will become the world's newest petro state. basically, the future political economy if goes independent, will depend on taxing large oil companies who are drilling in the north sea. a lot of that money now goes to london. alex salmond claims 91% will be used in scotland. i am anxious for both environmental and political reasons about scotland's high dependence on oil, both in the sense of being in terminal arguments, but the political -- in terminal arguments, but political arguments, having large oil cavities such as the big swiss company that owns entirely the oil refinery in scotland, poses a big risk. they are the have a lot of influence in scotland. it is to have language reprise under an independent scotland. -- increase under independent scotland. there is the underlying argument this would be a nice hotel westminster elite.

norway is also, i mean, a petro state.hing that fuels norwegian social democracy as well is a very tight and very restrictive and very isolationist immigration policy, is an enormous amount of oil money. according to calculations, while reserves will start tapering off -- according to particular report produced in britain, which potentially -- >> i have to cut you off there because the show is ending. >> sam is a good example of a person who cannot get his head around politics in the 21st century. if we are good to grips with international capitalism, we have to let people to have self-determination. that is what the referendum is about, not nationalism. ex vivo for scottish independence is on thursday, tomorrow. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]

>> you could argue right now that isis is effectively a petro state. i think what they intend to do really is revealed by their name, the islamic state. they want to build a caliphate. they want to build a nation and to do that you need enormous sums of money and resources. tellingly, they have been taking a lot of money they're generating and some estimates are they're earning $4 million a day through illicit oil sales and pumping that back into this government that they're trying to build. delivering services to citizens in some towns in iraq. everything down to picking up the trash and delivering basic services. so in the same way that any government would try to fund itself through a source of revenue, isis is trying to do the same thing and it's extraordinary how much they've been able to generate largely through theft. they've stolen it from banks, from taking over oil fields. al qaeda has to do this much more incrementally and much more secretly. isis is doing it more like a criminal organization that runs in and robs the banks and takes over the

you have norway, which has become a petro state. you also have some amazing examples like denmark. and then with germany, even though germany prescribes neoliberal austerity programs on countries like greece and someone, germany has never been a full neoliberal state. this is the legacy of the second world war. so angela merkel under pressure from -- germany probably has the strongest environmental movement in the world, in particular, a very strong anti-nuclear movement. they demanded this. under pressure, the introduced this incredible energy transformation that has shown as if we have the right policies in place, and never bold national terror program that has encouraged decentralized energy, we can change quickly. the number you said is correct, 25% of germany's energy now comes from renewable energy, particularly wind and solar. catch. the this is for you see the clash of ideologies even in a country like germany that is willing to put these incentives in place. germany's emissions have gone up last year and there before. that i

state. much of the focus is on ukraine so they were eager to hear from the country's president, petro poroshenko. >> reporter: more than 60 heads of state and government attended what officials describe as one of the most important nato summits in history. the overarching topic of the two-day summit is the crisis in ukraine. the leaders held discussions on the issue for more than two hours on thursday. nato military alliance stressed that it stands with ukraine in the face of russia's destabilizing influence. the leaders called on russia to step back from confrontation and take it. nato's secretary general rasmussen and poroshenko held a press conference side by side. >> while talking about peace, russia has not made one single step to make peace possible. instead of de-escalating the crisis, russia has only deepened it. >> every single head of state and head of the government stressed the importance of unity and solidarity in the ukraine that nato should demonstrate today. >> earlier, poroshenko sat down with u.s. president obama. the u.k. prime minister david cameron and three other european l

state? ukrainian president petro poroshenko rejected calls by the east pore a separate state. instead he promises a bill that would give the rebel-held region special status and greater autonomy. how much autonomy is unclear. for many here, the offer is too little too late. pro-russian ukrainians say kiev crossed the line when ukrainian forces targeted civilian areas without any apparent regard for civilian lives. this is what people here are furious about, shelling that hit just steps away from residential buildings. people here say the ukrainian did this. this one missed. others did not. in shock tarsk, entire buildings were destroyed. civilians were killed, many injured and displaceded. it's not clear how many. the government in kiev denies shelling residential neighborhoods. rebel fighters are accused of hitting civilian areas, too. but bitterness and deep mistrust rust linger. fueling calls in this region for independence. >> i prefer just peace and forgiveness. >> how kiev responds will either resolve or deepen the crisis. reza sayah, cnn, ukraine. >> coming up next here

>> the president of ukraine says peace in europe will depend on how the united states responds to russian aggression. petro poroshenko spoke to a member of congress. so >>> a historical day in scotland. voters will decide if they want to split from the u.k. and become independent. alfonso van marsh reports from london. >> reporter: scotland's first minister was one of the first to cast his vote for an independent scotland. >> i think the message for scotland let's do it now. >> reporter: alex hammond is rallying voters to say yes to end the 307-year-old partnership with the united kingdom. they point to the country's oil reserves as reasons scotland can stand on its own. no campaigners warn scotland's economy is at risk without the security of being part of the u.k. >> what this referendum has done, splitting families and communities is really quite frightening. >> reporter: the british government is promising to transfer more power from the halls of parliament to scotland if voters decide to stay with the u.k. if they split, britain is not guaranteeing that scotts can still use the british pound. some vot

state. much of the focus is on ukraine so they were eager to hear from the country's president, petro poroshenko. nhk world reports. >> reporter: more than 60 heads of state and government attended events at what officials describe as one of the most important nato summits in history. the overarching topic of the two-day summit is the crisis in ukraine. the leaders held discussions on the issue for more than two hours on thursday. nato military alliance stressed that it stands with ukraine in the face of russia's destabilizing influence. the leaders called on russia to step back from confrontation and take the path to peace. nato's secretary-general rasmussen and poroshenko held a press conference side by side. >> while talking about peace, russia has not made one single step to make peace possible. instead of de-escalating the crisis, russia has only deepened it. >> every single head of state and head of the government stressed the importance of unity and solidarity with ukraine that nato should demonstrate today. >> reporter: earlier poroshenko sat down with u.s. president obama, uk prime mini

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petro poroshenko. during june, gazprom, the state monopoly supplying gas to europe, set a price $80 higher than the highestt charges any other european client, ukraine said no, and so there has been no gas coming in. the european union wants to make sure it has the gas it needs to stay warm during the winter months. there are some reserving, the european union says it is time to double those reserves. so there's a lot riding on these talks, but the mood music isn't good. vladimir putin had just written a letter to the european union, saying the commitment should be radically changed. and is calling on hungary. >> on that note we have information that ukraine has suspended gas supplies -- i'm sorry, hungary. >> reporter: yeah, hungary. there are a lot of countries involved here. but hungary says it is just a technical matter. however, there's speculation that the hungarian prime minister is coming under pressure from the kremlin. the european commission has called on budapest to start supplies again. >> all right. many thanks nick spicer, making sense of it all. thank goodness someone is. in berlin. jo will

journalism >>> america sticking its neck out for ukraine against russia, what petro porashenko wants from the united states and what he could get. the scottish vote for independence could be a disaster despite the outcome. and the price tag for alley boba's stock offer, and a look at the tycoon who started it. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> this is "real money", you are the most important part of the show. tell me what's on your find. hit me up on facebook. ukranian president petro porashenko went to washington to ask for weapons and other lethal military assistance. the billionaire businessman told a joint session of congress that nonlethal aid is important, but "one cannot win the war with blankets", that's a great line. petro porashenko cap ittual lated to russia by agreeing to delay the tradesdeal with the european union. petro porashenko got a lot of applause and standing ovations from lawmakers but is not getting the lethal aid that he wants from america. here is what petro porashenko got. a photoio op with president obama -- photo owe op with president obama. the picket of petro poras

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state. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko says the worse of the war with the separatists are over.ne is now focusing on the election in preparing a bid for eu membership. poroshenko spoke after clashes near donetsk airport. the internet is looking a little bit shaky, perhaps, this morning. this is a warning from the u.s. department of homeland security. hans nichols joins us now from berlin. just how shaky is this. this is a response to the shellshocked bug. who is the most vulnerable? governments, private individuals. it affects the next-based systems including mac os -- linux-based systems. privateesearchers and groups giving warnings. this may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. i really have no idea what that but potentially we are vulnerable. one ride at security group took a look at this and they thought some re-thousand systems might be vulnerable with the potential having another 50 times that amount. the is a foundation of internet, the undercarriage. that is where the softness is because all of these upgrades have been built on top of tha

ukrainian president petro poroshenko will be traveling to the united states asking for more support. >>> scotland independence vote determines whether scotland remains united or split, independence leader alex salmon salmond urged leaders not to let this vote, said that salmond were, quote, leading us into a trap. in case you were wondering, england's book makers have given the edge to scotland remaining part of u.k. >>> forensic investigators who study he the recently discovered body of richard iii. he was the last british monarch to die in battle with his death being captured in english literate by shakespeare. research say the fatal blows came when he abandoned his hours and lost his helmet. nine were on his skull, dagger sword, ax and hook that were used to pull knights off their horses. no matter, richard iii would have traded his kingdom for a horse. >>> coming up, five months after boko haram kidnapped 300 girls from energize, why hasn't a single girl been rescued and why is the terror group stronger than ever? a former member of hillary clinton's inner circle, calls, her our

in fact, there was calls from human rights watch for the united states to actually talk to petro poroshenko that human rights should not be violated by the ukrainian army side as well. it is going to be, i mean, basically we are witnessing once again as we have so far the parallel rhetoric, us versus them, they're bad, we are good and vice versa. >> nice to see you. thank you so much for being with me. >> thank you. >>> i want to bring in someone that was just in the room for the president of the ukraine's speech, adam shif of california. good to see you this morning. >> thank you. >> let's talk about this ukraine situation. so far, the u.s. offered $60 million in aid to ukraine for fo food, body armor. do you support more aid that the ukrainian president is asking for? >> i do support that. i think particularly in light of the fact that russia moved its own forces into ukraine, it has brought artillery into ukraine, it has become a belligerent, not just by supporting separatists but by having russian forces themselves engage in combat. i think we should provide greater support to ukraine.

petro poroshenko. >> citizens it suspects of joining the islamic state true. , 500 britains may have already gone to syria to fight. >> a suspected british jihadi fighter, with the number leaving the u.k. and returning home ever growing, the stories of home grown terrorists, an monday the prime minister told parliament what exactly should be done to tackle the perceived threats. >> there are two key areas to fill suspected gaps in our armory, dealing decisively with those who are already here that pose a risk. >> reporter: among the things they are planning, the ability to see suspects' passports before they traivel and temporarily ban them before they enter the u.k. and making deradicallization programs compulsory for people who fought abroad. there is broad cross country consensus. but in other areas many voices including within his own conservative party are telling him that existing british laws should be enough. >> i do share the concern that's been expressed about the suggestion that british nationals however horribly they may be alleged to have based should be prevented from returning to this

states. ... >> cease-fire confusion. petro poroshenko says a cease-fire has been agreed in eastern ukraine, but russia is disputing this. president obama speaks from estonia shortly. we will bring it to you live. we have a breakthrough. agrees to distribute its stake. shares sliding on that. hackers strike again. home depot may be the latest target. good morning to our viewers in europe. a warm welcome to those waking up in the united states. i'm guy johnson. this is "the pulse." it is a busy morning. we have a very fluid situation. thehearing in my year that president is speaking. i'm not sure if we can listen in to hear what he has to say. oneunited states air force is up in estonia. the president will be speaking shortly. he is making a pitstop in advance of the nato summit, which is taking place in wales. let's listen in. we have the two leaders in estonia speaking. alliance,oining the estonian soldiers have defended the freedom of others in afghanistan, iraq, and in the central african republic. defendcate resources to an

obama met with ukrainian president petro poroshenko at who had asked the united states for weapons tolp combat a pro-russian insurgency. obama declined to provide lethal aid as part of the aid package. >> i am pleased that during this meeting we have reaffirmed that commitment to ukraine and we are providing additional assistance both economic and security assistance to ukraine to make sure that not only are they able to weather the storm economically but they are also going to be able to build up an effective security force to defend themselves from aggression. >> in bahrain, human rights activist maryam alkhawaja has been released from prison. she was detained last month as she tried to enter the country to visit her father, activist abdulhadi alkhawaja, who is on hunger strike as he serves a life term. on the same day of alkhawaja's release, 14 other activists were sentenced to life terms, purportedly for detonating explosives at a protest. maryam alkhawaja still faces a charge of assaulting a police officer, which she denies. bahrain hosts the u.s. navy's fifth fleet, which is res

even though ukraine is not a part of nato, the leaders of the united states, great britain, france, italy, germany and president petro poroshenko all sat down at a table behind closed doors. the cameras went in for a few brief moments, didn't pick up much, but they were, of course, all stating their united support for ukraine's sovereignty and standing against that aggression that has been taking place in eastern ukraine. you know, one thing that we are wondering, you know, coming out of this meeting, wolf, is whether or not president obama will lead with some sort of international cooperative agreement stating there might be some sort of coalition that will go after isis in syria. interesting, wolf, that anders fog rasmussen said he thinks it is the international community's responsibility to go after isis. so another good development for the president in that regard as well. >> stand by, jim, because i want to bring nic robertson into this conversation. as jim pointed out, there is this op-ed that the prime minister of britain, the president of the united states, they had a joint byline. let me put it up on the scr

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 is moving quickly

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 that the united states is 100% behind this democrat lee elected government and it will be there

petro dollar. the united states has the influence on the financial side of things to really hammer home things if it to. i just think that more needs to be done to seize assets from extreme theists even among allied nations. host: michael, the financial aspect, i want to go back to your country, the u.k. at this point, what do you think is the proper military role for the u.k. at this point? caller: well, obviously, until the scottish independence vote happens, the military role will have to be -- will have to be looked at because obviously, that is going to severely affect the u.k.'s future military capacity, but for the moment, i think, with the efforts we have deployed, i think we need to send in a lot more drones, capability of hitting back hard. we also need to have more air power to kind of extend the shield across the entire region along with yourself, i would even say it's time that the french and germans pull their fingers out. however, nato allies and non-nato allies who can support us in creating an area where there is nowhere to hide, there is not a stone that these people can hide under

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. >>> president obama, of course, doesn't just have islamic state on his international agenda. later on, he will host petro poroshenko as the government in kiev seeks to support what it describes as russian aggression in its territory. earlier, i spoke to david stern in kiev and asked him what mr. poroshenko hopes to achieve from this visit. >> well, it's difficult to say, but i guess the short answer is he hopes to get as much support as he can. now, it should be said that ukraine is getting support from the west, from the united states. they're receiving nonlethal military assistance. and they're also receiving financial aid, but they hope to receive even more. first of all, their economy is in very dire straights. it may be shrinking by as much as 10% this year and they're facing a very bitter winter without gas supplies, so they're hoping for help on that front, but they're also hoping for more military assistance, perhaps lethal weapons as opposed to the jackets and other things they are receiving at the moment, or perhaps even more sophisticated nonlethal assistance. now, they are receiving, as i say

maybe these incidents were connected to russian anger over the visit to the united states by the ukrainian president, petronko? >> i haven't seen any indication of a linkage to president poroshenko's visit. but, again, i think for intentions you probably ought to be talking to our friends in moscow. again, we take these things seriously. and we'll convey our concerns to russia through the appropriate venue. >> admiral kirby, thanks for joining us. >>> coming up, the national football league's boss tries to quiet the uproar over players accused of domestic abuse. will anything he said, though, really make a difference? how much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40, $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest g

petro poroshenko into the chamber. the gentleman from california, mr. mccarthy, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. scalise, the gentlewoman from washington state, mrs. mcmorris rodgers, the gentleman from oregon, mr. walden, the gentlewoman from kansas, ms. jenkins, the gentleman from california, mr. mckeeon, the gentleman from california, mr. --

ukrainian president petro poroshenko was invited to attend the meeting, even though he does not represent a nato state. the summit will also address iraq, afghanistan and syria. it's being called the "most important gathering of nato leaders in more than a decade". president obama and british prime minister david cameron previewed their objective with a joint editorial this morning, declaring their nations "will not be cowed" by extremists. just days after a second american journalist was beheaded by "isis" terrorists, the victim's family is sending a defiant *message to "isis." and andrew spencer reports, washington is developing a strategy to destroy the group. >> going beyond words of grief and love for their son the family also delivers a message. >> will not allow our enemy to hold us hostage with the weapons they possess. fear. >> speaking directly. the family cited passages from the crime accusing them of committing a great sin and violating the tenants of islam. those who fight you and do not transgress. god loves not the aggressors. >> the president had his own message insisting the u.s. stra

petro poroshenko. and we will have a sneak peek at jaguars new class. to our viewers here in the united statesyou joining us from around the world, welcome.

petro poroshenko. it is seen by many as huge show of support by the united states for ukraine's fledgling government.oroshenko is something for more military assistance against russian rebels. we'll bring you more as this happens. in the meantime a historic referendum underway in scotland as voters must vote a simple yes or no to one question, should scotland be an independent country? with just hours until the polls close we're waiting to see if the region will remain part of the united kingdom or become its own nation. fox business's ashley webster is live on the ground in scotland with more. what is the mood like right now, ashley? >> i think anticipation, melissa on both side. as you say a simple question but one that has divided this country. should it go independent, cut its ties from westminster an be responsible for its own future, or, should it remain a part of the united kingdom and enjoy greater powers with the scott like parliament while remaining part of the union. it is a big question. it is a hard-fought campaign over the last two years. as you say today they have gone to voting booth.

state group. >>> problems facing somalia's army as it gains more territory from al-shabab fighters. >>> the ukranian president's petro porashenko's office says he has reached a deal with his russian opposite number vladimir putin, on a permanent ceasefire in the don bask region, it's been disputed saying russia is not a party to the matter, so there's no deal. the don bass region is a large wealthy part, where there has been a lot of fighting including donetsk and luhansk. what is doing on here. d don. >> i think a lot of people here are asking questions. the donetsk people's republic - we called them, they hadn't heard of it, and they were as confused as everyone else. what the president's office, president petro porashenko's office - he spoke to vladimir putin early on wednesday, and the two of them reached mutual agreement on a lasting ceasefire, and recognising the kind of steps needed to be taken for peace in this region. now, the kremlin's version of events was different in the first place when it reported this conversation, saying that the two presidents had spoken about ways out of the counter bloodshed, and

they think they can finance a welfare state on the back of petro dollar earnings. a shaky decision in my opinion. >> stuart, while you were speaking i was looking at twitter and a fellow by the name of rupert murdoch has tweeted out this. he writes scotland now voting. nobody can be sure of outcome, but yes, organization, people who say yes, likely to make it very close. either way, u.k. changes forever. >> that's interesting. u.k. changes forever, whichever way the vote goes. >> you know why? a lot of centers are built in for them to stay. if they stay, wales and northern ireland are going to say what about giving me incentives to stay or i'm going to leave. >> we don't have exit polls so we don't know which way the vote is going but it is going to be close and there's a lot hanging on this. >> it is a very liberal country. >> it is very left. it wants to go further left, wants to spend more government money, wants more welfare. very shaky propositions. >> isn't it like being engaged, calling it off and keeping the ring? >> you have a prediction? >> i think the no

petro poroshenko. ukraine is a friend of the united states and it has looked to the west to meet naked russian aggression. as president poroshenko's speech reminded us, there are many shared objectives that bind our countries like the pursuit of freedom and representative government. so let's make it clear, we stand with ukraine. we stand with the ukranian people in their struggle against external aggression, and we stand with them in their struggle to secure the same kinds of rights and liberties each of us enjoy here in america. on a different matter, today the senate will consider house-passed legislation to fund the government and address the twin threats of ebola and isil. these are important issues. i know many members on both sides plan to support this legislation. i know that others have some concerns, too. i understand those concerns, i share some of them, but while no bill is perfect, i believe this legislation is worth supporting. i'd like to thank my fellow kentuckian representative hal rogers for his leadership and his work on this bill because it does a lot of important things and all witho

petro porashenko chose as a venue to express his thanks and deliver a message of defines to those that would see east ukraine break -- breakaway. >> let everyone know we'll protect our city, region, statewe will not give it away to anyone, anybody. any bit of ukranian land, sovereignty or independence. we are fighting for our independence. >> the fight moves to the negotiating table. and the president knows that dealing with people he has condemned as terrorists will be painful and difficult. the huge monument towering over the memorial plaza in donetsk is dedicated to donbass line raters. the rally was intended to mark the defeat of fascists. it's seen in contemporary terms with kiev painted as the fascist. >> we showed the world we are not terrorists, we are ready to talk. if they are not ready to listen to us, no one can bury the acts of war. >> there was little mood for compromise from the pro-russian crowd. >> what compromise are you talking about. they came here with war. nobody invited them. people are against them. let them take the troops and peace will return. that's all. >> this man fought for the soviet army in the 1950s. and like many that experienced war and lost, he's sa

member of nato, prompting this plea from petro poroshenko as he addressed a joint meeting of congress. >> with this in mind, i strongly encourage the united statescial security and defense status which should reflect the highest level of interaction with non-nato ally. >> the ukrainian president is going to be speaking with wolf blitzer this afternoon at 4:00 on wolf blitzer's program and expected to meet with president obama and vice president biden as well as secretary of state john kerry. >>> toronto mayor rob ford is battling a rare and aggressive cancer. he recently announced he will not run for re-election and that he'll start chemotherapy as early as tomorrow afternoon. the cancer has spread from the fatty tissue of ford's abdomen to other parts of had his body. doctors say while the cancer is rare, they are optimistic about fighting this tumor. >>> well, he was once the top of the fbi's most wanted list, right alongside osama bin laden. but now the notorious gangstered james whitey bulger is blocked up behind bars and convicted of murder. and the government is now auctioning off his personal items. find out what's for sale and maybe more

petro porashenko, that there will be n.a.t.o. assistance in terms of military equipment advisors, weaponry coming in from five n.a.t.o. countries, the united states, france, poland, and it's not unexpected. it's hard to say if that will change the balance of power, certainly in the short term when ukrainian forces are receding in the face of a heavy onslaught. what you heard there is that the kiev government is saying that the ceasefire is holding, despite what the residents say, that there's no ceasefire at all. >> what are the terms of the ceasefire. what would constitute a red line for both sides? >> well, it's being worked out. the ceasefire was based on a loose framework. there is some flesh put on those bones at the moment. the idea that what we saw here overnight does not constitute a breakdown of ceasefire is hard to fathom. it shows that there is an interest on the ukrainian side to maintain the ceasefire, because they have been taking so much punishment. one thing the government said is no civilian casualties confirmed as a result of the breaches. that's different to what the local government says. they say a woman was killed from shrap

states will play off. >> i want to switch topics and address ukraine, something you and i talked about on the show. ukranian president petro porashenko addressed both houses of congress. he went to the white house and asked for more help in his fight against the rebels. all we are giving him is nonlethal aid. he clearly wants more. one thing he said seems to be a veiled jab at the president. he said "we can't win a war with blankets." should we give ukraine more of . >> yes, absolutely you should. you'll see legislation moving through the senate supporting the sale of theethal equipment. he made another comment that ukraine is not about creating a democracy, they have one, they need that lethal support. is eastern ukraine almost completely lost. it seems like russia has taken obvious eastern ukraine. they have supplied the insurgents, put in troops, tanks, artillery. they spent weeks consolidating the conditions. the ceasefire helped russians consolidate this. they are going to move forward and take the city and connect via land all the way from crimea up to eastern ukraine, and they'll try to go further. they have to worr

president petro porashenko and vladimir putin agree that the deal has been fulfilled as a whole. >>> video said to show lebanese soldiers held captive by the islamic stateup. pleating with the lebanese -- pleading with the lebanese government to secure their release. a second lebanese soldier has been beheaded by the group. >> a founder for al-shabab has been named. he will head the somalia-based armed group. >> back to the top story now - the crisis in ukraine. we can speak to andy hunter. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. there's a ceasefire put in place on friday, over 24 hours. tentatively it seems to be holding, which is good news. >> what we are rearing hearing is there's not much sign of gunfire. >> the issue is looking at the wider reasons behind the conflict, will it lead to that? >> the question is what next. this is a frozen conflict, and it will go on and on and on. we are looking at months or years. this is the plan that vladimir putin had to create a frozen conflict in ukraine. there's no solution to the issue. in effect, donetsk, luhansk, they are in no man's land. it's important because the likes of donetsk alone - or the regi

petro poroshenko president of ukraine meeting with president obama. he addressed congress earlier today. the president talking about supporting ukraine and sovereignty not just in word but indeed. the united statesgiving millions to ukraine as far as security goes but stopping short as far as offering what ukraine has requested as far as lethal aid. >> we saw poroshenko give this impassioned speech calling on the world to stand up for democracy, freedom and human dignity. and then saying these people fighting in ukraine, it's not only ukraine's war, this is the war of the free world. the free world. he's getting all of this applause. he makes his pitch. he says they can't fight it with blankets and night vision goggles. that's what everyone has been giving them to help them out. they need lethal aid. he got big applause in congress for that statement as well. even some top democrats in congress have been calling on the president to give that lethal aid to ukraine. even small arms and ammunition. but so far the white house has not done that. in fact, today the white house announced a bigger aid package to ukraine. $53 more million until total of $103 million this year. it will help the army. more

state department said: back to the conflict in ukraine. the u.s. secretary of commerce says the conflict is hurting the economy, and ukraine. secretary says in kiev, meeting with the president petro porashenko, she discussed a pledge to attract private investors. if kiev takes steps to prosecute corruption in ukraine. angry protesters in the capital tossed another politician into the trash. >> reporter: the man that led egypt for three decades expected a verdict on saturday in the case. >>> yes, they are fed up with corruption and want to punish war makers that supported the e-president -- ex-president. this trend is viral with the hashtag trackbucket politicians. they want the counter president petro porashenko to -- current president petro porashenko to sign a bill that any members of parliament under viktor yanukovych quit. >>> guilty or not. a verdict in the retrial of hosni mubarak has been put off. it was in relation to the murder of protesters in the uprising in 2010. >> reporter: the man that led egypt for three decades expected a verd ight on estate in a -- verdict on saturday in a case implementing him in the death of protesters. but it's been postponed until next month

petro porashenko gave things and delivered a message of defines to those that would see -- defiance to those that would see east ukraine breakaway. >> translation: let everywhere know we'll protect our city, region, state, and not give it away to anyone, anybody. any bit of ukranian land, sovereignty, integrity. we are fighting for our independents. >> reporter: the right moves to the negotiating table, and the president knows dealing with people he condemned as terrorists will be painful and difficult. >> the huge monument is dedicated to donbass liberators. the rally was intended to mark the defeat of nazi fascists. it seems kiev is paint as the fascists. >> translation: we showed the world we are not terrorists, we are ready to talk. if they are not ready to listen to us, no one can bury the axe of war. >> there was little move for compromise from the pro-russian crowd. >> translation: what compromise are you talking about? they came with war. nobody invited them. people are against them. what compromise. let them take the troops and not return. that's all. >> reporter: this man fought for the soviet army. unlike many that experienced war and loss, he is saddened by the conflict in the east. >> we o

states, britain, france - all meeting in wales. ukraine will dominate the opening day, a war in n.a.t.o.'s backyard involves the old foe russia. vladimir putin has not been invited, but petro porashenko is there. we have reporters at the summit in eastern ukraine, reaction from moscow. let's start with the diplomatic editor james bays at the summit in wales. the head of n.a.t.o. setting the tone. >> absolutely. there has been talk of possible peace, a ceasefire. when they speak to n.a.t.o. officials, what matters is the facts on the ground. there are thousands of troops on the ukranian border, fighting and pushing back ukranian government forces. there are many of the n.a.t.o. allies in the east, close to russia, direct neighbours of russia worried about their open security. that is why -- their own security. that is why we had these tough words from the n.a.t.o. secretary-general. >> n.a.t.o. summit here in wales will be one of the most important summits in the history of our alliance. a crucial summit at a crucial time. we are faced with a dramatically changed security environment. to the east russia is attacking ukraine. >> we'll be back with james in wales in just a li

forward to our joint meeting of congress tomorrow in honor of president petro poroshenko's first official visit to the united states. we must heed president poroshenko's words and take into consideration any requests he makes of us a vital friend and ally. we continue to stand in sol dare dity with ukraine and her people and the passage of this bill h.res. 726 on the eve of president poroshenko's visit aims to further illustrate the special bond our two countries share. were it not for ukrainian americans in our country and other americans who had endured under the soviet mantle for so many generations, the visit here would not have as deep a meeting. we share ukraine's struggle. i urge this bill's passage and yield back the balance of my time and thank all of those, ranking member engel, chairman royce, my colleague as co-chair of the ukrainian caucus, jim gerlach, and sander levin, for making this moment possible. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognize . mr. -- is recognized. mr. engel: i yield three minutes to a membe