other guests mentioned has become increasingly bullying in its determination to reconstitute some eurasian union, not exactly the soviet union. over formeother former self yet membs has been bullied. moldova did not, and their wine imports to russia were promptly stopped at the border. so they're not allowed to come back really to rejoin the russian market having chosen europe. ukraine looks at that and yanukovych is concerned about this. he's up for re-election in 2015, so the fact that the ukrainian economy is in the tank. unemployment is likely to go up is a big concern for him and perhaps why he's more focused on short term rather than long term. >> when we come back after the break we'll talk to ambassador mill behavior the tough choices facing all the players in this triangle. you're watching inside story. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts, dispense with the fluff and get straight to t

russian federation but something that would include form soviet union, but something else, probably eurasian union and to put that in place, it' it's partly an idea to be homophobic, and it's not a local kind of thing. he's now trying to gain more of the moral authority in those who opposed lgbt community. this is a part of a larger plan. isn't russia has not been a nation-state, for them it is a quest for identity. not only economy, oil, gas, pipelines or something else, it's very much part of their identity crisis, at only economic crisis. that's why because there was never russia that would fit into the existing borders and this is the country that has a problem with notion of borders, it's very problematic for georgia and other neighbors, that's still the process of the new russian identity. >> let me though that to kathryn stoner. are every day russians willing to remain poor compared to their western european brothers and sisters in order to live out this grand vision of something else that hasn't gotten here yet? >> i'm think the short answer is no, they're not. i would just want to point o

coming into being and you know economically speaking ukraine can only benefit from turning to the eurasian union whereas in european union you're just you're just being faced with more depression more that unemployment is not very attractive so i don't think the majority of ukrainian population is going to are actually up by the big i was the attraction to yet to europe and to the e.u. and also to be us to get say ukraine integrated more with europe. i think the main are i think it's very clear that main reason they want to do this is your political will really just don't want ukraine to you naturally gravitated toward towards our russian and east which is where it's belongs historically so i think they're actually just doing my disappointment rule your western powers it's more important for the ukraine not to integrate our beast and they're not really concerning themselves about the actual situation or the benefit of the contrary or the people if you're just looking at it from the economic standpoint the e.u. and the west have nothing to offer except slogans about democracy human rights etc so

twenty first century to him today we would discuss important issues on the creation of the eurasian economic union the agreement has to be signed in summer of next year the union has to function finely from the first of january two thousand fifteen kazakhstan is absolutely committed to the process and we will promote and support it. opener. today the president of the two countries have signed five documents and wants among them is an agreement on military technical cooperation which was signed personally by the two leaders representatives of the government adopted a rule map on the sheer use a bike a more complex for two thousand fourteen to two thousand sixteen. also the issue on the supply of oil products in kazakhstan was settled. duty free delivery of petroleum products on the territory of stanford domestic consumption will be carried out from the first of january two thousand fourteen. also the agreement for cooperation in the transport of russian oil through kazakhstan to china one side and devoid of the deliveries will make seven million tonnes possibly it will be increased to ten million t

now of course he said that moscow isn't a looking at backing down from its eurasian union plans but it's also not going to stand. against the desire of its allies to move closer with europe but it's not done with a hot head but through negotiation and working together. and also in his address in touch upon the situation in ukraine retracing russia's proposal of economic integration equal turns live now to the scenes of paul scott is in the ukrainian capital for us hello that poll and that's been the three weeks of public theory is that any signs of progress have dying down. or the mood amongst the protestors is as defiant as ever and the blockades and barricades set up around independence square i was large as ever before they've been reinforced with sandbags filled with snow with barbed wire on benches and although the situation in kiev right now it feels quite calm the threat of sanctions is hanging over the country as well u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that america was disgusted by the events on tuesday night when the police began dismantling the barricades built by the prot

there is hardly any leader in the newly independent states who wants to be part of the eurasian unionome feel they have to be, and are playing lip service, but some are communicating to us, to the europeans into the chinese the things they would like to accomplish in the meantime to of anythis significance such step. i think putin is being totally unrealistic and his and he is elaine what i think is desirable and inevitable. russia as a senior partner, as a significant partner in europe, as a european state. this is what the issues currently are about, and they involve also the relationship with iran and others. >> into this collocated mist, add your questions. this ise they panel, -- a complicated mist, at your questions are since this is a panel, address your question to the person. say your name, affiliation, and please keep your question brief. >> thank you, george mason university. my question is for fyodor lukyanov. one often hears russian officials, analysts indicate that it is important to keep a inught and power -- assad power because of that as he is, it will be worth withou

eurasian economic commission that the prime minister of kazakhstan blockage on the second highest summarizing the year he noted that a great job on creating the convocation of a legal framework of the customs union and the eurasian economic commission has been done under the chairmanship of the text on a number of documents concerning the eurasian economic union treaties have been prepared as well o more than eighty questions aimed at the development of the customs union in the region economic commission have been considered within the framework of this council has for the region economic commission. we discussed over three hundred questions in the top and relevant decisions which are now being implemented in practice it's a continued his kicking the can is to read this book what the. oh well also the situation of the financial market of kazakhstan still remained stable. a correspondent steve was announced by the chairman of the national bank of context and cannot do in the head of the weekly briefing at essential communication service on monday. according to him the growth of gross domestic product in the current year will amount to six percent according to preliminary estimates. inflation is e

there is hardly any leader in the newly independent states who wants to be part of the eurasian union some feel they have to be, and are playing lip service, but some are communicating to us, to the europeans into the chinese the things they would like to accomplish in the meantime to negate this significance of any such step. i think putin is being totally unrealistic and -- what i think is desirable and inevitable. russia as a senior partner, as a significant partner in europe, as a european state. this is what the issues currently are about, and they involve also the relationship with iran and others. >> into this complicated mist, add your questions. since this is a panel, address your question to the person. say your name, affiliation, and please keep your question brief. >> thank you, george mason university. my question is for fyodor lukyanov. one often hears russian officials, analysts indicate that it is important to keep a thought and power -- assad in power because of that as he is, it will be worth without him, and russia will be tracked by the jihadist that arise in syria

and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india and vice president got sick put to sea of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski you have the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up the moscow but that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to crossfire were all things considered i'm peter lavelle palestine and the road ahead washington so-called peace process to resolve the israel palestine

and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the mainstream media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india an e.u. vice president gets a proto see of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski you have the european union press feel is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up the moscow but that's just my opinion. they look like bounty islands where the locals can enjoy the sun and the ocean. was buried here years ago. means these people are suffering the consequences. ho

and we are now allies in our agreements with the eurasian economic union and by the first of june two thousand ford she will finalize the draft of the text of the agreement and will be submitted to the parliaments of bear the risk because the standard russia like to urge him to consider it took a minute to approve it. and there are media darling the. year customs union and of course as we get more members other countries will be more interested in polluting our ukrainian partners before the events. that we're seeing today are unfolding our believe that all the political forces this country. will come together and resolve all of the. interests of ukrainian people before all that you ukrainian said that it's really to. all of our sessions as observer said it's willing to take parts of these sessions and. it was interested in accepting so in signing up to some of the green and if you crane is still ready for that we can continue to cooperate with the expert level. is based on real economic interests on the call it will promote the eurasian what project parts will not and the other projec

and join up with eurasian customs union obviously the big media would be on fire screaming that this is part of the to do you say democracy and still the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda or you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly educating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament florida grows in india vice president just protests. and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski yeah the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalist write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up the moscow but that's just my opinion. talking about language as well but i will only react to situations i have read the reports. but no i will leave them to the states to comment on your latter point. secure because are you talking

and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto. and vice president got sick put to see a bitch and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalist write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but that's just my opinion. so the lesson we teach to the world is that the best way to defend yourself is to get yourself a nuclear weapon and of course the biggest culprit of using nuclear weapons and producing nucl

and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in india and vice president got sick proto c. of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but that's just my opinion. hello and welcome to crossfire we're all things considered on peter lavelle palestine and the road ahead washington so-called peace process to resolve the israel palestine conf