russia has signed a deal with catholics dan and belarus. belaruse.tan and edward snowden says he would like to return home. he said he worked as a spy for the cia overseas, something the u.s. government designs -- denies. and the search is suspended until more powerful goodman can be used in the search for flight to 70. -- flight 270. more than 200th people on board. begin in the ukraine, where pro-russian separatists have been blamed for shooting down a military helicopter. acting president oleksander turchinov says 14 people were killed including an army general when the helicopter was shot down by the village of slaviansk. he says they carried out the attack with a portable defense missile. details are still coming into the newsroom and we will have an update with our correspondence in the next half-hour -- correspondents in the next half-hour. russia has signed a deal to make an economic agreement with belarus and kazakstan. in the capital of belarus, vladimir putin said that the three countries are headed for a fundamental new level of

germany went into today's match against the host nation of belarus. they needed a victory to reach the quarterfinals. but, it wasn't to be. germany started this match on the front foot. a deflected shot put them in front after nine minutes. later, 2-0. belarus began to fight back. creating chance after chance. from there on the teams went toe to toe. it was the hosts who pounced. germany created little in the final. then, belarus gets the lead. jeff plax gored the puck. he made it 4-2. it was 40 meters long. 20 meters tall, and it weighed as much as 14 elephants. paleontologists and argentina have found the remains of what they say is the biggest dinosaur ever to walk the earth. the species was a herbivore and 90ed in south america around million years ago. scientists have found 150 fossilized bones. itpaul bennett can't believe as he walks through the ruins of the houses. he lived in the dominican city of san diego. until the immigration police came, and smash everything to pieces. it is important i tell you this. if the police found out, he says, my

took years of negotiation to reach this point, and differences remain among the signatories, but belarus' leader says the deal is a mutually accepted compromise. russian president vladimir putin said the new union was of historic significance. >> the economic cooperation between russia, belarus, and posix dan -- kazakhstan is widening. >> the pact covers free trade among the member states. the coordination of their financial systems, and the regulation of industrial and agriculture policies, labor markets, and transport networks. the founding members are already in a customs union. the group may be set to grow. armenia and turkestan -- turkestan -- kyrgystan have shown that justin joining. it is set to go in effect at the start of next year. >> earlier, we spoke to our correspondent in moscow and asked whether this was an attempt to revive the soviet union or to compete more effectively against the european union. >> none of the experts we have been talking to this day believe that this is to revive the soviet union, but rather to build a cutaway to the european union. many doubt that th

you can see the low pressure system swirling right over near parts of ukraine, also into belarus and romania. i have some video to show you coming out of serbia where a state of emergency has been declared and, you know, the situation on thursday was it was hit very hard with the heaviest flooding in 120 years. at least four people have been killed and hundreds have been forced to flee. several rivers have overflowed leaving hundreds of acres of land under water. you're seeing video from croatia. a highway has been shut down and ferry service canceled. stormy weather is likely to continue on friday. let's take a look at the map here with areas we're going to look out for severe weather. mainly in ukraine and belarus, that's really the heart of this area when it comes to the possibility of heavy rainfall and hail and also some damaging winds. even in the areas shaded in orange you need to look out for the possibility of some severe weather and as we look at the precipitation in terms of the accumulation, areas as far north as poland need to look out for lots of rain as we go through t

in a study of the alcohol consumption per person in 194 countries belarus took the top spot. americans drank about 9 a year slightly above the global average of six liters. others in the top 10 drunkest nations include romania, ukraine, hunk re-- hunk reand slow jobing yaw. the average was 6.2 liters a year. it is good to know americans are ahead of the pack. but we are not keeping up with the eastern block nations. why? >> a lot has to do with depression. that's speculation. >> you think they are all depressed? >> in some cases that's what they say leads people to drink. in any case they ran the numbers and it turns out to an average person 15 years or older drinking 26.2 cups in a year. and that is about half an ounce of pure alcohol per day that is not the way it is happening. what is happening is people are binge drinking. that's obviously a big problem. people did have a little each day it wouldn't be that big a deal. >> it sounds like the eastern block countries are having a lot each day, right? they are binge drinking and a lot is windshield washer fluid. >> do we have

a surprise for the former world number 35 of belarus. spain had delayed naming their arld cup squad giving madrid chance. a 19-players picked squad for a game against bolivia next week. the world cup first phase werts for the first match, want all players in the best possible condition to play in a very important game against the netherlands on june 13. tos is the reason not produce a definitive list of 22 players because we could be making a mistake. instead, we will make a list. >> he picked up an injury in lisbon and is racing to be fit for the world cup. he was loaned to barcelona last season and was not in their list of the world cup squad. won the monaco grand prix for the second straight year after holding off hamilton. he accused the german during qualifying. he got his second win of the season. hamilton came in second. his struggles continued and he retired five laps in. the defending champion won in austria and enjoyed another good day. the leader missed a breaking point on lap eight as he took second place. lopez took third. t

beast to keep the design cause i was in the bottom spanking but that don't the seaway to moldova and belarus not the case that if the autumn of trust. that and a t team and will not address the problem until the pasta on the tube but she lets on the nose the ciabatta see all the ones that negative stuff please don't get most of the team under the troubled people will stop by at most appropriate to comment. my dumbass. this team can even see the design defect and indifference to all of that and it did in the outcome of the elections. how would he get a new approach to the proper artist on within the county and with the needed in panties off a stunning and the trust of the denizens of the funnest on with the international community. video question the neat toys to one point i was thinking that the unique talent. some may call it quits at the olive them last year. the nation complaints commission is looking nice and cool with some hundreds of polling stations. even youth of the platoon been on of the suspect who was under investigation into the woods and fallen short of the fifty percent plus o

people, energy euros, and 2 trillion the economic union brings together russia, can't extend, and belarus. ago, it two decades comes into force at the beginning of next year. today's meeting is without any exaggeration of unique importance. have alsosidents expressed interest in membership, but the meeting was missing a crucial guest -- ukraine's new government has pulled out, setting sites and joining the european union. >> i am sure that sooner or later they leadership will figure out where their happiness lies. >> following russia's annexation of crimea, hillary clinton joined the voices accusing vladimir putin of trying to rebuild the soviet union. he denies the claims, yet even the cofounder is wary of moscow. >> the union is economic and does not touch on questions of independence or the political sovereignty in the integration. is looking say putin to forge a new union with the united states or china. central asian states are reluctant to enter into a new alliance with moscow for fear of undermining their economies. >> in other news, former has won the over moment victory in the eg

when putin has already made comments about estone i don't, mall dova, what about belarus? what about those companies? >> just because he hasn't said anything today about eastern ukraine, you have to wonder where is he going next? >> thank you very much, michelle caruso-cabrera. will the u.s. markets continue to shall rough off the flash points? what do you think, bob? >> i think the market is voting appropriately. the economy is doing a little better and sigh ukraine? where is that? i don't want to be that flippant about it, but from here, it's not as if putin has all the options in the world. he has a lot of fiduciary he'll be quiet and i think go back to playing with other things. >> bob, can i take it one step further? it's not ukraine, where is that? it's almost, ukraine? okay, but makes us look even better? bob? >> yeah, i think that's right. look, it's not as if the u.s. and the west have been entirely unified on this. there are economic interests at play. it's not just about geography and politics, as you well know. i think putin has known that all along and said th

russia has signed a deal with catholics dan and belarus. belaruse.tan and edward snowden says he would like to return home. he said he worked as a spy for the cia overseas, something the u.s. government designs -- denies. and the search is suspended until more powerful goodman can be used in the search for flight

europeans are the heaviest drinkers with belarus topping the list. the u.n.nearly half of all adults worldwide have never touched alcohol. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come, the voting has ended in india's election. one result is the turnout was at record levels. the british and american troops returning home from afghanistan and re-assimilating back to daily life can often be a battle of a different sort. according to a british charity, the number of veterans seeking treatment for mental health has increased dramatically. we have more on this trend. for 13 years, british forces have been deployed to afghanistan. in that time, tens of thousands have served on the front lines and in supporting roles. the war itself may soon be over. but some veterans will face new battles at home. >> i am really happy. >> for veterans like him, the fight goes on. the 28-year-old did three tours in afghanistan and they left their mark. he has sought help from therapists working with charities. >> i became emotionally numb and distant. i did bottle up a lot

whether it is belarus, poland, or the baltic nations?> the real focus now is on ukraine, but certainly poland and the baltic nations and, for that matter, most of the states -- almost all the states of the veryr soviet union -- are concerned about russia's aggression in ukraine, and they are concerned that it might apply to them, too. this is particularly true in the country of moldova. >> how would you analyze the that thevements president of the united states can take based on what russians have so far done? obamahink, in fact, the administration has very strong cards to play if it chooses to use them. we have taken economic sanctions and helped persuade europeans to take economic sanctions, although, frankly, they have not been strong enough. disruptussians presidential elections, and i think there's a good chance they will, if we take strong sanctions, it will give mr. putin reason to reconsider. even if europeans do not want to do this, if the united states wants to take on sanctions with the same determination and the same focus wi

it includes russia, belarus, and kazakhstan. could end of the year, it include other states. it was the former president ninkovich who said he would join this union. that was once he backed away from the european union that all of these protests started last november that led to this crisis. there are the russians on the one hand trying to have their theblocs as a rival to european union. ukrainian government signed a political agreement with the eu, but they're holding off on a trade deal. it remains to be seen whether russia will actually allow the ukrainian student have a sort of trade union with the european union. remember, at one point before the tensions started, vladimir putin said he wanted a trade pacific. lisbon to the i think that is off the cards for now. certainly he is trying to back himself up and have some other alternatives if the eu sanctions go through eventually. are laxman on in washington, thank you. it may be internationally recognized as part of ukraine, but right here -- but crimea post-and -- post-annexation is starting to feel very russian. ryan ch

now the leaders of russia kazakhstan and belarus have agreed to set up a new eurasian economic union at a summit in the capital. these are really good been following the talks for us now joining me live with details here good to see you what makes this deal so important well the russian president has called it nothing less of a milestone deal really and that is we see russia signing a major trade cooperation deal between some of us go with some of its closest neighbors and this is something that has been talked about for years russia russian leaders among others of course have been talking about the need to put an end to western hegemony when it comes to trade and economy cooperation and this is something finally that we see coming to fruition we're talking about kazakhstan belarus and russia when put together the countries have between them fifteen percent of all oil reserves in the world and twenty percent of gas reserves so definitely a major milestone also of course this is coming fresh in the back of gas deal that has been signed between moscow and beijing and according to the r

belarus paid less. then they were not willing to pay. it's nothing to do with politics. >> reporter: calls in the west for sanctions on energy countries like gazprom are unlikely to be heeded. europe's economy has too much to lose. meaning gazprom is in a strong position to insist that kiev meets its demands. >>> a provincial police chief in afghanistan says 500 people are feared dead after a landslide buried a remote village. it happened in the nearby part of the country. we have the latest. >> reporter: the side of a mountain gone, and a whole village and its people buried. the deputy governor says rescue teams do not have the machines needed to dig out those that are still alive. help is coming. they don't have shovels. the u.n. head office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs says nato troops are in touch with the army. it said:. >> officials say the landslide is caused by heavy rain. flash floods left 180 people dead in the past few weeks. the scale here is different, and the mourning has begun. there are fears there may be

. >> translator: last year, ukraine had one of the lowest prices, only belarus had to pay less, but eveney had nothing to pay. >> reporter: calls in the west for direct sanctions on energy companies like gazprom are unlikely to be heeded, europe's economy simply have too much to loose. which means that gazprom is in a strong position to inzips that ukraine meet its demands. >>> a court in northern ireland has just under half an hour to decide whether it be bring charges against jerry adams for the murder of a woman who was taken from her home in 1972. she was shot in the head and her body was then dumped in an unmarked grave. senior figures allege that adam's arrest is politically motivated. the court in the next half hour will decide whether the police can have the extension they have asked for to continue to question jerry adams. what kind of issues will the court be looking at to make its decision, do we know? >> they'll be looking at exactly what the police have in terms of allegations and indeed evidence -- potential evidence against jerry adams. of course that court hearing before

its biggest training partners are belarus and the ukraine itself.o that group of countries can't really on their own take down the german economy and western europe. germany is the linchpin for the whole wepsern european economy, and because they are doing so well now, we're getting a more lively recovery in the euro zone in europe than we might have expected. again, what really can wreck it up would be if the geopolitics and nastiness gets too testy, and there are moves of desperation by either side. then anything that would cut the supply of oil or divert it away from europe, to some other place like china, for example, and the same with natural gas, would -- would -- that is the real threat. not the russian recession and the damage -- some damage to exports. the real threat is whether this fight gets to be a mean fight. >> we just showed a graphic of a number of german companies among them siemens, volkswagon, deutsche bank, these are companies that are putting pressure on angela merkel and the west to not harm their interests. and by the way, as

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belarus number one spot, taking in nearly five gallons of pure alcohol a year per person.nted to know who you thought would make the list. john j. nailed it saying the former soviet union. but in wisconsin we drink the brandy. dominic said her pick is sweden. people start drinking at 10:00 a.m. i know nothing about this even though i'm swedish. if you start earlier, you're an alcoholic every day. >> and england, they know how to part. i yes, they do. here, sheriff. >>> googled yourself lately? see anything you didn't like? they have decided googles and other search engines should remove links for information that is embarrassing and what that may mean for privacy in the united states and why judge napolitano says don't bet on it in america. >>> who wants a marry a killer? convicted killer wanted for one killing and his past hasn't stopped one woman from falling deeply in love. coming up, the jailhouse wedding plans. plus-

the dump the mouths of the olympics in sochi but russia stepped up its game for the tournament in belarus defeating the defending champion sweden in the finals fitted to qualify for a round score the final goal for russia in the final in belarus that's the fourth time that russia has won the world hockey championship since one thousand nine hundred ninety two. world discovered this week the identity of the second country to have almost of all of its phone calls siphoned off by america's mass spying program afghanistan was the mysterious country x. which had its domestic and international conversations tapped by the n.s.a. just like the bahamas did julian assange from wiki leaks made that revelation friday but not all whistleblowers were happy about it journalists glenn greenwald who's no facilitate the edward snowden's revelations had refused early it's a specify who country x. was even though he was quick to reveal the first one greenwald said he was anxious that innocent people could die in afghanistan if it were known well then after that essentially is subject cuse greenwald of censor

hard fought victory over finland the red machine winning with a five two scoreline in the final in belarus. and the moscow street celebrations broke out after the final whistle the three marking a dramatic turnaround for team russia just a few months ago finland dumped them out of the winter olympics in sochi in the finals but russia stepped up its game for the tournament and men spin feeding defending champs we in the semifinals and then a come from behind performance against the finns are in the nation gold in this side or it is the fourth time that russia has won the world hockey championships in the past seven years. the ukraine crisis meant some business leaders stayed away from the annual international economic forum in st petersburg this week president putin host the event and had plenty he wanted to clarify all regarding sunday's elections in ukraine putin stressed that russia respects the will of the people there and will continue working with the new authorities but for dialogue to begin he stays kids leadership must stop shooting its own people in the east of the country western

also turning east towards china and he has created this new zone, including a kazakhstan and belarus,create a sort of greater russia center of economic power that he can operate from. >> so, what-under our -- what are our main concern friday the united states and what steps should be take that perhaps we haven't taken yet? >> well, first of all, the osce, the organization for security and cooperation europe, their observers held captive in russia. so these are nato member states with people being held captive. this is really about nato stepping up, realizing the cold war as we knew it is not over and that the russian populations in other countries, in the baltics, for example, moldova, that really need to be protecterred. they're nato members. for the longer term it's recognizing that russia in effect needs to be contained but there needs to be a practical path forward with them as well. >> are we the country to try to contain russia. >> it's not us alone. we're still the most powerful country on earth but historic ties in eastern europe with the uu, countries like germany, france, ob

northbound and southbound lanes to the corridor traffic is about 70 minutes, and in the crash by belarus the 60 minutes to najaf that says more than twice the usual jagatai 41 01 the cemetery of rich because of the accident is because the toll plaza is no traffic gain to the spray and so suddenly the stock and go cut here have shifted because all the other charities moved to the toll plaza. one trouble-free areas of goading gate bridge for days and laughed. and governor jerry brown says the beer at at the center of all arming planet california is at "the epicenter" of the effects of a warming planet. his talk at a conference came as the state experiences longer fire seasons and morescientists have also confirmed sheet is beginning to collapse. brown says californians drive about 1 billion miles a day, so the switch to a culture that is less dependent on burning fossil fuels will take support from all environmentalists protested brown spoke, urging him to end hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas. climate change is also putting historic and cultural landmarks around the u-s at risk. accord

countries such as belarus, armenia and russia even before wurst took to the stage were filtering petitions countries calling for her not to be able to perform, also suggesting she be edited out of the broadcast, something that wurst addressed or touched upon in her press conference following her performance. take a listen. >> well, you know, i think for me, you know, my dream came true, but for our society, it just showed me that there are people out there who want to go in the future and go on, you know, and not stepping back or thinking in the past, so i thi k europe -- i'm so thankful about that but we said something. >> wurst's own manager describing the win as a victory for tolerance. victor and ana? >> seemed like a break-through on the international stage there when it comes to tolerance and accepting diverse population. i know there was another controversy in this year's eurovision show, right? wasn't there some conflict with the russian sipping singers and the lyrics of their songs? >> that's right, the twin amplers, ana and maria tomachevi the russia entrants causing a stir with

he can really antagonize kazakhstan or belarus because those are his only two key allies in the regionis new idea of russia resurgence for russian animalism -- russian nationalism. >> they seem to not be able to come to agreement on how they should interpret russian motives. >> ukraine is not a native state. there are no formal obligations to defend ukraine. -- not a nato state. one of the key issues here that russia's worried about -- russia wants to make sure ukraine ever becomes a nato state. i'm not sure there's serious discussion about ringing ukraine into the organization. but that is one of the key issues and why putin wants to have that control. >> what is the state of the russian economy as we go into to .14 -- into 2014? do they have enough cash flow to finance? >> the russian economy is stagnant. -- the crisis is above the investment. russia has been shifting its fiscal priorities away from investment and towards military and social transfers and things like that, which is sapping key investments in health care, infrastructure. hydrocarbons is a good one. it's important to r

poses a threat to non nato members in the neighborhood and those are in the first instance of course belarusand russia but also it's a symbolic gesture to place u.s. military forces in countries bordering ukraine right now in bordering russia because what it suggests is that the u.s. is making a military commitment to defend its nato allies by making even a nominal deployment of military contingents to those countries. and as tensions simmering in ukraine that impact could be felt father afield one place and europe where fuel costs could soar. and the priests would come through to the pumps pretty much straight away. and a few moments when a good role could happen to consumers in the u.k. russia's oil and gas industry is threatened with most. of the nato troops leaving afghanistan band of this year and many are asking what's left behind for a nation ranks by more than a decade of conflicts aside from continuing ton about attacks thousands of families have been displaced by the violence and are now forced to live in a makeshift shelter as this account of protest us report. the sound of the gh

of i'm sixty one i want to understand where i live what country i live in not up russian ukraine belarus need to unite machinelike russia down russia isn't here russia supports us morally but not physically americans are supporting they join to face likely. there are troops there are a lot of documents new deal material spread and materials proving that nobody is interested me. but let me just look how many people come to the rallies and everybody is there from students to pensioners even veterans come ukrainian t.v. spreading lies there saying that russians are being brought in is even possible to bring so many russians look thousands of people come for rallies in eastern ukraine have they brought half of the russian population here they call us extremists we always ask for permission to hold peaceful rallies but they refuse us you know it seems that the heroes of my dun are allowed to seize buildings to rob banks to kill people but we're not allowed to hold peaceful rallies you can see that we are unarmed we're not wearing masks we have only one demand who want to hold a referendum we

a hard fought victory over finland and arad machine winning with a five point two in a final and belarus the team is already back in moscow where they were met by overjoyed fans. in moscow st celebrations erupted at the final whistle the victory marks a dramatic turnaround for team russia just a few months ago finland dumped him out of the winter olympics in sochi russia stepped up its game of tournaments in minsk defeating defending champions sweden in the seventies and then come from behind performance against the finns earned a nation gold in the decider it's the fourth time that russia has won the world hockey championships in the past seven years. now the presidential poll in ukraine came under a cross stuck spotlight next on our team international but if you're watching in the u.k. don't miss sophie and co with an in-depth discussion on the sanctions recently thrown at russia. why do candidates you smear tactics to get in office because it works if all that mattered about a candidate were their positions they would just hand out piece of paper with the guy's positions on them but t

poses a threat to non nato members in the neighborhood and those are in the first instance of course belarus and russia but also it's a symbolic gesture to place u.s. military forces in countries bordering ukraine right now in bordering russia because what it suggests is that the u.s. is making a military commitment to defend its nato allies by making even a nominal deployment of military contingents to those countries. and online for you bronco bamma again pledges to close going tunnel by prison but some u.s. congressmen are seeking almost seventy million dollars to build another secret detention camp in the carby and got the full story on our website. and also that died waiting american lawmakers launched an investigation into the deaths of dozens of veterans and made claims hospitals manipulated appointment lists to choose the wall street or that and for more log on to r.t. dot com. and i think you're. going to. be. with the majority of u.s. troops in afghanistan packed up and ready to go afghans who will be left with a war torn country fear for the future for main will to find misery has

one here is the team in the tank taking it deserved day off in belarus having so far won all their games at the world championships in minsk have a look at what they got up to an hour in motion section online. and is this the final resting place of the first native american if thirty thousand year old skeletons been found which could rewrite the confidence fortunes. right to see. first street. and i would think the church. on our reporters were very. instrumental. to be in the. america's muslim community is an uproar after revelations the new york police department is still controversial in recruiting informants there and why a p.d. recently shut down at the tories demographics unit which had been accused of racially profiling muslims but police authorities claim they still need informants to prevent terror attacks piers morgan a partner. more than a decade america's largest police force was gathering intelligence about where muslims were working shopping socializing praying and studying and after years of gathering information on millions of innocent people in stigmatizing an entire com

vladimir putin and his counter parts in kassing stan and belarus announced a pact to go into effect january 1. there is no word on if they will create a form of currency like the euro. >> the number of people with measles in the u.s. is on the rise, 288 cases of the disease reported this year. that's the highest number for one year since measles was eliminated in 2000. health officials call it a wake up call, urging those unsure about their vaccine status to get knoc in vaccinated. >> new orleans impoverished ninth ward became the pace of the impact of hurricane katrina. we spoke with residents who feel forgotten nine years later. >> things looked promising, but weeks later, the money ran out and the skatepark built inside a local community center closed. it was supposed to demonstrate the reit alization of the ninth ward, instead signify its failure when you build up a big hype for something especially in an area where there is nothing of this nature and then just close it right then and there, it's like giving a kid what they wanted for christmas and then taking it away on christmas day a

gallon and a half per person every year but that is nothing compared to the 4 1/2 gallons consumed in belarushe list of the heaviest drinking countries. 9 of the top 10 are in eastern europe. second is moldova, slightly less than 4 1/2 gallons a person. lithuania, it's about 4 gallons. the world health organization's also released its report on life expectancy. it's 81 years for women, 76 for men. that is far from making the top ten. the longest for women, japan, at 87 years. spain, switzerland and singapore. italy ranks third. also at 85. 81.2 years in iceland is best for men. switzerland at 80.7. cut! [bell rings] this...is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" i got more advice than i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidance-before and after the baby is born.

informational operations has raised security about other states in russia's periphery, including nato allies belarus, poland, and others. today, the united states has responded with small-scale rotations of its forces in its -- and its nato allies have done likewise. diplomatic messaging has occurred in sanctions have been veryg, but they have had little impact on russia's decision-making. moreover, it has raised questions about nato's long-term ability to stand up to the challenge. secretary of defense chuck hagel suggested the next nato ministerial must include ministers of finance, noting that today, america's gdp is smaller than the combined gdp's of our 27 allies. but america's defense spending is three times our allies defense spending. third, just eight months after the russia-brokered syria chemical weapons deal, there are tough questions about the u.s. being willing to use force when push comes to shove. from allies and partners, i've heard sharp voices about a united states that has vacillated from drawing red lights to it would not enforce to a united taste that refuses to set red lights

informational operations has raised security about other states in russia's periphery, including nato allies belarus, moldova, poland, and others. today, the united states has responded with small-scale rotations of its forces in its -- and its nato allies have done likewise. diplomatic messaging has occurred, sanctions have been taken, but they have had very little impact on russia's decision-making. moreover, it has raised questions about nato's long-term ability to stand up to the challenge. secretary of defense chuck hagel suggested the next nato ministerial must include ministers of finance, noting that today, america's gdp is smaller than the combined gdp's of our 27 allies. but america's defense spending is three times our allies' defense spending. third, just eight months after the russia-brokered syria chemical weapons deal, there are tough questions about the u.s. being willing to use force when push comes to shove. from allies and partners, i've heard sharp voices about a united states that has vacillated from drawing red lines to it would not enforce to a united taste that refuses to set

-- russian president vladimir putin has signed a deal with his counterparts from cats extent and belarusng an economic union. moscow says the eurasian of exic union or eeu soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy and that starts next year. credit said the project is an attempt to revive part of the old soviet union but vladimir putin says the new union will help provide an attractive center of economic development. the belarusian president predicts ukraine will join the bloc eventually. in ukraine, acting president says 14 soldiers including a general were killed when their helicopter was shot down by rebels. they use a portable air defense missile. the copter went down over the city ofslovensk in eastern ukraine. president obama welcomes representatives of professionals ports leaks, parents, youth athletes, and others to the white house for a summit on youth sports concussions. the president will announce pledges of money and other support from the nfl, the nih and others to begin doing research promoting safety and speedy development of materials bet

poses a threat to non nato members in the neighborhood and those are in the first instance of course belarus and russia but also it's a symbolic gesture to place u.s. military forces in countries bordering ukraine right now in bordering russia because what it suggests is that the u.s. is making a military commitment to defend its nato allies by making even a nominal deployment of the military contingents to those countries. could be felt further afield. europe where fuel costs. anying. through. pretty much. look at what could happen to. a whole new level. with nato troops leaving afghanistan at the end of this year many are asking what's left behind. by more than a decade of conflict continuing taliban. families have been displaced by years of forced to live in makeshift shelters. the report. the sound of a gonna stand for hundreds of years. outlaws during the taliban's cruel regime. drowned out by war in recent decades. it's a folk song from the southern helmand province but you won't hear it in the village where these musicians are from they were forced to flee last month but about one of

the leaders of russia kazakhstan and belarus have agreed to set up a new year asian economic union proving ground for the largest common market on post soviet territory people being one has been following the talks and they count on capital astana the russian president said the signs agreement has learned a stark importance amongst other things not the ex soviet neighbors will now enjoy the free movement of goods capital and services as well as the free movement of people one hundred seventy million people in total and trade is said to accelerate in industries such as energy industry agriculture and trans will know i spoke to david gray from p w c three his reaction to this deal. i'm very positive about the prospects for russia and for the other members of the purchase well i think. if you look at the for example i think the reduction in trade barriers with you had a significant impact in terms of making it easier to do business which does encourage investment and i'm looking for to similar results in terms of the euro should do now over the last three years trade within the customs union