speak to michael binyon foreign affairs specialist of the times newspaper in london hopes that i dimitri medvedev can continue his economic policies if indeed he does and not becoming prime minister. think of commutative b.p. . continues the prime minister will preside over a very similar to what we've been seeing for the past few years the objective factors are in russia's favor it has such. resources what is shouldn't be needed in economic reform a shake up of the system let's put it the enterprise by entrepreneur and overwhelmingly real sharp attack on corruption. very little action that i would certainly have challenge for the government yes. there is reasons for this one is that. need a little bit of an investment in foreign expertise or that russia has plenty of its own the. effect of outside interest and the other problem is you need a much more competitive edge two thousand of these. too many monopolies and too many monopolies held in place i'm afraid i corrupt oligarchs. live from moscow i'm a real researcher just remind you of our breaking news for you this hour the announcement came to

he has already been endorsed by the current president, dimitry medvedev, who would swap jobs with putin and become prime minister. in eastern germany, a man was detained after firing an air gun after firing at the pope's mass. the pope praised catholics over what he called the acid rain effect. and in the florida strait, swimmer diana nyad is about a third of a way to her 103-mile swim from cuba to the united states. the 62-year-old swimmer endured a night of painful jellyfish stings. she was forced to abandon a similar swim last month after suffering an asthma attack. and after several practice flights, darting around the sky, in the mountains of china, american jeb corliss, wearing a wing suit was ready for the main event. jumping from a helicopter, corliss glided down into a valley and right through a hollow cave. corliss said it was a spectacular experience. ahead, as a high-level assassination doomed afghan peace hopes? >> mitchell: three days of mourning for former afghan president burhanuddin rabbani ended today with a memorial in kabul. he was murdered earlier this week by a sui

reacts to news a lot of your putin is running for the russian presidency again next year with dimitri medvedev now planning to replace him as head of government while some are skeptical about the move the tandem continues to enjoy strong approval ratings among the russian people. european leaders preparing a rescue plan as they battle to stave off a double dip recession and the prospect of a greek default for all the i.m.f. warns it may not be able to help out bigger economy but the fund is being accused of being too tough on some countries while taking the soft debts on others including the u.s. where the crisis began in two thousand and eight and. a clampdown on freedom of expression in the u.k. as a historic precedent is set over a ban on marching in parts of london police say it was required to prevent violence and disorder planned by far right groups. more news coming your way in half an hour first though an insight into modernist stone ia and its radical moves to distance itself from its soviet past stay with us. this is the only place in the world where two main she'd call to sit stand

already being primed to supply let's get the details on the latest film all this or marty's dimitri medvedev who's in the russian resort of sochi for us dimitri i.c.u. and lots been said recently about this south stream project what is all the fuss about. well basically south stream is a very important project a large scale gas pipeline which its goal is to deliver gas directly from russia underneath the black sea to europe to austria and to wreck the european clients avoiding transit countries because today we are going to see the signing of the shareholder agreement tween gas from and its european partners companies from france italy and germany this basically means that this project is not far away from happening that this is one step forward a very important step forward to the realization of the project unlike a rival project in a bucco pipeline in europe which is supposed to deliver central asian gas to europe and therefore a lot of concerns of arisen from european authorities notably european energy commissioner. has said that this is threatening european energy security as it becomes

the world leader so what exactly did dimitri medvedev say about solving the crisis in syria. president made yet have warned against viewing the situation in syria in terms of goods and bads and warned that there are elements as far as he can see which is the syrian opposition that the international community. must think very very long and hard very carefully about dealing with now the president calls on both sides both the opposition and the government in syria to bring about an end to violence in the country and said that russia always has been is and always will be a friend to the syrian people. i believe the resolutions we would approve to send a strong message to the syrian regime should in fact be addressed to both sides things aren't just black and white and the anti-government protesters in syria are not followers of some very fine european models of democracy there are different groups within the opposition some of them which put it straight extremists and some might even be called terrorists the situation is not that simple and we have to take into account the balanc

push and won invited election in two thousand and four he was relaxed so that the president and dimitri medvedev joined he's the so-called cyprus for a team. in two thousand and five he became russia's first deputy prime minister after a very successful academic career and measurement that it was largely tasked with overseeing the major what it is ation and reforms program in russia in two thousand and december two thousand and seven at a similar united russia convention putin made first pen's about that he followed what the candidate for russia's next presidential term and it was an informal backing informal backing all of this from event as a future president and because of this massive support which was that his popularity significantly diminished from that event it won the presidential election in two thousand and eight ever since his major trend has been a wide modernization program also introduced some major changes to russia's constitution such as enlarging the presidential term from four to six years so if putin wins in the presidential vote on march twentieth he will serve in office for

him or putin watt inverter lection into the thousand for he was relaxed as the president and dimitri medvedev joined he's the so-called cyprus for a team. in two thousand and five he became russia's for a steady prime minister after a very successful academic career and benteke was largely tasked with overseeing the major modernization and reforms program in russia in two thousand and december two thousand and seven at a similar united russia convention putin may first tense about the policy of what he kind of it for russia's next presidential term and it was an informal backing informal backing of the mission but that it has a future president because of these massive support which was that his popularity significantly he won the presidential election in two thousand and eight ever since he's made it has been a wife of modernization program also he introduced some major changes to russia's constitution such as enlarging the presidential term from four to six years so if you have him or putin. the presidential vote in march two thousand and twelve he will stay in office for six years not. wel

the whole goal of the pipeline is to bypass transit countries thanks very much for that update dimitri medvedev reporting from saatchi thank you. ok well for more perspective on the deal and what it could mean for europe's energy landscape let's talk to julia lees a senior energy analyst at the center for global energy studies mr lee thanks very much for being on the program all right well given that the purpose of the south stream pipeline is to bypass transit nations such as ukraine to avoid conflicts they've had in the past and essentially provide more energy security for the european union why is there so much opposition to it then. i don't think there's a particularly opposition stream of it's clearly a project. so see interests of both gazprom and consumers in europe to perhaps provide greater certainty to to russian oil supplies i think many in europe would have preferred. a solution to be found but it involves ukraine rather than seeks to bypass it i think there's a lot of misunderstanding about. attitudes to lines that are proposed to deliver gas into southeastern europe the reason to

officer alexander litvinenko in london in two thousand and six david cameron and the dimitri medvedev agreed it the case or should not hold back their partnership dr patrick who is worked extensively in science and technology projects between in the u.k. and russia sees a real potential. russia has taken the first steps in establishing the new business center at skolkovo establishing what he's going to be i suppose a kind of silicon valley where. british involvement is going to be absolutely key in terms of developing companies developing and helping russian high tech businesses expand outside russia internet in europe russia remains a kind of aladdin's whether all kinds of interesting things to be the mega see all the soffit research institutes for this right mathematics science and engineering education system means that there are all kinds of people ideas intellectual property that remain in russia to be discovered and exploited but i think is really key to the interesting future. russia has in store in this whole area. northern kosovo continue after serbs set up barricades to disp

reacts to news of glad to be of putin is running for the russian presidency again next year with dimitri medvedev now planning to replace him as the head of government while some are skeptical about the move the tannin continues to enjoy strong approval ratings among the russian people. european leaders preparing a rescue plan as they battle to stave off a double dip recession and the prospect of greek default while the i.m.f. warns that may not be able to have a bigger economy the fund is accused of being too tough on some countries while taking a softer stance on others including the u.s. where the crisis began in two thousand and eight. clamp down on freedom of expression in the u.k. as is storage precedent is set over a ban on marching in parts of london police say it was necessary to prevent violence and disorder planned by far right groups. sports next with injury stay with us here on r.t. . thank you for watching the sports and these are the headlines on the rise smaller more sky when for two across in the dark to go forth in the russian prime elite rather than on the mosque i missed the c

the new set of lie to me to putin is running for the russian presidency again next year with dimitri medvedev now planning to replace him as head of government. we've had the announcement now of the and now let's join me anything now wait for the latest political and rust reaction to what president. european leaders are preparing a rescue plan as they battle to stave off a double dip recession and the prospect of greek default and while the i.m.f. warns it may not be able to help out a bigger economy. and a clampdown on freedom of expression in the u.k. stuart greste it is said over a bad thing in parts of london. and. new and in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story global media has been responding to the news out of right of your putin will campaign to return to his old job as president next year he's been backed by russia's current president dmitri medvedev who's now aiming to replace putin as prime minister or he's and he said no way has more. the announcement itself not a very big surprise but how and when it happens some analysts are saying it was the be

minister vladimir putin will run for the presidency next year it's kind of a sea was put forward by dimitri medvedev who in turn agreed to be the ruling party and the country's got. ok back you without your daughter must go with me rule receive a shock if you're just joining us now is our breaking news here an artsy prime minister putin will run for the presidency and the two thousand and twelve elections the announcement was made of the ruling united russia party as i knew all convention on this not as cross over live to our correspondent and he said following the conference process here in a central moscow and he says a major announcement made at the convention and this is going cleared up is an age old guessing game hasn't it any any surprises though from where you are in the conference. it's hard to say i mean most certainly i united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another or puts in the figure that he used to russia the stability that he brought would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one kn

well that dimitri medvedev has visited the crash site been laid flowers in tribute to the victims of the plane disaster in and out the site the russian president said the number of allies must be reduced dramatically he also ordered the transport ministry to pay special attention to pilot training and russia's civil aviation sector saying that those not up to the job must be sacked and that have added that the entire industry must undergo serious changes. president medvedev altered his plans for the international policy for to visit the site of the crash but later arrived to address the global gathering. point the tragedy here in the global policy for continued for a second day where the world's most pressing issues were discussed the president gave a keynote speech join me and he said now wait for more. and a decade since nine eleven we begin our special coverage of the anniversary commemorating the tragedy of the world that's coming up shortly. now the british government faces court action from a group of doctors over the death of weapons expert david kelly in two thousand and thre

dimitri medvedev has said of both he and bloodier putin would have stood for the same goals if running for the presidency but who turns popularity among russians makes him the better candidate. the never ending story of a stare at the greeks brace themselves for yet more cuts and higher taxes as the government of the debt ridden nation tries to prove its fit for a new bailout out of money medicine. and an attempt to reclaim the revolution egyptians once again gather on top here square this time to protest against the rule of the military which replaced the bottom but retained his policies.

reacts to news a lot of your putin is running for the russian presidency again next year with dimitri medvedev playing to replace him as head of government while some are skeptical about the move to ted and continues enjoying strong approval ratings among the russian people. european leaders preparing a rescue plan as they battle to stave off a double dip recession and the prospect of greek default while the i.m.f. warns it may not be able to help out bigger economies but the fund is accused of being too tough on some countries while taking a soft stance on others including the u.s. where the crisis began in two thousand and eight. a clampdown on freedom of expression in the u.k. as stuart precedent is said over a bad on marching in parts of london police say was necessary to prevent violence and disorder a plan by far right groups.

dimitri medvedev has said both he and the dealer putin would have stood for the same goals if running for the presidency but that portends popularity among russians makes him the better capital. of the never ending story of us tara the greeks brace themselves for yet more cops and higher taxes as the government of the debt ridden nation tries to prove its fits for a new bailout. medicine.

over russia's president's been explaining why he's not seeking a second term dimitri medvedev stressed that he and that he were put to have common goals and that good since huge popularity among russians will help achieve them should he return to the presidency next year and that of outlining his reasons in an extensive russian media interview and. has been poring over the answers. i need to move you to explain that this is a decision was made basing on two major aspects the first one is that him and prime minister vladimir putin share their views on most social economic and political policies and the second aspect according to the president is based simply on logic the reason we needed says that various polls show that he was so enjoys a positive approval rating among the voters but it's prime minister vladimir putin who is truly the most popular political figure in the country and that's why it's so vital in order for the current policies to go on for a reporter to become the next president but you can evade of stress that this was simply a recommendation and it's still going to be u

dimitri medvedev has said both he and the dealer putin would have stood for the same goals if runningfor the presidency that put its popularity among brush translates them the better town today. the never ending story of a sturdy greeks brace themselves for yet more pots and higher taxes as a government of the debt ridden nation tries to prove its fit for a new bailout stop a lot of medicine. and an attempt to reclaim the revolution egyptians once again gather in square this time to protest against a room of the military with replaceable bottled water retained his office.

directly into europe it's just like the north stream network which is almost operational all artes dimitri medvedev go has more from such a. gazprom has signed the shareholder agreement with the european partners companies from france it's in the germany means that russia isn't the one step closer to realizing the transportation of gas from russia underneath the black sea to bulgaria and then eventually to austria and italy so directly to european consumers and this one step gives it an extreme advantage over rival project in the bucco pipeline which is outlined to deliver gas from central asia to europe and this has spurred concerns from europe for european or dorothy's about the security of energy in europe and we have heard a comment from. the year european energy commissioner saying that this makes europe more reliant on russian gas and therefore this is jeopardizing energy security in europe on the other hand actually the the fact that russia will be delivering gas starting from zero to twenty fifteen directly to european consumers means that actually energy security will be what it by as ener

so i from what michael binyon before in a first specialist of the times newspaper in london dimitri medvedev can continue his economic policy so if indeed he does become prime minister. i think. obviously if he. continues the prime minister will preside over very similar policies to what we've been seeing for the past few years the objective factors are in russia's. resources what is urgent plea needed. economic reform a shake up of the system let's take capitalism enterprise. and overwhelmingly a real sharp attack on corruption where there's been a lot of talk but very little action and i was certainly a challenge for the government yes. various reasons for this one is that. need a little bit more foreign investment and foreign expertise or to russia has plenty of its own. you know a broader spectrum of interests and the problem is you need a much more competitive edge to some of these. too many monopolies and too many monopolies held in place i'm afraid. in coming analysis from much on laughlin from the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris we spoke to him just a bit earlier her

already announced a new coach the former used to be of his coming into to head up a new team dimitri medvedev has visited the crash site and laid flowers in tribute to the victims of the plane disaster and he had us level a lot the site of the russian president said the number of airlines must be reduced dramatically he also ordered the transport ministry to pay special attention to pilot training in russia's civil aviation sector say that those not up to the job must be sacked but that of other the entire industry must undergo serious changes and the russian president altered his plans for the international policy forum in get us level to visit the site of the crash but later he arrived to address the global gathering of course one of them he said now is there and will bring us more of what's been said later in the program. the palestinians have started a campaign for statehood ahead of the september twentieth vote in the united nations they carried a letter to the local u.n. mission in drama last say their peaceful demonstrations will continue until palestine becomes a member state fall asl

dimitri medvedev has said both he and the putin would have stood for the same goals if running for the presidency but their popularity among russians makes him a better candidate he's explained why he withdrew from the race in an interview to russian media. and greeks are bracing themselves for yet more caught some higher taxes of the latest round of government of the measures to try.

vladimir putin won in that election in two thousand and four he was reelected as the president and dimitri medvedev joined he's the so-called cypress team. in two thousand and five he became russia's president the prime minister after a very successful academic career and measurement that it was largely tasked with overseeing the major modernization and reforms program in russia in two thousand in the summer of two thousand and seven at a similar united russia convention putin made first hence a vote that he followed of what he counted toward russia as the next presidential term and it was an informal backing informal backing of the vision that bet it as a future president and because of these massive support which boosted his popularity significantly he mentioned very one the presidential election in two thousand and eight ever since his major trend has been why modernization program also introduced some major changes to russia's constitution such as enlarging the presidential term front porches six years so even more putin the presidential vote in march two thousand and twelve he will stay in off

central asian gas to europe right dimitri many thanks about looking forward to hearing more on the spectrum the business i'll take coming up shortly but for now dmitry medvedev i like him so she thinking. america's anti missile shield plan for europe has picked up the pace over the last few days a string of agreements with the turkey romania and poland saw the remaining major obstacles of the troubled projects cleared all warsaw under washington also gave a joint statement announcing which parts of nato shield would be deployed in poland by twenty eighteen what is going to judge you can has the specifics. but police think missile defense agreements signed between the u.s. and poland in two thousand and eight and it's amending protocol of two thousand and ten has come into force this thursday as we speak it in vision is the deployment of a land base there some three system in poland and it's part of america's revamped plan to build a missile shield in europe with elements of it deployed in different countries in eastern europe just earlier this week an agreement was signed between in washington between romania and the us romania too will host a very good land

dimitri. spokesperson that consultation never happened so they didn't talk to decide his future presidential aide. says that as soon as. president medvedev he made it was untenable and the only option for him was to disappear and go eventually he was dismissed now one of the biggest names that we're hearing from is the chairman of the state duma. also a senior member of united russia the leading party here he says that this spot yesterday this dispute over couldn't saying he wouldn't work in a government headed by is just the tip of an iceberg and there's many other things going on in the background however he wouldn't he wouldn't elaborate on what those other things were so this certainly seems that we we haven't heard the full story yet of what's going on between alexey couldn't. stay with us here on r.t. and our business report just a little later on we'll be looking at who could be the potential successor to the finance minister who was dismissed after eleven years in the job. former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko will return to court on tuesday after a two week break in the hearings she's accused of abuse of power. with r