the sites can stop if they wanted i think it is more a question of will rather than whether or not minsk house to live in but in trying to give more will to create more motivation german foreign ministers a goblin he said that even if minsk is not fully implemented one should begin to think about easing the sanctions on russia in order to provide them some incentive do you agree well i would argue that the plight of the civilians should be the point of orientation for decides for the signatories of the agreement civilians still suffer most at the conflict line their lives are interrupted they called go to work telephone communication for instance at the moment is interrupted the areas beyond government control people calmed colder families on the other side but people are resilient they don't give up i've just spent the week at the contact line people tell us it's not day of war they also cross the line very frequently there is hope among people they are not giving up but the science will have it in their hands to stop the violence should take their concerns first now the conflict in eas

along with between the two solids the minsk agreement says all we've got to hold the situation in the frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a lot of conflicts and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a cold as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground fighting on attempts to talk about fighting is the resolution not realistic. russian skiers have clinched another two medals at the winter olympics in south korea cross-country skiers alexander beauchesne off and on that a lot of won the silver and bronze respectively in the men's fifty kilometer race if you're into gold rushes athletes have been competing under a neutral banner because of doping violations and have won sixteen medals at the games so far half of all of the medals belong to skiers that's despite the team being formed from a limited pool of athletes many just out of the junior ranks in the after

not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two sides the minsk agreements is all we've got to hold the situation in as a frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground by fighting on attempts to talk about fighting as a resolution or not realistic head of a final day russian skiers have boosted the country's medal count at the winter olympics and story much more still to come you want your to international. gk i. think i'm. cute. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. somehow want to be. that you'd like to be close to see what the full story of the book can't be good that. interest is always in the waters of the. first city.

not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two solids the minsk agreements is all we've got to hold the situation in as a frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict on the plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground by fighting on attempts to talk about fighting as a resolution or not realistic. makes the world's largest freshwater lake in temperatures of at best minus thirteen degrees celsius and you get an ice festival on a grander scale for lovers of chilly conditions in small part of a lake by col and russia siberia has been turned into a heart shaped ice rink and playground the festival night rounds off with an atmosphere light show on ice take a look. you gotta love it when you watch rock international hundred thomas back on top of the hour with more news. just get

claims that he still wants to work with minsk so let's take him at his wouldn't keep talking. you know cable for the twists and turns on go you so long drawn out isn't it somebody who comes to thank you for your a educated thought so much today not so we got time for this the twenty five minutes past three o'clock moscow time thanks for watching this is the international. match kaiser one more of my guide to financial survival this is. a device used by professional scallywags to earn money. that's right these has clearly not accountable and will just. totally destabilize the global economy you need to protect yourself and get informed. united states is going. to mistake for us shelling still a miracle supremest see the north from the outside world from russia not from china . around russia and. lizzie's no russians. to find somebody outside the united states. while the real problem is this. was similar to the. snowboarding one of the. beautiful. clothes. to to move. and i do know of the on the grounds of the throwing up of the. system you know the use of the muzzle on the huma

it is a race like no other. 1000 shirtless men running through the icy streets of minsk in —10 celsiusyou are worth something. it is a big challenge for our guys and for me personally. of the defender of the fatherland. the event originated in russia in 1918, when the red army was created. it has now transformed into a day that honours men as a whole. translation: it does not matter whether you did military service or not. the atmosphere of the day is great, the race is great. it is beautiful. and it looks like many of the spectators certainly agree with that. many of them already have decent muscles... why try to prove more by plunging into freezing don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i'm @nkemifejika. i shall be wearing a warm jacket to away from the cold. hello there. and about, if you are appropriately dressed. the skies will often be blue, but underneath those blue skies it is going to feel chilly, particularly when we add in the strength of a biting cold easterly wind. now, we start saturday morning on a very chilly note. you can see the blu

not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two sides the minsk agreements is all we've got to hold the situation in as a frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground by fighting on attempts to talk about fighting as a resolution or not realistic. a german newspaper has successfully registered a dog as a member of a major political party the social democrats bill sees it poll this stunt to show how easy it is to manipulate the party voting process as the s.t.b. decides whether to enter a coalition with chancellor merkel's party but some can't quite see the funny side as peter overexplain it's almost certainly not the sound bites top german social democrats andrea knowles expected to be having to give to the press th

shelling and sniper fire her fact of daily life in spite of the minsk peace deal. we meet. a pensioner who's chosen to stay in her own home alone and in spite of frequent shelling she shows us where a shell ripped through the roof of her home another time the artillery fire just missed. breaking year by one only to shells landed in my front garden just under my windows they destroyed my shed blew my windows out and on the other side of the street there were eleven craters they were as big as i am. even buying essentials is now a struggle roads are barely passable and public transport has grown to a halt. many here including and now depend on outside help to get by. the nearest supermarket used to be in the nearby city of horlivka just a few kilometers down the road a journey that once took a matter of minutes now involves hours of queuing and questioning what was once just a checkpoint has become a defacto border crossing the mint's deal was supposed to help communities on both sides of the front line grow together again instead the division looks more enduring never. where

not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two sides the minsk agreement says all we've got to hold this situation in the frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage of the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground by fighting on attempts to talk about fighting as a resolution or not realistic looking to you to follow that one over the final few days what some of those are lympics do celebrate the russians take apart their russian skiis have pledged another two medals we can tell you the winter games in south korea on what is the pronouncement day of competition cross-country skiers alexander bull show narva and under a lot of both took silver and bronze respectively in the men's fifty kilometer race but the way finland got the gold there well done finland to

one shirtless men running through the icy streets of minsk in —10 celsius. why, you ask. translation: is and exciting event that really allows you to show your masculine qualities, to show that you are worth something. —— it is. i is that you are worth something. —— it is.iisa that you are worth something. —— it is. i is a big challenge for our is. it is a big challenge for our quys is. it is a big challenge for our guys and for me personally. is called the real man racing is held annually on the day of the defender of the fatherland. the event originated in russia in 1918, when the red was originated in russia in 1918, when the red - was created. and while the country's military it honours the country's military servicemen, it has now transformed into a day that as a whole. translation: it does not masur whether you are celebrating men or not, the atmosphere of the day is great, the race is great. it is beautiful. and it looks like many of the spectators certainly agree with that. why not just the spectators certainly agree with that. why notjust celebrate with a cup of

not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two sides the minsk agreements is all we've got to hold the situation in as a frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of debilitating the russian federation on the world stage the breakaway republics have broken away the ceasefire laws have been established there's not going to be any change on the ground by fighting on attempts to talk about fighting is the resolution or not realistic. supporter of president trump has received a slew of online criticism after american news network c.n.n. publicly shamed her for sharing what was claimed to be a russian coordinated event on facebook with the story checked into again. c.n.n. knows no bounds when it comes to tracking down anyone culpable of sowing discord in america and things to an indictment filed last week detailing how suspected russian trolls use unwitting americans to undermine their own political pr

shows kiev is not committed to a peaceful solution to the conflict and that the move undermines the minsk agreements that are currently in place the legislation allows the ukrainian president to use the armed forces in peacetime against break way republics it also designates russia a quote aggressor state and labels the two territories as being occupied his part president poroshenko launched what kiev called an anti terror operation back in twenty fourteen that left thousands dead injured and over a million displaced. i spoke to political affairs columnist and journalist martin summers he thinks kiev's decision is going to undermine all the peace efforts of achieve that. kind of setting in stone a conflict you'll situation isn't it it's not going to be it's not going to did lead to any constructive dialogue between the two sides the minsk agreement says all we've got to hold the situation in the frozen conflicts and it's better off as a frozen conflict than as a conflict and there are plenty of forces inside the ukraine itself and in the west that want to see a conflict here as a means of

monday marks exactly three years since the minsk peace agreement was signed but the conflict in eastern ukraine shows no signs of abating in twenty fifteen moscow and kiev agreed to a cease fire the heavy with the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the release of all prisoners but so far there's been a little sign of those measures being implemented alexander says progress the separatists have taken part of his homeland away from him that's why he joined the ukrainian volunteer battalion he was later taken prisoner by separatist forces and jailed internet for almost two years the separatists accused him of treason. the prison management were ok. but when the masked men came in got bad. and took everything we had. in december ukrainian and separatist forces exchanged more than three hundred prisoners alexander was one of the it was a rare tangible success of the twenty fifteen minutes weekly event which is otherwise to. greet cease fire is broken almost daily in some areas just a few hundred meters live between ukrainian military posts and separatist positions . or enemies have tanks and ar

continue after the olympic games oh no demand to go in business being that i don't think that's what minsk hoping to the current thaw in relations looks like his first win of the game. short time ago i spoke to rafael russia he's a journalist based in south korea who's at the olympic stadium watching the joint north and south korean women's hockey match i asked him how south koreans reacted to the appearance there of kim jungle and sister to be honest i mean it was a very sudden announcement that she was coming so i don't think many are expected. to see it in the stadium right now our. lady who sitting beside me she told me it was it felt a little bit strange to have such a crowd in the stadium but she was not again and when i'll watch this entire delegation and all the cheerleaders in the stadium right now she said it could only be for the good. all right well for more on that match between the joint korean team in switzerland they can climb from to sports is here with me in the studio so nick we were just hearing about the atmosphere at the game but what about the hockey like what was th

eventually a very uncomfortable silence from it and then another estimates and it landed in a field near minsk bellerose. several thousand kilometers away which is incredible where he blew it up to just over ten kilometers. and then it probably encountered high altitude winds and was pushed east at a mess of a massive speed. we believe that the deep sleep was the first civilian earth to stratosphere scan is routinely done by military but we believe with the first we've got plenty of interesting forms if you like shapes that indicate traffic and activity. if i just drop the scroll bar down we actually see the way forward presentation so this is the low low frequencies this is the mid range and this is the the high frequencies and we see as we go from the dick across like this point to point we see. where there was there was in egypt phenomena the saying that there is peaks and drops and and rises and falls much like a mountain range i suppose. the low frequencies are predictably very energetic you've obviously got a lot of moraine more to call astronomical in the sense of radio astronomy you've

eventually a very uncomfortable silence from it and then another resumes and it landed in a field in minsk belarus. several thousand kilometers away which is incredible and blew it up to just over ten kilometers. and then it probably encountered high altitude winds and was pushed east at a massive at a massive speed. we believe that that the deep sleep was the first civilian earth to stratosphere skin is routinely done by military but we believe with the first we got plenty of interesting forms if you like shapes that indicate traffic and activity. if i just dropped the scroll bar down we actually see the way forward presentation so this is the low low frequencies this is the mid range and this is the the high frequencies and we see as we go from the dick across like this point to point we see. where there was there was in a jet it phenomena the saying that there is peaks and drops and and rises and falls much like a mountain range i suppose. the low frequencies are predictably very energetic you've obviously got a lot of moraine more to call astronomical in the sense of ready to astronomy

says it shows kiev is not committed to to a peaceful solution to the conflict and move undermines the minsk agreements that are currently in place the new legislation allows the ukrainian president to use the armed forces in peacetime against the breakaway republics and also does it makes russia as an aggressor state and labels the two territories as being occupied the conflict between eastern and western parts of ukraine broke out after a coup in two thousand and fourteen here is how it all unraveled. the. experts we spoke to agree that the law will do more harm than good in east ukraine it won't contribute to the peace process it will have to be either withdrawn or amended in order to accord with the means could remain simple as that i think but i think it's more of a a little small cancers for that process it's what i call double track studio diplomacy he wants to be seen to be a good guy but in fact the original agenda remains the same which is that he eventually wants to. make as big many problems for russia as he possibly can because i think he's probably acting according to an americ

to continue the normandy format and he pursued the minsk. that was the deal and then she was talking after discussions with the polish prime minister the two neighbors poland and germany have prickly relations and there was much hope that this meeting would have overcome some of the issues they're facing so we heard a recap from the german chancellor and of course the hoping that she would at some point address the issue of a dentist you chill the job and took as john this was said to be released after a year in custody in tookie so we turn to her as soon as we. address is that issue you are watching the news coming to you live from your chile was jailed on suspicion of spreading propaganda in support of a terrorist organization and inciting violence and he denies the allegation that in fact he was never charged with any crime his detention has strained relations between germany and turkey and you just impending release comes a day off of the american push for movement on your chess case in a meeting with the turkish prime minister been yell

knowledge to and recognizes that territory's even though that is a part of the minsk agreements so we need to make practical steps the initial steps of implementing examine and then think of further steps and that today we need to ensure the security of always see observers in the in the area and we let's do that but for some reason they don't want to do that they're not willing that is weird but we are willing to work in it with all the interesting parties. for the big question. russian it works you. know when you know when to go as the economy scores of wouldn't it and it has to do with economic cooperation between russia and austria. because you would also in your opinion what are the prospects for that kind of cooperation.

russian border surrounding the city of luhansk and donetsk though there is a peace deal in place the minsk agreement there are ceasefire violations on a daily basis and are kiev corresponded to connelly has this report from the embattled region. this is wrong a village in the shadow of the front line the divides ukrainian government forces from russian backed separatists. only those too old or too poor to leave remain. shelling and sniper fire are a fact of daily life in spite of the mince peace deal. we meet. a pensioner who's chosen to stay in her own home alone and in spite of frequent shelling she shows us where a shell ripped through the roof of her home another time the artillery fire just missed. breaking year but one that when you get to shells landed in my front garden just under my window. they destroyed my shed blew my windows out and on the other side of the street there were eleven craters they were as big as i am. even buying essentials is now a struggle roads are barely passable and public transport is ground to a halt. many here including and now depend on outside help to g

territories even though that is a part of the minsk agreements so we need to make practical steps the initial steps of implementing and then think of further steps and that today we need to ensure the security of always see observers in the area and we let's do that but for some reason they don't want to do that they're not willing that is weird but we are willing to work in it with all the interesting parties. for the big question. russian it works you're. going to go as the economy scores of wouldn't it and it has to do with economic cooperation between russia and austria. because you would also in your opinion what are the prospects for that kind of cooperation taking into account the well known difficulties in the relation between brussels and moscow so what are the prospects for implementing such projects as the north streams. the. wide goal which railway from question such a vienna thank you. if i get an extra minute to thank you for your question if. you like to highlight the back of that. their opinion i have a very positive positively through first to see the relations betwee

in feb twenty fifth scene put in finally agreed a ceasefire negotiated with the western powers in minsk he had the upper hand in a conflict that he could ratchet up at will he had ensured that ukraine wouldn't join nato or the european union in the near future but at what cost. may twenty fifteen saw great celebrations to mark the seventieth anniversary of the soviet union's victory over national socialism. but the pomp was deceptive. western sanctions had had an impact on the economy the ruble had collapsed and even the military budget had had to be cut back. and had promised the russians glory but they had paid dearly for that vision. prices were rising poverty was increasing but he remained deaf to the worries of russian business leaders. what mainly preoccupied him was the fact that he had become a pariah at the head of an ostracized state. the refusal of western leaders to participate in this important anniversary was a devastating humiliation. still the man who wanted to rebuild russia as a world power was even excluded from the g eight the summit of the world's leaders . he fanci

protect the population in eastern ukraine and the allow everybody to do their part as returning to minsk agreements what sense are you getting in munich on european countries and where they stand on their concern over the u.s. administration under the trump distinct thing itself from the political order that europe created decades ago are they still concerned. well i think in europe people increasingly see washington made off to an ministrations you have the president on one side and you have its principals and the administration on the other and when it comes to the principles and in the district secretary mattis it's very clear that the u.s. is with europe recently they have announced even an increase in the money that the u.s. is going to spend for deterrence in europe so these are figures that is the source of confidence however there is always the unpredictability that it's linked to the u.s. president who might not see this way and who might you know at the click of a tweet or a statement might undermine the work that he's on the new station is doing ok we will leave it there we th

in any event, russia has to adhere to the minsk agreement because it cannot claim ukrainian territory by force. but ukraine is at the border line of this conception. it should be politically and economically where it wants to be. the question is can one think of a military arrangement there that is not directly confrontational. senator wicker: the chair has told me that i can ask one of you to follow up. mr. armitage, would you follow up? mr. armitage: the most important thing we can do for nato is make sure they have a full understanding of the ironclad nature of our article 5, and we have to be credible in that. in return, nato has got to do something. it is not just 2% of gdp. i'm told recently that the british have no warships right now, that they are in ports. i'm correct to say the german submarine fleet is inoperable or nearly so. this is not acceptable. in exchange for an article 5 commitment for the united states, we have got to get a commitment that will stand up their capabilities. senator shaheen: thank you for being here and for your years of service to the country. dr. s

in any event, russia has to adhere to the minsk agreement because it cannot claim ukrainian territoryut ukraine is at the border line of this -- of this conception and should be politically and economically where it wants to be. the question is can one thing of military arrangement there that is not that directly confrontational. >> the chair has told me that i can ask one of you to follow up, mrs. armitage, would you care to follow up on that? >> my point of view, senator, the most important thing that we can do for nato, first of all, is make sure they have a full understanding of the ironclad nature of article 5, article 5 and we have to be credible and in return, this seems to me nato has to do something, it's not just 2% of gdp, i'm told, i read recently that british have no warships right now that are outside of their ports, they are in port. i think i'm correct to say that the german submarine is either unoperable or nearly, so this is not acceptable. so in exchange for article 5 commitment by the united states we have to get a a commitment tt they'll stand up their capabilitie

about ukraine this is one issue where germany is actually a major player in the implementation of the minsk agreement also in keeping together this european front towards russia in terms of sanctions basically keeping that backing going and then we might well hear from germany's acting foreign minister that he doesn't really see it absolutely necessary as unrealistic as he's already being quoted but i don't have confirmation on that yet that there might not it's unrealistic to expect one hundred percent fulfilment of them in six months before starting to ease sanctions with russia now this would mean a video slightly different but very significantly different tone towards russia with of course the relationship towards russia not just europe but also the u.s. being one of the big overarching issues here at this munich security conference so we're all really expecting to see how much domestic politics will be in that and how much foreign policy concepts we will hear in that speech mckayla you mentioned likely to be the outgoing foreign minister we're all expecting that someone else will be ge