. >> thank you, frederick seymour, reporting from brussels.also is our international affairs editor douglas herbert. there has been a real tug-of-war between russia and the west. the protests started three months ago when the ukrainian president turned his back on a key eu trade deal in favor of a bailout from russia. russian out our correspondent elon doric. tell us about that. >> the russians have stuck to their policy of non-intervention in ukraine. we heard a spokesperson or reiterate the position, but again we have heard from the russian foreign ministry saying it is the responsibility of the opposition leaders to stop the bloodshed, basically putting the blame on the opposition, saying they should threaten the legally elected government of ukraine with more violence. we know where the russians stand, but there is a crucial part to the equation that we don't know about. that is basically russian money, russian aid. loans, along with the reduction in gas prices. we still don't know where the $2 million of this money should be concentrated.