st. petersburg.have seen president putin, president macron, we are waiting for john micklethwait who will panel witharkable cpa the vice president of china, president putin, president macron and shinzo abe. we will bring it here live while it happens. david: if i was in st. petersburg and president putin cracked a joke my would smile -- joke, i would smile. julia: relief after modest losses yesterday. oil, we will continue to watch that, going down in further 2% after 1.5% losses yesterday and the russian industry -- energy minister confirming that they are talking to the saudis about relaxing restrictions in light of the situation in iran and venezuela. something to watch. energy stocks under pressure yesterday. we have lost a bit of ground. but now relatively unchanged. 10 year back in no man's land, 2.96. europe, we are watching what is going on. the italian markets, 7/10 of a percent and it is spreading widely with bunds. and the party leading in the polls, confirming they are willing to push ahe

st. petersburg. that is the st. petersburg international economic forum.e are talking to the russian direct investment fund shortly. what will he have to say about vladimir putin's ambition to drive sustained breakthrough in russia? we will have an exclusive interview with christine lagarde of the imf. what will she have to say about the geopolitics in the twist and turns? that is not where the conversation ends in terms of these big headline grabbing names. >> as li na. also coming back, the fed chairman will be speaking along with the bank of england governor and the bank of international settlements general manager. moderated by our head of economics. watch it live on bloomberg tv, radio, and on live go. let's get to bloomberg first word news. reporter: reporter: thank you -- reporter: thank you. north korea was surprised by donald trump's decision to cancel a summit in singapore. the country remains willing to meet with the u.s. at any time. pyongyang vowed to continue to pursue peace and signaled it would give washington more time we consider talks. -

in st petersburg looked very very different. there was an opening brace and we had to. they drew up a nice prime minister there we had angle merkel that is visited putin twice in sochi gone to china there seems like a lot of movement on the table right now go ahead. if isolation is about fifteen thousand international business figures come into st petersburg that's a very nice isolation i wish many countries in europe these kind of isolation but indeed there are i think it was a success you know mr monk wrong and and then come to st petersburg however in general i don't think has the power to he'd like to he'd like to go up there confrontation with russia unfortunately there you know that article. so-called energy dependence on russian. a lot of other discriminate tree calls us relations with russia they're written in there in the. norms of the european union mr monk simply doesn't have the power to change that and i think this is something that a lot of people don't understand but do go to alex in cyprus here i deme is absolutely right a lot of this is really kind of w

in st petersburg look very very different. there was an open in brace and we had the john they drew up a nice prime minister there we had angle merkel that is visited putin twice in sochi gone to china there seems like a lot of movement on the table right now go ahead. if isolation is about fifteen thousand international business figures come into st petersburg that's a very nice a situation i wish many countries in europe these kind of isolation by the indeed there are i think it was a success you know mr monk wrong and and that come to st petersburg however in general i don't think has the power to he'd like to he'd like to update confrontation with russia unfortunately you know that optical. so-called energy dependence on russian. a lot of other discriminate three quarters of all good relations with russia they're written in there in the. norms of the european union which the mockery of simply doesn't have the power to change them and i think this is something that a lot of people don't understand but i you know do we go to

in st petersburg one of the things i find really quite remarkable not the fact that mccrone was there because he'd just been in the united states and you know we've got a lot of hugs and you know that his dandruff and taken off his shoulder but he didn't do anything. in st petersburg look very very different the there was an open in brace and we had the john they drew up a nice prime minister there we had angle merkel that is visited putin twice in sochi gone to china there seems like a lot of movement on the table right now go ahead well in general if isolation is about fifteen thousand international business figures coming to st petersburg that's a very nice isolation i wish many countries in europe these kind of isolation but indeed there are i think it was a success you know mr marker on and and come to st petersburg however in general i don't think has the power to he'd like to he'd like to have today a confrontation with russia unfortunately there you know that article about getting rid of so-called energy dependence on russia. a lot of other discriminate tree calls us about rel

so day to has almost wrapped up but more from st petersburg coming up on saturday. and have a drink in st petersburg this hour thank you very much but we will continue to check in live as the second day of the forum wraps up hearing from delegates and getting more updates from ilya on the deed or teen in st petersburg this is r.t. international. now some liverpool football supporters in kiev for saturday's champions league final have received less than a warm welcome ukrainian police grabbed an hunk of the bloody fun on thursday who had been attacked by must win against the capital r t correspond is across this he said disturbing images coming from kiev yes very disturbing and what we're seeing is a of course thousands of little full fans who've made their way to kiev in order to watch that champions league final to be held some more evening and a number of them were enjoying dinner in the evening last night when they were set upon and actually we can see from some of the tweets of a journalist who was there at the site who describes those attackers as being masked

for its international role as he joined volodymyr putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got the highlights from day one. russia rejects the latest findings of the air crash investigators looking into the mh seventeen tragedy saying their conclusions will lie on social media pictures witness accounts. direct from our studios in moscow this is our team. to have you with us. right after days of uncertainty donald trump has canceled his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong own which was scheduled for june in singapore the u.s. leader later gave his reasons to reporters spending much of his time mentioning the american u.s. military and its readiness to act. our military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world powerful anywhere in the world is ready if necessary and has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know as you all know already we are more ready than we have ever been before our military as you know has been greatly enhanced greatly enhanced will soon be at a level that it's never been before never been before powerful anywhere in th

ok let's go live now in fact to st petersburg is at the forum for us i saw earlier some big names in attendance i'm sure some big deals to be done what's expected on day one. hello you know well i can tell you that all the numbers and all the things that you were saying are just meaning that the st petersburg international economic forum is getting more mature every year and surely almost two hundred fifty c.e.o.'s that is not no kidding but of course if you look at the names of the leaders that are here as well that's quite impressive traditionally vladimir putin is going to be taken part and his main gast will be president of france emmanuel macron be sunk this the prime minister of japan. plus the vice president of china and also the head of the i.m.f. christine lagarde but you know right now i'm not out the form i'm actually out of a lot of our in st petersburg residents and if you ask me why most of the journalists are here now that is because soon emmanuel macron that i mentioned is arriving that is that very same man who has just recently met donald trump held him by the hand

to feed the people cement in to try to go was in st petersburg following the russian leaders meeting with the french president first when vladimir putin and emmanuel macron appeared in front of t.v. cameras there was none of this trump get together stahl tapping on the shoulder and other things and it seemed that the leaders of russia and france were going to get away with some traditional diplomatic language when they were going to talk to the journalists however when the press conference began supplies in lee i guess emmanuel macron speech started to resemble a love letter to russia the french president spoke for more than four times longer than his russian counterpart mr macron also showed off his affection for the big names in russian literature like dostoyevsky or soldier needs and he even paid special attention to remembering the victims of the so-called leningrad blockade during the second world war this was of course one of the tragedies in this city st petersburg known as leningrad in the u.s.s.r. besides this and manual macron addressed the russian president as sarah vladim

for its international role as he joined rather more putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got all the highlights from day one. and look to reject the latest findings of the air crash investigators are looking into the mh seventeen tragedy saying their conclusions rely on social media pictures rather than witness accounts. of broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our two international thomas really glad to have you with us. now north korea has shut down its only known nuclear test site in a closing ceremony marked by a series of huge blasts our correspondent you were just on i was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the dismantling of the facility. this is the first time a crew of foreign journalists have been allowed at this site where witnessing the aftermath of the demolition behind me is what used to be an observation point and this here was the tunnel number two the northern turn and it has endured the past five nuclear tests out of the latest six minutes before they were having dinner over there and now everything is bein

the world's hot button topics have been thrashed out on stage at the st petersburg economic forum or president putin was joined by other major leaders from france japan and china as well as the head of the i.m.f. on friday the bronco as someone how it. the form's number one congress hall event was precious because rank one and in one case rang to politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of vladimir putin and magical macro and thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and we're going to do it sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude tal

events is under way in russia as lowball industry leader john political elite scholar for the st petersburg international economic. on the team investigating the crash of malaysia airlines flight m h seventeen in eastern ukraine in twenty fourteen reveal their conclusions like knowledge that they coincide with a blogger's finding. just four pm here in moscow this thursday may the twenty fourth revery you're tuning in from right around the world welcome to our team. north korea sais it has dismantled its only nuclear test facility our correspondent was up at the site among the very few international journalists to witness a history making moment. we've just visited the. nuclear test site which is frankly noble we saw three out of four tunnels there used for nuclear testing one of them the north tunnel actually was used for the latest fall even nuclear test the other two were new and north koreans told us that they had been ready to conduct a nuclear test any movement so for them. the tubes it's inside more of the real way of showing how they're ready to make concessions now these tactical it

the reason for that is because emmanuel micron is on the way to vladimir putin's residence in st petersburg the very same man who just a short while ago a hell donald trump by the hand and you remember all the awkward moments that made everyone talk about some sort of romance between the american president and the french president and in just a few hours we will find out whether a fraction of that sort of chemistry whether we'll see that between mr putin and mr mccraw and think of it emanuel macron is coming to russia for the first time when really on an international chess board france and russia are definitely on the different sides of that chess board but just like and the case of angle markel and germany by the way these two leaders met last friday paris and moscow do why they are on the same page when it comes to the iranian nuclear deal so very soon we'll find out whether that will help them build any more small bridges but surely the story of personal interactions between emanuel macron and flat amar putin isn't as long as that of angola merkel and the russian president but it is sti

strong role on the world stage as he joins landed near putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg and our team there has all the details of the ongoing abet. and billionaire philanthropist the long musk slams the media he wants to ready to journalists call it credibility critics say it's not going to work. nine am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me aaron a very good morning to you now we start with our breaking news story fifteen people are reported injured in an explosion at an indian restaurant in the canadian province of ontario police in the city of mississauga have released a photo of two suspects they say detonated an improvised device as around ten thirty pm local time some of the injured are in a critical condition others suffered minor wounds. thank you. two suspects attended the scene detonated an improvised explosive device within the restaurant several injured were taken to hospital and three in a critical condition were taken to a toronto trauma center this comes just about a month ago months since a van plowed into pedestrians in toronto ki

st. petersburg international economic forum.ch that on bloomberg tv and also on radio and on live . you can see christine lagarde in the chinese and french. this is bloomberg. ♪ what's a gig of data? well, it's a whole day's worth of love songs. 300 minutes of baby videos. or, it's a million chat messages. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of wifi hotspots included, you'll pay less for data. it's a new kind of network designed to save you money. click, call or visit a store today. francine: president pulls out of his meeting with kim jong-un. a expresses surprise, but markets barely blink. likelyd its allies are to increase output in the second half of the year. we are live up from the st. petersburg international forum at midday. panele the presidential with vladimir putin and other presidents. i am francine lacqua with guy johnson in london. a lot of talk about what oil does on the back of that saudi minister. prices start creeping up, it also hurts

st. petersburg. what did he say about the relationship with president trump? halfway into the trading day and looking bit mixed. let's look at the markets with julie hyman. julie: thisre's -- fight north korea and other -- stocks not seeing much reaction. the nasdaq is rising as the s&p and the dow are slightly lower. look at the bloomberg for a better picture of the range we are talking about. this goes back to late february with stocks housing around. the rain -- bouncing around. the range is bouncing between the two levels. one asset that did not get the memo is oil. in the session today, intraday , $70 seeking nine cents -- $68 today, down 4% today, the worst one day tumble since september with the body -- audi energy minister saying they will likely increase production gradually in the second half of the year. some energy analysts crediting a tweeet from president trump making opec change its tune. at itd that opec was again and oil prices were artificially high and the saudi energy minister said customers have concerns about oil prices was one of the fac

st. petersburg wanted to collaborate with americans to deepen democracy inside st. petersburg and the soviet union as a whole. in that period, people often forget, people wanted to interact with americans because we thought we had a common purpose to build democracy. even after the collapse of the soviet union when i returned and worked for an american ngo dedicated to building democracy, we were welcomed guests of the regime. we were not overthrowing the regime. we were trying to help them. you are right that shock therapy, the economic piece, happened at the same time and really undermined support for democracy. that happened throughout the entire post-communist world. that's nothing special to russia. it did frame in a negative way the way that many russians thought about democracy. as a result of that, throughout the '90s and in particular august 1998, when there was another financial collapse, russia was hit hard, that's when yeltsin decided he needed a new leader. that's when he chose from obscurity vladimir putin. he became his prime minister first. and then w

for having us here in st petersburg. and on such a wonderful city where we remember. the loss of trust can result in terrible consequences as this is an economic forum we can only talk about. economics but you spoke about geopolitics while this morning on the other hand i personally. visited. cemetery in order to pay tribute to those people who just several decades ago in this very city fought for their very survival against a terrible siege. when hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives soldiers civilians children at the very beginning of the second world war. hundreds of thousands of people perished i know mr president but this. page of history is of particular importance to you because you personally your family your own losses. so i would like to pay tribute to all the people of st petersburg i believe that the world of today is losing interest we lose sight of that. on the first signs of this loss of trust other when we feel that we are moving towards something horrendous we have to take responsibility we have to remember the history of the past. right no

st. petersburg. earlier this week, the nobel prize-winning economist warned the emerging markets could see a rerun of the crisis of 1997. back then, currency declines caused corporate debt loads causing stress on the world economy leading to currency selloff. so far, the tumbling turkish lira and falling argentinian peso have not spread. we're not getting the kind of contagion effect that you've got in that period. that feedback phase that you have as well. let's get the views now of: who is the cofounder of capital partners. turkey looks like an idiosyncratic story. are the idiosyncratic stories or a wider narrative? should we be worried? colin: i think we should definitely be very worried because we have seen a bull market last for 10 years. we have seen a period in which commodity prices are strengthening throughout all different classes. we are seeing that i ron is going to be taken out of the supply completely. you see the trouble in venezuela. it would not be a big surprise. that is bad for eme

in st petersburg for us hi there we were watching the pictures as they were happening live pictures of the two presidents on their. associates it seemed very cordial between the leaders didn't it. you know hello again i'm glad that i can talk to you right now because just a short while ago witnessed the most intense abated moment of thursday and that's of course as you mentioned the first appearance of emmanuel macron and vladimir putin in front of cameras during the current french president's first ever trip to russia and the format of the visit suggests that he didn't have to bring his wife here but he did so he's here with bridget and it seems that lately any important woman who comes to visit lot of putin gets a bookie of flowers angle americal did so last week when she went to saatchi and this bridget got a book a two and then they proceeded to the balcony and this is what they saw i was told that the designers of the park this is just outside of lot of our putin st petersburg residence so back to the designers once they drew the inspiration from their site isn't that symbolic and

strong role on the world stage he joins blood to be a putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg our team there has all the details from the ongoing event. and billionaire philanthropist the long must slams the media he wants to rate journalists credibility critics say it's not going to work. hello and welcome this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow good to have you with us this hour now our top story the first pictures showing the destruction of north korea's only nuclear test site have been released our correspondent ecostar of was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the facility being decommissioned . just minutes ago the worst of the over there and now everything is being turned into a massive cloud of dust those barracks were used for living for the soldiers too old to locate soldiers and workers there well now north korea is showing that it is destroyed. the infrastructure two behind me is northern tunnel number two that's where five nuclear tests five most recent nuclear tests have been conducted out of four tunnels around here th

broad day one and day two so many guests most importantly divvy praised the st petersburg event for the opportunity to come together and try to find common ground in these kind of positive and laid back vibes i guess we should have expected some humor so there's a couple of moments when the audience did start to giggle but do you have any advice of the world in terms of how to deal with president trump because you were somebody who was. associated with the election of a president term but i work a provocator i've got nothing to do with translocation campaign and you are not a natural. i believe in french foreign policy that's based on independents there are things that really tires very closely to the u.s. like foreign security. emanuel said that europe and the u.s. have mutual obligations europe depends on the u.s. in the realm of security but you don't have to worry about that will help. to provide security. they too has officially wrapped up but still there is more to come on saturday the international economic forum is welcome fifteen thousand participants from seventy two countries

having a sit on on the sidelines of the international economic forum which is happening in st petersburg day one today on saturday you'd imagine a lot to be discussed by. meeting at what is happening of course the situation in syria and iran let's not try in fact to listen in sometimes we get lucky with some sign so let's take a listen at what it's really going to be so did the city but the truth is i'm. going to put you just. you know this is the deceased individual this you do you. know. please forms as to what to do or that support me of the new year. is only one of them. standing at the top of the two relations continue to intensify comically speaking we see a constant rise which is a very positive dynamic today we had to sign a number of very important contracts various fields in areas. the social forum the platform that we sure as created so-called trial and dialogue because of the exchanges between our regions and communities these things are also very positive very dynamic. and the be. you can see the security. of it get the nice to our fault. pretty good the measurement with. do

other world leaders up the st petersburg international economic forum. in october news headlines in israel supreme courts oppose the use of lethal military force against palestinians during this month's deadly clashes along accountable. a very warm welcome to our to international my name's union o'neill good to have your company our top story the first pictures showing the destruction of north korea's only nuclear test site being released our correspondent down off was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the facility being decommissioned . just go to the birthing center over there and now everything is being turned into a massive cloud of dust. those barracks were used for living for the soldiers too old to locate soldiers and workers there well now north korea is showing that it is destroying the infrastructure to. behind me is northern tunnel number two that's where five nuclear tests five most recent nuclear tests have been conducted out of four tunnels around here this one got the most battering so basically this is north korea say

st. petersburg, this place which is seen as a symbol that the western capital of russia, can you imagine this again being integrated into europe in the sort of way that mr. macron described? putin: every nation has its national priorities and its own interests. i spoke about it in the course of my presentation here, and i will certainly be striving to achieve our national interest. in terms of what they are today and for the foreseeable future, first and foremost in our internal development, when he to provide for the growth of labor productivity in this country and create terms and conditions to attract investment. without investment, it will be impossible to resolve another problem and to diversify our economy. we have got 4.5% of growth, of investments and fixed capital last year. while the economic growth was 1.1%, which was a good indicator , that is not enough, absolutely not enough. in order for us to be able to attract capital from friendly companies and nations, we need to maintain good relations with europe and the rest of the world, the united states as well. we are very well

for its international role as he joins the team approach to the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got all the highlights from day one coming up and. the russian defense ministry criticizes the latest findings from the air crash investigators looking into the m.h. seventeen tragedy in twenty fourteen for allying on social media pictures instead of witness accounts. this is art international just after one am from moscow with me kevin owen thanks for choosing us for your at news update and first in this half hour then after days of uncertainty donald trump yesterday cancel his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong un that was shadowed for june in singapore trouble ada gave his reasons to supporters to reporters rather spending much of his time mentioning the u.s. military and its readiness to act. a military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world powerful anywhere in the world is ready if necessary and has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know as you well know ready we are more ready than we have ever been before the military as you know has b

this week the st petersburg international economic forum global business leaders on the political. capital we will be taking a closer look at what was one of the most anticipated meetings between the french and russian leaders. this is the weekly here on our. north korea has taken a highly symbolic step has appeared to destroy its only known nuclear test site in front of the world's cameras on thursday to correspondent used on off was among a select group of journalists invited. we're going to be jeanne international airport as you can see behind me we're being greeted like celebrities who have bills to go to north korea and now we will be proceeding to check in to our flight. so you will counsel and what's the first thing you expect to see it's a bustling crowd people pushing and shoving it's a taxi drivers offering that often overpriced services won't check this out nothing will distort it it's just an empty parking lot and leave buses that will take us to the city. this is where i will be spending the next eleven hours or so my very own oriental express i guess so check out the

st. petersburg. he spoke russian, but was aggressive, rude, and verbally attacked everyone he spoke with, including me, until someone mentioned i was ambassador george kennan's daughter. he then made a total about-face and embarked on narration about our father, for whom he had apparently been an escort officer in berlin. he proclaimed, your father is my god. at my wits end, i answered, well, i am only the daughter of god. [laughter] [applause] my four years at the incubator were challenging and frustrating. there came a period of constant learning and in less traveling. i ended up with the experience my father regretted he never had, living side-by-side with russians. he had been largely confined to the amnesty and regulated by diplomatic life, while i was spending my days in a hick town outside leningrad. later, he admitted how much he envied me, and i felt some way vindicated. i admit to feeling proud when on christmas day, 1999, the soviet union disbanded and i anticipated a more promising future

st. petersburg. -- we are live in st. petersburg.et's get to bloomberg's first word news. -- turkey's central bank has raised interest rates at a meeting while president erdogan has pledged allegiance to the principles of monetary policy. unchanged. were kept the bank described the move as "powerful monetary tightening." it will continue using all estimates. but has reversed losses fallen again this morning. haveal reserve officials signaled they are sent to raise interest rates next month but they said no clear message on whether they will take one or two more -- they will hike one or two more times this year. inappropriatey be to increase the benchmark rate." the u.s. has started an investigation into whether car and truck imports threaten national security. according to a person familiar, investigations -- imported steel and aluminum. they set an additional tariff on vehicles up to 25% is under consideration. shares for major european carmakers are lower. deutsche bank has said it will cut jobs in it -- in its equity business by a

the movers and shakers have so many things to say about what's going on around the world but the st petersburg form is originally about business so they three as the to count all the digits on the many contracts that were signed here. as donald trump demands an investigation into the f.b.i. allegedly wiretapping him during his presidential election campaign left leaning journalists who traditionally criticize the intelligence agencies are now seemingly endorsing better role a similar kong reports. when it comes to intelligence agencies like the cia f.b.i. and n.s.a. there's always been a certain segment of the american population that questions not only their credibility but their legitimacy as well but seemingly from those who once stood firmly against the u.s. intelligence community have become its staunchest defenders now we have this meeting to investigate the investigators there has been demanded by the president of the united states who is just himself the subject of the investigation i think that's the kind of thing that republicans in particular ought to pay attention to rather than th

in 98 injuly one of my sons and myself went to st petersburg for the first time for the funeral of nicholas there were between 52 and 56 romanoff. it slows down in keeping with the russian tradition in which the coffins of the dead are driven past the place that was their last home on earth. we all went over from airports to the fortress. and what struck me amazingly were so many people in the street, and all of them were signing the cross and bowing. and then the queen had very kindly said officers. the honour guard included a paperfrom the royal scots dragoon guards. guard included a paperfrom the royal scots dragoon guardsm guard included a paperfrom the royal scots dragoon guards. it was a very long service. all laid out in front of the altar and it all felt very emotional. it had a feel of holiness and sanctity. it was just nice to have them safely buried. princess 0lga romanov. why they ruled russia for over 300 years, the japanese royal family is said to be the worlds oldest hereditary monarchy tracing a direct line back more than two and a half thousand yea rs. more than two and a h

the world's business and political elite gathered this week in russia's northern capital st petersburg international economic forum brought together more than fifteen thousand business titans investors and politicians of friday panel of world leaders from russia japan china and france discussed key economic and political challenges facing the world today. and we're going to do it sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran it's a two way road the door must remain open i think not all is lost. that there are but i couldn't change decision on iran but at least i tried explaining this agreement was signed using international efforts i think that president trump has refused to sign a two thousand and fifteen agreement because it was initially signed by his predecessor who is as he thinks by definition. trying to hope for peace and stability on the korean peninsula under no circumstances should we allow water break out

in '98, injuly, one of my sons and myself went to st petersburg for the first time for the funeral ofs ii and there were between 52 and 56 romanoffs. as the cortege approaches the winter palace, the historic home of romanoff autocracy, it slows down in keeping with the russian tradition in which the coffins of the dead are driven past the place that was their last home on earth. we all went on a cortege all the way from the airport to peter and paul fortress and what struck me, amazingly, there were so many people in the street. and all of them were signing the cross and bowing. and then the queen had very kindly sent officers from the scots greys. the honour guard included a piper from the royal scots dragoon guards. tsar nicolas was their commander in chief. there was a very long service. they were all laid out in front of the altar. and it all felt very emotional. it had a feel of holiness and sanctity. it was, you know, it wasjust nice to have them safely buried. princess 0lga romanoff. while the romanoffs ruled russia for over 300 years, the japanese royal family is said to be th

the international economic forum in russia as northern capital of st petersburg wraps up today airport together more than fifteen thousand business men investors and politicians on friday a pile of world leaders from russia japan and france discussed the main economic and political struggles of today if you're trying to has more. forum's number one congress hall event was precious because rank won in one case to politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of lattimer putin and many will macro thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues

the russian city of st petersburg is hosting an international legal forum bringing together the leading minds of the field from across the world and one of the issues being debated there is the influence of fake news and fake evidence on court procedures and one of the foreign participants joins us live now from st petersburg . queens a council from brick court chambers and michael thanks for joining us today hope the forum is going well we're all aware how fake news can sway public opinion how specifically is it affecting court cases. the problem is that after creating this propaganda particularly in international cases some of the authors of it then presented as evidence and obviously evidence can affect the proceedings unless you're very careful in dealing with it. and so what kind of methods can be a corporator to combat this kind of fake evidence as you say. well it's increasingly difficult because the techniques of creating it very sophisticated it often starts with digital media pictures and video on the internet uploaded on anonymous accounts and then picked up by some purported

nuclear deal and there you have it the life of vladimir putin and emmanuel macro thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and with sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran which is a two way road the door must remain open i think not all is lost. so i could not change donald trump's decision on iran but at least try to explain that this agreement was signed using international effort i think that president trump has refused to sign the twenty fifteen agreement because it was initially signed by his predecessor who as he thinks bad by definition. shall not try to hope for peace and stability on the korean peninsula under no circumstances should we allow water break out in the region that's why we should promote the process of demilitarization to it just a question i asked for the summit between north kor

walk a day that was one of the most tragic events of the second world war which happened here in st petersburg but it wasn't just about how many nice things the french president said about russia and this palace quite surprisingly again one billion worth of business deals were inked they talked about so much and brought up so many things syria iran ukraine cyber threats the korean crisis sanctions multi-polar world freedom of speech and even football but i'll come back to that later among other things the two leaders agreed to come up with a mechanism to bring the conflict in syria peace talks platforms together to see the awful secret of id. to acknowledge russia has increased its role in the international arena in particular the middle east the newly gained role of leader comes with responsibilities and i'm well aware of the role russia plays resolving various international conflicts the french and russian leaders were two hours late for their rendezvous with the journalists obviously that was because of this massive list of things they wanted to cover but also i guess that was due to the la

nuclear deal and there you have it the life of vladimir putin and magical macro and thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and we're going to do is sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran it's a two way road the door must remain open i think not all is lost you know you have jesus trump has lost the battle no one followed his decisions and now we have to make good on fulfilling our obligations. trying to hope for peace and stability on the korean peninsula under no circumstances should we allow ball to break out in the region that's why we should promote the process of demilitarization to it just a question i asked for the summit between north korea and the u.s. i think we have to do everything to make this summit happen credit so that many issues can be resolved. situation is that everyone plays footba