united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another in the figure that he used to russia the stability that he brought would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it was told no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be you say i mean it's a party because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather it's an opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold i'm not sure it is not who does my job and when but the people that's really been the theme of this day despite that we see only god hints that maybe today was going to be the day and then president medvedev said this. yes yes. i believe it would be right for the conventions of so-called pecan to d.c. over lunch in our permits and in the presidential election. i mean so i don't have to explain what kind of experience and influence emerging markets and times. issue in your schedule and i'd like to see something else despite rumors that is going to. challenge

this is a russia's political i mean i think there's a history of privatization and russia not going to be popular in most places i don't think given especially given the current market but it's ensuite prices depressed as they are and there's any need of saw any real willingness to push these privatizations out before the next for the next election and i think the market really does accept that what's more interesting i think is the way that the government has attacked has understood the need for an investment and instead of pushing privatization aggressively in the current market volatility they've looked at j.v. and getting davies going for a sense of russia like the x. on the us the f.t. oh that's mine my much more it's that much more substantial and something of foreign investment community can really latch on to propositions and it's very it's not going to be front and center for a little while yet but it's very very if i go back to ben here i think it's very interesting i think we should point out to our viewers what privatization means for this country because as i pointed out t

it's hard to say i mean most certainly i united russia party russia and the world knew that somehow one way or another or puts in the figure that he used to russia the stability that he brought would remain and have some kind of life in the political world here in the country exactly how it would unfold no one knew and more importantly no one really expected at least the people here that it would be done you some day and that's a party because the session opened with the two leaders coming in to gather in opening with his speech saying that we the two of us do know how this will all unfold and what's important is not who does what job and when but the people and so that's really been fifty mm of this day despite that there we slowly got hints that may be today. was going to be the day and then president medvedev said this. year should. i believe it would be right for congress to support the candidacy of liking me in the presidential election i. think. this applause means i don't have to explain what kind of experience under thirty but if you're a putin has. he shown your skill for under

to build relations with russia on the p.c. . and tracking money from abroad is crucial to developing russia's economy and plants the professor of politics at the university of kent in england believe the creative becomes president he should make this a priority i think for the best would only be forthcoming in much greater scope when corruption and the rule of law you know are changed there's too much rampant corruption and too little rule of law. i think it has the authority to do something about that i think after trying to present the need to strengthen those institutions so he needs a government that can implement with presidents mediators perhaps becoming prime minister that might be possible but it's not just changing personnel you need to also change policy and you need to implement across the country we could minister capacities around russia. fortunately still a reality must consider people who are vibrant city music awards not the case for the regions really need much greater determination and implementation that it's

of russia are moving russia ahead based on the resources russia has it's very important the treasury is an exporting country that contre that produces and to the global production so in this case russia has a very bright future. if you missed anything on air you can always get a full picture of course on a website as well r t v dot com and don't forget you follow some facebook so we can join in the discussion of this story and we're the ones here but our channel you can find updates of all the major news on our twitter feed r.t. and the school column and watch the best videos on our you choose channel to. be used today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. operations. in norway actually head of russia's foreign affairs committee constantine cause of choice also believes today's decision will bring positive changes for the country's foreign policy they believe there predictability and transparency in what we are doing here inside the united russia party inside of the government the ruling the story this is to be welcomed by

are moving russia ahead based on other resources russia has it's very important that russia is an exporting cancian of contre that produces and. global production so in this case russia has a very bright future. well it's not a big day for russian politics then along with the ruling party united russia two other major parties held their conventions to head of december's elections to do most of the lower house of the russian parliament the communist party was one of them as it gathered to work out their election strategy and select their election candidates one of the oldest parties in the country consistently with large number of seats in the parliament with the leader also going to the presidency on a regular basis and this year's election is not likely to be an exceptionally make this whole race is the commonest of the second united russia among other parties attempting to make it with just russia the liberal democrats and they recognize them a critical position party. there russia's foreign affairs committee constantine costa chaffed all do see believes today's decision will bring positi

the objective factors in russia's pay very much. what is urgently needed. economic report much cheaper up of the system great capitalism cried pyotr preserve. a real sharp attack on corruption. but very little action and i would challenge for the government yes. various reasons for this one is that. need a little bit foreign investment or an expertise or that russia has plenty of its own. you know a broader picture but i didn't know the problem is you need a much more competitive edge to some of the. too many monopolies. that held in place i'm afraid for a corrupt oligarchy. well i mean time adrian perhaps and we spoke to him a professor of politics at the university of can he told us. people are still here in the studio at r.t.i. he told us i think there will be no significant shift in the timing of those who think that country. i don't expect any major shift i think my life i think. in the past. use some rather. strong language a time to remember the security conference in two thousand and seven when he announced american. family i think over time. probab

russia ruling party so.today we we see we're facing an upcoming reshuffle in the town dams and so the prime minister is going to become the president during to become the prime minister and this well looks as if it's decided on really at least among the russian political elite so gentleman do you think that this decision that and that was announced today actually was to weaken long you know maybe maybe even back in two thousand and seven what would you say what was it initial plan to go in this way to get i don't think there's initial plan because russian politics doesn't include very sophisticated skim so you see it goes as a girl was put in has proven to be a really good president because if you have been living in russia all this period and i can compare the situation back in one thousand nine hundred nine and twenty zero eight and what is happening right now so he has really proven to be the leader of all the russians are because i can see talking every day to people in russia that he's popular both with

used by russia. assurances from nato that the missile defense system based in europe is not going to be used against russia. those conditions those demands are going to be continued . can look went from being secured for democracy and cooperation and parents. station next year it's significant changes and a new effort of russian president will have to be a thought if they deal with them. there are differences there have been big differences between if and putin one of the. things that people usually said i mean if it's pretty small i could sum up bro western road liberal and so on whereas putin is more hardline that's not my view at all race after all on the media is where presidents have led the russian children of war was fought in two thousand to me to go to war which radically change the balance of power we're going i said media where as it was under vladimir putin as you see that nato is large to. and including former soviet republics states and of course made his famous question to you green li

agreed to become prime minister if putin and russia russia party are telling that mean russia's top political elite is unlikely to change the next six or even twelve years. to russia what do we have to expect from the shop full time to december and to wash two thousand and twelve when the presidential election will take place we'll be discussing this with political analyst and research fellow at the institute of world economy and its national nations. and a political columnist so let's start with what we trade medvedev to say. i believe it would be right for the convention to support the candidacy of legitimate concern in the presidential election. he simply means i don't have to explain what kind of experience and. thank you sure you're skillful and i'd like to see something else despite rumors that there's been a split within your turns him i can see that this was a well thought through decision. mr babich mr harper thank you very much for joining us on the show welcome to spar one no is this it so do we know the name of the next russian president think of some of you actually think we're a

now today so i do think a lot of enthusiasm from the members of the ruling united russia party seriously applauding about maybe a different version of medvedev that he supports prime minister putin for the presidency of next year what needs to be done to continue with the modernization of russia are internally and externally do you think. first of all we heard a lot of talk about modernization incumbent president actually. in the prime minister putin who said he supports the policy of modernization but he also if you read it what is important is that both men have a different idea i think different attach a different name to modernization from it to talking about an essential means. county any type to become is to state what the rest have treated for and what they for. any cause in modernization which incompetence fear surprise no chance economy but the political freedoms the civic and liberal right and. private sectors have to be part of the modernisation who can stand for more than a station i simply does not want the rest of it was waiting for he was hoping for and probably also monke

russia's leading party believes this is the way for russia at this time to bring the country into a conversation by trying to trying to do that he's a great very good player and you know western style democracy is not always the pride of the marchese the west tries to push over many parts of the rest of the world and he said thanks very much about let's go back to all these people of pieces here and also i want to talk about i want to talk to your point go on please know we're going to be taking a couple hours we may be an issue cross talk program exactly on today's news. it's all about him and i think i'd like to echo what he had to say is that so much if you look at public opinion polls which i'll be discussing in the program i don't have it with me right now is it most russians prefer to have a more statist form of democracy is that they look at the best form of political arrangement for them again it hit the nail on the head here i mean this export of democracy regime change breaking international law going by the past the united nations are you having the united nations do what

agreed to become prime minister and that is russia party telling us that russia's top political elite is unlikely to change the next six or even twelve years. to russia what do we have to expect from the. december and the march two thousand and twelve when the presidential election will take place we'll be discussing with political. economy and. so let's start with what we trade had to say. i believe it would be right for the conventions of support a candidate. in the presidential election. to me so i don't have to explain what kind of experience and. thank you showing your skillful and i'd like to see something else despite rumors that there's been a split and we've. been seeing that this was a well thought through decision. tree. mr babich mr harper thank you very much for joining us on the show welcome to spark my woe is this so do we know the name of the next russian president exactly actually i think we're already know was the name of the next trashing president and now it's trashing a prime minister but you know i think it's not due to the credit reasons and i still say i think

will be totally independent russia does continue with exports how do you see the exporting side of russia's economy in the near to near future. well it would be an excellent thing if russia were to develop a record holder in my own belief is the country should indeed concentrate on basic things like a culture after all even the highly developed economies of western europe as everybody knows huge money huge amounts of money on keeping their own agriculture growing and it's very important for all kinds of reasons including for social reasons. but there certainly is although as you say in your question russia has exported has been exporting a lot of foodstuffs in recent years unless that does remain an awful lot of thailand in the country so if that's on the program that's a very interesting point to make it's a very interesting policy proposal of course because hand in hand with the general economic modernization referred to earlier when we talk about the global economic globalization we heard from the prime minister prime minister putin at the helm of the conference saying that when it comes

is that the economy in russia is too politicized we should be politicized. certainly there are problems there usually because of excessive politicization in various ways russia has been a very political country you know you. judge your periods. it seems to me that when i read your history that you are on the way i donate of naked century early twentieth century to become democratic capitalist a country did something an accident happened and well it didn't work. or call it. now. ok now. there is a good crowd about what you did with your own country. again this parliament proved to be the oh the e.u. country where the current world economic crisis didn't cause an economic slump is it true and what was supposed recipe for success if it's true that we have avoided recession meaning negative grows but we had not avoided a slowdown really the rate of growth two thousand and eight was like percentage has fallen to one point seven but not negative still positive why. so combination of certain sort of practice first we have avoided the credit boom if you have a credi

growth in russia's self-confidence on the world stage. i think they could be more they could use the weight that they've got more coherently but i also don't think they'll be major problems with people accepting another point and presidency i think we more or less expected all along and putin is predictable he's not a particularly capricious person or given to excesses he sticks to his script. and that's awfully important in a system where so much power is invested in one personality it's important domestically to putin that he is this known quantity and a fairly predictable moderate sort of character. no i think i'm not sure that's true fred's going to be about yeah if you think about international trade or you think about corporation would be you or even bilateral relations i mean. a lot of politicians don't just implement progressive policies and i think it can be problematic but it seems also you know more than dictate streak and i don't think one could set a fairly predictable and. if you look at compare putin with medvedev i mean lo

since the ninety's so when russia supports countries like brazil and china when the russia says that he has issued the world's financial and politics. more say to the emerging economies russia easing the facts on mood. so you know russia is for the last eight nine years i would say not any longer in the quad of those countries which ask for money and try to retrieve the world saying lovely things are realizing they they wouldn't be carried out or she's a big global financial claire and they will come in that's a part of what we discussed at the start of our conversation after working on a day when a key decision has been taken by the united russia party. recreated reshapes towns . now prime minister and future president. but it's a reality we have to use today the acting president and the future prime minister and if i could make interesting things the other thing which i'm sure that some of the opposition political commentators i mentioned to you throughout today ease of course the risk of political stagnation and also all these kinds remembers very well the iraq of the seventy's in

and russia. thanks so much for being with us patrick here on our team the same tone of the press conference given by medvedev and cameron was friendly and optimistic but just tell significant has this been for british business. well it's good to see isn't it that kind of light hearted note at the end and i really do hope that this signifies an ability to move on from the look of a business and and really sort of reset relations between the two countries as i understand it and i haven't seen the press conference coverage yet today but as i understand it they're announcing something like three hundred million pounds worth of business between britain and russia and that's got to be that's got to be good news because prime ministers like to go back with this kind of news it's all very very good publicist for cameron himself but i think this is this is a positive sign the proof of the pudding of course will be as we say of the eating is it possible to maintain this kind of productive relationship and

russia and the g. eight spoke in favor of colonel gadhafi stepping down at this summit in jovial what does the future hold for colonel gadhafi. we are probably not the ones who are best able to answer the question about honesty good or for you and his future it will be better addressed to the libyan justice system and to international tribunals with a good afi has lost his legitimacy as a ruler and his right to be called the leader of his people when he would air strikes on unarmed civilians who were rallying to express political protest we stopped for regarding mr gadhafi as a partner in negotiations when that happened i would say mr gadhafi will now determine his own future he chose the hardest part of i would even say a suicidal path he chose to make his supporters shed blood on his behalf until the last moment while he remained in hiding we do not know where he is presently it could be linear it could be another country regardless of the position he chose it is not one of a politician who thinks ab

and russia sees a real potential. russia has taken the first steps in establishing the new business center at skolkovo establishing what he's going to be i suppose a kind of silicon valley where. british involvement is going to be absolutely key in terms of developing companies developing and helping russian high tech businesses expand outside russia internet in europe russia remains a kind of aladdin's whether all kinds of interesting things to be the mega see all the soffit research institutes for this right mathematics science and engineering education system means that there are all kinds of people ideas intellectual property that remain in russia to be discovered and exploited but i think is really key to the interesting future. russia has in store in this whole area. northern kosovo continue after serbs set up barricades to disputed border crossings they're angry about the deployment of kosovo customs officials on the front here which was previously under control the top negotiator called for calm urging all sid

russia's role at the paris conference and russia's recognition of the national transitional council we agreed to support a libyan led and un backed transition to build a united stable and democratic libya and we discussed ways to tackle the danger of surface to air missions missiles getting into the wrong hands and syria i was interested to hear more about the recent messages that russia has sent the assad regime we agreed the u.n. has a role to play to end the violence and support a genuine process of real reform and to continue discussions on a un resolution without a productive meeting there's more work to do today and more conversations to be had i very much look forward to the rest of my visit and to working with president medvedev all of these important issues thank you very much for the warm welcome you've given me today mr president thank you romance but. it can skew so whole british colleagues used to independently so it is the answer for our press conference that. we will give the floor to the russian journalists to put our set. thank you very much question to both. russia

russia has been rising the global economy. basically i think what the what the point is that we can look at as you're getting all of this criticism about how stagnant by the way russian politics are already getting interesting so i really i don't have all the experts that we've been speaking to here at artsy a lot of them that i've heard. at least all are saying stability equals what's happening with the financial crisis now and russia hasn't been that effective when you look at and these are all of it on top of it a lot of people credit mr cooper in for that because you remember this is united russia you had the communist near just about everybody else in their grandmother saying spend the money we've got more money than god will spend it on this this and this who knows there's going to be the corruption index a good part of it's going to go into people's pockets and he said you know it's a turbulent world we're going to be ready we're not going to get caught flat footed like everybody else was and russia in going to see a gl

is do you think russia france can still accept russia's position when it comes to syria. when answering to your question mo the answer is yes this is. this is the one i'm pretty used to these kind of questions. so in some respect it is absolutely very important. that we should always remember all the aspects of our partnership work russia is a very important and privileged partner when it comes to the bilateral. plain of solving international issues you know that. we have constant dialogue between with with mr medvedev mr putin. lives. but when it comes to going above and beyond the bilateral relations. yes you will grow as we do have certain differences. in syria and go for to the situation in libya. but right now we are absolutely agreed that it is very important to participate in the construction of a democratic libya and a reconstruction of the company. so exchanging opinions sir could lead to solutions home. i don't want to talk about syria here but when it comes to iran we have a totally common approach. so yes russia is still a very important and long term partner.

of russia russia. based on the resources russia has it's very important that russia is an exporting country the contre that produces and to the global production so in this case russia has a very bright future. while in office president medvedev has urged progressive proposals for russia's economic development and michael again we are four and a proud specialist at the times newspaper in london hopes that he can continue promoting be their prime minister. i think that if the view now continues the prime minister will preside over a very similar policy to what we've been seeing for the past few years the objective factors are in russia's. resources what is simply needed. economic reform a shake up of the system a couple of the enterprise. and overwhelmingly a real sharp attack on corruption in a lot of talk but very little action challenge for the government yes. there are reasons for this one is that it does need a little bit more foreign investment but these are all the russians plenty of its own need

if russia becomes a place in which innovation. the knowledge based economy becomes the basis of russian power in the international system and it's going to be a very much better world the high tech innovation center is currently being constructed with the first building due to be completed by november i t my french architect arab company has won the competition for the hubs design the bird's eye view of the center will resemble we're joined by to fly one of its wings will host research centers dealing with nuclear medical and energy efficiency standards while another will be devoted to information technologies and space research as for residents of good part of why shape it will receive a wide range of crew which is tax breaks and start of grants this year alone three . to me when he was doing was with grants just burst to school participants. crazy you were smiling when you were watching this special what makes you smile that this is such a such a pleasant really think to be part of it. i think it's very positive and we begin to

could fulfill russia's goal producing country russia runs a budget surplus russia has a number of qualities which it could bring to the international stage and which european countries and certainly in a sense for america would be very wise to copy what on india there are many others say the russia is indeed the richest country in the world when it comes to mineral resources that are a seder mineral extraction metal wealth as well energy wealth are these people of l. you have some if you take it so you can think it's very interesting to be in say with john here is there term this i guess what was it forty eight hours ago we have the g. eight i'm sorry g. twenty countries coming together to see if we could be you could be allowed the euro zone and put it look at the dollar disaster in the united states i mean how times have changed now the g. twenty is going to bail out the g eight and i think that you know we are going to extrapolate from what you're saying is that you know countries like russia are a strategic place to play a major role in the restructuring of the financial system as you w

russia. >> russia is a traditional autocracy, it is not a totalitarian state. in the press it is relatively op and if you go to russia and read newspapers in russia these days, they really give you a diversity of views and a lot of real news from the outside world. second, television is really an imitative instrument of western mass media and tries to compete and appeal so the public the same way. beyond that, hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of russians travel abroad regularlyable and tens of thousands study abroad. and then they go back, of course, some of course don't go back. all of that creates a degree of openness to the world which russia has never been periced, and this is why i personally think that putin episode is a transitional episode. it is not going to lead to some restoration of totalitarianism or some permanent autocracy, it is going to fade. the question is, wi it fade gradually, peacefully, or wilthere be some new upheaval in russia, maybe not immediately, but within a decade or so? if things continue to deteriorate. >> i think th

cannot russia withstand it using the same methods or do the methods have to change. the new wave is not yet called a crisis there are some of the stations of a crisis or a harbinger or however most economists are trying to think there will not be a new recession but slower rates of development for a lengthy period of several years or perhaps even decades this will certainly have an impact on the demand for all goods and. at the same time we are expecting higher growth rates in russia as western experts predict to growth rate of about three to four percent is not bombs and we are not expecting a fall in the economy like it was in two thousand and nine hundred. five point nine percent. there is a more pessimistic scenario most analysts tend to think i won't be a second wave of such as. under these conditions we still have to remain vigilant and must be ready in case of the worst tomorrow. you know to apply the same methods we still have considerable reserves although smaller but as a whole an off like we needed last time. if this does not last too long we'll be able to

has almost doubled the level of life in russia lower russia not only the capitals has improved but putin and medvedev want to take it to the next step with the reshuffle in united russia already under way new faces transparency less corruption and more growth are all part of the platform the intrigue is dead and now the real work begins united russia has to convince the country they are the party to move past stability towards further development and sell the west russia has a right to its own style of democracy and he's now r.t. moscow the carter years as a political analyst to the voice of russia radio station in washington ricardo very good evening chief thanks very much artie international so that what you think about that putin running for the top job again what's the response was your response was more broadly the response in the u.s. . well actually kevin there's been no official response as of yet nothing from the state department i think the white house of course this is certainly an internal matter right now for russia but as again as your reporter mentioned this is really no s

has almost doubled the level of loss in russia alone russia not only the capitals has improved but putin and medvedev want to take it to the next step with the reshuffle in united russia already under way new faces transparency less corruption and more growth are all part of a platform the intrigue is dead and now the real work begins united russia has to convince the country they are the party to move past stability towards further development and still the west russia has a right to its own style of democracy and he's now r.t. moscow. recount a young political analyst said the voice of russia radio station in washington says person is a figure that russia needs to lead it through the economic uncertainty now gripping the. lattimer putin will have. his hands full once again soon as the office of the presidency simply because he's got to start creating jobs just like other presidents other prime ministers have to do across the globe east got a start the russian economic engine. going again restarted the economy there i don't think he needs to change this point he has been very consistent

countries like russia just want stability and stability is something russia knows this dynamic duo can deliver at least so far russian g.d.p. has almost doubled the level of loss and russia lower russia not only the capitals has improved but putin and medvedev want to take it to the next step with a reshuffle in united russia ready under way new faces transparency less corruption and more growth are all part of the platform the intrigue is dead and now the real work begins united russia have to convince the country they are the party to move past stability towards further development and so the west russia has a right to its own style democracy and he's now an artsy moscow journalist bad we're of the christian science monitor says that for the international community the prospect of bloody reporting becoming president is a sign of stability. people become more certain that there is one. type of system of power in russia and it's here to stay i think that's what this is the message for the world is not it's not a bad message i don't think. despite some of the troubles of the putin you k

has been sitting down with russia's ambassador to the u.n. he gave us his views on everything from the arab spring and palestinian statehood to the possibility of new violence in kosovo that's our special interview next. party sitting down with russia's ambassador to the united. states seems certain that the united states will use its veto power through the security council to prevent any recognition of a palestinian state right where the protestants have before we go there live near address another issue for me because at this very moment we are facing a possible very dangerous escalation in tension was announced by the course of our being you know sort of as an prishtina basically or a northern course of war by force and another very disturbing element in the situation is that the international presence is key for the nato force. and other european. mission ulick's which are there in order to preserve peace they seem to be cooperating with their very dangerous of the course of albany and also it is so other given of serbia here in new york

and russia in our country i'm going with the role so that those who would like to of you who don't like they were sent here we have a different people and there are people who would like to box. you and go in alliance into the bright future with i'm convinced that this is not their way moreover it is struck to focus on that i believe that this state of the woods that should follow the society trends just they should keep up there is a trance rather than dragonet gulf of moreover the leadership of first states is the people with their all on impressions mistakes. them and their leaders. in islam i mean with another warts like this they would if we should to you and i just a limited reality are saying to be that it we're expected and should support and it has social diversity as the main there should know as it includes to this we continue with your to increase financial in the formation support for the and jaws of different profile and level of government and secondly we should render some or two of these people to get access to a new independent information sources included in the incen

it's no surprise that russia that you know the united russia media receiver is in fact the party of the oligarchs and the top business for him because you join if you are a top business person you've got to be in the top party other was maybe sidelined but is that perhaps why this is a con back to the kremlin it's also been criticized heavily in the way you think they have a point. yes the west take a different view because they take a view it's really a liberal market economy plus democracy democracy in the west means a multi-party system a multi-party system is not developed in russia. because the the communist party until ninety ninety one. and afterwards you had various parties which reflected years and presidential power then put into power and so on so long the dominant party in russia and all the other parties are really minor minor parties it surprised me the communist party has made a strong showing but a good knowledge of gone it doesn't seem to be a very dynamic leader so therefore from the cold if you have democracy the western view is different because it's multi-party it's

actually sitting down with russia's ambassador to the united. iraqi president it's going back to the. circle that the united states use its veto power within the security council to prevent any recognition. right the palestinians have before we go let me a dress another issue for me because of this very moment we are facing a possible very dangerous escalation in tension was announced by the course of albany and authorities in prishtina basically to take over a northern course of a by force and another very disturbing element of the situation is that the international presence is ok for the nato force there and other european a war mission ulick's which are there going order to preserve peace they seem to be cooperating with a very dangerous plan of course of all being in a sort of a sort. of serbia here in new york has sent a letter to the president of the security council asking for an emergency meeting of the security council and russia is supporting this request in order to prevent those sort of dramatic and dangerous developments in the cou