marina johnson discussed the trial and the man behind the public image of the political analyst dmitri babich. that he stands a chance of winning in moscow not because of their authoritarian nature or of the russian regime but because he's program is not very different from some balance problem differences that there can be you know and i think that when the western press depicts not only as you know in roles because as a libero and a humanist and all these things it's a simplification because he has been expelled from the liberal party for nationalists deviations i think that the secret of his success is that he's a very average young russian and. not squeaky clean maybe you know a little nationalistic. striving for economic freedom so i think that he has some support but of course it's not massive support it's not millions of people he's just an interesting young man just like many young interprete knows that you have in moscow and in other russian cities well from analysis let's cross live to john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation in paris sir thank you for your time

me since human rights activists and right now let's discuss this further with political analyst dmitri babich who is now joining us live from moscow dimitri welcome to the program so what made snowden ask russia for political asylum from the appointee well i think that he sees that it is not a very secure good lord to wage an american right now because just recently and we don't use that american vice president joe biden personally called their car door and president rafael care and basically or threaten him with quantico and source if he admits in order to his territory so i think maybe a snowden decided there you should take and it will be a good time off and probably stay in russia for a little longer before going where anywhere else or maybe. russia has fallen over the view of safe places for himself dmitri and just. for your information we're getting reports that actually advert snowden did say that he was scared that he wouldn't be able to get to latin america safely because of the latest incident with the believe in president's plane actually and is it is he likely to to get it's i mea

edward snowden was made a rights under right now let's discuss this further with political analyst dmitri babich who's now joining us live from moscow to treat welcome to the program so what made snowden all scrushy a full political asylum from your point well i think that he sees that it is not a very secure goal or do away from america right now because just recently we had the news that. president obama i don't personally told. and president rafael care and basically a threaten him with quantico in service if he admits an order into his territory so i think maybe it's not and decided that they would take and it would be a good time off and probably stand rush over for a little longer before war and where anywhere else or maybe he sees russia as fond of the view of safe places for himself yeah dmitry and just. for you information we're getting reports that.

weekend in light of his release party is andrew farmer reporting there meanwhile political analyst dmitri babich told us that not only his political career is unlikely to reach great heights despite the visible support for him on moscow's streets i don't think that he stands a chance of winning in moscow not because of their authoritarian nature or the russian regime but because his program is not very different from some balance problem differences there can be. and i think that when the western press depicts not only you know in roles because i said libero and humanist and all these things it's a simplification because he has been expelled from the liberal party for nationalists deviations i think there. secret of his success is that he is a very average young groschen and. not squeaky clean maybe you know a little nationalistic. striving for economic freedom so i think that he house some support but of course it's not massive support it's not millions of people he's just an interesting young man just like many young going to oprah knows that you have in more school and in other russian speake