an hour as my colleague bill dog but for now though with ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of power a spotlight host alkan off his guests discuss the wider implications of a trial that's now on arts. they're. going to walk and. show you part. of the trial. the former ukrainian prime minister has. been sentenced to seven years in prison the court found her guilty over. gas contracts. the verdict surprised and disappointed the world community and even russia in favor of the contract. the trial. so is it a fair trial or. go to prison and what's going to happen to. 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 you immediately condemned the verdict as politically motivated and europe even warned it could hold several trade agreements with kiev nevertheless right after the verdict charges were filed aga

court especially after the judge's controversial verdict is when the court has ruled that yulia timoshenko is guilty under article three six five pounds three of the criminal code of ukraine and sentences her to seven years imprisonment and denies of the right to work in civil service for three years just last year it to the shankar was one of the most influential female politicians in the world but having lost her power and now her liberty to go was furious. that the retiring regime it's not equal stop me the trial showed that the constitution and justice had been trampled under throughout i urge you to begin the struggle it's a very difficult and important man and we have to protect ukraine against the authoritarian regime don't give up. the prosecution claimed she abused power while signing gas deals with russia in two thousand and nine the accusation has raised eyebrows in moscow which insists the contracts were completely legitimate but we cannot accept that illegitimate acting contract which remains in force which was never legally challenged. could be. the reason. for the good decis

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 unity muttering free and to review with their results by the end of the year and the confidential conversations with those leaders. informally initiated the trial about half a year ago i think he did not expect an arp. such consequences but now he cannot review's a vector of

and two hundred million dollars to repay the sentence for ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko for abusing her with or he while signing gas deals with russia. is following the events joining us now live from outside the court where the supporters have been a hold in scuffles with the police i was saying a moment ago and actually other the crowd have dissipated a little bit but certainly as there's been some high emotions running that seven years in prison now you'll feel. well definitely her sentence in full means that she will not only spend the next seven years behind bars unless of course she appeals against the decision but you also have to compensate for the two hundred million u.s. dollars in damages which the court believes she inflicted to the ukrainian budget also understand that her property will have to be confiscated and after she spent seven years in prison for the next three years she will not be able to have any government the post or have any government to work in the government or anywhere in the state parties this is of course something a little bit unexpected

straight to our breaking news at this hour ukraine's ex prime minister yulia timoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in prison she was found guilty of abusing her oath already while signing gas deals with russia alexy going to shift gears following events now joins us live right outside the court where two machines because of porters have been involved with scuffles with the police there. seven years in prison a surprise to you when you know we. were trying to interrupt you but i know you've got a lot of noise where you are with the crowd so once again seven years behind bars some are surprised others are not pleased your thoughts. about the policies that we are having a technical difficulties with that with the connection we will catch up with you very soon here on out so you can apologies for that certainly a noisy area where he is right now. arrest caused global concern about including members of the e.u. ukraine's president victoriano is expected to hold talks in brussels next week of an association agreement which is the first step to joining the e.u. . from the paris based insti

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is given seven years behind bars for abusing her or thorazine while signing gas deals with russia her supporters are in a standoff with police just outside the kiev call. the fusion of a new global voices asia because france russia and china build a union to translate political dominance over the western world. in the boston the wall street protests turned violent as police reportedly beat up war veterans during a peaceful demonstration this comes as people all across the u.s. joined a movement against bankers big business and we got. worldwide news live from the heart of moscow this is nazi with me. straight to our breaking news at this hour ukraine's ex prime minister yulia timoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in prison she was found guilty of abusing her oath or he was signing gas deals with russia alexy going to shift gears following events now joins us live right outside the court which machine because supporters have been involved with scuffles over the police there. seven years in prison or a surprise to the week before

of prime minister yulia timoshenko is and i know her well enough as in recently we were in france and italy earlier this decade and i think is not she is not ideologically nor geopolitically motivated person for her is a question number one is power and any force or sums of world helpful for her to obtain the power and to keep the power could be france was in some period of time what about the old russian saying that a friend of my enemy can never be my friend she is a friend of sacrifice really. extent richter usually used to be more of a close friend of her to insult to treason she was of her because i wouldn't call her friend but she is of her that he should not forget you are to much anger and have faction of your queen in parliament supported trashed position on south ossetia in. august of two thousand and eight and did not support which was of paramount importance far as i'm a person well you know to much younger faces now a new criminal charge the accusations are fresh well the case is over crimes allegedly committed back in nineteen ninety six when she had a private power comp

and in other top stories this week ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is jailed for seven years after the court finds her guilty of abuse of power there's no end in sight as new charges are brought against her despite the e.u. and the us condemning the ruling. the. president assad of syria tries to appease protesters by promising multi-party elections and of the drafting of a new constitution while the u.s. puts the death toll after months of more than three thousand. in broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is our. top stories. hundreds have been arrested across the u.s. says police moved to contain what's thought to be the biggest wave of occupy wall street demonstrations so far the ongoing city campout demonstration targeting wall street banks has already lasted for almost five weeks. in new york to follow it for us her report contains some footage of strong struggling so be warned if you're sensitive. well we know that about a hundred and seventy five protesters were arrested early in the morning in chicago there were several hundred they were camped out in w

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concerning yulia timoshenko sentance. well there's been a whole stol reaction from the people in europe here the european union's from policy chief catherine ashton says that she's been following the verdict and that the european union may in fact reassess its whole relations with key of as a result of this verdict we've had the e.u. saying is deeply disappointed with the judge's decision and the e.u. commission i did there are serious consequences for by that relations and earlier today the european commission's that it hoped for review of this of this verdict on appeal and we've wanted to see changes in ukrainian law so this sort of case can't happen again the head of the european parliament regrets the verdict of tomasz ago and he's calling for a review of the case on appeal now ukraine wants to enter the european union has been discussing a free trade agreement and the ukraine president viktor to machine code is actually due here in brussels next week to discuss the first steps to joining the european union but the so

now to some other stories we're covering pay not over for former ukrainian prime minister yulia timoshenko new charges have been raised against her only two days after being sentenced to seven years behind bars for abusing her power on russian gas fields her conviction drew international condemnation from russia the e.u. and the united states like sara show ski has more from kiev. judgment day for ukraine's democracy that was how some dubbed events in a key of court this week where former prime minister yulia timoshenko was awaiting the verdict over her alleged shady dealings in a gas deal with russia her supporters took to the streets in her defense before being dispersed by the police. three months of nonstop protests surrounding the case culminated in the biggest reminder yet of the orange revolution the two thousand and four uprising which made to go a household name. now as then there were tens of thousands in the streets naked anger and even naked activists this group staging another topless demonstration against all sides in the dispute but the main drama was inside the court especi

after yulia timoshenko guilty verdict was announced. you know our correspondent documented what happened right in the thick of it because pictures are online at facebook dot com slash news we've got footage of the angry response on our youtube channel as well. and it seems a gas deal of drama is all over the news at the moment later in our program we find out what regulators were looking for when they raided the european offices of russian energy giant gazprom. iran has dismissed american claims it had plotted to kill the saudi arabian ambassador to the u.s. washington insists two men connected with the rounds of security forces turned to members of a mexican drug cartel who were in fact informants to the f.b.i. the u.s. has warned that it's committed to holding tehran to account an american delegation is heading to russia china and turkey to provide evidence to back up their case but iran says the claims are an attempt to isolate it from the international community and those within the country say that any u.s. action will not go unans

of prime minister yulia timoshenko didn't i know her well enough. we were in france the early early of the dic eat and i think it is not she is not ideologically nor a jew politically motivated person for her is a question number one is power and force and the world helpful for her to obtain the power and to keep the power could be france was in some period of track what about the old russian saying that a friend of my enemy can never be my friend she is a friend of circus really. used to be more of a close friend of her to consult recent years of how does the who do you call her what she is of her that he should not forget you are to much anger and perfection as your queen in parliament supported precious position on the seat in has it in august of two thousand and eight and did not support a resolution which was of paramount importance for was an apartment well you know to return to face is now a new criminal charge the accusations are fresh though the case is over crimes allegedly committed back in nineteen early states when she had a private pow

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko has been sentenced to seven years in prison and all of a property must be called to state that the tension may be dying down but still the situation is very unpredictable life from the multipoint of ukrainian politics in just a few minutes. the future no more he says asia's biggest giants russia and china will be doing here to try to the political dominance of the western world. and in boston and the wall street protests turned violent as police reportedly beat up war veterans during a peaceful demonstration this comes as people all across the u.s. join a movement against the bankers big business and got. a very warm welcome to you this is a live from with me. seven years of behind bars and two hundred million dollars to repay the sentence for ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko for abusing her with or he was signing gas deals with russia. is following the events joining us now live from outside the court where the supporters have been involved in scuffles with the police i was saying a moment ago actually other the crowd

to strengthen the popularity of yulia timoshenko in the country which is actually as no own and although you'll recall to mention thousands on the streets on tumult this point that when you've been hundreds of people on the street and you come to trust the orange revolution where we have tens of thousands of people on the street you can see how just the charge to the ukrainian electorate is sweet temper sankoh in the rest of the political but the second motivation and. i think it is correct is there is an anti russian subtext because they all try to find the next justification for false second alteration of the gas agreements no just say they thought the agreements that yulia timoshenko entered into in two thousand and nine there were two and one contract and then secondly a supplementary agreement saying they were illegal. is utterly bizarre because president chen of clothes which confirmed the didn't see these things when he concluded the arqiva courts with president mitzi eight years in april two thousand and ten he affirmed the validity of course that your earlier to machine equal co

straight talk breaking news this hour ukraine's ex prime minister is jailed for seven years yulia timoshenko was found guilty of abuse of power while signing gas deals with russia two years ago. following events for us now live just outside the courthouse there in kiev a good to see you alexi so we've certainly seen the footage of scuffles going on there at this point what how is the crowd but the crowd reacting to the latest. well the simmering tension of several hours ago has now downgraded to just bragging from the stage which we have been indeed witnessing for the past several months with the two sides of the protests breaking each other saying things towards each other but just several hours ago the tension was very high in the streets here in the streets of kiev in front of the court when protesters those who are supporting you to try to organize a march through the street and they were quickly dispersed by the police there have been no cute violence only some pushing and shoving but the tension was certainly high and could have exploded at any minute now we see that the tension has ca

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is found guilty by the accord of abusing her of the worry about signing gas deals with russia. slovakia holds the fate of the eurozone bailout and it's appalling with a government vote threatening to veto the new beefed up funds for debt laden european economies. next r.t. talks to martin anderson former chief accountant for the european commission she says that brussels only cares about propping up the idea of the e.u. however a much the part of grows her interviews next. i'm talking to mark to address and he's now a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party but she was formally the european commission's chief accountants while she was in that job she raised concerns about flaws in the commission's accounting system which she said left it vulnerable to fraud not transgress and thanks for talking to us today now where you are you're a skeptic when you join the commission as chief accountant no i was not the euro skeptic in fact i thought the euro project was a project of cooperation i thought they were sharing s

and other top news stories this week ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is that jailed for seven years after the kiev court finds her guilty of abuse of power but there's no end in sight as new charges are brought against her despite the un's u.s. condemning. president assad of syria tries to appease protesters by promising multi-party elections and the drafting of a new constitution while the one puts in the death toll after months of long grass and more than three thousand earlier the united nations chief warned of a looming civil war with the assad firmly supported in damascus and the dissent growing outside tap of. the prime minister vladimir putin visit to beijing this week saw some massive deals being signed off it is the latest stage of russian china relations which as we learned in today's interview are rooted in strong social and cultural ties. thank you very much for being with us today thank you very much for having me so in your opinion why has china and still remains to greatest mystery for thinkers and scholars because there's too little interest to try to

ok to run from also on the breaking news ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is given seven years behind bars for abusing her authority while signing gas deals with russia supporters are currently in a standoff with police just outside the kiev court. in boston wall street protests turned violent as police reportedly beat war veterans during a peaceful demonstration but it comes as people across the u.s. joining. the fusion of a new global voice to russia china build a union the political domination of the west and. hold the fate of the eurozone or failed in its government both threatening to veto the new beefed up. european economies like those are the headlines i hear a lot safer now we talked to. former chief accountant for the european commission she says that brussels only cares about propping up the idea of the e.u. however much the budget grows interview. i'm talking to mark to address and he's now a member of the european parliament for the u.k. independence party but she was formally the european commission's chief accountants while she was in that job she raised co

timoshenko the for the former prime minister of ukraine well during the recent meeting between a unicorn each and them live the russian president said that possibly a new gas contract would be signed with the ukraine he well he didn't rule out the possibility though before over the last couple of years russian the russians said no no new contract we have this conflict and we have to stick to it has something changed in this respect the answer is no nothing has changed in the position of the russian president until now and for now is absolutely clear the country we have been signed are to be fulfilled in your. country in case the two parts of the two commercial partners really agree on anything could be tional ok we have no problems with that but for then we need to have further agreements and as far as i know because russia and ukraine are not just two neighbors the or two partners in terms of energy security interest in terms of gas deliveries i do believe that both russia and ukraine are equally interested in having working mutual mutually. efficient qantas and their area so this is wh

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko is found guilty of abusing her authority while signing piazza deals with russia. you know the new global voices raises two biggest giants russia and china ability you need to challenge the political domination of the western world. hold the fate of the eurozone bailout and it's paul where the government votes right thing to be told that you beat up on for a data laden european economies. some headlines here on our team or on the stories of the top of the hour in the meantime andrea will briefly the world war two and a crucial day for the russian full team and after missing out on last summer's world cup they could qualify for next summer's european championships this evening we have the build up just after that. hello there you're watching the sport here on our these other headlines keep cool and more. caution against andorra with a place at the european championships at stake. while there's a blow for rivals ireland will be without captain roby came for their crunch game with armenia. and scrap the first fortnight to be n.b.a. season is

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. from the russia and eurasia program in chatham house told me they learned that ukraine may try to use the case to review its gas agreements with russia. there is an anti russian subtext because they are trying to find the maximum a justification for false second alteration of the gas agreements no to say what the agreements that yulia timoshenko entered into in two thousand and nine or two in one contract and then secondly a supplementary agreement said they were illegal is utterly bizarre the host president chen of clothes which can phone the didn't see these things when he concluded the kharkiv accords with president mitt the ages in april two thousand and ten he affirmed the validity of the a colt's it europe him a shameful concluded with prime minister push him so that this is one of many absurdities in this whole drama on full well for more insight on the gas verdict i'm joined by enron to tempo

ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko was found guilty in a case of korda accusing her of the words while society gas deals with russia. the future and all of a new global voices asia's two biggest joints russia and china bill thank you and here to challenge the political dominance all built by still world. the body holds the fate of the eurozone bailout of the palm with a government vote for adding to veto the new beefed up funds for a debt laden europe unicon a means. it's a woman's world as scientists warned a male gene is heading for extinction with russian men dying out faster than any other country sperm taking the blame. for watching r t live from moscow our breaking news this hour ukraine's ex prime minister is guilty of abusing her authority while signing gas deals with russia of jobs in cuba found cause a country to lose nearly two hundred million dollars in agreeing the energy contracts are just like here to ask is following events and joins us live now from outside of court so let's see what's next for you it's got. well we now understand that the judge has rul

situation is still pretty much tense to because several hundred protesters supporters of yulia timoshenko the country's former prime minister lost still stationed in their in their tent camp here on the main street of key of the simmering tensions on tuesday. the capital of course there were thousands and thousands of people here the biggest protest we've seen so far in the last three months the international reaction has been furious. regardless of where you look with which part of the world everyone have been very disappointed with the verdict the united states washington said that had to be released the european union different parts of it also expressed their concerns and indignation over the verdict sentencing the country's former prime minister to seven years in prison and confiscating all of her property russia also reacted furiously to this decision saying that those gas deals which were signed back in two thousand and nine were completely legitimate they stress that once again and saying that the decision by the perchance court in kiev in fact neglected russia's concerns over the