into the duma and that's the nature of transitional politics that's not such a bad thing that united russia has a very strong mandate from the lower house now you want you want a party that can push through reforms and i think russia's now got the next stage in transition where it is it has to push for grace representation of other parties of opposition parties in the duma but it needs to be broader than that there needs to be a greater involvement of civil society in russia in general and i think that that could be the key change that we see over the next five years or the next dream and so. the big question i think for investors and the concern is the extent to which a growth in the opposition will impede the ability of putin potentially the next president of united russia to push through unpopular reforms and bear in mind is still the communist party here the second biggest party in their country and it's the communist party's manifesto that runs completely in the opposite direction of esther's wishes i mean that manifesto is the renationalisation of the economy foreign investors do not

the foreign minister of russia that if we take the united states for example in russia that he sees them as branches of the european civilization the eastern branch being russian the western branch being the united states and the relationship between russia and nato kind of makes the rules for the relationship in the main matters and one of the biggest stumbling points remains the u.s. is planned for the anti missile defense system in europe and now this discussion is still underway it's actually a deadlock and there are different opinions coming from various sides. of parties in europe stand for unilateral. missile defense system which would include russia and the european union nato and the united states washington says that it's ready to cooperate but it has to have a tough stance always going to its defense while the foreign minister says that this is russia's foreign minister says this issue through etan's the positive relations between these two branches the eastern and the western branch of the european civilization like they said russia and the united states but of course there a

they would have to be launched from fixed locations where the united states and russia if russia joined the united states could monitor these these missiles many in the united states dislike the views of. a maintains that the european missile defense system is ineffective the scientist estimates that it has no chance of protecting the united states from a rainy and missiles instead it creates problems for russia if russia believes is the fence is not needed. but it doesn't if you're radical threat to russia. my guess is that russian. if you want to spend your national treasure this will help you so it solves the political problem and it provides a much more capable defense than with the united states currently building it's a. much cheaper. the professor believes that the purpose of nato is radar in europe is to track the movements of russian strategic weapons and to monitor russia's new military technologies. the real target could be russia but certainly it makes the people of europe less safe it draws them in in fact as a geo strategic pawn by great powers as they maneuver and use the

russia feels compelled to take countermeasures because the united states has refused to give legal guarantees demonstrates that the deployment of the american missile defense system in europe is not directed against russia. nato countries are in the mood to list strips the deployment of them military installations to europe. new american military bases may soon be set up in kazakhstan. turkmenistan and tajikistan. about once russia has been encircled by military bases a new geo political reality will emerge we need to take this reality into account already today but take measures to control potential threats to our security. meanwhile the view that the missile defense shield is too expensive is getting increasing currency inside the united states itself it provides financial backing to the armed forces moreover the project is making millions of dollars from nato subcontractors inferiors countries. between two thousand and five and two thousand and nine the us has spent fifteen billion dollars and the price paid for the entire program that we are dealing with right now here in two thousand and

russia. continues in egypt with people. being affected by. the most vital national security interests of the united states would be most effectively realized not through hostility to rush through cooperation with it. i think russia and the united states can we just settlement of the establishment of a global missile defense system. this plan research is in jeopardy even the new strategic arms reduction treaty between moscow and washington has been unable to help. at a time of warmer bilateral relations needs whose top brass decided to deploy a missile defense system protecting europe but they were setting up too close to russia's borders and moscow didn't view it as a friendly gesture. we want to defend the whole europe not just some european countries with one or european allies and friends to join in on missile defense strategy. in the event of a situation with a european missile defense system becoming unfavorable to russia we reserve the right to take no further steps in the nuclear disarmament area. the kremlin has repeatedly demanded that nato guarantees that the european missile defense shie

russia. if you want to spend your national treasure this will help you so it solves the political problem and it provides much more capable defense with the united states currently building it's a. much cheaper. the professor believes that the purpose of nato is radar and europe is to track the movements of russian strategic weapons and to monitor russia's new military technology. the real target could be russia but certainly it makes the people of europe less safe it draws them in in fact as a geo strategic pawn by great powers as they maneuver and use the missile defense shield not as a way to defend your not as a way to defend anybody in fact but to provide a first strike a potential capability against the adversary. this is how we are going to train ourselves in order to be ready for any situation . these people crossing a field of. have serious worries about the global situation. they feel that as long as nuclear weapons exist they need to know how to protect themselves. if there's a survive in the face of a real threat they need to have everything necessary closer to. the coach tells them that a compass and a mobile phone unlikely to help.

make a killing now putting is obviously dumping the united russia party so so so one of these lives every moment of my problem with the idea of social left if only because i'm in and we talk about you know social ladders and social processes are still left and lift is something you get on you press a button and it takes you off regardless of your your effort and i think that that's not necessarily even what put in me this is where you're going to be maybe this is what everyone i've. worked for a certain number of people for a certain amount of time but i think that the broader problem is is mobility the broader problem is giving people opportunities not necessarily to go where the government wants you to go but to be able to take your own life in your own career where you want to go and that means creating economic opportunity but it also. i have a hard time understanding what the state does after that when he talks about the labor aristocracy i read the article three or four times looking for a definition of the labor. to decide when. they were because there is style you know it's an old

united states cannot give russian legal guarantees the. missile defense system is not directed against it this would be the wrong move as the matter consumes the defense of need two countries. russia feels compelled to take countermeasures because the united states has refused to give legal gay.

. >> at this rally, he wanted to show he is still capable of uniting russia.ost likely he will win the presidential election in march, but to stay in power, he has to deliver more than tough talk. >> and if we have more on the gold rush in germany -- and we have more in the gold rush here and in germany. that is coming up in a few moments. >> dozens of been killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of bombings and shootings in iraq. violence in iraq has increased sharply since u.s. troops pulled out of the country in december. >> all in the same day, u.s. president barack obama offered a personal apology to the afghan people. at least five individuals were reported killed in a fresh round of riots inspired by the burning of the karan near a u.s. air base. -- the burning of the koran near a u.s. airbase. >> the first talks after the death of kim jong-il in december. the two countries have been negotiating about pyongyang's nuclear program. >> a memorial service has been held at the cathedral in when a star is honoring the victims of yesterday's rail disaster

russia so they'll be healthy. receive good education and then three apply for a decent job. we will unite our rascals to work out better for. you we will work for its interests you will defend it. defend it at all times we will not salute and you want to meddle in our affairs when you will not allow anyone to impose their will or nothing yet because we have our own we'll have you know but it's always helped us taking time to what we. picture we are and we know it's an idea a name ok to spark down from one generation to another when will we yes. yes we will know when you prevailed but it's not enough to win with the selection we need to look further on we need to . tackle a lot of challenges here. that presence like in any other country we've got injustice we've got corruption in rude behavior on the part of officials this is also inequality the gap between the rich and the poor but my dreams is that every person in our country you know a great boss and an ordinary person really should leave. your quoting as you conscience no more and this will make us stronger but my dream is that in the

ambassador to the united nations. russia has almost written to veto the resolution of the 10 months and after 5500 people dead. where does this leave the united nations? >> well, where does it leave the whole process? i think it gives mr. bashar hope that he can out with the international community. with the group i think is trying to accomplish is to gain international support for its plan, which i think is a sensible plan, but as long as russia holds out, it gives mr. bashar the feeling he has got some breathing room, and he will not be under the kind of concerted pressure from the international bond community that the regime deserves. bamut is legitimacy of united nations at stake here? >> i did not think it is the united nations that is at stake. i think it is the regime of bashar al assad is at stake. i think what the international community is trying to accomplish is a way to make it a political transition to resolve this question with a minimal reference to the use of force. nobody is talking about nato forces going i

is so much disillusionment with the russian government that back in december, vladimir putin's united russia party was beaten into second place by the communists in every part of the city. russia's corruption contagion can affect anyone, rich or poor. this man is a wealthy executive but his son was arrested for dealing drugs which seem to have been planted. his father has been asked to pay a bribe to set him free. >> i get the impression that nobody cares about people. they only care about themselves. >> all of this corruption makes people feel powerless, like these campaigners. no, to corruption, their banners screen. they even wrote to vladimir putin but he never rode back. in this city, they're preparing to punish him in the election. >> thousands of passengers have been stranded after the budget airline carrier air australia with a bust on friday. the airline could not afford to refuel one of their flames. >> just three months after the budget airline took off, the honeymoon is over. more than 4000 passengers were left stranded in thailand, honolulu, and around australia when the company

there is so much disillusionment with the russian government that back in december, vladimir putin united russia party was beaten into second place by the communists in every part of the city. this contagion can affect anyone rich or poor. this is a wealthy executives and his son was arrested for dealing drugs which seem to have been planted. he has been sitting in prison for a year and a half and his father has been asked to pay a bribe of 300,000 pounds to set him free. >> i get the impression that no one cares about people. they only think about themselves. it never occurred to him -- it never occurred to me that someone would do this to my son. >> the campaigners are fighting against an office block being built on their children's playgrounds. they even wrote to vladimir putin, but he never rode back. in this city, the third largest in the russian federation, they are preparing to punish him in the election. >> of course, we will have a lot more on russia during this election year. we're watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- swimming towards a solution, the sea lions are toutin

. >> the world is not united. russiand china continue to resist the idea of regime change and they accuse the west of fuel in civil war. they advocate dialogue but there's very little that going on. >> many syrian exiles have fled the escalating violence into neighboring turkey. joining me is a senior fellow at the hoover institution who just finished meeting with civilians in istanbul. what was the impression of the civilians you met in istanbul? >> thank you for meeting me. but we are seeing in syria on the ground, we can see that homs is like sarajevo. just like sarajevo had to wait for 30 months before that cavalry came in, these people will have to do the same. we met with the head of the syrian muslim brotherhood, the spokesmen for the syrian national council, and many others. they are extremely puzzled by the indifference of the world. they are very puzzled by the passivity of washington. >> what exactly would they want the world to do? would they want to have arms supplied to them? would they want direct military

the >> the bug world is not the united -- >> the world is not united. russia and china -- they advocate jacdialogue, but ther's little of that going on. >> we do not know what's happening at this moment at baba amr in homs. the live feed has now dried up. it's not clear if the shelling is continuing or if a ground offensive is under way. there has been no intermission from the usual activist organizations. the government has pretty much promised it will do -- the interior ministry said it was determined this operation would continue until all of what it called pockets of armed terrorists are wiped out. >> in your report, you talked about people sitting there is likely to be a massacre, it the ground troops did not move in to it must be bad for the red cross to make such a public statement. it does not normally do that. >> that is right. even the russians and china are talking about some kind of mediations. the russians are urging the u.n. to send an envoy. data element for the regime is this. it has branded people terrorist -- the dilemma for the regime is thi

complex and yet the capabilities of russia so we know that it's a loser strategy and we don't have the money to do that we'll just have to keep working right i want the united states russia legally binding guarantees and i can also tell you why russians are so skeptical because there's another example where. george bush sr promised the russians that nato would not expand into a summit bloc but gave no guarantees will seem you know how things turn out so russians are saying why should we believe that when i type anti-missile defense they're not giving us any written guarantees that's why i'm asking why not keep legally binding. well i don't know about the history of nato expansion and i'll leave that for the historians whether that's true or not i just i don't i don't know the history what i would say is this we're going to go shading outcomes that will be good for russia and good for the united states. the obsession with legally binding guarantees for us is not rational. we have a disagreement about that we said very clearly we will write these no the world will play or the stuff. we've said very clearly we would like to give more transparency. and i just s