thailand has a worse infection rate in asia. can you tell us what can be done to help hiv-infected children in that country? >> yes. we are running an orphan age in thailand in a small village near chang mai and we are taking care of 30 children who got the virus through mother-infant transmission and already lost their parents. >> are children getting enough treatment? >> yes. fortunately now our children have the proper medication, but in the first two years, we started in 1999. we couldn't give them the medicine yet, so we lost ten children by aids, but since 2002, since they can take the hiv medication, they can live normally, healthy, just the same as any other child can. >> that's wonderful. but not all children are there fortunate, are they? >> there are some children in our village who some of them are taking the medication, but some of them are still afraid of discrimination or losing their friends. they don't even go to the tests so they cannot get proper medication. also, thailand takes care of the basic medication, b

viktor bush faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists russia says wood's extradition from thailand was illegal and that will buy to the last for his rights. a massive defense budget a world with nuclear weapons and seen threats all around are issues back on the agenda after a republican success in the mid-term elections. and dragging an island behind european union warns of economic collapse and violent and that whole new don't face up to the comic store. this is r.t. coming to life from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program russian businessman victor borge has landed in new york after being extradited from thailand suspected of arms smuggling if convicted in the u.s. he faces life in prison but moscow says it will continue to fight for bush citing his extradition as illegal as marine forty nine are reports. u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the media some point wednesday that would detail how the the trial would proceed if there is to

russian arms dealer victor boot reportedly lands in new york after being extradited to the us from thailand moscow insists the moves are illegal. european union president warns the irish debt crisis could cause a whole lops if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to defeat militant islamists and al qaeda in general sir david richards says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. it's six am in moscow i met treasurer good to be with you here on r t our top story russian businessman victor boot has reportedly landed new york after being extradited from thailand the u.s. suspects him of gun running to supply dictators in conflict zones but moscow says the moves to port are illegal or he's marina portnoy is full of mincing words he joins us live now with more hello marina so what's going to happen to boot next. hi there matt well the u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing

says thailand's acting outside the law as it ships russian businessman victim to the u.s. to be tried for gun running. striking the e.u. at its core the euro president warns if the currency collapses the union will sink along with it. and the threat from islamic militants can be overcome by military force only contained says britain's top soldier. with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. here in the russian capital moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of russian businessman vic to boot to the u.s. as a legal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have been handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked alms to dictators in conflict zones around the world well he's got a check on the latest. their tour boat is now reportedly in new york after a very contentious extradition from thailand. family members on the russian embassy in thailand said there we see no proper notification on this snap of extradition. it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected f

here in the russian capital good to have you with us moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of the russian businessman vic to to boot. u.s. as a legal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have been handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death traffic domes to dictators and conflict zones around the world does not get the latest from or to go to church and she's in washington for where is victor right now well bill as reports have it victor borge will land in new york at nine pm local time following a very contentious extradition procedure there in thailand victor good lawyers family members on the russian embassy in thailand said they received no proper notification of this on this snap extradition plan here is what mr good's wife says . yes it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both me and victims know where the thai cabinet how to closed meeting today where political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the

the extradition of alleged arms smuggler victor boot from thailand to the united states won't have negative impact on relations with russia so says the u.s. state department but the kremlin insists he's acted outside the. european union's president warns the irish debt crisis could collapse causing collapse if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to be militant islamism and general sir david richards says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. two am in moscow i met très a good to be with you here on r t our top story moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of russian businessman victor boot to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked arms to dictators in conflict zones across the globe or he's gotten a cheeky young brings us the latest. victor boot is now reportedly in new york after a very contentious extradition from thailand lawyers family members on the

boot sits in a new york prison to face allegations of a gun running out for an extradition from thailand with moscow god's only goal. mr boot will be brought before a federal judge in new york city shortly armoring up. with the details coming up. here much better with. a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear kamila plus as republicans threaten to block a progress. and the e.u. is teetering on the brink eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery with struggling arland offered a survival. seven pm here in moscow this is art to you coming to you live let's get straight to our top story russian businessman victor boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces my from prison on terrorism charges in america. the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promise to support him by all means. reports from new york . we are anticipating and expecting for u.s. prosecutor

news from russia and from around the world this is in the russian capital moscow has dropped to thailand's extradition of the russian businessman vic to boot to the u.s. as a legal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked to dictators in conflict zones around the world he's got to change carney has the latest now from washington victor good lawyers family members and the russian embassy in thailand said they received no proper notification of this on this snap extradition claim here is what mr brooks wife said. it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both myself and victor's lawyer the thai cabinet held a closed meeting where a political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rights and laws of the country the only law that exists in thailand is u.s. influence i guess this decision was paid for. he was apparently put on a plane in a very speedy manner and s

bilateral treaty obligations with thailand and fully consistent with international. so i mean obviously what is quite clear is that there is extreme disagreement over the handling of victory over his extradition here to new york city and be can imagine that there will be many more discussions to competent the u.s. and russia and now you mentioned this kind of backdoor way this extradition of was handled why someone secrecy especially if the u.s. is claiming that it was done legally. you know a lot of secrecy and it was done very quickly it was it's been considered very much of a clandestine type of move u.s. officials say and allege they have a position where. had to be moved quickly he was in a bullet proof vest he was wearing a helmet he was surrounded by dozens of fishelson including d.n.a. agents but they believe it was it was a matter of a security concern that had to be done so quickly but what we should know and underscore here is that not even victor boots white was notified that her husband was going to be extradited to another country blitz wife has been li

court to hear charges of gun running a day of to be extradited from thailand. victor boot pleads not guilty in porch strickly denying all the charges u.s. officials have leveraged against him i'm sure in a fortnight in new york with that story coming up. also this hour a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear deal with russia as republicans threaten to block its progress. and forty years ago the soviet union paved the way for today's satellites shuttles and space tourists with its revolutionary luda tanks. with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. in moscow good to have you with this russian businessman vic to boot has gone before us federal court for the first time just a day off to be extradited from thailand during a brief appearance he was told the list of charges he's facing dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world will go on trial of allegations he on terrorists moscow says the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is ext

the russian capital moscow dubbed thailand's extradition of russian business from victim to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked arms to dictators in conflict zones around the world well let's get to the latest from our. in washington so what's the latest concerning it. well bill apparently victor borge landed in the united states to face to face trial over some very serious allegations here he faces charges of selling arms to a terrorist group and conspiring to kill american citizens americans also believe he had stalked violence in some war torn region by selling weapons to sierra leone i have ghana's there is sudan and so on if convicted he may face life in prison any wrongdoing he says he has only engaged in perfectly legal aircraft sales but before he had arrived he arrived here in the united states went through a very contentious extradition put procedure in thailand his lawyers family members and the russian embassy in thailand said they were s

thai tune hotel royal she plans ambassador hotel toto the west into the evergreen close a hotel in thailand to eat london hotel time ambassador type the hotel full points pleasures and i would print certainly the splendid hotel in touch with the hotel in touch your room the photo gallery go how would international house flood to change every green little hotel in talk of. spirits and this is an example of striking injustice we as a state will continue to give all necessary support to free to boot as a russian citizen u.s. prosecutors are set to decide on the fate of russian businessman victor boone faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists after being extradited from thailand. well i hope that we have a world. without nuclear weapons i also hope that page flop and a massive defense budget a world with nuclear weapons and seeing frogs all around issues back on the agenda after republican success in midterm elections. and i learn to fly. already the european union warns of economic collapse if our land and the whole e.u. don't have their of the economic storm. it's three pm here in mos

victor boot is now reportedly in new york after a very contentious extradition from thailand lawyer spam only members of the russian embassy in thailand said there we see no proper notification on this snapple extradition plan yes it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both myself and victor's lawyer the thai cabinet held a closed meeting political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rights and laws of the country the only law that exists in thailand is u.s. influence i guess the decision was paid for. he was apparently put on a plane in a very speedy matter and sent to the uighurs here he faces charges of. selling arms to a terrorist group and conspiring to kill american citizens americans also believe he had stoked violence in some war torn regions by selling weapons to sierra leone afghanistan sudan and so on if convicted he may face life in prison denies any wrongdoing who says he has only engaged in perfectly legal aircraft sales to boost detained in thai

moscow calls thailand's actions illegal as it sends russian prisoners more than a victim booed off to the u.s. to stand trial for trafficking are the world's wars are. a blow to the very foundation something used its president warned failing currency could drag down the union itself. and out of their aid and human rights policies seem cheap but critical lending can say stand back to the u.s. for abusing prisoners and the secret detention centers with claims there are more cases of torture to be made public and. very well welcome to you this is r.t. moscow has dubbed the thailand's extradition no russian businessman viktor boot to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked dictators on conflict zones around the world let's not get the latest details from our to use a gun if you can what washington d.c. so bring us up to date if you will where is victor boot right now. well already some reports are saying he landed in new york at nine am local time though it's

mosco cool's of thailand's actions illegal consulates and russian businessman victor boot off to the u.s. to stand trial for trafficking almost to the world's water. victor boot is expected to land in the u.s. in a few hours join me guide to check out from more from washington d.c. . also this hour a blow to the very foundations of the e.u. its president warns the fighting currency could drag the union with it. and out of the day a day and human rights policies seem hypocritical and inconsistent activists slammed the u.s. for abusing prisoners in afghanistan and secret detention centers with claims there are more cases of torture. to be made public. with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. in moscow. the russian capital is thailand's extradition of russian business invicta boots to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to handed having handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked to dictators and conflict zones around the world is going to church can brings us now the lat

from vick to boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces life in prison on terrorism charges in america moscow says the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promised to support him by all means report no reports from new york. we know the russian businessman will also be appearing before a judge one pm new york city time as you mentioned he's being held at a federal prison the metropolitan correctional center in a lower manhattan where several suspects terrorism suspects have been held in years past following the september eleventh attacks picture boot is being charged with and accused of smuggling missiles and rocket launchers to colombian rebels and also conspiring to kill u.s. officers or u.s. employees victor boot for his part has denied all charges if he is found guilty he faces up to life in prison but some experts that have weighed in on this case say that boot a former soviet officer has extensive knowledge of russian i

suspected russian arms dealer viktor booth lands in new york after being extradited to the us from thailand moscow insists the moves are illegal. the european union president warns the irish debt crisis could cause a collapse if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to defeat militant islamists and al-qaeda general sir richard david richard says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. has more on our top story next as the alona show assesses victor boots chances in the u.s. where the justice system appears to have already made up its mind stay with us. welcome the lower show will get the real headlines with none of the mersey work to be live out of washington d.c. now today the suspected russian arms dealer viktor boot was extradited from thailand to the u.s. so we're going to look into his much disputed history around the globe and what options he has now that is on american soil then are the neo-cons that they host of the two thousand and ten foreign policy initiative form and george w.

why consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process thailand's government this is an example of striking injustice we as a state will continue to give all necessary support to boot as a russian citizen. shortly after the extradition was underway you will see the fischel say that they followed all the legal procedures they hope that what is happening right now with the activities surrounding viktor booth that it would not impact relations between moscow and washington in any way let's take a listen to what was said. we have. a broad and deep relationship with russia it is guided by our mutual national interests i don't expect that this will have any impact on our relationship it is fully consistent with both our. bilateral treaty obligations with thailand and fully consistent with international law this was a very quick and purse ice perceived that went under way that surprised victor broods wife who now remains to this as to what is happening with her husband and what will happen when she will see him next we do get to speak with her here's what she said yes it's h

victor borge who faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists russia says both extradition from thailand was illegal and will fight to the last for his rights. ambassador fans budget the world with nuclear weapons and seeing threats all around or issues back on the agenda after the republican success in midterm elections. and dragging the island behind it good kenyan bourne's of economic collapse and violent and the whole you don't face up to it cannot make storm. and on the business desk with the european union considering the liberalization of the gas market being the world's largest producer is no longer enough but gazprom to guarantee market dominance i'll have much more in twenty minutes time. watching r.t. live from moscow i'm josh welcome to the program russian businessman victor borge is now in jail in new york awaiting charges after being extradited from thailand suspected of arms smuggling if convicted in the u.s. he faces life in prison moscow says it will continue to fight for bush citing his extradition as illegal as marina now reports. u.s. justice department refuses to giv

bilateral treaty obligations with thailand and fully consistent with international law this was a very quick and precise perceive that went under way that surprised victor boots wife who now remains through this as to what is happening with her husband what will happen when she will see her next we did get to speak with her here's what she said i mean. it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both myself and victor's lawyer the thai cabinet held a closed meeting where a political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rights and laws of the country the only law that exists in thailand is u.s. influence i guess this decision was paid for what is come to light in this story with this. the worry is the u.s. justice system is wide what the jew process in the united states is all about because so many secrets have been kept so many people have been kept in the dark about what is happening with all of this while the u.s. has been aggressively campaigning to get him ext

russian businessman faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists after being extradited from thailand. well i hope that we have a world. without nuclear weapons i also hope the page block. a massive defense budget a world with nuclear weapons and same threats all around our issues back on the agenda after the republican success term elections. and dragging an island behind it the european union warns of economic collapse of violence and the hall in new delhi they stopped in economic storm. this is r t coming to live from moscow i'm marina josh welcome to the program russian businessman victor boyd is now in jail in new york awaiting charges after being extradited from thailand suspected of arms smuggling if convicted in the u.s. he faces life in prison but moscow says it will continue to fight for a book signing his extradition as illegal as marina fortnight now reports u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the media some point wednesday that would de

was hastily extradited from thailand don't choose to. believe. that any news crews detained in the u.s. as they failed to rally near a military training academy in ga plus. two israeli soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield might seem to match the end of the finance groups and the international community. hello base eleven pm sunday night here in moscow you're watching the news channel with me kevin zero in on the stories making the headlines from this past week and first russia is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but oh. only if it's offered a fair and equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasize the point at the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance results these lower enlisted reports next tonight there still remain issues on which they get to see eye to eye. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its borough and russian president dmitry medvedev arrived at the summit of the former co

denies charges of the arms trafficking and terrorism as a court in the us has swift extradition from thailand on tuesday. to israeli soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield received eighty nine sentenced much to the angle of human rights groups and the international community. hello and welcome to the program this is all sees that we can review my name as you dash provide our story now russia is open to talks about taking part in the european missile defense system but only as an equal partner present be true that it was speaking at a nato summit in lisbon hailed as his story for ending the alliances one's hostile relationship with moscow but has also lauren this time reports differences still remain. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its foe. and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit of the former cold war military alliance to leaders welcoming him with open arms and a plea call her right with arse. let us do this together leaders on both sides seem to indicate they plan to do just that after nato russia talks they hailed

moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition russian businessman victor boot to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death traffic. zones around the world that's not the latest from. who's waiting for us live in washington have any idea of the latest news what's his location where is victor right now. well according to some reports victor the board is expected to land in new york at nine pm local time following a very contentious extradition procedure that uproots lawyers family in the russian embassy in thailand said they had no information of that coming it was apparently just put on the plane in a very speedy manner and sent to face trial in the u.s. we contacted the f.b.i. for more commas they did not comment but they said they were going to hold a news conference this wednesday will definitely keep you posted on that the u.s. you can imagine is more than happy to have mr bush on their soil here in the united states here he faces charges of selling arm

weapons smuggling and terrorism at a court in the united states after it was hastily extradited from thailand on tuesday. but r t news crews detained in the u.s. says they filmed the rally near a military training academy in ga also. to retrieve the soldiers accused of using the palestinian child as a human shield received since its much to the angle of human rights groups and the international community. fellow eight pm sunday night here in moscow this is r.t. it's kevin zero in with the stories making the headlines from this past week and first russia is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a fair and equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasized that point at the nato summit in lisbon held this historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance results his loyalists are reports next there are still issues which they don't see eye to eye on. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its bow and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit of the former called war military

going to peers before us court to hear charges have been running a day after being shipped out of thailand. a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton no just the senate to ratify a nuclear deal with russia as republicans threaten to block its progress. forty years ago the soviet union paved the way for today's satellites shuttles and space tourists with its revolutionary movements. twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. here in moscow good to have you with us russian businessman victim has gone before a u.s. federal court for the first time just a day after being extradited from thailand during a brief appearance he was told the list of charges he is facing the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world who go on trial over allegations he terrorists says the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme justice and promised to support him by all means but he is being held in a high security prison in new york from where marina portnoy joins me live now so what happened when boot faced the court today. well bill it

here to new york to be with him his wife of course has been in thailand by his side for more than two years proclaiming her husband's innocence now of warning to. mr bhutto has said that u.s. officials had tried to pressure him for evidence and pressure him to confess to crimes during his extradition from thailand to the united states and according to what's being reported this is a pressure that mr boot did not cave in to. according to. during the extradition. to convince him to make a confession of the crimes he had never committed and promised some kind of privileges in return rejected all these offers. there earlier victor boot appeared in court what happened there. well it was a very brief court appearance where mr boot stood before a federal judge and the judge had read out the charges that were pressed against him charges that were outlined by the u.s. attorney here in new york mr boot pled not guilty on all of the charges and it was a very swift type of proceeding and it is something that many are still questioning about how all this took place when the u.s. attorney however w

businessman victor borge is now in jail in new york awaiting charges after being extradited from thailand suspect the smuggling if convicted in the u.s. he faces life in prison but moscow says it will continue to fight for boot citing his extradition as illegal in our reports. u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the media some point wednesday that would detail how the the trial would proceed if there is to be a trial where he will be held in the time being as i mentioned i did reach out to the justice department to just find out basic questions when the arraignment would be where mr boot would be relocated to whether he would be held under special administrative measures and the justice department wrote me back saying that they would not comment or answer any of my questions obviously this has added a tense element to the relations between the united states and russia russian foreign minister sergei lavrov weighed in on the situation questioning why thi

to be to be tougher on thailand as a retaliation to their extradition of boo to the united states do you support this idea by the way it's a it's a popular liberal democratic fraction came out with that idea well you know. needless to say that these people are neither liberals not democrats of them or radicals and this is one of their radical approaches which i'm not surprised to hear i don't think that we have to cut our ties with thailand it's an important country in asia it's an important member of a pac and i should remind you that president will be at it has recently visited apec summit in yokohama in japan and we have close ties with thailand now what's happened with this gentleman with mr bush i think should be. you know can and should be discussed by lawyers it should be discussed by diplomats it should be discussed in a quiet manner and mr bush should answer all the questions of the court of the. questions which to my mind will not be easy i just want to add that foreign minister lavrov called it a call to what happened with boot absolutely illegal and then under and preside

officials are after because they have been aggressively campaigning for his extradition from thailand for more than two years the russian foreign ministry is quite upset over this and this has impacted relations between moscow and washington to say the least so the russian foreign ministry has called this grieving justice essentially saying that a russian citizen should not have been extradited from thailand with the russian government knowing beforehand other comments that have been made by russian officials also allege that the u.s. put a lot of political pressure on the thai government to meet a lot of back door deals. despite rulings in criminal court saying victor boot guilty was not proven that the government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process. government because this is an example of striking injustice we will continue to give all necessary support as a russian citizen the u.s. state officials say that they followed. procedures they hope that what is happening right now with the activity surroundi

as the weapons smuggling of terrorism out of court in the us taking his hastily extradited from thailand hauntings day. saturday night live at the bottom number there and now they're rattling me. off from all the news crews detained in the us and they filmed a rally there the minute she training academy in georgia also. two israeli soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield received a night same chance much to the end of the from transcripts and the international community. very warm welcome this is aussie live from moscow with me alice had it wrong is open to discussion if its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered an equal and fair role rather than to be prevented emphasize that point at the nato summit in lisbon held as historic for ending a once hostile relationship but as lauren lyster reports there still remains this season on which they get to see eye to eye. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its bow and russian president dmitri radiative arrived at the summit of the former cold war military alliance to

charge as a weapon smuggling and terrorism are caught in the us after he was hastily extradited from thailand don't choose day. when our team news crews detained in the us as they filmed a rally near a military training academy in ga plus. the soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield the sentence much to the angle of human rights groups and the international community. midnight here in moscow right now welcome if you just joined us this is r.t. i'm kevin o. in with the stories making headlines for the past week and one of the main stories rusher is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a fair and equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasized the point of the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance but it's not his loyalists to report they're still remain issues on which they yet to see eye to eye . nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its. and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit of the former col

charges of weapons smuggling and terrorism at a court in the us after he was hastily extradited from thailand don't choose day. and. i think that. any news crew is detained in the us as they filmed a rally near a military training academy in georgia we've got the latest tonight on that one plus. two israeli soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield for the night seem to match the end of the future and the international community. is ten pm sunday night here in moscow you're very welcome if you just joined this she watching the r.t. news channel with me kevin and i've got the stories making the headlines from the past week and russia is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a third. equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasized the point at the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance but it is lower listed reports next there's still remain issues on which they yet to see eye to eye. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considere

moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of russian businessman victor boot to the u.s. legal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the nickname the merchant of death trafficked to dictators and conflict zones around the world journalist brings us the latest from bangkok. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr byrd was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies who took off and headed straight to america but really it's in retrospect it's no surprise that they did this ever since mr byrd was arrested in march two thousand and eight his case has been surrounded by political maneuvering diplomatic pressure legal challenges and many legal mistakes the u.s. almost successfully had him out of the country last year until the thai court overruled that decision so once they made this decision this morning it's quite clear that the thai government just wanted to get him out of the country be

where he is wanted for arms trafficking this comes after thailand approved his extradition. fighting against time the u.s. congress tries to approve the arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington for new members are sworn in they have a different agenda. human rights activists demand transparency in u.s. attention practices in afghanistan to ensure washington is cleaned up its act following claims of detainee torture and abuse. at a brutal mass murder that shocked russia stories arrest of gang leader following the slaughter of twelve people in the southern region across the dog we are at the scene. watching r.t. coming to live from moscow a marina joshua into the program first stop the alleged arms trafficker viktor but has left thailand after being handed over to u.s. authorities it follows the thai government's decision to approve his extradition washington accused of a number of crimes including trying to sell weapons to rebels in colombia if convicted he could face a life behind bars let's get the very latest now from of course. igor the extradition decision was

moscow calls thailand's actions illegal sentence russian businessman of. the us to stand trial for trafficking arms to the world a war zone. a blow to the very foundations all the e.u. its president failing currency could drive the entire union down with it. and out of the. human race by. the us for abusing prisoners in afghanistan secret detention center with claims there are more cases of torture to be made public. global news twenty four seven you're with are live from moscow well moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of russian businessmen to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked d'armes to dictators and conflict zones all around the world journalist and jackpot and brings us the details from bangkok. after the thai cabinet made its decision this morning mr byrd was rushed immediately to the airport by about fifty elite special forces including police snipers and handed straight over to u.s. drug enforcement agencies

him over to the us i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on thailand's government. moscow has dubbed the extradition of their citizen are striking injustice boot a former army officer was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight in a sting operation involving american law enforcement officials all aboot who didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her husband in thailand accuses the u.s. of kidnapping as a political pawn. in this operation was illegal it was done after lobbying from the u.s. this russian citizen it was shipped to the united states as if he was just not shipped without his documents and without the russian embassy being informed and during his transfer to new york who claims that u.s. officials attempted to force a confession from him as part of a possible plea bargain. according to victor boot during the extradition there were attempts to convince him to make a confession of the crimes he had never committed promising some privileges in return but mr boot rejected these offers in new york federal court on wednesday the forty thre

after he was hastily extradited from thailand children's day. r t news crew is detained in the us as they filmed a rally near a military training academy in ga plus. the soldiers accused of using a palestinian child as a human shield the night seem to match today and over a few rights groups and the international community. hello is what i am here in moscow you're watching the r.t. news channel i'm kevin zero in with the stories making headlines this past week and russia is open to discussion over its participation in european missile defense but only if it's offered a fair and equal role president dmitri medvedev emphasized that point of the nato summit in lisbon hailed as historic for ending a once hostile relationship between russia and the alliance but as artie's laura mr reports next there still remain issues on which they get to see eye eye to. nato rolled out the red carpet for the country once considered its foe. and russian president dmitri medvedev arrived at the summit of the former cold war military alliance to leaders welcoming him