e.u. protest and all garia greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with eurasian customs union obviously the mainstream media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto. an e.u. vice president got sick proto c. of h. and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalist write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to to not. e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up the boss scale but that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to worlds apart this year marks fortune years since arlen joine

e.u. protest downturn and. government but the opposition failed to push through a no confidence vote against the cabinet foreign diplomats the sand on king of to land their supports to the crowds meeting the opposition meeting with the opposition even offering snacks but the government is seeing plenty of support as well with mass rallies taking place and it's favor tens of thousands of people have turned up to show their support for president victory on a card activist had arrived in kenya for a while crossing rallies for stability and show trust in the country's government while the european parliament spoke for a snap election in ukraine as a way to appease the opposition protests the editor in chief. of ellis newspaper says that the e.u. is simply fuelling the divide even further. this tactic to further increase the tensions. because. the. need to have. the blood and they want the whole thing i think they want to crane back the best and forward as it was after the oldest revolution with european government.

e.u. protest back at home that opposes any deal with moscow. it's three pm here in moscow you're watching r t international with me and you some our top story this tuesday a cosy countryside get away from the city hall saw an idea ruined for some americans by the negative effects of a fracking boom in places like texas the ground drilling technology has become a proven way to boost corporate profits but it's going to each to count finds out it's the landowners who pay the price. the local government in texas tells steve lipski that the water from his well what of that he can set on fire is safe to drink and to use in his home. you can hear it in here. thank you but steve has the assessment of other experts who say he's well is it ticking bomb in his backyard loaded with methane and other contaminants why the starkly different assessments steve claims that a fracking operation nearby contaminated his well and that texas energy authorities are shielding the gas company they don't want the world to know that it really is this bad they don't want i

e.u. protesters battle police and stormed government buildings in the ukrainian capital there demanding that president quit for not signing a trade deal with europe. or a few nuclear agreement reached between iran and six world powers are met with angry statements from israel and capitol hill hawks that claim the deal's a failure. the scottish independence movement launching its manifesto. to call a fold to a damaging way some is supposed to many people into a critics say the way the text is heavy on detail and light on. good to have you with us here on r t our top story this hour up to one hundred sixty five people most of them police have been wounded in street battles in the ukrainian capital sunday's ban on demonstrations didn't stop hundreds of thousands of pro e.u. protesters from throwing bricks at officers and storming government buildings or he's alexei he has more from. tensions are dying down here in the central capital although still it's pretty much at a knife edge ten twenty thousand protesting in the central square the city administration building was earlier taken over by the

e.u. protesters battle police and storm government buildings in the ukrainian capital demanding the president step down for not signing a trade deal with europe. a breakthrough nuclear agreement reached between iran and six world powers met with angry statements from hardline hawks in israel capitol hill and iran who claimed the deal's a failure. scottish independence movement launching its manifesto. he would also call a halt to damaging to pull the seas of pushing so many people in to pull the critics say the way the text is heavy on detail and light on facts. for am in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news up to one hundred sixty five people most of them police have been wounded in street fights in the ukrainian capital sunday's ban on demonstrations didn't keep hundreds of thousands of pro e.u. protesters from throwing bricks at officers and storming government buildings artie's like sarah cesky reports from kiev. tensions are dying down here in the central capital although still it's pretty much at a knife edge ten twenty thousand protesti

e.u. protesters battle police and stormed government buildings in the ukrainian capital demanding the president step down for not signing a trade deal with europe. a breakthrough nuclear agreement reached between iran and six world powers met with angry statements from hardline hawks in israel capitol hill and iran who claim the deal's a failure. scottish independence movement launching its manifesto. he would also call a halt to damaging to pull the seas are pushing so many people in to pull the critics say the way the text is heavy on detail and light on facts.

e.u. spog public outrage protesters flooded central kiev paralyzing the city and attempts to disperse the crowds turn violent right on the night of november thirtieth the next day opposition protesters stormed the presidential headquarters driving a bulldozer right into the police caught on there and the pro e.u. protests then turned anti-government but the opposition failed to push through a no confidence vote against the cabinet now foreign diplomats. descending on kiev to lend their support to the crowds meeting with the opposition even offering some snacks to keep them alive and well during all of this but the government is seeing plenty of backing as well as with mass rallies taking place in its favor now tens of thousands of people have turned up to show their support for president viktor. activists have arrived in kiev from all across ukraine to rally for stability and show trust in the country's government well the european parliament has called for a snap election in ukraine as a way to appease the opposition protests. the editor in chief of the jungle newspaper says the e.u. are

e.u. protest back at home that opposes any deal with moscow.

underneath the square of the protest you can literally chew on the e.u. donuts with the european union flag are now available for sale profiting from protests we look at how some people are taking advantage of the divisions in ukraine to make a pretty penny. for the night turns bloody in madrid twenty three people have reportedly been injured as police clashed with protesters demanding an end to the draft legislation that would see them pay hefty fines for demonstrating as austerity is spending sending spaniards to literally live in caves. resident. a lot of work to really try to make a home. but these efforts are being overlooked by spanish authorities who insist that cave dwellers must leave their homes reports from the city of granada where citizens are defending their right to stay put. also ireland shakes free of the e.u. lenders becoming the first state in the block to exit its bailout program by the country's government warns that financial independence may not mean the end of austerity. and broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this i

on the square of the protest you can literally chew on the e.u. donuts with the european union flag are now available for sale. profiting from protests we look at how some are taking advantage of the divisions in ukraine to make a pretty penny. ireland a shakes free of the e.u. lenders becoming the first state in the block to exit its bailout program but the country's government warns that financial independence may not mean the end of austerity plus. i rather think that what's fair has taken a lot of work to really try to make home comfortable for us hard for so if you can walk around a kitchen area in order to cook to entertain guests but these efforts are being overlooked by spanish authorities who insisted that cave dwellers must leave their homes r t reports from the city of granada where citizens are defending their right to stay put. broadcasting live from moscow this is our town john thomas glad to have you with us let's get right to our top story now you're seeing a rival rallies in the ukrainian capital demonstrators are on your left they

e.u. protests in ukraine. this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. aid for that plagued by unemployment and hysteria recent study shows over twenty percent of europe is at risk of poverty. this is our to international coming to life for moscow with me marina joshua welcome to the program. as the misfires in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage abducted from an orthodox monastery near damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled town of your brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women and the demands from clerics and religious organizations to release them let's now get more on this from our middle east correspondent paula sli or so poll what do we know at this point about the fate of the hostages. well according to the information we have twelve nines and three of they hope those who belong to the orthodox monastery of moola are believed to have been moved to brood now a

e.u. protest and greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india and e.u. vice president got sick put to sea of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but the shust by pain . so the lesson we teach to the world is that the best way to defend yours

e.u. protest in ukraine. this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. aid for the new play by unemployment and a spirity a recent study shows over twenty percent of europe is at risk of poverty. nine am in the russian capital you're watching r t international with me marina joshie welcome to the program and as the mist fighters in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage abducted from an orthodox monastery near damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled town of your brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women amid demands from clerics and religious organizations to release them our middle east correspondent paula sleazier is following the story. twelve nuns and three of their hopers belonging to the orthodox monastery. are believed to have been moved to the other broke now according to syrian opposition activists this is for their own safety however we have heard from religio

e.u. protests in ukraine. this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. and aid for the plagued by unemployment and or steroids a recent study shows over twenty percent of your visit risk of poverty. hello welcome thanks for watching r.t. international which is coming to you live from moscow. that was lama's fighters in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage ducted from an orthodox monitoring a damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women and made demands from cleric sam religious organizations to release them on middle east correspondent paula slayer is following the story. twelve nuns and three of the helpers who belong to the orthodox monastery of moola are believed to have been moved to brood now according to syrian opposition activists the women will move for their own safety but earlier religious officials said that the women we

e.u. protests in ukraine. this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products may go around for good or for the stuff here aid for the e.u. plagued by unemployment and hysterically a recent study shows over twenty percent of europeans at risk of poverty. international coming to live from moscow with me marina joshing. islamist fighters in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage abducted from an orthodox monastery near damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled town of your brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women amid demands from clerics and religious organizations to release them our middle east correspondent paula flair is following the story. twelve nines and three of the helpers who belong to the orthodox monastery of moola are believed to have been moved to brood now according to syrian opposition activists the women were moved for their own safety but earlier religious officials said that the women were abducted by mem

e.u. protesters are gathering. they are angry the government decision to turn down a trade pact and favouring ties with russia. with the e.u. and ukraine deal would not harm relations. >> we think ukraine, having had years of negotiation with the european union for the association agreement, and having made a political decision in the parliament and amongst the political leadership should sign it. and signing it would not have a detrimental effect with relationships with russia. i hope that that message will resonate with the foreign minister as he heads to russia. >> we discussed the party nership. everyone should expect sovereigty. everyone should allow the people to make a free choice of how they want to develop their country and state. >> two saudi inmates of guantanamo bay have been sent home. the two men have been transferred to the custody any of their own government after a security review. alan fisher reports. >> hamood abdulla hamood is one of two saudize released. the other is saad muhammad husayn qahtan

e.u. protests and greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto. and vice president got sick put to see a bitch and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalist write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but that's just my opinion. so the lesson we teach to the world is that the best way to defend yourself is to get yo

e.u. protesters the parliamentary session was stopped with the speaker condemning the brutal and massive market in southern china has killed at least sixteen and injured five the blaze broke out late at night and it took more than one hundred firefighters to bring it under control it's not clear what caused the blaze but authorities are now planning safety checks at other markets. the commander in chief of russia's armed forces is pointed the military new direction towards the arctic race for the vast resources of the icy wilderness is rapidly heating up and that to be a persian says it's of utmost priority for russia to defend its interests on monday kind of a claim to vast swathes of the arctic for itself including the north pole but moscow says the air is an extension of russia's continental shelf and an attempt to prove that was made in the next position back in two thousand and seven it culminated in russia planting its flag on the sea floor beneath the north pole over four thousand meters on the water in moscow also wants to step up its military presence in the region russia canada the us

changed when the protests kicked off talking about food underneath the square of the protest you can literally chew on the e.u. donuts with the european union flag are now available for sale. i think they're much. and the taste delicious local fridge magnet manufacturers were quick to pounce on the idea of the protest and now you can purchase a very peculiar more ability from sending your local bitch to prison to localizing international brands the one that central kiev is the place of many restaurants and bars and their lives have been affected in one way or another we decided to pay a visit to one of the oldest pubs in the city center to find out. so we lost the pubs manager how the protest affects the life of his restaurant. but also how have the euro my done in the protests affected your pub. the number of visitors has increased only slightly since these protests kicked off but now we've got a special offer menu which includes items such as tea and cake and will be open twenty four seventh's for as long as the year on my down protests continue but not all and seem to be equally happy with the way the prot

e.u. protesters have been pushing the country to strengthen its relationship with the u.s. ukraine needs the money to pay off debts. >> hundreds are feared dead after days of violence. the african party's army has been split between those in favour of the president and those loyal to the vice president. clashes have escalated. as stefanie dekker reports, there's fears a civil war could break out. >> in the world's newest country many people are finding themselves without a home. the u.n. says up to 20,000 people are seeking shelter at its camps in the capital. >> we have been able to get medical assistance. we are able to provide with emergency medical assistance. >> fighting broke out over the weekend after what the government says was an attempted coup by the vice president. but riek machar denies there was a coup. that disagreement is being fought out on the ground. soldiers of the south sudanese army are loyal to the president salva kiir, and are fighting forces of the former vice president. the spla is dinka. riek machar's supporters are nuer. the conflict may have an

e.u. protesters. we stand with the vast majority of the ukrainians who want to see this future for their country meanwhile the protests are gathering steam with thousands blocking presidential administration building. was really. by the fracking police in romania dispersed villagers struggling to resist a u.s. oil company if that's exploring for shale gas close to their homes. as the most militias are driven out of the libyan town of daraa with crowds calling on the police and army for great.

now ukraine's protests have changed from being pro e.u. demonstrations and are now mostly antigovernment but they're a main the focus of attention certainly for european politicians mark almond told us what's the lure of many of them to independence square. first of all we see a parade of losers coming to care for the rest of all of the german foreign minister's party was annihilated in the recent german action it lost all the seats kaczynski the former polish prime minister is a loser. satirist really the president thought reviled by the population for his tower to you in the portrait his presence coming because it gives them a sense of self-importance but also they're coming because the western part and your progression in brussels mater and so on see ukraine as a key strategic fact to be under the thumb of nato because they are deeply hostile to russia and a poland based political and financial commentator patrick young he believes the e.u. politicians are using the ukrainian opposition for their own domestic purposes. any piece members

e.u. protesters in ukraine are holding their breath as present chance to russia seeking loans to have a. entries troubled economy desperately needs the opposition fear is any deal with moscow could undermine their ambitions for closer ties with europe i just got this kind of reports despite everything that's been happening in ukraine for the past few weeks here still has been trying to sit on two chairs at the same time either leaning more towards the e.u. who are leaning more towards russia but to the protesters are stored there and they're closely watching in fact they said that there are further actions will largely depend on the outcome of this meeting in moscow. while despite these promises not to do so it is feared that within the opposition and in the european union that president you know. is discussing the loans and gas prices will also discuss the customs union it's interesting is that the street protesters have actually passed the so-called resolution banning him from doing so which is which has been greeted with a mixed reaction since it is a ban not a demand in itself but on

e.u. or to russia but the protesters are still there and they are closely watching this meeting we do know that the president of just the presidents have just finished meeting behind closed doors and now the delegations from both countries are holding negotiations and the protest there is in ukraine they said that's what they're going to do next largely depends on the outcome of this meeting we do know that of course we're waiting for the results ourselves we know that they were expected to discuss lawns and gas prices but the main question is did they or are they now discussing the customs union something which the opposition is strongly against but the ukrainian economy is in a difficult situation brussels. giving. financial support to ukraine in exchange for the reform that demands but there is speculation that moscow may be looking at giving of multi-billion dollar loans and that slashing gas prices which clearly isn't greeted with applause in the west my colleague i did see it actually look closer at the european union's latest rhetoric . from the threat of sanctions if he goes to mos

ukraine's protests have changed from being pro e.u. demonstrations and are now mostly anti government but they remain the focus of the tension for european politicians and mark almond told us all searing many of them to independence square first of all we see a parade of losers coming to clear develop the german foreign minister's party was annihilated in the recent german and they lost all the seats kaczynski the former polish prime minister is a loser. saakashvili the president called reviled by the population for his power to talk to the persians coming because it gives them a sense of self-importance but also they're coming because the question passed on to those european commission in brussels may terms or see ukraine as a key strategic factor they want to crane to be under their thumb under nato because they are deeply hostile to russia and we are of course following the developments in the ukrainian capital on air and online and also on our web site com you can find the most dramatic photos and videos from the ongoing process. t

outside protest leaders called on people to take over as many civic offices as possible what should have been a public debate on the pros and cons of the e.u. friendship has descended into a foreign fuelled meddling to boost an opposition with a different axe to grind in english go r.t. . journalist neil clark compares the reaction of european politicians to the protests in ukraine hypocritical. there were hundreds of thousands of people protesting not just in the capital but throughout turkey and it was much more national protest this protest in ukraine is very much approaches in the west ukraine we didn't get that we could be going out to respond will show solidarity where anybody in the e.u. really got the potential to take people peaceful they would go to great brutality by the police there were no calls for them to be arrested to be to the degree taliban to be sacked is always easy credit so the double standard recipe glaring it seems to go on the streets abroad demonstrate here it's far above european thing courage site should be turkey you know they go you go to spain they go so the double standards are absolutely outrageous really

e.u. protesters in ukraine are holding their breath while president got a call which is in russia for talks parties europe is going on joins us with more on the ongoing negotiations. despite everything that's been happening in ukraine over the past couple of weeks we hear for still widely perceived to be trying to sit on two chairs at the same time either leaning more towards the e.u. or more towards russia but the protesters are still there and they're closely watching this meeting of the two presidents currently taking place in moscow and they earlier said that their further actions are a largely going to depend on its outcome and we do know that the two leaders are expected to discuss the lawns and gas prices but the question is will they discuss the customs union which the ukraine opposition is strongly against but the ukrainian economy is not in the best shape brussels. financially compensating the reforms that it demands from kiev while there is speculation that moscow may be looking at giving ukraine multi-billion dollar loans and slashing gas prices something which is clearly not be

e.u. protests and turned anti-government but the opposition failed to push through and no confidence vote against the cabinet while foreign diplomats the sand on key have to land their support to the crowds meeting with the opposition even offering snacks but the government is seeing plenty of backing as well with mass rallies taking place in his favor. tens of thousands of people have turned up to show their support for president viktor yanukovych activists have arrived in kiev from all across ukraine to rally for stability and show trust in the country's government while the european parliament has called for a snapple action in ukraine as a way to appease the opposition protest ran are of the editor in chief of the universe newspaper says the e.u. is simply fuelling the divide even further. only a tactic to further increase the tensions and because. the. behind dude need to have tasted blood and they want the whole thing i think they want to ukraine back in the best and forward as it was after the orange revolution with european government agreed to it is not the leg you have snap elec

now ukraine's protests have changed from being pro e.u. demonstration to now mostly and government but there remains the focus of attention certainly for european politicians mark arm and told us what's luring many of them straight on to independence square. first of all we see a parade of losers coming to care for the rest of all of the german foreign minister's party was annihilated in the recent german action it lost all the seats kaczynski the former polish prime minister is a loser. saakashvili the president of georgia reviled by the population for his tower to you in the talks with his presence coming because it gives them a sense of self-importance but also they're coming because the western powers and to the european commission in brussels may terms or see ukraine as a key strategic factor they want to crane to be under their thumb under nato because they are deeply hostile to russia and poland based political and financial commentator patrick young he believes the politicians are simply using the ukrainian opposition for their own

e.u. protesters in ukraine are holding their breath as president yet a call which had still russia seeking loans to the country's troubled economy desperately needs the opposition fears and a deal with moscow could undermine their ambitions for closer ties to europe brussels earlier dismissed demands for billions in financial aid effectively freezing integration talks but even before the ukrainian leaders visit to russia signals from the blog have become mixed as in reports. from the threat of sanctions if he goes to moscow now after words is why it should then it might be interesting to know that. the bank accounts in general cannot be open to any more for some operators to open questioning of the great government's credibility this government of ukraine has clearly discredited itself in terms of economic help from the e.u. the reaction of europe's officials to the events of last month in ukraine has indeed made to reach cocktail they've effectively played pinball with ukraine's expectations some have expressed uncertainty about any future dialogue with. we lacking a decision by ukraine's

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