trim. the report your best way to the heart of moscow. explosions on the street fired several boards and kier with anti-government rioters shooting at police and blocking traffic the death toll from the recent violence which was at least eighty but hundreds more injured. radicals refused to leave the streets despite the president promising a number of concessions including early elections and a major overhaul of power but rioters say the only accept his resignation. as western powers seem to be ignoring the boston arsenal now in the hands of the protesters as the e.u. and washington slump a large part of the blame on the government. this

is our senior national coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the. end with start with the latest news from ukraine where the country's president has announced he'll be calling early presidential elections following down rest which has and gov the country we're now receiving reports of hundreds of come of fly ash cloud radicals wearing masks and wilting clubs moving to block streets in the center of the country's capital earlier riot has reportedly it started attacking police in the streets of kiev again and here you can see will decision looks like after days of deadly rioting at least eighty people have been lost says the unrest started on choose a day. official figures the opposition claims the number of casualties is much higher eyewitness reports and numerous videos show dozens of bodies lying openly in the streets covered only by same blankets the number of those injured is in the hundreds r.t. the next

a hero chef ski has more now on the president's move to reconciliation and the reaction of the iran cicle opposition. well this is so far the biggest concession coming from the president he says that he will initiate early presidential ballots although the date for that ballot is not specified also he says that the country will return to the constitution of two thousand and four providing that more authority will be given to the parliament than the president and also he says that he will now initiate the procedure forming a coalition government which will obviously going to contain many those of the opposition many politicians from the opposition side definitely this is a big concession but as far as we can hear from the independence square the protesters are not ready to take on these conditions they have and they have only one demand after which they would be able to hold some kind of peace talks that is the immediate resignation off at present unaccomplished and also they have been saying some of them have been saying that he needs to go on trial so their mood is

pretty much defined as ever we also have information from the interior ministry a little earlier that some of the protesters have broken the cease fire and fired live rounds at the police nads next to the parliament building also they have been reports of several attempts to storm the parliament although all these attacks have been reportedly repelled so despite what the president believes to be an attempt to find a peaceful solution to impose some sort of truce this does not look like a truce at all in fact we've been there before last night on wednesday the opposition to govern managed to agree on the troops but on thursday morning we all know what happened the one of the oldest hotels in the central part of kiev turned into a real fortress with lots of fire with lots of live shots being fired all around it we were caught in the middle of this crossfire something i will tell you in my report. truce it did not seem like that at all in the early hours of thursday morning despite

a cease fire agreed during the night by politicians right wing rioters made it clear they will not listen to anyone and will not lay down their. arms what we have now is that we have a radical elements that we have a ready. militant mob there which is somehow. driven by especially as we see using snipers and so on and which is not controlled neither by the opposition neither by the west directly so everything went out of control beyond opposition as it is now they want power they want to take power from a democratically elected government and for a new foreign ministers to not be condemning what we have seen this week it's absolutely appalling it's intolerable kiev was consumed as the raging ground and police trying to hold them back exchanged fire crew even got caught in the middle

of it at one point so this is how our day started in kiev we were trying to do a live shot from one of the live positions were getting ready when somebody fired a sniper shot from the window breaking the glass and hitting the wall you can see for yourself this is definite suggesting a live round was fired here and later in one of the rooms of aa we found this seven sixty two bullet for some time the hotel located next to independence square became a fortress under siege windows and walls were riddled with bullet holes and snipers from the protest movement occupy the top floor while the lobby was turned into something else altogether and this is not your typical hotel lobby now its reception desk is a makeshift hospital where the injured and the dead have been brought here all throughout the day i'll ask one of the doctors what exactly had to deal with here during the day your game is going to put out this gym with you we just don't get it we've dealt with a lot of wounded people mostly gunshot wounds many of them died snipers were operating shoot to kill policy. when the sun set on after another day of bitter

violence more dead and injured littered the streets. and the true slow down to is radicals continue to demand a revolution before it to the end which is for now your we're in sight looks you research d r t do you agree. so. for us keeping an eye on the latest developments and crisis rate in ukraine if you want to be updated on this story you can always follow him on his twitter feed where he's posting the most up to date news from independence square the ukrainian parliament meanwhile has passed a resolution that would see and to terrorist organizations without a whole operation is rather put on hold and government forces was drawn from kiev more than a dozen policemen have been captured by rioters you can see them being escorted to one of the protests headquarters so far sixteen officers have been killed and one hundred injured spoke to a former member of the armed response unit of london's metropolitan police force

and he gave us his take on the actions of the rioters and they also are unclear. what we're seeing is a situation that's moved from protests and conflict into what is really have was to undo another commentator into the revolution so i think it's going beyond that you know if the place would all be in this situation now they don't think we would be coming militarized any white so we are not talking about the usual policing of protests but we're talking or something of a much higher level so i think it's probably unavoidable it's going beyond that point on both sides this is because i struggle between greater forces of minorities are on the street there are great political issues here there are wide repercussions concerning the democracy in the foreign. and on our website you have called we've been following the dramatic change in caves long they want to ask independence square. in contrast to what it looks like now and what if

land cluttered with debris and rubble as people make their way through raging fires and the people most suffering from that rest about those who attempt to protest peacefully says derek from the foreign policy in focus thing time but it's very troubling specific from a political standpoint were the current a different structures which are probably the most aggressive in the world friday are really beyond any control the only control of the people who are really protesting peacefully also be in control of the nature of the position products so it's basically a state of flux of where into the party or faction where it's slow boat where there is a. will where that might be for their own interests or over mission control they serve really are doing whatever they feel it's necessary for them to achieve their own goals which out of this point i'm not even sure what the goals really are because it seems to be changing from hour to hour minute to minute. and from key of

chaos quickly spread to western ukraine a region traditionally critical of the government the city will evolve has been left virtually without a police force most officers including many high ranking ones have moved to kiev and join the anti-government protesters on independence square at the moment it's impossible to even call the police or report a crime and evolve little surprise then that hundreds of firearms buttons and other riot and military equipment have been looted from the local base and given away to anti government rioters and through the west over ukraine radicals have been using guns homemade bombs and improvised weapons to take over government offices. and such behavior has been causing outrage amid some in the east of ukraine they spot of the country is traditionally more pro russian and has greater support for president and his government and locals have been organizing against anti-government rioters who've been emerging here too and he has hired because of

what the radicals have blocked the sale and police headquarters government offices were also surrounded in one of the east the biggest cities near proper thoughts but people's militia schools have been joining forces with the police and they seem determined to fight off this spread of radical read. this idea originated in the minds of our petri it's when there is a difficult situation where nationalist can dejan spreads across ukraine when we come to one region after another when the attack ordinary citizens people organize unite and create a structure of self defense. so in the past week writers in kiev have managed to heavily armed themselves getting a lot of cocktail in the ukrainian capital doesn't seem to be all that difficult with the weapon becoming a popular choice made kinds of poles and bows as into the medieval appearance to the bloodshed rioters have got their hands on modern firearms as well with snipers keeping the center of kiev in their sights and forcing out the death toll but all

this evidence of violence by the rioters is not enough to sway western politicians department the u.s. state department is placing all responsibility on the authorities imposing travel bans sanctions on some officials this follows similar statements from high ranking officials they claim it's peaceful protesters who have been taking a battering from the government and urging bosun power to take action and the violence but russia's foreign minister says the west had added its fuel to the conflict often encouraging extremists in the streets and a direct so the. coalition brian becker believes western countries support rioters with a clear political goal in mind. the united states and the e.u. the nato powers have been using all kinds of pressure on the ukraine government with the effort to bring the ukraine into the e.u. which means to bring it into nato right on russia's border and in november what

they did is they gave an ultimatum to the ukraine government you either make a decision now feel with russia or be with the e.u. no other choice then they outlined the plan which was to impose extreme austerity measures on the ukrainian people as part of the admission policy to get into the e.u. then of course they helped castigate or create these protests and now as the protesters are using extreme violence as the government is using violence and as the government is trying to maintain order the u.s. the u.s. and the e.u. say now we will impose sanctions for the use of violence so this is a full court press this is pressure what's the real purpose i think it's to break up the ukrainian government with the hopefully we can in that government. remit that will take the country into the e.u. into the western sphere of influence and this has to be seen by russia as a great threat since a was blazing barricades people on fire as well as dead and wounded being carried away from the streets of our own i call me you'll find some of the apocalyptic

images from here that have made headlines around the wild. stay with us for more news after the break. the transit route to the nuke of the airport your best way to the heart of moscow.

world. science technology innovation all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. welcome back to washington national aids protesters have been found guilty over the signing mohsen western wall sco and assaulting police during riots back in twenty twelve the defendants refuted the chargers and a crowd of the supporters have formed outside the courthouse also has diarrhea push

poll reports now on what the judge have to say. eight people guilty of inciting mass riots and using force against the law enforcers the prosecution had been asking for between five to six years in prison while all of the suspects pleaded not guilty the defense was actually saying that the protests could not be classified as mass riots however some of the convicted were actually videotaped while fighting with the police and throwing rocks at them and just to remind you that the big demonstration to place on the sixth of may two thousand and twelve when hasn't of people to go into the streets protesting against the violations in the parliamentary elections and the protests that was also rise and peaceful initially turned into violent clashes with police dozens of people were injured over four hundred people were detained and the a criminal case was opened and twenty nine people were charged now eight of the

suspects were released in december as part of a wide amnesty as they didn't use any force against the police and the three other people that have been amnesty only this week the case has really resonated across russia a crowd of supporters gathered on friday in front of the board but the chords and the judge said they will continue reading the verdict on monday at ten thirty almost three quarters of a million houses in the u.k. are standing empty on base at a time when there's a serious shortage of residential buildings point of boyko went to one of london's most prestigious streets that's become a symbol of britain's bricks and mortar crisis. the bishop's avenue in north london is one of the most expensive streets in europe it's been home to saudi royalty film stars and media tycoons this mansion is on the market for sixty five million

pounds but some of the other properties here tell a different story an investigation by the guardian newspaper has revealed that large swathes of the most expensive part of the street have fallen into disrepair because no one is living in them that's about three hundred fifty million pounds worth of property boarded up and standing vacant but even as they stand derelict these houses are getting more expensive a former pakistani minister bought this house back in two thousand and seven for twelve million pounds it's now back on the market and expected to sell for thirty million pounds and it's a wreck there's nothing wrong with the road it is quite normal to have. maybe ten or twenty percent of the properties as we call it in the state of flux bishops avenue is off the wall and iconic road which is one of the best known names in the

world and therefore it protects your investment it's a status symbol so for most people coming into this country i'm for local bars bishops i took some of the books and but away from the leafy avenue the u.k. is in the midst of a housing crisis homeless charity shelter of warm but house prices are spiraling out of control because of a shortage of affordable housing last year in london alone over one hundred eighty thousand people were on waiting lists for social housing against this backdrop critics say this so-called house hoarding shouldn't be allowed to take place a lot of these things are actually people are borrowing to leave their land banking they're just buying property in london because they think it's a good investment it's not actually a home it's just an investment and that they're just doing it to money and housing should be the people's homes not just about investing in making money the problem

is spreading to other affluent areas of london such as kensington and chelsea even the mer of london has waded in saying that london properties on blocks of bullion which rich often overseas investors can just park their money and councils now have the right to charge an extra hundred fifty percent in tax on homes that are being lived in or rented out but local authorities complain that for the people that are invested in these houses that's just loose change polly boy you are seeing london. only three days now remain on the twenty second winter olympic games though the option as an affine bog dying down and such. for the first time in its history russia has taken on a big gold medal in the latest figure skating and want to show it was seventeen

year old as alina something of a defies the also with her performance which ended with a standing of asia from the stands and her farmer has the details. it was a stunning victory but also a major upset because if they could manage to defeat south korea's favorite unit kim but also stepped in to save the day for russia after you lipsky fell for a second night in a row but certainly giver managed to stay as cool as the ice under her blades to claim that historic gold and afterwards we spoke to coach. every coach wants his effort to be the best especially in special competitions like the olympics had a long hard journey for her to find herself there were tears and falls but shoulders got up and she found her way because she has real fighting spirit and that gold medal does count remarkable olympic games russian figure skaters but it has to be said they have gone through more twists and turns than a hollywood script both on and off the ice if you remember it all started with the

yearly gold medals in the pairs and team event but then we saw you get the play shank of the veteran having to pull out of his individual event with a bad back and then we saw the rising star fifteen year old sky fall during her individual event and many people are saying that was because she was buckling under media pressure she shocked to stardom after that fabulous performance in the team event but then after that the media scrutiny was so intention felt that she had to leave so cheek and train in moscow before returning to try and get a medal in the individual event which of course did not happen now on twitter many people have been speculating that simply you've been putting too much pressure on young shoulders and that's why she filed and of course while we're talking about this it does reassert russia as a powerhouse in figure skating but there have been other breakthrough sports at these games for russia to particularly short track speed skating where they got their first gold medal in that just a few days to go and going for more medals in that sport today for russia victor

and bloody me going to go. and our producer sasha have been as busy as bees in managing to catch up with the girls after the competition and judging by what they told us as happy as can. i did my best during. all the elements of the program and it was incredible to finally see the most points however i still can say i can feel the feel sparked over my victory. but it's i've approached the individual to be more tired because of the team competition but of course i don't regret anything i want to go though in big metal now and feel just a minute i believe it was a perfect this is truly best performance i've seen in quite a. while there may only be have here days of olympic action left the whole city is wasting no time in gehring out for the future soldier plans to become a capital of entertainment tailoring to everyone from children to the thrill seekers amongst us. hold on to your

hats this is such as you've never seen before. a.j. hackett bungee has been stretching mine since ninety eight sixty starting out which he met new zealand in pursuit of the ultimate adrenaline buzz almost three decades and two point five million bungee jumps later the company has set up shop in russia facing the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge and the world's highest swing facilities are aimed to impress this is by far the most ambitious project was eva done by far the most interesting in the most beautiful we've already done some jumps from the sixty rated germ that feels wonderful. and we normally opening opening to the public sometime later in june this year

and so it will be. an adventure park in the trees here and so it becomes really the world's biggest adventure playground. with spectacular views of the black sea in the caucasus mountains the park will also have russia's highest bungee jump at two hundred meters as well as two giant flying foxes that will catapult white knuckle guests across the gigantic gorge. and what a shame it is closed i really would have liked to have jumped off yes really i just look at the view absolutely incredible and this is the flying fox station where thrill seekers will be catapulted across the valley here at a staggering one hundred and sixty kilometers per hour. the centuries old ritual has changed dramatically from the days of jumping off trees attached to violate the technology is different now but the process of leap of faith stays the same taking people right. out of their comfort zones and

a bit further. once over the summer this new addition to the world of adrenaline junkies and extreme sports will only have to suck she spotlights on the international mound it just might not be for the faint hearted martin andrews artspeak. there are plenty of competitions underway again in some shape giving more honestly it's a chance to ride the names in history and without a special coverage will be telling you all about at throughout the day. the g. twenty four jean-paul must really be cultivated in exhilarating winter in our team eight here in germany and it's in our way i'm a criminal and i'm the last of our little take news team for sochi twenty four take . on our team. they show crosstalk or something.

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years we have a different price. because the news of the world just is not this funny i'm not laughing dammit i'm not. good. at. you guys stick to the jokes that will handle the thing that i've got to. hello and welcome to crossfire where all things are considered armed peter lavelle chaos on the streets of care about to a short truce rioters are again wrecking havoc the so-called opposition appears to have no interest in the legally elected government force is being met with force where ukraine goes from here is anyone's guess.

to cross-talk developments in ukraine i'm joined by my guest marcus papadopoulos in london he's the editor of politics first magazine also in london we have robert oulds he used to director of the bruges group and in washington we crossed to ariel cohen he is a senior fellow in russian and eurasian studies and international energy security at the heritage foundation or a gentleman crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it marcus if i go to you first in london i've been watching the pictures coming out of care for the last day and a half this looks like a armed insurrection this looks like an organized coup against the government in kiev and we have we have to point out here that the government in kiev mr unico which has reached out to the opposition numerous times over the last two weeks but still the violence continues and i want to make it very clear there is violence on both sides right now markets with what is your reaction. can i just say first of all pate.