not gonna start a formal studies washington is responsible for how does the time in a region of sardinia fall is a pretty tight with a push to break away from writing we look at the rise of such displacement across the european union. the and to teach not to speak and he invokes god. barca bomb has praised the ukrainian to have the victory of democratic ideals or something from these bright to rejoin russia as a sham. the us leader also called moscow's actions in crimea bridge aggression saying it's worse than the us invasion of iraq. he's gonna just a concert to look at some control the seas and art is being put forth by the whitecaps. in president obama is view while protesters that my god did have a right to overthrow a democratically elected leader each of us has the right to live. as we choose the people of crimea it did not have the right to vote on their future. together we condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and rejected the legitimacy of the crimean referendum according to president obama the us was in the air observer to the revolution in kyiv. make no mistake neither the un

as we said it's my inner regions of sardinia and dennis trying to break away from rome and belgium. separatist groups in flanders have long been an issue. the uk has its own issues with a scottish independence referendum coming this year in spain a law granting independence movements in catalonia and the basque country strong as ever. the charity workers or about why he thinks the idea of a united europe has lost the appeal for money everyone knew was three when the european union study beyond into europe is awful the historical moment in the achievement of those teams that have changed for me. something went wrong the discrepancies. come visit me on the road and make people happy holidays. he has always had a strong attitude towards independence. and we re going to say that i can express itself when the final blow up recently constructed from scratch a new political enemies are consistent. we acknowledge his it'll be good feeling that it's not illegal to ourselves. i did spend his gizmos and or technology update coming up after a short pre stamped. huh. room i don't like fake scand

brainstorming overhang to punish russia without shooting itself in the foot and the italian island of sardinia considers asking rome to sell it to switzerland we bring you an overview the secessionist groundswell sowing discord within the european union. thanks for watching you with r.t. international. now barack obama has declared the kiev uprising a moral victory crimea is voted sham and russia a brute aggressor that must be confronted to prove his point the president used examples including u.s. achievements in iraq. and takes a look at the narrative being put forward by the white house in president obama's view while protesters at my dad did have a right to overthrow a democratically elected leader each of us has the right to live as we choose the people of crimea did not have the right to vote on their future. together we've condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and rejected the legitimacy of the crimean referendum according to president obama the u.s. was a mere observer to the revolution in kiev make no mistake neither the united states nor europe has any interest in controlling ukrain

europeans the session fees are also reached sardinia the mediterranean island seeking a split from rome after unofficial representative dennis all the majority bearable for independence. some campaigners even want kerry to become part of switzerland and rick are so one of those leading the movement explain we don't trust that his political enemies of the season anymore. this proved to be effective in to solving the problems of the country. we are beyond any reasonable doubt. of course monotony. the single body. he shows that the system itself. calls for independence getting stronger and louder across the european union. what was formally established in the nineties many of the leaders a dream of greater centralization italy's prime minister at the time about the eu would become a single political and economic body a position echoed by the then german chancellor and standing up to the us also won the argument that they use now that dreams are overshadowed by the economic prospects and a lack of fiscal unity. let's take a look at some of the hot beds of separatism that we're seeing across

well the rise of separatism in sardinia and elsewhere in the e.u. has been gathering pace however if we look back at the ninety's top figures had been vigorously campaigning for more centralization promising greater power and wealth for the continent standing up to the us was one argument used but since the year i was introduced regions that proved more successful than others have seen the downside of fiscal unity now the number of provinces seeking to go it alone has been increasing steadily let's take a look at this map for an example now hotbeds of separatism have been flaring up in at least four nations of western europe and italy is not just sardinia the venice region in that eighty nine percent have already voted for independence belgium faces the possible loss of flanders then there's the u.k. u.s. government is campaigning to keep scotland with a referendum looming there in september and in spain long running independence movements in catalonia and the basque country stronger than ever i say from mr caruso again and why he thinks the idea of

european secession fever has also reached sardinia the mediterranean island is now also seeking a split from rome following an official unofficial referendum in venice that saw the majority vote for independence some campaigners even want to become part of switzerland and one of those spearheading the movement explains why. we don't trust the political and i mean it's a good system anymore that is proved to be a fair game into solving the problems of the country we think beyond any reasonable doubt of course we're not blaming. the shows but the system itself calls for independence are getting stronger and louder across the european union but when it was formally established back in the one nine hundred ninety s. many leaders dreamt of a greater centralisation italy's prime minister at the time valid that all of the e.u. would become a single political and economic body a position echoed by then german chancellor and a standing up to the us was also one of the arguments used but now these dreams are overshadowed by grim economic prospects and a lack of fiscal unity let's take a look at t

have to stop probably think that the dance of cuts and only on european secession fever also reach sardinia the mediterranean island now seeking to split from roma after an unofficial referendum in venice saw the majority vote for independence some campaigners even want to become part of switzerland and recurs so one of those heading the movement explains we don't trust the political and i mean assertive system anymore that is proved to be effective into solving the problems of the country we see beyond any reasonable doubt of course we're not blaming. the shows but the system itself. calls for independence getting stronger and louder across the european union when it was formally established in the ninety's many leaders dream of a greater centralisation italy's prime minister then vowed the e.u. would become a single political and economic body a position echoed by the german chancellor balancing us hegemony also one of the arguments they use but now the dream is overshadowed by grim economic prospects and a lack of fiscal unity let's take a look at the hotbeds of separatism across the blo

to the 1850s, russia fought forces from britain, france, and the kingdom of sardinia for control of therimean peninsula. >> i think it was always up in one way or another russian territory. >> back then, russia's rationale was to protect the local population. sound familiar? >> i think there is a pattern in history in general where certain states say two great empires. >> the fighting was so intense that hundreds of thousands of men lost their conflict. they wrote about the charge of the light brigade fighting in that very conflict. quoting there is not a reason why, but a reason to do or die. in his sketches, he described how a russian soldier coped with the pain after an amputation saying if you don't think, it's not much, it all comes from thinking. so if you don't mind, it doesn't matter. the world is watching whether the europeans mind what is happening. and what happens at the negotiates table may determine what lessons were learned or if they will be repeated once more. >>> join us tomorrow on air and online on "the newshour." we will bring you the latest on the crisis in ukraine

the hotbeds of separatism that have flared up across the block as we said the italian regions of sardinia and veneto are yearning to break away from rome and belgium the separatist movement in flanders has been long an issue other u.k. also has its own problems with the scottish independence referendum looming this year and finally in spain long running independence movements in catalonia and the country are as strong as ever let's hear from mr caruso again why he thinks the idea of a united europe has lost its appeal for many. everyone in europe was thrilled when the european union started and it felt really good belonging to europe as a whole it was a very exciting historical moment and it she'd meant but those feelings have changed for me something went wrong and there are deep discrepancies between countries that we don't do europe to make lots of people unhappy not so dina has always said a strong attitude towards independence and we could let that attitude express itself with the final goal of research reconstructing from scratch a new political and administrate good system. we are

the italian region of sardinia follows a push to break away from rising we look at the rise of separatist movements across the european union. internationals four pm in moscow. now barack obama has praised the ukrainian coup as a victory of democratic ideals in crimea is a vote to rejoin russia as a sham the u.s. leader also called moscow's actions in crimea brooch aggression saying it's worse than the u.s. invasion of iraq. takes a look at some controversies in the narrative being put forward by the white house . in president obama's view while protesters at my don did have a right to overthrow a democratically elected leader each of us has the right to live as we choose the people of crimea did not have the right to vote on their future together we've condemned russia's invasion of ukraine and rejected the legitimacy of the crimean referendum according to president obama the u.s. was a mere observer to the revolution in kiev make no mistake neither the united states nor europe has any interest in controlling ukraine one wonders if u.s. officials got the same message when they descended

again now the italian region of sardinia is pushing for a referendum but it's not just about secession a group of activists is in fact asking rome to sell the island to switzerland a co-founder of the movement and it could also explain why locals are fed up with the central government we don't trust the political and i believe system anymore that has proved to be an effective into solving the problems of the country we think beyond any reasonable doubt of course we're not blaming. the shows but the system itself. so how did separatism take hold in the european union well in the late ninety's top figures had been vigorously campaigning for more centralized and promising greater power and prosperity for the continent standing up to the u.s. was one argument news but since the euro was introduced regions that proved more successful than others have seen the downside of fiscal unity the number of provinces seeking to go it alone has been increasing steadily so let's take a look at the map here hot beds of separatism have been flaring up in these four european nations initially it's not jus

hot beds of separation that have fled across the dam and sire christmas and the entire regions of sardinia and when i stepped on it you need to break away from ron and lunch and the separatist movement in london's has long been an issue the uk has its own problems with kurdish independence referendum living a few up and find in spain learning independence movement in cuts millennia and the mosque country. not as strong as ever. the next time i could take so little of the content of the show breaks and hmm i eye the eye the room. in unofficial milk unofficial referendum eighty nine percent of residents of venison from the curious vote for independence from other italy but baffling with the majority of course want the legendary city to meet part of both the eu and nato i wanna be insulting these people because even understand what the word independence means seeing what role telling you what to do would take your tax money brussels the second masters jim dandy also a cord of the bbc there are one hundred us military bases of one sort or another all over italy including venice so you want ind

deep discrepancies between countries that we don't do europe that make lots of people unhappy in sardinia has only said a strong attitude towards independence and we think we could let that attitude express itself with the final goal of respect reconstructing from scratch a new political and administration good system. we know it is developing that feeling it's about time we belong to ourselves. and the ripple effect of sectarian tensions in the middle east are being felt far outside of the region with residents of buckinghamshire in the u.k. witnessing an end of duty brew brewing between the local shia and sunni muslims ali bacher explained. it has according to the u.k.'s most senior muslim politician become a deep and dangerous problem in britain but at first sight you wouldn't think islamic sectarianism would affect this quaint corner of buckinghamshire behind these gates is the alamo has seen mosque and its share in mom shake her b. has been accused of making deeply offensive remarks about a rival sunny's sect her baby even operate says very own u.k. licensed satellite t.v. channel fr

the whole beds of separatism that have fled across the bloc so as we said it thailand regions of sardiniaand the net. to break away from rome and belgium the separatist movement in flanders has long been an issue there in the u.k. and the u.k. has its own problems with the scottish independence referendum looming abase a year and finally in spain long running independence movements in catalonia and the basque country are a strong as ever. after hearing the latest gadgets and how much update is just ahead i'm not saying tonight. a group called the representation project is spreading the word with a viral you tube video that the most destructive thing you can say to young boys america's be a man everything is even the unpleasant a cardinal sin in modern america you want to know why we say be a man imagine a medieval village what if all the men just didn't want to work the land because it hurts their hands or would be willing to fight an invading army because they might get hurt themselves or of some girl gets pregnant all the village guys would say well that's her problem the idea of being

areoup of sardinians arguing that sardinia should be sold to switzerland.t is a complicated story. they are unhappy and they would be better with the swiss. 3, barcelona 4. >> the second hour of countdown continues after a short break. . >> ukraine's foreign minister said at the risk of war with russia is going on last leaders gather to discuss the crisis. >> western sanctions. ryan chilcote is in moscow. manufacturing industry weakens for a second straight month as the nation's slowdown deepens. >> welcome back to "countdown." i am mark barton. >> i am anna edwards. this monday morning, the second hour of the program. the topis in ukraine is of the agenda for president obama. obama arrived for the first leg of his 60 day trip through europe and the middle east. our international correspondent is in hague. he has details. land indent obama will a few hours but his words have already landed. he gave an interview to a local publication where he warned of increased sanctions against russia. he is outlining the sanctions trying to bring the europeans along to g

are deep discrepancies between countries that we don't do europe to make lots of people unhappy sardinia has always said a strong attitude towards independence and we think we could let that attitude express itself with the final goal of risk reconstructing from scratch a new political and i've been instructive system. we are now engaged developing the feeling it's about time we belong to ourselves the central governments in europe are reluctant to let the regions are going the constitutional court in spain has ruled that they've got to learn an independence referendum scheduled for september is illegal that as the polls show that more than half the people they want a soviet state but any key from the european partnership for independence says madrid will do everything it can to stop the region breaking away. it's not that actually a situation that it's only nice by the citizenship but also in catalonia there is an actual absolute majority in the caterham parliament of members that in favor of this referendum the reason why the spanish state uses all of the mechanisms to to avoid democra

secession fever in europe demonstrators also hold up flags of other separatist hopefuls in venice sardinia and catalonia during the march they want a referendum and were inspired by a recent informal wild held by information. were given security forces have started to patrol the slums of rio de janeiro. aiming to clear the air is a drunken. hundred and twenty people were arrested and three hundred guns seized the one police and. on sunday slums and notorious but i climb right. and up next on international is the world facing another cold war about his guests discuss that in cross talk and head for. britain documentary terribly light. you know what i don't like fake scandals sort i saw the article the trained killers of vladimir child army oh i knew i was in for a treat the online version of the article which has a less alarming title tells the shocking truth of the sports club which trains young children in various activities like hiking wrestling and even using firearms firstly by vladimir's child army they must mean putin but the thing is that this is not a network of government training