in the stories that shape the week there's a cold war frenzy in the mainstream media after president putin unveils russia's new strategic also well in his annual state of the nation address. the white house and the country learning of that new threat from russian president the first reason in the west in particular not to mess with russia and he says he's not bluffing. one week on the humanitarian corridor in syria's eastern going to allow civilians a chance to escape continues to come under heavy shelling as of now only two children have managed to leave also ahead. tallinn's head to the polls after a bitter election campaign over immigration and jobs with the e.u. nervously awaiting what could be

a game changing results. in the weekly here on r.t. international live from moscow studio with mean a day or two to its all round up of the last seven days and up to date stories welcome to the program president putin outlined his vision of russia's future on thursday delivering the annual state of the nation address to parliament he also revealed details about the country's new nuclear arsenal which he said includes missiles that a to advance to be intercepted by any existing and defense systems our senior correspondent explains more about the hardware that's getting western news outlets so worked up. if you aren't russian in the first hour putin's speech would have been boring taxes and corruption science and industry that sort of thing after that though it got real hot real fast. russia is

a major nuclear power basically nobody wanted to talk to us nobody listened to us listen to us now rockets lasers nukes in a rush hooted unveiled in us and all of new weapons bigger faster stronger and deadlier than any that came before the as. far as the some super heavy i.c.b.m. two hundred ton missile capable of penetrating any existing defense in service at the end of the year next an enigmatic new development seemingly nuclear powered cruise missile it flies extremely low to avoid detection and can hit almost anywhere in the world says putin up next it's just fantastic an underwater

drone submarine also nuclear powered with nuclear payload it can reportedly underwater for months and months silent and needy undetectable next to the oven god the hypersonic missile extremely fost rockets that can actively dog and the vader anti missile defenses to do it it is heading for the target like a meteorite to top all of that off laser weapons systems though putin didn't go into detail saying only that it still classified the russian president says all of this isn't to intimidate or scare anyone or invade anyone these a serious way. designed for one thing restore and guarantee russia's strategic power in an age where an ever expanding nato is trying to nullify it.

we have no plans and have never had plans to use this potential to achieve offensive or aggressive in russia's in hands military power is simply a guarantee for peace on our planet for it preserve restore parity in the world sure that there's no point in engaging in a senseless arms race after all mutually assured destruction has kept the world safe for the best part of a sentry president putin speech cause alarm in much of the western media with many outlets accusing russia of risking another cold war here's how we addressed that coverage with america's and. the white house and the country learning of that new threat from russian president warning he's at first reason and in the west in particular not to mess with russia computer graphics of missiles flying over mountains and heading over oceans and he says he's not bluffing several analysts in the west have said this is the declaration of a new cold war are we in

a new arms race right now my point of view is the individuals who have said that a new cold war has started are not really analysts they do propaganda if you were to speak about arms race then an arms race began at exactly the time in moment when the u.s. opted out of the anti-ballistic missile treaty by the man putin also said that the new weapon to counteract washington's deployment of missile defense systems in alaska and california has also expanding further into eastern europe with two sites set up in romania and poland new locations assume to be a stop loss in japan and south korea as well. we spoke to several political commentators they told us president putin's speech was really just about emphasizing that russia has an effective and up to date nuclear deterrent. these are not designed for war fighting these are designed to send

a very clear message that president putin said quite clearly which is that these these systems are basically if you mess with us we will nuke you and we will not hold back now that is a strategic statement it's not a statement about escalating to deescalating which is what the russians are often accused of and were accused of officially by the american government. for decades after the cold war the usa really ruled the world and that balance of power is now shifting with russia coming in with many other major players from what putin is saying and i hope he's absolutely right that this is a deterrent against the american led defense system and that's a very important effective. i don't see intensification of hostile talk or scheming and planning in the cards very reasonable to expect in the short term it will be. calling upon moscow

to reenter into overall. arms to go shushan talks that is certainly the greatest likelihood and certainly what for dinner putin. is looking for on the u.s. state department spokeswoman reassured that the visual show and you're invited to be a pretty speech actually depicted a nuclear attack on the u.s. has been now an even snub the russian reporter tried to challenge him on it and it's not the first time she's caught she's issued caustic responses to tennis working for russian media. if you're small to take in the united states it was. sent a different direction so i had to say that they are you know jerry and from their shit yeah ok ok and upset then i'll move on. to see. what value. there is out there not. officials of the

russian government there's a question about me oh really ok. did by the russian government the fact that you were here as a representative of the russian government so-called news organizations russian news if you were. misread of any great joke and hijack you so much. you know what i don't know if you are working for today or what but i do not remember what the moment. maybe. you got it we got to go with. i will talk to you after the know your body part of that. table for the rockies for foreign ships. it could prove to be a pivotal sunday for the european union as its only the blanks fourth largest

economy tanks to the polls is being seen as a wide open general election with some divisive campaigning in the run up many of us immigration and it's a struggling economy honestly a joke not reports from rome well it's a highly chaotic and unpredictable election here in italy on the lists of said that you need a magic ball to be able to determine what's going to happen here following this election in terms of the political spectrum we have it all on the central right before to tell your party in cold. mission with the right leaning lega we also have on the central left the democratic party as well as the anti establishment five star movement and a handful of other parties that are also partaking in this election now this is a system that's completely new as italy goes to the polls using an election law that has previously been on tested here not only does it encourage parties to form coalitions before the election takes place but it also makes it highly unlikely for

anybody to come out with a majority and now this is an election that even italians from themselves have described as confusing. it was pretty complicated it was a bit unclear and there will be consequences. while you are trying to gain the trust a very tense creating a mess like this amounts to a real sham. and in terms of the issues really one of the bigger ones here in italy has been immigration which has left nobody indifferent with all sorts of opinions flying around about this topic we do know that some of those parties have even promised to expel as many as six hundred thousand migrants another huge topic here is the economy because not only does it really have a big public debt that makes up one hundred thirty five percent of its g.d.p. the second highest in europe but unemployment is really high the economy itself has been quite startling over the last several years unemployment is high especially among the youth at about

a third and all of these issues taken into account we can be safe to say that the rest of the european union is watching closely what's going to be happening here the polls will be closing at eleven pm local tonight and exit polls will start trickling in then this will come from the interior ministry which is right behind me and of course we will be watching how that unravels throughout the night. russia's military says two children have managed to escape the besieged syrian district of the eastern ghouta five days after russia set up a humanitarian corridor to. help civilians leave it says though that militants in the own claims have been preventing others from escaping by opening fire on them and that the insurgents a using the people there as human shields the un security council earlier adopted a resolution demanding an immediate thirty day cease fire across syria russia sees the opening of its humanitarian corridor and its attempts to establish ceasefire windows as a step towards implementing that call but so far fighting has continued to rage

between machine and opposition forces we spoke to a number of aid workers stationed at a government checkpoint close to eastern cooter about the plight of the civilians there. i'm here with the syrian army and i'm ready to help leaving eastern ghouta we have ambulances here listed here around the clock to provide first aid to people from eastern a medical labs also work twenty four hours have provided the girls equipped with all modern facilities medical workers also ready but. there were some people who wanted to leave eastern good but all of a sudden we only saw a gunman opening fire using mortars to intimidate civilians. isn't go to is located just outside of the syrian capital damascus it has been occupied by various rebel an islamist group for years and undeceive since twenty thirteen and here to the north of kuta is a refugee camp that it's hoped playing civilians can be relocated to efforts to

provide safe passage for those desperate to escape the big coordinated with the syrian red crescent buses an ambulance is on standby people inside the insurgent held on traver being notified about the location of the car at all fire leaflets text alerts and loudspeakers thursday points have also been set up near its exit in an attempt to help those in need of urgent medical assistance the situation in the district meanwhile has provoked heated debate at the un security council. the fighting has not stopped opposition groups operating in eastern good to have made clear their commitment to the ceasefire on the very first day the militants use the declared paused to start an onslaught on the second day the same mortar shelling has continued including of the humanitarian corridor not a single person has left the danger zone.

there were reports that the assad regime once again used chlorine gas as a weapon i'm tired of asking this but do you understand how pointless it would be to damascus. to use chemical weapons both from a military and political standpoint whereas for the militants it would make perfect sense i think you understand this perfectly well but you persistently look for a pretext for an armed intervention. russia does not get you know laterally rewrite the terms of the resolution if russia is able to deliver a five hour pause let it deliver a twenty four hour one so you wouldn't really need to be put to reduce our western partners are portraying the situation as if the resolution applies only to damascus and to russia as if it all depends almost exclusively on the will of our country may i ask you what you have done to implement the resolution which if any of you lifted a finger you use your influence on those who you consider the moderate opposition have you persuaded them to lay down their weapons and release hostages. always

playing with fire the one who was doing that was five dollars for voting weapons who is providing the syrians with five men think they're always providing media coverage for them. and trying to show that that what is happening is. is a big must go of innocent people what they care about is the those whom they have supplied arms who they have finances who they have been breathing in the last few years and now they have lost all but they don't have the same coach to admit that they lost the water always do they just keep on bargaining and making all those claims. and the media have been quick to compare the situation in eastern with what was seen in the previous syrian city of aleppo but as. explains they tend to overlook a number of inconvenient truths president arafat and his russian are like the

accused of unleashing all out war against the people of ghouta russia and the syrian government are launching an offensive actually examining this hundreds of missiles and mortars on civilian homes and hospitals hospitals are targets in syria and the regime has been bombing them ruthlessly among all things eased goatees one of the last jihadi bastions just like aleppo it's been a long time dan of the nusra front and the likes and since then. have only been getting cozy of their militias any have a record of forcing civilians to sit tight amid the fighting and the worse it is for them the better the evidence indicates that non-state armed groups in eastern guta and the bit to kill or josh islam are also responsible for inflating the price of food and other basic necessities they're arbitrarily restricting the movement of civilians wishing to leave and abducting and arbitrarily detaining people. human

shields is a tactic favored by all terrorists including those who were in aleppo. and just like any still oppose there are no western reporters in rebel held go to reporters shoes are filled by young prodigy's. yes this what happens to the shame that our country seat of damascus and is the name of water for serving is our goal but is the thought of this regime. the white helmets a group marketing itself as a civil defense initiative for their volunteers work at bomb sites as diligently in scenes as they have at the scene of the largest executive.

wherever jihadi factions first they bring their white helmets in tow. like aleppo is no exception. jemmy's months long the political deadlock has been broken off of the social democrats voted to reenter a coalition the chance for america's conservatives will have that story on live reaction after this break. the everybody i'm stephen baldwin to ask hollywood guy the suspect every proud american first of all i'm just george bush in our view to suggest this is my buddy max famous financial guru and we're just a little bit different and honest going to the well you know with no doubt with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the mood to have some fun meet

everyday americans. and hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american people. the. focus of ending the war and that's not the main intermingled issue meant a tearing concern which is the bombing of all schools of all of civilians the shelling of the damascus by rebel groups that's not and also the bombing by the u.s. as much earlier the son makes of that with the political objectives which some people may still have. welcome back to the weekly germany's finally getting a working government more than five months after the election and despite the wait

german voters are ending up with more of the same with the social democrats finally agree to a deal with chancellor merkel's christian democrats to create another so-called grand coalition is the same partnership that's governed since twenty thirteen and it means chancellor merkel will enter her thirteenth year in power and commence her fourth term in charge getting to this point was far from easy though with more than a few obstacles hampering drawn out talks like the issue of immigration which proved to be one of the most divisive in the talks merkel's conservatives had yielded to push for a cap on how many refugees to allow in but that left rebels within the social democrats deeply unhappy well we're going to cross live nile and talk to the press of political science in the technical university of dresden vanna. welcome to the program. let's start with your expectations from this new government and what you feel the challenges the main challenges that they will face. so the

main challenge of this new government will be immigration politics in india gratian our server if you choose that have come in hundreds of thousands to germany this will be the long lasting problem of german domestic politics in addition we have problems with our role in the european union which is about to fall apart particular due to german immigration politics in of course both parties and face the rise of the right wing populist party called alternative for deutschland and this is the deep going threatening effect for both parties and so it will be a very passionate and interesting period of german domestic politics which are we are facing right now while that amundsen the alternative the german a party a right wing populist party and it is the biggest opposition party then now

can you explain what you think that means about the state of german politics and the state of the public and family at the moment. we'll see if we have now a writing majority among the german population we have the writing majority in the bundestag but we have a center left government and this center left government won't be able to conduct politics earlier which brought back those voters who voted for the of deviancy last elections bringing them back to the social democratic party or through the christian democratic union see it for this grand coalition is going to strengthen the right thing populist party called a if tea and it will achieve the opposite of what the established political parties claim to try to achieve that is to bring down the numbers voting for the fifty ever nevertheless the numbers were there and they are they have become quite powerful haven't they now or in mention that you know that they're quite

a large cohort an opposition why do you think that's happened what what is it about what has changed the psyche of the german people for that many to have voted them in. well see for many years right now earth a growing number of germans have the feeling there to the germany is led in the wrong direction being earth the responsibility of all of the state dept within the eurozone being of the great wave of immigration accepted in tolerated in a permissive way by the german government back in twenty fifteen and there is a growing discount ford with the german political class theory is growing of fury against certain german media who are not critical of either german government as many in germany hope them to be and this is under the surface of

german a melody and was given expression in the rise of first begin to interest them and they're not any of the all over germany but in fact this is only an all european movement the rise of writing populism and it has affected germany later than other european nations but it has affected germany right now and the brain collusion seems not to be the proper answer to that is growing rise are right thing populism yeah i mean it certainly has affected. and how effective do you think this new grand coalition will will be given the opposition that it's got in the f.t. and obviously within the social democrats themselves. so center of problem for the grand coalition is nothing the opposition road played by the if team the bundestag it is the weakness social democratic party s there are only two thirds of those who voted for the brain coalition among the members of the democratic party really are in a lukewarm support of this grand coalition one third of the party has expressed clear

disdain for these coalition and these are the democratic party is torn between the party functionaries and party elites who are in favor of more migration of multicultural society in favor of this grand coalition and those ordinary members of the social democratic party of those would be a responsibility on the level of local politics who really feel that we have had too much immigration of the past of the who are a change of german domestic policies but what we are going to face is a right to a christian social the minister of the interior who wants to decrease immigration into germany and a left wing minister of justice who wants to avoid this reduction in the number of immigrants to germany and zero this government will bring itself into agreed lock or at least in continuous tensions among supporters of this coalition ok

professor of political science and technical in a vast array of president anna had style thank you very much prayer expertise on the sceptic. a palestinian teenager allegedly hit in the head by an israeli rubber bullet in december says he felt pressured to change his statement about the incident in order to avoid a longer period of detention mohammed tamimi who still is being treated was arrested on monday in a dawn raid on a palestinian village nine other people were also detained to the operation for having taken part in anti israel demonstrations the day after his release though israeli authorities published an official facebook post claiming the boy's injury was the result of his falling off his bike and was self-inflicted it went on to say that there is a culture of lies and incitement within the boy's family his behalf his account of what happened at the police station. they arrested me at my

home at three am they put handcuffs on me and my brother then they took us to their camp when i was arrested i felt like i was going to be sentenced and they made me afraid when we arrived they took us to the interrogation and they hit me while they were interrogating me. when i went to the interrogation place i heard people shouting and getting beaten and there were little kids there the officer started shouting at them to confess and also shouting at me. they started asking me why my face is like this and saying you look funny and said many things about me i told them i fell off my bicycle. when i was injured i climbed the wall thinking they were gone and as soon as i looked over i was shot right here. and then i passed out and i don't know what happened. if you watching the weekly here on r.t. international it kevin allen will be taking over at the top of the hour with another round up so do stay with us.

when lawmakers manufactor come sentenced to public wealth. when the

ruling classes project themselves. with the famous merry go round the sun in the one percent told. to ignore middle of the room sick. real news is. the new global economic war is unfolding in the realm of education the right to education has been supplanted by the right to access education. higher education is becoming just another product that can be pulled and sold but it's not just about education anymore it's also about running a business and what you're good models of. could this. also the kind of follow it could in the. world is the place of students in this business model before college

i was more now i'm running stream or higher education the new global economic war. to. fight a lot. about your sudden passing i've only just learnt you worry yourself in taking your last bang term cut up to you as we all knew it would i tell you i'm sorry i could so i write these last words in hopes to put to rest these things that i never got off my chest. i remember when we first met my life turned on each breath . but then my feelings started to change you talked about war like it was a cave still some marshawn to feel those that did.