mr. vladimir putin founded. if you are involved in corruption, you are also involved in politics. if i could run for election, i would. first we need to achieve honest elections. so that people like me can take part in them. >> how long will it take to get that simple demands, fair elections? >> the transformation of russia into a country where people choose their government in normal free elections will take. a long take but if you can ask me six months ago and you believe that there will be 100,000 people on the streets of moscow, i would have said it can happen one day, although i would of been skeptical that it could happen so quickly. but it happened. that was a big surprise. even for the revolution. >> revolution has become a dirty word. everywhere i go, people say we don't want a revolution. do you think that there could be a peaceful revolution which is what is needed in russia? >> the truth is that the a kremlin revolution was carried out by vladimir putin. he usurped power illegally. what we need to do now is to return power to the people. >> can you see yourself being p

bank may compensate its minority shareholders for losses on their investments from mr vladimir putin says the bank will use its own profits to buy back shares from people who took part in its i.p.o. five years ago called price of d.t.b. shares is roughly half of its initial listing the plans estimated to cost up to half a billion dollars while investors await the details to be revealed richard haynesworth from rating agency risk rating says they could be a more efficient way to solve the problem. if the shareholder is unhappy with the performance of the manager of his company you fire the manager of the company and bring in new ones the share price has gone down the shareholders do not like what's happening and therefore that they have been selling out the government doesn't like the effect that's had on minority shareholders so as a majority shareholder the government should really sack the management of the tb and put teen new managers who will increase the share price. the markets know exchange rates for strong oil is pushing the ruble higher to the dollar and the euro the euro's

mr. putin is. they are against electing anyone else. vladimirutin will hope that, come election day, they will be singing the same tune. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. >> that brings today's show to a close. you can get constant updates on our website. to find out what we're working on at any time, visit our facebook page. for all of us here at "world news america," bank for watching and to in tomorrow. -- thank you for watching and tune in tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented presented

mr. reiner putin -- to assess the prime minister vladimir putin. his opponents and ridiculed the rest as a political stunt. from moscow, bbc has this report. >> this is the aftermath of the partner explosion the start of the investigation. it took place in the ukrainian port of odessa. in the rubble, security forces found evidence of homemade explosions. one man died. another was detained at the scene. that led to the dramatic arrest in february of chechnya and who today appeared on a state-owned channel. confessing to his involvement in a plot to kill russia's most powerful politician. quickly ousted to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin -- >> we were asked to go to moscow to carry out an attack on vladimir putin. >> the timing of the tv report was attacked by opposition leaders who said vladimir putin was trying to gain advantage six days before the polls. vladimir putin's press secretary tell me this was absolutely a plot to kill his boss. in phone calls, the security force did not want to confirm that on the record. it is an organi

mr. putin's oppositions. they wear the worker's glove. >> this is protesting against those protesting against the government. showing away from the capital, russia's working capital still has faith in vladimir putin. >> but the crowd here was smaller than organizers promised, and some of what we saw seemed staged panged. this photographer was trying to get as many people as possible to pose with the same vote for putin sign. >> one worker i spoke to said they only traveled to the rally because they were offered extra days off work and free train tickets. so just how popular really is vladimir putin? in rush a's industrial heart sfland he will win votes here, but more perhaps out of a fear of change than any real belief that a president putin can make life better. >> we'll see. well, you're watching "bbc world news." i'm david eades. plenty under still to bring you not at the least more prices for petrol. it's making fortunes for some people in the gulf state. we'll have more on that. >> six people have died. more than 70 have been injured after a bomb exploded outside the police station in colombia. it occurred in the port and happened at lunchtime. the area was packed with people. the bomb

mr. putin. we have gone to the mountains to find out what people there think of vladimir putin. >> every day looksike armageddon. this is a town that never stops burning, turning out iron and steel around the clock. the snow here is black with pollution. but people's lives depend on the factory's. it is the instability they fear most. he has or that the local metallurgical plants for 50 years. -- he has worked at the local metallurgical plants for 50 years. he supports the president. he says working people do not want revolution. we want stability. and that is why we support putin. at the factory up the road, they pledged their loyalty to mr. putin live on television. this worker offered to come to moscow with his mate to cape -- to take on the anti- government protestors. the metal workers here are not marching on moscow. today, they are taken the original train to the -- taking the regional train to the capital. there are no white ribbons, the trademark of mr. putin's critics. the symbol here is the workers glove. he pays our pension, nikolai says. he gives us bread and cheese. that is all we ne

against suspected fraud by the prime minister vladimir putin in the parliamentary elections two months ago. the protests are meant to keep up pressure on mr. putin and the presidential elections. >> there has been no backing off in the new year in the battle for cleanup russian elections. this was a raid by democracy activists on a theater where hundreds of signatures were being forced on the nomination papers of a presidential candidate. -- were being forged on the nomination papers of a presidential candidate. thousands of volunteers are trying to beat but election observers. many of them are fired up by allegations of cheating. the students were approached to join a group of young people hate to go around illegally voting again and again for vladimir putin's party. -- the students were approached to join a group of young people paid to go around illegally voting. >> we would go to each polling station and show our passports. when the person saw the apple sticker, they knew what to do. >> this was one of the many polling stations where the young couple voted. they went to over 40 in the area. this gives a scale of the institutional cons

this punk band, is releasing their latest song about vladimir puttin' and you don't have to understand russia. here they pray mr. putin will soon be chased from power. but why? this singer who goes by a code name says she believes mr. putin cheated in last year's parliamentary election. that's why she wants him out. when they arrive, they select high-profile venues like this roof. opposite a jail where anti-government protesters have been locked up. earlier this month they conquered red square and sang "putin's wet himself." the concert only lasted a couple of minutes before the police showed up. punk protest songs right on the kremlin's doorstep. it shows how the music and protest scene has changed. after all it wasn't long ago when putin was at the top. >> there was a time when girl bands sung songs about putin. >> and these sang "my love is called vladimir, pu ty, puty, puty. >> the more criticism, it makes power realize they are vulnerable, and they are not invincible. >> there's still one girl band which is backing putin for president. these rapping russians have become an internet sensation with a song about how

vladimir putin is making an appearance. it's a televised appearance with supporter and election workers. among the elite in the crowd, -- among the elite in the crowd. mr. putin doing his bit to rally support. let's have a look at the business news. jamie is with me now. we're getting excited about the amount of money the banks are going to lend. >> you have to put up collateral. if you're the italian government bonds -- if you're the italian government, bonds are put up. over quite a long period of time, it strengthens the balance sheets of the bank and to what the banks will hopefully do, lend to spain and portugal. not greece. [laughter] lend to these countries and that way the e.c.b. is actually pushing money into the bond market. >> greece's rating has dropped below junk. >> yes. >> but also discouraging is the rate from india. >> yes. they have an inflation problem, one of the reasons is they have had interest rates rising so high. and the high prices of gasoline and so on, the food, particularly. so put up interest rates, try to bring the prices down. but in doing that, gross falls down. they would like it up by 8%. when you have an economy or p

minister vladimir putin has taken a ride in a bobsled during his visit to the pattern one of the track just outside moscow as the venue prepares to host more international competitions. well mr putin did not steer the ball at the training course it's just that he liked the experience on a more serious note as the prime minister also held the door try to bottom out of that is due to host the season's the knowledge in the usual cup circuit next weekend the competition will also decide the european champions in the high speed sport. but then janko hoping to retain his title spite having had a mediocre season however the forty year old still prevailed at last year's world cup stop that i'm one of them. and that's all the sport bike and. technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future. stories on our t.v. fears of pending confrontation between television row following reports that iranians arrested over recent thailand bombings were targeting israeli diplomats. violence in syria escalates as a high ranking religious leader is assassinated in damascus allegedly from his pro-government stance a large force upon it is at the heart of events in the syria

minister vladimir putin has taken a ride in a bobsled during his visit to the paramount of a track just outside moscow as the venue prepares to host more international competitions next week well mr putin did not steer the ball but the training course but still said he liked the experience while on a more serious notes the prime minister also hailed the outdoor track farm on the verge is due to host the season's finale on the loose world cup circuit next weekend the competition will also decide the european champions in a high speed sport here at all but then janko are hoping to retain his title despite having had a mediocre season however the forty year old still prevailed at last year's world cup stop at bottom of a. and that's all the sport the saving bison. well from the fukushima it's technology innovation all the moves developments from around russia we've got the huge earth covered. fears of pending confrontation between tel of even tehran grow following reports that iranians arrested over recent thailand bombings were targeting israeli diplomats. violence in syria escalates as a high ranking religious leader is assassinated in damascus allegedly for his pro-government sta

vladimir putin predicts the consequences of a military strike against iran would be disastrous. mike rogers is just back from a trip to israel last week. mr. chairman, let's go through some of these hot spots in the region quickly, because there are many. you were in israel, people in the united states, including high up in the obama administration think the prime minister is going to wait until may, and if he does not see iran backing down, he'll launch a preemptive strike, did you get that sense? >> i got the sense israel is incredibly serious about a strike on their nuclear weapons program. they have a very different set of eyes on this problem. one is the fact that they've got problems on their southern border, egypt is growing unpredictab unpredictable, hamas a getting stronger, hezbollah, their argument is if that nuclear umbrella comes over iran, it's dangerous to their very existence, let alone a middle east arms race -- nuclear arms race in the middle east, that they are going to have to do something. if you look at it through their perspective, they have a hard choice to make here. >> did you try to disabuse them of their perspe