>> live from berlin, this is "the journal." i am sarah harmon. petro poroshenko has been sworn in as ukraine's new president. we will talk to our correspondent in kiev about the hope ukrainians are putting in him. can diplomatic moves at the d-day celebrations bring russia back into the fold? for the germany national team over armenia. rice rice -- marco

dropping out of the world cup team due to injury. >> picture poroshenko has been sworn in -- petro poroshenko has new sworn in as ukraine's president. ties witho mend russia, but would never bow to the annexation of crimea. >> ukrainians turned out in force to watch petrol persian petroake the oath -- poroshenko take the oath of office. foreign dignitaries were there to demonstrate their solidarity. the guests included the european council president and u.s. vice president joe biden. russia only sent its acting ambassador to kia for the -- kiev for the ceremony.

with his hand resting on the ukrainian constitution, poroshenko took the oath of office. he stressed the need for a extended inne, and all of branch to pro-russian separatists. reset the russian language and offered amnesty to separatists that were not involved in bloodshed. >> i do not want war, and i do not want revenge. i want is and i want to achieve peace. >> he said he would never expect annexation ofia's crimea. >> we need legitimate partners to start a dialogue. we cannot negotiate with criminals. let's petro poroshenko now faces the daunting task of managing a country in danger of falling apart. he has announced he will soon travel to ukraine's troubled

east. from kievnow joined by our correspondent. poroshenko portrays himself as a man of reconciliation. how hopeful are ukrainians he will be the one to leave them out of the crisis? -- leave them out of the crisis? >> ukrainians have very high expectations for president or shinto. -- president pedro poroshenko. the first and foremost is to bring peace to the country. voted petrons have poroshenko to be the president. he has immense support. he has to use it properly to guide the country out of the crisis. >> let's talk about eastern ukraine -- what support does poroshenko have there and how is he expected to deal with the separatists?

>> well, that is a very difficult question because during the elections a lot of people you need used could not simply vote because -- a lot of people in the east could not simply vote because they were prevented from doing so, even though there are a lot of people who support president poroshenko personally. most of the people support who will bring the peace to their region. it looks like president poroshenko intends to do so. >> vladimir, thank you for the update. the crisis in ukraine has put a damper on russia's diplomatic relations with the u.s.. yesterday, vladimir putin met german andenko and european -- u.s. and european leaders. >> obama and the side-by-side, but only in split screen.

the leaders avoided each other for most of the visit to normandy. a short encounter did take place on the sidelines of lunch, in what the white house described as an informal conversation. anothereau also posted short meeting. in the presence of german chancellor angela merkel, vladimir putin broke the ice with petrol -- tetra poroshenko. >> i cannot stay it was a substantial discussion, but nevertheless we touched upon the main issues regarding a solution for the situation and we talked about our economic ties with regards to the solution of the situation. callcome mr. poroshenko's for an immediate end to bloodshed. >> with the brief encounter, there are hopes of a breakthrough.

it was always encouraging for angela merkel, who held formal bilateral discussions with the russian president earlier in the day, calling on russia to recognize its responsibility to ease the crisis in ukraine. for the world leaders in normandy, it was more than a day of remembrance. it was also a day of delicate diplomacy. >> let's go to moscow and our correspondent. we saw some diplomatic overtures at the d-day ceremony, how were they received in moscow? rocks russian state tv is -- >> russian state tv is praising vladimir putin for a job well done. there is no talk about isolation. russian tv stresses that angela merkel and francois hollande working to talk to vladimir putin about his this and they would not bow to pressure from the u.s., however it is clear

the kremlin is acting much less aggressive. they want to avoid a new round of sanctions. that is why vladimir putin his willingness for dialogue. he also gave an order to the street -- secret service to strengthen protection of the border with the ukraine, and yesterday obama called on him to prevent the provision of arms across the border. that could be another confession. we should not over-estimate. it could be a change of tactics, not overall objectives. general position has not changed. russia wants its voice to be heard in ukraine. , foreaking of the position a long time the kremlin tried to paint the opposition as a legal and supported by fascists. poroshenko was elected with a

majority. what is the kremlin's position toward him now? >> it is a writing -- it is a change. it seemed that they would not even recognize the elections, but there was an ambassador at the an observation, quite a signal showing the kremlin is ready to work with poroshenko. however, they see him as a businessman that you can strike a deal with. the kremlin hopes he is ready to strike a deal with russia. if, however, poroshenko will not give into the demands or the wishes that the kremlin will have, and dialogue could really end very soon. >> we know you will be following that for us. thank you very much. breaking news from iraq where officials say jihadist have stormed the university and taken dozens hostage. it took place near the city of ramadi, capital of the anbar

province. three guards were killed before blowing off a bridge. a counter assault has been launched. islamic militants have waged a month-long campaign of violence in the region. over 50 people have died in flash floods in a remote part of northern afghanistan. the death toll is expected to rise. officials say the flooding caused by two natural -- torrential rain drowned cattle and destroyed fields. thousands are in urgent need of drinking water, food, blankets, and tents. auto giant general motors is recalling around 100,000 vehicles to fix defects in the airbags and alarm systems, the latest in a series of recalls from america's biggest car company. in february, gm recalled over 2.5 million vehicles to fix an

haveion problem thought to caused at least one dozen fatal accident. an internal probe revealed the problem had been ignored by gm employees for more than a decade. turn into soccer, germany has suffered a major blow to its world cup campaign. midfielder marco reus is out of the tournament with an ankle injury sustained in the final warm-up match against armenia. his place will be taken on the squad after a devastating night for the 25-year-old player known as rolls-royce. >> marco reus hobbled off of the field after twisting his ankle and damaging a ligament. it is a bitter end to his world cup dreams. germany kicked into action in the second half. a substitute cross bonded. follow allowed armenia to

equalize with a penalty. then, the floodgates opened. germany was back in the league quickly. later, benedict added another. ,ext was miroslav klose are making him the all-time top scorer in germany. clerks it is a sensational achievement. -- >> it is a sensational achievement. miro has played so long. he holds the record. >> an easy victory soured by the injury to marco reus, one of germany's promising young stars. >> there has been more unrest in host country brazil. police clashed with striking subway workers in são paulo,

fueling fears that unrest could disrupt the first match on thursday. in a countrymmense that sets the bar for being soccer-crazy. fashion trends might come and go, but one look is always a winner -- the diehard brazil fan and not be seen in anything but the national team colors. he has even given his car a brazil paint job. rexam is a trait that loves brazil. i love my land and my people. that same love for the beautiful game is hardcoded into every brazilian's dna. five times they have hosted a world cup trophy, more than any other country. to win number six on home turf would be a football fairytale. >> the players are running hard. we will do it.

>> the protests have nothing to do with soccer. well-prepared. they are a team from key. striker.rom keeper-to- credit the latest superstar -- the team is counting on his goalscoring genius to win matches, high expectations for his first world cup. >> we know the pressure will be enormous. we are not scared of that. as players, we are used to pressure. >> they can also count on the experience of the coach, who led brazil to victory in 2002. he has forged a tightness -- tightening team at the training camp -- tightknit team at the farning camp well upset -- away from the protests. >> everyone has their own opinion. if you feel the need to protest for a certain cause, you should

protest. our purpose is to play football and bring happiness to the brazilian people. particular,ian in world title number six would quite literally be the answer to his prayers. >> it is not all about soccer this weekend. with the field hockey world championships in the netherlands. leadutch team posted a 1-0 -- win over germany. women were also second-best against argentina. the reigning champs took the lead after four moment -- minutes and followed that up with another set play minute 32. argentina made it 3-0 in the second half. usa onna is tied with a top of group b. that is all for this edition. i will be back again at the top

of the hour with more. i hope you will join me then. bye for now. as >> is a district in central berlin, home to people from different backgrounds. 50% of the people here were born outside of germany and they are getting older. are -- immigrants whom who moved to berlin as guest workers 40 years ago have reached a time and age, but how will they spend their years? even in a large city like berlin, social services are thin on the ground. exception.

it is a place where retired people with immigrant backgrounds can meet and get support. germany as ame to guestworker. with a degree in political science, anot that she knows they never planned for -- she never planned she -- she knows they never planned. they were always seen as a temporary phenomenon. there were never expected to spend their retirement years here and many of the migrants themselves expected to return home, but that is not how it turned out. those people stayed in germany and grew older. the idyllic image of a large turkish family with younger generations caring for their parents does not always reflect reality.

there are often tensions between parents and their children. many second that immigrants were left in their home country. they came later at the age of 8, 10, or even 15, so they were estranged from their parents, and that puts a strain on relationships later in life. cannotone of those that rip ash rely on a family support network. agocame more than 40 years to work in the garment industry. on a trip to turkey, she married. her husband moved to germany. they had two children together. she says her marriage was held. her husband would wake up early and leave the house without saying when he would be back. if the children asked for

something, instead of answering, he would just hit them. she tried to comfort the children but her husband was a no call it and a gambler -- an alcoholic and a gambler. she found him disgusting. when she could stand it no more, she left her husband. the children took their father sighed and broke off all contact with her mother. the saddest thing is she does not get to see her grandchildren. she says her grandson gave her this branch one day at the playground and said this is for you to take home. he was four years old. that is the last time she saw him. she has treasured it ever since.

today, she lives alone without her family in a one-room apartment in this huge social housing block in berlin. in the mid-1990's, she suffered severe depression and had to be treated in the hospital. she found art therapy helped her come to terms with her sadness. she shows me a statue she made at the time with peers on its face. -- cheers on its face. the medical staff used to asked her if she cried when she was alone. she told her she cried all the time. support network that has helped her get over her depression. she likes cooking together with the other women once a week. many of the women are widows, and it was not until her husband died that they were able to take charge of their own lives.

she says she often sees a liberation once they are widowed. khey no longer have to as permission to go out, go shopping. , whenan do what they want they want, and they enjoy the freedom along. -- a lot. she was brave enough to leave her abusive husband. many did not have the courage, although the homeland could be unbearable. she says many of the women are overjoyed when their husbands die. she hears phrases like "thank god he is finally dead," and many that are stuck in marriages with difficult husband say they cannot wait to be widowed.

in old age, it is a place where pensioners can make the most of this time of their lives. there is a lot to offer. women learn how to run their own minds or simply try out new things like using computers and surfing the internet. we meet a ukrainian who has lived in germany since 1990. now 73, she says she enjoys her freedom, and although she'd find something difficult, learning to use a computer and an internet has opened up new business for her. she can now use the computer to keep in touch with her daughter who lives in ukraine and her grandchildren that, using spike -- her grandchildren there using skype. she also uses the computer to skype with her granddaughter in hamburg and her great dan children there.

she looked -- and her great grandchildren there. able to seeing them. she says older people need to be more open to the younger times they are living in. in recent years, they have opened up to elderly people from other backgrounds and it is truly multicultural. she says it was one of the out tos aims to reach seniors from all nationalities, whether they are from germany, spain, kurdistan, or arab countries. promoting interaction among older peaceful -- people from different countries, cultures and religious sacraments is one aspect that -- backgrounds, is one aspect of her work. she has organized visits to german museums.

she says elderly people are not immune to racism and anti-semitism. she says she has noticed a rise in anti-semitism, but this group is fascinated by the insights into jewish life that they gained here. she remembers one of the first visits she organized with the group when the mood was very different. she recalls how one turkish woman suddenly started shouting and railing against jews. she says the woman was shouting anti-semitic insults, but that was in the past, and this group is interested in learning about parallels between their life stories and those of jews in exile, forced to leave the country they were born in and where they grew up for a different, unknown land. in this groupen are surprised and interested to learn about the similarities between the jewish and muslim faiths, especially in rules

about diet. to the jewishisit museum brings up the issue of the holocaust, and for the turkish members of the group, it rings to mind a difficult time -- brings to mind a difficult time in their own national history. she says she tries to help people see this is not an issue specific to germany's history, hasthe ottoman empire also a stain on its history, the murder of armenians, but she says that turkish people do not want to talk about that. museum can break down barriers and get people from different backgrounds talking to each other. she says the turkish women in the group were interested to find out how one group of human

beings could have done such a thing to another group of human beings. understanding one another means speaking to each other, she offers language classes for seniors. decades living in germany but speak only a few words of german. networkable to get by by using a few tailoring terms. turkish was spoken at home. learning german is a way to get more freedom. she also teaches turkish. she says the courses began due to popular demand. increasing numbers of people with no immigration background are interested in learning turkish. has many turkish neighbors

and often hears them speaking turkish to each other, so she wants a little knowledge of the language. she also enjoys attending the turkish lessons. she says having been german, she likes the feeling of being able to communicate with people in germany. now that she is learning turkish, she can get the same feeling when she speaks with turkish people. she has a simple way of describing the place, typical of berlin, great with all of these different cultures here. moneyfunded with public and she receives recognition of her work when she was awarded an order of merit metal from the berlin city government three years ago. manageps these retirees their daily lives and brings people of different backgrounds together. tangoys the center's

course is a good place for that. she says she hopes there'll be far more places like this in the future as the german and immigrant populations age together.

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provided by the u.s. department of education [exotic music] ♪ >> bokara: i think that at the end of the cold war, all of us thought that we were gonna have a peaceful world, and, in fact, we don't. 59 wars are presently being fought. and of these, many of them have to do with differences in religious faith.