departure of the er trusted finance minister have dominated this week's news headlines the cells that prompted an unexpected interview with the president as he took the time to clarify his latest political move spot as. reports the pre-election period in russia may hold even more surprises. this week's headlines have been all that if putin putin meant that if the news of the jumps was brought up polemic switch russia hasn't seen for quite some time while some criticised others applauded the tandems deal and the kings of photoshop rolled out some of their best work yet with the general mood being that the deal had been done long ago but it was an exciting for just a few days until the first rasha falls in the corridors of power began. living like them if you think your views on russia's economic agenda differ from mine as president of. the. my opinions do differ from yours and

only take such a decision after i've talked to the prime minister. who are most observers still you can talk to whoever you want including the prime minister but as long as i'm the president i make sure you never lose to me. is that. a surprise right now between the president and putin's longtime ally alexy could rent left many questioning a process is there a split situation with nandan is a matter of discipline in government service we are a presidential republic not a parliamentary behind it so it implements the president's policy must mean if you don't agree you should step down. meanwhile many read it not as a sign of a split i have a new malaysia already. all the parts i was our board else have these people probably remember the times for the whole world myself i was sorry for the part of the world which ultimately was one of the reasons for the collapse of the u.s.s.r. and i remember before coming to power and read it gave an interview where he

basically said that russia will not survive another conflict inside. the political the be the news of putin yet again running for president brought up so many action. we acting president had to meet. the. first of all of the deal was pain has just started. a simple question what if people rejected. the choices made by the us and these are not mia would be true of any politician in any political force may lose an election we've seen this happen time and again i think our country and anything but what you mean everything has been. many questions. like why would a politician like me trying to bash him his approval ratings still so high and rush

to seek reelection and what will the face of the new cabinet of ministers look like on to him in his cell to the not to russia for prez many were choices to the father of the country so please please is finally over and they can go about their usual business but the end of the week has shown that when it comes to the chess game of russian politics there are many more moves to be made before the final makeup of the new government is no. to the trial but our team. just after president had a show to axe finance minister i think would ring the door fears arose that the dismissal could throw the russian economy nation however a london based russian expert martin mccauley thanks the country has the potential to overcome financial hurdles. russia is a pretty good economic situation to present if you look at the oil revenues if you do good gas if you do a good go tim roemer tails done and so on russia is

a very strong position the world down to isn't really affecting russia really because it has reserves or over four hundred billion dollars. it can take some buffeting but at present economic situation it is quite good because the i.m.f. is expecting something like four percent growth this year which is vastly superior to the european union america. still developing in the program here on our team moscow rejects the latest u.n. resolution on syria saying that compromise is possible only if the council unites in their commitment to answer violence. and eight months after the overthrow of president hosni mubarak so whether egyptians managed to get what they were fighting for. for that and game is rapidly approaching for greece as its government declares that it only has the cash to pay its bills

for eight more days after which its only option will be at a fall in response to its bureaucratic machine into gear with debt inspectors and desperate negotiations to release more cash for athens the leaders of france and germany also announced a meeting in the coming days to finalize an expansion of the walk's emergency cash for french president nicolas sarkozy to fan of the cash intensive bailout tactic as the only remaining option as he sara first reports it may all yet come to nothing as the greek economy crumbles under the weight of president of the stairs. greece has been the poster child of the euro crisis with germany voting to expand the bailout fund the country looks set to get that much needed cash injection with the help come with some condition here in greece the people say the price that is being made to pay them for the new high earning that. is deadline day for the first to be

hit with the greek government's new special tax it's one of the measures they use in place to try to secure the next tranche of money the country needs to bankruptcy the extra tax which is about another three percent of people. supposed to help the plugs of the massive deficit in the budget bill for more than a year's salary cuts rises in living calls people who already breaking. the last two years almost everybody has at least thirty percent of his. era cost analysis from the opposition movement entitled we won't pay he tells me how the nice mint expanded rapidly in recent months as more and more people hit that financial wall before the people most of the people were not playing because they wanted to protest against the unjust situation know there are thousands and

dozens of people who will not pay because of. people's desperation has become increasingly evident on the streets of greece the violence is repeatedly play can out between riot place and protest as she states through even more clashes his parliament again feted yet another measure in the fall of any property tax where organizing or. to put goodies on them are. just for political reasons and critics do not need. many people in greece now question just here it is the thing control fortunately very very a leaders in europe are the bankers. there. is mr. bunker. again and again and again are the. taxpayers in the euro zone despite germany having baited

positively to expand the size and power of the european bailout fund the ready critics are questioning whether that will be enough concise now turn to the many challenges. still face if. you will move. them to german banks. even germany. you know. you find it. just. being with past measures failing to have the facts this political leaders continue to struggle to convince the public the truth. still hangs in the balance that these protests. continue many people. to greece is a country now at risk of having more than your financial the democratic deficit as

well sir. building in athens the e.u. may be throwing billions at athens to prop up its economy and create the appearance of stability but the greek crisis has now grown too big to be contained that's according to. a sociology professor in athens. i think that the big question facing us today is not whether we are going to default but we are going to default i mean all the measures taking by this throw it out by the european union that is to be. lead one way or the other to some sort of default some sort of moneths default but this is going to be accompanied by newest even a concert or stare at the mess or some sort of so somebody is this is a vicious circle something this must stop i think about the society as a country we have that sound to default on our own terms which means

immediate stop of payments to the immediate exit of greece from the euro zone from the euro meanwhile in the u.s. at least seven hundred people have been arrested after a police crackdown on the ongoing and wall street demonstrations and new york dubbed the occupy wall street movement they say they are protesting against the tremendous influence and misdeeds of corporations and billionaires archy's marina park ny has more on this. this clash and confrontation between and why he d. the new york city police department and thousands of protesters took place on the brooklyn bridge the police showed up and basically cornered off both sides of the brooklyn bridge and started to move in on the protesters to make arrests that's when things got ugly to say the least the protesters were were banging drums and chanting the whole world was watching police moved in they were having wagons brought to the scene and things got very physical and this is just the most recent

incident that is taking place in new york in the past weeks and last weekend we saw demonstrators get maced in the knees five police officers police officers using netting to our ras demonstrators that have been camped out on wall street now these protesters have been demonstrating for about two weeks this is a group occupy wall street a group of americans that have called on all those that are frustrated over the u.s. economy over the fact that people are losing their jobs people can't get their jobs people are struggling to find money to to make ends meet and these americans are now saying this is their their american spring and there are they are planning to stay down there through the end of the year and i can tell you this week by week this group of demonstrators that you know call themselves occupy wall street this group is getting bigger and bigger there's no doubt about that. and we have some

eye opening financial insight on the way have a listen to this trader. the governments don't rule the world goldman sachs rules that. are resonating revelation the mainstream media is abuzz after an insider tells the shocking truth behind who's really pulling the strings in washington. violence flared up again this week around cost of northern war as nato troops a tampa to dismantle a serbian roadblock local serbs don't recognize a christian administration as a legitimate authority and have barricaded roads to disputes checkpoints that obey is seized earlier with the help of k. four troops are his life he or she ask a one to cost of zero to witness the deadlock. in some parts of the world this rocky road would probably be a part of an extreme safari in golden kosovo it is now a fighting chance of. ever says july's border dispute many lives have been dependent on this godforsaken gravel road through the mountains now this is the

only way that belgrade can use to deliver food in battle to the tens of thousands of serbs living in northern kosovo and it seems they are ready for the long months of bilocate they're even building a new road surpassing the border crossing run by native state police force the course of the serbs have been very gating the road since july in response to the cost of the police checkpoints which enforce the trade embargo between belgrade and . whether the decision to leave themselves isolated is in their own best interests they are committed to continue their struggle with so much to fight for. telling us to leave but we have no right to leave this is because kosovo is our land our home and our life it seems that we are on our own and now stand our ground on tuesday the situation turned critical again clashes between the barricading serbs and the k four troops led to multiple injuries on both sides gay for blame the cause of

a serbs for starting the violence but injured alexandre a father of two saw it differently just yesterday. we were standing by the barricade when the soldiers started shouting and shooting at us i didn't know what they were shooting with so i got scared and started running away and i was hit on the shoulder and it turned out to be a power for a chain wound of my lung a little bit nato forces also claimed they used only rubber bullets and tear gas against the protesting mob this was quickly rejected by doctors in need of its fuelling speculation as to who restarted or to control. we have seven men in a critical condition the gunshot wounds fact. and those were not from rubber bullets not a single one of them. delegate sure if you want to eat you don't try to negotiate with everything serbs but they came too late by the time their trucks

pulled up at the border crossing the forehead only. the barricades how exactly nature troops managed to disregard the un's plans is unknown but they quickly set up at the limits to their weapons and journalists and issued a should do q. who would have for anyone trying to penetrate it nato is not definitely acting as an occupying force there's no question about it they've totally and openly stepped out of the un mandate and they're really really now just like during one nine hundred ninety nine during the bombing when they were the air force for the albanian separatists. their infantry so they're not a peace factor at all they're cold factor of war and this position belgrade has reacted with indignation and halted negotiations with kosovo until the dispute is resolved meanwhile gate for refuses to comment on their actions and bulldozed their border barricades the border is open now to serve trucks blocking

a breach just me just a way to destroy block suggests this battle is far from over banners like this one are scattered all across northern kosovo and they pretty much reflect the mood of the local serbs it seems they would never give in and accept the fact that they're living in a self-proclaimed state and in this book canyon melting pot nobody knows where this standoff go and. or become yet another frozen territorial dispute. let's. see reporting from kosovo peace analyst john laughlin the situation cost the remain relatively calm until the e.u. stepped in. it's the european union and the nato so-called peacekeepers or other in forces who have caused this problem the kosovo issue the situation in the north of costs of those is what we call a frozen conflict in other words it's an unresolved anomalous situation that has

been relatively peaceful now for more than ten years and it seems that the european union is determined to make it not peaceful anymore in my view the powers of you lex which is the european union body that sent the troops there to enforce the new customs regime i believe that your legs itself is illegal i take the view that it's the united nations which should be governing kosovo according to a resolution twelve forty four a not you lex. and indeed i think one can make a case for saying that there are parallel structures now in kosovo the european union on one hand and the united nations on the other but legally speaking it should be the united nations the european union itself in a state of advanced collapse why on earth is serbia trying to join it and why is serbia determined to sacrifice part of her own territory a very historic part of her own territory for that goal that's the reality and i'm afraid of the situation won't improve until belgrade abandons this in my view

suicidal goal of joining the e.u. . and. we'll keep you updated on the situation. watch the latest videos from region. so. all the latest news. and analysis also like to know your opinion of the matter in the comments section that's all available at. our.

revolution back in a fab yuri soon gave way to disillusionment with both the people and political forces dissatisfied with the way the country's. barque many feel led down by the transitional military council which has so far failed. democratic reform argues and he said i went to cairo to find out more. we knew that change had come to egypt a new chapter of freedom and democracy don't judge a book by its cover when reading post mubarak egypt it's between the lines where you'll find the new chapter hasn't been published and ended or slightly revised we still have the supreme council of the on poor says those. i cannot say that they have been all in any sense gearing this country towards democracy barak may be gone but his policies are not that hosni mubarak's case is ongoing at this tribe

you know new figures from human rights watch claims more civilians have been forced to face military trial for the last six months some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak average civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture that has occurred since scaf has come into power. actor ali simply doesn't clown around when it comes to the supreme council or scaf he has taken part in protests since day one but i still have scars from being detained i do. much worse he said very long they told people they have to stick and hold me for months after that i was shot through the stun gun and beaten with a baton on the head least only because i'm well nerd now must not leave the country for thirty years according to you know if i have to seek asylum at all to stay

fight for freedom like mubarak skaf gets the supported needs to rule egypt from abroad the aid that we get from the u.s. that one point five billion a year the easier krissy is from from the usa and most of it entirely goes to the to the supreme court to the to the army you know the scout and while the west coast . history books will change for the better the arab spring is a massive opportunity to spread peace prosperity democracy egypt sions are left reading the writing. in many areas it's the same as before don't want to pay for some areas it's getting more worse and he's now a r t congress russia wary of military intervention has rejected the latest version of a un security council draft resolution on syria this week saying its proposals were not taken into account the resolution threaten imposing targeted measures which

could include sanctions against syria if it does not comply with u.n. demands moscow has long insisted that there was simply a strategy to pursue regime change and do little to actually resolve the crisis jacob kornberg you're founder and president of the washington based future of freedom foundation task real aim of any western intervention would be putting their man and power. sanctions have never succeeded in achieving regime change which is what the u.s. goal is and then let's keep in mind that this was a dictatorship that the u.s. government used at one time to torture canadian citizen name a our air are they supported we barracked they support the dictatorships in saudi arabia jordan but what they're trying to achieve is to put their man in power that's the whole quest of us foreign policy so there's a lot of hypocrisy here too as well this is something that the syrian people should decide not the u.s. government it's none of the u.s.

government's business this revolution's announced or of regimes should be up to the people of that country because as we all know the price can sometimes be very high in revolutions and that's why it's up to the people of that country to make that decision. find more stories comments and videos on our website r.t.e. dot com. fields of despair thousands of farmers in india take their own lives devastated by one of the driest seasons in decades. one activist group speaks out against what they say are you a first glance to make your destination for sex tourists during euro two thousand and twelve their tactics but from. an eye opener for those struggling to make ends meet and the current age of

a stereo came from the financial world this week an independent trader is revelations went viral after he had been volatile markets play a ride into the hands of people like him and that's not the only reason why his confessions are causing uproar. the governments don't rule the world goldman sachs rules the world it was the comment heard around the world one that generated widespread reaction from papers and pundits alike we appreciate your candor however it doesn't help the rest of us does it but instead of talking about the comment itself most reading at least not to shoot the messenger alessio responding crisis forbes called him a psychopath c.n. b.c. suggests it might be a hoax new york magazine wonders if it is a hoax or perhaps our worst nightmare well regardless of our intentions the bigger question has been largely ignored was he wrong about the power of goldman sachs and why was everyone so shocked after all right here at r t in our studios we've had

several guests bonafide traders even former goldman sachs employees who have said the very same thing washington is not the biggest player in this global bankers are the biggest players the global hedge fund managers that's where the action that is determining the outcome of this mass not the players in washington they have already ceded control to the global banking industry wall street has been pulling the strings in washington from the get go it is the largest sector of campaign contributions and that's to both parties but for the mainstream media who don't share views like these are studies honesty was unexpected says surviving thrive t.v.'s george hamon story when they asked him nice questions on b.b.c. he just let it all hang out and the actual truth came across. recently also sent shock waves around the world when he told the b.b.c. that most traders don't really care if and when the economy is fixed personally

i've been dreaming of this one for three years i have a confession which is i go to bed every night i dream of another recession the b.b.c. interview has now gone viral if you could see the people around me jules have collectively drop what you've just saves perhaps their. jaws wouldn't have dropped they only read not tell you these july two thousand and nine rolling stone article the great american bubble machine in it he famously described goldman sachs as a quote great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money t.v. discussed with us recently how although people are unaware of it the big bank has profound power in society how much you're paying for gas how much you're paying for electricity how much you're paying for your credit cards. your mortgages how much you're paying in taxes and how much of your tax dollars are going to debt service. unlike the mainstream media few here would be shocked by respondents comment. that

for nearly two weeks these protesters have been out every day hoping to bring an end. or at least awareness to what many call a corrupt system what do we. do we. and still others have argued for years that the government's actions are dictated by the big banks the very special interest in on wall street the insurance industry these guys these are the people who are writing the laws that obama is passing they are keeping him in power they're the ones that have financed this campaign and the laws are being written for their benefit. as anger builds here perhaps better questions need to be asked here so that a different message is sent to decision makers here that the system that has been sustained and protected for decades might need to change in washington christine for r.t.

. well brings us up to date for an hour be back shortly with more stay with us. well you can. read you the latest unsigned stimson. from the rooms. we've gone through huge earth covered.

welcome back to join us here watching r t live from moscow and the top stories are pre-election fever grips russia with president vienna forced to clarify both his power swap plans with waterboarding and the sudden departure of moscow's a long standing finance minister. greece on the brink in new dad and specter scramble to secure more bailout cash for the calming economy with just a week to go till the meltdown with a french president warning of a new global crisis. and that explosive stand observation blockades at a disputed border post in northern possible are ahead by nato troops leaving several people injured. parties interview was linguist author and the mit professor is coming up for you next.