such a sense of community rules out for most conservatives the activist provocative style. despite a style that is vigorously promoted in gop politics use other campuss. let me wrap up. i want to emphasize that students at western and eastern reports were more similar in their styles at the time they entered college and at the time we interviewed them in two, three, four and more years in. many before entering college have written conservative blogs, certainly read them, attended protests and debated politics with their families and so on. it is also important to note, eastern students were more likely an aggregate to have a brand middle-class backgrounds which might translate to a case for more civil discourse style, and that both schools they came from families of varying cultural capital patterns so we are arguing against the positions that we are seeing campus knowledge reflecting pre college habits and arguing for the idea that campuses create pathways to conservatism. this is important in a couple ways. for one of the project helps us understand more about the lives o

don't keep some people are actually saying it is a provocation. so which one is in the nose print that this beast recently when one does not have a vision of the vocation intended location so i may end up offer my perspective what this is all the super vocation but that if the point is that i'm no surprise that one. we're also seeing is a series of north korean efforts to break international isolation of rulers have yet seen the release of an australian missionary and also engaging in dry crust topped with japan when you make of these moves and what this somehow bring about positive effects in the inner serenely. yes we are well adapted to the too optimistic. of course the oncoming given again kyiv based on my understanding of the most korean friends headed to the tool onto a true portrait of the north koreans who committed thing to do was to consume and he has so far greater emphasis on a concrete construction in general which means that they need they need somewhere to park once the bacon club rationing chemical corporation through with that but

i am not excluded the possibility of force to protest but how about further provocations like missile test of some sort and if so a host of suffering government reacted in both disappears with the puny me that this one with c but this moment. i mean i just said these things in many communities who were taught that north korea to store his baby. i settled on the fiesta details of the snow. ethan thought it was a bit too small to have the extension of time compared or penalty kind of funny in a hospice in use for the safety of the region. so at this moment of conversion is his noble one prideful policy is to sit tight and a domestic politics. and then after that probably the one that will provoke south korea would even say sweetly put into the top of the leopard spotted this allowed the thing is the right type of them but here too bold too far. i duck into so much for joining us tonight. mark was a kid the law. i know your gateway to the day's biggest story in korea and around the world. breaking these are the hottest interview and a whole lot more. enjoy the tetons from women and the o

north korea must stop its provocations and cooperate with the international community. the men were still on is not the photon to remember those brave soul. so tragically lost a lot the fossils on monday that south korea is to maintain the utmost readiness of their fees to provocations from the north. and then. aiden is as of. that's truly come while the curry and that has a new opposition coalition party dubbed the new politics alliance for democracy alliance and the intellectual game changer as we draw closer to local elections in june. upon salon has this report it's an historic moment for the new political party. the new politics alliance for democracy held its official inauguration ceremony wednesday afternoon with hopes of bringing about the new era of politics based on trust and hope. after six years of the democratic party he had two and was on the dodgers to a north melbourne or as the new politics alliance for democracy. over two hundred fifty delegates including lawmakers officials who are veterans and thousands of citizens from all walks of life attended the

not to give into provocations. they defuse the crisis and welcome proposals to send a monitory missions and we would welcome any other noise and missions which would help to ease the situation. we urge the russian federation to respond to these efforts and to seize the opportunity before it is too late. >> i now give the floor to the representative of rwanda. >> thank you. the situation in ukraine in crimea may pose a threat to the international situation. strongly urge all parties and holders and ukrainian crisis to to exercise restraint not to escalate the tension. but not launching the diversity and the faith including the russian community. given the current situation, we believe more than ever that the united nations has a critical role to play. we hope to find a diplomatic solution to the ukrainian crisis. as well as efforts are the president of the confederation in its capacity. however, given the complexity and fragility of the situation on the ground, we believe it is important to harmonize all efforts. we

that's a potential provocation, but there are many provocations.u could have -- there were clashes in this city. i'm in donetsk. a few days ago between pro-russian civilians, anti-russian, pro-kiev civilians, militias that are post both on the streets. you could have a variety of provocations, not just those few hundred troops that are holding out, that are almost like hostages on their bases in ukraine. although that certainly is a flashpoint. >> yeah, the prospect, imagining, like, if you had a family member in crimea who was a ukrainian soldier who was still there, i can imagine how freaking stressful and upsetting that must be to imagine the way they're getting out of there if at all. >> reporter: their parents sometimes will come to the gates and bring them food and ask how they are. so these are the people who won't give up. they refuse to change their sides. and there is agreements under way to try to get some safe passage for them out of the territory, but some of them don't want to leave. they believe that their land has been stolen from t

then several intercepted phone calls but show it was a planned provocation. we got the same situation here. the club for the same time despite still so much uncertainty over this whole incident. tf is reacting in a very tough way the defense ministry of ukraine that has said that the ukrainian troops stationed at the peninsula may use firearms if needed so this is supposed to be of the stated to be read here and in crimea but still it's pretty tense. regarding this leak the story developments well the western media seems you know it to the increasing responsibility for the faith looks like a shooting in crummy on russia. what we live in dallas but too many kisses the full details page to the story. it's clear this is this is a pattern this is a favorite pattern of the u s special forces since the romanian nineteen eighty nine in the arab spring in egypt and then cover your square. snipers were used to create panic and terror that the fed larger demonstrations against the government the evidence is you mentioned earlier than my town square on the twenty second

and it emphasizes that will not bow to provocations from russia. ok we're going to live not to our correspondent in moscow on i gave it my head that says he still making up its mind that parliament has approved the streets. this is much more than just a strong show of strength. it does seem like just says more than than that sexy by now however all said and then when experts close to the kremlin and have been telling us it's not really like that is that war is just around the corner three she really wants to take time it seems he was to put pressure on ukraine and then see how they act react sixty days. he also used the expression cannot just an hour ago and second team is now very closely looking at the whole situation which also has for some people hear the kind of whiff of blackmailing and say there's no panic and reason to panic yet. color vary of course that it's much more than say the wrestling team. russia has increased its stake in this war of nerves and we'll get serious i think and hardly anyone has any doubts about that now. michael let

it is nothing but a provocation. russia intends to draw ukraine into military conflict. kiev this cabinet in is more than a power struggle with moscow. they have taken a pro-russian stance. the new prime minister of the autonomous region has taken command of security forces to move forward with a referendum on crimea's future. >> i ask russian president vladimir putin to offer help in providing peace and order in the territory of the autonomous republic of crimea. >> that sounds like an invitation to russian troops. europeans and americans are concerned about this development. u.s. president barack obama sent a clear warning. any violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity will be deeply destabilizing. the united states will stand with the international immunity in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in the ukraine. >> obama is considering a boycott of the g8 summit in sochi. it is unlikely that such gestures will discourage the russian government from its course in the crimean government. all signs point to confrontation. th

they're mainly responding to provocations. they're saying we're trying to keep the interior ministry and stress they're in the interest of the many ethnic russians and acting in accordance with the agreement. in general, it's very important to russia and seen russia is still hoping that with increasing the pressure on the government, will let go because for russia it's losing ukraine as a strategycal partner was bad. now also losing crimea would be the wost scenario. so they're willing to risk a lot. >> huge amount at stake. as we saw that message from balm quite strong wording trying to warn off russia. how far do you think moscow thinks it can go? >> well, president putin and his foreign minister, they're not known for fearing responses when it comes to foreign policy. talking with too many voices, therefore not really being taken serious. from the russian perspective, president obama long lost his ability to incriminate. when he first drew that infamous red line in the conflict in syria and then the fact that he didn't act

, kiev said that russia has sent in provocateurs to stir up that kind of provocation. the osce will go to the east in this country, checking to see if there are those kinds of provocateurs, but also to check on the moods of the people, and many who are ethnic russians, many who may feel they want to follow in crimea's footsteps. this makes the situation in ukraine precarious, and many people are washing precisely, very closely as to what is going on both in crimea, and in greater ukraine. >> as are we watching very closely. thank you. phil ittner joining us live from kiev at independent square. >>> now president obama leaves sunday for an european summit, and obama and leaders will decide whether to kick russia out of the eight leading industrial nations. we'll cap off his trip with a speech in brussels on transatlantic relations. >> reporter: for president obama it's on to bruce he wills, belgium. he'll be at the e.u. summit there. no question about it, the crisis in ukraine is going to dominate. the president has a meeting to talk about that issue. he'll be having bi

and the russian government out of excuses, hiding its hand behind falsehoods, intimidation, and provocations. in the hearts of ukrainians in the eyes of the world, there is nothing strong about what russia is doing. that both sides can accept. the prime minister spoke yesterday and with president obama, they addressed the press before they went behind closed doors for basically a three-hour meeting, quite a long amount of time for these two leaders to spend face to face. prime minister netanyahu said ignoring that it was yanokovych, who, when his country was in need, when the city was in place, where the action was, when the leaders of the nation were gathered in order to decide the future, he broke his obligation to sign that agreement, and he ned into the night with his possessions, destroying papers behind him. he abandoned his people, and eventually his country. the russian government would have you believe that the ukraine government somehow is ill legitimate or led by extremists, that the representatives of the ukraine, the elected representatives of the people of ukraine, they overwhe

so with this provocation, they're sending it now to the east and to the territory of crimea these provocationsmaybe that's enough, thank you. >> i thank the representative of the russian federation for his statement. the representer of the united kingdom has asked for the floor to make a statement. you now have the floor, sir. >> madam president, i don't want to prolong the debate but i must take issue with some of the things that the russian ambassador has said. let's be clear about the facts of what's happened in crimea. they've taken over military and civilian airports, infrastructure, set up roadblocks pressurized ukrainian leaders to defect. they gave other ukraineian units ultimatum to sur right-hander. they blocked the ports and have increased forces all along the russian-ukrainian border. there's no justification of this action in international law or in the agreement between ukraine and the russian and black sea fleet on the territory of ukraine, article 6 of that says very clearly. and i quote, military formations shall respect the sovereignty of ukraine. shall abide by ukrainian law

the missiles that were launched for short range but with this recent provocation they weren't midrange know what's what's the meaning behind expanding the reach of these missiles so for the last two months old on the city so the stable reading it didn't work because of the composure of the sower koch in washington and the nativity on the stable. unelected did give the times. seoul north korea is trying to selected in the exact timing albeit rather meetings of the meeting. to ability five in the morning and in the mid overnight. i think the north koreans are trying to our news tv people don't miss this. to keep the message you've been to japan the county shelter due to a ten hundred. it took to the two hundred km so that they can reach minutes to japan when indeed they are trying to palm make a message against it rather amusing stuff. on our agenda setting for most continue to engage in. almost every indoor don't want says her were followed by a new career and has sound effects were likely that north korea will carry out its fourth new protest or what they had taken more of a on a wait

it's a provocation. this week also sold right tackle article's claim international recognition and the eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton the narrows the movement abundance and pressure on the government if you love the jaded brothels her father antony said that an extremist threat the sun says mom can buy maturation back to moscow state university the western governments and the western press have been engaged in a policy of putting their hands over their eyes and ears in a game of see no evil hear no evil speak no evil. i'm going so far is declared that the ultra nationalist forces either don't exist. or i'm trying to present them as a fringe element that had no real impact or facts on the events of the year of my god riots. right now. they are seen as no longer useful so the eu would very much like to see them go quietly away in that they will not go quietly away. i think the eu will back this put regime in using force to send. and there will be moaning crying with her on and on the zune take on

. >> is this a provocation of war? >> potentially this could be very dangers if this sends ukraine into a civil war. russian troops on the pennin pennines -- peninsula, there's concern about ethnic russian groups in the crimea, many holding a duel nationality. the russians are looking for ways to get involved in crimea. the ukrainians in the west do not want to sow that happen. >> al jazeera phil ittner live. thank you for being was this morning. >> president obama says he's deeply concerned by the situation. on friday he warned there would be costs for military intervention. the u.s. officials say washington is consulting with its allies. those are the headlines. "consider this" is coming up next. in the meantime follow us online at aljazeera.com or on twitter. don't go anywhere, see you again at 11:00am eastern. blow? >> does it always deserve to be bad mouthed. lawless borders? patrols may not be going by the book. the oscars are here and why haven't the viewers seen the nominees? welcome to "consider this." here's

, number one. >> he said there was provocation, he is claiming that the pro-russian entities in theseuntries have been under siege, they have been persecuted. >> i'll give him that, there is another reason this is profoundly unlawful. because this is the use of military force where no military force is being used against him. and his people are in uniform. so that insignia. every one of the four geneva protections, during the geneva conventions, not only do they have no insignia on, they're wearing black masks. that is profoundly unlawful. what are you going to do? are you going to go to a judge and get a restraining order? answer, no, and no, you either get a military force, not feasible or reasonable or you will just have to endure this and go through the process of having an american foreign policy which our adversearies fear and respect, as opposed to one they know they can roll over on. >> and you listen to secretary kerry and the u.n. and nato, and it doesn't matter. why would putin care less about the geneva conventions, he doesn't care about any of this. what he wants to do is

is this provocation? this is just -- >> you are talking about demonstrations in kiev. >> not just kiev, western part of ukraine. all these mobsters looking from -- >> don't you think this has an internal conflict, an internal ukrainian conflict to be managed by ukrainians? >> that's true. this is exactly the position of russian authorities. that kiev has nothing to do with moscow. that this is internal conflict. ukraine was deeply divided country. and deeply divided nation. >> sure. >> this is practically two nations and two countries. and in case, this was my early warning, i am dealing with this problem for 25 years. and i warned, the day when nationalists will capture the power in kiev. >> as that's what you feel has happened here? good and this is the gij of the end of ukrainian statehood because the first action dks. >> why are they nationalist and people who saw for their own lives in their own futures a closer alliance from europe and moscow and russia? >> usually president putin say this many time

and provocations. us officials i also did i announced that the us will involve one billion dollars in duty to ukraine. i am helping hide the country gets back to get back on its feet in the meantime that the interim government. i said recently that it will need thirty five billion dollars over the next two years to avoid the fact that some of that secretary carries harsh words against russia has an absurdly raised eyebrows and be so buy a cd by causing many to call them and i a hypocrite because specifically on sunday as secretary terry ryan said that i was lecturing russia saying you can just unbeaten other country on completely trumped up reasons for um pretax as many would say excuse me but the united states that in fact do that though with the war in iraq and is done it several times before. well these other countries which have been subject to america's bombings an intervention savor the day kids. critics have accused kerry of hypocrisy return to the victims all three us led invasions of a number

secretary general ban ki-moon also expressed concern for potential provocations. saying the longer this goes on, the greater the chance that something might happen. it might an slip, and that's what the international community is gravely concerned about. so they are clearly trying to de-escalate the situation, but you know, out in that part of the country in ukraine there are tensions. there are some far-right groups from the ukrainian militias. there is a concern that might actually be creating provocation on the ukrainian side of things. the government in kiev said that they were going to try and take away the weapons from those militias because they can't control them. there is a fear that they may be acting outside of the chain of command in the military. >> phil ittner, thank you. russian troops continue to take control of ukrainian assets in the black sea peninsula. jennifer glasse joins us live. they are already making moves. >> reporter: that's right. the kremlin considers this russia from tuesday from when president putin first signed t. there are civilia

is is there a new round of provocation from north korea? this took place on the western border at sea, north korea conducting live fire exercises, some of it falling into south korean waters and at that point the south responded. the reuters news agency is reporting this got pretty brisk, the north firing about 500 artillery shells, the south koreans firing back with about 300 shells. this has been an area of tension before back in 2011, a north korean torpedo sank a south korean ship killing 36 sailors. one of the big concerns is this comes just one day after north korea raised the prospect of another nuclear test. it goes back to the fundamental question is there an isolated incident or is this potentially a new round of north koreans provocations? >> very important question, barbara. you're live at the pentagon. thank you very much. let's talk more about this with our chief correspondent jim sciutto, who is here with us today. barbara is asking a very key question. is this an isolated incident or ratcheted up provocation the u.s. needs t

members and other states like kazakhst kazakhstan. >> so is it provocative if n.a.t.o. starts a mobilization and starts to do exercises and just makes clear that it's rea ready, or prudent? >> well, n.a.t.o. i don't think we're talking about n.a.t.o. mobilization. it's clear that there will be no western military response. of course everyone will show a little bit of muscle. we'll have military capability to defend themselves. this concerns both n.a.t.o. and russia, but i'm quite sure despite it we're not going to see a n.a.t.o. russia military stand off. but of course it's important to both reassure its central european states that there are the necessary contingency plan if such a need arise, but also show russia there are red lines, and if we talk about the case of ukraine of course the reaction is primarily diplomatic and economic and political, but there is no way that any member state could be under such type of military power projection from russia as happens i. >> could it happen by accident. forces taking pot shots at each other, could it escalate? >> i believe

or to take advantage of a provocation and see russia advance further. that's really what i think the united states is trying to do with all the sanctions, with all the next moves. many people i've spoken to think crimea may be a lost cause at this stage and you have to put these sanctions in place and take a, draw a line in the sand so the rest of the country doesn't go. >> but, obviously these places are more diverse than we're showing in a two-color map. there are ukrainian speaking populations inside crimea and eastern ukraine. there's the tatars population. >> let's pull up the map of crimea. you're right, there's not a black or white narrative or in this case yellow and green narrative. are they voting toward russia? many of these people are also ethnic russians and russian speakers. but there are these other divisions. crimea in particular has one. crimea has about 2 million people. about 30% of the population are muslim tatars and sympathetic toward the new revolutionary government in kiev. and how is this going to go? >> when they become part of

it's american weakness that's provocative.e you the president's view is that a weaker america will actually be safer for ourselves and everybody else is what motivates him. i'm not a shrink. i don't know what his psychologist is. i think we learned this at columbia and harvard law school. i think it's ideological combined with grossen attention to international threads to our country. the net effect seems to me to be unquestionable the states. the adversaries, whether they're states, terrorists, over the remaining year of his term are going to be eager to act in theirself interests before he leaves office. >> as we are seeing with putin. i mean, he believes in russian exceptionalism. it sounds like ukraine, crimea, are going to be back in, what was the old soviet union, now russia. i mean, does he stop with crimea, putin? >> well, i think putin still thinks he can get endemini, whether it's the partition, crimea, the larger partition, the west and east and southern ukraine would be his fallback position as b. i think putin rea

what would ukraine do if russia did something more provocative?well, they have announced the partial mobilization of their military. they are calling for 40,000 new recruits to the armed forces and newly constituted national guard. we have been to the training for the reservists they have signed up. they have earmarked $700 million to help pay for the modernization and mobilization of the armed forces. they announced they put the troops on high alert. they say they are fortifying the borders. one of the measures we heard within the last hour is that on the land borders between the ukrainian peninsula and mainland ukraine, they stepped up security there and they are blocking men from being able to cross from crimea to yukraine. it's a rally planned in a number of ukrainian cities. they are worried they could come across the border and, of course, keeping in mind the russian government argued, if russians outside of russian territory call for help, russia says it will be the guardian of those russian communities. the ukrainians are worried this coul

he said the russians are hiding behind falsehood, intimidation and provocation.ussians are saying that they're there on a humanitarian mission to defend ethnic russians in the ukraine. secretary of state john kerry said there is not a single piece of credible evidence that supports these claims. i'm joined by christiane amanpo amanpour, and spider marks, military analyst. christiane, your impressions from the two foreign policy leaders. >> direct rebuttal of what president putin said today and over the last week. direct rebuttal. as you said, they have absolutely negated any of the stuff that putin has been saying as justification for all of this. using the words that you just said. direct falsehoods by president putin and the russians. putin want today that our western partners, why are they doing this in the ukraine. quote, i have a feeling in america some people sit in some lab doing experiments like on rats without knowing the consequences. why do they need to do this? nobody has an explanation. well, secretary of state john kerry and president obama just gav

we have heard also, however, that there is the attention for provocation in mainland ukraine, and thereconcern about that. all of this combines into a sense of anxiety around the country where people think its just one or two bad days. one or two incidents that could make this entire crisis spiral, escalate, just turn into something that nobody wants to see happen, and it does seem as though every time something like this happens, morgan, there is a sense of loss of control that is happening, and that has a lot of people in this country very, very scared. >> being worried about that loss of control, phil, how is that affecting the anxiety or even the morale of people there on the ground? >> well, that loss of control is exactly what is leading to a lot of anxiety. now, i was just down on independent square talking to people down there, and they say that this thing is draining them. they are physically ex-u.s.a.d from the last few weeks of crisis. they're just drawn out on this. it's been weeks and weeks now of this crisis. they don't know where their country is going. they fear for thei

unless all provocations against ukrainian troops and the admirel out there cease in two hours, all otherostages, civilian and military, are released they'll take steps technical and technology in nature. that coming on the presidential website. now interpreting the appropriate measures both technical and technologtechnological, perhapst indicates are those very important life lines that go to the peninsula. water and electricity coming to crimea, but surely this is a very strong statement. a deadline now of two hours that the ukrainian government is giving the crimean authorities out there in the peninsula to release the admiral, and also cease what they're saying all provocations or they will act. >> fascinating that he used the phrase hostages to describe the people who are in crimea that still support ukraine, but did they take soli solace in the stg words they god from vice president biden. >> reporter: they're pleased to see the vice president in the region. he traveled first to poland and then onward to those countries in the baltic states to allay the the fear it's of the warsaw p

he is charismatic and powerful and provocative. almost like he makes the rhetorical point even when pushed and pushed almost cleverly stubborn with uplifting black people in not being seen with of certain allies. >> that is the idea of black power that martin luther king becomes of moral center. without him it is not the march it is his name and presence that draws people both the local people sometimes people just want to see martin mr. king but it is also what draws more federal attention and national media attention and sncc realizes this march does not mean anything for the attention that we want to generate. king is constantly pushing multiple directions it is revealed it is morally powerful because he tries to articulate to people like stokely carmichael but crafted into a larger language of non-violent action id integration of america and to do so with a rhetorical gifts to merge these messages in it is the burden by the end of the march he is worn down. but by this same token without him. >> host: why do they call it a mist

a disproportionate russian presence in the territory of crimea is nothing but a provocation. we clearly understand that the plan was to create a new assertion with civil war, blood. >> reporter: president putin asked parliament to formalize russian troops on ukrainian soil. meanwhile many mourn the deaths from independent square. where many were killed is now the blanket of flowers. the ninth day of mourning. now its events 800 kilometers away in crimea are worrying the people here. tim friend, al jazeera, kiev. >> let's go now life to phil ittner in moscow. russia seems to be using the crisis in ukraine to take back crimea. where is crimea so important to them? >> well, first and foremost, morgan, there is that naval base in crimea. and where the black sea fleet is based is particularly important for russian military might because that gives them access through the black sea through the mediterranean and out into the wider world. strategically military taylor it is important but it's important in terms of economic terms and in terms of where russia sees itself a as a power b

the wording on the ballot itself is very provocative. it also does not allowed people, for example, to choose the middle road. asking for more autonomy within ukraine. and then again this is all being done under the very watchful eye of warmed service men, who aren't wearing russianing i significant knee i can'russian . it's making people very nervous. >> you mentioned the counting, the wording, the armed guards, would you call this an as inva. >> definitely would. and this happening in the elections here in ukraine of which i was an observer, for example, there is no free media any more reporting on what's going on on the ground to help people be better informed. for example, ukraineen language radio stations are now cut off. people are only getting official russian information, and also there is a real fear as well, and i don't know if the ukrainian government has caught onto this, that the thousands and thousands of ukrainians actually living in crimea may want to become refugees in what was their own land and cross over into mainland

trilateral cooperation is a strong signal to john young said its provocations and threats will be met with a unified response. present concrete cubes to meet with our day in the past over historical issues. this included the so called comfort women who served as prostitute trying what would today. auspicious day goes by the two issues are not released in the meeting. prime minister of eight expressed his hope that relations with south korea has improved. to assist it up to it. go up up and pass it up. what do i felt that it was important to me it's a place to practice a bit of it like this may seem to be depressed at eight a ballot to develop oil for cooking on a map relations with south korea ap that the deepening. this extent officers say all their hopes this time it would be the first that for the thaw relations between japan and south korea. most governments are preparing for diplomatic working level talks. how does with the alt is yet to be seen. the passage in a state as the world. but hey. well the bears who had gathered and that nuclear summit was to strengthen security. need

this is a planned provocation.they immediately seize upon this by calling on the ukrainian military forces present in the ukraine to use weapons against fellow countrymen. russian stands ready with a general interest on the basis of the broad, you turn -- internal come ukrainian dialogue in all particular reasons -- regions, the mechanism for settlement of the ukrainian council, they could be promoted by our proposal of the setting up of a group for ukraine. we await a response. we continue to aim to discuss proposals and on for filling agreement on september 21 area watching comprehensive reform in the ukraine, and putting an end to the provocations of radical forces against the russian language population, and our fellow countrymen in the southeast and other parts of the ukraine. to this end, one can use the observers of the council of europe, as long as they implement a partial mandate and we have the necessary -- necessary modalities. thank you, madam president. >> i think the representative of the russian fede

they make broad would've moves -- provocative moves. despite the growing dangers and the massive cuts to our international security budget, moree making the job difficult while the chinese budget rose 12% -- chinese defense budget rose 12%. that is the first time we have heard something like that. the domain dominance has eroded due to divergent of resources on the fence to the president's domestic agenda -- on defense to the president's domestic agenda for the last five years. it has made it difficult for men and women in uniform to handle crises as we're seeing around the world today. those who advocate slashes to the international budget and a .otal retreat puts us at risk it is a recipe for disaster. there is an increased of chinese illiterates in the east and sea.ina that is not true. it is not happening. i look forward to admiral locklear's rank assessment about the rebalance is for perceived -- about the bounce perceived in the region. capability might encourage kim jong-un to be more aggressive. general scaparrotti, we need to h

they must do all of this in the face of opposition and likely provocations from president putin and his cronies. as he do so, they and the people of ukraine should know that they have our support. by passing this bill we are making clear that the united states stands with ukraine, and that we are committed to helping its people build a more democratic and prosperous, secure and just state for themselves and their children. if we continue to work with helpne, and continue to ukraine, and turn them westward rather than eastward, then resident putin will have lost. you may have a land grab and crimea, but he will lose the rest of ukraine. should be doing everything possible to make sure that our european allies are working closely with ukraine, offering them the incentives they need so that they will look westward and not eastward. i join my colleagues, i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this important legislation and reserve the balance of my time. before i do, i want to say, foreign policy should be in -- should be bipartisan whenever possible. i think this bipartisanship at i

there's no provocation from the ukrainian side.n the georgian case territory to russia occupied and de facto controlled with what was in georgia, was attacked by the georgian government and they tried to take it back. russia retaliated, going south of the territory, mixed it up and retreated a few days later as your correspondent noted. in ukraine there has been no provocation, no action on the part of authorities in ukraine or in the crimean part of ukraine against russia. this is a very different situation. >> do you think russia is posturing or preparing to invade ukraine. ? >> that's the big question. we may be prone to think they are posturing. vladimir putin has gone beyond posturing. we are behind that with what russian - movement of russian forces that we know is going on in crimea, and in eastern ukraine, outside crimea itself. it seems like vladimir putin committed to military action. he's gone beyond posturing. >> what happens next, do you think. there's talk of vladimir putin affecting the natural gas supplies to ukrain

we see escalation after escalation, provocation, after provocation.seems he wanted ukraine to act like the georgians did in 2008. so far they have wisely refused to act and fire on russian troops. >> have you talked to people there? and tell us more about the population. >> yes, i had until recently. the telecommunications were cut a few days ago, but i talked to friends before the escalation in crimea. many had actually decided to leave the area, not because they are afraid of the russian troops, because most of my friends are in support of russian over ukraine. but they feared the chaos [ technical difficulties ] >> explain who the crimean tatars are. >> sure. they are descendants of the mongols. they were there long before russia came in. >> so what is the exit strategy if there any? >> well, that's the difficult part. i'm not sure there is a good exit strategy. it seems that putin has walked himself into a corner. if he takes crimea and even more so if he tries to take eastern ukraine, there will be much more of a backlash from the west. and how c

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they conduct provocation and intend to conduct more provocation and then use it as protecting ukraines, we reject such provocations. >> comments one of kiev's more direct and highest criticisms of russian president vladimir putin. three people have been killed this week. these pictures shows unrest between pro-ukrainian and pro-russian activists. groups blame each other for the violence. at the moment we cross over to our diplomatic editor james bays in new york. first let's go to jackie roland live in simferopol in crimea. there must be a high level of tension where you are, and across crimea with just a few hours to go with the referendum. >> well, officially the atmosphere here in the town story does not tell the whole story. there is, nevertheless, under the surface. signs of menace at every traffic junction you will see a man with his face concealed, dressed in camouflage university and holding an automatic weapon. also we're hearing reports of up to ukraine activists who have simply gone missing. today is the last day, with voting beginning in hours' time. there is an election si

a spokesperson for the souths defence ministry called the north korean actions of a provocation he said it was aimed at testing south korea's determination to defend itself. he warned that sold jewelry and firmly at the north carries out for their provocative actions south korean military officials responded to the threat by moving residents of the islands of you and kill and pena on to safer locations. diamonds are close to the maritime boundary. the north fired artillery shells at the island of field goals in two thousand and ten killing four people on sunday north korea denounced us south korea joint military exercise that began on thursday. about fourteen thousand troops are taking part in the trail it's one of the largest u s south korean military exercises in more than twenty years. world scientists have issued a stark warning on climate change they say global warming poses a threat to world food stocks and human security after concluding the conference in yokohama japan in hk rolls around that time though as more. united nations intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc. not