regular georgians appreciate that age. was more than sure jin public. has learned no lessons from the conflict with russia in two thousand and eight the. faith in the might of the west. the idea that the west will come to our rescue has become an article of faith george's political elite. fighting in the georgian government launched a witch hunt to find someone to blame for the defeat. of the end of the war general tristen. and one hundred fifty army officers were arrested and charged with high treason. was personally introduced to the comforts of a georgian place when they woke me up in the dead of night and took me to some decrypted building one of them is through a gun and said shoot you if you don't sign this. i told them we'll shoot me then i won't sign this because it's all fiction then they took my children hostage my son was ten and my daughter fourteen years old. they would walk into our cells and say plainly you'll rot here afraid the rest of your life. really has been formally recognized as a political prisoner he made no difference to the ge

when they pray they even show contempt for the georgian king kali. well ordinary people feel russians are closer than europeans. and every georgian village people still remember the times of the soviet union with nostalgia it was a time when russians and georges lived together in peace and this. is it each other regularly of course it's the older generation that still has these memories. did you watch the old soviet movie father of a soldier you plow the land first and then you sow the seeds likewise first comes russia and then europe we should lose russia those who lived in those times who saw what it was like back then want to get back to the old way. young people don't understand it they didn't live back then. they can only get this experience from us. has worked his whole life is a pot maker. to sell in russia hundreds of wine pots so unique georgian pams can't see he now lives from hand to mouth people used to go to russia just sell apples or whatever and they are in their income this way now they don't want us any more they don't let us ordinar

within less than a year the georgians would do the outcome of that election. you won't need we shall keep on fighting russia hasn't just invaded some country in the caucasus with its tanks it is invaded europe georgia is the forefront of a word against evil the just two thousand and eight came is annoying i know for many georgia suffered a humiliating defeat and its people led to the bitter taste of fear and the casualties that could have been avoided. on top of that the west never came to the rescue is really had hoped they would and the georgians had a chance to glimpse their presence valor in action that's were. that was a shameful scene that i can neither forget not forgive to this day. deserves to be put in prison for the events of two thousand and eight alone even if we were told. the fultz on the show led us to a disaster and caused our country to be split up but that calls for punishment doesn't it. the georgian government propaganda machine works day and night shaping the narrative of the moral. purpose the georgian public is convinced that russia has

sword neary georgians it was for the first time the georgian soldiers that make sure they voted into power in two thousand and three could be a different man altogether any government that goes against its own people will end up in jail saakashvili will also end up in jail by then the president's closest defense minister. became an exiled. me should you have made a big mistake you will go down in history as georgia's most corrupt president. the government put down the brutality of the army and the police to the simple allegation that the protests were straight to by the kremlin the release which was supposed to convince the nation the second really had no other choice but to defend democracy it was a trick that was in georgia once. why did the international community keep quiet. after such a cynical and brutal crackdown by the police. why. really managed to convince many in the west. it was an operation planned by russia's main intelligence directorate and the federal security service or the kremlin or all of them together that everyone was waiting for the onslaught of the russian ta

says regular georgians appreciate that age. more than george in public. has learned no lessons from the conflict with russia in two thousand and eight. faith in the might of the west. idea that the west will come to our rescue has become an article of faith for georgia's political elite. and the georgian government launched a witch hunt to find someone to blame for the defeat. of the end of the war general tristen. and one hundred fifty army officers were arrested and charged with high treason. was personally introduced to the comforts of a georgian prison when they woke me up in the dead of night and took me to some decrypted building one of them through a gun and said shoot you if you don't sign this. i told them we'll shoot me then i won't sign this because it's all fiction then they took my children hostage my son was ten and my daughter fourteen years old. they would walk into our cells and say plainly you'll rot here afraid the rest of your life. really has been formally recognized as a political prisoner and apparently made no difference to the geo

sequel to the georgian cannons would a match in case of war. before the lower duty army reform was based on the idea that russia was our potential enemy. it was in armenia and azerbaijan or turkey russia was a threat for us so preparing for a potential carrillo warfare was among our tasks. the georgian armed forces were formed according to the western image at that time georgia set a world record by increasing its defense budget thirty toy. having secured. the u.s. supports the un prison drastically georgia westwood he was moving towards withdrawing from russia's sphere of influence and integrating into nato actually georgia had already made such a turn in the course of its history. georgia made its first attempt to withdrawing from russia's sphere of influence and finding a western patron in the early twentieth century to the collapse of the russian empire the mensheviks established the georgian democratic republic that. this invasion from the south the georgian authorities to help them soon after that the german expedition we call landed in t

death still remain a mystery for the entire georgian society that society and the georgian authorities had to radically change by two thousand and five. national why of course it was an isolated governing system was began transforming into. the system decided not to investigate the prime minister's death. we believe it was an assassination it wasn't just a murder. nation. who openly expressed outrage towards the unprofessional investigation into the media personally experienced a change of atmosphere in the country when i woke up i saw a man standing in the door. she was wearing a black coat and a black mask and he was pointing a machine gun at me and my. daughter. the first thing i said was please do not scare my child i thought there were some burglars thank you i said please take all my money but did not kill my child. and then they told me that i was accused of organizing a coup. i burst out with relief and said praise god. my was charged with nothing less than preparing for a coup de ta in the form of an armed insurgents. it wasn't even funny according to them i was going to bring

is defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost individually and electromotive georgian people astelin to the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past to be our heroes of the hour genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as georges a letter of votes for many here it's less about twelve can in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents macao circa srila from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus really to be broad justice and it seems his detractors want to stop until that thirst is quite used. to really see georgia now they are going to oregon president will also be remembered by some for his calls to boycott the sorts of twenty fourteen winter olympics and his latest comments came earlier this month just after the launch of the games torch relay. artist sophie shev

when they play they even show contempt for the georgian king kali. well ordinary few. feel russians are closer than europeans. in every georgian village people still remember the times of the soviet union with nostalgia it was a time when russians and georges lived together in peace and visit each other regularly of course it's the older generation that still has these memories. did you watch the old soviet movie father of a soldier plough the land first and then you sow the seeds first comes russia and then europe we should lose russia those who lived in those times who saw what it was like back then want to get back to the old way. of the young people don't understand it they didn't live back then. they can only get this experience from us. has worked his whole life is a pot making juice to sell in russia hundreds of why import so unique georgian pans can't see he now lives from hand to mouth. go to russia just sell apples or whatever and they are in their income this way now they don't want us anymore they don't let us ordinary people are struggling looking for what

georgian wine and georgian mineral water were of poor quality and refused to import any more.hat resulted for big losses in the georgian economy. then russia got cheesed off with ukraine. there was a row over gas prices, and what a coincidence, ukrainian cheese was declared dodgy and band. the latest food feud is over dairy products from lithuania. suspendedmoscow imports, again citing concerns over quality. but the lithuanians smell geopolitics. after all, next month lithuania hosts an eu summit aimed at forging closer ties with countries traditionally in russia's sphere of influence like ukraine and georgia. that is a recipe to make moscow map. by the way, this is the man with the bands -- bans. he is the official who always seems to announce the suspensions. he claims they have nothing at all to do with politics, that it is simply about protecting the health of russian citizens. i should say that the suspensions are normally temporary, and georgian wine and ukrainian cheese are back on the shelves. personally, i hope russia does not follow with everybody, because if that ha

georgian wine and georgian mineral water were of poor quality and refused to import any more.hat resulted for big losses in the georgian economy. then russia got cheesed off with ukraine. there was a row over gas prices, and what a coincidence, ukrainian cheese was declared dodgy and band. the latest food feud is over dairy products from lithuania. suspendedmoscow imports, again citing concerns over quality. but the lithuanians smell geopolitics. after all, next month lithuania hosts an eu summit aimed at forging closer ties with countries traditionally in russia's sphere of influence like ukraine and georgia. that is a recipe to make moscow map. by the way, this is the man with the bands -- bans. he is the official who always seems to announce the suspensions. he claims they have nothing at all to do with politics, that it is simply about protecting the health of russian citizens. i should say that the suspensions are normally temporary, and georgian wine and ukrainian cheese are back on the shelves. personally, i hope russia does not follow with everybody, because if that ha

the controversial air of president assad gushingly is coming to an end as georgians take to the polls on sunday to choose their next head of state with twenty three names on the ballot analysts expect a runoff vote between three candidates but the winner will essentially take up a second reposed as key strings of power are being handed over to the prime minister's office at his maria for national on suck us from his legacy. they are among the maze determined detractors of georgia's how the president. they follow me how selfish really everywhere to leave him in no doubt of where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color revolution which saw power change in post soviet republics. in the last days of his near ten year presidency even former allies are on the attack. after his successes start of building an authoritarian regime the media was attacked one million people fled one quarter of the population went through the penal system they were either arrested or interrogated in two thousand and seven police used tear gas and rubber bullets

suddenly declared that georgian wine and georgian mineral water were of poor quality and refused to import anymore, and that resulted in big losses for the georgian economy. then russia got cheesed off with ukraine. there was a row over gas prices, over trade links, and what a coincidence, you're rainian cheese was declared rather dodgy and banned. and the latest food feud is over dairy products from lithuania. this week, moscow suspended imports, again citing concerns over quality. but the lithuanians, they smelled geo politics here. after all, next month lithuania hosts an e.u. summit aimed at forging closer ties with countries traditionally in russia's influence, like ukraine and georgia. now that's a recipe to make moscow mad. by the way, this is the man with the bans. russia's chief inspector, he's the official who always seems to announce the suspensions, and he claims that they have nothing at all to do with politics, but it's simply about protecting the health of russian citizens. now, i should say that these suspensions are normally temporary. georgian wine and ukraine yawn

by how much the people had already lost the media lisa promoted georgian people as talented and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past p.r. he was a p.r. genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists. as george is the left for many here it's nessa both welcome in the future but say goodbye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now he's a mission's life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for such a shrewd move to be brought to justice and it seems his detractors wants to hold on to that thirst is quite just. tbilisi georgia. another thing the outgoing georgian president could be remembered for are his calls to boycott the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics his latest comments came earlier this month right after the kick off of the games torch relay are to sophie shevardnadze who is georgian has been awarded the privilege of

people second shrews party lost but this georgian media veteran says the public euphoria of a circus his defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost individually and. promoted georgian people are still ended and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past b r he was a p.r. genius he managed to convince then tile world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's electoral votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents macao circa srila from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public sings in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire georgia for circus related to big broad justice and it seems his detractors want to stop until that thirst is quite just. r.t. tbilisi georgia. another thing we are going georgian president could be remembered for his call to boycott the sochi twenty fourteen winter olympics is lake's comments indeed came early

promoted to the georgian people are still ended and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past b r us a p.r. genius who managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's electorate votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents macao circa shrilly from running for president again now he's a mission's life far away from politics in the wine business but the public sings in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire georgia for circus really to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite changed. well i was saying with georgia and its history the raise revenue and that's just ahead here on the say with us for the. new zealand is boldly going where no government has gone before and according to reuters has decided to create a regulatory body to oversee recreational drugs that is their opening pandora's box it have at least temporarily given approval to fifty

plus georgians to head to the polls to elect a replacement for president. we recap of his controversial legacy in a few minutes. wealthy british style. tires on. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with much stronger or no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report. that's a saying with us here on our team america's ongoing drone strikes in pakistan should be investigated as a war crime that's according to a report by this week by amnesty international but getting to the bottom of a so-called precision strikes program could be difficult now it all began in two thousand and four under the bush administration by two thousand and six was the deadliest year in his presidency when almost one hundred civilians away killed but since two thousand and eight the use of drones in pakistan has escalated reaching a peak after president obama became president and took office in two thousand and nine and the next twelve months of obama's administration so a record number of strikes at a hundred a

party last year but this georgian media veteran says the public euphoria over circus will is defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost individually and. promoted georgian people estelle and and the nation with history and we started believe in it we started moving away from also obvious past p.r. he was a p.r. genius he managed to convince then tile world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists. as george's electorate votes for many here it's nessa both welcome in the future but say goodbye to their past the law prevents macalso kachina from running for president again now he's a mission's life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems a new mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for second relief to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite just. now t. tbilisi georgia and if we're just getting an update to this now just coming in to us the candidate for mickelson has for these parties just admitted defeat in georgia election and congratulate is hi

is linked with russia and all of a sudden georgians were forced to think that anything russian is bad lessons were dropped from curriculum in schools and movies with and from television a new generation of georgians grew up not knowing a single. we don't get to speak russian often. there is much more practice in english. to be looking for the cause of this hatred to anything russian demonstrated by seconds really does seem strange because they were all born and grew up in this. we're always looking for some philosophical roots for these phenomena. so you ask why there is a simple reason they link their career their wellbeing their future the only with.

people selfishness party lost but this georgian media veteran says the public you for rio is defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost individually and. promoted georgian people astelin and they should with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past be our heroes of the hour jenius he managed to convince then tile world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's electoral votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus related to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite changed. now r.t. tbilisi georgia. another thing the our going to oregon president members for are his calls to boycott the sochi two thousand and fourteen winter olympics his latest comments came earlier this month r

he's been following events in the capital tbilisi maria tell us what these elections a mean for georgians. for tony people he believes you told us that the presidential vote was a less about twelve came in the future but more about saying goodbye to the country's past because really is banned from running for president again and these are his last days at the helm of the country is now in the west as the man who brought democratic changes to georgia he was a once popular leader all of the rose revolution the first color revolution which saw power change in the soviet republics and some people here in the country share this opinion and see this man as someone who turned away from the soviet past towards the west was as they take it civilized world but others who we spoke to here in tbilisi those who start of the revolution with turkish really they accuse him of building an authoritarian regime with brutal oppression on opposition with into a geisha news and arrest nearly one million people fled the country in fear of repression media was attacked so and that's all turned for more circus sh

videos showing yun inmates being humiliated and beaten became the last straw for the georgian people selfishness party last year but this georgian media veteran says the public euphoria over circus his defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost the immediate need to look promoted to georgian people list and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our salvia past to be our heroes of the hour jenius he managed to convince them tile world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's electoral votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but say goodbye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus related to big broad justice and it seems his detractors want to stop until that thirst is quaint just. now r.t. tbilisi georgia. the syrian government submitted its plan to destroy its chemical

last georgians i had to the polls to elect a replacement for president mikhail saakashvili we recap the controversial legacy and in a few minutes. the . economic down in the final. days the new york shanghai and the rest of life it's going be a building every week. ok. choose your language call it we can with oh if they're going to kill some of the. treatments that is the consensus you can. choose the opinions that invigorated to. choose the stories that entire life choose the access to your office. thank. you ed. thank you ok thanks for staying with us here on our two americas ongoing drone strikes in pakistan should be investigated as a war crime that's according to a report this week by amnesty international but getting to the bottom of the so-called precision strikes program could be difficult that it all began in two thousand and four under the bush administration two thousand and six was of the deadliest a year into his presidency when almost a hundred civilians were killed but since two thousand and eight the use of drones in pakistan has escalated reaching a peak after president

fourteen games i was there in sochi and i covered the story i remember two days after the event georgians were first talking about boycotting the olympic games and that was even before the two thousand and eight war which resulted in the independence of south of setia and a process but let's ask ourselves the question do georgians really mean it now of course some of them have been infuriated with the fact that one of the first torchbearers of the olympic flame in russia it was the pilot who took part in the in the war back then in two thousand a the russian pilot some of them even signed a petition more than six thousand people did to boycott the games but we spoke to the olympic committee of georgia which all but ruled out any chance of a boycott there are many examples in the world when politics interferes with sport and the results are never good it shouldn't happen in my opinion because these are two absolutely different spheres i do not think george wouldn't in any way benefit from a boycott of the olympic games not only officials and police say that but we also spoke to one of the

promoted georgian people are still ended and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past be our heroes of the hour genius who managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's and after it votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents macao circa srila from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus related to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite changed. now r.t. tbilisi georgia. thanks for your company tonight hope to may be at sea again tomorrow in france is here with the next news just over half an hour between now and then a close look at the desperate and downtrodden trying to survive america's skid row . a spanish language teacher in texas has been fired for posing nude in playboy before she be

this subject has been making waves in georgia ever since but let's ask ourselves the question do georgians really mean it now of course some of them have been infuriated with the fact that one of the first torch bearers of the olympic flame in russia it was the pilot of the war back in two thousand a the russian pilot some of them have even been infuriated that accreditation is to join us from south of here were giving out given out for the olympic games as two people from the independent countries they even signed a petition more than six thousand people did boycott the games but we spoke to the olympic committee of georgia which all but ruled out any chance of a boycott. there are many examples in the world when politics interferes with sport and the results are never good it shouldn't happen in my opinion because these are two absolutely different spheres i do not think georgia would in any way benefit from a boycott of the olympic games not only officials and police say that but we also spoke to one of the torchbearers here in russia a very famous georgian singer who shares practically

russia is the main potential market for georgian tourists. we have been in the same country for almost 250 years, and people know georgia well and love it in russia. so russia may restart some of the economic tie, but certainly everything will depend on georgi margvelashvili and his team. if they decide to go the anti-russian way, i think it will be worse for georgia and russia. >> we appreciate you taking the time to speak to us. thank you for speaking to us. >> security forces are on full alert in the philippines where more than 50 million are electing their chairman. many have been killed in election-related violence. hundreds have been arrested for violating an election-gun ban. with more than 500 firearms confiscated. at least five people have been killed in bangladesh during a nationwide antigovernment strike. thousands of riot police have been deployed across dhaka. a shutdown caused by the opposition will continue until tuesday night. they want a nonpolitical caretaker government to oversee elections in january. >> more than three mon

look for a moment of georgian people list and they should with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet. be our heroes of the our genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy fascists as george's and afterwards votes for many here it's nestled welcome in the future the good done to the have passed the law prevents me from running for president again now he's a mission is life far away from politics in the one business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire to georgia for such a shrewd move to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quenched. tbilisi georgia the digital currency battle for mainstream acceptance is gaining momentum the first ever a.t.m. allowing customers to trade their big points into hard cash is about to be launched in canada but the details had to r.t. dot com. plus japan shows up its military muscle tension to relieve the biggest territorial player in years aren't worth eating in east asia are invision

jails beaten and humiliated were the last straw for georgian public to reject mikhail saakashvili and his policy and his party so the legacy of michael circus really is something that many people now question maupin who is going to run this country for the next two years and. also seems to have been overtaken in a recent poll enough and on this has lost in mid-term elections off the opposition candidates. into victory in the country. this needs one be able to push through a constitutional change to allow a third term in office the president has been out of action during the campaign due to emergency brain surgery in argentina which is one of the world's top grain exploiters struggles to keep up with rising from demand and attracting investment to exploit its oil reserves. well you say used to but tons and the tear gas on around seven hundred animal rights activists in southern france clashes erupted during a protest against an upcoming bullfighting festival spend a star hotel guests held only many towns in the south of france and dozens of schools are. training. in madrid as thousands

jails bateson and humiliated were the last straw for georgian public to. rejects really out his policy and his posse so the legacy of making also is something that many people now question. who is going to run this country for the next years and argentina's leader also seems to have been overtaken and told cristina fernandez has suffered a loss in mid-term elections after all physicians candidates here jim asa wish victory in the country's key province this means she won't be able to push through a constitutional change to allow her third term in office the president has been out of action during the campaign did emergency brain surgery and told her argentina which is one of the world's top grain exporters struggles to keep up with rising food demand and attracting investment to exploit its oil reserves. police use baton and tear gas and around seven hundred animal rights activist in southern france clashes erupted during a protest against an upcoming bullfighting festival spanish style curry those are held in many towns in the south of france and dozens o

are promoted georgian people are still entered and they should with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past be our you as a p.r. genius you managed to convince then tile world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's electoral votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future good bye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now he's a mission's life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus related to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quenched. r.t. tbilisi georgia on the way saudi arabia and the united states fracturing relations at some cross talk here at r.t. . one hundred days remaining. days of flake. are cheap. drugs some of the sixteen percent of imports came from illegal fishing. the european union is ironically taking fish from some of the poorest nations on earth so this is a very serious and very urgent problem

jos beaten and humiliated were the last straw for georgian public to reject mikhail saakashvili and his policy and his party so the legacy of make us like this really is something that many people now question move on who is going to run this country for the next year these. primaries thanks very much indeed for bringing us the subject down for following the developments in georgia for us here on r.t. now as the occupation of palestinian territories continues to spark deadly clashes and international controversy some israelis are stepping forward with revelations and i witness accounts coming out r.t. so be sure now as he speaks with an israeli military whistleblower who explains why he's against keeping the palestinians penned in. send nineteen year old taking year olds to court to control millions of people through the barrel of the gun most of us untrained i have to say that for example i was trained for eight months before i was sent to active duty for the first time out of this eight months seven months seven months and three weeks had nothing to do with what i was doing in my

georgian media veteran says the public euphoria with his defeat is tempered by how much the people had already lost the video. promoted georgian people astelin said and they should with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from us albeit past p.r. he was a p.r. genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as george's and after it votes for many here it's nessa both welcome in the future but say goodbye to their past the law prevents me from running for president again now he's a mission is life far away from politics in the one business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire georgia for such a shrill to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite just. tbilisi georgia up next a former u.s. envoy to saudi arabia explains whether the two allies relationship is about to crack today with r.t. . sigrid laboratory tim curry was able to build the world's most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn

is rare for national is in the georgian capital tbilisi and did polls just as it was expected to put forty four year old philosopher goldie about whether she really confident of the country's prime minister visine or even is really a had of twenty two other candidates including the candidate of the country's outgoing president mikhail saakashvili crowds of former parliamentary speaker has only come out to the media and concerned his defeat and congratulated his rival although. come out in two weeks and officially tactically the intrigue still remains but this vote is less about choosing the country's future but rather same goodbye to the country's past and to the outgoing present make us like us really has almost ten year long presidency and with this vote so how was the legacy of make us like us really is my report on that. they are among the maize determined detractors of georgia's outgoing president. they follow me really everywhere to leave him in no doubt of where they stand. circus really was the once popular leader of the rose revolution the first color evolution which saw pow

boycotting it hardly it's a statement of intent and that's the opinion i've heard from many many georgians i know. two days of talks between iran and six world powers appear to have an a on an optimistic note with more meetings planned for next month at a meeting in geneva iranian negotiators put forward a proposal to diffuse the international standoff over its nuclear program the specifics of the deal are being kept under wraps and political commentator and iran expert psoriasis of a poor allusion says the stalemate is far from over let's hope that that can translate into something substantial but at this point. again from what we hear there's nothing much else there yet that i don't see is lifting the sanctions anytime soon unless they see iran completely give up its rights all the demands it has and basically subjugate itself. and iran's foreign minister said the results of the negotiations will hopefully begin a new phase as is all right she also thinks that it's to ron is ready to make concessions but and a significant easing of sanctions from the west will be hard won i think iran wo

was one of the first torchbearers in russia but we spoke to another torchbearer a very well known georgian singer who has practically the same opinion as authorities back in dili see. just. you know i'm here not because of politics i'm here because of my love for this life for this world politicians should decide themselves what to do and how they don't go into my business and don't tell me what i should sing about neither do i to them sport plus art is a happiness that god has given us and everybody should take part in it these two things bring people closer but some don't want people to connect with each other well be each to their own it's also worth mentioning that the country's prime minister because even if she only was pretty vague about the boycott subject he first said that georgia would not profit from boycotting the olympic games in sochi then he refused to completely rule out the possibility of a boycott but many in georgia agree it's what i've read opinions opinions are the opinions that the country sending only for athletes to the games and boycotting the games would hardly a

promoted georgian people are still ended and the nation with history and we started to live in it we started moving away from our soviet past or to be our heroes of the hour genius he managed to convince the entire world and under the flag of democracy we got fascists as georgia's a left or it votes for many here it's less about welcome in the future but saying goodbye to their past the law prevents macao circa srila from running for president again now has a mission is life far away from politics in the wine business but the public seems in no mood to simply let him fade into the background there is a strong desire here in georgia for circus related to be broad justice and it seems his detractors won't stop until that thirst is quite changed. r.t. tbilisi georgia. the next full news bulletin in thirty four and a half minutes time with me kevin zero eight next though after the break he was on a boy because he talks to a former u.s. envoy to saudi arabia about whether the two allies relationships started to crumble ahead that is just. it seems like politicians can get away with anythi

boycotting it hardly it's a statement of intent and that's the opinion i've heard from many many georgians i know. and in the world these day a suicide bomber detonated a truck loaded with explosives in northern iraq killing at least fifteen people in berlin. a march by hundreds of activist against the alleged unlawful treatment of refugees by german authorities as an it in a standoff with police several people were arrested during scuffles protesters also called for support for african migrants and board ships which recently sank in the midst of rain over four hundred people drowned in those incidents. dozens of wildfires are raging across australia is most popular state new south wales eighteen of which are said to be out of control but so far they have no way short of casualties or injuries but so holes in the worst hit areas are believed to have been lost the fires sent huge amounts of smoke into the sky which even block the sun over downtown sydney the disaster has been caused by unseasonably hot temperatures and strong winds. schools across much of england have closed with thousands