russian ambassador vitaly churkin read a letter from yanukovych.one more twist in a chaotic and baffling situation that has both the international community and world markets rattled. president obama spoke out again today saying that there will be consequences for russia breaking international laws. >> it's a violation of ukraine sovereignty, ukraine's territorial integrity, that they are a violation of international law. over time, this will be a costly proposition for russia and now is the time for them to consider whether they can serve their interests in a way that resorts to diplomacy as opposed to force. >> what president obama describes as a potentially costly proposition for russia comes after weeks of bloody protests in the streets of the capital of kiev which costs more than 100 people their lives. this comes as no surprise to one outspoken critic of vladimir putin. he became famous in the 1980s as the most famous chess player but became under prosecution for putin's repressive regime. he's currently living in new york. thank you for join

for now as you heard churkin of russia saying cooler heads should prevail. but actions speak louder than words says his u.s. counterpart. >> and churkin said that cooler heads should prevail but then accused hit ukranian counterpart of not having a cooler head in effect. although sergeyev's comments from what i hear were fairly measured and calm and much shorter than his russian counterparts. i want to bring in elise labott, foreign affairs reporter, talking about u.s. involvement. you've been discussing options on the table for secretary kerry and president obama. you talked about how an essential focus here is getting russian buy, in trying to convince the russians they can have a part, a relationship with a unified ukraine with the government going forward. how much of a priority is that? >> reporter: i think that's going to be the big priority, jim. nobody wants to see this escalate. and we've been talking throughout the day about how the u.s. and russia have so many issues that they're working on together. on syria, on iran. definitely don't want any of

ambassador churkin said this may well be the solution to the crises. we now turn to the ted conference and a conversation with the co-founder of google and the present ceo, larry page. >> our mission a long time ago was to organize the world information and making the universe accessible and useful. people always say, is that really what you guys are still doing. i'm gng to think about that and i'm not quite sure. actually, when i think about search, it's such a neat thing for all of us, to really understand what you want, to understand the information. and we're still very much in the early stages of that which is totally crazy. i've been at it for 15 years already but it's not at all done. >> rose: vitaly churkin and larry page when we continue. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: taly churkin is here he's russia's ambassador to the united nations. today putin ratified the parliament's treaty to formally annex crimea. the eu and the united states have responded by expanding san

and legitimate mr churkin says that ukraine's ousted leader viktor had a quote sent a letter previously to our president vladimir putin requesting that he use the russian military to restore law and order in ukraine ambassador churkin says that despite the fact that. forcefully ousted from power moscow believes that he remains the legitimate president of ukraine at this moment now the russian envoy held up of photocopy of your own accord which letter to all security council members and even read parts of what was written. to president putin received the following letter from the president of ukraine viktor yanukovych which i'm clear i was legitimately elected president of ukraine i state the events in mind and it is a little from seizure of power in kiev ukraine to the brink of civil war countries and kills the life the security and the rights particularly in the safe used. threatened under the influence of western countries that are open acts of terror and violence people are being prosecuted for the language they speak and for political reasons you must in this regard i address the pr

. >> ambassador vitaly churkin attacked the comments of the unrepresentative. he had this comment about his security council colleagues. >> we have taken note of the rehabilitation of a number of our western partners who simply cannot rid themselves of imperial colonial habits of attempting to impose their writ on other people and countries. >> a thief can steel appropriate. but that does not confer the right of ownership on the leaf. as a matter of law and history, wrong as a matter of policy. >> her comments angered vitaly churkin, who asked to speak again. >> translation: it's unacceptable to listen to these snuments insults. if the u.s. expect our cooperation on a number of issues. >> and as he left. >> i expect an apology. >> un-secretary-genera ban ki-moon will be visiting the areas to try to de-escalate tensions. >> thousands of people who fled their homes in south sudan because of fighting have another threat to deal with - heavy rains, and with little or no sanitation, the refugees are at risk of malaria and other waterborne diseases. landslides in bar

but i am saying that's what vitaly churkin said -- >> right.l. >> we played it for you. >> i heard it. i heard it. we just as a network have to be really careful not to lump the entire pro-european ukrainians into what is -- >> we're not, i'm not. >> -- which are nationalistic and extremist. >> christianchristiane, we're n >> i'm an outsider. i hate to see a civil war break out on cnn. >> it's not a civil war. it's smart conversation. all right, i certainly wasn't lumping all the pro ukrainians -- d at least we got that straight. because wolf, we're in "the situation room," man. >> put it on the air and call it the war room. ♪ [ male announcer ] she won't remember this, being carried in your arms. but after a day spent in the caribbean exploring mayan ruins and playing pirates with you in secret coves, she won't exactly be short on memories. princess cruises. come back new. [ female announcer ] plan your seven-day cruise from just $549. call your travel agent or 1-800-princess. call your travel agent humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creat

batali churkin blasting him for refusing to give coleman's being afraid of tough question. how people like churkin feel they don't really have to leave their comfort zone choke and own daughter is the us based reporter for russia today in new york she's shown here cuisine u.s. state department spokesman jim psaki over this whole ukraine crisis and in the pond she's even reported on her own father. so christian common poll bringing all season is to say church going to into the equation back questioning her reporting on her own father the u.n. envoy while the russian ambassador has already issued his response to the criticism highlighting on paul's own to respond in anger and also saying he's used to tough questions and accusations having been consistently speaking out at the security council for yez had to have conference details on their route. still ahead for you this hour while british high schools are widening their horizons as students have been exposed to strictest surveillance. we are trained up and we have a passion to be lecturers to be involved in teaching support

. >> ambassador vitaly churkin attacked the comment and said the u.n. person produced a one-sided report. >> translation: we have taken note of a number of western partners, who cannot rid themselves of colonial parties who impose their writ. >> a thief can steal property. it does not confer the rite of ownership on the thief. in closing let me emphasise what russia has done is wrong as a matter of law, wrong as a matter of history, wrong as a matter of policy, and dangerous. >> her comments angered ambassador vitaly churkin, who asked to speak again. >> translation: it is simply unacceptable to listen to the insults directed to our country. if the the u.s. delegation expects our cooperation in the security council on other issues, ambassador power must respect us. >> as me left he added this... >> ban ki-moon is starting a visit to moscow and kiev, and the aim to de-escalate the situation. events in the region, and the language around the security council table suggests that tensions are rising. james >> we are in cuba where car ownership is being rela

but charlie churkin says that the security council of the u.n. usually condemns the violent overthrow of an elected leader but he says in the case of ukraine that is not being done what do you have in kiev is a government of the victors a number of key posts there including the minister of defense have been assigned to the members of the radical nationalists aboard a party in december two thousand and twelve the european parliament passed a resolution that denounced the. borders uses racist anti-semitic and xenophobic it also stated that there are counter to the fundamental principles and values of the european union and called on the pro democratic parties within the ukrainian parliament to avoid entry any coalitions with the border so why have their european values gone now so. ambassador churkin also question the sincerity of many western ambassadors when it came to self-determination. in eastern ukraine political differences have spilled causing street violence in the city over ten years. those rallying in support of the new leadership in kie

i am pleased to have vitaly churkin back at this table. tell me how russia sees the annexing of crimea. >> we see it as a historic fact and day. after 60 years of separation, crimea and russia can finally be reunified. something that has been the dream and aspiration of the people all the crimea all of those years. you remember crimea has been a part of russia for centuries. around 60 years ago, arbitrarily by his own decision, he transferred crimea to ukraine. at that point, there was a little grumbling. at least crimea stayed within the same continent. the crimea people tried to cut their political adopting a certain constitution giving them autonomy, but, kiev changed it giving power to crimea. in that situation which developed unexpectedly after the coup which happened in february as no legal authority remained in kiev, the situation where crimea felt threatened by those who conducted this violent coup they went ahead and declared their own independence and a referendum where people voted for joining russia. russia cannot do but take u

churkin ambassador to the united nations. vladimir putin ratified the treaty to formally annex crimea. the eu and the united states have responded by expanding sanctions on high-ranking russian officials. president putin and spokesperson have said that the sanctions will not go unnoticed. governmentine, the signed an agreement with the european union forging closer economic ties. it is the same agreement that former ukraine president yanukovych refused to sign triggering protests in november. i am pleased to have vitaly churkin back at this table. the me how russia sees annexing of crimea. but we see it as a historic fact and day. separation,rs of crimea and russia can finally be reunified. something on the desperation of the people all the crimea all of those years. you remember crimea has been a part of russia for centuries. around 60 years ago, arbitrarily by his own decision, he transferred crimea to ukraine. at that point, there was a little grumbling. at least crimea stayed within the same continent. tried to cutople th

"no", said vitaly churkin, "we were invited in." it prompted strong condemnation. >> russia has every right to wish that events in ukraine turned out differently. it does not have the right to express the unhappiness by using military force or trying to convince the world community that up is down and black is white. >> the russian representative claims that viktor yanukovych called for russian military intervention. "we are talking about a former leader who abandoned his office, capital and country. the idea that his pronouncements conveys legitimacy is farr fetched and in keeping with the rest of russia's bogus justification." the russian ambassador spoke to report erts. >> that letter you got there, do you believe it makes russia's move into crimea legal. the the president of ukraine shares our concerns, concerns of a large segment of the ukrainian population and is appealing to russia to use the armed forces to change the situation and prevent the situation from further deteriorating. >> western nations say russia invaded crimea

how people like churkin feel they don't we have to leave their. own daughter is the u.s.space for russia today in new york she's shown his state department spokesman jen psaki. and in the pond she's even reported on her own father. now the russian ambassador did not appreciate the dragging of his daughter into the case and wrote a response highlighting own family relations he also pointed out to his very position at the security council has made him used to tough questions on our website you can find the envoys response but take a look at. still ahead in the program british anti-fascist activists staged protest rallies calling for hardline politicians to stop the blame game in a bid to score political points on anti immigration sentiment head of parliamentary elections plus. craving for independence and unofficial ballots eighty nine percent of the vote in favor of breaking away from rome and becoming an independent state once again more details on that in just a couple minutes you're watching r.t. international. speak your language. programs. use. stories. here. spanish.

people like churkin feel they don't really have to leave their comfort zone churkin own daughter is theu.s. based reporter for russia today in new york she's shown here quizzing u.s. state department spokesman jim psaki over this whole ukraine crisis and in the past she's even reported on her own father. the russian ambassador has already issued his response to that criticism highlighting this i'm a poor zone curious family links also saying he's used to questions of accusations having been consistently speaking about the security council for years that's why they don't come for more details of this. international war british high schools are widening the horizon students have been exposed to strict surveillance. we are trained up and we have a passion to be lecturing. teach school. says the u.k. government seems to view the education process a little differently stay with us to find out which home office policies are outraging the british academic in the. budget and. big players a chance for the tax on profits to. be. little dots crackback it comes to her. i'd love to see some polling

. >>> that's russian ambassador churkin, trying to ease worries that forces may be ready for a full-scale invasion. the comments coming amid intense diplomacy seeking to decrease tensions. secretary of state john kerry later tonight in paris sitting down with sergei lavrov. that's says to take place at the russian ambassador's residence in paris. that follows a conversation from president where the president told president putin to withdraw his forces. mr. putin complained about what he calms extremists and the iljet government in kiev. will he then move on other soviet republicans. ambassador john bolting, fox's contributor and senior fellow at the american institute joins us from canada today. kerry and lavrov about to sit down for the meeting. what do you think will come out of it, if anything? >> i think the odds are very little. my guess is that putin follows obama's speech in brussels on wednesday very carefully. if you read between the lines, obama essentially conceded russia has crimea. so i think putin offering vague ideas about stabilizing the situation in ukraine may think he c

church -- vitaly churkin had a letter from the former president viktor yanukovych. russia is accused of invading crimea. "no, we were invite in." it prompted strong condemnation from other ambassadors. >> russia had every right to wish events in ukraine turned out differently. it does not have the right to show that by using military force and trying to convince the community that up is down and black is white. >> russians claim that mr viktor yanukovych called for russian military intervention. we are talking about a former leader who abandoned his office, capital and his country. the idea that his pronouncements convey legitimacy is farr fetched and in keeping with russia's bogus reasons. >> that letter you have there, do you believe it makes your military intervention in crimea legal? >> well, we believe that the person who we believe legally is president of ukraine also shares our concerns, the concerns of a large segment of the ukrainian population about what is going on. it's appealing to russia to use the armed forces to change the situation and prevent it fr

vitaly churkin says his country was just respecting the choice of crimeans who voted in favor of joining the russian federation. the u.n. resolution is the latest attempt to isolate russia for annexing the autonomous ukrainian republic. u.s. and european union leaders have imposed sanctions, and this week the u.s. state department took action to cut off the flow of defense items and services to russia. >> the sanctions that the united states and the european union have imposed will continue to grow, if russia doesn't change course. >> reporter: as western nations try to hurt russia, they're helping ukraine. the international monetary fund reached a multibillion dollar loan agreement that will unlock further assistance to steer the country away from bankruptcy. >> this financial support amounts to $27 billion over the next three years. >> reporter: and in the u.s. -- >> the yeas are 98, the nays are 2 -- >> reporter: lawmakers passed a bill to provide aid and back a $1 billion loan guarantee. ukrainians know their economy is in trouble after months of political unrest. they blame russia f

. >> her comments angered ambassador vitaly churkin who asked to speak again. >> it's unacceptable to listen to the instalments addressed to the country. if the u.s. delegation expect our cooperation, then ambassador powell must understand this. als he left the meeting -- as he left the meeting he added this... >> ban ki-moon is starting a visit to moscow and kiev, his aim to de-escalate the situation. however, event in the region, and the language around the security council table suggest that interpretation is rising. >> coming up on the program - a second opposition leader is arrested in venezuela as the death toll from protests continues to rises. >> victims of landslides are struggling to find shelter. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. australia says it has found two objects in the southern indian ocean that could be linked to the missing malaysia airlines flight mh370. an aircraft is searching the area with three more arriving later. the australian maritime agency says one of the objects measured 24 metres. >> seven taliban suicide bombers att

on all parties to pursue a peaceful resolution to the crisis in ukraine russia's ambassador vitaly churkin called it confrontational but he also highlighted some aspects of the text he said should be implemented in any way by all parties. russia is against the proposed draft resolution by the general assembly it is confrontational in nature the draft seeks to put into question the meaning of the referendum in crimea that took place which already played a key historical role it would be counterproductive to challenge that at the same time we think that the draft has some important correct statements for example the call to refrain from unilateral actions or inflammatory rhetoric which could lead to an increase in tensions now the u.n. g.a. resolution on ukraine is non binding but it is symbolic and it does send a strong political message reflecting the position of the majority of member states belonging to the united nations we should remember and reflect back on kosovo as unilateral declaration of independence in two thousand and eight it happened outside of the authorization of the securi

fatality churkin celebrating moscow's signing of a treaty with crimea the response however was a frenzyof friction as more important i reports when the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power spoke her scathing remarks against russia showed basically no restraint she referenced russia some of the world's russia's very well known world renowned authors while mocking the country's current actions and she also went on to refer to russia as a thief russia is known for its literary greatness and what you just heard from the russian ambassador showed more imagination than tolstoy or chekhov a thief can steal property but that does not confer the right of ownership on the thief you know there you had the u.s. envoy speaking after her russian counterpart had addressed the security council she was replying to some things that he said the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin didn't take her words very lightly would you know she just giving our discussions today some of my colleagues used excessive language particularly the us ambassador ms it was howard who started by mentioning tolstoy

how people like churkin feel they don't need have to leave their comfort zone show king's own daughter is the u.s. based reporter for russia today in new york she's shown here quizzing u.s. state department spokesman jim psaki over this whole ukraine crisis and in the pond she's even reported on her own father. well the russian ambassador has already issued his response to the criticism highlighting this amanpour has only curious family links and also saying he's used to tough questions and accusations having been consistently speaking to the security council for years and to r.t. dot com for more details of the route. just ahead for you here in our international well british universities a widening their horizons students have been exposed to strict surveillance. we are trained up and we have a passion to be lecturers or to be involved in teaching support we are not border agents but the u.k. government seems to view the education process a bit differently stay with us to find out which home office policies are outraging the british academic and the. we wanted to create a realistic mo

security council she was replying to some things that he said the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkindidn't take her words very lightly. getting her discussions to do some of my colleagues used excessive language particularly the us ambassador ms howard who started by mentioning tolstoy in check of but ended at the level of the targets such insults concerning russians are absolutely unacceptable that should be clear to them is that the u.s. delegation expects to cooperate with russia in the security council on other issues in the future or use that i mean obviously tensions are high there is a division within the security council but at the end of the day no matter how divided all these envoys are they do need to find a common language to interact with one another without offending one another. well the most recent shooting incident in crimea sor an unidentified sniper opened fire on both local self-defense forces and the ukrainian military killing one person from each side the local authorities have been investigating the case but the u.s. state department has already made up its min

would be drawn and that was vitaly churkin russian ambassador to the u.n. . and the largest hazardous waste a landfill on the west coast is trying to expand however the tiny town that sits next to it kettleman city which is in california is fighting back the town is worried about toxic pollution it claims has already cost residents harrowing birth defects activists have been fighting this landfill for years but the waste company is still claiming it's safe artie's ramon glendon has the story. the heart of california's central valley good old insidious hold to a vibrant agricultural industry it also sits on oil. pipelines and is close to a massive hazardous waste site. some residents of this remote town feel they are getting sick from all the pollution caused by the air is industries it's out of oh ok ok you know i wouldn't wish it on any parent but many parents in this area are going through it unfortunately and the thing that is going to hell and my yes i'll settle tears up actually describes the death of her ten month old daughter ashley in two thousand and

told council members that moscow's actions in recent days are fully appropriate and legitimate mr churkin says that ukraine's ousted leader viktor unocal which previously sent a letter to president vladimir putin requesting that he use the russian military to restore law and order and order in ukraine ambassador churkin says despite the fact that you get a call that was forcefully ousted from power moscow believes that he currently remains the legitimate president of ukraine now the russian envoy held up a photo copy of unocal which is the letter to security council members and even read parts of what was written the president has received of russia has received the following from president going to commission i quote the statements of the president of ukraine as illegitimate. elect representatives i said that the events in my plays and the events in kiev have resulted in the fact that ukraine is on the brink of a civil war in the country there is chaos and anarchy to life the security of the rights of people particularly in the southeast part in crimea are being threatened so under the i

vitaly churkin >> the major developments in the ukraine have worldwide implications. russia's black sea fleet ordering them to surrender by monday. the commander threatened a real assault of ukraine's military if the deadline passed. a fleet spokesman claimed there were no immediate plans for a russian attack. meanwhile ukraine's u.n. ambassador said monday that russia put 16,000 troops in crimea for the past week. sergei lavrov, the forin minister, in geneva said russia was protecting its interest and russian's citizens that lived in ukraine: >> russia's u.n. ambassador insisted troops in crimea were invited, entering at the request of deposed ukrainian president viktor yanukovych to establish: >> but america's u.n. ambassador samantha power didn't buy it. >> military action cannot be justified on the basis of threats that haven't been made and aren't being carried out. there is no evidence that ethnic russians are in danger. >> meanwhile at the white house president obama warned russia that the u.s. and russian allies were making preparations of their own. >> we are

arab spring but now it seems that it was back to where it was before the uprising or he's honest churkin it takes a look. uprisings abroad getting equated with the promise of a better future and hailed as true democracy the democratic message that swept across the middle east so called arab spring so determination through coups and regime change often hailed by washington as an honest way to move forward for the united states supporting democratic transitions is not a matter of idealism it is a strategic necessity redefining the word democracy to democracy is a government that we like that she courts our house and if it doesn't well let us not an artist and you can overthrow it in egypt swept by revolution and coup almost five hundred thirty supporters of the ousted morsi regime get sentenced to death as the military takes over the staggering numbers reminiscent of medieval times the only alternative it would seem to despotism is a form of an islamic democracy and the people are paying with their lives and with their security you know that to go to the rights are respected if you would a

little attention from western politicians and media outlets russia's ambassador to the un vitaly churkin highlighted the issue unfortunately that transcript which created quite a stir in russian and some european media was completely ignored by the mainstream american media and as to who was the source of sniper fire you may have seen the footage on the internet we have seen it on television that there were clearly opposition snipers who took over a hotel in downtown in downtown who were who were working or snipers shooting at somebody in the streets so now it's obvious that they were the ones who were killing both the policemen and those who are protesting in order to exploit even further protest and take power by force to execute this school. in ukraine. will have to tolerate your kin live here on our team to national later in the program the russian envoy is urging the un to push for an investigation into the shootings in kiev and our t.v. crew actually came under sniper fire there as well while i was covering events alexei your shift key had a narrow escape he recalls now that day an

to the podium and voiced their support for this draft text but russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin when he addressed the international body he was the opposite of the obvious which is that moscow doesn't support this resolution as you mentioned he called it confrontational but he also highlighted highlighted some aspects of the text that he said should be implemented by all parties. russia is against draft resolution by the general sense that it is confrontational in nature the draft. to be put under question the. referendum in crimea that is to place which already played a key role because it would be counterproductive to challenge that at the same time we think that the draft has some important and correct statements for example the call to refrain from unilateral actions or inflammatory rhetoric which could lead to an increase in tensions. no u.n. g.a. resolution in all matters including this one on ukraine there are nonbinding which means there is no legal in force meant but it is symbolic and it does send a strong political message reflecting the position of the majority of th

i think he said the russian ambassador churkin was cold-hearted in his remarks regarding the situation. we may likely see other ambassadors to follow him. the security council of course has this dilemma. look, some aspects of successful crisis solving over the decades have been diplomacy backed by the threat of force. but there's no appetite for that. and it doesn't appear there's going to be any ooh type of military showdown. they can only hope here diplomatically to work out some type of new arrangement as you mentioned with your other guest regarding a unity government or some type of monitors that are there. the u.n. would be the seal of approval, the good housekeeping global seal of diplomatic approval when they get to that stage, if they get there. but right now i think diplomats higher than the ambassador pay grade will be solving this. certainly as you mentioned, president obama speaking with president putin would be the indication of where things may be going in the next few days. the security council's upset, but they're not going to authorize any outlandish activity just yet

security council she was replying to some things that he said the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkindidn't take her words very lightly she just giving our discussions today some of my colleagues used excessive language particularly the u.s. ambassador ms it was howard who started by mentioning tolstoy and chekhov but into the liberal targets such insults concerning russia salute. the u.s. delegation expects to cooperate with russia in the security council issues. obviously tensions are high there is a division within the security council but at the end of the day no matter how divided all these envoys are they do need to find a common language to interact with one another without offending one another. the u.s. state department spokesperson has accused russia of opening fire on ukrainian soldiers in crimea according to local officials a third party was shooting both ukrainian and self-defense forces killing one person on each side incident is being investigated however washington already seems to think it has all the answers to try to find out whether there's any evidence to back its

sanctions on russia the white house also stated it wouldn't recognize the referendum on a starship churkin has more from washington. we've heard from the white house say that washington basically rejects this referendum they have said that now barack obama is contemplating a list of individuals russians that would be slapped with sanctions in the form of asset freezes and visa bans this comes after another set of sanctions was imposed earlier on in this crisis we do know it curiously that these rejections of course are being announced before any official results of the referendum have even been announced washington is basically saying that the referendum opposes and violates the cranium constitution and that it comes as a result of intimidation from russia whereas moscow of course throughout this entire crisis has been saying that no military action would be taken place only as a very last resort and certainly that has been the case on the ground expectedly we have heard from ukraine's cool points of prime minister of course called this referendum a circus we've also heard from the u.k. sa

ambassador vitaly churkin and c.n.n. anchor christiane amanpour you can find out what's happening and how it all went down right now with dot com. also there you can find many other stories as well the very latest developments in and around ukraine minute by minute updates and analysis a few clicks away. by of all for now here on our international coming up academics and lashing out at the government. we all trained and we have a passion to be lecturers to be involved in teaching support we are not professors now saying universities are losing their reputations because the authorities well continue to force them to check their immigration papers the full report and if you see. you but you weak. big news from players the chancellor of the tax on profits to ten percent in bingo lingo this would be jump and john drawers too little ducks quack quack it comes to herbie. not a serious time. now my. heart's. secret lover tour. was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a dollar amount anything t

is not interfering or instigating in any action in crimea the russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin says that the security council of the un usually condemns the violent overthrow of an elected leader but he says in the case of ukraine that is not being done what you have in kiev is a government of the victors a number of key posts there including the minister of defense have been assigned to the members of the radical nationalists of a board of party in december two thousand and twelve the european parliament passed a resolution that denounced the borders views as racist anti-semitic and zina food inc it also stated their counter to the fundamental principles and values of the european union and called on the pro democratic parties within the ukrainian parliament to avoid any coalitions with small border so one have their european values gone now. ambassador churkin also question the sincerity of many western ambassadors when it came to self-determination. well back in ukraine the eastern industrial hub of the nets could be going through what residents of neighboring crimea a so af

and the europeans acknowledged it and embassador churkin said why is it ok for kosovo to do something like that to determine the fate of their future but it's not ok for those living in crimea to do the same all right marina naya from our our new york studio thanks for that reporting. the crisis in ukraine will be part of the focus of politicking with larry king this evening one of tonight's guest is former secretary of defense william cohen here's what he had to say about how president obama is handling the ukraine crisis. i think he's trying to conduct himself with some the dignity and and not getting into the name calling and this is something that we really have to stop because name calling doesn't make us bigger makes us smaller it's not a substitute for a policy as henry kissinger said it's simply a mask for the absence of a policy so stop the name calling continue to negotiate with the russians continue to talk to them. tonight here on r.t. america. well the u.s. has officially sent home of one ton of obey detainee who had been held without trial for twelve years forty four yea

very big question and this is what the russian foreign minister said on this all right on a stasia churkin from our new york city oh thank you. and now let's take a look at more reaction here in washington d.c. demonstrators gathered today in front of the white house to rally against what they say is russian aggression in the crimea region the rally was held by the ukrainian congress committee of america which is an umbrella organization representing the over one million americans of ukrainian descent here in the united states the group is calling instead on a diplomatic solution to be reached and echoing that sentiment is an op ed piece published yesterday by former secretary of state henry kissinger in that piece called how the ukraine crisis and schisms are called out both moscow and washington for failing to try to bridge the gap between the east and the west he said quote far too often the ukrainian issue is posed as a showdown but if you create us to survive and thrive it must not be either side's outpost against the other it should function as a bridge between them to treat ukraine

we just heard from the united states -- the russian ambassador to the united nations, vitaly churkin.und right now from the united states ambassador to the united nations, samantha power, who is