the turning we offer in the foreign office should be tailored to the priorities. the foreign secretary mentioned the new programs in place with focus on economic and commercial abilities. we have recently been pursuing a policy -- to business, people going to important heads of mission posts and countries for the economic commission is facing significant -- for example, the ambassador in china concerning rolls royce. there are number of ways to address it. >> my question leads on from those of dave watts. the british foreign office has undoubtedly a great many very major achievements to its credit, but being brutally frank, it has some very serious moments of failure. moments of failure when it has failed to recognize and grapple with the security realities. the british foreign office was the arch-opponent of appeasement in the second world war. in the memory of many of us, the british foreign office in the run-up to the falkland war could not have given a more clear indication to the argentinan military junta that when -- the falkland islands. -- that it wanted so

the foreign office sees itself as a small spending department, but as a [unintelligible] it should have a close relationship with the prime minister. it should not be shut out of foreign-policy decisions. i think that is how we are conducting ourselves. it has been a surprise. it requires something of a cultural change. the foreign office is full of a brilliant people on a whole. including those who have been away and come back again. they're very well-informed people. the habit of years or even decades has a bid of institutional timidity. that may be overstating it, but the foreign office has not been as used as i would like to bay, to be prepared to lead -- would like it to be. it is not always necessary to frame foreign policy. one of my objectives in the first few months in office is to fill that confidence without arrogance. there has been a bit of surprise in that. but is a department on the reassuring side. every time i have found so far that it is necessary to interview officials who will take on a new role for office or whatever, there are some really outstanding people in the

>> i think that there is huge british expertise that i saw at the british foreign office. the diplomats struggle to put pakistan and a better direction but i think they constantly have to be aware of the limits as a former colonial power. we have a lot more influence in pakistan then say in india but we have a difficult relationship. we were in charge of their once. understandably, those might be too direct or a push. what has happened in pakistan is that you have a country born out of division and war. this has allowed the forces of a merchant and a very rich trading class combined with feudal landlords and the army to create a grid lock at the top of pakistani society and prevent the emergence of a sort of broader middle-class and a democracy with deeper roots. this is to encourage the emergence of a civil society that comes out of the human rights hutment. this might provide a more pluralistic, a more competitive blissful situation. >> there's an old saying in television, the reporter gets the credit, the producer gets the blame. in cinema, the actors gets the fame, the

the foreign office issued new warnings related to the games. with unprecedented numbers of police on duty, british officials say athletes feel safe. >> it is reassuring going so -- going through and seeing so many. it is probably going to take a little bit longer than it used to. >> delhi has already come under attack for chaotic organization. india's main concern now is not protecting its image, but protecting these games. david bond, bbc news, delhi. >> there have been angry scenes across europe as workers held strikes and staged demonstrations against their governments' austerity cuts. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click to play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work f

. >> i think the big difference in the coverage is back in april the british foreign office wrote an a memo, saying, we are going take the pope to the abortion clinic and-- no reaction, no catholics were burning british flags anywhere and seem to be well-behaved about it. nobody got fired. if that happened about a muslim coming here, believe me would have been heads rolling through the state department or wherever it was written. >> jon: catholic-phobia is okay? >> exactly. it's treated differently. >> this is turned into a terrorism story, also, on friday because of the arrest of five street cleaners who were apparently planning to do more than throwing a tomato at the pope. >> but you talked about, judy, you're one of the only ones to really write about, i think, the damage that this imam has done to himself when he goes out in the media. i mean, he's really contradicted himself and i think actually fueled the isl islamo-phobia based on contradiction. >> one of these, i could say we catholics, on debate publicly about ourselves and much about the child sex abuse scandal, the cathol

that they rendered his position really on terror untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that. u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan and that's a region the new government has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point now focusing on his outspoken nature about u.s. and british ratatouille there are people viewing his departure as the war effort losing a much needed source of accountability i think that's quite a common view yes this is big quoted by some as another blow for a u.s. foreign policy in afghanistan that is already fraying at the edges this is a hugely experienced man in the region before he held this particular post he was the u.k.'s ambassador to afghanistan so a long history in the region and a career diplomat he was always very outspoken though as i say about the fact that the afghan or his view that the afghan war lacks any kind of military solut

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. president barack obama says rebuilding america since the structure is the way to get the country out of the economic doldrums during a speech in ohio he defended his opposition to extending tax cuts for rich americans book so his efforts have done little to prevent unemployment rising to almost ten percent went to director of trans research institute says the bonus plans have been linked weight from the beginning. this was just a campaign speech i watched it closely people should really understand what's going on when was his last speech and where was it oh it happened to be in ohio one of those wings it was just filled with the rhetori

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. time now for world news in brief an investigation into the gulf of mexico oil spill says the b.p. oil company was to blame along with a number of contractors the report that took around five months pointed to a chain of failures involving various parties in the biggest environmental disaster to hit america b.p. says it accepts all recommendations in the report and will implement them worldwide the rig explosion in april left eleven workers dead and caused a massive oil leak. in. the u.s. a pastor of a small church in florida says he will go ahead with burning copies of the koran despite international condemnation the dove world outreach

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point and that reporting very just a couple of hours away from our extensive live coverage of the global policy forum in russia jaroslav all it's attracted a vast political crowd from some third. countries as well as several heads of state the press attache for the russian president natalya team a cola says everyone's looking forward to some wide ranging dialogue at a forum. this forum is taking place only for the second time but it has already attracted a lot of interest from our foreign partners as well as political circles aside from the russian president italy's prime minister silvio berlusconi and south korea's president lee myung bak wil

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. reporting now we're reporting live from. a city hosting the global policy forum. to some of the stories making headlines around the world portuguese tourists were killed when their bus overturned in north america whether it's believed to of course the accident that left another fourteen injured they're now receiving treatment in local hospitals the country's authorities have offered to pay medical and repatriation. a third mexican mayor has been killed within a month in the latest outburst of violence he was shot in his office by two armed men the murder took place near a stage where last week seven suspected cartel members were arreste

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. global security is going to be one of the major topics during the forum ahead of the event spoke to robert skidelsky who is a. historian he says the e.u. should consider russia's proposal for a new european security treaty. russia should become a much more effective part of the european security system and not be outside because the european actually european military is very very weak the only two military power in europe the french and the british the rest have to do anything really but this small and there's no unity. sort of no agreement to create something larger and russia has a has a has has good military forces and they're becom

people that they rendered his position really untenable now the interesting thing is that the foreign office in the u.k. says that the position of special representative is no longer necessary and that bearing in mind that the u.k. will no longer now have a full time special representative dealing with afghan afghanistan and pakistan that's a region that the new government itself has identified as a key foreign policy priority so that is an interesting point. now we can cross back to the russian city or your and our continuing coverage of the global policy for. yes thank you ori well hello and welcome then from yes i'm kevin now in here with my colleague and you sir now i for the next two days were sent to bring you full coverage of the global policy forum from this various storage city well some of the world's best minds are here with world leaders economists and academics among them in fact former nato chief george robertson has already told the conference of the importance of better links between russia and europe forum said to be dealing with issues such as boosting global security and i

. >> there are foreign businessmen, office workers, families. >> they feel like they're on vacation. they come to see friends and relax. if the weather is good, they grab a pair of skis and go for it. the club is open from may to october when the water temperature is terrible. -- unbearable -- bearable. >> stay tuned. we will be right back with our in-depth report on german unification in sports. moo >> as germany prepares to mark 20 years of unification on. but third, people are taking stock of the changes brought to every aspect of life. today, we take a look set at the world of sports. -- we take a look at the world of sports. athletes from east germany broke a lot of world records. only those who demonstrated their loyalty to the leadership were permitted to lead. >> the east german sporting talents in their heyday. then there is those that are unknown. this was one of the best. however, he refused to join the communist party and he was excluded from the delegation. the fear was that he would try to defect to the west. >> i have no intention of leaving. my parents were here, what

within two days we had a letter from senator feinstein that was sent to the shanghai office of foreign owe fares urging their support and expediting the paperwork. now with this very official letter, we worked with the vice counsel of the chinese consulate and of the shrank high -- shanghai office of foreign affairs, and the director of the asian arts music and his director. we refer to mrs. yang of the shanghai cultural association. i want to say that the shanghai team and others finalized the paperwork, obtained the customs cleernls, not with a moment to spare. we had already missed two boats. this was the last boat in order for us to make this dedication. with that, with the mayor's future and schedule, who knew if we would ever get this gathering together. we are really pleased that it all worked out. i had a terrific professional team of staff at the arts commission. smart problem solvers with a good sense of humor. i would like to single out alison cummings, wherever you are. [applause] >> alison, our senior registrar for our outstanding work in helping coordinate this project an

military ban members than our 6,000 foreign service offices.urred as well. >> question, why are mullen and gates singing the praises of frugality? i ask you mort. >> yes, i was on the defense administration board. we looked at the management board. >> under ru feld? >> the politics are difficult because every base, extra base, we make our own glasses. >> you mean the states phi in? >> the congressman and senator. you can't afford it. there are extra military equipment that we don't need that is forced upon us by the states where they manufacture it. >> so congress is clawing at the budget of pentagon. >> absolutely. >> john, you know where you get the money? >> you have 701 ,000 foreign bases. american troops are going to start coming home from korea and northern europe and quite frankly because we can't afford it and the other cost is these two wars we've got going. and eventually, this whole thing has come down. >> the iraq war is winding down. secondly, afghanistan has a terminal date on it. this flows into a patent with no time to do it. >>

military ban members than our 6,000 foreign service offices.hairman of the joint chief of staff concurs with secretary gates on cutbacks. >> one of the things that secretary gates is addressing and i think rightfully so is the whole issue of what he calls brass creed. i think that is something we need to look at, not just on the military side. there's vilian part of the creep which occurred as well. >> question, why are mullen and gates singing the praises of frugality? i ask you mort. >> yes, i was on the defense administration board. we looked at the management board. >> under ru feld? >> the politics are difficult because every base, extra base, we make our own glasses. >> you mean the states phi in? >> the congressman and senator. you can't afford it. there are extra military equipment that we don't need that is forced upon us by the states where they manufacture it. >> so congress is clawing at the budget of pentagon. >> absolutely. >> john, you know where you get the money? >> you have 701 ,000 foreign bases. american troops are going to

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into the state department archives and found all sorts of, um, nasty little notes from, ah, foreign service officers who were angry that this was occurrin and of course you can completely understand it. but the problems are too big to obsess too much about those issues. you've just got to find the person who has the right qualifications to do the job. >> michael, having done the research on special envoys, maybe you could comment, ah, a final comment on the importance of direct connection to the president. >> it tters. it matters to the president. it matters to the american foreign policy bureaucracy. it matters to the people, ah, that the, ah, the envoy is dealing with. um, and, and i think, you know, to end on a positive note, i think the advantage or the, the, ah, the positiv element of, ah, of president obama's use of envoys is that, we have a president at the moment who really believes in diplomacy and wants to reach out to the world and thinks that sometimes interests can be managed so that both sides get something out of it. and, diplomacy can't solve everything in this world, but it's a good

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foreign oil. >>> the fremont officer shot in the line of duty will undergo more surgery and he's going to need more blood. the community is rallying around officer todd young by holding several donation drives. he was shot last week in oakland after a confrontation with a suspected gang member. young's alma mater is now planning to hold a new drive. you think graduate there had in 1989. he remains in stable but very serious condition. >>> big changes to the way you get around the bay this weekend. ac transit will slash weekend service. it's part of an effort to keep buses rolling. the transit agency will present the propose at a board of directors meeting tonight. the plan would with eliminate almost half the service on the weekend, but ground all but two night owl bus lines that run overnight. a vote is set for september 22nd. >>> time now, 4:39. apple is going to make a big announcement today. tech analysts make their predictions on what's in store. >>> scrimping and saving. many bay area families and college students still don't have enough for everything. the unusual way they're making ends mee

use such kerf of russian historian in the former officer with the foreign intelligence service has been working with archives in recent years to get detailed information on the cipher communications of salvias agents now that the documents have been declassified such cough says despite france's refusal to help czechoslovakia moscow is ready to help its part now under that agreement it is true though that nobody asked for support so this can say. troops on the western borders and some of the troops in central regions were put on full alert there were twenty frontline divisions and also warplanes bombers fighters all ready to help the well up until the point was when hitler addressed a crowd of fifteen thousand party faithful and balanced in september david for nature analyst working israel has written a book about the whole you could print one of the most important parts as president spanish is a tryst on the czech radio station on the day when he decided to see theses decimation to germany. and hear. all our citizens czechs and slovaks germans and my drawers. without distinction of fact

russian historian and a former officer with the foreign intelligence service has been working with archives in recent years to get detailed information on the cipher communications of salvias agents now that the documents have been declassified such cough says despite france's refusal to help. was ready to help its part now under that agreement it is true though that nobody asked for support. troops on the western borders and some of the troops in central regions were put on full alert there were twenty frontlines of issuance and also warplanes bombers fighters all ready to help build up until the bomb was when hitler addressed a crowd of fifteen thousand party faithful and. in september david forney journalist working israel has written a book about the likud greene and one of the most important parts this president spanish is a trend check radio station on the day when he decided to see the c.d.'s and reach into germany. and here i got on all our cities and czechs and slovaks jarman's and my drums. distinction of fact we all have their same. me all can make a great contribution to peace i

office can help. >> more than 30 years. [speaking foreign language] >> i have lived in the bay area for 30 years, and i do not understand the purpose of today's legislation. >> [speaking foreign language] >> he is asking if he can ask you that question. i am going to tell him that this is public comment. supervisor mar: we would really appreciate your comments. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> as a worker, i have eaten a lot of fast food over the past 20 years. i had eaten at jack in the box and mcdonald's. when i was working, there was no other three options. -- food options. >> [speaking foreign language] >> no matter what kind of food you eat, whether it is japanese food or chinese food, it is responsibility to exercise. -- it is your responsibility to exercise. >> [speaking foreign language] >> so the children who are eating these meals should be able to have their toys while they eat their meals so the toys can also be used as an educational item. >> [speaking foreign language] >> i am 80 years old, and i

director from from overseas, the latest example of how hollywood is banging on foreign audiences to bring home big box offices. >> we're go to think about the casting and setting and story on how it's going to play from a global level. >> reporter: the president of international universal pictures, a division of nbc universal, says unlike a decade ago. >> i respectfully refuse. >> reporter: nowadays most movies must be a hit outside the united states to be considered a real success. >> you're not in kansas anymore. >> reporter: take the american-made "avatar." it maybe an impressive $750 million domestically. still it's a fraction of the $2 billion made worldwide. in recent years foreign ticket sales have more than doubled those in north america. in 2009 international ticket sales accounted for 64% of the staggering $30 billion movie industry. >> i think you're seeing incredible things happen. >> reporter: sanford is the president of fox international. >> growth in russia, brazil, these are markets that weren't participated in the overall market share into recently. >> reporter: the global influence is clear

to ambassador jeffrey and all the brave and dedicated foreign service officers of the u.s.sy and the many other u.s. government agencies committed to our mission in iraq, thank you for your professionalism, sacrifice, and partnership. to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guard and civilians of u.s. forces iraq, you are the best fighting force in the world today. your commitment to success never wavered. we ask you to sacrifice, yourself less. when conditions became difficult, you gave more. when a change was required, you embraced it. you represent the best of what america has to offer and you inspire me every single day. it has been an honor to serve with you and humbling to leave you. to my family, my wife, linda, michael, katie, my son-in-law -- daughter in law, selflessness, a sacrifice and support have kept me going over the last many years. i will never be able to repay you for your sacrifices. and, thank you for your unconditional love and support. to all of our families, you are a true american heroes who selflessly sacrifice for your country. we are all

to ambassador jeffrey and all the dedicated foreign service officers of the u.s. embassy and many other u.s. government agencies committed to our mission in iraq, thank you for your professionalism, the sacrifice, and partnership. to the soldiers, sailors, marines, coast guard men and civilians, you are the finest fighting force in the world today. your commitment to success never wavered. when we ask you to sacrifice, yourself was cured when conditions became difficult, you gave more. when a change was required, you embraced it. you represent the best of what america has to offer and to inspire me every single day. it has been an honor to serve review and humbling to lead you. to my family, my wife, linda, michael, katie, my son-in- law, my daughter-in-law, your selflessness, sacrifice and support have kept me going. i will never be able to repay you for your sacrifices and thank you for your unconditional love and support. to all our families, you are a true american heroes who selfless sacrifice for your country. we are all deeply indebted to you. and finally,

i am the president of the council on foreign relations, and i want to welcome all of you here to the washington offices of the council on foreign relations. i also want to welcome the more than 500 councilmembers, press, and other constituencies joining us through modern technology. as a reminder for one and all, the meeting is on the record. for those of you, who are not familiar with the council on foreign relations, we are an independent, non-partisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and we're dedicated to increasing understanding of the world and foreign policy choices facing the united states. we all gather this morning, at a critical time. the the last american combat troops were just withdrawn from iraq at a time that 100,000 american troops are struggling to save lives in afghanistan. israeli-palestinian peace talks. we continue to contend with a growing threat posed by the iranian and north korean nuclear programs. we face a full set of global challenges, including but not limited to climate change that really define this era and a set of global arrangements that have not ye

foreign policy. however, since he came in to office, regardless of what he promised in the campaign, i think he has actednsibly and correctly on iraq and afghanistan. and i think he will continue to do so, even if it's reluctant. the fact is that you said he ordered more predator drones, ordered a surge in afghanistan, modelled as he described on tuesday on the surge in iraq which he described as success. never going to go far enough to say to the republicans i was wrong about the surge and i changed my mind, but the fact is he continued the bush policy in iraq and it's paying off and he is doing the same thing in afghanistan. >> chris: chris? >> look, i think from a political stand point, the paragraphs about the economy in that speech felt unintend -- that was an unintended consequence of low polls. and i think for everything this administration is doing was predicated on the belief that you would have 3-4% reliable economic growth by this point and the president could be talking about other things. because he does like to talk about other things. he likes to take glancing blows off different issues an

. >>> foreign investors could become part of a large bank within gm. >>> the town was topped at the box office this weekend. $23.8 million over the weekend, and easy a came in second. >> >> last week, we told you about some of the popular scams. we have some of the traps that we are learning about. >> any parent would feel sick when you think about the average cost of a college education, $40,000. that is why they are encouraging their children to go out and try to get scholarships. >> they tell you are eligible for something before they look at your criteria. >> be aware of any company or add that guarantees they can get you scholarships or grants especially before they know anything about you. >> what you want to do is find them through your college. you want either your college that you are approaching or your high school. those counselors that are affiliated with financial aid, education, and who deal with the legitimate grants, that's your first source. >> and you need to go to another source if you are looking for the alternative ways. the scammed schools are common according toking to t

and foreign-based providers could be required to have an office in the u.s. to be capable of performing intercepts into communication. and developers' software that have to redesign service to allow interception. all about being able to get to the information if there is a warrant in place. >>shepard: that puts the burden on the companies. how do they react? >>reporter: there is concern. something that leaders at research in motion, the company behind blackberry have faced this in other countries and it could be something they have to face in the united states. one company's c.e.o.'s says the security we offer is one of our selling points, and we do not have a master feed to turn it off and they said they would work with lawful government requests but not dismantle the security architecture. >>shepard: any chance law enforcement will accept that explanation? >>reporter: they say we understand your concerns. it will be an expense. but bottom line we are trying to keep up with terrorists who use the internet to communicate. here is a quote from the general coun

office." he wanted to circumvent the system. these were foreign ideas in his time.tman was a spooky dude. every journalist studies and admire him. they love him. read this one. "the phantom public." he believes that people just need to be told what to do. we needed benevolent administrators. that is what he did best. he thought if we just made them do things, in this book, he says the -- lippmann says the sans eugenics. another spooky idea. colonel house wrote "phillip drew, administrator." and lippmann said we can get to the administration through eugenics, american idea. it ended in germany in the holocaust. so it was discredited. but they came up with another idea instead of eugenics. they added a third guy to the mix. this guy. edward bernays. this guy was very, very open about his intent to manipulate people. he was the cass sunstein of his time. shock collars and treats for stupid people. you don't need to breed it out of them. you don't need to kill them. you just shock collar and treat them in the behavior you want. just like the other guys he believes in ad

companies have ability to quickly unscramble messages; foreign-based companies doing business in the united states could be required to have a domestic office to provide intercept," and developers could be forced to redesign their product to allow for interception. >> when human likes are at stake, we want to be able to in a quick fashion, be able to get as much evidence as possible to figure out who is at stake, what will happen, where it might happen. >> a woman who worked for president george bush came underfire each time his administration proposed expanding wiretapping of suspected terrorists. how will this administration do on capitol hill? >> the government should have a battle when you consider the implication for privacy and for innovation, a last -- a lot of members will think twice about supporting this. >> you as for worries that service providers could be forced to compromise the security infrastructure they have guaranteed to the customers, f.b.i. general counsel says "they can promise strong protection but they need to figure how to provide us text." >> many express concerns of the price tag of development of the shortcuts wo

congress has already, then, appropriated funds for more than 1100 new foreign and civil service officers. usaid has begun a series of reforms aimed at reestablishing it as the world's premier diplomatic agency. in a time of tight budgets, we not only have to assure our resources are spent wisely, we have to make the case to the american taxpayer and the members of congress that this is an important investment. that's why i launched the first-ever quadrennial diplomacy and development riew, a wholesale review of state and usaid to recommend how we can better equip, fund and organize ourselves. i'll be talking more about that in the coming weeks as this review is completed and published. but we recognize the scope of the efforts we've undertaken. i had a lot of wonderful advice from my predecessors, and one of the most common pieces was you can either try to manage the building or manage the world, you can't try to do both. [laughter] we are trying to do both which is, you know, an impossible task to start with, but we're not trying to do it alone. we are forging a closer partnership with

foreigner. this very public breakdown comes after claims the president suffers clinical depression. these reports are being called highly inflammatory by his office. the numbers and trying to defeat the insurgency will scale down next year as the united states and other nations increasingly and over security to afghanistan's ellum forces. bbc news. >> for 18 years, yuri luzhov ran at the russian capital, and he and his wife for some of the most powerful people in the country. but today, and he was sacked, apparently for losing the trust of the president. >> he loved the limelight. and the power. yuri luzhov was moscow mayor for 18 years. a decade ago, he was so influential, and he was even tipped to become president. but today, he is out of a job. he arrived at city hall to discover dmitry medvedev had sacked him. >> i have lost confidence in the mayor of moscow. according to law, must of confidence means dismissal. this is the first time i have removed some one for this reason. >> relations between the president and the mayor have been strained for weeks, after a war of words. the kremlin went on the offensive. state-controlled russian tv channe