attorney in the southern district of new york was the one to file the charges against mr boot and in february of this past year the same attorney this same u.s. attorney introduced a new indictment against victor boot and so this is where the paperwork was essentially filed in lower manhattan right next to the metropolitan correctional center and that is a prison where mr blue may very well be taken to it's also the downtown lower manhattan is that prison is near wall street it's near ground zero where the twin towers once stood it's a backdrop for big cases and big names well now what do we know exactly of the details so as far as i'm concerned boots supposed to arrive and not about nine pm tonight and then you know where does it go from there do they tell us when the court proceedings will begin clearly they haven't been exactly specific with which prison. you know alone unfortunately the department of justice has not disclosed any information they wrote me an e-mail saying we are not commenting on anything and i ask all the questions you just asked me when will be will he be arraig

boots meeting with the diplomats. well two russian diplomats did visit mr victor boot in the federal prison where he's being held in lower manhattan one of those officials being the russian consul general here in new york they were able to speak with him they say that he is happy with his attorneys but he would like to seek some type of outside counsel at least consult with outside counsel the problem is mr finances were all confiscated while he was being held in thailand for more than two years he doesn't have the financial means to afford any outside counsel what the russian diplomats also have disclosed is that mr boot is being held in solitary confinement at the metropolitan correctional center in lower manhattan the forty three year old according to russian diplomats wants to receive a better condition than the one he's receiving now in this one that allows for better hygiene he seems quite jet lagged affording to russian diplomats and mr boot has also asked that his wife be relocated to the u.s. here to new york to be with him his wife of course has been in thailand by his side for more than two years proclaiming h

privileges in return rejected all these offers what the russian diplomats also have disclosed is that mr boot is being held in solitary confinement at the metropolitan correctional center in lower manhattan mr bush has also asked that his wife be relocated to the u.s. here to new york to be with him his wife of course has been in thailand by his side for more than two years proclaiming her husband's innocence now mr boot stood before a federal judge and the judge had read out the charges for mr boot pled not guilty on all of the charges when the u.s. attorney however was addressing the press in new york speaking for about ten to fifteen minutes about the case that they are building against mr vick to move to the russian businessman and outlining specifically the charges let's take a listen to what he had to say distribute now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges. one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring t

mr boot has said that u.s. officials had tried to pressure him for evidence and pressure him to confess to crimes during his extradition from thailand to the united states and according to what's being reported this is a pressure that mr boot did not came into. with the wording to victor during the extradition the americans attempted to convince him to make a confession of the crimes he had never committed and promised some kind of privileges in return rejected all these offers what the russian diplomats also have disclosed is that mr boot is being held in solitary confinement at the metropolitan correctional center in lower manhattan mr booth has also left his wife relocated to the u.s. here to new york to be with him his wife of course has been in thailand by his side for more than two years proclaiming her husband's innocence now mr boot stood before a federal judge and the judge had read out the charges to mr boot pled not guilty on all of the charges when the u.s. attorney however was addressing the press

going to do something and showing any means of being able to deliver that is very different not just mr boots lawyers but many legal experts claim the case is very weak now what they people really expect is going on here is that the u.s. have a very strong interest involved they believe mr putin knows about russia's military and intelligence operations throughout the world. right j. barton thanks very much indeed for bringing us the details from bangkok. well for more on bigger boats extradition to the united states we are now joined by him because going from the russian center for policy studies. what do you has this really come as any surprise and did we ever expect to walk free from thailand. it was not a surprise was precious to follow this event for the last several while for it was obvious that he would be extradited as far as the. file on government was of the strong pressure from divided states many participants will be those who go through the this case of the prosecutor if i love for you was closely connected with the united states why did you for travel so specialist during the bom

shortly before mr boot appeared before the federal judge u.s. prosecutors had held a press conference in lower manhattan outlining detailing all the charges against viktor boots victor boot now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges. one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark and at the beginning of this press conference the u.s. attorney to victor boot as the so-called merchant of death and then the u.s. attorney proceeded to paint a picture of mr booth as a man who sided with violence sided with war armed very dangerous people and was very aggressive so after quite a picture of one man who hasn't been able to really address the press at all yet in the u.s. and most likely will not. be u.s. attorney said quote he's innocent till proven given guilty so lots of mixed messages there but there are many experts that believe tha

the united states right now is in thailand but according to the russian diplomat that spoke with mr boot is alleging and says that during his extradition flight from thailand to the u.s. u.s. officials had tried to pressure him to admit to the charges that have been leveraged against him and in return they promised him some privileges said that he did not give in to what they wanted and so at this point he is now in solitary confinement in a federal prison in the u.s. attorney had also held a press conference outlining the charges against viktor boot and let's take a listen to what exactly they are. victor boot now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark. now that u.s. attorney referred to victor boot as the so-called merchant of death but that at the end of the press conference says that he is innocent until proven guilty

if the federal magistrate judge makes a determination that mr boot is either of flight risk or a danger to community then the court will end and he will be jailed pending. now to give our viewers a little bit of background in the case of victor boot he was arrested in thailand in march of two thousand and eight and that's when the u.s. attorney in new york pressed charges against mr gooch that includes money laundering and wire fraud and he was charged with terrorism related activities such as supplying weapons to colombian rebels the russian businessman has denied any wrongdoing saying that all these charges have been politically motivated we should also mention the u.s. attorney in new york also introduced a new indictment in february of this year that many believe helped the u.s. is position in having victor boot extradited from thailand here to new york which leads us to today. so far what impact is this whole situation having on u.s. russia relations. well obviously this has added tench a tense element to the relations between the united states and russia relations that have appear

mr boots wife is and his lawyers have complained that getting a fair trial in the united states is going to be highly unlikely the charges in the u.s. terrorism charges related to allegations of arms trafficking to fog guerrillas in colombia but his lawyers say that there's very little substantial evidence to really indicate him in this and what experts and his lawyer is really saying is that they want access to mr berry especially the intelligence experts here believe or at least the u.s. believes that mr boot has extensive knowledge on russia's military and intelligence operations they want him in custody so they can find out all what he knows about these operations rajan bharti thanks very much indeed for bringing us the latest from bangkok. u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fall between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's war tactics in afghanistan karzai to me out of the u.s. led coalition to reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an and to night raids against suspected taliban commanders

that so the case they think is very flimsy what many people believe this is really about is that mr boots alleged extensive knowledge of all brushes military and intelligence operations. what most people believe is that america wants access to this information and that's what this case is really all about. journalists reporting victor bhutto denies everything the u.s. accuses him of he says he won't get a fred trial in america while he's already inspired a hollywood movie as a kid when i was out of my reports people on the planet hollywood florida who are there over five hundred fifty million firearms in world wide circulation that's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. the only question is. how do we were in the other eleven and he's alleged real life prototype russian businessman you think that a brute nicknamed the merchant of death did own like easy engines and laughed off parallels. very sort of formula scheduling the to play this sort of law for this very silly and i feel pity for it's a bad move his statement never changed even when he came from behind bars in the inf

sam's that would mean that he's on a twenty three hour lockdown in a prison now was shortly before mr boot appeared before the federal judge us prosecutors had held a press conference in lower manhattan outlining detailing all the charges against victor. and their intent what they called an intensive investigation that spanned several years and was to place all over the globe the u.s. attorney. listed all of the charges against mr we'd like to play some sound for viewers about that. now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark. bill what's really interesting to underscore here is that this was a press conference that lasted anywhere between i'd say about ten to fifteen minutes and at the beginning of this press conference the u.s. attorney to victory as the so-called merchant of death and then the u.s. attorney proceeded to pa

that so the case they think is very flimsy what many people believe this is really about is that mr boots alleged extensive knowledge of russia's military and intelligence operation is. what most people believe is that america wants access to this information and that's what this case is really all about. journalist part and well a little bit later in the program here on our t.v. we separate fact from fiction george releases our spy thriller we take a look at why the film is causing a stir in moscow and why some say it's a political provocation. u.s. and afghan officials are trying to downplay a potential fallout between the two countries this comes after president hamid karzai slammed washington's wall type takes in afghanistan because i demanded the u.s. led coalition to reduce its military operations in the country he also called for an end to night raids against suspected taliban commander us which often result in the civilian casualties but the u.s. or state secretary hillary clinton's says the surgical strike some key to winning the war the exchange of statements comes just days bef

compared to the pressure that the united states is going to put on mr boot to cooperate with the u.s. law enforcement already is against others the chances of a fair trial for victor boot are already in question with u.s. media and the prosecutor portraying him as a villain the so-called merchant of death is now a federal inmate there all those seeking to provide some cold comfort victor boot is of course presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty the fate of victor boots future will be sealed in this new york federal courthouse his next hearing is scheduled to take place in january if convicted the russian citizen faces twenty five years to life behind bars burning up or not artsy new york. by investigative journalist daniel a student says the u.s. will use a pick to be its trial for its own interests. i can't possibly see how it would be a fair trial because i get americans i've spent ten years actually trying to get out there trouble they spent two years and a half trying to get him out of prison in thailand to the united states and now actually when they have him in their gr

that they believe it is politically motivated and they insist this is still an illegal extradition mr boots wife also talked to the press this morning this is what she had to say it started out abruptly do not decide that it wouldn't be operation was a secret a.t.m. the cabinet ordered to extradite it to good old though the prime minister of thailand said that while court proceedings are ongoing won't be extradited this operation was illegal it was done after lobbying from the u.s. but was shipped to the united states if he was just a thing without his documents and without the russian embassy being informed the operation was so quick because it is illegal under taylor i plan to appeal most people say the case is quite bleak that's not just mr bird's legal team but that's the broad opinion of the legal community he was arrested here in a sting operation by us on the cover agents working in cooperation with thai agents but really they received a promise to deliver rockets and other weapons but there was no real physical evidence of how that would. happen or no details about how mr we're all

compared to the pressure that the united states is going to put on mr boot to cooperate with the u.s. law enforcement authority is against others the chances of a fair trial for victor boot are already in question with u.s. media and the prosecutor portraying him as a villain the so-called merchant of death is now a federal inmate there although seeking to provide a pretty some cold comfort victor boot is of course presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty the fate of victor boots future will be sealed in this new york federal courthouse his next hearing is scheduled to take place in january if convicted the russian citizen faces twenty five years to life behind bars burning up or not artsy new york. and israeli military court sled two of its soldiers walk free after they were convicted of using a palestinian boy as a human shield during the gaza war nearly two years ago the two made a nine year old open bugs they suspected were full of explosives nazis paula slee has more from tel aviv. this is a military court that essentially sentenced these two soldiers to three months prob

out to the justice department to just find out basic questions when the arraignment would be where mr boot would be relocated to whether he would be held under special administrative measures that the justice department wrote me back saying that they would not comment or answer any of my questions obviously this has added a tense element to the relations between the united states and russia russian foreign minister sergei lavrov weighed in on the situation questioning why this clandestine activity is taking place at the moment. but. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boots guilt was not proven the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. like consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on thailand's government this is an example of striking injustice we as a state will continue to give all necessary support to boot as a russian citizen. shortly after the extradition was underway us city officials say that they followed all the procedures they hope that what is happening right now with the activity surrounding vik

yokohama in japan and we have close ties with thailand and what's happened with this gentleman with mr a boot i think should be. you know should be discussed by lawyers it should be discussed by diplomats it should be discussed in a quiet manner and mr bush should answer all the questions of the court of the. questions which to my mind will not be easy i just want to add that foreign minister lavrov called it a call to what happened with mood absolutely. illegal and then under and precedented pressure from the united states and i should say that presidential advisors are good people so that russia does not want to justify mr boot before the investigation is over and before he answers all the questions of the court move it gives meeting with a comedy prior to the produce summit in lisbon russia has had stopped the s. three hundred sales to well that we've actually caught all our work directly in none of the military sector will do you think that there is a chance that the three hundreds may may go back to the region as a retaliation as russia's response to to to well to what happened in thaila

so with each partner, to thailand arguing for mr. boot. >> in india more than 64 people are known to have died after a building collapsed in delhi. a further 80 people were injured. it was located in a crowded part of the city where migrant workers lived. this from the ssks. -- scene of the accident. >> this was the build that collapsed last night suddenly and without warning with as many as the 00 people inside. the police have now coordinatened off the area. that's why we are here. to begin with it was just local people digging out survives with their bare hands. there's been speculation that is weakened monsoon flooding caused weakened soil but there's also a lot of talk about building standards and corruption. police are looking at the owner of the building described as -- many died and dozens more are in hospitals. once again, questions to be asked about building standards in indian cities as they grow so quickly. >> still to come on this bull ten. the south could su seed on the knot. for sudan, what does this mean for the country as

could do that so the case they think is very flimsy what many people believe this is really about is mr boots alleged extensive knowledge of brushes military and intelligence operations. what most people believe is that america wants access to this information and that's what this case is really all about. reporter jackpot and now if europe's single currency fails so will the union itself the warning comes from the e.u. president who was speaking ahead of the meeting of the euro zone's finance ministers ireland and portugal appear most at risk and could be forced to use e.u. bailout money to save them from bankruptcy portugal's foreign minister says his country may even be forced to quit the euro let's now talk about europe's crisis with financial analyst max kaiser the man loved by the people hated by the banks and hello to you so tell me do you believe the e.u. really is in danger of collapsing. well why doesn't the e.u. investigate well let me explain something the e.u. right now is investigating criminal activity over there the anglo irish bank four hundred fifty one million dollars of il

is a surrogate so that russia does not want to justify mr boot before the investigation is over and before he answers all the questions of the court move it gives meeting with a comedy prior to the produce summit in lisbon russia has stopped the s. three hundred sales to that we actually caught all our dealers in the other the military sector will do you think that there is a chance that the three hundred may may go back to the region as a retaliation as russia's response to to to well to what happened in thailand when the pressure where were for example with the the problems that we having with their lease and process is concerned well i think that if mr one injured wanted to reduce the number of iran the feels in russia he did the job very successfully particularly with his will with one of his exotic statements prior to the v. day to the ninth of may he said that russia and the u.k. have to pay compensation for the people of islamic republic of iran for the occupation of iranian territory by british and soviet troops during world war two well should we remind mr quinn is just that so it

mr boots wife also talked to the press this morning this is what she had to say. it's not a book of you do not find that it wouldn't be operation was a secret it a.t.m. the cabinet ordered to extradite although the prime minister of thailand said that while court proceedings are ongoing be extradited this operation was illegal it was done after lobbying from the u.s. food was shipped to the united states if he was just a thing without his documents and without the russian embassy being informed the operation was so quick because it is illegal under to. i plan to appeal already. that was mrs bird talking about the case obviously when mr boo touches down in the u.s. the legal team sees how the legal case against him will proceed we'll be hearing a lot more from her and mr bird's legal team. well jack what developments can we expect in a can we expect to happen next. most people say the case is quite weak that's not just mr bird's legal team but that's the broad opinion of the legal community he was arrested here in a sting operation by us on the cover agents working

to make a confession of the crimes he had never committed promising some privileges in return but mr boot rejected these offers in new york federal court on wednesday the forty three year old cargo dealer denied all charges but is being held in solitary confinement at a federal prison in lower manhattan with legal assistance from the russian consul a top kremlin official stressed that moscow is demanding fair treatment for its citizens while not getting involved in the allegations but faces like your picture which i want to stress to the u.s. authorities of course i'm very serious and profound charges against this russian citizen we have nothing to conceal we don't consider this case a state secret or anything of the kind we want to see this investigation finalized has to answer all the questions raised by the u.s. he will be given protection in consular assistance however that doesn't mean we are claiming he's innocent you know. while many have speculated as to why washington wants but so badly opinions have very. little bitty this is a question of principle they've spent ten years spend

they were saved no proper notification whatsoever on this snap extradition play here is what the mr boots wife had to say yes it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both myself and victor's lawyer the thai cabinet held a closed meeting where a political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rights and laws of the country the only law that exists in thailand is u.s. influence i guess this decision was paid for. well let me remind you victor book was the tainting thailand two years ago as a result of a sting operation carried out by american agents to again that what happened in two thousand and eight back in august this year when boot heard last year when brute heard a thai court decision to axe or die him he said he would face the trial in the us and when it. sure was russia was hoity critical of the decision by telling us what exactly did he. well bill moscow believes the us managed to get good extradited so in such a matter by putting unprecedented political pr

mr boot will be brought before a federal judge in new york city shortly armoring up. with the details coming up. here much better with. a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear kamila plus as republicans threaten to block a progress. and the e.u. is teetering on the brink eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery with struggling arland offered a survival. seven pm here in moscow this is art to you coming to you live let's get straight to our top story russian businessman victor boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces my from prison on terrorism charges in america. the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promise to support him by all means. reports from new york . we are anticipating and expecting for u.s. prosecutors to hold a press conference in the next few hours detailing what is exactly next for victor boot we know the russ