and then people asked me, "ruslana, how do you think?do we have any possibility to have revolution again?" i said, "no, i don't think so." i was wrong. it was not big reason to go, biggest, leave everything. because we had just message, really wrong message from yanukovych, but it was just message. but i think i felt i need to leave everything, not be there, not stay, but also ask everybody join me. go to midan. show to yanukovych that we are power. we want to live like that. we don't want to go back to your side. we don't want to join russia union. it's not about russia people. you have to understand the difference. because we understand that putin changed the prees for gas to ukraine all the time. it was-- it looks like, you know, he's terrorist for this energy source, for ukraine. we don't have energy independence. we understand it. we want to go to european union. this is our mentality. this is our way for our country, for ukraine. let's join me. let's go to midan, show our power. that's it. and i asked to the people, i asked people

but i want to pick up with why ruslana was saying about ukraine.es not strike me as the most people friendly guy, what did you learn from that experience? what should we know about him as a person and how are we doing in managing this crisis? madam secretary. >> tom, first it is great to see you and i am thrilled to be back here at this wonderful conference. i think tina and everybody who's put together and i'm especially pleased to be here with christine lagarde who has just shown such great leadership your ukraine beat one example, but there are so many more through the international monetary fund. we could be here until breakfast talking about what's going on with russia and in particular what is going on with vladimir putin. so i will be brief and just make if points. vladimir putin in my view is motivated by the past. he wants to re-created. you must reclaim it. he wants to restore what he views as the proper place of russia in the world order. he is motivated by his looking back on history, going back to desires. he has publicly said the coll

to just talked ruslana. everybody have the same feeling. we do. >> what is the goal? >> the goal?nite, is to prosper, modern ukraine. a home for everyone. for those who speak ukrainian. for those who speak russian. safe for everyone. >> to you respect russia's relationship to the ukraine? >> i respect russian people. i will never respect the humiliation of my country. what is done by the russian government right now. not talking to my government. nation.ecting us as a and as a state. >> are there misconceptions? >> people are trying to understand. it is misinformation. propaganda is ridiculous. russian people are beaten on the street. ridiculous. or, people from the west of ukraine want to invade crimea. make thetrying to ,mage of the ukraine as weak not united country. we are not weak. we won. buildl yield, we will this new democracy. >> did you ever fear they would crush the protest? >> of course. everyone. with a few. [indiscernible] i told the students that the first time when you overcome your fear, it is an incredible experience. that is a special moment. i have never had it

the ukrainian singer ruslana marushevska.thered frigid temperatures and sang for the protesters every night. sometimes for 10 hours at a time. for her courageous stance in the face of violent attacks, she received the international women of courage award. from the u.s. department of state. i am pleased to have her here to talk about the ukraine and her life. welcome. >> thank you. for those amazing words. you give me power. >> you had power when the protest came. what drove you, the motion, the moment? >> i can explain. i had experience after the revolution, which happened in 2004. a lot of people ask me, how do you think, do we have any changes? [indiscernible] a lot of guys. a lot of guys, when we watch year inwas also 1 ukrainian parliament, i watched this from inside the parliament. of course, we lost our power. of our orange revolution. we lost that we change. >> why did you lose it? because of corruption? >> yes. these guys were wrong for many things. it is a long time to explain here, now. just believe my words. me, ho

i want to pick up with what ruslana was saying about ukraine. both had to negotiate with vladimir putin. but he does not strike me as the most people friendly guy, let alone a woman-friendly guy. what have you learned from that is area? what should we know about him as a person? >> well tom, it is great to see you. . am thrilled to be back here this is a wonderful conference. [applause] i think tina and everyone who put it together. here with be christine lagarde. she has shown great leadership. ukraine is one example. there are so many more through the imf. we could be here until breakfast talking about what is going on with russia and in particular what is going on with vladimir putin. i will try to be brief. view is putin in my motivated by the past. he wants to re-create it. he wants to reclaim it. he wants to restore what he views as the proper place of russia in the world order. looking backed by at history and going back to the czars. he is currently said that the collapse of the soviet union was a great catastrophe. is alieves that polit

everyone who has a light, put them onto some or -- support ruslana and ukraine. >> thank you.se] i thank you. >> now for epic doubleheader. two women who have defined rights for women. a super woman of the world economy and managing director of the imf. she has been an administrator of agricultural affairs and of trade. she was the first woman to become finance mr. of the g8 economy. she is the first french head of the imf to behavior productively in a hotel. in fact, should she ever wanted, she has everything one needs to be president in product fast in france except for a motorcycle helmet. [laughter] former secretary of state hillary rodham clinton needs no helmet. [applause] she has been hit with everything and never broken stride. she has her own share of notable firsts. she was first lady of arkansas and the first commencement beaker at wellesley. she was the first female chair of the legal services corporation. she was the first female senator from new york. she is first in the heart of democrats to be the next presidential candidate. [applause] now i know why this gran

[applause] welcome, ruslana. >> allow me to explain more about this. it is a symbol of freedom.we were on the maidan, you have to understand how it would be. all night, people were on the maidan with these lights. it means that we are powerful. we are free. [applause] if you won't support ukraine, switch on this light. everybody has that. it means that we support freedom. >> i see some lights going on here. cell phone lights in the audience. we have a small maidan here. thank you very much. [applause] >> i love it. i will treasure it. thank you so much. you have just come from ukraine. you are on the ground for the last four months. you are an iconic face of the revolution. give us just a sense of the feeling of what it has been like and what it is like now from the inside. >> first of all, allow me to explain more about the situation right now. ukraine is -- the war is about ukraine choosing democracy. they do not want the power of crimean. nd also we have the eastern thing.f ukraine the same you go back ton, back. thank you for this possibility and explain more about it. amazi

[applause] welcome, ruslana. >> allow me to explain more about this. it is a symbol of freedom. were on the maidan, you have to understand how it would be. all night, people were on the maidan with these lights. it means that we are powerful. we are free. [applause] if you won't support ukraine, switch on this light. everybody has that. it means that we support freedom. >> i see some lights going on here. cell phone lights in the audience. we have a small maidan here. thank you very much. [applause] >> i love it. i will treasure it. thank you so much. you have just come from ukraine. you are on the ground for the last four months. you are an iconic face of the revolution. give us just a sense of the feeling of what it has been like and what it is like now from the inside. >> first of all, allow me to explain more about the situation right now. ukraine is -- the war is about ukraine choosing democracy. they do not want the power of crimean. nd also we have the eastern thing.f ukraine the same you go back ton, back. thank you for this possibility and explain more about it. amazing