type of direct negotiations between the united states and russia so washington correspondent philip crowther. that meeting today at the white house comes as crimea is getting set to hold a referendum sunday on its future referendum that is not recognized by kiev or the west. voters will choose either direct communion with moscow or restoring an old constitution and a creamy as sovereign of times to ukraine the referendum offers no option to retain the status quo of autonomy with the new crying. meanwhile in the crimea and there's new evidence that russia is taking over the airwaves on stan katz chief foreign editor rob parsons explain this. so each time he is not the tv station the smooth road race the colt to protest rushes to go to the airwaves there's no way of telling which handles the germans know what is really happening here with you again. the rest of the match and towns the richest men face and eyes just light surrounds ato will cost in russian and stuck to his lone voice of defiance in an increasingly intimidate the media environment. with sixteen to twenty ukrainian tunnels used t

philip crowther. so what's the next move exactly for the obama administration. was to meet with the seine yes a new day here in washington now a big symbolic move for him at full mr yassin or two off the roll according to ross says the images in the lead of ukraine and according to the white house is very much the prime minister not even just the interim prime minister he in the next hour or so i will get the visitors in the oval office that is the highly symbolic movement on the school. if the u s support for this and you government said in ukraine but what you'll say wants to get from this business is financial support from the united states are necessary for an ukrainian economy in a very very bad states and the fact is why os in the accident the interim prime minister will be given to congress late today to meet with congressional leaders that you are looking at legislation. pretty much right now that would give significant financial support for ukraine while at the same time also opening this there is possibility of harsher sanctions on russia at that says