this is deja vu news live from berlin polls close in russia's presidential election vote counting is underway but many are calling it a done deal blatter or putin is expected to easily win a fourth term in office but were voters turned off by the predictability of the contest we'll go live to russia for the latest also coming up from the syrian town of offering is now in turkish hands and back fighters raising the turkish flag after a lightening advance against kurdish militia overnight the battle for refereeing

has forced more than one hundred fifty thousand people from their homes we ask what's next for the region. and in football the pressure is beginning to show as the bundesliga season reaches its climax we'll take a look at the best of a dramatic weekend so far. i'm michel henery thanks for joining us polls have just closed and russia's most westerly reaching counting is now underway everywhere in the country's presidential election with russia spending eleven time zones counting in the far east like here and lot of us talk has been underway for hours eight candidates are officially in the running but there is little doubt that incumbent vladimir putin will win a fourth term in office the main opposition figure alexina fell. was banned from

running in the presidential race due to a conviction for financial crimes a move novelli claims was politically motivated he called for a boycott this and putin's almost certain victory means all eyes will be on voter turnout figures. casting his vote in an election he's bound to win on paper bloody mayor putin faces seven opponents but in reality his only real challenger is voter apathy he said to wanted least seventy percent of the vote to prove he has a strong mandate to govern although that's not what he says in public what percentage of votes would you consider successful asks one journalist any percentage which gives the right to fulfill the role of president he replies. i voted for putin because i don't see any alternative. yeah i've made the right decision i think in that i voted for putin everything he does works for me. for

putin there's not much of a choice shall we say as they say i chose the lesser of two evils. there are claims that in some parts of russia employers have been putting pressure on staff to turn out to vote and there are reports of other irregularities alexei in the valley an opposition leader banned from standing in this election claims voter turnout is lower than in two thousand and twelve. yes the results from our observers show that in some regions of russia at least those where the so-called elections of already finished the turnout is lower than in two thousand and twelve that's even taking into account all the pressure that took place. on the may have called on russians to boycott this election but it looks like a done deal for the man who's dominated this country for a whole generation. theropod gun from the german council for foreign

relations is now with me in the studio and we so we hope to soon go to our correspondent emily sure went in moscow but first sarah welcome thanks for joining us what it seems like it's a done deal for president vladimir putin to get another six year term he's but he's been in power already for eighteen years why is he so popular among russians because of his strong man foreign policy so what we have seen during his his last term was that he was able to decouple his popular tourists from the economic wealth or growth of russia so now people love him actually for being a strong man on the global war on the on the go to diplomacy for a for getting crimea back as i would call it so that's basically what his popularity is based on and there was a really new push from the kremlin to ensure that there was a high voter turnout in this election everyone was saying no they only knew that

putin would win but there was this this magical seventy percent that was being gone on for can you tell us why that was so important because basically these elections as everybody knows what there was always going to be is basically there to create legitimacy for putin himself so if there would be a low turnout it would be it would mean that people are not interested in politics that they don't support putin so that's why he's interested in a high turnout and that is about seventy s. the last elections turnout was about six. so good to have a bit even more churned out this time thank you sara and right now we'll just turn to emily in moscow emily it's good to have you there you are in the heart of the capital president putin he's expected to show up and red square soon. can you tell us what the mood is like there right now. so i'm on my new years in a square which is right next to red square where there is currently as you can see

a concert about to happen people are just arriving here for a concert that's actually supposed to not celebrate victory but it's supposed to celebrate what is here called the return of the crimean peninsula to russia which is of course the legal an exaggeration of the crimean peninsula and putin may well turn up and of course that shows us that very much wants people to associate him and to associate his last term with an axe a sion which brought approval ratings of almost eighty percent we don't yet know whether he will turn up but people as you can see are waving flags behind me arriving here to watch the concert which is about to visit begin it's a real party atmosphere there i can see behind you and it's fair yet with the polls already have just been close any indication that reached the highest voter turnout that he was hoping for. well

i saw that a state agency was reporting that the turnout was higher than in two thousand and twelve so higher than in the last presidential elections when it was sixty five percent it's not quite clear yet whether the kremlin reached its its mark of seventy percent which is what they were hoping for but they were very much trying to pull people to the polls there were a selfie competitions there were raffles were people good when when when cars there were. they were selling food at really very reasonable prices for example my colleague and cousin said that outside the polling station he was that they were selling a kilo of potatoes for twenty euros and so really really cheap so they were really trying to pull people to the polls it's not quite yet clear whether they reach that seventy percent mark but they are reporting that it's higher than the after action . and speaking of the polls there are some reports that there were some

irregularities during the voting with the likes of ballot stuffing who would benefit from such a move like that. certainly. needs a high turnout also as we just talked about so he is interested in getting a lot of people to to the polls so he either presents people to go to the polls or human deployed them to get a higher turnout and so it's a foregone conclusion that president vladimir putin has been reelected what now what's what's next for for russia he will definitely further focus on his foreign policy as it hits his ass ins of the presidency he also called for some reforms for during the whole thing for this sector is really in trouble in russia also for some social reforms but he will definitely focus on foreign policy especially in the near come a neighborhood of russia and terms of foreign policy many people were saying that

by the tensions ramping up between russia and the west in these last few weeks in particular that that really helped boiling putin at the polls do you think that he will continue want to ride this wave and definitely his his internal power his popularity is based on the kind of bases for church fortress system he definitely needs this rally around the flag or rally around the president. symbol she. gain his or achieve to hold his popularity so death will continue but still he is on the pressure because of the sanctions so he has to in the kind of study lemmer to use it for internal order massive polls about this same time to prevent further sanctions ok i mean just to quickly go back to emily for one last question only so what does a win for vladimir putin mean for the west. and

what does the way i'm sorry what does his win mean for the west yes. in terms of as i was speaking with the sara about what the tensions were ramping up between russia and the u.k. and russia and the u.s. and how that really boiled him at the polls what does his win mean mean for the u.s. and for the west in general. well very near putin has very much built his popularity on the idea that he restored national pride after the fall of the soviet union after the chaos of the ninety's and i think that's very very much important to his foreign policy and to his popularity at home as well as we can see if he does turn up here at this concert his first act as a new president will be you know connected with this crimea and this whole crimea and

an exaggeration which of course is very much you know a defiant stance towards the west and i think we can expect more defiance from him . in the years to come and really show what it must go on from the german council on foreign relations thank you for your analysis. and we have polygamy results now vladimir putin has apparently want a fourth term as russian president exit poll suggests he's taken around seventy two percent of the vote come in as powerful clinton has come in second with more than fifteen percent while ultranationalist the tamils are no ski is in third with just under seven percent. russia and britain are trading more accusations and the poisoning case of the former russian double agent circus cripple russia's ambassador to the e.u. blood emerges offset of russia possesses no chemical weapons as a just of the substance used in the english city of salisbury may have come from a research laboratory britain denies that foreign minister boris johnson called the

claims that to recall adding all evidence points to the kremlin there were tire double agent circa screwball and his daughter remain hospitalized in critical condition after being exposed to the nerve agent two weeks ago. and her back forces have taken control of the northern syrian town of affray in the town has been the target of turkey's two month the fence of against the syrian critics militia it views as terrorists it kept its capture marks a major victory for turkey but has left thousands of civilians homeless and desperate. this is the moment turkey had been fighting for this city had been controlled by syrian kurds for the past five years now it's the turkish flag that waves over a free in. the turkish backed forces captured the city center on sunday morning. these fighters are proud to have ousted the kurdish militia known as the people's

protection units or y p g. turkey claims the y. p.g. militia are an offshoot of the kurdish nationalist beefcake a group and as such are terrorists and a threat to its national security. across the border news of our friends capture was met with jubilation by turkish president after one and his supporters. most of the terrorists have already fled with their tails between their legs our special forces and members of the free syrian army are cleaning the remains of the traps they left behind in the center of a free in the symbols of trust instability or waving instead of the ranks of terrorists. turkey was also quick to start wiping out traces of kurdish identity in a free in. one of the first actions of the turkish backed fighters was to demolish a statue commemorating a legendary kurdish figure. the currents remained defiant with an

official warning that the war with turkey had now entered what they called a new phase. was that the how what forces an f.n. will be a nightmare for the turkish troops and its allies the resistance in f. in will continue until the liberation of every inch of the town and until the return of the residents of afrin into their villages and homes. what i what. for the civilian population of our free in turkey's offensive has been devastating more than one hundred fifty thousand people most of them kurds have been forced to flee for their lives in the last week as turkey attacked the city from the air and the ground for the battle of the us we fled because of the airstrikes in the bombardment of our villages by the turks there is no united nations or international community anymore they have forgotten all morality what can we do is civilians is amongst a country. until the recent turkish attacks a friend had been

a safe haven during syria's war now in its seventh year with the capture of a free and it's unclear what will become of those fleeing the city and if or when they will be able to return to their homes. let's talk to a correspondent on child laura who's covering developments in syria from lebanon and neighboring beirut. turkey is jubilant but the kurdish militia says this is a new phase of warfare what will happen now. well it's very clear this is a huge victory although. this is something that always slanted t.v. you did come together fighting isis at a certain stage along with the u.s. and its side against isis was sort of i mean to get a spade back fellows but yes mince words when it came to protecting their border from that that's what will happen now it's going to be an insurgency but that was

happened our upbringing which is why what the or who jobs are and entity which is meeting after dan brown's one of there is a clearly the other is that the money and margin where the united states best insists this is all in the north of syria on the border with turkey the kurds are student resin there the kurds are also places which means that they have presence and they will the chance to have these dominance on the border area and then we have to ask. from. from whatever way they are now which will also increase so we will see trouble on the horror six not happy news but certainly an achievement but. you say that there could be trouble at the border if so if turkey pushes east after a fraying this could inflame tensions with the u.s. couldn't it. well this is just being the biggest question here in this war because the u.s. is rely heavily on that that's running state after my energy has. been thrown into

iran isis and many of us insignia especially in iraq part is a lot stronger ward off this summit state sorts nothing sit out like that. and yes. he does who can monitor that it will be a problem with what he has or they will perhaps even seeing a free syrian army rule so they have been shattered and it sort of. was a war there is animosity between the arabs and the first person to be there and u.s. forces are in. and asked me to leave problems there what is the use of that you know so deep especially in the kind of scenario where we have really us a new secretary of state so it will be quite tense of the speeds i think it's obvious that even it it must be highly lesson and turkey will need to add up how this is a result of this and actual aside from the political conflict what about the

people the civilians fleeing from africa feeling afraid where are they going and what awaits them. well at the moment you know it just sort of started getting are just in the north of syria today going to the villages you know that all of that was the big problems is syria in the north and if libya all that is a joke is. the problem they're putting the turkish side of unless they can start going to learn along basically what's will relieve all the areas and she's. going to have to decide what's what i believe still is a lot of uncertainty there in the story of the kurds is iraq we want to be seeking national do we have got a lot of nice is you can look at the maps not even that the international support they perhaps have. an internationally recognized internationally that's not. that's being taken away by accident all of these. well the kurds are

heading. to side in or really do well have uncertainty on chopra thank you for bringing this up to tempt. in sunday's early bundesliga action dortmund maintain their challenge for second spot with a narrow one mil win at home to hand over on loan striker michel back to you i grabbed the only goal of the game midway through the first half it was his eighth and twelve games since arriving at dortmund from chelsea meanwhile relegation threatened cologne climbed off the bottom of the table shaka are looking to tighten their grip on second place as they travel to spark the hosts were desperate for three points themselves as they look to claw to claw their relegation worries away let's take a look at who came out on top. all spurred were a force to be reckoned with where now there was wearing their colors now with the

royal blues the defender is hungrier than ever for goals he's already scored five times this season. those folks on the other hand are having a torrid time of it but they were without a win in three games under coach bruno lava dia. his team got the first real chance of the game no maximillian arnold with this shot after ten minutes five opportunities like this were few and far between. shall kick in particular were in no hurry to threaten the vols bug goal their first chance came just before half time that's not good enough to be a champions league contender. sixty minutes in and shell who were beginning to get their act together brad and bolo got as close as you can get without scoring by only some super goalkeeping from countries spells kept the ball out of. those big responded after some desperate play in the box the referee pointed to the spots available in the replay clearly showing the tie in

a star's edge taking down recently visited by the hard took the shot stopped by rather than that it was the third penalty he said this season shall be made another push in the dying moments of the game the most played defense was caught napping and bowler with the cross and the ball touched in a close range by agony the roving konoha he turned the ball into his own net five shelter with their fifth win in a row they keep their champions league hopes alive and tonight by in munich the chance of an early ponderously good title even more cause for celebration. things are getting desperate for league stragglers hamburg after conceding six goals to biron last weekend they parted ways with their coach replacing him with christian christian tests his first test a clash at home against mid table side her to berlin could he help hamburg get back into their stride. he's the latest man tasked with keeping hamburg out christian

tits fielded a youngest site in forty four years five changes to the starting eleven including on the twenty one's player matty stein man but that youthful spark energized hamburg man teed up to class santos the host creating chances are leon well in the home goal you land polish back was playing his part too and then what the home fans had been hoping for a move on the hitting of their sides league position coolly finished by the ruling santos i one nail after twenty five minutes the first time hamburg could even lead a match in three months. the other end had to remain the threat pollers back ensuring the hosts when she said the break a goal to the goods. how he adds they wish the match could have ended here but it wasn't to be because though the problems at one end had been sorted out the other it was the same old story the dangers marvin platen hass afforded far too much

space to cross valentino with an easy finish hamburg's earlier confidence appeared to drain out of them more lackluster defending and substitute salomon kalou turned the match on its head i could only been on the pitch two minutes and scored with his first touch. i searched his sight for which even keeper polish back joined the attack at the end i would have to have gone hamburg now without a win in fourteen games is fundamental but as i thought we played well in the first us it was tough after we went to one down we tried to turn it around we didn't give up but at the end of the day our aim is to win matches and not to lose the inner city and there was nasty scenes after the full time whistle hamburg may want to go down fighting but not like this. so let's take a look at all the bundesliga results so far. on match day twenty seven as mentioned

dortmund down hanover and cologne got a crucial victory over leverkusen in the other games braman beat alex berg back and hoffenheim drew on track dumped mines humber gloucester herta shako one involves underway leipsic take on byron and then friday night's game stood guard beat freiburg a new documentary has premiered this week in belgium portraying one family's journey into their traumatic past ninety one year old on week as a whole the cost survivor his son is a renowned cartoonist who has depicted his father's life in a graphic novel d.w. met. ahead of the premiere of the new film. litigate i'm one of the last holocaust survivors in belgium it's been there's only three or four of us left the fia. everyone else was burnt. to death. only kiszko was fourteen when he was taken by the gestapo he

survived more than three years imprisoned in eleven different concentration camps. and accounted for i mean he's. my whole family died by that my mother my father and for both of my sisters they're all gassed and burned i see my study one family members who were in concentration camps i'm the only one who survived and returned to belgium. nineteen kiszko was liberated having no family left he started a new life in brussels and married he and his wife had four children but they never spoke a word of the holocaust. deaths on me shows says the children never dad now he's a well known cartoonist and their relationship with his father is the main theme of his graphic novel second generation published in two thousand and twelve amos the

walk is that the nazi atrocities a never forgotten. on a tidy up the. good stuff i did the edition you read you should be if you can do something and if you can i get. in the thing. he gets up on the floor. and if. you don't do. your work you both leave and i'm lucky not just to have. survived but i've built up a big big family with many children and grandchildren around fifty all together. was on. board. the fish tank and that's farming my nose at hitler. life as

a cartoon as the title of the documentary about and his family to me as a man human is what kept the now ninety one year old alive she the horrors of the holocaust. a reminder of our top story. appears to have won a fourth term as president of russia cost close to half an hour ago and pulling results suggest he's taken more than seventy percent of the vote. thanks for watching.

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