the summer in a high profile spy scandal have received state awards from the president dmitri medvedev all of employees of the russian intelligence services in a ceremony at the kremlin palace. has more. this story was probably the biggest spy scandal between moscow and washington since the cold war in june american offloads announced that they've arrested a group of ten people who are suspected of being secret russian agents were working for many years in the united states under cover we've all been detained had gone and undergone trial were found guilty of being on registered illegal russian agents had their property and belongings or taken away by american authorities they were also banned from ever coming back to america unless a big green light is given by the white house itself they're also all bridgette from ever publishing any information on their activities while were working undercover for russia in the united states and then they were deported from america in exchange for four people who are serving time here in russia after having been found guilty of being poor and spies t

the first russia's president dmitry medvedev will attend the nato summit next month in lisbon welcomed as a major move towards closer ties with the e.u. the announcement came during talks between the russian french and german leaders in the french resort to deal with. is the following the meetings. yes to nato russian president dmitry medvedev showed relations between his country and the european union are on the mend by agreeing to attend the nato summit in lisbon next month speaking at a joint press conference with angela merkel and nicolas sarkozy the russian leader spoke of a growing need for greater structure of european security and it seems he's finally being heard. we're happy dmitry medvedev will be taking part in the russian nato summit in lisbon that's because nato has a new strategic concept is aimed at corporation with other countries including russia i think russia has confirmed that we have to fight against terrorism and nuclear weapons and i think we should tackle these issues together and not be enemies anymore. the summit in the french seaside town of divvied appears

first thing i did when he arrived into russia was just sweets rose of lead to dmitry medvedev to say how excited he is to be in the country it was all very symbolic california's governor is in town to help transform russia's economy into a center of world innovation so the one day he's also a country road leading brands such as twitter the head of the u.s. chamber of commerce here believes it can happen this high tech developments that you may not call r. and d. but that have been can be incremental improvements on current business processes and technology and american companies can bring a lot to that they can work with russian companies will also make a contribution so in addition to the kind of r. and d. we are looking for the big breakthrough in five years or ten years is also the very important aspect of modernizing the economy right now the incremental improvement that will make russia much more efficient on these ball with him dozens of silicon valley startups and venture capitalists and they've been inside the groups call to the hotel here telling russian ministers how the si

in new partnership with moscow nicolas sarkozy and merkel were meeting ahead of a summit with dmitry medvedev in the small french resort town of deauville artie's catarina is our of our reports. they're going to be some very serious issues of course on the table as the three leaders tackle various issues relevant not only to the european community but also to the international agenda issues such as stability in the middle east the ongoing situation in afghanistan and iran nuclear agenda those are all going to be discussed by the medium of a defined his colleagues from france and germany but it's also issues of course that are relevant to europe specifically and they are expected to dominate the talks here and specifically the issue of global european security proposed by the russian president a little earlier russia's cooperation with the north atlantic treaty organization is also going to be discussed of course and that will be dove tailing into the new proposal for a global european security plan and various other aspects of european corporation of course the aftermath of the global financi

president dmitri medvedev is visiting cyprus the mediterranean island has a warm welcome to head of state the first ever official for a russian leader to get more insight into his historic trip to the politics section of our website r.t. dot com. and if you plan on spending this winter in europe stock up on the warm clothes weather forecasters predicted to freeze all but millennium is a few months away. investigators hunting those behind the murder of russian journalist. now have a number of new suspects gunned down in her apartment block in moscow four years ago. in the public's attention have a sense. to alice a bit more details. it's the fourth anniversary of sky's murder now people have gathered in moscow city in the center that is to commemorate the day tell us what so what's happening now. well it's three minutes for just behind me here in the center of moscow minutes of silence was held in memory of on the pull it called sky that's ninety minutes the exact moment that on the was brutally gunned down outside parliament the minister was in full the memorial service attended by former

that is true back in june of this year dmitri medvedev went to silicon valley in california to visit places like twitter and. silicon valley to basically look at how they do business down there and that time the governor said to the president i promise i will be bach to moscow that is and he has kept up on my promise in fact it has been a very busy day specifically today the two men started off at gorky which is the president's residence just on the outskirts of moscow they exchanged niceties and then the president had a special treat taking of the governor in a cheika soviet made vehicle to hear skolkovo where the both of them had the opportunity to speak as well as see the facilities here this is all part of the governor's experience and his trip to look at technology based businesses in addition and modernization and to help russia along without partnership that they discussed back in june of this year as well now in the speech that the governor spoke to the people here as part of the delegation he said that california is the leader of technologies and the technology business and

angela merkel, and president dmitry medvedev our meeting. ♪ moskow -- ♪ they regard this as a threatsecurity. our correspondent is covering the talks in france. we asked her what the three sides want and can achieve on the issues. >> angela merkel and presidents are cozy tried to get -the russians to get- pres. sir's -- angela merkel and president nicolas sarkozy are trying to get the russians to build their missile defense. there united states wanted to locate one in the czech republic and poland and that was considered a threat by the russians. this is a completely different product. the united states want to make it an nadal project. -- and nato project -- a nato project and they want to include russia. the atmosphere might help create trust. merkel and sarkozy said this is a summit for brainstorming. they want to define common interests. this might be a turning point so that russia will join the common mesaba funds with -- common missile defense with nato. >> i got the name right this time. >> it is monday. >> it is your fault. >> the big story -- the european union is working to

woman wanting to become the next mayor of moscow has been published it's now up to president dmitry medvedev to decide who gets the capitals top seat. plus kickbacks record tearing corruption and intimidation that's the treatment some georgians claim they're getting from their own government business men say they approached with intimidating office they can't refuse. and fifteen minutes from now in the mean time it's obviously toward the russian capital that's with martin and it's leading the way. the. young man you do. it's your duty to be would. you do if you don not believe that at this week's program i'll be down to these the police he replied wrestling barriers to western style. billions of rubles i spend especially with some women on products and services that make us look and feel great and we begin this week's program here at the well known cell on the hearts of us in capital. whether you want your head cut nails money cured or skin replenished there are hundreds of beauty salons and spazzing most of the ex-pats selling he any of the critiques is extremely popular with foreign isp i'

were discussing the key points in mutual cooperation well president dmitry medvedev is in good nam to seal the deal to build get now first a nuclear power plant and according to both presidents cooperation will also increase in such fields as telecommunications mechanical engineering oil refining as well as banking and outer space exploration well we'll be bringing you more on this as we're going to hear from our correspondents and we'll discuss this in a more detail. let's not take a look at the other stories we're following for you today and a georgian russia could be one step away from a fresh spy scandal with reports tbilisi detained twenty people for alleged asked on friday according to an anonymous source quoted by reuters the detainees are all georgian and are suspected of creating a spy network to gather secret information from moscow but georgian interior ministry has so far refused to comment and says it won't do so until the end of the week russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov said moscow is not aware of any details as there are no diplomatic relations between the two co

iran now european security was front and center during this three party forum russian president dmitri medvedev proposing a new type of european security treaty it was one that the german chancellor angela merkel certainly gave her full endorsement and sarkozy is also standing next to the russian president on that as well but here they're saying that he wants to see a future with more russia and nato cooperation he said is absolutely important so important in fact the view that it will attend the nato meeting in lisbon on november the twentieth to further this agenda of more russia and nato cooperation in the future and the issue of visa free travel that was also covered by all parties in attendance there medvedev saying the visa free travel is crucial between france germany and russia it was at that point that the french president nicolas sarkozy chimed in and he said that he will work with medvedev step by step to implement some form of legislation he was saying that all parties france germany and russia share a common economic space and as such a visa free travel relationship would be mutual

recently sent to may your english coffers on the way with his successor to be chosen by president dmitry medvedev the very big united russia policy has presented its list of the posts under according to russian or the president now has ten days to decide. plus door to democracy georgia and on to say that being driven out of business by rockets and intimidation they claim that despite president saakashvili plans for a european style constitution corruption is the real driving force in the country. next to his modern injuries and today he discovers new ways of staying beautiful in the russian capital. the. young man you do. it's your duty to be would. you do. not believe that at this week's program i'll be down to the police he replied wrestling barriers to western style. billions of rubles are spent each year especially by the same women on products and services that make us look and feel great and we begin this week's program here at the well known cell on the hot the russian capital. whether you want your head cut nails mimic your skin replenished there are hundreds of beauty salons i'm spazzing

president and it basically said i've landed in russia i can't wait to see the russian president dmitri medvedev to which i'm a bit of replied back in typical blogging blogging it techno fashion sending a tweet of his own saying welcome to russia can't wait to see you at skolkovo after that arnold schwarzenegger sent pictures on posted them on twitter as well of him arriving of him smoking a cigar driving from the airport as well as some that have become very well known here in russia and have gotten a lot of response of arnold schwarzenegger on the metro system now the people of russia have really come to adopt on of sorts nager as one of their own and they've grown to love him through his movies like terminator and also one based here in russia called red heat where a little bit of trivia for you it was not allowed for them to film on red square so the crew had to sneak their shots and actually do it illegally also if you know that he is he himself is a power lifter and his his inspiration is a russian himself it was a kid that was fifteen years old i was in vienna. in sixty one watching. the

also growing closer stronger better ties all the three leaders russian president dmitry medvedev and his colleagues angle of merkel and nicolas sarkozy took the chance to reiterate the friendship and the nature of trust that exists at the moment between the three countries and they want to continue investing into that trust and building on that friendship to develop their relationship specifically of course the russian president's agreement to attend the nato summit in lisbon that will take place next month that many already viewing as a sign that russia and nato are getting over some of its differences and difficulties and are willing to work together. we're happy the russian president will be taking part in the russian nato summit in lisbon that's because nato has new strategic concept is aimed at good gratian without the contras including russia i think russia has confirmed that we have to fight against terrorism and nuclear weapons and i think we should tackle easy shoes together. so of course this is a very important step for russia and the european union this decision to work c

more of the stories we're covering and here are some of them but my country right now president dmitri medvedev is visiting cyprus the mediterranean island has warmly welcomed the head of state it's the first of an official visit for a russian leader to get more insight into this historic trip to the politics section of our website that's on t.v. dot com. and if you plan on spending this winter in europe stock up on the warm clothes this weather forecasters predict the freeze over is just a few months away. now for the business with you. that's right time to have a look at the world of business russian sign for us have signed and they crave and eliminating double taxation between the two countries the deal has been reached by russia's president who's visiting sign aiming to develop closer and more transparent financial ties. of course the taxes are still low here but they already been implemented there's no zero taxation in cyprus but there was a couple of questions one including the disclosure of information about the company second about particularly the real estate in russia. to brazil so it

hello and a very warm welcome to the business program the russian president dmitry medvedev is visiting cyprus aiming for closer and more transparent financial ties the president met the leaders of the country which is the biggest foreign investor in russia that's because so many russian companies of russia's that that but that may change as russia tightens up its tax rules again the political explains. cyprus is a small islands in the mediterranean and it's russia's biggest foreign investor however most of the capital flowing into russia is not safe its russian want to kind of back home from an offshore tax haven easy come easy go with minimal taxes for business top russian tycoons are operating through firms registered on cyprus it's been previously so on call through to that it was added to russia's black list threatening tax penalties for companies registered there in new double taxation agreement is expected to remove cyprus from the notorious list box will boost information exchange between the two tax authorities but will mean a lot for structuring over russian businesses until m

presidential laws that and the certain amendments that have been made by the russian president dmitry medvedev they will not be receiving a maximum prison sentence their prison sentence will actually be somewhat reduced because of the presidential decree signed a little earlier. and this case of course has been dragging on for years now what makes it felt complies take us back a bit. will the case of course is a very well followed one specifically of course in the west where many people have used the case in the trial of musicals so that to claim political bias and prejudice against the former c.e.o. the case has been gone into going on for years we hope that he was arrested on charges of money laundering tax evasion and various flaws economic times he was found guilty and imprisoned serving an eight year prison term later in the his in his conviction in his jail time prosecutors filed new charges against the man and those hearings have also been continuing for a while but the russian president dmitry medvedev signed a new amendment to the existing criminal code saying those found guilty of ec

and was trying to extort money from them in response to larry made an online play to president dmitri medvedev. i'm hoping for your objective help mr president. an investigation into the legitimacy of the refuses to launch criminal proceedings has now been ordered. no heard from them yet but i made my online statement not because i want compensation for my hills but because i've been falsely accused and because of all the corruption i want justice. with the full investigation yet to be conducted abuse of her remains in the driving seat whilst the larry left to slowly rebuild his life with the help of friends and family surfer artie chaney had been squeege in. well fred ware from the christian science monitor says media coverage helps bring privileged offenders to justice you know this is not an unfamiliar scenario in a lot of places it is perfectly common in almost every country that the rich get a better ride in legal systems if only because they can hire better lawyers and and find their way navigate through the system better and the thing you notice is that the intensive press coverage on t

million dollars the ban on supply of the long range missiles has been confirmed by president dmitri medvedev iran's defense minister called the move a breach of contract but said negotiations with moscow was still ongoing he added the islamic republic plans to design its own systems instead russia has signed a deal to supply iran with the s three hundred rockets back in two thousand and seven but none were ever delivered. a brief look now at some other into national news this hour and i was updated these people have been killed and more than sixty wounded after twenty explosions struck a sufi shrine in southern pakistan one of the blasts appears to have been caused by a suicide bomber if you worship sites are often targeted by militant groups who disagree with their interpretation of islam or thursday is the busiest time of the week for safina last twenty thousand is typically gathered to pray and distribute food to the pool. hungry is racing against time to prevent a wider disaster after a deadly chemical sludge spill reached the river danube the country's prime minister described the spill

this summer in a high profile spy scandal have received state awards from the president dmitri medvedev on it employees of the russian intelligence services in a ceremony at the kremlin palace let's not cross live to ati's are you going to scan all the more details on this so that this story made headlines around the world this summer here take us through what happened. well absolutely this story was probably the biggest spy scandal between moscow and washington since the cold war era in june american offshore he's announced that they've arrested a group of ten people who are suspected of being secret russian agents were working for many years in the united states undercover they've all been detained had gone and undergone trial were found guilty of being on registered illegal russian agents had their property and belongings were taken away by american authorities that were also banned from ever coming back to america unless a big green light is given by the white house itself and they're also all bridgette from ever publishing any information on their activities while we're working und

moscow who is also the only woman on the list their candidacies have been submitted to president dmitri medvedev by the united russia party the largest in the moscow parliament it follows the dismissal of the previous man. he had held the position for almost two decades although his reign was the subject of a growing controversy in recent years under his leadership the city you saw a lot of new construction with a whole new district of apartment blocks and shopping malls but there were also many new problems such as massive traffic congestion and pollution coughs wife became a billionaire and russia's richest woman through her construction business but he says that had nothing to do with his work as. well coming up for you in the program a look at the future of the u.s. dollar as emerging world economic policies separate from. the greenback some seem to be heading for an all out divorce. the georgian president has proposed a new constitution supposed to put the country on a course towards becoming a european style democracy however many businessmen same ohio saakashvili his version of a people's

the race for the horse seated moscow city hall narratives with presidents dmitri medvedev considering a shortlist of four vying to become the mayor of the town that's. the grand old duke of pole the lantern superhero dad as picked by his cleaning up and clamping down on the litter problem in the country's forests all the time or else he. the u.s. might claim to be a trump and a freedom of speech but not it seems if it's coming from russia iran venezuela china the head of the media organization which oversees america's international broadcasting says it must stop its game to combat the rise of what he called me to enemies including elsie got a chicken hospital it's a common belief on capitol hill that the best way to raise money from congress is to scare them walter isaacson the head of a government agency that manages u.s. international broadcasting apparently wants a lot of money the cost to fight america's enemies in the media which he identifies as the randiness well let russia and china we care allow ourselves to be out communicated by our enemy. there's that freedom house report

sent a tweet to president medvedev saying i have landed in russia i can't wait to meet president dmitri medvedev and of course the president tweeted back saying welcome to russia we can't wait to see you at school give us so those two have an established relationship in fact went to go visit him in june of this year to tour silicon valley at that point in time the governor promised he said i will be a bug to moscow and he's kept that promise and he's here as well but following those tweets he actually started sending pictures through twitter as well one of them of him riding in a car with a cigar very happy and also some very important pictures of him on the metro showing some solidarity those pictures have gotten some a great response from the russians and from the president as well but today the the two men met actually at gorky at the presidential residence and then they actually drove in an old soviet vehicle to here to skolkovo a bit of a drove him personally in his old soviet style vehicle so they are here at this moment in time but the governor is not just the governor of the state of cal

we're happy dmitry medvedev will be taking part in the russian nato summit in lisbon that's because nato has a new strategic concept is aimed at cooperation with other countries including russia i think russia has confirmed that we have to fight against terrorism and nuclear weapons and i think we should tackle these issues together and not be enemies any more. the summit in the french seaside town of deal appears to have bridged more than a few gaps the french german or russian leaders found common ground on creating a new monetary system and maintaining dialogue with iran. but if you're on iran we have confirmed that we will follow the agreements that were reached earlier on one hand we should stick to the sanctions that were imposed on the other hand we should prompt iran to cooperate on all issues. even previously sensitive areas became yet another point of contact like the georgian military aggression south of setia in two thousand and eight. we have to continue diplomatic efforts through the georgian authorities have to commits to north using force and our russian friends in return

. >> the german president kickoff his tour to russia with talks with dmitry medvedev. the call for closer cooperation on issues of anti-terrorism measures and climate protection. >> it is the first visit by a german head of state to russia in eight years. the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and said that the two country's ties are astonishing given their past. >> there is one heartbeat that this extremely important for our relations. that is our partnerships in modernization. >> the kremlin was keen to modernize russia's economy. they want to see russia further develop the rule of law. >> economic to develop only takes place with developments in civil society. pairing ideas with legal protection to investors and their reliability. >> on wednesday, the german president is scheduled to meet a russian civil rights activist. >> the bodies that won representation in parliament have started coalition talks. they expect that a party which, wo nthe -- won the most seats would form a coalition. on tuesday, hundreds of support -- supporters of the nati

. >>> russia has rejected japan's request that dmitry medvedev, the president, not visit russian-held islands claimed by japan. medvedev gave up visiting the islands this week during his trip to the kamchatka peninsula. he said the local weather was not good for flying. however he promised to visit the islands in the near future and called them a very important region in russia. speaking to reporters on thursday, japan's ambassador to russia, masaharu kono asked him to cancel his visit. however, russian foreign ministry spokesperson andrei nesterenko said russia cannot accept the japanese request. the spokesperson said the islands are russian territory as a legal reality, resulting from world war ii. >>> chinese premier wen jiabao says china will not seek hegemony. domination. >>> a series of landslides caused by heavy rain have killed at least 23 people in southern mexico. the latest occurred in a mountainous village killing an el elderly couple. on tuesday a landslide buried houses in another part of the state. landslides on tuesday left three people dead and six people are missing.

dmitry medvedev has nominated -- survey is expected to replace the -- sergei is expected to replace. prosecutors have -- he has been charged with inciting hatred against muslims. he criticized islam as an ideology and not muslims as a group. hundreds of people affected by the sludge disaster have been returning to their homes. nine people were killed when a storage reservoir burst open 12 days ago. thousands of toxic sludge leak into the countryside. >> going home at last. the people returned to their village on friday six days after their evaluation. the immediate danger is past, but the place they are returning to is barely recognizable. several dozen houses have been badly damaged by the disaster. at least nine had to be bulldozed to make way for a new and bank meant designed to protect them from future spills. they have been told to wear face masks at all times. >> i saved it belongs i could. i used to work as a mechanic. it is really bad. >> the tidal wave hit the area in the early afternoon. nine died. people feel lucky. if the sludge struck at night the death toll could have b

dmitry medvedev has nominated a close aid to vladimir putin. he is expected to replace the former person dismissed. 26 countries known as the friends of a democratic pakistan have been meeting in brussels. the pledge is by the foreign minister to do more to rebuild a devastated country. >> the recent floods in pakistan have devastated the infrastructure, damaging the farming industry and leaving millions displaced. this meeting was not called so world leaders could pledge more aid. it was more about how the country can help itself. friends of a democratic pakistan made it clear it wants pakistan to do more to help fight terrorism. >> everyone should understand we face a common threat. the pakistani government -- i am not here to judge. they have to do things their own way. when it affects our direct security we will talk frankly to them. >> that talks seems to be working. they have started to reform. >> if you look at the track record of this government you will see we have taken some significant steps in political reform. >> they know it is to

president has promised the french and german leaders he will attend next month's nato summit dmitri medvedev said france is welcomed as a step to closer ties with the e.u. . russia's horrific car crash that calls to review is driving education system as many incompetent drivers bribe their way onto the road. well immigration tensions are rising in germany following chancellor merkel statement that multiculturalism has failed in the country next r.t. talks to a german journalist and author on what's behind the integration dispute and where that's next. dr karp is a journalist and academic but his views have caused an outcry has been investigated by the german government has received multiple death threats. what are your issues with whenever you see a tribe. in brasilia that is untouched by a different culture everybody is going to stand up and to say you have to protect this tribe that is not affected by western or eastern or muslim or whatever culture you have to protect those people. and they're in brazil. so. what i believe is that there is a place for muslims in this world and for their c

he is at the delegation of the silicon valley business leaders and met with russian president dmitry medvedev. he held the president as a great visionary and compared investment opportunities in russia to a gold mine. >> the acting governor is hoping to secure some financial security for those living near san bruno requesting the immediately possession of property in the area could he says expediting this will help protect assets from further erosion. those that suffered physical damage are eligible through a tax to the program. >>> a newspaper report shows the agency led to pg&e slide on hundreds of infractions. the san francisco chronicle says it tracked records from 2004 to 2009 and did not impose any fines during that entire time. the director said it did not find pg&e or any other major utility because fines need to be justified for highly hazardous situations. >> any other sorts of issues, we have not seen any high consequence events. we have not seen rules violations. >> the cpuc says it is still investigating the san bruno explosion. to read more about the report and other coverage, c

russian president dmitry medvedev has bestowed the highest state honors on the sleeper agent deported from the u.s. in july. they spent many years living in citizens and they will return to -- they returned to russia in the biggest spy swap since the cold war. allegations that two executive committee members offered to sell votes in the contest to vothost the 2,018 cup. appear before the ethics committee. the security strategy must meet unconventional security. cyber warfare poses a danger to the uk's critical infrastructure. the strategy is the first part of a defense review that will see some big spending reductions. >> a strong britain in an age of uncertainty. that is the ambitious title given by the government to its new national security strategy. revealed against a backdrop of draconian cuts. >> protecting our national security is the first duty of any government. it is one of the first things we have given attention to. >> we need to clear now. >> international terrorism of the kind that produced the london bombing is lifted among the -- listed among the most serious threats.

a new gas pipeline recently launched by president dmitry medvedev will help social causes among other things there's an element of three. as an infrastructure revival of great athletic traditions and supporting the advancement of grassroots sports all the while nurturing existing young talent local authorities know what needs to be done that. kind of tax cut is one of the youngest places on earth and like its cocaine use and continues to brief the corrupting energy the force of the next generation is very positive obviously it's directors who score this is the main feature of come chance come it's coming and strong youth charges everyone's energy levels sports like football snowboarding out pine skiing kill kishan chi karate of a many others united the local population bringing new creative ideas and of course physical strength. in the next boarding or come chapter chronicles. karate arguably the region's favorite martial art raising spirits and champions local world class gauche trains paralympic swimmers and finds gay that unites the country that republican just opens running day he

has come to moscow with high tech investment prospects in mind for a trip on a vintage car with dmitri medvedev has shown the side of russia's own silicon valley thoughts nigga said that california would help russia build the project and will happily share scientific. expertise the government was joined by leading american business figures interested in investing in russia's future and the wife was busy sched jewel the governator also found time for an unexpected journey to because. it was morning rush hour in the most the subway the passengers album wring their way through the crowd there is little that can make them pause at this time but here he was the terminator i'm not sure if they did you know the more i saw lots of people on camera flashes then the security service came out fall.

dmitry medvedev has bestowed the country's highest state honors on the sleeper agents deported from the united states in july. the 10 spies spent many years living as citizens in the suburban u.s. to return to russia in the biggest spy swap since the end of the cold war. fifa launched an investigation into allegations that committee members accepted bribes during the choice of who to host the world cup. they are from nigeria in tahiti. they will go before the ethics committee. the british government has declared that its national security strategy must meet unconventional security threats such as cyber attacks. britain's intelligence gathering center has already warned that cyber warfare poses a serious danger to the uk's computer infrastructure. the strategy is the first part of the defense review that would see some big spending reductions. our security correspondent reports. >> a strong written in an age of uncertainty is the ambitious title given by the british government to its new national security strategy, revealed today. >> protecting national security is the first duty of any