i'm going to get very much thank you. living in harmony with nature. people. know. the crew to feel. the oil will. drop. recently dissatisfied with influence that's according to the freedom zone the largest event on the fringe of the conservative party conference they also claim brussels as an fringing on civil liberties. up next year on our t.v. interview show spotlight this time host al gore and of the joined by two political analyst from the international crisis group they discuss if reconciliation is possible and that's the simmering ethnic tension in the volatile caucasus region stay with us. hello again or welcome to spotlight the enjoy the show on our tape algor now and today we'll be talking about one of the most dangerous conflict zones on the post soviet space for many years now the carcasses has

should switch over to other forms of interaction between russia and the western community we're trying to pave this way while nato is dividing europeand russia for various reasons it's unlikely to join nato it's too big and it's quite self-sufficient in military terms it doesn't need nato and its guarantees a totally different system should be created there we have our views which our president has set forth however the west has so far been cautious. the hot seat at moscow city hall has been filled by the fast known muscovite mess in soviet times surrogates have been in her comes from an oil rich region and siberia has a ready outlined his top targets to be tackled including disastrous traffic jams and a high level of corruption. that has more than one. surrogacy beyond and is the new man about town approved by the city's roommate he's in a near unanimous vote mossies new massa be on and use his inauguration to set out his political roadmap there was also a thinly veiled swipe at his preacher sesa. tackling corruption and red tape as well as increasing the responsibility of officials will be among the priorities of my policies. sab

europe here. later becomes the more stronger european pillow in nato is the more open it is going to be towards russiai think that particularly in germany and also in france but also i think in britain there is a recognition that defense of europe with russian participation is meaningless with the the challenges that you face from the far east in particular from the rise of asia economically strategically is the immense and russia has to be part of that even before we start considering the middle east and the crucial thing i think is that there is emerging an idea of a new way to be nato was defined as the worst and russia of the warsaw pact was the it is the east i think there is now in a sense because of the rise of asia there is a new way to which includes russia. and because the challenges that we face and the shared interests that we have russia europe and the united states when faced with the prospect of the enormous shift of part towards the far east towards asia to towards china it will. it india. that has really changed the world and it is it is reacting to that but i think it has led to a mu

should switch over to other forms of interaction between russia and the western community we are trying to pave this way nato is dividing europeand russia for various reasons it's unlikely to join nato it's too big and it's quite self-sufficient in military terms it doesn't need nato and its guarantees a totally different system should be created there we have our views which our president has set forth however the west has so far been cautious. stay with r.t. for the full interview with victor crimea new that's coming up later this hour. now kazakhstan has held a grudge against british comedian sasha baron cohen since his two thousand and six film bore at made the country a laughing stock around the world but now a cosmic filmmaker is striking back with a comedy of his own eagerness has the story. i'm not a robot. i like so this is how my dad say oh my god that's that this right down of kosik they said that the owner at best. did not pay. for years after the top grossing years film about the hapless cats like t.v. reporter because it sounds premie a comedy director has come up with their post. hiding behind their freedom of s

in our sort of reporting now director of russia and i have sent the french institute of international relations dr thomas to goa says that if europe wants to stay relevant in the world and maintain peace it needs russia i think it's clear for all the european capitals or european security can be established and build up we've got to. respond to a view. confirmation of the role given to russia in terms of european security regarding the young team inside the fence i think it is. a very hot topic and i think it's maybe two are really to try to conclude. russian participants i think there is some possibility is but each bar should certainly elaborate more on that it's definitely. burn will be an important step. a law forcing prospective israeli citizens who are non jews to pledge allegiance to a jewish state has unleashed a storm of anger among arabs despite the israeli government wanting to extend the oath to jews are obsessed still refuse to swear loyalty to a state that has prosecuted them as artie's fall asleep reports. this photograph is all that remains from some mere why these family home the house survived for generations but

out of europe as well as ireland so it was a mixed picture i would say sectors but in general the market was moving up in. the global markets plans to unite the somewhat fractured nature of russia's railway grid underway the operator hopes this will make rail a more competitive option for companies transporting goods from asia to europe and vice versa. reports. there are plenty and pacific oceans connected by a real way going across to russia it's now almost a reality with a unified wide trick from eastern russia reaching. the agreements have already made to extend the route to vienna that's creates over ten thousand kilometers of a single. talk to the austrian capital in the heart of europe russia has the second largest will infrastructure in a world of curious twenty percent of cargo transport linking europe and asia and such you mean station might see more cargo coming from china and japan it will be unified rates as well as no time lost at the border controls can we see transport from asia to finland takes fifty days trying to be a real we could cover the distance in seven days service at the moment the real carrier cannot charge enough money to meet the profitable his call.

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europe and. between russia and europe and hear it from the twentieth century. it seems that the germans are going to insist on their sovereign right to have nuclear weapons withdrawn from german territory how far do you think they will go. just their trump card or is it serious politics what was just an example would be a subject of accord between france and germany because the all the french includes offering the use of such that it doesn't even provide for france's participation in nato is nuclear planning. part to returning to nato organization france has preserved its full sovereignty nuclear. had been a condition of france's return to nato train. still seeking to do. defense from all directions started by charles de gaulle there's also certain unpredictability with regards to watch be considered an act of aggression against france an attack on. french territory an attack on french interests as for the germans theory absolutely different like some other european countries germany favors the. nuclear weapons on the european continent and with iran has withdr

the potential for russia to join the european anti-missile defense program according to the leaders was also discussed and of course a number of other issues on which previously europe and russia did not exactly see eye to eye upon specifically of course the war in south of thousand and eight and today president sarkozy actually said the best way for the situation to develop and to progress would be for georgia to sign a non invasion agreement and for russia to agree to post european observers in those territories. we have to continue diplomatic efforts through the. house you can meet snorts using fools you know russian friends in return have to european of. course many were expecting to hear more details about this proposed plan for a global european security system that was proposed by the russian president on a number of occasions but despite the fact that all of the leaders did say they talked about it there haven't been any definitive conclusions to come out of their discussions they have said that they will continue discussing and that they do need a system like that because of course of the ever growing threats not only to states individually but to communiti

in one thousand nine hundred four russia pulled its troops out of europe we could have started building a common european home but instead russia faced nato expansion this is a confrontational policy we don't have reasons to quarrel with nato countries there are no reasons but there is a split there is also the need to prepare for a possible conflict with our military strategy starts evolving towards creation of preconditions for a possible conflict. which in fact we shouldn't have. i'm saying once again we cooperate with nato but we should proceed from the fact that nato is not a solution to european security or a totally different system should be created there we have our views which our president has set forth however the west has so far been cautious. right cautious about it and i personally did have sat at the forum that to us was very serious about it how would you explain to the west what our primary goals are in relation to the common european security training and not. their politics just as in general life inertia plays a crucial role in what nato is a successful inertia that