and ukraine is pretty much afraid that that the response of the european union will be very negative. europe's and to ukraine's integration do you think that this is true that this is really the case. i believe this is a very big political game and ukrainian authorities are now being more or less blackmailed by by the european union in order to a tour to malta really mystery according to to set pressure on the court system of ukraine again i do not believe this is a fear approach from the european union but in any case i want to bring europe was never big fan of to machine code which it was she was prime minister why such such interference now again i don't commission he's being supported by a very influential political force in year of the european peoples party which is the biggest party faction in the european parliament which has the biggest participation in the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe and they can see how this specific big political of our time here says yes and how this piece mr sibal you can call group initiates all the time

where all participation of ukraine in the custom union in the common european common economic space with russia kazakhstan and belarus or does not exclude through their integration of ukraine into the european union so this is a not a case of a choice to my mind and the ukraine ukraine just needs to to handle all of jointly and to take a decision we should all correspond with the national interest of ukraine and these national interest of ukraine are definitely inside of europe but inside of a united europe because all countries. of the european continent included and not excluded as one of the people feeling the pulse of the russian foreign politics do you feel today that this tension with europe is really pushing ukraine. closer to russia for example for example to the customs union leader well at least at least i know that the korean leadership now or has restarted the restart of the consideration of different options and i do not believe that this is just the can sequence of the sequence of the pressure which is now being said on ukraine from the opinion from the side of t

need to be removed. >> de charges center on a 2009 natural-gas deal between the ukraine and russia. prosecutors say she agreed to prices that left kiev poorer. the judge said the former prime minister criminally exceeded her powers, and then she rose her -- she rose from her chair to address the core. she got to take the case to the european court of human rights. her conviction has been condemned by governments abroad. >> this is a setback in relations between your brain and the you -- the ukraine and the e.u. it raises questions about the commitment of the ukraine to the rule of law. >> when others opposed to the government appealed. we hope there is an appeal. we hope the rights will be fully respected. >> but supporters have little hope of a successful appeal. hundreds protested against the verdict, and there were scuffles with police. >> this conviction comes a time when the ukraine has tried to strengthen ties with the european union. earlier we spoke with a member of the european parliament was been working closely on the ukrainian issues. she asked what action the european un

those were the top stories now with ukraine's former prime minister yulia tymoshenko sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power spotlights host algor knopf talks to the director of the moscow based institute of national strategy about the implications of her trial that's next on r.t. . going to welcome to the spotlight show you party. about. the former ukrainian prime minister has. been sentenced to seven years in prison the court found her guilty overstepped while signing gas contracts with. the verdict surprised and disappointed the world community and even russia in favor of the contract for. the trial. so is it. to. go to prison and what's going to happen to it. we're asking the direct. cost. you tymoshenko was arrested in the summer on charges of abuse of office according to the prosecutors she signed an unfair long term contract with russia's gas exporter gazprom which resulted in almost two hundred million dollar losses all the ukraine russia the us and the you immediately condemned the verdict as politically motivated and europe even warned it could hold several trade

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the history of modern ukraine's and snake ninety one when the state emerged in it was encouraged clear distinct borders reflective the basic trend of ukrainian development out of russia. we from russia and the idea ukraine is not russia formulated in the flesh inflection book of the former ukrainian president learned kuchma still dominates was in the political elite regardless of who is the ukrainian president and so if not as russia then with europe europe as a key point for ukraine to get rid of this fall historical dependence on our country well of course ukraine is important for europe it is important for the for the west. timoshenko also is important who do you think is more important for western diplomacy for western politicians that may be deciding the fate of the poor prime minister today who is most important ukraine. mr mishra i think by this before this trial tymoshenko has never been a hero for your. she was not considered as a symbol of the queen and democracy europe has been constantly suspicious about. because business track record about her connections with her ashes of

he means really disappointed with the verdict that's come out of ukraine in the case of yulia timoshenko the trial that took place didn't in our view respect international standards of being fair and transparent and having an independent legal process i've repeatedly asked for this in statements that i've made unfortunately what we're seeing confirms that justice is being applied so actively in what we see as politically motivated prosecutions of the leaders of the opposition and members of the former government i have to say six trini disappointing in a country that currently holds the chairmanship of the committee of ministers of the council of europe. in this law do you think that. will be ready to concede i think so at least it's widely known the victorian across which promised to several european leaders to set a unity much anchor free and to review the trial results by the end of the year and the confidential conversations with those leaders. so. young a quality informal initiate of the trial about half a year ago i think he did not expect an arp. such consequences but now he canno

the e.u. to rethink its relations with ukraine. reports from brussels. there's been a whole stol reaction from the people in europe here the european union's from policy chief catherine ashton says she's been following the verdict and that the european union reassess its whole relations with key of as a result of this verdict we've had the e.u. saying it's deeply disappointed with the judge's decision and the e.u. commission i did their exit consequences for by that relations and earlier today the european commission said he hoped for a review of this of this verdict on appeal i mean we've wanted to see changes in ukrainian law so this sort of case contact and again the head of the european parliament regrets the verdict often the show and is calling for a review of the case on appeal the ukraine most into the european union has been discussing the free trade agreements and the ukraine president is actually due here in brussels next week to discuss the first steps to joining the european union but the sound we're getting here from brussels is that this ma

the experts agree entry to the european union is not unachievable for ukraine. going east moscow and beijing bruce cooperation of china becomes the first country to be approved in visits after declaring he will run for the presidency next year. on america's energy corporate protester targeting the society's elite as demonstrators plan a millionaire's march to the hells is some of new york's wealthiest tycoon. but from our studios here in central moscow this is. ukraine's ex prime minister is jailed for seven years unit to machine code was found guilty of abuse of power while signing gas deals with russia two years ago. he was following the events from outside the court where commission supporters have been involved in scuffles with police. at times it seemed that the tension would go over the top with the supporters of us in a cycle thousands of them trying to organize a march through the streets of kiev and being dispersed by the police with no real brutality but still some pushing and shoving and the situation was really explodes and still several people were i

that if i don't agree with the verdict ukraine is getting back to the. nine hundred thirty seven and the trial showed that the constitution and the administration of justice has been trampled under food we should protect ukraine against through tarion regime. it is unclear whether this is the end of the story whether you would be able to appeal against the verdict and whether some experts are not ruling out a possible amnesty decree from president got a call which itself because too much is on the line too much at stake here the case has been told by the e.u. and russia and clearly putting. the former prime minister behind bars could be a very big risk for the article which as many experts have been saying certainly we are following the situation and we'll be updating our viewers with all the latest analysis and all the latest details as we get it all right. there live outside the courthouse in kiev thank you. i will today about it has already received some critical replies from the european union officials are with calls for the e.u. to re think its rel

the struggle if you. want to protect ukraine again tarion regime. under stand of the protest the several thousand of them will remain in central street for another week at least to follow the developments and to see whether their leader would be set free or any any other developing could happen to her emotionally as the saying all along that those deals back in two thousand and nine were signed in full chords with international law and with the two countries legislation and the reaction which we have already received from the russian foreign ministry is saying almost the same that the court which had the verdict delivered basically neglected the fact that russia believes that that the deals were signed a law fully and the verdict itself has something over anti russian pretext that is what we'd be. hearing from the russian foreign ministry clear it isn't happy with the way things are going because we know that the russian foreign minister and president medvedev have been saying that this case should be transparent and that the gas deals were completel

the e.u. e.u. ukraine's potential membership the european union is some years away and i think we shouldn't pretend otherwise but we do once the countries in europe cease to neighborhood to get closer to europe not just in terms of membership in terms of european values like the rule of justice and this is clearly an extraordinary setback and i do think it is quite possible that the invitation for president yanukovych to come here on the twenty eighth of october will now be withdrawn now you are saying moments ago this is a politically motivated verdict here. russia claims it's got agreements with ukraine was signed fully in accordance with the law or what so what's behind the case that i think it's back to old school politics isn't it i mean the abuse of administrative power for political ends and to my mind it's also a case of overkill and so much is because the goal of the whole trial was to exclude submission from the possibility of running in the elections next year and they've come down and a ton of br

wants to enter the european union has been discussing a free trade agreement and the ukraine president's going to machine is actually due here in brussels next week to discuss the first steps to joining the european union but the sound we're getting here from brussels is that this may be put on hold and in fact stopped if if this case is not reviewed. for more details on this case. the european union has already made it clear that if you use this trial very dearly it takes a very dim view of this trial he doesn't like to see opposition politicians put in prison and i think there is every chance that the european union may take some strong measures such as freezing the talks with ukraine tragically there is no chance at all of ukraine joining the european union. so there were serious doubts about whether key of would actually go through with the ukraine would actually be able to join the european union but this verdict on yulia timoshenko really seems to put the info of ukraine into the european union in the long grass all right artie said language of their outline in brussels

pilots the death toll at over three thousand. and ukraine's preparations for the euro two thousand and twelve football championships are under pressure from animal rights activists accusing the authorities are burning stray dogs on life. as the top stories now with ukraine's former prime minister you what he was found go sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power spotlights host al going off talks to the director of moscow based institute of national strategy about the implications of her trial that's next on our. i'm going to walk and chew through the interview show you part see i'm album out with you for they will be talking about the trial of the huli at similar show. the former ukrainian prime minister as opposition leader has been sentenced to seven years in prison the court found her guilty over stepping up hours while signing gas contracts with russia the verdict surprised and disappointed the world community and even russia in favor of which the contracts were allegedly stopped many saying the trial is politically motivated

key of would actually go through with the ukraine would actually be able to join the european union but this verdict on yulia timoshenko really seems to put the entry of ukraine into the european union into the long grass. under bush or right there while a bit earlier here on r.t. i spoke to our british member of the european parliament's foreign affairs committee about of richard how it he told us that the u.s. response to the station in the team which i case will be a strong one. there will be very strong reaction across europe. appears to be a politically motivated trial that does not meet international standards of independence and fairness cannot be something that is supported by us in the u. it's very clear to me that if you think back to two thousand and nine the cast stamps being cut off a huge energy problem in ukraine and in fact for the european union as well because of its nature as a transit country. clearly to with us was doing a job on behalf of her country to try and match a crisis and so for her now to be found guilty of in some way. committing a crime by doing that

the other hand. train clean there is no chance at all of ukraine joining the european union the idea that ukraine at least to me bit me next search in a fifteen years so these negotiations i'm afraid are really just so false say they don't have any real bearing on reality you have r.t. live from moscow are still ahead of you in a program here the eurozone hangs up by a thread so that theo votes on a crucial deal which could decide the fate of death struck european nations and our plans to bail them out. now reshuffling the world's archaic political stage russia's vladimir putin and his chinese counterpart are looking to lay the first of bricks in beijing today russia's prime minister and china's premier wen jarboe have signed deals worth an estimated seven point one billion dollars the greens range from aerospace to nano development and large energy deals are the two sides say they've overcome differences over oil supplies and china has agreed on a new pipeline from russia there is still however the issue of gas with no news yet of a resolution in the longstanding pricing disputes normally a much hy

the basic trend of ukrainian development. out of russia. we from russia and they dear ukraine is not russia for you later in the flesh inflection a book of the former ukrainian president learned kuchma still dominates within the political elite regardless of who is ukrainian president and so if not was russia then really europe europe was a key point for ukraine to get rid of this fall historical dependence on our country well of course ukraine is important for europe it is important for the for the west. also is important who do you think is more important for western diplomacy for western politicians that may be deciding the fate of the poor prime minister today who is the most important ukraine. mr mishra i think by this before the stroke in washington has never been a hero for europe. she was not considered as a symbol of ukrainian democracy europe has been constantly suspicious about. business track record about her connections with rashers officials and big business her personal connection is not an airport and has been established in general in two thousand and nine whe

whether would actually go through with the ukraine would actually be able to join the european union but this verdict on yulia timoshenko really seems to put the entry of ukraine into the european union into long grass. i know bush will there from the russia and eurasia program at chatham house says ukraine may try to use the case to review its gas agreements with russia there is an empty russian subtext because they are trying to fire the next justification for false second alteration of. its no just save the agreements that yulia tymoshenko entered into in two thousand i moved to it one contract and then secondly a supplementary agreement so they were illegal is utterly bizarre because president chen of close which there is phone in the file did it. when he couldn't get the arqiva court's with president. in april two thousand and ten he affirmed the validity of the court's it europe him a shameful well ok clear it with prime minister push it so that this is just one of many absurdities in this whole drama on full well your opinion on the story is always welcome on our website and t

the next person a growing interest to the european union is now unachievable for ukraine. to have to bring it up there for the moment my call to you to shop on the should be here in less than half an hour from now as the news continues.

the presidency next year. life for studios here in central moscow this is. ukraine's ex prime minister is jailed for seventy is yulia tymoshenko was found guilty of abuse of power was signing gas deals with russia two years ago. he was following events from outside the court where tomasz and co supporters have been involved in scuffles with police . at times it seemed that the tension would go over the top with the supporters of units of thousands of them trying to organize a march through the streets of kiev and being dispersed by the police with no real brutality but still some pushing and shoving and the situation was really explodes and still several people were injured in the pushing and shoving with the police one woman was saw as she was taken to hospital having fallen from a stage or from a staircase or something like that inside the courtroom of course it was very tense as well while the judge was reading out the verdict units in a sankoh was over shouting the judge was screaming abusive words at him saying that this decision this verdict was not done in acco

. ♪ ♪ the kaine x prime minister tom fordyce -- the ukraine prime minister yulia tymoshenko faces a verdicteing accused of abusing her power. the judge has been reading out a summary of the case. it had a few recesses. during the reading, she slammed the court judgment. you can see there, she is seated at the desk to the right. we are joined on the line by d david stern. the judge is still reading his findings. >> that is exactly right. the jets started about three hours ago. -- the judge started about three hours ago. it could be a guilty verdict. that is what the yulia tymoshenko thinks. he says she cause the government damage to $2 million. >> during the recess this, what has she been saying? >> she has been very outspoken as usual. she criticized the trial, the judge, calling it a show trial. she says it is being orchestrated by the president who defeated her in presidential elections last year. >> what has been happening outside? have there been any protests on the streets there? >> there is a large protest going on outside of the court by both pro and anti- yulia tymoshenko people. th

. >> we need it the civil marriage for the ukraine and married in the church for but not. >> this c coupl has just arrived from tel aviv, just half an hour pause flight away. the mother of the bride is not jewish, which under orthodox jewish law means that the daughter is not jewish either and cannot marry at home. as in lebanon, israel does not allow civil marriages, although it does recognize them. >> they should change the law. i need to get married here. that is not fair. >> every year, hundreds of israelis make the trip to cyprus to get hitched, either because one partner is not jewish or not religious. the parents of this bride are atheists. >> she is lucky she is in a family that they did not mind, really, because if she fell in love with a traditional family, it could be a big problem. >> if that were the case, she would have to convert, which would not only mean a kosher cooking but spending two years learning and practicing all orthodox rules. >> it is not worthwhile because you need to do too much. >> cyprus is a way out for many couples from different cultural backgrounds, and

she says the trial of the 4 per minister is proof that ukraine is becoming an authoritarian state under the current president. >> if this was about justice, he would have lost it when he was in opposition and yulia tymoshenko was prime minister. now, not go easy for her to get rid of her -- for him to get rid of her. >> there is nothing left of the gains made by the revolution. press freedom and other freedoms have been revoked. >> the central square is just down the road from the courthouse. in 2004, it was the epicenter of the orange revolution. hundreds of thousands gathered here accusing the president of vote rigging. they are convinced that the president would crush an uprising with every means in his disposal. >> the authorities are preparing all of these units among the security forces to respond to any protest. theyre hiring more and more armed. is biddg ll ormo rtalow sucre toa evutn. he t >>heor o. ro a te e gh owo wh tispe theureahaps theprott la 12ut, long enough for al urnalist to capture the event on filbu no one else is particularly interested. >> no problem with them pro

the other hand. frankly there is no chance at all of ukraine joining the european union and the idea that ukraine at least a neighbor in the next ten or fifteen years so these negotiations i'm afraid are really just for form's sake they don't have any real bearing on reality why as we heard from our correspondent earlier and day he was bringing us the latest on their reaction at helm to the verdict and there have been for thousands of people taking part in protests in the streets to support us so how do you think this divide back at home will affect their political climate in ukraine. well one has to be careful of course because you know a thousand people ok that's a thousand people but when they appear on a television screen they can under certain circumstances take on a greater importance than they really have that was certainly the case in the orange revolution where a mass movement was effectively manufactured. by television images nonetheless it seems clear that on. fortunately of all the soviet republics of all the former soviet republics ukraine continues to be more i think wrecked by division

(cheers and applause) first up, folks, horrifying news out of the ukraine. o ct i want to say 5 with a line down the back. ukraine's news leader. i know what you're thinking. (laughter) >> stephen: bear in a cage and a large bald man, clearly ukrainian love story. but no, the ukraines environmental minister and white ving rhames mykola zlochevsky have vowed to put an end to the ukrainian practice of forcing bears to drink vodka for human entertainment. and that brings us to threat number three. bears in rehab. (laughter) folks, we cannot have bears-- we can't have bears go through the 12 step program. first off, they'll eat their sponsors. how can they accept a higher power when their godless killing machines. they may be going cold turkey but that cold turkey is just an appetizer for hotman. keep them drunk. next up, a disturbing story out of connecticut. >> he says he awoke and heard a loud noise. he came out on to his desk, looked down and right here at his birth year was a giant bear. the bear stayed in his backyard for about half an hour chomping away at