april's military strike earlier an unnamed official confirmed that the alliance does consider colonel gadhafi a legitimate target nato has long insisted that regime change is not the military's the military operations objective lecture in modern history at oxford university press for more common says gadhafi his position is not as weak as the west might want to present. itself is obviously under pressure he is also being bombed by nato but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed critical all watch president obama should the bombing

must be stopped and only that they go she could start and they don't go it has also said that colonel gadhafi is not going to step down any time soon while he is absolutely sure that if the colonel goes the fighting will stop this isn't what he has to say. tripoli is expecting to see an immediate cease fire before a peace process can begin and it's also refusing to discuss the departure of colonel gadhafi from the political scene there is a dialogue going on between the warring sides but for those talks to bring any result there's a cease fire must be put in place and huge international mediators need to keep regulating the process one thing is clear russia is very welcome as a mediator both in tripoli and benghazi we will keep working together. we can go it has also stressed that russia's role in mediating peace here lever is very important but the african union and actually all leave is neighbors are also playing. important role in that and lead there is actually welcoming average but his peace efforts back to you. yes has carried out over. felzenberg strikes against colonel gadhafi his for

well i think this is a big problem after all many of colonel gadhafi is key for shorts his minister of interior for instance allow leading the rebels if we are to believe the criticism of gadhafi regime before the fighting started these were people who were responsible for routine human rights abuses but not likely to change just because they're going to be in garcia from tripoli we know the rebels claim to have captured eight hundred african mercenaries they said in march and april now apparently they tell the u.n. they only have sixteen prisoners so what's happened to the other seven hundred eighty four. and this is rather long i think for the nato governments because they have a moral or perhaps even a legal responsibility for the way the rebels treat prisoners colonel gadhafi as we know is accused before the international war crimes tribunal in the hague but it would be a problem i think for the military leaders if it was thought that some of the officers on the ground had colluded with rebels who had for instance killed prisoners or portugal or disappeared prefers the what's happe

fell's and strikes against colonel gadhafi forces what is the sense there is it really helping to bring about a solution. they actually russia has always been concerned about matriculation here in libya most case position has always been clear that and nonviolent negotiation is the only way out of this crisis of this protracted conflict russia has never supported the u.n. security council resolution which all surprised intervention and russia has repeatedly criticized nato launching military operation here in libya we have been able to speak to people here on the ground and we can understand why russia's position is so clear people actually few extremely exhausted after months of devastating war which has already taken many many lives and has actually completely destroyed the country's infrastructure prices a very high here in libya unemployment is very high there is no fuel in the country and people ordinary libyans have to spend hours even days lining up to just fill up their cars and you have to understand this is very tiring and moreover they have been scared by nature is the contin

libyan leader colonel gadhafi accuses nato forces of murder following the death of civilians in an airstrike refugees from the country's civil conflict say there's no sign their life is returning to normal. president obama unveils plans to begin the american troop withdrawal from afghanistan ignoring some of his own military advisers who believe the pullout is premature. and a great pm battles to pass a new public finance cuts in parliament they are needed to secure yet another international bailout this despite angry protests that the people's voices are folly and dare government ears. also in our business bulletin find out how russia is resuming vegetable imports from europe in twenty minutes time joining. me on the russian capital you're watching r.t.l. marina joshua welcome to the program maybe a leader colonel gadhafi accuses nato of murder after a recent airstrike killed civilians the casualties have raised serious misgivings about the alliances intervention in libya even among the supporters of the campaign and while the world is taking sides in the conflict the people of libya are be

very difficult for us of its major allies britain france to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any one can only follow who is leaving office moving parts on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the future leaders. of so that they also talked with there is silence or. have a problem but nato is in charge of the bombing or the politics on the ground in the . well not necessarily as the nato leaders would like. on our web site r.t. dot com we're asking how do you think libya's doubt not can be resolved well so far nearly two thirds think from a dose of withdraw admitting that gadhafi has won fifteen percent say thanks to you as they are until the conference eventually ends eleven percent think only brown forces will resolve the situation the same amount field the new ransom to send in peacekeepers that's supposed to be in trouble so fine let us know what you think about the same situation in libya our team. it's a gathering of politic

reporting from western libya criminals and the barbarians that's how colonel gadhafi called nato states following a recent strike that killed civilians the alliance has said that it regrets the bets but investigative journalist michel colum who only returned from the water on country just a few days ago told us here at odds he that innocent lives mean nothing to the coalition that's only in libya for financial gain. they are skilled mall civilians that's the losses from the initials problems their fears most invasions the nato bombings so the real id is not protect civilians the rio de east to achieve the economical strategy called the interest off there of the west us in europe i mean. i mean the financial reserves of libya i remind that the us is a bankrupt country and also all preventing that caffie would be a sort of turn of used to the i.m.f. some buying for african development your idea is to make the public international opinion accept the idea that neutral is a copy of the world or that that mantra was the right to make wars where they want to revisit the people in hospitals and

and its major allies britain and france to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any settlement can only follow who is leaving office leaving power on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are back channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the nature leaders last week have said that they also talked with about islam and saw you have a problem but is in charge of the bombing of the politics on the ground in libya eventually will be decided by libya will not necessarily the nato leaders would like. it's a gathering of political and financial of the ten it's veil of secrecy is in force by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal austerity cuts the conferences attended by people ranging from royalty to top news outlet c.e.o.'s and it's also under traditional media blackout artes lore emmett's reports. as this build a big meeting has progressed here in summer it's in switzerland more and more pr

no place for colonel gadhafi in the future that's the message from russia's peace mediator off to maintain a loyalist officials here in tripoli to broker peace it's almost joined memorise the notion of from the libyan capital in just a few moments. and in business st petersburg is hosting the international economic forum as more important than ever for russia as it begins to look east as well as west for investment turn me for a full business books and to hear the wrap up of the day one. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is all t. good to have you with us this truth the world's biggest emerging countries got a bit closer today as russia and china energized really. hoping to do much more business together and go shooting at thirty eight gas stations another reason why the chinese leader is in the capital it's to help feed beijing's growing economy and secure billions of dollars for russia. is outside gazprom headquarters here in moscow where the talks took place this is a potentially must if agreement which would see russia provide gas to china

this means that council meets intensify day to strikes on colonel gadhafi. here in the capital tripoli for more on. just a moment from tripoli. and it's just before a trio of an international astronauts start their journey into orbit we'll be live at the launch to see the last of. the international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is the international bankers are preparing to hand out a massive loan to egypt's temporary leaders just months after praising the financial growth overseen by the former regime and money in the economy but the number of conditions attached to the cash is likely to write hard on ordinary people and is poor the city reports some fear egypt's sovereignty is being sold off . as if the international monetary fund doesn't have enough on its plate it's agreed to loan three billion dollars to cairo a move critics say is absurd but i think this is a bribe that the west this trying to give to the regime lest the new one lest it turns against the west but cairo is insisting the money will help stabilize the c

and its major allies france to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said and he said all who is leaving office meeting part on the other hand i believe that we have signs that in fact there are five channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who are in discussions with the major leaders. of so that they also talk with the silence or. have a problem but who is in charge of the politics on the ground in libya and she would . not necessarily. leaders would like. it's a gathering of political and financial elite and it's well of secrecy isn't forced by an army of security guards it's all bankrolled by swiss taxpayers even as europe tightens its belt and forces through brutal sterrett cuts the bills are part conferences attended by people ranging from royalty to top news outlets c.e.o.'s and it's also under a now traditional media blackout art is there any. opposition to the build a group meeting here in switzerland has brought together parties and special interest groups from across the spectrum of political beliefs and it's not jus

criminals the barbarians that's what colonel gadhafi called nato states following a recent strike that killed civilians the alliance i said but it regrets the deaths but investigative journalist michelle cottle on the early return from the walk through just a few days ago he told us that innocent lives mean nothing to the coalition that's only in libya for financial. they are skilled at mall civilians that the losses from the initials problems there are few small civilians the little bombings so the real i.d.'s not protect civilians the real and need these to achieve the economical strategy kalid interest off there of the rest of us in europe i mean the oil i mean the financial reserves of libya i remind the us a piece of crap country and also preventing that caffie would be a sort of the tunnel to the i.m.f. some buying for african development the old idea is to make the public international opinion accept the idea that nato is a couple of the world is that that nato has the right to make wars where they want to revisit the people in hospitals and we saw victims and indeed the civilia

johnston libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi issued by the international criminal court at the hague gadhafi and his closest allies are accused of ordering war crimes to be carried out against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombings he's written otieno went to see the effects of airstrikes on the libyan people. the road from the capital tripoli to brag is lined

but nato is challenging its members to join the arab garb meant colonel gadhafi in libya a moscow pushes for peace talks. and the use of an animal drug to execute death row inmates in the u.s. would actually be torturing them to death. but from our headquarters in central moscow here watching our t.v. with me and he said now it's six pm here in the russian capital four pm in brussels and draft resolutions against the syrian regime are under consideration at the u.n. nuclear watchdog and the security council but so far russia is affectively been blocking a proposal to condemn president assad's government for its crackdown on protesters moscow says discussing the resolution at the security council will only escalate

the fate of colonel gadhafi is the focus of the talks between russia's envoy to leave yes and the government in tripoli a meeting comes as moscow tam's to negotiate an end to the country's civil war and . the greek pm promises a reshuffle of his cabinet after a while in the end so stay ready protests athens hundreds of vanda there are plans for new public cuts in the deeply indebted country. maxell going off talks to russia's former deputy finance minister who shares his opinion on which congress he thinks will dominate the world's economic markets in the future. for the we've got to. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers.

hours a day libya's justice minister says tripoli is refusing to recognize the arrest warrant for colonel gadhafi. the international criminal court at the hague gadhafi and his closest allies are accused of ordering edged war crimes against their own people but tripoli says the actions by the i.c.c. are just a cover for continued nato bombing. has the details namely he's being accused

watchers and boy he is in tripoli to convince the regime there is no place for colonel gadhafi in libya as a future but loyalist officials have told me that the colonel is not prepared to step down it's the latest push by moscow to mediate a cease fire but to go off earlier held talks with rebel leaders in benghazi and a relative of gadhafi is in egypt there's no letup in the fighting meantime with yet more nato airstrikes and rebel advance towards tripoli the colonel's aides say he won't consider. stepping down until a ceasefire is in place but within just the past few hours told us here at r.t. it's time for a new approach to solving libya's conflict. nature has its own military agenda and there is another political agenda which is on the table and i am more optimistic about the political agenda through i truly believe that military operations do not solve political problems as i understand the libyan political elite today is very fragmented the right people who are in benghazi the right people who are around the right people in the europe the right people here in tripoli. the reason

turkish prime minister's office colonel gadhafi guarantees to wherever he chooses radio host and author steven lemon says the colonel more than anyone else wants an end to the conflict. or war or conflict in the first place. he responded to it when washington who need. to hear it. because of course he wants it is he wants a ceasefire he doesn't want any of this to go or on the west. he wants it there's losers he wants him into a conflict washington and nato castle we do not want to live here in the banner of service i would ground including former u.s. congresswoman green car a presidential candidate he said. during. a rebel force and maybe what i mean these killings mass casualties mass destruction you were asleep just some mysterious i was here. you were ordering propaganda mention loose they're hiding the truth. well on our website r.t. dot com we want to know how you think libya's deadlock can be resolved and looking on the screen now also far nearly two thirds think that nato should withdraw admitting that gadhafi has won fifteen percent say things should continue as they are until

obviously a lot of those seeking to oust colonel gadhafi may have been hoping the hardships will incite people to rise up against a leader but instead it only seems to be fueling people's hatred towards what they feel is western imperialism and need to nato damaged our city destroyed our life they told us they want to save people is that the way to save the people tell me this is just a crime. while the war in size trying to find a way out of months of devastating conflict ordinary people looking for a way to just leave the everyday lives dreaming about times when these nightmare would be with a distant memory. tripoli. the revolution in egypt that seemed more successful in the vicious stalemate in libya but since hosni mubarak fell in february seven thousand people have been jailed by egypt's military rulers among them protesters writers and dissidents freelance journalist who's in cairo says the revolution to install democracy has so far changed very little. the trials have been fast a call in the case of some of the people who've gotten out they described the trial taking place in a

no place for colonel gadhafi and libya's future of the russian envoys message as he meets loyalist officials in tripoli to broker a peace made a rebel and nato is sort of. a multi-billion dollar handshake for three of the world's biggest emerging powerhouses bringing russia and china closer together. coming to terms on the cost remains the final step in russia and china securing a multi-billion dollar energy deal. also the lawyers for alleged international arms dealer victims prepare to challenge a new york court from the legality of his extradition to america. the sun is shining in russia's northern capital i'm outros a live at the st petersburg international economic forum we'll tell you all about the high level goings on here in our business report coming your way in about twenty minutes. international news and comment live from last two days here in central moscow this is you could have you with us russia's special envoy to libya has held talks with officials in tripoli it's part of an ongoing push by moscow to mediate a peace deal in the country meeting came amid fresh nato airstrikes a

resolution to protect civilians but many believe the alliances mean aim has always been to oust colonel gadhafi some european politicians from countries back in the campaign say that's not the job for nato but fully been people to decide the british public don't really understand why we've been taken into these wars and yes in the while we probably now colonel gadhafi is a murderous vicious dictator in the world and libya will be better off without him but it is our business to go in there and out of office if the libyans want to have a revolution and get rid of him then good luck to them others believe the longer the attacks in libya continue. the more difficulties for nato and its political backers the only exit option of nato was to say we will leave when printed if you will leave it if you live to defeat it skewed if going there could actually lead to . ok it will be looked into doing it but if not the point is if you exudes a result achieving nothing which would be for little in specially for longer than for boris it would be pretty great these are three meters admission of killing civilia

colonel gadhafi claimed from the outset that opposition forces in libya what western pockets peace activists chris says nato is continuing bombardment gives credence to those claims. what they're effectively saying to gadhafi is we're going to keep bombing you keep killing civilians keep bombing live in towns and cities until you go it's entrenched gadhafi because he from the start was saying that the popular movement in the east of the country was was a movement that was sponsored by the way and he used that to bolster his position the war has been lengthened the war's been deepened and it's actually a good half is in. a strong if not stronger position now than he was when the west first got involved. during his intervention in libya colonel gadhafi loyalists have been using cluster bombs these are banned weapons that dispersed many mines over a wide area with civilian casualties almost inevitable sarah furth reports it's embarrassing for madrid because the money trail behind the weapons leads right back to spain. just one strike because the bomb can spread thousands of smaller explosives t

and its major allies are going to promise to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any such welcome you all who is leaving office moving car or the other hand i think that we have signs that in fact there are channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the future leaders. of so they also told. sharman still. have a. lot of common ground and. today on our website are two dark card we're asking how you think box should be resolved not so far more than sixty percent think nato should withdraw admitting back into the house one fewer people for the stance thinks you continue as they are until the conflict venturi and one percent think ground forces all resolve the situation so none of our viewers suggest to you when she said and peacekeepers and split libya into let us know what you think proper so why are we. shrouded in secrecy an invite only meeting of the world's political and financial read is underway in switzerland the annual gathering of the builder group has attracted strong opposi

as nader's intervention in libya drags on with our grades for colonel gadhafi is tactics of taking a dark turn his loyalists have begun using cluster bombs banned weapons that dispersed many mines which say after four decades and sarah first reports it's embarrassing for spain because the supply traces back to them even though the country's been banging the anti-war drum for years. which is one strike because the bomb can spread thousands of smaller explosives over wide areas fired into populated areas if they were in his right or recently he always guarantees civilian deaths one of the many reasons more than one hundred countries have fans their production the markings on the shells found in the libyan city belong to spanish company insta lovers and there were arms that one twenty s there are prohibited that were purchased by gadhafi they were used against the they residential area in these about the and they were produced by a spanish company and financed bugs so just how did the forces come to acquire spanish made in arms in two thousand and seven as it made the most of the liftin

congress men have received a letter apparently written by colonel gadhafi saying he was ready to negotiate a cease fire and asking for humanitarian aid got into city of the letter has not been confirmed meanwhile nato is continuing to step up its airstrikes on the capital tripoli that's just by a fresh lawsuit by colonel gadhafi is daughter against the french president she's doing it and nato for killing four members of her family during an airstrike in april meanwhile the turkish prime minister has offered colonel gadhafi safe passage to his country it is yet to receive a reply professor mark almond of oxford university says the libyan leader's position is not as weak as the west is making up. he's obviously under pressure is a little bit warmer nature but he also. in the u.s. congress a resolution was passed highly critical i will watch president obama has done since the going started. and so i think there is a division in washington and perhaps in the west in general and sort of measure it's very difficult for the u.s. and its major allies britain and france to accept any kind of succes

report is accused colonel gadhafi of war crimes alleging the rebels are guilty of similar abuses and immoral britain and france of record low flying combat helicopters to the country that we were brought up aeration is closer to the ground prompting concerns over an imminent land based offensive because russia's foreign minister warned of pushing the boundaries of the un mandate in libya may lead to future resolutions losing their credibility. with the world we expressed our opinion over this escalation of the military operation we think what's happening is a shift towards a ground operation this would be very regretful because the violations of the security council resolution already taken place are more than enough to think about the matter choose towards unions decisions. colonel gadhafi claimed from the outset that opposition forces in libya western part of its peace activist chris nolen and says nato is continuing bombardment gives credence to those claims. we're going to. keep killing civilians. libyan towns and cities and you go to gadhafi because he from the start was saying

peace deal in the country the meeting came amid fresh nato air strikes and a rebel advance on colonel gadhafi stronghold. is there for us after meeting with the libyan prime minister and foreign minister here in tripoli russia's peace mediator make on the together has said that gadhafi is people are actually ready for peace negotiations but this could only happen if the top sport in their country recently nato has dramatically intensified its matrix we see here in libya just ahead of marvellous first visit to libya as peace mediated have been ghazi made to actually launched the most intensive air raids yet since the beginning of the operation in march and today again just ahead over gallops arrival to tripoli we've been hearing massive bombardments over knowledge this lawless officials has been able to speak to are saying that this must be stopped and only that they could start looking. tripoli is expecting to see an immediate cease fire before a peace process can begin it's all to refusing to discuss the departure of colonel gadhafi from the political scene there is a dialogue going on betwe

well i mean that libyan alito colonel gadhafi accuses name so of murder after a recent strike killed civilians investigative journalist of michelle collins who was in libya just a few days ago believes the actions of the alliance are only motivated by money. killed more civilians that's the losses from the initials problems there feels more civilians the little bombings so the real id is not protect civilians. he's to achieve the economical strategical interest off there of the west us in europe i mean the oil i mean the financial reserves of libya i remind the us see he's a buying corrupt country and also are preventing that caffie would be a sort of alternative to the i.m.f. some buying for african development the whole idea is to make the public international opinion accept the idea that nato is a cut of the world or that that nato has the right to make wars where they want to revisit the people in hospitals and we saw victims and indeed the civilian population is attacked that must be very clear it has nothing to do with immunity and war. but with nato as the bombs falling on the

the leader colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilians for the strike on a residential area in tripoli while cracks emerge in the online strategy leave you know with countries that bath's the intervention now casting doubt over the mission . president obama confirms his decision to withdraw a third of ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan by next summer body's own military advisers believe the pullout is premature. the greek prime minister is pushing for even more cuts presses parliament to pass a crucial bill needed to secure a second e.u. handout this stary proposal sparked massive protests in the country with thousands voicing anger on the streets of athens. time now for sports a day of humans here with us good morning to you jim and there seems to be no stopping to scott moscow in the russian football ranks the season indeed you are right marina seven games of political previously they've won six of them duck a record the deserve to be top of the league that's exactly where they are we'll see why in just a second. thanks for joining

really understand why we've been taken into these wars and yes indeed while we bomb them now colonel gadhafi is a murderous vicious dictator in the world and libya would be better off without him but it is our business to go in there of office if the libyans want to have a revolution and get rid of him then good luck to them all others believe the longer the attacks only be a continue the more difficulties for nato and its politike. bakker's the only exit option of nato was to say we will leave when you're going to get if you would even if they were there for the free. if they're going to be. in his own ok for me too they will have to do exists but if not the point is it will result achieving nothing would truly be full specially for a lone gunman footballers' it would be hard to get a disastrous nature's admission of killing civilians in recent days may have made the headlines back home but the expressions of regret have not been felt on the ground in libya unlike the western bombs and missiles which continue to fall killing those lion says it's there to protect in brussels. and here's a qu

and its major allies britain harlem's to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any such one can only follow who is leaving office leaving passed on the other hand that we have signs that it is fact there are channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the nature leaders. have said that they also told the. i have a problem but who is in charge of the poll tax on the ground in. libya. today on our website are too dark we're asking how you think. about so far more than sixty percent think nato should withdraw admitting backing down because one fewer people the sounds they think should continue as they are until the conflict ventral and eleven percent think ground forces will resolve the situation same amount of our viewers who just view when she said in peacekeepers and split into let us know what you think drop us a line are we. shrouded in secrecy and invite only meeting of the world's political and financial readers underway in switzerland the annual gathering of the builder bird group

coming to you live from moscow i'm reading josh welcome to the program libyan leader colonel gadhafi accuses nato of murder after a recent airstrike killed civilians the growing number of casualties raises serious misgivings about the alliances intervention in media even among supporters of the campaign and while the world takes sides in the conflict people are being exiled by the civil war or he's ready for national talk to some of those fleeing dangers in their homeland. this family hasn't had the war quiet and peaceful like this one for months they've escaped from the libyan rebel stronghold of benghazi to hide in this refugee camp in the west of the country after a life in their native town became an island. it's not safe there anymore it's become dangerous and it's not only because of explosions and gunshots one day people from the government and in the garci you call the rebels we call them terrorists came to me and told me we have to arrest your daughter because we know that she supports gadhafi. these kid has been long and hard for they were in their family when i remember. t

libyan leader colonel gadhafi accuses nato of murder after a recent airstrike killed civilians investigative journalist michel kong who was in libya just a few days ago believes the actions of an alliance are only motivated by money they are skilled at mall civilians that the losses from the initials problems their fuel is more civilians than little bombings so the real id is not protect civilians the rio de east to achieve the economical structure as you call it interest off there of the west us in europe i mean the oil i mean the financial reserves of libya a reminder that the us is a bankrupt country and also preventing that gaddafi would be a sort of eternal future to the i.m.f. some buy in for african development the old idea is to make the public international opinion accept the idea that nato is a cup of the world over that that nato has the right to make wars where they want to revisit the people in hospitals and we saw victims in the civilian population is attacked that must be very clear it has nothing to do with him in a chair and war. has made those bombs falling on a people one

this means that council meets intensified mentis strikes on colonel gadhafi spin she also now here in the capital tripoli for more on that journey refinishing just a moment from tree place. on the final miles on earth all to you find out what's going through the minds of the international crew of space travelers head of their trip into orbit. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is r.t. international bankers are preparing to hand out a massive loan to egypt's temporary leaders just months after praising the financial growth overseen by the former regime that money is aimed at reducing the economy but the number of conditions attached to the cash is likely to weigh hard on ordinary people paula still reports some people fear that egypt's sovereignty is being sold off. as if the international monetary fund doesn't have enough on its plate it's agreed to loan three billion dollars to cairo and move critics say is absurd this is a bribe that the west is trying to give to the regime lest the new one. turns against the west but climbers insisting

this means that council meets and intensify day to strikes on colonel gadhafi. here in the capital tripoli for more on that journey refinishing just a moment from treatment. as a trio of international astronauts spend their final ahead of a. call to find out what pushes them to reach for the stars. business news b.p. is the reportedly looking to sell part of its stake in a russian pay b.p. to ross now more on that in twenty minutes so up in our business with. international news and comment line from our studios here in central moscow this is the international bankers are prepared to hand out a massive loan to egypt's temporary leaders just months after praising the financial growth overseen by the former regime and money in the economy but the number of conditions attached to the cash is likely to weigh on ordinary people at this point a slim report some fear that egypt's sovereignty is being sold off. as if the international monetary fund doesn't have enough on its plate it's agreed to loan three billion dollars to cairo and move critics say is absurd but i thi

during meetings intervention and colonel gadhafi loyalists have been using cluster bombs these are weapons that despite many mines over a wider area with civilian casualties almost inevitable and. reports from madrid because the money trail behind the weapons leaves right to spray. just one strike a cluster bomb can spread thousands of smaller explosives they go wide areas fired into populated areas if they were in his right or recently he always guarantees civilian death one of the many reasons more than one hundred countries the fans the production the markings on the shells found in the libyan city belong to the spanish company insta loves and there were arms one twenty's that are prohibited that were purchased by the last few that were used against a residential area in these rather and they were produced by a spanish company and financed by standish banks so just how did the forces come to acquire spanish made armies in two thousand and seven mr larsen made the most of the lifting of the arms sanctions against libya as the chip leader sheen fell back into favor with the west spanish c

and its major allies britain france to accept any kind of ceasefire with colonel gadhafi because they have repeatedly said that any settlement can only follow is leaving office leaving power on the other hand we have signs that in fact there are fact channels between gadhafi and the rebels some of the rebel leaders who were in discussions with the nato leaders last week have said that they also talked with some and some. have a problem that is in charge of the bombing of the politics on the ground in the bench will be decided by libyans who are not necessarily the nato leaders would like so you don't think the congress would go for something like that even if it would stop the blood sad. mr ahmed can you hear me well it's a good oh. he's trying to really play a public relations or is saying who are the people who are. i want to have a cease fire i want him because he's pushing in a sense trying to put the onus on the nato leaders now at first the nato leaders could sneak there at any pressure from the little country that would be a pressure this rachel and that as this bombing campaig

colonel gadhafi claimed from the outset that the libyan opposition were a puppet of western interests peace activists chris now and says they was continuing the bargain of libya only gives credence to his claims back home. what they are effectively. killing civilians. living in towns and cities until you go the same trench to get their feet because he from the start was saying that the popular movement in these two the country was a was a movement that was sponsored by the west and he used that to bolster his position the war has been lengthened the war has been deepened and it's actually. a strong if not stronger position now than he was when the west first got involved. as nato intervention in libya drags on without breaks or colonel gadhafi is to have to have taken a dark turn his loyalists have begun using cluster bombs banned weapons disperse the mines which stay active for decades and sara first reports it's embarrassing for spain because the supply traces back to them even though the country's been banging the anti-war drum for years. just one strike because the bomb can spread

live from moscow these are the top stories maybe a meter colonel gadhafi has accused nato forces of murder following the death of civilians to the straw i bought a residential area in tripoli in the wild cracks emerge in the alliance strategy in libya with countries that backed the intervention now casting doubt over the mission. president obama confirms his decision to withdraw a third of ground troops currently deployed in afghanistan by next summer but people in the war torn country fear that fewer american soldiers will not mean less bombing of their homes and it intensified u.s. drone attacks. and the greek prime minister is pushing for even more cuts to press his parliament to pass a crucial bill needed to secure a second hand out proposal spark mass protest in the country with thousands of voicing anger on the streets of athens. up next as dozens of movie stars and filmmakers gather for the opening of the moscow international film festival meets one of the organizers and asks what it means for russian moviegoers. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human vo

not be easy because of his government has repeatedly strongly rejected the possibility of the colonel gadhafi stands in town while these is the major and the most important of all the rivals the russian peace mediators the arrival coincides with an intensification of nato is a military activity here in libya we're actually not allowed to leave the hotel where we're staying now in the center of tripoli but from here we can see and hear that nato has intensified its strikes on colonel gadhafi as miter arsenal here in the city just days ago they alliance extended its war against the khadafi regime and has for the first time started to use an attack helicopter as a nation to research foreign secretary has declared after visiting the rebels in benghazi himself that they have no operation against gadhafi here in libya. last beyond christmas russia is very concerned about this saying that nato has actions in levy are beginning to resemble a ground operation more and more this is something russia is strong case to and russia has always been strongly opposed to insisting on diplomatic and political me

no place for colonel gadhafi in the future that's the message from russia's peace mediator off to maintain a loyalist officials here in tripoli to broker peace. from the libyan capital in just a few moments. the lawyers for alleged international arms dealer victim booch prepare to challenge a new york court on the legality of his extradition to america. international news and comment live from our studios here in central moscow this is. two of the world's biggest emerging countries of got a bit closer russia and china energize their relations and hope to do much more business together negotiating a thirty year gas deal is another reason why the chinese leader is currently in the capital it's to help feed beijing's growing economy and secure billions of dollars for russia all of a result side gazprom headquarters here in moscow where the talks took place this is a potentially must if agreement which would see russia provide gas to china for thirty years prime minister vladimir putin and representatives from welcomed president hu jintao and a delegation from the chinese state energy before.