and high speed trains will connect buses st petersburg and influence capital helsinki and allegro train completed its first trip on sunday i'll have more on that in our business program. costing live from the heart of the russian capital you're watching r.t.m. kerry goes to the. prime minister is claiming he's won the nation's first parliamentary election since it declared you natural independence from serbia three years ago but with unprecedented poverty corruption and ethnic divisions the new government will need to answer the call from the public for change however as i was hit with reports many believe the candidates still represent the same problems. the dawning of a new unified iraq for kosovo that's the message plastered across the million faces on pleased is all across the capital purging people to take part in kosovo's first general election since declaring independence in two thousand and eight votes is at this polling station in central pristina decided to brace the cold temperatures to call the vote they told us that they want to see a change for starts here in kosovo and th

very much for being with that's today so you've just stepped off a high speed train line between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two cities i really impact these people we are come closer to the sather of course we many so good now. the country which is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess by planting that's just one point there now the point is that it has to be very popular already now to be said to the mattress of the female but now we think also that perhaps we're to be certain you will also hold i wore would suit the sense from a female and we'll played better mr peters book and or the fight culture of russia what russia's w t o membership should accelerate business with the neighbors what you think are some of the benefits for the finnish economy so you know because we have a work of trade between finland and russia so we would hope of course that that would be and i'm sure we will be a member w p o p course ben certain if you will go away from our table and so it's it's my. clear to work under

national security hence they will not give any information on any of this or me in the past from the helsinki human rights court cia observation program live in warsaw thank you. and time now to see more of russia close up as we head off on a siberian expedition. and we're now in the southwestern almost region which was once the capital of siberia today we focus on his sporting prowess the people of arms know how to make the most of the ice proud as they are there right now in a professional hockey team of on guard but as tom barton explains it's not the only example of something aryan strength i've. had my eye and almost goes wild the local hockey team album guard puts another goal in the net they may look like other teams from around russia or in the world but they know their special i said i just was in my place since we were little we've practiced outside in the cold weather so we're used to hot conditions it's women know america so we have the toughest players. and it's not just seasoned on school players enthusiasm for the test of courage and strength comes young i mean i like the way t

careful because of this there is a child in it here in present day as if wish to revive the spirit of helsinki and you have mentioned images proposed to european security what do you think are the strong points of this particular trait the standpoint is that europe used to be a very long time divided divide it was the code war time. no we all know that that was not could we would like to see the united europe we have work months months with that. already there during the recent twenty twenty five years or thirty five years if we start to appear sickly or see anything. then of course. they or the systems become also up with their fate they're not keeping as modern and as effective as the whole place intimidated years to see in the common european security is welcome to and the european union kind this has already discussed through the bosis and now with the latest see even meeting in the astronaut or saw told us that it's not only the european corporation but also the said cacs very interested about this these ideas so as then of course not to how could i say effective by the it was a could try

together respectively create a clash between two fundamental principles in helsinki underpinning your organization. integrity and seven seven nation how can you set to result tensions in the caucasus without recognizing and responding to protests on the status of course we have to be clear we are present in kosovo as part of you are who should twelve forty four the presence in kosovo is entirely status neutral it is friendly and accepted by all components of the course of our population therefore we are not trying to resolve this issue there will be talks hopefully starting soon to progressively recreate bridges between. belgrade and prestigious. and we hope this will aggressively work itself out. in the caucasus a combination of the principles as you say is a difference really because there has been a prolonged phase of tension since one thousand and two when it does not forget and moments of of conflict which would be particularly intense but it is also a very. delicate situation to be addressed through political leaders through the use of force when use of force has been central to

shipped to the country and tortured in one of the prisons or mean that he was a coordinator of the helsinkihuman rights courts cia observation program that if evidence turns up during poland's investigation america's support would then be unnecessary we believe that their refusal of america. there's no definitely me. now poland is not going to persecute investigation in poland it will not lead to explanation of this issue all the balance of material gathered by the prosecutor which may include serious proofs and evidences what is also important is that there have been lately interventions into the investigation. by the un on the streets of prisoners claiming to be former prisoners of secret cia prisons in poland which might be serious similar. investigation and the explanation of the case. just now turning twenty minutes past the hour here in the russian capital this is r.t. let's now take a quick look at some other world headlines now the former president of israel stuff has been convicted of two counts of rape and one charge of sexual harassment becomes more than four years after the firs

high speed trains will connect russia st petersburg and finland's capital helsinki a project that cost more than two point six billion dollars include reconstruction of part of the rail track about two thirds of the sum came from russian railways and the rest was given by an investment fund and i leg road train completed its first trip on sunday with the russian prime minister vladimir putin and finnish president teddy hull and then on board high speed trains are also expected to connect russia's cities of samoa and of young lives with moscow for the transportation of football fans to the world cup two thousand and eighteen so for now i'll be back in less than one hour jonathan. they live not only next to the border because egypt but also on the border of peace and war. they're responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risk. comes. to play. a. little street. download the official anti application to i phone or i pod touch from the i choose our. lunch i'll teach life on the go. see video on demand ati's minefield costs and r.s.s. feed

the country and tortured in one of the prisons i mean the upper home who is the coordinator of the helsinki human rights courts cia observation program says that if evidence turns up during poland's investigation america's support would then be unnecessary . we believe that refusal. of terri definitely me. now is not going to the. investigation will not lead to explanation this issue all the balance of material gathered by the prosecutor which may include serious truth and evidence is what is also important is that there have been lately interventions into the investigation. by the christians claiming to be former prisoners of secret cia prisons in poland which might be serious for an investigation and the explanation of the case it's just now approaching twenty minutes past the hour here in moscow you with r.t. let's check out some other global headlines now the former president of israel. has been convicted of two counts of rape and other sexual offenses it comes more than four years after the first complaints from his employees the assaults date back to his terms as tourism minister in t

high speed trains will connect russia st petersburg and finland's capital helsinki and allegro train completed its first trip on sunday with russian prime minister was able to put in and finish president teddy hull of an on board russian railroads plan to synchronize the shared jewel of allegro and subsequent trains by june two thousand and eleven according to the company's vice president of high speed trains are also expected to connect moscow cousin samoa and the young ups for the transportation of football fans during the world cup in two thousand and eight. and that's your update for now thanks to watch . well three british. markets. find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to cause a report on our.

you very much for being with at to day so you've just stepped off a high speed train line between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two you said it's i think the really impact these people will come closer to each other of course the many so good now will. the country which is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess but. that's just one point but now the point is there that it has to be very popular already now to be said to them i have access to their female but now we think also that perhaps with these.

hollande thank you very much for being with that today so you've just stepped off a train line between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two cities i think the impact if people will come closer to each other course we many so good now will. the country which is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess.

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helen thank you very much for being with that to day so you've just stepped off a trailing between helsinki and st petersburg how do you think this connection will change the alliance between the two cities i think that the early in practice people were kind of course of the server of course feeling any sort of now or. the country would see is the most popular among the e.u. countries to give the recess but i think that that's just one point there now the point is that.

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have already good cooperation with no great hero present invades of wish to revive the spirit of helsinki and you have mentioned to me that is proposed to european security what do you think are the strong points of this particular treaty the strong point is that europe used to be a very long time divided divided politically it was the cold war time. i know we all know that that's not cool we would like to see the united europe recently made a video proposal to see the common european our security is well come to an ambiguous opinion you're quite used have already discussed school for both us and now late this they're always see even meeting in mass but not all sold told us that it's not already there at the european core predicated by those of the same to a cac thirty interest either of. these ideas in the beginning of the interview you have mentioned finland being popular with issuing visas and yes it does issue over one million visitors to russians every year and plus there's high speed training connecting our two baltic cities could finland be the first country to offer a visit free r

he would be lured to the united states to testify before the helsinki commission. did the thai discussion say anything about viktor bout? >> let me take one thing first. viktor bout is here in the united states and he is faceing prosecution for a variety of charges. i'll defer to the justice system for those challenges. as to any other visit, on the other hand, you know, visa applications are confidential. on the other hand, extradition matters are confidential. i wouldn't connect the two. >> can you say explicitly, did you make an agreement or not with the thai government to lure the former prime minister here just to extradite him back to thailand? >> the -- well, first of all, the thai government with the support of the united states arrested mr. bout. there was a legal process, and he was extradited to the united states consistent with the extradition treaty that exists between the united states and thailand. let me -- you know, for any individual who may or may not be in the united states, there has to be a basis for an arrest. and then there has to be a basis

that commission, as some of you know, is charged with overseeing the implementation of the helsinki final act. of course signed by president ford in the summer of 1975. what that act tried to accomplish was a universal understanding of human rights and how nations treated their own citizens and how we would look to those nations and not say it's simply their business, because if they abuse their citizens, it was felt after world war ii that they might soon abuse other citizens. not in their borders. and so we said we are our brothers' keeper. we do need to make sure that people throughout this world are treated equally. i have traveled to many countries behind the iron curtain over and over and over with my good friend, frank wolf and others. mr. smith from new jersey, in particular. and we went to those countries and said, treat people fairly. and as i was thinking about this debate as it was impending, i thought to myself, what if some other children had taken children who had grown up, gone to the military, gone to college, were kicking them out of the country because their parents cam