smolensk region. and in fact we can now see live pictures from warsaw where thousands of people are gathering to commemorate victims of that plane. and say they held a minute's silence at ten forty one time exact time of the crash when people near the presidential palace signed in hoping that when the sermon is on laying flowers and twin brother of the late president kaczynski was among those to have laid a wreath at a religious ceremony was also held at the military cemetery in the published everywhere the presidents are in the country as well surely. you can see the pictures here that's a seventy. president komorowski is there to learn the names of the ninety six victims of the trucks that were read out during set. in motion of the outpouring that one of these events last year that there were something of a warming between the two countries but it isn't jack's investigations for things just threatens to open up new divisions but today the hot seat belt commemorations of course as you can see had wit

smolensk region. but many of the wounds of the tragedy have yet to heal and poland are still debate about the investigation into the crash or more on some of those issues let's cross now to senior editor of flight it's in every action expert david lee around joins us now some polish opposition politicians say russian air traffic controllers are a portion of the blame for this tragedy but following the official investigation is there any legitimacy to the suggestions as you see it. there's no legitimacy. to the suggestions that the polish air traffic controllers were to blame for this accident this was this was an accident of a type which unfortunately has blighted aviation history we could see more in the future it's very simple the pilots broke the procedural rules that they should have stuck to for safety they went lower than they knew they should have done probably because they felt under such high pressure to deliver these very important people to such an important event and by going to low in ver

smolensk region. many of the wounds of the tragedy of year to heal and in poland the still debate about the circumstances of the crash maybe asian expert david laird one from flight international magazine says the main facts are clear and praise the integrity of the russian investigation the m a k is a very very good agency which it didn't nearly do a good investigation of this accident it always does very thorough investigations of accidents this was an accident of a type which unfortunately has blighted aviation history we could see more in the future it's very simple the pilots broke the procedural rules that they should have stuck to for safety they went lower than they knew they should have done probably because they felt under such high pressure to deliver these very important people to such an important event it's such a tragedy for poland that people literally don't want to see the truth and it's an absolute goldmine for conspiracy theorists. when the leaves is not enough. when it's something

smolensk region. well those who were near the crash site on the tragic day awaiting the president's arrival say at first they could not believe what happened polish journalists rides near charge netsky share his memories with our team. because from the from the studio from poland called me i. can you confirm that the president let the chinese step stuff. so nobody can knock on my side on the street since around the speech so because the crowd say drive me to the school instead and say you are trying i can not go so some please try to. give you all jars sold go in the street go on the way you came here. surround police the worst thing i can see you are a human. inside. we try to get here. you will see the sahara. the street. life. so it's the. first place it's no surprise. we're now looking at my pictures from the great cathedral of warsaw where a mass for the victims of the tragedy was being held by dissidents are most of. them. are in. the same time thousands of people are out on the streets near the

up next more on the first anniversary of the plane crash near smolensk in our spotlight so al gore know about his gaffes look at how the tragedy affected relations between russia and poland. hello again it wasn't just like the interview show a party. today where commemorating the anniversary of the tragic plane crash at the airfield near the russian city of smolensk but the occasion headed by polish president lech kaczynski was on their way to russia to take part in a morning ceremony for thousands of polish victims of the nine hundred forty that in mass but the plane crashed just short of a runway at a russian. tragedy shocked people on both sides of the border both in poland and russia but today a year after the crash we're looking at how the tragedy has affected relations between the two countries here in our moscow studio will have the executive secretary of the russian polish group on difficult issues. and from war so we're joined by the chairman of the polish same foreign affairs committee andre college. thousands of polish officers were executed by stalin secret police in russia

i thank you for that paid so next we go to the site of the deadly crash at smolensk where presidents medvedev and bronislaw komorowski will lay a wreath commemorating the ninety six and victims artie's cross talk host paedophiles joining me at the studio here and shortly we'll be joined by our t's alice cooper who is there at the site but for now we're watching the arrival of the leaders at the crash site there in the small and i believe that gentleman in the glasses president komorowski. received applied to be a wreath rather that are going to be laying over there going to be laying at the site there so it was i think it was less than a year ago that we were here and we did as he did if you will funeral of president kaczynski and what's changed in poland since then well i think for a lot of the poles. we didn't reporting you know the tragedy has brought these people together it is true but let's draw a line under this here it is made them aware that they have to communicate they have to work together both of them or both countries are involved in this tragedy both peoples the world

common tragedy on sunday will be exactly a year since a polish plane crash near the russian city of smolensk ninety six people wrong boarding the polish president the wife and a large part of the country's political and the grief united nations poland's rejection of the investigation has threatened to divide the r.t.c. country which is in a spot where commemoration ceremonies are due to be key. started sulphur describe the scene there. earlier on there is only a tree stumps left of the side where the polish tupelo one fifty four a plane crashed causing a fire the plane was carrying the polish president his wife and ninety four other all the country's political and military elite very soon relatives told those killed in the catastrophe will be gathering here at the site near the seventy are a troll near smolensk and to the white will be current polish president on the tomorrow ski police delegation from poland afterglow lane ceremony and a religious service they will also visit the katine moro which is some twenty kilometers from here but it is very important to remember what was the main eig

flight poland remembers its late president turned ninety five brothers killed in a plane crash near smolensk and thousands are gathering at all souls of main square the site of the tragedy russian religious ceremony has been held people laid flowers from lech kaczynski his wife and the others who died. i could double standards and nato is accused of allowing rebels in libya to violate the red is a no fly zone after two opposition choppers all shot down by government forces. and other stories this week a priest in finland faces racial hatred charges for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists and the web site spreading his extremism. plus the international space station welcomes a new crew with a special mission welcome home for centuries since nine kinds of first crises and the inspiration is provided ever since. broadcasting live from moscow this is our tease weekly news repeat the first opponent and russia are remembering a common tragedy it's exactly a year since a plane carrying the polish president lech kaczynski and ninety five others crashed never russian city o

smolensk region. many of the wounds of the tragedy of year to heal and in poland the still debate about the circumstances of the crash but aviation journalist david kaminski morrow told me it would be hard for public the contest the findings by the russian investigators the facts of this case a fairly unequivocal you can say it would take a fairly elaborate reinterpretation of an awful lot of hard factual data. to come up with an alternative to what the instate aviation committee has already published i mean there may be minor differences in what happened there's always room for a certain amount of interpretation i think it depends on whether poland wants to start with evidence and finish with a conclusion or whether it wants to stall with the conclusion and cherry pick we have it and. when the news is not enough. when something really crucial. what you want to get down to brass tacks we bring you special coverage here. in a place already synonymous with tragedy the world witnessed another disaster th

and russia hold a memorial service is one year on from the polish presidential plane crash near smolensk which killed president lech kaczynski end of ninety five others a tragedy which has however abroad both countries closer together. colonel gadhafi has agreed to an african union plan to end eight weeks of conflict in libya allowing humanitarian aid and political talks but rebels are expected to reject the proposals which keep him in power. also this week a finnish priest is charged with inciting racial hatred and faces expulsion of from the church after an interview with r t in which he spoke out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists. broadcasting live from our studios in central moscow this is our team we're certainly glad to have you with us one year on and poland is remembering the victims of the presidential plane crash in western russia in which many of the country's political elite perished including the head of state president lech kaczynski commemoration of events have been held in russia and poland where more take place this week and tragedy however ignited a warm

the late president lech kaczynski and the ninety five other victims of a fatal plane crash near smolensk. nato is accused of letting libyan rebels ignore the no fly zone after reports two opposition helicopters were downed by gadhafi forces. also this week a finnish priest is charged with and signing racial hatred after an interview with r.t. in which he speaks out against the man behind deadly terror attacks in moscow. here with our t.v. live from moscow our top story poland is marking a national tragedy a year since the presidential plane crashed in heavy fog in western russia killing everyone on board including head of state records at the time the sarod sense of shock saw moscow and warsaw experience a thaw and historically frosty relations commemoration of events have been held in russia and are still going on in poland archies alexy yourself ski is in warsaw. the scenes which i see today remind me of what happened twelve months ago an endless crowds of people having arriving here since early morning and i would say that in the past several hours the number of the people has dramati

smolensk region. of war thought of a terrible crash a year ago in the events that led to it let's talk about a christian gates a consultant on aviation security. if you should crossroads. you know it's always easier to speak isn't it with a benefit of hindsight and indeed two months ago the polish parliament did ban certain high level officials from flying together all together on the same plane it does beg the question looking back why wasn't that commonsense safeguard introduced maybe before this deadly crash and well absolutely you know one of the overriding if so use the lawyer who thought long and hard about in respect to this crash is why so many high level delegates from poland were flying together on the same plane it shouldn't have been the case you know commonsense itself would dictate that when you have. such a large entourage traveling long distances that you separate out those people across one or two aircraft such that it in the event that something goes wrong. that there is a succession

smolensk region. for the causes and consequences of the tragedy will join o b aviation journalist david kaminski morrow is in london tonight for us a very good evening from spain on the program this pre-show to the majority of aviation specialists all across the globe. official russian investigation a great point the same place that it was pilot error that led to the tragedy warsaw still isn't satisfied with that do you see it they have any grounds to be dissatisfied with the result. frankly kevin no i don't think they do have any grounds to criticize aside the facts in this case are fairly fairly straightforward this airplane took off heading for an airport where the visibility will be visibility was too low to be landing. it's very clear that there was no way this aircraft should be making this approach and should have thought about it elsewhere had pilots dislike nevertheless to the approach and as it was made from the approach wasn't following the standard operating procedure to be sure. it was wa

much all there and this critical tests are free in smolensk and we created quite a lot before to build this mutual confidence in the russian and polish elites and one of those spots of the society of those who feel. a style to such other and there is right up to the moment of the. accident to move the mood somehow if peace be moved. with a better understanding of each other and that is why probably because of the special that our reaction was so nature will so prompt so if and then we managed to convert from the trilogy a bit of relations. in some alinsky poland lost not only its head of state but a significant part of its political and military elete how be where the consequences for the political stability in the country has poland recovered yet from this blow well first of all the stay at the deltora it is so active this is the constitution the constitution says what the doing such a situation it was but of course it was a very. difficult very tough moment for all of us we lost our friends but also we lost the key persons key decision makers. i think that the most important thing fo

sites of the crossword special commemoration service to take place join me with all the latest from smolensk in just a few minutes. conor duffy agrees to a cease fire plan proposed by the african union but the stalemate is unlikely to solve the less the libyan leader steps down plus. he. was asked another shocking case of an american parent of using her adopted russian child is once again drawing attention to the neck of regulation between the two countries. world news and much more you know watching r t on kerry just a year since the polish president was killed in a plane crash in western russia both country's leaders will meet today to mourn the victims of the disaster dozens of opponents but it's kind of neat also perished in the accident remembering ceremonies have been held to commemorate what's been described as poland's worst tragedy since the second world war i just hope it is that the actual site of last year's crash. april the tenth most of the one year anniversary since the plane crash that killed the polish president lech kaczynski and ninety five of his being clue did the head o

floods poland remembers its late president turned ninety five daughters killed in a plane crash near smolensk described as the country's worst tragedy since world war two the. double standards and a terroristic use of allowing the rebels in libya to ralitsa the u.n. is to no plans to opposition truckers are downright government forces. got a story this week a priest in finland faces a racial hatred charges for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists on the web site spreading its extremism. on the international space station comes on you prove with a special mission talking half a century since right now its first flight into a little bit of an inspiration has provided it ever since. hello and welcome to our team here watching our weekly news for free but first to poland and russia are remembering a tragedy that left two nations devastated a year ago a plane carrying the polish president lech kaczynski and ninety five others crashed near the russian city of small amounts from one about the mouth and commemoration service that's close to where i just haven't seen the stud

what happened at cats in the county must have happened in one thousand forty and the forest near smolensk in the west of russia where twenty two thousand trollish offices were killed by. secret police no union has the night involvement in the massacre for many many years blaming the killing on the tyranny however it may seem ninety going to charles admitted that soviet forces had been involved in those killings now this led to a warming of relations between warsaw and moscow that warming of relations is taking a turn for the worse in recent times following last year's plane crash near smolensk which killed lech kaczynski as well as ninety five others including many senior members of the polish political elite now that plane was actually on their way to the team to take part in a memorial service that had been hoped. towards russia and poland putting the catty muscle behind them and moving on is two countries we saw documents handed over regarding russia's investigation in that crash to poland as the investigation continues into what happened. to some other world news headlines. security o

president medvedev flies into the city of smolensk to commemorate a year since poland's president and many of the country's political elite died in a plane crash there. was somber mood here at the very start i saw of the tragedy of the presidents of russia rimpoche. attend the special with commemoration ceremonies a little bit later join me from smolensk with the latest. garfield agrees to a cease fire plan proposed by the union but the stalemate is underlined to be resulting investigate being leader steps down. and finley grayle braces and france's slammed for its discrimination offices towards muslims as a law banning that comes into effect. and the peace preparing to fly out as a russian partners in t.n. pay b p i thought alone all together with state owned process and all will see the russian government's approval this morning about twenty minutes. here with r.t. world news twenty four hours a day good to have you with us today the top story of the year since the polish president was killed in a plane crash in western russia both country's leaders will meet today to mourn the vict

fateful flight poland remembers its later president johnson five others killed in a plane crash near smolensk with thousands gathering souls scrammed the site of the tragedy russian interests earn money and help people lay flowers from their life others. double standards nato is accused of and the rebels in libya to validate you a place with flowers and also to opposition truck was all shot down at all since. another stories this week a priest in finland faces racial hatred charges for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists on their website spreading this extremism. the next we discuss where consumerism and dependency on oil all the thing america we're going to be that's coming right. today archie is talking to peter joe's the activist and filmmaker he's the founder of the site. and has recently released his newest film. moving forward. peter thank you for joining us today for our viewers who may not be. very familiar with it please briefly explain what is a case movement is what it's like a film series or regional first point out is my own creative expression and it c

between moscow and warsaw that the plane crash in smolensk this is something only five to seven percent of the polish population approve off the rest call this of these rumors as nonsense but nevertheless this world war continues with the country's prime minister trying to at the same time be friendly with moscow but at the same time trying to hold back the pressure of the of the nationalist opposition here in poland but how long this will last how long this war of words will last of course experts are still still have no answer to that certainly a lot of controversy surrounding this disaster alice let's go to you in small amounts tell us has that controversy actually reached the site of the tragedy. well we have a new developments here and needs to just behind me you can see the students surrounded by flowers and local media which marks the actual schools where the plane crashed down here just two hundred meters shy of the actual smear and scare field and almost stone is a plaque and of course at least some time on friday night we didn't know exactly where the plug was replaced the ove

into what happened at cats in the county massacre happened in nineteen forty in the forest near smolensk in the west of russia where twenty two thousand officers were were killed by. secret police if the soviet union how did night involvement in the massacre for many many years blaming the killing of the many however elating ninety. if the soviet forces had been involved in those killings now this led to a warming of relations between warsaw in moscow those. relations are taking a turn for the worse in recent times following last year's plane crash near smolensk which killed lech kaczynski as well as ninety five others including many senior members of the polish polish political elite now that plane crash was actually they were on their way to take part in a memorial service a memorial service that had been hoped could work towards russia and poland putting the catty muscle behind them and. moving on is two countries however the subsequent crash has resulted in a tension some tensions between bilateral agreements between the two countries. we saw documents handed over regarding russia's

exactly the time when the presidential plane went down twelve months ago near the russian city of smolensk now the commemoration rallies and vigils and services in cathedrals across the town and across the country are being held as we speak right now i just witnessed one of them displayed on a large l.c.d. screens just a hundred meters from where i'm standing right now we also heard of many services being held at cemeteries across the city that is because the people who todd who died in that crash twelve months ago were buried everywhere across warsaw a different cemeteries and all these cemeteries receive many people today laying flowers in wreaths including of course the country's prime minister the local scan the country's president. komorowski now we also heard of a service of a vigil held at the one wait of war souls v.i.p. airport that's that's where the presidential plane took off from and never returned we've seen some very colorful pictures from that ceremony as well now and what we can see here is life roll on caught emotions and this shows indeed how emotional the polls are when

flight to poland remembers its late president time ninety five others killed in a plane crash near smolensk described as a country worst traffic since world war two more. live pictures from warsaw where poles are gathering to commemorate the victims of the plane crash thousands of people are expected there today. live pictures turn from the start and screeching of religious services underway at the site where the plane carrying the chance to. change. the government standards and later was used of allowing the rebels in libya to violate the gearing is a no fly zone of the two opposition truckers are shot down by government forces. you know the stories this week a priest in finland faces racial hatred charges for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists groups side splitting with extremism. the next we discuss where consumerism and dependency on oil leading america and our interview coming right up. today r t is talking to peter joseph activists and filmmaker he's the founder of the movement and has recently released his newest film guys move forward. peter thank you for

the crash where a special commemoration service will take place join me with all the latest from smolensk in just a few moments. colonel gadhafi agrees to a cease fire plan proposed by the african union but the stalemate is unlikely to be resolved on this the libyan leader steps down plus. another shocking case of an american parent abusing their adopted russian child is once again drawing attention from lack of regulation between the two countries. and japan gets increased coal and gas supplies from russia in the wake of this earthquake but analysts say that more russian produced communities will be needed in the reconstruction process. costing lives in the heart of the russian capital you're watching r.t. but a year since the polish president was killed in a plane crash in western russia both countries leaders will meet today to mourn the victims of the disaster dozens of poland's political elite also perished in the accident ceremonies have been held to commemorate what's been described as poland's worst tragedy since the second world war. the actual size of last year's show. the crash

that it was the time exactly minutes when the presidential plane went down in the russian city of smolensk a year ago now we know that civil services and vigils are being held everywhere across the polish capital in different churches and even the central control is having a very colorful vigil right now as we speak i witnessed this service on a large l.c.d. screen about one hundred meters from where i'm standing right now politicians are speaking to the crowds here trying to find words to explain the loss which of the country suffered a year ago the crowd is now expecting a speech by the late of the by the brother of the late president also pushing steve who is due to arrive here any minute and we just heard a loud applause from the crowd that was because relatives of those people who died in the plane crash a year ago arrived here to lay flowers in regions that's what they've been doing in fact old route can say a different cemeteries across war so because most of the people who died in a plane crash where buried everywhere across the polish capital indeed this is all about emotions toda

flight poland remembers its late president turned ninety five others killed in a plane crash near smolensk with thousands of gathering at your source main square and the site of a tragedy in russia a religious ceremony has been held people laid flowers from that kaczynski his wife and many others died of. double standards nato is accused of allowing rebels in libya to violate the unity is no fly zone but the two opposition truck was shot down by government forces. found in other stories this week a priest in finland faces racial hatred charges for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists and the website sperlings extremism. it's now another chance to discover russia this time the r.t. team of travels to the republic of one of the media home to some of the country's most accomplished artists. prospect. seems to come up to your waist and you should follow. coat. a trip to the republic of moldova. just over six hundred kilometers east of moscow it's home to around nine hundred thousand people must be some of the biggest in the country. and maybe when it comes to speak it

monday poland and russia a moral services one year on from the polish president's plane crash near smolensk was killed president lech kaczynski and ninety five others tragedy which has however brought both countries closer together. nato faces questions over its no fly zone enforcement over libya reports that colonel gadhafi his forces that shot down to rebel helicopters. also this week a finnish priest is charged with inciting racial hatred and faces expulsion from the church after an interview with our team in which he spoke out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists chechen go. next we investigate the torture techniques used at guantanamo and find out what really goes on at the prison camp in the so-called war on the war on terror a special report coming up right now. tour nelson is featured as a witness in an investigation about the photos apparently he also worked at guantanamo when the request for tougher methods was sent. he agrees to meet with us and explain the methods used there. between one thousand change of scenery out and change of scenery down this is where you tak

political elite died in a plane crash in western russia commemoration services have been held in smolensk at the site of the disaster. colonel gadhafi forces have launched a major offensive against the rebel held city of. moving their most easterly point three three weeks african leaders are meanwhile meeting in march to try to broker a peace deal planned to travel to bring gaza to meet with rebels to tripoli to meet with government representatives. and top financial minds gather in american town to discuss what's wrong with the world's economy and where it needs to go to avoid a repeat replacing the dollar as a reserve currency and the increased role of the emerging markets are among the main topics. for news in about fifteen minutes time but first it's our sports update with a partridge. hello and thank you for joining me for the sports news and here are the headlines i thought new boys crossing the bag-o. top of the russian premier league after a one zero win over one car. while the red bull flying sebastian vettel hits lewis hamilton to take pole position for sunday's malaysian grand

political elite died in a plane crash in western russia commemoration services have been held in smolensk at the side of the disaster. the british military reports hitting seven pro-government tanks in libya but support for nato is still shaky after previous blunders in the operation meanwhile a group of african leaders are on a mission to try and ease the conflict between the government and rebels. and financial minds gather in an iconic american town to discuss what went wrong with the world economy and where it needs to go to avoid a repeat placing that the dollar as a reserve currency and the increased will emerge in markets are among the main topics. more news in fifteen minutes but first it's our sports update next with a partridge. hello and thank you for joining me for the sports news and here are the headlines i fly as new boys clubs in the valley go top of the russian premier league after a one zero win over any car. while the red bull flying sebastian vettel lewis hamilton to take a poll position for sunday's malaysian grand prey. and magic mcelroy the northern irishman led at

site of the crash where a special commemoration service to take place jointly with the laces from smolensk in just a few moments. counted off he agrees to a cease fire proposed african union but the stalemate is unlikely to be resolved on this the libyan leader steps down last. week it. was another shocking case of an american parents are abusing her daughter to russian child is once again tensions with congratulations to the two countries. around the world and around the clock this is r t a welcome to the program now a year since the polish president was killed in a plane crash in western russia both country's leaders will meet today to mourn the victims of the disaster dozens of poland's political event also perished in the accident remembrance ceremonies have been held to commemorate what's been described as poems worst tragedy since the second world war. last year. april the tenth the one year anniversary since the plane crash that killed the polish president lech kaczynski and ninety five others being clue to the head of the polish and force it's all army chief the coalition first lad

time for look at the main headlines now first of every ad it flies into the city of smolensk remember the victims of a plane crash which killed poland's president turned out many of the countries in the year ago russia's leader is set to meet his holy scowled at a special commemoration service of. the libyan leader a priest to a cease fire on the proposed by the african union for talks in tripoli deal is aimed at starting a dialogue between colonel gadhafi and the rebels the opposition say they will only agree to peace if gadhafi and his finally surrendered. and grants a slammed for its discrimination policies towards muslims as in the burka comes into effect is being portrayed as a path towards integration could instead having the opposite effect. fifty years ago the guardian became the first man to shoot for the stars next week take a look at the remarkable flights that catapulted mankind into space. march twenty seventh one thousand nine hundred sixty eight. drone of aircraft in the skies over moscow region. rescuers look for a training jet did it disappeared from radar screens. as

president to be treated bed flies into the city of smolensk to commemorate the victims of a plane crash that claimed the life of poland's president and many of the country's political elite a year ago russia's leader is set to meet his polish counterpart for a special memory for the ceremony. libya's leader agrees to a cease fire plan proposed by the african union after talks in tripoli the deal is aimed at starting a dialogue between colonel gadhafi and the rebels the opposition says the only reason he's it is family surrender power. and france slammed for its discrimination policies towards muslims does if you will rob banning the burka comes into effect is portrayed as a path toward integration but would instead have the opposite effect. look at the latest sports news now with a new far. hello there thanks for watching the sporting this is what is coming up over the next few years but only setback defending champions any could be docked of points after breaking selection rules in their draw with ts scar. atlanta heat i did officials after getting to know diana magnay guarin cup final

services for a month but the plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others near smolensk a year ago. also on our to your group of african leaders are headed to libya to try and ease the conflict between the government and rebels meanwhile nato draws ever more fire over its borders and its military operation. and it's a deal but only just shooting republicans and democrats agree on cots the u.s. budget narrowly averting government shutdown and an economic meltdown. it's five pm here in moscow this is r.t. coming to you live on the snow white with our top story this saturday it was a fatal flight which killed the president and ninety five others morial services have begun almost a year since the plane crash in western russia which claimed the lives of published leader lech kaczynski and many top officials they've been on their way to a number ation ceremony for the victims of the nineteen forty contin massacre carried out by stalin secret police are seems. is at the crash site. today it was a side of a very solemn ceremony carried out here a year after the tragedy took plac

that's one of our top stories now back to the smolensk region where commemoration ceremonies are being held to mark a year since the polish president's plane crash and these are live pictures from the site of that post relegation is headed by a. wife and you heard it because they're going to lay wreaths and lighting candles to honor the memory of those who died their year of course and i think six people were aboard the plane including the late president lech kaczynski and he's going to brief the united nations in the media it's often a rejection of mortification this things there's. nothing you can visions of course because the loss of throughout the day as we get pictures like. this. which will be the longest and most ambitious undersea pipeline in the world but it's complete news stream delivered gas from russia to countries across europe or to go to see firsthand how the construction is progressing. carbon in middle of a month the building side but behind me is a key point here one of the most ambitious engineering projects undertaken anywhere in the world over the last few years t

commemoration ceremony at the site of a massacre dimitri medvedev and bronislaw komorowski are in the smolensk region commemorating the year since the plane crash that killed polish president and many of the country's political elite on the anniversary of the nazi. peace in libya depends on the rebels as the african union suggests a resolution to the conflict colonel gadhafi has agreed to the union's proposal and says he's prepared to negotiate with the opposition the rebels say there will be no truce until the libyan leader is out of. trouble brewing in france as a law banning the burqa goes into effect with many accusing the government of discrimination and racism against muslims at least two women wearing veils have been arrested for taking part in unauthorized protests against the banned french opinion polls suggest some people think the officials are deliberately story about racial tension. fifty years ago yuri gagarin became the first man to shoot for the stars up next we take a look at that remarkable flight that catapulted mankind into space. march twenty seventh one thousand nine hund

poland and russia hold memorial services one year on from the polish presidential plane crash near smolensk which killed president lech kaczynski and ninety five others a tragedy which has however brought both countries closer together. nato faces questions over its no fly zone enforcement over libya after reports that colonel gadhafi forces have shot down to rebel helicopters. also this week a finnish priest is charged with inciting racial hatred and faces expulsion from the church after an interview with r.t. in which he spoke out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists. mark. up next we discuss the underlying faults of modern economic systems and why the very rich strive so hard to keep our exclusive interview with activist and filmmaker. today r.t. is talking to peter joseph activist and filmmaker he's the founder of the movement and has recently released his newest film guys will be involved where. peter thank you for joining us today for our viewers who may not be very familiar with it briefly explain what the case move minutes well the psycho's film series old original pers

throughout the day here his journey to the site a year ago ended in tragedy when his plane crashed near smolensk. i'm joined here at they do gather at the desk by our chief political commentator and cross talk host peter lavelle with more insight on this so now you're saying we know and i was not on a really only are we. at the funeral together as a very beautiful ceremony this is very beautiful to a lot is happened in the us since then a lot of cooperation but disagreements as well we have to remember we're dealing with poles and russians and we have a couple hundred years of not the best relations and i say that with a grain of salt there horse. is a very very painful experience for poland. and we know that for decades the soviet union in night any involvement and and in the early ninety's we had full disclosure and and for the poles you know full disclosure that is something that is very important to them russia is working very very hard with them the fact that they're having their ceremony together is a testimony to how far these two countries are going to leader a leader should cultures hav

just said so attend the special with commemoration ceremonies a little bit later joining me from smolensk with police. colonel gadhafi agrees to a cease fire plan proposed by the african union but the stalemate is unlikely to be result that's the big legal steps down plus. what is going to be it. was another shocking case of an american parent of using her thought to brushing child is once again drawing attention to the back of regulation a tweet from countries. where this is our team with all the news that matters twenty four hours a day welcome to the program but a year since the polish president was killed in a plane crash in western russia both country's leaders will meet today to mourn the victims of the disaster dozens of poland's political elite also perished in the accident member and ceremonies have been held to commemorate what's been described as poland's worst tragedy since the second world war. two runners have the actual site of last year's crash. both countries were shocked at the disaster but they also came closer together as a result. well a president made that a verb rus

palace in warsaw to commemorate those who died in that tragic plane crash near by the russian city of smolensk where most of the polish political elite perished alongside with the country's president and his wife indeed we have seen lots of different services and vigils held across the city at the cemeteries where the people who died in the in the plane crash were buried a year ago their relatives came there to lay flowers in greece certainly the vigils that the most important cathedrals and churches across the capital and indeed across the whole country as well that's also was broadcasted on l.c.d. screens across the central polish capital if there is even a vigil held at the runway of a v.i.p. airport from where the presidential plane to call twelve months ago and never returned now the rally here of the mass rally at the central square has had different colors all throughout the day first it was all about mourning the dead then it became like a religious gathering with a vigil held right here in front of the presidential palace now this rally has turned political with the remaining several

yesterday we saw huge in the numbers of mourners on the streets of iran a steady stream here in smolensk at the side of the crash and also outside the polish embassy in moscow led by the russian first labels a lot of it was. a year on or off of the plane crash where does the investigation action stand. well the interstate aviation that commissioner i.a.c. was a group set up by president medvedev immediately after the crash to identify the causes it was headed by the prime minister vladimir putin and consisted of aviation experts from russia poland and the united states and they delivered their report on january twelfth and found that pilot error was mostly to play well obviously severely compounded by very poor weather conditions and poor visibility and psychological pressure being exerted on the pilots to land by the passengers as soon as possible but essentially pilot error was found to be the main cause while many in poland refute those findings and say that more needs to be done to investigate the conditions at the airfield here is molests and also into the role played by grounds cou

that because i as a director and chief engineer put the same kind of energy unit from scratch at smolensk power station where up to space in the entire process it was all done in front of my very own eyes and seeing all destroyed like that was very difficult but pete abandoned towns laid the most dismal impression. so there is. three quarters of workers who dug out a one hundred fifty meter tunnel under the reactor and died before turning forty six hundred dollars from bangkok and brigades which placed a strong radiation were those human sacrifices really necessary. i'm not familiar with the statistics as for helicopter parts of miners there were supposed to was within the missile limits of the birches the standards of the time some are s'posed more than others who were trying to stay within limits and avoid overexposure when miners were digging the tunnel i visited myself in the tunnel itself the background radiation was natural was strong exposure was outside with the mine cars were taken up to unload together with a camel troops that were ports the site we attempted deactivating the tu

meeting and the presidents are soaring together in smolensk of course the problem is that both in russia and in poland there are influential forces political forces which are absolutely against any reconciliation and especially in poland we see that the party or for former late president kaczynski made he is he is a tragic death actually cornerstone for their policy to accuse russia. so russia says in terms of this in official investigation the international investigation into the crash russia says that it's over in the conclusions i've been made and many in poland have said this too but there are so there are vocal few were in poland who say that more needs to be done and that there should be fuller investigation into what happened they want to extend it for another six months how grounded do you think their concerns are. unfortunately such incredible events like crash or for polish presidential airplane are now doomed to be surrounded by by all possible rule morris' conspiracy theories everywhere about this specially in russian polish he saw i am afraid even if russia will do even more

not enough has been done to investigate the actions all the ground full stuff at the airfield in smolensk and they also say more needs to be done to look at the conditions at the airfield since relents itself the politicians. from both the polish and russian side i've been very keen to stress throughout this investigation to exist this politics must stay out of the investigation and the improvement that we see the russian polish relations must continue to abort and today certainly does come just a few days before this coming weekend commemorative events which will mark one year on since the plane crash in the events to be attended by both presidents come off the meds that. are supporting a series of terrorist attacks have been prevented and russia's north caucasus republic of congo. according to the national antiterrorism committee three members of a terrorist organization were captured in the operation to homemade bombs with the equivalent of three kilograms of tuna and so we were struck to by special forces one of those seems to is suspected of attacking policemen in the region as well

fateful flight poland remembers its late president and ninety five others killed in a plane crash near smolensk described as the country's worst tragedies. double standards nato is accused of allowing the rebels in libya to properly be ready for these ploys after two opposition choppers are shot down by the forces. of the other stories this week a priest in finland places a racial hatred for speaking out against one of the world's most wanted terrorists and the right to start spreading his experiences and. actions here. hello there thanks for watching the schools leas of the headlines. high flies new boys class the dog go top of the russian prime illegal for a bundle when. cross holding his nose mcilroy keeps himself or top of the leaderboard at the u.s. masters. in south california dream world number one wozniacki will face russian best nino for the title in charleston. but first the start of the russian football season couldn't have gone much better if the new boys class nadar they sit on top of the table this morning. when. jenny spotlighted today came into this match unbeaten and almost too

services for a month but the plane crash that killed the polish president and ninety five others near smolensk a year ago. in other news a group of african leaders are headed to libya to try and ease the conflict between the government and rebels meanwhile nato draws ever more fire over the wonders and its military operation there. and it's a deal but only just feuding republicans and democrats agree on the u.s. project an earlier version government shutdown and an economic meltdown. by from moscow you're watching our team with me and he said now it's four pm here in the russian capital two pm in warsaw poland now it was a fatal flight which killed the president and ninety five others and morial services have gone almost a year since the plane crash in western russia claimed the lives of polish leader lech kaczynski and many top officials you can survive pictures now from the ceremony taking place the polish president and his delegation are on their way to a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the one nine hundred forty two massacre carried out by stalin's secret police let's cross to ou

that not enough has been done to investigate the actions of ground full staff at the airfield in smolensk could they have done more to prevent the plane from trying to land and today so does come just a few days before this coming weekend's commemorative events which will mark one year on since that plane crash in the events to be attended by both presidents. residents of ivory coast's embattled who. has been stormed by forces loyal to his rival. incumbent president sgrena locked up in his palace negotiating his departure from the country refused to senior power after losing that much disputed election last november war tara is a recognized internationally as the legitimate president the violent clashes which followed saw hundreds of people killed. french troops launched airstrikes as part of a mission to protect civilians from the institute for democracy and cooperation in paris says they are pursuing their own goal. basically the crisis is crystallized around the rivalry between two men as you said in your report about mr ouattara what is it what business is it of the west in my view no

commemorative march all throughout the day here in warsaw by all means because the massacre and the smolensk tragedy are both very emotional pages for the history of poland but all emotions aside now this this tragedy the latest one in some as is being used nowadays by some political forces here in poland now the party of the of the late polish president and his brother yet also it is using some strong and russian rhetoric even sometimes going as far as accusing moscow and the current polish government of a conspiracy in hiding what they call hiding facts of the investigation now of course the present ruling powers in warsaw the president. prime minister saying that they're pretty happy with investigation at some other point they're saying that russians are holding back the fight so it is very unclear according to many experts where this political game will go but clearly these emotions of the polish people are being used in political ways as some sometimes here in poland but today of course their main focus is on the tragedy the commemorations will be held all across the country here in war