embarking russia on some sort of nostalgic, i think, irrational, in fact, imperial restoration, the eurasian union he wants to create, of course, centered in moscow, would really be a restoration of the soviet union minus some european portions and of course of the russian empire, i think that is driving him in the wrong direction, it is delaying the democratication of russia, it is preventing russia becoming a major european power, which otherwise it could be, within europe or connected to europe in some fashion. >> rose: so h he has no interest in becoming a european power he has made a decision hot to go that route? >> that's right, and at the same time he has made a decision that ukraine has to be prevented from becoming a european state, that his that to be subordinated, incorporated into the so-called eurasian union with moscow as the capital and i think that is a serious threat to europe and of course a tremendous offense to the ukrainian people who just gained that independence some 35 years ago. >> rose: do you think he will be successful in doing that? >> here i have to hedge. , if push

deliver goods to russia within the framework of the customs union with the establishment of the eurasian union. we hope for an increase in sales due to the increased number of countries which would join the union. the chain it to stop it but it's just opposite the fixings. local experts also say about the great opportunities the russian eurasian economic union can give the structure which has no analysts will combine the functions of existing immigration organizations can create conditions for stating the melbourne economies of its members in the union won't expand over the years economists believe the conditions for entry into the eurasian economic union are very attractive. for example the quality in decision making joint development of the most attractive terms of cooperation and willingness to work with other integration associations all this according to experts will have a positive effect in the long term. in addition the price for goods would decrease of course thanks to the reduction of costs for transportation of raw materials out the competition will be stimulated in the common marke

union to swell. you resist this you use. eurasian ideas an idea of friendship and cooperation economic and political cooperation is also implemented in this union to soften the semis suggested idea which serves as a basis for further cooperation the two of us old editions of the sultan to survive is expected to give a lecture on the anniversary of the historical facts the senior command personnel of domestic ships will consist only of context and citizens since this year maritime academy and opened recently will emanate the shortage of qualified personnel in kazakhstan courses of marine engineers were introduced in kazakhstan two years ago under the auspices of one of the oldest schools in europe netherlands maritime university its graduates will be involved in the work of oil field development in shipping will ride out the second group of context it is undergoing serious training in the know this but from the start that game the establishment of the cars extent maritime academy one they will cause extensive into the white list of th

union as well. you resist this view is that. eurasian ideas an idea of friendship and cooperation economic and political cooperation is also implemented in this union to soften the semis suggested idea which serves as a basis for further cooperation the two of us old editions of the sultan to survive is expected to give a lecture on the anniversary of the historical facts the latest news is that three got the dogs cuts out that stevie got kate said. no more to be on customs actually think asics and will meet its troop levels in two thousand fourteen. according to statistics the number of banks offering internet banking services increased from twelve to twenty five mobile banking is offered by nine banks in the number of payment terminals doubled reaching two thousand and five hundred. also a client base of potential users of non cash payments is well established. overall fifty million payment cards in circulation. and this figure is growing annually at a rate of twenty five percent. even with the genius that is the ticket will be citizen

candidate has an association agreement with the european union why can't you queen have work with the eurasian union and work with the european union but no i guess there's an exception here ukraine doesn't get that privilege marcus go ahead. well what's ariel said just now that russia could russia's actions could result in the breakup of ukraine is absolute utter nonsense victoria nuland comments demonstrate america's lip service to the concept of freedom and democracy and we've got after examples of that we saw late last year american politicians senator john mccain flying into ukraine an independent sovereign country and joining the protest movement meeting opposition leaders in calling for early elections in ukraine and calling for the over for of the ukrainian government which is democratically elected i'd like to say it and i realize that your civil actions with your blood sugar is a contributing writer and you cry out with a challenge oh no no no diarrheal no area we know you made your comments are you are you made your comment that russia is acting dangerously while i don't see russian polit

. >> of the eurasian union. >> belarus, central asia. isthe core of that russia-ukraine. yet within the ukraine, you have , until some days ago, yanukovych was low -- loyal to moscow. you have the eastern part of the ukraine that speaks russian predominantly and leads towards moscow. there are all kinds of divisions here. what i would say is that yanukovych was awful. on the other hand, he was democratically elected. he was overthrown in the streets. he murdered dozens of his own people -- >> during the protests. >> absolutely. he was corrupt as corrupt could be. we are at a very familiar moment we have experienced over and over again, that excitement. it's that moment -- >> we think history is happening here. >> democratic institutions and the norms will take hold. the illusion of tahrir square. one wonders why the great authoritarians don't realize that a square is a bad thing to have in a city capital. an men square, red square, wenceslaus square. social media calls you to the square and it does not form political institutions and we

today the eurasian economic community the customs union acting within its framework in the common economic space shows proof that the ration project is a success says the usa secretary general tire months although the idea of the racial integration is attracting more supporters both of the cis member states and non cs country's two thousand fourteen is going to be a decisive year for the final implementation of the project the tree on the recent economic union will be signed and ratified this year. i should have left it that the vikings dvd although the last twenty years for two decades of difficult but successful cents on the way to the modern your racial integration. but presently there is a historical figure recognized worldwide is a prominent politician strategic energy chief designer of the eurasian products have become the benchmark for all those who want to live safely and happily in the new year h chafee was a believer. every fifteen seconds the twenty fifth anniversary of the straw of the soviet troops from afghanistan more than half a million soviet soldiers and officers

mark and john sutton type representing cause extensive businessmen during the meaning of the eurasian economic union the tops of the eurasian economic union discuss trade and currency policies not to monopolies in transport as well as cooperation in the field of energy industry and agriculture but the main topic of the talks was technical regulations in the region economic union are among the experts are preparing a draft treaty establishing the european economic community. meanwhile the negotiations on the way but it is clear that cause extends business will expand the sales market. upon entering the community the next round of talks on pc will be held in austin on less than a month anyone who says they will just say it's not as good a view to london with a draft agreement consist of two parts the institutional and functional. we have many problems with the functional component our experts worked on these projects during two years. consider the main issues related to agriculture industrial policy and technical regulation as well as access to services and after monopolies. we made a huge step toward

its ultimate demise initiative on the creation of the eurasian union announced in the months of moscow state university turns twenty. the prospects of the racial integration are actually discussed in moscow in the light of the recent events in ukraine. experts note that the ideas of the assault and as a buyer for a moment today. he was a component of the west. which all in your team isn't going to post as often as mine is the only post so really there to promote integration initiatives russian context in our neighboring countries reaching night on the receipt on and even ukrainian embellishing leaders did not take such proposals although russia has a common origin with ukraine and belarus twenty years later we see that the survivors right we should hear his ideas planning your cell phone when hypocritical is that it was a junior bull. o douglas a movie turns fifty. the movie was directed by the people's artist of the ussr shake and i'm on of his one hundred anniversary was recently celebrated become extend his birth has been widely celebrated this year of the cozy is his nickname no on

capital it has also been a stark reversal from russian president minute routine stream creating a eurasian union in which moscow who had counted on to make it needs to deliver ukraine as a central member anti government protest it's a clash with white fleece in caracas venezuela institute at st in massive rallies the latest development in two weeks of mass protests that led to president nicholas made to its gravity squash an increasingly militant opposition movements to combine insisting the government jailed dozens of student activists to the death toll in the unrest announced on the detained more than a hundred others injured when two former boss tried it since the protests or pretext for a plan to whether there had been no indications that it must support the military. as i i i. is you country cheering on stairs. it's the back and carry and use during what were to continue now seem like more than thirty teams including children so kind and efficient link between eighteen forty four nineteen forty five in the cellars of the embassy building taking a further eight earnings mystery has been know

i would say that putin's project for his third term is the creation of the eurasian union.he were able to create that, that would include most of the post-soviet states, not all of them. ukraine would be the key member there. this would be an economic organization but also a political one, which means you would have a separate block once again in the former soviet space. they're closer to each other than at any part of the world. since ukraine would be the key country here from the russian point of view, to ensure that ukraine does not sign agreements with the european union, would make it impossible to create this eurasian union, and russia has a number of advantages. it has a lot of leverage over the economic relationship in ukraine. there are different views. some of the people who live in the eastern part of ukraine clearly look to russia. and then you have the people out in the streets demonstrating who want to be european. for them, european means not having a corrupt, untrans parent government. russia is in this for the long game. has offered quite a lot of financial

uestion on i would say that putin's project for his third term is the creation of the eurasian union.you were able to create that, that would include most of the post-soviet states, not all of them. ukraine would be the key member there. this would be an economic organization but also a political one, which means you would have a separate block once again in the former soviet space . they're closer to each other than at any part of the world. since ukraine would be the key from the russian point of view, to ensure that ukraine does not sign agreements with the european union, would make it possible to create this you have all of the people who are out on the streets demonstrating who do want to be european. but for them, european means also not having a corrupt on transparent -- a corrupt, un transparent government. the other thing to realize is that russia is in it for the long -- this is a long game. russia has also provided a lot of financial support to ukraine and it will not back away easily. one has to question how long either the united states or the european union's attention

the eurasian union he wants to create, of course centered in moscow, would really be a restoration ofoviet union minus some european portions. and of course the russian empire. >> you can catch the full interview with president jimmy carter's former national security advisor on charlie rose at 10:00 p.m. u.k. time tonight. joining us now is managing editor for eastern europe, great to have you on the program. what is the situation on the ground right now is to mark -- right now? >> the news this morning has been, after intense negotiations all night between ninkovich the oych, the -- yanuk president and the polish foreign minister that you ninkovich will vych will signo some sort of document that will pave the way for the end of violence. >> world leaders have urged ukraine to pull back from the brink. a lot of people are concerned about civil war. what are the chances that this will actually stop? how sure are we that this is exactly what president you ninkovich will sign? >> that is the main question at the moment. i think that is the reason for skepticism that this will indeed be t

uestion on i would say that putin's project for his third term is the creation of the eurasian union.you were able to create that, that would include most of the post-soviet states, not all of them. ukraine would be the key member there. this would be an economic organization but also a political one, which means you would have a separate block once again in the former soviet space . they're closer to each other than at any part of the world. since ukraine would be the key from the russian point of view, to ensure that ukraine does not sign agreements with the european union, would make it possible to create this you have all of the people who are out on the streets demonstrating who do want to be european. but for them, european means also not having a corrupt on transparent -- a corrupt, un transparent government. the other thing to realize is that russia is in it for the long -- this is a long game. russia has also provided a lot of financial support to ukraine and it will not back away easily. one has to question how long either the united states or the european union's attention

they want to start their own eurasian union to be a counter balance.esident may not want it, but in effect, it is something of a cold war chess board. >> certainly has that feeling, especially those of us who remember the bad old days of the cold war. the senator, john mccain, he was on with piers morgan, last night. he's very tough in his criticism of president obama's handling of this crisis. >> the president just displayed his incredible naivete about vladimir. remember after i'm re-elected we'll tell vladimir after i'm re-elected he'll be more flexible. he doesn't -- the president doesn't think it's a chess game. certainly vladimir putin does. vladimir putin wants a restoration of the russian empire, of which ukraine is the crown jewel. and i'm very worried about what actions after the olympics that putin may take in order to ensure that. >> those criticisms, you hear it not just from mccain, from a wide range of foreign policy types that the president has been inconsistent. >> putin has been consistent, but this a way we don't like. old hands sayi

he would like ukraine it would like ukraine in his economic which he's creating called the eurasian economic union but he would only say one other thing why can't we have complete cooperation between the european union's economic union alliance and ours i mean even if he's faking even if he's bluffing why don't we say let's sit and talk about this show your cards but this either or and in tallaght our way or the highway is being imposed by the west of ukraine and i say to you now that the blood in the streets of kiev some of that blood is on the hands of brussels and washington. stephen cohen thank you so much for being with us. or. coming up if he doesn't watch out president obama could should santa claus tell you why it's a nice feeling to. you . you you. you . i marinate join me. in depth impartial and financial reporting commentary interview and much much. only on bombast and. well go back to the big picture the nine justices of the supreme court have arguably the most important job in the country unfortunately most americans don't know what it's like to watch them work that's because cameras

he would like ukraine in would like ukraine in his economic which he's creating called the eurasian economic union but he would only say one other thing why can't we have complete cooperation between the european union's economic union alliance and ours i mean even a peace faking even if he's bluffing why don't we say let's sit down talk about this show your cards but this either or mentality our way or the highway is being imposed by the west of ukraine and i say to you now that the blood in the streets of kiev some of that blood is on the hands of brussels and washington. steven cohen thank you so much for being with us. for. coming out if he doesn't watch out president obama could should santa claus tell you why it's a nice day we take. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. i know c.n.n. the m.s.m. b c news have taken some not slightly but the fact is i admire their commitment to cover all sides of the story just in case one of them happens to be ac

democratically elected president who treats his citizens nicely says i would like to join the eurasian economic union we say. it doesn't you want go for it we think it's a mistake but go for. so the our our issues really democracy and the way the ukrainian government treats its own people i think it's actually in the interest of ukraine to develop closer canonic ties with the european union i think it's in the interest of ukraine and russia to develop close economic ties together and i think it's in the interest of russia to develop close second to toys with the european union and that i think a true blossoming of the russian economy a true blossoming of the ukrainian economy would be the national interest of the united states while it's touching to see the american former american ambassador to be still concerns with the prospering of the russian economy but let me ask you the final question which is political again if some of those things that i've already mentioned ukraine becoming a member of nato reach it has been encouraged by some of the western part partners in the past it was indeed to join

the eurasian union that he wants to create, of course, centered in moscow, would be a restoration of the soviet union minus some european portions and the russian empire. >> you can catch the full interview with jimmy carter's former national security adviser on charlie rose. that airs at 10:00 p.m. u.k. time tonight. coming up, we will keep the focus on ukraine. the president announces a plan to resolve the political crisis but will it stop the bloodshed? ♪ >> a moment of calm in ukraine. the president has agreed to a plan to resolve the political crisis that led to deadly clashes in the country. the agreement is expected to be signed in about 45 minutes. the emerging markets chief economist at standard bank joins us. thank you for coming in. when you think this agreement will be signed. i am hearing a lot of skepticism. we had to chief economist on this morning and they said it would be -- 2 chief economists on this morning and they said -- >> it has been announced, but the opposition has not confirmed it. clearly, jan ninkovich likes -- vych likes the deal. this deal sees him out

the fact is, if president putin has a grand dream, it is to create something that's called the eurasian unionon that involves russia, belarus and kazahstan. without ukraine, there's really not much of a eurasian to talk about. ukraine was an industrial powerhouse in the soviet union, the bread basket of the soviet union. a country of 45 million people. that's very important with the buffer it creates between russia and europe. there is this tug of war the cliche of the day, because it's true, russia has various instruments to keep the ukranians close. there's lot of commerce flowing across the russian/ukranian border. but there's a large percentage of ukraine's population, two-thirds are looking west. there is this tension that's not going to be resolved by the overturn of an election ten years ago or the bringing down of the government mow. >> thank you, willis, for your perspective. >>> we want welcome to the program, former u.s. ambassador to the ukraine, john, what is the purpose of ukraine, investors sitting thousands of miles away. >> well, there's no question a what's happening in ukra

they realize the eurasian economic union is a bridge to the past. ukraine has the know-how and the wherewithal to stand up to russian pressure. >> what percentage of the population believes what you just said? 60%? >> a clear majority, 55% or so. among the elites, including the oligarchs, including be richest men in ukraine, is closely to 90%. the russian oligarchs have influence in the kremlin -- they are the kremlin, whereas they have no such influence. that is why you see no rallying to yanukovych. >> what possibility exist for a western agreement with russia to avoid the crisis or figure out a way that works in the best interest of ukraine and the best interest of the people both east and west in ukraine. >> a lot of the so-called ukrainian nationalist elite are the opposition who feel more comfortable in russia been ukraine. you have an identity the. follow linguistic lines. there are 17 million russians in ukraine -- that is not true, but he said that deliberately. he says that to force the link. we should not rule out that the russians are tr

. >> angela stanton is the author of a book, part of a strategy to make ukraine part of a eurasian union. >> ukraine is the biggest country. without ukraine the project will not succeed from vladimir putin's point of view view. his preoccupation is to make sure that the european union, u.s., nato, all the structure do not make inroads in the post-soviet states. >> while the corridor is over, the ukrainian crisis highlights an unusual battle between the east and the west. the russians see it as is geopolitical struggle. our president and john kerry said they don't view it like that. neither do the europeans. we are in a situation where the u.s. and itsal lies, russia on the other. >> a more pressing concern is whether movement for democracy in ukraine could inspire activists to take to the streets. moscow now worries about ukraine setting a precedent. in if the ukrainian president had a leader more responsive to the people and democratic that has direct repercussions, if they can do if in ukraine, why not russia. >> they haven't elected a new leader, but have taken a step that could have

having good relationships with russia does not mean that ukraine should be forced into the eurasian economic unionit is a disastrous idea for economic development for not just the ukraine, but for russia itself. the principal businessman in the ukraine, the oligarchs, including those in the east of the country, understand that ukraine's economic interests lie with europe. russia does not like that under mr. putin. they have threatened economic boycotts. for mr. putin, establishing control over ukraine is more important than the prosperity of the russian economy come or perhaps he does not understand economics. host: what role has putin played in the violence that we have seen? guest: this is overwhelmingly a ukrainian story. putin's role has been uniformly negative. they threatened to boycott, they have urged mr. yanukovych to crack down the demonstrators. the point man of the ukraine has justified a violent crackdown. every time yanukovych comes back from seeing putin, he is restrained. host: "wall street journal" -- "americans are only waking up to the crisis. they should care how this turns out

having good relationships with russia does not mean that ukraine should be forced into the eurasian economic union. it is a disastrous idea for economic development for not just the ukraine, but for russia itself. the principal businessman in the ukraine, the oligarchs, including those in the east of the country, understand that ukraine's economic interests lie with europe. russia does not like that under mr. putin. they have threatened economic boycotts. for mr. putin, establishing control over ukraine is more important than the prosperity of the russian economy come or perhaps he does not understand economics. putin playedle has in the violence that we have seen? guest: this is overwhelmingly a ukrainian story. role has been uniformly negative. , theyhreatened to boycott have urged mr. yanukovych to crack down the demonstrators. the point man of the ukraine has justified a violent crackdown. every time yanukovych comes back putin, he is restrained. host: americans are only waking up to the crisis. a should care how this turns out. ukraine want to pull into the western orbit as a matter of human

union. losing ukraine from membership in the eurasian economic community that moscow is building. this is an important part of the questions. we can talk more about that in a moment if you wish, but i want to emphasize that it is not in russia's interest that there would be ukraine. in that perspective it is in russia's interest that this agreement has been signed, and it is in russia's interest that this agreement would succeed. yes, mr. putin is worried about ukraine building closer ties with european union. some in russia disagree with him. some in russia believe an ukraine that is more closely allied with the west will force russia to, itself, transform into are a more democratic society, and more economically competitive society. i understand that the putin division is different, but at this moment if we talk specifically about this deal it is also in russia's interest. it is not in russia's interest that there is chaos in ukraine. >> not in russia's interest that there be chaos in ukraine, mr. wilson. chaos is pretty close. >> i think that is the case. i think we came within

trade agreement with the european union and to turn towards moscow and allow president putin to really build a kind of solve yet crony capitalist system based on the eurasian economic union a lot of people in ukraine the majority people who claim did not that did not want that destiny for their children they want to head in the direction of democracy trying right now and see and most of all honesty amongst politicians not people who are robbing the country and putting their money in austria and switzerland where they have launched a criminal investigation into the son alexander into millions at least salted away and. his bank accounts talk to charles kind of thank you so much for telling really good to get your perspective on this u.k. member the european parliament live from london thank you for joining us much appreciate it my pleasure thank you when you get a full briefing on the crisis in ukraine from how it started to how it might tend we've got a dedicated online team gathering information as it comes to light and it's available for you at all to dot com. after this break including how america's human rights abuses of the subject of a damning report

eurasian group. >> to make sure the european union, the u.s., necessitate owe --nato do not make any progn the state>> influence between the east and the west. >> the russians see this as a classic geopolitical struggle with the u.s. we say we don't view it like that, neither do the europeans. but in fact we are in a situation where we have the u.s. and its allies on one side, russia on the other. >> more pressing for russia is whether the movement for democracy in ukraine could move russians to the streets. moscow now worries about ukraine setting a precedent. >> if the ukrainian people succeeded in getting rid of a corrupt leader undemocratic leader and actually have a leader who was more responsive to the people and was more democratic, that has repercussions in russia. if they can do it in ukraine why not in russia? >> they have not elected a new leader yet but have taken steps that could have consequences for the entire region. randall pinkston, al jazeera. >>> nearly two weeks of protest in venezuela have left six people dead, dozens more injured. venezuela's president blames outside influence

this question of what kind of trade deal ukraine strikes with either the european union or russian-backed eurasiane should speak to the values involved here, not the regional politics. that's for the two countries to resolve. don't you think? and that's "hardball" for now. thanksing thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the ceo in charge of the largest public oil company on the planet is all about fracking in america. except when it's in his own back yard. who could blame him? the business of ex-tra trackext fossil yules and transporting them is a dirty one. here's what it looks like along the mississippi. boats stranded after a barge collision yesterday sent over 31,000 gallons of light crude oil into the water forcing officials to close a 65-mile stretch of our nation's greatest river including the port of new orleans. the fact is these days you don't have to be adjacent to a major waterway or mire