all i ask is they not be taken away. >> that's all the time we have. >> is it >> the e.u. hits ukraine's former leader and the inner circle with sanctions. >> plus, which side used bullets to kill snipers. it may not have been the ukrainian government. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. live from doha. also on the prom we are in ukraine's volatile regions. pro-russian protesters take over parliament, cheered on by hundreds in the square below.

plus, one of muammar gaddafi's sons handed over. sadr gaddafi in a tripoli a gaol. >> venezuela marks a year since chavez's death and his replacement makes a surprise announcement. >> hello. european heads of government are due to hold an emergency meeting in brussels. russian and u.s. foreign ministers will meet in rome. they are supposed to focus on lib libya. ukraine is likely to dominate. they met in paris. if that is anything to go by, the next few hours will be tough. >> a long day of dip loam as yea in paris brought no results. if at the end a wary john kerry hinted at progress, he said this is a difficult process.

>> russia made a joys. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate the situation, and we are committed to working with russia and together with our friends and allies, in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. >> foreign ministers had originally agreed to come to paris to talk about the syrian war and its impact on lebanon. even that conflict has been overshadowed by events in ukraine. >> all the activity suggests there's a willingness for dialogue. the gulf and perception between russia and the west is vast. russia considers the new government in kiev illegitimate, led by extremists. the west is going out of its way

to help that government. from brussels european promises of financial assistance for kiev. >> the package combined could bring on overall support of at least 11 billion euro for the next couple of years, from the european union government and financial institutions. it is a package designed to assist reforms under the ukrainian government. >> western governments are drawing up plans for further sanctions. the russians say it's hardly conducive to the success of negotiations. for now both sides agree it's a good idea to carry on talking. >> elite phone call has raised questions as to who was responsible for the deaths of 80 people in the ukraine capital. in the conversation estonian

prime minister says snipers were both sides may have shot at protesters. the killings on february 20th were the turning point in the demonstrations against then president viktor yanukovych. estonia denied the foreign minister implicated crimea's leadership. the call is auth eptic. >> it was quite disturbing. all evidence shows that people killed by snipers from both sides, among police men and people from the streets, that they were the same snipers, dealing with people from both sides. it's really disturbing that you don't want to investigate what happened, but there is stronger understanding that behind snipers it was not viktor

yanukovych, but it was somebody from the new coalition. >> i think we do want to investigate. i didn't pick that up. it's interesting. >> this is disturbing. to live its own life power fully. it discredits it from the beginning. >> intoed eem is in kiev. tell us what the conversation reveals. >> to put it in context katherine ashton asked estonia's minister several days after the killings, and he says dr owlinga, involved with the -- olga, involved with the treatment of wounded protesters told him that she believed that the same people, the same spipers, if you will, were killing the protesters and members of the security forces. then he goes on to interpret

that as proof or feeding into a belief that people linked to the interim government, then the opposition were involved, and she, of course, doesn't really react in any great manner. just to say the estonian government confirmed the authenticity of the recording, and katherine ashton has not commend so far. that's where we are at the moment. >> what is the reaction to this then, in kiev. >> well, firstly i should say that it's not the first time that people have talked about the possibility of the same sniper killing people on either side - politicians and the current interior minister and the interim government talked about a third force being involved in the unrest. i think the russian media are picking up on this, saying it's possible evidence that the west are trying to hide possible abuses by people linked to the

current government here. in kiev there's a feeling that the deaths were ordered by ex-president viktor yanukovych, and now the european union has moved to freeze the assets of viktor yanukovych and 17 associates over allegations of human rites abuses. there's an investigation going on into the abuses. there's evidence that there were sniper positions not far from where i was standing. some are worried evidence might have been destroyed when they moved in to clear the streets. i don't know how far they'll get with the investigation. >> thank you, intoed eem reporting to kiev. >> more unrest in the eastern city of kharkiv. hundreds of demonstrators taking control of buildings. >> ukrainian police surround a

building in donetsk. a man calling himself the people's governor. he is for closer ties with russia, against the leaders of ukraine. he broke his hand during a fight with a political rival. >> i would like to be as independent as possible. from the rest of ukraine. we call upon vladimir putin to restore justice. >> it's a story of the two you cranes. people that we met in the east speak about a take over. it's a mirror image of what is happening in the capital, where people are afraid of growing russian influence in the east. >> we tracked down the people's governor to his headquarters. he said he has six people working for him, but he wouldn't let us come inside. >> you describe yourself as governor of donetsk. who appointed you governor.

>> i don't call myself governor, the people appointed me, 50,000 of me. >> he was virtually unknown a week ago. now he's enjoying local celebrity. wrapped in the colours of ukraine, one of the neighbours says the governor is a fake. he's not the real - he's vladimir putin's agent and he's earnt money for that. they want to save all the world want to separate from ukraine to russia. but i think it's not true. back in the square, the people's governor wants to retake the parliament. his supporters are with him. they easily break through the police lines and storm the building for the second time in a week.

it's true that many people here feel closer to russia than the rest of ukraine. it's also true that others want to stay in the united country. it's a struggle that is playing out across the east of ukraine. >> now we are hearing since jackie filed the report pro-russian demonstrators left the parliament building in don't esque and the you -- don't esque and the ukrainian flag is flying. >> and there were threats in sevastopol. >> robert serry's car was briefly surrounded by a group of 15 armed men described as pro-russian, after visiting a naval base. >> n.a.t.o. announced a review of its ties with russia and plans to expand cooperation with ukraine, which is not a member. >> we have suspended the

planning for our first nato-russia joint mission, the maritime escort for a u.s. ship. which will neutralize serious chemical weapons. let me stress, this will not affect the destruction of chemical weapons, but russia will not be involved in the escort of the u.s. vessel. we have also decided that no staff level civilian or military meetings with russia will take place for now. we have put the entire range of n.a.t.o.-russian corporation under review. >> still ahead when we come back - ukraine's former prime minister tells al jazeera she fears war if crimea breaks away. more on that coming up. plus, we are at a german military facility to show how it will help to dispose of the

syrian chemical weapons stockpile. that's all ahead.

>> >> hello again. let's get you a reminder of the top stories. the european union is due to hold an emergency meeting in boroughs else over the ukraine crisis. the russian envoys will meet in rome. talks in paris may fail to find a solution. >> estonia is denying its foreign minister implicated the new leader this in a shooting of

phone protesters. the e.u. tells the foreign policy chief that snipers from both sides may have been responsible for the death of more than 80 people. rush apla russia plans to carry out a full review. >> former prime minister yulia tymoschenko has been speaking to al jazeera about the deepening crisis. she spoke to john henry. >> there is a real chance, as you know well, that you could lose the crimea. if that happens, what does that mean to ukraine and the rest of the world? n. >> translation: i think it's not just ukraine that will lose crimea during this crisis, i think it's the whole world that will feel the consequence of this loss. all the leaders in the world

shul feel this situation. the kremlin has declared war not to ukraine, not to crimea, but to the whole world >> if diplomacy doesn't work, what would you hike to see the world do. >> it's obvious that diplomacy doesn't work. the more time we lose, the more risks we have. currently there's a lot of talk about creating special foreign relation groups and diplomacy course. it's not to the point. if we fallow, we shall lose crime why, and we shall adhere to different methods. >> if putin starts war in crimea, then ukrainians will fight in the battle until the last person, and they'll have to shed their blood. if the world is inactive demonstrate only putin, but the world is to blame. >> sounds like you don't trust

vladimir putin. what do you think of him as a leader? >> i think that a real leader should be that person that promotes peace in the region and the world. it's that person or leader that promotes positive changes or friendly relationships among the countries to be established. currently vladimir putin is losing his leader position. >> to syria and forces are closing in on one of the last rebel strong holds with the boarder with lebanon. >> a strategically important town, abbud. forces loyal to bashar al-assad captured it earlier this week with help from fighters of lebanon's hezbollah. it's one of many towns seized. >> activists show the av math of a barrel bomb air strike in one

neighbourhood. >> the u.s. state department restricted the movements of syria's ambassador to the united nations. similar strictions have been imposed on north korean and iranian envoys. relations between the u.s. and damascus deteriorated since the war began three years ago. germany joined international efforts to destroy syria's weapons. hundreds of tonnes of waste material will after in the next few weeks. >> teen in a german military facility chemical weapons experts are preparing for shipments in the heart of war-torn syria. germany refused to allow the weapons on its soil. as the syrian conflict conditions, the german

government wants to play a key part in diffusing the violence. 370 tops of neutralized mustard gas will travel by sea, rail, road in containers like this, here to be incinerated at a special facility. this is the end of the line for bashar al-assad's chemical weapons stockpiles. the weapons leave syria from latakia and are brought aboard a danish cargo vessel to a u.s. ship that has been adapted. the ship has been split into more harmless parts. the waste is brought to germany for destruction. other material is being sent to similar facilities in the u.k. and the united states. >> mustard gas affects the skin and the mucus membranes. it causes cancer. germany has the facilities to deal with the chemicals. it's correct for us to take

part. >> germany has vast experience in destroying the remnants of chemical weapons. the land around the facility is contaminated with chemical agents used in the first and son world wars. bashar al-assad is accused of using against his own people. >> the libyan government confirmed it has sadr gaddafi in custody. the third son was extradited. we have this report. >> wearing blue prison overalls and kneeling for his head to be shaved, it's not known when the photographs were taken. it's reported that the libyan authorities took them when he arrived. the 41-year-old former head of libya's football federation is known for his fast living and brief career in italian soccer, ending following a failed drug

test in 2003. he's one of the former libyan leaders seven sons and fled to naj air after his fathers 42 years in power came to an end. he was under house arrest, but he was not extradited. the justice minister said he was sure saidy would face the death penalty. interpol issued an arrest penalty, for his role in ordering syrian forces to kill. he was tracked to this pacific coast. mexican authorities said the elaborate plan provided providing him with fake mexican ids and bank accounts. he's not wanted by the international criminal court, but the i.c.c. indicted his

brother for crimes against humanity. the libian government wants to try him for misappropriating property by force and armed intimidation when he was head of the football administration. >> the trial of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt, mohamed fadel fahmy, mohammed badr, and peter greste have spent 68 days in custody. al jazeera rants all charms. >> ambassadors have been pulled out of doha. three accused qatar of failing to implement a regional security pact. under that the gulf countries promised not to interfere. qatar was committed to regional security and stability.

>> the former qatari ambassador to the u.n. and the u.s. says qatar's support remains a source of tension within the gcc. >> we say we had nothing to do with egypt. egyptians are free to deal with their own issues. we will never support a regime. this is unacceptable. we are in the 21st century. egyptian people are our people. if a dictator is coming to power through the blood of his own people, and someone in another country wants me to support the dictator, that takes us back to pre 2011. the other masses would be devoted in egypt and tunis and

syria. they'll be devoted to a dictatorship. these are three countries. they want to keep the arab words in the hold. they want them to stay, controlled by dictators and if we say listen. it is your business, we are not going to support dictators. having said that, our adulation was saudi arabia with united arab and bahrain. it is complimentary. we are committed to the recruiting to the interests of the people, and we are opposed to any intervention from outside powers in the affairs of any of these estates. >> that was a columnist at an arabic newspaper. he believes that the saudi arabia has legitimate concerns muched. >> it is a sensitive affair when

you see a neighbouring country in a lie, giving a platform, a media platform, credibility for a devious group of personnel that have been using the mux of religion and politics to destabilize companies and become dictators. now that you are trying to legitimize them by creating the proper platforms for their existence, that is a very dooefous and worrisome. including other countries as well. >> five afghan soldiers have been killed in an air strike. it happened wednesday night. eight others were injured. >> pakistan's prime minister

sharif met with members of the taliban. they agreed to hold air strikes in the country's north-west. israel's defence minister says the country will not respond to iranian actions. after the navy seized a ship in the red see carrying dozens of rockets. the ship was boarded. israel claims the weapons shipment was intended for palestine fighters in the gaza strip. >> a leading lawyer in bangladesh is backing the justice minister's demand for a speedy trial of pakistanis accused of war crimes. they are charged with committing genocide, handed over after a treaty between india, pakistan and bangladesh. >> 1973, it is very much a

possibility that these pakistanis can be brought to justice whereby, you know, we can have a fair trial in bank at this court. >> a joint protest continued in caracas as venezuelans marked the first anniversary. during one event nicolas maduro made a surprise announcement. ross shimabuku reports on what he said. >> it was a day of reflection, a year after the death of hugo chavez. his regional allies from bolivia, nicaragua and else wear came to pay homage, as did the armed forces. from here chavez launched his failed coup attempt in 1992.

it's here that his remains were laid to rest at the military barracks. >> chavez was the best man we had in venezuela. he woke us up, let us know that we are important and we have rights. >> he was a good man, chavez. he's buried up there on the mounta mountain. >> nicolas maduro won the elizabeth last year. supporters know he has no chavez. he had a tough year. he accused the united states and venezuela's neighbours of spores the opposition movement. >> the foreign minister of panama was warned many times about the conspiracy of panama's people. so i have decided to freeze

commercial negotiations in defence of peace and sovereignty. >> hugo chavez lives. that's what this newspaper headline says, and a year after his death it seems that these people don't want to let him go. it's a different story in other parts of venezuela. among the almost dayy protests against his government has left 18 dead. venezuela is a country divided. >> we don't know if he's venedan, columbia or if he won election by vote. people is getting - you know, they are tired about his government. >> here on 23 january. hugo chavez enjoyed a status. they say his memory and revolution lives on. the turmoil in venezuela continues, with no end in site.

>> and you can get more on venezuela on our website. aljazeera.com there's a live blog. get the latest on all the stories we are covering. >> in big financial trouble. and we'll talk you inside venezuela where toilet paper is hard to find but gas is practically free. we have a look at a handout that both parties in washington could get behind. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money."