petro poroshenko says sanction he are not enough and has been pleading with nato for more u.s. support. sparking a warning from russia. >> translator: the united states and its allies have crossed all possible lines to bring kiev into their orbit. that could not fail to trigger our rations. >> lives mostly civilians have been taken. >> john siegenthaler, al jazeera. >> emotions as crowds gather to remember the germanwings crash. german chancellor angela merkel joined 1400 guests for the memorial service in cologne. those who died, including co-pilot andreas lubitz who investigators believe deliberately crashed the plane. >>> the parents of the youngest person to die in the boston marathon bombing are speaking out on dzhokhartsarnaev's behalf. john terret has the story. >> whether or not dzhokhartsarnaev should be put to death or not the community's response carries a lot of weight. the parents of the youngest victim believe that dzhokhartsarnaev should not be put to death but rather spend life in prison. bill and denise richard write we know the state's reason for seeking the d

. >>> ukraine's president petro poroshenko has lifted his objections to a potential referendum in the east of the country. the ukrainian government had objections last year. the separatists who are still in control of parts of eastern ukraine have dismissed is his rks gesture. >>> impact the war is having on children. 7.9 million children live in ukraine but in the past year more than 100 have been killed in fighting in the east of the country. 140,000 have been forced to flee their homes. the figure include 95,000 children living in state care. at the center of this crisis. >> in ukrainian a country in conflict there's even a fight over children who don't have a home. they're aged under five to teens and all under the care of the state. but they are from the self controlled republic of donetsk looking to ukraine for their future. they have been living under the control of the ukrainian government since last july. the children were moved in secret when the fighting was at its height, after separatists told them they were going to be moved to russia for their safety. >> translator: the

despite denying peacekeeping assistance, the top eu diplomats did promise president petro poroshenko's government a boost in humanitarian aid. while staying with eastern ukraine, there are reports here in germany that berlin was well aware of the risks of flying over the region when passenger flight mh-1 was down -- mh-17 was downed last year. brian: just before it was down, the german intelligence agency told the government that the airspace over eastern ukraine was not safe, and that warning should have triggered flihtght path. >> this is where mh-17 came down last year. investigators are still trying to figure -- determine who brought it down. a team of german journalists say berlin had intelligence about the dangers two days before the crash. separatists had boasted of shooting down ukrainian military cargo planes -- shooting down a ukrainian military cargo plane. the intelligence service warned that the airspace over ukraine wasn't safe. experts say this should have raised red flags. it meant that passenger planes were not safe either. >> in a case like this, where intelligence ca

ukrainian president petro poroshenko says that his country epartnership with the united states has entered a new phase. u.s. defendant department spokesperson steve warn denied the allegations. warn said russian officials are fueling confusion by providing weapons to separatists in eastern ukraine. sporadic fighting has continued between government troops and pro-russian forces despite a cease-fire deal signed in february. >>> the head of the philippine military expressed deep concern about china's apparent activities to build runways on the spratly islands in the south china sea. the philippines, china and several others are involved in a sovereignty dispute over the islands. general gregorio pio catapang said china is carrying out construction on seven reefs of the islands. he said reclaimed areas at fiery cross and subi reefs are large enough for air strips. satalite images suggest china is building a runway on fiery cross. the general said similar work is picking up speed. the reef is close to an island controlled by the philippines. >> it might create friction so i think we have to re

. >>> petro poroshenko expressed went on to create their own state. the separatists who are still in control of parts of eastern ukraine have dismissed poroshenko's expressions. >> there's grave concern what the war answer effect on orphaned children. 140,000 have been forced out of their homes. the figure includes some of the 95,000 children who live in orphanages and residential homes. as andrew simmons reports. some are at the center of this crisis. >> in ukraine a country in conflict aged from under five to teens and all opportunity care of the state. but they're from the self-declared republic of donetsk, now looking for russia for its future. yet they've been living since last july under the control of the ukrainian government. the children were moved in secret as the fighting was at its height and after they say separatist fighters told them they were going to be moved to russia for their own safety. >> translator: they told us whether you want to go or not you have to go. we told them we didn't. we started to cry. they used obscene words they

. >>> vice president biden called ukraine president petro poroshenko on monday over the humanitarian monday started the training on the government forces deployed in the east where heavy fighting continues despite the february cease-fire. >>> the u.s. is sending war ships to yemen with a warning for iran. we have live team coverage next. >>> a warning to iran. u.s. war ships on their way to yemen to block iranian weapons from reaching rebels inside yemen. iran seems to be flexing its military muscle as the same time they are trying to broker a deal with the u.s. we are live. >>> the dealth toll is rising in the mediterranean. we have new developments overnight. >>> mounting questions and fury over the death of a man mysteriously injured during his arrest. six police officers now off the job. details ahead. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. 30 minutes past the hour. christine romans is off today. a hot zone that puts u.s. assets in direct conflict with iran. u.s. war ships are now patrolling the waters off yemen. the vessels designed to send a message to block iranian ve

. >>> now ukraine's president petro poroshenko has lifted his objection to a potential referendum in the east of the country. expressed anger when polls were held then went on to create their own state. the separatists who are still in control of parts of eastern ukraine have dismissed poroshenko's statement. there are almost daily violations by both the pro-russian separatists. 7.9 million children live in ukraine. in the past year, more than 100 have been killed in fighting in the east. 140,000 have been forced to flee their homes. that figure includes some of the 95,000 children who now live in orphanages and residential homes. as andrew simmons explains, those in state care are at the center of the crisis. >> in ukraine a country in conflict, there's even a fight over children who don't have a home. they're aged from under five to teens and all under the care of the state. but they're from a self-declared country of donetsk yet living sings last july under the control of the government. after they say of separatists said you are going to go whether you want to or not you have to

. >> ukrainian prime minister petro poroshenko has been pleading with nawght nato for more support. sparking a reaction from russia. >> united states and its allies have crossed all possible lines in bringing kiev into their orbit. that could not have failed to trigger our reaction. >> the u.n. says the conflict has claimed over 6,000 lives so far, mostly civilians. >> nina kuscheva associate dean, associate professor of international affairs at the new school of new york. nina welcome. how does this compare to other tension between ukraine and russia? >> this is actually small attention than what it used to be. before it used to be, the old war was going to blow out any minute. and putin was saying, we're not really promoting we're not really, we don't want war we want to have reconciliation, however, it is up to our partners to actually make it happen. so i don't think this is close to real confrontation. however, putin is leaving himself some room to say i was conciliatory, however the united states brought the troops and we have no other choice but to have further fight. >> what

petro poroshenko told the commission that he no longer objects to a vote. pro-russian separatists dismissed the gesture as meaningless. more than 6,000 have died in the conflict which has raged for more than a year. growing conflict on the youngest members of the ukrainian society. at least 140,000 children have had to flee their homes. as andrew simmons reports many kits are caught in a tug of war between the government and the rebels. >> reporter: in ukraine a country in conflict there's even a fight over children who dot have a home. -- who don't have a home. they're aged from under five to teens and all under the care of the state. but they're from the self declared republic of donetsk now looking to russia for its future. yet they've been living since last july under spatageist. after they say separatist fighters told them they were going to be moved to russia for their own safety. >> translator: they told us, whether you want to go or not you have to go. we told them we wouldn't. we started to cry. they used obscene words they didn't care that we were

petro poroshenko said urn peace keepers are one solution but that's up to the security council. more than 6,000 people have died since the fighting broke out between the ukraine government and pro-russian separatists. >>> significant people in poland view russia as a direct military threat, so much so that hundreds of young poles are signing up for paramilitary groups. tim frend is friend is in warsaw. >> deep in the woods east of warsaw playing military games with model weapons but the ot sound ofto thesound of real gun fire. their weekend hobby has suddenly taken on a new significance. just four hours drive away is the ukraine border, a country in real conflict. poland's part time militia says no one can be certain of moscow's intentions. >> we want to be prepared so the government wouldn't have to train people on the spot. they would have someone trained before. and if something happens god forbid we hope it wouldn't, believe it wouldn't, then we would do what we had to do and if this means you know fighting then we will probably fight. >> reporter: concerns about ukraine and