have more seeking of a dialogue with russia but they have said that they will support reason may and she would hope that they actually will do that more later this afternoon very good mosque for us from london thanks very much. well scott all case comes ahead of russia's presidential election on sunday some are calling it the no surprise vote a lot of repetitious all but guaranteed to clinch another six year term the russian media are firmly behind him and there's little in the way of criticism in his two thousand and seventeen ranking of one hundred eighty countries for example for press freedom russia came in at number one hundred forty eight art three in our series russia votes looks at some of the difficulties faced by russians or. reporter powerful new coolant dared criticize the kremlin's policies in syria now he risks his freedom video i open the door to armed police officers and two