team opposite oil giants ross nafta and b.p. swap stocks in a multi-billion dollar deal. that teaming up to explore the untapped natural reserves on the arctic seabed have moved from london in just a moment. federal employees at the heart of the u.s. capitol live the high life new figures show they are taking home double the money of their colleagues in the private sector struggling to make ends meet across the crisis gripped country. and schools and in the end run kashmir choose education over separatism in defiance of violent warnings to cancel classes . which you are he coming to you live from moscow one pm here on marina joshie welcome to the program our two of the largest oil companies in the world russia's ross nafta and b.p. are joining forces they have sealed a stock swap and agreed to extract the tab riches of the arctic sea bed together well it's now cross live to our correspondent laura was in london following the developments for us there. what are the details you can give us about disagreement and how big is it and what exactly is at stake. well this is a ver

two of the world's energy giants join forces russia's ross nafta and b.p. swap billions of dollars worth of shares as they plan to jointly explore the vast undiscovered riches of the russian arctic continental shelf. plus the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington nears a final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement of the second of three readings. you're watching our team for the morning here in moscow welcome to the program the final report on last april's plane crash in western russia which killed the polish president lech kaczynski and most of the country's political elite sparked more controversy this week while the moscow headquartered interstate aviation committee blamed the tragedy of the actions of the polish crew bad weather and pressure on the pilots allowed for some v.i.p. passengers but warsaw says the report is incomplete as artie's and he said no reports. for the first time the last seconds are heard before polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed. the crew ignored warnings from the aircraft's

look to the north as oil giants ross nafta b.p.c. a multi-billion dollar deal to extract the untapped riches of the arctic together. and russian lawmakers approve a key nuclear arms reduction deal with washington they'll ratify it before the end of the month after counterbalancing changes made by the u.s. senate to the new start treaty. the live from moscow ten am here on marina joshie welcome to the program the report on the causes of the plane crash in western russia which killed president lech kaczynski last april has caused outrage in poland warsaw has launched its own probe in an attempt to prove some of the blame lies with russia the interstate aviation committee found the polish crew bad weather and pressure to land were to blame for the tragedy r t s n e so now it has more. for the first time the last seconds or heard before polish president lech kaczynski his plane crash near smolensk turned on board. the crew ignored warnings from the aircraft's automated system to pull up and advice from air traffic controllers to land at an alternate airport plus were inexperience in flyin

and what's happened is that they've done a share swap ross nafta has got five percent of b.p. in exchange for nine and a half percent. it's very important that the governments are on the side as well and in fact a meeting was held with prime minister putin before this deal was signed let's hear what he had to say about the supports that he's going to give this particular deal which. i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports this joint operation this is a project that could become global and have a significant influence on the world's oil and gas industry. to reserves are estimated to be five billion tons of oil and ten trillion cubic meters of gas such a project may require tens of billions of dollars of investment and state of the art technology and we are fully aware of the risks and they've agreed together to develop and explore three separate areas on the russian arctic self and that covers an area of one hundred twenty five thousand square kilometers b.p. has been working in russia for twenty years it was really the natural choice

a powerful partnership or oil giants ross nafta and b.p. swapped stocks worth billions of dollars as they teamed up to explore the on tap riches of the russian arctic continental shelf. as many americans lose their jobs in the country's continuing economic crisis we see how some of the working for the government are doing just fine in the recession. and find out why not just pupils in india run kashmir are unhappy at being forced to give up their traditional winter break to make up for lost time with separatist violence shut their schools and the suburbs. you're watching r t four am here in moscow welcome to the program well two of the world's oil giants russia. are joining forces to explore the energy treasures hidden under the arctic well the companies have sealed a multi-billion dollar share swap and are now planning to exploit the vast riches of reserves believed to lie in russia's arctic continental shelf well. reports from london where this story deal was signed. this is a deal that they've been discussing for months after b.p. all ca

the deal between ross nafta and b.p. will not cause any harm to russia's holding t n k b p which is also in partnership with the u.k. oil group but according to the head of the world who want to see a chimp who was speaking up the dollars form it was earlier reported to russia shareholders were concerned the deal might have been a breach of these early agreement to pursue projects in russia and ukraine exclusively through. but it was such an managed to rush or investors. that consulted the botanist from b.p. and their opinion is that they acted within the law and the questions of the royce should be resolved through the legal instruments and we don't see any problems here if b.b. has additional opportunities in russia to develop projects we deem to be a notional projects i think that's a good. time to have a look at how the markets are faring that's our asian stocks are higher helped by mild gains on wall street and the decision to keep supporting the u.s. economy with its point purchase plan the nikkei is also my expect

team up as oil giants ross nafta and b.p. swap stocks in a multibillion dollar deal. that teaming up to explore the untapped natural reserves of the arctic sea beds are made in london in just a moment. federal employees at the heart of the u.s. capital live the high life new figures show their take home double the money of your colleagues in the private sector struggling to make ends meet across the crisis great country. and schools in indian run kashmir choose education over separatism in defiance of violent warnings to cancel classes. you're watching r t coming to live from moscow marina joshie welcome to the program and two of the largest oil companies in the world russia's ross nafta and b.p. are joining forces and they have sealed a stock swap and agreed to extract the untapped riches of the arctic sea bed together we now cross live to laura amateur joining us from london and has more details laura good afternoon so what details can you give us about this agreement and how big is it and what exactly is a state. well this is a huge deal marina and it's really brok

in the morning here in moscow welcome to the program now two of the world's oil giants russia's ross nafta and b.p. are joining forces to explore the energy treasures hidden under the arctic the companies have sealed a multi-billion dollar sphere swap and are now planning to exploit the vast riches of reserves believed to lie of russia's arctic continental shelf. reports from london where this story deal was signed. they've been discussing for months after b.p. all calling this a groundbreaking strategic global alliance and it's the first major equity linked partnership between a national oil company rosneft and an international oil company like b.p. and what's happened is that they've done a share swap process has got five percent of the p. in exchange for nine and a half percent. it's very important that the governments are on the side as well and in fact a meeting was held with prime minister putin before this deal was signed let's hear what he had to say about the support he's going to give this particular deal. so i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federat

look to the north as oil giants ross nafta and b.p.c. to a multi-billion dollar deal to extract the untapped riches of the arctic to gather the two companies have swapped shares and what they are calling a groundbreaking historic venture. russian lawmakers approved a key nuclear arms reduction deal was washington ratified before the end of the month after counterbalancing changes made the u.s. senate to use the new start treaty after coming into force it should slash the two country's nuclear arsenals. so are the top stories of the week up next it's back to you as a czar as we take a look into the diary of a soviet schoolgirl. these children have a different kind of history. is visibly nervous what he's about to tell them is very important to him on a personal level who count the story of a girl who went to a mosque much like this one there was eighteen years ago. she started a diary at seventeen she was banished to the infamous gulag locked up behind bars. for an attempt on stalin's life who instructed i got no explicit instructions fro

now here's a recap of our top stories for this hour all dryas ross nafta and b.p. swap stocks worth billions of dollars as they team up to explore. the russian arctic continental shelf it's the first major deal for b.p. following last summer's oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico. as more americans continue to lose their jobs in the country's continuing economic crisis some working for the government in washington d.c. but doing just fine in the recession now while they enjoy bonuses and pay rises those in the private sector find little shelter from the harsh realities of the recession. and it pupils in india and abroad in kashmir are being forced to give up their traditional winter break after supper just violent shut their schools in the summer they now have to make up for lost classes but some say the move is also the beginning of a backlash against separatists did that. well be here with more news in less than thirty minutes but you can always follow developments on our website dot com well up next our special report on the start of the anti vietnam war mov

two of the world's energy giants joined forces as russia's ross nafta and peace was billions of dollars worth of shares in a deal to jointly explore the vast undiscovered oil and gas richness of the russian arctic the partnership club was welcome to build that moscow and loved it but criticized by. these involvement with mexico oil spill disaster last year. plus the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington final approval as russia first parliament passes the agreement in the second of three readings of the deal which would cost russian and american nuclear arsenals by a third was given the green light by the us senate just before christmas after months of wrangling. and up next we take you back to the stalin era telling the story of a soviet girl whose diary meant she was bad to an infamous gulag. these children have a different kind of history. is visibly nervous what he's about to tell them is very important to him on a personal level who count the story of a girl who went to a mosque much like this one there was eighteen years ago. she started a diary at

time now to have a look at our top stories for this hour the russian state energy company ross nafta and british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop arctic oil and gas fields of the agreement includes a stock swap between the companies giving both b.p.'s role snuffed stakes in each other. the key nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is approved by the russian parliament in the second of three readings the start pact which was signed last year has already been given the go ahead by the u.s. senate. and rough justice despite no extradition treaty between washington and kabul afghan terrorist suspects are being sent to stand trial in u.s. courts critics say the process could mean america is in breach of international law . and next report about the antiwar movement within the ranks of the u.s. military during the vietnam war stay with us. in the early one nine hundred sixty s. the united states government began sending combat troops to south vietnam and. ask yourself what's going to happen all the. america's stated goal was to spread democracy

coming to you live from moscow here our top stories for this hour a powerful partnership oil giants ross nafta and b.p. swap stocks worth billions of dollars says the explore the on tap riches of the russian arctic continental shelf. as many americans lose their jobs in the country's continuing economic crisis we see how some of the working for the government are doing just by the recession. and to find out why not just pupils in india run kashmir are unhappy at being forced to give up their traditional winter break to make up for lost time when separatists violence in their schools in the south. and up next our special report on the start of the vietnam war movement in the u.s. in the nineteen sixty's that altered the course of history. toured vietnam you dog when you meant a black soldier you know he had it debbie had a special handshake you could even you got to the point where you could even till what part of the country he was from because everybody had their distinctive the deaf or handshake the deaf and they could tell the people within your company because everybody knew everybody had

morning here in moscow and here are the headlines for this hour the russian state energy company ross nafta and british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop our crude oil and gas fields now the agreement includes a stock swap between the companies giving both b.p. and stakes in each other. the key nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is approved by the russian parliament in the second of three readings the start practical side last year has already been given the go ahead by the u.s. senate. and justice despite no extradition treaty between washington and kabul terrorist suspects are being set to stand trial in the us courts critics say the process could mean america is in breach of international will. and next report about the antiwar movement within the ranks of the u.s. military during the vietnam war stay with us. my whole tour vietnam when you met a black soldier you know he had it debbie had a special handshake you could even he got to the point where you could even till what part of the country he was from because everybody had their distinc

time now to have a look at our top stories for this hour the russian state energy company ross nafta and british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop our oil and gas fields including a stock swap between the companies given the. stakes in each other. the key nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is approved by the russian parliament and the second of three readings the start pact with was signed last year has already been given the go ahead by the us senate. and rough justice despite no extradition treaty between washington and kabul terrorist suspects are being sent to stand trial in the us courts critics say the process could mean america is in breach of international law. as a new start treaty now awaits final approval from russian deputies next discusses its progress with the head of the state duma foreign affairs committee constant in the child interview show spotlight here on r.t. . for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. download the official anti up location. i pod t

and ross nafta could spark investor interest in other state assets under the agreement the two companies will carry out exploration and russia's arctic shelf artie's tom barton brings us the latest from ross nafs headquarters in moscow. frausto sponsors are very happy the deal that's being signed they say that essentially what's going to happen now is a whole new industry is going to be. the industry of offshore arctic drilling which didn't exist before in russia they also say that this one of the first one billion dollars of this invested will be fielded by b.p. and they're happy about that b.p. for its part is also happy because they feel that they've got the expertise and the technology to make that work and get it back later on it's called a global and arctics to teach it partnership and what it really means is that exploration there's a lot of oil there it's estimated that is about a fifth of the world's oil reserves are under the arctic explorers here people from this deal from b.p. and most never reckon they might be able to start drilling in five to seven years other experts say

the russian state energy company ross nafta and british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop marketing or lead gas fields including to stock swap between the companies given both b.p. and ross and after states in trouble. making a nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is approved by the russian parliament in the second of three readings the starter pack which was signed last year it's already been given the go ahead by the move was sent to. rough justice despite you know what's tradition a treaty between washington and kabul afghan terrorist suspects are being set to stand trial in the us courts critics say the process could mean america isn't an international. it up next peter lavelle and his guest's exchange of verbal blows over the u.s. role in pakistan and whether the state is just a pawn in the war is coming up. hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter about plunging into the abyss increased violence and radicalism is tearing pakistan apart can a country that is so polarized remain a staunch ally in washington so-called war on terror. and.

the russian state energy company ross nafta and british petroleum have announced a major deal to jointly develop arctic oil and gas fields cream it includes a stop swap between the companies giving both b.p. and ross enough stakes in each other. nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington is approved by the russian parliament in the second of three readings the start pact which was signed last year has already been given the go ahead by the us senate. rough justice despite no extradition treaty between washington and kabul afghan terrorist suspects are being sent to stand trial in u.s. courts critics say the process could mean america is in breach of international law . allows a new start treaty now awaits final approval for russian deputies next i'll go and i'll discuss its progress with the head of the state duma foreign affairs committee constantine that's our interview show spotlight here on r.t. . hello again or welcome to spotlight the interview show on r.t. . and today my guest is. the united states ratify the new start treaty like in december last year they added

on marina joshie welcome to the program two of the largest oil companies in the world russia's ross nafta and british petroleum are joining forces they have sealed stock swap and agreed to extract the untapped riches of the arctic sea bed together the deal said to be worth billions of dollars and is being endorsed by both governments argues laurie amid reports from london. rosneft and b.p. are calling this deal a groundbreaking strategic global alliance it's the first major equity linked partnership between a national and international oil company when the deal is completed will own five percent of b.p.'s shares valued at nearly eight billion dollars and b.p. will own almost eleven percent of rosneft prime minister putin says the russian government's behind the deal. so i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports this joint operation this is a project that could become global and have a significant influence on the world's oil and gas industry russian's arctic reserves are estimated to be five billion tons of oil and ten trillion cubic meters of. su

and ross nafta which spurred russian energy chips plus that's growing interest of international mutual funds and russian i.p.o.'s which has said it to market stability according to. and after an eventful week investors are anticipating another action packed seven days from the russian stock market that's according to director of equity sales at creech investment bank marc stein. this week we're likely to see a lot of interest in the russian market especially since we did see a consolidation towards the back end of last week investors are going to pay a lot of attention to ongoing earnings releases in the united states we've had a history of the u.s. corporate beating consensus and six out of the last six quarters of the optimistic that we'll see this continue this week investors reviewing close attention to the third quarter for us results from gas prices in addition we expect our trading updates from a number of companies in the retail segment including dixie and russ into. the internet giant facebook has raised one billion dollars from non-u.s. investors with an infusion from goldman

meanwhile ross nafta is gaining gained on both forces after striking a deal with b.p. on the arctic drilling the biggest gainer truck producer kamaz around twenty percent after signing an agreement with diane lower to set up a production live in touch her stock. is losing over eight percent. and that's all business news for this hour but you can always find more stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business stay with us. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money i mean it was it is never a real mystery and it's not the one hundred dollar question the rising price of oil the cost of petroleum has been increasing steadily over the past few weeks and months are. wealthy british style it's a time to visit suppliers.

and improving corporate governance analysts say the assets walk alone is a very clever move by ross nafta. earlier i spoke with jacob now. earlier i spoke with jacob now chief economist for russia and c.i.s. at morgan stanley who explained who their main beneficiaries of the deal will be each partner has to offer the other the opportunity to participate in a free. piece of business that are involved in russia. but i think. that's the russian partners of b.p. in take a b.p. will be happy to c.p.p. shoulder the expense and cost risk of exploration and i think this issue will rise only if they make a significant discovery so do you see anything threatening the deal no i don't not with the support of mr putin mr searchin i think that the deal will continue but down the road an attempt. to participate in the event of success. nord gold a unit of russian mining giant severstal says it intends to float at least twenty five percent of its shares in an initial public offering on the london stock exchange the gold for douceur hopes to raise over one billion dollars through the i.p.o. to be complete

him who's the chairman of ross nafta and one of russia's deputy prime ministers here's what he had to say about why they chose b.p. for this. is working on a new strategy transforming the company into an international energy holding model bar do do you. b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal of experience including the gulf of mexico oil spill cleanup operation b.p. has learned from this experience and our joint venture will be carried out with the greatest level of measures aimed at protecting the environment we've been working with b.p. for many years they're competent and have strong experience of russian companies so she said i want to. so there is a strong relationship already in place between b.p. and rosneft before this deals even being signed and of course this is a large area this hundred twenty five thousand square kilometers is going to benefit both sides and the extra expertise technology and cash of course will be needed to be to be brought in so that's where b.p. comes in the piece incredibly contrite now about the gulf of mexico oil spill the

russia's top oil producer ross nafta and u.s. major exxon mobil have signed a deal to develop a deep water project in the black sea the tale was signed in the swiss resort of darkness at the end of the world economic forum our correspondent daniel bushell gave us a wrap of the second day also for. friday we'll try to examine the reasons for the economic collapse of the past three years across the world and also look at the future of investing there will be leaders from american business also european and from asia really across the world but they will also be looking at more humanitarian themes as the former moves into its third day there's no denying the success story of double so far twenty eleven has been very much the emerging markets in particular china and russia china dominated the first day russia with the participation of president medvedev was very much the star of the second day very many american businessmen crowding round the russian delegates the ministers the tycoons trying to get a piece of the action. russia of c

their third quarter results with two thousand and ten which people are looking forward to also ross naftais likely to report its two thousand and ten results. there are also a couple of corporate actions. colley. participation special general meeting regarding the potential mergers these companies are going to be involved in the so these four stocks. were all called invisible comma likely to be in the spotlight of investor attention. stephen the shouts kid can't patna about what we can expect from russian markets this week and that brought wraps up the business bulletin but you can get most or a small website r.t. dot com slash business. this is not a theatrical set. this is a real correctional facility. is there any cultural life behind bars. could transform a criminal into your budding citizen. and can performance really revolutionize the penitentiary system. prison. world. bringing you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the huge earth covered. download the official anti up location on the phone i pod touch from the. life on the go. video on demand partie

both parties are calling a groundbreaking strategic global alliance russia's biggest oil company ross nafta has signed this just swap deal with b.p. it's the first major equity linked partnership between a national and international oil company when it's done in five percent of b.p. in exchange for a nine and a half percent share in the russian oil made jeff ross north chairman deputy prime minister told r.t. it's the beginning of a new direction for the company. grew. now it is working on a new strategy aimed at transforming the company into an international energy holding our deal with b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal of experience including the gulf of mexico oil spill cleanup operation b.p. has learned from this experience and our joint venture will be carried out with the greatest level of measures aimed at protecting the environment we've been working with b.p. for many years they're competent and have strong experience of russian companies the a maze that b.p. will team up to develop three areas on the russian arctic shelf that's potentially a lot of

develop three areas on the russian shelf that's potentially a lot of oil and gas down the which ross nafta owns the license to exploit it's a huge area around one hundred twenty five thousand square. to extract the resources the arctic the highly inhospitable environment required sophisticated technology and billions of dollars of investment but aside from the cash b.p. c.e.o. bob dudley says they've got the life experience. has been working with us now for twelve years now and we've been working for since two thousand and five working with. us and i think to be honest we learned a lot about what happened in the gulf of mexico in the company of the core we're going to focus on safety and risk management technology. for the environmental care of what we do the russian government's behind the deal and prime minister putin says all parties are ready for the challenge that you bring. i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports this joint operation. could become global much can have a significant influence on the world's oil and gas industry russia's arct

more or less i thought both sides were really very excited i think you know for russia and for ross nafta this is an opportunity to open a new hydrocarbon basin which b.p. for example has said could be as perspective as the entire u.k. north sea and with the risks that it presents which we talked about at the beginning of our discussion to be doing so and with the company that has a lot of offshore experience relevant technology. is super and i think that's evident from the comments also prime minister putin who wasn't on friday but had seen the c.e.o. or leader. i don't think anybody should underestimate the impact that this project and this alliance will have and the positive science for the development of the russian offshore industry another good example is brazil and what the acceleration of fuel some of the offshore pre-sold opportunities there is doing for the construction business the oilfield services business and all the other auxiliary businesses transportation logistics etc that supply these massive projects. hopefully we get off to a good start with this first one and it can

for many years they are competent and have strong experience of russian companies the aim is that ross nafta and b.p. will team up to develop three areas on the russian arctic shelf that's potentially a lot of oil and gas down there which rosneft owns the license to exploit it's a huge area around one hundred twenty five thousand square kilometers and it won't be easy to extract the resources the arctic the highly inhospitable environments and requires sophisticated technology and billions of dollars of investment but aside from the cash b.p. c.e.o. bob dudley says they've also got the life experience has been working with us now for twelve years now and we've been working on the arctic for since two thousand and five with ross staff working with charcoal and they know our capabilities are expression capabilities and i think to be honest we learned a lot about what happened in the gulf of mexico shaken the company of the core we're going to really focus on safety and respond as. for environmental care what we do the russian government's behind the deal and prime minister putin says all parti

and the decision of ross nafta and b.p. to join to develop the arctic fails could potentially contain billows of barrels of oil and gas will not cause any harm to russia's oil holding tank a b.p. which is also in partnership with a huge oil group that's according to the head of course now is what you could see trimble was speaking at the devil's form some shareholders were concerned the deal might have been a breach of the peace agreement to pursue projects in russia and ukraine exclusively through ten k. b.p. but mr session has rushed short investors can use the proposal that consulted with all partners from b.p. and their opinion is that they acted within the law and the questions of bayreuth should be resolved through the legal instruments and we don't see any problems here it be the has additional opportunities in russia to develop into all projects we deem to be a notional projects with rules nobody i think that's good. let's look at how the markets are faring that saw european shares reversed early losses to trade mos

two of the world's energy giants join forces as russia's ross nafta to be a peace billions of dollars worth of shares in a deal to jointly explore the vast undiscovered oil and gas riches of the russian arctic the partnership was welcome to both the moscow and loved it but criticized by environmentalists stillbirth new police involvement in the gulf of mexico oil spill disaster in the last year. gloss on the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between my. was going to miss a final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement in the second of three meetings a deal which would cost the russian and american nuclear arsenals by a third was given the green light to by the u.s. senate just before christmas and after months of wrangling. well up next all the latest sports highlights with natasha. hello welcome to the sport news and here is what's coming up on the program. a record breaking seventh the colorado in the truck section while nasra like marco must secure the car and buy crowns respectively. move joined top of the new established pro basketball league reviving hopes of

program the second day of devils form brings together world oil giants russia's top oil producer ross nafta and u.s. major exxon mobil have signed a deal to develop a deep water project in the black sea the company say even more energy projects are expected. well let's cross live to our correspondent daniel bushell to get the latest update from the swiss resort of davus daniel thanks very much for joining us what are the details of the deal and what does the business audience think about it. extremely successful day for russian business on all fronts as you say the one billion dollar deal for rosneft along with the world's largest oil company exxon mobil to develop the resources and they say they want to make this a long wide ranging partnership which will look at all aspects of oil and gas throughout the country because it comes hot on the heels of all stories in russia approving pepsi co's bid for wimbledon russia's largest dairy for very much a consumer driven something that russia wants to move towards and the head of wimbledon says he now wants to make the russian jews drink a fear of