there's a lofto talk in kiev and washington that kiev should go against donbass.hink there will be a more dangerous war that might draw on russia and the united states. so the question is, now, will these elections abet negotiations between what you call these breakaway regions and kiev or not. and we don't know the answer, but i think the answer is not in ukraine itself. the answer probably is in washington. >> woodruff: do you agree the actors on the ground are not who's going to decide this? >> i don't. i think this is, at this point, a dynamic which is being led largely by the russians. ukrainians have tried very hard in the face of the military defeat they saw at the end of august, early september, to find a way to get through this situation, to find its way to have a political settlement where they decentralize it did authority of the central government in kiev and provide greater autonomy to the government of the regional sections of ukraine where the russians have been trying to foster an idea these parts of ukraine want to separate. that's not the case. w

however, the law could have become a foundation of further talks between kiev and the rebels. kiev also do not implement an important provision of the minsk agreement which is bm misti love for participants this did not .nter into force regarding the humanitarian aspect of the agreement, as set rebuild the area, the ukrainian government has decided on a new order, the financing for the budget and social and pension payments. all of these things were just canceled. what could so what kind of trust should the average person have when they're daily being bombed and allowed to exist and they reject any allegations gainst russia. these are just strange given the situation. when convoys are sent, the contents are always reported upon fully and completely. and, unfortunately, the people in these regions depend on the convoys and the people of these regions don't be of concern for the government at all. now, regarding 2 november's election. a number of delegations have expressed strange emotions about these elections as if they weren't democratic but i would like to understand the fol

border has nato on edge and watching closely but not doing much more than that while leadership in kiev said it's top priority is building an army strong enough to halt any russian aggression. g-20 gathering in brisbane this weekend are saying enough is enough and are threatening further sanctions against russia. for his part president vladimir putin is not backing down. >> the g-20 summit is said to start in brisbane, australia, this weekend, and all eyes are on one v.i.p. guest, russian president vladimir putin. he arrived friday with his navy trailing behind parked off the country's northeast coast. australia's prime minister tony abbott reacted. >> one of the points that i tried to make to president putin is that russia would be so much more attractive if it was aspiring to be a superpower for peace and freedom and prosperity, if it was trying to be a superpower for ideas and values rather than recreate the lost glorious of czarism or the old soviet union. >> provocations by putin have dominated headlines this week. nato commanders confirm tanks began rolling across the russian bord

the ukrainian government in kiev has rejected the vote as illegal and illegitimate. he said he is the boss here and he is pledging to do good things for the people. ask together with you, i'm going to rebuild the people's republic of no net -- of donetsk. we will get the factories and mines running again. we will return the houses that have been destroyed. >> kiev says that sunday's election violates the cease-fire accord signed in september. it required low shall -- local elections to follow national law. they fear it could escalate a conflict that has artie claimed more than 4000 lives. >> let's cross to our correspondence in kiev and east ukraine. thanks for being with us. so far, kiev has been powerless to stop the rebels from doing basically whatever they want. president poroshenko announced he is rethinking his strategy. is he in any situation -- any position to change the situation in ukraine? >> his intention is clear, he wants to show that country that he has the situation under control. he wants to punish the separatists but he cannot hurt innocent people.

we have long been ready to talk with kiev. we are looking forward to a ration response from them. >> the elections raised tensions in the region even, even higher. the e.u. said the vote was illegal and illegitimate and violated a cease-fire agreement that the separatists had signed in september. but mosquio said the elections were valid. residents said they simply hoped the election would bring stability to their lives. translator: we hoped for peace for well being and prosperity of the region so everything is fine for us and no one is killed and everyone is alive and well. >> however, at the moment any hope for peace is a distant one. fighting continues through the weekend and ukrainian army reported a number of their troops killed and wounded. locals and western journalists also said a large column of fighters and military hardware arrived from the direction of russia. many fear an escalation in the hostilities. now the elections are over. david stern, bbc news, kiev. >> now to a video game creator whose ideas have become a

none of that has occurred. >> earlier, thousands marched through central kiev. some even wearing military fatigues. >> today is the day of ukrainian victory. this is a victory of nation, freedom, i and solidarity. this day means a lot. first of all, we will commemorate those guys who died, and the victory of the ukrainian people. >> for residents, the anniversary evokes pride in the events a year ago. this is mixed with alarm for the future may hold. >> let's bring in our correspondent sue is standing by in kiev. frank, what kind of anniversary is this? >> it is a bittersweet anniversary. it is commemorating the young people, 77 young people that have died during the protests. the president was heckled, booing what he yet done to find out who was behind the killings. until today no one has been convicted for these killings. people are demanding much more from this new government. >> you have been talking to people today who were crowe testers a year ago. did they realize, what chain of events for beginning when they began protesting last year? crimea, eastern uk

let's speak to al jazeera's harry faucet live from kiev in the capitol of ukraine.how is this day being marked? >> well, i should just say i'm not in kiev, i'm in donetsk in eastern ukraine part of the donetsk self declared separatist areas. as far as the marking of this day in western ukraine there will be demonstrations especially later in the evening at the same time as they took place on november the 21st last year when people started to assemble in protest at the announcement earlier that day of the moving away from in association deal with the european union. this day is also the day that the new coalition government in kiev after elections recently is announcing itself officially and announcing its policy, in the meantime the vice president of the united states joe biden is in town and symbolic gesture of support in the u.s. to mark the anniversary and important talks they will be having with the prime minister and the president of ukraine poroshenko. >> how are the russians reacting to joe biden's visit? >> they changed the kind of aid they might be willing

i think it's going to be a long haul for the government in kiev. at the moment, it's not in a position to do anything about it. >> ian kearns, thank you so much for speaking to "france 24." if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. so goes the saying. we are about to meet one frenchman who embodies that at age -- that adage. he won it on his seventh attempt, setting a new world record for the journey. just 7 1/2 days. >> after his solitary effort celebrations in the company of others. he arrived into fourth in the middle of the night. thousands had arrived to greet him. >> what time is it? is there nobody in bed at this hour? it's not normal. >> there's a bit of a crowd here. it's wonderful, great. a little stressful, but it is great. >> faced with a sea of cameras and microphones louic -- loick peyron finishes with a champagne shower. and a celebration from the local landlubbers. >> he is a hero, and a champion. we know all about champions here. >> it's extraordinary. what's really great is that he is very down to earth. >> last sunday, he wa

and certainly the governments in kiev doesn't.o really they raise more questions than they answer because what happens next. does this turn in to a frozen conflict, the like of which we can see in different areas, or just a fighting start again because many people in the southeast of ukraine are seeing increased military activity there. and what happens to the minsk protocols, the e. usaid this is a violation of these protocols, and some say there are more sanctions on the way. >> the death sentence has been given to an islam party leader convicted of war crimes dating back to the country's war for indians in 1971. two other senior members have been sentenced to death for similar crimes. >> visiting the memorial for victims of war crimes during the struggle for independence. during the war this man's entire family were killed. father, mother, and siblings were killed. >> i always said with the last two breaths before i day, first i will say a prayer to allah, and then the second breath i will see that they are punished for what th

we are ukraine. >> many here back the kiev government.his local woman works for a charity delivering clothes and medical supplies. she has faith in the troops she supports. >> it's obvious. the city is not a risk there. as night draws in, these men are exposed. there have been numerous unconfirmed reports of russian military hardware moving into the region in recent weeks. >> finally, we take you to india, which is home, by the way, to well over 1000 languages, which means many indians speak more than one. very few, however, speak german. >> it's only spoken in very small circles, but it is growing in popularity. the goethe institute is campaigning to get more indian students to study german as a foreign migrants. >> not everyone is on board, though. present a positive government is far more interested in putting the focus firmly on indian languages. german is likely to remain a fringe phenomenon. >> they are practicing their german. a few months ago, the girls went to germany on a school trip. they have fond memories of their visit. thos

kiev never did it. we did succeed to have the idea of national dialogue included in document together with the united states and some europeans in geneva i think april 17. it never happened. no dialogue was conducted in the future of the country as a whole. instead, we saw the use of fo e force, first threat of force and then use of force. the more kiev was throwing forces on those who didn't agree with the government in kiev the more they created volunteers to fight against them because people were protecting their way of life, their families, their land. we are insisting even today that together with the cessation of antiviolence it was almost agreed with two agreements between ukrainian governments and the leadership of the opposing forces in eastern ukraine. and the cease fire by and large is more or less working except for a number of sites where like in donetsk where ukrainian armed forces are bombing their own people, bombing civilian population, even in the most outrageous situation was on octob

bbc news kiev. >>> sad news from the arab world.est stars t singer and actress sabah has died at the age of 87. here she is. she first came to prominence in the egyptian cinema of the 1940s and 50s and continued performing into her 80s. she had a glamorous lifestyle. she was married nine times. her last marriage continued 17 years. she was alone in her final days. huge star in the arab world. mourning there for the loss of sabah at age of 87. >>> now pittsburgh, pennsylvania is well known as an old steel town. did you know it's also famous for bridges? a city of 400 of them. that's more than venice. this is creating jobs and helping restore the manufacturing. our team has been to pittsburgh to learn more. >> there are 446 bridges in the city of pittsburgh. that's more than any other city in the world. the steel is manufactured here. steel many mills are gone, but the bridges continue. >> they're my main source of this can first of all. they are the way that you move around this city. >> i can't go over one without marveling at const

now we have reports out of kiev and out of washington that in fact kiev is prepaying a new assault.o we would expect rebels to be moving their troops. if anyone is preparing a new war, it is so dangerous, because it raises the possibility that united states and russia will be drawn in. what does russia want? i am 100%, if you meet putin, they want this to end. >> if they do want it to end, what do you think the conversation went like between putin and obama in beijing when they had their few conversations there? >> would chilly be the right word, hostile, what makes it worse, because great powers don't rely only on their leaders. the fact that these two don't respect each other, i would even say putin has contempt for obama and obama had contempt for putin. the difference is obama has vizzed his contempt. and obama goes into that steelly mode that we tend to mock. but the reality is we have very close to war, and the responsibility for that is in the happens of those two guys whether they like it or not. >> the contempt that the leaders in these countries have for one another, is th

does not, and the government in kiev doesn't. really they raise more questions than they answer because what happens next? does this turn in to a frozen conflict, the like of which we can see in other areas, or just a fighting start again because many people in the southeast of ukraine are seeing increased military activity there. and what happens to the protocols. the e. usaid that these elections are a violation of those proper protocols, and there is thought there are sanctions along the way. >> there are elections in the u.s. let's look at what is at stake a with this vote. all house o seats in the house will be contested and in the senate. the democrats have a ten-seat majority now. they got there through 53 seats of their own plus two independents who have joined them. the republicans have 45. that mean the republican party needs to win six more seats than it already has to take control of the senate. it already controls the house of representatives, so a republican majority in both houses would make life pretty difficult f

i have not been able to understand kiev's policy. we are open to dialogue but expecting them to act normally and reasonably. >> kiev refers to the election as a farce. the rebels have brought in observers. but with confusion over voter registration in the volatile area and rebels unable to access records in kiev critics said the polls were open to fraud. >> it looks like the center minister of romania has come take step closer to becoming president. early results show he came in first but not enough to avoid a runoff with the local mayor. romanians are voting to elect a new leader after the president steps down. after 10 years in office. the campaign was marched -- by a corruption probe. a new report has issued the starkest warning yet on climate change. the final folly and the intergovernmental panel on climate change offers no surprises, but the outcome is direct. it says climate change is happening. it is a most entirely man's fault. and limiting its impact may require reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero this century. for mo

our correspondent joins us from kiev. yuri, what is happening on the ground right now?> it is difficult to say exactly what is happening on the ground. we have these kinds of reports, three days of reports from the organization for security and cooperation, which is a monitoring cooperation. they report unmarked trucks, 43 vehicles from the russian -ukrainian border in the direction southeast. on the way to the city of mario paul -- martin hoople -- mari upal. i think we would be better advised to wait for evidence. secondly, they are only able to control two checkpoints of hundreds of checkpoint. the osc says they cannot do any monitoring beyond the residual 400 kilometers, so they have to be careful. >> winters in ukraine are notoriously harsh. ukraine gets half of its gas supplies from russia. is that now under threat? >> i don't think there is any danger in terms of gas supply from russia for ukraine, because the contracts between the gazprom andany ukrainian company that is buying gas for all of ukraine continues through march of next year. the situation is much mo

and certainly the government in kiev doesn't. so really, they raise more questions than they answer. because what happens next? does this turn into a frozen conflict, the like of which we can see in transnnistria, increased military activity there and what happens to the minsk protocols? the eu says that these elections are a violation of those protocols and there is a suspicion in moscow there may be more sanctions on the way. >> it is the final day of campaigning before tuesday's crucial mid term elections in the u.s. the outcome will shape american policy for the next two years. let's look at what's at stake in the vote. control of both branches of congress are up for grabs. all seats in 434 house of representatives seats, and the 36 seats in the senate we'll be watching closest. the democrats got through 53 seats of their own plus two independentindependents who hav. the republican party needs to win six more seats than it has already got in order to take control of the senate. remember, republicans already control the house

how will kiev be reacting to all of this? >> i think the latest treat by the ukranian president sums it up. he called these elections phoney, and says that it was a phoney vote in an occupied territory. kiev has been saying that it was an illegitimate vote going against the minsk agreement, whereby the separatist enclafs were allowed elections. that's not what the separatists did. they went their own way. there's also a lot of apprehension, whether it's here or in kiev, that the high intensity conflict may resume. there's a lot of movement from russian convoys along the road carrying military equipment. this is worrying a lot of people here who many believe that just after the vote there could be a resumption of this conflict >>> thank you for that hoda abdel-hamid >>> still ahead on al jazeera - find out why thousands of russian health workers are protesting, and we'll tell you why hundreds of native americans are taking aim at a professional football team. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. 55 people have been

they give it all to kiev, but if we had new russia, the money would be used to benefit us here.ew russia would be much better. >> the autonomous region of crimea is responsible for its own affairs, and we want to be like them, with its own ministries and its own president. >> more than anything else, once an affordable place to live. things like that, he says, were much better in the soviet union. now nearly half his wages go just to pay the rent. >> people in russia have a much better life than we do, much better. >> how does he know that? >> we see it on tv. >> 1980's, soviet times. >> like many here, alec idealizes the old days of the soviet union and admires the glamorous image of russia presented on television. his wife, natasha, a nurse, is even more skeptical of the new government in kiev. >> no one knows what would be better, but in ukraine, we are considered and its, so no one wants to help us. >> on sunday, the self-declared donetsk people's republic is due to hold elections to choose a parliament and the president. officials of the local government building are busy p

the european union and kiev condemn the result. >>> under threat because of ebola.tball officials meet to decide whether to postpone the africa cup of nations. >>> and new research says obese people who have weight loss surgery dramatically reduce the risk of developing diabetes. >>> hello. investigators have new information about the crash of the virgin galactic spaceship. they say a safety device designed to slow the craft on re-entry activated early during the fatal test flight. but it's still too soon to determine exactly why the rocket broke apart. well, around 700 passengers have so far signed up for space flights in future with virgin galactic. the company says it's taken deposits which total more than $80 million. they include british scientist stephen hawking. also the canadian singer justin bieber and actor ashton kutcher. just some of the celebrities hoping to become space tourists. well, in california, our correspondent david willis is there in the mohave desert where debris is scattered. >> reporter: picking their way through the wreckage, in the califo

they say they need to engage in dialogue with kiev. from moscow's point of view, they say that this will help bring stability, but the question really is, can this bring stability when, in fact, this was as the western officials and the kiev officials say, a violation. in fact, mr. poroshenko calls it a gross violation of the agreement, the elections were supposed to be organized by kiev and they were scheduled for december. so the fact that the rebels went their own way like this is obviously i guess you could say in violation of what kiev would like to see, what the west would like to see, but obviously moscow feels differently. >>> just to let you know, that news from south africa, prosecutors say they've filed appeal papers against the verdict and sentence in the oscar pistorius case. the prosecution is appealing against the judge's decision to acquit pistorius of murder for the shooting of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. she instead found pistorius guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide or manslaughter. so the south africa

suchuld seem that there is that --f rebels in kiev (inaudible). declarations about russians sending weapons and members of the regular army. we are also hearing broad nato regardingom the sending of convoys and russian fighters from russia. but that isn't actually reflecting the situation on the ground. statements and the usual -- in the current conditions the subject of the attention and is easily amongstd from space other things. unfortunately we have to recognize that we're discouraged the lack of a response o.s.c. mission. and other regions who have their own fathers or daddies. to whom they are .ccountable group ofe) again a armed forces on 7 november from tanksstern area, 32 , 15 antiaircraft, six volley fire.ems of a tank convoy entered. are these things not being talked about. there'so be clear that a lack of information about this in the o.s.c. report. rectified.s will be sir, we believe there's a need for full and careful compliance to the minsk agreement. critical issues stating genuine cease-fire, which would be complied with by both s

kiev says it's illegal. we'll have a live report. >>> offering extremists a second chance, a two-part look at why denmark believe some jihadis deserve rehab, not jail. hello and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. you're watching cnn. i'm natalie allen. u.s. officials say more than a dozen federal investigators will be in california's mojave desert for about a week examining the huge eight-kilometer site of virgin galactic's spaceship disaster. the national transportation safety board says friday's flight was heavily documented with six cameras aboard the experimental craft when it suddenly broke apart high above the desert and crashed killing one pilot, injuring the other. still, the agency says it could actually take one year before its investigation is complete. >>> virgin galactic founder richard branson says the dream lives on and met with reporters saturday. here's some of what branson said. >> we are determined to find out what went wrong and we're working with the authorities to

long been ready to talk with kiev.ooking forward to a rational response from them. >> reporter: the elections raised tensions in the region even higher. the eu said the vote was illegal and illegitimate and violated a cease-fire agreement that the separatists had signed in september. but moscow said the elections were valid. residents said they simply hoped the election would bring stability to their lives. >> translator: we hope for peace, for well-being and prosperity of the region so that everything is fine for us and no one is killed and everyone is alive and well. >> reporter: however, at the moment, any hope for peace is a distant one. fighting continued through the weekend, and the ukrainian army reported a number of their troops killed and wounded. locals and western journalists also said a large column of fighters and military hardware arrived from the direction of russia. many fear an escalation in the hostilities. now the elections are over. david stern, bbc news, kiev. >>> now for a report you might not act

. -- kiev failed to pay its debts. >> the country will not be left out in the cold. >> it's not a bad deal if it is valid to the end of march. the only problem is the debt from the previous government but i am generally happy. there's no other way to get older cheaper gas. >> we know russia put some loopholes and the agreement but i'm satisfied with the price and that we can buy the gas. >> the latest round of talks went on for two days and ended in the middle of the night. the contract ensures ukraine's gas supplies from russia until next march. the compromise backed by the eu a small but significant breakthrough. >> this is the first small sign of a well functioning and wise neighborhood policy. it is a small sign a de-escalation after a long time of escalation in the european neighborhood. >> under the agreement, financially struggling ukraine has until the end of the year to pay russia two point 4 billion euros in outstanding gas bills. kia will be drawing funds from the imf and eu to pay the debt. parts of mainland europe depend on ukrainian pipelines. they no longer face the pot

we've seen credit cards systems not working because banks in kiev aren't accepting those transactions. and as well as our team has seen mobile phone pre-payment terminals being taken away. it will have an affect on daily life here. but i think the real--it is very much a political point that he's making, that these self-declare people's republic cannot expect real assistance or services that they would get as part of ukraine. >> talk to us more about the military build up going on in the east? >> yes, it does continue according to reports there were reports from the reuters news agency along th the columns of vehicles moving around in this region. we have seen the columns from nato of the russian troops where they say they're coming across the border. you've referred to the civilian deaths, the ukrainian military are saying seven of its soldiers have been killed in fighting over the last several hours. another interesting part of the decree today involved crimea, saying that the energy in coal ministries would have to examp examine their supply to coal industries. they may turn off th

do people there even care about what happens in kiev and the parliamentary elections? >> well, as far as i can see the so-called people of the done yeth haven't -- they like to treat ukraine as a foreign country that they feel should have gone on carrying giving out pensions and other things. a lot of people really believe russian propaganda that it's now willing led by fascists. from a associate logical point of view the woman working with drug users says they are middle class educated liberals and fits the profile of those who would be pro ukrainian. she said she didn't like ukrainian government because eshe believes it's full of politicians that are using the war for unmeaningful things and making the military more difficult and intense than it might have needed to be. >> and gulliver reporting live. thank you very much. also happening around the world a suicide attack on the a vehicle of the britch embassy wounded 33. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack saying they have targeted foreign invading forces. >> and researchers are making progress towards a

kiev and the u.s. both calling this vote il legitimate. what might be the consequences as far as the west is concerned against russia supporting this vote? >> well, the consequences could be quite profound for russia. already, the european union representative to moscow has said that because, essentially i'm paraphrasing him, because essentially this sets russia on a collision course with the west yet again over the support of this vote, it could mean more sanctions against moscow. at the very least, there's a possibility the sanctions that are already imposed against moscow by the united states and european union as well as others won't be lifted as quickly as they might otherwise have been if russia had withdrawn its support or distanced itself from this vote. we're seeing yet again russia and the west at loggerheads over this issue in eastern ukraine. >> yet again another issue that the west is going to have to tackle. thank you, matthew chance. following this vote taking for us from moscow. >>> a u.s. marine reservist is home with his

we will see high of around zero for moscow with a chance of some snow flurries and a high of 5 in kiev on monday. wrapping things up with a look at east asia. you can see this big swirl of clouds, yes, this is a typhoon named nuri. it is a large and a violent typhoon. the highest category for the storm. and it is expected to move toward the north an then toward the east. now, it looks like when it comes to the actual center of circulation it is going to move south of the kanto region as we go throughout the middle of the weak. it will also weaken as it approaches japan. the outer bands will bring wet weather by thursday and into friday. meanwhile some chilly temperatures up into hokkaido with gusty conditions. winds up to 126 kilometers per hour possible as you go through tuesday. high of 18 in tokyo. high of 18 in tokyo and also in seoul. and also seeing some dry conditions into china, as we go through tuesday. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> i'll be back at the top of the hour. in the mean time, stay with us here on nhk world. ññú==çóçñ

he called on kiev to open a line of dialogue with the rebels. >> we will not hold direct negotiations with russian terrorists. i translate into russian, and we will not hold direct negotiations with mercenaries. if you want peace, abide by the minsk deal. in order to have peace, we need a deal that's accessible to the whole world. we need guarantees. >> harry has more now from the southern port city of mariupol in ukraine. >> these reports go over kiev over the recent days and weeks, and i think that it reflects anger over what they see as the breach, september 5th, and the ceasefire has been holding, and the leaks that they declared, the people's republics, held on november 2nd, they broke the accord, and they are angry with russia for having recognized those elections. there's equal anger on the other side. and we spoke to an official in donetsk on tuesday, saying that they cut off officially any payments to state services, and also threatening to take away access to the central bank and banking services for their region. in the midst of all of this, the low level fighting good goe,

separatists in eastern ukraine prepare to elect a leader and government, but is a vote condemned by kiev and the west. >> boko haram denies a ceasefire with the nigerian government and said it's married off more than 200 kidnapped girls. >> staying in control of a second match against australia. >> to yemen, where five people have been killed in fighting between the shia houthi rebels and members of the isla party. offices were affected. at least three parties members were detained. tribal parties in yemen have been trying to find a political solution to the crisis there. one has been given 10 days to form a new government or face an alternative administration. this was denied by another houthi helder. >> a bomb blast in egypt's sinai peninsula injured seven soldiers. the device was planted on a road used by army patrols and police. there were reports of egypt's military using helicopters to bam barred and clear abandoned northern sinai areas to make way for a battle zone along the border with gaza. the campaign was brought forward after 33 soldiers were killed in an attack in the area l

kiev said that separatists are being supplied by russia, and not just tanks but bomb cat troops, too. and allegation that nato has backed up with its own observations. >> across the last few days we have seen the same thing that osce is reporting, we've seen columns of russian equipment, primarily russian tanks, russian artillery, russian air defense systems and russian combat troops entering into ukraine. we do not have a good picture at this time of how much we agree there are multiple columns that we have seen. >> moscow's position since the fighting began in eastern ukraine is to insist that it has no military role in the conflict. they have dismissed the comments calling them alarmist and anti-russian. it's a message probably meant mortar domesti more more domestic than international. >> to allow such a pretense, that's what russians going to be to be doing. they're going to deny. >> the cease-fire appears to be dead. both the rebels and the ukrainian army are preparing for increased hostilities. >> we see all their movements. their positions and of course we're waiting for them

fighting rages in the east and kiev has cut off funding for government services. these residents are running out of money. to get cash, they are forced to travel to parts of the region held by the ukrainian army. >> i'm taking my grandmother to get her pension because the banks are not working. nothing is working. the situation is very difficult. >> besides the conflict with separatists, the new government also faces an economy in need of an overhaul. serious challenges await political leaders in the months ahead. >> and the main challenge lies in the east and the separatist region. let's bring frank in. will yatsenyuk be looking for a military solution, or will he emphasize diplomacy? >> he is trying to do both. trying to contain the conflict, the war in the east. and on the side of diplomacy, it became clear he was the one pushing to bring in the idea of nato membership as a goal in the coalition agreement, which is a way to put a revolver on the table when it comes to negotiations with russia. i doubt in the future the nato membership is something that is discu

kiev say it is is illegal. >>> and a full investigation now under way, looking for answers in virgin galactic's deadly crash. >>> and welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. polls are open in parts of eastern ukraine where pro-russian separatists are defying the u.s. separatists seeking to legitimatize their power. matthew chance is monitoring the vote for us and joins us live from moscow. let's talk about why this vote is so controversial. >> reporter: what is controversial, it apparently violates, according to the west, the u.s. and the europeans, it violates the terms of the cease-fire agreement which was brokered back in september. and they were meant to hold local elections in december under ukrainian law, but instead they're going ahead with it and organizing themselves. the voting in these ukrainian areas has been under way for about five hours. people going to polling booths across the region. the rebel leadership says this is the next logical step following a referendum that was staged in may, which gave overwhelming support to the idea of them becoming inde

kiev is watching moscow for the next move. >> russia, unity day, a sign of patriotism and nationalism. this year the spirit of noilty with the people -- loyalty with the people of donetsk. >> translation: we are happy that we are free of petro porashenko. he is a murderer of women, children and old people. >> translation: petro porashenko is a murderer bringing war to donetsk. he brought war to the russia's peace. this was a carefully orchestrated really yea. designed to find that vladimir putin's geopolitical strategy has the support of the people. although they are paid lip service by the president of russia and ukraine, the cracks are widening, possibly to breaking points. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its journalists who have been detained in egypt for 312 days peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against prison sentences. >>> many political crimes committed during romania's communist era have gone unpunished. the pace of justice has been slow. this week a former pr

the government in kiev has refused to recognize the result.hreatened to pull out of the deal offering greater autonomy to the regions. >> reporter: the leader was sworn in as head of the break away group of donetsk. a ceremony that could threaten the very survival of the minsk concord signed in september. the ukrainian president chose his words carefully. aimed as much to the separatists fighters in the east as the planners in the kremlin, widely believed to have orchestrated the break away. the president threatening to end the special status to donetsk and luhansk. >> translator: we demonstrated to the whole world that we are sincere in our desire for political settlement. the militant refused this opportunity, holding fake elections that have undermined the law. we are ready to provide brood powers to any legally elected government not to the ban be it who crowned himself. >> reporter: the results said the russian president should be respected, but stopped short of recognizing the breakaway regions. 4,000 people have already died in the war,

idan generation. >> reporter: a new day dawns in kiev. ukraine's 1500-year-old capital.n her apartment a civil activist prepares for the battles of her day. >> every day i read the bible i ask god to send special sentence, and this sentence is very inspired. with hard work everything will be achieved with love. >> reporter: for 15 years she fought for an end of the fighting in ukraine. nine months ago, in the middle of winter, when it turned bloody, she was with tens of thousands standing defiantly on kiev's central square, the maidan. people were dying and when her leave. >> mother was crying, asking that you'll be killed, no, please, say no. this is the fight of our generation. i had to be here. if everybody will be controlled by fear, we'll lose the chance to change the system. >> the protest began when ukraine's ex president removed to sign an agreement, choosing a closer alliance with russia's vladimir putin. >> in the crackdown riot police were put on the street, and turned snipers on his own people. when it was over, the president was gone, forced to flee. the peo

doesn't and certainly the government in kiev doesn't. so really they raise more questions than they answer because what happens next? does this turn into a frozen conflict the like of which we can see in trans mis transmystrt happens to the mingt minsk prot? maybe more sanctions are on the way. >> the historic iron gate from the first nazi concentration camp in germany has been stolen. prisoners had to pass the gate on a daily basis. 41,000 were killed then. guards were on patrol when the gate was stolen but said it was impossible to secure such a large site. >>> france says it's baffled by mysterious drone flights over its nuclear power plants. doesn't know where the drones are coming from or who's controlling them. tim friend investigates. >> all over france drones have been spotted hovering over power stakes, like this one 100 kilometers east of paris. no one has claimed responsibility for the flights, often at night. a leading nuclear safety expert who's advised the french government, told al jazeera the was genuine cause for alarm.

we've got a #diploma #diplomacy for kiev. with all of the visits the cia director the various secretaries going over the european heads of state inviting them to the nato summit, the ukrainian president could be forgiven that he could actually win, that he could defeat the russians militarily in his backyard. that was never going to happen. and that unfortunately is the mistake of the policy we have to live with. >> up next, russia's influence extends far and wide. let russia >> robert kennedy jr., >> american democracy is rooted in wilderness... >> his fathers lasting influence >> my father considered this part of our heritage... >> coping with tradgedy >> the enemy of any productive life is self pity... >> defending the environment >> global warming is gravest threat... >> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time... talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in dep

rebel leaders in eastern ukraine have a mandate to negotiate with kiev after elections on sunday whiched alexander as leader of the so called donetsk people's republican but eu says it will not recognize the vote. conflicts in syria interrupted the education of children and hundreds of thousands of families displaced and on the first part of education in crisis hit countries charles strafford reports from northern iraq. >> reporter: this is the school and the 16-year-old stopped studying two months ago and this is a place of refuge from the people who fled from fighting in syria and the people came here because there is little room to stay in the camps and more than 400 schools like this in the northern iraq and kurdish region. >> translator: i wish all these people could go back to their homes. i feel terribly sorry for their families but i miss school. i want to complete my studies so i can go to university. >> reporter: desks piled up in the courtyard to make space in the school for families to sleep and people who climb on them are not receiving an education either. >> translator:

we've got a #diploma #diplomacy for kiev. with all of the visits the cia director the various secretaries going over the european heads of state inviting them to the nato summit, the ukrainian president could be forgiven that he could actually win, that he could defeat the russians militarily in his backyard. that was never going to happen. and that unfortunately is the mistake of the policy we have to live with. >> up next, russia's influence extends far and wide. let russia >> we're following stories of people who died in the desert. >> the borderland marathon. >> no one's prepared for this journey. >> experience al jazeera america's critically acclaimed original series from the beginning. >> experiencing it has changed me completely. >> follow the journey as six americans face the immigration debate up close and personal. >> it's heartbreaking. >> i'm the enemy. >> i'm really pissed off. >> all of these people shouldn't be dead. >> it's insane. >> the borderland thanksgiving day marathon. on al jazeera america. >> tomorrow