all eyes will be on the russia's president dmitry medvedev as this will be his last interview to the media in his current position for the first time meets with bet it will actually be talking not just representatives from russia's state run media outlets but also with journalists from opposition t.v. channels now he's expected to sum up his four years in power and also outline goals for the future as to what is expected to to become prime minister was what was it has already suggested that makes him a bit of do that no good reason is a horse going to take over the presidential post on may seventh and his also suggested to me to me that if head of the united russia party now if it's the largest party in russia it has faced criticism following the december elections to russia's parliament there were allegations of fraud which brought out tens of thousands of people out on the streets especially mosco these were some of the largest of protests in russia's modern history so it will be interesting to see what kind of vision for the future which means that if it has as he is no one to be

journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on ati. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. syrian rebel group says it's time for dialogue between the government and the opposition as a conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce there are still reports of violence in the country. to discover the average syrians are being forced to take sides in the year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this facility is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the cause of the revolution this f

well that final question and answer session with dmitri medvedev as head of state is set to begin in less than an hour's time we'll be bringing it to you live here r.t. . for years at the top of russian politics. one last chance to quiz the president before he leaves the kremlin. journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . did i kill innocent kid a was it a call this of course and that's never answered it. i'm a song from the skull still with me i think of it every day. i steal the flies fired from the memories. so much so long time i'm just here trying to tell him. i was ashamed. i was ashamed that i'd been neutered i was ashamed that i hadn't a clue. why i got my arm i got my legs i'm alive. but in the mind. what i want to be out of or to. cannot believe what i was going on once or i think. that i was a good soldier. but now i'm a soldier on the other side and i think i'm just as good. as. the. france is pushing for military intervention in syria saying the u.n. should consider measures if an international peace

dmitry medvedev and vladimir putin as himself. >> after my election i have more flexibility. >> wow. i suppose. it's yet to be seen if the incident we saw will be much of a long-term problem for president obama. the democrats might have you singing along with this, their latest elise. mitt romney got the endorsement of congressman paul ryan today and the dnc had some fun linking ryan and his tax cutting medicare threatening budget with mitt romney. ♪ when ole mitt claps his hands for the paul ryan plan ♪ ♪ that's amore >> when his plan came out i applauded it. ♪ when paul ryan gives props to ole mitt romney's chops that's amore ♪ >> the enentitlement speech was very good. ♪ if they pass their budget >> their plan to really end medicare as we know it. ♪ what great care for the millionaire and the billionaire who is sharing big tax cuts ♪ >> gives tax cuts to the wealthy. ♪ when they meet to prepare ways to end medicare that's amore ♪ >> we've done coordination on our plans. ♪ when old willard goes nuts for the congressman's cuts they're in love ♪ >> paul ryan is one of the brilliant v

hi there it's quite common for dmitri medvedev to hold sessions like this but today's meeting is a bit different isn't it. that is absolutely right this is going to be his fourth interview bud's unlike the previous times he's going to talk to representatives of five channels and along them not just journalists from the russian state t.v. channels but also from two of the so-called opposition media outlets so he is more most likely going to cover the issue of the protests which took place in the country in moscow in particular at the state duma elections at the end of last year as far as nature is bit of goals for the future are concerned we do know at this point that has been put in who is going to take over on may seventh that is when the regulation is taking place we do know that question wanted to see him already as the prime minister of the country and has already proposed that you were going to take over as the chairman all of these the united russia party the biggest party in the russian numbers so it is going to be an interesting of probably rather informal interview which is go

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to entitle russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. dozens of arrests and riots follow spain's approval of its severest austerity measures yet that sees a twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging of the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launched an investigation against before more head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up the covert signs. from broadcasting live in iraq from our studios in moscow this is our team and we start with breaking news this hour all people onboard a small passenger plane are believed to be dead after a crash near to main airport in russia's your old region local rescue services say four crew members and thirty nine passengers were on board at the time and some of the victims are said to be children the a.t.r. seventy two twin engine turboprop airliner is re

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates are trying to moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and of riots probably spain's approval of its severe style sturdy measures yet that see twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launching an investigation against the former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up a covert sites. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow recapping the week's top stories this is our team with the week. saudi arabia and its allies are thought to have agreed to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime and the decision came as around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president assad but powers blame assad for v

risen dramatically and the government should respond to that according to outgoing president dmitri medvedev he was speaking during the last q. and a of his tenure his words were in regard to the latest wave of post-election mass rallies across the country r.t. is a really good summit of some of the various final words as president. this is the last interview that medvedev has given to a journalist before handing over reins had to put in so a very broad range of issues was covered not the least of which were of course the protests which followed russia's state duma elections at the end of last year and to that to be serious it is said that he respected people's are so of content or discontent with the government but he did warn that some people are getting a little carried away with the show of protest for example by a person on hunger strikes. regarding people who protest it first of all they have the right but the other thing here is that there can be a genuine protest and there can be a well calculated political opposition and let me say right away i'm not judging anyone on that matter st

outgoing president dmitry medvedev has signed a decree to create russia's first public tv station. >> the norwegian mass killer anders breivik has described is attacked as a pre-emptive strike against multiculturalism. >> the radical cleric has -- is back in jail after his bail was revoked. the british government begins a new attempt to deport him to jordan. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will attend talks in paris on thursday as part of efforts to end the violence in syria. we have seen evidence that the cease-fire was -- is failing to hold. syria restricts access for journalists. but our journalists have been inside the country. this and this report. -- and they send this report. >> its started early. the helicopter staking its claim to the sky. unleashing its deadly confinement at will. this is what passes for a cease- fire in president bashar al- assad's syria. we were told soldiers were advancing on villages nearby. it was a taste of the fear and panic too many syrians have endured for more than a year. the last half-hour, this helicopter has been flying over this pa

president elect polluted picks outgoing leader dmitri medvedev to replace him as head of brushless ruling party a friend of his given the final kremlin speech of his term before handing over the reins of power to crusade in two weeks' time. and it's claimed that n.g.o.s are trying to incite foreign intervention in syria where violence continues despite a fragile truce between government forces and rebels their positions are accused of publishing unconfirmed reports similar to those much help provoke international military action in libya. polls here next with the latest on our team. find you very much need to welcome to the world of sports here's what we've got coming up the spanish inquisition chills he takes a slender one will lead to the new camp as they take on boss alone or for a place in the champions league final. final showdown did almost goes russia and god saw it to the level to go and cup finals are the real pace the seventh on the siding much now takes place and wednesday. on the go. old school or we recap game week fourteen in the russian for nearly as and in some places clos

understandable] >> it was intended to be a private exchange between outgoing russian president dmitry medvedev and president obama. but thanks to an open microphone, it was broadcast to the world. a little a nuclear security summit last monday in seoul, korea, mr. obama reveals his willingness to cut a deal with russia on the placement of anti- missile defenses in eastern europe, after this year's november election. the missile defense system was first proposed by president george w. bush to protect european cities against iranian missiles. it was vigorously opposed by russia. so the first systems are currently scheduled for deployment in romania in 2014. and in poland in 2018. mr. obama says he will have more flexibility after the election this year. republicans were quick to seize on the flexibility comment. >> this is a president who is telling us one thing and doing something else and is planning on doing something even more frightening. >> governor romney went on to characterize russia as america's number-one geopolitical rival. a charge that threw re row joinedder from medvedev that, thi

a horse like exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to a spike in anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates moscow's already slammed the trend of war in the us politicians are against reverting to cold war hollywood stereotypes. and slain adults its toughest of budget cuts in decades which includes tax hikes and a salary freeze for public sector workers just to sparked a nationwide strike and mass protest that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of overcast. thanks a lot see it's our special report from the scene of some of the worst fighting in the u.s. iraq war though the sounds of battle died down years ago but the weapons used have left behind a deadly legacy. saluja west of baghdad. the rebels' bastion seems to be awakening the day after an earthquake. eight years after the war its inhabitants are still living among the rolling as. it flew to hospital doctors are fighting another war today as every day a maternity unit is on alert a deformed baby has just been born the fifth this week. his newborn is suffering from serio

making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system however some opposition leader is still on topic. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt a senior f.b.i. official claims russians by a siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting too close to someone inside of bombers in a circle. and choose the evening here in moscow this is our team my name's kevin zero in our top story this hour the russian capital has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper of moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening and then that was followed by a deadly fire one of the city's markets and that's where really reports now. turns in people have died in a blaze which broke out in a warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire all said to be migrant workers who've lived and worked here now the causes of the fire are yet so known it is presumed that possibly the fire started when the workers were trying to stay warm and using a makeshi

strange between dmitri medvedev anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates. has condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopts as tough as cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike a mass protest that resulted in clashes with police and dozens of arrests. and those are all top stories at this stage i'll be back with more news in fifteen minutes from now in the meantime the latest sports is with us for that. this is sports and i'm you know plenty ahead this hour including. miami misery maria sharapova surface her fourth so we ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets that poland's i can ask around this time or it's. cruise control russia's women's football squad hit macedonia for eight to keep right on track for next year's european championships in sweden. here zero zero new york knicks basketball sensation germy lin looks set to miss the rest of the n.b.a. season after suffering a knee injury. first the tennis for maria shriver's wait for a first title of twenty twelve must go on the russian losing her third final of the year in mia

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates trying. as cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots follow spain's approval of its severest austerity measures yet see twenty seven billion euros slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launch an investigation against the former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up the covert sites. let's look at your top stories for now but here we have the latest sports news with you in. good to have you with us this is sports and i'm you know plenty ahead this hour including. miami misery maria sharapova suffered her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poland's i can ask around this time are it's. cruise control russia's women's football squad hit macedonia for eight to keep right on track for next year's european championships in sweden. ze

also in this week's top stories the hot night exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend basco has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots follow strains approval of its of severest austerity measures yet it sees twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. next a chance to get inside the kremlin walls with a secret history of the soviet files in our special report. western siberia this secret munitions factory became public knowledge of the fall of the soviet union is special capsules known as the kremlin pill were made by hand and exclusively for the top brass. of the health of the leaders of the soviet union was always shrouded in secrecy. private doctors looking after them had a very risky jeweled their very lives not just their careers were at stake. lanie brash and of the soviet union from nine hundred sixty four through nineteen eighty two in one nine hundred seventy six gresham suffered clinical just. as the new dan atherosclerosis died on novemb

or crossings regular business death now as dmitri medvedev fresh business update and as business day another business base unfolding here in moscow what do we expect to see in forty minutes time when the russian markets open well it seems we're looking for a movement downs actually downwards because the the us markets and the asian markets have seen a massive drop over the past couple of sessions even though russia for the past four weeks has seen four consecutive weeks of losses it has been trying to resist the pressure but it seems it's a bit too harsh just to be in the previous president just take a look at what's going on in asia right now the nikkei and the hang seng declining more than one percent the nikkei one percent exactly sony and sharp have issued earnings downgrades and therefore they're dropping more than three percent and this is of course based on all worries about the state of the economy notably in europe as the spanish and italian bond yields were going up and previous session and see what happens today of course over in the united states there was a big drop the

making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reform city political system however some opposition leader is still on top of the. closet dishing the dirt on a high level flirt as senior f.b.i. official claims russian spy siren anna chapman was extradited for getting too close to someone inside obama's inner circle. despite the president is among global markets declining oil prices russia sees a very positive session on tru as they would be my six and out so yes i think around two percent more of this in around twenty. seven pm here in moscow to start coming to you live with me and he said no way our top story the russian capital has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper and moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a deadly fire at one of the city's markets and we're going to go now report. will have. died in a blaze in the warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire also to be migrant workers who lived and worked he

making it easier to get the party started russian president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system some opposition leader is still on topic. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt of staying here and free i officially claims russian spies siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting through close to someone inside obama's inner circle. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live on needs to know with our top story two massive fire struck the russian capital overnight the top floors of a skyscraper in moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a blaze i did market on the city's outskirts which killed seventeen people are going to lose to reports from the scene of moscow's deadliest blaze in five years. seventeen people have died in a blaze in a warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in a fire all said to be migrant workers who lived and worked here you know the causes of the fire are years are known it is presumed that possibly the fire started when the workers were trying to

horse mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. and spring the toughest budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and a mass protest that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. and the pavement next exclusive interview with a man credited with orchestrating the form of colonel gadhafi the former and t.c. leader. now on the sidelines of the process we're sitting down with my whole djibril now he was having the economic and development planning body and libya at the time of the rule of colonel moammar gadhafi and he later read led to the uprising against the regime the interim prime minister of the national transitional council for about seven and a half months i thank you very much a mystery for joining us today and the first question that we'd like to ask at this point today is the civil war really over in libya and who is in control but not a little first correct so there was not some good will to libya.

democracy is no longer a swear word the message from dmitri medvedev and his last major kremlin speech before his presidency ends to continue political reforms on the fight against corruption if he's appointed prime minister which is widely expected in the coming weeks. and fueling the fire n.g.o.s are being accused of inciting foreign action in syria by publishing unconfirmed reports similar to those which so intervention in libya protect their honesty international backtrack from claims that colonel gadhafi employed mercenary death squads. next units here with all to support. by senator great to have you with us it is sports today time plenty head over the next ten minutes including this. testing times the eyes of a footballing world will gaze on the new count tonight as barcelona and chelsea slug it out for a place in the champions league final. not name calling the russian swimming squad for this summer's olympic games is finalized after the national championships raw park here in law school. hitting the heights in american dirt devil free climber heads out for leisure stroll acros

the horse mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to a spike in the russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates moscow's already. warned u.s. politicians against reverting to a cold war hollywood stereotypes. and spain adopts its toughest budget cuts in decades which includes tax hikes and a salary freeze for public sector workers that's despite a nationwide strike and of mass protests that resulted in violent clashes and dozens of arrests. straight to the world of sports with neil and i believe you have some details for me regarding the queen over the course of course we're talking about maria sharapova we certainly are tell you won't worry whenever i could into a tennis final you could pretty much guaranteed she was going to win it not anymore coming up and not in just a sec. good to have your company this is for today we have got plenty had few including. niamey misery maria sharapova service her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poland i guess this time it's. cruise control russia's women's football squa

also in the week's top stories here on r.t. a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev it leads to anti russian rhetoric among where america is a republican presidential candidates to trend moscow a slanderous quote cold war hollywood cliche. that spain adopts its toughest the budget cuts decades despite a nationwide strike and mass protests that resulted in clashes with police and many arrests. co-write union is here with the latest action from the world of sports big in the big apple for new york basketball fans have certainly is linsanity himself jeremy lin he is now out for the rest of the season it looks like with a knee injury but bad news for the new york team or in the us the rest of the sport coming up in just a sec. good to have your company this sunday afternoon plenty ahead this hour in sports today including this. miami misery maria sharapova suffers her fourth sony ericsson open final defeat going down in straight sets the poems i guess to run this time are. cruise control which is women's football squad hit macedonia for eights to keep right on track for

good luck thanks well that there we have it the final interview with outgoing russian president dmitry medvedev live here on r.t. was a special session with a journalistic you in a session he prepares to hand over the reins to that email putin just to recap a little bit what he said in quite a wide ranging discussion that he said that corruption in society must be removed over time and that the people can really contribute to that and help the government with that on the subject of the protests against the results of the presidential election he said there was no serious electoral fraud but he respected peoples of the right to protest and he also said that to describe. repricing his role as president as a reshuffle was incorrect it was instead the will of the people in the united russia party remained popular and very brief on the coming us elections he said i hope a certain candidate can continue his work in washington of course we'll have more on this throughout the day here in r.t. stay with us. led mission free cretaceous three sons four chargers free. agency three. free studio types three

filling in behind fire for also making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reform city political system some opposition leader is still on top of the. trend dishing the dirt on a high level flirt with a senior official claims russian spy siren after was actually valued for getting too close to someone inside obama's inner circle. live from our studios in central moscow you're watching r t with me and he said now wait it's six pm here in the russian capital which has been struck by two massive fires within hours of each other the top floors of a skyscraper in moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a blaze at a market on the city's outskirts which killed seventeen people we're going to go to school reports from the scene of moscow's deadliest blaze in five years. turns young people have died in a blaze which broke out in the warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in the fire also to be migrant workers who lived and works here now the causes of the fire are you it's a known it

dmitri medvedev is counting down the days until he packed his bags and moves out of the kremlin to make way for vladimir putin's return on may seventh along with his blowing us he'll also be taking with him four years of memories as head of state and the outgoing president has been reflecting on those thoughts. reports. but you do have spent most of the week summing up the accomplishments and discussing at the shortcomings of his four year tenure as head of state he's got about a week left in that post so i want to say he was meeting with the state council giving a speech before them highlighting some of the issues which are still facing russia at the present moment among them was of course the fact that the technological advancements are still needed also the fact that some towns are still living out or below the poverty line and of course he also spoke at length the bald corruption. we have declared war on corruption we have identified her enemy and we will not. in the last four years we created legislation needed to battle corruption for the first time in the frozen year history of o

russia's foreign oil tycoon and now a prisoner of course he also came up somewhere asking why dmitry medvedev didn't give pardon to him and did that meeting with head of replied that he couldn't do so constitutionally according to russian law the man has to ask to be freed and for that of course he did not do so in regards to the international situation and russia's role on the on the political arena in the world of course a lot of attention and. paid it to the situation in the middle east. the arab spring will turn into a cold water comes from russia and we're having spring in all senses of the word as for the situation in the arab world of course the situation is unstable that this is radical forces are trying to grasp in a whole number of countries and if they do working with them will be a lot harder and i told this to everyone to both our american and european partners who said that the transfer of power to extremists shouldn't be the purpose of any transformation. now as far as madrid as plans for the future are concerned it does look like he is likely to become a not just russia's next

at our dot com from a leader in the country to leading the party russia's outgoing president dmitry medvedev accepts the reins of the ruling united russia party replacing putin in the post. and a teenage cancer suffered is forced to pay for her illness she survived chemotherapy and having the labor move but one airline demand actual money to allow her to fly claiming she could die during the flight that and more at are to you. the other russians executed officer poisoned in london six years ago claims he knows who killed his son. said the u.k.'s prime suspect russian deputy and they will go void has nothing to do with the murder that belief has also been backed by the results of a british led polygraph test our team together has more on the revelations polonium can poison a man and relations between two countries in two thousand and six former russian spy and fierce kremlin critic aleksandr litvinenko was poisoned with polonium in a top london hotel britain accuses russian state duma deputy andrei lugovoy of being behind the moda and wants him extradited six years after his son was killed se

president dmitry medvedev was told by some critics of this law that they should it shouldn't be done that it was it would result in a very an increase in the amount of parties that were too small to really do anything however it's something that the president is. an important issue to force through and he's he's done just that with say we're just over a month now before he steps down from from the top job in the country. now he was speaking addressing a group of the group of lawmakers who helped this be put into place as well as leaders of the so-called non-parliamentary opposition basically people who didn't get enough seats in the vote that you told to take seats in the in the state duma following the elections in december now this was an issue that had been pushed following those elections that resulted in protests in moscow as well as elsewhere however the police some of the leaders of that protest movement particular boris nemtsov had been critical of the decision to to pass this law. saying this well it would result in opposition being too fragmented the ability to set up a pol

also in the week's top stories on our t.v. a hot nike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend that moscow has slammed as cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopts its toughest budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and massive protests the result would involve clashes with police dozens of arrests. with the top stories all today and all this week this is the weekly here i see around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian regime and now meeting in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition the so-called friends of syria group. saying about the u.s. and its allies are also seeking how to intensify sanctions against president assad some western and arab states blame him entirely for violence in the country damascus says it's fighting armed extremists things are surface following the talks in istanbul. the main syrian opposition body the syrian national council have called for the arming of opposition fighters in the country some of the gulf countries notably guitar

our team go column from leading the country to leading the party russia's outgoing president dmitri medvedev accepts the reins of the ruling united russia party placing let him have putin in the post because like yesterday with all the details online and also the story about a teenage cancer sufferer who is forced to pay for illness she survived chemotherapy had the leg removed but one russian airlines. flying in find service of being an inconvenience claim she could die during the flight that's online as well from us tonight at r.t. don't call. the father of russia's executing officer alexander litvinenko poisoned in london. six years ago claims he knows who killed his son he says the u.k.'s prime suspect russian deputy andre look a void is nothing to do with belief it's also been backed by the results of a british led polygraph test of his a katrina has more on the revelations when you can poison a man and relations between two countries in two thousand and six former russian spy and fierce kremlin critic aleksandr litvinenko was poisoned with polonium in a top london hotel written accuses

interested in it are calling from leading the country to leading the party russia's outgoing president dmitri medvedev accept the reins of the ruling united russia party replacing but even approaching the post more about online tonight also the story to the teenage cancer sufferer who's been forced to pay for her illness and she says. the therapy is about having a leg amputated but one russian airline forbids from flying the thanks of filing a for being an inconvenience claymation could die during the flight or sad story online for most of our team dot com. the father of the poisoned executed officer alexander litvinenko claims he knows who killed his son he says the u.k.'s prime suspect russian m.p. under a look of void had nothing to do with the murder in london six years ago that believers also now being backed by the results of a british led polygraph test that has occurred to integrate cho over as more on the revelations when you can poison a man and relations between two countries in two thousand and six former russian spy and fierce kremlin critic aleksandr litvinenko was poisoned with polonium

course comes on the tails of these of the statement made today earlier why is still president dmitry medvedev he still has two weeks to go on this post i was talking about it's basically the cubans and some of the shortcomings which he's had to overcome or deal with over the past four years is going to be to speech before the state council talking about how there is still some troubles that russia has to deal with for example the poverty level you talked about the necessity to increase education also among some of the goals which mentioned where the increase. day lifespan of russians over the next sixty years and of course he also mentioned that corruption should be gods on every single level. of peace because if you're sure that even in ancient china used to say the biggest problem is displeasing your enemy you should here which we have declared war on corruption but we know who our enemy is and we will not give you the first time in russian history we've created the right legal tools to fight this well armed its enemy now as we will carry on despite. of course there's also some achievements

russia over the past four years will be the focus in a final interview with outgoing president dmitry medvedev a special session with journalists and he's to be quizzed on his future role in russian politics that interview is coming up live now let's listen you know what was the first question. all your term president you have been very liberal in your wardens you said that freedom is better than on freedom and you wrote a very liberal manifest in a sense pressure to go forward you know i wanted to ask you about the deeds have you done what you wanted to do to become more liberal and free what a. freedom that when you go in there is a unique i feel the way that my every person understands their own way of course freedom always felt a big deal and objective but basically it's a very subjective of no use. your family leave me with them as was the feeling i remember in one of the she speech i said something like that i said move forward in the book of time so we are only free. if we can see armor freemantle it's possible there was a political so let's take a look at what happened recently. just t

president elect but in a putin has picked dmitri medvedev to replace him as the leader of the ruling united russia party put in takes over the country's top job than from the advent of in two weeks bringing us up to date on the story his art is ridiculous. he is going to step down from his post as the chairman of the united pressure and he proposed meeting with candidacy for that post that of course will happen after the inauguration which is to take place on the seventh of may of course the person who is going to be heading the united. to be elected during the session of the united russia so that will also happened in the second half make now to me that it has met with the members of the state council and given them a speech on the cheapness and shortcomings of his presidential terms you mentioned among other things some of the issues which too stupid to be worked on in russia those words are education increasing the life span in the over the next six years and of course fighting corruption should people in ancient china used to say the biggest problem is despising your enemy which

you're watching r t how it's going at president dmitry medvedev is reviewing the results of his four year term in office with a major address the kremlin about to start he hands the reins to ready with putin in two weeks' time is a live picture of that event crossing with live to that speech very soon of course when the president comes out to address you see vladimir putin there as we're waiting for that address. actually decided not to stand in the presidential election in march agreeing to step aside and let britain make his bit. effectively swap jobs with regret of now poised to step in as a prime minister after putin his inauguration in may and yet it was an intense pressure to be officially announced. in the course an eventful few years for russia the country for its a brief georgia shortly after we had it became president in two thousand and eight and that was the political economic crisis which russia has so far managed to gather with relative success and that is the presidency we also saw the beginning of the reset relations with the u.s. and since the ballot a friendly relat

liberalisation of russian politics and it's really it's just one of several reforms that president dmitri medvedev wanted to put into place another one of those includes the the election of a regional governors something which the president elect want to be a pollutant is also throwing his weight behind so whether that goes to you. during made videos last remaining few days is the president so whether a lot of years putin push pushes that through when he takes over the big chair we'll have to wait and see. peter oliver five from central moscow. both foggy aircraft in monday's deadly crash in western siberia disintegrated to pieces and one of the engines touch the ground investigators say the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing and rolled however only to the left thirty one people were killed when the plane hit the ground just minutes after takeoff and doctors are trying to say twelfth revivers technical failure is considered a likely cause of the crash but investigators are also looking into why plane's wings weren't de eyes before the flight but something aviation consultant and former

bring you the latest on this tragic incident we're also hearing out of the russian president dmitri medvedev opened his morning session today with a minute of silence such remember the victims of this plane crash are things they were unable to show thank you. all right circuits more details on this talk more about what could have happened what caused the crash what are joined live by aviation analyst chris yeah it's based in manchester i thank you for coming out artsy today there are reports as you probably heard our saying earlier that a pilot decided not to spray the aircraft with antifreeze and that's could have possibly led to the tragedy what do you make of that it may well be one of the precursors to the tragic accidents today you know whenever you're flying any type of aircraft in hostile conditions when you could on cue the very bad weather is very hostile condition and it's incumbent. we kept some of the the aircraft take precaution before taking off and would necessarily include the freezing the frosting. ice with the winds and great detrimental impact of severe impact on the safet

also in the week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to and t. russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has slammed as quote cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopt just toughest of budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and mass protests that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. but the stories that made headlines this week and today this is the weekly with me rory stewart show around sixty nations comprising the u.s. and its allies meeting in turkey to discuss how to build pressure on the syrian regime and bolster the opposition washington says the main focus of the so-called friends of syria group is to intensify sanctions against president assad some western and arab states blame him entirely for the violence in the country whereas damascus says it's fighting armed extremists sorry furthest following the talks for us live in istanbul. so can you i just bring us up to date here on the details what exactly are these nations where you are talking about. the

journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . a month before egypt's presidential vote confusion and disappointment over the election campaign grows the recent reinstatement of a barracks for prime minister as a candidate has cast a shadow over the results of the revolution which toppled the previous regime. lie detector experts here a russian n.p. with any involvement in the killing of a former security officer. in london six years ago under a little boy is the case prime suspect in the murder case a main stumbling block in russian that british relations. europe's heralded open borders which many see as a core principle that you come under threat. integration rhetoric head of the presidential runoff saying france could quit. edgers next latest action in the world of sports. thanks for watching the spall good to have you company and these are the headlines heroes come home k.c.l. champions dynamic touchdown in moscow with the gar in the cup after an amazing comeback against. schweinsteiger kicks by and into the champio

plans in europe that says the us also announced similar systems for asia and the middle east dmitri medvedev added barack obama discussed the issue at an international nuclear security summit in seoul and part of their private conversation accidently went public what. the two leaders exchange was captured by t.v. cameras word for word and it was seized on by barack obama's republican rivals with mitt romney even declaring russia as america's number one enemy but as more hawks landed on the anti russian bandwagon parties going to church and reports that their war cries are resonating with american voters. the run up to the presidential election in the u.s. . a perfect time to drag out the good old cold war skeleton from the closet. russia this is without question our number one geopolitical foe in the world of the presidential hopeful mitt romney russia is america's crime enemy while its president elect you should recovery. i think represents a real threat. to stability and peace in the world but that's in the world of mitt romney what about well america but there is no evidence of any popula

making it easier to get the party started in russia president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system however some authorization leaders still aren't happy. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt a senior f.b.i. official claims russian spies a siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting too close to someone inside a bombers in a circle as we report. hello and welcome to leaven pm choose the evening here in moscow this is our t.v. my name's kevin owen and the developing news story tonight a syrian government official saying troops of begun pulling out from cities as part of the international peace plan the authorities earlier agreed on april the tenth as the deadline for ending military operations as suggested by special envoy kofi annan middle east correspondent paula just update the details as to say it's a developing story tonight paula earlier on today we were hearing reports of continuing violence from syria that's nothing new sadly how does that square up with the news we're hearing tonight of the government's confirmation that it is now getting it