mr. lavrov said about the ukraine. >> the ukrainians -- i think this is as close to a civil as you can getne picked up worldwide. this is a profound interview. word, exclusive but this was the real deal about this story. >> this man was at the forefront of the negotiations of what the entire world is focused on. >> he really stressed in the ukraine -- i don't think anyone in the west is buying this. >> he says russia does not want to send troops anywhere. >> they have 20,000 on the borders. >> my agenda is twofold. is coming out, is there inflation, this is a sign of growth. how do you know about the size two's, tom keane? >> that could be a three-hour show. i will give you that on my agenda, with masons reporting earnings in five minutes. department story is stores may show a gain of one percent versus last year. this was a tough quarter for a lot of retailers. >> you wonder how they will bounce back but i think that there is a lot of optimism. >> because of the april numbers. on our twitter question, we asked you what the final meal was that you cooked. here are the answers. course, that

mr. lavrov are interesting. the threat of those sanctions is not ridiculous. it's a real threat as well. i spoke to senator rob portman in kiev just this weekend. he said, look, the third wave of sanctions could be important to getting the russians to the table. i spoke to another person, she said thank you, america, we're looking forward to a third round of sanctions. many people believe more targeted sanctions against deliberate interests and indeed specific industries is very important indeed as well. as painful as it may well be for the west and ukraine as well. the hope was of course now we have what is seen to be -- widely seen to be a legitimate president elect of ukraine. actually dialogue between russia and ukraine could start taking off a little bit better now and we could avert having more sanctions. that's the risk that diplomacy fails and sanctions are very much on the table. what i do want to say to viewers, we'll get a u.s. take on this. right at the top of u.s. programming we'll speak to jeffrey piatt, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine. >> thanks

mr. poroshenko. lavrov warned it refuses operations against pro russians in the east of the country which would be a colossal mistake. he got more than 50% in the first round to avoid a runoff. now the noisest coming out suggesting he may be the unified candidate. >> moscow has been swift to say they're ready for talks with poroshenko and his team. even quite significantly the former ukrainian president viktor yanukovych who insists he's still the legitimate president of ukraine. he says he too will respect the outcome of the ukrainian election that the difficult time for the country. for that, it effectively puts end to discussion about whether or not he could have a claim on the presidency and reinforces the fact that petro poroshenko will be the new man. they want to start a new chapter. >> does this look like the beginning of the end of the crisis? >> it's not the end of the crisis yet. for regions that didn't vote where rebels are in control. there's been more trouble at donetsk airport. where they're

mr. lavrov, he says no new international talks planned now for ukraine.hat's for those looking for key movements. >>> the net profit is up 4.8% beating expectations. the carmaker's numbers helped by a weaker yen, but the sluggish sales are in the market. they predict 405 billion yen in net profit for the year ending march 2015. that compares with 425.4 billion estimated by reuters. it seems domestic consumption in japan is hit by the recent sales tax. >>> meanwhile, sharp reported full results with a 130% jump in profit compared to last year but operating profit slumped. the japanese electronics maker is forecasting net profit next year to surge, but again operating profit will slow as the benefits of a weaker yen fade. the senior analyst at jeffreys is joining us with thoughts from singapore. thank you so much for joining us. talk about the divergence between the net profit and the operating figures, what is going on? >> quite a bit of payments between capital raising and large below operating line items. so there are three factors, but this is not entir

mr. lavrov is saying the government should resist. mr. poroshenko is saying against terrorists.ow do you see it? >> to begin with, we certainly acknowledge the requirement and the ride of the ukrainian government to restore law and order in donetsk. this latest violence began when you had armed separatists, some of whom appear to have come from across the border in russia who tried to take control of the airport, a hugely symbolic play no doubt. we believe that the ukrainian government is acting within its rights. i would note also very importantly, this government has made clear that amnesty is made available. that's obviously the preferred outcome at this point. >> when do you think the u.s. military equipment will start ending here in ukraine, defensive weaponry, $100 million i think has been talked about on slil as well. is that something that is needed immediately? >> right now our assistance envelope was $20 million. that was announced when vice president biden was here. we've deliveries of nonlethal equipment. so things like binoculars, radios and heavy equipment to help

lavrov. how do they relate to mr. putin? it's not like president obama with secretary kerry. >> no.tin is the guy. simple as that. >> what is the relationship of their foreign minister in service for 10 years with mr. putin? >> he's a very skilled diplomat. he does not make policy. neither does john kerry. the execute and articulate the policies. in the russian kids, putin is much more the guy in president obama. >> thank you so much. nt giving us intelligence on the russian situation. russian president is speaking right now at the st. petersburg international economic forum. you can watch it live on our live event channel at bloomberg.com/tv. european leaders, many of them passing. this do a quick data check for you. stocks, bonds and the euro. .33.uro is 126 a weaker euro in the weekend. they need a lot weaker euro. there it is right now. >> one of the scenes happening right now in st. petersburg. it's a three-day weekend right here at home. it is summertime. i put a question of the day. what is on your summer reading list? i need some good suggestions. ♪ >> the morning, everyone.

sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister head a conference in moscow, but it would appear that mr.oroshenko would hope that those talks would be brokered and the united states would be at the table, john. >> dana lewis in ukraine. >>> colombia, citizens go to the polls to decide a new president. lucia newman reports. >> greatly many colombians wary. oscar ivan soulada, will appeal to farc rebels the very day he's elected. >> there needs to be a commitment, those who have committed crimes against humanity have to be jailed even if it's a limited sentence. >> unlikely to trust a president whose mentor is their archenemy. alvaro irrube. and solada have succeeded in instilling fear in the residents. >> they have transmitted the message that president santos would name pooh gued a guerilla. all of this is false, totally false. >> but in this still very conservative country many people say they want peace but not atfully price. >> when we ask specifics to the population in terms of forgiving crimes committed by the guerillas, reinserting demobilized guerillas in the workplace, then the o

mr r c nabokov said more than thirty separatists were killed that day before in fighting around slow the ons has become a stronghold for pro russian groups. neil russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has rolled out new talks to defuse rising tensions in ukraine. lavrov also criticized him for pushing forward with the presidential election scheduled for may twenty ten despite the military being deployed against part of the population. and turning now to central america top court in el salvador has afforded a rest and capture of former president francisco flores is facing a host of crushing charges including ian bell's laments the legal in richmond and disobedience ex prison floor as her role from nineteen ninety nine to two thousand for this pic isn't this a proper e more than fifty million us dollars donated by the taiwanese kevin for earthquake relief efforts. upon the court's ruling on seminar called on interpol to help capture the former president who is believed to be in panama flores has denied misusing the taiwanese funds. nrg the work process or official government channels. there are several and international stories making headlines around the world. see you back here tom