it's not just about the ukraine. the mistakes are far higher as pitiful as the situation in the ukraine is in right now. this is more thannjust about the ukraine. gerri: unfortunately, we're about out of time here. we've been following for the entire hour here we've been talking about the situation developing in the ukraine. we covered the president's statements on that, the president talking about just how concerned he is about what is going on. neil is coming up with his show next. please tune in to lou dobbs. he's going to be covering this intensively in his hour. stay with us. thank you for being here. neil: welcome. i'm neil. that is not what got my attention. it was what really a of said after that. not of the president but why we keep choosing the same kind of guy for president. think about it. senators, governs, politicians by prevention to the exclusion of others. why not venture outside that political dish. go outside the capitol to look at folks who are pretty good, you know, capitol. how about billionaire

he kept saying, i am the president of the ukraine, i am the president of the ukraine, so it was the only task for him not to answer the questions. the questions were very tough. was, what can you say about your luxury palace and what we discovered there, and so on. as to his legacy as the president, as to the question which is pending, either it was or was theÉtat normal process of the political changes in the parliament. the former speaker of the parliament who was the right hand of yanukovych made several statements. video andlook at his what he said. he denied whatever yanukovych kill this attempts to former speaker. he talked about the process in parliament as reformation of the parliamentary majority. took the decision as to the creation of the government legally. and is pendingw again is the question. are going to break away from this pre-recorded program and take you live to the democratic national committee winter meeting. this is debbie wasserman schultz making introductory remarks. we expect president obama momentarily. live coverage on c-span. >> the president of the united st

what nuland and the ambassador would call talking about was who is to be the prime minister of the ukraine miss nuland wants. to be the prime minister of the ukraine not mystically who is the other opposition leader who is currently more popular and she wants to. do this in two way that is contrary to the actual government of the ukraine which is led by mr rich so we have a situation where the united states through missing you newland is actually maneuvering to put its position it's person in charge of the ukraine against the government there and in ways that do not conform to the constitution or the laws of the ukraine or and which have nothing to do with the election with elections in the ukraine terrace in new york how do you how did you react to the to the leaked conversation because it's quite embarrassing and i would suppose if you take it at face value it shows the true intentions of the united states about regime change in kiev. i think this is i wasn't very. i didn't think this was such a great big deal every government whether it's european union britain america russia as well wi

there have been fights about the ukraine, about the assets of the ukraine, about the territory of the ukraine and her people, for generations. it is now time to settle down as a world together intent on allowing more transparent and open societies, and to focus attention on the ukraine and allow her people to reach their full potential. congresswoman marcy kaptur. thank you for joining us this morning. , iassador nicholas burns want to get to an e-mail we just got in. the person writes -- i do not agree at all with the guests. -- guest: i disagree with the sentiments in that e-mail. president yannick overage use force. we should have no sympathy for him. this is a complex situation. seismicians are a population. the sentiments in this e-mail are something we have to think about. the united states has to be careful about proposing peaceful change. it will take a long time for the ukraine to move forward any kind basis.sive it will be torn between eastern and western half of the country, based on linguistic and ethnic differences. we do not want to do anything to exacerbate those. of ri

that's the capital of the ukraine. i sense there's a totally different attitude of the russian as opposed to what we're hearing in kiev, there's a difference attitude in crimea given the hostility, if you will, ian, to what russia is up to? >> reporter: well, that's right, wolf. as far as the officials here are concerned, they are saying that the russians have gone in militarily to the crimea to try to annex it. this is what we're hearing from officials here and the acting president, alexander has said not only have they gone in, they are trying to take over civil administration buildings as well as communication buildings they are saying that it's an invasion. the ukrainian government is saying that military intervention by the russians is taking place right now. they are saying at least 11 military helicopters have come in as well as roughly ten airplanes flying into the area. this all coming from the governor had the here. they see this as a somewhat of an invasion, although they are saying that they are military is

state department official victoria nuland and the american ambassador to ukraine said on tape what many had claimed all along washington's plans to overthrow the elected government in kiev on this edition of crossfire we now see how this embarrassing week changes the political battlefield in ukraine the for. hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter all of a leave conversation of two american officials the f. bomb and the gender revealed a senior u.s. state department official victoria nuland and the american ambassador to ukraine said on tape what many have claimed all along washington's plans to overthrow the elected government in kiev on this edition of crossfire we ask how this embarrassing leak changes the political battlefield in ukraine. to cross-talk developments in ukraine i'm joined by my guests no voice in washington he is director of the rice institute for serbian studies in new york we have car school zero he is a research associate at the canadian institute for ukrainian studies at the university of alberta and in london we crossed to alexander me curi

ukrainian people all of them ok why can't you wait for the next election ukraine through all of that bomb out you know how democracy works you have an election cycle alexander it seems to me it seems to me of alexander going into london with what the u.s. government wants to do is it wants to put its figure in power in kiev before that election they want their candidate there that's why they're pushing this so hard right now and again i won't repeat what newman said about the european union because the european union more or less is trying to deal with this government which is legitimate and in power the u.s. wants to push hard and fast but that's exactly what they think made it perfectly clear that they want mr i'm yet to become prime minister mr you'd say in your case mr yanukovych which is pretty opponent and washington clearly sees him and miss nuland has confirmed that it's man now the point to make the ukraine not being a democracy anymore that there is a threat to the demarc to democracy in the you know in the ukraine and we've seen where it's coming from i

about the development of ukraine about the modernization know ukraine about eliminating the corruption from political life and about the future of ukraine as a unified state maybe federal maybe come federal medal i don't know and they did not know but. they were. hoping for unity and praying for unity but do you feel like at this point the west of ukraine will dictate what should happen in the east of the country is the east losing its voice or is it pretty much to equal balance well. the west of ukraine sounds more loud today and looks more active more aggressive. because as we know almost. the overwhelming majority of the fighters of the street fighters in kiev they come from western pretty central. east ukraine is more quiet and when i was driving along the streets of heart of. everything was it was business as usual i mean it was a quiet city. policeman did not carry firearms it was really quite. but it all changed i came back to moscow or sunday morning and heard the news that even in kharkov the unrest has started so it looks like the domino effect. going all around uk

he was asked about the violence in ukraine. here's the president. ideo clip] >> with regard to ukraine and our european partners, we will engage all sides and stress to president yanukovych and the ukrainian government that they have the primary responsibility to prevent the kind of terrible violence that we have seen. to withdrawal riot police, to work with the opposition, to restore security and human dignity and move the country forward. this includes progress towards a multiparty technical government that can work with the international community on a support package and adopt reforms necessary for free and fair elections next year. ukrainians are a proud and resilient people who have overcome extraordinary challenges in their history. that is a pride and strength i hope they draw on now. i have urged the military to show restraint and allow civilians to pursue the dialogue necessary for progress. we have seen reports of a truce between the government and the opposition, if the truce is implemented, it could provide space for the sides to resolve

or a citizen of the ukraine. viktor yanukovych is reportedly in the eastern city. in a televised statement, he rejected speculation he was planning to resign. instead, he called his opponent criminal, accusing them of and claimed a coup, that his car been shot at. he compared the situation with the not see seizure of germany in 1933. he did not say why he was in the city. there were reports he wants to leave the country. the opposition has artie taken control of parliament. lawmakers elected a new speaker. and they said that opposition leader yulia tymoshenko would become president if ninkovich -- a victory in a covert resigned. we demand that parliament dismiss viktor yanukovych immediately. that would be the basis for new elections which constitutionally would have to be held by may 25 at the latest. >> that is exactly what parliament did. including somes of his own party voted to remove yanukovych. following the vote, the parliamentarians sang the national anthem, an historic moment for the country. demonstratorsd gathered outside of parliament. they believe the

ways that do not conform to the constitution or the laws of the ukraine or and which have nothing to do with the election with elections in the ukraine terrace in new york city how did you react to the to the leaked conversation because it's quite embarrassing and i would suppose if you take it at face value it shows the true intentions of the united states about regime change and care of. i think this is i wasn't very. i didn't think this was such a great big deal every government whether it's european union britain america russia as well will be discussing between themselves who they would like to have in place the previous caller. previous expert talked about the government there isn't a government in place in ukraine that's the problem the country is moving towards default and there isn't a government in place it's not going to be washington or moscow or london brussels which decides which government is going to be in ukraine going to be the korean people different countries are going to have their own preferences as to who they would like all of this is just sort of fortunately p

there have been fights about the ukraine, about the assets of the ukraine, about the territory of thekraine and her people, for generations. it is now time to settle down as a world together intent on allowing more transparent and open societies, and to focus attention on the ukraine and allow her people to reach their full potential. congresswoman marcy kaptur. thank you for joining us this morning. , iassador nicholas burns want to get to an e-mail we just got in. the person writes -- i do not agree at all with the guests. -- guest: i disagree with the sentiments in that e-mail. president yannick overage use force. we should have no sympathy for him. this is a complex situation. seismicians are a population. the sentiments in this e-mail are something we have to think about. the united states has to be careful about proposing peaceful change. it will take a long time for the ukraine to move forward any kind basis.sive it will be torn between eastern and western half of the country, based on linguistic and ethnic differences. we do not want to do anything to exacerbate those. of righ

the i.m.f. conditions were very tough. ukraine was supposed to hike the prices for electricity and for gas for the population it was also supposed to private ties most of the utilities so that they could be they could become profitable and that they could be sold to foreign company as we'll see if there i.m.f. will stick to the same conditions but i think that ukraine's bankruptcy is in no one's interest and i think these countries a grain it may become bankrupt if completely irresponsible people come to power running nothing and let me go to alexander here because i think that is you know one of the things i find very troublesome about everything that's being played out here is that very few people in the west doubt that have any equate questions. legitimacy of what's going on in care of and i have a lot of concerns right there because you know you could say that there are maybe there was a liberal element in kiev that wanted to see a change fine but they're in bed with some pretty nasty people that have not have not been elected

is one undivided country, we are part of ukraine. the city is functioning in total calm. >> keeping ukraine united is a concern tonight, as we see in the east, president viktor yanukovych's party of regions, his political party made a statement saying they'll take power back because they don't recognise what happened in kiev, and one of the big asks it keeping the country together, not allowing it to split apart. >> the u.s. senator john kerry spoke with the russian prime minister. tell us about that conversation. >> he did. he spoke with sergei lavrov this morning, and he said that the united states supports what's in parliament today, appointing an acting president and praised parliament for moving so quickly to fill the vacuum and said to russia that it supports ukraine, a signal to russia to not try to divide the country, to not interfere in the east. many people fear that russia will interfere. a lot were worried that now the olympics is over, russia will turn its attention to ukraine and start trouble. that is a lot of what scene's

for the president of the ukraine. body can find him. good evening, richard. thank you. >> reporter: it's a pleasure to be here. things, as you mentioned, in your report are quite calm in the capital. this square, which was the center of the protest movement where bomb fires ringed in this neighborhood, there's a concert here. this place has become a memorial site. all day people have been coming, leaving flowers and paying their respects for about 100 people who died to topple viktor yanukovych, whose whereabouts at this hour remains unknown. >> all right. so -- i thought there was more. okay. nobody knows where this guy is. how important is it to find him? all right. i'm told -- i'm reading, richard, that their legislature functions, that somebody is going to be elected president. i guess right now the speaker of the house is running the show. how important is it that they find the ex-president? >> reporter: it's probably not very important geo politically. parliament, you are right, are running the government. people

a dream start for the new coach. ukraine where events are continuing to unfold in a dramatic pace with parliament voting to name alexander totino off as interim president. he was voted the speaker of parliament, and he was the close confident of yulia tymoshenko, who bores back on the scene after being released from jail. meanwhile, german chancellor and glove macro -- angela merkel agreed that the ukraine's maintained.st be we have the latest development in kyiv and elsewhere. >> thousands packed the day after they oust viktor yanukovych. it has become a place of triumph and morning. with yanukovych gone, activists have been reflecting on what the future holds. >> we have fought for this for over two months. many are dead. they were not supposed to leave us. they were young. they never experienced life. all of the politicians associated with the regime should leave the ukraine. onand a special session sunday, ukraine's parliament voted overwhelmingly to temporarily handy president's power to these speaker. he is a strong al

he's dispiezed in the ukraine. i think his fatal mistake was ordering the use of fire against the protestor. >> michael, we appreciate your time tonight. >> in south america a similar crisis is taking place. up next, al jazeera america's coverage continues, we go to venezuela where protests are continuing. ♪ what is this place? where are we? this is where we bring together the fastest internet and the best in entertainment. we call it the x1 entertainment operating system. it looks like the future! we must have encountered a temporal vortex. further analytics are necessary. beam us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >> welcome back. turmoil from kiev to venezuela, where the opponents are taking to the streets. it is not always peaceful. today they have clashes. since the unrest began, 8 people lost their lives. the venezuela president accused opposition of trying to stage a coo with support from the un

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the latest from the ukraine. hing details president.er thetill considers himself rightful president and he is speaking -- seeking russian protection. russia put fighter jets on combat alert near the western border. we will get you more on that. the latest from inside the parliament. rbs has posted its biggest loss since 2008. more on the numbers. disappointing. ceo on a bank saying we are the least trusted company in the least trusted sector. brutal. this -- weent bought are way off. this bank has 35 billion pounds of losses in the last year. this bank has just delivered the biggest loss since 2008. these are big numbers. was coming. a loss the delivered in quite a dramatic way. we do not have a number on job losses. we do not know what is going to happen with citizens bank. are an investor, where's the incentive to buy right now? >> it is not done yet. >> we do not know what the restructuring is going to be. that will be a big one. this man is a retail man at the end of the day. it in, make itn more of a corporat

the russian position was they had no objection if ukraine joined the e.u. they did have an objection of russia join nato so the russian position has changed and hardened in the past year or so and that's unfortunate while i'm back there hard to have to say that no one as of yet has offered ukraine the e.u. membership and i don't think it's going to happen that's interesting i agree future but i think we have to leave it here i really appreciate your being on the program thanks to our viewers please keep the conversation. going on i twitter you tube and facebook pages and hope to see you again same place same time here on the world cup my. winter is when the sahara comes to life. away says palm trees are being harvested. people are waiting for the biggest event of the year. the desert festival. this is through a video out that is. leading camel races have spent the last year preparing for the grueling marathon. the day before the race there's a heavy sandstorm overcoming the power of nature is a never ending challenge. a desert winter the naz

the prime minister of ukraine, in this difficult moment, the united states supports his government's s. and stands for this sovereignty, territorial integrity and democratic future of ukraine. >> that was the president making his statement on ukraine that took place 20 minutes ago or so. you heard us talk to the general, he thought that was act one of a three-act play at this point. >> general clark has dealt with situations not exactly like this, but certainly similar over the years, he knows what the playbook options are for all of the different players here, but i think the most interesting thing that the president said here in his remarks was that will be costs to a russian intervention militarily in ukraine, what he didn't say is what those costs would be. you could look at that the white house here being a little bit deliberately vague. the white house doing here to say there will be cost but not pinning those down, giving the administration the maximum amount of maneuverability. going into a difficult weekend and a difficult period of time in the ukraine, as the united states d

the big question, how likely is a ukraine default? issue wast think the they were really going to default and the absence of a civil war. our assessment was when the the shooting started, it was at least a good time to start stepping in this kelling. -- scaling. we did not predict they would escalate. >> that is somebody else who would know. the debt restructuring committee for greece and played a key role in argentina. hans tribble his state and ukrainian bonds last week -- triple his stake in a ukrainian bonds last week. >> agrees in argentina, unsustainable debt load. the ukraine was purely political. the gdp ratio was 40. this is really a matter of liquidity not solvency. argentina and greece, it was solvency. when you talk but a bailout, it'll be financing. in the case of argentina and greece, a needed a restructure. >> not enough money coming in. russia is criticizing the big shift in the ukraine and said the recent peace accord is under threat. they said they are used by the opposition. fulton is backing president viktor yanukov

he was asked about the violence in ukraine. here's the president. [video clip] regard to ukraine and our european partners, we will engage all sides and stress to president yanukovych and the ukrainian government that they have the primary responsibility to prevent the kind of terrible violence that we have seen. to withdrawal riot police, to work with the opposition, to restore security and human dignity and move the country forward. this includes progress towards a multiparty technical government that can work with the international community on a support package and adopt reforms necessary for free and fair elections act your. ukrainians are a proud and resilient people who have overcome extraordinary challenges in their history. that is a pride and strength i hope they draw on now. i have urged the military to show restraint and allow civilians to pursue the dialogue necessary for progress. we have seen reports of a truce between the government and the if the truce is implemented, it could provide space for the sides to resolve their disagreement

the ukraine president is speaking out. ousands of documents shedding light on the pressing si of clinton. and california is dealing with flooding and mud slides.

what is the status of the ukraine government? >> thank you for the question .nd thank you for having me on they're having an open channel with a transitional government in kiev about to address the issues and the ukraine and the longer term for what is to be done. clement foreign minister talked -- call. tall these are buttressed by the work that the diplomats are doing in cap to make sure that the temperature is kept as low as possible on this. there's a great risk of provocation going on right now, a lot of uncertainty. i've the feeling that the folks gathered in the situation room at the white house and the state department want to do everything they can to slow the frame rate on this, to make sure that nothing brash is done. >> isn't worth noting that crimea is an autonomous region of ukraine? much the same way that chechnya is an autonomous region as previously granted by the russian government? is that accurate? >> there are a series of agreements that are governing the status of crimea with relation to df. -- kiev. these ar

he fled to the ukraine's capital of five days ago. leaving all the governmental buildings macd the power itself in the capital to what was then that the political opposition i see what's which was quite recently. putting him on that wanted lists the branding him a criminal responsible for mass than that of ukrainians it has been speculation for some time that an approach may still be in ukraine maliki may be in russia it's not confirmed by any official solace as of yet but we do know that present chemical be sent a statement two of the russian news agency that the switch has said that he is still considering himself a legitimate president of ukraine. elected in a constitutional manner everything according to ms the ana college which is happening now in the ukrainian parliament is a legitimate to sector will continue fighting for the restoring the constitutional order in the country but at the same time you say to that. he and his combat suits are receiving death threats from those running the show right now in kyiv. that's why i get a

what is next for the ukraine? can the yanukovych government succeed handing off power to another elected government, and what are the different players in this game going to do? what are their bottom lines in the next ukraine? ukraine 2.0. that's the "inside story." stay with us. >> welcome back to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. on this edition of this program the road to settlement of political violence. ended early this morning when europe and russia brokered a deal. if it all holds we could see a new unity government in the next two weeks and new elections by the end of the year. professor, part of the agreement hammered out overnight was to go back to the 2004 constitution. why is that significant? >> that is significant because the return to the 2004 constitution, which of course was the result as well as the compromise, the return to th the 2004 constitution mines a decrease in presidential power, and it means a turning back of the wave of misuse of power, or the hope that it would be the end of misuse of po

i'm the elected president of ukraine, and i remain the legitimate president of ukraine. >> philty nery joins us live, and the country is moving on without yanukovych. what is he saying? he wants to return to ukraine? >> reporter: he's very critical of those who are the sitting government in kiev. he even called them fascists. but it's not just those in kiev that he's critical of. he squared off against western powers and blamed them for this crisis. >> i fully take responsibility upon those who brought our country to this crisis. and i will say to this disaster, they are to blame for that. those who now are in power and those who in maidan. visible and invisible behind the scenes. also the west, the united states of america, who are patrons of maidan. >> reporter: now that falls in line from what we're hearing from the kremlin and moscow. those sources are saying what is happening in ukraine is nothing short of a coup d'etat. >> we're approaching a clear stand off here. maybe we can step back. let me ask you this, why is ukraine important to russia? and is ukraine important enough to w

the black sea. it is part of ukraine. ght, 120 militants took over the parliament building and raised a russian flag. croft is with us. >> spy. >> geopolitical strategist. why has crimea become the latest flashpoint? >> this is something that everyone was very concerned about. a russian speaking population. the concern was that with yanukovych john, were you going to have the russian speaking population feel under siege and call for russia to come in on their behalf? some are saying they want to rejoin russia. big flashpoint for the european union and the united states. thee were talking about sphere of influence that russia is trying to protect. this has been a long-term story. >> this goes back to george kennan and international relations. are we trying to redo the soviet bloc ? does mr. putin just want a russian bloc? >> they believe that there is a western effort to break apart the sphere of influence. >> why isn't oil moved? >> there was no oil at risk. they are concerned about a potential gas cut off. so much of the

we see the crimean as a part of ukraine. the majority of people into your support for russia in the us's saw the crimean belong to the russian soviet republic until nineteen fifty four when the then soviet leadership decided to transfer to the administration also beat ukraine and when the ussr collapsed in nineteen eighty one the granny was left in support of independent ukraine. was the last few centuries mainly ethnic russians have been living on these lists alongside minorities including the muslim twenty and top sellers. the granny always used to be rationed was passed over to ukraine and often it's time for justice to prevail the current run of the local administration building here in st. got. who voted for it for approval rating had to go for progress in with the words like there were ukrainian flags here and that sentence the winning points. when you submit is mixed with most of the crimean taught to something starting with the ukrainian nationalists but they were never able to agree on much of a topless woman room cr

of the utmost importance that we prevent a breakup of the ukraine and that special forces in the country are strengthened. so lot of concern about whether ukraine remains in one piece or not the russian foreign ministry meanwhile issuing a statement in response to all this saying that the nato defense ministers were sending a quote wrong signal in their statements urging all sides to refrain from making what moscow referred to as provocative statements the foreign ministry also stressing that russia is not moving troops anywhere in ukraine seeking to calm the alarm that's really been raised here and this alarm not just coming from the nato ministers but reflected in the western press as well the news has certainly made front page headlines with a lot of speculation that moscow's decision to hold military drills is linked somehow to the unrest that's a notion which the russian defense minister sergei sure disputed saying that the emergency military drills were routine and largely unrelated to the developments in the ukraine he did go want to say that russia is of course closely monitoring

president in his statement , will the ukraine fall apart? >> when we look at crimea, it's a concerning example not necessarily indicative of the whole country. however, the russian military exercise is 105,000 troops. this is a big concern in terms of the numbers. when you look at the east. when president yanukovych speaks from inside russia he's reaching to a certain extent to crimea and also into eastern ukraine, also russian-speaking and also very much focused onlooking east rather than the people here who are looking west. it's those people in kiev is worried about. more than secession, it's more keeping the country together. keeping cities across the east to face and confront all the challenges that it has. >> thank you, nick schifrin an m ukraine. this is inside story. >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. the situation in ukraine remains tense tonight, and the focus is on what's happening in crimea. we just heard from president prt obama. here in washington, william palmarez for advance russian studies of the woodrow wilson

first to our lead story, the standoff happening in the ukraine. we have been looking at live pictures of police and protesters continuing to face off in what some say maybe the opening hours of the civil war. 25 are dead, nine police officers. paris aboutrence in the violence and how the ukraine president is handling the situation, take a listen. >> the choice is between he serves,the people all the people, and the choice for compromise and dialogue versus lot -- versus dialogue and mayhem. we believe the choice is clear. we are talking about the possibility of sanctions or other steps with our friends and -- in europe and elsewhere in order to try to create the environment for compromise. president obama is expected to make some comments later today, talking about the use of technology, some protesters -- others are more violent armed with clubs. the government sending text messages warning you they have been registered as part of a massive disturbance based on their location. others are using social media to communicate and organize, twitter, fac

>> confusion in the crimea. ukraine's acting president accuses russia of being directly involved in the region's conflict. ready to act. new cpi data is released today. we will get some pin codes and the info on what mario draghi should do next week. pimco is coming back into the black. the revamp of iberia continues. welcome, you are watching "the pulse." i am guy johnson. francine is off today. she will be back next week. inditexp this hour, fashions a tax loophole. we begin with our main subject of the morning. the situation in the ukraine is developing quickly. isted president yanukovych holding a press conference today from russia. the u.s. government tries to pull together international funding to avoid a default. let's go to kiev and our reporter there, ryan chilcote. walk us through what has been happening in the south of the country in the crimea this morning. >> it is certainly seizing headlines. i am at the ukrainian central bank with the prime minister and the head of central bank are giving a joint briefing a

your best way to the heart of moscow. ukraine southern republican sets a date for a referendum on further autonomy from kiev as thousands rally against the ultra nationalist which has risen from the rubble of the capital's independence square. a new clue as to the whereabouts of the ousted president yet a kind of it shows he announces a news conference to be held in southern russia after dismissing ukraine's interim leaders as illegitimate asking for protection. also amnesty international accusing israel of using excessive force against palestinian protesters in the occupied territories saying some killings could be tantamount to war crimes. secret documents reveal a british intelligence agency g c h q is intercepting and storing webcam images from millions of unsuspected online users. from a studio this is r.t. international with the twenty four hours a day the rise of ultra nationalism in ukraine is causing tensions in the south of the country the center of unrest is now in the capital of the we're told this region of crimea a

it is not so much the division of ukraine as the leanings of ukraine west and east. seeing such a knock on effect in the markets. we have seen a rally in other emerging markets -- the brazilian reality i'm a south african rand, -- the brazilian riyal, south african rand, proxies for emerging market midseason run the world. the world is accepting the status quo -- >> seeing this as perhaps an isolated incident, not necessarily going to affect the rest of the eu and other emerging markets countries. >> this is a lot about economics in addition to politics. trade in 2012, about $3 billion. trade between ukraine and the eu, about $38 billion. russia is much larger than that. it is a big issue for the russians and that is why there is a much at stake in terms of the dollars and cents and why, again, there are so many different factors to weigh, and economics being a big part of this. >> we will continue to watch this and update the viewers. the ukrainian president has signed an agreement with the opposition. we are talking with a bloomberg news reported on the ground in ki

european union will help ukraine economically but the european union rejected that it told ukraine you must choose between east and west and we used to call that cold war ok mark how do you reflect upon the events going on in ukraine week go ahead jump in. you see i think we've got to see that russia has been thinking about these things economically as well as culturally and the europeans the americans think about them geopolitically yes russia has offered economic aid which would cut the price of gas and energy too would require names the european union today versus at the been a bucket wheel giving tens of millions some civilians to buy the political class russians to put the fifteen billion to subsidize the society the problem is the political class so significant part of it decides the fate of a country and so we know we've done this in. countries too we've found it's easier and cheaper to buy a class of political leaders media people rather than to subsidize the population hence we've seen since the collapse of communism goodling economic conditions mass migration to the west

the russian position was they had no objection if ukraine joined the e.u. they did have an objection of russia join nato so the russian position has changed in horn in the past year or so and that's unfortunate well ambassador harsh to have to say that no one as of yet has all for ukraine the e.u. membership and i don't think it's going to happen that's kristie i agree future but i think we have to leave it here i really appreciate your being on the program thank you to our viewers please keep the conversation going on our twitter you tube and facebook pages and hope to see you again. same place same time here on worlds apart. there's a media leave us so we leave the media. by the same motions to cure. your party there's a goal. for shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all on politics only on our t.v. . q right down to sixty. first refusal and i would think the church. can a reformist president can instrument can quickly and the kooks can ha ha. ha. can. keep. a transit route to vnukovo airport your

the russian position was they had no objection if ukraine joined the e.u. they did have an objection of russia join nato so the russian position has changed in horn in the past year or so and that's unfortunate well ambassador harsh to have to say that no one as of yet has all for ukraine the e.u. membership and i don't think it's going to happen that's kristie i agree future but i think we have to leave it here i really appreciate your being on the program thank you to our viewers please keep the conversation going on our twitter you tube and facebook pages and hope to see you again. same place same time here on worlds apart. this is something you adjust your mental tuning fellow children of the industrial revolution we come face but nobody seems to be running out of steam as well as the oil coal gas water it's all true. lisa but this energy crisis suggests yes we have a recession obama is wise and more such does not supply just a futuristic stick you know next old pipeline stripper sites to. dramas that can't be ignored to. stories others

do you think of the writers. in ukraine even want to trees given that they broke in the morning today after it was declared. no truce is not what they're looking for they are looking for the national revolution as the leader of the extreme. right wing right sector says they have been dreaming about this moment for a long time they have been giving forces and actually part of the responsibility lies also on president should he couldn't not know about these danger grown in ukraine and still until now he hasn't been using that can stick you tional means to preserve the constitutional order and. the president of the country has the duty to defend the citizens to preserve the constitutional order until now president you know polish has been evading given all this to what we can foresee has not given them or all the necessary means to protect themselves and to prepare victories for seated in cities and so few of the responsibilities on the. right a whole chain out. there on a question in live from moscow. thank you very much inde

topics included the political unrest in ukraine. uganda's new loft for and -- to imprison people for being gay. >> he expressed his deep disappointment for uganda's anti-homosexuality bill. it complicates the relationship with uganda. the discriminatory law poses a threat to the safety and security of uganda's lgbt community. thetwo also discussed negative impact on public health efforts, including those to address hiv aids as well as tourism and foreign investment in uganda. call --at click that would be an interesting historic start to a briefing. but did he raise the possibility when he says it complicates the relationship, did he raise the possibility of any specific sanctions that might be imposed? >> it was not a call about specifics. we remain in the same place we have been, which is that the signing of this bill complicates our relationship and we continue to look carefully at what steps we will take. >> essentially, he basically repeated what your position has been since he signed the law. there was not anything new as far a