exactly right act think that's wise of him and as we know russia and dissident history of russia poland hungary and other countries and the former communist bloc in many ways are much more socially conservative than countries in western europe or in north america and i think he is playing to that even when we talk about. popularity of numbers which are generally much higher than those of western politicians even about half the people who oppose him or express disapproval of him don't think he's conservative and out that he's not nationalistic enough that he's too moderate and yes of course you also have the people in the large cities and moscow and st petersburg a few other places where essentially russian versions of western yuppies who don't necessarily like these conservative values but i think the items on this referendum list are very much in sync with what the center of gravity russian szell opinion is which tends to be rather conservative by western standards alexander is that it outside the mall maybe we can call them more liberally minded major russian city centers you have a c

both live in russia the largest country in the labs. but russia's true greatness it he said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than 146000000 russians each with a story to tell. stories full of hope and joy. of sadness and anger. on our trip through this vast country with 6 people from 6 different generations. like cows. eliminative each has much to town about childhood and youth about working and growing lives. about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dining in russia. through them we discover life in russia from birth to death. to in the air. this time our journey takes us from the north west across the country to siberia and then to central russia. at the cherub metallurgical combine days began with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest steelworks. dmitri khan called is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe the. it's a fiery giant more than $100.00 met

both live in russia the largest country in the act. but russia's true greatness it is said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than $146000000.00 russians each with a story to tell. stories full of hope and joy. of sadness and anger. on our trip through this vast country we will meet 6 people from 6 different generations. by. living each has much to town about childhood and youth about working and growing lot. about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dying in russia. through them we discover life in russia from birth to death. the touch lives. i am. this time our journey takes us from the north west across the country to siberia and then to central russia. cool. at the metallurgical combine days began with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest steel works. place. to meet 3 can cause is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe. it's a fiery giant more than $1

by sentients and the low price for oil and even the problems of russia it will lead to. very small g.d.p. gross actually up to not more than 2 percent per year so this is the influence of 7. a collapse in foreign direct investment from 55000000000 in 2000 certainly to 2219 actually 1000000000 in 2018 and so what was there is up the russian did russia didn't change behavior that's right but russia couldn't proceed with 1st a military crash and we expand the military aggression and this is very important so it's a combination of sanctions and you creating an army resistance actually stopped moving over russia forwards russian troops into ukraine well that's interesting let's bring in. our guest from moscow what do you think of except that the sanctions are symbolic 'd but actually what they did do was freeze military tensions. this is not a. game. to even in the eyes of russian public opinion for the russian government to abandon those in the so-called people's republics who. in eastern ukraine who feel cultural linguistic and ethnic affinity to russia and who the russian

russia has grown its budget by 35%. now, during that same period of time from 2010 to 2015, for that five-year period during the obama administration, we reduced our military by 25%. think about that. china increased theirs by 83%. we reduced ours by 25% during that same time period. and don't forget, these countries willfully mislead on many things including the actual size of their defense budget. russia is almost three times larger than most people think it is. they look at it and think well, ours is larger than theirs. it's just we don't get accurate information, and we know what -- the threats that are out there. now, because of these investments, china and russia have grown not just the size of their military but the capabilities as well. last october, china paraded a hypersonic weapon. i remember that so well because that was live on tv. we saw it. i saw it on television. hypersonic, that's a state of the art. both offense and defense. and they had -- they had it up there. some people said they were maybe faking

the stuff of russia's stable future and. presides over its production piece responsible for the safe operation of blast furnace number 5 for several young. that's what i'm going to. there's nothing romantic about it because i feel. first of all my job is physically and emotionally demanding anything can happen so i have to be vigilant all the time we get at them. and things do happen as in every industrial plant there have been a number of incidents involving several young. 12 years ago a device malfunctioned and caused a fire on the roof of the control room leaving one person dead and several injured and this year an explosion killed one of dimitri's coworkers. and we men have always compared our blast furnace with a woman. to be used. you have to watch out how you approach or. there were times when my colleagues would shave before they shut down the furnace for repairs but. they wanted to make a good impression so that she wouldn't play tricks on them. if they can just move that sound silly. thank you but it's true that. f

to siberia and then to central russia. at the cherub metallurgical combine days begin with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest still works. dimitri khan carved is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe. it's a fiery giant more than $100.00 metres high. iron ore and coke are let in at the top of the structure. at the bottom it spews out molten crude iron. 13 and a half 1000 tons every day. a sub and i said what's special about our blast furnace is that it runs all year long day and night. the furnace is nicknamed 7 again kind which translates roughly as nordic beauty although said that a young because heat isn't very nordic. victim is it her job is to give us the smelting product and crude iron. bars or get baths the material we earn our money with it and we're going to. just next do it the crude or pink ira is clean. pressed and she. to me it seems to make steel a material that is essential in a

life in russia is bad but living in russia is also good it's diverse and that's exactly what we want to show the hope pallets of life's journey detours and tough parts it's gray areas and nuances. the result is a highly cost no insight into the lives of very ordinary people thousands of kilometers away from the clytie capital moscow it's a country that almost 30 years after the dissolution of the saving union still plays a role on the global stage. every man should protect himself his family his friends and this country. also that he should strike fast before someone strikes you that well then what unlike church all those priests are much too rich to run around in gold and silver that's not my finger. me after a couple of generations will be friends with other countries and all respect us so you know. has a thing for weapons she wants to join the police force. parents live in taiga den ahmed who played reindeer. and he sees a parent's once a year. dimitri likes his job his family and his president. is 73 and goes on skating on like by car she sings old songs from times when life was

it's remarkable how russia has grownw, by 35%. during the same pure code of time for that five year period we've reduced our military by 25%. now think about that. china increased theirs by 83%. if we reduce hours by 25% during the same time, and don't forget these countries willfully misdeed on many things including the actual size of the defense budget. erussia is three times larger than most people think it is. they look at it and think we don't have accurate information and we know the threats that are out there. because of these investments, china and russia have grown not justca the size of their milita, but that capability as well. last october, china. the hypersonic weapon i remember so well because it was live on tv. we thought it. i saw it on television. state-of-the-art both offense and defense and they had it up there some people said maybe they were faking it, but i believe they did. it was in the parade and showed something we don't even have. their investments are not restricted by their borders. i seem to develop a

about having children and about dying in russia. through them we discover life in russia from birth to death. to him. this time our journey takes us from the north west across the country to siberia and then to central russia. at the cherub metallurgical combine days began with an alcohol test. it's one of the obligatory safety measures at this company which is one of russia's largest steel works. to meet li khan called is a process technician at blast furnace number 5 which is bigger than any blast furnace in europe. it's a fiery giant more than $100.00 metres high. iron ore and coke are let in at the top of the structure. at the bottom it spews out moten crude iron. 13 and a half 1000 tons every day. a sub and i said what's special about our blast furnace is that it runs all year long day and night. the furnace is nicknamed 7 again kind which translates roughly as nordic beauty although said our young because heat isn't very nordic. the chill is if her job is to give us the smelting product crude iron. freezer didn't that's the ma

troops from russia and the taliban deny the allegations. and other stories in the week after a delay due to. finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. racism resolution by the u.n. human rights council sparked anger from washington for its criticism of long governmental organizations complain it didn't go far enough. thanks for joining us here on r.t. and. first this hour the new york times is facing widespread criticism of trip published an article saying that russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed that donald trump was briefed on the matter but there was no response however the director of national intelligence denies either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on this sometime self is labeled the piece fake news. the freak news new york times must release anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the article is being slammed by russia's foreign ministry which is called the peace deliberat

murder of a drawer gin man in a berlin park moscow threatens to retaliate if germany moves to punish russia for the murder also coming up explosive allegations from one of donald trump's former top aides a new book by former national security advisor john bolton claims the u.s. president asked china to help him when the real action in november. is good to have you with us german federal prosecutors have filed murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former chechen rebel fighter here in berlin last year they say that moscow ordered the killing the alleged hit job strained relations between berlin in moscow last year funking germany to expel 2 russian diplomats russia's ambassador to germany says today's murder charges are groundless and that the kremlin will retaliate if berlin takes new actions against russia over the killing. it's an assassination that has shaken russian german relations to the core last year and late august a former chechen rebel salim khan congress feely was gunned down in the heart of berlin shot twice in the head in broad daylight the suspect fl

russia. but i don't just think about this as a candidate for president, i think about this as a dad, father who sent his son to serve in harm's way for a year in the middle east and iraq. and i'm disgusted on behalf of those families whose loofed -- loved ones are serving today . when your child volunteers to serve, putting their life on the line for the country, they take risks known and unknown for this nation. but they should never, never, never ever finish a threat like this with their commander in chief trying to blind eye to a foreign power putting a bounty on their heads. host: joe biden from yesterday. before we get to calls a little more on the times story. though the white house press secretary claimed on saturday that mr. hum trump administrationp had not been briefed with the intelligence report, one american official had told the times that the report was briefed to the highest levels of the white house. another said it was included in the president's daily brief, a come pend yum

both live in russia the largest country in the world. but russia's true greatness it is said lies not in its area but in its people there are more than $146000000.00 russians each with a story to tell stories full of hope and joy of sadness and anger. i think. because. living on our trip through this vast country we need 6 people from 6 different generations right now in the middle east each has much to tell about childhood and youth about working and growing old about life in big cities and in tiny villages about having children and about dying in russia. our journey begins close to the ural mountains then we go to central siberia and on to northwestern russia. chelyabinsk is an industrial city halfway between moscow and novosibirsk. yelena is heading to a storage room to collect some things for the children in her care. the uk national we have to buy this for all of them. these are good for mariska my skin. yes perfect. and has the 1st was a baby's sort of. something to play with and a nice new to a former. she's tired of the old ones.

york times is criticised from all sides mentioned in its anonymous source placed article claiming russia paid down in afghanistan to kill american troops. and stories that shaped the week after a delay due to go over 90 finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marks the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. also russia begins voting on constitution reforms with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online because of concerns over coronavirus. thanks for joining as you're watching the weekly here are not. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article that said russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump had been briefed on the matter but the director of national intelligence denied that either the president or the vice president today ever been briefed on this and trump himself labeled the piece fake news the free news new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the articles being slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the pe

times is criticized from all sides mentioned in its anonymous source of based article claiming that russia paid bounties in afghanistan to kill american troops. and you have a story that shaped the week here on r.g.p. national after a delay due to covert 19 moscow finally all just world war 2 victory day parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. or begins voting on constitutional reforms with 2 regions making people cast their ballots and only due to coronavirus concern. for broadcasting live direct from our studios here in moscow this is r.t. international i'm john thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories in our weekly program now the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops also claimed donald trump was briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or vice president were ever briefed on this and trump himself labeled the piece fake news as a freak news new york times must release anon

soft on russia?n chief dan hoffman. dan, great to have you back on. you were station chief in moscow for for a time. what do you say? >> well the trump administration has imposed hard sanctions on russia and they have fallen into three categories. first in response to russia's interference in our election including individuals named in the mueller probe. secondly when rush shaun poisoned sergey cr. ipol use using a nerve agent we kicked out over 60 russian diplomats. annexation of crimea and ongoing war in ukraine, trump administration provided javelin anti-tank weapons to ukraine. no question that the trump administration has been tough on russia but foreign minister lavrov was not messaging us he was messaging his own people. the they have a important referendum starting tomorrow whether vladmir putin can remain president for life. he defends russia from the nato and united states. elizabeth: that is interesting. the russian foreign minister said the trump administration approach is wrong. the u.s.

russia is deserving of every bit of that.ray the united states as essentially the aggressor posing sanctions on them. we are just trying to hold them accountable. they violate just about every treaty they signed. this administration has called them out repeatedly for that. liz: the u.s. is not the only country aiming heavy sanctions that russia. also the eu. crussia along with china has bn complaining at the united nations about the u.s. sanctions against iran. a massive cyber attack on the german parliament. you have noted russia's activity in crimea and the ukrainian conflict. russia andnd china complaining about u.s. sanctions as ridiculous, irresponsible, unacceptable. your take on that? >> the sanctions are stinging right now. especially because of the economic recession, worldwide recession resulting from the covid pandemic thanks to china. concealing the outbreak and the severity of the coronavirus. russia would like to do somethingay about negotiating an end to some or maybe all of the sanctions. i don't think that th

and russia begins voting on constitutional reform. making people cast their ballots online only because of concerns over coronavirus. thanks for joining us here on r.t. and. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump had been briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence denies that either the president or the vice president were briefed on this and trump himself has labeled the piece fake news the free news new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the article has been slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate discipline mation saturday also sold the taliban denying the new york times article artie's it is done of takes a closer look at the piece in question and asks who might benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled on any smear tactics guide book since the last

york times and is criticised for war sides mentioned in its anonymous source based article claiming russia paid banty that afghanistan killed u.s. troops. for a delay due to curb it 19 finally holds its world war 2 victory parade marking the 75th anniversary of the defeat of nazi germany. russia begins voting on constitutional reform with 2 regions making people cast their ballots online because of concerns over coronavirus. are you watching are to international thanks for joining us. the new york times is facing widespread criticism after it published an article saying russia had offered bounties in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claimed that donald trump had been briefed on the matter however the director of national intelligence as deny that either the president all the vice president were never briefed on this trump himself has labeled the piece fake news. new york times must release anonymous source they can do it this person probably does not even exist the article is being slammed by russia's foreign ministry which called the piece deliberate disinform ation saturday also

russia will be having your will russia be the favorite. now going into the. war is really really good this point right at this point what's going on with mr or powers to rule by decree a state of emergency allowed us to make decrees like in every other e.u. member states every other e.u. member states what was the problem of the opposition they said and liberal mainstream in europe they said that there is no concrete date of conclusion in the law which allowed us to govern by decrees we said of course there is no other concrete they'd because who knows when. allow us to come back to normality when it comes. decision making so what we have done now we seized we concluded the state of emergency less than 90 days opposition demand it 120 had the beginning now it took less than 90 days so this is number one number 2 when it comes to the special economy zones yes we made the decree but but in the meantime we submitted it to parliament as well so parliament can make a law on that because yes of course it entered into force quickly but parliament should approve that

russia i mean russia needs europe and germany so it's because the county didn't rush sound like the other place so it's a. year that europe and germany so much depends on russia and cemented the show. between the buyer and the seller it doesn't mean that germany because it's buying russian gas becomes that are actually falling ok and i want to look at the significance of nato in germany you spent 2 tours in west germany to contain the former u.s.s.r. does a military presence that today continue to deter a russian advance so that was a long time ago and in another era we were deterring the soviet union which no longer exists i have to say although i have no sympathy for president trump in a general sense and i think that this announcement of the troop cuts was typically ham handed and not coordinated in advance. i do sympathize with the notion that it's time for europe to assume responsibility for its own security the conditions that existed when nato was created in 1049 no longer exist just as a soviet union no longer exists so in my estimation europe is fully capable of defending itself

that is mates germany is a russia when america is spending treasurer on maintaining nato and russia and that this is not right of course the same arguments that happened during the cold war when century that reversed russian gas pipelines are built the german . president there's some other loot. presser gases act natural gas is actually a role that russia does not need this northern st thing and they have already 2 main pipes go you you're not they're not. actually desire for more gas inside you are but in the wrong or wrong yes germany will depend more german the case now it's nuclear and now ok this is the production that will need more gas and the gas will most likely come from russia though course there are other places there's states there's middle east there's a lot of places where gas may be shipped so yes but it's not. russia i mean russia needs europe and germany so it's gas because the can't even watch some of the other place so it's a. year that europe and germany so much depends on russia it's an interdependent show. between the buyer and the seller it doesn't mean that germ

the new york times is facing widespread criticism after publishing an article claiming that russia offered to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops it also claimed donald trump was briefed on the matter and are for the director of national intelligence the nie is that either the president or the vice president wherever briefed on the claim mr trump said that was because it clearly wasn't deemed to be true. the news new york times must release anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist with the articles being slammed by the russian foreign ministry which called the peace deliberate decision for me saturday also saw the taliban denying the new york times article to either shutdown or spin taking a closer look at the piece in question and asks who could benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled around any smear tactics guide book since the last us election but as democrats are looking to wash away the humiliation of 2016 by trying to bring down trump this time they are resorting to the same all narrative that fai

the key physical obstacle, aside from the russian winter, the state of russia's railroads, european russia is scarred with what the americans call locomotive graveyards, like this. rows of rusted and dilapidated locomotives. they had gone unused for years, the tinders are they are resting there like sleeping monsters. at one point in march of 1922, there is near disastrous jam up of corn trains. you can do this. corn trains here. you see the backup going, and especially right here. the railway lines cannot handle the load. hoover anticipated this. he worried about this. the central drama is how against all odds, and after that nearly disastrous jam up of corn trains west of the volga, in march of 1922 the lifesaving corn and wheat seed begins arriving in the villages. and it is the nick of time. the way they get from the railhead's to the villages surprises some people. this is a photograph i used on the cover of my book. these are camels. you can see down there. this is the volga river. it is frozen. one of the advantages to the russian winter, right? people are surprised in this story --

moscow threatens to retaliate if germany moves to punish russia for them. plus the coronavirus pandemic cripples kenya's tourism industry forcing people to find new ways to make ends meet we'll see how the country's massai community is trying to make the best of a bad situation. thanks for joining us german federal prosecutors to follow murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former chechen rebel fighter in berlin last year they say that moscow or that the killing the alleged hit job strained relations between the berlin and moscow last year prompting germany to expel 2 russian diplomats russia some bastard had to germany's says today's murder today's murder charges are groundless and that the kremlin will take action if palin moves to impose sanctions on russia. it's an assassination that has shaken russian german relations to the core last year and late august the former chechen rebel salim khan congress feeley was gunned down in the heart of berlin shot twice in the head in broad daylight the suspect fled on a bicycle but was cau

the world and here are today's top stories 1st up an explosive report by the new york times claims russia paid bounties to kill u.s. troops in afghanistan today that article is getting criticized from all sides a full report straight ahead plus the u.s. now calling for an arms embargo renewal against iran beyond the october deadline this while iran issued an arrest warrant for president trump over the killing of their top general custom solomonic we're going to discuss then back here stateside calls for the removal of unwanted statues continue with some of them literally taking it into their own hands we'll show you all right it's time to use i q. an explosive report in the new york times as receiving responses from the united states all the way to russia with many calling out the publication for quoting alleged intelligence officials but failing to provide any supporting evidence the article quotes anonymous sources claiming russia paid bounties in afghanistan to kill americans for more on this developing story let's turn to our views rachel blevins she's joining me here in studio as rac

russia it's in syria for at least one yes this is the equipment which was signed between russia and syrian government for the lease of the. base in the main and the 2 so i'm that means that my sheer will carry that burden no matter how hard it how heavy days. so i don't expect that change to happen either from russia nor from iran inside also want to get back to what mark mentioned about humanitarian aid already before that these are acts existing u.s. sanctions and e.u. sanctions in the e.u. officials already acknowledged. that those sanctions they need to completely obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid to syria that is no question about that and opted in action and in act meant this is their act that will make it even even harder and actually the next month of this theater act it actually makes the e.u. sanctions meaningless because. they say they're acting compasses everything basically so that's a very. tricky story ok dr ahmad give you a chance to come back in very briefly because i can see you want to have a rebuttal on that very briefly in 30 seconds i mean that the yes

now with the coronavirus restrictions in russia r.t. has welcomed it official guest in months but the hunger in foreign minister dropping by to see if he had a chat with our correspondent in a prank or about hungary's decision to rule by decree during the pandemic but it wasn't all tough questioning the sports loving minister. well and all fine well. actually it will be really important because i can tell you. that. not only the media but the. national. everybody you know very well everybody's an expert. here so this has happened here over should be the favorite. right now and. that. is really really good this point right at this point what's going on with mr or bans powers to rule by decree a state of emergency allowed us to make decrees like in every other e.u. member states every other e.u. member states what was the problem of the opposition they said and liberal mainstream in europe they said that there is no concrete date of conclusion in the law which allowed us to govern by decrees we said of course there is not a concrete date

you know she died of their world for russia today is largely about world war 2 veterans and survivors who are giving thanks for achieving the victory over nazi germany this year too we launched the victory mail project offering you the chance to deliver your messages of thanks for sharing your stories and feelings to just to say hello from a different part of the world to a veteran and we've got some examples to show you for example this one this is a letter from germany was sent back in april to moscow we have another one here this was actually sent from ukraine and that was back in may 2 just ahead the original day and it was sent to a veteran in russia a 3rd one here this was a letter from russia written to a french resistance veteran so a real variety in children have been busy actually made their own cards we got a big one to show you here this is from a little girl from russia she says that. father was fighting in the front line too but he died before she was born and she wishes she says a good healthy and cath from her family and friends about so they are just some of the many

endless array for russia today.he modern germany new cases of the coronavirus their continued popping up in various regions leaving local authorities to impose countermeasures which have differed from city to city in north rhine a failure for example new to impose measures do resemble those they took at the very 1st stages of the pandemic peter all of a small. dealing with coronavirus here in germany has moved away from sweeping national measures with restrictions being lifted or imposed based on regional factors. here in berlin authorities have lifted restrictions that have limited get togethers to a maximum of 5 people from 2 different households earlier the same move it be made in the states of brandenburg. it's a very different picture in north rhine-westphalia an outbreak centered around a meat packing plant in the city of the scene over $1500.00 people test positive and a strict lockdown until the end of the month has been imposed on the area. undoes we will order a lockdown for the whole district of killer sl

as diplomats from russia and the u.s. need to in vienna to talk about where the children knew or abandon the last nuclear arms treaty between the 2 countries so what are the implications for the rest of the world. hello i'm kristie window well come to the program and on bells are ringing here in germany off to more than 1300 people tested positive for corona virus at a meat packing thronged thousands of people have been quarantined in the western city hall to try to prevent the disease from spreading nita's in the state of north rhine-westphalia say they're doing all they can to avoid reimposing a wide and walked on. it's an outbreak that has shocked germany day after day the number of infected 10 u.s. employees has risen to over 1300 today but there are indications that the plants may have ignored warning signs ahead of the outbreak. this video shows the company canteen in april of this year overcrowded despite germany's supposed social distancing restrictions in this widely circulated recording and employ you can be hea