mr. poroshenko. i ask mr. enko, to sign the document of the oath of allegiance. >> petro poroshenko signing the oath of allegiance. said i promise to protect the sovereignty of ukraine. that of course a very important oath. >> reporter: that's right, and that's what we've been talking about this morning, the conflict going on in the east of the country. finding its way through an increasingly protracted issue, as my colleague kim was saying. extremely difficult for ukraine what the president is going ohave to deal with is the economy, how to get ukraine out of its economic stagnation. it's bordering on the best of your knowledge of bankruptcy. it has billions of dollars of debt and somehow he's got to pull it back from the brink. that will require significant loans and assistance from the international community in order to fulfill, in order to seef toe that help ukraine is going ohave to go through painful reforms and go through other painful steps, like wage freezes and price rises even energy price rises in

nobody's pushing the values of an on ukrainians and i think it's a result of the elections where mr poroshenko on the platform that he he concurred two elections just made the result of the he made and he was overwhelmingly the first plays all over ukraine you cannot i mean let's just be realistic and let's not distort reality not distort reality means that nobody can can just prove or explain that the association agreement is incompatible with the best relations with russia except that russia has taken a position to say that they they wanted to exclude so we have to find responsibilities or culprits in a hay. to do use these two words because i think that what we have a stronger come this moment and to reach the what should be the normal flow of things that these are these cultural and economic and otherwise relationships are just this is the is entrenched in history and as they see culturally bone that is absolutely compatible with these association agreement and of course let's respect the willingness of the ukrainian people for a better government here but let's also respect the russian th

mr. poroshenko in abb she -- a bbc interview. is the government largest region of ukraine. >> are you saying president poroshenko is a nazi? >> of course. he supported nazis. he supported the rights sector and so forth. >> after the signing in brussels, people gathered to celebrate the event. it was so different here last winter when the very deal signed today was the trigger for deadly protests. the pro-russian leader of ukraine at a time had decided not to go ahead with the e.u. deal. the led to his ousting and conflict between the ukraine government and pro-russian separatists in the east. one of ukraine's most seasoned politicians has now called for the introduction of martial law in parts of the troubled eastern regions. as he did so, thousands of ukrainians were lining at the border into russia to escape an uncertain future. putin called for a long-term cease-fire but also declared ukrainian society was split after being forced to choose between europe and russia. media reports out of ukraine tonight say president poroshenko

right wing militias people like private sector and the rest so firstly there's the question is mr poroshenko in a position to control these people secondly does he actually wants to bring the fighting in the east to the end because he's enormously ration speech of just a few days ago suggested that if he does want to bring it to an end it's very much on he's terms and they're not which i think people in the east would accept when seeing also in london it is quite curious here because from moscow as perspective they may not have a partner in care of to talk to and it is still very unclear what kind of powers the president of ukraine how it's particularly since there are still mobs on the my don are not too long ago they said they wanted to speak to him and he said no so you have this extra legal organization on them i don but still wants to have influence. yes well i think that what you're looking at is still a very very unstable and very dangerous situation it's clear the country is very very divided it's clear that the the people in the east have very very strong objections to the to the ne

and the rest so firstly there's the question is mr poroshenko in a position to control these people secondly does he actually wants to bring the fighting in the east to the end because he's enormously ration speech of just a few days ago suggested that if he does want to bring it to an end it's very much on he's terms and they're not which i think people in the east would accept when seen also in london it is quite curious here because from moscow's perspective they may not have a partner in care of to talk to and it is still very unclear what kind of powers the president of ukraine has particularly since there are still mobs on the my don are not a legal organization on the my dawn but still wants to have influence. yes well i think that what you're looking at is still a very very unstable and very dangerous situation it's clear the country is very very divided it's clear that the the people in the east have very very strong objections to the to the new government and it's not at all certain what is going to be able to change them my main concern here is of course the international situatio

right wing militias people like private sector and the rest so firstly there's the question is mr poroshenko in a position to control these people secondly does he actually wants to bring the fighting in the east to the end because he's enormously aeration speech of just a few days ago suggested that if he does want to bring it to an end it's very much on he's terms and they're not which i think people in the east would accept when seen also in london it is quite curious here because from moscow's perspective they may not have a partner in care of to talk to and it is still very unclear what kind of powers the president of ukraine hounds particularly since there are still mobs on the my don are not too long ago they said they wanted to speak to him and he said no so you have this extra legal organisation on the my don but still wants to have influence. yes well i think that what you're looking at is still a very very unstable and very dangerous situation it's clear the country is very very divided it's clear that the the people in the east have very very strong objections to the to the new g

well the reason is that effectively what mr poroshenko has done is rather than negotiate an agreement and a truce with the people he's fighting he has made in the form of a peace plan what is basically a demand that they simply stand down surrender leave the ukraine go to russia so that he can then impose his and political settlement on the east and east of the country that was never going to happen i can't believe that he thought it was going to happen that is not the way you end the conflict and the conflict has not ended well let's now take a look at the groups are fighting there in the east i mean along with the regular army units the korean government here's a spate of calm conscripts to fight there the question here is how much control do authorities have over such groups. i doubt that they have very march if we look at organizations like right sector which are apparently present in the east their paramilitary organizations. control of the ukrainian government frankly i doubt that the ukrainian government has much control even over groups like the national guard which are presen

mr. poroshenko is likely to take the country? >> as mr. poroshenko already claimed, ukraine will stay united. at the same time, it will be deconcentrated state. the decentralization has already been started. it will take place in late 2014. the point mr. poroshenko has made is clear: the power will be to elected coun sizzle at regional levels. the russian language will be freely used in part of ukraine, mainly the east. over ukraine there will be one state, ukraine. and however, the power will be deconcentrated all over ukraine. >> okay. valentino romanova. our correspondent kim vinnell is in donetsk. she has the latest on the reaction there to president poroshenko's inauguration. >> so far, it appears that the donetsk people's republic is rejecting the offers laid out by new president petro poroshenko for greater autonomy. a founder told us he didn't listen to the inauguration speech because the words of a president which is not his own don't matter to him. >> gives us some idea what we are likely to see from the donetsk people's republic

mr. poroshenko in a bbc interview. >> this is bonded. the largest region of ukraine. >> are you saying president poroshenko is a nazi? >> -- so-called rights sector and so forth. >> reporter: the deal signed today was a trigger for those deadly protests last winter focusing on kiev. the decision by the pro russian leader at the time viktor yanukovych not to go ahead with the deal led to the demonstrations that eventually resulted in his downfall. and to the conflicts between ukraine's government and pro russian separatists in the east. in early hours of this morning, four members of an osc special monitoring mission freed by a pro russian separatist group after months in captivity. but it was a rare positive development and tentative cease-fire in the east is set to expire today with thousands of ukrainians lining up at the border to cross no russia as it does so. president putin called today for a long-term cease-fire, but he also declared that ukrainian society will stand split after being forced to choose between europe and russia. bbc

president how long do you think mr poroshenko realistically has before my dad is occupied by rallies once again yeah that's the sixty four thousand dollar question isn't it i think he i think ukrainians clearly have a hard tolerance for suffering they have had a difficult history after all but they have a low tolerance for corrupt elites for bad government for venal leadership if you like convert has been seen time and again craft check with your shrink are you going to cover travel gone. in undesirable fashions if you like and. taken well should we say for six years each time for the populations to rise up in protest and effectively overturn governments so i suppose he has some time he has a honeymoon period as a couple of years after that so call it four to six years and then i think the government will be in very serious danger except for the fact of course but there is still in my den from my done is still occupied and they are looking very carefully and. pushing for government to ensure that its ideals if you like new realize they are not unified ideals in the my down but for th

mr. poroshenko the day before the election. while i absolutely agree that the proof is in the pudding, he was impressive in laying out a clear agenda for what needed to be done, including constitutional reform, taking on corruption. so he certainly knows what to do. obviously i agree that we should gethere to try to help him there. i think everybody understands the challenges that lie ahead, and they are deeply committed to these issues and they realize there is a second chance for meaningful reforms in the country. at the same time, we have to put our faith in institutions and not just individuals. the parliament will play an important role, civil society will play an important role. the question is whether all these various sectors of society can work constructively together in order to achieve the goals that we all share. >> i, too, was impressed. hopefully a team will be put together to move things ahead. since i am running out of time, i will stop here, what i was going to pursue -- are there anything -- is there anything

mr. poroshenko the day before the election. while i also agree the proof is in the pudding, it was impressive in laying out a clear agenda for what needed to be done, constitutional reform taking on corruption. so he certainly knows what to do. and, obviously, i believe that we should be there when requested to try to help them get there. >> i think in our meetings with the president-elect, with the prime minister, i think everybody understands the challenges that lie ahead. and i think they're all deeply committed to be -- they realize there is a second chance for meaningful reforms in the country. at the same time, i think we have to put our basic institutions and prophecies as well and not just individual. the parliament will play an important role, civil society will play an important role, the question is whether all these various sectors of society can work constructively together in order to achieve the goals that we all share. >> well, i was impressed, and i think yatsenyuk is very impressive and hopefully the team will

mr. poroshenko, who is well-known to the russians, well-known to the west. he served in more than one previous government in ukraine. >> what is the hope that he might do? what is your hope that this election will achieve? >> i will answer that, but let me say that if the russians hope to make an election that was credible in the eyes of the international community possible, they did not succeed. i do think that the collective action of the united states and our partners has had an impact. with respect to ukraine, we have had an impact. we have mobilized the resources of europe, of the imf, of our own treasury, to help support ukraine through this very difficult economic period. now mr. poroshenko hopes to unite the country and take advantage of the economic moment that the international support revives, and find a balance so ukraine can choose as it wants to, both to have close ties to europe but also to recognize that russia is his neighbor and it has to live side-by-side. >> you know and have access to intelligence information that we know. what do you th

mr. poroshenko is said there would be some standards for the russian language.it seems to be a touchy issue in eastern ukraine and there are things i think he can do that would in fact begin to make the majority of the population of ukraine feel more comfortable looking out for political economic interests and the support for the separatists that are backed by the russians. >> mr. chairman first off with respect to polling iri has done a great deal of pulling. every part of the country even in the area of the far east which may have wanted more autonomy wanted to be part of ukraine viewed themselves as ukrainian didn't see discrimination very much wanted to remain part of ukraine. i would argue that what the president-elect needs to do is to take a look at what putin did in the lead-up to these elections. putin sought to sow seeds to destabilize sent agents and shut down radio stations so on and so forth. what i think poroshenko will need to do among other things is to build a media that can communicate messages give an accurate picture and provide channels for

mr. poroshenko is very serious about it.ke to his spokesperson, he said that it could be hours or days before it is announced and we'll see when it is actually implemented. >> for from what we see, a very short cease-fire. does this mean that negotiations are further forward than we might imagine? >> well, we'll see how the negotiations are moving forward. there does seem to be a -- there does seem to be some movement. and we'll see what the reaction of the pro russian separatists and the russian fighters in eastern ukraine, how they'll react to it. if they don't accept the cease-fire, then obviously it is dead in the water. there does seem to be some momentum at least on the official level of -- in words between mr. putin, mr. poroshenko and many people see this as a positive step. >> indeed. okay. david, in kiev, thanks. >>> now, world cup excitement has reached a fevered pitch in the netherlands after the team's resounding win over the current titleholder spain. later today, they play australia and hope the match will tak

mr. poroshenko said his plan would allow pro-russian insurgent to lay down their arms or leave the countrythere has in a sharp increase in the number of people who died i --the outbreak of people of evil i -- e. bola. this compares to 347 deaths in the past three months. the international chemical weapons watchdog says cory gass has been used in a systematic manner in syria. investigators have released a toort after their visit syria. both rebels and the syrian government have been eyed -- have denied using lorene canisters. lorene -- chlorine canisters. the king of spain is handing the reins to his son. >> the spanish national anthem at a time of transition. the last act for a man on the dennis thrown for nearly 40 years. emergento oversaw the from dictatorship to democracy. the prime minister signed. brief applause and a long rain has them to an end. is timelos has said it for a new generation to take over. the historic royal palace will .oon welcome the new king after he has been sworn in a morning. there will be no coronation, no foreign dignitaries or royalty have an invited. it's all

mr. poroshenko's promise that a cease-fire will come? >> reporter: well, there is a number of elements that we should be paying attention to. first of all, this takes place after mr. poroshenko had a phone call with vladimir putin and discussed this cease-fire, which shows that at least in terms of the conversation, it is being received or being discussed and discussed positively. the second thing is that the top officials say it could take place in the next days. so this is moving quite -- moving along fairly fast if they do hold to the schedule. and lastly, they said this is the first part of a peace plan. they'll introduce this unilateral cease-fire. obviously the government will stop its military operations. we will see what the pro russian separatists and the russian fighters in the east of the country will do, and hopefully they will start a peace process or peace negotiations of some sort to bring stability to the east. >> of course, david, even though cease-fire is announced, those who have committed crimes on both sides and the

mr. poroshenko.oth sides of the pond are quite business minded and vacation invested, -- [indiscernible] they say, we are lucky to see barack obama joined forced with the people of the ukraine, and they are calling on russia to engage in direct talks with poroshenko.h mr. >> next, 25 years ago the chinese government sent troops and tanks to crush a peaceful protest that was threatening the regime. that bloody repression was estimated to have left hundreds dead, if not thousands. since then, beijing has tried to erase the massacre of tiananmen square from memory, including arresting dissidents which has increased this year. men squareted tianan say for soldiers standing guard, on hand are fire extinguishers in case any protesters try to set themselves alight. a flag raising ceremony takes place where demonstrations are strictly forbidden. just asral days now, every year in the lead up to the anniversary, security remains tight in the center of beijing. rests have shot up an online, censorship has incr

mr. poroshenko's for an immediate end to bloodshed. >> with the brief encounter, there are hopes of a breakthrough. it was always encouraging for angela merkel, who held formal bilateral discussions with the russian president earlier in the day, calling on russia to recognize its responsibility to ease the crisis in ukraine. for the world leaders in normandy, it was more than a day of remembrance. it was also a day of delicate diplomacy. >> let's go to moscow and our correspondent. we saw some diplomatic overtures at the d-day ceremony, how were they received in moscow? rocks russian state tv is -- >> russian state tv is praising vladimir putin for a job well done. there is no talk about isolation. russian tv stresses that angela merkel and francois hollande working to talk to vladimir putin about his this and they would not bow to pressure from the u.s., however it is clear the kremlin is acting much less aggressive. they want to avoid a new round of sanctions. that is why vladimir putin his willingness for dialogue. he also gave an order to the street -- secret service to strengthen protection o

mr. poroshenko as the ukrainian president. >> reporter: ukrainians went to the polls last month to elect a new president. petro poroshenko won with nearly 55% of the vote. the president-elect is already scheduled to meet with world leaders. on wednesday, he will join u.s. president barack obama in warsaw. the trouble in ukraine's eastern regions will likely be at the top of the agenda. on monday a group of pro-russian rebels clashed with ukraine's border guards in luhansk. both sides said five militants were killed. in the same region, local media said at least seven people were killed in an explosion at a government building. for months, russian leaders blocked any security council action on ukraine. but now, a russian ambassador has called for an emergency meeting at the conference. he introduced a draft resolution. it requests humanitarian corridors and a cease-fire. >> there are going to be more casualties, more hostilities. so it's going to make the political dialogue in ukraine more difficult. >> reporter: but ukrainian and western leaders are skeptical about the proposal. >> the ve

hostile to the aspirations of the eastern ukrainians so i actually are dealt with the government or mr poroshenko has really much control over them still to come france's largest bank faces a multibillion dollar fine for breaching u.s. sanctions but the french president is slamming the punishment as unfair and disproportionate. pollens foreign minister has been left red faced after a conversation allegedly heard him use vulgar language to describe his country's relations with the u.s. and it's not the first time leaked tapes of e.u. officials have revealed the dark side of brussels love of washington artie's miniport has more. anding love affair america and its atlantic partners consistently proclaim their rock solid loyalty and mutual admiration as friends and allies we stand united together. warsaw has reciprocated the affinity always leaving the door open for a u.s. footprint within its borders. very glad to be able to say the american friendship and alliance is a strong behind the camera friendly facade of solidarity western partners are singing a much different tune the same polish officials

host to the aspirations of the eastern ukrainians so i actually i dealt with the government or mr poroshenko has really much control over them a step on the gas looking for ways to speed up the construction of a pipeline which would deliver russian gas bypassing ukraine. moscow and brussels have been at odds over the project which has recently been frozen by the e.u. more and that just to have for you. france's largest bank b.m.p. party by is close to paying up to nine billion dollars to the u.s. for violating washington sanctions that's more than the bank earned last year and the fine has been called on fair and disproportionate by the french president be all over as the details. french banking giant. in the u.s. regulators seem to be closing in on the deal which could see france's largest bank having to pay up to nine billion dollars in fines for directly violating u.s. sanctions now this relates back to around thirty billion dollars worth of trades that were done with countries such as iran cuba most of all that all appear on the sanctions list it's being discussed at the highest levels f

a journalist sharing his thoughts on the situation in ukraine as well as that peace plan that mr poroshenko has just released thank you very much. in new york to russia's ambassador to the u.n. has been giving moscow's official view on how to restore peace in ukraine which is where an apartment brings us the details. well regarding the seven day cease fire announced by ukraine's president petro poroshenko russian ambassador to tell you turkey and says it's premature to say whether russia supports the so-called peace plan ukraine's u.n. envoy previously claimed that moscow has already approved plan but mr shurkin insisted that that is not true the russian envoy also expressed skepticism about the plan noting that some demands like buffer zone with russia and unconditional disarmament could lead to even more bloodshed he also question the immediate rush by western powers to endorse the plan without even analyzing it insisting that the u.s. and its allies seem eager to back anything coming out of key with respect to the treatment of russian journalists in ukraine mr churkin insisted that they

there have been signs from the russian side there have been signs from the ukrainian side and mr poroshenko has proposals i think that is really the basis where we should discuss on that ceasefire should really be observed by all those who are in involved and then one more sentence of course those who are those so-called separatists we are they have arms and that is the most dangerous thing and all those who are giving arms to one side or the other should also be. responsible for this act we can't continue like that because the victims are the citizens is the civilian population and they are really not responsible so let's make an end to this crisis which is more than the crisis it's a real tragedy ok we have to leave it there but thank you very much we giving us your opinion on that was the president of the parliamentary assembly of the council of your party mary brander thanks very much for this and up next year on our senior national abby martin is coming up next with her latest take on what the mainstream me is keeping you in the dark about. the tragic. oh people go to. war to destroy t

to the aspirations of the eastern ukrainians so i actually i doubt that the the government or mr poroshenko has really much control over them. while indeed a serious ukrainian nationalists have again risen in a spate of new attacks vandalizing buildings and attacking a church now read up on the latest street violence at r.t. dot com. embarrassment in poland poland's foreign ministers been secretly taped comparing his country's relationship with the us to a sexual act and it's washington that's come out on top of his word important as been following the embarrassing be frank diplomatic conversation. the polish government has indirectly confirm the authenticity of the leak conversations which you're talking about where we hear the foreign minister calling his country's alliance with america worthless and during the conversation foreign minister rattus love sir course he gets quite vulgar describing warsaw's relationship to washington in one which poland is the partner who's always performing sexual favors and receiving nothing in return the private conversation was first reported by. a polish

now typically when you hold the elections on such a short notice people would be asking who is mr poroshenko but not in this case of course because he is a very very old hand in the ukrainian politics he worked for both the. and in the college of government and i wonder what is so new and promising about him yeah i think you're i think the premise of your question is very fair indeed. is part of the system. in. in russia. i'm so sorry but that does not necessarily bode well one can argue that he has made his money legitimately partly in russia in a in a in a business which is not known to be particularly dirty it's not oil it's not finance. the worst of the oligarchs he also of course is generally thought to have played a very positive role a very conciliatory role during my down protests but i do accept your premise that this is a man who has worked with some very difficult some very bad people in previous ukrainian governments and that is why as i was saying to you that there is a great deal of pessimism as well as some some belief in a new start that's why the country is split even of a p

about mr poroshenko. with. have you managed to come to terms with him. what issues have you discussed and opening for new meetings and if so you know what format as far as format is concerned. i i had said in advance that i wasn't going to hide from anyone here in normandy at this event it would have been. unwise in. impolite of me and on all. i have been requested by my western counterparts to meet with president poroshenko on the sidelines of these events of these festivities in normandy so we had a fifteen minute discussion i can't say that it was comprehensive but still we have managed to discuss the principal issues related to stabilizing ukraine in. promoting our economic cooperation and i cannot but give credit to president poroshenko in here. conviction that the violence in eastern ukraine must be stopped immediately he has a plan but i would be prepared to tell you what is about it is his plan so you maybe should ask him he only told me briefly of it. which are once again i would like to emphasize that. it isn't russia and ukraine who should be

mr. poroshenko says "rearming the ukrainian army a priority." nigerians protested against the failure of their government to rescue more than 200 kidnapped girls. protesters are not only angry about the failure to save the girls, but about the government's efforts to suppress information about the mass kidnapping. newspapers accuse the army of seizing parts of stopping distribution vans. the terrorist group boek haram took the girls in airplane. >> a security scare after a small plane entered the restricted airspace that surrenders washington, d.c. and the pilot didn't answer radio calls. military jets escorted the aircraft to a landing field in north carolina where the pilot was questioned. national transportation safety board spokesman ross feinstein tweeted that it appeared that the pilot was simply confused. >> the democratic national convention is considering six crows for the 2016 nominating convention, birm alabama, cleveland, columbus, ohio, new york city, philadelphia and phoenix have all submitted proposals to host the event. the dwb s

mr. poroshenko that bloodshed should be stopped immediately in the east of ukraine. he has a plan in that regard. what plan this is you'd better ask not me but him. he told me about it in a few words but it's one thing to talk about it here in france and it's another thing to explain it in his own country. >> woodruff: earlier, putin and president obama kept their distance during a group photo, but they did chat at a luncheon, their first face-to-face session since the crisis erupted. a white house advisor said mr. obama told putin he should recognize poroshenko and stop helping the rebels in ukraine, if he wants to ease tensions. the acting secretary of veterans affairs sounded a new warning today for the v.a.'s troubled health care system. sloan gibson said administrators who punish whistle blowers will themselves be punished. he spoke in san antonio, texas, after reports that 37 v.a. employees, in 18 states were penalized for complaining of problems. >> i am setting the expectation that intimidation or retaliation, not just against whistleblowers, but anybody that

mr. poroshenko also there in northern france, do you see any significant diplomatic movement here, any sortat poroshenko and putin could actually talk? >> i think it's too early to say. obviously, when you have the key players in any conflict at the same event or even in the same room, then there has to be hope that they will at some point sit down or een standing up discuss the issues at hand here, possibly come to some kind of diplomatic solution, but i have to say from where i am here in eastern ukraine, there's no sign of diplomatic solutions or deescalation of those military conflicts on both sides. we have the ukrainian security forces carrying on with their military operations against armed separatists and meanwhile the pro russia insurgents continuing their attacks on ukrainian border posts. >> thanks very much for joining us on gmt. time for the business now. alice is back and it's friday. it's u.s. jobs numbers. >> it's that time of the month. we're expecting those numbers in just under an hours time. we will get them later on the health of the world's economy. the economists are

mr. poroshenko. after he was voted in on sunday, a resounding victory, he said he was going to make this operation was very effective, that these battles that we're seeing now were going to be over in a matter of hours rather than days. clearly that is not the case. then after meeting with u.s. president obama in warsaw, he said poroshenko came out and said that after his inauguration saturday, he's going to layout his plans for peace for the region. that's likely to include an offer of amnesty. we will certain watch and wait to hear that speech when he's inaugurated saturday. >> thanks very much indeed. >> g7 leaders meeting in brussels warn that russia risks further sanctions if it continues to be a destabilizing influence in eastern ukraine. the final day of the g7 meeting, security of energy supplies is a key item on the agenda. again, russia is in the spotlight. >> james bays joins us live from brussels. russia's not there, but a lot of talk about the role they can play within the energy market.

mr. poroshenko's 14 point peace plan. we'll see what happens after that. >> right.lps to be in the position of strength when you want to launch a peace plan. from what we understand, is there much in the plan which you imagine separatist temperatures in the east are going to be able to put their hands up to? >> well it's difficult to say. obviously there's a lot that points to a certain amount of skepticism or if not pessimism. fighting continues. there are casualties. nato officials say the russians are building up troops again on the border. they said this would not be so worrisome if they were preventing fighters from getting into ukraine which they said is not the case. there are fighters entering ukraine or were until they restored order. obviously there's a lot to enter into it. we'll see if fighters themselves accept the peace plan or even the cease fire. maybe they'll continue fighting. it remains to be seen. the next few hours indicate the success or failure or po potential success or failure of this plan. >>> to iraq now, 300 american military advisors are

mr. poroshenko, a great day, he said it was. but not if you're russian it's not and certainly not if you're this man. president putin warned of serious consequences as the result of this deal. now, earlier a senior adviser to the president lashed out. he called the deal legitimate and said ukraine was being run by nazis. lucy is there for us. lucy? >> reporter: russia not happy about this deal at all. but ukrainian officials here today absolutely delighted. we're expecting a press conference from president poroshenko sometime soon and we'll bring it to you live. earlier after he signed the deal, he said this was the greatest day for ukraine since independence in 1991. ukraine really does see the country turning a bit from russia, looking towards the european union. and, remember, this is the deal. the former president of ukraine, victor yanukovych turned his back on and that's what sparked huge protests we saw in kiev and the consulates that we're still seeing today. a big day for ukraine, but a wrap-up of the morning's events,

mr. petro poroshenko. solidarity is needed in a particular way for the ukrainian nation, the nation that is facing the threat of aggression and immense challenges with modernization. there is no freedom without solidarity with ukraine. for that reason, i am extending my warmest thanks to the leaders .f the free world presence as ar source of joy, your presence here in front of a castle raised from rubble substantiates the continues toreedom move our hearts and minds. it associates the convictions that the defense of freedom remains the source of our solidarity. thank you. >> the president of the united states, barack obama. warsaw., polish]g mr. president, mr. prime minister, madam mayor, heads of state and government past and present, including the man who jumped that shipyard wall to lead a strike that became a movement, the prisoner turned president who transformed this nation, thank you, like walesa alesa, for your outstanding leadership. distinguished guests, people of poland. thank you for your extra