luzhkov the patriot was always in love with morse code his passion to build and reboot changed the face of the city in two decades the russian capital was transformed from dyes trace to more than a colossal ace that's corruption allegations and suspicion is of a cave's a business relationship with his property tycoon wife were to prove his downfall he would do it the authorities began to look more attentively private activities it turned out that funds allocated for the reconstruction and expansion of my school street and routes were invested in some enterprises from which someone received a huge profit. luzhkov has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing he says do so with his wife's company were transparent and above board but resentment crew as they warden of contracts to learn about to his company how to become russia's only female billionaire and want her place on the forbes rich least yelena nickel live now but is something else again hard charging in the plastics business in the construction business why they said to be in the corruption business there was also anger over luzhkov attitu

said he'd lost confidence in your illusion of who'd worked eighteen years as the capital's chief luzhkov leaves behind a controversial legacy loved by the hated by others as artie's murray if an ocean explains. so i decided to dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust in your. shoes. once deprived of power the phone support of the top was hard to come by a challenge it's obvious the professional relations between the president and moscow had worsened meanwhile the man is subordinate to the president the not the other way around certain steps should have been taken to return the situation back to normal so where did it all go wrong. an oligarch has won over a patriot and a good manager and all that's inside one man. luzhkov the patriot was always in love with moscow his passion to build and reboot changed the face of the city in two decades the russian capital was transformed from di's trades to more than make a law place but corruption allegations and suspicion is of a cave's a business relationship with his property tycoon wife were to pr

capital five years ago he served as the governor of the oil rich region moscow's previous mayor yuri luzhkov was sacked by president medvedev after

serving mayor was shown the door by the president dmitry medvedev said he lost confidence and yuri luzhkov who had worked eighteen years as the capital's chief was called leaves behind a controversial legacy loved by some but hated by others. explains. so i decided to dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust in yuri luzhkov. once deprived of power where the phone support to the top was hard to come by. it's obvious the professional relations between the presidents of moscow had worsened meanwhile the man subordinate to the president and not the other way around certain steps should have been taken to return the situation back to normal.

nominating deputy prime minister sergei said yachting for the capital's top job he said to replace yuri luzhkov who spent eighteen years in office before losing the president's trust. and so she takes the checkered flag as it seals along the way to deal to host russia's first ever formula one race russian up one fans will be able to attend their own high octane sports venue in twenty fourteen. i'll be back with a recap of the week's top stories in fifteen minutes first though venezuelan president hugo chavez speaks exclusively to r.t. spanish channel on the u.s. role in latin american affairs and how he believes the western media is trying to demonize him it's coming your way next. today i'm talking to the president of what his way of chavez thank you very much for this opportunity. you once called former us president george w. bush the devil what would you call the current president. or less of i did not call him the devil when i said there was a smell of sulfur i mean assertion within maybe he was a company called the devil like him who left behind the smell of socialists who know better what

years ago who served as the governor of the oil rich to mina region moscow's previous mayor yuri luzhkov was sacked by president medvedev after losing his trust dimitri pollack from the united russia party explains why they think sabean is the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows that cement. city or state of importance moskos the special c.t. and the supposed to be the in the vanguard when the nation and actually the federal government has a look from the plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said bennett has enormous experience hole for work in the mint he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create an effective system within the government stuff he was quite successful as. one of the reaches regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of personal trust because he's well known by the president and by the prime minister and they trust him as a person and as a professional commentary from dmitri public kind of with united russia party. authorities

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nominating deputy prime minister sergei said the on in for the capital's top job he said to replace yuri luzhkov who spent eight years in office before losing the president's trust. and sochi takes the checkered flag as it seals a long awaited deal first ever formula one race russian f one flet fans will be able to attend their own high octane sports venue in twenty fourteen. up next we visit russia's far east to explore the rich wildlife in the coming nature reserve stay with us here on our. bowling springs in hot water full. of holes and steaming pits. of fun tins and dead sulfurous lakes. an eternal confrontation of fire. us undead creating a unique omni. the mentality of this land lies in canyons and volcano crazes discovering the spawning season the rivers of filth and shoals of fish. brown bears behave as though they own the land. this is kamchatka located in the northeastern russia. one of the world's most unique and unusual nature reserves its funny escape . the renowned valley of guises is hidden in the mountains on the east coast of kamchatka. in the canyon among the chaos of shia clif

dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust him yuri luzhkov. wants to project power the phone support to the top was hard to come by social and it's all because the professional relations between the presidents of moscow had worsened meanwhile the man is subordinate to the president the not the other way round so certain steps should have been taken to return the situation back to normal so where did it all go wrong. an oligarch has won over approach it and.

yuri luzhkov loses his job off the russian president loses his patience with the city's boss. rusher expands relations with its biggest trading partners china opening and oil pipeline and sealing major energy deals. has a huge drop in the afghan opium output sends its value story we report on the devastating impact of drugs across all levels of society in the country. and unsafe after years of abuse and neglect russian boy who was reportedly sold abroad for drugs by his adoptive parents the returns to his mother that. this is our weekly news would be welcome to the program well this week russia's president fired. off after almost two decades at the helm of the city and he said he had lost confidence in him which cough will go down in history for changing the face of capital but the many controversies surrounding his tenure threaten to overshadow his legacy with the notion as the story. i decided to dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i resigned states that this president have lost trust in you really. wants to project power the phone support to talk was hard to come by.

yuri luzhkov was dismissed last month after lashing with president medvedev. >> high-speed car chasesre hardly a novelty. you can barely turn on an american television without see police in hot pursuit. this time it happened in brazil. an escaped convict driving a stolen car. here is the story. >> the streets of sao paolo can be hazardous in the best of times. but a said and is speeding through town. at the wheel, a fugitive from justice, a very determined fugitive. boxed in by traffic. he tried to ram his way through. that didn't work, so why not try reverse? police motorcyclists knocked out of his way like skittles. police opened fire, and he sped out of the way. not very far, though. look at the other drivers running away in terror. one of them apparently mistaken for the suspect before the officer realizeled he was wrong. police eventually getting their man, pulling him from the wreck of the car. ablazingly, no one was killed. one police officer receiving minor injuries. it is reported the driver was an escaped convict who disappeared last christmas. he faces charges of murder, th

the week's top stories first this week of course russia's president fired the mayor of moscow yuri luzhkov after almost two decades at the helm of the city to me three months of age of said he had lost his confidence in him was called will go down in history for changing the face of the russian capital but the many controversies surrounding his tenure threaten to overshadow his legacy. has the story. yet but he's going to receive so i decided to dismiss the mayor of moscow the decree i signed states that i as president have lost trust in your english gov . wants to project power to phone support.

in moscow the approaches of replacing recently sacked may yuri luzhkov is on the way with his successor to beatrice and for president dmitry medvedev the ruling united russia party has presented its list of sometimes it's for the post according to russian and all the presidents now have ten days to decide. on daughter of democracy georgia an entrepreneur being driven out of business by rockets and intimidation they claim that despite president saakashvili has plans for growth in style constitution corruption is the real driving force in the country. as the headlines up next this hour into the show spotlight away that's host and his guest today is the twenty ten nobel prize winner in physics russian born constantine oversell of here together with his scientific produced material which promises to revolutionize nanotechnology. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on. every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow will bring the best in science and technology

the flamboyant and controversial mr luzhkov ruled the city for eighteen years regarded by many as a steadyhand that guided the capital through to much as periods bringing in investment he was also chunks with destroying many of the capital's historical landmarks and doing little to tackle traffic allegations of corruption and nepotism have also a dog him and his wife the property in a billionaire this is a be on in the house is worked out for him but the problem for me as a surprise is the main spending spree of moscow city project more effective i think he can do. things. for people. in the first year in office so why is this relative unknown the right man for the job after training as a lawyer he raged through the political ranks to become governor of the oil which two men wheaton before then president vladimir putin named him his kremlin chief of staff in two thousand and five he gained a reputation as an honest competent manager with a scandal free record with an annual budget of over five. billion dollars rymer capital will prove mississippian and the biggest challenge to date and mos

nominating deputy prime minister sergei sub yana for the capital's top job he said to replace yuri luzhkov and spent eighteen years in office before losing the trust of the president. and so he takes the checkered flag as it seals a long awaited deal to host russia's first ever formula one race russian f one fans will be able to attend their own high octane sports venue in twenty fourteen. partridge joins us next with all the latest in the world of sports stay with us here on r.t. . hello welcome to the sports news and these are the headlines in the hans taste guy keep up the pressure on the top two with a three nil victory at teluk in the russian probably. was losing stars little falls new owners looked on but the reds went down to no less ever turned as much to city blackpool to go second in the english top flight. now it's a no shanghai surprise andy murray found his top form to once again roger federer in the final book a spot in the london sonali. restart was vocal and kept up the pressure on the top two in the russian premier league after winning streak direct so you do be opened for

sergei so but so gets the presidential nod for the capitals top job could be said to replace harry luzhkov who was dismissed by medvedev last month after almost two decades in office soviet instead it is seen now has to be approved by moscow lawmakers. former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside america's bob graham air base in afghanistan by the open society foundation says it mates were subjected to sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamped its detention facilities in the country. political correctness was to us was supposed to smooth out society's intolerance but as peter lavelle's guests now discuss it's actually polarizing people into being angrier than ever crosstalk coming your way in less than a minute here on r t four. and.

the flamboyant and controversial mr luzhkov ruled the city for eighteen years regarded by many as a steady hand that guy did the capital through to moche as periods bringing in investment he was also charged with destroying many of the capital's historical landmarks and doing little to tackle traffic and allegations of corruption and nepotism have also a dog him and his wife the property in a billionaire this is a be on in the house is work out for him problems in moscow. smaller. cities because. it has a lot of money to. invest. in to. continue development of the problem from as a civilian is the main findings of moscow city project more effective i think he can. things over the fortnight before and the gains of a few showers in the first year in office so why is this relative unknown the right man for the job to be and was born and raised in western siberia after training as a lawyer he rose through the political ranks to become governor of the oil rich two man region before then president vladimir putin named him his kremlin chief of staff in two thousand and five he gained a reputation

dimitri mentally at them as the head of the russian presidential administration the previous man yuri luzhkov who was head of the city for nearly two decades was sacked by the president last month dimitri public from the united russia party explain to watch the why he thinks so be on in the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flow it's a matter of. federal importance moscow is a special seat here and it is supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernization and actually the federal government has a lot from vicious plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said banneker enormous experience call for work in the gallant he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create a fact of system within big government stuff he was quite successful as a governor of one of the richest regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of personal trust because he's well known by the president and by the prime minister and they trust him as a person and as a professional that was dimitri

former moscow yuri luzhkov left the job of course after eighteen years in it what forced him i really am. the main reason that we heard cited was the loss of trust in government and from the public itself now the former has said that he's basically delaying his opponent's causing his huge backlash to the scene in the media and the time leading up to his dismissal but actually there were a number of incidents that really did cause doubt in a lot of the public's mind as to his seat ability continuing in his position as math there were things such as the corruption issue. with his wife elena that you know mentioned on the rich list first female billionaire in moscow and she's told that there was definitely an issue with like a. transparency in business operations in most cases there were perhaps contributed to her well to one of the new challenges the new has to face when eventually they start the job well there are going to be a number of issues and if it indeed is to be done in that he'll have to face a number. of them including the traffic problem that's a constant headache muscovites

so young and get the presidential nod for the capital's top job he could be set to replace syrian luzhkov who was dismissed by medvedev last month after nearly twenty years in office so the on his candidacy now has to be approved by moscow lawmakers. and former prisoners claim they were abused at a secret jail inside the u.s. air base in afghanistan or by the open society foundation says inmates were subjected to sleep deprivation and extended periods of isolation this comes as the u.s. revamps its detention facilities across the country. up next r.t. looks behind the perestroika reforms which the west applauded for opening up the soviet union but many people say turned their lives upside down.

be a public figure open for everything of course very much the public figure was the last may yuri luzhkov for my view is very briefly what drove him out of office in the end have been there hey didn't last call since one nine hundred ninety s. so we were with him through many form of the crisis through world knows what we were veterans to everything with him day two years not only yes exactly what did it in the end you think well i think basically if he had stepped down five years. or ten years ago that he would have stayed in history as one of the best mass of the city but unfortunately he just didn't want to quit and finally he was basically fired by president invade if even a very unpleasant question for him obviously but crucially i guess the question on many people in moscow is lips will a new broom sweep clean what can we expect now well i want of people suspected of their. country's leaders would pick someone from st petersburg to run law school. which would have been you know not a very good development somebody in a strong say beer he's the former chairman of the legislative coun