in terms of tehran and moscow becoming more suitable economic allies. that is a similar take for the "china daily goes court also say western sanctions against prudent play into the rush against -- western sanctions against putin play into their interests. moscow could be possibly willing to back the yuan against the dollar and transfer energy and military expertise. >> we are running out of time. less than a week to go before scotland's independence referendum. >> one of the stories is about north korea backing the bid for scottish independence. it is saying that in "the daily telegraph," but it isn't quite a few daily papers. it is saying the leader of north korea loves his whiskey so there may be interest for him to have trade going on with scotland. no embassy in edinboro. that would be too expensive. the north korea people are going to examine and all kinds of problems. the verdict on the decision in scotland is scottish people must decide to vote better together because we want to united kingdom. >> will have to wait until the 18th to find the ans

because that would give moscow influence in ukraine.would mean they could destabilize the situation and give themselves a hand in the east and maybe some leverage over kiev, so it causes some deep concern to nato leaders near. >> yeah, this ceasefire certainly taking all of the headlines at nato. but what else are we hearing from leaders in wales >> reporter: they have been talking about the situation in ukraine, and other flash points around the world, including with the islamic state in iraq and syria, and trying to realign nato, which has been fighting for over a decade now in afghanistan to a new way of working to deal with the fast-moving threats. my colleague jonah hull has been following all of the day's developments. >> reporter: the nato summit has been consumed with discussions about ukraine and russia's adventurism there. it was always pie in the sky to expect a direct military intervention, but many countries have turned to nato for a response, and this was it. >> today we agreed to create what i would call a spearhead withi

a city run from moscow. and the president said his primary purpose of coming here was to remind everyone that nato is an alliance based on mutual defense and attack on one country, one member state is regarded as an attack on all. to try and back that up, nato is going to bolster its rapid reaction force. one of the things that the president announced here in tallinn was that the united states would be sending additional air force units to the baltics. said he hoped they could be based at an air base here in estonia. and that he would work with congress to achieve that. >> indeed, and also on the agenda was, of course, the growing concerns about islamic state. president obama took the opportunity during that media conference to express his condolences to the family of steven sotloff, the u.s. earlier confirmed a video released by islamic state showing the beheading of the u.s. journalist is genuine. he said the prayers of the american people are with his family. >> like jim foley before him, steve's life sto

moscow opposes this deal. russia says that it would damage the russian economy and that it could be disastrous for both countries. moscow is concerned that once ukraine signs and association agreement with ae you and wants to sign a free-trade agreement that will see him in sleep -- see on influx of cheaper goods into ukraine and russia. 25% of ukrainian goods are exported into russia. two countries have preferential rates. if ukraine joins the eu, it will have to review its tariffs. we haven't seen any details of any such changes yet. >> thanks for that. the president of south korea says the door is open for talks with the north at the upcoming u.n. general assembly. park on hey -- park guen-hey as long wanted to begin the process of reuniting the koreas. in the president's words, the north now has to walk the talk. >> if the opportunity does arise and they actually have the opportunity to respond and take up our offer, our earlier offer to engage in high-level contacts and dialogue, i think such opportunitie

let's go now to peter sharp in moscow.ny reaction to the ceasefire or further sanctions. >> not specifically, but the rep sentive of the e.u. says that he hopes this ceasefire that was agreed on friday will be taken into account when considering any fresh sanctions against russia. vladimir putin said he welcomed the agreement and hopes the agreement will be thoroughly observed by all sides, and the process will continue until the crisis is resolved. the ceasefire is very much work in progress. at the moment there will be a working group that will be meeting again on monday. they have agreed on three issues, the humanitarian convoy aid, and also of course the release of prisoners which should be happening in the next 24 hours. but the most vociferous response to nato's statements today has come from russia's envoy to nato. he says it has proved that nato sides with a ukrainian regime fighting its own citizens. he said russia will thoroughly analyze the nato summit outcomes, and make decisions in the interests of its own sec

steve rosenberg in moscow. david stern in kiev. let's talk to our correspondent chris morris who in the estonian capital tallinn where president obama spoke earlier. we'll be speaking later on wednesday. chris, what was president obama getting at when he talked about complacency in europe about nato? >> it has been a long running cause for concern in washington that some european countries haven't been spending enough on defense and haven't been playing their role in keeping nato ready for any eventuality. i think that's something we shared here in eastern europe towards the borders with russia, estonia is one of those few nato countries that lives up to the nato pledge of spending 2% of gdp on defense. and in helping nato be ready. so that's one thing i think which will be a continuing conversation. but the president's main message is really political, i think. he said there has to be -- we have to make sure we continue to impose costs on russia as long as it continues to violate international law. and at the same time, we have to

in the meantime, let's join our defense analyst, joining us live from moscow. and let's talk about the ceasefire. we have poroshenko coming up, saying that he has a 12 point plan, but it's his peace plan, and we have moscow talking about the seven point peace plan. and no matter who takes creditor in it, will it stick? >> there's a problem with this ceasefire. i mean, most likely, it's going to be somehow cemented because all sides would benefit from it. there's a military balance, and further fighting won't put forward any cause of any side. but this ceasefire is similar to some extent with the ceasefires agreed between hamas and israel. i mean, there's a problem of implementation. there's a problem of interpretation, there's a problem of lack of trust on all sides, and a basic problem that this is going to be implemented, a ceasefire, and not a decision of the underlying conflict. the underlying conflict, so there's a ceasefire, but everyone actually unders that somewhere in the future, there's going to be more fighting. >> yeah, absolutely. you have the two

now the idea of that is to deter moscow, but at the same time, to reassure those nato allies.hat live in the east, close to rush are sha's back door, nato is there, and nato is willing to respond. of course, the situation in ukraine isn't the only thing being discussed here, a range of global crisis being discussed among the other important items on the agenda, the situation in syria, and iraq, islamic state, and their control of large areas that is also under discussion. i hear that the prime minister. that the meetings tonight. >> is unhappy we are told. >> for groups like it to get their hostages out, so that's another important issue here. >> as a crucial summit, my colleague has been looking at the development so far. >> . >> in south whales world leaders gather in multiple crisis in afghanistan to libya, the rise of the islamic state group, and russia's activities in ukraine, nato hasn't faced this level in decades. >> the summits in the history of our lives. the crucial summit and a crucial time. we are faced with a dramatically changed security environment. u.s. presid

to international live from moscow tonight. proposes steps for peace between warring sides phone conversation with president poroshenko and show they see. the crisis seen differently by the u.s. leader says russia of it nor a diplomatic solution. of the elements russian. speakers killed a month after going missing while covering ukraine come from. washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is currently off and. just joining us is nine pm here in moscow want to know in the developments in crane to tell you about tonight first of president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace today he's ideas follow a conversation that the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of the phone call have been released though a correspondent in a coach never was more of what is so. we're all there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop the military operation

in moscow the national review reported these books were passed from hand to hand as avidly as a copy of fanny hill in a college dormitory. the speculation continued for years some of it quite fanciful that british intelligence forced down the plane was that was carrying the italian publisher for moscow and la six photographs the manuscript that was in his luggage. the only problem is that he had only once been to moscow and that was before the novel was finished and when he did pick it up in 1956, it was in west berlin and the flights from berlin to travel over. the results speculated that the published as a novel and russian to satisfy the rule of the swedish academy that work must be published in its original language to qualify for the nobel prize in literature. but there is no copy of the library archives and indeed an internal cia accounting of where the books were sent after they were printed in the netherlands showed that none of them went to stockholm. others argued that role was minimal and this was the work of the organizations the agency sponsored. bottom line there was a

thank you for the view from moscow. thanks. >> the crisis in the cease-fire in eastern ukraine dominated talks at nato's summit which wrapped up on friday. >> the alliance called the summit its most important since the end of the cold war. ironically, it's show of unity and military muscle were aimed at its cold war nemesis, russia. >> that's right. we have a wrapup of the summit from newport, wales. >> nato leaders gathered in the morning to watch a flyover put on by aircraft from nine member states. it was a light opening to what became a day of hard negotiations. the summit in wales was meant to send a clear message of alliance unity, especially toward moscow. nato agreed to beef up military presence on its eastern borders. a rapid response team based in poland with outposts in the baltic states. >> this decision sends a clear message. nato protects all allies at all times. >> the rapid response team was requested by member states in the east who were weary of russia's apparent intervention in ukraine. despite the pr

phil black is joining us from moscow right now. many of the president's comments squarely aimed directly right at the russian president, vladimir putin. has there been any official reaction in moscow, phil, to the president's speech? >> not specifically, silence really. we know there is much about this event that russia and moscow will not like. we know one of moscow's greatest geopolitical irritants has been the eastward expansion of nato, the belief that nato has swallowed up former soviet states, including those right on russia's border, like estonia, where president obama was today, and done so without any concern for russian security interests. that's what russia believes. so will not be pleased obama was there today, vowing to protect those allies, and being so critical of russia's actions and policies towards ukraine. we also know that moscow is deeply unhappy with nato's talk of expanding, ramping up its activities in this region with more training, rotating through more troops and prepositioning equipment resources as well

we will have to see if that is really the point of moscow. of course, a lot of people are suspicious. they say basically moscow is trying to sabotage the deal and that their hand in the crisis has been to neutralize ukraine prevent ukraine from moving closer to europe. we will see whether the europeans are right when they say that by the end of next week the deal would be fully implemented. i can tell you that it will be a lot of pressure from moscow in order to water down what was signed today in strasbourg and kiev. >> thank you. this is all happening as the ukrainian parliament has just passed a piece package offering three years of limited so rule to parts of the rebel held territory. it also guarantees the right for russia to be spoken in all state institutions. a particularly sensitive issue in the war zone. >> we just passed minutes ago, not surprised, there are many pro-government mp's. there was not going to be much contention over this. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko will offer this in the rebel controlled territories. it

that's certainly the word we got here in moscow. details are sketchy.ain point obviously being the hostilities supposedly coming to an end. there's also a stipulation in the announcement that's

isis has threatened moscow directly.cow has been warning against the dangers of islamic extremism, warnings gone unheeded by the united states. the russian foreign minister saying it wasn't until an american journalist was beheaded that the united states started heeding our warnings saying okay, this is terrorism, we could fight it. so on the one hand that the air strikes could be targeted against the syrian government. but at the same time support for an international coalition at which russia could be a part of to tackle isis. >> and also, matthew, the russians might be pleased with air strikes on isis targets in syria, as it could strengthen bashar al assad, their ally. there are so many sides to this as far as who -- just talkingn't this with ivan. who in the opposition could they side with that doesn't put them against another ally? how is moscow likely to react to these air strikes if and when they do get under way? >> again, there will be a premeeted reaction from moscow. but there is that concern that they could

i don't mean that they would like to be dictated to by moscow but moscow's conditions are basically,aine must be nonaligned. never join nato. two, russian language should have official status in ukraine, particularly in eastern ukraine. and third, there is this sweeping autonomy for the eastern provinces. >> woodruff: right. >> those are not that hard to live with. it would be some kind of status like say finland had during the cold war, or something, which is what moscows i think sees as the end game. >> woodruff: so is the thinking that there could be an accommodation here? >> well, if neither side can actually win on the battlefield, then what is the alternatives? they can't go on bleeding themselves the way they are. ukraine's economy is imploded. there has to be, this has to break somehow. and if ever there was an opening for diplomacy and for some kind of compromise to settle, i think that would probably be now. >> fred weir with the christian science monitor reportsing in moscow. we thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: now to a labor day story about the changing nature of the

let's go to fred weir joining us from an area outside of moscow. do you think what petro porashenko had to say had some truth in it from a kremlin point of view, or was vladimir putin taken offguard by what appeared to be a radical statement from the ukranian president? >> i think there has been a dialogue between the two of them. there was a two hours face to face meeting in minsk, and petro porashenko stormed out of that meeting at the end. so, i mean, we were not flies on the wall. we don't know what they said. most think vladimir putin made them an offer, he refused it. the fighting notched up, the ukranian forces were put on the back foot in a big way there, and now it's clear, nobody disputes that petro porashenko and vladimir putin had the conversation this morning, and they agreed on the main lines towards peace. all this dancing is about how it looks. putin doesn't want it to look like he's making a deal on behalf of the rebels, he's maintaining a pose that he's a disturbed bystander, not a participant. petro porashenko would make it look

president said it's too early to tell those are just reports at the moment but moscow has actually put forward the cease fire plan that's the major point of which is for both sides to stop military actions that would include the rebels and kiev's bombing campaign used in ukraine with the ukrainian president choose to stop the offensive maybe now right now so the talking points that president obama has prepared for the upcoming nato summit are still in force a diplomatic breakthrough at this particular moment may not feed into the very wild at least for the moment after all the ukrainian government has just asked the country's parliament to consider dropping the country's non aligned status and seek nato membership and nato has made it clear it is looking forward to that law changed so right now the more tense it seems the more tense the rhetoric between kiev and moscow the more likely it is to pass. live from washington thank you and i'll be back with more nice after this quick break. differently. now. members of congress of both parties have gone in recent months. you can. still be a

as the race was organized by graduates from the skolkovo moscow school of management under the supervision of you've given a cousin of the slick soul of boats which was made in europe for bush's symmetry sailing team was on site after his victory in monaco but the potential of solar vessels has implications everywhere such was the thinking behind the solar one championship which brought together teams from china usa and brazil it's monaco's prestigious yacht club here in moscow the founders of the solar and. so wanted to follow in their wake. we tried different competition formats and in the end came to the conclusion that this is indeed something that engineering students need it's good for us education and research it's very important for them to take part in projects like this because it helps to expand their practical knowledge. i'm sure this was the last thing on everyone's mind when the green flag flew in a surprising turn of events synergies foyle's weren't quite as graceful around the coolness as they've proven to be along the straights and the both last precious seconds on each tu

but they pay a moscow time let him a potent proposes steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president poroshenko showed they see eye to eye. at all for tonight the crisis is seeing differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions. and. russian journalist andre standing has been confirmed killed among the going missing while covering the plane come. on washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is apparently all thank. you thanks for being with us international money kevin our first in this president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their phone call have been released but our correspondent in a coach never has more on what is known so far. overall there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop military operation on both sides sho

the bloodshed in the region however vladimir putin's press secretary stress is no agreement between moscow and kiev has been reached because russia is not a party in this conflict the truce must be discussed with the self-proclaimed republics they in turn say they are ready to settle down the conflict if kiev indeed stops it says sold meanwhile u.s. president barack obama has said it's too early to judge what the truce will mean ukraine's military crackdown on antigovernment fighters has been ongoing for five months the thought of. and here is a tweet from ukrainian president at least how it used to look before you crying changed its stance confirming the truce in the east of ukraine petro poroshenko says as a result of my phone conversation with the brushing president we reached an agreement on a permanent cease fire. will be joining us a bit later on to get more reaction on this well political analysts against iraq and is here with more on the truce. we are hearing now that kiev is backtracking what you make of this. while this comes as no surprise because the plan to them is moving so w

france suspends the delivery of a warship to moscow. they did not stop it entirely. stephen sotloff's family speaks out after his death. he was working to give a voice to those who had none. coming up this hour, fall and france is not just back to school and back to work, it is back to the vineyards. more on the annual grape harvest is coming up on the way. also, the photo show in southern france is shining the spotlight on the work of photographers who followed the map of humanitarian -- the massive humanitarian crisis in the central african republic. the nato secretary general has stepped up his rhetoric on ukraine. rasmussen has come out saying that russia is attacking ukraine. pro-russian separatists have been fighting in eastern ukraine for months. beth meese and said that what is important -- russ mason -- rasm ussen said that what is important is what is happening on the ground. >> we welcome all efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in ukraine. having said that, i also have to say that what comes is -- counts is what is actually happening on the g

it comes hours after the european sanctions were enacted despite threats from moscow. eastern ukraine, the major defense companies will be denied access to finance in european markets. the sanctions would be eased after review of the truce at the end of the no. the month. >> 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

peter sharpe there in moscow. thank you.hose viewers just joining us, getting reports that there is a preliminary ceasefire between the ukrainians and pro-russian separatists. we're still waiting to hear from the ukrainian president, petro poroshenko. there you see the gaggle of journalists waiting for the announcement. as soon as we have it, of course, we will come back to it. >>> the government in the philippines has promised food security by 2016. the country is forced to import staple foods like rice. >> reporter: at 60 years old, this is a third-generation rice farmer. for 2 usd he works 14 hours a day to feed his family, but it will never be enough. >> translator: i also have debts to pay. everything is so expensive now. i borrowed money for the seeds, but the land, and also to by the fertilizers. >> reporter: he knows he is mired in poverty, but this is all of the life he has known. rice is he staple food here. it is seen as the country's main nutritional backbone, yet more than half of the country's people are farmer

a population of looks to moscow. it says what we have are some people saying we're going to have a new independence day. that piece is saying you have an integrity issue about ukraine is one country, but on the other hand, you have a question about the rights of a certain people to determine its own identity and stated. a fascinating piece and one worth reading. >> the political agenda is topping the political headlines. >> on the front pages of the papers, i had to break out -- i love this section. the prime minister is a socialist. this is a big contrast to what we saw last week. he told them i love business. france needs its business. he is on a charm offensive. what is going on as he is trying to square the circle. he is trying to push pro-business reform onto hard-core socialist. let's look at the other paper. the right-wing paper. it is taking that usual opportunity to leap onto the ruling socialists. he is saying -- he is standing up to the rebels and a tribute should be paid to him in the editorial of the pap

summit, with a strong reaction from moscow. and what are they saying about ukraine? >> well, basically, russia has come under condemnation from all sides at this nato summit, as we knew today. and all of the countries criticizing it. 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 me

seven pm in moscow i matras or bring you today's breaking news coverage here on r.t. international ukraine's president says there's been a coup in his country opposition activists in full control of the ukrainian capital kiev now and the new interior minister says police are now on their site the presidential residence stands virtually abandoned after the head of state himself fled the city or he's alexei or a chef he is live for us in kiev with all the latest alexei. oh. yes indeed despite that what seems to be a true political may have the mayhem in the streets of the riots changed the political situation right now with obviously all the governmental buildings in kiev now if you applied by the opposition including the administration of the president the parliament the government all that most of the ministries including the ministry of defense the ministry of the in syria like sara show of ski there giving us that update from kiev. so it's actually our other good morning in kiev right now. philip i'm showing tires burning for the president and most of the ruling par

new moscow is the financial had you been.here the money men confront the challenges day by day and the future is not looking good. >> i believe the medium and long-term, the rubal will faw. the shashl currency doesn't look strong. the economy is not developing with the rates the government and business wants. >> all of the indicatods are predicting a retired ahead. now running at 7.5%. the battle against the dollar has dropped 14% sinceian and then there is the dip in the oil prices and oil makes up more than half of russia's export revenues. the finance ministry, don't panic. no signs of high anxiety among the citizens of moscow. >> i don't feel any panic. i won't lose much. i like if the food prices don't increase but i think it's very hard to surprise us. >> but for peopled around the country, the effects of a falling kurns cease are beginning to hit home. these russian tourrists stranded in turkey. the collapse of three of the country biggest tire operate due to the down turn of the rubal left more than 1 of the,000,000 h

now let's turn to our matthew chance covering this story from moscow for us. any reaction there, matthew? >> reporter: well, i mean, the only reaction, really, has been that it's been welcomed by any russian official that's spoken on this subject. and the reason for that is that, of course, this was an initiative driven by vladimir putin, the russian president. he notoriously jotted down seven points on the back of a napkin virtually on a flight in siberia and handed that over as being the basis of the peace plan, the cease-fire plan that's now been agreed. of course, it's a major positive in terms of the humanitarian situation, as reza was saying, more than 2500 people have been killed as a result of the fighting which has been flaring in that part of the world since march and april. and a million, as we've just mentioned, displaced from their homes. you're not going to see the government in kiev and amongst their western backers celebrating this cease-fire too hard. there's a lot of skepticism not just about whether it will hold but about what it means for t

moscow is warning italian nation with threats -- moscow is warning retaliation with threats .ins us from berlin. what is on the list? 15 companies. three of them are oil companies. total ofhree, these six are locked out from financing from anything other than 30 days. gazprom, transneft. 2% forle is down almost the week. some defense companies as well will be restricted from importing dual use technologies. then we have some individuals. an additional 24 individuals. russian parliamentarians, separatist leaders in eastern ukraine, two individuals that reside in crimea. theave a key putin ally, rostec ceo sergei chemezov. they have hinted they will go after cars. also transnational routes, a lot of flight fly over russian airspace. we have not gotten the specifics of what the u.s. is going to do. sometimes there has been overlap between the u.s. and the eu, we will see if they have more individuals on more companies or fewer. maybe after the u.s. gives more specificity we will have a sense of what russia's land is. so far, only threats and nothing concrete from russia. >> part

said they will react and what is the reaction in moscow been so far?ll, there has been no announcement of counter sanctions but they are coming down the track and they are coming fast. the prime minister hinted that russia might even ban western airlines from using russian air space. he said this would have a huge cost implication and could bring some of the smaller companies to bankruptcy. also, russia is one of the biggest exporters of rare metals and there is talk of cancelling contracts of titanium with air bus and that could come soon too but as yet no word on these counter sanctions. >> peter sharp in moscow, thank you. sierra leone cut economic forecast drastically because of ebola and tourists and others cuts and people are getting food before a lock down to try to stop the virus from spreading and we are joined by ashley hammer and she is a photo journalist working for al jazeera in sierra leone and you are in one of the worst affected areas and how difficult has it been to reach this town? >> hi, this is impossible to get to now without speci

matthew chance is covering this for us in moscow. trying to understand the language here, when does statehood not mean independence? >> reporter: i think what vladimir putin is doing is laying out an option for the future. what the kremlin wants is to prevent ukraine from the sphere of influence. keeping ukraine from joining nato. moscow's preferred option, it seems, given their calls for peace talks is for negotiated settlement in this in which ukraine adopts a new federal constitution that gives the areas, the russian speaking areas language equality and autonomy to decide their own affairs. that would give russia control in those areas. what vladimir putin has done is laid out other possible alternatives that russia is going to go down to awhooef the overall strategy. in the past, russia recognized break away territories as independent countries thinking of georgia. recognize that as a war in 2008. that could do the same with these areas east of southern ukraine. i don't think the kremlin is married to that concept, yet. certainly

does it feel like moscow is being ganged up on? >> no, i don't think they feel ganged up on. think nato is increasingly being seen by russia as a strategic enemy. but i think moscow will have also watched the words coming out of nato and seen it as an extent to which the military alliance is disunited. i mean, in some ways, it's been a show of imp tensey in this nato summit in wales. because despite the words of support for ukraine, the alliance appears to be divided on whether or not there should be military support or not. with the nay sayers winning through. but russia will see this carefully. not a bullet will be sent to support the ukrainian government for its fight against the rebels in the south. >> now to the other main concern. the threat from isis. britain estimates 500 of his citizens have gone to fight in iraq and syria. a young woman from glasgow was amongst them. >> this is oxa as her parents know her. a loving daughter who massaged her mum's fired feet. a teenager who didn't know which bus to take, much less board a plane. but this is oxa in syria, unrecognizab

how is that being viewed in moscow?nothing official has come out from either putin or the kremlin, but i think he is absolutely right. this is going to go down very well in moscow. moscow's three-point plan has always been the following, ukraine must, and almost must remain out of any association agreement, either the e.u. or nato, is there must be protection for the russian speakers and their culture in the east, and a great degree of autonomy. a lot of those demands have been met. okay. russia will not be happy with the ratifying with though e.u. association agreement, but that won't take place, it won't be worked on until january 1st, 2016, and the important part of that is that during that period, those months russia will be involved in try part talks with the e.u. and ukraine, that has always been -- i mean six months ago i was talking to a senior politician who said we can never ever settle in ukraine unless russia sits down with the e.u. and this is what is going to happen. so there is a lot to work out on that s

you're watching international come to you live from moscow where in the russian capital it's good to have you with us a second american reporter has apparently been executed by islamic state militants stephen sokoloff was taken captive more than a year ago and was previously seen in the video where another u.s. journalist james foley was beheaded. as the story. it's a scenario that we've seen before when another american journalist james foley was beheaded two weeks ago similar orange jumpsuits a desert city an executioner with the british accent in both videos and now the westerner threatened to be killed next when these islamic states your heart is free had it james foley two weeks ago they showed steven in that same video and vowed to kill him unless the u.s. started airstrikes against the isis so close mother addressed the isis shortly before he was killed here i ask you to please my child as a mother a justice to be merciful and not punishment son for matters he has no control over cycle of force kidnapped at the syria turkey border last year he was thirty one years old he had w

moscow's leaders have not respond to america's call to form an international coalition. live from moscow, what are russia's interests in getting involved in the fight against i.s.i.l? >> well, russia is close friends with many of the enemies of the islamic state, russia very strongly supports the assad regime in syria, russia has very right now close relations with the shia dominated government in baghdad and of course russia has very good relations with hezbollah and with iran. so we are kind of in a very hostile position to the sunni radicals and the sunni radicals of the sarafits don't like russia either. so russia is of course going to side against the islamic state, though of course we at the same time have bad relations with the west and the united states which means that we will not be part, officially of a coalition. but we are going to work kind of in parallel with the coalition against the islamic state. >> which then of course raises up the next question: was russia actually going to do and how is it going to be involved? >> well, actually, russia is very clos

moscow says they're going to come back with their own set of economic measures. all indications that this conflict is far from over, george. >> cnn's reza sayeh live in donetsk following this convoy and developments around it. reza, we appreciate your reporting there. >>> authorities in pakistan say severe flooding has left at least 274 people dead. nearly 2 million people have been affected in some way or another. with more than 40,000 homes damaged at this point, according to the government. the pakistani military is helping with rescue efforts. >>> new flood warnings and evacuations are under way. meteorologist ivan cabrera is tracking it all at the cnn weather center. ivan. >> yeah, it's a matter of convincing people, george, downstream where the flooding has now been significant because it has not been raining there. the event occurred to the north, but now they're being told there's a flood coming. well, what glad? it hasn't been raining. it's because of the rivers here and the fact that they are completely swollen. so they were evacuating people now. of co

so we reached out to moscow for clarification, and moscow pointed out to us that mr. putin could not authorize a cease-fire because he was not a party to this conflict. so something is happening. not clear what. we're waiting on a formal announcement, wolf. >> and hopefully there will be an announcement that a cease-fire is in place, the killing, the death at least for the time being will stop. resa stand by. i want to bring in bill richardson who is joining us right now together with joel daughterty, jordan chang. >> is russia going to blink? >> i don't think russia is going to blink. i think what the president did was very necessary, very strong speech. number one, even though i think the u.s.-russia relationship is now beyond repair, secondly, he sent a very strong message, a defining moment for nato, we're going to stand by our allies, the baltic estates, an attack on them, article five. i think what's in the mix now is a balancing act for the president. i think obviously he's going to want to increase economic sanctions but they are not sufficient to deter russia

kiev fears moscow has it in their sites. just a month ago, ukrainian forces appear to have the upper hand in the war. many hoped victory was within reach. but now, pro-russian forces are advancing and reporting success after success. kiev is certain his own -- it is only because of significant military support from moscow. the pro-kiev governor of donetsk has traveled to the comfort -- to the capital to warn that matters will deteriorate further. >> a huge amount of weapons is crossing the russian border. they are being brought to ukraine to bring death and instruction, to try to annex ukrainian territory -- bring death and destruction, to try to annex ukrainian territory. it's difficult to call it anything but an invasion. >> the u.n. refugee agency says the conflict is forcing more and more people in eastern ukraine to leave their homes. >> ongoing fighting in the east of ukraine, in particular around donetsk, lujan's, and neighboring towns, is driving people from their homes and increasing the need for humanitarian aid. t

moscow continues to deny they are involved in the conflict.y, the accusations continue from kiev and seemingly, the fighting continues as well. in the meantime, the prospect of a cease-fire or breakthrough, it looks like they are there. yesterday in a phone call between vladimir putin, the russian president and poroshenko, the ukrainian president. they agreed on the conditions with which a cease-fire would be put in place. the conditions include the pulling out of troops, end of military action, the establishment of humanitarian corridor where victims can get out and humanitarian aid can get in. international monitors in place to make sure these conditions are met. yesterday, mr. poroshenko said he was optimistic and openful that these conditions and a cease-fire could be established as early as friday, tomorrow, and all sides of this conflict would meet again. however, late last night, prime minister seemed to criticize the plan saying it was a ploy by moscow to buy more time for the rebels in southeastern ukraine to avoid more sanctions. all

at this exhibition in moscow, they are seeking others to fill the gap. this belgium worker is frozen out. >> we blame a little our own politicians, which intervened in russian pollittics, where they shouldn't do it, to personal opinion at least. >> what counter-sanctions could russia call on - closing russian air space, bankrupting some smaller carriers, but rush owe would miss out on overfly fees of $300 million. it could cut off gas to europe. gazprom sold gas worth $70 billion last year. it could ban car imports. russia is europe's biggest car market. they could supply cars in other countries uneffected by sanctions. moscow is the financial hub of russia, where the money men confront the challenges of sanctions day by day, and the future is not looking good. >> i believe that in the medium and long term, the ruble will fall. the russian currency doesn't look strong, the economy is not developing. >> and all the indicators are predicting a rough ride ahead for the russian economy. >> the annual inflation is running at 7.5%. the value of the ruble again

at this agricultural exhibition in moscow, they are seeking other market to fit the gap. this belgium fruit exporter is frozen out the russian market. >> we blame a little our open european politicians, which intervene in russian politics, where they shouldn't do that, to all personal opinion at least. >> what countersanctions could russia call on, it could close air space. it could bankrupt the smaller carriers. russia loses out on overfly fees of $300 billion. it could cut off gas supplies. shutting it down would be costly. gazprom sold gas worth $70 billion. it could ban car imports to the west. russia is europe's biggest car market. car manufacturers could supply markets in other areas. moscow is the financial hub of russia, this is where the money men confront the challenges of sanction, and the future is not looking good. translation: i believe in the medium and long term the ruble will fall. the russian currency does not look strong. the economy is not developing. >> all the indicators are predicting a rough ride ahead for the russian economy. the country's annual

good morning for me kevin owen here in moscow is just off to midnight you without international and we start with a grim tally on the calendar ten years ago what was supposed to be the first day of school began a terrifying ordeal for the small town of beslan in southern russia the world watched horrified as chechen militants seized what was called school number one taking a thousand people hostage mostly children and parents for survivors and families there the pain hasn't diminished. so than the chronology of those painful few days it was early morning on the first of september with a mood of excitement and anticipation young families arrive for what should have been the start of a new term but terrorists or storm that school killing eighteen people in the process they laid explosives around the building on the second day the authorities managed to convince for awhile the attackers to release mothers and babies but at around one pm on the third day some of the terrorists explosives went off some hostages tried to escape only for the terrorists who opened fire on them a few days a few

thanks so much. >> there is sure to be a response from moscow. leonid, we could see retaliation from rush on this, right? >> absolutely. prime minister dmitry medvedev has threatened russia will ban european airlines from using what they call these siberian flight corridor, which provides the shortest route from europe to destinations in east asia. airlines such as lufthansa will be particularly hurts, because they operate dozens of such flights. however, the russian airlines are afoot. it is just as well because it receives $400 million a year in royalties, with international airlines hate for using the russian-siberian airspace. it comes at a very unfortunate moments for our of floats, which is facing a slump in sales doing -- due to the deteriorating economic situation. and of course the european union could retaliate by preventing russia from using european airspace, which could be a death sentence. >> so perhaps a continuation of the trade war we have seen going there. thank you so much for the inside. >> with the back and forth over sanctio

moscow almost immediately.hey said the companies from europe and taxpayers from europe would have to bear the cost from the next round of sanctions. they are talking about retaliating with cars, particularly used cars. also clothing and textiles. there are hints moscow may prevent flights over russian airspace. that would be a big woe to the airline industry. ofying with the air side things, with the new round of sanctions a number -- another 20 points have in added to the list they found some 5% on private jets. it looks like there are fewer private flights leaving moscow. but how can the sanctions the rollback? >> you will have meetings. it will be conditional on facts on the ground. need 28 member states to agree. he said, we have always stressed scalability. and the process could begin as soon as the end of this month. away wea couple weeks could see the next sanctions. >> thanks a lot. >> was then a week to go until ce vote,'s independen and the nationalists have a setback in the polls. support for an inde

. >>> a row as sanctions reaches the skies above moscow, as moscow threatens to close its air space to western airlines. >>> and both sides in the scottish independence battle step up their campaigns, with ten days to go before an historic referendum. >>> well, we begin with the breaking news this hour. it has just been announced that the duchess of cambridge and her husband prince william are expecting their second child. the couple and their families are delighted with the news. the first child prince george was born in july 2013. kate campbell reports. >> reporter: the new baby will have a tough act to follow. from his first photo outside hospital, prince george has behaved impeccably for the cameras. >> it's very emotional. >> very emotional. any parent know what is this feeling is like. >> reporter: kate, how are you feeling? his mother may have been a picture of health after giving birth, but the early part of her first pregnancy hadn't been easy for the duchess of cambridge. she was admitted to the hospital with acute morning sickness. despite the initial concern, the rest of th

this is from moscow tonight a resistance counter attack reverses kids' military fortunes in the rising body count in the armed forces sparking protests of soldiers relatives. don't want to put the cart before the horse we don't have a strategy for forces push back against the advance of islamic state by just as western leaders try to flush out the plan to keep the jihadists threatened day. coming up to this hour of news that will take twenty years to rebuild says a u.n. lead group after weeks of israeli strikes against a mass of the killed more than two thousand palestinians. and the kremlin promises proof that the european commission president putin out of context on ukraine and which to potentially dangerous route. for me kevin thanks for company first in this hour after weeks and even months in hiding shell shocked civilians in east ukraine a coming out of the shelters at least in towns no longer targeted by the military swathes of the east have been devastated by fighting but. there's no chance to try to rebuild what's been destroyed. let's see first if you didn't what the fuck for

let's turn now to moscow and matthew chance is there. as nick just said, matthew, everyone there in wales will be looking to see how vladimir putin reads their actions. >> well, perhaps, although there's a sense in which he's already read the inaction of nato to provide military assistance to ukraine. there's been lots of talk ahead of the summit and during the summit about supporting ukraine. but all of the members of ukraine -- of nato, rather, have been very careful to say that they don't believe there's a military solution to this from their point of view, they're not going to provide ukraine with the kind of military backing that that country would need to overcome the insurgency and certainly not to confront what many in nato believe is a limited russian invasion in eastern ukraine. so it leaves the ukrainian leader with very few options. there is this peace initiative which has been on the table. there had been a phone call on wednesday between president poroshenko of ukraine and his russian counterpart vladimir putin in which the