important thing is what we see is the best deal for the ukrainian people the russian deal or the e.u. deal and i think any objective analysis would come to the conclusion it's the russian deal because it's all right for western the e.u. fanatics to sit there in brussels or london to say ukraine should join the e.u. should sign this trade deal putting things in practical terms would be a disaster for the ukrainian people it would be gas prices going up the prices going up unemployment going up industrialisation so i think you have a choice the e.u. deal is a very bad one the russian deal is much better it's a simple as that really neal but we're hearing that are ultimately european officials are saying that there is still a chance of an agreement could still happen neal but what do you think needs to change to make that a reality well the e.u. office got to be improved hasn't it because it's very poor at the moment i think the ukrainians are said if you signed this deal it would have been a disaster unemployment would have gone up even more it would have led to higher gas prices it would ha

protesters say ukraine's leadership ruined hopes for a better future by rejecting the e.u. deal but the government says they were economic dangerous to making a case to agreement kiev says it will review the deal next share his pulse caught takes a look at what went wrong this time. in. a moment of un paralleled access to the ukrainian president viktor young a cold which comes face to face with e.u. leaders for the first time since stalling on an historic trade deal the whole thing caught on camera. i. think. it's clear that kiev decision to hold proceedings has rankled e.u. leaders following years of negotiations the e.u. senses outside influence we have to set aside short term political calculations. and we may not give in to external pressure not the least from russia. says the financial deal on offer isn't large enough to prevent damage to ukraine's flailing economy of course neither ukrainian businesses nor the government have this amount of money or will have any time soon that's why ukraine is not ready to take responsibilities he's not capable of fulfilling yet oh so whe

e.u. or sign a trade deal e.u. is a sinking ship it's the titanic of twenty thirteen and no one in their right sense of the right state of mind what to join a sinking ship or buy a ticket to join a sinking ship so the ukraine's future must lie i think with russia with belarus and kazakhstan in a customs union this is the way ahead for ukraine it would suit the ukrainian economy well ukrainian president viktor eunuch overage said the country will still continue to be on the euro integration path but is it possible for him to have a foot in both russian and european camps well earlier i discussed this with ati's across. i think on the one hand he's playing political political hardball needs looking at a very cruel political reality he's looking for clarity on compensation for losses that ukraine will encourage that ukraine industry will incur upon entering into some kind of free market relationship with the european union this in particular in relation to gas prices on the one hand and the impact of products and how

out in the streets for a week now angry with the president's decision to reject an integration deal with the e.u. . during the week he of central square was the stage of the mass protest of those supporting you integration opposing president acknowledges decision not to sign the euro association deal in vilnius it is no longer the case right police is not controlling the area during the night several hundred policemen came here and dispersed the crowd and eyewitnesses say that the dispersal was rather rather violent more than thirty people were arrested and more than forty had to be hospitalized with different injuries the right police cordoned off the area not letting anyone inside the square and while the opposition is still contemplating the next move people are literally enraged with what happened this night know what he actually expected that this rally would be dispersed especially considering that for the last three or four days it was very very peaceful and no clashes no violence was reported the fact is that many ukrainians thousands tens of thousands that have been protesting against t

don't think ukraine has lost market totally because there was no opportunity for ukraine in the e.u. deal to begin with it would've severely damaged their relationships with russia. the e.u. has little girl offer so i don't think ukraine is one thing the afghan president has rejected advice from the country's influential council of elders that he sign an important security pact with the u.s. as soon as possible amid karzai tell the three thousand strong meeting he would not ratify the agreement with america until peace returned to afghanistan but washington has said any accord must be reached as soon as possible now the proposals would see up to fifteen thousand u.s. soldiers stay in the country until two thousand and twenty four they would support afghan forces but would still be allowed to carry out military operations against al qaeda and its affiliates. now importantly it includes keeping the right to raid homes an issue that has enraged the afghan people and there's another contentious point here the deal would give american forces immunity to afghan law they would only be placed sol

e.u. association deal. from guantanamo bay prison has reportedly agreed to supply full bigger was in exchange for cash and freedom. the more guilty war may have been better for critics condemned the cia toxic saying dangerous elements and might have got out while innocent man would stay locked up indefinitely. and bahraini authorities leave the main opposition leader in jail despite him being eligible for release on the same to nationals are they play at the moment he isn't interested in justice. international news live from moscow this is our senior national with new year nash thanks for joining rides police used tear gas and bottles to disperse antigovernment protests in the ukrainian capital overnight people how they're out on the streets for a week now angry with the president's decision to reject an integration deal with the. scale isn't for. during the week e of central square was the stage of the mass protest although supporting your integration in opposing president acknowledges decision not to sign

no deal with the e.u. summit here in real news concludes without ukraine signing the association agreement however the e.u. would says the offer remains on the table. those of gardens are still in the streets of ukrainian cities both supporting and opposing the president's decision it's been peaceful so far but who knows this may well be a calm before the storm. i began to have some serious philosophical reservations about what the fed was doing and i decided to apologize to america. as the black friday shoppers song kicks off in the last look at where the wild buying spree of the federal reserve has landed the american economy five years after they started. i turned my cap on and nothing came out which was very frightening that the air was degraded horribly lots of fear and hacks tried sly. it was signed afraid so frank a one to enough communities in taxes and also how doing to cope with earthquakes which some of blaming on the new method of drilling. international news live from moscow seem to national w

e.u. or sign trade deals or the e.u. to have prosperity is actually opposite if you want your country to be ruined then join the e.u. or sign a trade deal so in a way it's carrying out a clever balancing trick here ukraine has said it wants to preserve a revive its trade ties with russia before continue talking about the deal with europe is it actually possible to appease both to keep both happy is it worth. it depends how far they go down the e.u. pass doesn't it really because let's suppose if the who if you've been in the e.u. already they would have signed up to this disastrous trade embargo on iran this all in bargo which has been absolutely nuts for the e.u. to put that through so the e.u. so the ukraine benefits for not being in the e.u. and i think the future the ukrainian it's russia it's quite clearly got to be russia doesn't it for for energy deals for its economy the e.u. is a sinking ship it's the titanic of twenty. thirteen and no one in their right sense of the right state of mind want to join a sinking sh

no deal up as the e.u. summit in vilnius that draws to a close to a close ukrainian president viktor yanukovych doesn't sign the association agreement with the e.u. insists the deal remains on the table. does of thousands are still in the streets of ukrainian cities to both support and oppose the president's decision it's been peaceful so far but it may well be a call before the storm. i began to have some serious philosophical reservations about what the fed was doing and i decided to apologize to america. as the black friday shoppers soon kicks off in the us we'll look at where the wild buying spree of the federal reserve has landed the american economy five years they stopped. by tap on and nothing came out which was very frightening the air was degraded horribly lots of air and hacks tried sly. and those side effects so franking one to not communities in taxes are now also having to cope with us quakes where someone blaming on the new method of training. international news and comment live from moscow t

e.u. trade deal is worth an estimated one hundred fifty billion dollars for both parties but these huge profits could come at a cost to the average consumer and there are plenty of stumbling blocks holding up the deal since cards are what each side wants so the u.s. is asking for e.u. restrictions on genetically modified crops and chlorine water poultry to be cards to maintain intellectual secrecy for more access for u.s. service providers the e.u. wants the beef ban which was first introduced because of the mag count as it is to be lifted a reduction of terrorists on items such as cheese on the free flow of information is now let's dive deeper into the consequences of the deal with rodney shakespeare he's a professor of economics and he's based in london today this still want to involve limiting health and environmental regulations to boost growth the question is how will this affect the average consumer that. it will not limit health and environmental considerations it will wreck them. this agreement is of roughly half of the world trade and it's connected with the transpacific partnership so

for more on whether ukraine was right to pass on a deal with the e.u.'s top two political commentator alexander nick ross of joining us from our london studios there is clearly huge support among the ukrainian people for this deal despite the apparent economic dangers why is there so much support for it then. well i don't think there's much support i think there's a lot of consequent fusion a lot of people don't really understand what's going on and i think the most important thing for the ukrainians to know is that no one be a free area they won't be able to travel to the west they will encounter a lot of opposition from the west they will be seen by many people like it's happening in britain where by the way up to seventy percent want to leave the u. but unfortunately the government doesn't give them water for around them until the elections of two thousand and fifteen so what the feeling is that cross the e.u. immigrants steal their jobs that they use the benefits and that they're basically a burden to their economy so i don't understand why ukrainian

e.u. leaders for the first time since stalling on historic trade deal the whole thing caught on camera. i think. it's clear that kiev decision to hold proceedings has rankled e.u. leaders following years of negotiations the e.u. senses outside influence we have to set aside short term political calculations. and we may not give in to external pressure not the least from russia. which says the financial deal on offer isn't large enough to prevent damage to ukraine's flailing economy of course neither ukrainian businesses nor the government have this amount of money or will have any time soon that's why ukraine is not ready to take responsibilities he is not capable of fulfilling yet knowing so where does this leave the situation ukraine's proposals for trilateral talks with russia were rejected by the e.u. brussels finances may not allow them to increase the offer to kiev look at the european union massive run column employment throughout the course of the entire union they have a euro currency project which is a fiasco realistically the only thing the european union can try to do is keep

as for why the crying government wasn't sold on the e.u. deal well it all comes down to money the country's economy has been on a downward slope where over a year and a half with foreign debt at a staggering one hundred thirty six billion dollars and moscow has made it very pretty you would cost each trade benefits causing a potential nineteen percent drop in ukraine's industrial output in kiev would also need to reorganize its factories i'm raise gas prices to match new levels costing it another one hundred billion dollars or more one financial analyst told us that ukraine can't sustain such losses. time is running and i mostly you put some money on the table i don't think it is going to be done to make obvious being put between a rock and a hard place you at the end of the day balance the checkbook and ukraine is in a financial situation i mean it's literally months away from the crisis unless it does one of these two deals because it needs money it's bleeding about a billion dollars a month the russian gas bill at the same time its trade has

deal with iran is world powers of all the diplomatic effort made in geneva. a third day of anger over the ukraine u. turn which saw the indebted nation back off from the e.u. a deal which economists warn would have landed even more money trouble and. to damaging which mr paul the seas are pushing so many people into poverty scotland outlines life would be better side the u.k. readying the ground for next year's independence vote. i welcome it's good to have your company you're watching. now a diplomatic triumph in geneva has done little to calm one of the harshest critics of iran's nuclear deal with the west israel's prime minister is now sending his top security adviser to washington to convince president obama to hold out for a final accord with saran which is expected in six months time investigates why israel isn't ready to break open the champagne israel's leaders are lining up to lambaste the rand nuclear deal taking a cue from the commander this first step. could very well be the last of the country's foreign minister vols the world is now closer to a nuclear arms race while the economic chief warns a nuclear suitcase could detonate a new york or m

e.u. insists that the offer is still on the table however it is a deal that has already rejected president. maintaining that the deal of the financial deal on offer from brussels was not adequate for his country right now saying it left his country feeling three million ated now cameras caught the moment he came face to face with e.u. leaders and heads of state for the very first time since stalling that decision now the president was also present you can just about make him out on tape saying but if you signed the agreement he says to go on a card which i'm going to merkel says we expected more we being the european union in this case now going to cove it justifies his decision to markell by saying the economic situation in ukraine is very difficult we are facing serious threats and of course the e.u. precondition that jailed opposition leader yulia tymoshenko be released to go to germany for medical medical treatment on her back was never likely to be agreed in the ukrainian parliament so for now president of coverage has given a far no to the e.u. deal in its current form well at the vi

in the ukrainian capital during a second day of unrest over the government pulling back from an e.u. deal. between oil industry propaganda and environmental panic it's hard to get a grip on fracking so decide for yourself later when we hear from a former oil executive and those forced to abandon their homes because of the controversial fuel extraction.

don't think ukraine has lost knopper totally because there was no opportunity for ukraine in the e.u. deal to begin with it would've severely damaged their relationships with russia and the e.u. has little dirt offer on it so i don't think ukraine has lost anything. the afghan president has rejected advice from the country's influential council of elders known as the jirga as he signs an important security pact they want him to sign it with the u.s. as soon as possible he doesn't cause i told the three thousand strong meeting he would not ratify the agreement with america until peace returned to afghanistan but washington said this accord must be reached as soon as possible if the deal is sealed up to fifteen thousand u.s. soldiers will stay beyond the twenty forty withdrawal of nato forces they'd support afghan forces but would still be able to carry out military operations against al qaeda and its affiliates on top of that it includes keeping the right to raid homes that's an issue that enraged many of the afghan people and was another contentious point to the deal would give american fo

don't think ukraine has lost not particularly because there was no opportunity for ukraine in the e.u. deal to begin with it would've severely damaged their relationships with russia and of the e.u. has little heard offer on that so i don't think ukraine has lost anything. the right of freedom of assembly may be enshrined in america's constitution but under a new bill it could soon come with a price tag to be exact it would cost five thousand dollars to stage a rally at any oil drilling site and it doesn't end there another bill would exempt the government from regulating the fracking industry leaving that to more compliant local authorities the amendments courtesy of the oil lobby have yet to become law but have already passed the house of representatives in europe meanwhile bureaucrats are still not sure what to make of the fracking revolution on the one hand there is overwhelming public opposition and on the other backing from powerful interests but dr tony juniper one of britain's leading environmentalist tells us the real cost will be paid by future generations makes more money for som

even in terms only of markets and economies i'm not sure it's a good deal at all anyway for a train today. debating ukraine's rejected e.u. bid and just how attractive the deal was for kiev in the first place all that's up for debate in today's crossed. the fact is the european union doesn't have money to hand out ukraine needs an awful lot of money and everyone knows that the european union and its member states are broke they have debt up to their eyeballs and they can't afford to pay their own bills let alone other people's both russia and the european union like integration with ukraine but unocal overture to the end of the day just said it's not a good enough deal i think the only quality of government trying to probe and see where that the european union would be able to provide some financial assistance and also whether it would be willing to nudge the i.m.f. to be more lenient and maybe have preconditions for unlocking the loans however the european union made it clear that they're not going to make any concessions. on our website r.t. dot com we've gathered expert opinion on the e.u. ukrainian association deal y

europe waits to hear which way ukraine will finally turn over the e.u. deal while in kiev tens of thousands continue to push for the government to look west also. tremors in texas an unusually high number of quakes hit communities as locals and scientists point the finger at fracking and. drones are finding an increasingly wide use all over the world but we are not going to operate them as other countries do it's not a video game we bring you. take on u.s. drone warfare and his assessment of the russian city that will be hosting the winter olympics in two months time. for the welcome you're watching r.t. with me. now the e.u.'s eastern recruits begin their summit shortly with ukraine's president firmly in the spotlight as he hesitates over signing up to closer ties with brussels meanwhile pro european demonstrations in kiev are into their fifth day with hundreds of people perceived in the parliament building day and night. is in kiev. they will be staying here at least until the end of friday and the protests are continuing day and night despite is getting ve

e.u. ukraine deal was due to be concluded at that summit in vilnius that's exactly where our whole scott is right now. ukraine's stalling of signing an e.u. association agreement here in vilnius threatens to turn this summit into somewhat of a damp squid kiev cozying up to the eight was meant to be the highlight of the two days here. has been keen to stress that the deal can be signed any time and that the latest development is just a postponement and not a council ation a move seen by some as a winner for all concerned find them vital breathing space they're very uncomfortable with the idea of ukraine coming into the e.u. the e.u. right now is used by crook would lead the crisis in the pigs countries portugal italy and greece and so far they don't have money to do anything asked if you're crane the only thing they can do is try to take advantage of the weakness of ukraine so i don't i don't think the e.u. as a whole is usually written gotama from the financial implications of such an agreement may have even been misjudged by the e.u. with the president of the european parliament martin sch

e.u.'s top diplomat a deal had been done. that the six negotiating powers agreed to recognize iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy including its right to enrichment under the condition that this program is placed under strict control by the i.a.e.a. issued. as we received word of the agreement we got details to iran had agreed to reduce its uranium enrichment from twenty to a maximum of five percent use u.s. centrifuges while halting construction of a new reactor near the town of iraq. throughout this long list of concessions iran's foreign minister still had a smile on his face and its hand he won for his country a partial easing of sanctions allowing to iran to regain control of billions of dollars worth of much needed funds in foreign banks we believe that it is the sanctions that have brought us to this negotiation and ultimately to the more significant negotiation to follow for a comprehensive agreement others have stressed that it wasn't the stress of more punitive measures but diplomacy that won the day over the nig

e.u. supporters have staged rallies in kiev since the ukraine government shelled planses for the deal. it involves belarus, ukraine, georgia, armenia and alice springsa beigean. last week they dropped plans to sign a cooperation agreement with the e.u. e.u. leaders accused russia of putting pressure on ukraine to reject the deal. russia had threatened unspecified measures. tens of thousands have been protesting in kiev, calling for the government to reverse the decision and sign the e.u. deal. >> are the protests happening or are they losing momentum? >> yes, i'm standing in front of independent square. there's a demonstration going on behind me at the moment. it's in the middle of the day here. numbers are swelling as the night falls. there is no sign of any lack of momentum in these demonstrations. they are continuing, and they will continue long after the summit has ended. most of the demonstrators here do expect the ukrainian president will not sign the free trade agreement with the european union, he will not do a u-turn. i gas gau-- was gauging the opin and the mood in the square.

dar economy conditions are being cited indeed as the main reason lawmakers backed away from the e.u. deal correspondent next has been hearing reaction in europe with some believing it can't afford to accommodate kiddo. ukraine's decision not to push for closer association with the e.u. could turn out to be a blessing for those in european countries there was going to have to be some two hundred thousand pieces of regulation that would have had to have been changed to allow ukraine to fit into this new partnership all of which would have had to it being paid for by the european countries now these pieces of regulation range from quite big issues right down to things like the type of screws used on road signs and the gauge of railway tracks and those are things that really european countries can't afford to be paying for right now we're seeing eighty four million people on the brink of poverty across the european union this is according to eurostar the european union's own statistics organization youth unemployment is endemic across most of europe all of these things are leading europeans h

europe waits to hear which way ukraine will finally turn over the e.u. deal while in kiev tens of thousands continue to push for the government to look west also. the sound of a gun made using a three d. printer but there are face it could lead to a deadly revolution in homemade firearms in the states and. we are in sochi where everything is ready and just about to go but does the village pass the president. will tell you shortly. are you watching r.t. with may and tree farm. now the e.u.'s eastern recruits begin their summit shortly with ukraine's president firmly in the spotlight as he hesitates over signing up to closer ties with brussels meanwhile pro european demonstrations in kiev are into their fifth day with hundreds of people besieging the parliament building day and night. is there for us and looking by the demonstrations behind you the protesters look set to remain there for some time. indeed they will be staying here at least until the end of friday and the protests are continuing day and night despite it's getting very very cold. right now probab

all the countries that have signed up the e.u. deals their colonies have suffered badly e.u. is a sinking ship it's a titanic of twenty thirty the noble in the right sits of the right state of mind want to join a sinking ship or buy a ticket to join a sinking ship so the ukraine's future must lie i think with russia with belarus and kazakhstan in a customs union this is the way ahead for ukraine it would suit the ukrainian economy in other news afghanistan's council of elders has approved a controversial new security treaty with the united states however president karzai says it will need the backing of his successor after next year's election if the deal is confirmed up to fifteen thousand u.s. soldiers will stay in the country for ten more years and they will be authorized to carry out anti terrorist operations and have the right to raid afghan homes under exceptional circumstances plus american forces will be immune to afghan law critics say the scheme shows the u.s. is unwilling to let afghanistan handle its own affairs. well we go back to our breaking news story we can i

tonight europe waits to hear which way you crane will finally turn over the e.u. deal while in kiev itself tens of thousands continue to push for the government to look last also. tremors in texas an unusually high number of quakes hits communities there is locals and scientists point a finger of fracking and. homes are finding it increasingly why use all over the world but we are not going to operate them as other countries do it's not a video game we bring you blood in a putin's take on drone warfare and his assessment of the russian city that's set to be hosting the winter olympics in just two months time. thing for me kevin i mean if you just joined us it's nine pm here in moscow this is not international our top story the eastern recruits begin their summit shortly with ukraine's president firmly in the spotlight as he hesitates over whether or not to sign up to closer ties with brussels time european demonstrations in kiev are into their fifth day with hundreds of people perceiving the parliament building day and night. they will be staying here at least until th

that has jailed ex prime minister yulia tymoshenko has announced a hunger strike in support of an e.u. deal. he joins us live now from kiev. well you've been in the midst of those protests all this time so what are we expecting today. well the protests are continuing that stayed overnight despite it's getting very very cold in the ukrainian capital we're certain expecting the protests to continue right now the both the squares where the protests are taking place are not so crowded but the last night was so how after what you know is finished thousands came here my bet was about thirty thousand people out here at the european square and it wasn't a very peaceful protest one minor incident one minor probation led to clashes with the police to you gas was used i was standing between me just away from it and the crowd was in fact very very angry until the police left it was still very tense we didn't know where it would go and we are expecting pretty much the same happen today we also expect the protests in front of the government building and the people here seeming to time and to stay until t

tonight europe waits to hear which way you crane will finally turn over the e.u. deal while in kiev itself tens of thousands continue to push for the government to look west also. tremors in texas usually high number of quakes hits communities there is a local scene scientists point the finger of fracking last. drones are finding increasingly why use all over the world but we are not going to operate them as other countries do it's not a video game bring it live in a putin's take on drone warfare and his assessment of the russian city that said to be hosting the winter olympics in just two months time. even if you just joined us is just past eight pm here in moscow this is r.t. international law top story some news just coming through from the syrian capital start with the russian embassy we're hearing in damascus has been hit by mortar fire today one shell has exploded inside the compound another one right outside it a syrian security guards been killed in the attack by the latest reports coming through but none of the russian stuff is said to be hurt there's also bee

one reason ukraine shelled the e.u. deal was the international monetary fund severe in terms of an aid package it included the freezing of salaries and additional harsh budget cuts we've got more analysis on the story plus all the latest updates had to r.t. dot com. and police in the egyptian capital cairo have used to tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds protesting against a new law that restricts public gatherings. dozens of demonstrators have been arrested in the operation the bill requires police approval for public protests of more than ten people critics say the law is a major blow to democracy in egypt now reports. protesters today who took to the streets in defiance of this very oppressive new law they told me they felt like egypt could turn back time to the mubarak days when these kinds of rallies were swiftly moved from the streets by security forces who are in fact to be given carte blanche to use violence to move people on so certainly feels like we've moved into a new era here in egypt people were fired