. >> reporter: members of parliament have endorsed a cabinet headed by arseniy yatsenyuk. the decision has done little to bring stability to the autonomous southern republic of crimea. masked gunmen have seized government buildings in the regional capital simferopol. media reports say dozens of armed men have taken over the airport. most people in crimea are ethnic russians who favor closer ties with russia. local lawmakers have voted to hold a referendum to decide whether to break away from ukraine. they scheduled the vote for may 25th, the same day ukrainians will head to the polls to choose their next president. top u.s. and russian officials have discussed the crisis over the telephone. >> this morning i called foreign minister lavrov, and we talked at some length about the transition and the events in ukraine and in the region. and i asked specifically that russia work with the united states and with our friends and allies in order to support ukraine to rebuild unity, security, and healthy economy. >> reporter: but the two countries seem divided on future moves. kerry

know when they came to power so this was information and now we have these new prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk one of those people who . you know the aggressive attacks on my dad. now he's making this irresponsible statement let me quote and i just read it in ukrainian and it made me very angry and here's what you said russians dorm start a war with us is this the way to avoid. you know government business on your first day. isn't that confrontational so i think there this government will end up badly . not only because the economic situation is bad but also because. there there was no case in history when he konami problems will be solved by entering confrontation with other countries. dimitri babich political analyst and me trace thank you very much indeed for sharing your views with us weber shedded and stay with us on c international as we close the form to all the latest developments in ukraine more expert opinion is also available for you on line as. a transit route to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of moscow. this is also international welcome biog there's growing discontent

i spoke to arseniy yatsenyuk.osition leader leading protesters on independence square. now he has a situation in crimea. that is ukraine's peninsula in the south. one of the parliament buildings there has been seized by a a group of about 60 armed men who have raised the russian flag above it, an indication of the urges to secede from ukraine that we're seeing right now among ethnic russians. when it was the opposition -- rather, president yanukovych was in power, it was ethnic ukrainians who were talking about seceding. legald he would use all means to resolve that. he still has to be voted in. then he has the financial crisis. the u.s. is ponying up one billion -- $1 billion in loan guarantees. he is the man who has to cut the deal with the imf. he thinks it is possible to avoid the haircut for ukrainian bondholders. he said he will be an extremely unpopular leader because he is going to have to take on extremely unpopular measures like raising gas prices, cutting expenses, so that they can meet the conditions t

. >> arseniy yatsenyuk is the new. 47 million people but today the power isn't in this room, it's with a crowd. a few thousand feet outside. >> call this the kiev caucus. before the politicians were installed on thursday they were first paraded for the people the night before. for approval, or rejection. >> i think all of the people here in independence square should be choosing the politicians. >> translator: yes, we want the square to choose, she says. we want to see young politicians and new faces in the government. and if this was a nominating convention, only one man was working the rope line. just three months ago, 26-year-old flaw26-year-old26-yg wedding photos. now he personally helped, i delivered an ultimate mat ultim. if yanukovych didn't step down, the square would convince him. >> do you agree? >> it wasn't my speech. it was the entire ukrainian people talking, he says. god just chose me as an instrument of fulfilling this plan. and parasuk delivers a new warning. if the new government acts like the old government they'll share the same fate. the square will be listening h

>> lawmakers in ukraine unveiled an interim government wednesday to be led by prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk. he is a leader who topped u.s. diplomat victory and clearly favors an elite phone call released before ouster.ch's >> i think he is the economic experience, the governing experience. >> in venezuela, five intelligence agents have been arrested for the shooting deaths of protesters amidst violent antigovernment protests that have killed at least 16 people. three other agents and six police officers were arrested on monday. on wednesday, president nicolas maduro held a national peace conference aimed at quelling the crisis, but the opposition did not attend. >> a new report by amnesty international finds israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank are killing palestinian civilians with impunity and what could amount to war crimes. according to you and data, 45 palestinians were killed in the west bank between 2011 and 2013, including six children. amnesty international researcher saleh hijazi describe the reports findings. the impunity they enjoy, and because there is lack of proper inv

his name is arseniy yatsenyuk, the prime minister designate. inis about it -- to be voted as the interim prime minister of the country for the next few months. parliament is still chewing over this decision. >> how front and center is crimea to the management in kiev? >> very front and center. i was standing in the parliament here in kiev. meanwhile, in the crimea, the parliament had just been seized by a group of about 100 gunmen. i asked the prime minister about that and he said it is the first crisis he has to deal with and he will deal with it immediately. can, will do everything we everything possible, we will use all tools and legal means in order to stabilize the situation in crimea. for three months, during the unrest on the streets, the worry was that some of the regions in the west of the country would secede because they did not like resident yanukovych and they did not like the russian influence and now we have the opposite situation. at this point, it is just a threat of these regions in the east and the south seceding. this new pr

inside parliament, opposition leader arseniy yatsenyuk assured us there won't be any mob justice if yanukovych is up. >> to find out whether the former president committed the crimes against humanity. >> reporter: many expect him to become ukraine's prime minister in a new government and he insisted parliament is in control. are you in charge of the whole country? >> this is the revolution. and revolution always has complications and repercussions. >> reporter: after months of protests and terrible bloodshed, ukraine's troubles aren't over yet. charlie and norah? >> holly williams thanks. >>> new word this morning of a deadly attack in nigeria, suspected islamic militants killed dozens of students at a college in the northeastern part of the country. survivors say the attackers set a build inging on fire with students inside. some were burn add live and some of those who escape had had their throats slit. >>> the man known as el chapo is chicago's public enemy number one. prosecutors around the country are hoping to put drug kingopinion joaquin guzman on trial. those cities include el paso san