fifty two year old so beyond it was born in a siberian village and spent most of his career working outside of moscow before moving to the capital five years ago he served as the governor of the oil rich region moscow's previous mayor yuri luzhkov was sacked by president medvedev after

russia are using their connections to evade justice follows the trial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official who nearly escaped punishment for a car crash that left one woman dead and another paralyzed. preparing for the worst with eye watering cuts in the u.k. as public service is said to be revealed some economists predict the country could plunge deeper into recession financier swarm the government has learned nothing from the crisis and is about repeat its mistakes. the big apple split into an even slices survey just released shows the gap between the rich and the poor in new york is now wider in india the statistics also show the number of homeless in the city is the highest since the great depression. well from the economy to global security and as the world's biggest country straddling both europe and asia russia is still trying to establish itself in the world sat down with a political analyst of love nikonov who believes russia's priorities lie in both the east and the west. thank you very much for your time and. now one of your recent articles of russian democracy making b

use their connections to evade prosecution it follows the retrial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official who nearly escaped punishment for a car crash that killed one and left another paralysed. doom for another crisis says the u.k. prepares for a real mess of public service cuts economists warned the country is on the verge of plunging into an even deeper recession than answers one the government has meant nothing from the crisis is about to repeat its mistakes. plus criminals in the us heroes at home kremlin awards russian secret service agents at the center of the biggest spy swap since the cold war redhead anna chapman who became the face of the three is believed to be among the recipients. from the economy to global security address the world's biggest country straddling both europe and asia russia is still trying to establish itself in the world and he has recently sat down with a political analyst. who believes that russia's priorities lie in both the east and the west that's our special interview next. which is loving kind of thank you very much for your time and agreein

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are using their connections to evade justice it follows the retrial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official who nearly escape punishment for a car crash that left one woman dead and another paralyzed. preparing for the worst with i watering cuts in the u.k. public services to be revealed some economists predict the country could plunge deeper into recession finance ias war has learned nothing from the crisis and is about to repeat its mistakes. the big apple is split into an even slices a survey just released shows the gap between the rich and the poor in new york is now wider than in india the statistics also show the number of homelessness in the city is now at the highest since the time of the great depression. well how did i become a part of america now stories ahead for you right here on r.t. . once it was a part of russian territory there are still reminders to this day children wearing russian national costumes people having russian names and many orthodox churches are standing here but more than one hundred forty years ago it became the u.s. territory though some americans

he has been presented with a siberian tiger cub. this year, one of his presence is more practical. it is this 2011 calendar. inside, "we love you. happy birthday, mr. putin." 12 moscow university students have everything -- for example, she writes, "all women need a man like putin." she says she wants him to be president again. >> it is his action matt image that makes some russians -- on russian tv, he is more indiana jones then david cameron. positive coverage like this has turned him into the pen up of russian politics. there are even pop songs about him. the girl band sings of their love for him. >> he is an intelligent man. he is smart and attractive. >> ♪ happy birthday to you >> they are not in the calendar. they have their own presencts. bbc news, moscow. >> a reminder of the main news. but toxic chemical plug that burst out of the plant in hungary has now reached the river danube. it could affect half a dozen countries. if it contaminates the danube, the second largest river in europe. the prime minister of hungary has said this is in ecological tragedy. >> hello and welco

mainly stays offshore, but it will be brushing againagainst t siberian. do enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, 25 degrees and mild in paris and 21 degrees in london but lots of rain forecast for madrid and lisbon. here's the extended forecast now. >>> taking a look at our top stories, a district court in japan has rejected evidence in a fraud case which was gathered by prosecutor during the interrogation process. the move is likely to fuel public mistrust in prosecutors following an earlier case that involved evidence-tampering. the osaka district court decided on thursday not to admit 12 documents in the case of a former pr executive. the executive was accused of unlawfully using a postal discount service for people with disabiliti. chief judge noble said prosecutors coerced the suspect by threatening to arrest his son and members of his staff. the judge also said that a prosecutor violently pounded on a desk during the interrogation. although the defendant did not deny the charge the judge refused to admit 12 of the prosecutor's records into evidence. th

figures use their connections to if a prosecution follows the retrial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official who nearly escaped punishment for a car crash that killed one and another power might. do for another crisis as the u.k. prepares for real massive public service cuts economists want the country's on the verge of plunging into an even deeper recession finances when the government has meant nothing from the crisis is about to repeat. criminals in the us heroes at home the kremlin the world's russian secret services. it's at the center of the biggest spy swap since the cold war redhead anna chapman who became the face of the ring is believed to be among. about with more news in less than half an hour from now in the meantime how did alaska become part of america that story's ahead for you here on alt. once it was a part of russian territory there are still reminders to this day children wearing russian national costumes people having russian names and many orthodox churches standing here but more than one hundred forty years ago it became the u.s. territory though some american

figures used their connections to evade prosecution it follows the trial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official the escape punishment for a car crash that killed one and left another paralyzed. doomed for another crisis as the u.k. prepares for to repeal the massive public service cuts economists warn the country is on the perch of plunging into an even deeper recession and says one the government has learnt nothing from the crisis and is about to repeat its mistakes. also reporting on t. criminals in the us hero's at home the kremlin the world russian secret service agents at the center of the biggest spy swap since the cold war redhead and a chaplain who became the face of the ring is believed to be among the recipients. with more stories and more developments in the next hour and fifty minutes from now in the meantime the sports highlights with. have you with us this is sports today i mean these are some of the stories we're covering this hour. game c.s.k. moscow's fourth straight win in the russian premier league keeps them within shouting distance of table toppers in the. game sai

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who currently serves as russia's deputy prime minister was born in a siberian village an outsider to moscow he was previously governor of one of russia's oil rich regions and the head of the country's presidential administration he will replace veteran who served as moscow mepham nearly two decades but was fired by present video last month. from the united russia party explains why it is considered the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter of. federal importance moscow is the special city and the supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernisation and actually the federal government has the world from plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think savannah enormous experience hall for work in the garment he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create a fact of system within the government staff he was quite successful as a governor of one of the richest regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of personal trust because he's well known by

the daughter of a powerful siberian official will be retried over a horrific car crash that left one woman dead and another paralyzed public outcry was spot when initially it was revealed that shopping was not going to be charged over the incident which took place a year ago c.c.t.v. footage showed a very all to the pavement and then the car's driver only checking for damage ignoring critically injured pedestrians. pregnant at the time of the crash got a three year suspended sentence and was given time to raise her child it was alleged her high profile mother regional electoral committee official could have tipped the case in her favor and as are to use sarah firth reports it's not the first time a kid with connections in russia has been accused of escaping justice. when valarie day it was no use down by a car it was the beginning of a long in for a difficult marriage to recover me it was the best bus stop the salary was not seriously injured but that was five years ago and since then he's been unable to pay that but investigated he suffered horrific injuries and the memories of that

about the job he's a trained lawyer and he was by all accounts a very successful governor of the siberians two men who each will and two big things are on the agenda very short of a fast bold he's got to tackle the twenty eleven sixteenth's budgets second leave what's widely predicted to be one of the coldest winters on record is just around the corner here to this call to move moscow some say like a passel feast of some eighteen years was hugely popular at the beginning of his term he was widely credited with that really improving the lives of most of the lights on the look of the city drastically cheering the early ninety's followed during the last stages all of his term allegations of corruption that don't seem at every which turn the flamboyant complicated a carrot to a public peace sense probably president medvedev last month when he was told that he no longer the confidence of the president a very harsh condemnation that baseball good english golf did no such and today's inauguration ceremonies but he did tell his supporters not to take to the streets all created is not a disruption

sergei said beyond in nominated by president medvedev fifty two year old so beyond it was born in a siberian village and spent most of his career working outside of moscow before moving to the capital five years ago he served as governor of the oil rich region moscow's previous marriage yuri luzhkov was sacked by president medvedev after losing his trust. from the united russia party explains why they believe so beyond it is the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter. of faith of importance moskos the special c.t. and the supposed to be the in the vanguard of london the nation and actually the government has to look from plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said bennett has enormous experience hold for work in the moment he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create an effective system within the government he was quite successful as governor of one of the reaches regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of personal trust because he's

using connections to evade justice and follows the retrial of the daughter of a powerful siberian official punishment for a car crash that left one woman dead and another paralyzed. for the worst with cuts in public services said to be revealed some economists predict the country could. find. nothing from the crisis and is about to repeat its mistakes. spies in the u.s. . the kremlin awards russian secret service agents at the center of the biggest spy swap since the cold war the redhead and the chapman who became the face of the ring is believed to be among the recipients. well my colleague bill dog will be here in half an hour's time but up next join the people of his guests for the crust on the role of the international monetary fund is it a helper and decades of global economics or simply stay with us. if you can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle mission not obvious what is the relevance of the i.m.f. today at its recent annual meeting in washington it failed to resolve the crucial issue of global currency imbalances and should we question the logic of an institution t

rules he began his a career as a lawyer before returning to politics he became the governor of the siberian oil which two men read back in two thousand to one that he was widely credited with still wishing ounce of the roads in the winter snow removal also big problems that affect the russian capital its two thousand following that became chief of the presidential administration and last week his day was put forward on not sure place but my the majority united russia policy to president medvedev who picks his and they nominate him to take the post of last day meriwether the two men met on friday to tools through the various issues that he may face a bed of twenty seats but he did indeed believe that this man possessed the necessary skills to become the next so most met which indeed we now have it's a mixed legacy to call for these behinds he was a a.t.t. is during the first. most of his time he was hugely popular widely credited with transforming it improving most cage earing of the ninety's however during the looks a possible he was that sold spy allegations of corruption in every sphere t

president meant we had a fifty two year old a subway and then is an outsider to moscow he was born in a siberian village and spent most of his career working away from the capital as he moved to moscow only five years ago replacing dimitri mentally at them as the head of the russian presidential administration the previous man yuri luzhkov who was head of the city for nearly two decades was sacked by the president last month dimitri public from the united russia party explain to watch the why he thinks so be on in the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flow it's a matter of. federal importance moscow is a special seat here and it is supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernization and actually the federal government has a lot from vicious plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said banneker enormous experience call for work in the gallant he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create a fact of system within big government stuff he was quite successful as a governor of one of the richest regions in russia s

thirty pm and that's a little bit every sentence by a most cases is to nine years imprisonment in a siberian jail all those charges of food and tax evasion that's said to schools that reduced to eight she is a little later by got more to sixteen cool both men can see these protests there were distance and say there will be charges brought against the bomb to the city motivated. russian the u.s. both agree afghan heroin needs to be wiped out but there's no agreement between the two on how to go about it afghanistan is by far the world's biggest opium producer but washington only wants to focus on targeting taliban controlled poppy fields auntie's again education explains the other side russia sees to the problem. well russia's anti-drug czar victor ivanova is talking about the ineffectiveness of the current policy on drug production in afghanistan and how afghan drugs a fact is under estimated in the west figures hold on are just staggering more than one million people killed by afghan drugs in the last nine years of war in that country of the some point during this time the production of dru

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support surrogate sabean nominated by president medvedev fifty two year old sabean was born in the siberian village and spent most of his career working away from moscow he moved to the capital only five years ago replacing as the head of the russian presidential administration the previous mayor was sacked by the president after losing his trust people can offer from the united russia party explains why so b.n. is believed to be the right man for the job. i think it's not a matter of control of politics and money flows it's a matter of city or federal importance moscow is the special city and the supposed to be the in the vanguard of modernisation and actually the federal government has a lot from vicious plans of how to create a financial center in moscow i think said banneker enormous experience hall for work in the go mint he is known as an efficient professional he has managed to create a fact of system within the government stuff he was quite successful as a governor of one of the richest regions in russia so he has enough experience to do so and besides i think it's also a matter of

two am in moscow good to have you with us here on r t our top story the daughter of an influential siberian official will face rich retrial over a horrific car crash that left one woman dead and another paralyzed public outcry was sparked when it was initially revealed that i had a shot but i know shoving kobo was not going to be charged over the incident that happened a year ago c.c.t.v. footage showed a toyota veering into pit on to pavement and then the car's driver only checking for damage and ignoring the critically injured pedestrians. pregnant at the time of the crash got a three year suspended sentence and was given time to raise her child it was alleged that her high profile mother a regional electoral committee official could have tipped the case in her favor as artie's our fourth reports it's not the first time a kid with connections in russia has been accused of evading justice. when valarie day it was no use down by a car it was the beginning of a long in fairly difficult to recover it was the best but the valerie was not the seriously injured but that was five years ago and si

lawyer before turning to politics early in life in two thousand and one he became governor of the siberian oil rich region of two men there he was why i believe. thanks first to sing out the winter snow removal on the road system they're both big problems it was a terrific the russian capital here two thousand and five you became chief of the presidential administration and says so you earlier last week on friday president medvedev picked his name out of a sure list of pool candidates put forward by the really united russia party and nominated him to as his chosen candidate to be the next mayor of moscow on friday the two in the same that's two through some of the major issues that he'll have to tackle if you just become the mayor saying clues the corruption that infiltrates this to see the truck the jams as seem to paralyze this if you don't times of days to cool the social security status of muscovites not the end of that museum president it better to tweet that he believed the yarn and did possesse to the poor as he's required all of the next mayor of moscow. must go nor make his house

and five both he and cattle live at every sentence by most cases two nine years imprisonment in a siberian jail all those charges of food and tax evasion that's a sentence was then reduced to eight years and little later by that mafia you see who those men can see the two protests they were distance and say that all charges brought against the bombing of the city motivates. russia the u.s. both agree that afghan heroin needs to be wiped out but i can't see eye to eye on how they go about it afghanistan is by far the world's biggest opium producer but washington only wants to focus on targeting taliban control poppy fields he's going to come explains why russian insists that that's not enough. there is definitely an understanding that drug trafficking from of ghana's then is a common enemy russia in the us seem to be more than eager to join forces to fight it and they are doing so drug control chiefs of both countries said russian the us now share a lot of sensitive information in order to crack down on drug trafficking networks in afghanistan and also track down their assets victor evolved