but claims there were multiple violations during the poll the details now from our correspondent peter oliver in central moscow peter tell us who exactly are these people and how do they justify their findings. well the league of voters is an independent body made up of public figures people like bloggers here in russia and they've basically today refused to accept the legitimacy of the presidential ballot from sunday now. one of the reasons they've they've cited for this is they received four thousand five hundred complaints of electoral irregularities during the ballots now one hundred both of those only one hundred out of that four thousand five hundred referred to the number of ballots that had been cast. they also cited this. one hundred sixty eight votes in moscow had been added on to the eventual total. hooton now it has been pointed out that's one hundred sixty eight out of the millions of voters here in moscow it is really a drop in the ocean but it does follow on from words that we heard from. the u.s. backed n.g.o.s who also cited problems with the with the election but said ultima

s peter oliver peter the international approach toward syria seems to be leaning towards a diplomatic solution what does kofi anon want to achieve with this trip to moscow . well kofi annan is going to sit down with president dmitri made good of informative. and try and find a way in which russia can help bring about a peaceful solution to the crisis in syria now we understand from one of president may get his foreign policy advisers. the main points that the russian side will be putting across is that moscow believes that peace in syria is unattainable as long as weapons keep finding their way into the hands of the syrian opposition so they want to make sure that they have foreign weapons on forward have the money to buy those weapons on finding their way towards the syrian opposition they could be used to continue island south moscow also want to see a swift halt to that violence and get the opposition to the table as you talk now with the moment the opposition refused to talk with the assad government this is a point that they want to see change they want to see talks to try and ha

peter oliver with the latest. from our perspectives on the peace process in the country i'm joined from damascus georgia job or the president of the united nations association of syria and independent ngo which promotes the work and awareness of the un so president medvedev says foreign powers should act cautiously and syria what do you think he really means. it means reason to you over the years there are a few good who are very honest used by the events in syria is there for or use the events but then reason should tell you we should. be with this region you see in the spirit this is what president. meant by it worked he said a key foreign based syrian opposition group has rejected envoy kofi annan peace plan involving a cease fire and talks leading to the political engagement what chance do you think his mission now has of success given the fact that the opposition view doesn't meet the needs of the syrian people. with the chances of the success of. considerable i think he should succeed and i assume the positi

could drive oil prices above one hundred sixty dollars a barrel that's got more orders with our peter oliverso what else has all of our been warning well she said that we could see a potential thirty percent spike in the price of oil now to put that in two dollars and cents that would see the price of a barrel of brant crude jumped to one hundred and sixty dollars from the level of one hundred twenty five where we see it at the moment no she's saying that this could happen if iran was to cause problems with the distribution of oil through the straits of a sort of moods now if that was to happen then iran the second largest oil producer in the world that would cause big problems now saudi arabia the largest oil producer in the world has said that they can take up some of the slack saying that they can increase production by twenty five percent also libya saying that they can chime in with some extra production in order to help out should that happen however christine legarde warning that should boil rice to levels of one hundred sixty dollars a barrel that any of the good work that's being do

central election commission is now officially confirmed putin as president elect our correspondent peter olivers in central moscow with the latest. a league of voters already group of public figures in in russia bloggers as well who are independent electoral group of observers prime minister vladimir putin who said well ok that's your opinion i'm not too fussed by what you have to say really he did say that the eight knew that there was always going to be criticism from the league of voters they already condemned this election before it actually taken place what they were basing these claims on saying that they wouldn't recognize the elections is that the four thousand five hundred reported problems there were reported to them only one hundred of those related to votes being fraudulent and added on to come to the polls these claims by the illegal voters also backed up by the similar claims from the u.s. n.g.o.s as well so there have been no saying that they don't recognize these elections however the man who won that election vladimir putin saying well look i put my faith in the forty five milli

peter oliver r.t. . the decline of the us dollar is not a surprise to some traders many analysts even suggest is still priced higher than is true vernie china is rising as an economic power will soon overtake america a resident in new york asks people on the streets whether they're willing to use alternatives to the dollar. the value of the u.s. dollar is on the decline what does that mean this week let's talk about that do you think the dollar's decline means the u.s. is losing its status as the world power yeah i think that it's reasonable to assume you know my husband doesn't go well why don't you think that because it will make you more competitive in export markets either we're all going no we're all going to i mean every country every country that and the world time in rural you know the mines might be december twenty first so we're going to be the currency it was money in for yet if there's no more dollars or euros or anything what are we going to be trading probably beans we're losing jobs to chi

into a museum to serve as a reminder to future generations not to repeat the mistakes of the past peter oliver went to take a look. hidden away in the ural mountains hundreds of kilometers from the nearest city is perm thirty six where the soviet government sent its dissidents now though it's a museum dedicated to making sure that part of twentieth century history is never forgotten. people wanted to understand the causes of those reprisals name all the victims and pass the knowledge of what happened here on to future generations. said was an inmate at the current camp in one thousand nine hundred eighty four he was sentenced to seven years for agitation and anti soviet propaganda now in his eighty's he still remembers life on the inside. the actual deprivation of freedom was very significant indeed but there are things that made up for it you had the freedom which didn't exist beyond. the freedom to actually say anything you wanted without fear what else could they do to you they were in prison already today thirty day is a human rights activist occasionally he goes back to where he was impri

moscow to discuss ending the violence and to get both sides and to the conflict into talks archies peter oliver has been following the meeting. kofi anon his is the author of a six point plan to try and bring around peace in the country now included in this this universal ceasefire. that humanitarian aid be allowed to. get into those parts of syria that need it most also that dialogue take place between the sides in the ongoing crisis there now during a meeting in prison dmitri medvedev saying just how important the anon plan could be to the future of syria. for syria this could be the last chance to avoid a protracted and bloody civil war we very much hope that our mission will be successful we will provide you with any assistance necessary at any level and in any way of course and russia is capable of providing support. well for his part kofi annan has said that he hopes for russia's assistance and advice in going about putting his plan into place now the assad government seemed to be willing to go to the table to have talks so russia have made a point of saying that the main emphasis should

not to to rail this plan to allow it to try and achieve peace in the country all right artist peter oliver and moscow. the u.s. has praised the u.n. security council unity behind the announcement as a positive step towards ending serious crisis but activists are worried over washington's habit of reading between the lines when it comes to resolutions so as we've seen in the past what the u.s. government does is it takes these what seem to be innocuous nice sounding resolutions and then drives you know a mack truck through them and says oh well this justifies military intervention this justifies bombing attacks and no fly zones and so forth i would assume that the russians are going to be very cautious about the wording of their resolution but but i think we should keep in mind that no matter what they do with these these resolutions these interventions they always end up with a worse situation where there's much more death and destruction is so forth if there is intervention my position is just leave this to the syrians to resolve it's led to the disastrous consequences we see in iraq and

thriving and its traditional craftsmanship that's running rings around mass produced alternatives as peter oliver discovered. there's gold in them there hills not just gold diamonds rubies and just about any other precious and semiprecious stone you can imagine that's because in the city of course that omar to the north of moscow wise the beating heart of the russians jewelry industry. it's difficult to get exact figures but we can say with a degree of confidence that every fourth product in russia is one of ours despite this being a tough time economically for a lot of businesses the de'monte company a looking to branch out the vast majority of russia's jewelry comes from this region with over four million pieces a year coming off the production lines of this fact alone however all those that have the challenge the dominance of mass production. just down the road from the major factories because of the sales guy a school for metal treatment and teaching students how to craft a spoke jewelry for one hundred and fifteen years however despite their history the rise of the factories does cause some

peter oliver r.t. . so the gun this hour football fever ukrainian landlords getting ready the score big as you have gears up to welcome millions of euro football fans. are going to be the currency it reminds me of her yet there's no more dollars or euros or anything what are we going to be training probably beans we take to the streets of new york to gauge opinions on the u.s. world powers status. but turning first to some other stories making headlines across the globe rebels and value of captured a strategic state a town of key dollars just a week after a military coup overturn the president and seize power it's the biggest town claimed by the sahara desert rebel group called toerags who have launched several uprisings over the years they fought in libya for the gadhafi regime before returning to the home and battle ready and better armed the coup leader captain amadou sanogo has asked for foreign help to topple the rebels. eleven people have been killed several others injured during days of unrest in

industries and the jewelry sector in russia's central syria press drama is no exception but as peter oliver found out despite the difficulties and made bowling it still seems to outshine what's produced in factories. there's good in them there hills not just gold diamonds rubies and just about any other precious and silly precious stone you can imagine that's because in the city of constant march to the north of moscow lies the beating heart of russia's jewelry industry well it's difficult to get exact figures but we can see with a degree of confidence that every fourth product in russia is one of ours despite this being a tough time economically for a lot of businesses there de'monte company a looking to branch out numbering in the north we supply of products through the russian and c.i.s. markets and i think our entrance to the world markets is also in the pipeline the vast majority of russia's jewelry comes from this region with over four million pieces a year coming off the production lines of this factory alone however there are those that hope to challenge the dominance of mass produc

with so much jewelry being made here is certainly the king of bling of russia's regions peter oliver r.t. . well yesterday the moscow out team shown see the colorful world of a moscow circus is this and the actors taste of what's coming up at eight thirty g.m.t. . one of the stars of the show a very large animal i will admit quite worried about meeting drops african. tons this is no creature i would like to get in the way of is that it's fifteen years old and he just. i feel quite safe standing here he doesn't like meat. well the back of the head large show to stay with us here nobody. will do the. it's not all stunning games as barcelona host the biggest tech gathering of the year in this digitized world stay connected like never before and a whole host of new services means smoother living is now only a quick call right away. but don't get lost in the crowd with one russian blog that proves all the stereotypes wrong with technology updates here on our t.v. we've got the same church coverage. with the end of the core war and the going away of the soviet union many people thought tha

relations with his opponents and his ties with president of the it also came under scrutiny artist peter oliver has the details. a few days to go before that presidential vote the questions coming thick and fast for a lot of me at putin he is of course standing for president this time around. the only subject of opposition protests and political activism in russia were that we've seen a real spike in following the pollen entry elections at the end of last year but to me at putin said the authorities must listen to the legitimate some of the legitimate grievances of these protesters and it's up to the authorities to act on . grievances and and put them right saying that this was a good experience full russia we also heard of vladimir putin address the prominent opposition leader alexina violently the the lawyer turned. and see corruption activist saying this well as though but to be putin's support at all activities that would lead to fighting corruption in russia that people shouldn't use corruption as a political football team corruption in places where there wasn't any for the fact to pull th

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