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the one who will . historic moment not only from russia but especially for the people of the crank me up on my white for self is craig meehan and d at large we feel that they have been living in another country that was not their own for the last twenty two years and with the recent events on it became extremely hostile to their interest so they have a very great feeling of coming home. in fact or western commentators viewing it. inside the store for remarked that the sense of the caribbean people feel very much like the feeling of the german people. when the berlin wall came down and they were re united and i
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think president putin alluded to this in a speech that is the strength of feeling and sheer joy on the sides both in russia and the cranial nerves. la marque while when we're alone listening to present address in discussing of the highlights of his speech on this now we cannot talk to our correspondence who've been also listening in and watching this occasion. i believe we can talk to me or this cannot do. you nor hello there well it's a chance to listen through what president was saying in a statement or upper house of parliament don't bring us the highlights well indeed this was the very detailed and comprehensive statement from the president has talked about ancient and recent history the deletions between russia and twenty and ukraine in the west making it absolutely clear how important claim year is to moscow and also on making it clear that moscow is fully aware also of the sort of
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consequences in that city too when it comes to its relations with the last president commented on the accusations saw that russia is violating international law. in the grainy a saying that moscow has not exceeded twenty five thousand to win it. caden has the support of the black sea and eighty three. it is also not talking about stuff and commented on the accusations about the recent events in saying that there is no example in the history of the military interventions in another country without a single shot fired on life we all remember these pieces said the attacks on yugoslavia iraq afghanistan and waited the eels to a mall police and the winston you or they say that we are finally seeing the norton said the festival. it's good that they remained that the team
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snatched a more sedate it's sped away than ever. crimea was used to call settlers the president. the twisted up the steps to the stresses and themselves with their own hands. i know in this situation which is going to be the same. soon the situation carney and faith to recognize kosovo and they proved that she didn't actually need permission from central authorities to declare your country has suffered long the president is saying that costs a buck. i was an enormously important precedent which was greeted by the west and he said that what we're seeing now the western approach to the situation in the crimea is not only double standards he called it a few work cynicism as saying that you can call one thing of black and then the next day cold the same thing y same time he stressed that russia is not
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so is not against nato it was to cooperate with nato but it does not want to see the notes the alliance light on its back door and he said that he hopes this position will be understood of by russia's partners including those in the west of living person also spoke a lot about moscow's relations with ukraine in fact the address tonight ukrainians directly saying that russia does not mean any harm to the summation of what he is saying that. now is a consequence all floaty violence. we are in your forties came to power there by the un said that he sympathizes two goals the peaceful protesters fourteen for if rallies that in ukraine since i'm supporting says he understands why he needed this political change after so many years off of political turmoil but he said the un force only as a result of phone calls aside and neo nazis came to power who were
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sick and even negotiate with since even if they wanted to meet up with our ukrainian minister right now we need approval from gunmen up on my diet. it also will win executed at sea and on since nationalist and anti semites and seven. that is seuss was staring up into russian sentiments and the silk define the political stage show in ukraine. many of the nice thing. what is the number is the supplying of people who claim to the official state to control the situation in the in country so we have no one to negotiate with their self control but the colts. see you visit someone in the mean distance. you kinda need to get permission from the gunmen. all told them i'd done. each. the president also talked about how for all these years in russia to
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recognize the ukraine situ integrity and without any questions. saw the grainy as part of ukraine but he said unfortunately the rights of ethnic russians believing there were millions of ethnic russians living in that region were violated including mine. several new laws passed just be sitting by the new wellington government scheme of storms to bow in the inside talking about when the ants off of was it was and said that the referendum which has just taken place there in which over ninety six percent sell local population billboards to re unite with what he called it a truly at a historic event. talked alot about the history. between russia and twenty as saying that it's one sort of thought has scored by the end to this post signs that said the pad thai she said that to save us all with in itself is a city legends with tremendous historic importance on and designs. and you would buy me
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new options as the russian city of hindu also looking to shed some light on the political class is that some are still had passed. if on the radio was to become part of the russian federation saying that to know all of. peoples living there i mainly use of eft questions twenty and send to twenty and that the russians ukrainians rather than koreans are daughters of the wood wall. share the same rights and going into the equal rights and that said there would be a police state languages russian ukrainian and tartare. your sink is so much for bringing us out of the highlights of the present within the said statement made to the upper house of parliament regarding the situation in the crimea and now we haven't missed a few marks the blog is for somebody maybe just doing this here on rt international market we have been talking about prisons with the statement and get on it
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to sink in to get your reaction on two of what he was saying also how what happened today. this truly historic moment that both of us who witnessed here in the studio will be received elsewhere in the world look kind of reaction can you predict coming out of the west to what we just saw and heard. of course the reaction from the west will be entirely negative they have already denounced the referendum and the craig meehan said that they will not recognize it. and they have recently initiated sanctions against members of the russian and the creamy in government structures. um bought the west is not the world and the wider world will vary will have very different reactions towards this in his speech president putin up alluding to a word of thanks to the governments of the people's republic of china and india for their understanding of china abstained during the un security council vote. and as
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statements from the indian government it said that russia had legitimate interest in the ukraine. and i think this counter pose with the strong denunciations of the west and actions. not only now but through the years that have led to the situation is a further indication that russian foreign policy will increasingly. not of its own choice be moving further east and looking towards a more multi polar world. and moving itself away from the western or in what is going to say in effect asking you that you know what you do sending the present with unthinking china and india. i for one of your support. i mean does that signify a certain rush is moving eastward in his policies in economics as well and we look after. sanctions imposed in russia and again threat of more sanctions and then isolating russia economically politically its address. as you sad. the west
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is not the whole world and there's also eastern partners that ever so how do you see relationships developing in the future. ok well. russia is any uncritically europe's economies are at the moment extremely interdependence of in europe and the us hopes that european sanctions on wood how russia. just surrender its interest in the ukraine and accepted bids which governments of russia realizing that any ad and european actions would also um now. for them as in we've seen recently resistance to sanctions against russia the european business leaders and several governments. a week in the european union then they are so independent of this point in that beanie and sanctions any kind of economic maneuvering would only hurt each other. in this way. russian foreign policy it feels that it's being
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held hostage at and which will flow with power in the world increasingly moving to asia to the east. i think this would be of very wise opportunity for russia to galvanize economic and popular sentiment. more uplifting line with putin's earlier announced eating it right. in other words for this position in the east and look for more partnerships and alliances they are both economically and politically but then again you know la looking at the sanctions and a comedy or detrimental effect on the relationship between russia and the west and also the treaties that chua have been signing on looking at the difference of partnerships and trade with the euro and other things i mean look isn't all really worth it. why is it that the west was prepared to sacrifice that. wealth that's been extremely important question and he gets to the heart of the matter the ukrainian government and russia both repeatedly in
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the beginning of this crisis when in the eu was trying to force the ukraine to make what they call the civilization of choice enjoying this new association agreement on that night. any possibility of tri lateral negotiations between the three parties i e when it was requested by the uk me repeatedly. they have that indicated a complete lack of desire. to accommodate that russia's interests and the reflections of the economic realities on the ground of the importance of russia has by far the biggest trade partner with the ukraine. on this the a is a biggie mystique in european foreign policy and are starting to recognize its now i in fact there is over reportedly opened big disagreement even on sanctions where. european union members such as cyprus finland latvia and the pigs portugal italy greece and spain which of course are suffering economically very hardly themselves are
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reacting very negatively to the idea of harsh sanctions on russia because it would hurt their own economies. in any speech it's actually walmarts here at this point that we have been discussing the agreement on task on crimea economies integration on to russia has been signed we saw we witness this historic moment here i will send her president and with making a statement to the upper house of russian parliament. addressing the situation in ukraine crimea make very important key points they're saying that russia does not one set of the breakup of the ukraine on and on. just embracing different of very very important issues there. i will return to the studio to talk about the significance of what we just heard and the implications and what's up. what were the possible things that are likely to happen next but before that we can talk till course finally trc asking. racing
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gambling as the mood and the atmosphere at where you are now what's happening there. well like where i'm standing right now an essential of central for the capital friday me and the plot he hasn't started yet but people are gathering and considering that they've been watching since sunday this is the referendum even though it was delightfully about whether russia would actually accept crimea as part of its territory they've been celebrating and there's no doubt that they will be celebrating tonight again at will so seeing pictures coming from a set of stop it from delta from the cities in the south of the peninsula by the seaside people have been watching the address by president put into the federation's council live on tv screens and already pretty much in celebration mode and other historic moment i can describe to you right now behind me the building of the crimean parliament and people are now taking down the left is off of the parliament which way on the walls ever since. ukraine became a sovereign state in
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nineteen ninety one so this is pretty much history in the making as we see it he added to put into perspective also i want one five million people who were eligible to vote in the referendum on sunday one point two million people actually voted. but to be part of russia and as little as thirty two with thousands actually vote it's to be part to remain as part of ukraine have actually struggled to meet baby crying it's here in central clinical out war against the referendum. i did meet some of those tied to be on this but it was that it was a reader that the vast minority i would say the vast majority of the people here have been i'm really wanting to join our live rejoined once and for them it's been something like we are going home that is the sentiment that the here and here in central and with such an expecting it to squash tonight he and several but just as every way across the peninsula. i liked very much up for bring us of the very latest in fact to have the mood in the atmosphere from su basketball right now we can
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look at other implications in fact what the sanctions have been doing. russia has been suspended has been suspended from participating in g eight summits. according to the french foreign minister in a senior official in moscow and the decision but said it would affect russia's relations with member states would not discuss this further away now respond fully legal. well colleen as we chanced to see and hear the threat and this might happen it looks like it has and what more can you tell us where funds for and the french foreign minister on friday is tweaked it and applied in that russia has indeed been suspended from participating in th mood swings and some mates to rebrand the point and he said that that would be an empty set a new thing this evening at without bob says that conclusion. now that's nitpicking is still however invites me to see fronds in june along with all that today i did say was saying that there is the sacking of
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state for arms shipments of basic rights as well in the crime in using type of thing that has upgraded its business as usual the president russian president's press secretary center for the idea that one since russia's foreign policy hasn't changed. but despite the varied contracts rights come from g seven nations in most state continues to whack with that farrakhan is in much the same way they did to the full but it's true that the us and eu didn't see it that way they made it very clear that if russia was to recognize the crimean my friends and love and that would be repercussions indeed as talking about that right now. see there will be additional and far reaching consequence is inside the new executive order that expands the scope of our sanctions six matches against twenty one individuals disposal to either of the pages. in the future the jokes. this threat. he said. as a direct
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consequence of the toys that russia may abate not choose to make here. they are. so yesterday we had that would be asset freezes and travel bans for round twenty one calling me and and russian officials are links to the cranium referendum. a constant effective than sanctions will cure this christmas lights on and sat on the one hand we have days a year at us saying that that sanctions are cautioned not to add to that critique to threats when the other hand there there's politicians and business leaders in europe they say that in its current economic situation your sympathy card to fourteen in paddy's cautious sanctions on russia to take and listened to the pan as foreign minister talking about an hour the blue spruce. and don't you. the food the area
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because the sanctions on russia. aren't i thank you so much for bringing us on this and this seminar is there of course. let's move on down to the question on a referendum to tell us more. any shifting of positions that would sort of reaction there. a year he is extremely foul on the fact that declan meehan referendum they say is against ukrainian times since national rule out that other leaders around the wild day said the same opinion as i listened to the argentinian president giving us her opinion of the crimean referendum. a genie that is impossible to conclude really alone and to global security. linda prior to and from each country and juliet it turns out to the front and back. it was wonderful. when i watched myself determination. doesn't
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stand up. thank you. i don't think is so much for this and get up. now let me bring you the highlights of what has been happening here in the last thirty minutes crimea has officially become part of the russian federation the peninsula's reunification with russia to defend just minutes ago when an agreement was signed by the russian prisons and the crimean authorities by her blog address for our early years saying the referee in crimea which showed overwhelming support for rejoining the rashi to police in full accordance with international law the russian president also stressed that moscow could not ignore crimea his appeal for help after a violent overthrow the legitimate government of ukraine. it was here as your national are closely following the very latest developments here in the studio would have more trouble who is in financial affairs acts for it. mark leon in discussing the situation line during the last of thirty minutes or so while we witnessed a historic moment for novels russia crimea is basketball
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you know witnessing the signing of the agreement asa nestle grimy is integration and of course the official one time still to come on tuesday. with this hurdle correspondent ali blog cool. i'm talking about the sanctions and i'm just recently. russia has been suspended from participating in a g eight summits according to the french foreign minister. so as we see and hear the language of threats and to feel cold war and sanctions still goes on yes ma'am it must be said about these types of sanctions and its exclusion from the g eight that these are essentially a toothless the measures on there's very little leverage here to play on russia told the western foreign policy commentators that you hated the fact that the russians were mentioned as being victims of the sanctions were essentially locked in an office because they have no access to the united states in fact a part of president
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putin's keep your garden the last few years has been de coupling question of political and business elites connections with the united states the european union. in fact this could actually be seen as it's healthy it's a good number of making sure the russian elites and their interests focus on iraq. well ii senior official in moscow we opted instead to listen he complimented the decision of course he eats them but he said it would affect russia's relations with member states yet what's interesting here is that let's compare announce the block g eight and a g twenty which russia is the courier which i'll wind according t it has more significance more influence in world rugby will the g eight is well past its sell by date night he was essentially manufactured the inclusion of russia or regionally. as a kind of award for yeltsin for going along with western expansion of nato ii and the expansion
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of the eu further and further east so the body has never really had any significant interest the day in and influence in the world at all and certainly in terms of economic matters any economic body that doesn't include india china of the good news to mexico in several other important the economic players in the world in it highs as the milk the credibility once. alright well that is as far as foreign policy is concerned and russia's relationship with other blocks the g eight and its importance in g twenty which as i said earlier russia is a creator off. but let's now go back to the situation in ukraine. i mean what will be happening in kiev as real government there is not in control and the situation room i actually on the service line to chaos there. agree or disagree and
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understand the importance stressed during his speech did this a porch that has seized power in kiev of is that it completely illegitimate and russia sees no partner for negotiations or discussions there and does not recognize that all you review the business conversation on the government of ukraine is bankrupt. it is heavily day read. i think at this point there are large russian speaking russian speaking populations to rout the east in the south. then eric gathering in the hundreds of thousands trying to take government buildings. much as the mike on dvd in kiev on to better reflect their interests of and elected their own political leaders demanding referendums in reaching the russian flag as a symbol of their control and i can get the loyalties of soap gets which the regime in kiev is an extremely dangerous situation to rely on the military. to protect
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it or to exert its nominations are out the rest of the country and quite frankly i don't expect it to me than last. now three months. you know what's taking up the situation there a man of the heads of course important talk about the security people because on ukraine as malta and snake and how ocd thing the russian ethnic russians will be there during the russian athletes are clearly extremely frightened and that we have had numerous stations mostly ignored by the western press on that there is an interest will be an entirely neglected in indy that there will be attempts to take away their language rights. and that their identities for saying what could be called a glitzy at the station on the western ukrainian culture. fourth it is the fruit of the eastern and southern ukraine. this is partly reflected in cats that come out of this government and its
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composition. read more so i'd like to think very much for your comments here and for talking us through what we saw earlier and earlier we saw president clinton making a statement to the upper house of a russian parliament and is set to witness a historic moment an agreement on to basketball and crannies integration that has been assigned market might return the leader for more of your insight and analysis for now though which is now the line to the kremlin to veronica crushing who is director of the institute for foreign policy research and initiatives and of course she's been there watching the russian president give his address for anything much for joining us here on rte first up let rip with an address from an increase in crime the related issues in his speech but what specifically stare down its use as the most important ones do share your thoughts with us. one of the most wonderful thing. they wanted
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a new owner is trying to teach at the thought that this is a great piece. still this. i have written. a strike at stake the brits please pray he eats. what's sad is that. free expression but the courts. it's been my thing. also pursued them. i said. but you will perhaps be too sure what book she has ruptured. that's in them. a
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statement. my door to us. i hope so. so that he insists he wants to touch it the seats. as it seeks to sample the russians or the deceased. the set the heat. the scots. you could make the course of action. as we speak and as we know will hurt the president with an honest beach and statement here to the upper house of parliament note he spoke about the west in its position on crimea and address the people of ukraine the usa and germany of course explaining of russia's stance what will get there early action to that statement from the west do believe his appeal will be her diaper on this disease he's like iraq and you need to hear the heartbeat. the united
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states. the us. russia says he does the threat. what is my duty. so us and boy did he like me. said that she needs it more but what i say it to mean age. i mean. i would feel so at the mall to buy the bus. he did what democracy means the people that specific country at that specific date back more than ninety seeks to set up. he has said he wanted to destruction. what's important
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is that i should try this what's all the kids are at hand. it was. yes that's that's a wonderful store since. you won woohoo the news. russian president dimitri team and the state gives the crimean parliament that the costs and tino are expected to sign an agreement on crime its entry into the russian federation on tuesday. putin has already signed a decree recognizing ukraine's crimean peninsula suffered an independent study the menu file as sunday's referendum in crimea in which officials said ninety seven percent but to support it joining russia the eu and

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