resident petro poroshenko promised swift and -- president petro poroshenko promised swift and decisive action. >> can you describe the events outside parliament after voting as anything other than a stab in the back question mark this was an anti-ukrainian act. all those -- in the back? this was an anti-ukrainian acts. all those who organized it should be held to account. david: freedom party leaders deny responsibility. they were not alone outside parliament. opposition to the government in some quarters is running high. poroshenko hopes his peace plan will keep ukraine unified, but the vision of what but divisionat -- over what it entails threatens to tear the country apart. laura: i'm joined now with more from a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. think president poroshenko can still get his peace plan through? >> i think president poroshenko is going to try. there are two reasons i think it is important. pushing some authority out to the regions makes some sense. but it is also important that ukraine show that it is doing everything that it can to implement the minx -- minsk accords

coca prices with poroshenko's candy business.e: we have been talking about billionaires -- it is not only because of the stocks, but it is currency fluctuations. devon: when you look at the billionaires, we are counting in dollar amounts. obviously, a lot of the wealthy have is going to be in cash. closely held assets in their home countries. it is going to be affected by currency plunges and evaluations. china and in kazakstan. manus: and mentioned all parts of the globe. where has the most amount of pain come in dollar terms? if it was not the china guys you went through yesterday. changes everyst day. he is a $78.8 billion. worth $70 billion. and warren buffett worth $60 billion. devon: most painful episodes -- a lot of losses in india. currency pressure there as well as markets being down a lot. very similar and mexico. when you look at ricardo salinas. he's suffering. eso hitting a record low last week, as well as the stock market sbeing down -- markets being down. africa's richest man. same thing. a lot of pressure on the c

poroshenko and this guy will be here asking for asylum. i guess not an army.a kind of unorganized mets. >> sergey? >> some nationalist groups are fighting over there, grabbing here and fighting there. >> okay. sergei. talking about the nationalist groups. mr. magrania might be on to something here because we have seventies of neo nazi groups. >> absolutely. >> do you force? >> this is a small group of volunteers this is a part of so-called battalions. we are talking about official army, regular, the army, there is no, you know, such evidence. of course if we are talking about messages of our representative of russia, more than 2000 ukrainian soldiers sacrificed their life to protect ukraine on the east. >> that's why russian did not come to kiev because the people ukraine. >> they are fighting against self defense forces. there. >> everything will be finished. where did this self defense forces bought scald books, destroyed, you know. >> the supermarket. they are the market? >> they are taking those terms and artillery from the ukrainian army which is in disar

. >> petro poroshenko during the ceremony over ukraine's independence, accused russia. >> the 25th year of independence will be the one we have to pass by walking on thin ice. the smallest misstep could be fatal. it is possible to combine defensive effort, l 60s responsibility and an iron stamina. >> poroshenko also accused moscow of sendining. >> the trio held talks on deteriorating situation in eastern ukraine. merkel said everything must be done to broaden the peace deal agreed to in minsk. 9,000 are supporting the pro-russian rebels. >>> about 300 migrants protested their living conditions in milan, italy today, block a major road and clark with pleas police. the refugees are mostly from africa awaiting documents that would allow them to find work. more than 100,000 people have arrived in italy this year after crossing the mediterranean sea. >>> angela merkel has condemned a neonazi demonstration, dozens of police officers were injured when the protesters threw bottles and fireworks at them as they escorted refugees 22 into the shelter. >>> trying to maintain order at the border of

but the new bill backed by presiden president poroshenko. it was supposed to end the fighting between ukraine's army and russian-backed separatists. since then there has been sporadic and deadly violence in the east. the new law has to pass a final vote later this year, but these scenes in the capital is a reminder of how controversial it is. >> well, let's speak with the professor of government politics at george mason university, rand a specialty on russian foreign policy. pushing through greater autonomy in those rebel-held areas, the key part of that deal going back to february, are you surprised at the violence that occurred outside of parliament? >> i'm not surprised at the opposition to it. there are demands for similar agreements. >> quite controversial is what you're saying. how do you see it playing out? will it pass with the second reading later this year? >> i suspect that unless the president and his allies that it will pass. but i think that what the devastation shows it is fragile a lot of very negative feelings about what has

. >>> promoting tourism, ukrainian president petro poroshenko has warned, vladimir putin's visit willup tensions. he toured a thousand-year-old trading ship. >> the view of the shipwreck is so clear. the experts say they have a lot of work to do down here. >> soldiers are sent to help fires battling in western states. in washington state, one fatality is concerned that of an elderly woman. >>> obesity and malnutrition exists side by side in the richest country in the world. the phenomenon of a food desert an area not in easy access to fruits and vegetables. third installment of our special. andy gallagher reports. >> a chance to get your hands dirty and watch the seed you sow grow and mature. but this type of barb guarding igardenings isbecoming importan. community garden is a career change she doesn't regret. >> i know i'm preventing someone in the long run from having to go to the hospital. so i'm still doing health care on this end. and i was reluctant to do it but as i see families are coming and receiving it and i get those comments from families i know at that point that what i'

the bill backed by petro poroshenko and his allies did pass on its first reading. it is a crucial part of a peace agreement reached in february of this year. it was supposed to end the fightings between ukraine's army and russian backed separatists. since then there has been deadly violence in the east. the new law has to pass a final vote later this year. nadim baba al jazeera. >> the united nations has condemned the handing down of a three jeer jail sentence to -- to three year generate sentence to three al jazeera journalists. the spokesman for the secretary-general says he will continue to protest for their release. they were convicted of crimes they and al jazeera deny. >> the secretary-general has brought up the case of these journalists and other incarcerated journalists whether they be in egypt or other places. sometimes quiet diplomacy sometimes more vocal diplomacy. he will continue sometimes quietly and sometimes more vocally. >> meanwhile two israeli journalists working for vice news have been charged by a turkish judge as being part of i.s.i.l. arreste

inside the chamber there were angry protests, the new bill backed by president petro poroshenko and his allies did pass on its first reading. it's part of a peace agreement reached in fruary of this year, supposed to end the fighting between ukraine's army and russian bak backed separati. these scenes in the capital are a reminder of just how controversial it is. nadim ba baba, al jazeera. >>> the chinese government has arrested 197 people for spreading roormspreading rumorsk market and the tienjin blast. adrian brown has more. >> on state tv journalist juan n chow lu apologizes. >> in this kind of market, the information can have an impact whether the information is correct or incorrect. we are going to be one way or the other in an extremely volatile market. >> lu shu phan accused of insider trading, he reportedly made a half million in profit after borrowing twice that amount to buy shares. in total, 197 people have reportedly been punished about spreading rumors, china's devaluing currency and the explosions in tienjin. but criticism is not featured in chinese state media. instead i

president petro poroshenko said it was an affront to the international community, which has not recognizedthe annexation of crimea by russia. ukrainians said this is not about promoting tourism, which is the ostensible purpose of the visit, but more about reaffirming russian power in the region. crimea and -- posters of putin -- crimea had, before the visit, posters of putin's face. but crimea is largely in crisis because of the annexation. before that, 80% of tourists were ukrainian. now, most ukrainians are not choosing crimea as a destination. more russians have been traveling to crimea, but hotel managers say that it is far from being enough to make up the difference. laura: all right, gulliver. thanks very much. gulliver cragg reporting from ukraine. 49 migrants have been recovered from the mediterranean sea, believed to have suffocated in the hull of a fishing boat. a quarter of a million people fleeing war and poverty in the middle east and africa have arrived in europe this year alone. more than 2300 have drowned trying to make the journey. hundreds have had to flee their homes in

president,raine's petro poroshenko, has called with -- has called for an urgent meeting with french, russian, and foreign officials. searcher -- one ukrainian soldier was killed in attacks. the heaviest artillery attacks are being carried out on government positions in six months. a damaged house with no gas or electricity. this is a town in eastern ukraine. at about 9:00 a.m. they started showing. the whole apartment was covered with debris. people had to flee for their lives. we have no windows. we have nothing. >> the signs of conflict are everywhere. broken windows, collapsed roofs, bullet marks on walls. >> they are killing us like dogs. since the 25th, they are showing nonstop. yesterday they started at 8:30 a.m. and finished at 4:00 p.m. around it, continues and residents say it has gotten worse over the past few weeks. ukraine's army spokesman says rebels showing has intensified over the past 24 hours. >> yesterday we recorded 127 of the on positions anti-terror operation. this is the largest number since the end of the battle. in two different cities, one a port city under u

reporter: victor poroshenko would have rather bad home today. ukraine is sell -- is celebrating the 24th anniversary of independence from the soviet union, but the country's president is in berlin, a signal to the west and also to moscow. >> he's here on a very symbolic day, the day of independence. not only would i like to give him my warmest wishes, but to all ukrainians, i know their hardships and the rights ukrainians are facing in their effort to live in true independence. germany and france want to do whatever they can to help with this. meanwhile, in eastern ukraine the fighting continues despite the cease-fire. both ukrainian forces and the pro-russian separatists regularly violate the terms of the peace accord. and there are supposed to be elections in the coming month. the french president and german chancellor both made it clear that for them there cannot be a military solution to the conflict. we have met to reassert the accord and not let it fall into+ question. it has to be the basis for our -- for all further discussion. the meeti

but the new bill backed by president petro poroshenko and his allies did pass on its first reading. part of a peace agreement reached in february this year was supposed to end the fighting between ukraine' ukraine's armyd russian backed separatists. these scenes in the capital are a reminder of just how controversial it is. nadim baba, al jazeera. >>> authorities have arrested 197 individuals for spreading an online rumor about a stock market crash. those found guilty could face three years in jail. adrian brown has more from beijing. >> on state tv journalist confesses his guilt. his crime: to report that the government was planning to end its efforts to rescue the market. on the day that article was published the shn shanghai share index suffered its biggest loss. >> we are going to be in an extremely volatile market. >> also disgraced accused of insider trading. borrowing to buy shares. china's legal system relies heavily on confessions. in total, 197 people have reportedly been punished for spreading rumors about the recent stock market falls, china's devaluing currency and the

petro poroshenko said putin is trying to increase tensions with this visit, but president tin said he is trying to revive crimea's economy. >> we won't have that much of the support of western partners for the european countries and particularly european countries that took part in the minsk negotiations. this is something which is really concerning us, because unfortunately on our own, we aren't able to stop the conflict and we aren't able to convince russia to stop supporting terrorists. the biggest problem now are not people on the ground fight, ukrainian army, but the fact that russia is providing them with money, with supplies, with weapons, with fuel and first of all also with people on ukrainian soil. >> russia denies playing any direct role in the conflict, saying it is only sending humanitarian aid to rebels. the united nations estimates the fighting in ukraine has now killed 6,000 people since april of last year. >> in a new op ed today, senator bob corker plans to vote against the iran nuclear deal and says congress should reject it. he is chairman of the foreign relations

reporter: victor poroshenko would have rather bad home today. ukraine is sell -- is celebrating the 24th anniversary of independence from the soviet union, but the country's president is in berlin, a signal to the west and also to moscow. >> he's here on a very symbolic day, the day of independence. not only would i like to give him my warmest wishes, but to all ukrainians, i know their hardships and the rights ukrainians are facing in their effort to live in true independence. germany and france want to do whatever they can to help with this. meanwhile, in eastern ukraine the fighting continues despite the cease-fire. both ukrainian forces and the pro-russian separatists regularly violate the terms of the peace accord. and there are supposed to be elections in the coming month. the french president and german chancellor both made it clear that for them there cannot be a military solution to the conflict. we have met to reassert the accord and not let it fall into+ question. it has to be the basis for our -- for all further discussion. the meeti

ukrainian president petro poroshenko criticized the visit. he described it as unauthorized and said it's a challenge to the civilized world. >>> government officials in syria are trying to keep priceless artifacts safe from militants who want to destroy them. they've moved thousands of relics from museums across the country to the capital of damascus. officials with the director general of antiquities and museums are taking charge of the project. they're restoring stone statues and creating a photographic record. the director general said many items are now safely out of reach of islamic state militants. earlier this year, the extremists seized the central city of pal mere ra and reportedly smashed roman statues. u.n. representatives adopted a resolution condemning the destruction of cultural heritage and called on countries to help stamout the black market for valuable ancient relics. >>> officials at japan's aerospace agency are making final preparations for a supply mission to the international space station. the h2b rocket is scheduled to

crimea, vladimir putin, the russian leader, met local officials to ukraine's president poroshenko called this trip a challenge to the west, and a deliberate attempt to strain relations. whether it was intentional is difficult to say. but it is clear that the russian president's visit comes at a moment of escalating tensions over ukraine. david stern, bbc news, kiev. katty: still a lot of rumblings of violence there in ukraine. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on the program, first it was the iowa fair. now it is jury duty. donald trump is drawing a crowd wherever he goes. what would his policies actually mean for america? presidents of the chinese city of tianjin have been showing their frustration after the huge chemical explosion on wednesday. relatives of the 64 missing firefighters have been demanding information. anger and sadness in tengion. -- tianjin. local residents of the blast site demand compensation and answers from the government, saying many of their homes were ruined by the explosion. back," theyes shout. >> so far the government has not given us a

the new bill backed by petro poroshenko and his allies did pass on its first reading. it's a crucial part of a peace agreement reached in february this year. it was supposed to end the fighting between ukraine's army and russian backed separatists. since then there has been sporadic and deadly violence in the east. the new law has to pass a special vote later this year but these scenes are a reminder of just how controversial it is. nadim di baba, al jazeera. >> recent stock market crash and the tienjin chemical blast. those found guilty could face three years in jail. adrian brown has the story. >> on state tv, the journalist confesses his guilt. his crime to report that the deposit was planning to end its efforts to rescue the article ws published the shanghai share index suffered one of its biggest falls. on monday he apologized for those who lost money. >> this can have a big impact whether the information is correct or incorrect. we're going to be in an extremely volatile market. >> also publicly disgraced, a stock market official accused of insider tradings. he a

. >> the europe cranian president poroshenko is calls on leaders to hold russia accountable for continuing fighting there. four ukrainian soldiers were killed this week. earlier i had a chance to speak with georgia's defense minister. she said the situation in ukraine is not that different than what her country faced with russia seven years ago. >> their goal in 2008, august, with georgia was to stop georgia's development and advance to it's euro atlantic path. unfortunately, they successfully managed to do it for a short period of time. and we're kind of back by seven years on that part. that's what they've tried to do in ukraine and still are. >> there are talks in berlin next week to discuss the fragile ceasefire in place since february. you can hear more on the take in eastern ukraine and other russian neighbors in the next hour. job, she has no illusions about putin's intention. >>> coming up next my conversation with singer/songwriter todd rundgren and producing lyrics for some of rock's biggest stars. >> this was the worst civil >>> we continue our series of conversations with some

the ukrainian penalty petro poroshenko said putin is trying to in flame the area with his visit. he said he is trying to help with the economy. when you look back to now and where things are now, has any progress been made in your mind? >> >> we have to say that events went very quickly. no one in ukraine or europe suspected russia would attack ukraine and then annex crimea. it was a strategickical surprise for us. we are still drugling with the surprise and cranes can see that our close neighbors and even brother russians have attacked us. also for europe and the for the rest of the world, especially america to understand how to deem with the situation in the political terms. >> the report says that there is a growing presence of russian troops. when did building escalation start, as you see it? >> >> well, the recent escalation about which the report actually is has started more or less one week ago when we have noted that more and more russian soldiers and also so-called volunteers, they have been crossing border between ukraine and russia in the eastern part of ukraine and st

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the poroshenko, the president of the ukraine now has appointed a former president of georgia were hehe would be put in prison for his misdeeds, and i'm also went to estonia and i met a young man who worked in norway but his family lives in estonia and they are of russian background, although they've lived there 40 years. in the stores, they do not have any of the signs or anything in russian. even though in this particular town there are 40% of the people there that are russian. this young man became an activist because he started having signs put up, saying, we want russian. and estonia cut a train track that allowed people to go to st. petersburg to visit their family and friends. i'm so disappointed in our country getting involved in things that we have no business being involved in. >> host: all right laura, thank you. medea benjamin, ukraine. >> guest: you see that somebody who gets a chance to go to the region comes back with a very, very different view. when i traveled to europe, and i've met with people who have been involved in peace issues, they say that nato is so aggressi