. >> russia accuses kiev of failing to address concerns of those agitated against the government in kiev. ♪ hello, you are watching al jazeera live from our global news center in doha and i'm laura kyle and on the program four more people in the ferry disaster condemned the actions of the crew. the conduct of the captain and some crew members is unfathomable and it's like an act of murder that should not be tolerated. >>> aleppo and barrel bombs are dropped over the besieged syrian city and how thailand is becoming an solar energy pioneer. ♪ russian foreign minister has again accused the interim government in ukraine of not listening to voices of opposition in the country and speaking in the last few minutes they said washington should take responsibility for the actions of kiev. >> translator: the geneva agreement is not the only thing but there are steps being under taken above all but those who sieged power in kiev and those who are violating each other, claims are increasing with regards to the southeast region of ukraine, buildings, posts, but the government is not doing anything in

moscow islam kiev's decision to use the army against protesters criminal and is called on kiev to stopwaging war against its own people russia called an emergency session of the un security council an r.t.s. me important i has been following the meeting in new york first she joins me now live marina good evening to you from here what's come out of the emergency session thus far. well this was the tenth security council meeting regarding ukraine and the u.s. and its western allies continue to use harsh words when i dressing russia the u.s. and many european ambassadors have accused russia of meddling in eastern ukraine specifically saying that moscow has assisted in coordinated with pro russian with with protesters in eastern ukraine who have seized government buildings in six cities a russian ambassador and tell you jerk and vehemently deny the accusations calling on his western counterparts to stop spreading lies he also said that the international community must demand that the coup appointed government in kiev stop war against its own people he said that a western supporters of the

to kiev like to do what. you ask them. to bridge the. leader. we need in kiev and in this book you can be. well just call them and understand. when you can be on the breaking news i actually have to get to the airport and then straight off that way he's going to get straight to work with sleepless night for him but just says right the middle of it all we could be seeing a revolution and he's right there and he's going to be witnessing it and he's going to be reporting about it for more oil is our life right now i mean the turmoil in ukraine of course. to let's go. was pretty clear we'll be spending most of our night outside in the cold. it's a good argument for those who think that we have a glamorous job and we're. always enjoying it and stuff. but i am sure that my name is margaret howell and i've been with r t international's first woman since seventy six and i don't have an office yet and having just moved here this is actually my office to check in right know and i would prefer the floor i think even if i did have an office that's where you

to calm the tensions in ukraine is put in place by diplomats from moscow washington and brussels on kiev just a few moments we'll take you through the key points. out of. russia's responses to the ukrainian crisis during a t.v. . q. and a with the russian people. and access denied the un's investigator of violence against women is furious said being stopped from visiting the notorious british immigration center where one inmate died and claims of abuse are rife. welcome to the weekly here on r.t. international. with the top headlines of the week and the top headlines of the day first let's try to bring in. more on exactly what's emerged from eastern ukraine in just about the past hour or so it's thought three people have been gunned down in the city of slovyansk during an attack at a checkpoint set up by unarmed protesters two of the attackers are also understood to have been shot dead while other self-defense units when they came in to assist a journalist graham phillips is in for us now joins us live here on the program good to see you graham do we know the latest on this attack aaron

as the standoff between dorothy's in kiev and the defiant he shows no sign of letting up we look at what's driving people on both sides of the barricades. are behind the walls the u.n. official slams britain's boy club sexist culture as prisoners of the u.k. migration detention center denounce violence against women and a lack of medical care. and heat on the cheap we report from one crematorium in sweden using all means at its disposal to keep locals warm. one of them in moscow or bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news a deadly shooting erupted at a checkpoint manned by anti kiev activists in east ukraine conflicting reports suggest three people were killed reportedly members of a neo fascist right sector group to the extremist thought to have died in a counterattack journalist graham phillips has more from slavyansk. so what happened here is in the early hours of the morning a convoy of four cars pulled up to this checkpoint some six kilometers outside the city of slavyansk and immediately opened fire on this checkpoint which was manned by and to keep activists

piece only by line but in kiev pace has thank you very much it's three d. weird to see you well this game here in kiev but for a moment thank you and also international is staying and think about it in the ukrainian capsule twenty four seven to keep you on. data on the escalating crisis that and you can also keep up with what's happening that. the news of the toppled out and would like to say that everyone who participated and contributed in this hour. with the economic ups and downs in the final months they would learn to deal sang and the rest of life take it will be if briefly. right on the scene. first for you and i think the church. reformers twitter. and instagram. to be in the know. on mom. at the y. also believes that it was ethnic cleansing spores of it was an attempt to seize the opportunity to purge the polish presence from the territories that the ukrainians the leaders of the ukrainian insurgent army considered their own. genocide is genocide and polls should never support an increasingly vocal of opinions that the mass murder of jews should be

and kiev offered a deal to reduce the tension. it will give more powers to astern government. >> the world's biggest democratic election started in ippedia on monday. -- in india on monday. over 800 million people are able to vote. polling is taking place in stages throughout the country until the 12th of may. indians want an end to the economic mismanagement and widespread corruption in their country. pestoria mpics star took to the stand. he is accused of murdering his girlfriend last year. he chose to exercise his right to speak off camera and broke down a number of times crying. he began by addressing the family. > i would like to apologize. there hasn't been a moment that i -- since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about your family. >> the prosecution is skeptical about that version of events. if convicted, pistorius could spend many years behind bars. >> world leaders gathered in the rwandan capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide in the country. sorrow but also hope filled the stadium where the com

to openly supporting kiev's push to quell the anti-government action in d.c.the country the cia director travelled to kiev for consultations with ukrainian authorities and vice president joe biden will go there in less than a week and there was even been talk of sending weapons to ukraine and the people of ukraine should know why won't we give them some defensive weapons with respect to arming and providing assistance to the ukrainians the fact is that we are currently working with ukraine to determine their requirements across the entire security sector many european officials have joined washington in their one hundred eighty degree shift of position some likely still any in sweden who are horrified at the prospect of taking on a call that using force at mine down now explicitly backed kiev's right just to do the. that in the east of the country so we've built world if illegal armed groups took over police stations and local government offices in sweden we would use all our instruments to restore order yet back in february called build condemned the same arg

the government in kiev issued a plea to be deployed to the region. russia in the west, trading accusations about who is behind the growing unrest. daniel sanford spent mump of the -- much of the day in the town. police headquarters stormed by russian activist. >> reporter: a moment of extreme tension today. gunmen suddenly took up defensive positions there was a rumor that government forces were about to attack the rebellious town in eastern ukraine. in the end the attack never came. despite the threat the kiev government called anti-terrorist operation the people here remains resolutely in place and the barricade are still standing. i asked a man if they weren't worried about a possible attack. of course we're worried. people here are peaceful. but within that four hour principle. then as we wov through the check point, came news prorussian was storming another police headquarters. this was a scene where activist crashed windows, threw rocks and quickly took over a building. chief of police ended up in hospitals with a broken skull. >> even on the d

he spoke just a short time ago in kiev. investigation is underway into other bashar al-assad used justine on his own people a few days ago. the u.s. and france have pledged to uncover the truth. dead anding the war insulting neighbors, the japanese have once again paid homage at the boreal, raising visitws on the eve of a from u.s. president barack obama and the start of his asian tour. >> taking a look at headlines from around the world. you will start us off with the unrest in ukraine. a focus on controversial photos. >> that is right, these are photos that the ukrainian government provided for security and cooperation in europe last week. getting a lot of attention. the international "new york times" talking about these photos. kiev says the photos are evidence that the mysterious armed men have taken over government buildings in eastern ukraine, the so-called green men, are in fact, russian intelligence forces. if you take a look at the close up of these photos, you can see what kiev is trying to suggest. there is one p

authority the new regime in kiev they really do need committed activists the new regime in kiev his rather short of trained and competent personnel and at the same time it has an incentive to move the radical right wing militias out of kiev sending them somewhere where if they're successful the new government can claim the credit if they get a bloody nose from confrontation with people in southeast including will in fact we can the movies of the the other side of the new regime which came to power on the back if you like of the violence in february which is not entirely comfortable with them. people in the east of ukraine have been rallying since march demanding a referendum they want independence or greater autonomy from kiev one of the main concerns is the rise of radicals to power and that's what led people to take action in the first place as artie's marie if a national find out. we're now inside would cease to be the den that's killing gentle ministration hand what has become recently the e.p. santos and to hear the protests this is where those who did not make a noise the country's n

to which the thousands of people taking to the streets in protests and demonstrations against the kiev authorities on and off to find the government security buildings. demanding a referendum for more autonomy and all the sale of a dove and that in a way similar to how fat or six that would lead to another doc suggested this would be to send in tongues and common vehicles and quell dissent. i was obviously escalated the situation of the vote even more resentment from the locals. as of the situation bodies of the country despite a national agreement being reached the street trees the tensions still amazing to live on top of this announcement now from the competition of the situation can only become more tense. you are watching continues but the financial support to care about each qian wen to find out of ordinary americans know where their money will be had. when us politicians speaking get the impression that the us has these unbreakable ties with ukraine high so close that the staff of the us embassy in kiev can even sinking ukraine in. the a washington claims it has a responsibility

saying to the kiev government, we want these protesters in kiev who are occupying the midan to stand down? >> they're saying all paramilitary group should lay down arms and not occupy buildings, applying to the protesters in the west and east. the ukrainian government has taken steps to disarm extreme nationalists engaged in activities like taking over government buildings in the west as well. this applies not just in the east but across the country. again, the government in kiev has made the commitments. prime minister yatsenyuk went to the east to have dialogue with some to have the protesters. we believe the dialogue is important in ukraine as well as the international community. >> woodruff: but if ukrainians, if the protesters in eastern ukraine don't do what the u.s. is asking, if russia doesn't do what the u.s. is asking, the president and others have said there will be more consequences. but what we've seen so far is that the sanctions haven't really had much of an effect on mr. putin. what makes the administration, what makes the president think more sanctions will have an e

blamed the west and kiev and raising a special criticism for the government in kiev for entering -- four launching another anti-terrorism operation. at the same time coming of concern coming out of kiev that russia has done nothing to call back the pro-russian separatist moscow that many believe has a direct hand in controlling, or manipulating or directing in eastern ukraine. those forces remain on the streets today in eastern ukraine, just as they had in recent days and weeks and many would place the blame on russia for not implementing its responsibility for the geneva agreements. whatever came out of geneva last week does not have much effect on the ground these days. the question will be, how much longer can the agreement that does not seem to be implemented control all the parties. >> thank you. president this wednesday. blank ballots would be the majority of what was submitted. fears.t, there are big unrest could escalate as elections approach next month. the targeting of police officers is continuing by violent opponents of opposition. our correspondent in cairo has the details.

there certainly hasn't been any response so far from the kiev government itself. >> it was the kiev governmentment said, we're going to treat you as a terrorist you are and we're going to stop you from doing this. and then 6:00 a.m. came there, kiev time, and nothing happened. what is that -- how is that lack of response being received and what is the message, if there is one? >> i've been looking at the social networks today, and i can -- a fair amount of ex-aspiration expressed by the public of the lack of action of the government of kiev. the government ultimatum to quill the buildings was roundly ignored. not one of them moved. and the next news we have is the acting president has fired the head of the state security services, anti-terrorism department, and brought to a new man in, just as kiev was supposedly starring an anti-terrorist operation. that's not the kind of thing that inspires confidence in kiev hasn'ting this apparent rebellion in the east. >> isn't the kind of thing -- well, this is spiraling quickly. nice to talk to you. thank you very much. >>> continuing updates throughout

especially since i imagine the kiev government thinks they have done nothing wrong. >> even if the kiev government thinks it has done nothing wrong and i think they understand that there needs to be some sort of reconciliation, this is not yet a full-scale civil war. this isn't even close but at the same time, what the government in kiev needs to recognize is that throughout the election process, there has to be numerous attempts made to demonstrate that the views of those who want to see less control from kiev and greater relationships with russia while not being the popular views necessarily are ones that are included in the discussion. what the this -- so the number one issue will be for the government in kiev to ensure free and fair e elections where a fullration of views and setting up the next leadership? kiev will be absolutely critical to bringing some of these challenges to a conclusion. >> isn't that something that the kiev government has already promised, free and fair e elections? presidential e elections are scheduled for a couple of weeks from now in late may. >> i believe

ukraine prepared to make a stand and defend their region's rights as eyewitnesses say war machines from kiev are closing in. washington speaks out in support of king its repression of the sand following the cia chief visit to kiev fueling fears the u.s. is masterminding the crackdown. going in with the flow russia and china top multibillion dollar gas deals we'll report on why the west shutting its doors may be giving beijing even a push towards moscow. plus the scramble for resources is creating heat in the arctic where u.s. led military forces are stoking tensions as government survive for the untapped northern reaches. it is four pm in moscow watching r.t. international with me wearing a joshua welcome to the program. ukraine self-proclaimed leaders say they have launched a military assault on anti-government protesters in eastern ukraine activists now occupy government building and at least a dozen cities demanding a referendum on their region's future their protest has drawn the world's focus with foreign ball titian's and media lashing out at russia's alleged involvement in the protest

>> reporter: well, this is where we're getting mixed messages from kiev. on the one hand, they macon sill -- make con sill laer stalts and i refer in my report that the authorities say they will continue the anti-terrorist operations. they say they don't come to an end as a result of the agreement. they said that the agreement validates these operations. they say they're going to continue checking vehicles around the main cities looking for weapons or ammunition. they're also talking about setting up the cordone here in the town. we haven't seen that happens. you have the threat from one hand, and yet on the other hand we have this statement on live television by the acting president and prime minister calling for national unity promising to give the russian language a special status in ukraine and holding out the prospect of a new constitution with greater autonomy to the region. that's what the people here really want. bearing in mind, the mixed messages, bearing in mind the feeling that many people have, this was an agreement reached behind their backs

declared the donetsk region and independent states and announce a referendum on breaking away from kiev. also this hour. launched in the infringement cases against him getting what we have a funny at the suntec and democracy. photo by hungary's polarizing prime minister responded from the power of using force. but brussels. we assess what he remains popular in the glove box in the world. as benjamin on the other. the rallies of the housing welfare reform that publishes the port and the supposedly having extra to expect the mayor. i wanted to copy what she opted into now firstly the satellite ukraine's response to the unrest flared up in the country's east will be more severe than not to cry me a c section. the statement from the country's interim interior minister the mall the people's council and done yet is announced that the region will decide whether to split from kiev no right to make it happen the statement was issued after a group of pro russian activists told the local government building in finance comes that time we've seen similar things coming out of the city of krakow also

when in kiev we have this lawlessness. which was significantly more intense on what has been witnessed right now in the cities of eastern ukraine. why didn't you say the same thing back then either here, united nations or in washington or your many contacts with resource in kiev. maybe the crisis would not have unfolded this way. it's just not good when civilian population takes up arms. biting tm when he issue arose, there was a figure stated that in ukraine there are 3 million illegal firearms, but people were worried about their well being and are attempting to protect themselves but how can you not take up weapons? of course in normal conditions it's quite questionable. now my french colleague. my french colleague, he used an interesting term, virtual reality. virtual-reality. this is a term which was in my head when i was listening to some of the statements of my colleagues, individuals took power in kiev to the force of arms. some of them have the type of reputation which means that a year ago you wouldn't have shake

she's pistone why line in kiev page has thank you very much it's three d. we just see you well this game here in kiev but for a moment thank you and also international is staying in the sake of the balance in the ukrainian council twenty seven to keep you on day to. on the escalating crisis that and you can also keep up with what's happening that. the news of the toppled out and i would like to sign everyone to participate and contribute in this hour. a rational fear in hatred of all things russian the west mainstream media echo chamber is consumed by what should have been a relic of the cold war appears to be an essential part of the west's foreign policy today this is not only tragic but it's also dangerous. just a few days ago to hear secretary of state john kerry specifically. your crane as he called the behavior but i want to reference is really accurate because it seems that actions are really part of the. yes i mean many ways the world is heading towards. i think we see. between states. instead given that. they move to other means so i think that bas

not really about news it's about characters we went to kiev in kiev was absolutely insane it was a big breaking story for the world but for us as we followed around the news correspondents as they were in harm's way constantly it was an extremely stressful situation and you're going to see here for one of our characters alexei when he won through where he walks in to do a live report and we're following him as we follow all of our correspondents and then. i think i have a life right. he was shot at what was this window. that's been. going to stand there. and we put the camera here. alexei has a live here that's starting in minutes and just before us live he was shot at and that's something now that he's to deal with the emotional stress behind that and our producers there shooting all of it and just to see and gather his thoughts and go on air knowing that a bullet was within meters of him is just insane to me i couldn't imagine it. the killer ships following the tall mall in kiev now joining us live good to get you back on the line here and you're taking cover apparently inside a near

want to bring in fred pleitgen, live from kiev this morning. fred, what can you tell us about what's going on in both parts of the country? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, john. certainly a very difficult diplomatic environment the vice president has landed into. as you said, here in kiev, what he's doing is he's meeting with these top-level officials. on the one hand, he's going to promise them extra economic aid from the u.s., and he also wants to work on energy security for ukraine. one of the big issues they have is that they're fully dependent on russian gas, and the u.s. wants to find ways to mitigate that. another very important thing for the u.s., however, is it's going to tell -- vice president biden is going to tell the ukrainian officials that they have to combat corruption, which is in the political system as well as economic system in this country, because there are elections coming up soon, and the u.s. firmly believes that those elections need to be successful to take some of those arguments away from the russians, who are, of c

what they did was relay a message into the city and members returned on the anti kiev side very heavy arms and return fire on the attackers with as we can see these two cause behind me destroyed we do have reports of two killed on the side of the attackers who many of connected many of reported as being members of the private sector this of course being the far right knew not so realization responsible for a series of terrorist attacks around ukraine i've got bullets in my hand and we have bullets littering the ground around here where the death toll reported as being five at the moment marking this as the sharpest escalation of violence here in the east of ukraine. the writers such a group is thought to be behind this surprise attack let's remind you who they are and what they do it is an ultra right neo fascist organization which was among those leading the charge during the coup in kiev its members are notoriously violent and its leader is pursuing major political goals goals in crane his name is dimitry yarrow and he is running for president in the may election right sector says i

the deadline is now kiev is expected to launch a massive military operation against protesters in ukraine to the east activists that have occupied government buildings in defiance of the interim leadership. why do you accuse of terrorists and those who terrorize your government for months up until the twenty first of february this year russia's envoy in the u.n. blasts western governments for double standards calling on them to stop kiev from launching a war against its own citizens. plus of radiation rage on american soldiers who took part in cleanup efforts of the fukushima nuclear power plant are suffering from severe health problems and say they were lied to about the risks. welcome my name's neil harvey and you're watching r.t. international first this hour kiev is now expected to launch a full scale military operation in eastern ukraine the deadline it set for protesters to lay down their arms and leave the government buildings they're occupying has expired a wave of unrest and demands of greater autonomy a fit about a dozen cities across the east of the country starting with the ci

this is a sign that the new regime in kiev is not really able to assert itself and even. journalists who in the past have been rather sympathetic to it quite a few things to say that they don't find the information that they're getting from official sources in here matching what they also seeing in sort of slovyansk and other parts of thousands a final quick thought the american angle here john kerry's apparently from conversation with foreign minister lavrov once again pointed the finger at russia a lot of this blame game likely to go on do you think. well i think it's quite a it's quite a bit blame game one problem for the americans is that they really box in the dark they didn't expect what would happen in crimea to happen they don't really know what's happening in southeast ukraine they don't know what's happening in russia itself and so in a sense they're now stirring up a great deal of anxiety partly in a sense to cover themselves against some worst case scenario from their point of view but i think the danger from the point of view of nato and the americans is real

wearing a joshie welcome to the program and we begin with breaking news now sell defense units in kiev say the country's military has taken control of the airport in the eastern city of hama tourist earlier the army confirmed its storming the city in a bid to curb anti-government rallies across the south east while the protesters are demanding a referendum on their region's future calls that have been labeled as separatism and terrorism by the coup appointed government or military units have been gathering in a town on the border between harkat and the nats regions the hotbeds of the end breast and from there the are moved to on to the city of kramatorsk were destroyed here and activists say the city airport has been fired ad by military jets they are reporting injuries and there are also unconfirmed reports off the taliban while in slovyansk locals say armored vehicles have completely cut off all entrances to the city but no shots have been reported yet. art is where if it isn't the original capital for us or ia do tallis what's happening where you are and what are people telling you.

and basically asking paris to use whatever influence it can on kiev to try and avoid the kiev governmentaking military action in the east of ukraine. basically they're trying to get this four-party talks off the ground. they're due to meet the u.s. the e.u. the ukraine and russia meeting in geneva on thursday. it's the only show in town, and they really want to get it on the road. the trouble is, really, russia is dead set against the interim government saying that will have to really be dismantled almost, before any sort of talks continue, and then we'll see what happens in the elections on the 25th. i think the fact that they're now talking about possible ref republican on the 25th is a bit of a bright light in a very darkened room. >> two blasts at a crowded bus station in nigeria's capitol killing 74 people and injuring more than 100. nobody has claimed responsibility to the attack, but during a visit to the scene it's president blamed bo boko haram. >> you can see if you look just beyond the cordon and if i move out of the way the area where it's suspected the car bomb may have deto

and the governments in kiev now looks weak. people on the right are criticizing the government for being ineffective. and so what the long-term objective may be unclear. the short-term objectives are very clear that is to destabilize the government of ukraine. >> michael mcfaul staying with you, just to drill in on this a little bit more what is the difference between a government in ukraine, the russian kos live with and something they can't and won't live with. >> you know, i don't think vladimir putin knows the answer to that question himself right now. let's be clear that he pivoted after a different kind of strategy that he was following for years, where he thought he could economically dominate all of ukraine. that fell through for him. and he then moved into crimea. and that was a tactical reactionary move. and for him it seems like it's been pretty cost-free so he is encouraged to go further. and i think that is what you are seeing in eastern ukraine right now. i don't want to pretend that i know his final outcome, what

barnaby phillips is in kiev where he sends this report. >> reporter: joe biden's visit to kiev is a well welcome support of what is a w beleagued government. we talk to people here in kiev about what they would like from this american visit. they're talking about more economic insistence. they're talking about energy assistance, ways in which ukraine could be weaned off it's dependence of russian natural a gas. obviously that is a long-term measure. in the short term the americans are talking about non-lethal military assistance, and they're talking about further escalation of sanctions against russia if latino week's geneva accord is not followed. activists occupying towns in the eastern part of the country not showing any inclination that they're preparing to anywhere yet. >> syrian parliament has announced elections, a vote scheduled to take place jun june 3rd. candidates have until the end of april to submit their applications. bashar al-assad has not officially said he will stand again but he has made it clear that he intends to do just that. in 2000 bashar al-assad succeeded his fa

they don't agree with the authorities in kiev. we've seen these people protesting for weeks eastern and southern ukraine first taken to the street that was then taken over state building this is a bit of a deal where peace for people who simply demand that the ukrainian authorities listen to us the will for a month or to have been a rally and asking for a referendum but they did not listen to us once and only after a government building was taken they heard our voices. but what the government heard was the voice of what they say is separatists and terrorists and. then they sent in the army. those are what's let of the army should be with the people and not against it it's not imaginable sending troops against its own people and you can burn yourself out or you know my life i never thought something like this could happen in my country. what outrages teves interim government is the protesters demand from great autonomy and possibly independence from ukraine and people say they have their own reasons for finally taking a stand on wi

in ukraine's ongoing standoff between the self-proclaimed leadership in kiev. protesters in the east. has a look at exactly what's motivating those on both sides of the barricades. access denied the u.n. to investigate her own violence against women is furious are being stopped from visiting a notorious british immigration center that's where one inmate died and the claims of abuse are rife. unconventional energy we report from stockholm but there cremation of the dead is being used to warm up the homes of the living. it's all to international life from moscow. thank you for joining us today there's been a deadly shootout at a checkpoint in east ukraine conflicting reports suggesting from between one and three activists are dead they were gunned down by attackers suspected of links to the neo-fascist right sector movement there were also reports of casualties among the extremists when self-defense groups responded to the raid journalist graham phillips is a check point for us in stuff you. so what happened here is in the early hours of the morning a convoy of f

vice president joe biden is on his way to kiev. he'll arrive later today, meeting with ukrainian leaders on tuesday. the ukraine prime minister wants economic and military support. is he likely to get anything close to that from the u.s. vice president? >> i think the ukrainian prime minister wants as much support as he can get, but he's realistic as to what the international community can do. i spoke with him last tuesday. he said he's grateful for any support. one of the interesting things that happened late friday is that the u.s. announced it would conduct additional military maneuvers on nato's eastern boarders. it's sending 150 troops to poland and 150 troops to estonia. that's a little token sign, that's definitely very important to the government here in kiev for the u.s. to show it's willing to put soldiers in that area. any sort of economic support is something that would be appreciated. but the government in kiev says, it feels as though the international community is doing what it can on the one hand to keep the pressur

the announcement followed one of the bloodiest nights since the new government took control in kiev. three people were killed and more than a dozen were injured at a military base in mariupol. lindsey hilsum from independent television news was there today and filed this report. >> bullet casings and a bloodied bandage, evidence of last night's clash between ukrainian soldiers guarding this base and masked intruders. >> we can only guess who they were but their aims were definitely not peaceful. their main goal was to enter the military base and seize our weapons. >> today the police in mariupol were trying to establish exactly what happened. i've been talking to a soldier who was here. he said at first the protestors were peaceful and included women and children, but then armed masked men appeared without uniforms. he said, first of all, they tried to storm this guardhouse. they had molotov cocktails. they came through and went charging up there, but at that point the soldiers repelled them. footage from the incident shows molotov cocktails flying as the men tried to force their way

our fred pleitgen in kiev.anks so much. >>> an update now on what doctors are calling a medical miracle. this morning, the 16-year-old runaway turned stowaway who hid in the landing gear of a jet and flew five hours from california to hawaii, well, he is with child welfare services. the 767 soaring to 38,000 feet as exterior temperatures plummeted to well below zero. and miraculously, the teen emerged unharmed. >> he probably became unconscious rather quickly at that elevation, and perhaps with the cold, and if it was in the range of zero to, perhaps, 30 degrees, then, perhaps, he went into this, what we call this slowing down of the machinery state or hibernation, that might have protected him and caused him not to need as much oxygen as normally we would if we were exerting ourselves or even sitting here on tv. >> and police in san jose say they will not pursue charges, that investigators are still trying to figure out how the boy managed to slip past security. >> amazing story of survival, but still filled w

government in kiev, not us. in the distant capital, joe biden is doing his best to lift the spirits of the administration. he took a message of support to members of parliament. mr. biden says washington is ready to help build a united ukraine. >> no nation has the right to simply grab land from another nation. no nation has that right, and we will never recognize russia's illegal occupation of crimea and neither will the world. >> on monday, the state department handed out photos which it says prove its case that russian troops and equipment are indeed on the ground in eastern ukraine helping to fulfill rebellion. russia says the government in kiev is breeching last week's agreement failing to stop sunday's attack on a pro russian check point. kiev called it a russian provocation. in slovyansk, the three that died are martyrs. there's a makeshift memorial in town and a steady shift of memorials. >> well one of the cities where there's been a big pro-russian occupation is donetsk in the eastern of ukraine. we ar

what did the kiev authorities do? they put them in prison. all of that against the background of military units. they began threatening to use force in the east. the east began to arm themselves. instead of realizing something was going wrong with the government of the states, instead of attempts to start a dialogue, they began threatening them with force. they moved tanks and aircraft against the civil population. that is one of the serious crimes of today's authorities in kiev. i hope you will be able to understand what kind of pitch, what kind of habits, the situation is turning into, with authorities dragging their country down that road with them. it is critical today to think together about how we can come out of this situation to offer to people this real, not artificial, dialogue. kiev leaders come to the west. whom do they meet in the west? they meet their own representatives. you do not have to go out. you just call them into kiev. you need to talk to people, to their real representatives. those whom people trust. bring them out of

and now reports suggesting kiev could be turning to u.s. mercenaries to try and help quell unrest in the east the interim cabinet labels antigovernment protesters as terrorists. you know where they drive. a long. period they have the window to the soul of russia and after exploring the treasures of siberia big city girl heading home aboard the legendary trans-siberian express. the world's top headlines live from moscow thanks for joining us on r.t. international i'm real research we start with the ongoing succession crisis in southeastern ukraine and kiev protesters have been occupying local government offices in several major cities particularly in how to call for the administration was cleared of activists in a violent raid but pro referendum protesters are holding their ground in. i've just discussed it all a short while ago with r.t. correspondent maria. tensions here in the city of donetsk in eastern ukraine but basically you know all over this false and important region of the country actually continue to escalate and we haven't seen

meantime to condemn kiev's military offensive in the southeast.and that washington praises kiev this assault on its own people as restraint urging for it to move forward. all over again even chief who just joined us just past eleven pm here in moscow one story one main story dominating again tonight ukraine and ukraine's military has taken control of the airport in the eastern city of kramatorsk today earlier the army confirmed it was moving into the city in a bid to curb anti-government rallies across the southeast military units have been gathering in izumi can see it there on the map a town on the border between the howard government donetsk regions the hotbeds of the rest from there the move down to the city of kramatorsk activists say the city airport was fired up by military jets that's where the injuries are reported also unconfirmed reports of up to eleven fatalities as well another hot spot of them our peers talking about that all weekend a city where one hundred thousand people locals say armored vehicles now have completely cut off all

part alexander phenomenal the story of forest in kiev alexander as always thank you very much. just think one week ago there were talks in geneva going on. juana de escalation agreement for ukraine. the leaders from the us and europe say that there is no evidence that russia is keeping its end of the deal and they are threatening to increase sanctions now against moscow johnson the man who discussed the issue with polish prime minister don't on toes. she went over the situation in phone conversations with other heads of state as well medco said russia had failed to fully implement an agreement to de escalate the ukraine crisis. has the powerful would have the power to bring the separatists on to a peaceful calm discussion about the constitution and preparations for elections the day on the fifteenth episode of i'm fortunate making no such action has been taken out of it the international community is still hoping for a diplomatic solution but it has threatened to impose further sanctions on russia after talks with south korean leader park wednesday that us president barack obam

alexandra joining us there from the ukrainian capital, kiev. with one eye on events in there, members of the g-7 group of major economies have agreed to target moscow with a new round of sanctions. the g-7 says that russia simply isn't doing enough to rein in separatist groups in eastern ukraine. however, precise what will new sanctions they intend to impose won't be announced until monday . meanwhile, the ukraine crisis continues to dominate the international political agenda, including the polish prime minister's visit to berlin. >> russia is not doing enough to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine. that's the view of german chancellor angela merkel, the polish prime minister, and all the g-7 leaders. they've agreed on a new round of sanctions to up the pressure on moscow. >> i'm convinced that russia has the option or could have the option of getting the separatists in eastern ukraine to join a peaceful process of constitutional dialogue and separation for elections, but so far moscow has unfortunately not given those signals. >> but it's not y

and today the government in kiev said we would allow a referendum with the national election.nd all ukrainians would allow--would be allowed to choose some new way. is there the potential, mark jacobson, for these elections to settle anything? >> i don't think it would be wise for the current ukrainian government to set up the sort of referendum that could decide--that could set up a situation where you could see a split east and west. what i do think these elections can do is look at the problems that anna has raised. there is a proximity of security that i do believe was instigated from the outside, but over long term the ukrainians have got to show some belief that their government will work towards ridding the institutionalized corruption and setting up a government that could be trusted to move forward. >> anna, if the referendum were to move forward, are there certain sectors, certain cities, certain regions that are more valuable where the orientation towards russia is stronger than other places. >> you can only have a referendum to have the entire public vote. it has t

everyone is fascist in kiev and ukraine. i spent quite a lot of time in kiev but haven't actually met any there. >> you were in mariupol which is a port in the east of ukraine right up against the russian border. what is the conclusion you draw from those kind of meetings you from those kind of meetings you had thereÑ close to the city 6nn hall? >> reporter: i think division of society all across the ukraine deep lly polarized. leaders are sending out mixedkf messages. the interior minister posted on his facebook page they had taken over the government building. turns out they hadn't. it was in the hand as of pro-russian protestors. that happens all the time. it shows how little control kiev has over the situation. it's similar to the propaganda war on the russian side moscow is fighting here. >> quickly, can can i ask you, what evidence is there of what president putin said would be a very serious crime? >> reporter: none that we have found so far. i have been looking for evidence of prosecution of russian speakers here fo

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