dmitri medvedev is voted in as prime minister by the country's lawmakers will now form a new government here in russia. and grated president putin is already ushered in is corrections to russia's political goals to meet a few moments for all the latest. hundreds of activists remain in central moscow protesting against putin's return to office this comes after some four hundred arrests following violent clashes on the. and also reporting this france's newly elected leader has little time to enjoy the taste of victory as he needs to get down to business to bring about promised change leaving the era behind. online on screen this is our live from moscow with you twenty four hours a day so russia has a new prime minister dmitry medvedev who will now form a cabinet before getting down to business and newly inaugurated president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies. breaks down premium acceptance speech. changes to the upper echelons of russian political system also to continue with what he sees as his efforts to malta nice the right political sy

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thanks for joining us russia has a new prime minister dmitry medvedev who will not form a cabinet before getting down to business news or inaugurated president putin it's already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies. breaks down premier and inventive acceptance speech. changes to the upper echelons of russian political system also to continue with what he sees as his efforts to multan the right political system in russia i like to meet call me a major point that he wants to push saying that he wants to increase investment into russia's economy and increase investment from a brule as well also you saying it's full membership of the w t o is a must and something that he will push for as hard as he can doing his time in the role of prime minister and in terms of the military he wants to see a industrial military complex see making sure that russia's armed forces can remain amongst the best in the world for more reaction to the fight to get it is now the prime minister of russia i'm joined by michael the editor in chief of gigi russia thanks very much for talkin

is artsy with me rule research and live in moscow russia is a little makers are meeting to vote on dmitri medvedev scandal to see for prime minister and president putin's already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies let's get all the details now from our he's pretty all of a standing by for us live right now in central moscow peter with dmitri medvedev expected to be voted in as the new prime minister what all the expectations and i will kind of challenges does he face. that meeting is ongoing right now and to me to make it a kind of nice addressing of the pall of the building but before the former president spoke to the new president speaking introducing him got to be approved saying that the meeting made good it was willing to cooperate and work with all parties and organizations in russia and russia currently his current political sphere dmitri medvedev himself during his speech has said that they need to be changes in the upper echelons of russian political power he vowed to continue the policies of economic. development funds and my station that he imple

dmitri medvedev is expected to be voted in as the prime minister by the country's lawmakers before forming a new government. and really inaugurated president putin is already oshie day in his own corrections to russia's political calls join me in a few moments for all the latest. hundreds of activists remain in the central moscow to protest against putin. all of more from that congregation shortly. and france's newly elected leader francois hollande has little time to enjoy the fruits of victory and he needs to get out of business bring about a promise to change leaving behind the era of psychosis. now at just after five pm on tuesday here in moscow this is arts he lives with me rover sushi crushers the lawmakers are meeting to vote on dmitri medvedev see for prime minister and president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies that delve more deeply into this with our pretty all of a standing by in central moscow peter with dmitri medvedev expected to be voted in as the new prime minister what are the expectations and tell us about the challenges

state of maryland next friday russia's president says he's too busy appointing his new cabinet dmitri medvedev who's now prime minister will be sent to america to cover for him one of the has more. speed a very busy week for vladimir putin on monday he was sworn in as president on tuesday how to deal with the election of a new prime minister in the parliament and on wednesday he was part of the annual victory day parade here in moscow so the president called barack obama and explained this he couldn't get attend the g. eight next week he had to remain in moscow to finalize key cabinet appointments while the two leaders will instead meet next month in mexico the g twenty meeting dmitri medvedev the prime minister who will be attending the g. eight representing russia instead though the white house issued a statement saying that they understood the position of president putin in welcoming the prime minister made good of to camp david so the issue of key cabinet appointments being listed as the reason for putin's not attendance at the g. eight. however it has left some wondering if they

transparent that he wants to do this through using the internet something that is pretty decisive dmitri medvedev it first put forward so it seems that russia under putin's presidency will continue some of the the modernization and technological advancement we saw in the dmitri medvedev. period return to that of his vote and as a new prime minister what can we expect from him in that role. well the vote to decide who will be the next prime minister will take place in a few hours time it's widely expected that the parliament will say that they want to meet you made yet event expected that he'll take the job what we can expect from him well we can expect more of the same of what he did on suppressant more modernization and more technological advancement. in the terms of making russia's political system more transparent. what we what we have to realize of course is dmitri medvedev doesn't have a specific role at the moment but he still a key figure in russian politics on tuesday he's meeting with some leaders of the parliamentary opposition of course later on that vote will be made to the s

of my putin is already busy setting out his strategy for the next six years parliament to vote on dmitri medvedev scandal to see as the new prime minister to explain what the chances are all about him for russia let's not talk to all he's put all of us and find out more good to see you peter it's just a day since the former president has become the new president and once again but he hasn't been wasting much time has he. no he hasn't indeed president putin has signed a series of strategic strategic olders now the most interesting of these most important of the missing on foreign policy and in particular us on time missile defense shield in eastern europe now the president ordered the foreign ministry here in russia to demand from washington written confirmation that the missiles all new sites in eastern europe will not be targeted against russia though president putin also saying that the start treaty must be as he had to close it to home we've heard him talk about putting in place plans to tackle corruption by calling on bureaucrats to declare all of their incomes as well as looking to

eight prime minister dmitri medvedev will be representing russia and a statement from the white house they said that they fully understood the decision made by president putin and would welcome dmitri medvedev to come david to be a putin adjourning his campaign was quite critical of u.s. foreign policy in particular concerning the proposed u.s. on to missile defense shield in europe in eastern europe now in fact one of the first orders that was signed by by president putin concerned the a.m.d. shield demanding that washington provide legal guarantees that the system would not be targeted against russia. so why does this leave her than the delicate issue of missile defense. well next week we expect the expecting that the missile defense shield will be given its first real green light nato holding a. summit in chicago in ten days time and they're expected to give the ok to activate into septimus isles in poland no. washington has time and time again said that they wouldn't that this system wouldn't be used to target russia or that it was a good use. to target states like iran should the

dmitri medvedev voted in as prime minister by the country's lawmakers will now form a brand you've got. to president putin is already out shooting his corrections to russia's political goals join me in a few moments for all the latest. hundreds of activists remain in the central moscow to protest against. more. shortly. and france's newly elected leader francois hollande has little time to enjoy the fruits of victory to get down to business to bring about promised change trying to leave behind the era of sarkozy. it is good to have you with us today here on arts he. live in moscow russia has a new prime minister dmitri medvedev who will now form a cabinet before getting down to business and of course newly inaugurated president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies . has more on the tandems agenda. changes to the upper echelons of russian political system also to continue with what he sees as his efforts to mull to the root system in russia highlights you need call me a major point that he wants to to push saying that he wants to increase i

no one seems to understand why anyone would think the switch was inappropriate. >> dmitry medvedev and i have made our decisions known with advanced notice. nothing has changed since then. >> all large majority of the russian parliament elected medvedyev as president. in his one term, he vowed to bring more rule of law to russia. little progress was made, but media if -- but medvedyev seems just as well intentioned as prime minister. >> i am open to dialogue with all political forces. government must have the best interests of all russians in mind. >> meanwhile, outside the kremlin, russian police led away dozens of anti-government protesters. they spent the entire night in the center of moscow demonstrating against woodson and medvedyev. -- putin. >> governing will be more difficult. because the protest movement has sparked a new and more self- confidence civil society in russia which will be eager to make its voice heard in the future. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the leader of another party have agreed to form a unity government to call off early elections. there

are those are the headlines here on this monday but next we talked to dmitri medvedev who sums up the country's economic achievements goals in the past four years of the interview taking place just moments before today's change of power. to me that means it is leaving the kremlin but i do want to put back at the top what does this mean for russia and its global partners well joining me to discuss that is our carded our core which presidential aide to dmitri mediated for his full term in office by dimmers thank you for being with us i'd like to begin with the economy both sides made a putin and dmitri medvedev. have stated that there are a lot of problems obviously on the global economy to meet their needs re that in fact he said that he believes that it's already in depression do you share this pessimism of the global economy. right now in europe in recession american growth rates very low global growth rates very close to what we can call the recession also or was depression. insufficient for sustainable development and sufficient for this illusion of global social issues and develop

medvedev but political analyst dmitri babich believes this ultimately will change now. if you look at the economic ties between russia and these countries you will see a very clear picture verdun is russia's biggest partner in europe and the european union is in general russia's biggest trading partner and in the former soviet union velour which is the biggest trading fog in the close of trading partners and they're going to discuss economy they're going to discuss their joint venture on production of drugs they're going to discuss privatization of the russian enterprises by russian business and i would say that quarrel. with bill it was there were more still on the line between will question and former president maybe buddha was always very cautious he never got involved in a very very. angry exchange awards that took place between midriff and will question call and there is a lot less bad blood between them and even made a video if you know it just changed his tone towards the question during the last one and the hof years. you're watching we've got all of our top sto

moscow this is arts he lives with me rumors showing russia as the lawmakers are meeting to vote on dmitri men here to see for prime minister and president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies that have us with our. standing by in central moscow of peter with the retreat made yet if expected to be voted in as a new prime minister what are the expectations and tell us about the challenges he's potentially poised to face. well that meeting still as you say is expected to result in dimitri made yet of being the prime minister now mr medvedev was introduced by the president vladimir putin who said that mr medvedev was willing to quit all parties in the russian political system in all spectrums all of the political system mr medvedev then took the stage himself saying that they needed to be changed in the upper echelons of russian politics and he vowed to continue to hold nice and develop the economy now not just modernize the economy of course he was key in when his time as president in trying to increase transparency in the russian political syst

an anti-government rally is expected in moscow a day before president returns to the breadwinners dmitri medvedev believes will take a look at the legacy of the outgoing president. hello and welcome to r.t. twenty following news live from moscow on you leadership of all up with the latest news and a review of the week's events first polls have opened in france as millions choose between the two candidates in the runoff vote the defending president nicolas sarkozy has a radical a and the election is on a knife edge as he closed in on arrival from so all around and the final polls. visit at the headquarters of both counts. as the french prepare to choose a future of their country word on the street here in paris is that they're likely to get a socialist president the first in seventeen years in the form of now here in front of the socialist party's headquarters there are certainly high hopes for that but of course nothing is certain until the french cast their ballots of polling agencies are the closest gauge of the public's pulse incumbent nicolas sarkozy is still trailing behind along by

in moscow russia has a new prime minister dmitry medvedev who will now former cabinet and get down to business a newly inaugurated president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies on the details now from. moscow what are the expectations for the results of the reshuffle also what i will kind of challenges will the tandem face. dmitri medvedev is the new prime minister follows him receiving the support of united russia and the liberal democratic party putting him well over the fifty percent of the votes needed to take up that position us despite the communist on the famous your vote against. the putting him well over that mark now. making his address to the parliament said he wanted to make changes to the political. political and russia saying that he would continue to work to malta not least the russian political system and placed great emphasis on the economy saying that he needed developing also saying that more investment was needed in russia more foreign investment needed in russia and also picking up the session to the w t o full membe

and dmitri trenin director of the moscow carnegie center says that the g eight inside the main problems between russia and america will be solved by the president's themselves. obama will still be handled by putin you may send me the video of today so that diplomatic john barry and i believe that in the future mr putin will be sending the did it through a lot of diplomatic diplomatic functions around the world where he would not want to go where he could where he could not go for different reasons you can talk about the interests the intentions and the issues and i think that the biggest issue weighing in on the u.s. russian relations in the next couple of years will be the issue of ballistic missile defense in europe if putin and obama find a way that would. leave the united states where the system that is capable against you raney and missiles and yet assuredly harmless toward the russian and in the continental ballistic missiles then we'll have a deal and then will have. a brighter future for their relationship if that deal for whatever reason is not reached then i think we can expec

state of maryland that starts next week instead he's sending prime minister dmitry medvedev and let's get the details on this from our tease peter oliver. peter tell us what's behind this sudden decision. it's been a very busy week for vladimir putin on monday how does inauguration as president choose day the election of a new prime minister and dmitri medvedev and on wednesday we saw the new will victory day parade here in moscow so president putin contacted a bed by telephone explaining that he was he was needed in moscow in order to finalize key cabinet positions. dmitri medvedev will go to the g eight and the role of prime minister representing russia and vladimir putin and barack obama will meet at the g twenty in mexico next month though the white house issued a statement saying that they perfectly understood president putin's position if they welcomed prime minister medvedev to camp david no. but to me food is not always being the biggest fan of the g eight referring to it is somewhat outdated in preferring the g twenty summit. saying that the g twenty contained more of the moo

appointments while the two leaders will instead meet next month in mexico at the g twenty meeting dmitri medvedev the prime minister who will be attending the g. eight representing russia instead though the white house issued a statement saying that they understood the position of president putin in welcoming the prime minister made yet of to camp david so the issue of key cabinet appointments being listed as the reason for putin's nonattendance at the g eight however it has left some wondering if there could be another motive for i'm not going but to me of prudence never really being the biggest fan of the g. eight in fact he's said that he finds it somewhat outdated much prefer in the g. twenty which includes more of the a mooching economies in the world countries like brazil china india that russia does an awful lot of trade with no also the president has said that he is committed to continuing the restart of relations with between russia and the united states that was begun under the presidency of dmitri medvedev during his campaigning for the presidency flooded me a putin was very c

on monday how does inauguration as president on tuesday the election of a new prime minister and dmitri medvedev and on waiting state we saw the and you'll victory day parade here in moscow so president putin contacted a bear barack obama by telephone explaining that he was he was needed in moscow in order to finalize key cabinet positions known dmitri medvedev will go to the g eight and the role of prime minister representing russia and vladimir putin and barack obama will meet at the g twenty in mexico next month now at the white house issued a statement saying that they perfectly understood president putin's position if they welcomed prime minister medvedev to camp david. let me putin is not always being the biggest fan of the g eight referring to it is somewhat outdated in preferring the g twenty summit. saying that the g. twenty contained more of the mooching economies that were more important to the world nations like brazil china india countries russia deals with quite extensively when it comes to trade know that to me a putin has said that he is committed to continuing the resta

has reno he arranged for his own succession as dmitry medvedev and became prime minister but remained at the center of the system to the great relief of most russians. you may remember thereafter we had the world the price of puerto collapsed when hundred 45 varo down at 130. that he could squirreled away enough money to be sure he has a shock absorber to be able to weather the storm the political order did not implode but by comparison n y 1998? lael at $10 a barrel. the predecessor defaulted on its obligations and devalue the dollar almost overnight. that meant route that it could weather the storm but to those fears, most adult russians know that period very well or they knew the chaos and collapse. a presided over stability in russia. most compared to the situation he inherited when the ratio was a failed state. suffering a depression that is twice as deep and a new stage for and the territorial integrity as putin was appointed and it made no expansion was proceeding on all fronts for russia was a failed state. putin could restore and aliment of prosperity because this is not the

he then became prime minister under his successor dmitry medvedev. the constitution bans the president from serving three terms in a row, but he may now be in office until 2018 because a constitutional amendment has extended the president's term to six years. in the meantime analysts say putin will have to deal with an unprecedented level of criticism that corruption has become rampant during his 12 years as president and prime minister. >>> the air forces of south korea and the united states have begun their largest ever joint drill. the exercise is likely aimed at putting pressure on north korea. the annual drill called max thunder began on monday, west of the korean peninsula and will run through may 18th. south korea and the united states hold drills twice a year to prepare for possible air battles with north korea or attacks on military bases. a south korean defense ministry spokesperson says the exercise involves more than 60 aircraft including fighter jets, surveillance planes with early warning systems are also involved. south korea says it h

prime minister dmitri medvedev takes charge of the united russia party and wants to play out those who discredited balsa remolding it for the online era b.n.f. is also calling for closer discussions with the country's opposition and competition the organizations at top posts. and to destroying dissent with elections ahead of the georgia regimes are still got no appetite for opposition's views journalists this say they're still being pressured yeah after government forces violently dispersed independence day rance. up next the moscow team takes a look at the warm weather events taking place around the russian capital. hello great things i'm good to see you again this week. we'll be exploring the beauty of the call to keep the area of over six quick launches it's one of the largest outdoor spaces in the russian capital crime full of culture and nature it's the ideal place to bring family and friends what exactly is there to do here and why is the park so popular while let's find out. one of the oldest and largest parks in europe the area has a wide and varied history. the park gains its

next week just days after wouldn't return to the top job instead he'll be sending prime minister dmitry medvedev to. the ford saying rescue teams are looking for bodies of the victims and trying to reach the crash site of a russian next generation airliner in indonesia. too strong explosions rocked damascus with dozens reported dead and injured the capital has recently been struck by a number of black mainly targeted at military installations the u.n. warns a spate of violence could put its observer mission in jeopardy. while next we talk to the winner of the nobel prize for economics joseph arrow who tells r t how he thinks the eurozone debt crisis should be tackled. kenneth arrow professor of folk and omics americas at stanford university you're also the youngest nobel laureates to have been deported and awarded the prize in economics and ninety seven to two and really great to have you with us today. enjoy being here the global economy is still not fully recovered from the recent financial crisis so now we have an economy saying that we're going to go to another global recession anot

the slopes have also seen russian president dmitry medvedev showcase his skin scales there's just under two years until the search games get go and yet it seems even more highly anticipated by russians than this summer event in london which is just around the corner. hello dmitry welcome to the show thanks for coming in first of all are you going to learn deny you planning to go to london for the last games before your own games it's certainly over have to wear very exciting this is the last opportunity for us to learn from the successful experience of our i would say elder brothers because the sense of the successful are beautiful and then games were very inspired used as a blueprint the best practice they have and now we're learning from them and they raise the bar very high and we have a lot of thing to improve the reach of the better so they're setting the new standards you have to be to in two years that was said why is the final countdown to the london olympics practically ignored in russia today i mean in the press in the in the interview sound i mean politicians because because

comes just days after a pause in the return to the top job instead he'll be sending prime minister dmitry need to be active. and greece is left hanging as politicians failed to form a coalition government with a far left leader giving a resoundingly no to e.u. bailout but the german chancellor demands of austerity is upheld. as the headlines here in our next we talk to the winner of the nobel prize for economics chemist joseph arrow who tells how he sings the eurozone debt crisis should be tackled. kenneth arrow professor k'naan makes americas at stanford university you're also the youngest nobel laureates to have been deported ward at that price in economics in ninety seven or two it's really great to have you with us today great hope enjoyed being here the global economy is still not fully recovered from the recent financial crisis so now we have an economy saying that we're going to go to another global recession another round or we're going to have another way for of crisis hit us what's your take on that i think the answer is we don't know. it leave it at that the american economy se