now to discuss this further let's cross live to political analyst derek monroe who has been closely following the situation in ukraine. thank you very much for being with us here on r t now the german foreign minister has said some progress has been made during the meeting what kind of progress do you think he could be referring to. i think it's a typical diplomatic speak for a parallage it's been achieved and i think what's really taking place here is alignment of different oppositional forces within the you governments one thing people really have to understand is the huge impact of economic damage to the. pacific which in the east there's been a statement done by president misses in the business that stated that you know this this current situation with the embargo has been sanctions against russia has to end so there's a lot of political pressure internally on the variety of different new members to basically bring this situation to discuss from conclusion a cease fire in peace versus bring the economic situation to something a degree of the said they've daily basis so i think what's real

protesters still seem dissatisfied with those they helped to bring to power and foreign affairs analyst derek monro says this situation well it's all too familiar. actually situation's quite ironic to say the least since the revolution seemed to be taken to see the return where the situation is keeping the same for the banks it was last november when the this took place so right now it seems to me that all the variety of different people who lives or the livelihood us far as the overall revolution is concerned are simply realizing that a government they have right now is simply replaced the other and they're simply to a point of exit right now where it seems like nothing much exchange overall plus there's a civil war in east so overall if i can sum it up the whole developments in the ukraine is a bit of complete disaster and there's really nothing else to show for the greek destruction am. an eastern ukraine is proving particularly dangerous for many journalists covering the conflict. the photo correspondent went missing that five days ago it's believed he's being held by the security services a fr

that in november that's when the protests against the government started a foreign affairs analyst derek monro he says the situation is all too familiar. actually situations quite ironic to say the least since the revolution seemed to be taken to see the return of these situations that transpired today the same point of exit it was last november when the call to place so right now it seems to me that all the variety of different people who would then why use or the likelihood as far as the overall revolution is concerned are simply realizing that a government they have right now is simply replaced the other and they're simply to a point of exit right now it seems like nothing much to exchange overall plus there's a civil war in east so overall if i can sum it up the whole developments in the ukraine is would a complete disaster and there's really nothing else to show for the grief destruction am and the european food industry is sounding the alarm over the ban russia has placed on most imports fearing billions of euros in potential losses a moscow move to counter western nations which had reso