discussed in lisbon this week and i hope it will be discussed in lisbon this week because we have to move forward in our relationship with nato we have to do something creative we have to do something positive and we really need breakthroughs like we have to do some joint operations in areas of concern i think we showed great example with our american partners in afghanistan where the famous anti-drug operation which was executed together by russians and americans and i think we can do more we can do more combating piracy of somalia sure's we are doing more redeploying our helicopters from china central african republic to sudan to south sudan to support the referendum there we we are looking for new areas of cooperation and of course the missile defense system can be one of the areas of joint cooperation you mention of ganis and i'm sure that afghanistan will be one of the seven to discuss this weekend and lisbon no doubt russia who were there and the reason for me to say so is that yesterday russia's air force commander general alexander is there lynn said this listen the defense m

what's happening right now in lisbon, portugal. the u.n. summit taking place there right now and some word we're getting from these nato leaders about how long troops, particularly american troops could be in afghanistan. we'll have a live report from lisbon straight ahead. >>> also that time, a lot of you not traveling yet but some are already starting to travel for this busy, busy holiday travel season so what are you going to go with? pat-downs or are you going to go with the full body image screener? we're going to separate fact from fiction for you out there. a lot of myth-busting that needs to be done. >>> also, a lot of people already thinking ahead to the shopping season, black friday, is less than a week away. we've got some critical shopping secrets to tell you about. but i do want to turn to liz done. president obama is at the nato summit there in portugal, holding key talks with afghan president hamid karzai, in just a half hour we'll be holding a news conference. the president news conference coming in about 30 minutes. we will

our headlines, nato leaders now about the alliance's future strategy at a summit in lisbon. germany confirms the suspicious device found at a new baby and airport was part of a security test. -- at a namibia airport was part of the security test. an explosion in new zealand. nato leaders have approved a 10-year strategy aimed at allowing the alliance to operate far beyond europe and counter new threats, such as internet attacks. the last strategic concept dates back to 1999. since then, the alliance has had to deal with new threats, such as terrorism, cyber warfare, and piracy. it spent about eight years fighting in afghanistan and says it will start bringing troops home from afghanistan next year. for the very latest from that summit in lisbon, let's go now to our correspondent simon, standing by for us at the nato gathering. we hear there have been some meetings happening. what are the latest? what are you hearing? >> nato leaders have been meeting this evening. they have agreed the new strategic concept for the next 10 years. here it is, the document just being presented

and we discuss that now before the conference but will also talk about that in lisbon. and what president medvedev said that he will talk of that he will come to lisbon himself i am very happy about that as a very important sign which shows. that the formula of the strategic partnership between nato and russia is not just a formula but is also carried by the willingness to actually. make it happen. of course we had important questions about local. conflicts that we discussed today. and not for the first time we discussed studs and we are talking about the practical practical approaches to security and practical. steps we can take to promote that to promote our mutual security and. also we are there it's a very important discussion about the modernization and the last steps. that we talked about and a very soon signing of the decision of the treaty with the cultural institute. of course between us on the topic of iran came up and it's very important to both of us russia did do its part that at the u.n. meeting. that the iranian government received a very clear message fr

here in lisbon.hat the great explorers set out to discover new worlds. it was here a gateway of europe through which generations of immigrants and travelers have passed and bound our countries together. and it was here that europeans came together to sign the landmark treaty that strengthened their union. now we've come to lisbon again to revitalize the nato alliance for the 21st century and to strengthen the partnership between the united states and the european union. mr. president, i thank you and all the people of portugal, for everything you've done to make these summits a success. our meeting was also an opportunity to reaffirm the strong partnership between the united states and portugal. president silva is commander of portugal's armed forces and will be representing portugal at the nato summit. we pledged to continue the excellent cooperation between our militaries, especially the field in the azores which provides critical support to american and nato forces in iraq and afghanistan. i expre

lisbon portugal. so what can we expect from this year's today so much more earlier i caught up with archie producer lucy caffein of who is in lisbon right now to give us a preview i first mention the fact that nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen is comment that this is one of the most important summits in nato history so i asked her if that feeling was obvious over there in lisbon. but i was walking past some other reporters doing their live shows here and there talking about the excitement that's palatable and the energy that you can almost feel in the in the room and you know it's a pretty pretty empty place behind me i don't know if you can see that there i mean if if the gauge of how exciting and important an event is at all seeing through the local reaction to it i have to say that a lot of the folks that i've talked to on the street here in lisbon don't even know that this is taking place or what the nato summit is of course they are paying attention to another very important internatio

the details from lisbon. critics of the organization will of course say that it is finally realizing that it is becoming obsolete that in fact it began becoming obsolete as soon as the cold war was over and spain fall of the soviet union the very reason for nato is existing disintegrative it was no need for the alliance to continue existing behind their whole lot of course there are already to hire experts in many areas where russia and nato can actually call for aid and mutually benefit from that cooperation specifically trying to establish security and afghanistan the somewhere in a region where nato is heavily involved in such a region where russia that russia is very concerned about and recent joint emissions in that region are specifically fighting drug trafficking that is something the middle size and hailed as a great success and yet another ass eric affront to their cooperation that they could emphasize and that they make an example out of and of course there are looking to intensify their operation i

." >> at a crucial nato summit in lisbon. the search is on for eight dignified exit from afghanistan. leaders of the western alliance wrestle with the basic question -- what is nato for and our members prepared to keep it credible? >> i am here at the summit where europe-wide missile defense and transition and afghanistan are the top issues. >> welcome to "gmt." also on the program, an explosion in new zealand's biggest coal mine. 27 miners are missing. ♪ the pope hosts a rare meeting of more than 100 cardinals. will there be a new response to the sex abuse scandal? it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 6:00 p.m. in delhi and midday in london and lisbon where president obama is with other nato leaders for the start of the summit of the western military alliance. over to you. >> here in lisbon, some pretty fundamental issues. what is nato for and what are the threats to the -- in the 21st century? the 28 members are discussing a strategic concept. there will be lots of discussions, argument about european-wild -- european-wide missil

russia after russian president dmitry medvedev takes part in the nato summit that is taking place in lisbon. to understand us foreign policy first understand a very basic premise u.s. government wants to dominate the world ensuring influence abroad on the plugs of mcchrystal ization looks at how the money from the u.s. timescales kids and funding american politicians overseas. one hundred years to the death of one of the world's greatest drawing says tolstoy's works and philosophical ideas are as alive and popular as. a very warm welcome to you this is all to you live from moscow with me alice habits nato wants to see russia as a part of that message was made clear at a summit county taking place in lisbon where the alliance a don't did a new strategy or there's any of them advantages attending a naysaying council session where he'll consider a proposal for moscow to sign up to a european missile defense shield. as out of a joins us live now but he got that he knows i'm late so it seems to be. very. there is so wise it's. held off the years of. alice many experts have been long saying that

lines here in our next to speak crosstalk and today his guests review the upcoming nato summit in lisbon. hungry for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. the low end welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle with the nato as members of the north atlantic treaty organization meet in lisbon this military alliance is in search of a mission can nato remain relevant facing twenty first century security threats. to. discuss the role of nato today i'm joined by hugo lucas in boston he's a professor of international relations at boston university in london we have martin mccauley he's an author and senior lecturer at the university of london and in paris we cross to john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation and another member of our crosstalk team you know in the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules and effective means you can jump in anytime you want to react to what else has been said on the panel if i can go to you first in boston the alliance is going to be meeting soon in lisbon so just how releva

russian ties as the alliance seeks moscow's help on the fence presently we have it set to join the lisbon summit. the us government wants to dominate the world. american taxpayers shelling out billions of dollars to fund washington's foreign influence under the guise of democratization. and living with leo it's a hundred years since the death of a discredited with is it the tolstoy state from literature lines. this is r.t. live from moscow welcome to the program. seems to be sending a clear message once russia has an ally the block is meeting in this been right now and this courting moscow to sign up to a joint missile defense shield and its hopes that present the better of the tendence could signal an historic turn relations between the two sides we have to go live to cutting in there's been later in the program. russia's and they to representative meanwhile says the country wants a more joined up thinking in the alliance to ensure that security isn't threatened . you are now after we have lived through the conflict and south of setia under a sharp decline in relations it turns out we mi

i think the nato russia meeting in lisbon will be a very positive and very productive meeting. well you can watch the full interview with anderson for us mosin in just over an hour here on r.t. meantime political commentator for russia's commerce and newspapers said he struck on this says moscow's agreement to work with nato on afghanistan is a sign of restoring trust. afghanistan definitely this is an uphill battle for the need to. i think it's quite natural that after the years of uncertainty of the years of heated debate whether we have to cooperate with nader finally we decided just not to step in of going to start but to. and to enter the stage of cooperation and in practical terms to ensure the transit routes for for the needed troops this is this is where important because pakistani routes already reask this is this is where the practical question and this is not only the question about containers of dollars about helicopters it bears also important political meaning because by cooperating in of getting started we restore the atmosphere of confidence. now scientists fear

in putting out of a live for us from lisbon many thanks of an update as. represented to me says most gray wolves the alliance to be predictable paul. now after we have lived through the conflict and south of setia on a sharp decline in relations it turns out we might have needed such a test on the one hand these events have shown that old nato policies were provoking such an adequate regimes like the suckers really warm to bloody actions on the other hand nato did not get involved in this conflict because europeans did not support the most aggressive part of the bush administration for us nato was a big headache it used to be an enemy now an unpredictable partner the left hand of which doesn't know what the right handers doing we are tired of this we want more stability and security on our western borders and in the long run maybe even certainty that there will be no trouble at the whole i think the americans are finally heard us today for them restoring relations with russia is not just very important to foreign relations but also key toward obama success

as president obama at a nato summit in lisbon maps out the way forward. but what does it really mean for americans in harm's way? we're on the front lines with one of the top commanders of this war. >>> also, the outrage over the new airport security measures back home on this busy weekend for travelers. >>> and, richard engel, tonight in a part of this country few of us have ever seen. not at all what you might us have ever seen. not at all what you might expect. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening from afghanistan. we are here tonight on what may be a major turning point in the war here. today, for the first time, president obama declared he wants the americans here to be done with major combat by the end of 2014. the date was agreed on by the president and nato leaders meeting today in lisbon. as the deadline for afghan troops to take over their country's security. but, like previous goals in this war, this one could still yet become a moving target. given the political climate in afghanistan itself, and the taliban's stubbor

said on the panel if i can go to you first in boston the alliance is going to be meeting soon in lisbon so just how relevant is the north atlantic treaty organization today a child of the cold war and they say they're going to have a new strategic concept i think a lot of us know what the basic parts are going to be what is its relevance today ok in and i can't help but think afghanistan at the same time go ahead. well it's obviously a very complicated question. if you're asking me whether there are crises around the walt where nato could play a significant perhaps central decisive role then obviously the answer is yes like have you had like afghanistan on figure i like like afghanistan. well well certainly afghanistan is one example but of course it depends on what perspective you take if you take perspective from the nato headquarters then everything seems fine nato is doing its job but if you look at the from if you if you look at it from the perspective of a number of really serious analysts in the united states well you will hear an entirely different story the story is the united

finally turns to russia looking for a strategic partnership as we did in the days of the rise in lisbon to participate in the alliance summit. to understand u.s. foreign policy one person on the very basic. u.s. government wants to dominate the world ensuring influence the board on the plug of democratizing policy for the film the money from u.s. taxpayers pockets and funding america from the politician overseas it's. one hundred years after the death of one of the world's great has rights is always was the but the ideas are of the law even popular is that. very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow with me unless he bets nato wants to see russia as a message was made clear to some of the current three taking place in lisbon where the alliance adopted a new strategy there to meet them inventive is attending a naysaying russia council session where he'll consider a proposal for moscow to sign up to a european missile defense shield that he now has out of the house the details from the. critics of the organization will of course say that it is finally realizing that it is becoming

be back in less than half an hour from now in the meantime nato is poised for a crucial summit in lisbon this weekend to map out missile defense its strategy in afghanistan and the role of the alliance when up next join in cross talk for a debate on the future of the organization. and you can. still. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle we're there at nato as members of the north atlantic treaty organization meet in lisbon this military alliance is in search of a mission can nato remain relevant facing twenty first century security threats. and you can. start. to discuss the role of nato today i'm joined by hugo lucas in boston he's a professor of international relations at boston university in london we have martin mccauley he's an author and senior lecturer at the university of london and in paris we cross to john laughlin from the institute of democracy and cooperation and another member of our crosstalk team you know in the hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules and effective means you can jump in anytime you want to react to what else has been said on the panel if i

norm this there in lisbon thank you. so interests fear of the told the chernobyl nuclear disaster still has the potential to cause an even greater catastrophe concrete bunker covering the area is nearing the end of its life and no one can be sure just how bad the these student is but it has this report. almost quarter of a century since the chernobyl fallout a special confinement structure called the circle for gas is still preventing more radioactive emissions into atmosphere this structure the circle focus was built in one thousand eight hundred six just months after the disaster that you know build nuclear power plant back then experts predicted that this would last for only twenty years until two thousand and six that is but it was strengthened and improved extending its lifetime for five more years the biggest question is how much nuclear fuel remains under the surface some experts believe that there is none as most of it did vaporize into the atmosphere and was spread around the chernobyl exclusion zone but many ex

bracing to catch up with the present nato gathers for a summit in lisbon to try and tackle its post cold war identity crisis. bringing democracy to others u.s. style with u.s. money american swam their government for the billions of taxpayer dollars funding regime change abroad which they say is only backfiring on them. and russian lawmakers are set to relieve the country's overcrowded prisons by granting minor offenders a chance to stay out of jail. from the business desk of us by the reserve chairman ben bernanke he defends the decision to print six hundred billion dollars insisting it will boost the world economy many developing countries are concerned we could go with their economies it's in russia has little to. no business. watching ninety coming to live from moscow i'm marina josh and welcome to the program nato still searching so that is to kick off in portugal and friday the alliance is developing a new strategy to tackle its identity crisis and it was created sixty years ago as a military bloc opposing the soviet union almost two decades after the end of the cold war nato is st

and the russian present, also in lisbon, went public, too. saying if we fail to move this forward, the world will not become safer. at a closing press conference, president obama put the digreement in pure political terms. >> this is an issue that traditionally has received strong bipartisan support. there's no other reas not to do it. than the fact that, you know, washington has become a very partisan place. >> reporter: but he dodged accusing his chief nemesis on the issue, arizona republican jon kyl, of bei motivated by polics. >> i have spoken to senator kyl directly. senator kyl has never said to me that he does not want to see s.t.a.r.t. ratified. >> reporter:ack to afghanistan. president obama also said today during his one-on-one meeting with afghanistan psident hamid karzai that karzai brought up his concern about the united states' use of private security, contractors, president obama defended the use, lester by sang, you know what, until i can send u.s. aid workers into certain provinces to build schools without fear of the taliban

of only if it's in from the cold paula that was one of the outcomes of the nato russia solace in lisbon which has been hailed as a parsed dogs and their relations also. two israeli soldiers accused of using the palestinian child as a human children receive aid not seem to match the anger of human rights groups and the international community a. very warm welcome to you this is live from moscow i'm alice said but russian businessman and alleged victim has pleaded not guilty to charges including terrorism on arms trafficking he was extradited to the u.s. from bangkok earlier this week and is now in solitary confinement in new york moscow is demanding a trial and says it will continue to provide consular assistance. takes up the story. a two and a half year campaign to get one russian citizen accused arm dealer victor boot begins to face american justice victor boot came into u.s. custody on tuesday set to stand trial on arms smuggling and terrorism charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals to conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an a

what are you taking from lisbon? thank you very much. >> one of the things that we learned over the last several years as we have dealt with this worldwide economic crisis is that every economy is interlinked. we can't separate what happens in the united states from what happens in portugal from what happens in korea from what happens in thailand, what happens in south africa or brazil. we are all interconnected now in a global economy. and obviously, as the world's largest economy, what happens in the united states is going to have a profound impact on europe. the same is true, by the way in the reverse direction. our general assessment is that the trajectory of u.s. growth was moving at a stronger pace right before the issues of sovereign debt in greece came up in the spring of this year. and when that happened, not only did that cause a significant dip in our stock market, but a lot of companies contracted in terms of their investment plans because they were uncertain. they understood that what happens in europe c

afghan strategy and a closer ties with the alliance wrestles with an identity crisis says delegates in lisbon. what lies beneath our tea investigates the potentially catastrophic danger lurking out of the concert top sarcophagus coverage know both sides of the world's worst nuclear accident. and a get out of jail card for russia's minor offenders clients and community service consumer place time behind bars to ease the strain on the president's mood. you're watching r t five pm here in moscow welcome to the program now to our top story defining nato is relevance today and in the future what to do in afghanistan and gauging russia now the key issues to be discussed at a crucial summit for the alliance in portugal the meeting comes at a hard time for the group of nations which is facing an identity crisis sixty years after being created to oppose the soviet union artie's a lorry mr has a story. it's the biggest and oldest military alliance in modern times but when you think about what its place is in the world today. the answer doesn't come easily and not just for one speechless american offici

we came to lisbon with a clear task.was to revitalize our alliance to meet the challenges of our time that's what we've done here. of course, it is work that cannot end here. i'm pleased to announce that the united states will host the next nato summit in 2012. the sum nate will allow us to build on the commitments that we made here today. as we transition to full -- full afghan lead, build new capabilities, expand partnerships and ensure the most successful alliance in history will continue to advance our security and our prosperity well into the future. i said to prime minister socrates that considering he has thrown such a successful summit here in lisbon, i've been taking notes. you set a very high bar of outstanding hospitality. so i appreciate everything that the people of portugal have done. we will try to reciprocate that hospitality when we host in 2012. with that, let me take some questions. i'm gonna start with margaret warner of pbs. margaret why don't you get a microphone. >> thank you mr. president. what me

we'll have live coverage of the president's news conference from lisbon coming up right here on msnbc as scheduled. air travelers furious with the new controversial patdowns are causing a major uproar. the tsa says it is changing its rules but only for a select few. good day, maura. tell us about the rule change. >> good morning, alex. the tsa now says that pilots won't have to go through these revealing body scan machines. instead pilots are now allowed to go through metal detectors. they have to show company and government issued i.d.s. now other airline employees want to be exempt, too. the president of southwest airlines flight attendants union says flight attendants should be able to bypass the intrusive body scanners. so far that rule change applies only to pilots. several air travelers are planning boycotts before thanksgiving to protest these security measures. they're asking fliers to refuse to go through the body scanners. that would force agents to perform patdowns leading to massive slowdowns. they say the procedures are too invasive. >> an invasion of my personal space, m

lisbon portugal. now we can discuss the upcoming nato summit with danny boy john a vice rector of the russian foreign minister is diplomatic academy of getting thanks very much different joining us here today so let's now talk about the nato and its future role in the twenty first century in more detail especially russia's play in its new strategy. we hope that in the twenty first century nato will start treating russia as a partner in the cool part and i think that there is a good basis for developing our relations in this direction because we don't have any ideological differences we built a democratic society with a market economy and i think the west wants russia to go along this road and we have very intense if you cannot make social and other ties with nato countries and to have a very concrete security agenda which the united major countries so i think the basis for new relations between russia and. nato is that what can we expect from the summit in lisbon can we expect any breakthroughs or per

last thirty minutes is to see finishes with judy here the russian leader addressing the summit in lisbon soon as that happens we'll take you live there and bring you that developing story tonight other headlines for us in ensuring influence abroad under the flag of democratize ation the money from u.s. taxpayers pockets ends up in funding american friendly politicians overseas the so-called promotion of democracy is being implemented through a network of organizations that officially deny any political affiliation. and one hundred years after the death of all the world's greatest ever rights is leo tolstoy his books and philosophical ideas are is alive and popular as ever the author of celebrated novels the sun anna karenina remembered from russia and the world. that live event from my lisbon happening any minute now but our programs continue while we wait for it is the weekend's illustrator so should we to some indian indulgence in the heart of the russian capital in moscow at. hello and welcome to moscow hours on this week's program we'll be taking a look at indian culture here in the

our headlines, nato leaders now about the alliance's future strategy at a summit in lisbon. germany confirms the suspicious device found at a new baby and airport was part of a security test. -- at a namibia airport was part of the security test. an explosion in new zealand. nato leaders have approved a 10-year strategy aimed at allowing the alliance to operate far beyond europe and counter new threats, such as internet attacks. the last strategic concept dates back to 1999. since then, the alliance has had to deal with new threats, such as terrorism, cyber warfare, and piracy. it spent about eight years fighting in afghanistan and says it will start bringing troops home from afghanistan next year. for the very latest from that summit in lisbon, let's go now to our correspondent simon, standing by for us at the nato gathering. we hear there have been some meetings happening. what are the latest? what are you hearing? >> nato leaders have been meeting this evening. they have agreed the new strategic concept for the next 10 years. here it is, the document just being presented

lisbon portugal. neda's relations with russia and their common challenges are also expected to be in focus at the summit and although u.s. russian ties have improved recently political writer dan johnston believes there are still a lot of cold war era thinking in washington i don't see really that the united states has decided that confrontation with russia is pointless why then is it building up forces in the arctic bringing canadian and scandinavian forces into armed force whose only purpose could be to confront russia over resources in the arctic assuming that the arctic ice caps mills and opened possible resources the united states is carrying out military maneuvers in the baltic clue whose only opposition could be russia and the black sea again it's a double thing they say one thing and they do another and it's impossible since it's a big bureaucracy the pentagon don't really know exactly what the policy is. now here's a peek at the peculiar taste of a russian businessman labeled as a merchant of

lisbon portugal. russia and nato have been disagreeing over how the illegal drug trade and afghanistan should be tackled moscow insists the alliance should start eradicating afghan poppy fields which nato is reluctant to do again bush on a virus rector of the russian foreign minister is diplomatic academy so the problem should be dealt with more effectively. from people in the west so. many people who depend on drug production so if you take drugs from them they will go to terrorists and of course russia cannot accept this kind of strategy and we put pressure on the west to fight drug trade because it's a good evil for us and i think that recently we've had some achievements we had joint operations with nato countries against drug producers difficult will drive the drug problems not only for us it's also for europe and the souls of america but we have to do to do something for this presence to take drugs from them and give them some of the choice to go live like it used to be done in thailand with tho

lisbon portugal. nato secretary general also brought up the importance of the nuclear reduction treaty between russia and the u.s. anders fogh rasmussen told the lisbon summit that any delay in ratifying it would damage the security of europe and the entire your atlantic region president obama says there's no good reason why the deal can't be passed by the u.s. congress the treaty would see the two countries nuclear arsenal slashed by a third but it's being stalled in washington because newly elected republicans now outweigh obama's democrats security expert paul you've told me that although president obama does face an uphill battle right now it's more a question of when rather than if ratification. this truthy is good for european for american and for russian security it's the logical extension from the original start treaty that lapsed last december and there is now no official very clear verification treaty between the two countries so this this this treaty maintains takes on arms control for one

nato looks at russia as tensions strategic partner here in the summit of the alliance and lisbon for the details stay with our teeth the. u.s. government wants to dominate the world. the american sax player is shelling out billions of dollars to follow washington's foreign influence on the bad guys democratization. and living will leave though it's a hundred years the death of one of the world's great just rises when you visit the ten stories states and mecca. a very warm welcome to you this is the line from moscow with me it's nato seems to be sending a clear message it wants russia as an ally the uk is amazing in there's been right now it is courting moscow to sign up to a joint missile defense shield and it's hoped that president did as attendance could signal on historic relations between the two sides will cut the nose out of it is out the summer before i see the course have its way now look at it why is today's russian they say council meeting drawing quite so much attention. very much attention now as possibly even more attention than the nato summit itself of course many crit

lisbon portugal. well joining me live to give us more details from our studio in new york is our chief financial correspondent lauren lyster and all lauren we hear a lot that the european population is war weary i guess that this was a good way to prove it how many people do you think were out there on the streets. there were thousands alone and they weren't just from portugal though a number were from the country where nato was having their summit many were international the organizers that i spoke to had come from germany there were people traveling from the u.k. from spain there were members of parliament from the u.k. that i interviewed as well as from the e.u. so there was a wide range of people that came specifically for this from internationally all over europe as well as from portugal where the summit was held now would you say that their criticisms live with nato as a whole or did they try to single out the us as a leader of the alliance. well that's something that you know in my interviews w

what are you taking from lisbon. thank you very much? >> one of the things we learned over the last several years as we've dealt with this worldwide economic crisis is that every economy is inner linked. we can't separate what happens in the united states from what happens in portugal from what happens in korea from what happens in thailand, what happens in south africa or brazil. we are all inner connected now in a global economy. obviously as the world's largest economy what happens in the united states is going to have a profound impact on europe. the same is true, by the way, in the reverse direction. our general assessment is that the trajectory of u.s. growth was moving at a stronger pace right before the issues of sovereign debt in greece came up in the spring of this year. and when that happened, not only did that cause a significant dip in our stock market, but a lot of companies contracted in terms of their investment plans because they were uncertain. they understood that what happens in europe could end up affecting what happ

changing world fresh strategies and a full in relations with russia as the months members meet in lisbon. that's right the sixty one year old alliance has introduced a new strategic goals the first time since one thousand nine hundred ninety one for many say that nato is still facing an identity crisis and i'll have more from lisbon. also the dangers lurking beneath the dome covering the saga of chernobyl nuclear disaster news it so by days we investigate what potentially deadly poison could leak out. and a glimmer of hope for russia's minor offenders who could soon have the option of a fine little community service instead of a stay in an overcrowded prisons. twenty four hour news from russia and from around the. this is. in moscow good to have you with us one of the summit to find as one of the most important nato is meeting in portugal to decide what its future should be and whether it's even relevant gauging more closely with russia and deciding on a strategy to stabilize afghanistan and get out to you shoes well this is part of an identity crisis for an organization created sixty ye

lisbon portugal. the summit also focused on the delayed ratification of the stop nuclear arms reduction treaty signed by the russian and the us presidents in april is currently held up by american norway because nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen told the lisbon summit that any failure to ratify would damage the security of europe and the entire a u.s. atlantic region president obama says there's no good reason why the deal can be passed by the u.s. congress the treaty would see the two countries nuclear arsenal slashed by a third but is being stored in washington as new to elected republicans now outweigh obama's democrats' nuclear security expert paul ingram told ossie that all . president obama faces an uphill battle it's more a question of when rather than a ratification of. this this treaty is good for european for american and for russian security it's the logical extension from the original start treaty that lapsed last december and there is now no official very clear verification tre

europe but only if it's an equal partner that was one of the outcomes of the nato russia summit in lisbon which is being hailed as a fresh start and relation. russian businessman victor proved did not charge as a weapon smuggling and terrorism are caught in the us after he was hastily extradited from thailand don't choose day. when our team news crews detained in the us as they filmed a rally near a military training academy in ga plus. the soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield the sentence much to the angle of human rights groups and the international community. midnight here in moscow right now welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. i'm kevin o. in with the stories making headlines for the past week and one of the main stories rusher is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a fair and equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasized the point of the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance but it's not his loyalists to report they'r