duchy of warsaw which was then closely allied with france. both sides prepared for war it was this some makes this one should russia did. all absolutely they both sides knew it was coming neither side wanted alexander did not want to war and he told the poland he would not take the first step now who knows if he ever would have the pollie and took. a chance that alexander could have attacked oh of course it was they could have crossed it would alexander made a very concerted effort he got into an alliance with with the sweden he finished up the issue with with turkey with the ottoman empire where there had been a conflict and he boba lies to his troops and he made certain demands on the poland he he demanded at one point that napoleon abolished the duchy of warsaw be turning his back on the poles who he had promised to to to to protect. both sides made demands that they ought to have known the other side wasn't going to be able to take but there was room for agreement alexander could have been a little more willing to give in and the polian c

russia and france were allies for for a number of years. and they say this goes back to the french revolution they couldn't stand to things they couldn't stand the french revolution had taken away the king's illegitimately is in there in their view and they couldn't stand this upstart bonaparte who had managed to come in and take over and become emperor a trying to be like them from their point of view and so you have a constant sort of coalitions being raised to try to force france to take back our bourbon king and if you don't believe me look what happened anything fourteen eighteen fifteen that's exactly what they did they didn't say ok france you have this this terrible the pollie and we beat him now you decide who you would like to have as your leader and what kind of government no you will take louis the eighteenth whether you like it or not it's an interesting thing like at that time all the kings all the leaders of the major european countries they were good friends and usually you know it's going to say they were elated a lot of wh

giving the rebels money supporting them despite widespread accusations of atrocities on the ground france even said they will recognize an opposition government so everyone supporting them in the west but russia's president pointed out rebels all the very religious extremists the west is struggling against today some want to use militants from al qaida or some other organizations with equally radical views to accomplish their goals in syria this policy is dangerous and very shortsighted in that case one should. all of its inmates and bring them to syria to do the fighting that could have been practically the same kind of people we should bear in mind is that one day these people would get back their former captors and on the other hand these same people should bear in mind that they will eventually end up in a new prison very much like the one of the cuban shore puts it always straight to the. presidential elections in the u.s. there's also touched on saying whoever gets in he will try to work with even mitt romney who notoriously calls russia enemy number one but the president added he c

remains france -- >> what does that mean? it means that to a certain intent international policy is determined by history and geography. >> rose: right. >> and it doesn't change -- >> right, right, right. >> rose: there's a difference in style i was very hutch struck that people were happy to meet him. because they considered that, you know, his taib, if i may do so. it's won't be the sort of ups and downs. president sarkozy has a lot of energies. it's a good quality. but the question is where does that energy go? but apart from that. @no, i'm joking but not really joking. but apart from that there are examples where the policies are the same as libya, no chance. >> rose: you supported that and think it was the right thing to do? there is countenance issues. for instance, black africa, we are good friend of black africa. we think that africa-- black africa is the country of the future. and we have a relationship-- i forget right now, which is not to say-- it's good for europe as well, which is a major subject for everybody. a

that's found a haven in france. which which basically promotes stigmatize ation of success wealth and so on and france is definitely worth its taxes to a certain extent but if the men don't work in my head anymore if i'm certain you're create more value than not for others then that i do for myself with the implementation of the seventy five percent and so on clearly i will work. as an individual and become a tax it is an a for another country like belgium for example but belgians of already taken to the streets to protest against what they call a lack of morality of the rich who come to their country to avoid a certain taxes in france this case this super tax may affect as little as three thousand people out of sixty six million and if that elite minority continues heading for the door the deficit hole will only grow and a lot it may be forced to embrace the one policy he rejected throughout his election campaign stared. tests are still here r t brussels. now coming up on all the fiery debate courtesy of cross. and

france says foreign minister is defending freedom of expression. but also warning the magazine that it could be throwing oil on the fire. muslim leaders in france were urging followers to remain calm. >> the fallout continues this morning over a secret video taken at a mitt romney fundraiser in may. president obama is weighing in. karen traverse has more from washington. >> reporter: last night on the letterman show president obama fired back at the leaked tape that is causing mitt romney's campaign major headaches. >> there are not a lot of people out there who think they are victims, who think they are entitled to something. >> reporter: in the video romney seen saying 47% of americans will vote for president obama because they want a government hand-out. >> my job is not to worry about those people. >> reporter: the president said he has a different view of the office. >> the president: a lot of things i've learned as president, you represent the entire country. my expectation is if you want to be president you gotta work for everybody, not just

paris france there was and we'll have more news for you after this break. looking at some docs you simply do not believe they come speak and goodness how they can wrong oh. it's an international sled dog race with those driving the dogs. coming from as far away as a strength in canada and the u.s. i come to russia and everybody is so very friendly they welcomed me with open arms and the scenery is so beautiful it's very much like a laska and so i felt at home the first sled dog was brought here from australia now a stray i've come to this remote russian village to take part in the race it's not surprising they love it this trail ira mazie. but even more amazing is the story of how racing first started here a toll it wasn't the tough mushers of sled dog racing who set the trail ablaze but a nun and for all friends who brought their idea to life. five years ago. built a dog kennel in the village kids from the local open age came around to take care of the dogs and one day they state their life might seem extreme to some the boys wake up at six to feed to the

all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece. but what she got instead was an elevator ride from hell. and it was all caught on camera. brooklyn, new york, the senior community is not aware of a string of vicious muggings targeting the elderly. so far, it hasn't hit the media. >> we had absolutely no idea. my aunt would have definitely been a lot more cautious. >> a very independent and unknowing lillian france, an 85-year-old woman from the area, is planning to surprise her niece with a visit. >> she lives about a mile from me. she occasionally makes surprise visits. and that day, unfortunately, she decided to do so. >> before she arrived at her niece's house, she makes a few stops in the neighborhood, although she says she was feeling uneasy on this day from the get-go. >> my aunt said she woke up with like a heavy feeling, as if something was going to happen. >> france goes against her instincts and makes a stop at this bank to withdraw money to give to her grandnieces who are in from out of town. as she becomes more comfortab

and the number of other nuclear sites that are in france it makes france a actual ferrari problem in terms of the world in terms of boat. ability of united nuclear accident and of course the other problem is that front is right on the face of the germany and germany has renounced nuclear energy so you've got a problem now rather like you had ukraine and belarus if you had a major accident in frantic confinement in almost parts of germany and the germans have got no nuclear power tool or at least you know that they're going to have no. more or less anti nuclear so you've got a sort of thin red line between pro need clear and she knew what let's not give an excuse for the anti clear lobby in france now to follow germany sink i think the answer to be in france certainly won't follow. suit the real problem is that france is committed to. finding it extremely difficult to structure it so politically as far as i can see something like three quarter of its power is nuclear based on what is though the alternative it's obviously being trumpeted as a very efficient and supposedly say form of p

france will still tunks its wealthiest difference to the killed president alone than they will be found but critics say this will only be seen money pretty the country. this is coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program took the opportunity to ramp up its war a trick against iran as prime minister netanyahu address the world community and the u.n. general assembly has called for drawing a clear red line on tel rounds nuclear program to stop it from building a bomb iran has always insisted it's only pursuing the peaceful outcome in a fortnight is following developments in new york for. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu took to the podium to address the international body and presented somewhat of a show wintel why his diplomatic approach this year in his speech was to hold up somewhat of a cartoonish figure of a bomb to indicate what he believes is iran's nuclear program he was holding off is drawing literally drew a red line in that he indicated israelis believe that iran has enriched seventy percent enough. to make a bomb and at the ninety percent line the

paris france. it is a pleasure having you with us here in our two today on rory sushi and certainly with more news to come after a short break. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natale a show of oil is the norm or should test small arms so there's a lot almost machine building ploy and not obvious sourced count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no wait i'm so tired of shooting. the applause history goes from making far audience during world war two to ballistic missiles from nuclear submarines during the cold war the bulk of the soviet industry was moved here in the 1940's to flee the advancing germans so if you were also became the heart of soviet military production closed off to foreigners full hall for a century it thrived on the massive moods of the soviet military when the u.s.s.r. collapsed but life here was shaken to the core but some adapted to better than others

-- france's socialist government. it includes tax hikes for the rich and businesses in france. it is aimed at showing francois hollande and his team have the physical rigor to maintain france's reputation as a pillar in the eurozone. >> they came to narrow the deficit next year to 3% of national output -- date came to narrow the deficit next year. >> among the measures -- a temporary 75% income tax on earnings over 1 million euros. business also faces cuts in tax breaks. the prime minister presented the 2013 budget. >> this is a budget for social justice. and it is a budget for growth. it prepares us for the future. it is a courageous and responsible budget. >> the package includes public spending cuts of 10 billion euros. france's economy is in a precarious position. second quarter gdp was stagnant, and unemployment has just talked 3 million -- topped 3 million. the government is aiming to make good on election promises while making sure austerity does not hit france into recession -- tip france into recession. >> sp

paris france. which has all majors are moving abroad dale's head how business desk or the story. is becoming the latest play will develop an oil field in venezuela the company will have a sixteen billion dollars into the carriage. with the venezuelan oil corporation c v p. also anticipated to toy with b.p. of britain the two firms are currently in negotiations over a stake in b.p. really because of rick's planes. there are more twists and turns in this deal than on the moon is made a park ride to really get the full picture when you take a look at who makes up the n.k.v.d. and how we got so this point so the british partners are here the russian side is represented by a our tension between the two has been brewing for years culminated when b.p. decided to venture out on its own and partner up with another or major that was wrong to explore the arctic a are of course would have a none of that so it brought. the decision and the deal in court last year you see the brits were on the legal obligations to go through their mean. for any oil and gas operations in the country so this was

embassy in athens it follows on rust in france sparked by the publication of caricature of the prophet muhammad in a french newspaper several demonstrators were arrested in ensuing rallies for defying a government ban on protests france based journalist robert harness. paris only has itself to blame for falling out of favor with followers of islam. with the government using a very difficult position because of their policy in syria and because of their various inconsistency. is alarming there's that aspect of it and also they want to appear to be punching above their weight to use a british expression in international politics because they want to keep their veto in the united nations so there is no difficulty on the other hand there is a growing feeling in left wing circles that the government's policy is nonsense you cannot support it terrorism on monday and condemn it on tuesday and support it again on wednesday they're playing it both ways they don't want to be in rage that the people the alleged five million people of muslim backgrounds in france are a lot of people on the other h

and the user spreading crisis doesn't france where growing unemployment poor economic growth the president's approval rating plummet just months after winning office. plus the east asia pacific nations look for ways to energize economic recovery in russia as the u.s. and european economies flounder. democrats and republicans brace themselves for the battle ahead of the u.s. presidential election we hear from critics who question whether there's any genuine choice. with the top stories of the week today this is the weekly on artsy with me wrong. greece has seen its first large scale protest against a new round of wage and pension cuts thousands marching through the streets of the country's second biggest city of thessaloniki minor scuffles with riot police are ruptured at the end of what was otherwise a peaceful demonstration several young people said rubbish bins on fire and burned and flag the protest took place against the backdrop of. inspectors visiting greece to assess whether the nation qualifies for its next multi billion euro tranche of aid to secure that rescue loan and to stay in t

france is a very hostile business climate. it has been for some time, which is why business is exiting. i think there's something even more corrosive about this kind of policy decision. that is, it allows people to engage in this fantasy that tough problems don't require tough choices. france faces a lot of tough problems. they will require tough choices. they're just kicking the can down the road in a major way. they haven't cut spending. they haven't tackled any of the structural impediments in their labor markets. and now they're sayi ining to t french people, don't worry, we're just going to tax the wealthy 75%. it won't solve the problem. >> that's the thing, robert, isn't it? money is mobile. money will leave and go somewhere else. then they've got no tax revenue. >> exactly. i want to amplify something carly just mentioned. let's look at france's budget problems. they have a deficit of over $30 billion. this tax on the rich is going to raise maybe $.5 billion. this doesn't even get us close to the issue. the other issue

around five million people, france has europe's largest muslim population. in recent gears, there have been tensions over the head scarfs and the veils and the wider national debate about french identity. >> this is very interesting to study the relationship that the government has with the muslim. the government perceive islam as a cultural element, as an element of history and it doesn't see the islamic history connects with the local mousse limb living in france. >> this gallery has been a decade in the making and while it focuses on the radiance of a past civilization, it will escape no one but it opens in the face of real current tensions between islam and the west. >> let me remind you of our top story on "g.m.t.." miss -- in pakistan, a government declared special day of love for the prophet muhammad has been largely ignored since violent clashes have been seen resulting in at least one death. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, an

this is all bluff and it can't help it's simply not enough that there's not that many rich people in france while we sit in a man's house in belgium where the businessman moves to avoid high taxes at home he tells me many of france's reach and their money will follow suit these three years the worst is the people who are now happy that the rich are being punished. don't understand the government will start with the rich but when they fail to succeed and i'm one hundred percent certain no film will descend on the totem pole in tax the poor. some experts warn that not only french money but foreign capital will also flee with such a gloomy outlook projected for the future the current situation is not too bright either last week the country's unemployed supposed three million for the first time in years french president francois hollande campaign slogan towards change is now today four months on the right indeed signs of many changes here in the country but while france is economically struggling with an enormous dad huge budget deficit and unemployment level the highest it's been in more than

and france because we are doing their police. well selective reporting however isn't just limited to france earlier this week there was another glaring example the story about how rebels were caught using a blindfolded prisoner as an unwitting suicide bomber disappears from the mainstream airwaves the latest in a series of the truth told the would quickly shell see that next hour. also weighs in on syria with millions of need to government e-mails while julian the sunshine blossman transnational surveillance empire that he says is taking over the developing world. iran's nuclear ambitions have won some powerful backing as one hundred twenty countries voice a approval of peaceful atomic research in the country this was the key point in the unanimously adopted resolution that wrapped up a nine aligned movement summit in toronto the u.s. and israel have been left revealing by the success of the gathering as they've been trying to undermine it at all along it comes as a new report suggested that iran has doubled its nuclear capacity

members original she now team paris france. in hindi is pumping more money into its space program launching larger satellites and finding a vicious project and far away to find. plots of the searches or that made their pitch and warn people announces the final list of bad news for the twenty eight hundred football world cup in russia all about the big spending on big stadiums and our team. prime minister everyone has been reelected as the leader of the country's ruling party for the last time at a major political conference in turkey and who won once again slammed the regime in neighboring syria however dr hussein bugsy of the middle east technical university told me on cars policy on damascus is deeply unpopular with turks themselves. the turkish government has miscalculated the events in syria they have expected that arab spring would be having the situation like in libya like in tunisia or in egypt. believe but in case of syria turkey has been indeed in the last five years particularly a very very close. friend of the if you

as a mormon missionary in france. it was a tradition he considered breaking. >> he was concerned, according to his friends, that he might lose ann and so he talked to ann about this, and she told him you know, if you don't go, you'll always regret it and i'll be here. >> and when he left, i had a very brave face. went to the airport with his entire family. we all said good-bye. i was driven home with his family and then i walked into my home, opened the door, my mother was there. i fell flat on the ground in just dissolved in tears and she could not console me. >> for two and a half years in the turbulent '60s, romney was living abroad, working every day to convert the skeptical french to his mormon faith. so this is the kind of neighborhood that you used to knock on doors in. >> this. >> all day. >> yes, 45 years ago. yeah, it was -- i mean this is fairly typical. >> mike bush took us back to the streets of bordeaux where he and romney spent 60 hours a week spreading their faith in french. >> did eventual a specific

paris france. south america is the new hunting ground for russian oil and sun daniel is here with business news story. joins all field in venezuela the company will come sixteen billion dollars into the current go to block it will share with venezuela see. which is also tying up a volved cross ownership deal with britain's b.p. really explains. there are more twists and turns in this field than on the muse where the pork rights to really get the full picture when we take a look at who makes up the n.k.p. and how we got to this point so the british partners are here the russian side is represented by a our tension between the two has been brewing for years culminated when b.p. decided to venture out on its own and partner up with another or major that was wrong to explore the arctic a are of course would have a none of that so it blocked the decision and the deal in court last year you see the brits were on the legal obligation. to go through their mean. for any oil and gas operations in the country

france says foreign minister is defending freedom of expression. but also warning the magazine that it could be throwing oil on the fire. muslim leaders in france were urging followers to remain calm. >> the fallout continues this morning over a secret video taken at a mitt romney fundraiser in may. president obama is weighing in. karen traverse has more from washington. >> reporter: last night on the letterman show president obama fired back at the leaked tape that is causing mitt romney's campaign major headaches. >> there are not a lot of people out there who think they are victims, who think they are entitled to something. >> reporter: in the video romney seen saying 47% of americans will vote for president obama because they want a government hand-out. >> my job is not to worry about those people. >> reporter: the president said he has a different view of the office. >> the president: a lot of things i've learned as president, you represent the entire country. my expectation is if you want to be president you gotta work for everybody, not just

sold in france are made in france and in fact number eight is the only important middle it's the feel that the most ragman five hundred i think and so they don't have to worry about you know even with all their problems and they have high social costs there and they're not really good at manufacturing but they know they will they want to be seen driving a french car and so it's like our parents did they want to drive an american car but and so a lot of it isn't isn't just the tech tariffs it actually is the mystic preference you know is that we like organic food people pay more they want to get it sure but in that in that context and i'm not disagreeing with you at all but it seems to me that a lot of that actually comes out of government policy in south korea as i said there was actually a government policy for three decades of shaming people for buying south korean goods in japan for years this was you know brilliantly chronicled in the book the rise of japan back about twenty years ago or so by a fellow by the name last name of wealth there again a government. program of basically