he's in the eastern ukrainian city of doneness marcus was the latest there but i treat it like it here but that of a crowd of pro russian demonstrate to voters that the hat off to meet up with. the i'll go off in good faith they were standing up to the court of the regional party orthodoxy. what i want to put each patient in the north part of the donetsk region. the teacher actually my very content over his hse what a saint is a strategy of these con men the half that many of you who weren't connecting. there has been difficult if not then the muscle tone. yet though. acting on what we know they could bury the rest of the team wasn't prepared when you take it. if what you are caught up in just a bit tricky. anyway you like to cry in the cargo. what options does the government in kiev really have lunch at this point. they would have to be very quick. because of all we know of. it was during the cooking of cranking up hurry up at eight hundred and twenty if they think they thought they should take that much of the ark and the heat i think all we need them are you. sounds like a developin

stephen if read in the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk and hope of it into yet. i'm home on sunday and most of us that let's go live to donate stephanie thomas didn't exist the situation on the ground was sleeping situation is pretty much stayed the same for the past twenty four hours. the abc the government building that was taken over on sunday. i'm the eu forces inside for russian forces are still hunkered down apparently they've built an additional barricade. lying in wait right now they're making plans for a breakaway eu referendum vote at the same time they're also making plans already gearing up for on foresees ukrainian forces for possible storming of that building for three takeover of the building by the ukrainian government but essentially for the past twenty four hours the situation here on the ground has been static he says the orders of the new people's republic of donetsk. does it go. it was the ukraine government building potential pro russian activists don't get to go for. a sovereign state week in a speech calling for a referendum within a month

been killed as kiev re launches a mini tree crackdown on anti government protesters in the eastern ukrainian cityof stuff yet according to the country's interior ministry. three self defense checkpoints have been destroyed. the times snipers and troops now in the air self defense like to say the homage vehicles have to pull back. often they fail to enter the city. john was to graham phillips is the one at the checkpoint just outside of ibm's he was that mean it's not that it came under attack. the remaining sauce over recently stated what he refers to the counter operation is going to be awfully seen to date the frontier with cookies check for this fortification of the isolated to the success of the items which is being hit on some two weeks of a weasel this morning with the critical be approached in this direction the north mesa which is some fifty km away which is the stronghold of the credit of the two operations. this was my ticket on top of old antique it activates of what they did before to the site on to the barricades to stop the gritty only from but the wreath making for the connections

along the border of the rebel held eastern ukrainian city of slow leon's government should set up checkpoints in and around the territory in an attempt to ensure that the situation were to escalate into violence. no civilians would be hard. most of the budget which epoch in which a cargo is to stabilize the situation and this is just not the honest and prevent single casualty among the civilians or to put up with the prop up the separatists of control on a porch while the next day when ukrainian state security officer was killed and five wounded in an operation against the separatists and various news outlets have reported that ukrainian special forces attacked this episode when overnight taking one pro russian mobile with them in operation to flush out septic system. it took twenty four split to the depth of five pro russian separatist prompting still does to mount a full block avis lottery odds. many believe that only a minority of ukrainian this lovely ons support the pro russian troops who took over the militants but that few dare show their opposition one of the witches to fix it with th

fierce fighting erupts on the streets of the eastern ukrainian city of dawn yet as those supporting and defying the government in kiev vent their anger at each other at the end of the day though it left well over a dozen injured. and washington comes up with further sanctions against russia over ukraine blacklisting more individuals and seventeen companies but brussels resorts to more modest measures and is reluctant to punish buying seoul firms. plus thousands are killed in a series of blasts in iraq the country prepares for its first parliamentary vote since u.s. troops withdrew now three years ago. now at ten am on tuesday morning here in moscow its international with me will receive a very warm welcome to you today rival rallies descended into street battles in the eastern ukrainian city of joy and yet one of the main focal points of the government unrest in the region at least fourteen people injured as police fail to contain clashes between pro and anti kiev protesters and witnessing the events for us. let me. take you straight to the street because when you crave it you can't wai

and other developments the south eastern ukrainian city of slavyansk braces for an assault as kiev troops move to blockade it after a deadly attack on checkpoints there anti-government activists say a civil war they fear is starting. and british police urge muslim women to tell tales on their loved ones in a bid to stem the flow of u.k. citizens becoming radicalized in the syrian civil war. very good evening if you just joined us is kevin owen here in moscow tonight at r.t. h.q. and it's us that's in the headlines as you've just heard tonight america's chief diplomat john kerry has accused moscow of using a tool to distort reality. up again to a bullhorn that is the state sponsored russia today program has been deployed

i think erupts on the streets of the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk as those supporting and defying the government in kiev vent their anger at each other the end of the day though leaving at least a dozen people injured. washington comes up with against russia over ukraine blacklisting more individuals and seventeen companies but brussels resorts to more modest measures and is reluctant to punish buying soul funk. killed in a series of blasts in iraq as the country prepares for his first parliamentary vote since u.s. troops withdrew that was now three years ago. global news twenty four seven it's aussie international live in moscow for me rory sushi and the crew here welcome to the program. rival rallies descended into street battles in the eastern ukrainian city of dawn yet scripture is still one of the main focal points solve the antigovernment on rest in the region at least fourteen people injured as police failed to contain clashes between those seeking greater autonomy for the region and then those who are against it ati's correspondent paula so there was there to witness the e

to the program we begin with breaking news well self-defense forces and ask region have announced a full mobilization that's after ukrainian troops and tanks were deployed to the eastern ukrainian city of slovyansk which is one of the made hot spots. of unrest the ukrainian interior ministry says five people from self-defense squads and one policeman have been killed and three checkpoints destroyed locals describe the situation as civil war graham phillips is in forest. to pull back and regroup the distract not check for. the way to which is where they are based some fifty kilometer to regroup over the other checkpoint drawn. harlow and we're getting reports. from the other. people running around the want to check bald talk of the korean army working a full scale operation they take. a statement by a also have a call the minister issued a statement. i can continue operation by. leaving control of parts of ukraine we do have a body can mine to go in number five people. have pointed. out. the situation. well can't want to get military assault on protesters in ukraine's eastern serious crime against its own people and that's the view of russia's president vladimir putin spoke at a medi

at least seventy a reporter get arrested in a clamp down on take care of activists in the eastern ukrainian city of haifa called after they stormed a local government building and declared independence. several other major cities in eastern regions are also in the gulf when unrest with crowds whiling in defiance of ukraine's interim leaders and seeking to break away. russia's security services the terrorist activities of the country's most wanted man doctor tomorrow probably neutralized it follows a number of reports that he's dead. and afghanistan vote counting from sunday's presidential poll is overshadowed by taliban threats as the tunks continue to plague the country. hello and welcome to all seem to national twenty following is a lie from moscow i'm here to ash about our timeline story now seventy people have reportedly been arrested in the eastern ukrainian city of high called a crime down and to care activities by earlier occupied a local government building which with the scenes of violence overnight clashes erupted after protesters were pushed out of the building and we spoke with one a

news on and on ukraine has launched an anti operation in the eastern city of hartford according to the ukrainian interior minister the city center has been that long to mature stations shut down about seven weeks of protests have been arrested for seizing the regional administration built in the city of dead skin. also in ukraine seeds to grow after protesters have occupied the regional administration building and called for a referendum on secession from ukraine. us secretary of state john kerry said that the recent events don't appear to be

been killed as kiev relaunches a military crackdown on anti-government protesters this in the eastern ukrainian city of slavyansk according to the country's interior ministry three self-defense checkpoints have been destroyed with snipers and troops old now entering that area but self-defense fighters say the armored vehicles have to pull back after they failed to enter the city graham phillips was at one of the checkpoints just outside minutes after it was attacked. now interior minister astronomical was recently stated that while your first of the counter-terrorist operation is going to be stepping up what we see now today the fact here we've got this checkpoint this fortification on the outer limits of the city of slavyansk which is be here now for some two weeks of what we saw the small he was equally only approach from this direction the north is that which is some fifty kilometers away which is a stronghold of ukrainian military operations this was manned at the time by an on down to kiev activists and what they did before to at least set fire to their own barricades to stop the ukrainian army

on r t pro federalists asian activists have reportedly seized a security headquarters in the eastern ukrainian city of kramatorsk only one person was in the building the night guard at the time of the alleged storming kramatorsk the first city to come under attack when he have unleashed an offensive against anti-government protesters who've been occupying government buildings across the east of the country will bring you more on the story as it develops meanwhile western governments still blaming russia for stirring an arrest in ukraine with u.s. senators calling for tougher sanctions as why moscow's now looking to china for future business deals including the construction of so-called power of siberia gas pipeline artie's business presenter katie pilbeam has more threats of consequences over the cranium crisis including talks of the widest samson's all only in a scale from its western partners like never before additional consequences that we can impose on the russians there will be additional and far reaching consequences strict measures against twenty one individual there will be a suspension of

mr said buildings in the not the eastern ukrainian city of four men under the control of the un to give protest as local accidents that have taken over the main has a spatial i'm saying government has courses on sez policy isn't this just for us. look at a time one can. over on main character in the theater we went to work. surely one of them. he calmly the older you. we will come when called to normal the work of co operation. it occurred. it's great. mcleod who prefer to take the pic. but don't you think. no court will hear and cooking. look you know where current tour. it currently cough. working on going to go. the ukraine. look at it i think it will the board capitulation. i think meanwhile the mets time called the biggest fish in the east of ukraine has been shot and the bong bong identify the men took to the nie report added pointing to save his lame ending this stamp for you to run a spun out of control when marching on schmidt's clashed with protesters who were defined deal sources in kiev and aunties that was nice we seen on events in eastern ukraine is then followed and you c

response the united states is threatening the sanctions the barricades are still up in the eastern ukrainian city of split the us election activists say they won't budge in tokyo grants their demand for regional referendum. they're prepared to wait patiently everything is on the role of this to be sorted for readiness to take place so that people can express their opinion was that. further south in the city of donetsk the situation is similar activists say they won't go home until their demands for more autonomy than that. many people in south eastern ukraine are suspicious of the interim government in kiev. according to a poll released by the kiev based sociology institute. however the same poll has found that a majority does not want to join russia. meanwhile the monitors from the organization for security and cooperation in europe osce. have begun efforts to persuade pro russian activists to disarm and abide by the recent geneva agreements. they were already contacts with people in the open but buildings. ten being the political will to move out to these nodded as if that's the task of them on

of russian soldiers in self defense forces continues to occupy government buildings in the eastern ukrainian city the two thousand residents took part in demonstrations to express the ukrainian citizens. the disease but is still a lil gathering get them on to say that connects his haunted ukraine. we love our country ukraine is indivisible and independence and most importantly it is anointed. the decision of the referendum should be made by the whole country knows when the internet's knowing the governor's cuts but see to get to it. phrases like i'm told it's all or parts of the silent majority living in fear from reprisals from for russia militia say that don't want to see the customization of ukraine meals attempting to referendum should be conducted in ten years. in typical with us. but basically no one worries about the deterioration of our relationship with russia on all people his employees peace in the one to live peacefully with people from russia place in ukraine and any other countries. this crane is the problem is that the restaurant. unrest erupted early this month against ukraine off

ukrainian soil us and russian foreign ministers also traded accusations each blaming the other for instability in the region ukrainian forces launched another offensive to drive out from the eastern city of stubby arms. common vehicles time to be located in fiji when separatist militants have been occupying government buildings colleagues. government troops are trying to prevent mold rebels from reaching the fifty. many are keeping the children went to school and relief that the warning residents to stay indoors the leaflets say the city is under siege when the next battles are taking place a checkpoint outside the city where he will actually give advice on how this takes a lot like staying away from the city ukrainian troops have launched similar anti operations in the east and fifteen. that operation command of the city code of fifty one puts in the inclines to risk jail. we will not sacrifice citizens' lives for the sake of some victory. they do. but our enemies these criminals infiltrators and terrorists must be held fully accountable for their actions will often. strong words and the interim government in kiev and his increasingly powerless against the kremlin backed separatists.

i did this in the eastern ukrainian city the government and declare independence. the ukrainian president accuses the first pairing. to clean up the story is cake stand. i would apologize to the family the shooting. drain well genocide one to twenty

the staged event unfolded in the eastern ukrainian city of slavyansk, holly williams is there. >> reporterthe european military observant were paraded in front of the international media today by the self-appointed separatist mayor of slavyansk, the town where they are being held. german colonel axle schneider and his team appeared tense and unhappy. >> we have no indication when we will be sent home. >> reporter: they said they were being treated well and showed no sign of injury. it was impossible to tell if they were under duress, though at times they sounded scripted. >> it breaks our hearts to see the poverty of the people here. >> reporter: there was no need to guess how these men were being treated. they're captured ukrainian soldiers also being held in slavyansk. the town's new mayor vyacheslav ponomaryov told us that the european observers are spies. and he wants to swap them for militants held by ukraine's government. >> it looks a bit as though you're using those military observers as hostages, as bargaining chips. >> they appeared on our land where there is martial law, he told

pro and anti-government activists clash in the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk leaving at least a dozen injured. while you are on the way the sanctions against russia over ukraine with washington going the extra mile and targeting seventeen major companies. under full blast ripped through a market in baghdad killing at least eleven as the country prepares for its first parliamentary vote since there was drawl of u.s. troops. this is also international coming to live from moscow and over i will welcome to the program at least fourteen people have been injured while five are reported to be missing and the ukrainian city of donetsk that's not a pro and anti independence rallies clashed and this is see which has become one of the epicenters of anti-government unrest across the east of the country. has been in the thick of events they're for. let's. take it straight to the streets eastern ukraine to get it take it away it's a good speech cut ministration voting we're going to kill the existence for several days now they've been holding that building saying ok so we've been and it isn't true

i did this in the eastern ukrainian city the government and declare independence. the ukrainian president accuses the first pairing. to clean up the story is cake stand. i would apologize to the family the shooting. drain well genocide one to twenty years the softer of the ukraine cried and could be a real what happens in crimea in the country separate as occupied buildings and declare the new republic while they are calling for a referendum to join russia ukraine's interim president at church in office as bush is trying to create another crimea and is preparing an invasion it comes as the united states ambassador to the osce said that moscow was co ordinating what is happening right now in eastern ukraine which tens of thousands of troops just across the border the protesters who stormed and barricaded the regional government building and onions to the region has now ended on a message people's republic. yet they've raised the russian flying in. if the protesters have their way onions will join russia and on that flight will be here tuesday the insider busy settin

and it was the separatists not the government who won the latest fight for the eastern ukrainian city by the end of the day government forces had withdrawn. but the fighting and the victims are left behind has again inflamed tensions between ukraine and russia. but our correspondent in moscow and got mariah gotten on the line right there how is that the kremlin and explaining to do russians on these new military draft i tend to fare was seen in our direction. they keep us what he did and that he had the question had no choice but to me at with the current ukrainian politics of the uk military to call that carrot operation would have done that day. russia had that people can eat it you have to be protected against the military. quit being the new russian speaking people of the region shouldn't that have the obligation to teach attack that he could have been and yet here he said the military machine. now it will be great. that actually gets paid to people as that to get the interim government in kiev but that they were acting like put a trademark really know what height to have been tak

the city people reported to have rested every time an anti government activists in the eastern ukrainian city of cocoa. after they stormed the local authority building and declared independence the illness spreads across the country so faced with trials and stubble in the thrill hopes of claiming the future leaders in kiev as it had to do with physical quality of the region. while the russian foreign ministry center of more than a hundred american stories from a private lift the contract to helping regional authorities in ukraine to press for this we took our russian security services a breakup neutralize the country's most wanted to make huge operation that led to hundreds of terror suspects well of support obligations will be off the wealth of afghanistan's presidential but just to be hailed a success by the west wanted to get into my skin has his own people are still pretty tricky for us today above a crackdown on anti kid activists in ukraine's eastern city of qom called the scene at least seventy people detained. clashes erupted when protesters before suburb of local government buil

some defense forces on high and that's in the eastern ukrainian city outside the us country deadly shooting at the checkpoints will find people killed. she found work a truce announced in this issue during easter. smith claimed that time has won the nba's of the new notes to write six a group of us in our reports. we're in the town of ten hundred in eastern ukraine away on sunday morning fine if people were killed when members of the white stick to. the point exactly like this one. as a result of just about everywhere in the town now has a lot. it's like that with ty and go to the alms man. the situation is stable and quiet still almost no newspapers in the town which means that most people can actually don't really know what's happening. the answer at least four times like this one that had been taken by these activists as one told me today that ends tomorrow dumbass. this goes like this on to the room that only new deal was killed the ukrainians obvious even when you're extremely angry with what this is an illegal government in kiev. the new mayor on the town has called on the russian pre

who condemned what he described as large of aggression against his country residence of the eastern ukrainian city of najaf also marked easter holiday amid the crisis with many saying they hoped the peaceful resolution of the trading price that will come too many people in eastern ukraine which has a large russian speaking population appealed the suspension of work to do with our tasting fee of per month effort to support beyond a city north of the doubt. meanwhile announced the addition of a curfew following a deadly shooting incident early on easter day the city for rushing acting mayor blamed the killing of members of the reit sector national group that helped topple former president gm acknowledge that you are syrian president musharraf was not as good as the recently re capture christian town of mobile lot by lighting in government growing confidence in its three year civil war against islamic insurgents. photos uploaded to the president's social media pages show was not inspect the damage dating and bottle inside a greek orthodox monastery in deterring the nearby area this rare appearance ou

the air concert was to be eighteen in the eastern ukrainian city of sloppy arts were pro russian separatists have taken control of the area bites news says it's working with the us state department to ensure the safety and release of its correspondent simon stuffs he was covered the situation in training and eastern ukraine extensively since the crisis erupted journalists working in the area say dostoevsky was detained by gunmen late tuesday is the tension comes as news spread that a local politician belonging to the pro european fatherland party had been brutally beaten and killed

with the dog was herbert hall stand cats in a national affairs editor who's in the eastern ukrainian city of ten units were also taught him i would eat or other should be out of the euro might done collective. and marc's the roster director of the polish institute of international affairs. julian howard who teaches international relations security policy at the jail and that universities and dug up from london. please welcome back jim brown of the stop the war coalition were talking about how their various shades jim brown made the point or one of our discussion various shades of opinion in eastern ukraine far different from crimea was named as lou brown reported from the town of comet or square is proving incredibly difficult to gauge the outcome or the strength of the stakeholders for the last week his ukrainian soldiers of being holed up in chronicles the tree and bass despite their roman vehicles they haven't broken through to separate these barricades the brutal here. his current team and by just such a nineteen you believe. mentors is one of the eastern ukrainian town too harshly fo

the i'm sure the eastern ukrainian city of nantes saving me from ancient why oh why did you laugh and be the on bail but this is a swatch of the ukraine. the un taunting seventeen the teaching company the three three in the market and got skating least eleven of the country has faced by commenting but since it was taught not just truth. drink in one. i did a viable one. at least fourteen people have been injured while full and the reported to be missing and the ukrainians to snowbird and yet the answer to prayer and the scene dependence one is cursed and assisting which has become one of the defenders of anti government unrest across the east of the country's aunties was he a husband that they call the events that for state the week. with the beach. the baby. and with the uplifting. on the vcr. he said. but it makes about two thousand community protest is among the members of radical movements the scenes played out as police tried to break the prices up. if people are injured. how the vintage yet administration building at six. i get. i love. don't hate. i ate. still got to babysit it

the new phone new and more. ukrainian police and set up checkpoints at entrances to the eastern ukrainian city of the net for art and interior ministry troops and traffic policemen were checking driver tiki think cars entering the city from russian separatists have declared an independent people's republic of the dance in the east's biggest problem and that made themselves but they're still both in town and city an agreement between russia and ukraine the european union and united states which last week to offer a wider conflic

the russian army. those who take military carols from last summer. on this twenty thirty. meanwhile eastern. the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk those accompanying occupying the local administrative building are standing their ground. the interim administration's restive city right now he refuses me with protest leaders but he did say however that the regions should be allowed local referendums which are currently against state law aig's retail counterparts from behind the barricades in the next. the humanitarian menacing gave the whole team a ten dollar and deadlines in and dinky of protest inside the eleven storey regional administration visiting in the center of finance to train and demand the same fate as you can see the headline over a client on friday with the very last day of the landing at the normal people join this movement as things now like a lot of money working from the entrance and ignorant sometimes. caveat to show then sold into the team with thirty seconds to support that these people want to wrap around to get more into it to the house yet and it's great that people can t afford to buy. maybe i'm

the air concert was to be eighteen in the eastern ukrainian city of sloppy arts were pro russian separatists have taken control of the area bites news says it's working with the us state department to ensure the safety and release of its correspondent simon stuffs he was covered the situation in training and eastern ukraine extensively since the crisis erupted journalists working in the area say dostoevsky was detained by gunmen late tuesday is the tension comes as news spread that a local politician belonging to the pro european fatherland party had been brutally beaten and killed near the scene eastern city. cf has called on the military to re launch its campaign against militants in response to the violence. the city was in love with boxes told a group of israeli journalist said the stock's don't continue. israel will have to take on the pertinent governing palestinian lands and providing services to its two and a half million residents an official in the israeli prime minister's office can get a statement saying it shows a lack of palestinian commitment to the peace process israel has be

been killed off the dome and talked to a checkpoint manned by pro russian separatist near the eastern ukrainian city of islam the ons report says the three of the duct leading the prayer russian separatists who controlled the six k and e of the two left from the group that attacked the checkpoints bewitching cctv news stay with us the chinese foreign minister while he has a bride can one not taken off a weeklong visit to latin america into but one you will need to cuban president's role costco and he say cuban counterparts were no road to get when you strip away then taken to venezuela argentina and brazil twenty one coach has the fastest every of the vote on all pitching china and brazil. china's foreign ministry in size while he's visit aims to bounce china's relationship with much an american countries. china hopes that the trip was a house one of those exchanges and cooperation between foreign ministers of china and four countries. all one needs visit to latin america really took to the respondent of michael bolton a bomb. jim rice hearing cuba. just as this country has taken another major step

those are against national we're just getting reports of large scale clashes in the eastern ukrainian city of done yet and to kill of protesters clashing with probing unity and radical activists in the center obvious that you will bring in wall as always we get it is just a change in our next on our team that's crossed up on whether moscow and washington are about to enter a new cold war era. why it's worth forty eight and. almost a president welcome. it's eleven thirty am in europe. it's four forty five pm. we are proud to live in this. eleven pm ok almost twenty hours eva golinger reveals of the side of presidential life in the new special from a. hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things were considered on peter lavelle after the famous but failed washington moscow we said it appears now the obama administration is preparing to embrace a very different though historically familiar policy towards russia it's called containment it worked during the cold war against the soviet union will work against today's russia and does this mean washington has declared a new cold war. to cross-

ukrainian police and set up checkpoints at entrances to the eastern ukrainian city of the net for art and interior ministry troops and traffic policemen were checking driver tiki think cars entering the city from russian separatists have declared an independent people's republic of the dance in the east's biggest problem and that made themselves but they're still both in town and city an agreement between russia and ukraine the european union and united states which last week to offer a wider conflict has not the escalating tension in the region where pro kremlin to protest government shows no sign of surrendering government buildings they have captured. as you. one heavyweight champion boy humor which donated challenger al actually apply fact that they are more than ready for their april twenty six valentino browsed in germany the target date ukrainian expressed disappointment that the fight will not be broadcast live in russia he said that he heard about people complaining that it's quite rather one sided and therefore pouring bleach the center will not be easy to point b apply to b

the national shooting is being reported a checkpoint near the eastern ukrainian city of slovyansk one of many in the region controlled by anti-government protesters. rushing to conclusions a picture supposedly to prove russian military presence in eastern ukraine is revealed as wrong by the photographer who took it now washington's backpedaling a word scoop. boss. former devon rival palestinian factions fatah and hamas steal a reconciliation deal prompting israel to cancel planned peace talks. which are get a national coming to you live from moscow i'm renay josh welcome to the program now there are reports of a gunfight happening near the eastern ukrainian city off slovyansk which is one of the main hotspots of the anti key of unrest locals say several people have been killed and several armored vehicles were also seen in the area earlier protestors and said two of their people were killed by unknown gunmen let's now get more details from our correspondent graham phillips who is in the area right now now granted a problem that we were a material when we're going to. have a go but i'm

for now though on the program seventy people reportedly arrested in the eastern ukrainian city of hama cough this after a crackdown on anti kiev activists they occupied a local government building which witnessed scenes of violence overnight clashes erupted after protesters were pushed out of the building we did manage to speak to one activist who saw the events firsthand. some cream media have been showing molotov cocktails thrown at the building saying that it was activists from the. reality the group of men who introduced themselves as policemen from poltava and suma entered the building and started attacking unarmed people there using stun grenades and rubber bullets they never showed the right these there were many injured among us they pushed us so but that's when they made more time cocktails and threw them inside trying to smoke the moat but unlike them we never attempted to hurt them you were aiming for the walls later they saw reinforcements arriving at the building and fled. and in another eastern ukrainian city that of dawn yet sky a group of activists declared a sovereign

sunday gift purchases in the eastern ukrainian city of lucca skip given an ultimatum to the post coup government they say they want a referendum to be held within ten days on whether to stay as part of ukraine boys joined russia. it's the response the kids the month of needle keep my buildings will face a crackdown a deadline that snell cost of graham phillips reports from the center of this. here's the new building that it's taken a low key patient michael rush activities is the deadline given him trouble called by the kiev donovan to vacate the building was demolished by then and that i lost aunty did in all the knowledge i got winnable all expect any ultimatum is given by them people here are saying is they want a referendum to haunt me we can see barricades therefore to find barricades in the building fires to keep themselves warm intimate dance get the sub zero conditions they're all reports of snow like her auntie up on real me is about actions bought a painting of the weekends but not we wait to see what's gonna happen they've been elected to the building once more. anais nin a

that says don't you connect with the twenty four hours a day and to give protest is in the eastern ukrainian city of dreams can't have given an ultimatum to persecute government. they say they want a referendum to be held within ten days on whether to break away and join russia last summer school student loans to me occupied buildings or face a crackdown a deadline that has no cost and for that is in the center of the scandal bsp a building that it's taken a look at the age of michael rush activities is the deadline given him trouble called by the kiev donovan to vacate the building was demolished by then and that i lost aunty did in all the knowledge that the bible all expect any ultimatum is given by them people here are saying is they want a referendum to haunt me we can see barricades therefore to find barricades in the building fires to keep themselves warm and the dance give the sub zero conditions they're all reports of snow like her auntie up on real thing is that the actions bought a painting of the weekends but not we wait to see what's gonna happen. they've been elected to the building

fierce fighting erupting on the streets of the eastern ukrainian city of dawn yet as those supporting defying the gulf meaning kiev venting their anger at each other leaving at least a dozen injured. washington comes up with further sanctions against russia over ukraine blacklisting more individuals and seventeen companies but brussels resorts to more modest measures and is reluctant to punish buying cellphones. dozens of killed in a series of blasts in iraq as the country prepares for its first parliamentary vote since u.s. troops withdrew now three years ago. a sunny tuesday morning here in moscow it's azzi international with me rule receive a very warm welcome to you today rival rallies descended into street battles in the eastern ukrainian city of dawn yet sco one of the main focal points of anti government unrest in the region at least fourteen people injured as police fail to contain clashes between pro and anti kiev protest as witnessing the event for us. let me. take you straight to the street because when you crave it. could ministration but i think we do have to be made to t

. >> let's go live to hoda abdel-hamid, in the eastern ukrainian city. the pro-russian groups in eastern ukraine seem emboldened. they are occupying government buildings. and show no signs of backing down. >> they have no intentions to back down until all demands are met. on top of the list is demands for a federal system, and that the russian language become the second official language of ukraine. they are emboldened. when you look at the map and see the cities where they seize buildings, it has not been done haphazardly, it's almost in a straight line from donetsk, and they went further east, they have control of the main security building. and as you mentioned earlier, now they have a presence in an area where there's an important port. actually, i asked why there, and they wanted to make sure that the ukrainian forces can not bring anything in to this area from the sea. here in slovyansk, there's a railway station. in kramatorsk, about 20 minutes drive from here, there's an airfield. so they have a plan, and they - it's likely when you ask them, will

of protesters take control of the local government building in the eastern ukrainian city of lugansk after clashes between rival rallies and leave a dozens injured in. wild was the you are some of the easier unveiled the sanctions against russia over ukraine was washington going the extra mile on targeting seventeen major companies. and also in the a bomb blast ripped through a market in baghdad killing at least seventeen dance with dozens of deaths the day before as the country prepares for its first parliamentary vote says the u.s. troops pull out. this is also international coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. police and based in the ukrainian city of lugansk have switched sides and joined on to government protesters it happened after the three thousand strong crowd occupy the local administration. through the such a center demanding a referendum to split their region from kiev the riot comes after at least fourteen people were injured in the nearby city of donetsk where clashes erupted between rival pro and anti independence rallies his policia has been

. >> the pro kiev mayor of the eastern ukrainian city has been shot and critically wounded. >>> now aian city has recommended that almost 700 people including followers of the band of muslim brother hood be sentenced to death following clash as last year. 683 men including the leader mohammed badie were convicted over clashes where one was killed and others wounded. a correspondent is outside the court in the city. >> reporter: there's a great deal of grief and anger here. they don't know which men, which husbands and fathers have now been condemned to be hanged. many told us their relatives are innocent. they had evidence they were elsewhere at the time the riots took place. they say the courts never heard that evidence. some collapsed when they heard the verdict. some women had to be carried away in shock. there's a security presence here. riot police were brought in. for the moment they're staying behind the barricades. a second verdict was released in the mass trial of almost 700 muslim brother hood supporters. the recommendation was death for to mohammed badie. >> the people of i

the shoe separatists cleaning of the t3 ukrainian intelligence officers in the eastern city of relief that three men were shown blindfolded and without pants on russian state television. ukrainian security services confirmed that three ukrainian officers that were captured on saturday and at the prosecutor's office had opened an investigation into their abduction separatists claim the officers were attending militia leaders in the region. ukraine's intelligence services have been tracking a mysterious man with a pencil moustache they say is russia's chief agent or pocket or tax with string of armed revolt in ukraine. i bought one. a special ceremony has been held at the chernobyl memorial in kyiv to mark the twentieth anniversary of the world's worst dictators else the ferries to get trees attended including anti christian colleagues only to chino and she often direct ukrainian and stokes church the speckled tensions with russia. they show a credible or tomorrow. it still took this yet. i have no talent we will win in his confrontation with against russia. why because we are off on th

seventy people are reportedly arrested in a clamp down on anti-government activists in the eastern ukrainian city of hama called after they stormed a local also receive building and declared independence. down respire as across the country southeast with crohn's and several industrial crops proclaiming the interim leaders as illegitimate and seeking autonomy for their regions. also this hour how to counter russian security services say neutralize the country's most wanted man and a huge operation that netted hundreds of terrorist suspects. and violence on a full delegations the mahdi aftermath of gonna start a presidential vote which is still be hailed as a success by the west. international news and comment live from moscow i want you now to international with me you nash and welcome to the car. as violent crime down and take care of activists in ukraine's eastern city of hyde called has seen at least seventy people detained clashes erupted one person s. is were forced out of a local government building they had been occupying since sunday while a nearby donetsk protesters declared a sovereign s

moscow under a very well welcome to the program self-defense forces are on high alert in the eastern ukrainian city of slavyansk after a deadly shooting at a checkpoint saw five people killed the should sound broke a truce announced in the city during easter claimed their attackers were members of the neo nazi a right sect a group policy and now reports. we know in the town of advanced eastern ukraine where on sunday morning five people were killed when members of the right sector attacked a checkpoint exactly like this one as a result just about every road in the town that now has a blog post like this with tires guarded by armed men. the situation is stable and quiet there are almost no newspapers in the town which means that most people here actually don't really know what's happening there also at least two tanks like this one that have been taken by these activists as one told me today the tanks tomorrow don bus. posters like this are dotted around the town knew there was kill ukrainians obviously everyone here extremely angry with what they say is an illegal government in kiev the new mayor o

staff of the russian army those depict military drills the last summer august twenty third team meanwhile in eastern ukrainian the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk those occupying the local administration building are standing their ground the interim prime minister is in the rest of city right now he refused to speak with protest leaders but he did say however that regions should be allowed local referendums which are currently against state law which is what if a national reports from behind the barricades in donetsk. ukraine's interior minister gave a full hour. and to care for a task force inside this eleven story regional administration building in this center of donetsk to preach to the scene through this you can see the deadline already expired on friday with protests there is still here that more people join this movement than just the snow either. mine workers from the regions or is mines came here to show their solidarity for transfers and to support these people want a referendum to get more independence from peace to be out here in this region we will continue forty five not only the ensure installed base building but also

and these pictures are from the eastern ukrainian city of slovyansk courtesy of reporter graham phillips it's the off them off of an assault by the ukrainian army on protest at checkpoints half a dozen armored vehicles attacked it about six am local time it was part of an operation launched by kiev to quell what it viz as separatism and terrorism get this. in the meantime russia may reconsider western investment in its energy sector in the wake of a series of sanctions imposed by washington and brussels though that was a warning from president putin. has details there are possible or a separate all steps that president vladimir putin i would wind in his speech or in some comments that he made yesterday of these focused on a multinational western based energy companies that operate in russia which we will have to consider consequences for those operating in russia in key sectors for our economy including energy we do not want to resort to a talent tree steps and i hope there will be no need for this is for example are companies like exxon mobil and chevron a group both of which operate he

. >>> viles broke out today in the eastern ukrainian city as russia tries to take over a building. government blames the ongoing unrest on russia. >>> britain's baby prince george made his first public engagement arriving in wellington, new zealand with his parents. the royal family will tour new zealand for ten days before moving on to awe usa. cute shot there. >> he's a natural. thanks very much. we'll be right back. at your ford dealer think? they think about tires. and what they've been through lately. polar vortexes, road construction, and gaping potholes. so with all that behind you, you might want to make sure you're safe and in control. ford technicians are ready to find the right tires for your vehicle. get up to $120 in mail-in rebates on four select tires when you use the ford service credit card at the big tire event. see what the ford experts think about your tires. at your ford dealer. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. (music) defiance is in our bones. defiance never grows old. citracal maximum. calcium citrate plus d. highly soluble, easily absorbed. >>>