the president's speech. russia is not seeking to dominate the world capable of defending itself to protect its. resolution. a huge missed opportunity. to persuade. people to break. the demonstrators who have over. israel and saudi arabia reportedly tagged. with washington syria and iran.

from a studio center here in moscow was just this is a national the president has championed a traditional state of the nation address and stressed the country can defend itself if need be. on a wide range of topics and his speech from the economy to international politics. was listening to what the top man at the kremlin had to say. it's traditionally become the place to be to find out the president's vision of the president and his plans for the future every year russia stop politicians businessmen economists and the elites gather at the kremlin to listen to his annual address first head of just returned from there as well and here are some of the key points by the important had to make russia isn't looking at dominating the rule but that doesn't mean it has to stop protecting its sovereignty and traditional values. because we know that

there are even more people around the globe who support our position in terms of ensuring traditional values these are the values of traditional family and the value of human life including religious life that is not only material life but also spiritual of course this is a conservative position but the point of conservatism is not that it hinders the movement forward and upward but that it precludes the movement backwards and downwards back towards chaos and a barbaric state diplomacy was another point in the president's speech or specifically recent breakthroughs with syrian chemical weapons and the rain in nuclear programming many animals to greet these are examples that diplomacy still works by the time when russia. suggested. the process of chemical disarmament stars and syria. very few countries in the world were keen to support the so-called obama option which would have been yet another bombing of the

it and as a country so i think this is a very important lesson lesson and. crisis of this type should be sold u.s. plans to build an anti missile defense system in europe one of the biggest sticking points in moscow's relationship with washington was of course also talked about the president's message was simple without a threat from iran what's the point of building it. moscow does see the shield as a threat to its national security and putin says powering up russia's military is one of the ways to protect against it. you know when you look at your message it was more sinister that it's no country should harbor illusions of achieving military dominance over russia we will never let it happen russia is ready to meet those challenges both political and technological that we've got all the potential needed our military doctrine as well as our military equipment allow us without a doubt to ensure russia's security finally it referring to the current situation

in ukraine putin said moscow respects the desire of those partners who want to be closer to the e.u. as long as decisions aren't made by hard heads and are based on. moscow. and you can always learn more about vladimir putin speech today on our website all the highlights and analysis is there for you on r.t. dot com. the european parliament has adopted a resolution saying europe needs to do more to strengthen ties with its eastern partners this comes amid the three weeks long pro e.u. rallies in the ukrainian capital noughties paul scott is in kiev on thursday members of the european parliament passed a resolution urging for more to be done to help integrate what it calls its european partners now says that aid should be using all the told at its disposal including a trade visa waivers and energy security projects in

a more strategic and flexible policy while the resolution says that ukrainian president viktor yanukovych has decision to postpone or to sign a association agreement was a major missed opportunity however this all comes on the day the president on a covert set a government delegation to brussels to try to negotiate on the deal which he says in its current form would simply be too damaging it craney an economy which is fragile right now but despite that it hasn't stopped why. saying it could hit the country with sanctions if violence returns to the streets of kiev what our strong message was on the ground all policy options including sanctions are on the table in our view but obviously that still is being waited while the mood amongst the protesters seems to be as defiant as ever my colleague alexy our chefs kate is in the crowds behind me we're now outside one of the barricades which was installed to separate the protest square the heart of the protest and the rest of the ukrainian

capital it is no bigger and stronger than before you can judge i'm one hundred and eighty six centimeters high and this barricade is almost twice taller than me let me just cross the wall to show you how thick it is these guys are here to keep a twenty four hour watch over the barricade in case another police attack happens just follow me here. and this part of the barricade it's made of these bags which have snow inside them and it's not melting surprisingly despite the temperatures in kiev now rising above zero now in the twenty four hours i've been here i've heard complaints from the local taxi drivers that this barricade is creating something of a traffic nightmare for the locals but also i heard statements coming from the government it's also creating economic problems for the country but that's not the focus of the protest here obviously the mood here is very much to find that people are willing to stay here as long as it takes for the government to resign and for the president to step down they even set up something of campfires over here to keep themselves warm and if we go over here you'll see the tent camp the ever

present tent camp in the independence square which is now sinking the crane in anthem thousands of people are still here they're protesting and willing to go anywhere for the last twenty four hours it has been pretty much peaceful but you can never rule out anything when it comes to ukraine and there might be another attempt to disperse the crowd any time of course the situation is stance but we are watching how the developments are unraveling here. amid the many voices of support from washington for what they call the ukrainian opposition's fight for democracy to political expert richard becker doesn't buy into these statements. it's clear that what the united states government is after is regime change in the ukraine and it has nothing to do with what they say they're concerned about that is you know her rights are not personal you know we saw i was still thinking i should be occupy movement in dozens if not hundreds the cities carried out in an organized way in

the ordinary did way. by the federal government against people who are usually focusing here and now we hear. these kind of statements coming when in the ukraine it's clear that the users of the opposition are trying to overthrow the government they're not just engaging in peaceful protests they are engaged in a process which they hope will bring about regime change and in that campaign they have the full backing of the u.s. and nato well ukraine is always faced a deep divide with the west gravitating towards europe while in the east ties with russia have traditionally been stronger and their rallies have fallen short of the mass media attention is what is it in english reports. it's new it's hip it's exciting it's a revolution and like moths to a flame the bright lights of rebellion are drawing in western politicians political

has been to even homegrown rock stars all keen to breathe the air of change tasty pictures in the fashionable message the foreign media is having a blast to the chest here feel they're fighting for the future of the country pro european protesters clashing with police they saw these agreements as a chance to open ukraine up to european business ideas rule of law standards here in my done has received a massive amounts of airtime in mass media both at home and abroad but this will fact is the opinion of people here is not necessarily representative of the opinion in all of ukraine here's the other side of ukraine's protests the invisible one they may go unnoticed by the media but thousands of people are rallying in many cities. right on traded to join the e.u. and opposition instead of taking students and schoolchildren to the square should sit down at the negotiation table and help find the best solution for our country.

and we've gathered to say no to the orange threat they captured buildings brought the work of the government is unacceptable and will only home ordinary people. the message doesn't fit the pretty picture of a trend a revolution. that if you think it's democracy and revolution it's a nationalist the coup they instigate people to break the law they want to grab power and their ukraine apart. unlike the people yelling ukraine is europe in capitals independence square these people have been looking at the possible consequences of the trade deal with europe stuff is america ready and we don't want our utility payments to rise and pensions and salaries frozen. on. for cheap labor or to buy their products unlike the protests in kiev these rallies aren't marred by the presence of masked men ultra radical slogans or tumbling monuments and because

for the media if it bleeds it leads only the telegenic revolution gets a chance to be heard and seen in kiev. r.t. . israel and saudi arabia reportedly cementing an unlikely partnership with both countries increasingly alienated by their longtime ally america washington's diplomatic approach to syria and iran has fallen foul of israeli and saudi interests in the region it is going to report. the two countries saudi arabia and israel found themselves in one boat in their frustration over washington israel and saudi arabia hate the nuclear deal that the u. was now the world power struck with iran and israel is very vocal about it the saudis are a little bit more restrained but the saudi intelligence chief said there would be a major shift in dealings with the us saudi arabia wanted the us to go all in on

syria the u.s. instead went along with russia's proposal and cut a deal with the syrian leadership to get rid of chemical weapons there saudi arabia and israel are very suspicious of each other the saudis oppose the creation of the jewish state they support the palestinian cause so it's too early to speak of full friendship but washington definitely brought them closer together at least in their desire to threaten war saudi arabia is now reportedly working with israel on a plan to attack iran it reportedly gave israel the green light to use its airspace in the case of a strike and pledged other assistance here in washington these where the lobby is fighting what they describe as a tendency in the u.s. to disengage from the middle east the apac meeting was all about it they talked about how war fatigue in the u.s. could be a reason for washington to want to be less involved in regional affairs they saw the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary as a signal pointing in that direction of course the obama administration quickly

reassured everybody that the u.s. will not stop interfering in the affairs of the region but israel and saudi arabia are not so sure at this point or they don't see the kind of interference that they would want to see i'm going to shut down in washington or to. do split with the saudi prince who defected from the royal family calling them an oppressive regime he believes the u.s. is prepared to sacrifice the integrity of regional lunches for its own strategic interests. yes i'm a bit later but i believe the main reason for the change in america's alliances in the middle east is the issue of the rigging nuclear program and that's a shift in the u.s. approach to iran from one of confrontation to one of containment this is the main reason even if it does come at the expense of america's strategic allies like saudi arabia and israel it is of utmost importance to the u.s. i'm just interested in the middle east u.s. foreign policy takes care of its own interests but our strategic alliances with

israel under nonpermanent alliances like with saudi arabia with american interests are in much more important to washington than alliances and let's not forget that saudi arabia and israel always need washington support militarily i know the intelligence level as well as many other aspects need the usa and they rely on it. when it is right in saudi arabia pursue controversial policies and siding with them will tarnish washington's reputation that's according to professor of politics stephen zinn's israel is in violation of. the whole number of the international legal norms the ongoing occupation and colonization of the occupied territories there are periodic assaults on civilian population centers and neighboring lands the area of our leash and the un security council resolutions or court rulings that set or other anyway seen as a pariah state and to have the united states closely allied with israel many people

are recognizing actually does the united states more harm than good and similarly saudi arabia it is an incredibly repressive regime as much as we complain with some reason of course about the lack of human rights in. iran for example the human rights abuses in saudi arabia are far worse for concern about so-called fundamentalism in islamic world you can get much more repressed theocratic than the saudis. international law from moscow would be twenty four hours a day still ahead this hour on the program extending a helping hand to full with the u.k. increase its foreign aid budget that's not going down well with those struggling to make ends meet at home. and france and extends its surveillance operation just weeks off to shaming the u.s. for its monitoring practices full details on that right after the break.

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with britain him proving its economic growth these days is money in the bank and now there are plans to spend more of its own foreign aid results he's or smith reports the motions puzzling some who believe the funds would be better spent on the needs of the country's taxpayers. britain's economy is growing better than expected so more money in our pockets to relieve some of the misery at home lift people out of poverty help them pay their heating bills but controversially and despite cuts and hardship home the more positive figures will also mean increasing the amount the u.k. sends abroad in foreign aid not because there's more suffering in the world but to

meet an obituary target of north point seven percent of national income the british government seems set on increasing amount of money sending overseas aid merely for the sake of meeting a particular target not. target driven policy which is the worst kind of way to set policy but we think it's irresponsible of the british government of a time when money is very tight for everyone for family from the government to be sending more and more typos money particularly when a lot of the current defeat budget is not being spent very well money gets lost through fraud money's being spent in countries british even have their own aid programs to other countries it means sending a billion pounds more over the next five years and where's that money going well over the last five years nigeria has received more than a billion pounds from the british taxpayer it's got its own space program and is

mired in corruption an estimated several billion pounds are stolen from the state every year by corrupt officials and politicians and india also trying to push a man in space they get two hundred eighteen million pounds a year from britain and they've got their foreign aid program worth one point three billion dollars the g.a.c. accountability report shows the u.k. already spends more percentage wise on foreign aid than any of the g eight country and the greatest irony britain is still borrowing billions of pounds every month and now growth is on the up it will be borrowing more than it has to just to give us a way. bickering over money is not the only issue occupying britain's leadership as we report later in the program. you're standing like the rain and. we're not going to be. as the decision of whether to remain in the.

u.k. looks into ways to cherry pick which european policy is to follow at the risk of rattling many cages in the block. still to come first france has boosted the extent of its surveillance capabilities just weeks after lashing out at the u.s. for its global spying program data that was previously only accessible to intelligence agencies on the grounds of terrorism we're now be available to a range of ministries including finance defense and interior the surveillance could also be carried out for the protection of national economic. interests along with national security and organized crime the law has been greeted with fears public criticism and civil liberties advocates says the french are legalizing exactly what n.s.a. leaker edward snowden had been warning about. the current government which has a majority in both legislative courts say that it was just. some way

somehow a way to legalize what is already done and that's was what frightened us most because it really looks like. what snowden. shows us about about the mass of the french states and other states on their own population communications that's really frightening usually. when you have los to defend something. defending scientific or economy. of a country it's protected by the low but it's limited by justice system like with a judge and with a trial here we got a new study authorities which are totally independent and don't have to publicize anything so there could be many illegal interception of communications and we would

never know about it. he used to lead the struggle to als president said there's all been thrown out of syria himself i don't see don't call me tell me why a top western backed opposition come on that had to run for cover and flee his country. said at the moment china and america face another trade spat help to beijing turns away a fifth load of u.s. grown corn and mess the month read all about the seeds of discord in the tease website. the city council in dallas texas has introduced a new tool putting the brakes on the fracking industry that essentially means the drilling of wells will move from residential areas comes up to texas boys major concerns that show gas drilling putting both them and their homes at risk in the state's been shaken by a string of earthquakes in the past few months with scientists suggesting nearby drilling might have caused the seismic activity when environmentalist nobody mccord

was at the council meeting and agrees that fracking should not take place anywhere near populated areas. they weren't drilling in our densely populated urban areas they were drilling out in remote areas with low population where they weren't doing any damage or destruction to anything when you start coming into an area with that dense the population bringing in all that truck traffic all those chemicals to be exposed into the air in the water in the soil where people are harmed and where traffic accidents are are prevalent and where spills of chemicals are dangerous that becomes a whole different deal other cities are looking to what we're doing there are already tightening up their ordinance and other places are looking to tighten up ordinances so yeah this probably will set a precedent and it's probably a pretty major one. british prime minister david cameron is aiming to renegotiate britain's relationship with the proposed in out referendum so warning that picking

and choosing which is to follow would destabilize. where does the u.k. stand or want to stand in the e.u. well there are two possible scenarios one it stays in the union with a really good position everybody is happy with or to an outright exit the european union is standing like. we can. simulate a debate or war games organized by the. taste of how difficult and painful. process could be differences abound to everybody. real life in britain. topics related to. immigration

pointing out what they say is an exploitation of the british welfare system which is not backed by any concrete evidence. that it is. what. is essential if not possible exit. britain's just cherry picking it simply isn't the case. that the european union is actually failing on the grounds that it's losing track in the globally competitive marketplace we've a long tradition of democracy we seem. to be all about i think britain is heading towards a key question coming out of that simulation is what exactly does the u.k. want and ask for europe how much is there willing to give to keep the u.k. happy. i'm about the news team with more than just over half an hour from now to me time after short break breathtaking circus stunts performed by young talent.

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