and let's not get more on the situation in ukraine from. his a senior international relations lecturer and research from the moscow state university mr knox about us thank you very much for joining us here at the very nice to thank you for having me on wonderful ok the u.s. we know that the u.s. is revoking its phases over what they call violence towards protesters but what kind of violence how is saying that so what we're seeing that is that the riot police moving in and out and trying to take upon the barricades that. is not and that ok well what we're hearing from the united states and from the european union is of course the most cynical hypocrisy after the last few years of the brutal police repression of the occupy wall street movement in the united states and the anti neoliberal austerity diktats that have been instituted around the european union which brought literally tens of millions of protesters out onto the street. them calling against violence in the ukraine where the majority of the injuries for the past few days have been fr

well i think that can be exactly what has been characterized as happening in the ukraine in kiev for the last week i have family in laws in kiev and they're afraid to leave their houses right now because of what is happening it should be said that this is limited to the downtown section of the city and what we have are several thousand ultra nationalist. rioters because we can call them raw it's hers we can call them terrorists we can call them insurgents at this point but one thing is sure is not this has nothing to do with democratic protest these people are attacking police with chain weapons mala top of cocktails. bombs pyrotechnics there have been stabbings of police they have been building trebuchets and using both scenarios and morningstar as we see an absolute medievalism level of violence coming from these people. several thousand people that are being cheered on and facilitated by the slightly larger crowds on the my done. are. right now engaged on the street which is right up the street from them i don and there is no question anymore that this is a democratic protest even

and from the ukraine, the executive director of the national minorities of the ukraine. ambassador, let me start with you. you heard our reporter in the square mention that over time, the demonstrators have upped their demands, and they have seen the possibility for getting a greater prize. did yanukovych miss an opportunity. and does he continue to miss them? >> i'm not sure that the protesters have upped their demands. in the very first days of late november, people in the square were calling for the president yanukovych to step down, and they are doing it again now. i'm not sure that those demands are realistic. i think that there are many steps that mr. yanukovych has to take to try to quell the arrests. but it's unlikely that he will step down there power. what we have seen over the past two months is a regularly handheld effort by mr. yanukovych to per wad persue protests from coming off the square without giving them anything, and that's why they have not gone away. he thought that they would be pleased. and they're interested in a government that's not corrupt. in

i think that the european union's interest in the ukraine is not certainly not for the people of the ukraine but only for their own geopolitical and expansionist goals in the region yet to come over to survive don't mess that has or perhaps that has clearly been a lot of weakness he didn't know which way to go towards russia or europe maybe the handling of the situation clearly has shaken him what is his position now i think mystery on it go over it with this development if the opposition leaders take it up is that it weaker position than ever he had recently been increasing in the polls by as much as ten percent in a prospective first round presidential match off in two thousand and fifteen as a result of the protests of the protests were actually increasing his support and i think that his stance against. holding strong was a big part of that right however now i think even his own supporters will see him as weak and certainly the opposition supporters will seek to vote him out so what does that men do in order to setting the scene for those future elections will we see a fair electi

fact the zone of was originally promoted by the ukraine. but would most likely fail to preserve the current preferential regime for the ukraine if it signs of the association agreement so that's something that it pertains directly to us another concern is a large unit assembly i'm including in the automotive industry and our reading of the treaty of the agreement text of was that the such products of would qualify as ukrainian products we've had long arguments and with our european called legs on such issues as how russia should develop its automotive industry i'm specifically in that during i would solution process of the deal with the whole and what level of modernization should be reached and in this industry and this is looks like a back door effort to infiltrate our automotive markets and other concerns such as technical regulations or fetus sen i am that rules and standards a these are issues of over practical importance for own national economy and we have agreed with all colleagues some of them that would take through these issues up

the global financial headlines. comes a report. on rest of ukraine spreads to other cities where crowds are besieging local administrations while in the capital a temporary truce is holding as the opposition and the government valid to continue talks. with manning protesters dismissing and to go with the regime will look at the radical elements amid the trouble are fueling the violence. in other news no face to face meeting for the syrian government and the opposition as a warring sides agree to talk only through un mediators in different rooms at different times. cairo is rocked by series of deadly blasts claiming at least four lives and injuring dozens of others having anniversary of a twenty one an uprising. what you are seeing a national coming to you live from moscow with me marina joshie unrest is engulfing more cities across western ukraine while in kiev government concessions have failed to appease the opposition the two sides plan to hold another round of talks and meant a fragile truce while in many other places the situation no it isn't so

because over the years it looks more and more like ukraine can't stay together the way it is go ahead deal or. well i don't want to advise the so-called opposition because i just told you i think any normal person when he sees the slogan like. you cry you know about alice when he says that slogan he leaves so i'm not prepared to advise these people what they should do i understand why me stars are of creed if you want you can go to their you tube by and watch videos how he's been insulted in there in there are the ukrainian parliament how they call him a russian prostitute how the paper said he him all these people from their nationalist factions and i would say that i don't know what the situation will be with the european union because the european union in fact rammed through its a genda. suggested a number of compromises he suggested trial a trial negotiations between russia ukraine and the european union the you said no it's only between you and us suggested changing their cessation agreement the you said no it's going to be the way we roll with it so. the e.u. is not

their loyalty to the government must be in question none of those conditions it seems to me in the ukraine prove that the government does retain a considerable amount of support in the country especially in the eastern and southern regions which are industrialised we've seen that in the ukraine in kiev itself only a minority a very small minority of people are involved in all of this was the security forces are clearly normal to the government and carrying out its orders so i don't think this is a civil war situation i think this is an attempted revolution which is failing and failing disastrously which is increasing polarization in the country which may create more problems in the future but an immediate risk of civil war i don't think so. alexander my christian expert on international law thank you very much indeed for sharing your views with us and right now. several people have died as until government protests in the ukrainian capital go out go into a fourth consecutive day this is the latest with a whole new level of violence and police have told down barricades that block in central

thiser power struggle, time the one in the ukraine. government demonstrators are spreading across the country with opponents of president yanukovych demanding that he quit. he has met with opposition leaders again offering them posts within the government and is offering changes to the constitution. earlier, crowds briefly occupy the imagery -- energy in mr. -- energy ministry. any protesters who stay in independent square -- are being labeled as extremists. for the latest developments from the ukraine, we bring in marcus arra--we have been getting these reports that president yanu kovych as offer them positions in the government, will this have any impact? >> this is very unlikely to have a positive impact because people on the streets say that the man that he offered to post as prime minister -- one of the opposition leaders, should not accept this offer because they think this is another tactical maneuver to divide the opposition and to weaken them further. kovych issident yanu turned down by the opposition, what does this mean on th

government but you also have to understand the fact that this is the western ukraine that has that opinion people in the east are a lot more russia friendly they do not want to get away from russia they do not want to step away from russia they're much more closer to moscow then they are say to warsaw also i think it's important to underline the fact that just when i was in kiev all you had to do was walk about a kilometer away from the my down from the state from the independence square and you would be in a normal city where people go shopping people go to their gyms people go have a great time go to school go. work there were only upset over the over the protests because you have to be seven it's the major leagues he had his main thoroughfare that was blocked by the protests and still is by the way so you cannot imagine the traffic jams that have been occurring because of that part of blockage essentially and that is the reason why there was all this talk about the society for the protesters to get away from the independence square in order to clear up the traffic

the relationship is much more mixed. we don't like what they're doing in ukraine, but in the long run i would like them to become like ukraine and pursued the same path. there are many things they're doing elsewhere that we don't like, but we need them and we do need them in the middle east. in fact, i think the chances of stabilizing the middle east, including in the forthcoming conference, are greater even in the process we have with us not only the europeans, some of whom are very disliked in the middle east as former colonial powers, we also have with us the russians who in some cases are not so disliked. and the chinese who are increasingly being an influence in the middle east and they have a growing state in a stable middle east. that kind of a coalition i think gives us a greater opportunity to pursue arrangements that mitigate and minimize the danger of conflict starting out, and certainly reduces the necessity of us being involved in these conflicts directly. because the fact remains if we become involved directly, some people may applaud us, some people may rub their hands with glee that we are getting stuck, but

the eye. to noon. ukraine would lease the country's top bloke and has descended into chaos protested to and extremely violent and the social order on the perch of collapse. to what degree do protesters and to represent the ukrainian people. which of these protesters believe in what they really want is to play on the path to nowhere. right from the sea. the interesting picture. the importers twitter. the animal. the move on. i am the news. happy watching rt as international mediators hear her old dance here in unity and geneva to this french infighting among the opposition and a war zone itself. activists say fourteen hundred people have been killed this month alone during clashes between rival rebel factions reason auction is at the front lines and just to warn you that some images in her report on graphic. i don't see me and one of them each instance nice develops before three distinct areas the war has been the scene of some of the fiercest clashes between government troops and the rebels fight shoulder to s

says that they will go on with the consultation on the eastern partnership program with ukraine being a part of it now there were a lot of questions as to russia's position politically if in case of the opposition in ukraine does indeed take power and this is what putin had to say on that matter . when they were boys and he credits agreements with the ukrainian government no matter who's heading it we've never had any problems talking with political powers in ukraine this has never been what is important for us that is we want kiev's economy to be credit worthy if we wanted to be able to successfully restructure to develop to put him want to take a very pragmatic approach of where ukraine is concerned especially in terms of economic policy now there are also concerns about some e.u. officials appearing in a protest sites or joining protesters in front of barricades for instance and this is what he had to say on the matter russia is not going to interfere with ukraine's affairs i can imagine how our european partners would have reacted if in the midst of the crisis. this in greece will

the standoff continues between protesters and police in the ukraine. the opposition says it is ready to go on the attack unless the government agrees to early elections. with just five months to go before the world cup in brazil, the clock is ticking. the president is in zÜrich to reassure football officials five remaining stadiums will be finished on time. also coming up this hour, minister -- the brains behind getting chemical weapons out of syria. we will get his reaction to the syrian peace conference on now in switzerland. for years, a quirk in the french system has led politicians hold threetwo or even positions at a time. that policy is about to change. first up, president hassan rouhani is wasting no time trying to draw up new oil business for iran. aan has begun implementing nuclear deal with world powers, a step toward a broad settlement that could lead to the end of sanctions. he wants western companies to revive giant aging oilfields and develop new ones once the .anctions are lifted >> with the implementation of the geneva agreement and sub

the crt. den its ukraine find a full time on the unrest in ukraine plus the latest updates and more expert analysis actually got caught. the three year international conference in the mountains. we've made on this. and i'm still content to never end but then i can tell you this is absolutely magical pm. i season on to say hits the slopes and the sochi olympic downhill course. to noon. really though so we did. see bush's security. your party years ago. seems that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics. only on rte. the end. and. the us i eye. am . honored as a teen international ti is government and opposition were finally able to sit at the same table for talks in geneva on saturday. the main concern at the long awaited meeting was getting humanitarian aid to besieged areas on sunday the focus is on prisoner releases your biscuit off reports. this is one of the lead up to one another. the format simply impossible to imagine even in the beginning of the week just twenty four hours before the start of the conference the opposition could decide whether to g

is the inside story. ♪ with government coffers bare, ukraineot a bail out, not by looking west to the european union, but by looking north to vladimir putin's moscow. $15 billion helped president victor save off disaster short term, but it isn't a permanent solution. the demonstrators controlling the streets at the heart of the capitol have not given in, or given up. after weeks of pressure from ryon police, and water hoses dousing them in the sub freezing cold. big opposition parties got an audience, after threatens to throw their weight behind the protests, which have begun to spread to other regions. a country almost as big as texas brimming east and west europe, is locks in a tug of war over its future. >> now for the first time, protestors have been killed today the prime minister accused the opposition of trying to stage a coupe. amido the violence, and heated rhetoric, the two sides continue to talk. the opposition leader and former heavy weight championship boxer has called on the president to call snap elections and diffuse the crisis.

the cd when crean. and i don't think so. i think in ukraine is not as strongly defined in eighteen west and east as we westerners europeans would like to think. i the ukrainian society which is quite different from the russian society. he is and is on the pool more. i predict a need for more than for something different. it doesn't mean that you're a new union will then take him to the european union in it we all know. i hate the things i keep thinking that it happened at the zoo the european western europe in five years our trip to the european people. and i don't blame them for. they think he is on the right shot i understand the pressure off most. it feels so threatened by it seems he will face off when he created i was you protein that can exist even in a new look team the house. the new remain quite cautious i didn't resent that it can lead to ninety nine does not mean i like to come back to the scene adding that the sin bin. the question just nonsense when statements on seven in a couple of minutes at the headlines in the second of march

the e.u. and russia but of course overshadowed by those events in ukraine where russia has accused the e.u. of interfering with those events there in kiev and so as a result of that obviously ukraine became very much part of the the main element of the discussion just to say though that started off by saying that russia consultations about eastern partnerships will continue despite what's happening in ukraine talked about a lot of cooperation between the two particularly trade and also the joint threat they're facing from terrorism and also the e.u. took a very strong stance against those guilty of violence in the country saying that they all should be brought to account and also but also who we just heard at the end there were saying that the use of force was certainly not the answer in ukraine . which is obviously a criticism of the way the violent element of the protests of being ongoing there in the country now president putin he did have very much a positive and cooperative message for europe saying he's offering the idea of creating a free trade zone between the two and the ear asian e

free those arrested during the riots this week meanwhile protests are engulfing cities across the west of ukraine peter one of the reports now from the capital but been hearing from president. to the latest rounds of talks between the government and the opposition now he's announced what's been achieved so far he said the january sixteenth. demonstrations that they would be changes to those laws and now the opposition and governments have agreed that there would be an amnesty for all people who were being detained by police during the riots that we've seen here in kiev we're expecting to see a reshuffle of the the un accord which is government now in terms of the violence that's being going on here that the on a covert you said that he points the finger towards a groups all foreigners who be responsible for the majority of the worst violence we're looking at about a dozen cities in the west of the country where police and rioters have clashed it's government buildings official buildings that have been the targets for these these new riots in the west of the country the worst affected cities where

dot com as well for the latest on what is happening in ukraine. well from the news of today to the breakthroughs of tomorrow get ready for technology update in a couple minutes you're watching international stay with us. another whistleblowers facing a lot of heat including a wave of death threats but what did she discover some sort of dark secret cia plans or some other plaque for a new war of luxury no she exposed something far more dangerous and important to the zombies on their couches the university of north carolina athletes are mentally unfit for college and even high school mary willing come blew the whistle on the fact that between eight and ten percent of the school's football and basketball players read of the fourth grade level and many others are sub college level she also claims that these students were allowed into the university based on the screening process done by the university i.e. implying that the use of n.c. knew exactly who they were letting into the university remember college football makes a lot of money i always had a f

, a democratic ukraine. by thee far right there goes ukrainian nationalism, which has its main thrust is building of a truly independent ukraine. a ukraine which would be a national democratic state and not a colony of russia come as ukrainian nationalists think. the move toward europe is a move toward democracy and away from the authoritarianism of russia and [indiscernible] severaluld unite authoritarian states. ukrainians do not want this. they want to be away from authoritarianism and they struggle for democracy now in ukraine. basically, ukraine is a frontline of democratic europe. the ukrainians are not only fighting for their own freedom, but they are fighting to stop authoritarianism to spread westward. >> stephen cohen, what is your take on what is happening in ukraine right now? >> well, it is not what anton shekhovtsov said. where to begin. can we begin at the beginning? ukraine,appening in what has been unfolding since november in the streets is probably the single most important international story tod

don't get into much more studious the decay in moscow which tended dollars and ten pm the ukraine where rusty has spread to the west of the country would protest to see jean and breaking into administration buildings and in the capital kiev the whole position and the government and are expected to announce the results of that old aunties. the dollar that is that. every scene is sad and groups of demonstrates is in riots is there in the across ukraine and trying to and i do keep my meal and demonstrate outside old government buildings now in the city's old and new fold flat into the world and we have seen beat the dana and the local ministry shipbuilding steve o'keefe nights like demonstrates is known as snoopy online in a double and twitter accounts of thousands of people in the vault also seated on the local news here is whether the scenes but man it's not just those two cities day in the west of ukraine worlds a hearing at the oaks and government offices being besieged old babies the scenes of demonstrations that have certainly be under arrest in ukraine not limited to to the comfort

control all the situation invest in regions in ukraine. the week these days the any sort of splits in the area we could happen within the next two weeks must be described as quite possible because government wouldn't have enough forces so you will be split it probably in two parts. we've got two different times on thursday the opposition declared a truce with the government for seventy two hours but with rioters in kiev again burning tires and hurling burning projectiles that the police hardly anyone in ukraine feels that the crowds are listening to anyone right now alexey version of ski r.t. reporting from kiev in ukraine meanwhile president has agreed to several concessions reshuffling his cabinet and pledging to review recent laws that introduced harsher punishments for rioters however opposition leaders have called for citizens across ukraine to form militias and take control into their own hands party's policy or travel to the east of the capital to see if those calls are being heard there. here in eastern ukraine there's a lot of supp

the team desperately homesick the ukraine. he's at peace with the joy she has been signed and until now the findings pictures from tearful spooky kooky and into action. not in support of the anti government riots has not been the most of the sunday got a single ticket showing where there are such things happening in ukraine. the protests and keith horrible. we on track this way all ukrainians in the east consultant the country to support his attention because it is occurring in the mount on amends for one team is to know the beast in the street is named opposition parties' for use in hospitals students to de stabilize the country he is on you you people are like song beats to get information from the internet and this information is only one side of the usa in the west of pain for this information to put a lot of double sided quickly green is a correspondent for the local priest to use paypal. he once we were there. it was on the government finds it he says he'll supporters will ever know much or the message of the protesters r

the split over ukraine sees brussels scaling back and the e.u. russia summit to a meeting of just a few hours as some political analysts say europe should grow up. a limpid park is about to throw open its doors for the games and flow of allegations from the world's media continue to flood the host city. so you did this way you create to give big waves to the national media for what do you know is a senior member of the international olympic committee claims the media used his remarks on corruption and soft you out of context to cause a sensation. ukraine's president has now accepted the resignation of the country's prime minister and the entire cabinet they will remain in their posts until a new government is formed that says the country's lawmakers voted in an emergency session to repeal most of the and to protest laws that triggered two weeks of violence in kiev party's election in the ukrainian capital for us. undoubtedly this is the biggest political day in the history of modern ukraine with the parliament voting on very crucial steps and i w

chilcote with the latest from the ukraine. bit about the business model we come back. ♪ >> good morning. welcome back. you are watching "the pulse." i am guy johnson. these are the top headlines. syria's government and its opposition groups and discussed the release of prisoners and allowing aid into the siege city. egypt's interim president said his successor will be elected before the nation votes on the next parliament. of have seizedey seized the justice ministry. demonstrators say they believe little will come from the parliament session called by the ukrainian president, which happens later. back over to you. >> telecom takeover talk. intent tonced its make an offer for vodafone. we are joined by the principal coming -- thank you for in. let's talk about the biggest of these. at&t saying they are not going to bid for vodafone. how do you interpret this? comply withs is to u.k. takeover laws. does that mean they might bid after six months? >> let's go a couple of steps back. when vodafone sold the stake in verizon, immedia

we are working with our partners the government of ukraine. drift the concerns. that i literally just. the efforts. working with president. to try to achieve you know move in this direction in the next days we will stand with the people of ukraine. so there you heard john kerry saying the u.s. will stand with the people of ukraine similar in fact more strongly worded a reaction here in washington on capitol hill we saw a joint statement from a bipartisan group of senators led by john mccain also pinning the blame directly on the government of ukraine now in that statement they had expressed what they called regret that some protesters have resorted to violent measures but said that and i quote the responsibility for the growing political crisis lies squarely with the governments quote heavy handed tactics and undemocratic actions that was the joint statement from lawmakers here now the white house this week again threatened sanctions it does seem that washington is hoping not to actually resort to taking that step quite yet really waiting to see what steps the go

probably this is the key question for ukraine today because what we've seen obviously is split in the ranks of a position today we see of radicals and we see moderates today we see that damp on the part of radicals just to hijack peaceful protests so in such a situation of course it will be extremely difficult just to find consensus and to understand that what is at stake is not only political ambition all the so that leader but at stake is given a credit choice of ukraine it's a sobering day in territorial integrity but obviously this is the most moment of truth for everybody in ukraine where the protests this or that political leaders and also for president going to college obviously want to stand that people i know happy with the situation in ukraine and its economy first and foremost and obviously economic situation in the country triggered. some of the protests here as well and ukraine was traveling to pay its bills even before the unrest how long will it take. state to recover was the process so. obviously you're great in economies and be in a bad shape if not indulge drums but

the fold the athletes get down to business that is coming your way short. ukraine or at least the country's capital kiev has descended into chaos protests have turned extremely violent and the social order is on the verge of collapse to what degree do protesters in kiev represent the ukrainian people what are these protesters believe in and what do they really want is ukraine on the path to nowhere. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's when you hear. reports from the world talks about six of your piece interviews intriguing stories are you. troy arabic for a visit or a big old. it's r.t. international time now for a quick update on the bombing in cairo at least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected a car bomb blast outside the police headquarters right in the center of the egyptian capital and this is coming in from local officials and regional television as well of the explosion severely damage the front of a building there at the attack also cause extensive damage to the museum of islamic art just across the stre

the fury and kava spreading to ukraine's west as well as artist reports. these are the scenes playing out across western ukraine one by one thirteen region so far have been overcome by protest grange rioters have stormed regional administration buildings it turned violent in some cases as angry crowds clashed with the police and over not occurring to the west of the river which breaks the country into but on the other side there's hardly any disturbance at all if we're talking about people from cellphone east and boss they are not eager to participate in any sort of military action in the southern region of the crimea authorities have had enough of the national wide uprising they are ready to defend peace and order although they seem confident they want to have to. this wave would never reach us but if it does our party is ready to provide help to law enforcers or if we want to set up roadblocks and not let anyone get inside crimea our party alone is capable of mobilizing up to five thousand people. we're not talking about secede from ukraine yet we're talk

but on the other hand people total. how do they eventually ukraine is still going to drop the stuff that deal with the eu. when things were in washington for the subtleties playboy reporting that much but in our discourse. back to kiev where we can bring you some live pictures of a poet's looking at them and it can be sent to the city still walls of flame paint eva fires burning throughout the city and i would of course bring you more on that says that the benefits continue that throughout the night now beat us in the eu in justifying the sun response to use provided by the ukrainian authorities as we've heard from only that most of the day he's a scene in cash or nations lecturer reception from moscow state university explains why he believes the decision is hypocritical what we're hearing from the united states and from the european union is of course the most cynical five percent. after the last twenty years of them. it's refreshing to be occupied wall street the united states in the anti me a new liberal posterity. the tights that have been insti

mark international has all the latest from ukraine on air and online is on our website r.t. dot com prostates on this and all our different calibers stories. well the ukrainian crisis has cast a dark cloud over a russia e.u. summit forcing b. event to be scaled back from a two day program to a meeting of just a few hours the sides fired accusations at each other of twisting the arm of kiev in pursuit of political gain parties tests are cilia explains. the twice yearly russia e.u. summit is taking place today it has been consistently billed as a summit that furthers the strategic partnership of russia and the e.u. however there is one big issue that's hanging over this meeting and that is the issue of ukraine the relations have been strained ever since the ukrainian president viktor yet of course the decision to not go ahead with signing traded political deals with the e.u. would favor of closer ties with russia or the russian ambassador to the e.u. and says that this is not a summit on ukraine however did acknowledge that in light of the recent dramatic developments it is a s

you russia summit brussels downgrades a summit with russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is causing a long shadow over the talks. also in just ten days the games begin at soldiers and big but as the host city prepares to get down to business there are still occasions in the media to deal with. this way you create the debate graves the games the national media what do you know or. so one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks and corruption in sochi were taken out of context and used by the media to great headline. this is aussie international coming to you live from moscow i'm your national hello and welcome to the program. ukraine's prime minister has resigned in what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock the parliament is now reviewing several other concessions made by ukraine's president but the opposition is pledging to continue mass protests in the capital until the country's head of state steps down and. for us right now it's a what exactly is today's world in parliament goi

the u.s. also imposing sanctions against ukraine's politicians ukrainian affairs analyst. says that's exactly what the protesters have been aiming for. they're trying to force the issue this is this is your typical extortion tactic the whole point is to force the government to react the whole point is to force another police forces to confront the protesters and then scream bloody murder oh my god they're killing us they're oppressing us please help look what's happening help us foreign intervention and so on and so forth it is a very basic tactic from the rebellion playbook being implemented throughout the world in georgia and elsewhere in the ukraine in two thousand and four of all things so i think the protesters are trying to make a point that verda ones that decide what gets done and who initiates the violence as evidenced by mr klitschko statement that we will hold him to live until the negotiations are over but we have the power to actually go on strike and initiate attack and he's he's directly gainsaying his foreign supporters are saying the government is responsib

as i just signed, i imagine the crisis in the ukraine is very mentioned, the crisis in ukraine is veryuch likely to overshadow the summit. blames russia for exerting pressure on the ukraine not to sign an agreement with the european union in november, which put people into the streets to protest. theimir putin argues opposite, saying it was europeans who interfered in what sphere ofs as its influence. with tensions running high, the meeting has been scaled down over twodays to just hours, and a dinner with vladimir putin has been canceled as well. no joint statement is expected to be issued at the end of the summit, which is expected to be frosty. >> will the eu speak with one voice on this issue? >> well, the european union, of course, is in unanimity in and theng the violence crackdown on protesters. criticism is mounting that the eu strategy has failed to take interests into the picture, and we hear a growing body of voices , french and german politicians in particular, saying any future strategy should bring moscow into the picture and broaden the strategy to a trilateral talk with

those people in the streets of ukraine by seizing temperatures are writing the new go to for europe. ever since the first rocks and more difficult tales were hurled at the police in key of the officials in europe and the united states have started up rush wave of accusations aimed at the actions of the authorities against what they called peaceful protesters they have all been fun though but you know some of the here we expect from the ukrainian government the should democratic freedom in particular the opportunity for peaceful demonstrations they protect life and that the use of violence does not take place. but people beating police on the ground bombarding the lines with explosive project tiles and even taking them hostage can hardly be classified as peaceful even pictures of rioters carrying far arms are surfacing i'm quite skeptical of the riots we'll be. dealt with effectively in the near future but they will continue for some time. neo nazi the. president of the so-called right sector group we will do gans and the neo nazi and the right is from all sides east and west and also

the crowds are great to listen to. links to her chest and auntie deported from kenya in ukraine the alliance that caused such anger in ukraine introduce harsher punishments for protests to discuss the matter is when you join lines like kelis the issue bridge he's a security analyst and former british counterterrorism intelligence officer. kelso and form a london train ride officer i'm thinking i was just enjoying this but let's first take a look at how protests are dealt with in europe and north america. well if you are found guilty of steering a riot in britain you define yourself in jail for fifteen years and nine years if he hurled petrol bombs in kearney we get just two years of vandalism in france from defacing statues to tearing up strains is punishable by seventy years behind bars like in corinne ill get you locked up for just three years accounting or even encouraging the overthrow of the united states government can get you thrown in to sell for up to twenty years that's twice as much as in ukraine. well finally. don't hide your face and around lee in canada because getting ten years' detention would dampen your ent

central kiev no peace on the streets of the capital as the opposition lol an offer to head the government of ukraine amid intensifying riots across the country as west. syria's government and the opposition hold their first talks since the start of the civil war it's been hurled by diplomats is a major step forward. two things that will mean have to leave and we have to plan for peace of mind we can't give up as bullets fly overhead we visit a maternity unit in syria where mothers and doctors have chosen life in the face of the destruction that surrounds them. and deadly clashes across egypt and terror attacks in the capital more the third anniversary of the revolution that toppled longstanding dictator hosni mubarak. international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me around two hundred policemen beseeched in a convention center in kiev have been allowed to leave the building there are conflicting reports on whether it was opposition front man vitaly klitschko or interior ministry that brokered an end to the standoff the siege began shortly after leaders of the ukrainian opposit

the. protesters across western ukraine surrounded storm local government buildings as rotting spreads from the capital. in kiev a brief truce between rodgers and security forces and as the government shows it is willing to make concessions to the opposition amid calls from the to hold an early election. syria's opposition says it will insist on a sans resignation and could drop out of the geneva two talks at any moment as the international peace conference continues in switzerland. who blows water is edward snowden is reportedly planning to ask russia for personal protection after receiving death threats of top stories. this is not international law from our studio center here in moscow where midnight and ten pm in ukraine where rioting has spread to the west of the country with protests breaking into ministration buildings and in the capital kiev the opposition and the government and they're expected to announce the results of their talks. is that. but we've seen is groups of demonstrators and rioters across ukraine trying to. occupy or demonstrate outside of government buildings now in t

what well yes you mentioned the rest of ukraine there apart from what's happening in the capital it seems that armrest is definitely spreading throughout other parts of the country tell us more about lat. well we're looking at about a dozen cities in the west of the country where police and rioters clashed it's government buildings official buildings that have been the targets for these new riots in the west of the country the worst affected cities where we're looking at the cities of yvonne of their friend gulf where writers had tried to take government buildings on thursday night we now see after a vicious standoff that they have succeeded in breaking their way into government buildings and not city in the elsewhere in. chad north sea. well what we've seen there is around one thousand rioters facing off against around one hundred riot police in one of the main government buildings there it's been some quite thick scenes coming from from not standoff the police there of course outnumbered ten to one in that situation and in love all of which was one of the first cities outside o

downgrades a summit with russia because of differences over the crisis in ukraine which is casting a long shadow over the talks. in just ten days the games begin at saatchi's olympic park but as the host city prepares to get down to business there are still a allegations in the media to deal with. the woods where you create a grave. the commission for what to use and over. one senior member of the international olympic committee says his remarks on corruption and saatchi were taken out of context and used by the media to create headlines. we're watching our to international live from moscow headquarters i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. ukraine's prime minister has handed in his resignation and what he says is part of an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the country's political deadlock and the parliament has also now voted to revoke the majority of recently introduced and two rallying laws all of which the opposition demanded during a meeting with the president last night but activists are still calling for continued protests in the capital until the country's head of st