petro poroshenko is about to take his oath of office in parliament. let's show you the latest picture from the ukrainian capitol kyiv. once poroshenko has been sworn in the leaders of his government will present themselves and the flag of the country will be hoisted. he will begin almost immediately of with the huge task of trying to stabilize eastern ukraine. >>> as we wait for the president elect to arrive, and take office, what are we comchg this- expecting in this ceremony. >> he will be sworn in in front of the rada, the ukrainian parliament. we might hear him make his speech of what his plans will be, coming hours, coming days. and he may make his way over to st. sofia square, where he will be meeting members of the armed forces where he will be recognized as commander in chief of the ukrainian are armed forces. because the ukrainians are at war. whether this is a battle as many in kyiv see it between ukraine and pro-russian forces or russian forces in the east of the country. so his immediate tip steps wille to tackle at a problem. that is real

couple that with the meeting with petro poroshenko. a day of positive steps, no question about it antonio and it came as a surprise. it's at least good to see them talking cordially. the meeting between poroshenko and putin, we heard the russian take on it. has there been any feedback from the white house on those discussion he? >> they also view that as a positive sign. obviously they were not at the table but petro poroshenko has been in close contact with the united states. as a matter of fact, vice president joe biden heads to kyiv on saturday to witness the inauguration. he brings a delegation with him. a day ever ironies. d day, the day these leaders make a step towards burying the hatchet. president obama spent the week trying to build up a unified g-7 force against russia. behind the iron curtain under the thumb of moscow for many years now a member of nato, poland, and to try to bring a unified front against putin and then culminating in this talk with putin, informal as it is. >> what is next for obama? >> bhowm i obama -- oba

petro poroshenko claims t to bring peace to the east. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet, but petro poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he's to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration the international community was there to show it's supposed. for elected leader after months of uncertainty. >> who comes with the sword dies by the sword. >> ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down relations with russia. russia occupies crimea which was, is, and will be ukrainian soil. on europe he said there will be no turning back. >> what exactly do we have to do to live free and prosperous lives. all this is ensigned on the agreement of free trade zones of the e.u. many of you and myself put together this document. now i aspire to make it a reality. >> president poroshenko pledged reform. >> reporter: this is the parliament that invested presidential powers in petro poroshenko today. this is the parliament that tripped those powers from viktor yanukovych after the revolution. this is the parliament that poroshenko now wants to dissolve so he c

petro poroshenko had -- with russia improve. petro poroshenko said that crimea will and always be ukrainian. he also vowed to mend ties with the kremlin and traumas to bridge the divide that has split his country in two. >> ukrainian soldiers put on a festive display for the country's new president, petro poroshenko. it does little to mask the setbacks they have experienced in eastern ukraine. poroshenko is looking to the future, as are many of his supporters. >> i think he will do his job well. it is clear what he has to do. stabilize ukraine and and the war. -- and end the war. >> yes plans and knows what he wants. >> he was sworn into office earlier in the day. foreign dignitaries were on hand to demonstrate their solidarity with kiev. the guests included the european council president and u.s. vice president joe biden. the president of germany was there, but russia sent its acting ambassador to the ceremony. with his hands resting on the ukrainian constitution and the bible, poroshenko took the oath of office. he stressed th

>> the cease-fire -- you had petro poroshenko -- you heard petro poroshenko say it would be quite short. it hasn't started yet. there is supposed to be in the crib -- be an official decree that starts the cease-fire. the president's press service couldn't tell me whether that would be this evening, tomorrow, even the next day. a lot of uncertainty. another question being asked was whether the cease-fire would cover just the military or the various different armed formations that have stp -- sprung up in recent weeks. now under theis command of the ukrainian interior ministry and would abide by the law and respect the president's decision, but he had no hesitation telling me that personally he didn't respect the decision at all and he didn't think it was a good strategy. i've had reports from another battalion that they are still considering whether they will the presidential line when the cease-fire is declared or not. >> also about the amnesty -- do you think the separatists are really going to take poroshenko up on that? >> none of the separatists that i've spoken to here have said th

president obama promised funds to ukraine, moldova and georgia. >> he may have the red carpet, but petro poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration the international community was there to show its sport. support. president poroshenko promised to take the fight to the rebellion in the east and to russia and crimea. >> who comes with the sword will fall from the sword. >> citizens of ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with russia. russia occupies crimea which was, s and will be ukrainian as well. >> on europe they say this time there will be no turning back. >> what exactly do we have to do to live free lives, free and prosperous lives. all thi this is enshrined on the free trade zone with the european union. many of you along with myself were part of putting those documents together. now our job is to make it to reality. >> president poroshenko speaks to economic reform. this is the parliament that stripped powers from viktor yanukovych after the revolution. this is the parliament tha

this after the rebels said they would respect a piece deal approved by the ukrainian president petro poroshenko. ourill speak to correspondent in kiev. let's start by talking about today. announcement how is it going down where you are in kiev? >> it is to some extent encouraging. if his intent was to reassure ukrainians he has peaceful intent, that was not a success going at the reaction is overly skeptical. some were even saying ukrainians should prepare for a wider scale invasion. overall though, i think the broad belief here is this is simply an attempt by vladimir off possiblee sanctions from the u.s. and the ee you, possibly to pull the rug from underneath european -- from pull the runbly to from underneath european efforts for broader european reform, and certainly this does not leave without the tools necessary to escalate the situation in ukraine if he so wants to. the --the authorities of people's republic have implied the rule does not apply to them since they do not consider themselves to be ukrainian territory. some encouragement, but very much skepticism. >> all right, lots of tal

let's petro poroshenko now faces the daunting task of managing a country in danger of falling apart. he has announced he will soon travel to ukraine's troubled east. from kievnow joined by our correspondent. poroshenko portrays himself as a man of reconciliation. how hopeful are ukrainians he will be the one to leave them out of the crisis? -- leave them out of the crisis? >> ukrainians have very high expectations for president or shinto. -- president pedro poroshenko. the first and foremost is to bring peace to the country. voted petrons have poroshenko to be the president. he has immense support. he has to use it properly to guide the country out of the crisis. >> let's talk about eastern ukraine -- what support does poroshenko have there and how is he expected to deal with the separatists? >> well, that is a very difficult question because during the elections a lot of people you need used could not simply vote because -- a lot of people in the east could not simply vote because they were prevented from doing so, even though there are a lot of people who support president poroshenk

petro poroshenko had been talking about declaring a cease-fire only once ukraine's border with russia had been secured. that has not happened. after the conversation with vladimir putin, i believe he also spoke to angela merkel. he seems to have decided that a temporary unilateral cease-fire is an option worth taking. he stressed it would be temporary. giving separatist fighters the chance to lay down their weapons and benefit from the amnesty as proposed. >> what kind of reaction has there been so far to this call for a cease-fire? quest i have been looking on social networks at what people are saying. those saying they are willing to lay down weapons are few and far in between. the main groups of separatists are greeting this with a deal of suspicion and asking a question -- does this cease-fire only affect the ukrainian military or does it also affect the pro-ukrainian italians -- b battalions who are not directly taking orders from kiev. and who are still active in this region. beyond that, there is not a great deal of trust in petro poroshenko among the separatists activistsro- m

up rising. >> reporter: he may have the red carpet, but petro poroshenko has a mountain to climb if he is to save ukraine from conflict and economic ruin. at his inauguration the international community was there to show its support. for an elective leader the ukraine after months of uncertainty president poroshenko promised to take the fight to the rebellion in the east and to russia over crimea. >> who comes with a sword will fall with a sword. >> citizens of our crane will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relations with russia. russia occupies crimea which was, s and will be ukraine as well. >>> on europe he said this time there will be no turning back. >> what do we have to do to live free lives? free and prosperous lives. all this i this is in the agreement with the european union. >> many of you, along with myself, were part of putting the document together. now it is our job to make it a reality. >> reporter: president poroshenko placed economic reform, parliament try elections. this is the parliament with presidential powers in poroshenko today. this

ukraine's president elect, petro poroshenko vowed at the time to punish those responsible. since then, it's been the focus of the fiercest fighting while kiev is labeled an antiterrorist operation. throughout friday, there were reports of a column of armored personnel carries and tanks advancing against the separatist positions in the town. this is the ukrainian army's checkpoint just on the perimeter. it came under attack from mortars fired from a church. one soldier was killed and two others were injured. it's usually crowded with families fleeing the area. western leaders may have been gathering on the beaches of normandy to commemorate d day but when you drive through the self-declared republics here in east ukraine, many road signs point you to the city of bolingrad. in world war ii, it was known as stalin debrad. the defeat was the turning point, many believe. many fighters believe they are fighting fascism once again. david chader, al jazeera, dondon. >> the formalities are over and petro poroshenko will focus on moving his country toward peace. in just a moment, we

and holds parliament e lichenodes this is the parliament that invested presidential powers in petro poroshenkooday. this stripped those powers from victor yanukovych after the revolution. this is the parliament that president poroshenko now wants dissolved so he can have new deputies to press forward with the reforms he says ukraine so desperately needs. >> these are the men he now commands. the solution to the violence in the east of the country may ultimately lie with russia. talks are expected. there is hope the diplomacy that this country is virtually at war with the new commander in chief now has to choose which part to tread. robin forestier walker, kiev. >> the new president has some medication opposition to deal with in the east. john kerry says he has confidence poroshenko will succeed if russia supports him. kim vinnell reports from the heart of the resistentions in donetsk. >> people are here are dove i'ded whether petro poroshenko can create any real change in the east. many people have, for a long time, felt alienated by kiev. the donetsk's people's republic say it's already an in

staying with ukraine in the car was exploded in central kiev just as ukraine's new president petro poroshenko who's being sworn in scott is in the capital for. reports suggest that a car with eastern ukraine number plates exploded in exactly the same time that petro poroshenko was being sworn in as president now at this stage it's too early to tell what caused the explosion and if indeed it was connected to the president petro poroshenko being sworn in we just don't know if it's just an unfortunate coincidence at this stage that well ukraine's new president has been sworn in here in kiev in a ceremony attended by his western backus you know gratian in can have came despite an intense military crackdown in the east of the country in the eastern provinces that which boycotted the election having earlier proclaimed their independence well here's how pushing to address the issue in his inauguration speech. i do not want war and i'm not seeking revenge i call on everyone bearing on still lay them down and i guarantee immunity from criminal prosecution for those who do not have blood on their hands

president of ukraine, petro poroshenko will be there as well.ll eyes will be on the two of them, seeing fha cans. -- if t hey shake hands. meeting is not just about ukraine. there was also a strong reaction from world leaders about the reelection of syria's bashar al-assad. >> inti. used it as a platform to denounce bashar al-assad. saying there was no future for him in syria and calling the election results a sham. 0 people have lost their lives in the last few years and 9.3 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. eu justicerg, affairs ministers are meeting to discuss similar topics. namely, the radicalization of europeans who travel to syria and come back trained killers. another topic being discussed today. you.ank reporting from brussels. the focus will come back to france as everybody gets ready for the 70th anniversary of the d-day celebration. there will be a lot of diplomacy on hand in paris tonight as the french president gets set to host two dinners. the first with barack obama and then a second with vladimir putin. olivia repo

petro pou poroshenko. will i stop the fighting. hold back to the point of almost breaking through? we'll have to see. >>> yes, we will, david chater, thank you very much indeed. >>> now to afghanistan where the front run never that country's presidential run-off race has narrowly escaped death after on bomb attack on his can vo. three of his bodies guards were killed and another 16 people hurt. paul brennan has more. >> reporter: a busy schedule of campaign events was always going to present ample opportunities for bombers to strike. and on friday morning in kabul, that risk became a reality. there were two bomb blasts, though the exact circumstances remain unclear. police said the explosions were cal cause booed i two separate suicide bombers. other reports suggest that the second blast may have been a roadside device. either way, the result was deadly. >> translator: we suddenly heard a huge sound of an explosion when we were coming downstairs. the blast shattered the windows and stirred up the dust. we couldn't even see each oth

petro poroshenko says he is going to sign a key economic agreement with the eu. the pact has been at the heart of the conflict between russia and ukraine since last poroshenko told members of the european parliament that he wants to build a strong democracy that's respected among the european nations. he says he will sign the association agreement with the eu on friday. the pact centers on trade liberalization. it will paef the way for eu membership. russia is expected to protest the move. a cease-fire in eastern ukraine where fighting continues is set to ex peer friday. he says russia's support for ending the violence has been insufficient. he has called on moscow to use its influence over pro-russian separatists. russia should support his peace plan not just with words but with deeds. the iraqi prime minister is facing growing calls from his fellow shia muslims to step down. they say nuri al maliki's resignation is necessary to mend the divide in the conflict-hit nation. a powerful iraqi shia cleric called for a national unity government. he said the government

power and parliament elections. >> this is the parliament that invested presidential powers in petro poroshenko today. this is the parliament that stripped those powers from victor yanukovych after the revolution. this is the parliament that president poroshenko now wants dissolved so that he can have new deputies to press forward with the reforms he says ukraine so desperately needs. >> these are the men he now commands: >> a solution to the violence in the east of the country may ultimately lie with russia. talks are expected. there is hope that diplomacy, that this country is virtually at war. it's new commander in chief now has to choose which path to tread. robin forestier-walker, kiev. >> since poroshenko was he elected on may 25th, fighting has been on the rise. there is no sign the resistance will end any time soon. kim vinnell reports from donetsk. >> reporter: people are divided over whether petro poroshenko can create change in the east. many people have for a long time felt alienated by kiev. the donetsk people's republic says it's already an independent country and the chairman of

. >> tough fighting talk from newly elected president petro poroshenko. he said the rebels would have to lay down their arms. he did offer some form of amnesty without blood on their hands, but that he was prepared to take the most serious measures to end the fighting there. and in one aspect one area where he refused to make any compromises he said it would be over russia's annexation of ukraine. >> who comes with the sword will fall by the sword. citizens of ukraine will never enjoy the beauty of peace unless we settle down our relation with russia. russia occupying crimea as well. >> the newly inal inaugurateed president said ukraine will sign the u.n. trade agreement. this is something that will anger the russians. president vladimir putin has already stated stated signing that agreement with the e.u. would harm ukraine and harm russia and some form of sanctions, economic difficulties could be placed on ukraine if it went ahead with that e.u. agreement. these issues, crimea in the east of the country and closer integration with europe that's going to

ukrainian president petro poroshenko is calling it an act of terrorism and promises an adequate response. counting begins after polls close in afghanistans runoff election to decide who will succeed president hamid karzai. and group c kicks off at the world cup. with the 3-0 win of colombia over greece. chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande say they are extremely worried about the ongoing violence in ukraine. the two european leaders expressed their concern over a phone call with vladmir putin. the ministry confirmed pro russians rebs shut down a military transport plane killing 49. president petro poroshenko condemned the downing of the play as a terrorist act and promised to deliver what he called an adequate response. >> the burntout haul of the plane, charred debris was scattered for hundreds of meters. rebel troops scoured the wreckage for ammunition and anything of use. the dead were comrades of these ukrainian soldiers, all belonging to a paratrooper company. the aircraft's nine-man crew also perished. there were no survivors. witnesses said the crew atte

putin also spoke with petro poroshenko, the man due to be sworn in as ukraine's president, on saturday, a meeting brokered by angela merkel. ceasinceasing efforts to involve ukraine. a day of solemn ceremony and commemoration. mr. obama began the day withen frooblewith francois hollande. paid tribute to those who gave their all. >> whenever the world makes you cynical, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible, stop and think of these men. >> u.s. officials regard both meetings, the obama, putin meeting and the putin-poroshenko meeting as hopeful, but they want to see more. mike viqueria, al jazeera america. >> jonathan betz joins us, jonathan. >> a lot of people counting on him he hasn't officially started yet but petro poroshenko was invited to d day ceremonies and got straight to work. it's hard to see and it was brief but remarkable nonetheless. the leaders of the russia and ukraine meeting for the first time since the conflict erupted. after months of fighting. >> russia needs to recognize that petro poroshenko is the legitimately elected leader of ukraine. >> says

vladimir putin meeting petro poroshenko for the first time of the sidelines of a french town. franÇois hollande chancellor angela merkel brought the men together. putin poroshenko shook hands and agreed to hold talks on a cease-fire in the coming days. away from the cameras inside the normandy chÂteau, another unexpected meeting. putin speaking to barack obama for the first time since russia annexed the crimean peninsula in march. according to diplomatic officials, the two leaders spoke of the need to end violence as quickly as possible. putin claiming he could have a certain but not total influence over events in ukraine's east. against a backdrop of tension, thisay began with seemingly avoiding each other. they attended separate dinners in paris to keep believers apart, but on friday, a hint as to renewed relations made television screens -- clinton and obama sharing a smile at the commemoration ceremony in obamady -- putin and sharing a smile at the commemoration ceremony in on the. >> the man tapped to be the next president of afghanistan narrowly escaped an assassination a

. >> it's the first step in petro poroshenko's plan to put an end to the bloody conflict with pro-russian insurgents in the country's east. he has been visiting troops in the area where have made the announcement. the proposal includes amnesty for some separatists, but rebel leaders opposed the plan. >> there are other troubling developments according to the white house. it has more evidence of a buildup of russian forces on the border with ukraine. >> we'll hear from kiev in a moment, but first, this report on events in the east. >> people have been streaming to the train station, anxious to get a ticket out of town. they are scared they could soon become caught up in the fighting. >> where should i go? my sister lives in russia and invited me to come to her place. i could stay there for a month, but what what i do than? >> the army says several soldiers and 300 separatists have been killed in just two days in clashes in the donetsk region. the government insists its forces are making progress. >> i received the report of the commander of the armed forces of ukraine. our troops have comp

. >> after consultations with russia and germany, ukrainian president petro poroshenko announced a plan to end fighting in the east. he promised a unilateral cease-fire. >> i can say that the period of the cease-fire will be rather short. we anticipate that immediately after this, the disarming of the illegal military formations will take place. >> but russian foreign minister lavrov compared the plan to ethnic cleansing, saying the cease-fire did not take separatists immense into account and was only intended to drive them out of eastern territories. separatists have also rejected the cease-fire, calling it a boy to disarm them. >> to afghanistan now, where a runoff presidential vote is being cast into doubt even before the result is made official. >> that's because one of the candidates has broken off ties with the election commission, saying the preliminary numbers do not add up. >> the controversy is a major setback for many afghans who had hoped for a clear front runner in this second round. >> afghans had hoped this election would bring peace and stability, but a dispute over vote

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 very fact that the resolution on ukraine is tabled by russian federa

presidenthe ukrainian petro poroshenko announced his forces, which have been gaining ground, will nowease-fire for a week. flores, turning up at the headquarters of the military operations in the east. the is offering greater autonomy, but in return is asking the rebels to give up their weapons. the death toll had been rising steeply. paused this weeks to return dead bodies under a flag of truce. but despite the heavy losses, immediatelys rejected the cease-fire offer, so the drift towards humanitarian crisis will continue. the rebels most fortified town has no running water and no electricity. donetsk, incaped to a dormitory, but many remained behind. everybody is saying we are going to die here, she told me. they shouldn't be dying. they should all leave. ukraine is at a fork in the road. tonight, there is a chance for peace, but it could still slide further into a bitter war. daniel sandford, abc news, then donetsk. bbc news, >> at the world cup, costa rica has been italy 1-0 to secure their progress to the next round. costa rica' of the four-time world cup winners means they are i

petro poroshenko is the new president.e asked ukrainians about their expectations of him. >> "expectations" is the wrong word. look around this country -- we've hit bottom. the situation is so grim that nobody can have expectations for any one man. we all of us together shoulder to shoulder have to do our bit for the future of ukraine. >> poroshenko belongs to a new generation of politicians. i hope he is a ukrainian patriot. i hope we will pull together as ukrainians to make our country flourish. so far, the country is not flourishing. ukrainians are struggling to make ends meet. >> my hope is that it creates jobs for us so that no one has to flee the country just to earn money, to russia or the czech republic or italy. >> ukraine is a country being torn apart. every day, there are new victims of the battles between pro-russian separatists and ukrainian troops in eastern ukraine. >> we have to stop playing games in the east. the president must defeat and destroy the terrorist. >> so that we can finally sleep easily at nig

after his detainment so of course this all happening on the day off the you know duration of petro poroshenko the president elect begs the question of exactly where ukraine is heading and how it will solve this situation that is currently developing in the country a car exploded in central kiev just as ukraine's new president. was being sworn in . is in the capital for us. reports suggest that a car with eastern ukraine number plates exploded at exactly the same time that petro poroshenko was being sworn in as president now at this stage it's too early to tell what caused the explosion and if indeed it was connected to the president petro poroshenko being sworn in we just don't know if it's just an unfortunate coincidence at this stage that well ukraine's new president has been sworn in here in kiev in a ceremony attended by his western backus the inauguration and can have came despite an intense military crackdown in the east of the country in the eastern provinces that which boycotted the election having earlier proclaimed independence well here's how to address the issue in his inauguratio

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

held while floor cheese for two days had been heading to the capital kiev to cover president petro poroshenko is in operation when they were stopped all their credit stations reportedly in. this is just the latest case of russian journalists being harassed and detained in ukraine last month another two russians are working with media outlets were also apprehended by the national guard their whereabouts were are known for almost a week before they were released. i mean all five civilians including a child have reportedly been killed in a heavier tillery fire in the eastern ukrainian city of slavyansk a mortar shells and grenades slammed into residential areas damaging entire buildings as you can see here in the video that we're showing you now the attack comes just a day after the new president was sworn in petro poroshenko pledged to use force to keep ukraine together we spoke to some people who were there when the bombardment to place but first here's artie's ruptly correspondent reporting from the area that's been hit. when i approached a building that also served as a local cultural center

actual details while the presidential promises come flying following a phone conversation between petro poroshenko and let me to putin meanwhile poroshenko has also claimed that he asked or he could say his foreign minister who made a name for himself after appearing at a rally in front of the russian embassy in kiev take a look at this video what do you have a good thought because that we were so good right is it that really what you. are saying has also promised a thorough investigation into the deaths of two russian journalists killed by army shelling near the city of lugansk there just the latest foreign media workers to fall victim to the army's operation and the only survivor of this attack the cameramen believes it was no accident. i could hear mortar shells exploding all the time they both had press written on their clothes but back to save them. for the camera man is a vivid description of being caught up in a the mortar blast the one of which claimed the lives of his colleagues go to r.t. dot com for more. sunni militants have attacked iraq's largest oil refinery in the north baghdad is

petro poroshenko sworn in as ukraine's new president as the military operation goes on and the number of civilian casualties in the east continues to rise. ukraine's national guard confirms to detention of two russian journalists working in the rest of the regions running them over to security forces for questioning. germany officially all must see it spying stations hidden or run the country admitting the us how docsis to a number of. those are the headlines on r t international a time not for martin to dish the dirt on washington lobbyists on the things that support them it's pretty lisette. happy friday folks i'm abby martin and this is the break in the sex so if you're a local washingtonian you know that k. street is synonymous with lobbyists the street is traditionally been home to the top lobbying firms in the city and earlier this week the sycophantic scavengers that make up the street got some new rules like minded neighbors to actual vultures have been at the corner of k. eleven their home for the summer and word on the street is that they're being heavily recruited by top fi

petro poroshenko says it may be the most important day for ukraine since the did he sent greg of the soviet union. moldova and georgia also signed similar agreements. paul brennan reports from donetsk in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: it came down to a simple flourish of a pen, a signature on a page. but this association agreement will fundamentally alter the economic prospects of millions of people. getting to this point has cost hundreds of lives and severely strained diplomatic ties. it has brought ukraine to the brink of civil war. president poroshenko said his country had paid the highest possible price to make her dreams come true. >> of course all of us would have wished to sign that agreement under different, more comfortable circumstances. on the other hand, the external aggression faced by ukraine gives another strong reason for this crucial step. by signing this agreement, ukraine takes enormous commitment terms of reform. but it is a document of joint ownership and joint responsibility. >> reporter: this treaty is not without cost. ukraine now benefits from having access t

are you chremes newly elected president petro poroshenko has given orders for humanitarian corridors to be set up to get civilians to safety but a self-proclaimed leaders of the rest of region say they doubt the government will go through with this plan meanwhile around fifty national guard soldiers who took part in attacks on slavyansk have now refused to fight voicing their anger over the way the operation has been run a growing number of soldiers are laying down their arms as artie's for the smear investigations. six weeks on and with more than forty soldiers did military operation continues the army is in a pitched battle with anti-government activists but it's also struggling to keep itself together. that. they're sending me to war calling on me to kill people in song just like me more and more soldiers are refusing to obey orders and despite cuba's full military mobilization in march and has all but dried up whereas once they used to before drafting offices into gonski today there's only one and it's quiet and they won't let us inside with the cameras i spoke with a clock and h

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 were being treated worse than prisoners of war he reminded the media of the journalists who were captured in may and hauled to keep in secrecy where they were filmed being beaten and bruised the russian ambassador also spoke at length about the u.n. human rights commissioner his report on ukraine charging that it gloss

authorities for two days the journalists had been heading to the capital kiev to cover president petro poroshenko as an organization when they were stopped all their accreditation papers were reportedly in order to release was secured with the help of the russian ministry of defense let's listen to how the freed man described their treatment. from the people who detained us used force and tried to find out if we belonged to the russian special services we were treated quite badly it was hot it was dirty and often painful we also didn't get enough food. it was a small room with a tiny windsor and not enough oxygen and the security was closing the window it was at least fifty degrees celsius inside the room we also did not have much water this is just the latest case of russian journalists being harassed on detained in ukraine last month another tube russians working with media outlets were apprehended by the national guard and their whereabouts were unknown for almost a week before they were released. five civilians including a child have reportedly been killed in heavy artillery fire in the easte

petro poroshenko is sworn in as ukraine's new president as the military operation goes on the number of civilian casualties in the east continues to rise. ukraine's national guard confirms the detention of two russian journalists working in the rest of regions on the which security forces for questioning. so this hour germany officially on must its spying stations hidden or run the country admitting the u.s. had access to a number of them. from our new center in moscow twenty four hours a day welcome to r.t. international i mean i know you. ukraine has a new president petro poroshenko has been sworn in at a ceremony attended by official delegations from some fifty countries including several western bankers but it didn't go without a hitch with a car exploding near the parliament building in kiev passing with taking his oath artie's paul scott has more in the days that elements report suggests that a car with eastern ukraine number plates exploded at exactly the same time that petro poroshenko was being sworn in as president now at this stage it's too early to tell what caused the ex

however not everything went smoothly and petro poroshenko has inauguration ceremony with one soldiercollapsing had to channel to watch that video in full. now this thursday months a year since edward snowden became one of washington's most wanted men back then he released a huge trove of classified documents on america's world spanning surveillance programs talking everybody from u.s. civilians to even foreign leaders the leaks showed that millions of phone video calls and e-mails were routinely intercepted by government spies take john's google yahoo and facebook they were found to have handed over uses private data. even top level allies were fair game for spying the most striking example being the wire tapping of german chancellor angela merkel's phone and a major u.k. newspaper became a target of police raids was for publishing the revelations things went so far that the bolivian president's plane was even grounded in europe that was of suspicions it was carrying the whistleblower report takes a look at what has been learned from snowden's revelations what first looked like a dom

the escalating conflict present challenge for the new president the chocolate billionaire petro poroshenko. also this week on r.t.e. international a whistle blowing on a verse three it's been one year since edward snowden blew the lid off america's global surveillance practices international with look at how the revelations of change the world. top stories of the week today welcome to the program on r.t. international i'm rule research. this week saw some stormy diplomatic encounters fueled by the crisis in ukraine first it was a closed door g. seven summit in brussels the first time in sixteen years that russia was not invited well the leaders though did meet the russian president later on friday at d.-day commemorations in normandy but well not without some rather awkward moments . that's what vladimir putin the bush the world leaders holding their annual meeting but this sign without russia it was supposed to be in some shape it was supposed to be the g. eight instead it moved to brussels and shrank to a table for seven where they chewed over a list of requirements for the man who's bee

since the beginning of the crisis in ukraine but he also talked to the country's new president petro poroshenko they all show the unit seaworthy of the d.-day commemorations that the bloodshed in ukraine must end and putin sees only one way that can be done now. it was a bit near the punitive operation that must be stopped. us three or shooting the injured does not help the negotiating process secure or worse it's the kiev authorities and prove federalization activists who should sit at the negotiating table. bring a cost of reporting from normandy for r.t. . now the leader of the french national front of marine le pen has lashed out at the way that brussels has been handling the ukrainian issue and its actions towards russia here's a quick preview of her interview with sophie shevardnadze coming up on monday on r.t. . really going to new york when the european union promised membership to ukraine it only lead to further tensions within the country ukraine will not become part of the e.u. this is nothing but wishful thinking its economy is on a completely different level when offering a partner

petro poroshenko was sworn in as president over the weekend.he negotiations should be held on a daily basis. peace talks in kiev and moscow are currently underway. forshenko is also called the protest camp in ukraine's independence square to be cleaned up. that was the site, the focus of the revolution that ousted the former president, viktor yanukovych. how chilcote investigated the new administration plans to reclaim the square. independence square is a living monument to revolution. a bastion of people power where ukrainians united to overthrow a corrupt and unpopular president. >> our last president, he is very he is -- bad man. all ukrainians want to kill him. >> last winter, hundreds of thousands of ukrainians gathered here engaging in battles with their former president's government. it was the second time in a decade protesters have occupied the square. yanukovych is gone now and ukraine's new rulers brought into power i the square's very revolutionaries, say they must go. they have served their purpose. they may even be a threat. sudde

it turns out that vladimir putin and petro poroshenko did meet.er, alongside angela merkel at a d-day anniversary event. that's some breaking news coming in from the reuters news agency. still to come, back to d-day in the word of the people who were there. we find out how bbc reporters covered the d-day invasion. tings every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables ♪ show 'em the curve. it's beautiful. it's more than that... ...it's perfect. introducing curved ultra high definition television from samsung. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. jamie, you've got a little something on the back of your shoe, there. [alarm beeping] price tag. danger: price tag alert. oh, hey, guys. price tag alert. is this normal? well, progressive's a pric

ukraine's new president petro poroshenko has been sworn in this at a ceremony attended by his western supporters. despite an intense military crackdown in the eastern provinces which of course boycotted the election having earlier proclaimed their independence here's how to address the issue in his speech . i do not want to move and i'm not seeking revenge i call on everyone bearing on still lay them down and i guarantee immunity from criminal prosecution for those who do not have blood on their hands i will go to eastern ukraine as president with a message of peace but we will not negotiate with bandits. while the new head of state promised to decentralize power from kiev but denied self rule to the eastern regions something they are currently fighting for artie's told scott has more on the trials and obstacles the new lady leader is now facing. has plenty of challenges in his new role notably how to unite a divided country vast swathes of the east of ukraine fail to recognize the election that brought him to power following the coup the lead to the ousting of his predecessor let's t

video that was showing you the attack comes just a day after the new president was sworn in petro poroshenko pledged to defend ukraine's territorial integrity with the use of force are teaser up the corresponding reports from the hit area. but when i approached a building that also served as a local cultural center it was on fire after mortar shell hit it apparently it was there that a four year old girl was killed one of the men at the scene told me that he carried out the body of a dead child another grenade hit an apartment building in the city center one apartment was almost completely destroyed by the neighboring grocery shop was also badly damaged. earlier this week the military attack the city of lagos as a sin for security and cooperation in europe confirmed it was an. official say apes of williams were killed in the raid which hit the administration building out his call us here met a woman who lost a husband in the assault. this is all. for what led them see to do their will reflow this flag from all the uniforms and will send them to persian gulf. i have no strings is what i will

now ukraine's western backed president petro poroshenko is vowing to stop two months of bloodshed in the east. the military is using self declared neo-iti neo-fascists to help. >> the latest are you creates to ukraine's battle against the separatist up rising in the east. these volunteers have joined the special force raised by the interior minister in kiev. >> among the ranks we found a 52-year-old italian who left behind a wife and child to volunteer to fight for ukraine. >> for the political formation i fight where my comrades are. i felt immediately at home. and they led me feel to feel at home. >> this is a city that is supposed to be backing kiev. >> i found the separatist fighters where they showed me around their fortifications in the old greek quarter of the city. >> this is a strain, and i don't know what the future holds. but we have less support the beaches are full of sun bathers, many seem to be unaware or uncaring about the war going on around them. the past is rearing it's head again. >> a creeping shift to economic sanctions against russia. talking about bulgaria's d