it's dealing with peaceful protesters in an appropriate way parts of the u.s. and the e.u. turned a blind eye to the happy.

e.u. protesters is there any evidence that western powers are logistically supporting the uprising well indeed they do we keep seeing european politicians. with the statements coming out basically supporting the opposition movement calling on sanctions against the government just recently the head of the euro commission said that some of the europe some of the ukrainian politicians must be sanctioned for inciting the violence here they put the blame directly on the government side of similar statements of becoming from the united states with the assistant state secretary nuland also speaking out against the government and calling for calling for a stop of violence yes i do remember john mccain speaking at the stage right behind me he was standing at the my done at the independence square saying that russia must not interfere into the domestic affairs of ukraine while many people i know he were actually asking the same question to mr mccain what he was doing here whether he's actions was in fact a direct involvement in ukraine's internal affairs so yes indeed we see lots of lots of influence co

in the government not in the streets of here but what we're seeing are street protests does the e.u. then say that street protests should determine a country's leadership in the future not a democratic process because that's after all what the e.u. is doing is encouraging the opposition to act more fully and for a change of government even before the shuttle actions next year. also this may be an interpretation of what we did during the last month what we'd try it was to bring all the forces in ukraine all the political forces on one table and to negotiate on a peaceful way out of this crisis and the one of those who refused our president our new coverage and people in his surroundings even would not say it's the party of the region as such but the people surrounding mr young recall that we are against a peaceful solution there could have been a decision on reform of the constitution there could have been a decision to prepare our democratic elections but the president fears to lose elections and therefore he has chosen the power let me let me just quickly ask you people in your show

e.u. as protests grew leading european politicians flew in to give them their support. among them the e.u. chief katherine. >> this violence and blood ched must toshedmust stop immediatel. i call on president yanukovych and government and members of the opposition to find a way out of this deepening crisis. >> in moscow the european leaders were blamed for the violence, releasing a statement saying: >> only a few months ago the european union was close to a trade deal with the ukraine. now it is considering sanctions on the country. that seems to be the only option when european union leaders meet for crisis in brussels. >> ukrainians living in the u.s. are keeping a close watch on events unfolding in their country. john terrett, what is the reaction from people you've talked to? >> reporter: well, you know, del, we've been garnering opinions from ukrainians who live in new york all morning but we were forced inside because of 9 terriblthe terrible rain in m. we heard from local business owners and a vietnam veteran who is ukrainian by birth, what his reaction is from hi

e.u. then of course they helped castigate or create these protests and now as the protesters are using extreme violence as the government is using violence and as the government is trying to maintain order you in the u.s. and the e.u. saying now we will impose sanctions for the use of violence so this is a full court press this is pressure what's the real purpose i think it's to break up the ukrainian government with the hopefully we can in their government toppling that government and getting a government that will take the country into the e.u. into the western sphere of influence and this has to be seen by russia as a great threat seen as a blazing barricades people on fire as one is dead and wounded being carried away from the streets of on t. dot com you'll find some of the most apocalyptic images from k have that have shocked and wild. stay with us for no news out of the break. so i transit through to vnukovo report your best way to the heart of moscow. the world of. science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. and of course we a

e.u. as protests grew european politicians flew in to give them their support. among them katherine ashton. in vienna where she's chairing talks with iran she gave her reaction to the bloodshed. >> i'm deeply worried about the escalation of violence in kiev and the number of reported casualties. this violence and bloodshed must stop immediately. i'm also very concerned about the ultimatum to stop it by force. i call upon president yanukovych, the government, together with the leaders of the opposition to find an immediate way out of this deepening crisis. >> in moscow european leaders were blamed for the violence. the russian foreign ministry issued a statement saying what is happening is a direct result of the conniving policies of western politicians and european bodies. only a few months ago the european union was close to a trade deal with the you rain. now it seems likely to impose sanctions on the country. that seems the only option when european foreign ministers meet in crisis sessions in brussels on thursday. james bays, al jazeera, vienna. >> there is

because of foreign backing the protesters being emboldened because they know that they've got the support of the e.u. and the us other countries i was in spain in two thousand and twelve when there were massive street protests i mean government. police were very brutal they're far more brutal maybe in ukraine they didn't get the support from the e.u. or the u.s. and those protests died down so i think you know we've got about foreign powers are deliberately. placed well that means it's already an example of its own no doubt so . in effect through all this what you're saying is they're an inherited completely bankrupt country which is already completely failed state why on earth would the e.u. or the u.s. or western powers really want to create such mayhem and chaos and supposedly take it into the embrace them as the want support of the e.u. it doesn't seem to make sense or doesn't make sense because actually a deal in the west or playing a really cynical geo political game the game is not to embrace the ukraine do d. d. aim is to prevent a new crane from drawing closer to russia. people of ukraine a

western powers seem to be ignoring the past and now in the hands of the protesters as the e.u. in washington slap a large part of the blame on the government. this is r.t. international with twenty four hours a day live from our studio center here in moscow and we start with the latest news from ukraine where a peace deal has been signed between the president and the opposition its terms include an early presidential election which is to be held between september and december the parliament has now also voted in favor of a bill allowing the country's jailed former prime minister yulia timoshenko to walk free but the radical anti-government right to keep up their fight as artie's election got a fifty now reports but we keep hearing from this stage over here the independence square is that they want the immediate resignation of the president and some are even saying that the president must go on trial for everything which has been happening in the ukrainian capital in the past several months they laid the blame directly on the country's president the deal which the opposition and

e.u. then of course they helped castigate or create these protests and now as the protesters are using extreme violence as the government is using violence and as the government is trying to maintain order the u.s. and the e.u. say now we will impose sanctions for the use of violence so this is a full court press this is pressure what's the real purpose i think it's to break up the ukrainian government with the hopefully we can in that government toppling that government and getting a government that will take the country into the e.u. into the western sphere of influence and this has to be seen by russia as a great threat. the death toll and keeps climbing officials now say at least eighty people were killed in clashes over the last few days and now we can go live to kiev and talk to alex a good about the latest developments that hi there looks a so the interior ministry reports that shooting started again despite all hopes for peace deal. yes indeed despite what seems to be a very calm morning and rather standstill situation now the interior ministry reports that the cease fire has been brok

west about democracy these protests were initially about russia rather about the ukraine deciding not at least in the immediate future travel trying to satiate in with the e.u. they were then protests about corruption and now of course issues of corruption within ukraine as now in many countries and then there were there was upset about the degree to which the two thousand and four constitution has been subverted all of these were issues and are issues that are widely shared amongst many ukrainians protecting those western shall we say more pro european and legions but really also at the same time there has been a very hard core of these protesters and these have been visible on our television screens despite what the commentary has been saying people who actually. for right or wrong reject in many ways the democratic agenda in any case and also of course it should be remembered that much of the right wing is quite quite well represented within ukraine even within a democratic process and so it's not clear at all that the people of valve that have rejected after all the four main political parties democratically elected within ukraine in the last parliament

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e.u. of sanctioning protests and attacks on the police. another world player is getting involved - the united states. the opposition leaders are going to meet the american secretary of state john kerry some time in the next few hours in munich. they want ukraine's president to quit, elections to be held and arrested demonstrators to be released. >> in kiev supporters of the activist dmytro bulatov, who says he was tortured, they are protecting him from being arrested. it would appear that the hospital and dmytro bulatov are a symbol of oppression. what is happening at the site right now? >> that's right. of the case of dmytro bulatov has sent shockwaves through the protest camps here in kiev. we know, according to his act that he had been ak ducted and held for -- abducted and tortured. he says crucified. suspicion fell on the ukrainian police. the police say he should be arrested for inciting riots in the ukrainian capital. they sent police on friday evening to take him into custody. protesters were there, making sure that that wouldn't h

e.u. >> sunday is traditionally the biggest protest day.ust sunday there wasn't a major protest because there was a funeral for a protestor that was killed. we may see a renewed effort to gain crowds. we had heard some leaders advised demonstrators to stay away. saying that, people are likely to want to hear what was achieved by leaders. they are expected on stage in the scare behind me -- in the square behind mean. there'll be a renewed effort, no doubt, to keep the protest alive. >> our correspondent joining us from kiev. >> campaigning has begun for afghanistan's presidential election. 11 candidates are competing to replace hamid karzai. the two aids for abdullah abdullah have been shot dead. the election is seen as a test of whether afghanistan can ensure a stable transition. n.a.t.o. troops are prepared to leave. jane ferguson has this report. >> 11 men in afghanistan are getting ready to sell themselves to the public. soon their faces will be posted across the capital. for those hoping to be the next president posters are crucial. in

the protests begin when the government rejected aid from the e.u. in favor of economic help from russia. russian president vladimir putin reportedly called president yanukovych and expressed support for his swift settlement. a russian spokesman said its up to ukraine government to resolve this without external interference, adding the responsibility rests with the extremists. president obama on the road to mexico endorsed the peaceful outcome in kiev and one that reflects the will of the people. >> i want to be clear that as we work through these next several days in ukraine, that we're going to be watching very carefully, and we expect the ukrainian government to show restraint, to not resort to violence in dealing with peaceful protesters. we've said that we also expect peaceful protesters to remain peaceful. >> german chancellor and french president hollande condemned the violence and threatened sanctions against ukraine. e.u. foreign ministers will take up specific steps when they meet thursday. concessions were made and agreements made before f

as western powers seem to be ignoring the vast arsenal now in the hands of the protesters as the e.u. on washington slapped a large part of the blame on the government.

spain in twenty twelve i was watching of the anti-government protests the huge and the british in a group with very violently five police but the e.u. and the us did not support the protesters there they supported the governments so i think a couple strands is actually glary if the protests take place in a country where the us want to govern our labels or protesters and of course their funding the question of supporting them there actually. is way to do the same thing they are trying to orchestrate a coup to topple the democratically elected but connect up and see the bigger picture if you have an independent government in this world today that is very direct or if you will be targeted for regime change us back to back people to write against the government will fund them and then they will say to the government question don't you dare fight that you've got to step down hold early elections never this is about regime change it's all created by the us it's time everybody cross will wake up to what's going on it's not just about ukraine it's about democracy in the world today it's about venezuela it's about syria it's about the right

e.u. and the u.s. for really supporting protesters, to kind of take up arms against the government. is russia right? is it wrong in terms of the support that we've seen from the west? >> well, i would say the best thing is for all sides involved at this point, to let the people of ukraine decide what it is they want. i would say that the two sides, the west and the east, so to speak, that is russia and the united states and europe, have engaged in effect in a geopolitical tug of war. i think that's been unhelpful. i think for both sides, ideally, for ukraine, well, first of all, it would be the best thing to do is to leave ukraine alone and support the will of the people, as it will be expressed hopefully in the election. >> we really appreciate your time on this friday. eugene rumer, thank you so much. coming up, for the love of family. how one man quit his job in finance to create a biotech firm. the mission -- curing his son's fatal disease. we have his story coming up next. ♪ >> our next guest quit his job at jpmorgan. he moved from london to boston. he raised $17 million and he founded a biotec

and as western powers seem to be ignoring the fall style snow now in the hands of the protest does the e.u. motion can slap a large part of the plane the government.

e.u. officials they claim it's peaceful protesters who have been taking a battering from the government andurging those in power to take action and curb the violence russia's foreign minister said the west has added its fuel to the conflict often encouraging extremists in the streets and on our website r.t. dot com we've been following the dramatic change in the landscape of the ukrainian capital the once picturesque independence square is shown in contrast to what it looks like now a wasteland cluttered with a brain rubble as people pick their way through raging fires and the people most suffering from the unrest of those who attempt to protest peacefully so says derek munro from the foreign policy in focus think tank. it is very troubling specific from a political standpoint were the current two different factions which are probably the most aggressive in an overall fighting are really beyond any control the only control of the people who are really protesting peacefully also people control the major league of opposition parties so it's basically a state of flux if it weren't individual p

the worst day of violence since protests erupted 12 weeks -- weeks ago after the path rejected a far-reaching trade deal with the e.u. in favor of ties with russia. at the heart of the protests in the ukraine are two opposing visions of the country's future. from people, especially older russians want to stay close to russia, but others, younger and western ukrainians want to break free of russia's influence and turn westwards towards europe. divided loyalties which some fear could end up splitting the country down the middle. yesterday it looked as though tensions were sub siding. signs of a cleanup as protesters were to vacate some buildings in returns for am knellsy. it's not clear what ignited the trouble today but it provided the pretext for a crackdown. the american and european governments say they're deeply worried. >> we're appalled by the violence that was already taking place in downtown kiev and reports of armed riots. we continue to condemn street violence and excessive use of force by either side. the force will not resolve the crisis. >> tonight, there are reports that the opposition leader, mr. klits

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battle between the police and protesters. 70 protesters were killed and more than 500 were injured in downtown kiev yesterday. yanukovych scrapped a pact with the e.u. in favor of close ties with russia and that started the protesters. the opposition agreed to initiate the deals but it is too early to declare a breakthrough. >>> a special task force will look into how anuallied hate crime on a black student by his white roommates started and continued. studentses and staff and community members met two weeks ago for the first of six meetings. hate crime charges have been filed against four of the roommates. they have been suspended. the task force will release recommendations for policies to prevent future hate crimes in april. >> two carpenters would tell 40' from scaffolding in san francisco are recovering from injuries this morning. we were at the scene yesterday afternoon. a spokesman for the construction again said that scaffolding was being lifted into place and it collapsed. firefighterred had to extricate the victims from the rubble. >> a 70-year-old woman is still in critical condition after being hit by a cement truck yesterday. this happ

e.u. to the west the ukrainians began their protests in november when the government rejected the west and agreed to help from russia. pro reform members spoke over it today. >> it's challenging, and we need to support the ukrainian people to implement this agreement. the ukrainian agreement, and it should be up employmented by them and we will support them doing that. >> this latest calm sits on the razor's edge as all sides stand by waiting to see if the words by paper and confirmed by handshake seals a peaceful resolution. for more on this situation in kiev following the negotiated settlement we're joined by al jazeera's nick schifrin. i lost count of how soo of how d downs there have been since november. does this show signs of being the real thing? >> reporter: well, ray, i think this is very different. 36 hours ago only a few hours after which we had about 60 or 70 protesters according to the protesters killed by police snipers, yes, this is a deal of the political leadership has signed not only the president but also the opposition. however, the people behind me, some 50,000 people

it's dealing with peaceful protesters in an appropriate way. rejoices the e.u. set up an embargo targeting ukrainian police banning the sale of any law enforcement gear and equipment to kiev that has opposition leaders admit that they have no control over the radicals in the streets. this is all to international with the twenty four hours a day life from a studio in moscow which is ten ten pm and eight pm in kiev from where breaking news comes from rioters in the capital are trying to force their way towards the president's administration and explosions are being heard in the city center meanwhile officials are demanding the militants hand in their weapons and return to protesting peacefully welty has a team of reporters and cameramen in the city. the frontline of the fighting has now moved further away from our hotel which is in the very center of the city right next to independence square. aiming to control the government of buildings here in kiev they have this hotel under full control and there's a makeshift hospital downstairs where the injured are being tr

e.u. then of course they helped castigate or create these protests and now as the protesters are using extreme violence as the government is using violence and as the government is trying to maintain order the u.s. and the e.u. saying now we will impose sanctions for the use of violence so this is a full court press this is pressure what's the real purpose i think it's to break up the ukraine government with the hopefully we can in that government toppling that government and getting a government that will take the country into the e.u. into the western sphere of influence and this has to be seen by russia as a great threat scenes of a war zone blazing barricades people on fire what is dead and wounded being carried away from the streets over naughty dot com you'll find some of the striking images from the armrest that made headlines around the world. this is not international law the news continues after the break. told him a language of all but i will only react to situations i have read the reports like the british no i will leave it to the stake to comment on your latter point to say it's

e.u. politicians to zero. in their eyes in the violence in the protests. caught in the syrian crossfire artsy travels to draw near the capital damascus to meet the survivors of an attack by a hardline rebels who still occupy parts of the stricken said see. also this week bitcoins break in bad one of the digital currencies main advocates is arrested over money laundering connected to the silk road drug trafficking websites.

was peace nov twenty first fifteen hundred people gathered to protest the government's decision to hold off on an integration deal with the e.u. marchers hopes are high on independence square november thirtieth riot police try to clear the city's center the result half a million descend on my don protesters build barricades clashes with police intensify. rioters seize buildings see including the city council thousands of ultra nationalists march on new year's day to call for action the government hits back with anti protest laws slandering government officials is now a crime and putting up tents without official permission is banned there is a surge in opposition violence weeks of clashes follow. february sixteenth hope emerges of a peaceful end to the crisis as the president orders the release of detained protesters but the next day the head of a neo nazi group calls for activists to storm parliament rioters torched parts of the city the first dead bodies begin to appear many more were to follow in the coming days in the span of just a few days death and chaos reigning king live. from kia chaos quickly spread to western ukra

e.u. then of course they helped castigate or create these protests and now as the protesters are using extreme violence as the government is using violence and as the government is trying to maintain order you the u.s. and the e.u. say now we will impose sanctions on the government for the use of violence so this is a full court press this is pressure what's the real purpose i think it's to break up the ukraine government with the hopefully we can in that government toppling that government and getting a government that will take the country into the e.u. into the western sphere of influence and this has to be seen by russia as a great threat so you kind of lay out one scenario there but i want to talk to you about best and worst case scenarios what do they look like to you in this country well the worst case scenario is that ukraine which is divided of course between east and west and there's a class divide between rich and poor between those who look to the east and those who have been sort of taken towards the west or the upper crust of the of the western part of the country who look toward

protesters have been in kiev since november. the e.u. is ready to provide financial help. >> i taught many times in the cores of the last month -- course of the last month about the importance of supporting the economy in ukraine. not unconditionally. it is important to see economic reforms that are necessary. this is real economic support and investment that means it's not only about the short-term, it's about the long term, about the capacity of the economy not just to grow in areas that are doing well, but to develop in other areas. >> iran's president hassan rouhani says his country is benefitting from the easing of international sanctions. in a deal signed last november iran promised to limit the nuclear program for sanctions relief. steps will be taken over the next four months until a permanent deal is reached. speaking on state information, president hassan rouhani said progress was being made. >> recording the issue of the joint action plan or the geneva agreement, our people witnessed that we were able to reach on agreement wit

you mentioned the pressure on the government, but the protests really began with ukraine's president dropped the e.u. and then made a deal with russia, but where is russia now? how are they reacting? >> russia has been exerting pressure, morgan, as much as it can. it has -- it gave the ukraine a $15 billion deal. signed at the beginning of this year, that has been u.s. secretary spented and then ukraine needs that money to get it's budget going, it also is exerted pressure on it's borders. it has customs control, 70% of ukraine's industrial exports go through russia, head to russia, they are stalled on the border right now, so that put as lot of financial pressure on the government to -- on the government and shows how much leverage moscow still really has here. president putin says he isn't going to release that money until he knows what the new government looks like leer. and the old prime minister has resigned. the president will be back at work tomorrow after taking a six leave, but right now, the future is uncertain, and ukraine does need that money. it was expected an $11 billion deficit this

you were on the ground almost from day one of the protests in kiev when they were upset over that deal struck with russia versus the e.uhese protests where you are right now feel different than the protests that we saw take hold in kiev? >> very much. they don't feel that they're part of europe here. they don't want to be part of europe. they're walking right by me now with the russian flag. they are very eastern looking. they do feel that they are part of russia, that they work toward russia, share russian customs. they are only 100 miles from russia here. the russian black sea fleet is here. you see these guys headed to demonstrations with the russian flag. they were happy to russia bailed them out. only russia could do a $15 billion loan. the economy is in shambles and needs help. the people here were happy that that help was coming from russia. they would like to see more support from russia and wait to see what will happen. they built barricades at the edge of town, worried that supporters from kiev might try to come into crimea. we see new barricades on the main roads coming in, so people very nervous and they're

ban the opposition twitter and facebook were widely used by under government protesters during demonstrations last year. a new e.u. report based wake pointed to a wave of corruption sweeping through the blog brussels estimates that losses thanks to shady deals and out to billions of euros they are used to mason that corruption costs in the european union is no less than one hundred twenty billion euros each year and that is the equivalent of an e.u. on your budget so it's a lot of money we're talking about the figures were revealed by the e.u.'s home affairs commission as fast as the annual report on the subject ages his chief called the problem breathtaking and warned it's a waiting trust in democracy and if it plays and it before the flemish nationalist party says while highlighting bribery on a national level the report ignores brussels overall complexity. problems in some member states are huge and widespread and the problem within the european union is that all the member states are in danger of being contaminated the by this problem because when you are in the euro zone for instance and when one of these me

e.u. will impose sanctions. 25 are dead and 240 injured. protesters and police were kid in -- killed. >> the trade union is on fire in kiev. a large section of the protest camp was up in flames with riot police launching barricades. it is hard to watch for people with ties to the ukraine. a man said it is bad but not surprising. >> people are fighting hard and they started dying as a result. it is a horrible development for the country. >> the president of ukraine blaming opposition leaders saying he has made attempts to compromise. the opposition leader, a former world champion doctor says the president will not listen. the president wants to strengthen ties with russia rather than the west. >>> a former contra costa county sheriff deupty convicted of setting up phony drunk driving stings is scheduled to be sentenced this morning. a federal jury found the officer guilty of conspiracy and multiple counts of wire fraud. he was acquitted on extortion linked to an allegation that high accepted cocaine from a private investigator to set up drink driving b

continued to escalate and less than two hours later a police officer died about a protest as attacked security forces. and while the e.u.'s been holding an emergency session on the violence in ukraine russia's foreign ministry minister sergei lavrov has criticised the west for feuding than rest of the blame is undoubtedly on the extremists who have been for weeks and months trying to bring the situation to this exact scenario but the foreign minister also stressed the responsibility of many western states he said have been trying to meddle with the brands encouraging the opposition to act unlawfully and sometimes openly cozying up to the extreme it. such a trip is the foreign affairs editor for the chronicles magazine he also says western politicians are culpable all that they have breast. we have witnessed brazen hypocrisy from the european union ever since the beginning of this crisis and from the phase of demonstrations early on the protests had degenerated into hooliganism in mid december and into terrorism since january nineteenth and we can no longer use the term demonstrators i would rather use the term rebels b

e.u. leaders does not have traction with all the street protesters so they may not necessarily abide bit politicalion once they do reach an agreement with the union and with president yanukovych. what they're trying to do is leverage their appeal to the ukrainians to actually shift away from this very kind of deadly confrontation. no one is expecting president yanukovych to suddenly change the position he adopted which is very close to russia and suddenly become close to europe. we're well beyond that point. that's not the issue on the table. >> thank you very much for the latest coming out of ukraine caught in a larger gee go political showdown between the west and russia's vladimir putin standing behind president yanukovych. now, president obama acknowledged the struggle, but said the focus right now must be on how to stop the fighting. >> our approach of the united states is not to see these as some cold war chest board in which we're in competition with russia. our goal is to make sure that the people of ukraine are able to make decisions for themselves about their future. >> james collins ser

e.u. favoring closer ties with russia instead. the protest has had a devastating impact on ukraine's economy. >> ukraine's national currency, here it is, about $50 or so has been fluctuating wildly in value over the last few weeks. last week it plummeted to its lowest in four years, and it has had an affect on the cost of things here. petrol prices have gone up, and the fear is other goods and services will become more expensive. russia will offer the 15 billion lifeline providing that ukraine can pay back a $3 billion loan on gas. and it's unclear whether ukraine in its political state will be able to do that. they say they're prepared to offer a stability package to help the country but only providing that lawmakers bring about an end to this on going stand off. the fear is this could start a bidding war between east and west over influence of ukraine's future. >> a large boulder is hurled off a mountain from the french alps derailing a train and killing two passengers. the train traveled from niece, nine people were injured. two rescue hel

dealing with peaceful protesters in an appropriate way for the u.s. and the e.u. make no mention of violence carried on by the arm.

e.u. for closer ties to russia. tenses of thousands protested an aborted deal. it's the largest demonstration since the 2004 orange revolution. on december first 350,000 rallied. protesters took over the office, others occupied city hall. ukraine's president signed an anti-protest law prompting outcry. there was repeal 10 days later. protesters left city hall, after the government voted to release protesters. yesterday viktor yanukovych agreed to trim his powers, and bring the opposition into the government. that still did not satisfy protesters, who demanded he step down. >> we turn to nick schifrin. it's been 6:30 in the morning, thank you for staying up all night long. can you give us an update on developments that happened overnight? >> right now itself very quiet. there's a few hundred people in the square behind me. it is cold. people are hunkering down. there's a stay in the square for as long as it takes to get everything they demand. they've been fighting for so long, and sacrificing for so long. there's no one to fight against. the police abandoned the