you think on facebook and twitter. >> how should the west deal with russia? next analysts consider whether the west should engage with russia, are going for more engagement is vladimir posner and russian studies professor stephen cohen. arguing against is garry and anne applebaum. this is one hour and 35 minutes. to debate current issues. this is an hour and a half. ♪ >> we created colonialism. we created fascism. we created communism. >> your arguments will be totally destroyed. >> is it possible to actually complete a sentence? >> you come back and you are rattled. >> it saves the bleeding heart from somebody else. >> they don't know what the hell to say but you have to say something. >> it makes us object in a cruel experiment and over us is a celestial dictatorship. the kind of divine north korea. >> the question is are men obsolete? the answer to this question is no i want you -- what you believe this. we are going 50/50 on this. >> we are in house of commons. >>> so what, who cares. >> show me the word pretext. >> you can keep screaming that and it doesn't change the point.

. should handle relations with russia. another chance to see q and a with author jessica stern talking about the origins and goals of the terror group isis. >> on the next washington journal, the hill staff writer rebecca chabad has the latest on negotiations between house and senate conference committee members and previews there monday meeting. from the justice department, talks about national crime victims rights week in the department's role in assisting crime victims. nicole from the government accountability office details their fourth annual report on girl programs, duplicated in other branches of the government. we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. " washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. challenging the new sec internet rules, type organizations have filed lawsuits. monday night on "the communicators." we will speak with the president of one of those are -- organization. vice president for government affairs is an opponent. >> what we are challenging is the reclassification of internet access being an information

place, he a debate on how should the west deal with russia. panelists at the debate in toronto recently considered whether the west should engage more or less with russia. the debate is a biannual event bringing together newsmakers and leaders to develop -- debate current issues. this is one hour and 35 minutes. ♪ >> you don't know which will be demolished. >> we created colonialist. we created fascist. we created communist. >> you don't know which your arguments would be totally destroyed. >> immediately, is it possible to complete a sentence? >> then you are going to come back, you are shaken up. >> let's save the bleeding hearts for someone else. it's time to change. >> have you to say something. >> when you have a creation and a plan it makes us object in a cruel experiment and over us in installed a celestial dictatorship. a divine north korea. [laughter] >> the question is no. i will not let you be useless. we are going to fix -- [applause] >> nor are we in the house of commons. >> so what, big deal. with a performance like that, we will get there. i promise. [laughter]

administration's evaluation of really what russia is doing. according to the ihs consultant firm, these units are well-equipped, armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicles and hundreds of pieces of tube and rocket artillery. there are 29,400 russian troops in crimea and in ukraine. is that pretty much this administration's assessment of what really what russian troop strength is, in crimea and ukraine? whoever is most qualified. >> senator johnson, without going into the specifics of the intelligence, the numbers on the number of russians in eastern ukraine i can't comment on. it changes from week to week, somewhat fluid. suffice it to say, there are many russian soldiers in eastern ukraine and there's no doubt they have transferred hundreds of pieces of equipment. >> you're not seeing this assessment as inaccurate? it's possible that this is accurate? >> i can't say that the number is exactly right in terms of 14,000. in terms of the numbers on the border, as i mentioned earlier, the latest information we have on the border, there are 11 russian tactical battalion

help explain opposing "centripetal" and "centrifugal" forces within russia. as a largely islamic republic adjacent to warring chechnya dagestan now receives new scrutiny in the war on terrorism. to help explain the differences between chechnya and dagestan, we explore the relationship between diverse cultures d the physical geography of the caucasus mountains. "dagestan"-- the name means "land of mountains." part of the russian federation dagestan lies in the caucasus mountains on russia's southern border. most people here live in small villages that are often very isolated. in the 19th century, when science still believed in distinct races a german coined the term "caucasians" because he thought these beautiful people emplified all "whites." but in recent times, the caucasus region has received international attention for something far less romantic. ( machine-gun fire ) here, in neighboring chechnya, russian troops and rebelguerrillas have clashed for more than a decade. along this stretch of russia's southern border are a string of small republics. five, including dagestan are

world. to be clear the russia that we have today to meet the current regime as it is today is a result of our failed policy of engagement. have we isolated and humiliated russia from 1991? no. they received the soviet un seed. they were transferred from ukraine under the budapest memorandum. from the beginning, u.s. presidents have sought to build up international status. clinton and bush invited them to join the council of europe although it is not a council of micro sea. during that same period while we are engaging russia and inviting them to our institutions and creating russia, what was russia doing western mark he invaded ukraine he built up his military system. last month he held a military exercise involving 80000 troops and 41 ships. earlier this year he conducted in exercise in the baltic. it concluded with a practice run of nuclear warsaw. incidentally you can't have it open ways. you both ways. you can't say he was wandering his money in western banks and we were isolating him. while we let them use our banking system and while we enriched them, what were they doing?

future. russia was i would not say rewarded but it was engaged from the very beginning. what about the billions and billions of money as yeah i to support russian economy. during the financial collapse i am an alone to help russia to escape. and you know. by the end of russia who was on the verge of recovery. and highs in the year. year 2000. and then putin comes in. and that was probably the greatest mistake ever made. nine years after the collapse of the soviet union and reserved that for those that had ears to hear and along term agenda a and during this year. and a total collapse of the democracy, and into one party dick take or ship. and the most unstable form of governance. it is the legacy of the regime. and charisma. and able to resolve the audience and the propaganda machine. and we know from history, that after running out of enemies in side of the the country. he will turn elsewhere. into 2005. i stopped playing chess and i turn today something that mistake russian politics. when you think of politics you think of political parties and funded and debates. and russia's te

& a." >>> now, a debate about how the west should deal with russia and russian president vladimir putin. nyu professor stephen cohen and journalist vladimir pozner argued for closer engagement. "washington post" columnist anne applebaum and russian dissident garry kasparov argue the west should take a more hardline stance on russia. from toronto, this is an hour and 35 minutes. >> you don't know which of your facts will be demolished. >> we created colonialism. we created fascism. we created communism. >> you don't know which of your arguments will be totally destroyed. >> he's never said precipitous withdrawal. >> he said immediately. >> is it possible to actually complete a sentence? >> and then you have to come back and you are rattled you're shaken up. >> let's save the bleeding heart for someone else. it's time to change. >> you don't know what the hell to say, but you have to say something. >> it makes us objects in a cruel experiment and over us is instilled a celestial dictatorship, a kind of divine north korea. >> the question is are men obsolete? my conclusion to this qu

, advantage russia. the u.s. confirmed by saying it was sending 300 paratroopers to help train ukrainian military. and to destabilize ukraine and advantage america maybe. but almost on cue the ceasefire talks began to flare up again. and fresh moves on a rebel area in crimea which russia annexed last year, perhaps advantage russia after all. and anyone hoping russia will end this new cold war last a long time to wait. russian sanction he are taking a big bite out of russian prosperity but despite all the hardships poll after poll shows solid putin backing. rory challands reports. >> it's seven weeks since boris nemtsov died. clearly he's deeply missed. many attending an opposition conference on saturday new him personally. but they didn't come to mourn they came to plan for the future. >> translator: we don't aim at choosing a leader and uniting around him. if you have one leader you can be easily defeated. we must become a wide scale movement for democratic reforms. we must learn to do something that the opposition never could do. go to people. talk to them. get a huge number

russia. a treasury department official was also at the hearing to talk about the impact sanctions were having on russia's economy. >> -- will come to order. want to begin this hearing by expressing my condolences to the family of boris nemtsov and the people of russia, murder of russian opposition leader boris nemtsov just outside the kremlin appears to be an attempt to silence those in russia who want to see their country move away from the awe authoritarianism, corruption and lawlessness of today's russia. boris nemtsov sought a better future for his people and we must remain committed to his vision for a democratic russia at peace with itself and its neighbors. he was especially critical of putin's aggression in ukraine where for over a year now russia has continued its occupation of crimea and the destabilization of the country's eastern regions. our country made a commitment in 1994 to defend ukraine's sovereignty and its territorial integrity, which has been under a near constant assault by russia for more than a year. more recently we lured ukraine west by supporting their desir

overtake moscow and russia. the russian constitution granted freedom of conscious and religion in russia. the first results were mixed. the republican congressman from hide park heard about and it suggested the president invite stalin to the whitehouse so he could be baptized in the whitehouse swimming pool and suggested taking him to summer school. fdr was on his way to meet stalin's and work out russia's need to pressure stalin to open the churches. two months before tay ron stalin not only opened all of the russian orthodox churches and seminaries he freed the three russian pate arks we put in jail in 1925. the churches remained open throughout stalin's life. their relationship goes back to 1933 when fdr resumed diplomatic relations with the soviet union. a move that was not supported by many members of congress but was by the business community. stalin was trying to establish a diplomatic relationship with america since 1919. stalin was so grateful he put fdr's photo on the front page of russian papers and wrote quote it is necessary to pay full tribute to the initiative taken

russia we saw during the gorbachev et cetera era. how can you be so sure that we don't need to have defense against russian missiles? or for that matter defense against the china which has tremendous capability. admittedly they're saying no first strike. what does that mean? and admittedly they appear to be on a somewhat reasonable course. but that could change instantly. and how are we prepared to respond to that? >> there are a number of ways you can deal with other countries having policic missiles. it's not the only way. the soviet union when it was the soviet union had many ballistic missiles. we had a missile defense system, it was not about defending against soviet ballistic missiles. that was about detouring the use through the threat of nuclear retaliation. so if you look at countries where it's feasible to have a homeland defense and countries where it's not feasible. russia, i think, falls in the not feasible. given the capacity the numbers as well as the sophistication of their ability to develop countermeasures, the sophistication in many ways. the same can be said of c

love sending roses to russia was once a blossoming industry but not it has stopped. we'll tell you why. >>> and in sport, there's a five-goal thriller in the german sup. we'll have all of the action. [ cheers ] ♪ >>> greek prime minister is in moscow for official meetings with russian president vladimir putin. greece is in difficult negotiations over its bailout program. russia has indicated it could offer some relief by lifting its import sanctions and boosting trade with greece. let's take a closer look at greece east debt problem now. the country owes around $348 billion in total. repayments on the largest amount $141 billion does not start until 2023. the more immediate problem is the $27 billion owed to the international monetary fund about $500 million of that is due for repayment on thursday. if greece were to miss that payment that was be unprecedented unprecedented. rory challands is in moscow and he joins us live now. rory why are people a bit uneasy about this meeting when tsipras and vladimir putin? >> reporter: because it throws essentially the whole unity of the europea

was about to take moscow and overwhelm russia. fdr gathered a group of reporters to the white house and told them about the russian constitution that granted freedom of conscience and freedom of religion in russia. the first results of this were mixed. when hamilton fish, the republican congressman from hyde park heard about it, he suggested the president invited stalin to the white house so he could be baptized in the white house swimming pool. and then suggested he take them to sunday school. more to the point fdr told on his way to moscow on his way to meet stalin to work out russia's armament needs to precious doubled to open the churches. two years later, two months before tehran, stalin not only open all the russian orthodox church is and seminaries throughout the soviet union he freed the three russian orthodox patriarchs whom he had put in jail in 1925. the churches remained open throughout stalin's life. their relationship goes back to 1933 when fdr resume diplomat relations with the soviet union, a move opposed by for example host of the state department including george k

for help, when it looked as if hitler's army was about to take moscow overwhelm russia. fdr greaterred a group of reports to the white house and told them about the russian constitution that granted freedom of conscience and freedom of religion in russia. the first results were fix. when congressman fish heard about it, he suggested the president event stalin to the house so he could be baptized in the white house swimming pool. and then suggest head take him to sunday school. more to the point fdr told if a recall harryman on his way to meet stalin to work another russia's immediate armament means to pressure centralin to open the churches. two years later stalin not only opened all the russian orthodox churches and seminaries throughout the soviet union he freed the three russian her to docks patriarchs whom he had put in jail in 1925. the churches remained open throughout stalin's life. their relationship goes back to 1933 when fdr resumed diplomatic relation with the soviet union a move opposed by, for example most of the state department, including george kenyan althoug

kilometers. it can track down and strike multiple targets simultaneously. russia had suspended the $800 million deal because of strong objections from the u.s. and israel. but according to the russian foreign minister the preliminary agreement on settling the iranian nuclear standoff meant russia's voluntary suspension of the deal was no longer necessary. >> translator: the 300 is exclusively uf a a defensive weapon and will not threaten the security of any country can except of course israel. >> relief of sanctions for arms and the white house also objected to the missile sale. >> i'm not in a position to obviously speculate on the decision making process that russia is engaged in right now but i do think it's safe to say that russia understands that the united states certainly takes very seriously the safety and security of our allies in the region. >> the deal with world powers over iran's nuclear program still has to be finalized particularly over how and whether to lift sanctions. president obama has to deal with opponents in congress, who fear iran is seeking to build weapons. teh

clearly there are -- russia has intensified them and has enabled them to be expressed and created a whole narrative that's amplified. but at the same time they haven't fully bought the narrative and the attitudes are strong enough that you should assume that it is something that is homegrown to some extent a something that was simply created from the outside. >> we have some evidence on this question in crimea where there was a referendum, they say and according to the official results of the referendum it was what? 98% support for seceding and becoming part of russia and that was during a time when the russian army occupied crimea. and so it was not a free and fair election. but i'm prepared to believe that had it been a free and fair election in crimea at that time over half would have said the same thing. i would agree. there is clearly discontent in that part of ukraine. >> i would just like to add that this is spoken of a fan of usia in the past. i think it shows the effect particularly among the russian speakers who depend on russian television in those areas as a source of informat

. he's here at the tomb of the unknown soldiers. russia indicated that it could lift import sanction assist boost trade with greece. live to moscow and rory challands. aren't major the europeans are happy. >> no they are not. this is the scenery that people are scared of. greece defaults on loans and abandons e.u. greece may walk from the eurozone into the arms of russia for a fag bailout package there'll be a string attached to that and russia would have a sympathetic country acting in its interests from within of the european union and maybe greece would use veto and make life for russia easy ruin the european unity over sanctions against russia. that's the nightmare scenario that's what peep in the european union is worried about. >> to explain it like that it sounds clausible. we have been down this path so many times before. what are the chances of that happening, and, as you say, greece falling into the arms of russia after that? >> well as you say, it is plausible logically, and it is possible but there are a number of factors which would suggest that there are more likely sce

state. then a debate on how the west should deal with russia. after that china's finance minister talks about the impact of his country's economy on the world and later a discussion on the stage of working women in the u.s.. >> now a panel discussion on police and raise from the university of colorado's 67 annual conference on world affairs in boulder. gillick surprise when journalists authors and academics discuss whether the u.s. is becoming a police state in light of ongoing controversies about police shootings around the country. this is an hour and a half. >> i am on, hope is light enough for you. welcome, everyone, to panel number 3117 entitled hands up, don't shoot. requiem for an american police state. don't you wonder about the people the wonderful volunteers who put these titles together in some room somewhere this winter's a and this will get them going on wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m.. ambiguity where you can too. but i can't handle it. this panel certainly can. here is good for. let me introduce myself, i am ginny corsi. i love being part of this all. all cellphones

. security council. the first came from russia and the second from the gulf cooperation council, what is being proposed by jordan is mainly based on the gcc draft resolution. prominently involved in the military fight lead by saudi arabia and the bombing that has been taking place in yemen in the last couple of weeks. the resolution condemns the houthis. it says they must stop all violence and relinquish all of the territory they have taken including the capitol sana'a. there are sanctions and an arms embargo. the former president under u.n. sanctions. they will now have an rmarms embargo on them. and they are adding two more people to that list of people to be sanctioned. the leaders of the houthis, and the former president's son an important figure as an ambassador to the uae at one point. the security council will be meeting in the next few minutes. the diplomats are gathering in the security council chamber, and the key thing to watch here is what russia will do. russia has certainly agreed to some amendments in the long negotiations on this text but russia we believe, still has some

. newspapers. perhaps they do, but russian they don't. they don't know what's happening in russia. >> this is funny, i was there two years ago to receive the honorary man of the year in ukraine. there you go, man of the year in ukraine. >> let me bring stephen in. >> did you notice he just got checkmated? i understand this fixation on putin. i really do. personally i don't care much about putin. i wish i was going to live long enough to see how his story ends in 20 years and evaluate his role as a leader of russia. i think it's going to be a big debate, the pluses and minuses. i don't know how it's going to come out but that would be an interesting did eight to have here today. let's look at the elephant the room we haven't mentioned. all this embrace thing of russia in the 1990s, all this wonderful things we did for them , but one we also expanding nato toward their borders? and you say so what. i find out where you live and i park all my military equipment across the street and i say i'm just here for your security and i'm making sure nobody breaks into your house. then i notice

of cameras in cars and all over the place have meant in russia. >> when i see a new video from russia, it's a little like christmas morning. you never know what you're going to get when you open the box. >> intense crashes that will make you do a double take. wild road hazards. dangerous heights. and shocking sights. >> russia just keeps on delivering the craziest, most unbelievable videos you've ever seen. >> videos that americans can't stop watching. >> "caught on camera, eyes everywhere." >>> a violent blast. >> exploded with the force of several nuclear bombs. >> shakes a city to its core. >> i'm up on the 23rd floor, and i can feel the building swaying. >> russia, about 1,000 miles southeast of moscow. it's february 15th, 2013. and the sun rises at 9:17 a.m. but minutes later, something very different is lighting up the sky. >> compared to the sun at that point, it was way brighter than the sun. it was like turning on a light bulb for the entire earth at that moment. >> parts of the sky looked like a fire. >> no one knows what they're seeing yet. but its force is captured on seve

russia are working on a new resolution. the move is aimed at stopping violence and resuming political talks among yemen's rival factions. >>> china is deeply worried by the recent developments of the situation in yemen. we call on all parties to quickly implement a ceasefire and avoid casualties, china hopes that all relevant sides can implement u.n. security council resolutions and g.c.c. proposals, and call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore stability and legal order in yemen. on the ground the fighting continues. forces say they are driving houthis from areas in aden and others. the saudi arabia-led coalition says the attacks will continue until the houthis pull out from the cities they control, and president abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated. a demand rejected by the houthis >>> the u.s. defense secretary ash carter says his country sports saudi arabia's military action. >> with respect to yemen, the united states is supporting the effort to get a political solution there that stops the violence. at the same time we contribute to the saudi effor

, including the ongoing crisis in ukraine. normally russia is invited to participate in these summits but not this year. for the first time since 1998, moscow is being excluded. a consequence of moscow's involvement in ukraine and its annexation of crimea. reporter: the german foreign minister welcomed the eu foreign-policy chief to lubeck. they are meeting with foreign ministers from the seven most industrialized nations, but not russia. when moscow rejoins the group will be high on the agenda. he said that would depend on ending the crisis in ukraine. >> i have no interest in isolating russia. i would be pleased if we could reach a state of affairs where russia could return to the g8 group, but that could only be done by finding a solution to the ukraine conflict. >> they ukrainian conflict. reporter: the foreign ministers of france, germany russia and ukraine issued a joint statement in berlin on monday, calling for both sides to withdraw heavy weapons from the front. in lubeck, authorities deployed right control vehicles to keep anti-globalization protesters in check. so far, their nu

of course russia and the fact russia supported the regime through thick and thin and almost ir suspect the attacks. we need it like a -- considered like a weapon of war. >> yesterday vladimir putin in a four hour news conference saving ukraine is part of russia and taking a threatening tone even talking about defensive nuclear weapons. what are you making of this? >> this is consistent with the aggression that putin carried out, trying to lop off crimea and large chunk of eastern ukraine. it's consistent with provokcative actions. these are worrying very provocative. these are ones we have met with severe economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation. those sanctions have succeeded in making huge impact on russia's economy. they have not changed putin's calculus. we're invested in the process and assuring the agreement which putin claims to still stand behind. we're seeing dangerous escalation on the ground and in the last days a pick up on fighting in eastern ukraine. we'll continue to meet every action and undermining of ukraine's stability with isolation and with sanctions. fu

possible that the situation in russia we similar to that in iran with a decade of sanctions? [speaking russian] >> translator: we don't have a policy in terms of energy that iran is conducting. so we have the energy sector which is much more market-based than many other countries. so it's not a very good comparison. now, in terms of how long we should wait for the sanctions to be lifted, i would like to rephrase the question. we have to take advantage of the situation to reach new levels of development. now look at the substitution. we are now forced to government these measures to implement measures. we have high-tech industries in our economy and we will achieve their development faster than when we projected earlier. so look at agriculture especially after joining wto. we have made this sector healthier. sure their groceries are more expensive. we have to wait for some time. you just have to be patient but the agriculture sector will surely happen. i know that agriculture producers are not very happy about the situation. i would like to say this question is to provide the government

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prided itself on a good r relationship with its neighbor russia but suspended military cooperation with moscow after forces invaded ukraine. russia has raised regional tensions by increasing air land, and see exercises. climate change is making the arctic more navigable for fishing, extortion, and maritime traffic. norway is prompting natato to pay attention to the high north. i am a member and onsored by thnorwegiaministry of dedefense pit we met with defense minister. i asked what rush is doing that concns norway and what norway's doing differently in response. , now as it was before there was --> now as itt was before there is unpredictability. we haven't seeen a huge increase in the number of metro flights. we have seen increased complexity anduality of the flights that fly. they fly longer and more complex patterns. we haven't seen the same increasing activity as we saw in the baltics. a vast increase in numbers of flights. we also see activity increasing. for our part it is important to be present and to identify planes to see what s going on and keep our situational awareness. we

anti-terrorism action in libya. and then concerning russia. president has been the [ inaudible ] leader in moscow. did you think it was useful? and did you ask and get any specific commitments for the renewal of the sanctions against russia in thank you. >> translator: -- obviously all of the countries interested in finding a solution barring none. we appreciate the work that certain countries are finally doing in the area so all of the countries are part of this huge undertaking, but please allow me to be very clear. peace in libya, either the tribes do this or no one is going to do this. no one is going to achieve this. the only way to reach peace is if the tribes finally accept that they are going to go towards stabilization, and peace. and our work is that of looking for this to favor all of this at all levels so that that effort does indeed lead to peace. the diplomatic initiatives you are aware of these are the ones we are doing with [ inaudible ] leon and they are the ones that foreign ministers are also trying to support and to study. obviously this is not a job that st

whether it is regards to iran, russia, what have you, and other people that you deal with, knowing that whoever the next president is going to be, whether it is wholly somebody on the republican side, might do something differently? you feel like you will have to hedge your bets and that is the reality you live in or do you do future planning? ambassador power: let my present answers -- predecessors from the beginning who lived through the election cycle, we have to do what is in the interest of the american people. the u.n., in particular, -- if we were to reform peacekeeping and sexual salt by peacekeepers or deal with peacekeepers who duck and cover instead of protecting civilians, we may have to do investments now that may not see full return until two or three years pass. i think there is continuity that americans have in defending israel's legitimacy and security in the u.n.. i think we have something resembling a bipartisan coalition that recognizes that we are in a stronger position when we have paid our dues and we are leaving from a position of strength. that is something that

bailout program. it must row pay a $487 million i.m.f. loan installment on thursday. russia's indicated it could offer relief by lifting import sanctions and boosting trade with greece. >> rory chalands is live. >> we understand that a meeting between the two has begun in the last half hour or so. what we know about what each of them want from this situation it's a difficult one to weigh out. we certainly know what the europe union fears about this relationship the europe union has a nightmare scenario, looking at what happens in the moment and can see greece maybe defaulting on all its loans walking out of the euro zone straight into russia. russia affairs a financial aid package and greece gives russia a use of its veto within the europe union, there are unity would be considerably weakened. whether or not that will happen, we can't say at the moment. maybe this is more about political theater than it is about nightmare scenarios such as that. greece might be showing that it has options outside of the european union it does have other friend ships. russia similarly i go prov

. it is dependent on oil revenues largely, has a lot of other mineral reserves too. the russia ruble collapse has hilt hard, and what has been happening in ukraine another neighbor of russia's, the kasaks are easily things went wrong for ukrainians and basically he wants this election now to hold it now to reassure everybody that he's still in charge that he has a mandate to gofn take this country forward to introduce reforms political and economic. he's even talking about introducing something of a parliamentary government, whether that will actually happen. yes, the capital behind me it looks space an and modern and that's how he wants his country to look, but really the rest of it lots of industrial centers in decline and always the potential for strikes for unrest. so without him no clear succession plan unless he can come up with one and introduce political reforms. this country is looking a lot less fragile-a lot -- a lot more fragile than he would want. >> thank you. >>> third term in office hoping to win again although local election observers say the election will be close.

? but we do know the truth now. >>> what does russia's prime minister and greece have in common? we'll find out what they're talking about. >>> is this the scene of the biggest heist in history, still trying to find out how much thieves got away after broking into the vault of london's jewelry corner. >>> what could be the biggest deal of the year? >> it is an energy buyout the biggest takeover in the oil world in a decade. shell is buying britain's bg group for 70$70 billion. we will find out if the big slump in oil prices means more takeovers and whether or not this is the new model for the energy industry. >>> it's midday here in london 7:00 a.m. in washington and south carolina, where a white police officer has shot dead a 50-year-old black man. this time, he's already been charged with murder because the shooting incident was videod by a passerby. it appears to show quite clearly that the officer fired repeated repeatedly at the man, whose back was turned as he was running away. after the eighth shot he fell to the ground. as soon as investigators in north charleston viewed the vi

a black man as he ran away. >>> the greek prime minister pay pays his respects to russia holding talks with president putin about his country's debt crisis. >>> hundreds of flights to france are cancelled as the country's air-traffic control controllers go on strike. >>> helen mir rin saying women need to be liberated from being sexy and beautiful. >>> hello and welcome. a white police officer in the american state of south carolina has been charged with the murder of a black man. the charge came within hours of investigators seeing a video of the incident. walter scott was shot in the back repeatedly while apparently running away from the officer. the fbi and the justice department are jointly investigateing the incident which follows a series of high profile killings of african-americans by white police officers. we have this report and warning, you may find some of the images disturb disturbing. >> reporter: it was a video hastily recorded by a passerby. it's led to a police officer being charged with murder. on the eighth shot 50-year-old walter scott fell to the ground. watc

. russia has indicated it could offer some relief by lifting import sanctions and boosting trade with greece. let's take a closer look at greece's debt problems now. the country owes $348 billion in total, repayments on the largest amount, $140 billion doesn't start until 2023. the immediate problem for greece is the $27 billion owed to the international monetary fund. 503 million of that is due for repayment thursday. if greece were to miss that payment, it would be the first time a developed country has failed to meet its international debt obligations. we are in moscow with more on eye why the bilateral talks has some people in the e.u. worried. >> there's a nightmare scenario here and it goes like this. really here that many european leaders and they are restless nights might be considering at the moment going something like this. what if greece defaults on all its debts and it throws off austerity measures. it exits the euro zone and straight into the arms of russia, russia offers it some sort of financial deal, an aid package, but also, it comes with strings attached. grease has

fighting is happening what do you see as a possible overall strategy now? >> russia, most of the fighting and the killing now is centered around aden, because this is the new capitol taken by the president. unfortunately, there had been many bases there. this is the air force base at one time royal air force base. another above it is a base. there it is. this is the base for the armed police. there's a third base. >> as you're talking about the bases, can you tell me what assets are at these bases? >> yes the biggest military depot in the south yemen. the british were said to have stored nuclear weapons here. there's a fourth base down, actually the military fourth region military command. this is a military base. beside it there there's the navy base. see, the houthis and these rebels were already in these bases, 10,000 at least more are them. half fled, half stayed out of allegiance to the president but turned in a coup. when the allied arab forces started hitting those bases these people in fill traded in the streets of the population, and now tear in armor vehicles. >> taking

. there may be some forbearance, some relief from russia for greece for the export ban on fruits and vegetables. this could help greece exporting little bit more. remember, russia imposed that dan eu wide in response to the sanctions that russia is enduring. at the same time, remember that sanctions rx -- sections are set to expire on russia in july. they will be looking for greece to block the renewal of any sanctions. they are also looking at some discounted natural gas prices. earlier yesterday, there was a report that there could be an asset swap. some greek state assets in return for a reduction on gasoline prices. officials in moscow downplayed that, while at the same time they said it was possible that you could have some sort of deal on the reduction of gasoline prices. over the weekend, the news was that you are going to have greece make their imf payments. the euro was up on those news. we will see if the euro traded the other way based on what is come out about this meeting between mr. tsipras and mr. putin. caroline: on -- anna, what is the russian goal here? what does pr

outlaws but born to be wild? not these days. now they ride for russia and christianity. >> our values are based on the same thing in which our country is based. it's orthodox religion. >> the leader is the surgeon he's on a u.s. sanctions list involved in russia's takeover of crimea. he shows his favorite bikes and expounded on a force attempting to take over world affairs. >> the well is called controlled chaos. we see the consequences in iraq, libya, syria and ukraine. now russia can be the leader in a spiritual sphere. russia isn't the salvation but appropriately the salvation will come from russia. >> the commitment to defend the nation from outsiders and treacherous insiders. this is why putin likes the night wolves. he has ridden with them a number of times. >> this is part of a general campaign to bid the majority, the first consolidated majority and pit it against anybody who would not pledge allegiance to the state. >> poland also has concerns. it says 20 night wolves who plan to trace the soviets trail oberlin won't be legality through. increasingly hostile and remembers 44 year

. >> rory, is there any indication that russia might retaliate, and if so, how will that retaliation take place? >> well, there are--there is history here, and that russia had used gas in ways that have been accused of russia has been accused of in a political manner. that taps have been turned off to ukraine in years gone past, and various other disputes arisen within other countries and the european union. there are different scenarios these days. one is that the price of oil which is which gas is linked to has considerably weakened, also the european union has done a lot to make itself more self-sufficient and less reliant on russian gas. that all gives russia less of a bargainen chip, and less of a leverage point to use. >> i'm wondering rory, the e.u. has already imposed sanctions on russia because of its involvement in ukraine. could this escalate that stand off? >> well, on paper this has nothing to do with what is going on in ukraine. ukraine is not a nebraska of the european union. this is a dispute between european union and gazprom. but of course ukraine is deeply involved in a

speculation that tsipras might seek aid from russia for a bargaining chip with creditors. >> the greek prime minister alexis sippers and vladimir putin did not let it dampen the moodtsip. said athens has ther right to look to moscow foras stronger economic ties. before getting down to business, they visited the tomb of the unknown soldier. on his wish list, low gas prices and deferral of outstanding debts. despite the budding friendship, greece and russia are both under economic strain. moscow is feeling the pinch of eu sanctions, something both countries opposed. putin clarified their plans. >> i want to assure you that we are not going to use any kind of situations within the european union in order to bit by bit resolve the issue of improving relations with the european block as a whole. >> this could meet loans for greece in exchange for economic cooperation. vladimir putin is keen on shoring up bilateral trade which is fallen 40%. they also discussed extending the turkish pipeline project into greece, a move that could turn athens into a major european energy hog. -- energy

season, these are russia's bikers. they sport the look of outlaws, rebels of the road. but born to be wild - not these days. now they ride for russia and christianity. >> translation: our values are based on the same thing in which our country is based. it's orthodox religion. >> leader of the pack is alexander, aka the surgeon. he is on a u.s. sanctions list for involvement in the russian takeover of crimea. at the wolves clubhouse he showed me his favourite pikes, and an articulated believe and force attempting to control world affairs. >> there's a new technology destroying as much as a nuclear weapon, it's controlled chaos. we see the consequences in iraq. libya and syria. russia can be the leader in the sphere. a spiritual sphere. this is the great meaning of russia, russia is not the salvation. salvation will come from russia. >> orthodoxy, patriotism, and a commitment to spare the nation, it's easy to see why they like vladimir putin, and he likes them. oo he's ridden with them a number of times. others find the union worrying. >> it's part of a more general campaign to fit

been over 100 strikes in the area over the last few days. russia says the arrival of 300 u.s. troops in western ukraine could seriously destabilize the situation, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine posted a photo on twitter showing american troops arriving in liviv and going to train 900 ukraine national guards over the next six months as fighting continue with pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine and we will go to rory and why is the kremlin so upset as it seems they are given these troops are on a training mission, nothing more? >> well, the kremlin is upset because that main thing that russia has tried to avoid throughout the entirety of this ukrainian crisis in many ways you could say once russia tried to avoid by its involvement in the whole ukrainian crisis is the avoidance of nato troops in ukraine and that is what seems to be getting right now so although we got from the kremlin spokesman the usual kind of disappointed announcement basically saying that this was counter productive and this was destabilizing the situation in ukraine further and it was not in keeping with the disc

ukraine talks warns of the russian threat. >> there are a lot of people in russia who think belarus is nothing other than a western province. mark: welcome to "countdown," i am mark barton. caroline: i am caroline hyde. also, a pay raise for mcdonald's employees. it means a growing list of u.s. employers such as walmart are vowing to boost pay this year. mark: talks aimed at preventing iran from getting a nuclear bomb in exchange for sanctions relief continue. there is still no deal. elliott, good morning. what is the latest? elliott: the talks literally broke up about an hour ago. that is accruing to a tweet from a state department spokesperson. they are getting rest. we have gone full circle from yesterday's optimism. and then some thinly veiled threats from the white house, saying all options are on the table. and also from the iranian suggesting there may not be another chance. now we are back on the optimistic track as the talks broke up over an hour ago. the iranian foreign minister saying the talks with them we are moving in the right direction. the french foreign minister sayin

president vladimir putin. he has not asked russia for money or financial assistance. rory chlallands has the story. >> alexis tsipras has paid thinks respect at the russian come of too many of the fallen soldier. russiavladimir putin denied bail out was on the cards although assistance in other forms was discussed. >> the greek side has not addressed us with any request for aid. we spoke about air justice sectors of the economy including the possibility of developing energy prospects. >> greece was worn not to break the e.u. line. >> russia says it was exploited by the west, now it wants to use that to its benefit. greece is an opportunity for russia. but there are horse. >> hungary'shungary welcomed vladimir putin in february. he described the e.u. sanctions against russia was like shooting oneself in the foot. then there are the far right russia has lent marie la pens $10 million, although it's rumored to be much higher. >> you can have an alliance like la pens and in the greece the fact these are parties that need friends, need financing and need backing and they find it more easi

. >> leaders in the u.s. and russia have reduced their strategic nuclear arms under the new start treaty that took effect in february of 2011. but strained relations over the crisis in ukraine have slowed disarmament efforts. china is thought to be expanding its nuclear arsenal. north korea, which withdrew from the treaty in 2003, has indicated it may carry out further nuclear testing. some progress has been made over iran's nuclear program. negotiators at this round of talks will likely try to dissuade israel and other middle eastern countries from acquiring nuclear weapons. >>> wildlife conservationists in russia are tracking the country's biggest cat. they're looking at the siberian tiger which was once hunted to the brink of extinction. and now they are seeing protection efforts pay off. >> reporter: at this wildlife park in russia's far east, the tigers are the most popular animals. for centuries russians have regarded them as a symbol of strength and power. >> translator: i love them. they're so rare and also so beautiful. >> reporter: the tiger's habitat is the vast forest.