international moscow says the president vladimir putin and petro poroshenko have more or less agreed on the steps to help stop the violence between the ukrainian military and government forces now earlier have announced a permanent cease fire in eastern ukraine it's believed the two leaders discussed the issue over the phone self-proclaimed republics in the a say they are ready to sit down and open dialogue if kiev stops its military assault ukraine's military crackdown on anti-government forces has been continuing now for five months this is a developing story information and facts are all coming into us as we speak and we're going to bring them to you as soon as we get them here on r.t. international but it appears as a cease fire has been agreed in the east of ukraine. and here is a tweet from the ukrainian president confirming the truce in the east of the country petro poroshenko says as a result of my phone conversation with the russian president we reached an agreement on a permanent cease fire. now raising money to bolster a military presence in eastern europe in the wake of t

and this is the tweet that confirmed the news from a ukrainian president petro poroshenko saying it's. following his phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin that they have reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire. political analyst john white joins me live to talk more on this issue john thank you very much for your time. international now what do you make of the cease fire announcement is a sign that the two sides are ready to genuinely open a sincere dialogue or indeed this is hugely welcome. it's been a long time coming and it suggests that mr poroshenko of last understand that there could be a normal solution to this crisis. and he will have to gauge and go to see asians to resolve in the interests of his own people the russian people and everyone involved we just hope that some of the same seems to be emanating from kiev. moves into brussels and almost certainly into thinking all mr rasmussen the secretary general of nato who we said pronouncements and bellicose statements have been absolutely disgraceful with regard to need to expand the creation of oxford

international the ukrainian president petro poroshenko has announced a permanent cease fire in eastern ukraine that's according to a statement from his press office it follows a phone conversation with russian russian president vladimir putin where the two leaders discussed steps to end the conflicts in the violence in eastern region self-proclaimed republics there in the ace down yes new ground say they're ready to talk to k.f. if kiev stops its assault its military assault on the regions the so-called anti terror operation as it's being called now or if we go on for five months of course our correspondent paula slee will be joining us live from u.k. ukraine very very shortly our to international to bring us the latest news that breaking news here on our senior international a cease fire has been announced by the ukrainian government in the east of the country. now raising money to bolster a military presence in eastern europe in the wake of the ukrainian crisis this is one of the key issues to be discussed during an upcoming nato summit in the u.k. over the weekend hundreds of peace

well as you say we are hearing from the ukrainian president petro poroshenko a confirmation that he says was reached between him and the russian president vladimir putin when they held talks over the phone that there was now a permanent cease fire here in eastern ukraine according to pushing close office the two leaders discussed possible measures that need to be taken to end the fighting that has gone on for the better part of five months here primarily in the regions of lugansk and in it's going to what we're being told is that kiev says that both leaders are on the same page the reaction from leaders here in the republics of the netsky and lugansk initially is the same statement that they have been given for quite some time and that is that they are willing to end the fighting they are willing to reach a diplomatic settlement but only if kiev stops with its shelling and if it shows that it really is committed to some kind of peace plan moving forward this announcement follows hot on the heels of a meeting earlier in the week between representatives from real guns going to meet scandal

we were talking about petro poroshenko's reluctance to speak to the accept sift leaders.lity is he may be forced to. the prospect that looked so big just a few days ago of a ukrainian military victory swing the militia to the russian border it's receding by the hour. and it's looking more and more as though a military solution will be impossible. and therefore petro poroshenko however reluctantly has to come to some kind of political arrangement with the rebels, separatists, pro-russian fighters whatever you want to call them here in the east. >> okay, thank you, paul. paul brennan live. >>> still ahead in al jazerra, climate change and over fishing. is there hope for the world's most vulnerable environment? >>> and india's rice bucket challenge. we meet the woman behind the online campaign swing the globe. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this

this might not be the best moment for petro poroshenko to talk peace with moscow when his friends to the west of the border are preparing to deploy more forces against russia and are making all kinds of statements against russia president obama in a stone here did say there will be more u.s. forces in lottery only to a near zero near the u.s. will be assisting the ukrainian military including by training he said when asked about the cease fire plan the president and president putin supposedly agreed on the us president said it's too early to tell those are just went towards at the moment but moscow has actually put forward the ceasefire the major point of which is for both sides to stop military actions that would include the rebels and steve's bombing campaign in eastern ukraine with the ukrainian president truce to stop the offensive maybe not right now after all government has just asked the country's parliament to consider dropping the country's non aligned status and seek nato membership in nato has made it clear it's looking forward to it at the moment it seems the more tense t

ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east instead steps toward reaching a truce will be discussed that's his latest line ukrainian leader how dare you announce on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent the president's official website recently amended the information dropping the word permanent. bakiyev says the initiative follows a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin in which they discussed further steps to end the bloodshed in the region however putin's press secretary stresses that no agreement between moscow and kiev was breached because russia is not a party in this conflict instead the truce must be discussed with the self-proclaimed republics they in turn say they are ready to end the conflict if kiev stops its assault meanwhile u.s. president barack obama has said it's too early to judge what the truce will mean ukraine's military crackdown on anti-government fighters has been going on for another five months now it's. well john laughland who's written exte

ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east his website now says he's only greed to discuss steps towards a truce the ukrainian leader had area announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent let's go live now to our tease paula slayer in the east ukraine for say paula some confusion then coming from kiev do you think we can actually expect some sort of pace. well the situation on the ground certainly is chaotic in that initial statement that came from kids the wording was for a permanent cease fire the word permanent has now been dropped and the phrase is a ceasefire regime now this is difficult to interpret and people here on the ground certainly are not clear about what it means what we hearing from the anti government fighters is that they're not taking this seriously they say that they are willing to reach a political settlement but they need to first have assurances from kids that it is serious about laying down arms let me remind you that there was at least one cease fire that

well and this might not be a great moment for petro poroshenko to talk peace with moscow when his friends to the west of the border are preparing to deploy more forces against russia president obama. there will be he did say that there will be more u.s. forces in law to be a lethal and stonie and the u.s. will be assisting the ukrainian military including night in training he said when asked about the cease fire plan that president bush and president putin supposedly agree agreed on the u.s. president said it's too early to tell those are just reports at the moment but moscow has actually put forward the cease fire plan that's the major point of which is for both sides to stop military actions that would include the rebels and kiev's bombing campaign used in ukraine with the ukrainian president choose to stop the offensive maybe now right now so the talking points that president obama has prepared for the upcoming nato summit are still in force a diplomatic breakthrough at this particular moment may not feed into the very wild at least for the moment after all the ukrainian government has

petro poroshenko says he expects this deal to be signed at 2:00 p.m. local time. once that happens he says he will immediately call for an end to military operations by ukrainian forces and then rebel leaders say if they observe that ukrainian troops have heeded the cease-fire an hour later at 3:00 p.m. they will stop fighting as well, natalie. so all eyes on 2:00 p.m. local time. it's about 4 1/2 hours from now. to see if indeed this cease-fire agreement is signed in minsk, belarus, and then we wait to see if it's effective, if it means that the fighting will finally end for now in southeastern ukrai ukraine. >> all right. because there are even more reports of people still trying to get out of harm's way because we continue to forget all the people whose lives have been just wrecked by this continued fighting. reza sayah there for us in kiev, watching developments. we hope you have good news later on today. thanks, reza. >>> all right. we turn again to our other top story, the death of comedian joan rivers. the quick witted comedian known for her sharp tongue an

petro poroshenko came to bc for more u.s. -- d.c. looking for more u.s. assistant. the united states has provided aid to the military, the president obama has resisted requests to supply weapons. we are following several new developments in the fight l.ainst isi police in australia say they foiled a plot to carry out beheadings by supporters of the group. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> it is the largest counterterrorism raid ever in los angeles -- australia. massive sweeps through sydney, at least 15 people detained. >> this is not just suspicion. this is intent. >> authorities intercepted phone calls indicating that isil supporters would carry out public beheadings. an australian has emerged as a , and otherer in isil australians have been seen in recruiting videos. like the u.s., australian officials are worried about radicals striking their homeland. >> there are, i regret to say, networks of people in this country, who despite living here, despite enjoying the australian way of life, they would do us harm. in washington -- >> here in washington, congress

. >> ukrainian president petro poroshenko made a surprise visit to mariupol, a flashpoint in the conflict. he sang the national anthem with steelworkers. then he gave a stirring speech. >> we will protect our city, our region, and our nation. we will not give up one bit of ukrainian land. we are fighting for our independence. >> the residents of this village outside mariupol put up sandbags as protection against possible skirmishes. a cease-fire is still in effect, but locals are worried that separatists may overrun towns on their way to mariupol. eu officials met in brussels to discuss sanctions against russia. the bloc once room to maneuver. >> if there is a lasting cease-fire and peaceful negotiations start, we are prepared to renegotiate the sanctions. >> moscow has already threatened what it calls "asymmetrical countermeasures," including a possible ban of eu and u.s. flights over its airspace. >> first, let's have the european view on the crisis. we just have the news that sanctions have been agreed. what can you tell us? >> right, the sanctions have been agreed upon by the eu envoy

ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east instead steps towards reaching a truce will be discussed the training leader how dare you announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was. fall asleep. some confusion then coming from kiev can we actually expect any sort of paste you think . well the situation here on the ground is chaotic there was this initial statement that was issued by kiruv that spoke about a permanent cease fire it was later than amended with the word permanent being dropped to be replaced by a cease fire regime the anti-government fighters and leaders here on the ground are not taking seriously the statement from kiev what they are saying is that they are willing to reach a political solution but only if kiev is serious about stopping its military offensive in eastern ukraine let me remind you that there was at least one cease fire in the past that was announced by kiev but it was later violated on monday they were those talks in belorussia in the city of minsk between the t

you've been watching ukrainian president petro poroshenko addressing the congress. i'm del walters. you're watching al jazeera america. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour, coming up on the program, the number of people killed by the ebola outbreak continues to rise. liberia is the hardest-hit country, and we'll be speaking to the liberian information. >> you bring in boys and girls now on the front, for

. >>> breaking just moments ago, ukraine's president petro poroshenko says more than half of the russianlieved to have been in ukraine have withdrawn back across the border. this comes as european diplomats prepare to meet in brussels to discuss new sanctions against them. this l it's a fragile cease-fire. sanctions against moscow have been approved but have been ruled out to see if this lasting cease-fire can be reached. reza sayah on the scene in ukraine with the latest. good morning, reza. >> reporter: good morning, john, this could be significant news, within the past 30 minutes, ukrainian president petro poroshenko spoke to reporters and said that 70% of russian troops have withdrawn from ukrainian territory. now, two things to keep in mind. moscow has long denied they had troops on ukrainian soil. even so, mr. poroshenko saying according to their ukraine intelligence, 70% of russian troops have withdrawn. the other thing to keep in mind is that this conflict has been fraught with a lot of information on both sides, either intentionally or unintentionally, we're going to be cautious

but he put himself in the position of petro poroshenko it's a difficult one. he doesn't have the external backing that his enemy does. and he has seen these reversals. the choice is either to carry on fighting and potentially carry on losing, or to try and go for the cease-fire which would freeze the conflict potentially in this position for ukraine. and that's something that they'll have to sale for people here. he says that the ukrainian people are ready for peace. even if some of the politicians are playing at war. his own prime minister said that this plan that putin outlined was a recovery plan for russian terrorists. the only answer is for russia to pull out from mercenaries. difficult days ahead for the leadership to sell its plan domestically let alone to plan for a cease-fire after that. >> what about the people on the ground fighting this conflict. what has been the reaction from both sides? >> well, you say fighting. that's one reaction. the fighting has not stopped. there has been more violence on wednesday after this talk of a cease-fire in and ar

earlier this week cranes price and petro poroshenko claimed russia how to feed his country international media outlets immediately run with this story and guy any chance you can look at some of the coverage. panic alert in western media after key of twitter that russia invaded ukraine when reports started coming in that fighting broke out between the rebels and ukrainian forces in the port town of. many were quick to claim that it's russia's doing what seems to be happening on the ground however is that russian troops of pushing in from russia photos of tanks emerged in social media with nothing to suggest that they were operated by russian soldiers t. you put out this video claiming it's a russian. but while journalists were grappling with the new developments and struggling with the pronunciation of the town that was supposedly being invaded this is no bus got u.s. and nato officials pushed ahead with accusing russia of deploying more than one thousand troops and heavy artillery into ukraine last week ukraine called russia's delivery of humanitarian aid into eastern ukraine an invasion

it is interesting that president petro poroshenko is ready for a cease-fire. the ukrainian military really on the retreat. they have lost a lot of ground over the last couple of weeks. ukrainian president thinks this is a good time to cut a deal. >> you caught up with the president of the european commission. he has been in charge for a decade. he is stepping down in a couple of months. what did he say about his legacy? >> he didn't describe his biggest success. be saving the eurozone and saving the euro from collapsing. , heor his biggest failure says he would leave that to others to decide. have a listen. one thing everybody livingzes, we have been the most difficult 10 years since the beginning of integration. not only the financial crisis. challengey serious for europe, what's happening in russia and ukraine. most important security crisis in europe since the fall of the berlin wall. >> it is debt crisis that continues to develop -- dominate the summit. we used that sound from the president. that was obama's motorcade moving. he has been very active with p

in kiev where ukraine's president petro poroshenko says he reached an agreement with the russian president for a cease-fire process in the east of ukraine. but a spokesman said russia is not part of the conflict and so couldn't agree a cease-fire. but said steps towards peace have been discussed. now, this all happened as president obama arrived in the estonia capital of tallinn where he said the baltic states, that they can count on nato's protection against potential russian aggression. estonia is a nato member. the country's president asked the organization to establish a permanent base there. president obama said the world needs to stand behind ukraine and its economy. here what he had to say about the ongoing crisis and that reported cease-fire a short time ago. >> it is too early to tell what the cease-fire -- the cease-fire means. we haven't seen any details, we just have seen a couple of wire reports. we have consistently supported the effort of president poroshenko to achieve a meaningful cease-fire that could lead to a political settlement of the conflict. so far it hasn't helped

petro poroshenko spoke after a clash at an airport. u.s.obama says ebola is a global threat. speaking at the u n general assembly in new york, he said countries need to step up the effort to combat the virus that has killed nearly 3000 people. by aore, we are joined spokesperson for the world health organization come who joins us from guinea, a country hard-hit by the outbreak. 44 countries are meeting to discuss the issue in washington today. what would be the best message you want to give, what message do you want them to take away? >> thank you very much. consensusere is now that -- [inaudible] >> i think we have a bit of a problem with the line to guinea, from the worldk health organization. we will see if we can reestablish that connection. we are trying to find the latest extent of the virus and the per cautions being taken. sticking with the subject of ebola, the world bank has been commenting on the economic costs. let's talk to the senior credit officer at moody's, sarah, who joins us on set. thank you for talking to us. nothing sh

you mentioned this petro poroshenko cease-fire arrangement. i think that is really key. who is going to sign on behalf of the rebels? if russia says we're not party to it, then how are we going to enforce this cease-fire? >> it's one of the real challenges they face right now. ayman, i guess the question is what happens if they seize it? if the land grab gets wider and wider. the president said the u.s. will stand and act in support of any nato ally, ukraine potentially becoming a nato ally right now. how far does the u.s. go? >> that's a very important strategic question. when i was in kiev and other parts of ukraine throughout the course of the last several months, one of the things that ukrainian diplomats would say to me is right now russia wants eastern ukraine more than the west wants all of ukraine. so we're seeing this unfold on the ground new mexico that balance shift where is the u.s. and nato and others really want ukraine just as much as russia wants the eastern part of the country. so you're talking about mariopol. certainly brings crimea closer to russia an

petro poroshenko thinking we have a deal. why should we think it's different this time? >> the most remarkable thing about this summit was isi petro poroshenko's announcement that we have this cease-fire. you have a member of a -- a non-nato country dominating the headlines. he thinks that he has a decent shot. he has already constructed his army to follow this cease-fire. there appear to be some problems. you have thousands of people on the ground in eastern ukraine with weapons. pro-russian rebels. and the ukrainian military. it will take a while to unwind and get the cease-fire in place. we have been here before. the last time the russians and ukrainians had a deal, i was in geneva talking to the ukrainian foreign minister and he was so pleased and so surprised, the man felt he had to pinch himself. a lot of people feel the same way this time. almost all the 60 world leaders who gathered say they are deeply skeptical, including president obama. but they are hopeful and it's a start and this is what the ukrainian president wants, so they're going to go forward with it.

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president petro poroshenko's office says a deal was reached with vladimir putin but a minute later a senior putin spokesman rejected that claim and there was doubt expressed any cease-fire would hold. president obama made clear any hope of peace lies with the russians. >> if, in fact, russia is prepared to stop financing, arming, training and in many cases joining with russian troops activities in ukraine and is serious about a political settlement, that is something we all hope for. >> because we have breaking news, let's unpack one crisis at a time. you can see we have a full field of coverage here. let us introduce them to you, john avlon, the cnn political analyst and editor-in-chief of "daily beast." major general james "spider" sparks, cnn analyst and u.s. army retired and new executive dean of the university of phoenix, mr. bobby ghosh and an anna coren and reza sayah. u.s. troops, more of them, headed into iraq. the president has authorized the deployment of 350 additional sets of boots on the ground. the white house sin sifting though they will not be serving in a combat rol

today, president obama meets with ukrainian president petro poroshenko. and we will have a sneak peek at jaguars new class. to our viewers here in the united states and those of you joining us from around the world, welcome. we have the stocks send stories making headlines. peter cook has the fallout from the fed meeting and news conference. thee hyman is monitoring alibaba ipo. asked forpresident u.s. military aid. the details of this aid package that president poroshenko was seeking? a jointnt before session of congress making an emotional appeal, saying we appreciate the help we have already gotten from the american government, but frankly speaking, we will not win a war with blankets and night vision goggles. we need you to's debt but their game and bring into military assistance. -- we need you to step up your game and bring in military assistance. approved annt also aid package for equipment that the ukrainians made. >> i'm sure it's more than just a photo op. peoplet is underscoring in the united states and for the audience in russia and in kiev th

petro poroshenko said to congress blankets don't win wars. the pictures is worth more than a thousand words. is it or does poroshenko need weaponry and more military back up? >> look, i think all the supports that we can give to ukraine is helpful. and financial support is very helpful. support getting through the winter and helping ukraine solve it's energy dependence on russia is absolutely crucial. what i think president poroshenko is emphasizing this week in washington, in ottawa is that we must not be fooled into complacency. poroshenko is a moderate. he describes himself as the leader of the party of peace in ukraine. you know, he's the guy who has done this compromised deal with russia, but he's concerned, and i think rightly, there could be a further russian push. we need to listen to that. everyone wants this problem to just go away. there are so many other problems in the world. you're talking on your show about the problems of the western middle class. that's all true. but the world doesn't go away just because we want it to. >> the

the president of ukraine, petro poroshenko was here.the white house, came here to "the situation room." i just interviewed him in the last hour. he's asking the united states to designate ukraine has a major non-nato ally to give ukraine that status. are you ready to do so? >> i think we're ready for a debate about that. i'm not ready to categorically say at this moment we're going to do that. i think we need to look at the ramifications, have a hearing on this. i'll talk to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. we need to think about all of the consequences when we talk about the road to nato membership. >> he's also asked the united states for lethal military equipment. so far the obama administration has rejected that request. where do you stand? >> i think there's another way to obtain that. it's from poland and other countries in the region. i think that's a way for us to be supportive of transferring those assets that they're seeking to get without having the kind of confrontation that it might create between russia and the un

it was a very public show that petro poroshenko put on last week in wales saying that this agreementld obviously make him look extremely flakey indeed. if they said, look, the cease-fire is no longer in force. both leaders have an interest in keeping the cease-fire in force. >> we'll see. matthew chance live in moscow. >>> still to come here, a look at the devastating effects of california's three-year drought. how one cnn's columnist kayaked through what's left of one of the state's longest rivers. >>> rise of the giant players at the u.s. open. these two players have sent seismic shocks through the grand slam tournament to reach the men's final. we'll tell you all about them. >>> more than 80% of california is in an extreme drought. one place where it is very evident, the rivers. a conservation organization has named the san joaquin river the most endangered in america. john sutter, a columnist for cnn.com kayaked the entire river this summer, or at least he tried. huge sections are only a trickle or completely dry as you see there. here's a look back at how you make it from the si

sense we got from the website of petro poroshenko. the russians denied that they are involved in that process because they are not involved on the ground. let's try and understand a bit more about the situation. a confusing morning. actually about the intentions of president putin and this cease-fire? >> this is not as much is -- of clarification. i think what they wanted to highlight by saying that russia did not agree to the cease-fire is that russia is not a party to this conflict, as has been their position for a long time. putins important is that is backing the idea of an immediate cease-fire in ukraine, he supports the idea, and that him and poroshenko discussed toward the cease-fire in a phone call. >> tacitly, reading between the lines and having an understanding of the situation, is moscow on board with a cease-fire in eastern ukraine? >> russia does risk a new round of sanctions at the end of this week if it does not back down in eastern ukraine. it is understandable and it is important that this statement this putin backin

so petro poroshenko as much as vladimir putin is under pressure, petro poroshenko is under extreme pressurewell, to, a, negotiate the kind of settlement we is accept and also one he can sell to his people. >> harry thank you. >>> european union officials have been discussing possible sanctions against russia. it would subject more russian individuals to a banking freeze. the german chancellor said the e.u. will be watching represents in ukraine closely. >> translator: it must be verified whether the ceasefire is implemented and whether russian troops are withdrawing. are there buffer zones and so on? that's why these sanctions could be implemented, but could be suspended if we see these actions actually happening. >>> the announcement of the ceasefire came nato announced that it was be developing a rapid reaction group. jonah hull reports from wales. >> reporter: as the nato summit closed reaction to news of a ceasefire in ukraine was cautious. >> at the same time we strongly support president poroshenko's efforts to pursue a peaceful resolution to the conflict in his country. the ceasefire

we heard from ukrainian president petro poroshenko, he, too, used his twitter account to say a preliminary protocol for a cease-fire had been signed, but we should point out there's been so much misinformation from both sides during this conflict, so many frustratingly ambiguous statements. we want to be very cautious in reporting this but based on the information we have, indeed an indefinite cease-fire has been signed that will presumably put an end to this incredibly long conflict that has lasted for more than four months. we're still waiting to clarify what the conditions of this agreement are, but leading into this meeting in minsk, belarus there was speculation among the conditions were of course an end to all military operations in southeastern ukraine, the pulling out of troops, the banning of all military flights going over the conflict zone, the establishment of a humanitarian corridor who sofr wants to get out of the conflict zone can and humanitarian aid can go in and the positioning of international monitors who would make sure all these conditions would be met, leading into t

several minutes ago, the office of president petro poroshenko confirmed that there was a discussion againnd he said he is hopeful that the process to reach a cease-fire would begin on friday and that's when all sides of this conflict meet once again in belarus, john. >> maybe that we'll hold out hope as well that maybe some agreement can be reached. we're also learning that ukrainian officials have announced that nato is going to hold military exercises in ukraine. i understand their annual exercises but let's look at the current situation. there's a conflict going on there. >> yeah, and i think that could be interpreted by moscow as a provocative move by washington and nato. this is an annual exercise that takes place every year in western ukraine. it was supposed to take place a couple of months ago. but it was postponed. it was agreed it would happen later this month in september. that means american troops will be on the ground in western ukraine outside of the conflict zone. we're eager to see what moscow's reaction is to that. >> thanks so much for clearing it up. it sounds like as

petro poroshenko made a surprise itp to the city today, that is, was, and will be ukrainian.he truce is fragile, and 3000 people have already died in this conflict. we have a look at the human cost of this fighting. >> this is where war leads. to the coffins of her children. to the neighbors who watched them grow up. story ofy wants the carol lina and her disabled brother to be known. both the daythem the cease-fire was declared. we met their grandmother who was the day they were killed. they lived in no man's land. nikita was warned disabled, he cannot speak up early, right, or feed himself. i had to feed him, she told me. him --ays told me with helped me with him. today from hospitals to funerals, she asked the same question again and again, god, why have you taken them? land became something men were willing to kill for. children faced death and displacement. the propaganda pictures of forgotten heroes yellowing outside the bunk rooms. the war has distorted their lives, disrupted normality. thereant to go home, but is no home to go to, she says. a shell wrecked our house.

he had a telephone conversation with petro poroshenko on wednesday. they both ended that conversation saying that agreed to that outline for a peace, or cease-fire agreement. one important thing to look out for is one of the terms of the 7-point putin plan was that the ukrainian military move back to positions outside of the firing range. missile range of population centers to prevent missiles and rocket launches being fired on densely populated area that's caused so much suffering and blood shed over the course of the past several months. if that happens, it could of course leave the pro russian rebels with vast swaths of territory that they would control and not the central government of kiev to control. that would give moscow a great deal of sway across large areas of ukraine. >> let's talk more that now. what are the pro russian rebels saying to you about this cease-fire? >> well, carol, most of the time, we've been tracking the constant shelling that's been going on pretty much all day between the city and mariopol and the city of novoazovsk in r

president obama meeting with president of ukraine petro poroshenko.a look. >> it is a great pleasure to welcome president poroshenko to the oval office. he and i have been working together a lot over the last several months and as i told him personally and i want to repeat publicly, i think his leadership has been absolutely critical at a very, very important time in ukraine's history. obviously we have watched over the last several months as the people of ukraine have declared their desire for a sovereign independence economic and foreign policy that promises them freedom and prosperity and self-determination. and president poroshenko's recollection represented those aspirations of the ukrainian people. unfortunately we have also seen russian aggression first in crimea and most recently in portions of eastern ukraine that have not only violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country but have also been designed to undermine these critical reform efforts that have been taking place in ukraine. i am very proud that the united states ha

president petro poroshenko, sheila macvicar has an update. >> when petro poroshenko sits down with peupt, they will want to see more sanctions and the commitment that the u.s. will help the europeans and others maintain pressure against russia. but the president of ukraine will also come with a shopping list. the united states has pledged about $70 million worth of aid to ukraine, in nonlethal military assistance. that's things like night vision goggles, some body a armor, ra radios, nonlethal aid. most of that aid hasn't arrived yet, it's stuck in the pipeline. and it's not clear when the time line is for that to arrive. the president will ask the united states for more battlefield medical assistance because the state of ukraine's own battle field readiness is in shocking disarray. john quinn was hired by the ukrainian world congress to take a look at the state of ukraine's combat medicine. >> we know from the experience in afghanistan and iraq that the golden hour, the first hour after someone is hit, is the most important time. for any kind of -- >> absolutely. >> -- really successful

. >>> ukrainian president petro poroshenko is accusing russia of open aggression as pro-moscow forcesig gains against ukraine's military in the east. moscow warned ukrainian forces to retreat from civilian areas. let's get the very latest on what's going on there. live in kiev, rosa, ukraine's defense minister said russia was launching this great war, that thousands of people could die. the russian president said russian forces could sweep into kiev in a few weeks. nato is following what's called a rapid reaction force. this seems to be escalating on a number of fronts. how does this de-escalate, where's the off-ramp here? >> yeah, when you see a conflict intensifying like this, you want to look for any kind of opening. even the smallest indication that perhaps there's room for a negotiated solution or a compromise. and that sign perhaps came yesterday in belarus. that's where all sides of this conflict met. ukrainian officials, russian, european officials meeting with representatives of the rebels from southeastern ukraine. and it looks like the rebels have eased off their position a

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. >> petro poroshenko has said -- has said russia pull back most of the troops it sent into ukraine. moscow has denied it sent troops into the ukraine in the first place. they are planning laws to grant more autonomy to separatist regions. i asked goal of her crack if people were optimistic about that peace process. >> not at all. i went to my local shop and there was a leaflet for the council to: people to volunteer and come to the local military recruitment center to start training for preparing for the possibility that the aggressor might target kiev. trying to talk up the prospect of the cease-fire, but we are clearly much more in a mindset that they were preparing for this conflict to continue. that is very much the mentality here and kiev. these reports of the russian army leaving ukraine, saying 70% of the russian troops and ukraine have crossed the border into russia, it is hard to know how that can be verified. ukrainian intelligence services do not provide photographic evidence. russians deny they were there at all. these figures are something that are hard to verify a. --

first petro poroshenko though will address a joint meeting in congress that will happen in just aboutminutes. as you know, poroshenko and obama were side by side at the nato talks earlier this month and mr. poroshenko is on a mission to get economic and military aid to help his government battle pro-russian militants. cnn's erin mcpike is in washington. how much is he asking for? >> reporter: well, carol, more is really the key word there, but at this point it doesn't appear that the white house is willing to give much more, as you know, this conflict has been going on in eastern ukraine for six, seven months and has been damaging to not only ukraine itself but also ukraine's economy causing serious inflation. yesterday josh earnest was asked what president obama would be willing to give. he said he didn't have any specific anoings thes to make and the meeting between the presidents is going to be. there have been some u.s. lawmakers who have been to kiev in recent months and seen that they think that ukraine does need more military assistance through the you state, the words they're

while they are pleased that the plans for transavia have been scrapped their other demands -- >> petro poroshenko is outlining plans to allow the former soviet republic to allow the -- to follow the application -- the country's president said, for the first time in many months, no deaths or wounds have been reported in the east of the country in the last 24 hours leading to hope that the cease-fire had "finally begun working." in hong kong, the blockade of the city's financial district continues. activists have urged protesters to bring food, goggles, and sleeping bags, an indication of their willingness to continue the protest. the leader of the movements said the timing for the long threatened sitting would be announced -- long-threatened sit-in would be announced over the weekend. we spoke to a student. >> we are protesting the decision by the chinese government to rule out a fully democratic election in hong knon -- kong. the candidates for the elections are starting to be screened out by the chinese government. that is not what we see as a genuine and real democracy. that's not what we want.

ukrainian president petro poroshenko says he's ready to take significant steps to ensure peace including decentralizing power from the government in kiev. the last cease-fire in eastern ukraine back in june broke down after ten days. senior international correspondent matthew chance is live in moscow for us on this story. and reza ceya is in kiev. to matthew in a minute. let's go to you, reza, because finally a cease-fire is holding. it's looking good so far. >> reporter: yeah. so far, so good, it seems with the cease-fire, natalie. it's a little after 11:00 a.m. local time here in ukraine. that means for the past 17 hours, there's been calm in the conflict zone. right around 6:00 p.m. yesterday when this cease-fire went into effect, there were some reports of shellings and explosions, but it's not clear if that happened right before the cease-fire went into effect or right after. nevertheless, since that time, we've had calm and no reports of fighting overnight. the cease-fire signed yesterday in belarus, that's where all key players, all key actors who are either directly or indirectly

petro poroshenko said to president obama last week we can't fight a war with blankets.ey need help. >> they do need help and it's not a matter of a few million dollars. there's going to have to be attention paid to making sure that the imf program stays on track, that the development banks increase their efforts. a lot of thought will have to go into the right way of treating ukraine's debts. i worry about money going in and debts being repaid back to russia. in the current context. on the other hand, there's a lot of complexities associated with ukraine's debt. but i would like to be seeing a lot of energy going into the question of how best to assist ukraine and over time i think that the more we can do to diversify the world's energy supplies and in particular the natural gas supplies that will ultimately contribute to increasing ukraine's leverage and ability to function. >> really great analysis. larry, wonderful to have you on the program. >>> a new report finding more u.s. businesses are closing down than starting up. how to turn that around. one of the start up

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