here in the kurdish strait 9 months ago russia says they legally entered its waters near the crimean peninsula seized by russia from ukraine in 2014 a british. let me draw your attention to the fact that they trespassed in russian territorial waters which were russian even before crimea join the russian federation that is in the place where russian territorial waters have always been. the kurds strait gives the only access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of. but it's now largely under russian control and tensions in the region are high. in july this russian tanker was seized by the ukrainians who said it had been involved in the capture of their sailors the russian crew were later released president putin had been pressured by the european union and the united states to release the sailors an international tribunal had also ordered russia to immediately release the men and their ships the kremlin refused. several of the men were reportedly moved from labor camps in different parts of russia to a single jail in moscow ahead of their exchange with russians being held in ukrainian prisons all

here in the kurdish strait 9 months ago russia says they legally entered its waters near the crimean peninsulaseized by russia from ukraine in 2014 a british. let me draw your attention to the fact that they trespassed in russian territorial waters which were russian even before crimea joined the russian federation that is in the place where russian territorial waters have always been used. the kurds strait gives the only access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of but it's now largely under russian control and tensions in the region are high. in july this russian tanker was seized by the ukrainians who said it had been involved in the capture of their sailors the russian crew were later released president putin had been pressured by the european union and the united states to release the sailors an international tribunal had also ordered russia to immediately release the men and their ships the kremlin refused. several of the member of portly move from labor camps in different parts of russia to a single jail in moscow ahead of their exchange with russians being held in ukrainian prisons al

swap so the 2 countries exchange 35 prisoners on each side the sailors were captured near the crimean peninsula last november. police in hong kong have successfully prevented a protest targeting the city's airport it was a big police presence on the day and trains and buses to the airport were limited but testers shut down the airport for 2 days last month and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after libya unspeakable crime for. there is no such thing as a chemo. war allows every kind of atrocity. of all war crimes rape is the hardest to uncover making it the perfect crime. but did on the. now claim to saw and sound all that and shown on. the senate floor. french human rights lawyer celine barr dead much fatima. she is not libyan but she lived. she was kidnapped and raped like to see whom we saw earlier during the siege of misrata and is now trying to pull her life back together. from. the human rights groups of libyans operating out of tunis. he was a desert. and his unit took part in the government seized of the opposition city of misrata in 2011. he also wanted his

their families in kiev after being handed back by russia the sailors were captured near the crimean peninsulalast november and accused of illegally entering russia the 2 countries exchanged $35.00 prisoners on each side of this what follows years of conflict involving russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine and new efforts to revive stalled peace talks under sentence as more. they set sail of a holders and ended up behind bars in russia 22 ukrainian soldiers and 2 members of the country's security services they were captured by the russian navy which opened fire on their 3 boats here in the kurdish strait 9 months ago russia says they legally entered its waters near the crimean peninsula seized by russia from ukraine in 2014 a british. let me draw your attention to the fact that they trespassed in russian territorial waters which were russian even before crimea joined the russian federation that is in the place where russian territorial waters have always been. the courage strait gives the only access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of. but it's now largely under russian control and

here in the kurdish strait 9 months ago russia says they legally entered its waters near the crimean peninsula seized by russia from ukraine in 2014. a british. let me draw your attention to the fact that they trespassed in russian territorial waters which were russian even before crimea join the russian federation that is in the place where russian territorial waters have always been used. the kurds strait gives the only access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of but it's now largely under russian control and tensions in the region are high. in july this russian tanker was seized by the ukrainians who said it had been involved in the capture of their sailors the russian crew were later released president putin had been pressured by the european union and the united states to release the sailors an international tribunal had also ordered russia to immediately release the men and their ships the kremlin refused several of the men were reportedly moved from labor camps in different parts of russia to a single jail in moscow ahead of their exchange with russians being held in ukrainian prisons

so the 2 countries exchange $35.00 prisoners on each side the sailors were captured near the crimean peninsula last november and accused of illegally entering russia. as a professor comparative politics and care for me he says russia is using the illegal detention of ukrainians as a bargaining tool. the future of us as a political prisoners who are in russia including crimea us it's very difficult for me it's actually it's very difficult to make a forecast because iran is holding. out as hostages. xavi would like to bargain ok they're not freeing people because it's necessary because it's the rule of law because it's the decision of international court this is a bloody thing from russia a typical position of 0 of the dictators and if you are talking about the future of negotiations over a solution. don't but. it's very difficult to forecast because as i have mentioned the precondition for certain number one is a stable ceasefire and there was no ceasefire unfortunately again russia is using either as a bargaining position in negotiations with ukraine but also who is the best saw russia actuall

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsula which russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he crane's recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he.

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsula which russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he crane's recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and.

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsulawhich russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he cranes recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the prisoner exchange could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is being seen as a victory for both presidents putin and zelinsky a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet of ukraine 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight that suggests the lenski not only had to make concessions but that russia will be a tough negotiating partner in future talks to end fighting in eastern ukraine. victoria gave

russian warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters need a crimean peninsula which russian troops east and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin specter protist are at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago ukraine's recently elected president followed me as alinsky says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the president exchanged could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is seen as a victory for both president putin and the lengthy a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet over ukraine 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight this not only suggest that selenski had to make concessions but also that russia will be a tough negotiating partner and future talks to end the fighting in eastern ukraine

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsula which russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he crane's recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the prisoner exchange could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is being seen as a victory for both presidents putin and selenski a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet a crane 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight that suggests the lenski not only had to make concessions but that russia will be a tough negotiating partner in future talks to end fighting in eastern ukraine. victoria be al

russian warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters need a crimean peninsula which russian troops east and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin specter protist are at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago ukraine's recently elected president followed me as alinsky says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the president exchanged could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is seen as a victory for both president putin and the lengthy a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet over ukraine 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight this not only suggest that selenski had to make concessions but also that russia will be a tough negotiating partner and future talks to end the fighting in eastern ukraine

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsula which russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he crane's recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the prisoner exchange could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is being seen as a victory for both presidents putin and selenski a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet a crane 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight that suggests the lenski not only had to make concessions but that russia will be a tough negotiating partner in future talks to end fighting in eastern ukraine. victoria gave

russia and ukraine deteriorated rapidly of course during 2014 and then the crimean peninsula became part of russia or again big vote on lot more than 130 more than 13000 people have been killed in the conflict in donetsk and lugansk regions as the troubles there had gone on things coming down little bit now and this hopefully it's hoped on all sides as been reported. a way forward now maybe ease the tensions maybe get things back on a more diplomatic happy a scale president putin said he wanted the new ukrainian president has come in and it looks like what he said but it looks like in practical terms he's agreeing with that as well but both sides letting these prisoners go and the very last people getting off that receive airlines to pull off the plane now again it's difficult to imagine the relief these people are going through you know could have been he even as late as last night they thought there was still going to be in ukraine. staying there for an indefinite period as prisoners but nope they had to say flights across to russia and there they are a happy note a landmark prisoner s

24 ukrainian sailors held prisoner in russia have returned home they were captured near the crimean peninsula last november and accused of illegally entering russia the much anticipated prisoner swap saw the 2 countries exchange $35.00 prisoners on each side. but he's in hong kong are restricting access to the airport where 3rd anti-government protest is planned trains are not stopping on the way to the airport to stop potential protesters getting there they shut down one of the world's busiest ports for 2 days last month police say anyone who enters hong kong airport illegally could face up to 14 years in prison and former sudanese president omar bashir has been denied bail by corteen khartoum he's facing charges of corruption any legal use of foreign funds bashir says the $25000000.00 he received from saudi arabia's crown prince want to be in saddam wasn't used for private purposes his lawyer says his client denies all the charges against him as always much more news on our website at al-jazeera dot com coming up next here it's inside story i hope it is serious thanks for watching. robert m

who are coming out the exchange involves 24 ukrainian sailors who were captured we have the crimean peninsula last november they were accused of illegally entering russia there are $35.00 prisoners being exchanged on each side that's a total of 70 prisoners that follows years of conflict involving russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine and new efforts to revive stoled peace talks we can see the ukraine some of the premium for some is beginning to make their way towards their families now and being greeted there as you can see we were talking to alexi hard on who is a professor of comparative politics. academy earlier he was reminding us that these sailors the $24.00 sailors which make up part of this group had to be released as part of a maritime tribunals so that russia was legally obligated to let them go so in that regard he said this is not really a concession however there are several other prisoners from ukrainian who have been released by russia and are part of that group so this is ukrainian prisoners 35 ukrainian prisoners who've been released by a russian they're returning to

their proxies in eastern ukraine even though they have of course continued to take over the crimean peninsula. the context here is like this isn't just some random foreign country, let's just be clear. first of all, the geopolitical significance of this is unbelievable. and the aid that president trump was holding up was the thing that's been cited by his republican allies on capitol hill and people in his own administration as this only significant evidence that actually the trump administration was standing up to russia. and it appears that trump does not support that, and okay he doesn't want to support his own administration's policy toward russia. >> michael, the pentagon announcing tonight it will send additional troops to saudi arabia after new sanctions on iran. do you think this response is enough? >> you know, look, i think it's not clear exactly how many troops is supposed to be a modest amount, but, you know, what's pretty surprising from that is the president has been trying to withdraw from the middle east, he's been trying to bring troops back. that's been consistent all along.

russian warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters need a crimean peninsula which russian troops east and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin specter protist are at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago ukraine's recently elected president followed me as alinsky says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the president exchanged could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is seen as a victory for both president putin and the lengthy a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet over ukraine 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight this not only suggest that selenski had to make concessions but also that russia will be a tough negotiating partner and future talks to end the fighting in eastern ukraine

war against russian-backed rebels and waging a diplomatic campaign to regain control of the crimean peninsulathere are concerns that cross party support for ukraine may be strained in the political fight under way in america. president trump's temporary suspension of military aid to the country has also been disconcerting with one former foreign minister commenting that the kremlin in moscow will be watching this ukrainian crisis unfold with glee. matthew chance, cnn, kiev. >> matthew, thank you. >>> as the fallout continues from president trump's call with ukraine, there is one point mr. trump made in the call that his own former homeland security adviser says is completely debunked. it's the false conspiracy theory that a computer server tied to the 2016 election is somehow in ukraine. >> it's not only a conspiracy theory it is completely debunked. you know, i don't want to be glib about this matter but last year, retired former senator judd gregg wrote a piece saying the three ways or five ways to impeach one's self and the third was to hire rudy giuliani and at this point i am deeply frus

their families in kiev after being handed back by russia the sailors were captured near the crimean peninsula last november and accused of illegally entering russia the 2 countries exchange 35 prisoners on each side how they can do it again is not known to have killed at least $43.00 people in the bahamas the total is expected to rise because hundreds of islanders remain unaccounted for. in hong kong demonstrators in the district of kowloon have set fire to a makeshift street barrier police have used tear gas to disperse them earlier police stopped another protest from targeting the airport trains didn't stop on the way to the airport in a bid to prevent demonstrators getting there last month protesters shut down one of the world's busiest airports for 2 days a former sudanese president obama share has been denied bail by a court in khartoum on saturday he's facing charges of corruption and illegal use of foreign funds by sheer says the $25000000.00 he received from the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon wasn't used for private purposes is lawyer says his client denies all charges agains

warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters near the crimean peninsula which russian troops seized and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin backed separatists have been at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago he crane's recently elected president the lenski says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the prisoner exchange could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is being seen as a victory for both presidents putin and selenski a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet a crane 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight that suggests the lenski not only had to make concessions but that russia will be a tough negotiating partner in future talks to end fighting in eastern ukraine. victoria al-ja

russian warships opened fire on them the kremlin says they illegally entered russian waters need a crimean peninsula which russian troops east and annexed from ukraine in 2014 since then the kremlin specter protist are at war with ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine at least 10000 people have been killed since the fighting began 5 years ago ukraine's recently elected president followed me as alinsky says he wants to revive peace negotiations with russia he's been seeking support from european leaders recently and he's spoken to president vladimir putin by phone the president exchanged could be an important step towards further tentative talks this what is seen as a victory for both president putin and the lengthy a potential suspect and witness in the downing of the malaysian airlines jet over ukraine 5 years ago has also been released despite protests by the dutch government who had many of its citizens on the flight this not only suggest that selenski had to make concessions but also that russia will be a tough negotiating partner and future talks to end the fighting in eastern ukraine

post" fact checker analysis, europe has been a major funder to ukraine since russia annexed its crimean peninsula in 2014, often providing more aid than does the united states. in fact, according to the organization for economic cooperation and development, among the top ten donors in gross overseas development assistance for ukraine in 2016, 2017 they were european institutions, germany, poland, sweden and britain. it's also important to note -- >> wow. >> yeah. >> so willie, can we go back to that chart for a second? lets look at the numbers for one second. donald trump said yesterday sport sports fans that europe needed to contribute, that the united states was contributing assistance and nobody else was. if you added european institutions, germany, poland, sweden, britain, and switzerland, just the european countries, just the european countries, they actually have contributed in gross overseas development assistance for ukraine in '16 and '17 at least three times as much as the united states so willie, another excuse, another lie. >> it did feel like he was reaching into the bag of greatest