that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to on the money where the business of russia is business i'm peter lavelle what will define russia's presidency of the g. twenty where the most important global economies work in unison to solve the world's most demanding economic challenges or will it be an exercise in kicking the can down the road with each country guarding national interest and why should the emerging market world really take notice of the g seven. to discuss this and more i'm joined by chris weaver he's a senior partner with macro advisory we also have jacob now he is the chief economist with morgan stanley and we're also joined by what it's so part on our low he is the c.e.o. of nestle russia and eurasia all right gentlemen let's start out with the can as we usually do with this program the condition of the russian economy chris where do we stand right now we are. standing still or we paddle in water or. standing still there will actually be a pick up in the economic indicators for the second half of this year we had a weak first half and you're looking across the boar

intentionally or unintentionally but the relationship between russia and the united states on ice the fact is that whistleblower weighs on russian territory and is asking for an asylum while the united states is demanding immediate arrest and extradition in the current lot of uncertainty and children and between the two states what is really at risk. a legacy of slavery. u.s. ties are continuously tested never more so than now this squabble over snowden has fuels the crossfire well president seeks to preserve partnership and promote peace one of the sore points in the relationship to the post cold war giant's catch the same way. what does it state for russia and america and for the international community as a whole. so our guest is stephen cohen professor of russian studies and history at new york university and princeton university steven it's really great to have you with us today i'm happy to be with you so at this point who is snowden more of a problem for the united states or russia. well in my perspective he's a problem for both if we put this in historical context since the en

snowden edward snowden has intentionally or unintentionally but the relationship between russia and the united states on ice the fact is the whistleblower raised on russian territory and is asking for an asylum while the united states is demanding immediate arrest and extradition in the current load of uncertainty and chill in it between the two states what is really at risk. a legacy of glory. u.s. ties are continuously tested never more so than. this squabble over snowden has fuels the crossfire well presidents seek to preserve partnership and promote peace what are the sore points in the relationship in the post cold war giants catch the same way. what is its stake for russia and america and for the international community as a whole. so our guest is steven cohen professor of russian studies and history at new york university and princeton university's stephen it's really great to have you with us today i'm happy to be with you so right so at this point who is snowden more of a problem for the united states or russia. well in my perspective he's a problem for both if we put this in h

edward snowden wants to remain in russia the whistleblower says he's now seeking temporary asylum and is ready to stop leaking documents the whole the u.s. the kremlin's main condition for him to stay. it's noting could be subjected to ill treatment in the us are legitimate. he says he wants refuge in russia because he fears that death penalty if washington ever catches him . live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eight pm this is with the twenty four hours a day. where we start with our breaking news story this hour n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden says he wants temporary political asylum in russia and promised to stop releasing leaks that harm washington to secure it he told russian and international human rights activists of his wishes at moscow's sheremetyevo airport today where he's been stuck in a transit area for more than two weeks with a little later we hope to cross live to our correspondent. who's been there in that transit area and she'll tell us more on what snowden had to say that i hope will be able to do very soon here in r.t. now the

would finally be allowed entry into russia today but the lawyer assisting him as announced that won't be happening as the paperwork is still not ready when it's got the latest now from. the airport what exactly is being going on there today. well the long and short of it. remains. he remains in the transit zone and it was widely thought that today was going to be the day that he would finally be allowed to enter russia he's waiting for a piece of paper now we know that he's applied for temporary asylum in russia. are considering whether to. when they make that decision he will be given a piece of paper a temporary visa if you like that will help him to enter russia properly now it was widely expected that today was going to be the day that he was going to get his hands on that piece of paper but basically the paperwork still hasn't been processed in the federal migration service still haven't decided whether they're going to process his application or not by his legal representative anatoly did arrive. at around four o'clock this afternoon and he was carrying a bag and the world's pre

latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. language as well but i will only react to situations i haven't read the reports so i'm not pushing the know i will leave them to the state department to comment on your latter point someone to say it needs to carry out a call as i'm going. to know god. thank you no more weasel words. when you say to direct question me prepared for a change when you throw a punch be ready for a. pretty ops page. down to freedom to cost. welcome back to the show we talk about edward snowden and how his moscow detour may affect the already shaky relationship between russia and the united states our guest is stephen cohen professor of russian studies and history good to have you back stephen so in your latest opinion editorials you keep saying that russia and the united states are at a fateful crossroads is this snowden case icing on a cake could things get really bad after this i have a historical perspective let me state it again twenty two years after the end of the soviet we do not have a good relationship with russia. nobody as

program so what made snowden ask russia for political asylum from the appointee well i think that he sees that it is not a very secure good lord to wage an american right now because just recently and we don't use that american vice president joe biden personally called their car door and president rafael care and basically or threaten him with quantico and source if he admits in order to his territory so i think maybe a snowden decided there you should take and it will be a good time off and probably stay in russia for a little longer before going where anywhere else or maybe. russia has fallen over the view of safe places for himself dmitri and just. for your information we're getting reports that actually advert snowden did say that he was scared that he wouldn't be able to get to latin america safely because of the latest incident with the believe in president's plane actually and is it is he likely to to get it's i mean the political asylum here in russia what we've heard there the terms of president putin i think these are very legitimate demands that we're going to have made y

global economy and it directly involved russia since billions of russian money were targeted in the process and to talk about that we're joined by our guest our guide to the language was russia's deputy prime minister on economic issues i mean it's fair to say although in the real economy most ok so so we're going to talk economy now. i want to take a look at this graph there were several media reports saying that there were about from five to thirty billion here us russian money russian money in cyprus most humble estimation came from the man who knows he's the head of cyprus central bank so from five to thirty billion euros what's your number. he's depleted numbers but nobody knows so i talked with some people put my new. orleans other people. friends in cyprus or legal entities. to fight with the heightened direction so i think number is a pretty big certainly higher than for it to be. so one thirty billion i would i would say it's common i was just so to search is probably the right number but then again nobody knows that i was there so much russian money in their wealth. was co

himself as does the condo to up to whatever protection russia can offer him in this situation. i agree except for now i get in here coming out and they cannot hear anything really if it's because i've been here with the better ok really i think it's. going to be fascinated by it took so that's why i can't believe i think he was. silent for a while ok we're going to and i would. i mean it's not every night. i think a little bit all right thank you very much and right now political analyst me. it's not an recognize that asylum in russia was the only option left to him. he is that it is not very secure to gore duration america right now because just recently we had the news that american vice president joe biden personally called their car door and president rafael correa rare and basically threatened him with consequences if he admits northern to his territory so i think maybe it's not and decided that he should take a little bit of time off and probably stay in russia for a little longer before anywhere else or maybe he is russia's foreign of the few safe places with himself ameri

it already seems like both the u.s. and russia are trying to avoid any kind of diplomatic row over this we've seen a lot since this saga has began we've seen planes detained we've seen international law broken the one thing that russia most certainly is going to push and make sure they make very clear is that international laws have to be followed here this is probably why there are russian lawyers here certainly if this is the case and he is asking for political asylum he's going to keep in close contact with those russian lawyers the one thing certainly we're going to hear coming out of the kremlin by the way kremlin spokesman spokespeople have confirmed that there's been no kind of contact or interaction with snowden so this might come as a surprise to them as well but certainly they'll be it will be hearing very often that they're going to stick to the wall the u.s. certainly is not going to like this but russia is not latin america i think will hear experts say they're not going to be pushed around by the united states and he said i'm just reading some of the latest quotes fro

two and a half maybe three percent growth that's not enough for an economy like russia all of the legislators of politicians are all well aware of that russia needs more like five to five and a half percent so the whole discussion right now even though we've got a relatively good number compared to other countries is about how to boost up to the next level to five percent and sustain it so we're moving five sideways government makes a big. issue i guess of merit of the fact is that we're stable but now the word stagnation is beginning to creep in behind that stability doing well relative to others that's not good enough well look we do have a very resilient consumer in russia backed by a tight labor market that's going to keep growth ticking along above two percent now you know i think it's also some upside there because we've had tight monetary policy up till now and we have very tight fiscal policy if you look at if you look at the budget spending was running thirty percent growth rates in the first quarter of twenty twelve we had the election in the first half of this year it w

companies in german industry have accused the chancellor of following policies towards russia there are damaging the nation's business interests giants like love tons of siemens volkswagen were among one hundred eighty companies and unions lobbying for their interest in eastern europe the group believes merkel's government is not pay enough attention to its relations with russia and wants to see a new strategy to prevent relations calling any further or key to that or closer ties between the markets of russia and the european union with business leaders also criticizing politicians in the media for their a negative portrayal of russia are just bitter all over reports from berlin. this report has come out it's been published by the committee on eastern european economic relations now what that is essentially is a group of almost two hundred of the the biggest companies in germany now they were polled about. how they do business and how they see the relationship between between germany and russia with fifty four percent of them saying that that relationship has deteriorated in recent time

papers he needs to leave a moscow airport transit zone and officially and to russia. anyone who's willing to vote was in advance to take on this taunt we're willing to accept it whether it looks like the modern world looks like hitler. which challenge a free syrian army representative over his group's accomplices or qaida linked militants hold around two hundred kurdish civilians hostage in syria. and the u.s. will finally hold long deferred hearings for dozens of going time obey inmates while eighty six others cleared for release are still unable to leave the prison. started coming to life from the russian capital on wearing the joshie welcome to the program. the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden could finally set foot on russian territory today he's waiting for paperwork which would allow him to leave the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport and according to a lawyer who is helping snowden the man who leaked secret u.s. documents is here to stay or he's lazy france is at the airport. it is a distinct possibility that edward studied could soon call the russian federati

be reached within three months and he will find out whether or not russia will give him temporary asylum so all indications point to the fact that that document arrived in the hands of the russian lawyer who is the. point an advisor to mr snowden anatoly. and he came into the airport. with it and bag that is reported to to hold some fresh clothes and those all important fresh documents for mr snowden pushing aside the police and the and b. journalists waiting with bated breath near the entrance to the area where mr snowden is being held right now we were we were able to get close enough to hear a little bit about what he told journalists to expect to hear very soon. i'm not going to comment on anything only after my consultations with edward i will be able to say something to you. so as impatient as we journalists are at this point to get an appearance for mr snowden or even a couple of words preferably as to what his plans are at this point he is still with his advisers and prepare preparing for his next move now if the decision at the end of this three months is favorable to sno

edward snowden still without asylum is russia says it hasn't gotten official request yet from the fugitive whistleblower while washington scolds moscow for giving him a quote propaganda platform. hunger strike on pause guantanamo jail officials claim inmates have started beating again but prisoners lawyers say it's not the end of the protest against indefinite detention that's been dragging on for more than five months. street battles in northern ireland clashes continue in belfast after the annual pro british parade with skirmishes between protestant hardliners and police for the second night in a row. five am in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story fugitive n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden is seeking refuge in russia breaking almost three weeks of silence as he remains stuck at moscow's sheremetyevo airport the leaker says he's willing to stay in moscow until he can secure a safe passage to latin america where he's been granted asylum by several states artie's paul scott has been following snowden's attempts to escape u.s. prosecution. confirm that

russia however that seems very unlikely because as we remember snowden turned down asylum in according with the terms given to him five president putin which word that he had to stop his work seen as quote a plan falls to russia's u.s. partners to return down to ready russian of course asylum it seems unlikely but a lawyer coming to meet him does think about the possible a possible statement that could be made today other people think he could be announcing where he might be flying to let me remind you of your horses in the transit zone the house and the russian border and russia has made it very clear that they won't be giving anyone up they don't. particularly don't extradite to countries that have the death penalty and last but at least of course snowden perhaps wanting to show the world that he is in fact here he still is in moscow there's been lots of speculation that perhaps he's been taken out of the airport that you could be on some other territory so we of course are waiting for the whole world is watching to see what he has to say we should find out very shortly wha

temporary asylum it means that to edward snowden plans to pursue work here and to call russia his home learning the language and assimilating himself. and then if the decision on the on the other side is negative that russia will not grant him temporary asylum he actually plans to appeal that decision that points just how serious he is in this case to call russia home so there he's he's got a lot of plans in place but he still needs that document that is giving him formal notification that that that that application process is underway and until he gets that he is still in the airport now journalists have been waiting almost from sun up today to see if his advisor did show up with that documentation and lo and behold he showed up at four pm and police began heavily guarding a first floor area of terminal eat here at sheremetyevo airport it happens to fall just five floors of the meat of the hotel in the terminal where it's reported that edward snowden had been staying for the last month sure enough the police began to congregate and sort of blocking off the area and that is when h

hello welcome to the r t sports show deeds and words and news from russia and across the globe in a sport packed twenty six minutes with me kate partridge and here's just a taster. let the games begin the twenty seventh university age the world student games gets underway in heralding the start of russia's biggest sporting event since the nine hundred eighty olympics. while winning warmup spots i'd be chucked out the nets to nil in a pre-season friendly with both sides resting top players amid talk of the summit transpose. and making history andy murray becomes the first british man to win wimbledon in seventy seven years beating novak djokovic in straight sets off to marion bartoli takes the ladies title. but first the twenty seven's world student games got underway with a lavish ceremony in carson on saturday and as richard found poor feet discovered russia's biggest sporting event for thirty three years should benefit the sport man city for many years to come. because iran has come a long way over the last five years in two thousand and eight russia's first biggest sporting sixty

around the global economy and it directly involved russia since billions of russian money were targeted in the process and to talk about that we're joined by our guest i think about chords well as russia's a decorative prime minister on economic issues and we can't it's fair to say all o'neill economist ok so so we're going to talk economy now. i want you to take a look at this graph. there were several media reports saying that there were about from five to thirty billion here as russian money russian money in cyprus most humble estimation came from the man who knows he's the head of cyprus central bank so from five to thirty billion euros what's your number. well it's his depleted numbers but nobody knows exactly as some people put money in a straightforward way. using all names other people are used to france and cyprus or legal entities to do. names at the height of the auction saw i think the number is pretty big certainly higher than twenty billion dollars so one thirty billion i would i would say it's common i was so it is certain is probably the right number but again nobody kno

fugitive cia whistleblower edward snowden says he wants asylum in russia and is ready to stop harming the u.s. lost small scovel providing him a propaganda platform. hunger strike on poor has gone time a jail officials claim in days have started eating again but prisoners know it's a it's not the end of the protest over the indefinite detention that has lasted almost half a year. and street battles in belfast and dozens injured as protests protestant hardliners clashed with police trying to blog their march from entering the consulate district. international news live from moscow this is nazi with me you know a ship of allah thanks for joining us and as a leader edward snowden has renewed his request for asylum in russia as he moves to put an end to his life in limbo at a moscow airport he spent nearly three weeks termed it in the transit zone of sheremetyevo and spend and sound i should say nearly two dozen asylum requests around the world paul scott is following the whistle blower's attempts to escape u.s. prosecution. r.t. you confirm that russia's federal migration committ

down a a. edward snowden says he wants to stay in russia and will comply with the kremlin's conditions to stop harming the u.s. however washington meantime. providing a so-called propaganda platform for the whistleblower. lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainees say there's no indication the mass hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have had one meal the first though since february. and violence in belfast clashes broke out at the annual orange order parade despite a very heavy police presence. within a syrian rebel spokesman tells us the west should be very careful about supplying the. which he claims has been hijacked by al-qaeda linked militants. worldwide news live from moscow this is r t with me wrong and welcome to the program today. lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport of course that's where he's been holed up now for about three weeks let's get the details live fr

split asylum here in russia and promise to stop releasing leaks that homo shinton to secure it he told russian and international human rights activists of his wishes at moscow's sheremetyevo airport where he's been stuck in a transit area for more than two weeks until she's an isa now it is now joining us live from the airport and he said i see you so tell us in detail what came out of this meeting. well it seems pretty clear cut at least the announcement edward snowden will. apply and is going to request political asylum in the russian federation a couple of weeks ago president putin laid out conditions on which he might be welcome to stay in the country the top one being that he would have to stop doing his work that quote harms russia's u.s. partners it seems in the past two weeks he's decided that he's ready to do that although it still could be debated what exactly harming the u.s. means he made it clear that he thinks his work is helping the u.s. he sees himself as a patriot he met in the airport in the transit zone possibly we'll find out more we have a guest for you within

fugitive cia whistleblower edward snowden says he wants asylum in russia and is ready to stop the u.s. washington. providing him a propaganda platform. hunger strike. officials claim inmates have started eating again but prison is noise say it's not the end of the protest over an indefinite detention almost. to the constant hardliners clash with police trying to block them from entering a catholic district. live. in moscow where it's just eight pm this is twenty four hours a day. and i say leaker edward snowden has renewed his request for asylum in russia as he looks to put an end to his life in limbo at a moscow airport he spent nearly three weeks stranded in the transit zone and sent nearly two dozen asylum requests around the world for scott is following the whistle blows attempts to escape u.s. prosecution. r.t. you confirm that russia's federal migration committee has yet to receive a formal application for asylum from edward snowden this is despite yesterday's meeting a shadow matter airports with human rights activists and lawyers in which he requested assistance in getting

fugitive n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden says he wants asylum in russia and he's ready to stop the u.s. is. providing him a propaganda platform. hunger strike. inmates have started again but prison is noise say it's not the end of the over five month long protest against indefinite detention. and street battles in northern ireland fresh clashes erupt in belfast as the annual parade turns violent skirmishes between protestant hardliners and police for the second consecutive night. life from our studio center here in moscow was just turned one am on sunday morning this is the twenty four hours a day. and a leaker edward snowden has renewed his request for asylum in russia as he looks to put an end to his life in limbo at a moscow airport he spent nearly three weeks stranded in the transit zone of it and sent two dozen asylum requests around the world. is following the whistle blows attempts to escape u.s. prosecution. r.t. can confirm that russia's federal migration committee has yet to receive a formal application for asylum from edward snowden this is despite meeting with human

edward snowden says he wants to stay in russia and will comply with the kremlin's condition to stop the u.s. over washington. for providing a propaganda platform for the whistleblower. lawyers for the guantanamo bay detainee say there's no indication the hunger strike is ending despite u.s. officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have eaten a meal now for the first time since february. as clashes break out of the annual orange order parade despite a heavy police presence. shooting dead a top syrian rebel commander this in the latest escalation of infighting all among the opposition. well good morning from moscow worse now we're just off to eight am on saturday. world headlines let's get straight now to the whistleblower. lawyers have fresh support for edward snowden's application for refuge in russia now this following his meeting with russian and international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport that's where he's been holed up now for roughly three weeks get the details out told scott who joins us here on the program paul good morning to you so what'

edward snowden rejects russia's asylum conditional but he stops working against washington and his opinions begin to run out one by one. president obama says every country's plane is in big politics in a bid to combi outrage over america's belated snooping on its european allies. also the sound launch into nowhere and on monday a russian rocket loaded with navigation such wise crunch was in a minute to take open golfing the accident site in clouds of toxic gases and sparking fears of an environmental disaster. and we're bringing you live pictures from a square now where egypt's president mohamed morsi faces one blow after and not that as the army demands hit address close to quit buying millions of protesters while senior government officials resigned in solidarity with the opposition. international news and comment live from moscow this is all she with me hello and welcome to the program. edward snowden has was drawn his request for asylum in russia it follows a statement by the russian president that the fugitive whistleblowers welcome to stay only if he stops harming washington

department pledges to review the verdict. to the n.s.a. leaker edward snowden asked russia for asylum as he struggles to put an end to a legal limbo in a moscow airport sparking us a rage toward the kremlin. six am in moscow i met très a bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news syrian state television says the army has found a chemical laboratory where rebel forces were making poisonous materials military sources claim the substances were meant to be packed into mortars and used to attack government forces in damascus our middle east correspondent policy or has the details. the syrian army has found chemical materials in the town of jobar which is on the outskirts of the capital city of damascus initial reports said that the syrian army seized a factory that was occupied by a group of foreign backed militants and that chemical materials were found inside their factory now we do see canisters we do see white packages that they have uncovered and it does seem as if they were producing chemicals in the laboratory it says poison chemical substances made in

to an end so will he be staying in russia or headed elsewhere an update on the case ahead and it's not only members of capitol hill who have a bone to pick with the n.s.a. over a dozen organizations are now filing a lawsuit against the n.s.a.'s expanding surveillance program more on this developing story coming up also protests continue still days after george zimmerman received a not guilty verdict efforts are also being made on capitol hill to repeal stand your ground laws in the limit racial profiling this story later in the show. it's wednesday july seventeenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sax and you're watching our team and we begin tonight in an airport in moscow which has been n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden's home for more than three weeks now but his stay there may soon be ended and in an interview with r.t. one of snowden's lawyer suggested snowden could be leaving the airport transit zone in the next few days if you receive the necessary paperwork from the russian government while his asylum request is being processed however according to his attorney snowden

deeds and words from russia and around the world and here the top stories. seven up russia's men beat japan to win the ball event while the women go out in the loft late as new zealand dominates the rugby world cup sevens. plus all the fun is the spotlight moscow b.d.n.f. pre-season with a one nil defeat to ukrainian giants tonight out here and meet talk of reviving and instil european league. and green kings austrian janish bob wins the russian open by two strokes teenager paddleboard here you know becomes the country's new national champion. but first to the rugby sevens wild cup here in moscow and in the last big tournament before the sport's elim pick debut russia's men beat japan to win the ball event with overall victory for both men and women going to new zealand after the russian girls lost in the quarterfinals as richard reports. hopes were high for the russians as fate hosted the rugby sevens world championships however those dreams were extinguished on saturday as russia's men would finish bottom of a group with two defeats and a draw but didn't have a great post stage obvi

edward snowden says he wants to stay in russia and will comply with the kremlin's condition to stop palming the u.s. but washington the slums will scare the providing a problem again the platform to the whistleblower. who is we're going to monitor detainees say there's no indication of a mass hunger strike offending display of you wants officials claiming most of the protesting prisoners have eaten and meal for the last time since february. bonnets and belfast as conscious breakout of the annual enjoyed a parade despite a heavy police presence. and the war within s.c. when rebel spokesman tells also the west should be cautious about supplying arms to the anti assad front which he claims has been hijacked by al qaida in the intimate to. international news life for most criticisms he was meek you know thanks for joining us lawyers have pledged support for edward snowden's up location for refuge in russia he's meeting with a russian on international human rights activists at moscow's sheremetyevo airport where he has been holed up for three weeks from paul scott. r.t. you confirm that

you can watch ati anytime anywhere. edward snowden wants to remain in russia he told human rights activists during a meeting in a moscow airport transit zone that he is applying for temporary asylum. the former n.s.a. contractor promises to stop leaking documents that the u.s. which is the president's condition for giving snowden refuge plus. fears that snowden could be subjected to ill treatment in the u.s. . we talked to the activists who met snowden about his current predicament and whether they think russia will offer him a way out of his transit lounge limbo. live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned nine pm this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day and we start with our breaking news story the n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden says that he wants temporary political asylum in russia and promised to stop releasing leaks that harm washington to security he told russian and international human rights activists that moscow's airport where he's been stuck in a transit area for more than two weeks. is following the developments out. and discussed snowd

is disingenuous and unlike russia and other countries they seem very. determined to push forward the syrian rebels as the new leadership of the country regardless of the situation on the ground when the russian the united states were originally trying to promote the geneva two conference we saw that the syrian rebels essentially said that they had no intention of negotiating until the situation on the ground changed that is until they gained the military upper hand so from their perspective they seem only willing to negotiate if the military situation allows them to have the upper hand in negotiations but if they seem to be losing the war if it seems that support for them inside of the country is dropping all of a sudden they have no desire to negotiate and they only want to continue to push war which is the subtext of this entire meeting where on the sidelines they have been pushing for more and more military aid from the united states and for it to come significantly quicker. christoper tina who is an analyst for a public opinion and political strategy web page believes that the u.

live tonight on our team russia says it has evidence that syrian rebel fighters not government forces used chemical weapons at an attack on aleppo back in march that's according to moscow's envoy to the united nations it's a top story this hour also. the muslim brotherhood in egypt urges the nation to rise up against the military following the ousting of the president and monday's deadly clashes in cairo this is the interim leader reveals the transition timetable now for a new government. the international stalemate over edward snowden moves a step closer to being resolved now venezuela confirms it's received a formal request for political asylum from the whistleblower on the run caracas earlier signaled his willingness to offer him refuge from u.s. prosecution. and there's the marks of his voice that outrage over the force feeding of guantanamo bay hunger strikers during the holy month of ramadan a popular american rapper finds out firsthand just how painful that procedure can be. here in moscow now tonight this is our t.v. one is kevin and it's good to have you company first

ceremony a capacity crowd of over fifty thousand descended on the stadium and it was russia's president to officially open the games after meeting the countries are fleets taking parts delia we have made every endeavor so the participants of this sport festival could feel themselves at home so that they could achieve outstanding results so that they could withstand gracefully the great tension and difficulty of competitions the ceremony lost it for just over four hours and was warm received by both who had the pleasure and good fortune to see it everything is well organized as a very beautiful and pleasant although where and be charged with that these we hope everything will go well and our country makes a good impression on the rest of the world we're so pleased the opening ceremony as he did all our expectations that's everything is just perfect i had no idea that it would be that good and i'm proud to live in russia and see these things happen. not a spotlight falls on the world's young athletes will be going all out to win one hundred seventeen gold medals on offer but the

huge ship cia whistleblower edward snowden says he wants asylum in russia under the bridge to stop harming the u. watts as washington blows a small scope of providing him a propaganda platform. hunger strike on paul is gone ton a jail officials claim inmates have started eating again but prisoners who know it say it's not the end of the protest over indefinite detention that has lasted almost tough to get. street battles in belfast dozens injured as a protest on todd linus clashed with police trying to block the munch from entering from a district. international news and comments live from moscow this is us he was me hello and welcome to the pool. and i say leaker edward snowden has really need his request for asylum in russia as he lives to put an end to his life in limbo at a moscow airport he spent nearly three weeks trended in the transit zone of sheremetyevo and found nearly two dozen asylum requests around the world paul scott is following the whistle blowers attempts to escape u.s. prosecution are to confirm that russia's federal migration committee has yet to receive a form

breaking news this hour russia says it's off for asylum to edward snowden but only if he stops leaking information that has now been rejected by him. joins us here with the story. can you bring us up to date on this what do you know now. you know this just been that edward snowden has officially rejected. rejected an offer that he could find asylum in russia and stay in russia according to conditions that vladimir putin announced on monday he has rejected it because of those conditions the conditions being that he was welcome to stay in russia if he was willing to. quote harming russia's u.s. partners now snowden has said that because it's condition she doesn't want to silence in russia this is his options of where he possibly could go. and get political asylum are not going down by the day more countries are becoming reluctant to help him in any way to sort of reach out to him that you were putin on monday also said that the u.s. that they would never give anybody up that they'd never given anybody up and that the u.s. would never give anybody up to them and in fact. it can be

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time here in russia the danger of leaving russia and heading to a country that has offered him asylum is just too dangerous it would be too easy for the u.s. government to catch up with snowden he points to the fact the president of bolivia is plane being forced to land on july third because of a suspicion that snowden was actually on board that flight that today snowden is hoping to receive a formalized notice that his temporary asylum has been received and as it is in process that when he gets that document in his hands he will then be released from his temporary home here at sheremetyevo airport for the last month and will be able to go freely about the russian federation now after that three months whether the decision is favorable or not snowden and his team here in russia say that plans are in place either way. if the russian federal migration service denies mr snowden's request we still have the option of appealing against this decision in court i explained all the legal aspects to edward and he intends to use this right of appeal should there be your fusil mr snowden's

russia. but now it is said that snowden will remain in the transit zone as russian officials weigh his asylum request. steve centanni has the latest. reporter: he is still in the transit area of the moscow airport, but beyond that we really don't know much about what will happen next. his lawyer did arrive today at the airport and we have pictures of that. as there was that report, he had permission to leave the airport in the later report that no permission had yet been granted. he arrived at the airport last month after flying out of hong kong and he has applied for asylum and seven latin american countries. the problem is he doesn't have the travel document to leave moscow. the passport has been rescinded that he has. he is wanted on espionage charges after leaking sensitive documents from the nsa. jenna: what effect could this have on the relationship with russia? >> does not help matters. vladimir putin has told him that u.s. relations are more important than the status of snowden. many are interested gates noted back in the u.s. to back you believe mr. edward snowden atta ret

services has indeed come through allowing edward snowden to move freely. about russia for the next three months until such time as the immigration services decides whether or not he can stay in russia for the next year on temporary asylum it's also been reported that anatoly katrina and advisor to snowden during his time here in russia was spotted at the federal migration services office today and he is indeed on his way from his offices here to share metro airport so we are all on standby it's a been a long wait all day long a lot of us were sure that this documentation was good going to come through today all indications pointed that it was going to happen and definitely from the police presence and all of the extra security being brought into this airport right now it does appear as if edward snowden the n.s.a. leaker is going to be coming out of the airport for the first time in the last month this place he's called home here in moscow and possibly stepped foot on on russian soil for the first time. all right lindsey well i bet there are a lot of journalists there keeping your watch

we. submit to requests for temporary asylum in russia. seven people were killed and two hundred injured during the overnight in egypt because of the alstad president morsi clashed with police and. protests across the u.s. reach but for neighborhood watch volunteer is clear despite shooting. story. live from studio center in moscow this is with international news and comment twenty four hours a day. the cia leaker edward snowden is officially requested temporary asylum in russia the whistle blowers been stranded in a moscow airport for over three weeks now. he's following his quest for refuge. well it does appear that his three week ordeal in the transit area of moscow sheremetyevo airport will soon come to an end and that is because the russian migration service has said it has now received an official application from him for temporary asylum in russia and although that will take three months to process in the meantime we think within probably five days he will be issued documents which will allow him to leave that transit area to pass through passport control and effectively w