explains what to expect from united russia's new leader. first and foremost he did say that the party is in need of some off some over holy writ to be more modernized he did a call on the party members to be more active only internet she said that track to more young voters and younger members of the party is crucial to the party's development he also proposed primaries in order to create a greater competition within the party ranks he did say that the ruling posted in the party should be harder to acquire and basically she did outline some of the major areas where in order to progress not stand still she did say that there is a competition that the united russia is facing at the moment and they should be able to handle the competition to not be pretty pretty pretty simple because after all it is in the in the disputes and in conversations where the truth is being born basically he did outline and not particularly in any detail of his plan for the party but it does look like he is set on moving it forward he's also the first prime minister

prime minister dmitri medvedev takes the reins of power at the united russia party promising to reform the country's biggest political force and get rid of all the people that discredited. and destroying dissent with elections ahead of the georgia regime still get no appetite for opposition year after violently disbursing independence day rallies. it's six o'clock here in moscow you're watching r t i'm to bomb would say let's take a look at the stories first u.n. monitors confirmed tanks and heavy machine guns have been used to pound the western syrian town of houla where activists say more than ninety people have been killed by government forces this week a u.n. report accused both the regime and the rebels of gross human rights violations in france are the friends of syria group that's keen to remove president assad and once the opposition condemned the violence and called an urgent meeting there are also reports that the free syrian army is now refusing to abide by the u.n. peace plan parties or sarah ferguson has been covering events in syria for some time says politics has to go o

meters would rather face a charge of united russia party wants to clear those who discredited boils over both the good for the online. and destroying dissent with elections ahead george regime still got no appetite for opposition a year after violently dispersing independence day rally. hello why i'm here in moscow now you're watching r.t. with me kevin now in our top story u.n. monitors visited the western syrian town of houla where activists say more than ninety people have been killed by government forces it's also claimed the troops used tanks and heavy machine guns to power the area this week a un report accused both the regime and the rebels of gross human rights violations in france meantime the friends of syria group is keen to remove president assad from the opposition condemning the violence and called for a meeting there are also reports that the free syrian army is now refusing to abide by the u.n. peace plan to syria further is been covering events in syria for some time for us says politics has to go on the back burner and when human lives have been lost. it's just devastat

had lost and went from you know sixty to two to fifty percent so while put in and united russia where actually losing you had you know the state department and other other western in all governments and the media talking about him actually reading the election so i found this very very surprising tactless specially whether you know a nation like russia when you look at twenty years ago after yeltsin putting took over the budget crisis you know the oligarchs controlling the politics the tax system that he had to reform nobody that these big you know rich oligarchs not paying anything and he was able with a thirteen percent to do really reorganize and give russia you know the prestige it had lost in russia lost one third of its agricultural you know land one third of its population the army change so there's now there's not much context into work what putin was was able to accomplish at the same time i think it's true to say that there are the you know there are problems with. some some you know of really probably some some you know the irony. with which put in lead the country wi

prime minister dmitry medvedev has been appointed the chairman of the country's ruling united russia party his modernization mantra is already in evidence as invalid a major overhaul at the top as well as to hold primaries increased democratic competition within the party in mena that explains what to expect from the united russia's new leader. first and foremost he did say that the party is in need of some off some over wholly in order to be more modernized he did a call on the party members to be war active only internet she said that taxing more young voters and younger members of the party is crucial to the party's development you'll superposed primaries in order to create a greater competition within the party ranks he did say that the ruling posted in the party should be hard to acquire and basically he did outline some of the major areas where the party should be working in order to progress not stand still she did say that there is a competition that the united russia is facing at the moment and they should be able to handle the competition to not be free of freight of critic

to vote against that kind of history always demanded a box and mr medvedev has the support of united russia which has slightly more than fifty percent of the seats in the door and he also has the support of the liberal democratic party or what even sitting on the street so that's enough for him to be elected. certainly this is nothing like the result that mr putin was four years ago when he was in fact that prime minister and when he was supported by the overwhelming majority in the duma deets you and mentioned president's new president vladimir putin they're trying to you think the relationship between putin and made good will change or will it change it all now that they seems that they will see till the end of taking over as prime minister and president well you know mr putin has made some very ambitious plans yesterday he plans to raise the salaries by fifty percent by the thousand to eighteen new the end of his term he plans to create by that time twenty five million you'll drop since the country if you plan to still have ninety percent of all their important medicines to be produced i

prime minister dmitry medvedev has been elected as the head of the country's ruling united russia party and the bed of who supported innovation during his time as president has already proposed to hold primaries on the levels to build democratic competition. is that the united russia party convention in moscow for us know by their you know what are the changes can we expect them to get if the parties travel . well as you have said he did propose a lot of changes at first and foremost he did say that the party is in need of some . overhaul in order to be more modernized he did the call on the party members to be more active only internet he said that attracting more young voters and younger members of the party is crucial to the party's development and therefore they should the party members should branch out into areas where today you see few cities spending most of their time and that is the internet twitter facebook you name it there in their eyes he also wanted to this he also proposed to get rid of the primaries in water to create a greater competition within the party ranks he did

prime minister dmitry medvedev takes charge of the united russia party and wants to clear out those who discredited also remolding it for the on line era. and destroying to set with elections to come in the georgia regime has still got no appetite for opposition a year after violently dispersing independence day rallies. four pm in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story supporters of independence for scotland have launched a campaign that they hope will let them break free of the three hundred five year old union with england the scottish national party is now gathering a million signatures needed to call a referendum in two thousand and fourteen but it won't be easy as artie's laura smith explains. it is to collect a million signatures from scottish people by two thousand and fourteen in support of a yes vote and then following on from that a referendum will be held which will be asking people whether they want independence from the u.k. whether they want scotland to be an independent sovereign nation in its own right to have full control over its own fi

wto membership for russia did not depend on the united states alone. obviously it depended mostly on actions that russia itself needed to take. but president obama made very very clear in some of his early meetings with president medvedev very early on that he was willing to go the extra mile, to work with the european allies, to work with the european allies, to work with the u.s. congress, to work with the u.s. business community to ensure that every one saw the b benefits of w it to ex session for russia. the fact that russia was the only country in the g-8 not in the wto seemed to president obama to be incomprehensible. and i remember clearly when the president obama and medvedev met in the summer of 2010 in the cabinet room and discussed the need to really get down to business and push this across the finish line in a very, very short time frame. the presidents turned to their advisors and said we're going to go to lunch now and we want you to come up with the plan that will make russian membership in wto a reality after 18 years. i look out in the

party cio called on members of the united russia party not to be afraid of controversy and criticism to openly enter a public debate underlying to the importance of civil society and also he called on the some of the changes to be implemented in the parts for example primaries i see it says that those will increase at the competition within the party ranks and make it harder for people to get into the upper positions in the party he also said that a more jungle member is that should be recorded and for that to be done he called on the you know it's russia to be more active on the internet which he sees as one of the primary moving tools that is at today's society he's also the first to prime minister to actually be a member of any party not of russia's prime minister's belonged to the party until now so we can expect a lot of innovations and a lot of changes that to be happening within the united russia. that estimated one hundred million people worldwide will tune in for the year vision song contest saturday night but one country's been divided by the competition or rather its own e

studio with us tonight also in the headlines so prime minister dmitri medvedev takes charge of the united russia party and wants to clear out those who discredited models to remold the good for the online era. destroying the cell with elections that had the georgia regime still got no appetite for opposition a year after violently dispersing independence day rally. pm saturday night a remarkable welcome to if you just joined us rob you're watching around the world my name is kevin know and this is our team here monitors visited the western syrian town of houla where activists say more than ninety people have been killed by government forces it's also claimed the troops used tanks and heavy machine guns to pound the area this week a u.n. report accused both the regime and the rebels of gross human rights violations i mean time in france the friends of syria group remove president assad from this the opposition condemned the violence and called an urgent meeting and there are also reports of the free syrian army is now refusing to abide by the u.n. peace plan doesn't mention our correspondent sara

prime minister dmitry medvedev take charge of united russia party wants to clear out those who discredited it while also remolding it for the online era. and destroy the sense with elections ahead please georgia regime still got no appetite propositioning year after violently dispersing independence day rally. nine pm saturday night here in moscow this is our names kevin and it's good of you company here monetization sent to the western syrian town of houla where activists say more than one thousand people have been killed by government forces it's also claimed the troops used tanks and heavy machine guns to pound the area this week the un report accused both the regime and the rebels of gross human rights violations in syria the friends of in france one of the friends of syria group that's keen to remove present the sand and fog has the opposition condemned the violence and called an urgent meeting but also reports of the free syrian army is now refusing to abide by the u.n. peace plan our correspondent sara firth is with me she's been covering events extensively for us and everything has

russia. if you believe you have did united states and russia continue to develop their nuclear arsenals china will be under pressure to follow suit first by evolving more resources to build is m.-i r.v.'s that is is multiple warheads intercontinental ballistic missiles as well as to gradually develop a kind of anti misato. defense system these will be costly china is aware of the lessons of the soviet union in delayed. in and you know in the one nine hundred eighty s. when he was forced to compete with the united states in terms of military development time there certainly would like to be pulled more resources to economic development so as to be able to catch up with the united states in the intermediate term future but what's interesting in this context is that beijing says that other nuclear state should consider disarmament but china at the same time itself has nearly two hundred nuclear capable ballistic missiles according to some estimates so in your opinion we'll be prepared to disarm as well. yes i think china is well at least at the moment china's formal position that you feel and wh

on the dot com prime minister to be true medvedev has been elected the head of russia's ruling united russia party made better who supported innovation during his term as president is already proposed to hold primaries on all levels to increase democratic competition parties or in english go explains what we can expect with medvedev as the party's chairman. first and foremost he did say that the party is in need of some of some overhauling of it to be more modernized he did call on the party members to be war active only internet she said that taxing more young voters and younger members of the party is crucial to the party's development still supposed primaries in order to create a greater competition within the party ranks she did say that the ruling posted in the party should be harder to wirehead basically she did outline some of the major areas where the party should be working in order to progress not stand still she did say that there is a competition that the united russia is facing at the moment and they should be able to handle the competition to not be pretty creative criticism be

prime minister dmitri medvedev takes charge of the united russia party and wants to play out those who discredited balsa remolding it for the online era b.n.f. is also calling for closer discussions with the country's opposition and competition the organizations at top posts. and to destroying dissent with elections ahead of the georgia regimes are still got no appetite for opposition's views journalists this say they're still being pressured yeah after government forces violently dispersed independence day rance. up next the moscow team takes a look at the warm weather events taking place around the russian capital. hello great things i'm good to see you again this week. we'll be exploring the beauty of the call to keep the area of over six quick launches it's one of the largest outdoor spaces in the russian capital crime full of culture and nature it's the ideal place to bring family and friends what exactly is there to do here and why is the park so popular while let's find out. one of the oldest and largest parks in europe the area has a wide and varied history. the park gains its

charge of the united russia party wants to clear out those who discredit it and also remolding it for the online but also calling for more competition in the party's top positions and encourage closer discussions with the country's opposition. plus destroying dissent in elections ahead the georgia regime still got no appetite for opposition journalists there say this still being pressured to gear after government forces violently dispersed independence day rally. but next a lighter note the moscow team takes a look at the warm weather events taking place around the russian capital enjoy for the next fifteen minutes. hello great things and good to see you again this week will be exploring the beauty of the call to keep the area of over six quicklaunch as it's one of the largest outdoor spaces in the russian capital of culture and nature it's the ideal place to bring family friends what exactly is there to do here and why is the park so popular while that's. one of the oldest and largest parks in europe the area has a wide and varied history. the park gains its name from the. hunting gr

looking to get more investment from abroad into russia to bolster the economy now it's expected that united russia and the liberal democratic policy will. for the beach you may get if that will give him more than the fifty percent he needs to become the new prime minister over the. russia have said they won't be voting for him however as i say the fight that united russia and the liberal democrats on his side mean that we're expecting that he should be named as the prime minister very shortly for our separate and you talk about the new prime minister or should i say the possibly a possible new prime minister let's turn our attention now to the he's been back about hell now as president for well for a little over twenty four hours but as far as we understand it here at r.t. he's been a busy man for the past day. yes says the president has certainly hit the ground running signing a series of strategic alter the most important of these revolving around foreign policy. dressing at the united states is on time missile defense shield the proposed missile defense shield in eastern europe now the presiden

the country on may day over one hundred thousand people are marching with trade unions and the united russia party to mark labor day a date for workers' demonstrations around the world for over a century or it is or in a go go is in the center of moscow for us. there around the hundred twenty thousand people are out on the streets and those are the that is the number of people that are participating in the demonstration put together by their trade unions and i did russia today they're actually walking down one of our fares to moscow and they're joined by none other than president lee for me they differ and president like that's been put in or also mingling in the crowd looks like they're actually having a good time talking to people when it comes to labor unions they're basically saying that they did not want to raise their pension age they do the retirement age they want equal opportunity rights and basically i'm just also celebrating the fact that spring is finally here kind of joining that along with some of the basic demands usually put forth by the labor unions labor day traditionally c

rather by the other party but of course the united staes do understand it's all the russian legislation will be the same for there for mr bush if he comes back to russia as well as far as far as i know their idea of the american authorities is just to be sure that scientists in the united states person at least one half of an american jail so probably that question could be could be sold but probably not as soon as there's a lot i would like to read about ten years there. i don't they i don't know exactly what what you did but it was not very soon i believe mr holder by the way he told only he was actually he was asked by the russian journalist by the russian mass media so he was no the guy who initiated the story well we are. the only point out only one thing we are going to you know it is a space just to have some discussion about it and i was told and i go in to. the psalmist to try to transfer but i'm editing to russia and now the story from for from the papers a recent story russian pilot konstantin your shrink was charged with drug smuggling into the us and sentenced to twenty years in prison fined americans would you know this story of course t

united russia supposedly has just under 50% of the vote. i know this is not an accurate figure, but it is considerably lower than the similar falsified results of the previous parliament election when united russia supposedly got 66%. perhaps the turnovers are so low some local election officials thought they could take the lie only so far. as i would also find out later today, some precincts resisted all together the pressure for the numbers. citizens observer 500 election observes posted at 170 precincts in moscow so now major results. when the results from those were tallied, united russia was second with just over 23% of the vote, trailing the communism party. assuming the selection was representative, it would appear the official count more than doubled the real one. citizen observer reports that 49% of eligible voters took part, far more than any other recent russian election. the protest is planned for tonight, and i plan to go. i do not want to protest in moscow in dreary or dangerous or both. anyone planning to stage a public rally

it shows what normal distribution of support for united russia would look like. we don't trust you says the poster. it refers to the mathematician who gave the world a bell curve. i did not vote for these assholes proclaims another banner. i voted for the other assholes. [laughter] i demand a recount. there's so many people here a very young man shouts, and they are all normal. i heard like a million joke, and they were all funny. if you have spent years feeling your views were shared with a few of your closest friends., being surrounded by tens of thousands of like-minded people feels like millions of jokes all at once. there's a stage. i can't see it and hardly can hear the speakers. there's a trip one remembers from the early 1990s with they brought radios to listen to the speakers. she turns the root orn the cell phone. the public square that has free wireless, and gives us the speeches. we look around and join in chants. new elections, freedom, russia without putin. the speakers include a best selling writer, made it from the south of france in time, and a w

wars or from ronald reagan of course united states is not an evil empire and united states is not does not wish to destroy russia what we do support and it's no secret republican and democratic administrations our openness democracy human rights we saw the united states paid a price in our relationship with china for example by defending a blind chinese lawyer who is a human rights. activist on the eve of hillary clinton's visit but to get personal like we saw attacks on michael mcfaul then bass it was so personal attacks on hillary clinton i think there's no place for that in our relationship well anyway you mentioned human rights issue well in one of those present first presidential orders putin has charged russian diplomats with the task of derailing the magnitsky so what would you say today there were we will what's your judgment is it a matter of when or if. you mean that the mug mediately isley have a sassy while for those arliss viewers who did not follow that the magnitsky legislation is named after said give magnitsky who was a russian lawyer who died in detention who was accused of tax evasion of tax f

wto membership for russia did not depend on the united states alone. it depended that most of the action that russia needed to take itself. the president was willing to go the extra mile to work with our european allies and with the u.s. congress. to work with the u.s. community to ensure that everyone saw the benefits of the wto session for russia. the fact that russia was the only country in the g20 and the g8 seem to be incomprehensible. ira member very clearly when you were in a meeting with me when president obama and the president met in the summer of 2010. in the cabinet room. and discussed the need to really get down to business the president turned to their advisor and said we are going to go to lunch now. and we want you to come up with the plan that will make russian mentorship and wto a reality after 18 years. i looked out in the audience i see some of the people here who were intimately involved in just about every step of this. the president had a strong team on his side, obviously, ambassador ron kirk and the president also had a strong t

prime minister dmitry medvedev takes charge of the united russia party and once you clear out those who discredited but also remolding it with the online era get up was also calling both close and dozens of the country's opposition and competition the organizations top posts. and destroying dissent with the elections ahead the georgia regime still got no appetite for oppositions views journalists this date is still being pressured a year after government forces violently disbursed independence days of reading. next on our travel to a village in one of the hospice environments on the planet to take a look at how locals use animals not just as the why when the tiger but to get together for reindeer races stay with us for that. the republicans be a coup here lies the of ink some special no might come of. it is situation four thousand four hundred kilometers from moscow in two thousand kilometers from alaska . yes come here. what's wrong with him the. take a look at his hoof has also fallen. short of that yes he can't get much food from under the snow because of the pain in his leg he's los

states graduates russia from jackson vannic or not, and therefore, three, the sooner the united states can move ahead with our own process so that we can fully take advantage of the, of russia's joining, becoming a member of the wto, the better. that's sort of the short version. the slightly longer version is that it's somewhat more complicated than all this, as we know with implications for the various actors and i would begin by offering principle kudos and congratulations to the u.s. business community which has been up on capitol hill day in and day out making the case why it is in the interest of the united states as well as russia for them to join the wto. it is much in the interest of u.s. produced manufactured goods, agricultural exporters, servic services exporters, for russia to lower its bear yars to trade, for there to be dispute resolution enforcement opportunities, for those of you familiar with a remember site known as global trade alerts, the g-20 in november of 2008 at the front end of the great recession, the g-20 members all pledged they weren't going to pose

dmitri medvedev is the new prime minister follows him receiving the support of united russia and the liberal democratic party putting him well over the fifty percent of the votes needed to take up that position us despite the communist on the famous your vote against. the putting him well over that mark now. making his address to the parliament said he wanted to make changes to the political. political and russia saying that he would continue to work to malta not least the russian political system and placed great emphasis on the economy saying that he needed developing also saying that more investment was needed in russia more foreign investment needed in russia and also picking up the session to the w t o full membership to the w t o c a necessity by prime minister dmitry medvedev you know in social terms he said he wanted to raise the average age in russia from seventy yes it is at the moment to seventy five by two thousand and eight teenie also said he wanted to improve education in the country russia's universities would become some of the best in the world and rise in the globa

united russia supposedly has just under 50% of the vote. i know this is not an accurate figure, but it is considerably lower than the similar falsified results of the previous parliament election when united russia supposedly got 66%. perhaps the turnovers are so low some local election officials thought they could take the lie only so far. as i would also find out later today, some precincts resisted all together the pressure for the numbers. citizens observer 500 election observes posted at 170 precincts in moscow so now major results. when the results from those were tallied, united russia was second with just over 23% of the vote, trailing the communism party. assuming the selection was representative, it would appear the official count more than doubled the real one. citizen observer reports that 49% of eligible voters took part, far more than any other recent russian election. the protest is planned for tonight, and i plan to go. i do not want to protest in moscow in dreary or dangerous or both. anyone planning to stage a public rally