st. petersburg. it serves the purpose to talk more about the direction for economy. having said that, there's been through the last 24 hours or so, a deescalation of the kremlin view on the presidential elections upcoming in ukraine. it's worth, i think, ross, playing a little clip here of president putin talking about the pulling back of troops from the ukrainian border. >> translator: this is being done not because we're timid about keeping our troops there, we are, after all, a sovereign state. we keep our troops where we want. in order to create favorable conditions for ukraine's presidential vote and speculation around this issue, such a decision has been taken. if some people aren't seeing what's happening there, then they should have a better look. >> so i grew up playing -- now in russia, i guess we should play chess. i'm going to see the finance minister. i think you should check mate with me on who you will see. >> i will be speaking with president putin tomorrow at 12:30 cet. that's an app

st. petersburg today.ur >> and talented, schools are closed and local tv stations are under the command of the military. international broadcasters are off the air. for the latest on the situation, let's bring in zeb eckert. this has been brewing for some time. took certainly has but it a few minutes yesterday for the military commanders in bangkok to seize control. -- this came in admitted meeting with both sides. the army commanders apparently losing patience and the general seizing control yesterday in the 12th crew in thailand's history. you see the drama -- 12th coup in thailand's history. than a hundred people from rival sides have been ordered to report to the post tcoup headquarters. the prime minister reported there in just the past hour. no word on how long she will be detained or what will happen to the other leaders of the countries that are also due to report. they have not so far and they are considered fugitives. today, the stock market in bangkok is open. we have seen a decline for shares.

st. petersburg.l send it back to you for now, though, ross. >> i'd call that an unmissable event, jeff. thanks for that. we are an hour and 20 minutes into the trading day here in europe. we're very much 50/50 between decliners and eded ed ed ed e. we are just down 14 points. we had an ipo this morning, one that suggests maybe we've peaked in demand for ipo saga. listing this morning at 185, right at the bottom of the range. they had a range of 185 up to 215. it has ticked up slightly to 8 186. 88. we saw the ephone number. the hang sang fairly flat. treasury yields, stronger housing data yesterday. stronger home sales rebounding in april. treasury yields take time. currently at 2.54%. we were 2.55% with yield in the overnight session as well. the dollar helped buy higher u.s. yields. dollar/yen up to 101.73, away from the 3 1/2 month low we hit on wednesday of 180. sterling is weaker, back down from the 169 level we hit yesterday. euro/dollar, fresh 2 1/2 month lows or three-month lows for euro/doll

st. petersburg. we are live with one of his key political allies. >> breaking live, german business data. the president of the ifo joins us with his first interview of the day. >> and france asks ge to extend by threer alstmom weeks. welcome to "the pulse," live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. >> coming up, the coding revolution. the ceo of a company teaching the world to code. >> and we are live in ukraine's capital to see why voting next week and could be a dangerous endeavor. >> let's start with the recovery in europe. standard & poor's raising spain's credit rating. fitch also boosting greece's rating. david tweed joins us with more. what is the update behind the numbers? >> i want to start with greece. i am going to read a couple of lines from the fitch upgrade. they are still below investment grade, but moving in the right direction. "remarkable progress on the fiscal front. the most challenging adjustment for greece is behind it," says fitch. there are problems still, but the

st. petersburg.ome of the biggest pains in business and government at the international economic forum. ryan chilcote is there with a special guest. ofwe are talking to the ceo russia's largest private investment groups, alexander vinokurov. this is our first time chatting ever which is exciting. good afternoon. i want to start by asking you about how the sanctions that have been introduced thus far are affecting your business and your investment. group itselfumma has not been sanctioned. obviously they must be having some of that. i think it is too early to tell. a complex situation. both sides ont of the russian economy and urine economy iseuropean yet to be determined. in most of the sectors, we are and we do not yet see any substantial effect on borrowing cost. >> i was talking to the economy minister earlier. he was saying that the threat of these economic sanctions which would be a magnitude more in terms of their severity than what russia has been threatened with thus far, the threat of the sa

st. petersburg. >> it is all about ryan today. st. rg, the international economic forum takes front and center stage. we have a full lineup of guests. ryan is there. we have the ceo of the moscow stock exchange. the president of summer group. two big interviews coming up in "the pulse." in our new energy segment, it is a fascinating chat with the founder of a company that makes biofuel from waste coffee grinds. here is a fascinating fact for you. london coffee shops and instant coffee factories produce over 200,000 tons of coffee waste each year. with those 200,000 tons, you can make 1.3 million liters of biodiesel. how many of those tons are from manus cranny's coffee drinking habits? finally, big day for data. just had some pmi numbers out of germany. we have got the eurozone data at 9:00. we have the fed minutes to discuss. china manufacturing as well. when is the first rate hike going to happen in the u.s.? paul joins us. is a show. see you later. >> we certainly look forward to that. that is." -- that is "the pulse." royal mail is

st. petersburg forum. ♪ businesscourts the community. he gets ready to speak in st. petersburg.ve with one of his key political allies. >> breaking live, german business data. the president of the ifo joins us with his first interview of the day. >> and france asks ge to extend by threer alstmom weeks. welcome to "the pulse," live from bloomberg's european headquarters i

st. petersburg foreign. mia saini is in hong kong with details of the ipo. >> jonathan ferro is in the studio to walk us through the latest fed minutes and elliott theine is in tel aviv as purchase of an israeli food company is going to be announced. >> this hour, a bloomberg first interview with the russian deputy economy minister. that is at 6:30 a.m. london time. will be here to discuss those earnings. and "on the move," hearing from the national bank of abu dhabi. >> it's the biggest gathering of business leaders and this year the most controversial. ryan chilcote joins us from st. petersburg international economic forum. you've been covering this summit for 20 years, pressure for two decades in the big top line on this is who has decided not to attend. is that a fair way to deliver? i think so. who's not here and why. everything from lisa, goldman and goldman sachs declined to come after the white house said it would be best if they stayed away. it is not just u.s. ceos but european ceos are largely sta

st. petersburg. this week, "the new york times" reported that president obama's advisers were reaching out directly to top executives from american big companies. alcoa, goldman sachs, pepsi, morgan stanley, conocophillips, all big multi-national company that is do business in russia. and the white house reached out to the executives from those companies to basically ask them to skip the st. petersburg thing this year, to pull out as part of the administration's efforts to economically isolate and punish russia for what it's been doing in ukraine. the chief executive of conocophillips did agree to skip out. the chief executive of alcoa and the chairman of the united states russia business council, they canceled their planned appearances late last week. the chief executive of goldman sachs, he is still listed as a confirmed participant at the forum as of today, but apparently he's not planning on attending. that's according to a company executive that privately told "the new york times" that, quote, t

st. petersburg.election results in ukraine. what does this landscape mean when you sit in a board room as a major oil producer? >> first of all, we have been doing business in russia for more than 20 years. we have a very long-term perspective. we don't have business in ukraine but we follow the situation very closely. put pressure on your ceo not to go to st. petersburg or was it a closed-door decision made by you? >> we participated in st. petersburg. >> you are present but the ceo wasn't there? >> it is an important meeting for us in st. petersburg. promising opportunities in russia. >> and you are continuing even though the ceo of rosneft is on the bench. no problems there? great opportunities for the long-term in russia. >> let's move on from that. let's talk about your business. this political crisis, some would say, will create an opportunity. europe needs to look outwardly now for their supply. in the long term, does that mean there was an opportunity for your relationship with europe? have y

st. petersburg. he was born there, started his career. >> the night train to st. on great steel wheels through the night, through dark forests of birch and snow. out there in the dark, visible for a second or two at a time, the real russia, the one most russians live in. >> so tony, time to enjoy life. >> ooh, the gentle chicken meat. >> i need something gentle, tony. >> the seat cushion and ratatu. may i propose a toast? to gentle chicken meats. >> pro tip. if the word "gentle" is used on a menu, avoid those items and stick to the classics. like blini with caviar and cold pickled herring and potatoes and solyanka, a soup of sturgeon, salmon, olives, and lemon. is health care free anymore in this country? >> well, officially they say it's free. but if you want to get operation within a month and you can't wait, you won't get it because there's a long line of those. >> how about education? >> up to the high school, it's still free. the quality's not best as it used to be. people used to get a lot of things for free. now it's coming to an end. >> you asked for capita

st. petersburg. he was born there, started his career. >> the night train to st. great steel wheels through the night, through dark forests of birch and snow. out there in the dark, visible for a second or two at a time, the real russia, the one most russians live in. >> so tony, time to enjoy life. >> ooh, the gentle chicken meat. >> i need something gentle, tony. >> the seat cushion and ratatu. may i propose a toast? to gentle chicken meats. >> pro tip. if the word "gentle" is used on a menu, avoid those items and stick to the classics. like blini with caviar and cold pickled herring and potatoes and solyanka, a soup of sturgeon, salmon, olives, and lemon. is health care free anymore in this country? >> well, officially they say it's free. but if you want to get operation within a month and you can't wait, you won't get it because there's a long line of those. >> how about education? >> up to the high school, it's still free. the quality's not best as it used to be. people used to get a lot of things for free. now it's coming to an end. >> you asked for capitali

st. petersburg when mr. putin blamed squarely the u.s.nd eu for backing the overthrow of the former ukrainian president victorian cove. he said trust needed to be restore restored. >> translator: have emerged due to lack of trust. just look. where did the ukrainian crisis emerge from? it emerged because president yanukovych was signing the association agreement with the european union. what followed? the coup de'eta supported by our american and european partners. what goes next? chaos. now the full scale civil war which we are seeing. in the post soviet space and world you have to be very careful. you have to take the fundamental basis of states existence with very great care. if we don't do that, then chaos emerges. >> get a sense of the audience. that was the former german chancellor in the audience. since those remarks, mr. putin has been speaking about political and economic matters across the board. he said ukraine is abusing the position as a gas transit country as well. that continuing rile over gas sl issues with ukraine is conti

st. petersburg.is what we are expecting will be in total about a 20-minute speech before he takes some questions from our geoff cutmore. we will bring you that q and a as soon as it begins. we can also tell you, though, along with some barbs at the western countries, putin is saying he is calling for closer ties with the eu. it is a little bit of a give and take. we will wait for more on this. >> i think we need to correct on this. we said putin was late. he can't be late. vladimir putin is always on time. he is the check norris of world leaders. it's putin time. >> as we wait for more, in the meantime, we will talk about the u.s. economy. housing is still a big concern for the central bank. among the factors cited, higher home prices, construction bottlenecks from the scarcity of labor, and harsher weather and shortage of available lots. joining us is the ceo of the american bankers association and the head of global regulatory affairs at cls bank, former fed governor. gentlemen, let me ask you both

st. petersburg. >> there was never any question he was going to st. petersburg. he manages the metro group, one of germany's largest retailers. metro also employs over 20,000 people in russia, so he wanted to attend the economic for him, despite the ukrainian crisis. >> i am a businessman first and foremost and not a politician, so i do not get involved in it. of course, i can voice my concern about recent developments, and de-escalation is in everyone's best interest. >> but russian managers would like to see their german counterparts be more critical of the sanctions. >> these are educated people. they know these policies are hurting them. that the state can also hurt them, so it makes sense in this case to think about the relationship between society and the state in germany. >> in other words, german companies should put pressure on their government because sanctions are not only bad for russia but could also backfire on the german ecoomy. >> deutsche bank, germany's biggest lender, has given the greenlight to a capital increase. >> co-ceo announced the cash

st. petersburg, it was putin's turn to unload on washington. accusing the u.s. of medaling in russia's backyard and backing an illegitimate ukrainian government. he admitted u.s. sanctions are hurting business but saved his sharpest jabs for president obama when questioned by cnbc's jeff cutmore. >> president obama accused you of untruths when it comes to supporting some of the separatists groups. >> who is he to judge, seriously, putin asked. if he wants to judge people, why doesn't he get a job in a court somewhere. a slap heard back in moscow on this warm, spring day. sanctions are starting to be felt here but so far the russian president is unhurt. putin's aggressive rhetoric and actions are proving extremely popular here. two recent polls put his approval ratings at 81 and 85%, the highest in years. >> i like putin for his attitude towards russia. >> i like president putin because he is very strong person. >> reporter: anger at the u.s. is growing here, reminding some of the cold war. but today, when russia high school seniors dressed up to celebrate their

st. petersburg?t of things going on with our organization, the dedication and leadership it french matterhe sorted out in a meaningful and long-term i, this requires me to be here. >> it looks like a scheduling clash. -- i always make clear, i do what i believe is right. president barack obama united states have been asking chief executives of big major companies not to go. there are quite a lot of people canceling at the moment. it looks as though it could be a little bit lonely on the stage there for president vladimir putin. little bit lonely. you are absolutely right. he always has an entourage. they be he will be less lonely. david tweed in front of siemens headquarters. let's turn to alstom now. bring us up to speed with what they had to say today. the message was pretty clear. havenergy unit does not the critical mass to compete with ge or german rival siemens and other companies coming up in the emerging markets. alstom did not close the door to siemens' bid. he said it is ready to open the d

st. petersburg forum is an important nue for achieving that. putin dashed hopes for de-escalation, stressing instead his fears independence -- fierce independence. he said he will invest in his countries industrial base and will not be blackmailed by sanctions. >> in must be obvious that economic sanctions as a tool of economic pressure have a boomerang effect in our modern interdependent world. in the end they will affect the very economies of the countries that initiated them. >> publicly at least, russia refuses to a knowledge western criticism. putin underscored that. >> vladimir putin signaled he respected the will of the ukrainian people, but also took shots at kiev, brussels, an washington. it seems the kremlin cares more about the geopolitical struggle for power than ending the struggle -- let's chat in ukraine. >> separatists in eastern provinces have vowed to stop the poll going ahead. in the city of donetsk, pro-russian supporters seized ballot boxes and smashed them to pieces in a nearby square. at least two people were killed as uk

of the eon from germany not coming to the st petersburg forum it doesn't make any sense and this applies to all the other major telecom. agriculture and their g. european majors this is a huge this is one of the huge emerging markets in the world the brics brazil russia india china south africa this is the future so this forum i'm very curious to see what kind of deals asian companies are going to strike thank you very much for your input will be talking see a lank you are the next coming days not and let's not forget that the last years are in the st petersburg international economic forum one hundred and two agreements were signed worth over two hundred ninety two million dollars and we're expecting to hear about more deals like that and some more records to be broken this is marina call survive reporting for its city from st petersburg. a former u.s. assistant to the secretary of the treasury paul roberts told us the western firms that did pull out did so systematically. i think it's just a symbolic way of accommodating washington and i don't think it means anything and i do not think

and some of the biggest names of finance and politics gathered for the st petersburg internet ads of some major western firms won't be that under pressure from their governments not to turn up report from the russians doubles for you. international news and comment live from moscow this is our sea with me. thanks for trying it after thirty six hours in custody ground phillips the british journalist reporting for us he has been released by the ukrainian authorities he was arrested by the national guard in the country's east and was held under armed guard in what he says were intimidating conditions let's now take a listen. day leaving mary apollo they were approaching the checkpoint the blog post and started filming and then suddenly you know the soldiers were sort of over and they were interrogating him and suddenly asking questions looking through the car and more tips in more detail than the done before they found the bullet proof vest i've been given is the line of duty here. you know the conflict situation here and then seemed to kind of escalate things a bulletproof vest i did t

st. petersburg, russia.putin admitted that the encroachment into the ukraine is already affecting the economy. >> an apparent softening of the russian president saw the ruble spike to a high. but the president had harsh words for mr. obama in the white house effectively criticizing mr. obama's comments saying that the russian president was on the wrong side of historyÑi over th ukrainian crisis. >> who is he to judge, seriously? he wants to judge people. why don't he get a job and work somewhere? >> i asked president putin about his view on the sanctions that had been imposed on russia. he again very unhappy with the sanctions and said that they had had an impact on the russian economy. >> these sanctions are absolutely illegal, unlawful. and of course, they decrease -- they make our relations worse. we are now hearing about the third package of sanctions and i have a question. in that regard, why? >> the message that will come out of the president's comments today that he will respect the choice of the peop

st. petersburg. you told us yesterday about all the western leaders who chose to skip this main event because of the tensions in ukraine. among those who have decided to show up, what do they want to hear from vladimir putin? naturally, they are looking to hear about things he is intending to do to improve the business climate and business in general. -- of the specific rings things that they all agree as to make conciliatory remarks about ukraine. that very important presidential election is coming up on may 25 and we had the biggest single loss of life yesterday. things are not looking great going into that election. if the election does not go the right way, the eu, the u.s., and germany have said there will be more sanctions on russia. none of the executives here want to see more sanctions. >> what sort of interaction are tin andng between mr. pu the other executives? he has just started talking 10 minutes ago but what he has said is that russia is open for business with all international partner

st. petersburg, russia.lood. >> you've got small lake in the middle of this neighborhood and then all of a sudden you see a car coming through, the trunk is open, and then you realize it's because somebody's wakeboarding off the back of this car. >> this guy's really taking it to the next level. what i used to do growing up in russia, hold on to a bread truck when it was snowy and kind of skate behind it. >> snow is fun to slide on, but this water could cause a lot of damage. >> i certainly would not mind being the wakeboarder, i don't want to be the driver. have you ever seen what happens to a car when the engine intake sucks up all of the water? that engine block is done. insurance company's not going to cover you for being a dumb ass. >> if i knew how to wakeboard, i would completely do something like this. you just have to know what you're doing. this is totally cool. i love this guy. >> coming up -- keep your eyes on the road. and romance gone wrong. >> i don't understand how cow sex works but these cow

st. petersburg. he is slated to be in st. petersburg speaking on the panel on may 22.anning to go? he said, i am really very busy. i have to talk about the bid. busy.ence, too he will not be turning up. which will be something of a relief for the communications people and sending a strong message. outt of u.s. ceo's dropping . this is the sort of thing that could make vladimir putin feel very embarrassed. >> thank you, david. was discussed in that interview, no doubt very interesting to the french company at the center. potential bids from general electric and siemens. they put up numbers as well this morning. that is right. alstom missed estimates for the full year net income. whether they will validate the $17 billion bid for the energy unit. the ceo just walked in about an hour ago. he is on a conference call at the moment and he was told in a press conference in about an hour from now. they reserve the right to engage in talks with serious bidders. a message here for siemens. they have not come yet with a binding offer. the conditions are not met for siemens to acc

st. petersburg, let's move south to kiev.ne will hold an election in four days and confusion and violence reign with no apparent leadership. marks as the latest on the ground but he has recent travels to eastern ukraine. >> it's a pretty chaotic part of the country. there is this new people's republic that is being formed a few weeks ago. the guys running that aren't interesting bunch of people and one of them is a moscow resident. he has been announced as the new prime minister there. there is a lot of military activity outside the main city. we heard this morning there are 11 ukrainian army soldiers found dead. quite a few of the checkpoints around the city and it was not there as to who is in charge of the city. >> what is the military might of the separatists? what do you see in terms of military armament? there is the odd guy standing on a street corner with an ak-47 or another kind of rifle and over the last few days, there have been more armored vehicles traveling around the city. to be honest, they are not very well o

st. petersburg, we will get the news there. nick, thanks very much. >>> we turn now to the search for the missing nigerian schoolgirls. the president of nigeria, good luck jonathan is in talks with the region's leaders. but back home, increasingly violence attacks linked to beau co hah ram are on the rise. chuck hagel says the united states has some information but no solid evidence where they are. the u.s. sent 80 military personal to help search in neighboring chad. some ordinary nigerians are forming vigilante groups to provide security they say is lacking. and we are arkanswa. >> reporter: it's after curfew. anyone out is suspect. armed with no more than rusty machetes and swords, they stare down the headlights. they are not police or military, they are vigilantes, and even the local government admits they have been more effective than the authorities. boko haram was among us, killing us, he says. we are going to get rid of the plague and chase them out of town. the birthplace of the group is no longer its him. vigilante em

there was another goal inside for russia china in st petersburg this week as well. because when the deal with china comes to fruition it will become russia's because gas consumers along with germany of course but should the second project on the so-called western route be realizable china will undoubtedly take first place what president putin revealed to be international media during the final day of the gathering we have more from st petersburg later in the program. if you drive people away from the dollar many people now it must be sitting there saying gosh if we have u.s. dollars and the u.s. decides they don't like us they're going to put sanctions on us so people more and more people will say maybe i should use the u.s. dollar. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we. covered. russia the world's hockey championships with a hard fought victory over finland team russia winning with a five two scoreline in the final in belarus. in moscow st celebrations broke out after the final whistle a victory marking a dramatic turnaround f

they display has offices in st petersburg kazakhstan the u.a.e. with more popping up. the company's experience in printed and internet to design and three d. graphics has led to partnerships the likes of some saw coca-cola. with hundreds of projects under its belt plate display has its sights future. in the near future we're planning to open offices in the u.s. we have a startup that we're taking over there. at the moment we have a new project that's already in the prototype stage we're developing the world. first museum of all men to the reality according to our understanding of the idea whether it will be an empty space with symbols on the walls each visitor will be able to see the museum's exhibits using virtual reality devices or more specifically with the help of augmented reality glasses. glasses which to become part of everyday life this is how we think the world might. smartphones and tablets are only going to get more powerful printing up the way for even more seamless augments of reality experiences potentially revolutionizing the way we were. fighting in nor

st. petersburg form. coming up, the smell that gets you. cinnabon. , katresident of cinnabon cole, joins us next. one of the biggest djs in the business. breaking in the dough and change in las vegas. ♪ >> you are watching "in the loop." alive on bloomberg television. streaming on your tablet, phone, and bloomberg.com. you hear about how mall traffic is plunging, forcing at least one company to file for bankruptcy, saguaros pizza. other companies are turning to to driveitional means foot traffic. including your sense of smell. putting ins admitted their ovens in front of the stores. the smell is as big a sales tool as any advertising campaign. here with me with more is cinnamon president kat cole. when did you discover this? >> the founder of cinnabon realized it right away. they first opened the cinnabon in seattle, washington and a space that was 300 square feet. there was no option but to put the ovens upfront. as they expanded they realized when they set it up like a traditional restaurant or bakery, sales dropped. they understood that

st. petersburg. first confrontational words about president obama by vladimir putin. he was asked by an american reporter what do you say what it's said you don't tell the truth. vladimir putin said who is president obama to judge, he should sit in a court room. more significantly were conciliatory remarks. why did he make them? the may 26th elections on sunday. this is the threshold. the west set a threshold. if russia and vladimir putin are seen as undermining the election, say the g7 and the e.u., harder sanctions will be put in place. that's number one. the g7 meeting coming up, president obama flies to brussels in a week and a half, where some things will be decided, and if russia and putin are seen as interfering with the elections, he could be in for harder sanctions. as we talked about, there's division between the united states and the europeans. they are more reluctant to put the sanctions in place. and vladimir putin - it's not unreasonable to interpret his comments as trying to drive a wedge and encourage those who say go easier on russia. vladimir putin i

st. petersburg. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> pope francis arrived in jordan today. his first stop in the middle east. during the meeting, the pope call fed for an urgent end and praised the king for taking in more than 1 million ref fee gees. jordan is 3% to 5% christian and the king said they are an integral part of the middle east. >>> and what's seen as a possible breakthrough in long front relations. pakistan's prime minister, and the two will meet privately. pakistan's relations hit another low after 166 people were killed during an attack. belgium broadcasting company said a lone gunman opened fire. authorities said there were lots of witnesses and described the investigation as moving fast. a jewish leader in brussels compared the attack to the fatal shooting in 2012. an al qaeda sympathizer was responsible in that incident. killing 15 fighters loyal to the militant group. 10 government troops were killed in what was described as fierce fighting. the united states has been providing support to the government there which has been under siege from al qaeda. and

over six not a half thousand guests operates a spading out this year st petersburg international economic forum and the certainly didn't disappoint that's turned out has been amazing and the guests here happen talking about infrastructure development financial regulations and ways to make them more competitive that's more about this i'm joined by joe walks who is managing partner of why c.i.s. thank you so much for joining me to tell us what were their impressions from day one of the forum i know that there was a lot of talk about investments in particular i was a very open dialogue i think realistic as well but the clear message is that there's some patience required at the moment there is obviously a longer term view is something that i think most participants who intend to be here for the for the long term have at the moment for those who don't want to participate i think that will work create opportunities for the companies who do want to be here what do you think of what kind of opportunities are being created from the fact that european and american companies one lot of all of them

st. petersburg but then there is hardly any difference of the two languages it is the complicated story maybe it is a way to understand it. >> if you take a vote with the recent referendum has shown us that to pay attention antril% of that caribbean population is muslim is a population from stalled in the second world war. they have a population with that referendum but whether putin will seek to take over the eastern half of the ukraine. thereby severing perhaps the western part of the country if it remains to be seen. >> host: what about chechnya? >> that works on both sides said they sympathized with i have been talking about. they are engaged with political violence themselves and are responsible for outrageous acts the government does its share of the same. when bruited was asserting his power taken over from yeltsin and there was speculation in to this day as to the russian security forces tried to blame the chechens. but again there is a mix that i don't think we know the answers to yet. >> host: in march another professor at duke "the foundations of modern terrorism" is the book. tv c