personal friends of vladimir putin. they purchased offshore companies at the recommendation of putin himself. the kremlin has a pet project of its own. >> at the beginning of 2005, they said there was a nice piece of land on the black sea where a small house could be billed for relaxation. the original scheme,hich is clear with our contract, was for just $14 million. this is a small house with a swimming pool, nothing more. >> but today, that little retreat that his company helped to finance covers a whole mountain side. and if our mental activist wanted to discover who would destroy protected forests to build such a huge complex? -- and environmental activist wanted to discover who destroy protected forests to build such a huge complex? they got right up to the palace before they were discovered by security. then, they were approached by other guards with badges more usually seen around the kremlin. >> there were employees of the federal guard service whose job it is to protect the high state officials. they were even

personal friends of vladimir putin. they purchased offshore companies at the recommendation of putin himself. the kremlin has a pet project of its own. >> at the beginning of 2005, they said there was a nice piece of land on the black sea where a small house could be billed for relaxation. the original scheme, which is clear with our contract, was for just $14 million. this is a small house with a swimming pool, nothing more. >> but today, that little retreat that his company helped to finance covers a whole mountain side. and if our mental activist wanted to discover who would destroy protected forests to build such a huge complex? -- and environmental activist wanted to discover who destroy protected forests to build such a huge complex? they got right up to the palace before they were discovered by security. then, they were approached by other guards with badges more usually seen around the kremlin. >> there were employees of the federal guard service whose job it is to protect the high state officials. they were eve

vladimir putin in fact it was only thirty three words three words shorter than an oath of the american president i believe we have a chance to listen to that oath by that which. as i fulfill the duties of the president of the russian federation i swear to protect and guarantee the rights and freedoms of our citizens to observe and protect the constitution of the russian federation to protect the sovereignty independence and territorial integrity of our state to serve its people faithfully. so these words mean that putin will be russia's president for the next six years at least he has begun certainly the people who were there inside georgia greeted that with huge round of applause everyone seemed to be very happy when putin was actually passing through the red carpet beside the people he was shaking hands with with many of them standing in the in the front row those are certainly as i've said artists. different generals great pressure veterans there were a few dozen there very interesting thing to see them there because as we know in just a couple of days we'll have the the day celebra

vladimir putin makes his comeback in the kremlin as he's sworn in as head of state . the country kicked off. for the next six. to. one of the leaders of the uprising. view with. the explosive interview on chief. under the way to france's mounting debt.

. >> allen lynch talks about the rise and fall of vladimir putin. it was recorded on the university of virginia in charlottesville, north carolina. >> joining us here at the university of virginia is the author of this book, "vladimir putin and russian statecraft". allen lynch, would you describe russia as a democracy? >> guest: it is certainly not a political democracy. at the same time, president clinton is very popular. in fact, it has increased since he was reelected on march 4, and i will talk about 60%. that is according to an independent russian polling agency. there are very interesting paradoxes here. chancery has obtained documentation to legitimacy. but he certainly avoided the first elements in russian society. he has constructed a very interesting lyrical machine that has combined the forms of democracy without the substance. >> host: why is vladimir putin, why did he get reelected and markets the popular? >> guest: let me go back four years. in 2007-2008, he was reaching the end of his second term it as president. that was me and the e

putin who was in march lech protest against vladimir putin who was in march lech ford an unprecedented third term as russia's president. but the people in this crowd believe the elections were unfair. and they're infuriated by widespread corruption and and they're infuriated by widespread corruption and cronyism in government. veteran opposition leader boris nemstov spoke when he said we are against putin's group stealing power. but a short time later, nemstov and two other opposition leaders were arrested when a group of protestors peeled away from the main event and tried to march toward the kremlin. they made their point. but neither the violence nor the crowds will stop vladimir putin from take pog the crowds will stop vladimir putin from take pog we are tomorrow for six more years. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >> jeff: the new film "the avengers" has shattered the weekend box office record. marvel's superhero action movie took in $200.3 million in its opening weekend, far exceeding the old record, $169 million con injured up by the final harry potter film last year. that is

russia rolls out the red carpet for vladimir putin's third time as president. not everyone is enjoying the party. hundreds of roman catholic priests have been meeting in dublin to call for an end to rules on compulsory celibacy in a direct challenge to the vatican. >> this was a show of force by priests calling for reforms in the church once considered unthinkable. many want to have an end to compulsory celibacy, developments forbidden by the vatican. >> in my church, we managed to create the mother of all scandals. >> he has watched congregation's when the and the supply of priests dry up. since the abuse scandal, public support has withered away. >> they're going down the road. the message of christ will live on, but we will not be the ones to do it. >> just as the church needs strong leadership, its head in ireland is hamstrung come under intense pressure to resign for failing to report abuse to the police. the catholic church once dominated public life in ireland. it spoke with authority and respect. increasingly desperate priests are refusing lay people an

fugitive exiled russian oligarch boris berezovsky offers a bounty on vladimir putin to anyone willing to detain the russian leader at his presidential inauguration on monday. radical opposition activists hijack a peaceful anti-government rally in moscow leading to clashes with the police and injuries on both sides find out more from you what was going off in just a few moments. here watching r.t.m. to say let's take a look at the stories at this hour from salam to has all said nicholas a crazy from the french presidency to become the country's first socialist president in seventeen years it was a close call winning just fifty one percent of the vote against his rivals forty nine our correspondent tesler has been witnessing while celebrations at the socialist party headquarters in paris. the results are out france has a new president socialist salinger francois law and has a college of victory making him the first socialist president in a seventy the years and for because sarkozy is now the eleventh e.u. leader to be swept from power since the crisis started i put it forth this add to

>>host: we have the author of this book vladimir putin. politics professor lynch comment would you describe russia as a democracy? >>guest: it is not but he is very popular. the approval ratings of increased since he was reelected approaching 68% at according to an independent agencies so there is the interesting paradox. he obtains political legitimacy but he certainly has been able to avoid strict accountability to the adverse elements and constructs day political machine combining the forms of democracy. >>host: why did he get reelected and why is the popular? >>guest: in 2007 he was reaching the end of his second term. that was the end according to the constitution. although most were genuinely concerned he may obey the terms and step down and saw no alternative later. has reno he arranged for his own succession as dmitry medvedev and became prime minister but remained at the center of the system to the great relief of most russians. you may remember thereafter we had the world the price of puerto collapsed when hundred 45 varo down at

fugitive exiled russian oligarch spare result ski offers a bounty on vladimir putin to anyone willing to detain the russian leader at his presidential inauguration on monday. radical opposition activists hijack a peaceful anti-government rally in moscow leading to clash with the police and injuries on board signs find out more from you what was going off in just a few moments. twenty four hours a day seven days a week of this is r t thank you for tuning in france all along has ousted nicolas a cozy from the french presidency to become the country's first socialist president in seventeen yes it was a close call winning just fifty one percent of the vote against his rivals forty nine correspondent tessa has been witnessing while celebrations at the socialist party headquarters in paris. but the results are out france has a new president socialist challenger francois long has a college of victory making him the for a socialist president in a seventy the years and for because sarkozy is now the eleventh e.u. leader to be swept from power since the crisis started i put it forth this add to

just as vladimir putin prepares to take office a russian fugitive is offering big money for his arrest exiled a russian tycoon about us a bit of a ski is reportedly offering a bounty to anyone who detains putin at the immigration our correspondent bennett has details from london. what is plan is to have putin arrested for what he calls the illegal seizing of power so he's offering up a bounty what used to be fifty million rubles but now one new source in russia is claiming that he's increased that ten times to five hundred million rubles which equates to around seventeen million dollars and he's offering that anyone basically any member of the public who'll arrest the president elect he calls a highly dangerous crude criminal ahead of his inauguration on monday so he's advertising this bounty on his facebook pages live journal blog which is a very big in russia and he has a number of followers in fact and he's appealing to the general public not just the general public also even. parts of putin's inner circle like his bodyguards asking them to start what would be a mutiny and he's ulti

just as vladimir putin prepares to take office a russian fugitive is offering big money for his arrest exiled a russian tycoon a barrister a bit of boston is reportedly offering a bounty to anyone who detains putin at the inauguration our correspondent ivo bennett has details from london. what is plan is to have putin arrested for what he calls the illegal seizing of power so he's offering up a bounty what used to be fifty million rubles but now one new source in russia is claiming that he's increased that ten times to five hundred million rubles which equates to around seventeen million dollars and he's offering that anyone basically any member of the public who'll arrest the president elect he calls a highly dangerous crude criminal ahead of his inauguration on monday so he's advertising this on his facebook page his live journal blog which is a site very big in russia and he has a number of followers in fact and he's appealing to the general public not just the general public also even. parts of putin's inner circle like his bodyguards asking them to start what would be a mutiny and

right here in russia vladimir putin outlines his new presidential policies. could soon be applying his modernization strategies as prime minister protest marches continue with. standing up to germany's euro dominance. socialist leader is facing pressure leave behind the. vote for stability for many in syria after people make the choice in the country's first multi-party elections in a half a century but it was boycotted by the opposition protests and. now one of president putin in office was to order the foreign ministry to obtain clear guarantees that america's missile defense shield is not a threat to moscow now we talked to nato as deputy secretary general on the future of cooperation between russia. alexander vershbow deputy secretary general great to have you with us sir good to be here so i want to start with something you probably never heard before where she is greatly concerned about nato anti-missile defense system will be able to shoot down its nuclear missiles that's upsetting the balance in the region that the negotiation on this topic has starte

of a book about vladimir putin asking them to share their insight into the man and not just the politician. my. hello again or welcome to spotlight the interview shout on party i love love and today we're a guest star chris hutchens and alex i'm going to cut out the cup since his appearance on the political arena twelve years ago led a reporter has always been in the spotlight of public a to his lady adeline's and the front pages of numerous periodicals and dozens of books have been written about people are mostly interested in his political career course but what about his personality a real book about flattery put him as a person not a politician was published rates authors to people who claim they finally got an answer to the question of who is left are my guests on the show russian journalist and producer alex our pop culture and his english colleague chris hutchins who is joining us via satellite link probably. vladimir putin was barely known when he entered russian national politics back in one thousand nine hundred nine he's climb up the political ladder was rep and prime minister a

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this morning, music played as a vladimir putin left the ceremony. but he knows this could be a difficult six years. apart from the growing opposition, the russian economy needs serious remedial work, and he needs to find money for his much heralded modernization. bbc news, moscow. >> summer is approaching, so it is time to start planning your holiday. the demilitarized zone between north and south korea has a reputation of being the most heavily fortified frontier on earth. but plans are underway to make it a prime destination for eco- tourists. we have a look. >> as tourists' sites go, offer more than the usual souvenir t- shirts. remnants of the cold war, guarded by 1 million soldiers and another 1 million land mines along the cease-fire line. a divided country. >> i think the people who come here, they are here because this is as close in their heart that they can get. this is the closest you can get safely to an active militarized zone. they are curious. an adrenaline rush. >> but they want to re-brand syria as a piece of -- re-brand this area a

russia's president vladimir putin tells his american counterpart he is pulling out of next week's g eight summit in the u.s. just days after settling back into the country seat of power. before it's a rescue teams are looking for bodies of the victims and trying to reach the crash site of a russian next generation airliner in indonesia. and two strong explosions rocked damascus with dozens reported dead and injured the u.n. warns the spate of violence could put its observer mission in jeopardy. this is actually coming to you live from moscow with memory to josh a lot of important has unexpectedly pulled out from the g eight summit in the u.s. state of maryland that starts next week instead he's sending prime minister dmitry medvedev and let's get the details on this from our tease peter oliver. peter tell us what's behind this sudden decision. it's been a very busy week for vladimir putin on monday how does inauguration as president choose day the election of a new prime minister and dmitri medvedev and on wednesday we saw the new will victory day parade here in moscow so president putin

>> vladimir putin is now president of russia, sworn in in an elaborated ceremony in the ornate kremlin palace, ruling russia now for 12 years. he'll now rule it for six more years, which brings his total numbers in years in power by 2018 to, you guessed it, 18. the day before his inauguration, 20,000 protestors in moscow demonstrated against putin. the massive inaugural a assemblage was not peaceful. the next day moscow was in lockdown mode with riot police protecting his motorcade as it moved through the ets. question, over the past six months, the rhetoric has been distinctly anti-american. what is the background of that? >> it's been anti-merge for a long time, john. i think this is a power that is in decline, that pines for the days of the cold war when actually mattered more than it does now. and the obama administration came into offers with grand idea nicer to them fine, the reset is a disaster, and no iranian sanctions, no start three, no missile defense deal, no cooperation on syria, and that's what we're looking at. >> that was a -- determinedly bleak picture painted of russi

opposition protesters occupied central moscow with the sit in just the day before vladimir putin's inauguration day is among reports of scuffles with riot police joining me and he's now at live central moscow. where the latest pictures we're getting there are no other stories we're covering incumbent nicolas sarkozy and rival from the face off in france's presidential election the end of a bitter battle it could redefine the country's role on the world stage. a leading human rights activist from bahrain's arrested days before r.t. is to where is interview with julia sanji when she spoke of a violent crackdown on protesters in his home country. and in some of the top stories from the waking creased violence in egypt with more deaths in violent clashes of rallies less than a month before the presidential election. and more than a dozen dead in a double terrorist bomb attack in russia's republic of dagestan with over one hundred also injured in the blasts. there this is r.t. from moscow you're watching the weekly with me kevin i mean the day's top stories on the headlines of the past seven days an

russia has a new government with recently inaugurated president vladimir putin unveiling a new team of ministers where the stand there's been a significant shake up as compared to the previous cabinet this all comes against the backdrop of unprecedented antigovernment protests in russia of course over the past few months among the opposition's main demands was a call for russia two point zero and they significant of renewal of the country's a governing elite will be joined live by one of our correspondents for details later in the program to stay with us for that. watching on t.v. the relationship between south america and the united states comes under focus in the latest edition of juliana songes new show here on r.t. the president of ecuador rafael correa is this week's special guest where he explains why he kicked the u.s. out of the military base there and it looks like a they quickly established quite a friendly report. your government close the u.s. base at mount up. can you tell me why you decided to close this base because they said that here would you accept having your foreig

tens of thousands protest the inauguration of president vladimir putin. inauguration of president vladimir putin. [ female announcer ] i found the best cafe in the world. ♪ nespresso. where there's a grand cru to match my every mood. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect cup. where no one makes a better cappuccino, latte, or espresso than me. and where clothing is optional. nespresso. the best cafe. yours. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. partly cloudy, 72. atlanta, 80. st. louis, some severe storms and 70. >>> now for a recap of this morning's top stories. rebellious french voters have chosen a socialist to replace president nicolas sarkozy. it's a repudiation of sarkozy's austerity policies in promise of new economic stimulus spending. that has economists predicting a tough week for european financial markets as investors worry about a setback in efforts to end europe's debt crisis. >>> in russia, a glittering ceremony today as vladimir putin is sworn in for his third term as president ju

this is going to be continued by vladimir putin and his. russian president vladimir putin also saying that he will raise the education of russia's bureaucrats. to do the jobs that they're doing. have to declare all of their incomes and. corruption in the country also we're going to see a system developed that will allow online feedback to be given to the police and security services so that anybody who has a particular grievance with law enforcement can voice their opinions in. terms of the legal system in general what we are going to be seeing is more accessible both physically. we're going to be seeing web cams in court rooms that. the court proceedings from investigation has been launched into what happened during sunday's riots in moscow that saw many people several people injured the police officers wounded in the clashes with protesters on sunday still remain in the hospital the authorities say that they were under orders not to react to provocations and that they only moved in the right place only moved in once they realized that bys

it's been a very busy week for vladimir putin on monday how does inauguration as president on tuesday the election of a new prime minister and dmitri medvedev and on waiting state we saw the and you'll victory day parade here in moscow so president putin contacted a bear barack obama by telephone explaining that he was he was needed in moscow in order to finalize key cabinet positions known dmitri medvedev will go to the g eight and the role of prime minister representing russia and vladimir putin and barack obama will meet at the g twenty in mexico next month now at the white house issued a statement saying that they perfectly understood president putin's position if they welcomed prime minister medvedev to camp david. let me putin is not always being the biggest fan of the g eight referring to it is somewhat outdated in preferring the g twenty summit. saying that the g. twenty contained more of the mooching economies that were more important to the world nations like brazil china india countries russia deals with quite extensively when it comes to trade know that to me a putin has s

perfect, perfect way for vladimir putin. we wouldn't have it any other way to celebrate his taking the presidency back. what else are you going to do except lace up the skates, get out there and play some hockey against a group of russian legends. rsvp to an inaugural ball, he's playing hockey. silvio berlusconi in the house. putin was on the amateur team. shocking he scored a goal. i'm surprised the goaltender let that one by. then scored another goal during a penalty shootout. here it is. putin skates in. get your pads down. scores on the back hander. goaltender, of course, fearing for his life let that one through the wickets. former italian prime minister, silvio berlusconi was in the building. as we leave here today, our very own mika brzezinski last night making her debut with david letterman. >> something i wanted to ask and if your father were here i would ask him, his first name, pronounce it. >> szbigniew. [ beep ]. >> that was good. she actually jumped. >> you see much more of mika's interview with letter man comi

tens of thousands protest the inauguration of president vladimir putin. inauguration of president vladimir putin. [ female announcer ] i found the best cafe in the world. ♪ nespresso. where there's a grand cru to match my every mood. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect cup. where no one makes a better cappuccino, latte, or espresso than me. and where clothing is optional. nespresso. the best cafe. yours. and where clothing is optional. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. partly cloudy, 72. atlanta, 80. st. louis, some severe storms and 70. >>> now for a recap of this morning's top stories. rebellious french voters have chosen a socialist to replace president nicolas sarkozy. it's a repudiation of sarkozy's austerity policies in promise of new economic stimulus spending. that has economists predicting a tough week for european financial markets as investors worry about a setback in efforts to end europe's debt crisis. >>> in russia, a glittering ceremony today as vladimir putin is sworn in fo

putin in his third term russian president vladimir putin also saying that he will raise the education of russia's bureaucrats and will root out any bureaucrats that qualified to do the jobs that they're doing well those same pure recruits will also have to declare all of their incomes in an attempt to stamp out corruption in the country also we're going to see a system developed that will allow online feedback to be given to the police and security services so that anybody who has a particular grievance with law enforcement can voice their opinions in that forum in terms of the legal system in general what we are going to be seeing is made more accessible both physically and online we're going to be seeing web cams in court rooms that the court proceedings from their investigation has been launched into what happened during sunday's riots in moscow that saw many people several people injured in fact several of the police officers were wounded in the clashes with protesters on sunday still remain in the hospital the authorities say that they were under orders not to react to provocatio

much to our bewilderment because at that implies that vladimir putin is a democrat. there was pepper spray used on peaceful and unarmed demonstrators, there were batons used, there's a video of a riot policeman kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach with his foot. this is a direct quote from his report. they were beating people brutally into blood, smashing their faces on the pavement, pulling them by the hair, regardless of gender or age. people april rested not just at the protest but after the protest as they're walking down the street, sitting in a cafe. the riot please walked and ransacked a cafe detained him and several other people who were there and then republic least without any explanation. all of this was still not good enough. we heard putin's press secretary for his reaction as to how police treated the protesters, he thought this was not harsh enough. they should have had their livers spread across the pavement. this is what putin's press secretary said several days ago. if nanyone needed a preview of putin's plans that's a preview. that's not the mai

and europe. >> vladimir putin's return to the kremlin was full of pomp and symbolism. whether as president or prime minister, he has steered russia's cause for the last 12 years. now he has begun a new six-year term. >> i hereby swear as president of the russian federation to uphold and protect the rights and freedoms of individuals and citizens. >> during his campaign, putin made a lot of promises. he has pledged more government spending and growth with the goal of becoming one of the world's five biggest economies by 2015. it is an ambitious target given the country's many problems, including corruption, bureaucracy, and political stagnation. >> i do not think putin has a magic formula up his sleeve. one that is going to allow him to really succeed in advancing russia's development. >> putin is focusing on russia's military strength. he plans to invest nearly 600 billion euros over the coming years. it has been decades since russia's armed forces were on a level playing build with the u.s. the country has slowly been falling behind in nato's capabilities. with moscow

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vladimir putin has unexpectedly pulled out from the g eight summit in the u.s. state of maryland that starts next week instead he's sending the prime minister dmitri medvedev. explains the rather sudden move. well this being a very busy week for vladimir putin on monday he was sworn in as president on tuesday how to deal with the election of a new prime minister in the paula meant until wednesday he was poss of the annual victory day parade here in moscow so the president called her and explained that he couldn't get attend the g eight next week to remain in moscow to finalize key cabinet appointments while the two leaders will instead meet next month in mexico the g twenty meeting to each image get of the prime minister who will be attending the g. eight representing russia instead though the white house issued a statement saying that they understood the position of president putin in welcoming the prime minister made good of to camp david so the issue of key cabinet appointments being listed as the reason for putin's nonattendance at the g eight however it has

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vladimir putin was barely known when he ended russian national politics back in one thousand nine hundred nine he's climb up the political ladder was rep ed henry prime minister acting president president elect he made it in less than a year in two consecutive presidential terms so his popularity inside the country skyrocket and his name turned into a brand in the international arena russians came to associate putin with the return of political stability and economic progress he's straightforward talking no nonsense approach. as well as he's tough stance on international issues have frequently irritated the west but have changed only been approved often in russia during his four years as prime minister putin preserved his popularity with the public on with his tough guy image however my situation changed in the lead up to this year's presidential election the country witnessed the biggest antigovernment rallies since the time of yachts and the political turbulence did not prevent from clinching his presidential term in one way real action articles putin this grant the awakening of the rus

and a surprise guest hours after his inauguration as president vladimir putin takes to the ice for a dollar event in moscow. let's kick off with football and cricket so it's off to have climbed out of the relegation play offs and in the russian premier league following a total win across nidal anton and even tight enough scored by the side of half time to bridge previous survival chances the similar side now unbeaten in i'm game zero one four out of their last five however there's one more much to go this season just two points above the relegation play off places. meanwhile over in the english premier league blackburn rovers have been relegated to the us after they lost one nil at home to wigan on monday and seven alcatraz scored the game's only goal with three minutes to play the win secures the latics top flight status for yet another season. meanwhile barcelona have been named as the team of the decade at the international federation of football history and statistics garlock held in the catalan city the organization researches and documents world football basso actually won it s

changes at the top in russia's vladimir putin outlined his new presidential policies. coals for unity under reforms as dmitri medvedev could be applying his modernization strategy as prime minister. is no everyone's clear he says protests continue with so clutches and arrests made all the details just ahead. setting out to germany zero dominance and ending foreign wars france's newly elected socialist leader is facing tough pressure to leave a sarkozy era behind. and it's a vote for stability for a man in syria after people made their choice in the country's first multi-party elections and half century. is eight am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena josh welcome to the program now we forms are on the way for russia vladimir putin back at the helm for a third term he's already busy setting out his strategy for the next six years while parliament is set to vote on former president vs canada c s a new prime minister well to explain what changes are in store for russia let's now talk to our tease peter oliver. good morning to you peter now what are th

with me rule research and live in moscow reforms are on the way for russia with vladimir putin back at the helm for a third. mr putin already busy though setting out his strategy for the next six years while parliament is set to vote on former president medvedev scandal or c. as the new prime minister expect to explain what changes are in store for russia let's not talk to our. standing in life. to see you peter mr putin has already settled into his new job a familiar job but he has been busy outlining his policies hasn't. president putin the. series of strategic orders chiefly among these concerning foreign policy looking at the proposed u.s. anti-missile defense shield now he's ordered the foreign ministry to demand from washington written confirmation that any missile sites will be targeted russia vladimir putin also saying that the. start treaty must be adhered to closer to home among the series of orders there were signed concerned bills to tackle corruption in russia by making up bureaucrats to clear all of their income as well as trying to increase transparency through the use o

changes at the top and russia's vladimir putin outlined his new presidential policy . could soon be applying his modernization strategies as prime minister. just continue with some clashes an arrest made. standing up to germany's you were dominant and ending foreign wars started by his predecessor france's newly elected socialist leader is facing tough pressure to lead the sarkozy era behind. it's a vote for stability for manny in syria after people made their choice in the country's party elections in half a century but it was boycotted by the opposition which held protests and stabbed. so they had lines here in our back at the top of the hour with more updates in the meantime here's paul with a late sports news. hello welcome along to the world of sport here's what's coming up baseball battles really a sort of pick up a crucial to know when a class as they like to avoid relegation from the russian premier league. in the balance lamont peterson's world title rematch with i'm a card later this month is in doubt as the world champions come confirms he's failed a random

>> of the next decade, president vladimir putin wants to spend 6 billion euro on new weapons. he says he is willing to work with the west, at the same time. the idea of a joint missile defense system has failed to get traction due to mutual mistrust. moscow rise in -- is insisting it we signed a non-agression treaty. >> a compromise is still possible. perhaps an agreement can be reached at the highest level. we will never accept any threat towards us. >> moscow's as the door is still open for dialogue. but time is running out. there is a fear russia may try to force nato back to the negotiating table by following up its tough talk with action. >> sports news coming up in just over a minute. >> first, a look at other stories from around the world. >> aid workers tending to survivors falling a deadly earthquake that killed at least seven people in northern italy. thousands have been left homeless. the earthquake, measuring six. on the richter scale, hit the region in the south on sunday. >> two people killed in beirut after street riots erupted between pro- and anti-syrian facti

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 in russia domestic so these are very ambitious plans and a lot of them will have to be implemented by mr medvedev so i don't expect them to be arguing ideologically up but i think there will be a very tough job ahead of them to feel what mr borden sees as his vision for his new dramas president ok to meet you bob which thank you very much for joining us of course we'll keep you up to date on exactly what's up. in the russian parliament right

vladimir putin was barely known when he entered russian national politics back in one thousand nine hundred nine he's climb up the political ladder was rep ed the prime minister acting president president elect he made it in less than a year putin's two consecutive presidential terms so his popularity inside the country skyrocket and his name turned into a brand in the international arena russian scheme to associate putin with the return of political stability and economic progress he's straightforward talking no nonsense approach. as well as he's tough stance on international issues have frequently irritated the west but have cheney really been approved often in russia during his four years as prime minister who didn't preserve his popularity with the public on with his tough guy image however my situation changed in the lead up to this year's presidential election the country witnessed the biggest antigovernment rallies since the time of yeltsin the political turbulence did not prevent looting from clinching his presidential term in one with real action articles putin this grant the awake

fugitive exiled russian oligarch boris berezovsky offers a bounty on vladimir putin to anyone willing to detain the russian leader at his presidential inauguration on monday. radical opposition activists hijack a peaceful anti-government rally in moscow leading to clashes with the police and injuries on board signs find out more from e.u. want to spin off in just a few moments. live from my headquarters in moscow this is our top story this hour francois along has also said nicolas sarkozy from the french presidency to become the country's first socialist president to seventeen years it was a close call winning just fifty one percent of the vote against his rivals forty nine our correspondent celeste has been witnessing wild celebrations at the socialist party headquarters in paris. the results are out france has a new president socialist challenger francois long has a college of victory making him the first socialist president in a seventy eight years and for the for because sarkozy is now the eleventh e.u. leader to be swept from power since the crisis started putting forth this add