RT New Video: Mountain High: Olympic flame reaches Europe's tallest peak

It's been to outer space, the North Pole, and the bottom of Lake Baikal. Of course we're talking about the Olympic flame, making its way to Sochi. But surely the record-breaking torch relay wouldn't have been complete without a visit to the top of Europe's highest mountain, which is tantalisingly close to the host city. At the end of October 2013, a Russian team of mountain climbers made an ascent of the western summit of Elbrus.



Europe's been taking a one-sided view of the turmoil plaguing Ukraine - that's the point Russia's Foreign Minister's been hammering home, as he addressed a global security forum in Munich. RT's Egor Piskunov listened in.


Afshin Rattansi goes underground on Cameron's apparent lack of understanding of public outrage at the Snowden leaks. Labour MP Dave Lammy talks Iraq war regrets and the need for reform in the Independent Police Complaints Commission. While the Home Secretary mulls arming riot police with water cannons, it turns out some think they'd be better off with machine guns. Plus, what the Lobbying Bill -- or the Gagging Law, as it's affectionately referred to -- means for future elections. And, the mainstream media has finally woken up to the NSA scandal -- all because of a few angry birds.


Time is ticking away before American troops pull out of Afghanistan and the security pact which will map out the supportive role they'll play when their combat mission is over, is in limbo. Relations between Washingon and Kabul are heading for the deep freeze, and as RT's Lucy Kafanov reports, the Taliban could be the ones to benefit.

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