coming to live from moscow this sunday morning we take a look at the top stories of the week on marina joshie welcome to the program it was terminator time in moscow this week our last words nigger was in town not to rehab but on a mission of innovation california's governor was in the capital at the invitation of president medvedev to discuss investing in russia's version of silicon valley and he also took time to take in some city life as a son a boy who reports. it was morning rush hour in the subway with passengers album way through the crowd there is little that can make them pause at the time but here he was the terminator.

ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie welcome to the program now it's been confirmed that russia will build viet nam's first ever nuclear power plant and the deal was signed by president viet of who's been on a visit to her noyo southeast asia is one of the world's economic powerhouses but needs to modernize its hangi supply to continue its rapid growth cutting as our in our reports. one of the things that most news outlets will be focusing on and everybody will be focusing on is the agreement signed to build vietnam's first ever nuclear power plant a deal that is said to be worth over five billion u.s. dollars and is said to significantly boost viet nam's energy resources and of course to spell more stable existence and economic growth a deal.

live from moscow a marina joshie a team of fifteen men are starting an epic expedition to prove part of the arctic's untapped wealth belongs to russia they will spend a year adrift on an ice floe carrying out dozens of experiments in the freezing temperatures of a fierce winter the members of the mission got a warm goodbye before being left to fend for themselves. i was there to see them off. there are only fifteen of them and the majority are in their twenty's russia's budding ocean knowledge is oceanographers scent and genius will spend a year on floating eyes in the arctic they'll be trying to shed light on why b. oxic is melting how to reach its gas and.

four to ninety coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now southeast asia's top nations are meeting in vietnam and russia's president is at the summit to ready for talks on everything from energy security to responding to natural disasters and working together in space we will use his two day trip to hold separate talks with a host nation we have now is a close ally from the soviet times and trade between moscow and highway it's already in the billions of dollars during this visit dozens of new agreements will be signed of on the most important a deal to construct vietnam's first nuclear power plant and as artie's maria financial reports it's something the socialist republic is counting on. vietnam in the twenty first century it might look like a throwback to cooled. but it's not the case vietnamese more than oil you see its economy growing at an increasing rate and it's looking to its old allies to help spur that alone. will cooperate in with many countries.

if you just joined us you're watching live from moscow i'm marina joshie these are the top stories of the chechen parliament terror attack was a demonstration of the russia's north caucasus as a new militant leader jostling for power according to experts the raid was attended by a group of militants on tuesday morning and left three people dead and seventeen injured . the russian french and german leaders agree that nato and russia should face their challenges together meeting in the french resort of the bill for a bit of sas who attend next month's nato summit in lisbon. and the u.k. has announced cuts to its defense budget worth of almost five billion dollars which will be to delay the renewal of the country's nuclear deterrence three jobs last. fall similar calls from germany and france has caused washington to worry over nato its capabilities. but those are the headlines here in our next it's crosstalk artie's beautiful valley asks his guests whether multiculturalism is failing in the world. oh and welcome the crosstalk i'm here to live well the issue of immigration has led to the

was marina joshie welcome to the program now recently discovered oil reserves in the eastern mediterranean looks set to become the latest point of tension in the troubled region at least four major competitors are staking their claim israel lebanon turkey and cyprus all want a peace but it was no clearly defined maritime borders five could be a lengthy bitter and even bloody policy or takes a closer look. prayer is a long time in coming. i've been begging for a year a year please lord don't let me downs don't let me down and finally jackie malaysia's praise have been unsaid.

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program for here is the united states was the biggest preacher of tolerance in the world and it was justly proud of its melting pot of nationalities living side by side with little conflict but it seems that isn't true anymore with a fresh wave of xenophobia sweeping through the country maria port now has more. america is supposed to be a nation of tolerance. but bleeding for her stars and stripes. and ugliness incapable of masking protests against the construction of new mosques illegal immigration and economic reform point to a fear and frustration probably one of them. an emotional climate experts say where many americans are swapping patriotism for nationalism definitely is a phobia it's a fear of the other zina phobia is defined as an unreasonable fear or hatred of the unfamiliar especially people of other race or religion muslim associated with bill that's everybody knows the no fly list has ninety nine names most of them sorry sacks created what he calls mobile art aviation a missile decorated with signs equating islam

you're watching r t coming to live from moscow ten am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program not the war in afghanistan today and her as it stands year with little sign of an end extra american troops may now be in place but public support for the campaign is slipping rapidly what about two thousand nato troops killed in the conflict it's a critical time for the u.s. led campaign as it struggles to turn around the fight against the taliban ahead of the expected withdrawal of international forces next year afghan officials continue back to back the coalition's efforts but even they admit that after. the stein there is still no tangible results and as are falsely reports the online antics of american soldiers are hardly helping matters. house goes up in smoke and whether justified or not tempers fly in the afghan capital the culprits soldiers who can be heard saying fantastic before posting the clip on the internet even if by burning the house accidentally a copy of the koran is housed that can be easily used as a park or as a means of. more. religious history wi

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program well it's been confirmed within the last few minutes that russia has to build them first ever a nuclear power plant comes in as president has been taking part in a summit of southeast asian nations in one way the region is one of the world's economic powerhouses and needs to modernize its anderson why to continue its rapid growth right now we're looking at a live picture coming out of the get another vietnam capital and we can take a look and have a listen to the news conference given by president dmitry medvedev. today we have discussed many issues concerning ministers including politics economy culture education and science. we also touched upon the issue of cooperation in many and important areas you will . worry affirmed. of friendship and our commitment to the development of further strategic partnership in my my. we are committed to strengthening our relations and we will do our best to strengthen the friendship between vietnam and russia other. countries confirm their desire to continue cooperation in the end i w

you're watching i see it coming to you live from moscow nine am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now it's fifty years since the u.s. imposing economic embargo on cuba prohibiting most trade with the island recently there have been some minor policy changes under the obama administration but the main restrictions are still in place costing the u.s. economy over a billion dollars a year parties ganesh reports of the emergence of new factors which could cause a rethink of the blockade. politics aside americans miss cuba at this club in washington d.c. they make most of probably the only thing americans can legally import from the communist island the rhythm. while the love for cuba flourishes on the dance floor it goes cold when the revision of the fifty year old embargo is up for discussion wait a minute. why should we give them after all these years benefits of trade relationships more tourism everything like that when they basically say they're not going to change their system whatsoever but that doesn't stop the u.s. from dealing with china the same standa

coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie after six months of political turbulence and violence the people of kyrgyzstan are casting their ballots for a parliament that will rule the country the vote will take power away from president and give it to m.p.'s and what will be the first such case in central asia it's also hoped to stabilize a region where hundreds of people died in brutal clashes in recent months earlier i spoke to our correspondents who are just going off in the rest of southern city of osh and become in the capital bishkek. this is a landmark election for the country and regardless of how many people show up at their lection it will still be valid even once it's over kurdistan will become the first central asian country to become a parliamentary state where a prime minister has more power than the president and it's accountable to the parliament tradition essentially asian states are ruled by all three tarion leaders on in april when former president by key was overthrown the country was wracked with political violence that took lives of dozens of people and left man

watching live from moscow i'm marina joshie it's the last day of campaigning in kyrgyzstan ahead of the crucial parliamentary vote the election will establish central asia first parliamentary republic want to which the president's powers occur it's also hopes to bring coveted stability to the region that has suffered from deadly political and ethnic violence in the past few months as a group is going off now reports. burns down shops and houses abandoned cafes and broken windows political billboards alongside piles of the meat on the street yesterday stun gets ready to vote for your parliament here in the country's second largest city lethal change is obvious. we need a decent government able to restore peace and stability that will stop people from leaving economy stability and the economy to start working. eighty two polling stations have been set up across the city election is to be observed by monitors from the sea russia and the c.i.s. the amount of competing parties is q.b. stands all time record twenty nine the country's interim president is pushing to build a parliamentary repub

this is our day coming to live from moscow where it's nine am the saturday morning i'm marina joshie welcome to the program so you are being stepped up across kyrgyzstan on the eve of a landmark poll while fears remain of possible violence sunday's parliamentary vote is hoped to bring stability to the country a rag by political chaos an ethnic conflict it will also take power away from the presidency for the first time in central asia as he has been off explains. saturday is the last day before the start of the nationwide parliamentary vote here in kyrgyzstan which means at this point all political rally is now bridget and voting ballots are already being spread out at polling stations across the country twenty nine political parties are taking part this is definitely an all time record for a cure just on the country's interim president roosevelt is pushing to build a parliamentary republic where the head of state is more of a formal figure rather than the one at power however several political parties including the one headed by the country's former prime minister felix school for o

watching r t live from moscow nine am here marina joshie these are top stories of the week and it was terminator time in moscow this week arnold schwarzenegger was in town not to wreak havoc but on a mission of an ovation california's governor was in the capital at the invitation of president had to discuss investing in russia's version of silicon valley he also took time to take in some city life as a boy who now reports. it was morning rush hour in the subway with passengers album way through the crowd there's little that can make them pause at the time but here he was the terminator. i saw lots of people of flashes in the security service. i thought john.

you're watching r t live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome alleged russian gun runner viktor abou it could be extradited from thailand to the u.s. in just a matter of days russia's foreign minister has expressed hope the u.s. won't try to press the decision while boots lawyers have said they will file an appeal that is likely to delay the process in august he's banco bureau chief getting bail and he has the details. as a thai court ruling clears the way for victor boots possible extradition to the united states of america his relatives and lawyers fear for his life moves wife believes that washington is planning to force a confession out of him and it's quite possible they likes to dine him and just look him up on some aircraft carrier and force him to give whatever testimony the u.s. wants him to give i think they'll go as far as it takes to get it and i'm sure everyone understands there are plaintiff ways to do it these days starting with chemical sense psychological pressure and we know that there is an american aircraft carrier the u.s.s. george washington in a port in a

as i am in the russian capital you're watching r t a marina joshie a very warm welcome to the program the daughter of a russian official who rammed her car into two people killing one is facing a retrial a russian court says there were major violations in pursuit of the procedure during the first hearing as just one example of what critics say is a trend among the children of russia's elite to live recklessly beyond the law r.t. sara for three ports. when valarie the day it was no use down by a car it was the beginning of a long and very difficult to recover it was this bus stop that valerie was not that the seriously injured but that was five years ago and since then he's been unable to say that but investigation he suffered horrific injuries and the memories of that day the still very clear in his mind. i remember exactly how it all happened moment by moment my friend and we so we're standing here as we parted to cross the street on the green light remember the green light rivered we had turned and began walking through that direction when i heard a sound and saw something flying to

we want to ninety live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program recently discovered oil reserves in the eastern mediterranean a look set to become the latest point of tension in the troubled region at least four major competitors are staking their claim israel lebanon turkey and cyprus all want a peace but with no clearly defined maritime borders the fi could be lengthy bitter and even bloody poles lior takes a closer look. prayer is a long time in coming then we have been begging for a year a year please lord don't let me down don't let me down and finally jackie malaysia's prayers have been answered the oil company.

coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie welcome to the program the daughter of a russian official who ran her car into two people killing one is facing a retrial a russian court says there were major violations during the first hearing allowing the woman to go free this case is just one example of what critics say is a tran among the children of russia's elite to live recklessly beyond the law and we find some of the images in sara first report disturbing. when valarie third day it was names down by a car it was the beginning of a long and very difficult road to recovery it was there but thought that valerie was not there if they say instead that was five years ago and then if anything our neighbor to say that but investigated he suffered horrific injuries and the memories of that day still very clear in his mind. i remember exactly how it all happened moment by moment my friend ilya and myself were standing here as we pointed he left across the street in the green light i remember the green light vividly i had turned and started walking in that direction when i heard a s

this is artsy coming to life from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program more protests in france have more damage to its crippled finances public anger is now beginning to switch from the government to the trade unions blamed for paralyzing the country's economy as a country towards demonstrators seem to be losing the war they waged. saving face the french trade unions are still taking people to streets despite the fact that reform they're protesting against is a given still angry french citizens say the show must go on as ordinary persons look on drinking their coffee and mineral water members of trade unions and students continue taking to the streets just outside the french senate protesting a reform that is pretty much already guaranteed to take place they haven't even had a chance to learn the new slogans but it's not enough to stop them. this is overheard we can strike and we're demonstrating against the reform we have decided to montreux distance with no possibility of retreat we're here because we have resolved that we have an obligation to complete our plan of the.

you're watching r t coming to you live from moscow nine am in the russian capital i'm marina joshie welcometo the program now it's been confirmed within the last hour that russia is to build good nouns first ever a nuclear power plant it comes as president medvedev took part in a summit of southeast asian nations in her knowing the region is one of the world's economic powerhouses and needs to modernize its supply to continue its rapid growth well we'll be bringing you more on this rather program as we'll be getting in touch with our correspondent later on. and in the meantime.

this is already coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program recently discovered oil reserves in the eastern mediterranean looks set to become the latest point of tension in the troubled region at least four major competitors are staking their claim israel lebanon turkey and cyber us all want a peace but with no clearly defined maritime borders the fight could be lengthy bitter and even bloody. takes a closer walk. prayer is a long time in coming then we have been begging for a year a year please lord don't let me down don't let me down and finally jackie malaysia's praise have been answered the oil company he's invested in reportedly hitting bingo underground we're still talking about the largest amount of oil ever to be discovered in the state of israel there's a joke in israel that when moses led the jews.

this is r t coming to you live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program now the man thought to be behind tuesday's attack on the chechen parliament a left three people dead as a new terrorist leader in the region that's the view of the republic's interior ministry it's believed was saying because of wanted to show he's capable of leading militants he recently broke away from doc omar of one of the world's most wanted international terrorists our correspondent has more we're standing in front of the church in palm and that has been attacked by the militants three people were killed and seventeen injured as the chechen terror and minister reports the man behind this attack could be his same kind of a new leader of the chechen militants and this is the way he's showing what he's capable off before her same kind of force operating under dog mara the notorious and most wanted criminal in russia. is the man behind moscow metro blast which killed fourteen people has been on the most wanted terrorist list by the u.s. see just to remind you that the militants drove into the parliamen

marina joshie welcome to the program now recently discovered oil reserves in the eastern mediterranean looks set to become the latest point of tension in the troubled region at least four major competitors are staking their claim israel lebanon turkey and cyprus all want a peace but was no clearly defined maritime borders the fica billingsley better and even bloody artist post leader takes a closer log. praised a long time in coming more than you who could have been begging for you yeah please don't let me down don't let me down and finally jackie relations praise have been on the oil company he's invested in reportedly hitting bingo underground still talking about the largest amount of oil ever to be discovered in the state of israel there is a joke in israel that when moses laid the jews out of a.

the power to scrutinise member states of national budgets coming up in about half an hour marina joshie my colleague will be here with a full picture news but right now it's back or should i say back to the second part of the alley and showing her how in special. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

out emails advertising virility and anti impotence of drugs now my colleague the incomparable marina joshie will be in in just a bit but right now it's part two of the only on the show next on r.t. . it's time for tonight's two of them do you know if you haven't heard president obama drop by the daily show last night to speak with jon stewart he's in town ahead of this weekend's big rally planned on the national mall now do.