petersburg international economic forum.e are talking to the russian direct investment fund shortly. what will he have to say about vladimir putin's ambition to drive sustained breakthrough in russia? we will have an exclusive interview with christine lagarde of the imf. what will she have to say about the geopolitics in the twist and turns? that is not where the conversation ends in terms of these big headline grabbing names. >> as li na. also coming back, the fed chairman will be speaking along with the bank of england governor and the bank of international settlements general manager. moderated by our head of economics. watch it live on bloomberg tv, radio, and on live go. let's get to bloomberg first word news. reporter: reporter: thank you -- reporter: thank you. north korea was surprised by donald trump's decision to cancel a summit in singapore. the country remains willing to meet with the u.s. at any time. pyongyang vowed to continue to pursue peace and signaled it would give washington more time we consider talks. -

out on stage at the st petersburg economic forum for president putin was joined by other major leaders from france japan and china as well as the head of the i.m.f. on friday go has some of the highlights for us. the forms number one congress hall event was precious because rank one in one case rang to politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of vladimir putin and manual macro thanks to the same petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and with that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran it's a two way road the door must remain open i think not

international economic forum we'll take you. there just after eleven pm friday night. watching out international we start with this that don't trump's now hinting that a meeting with kim jong un could still take place the shot you turn comes less than twenty four hours after the u.s. president called off the summit with the north korean leader that was june in singapore. but we'll see what happens to the well we thought that they very much want to do it we'd like to do because this is what. everybody plays you know that you know that better than anybody. well the world continues to come to terms with donald trump's unpredictability and just a day after he announced of the historic summit in which he would meet with kim jong un in singapore was called off well now he seems to be hinting that it may be back on the table so what changed his mind once again what appears to have been a statement made by north korea in which they said they were still open to meeting and sitting down with the united states at any time now seems particularly sensitive to these statements from

another world leaders at the summit petersburg international economic forum. and israel court upholds the use of lethal when a tree falls against palestinians during this month's deadly clashes along the gaza border. this is r.t. international's news at ten my from moscow with me kevin and thanks for chatting to us first then donald trump's now hinting that a meeting with kim jong un could still take place the shot comes less than twenty four hours after the u.s. president called off the summit with the north korean leader they should have been shadowed for june in singapore. we'll see what happens. with that they very much want to do it we'd like to see what. everybody plays you know that you know that better than anybody. well the world continues to come to terms with donald trump's unpredictability and just a day after he announced of the historic summit in which he would meet with kim jong un in singapore was called off well now he seems to be hinting that it may be back on the table so what changed his mind once again what appears to have been a statement

as global industry leaders and political elites gather for the same petersburg international economic forum. for the good evening eight pm thursday night here in moscow thanks for watching r.t. with me kevin are not a big stories to cover for you tonight starting with this the breaking news after days of uncertainty donald trump earlier canceled his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong il and shared jewels for june the twelfth and singapore trouble later gave his reasons to reporters spending much of his time mentioning the u.s. military and its readiness to act a military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world that has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know. is ready if there's a serious hopefully positive things will be taking place with respect to the future of the north korean. but if they don't we are more ready than we have ever been before our military as you know has been greatly enhanced will soon be at a level that it's never been before lot of things can happen. most close of course but it washington's american got across this one bring some spee

peace not sanctions the russian president gave that message out the same petersburg international economic forum just one thirty minutes ago alongside other world leaders. polish the use of lethal military force against palestinians during this month's deadly clashes along the gaza border. a very warm welcome to our team international my names you know your company our top story the first pictures showing the destruction of north korea's only nuclear test site have been released our correspondent. the small pool of journalists invited to witness the facility being decommission. yes minnesota the birthing center over there and now everything is being turned into a massive cloud of dust. those barracks were used for living for the soldiers too old to locate soldiers and workers there well now north korea is showing that it is destroying the infrastructure to. behind me is northern tunnel number two that's where five nuclear tests five most recent nuclear tests have been conducted out of four tunnels around here this one got the most battering so basically this is north korea saying look we are rea

as he joined rather for the international economic forum in st petersburg got all the highlights of that comment from day one and the russian defense ministry criticizes the latest findings from the crash investigators looking into the mh seventeen tragedy and twenty forty one of social media pictures instead of witness accounts. thursday night here in moscow thanks for watching this is our international with me kevin a lot of big stories to cover tonight to bring it up to speed with starting with this after days of uncertainty donald trump has canceled his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong il and that was june in singapore trouble gave his reasons to reporters spending much of his time in mentioning the u.s. military and its readiness to act. military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world powerful anywhere in the world is ready if this is and has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know as you well know ready we are more ready than we have ever been before our military as you know has been greatly enhanced greatly enhanced will soon be at a level that

ok gentlemen it switch gears i just came back from the st petersburg international economic forum up obviously in st petersburg one of the things i find really quite remarkable not the fact that i was there because he'd just been in the united states and you know was got a lot of hugs and you know that his dandruff and taken off his shoulder but he didn't get anything. in st petersburg looked very very different. there was an opening brace and we had to. they drew up a nice prime minister there we had angle merkel that is visited putin twice in sochi gone to china there seems like a lot of movement on the table right now go ahead. if isolation is about fifteen thousand international business figures come into st petersburg that's a very nice isolation i wish many countries in europe these kind of isolation but indeed there are i think it was a success you know mr monk wrong and and then come to st petersburg however in general i don't think has the power to he'd like to he'd like to go up there confrontation with russia unfortunately there you know that article. so-called energy depe

the loss of trust can result in terrible consequences as this is an economic forum we can only talk about. economics but you spoke about geopolitics while this morning on the other hand i personally. visited. cemetery in order to pay tribute to those people who just several decades ago in this very city fought for their very survival against a terrible siege. when hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives soldiers civilians children at the very beginning of the second world war. hundreds of thousands of people perished i know mr president but this. page of history is of particular importance to you because you personally your family your own losses. so i would like to pay tribute to all the people of st petersburg i believe that the world of today is losing interest we lose sight of that. on the first signs of this loss of trust other when we feel that we are moving towards something horrendous we have to take responsibility we have to remember the history of the past. right now. this moment. give us a hint. at trust at the international level is. a number of developments geopoliti

russia as global industry leaders on political elites gather for this and petersburg international economic forum. eleven am in rio nine pm in jakarta and five in the evening right here in moscow this thursday may the twenty fourth i mean only a welcome to our international the teen investigating malaysia earline flight m h seventeen which was done over eastern ukraine in twenty fourteen has updated the media on its findings admitting they coincide with those of a blogger let's get more now from our correspondent danielle hawkins down what's come out of today's date what are we learning. interesting thing this is the first time that the dutch safety board has actually spoken of concrete and exact blame here of course back in two thousand. the fifty that safety board according to their investigation confirmed that the mh seventeen airliner was hit by a book missile that theory was also confirmed in september twenty sixth in by the joint investigation team a team made up of international aviation experts the russian side of course has denied this consistently including that twenty sixteen report th

praise on russia for its international role as he joined volodymyr putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got the highlights from day one. russia rejects the latest findings of the air crash investigators looking into the mh seventeen tragedy saying their conclusions will lie on social media pictures witness accounts. direct from our studios in moscow this is our team. to have you with us. right after days of uncertainty donald trump has canceled his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong own which was scheduled for june in singapore the u.s. leader later gave his reasons to reporters spending much of his time mentioning the american u.s. military and its readiness to act. our military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world powerful anywhere in the world is ready if necessary and has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know as you all know already we are more ready than we have ever been before our military as you know has been greatly enhanced greatly enhanced will soon be at a level that it's never been before never been before powerf

the world's hot button topics have been thrashed eyes on stage at the same petersburg economic forum where about a mere putin was joined by other major leaders from from china as well as the head of the i.m.f. let's check in now with our tease who is on the north for a lot said on stage that he wasn't there to talk us through day to use that. you didn't hello well friday's congress hall event is precious because rank one and rank two in one case politicians from such global powerhouses as russia france china and depend japan talked about everything there is to worry about and international politics today not behind closed doors donald trump said no to meeting cam and to the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it these most important piece thanks to the st petersburg economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder sharing their thoughts on it here's an observation all the speakers chose not to bash dolled up in the first place and came john as well for the rail moment of their talks and they said that they hoped that the summit preparations would get back on track specifically the

recognizes russia's strong role on the world stage as he joins landed near putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg and our team there has all the details of the ongoing abet. and billionaire philanthropist the long musk slams the media he wants to ready to journalists call it credibility critics say it's not going to work. nine am here in moscow and you're watching r.t. international with me aaron a very good morning to you now we start with our breaking news story fifteen people are reported injured in an explosion at an indian restaurant in the canadian province of ontario police in the city of mississauga have released a photo of two suspects they say detonated an improvised device as around ten thirty pm local time some of the injured are in a critical condition others suffered minor wounds. thank you. two suspects attended the scene detonated an improvised explosive device within the restaurant several injured were taken to hospital and three in a critical condition were taken to a toronto trauma center this comes just about a month ago months since a van plowed into pedestri

recognizes russia's strong role on the world stage he joins blood to be a putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg our team there has all the details from the ongoing event. and billionaire philanthropist the long must slams the media he wants to rate journalists credibility critics say it's not going to work. hello and welcome this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow good to have you with us this hour now our top story the first pictures showing the destruction of north korea's only nuclear test site have been released our correspondent ecostar of was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the facility being decommissioned . just minutes ago the worst of the over there and now everything is being turned into a massive cloud of dust those barracks were used for living for the soldiers too old to locate soldiers and workers there well now north korea is showing that it is destroyed. the infrastructure two behind me is northern tunnel number two that's where five nuclear tests five most recent nuclear tests have been conducted out of four tunne

of the year's biggest business events get some under way the same petersburg international economic forum sees the global business on political elite gather in russia's political capital. of ukraine blocks access to russian media websites including them almost sanctions. from our international news center here in moscow this is our team i mean you know me hello and welcome we begin with breaking news this hour north korea say it has dismantled its only nuclear test facility our correspondent was the site among the very few international journalists witnessing the explosion. well just that the full unity nuclear test site which is frankly noble we saw three hours of full time of their use for nuclear testing one of them the north tunnel chile was used for the latest fall even nuclear test out of six the other two were new we were till they were new and new with korea and told us that they had being ready to conduct nuclear tests there any movement so for them building up the build the tubes it's inside more of the real way of sholay they're ready to make real concessions now the spectacle

vladimir putin the manual micron and other world leaders at the same petersburg international economic forum. israel's supreme court upholds the use of lethal military force against palestinians during this month's deadly clashes along the gasohol. just after midnight early saturday morning here in moscow when i was covered in frankfurt you need to out international it was appreciated here so first and donald trump is hinting now that a meeting with kim jong un could still take place the shot you turn comes less than twenty four hours after the u.s. president called off that summit with the north korean leader that we showed you all for june in singapore. what. i think. everybody. knows. that that is. well the world continues to come to terms with donald trump's unpredictability and just a day after he announced that the historic summit in which he would meet with kim jong un in singapore was called off now he seems to be hinting that it may be back on the table so what changed his mind once again what appears to have been a statement made by north korea in which they said they were still op

to people cement a second day of the international economic forum is a busy one more announcements are expected from the russian and french leaders he will address delegates later this afternoon on t.v. or trying to has more on the meeting between the two presidents i guess everyone in this big crowd of journalists that you can see behind my shoulder saw how emanuel macron was holding hands with donald trump just a short while ago when they met and they remember all the awkward moments that made people talk about their bromance well today all these people gathered here on the balcony of lattimer putin st petersburg resident to see whether a fraction of that chemistry may happen between the leaders of france and russia today the first contact of this year in front of the cameras is going to happen right here. for now if you were diplomatic robert ross small none of that tapping on the shoulder but a few smiles were visible out there. now that the presidents are busy talking inside that palace it's all about what they'll choose to say to the journalists in a few hours. and now the press

president of money with his wife bridgette as they arrived in sympathy for the international economic forum and i imagine some meetings on the sidelines of that forum as well yes so those were the pictures we had there of the two leaders just meeting greeting before i suppose they sit down to discuss what is going to be a lot of issues we'll keep a close eye on what comes out of that for no let's return to one of our breaking news stories this hour donald trump has counseled his coming meeting with north korea's kim jong un scheduled for june in singapore not trump explained his decision in a letter saying it's with tremendous anger and open hostility that the summit is off on the u.s. leader was quick to remind everyone of america's great nuclear powers from the consolation he ses was triggered by a statement made by north korea's foreign ministry not came in response to comparisons made with libya from the u.s. vice president who pyongyang labeled a political. this will only like the libyan model and if kim jong un doesn't make a deal some people saw that as a threat and i think. john bol

petersburg for the international economic forum.f france about the importance of russia's countries and world war ii. macrono now to president and listen in. uss. macron: -- have given the premises for building this trust. let me get back to the notion of trust. process which is together.e by stage we were building the infrastructure of europe. we came together despite the difficult context, despite some sanctions. we persevered in developing our energy sectors, french enterprises remained in the russian market during the most difficult times of history. they did not quite russia. in other words, russia is one of the first foreign employers for we also employ 170,000 russian citizens. the eu is the first trade partner and represents 47% far ahead ofts china. there are many other promising projects our companies have signed. agreementsigned 50 just from the visit today. some partnership agreements were signed during a difficult times of our history. we listening to president macrina france and he is gone from world war ii to the pull

hot button topics were thrust out here live on stage at the same pages but economic forum where president putin was joined by other major leaders from france japan and china as well as the head of the i.m.f. to try and get some of the highlights of the day. friday's main congress hall event was truly precious in a sense that rank one and in one case rank to politicians from such important global power houses as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors at some point donald trump who's hot and cold decides to say no to his talks with kim and decides to ditch the arrayed nuclear deal and there you have it thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum the likes of emmanuel macron and a lot of our potent are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts about it with everyone here's an observation all speakers decided not to bash donald trump in the first place or came down on for the possible to rail moment of their talks and expressed hopes that the summit preparations can go bac

french president heaped praise on russia as he joined by the reporter at the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got all highlights from day one. and rejects the latest findings of the air crash investigators looking into the mh seventeen tragedy saying their conclusions rely on social media pictures rather than witness accounts. broadcast live direct from our studios in moscow this is our thomas glad to have you with us. now north korea has shut down its only known nuclear test site in a closing ceremony marked by a series of huge blasts our correspondent you go off was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the destruction of the facility. oh they were having dinner over there and now everything is being turned into a massive cloud of dust those barracks were used for living for the soldiers too old to locate soldiers and workers there well now north korea is showing that it is destroying the infrastructure to behind me is northern tunnel number two that's where five nuclear tests five most recent nuclear tests have been conducted out of four tunnels arou

my guest has been celebrated here at the world economic forum in davos.e's been given an award for his philanthropic work advancing women's rights. he's shah rukh khan, the bollywood superstar whose fan base runs into the billions. he says he wants to make the world a better place, but how far is he really using his voice to do that? shah rukh khan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much, zeinab, and thank you very much for having me over at hardtalk. very glad to have you. look, after graduating from the university of delhi, you dropped out of a masters degree in communications to become an actor. i take it you have no regrets? it was either being a journalist or being an actor, so i, i was actually training to be a film—maker. they didn't have a film—making course there. i'm really an actor by accident. i'm really an actor by accident because i went down and i said, ok, i'll start working in front of the camera because some people offered me a film. but behind the scenes i learned how to make ad films, i wanted to make advertising films. and when my w

. >>> for the past two years the world economic forum has put wealth inequality at the top of its list of global risks and the statistics surrounding that inequality are striking. credit suisse says the global 1% holds half of the world's wealth. and here in america the three richest men have the same amount of wealth as the entire bottom 50% of the population. that's according to the institute for equality studies. it leads to serious economic problems but political ones as well. what to do? my next guest is a 1 percenter or 0.1 percenter who grew up differently and is putting his money and mouth behind a novel solution. facebook co-founder chris hughes has a new book called "fair shot: rethinking inequality and how we earn." chris, thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> you start the book by talking about how you grew up which is very different circumstances than you're in now. what was it like? >> i grew up in a town in hickory, north carolina, the foothills of the appalachian mountains. my mom was a public schoolteacher. my dad was a traveling paper salesman. we grew up

for its international role as he joins the team approach to the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got all the highlights from day one coming up and. the russian defense ministry criticizes the latest findings from the air crash investigators looking into the m.h. seventeen tragedy in twenty fourteen for allying on social media pictures instead of witness accounts. this is art international just after one am from moscow with me kevin owen thanks for choosing us for your at news update and first in this half hour then after days of uncertainty donald trump yesterday cancel his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong un that was shadowed for june in singapore trouble ada gave his reasons to supporters to reporters rather spending much of his time mentioning the u.s. military and its readiness to act. a military which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world powerful anywhere in the world is ready if necessary and has been greatly enhanced recently as you well know as you well know ready we are more ready than we have ever been before the military as you know has b

as global industry leaders and political elites gather for the support this burg international economic forum. hi good evening just after nine pm thursday night here in moscow my name's kevin irwin this is r.t. international a big breaking story to cover tonight starting with this after days of uncertainty donald trump that has canceled his upcoming meeting with north korea's kim jong un that was shared for june the twelfth and singapore later gave his reasons to reporters spending much of his time mentioning the u.s. military and its readiness to act literary which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world and has been greatly enhanced recently as you all know. is ready if. i hopefully positive things will be taking place with respect to the future of north korea. but if they doubt we are more ready than we have ever been before our military as you know has been greatly enhanced. will soon be at a level that it's never been before a lot of things going to happen when the white house released the official letter trump sent to kim today and it says i was very much looking forward to be

emmanuel micron's and other world leaders this afternoon at the same petersburg international economic forum we'll take you there. and it's real supreme court upholds the use of lethal military force against palestinians during this month's deadly clashes along the gaza border. a good evening it's eight pm friday night this is art international live from moscow with me kevin owen here for next half hour will you stay with me for a bit to first than donald trump is now hinting that a meeting with kim jong un could still take place sharp u. turn coming less than twenty four hours after the u.s. president called off the summit with the north korean leader that was june in singapore. we'll see what happens with. regard to that now they very much want to do it we are going to see what. everybody plays you know that you know that better than anybody. let's go to kind of move to new york is typical to keep track of this is that when most of the twenty four hours ago you could have to see this new dizzying change of mind or maybe there's more going on down the scenes what you'll take on it well the

praise on russia for its international role as he joined rather more putin at the international economic forum in st petersburg we've got all the highlights from day one. and look to reject the latest findings of the air crash investigators are looking into the mh seventeen tragedy saying their conclusions rely on social media pictures rather than witness accounts. of broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our two international thomas really glad to have you with us. now north korea has shut down its only known nuclear test site in a closing ceremony marked by a series of huge blasts our correspondent you were just on i was among the small pool of journalists invited to witness the dismantling of the facility. this is the first time a crew of foreign journalists have been allowed at this site where witnessing the aftermath of the demolition behind me is what used to be an observation point and this here was the tunnel number two the northern turn and it has endured the past five nuclear tests out of the latest six minutes before they were having dinner over there and now e

this week the st petersburg international economic forum global business leaders on the political. capital we will be taking a closer look at what was one of the most anticipated meetings between the french and russian leaders. this is the weekly here on our. north korea has taken a highly symbolic step has appeared to destroy its only known nuclear test site in front of the world's cameras on thursday to correspondent used on off was among a select group of journalists invited. we're going to be jeanne international airport as you can see behind me we're being greeted like celebrities who have bills to go to north korea and now we will be proceeding to check in to our flight. so you will counsel and what's the first thing you expect to see it's a bustling crowd people pushing and shoving it's a taxi drivers offering that often overpriced services won't check this out nothing will distort it it's just an empty parking lot and leave buses that will take us to the city. this is where i will be spending the next eleven hours or so my very own oriental express i guess so check out the

that the forum are china's vice president the president of france and the japanese prime minister they'll be joined by some of the world's top business leaders on the heads of international economic organizations or today's main focus that the forum will be the meeting between president putin and the man who mccrone of france now whether it's discussion on western sanctions against russia all the fight against terrorism one thing is clear there's been a certain friction between the pair before. lower. lower lower. our lives. are lived her life. her. were lower. lower lower. i respect him i know him. home. we have lots of the fortunate just to align our positions and work together to keep areas. we should never be weak whisper of when you are weak. uses it and it's fine that the game. has promised bringing you all the latest i'm now joined live by jim rogers american businessman and financial commentator he's based in singapore he's in some petersburg at the forum taking part in the vaal dying club session turning back the clock political rivalry versus economic interaction mr raja's thank you for joining us on r.t. international now european businesses particularly german and fre

this week the same petersburg international economic forum saw global business the design the political elite gather in russia's northern capital or take a closer look at what was one of the most anticipated meetings between the french and russian leaders. are they welcome the latest developments and look back at what's been happening to you over the last seven days you're watching a weekly here on r.t. international. that north korea has taken a highly symbolic step as pyongyang appeared to destroy its only no nuclear test site in front of the world's cameras on thursday r.t. correspondent he calls you diana was among a select group of journalists invited. for indeed beijing international airport as you can see behind me we're being greeted like celebrities here have bills to go to north korea and now we will be proceeding to check in to our flight. so you walk out of any airports what's the first thing you expect to see it's a bustling crowd of people pushing and shoving it's a taxi drivers offering their often overpriced services well check this out nothing of this sought here it's j

the international economic forum brought together more than fifteen thousand business titans investors and also politicians and on friday a panel of world leaders from russia japan china and france to discuss the key economic and political challenges facing the world today. and we're going to do it sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran it's a two way road the door must remain open i think not all is lost that they are but in a start i couldn't change the terms decision on iran but at least i've tried i explain the disagreement was signed using international effort i think the president trump has refused to sign a tooth out.

the international economic forum in russia's northern capital of the petersburg wraps up today it puts together more than fifteen thousand business men investors and politicians on friday a panel of world leaders from russia japan china and france discussed the main economic and political struggles of today. trying to has more from the meeting. for now for one congress hall event was precious because rank one and in one case rang to politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of vladimir putin and magical macro and thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and we're going to do it sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he

the international economic forum in russia as northern capital of st petersburg wraps up today airport together more than fifteen thousand business men investors and politicians on friday a pile of world leaders from russia japan and france discussed the main economic and political struggles of today if you're trying to has more. forum's number one congress hall event was precious because rank won in one case to politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about in international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of lattimer putin and many will macro thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues

back to the some petersburg international economic forum where they russian president is right now i'm meeting the head of the international monetary fund christine legarde on the sidelines of the forum it was just downtown. and it is such a gorgeous beautiful city and i miss the time that it was there ok well let's stay you know insecure spring in the a picture. there for hopefully you can hear me ok a pretty impressive guest list is day one heading out. to ho yes i can hear you and just go in through the thousands in the hundreds that you were mentioning you do realize that the form is getting more established no matter what it's almost two hundred fifty c.e.o.'s that is an impressive number with the way things might be looking now when it comes to russia and the rest of the world and the v.i.p.'s names on a global scale include no surprise lattimer putin besides the french president and manual macron also the prime minister of japan the vice president of china and the head of the international monetary fund by the way a lot of our putin has already met the second most important poli

the international economic forum in russia's northern capital have sent petersburg wraps up today they put together more than fifteen thousand business men investors and politicians on friday a panel of world leaders from russia japan and france discuss the main economic and political struggles of today in a hostile. forums for one congress hall event was precious because rank one in one case rank two politicians from such a global powerhouse as france russia japan and china talked about everything there is to worry about international politics today not behind closed doors hot and cold donald trump at one point says no to his talks to kim and decides to ditch the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it the life of lattimer putin and manual macro thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on it here's a taste of the highlights. and with that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the u.s. president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal b

economic forum sees global business leaders political elites gather in russia. take a closer look at what was one of the most anticipated meetings between the french and russian leaders. for the welcome to the weekly on r.t. international. very welcome with us this hour. the north korea has taken a highly symbolic step. here to destroy only. sight in front of the world's cameras. group of journalists invited to the closing ceremony. as you can see be. greeted like celebrities here. we will be proceeding to check in flight. so you will cowards over any efforts what's the first thing you expect to see it's a bustling crowd people pushing and shoving it's the taxi drivers offering often overpriced services won't check this out nothing will distort it it's just an empty parking lot and three buses that will take us to the states and. this is where i will be spending the next eleven hours or so my very own oriental express i guess so check out the room the first thing to notice about it is the windows the blinds are shots there is some sort of a seal and we're not al

guests out the economic forum is french president a money well mccrone who we saw a little earlier talking and walking with vladimir putin. in st petersburg for us hi there we were watching the pictures as they were happening live pictures of the two presidents on their. associates it seemed very cordial between the leaders didn't it. you know hello again i'm glad that i can talk to you right now because just a short while ago witnessed the most intense abated moment of thursday and that's of course as you mentioned the first appearance of emmanuel macron and vladimir putin in front of cameras during the current french president's first ever trip to russia and the format of the visit suggests that he didn't have to bring his wife here but he did so he's here with bridget and it seems that lately any important woman who comes to visit lot of putin gets a bookie of flowers angle americal did so last week when she went to saatchi and this bridget got a book a two and then they proceeded to the balcony and this is what they saw i was told that the designers of the park this is just outside of

up this hour one of the biggest business events is underway this in petersburg international economic forum sees the global business. in russia's northern will continue. ukraine blocked access to russian media websites by putting them on a sanctions list we have reaction coming up. one minute two pm here in moscow this thursday may the twenty fourth you're very welcome to our international my name's o'neill we begin with breaking news on the program north korea say dismantled its only nuclear test facility our correspondent was on the site along with other international journalists invited there. i would just think that the phone getting nuclear test site which is frankly noble we saw three hours of full time of their useful nuclear testing one of them the north tunnel chile was used for the latest fall even nuclear test out of six the other two were new we were till they were new and with koreans told us that they had been ready to conduct nuclear tests there any movement so for them building up the building the tubes it's inside more the real way of showing you how they're ready to make r