raised his glass to make a one hundred of course not because anyone in that room liked mikael khodorkovsky i was told but because they all believe that what happened to him the second conviction is devastating for russia's investment climate don't you what the story of mikhail heard of course he did just go away don't you want to stop it. yeah. let me expand on this for it is indeed of certain interest to everyone first of all let me say once again that last year alone several thousand private entrepreneurs and employees of major business entities were sent to prison for tax crimes secondly i've always believed that the president of any country including russia should not talk about individual cases just because that would be an interference with the judiciary system but thirdly as regards mr khodorkovsky and some of his colleagues prosecuted by law and the respective sentence it is not entered into legal force and fourthly i believe that all talk about the shortcomings of an additional system as well as any intends to bring pressure on me as the president i totally destructive in this con

were prosecuted for corruption and bribery and two thousand of them were sentenced when mikhail khodorkovsky was arrested the first time. it's a signal to all of the oligarchs that the state was in control and one thing that happened was everybody started paying taxes. so wouldn't you have the same effect if you went after one of your own i'm talking about somebody at a cab at the cabinet level in the government who really senior when that send the same signal to everyone else that this is no longer tolerated and should. block and will go as regards payments of taxes not just by. businessmen in general one of yesterday i had a look at statistics of last year alone one thousand private entrepreneurs and some three thousand employees of major companies were prosecuted pathak still jane this is a big number but you know me i didn't expect it to be that high but i had to look at certain cases and was provided to me by the prosecutor general's office some of those people were not talking about the well known case when you got eight to ten fifteen year sentences so i would say it's not exactly cor

russia's was famous prison mikhail khodorkovsky will retain this status for six more years as the court finds the former tycoon guilty of massive oil embezzled. also two years after israel's military offensive on gaza we report on how people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israeli insisting it's easing economic blockade. of the worldwide welcome for twenty eleven a quick trip around the globe to enjoy the highlights of the new year festivities. it's nine pm sunday evening here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name's kevin owen with news review of the past seven days at r.t. and it was a week where moscow ground or hold freezing rain ruptured power lines paralyzed traffic in crippled airports for thousands of stranded travelers and start in the holidays stuck in traffic jams all sleeping on the airport floor others were left in the dark on new year's eve is a country which overruns and. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while pulling almost emergency workers knocked it down like gloss. heavy eyes snapped power lines a

for more oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is just six more years behind bars after being convicted of embezzle and and money laundering. and a world wide welcome for twenty eleven embroidered start of the new year with fireworks and festivities around the globe. hello and welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news live from moscow. with the latest news on the review of the week's events it was a week when moscow ground toehold as freezing rain crippled as ports and paralyzed traffic for thousands of stranded travelers it meant starting the holidays stuck in jams all sleeping at the airport others went without power for days and the government had to act fast as. has been finding out. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while pulling almost the emergency workers knocked down my glass. how do you guys snapped power lines and shut down the country's largest airports for almost two days but enough at any time of year but horrendous. at the highs of the holy day getaway this is hell one of moskos easiest tops looks like power is back on and flies are getting back on should

russia's most famous prisoner mikhail khodorkovsky will retain this status for six more years as the court finds the former tyco guilty of massive oil embezzled. and two years after israel's military offensive on gaza we're appalled at how people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israeli insisting it's easy to economic growth ok. you're watching r t my name is kevin owen it's now midnight his third of january in the russian capital and first it was a week when moscow ground to a halt freezing rain brought down power lines paralyzed traffic in crippled airports for thousands of stranded travelers and starting the holiday stuck in traffic jams all sleeping on an airport floor others were left in the dark on new year's eve. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing falling on emergency workers knocked it down like gloss. how the eyes snapped power lines and shut down the country's largest airport for almost two days but enough at any time of year but horrendous at the height of the holaday getaway this is how one of moskos easiest tops

khodorkovsky once criticized and challenged putin's authority when the russian leader was president. the united states and european countries say both sentences are reprisals for his opposition to putin. the u.s. denounced the verdict as politically influenced. the russian government countered saying politicians do not exert pressure on the country's judiciary. >>> the vatican has taken action to enhance its financial transparency following an investigation by italian police into allegations of money laundering. the vatican bank officially known as the institute for religious works has been the focus of the probe. in september, authorities seized 23 million euros or $30 million the vatican deposited in an italian bank. the vatican denies any wrongdoing. pope benedict xvi signed new laws on thursday. the measures require the vatican to comply with international standards to improve transparency. a financial watchdog will be set up as early as april so transactions comply with international rules. the vatican said in a statement it will work in solidarity with other countries and polic

from oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky had his prison sentence extended on thursday his current time behind bars for fraud and tax evasion was to end this year but who now stay there until twenty seventeen after being found guilty of stealing massive amounts of oil from his lawyers appealed against the verdict. a report. four days that's how long it took the judge to read the verdict six more years that's how long we feel who then of course will have to spend behind bars the forty seven year old is in the final stretch of an eight year prison term and sentence after being convicted for tax evasion. because. if you're by sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment the sentence will be served in the correctional colony of a medium security prison in this second trial could the king his partner were convicted of stealing two hundred eighteen million tons of oil worth twenty seven billion u.s. dollars from a subsidiary company out of course he was known as the very worst corporate governance abuser in russia and i myself was that you question how the meeting where i had a power of attorney from on

russia's most famous president mikhail khodorkovsky will retain his status for the next six more years as the court finds the former tyco guilty must an all in president. also in the program two years after israel's military offensive on gaza we're appalled at how people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israel insisting is easing the economic blockade. on the world wide welcome for twenty eleven a quick trip around the globe to enjoy the highlights of the new year festivities. it's eleven pm sunday evening here in moscow welcome my name is kevin owen and this is our news review of the past seven days and it was a week when moscow ground to a halt freezing rain ruptured power lines paralyzed traffic and crippled airports for thousands of stranded travelers a man being starting the holiday stuck in traffic jams or sleeping on the airport floor others were left in the dark on new year's eve parties a country approach over upset all. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while falling almost to emergency workers knocked it down like g

oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is to spend six more years behind bars after being convicted of a battle and and money in the untrained. eye on the world wide welcome for twenty eleven a bright star for the good with fireworks and distributors around the globe. up next a leading wall disney executive tells all see why i think detainment joins called in on my own brushes movie goer. my initial golf was kind of thank you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in an international film festival so sexually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia walt disney company came few years ago to the russian market and since then the whole movie industry in russia picked up and now russian box office is one of the leading in the world for a lot of these so i think was a lot of comfort i can say that movies is the really important and very fast growing market in russian but yet do you maybe have a feeling that could just a company came a little late to the russian market. in our view it was exactly the right

just because that would be an interference with the judiciary system thirdly as regards mr khodorkovsky and some of his colleagues prosecuted by law and the respective sentence it has not entered into legal force it but i hope it is needless to say that basically the prosecution can come up with new arguments and bring new charges against people who already serving their sentence however you take fourthly i believe the old talk about the shortcomings of our judicial system as well as any attempts to bring pressure including on me as a president totally destructive in this context because they make everyone else think that the judicial or legal system in russia is so imperfect that you simply tell the president or someone else change the sentence for her to cough ski or someone else and then will believe that your legal system is not that hopeless that it is kind of working but that would be unacceptable how can investors be sure there won't be another other cost. if i think the any investor be a russian or an american investor you should abide by laws otherwise he could get a term the w

former oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky to spend six more years behind bars after being convicted of a better land and mud in a dream. and the world wide welcome for twenty eleven points time for the new day with fireworks and festivities around the globe. welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news life from moscow my name is your leadership of our i'm here with the latest news and a review of the week's events so it was a week when moscow ground to hold as freezing rain crippled airports and paralyzed traffic for thousands of stranded travelers it meant starting the holidays stuck in jams all sleeping at the airport others went without power for days and the government had to act fast as you can see you know that show has been finding out. too. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while falling almost emergency workers knocked it down like gloss. have your eyes snapped power lines and shut down the country's largest airport for almost two days but enough at any time of year but horrendous at the height of the holy day getaway this is how one of moskos easiest tops look

for more oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky is to spend six more years behind bars after being convicted of investment on one evil drink. and a worldwide welcome for twenty and a bright star the year with fireworks of bestival to use around the globe. a very warm welcome this is all the live from moscow with me alice hit it was a week when moscow grounds to hold freezing rain crippled airports and paralyzed traffic for thousands of stranded travelers it meant starting the holidays stuck in jams all sleeping at the airport others when without however the days of the government had to act fast as artie's you get that in the garage over has been finding hours. turned into a lump of ice overnight the rain was freezing while pulling on the skin emergency was. chris knocked it down like gloss. heavy eyes snapped power lines and shut down the country's largest airport for almost two days but enough at any time of year but horrendous at the highs of the holy day getaway this is hell want to moscow's busiest hops looks like power is back on and flies are getting back on should you like the idea t

during the last congress i spoke several times on the trial of khodorkovsky and plevidad. i said that i hope that russia would choose the right path and somehow justice would prevail in that case. sadly it did not. a russian court issued another politically motivated guilty verdict against these two russian dissidents. this disturbing verdict revealed -- reveals that the russian judiciary lacks independence and that russian authorities can act above the law at will. this latest verdict was not only sad for mikail khodokovkw and lebdev's family, but all of us. prime minister putin's comments on the case before the verdict was even issued were very troubling, indeed. according to the associated press russia's prime minister said the crimes of the former oil tycoon of khodorkovsky have been proven, said this before the -- before it was issued. mr. putin said that khodorkovsky's present punishment is more liberal than the 150 prison sentenced to madoff. citing the years of advocacy, the very respected publication "the economist" explained that it was a slap in the face of all

russia's most famous president mikhail khodorkovsky will retain his status for six more years as the court finds the former tycoon guilty of massive oil and. also two years after israel's military offensive on guards of people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israel insisting it's easing the economic blockade. and the worldwide welcome for twenty eleven a quick trip around the globe to join the highlights of the new. kept waiting forty six moscow time was talksport now this is. something for your view from stamford bridge with chelsea always did aston villa in the english premier league or they did that a few minutes ago but not much just right kevin there just as you said of the match and it ended with a draw of three three and it could have gone either way in the last ten minutes of that match but i'll have the details on that plus some more. action from russian football fields an ice hockey rink they write their. hello and welcome to sport an r.c. coming to you from the russian capital on call for the let's jump straight to the events that made

russia's most famous president mikhail khodorkovsky will retain the status for six more years as the court finds the guilty of. two years for israel's military offensive on gaza people are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite his really insisting it's easing the economic blockade. on the world wide welcome for twenty in less than a quick trip around the globe to enjoy the highlights of the festivities. next to all disney executive tells us about the entertainment business is booming right now here in russia. right now should golf with sky thank you very much for this interview thank you very much for the invitation now more and more russian films take part in an international film festival says actually mean that movies are becoming a full fledged business in russia walt disney company came few years ago to the russian market and since then the whole movie industry in russia picked up and now russian box office is one of the leading in the world for a lot of disagreement so i think with a lot of comfort i can say that movies is the really important and very fast

russia's was famous president mikhail khodorkovsky will retain his status for six more years as the court finds the former tycoon guilty of massive oil embezzled money. two years after israel's military offensive on gaza the people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite israel insisting it's easing economic growth carried. one thirty am here in moscow domestic violence is an issue which many nations struggle with in the u.s. millions of women are being injured and abused by their husbands or boyfriends or the first part of a special report we hear next from those whose loved ones turned into enemies. porch of abuse to me. i can sum it up in one word the air. and i just prayed that if you didn't find me if i could just live through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen was that he was going to kill me. i love this guy in a promise to be his wife into honor and respect and cherish you know this is what he did to me. the look on my son's face. stoics in a big storm is down. it's really important to ask her ar

more news in the week russia's most famous president mikhail khodorkovsky will retain this status for six more years as the court finds the former tycoon guilty of massive oil in an embezzlement . two years after israel's military offensive on gaza people there are still struggling to get their lives back to normal despite his words cystic it's easy we can all make look a. the world wide welcome for twenty eleven a quick trip around the globe to enjoy the highlights of the festivities. seven thirty one pm here in moscow next in the u.s. some four million women suffer from abuse at the hands of their husbands and boyfriends every year while in the second part of our special report for you now we hear from those whose loved ones turned into enemies. no one really wants to touch on the subject of abuse because everyone's like you know that's a family affair that's what we know has been and a wife we're going to say out of it we don't want nothing to do with it at all his cousins as brothers everyone ran out the house none of his friends came to say they just left everyone just left it le

were found guilty of a number of murders even so their supporters insist the two men are innocent khodorkovsky was not to blame because he had a whole team of very experienced lawyers who are used to tell him that. everything he did was within the law it was the blame of the laws that had those holes in them so the cost he has maintained his innocence of the fraud charges ever since his arrest in two thousand and three many in the west were of the opinion that. singled out the prosecution not so much for financial reasons as for his political ambitions so why do his supporters in russia to interview him as a sort of a martyr figure we are all humans and for all compression for people who. are behind the bars for a very long time here already eight years in prison and he has to spend twenty years or more for the press from going to be smart he can be articulate he could be salt spoken but it doesn't mean that necessarily because of non-guilt and that made because we're proud of course the prosecutors have asked bert least six more years on top of his current sentence they got what they wanted b