>> vladimir putin, no doubt about it. mikhail khodorkovsky was the author of his own misfortune when he publicly challenged vladimir putin, nine or 10 years ago. vladimir putin decided he had to set an example and produce the original charges which has led to believe prison for eight years. it is not just bad news for russia's reputation, but it's going to make a more difficult than it has become recently to encourage western investment in russia because you do not have the rule of law. what western companies might be contemplating investing in russia have to realize, as they do now that you did not have any independent courts of law if any problems arise and the government decides you are in the way. they will use the courts in a politicized fashion. it's not as bad as the old soviet union, but it is a deep move in the wrong direction. just when the rest of europe is going into the right direction. >> blizzards have swept the northeast of the u.s., causing the cancellation of thousands of lights. the new york area was in

vladimir putin is the prime minister of russia. he previously served as president of the russian federation. it's a great pleasure to welcome him back to "larry king live." mr. prime minister, we thank you for joining us. we know -- let's start right off, we know that you're eligible to run again for the presidency in 2012. are you thinking about doing that? >> translator: we've been working with president medvedev in very close contact and we decided long time ago, that we'll adopt a concerted decision as regards to year 2012 in the interest of the russian people. >> larry: so that is a maybe? >> translator: we'll see. there is still quite time before the elections take place. that should be in april, year 2012. once again, we will be in consultations and we'll adopt that decision based on the economic, social and political situation in the country. >> larry: okay. let's get to current things. what do you make of the release of the united states diplomatic and military documents by the wikileaks group? >> translator: some experts

[unintelligible] >> dmitry medvedev is vladimir putin's prodigy and pr. they like to show they are part of the same team but there are rumors of a rivalry and signs that president ned said it is trying to shape a more independent image. >> wanting a second term as president and getting it are two different things. all the indications are that the stay at the kremlin -- medvedev needs to persuade vladimir putin it is a good idea. >> police have issued new guidelines to try to safeguard women in india who work at night. they have ordered guards to be hired to accompany women home. >> over the last decade delhi has gained a reputation for being the most dangerous city for women. there have been any number of high-profile rape cases. the most recent happened only two weeks ago when a 30-year-old working for a call center was attacked having been dropped off near her home by a taxi. as she was making the final few steps she was abducted by a group of men who put her into their truck and decided to rape heard throughout the rest of the night. this is an outcry

. >> always expect the unexpected from vladimir putin. whether he is in the boxing ring or elsewhere, he loves the limelight. there is one thing he had yet to do in public, until now. >> ♪ i found my thrill on blueberry hill ♪ >> please welcome vlad the vocalist or the kremlin crooner. at a charity event, he sang his version of "blueberry hill," in english. the hollywood stars and in the audience had never heard anything like that, and neither had the russians. this is a side of the prime minister russians had never seen before. but vladimir clinton is not the first international statesmen -- vladimir putin is not the first international statesman to sing in public. boris yeltsin. bill clinton played the saxophone. and hugo chavez. but what you russians make of their musical prime minister? >> he was super, really cool. >> but not everyone thinks so. >> i like a politician when he governs under the rule of law. putin does not do that. >> and one more surprise. goodman, the one-fingered pianist. p utinm, -- putinm, the one- fingered pi

vladimir putin's successor, dimitry medvedev, says rule is paramount in russia. but others argue if that were the case, this trial would have never taken place. one thing seems clear -- the russian authorities continue to see khodorkovsky as a danger. >> the latest guilty version certainly backs that view. although he will remain behind bars, he will also remain the symbolic figure for the russian opposition and civil-rights movement. khodorkovsky became one of russia's most powerful business and by buying state assets cheaply and trading commodities after the soviet union fell in 1991. but the average russian is simply unaware of his plight. state media is controlled and seldom reports on the case. few media outlets take the chance to criticize the kremlin. a show of public support for him and his co-defendants is a rare event. >> a miniature of khodorkovsky made of papier-mache. it picks everyone involved in the trial, as well as those who may be behind it. the exhibition by a young moscow artist a is to show the support for khodorkovsky. >> i admire the accuse

prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the test in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. live from moscow this is r t how can you say no way with breaking news this hour russian special police forces have detained dozens of football fans who turned a commemoration march into a riot in the very heart of moscow thousands have gathered in the capital and st petersburg. the death of a fan of a football team spartak moscow where both gatherings got violent let's cross live now to our t.v. you can. and sean thomas who are following these latest developments sean let's go to you first fans are now moving towards a court building what is that like where you are what's happening. well right now it seems that everything is quiet so far but there is a significant police presence that has gathered here in anticipation of a possible group moving here from the square that's what we have been told right now in fact we are in front of the courthouse where chair is being the proceedings against him are being held he is the person who is suspected of killing you

putin. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers on pbs in america and also around the globe. i am james dagwell. in the ivory coast, they are trying to persuade the incumbent president to step down peacefully. and in rome, they have defused the device. heavy snow and high winds are continuing to cause widespread disruption across a large area of the northeastern united states. 50 centimeters of snow has fallen on central park in new york. the city's three major airports were shut on sunday night and have reopened, but they face major backlogs. the states of maryland, north carolina, maryland -- virginia, maine, and another have a state of emergency. >> keep an eye on the clock. so much snow falls so fast that the clock has to be repeatedly doug free. this time-lapse video from the state of new jersey shows it was not just the amount of snow, but it was the speed with which it fell that nearly shut down the northeast seaboard. the result? the travel misery that thousands suffered acro

is there no end to the talents of russian prime minister vladimir putin? now, it has been a day of speechmaking and persuasion by the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi as he intends to win over two key parliamentary votes of confidence. he says it would be on -- it would be madness to unseat him now. critics say his policies have been failures. this report from our europe editor it does contain flash photography. >> silvio berlusconi arrived at parliament today. he smiled and waved. but he is fighting for his political life. he knows if he loses at the no- confidence vote tomorrow, he will have to resign. yet his supporters applauded, but he is accused of having bought his own party. he predicted he would survive. threatened, he would go to the people if he lost >> if it does not prevail, in certain the italian people that gave this government a mandate will have the proper response. >> the prime minister has been weakened by defections from his coalition. the latest scandal -- a girl called ruby, also known as the heartbreaker. she was an 17-year-o

is there no end to the talents of russian prime minister vladimir putin? now, it has been a day of speechmaking and persuasion by the italian prime minister silvio berlusconi as he intends to win over two key parliamentary votes of confidence. he says it would be on -- it would be madness to unseat him now. critics say his policies have been failures. this report from our europe editor it does contain flash photography. >> silvio berlusconi arrived at parliament today. he smiled and waved. but he is fighting for his political life. he knows if he loses trouble wih the law, mr. berlusconi called the police himself, claiming he -- indirectly she was a relative of the egyptian president. at one time, his allies deserted him, saying he was damaging the reputation of italy. >> because of his way of life, in italy and even abroad, it is not a good image of our institutions. >> inside and outside of parliament, silvio berlusconi is making the case that italy needs him. >> he should remain in power because he is good for this country. emily is showing the world th

vladimir putin said that the decision showed russia could be trusted. our moscow correspondent richard galpin reports. >> pure delight here in moscow, and that the country's allegiance of football fans. celebrating the first time the country has ever won the right to host the world cup. there is not so much surprised here because russia has been of favorite for 2018 for some time now. although there has been a bit of all wabble for the last few days, in yen, it made a difference -- indienne, it made no difference. >> and a sense of the huge impact it have on the country's future. >> the future opportunities. for football fans, for government, to make our country better. >> now all be lavish promises made in the bid must be turned into reality. spending billions to build 10 new stadiums from scratch, and improve transport links between the host cities, which is spread out across western russia. >> of course, we need to build a lot. railroads, airports, stadiums. that is the challenge and the advantage of our bid. >> it is hard to believe that this drab c

and a session of four and a half hours russian prime minister vladimir putin can now go and rest as russians now know they will still have their backs covered by look at artsy moscow and as we

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prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the test in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. here with r t live from moscow where it's seven pm and russian special police forces have detained dozens of football fans who turned a commemoration into riots here in the capital and in st petersburg thousands have gathered in the two cities to mark the death of a fan. one of the football team spartak moscow killed in a brawl on monday let's cross live now to our three nazario and sean thomas for the details first to you covering what you are in the heart of moscow where this violence broke out the softer new st petersburg's been also marking this day which has descended into riots have the tensions cooled is everything under control now in the two cities. and he said as you can see right now everything is back to normal traffic is going down the city center and it's almost hard to imagine that just a few hours ago this place the very heart of moscow mine isn't a square just a few steps away from the kremlin was the scene of the extreme violence thousands

putin won't be coming because he doesn't want to put pressure on the fact well we'll talk more about that later on but first let's have a little bit of a background and a look at russia's bid. twenty eighteen we believe this banner at russia's latest international friendly described how fans felt about russia getting the world cup but does the country with a rich football tradition stand a chance of becoming hosts. the dutch coach of the national team certainly hope so even though his home country is among the big. we need the world to. put the infrastructure. because the majority of the. many experts agree with that notion believing that russia lags behind its rivals in terms of food infrastructure but that is about to change according to those behind moscow's bid this is the denominator stadio moscow's oldest this is where history's greatest football goalkeeper russian spent his glittering career the game's legend did not live to see his home ground being transformed it is now under construction to become an ultra morden stadium. plans to build sixteen stadiums for the world cup ga

prime minister vladimir putin addresses a nationalism. q. and a session with the public with. other issues including social security reform. with many blame. in the first place this came. well we'll have more on those stories in about thirty minutes times but next it's the second part of our special report on the colombian army and how we got dragged into a scandal accusing it of killing innocent people. in the struggle against criminals fused with cowardice in facing the.

television russian premier vladimir putin has been quizzed by t.v. host larry king it's a second time the pair of crossed swords and this time proved no less informative than the first for more we go live to our correspondent guy in a chicken standing by in our washington studio. so take us through some of the highlights of the interview. well mad lyric a started off with a question that is a big a big one not only in the west but also in washington well why didn't report their run for office in two thousand and twelve when they're basically fair said they'll figure something out with me on the dollar is sort of indicating that they are first of all partners with the current president and don't see each other as rivals to pair up larry king brought up the comical comparison with batman and robin a comparison about a us that one might gave to a russian leadership to the lot russian leadership at a classified table posted by weetabix here's what prime minister what is that to that. why don't you do you know that mr medvedev and i would cycling the issu

no topic was off limits as prime minister vladimir putin took the hot seat for his annual q. and a session with the public nationalism and justice were among the issues that came up in the four long discussion other subjects covered included social security police reform and property prices. and europeans speak out against their governments and the methods used to deal with a volatile economy single currency increasingly being seen as the root of the problem. leaders agreed to set up a permanent fund to rescue failing economy. i'll be back with more news for you more developments in the meantime we take you on a journey into the clandestine daily life of smuggling tunnels on the border between gaza and egypt that's a special report next. planes are still flying over the border area and i wouldn't show.

prime minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the task in front of a star studded audience all in the name of charity. from our headquarters in central moscow this is our team with me and he said now and thanks for being with us first up this hour the u.s. considers promoting human rights worldwide a priority but some critics say america's own track record is far from blameless the u.n. has published a report outlining an extensive list of measures washington should undertake to protect freedom and rights back home. has more. what speaks louder. actions or words we recognize the inherent dignity and rights of every individual a promise by the u.s. president and a requirement outlined in the universal declaration of human rights thirty articles outlining basic standards of life inalienable rights for all people. article three everyone has the right to life liberty and security of person with every drone attack with every invasion and occupation of a foreign country with every overthrow of a foreign government that the united states happens not to like or happens not to agree

no topic was off limits as prime minister vladimir putin took the hot seat for his annual q. and a session with the public nationalism and justice were among the issues that came up and before long discussion of the subjects covered included social security police reform and property prices. and europeans speak out against their governments and the methods used to deal with volatile economies the single currency is increasingly being seen as the root of the problem this came as leaders agreed to set up a permanent fund to rescue the failing euro zone economies. upstate at the moment when up next as promised report on the world's first man in space who successful flight almost half a century ago made him an icon of the soviet union that special report is next.

russian prime minister vladimir putin held his annual q. and a session this week with the russian public protests spend four and a half hours on live t.v. all seeing some of the million plus questions which flooded in and out is that i don't know the quote for that they haven't heard. not quite truth are there in his annual q. and a session the russian prime minister wasn't given a choice and some of the questions were rather daring like the one about former oil tycoon mikhail who that of course ski who is currently serving an eight year term in prison for fraud and tax evasion it was a question that got put in going so we should be just like a character in a famous russian movie i'm sure that a thief places in prison because he's accused of stealing tax evasion and fraud with the new charges he faces is about stealing hundreds of billions for his company security chief is in prison for murder they didn't like the mayor of new if the so they killed him then there was another woman in moscow who refused to sell her little store to them and t

putin who's been discussing the country's security policy in an interview with american t.v. host larry king when asked about the latest wave of wiki leaks putin said it was quote no catastrophe unquote because it was such a poorly kept secret however he did lashed out at the assessment of his relations with president medvedev saying the comparison to batman and robin was arrogant and unethical put his interviewers with him several hours now in the us and he's likely to be the last statesman ever to appear on larry king live before the veteran t.v. star retires. the organization for security and cooperation in europe is losing its influence and needs to be modernized they are the words of russia's president dmitry medvedev who has been visiting the capital of as it hosts the first summit of the fifty six member group in a decade russia also wants to reboot relations with a group which suffered after the country withdrew from the european conventional arms treaty three years ago that came after the us announced its missile defense plans in europe also at the summit president m

russian president vladimir putin's also been discussing the country's security policy in an interview with american t.v. host larry king he says that moscow wants to become an equal partner in new plans for european missile defense otherwise it would force russia to increase its nuclear arsenal to defend its borders when asked about the latest wave of wiki leaks putin said it was quote no catastrophe because it was such a poorly kept secret they lashed out at the assessment of his relations with president medvedev saying the comparison of batman and robin is unethical who turns into viewers on wednesday evening in the u.s. and he is likely to be the last statesman to repair our larry king live for the veteran t.v. star retires on world news in briefly this wednesday evening tensions on the korean peninsula continue to rise after the south announced plans for more artillery firing drills it comes right down to south korea wrapped up joint military exercises with the u.s. the north has condemned the operation and said that any attacks directed towards it will go on and says major powers

was off limits as prime minister vladimir putin took the hot seat for. public nationalism and justice were among the issues that came up and before long discussion of the subjects covered included social security police reform and property prices. europeans speak out against their governments and the methods used to deal with. the single currency is increasingly being seen as the root of the problem is if we just set up a permanent fund to rescue failing eurozone economies. will be here in less than half an hour as the news continues in the meantime special report where we look into allegations against the colombian army and its links to the deaths of civilians. giving an elite come here i'm going to become the next guy in a blue.

russian president vladimir putin has also been discussing the country's security policy in an interview with american t.v. host larry king he says moscow wants to become an equal partner in new plans for european missile defense otherwise it would force russia to increase its nuclear arsenal to defend its borders when asked about the latest wave of wiki leaks meantime putin said it was quote no catastrophe because it was kept such a poorly kept secret however he did lash out at the assessment of his relations with president medvedev saying the comparison to batman and robin was arak and unethical put his interview airs on wednesday evening in the u.s. and he's likely to be the last statesman to appear on larry king live before veteran t.v. star retires. next tonight it's been hailed as a coup for u.s. national security the capture of a terror suspect accused of planning to set off a bomb at an annual christmas tree lighting ceremony but as artesian as to see reports now many believe it's a case of entrapment with agents having groomed the nineteen year old somali american for the crime.

prime minister vladimir putin addresses nationalism and justice as he hosts his annual q. and a session with the public with no topic off limits other issues include. the e.u. has been asked to declare the west bank and gaza strip an independent palestinian state even without a peace deal with israel this comes on the back of stalled negotiations after the jewish settlement expansion. who said no solution regarding a palestinian state can exclude israel.

and the russian president vladimir putin has also been discussing the country's security policy in an interview with american t.v. host larry king he says moscow wants to become an equal partner in new plans for european missile defense otherwise it would force russia to increase its nuclear arsenal to defend its borders but when asked about the latest wave of wiki leaks putin said it was quote no catastrophe because it was such a poorly kept secret however he did lash out at the assessment of his relations with president medvedev saying the comparison to batman and robin was arrogant and unethical put his interview airs on wednesday evening in the us and he is likely to be the last statesman to to appear on larry king live before the veteran t.v. star retired. to the past ten moscow times and will do so briefly a pakistani officials have dismissed claims that the country's nuclear arsenal could fall into the wrong hands those fears came from recent revelations by the whistle blowing web site wiki leaks giving details of more than two hundred thousand private u.s. diplomatic cables ma

vladimir putin's successor, dimitry medvedev, says rule is paramount in russia. but others argue if that were the case, this trial would have never taken place. one thing seems clear -- the russian authorities continue to see khodorkovsky as a danger. >> the latest guilty version certainly backs that view. although he will remain behind bars, he will also remain the symbolic figure for the russian opposition and civil-rights movement. khodorkovsky became one of russia's most powerful business and by buying state assets cheaply and trading commodities after the soviet union fell in 1991. but the average russian is simply unaware of his plight. state media is controlled and seldom reports on the case. few media outlets take the chance to criticize the kremlin. a show of public support for him and his co-defendants is a rare event. >> a miniature of khodorkovsky made of papier-mache. it picks everyone involved in the trial, as well as those who may be behind it. the exhibition by a young moscow artist a is to show the support for khodorkovsky. >> i admire the accuse

during the presidency of vladimir putin, he was accused of accusing them of corruption. we had a reporter in court, and he sent us this report. >> a forced smile from mikhail khodorkovsky. once russia's richest billionaire, he has already spent seven years in prison, much of it in siberia, and he says this is because he dared to speak out against the kremlin. on the public benches, his mother told me that if the judge remained independent and withstood the political pressure, he would clear her son. but almost from the moment he started, it was obvious that the judge was going to find him and his business card near -- business partner guilty of embezzling billions in oil and money laundering. many more years of jail lie ahead for the tycoon turned convict. mikhail khodorkovsky has presented this as a struggle. the rule of law. freedom was the chance as 200 protesters braved arrest outside the courts. their suspicions about the independence of russian justice only reinforced by the verdict. among the small crowd, former senior ministers, claiming that he was being targete

i think that this is being seen as a personal victory for vladimir putin, the prime minister. he was very closely associated with the russian bid. he will be flying to zurich soon. the other thing about this is that this is another boost for the russian economy because it will involve overhauling the country's aging soviet infrastructure and that will require billions of euros at it appears that one now be lined up. >> that is one of the issues in the buildup to the tournament in the making. are there any doubt that russia can stage a successful tournament? >> there certainly are. they have not had a great deal of experience of this in the past. the last time they hosted a tournament of this size was in 1980. that was the summer olympics when they where the summer -- soviet union. there's also the problem of corruption. that is something that is likely to affect construction. this could cause delays and a lot of the money could actually disappear. a lot of concerns are also about racism. there has been some disturbing incidences' involving fans making racist jobs to -- racist

vladimir putin outlined the stark choice ahead on european defense either moscow becomes an equal partner or will be forced to put more missiles on its borders and it's going to can reports the russian prime minister also told larry king there will be no rivalry between him and to me in the upcoming presidential race. larry king started off with a question that is a beginning one not only in the west but also in russia will lives in europe with their run for office in two thousand and twelve what then basically said they'll figure something out with president medvedev sort of indicating that they are first of all partners with the current president and don't see each other as rivals took their eye actually larry king brought up the comical comparison with batman and robin that comparison about a u.s. that one might gave to a russian leadership to the russian leadership in a classified cable hosted by we to make serious what prime minister what is that so that. you know that mr medvedev and i were tackling the issue of future cooperation which is actually come on how we were going to build

putin kind of discussed him. and then with vladimir putin, he kindly invited us over. he was a gracious host. he said would you like to meet my dog. out bounced coney, a huge dog. and with a twinkle in his eye he said bigger, faster, and stronger than barney. yeah, he had changed. >> he changed. you had a day that changed your presidency too. you were in florida, the morning of september 11, 2001, it took you a while to get back to washington. can you tell us something about what it was like to be president of the united states that day? >> my role became clarified. the priority of my administration changed from no child left behind or tax cuts or economic woes or dealing with the dot-com bust to protecting american. when andy said the second plane hit the second tower, i was staring at young children. and my first reaction was anger. then my role became clear. to contrast between the evil of the attackers and the innocence of our citizens, starting with the youngest children. i made it clear my job was to protect you as best as i could. i put in there, everything afte

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putin russia still the clear favorites to win the rights to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup richard. switzerland meanwhile russia are the bookmakers they were is to claim the twenty eighth in tournaments however england aren't too far behind their team in zurich it's headed by a prime minister david cameron and david beckham who believes the past executive committee can be trusted to judge england's bid on its merits after fears british media reports alleging corruption could have a negative impact on the twenty two men who will decide the outcome. however the former england captain is satisfied with the conference presentation to get a fair hearing from football's governing body a thing that we can trust every one of the members you know at the end of the day the football people and they're going to warm. up in the best country that i think use. could host you know the biggest sporting event in the world so we can trust them i think it's hard to tell you know it's hard to tell the difference. you know you get a good feed even from some of the members that we've met over

putin and foreign minister sergei lavrov. >>> the u.s. senate has decided to cut 3/4 of its fiscal 2011 funding allocated for the expansion of military facilities in guam. this will affect the planned transfer of 8,000 u.s. marines from japan to the island. the senate approved a budget bill that provides $107 million to build base facilities. the figure is about 1/4 of the amount requested by the defense department. the senate says the budget was cut because the annual construction projects are limited in size due to the u.s. military's environmental impact assessment. it also cites uncertainty over the relocation plan for the u.s. marine corps futenma air station in okinawa. the base relocation is supposed to precede the transfer of the marines to guam under the current agreement with japan. the initial development plan is already behind schedule, and the budget cuts are certain to delay the marines' relocation plan beyond 2014 deadline set by the u.s. and japan. >>> tokyo metropolitan police officials plan to admit that sensitive docume

vladimir putin made washington its allies and automated more missile defense if moscow doesn't get treated as an equal partner it will be forced to put more missiles on its borders as an act of self-defense putin stressed that provoking a new arms race is the last thing moscow wants russian prime minister also told veteran host larry king they'll be no rivalry between him and dmitri medvedev in the upcoming presidential race putin made it clear the two leaders are not competing with each other and will figure something out as the twenty twelve election draws near when asked about the two being compared to batman and robin such comments unethical and insulting. world news raps and most always a brief three roadside bomb exploded in the. crowd official say security forces and government employees were targeted several people including five policemen were injured in the attacks which took place across the city during morning rush hour it happened to made an increasing wave of violence in the country after the u.s. combat troop withdrawal. and ivory coast opposition leader's office has been at

putin who says he won't be attending as he doesn't want to put a few delegates under any more pressure than they already on the bidding committee is already here with former players alex a smidgeon under not to sign acting as ambassadors while they are being joined by romana but a move it should be fitting a large part of the bill of russia wins but bate and andrea shot in my better for the course we respect all the competitors but to my mind there are three favorites russia and spain is portugal but we hope to meet. there is the because i believe russian people would love to see the best players in their country russia is the bookmakers favorite to win the bid to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup their main selling point being they'll be able to leave a legacy new stadiums and improved transport links something fee for supporting heavily and russia's head coach took up the cut says russia needs a world cup more than its rivals remember. four years ago. if you want to be a fault in your. things. are things in a did it because. there's a lot of all the five nations hoping to

last december prime minister vladimir putin and the leaders of the georgian opposition are attending the ceremony in the russian capital we can now go live to our correspondent on a boy is there for us now i understand this monument isn't an exact replica of the one destroyed in georgia is about sama. yeah absolutely and he said you're right the initial idea was to create an exact copy of the demolished mourning meant but it was later discovered that most of the blueprints and miniatures were lost and the also or this culture of that monument in it was too old and too frail to redesign it from scratch on the top of dad being demolished me morelli was the sole really good it was forty six metres in height that even it was recreated in the exact shape and form it may have interfered with other really more me more details that we see here at the garage the morial complex here in moscow so eventually it was decided to build a new moral that would incorporate some of the elements of the old one and that's exactly what was done what we saw here i'm very today in moscow is a composition of

vladimir putin says public order needs to be strengthened. speaking after a weekend rally of what authorities described as 5000 nationalists and hooligans but it left the more than 30 injured and raised questions about the growing xenophobia. 1500 were detained yesterday alone. our correspondent marc rosenberg is in moscow. the authorities are fairly or read about this. >> i think it is. vladimir putin is begin today -- still speaking in a live television phone in. the first question he was asked, saying it was important to express all -- suppress all manifestations of extreme isn't. there has to be ordered. and all citizens, no matter their faith or nationality, have to realize they are children of one family. this follows a rise of racial tension in the russian capital over the last week. it follows the death of a russian folk often killed in a fight with people from the north caucasus. last saturday a group of ultra- nationalist gathered by the rock of the kremlin. they made fascist salutes and chanted racist slogans and went on the rampag

right minister vladimir putin puts his singing skills to the test in front of a star studded audience paul named chair. live from moscow here with our teams let's get straight to our top story russian special police forces have detained dozens of football fans who turned a commemoration march into a riot in the very heart of moscow thousands gathered in the capital and in st petersburg to mark the death of a football fan of the football team at spartak moscow where both gatherings got violent let's cross live now to our team's you've got to be not as. who is following these developments for us going through what you've been at manaos noir square is right in the heart of moscow where the violence broke out st petersburg has also been marking this day with riots is the situation under control now. and he says you can see ed's all back to normal here in the heart of the russian capital the road just bottom line is no square has been opened the traffic riot police are leaving as we speak the majority of them have already left there are still a few cars where the police officers are piling