together the two companies are going to explore and develop three areas on the russian arctic self the arctics a massive resource although as yet unproven rosneft already owns the license for the field which cover around one hundred twenty five thousand square kilometers r.t. spoke exclusively to deputy prime minister following the signing of the deal. is working on a new strategy aimed at transforming the company into an international energy holder or 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 in 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 arguably a deal with the us nafta improves the case energy security and it also puts b.p. on a firmer financial footing following last year's massive oil. in the gulf of mexico but the question on everyone's lips is whether b.p. is a su

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 on three duction treaty between moscow and washington or some final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement in the second of three meetings. were coming to you live from central moscow six in the morning here 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 spark more controversy this week while the moscow headquarters interstate aviation committee blamed the tragedy for the actions of the polish crew bad weather and pressure on the pilots so lad from some v.i.p. passengers but warsaw says the report is incomplete as artie's and the so now reports. for the first time last seconds are heard before polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed. the crew ignored warnings from the aircraft's automated system to the hole up and advice from air traffic controllers to land at an alternate airport classes wer

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 calling this a groundbreaking strategic global alliance and it's the first major equity linked partnership betwe

swap stocks worth billions of dollars as they team up to explore the untapped riches of 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 did washington d.c. are doing just fine in the recession while they enjoy bonuses and pay rises those in the private sector find a little shelter from the harsh realities of the recession. and pupils in india are being forced to give up their traditional winter break after separatist 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 separatist amounts. now if you think life in the u.s.s.r. was all doom and gloom our moscow team is here to prove you wrong as we explore the soviet era through the music and culture of the time. sure. sure. hello and welcome to the program on this week so begun back to the u.s.s.r. and even with its tumultuous history it

russian the u.k. look to the north sea oil giants ross nafta m.v.p. seal a multi-billion dollar deal to extract the untapped riches of the arctic together. and russian lawmakers approved a key nuclear arms reduction deal with washington ratified before the end of the month after a counterbalancing changes made by the u.s. senate to the new start treaty. this is actually going to live from moscow i 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 way weiss with russia the interstate aviation committee found the polish crew bad weather and pressure to land were to blame for the tragedy and he said now it has more. for the first time the last seconds are heard before a polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed down all on board. no no no no no. 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 inexperienced flying in bad weather

or multibillion dollar deal to extract tapped riches of the arctic together. and russian lawmakers approve a key nuclear arms reduction deal with washington they'll ratify before the end of the month after counterbalancing changes made by the u.s. senate to the new start treaty. which we are to coming to live from moscow i'm marina joshie poland has questioned the conclusions of a report into the causes of a plane crash in western russia which killed president lech kaczynski last april or so has launched its own investigation aiming to prove that some of the blame lies with russian air traffic controllers our season is now a reports on why the interstate and nation committee found in its investigation. for the first time the last seconds or heard before polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed near small downs during all onboard. 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 inexperienced flying in bad weather the interstate aviation committee highlighted wha

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. 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 involved which 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 and there's a strong belief in russia in the competency of b.p. to carry out a project like this in spite of the disaster that we saw in the gulf of mexico last year and i spoke to. 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. just working on a new strategy transforming the company into an international energy holding model our deal with b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal. experien

of dollars worth of shares as they want to join to explore the vast undiscovered riches of the russian arctic part of absence fell. across the new start there are for the auction treaty between moscow and washington and here are some final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement in the second week of meetings. we're coming to you live from central moscow seven in the morning here welcome to the program the final report of 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 added pressure on the pilots so loud that from some of the ip passengers but also says the report is incomplete and the somali reports. for the first time the last seconds are heard before polish president lech kaczynski plane crashed near small towns during one priority. the crew ignored warnings from the aircraft's automated system to pull up and advice from air traffic

will team up to develop three areas on the russian arctic shelf that's potentially a lot of oil and gas down the 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 our capabilities our 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 renewed focus on safety and risk management technology. for environmental care what we do the russian government's behind the deal and prime minister putin says all parties are ready for the challenge but. i would like to let you know that the government of the russian federation supports t

involved which they've agreed to together to develop and explore three separate areas on the russian arctic shelf 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 and there's a strong belief in russia in the competency of b.p. to carry out a project like this in spite of the disaster that we saw in the gulf of mexico last year and i spoke to. 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 to transforming the company into an international energy holding model our deal with b.p. is of course part of the strategy they've gained a great deal. 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 are competent and have strong experience of russian compan

dollars worth of shares as they plan to jointly explore the past on this covered richness of the russian arctic continental shelf. plus the new star nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington mirrors final approval as russia's parliament passes their dream and in the second of three readings. one band is rising up against guantanamo bay and protesting against its music being used during torture we talked to grammy award winning guitarist tom morello of rage against the machine he wants to bring about social change through is art. he's the face behind the guitar. hard hitting grammy award winning guitarist tom morello strength his beat to the sounds of social justice. from his early days as lead guitarist of rage against the machine. to the street sweeper social club tom morello incorporate social issues of the past and present to mobilize his fans toward political change. ari t. sits down with tom morello tom morello thanks so much for joining us happy to be putting out the press question now you were a member of the class of s b ten seventy what's you to give your voice to imm

worth of shares in the deal to jointly explore the vast undiscovered oil and gas riches of the russian arctic while the partnership plan was welcome to both in moscow and london but criticized by environmentalists over his involvement in the gulf of mexico oil spill disaster of last year. plus the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington nears final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement in the second of three readings the deal which would cut russian and american nuclear arsenals by your third was given the green light privately with the senate just before christmas and after months of wrangling. well one band is rising up against guantanamo bay and protesting against its music being used during torture we talked to grab the award winning guitarist tom morello of rage against the machine wants to bring about social change through his art stay with us. he's the face behind the guitar. hard hitting grammy award winning guitarist tom morello strength his beat to the sounds of social justice. from his early days as lead guitarist of rage against the mac

crisis last year and it opens the way to what are believed to be huge oil and gas reserves in the russian arctic relations between b.p. and russia how did it fall to pass the firm's new chief bob dudley used to be the c.e.o. of the russian joint venture. beat but he had to quit and leave the country following disagreements with the russian shareholders russia's prime minister putin met with the representatives of the british oil giant and congratulated them on the deal. but. 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 russia's arctic 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 involved. with b.p. chief robert dudley says he is very excited about the project which will make both companies much stronger i would look at this in terms of the share s

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 movement in the u.s. in the nine hundred sixty s. that altered the course of history. in the early one nine hundred sixty s. the united state

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 seventeen she was banished to the infamous gulag locked up behind bars. for an attempt on stalin's life who in

and ross therefore together develop the russian arctic cause a natural shelf that's according to director of equity sales at investment bank michael stein. the markets were exceptionally active this week triggered by monday's very substantial news in the lines between british petroleum and rosneft the new sparked a big rally in rosneft which was up three or four percent at one point among the other oil companies also benefit while likewise this week we also saw substantial progress in. government will sector tax changes and in specific the market has been very optimistic that the government's going to cut the export duty on crude oil so those two developments underpin a lot of the buying that we saw in the market in gasp from to a lesser extent. and that's all the business news for now but you can always find watch stories on our web site that's r t dot com slash business thanks for watching . repairing a broken thing should be. highway construction and humanitarian aid. but as shady officials market the spoils of war it's the people who pay the price. profiteering here is no longer just

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 their world knew what to do. you know the problem oh my god i'm glad i don't know or they just check back. with you

i think there are a few things to keep in mind first we were discussing three licenses in the russian arctic on a twenty five thousand square kilometers where only to make a large investment with the latest technology. the licenses are russian of licenses and we have agreements in place with b.p. who has the role of experience in technology that's the first and second thing my understanding from b.p. is that they are in discussions with the russian partners. and that the necessary procedures. will be here too and there shouldn't be any issues. but what makes mr palmer say so well who are they really so much disappointed with you do you. i haven't read the details agreements between b.p. and they are the shareholder and b.p. . but this is a very large opportunity with the right technology and approach could be very positive for both our two companies and. i'm sure other players would love to dissipate. but for now we have licenses and we have an agreement b.p. ok let's get back to to what really in the western press concerning so in your business in russia us nest was criticized in the wester

they will also cooperate on exploring for energy in the russian arctic. shares popped almost 4% ahead of the official announcement after the closing bell. this takes b.p. to its highest price since the late april gulf oil disaster. b.p. was at $60 just before the spill. the energy was the second best performing sector, led by this trio of oil service stocks. diamond offshore is a deep water driller. shares hit an eight month high. national oil well hit a two and a half year high. and b.p.'s partner in the gulf oil well that exploded. anadarko petroleum is at an all- time high with this 3% rally. the other leading sector today was the financial sector. in fact, since october, financial stocks have led the market rally. let's roll out the chart of the financial select exchange traded fund. this includes banks and insurance companies. today's gains takes the fund to within less than a dollar from a new 52-week high. much better than expected earnings from j.p. morgan were in the spotlight today. it is the first big bank to report fourth quarter results. it s

worth of shares in a deal to jointly explore the vast undiscovered oil and gas riches of the russian arctic where the partnership plan was welcomed to both london but criticized by environmentalists over b.p.'s a ball in the gulf of mexico oil spill disaster last year. also the new start nuclear arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington nears final approval as russia's parliament passes the agreement in the second of three readings the deal between russian and american nuclear arsenals by a third was given the green light by the us senate just before christmas after months of wrangling. well up next our special report of the start of the vietnam war movement in the u.s. in the one nine hundred sixty s. that altered the course of history. when you meant 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 distinctive death or handshake and he definitely could tell if you within your company because everybody knew everybody had to do what he did.

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 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. the optics the highly contentious area with many parties wanting a slice of the potentially lucrative pie but experts agree this deal will trigger a muddy but what lies beneath the exploration area that they're talking about is in the south car a c it's off the north coast of russia as far as i'm aware it's not territory that is disputed by anybody so i don't see this as being contentious in that sense it's being branded around the world as a breakthrough deal opening russia up to billions of dollars of investment now and opening a potential door to similar ventures in the future arguably this deal improves the u.k. energy security and it also puts b.p. on a service financial footing following the massive losses it sustained from the gulf of mexico oil spi

and ross enough will together develop the russian arctic continental shelf says director of equity sales at. investment bank michael stein. the markets were exceptionally active this week triggered by monday's very substantial news in alliance between british petroleum and rosneft the news sparked a big rally in rosneft which was up by three or four percent at one point and the other oil companies also been a couple likewise this week we also saw substantial progress on. government will sector tax changes and in specific the market has been very optimistic that the government's going to cut the export duty on crude oil so those two developments underpin a lot of the buying that we saw in the market in lukoil gas problem to a lesser extent and rosneft. and russia's biggest truck maker com os has boosted its sales by almost a quarter in two thousand and ten it sold more than thirty two thousand vehicles including four thousand through exports on wednesday come last year as grew by more than twenty one percent a company record some analysts attribute the jump to come oz's dakar rally winnin