mr. putin's government and away - - ebb away? >> it was just two years ago that hillary clinton and sergei lavrov made this public display on hitting the reset button. did you think that this was a real reset? >> well, there is some dispute over the terminology used. i think it shows that while the u.s. and russia can cooperate in some areas, there will always be some areas where it is tension. the pendulum a couple of years ago swann in one direction, now in a different direction. >> the language coming out of moscow and hillary clinton is pretty strong stuff and diplomatic terms. diplomats are careful about the language that they use. how have they gone to this point? >> you have to look at the context. there is an election season in russia. when there is an election season and in the country, the rhetoric can increase for -- the writer can increase. when mr. putin accuses american up of interference, this will play into his supporters. they did not expect to be in the situation. i think that they expected to have a better show

in moscow, it's a mark of just how unused to criticism mr. putin is. still this pro putin youth demonstration near the kremlin came as a reminder that the prime minister is still very much in charge. he's on course to win a third term as president next march. in a show of strength he said a government reshuffle would not happen until then. >> there are those who say the ruling party is the party linked to robbery and corruption. if we remember the soviet era, who was in power then? everyone called them thieves and corrupt people. in the 1990s it was the same. but it's important how effectively the current government is table to fight such negative statements. >> reporter: mr. putin's critics say part of that fight is intimidating his opponents. two men, one a well known blogger, were today given 15-day prison terms for organizing yesterday's demonstration and disobeying police. >> woodruff: now, detroit's budget crisis. the motor city is on track to run out of cash in four months. today the michigan state government began a 30-day review of the city's t

in complete commitment to a every every obligation in this treaty mr cough recently putin has russia's prime minister and presidential candidate was holding a q. and a session with the nation and one of the questions asked to mr putin from one of the foreign journalists present at the meeting was where are the russian lines we talk about america and its allies britain and south where are the russian allies it was mentioned to a statement actually there that there is even such a notion russia and its allies no longer exist well do you agree do you do you think that the queer that the question can be put in such and such a manner that there were or not because i really didn't didn't hear an adequate auser from mr putin but. people say that that the question was inadequate what would you say. there are two parts in my answer to the number one formally speaking we have a number of allies united with russia under the umbrella of collective security treaty organization these are our allies the former soviet republics the former soviet republics who are moving into deeper and deeper integrati

such a manner that there were or not because i really didn't didn't hear an adequate auser from mr putin but. people say that that the question was inadequate what would you say. that two parts in my answer to you. number one formally speaking we have a number of allies united with russia under the umbrella of collective security treaty organization these are our allies the former soviet republics the former soviet republics who are moving into deeper and deeper integration in the area of security and the most recent meeting of c.s.t. all is just yet another example of this is the real progress there and second part of my answer would be we are at the face of the international development to where something like networking diplomacy is more in rather than old fashion alliances which i believe if are not out so will be that in the not so distant future. i think that we have allies among brics members we have changing geometry with many more countries around on depending on issues which we look at russia has many allies finally this is just an addition to my two part sansar we will remembe

as such decisions, it apparently was mr. putinwho made his own calculations, a kind of lead medvedev delicately to the conclusion that medvedev is not going to run for presidency so medvedev went apparently to putin and kind of negotiated a deal what he will stay as prime minister, and putin has accepted this in the name of harmony. and that was clearly a very serious miscalculation. and that is a reflection on putin's decision making style. >> margaret. >> short question. following up on what cliff asked, do you expect to see the putin government tried to stage manage who gets to run in a march 4 election in a way that either produces a choice that would be unacceptable to a majority of russians, or one that would at least not be? u.. >> two million signatures which can be easily verified unless the government allows you to do it, and then if government is fairly broad minded in verifying these figures, verifying the signatures. so the decisions will be made by the government. but the question is how the government is going to ha

works fine what's the question what's your question to mr putin. i think my words has covered everything i think the head of governments can do everything. we should do reggie cage proved iraq crissy and those who cheats and people like them we. should go in with our second culture is concerned i think we will definitely have more questions later today and we'll talk more about that later as far as egypt is concerned and people bringing potatoes from there i haven't heard about anybody doing that actually but i can tell you that egypt is one of the but it isn't importers so are green. and this is something that you could never imagine in past decades because we used to import grain from canada from the u.s. from a sense really but on the two d. we are number three exporter in the world. this has never before and this is all because of our forces farmers. and because of course also what i'm going to do to the government support. well. we should go to the point here is a question again. during the rally. people will say what i see people has bandage.

of fraud with the can get it that way yes well looking ahead to the presidential elections which mr putin will stand in next year he laid out his manifesto saying that he wanted to to modernize russia's economy and to grow and develop democracy in the country and he also had some words for one of his contenders in the. presidential race. saying that he was a worthy and a a strong contender but stopping short of saying that he would give us the procrit of his support of course not a mere putin will be running against him going for that president george the president in march of next year you know one final point on the elections he did say that if the love got to be a putin saw that the people were not on side with him in the next election that he would remove himself from office that he would step down voluntarily if it looked like the people weren't on the side of the world and forward a half hours when you're asking all the people in russia to put their questions to one of the men at the top as well. you're going to get some great questions usually on earth some germs are safe for the h

at the party congress, mr. putin called activist who received support from the west and monetary elections or he anticipated this accusation of election fraud and he said these people are judas's who are not traitors, do this's, very heavy language, very charged language and this was such wording that really brought a chill down my spine and especially the people who were involved in this monitoring. now anyone who took the grand for their ngo would be under threat and immediately three duma members wrote a letter to the prosecutor's office, initiating, where's the prosecutor's office? where's the tax service and what are they doing not going after the goalless. gryzlov was fined $4000 hopefully they were not and growth by that and it looked like the cord did with the higher-ups wanted but at the same time did not shut gryzlov down, so people are hedging bets and another point is people are hedging bets as mr. putin and mr. medvedev themselves. i would like to find out today from mr. putin's spokesman and from medved

mr putin went on to say that russia welcomes international observers to come and look at their electoral system but said that they would not tolerate outside interference in russia's political life. but pressure which to our partners shake us from time to time so that we don't forget who owns this planet so that we know they have methods of pressure and influence on our country from within but when it comes to humanitarian or health issues that's one thing but when foreign money is being invested into internal political affairs that should make us think what's especially on acceptable but the flow of foreign money into the electoral process it's absolutely unacceptable even with the strong words there from peter now we've seen a pro and anti government demonstrations taking place on the streets of moscow was the situation that he might now. well here on thursday the streets of moscow and other cities around russia quiet on wednesday we did see some small scale protests in the center of moscow as well as some in st petersburg and we are expecting a larger protest to take place both pro an

mikhail gorbachev says if mr. putin resigns now he will be remembered for the good he did while in power. the former soviet leader's words came as demonstrators say that the parliamentary elections that mr. putin's party won earlier this month were rigged. government denies those allegations. it was the large yesterrest show of outrage since the collapse of the soviet union. >>> the president of yemen said he would leave his country for the united states, making the promise after yemeni forces shot and killed nine protesters taking part in an anti- government march. gunmen opened fire on the protesters as they reached the capital of sana. of following the incident president saleh says he will allow the country's unity government to prepare for february elections to replace him elf did not say when he would leave. >>> damning words from iraq's vice president, accusing the government of orchestrating thursday's bowlings that killed almost 70 nem baghdad. vice president al-hashemi said such attacks could note have happened

prudent in power. -- mr. putin in power. today the prime minister responded by going on the offensive but himself, directly accusing the united states of stirring up protests. >> the secretary of state says the election was honest and unfair, even now -- even though they heard the signal and were supportive of the state department. they have started active work. there have been a stream of reports, including election officials themselves alleging the ballot was. -- rigged. there was strong criticism from world leaders, including hillary clinton. on tuesday, the organization for security and cooperation in europe. >> this was a flawed duma election in russia, including efforts to halt election monitoring by a civil society organization. and those were exactly the kind of activities that a country committed to the rule of law should welcome. they have been subjected to massive cyber attacks. >> despite this, government supporters have also been on the streets of moscow this week, determined to defend the election results as a

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an embarrassment for mr. putin is this published report. joining me is an independent election water. he has nearly 50% of the vote. in most countries around europe,% would be pretty good. what is the problem? >> the problem is putin does not have a 50%. real results is about 35% or less. it is a falsification. >> you cannot prove that. you can make that assertion. you say 35%. >> yes, because we have about 10,000 violations across the country. no official reaction to backhand no official reaction from the electoral commission. we have independent exit polls and thousands of polling station results. if you compare two neighboring polling stations in moscow, 17% in one of them and 59% in another. in chechnya, 99% fopor putin's party. >> what will be the reaction from people in terms of the presidential election? >> he loses its popularity by at least 3% every week. he did not win the presidential election in a first-round. it is impossible. , an opinion -- common opinion across russia is that it has been told of falsification. massive falsifi

. >> in march if mr. putin proclaimed that he won this election, no one will believe he won honestly. >> reporter: after serving as president for eight years and another four years as prime minister, putin is planning a return to the office of president a move that has many russians saying, enough is enough. for the first time since the end of communist rule in russia the opposition movement is gaining momentum. putin's problems are not going away. charlie d'agata cbs news. >> axelrod: whether by coincidence or not it was 20 christmases ago that mikhail gorbachev resigned the presidency of soviet union, ended 70 years of communist rule. today on a russian radio station he suggested that prime minister putin follow his example and resign. >> reporter: in the middle east a mass funeral was held in syria for the 44 people killed in that damascus suicide bombings yesterday. it turned into a show of support it turned into a show of support for the president asaad who blamed the bombing al qaeda. the holy land so mor

mr. putin's party was dealt a major blow at the polls.nited russia maintain a narrow majority, but the numbers dwindled. adding to its troubles, official observers from the you say the poll was conducted unfairly. -- from the e.u. say the poll was conducted unfairly. >> less than a mile from the kremlin, riot police struggling to clear the biggest demonstration this city has seen since the 1990's. it was an almost spontaneous reaction to what the crowd believe was a fixed election. russia without putin, they shouted. their anger focused on the country's prime minister, vladimir putin, who was been in power for almost 12 years, but who is now blamed for bride -- for residing over a bureaucracy rampant with corruption. >> we look back and realize we have got nothing. no reform of the police, the army, no battle against corruption. it is obvious that people who were so firmed two years ago, now they just say, you have not done anything. that is why we do not support you. >> it was also the protesters themselves. there are moscows young middl

mr. putinigged, secretary clinton "gave the signal to his opponents." for more on this i am joined by stephanie goss who is freezing in moscow. is mr. putin reallying issing that the ordinary russian citizen is taking guidance from the american secretary of state? >> look, martin, this is a familiar tactic with putin. facing divisions within his country, we may have our disagreements, but the problem is the united states. effectively that's what hillary clinton came out with strong language after the vote and it was after the vote. the strongest language was after the first large protest that surprised a lot of people here on monday. there were a lot of indications that putin and his government and his party were really caught by surprise by the number of seats they lost and the reaction to these allegations of fraud. martin? >> steph, isn't this more about the fact that ordinary russians have perhaps caught on to the idea that they don't like being manipulated by putin, medvedev and other lead

mr. putin as promised that he will -- has promised that he will significantly reshuffle the government after the election. the authorities main response -- authority's mean response is a display -- main response is a display of force. there have been arrests. authorities have dealt with this very violently, using workforce, literally sweepin people off -- brute force, literally switching people off the streets. they are not taking any prisoners. it remains to be seen how far they are willing to compromise, but there have been needed to resign as a compromise so far. up to 15,000 protesters are expected to take to the streets of central moscow. there were reports this evening that the square on which they were expected to gather has unexpectedly been closed for repairs. the authorities are denying that. it remains to be seen. in the state media, there has been a complete blackout. most russians do not even know these protests have taken place. >> and that was andrew osborne, sp into a story from

change the award for being home to the tandem of largely a putin and dmitri medvedev wanted russia election two thousand and eleven on party. now both mr medvedev and prime minister vladimir putin have promised reforms for the country now with this vote russians have sent the message that they want to see those reforms as quickly as possible. daniel bush over porting wire from united russia headquarters there we of course will be joining you again throughout the evening daniel in the second position it looks like the communists are coming in with around nineteen to twenty percent that number seems to be moving let's check in with arena go she is that the communist party headquarters or enough it seems like the communists have made really almost double the number of votes they received in the two thousand and seven election and what's the mood like among their ranks are they celebrating. well they're not quite so liberating you wouldn't see any same pain around here but i have to say that they are rather calm and collected they would in a way into this election promising increase in russian promising to better russian military to streng

mr. putin's party. how much of a blow is this to his party?> he is the chairman of the party, he is not a member of the party. that is consistent with this father of the nation image that he likes to cultivate. he is far and away the most popular political figure in russia. a big part of that is good luck. he managed to preside over a period of growth and recovery after the trauma of the 1990's. part of it is a sort of sense of despair and lack of alternative option. a lot of russians say, look, this is the leader. we cannot think of another leader of his stature. he controls all the leaders of power. >> is this just discontent with the economy? is there something more significant going on? >> quite the opposite. but you see right now in terms of overt protests, citing these alleged violations of the polls, these are mostly about politics. rather than the economy. i think when things get up to a much bigger scale, it will be because the economy turns. right now, the economy is doing ok. russians have kept and recovered their jobs. people still

i think what you need to see is for mr. putinto start talking in a way that would indicate to more moderate among the protesters that putin is getting their message and as suggested that we may see a new reincarnation of putin. we have seen the reincarnation of nixon and many other american political leaders. we do know it's possible, not always successful, but possible, but at first a leading question needs to make a conscious decision that something has changed in the country and changed in some ways. without that, i don't think putin will be able to be successful. the second thing more specifically, i think they have to accept that putin cannot win as they made clear they wanted it. according to every opinion poll i have seen, and let me emphasize, massive fraud, a little bit of hankie panky here and there, but the kind of massive fraud that makes elections illegitimate in the minds of millions and millions of russians. putin would have to accept that you should be prepared to go to a second round of elections, and the fear, o

mr. putin says that was not clear to happen. the election has taken place. the parliament has been functioning. there can be no talk of review. he says the opposition has no united program and their aims are not clear. another development, the kremlin's chief shut agist come a man who has been described as the top tier of the kremlin, has been given a new job. -- the kremlin's chief strategist, a man who was been described as the top tier of the kremlin. he will no longer be in charge of political strategy and that has to be a result of the political earthquake we have seen in russia over the past few weeks. >> house prices in the united states have fallen raising concerns that the house market could affect the economy. prices are down in 19 out of 20 major u.s. see. cities. some estimates see another 8 million houses facing foreclosure in the upcoming years. we visit one neighborhood that is especially hard hit. >> more than 6 million homes have been seized by banks since 2006. this has not been shared equally. this house is the rule rather than the excepti

mr. putin said that without happen. the elections have taken place, the parliament is functioning, there can be no talk of review. he went on the offensive criticizing the opposition. he said they have no united program and their aims were not clear. one other important development, the kremlin's chief strategist, a man who is described as the top tier of the kremlin, has been moved out from the kremlin to the russian government. that marks the end of an era. this is a man who helped vladimir putin create the putin system of power, this very tight control system. this has to be the result of the political earthquake over the past few weeks. >> there was a time at the cinema when the words "at the end" meant precisely that. this year, it has meant, don't worry, there will be a sequel. hollywood released a record 28 sickles this year. we went to find out why they have put their faith in franchisees. -- hollywood released a record 28 sequels this year. >> there were no strangers in 2011. some faces were all too familiar. a

mr. putin's fault. a software developer says he wants change. >> all of the government structures are corrupted from the -- from up to the very low down. >> reporter: from the top to the bottom? >> yeah. >> reporter: by law, putin had to step down as president in 2008. but he never really gave up control. now the former kgb strong man says he will run for the job again in march. protesters like these hope they can stop him. the white ribbons are the new symbol of their movement. they have handed out hundreds tonight. the ribbon says against the party of crooks and thieves. so far, more than 35,000 people have signed up on facebook to join tomorrow's protest. the government has approved the demonstration, but not here in revolution square where the opposition wants it. already there are splinter groups saying they will break off and come here anyway, even if it means getting arrested. >> reporter: security forces are getting ready for what could be russia's largest political demonstration since the fall

mr. putin's party. how much of a blow is this for his personal standing? he does sort of embody the party. >> that is right. the irony is putin is the chairman of the party. he is not actually a member of the party. that is consistent with his "father of the nation" image he likes to cultivate. he is the most popular political figure in russia. a big part of that is good luck. he presided over growth and recovery after the trauma of the 90's. the russians give him credit for that, fairly or unfairly. part of it is a sense of despair and lack of alternative. many russians say this is the leader. we cannot think of another figure of his stature. he controls the levers of power, so no one else will emerge unless he permits it to happen. >> is this just discontent with the economy, or is there something more significant? >> i think the opposite. i think what you see right now, in terms of overt protest, these alleged violations which were almost certainly real. these are mostly about politics now, rather than the economy. i think when things get to a bigger sca

think that there has been a big shock but i do we did change for the presidency that it would be mr putin presenting as the president and mr medvedev at the prime minister i think are been a terrible political blunder of presentation because it gave the population the feeling that they had already before that everything was decided to bow of the head of that noble declared of all them so united russia is also paying the price for that again in a basket of professor of russian j. policy of elysian of athey and an expert on russia and eurasia many thanks. giros time is almost up so says one of the big three credit rating agencies as it prepares for a massive debt downgrade standard and poor's announcements of international markets with investors counting and running on european holdings especially worrying for them this time is that even germany's it is the backbone isn't being spared they just see justified his decision by pointing out the blocks consistent failures is that it's dead even as nations saw that bond interest rates rocket but all is not yet lost with the leaders gathering in b