president medvedev evaluates his legacy and his final media to win any before leaving the current one. following thanks for joining our team at six o'clock here in moscow and i'm karen. egypt has issued the final list of presidential candidates with the vote less than a month away multiple disqualifications have left voters confused over who to choose but one controversial figure is back in the running sarah for a told us why this name is causing concern. further drama added as if any more were needed in this presidential race by the last minute decision by the electoral commission to include on this final candidate list the former prime minister. defeat now he was disqualified on cheese day of the louis pass which barred former senior barrack officials from running in this presidential race now he appealed that on the grounds that the law was passed after he'd applied to run and that was up held so he has been included on that final list of candidates it hasn't gone down too well here has to be said amongst many egyptians to view him as a remnant of the former regime and not someone

is it even interpreted by medvedev as to be literal? >> don't they allow -- [overlapping speakers] >> diplomatic. >> tell him to cut me some slack until i get elected, and then we can do business. >> so this is my price, you've got to be good to me on this, and cut me some slack? >> yes, i'll pay you back later on! >> it's a gaff to -- an issue, i agree. but frankly, i'm relieved that he has this kinds of personal relationship with a major russian leader who can pass a message and say basically what is true n a overheated political campaign, this is not an issue he's going to talk become he wants to protect the star treaty and reduction of nuclear weapons that he has negotiated, and the russians are threatening to scuttle it because they think the nato missiles are aimed at them. that is something that is imminently workable outable, and he will do that after he a elected. this is negotiations. >> this is flexibility, some kind of grand bog and we can only go into after i'm assured of re-election, because it's too dangerous now. >> ever

all eyes will be on the russia's president dmitry medvedev as this will be his last interview to the media in his current position for the first time meets with bet it will actually be talking not just representatives from russia's state run media outlets but also with journalists from opposition t.v. channels now he's expected to sum up his four years in power and also outline goals for the future as to what is expected to to become prime minister was what was it has already suggested that makes him a bit of do that no good reason is a horse going to take over the presidential post on may seventh and his also suggested to me to me that if head of the united russia party now if it's the largest party in russia it has faced criticism following the december elections to russia's parliament there were allegations of fraud which brought out tens of thousands of people out on the streets especially mosco these were some of the largest of protests in russia's modern history so it will be interesting to see what kind of vision for the future which means that if it has as he is no one to be

journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on ati. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. wealthy british style. that's not on the title of. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. syrian rebel group says it's time for dialogue between the government and the opposition as a conflict continues to claim lives despite the international brokered truce there are still reports of violence in the country. to discover the average syrians are being forced to take sides in the year long crisis. a lifetime of work burned overnight. this facility is one of a growing number of businesses in syria destroyed by those claiming to advance the cause of the revolution this f

medvedev says i understand your message about space, meaning space for you, our president, and obama says this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility, and medvedev says i understand and i will transmit this information to vladimir. the concern that everyone has as with talk to the issue of north korea and the issue of their missile program, their nuclear weapons program, gates indicating that they're a rising threat to mainland united states, and it raises the question of what is the president's secret deal to limit our missile defense system. i mean, the president is talking to another world leader about once he gets through the election, his last election, unfettered from the electorate, he will be free to have flexibility on the missile defense system, and we're all very, very concerned what the secret deal could be as we face the rising threat of north korea. is this limits on the deployment of our missile defense system, limits on our use of our missile defense system, limits on our operation of our missile defense system? i mean, clearly you can understa

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to entitle russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. dozens of arrests and riots follow spain's approval of its severest austerity measures yet that sees a twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging of the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launched an investigation against before more head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up the covert signs. from broadcasting live in iraq from our studios in moscow this is our team and we start with breaking news this hour all people onboard a small passenger plane are believed to be dead after a crash near to main airport in russia's your old region local rescue services say four crew members and thirty nine passengers were on board at the time and some of the victims are said to be children the a.t.r. seventy two twin engine turboprop airliner is re

aha moment between leaders medvedev and obama sees us republican hawks with a volley of anti russia rhetoric slammed by moscow those cold war hollywood cliche . and dirty riots and protests break out across spain as the government announces massive new cuts unparalleled since the franco dictatorship. eleven am in moscow i might try to bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t calls for more arms to the syrian rebels growing louder with saudi arabia saying that supplying weapons is a duty that's one of the major opposition groups has appealed to syria's neighbors to allow the transit the request comes ahead of the seven nation friends of syria meeting which is due to kick off in turkey today or he's sorry for if he's in istanbul she joins us live with the latest so the second meeting of the states calling themselves the friends of syria set to start what is the expected outcome. that elegance the still arriving here at the name and discussing ways the supporting the syrian opposition and of applying pressure to the assad regime now expect today to see the pl

then of course there was the issue of censorship which was brought up a very interesting one mr medvedev said that as a matter of fact censorship is not allowed by the constitution but of course if such instances are found to to actually exist in russian media that those those cases should be carefully examined by the government and the authorities naturally he also said that a lot of times russian media outlets tend to take their news headlines so from from you and media from mass outlets like mass information outlets like twitter or facebook and that is not something i would show should be a widespread what the white spread action and of course the issue of international relations what he talked about at the arab spring and he said that the arab spring seems to be turning into rather colder air all but of smaller arab autumn where is and russia spring has come in all in all was that in all senses of the word and he of course also talked about their relationship with the united states he did. say that it was never an ideal relationship of course everybody has the country's top had their

why it's time to get the party started in russia president medvedev signs a new law making it easier for parties to tom a part of big politics we asked why some opposition groups are still unhappy. but the stakes are high for it is lee which is combating a burgeoning gambling problem as people place more trust in the lottery than chance their lot with the government. but first f.b.i. top brass in america have admitted that russian spy and that chapman got a little too close for comfort the counter intelligence chief claims the bomb style beauty tried to seduce a top official in president obama's administration let's get the latest details now from marty's ira bennett in london irish the spy story that certainly refuses to leave the headlines have been talking about this phase how for a couple of years now give us the details of this latest claim. i certainly don't think this was a thought we'd have heard the last one and chapman and the reason why she was suddenly deported from the us and these fresh allegations against the russian spy turned six symbol supposedly reveal the real rea

this is the last interview that medvedev has given to a journalist before handing over reins had to put in so a very broad range of issues was covered not the least of which were of course the protests which followed russia's state duma elections at the end of last year and to that to be serious it is said that he respected people's are so of content or discontent with the government but he did warn that some people are getting a little carried away with the show of protest for example by a person on hunger strikes. regarding people who protest it first of all they have the right but the other thing here is that there can be a genuine protest and there can be a well calculated political opposition and let me say right away i'm not judging anyone on that matter still there's such a thing is in hunger games if you've seen it it's quite a regular hollywood blockbuster i've seen it and those who do such things often pursue some obvious political goals and some have said that the protests in russia were financed by none other than the united states a state department to that material vetted

also in this week's top stories a horse mike exchange between barack obama dimitri medvedev heats the ante russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliche. and spain adopts its toughest project cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike of mass protests that resulted in clashes with police and dozens of arrests. plus fed up with street demos some russkie rights laws the room protests against them with report on the anti rallies rally in the center of the russian capital our top stories this hour. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly team the saudi arabia and its allies are thought to have agreed to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime a decision came as around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president is that the palace play in a sense of violence whereas damascus says it's fighting armed extremists officer firth has been f

well that final question and answer session with dmitri medvedev as head of state is set to begin in less than an hour's time we'll be bringing it to you live here r.t. . for years at the top of russian politics. one last chance to quiz the president before he leaves the kremlin. journalists from across the spectrum go head to head with dmitri medvedev thursday from eight am g.m.t. on r.t. . did i kill innocent kid a was it a call this of course and that's never answered it. i'm a song from the skull still with me i think of it every day. i steal the flies fired from the memories. so much so long time i'm just here trying to tell him. i was ashamed. i was ashamed that i'd been neutered i was ashamed that i hadn't a clue. why i got my arm i got my legs i'm alive. but in the mind. what i want to be out of or to. cannot believe what i was going on once or i think. that i was a good soldier. but now i'm a soldier on the other side and i think i'm just as good. as. the. france is pushing for military intervention in syria saying the u.n. should consider measures if an international peace

president elect let him uprootedness pick dimitri medvedev to replace him is the leader of the ruling united russia party putin takes over the country's top job from medvedev until weeks and is out is running. he is going to step down from his post as the chairman of the united pressure and he proposed meeting with candidacy for that post that of course will happen after the inauguration which is to take place on the seventh of may of course the person who is going to be heading the united russia will have to be elected during the session of the united russia so that will also happen in the second half of may now which means that if he has met with the members of the state council and given them a speech on the cheapness and shortcomings off his presidential terms he mentioned among other things that some of the issues which was due to be worked on in russia those words are education increasing the life span in the over the next six years and of course fighting corruption in ancient china they used to say the biggest problem is despising your enemy which we've declared war on corrupti

and medvedev said, i understand, i understand your message about space, space for you. this is my last election. fl. i understand and i'll transmit this information to vladimir. this is not a little matter. i'll tell you why it's not a little matter. we had a long debate over the missile defense. the left has never favored missile defense, bush was preparing to place a system in poland, out of the blue, it was cancelled, the poles were deeply shocked and disappointed, so were the czechs and we were promised, don't worry about it, we'll have another system, one in effect, i felt, that they were trying to change the course of things some of that was not even on the drawing board. but we were going to implant a system that we had already placed in the united states. i guess what i say to me, the president makes us assurances that we're going to implant a new system, be it an sm 3 system, that will protect america, sure we cancelled that one, but we're going to build this new one, but the russians object to the new one, they object to it steadfastly for no good reason that

dmitry medvedev and vladimir putin as himself. >> after my election i have more flexibility. >> wow. i suppose. it's yet to be seen if the incident we saw will be much of a long-term problem for president obama. the democrats might have you singing along with this, their latest elise. mitt romney got the endorsement of congressman paul ryan today and the dnc had some fun linking ryan and his tax cutting medicare threatening budget with mitt romney. ♪ when ole mitt claps his hands for the paul ryan plan ♪ ♪ that's amore >> when his plan came out i applauded it. ♪ when paul ryan gives props to ole mitt romney's chops that's amore ♪ >> the enentitlement speech was very good. ♪ if they pass their budget >> their plan to really end medicare as we know it. ♪ what great care for the millionaire and the billionaire who is sharing big tax cuts ♪ >> gives tax cuts to the wealthy. ♪ when they meet to prepare ways to end medicare that's amore ♪ >> we've done coordination on our plans. ♪ when old willard goes nuts for the congressman's cuts they're in love ♪ >> paul ryan is one of the brilliant v

six thousand gathered for easter service in the city's main cathedral including russia's president medvedev and prime minister. abbas how is coming up stay with us. hello and welcome to the show in this week's program the reason you look have passion for children why well because it's now a huge developing market here and russia from magazines through the schools would be surprised how many venues in the capital like a said just call them and this group of girls here are taking part in accounts with clos with all the superstar skills they will need to. strike a pose where they normally associate catwalks which children are younger friends to play a pause in the fashion industry is the future mothers of tomorrow strut their stuff in this room it's clear that some of these are snuggles house what it takes. but she say here shows the girls has accounts of the correct posture that shoot at the suggestion of heads up the back straight and gaze comfortably into the distance in . my field of classes it's an emptiness. as i like it when i close the show and i'm the last model on the catwalk then al

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dimitri medvedev leads to an anti russian rhetoric among republicans presidential candidates and trends moscow has condemned as a cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and riots followed spain's approval of its of years austerity measures and yet let's see twenty seven billion euros slashed from the budget. and poland comes a closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory and prosecutors want an investigation against a former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up a covert side. up next artie's exclusive interview with the man credited with orchestrating the downfall of colonel gadhafi former n.p.c. leader mahmoud jabril. and on the sidelines of the brussels foreign were sitting down with mahmoud jibril now he was heading the economic and development planning body in libya at the time of the rule of colonel moammar gadhafi and he later read led to the uprising against the regime the interim prime minister of the national transi

making it easier to get the party started russian president dmitri medvedev signs into law reforms to the political system some opposition leader is still on topic. and dishing the dirt on a high level flirt of staying here and free i officially claims russian spies siren and a chaplain was extradited for getting through close to someone inside obama's inner circle. it's five pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live on needs to know with our top story two massive fire struck the russian capital overnight the top floors of a skyscraper in moscow's business complex became engulfed in flames on monday evening that was followed by a blaze i did market on the city's outskirts which killed seventeen people are going to lose to reports from the scene of moscow's deadliest blaze in five years. seventeen people have died in a blaze in a warehouse on the outskirts of moscow the people who died in a fire all said to be migrant workers who lived and worked here you know the causes of the fire are years are known it is presumed that possibly the fire started when the workers were trying to

president medvedev evaluates his legacy and his final media q. and a before leaving the kremlin. and massive blast of a terrorist the ruin allegedly grabbed the ball making love in syria as the successor to the infamous blackwater mercenary company seemingly takes the opposition under its wing. contradictory statements from the israeli leadership on the iranian nuclear issue have made clear just how tension on the subject has soared next year on r t we discuss the situation with retired u.s. colonel douglas macgregor don't mess it. we're sitting down with douglas macgregor every tired army colonel who fought in the gulf war and was referred to by some officials as the best fighter the us army has got this mcgregor thank you very much for joining me good to be here president obama has put forward an ultimatum for iran either make progress with negotiators or face consequences consequences meaning war some say a strike may happen within the next few months in your opinion how realistic is that should we expect the war in summer topical question right now in washington d.c. i think

president medvedev slams u.s. republican presidential candidates anti-rational ranches and outdated hollywood cliche u.s. voters themselves could be jaded by alternatives to a pot of. anti austerity riots and protests break out across spain as the government announces massive new cuts unparalleled since the dictatorship of general franks. is up next with all the latest sports news stay with us. thank you about welcome to the world of sport here is what's coming up. miami misery maria shriver suffers her fourth miami open final the things that she goes down in straight sets the poland's i guess the transco. capital gains any take a massive step towards retaining their russian premier league title with victory over sparta moscow. fighting back in the playing field playoffs album god level not as against trucks or in their best of seven series as they level the taiwan one the following over time when playing. the first two tennis and maria shriver's quest for a title in two thousand and twelve continues as she lost h

guarantees for an arms race president medvedev delivered a clear choice to washington this week over its missile shield plans in europe that says the u.s. also announced similar systems for asia and the middle east to retreatment if america obama discussed the issue at an international nuclear security summit in seoul and part of the private conversation accidentally went public. but. the two leaders exchange was captured by t.v. cameras word for word and it was seized on by barack obama's republican rivals with mitt romney even declaring russia as america's number one enemy but as more hold on the russian bandwagon he's got a chicken reports their war cries are not exactly resonating with american voters. ah the run up to the presidential election in the u.s. . a perfect time to drag out the good old cold war skeleton from the closet. russia this is without question our number one geopolitical foe in the world of the presidential hopeful mitt romney russia is america's enemy while it's president elect you should remember. i think president represents a real threat to the. ability of

hi there it's quite common for dmitri medvedev to hold sessions like this but today's meeting is a bit different isn't it. that is absolutely right this is going to be his fourth interview bud's unlike the previous times he's going to talk to representatives of five channels and along them not just journalists from the russian state t.v. channels but also from two of the so-called opposition media outlets so he is more most likely going to cover the issue of the protests which took place in the country in moscow in particular at the state duma elections at the end of last year as far as nature is bit of goals for the future are concerned we do know at this point that has been put in who is going to take over on may seventh that is when the regulation is taking place we do know that question wanted to see him already as the prime minister of the country and has already proposed that you were going to take over as the chairman all of these the united russia party the biggest party in the russian numbers so it is going to be an interesting of probably rather informal interview which is go

thousands of attending easter service in the country's main cathedral including russia's president medvedev and prime minister putin. five am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our team our top story u.n. security council's voted to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire first monitors said to arrive tomorrow as reports of. reports emerge of fresh clashes russia's demanded our version of a revision rather of the original u.s. draft to hold all sides in the conflict accountable for any of uses or she's a very important as the latest. security council is cautiously optimistic and quite proud of itself that it's finally able to speak with one voice reach a consensus the first resolution now unanimously adopted on syria it calls for monitors and runners up to team of thirty going to syria immediately to observe this ceasefire the fragile cease fire in place there or to the russian ambassador to the u.n. to tell you one russian officer will be part of the group heading to syria the resolution that was adopted also calls on all parties in in syria

well first the political reforms promised by president medvedev has just been signed into law out the kremlin it's intended to simplify and open up a process of registering political parties and will come into force tomorrow let's not go to our correspondent peter oliver who is following these latest developments here breakdown for us what exactly this new law and these reforms will mean. will fundamentally this new law will just make it's considerably easier to register a political party in russia no previous you needed forty thousand signatures in order to establish establish a new political party this new law will see that limited to five hundred so a considerable drop in the amount of support that is needed to you to start up a political party and also you see these are the feet that's needed to pay. tribute to the little cloud but it's not a vast amount of signatures that's needed it's being dropped which is the key issue now what this means is well it's be much much more difficult i beg your pardon for a party political party to be abolished no previously this could have happene

also in the week's top stories on our t.v. a hot nike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend that moscow has slammed as cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopts its toughest budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and massive protests the result would involve clashes with police dozens of arrests. with the top stories all today and all this week this is the weekly here i see around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian regime and now meeting in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition the so-called friends of syria group. saying about the u.s. and its allies are also seeking how to intensify sanctions against president assad some western and arab states blame him entirely for violence in the country damascus says it's fighting armed extremists things are surface following the talks in istanbul. the main syrian opposition body the syrian national council have called for the arming of opposition fighters in the country some of the gulf countries notably guitar

and president medvedev signs a new law relaxing the registration rules for political parties in russia it aims to diversify the country's political landscape but it is still smarting criticism from some opposition leaders who say there will be too many factions bidding for power. now it's hard to talks to a prominent american economist about the current state of the world's financial plight and where it's heading next. artie's sitting down with richard wolffe american author and professor at new school university his new book occupied economy challenging capitalism hits shelves in the next few months mr roth thank you very much for sitting down to speak with me thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to years ago you said that the crisis would take not just a few years but much longer to overcome it is a common belief that the so-called fight handle crisis is basically but over the one that started in two thousand and eight so where do you think the u.s. economy is right now i think the way to answer that question is to recognize that this crisis is a crisis of the entire glo

also the top swap in russia president elect live in a polluted picks outgoing leader dimitri medvedev to replace him as head of the country's ruling party but benefits also given the final kremlin speech of his. i'm not so charitable n.g.o.s are being accused of trying to incite foreign action in syria with moves similar to those that led to intervention in libya. hello welcome to says r t it's eight pm here in moscow now i'm kevin know in our top story downgraded from hero to traitor in the blink of an eye whistleblower julian assad was hailed by the major media as a real freedom ambassador now though they're labeling him a nut job after a show debut on r.t. the second episode which is airing here today that is laura smith reports of what's behind the signs use images sasa nation. it was one of the biggest stoops in full time ninety two thousand leaks no detail of the bloody truths of the afghan war from the ground up shared exclusively with a hunter full of newspapers and julian a soldier was its hero a nomad with no fixed address and a backpack full of secrets contacted some of the

hot mike moment between leaders medvedev and obama sees us republican hawks with the value of anti-war sure rhetoric dismissed by moscow as cold war hollywood cliche. anti austerity riots and protests break out across spain as the government announces massive new cuts unparalleled since the franco dictatorship. nude in moscow i matter as i have you with us here on r t us we bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news calls for more arms to the syrian rebels growing louder with saudi arabia saying supplying weapons is a duty this is one of the major opposition groups appealed to syria's neighboring states to allow the transit the request comes ahead of the seventy nation friends of syria meeting that's just started in turkey in istanbul turkey r.t. sara for his there she joins us live with the latest so sara what's going on where you are and what's expected to be achieved. well the conference is going on the way here in istanbul we had the prime minister giving the aping address now in that he said that the country doesn't aim to interfere with any other country's.

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates are trying to moscow has condemned as cold war hollywood cliche. dozens of arrests and of riots probably spain's approval of its severe style sturdy measures yet that see twenty seven billion euro slashed from the budget. and poland comes closer to acknowledging the existence of secret cia run prisons for terror suspects on its territory prosecutors launching an investigation against the former head of the country's intelligence service for helping set up a covert sites. and broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow recapping the week's top stories this is our team with the week. saudi arabia and its allies are thought to have agreed to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime and the decision came as around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president assad but powers blame assad for v

in other news president elect has picked dimitri medvedev to replace him as the leader of the ruling united russia party who takes over the country's top job from a day to two weeks more on this charge to use a really believes question joins us live or you know why is was the american indorsing made better as head of the party what does he say. well it's a pleasure putin said seems to have become a sort of tradition and russia where the president is above the belonging to a party and of course he's not prohibited from being a member of any party but the presidents that russia has had over the last several years none of them have been members of any party and that is why he is going to step down from the post of the chairman of the united russia and he has proposed that mitchum is going to take over and that is does of course is still up for discussion off the during the good russia convention which may happen in the second half of me so this of course comes on the tails of these of the statement made today earlier why is still president dmitry medvedev he still has two weeks to go on

russia over the past four years will be the focus in a final interview with outgoing president dmitry medvedev a special session with journalists and he's to be quizzed on his future role in russian politics that interview is coming up live now let's listen you know what was the first question. all your term president you have been very liberal in your wardens you said that freedom is better than on freedom and you wrote a very liberal manifest in a sense pressure to go forward you know i wanted to ask you about the deeds have you done what you wanted to do to become more liberal and free what a. freedom that when you go in there is a unique i feel the way that my every person understands their own way of course freedom always felt a big deal and objective but basically it's a very subjective of no use. your family leave me with them as was the feeling i remember in one of the she speech i said something like that i said move forward in the book of time so we are only free. if we can see armor freemantle it's possible there was a political so let's take a look at what happened recently. just t

champions league final this club bar in munich now also reactions came from mosco with president medvedev raising his eyebrows over the treatment of saying that this these actions to throw serious shade on ukraine's reputation and are unacceptable for a democratic country now all these reactions come after you it's emotional reported to have been abused by prison guards and photos of her bruises were made public on the internet as well as when to stand that team of medical experts was dispatched by ukraine's own woman to the prison and they confirmed the fact of the physical attack from the prison guards on. this raise the tension dramatically and key is also already reacted with indignation to all the statements coming from europe saying that such rhetoric puts the countries back into the times of the cold war well the war of words continues certainly but everyone all experts now understand that he was under severe pressure especially with less than forty days before the start of the you were twenty twelve football championship last friday's terrorist attack seemed to put it off with ser

the top swap in russia president elect but ima put in picks out going needed dimitri medvedev to replace him as head of the country's ruling party but it was also given the final kremlin speech of his. and not so charitable n.g.o.s are being accused of trying to incite foreign action in syria moves similar to those that led to intervention in libya. hello there in a very good evening for me kevin zero in in moscow this is r.t. it's nine pm moscow time our top story downgraded from hero to traitor in the blink of an eye whistleblower julian sands was hailed by the major media as a real freedom ambassador now the labeling of a nut job after his show did you hear r.t. the second episode which is airing a bit later today laura smith reports behind a sound is image assassination. it was one of the biggest speech and only time ninety two thousand leaked detail of the plucky truths of the afghan war from the ground up set exclusively with a handful of newspapers and julian a soldier was its hero a nomad with no fixed address and a backpack full of secrets contacted some of the big mainstream pl

a hot mike moment between the leaders medvedev and obama sees us republican hawks spoke with a volley of anti russia rhetoric slammed by moscow as a cold war cliche. and hast already riots and protests break out across spain as the government announces massive new cuts unparalleled specific internship at general franco. nine m. in moscow i match reservation you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r t calls for more arms to the syrian rebels growing louder today with saudi arabia saying supplying weapons is a duty that says one of the major opposition groups appealed to syria's neighboring states to allow the transit aircraft the request comes ahead of the seventy nation friends of syria meeting in turkey which is r.t. sorry for ports could prove a stern test for the host nation. taking the hub of activity of the name into as it prepares to play haste to the friends the syria meeting countries once again found itself at the center stage of the push to pressure the assad regime it has a history common history that syria source certainly feels justified because

also in the week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to and t. russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow has slammed as quote cold war hollywood cliché. and spain adopt just toughest of budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike and mass protests that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. but the stories that made headlines this week and today this is the weekly with me rory stewart show around sixty nations comprising the u.s. and its allies meeting in turkey to discuss how to build pressure on the syrian regime and bolster the opposition washington says the main focus of the so-called friends of syria group is to intensify sanctions against president assad some western and arab states blame him entirely for the violence in the country whereas damascus says it's fighting armed extremists sorry furthest following the talks for us live in istanbul. so can you i just bring us up to date here on the details what exactly are these nations where you are talking about. the

you're looking at of the easter service in moscow city's main cathedral leading russia's president medvedev and prime minister putin in attendance. two am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on our team our top story the u.n. security council's voted to send observers to syria to oversee the country's fragile cease fire but first monitors were arrive sunday as reports emerge or fresh clashes russia demanded a revision of the original u.s. draft to hold all sides in the conflict accountable for any uses or she's really important has the right. security council is cautiously optimistic and quite proud of itself that it's finally able to speak with one voice reach a consensus the first resolution now unanimously adopted on syria calls for monitors. to team of thirty go into syria immediately to observe this cease fire the fragile cease fire in place they're going to russian ambassador to the u.n. batali churkin one russian officer will be part of the group heading to syria the resolution that was adopted also calls on all the parties in in syria including the opposition to imm

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dimitri medvedev leads the anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend moscow's condemned as clear what it would cliché. and spain adopts its toughest budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike of mass protests that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. last fed up with street demos some muscovites small step on protests against them report on the mock anti rallies rally in the center of the russian capital our top stories this hour. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on r.t. saudi arabia and its allies afford to have agreed to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime the decision came as around sixteen nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president assad the power is playing a sound for violence whereas damascus says it's fighting armed extremists earth has been followin

pentagon now wants to expand their defense system to asia and the middle east this is president medvedev and obama held key talks on international nuclear security at a summit in seoul. a microphone caught obama's private remark asking for a space until november as u.s. election has come and gone his republican rivals pounced to accusing him of secretly plotting with moscow but has more hawks on the anti russia bandwagon artie's guy who reports that the war cries they frustrate americans more than obama's policies. the run up to the presidential election in the u.s. . a perfect time to drag out the good old cold war skeleton from the closet. russia this is without question our number one geopolitical foe in the world of the presidential hopeful mitt romney russia is america's prime enemy while it's president elect you should remember this. represents a real threat to the. world but that's in the world of mitt romney what about well america there is no evidence of any popular support for bashing russia for hostility towards russia so this idea that somehow or another russia is a concern f

also in this week's top stories a hot mike exchange between barack obama and dmitri medvedev leads to anti russian rhetoric among america's republican presidential candidates a trend of moscow's condemned as cold war hollywood cliché. and spain as tough as budget cuts in decades despite a nationwide strike or mass protest that resulted in violent clashes with police and dozens of arrests. plus one of the street demos some muscovites launch their own protest against the portal the market anti rallies rally in the center of the russian capital. with a look back at the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. saudi arabia and its allies are thought to agree to pay salaries to rebels fighting the syrian regime the decision comes around sixty nations all harsh critics of the syrian government met in turkey to discuss how to bolster the opposition and intensify sanctions against president assad but how is blameless advance whereas damascus says it is fighting extremists. is been following the talks in istanbul. final statement saying that the friends of sy

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