and now it's time for the of business news with dimitri in a few moments. thirty one welcome to business see the rivalry of two russian stock exchanges is over now . for the final seal of approval on the merger it's a big part of the government's efforts to improve russian's financial infrastructure and start transforming moscow into a global financial sun so as many nickels are. selling sealed and delivered to our now one and itself the beginning of

call fiennes dimitri welcome to the kaiser report faceplates to travel around right dimitri here on the kaiser report we recently discussed your coverage of the charges of treason lodged against george poppins rayos the prime minister give us the details of this case well apparently this as you said i'm on the blogger and i have a radio show in new york and this story just kind of blew up after i heard the allegations made by a member of parliament a servant but as prime minister of nevin what about the i which is a opposition party in greece and it's the other party bam and i spoke out kind of i'm going to run the country over the past thirty five years and he made these accusations a little credit where he essentially cuse the prime minister of acting as a foreign agent against the greek government and that he profited needed directly or indirectly as well as possibly members of the family and cost of members of his cabinet from the sale. of the one point three billion worth of credit default swaps from now on it post bank a public banking arm an arm to the greek government has ab

well first of all i should i should tell dimitri that i did not write those comments. i'm guessing at the time. i think ira much agree with that we're back with our ex and frankly i know the person what the perception in russia is being treated like a defeat of power certainly i think in policymaking circles of washington that was not the case even if it maybe appear about where people in russia big basically thought that russia would end up relatively quickly i think being like us. and us a lot of the trouble that happened in the following decade it was for some people in washington what the summit. a surprise the second point i would make is that russia itself. was ambivalent about the soviet past about its own past and that made it much more difficult to craft a policy. in one way or the other political or economic move russia and the way we've tried we want it to go and in fact because the russians themselves were uncertain about which way they want to go dimitri i mean in and we look at it in retrospect now. after his presidency was that a missed opportunity i mea

fiennes dimitri welcome to the con is the report thanks mike so try me on all right dimitri here on the car as a reporter we recently discussed your coverage of the charges of treason lodged against george papa drills the prime minister give us the details of this case well apparently this as you said i'm on the blogger and i have a radio show in new york and this story just kind of blew up after i heard the allegations made by a member of parliament a certain by this comment as of madame about the ad which is a opposition party in greece it's the other party have kind of a been running the country over the past thirty five years and he made these ideas ations on the floor of parliament where he essentially accused the prime minister of acting as a foreign agent against the greek government and that's the profit in either directly or indirectly as well as possibly members of the family and the members of his cabinet from the sale of one point three billion worth of credit default swaps from post bank a public banking arm of an arm that the greek government has about thirty three per

would basically the beginning of the demise of the soviet union that would follow her in the year dimitri bondage let's look at that time twenty years ago and how the soviet union unraveled how much was yeltsin involved with that unraveling of the soviet union people talk a lot about going to much of what about yeltsin at this time but i think there are two parallel process that's going on which should not be mixed up there was the process of democratization and i think it was yeltsin starro for the first time in russian history and man came to power while honest election against the will of the government that was an achievement i asked for the collapse of the soviet union it

or basically the beginning of the demise of the soviet union that would follow later in the year dimitri barbet let's look at that time twenty years ago and how soviet union unraveled how much was yeltsin involved with that unraveling of the soviet union people talk a lot about going to chaff what about yeltsin at this time well i think there were two parallel processes going on which should not be mixed up there was the process of democratization and i think it was yeltsin storrow for the first time in russian history and man came to power almost election against the will of the government that was an achievement as for the collapse of the soviet union it had begun long before that speed. back in one thousand eight hundred nine already there was a lot of talk about it and by one thousand nine hundred pro the process was almost complete i would you mind your that you know march two months before the election. seven republics out of fifteen did not take part in the referendum on the reform of the soviet union so the process has already gone very very much warts and yeltsin of course of th

and i'll be back with the headlines shortly but first dimitri is here with the business news. thanks to a warm welcome to business the rivalry of the two russian stock exchange. for the final seal of approval on the it's a big part of government's efforts to improve russia's financial infrastructure and start transforming moscow into a global financial center. cell line sealed and delivered to our now one and it's hoped the beginning of a bright new future for russian markets the deal means the end of fifteen years of better competition between our two yes and my sense now we can actually look at. the. market value over the market in. the places which are the sure the russian be sure the idea is to make moscow more attractive to investors to boost liquidity on the market and create a solid centralized and get the five infrastructure which will attract more foreigners. so it's going to be a technically reliable platform which will make it easier for investors to access the merge both will have more influence over making decisions making the market more comfortable for internati

left more than three hundred people injured let's cross live to the heart of the actual journalist dimitri kofi nasr joins us well thanks again for being with us at this hour in the last time you spoke to or to you said it people were massing around syntagma square what's happening there right now. well it's pretty amazing actually it's what we usually see on nights but tonight it just the crowd is just much bigger it's really swelled the entire square is full of people where they they set up one microphone this is what they usually do they have one microphone and people just speak it's a democratic process they vote on it and then people talk it might be talking about supplies that they need for the next day for protests arrangements strikes or it could be a political conversation not with a political party but it's very political the way it's charged and you also hear a lot of news about what what what happened on the ground with with the police brutality with the chemicals so in fact coming out here you actually get you get you get a story you actually don't need to look at the news you

and now it's time for the of business news with dimitri in a few moments. thirty one welcome to business see the rivalry of two russian stock exchanges is over now . for the final seal of approval on the merger it's a big part of the government's efforts to improve russian's financial infrastructure and start transforming moscow into a global financial sun so as many nickels are. selling sealed and delivered to our now one and itself the beginning of a bright new future for russian markets the feelings the i don't think the new years a better competition between our two yes and my sense now we can actually get through . the year will just mark it for you over the counter market. of the places with which of the future of the russian be sure the idea is to make moscow more attractive to investors to boost liquidity on the market and create the solid centralized and get the five infrastructure which will attract more foreigners on this but on the other you know it's going to be a technically reliable platform which will make it easier for investors to access a

there serves just going to drift after twice coming from behind to win three two at home to him cough dimitri bello who called open for the visitors the half an hour but minute before half time to try or equalized the key to bed mr off then go and partied again just after the restart but the sixty six minutes try a level again before setting the value of the court for the winner in just three minutes remaining it could be a memorable three two victory and it's not just thirty. times that manager of my welcomes champions in me to moscow work all the drama save for the end thank the last of which what does it need to head with eight minutes left before the referee added four minutes of stoppage time some that some have managed to level just seconds before the final whistle to meet the stick to false and way to fifth. and elsewhere to score to set a new appearance record for top flight matches across both russian and soviet leagues he was going number four hundred thirty three for the lot of captain as his side drew two two at f.c. tome it was also first and tragically of his into a coach but he

the year but have since slipped to twelfth in the standings winning just a single match since april dimitrisure a chef already named as the replacement is nizhny novgorod. ice hockey where the boston bruins are the new stanley cup champions netminder tim thomas instrumental in a four nothing shot against the vancouver canucks and decisive game seven done you'll see going to win for the home side but the canadiens failed to deliver a first ever n.h.l. bruins hero thomas takes over the consummate prophy as the club's most valuable player so the long wait for boston hockey fans is over our first title since nine hundred seventy two not in the. butts but thoughts the canadian hockey faithful were anything but happy chaotic scenes in john tones on coover after the dramatic loss with police forced to wear full riot gear cars while they were set on fire damage department stores were then looted the conics also lost the stanley cup the siding game seven to the new york rangers back in one thousand nine hundred ninety four and caused similar rest. never get to see those things but often tiger woods

and dimitri medvedev has ruled out the possibility of a head to head presidential election clash next year if it means running against president putin has intervened in london financial times the russian leader also said it's still too early to confirm this kind of the sea. sports. hello there thanks for joining me good to have you company and these are the headlines by gestate mcelroy becomes the youngest u.s. open champion in almost a century. plus on the defensive three no williams and rafael nadal play down their chances of retaining their titles that wimbledon. and sterling's any strike it down carol as a big get the burning electric shock after a scuffle with police when pulling the championship to win. but first the roid has won the u.s. open is the first major for the twenty two year old who won by a whopping eight shots of the congressional making him the youngest winner since bobby jones in one thousand nine hundred twenty three mcelroy had led from the very first round and was clear the start of the final one he started it with never look like crumbling under the pressure o

there first just going to drift after twice coming from behind to win three two at home to i'm caught dimitri bello who can open for the business after half an hour but minutes before half time in a try or equalized the key to been is there off then gate and populate again just after the restart but the sixty six minutes try a level again the second that you can call the winner in just three minutes remaining you could find a memorable three two victory and pass to thirty. manageress my welcomes champions any to moscow all the drama stay to the end thank i was a bitch but xeni to head with eight minutes left before the referee and. full minutes of stoppage time summits near the monitor level just seconds before the final whistle to meet the stick to force the am i to fit. and elsewhere to set a new appearance record for top flight matches across both russian and soviet leagues it was the number four hundred thirty three for the la county captain and his side you see tom it was also a tragedy of his interim coach with india. but it's not exactly for his team forty minutes in they're not going

giving a speech at the petersburg international the economic forum before him a present dimitri medvedev gave his keynote speech where the theme was very much about modernization and more on this let's cross to you and he saw no way following the form for us so what do you make of what the two leaders have said so far. but you said it right the speech began and focused a lot on modernization this has been the trademark really of this presidency he wants russia to modernize quickly and you start off by saying that you think it needs to also start happening at the lowest levels that society has to have the desire to modernize russia a lot of c.e.o.'s hear of innovative companies start ups like google eric schmidt is here and it's expected that president visited will be meeting with these people that really know how to do that and trying to get ideas from them he also of course spoke about the russian economy and laid out what he thought its future needs to look like and that began with him speaking about the fight against corruption it's no secret that the huge problem here in russia he be

the year but have since slipped to twelfth in the standings winning just a single game since april dimitritrue a share maybe named as the replacement. i saw where the boston bruins are the new stanley cup champions netminder tim thomas instrumental in a for nothing shut out against the vancouver canucks and decisive game seven helping the muscle man lift their first title and thirty nine years. guarnteed a win for the home side but the canadiens failed to secure a first ever n.h.l. and while bruins hero thomas takes home the console my trophy the playoffs most valuable player a point of notes after the game riot police were forced to move in after cars were set on fire by local fans. golf on tiger woods will stay sidelined for the u.s. open this week the three time champion continues to struggle with multiple injuries but a one hundred on eleventh edition of the major purse the tee off even sikorsky reports of one of the most open fields in years. there hasn't been an outright dominant force in golf says the steady decline of former world number one tiger woods over the past two years seve

also dimitri medvedev says he won't be part of a presidential runoff in next year's election if it means going head to head with prime minister putin. and the tragic story of a russian mother whose baby died because she asked for help from the internet to doctor the disturbing trend to children suffer from their parents' distrust of healthcare services. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is out. nato has admitted that civilians were killed in an air strike on a tripoli suburb on sunday daffy officials say two babies were among the nine dead is the first time the alliance has conceded responsibility for civilian deaths although the health ministry claims more than eight hundred people have died in three months of their attacks. reports now from the capital tripoli may find some of the images disturbing. to. mohammad that hurt his extended family used to be one of the biggest in the neighborhood and a terrible mean killed five of them his father one of his brothers his sister and her own family mohammed shows us the picture of little jumana his niece taken on his m

themselves and hopefully many future sports stars are among them playing by the archie must go play man to dimitri medvedev has lent his considerable weight to the issue of russia's falling a limp dick medal teles the russian president stating any sport federation not preparing its athletes properly for international competition will face serious questions. the sports ministry must watch particular programs very closely and take all corresponding measures if they're not being carried out properly the ministry could go as far as to suspend the professional licenses of certain sports federations in the worst cases they could even take them away permanently now those punishments shouldn't affect their women's basketball head after the national squad made it into the quarterfinals of the european championships on saturday evening team russia winning their political game of their second group stage seeing off the czech republic with relative ease sixty nine fifty five russia take on rock bottom great britain next on monday. it will be a want to start for red bull at the european crown prien valencia se

to get the full three points after sealing victory in the eighty first minute thanks to header by dimitri come borrow from scored his second of the season. elsewhere defending champions need to fail to be. the strong against the chechen side. summer break the four point lead at its all and high flying. to on the road at cross the finish in fourth place before the break in the russian premier league. over to rugby sevens that were anglin claimed their second european grand prix series win in a row the english proved to be the best side which was held over the weekend but. only claiming seventh place robert byrd the neon has more. for the seventh time the rugby sevens continental championships heed the russian capital although. the two time european champions russia will fall from their best soil having failed to make it to the one who are both were only destined to fight for fifth place. the russians got off to a very good start against france in the first place in the final. in seoul run here giving the home side and five new lead. it didn't take russia long to extend their lead to twelve

international scenario right now but i don't wish to anticipate what he's going to say i would like for dimitri himself to inform you of what he would like to say. i'll start one statement by congratulating him on behalf of the russian federation for all of my colleagues here russian journalists. on vacation or one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the fusion of legally i would call a geisha. enjoys taking part vent. because italy he's very close or. and we maintain very good very close relationship will it indeed i'd like to express my admiration for. the parade that we have witnessed was there a favorite band typically talent i would say. because they represent all the what we saw of the armed forces and the way they present their armed forces and the parade is somewhat different from our way of presenting and that was very interesting very exciting and i guess the delegations are the heads of delegations also enjoyed the parade generally speaking i believe that all festivals all for all the stupid piers have to demonstrate the consultation of all forces and could demonstrate they're really tel

dimitri medvedev has lent his considerable weight to the issue of russia's following a limp dick medal tolley's the russian president stating any sport federation not preparing its athletes properly for international competition will face serious questions. this sports ministry must watch particular programs very closely and take all corresponding measures if they're not being carried out properly but the ministry could go as far as to suspend the professional licenses of certain sports federations like in the worst cases they could even take them away permanently. motor sport on it'll be a one to start for red bull at the european grand prix in valencia sebastian vettel and mark webber securing the leading spots on the grid for henri's fernando alonso though only managed to post the fourth but this time on the day despite stopping friday's practice in some style. it will start right behind him in fifth while lewis hamilton was third fastest for an hour and russia reynolds vitale petroff was forced to settle for eleventh pullman vettel though aware that can be a temperamental truck. it

the russian capital i'll be back at half past for the summer home in new stories in the meantime dimitri is next with the business of. thanks very much bill alone a warm welcome to business b.p. is taking steps to sell part of its fifty percent stake in russia venture. to state run ross now that's according to the wall street journal the move could help the british oil majors save corporation deal with russia's largest oil producer and he recently failed to buy out his russian partners a block the deal with ross net now he's partners are objecting to the sale saying they will lose control of the company and the same to you could help the pain improve its financial situation but it may also be a blow to the companies but he will get a good deal from invest in the research doubts whether the deal could take place at all. i do not believe that it will allow for twenty five percent shareholding in to be sold to a strategic competitor such as reznor ultimately to buy b.p. to negotiate a more fair valuation for a share of g.d.p. i think you go she will take place but the reason why he is press