at least as long as vladimir putin is in power. i think vice-presideladimir put in power for a long time. >> you talk about him. you talk about the missed opportunities. give me a sense of what he was like when you were in the room with him. i guess, were you naive? there's been some criticism that your administration, you yourself are like a love sick teenager trying to court this broodi brutish authoritarian. were you naive? what was he like to deal with? >> first, remember, that the guy that was in the room for the first four years of the obama administration was not putin. they are different people. he didn't join the kgb. he went to law school. he looks to the west. in terms of world view, he was much closer to barack obama than vladimir putin was. during that period, we got a lot of big things done. we eliminated 30% of the nuclear weapons allowed in the world between the united states and russia in 2010. we got the most comprehensive set of sanctions on iran ever in 2010 working with him. we got a new supply route to afghani

translation: the president of the russian federation, vladimir putin. translation: citizens of russia, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends. i greet all the citizens of our great motherland and compatriots abroad. everyone who is watching or listening to the broadcast of this solemn listening to the broadcast of this solemn ceremony. listening to the broadcast of this solemn ceremony. everyone who is present here in the historic halls of the kremlin. these minutes, being swoi’i'i of the kremlin. these minutes, being sworn into the presidency of russia, i most acutely aware of my huge responsibility before each of you, before our entire multiethnic people. responsibility before russia, the country of great achievements. their courage, their labour, they're invincible integrity and impunity, their relation to the sacred motherland is an example. i consider it my duty and sense of my life to do everything for russia, for its present and the future. to prosper, for preserving the continuation of our great people for prosperity in each family. let me assure

not everyone has been celebrating six more years of vladimir putin. police broke up this anti—putin protest in moscow at the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure, too, over the salisbury poisoning and the war in syria. meanwhile, western sanctions against russia are biting. russia feels it is being squeezed by the west, and at this moscow arm—wrestling club, they tell me only putin has the political muscle to protect them. we don't have somebody to substitute him. there is no rival, opponent of him. even in a country of 146 million people, there is no substitute for putin? uh...yes. it sounds not very good, but it's true. that is precisely how vladimir putin wants to be seen by his people — as the only choice for russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. if the spewing lava from one of the world's most active volcanoes isn't hazardous enough — there's now an added danger for the residents on hawaii's big island. 35 buildings have now been destroyed with hundreds more in danger. but officials have told the bbc they're most wor

that vladimir putin is a realist. he understands there's certain things he must do to get russia back on track for his own political position. poon understands there has to be interaction from the west politically and economically if he's ever going to get them on a fully different track. always susceptible and vulnerable to the ebbs and flows of the oil market. if he gets elevated at some point to become minister for the economics or finance or better yet prime minister, that would be the biggest signal of all that he has decided we must really reengage and i have the right guy who can do this. now, in this recent announcement of the new cabinet positions he was not among them, he was given the position as head of the audit chamber and the federation council, in the federal assembly, not exactly a big powerful position, buter nonetheless, for those who believeos this track he is in a holding pattern but he's still there. his name is still out there. maybe he will see where things go and get rid of him and elevate vla

not everyone has been celebrating six more years of vladimir putin. police broke up this anti—putin protest in moscow at the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure, too, over the salisbury poisoning and the war in syria. meanwhile, western sanctions against russia are biting. russia feels it is being squeezed by the west, and at this moscow arm—wrestling club, they tell me only putin has the political muscle to protect them. we don't have somebody to substitute him. there is no rival, opponent of him. even in a country of 146 million people, there is no substitute for putin? uh...yes. it sounds not very good, but it's true. that is precisely how vladimir putin wants to be seen by his people — as the only choice for russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in lebanon, early reports suggest the militant group hezbollah and its allies have won just over half the seats in the country's parliamentary elections. the organisation, which is backed by iran, inflicted heavy losses on the party of lebanon's prime minister. the leader of he

i don't know if you saw that speech by vladimir putin. were you convinced he can do the job of improving the lives of russians? convinced he can do the job of improving the lives of russian57m isa improving the lives of russian57m is a difficult term. he is almost a semi religious figurehead in russia and he has to improve living standard, he has to raise income tax and the pension age and fund these adventures. he has losses in syria. he has domestic protests. there is a lot on his plate. the biggest risk for lot on his plate. the biggest risk foeradimir lot on his plate. the biggest risk for vladimir putin is that the country lapses into stagnation. how goodis country lapses into stagnation. how good is he at resolving domestic issues. he is much better on the international stage. he played extremely skilful cards in crimea and syria. he is less good at resolving domestic issues and clamping down on unrest. he prefers to focus externally and leave the issues at home to his ministers. what do you expect to see? many say it could be his f

not everyone's been celebrating six more years of vladimir putin. police broke up this anti—putin protest in moscow at the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure, too, over the salisbury poisoning, and the war in syria. meanwhile, western sanctions against russia are biting. russia feels it's being squeezed by the west, and at this moscow arm wrestling club, they tell me only putin has the political muscle to protect them. we don't have somebody to substitute him. there is no rival, opponent of him. even in a country of 146 million people, there is no substitute for putin? ah, yes. it sounds not very good, but it's true. that is precisely how vladimir putin wants to be seen by his people, as the only choice for russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. tourism accounts for around 8% of the world's carbon emissions — that's the conclusion of a sydney university study. the figure is about three times higher than previous estimates. it takes into account leisure activities such as dining out and shopping — as well as flights and a

steve: not eveinone is celebrg six more years of vladimir putin. police broke up this anti-putin protest in moscow over the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure over the salisbury poisoning and the war in syria. meanwhile, western sanctions against russia are biting. russia feels it has been squeezed by the west, and at g club,scow arm wrestl they tell me only putin has the political muscle to protect them. >>ha we don' to substitute him. vathere is no to him. steve: even in a country of 146 million people, there is no substitute for putin? t yes. ha, it sounds novery good, but it's true. steve: that is precise how vladimir putin wants to be seen by his people, as the only choice for russia. ste rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. jane: let's look at some of it days other news. road signs have been put up at the u.s. embassy injuries long after president trump recognized it as the capital of iael in december. itns remontroversial and few other nations have followed america's lead. secretary of state mike pompeo sa boundaries of sovereignt

vladimir putin is to be sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia, marking 18 years in power. the foreign secretary warns president trump that pulling out of the iran nuclear deal could lead to a middle east arms race. record—breaking temperatures for a bank holiday could be on the way for some parts of the uk. we are ready the sunshine and blue skies here, as we get ready for a heatwave. also, the rising cost of vanilla sending a chill down the spine of ice—cream makers. a worldwide crop shortage means the extract is now more expensive than silver. and a pioneering team of zoologists and botanists head to the amazon in search of genetic material. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police are continuing to investigate four separate shootings in london over the weekend. a 17—year—old boy has died, and three other people are in hospital, although their injuries are not considered to be life threatening. simon clemison reports. to try to tackle violent crime, police had already drafted in more officers this w

despite the protests, vladimir putin still commands strong support here. he's achieved that by presenting himself as the saviour of this country — the man who's raised russia from its knees and made it strong again. and that message is very popular here. but a resurgent russia is a major challenge for the west — whether in syria, where russia's military support has kept president assad in power, or in the us, where it's accused of interfering with the elections. there's also the case of the skripals — an ex—russian spy and his daughter poisoned in salisbury with a nerve agent developed by soviet russia. moscow insists it knows nothing. and, as president putin takes office again, there are no signs yet that confrontation with the west will end. and no real pressure from the russian people either for mr putin to alter his political course. the headlines on bbc news: the foreign secretary is in washington in an attempt to stop president donald trump abandoning the iran nuclear deal. extra police on patrol in london — after three separate shootings i

who is the vladimir putin that you know? michael m.: yes and no. the situation today in the speech he gave was created by president trump. unitether act would russia, china, and our nato allies been pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. was a good deal for america under the deal for the world, so now, we are the ones isolated. earlier couple of years because of his actions in ukraine and propping up a dictator in syria and an intervening in our elections, putin used to be the one that was isolated to. as you describe those events, you can add a couple others. help them to shoot down a civilian airliner. poison to individuals and sells very. sibury.al how can the world quickly forget all of that? >> we should not. we should be able to walk and chew gum and both are administrations should be able to do that, but it is striking that people have forgotten about those events. they are moving on. the st. petersburg international forum is going on as if nothing happened. back in 2014, 2015, there was a boycott of that event. people are trying to isolate p

putin's inauguration for a new term as president. down with the czar the rallying cry that brought together thousands of russians opposed to president vladimir putin they gathered in city squares across the country voicing their dissent and holding signs denouncing corruption. yeah dude who do i think that putin is and where if you're feeding this country has been doing it for eighteen years and has done nothing good for you to. do so i think you're. going to we don't have real competition in the country as soon as real competition appears and put it to start fighting for presidential terms we will finally have real changes in this country and you know i was it was opposition leader alexei navalny who had called them onto the streets. and they had been banned from standing for office in the recent presidential elections. i was here asks the crowd is this the city that belongs to putin i know they respond. only had just begun his speech when he was grabbed by waiting police arrested for disobedience and organizing and unsanctioned ral

>> interesting to hear vladimir putin call john a particular. -- provocateur. he asked about the presidential election and vladimir putin said i had nothing to do with the u.s. election which got a big response from the crowd. the headline to me was trade. panel,sensus of the without naming donald trump by name, raising questions about his global trade policy. vonnie: real disagreements in france, for example, most people on the panel disagreed without a president is conducting himself. what was lacking was clear strategy on what to do about it. vonnie: there were other issues dividing them. iran came up. israel and palestine came up. on the issue, do not forget vladimir putin whose event this was, was interested in getting sanctions relaxed. when he starts criticizing the u.s. for sanctions as a trade tool, his alter emotive -- all teary her motive is to reduce sanctions put on him by some people on the panel. japan and france are both part of the sanctions regime against vladimir putin. there they are on a panel with him. ready ironic. -- pretty ironic. wasie

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steve: vladimir putin is arguably the most powerfer russian leadince joseph stalin. but in this power lies a potential problem for the president and for his country. he has built a political system in which all other institutions from parliament to the court system are weak, and all key decisions are taken by him, putin. that is not only a huge responsibility, it begs the question, what will happen when vladimir putin exits the political stage? if he exits, according to the constitution, president putin must step down in six years' time. but already many russians predict he will try to stick around. >> he knows he cannot leave the kremlivoluntarily. he will be responsible for everything that he did and failed to do. steve: he is a prisoner. >>e is a prisoner of the system of presidential power in of the kremlinnd corridor's. steve: not everyone is celebrating six more years of vladimir pin. police broke up this anti-putin protest in moscow over the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure over the salisbury poisoning and the war in syria. meanwhile, west

the russian president vladimir putin there just outside the kremlin doing a bit of q. and a with various youth volunteers of volunteers from various youth groups and organizations that do span the bostic sponsor of the russian federation and my guest peter nick is still here with me in the studio we were talking about challenges for the future of russia a certainly putin was saying in his inaugural speech we must face challenges with an open mind but also with a sense of optimism what kind of priorities do you think will be most important will be most important for a lot of this time peter i think his number one priority will be to strengthen the russian economy in the russian economy took a hit in recent years and it isn't back fully yet so and part of the way to do that is take eliminate the sanctions and to do that we're going to need to move for a settlement in ukraine and we really have to roll the world back from the brink of war and the tensions between the united states and russia. as bad as they have been at any time since probably the cuban missile crisis why

international the presidential inauguration of vladimir putin. and when he does when he isn't all great it's a day that shows he will have been in power now for eight years of course that includes his time when he was the prime minister as well now this whole ceremony itself is set to be a bit more low key than mr putin's last in a twenty twelve for example but there were certainly some demonstrations outside the kremlin ensuring that. as we continue to watch you these live pictures here we are certainly waiting for that important to come in take the podium the ceremony where he will come in and places hand on the book where he will say thirty three words we then expect him to make a small speech to those in attendance of course our correspondents are also in attendance that this inauguration of the russian president vladimir putin as he kicks off a new term at the helm for the russian federation. i . need to show you live pictures here on r.t. international there is the russian president vladimir putin he's making his way to the official hole he

but not everyone is elate that had vladimir putin will rule for another six years. thousands protested in moscow. petersburg and several other cities. the biggest political rival was arrested, detained, they released. the real threat to putin is inside russia. nor than navali they say is instable. instability that has drawn people to the streets. >> there's a lack of legitimacy, renewal. he keeps speaking ambitiously about goals he cannot achieve. so there's a restlessness. >> uncertainty rising other putin's goal to become a top five world economy by 2024. >> it would have to take incredible economic reform to get to that in six short years. >> reporter: if he fails to meet that goal, experts say, vladimir putin will likely resort to familiar tactics to detract russians from their low standard of living. >> i think he will continue to undermine western constitutions i think you'll see continued meddling in edemis, they'll continue to modernize their military as much as they can. >> and continuing to try to eliminate his, alexa could be spared assassination, because

or we begin the day with putin four point zero today vladimir putin was sworn in as russian president for the fourth time now barring any changes to the constitution this will be putin's final six years in power when he leaves the kremlin in twenty twenty four he will have been in effect the so ruler of russia in the twenty first century or his insurance and his staying power are analogous to that of china's she's in pain both of these leaders represent rising tides of authoritarian powers buoyed some say by an american enigma known as donald trump or tonight's we'll look at how these leaders and what they represent threaten to erode the order that has stabilized much of the world for seventy years our first report tonight gives us a glimpse of a grand and reviewed russia the one that vladimir putin today pledged his everything to protect. the start of mr putin's day with carefully stage managed. russian state t.v. broadcast his long walk through the corridors of his office on his way to the ceremony. eventually he arrived at the car waiting to take him on a short trip to the kremlin

congratulations on the book. >> thanks for having me. >> vladimir putin, another term. what are his strengths and weaknesses on the world stage, if you will? >> he's been in powary lo arer time, andrea. on to his fourth term. do it six years and i suspect even beyond then he'll be there. i don't think he has a way to step down. doesn't have a normal way to step aside or a successor. on the strength i would say he is a formidable leader everybody has to deal with. on the negatives i would say everybody has to deal with him. not like they like to deal with him. he's a nuisance sometimes. sometimes more than a nuisance when he invades countries or interferes in elections as he did here in 2016 and as i write in the book we underestimated the challenge that putin and his regime faces both for the united states and our security, but also for democracy around the world. did we underestimate the disinformation tactics, first used against you? at least you were quite aware of it at the time, but we were always looking at cyber at the newest way of waging war by russia against u

well i think the election results to show that there is widespread support for vladimir putin and he won in by a lot landslide as it were but of course not everyone here is pleased with that election result and with the fourth inauguration that we've just seen putin come through and of his fourth term and there were russia wide protests on saturday people came out across the country they were following opposition politician aleksey now by these call the motto of the protests was he's not our czar of course referring to vladimir putin and there was a real crackdown on those protests as well over one thousand five hundred people were arrested so obviously the putin government really showing that this next term won't be one where they will be tolerating dissent but i'd say overall the majority of people here in russia of support flooding their putin's old government so often accuse of having brought with new ideas is mr putin promising anything new after twenty years in charge. well putin's so-called made order of have actually just been published after the inauguration and that's kind

well of course my it's worth noting that that vladimir putin won the presidential elections this farce with huge for jordi one basically a life plan victory with over seventy two landslide excuse me victory with over seventy percent of people of voters supporting him but observers of the say that you know they did that he might have to push through push forward with her to pinch potentially unpopular reform including the pay raising the pension age so we'll have to see what lies ahead emma later on for us in moscow thank you very much for your reporting and please stay safe. the u.s. space agency nasa has launched its latest probe to mars a powerful atlas five rocket is propelling the mars insight lander to the planet's surface as we speak the journey is expected to take six months upon arrival the probe will be sent deep under the planet's crust for clues about how it forms a launch is two years late due to equipment problems there's also also pushed the project cost up more than eight hundred million dollars the solar and battery powered lander is designed to operate for twenty six e

putin's inauguration for another term as president. the. down with the czar the rallying cry that brought together thousands of russians opposed to president vladimir putin they gathered in city squares across the country voicing their dissent and holding signs denouncing corruption. and i think that every responsible citizen should express their opinion that's my duty as a citizen of the russian federation because i love my country and i want something here to change yet stable i'm fighting for democracy because today's russia is an authoritarian monarchy with an element of totalitarianism and i think we need to fight against that in every possible way so soon with a woman she should for i want to defend my home country because it has been taken over by some sort of engine made monsters who are stealing our money and our freedom. was the was it was opposition leader alexei navalny who had called them on to the streets. and they had been banned from standing for office in the recent presidential elections. i was kiosks a crowd resists

the headlines this hour vladimir putin has been officially sworn in as russian president bringing you the highlights of your gratian ceremony. also to come britain's foreign secretary heads to washington in a bid to save the rainy nuclear deal has donald trump's decision on the green looms and. the difficult part. is on the one ties for him to be killed. hundreds of interpreters who work for the british army in afghanistan face deportation from the u.k. even though they were promised asylum by london parties speaks to one of those affected. hello there well can you watching at international this monday afternoon where it's just gone two o'clock in the russian capital. has officially been sworn in again as russian president he won the election back in march goshdarn office at the ceremony at the kremlin palace. vladimir putin who is known to be sometimes fashionably sometimes not so fashionably late well this time he was right on time with work like a swiss clock i should say and really this ceremony had a very fresh spirit compared to the previous ones for instance city center of mosc

russia's vladimir putin is a sworn in for his fourth term president. business leaders expect him to deliver on promises he made to revitalize the economy also coming up. as tunisia's younger generation is losing faith in the country a german tunisian training said hopes to offer them a future. welcome to do business vladimir putin has been sworn in again as russia's leader after eighteen years in power and he's beginning his fourth term in the kremlin with promises to revitalize the country's economy growth is expected to reach one point seven percent this year that's according to a wealth bank forecast investors say resurgent oil prices up bolstering the economy despite moscow being squeezed by western sanctions but putin's economy needs to be modernized if it's to be a global player in the future. russian president vladimir putin can point to a number of positive economic developments during his time in power inflation has been kept low public debt to all while the standard of living has increased but he says there's more to be done in the world for

after we had breakfast, he went to see vladimir putin. do you think he was saying, i think the obama administration is doing a great job, you need to engage with the president? i don't think so. that's fine. the good thing that henry used to do and i think still does, he would report to us and tell us about his impressions of vladimir putin. i hope secretary kerry is doing that as well. >> with secretary pompeo? >> yes. >> basically -- >> you are in there. >> russia relations since the fall of the berlin wall. >> yes. you are in there. we shared some of this history. >> we did, 2009, the ritz. we have been to that ritz. >> together. >> it was a very nice hotel overlooking the kremlin. >>> when we come back ahead of >>> when we come back ahead of tuesday's >>> when we come back ahead of tuesday's retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business to deliver consistent network spee

and more than a thousand approach against president vladimir putin the rallies around the country come two days before putin is to be sworn in for another term also on the program. its blastoff for a new mission to mars nassau launches an unmanned spacecraft to appear on the planet's cross and look at how mars was formed. and it should have been their wedding day but instead of holding a concert in memory of a slain journalist and his fiance john was murdered in february while reporting on alleged connections between politicians in the country and the mafia. and welcome to the program russian opposition leader alexina vali has been detained along with more than a thousand other anti kremlin demonstrators according to monitors police seized him in moscow after he called for protests across the country ahead of president vladimir putin's gratian for another term as president. the the the down with the czar the rallying cry that brought together thousands of russians opposed to president vladimir putin they gathered in city squares across the country voicing their dissent and holding sign

putin two days before he's due to be sworn in for a fourth term. now has launched an unmanned spacecraft to mars for explore beneath the planet's surface a craft that expected to take six months to reach mars where it's due to spend more than two years earth here. don't forget you can get all the latest news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use that to send us your photos and videos. earth the home receiving googling dia's tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world going to those who protect the climate and boost green energy solutions like global warming to those being bullied series of global three thousand on d w and online. time for an upgrade.

he writes vladimir putin is an evil man. that's just one of many provocative parts in that. >> senator mccain goes on to say he's intent on liberal daeds, that has brought more stability, prosperity and freedom to herman kind. >>> great to have you with me. i want to start by having you react to what senator john mccain said. the characterization of vladimir putin being evil and his designs as sensely defeating the west, as senator mccain put it. >> senator mccain is right. i agree with his analysis of vladimir putin and his intentions. it wasn't always that way. he it different views earlier in himself presidency but over time they have codified this way and i think he sees his lock-term objective to weaken the united states, to destroy our institutions of the liberal order and first and foremost nato and to push back on what he thinks is the liberal decadent west. he fancies himself as the leader of orthodox christian values. because we're tacking about senator mccain, i met vladimir putin in russia in the spring of 1991 a

putin is now the focus that vladimir putin is now trying to set is on the domestic agenda, on trying to improve the living standards and well—being of the russian people, but in the context of that foreign policy, that will be difficult, because there are western sanctions in place and also the oil price remains challenging for russia. difficult for him to achieve those goals but suddenly it is what he is promising the russian people. —— but certainly. natalka pisnia is the washington correspondent of bbc russian. how are russians in the us viewing this fourth term for vladimir putin? the most important thing regarding the ceremony, a few remarkable moments which was seen by russians asa sign moments which was seen by russians as a sign right here, since 2008 there was a part of the ceremony where the sitting president can set the power to the elected president, and this happened when the power was transmitted to vladimir putin, but this time basically he transmitted the power to himself because at the same time he was sitting as the elected president. he came to the presidency

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after delivering that speech vladimir putin was pretty much on his way and the russian government has already disbanded itself it has already we signed which is a normal of course procedure in this situation so the next thing the next big sensations that we could expect is from vladimir putin's new appointments as to who's going to go in to be the prime minister of cause this is the main entry as to the key positions the key ministerial positions also many of them remain remain uncertain so this is definitely something to look forward to but after the ceremony the president did immediately get to work on the job of forming a new cabinet announcing incumbent prime minister and former president dmitri medvedev as his pick for the leading position in the new government. dmitri medvedev in britain tried to make putin's longtime sidekick russia's prime minister since twenty one and arguably the most tech savvy official in russia. he's also a big fan of rocky's live. live. like a soldier was eliminated let's. listen. is a quick sign of how we got to be in this country second to mom in. law

on paper at least, vladimir putin has little to fear from a street protest. a recent survey found that the vast majority of russians had no desire to take part in a political demonstrations. and yet, any public display of dissent makes the russian government nervous. that is because the kremlin has seen a people powerforce political change in countries on russia's doorstep. hence, this less than subtle hint from those in power here — that critics of the authorities can expect an even tougher time in president putin's fourth term in the kremlin. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. at least 16 mineworkers have been killed in two separate accidents in western pakistan. 12 died in a gas explosion and at least four remain trapped. pakistani mines have frequently been criticised for their poor safety standards and bad ventilation. and rescue workers in southern poland are searching forfive miners missing underground after a 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck a coal mine. two miners have been found injured and four more made th

on paper at least, is vladimir putin has little to fear from a street protest. a recent survey found that the vast majority of russians have no desire to take part in political demonstrations and yet, any public display of dissent makes the russian government nervous. and that is because the kremlin has seen people power force political change in countries on russia's doorstep. hence this less than subtle hint from those in power here. that critics of the authorities can expect an even tougher time in president putin's fourth term in the kremlin. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. youtube has removed hundreds of videos following a bbc investigation. the videos, which had contained adverts for edubirdie — a ukranian coursework and essay—writing service — had been criticised by the universities minister, who claimed they promoted "cheating on an industrial scale". it's been a hot start to the bank holiday weekend with temperatures as high as 2a degrees celsius in some parts of the country. and forecasters says it's going to get even hotter tomorrow and on mo

i'm for golf it's good to have you with us not even stalin had this kind of staying power vladimir putin has been sworn in for a record fourth term as president of russia in his inauguration speech today he pledged to turn russia into one of the world's top five economies he called for high performance export or even manufacturing during his six year term a putin won the presidential election with three quarters of the vote so he has almost total authority in the country but his critics accuse him of corruption and of silencing opposing voice. the start of mr putin's day with carefully stage managed. russian state t.v. broadcast his long walk through the corridors of his office on his way to the ceremony. eventually he right at the car waiting to take him on the short trip to the kremlin hole. then the grand entrance. and the war continued. all choreographed to maintain the suspense as some five thousand invited guests waited for putin to be sworn aimed to be a statistically able what you see is pretty good as putin promise for tech the country since the russian people. he praised russia

on paper at least, vladimir putin has little to fear from a street protest. a recent survey found that the vast majority of russians had no desire to take part in a political demonstrations. and yet, any public display of dissent makes the russian government nervous. that is because the kremlin has seen a people powerforce political change in countries on russia's doorstep. hence, this less than subtle hint from those in power here — that critics of the authorities can expect an even tougher time in president putin's fourth term in the kremlin. the governor of hawaii has declared a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes hit one of the islands. the epicentre was beneath the erupting volcano, mount kilauea. the 6.9 magnitude quake sent people fleeing from buildings and briefly cut power supplies. charlotte gallagher reports. a ribbon of thick lava snakes through the suburban streets and forests. the molten liquid destroying anything in its path. lava has been surging across the island since thursday, sometimes shooting up to 100 feet in the

and if bladder putin as the -- vladimir putin has the upper hand? provocatione mean a thursday? isorter: again, that visit understood as a provocation for thatest and it is expected merkel will address the serious situation with putin. she has strong doubts that russia would support bashar al-assad much longer, but yesterday's visit in russia proved otherwise. one optimistic note for today's meeting between angela merkel and putin is both germany and russia seemed to see eye to eye on at least one point and that is the salvation of the iran nuclear deal. much, thank you so reporting live there from berlin. european leaders wrapped up two ons of talks in sofia thursday, pledging their commitment to the iran nuclear deal, despite u.s. sanctions. washington has reimposed its ban withmpanies that trade iran, forcing companies to decide whether to work with the u.s. or iran. effect of u.s. sanctions is expected to be limited. brian quinn explains. effort toa last ditch save the iran nuclear deal by protecting european businesses. they are issuing legal measures to shield companies fr

not everyone‘s been celebrating six more years of vladimir putin. police broke up this anti—putin protest in moscow at the weekend. the kremlin is facing international pressure, too, over the salisbury poisoning, and the war in syria. meanwhile, western sanctions against russia are biting. russia feels it‘s being squeezed by the west, and at this moscow arm wrestling club, they tell me only putin has the political muscle to protect them. we don‘t have somebody to substitute him. there is no rival, opponent of him. even in a country of 146 million people, there is no substitute for putin? ah, yes. it sounds not very good, but it‘s true. that is precisely how vladimir putin wants to be seen by his people, as the only choice for russia. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. if we did an arm wrestling competition you would win. six more yea rs. competition you would win. six more years. i don‘t want six more years in thisjob. years. i don‘t want six more years in this job. what is it with the job swa ps in this job. what is it with the job swap