and sovereignty kosovo's independence has been a bone of contention between serbia and the e.u. which is pressing belgrade to recognize kosovo before it become a member balkans expert marco gas which tells r.t. the real one is pulling the strings maybe further abroad. you should bear in mind that the. union leaders couldn't have done nothing without the ok from the us said me. and we know that the u.s. has got a massive investment in kosovo it's got the biggest military base in the world in can bomb still smack bang in the heart of course of all and so everything that. gets up to is also rise by washington in the first place having said that the poverty in kosovo over for all peoples albanians as well as serbians is so huge that their suffering already under this combined washington regime which has brought them nothing but poverty and pain and really has done nothing for the region but bring organ harvesting and pain and quality to everybody in this region so that kosovo is a failed state a fake state of mistaken experiments and this kind of expansionism of failure. ethnic alba

serbs claim the kosovo authorities are imposing unilateral moves to stoking ethnic tensions. washington is refusing to stop its reconnaissance flights near china despite beijing's outrage over violating chinese sovereignty experts say the asian countries rapid military advisors are heading for the pentagon which is losing its will don't. plan a heat waves breaking russia right now and it's raising fears that deadly small might return to the capital the wildfire season is underway along with underground fires which cause choking smoke to blanket moscow last year. the baltics that spent the last two decades tackling its legacy. the news is the capital of live you am the city changed hands many times during the twentieth century after world war one the poles were in charge then during the second world war nazi germany took control when the soviet army drove the fascists out of the baltics the city became if you a nice competent once again in the country join the soviet union. they like saying in russia we liberated the lithuanian people from that see germany let's go to that i a

of goods from serbia serbs which dominate northern kosovo were outraged by the move which you. then destroyed one of the checkpoints the nato peacekeepers moved in to stop the violence but the situation is still tense there even tonight despite the political analyst alexander published in belgrade who told us that serbs shouldn't be treated as infringing minority. god is there. they're trying to they're trying to enforce some unilateral moves in order to change the reality on the ground to change the reality as it was as it is under un resolution security council resolution twelve forty four of always to us the session is republic so in other words the serbs who are down in kosovo still believe themselves to be part of serbia and they're acting in that capacity now the western states mostly nato states that have recognized cost of war treating them as a minority on the other hand states that have not recognized kosovo independence and not treating it serves as a minority but are seeing them as having equal rights as all of the citizens of serbia but we must remember that the ke

boris tadic call the attackers hooligans and said the violence is not helping people in kosovo. violence flared on monday, when costs above sent police to take control of the border post. -- kuntsevo sent police to take control of the border post. that sparked clashes, leaving one officer dead. >> the border crossings have been closed and roads blocked. media reports of gunfire at one checkpoint. because of a police group tried to retake two border crossings after clashes with ethnic serbs. most of the residents here are ethnic serbs who do not recognize the costs of the government. behind the renewed tension is a conflictbetween serbia and kosovo, focused on trade and customs. serbia has blocked imports from cause of both since 2008, when it declared independence. costs about is now banning serbian goods from its territory -- kosovo is now banning serbian goods from its territory. prime minister thaci said this should not affect ethnic serbs living in the area. with the ban in place, they have no access to serbian goods. the international community has spoken out, appealing for

or treating them as a minority on the other hand states that have not recognized kosovo independence and not treating it serves as a minority but are seeing them as having equal rights as all of the citizens of serbia but we must remember that the key to the situation in kosovo was really in nato hands they control militarily the entire province so really whatever happens down there is under their control and it's something that they will tolerate or not tolerate and we must also remember what happened yesterday with the burning of the border checkpoint we still don't know who actually did it these were masked men it really could have been any nationality we don't know whether they were serb albanian or french or even american we just still don't know that. still to come on the program with me kevin how in america's burgeoning debt is causing companies to cut and run. we have people here that it worked here all of their lives in a losing jobs left and right because somebody on top wants to make a buck and pay the cheapest possible give up sticks and go to india leaving former employe

fresh violence erupts in a land that's already separated the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the un security council is holding an emergency closed meeting about that right now . and spy plans the u.s. says it won't stop its reconnaissance flights near china despite beijing's outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty. welcome this is r.t. international it's eleven pm thursday night here in moscow my name is kevin owen and first belgium may be an international by word for unity with its nato do you had quarter's but it faces a messy breakup of its own right now with an irreparable north south divide and is daniel bushell explains the split that's tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. so divorced before planning their next marriage well not well lowlier the southern region of belgium the country's goodwill to fictive government for a record fourteen months fringe speech in the cells and flemish speaking flanders in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely outcome will see the country break into as soon as it split

as we report also fresh violence erupts in the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting behind closed doors. i'm spied plans the u.s. says it won't stop its reconnaissance flights near china despite beijing's outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty. in business this hour the ruble reaches a three year high against the e.u.'s dollar basketball look at what's driving the ruble now this important. welcome this is our see it's nine pm thursday night my name's kevin zero in on the top story for you this hour belgium may be an international by word for unity with its nato and the u. headquarters but it faces a messy breakup of its own with an irreparable north south divide as i see it done a bushel explains next the split this tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. divorced before planning their next marriage but not well lowlier the southern region of belgium a country built effective government for a record fourteen months french speaking in the self and flemish speaking floor in the north disagree o

which is pressing belgrade to recognize kosovo before it can become a member but balkans expert marco gas which tells r t that the real puppet masters are farther afield. you should bear in mind that the. union leaders couldn't have done nothing without the ok from the us administration and we know that the us has got a massive investment in kosovo it's got the biggest military base in the world you can bomb still smack bang in the holocaust of all and so everything that the priest in a couple gets up to is all surprised by washington in the first place having said that leap of all for all peoples albanians as well as serbians is so huge that they're suffering already under these combined washington regime which is nothing but pain and really has done nothing for the region but bring harvesting and pain and polity to everybody in this region so that also is a failed sleighs a fake state of mistaken experiments and this kind of expansion is. a failure of the. ethnic albanian leadership to use for the world should not be encouraged by the world we should all oppose this we know who can

well nato commander in kosovo says the alliance will keep a large military presence at the border with serbia to quell possible new outbreaks of violence clashes erupted at one of two disputed border crossings or about two hundred serbs three bombs and customs it was in response to a move by course of the police to take over the crossings blocking exports from the breakaway region nato peacekeepers moved in to stop the violence and on the firing process it's still mr alexander in belgrade says serbs feel they have been treated as an unwanted minority on one they stood regard as their own. they're trying to they're trying to enforce some unilateral moves in order to change the reality on the ground to change the reality as it was as it is under un resolution security council resolution twelve forty four of always tell us the session is for public so in other words the serbs tore down in kosovo still believe themselves to be part of serbia and they're acting in that capacity now the western states mostly nato states that have recognized cost of war treating them as a minority on the othe

it's really hard to say but we must remember that the key to the situation in kosovo was really in nato hands they control militarily the entire province so really whatever happens down there is under their control and it's something that they will tolerate or not tolerate and we must also remember what happened yesterday with the burning of the . checkpoints the border checkpoint we still don't know who actually did it these were masked men they really could have been any nationality we don't know whether they were serb albanian or french or even american we just still don't know that. from their pov it's a political analyst from belgrade many things are speaking to us on this thank you . the u.s. military says it will continue airborne reconnaissance missions near china and that's despite beijing's protest well off to see a chinese find the jets intercepted a u. two spy plane over taiwan which china claims after its territory can now and from the american based foreign policy in focus think tank says the rift is a part of the competition for energy in the region. right now the united

also nato promises extra troops for the border between serbia and kosovo following violent outbreaks of a controversial export ban. arab spring all european style discontent israel is the latest scene of nationwide mass protests thousands are taking part in the valleys to demand the government provides cheaper housing and lower the cost of living for the biggest protests yet centered in tel aviv is planned for such the night let's cross live now to a guy l r the executive director of the association for civil rights in israel for more on what's happening i thank you for joining us here on r.t. and these kinds of protests haven't really been seen in israel for several years now why happening now do you think your sub salute lee good morning israel is changing and changing in the most wonderful uplifting inspiring way what we've seen in recent weeks is an unprecedented wave of demonstrations all over the country unprecedented growth in its scope tens of thousands are demonstrating in the energy and the optimism after demonstration and in the continent people are demanding social justic

their rule in the so-called independent kosovo well actually this even if this ends in a stalemate or temporary peace the tensions will remain ok but wouldn't cost of a be aware that using its police to seize control the checkpoint could inflame the situation there. well you know i think they're very well aware. even now even be true western government in serbia and its president type which made a remark couple days ago when this whole thing started that the authorities from prishtina would not have brought this measure without some sort of at least tacit support from western powers and i think they're mainly alluding to the united states so this was something that was actually calculated to bring about further pressure on belgrade because the bilby government there may be a campaign issue practically single issue is e.u. accession and so they realize from the west especially from brussels and washington they can always blackmail them and they can put as much pressure on them as they need to because they have no other recourse if you're talking about pressure from the west and we've a

has led international condemnation of kosovo's decision to send its special forces to seize crossings on a shared border with serbia nato led peacekeepers have been deployed to help control the situation which is stoking ethnic tensions hundreds of people blocked main roads in response to cause of police seizing two disputed border crossings one police officer was killed in overnight clashes kosovo says it's trying to enforce a ban on serbian imports in response to a similar boycott of course of our goods around sixty thousand serbs that live in the north and don't recognize cause of independence which it unilaterally declared in two thousand and balkans expert marco gets it thinks the cause of acted with the go ahead from washington. should bear in mind that the. union leaders could have done nothing without the ok from the us administration and we know that the u.s. has got a massive investment in kosovo it's got the biggest military base in the world in cambone still smack bang in the heart of possible and so everything that the priest in a couple gets up to is also rise by washing

fresh violence erupts in the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the un security council's holding an emergency meeting behind closed doors. and spy plans the u.s. says it won't stop its reconnaissance flights need china despite beijing's outrage over the violation of chinese sovereignty. hello and welcome mrs r.t. it's ten pm thursday night my name is kevin our top story for you belgium may be an international by word for unity when it's nato will be you headquarters but it faces a messy breakup of its own with an irreparable north south divide. bushell explains next the split the tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. so wait till they're divorced before planning their next marriage but not near the southern region of belgium a country built big government for record fourteen months free speech while looms in the cells and flipping speaking floors in the north disagree on pretty much everything many analysts think the most likely outcome will see the country break into a suit as it splits with flawed business complete look to hook up with france richer or

pressure of on and surrounds in the disputed border area between serbia and kosovo the un security council is to hold an emergency meeting behind closed doors. scummy of plans the u.s. says it's going to stop this reconnaissance of flights near china despite beijing range on violating chinese stocks and sea. and in our business bulletin russia stocks rose at the end of the trading session the audios rebounded from of one week low closing in the black joining me in twenty minutes to look at the other markets on. a very warm welcome to you this is a line from moscow belgium may be an international buy word for unity with aides and they say and easy you have courses because it faces a messy breakup often saying within a repairable north south divide us than it was from explains the split it's tearing the country into could echo throughout europe. i saw some of the divorce before planning their next marriage but not well lowlier the southern region of belgium become please be with delta fictive government for a record fourteen months french speaking in the cells and flemish speaking flanders i

so when protesters in kosovo's north are blocking a convoy of native the calls from reaching their base hundreds have barricaded of the road in response to the alliance taking control of two border crossings on kosovo's border with serbia today nato moved in after kosovo and security forces sent special police to the checkpoints in this dominated area the serbs there don't recognize the kosovo government or the region's independence declaration three years ago. and of course more all of those stories that are up next it's time to see what st peter's about hostile fire with of course. hello to you. on this week's program i'll be exploring the various hotels are restaurants in the city with new venues opening every single week it's certainly an exciting time to grow in the glorious summer where i'm a late evening life and it's one true party town it's time for me to check into my hotel. depending on your budget. of hotels ranging from comfortable small hotels to. today i'm sure going into the fridge her towel when you arrive know that the hotel will take your passports and your fish regis

council has pledged to keep a large contingent of peacekeepers to quell any violence in northern kosovo so they requested the majesty meeting falling tension at the border checkpoints with fresh clashes began one course of a police seize t. disputed border crossings to prevent the transit of goods from said it so which dominate northern call so i was outraged by that means with you it's just trying one of the checkpoints they say peacekeeping moved into still divided but the situation remains tense and political analyst alexander pov it in belgrade said shouldn't be treated as infringing minority land space to regard as that. they're trying to they're trying to enforce some unilateral moves in order to change the reality on the ground to change the reality as it was as it is under u.n. resolution security council resolution twelve forty four always still a session this republic so in other words the serbs tore down of course those who believe themselves to be part of serbia and they're acting in that capacity now the western states mostly nato states to recognize course war treating the

to be part of serbia as fresh violence flares up the disputed disputed border between serbia and kosovo we talked to balkans experts as a un closed session. now it's the germany's finance ministers not at all happy and one of the key points in the greek rescue decided by e.u. leaders last week he says the eurozone fund didn't agree to blank checks for buying greek bonds and then another development the i.m.f. is warning fronts that it needs more cuts to avoid becoming the next victim of the debt crisis or help us put these two news lines in perspective let's talk to thomas t.v. signals from a c b merchant banking joining us on the line from copenhagen tonight thanks for being on the program let's talk about france first if we can what might happen if europe second biggest powerhouse economy hits the buffers do you think well if air france cross the same way as we've seen other countries in europe in that case it's the end of the line for the european bailout experiment which would be clear course that france is not bankrupt fundamentally in any way that's similar to greece but if market

serbian border on wednesday kosovo police seized two checkpoints to impose a ban on imports from. that one of the crossings attacked by must rioters who threw firebombs towards the customs office nato peacekeeping troops had to move in to stop the violence so obvious protest against unilateral moves by kosovo at its call for un security council meeting was projected at the last minute because acts but the voice of mileage told us kosovo is either ignoring the regulations or has been given an official approval of the decision by prishtina to introduce the tree embargo and to send a special forces this is direct slap in the face of the serbian government which has been nothing but cooperate you've been even capitulating in the ongoing negotiations which were set up by the e.u. this action has completely either completely bypassed both the europeans and nato or has been executed with their complicity in cooperation and honesty in the issue which is worse the e.u. has made unimaginably were spotted recognizing your regime that is. that has absolutely no interest in any sort of dialogu

claim the kosovo authorities are imposing a unilateral moves stoking every. washington for using to stop it for commerce and flights near china despite. chinese sovereignty experts say the asian countries military rise of the headache right now for the pentagon fear is losing its fulfillment. and he waved his baking rusher and it's raising fears the deadly small capital wildfire season is underway along with brush fires which choking smoke to blanket master. take forty five pm here in moscow to catch up with you know he's got the sport now. great to have your company this is sports today here on twenty four hour t plenty ahead including. off the mark barcelona beat byron munich to win the audi cup that catalan giants first piece of silverware the new sees. eyes on the prize with the olympic games set to begin in less than a year's time the medals about police from two longer than four nations will strive to lay their hands on. cuba a limp. fighting chance to make it to the london games in twenty twelve b. catch up. let's start with the. dutch steel to their s

the nato promises extra troops on the border between serbia and kosovo following bonnet outbreaks in a controversial export ban. becoming next the moscow out screw heads to russia's northern capital the sample what's on offer in some petersburg including entertainment and great food. hello to you. on this week's program i'll be exploring the various hotels are restaurants in the city of new venues opening every single week it's certainly an exciting time. growing the glorious summer weather and the late evening life in its one true part of town it's time for me to check into my hotel. depending on your budget the city offers a boss choice of her tells ranging from comfortable small hotels to five star. today i'm checking into the. hotel when you arrive know to the hotel we'll take your passports and do your fish registration for you this is standard practice to do worry. for a few hours. very popular with tourists and business people from all over the world provide excellent service wonderful furnishings and the most up to date. will be an experience you'll never forget. we have a ve

nato's commander in kosovo says the alliance will keep a dollar military presence at the border with serbia to quell possible breaks of violence clashes erupted at one of the two disputed border crossings about two hundred sems through firebombs and sent to customs placed spawn's to support police to take over the crossings blocking exports from the breakaway region when they tell peacekeepers moved in to stop the violence coming under five princess political analysts to examine the have each great says serbs feel they're being treated as an unwanted minority and a student college is there in. trying to they're trying to enforce some unilateral moves in order to change the reality on the ground to change the reality as it was as it is under un resolution security council resolution twelve forty four of always tell us the session is for public so in other words the serbs or down in kosovo still believe themselves to be part of serbia and they're acting in that capacity now the western states mostly nato states that have recognised course of our treating them as a minority but we must

where separation brought anything but stability or peace violence flared up again this week on the kosovo serbian border on wednesday cause of a police seized two checkpoints to impose a ban on imports from serbia shortly after that one of the crossing attacked by masked rioters threw firebombs told the customs office later peacekeeping forces had to move in to stop the violence so protest against unilateral moves by kosovo and its call for un security council meeting was rejected at the last minute balkans expert abortion manage says kosovo's either ignoring the regulations will give fish. the decision to introduce the tree in. the end to send a special forces this is direct slap in the face of the syrian government which has been nothing but quadrant you've been even could picture. in the ongoing negotiations which were set up by the e.u. this action is looking to leave you completely bypassed all the europeans and nato has been executed with their complicity in cooperation and honesty in no condition which is worse d'you has made it seems even and imagine if we were spending not easing

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smack bang in the heart of kosovo and so everything that. gets up to is also raised by washington in the first place having said that the poverty in kosovo over for all peoples and albanians as well as. is so huge that they're suffering already under this combined washington regime which was brought to nothing but poverty and pain and really has nothing for the region but bring organ harvesting and pain and poverty to everybody we know who can stop it and it is time for the u.s. administration stopped its extremist to pop its increased enough from even further expanding into. recognize territorial area. the earthquake that devastated japan here in march the country's death toll is still rising suicide rates have increased since the radiation crisis and from the massive tsunami the government fearing a depression could emerge sean thomas has been to japan to find out why so many people are taking the room lives. a triple disaster on a scale the world has never known causing damage destruction and uncertainty forcing tens of thousands of japan

military base in kosovo being constructed after they have been illegally invaded and occupied the region the largest. airport military airport in bosnia this is the through the airport has been taken over by the united states during the war and missed on luggage is actual crime if i dare say so was actually called on the sixteenth of may ninety ninety two some three years before srebrenica and that was blowing up in the area of the hutch one of the most advanced underground military airports in europe the one that the americans and nato wanted to have but the one that the yugoslavia had actually had for its own defense against any invasion either from the east or west i have to i have to check of course point out that yugoslavia was a online state and did not belong to either site that was missed and luggage is actual crime. any other crimes have been added to sub sub circles article it with ok mr ambassador go right ahead. well first of all gentleman law which has been shown clear evidence that he was receiving his salary and his pension that means salary while he was active in bosnia f

reason it is genocide it's not about the media and second of all when he speaks of what happened in kosovo in one thousand nine hundred ninety nine that's subsequent to what happened in srebrenica so when we talk about the worst act the worst war crime since world war two i think strabane it's more than appropriate but i would like to focus really on two levels one is the individuals themselves and the crime that was committed against them and the second is in fact what was in mind of the perpetrators which was to ethnically cleanse this territory and to create purely at bickley clear serb territories and that is the other part of this situation that i think is so damned in the context of international law and today's political standards. i'm afraid that while we talk of all the victims as you have introduced the subject it is appropriate people have suffered on all sides but what differentiates what belgrade and its proxy forces in bosnia herzegovina were doing here was to try to create an ethnically pure greater serbia and that would be the same thing as if you took the russian and and t

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now naysay promises extra chips for the border between serbia and kosovo following a bonnet outbreak save a controversial export ban. people are valid now is another round of his debates on a cross talk with a look at the role of jesus christ in a free market economy where jesus jeans christian wrong and even jesus pills are available that's next here on aussie. wealthy british scientists like. dr. margetts weiner scandal. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports on r.t. . and you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle does the lord need marketing some are selling christian rock jesus jeans and even jesus pills is this the right way to promote christianity in the twenty first century or is it a new profitable me for those who have nothing to do with faith. and you can. discuss christian marketing i'm joined by you and getting in london he is director of marketing and communications at the u.n. dating marketing consultancy and in columbus we go to philip ross he's a pastor and author and another member of our cross talk team yell

know all c cross a border trouble is the protest against nation taking able border crossings with kosovo but have been a falling victim to territorial breasts but we also. japan's triple disaster continues to claim lives month to a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered the fukushima nuclear disaster a different way it's gripping the country one of depression and suicide. and in europe the number of struggling the economy seems to be increasing the spain suffering recession and unemployment has been pouring viewed by the credit rating agency moody's for all its has been also warned by the international monetary fund that it needs cuts to avoid becoming the next victim of the debt crisis the i.m.f. says the country's credit rating could be at risk of austerity measures are taken and the e.u.'s biggest borer greece has received another blow from one of its main creditors germany's finance minister says well write a blank check to buy back greek bonds a key measure agreed as part of last week's second bailout package financial journalist you had over belt says the rescue package is si

separation brought anything but stability or pace violence flared up again this last week on the kosovo serbian border on wednesday kosovan police seized two checkpoints to impose a ban on imports from serbia shortly after one of the crossings was attacked by masked rioters who threw firebombs and talk to customers employees nato peacekeeping forces that are moving to stop the violence so it is protesting against unilateral moves by kosovo that its call for a un security council meeting was rejected at the last minute balkans expert says kosovo is either ignoring the regulations or has been given unofficial approval. to introduce e tree in. the end to send a special force. this is a cigarette slap in the face the syrian government which has been nothing but cooperate you've been even picture leading in the ongoing negotiations which were set up by the e.u. this action is looking to be either completely bypassed the europeans and you know or has been executed with their complicity in cooperation and i honestly don't know who should which is worse the e.u. has made its unimaginable you we

munitions dropped in libya has been less than 1% of those dropped in kosovo. had any of these elements been absent in libya or present in different degrees, you could draw a different legal conclusion. it was this unusual confluence of these four limitations that led the president to conclude that the libyan operation did not fall under the automatic 60- staple of rule. as chairman kerry suggested, we are far from the court case that most members of congress had in mind when they passed the resolution in 1973. they were concerned about no more of vietnams but given limited military means and exchanges of fire in u.s. casualties, we do not believe that the 1973 congress intended that its resolution should be construed so rigidly as to stop the present from directing supporting action in a nato-led security council authorized operation with international approval as -- at the express request of nato, the arab league, the gulf cooperation council, and libya's on transitional council for them narrow and version purpose of preventing the slaughter of innocent civil

not a single american died in kosovo. >> not a single american died in kosovo, but we had troops actively engaged. >> no, we didn't. it was entirely an air war. >> but we're not even using airplanes in libya right now. >> yeah, but if there's not antiaircraft guns -- in other words, we went to war, nobody died, so how's it different? >> what's different is that we did have to commit -- there was a chance that, you know, we were going to lose american lives. we could have lost pilots, and then we did put troops opts ground as part of the peace keeping force in kosovo, and that what worries me about libya is there's no reason for us not to go to war if all we're putting on the ground is treasure. >> katrina, you go ahead. >> the issue of drones in foreign policy is a very dangerous policy because i mean, president obama used and deployed drones, you know, i think 192 tames. he's escalated it -- bush did not use drones, but that's, i mean, the large or framework is seeing the expanding of the national security statings but there's attempting to cut the defense budget not to be dismissed beca