did lavrov give any indication on how to resolve that? >> yes, he did. basically he wants to go on with what happened already, which is the process negotiated in belarus, the minsk process. this is how he laid out the way forward. >> translation: russia is prepared to continue to actively promote a political settlement under the minsk process and other format. however, it should be crystal clear that we are doing this for the sake of piece and trapping wilty of the you rain -- tranquility of the ukranian people. >> things in ukraine are playing out the way russia could like, because observers believe president petro porashenko had to make concessions in the last week or so, and they have a buffer zone with the rebels basically ceded an area of territory. there's talk of an autonomous region in that area. all of this i think president petro porashenko had to do because he came to washington asking for military aid. he was listened to and had a speech to a joint session of congress, but didn't get the military help he wanted. >> james bays live at the unit

observers say lavrov's comments are meant to emphasize russia's objection to ukraine joining nato. professor yu hasumi is an expert on international relations. he thinks the nato summit could open the possibility of a cease-fire in ukraine. >> translator: more than 2,000 ukrainians have died in the conflict. and the number of refugees has risen to 1 million. the nation's economy has also been hit hard. so there's a growing war wariness in the kiev administration. the same is true of russia. economic sanctions are affecting russians' daily lives. if additional sanctions are imposed, they will affect russia's resource development plans and put the country at great risk. >> hasumi explained the parties involved will need to carefully plan their next steps for achieving a truce. >> translator: the root cause of the turmoil in ukraine is the discrepancy in the first reactions from europe and the u.s. if we want to see even a fraction of compromise now, nato members should have one voice to put sufficient pressure on russia. i may be exaggerating if i say europe and russia are in the sam

foreign minister sergey lavrov accused of violating the diplomatic charter. diplomatic editor james bays reports from new york. >> sergey lavrov in his second big speech after president obama chaired the security council meeting, noncontroversial. this one hard-hitting saying the coalition against i.s.i.l. was like others down outside the u.n. framework, mentioning the bosnia bombing. occupation of afghanistan and other things undermined what had been built here at the world war ii. he then went on in an important passage. speech, to talk about what he called terrorism and extremism, saying that russia warned the world about this. let's listen to that bit of the speech. >> reporter: from the beginning of the arab spring, russia learnt not to live to extremists or establish a united front. we warned against the teme dags to make allies would proclaimed an enemy of bashar al-assad, be it al qaeda, al-nusra and others soaking a routine change, including i.s.i.l. >> an important part of the speech from sergey lavrov, saying, i think, i told you so to the american

. >> sergei lavrov has accused the u.s. to undermine diplomatic efforts in eastern ukraine. peter sharpe has the later. >> reporter: russia has been accused of supporting, aiding and arming the rebels in eastern ukraine, and sergei lavrov, the russian foreign minister was bitterly angry at this, and complained about the anti-russian rhetoric they had to put up with, and he accused washington of backing what he called the party of war, the ukrainian government, and he urged very strongly, in fact he warned nato, do not extend membership to ukraine. he said that would mean an immediate end, derail the peace process and possible talks over the ceasefire. >> translator: exactly when approaches have started to emerge towards resolving specific problems between kiev and the rebels, exactly at this time, demands have been heard from kiev about the need to give up the no block status and start the process of joining nato. this is an open attempt to disrupt all attempts at a dialogue. >> reporter: the contact group meet in minsk on friday, and there is a growing sense of optimism tha

. >> now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has been addressing the u.n. generalc general assembly. >> from the beginning of the arab spring. >> isil today is the focus of our attention. >> democratic editor james bays at the u.n. you've been listening to the speech as well. he reiterated the russian position that all fight against those considered to be terrorists should be undertaken within the parameters of international law. >> absolutely. it was a hard-hitting speech, and i thought it was interesting that it was much tougher than the other speech he made in the lime lights earlier in the week in the security council meeting chaired by president obama. there wasn't such an attack on the u.s. and the west as there was this time. he attacked u.s. and western military operations in recent years. he mentioned the bombing and said that these sorts of coalition ventures were undermining the united nations, the security architecture that has been in place for all the world for 70 years. this is the 69th session of the generalcy systembly. so in place since th

russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has been watching the talks from afar and it's he's warned that ukraine's nato ambitions could throw the process off course. >> translator: this kind of action will derail all efforts aimed at arranging the pro-russian groups. >> he referred to a draft law ukrainian lawmakers approved earlier this week that allows the country to join military blocks. russian leaders considered that a threat to their interests. poroshenko says he's ready to order government troops to stop shooting if negotiators can reach a deal. poroshenko said he would call on commanders to cease fire. emhe hopes that might even happen later on friday. but for now, government voices and pro-russian separatists are still fighting. some units are trading fire near the city.

over the past hour, more from the prime minister, sergey lavrov, in the talks taking place today in the neighboring country of belarus, contact group involving officials from russia, ukraine and rebels are sitting down at the negotiating table in minsk, and sergey lavrov saying they should have talks and petro posterior, saying they should lay down their weapons, and lavrov saying if they lay down their weapons, they would be destroyed. lavrov denying there's been any incursion by russian forces inside of ukraine, despite the mounting evidence that's been gathered from satellite images to dead bodies coming back of russian service personnel into russia, that there are indeed russian forces inside ukraine. kremlin officials categorically denying that. >> matthew chance, thanks to you. >>> u.s. president barack obama has been hesitant to provide arms to the ukrainian military but now even some in the president's own party say the russians have changed the dynamics. let's bring in our correspondent from ukraine, capital kiev. how is this confusion being read in ukraine? are they expecting

sergei lavrov. this is al jazeera america.j >> well, this is al jazeera america and our special coverage of the security council meeting at the united nations. president obama is chairing this meeting. we're standing by waiting to hear from russian minister sergei lavrov. the pentagon launched another series of strikes on isil in syria last night and later today. two of the targets on the ground where rebels are fighting the assad regime and isil fighters. airstrikes are not welcomed. many people have taken to the streets in protest. before we get to that, here is the foreign minister of russia, sergei lavrov. >> linking up with terrorism trace the inner regional conflicts. isil and other terrorist groups have long been in the middle east. they have quite the capacity for their criminal activities in the condition not without assistance from outside is a weakening state institution, and due to the varying outside sponsors having gained strength extremist jeopardize states. russia has advocating abandoning the double standards

there is very little daylight between vladimir putin and surrogate lavrov -- and sergei lavrov.definitely a man talking tough. he sat down after his speech at the u.n. general assembly and i asked him about the sanctions, specifically about the exxon project being put on ice. >> they are not sure that this will be put on ice. substitutions. there might be some delays, but we are not going to wait until the big brother changes his mind. the economy is not in very good shape, but these things happen. recession happens not only in russia but in other countries as well. >> he says recessions happen. it is hard to imagine a western foreign minister acknowledging that recessions happen. >> big brother changes. >> is that just the economy or is it muscovites not enable to get there mozzarella. i am interested in the carry-on effect of what we hear from the foreign minister, or from mr. putin. how does it change investment in the czech republic, the baltic states, in eastern europe? >> the sanctions are long-lasting and their impact takes time as well to be effective. let's see how it p

lavrov saying there is a party of war in kiev that's supported by u.s. and europe. >>> still to come here on "worldwide exchange," though, it's a question on everyone's mind. will the summer rally sizzle out in september or is there more room to run? find out why goldman sachs is staying long the s&p 500. >>> hello, everybody. welcome. you are watching "worldwide exchange" for the second hour. the euro is hitting fresh 12-month lows on expectations of ecb action. >>> the kremlin says it will review its military strategy in response to nato enlarge. on its border. conceive he warns its una de facto war with moscow. >> apple reportedly fixes the bug that may have allowed hackers to gain accounts to icloud accounts and leak nude photos of hollywood celebrities. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >>> if you're just joining us, thank you very much for joining us. we didn't have any trade in the u.s. yesterday on monday. and august finished as the strongest august in 14 years. yet we're expecti

we have stored a lavrov meeting lavrov meeting. >> you see it reflected in the ruble this morning.it just hit 30 again, the lowest it has ever been against the dollar, down more than half a percent. no one is sure this is over just yet. one positive we had is the exchange of prisoners. they exchanged one for one. that is a positive. talking to the ukrainian president on friday. there are two other things that are important. nato says russia's the house more than 1000 troops. in any case the withdrawal of russian troops he said that is now over. many parts to this puzzle that have yet to be resolved. they have the markets on edge. >> there was that conference in buts that was on iraq, they're gay lavrov -- but sergei meetv and john kerry could . >> there is a new convoy going into ukraine. this time not check by anybody, not check by ukrainian officials, not checked by the red cross, not checked by the throngs of reporters that were there the first time. in addition, the united states is joining in military exercises. fire won't be live exercise. anytime american troops show up as p

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it's involvement in the support, and the help given to the rebel forces, and sergei lavrov, russia's foreign minister, who has not stopped talking today, he condemned thisanti russian rhetoric, and he accused washington of supporting the party of war. and that's how he described the ukraine government. and he urged and warned nato, do not offer ukraine membership of the alliance. it would immediately derail the peace process, and $28 mean an end to the possible talks on the ceasefire. this is what he had to say. [ speaking russian ] >> interpreter: exactly when the approach is starting to emerge to resolve problems between the rebels, exactly at this time, the demands from kiev to start the process of joining nato. this is an open attempt to disrupt all of the efforts to launch a dialogue. >> we mentioned the meeting on friday in minsk on the two sides, and what do you think is going to come out of that. >> i think the growing sense of optimism, that something will come out of that. we have had the first signs from the rebels basically, that they have been very quiet on all of this.

sergey lavrov, russia's foreign minister, says we are ready to take practical steps towards deescalation - the head of n.a.t.o. a few hours ago said he didn't believe a word the russians were saying. what is the situation? >> they are deeply concerned for a reason, which is in the last two weeks they've seen the situation on the ground. they have seen thousands of what they say are russian troops inside ukraine fighting. they have seen the ukranian government losing ground. there's talk about the ceasefire, but there's concern among nato members about the situation in ukraine and the n.a.t.o. members in the east. concern about their own security. that's why there's a host of different crisis, top of the agenda will be ukraine. >>> on his way to the nato summit, president obama on a visit to estonia, a destination deliberately chosen to send a message. the baltic state is a neighbour of russia with a large ethnic russian minority and concerns about its security. >> as n.a.t.o. allies, we'll meet our solemn duty, article five obligation to our collective defense. i want every estonian, lat

and that left lavrov form minister angry.e contends this anti-russian rhetoric, at a time when he said the russian state is, whoing very hard to try and get both sides together in the peace process. and he also actually had a warning to nato. saying listen, do not, whatever you do, extend membership to ukraine. to the -- for the alliance, to become part of nato, he said it would derail any peace process, and set back the cease fire talks which are scheduled for tomorrow. here is what he had to say. >> the exactly where approaches have started to move towards certain projects exactly at this time, demands have been heard from kiev about the need to give up the status, and start the process of joining nato. this is an open attempt to disrupt all the efforts to launch a dialog. he has been talking to some of the members by phone today, briefing them on what he hopes will happen at this contact group meeting. tomorrow morning, the signs look pretty good, i mean on the face of it. there is the rebels are saying they will sign up t

sergey lavrov said the crisis was the result of political interference by washington. >> translation: russia is prepared to actively promote a political settlement under the process and other formats. it should be crystal clear that we are doing this for the sake of peace and tranquility and the ukranian people. >> meanwhile, on the ground in ukraine, officials say the ceasefire holds sides moving forward with a peace plan. it has not stopped fighting across the east. soldiers had a shoot out with rebel fighters. they have been fighting over the area. >> the u.s. embassy in yemen came under fire. no one was hurt when a rocket landed outside the komented pound. it happened in sanaa, the scene of heavy fighting. the state department officials said: after months of political discord afghanistan is getting a new government. monday, the country will inaugurate ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah will be chief executive. the men have agreed to work together after months of fierce accusations that the other had rigged the election. in just 100 miles south of the capital city, a fight with the

lavrov insists there's no russian incursion in ukraine and won't be., there is mounting evidence they are inside fighting. a u.s. senator in ukraine called for the arming of the ukrainian forces. >>> a ukrainian patrol boat was sunk off the coast by artillery fire. two crew members are missing. reza sayah is live in kiev. bring us up to speed. >> reporter: the bad news keeps coming for ukrainian forces as rebels continue to gain momentum. the last piece of bad news sunday, in the sea of azal, where a patrol boat came under fire and was sunk. the boat is off in the distance going up in smoke. officials say they haven't confirmed who shot the boat, but you can be sure many here will be blaming the pro-russian rebels. eight seamen were rescued when they came to the scene. two seamen are missing. north of the region, more pressure on forces. being fired on by russian tanks, according to kiev officials. rebels taking more land, the next time they could be targeting is mariupol. they are poised for attack. east of that location, soldiers bolstering. >> what

lavrov, the prime minister has been warning that ukraine musn't craning nato. he feels the leader of ukraine would like to do that. a lot of tension between russia saying it's nato being aggressive coming into our area. and nato says we're trying to let ukraine determine it's own future. all of this tied up with the ceasefire talks between nato, ukraine and international monitors in the attempt to deescalate attempts swirling around the border. >> lots on the agenda. you'll be monitoring that for us. in the meantime, there from new port. we were hearing the i.s. islamic state on the agenda at wales at the summit. the british government are gathering evidence to be used against leaders of the islamic state if they're tried for war crimes. they're piecing together evidence of 400 members of the group. this came after the family of stephen sotloff's family gave information after the video was posted showing him being beheaded. they said he was no hero but chose to work in the world's most dangerous places for a reason. >> he wanted to give voice to those that had

lavrov said monday's talks should agree on a ceasefire. those talks brought together ukrainian, russian and separatist envoys over a few hours. >> rebels do appear to have softened demands. they're seeking a special status region if for ukraine to give amnesty of prosecution. it will allow the deepening of economic with russia. they're set with closer economic ties with eu. talks are adjourned until friday. >> at the next few days, nato is set to agree on a rapid response force of several thousand troops that can be deployed in two days. those countries now extremely nervous about russia peace future intentions. emily thomas, wbs,bbc news. >> let's speak to david stern many kiev that joining us now. this war of words we're talking about, what does it reflect greater tensions on the ground? >> reporter: exactly. the war of words reflects very much the war on the ground. we've been seeing the conflict continuing and in fact escalating in the last week. every since the rebels launch what they describe as counter offensive. they've made enormo

the russian foreign minister lavrov insist there had would be no russian military intervention in eastern ukraine and said peace talks due later in the capital must focus on immediate ceasefire. russia's president vladimir putin on the weekend said the question of state hood for eastern ukraine must be part of the negotiations. his spokesman was quick to clarify the president was not talking about an actual independent state. this comes as the eu threatens further sanctions against russia and key senators including john mccain have called to send weapons to help ukraine fight what they say is russian invasion. we have the late frst from the y of mariupol where there are fears a rebel assault is imminent. >> reporter: it's quiet here. we've seen this new front open by the pro russian separatists. it's believed russian troops who moved across the coast here towards mariupol taking an important town on the way. since then, they have not moved further. however, there have been serious fighting in other parts of donetsk and luhansk region here in the southeast of ukraine with the rebels appare

secretary of state john kerry is expected to meet with russia's foreign minister, sergey lavrov. this is what it looks like on the ground in donetsk. despite a ceasefire agreement, fighting erupted on sunday and there are reports of civilian deaths. about 12 miles north of donetsk, ukrainian troops and pro-russian rebels swapped prisoners, part of the ceasefire agreement signed september 5. more than 140 prisoners were traded on sunday. >> a u.s. citizen has been sentenced to six years hard labor in north korea. matthew miller was convicted of committing hostile acts against the regime. he tore up his visa after he he arrived in pyongyang earlier this year. >> voters in scotland will decide if they want to break away from the united kingdom. >> british prime minister is urging a no vote. one question is who gets the money from scott land's oil fields. >> it is all about economics and big business. this is the energy capitol of europe. when the as to thish nationalists are very fond of pointing out as what they see the potential wealth this place holds. 1.5 million people out of a

and the way that lavrov spoke to the united nations, and i think it was in direct response to obama's speech, it was most aggressive speech in my expectations. he called ukraine undivided security zone. this is 45 million nations. and it was very clear that russia is not going to satisfy you in the slightest of the obama's expectations. >> lavrov is the foreign minister there, spoke at the u.n. on saturday. and it was a real sharp reaction to what he was saying because i he was so aggressive. >> he blamed america for everything that happened in the world in the last 15 years. just anything that went wrong, it was america's fault and he was not ready to give an inch of the territory, both literally and figuratively that russia has been occupying. and it seems that, you know, crimea, eastern ukraine, it's all under russian control and it's very important when we look back to russia and the propaganda machine, they don't -- the russian elite, and that's putin's message, they do not believe that the sanctions will lost. i think there's a general belief sanctions will. when you look at the

and a dire warning from lavrov, that n.a.t.o. should not go anywhere near this. he said, though, that rush awould be offering practical help in trying to find a political solution. a contact group meeting in minsk on friday. that is the only show in town. it has the russians, the ukrainians and the rebel leaders. that is crucial. vladimir putin is pretty optimistic that something about come of this. he organises, as we know, a 7-point plan yesterday, on thursday, basically looking at withdrawal of forces, humanitarian corridors. a 7-point plan which he hopes will get people on board. n.a.t.o., a membership for ukraine is going nowhere with the russians. >> thank you. let's go back to james bays, our diplomatic editor, who is at the n.a.t.o. meeting. let's move ukraine to one side at the moment and get you to discuss the other matters, pressing matters, all of them. that are concerning those there at the n.a.t.o. summit. >> it is such a busy agenda. there are so many crisis taking police smult an yously around the -- simultaneously around the world. on the formal

putin was very, very optimistic, that was followed up by sergei lavrov on thursday. must say, poroshenko made it very, very clear that he would not sign any deal that didn't include removal of the russian troops from the ukraine border. so we don't know what has been agreed by both sides, because equally, the self proclaims republics were saying the same thing. so there are plenty of questions left to determine just how this ceasefire came about. >> yeah, peter we're just seeing here on the wires that the ukrainian president says he has ordered the army to ceasefire from 1500 gmt today. how is that likely to be taken in moscow? >> reporter: well, it will go down very, very well. the eu is preparing new and tougher sanctions directed at russias energy sources. and putin may just have won himself some time here. because from the latest we're hearing from brussels, the deadline has been shifted and it could be anywhere from 72 hours to a week now to ensure whether this ceasefire is genuine and whether putin has managed to pull this off. >> what about moscow's response t

we're also waiting for arrival of russian foreign minister sergey lavrov.ious to these airstrikes also said they would be illegal if the assad government was not involved or notified or a part of this but there are some conciliatory words from the ambassador. in an interview he said, quote, for us the threat of terrorism was a major concern which we will need to face together. this is what we need to handle, in order to handle it we need to work together. in order to work together we need to take into account our interests. that reference to moscow's support of assad's government. we're told that the assad government was told prior to these airstrikes. the u.s. government, the administration notifying the syrian u.n. ambassador here that those airstrikes were about to happen. last night we'll see when love love -- lavrov comes if that satisfies the russian concerns. >> very interesting point. president obama will speak at the u.n. tomorrow. what do we expect, eric? >> he will be there later today for the climate change session, the summit addressing that is

. >>> foreign minister sergey lavrov called on ukranian troops to leave positions overlooking civilian targets in the east of the country. ukraine accused moscow of providing separatists with arms and men, enabling them to turn the course of the war. dozens of rebels can be seen preparing weapons. they say they are heading to the airport, shut at the end of may due to fighting. >> let's go live to peter sharp, al jazeera, who is on the russian side of the border. tell us where you are, more about where you are, and what you are seeing where were you are. >> i'm in a small railway town of harr miften of course. this is the first look at russia's second, so-called humanitarian aid convoy. i counted 150 trucks, loaded with russian aid going to donetsk. you can remember that two weeks ago the first russian convoy provoked fury in kiev, when it crossed, without the contents of the trucks being inspected, as was the deal understood by kiev. it permitted outrage, and now it looks like this was almost ready to go. engines were running, drivers were in the cabs. we are about 30km from the borde

. >> we have had reactions from russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, on friday, to the new positions on sanctions, he said that they threaten the sanctions in the ukraine, and he said that russia will take appropriate actions in the sanctions. we have already married from the russian prime minister, and he is hinting strongly that russia could close it's airspace to western airlines. cost factor would be huge, and it could actually, if this ban was imposed, it would bring about the bankruptcy of some of the smaller airline companies. winter is coming, and russia could suspend its gas supplies to the west. and let china take up the strain on the other side. and also, russia is the major exporter of rare metals, including titanium, and they have lucrative contracts with airbus and boeing, and russia could in effect scrap those contracts, which would leave both companies struggling. >> in ukraine, they exchanged more than 60 prisoners on friday, and a fragile peace continues to hold. people are still worried that the war will flare up again. >> in a little village south of luhansk more

organizations attended a meeting in paris including john kerry and russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov. the international community must remove the threat immediately. >> translator: the threat by islamic state is global. there must be a global answer. >> islamic state is gaining ground in iraq and syria. the u.s. central intelligence agency announced last friday more than 31,000 fighters have joined the group. participants in the meeting are believed to have discussed issues including responses if the u.s. expands air strikes in syria. >>> police in indonesia arrested seven people they suspect were planning to leave the country and join islamic state. members of an anti-terror unit detained the men at a check point. they say the suspects tried to speed away in their vehicle, but officers chased them down. they say three of the men are indonesian. the four others were carrying turkish passports. one is a member of an extremist group. that is an islamist extremist group. all seven have deep ties with them. indonesian report they have left for iraq and syria. the government banned involv

. >> reporter: we have had reaction from sergei lavrov on friday to the imposition of the new sanctions says the sanctions threaten the prospects of political settlement in ukraine, and he is warning russia will take what he regards as appropriate actions in counter sanctions. we have heard from the russian prime minister who is hinting strongly that russia could close its air space to western airlines. the cost factor would be huge, he says, and it could bring about the bankruptcy of several smaller airline companies. now winter isment doing and with it possible new weapon. russia could suspend its gas supplies to the west and let china take up the excess. and russia is a major exporter of rare metals, and they have very lucrative contracts with airbus and boeing, and they could scrap those contracts which would leave both companies struggling. >>> let's get more on this from patty culhane. tell us what the new u.s. sanctions are all about. >> hi, there, laura, i want to point out each time they have these rounds of sanctions we have conference calls here. most experts have called them

sergei lavrov said the cease-fire is being observed in general.e said he hoped talks between the ukrainian government and the pro-russian rebels would start shortly, but he added that russia was worried about a heavy concentration of ukrainian troops in parts of eastern ukraine. >>> now, rescue workers are struggling to reach thousands of people stranded by floods in india and pakistan. 400 people are thought to have died in severe flooding in both countries. many of them in pakistan's punjab province. the floods are described as the worst in the area for a half a century. >> reporter: i'm on an indian air force helicopter carrying relief supplies to the flood victims. we've just taken off, and are flying over the mountains towards the kashmir valley to one of the worst affected. you can see over here, we are carrying supplies of food packed inside these sacks, tomatoes, eggplant, onion, supplies of fruits and vegetables that are urgently needed by communities that have been cut off for days, and are desperate for help. we've now landed at the mai

accused sergey lavrov the eu of disrupting peace efforts with sanctions. ford has pulled out of the toronto mayoral race six weeks before the election. ford has been in hospital since wednesday for an abdominal tumor. he said his brother doug will run in his place and said "we can't go backward." headlines last year for smoking crack cocaine, but refused to step down. than a week less before a vote on independence. leaders of the yes campaign visited seven cities in a day. meanwhile, the no campaign prepares for a rally tonight, led by a labor leader and former prime minister gordon brown. the latest polls showed the no campaign clawback a tiny lead. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. and turkey stand together, but turkey's role in the fight against the islamic state is yet to be determined. mr. kerry has been in and cora turkey to, urging support more action against islamic militants in iraq and syria. can arab countries agreed to help, including egypt, saudi arabia, and cap are -- and qatar. secretary of state henry -- former secretary of s

. >> reporter: we have had reaction from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov on floyd.says the sanctions threaten the prospects of political settlement in ukraine, and he is warning russia will take what he regards as appropriate action in its counter sanctions. we have here from the russian prime minister, he is hinting that russia could close its air space to western airlines, the cost implications could be huge, and could bring about the bankruptcy of several of the smaller airline companies. winter is coming, and with it, a possible new weapon, russia could suspend its gas supplies to the west, and let china take up the excess. and russia is a exporter of rare metals, and they have very lucrative contracts with boeing and others, and russia could scrap those contracts. >>> oscar pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide for fatally shooting his girlfriend. the crime carries a max numb 15-year prison time. tania page explains. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was tense as he arrived at court. first the gauntlet of journal lists and onlookers. >> on count i, wi

that's from russian foreign minister sergei lavrov who is saying that the ukraine cease-fire is beingbserved. that announcement from sergei lavrov coming despite various instances where each side is blaming each other for slight violations. but i repeat, sur is gay lavrov has said that the ukraine cease-fire is being observed. >>> moving on, goldman sachs upgraded his outlook to equities overweight on a three-month horizon. david costan, chief u.s. equity strategist told cnbc earlier that risk equities in the near term are fading. >> risk of higher bond yields which had been a concern, say, three, four months ago, it has now been reduced. and as a result of that, the likelihood of downward pressure from higher interest rates on u.s. stock markets particularly in global equity necessary a broader sense has receded, has been reduced, and as a result, more fundamental drivers of the economy, particularly in the u.s. and in asia would like to be a key driver to why we get higher prices. >> meantime, david's colleague at goldman sakes made his bullish argument for european equities. >> the

in debate following the vote, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov blamed foreign fighters who oppose the syrian regime that include all anti-government groups. and the chinese foreign minister described terrorist incidents in his own country. he stressed that china would strengthen counterterrorism measures especially on the information control on the internet. so by adopting the resolution, the security council may have appeared to forge a united front against extremism. but the reality is that sharp divisions remain within powerful nations on how to counter threats posed by islamic state in syria. >> that was nhk world's -- in new york. >>> the u.n. is also discussing the global economy. one issue is argentina's debt problem. ai uchida joins us with more on that. >> you might remember, argentina defaulted on its debt after a legal dispute with u.s. hedge funds. the supreme court ruled the country cannot pay any creditors until it reaches an agreement with the hedge funds first. now argentine president christina fernandez took the podium at the general assembly. she says the world n

in debate following the vote, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov blamed foreign fighters who opposed the syrian regime that include all anti-government groups. and the chinese foreign minister described recent terrorist incidents in his own country. he suggests china strengthen counterterrorism measures especially on information control on the internet. so, by adopting the resolution the security council may appear to have forged a united front against extremism, but the reality is that sharp divisions remain within powerful nations on how to counter threats posed by islamic state in syria. >> thanks. >>> well, relations between japan and china have been strained in recent years but in the business context, we're seeing a bit of a thaw. we are joined by the business desk with the details. good morning. >> good morning. yes, indeed, ties have been rocky. the two sides aren't seeing eye to eye in the east china sea and that has spilled over into the business world. japan's direct investment in china, for example, has declined sharply. however, a chinese government official has just giv

and while the iraqi president was speaking, we had a news conference from sergei lavrov who will be speaking here on saturday. he was asked about the coalition, and he said yes, we want to fight isil, by we're not part of any pop-up operation was his comment. >> and we will be covering that on saturday. james thank you for that. >>> britain's parliament has voted to approve air strikes against isil in iraq. it paves the way for the royal air force to join military action with immediate effects. the prime recalled parliament from its summer recess to consider the iraqi government official request for military action. let's go to barnaby phillips who joins us live from london. barnaby, this result really was not unexpected. >> it wasn't unexpected, and it was an overwhelming majority, more than 500 members of parliament voted in favor. but some 40-odd voted against from different political parties, and there must have been a substantial number of abstentions as well. many of the members of parliament -- even the ones that said they would be voting for them, said they did so with heavy hearts a

sergey lavrov made the comments in new york at the general assembly. >> translation: from the beginning of the arab spring russia urged not to leave it to extremists and to establish a united front. we warned against the temptation to make allies with anyone that proclaimed itself an enemy of bashar al-assad, be it al qaeda, al nusra, and other travellers, including i.s.i.l., the focus of our attention. >>> more than 2 million muslim pilgrims around the world arrived in mecca for the haj. another million are expected to join them in what is the largest gathering of muslims. the haj will begin next week and is viewed as the greatest act of worship in the muslim faith. >>> israeli assaults on the gaza strip killed 2,000. many were wounded, including children. now a charity arranged for some to receive specialised treatment in germany. nick spicer reports. >> a bad infection swirls the bone inside hamad's leg. here there's a risk of amputation, but a better chance that he'll keep his head. he's one of 42 children brought over by a charity in september. >> open fractures, wounds. wound infe

so we'll hear from sergei lavrov, and it will be interesting to see how he responds. >> james he also a message for the people of iran saying do not let this opportunity pass. he was of course talking about the ongoing negotiations over terran's nuclear program. how do you see that going down in the iranian camp? >> reporter: well, i think the important thing to mention there is those negotiations have been going on for some considerable time, they couldn't get an agreement in geneva. but with so much going on in the world, actually going on right now, concurrently with the u.n. general assembly here in new york just around the corner from here, in the european union mission in new york, there are in the next stage of those talks. they are actually negotiating here in new york. so i think that passage of the speech was aimed at just nudging a bit. >> indeed. it will be very interesting to see what comes out of that meeting. james bayes thank you very much. >>> we move on now, and fighters from two of syria's main opposition groups are evacuating their bases and hiding heavy weapons as

speaking exclusively with russia's foreign minister's theei lavrov about how russian economy is coping with sanctions. >> the economy is not in very .ood shape the recession happens in other countries as well. i am not nervous about this. i'm certain we will survive. ways tofind the substitute for the loss, which would be a loss for those with sanctions. hear more from russia's foreign minister later on the program. let me take you back. the conference ahead of next year's general election is underway. george osborne expected to speak later on. in the meantime, let me hand you over to anna edwards. >> thank you. u.k.hreat of ukip, independence party. another high-profile defection from the tories to ukip. one of the topics of conversation. let's talk about this with an mp at a conservative party process. how do conservatives plan to fight back against these defections to ukip? let's be honest, we do not expect there are going to be very many. there have been a lot of dissections from within the rank-and-file of the party. maybe the leadership should have seen the writing on the wall th

where been speaking exclusively to russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, and he spoke to olivia sterns about how they haven't been coping with sanctions. >> the economy is not in very good shape but these things happen. not only in russia but other countries. i am not nervous about this. we will certainly survive. i can assure you. will find ways to substitute for the loss which would be a loss of those. -- and we willre help more a little later on the pulse. hong kong stocks have taken a margaretause of the do pro-democracy protests that have taken place. a hong kong stocks have taken tumble because of the pro-democracy protest that have taken place. this is the biggest crock down we have seen since we saw the return of the rule to china. in terms of what is happening now, what is the latest and how is it looking? what is the story outside? just stepped back into the office and i was at one of the protest sites about five minutes down the road. in front of the government and as, the main complex few mins away from the financial district. the protest have been calm. among thed moods pr

lavrov also said in talks later today between kiev and moscow should seek an immediate cease-fire. >>> meanwhile, u.s. lawmakers urged the white house to take steps to arm the ukrainian government to stop putin's aggression against the country. democrats are robert menendez who heads the foreign relations committee saying the u.s. should work together with nato and the european union to arm kiev. this as russian president vladimir putin stoked fears he supports calls from rebels for independence after he called for the, quote, statehood of southern and eastern ukraine. >> i am in meaningful talks relating to the issues of the society's political organization and statehood in southeastern ukraine should begin immediately in order to protect legitimate interests of people living there. >> and in an attempt to clarify the president's comments, the kremlin later said eastern ukraine should remain part of the country. and he also called the tensions in the region a domestic ukrainan conflict. >>> hatley gamble was there earlier this week and has more. >> we know troops are on the ground th

the russian foreign minister lavrov says there will be no military intervention into eastern ukraine. he says he wants an immediate ceasefire with no preconditions. mike has this report. >> in the region now at the center of the intensifying diplomatic crisis, pro russian separatists prepare to fight. one of the leaders said they were heading to donetsk airport after heavy clashes between the rebels and government forces. it's been under the control of the military every since. >> despite the charge of moscow and europe, today the russian foreign minister ahead of a meeting a p about the crisis repeated the moscow denial of involvement. he said there will be no military intervention. >> translator: today's negotiations will be primarily dedicated to imminent and unconditional ceasefire. russia will do everything to help move towards the peaceful resolution in ukraine and take into account interest of all regions and political powers without exceptions. >> for now though international concern focussing on push by the pro russian rebels in southeast of ukraine which has led to reinforce

>> well, there are more angry words from the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, who accused washingtonf what he called backing the party of war in kiev. he complained about the torrent of anti russian abuse that was coming from the nato conference, but did say that he was doing everything in his power to ensure that there is dialogue between ukraine and the rebels, the rebel accept that are a activities at this vital contact group meeting that's going to be held in minsk to really. we don't know if president putin will go to this. i've spoken to his press office and they have no firm idea. they haven't ruled it out. you could draw a conclusion, i think that if he did go, he must be pretty shush that they're going to do a deal. he doesn't need to be there. it's not a leader's meeting, unless he thought they were going to come you the with hands being shook at the end of the day. it's a very crucial day tomorrow, one we're watching very, very closely. >> peter sharp live in moscow for us. going back to the note toe summit, the first times wales has seen such an event, the first time that