transit routes. your best way to the heart of moscow. ukraine's ousted president who dismisses the country's interim leadership as illegitimate and asks moscow for protection. for a russian activist occupy a parliament building in southern ukraine with hundreds of supporters gathered outside to protest the rise of ultra nationalists in kiev. right. the real expert on china but. these are the words of the new you are somebody to china rock obama's latest round of diplomatic nominees are accused of being the most clueless ever and allegedly buying their drums for two million dollars. and another day of violence in venezuela unrest spreads further outside the capital with fierce street battles of the crime and poverty breaking out in the.

international news and comments live from moscow this is our senior national with me hugh nash hello and welcome to the program ukraine's ousted president makes again a call which has surfaced with a public statement which suggests he is a no mood to give up in the fight to hold on to power that's now across life to seize an exit a shot ski has in kiev right now how that makes a so what did the ousted president have to say. well the story of victory on the court which has turned into a genuine hollywood thriller he fled ukraine's capital of five days ago leaving all the governmental buildings and basically the power itself in the capital to what was then the political opposition. which was quite hastily putting him on the

wanted list branding him a criminal responsible for mass murder of ukrainians has been speculation for some time that you may still be in ukraine now he may be in russia it's not confirmed by any official source as of yet but we do know that president bush sent a statement to the russians and you said you see that us which said that he is still considering himself a legitimate president of ukraine elected in a constitutional manner everything according to mr gonna call which which is happening now in the ukrainian parliament is illegitimate he said he will continue fighting for the restoring the constitutional order in the country but at the same time he stated that he and his compatriots are receiving death threats from those running the show right now in kiev that's why. he was urged he was he had to ask russia for help and providing security for him in the times when according to the extremists are running the show in his country he also says that. the events which

are now happening in the east and the south of the country are a clear indication that not everyone is happy with the way things are going in and he will do whatever he can he will spare no effort in restoring the order in the country and a legitimate constitutional order in the country obviously very interesting developments now but as i've said not a single official has yet confirmed that he is in russia although the entire to us agency quotes a certain source within the russian government that plea for help and for political asylum has been granted by russia. someday truncate i thank you very much indeed for that. the country more polar lives than ever there's no better time for the ousted president to speak out according to international relations expert mark. while technically still the having rights as the president of the ukraine after being driven out by this putsch in kiev

he's released a rather powerful statement we have seen a complete deterioration of the situation in kiev this putsch has shown that they really have no power. to control what is going on certainly not in the entirety of the ukraine but even more locally the ultra nationalist mobs which which they cynically made an attempt to ride the tiger of their violence into power are now in control of the streets so. i guess at this point must feel he has no alternative except to try to restore order to the country. and the rise of ultra nationalist that's amazing to trouble in ukraine south now with a full frontal and rest now in the capital of the autonomous region of crimea. is there for us. a group of pro russian activists entered the local parliament and

raised the russian flag on top of it the this part of the town is now blocked for traffic by the police but inside that perimeter a crowd of their supporters has gathered in front of the parliament as well also carrying the russian flags and we just spoke with some of the men mainly people are saying they are greatly concerned about what's been happening is passionately about more and more nationalists coming to power there and they're saying that will stand here to protect their national identity just to explain that the east of ukraine and the southeast of the country where we are now are heavily populated by ethnic russians now all of this is happening after wednesday's clashes between broad russian supporters and pro ukrainian was mainly a crimean taught tires and it started as a rally but then political tensions quickly grew into ethnic once. how long how far more into the drain here in the crimea nationalist slogans are being shouted alongside pro russian ones they share the same land but definitely not the same

political views i. i. you would know it's all not all we all came out today to show that without our approval no decisions will be made we see the crimea is a part of ukraine the majority of people here support russia in the u.s.s.r. the crimea belongs to the russian soviet republic until nine hundred fifty four when the then soviet leadership decided to transfer it to the administration off so he did crane and when the u.s.s.r. collapsed in one thousand anyone in the crimea was left as a part of independent ukraine but for the last few centuries mainly ethnic russians have been living on these lands alongside minorities including the muslim crimean taught ours to the crimea always used to be russian and was passed over to the crane and lawfully it's time for justice to prevail in this court in front of the a local administration go. here in seeds it

was a political season you want to bring in and folks who are pro russian with the russian flags for ukraine works here and the tensions are reaching the boiling point. even though i knew several lesser extent of the crimean tartars have been siding with the ukrainian nationalists but they were never able to agree on much i was opposed to titles one of their own crimean tartar government as it was but the idea is too far fetched at this point however nationalism is far more important than logic and the majority here are expecting the local premier authorities to exercise the political will and not oh well a new ethic offered in europe to break out. you go to school of reporting from the crimea. and in a bid to gain ground there local muslim tata communities has been holding rallies for the new kiev leadership in the region however the group is

a minority most of the area is populated by ethnic russians and over seventy percent of the people consider russian their native language. meanwhile headlines across america and europe as well as in ukraine are speculating russia is on the brink of getting involved in crimea some are directly linking russia's military drills with the tense situation on the peninsula however russian military officials have denied that there is any connection saying the maneuvers are being held hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away and are simply routine they have also been alarming reports of the russian military moving its troops around crimea explanation is that they are not and regular forces serving of the local russian navy base that has been permanently stationed in sevastopol for decades nato and e.u. officials have regardless send warning signals to the russian government and to long the reaction coming from the west that's now cross live to the council of who is in the right now so lucy want to tell you hearing what are the latest statements or

are you hearing from abroad. hi there well a unified message from nato defense minister and defense ministers urging to give post-revolutionary ukraine and one piece a message for of alarm we did hear from. the nato secretary general her urged russia not to do anything that would quote escalate tension or create a misunderstanding he later told a meeting of the nato ukraine commission which is presently having a get together in brussels that the latest developments in the crimea were dangerous and irresponsible he did go on to also call on kiev authorities to leave the country forward in what he called an inclusive political process the polish foreign minister also short of showed alarm over the developments in that part of ukraine referring to the seizure of government buildings as a quote very dangerous game and of course the new german defense minister also weighing in at her very first nato summit let's take a listen to what she had to say. what's the situation in the ukraine particularly

in crimea fills us with great concern it is of the utmost importance that we prevent a breakup of the ukraine and that special forces in the country are strengthened. so nato defense ministers as you heard there unified and they are alarmed over the developments now as you heard from my colleague going off the crimean was of course part of russia until nine hundred fifty four and remains home to russia's black sea fleet ukraine itself of course had been caught between russia and the west since the dissolution of the soviet union back in one thousand nine hundred one in one thousand nine hundred eighty seven and we did see nato essentially work to set up a special joint commission with ukraine to oversee relations possibly paving a way forward for membership in later in two thousand and eight there was an agreement that key of could eventually be considered for nato membership but that's now been put to rest since so a lot of questions now about whether ukraine will effectively visit the issue with

the change in power and the upheaval that we've seen over in that country back to you. live from berlin many thanks indeed for that. month of turmoil have pushed ukraine further towards a default both. have so far pledged to offer financial support but that's likely to come with some painful conditions and here are some of the reforms the i.m.f. was demanding from the previous administration so first old pension reform the government to increase the retirement age there also a number of benefits and welfare payments should have been counseled including those for school children and their elderly electricity and gas prices needed to be pushed both for businesses and the private sector with their households facing up to a two forwarding crees state owned coal mines located primarily in the east was said to be privatized and on top of that agricultural lands had to be put up for sale to

a political analyst william and don't believe the west has been taken advantage of ukraine's fragile point takes. conditions that the u.s. that wants to uphold is simply a lenient plundering what of the prime economic areas that are integral e linked since the soviet union era to the russian economy the united states government is making sounds about money the us treasury is not in any political shape to give billions of dollars to the ukrainian economy estimates are thirty five billion required this is a manipulation from the outside. stay without international eyes were closely following all the latest developments in ukraine more expert opinion is also available free online at r.t. dot com. there is growing discontent in america's diplomatic community after barack obama nominated several of his big election by goes to be ambassadors especially after

a grilling at the senate showed the nominees to be more or less clueless about their future postings his critics say obama is simply returning the favor for the funding that saw him returns to office as his the electorate account reports. confirmation hearings ever feel that a number of president obama's nominees for a mass of their ships have little or no knowledge of the countries there are signs to serve in. the real expert on china but said the man who is confirmed as u.s. ambassador to china one of norway's major political parties progress party now expects an apology from president obama after the future of bassa to norway apparently did know about their existence norway has been very quick to denounce. them. we're going to continue to work with norway to make sure government has denounced them the coalition government part of the coalition the government but i would say you know what

a guy already i think corrected but what george sunis does know is how to run motels and how to raise money he has reportedly bundler contributed more than one point three million dollars for president obama's election campaign he's not alone more than half of the president's political appointees are his sponsors and or fundraisers the reported quote unquote price paid by his donors for ambassadorships stands at nearly two million dollars. to those concerned about the qualifications of its nominees the white house has a diplomatic answer being a donor to the president's campaign does not guarantee you a job in the ministration but it does not prevent you from getting on many are worried about the message that some of these appointments send to the world the structure reinforces the perception that. the americans are not listening to their counterparts because the policies are made in washington and the people who are delivering that policy really are instructed to deliver and what they're getting

back isn't going to have any input whatsoever into the decision making process that is of course if they know what washington's policies are do you agree that the u.s. embassy in china should be an island of freedom that's a question i am going to have to get back to. work with ministration i do not know that the destruction policy precisely on that point career diplomats and some lawmakers here are now worried not just about some of the current nominations but about the standards for future diplomats they don't want the message to be oh you don't have to be an expert on the country where you are going to serve on behalf of your government and then there's the broader question what kind of diplomacy can you expect from such diplomats in washington i'm going to check out our team. why would one of the walls most powerful oil executives join a lawsuit against the shale gas drilling industry and says safe safe but exons

chief is heading to the courts to get it stopped anyway we'll tell you why later on scene ten. transit route to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of mosco.

this isn't seem to national welcome bank brisson housing boom agree to believe there will be easy use most powerful nation showering the german chancellor with all the trappings of a head of state where many of the merkel's good books is seen as essential for prime minister david cameron it has any chance of renegotiation of the u.k.'s relationship with the european union although it remains extremely unclear whether she will be won over. reports. for german chancellor angela merkel's visit to

london it's a red carpet welcome fit for queen dubbed by foreign secretary william hague as britain's most important partner on seeking e.u. reform and the first german chancellor to address both houses of parliament starkly different to british prime minister david cameron's low key pub lunch with his french counterpart last month all that seemed to be placed on getting the backing of europe's economic powerhouse redrawing loved his relationship with brussels after all. if not of course in this europe incentive on both sides to find a suitable agreement so what exactly does cameron want for the u.k. curbing immigration by possibly putting a cap on workers from europe entering the u.k. at restrictions on benefits claims for migrants castes aren't protections from financial regulations on britain and repatriation of certain powers back to

westminster to name a few but the question is what he wants in return but would be some wins for the u.k. but you could imagine it's a tit for tat. they would have to accept something in return amid all the fuss summer of lowering the excitement of the british foreign office has repeatedly advised ten downing street to bear in mind that any reform will require the agreement of all other states that naturally germany won't do anything against its own interests weak. financial transactions tax once again which could cost you. three point five billion pounds you have so. it's actually been long term strategy seems to be very different. has many more friends around the world should really be focusing on.

the world. and in the end it still boils down to this one who wants a little less europe while the other wants a whole lot more of it. yes are still there are. the biotech giant who are claimed by some as the most evil company in the world is once again drawing fire a new study suggests something is runs out and weed killer could be linked to highly toxic and deadly kidney disease read more about the dangers and links to the g.m. foods produced online. and also on our website and not some astronomers discovered seven hundred and fifty new planets outside our solar system almost doubling the number of planets known to humanity details on this story and much more is available for you on our. unrest in venezuela is now spreading beyond the capital caracas there have been street battles between anti-government protesters and police in the northern city

of valencia of the crime levels and the smuggling is troubling rather economy security forces were tight with rocks and homemade explosives they responded with rubber bullets and tear gas protesters also looted and launch supermarket in a city near the campus so there have been two weeks of rioting in venezuela involving thousands of people angry at living conditions and sowing crime sixteen people have died in the violence which some suspect is being fueled from outside. the major force driving the opposition is really us support venezuela is crucial to a block of countries in latin america that have broken free of total u.s. domination venezuela is key to this us is making an all out effort through creating the artificial shortages hoarding speculation and it's used in popular ways in the media to try to connect it to the occupy wall street movement but these are

occupiers who are fighting for wall street at every at every single point they want to connect recall in our lives and control a whole number of countries that have broken free and that's really what is going on in in country after country but in venezuela in a very sharp way right now. and another world news in brief now this hour police in perri fight tear gas to disperse for testers on the with sticks and rocks angry about government comes at least five people were reportedly injured and several arrests were made the clashes broad business and transport us down still the west began after the president was shuffled his cabinet while announcing salary high exposures ministers. around two hundred people gathered outside london central criminal court to demand the execution to those of british soldier lee rigby last may several demonstrators

have been arrested after clashes between the far right groups on the police it's near run it was slaughtered in broad daylight has returned to his barracks in south east london one of his killers will spend the rest of his life in prison the other one will serve a minimum forty five years and. hundreds of people marched in western mexico in support of a powerful drug consul boss or can know guzman also known assured he was arrested by police last week. on suspicion on suspicion of drugs and drug trafficking and modern demonstrators insist they helped provide much needed employment in one of the country's poorest areas the u.s. had a five million dollars bounty on guzman's had allegedly smuggling tons of cocaine and marijuana across the border. the plight of low paid migrant workers in contrast trench has fallen beyond those building infrastructure for the twenty twenty two world cup for inmates cleaners and other domestic staff

are also reportedly being subjected to slave like conditions often complaining of physical and even sexual abuse and which helps the german filmmaker who was detained in the country while investigating that ledge suffering all we did was basically collecting food for a big documentary on the human rights situation on the workers in the migrant workers situations there they had as you know tracked down for more than two days we didn't even know film a single site we were talking to obviously workers there at night time at daytime were talking to human rights activists but we were far from spotting any kind of right but it shows after all the exile of the fear they obviously have there. for foreign press and film people over there reporting on the problem the reality is that obviously nepalese indian workers as we're reading these days are being

taken their passports away first they're not able to really file cases in court against the company that working for there is a major lack of medical care for these people they are trapped within the father system. the chief executive of america's largest energy company has joined a lawsuit to oppose the construction of a new water tower near his home that could be used for fracking the head of exxon mobil was quick to say he doesn't oppose the trillion technique he's just warned about the view from his home being ruined and his the keys his excuse has left some environmental activists bemused. ironically i was sitting in the room full of people who were there to beg this the town of barton vale to enact a mock moratorium on new drilling permits and so it was very surreal for us to hear

rex tillerson talking about unsightly water tower that my disrupt his e.u. when these people sitting in the audience had a water that would phone like dish wash dish water they had rashes there were so many toxic release is that gas near their homes that they had to evacuate five hundred and one release it's in just one year they had to wait their small children up at night and evacuated in the middle of the night to to get away from these toxic gases. and coming up next a special report on that american kids in that box without books that lunch and thank god it's staying in this.

minnesota vikings football player jared allen like many pro athlete stereotypes is actually doing something for society with us and f l fame and fortune he is providing homes for turning wounded u.s. veterans good job mr allen generally for some reason wealthy people don't do much to help other people besides giving money to charity to get some sort of tax break kickback the thing they don't realize that helping other people out is actually in the best interest of rich guys too if they would ever just stop to think about it a little more so mega wealthy that you could live in total isolation you're going to have to deal with the rest of the people in your country and the better off that average guy is the less likely he's going to distill from you to get by ellen's work is fantastic because. it's veterans out of a desperate situation returning home wounded trying to struggle to find work in a bad economy and treat their wounds and a massively over expensive medical system yeah well its plan is a drop in the bucket for the over twenty million american servicemen who have come back home but it shows that a wounded veteran with a place to live as

a much better chance at a good life and the fewer vets are living under a bridge the better society will be but that's just my opinion. it was a really very hard to take a. look at that exact thing that eric cantor was. going. to. sleep sleep. sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep

sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep for a period. this is cumberland county in south kentucky deep in the american countryside far from the sprawl of life. a place where alcohol is neither sold not consumed in the bible reign supreme. in a village of eight hundred people there are forty charges. it is a pious closed community get weapons are a part of every day life here for protection and so hunting. exposed from childhood it is not unusual here to own your first gun in kindergarten.

how many people own guns in this village more probably to than down a sign of these things that are. actually knighting that sound opinion of your own go not everybody in the county is quote a way of life here yeah everybody wants around here and they much else to do the whole fish i would say you know a very hard majority country people own guns my grandson started her when he was probably three or four years out so he just and i got one and hans i want to fish is so so so when you go to kindergarten you get your first gun cock yes that's what they want the family of a southern kentucky two year old girl shot and killed in her home says it was all an accident he received the rifle specially made for children as a gift last year. cumberland county hit the front pages of news well why didn't they and five year old christina shot his two year old sister dead.