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 of the election here or because we are not expecting big sporting results and you know i can only convince on behalf of the games again i will deliver the product in two thousand and fourteen we're not in charge of the people aeration the. result of a national team a shor

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 camp david now to be a putin during his campaign was quite critical of u.s. foreign policy in particular concerning the proposed u.s. anti 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 now. 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 they develop missiles with that type of capability however the white house still refuses to prov

give a warm welcome cojones -- to mr. dmitri belzer. [applause] >> thank you, dave. i just decided who will be giving this speech that my memorial service, that is a great introduction. i want to talk to them about how people with disabilities use computers. the first and want to talk about is my family. i come from a family of eastern european immigrants. they were mostly born in europe, all of my grandparents were born there. when my grandparents came here, they were older people. english was not something they were very interested in. my grandparents spoke russian, romanian, yiddish, and german. a sixth language? no way. they learned english, but they were never comfortable with it and they forgot it as soon as they could. my parents didn't speak english either, but they were going to live their lives in this country so they've learned it. they always spoken with a heavy accent and was something that was always a struggle for them. as they got older, they didn't want to do it anymore. my father spoke his last words in yiddish. we are born here, my native english s

moscow to later a day before the team of putin takes over from dmitri bit better as russia's president. with all the sport. hello again welcome to the sports on these are the headlines season finale denominator and spawn tag strapped to the final champions league berth in the russian primarily. man the man city to newcastle in the race for the english premier league. going to be number one rory mcilroy finds being with while holding a secret reply gold bull. let's go straight to the russian premier league where there are only two games of the season left and the number of hosting a mighty from the moscow darby hoping to claim the last champions league spot the nama desperate for a win which would see them leapfrog scar into second in the table but they are trailing one nil at the him chirino with hard time approaching might seem really have with the goal meanwhile spot at moscow have an outside chance of playing second place and the newly crowned champions any dissent petersburg side will receive the league trophy in front of their fans after that game elsewhere angy entertaining rule being with both sides battling for the ri

welcome back this is all see after track of the headlines. dmitri medvedev has launched a special commission to investigate the disappearance of a brand new russian sukhoi superjet one hundred in indonesia the aircraft was on a short sales demonstration flight with fix a passenger's on board but the radio contact was lost in one statement. just a touch of a display of fireworks as enjoyed a victory day involving russia's defeat of nazi germany and the great patriotic war . included a grand parade in red square to another red army is i think at that six to seven years ago. and ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko has moved to a hospital from her prison in a bid to address concerns over the treatment.

if you just joined us a very welcome aarti life here in moscow top stories now past the hour dmitri medvedev has voted in as prime minister by the russian lawmakers form a new government inaugurated president putin has already ushered in his own corrections to the country's political calls. brought police in central moscow preventing hundreds of activists from holding protest rallies against putin's return to office some of them have been camping out overnight after police made around four hundred arrests in clashes on the eve of putin's integration. plus un envoy to syria kofi annan blames damascus for the ongoing violence warning syria is slipping into civil war and the government claims it's fighting to protect its people from a foreign funded insurgency saying mercenary death squads. that's it for me in the news team for the moment we'll be back with more news for in half an hour from now in the meantime as promised joining us out of the small screen with the latest edition of his interview program here on r.t. with a focus on the arab spring this time around. i'm julian a song writer st

limit putin returns to the kremlin and dmitri medvedev leaves to take a look at the legacy of the outgoing president. this is our weekly review hello and welcome to the program pose an opening in france and to our.

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 between four and seven points in the last final pitch he presented himself as a president who

day before vladimir putin returns to the kremlin and dmitri medvedev leaves we take a look at the legacy of the outgoing president. hello and welcome you watching the weekly with me kevin o. in iran r.t. it's a round of of the day's main news of the top stories of the last seven days and first polls have opened in france as millions choose between the two candidates in the runoff vote the defending president nicolas sarkozy's already claimed the elections on a knife's edge is he closed in on rival francois hollande in the final polls let's get the latest cross to paris correspondent test so this is the first high test we know both candidates of cast their ballots now but is it as close as sarkozy is claiming. well it is at this point it's still very neck and that could mean the difference between the two is between four and seven points of word on the street here in paris if you talk to a random french person they do get the feeling that the country will get a socialist president the first in seventeen years that says fossil mitterrand left in one nine hundred ninety five but of course nothing is certain until the french cast their

welcome back this is. the headline. the russian parliament overwhelmingly to the appointment of dmitri to that of us prime minister the new government while the new . creature has a right a big thing out of his own vision for the country's future. projects in central moscow continue into the night but with opposition members detained the movement loses members of them on field people holding out on the street. u.n. envoy to syria blames damascus for the ongoing violence warning spirit slipping into civil war but the government claims that fighting to protect its people from a foreign funded insurgency saying schools are on the. next journey and a song returns to the small screen here and i'll see where.

three days before dmitry medvedev term as russia's president and we'll look at the legacy he leaves for the country. hello and welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is you lash of our timeline story now at least twelve people have been killed and more than one hundred injured after two parcel bomb blasts in russia's republic of dagestan the terrorist attacks took place near a police checkpoint in the capital now she's shown thomas has more. at this point it is being called officially a terrorist attack let me run through the course of events late thursday night car that was stopped at a police checkpoint in the russian republic of dagestan in fact the capital of. detonated itself and then in the ensuing chaos as emergency crews and firefighters came to fight the blaze that ensued a second bomb went off about twenty minutes later it is believed that bomb could have been hidden in a parked car near the same at checkpoint and this is not new to the area in fact this is an ongoing battle in the russian caucuses in the region has been suffering attacks by islamist terrorist groups international ce

welcome to the big picture. soon which brightened. soon from phones to. me through stunts on t.v. dot com. 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 has already ushered in his own corrections to russia's political goals join me in a few moments for all the latest. hundreds of activists remain in central moscow to protest against. the shortly. and france's newly elected leader. a little time to enjoy the fruits of victory as he needs to get down to business and bring about promised a change leaving behind the era of. now much of.

on three days before dmitri medvedev term as russia's president and we'll look at the legacy he leaves for the country. hello and welcome to all see twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is you .

hello and welcome to our twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is you to our top story now russia has new prime minister dmitry medvedev who will now former cabinet before getting down to business and newly inaugurated president putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country's policies on of a breakdown premium inventive acceptance speech. the changes to the. old russian political system also to continue with what he sees as his efforts to mull to the right political system in russia highlights you need call me a major point that he wants to to push saying that he wants to increase investment into russia's economy and increase investment from a brule as well also you saying its 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 meet you may get it is now the prime minister of russia i'm joined by michael the e

before dmitri medvedev leaves russia's top post we assess his presidential legacy and look at what's ahead when he becomes prime minister. and next up as promised it's moscow out. hello and welcome to the pride of on this week we're taking a look at the subject of babies and toddlers for some people a busy capital city such as moscow might not be the ideal place for foreigners and children so with that in mind let's take a look at various family centers shops schools and entertainment on offer here isn't that radical for an ex-pat to have a baby in the russian capital let's find out. having a baby broad with no family support network and in a completely different culture can seem daunting throw in the harsh climate in russia busy traffic and expensive lifestyle how accommodating is the russian capital for new parents surprisingly for many it seems is very. welcome to the child development center or wow town as it's called in english formerly known as the world of childhood i'm here to meet marina and her baby sonia like me it's their first time here green has been married to her japanese american husband for several years now and the family are always looking for new places to t

dmitri medvedev the prime minister who will be attending the g. eight representing russia instead the white house issued a statement saying that they understood the position of president putin and welcoming 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 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 the g. twenty which includes more of the a mooching economies in the world countries like brazil china india russia does an awful lot of trade with no old so the president has said that he is committed to continuing the restart of relations 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 critical of some aspects of u.s. foreign policy and particularly the united states is standing still in syria washington's treatment of tehran and the uranium nuclear program as well as the american missile defense shield that

welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news live from moscow i mean our top story now the group of aid to meeting has ended with no solid agreements having been achieved russia's prime minister dmitry medvedev underlined his view that keeping greece in the euro zone is a top priority and that stimulating growth is vital he's an isa now it is at camp david . some of the most pressing issues like iran nuclear program and syria were certainly taj president obama spoke about that earlier this morning that basically the g eight countries are pretty much united on most of those issues but this the euro crisis really did overshadow the summit some might even criticize it took away from some other issues perhaps of course that million dollar question will greece leave the euro zone now although in the communique we're going to hear about this united effort that's going to continue to try to make sure that doesn't happen there's not a lot of guessing going on behind closed doors we heard very frank conversations and also perhaps a lot more fear from these leaders that we see of course publicly this monster of we have to keep greece in the euro zone that behind closed doors it could be a muc

welcome. yes, president vladimir putin is back in power. he did four years on the sideline kind of. served as prime minister. under his hand picked predecessor, dmitrys likely to become putin's prime minister. follow? phil black does and he tells us, a growing graup group of russians seems to think this is just a big old sham. >> for the third time, vladimir putin entered the grand palace to be inauguratinged as russia's president. he first served between 2000 and 2008 before stepping side because of the constitutional limit on two consecutive terms. he spent the last four years as prime minister and now me is back for potentially another two terms. after a grand entrance before opinion applauding crowd, he took the oath of office with one hand resting on a copy of russia's constitution. then in a speech, he spoke about how serving russia and its people is his meaning in life. he spoke on a familiarness of what he thinks is the tum of achievements as the dominant political figure in this country, restoring russia's strength and dignity. and also spoke on a subject that some russians will interpret cynically. he spoken't a his desire to increase cons