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flustered twenty at just over an hour at bell first exit poll suggests an overwhelming majority voted for union with russia. there were celebrations in that. since apple when that result was announced. but ukraine's the us and the eu have repeated that they see the referendum as a lethal and will not accept the outcome. ukraine says russia is pouring troops into the peninsula and is planning to annex at the us has told russia's president fighting equipment. she faces international isolation if it doesn't change tack but took us as a referendum was in accordance with international law. maybe wants to respect the wheel of the crimean people. and alexander phenomena standing by for us in the crimean regional capital centerfold alexander the polls have closed what have you been hearing and seeing today. i have just been to the main square and he didn't seem to upload them any less. well people have cupboards to celebrate the outcome of the referendum they are singing and dancing

and carrying fresh and bright neon flakes as they seem to be quite happy to get going digression soon some people that told me that the dream team came true. but still when you look at the press exit polls he has just mentioned that the number ninety three per cent in favor of the joint rash of this number seems to me quite high even if you take into account that most of the people who have two cards in this referendum. i in favor of joining russia and if you look at the turnout which is apparent to me almost eighteen percent. it is also a very high number would you take into that at current stats for example the talk time i know it seems he has to come that stupid like on this referendum center there have been reports of a number of incidents confrontations leading up to this poll but can you tell and tell us about those. they have been

reports about it a regular dude he can do to you and you got into some sewing. i replied saying that people who couldn't present any guilt him into a let's do that anyway. good thoughts about people who didn't want to the facts were forced to go to anyway and i have talked to alex emma from the top time on already and he told me that in his hometown of boxes hour as he had seen about two hundred people who were brought there by passes and guarded by gunmen and school head who voted out of bowl. though the d didn't at least their butts. according to lead the aussie shows from the pro russian government in crimea they were no irregularities i doubt sen nunn and thanks for joining us from sin temple. well it has been two weeks since progress in force to seize control of crimea ukraine now says russia has also taken control of the key natural gas distribution right next to crimea according to kiev western

troops who in the village of stroke called on the crimean border yesterday and took over the plant that has ratcheted up tensions even further. ukraine's calling it an invasion and says it has the right to do whatever it needs to. ukrainian tv says these the russian helicopters circling the extreme cold beer. ukraine's foreign ministry says that iran ap russian soldiers moved in and took control of the vintage early yesterday afternoon the ukrainian border service the number of troops higher around one hundred and twenty. colby has about ten km north of the border with crimea it over to a gas distribution list. these are indeed russian soldiers. this could be russia's military intervention in ukraine upset of crimea. local residents told ukrainian tv. they were baffled by the presence of the troops. the scene in protecting us from acts but they don't say which ones there'd been no reports of gunfire injuries. but ukraine says it reserves the right to

take all necessary measures to stop a russian invasion others on grass further east in ukraine where pro russian activists are also calling for a referendum on more self determination it and don't get pro west and demonstrate a strong multiple government buildings including the state prosecutor's office the demonstrators have come up against virtually no resistance from authorities a few days ago up from ukrainian protester was killed in street clashes erupted in the city the germans jimmy's hands on one tackle wants to expand into international observer mission in eastern ukraine a sense of their right to me that suggestion on a phone call to russian leader vladimir putin on sunday. and correspondent roman going to echo is standing by strikes in kiev rahman we just heard that there have been a few bras and parts of ukraine how concerned are they there in tn that moscow could try to promote the referendum in other parts of ukraine. well very concerned the situation

in eastern ukraine is becoming very very dangerous at the moment we see receiving hundreds maybe thousands of people imaged eastern ukrainian cities like hockey for the nets protesting and launching full for auction will benefit the city calling it the moment forces issued from ukraine. they're calling for for for ages integration of country vehicle in for more authority that coming for us to the realization of the continued in his eu united spent at the moment but constitution. so the decision could spin off of control and the russian government already stated that time. it's hearing voices from the same ukraine asking for help. and it still consider such help in ukraine and still feel that this might mean the russian intervention in the east of the kind with armed forces at the moment. people all looking at says the nets can which is a city their home region for the ukrainian peasants a chemical which refers to rush off to the protests in kiev. mr smith so. he's the richest

men you've been in business business man also from the top seo because in cynical and that many people in ukraine asked themselves why is mr the stuff of myth of doing nothing to stop the violence because it has that quality as the sword to do so. and to them the question is he's a bit of playful twenty oh four death of coach and only briefly what's been the reaction to the referendum there today and there is no change in position of the ukrainian government which is that there's an enemy is illegal and those who supported and to organize it will be skewed by the ukrainian government in its national courts. i've run into a timeshare ankle thank you very much for joining us from kiev. and yeah the us markets re hair is standing by shrubs and moscow market an overwhelming majority seem to have voted in favor of much of what is in moscow's next step. what caused this reside goes down well with efficiency in moscow we see un the leaders of the parliamentary un

parties' to the bay team on the state controlled television that he and moscow the seasoning on where the steps that would have to be taken next to integrate said that's how they conduct their crimean peninsula into the russian territory and about this video about the timetable or health costs that can go. what's the reaction there russia to the referendum. so far today webmd people in gender egos support owned the kremlin's policies on ukraine and us support this referendum. we hugged. president putin as you mentioned before new report. talking to of chance i know marco saying he supports this referendum he said that things get really good and that he would respect the decision off of crimean people. the markets which is a key us perspective on this but could the mosque of support similar raft of referendums in other parts of ukraine. whether the garage

is very likely to um cheapo taking a tough stance in this country can do some battle over ukraine the un and the did the most luckiest in narnia is that they will put further pressure on the government in kiev and on the west. and they have some nods to the nut of troops in next to the ukrainian poet of the last week we saw of a report on state controlled television. they also must in large scale mobilization and maneuvers of russian troops right next to the ukrainian border. marcus ran thank you for joining us from moscow well when you come to many different groups ukrainians russians and potties the black sea peninsula has long been prized region bolt for its agricultural and strategic value. we take a closer look at kenya's history. i knew noon the name crimea comes from a touch our word meaning kill our fortress. peninsula in

the blocks team has a long history as a geo strategic focal point for trade between europe and asia near the silk road. there were the last two thousand years crimea has seen many peoples come and go from the greeks to the mongols to the golden horde to the muslim top terrace to christian ukrainians and russians. it was a german who win the eighteenth century laid the basis for the current dispute over the island catherine the great who attained the russian throne by marriage. enlarge her empire to the west and south in april seventeen eighty three the russian empire annexed crimea. thus began the first mass exodus of top stars. a second wave followed under joseph stalin. when the soviet dictator met with president franklin roosevelt and prime minister winston churchill at the alta conference in crimea in nineteen forty five. that

importation of the crimean todd harrison been underway for months. stalin accused them of collaborating with the nazis. they were only allowed to return in nineteen eighty eight. today the top terrace make up about one sixth of the population. in nineteen fifty four stalin success in a key to khrushchev set the stage for today's dispute over the crimea. the communist party leader transfer crimea to ukraine. it was then a formality. if you could imagine the soviet union would break up less than forty years later. since nineteen ninety one. crimea has been part of a foreign country for russians. and i'm joined by journalist which specializes in russia and eastern european nations wishing you were in crimea during a brief enough people share what your impressions from being on the grass. they arrived in crimea shortly before the russian intervention. and what struck me was first thought it was very pro russian other people were actually ambivalent about breaking away from our

ukraine is a country with the expenses of real frustration that they were just being neglected by the national government and because the crimea as the region had supported of the ousted president and coo which people were nervous that if there might be some revenge but still i have to say this of result ninety three percent is very surprising it doesn't match up was just the anecdotal evidence i clicked it. but the mosque after mosque us perspective on this does fresh se or sanctions. well as a friend and analyst of mine who said sanctions or are like mosquito bites of four of the moscow regime ever since. oakley team to return to the presidency in two thousand twelve we see a real retrenchment of of of his forces. he's been forcing politicians to um to repeat repatriate their funds back to russia. so if there are sanctions that will confer in a propaganda center will only confirm that that the west is lp and get us other than circling us and as we

sanction special. in other parts the world. um often they don't affect the people that they're actually supposed to. transmission can thank you very much for that analysis. well here in germany some forty per cent of the country's gas does come from us at the two countries' business interests are increasingly intertwined but that relationship goes both ways. moscow is also dependent on selling its guests. western europe's biggest gas storage facility and even the agreement can store enough natural gas to keep two million single family homes for a year. by mid twenty fourteen. russia's state owned gazprom will one fifth of june its gas storage capacity including the name that's the result of an asset swap between gazprom and the gem in terms of inches high. in exchange. in just the gift part ownership of a gas field in siberia some experts on shore it's a good move. fundamental point though in light of the crisis in ukraine. given that russia

is currently using it to dance as a political weapon again. it's boring but there's a russian state owned gas firm in germany. that could conceivably be used for geo strategic purposes and in that. the sudden stop to russian gas deliveries would be a problem for gemini for now. after a mild winter storage facilities the fold only instead of jimmy's gas supplies come from russia norway in the netherlands each supply about a quarter gemini itself produces the tenth of its own needs an additional supplies come from denmark and the uk. but now russia is continuing to deliver gas. i shot off would be disastrous for its own economy. almost two thirds of russia's export revenues and at least cost the state budget come from sales of gas coal and oil. for an indepth look at the crisis in crimea or you can find more info on a website the address to a deed of you don t slash

ukraine but it'd take a short one minute break coming up is the referendum legal. a former member of the un international law commission gives us his perspective will be back with that in a minute the air. do we are. mission

she actually says. the blue and gold. last weekend. even tough the day and ceo of the soon to be a ay ay welcome back to our special coverage of tiny as a referendum on whether to break away from ukraine and sewing project accounting there is still underway but local officials say early exit polls suggest ninety three percent of voters in crimea have backed union with russia. we'll keep you up to date but those results as they arise. the pro russian administration on the peninsula is fully behind the boat. earlier today. our correspondent in st radical alexander phenomena interview the crimean deputy prime minister we have that interview for you now yesterday stephen kearney and expects that very extremely high turnout and they are convinced that they will get to meet a majority

in favor of joining the show with me. he is forced on to my daddy if he is fight crime in itself crimea the referendum is going on that set the twist the european union and united states say that it is the legal and doesn't cover your bill. yes we seen crimean seems that the nation on them is illegal. nobody in canada approach to be to allah who voted in crimea. we get the props and also so would you say is that approximately eight to two persons of crime and want to join brian had to rush you will remember the three of them in costs of a wider international community to think of nice addition on them and costs a lot and have many christians probably for him. these christian for international community the less about to cry me and talk to us like the end said referendum and what's it like it it's a crime and to toast

approximately its three hundred towels and so chio paul crimean our population is approximately two and kosmina. for allah so so who says that approximately seventy seven but doses of crime and took us wants to join crime had to rush what's about to pull its sad day we are getting right now that the health clinic would do the tt step for example russian citizens are loads to the oval. though it's against all of the people who are against the referendum are forced to cast at the ballots at home. are you going to investigate this records. yes and we hear the truth to this to get dessert forks. but i seems that it's no big problem because we kept the very beaker of information to balik from which it for a new socialist to information about t o christmas pics. the thing did i know it and do a good diet is this icing is notable that success. so what is going to

happen next after the referendum gets to you we teamed up to our vets the chamorro a day off to tomorrow. the russian parliament more weeks for yule violent crime and about pride and joy meaning to rush to slice into fortunate that one or two weeks. we know we'll be in russia absolutely legal situation in crime. but russia will and i'm joined now in studio by chris and thomas at a former member of the united nations international law commission is a promise that no one says that this referendum is illegal. what is your perspective. i think these opinions onto the correct because. on the international. every friend can take place in seoul in a key focus of people is on his distinctive homes dome to russia sent troops still in korea. then just cannot be said that the free referendum and de

seed. the rules of people cannot be expressed treaty there's no internationally touring an old debate has taken place on the pools and clothes of any new configuration. between ukraine and russia sold out within the many possibilities to engage in a negotiating process is sad but it was missed. but the majority of the population in crimea is russian saw how do we know that this isn't the will of the people i love. we know only that of course this is not to correct those of the process is small as it should be because a few were made to the regime called determinations on you and educate you have really tall from the polls and combs you have to deal with the autumn and said it must be a free press and free debate on all the options which they can take place because the press was. since the and and and and and nobody has the right to express himself was a pre

trial legal perspective international law. is it legal for crimea to secede from ukraine. well the you know lah people can come and take sudden decisions and the international ngos will put in its assessment. but he does and will provide the right of self determination for people to secede from the country to which they real. and as this is pretty important team to the court of justice at sewing it in that advise an opinion on call so and they did take a nap that day. a lot of people in all your freedom. maybe if bank expects its use. only two true and on. it's going to dissolve the state by the stream presupposes applications of freedom and according to the constitution and crying. this referendum is of course i'm hopeful because she had thought of a country of balkan nation as a

distinct doesn't all have the right to secede from the nation. vivendi is to have the right to secede from germany for instance on the button is do not have the right to believe jimmy it is to say. here's a question. and when kosovo declared independence when supported them for the last has been very critical of this referendum and crimea is this double standards is over the most honored because the background is totally different impossible. dave education because to have the impact of guinness i need them to a stunned clinician went into costly going to rescue those people to save them from genocidal acts and to the full number of years under un administration in queues at times they established their own administration so finally at the end they decided in forgiven thee. their future and paid for it and opted for self determination and national independence. that is not the case here. i see

is paramount as some of the erroneous are a christian thomas and former member of the united nations international law commission thank you so much for joining us the studio. i will keep you updated on all the latest on that referendum but for now both in a move onto some other news the hunt for missing malaysian airlines flight three seventy has widened the malaysian transport minister now says twenty five countries are involved in the search operation. police searched the homes of the pilot and co pilot after it was revealed that the planes communication systems were deliberately disabled for the families of the two hundred thirty nine people onboard the uncertainty is excruciating the frustration felt by families of the missing passengers is only too clear to see a malaysian airlines representative tries to placate them. after eight days without a single trace of the aircraft. if you hear are willing to listen. we just want our family members he says. no hotel rooms or anything else. we're all very

angry. everyday the mystery surrounding the disappearance of flight three seventy takes a new turn malaysian authorities are now treating it as a possible hijacking and investigators are looking closely at the plane's crew including the pilot in his house in kuala lumpur has been searched for clues the airplanes flight recorders could illuminate what happens in the cockpit first the missing jet has to be found. when the search area keeps getting bigger investigators now say the plane diverted from its flight path after it dropped off the radar. it could ever made to last for seven more hours. based on its trajectory at its last contact with the satellite to fly core doors are possible one going north west the other southwest. that means searching several thousand square kilometers malaysia is now asking for more international assistance

these days. this including the us china and strongest among others to provide further said that the malaysian officials say without additional information on the plane's final moments finding it remains very difficult switching dishes and sports is now mercedes driver nico rosberg has won the formula one season opener the australian grand prix the german led the race from start to finish crossing the line nearly twenty five seconds ahead of rivals daniel the tr dough the australian drivers in the last was later disqualified. pumping twenty cabinet magnus an option second defending champion sebastian travel retired after just five laps due to power its use in the new rental car. and the bundesliga soccer now we're sunday's games featured fourteen deaths are to avoid relegation from germany's top flight combat finally found their form against fellow strugglers number of holes dug deep to secure a chance to tell one win. thanks to a late strike and an own goal

elena days of the relegation battle. second from bottom five at least pass frankfurt for a walk. when people leave hannah scandal take a toll on my buying munich that was the question of the club returned to the pitch on saturday but the reigning european champions think that the cia said that they stretched their unbeaten league run to fifteen matches with the win against leverkusen. belonging to former myer. this weekend. it made no difference on the hits. the decrease in the top of that flight and managed to pull off the posts for most of the frantic first half the audience attendance were different people and watertight defence and some of the unexplained goalkeeper dan leno the violence and its candidates contesting for counseling scored his seventeenth goal of the season. my coach had

already led to the fall in sterling. the second goal from both teams want to get the freaking convincing to celebrate. sixteen twenty sleep for one point in injury time but it was too little too late. despite the seemingly mystical he is on strike to take its twenty fourth title. and we kept our top story for you crimea to the catholic vote overwhelmingly in favor of breaking away from ukraine in joining the russian federation. exit polls but the figure at ninety three percent in favor of people gathered in central san temple to celebrate the vote the us that has already rejected the referendum as illegitimate and the white house warns russia will pay a heavy price if it goes ahead with the annexation of crimea that's all for now the gentle thanks for watching and please stay with us. i had. dvd. we hit

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