government that it can't simply relinquish crimea it's called. soul quo vadis crimea. it can only be hoped that the people of crimea can decide for themselves what lies ahead. whether we like it or not in my view we have no alternative but to accept that crimea is now and will remain russian client. a question to receive you will carry the weight of the relationship between russia and ukraine is extremely dynamic and you put your basically even today it has yet to find a definitive for. you for forces if you're at a point in time in the past crimea was handed over to ukraine it passed from the russian to the ukrainian soviet republic within the framework of the soviet union. it's difficult to see that as a justifiable act as though it was a step within the framework of a single state and when one state is suddenly replaced by two independent states it's logical that both will stake a claim. time will pass and the relationship between the two countries will find a form and bounds. but the most important thing is that the voices of the people who live here are heard just

crimea is one. what has happened over the past year is the kremlin has demonstrated how they are using crimea in order to increase by startingukraine the harassment of ukrainian and international shipping going into the sea of all soft -- into the sea and this is very dangerous. you praised the united states and europe for the sanctions announced last week, but in your diplomatic way and in my post state department career approved to bleed undiplomatic, let me be more forward. i think the sanctions were inadequate. i think they are therefore not ultimately helpful. that at this point in time, moscow's seizure of the ukrainian ships are tactical victory because they paid not a significant price. we need more sanctions so this becomes a strategic defeat. , your sense ofew the state of play on the straights incident, how is this perceived in the kremlin, recognizing we have to be humble in the way we analyze what they are up to. >> i think the fact that it took us until last friday to respond to an eve

residents of crimea. in public open place and asked them what changes he -- they have noticed over -- negative -- [ speaking foreign language ] [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: you can see the situation in russia in generally you can see the new -- newly introduced laws, which are mass produced by the russian federation. they are aimed at limiting the freedoms of -- human freedoms that the russian federation assigned on for. and -- >> speaking foreign language ] . >> translator: is a must for the peaceful development around the world. and we see this as the basis for a foundation of our own security because politics -- by russian federation is not corresponding to -- united states and many european countries for their -- their -- how tragical it may be viewed, i am very grateful for your interest. i would be happy to answer your questions. and i call on you to keep the crimea and the fate of the crimean tartar in mind and do all you can to fix in situation. and realize that despite all the sta

crimea was taken away from crimea ends their homeland was taken away from them it is well understood that the international community will never recognize this we feel pain every day for this but for those ukrainians who back russia have been celebrations that was really about surprise that it is a great very special day for me i feel proud for russia and crimea thank god we are united. a crimea was gifted to ukraine by soviet leader nikita khrushchev in one thousand nine hundred fifty four when ukraine became independent in one nine hundred ninety one russian president boris yeltsin agreed it could remain in ukraine the region has always been of political and strategic importance to both moscow and kiev it lies on a peninsula between the black sea and the sea of as of and has a russian speaking majority but many crimean support closer ties with the rest of europe crimean crisis was sparked when ukraine's then president viktor yushchenko which turned down a trade deal with the e.u. and accepted a bailout from moscow three months of street protests followed leading to janak overtures

in crimea. the major difference is that in crimea the people most people here have now taken russian passports to. the ukraine in the community. sees ukrainian. people live in crimea live they have the facilities and the russian citizens they have the full pensions of the russian state in eastern ukraine and russia wasn't willing to offer people that same perspective basically becoming a defector part of russia people did not get russian they didn't get russian pensions and the fighting continues in crimea it could be active phase of the standoff was very short and basically since the end of march twenty fourth teen russian forces are being controlled and you've had this standoff between russian supported separatists and the. me. in which people are still dying. that is very different situation. spondon economy joining us tonight from the city of sebastopol in crimea on this five year anniversary of the annexation of crimea by russia nic thank you very much. the pressure continues to mount on th

the an exemption of crimea. sanctions international isolation from russia and yet russia shows no signs of ever leaving the peninsula who would ever challenge russia now i mean it seems that. a permanent condition. well exactly brant there's no real sign anyone is seriously thinking of challenging russia militarily here crimea is a region that's been up to its teeth this was historically and still is home to russia's black sea fleet but a lot more in terms of all means has been brought in the last five years and indeed no one in ukraine is seriously talking about challenging russia simply because the balance of strength is so much in russia's favor i think no one in ukraine yet is really willing to talk about giving up its claims to crimea that is definitely something i still think. in ukraine for now the standoff continues and people you know moving crimea trying to visit relatives in the rest of ukraine ukraine is trying to come here have a hell of a hard time passing through some very strict border checks. an

crimea was taken away from crimea ends their homeland was taken away from them it is well understood that the international community will never recognize this we feel pain every day for this but for those ukrainians who back russia have been celebrations that was released about surprise that it is a great very special day for me i feel proud for russia and crimea thank god we are united. a crimea was gifted to ukraine by soviet leader nikita khrushchev in one thousand nine hundred fifty four when ukraine became independent in one nine hundred ninety one russian president boris yeltsin agreed it could remain in ukraine the region has always been of political and strategic importance to both moscow and kiev it lies on a peninsula between the black sea and the sea of as of and has a russian speaking majority but many crimean support closer ties with the rest of europe crimean crisis was sparked when ukraine's then president viktor yushchenko which turned down a trade deal with the e.u. and accepted a bailout from moscow and three months of street protests followed leading to janak over

march sixteenth twenty fourteen tens of thousands celebrate in crimea. have been insular had voted to become part of russia the man who is today crimea as prime minister congratulated the crowds go on we're going home a phrase repeated over and over on this day this time backed up by the russian national anthem. the previous month had seen violent protests in ukraine's capital kiev the demonstrators wanted to reduce russian influence the protests drove the country's pro russian president from power moscow responded by sending its forces into ukraine's crimean peninsula which has in a story called linked with russia soon the referendum was called but the result was clear from the start efficient tally showed over ninety percent voted in favor of leaving ukraine yet the idea of russian role was especially bitter for the indigenous crimean tatars who are traditionally muslim in the one nine hundred forty soviet leader joseph stalin deported over two hundred thousand chartist essential asia tens of thousands died but in one nine hundred fifty four stalin suc

let's take a look at the map is crimea. there's curch and some others here. that's where the crimea bridge will be built two bridges really one for trains and another road bridge piers where the ferry service is based or tough because to quote crim. this might look at a place to build a bridge but in the winter strong currents here would push up against the pilings much harder than on to spit so this is a lot safer. to be honest i'm really more of a tourist here. these guys around me are the real heroes. while seven am and it's time for a check up. working men are no stranger. to medical checks at seven in the morning was an emergency have any construction site is by definition a danger zone so they do everything they can to minimize risks. including the warden with. their loosely i didn't notice. this is on serino shall be my guide here and some on. your friends are coming to you for you when you get what. you want more your. new group of. people. over. on serene i used to teach english and made a little extra cash by selling odds and ends up some on markets

let's take a look at the map is crimea. let's curch benjamin is here. that's where the crimea bridge will be built to purchase reli one for trains and another road bridge piers where the ferry service is based or tough because to quote crim. this might look at a place to build a bridge but in the winter strong currents here would push up against the pilings much harder than on top of a spit so this is a lot safer. to be honest i'm really more of a tourist here. these guys around me are the real heroes. while seven am and it's time for a check up. on. working men and no stranger. to medical checks at seven in the morning was alleged to have been a construction site is by definition a danger zone so they do everything they can to minimize risks. including or them with. their lives for you. this is on serena she'll be my guide here and some on the difference with you. when you get what. you do. you're. just going to have. on serene i used to teach english and made a little extra cash by selling odds and ends at some on markets but now she's retired. on ser

them remain in critical condition tonight and russian president vladimir putin attends a concert in crimea marking five years since russia annexed that region from ukraine western powers have begin condemned the illegal land grab people in crimea what that means to them today. it's good to have you with us tonight there is a new brakes in crisis with the u.k. set to crash out of the european union in just eleven days the speaker of the house of commons has ruled that a third vote on prime minister teresa mayes breaks a plan will not take place unless the proposal before lawmakers is substantially different from the plan that has already been rejected twice a maze office has issued a muted states. tonight saying only that speaker john bercow has announcement has been eroded and will be given proper consideration but she was reportedly furious and felt blindsided by his comments let's listen to what burke of said today. what the government camel legitimately do is to resubmit to the house the saving proposition all substantially the same proposition as that's of last week which was rejected

respect to crimea. then we are just quibbling over the price. what has happened in ukraine, invasion of the eastern part of the country and continued occupation has precipitated an international crisis and resulting conflict has claimed more than 10,000 lives. russia has subjected the citizens of crimea to discrimination in accessing education, health care and employment and attacked free travel rights and the free press. and this is so important we should be satisfied with nothing less than absolute clarity about our position, which is that we support ukraine's sonchts over crimea. the obama administration accomplished the nonrecognition policy towards russian sovereignty and levied sanctions against individuals and entities enabling russia's illegal occupation. our allies in europe have stood with us shoulder to shoulder in enforcing those sanctions. congress codified those sanctions and used the power of the purse to prohibit the use of government funds for any action hat could possibly recognize the

it's also the origin of crimea's modern name. this is the location ryszard chose for his in the car. to be honest i've never been inside a mosque before this is just as exciting for me as it is for the bride and groom. i don't understand a single word but even so it's very moving. always wanted to come here in winter and yesterday there was literally a stall i can't imagine how the builders can stand this weather. i've been on the bridge for about ten minutes and my face already feels as though it's being caught in a siberian frost during a storm crane operations are suspended but today the wind has subsided and work is on the way you know no course. groups near. when you have all the news your. most close your fist pull your voice it will. give you a bit of both a. good hour debacle over how you know it so. big building a but if you just know what the other fellow both are most of the book will see. more. world war two. the working man the canteen is sacred in fact it's like a factory all by itself. it is actually comparable to

march sixteenth twenty fourteen tens of thousands celebrate in crimea. have been insular had voted to become part of russia the man who is today crimea as prime minister congratulated the crowds don't go away we're going home a phrase repeated over and over on this day this time backed up by the russian national anthem. the previous month had seen violent protests in ukraine's capital kiev the demonstrators wanted to reduce russian influence the protests drove the country's pro russian president from power moscow responded by sending its forces into ukraine's crimean peninsula which has an historical link with russia soon the referendum was called but the result was

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in crimea yes yeah well what do you suggest that we do invade crimea do our sort of but. most of all i still you if it was a surprise because it happened because of a chain of events right again it's not like i disagree fundamentally with the premise that they were sitting here for years waiting to invade crimea and we missed this you had a leader that they backed that collapsed in kiev you had a leader and you're on a coat which who fled to russia this was a huge embarrassment to putin he saw something a country ukraine right on his borders slipping away from any russian influence and that's what propels him in the crimea so even if we had seen that you know a day earlier it's not as if we were going to deploy the us military into crimea to keep those russian special forces out again i think you have to understand the more important issue here is what are putin's motivations and then how does the west respond to those things ben rhodes in the short time that we have left let's look ahead to. the next presidential election next year. what kind of democratic party do you t

and we have a look at the night falls the bikers who helped the thrushes disputed takeover of crimea five years ago. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us new zealand's prime minister says new gun control laws will be made public in ten days there also be a review of the country's security services following friday's massacre at two christchurch mosques people have been expressing their sorrow for the victims with the traditional new zealand haka. i. was up there. students performing the mary hawk outside the mosque there were mostly fifty victims were killed it was a scene repeated throughout the country yes failure on the far right extremists arrested after the attack has been charged with murder. although he was prime minister usin ardern spoke earlier today in a news conference confirming that there will be a national service for the victims they will be a national committee and a city of us. how then order for new zealand is together to give there and acknowledge the terrorist attacks on friday that will absolutely be the case that what we want to ensure is that we allo

how do the residents of crimea do their identity. crimea through the ages. in forty five minutes on t w. sarno just couldn't get this song out of his head. musicologist began searching for the source of these captivating sounds. and found that deep in the rain forest in central africa. the by a couple. that. seen nothing else. my little costs he was so fascinated by their culture that he stayed. only a promise to. the jungle and return to the concrete and glass jungle but. the result reverse culture shock. the prize winning documentary from the forest starts people first on t.w. . it's official germany's two biggest banks are discussing a merger but is the possible fusion of deutsche of bach with combet spog putting what the german government wants against what employees and investors want. and women in the e.u. earn on average sixteen percent less than men working in lower paying careers.

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these are the two new power plants are set to launch in crimea ensuring energy for the prevention of those plans are part of a larger infrastructure project to develop the region in southern russia. a new airport schools kindergartens hospitals a state of the art one of a kind of bridge from the peninsula to the mainland. russia has been steadfast on its promise to propel its new all region into prosperity yet still crimea has been plagued by one particular type of hardship and that has electricity supply it may seem like a third world problem and really well it is but still of the peninsula would plunge into darkness repeatedly and abruptly that would be for all sorts of reasons really starting from crumbling infrastructure and sometimes that would be due to accidents and well at times crimea would be simply held hostage by its x. key of either incapable of or not willing to keep the lights on in people's homes see crimea draws most of its power from ukraine so it's doomed to dependency on a country chose not to be a part of that's how it is for now yet not for long because russia i

still ahead here down to zero flight of a putin celebrates five years since russia annexed the crimea region from the upright. hello again and welcome back we're here we are watching one system and you can see it's quite well here on the satellite image over the caspian the area of low pressure is going to stay in this area over the next few days and that means often on rain clouds for many locations temps are actually coming down here in tehran over the next few days not looking too bad for tehran here on tuesday partly cloudy conditions with the temperature few of fifteen degrees but as we go towards wednesday a lot of that activity starts to make its way down here towards the south so you see a combination of snow in the overnight hours and rain during the daytime with the terms for a few of about ten degrees down here towards queen city it is going to be hazy with a temperature of twenty four where across the gulf it has been windy it has been dusty for many locations in doha we do expect things to get a little bit better over the next few days and temperatures are coming up from

and we meet in light wolves the men on motorbikes who helped in russia's disputed takeover of crimea five years ago. also coming up fighting sexual harassment in india the numbers and the faces on a new smartphone apps designed to fight harassment and help make women safe at work and on the streets we have a special report. i'm brian thomas thanks for being with us as new zealand begins a new week coming to terms with the worst terror attack in a smaller in history the prime minister says gun law reforms will be made public in ten days there will also be a review of the country's security agencies the fifty. people who died in the attacks on two mosques in christchurch are being mourned in new zealand and in other locations as well. the people of christchurch paying tribute to the victims and the survivors of the attack laying flowers and messages of support not far from the hospital where those wounded are still being treated. in pakistan vigils and ceremonies were being held across the country at least nine people originally from pakistan were killed in the attack including nighy m

russia and the west separatists in crimea are celebrating what moscow has described as the day of crimea is reunification with russia the end exemption of crimea by russia was a violation of international law since two thousand and fourteen about thirteen thousand people have been killed in an ongoing conflict between ukraine and russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine. comes from crimea as the largest cities of. people still suffering after the annexation as well as those taking part in today's celebrations like members of russia biker gang who helped to make the sation happen. even though it was and their leader of exam results are vladimir putin's favorite bikers. there rally through the city of sebastopol marking five years since the russian takeover is more than just a bit of fun. back in two thousand and fourteen they played a very real part in helping the kremlin bring the peninsula under its control. setting up roadblocks and patrolling the streets while the russian special forces in unmarked uniforms took over government buildings. so i assume it's a miracle this all happe

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