when you see pictures of that transition the waffen the sas at public gatherings held a meal in the baltic states this news event in riga was attended by about fifteen hundred the disciplines and the latin president spoke in support of the procession saying the latin and waffen s.s. veterans were not criminals and deserved respect the view was not shared though by people to the streets of brega to protest the nazi veterans march. this by general condemnation the world is really seeing a rise in their announcers and many believe it to be part of the reason the last two years massacre in norway when anders braving something just seven people killed was the worst tragedy to you know really since world war two. how would you hello to china thank you very much for joining us here well first of all i'd like to ask you about the and there's brevik case there's failure he's facing trial for murdering seventy seven people in norway do you go through you've led a renewed tatiana see it as a as a as part of a neo nazi threat that's immersion in europe or is it an isolated case of of our falak. it is

europe will not be complete until the baltic is included in these regions. you mention the election in serbia which was only a couple of days ago. we are still analyzing the implications of that. it does not change our approach to the balkans or serbia. we want to see the serbians pursue the european path. we think that requires coming to terms with coast of help. >> -- koscovo. thinkinge join me in th our guests for this great discussion we have had. thank you again, phil. we will move seamlessly to the next panel. if you want to take a one or two bennett -- we will start the next panel in two minutes. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> president obama pays tribute to those who lost their lives serving the united states. she outlines the republican plan for job creation and economic growth. >> this weekend folks across the country are opening up the pool, firing up the grill and taking a moment to relax. memorial day is more than a three day weekend. in town squares

on baltic air policing, they have air covers in the baltics but they're not part of the nato mission of baltic air policing as of yet so, that's why i was shaking my head. op macedonia, the issue is very simple. in bucharest, it was decided by all 28, at that time 26 members of nato, that macedonia would be invited as soon as the main issue was resolved to mutual decision and satisfaction. this is a consensus-based organization. the way it works. you need all members to agree. since greece has insisted that it needs to resolve the main issue prior to being willing to say yes to an invitation, the reality is until that is resolved in a mutually satisfactory way an invitation will not be forthcoming. that's how this organization works. we are not going to have the icj or anybody else telling nato when and how it should take in new members. that is for nato to decide among the 28 countries. that is the recognized way in which every enlargement has happened from 1952, when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato, until 2008, when the last two, albania and croatia, bec

to some extent unfortunately we see the race of that certain ideology in the baltic states especiallya lot you understand you've been there recently well i wanted to ask you is it true that there are those people there now in the us you develop in a sense veterans that they have government supports in latvia is that true is that a case what's the status well actually i don't know exactly if they have any financial support from the from the government but they sure have her moral support and i bought a range of calendar os books and other things about of often solutions both italian and very good. in the bookstores. and when i asked them to give miss some maybe same propaganda material some of the lead fans wouldn't understand it was fight and fight in the red army but they set no no the prop of the soviet propaganda is prohibited to know it are very right so propaganda spread because they even wanted to prohibit the the decorations the war decorations because they are the real stars are your thoughts you know that would you agree with vladimir that these people the vast and there says

since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet. history calling it an occupation those who fought against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were aligned with a genocidal nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of in the long run will. but simply breed a future generation of neo nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided. and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to a three year old was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. reporting from riga in latvia remember you can always find more stories on our t. dot com here's what's a click away for you right now thousands of canadian students unite in protest against huge planned hikes to jewish and fees while authorities adopt new emergency measures. at the rallies plus the. top whistleblower julian assange speaks with a ecuador's preside

it's a baltic state divided over the soviet period of its past and now live via is seen as a society once more again split this time about its future has been outrages to nazi sympathizers there appeared in a few dia wearing s.s. uniform is giving history lessons in a kindergarten while introducing where mock weapons to three year olds are like sarah shows he reports. this was described as a lesson of bachelor two years in a kindergarten in riga cause i was. back to the man who wore the uniform of lot of us as sas legion which fought on the nazi german side in the second world war one of the outfits even boasts the notorious thunder like symbol moreover they let the three year olds play with real nazi weapons this is a grinning police ring and lying just like a party popper during christmas despite nazi symbols being outlawed in a lot to be along with soviet emblems no legal consequences have followed so far the owner of this kindergarten who is also a right wing nationalist party member sees nothing wrong. about the mosque history and no way to tell our children who the legionnaires

with right wing politicians and he with supporters similar gatherings happen annually in another baltic state with a difficult history as. a parliament. i remember speaking at the european parliament trying to convince deputies not love is a nazi free country now i have to admit to a great shame due to the action of some movements neo nazi ism girl stronger here the youth don't understand the horrors of naziism and easily fall into this propaganda since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those who fought against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with a genocidal nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of pratchett ism in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of neo nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the lobby in society is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether

romanow me of get me have driven for hours with them to baltics for the reindeer. what do you think would be able to get any further it omits off. much of michigan we're crossing the river there are no roads anywhere near here and strong winds blowing up all the time even if we're trying to clears the way the road becomes blocked off within a very short time so we need to go at top speeds. and we have to make sure we don't run into a snow drift which. will mean quite a bit of trouble if we don't forge ahead otherwise we'll get stuck in the snow machine for the time being we're travelling over hogs. and now in our. in winter the ice on the lenna river is two and a half meters thick it is a lifeline for people living in out of the way villages supplying them with food coal the route opens at the start of winter and last through to the end of may. these are called the land of pillows this is a protected area. few people know that the you could go to this is sacred place shamans perform their rituals here. victor maxime off comes from a family of shamans while performi

grenades and they even let the kids play with these weapons this incident is not a one off for this baltic states certainly every year on march the sixteenth they are organizing marches of the former s.s. the s.s. veterans certainly this has been causing widespread condemnation in russia and in many post soviet states because of the attempts of the baltic states to rewrite history to glorify nazis and certainly this new incident adds new more fuel to this fire and it's interesting to see whether there will be any reaction coming from the european union which a lot is certainly a member of because just as in russia and in the post soviet space everything related to nazis is outlawed in europe so interesting to see whether this incident in the kindergarten which has already outraged many critics in russia will cause some controversy across the european continent. are you reporting that in a moment is daniel with the business for now the r.t. world updated starts with egypt where the country's two election front runners have squared off in the first ever presidential debate former mubarak era

states, across the northwestern baltics, you've been seeing some unfavorable weather and some snowfall. i want to show you some pictures coming out of sarajevo here. this is just the sights you've been seeing there, up to ten centimeters fell throughout the day on monday. and temperatures dropped down to about negative 5 degrees, very unusual for this time of year as you can see, green leaves on the trees here, on top of snow. so very late season snowstorm being felt here, good news is it is going to slightly warm back up. on wednesday, more cold air will be spilling in, creating another risk of some wet snow out here, while temperatures also remain rather chilly in warsaw, high of 13. out towards the west, madrid, 27. lisbon at 30. here is a look at your extended outlook. >>> we'll be back with more news in 30 minutes. i'm gene otani in tokyo.

in europe, how do you convince, for instance, the partners -- not the partner, the allies in the baltics, which are actually a very frightened by the russian activities. how do you convince them that article 5 is still critical? so that's my question. >> thank you. so i think we've got a question on the russian missile building defenses particularly in the context, of is this part of the smart solution? the details of specialization and cooperation. how does that fit into a broader vision, when nato wants to go and on the context of dieting when is enough, enough. i think was -- i'll ask all the panelists to consider those questions. you can dip in and answer either all three of them or pick and choose, if you like. if we start with you again, julie. >> okay. well, i'll try, maybe, the second one and then say a word about missile defense. as was noted earlier on the panel, i think nato ever since -- it's obvious. i mean, we've said this at numerous conferences. countless conferences over the year, but ever since the end of the cold war, yes, the alliance has struggled to have that single

been causing widespread condemnation in russia and in many states because of the attempts of the baltic states to rewrite history to glorify nazis and certainly this new incident adds new for more fuel to this fire and it's interesting to see whether there will be any reaction coming from the european union which a lot of a certainly a member of this because just as in russia and in the post soviet space everything related to naziism is outlawed in europe so it is interesting to see whether this incident in the kindergarten which has already outraged many critics and russia will cause some controversy across the european continent. reporting right there and just a moment the aussie wild update but for now the u.k. has been branded as a police state by a civil liberty campaign a heavy handed security measures just ahead of the olympic games plans include high velocity missiles being stationed on buildings close to the olympic park some people have even been banned from the games altogether laura smith explains. philippic tauch is late and on its journey to london accompanying it fear unc

since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those call for or against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with a genocidal nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of neo nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the lobby in society is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to go three year old was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. reporting from riga in latvia. they wanted states is now facing harsh competition from fast growing economies as they entice awaits high skilled entrepreneurs this illusion with the american dream many of the children of us immigrants prefer to go back to the countries their parents were born in and start a n

been causing widespread condemnation in russia and in many states because of the attempts of the balticstates to rewrite history to glorify nazis and certainly this new incident adds a new more fuel to this fire and it's interesting to see whether there will be any reaction coming from the european union which is certainly a member off because just as in russia and in the post soviet space everything related to nazis is outlawed in europe interesting to see whether this incident in the kindergarten which has already outraged many critics in russia will cause some controversy across the european continent and. the un says that thousands of former pro is still being held in secret prisons with some of them being tortured in libya up to four thousand more detainees remain in the hands of uncontrolled rebel forces this is a consequence of the revolution says lawrence freeman from the executive intelligence review magazine who fears libya is growing increasingly divided. this is a major disaster which was caused by the west and president obama's invasion or regime change policy under the gui

, ongoing, but a new commitment to extend that beyond 2018 and on top of it we expect the baltic nations to come forward with additional offers for host nation support. the last thing i'll mention is training. i think in this era of defense cuts and where we're seeing allies eliminate entire capability elements, it's absolutely critical that the alliance put a very heavy emphasis on training to keep skill sets alive, assuming that there may be brighter days ahead. an example of this would be the u.s. and the u.k. coming together to sign a carrier cooperation agreement. most recently because the u.s., the u.k. will not have access and will not have carriers at its disposal but will continue to ensure that its military a trained and will be working with the united states in that particular area. many other examples of this exist and i think the hope is that as we identify this brigade in the united states that will be rotating battalions to europe. possibly twice annually, although we're still working on the frequency of that, that will also be a way to enhance training in the alliance ans

been causing widespread condemnation in russia and in many states because of the attempts of the baltic states to rewrite history to glorify nazis and certainly this new incident adds new more fuel to this fire and it's interesting to see whether they will be any reaction coming from the european union which a lot is certainly a member of because just as in russia and in the post soviet space everything related to nazis is outlawed in europe interesting to see whether this incident in the kindergarten which has already outraged many critics in russia will cause some controversy across the european continent. the right there in a moment is daniel with the business for now the artsy world update will start with . two election front runners who have now squared off in the country's first ever presidential debate mubarak era foreign minister. and moderate islamist abdel moneim abul faso both challenge each other in a four hour debate over religion and its role in a democracy the two are among thirteen candidates running in the election egyptian ex-pats have already begun casting their votes

understand the horrors of naziism and easily fall into this propaganda since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those who fought against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with a genocidal nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of pratchett ism in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of neo nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the lobby in society is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to three year olds was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. see reporting from riga in lafayette well stay with us here on r.t. still to come this hour face flop disgruntled facebook investors he snatched up the company's shares in a record tie and now filing a lawsuit alleging floatation for a

since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those who fought against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with the genocide. all nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of graduate ism in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of new nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the large against the side is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to three year old was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. r.t. reporting from reader in latvia world news tonight over five hundred students have been arrested overnight in canada in the latest protest in quebec over higher universe jewish and fees the rallies been going on now for over one hundred days quebec's provincial government last week p

since gaining independence the baltic states have been vocally critical of the soviet period of their history calling it an occupation those who fought against the u.s.s.r. are called freedom fighters by some here even despite the fact they were allied with the genocide. nazi regime the most murderous in history what concerns many here now is that such lessons of in the long run will not teach history but simply breed a future generation of new nazis in the heart of free europe this latest incident has once again shown how divided the law is about its past and while the people here are still trying to determine whether these men were right or wrong many still agree that bringing real weapons to a three year old was a major offense at least from a moral point of view. reporting from riga in latvia. the syrian regime has come under fire from a new u.n. report claiming both the government and opposition are committing gross human rights violations he claims damascus is responsible for the largest share of the rebels are accused of kidnapping civilians and torturing captured soldiers mean

i mention baltic their policing. it does not make sense to expect the baltic states to spend on advanced fighter planes when others can do that job. that is why we are focused on more efficient spending, more pooling and spending. that is why the alliance itself is valuable. it does not replace the need for continued defense spending. it is necessary in any case. >> i should now be quiet and let you ask questions and still give answers. i will group questions by 3. please identify yourself when you ask a question. wait for the microphone, please. >> public opinion polls in the united states did not give a lot of support to the administration's position in afghanistan, much less the commitment it will take after our troops of left. all we have heard is the reason we are there is to deny al qaeda safe haven. the real reason is because, in my mind at least, radical islamist regime in afghanistan would make normalization relations impossible. if you agree with that, why does the administration shape a more coherent and b

this is one of the escape routes nor home schoolers from sweden, by ship, two hours across the icy baltic sea, a part of finland where the locals speak swedish and parents can home school. sweden's home school has been crushed. they want children as young as one years old in day care. >> the president of the sweetish home school associaton. children have to be in school. >> after this family was threatened with tens of thousands of dollars worth of fines, the family slipped quietly out of sweden. >> this family worked in the music industry in stalkholem before fleeing. >> our family was in danger. >> choice was quite easy, really, to make. >> most swedish home schoolers see the educational and social development home schooling prosides their children. >> we notice our children are enjoying the way they learn. our children develop very fast and good, both emotionally and social and intellectually. >> before 2010 it was possible to home school in sweden. government changed education law to ban in all cases. also forced private schools to teach the state curriculum. what is happening in swed

be gusty and wet here of the we have another series of systems moving from scandinavia done to the baltic peninsula. actually this low in particular heading over the adriatic sea. that will up the risk of flash flooding. that system will come in to turkey for friday. warm to the east 25 in moscow. 22 in kiev. 12 and low teens for berlin as well as vienna. 31 in madrid. a new system bringing temperatures down on thursday. here is the extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour. a judge will lead a caretaker government in greece through the next month. there will be an interim prime minister before the round of elections. he headed the council of state, the country's highest court. he was sworn in at the ceremony in the presidential palace. he is expected to work with the small cabinet. the key issue in the elections is the austerity program. the measures are necessary for a bailout from the european union and the international monetary fund. warning to greek voters there is no alternative to austerity. >> the commitments taken by greece and all of the member states should be kept not