>> standing by for us in kiev, you have been listening to joe biden. what are the main points you take from his speech? >> he has praise for the ukrainian government for keeping up its end of the bargain in geneva agreement. i don't think we can say the right sector has been fully disarmed, kiev has taken what steps it can in order to get those groups to give up what weapons they have held illegally. there are members of that group

that holds arms legally. there certainly has been some movement from kiev in order to try to disarm those groups, and also to stress -- it is important to stress that those groups that have been armed recently have not been causing trouble or using their weapons. the protest camp is pretty much calm. ad when there has been problem there have been arrests. he said he very much appreciated in ukrainians leadership very difficult circumstances. he quite clearly pointed the finger at russia for supporting in easternroups ukraine and not even calling on buildings theyhe have occupied in those various cities and towns in east

ukraine. it's not that difficult, joe biden said. he was very clearly expressing support for the ukrainian government, but of course, not much in the way of further concrete steps being promised on the issue of the conflict with russia and the unrest in eastern ukraine. a little bit more on the issue of the economy. talked about support for ukraine's attempts to wean itself off its dependence on russian gas. mediumcourse, those are and long-term projects and ukraine's crisis is very much a short-term urgency. >> deliver, thank you for that. moscow is doing entirely the opposite this tuesday? >> there is still a standoff about sanctions, which is really the only instrument the west has

available, given that it has ruled out military intervention on behalf of ukraine. described ass been a dead-end strategy by russian officials. ad in a sense, they have point. because there would be retaliatory measures by russia. u.s. has held out the possibility that it could even andtions against russia going beyond individuals to companies and more of a sector-based approach. have not gone very far with that. and the reason is, the eu is out ,f step with the u.s. on this and we saw that very clearly at the geneva conference at the end of last week, that the eu is not willing to go as far as the u.s. is on that front. we are left with, therefore verbal condemnations and expressions of moral support for kiev, financial assistance, and

some nonlethal aid for the military. touched on the position in the east. funerals are due to take place for three people shot dead there on sunday. they were killed during a raid bya checkpoint manned pro-russian separatist. the circumstances are unclear. kiev said it was staged by russian local forces, but locals are saying the military was responsible. >> holding up photographs of sunday's shootout. this is the self-proclaimed mayor. for twoor met with him hours on monday. >> talks? i would not say they were talks. we just met. >> the osce has about 100 monitors in ukraine. their mission is to see that the

terms of the geneva agreement are met. vacate occupied buildings and disarm the militia. the mayor says he has no plans of respecting the geneva agreement. >> whatever has been decided in geneva has been decided without our participation. we had nothing to do with it. the separatist mayor begged moscow to send troops after a deadly shootout on sunday. he remained ambiguous about whether the and big -- the separatist movement is being held by russian security forces. >> there is not a single member of the russian military year. as a member of -- as a former member of the special forces, i asked for help from my friends like me. they came from not only russia, but mold of a and can't expand.

the former mayor is currently being detained by the rebels. some otherve onto world news for you. there are indications another toxic chemical attack has taken place in syria, most likely using lorene. that is according to the u.s. -- chlorine.orin that is according to the u.s. and france. it is not one of the primary chemicals syria had to declare in the scheme to destroy its stockpile. >> we have information, but no proof. first the french government and now the u.s. state department has said they fear a series of chemical attacks have taken place in syria earlier this month. >> we have indication of the use chemical, probably chlorine. we are examining whether the

government was responsible. pictures of the attacks were posted on the 11th and 12th of april. dozens were reported to suffer from suffocation, including young children. troops loyal to bashar al-assad are accused of dropping the gas bomb. the french president francois hollande said there was no proof that the regime has used chlorine weapons. but washington and its partners are investigating claims over poison gas attacks. last august, the steering government was accused of using chemical weapons against civilians in a suburb of damascus. surrender their chemical weapons.

they had handed in almost two thirds of its arsenal so far. >> and another important development on syria, the turkish government has confirmed it is now host to -- it is host to now almost 100 -- one million refugees from syria. an anti-jihad he plan will atempt to grab -- to tackle growing number of young people from france heading to syria. womenng french men and continue to make their way to syria every month, to join the militants.

french government has drafted a new 20 point plan aimed at stopping them. the top of the list, reinforcing surveillance of online extremists, an entry point for many young people who have become radicalized and gone on to join militants fighting syrian president bashar al-assad. state controls prohibiting minors from leaving the country without parental authorization are to be brought back into force. the government is also setting up a department where parents can report family members they fear are getting involved in jihadist activity. in addition, surveillance systems across europe are being improved. notably at airports where authorities aim to prevent more fledgling french extremists from flying to syria. but it needs to be expanded. as many succeed in traveling to syria by bus and car undetected. and nearly 150 japanese lawmakers have played homage at a shrine that honors the

nation's war dead. the move has raised eyebrows on the eve of the arrival of the u.s. president barack obama and the ceremony follows another offering for the shrine by prime minister shinzo abe on monday. that also strains ties in the region, ford symbolizes japan's unwillingness to repent for past war aggressions. mexico has said farewell to its beloved adopted son, gabriel garcia marquez. fans held a music filled tribute to the nobel laureate. recentlyn mexico city where he has lived for the last three decades. he was 87. >> the writer's ashes carried by his family and laid by his loved ones. the family and friends paid

homage to get real garcia -- to gabriel garcia marquez. of 47 million colombians, it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to the greatest colombian of all time, gabriel garcia marquez. "100 years ofof solitude" was the literary voice for latin america. a native of colombia, he moved to mexico in the 1960's. >> his work, his ideas, his example, will always live in the hearts of millions of fans and readers in the world. his name and books will stay with us. he lives on today in future generations. >> at the request of his family, some of the fighters -- some of the writer's favorite excerpts were red. along with music. to bid a finaled farewell. >> i love his works.

i have been reading his books since i was a teenager. he made me grow. i love how he described things. he was a real master. >> colombian authorities said they will also hold a memorial. dutch marquez and his garcia marquez poss family have yet to decide where -- garcia family haves yet to decide where to spread his ashes. they may be split between lives in mexico and colombia. >> man united fires david mourns after just one season. after just one season. you outline for us just how disastrous this season has been for menu -- for man united? >> on paper it was not that bad against david did a little bit better than alex ferguson in his first season. the difference is that man u

was the defending champion. they are currently ranked seventh, which means they will not be going to the champions league next season. they also might miss out on that europa league spot, and for defending champions, that is not enough. and it is symbolically bad because a lot of teams that had not one in -- that had not one in decades finally beat manchester united. and ofs you an idea -- course, for supporters the worst symbolically of losing, two this season, it was also a problem of coaching. some say the worst mistake he made was changing the coaching staff and bringing his men front

-- his men from everton. ad there was some sort of problem with the star striker and with some of the senior players. annette is where you started seeing the problems for david that is whered you started seeing the problems s, including the fact that he gave the lineup at the last minute, saying it was turning them into madmen. >> a lot of bruised egos yesterday, it seems. what lies ahead for the team? we know in the interim they have put their own homegrown star into place, ryan gates. >> exactly, and he has been there forever and is the most decorated player in that team. he has the respect of his teammates. which is interim, pretty important. it is not just until the end of the season, but until they find someone else. and that someone else for now,

the overwhelming favorite looks , the coachvan gal for the neverland steam. -- for the netherlands team. the overwhelming favorite, but it will be tough even for him to my because a lot of raging -- aging players like ryan gates. attracting stars and manchester united was very easy when they were winning everything, but without the champions league and without the europa league, that might be harder. hard to attract a successor. thank you for all of that. now i reminder of the headlines from paris. trading accusations, washington and moscow seem as far apart as ever over the ukrainian crisis. the american vice president has vowed that the u.s. stands with ukraine in the face of humiliating threats.

he spoke just a short time ago in kiev. investigation is underway into other bashar al-assad used justine on his own people a few days ago. the u.s. and france have pledged to uncover the truth. dead anding the war insulting neighbors, the japanese have once again paid homage at the boreal, raising visitws on the eve of a from u.s. president barack obama and the start of his asian tour. >> taking a look at headlines from around the world. you will start us off with the unrest in ukraine. a focus on controversial photos. >> that is right, these are photos that the ukrainian government provided for security and cooperation in europe last week. getting a lot of attention. the international "new york times" talking about these photos. kiev says the photos are evidence that the mysterious

armed men have taken over government buildings in eastern ukraine, the so-called green men, are in fact, russian intelligence forces. if you take a look at the close up of these photos, you can see what kiev is trying to suggest. there is one photo of a very bearded soldier that was taken allegedly in georgia in 2008. that is the photo on the left. and the two photos on the right were allegedly of the same soldier very recently in eastern ukraine. the u.s. state department says this is very compelling evidence , but it is important to note that the kremlin has no involvement in what is going on. >> he might get an order to shave that beard. meanwhile, crimea is moving on with life after annexation. >> that is right, there is a very important article that shows transition happening under the radar as attention is

focused on the east. what is happening in crimea one month after the annexation? residents find themselves not so much living in a different as theyussia, as in -- are in a perpetual state of confusion. one of the questions is about identity. many of them are trying to get new passports, but the lines are huge. that, whether institutions will function normally, banks, courts, etc. what is the plan? grand plan fors economic development in crimea could involve casinos. this article quotes the draft of a new law that was unveiled yesterday, which designates crimea as a gambling zone. this article says that moscow has appeared to have hitched crimea's economic revival on becoming the black see sin city, which of course is las vegas.

on thethe focus is still four released hostages that were held in syria for 10 months. >> yes, they are getting a lot of attention. there is an in-depth account on onir liberation will stop -- their liberation. instead, gives details of their detention. they were held in aleppo by the al qaeda link group isil. it is a group that has taken hostage taking to a lucrative business. that syria has become a well oiled hostage factory. one thing that shocked the french journalist was how professional these hostage takers were. and also, they were surprised that there were some french citizens among them. and this is one aspect that a lot of other papers are focusing

on. they're looking into how the government is reacting to all of this. they are talking about the plan that rant has against its french inadists that are fighting syria or other areas of the globe as well. about 700 french citizens are currently fighting in jihad across the world. will lay out a plan at the cabinet meeting tomorrow. morerticle goes into detail about the plan to stop young people from fighting in jihadist armies. this is something you would not experience on the streets of french cities. can you tell us more? >> that is right, an opportunity to experience harassment on the street.

this is the front page. that translates as "tired of jerks." i have been asking other women they havesroom if experienced this. it starts out as complex, or what seems like compliments, and very quickly can turn into insult if you don't respond positively to someone's invitation for a date or to have a cup of coffee. there is nothing new about this. but what is different is that more and more women are speaking out about it. a video went viral recently on the internet called "repressed majority." basically, it is a reversed role world where the men are women and women are men and it shows how much harassment women face on a daily basis. it went viral because many can relate to it. and statistics back it up. according to the international statistics bureau, 20% of women

are insulted at least one time a year on the streets of france. and especially here in paris. but it is not just a french problem, but a problem women face across europe, across the world. and different countries are trying to tackle this issue in different ways. belgium is thinking about making such insults punishable in a criminal court. that might be a little extreme, but there should be a public debate about this serious issue. >> and again, you have to have your own retorts at the ready. for bringing us the press review. now it is time for a sports roundup. the championsf league semi final design tuesday with chelsea in the spanish capital to take on politico grid -- tolet tacoma take on the dread. the coach is playing the underdog card yet again, as he

had all season. >> we still have the same humility. after four years, we are finally back at the player semifinals. for sure, we know that the three other clubs have more experience than us. but we trust in the work we are trying to do. for ourill be heading opponent to be competitive because we dream about ending this competition just like we started it. met in theast spanish cup when they thrashed chelsea 41 -- 4-1. he was full of praise for his counterparts and says the two coaches cannot be compared.

>> it is not fair to compare the coaching. it is not fair to compare a coach with 15 years of career with the coach less than that. .t is not fair it is something i do not do. and it is something i don't like to do. they are nice words, but i don't agree. they are chasing that third successive trophy. the real glamour takes place on wednesday evening with defending munich. bayern the second leg for both sides is due to take place next week. rafael natal is

king,g the spanish looking to bounce back after a disappointment. to a compatriot to my potential final opponent in barcelona, but admits he was well beaten. >> i didn't play well the other day. my rival was simply better and he deserved to win. and that is that. he is one of the best players in the world. aere is always room for defeat. i think i could have done better. time grand slam winner has not yet gone over his defeat in january's australian open, but is refusing to panic and has played in -- placed in barcelona for 11 years. >> i have had a diversity during my career.

it is obvious and i won't try to hide that. and this is just one more. it is not like the final of the australian open. during the last eight years, we have achieved a lot, much more than i've ever dreamed of. >> the number two seed is the >> the number two seed is the biggest obstaclegg99ññwçça7guc

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