i'm in ukraine. gerri: tell us what is going on and what you seeing and what you make of the events of today. >> caller: ukraine is a big cub. there's many different things going on in different places. it you're talking about cimea, we have, you know, the shops of government building being occupied by not fully identified armed people and some voting in numbers that don't reach quorum-making certain decisions. but most of ci, mea is quite stable. people are at home, people are working, people do not want unrest. i venture to say most people there are happy with the fact that the peninsula is part of ukraine. this move that we're seeing today is clearly a russian provocation. we'll see how far it can go. most ukraine -- including the ethnic russian, and russian-speaking want a future of peace. they are sick of the corruption that was represented. they want no part of that in the future in any move that will bring back anything similar to the old regime i think will be pushed back in all part of the u

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 ukraine and w

the secretary-general has dispatched an envoy to ukraine. ukraineer ambassador to , the o.s.c.e.has historic connections to many parts of ukraine and to the ukrainian people. what we think is important is that there is a mission at a time when the crisis seems to be escalating rather than the escalating. be carriedat mission out in service of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of ukraine. how you wouldou describe the russian military movement in crimea? do these count as an act of aggression? >> i'm not going to characterize the movements. you will be hearing from the president shortly. the point i have already made is that we are deeply concerned by these reports, deeply concerned by what we see as the facts on the ground. we urge russia to join us in ukraine get back on a path to a brighter future. >> thank you very much. the lithuanian ambassador to spoke with reporters about the situation in ukraine. after his remarks, we will hear from the ambassadors from britain and russia. good afternoon. the members of the security council held an urgent meeting by the perm

but in ukraine the situation is vastly different we know worried about islamic extremists in ukraine would argue that we're not really worried about nationalist extremists in ukraine if you look carefully there has been nothing incendiary said by the probably sector leaders nothing incendiary said by this attorney book since the year omar don appeared although there is a quote from sistani book from years ago which artists and jerry we've seen on close to model rhetoric coming from people in the mind on what people who have been producing that close to model of rhetoric they've been taking over government buildings they have been taking over city calls i wonder how would that be perceived in the united states if occupy wall street protesters were to take all over a city hall and washington d.c. how would that be perceived would that be still be labeled as as a peaceful protest that would be labeled as disorderly behavior but let's all just stand something something which i haven't heard you acknowledge and that is that the policies of misty are no coverts were authoritarian they were

any interventions by russia in the ukraine would be deeply destabilizing. what he doesn't say there is, what the united states would do about that if anything, so that's the unknown question here, clearly, there has been tense diplomatic effort between the united states and russia over the past several days. the president said he had spoken to president putin several days ago. so the question here now is, how will this message be received in moscow? will it have any bearing at all on how putin decides to play out his hand in ukraine? >> all good questions. thank you for your reporting from d.c. tonight. >>> violations of sovereignty, violations of international law. >> i think war would be terribly unpopular in russia. when you look at crimea as a function of a subset of the ukraine, i think you've got a place that this is semiautonomous republic. you have all of these republics that have, ethnic lines that has drawn the geographic lines. can we say that russia at this point is not just protecting russian interests there? it's a major military base in the b

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 ask how this embarrassing leak changes the political battlefield in ukraine. to cross talk developments in ukraine i'm joined by my guest now voice my which in washington he is director of the rice institute for serbian studies in new york we have taurus 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 curious he is an analyst and writer on legal affairs for a journal in cross talk rules in effect means you can jump in anytime you want and i encourage it alexander i go to you first in london this week with victoria nuland were you surprised by it all because for a lot of circles and particularly in this part of the world it confirmed a lot of what people thought all along that this is a not so covert overthrow of a legitimately elected government in kiev saluki that's exactly w

stability in the ukraine. the fact is -- in crimea. the fact is, crimea is an integral part of ukraine and for them to take over the way they are doing is in violation of any international standard. >> john mccain is the senator from arizona. senator, thanks very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me on. >> all right. we're going to continue to follow the breaking news, important breaking news. serious tensions erupting, including tensions between the united states and russia over reports that russian troops are now in crimea, which, of course, is part of the ukraine. we'll continue the breaking news coverage right after this. no matter how busy your morning you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. [ chainsaw whirring ] humans -- sometimes life trips us up. sometimes we trip ourselves up. and al

appears to have no interest in the legally elected government force is being met with force where ukraine goes from here is anyone's guess. to cross-talk developments in ukraine i'm joined by my guest marcus papadopoulos in london he's the editor of politics first magazine also in london we have robert oulds he used to director of the bruges group and in washington we crossed to ariel cohen he is a senior fellow in russian and eurasian studies and international energy security at the heritage foundation or a gentleman crosstalk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it marcus if i go to you first in london i've been watching the pictures coming out of care for the last day and a half this is like a armed insurrection this looks like an organized coup against the government in kiev and we have we have to point out here that the government in kiev mr unico which has reached out to the opposition numerous times over the last two weeks but still the violence continues and i want to make it very clear there is violence on both sides right now marcus

he says that nuclear weapons should be brought back to ukraine ukraine should have nuclear status again these views of he is are shared by new book and we see shaking hands with catherine ashton and with victoria nuland and with other people from the e.u. in the united states i think that most terrible consequence of what happened in ukraine is that the united states and the u. disqualify themselves as saying to me geez after they failed to guarantee they dream and that was signed under their all spaces how can they be trusted in future . if there is any conflict in the former soviet union in russia or in belarus or in armenia and there may be a lot more conflicts who will view the e.u. and the united states as arbiters a centimeter eous this is awful and i would say that coups are not a new thing in the former soviet union they have been happening since one thousand nine hundred one and even before but the problem was that before the united states in the you were never very quick in supporting coups ok he. was toppled in one thousand nine hundred one. you know will stop all the nazir b

another jarring wake-up call in ukraine. armed men take over the civilian airport in the semiautonomous region of crimea, and where russia bases its black sea fleet. russia says its personnel there are doing business as usual, protecting their black sea fleet. ukraine's interim government jumped to declare this a violation of the terms of the agreement. >> we have the fact there are disguised military from the russian black sea fleet illegally conducting their actions in ukrainian territory in the republic of crimea. we have developed measures to neutralize it. >> john kerry spoke to his russian counterpart who denied it was a land grab in the region of ukraine. >> i nevertheless made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at this moment, and there are enough tensions that it's important for everybody to be extremely careful, not to inflame the situation and not to send the wrong messages. >> in the meantime, ukraine's fugitive president popped up for a press conference in russia, claiming he's still the lawful president

relationship russia was help ukraine economically the 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 goo

dozens of people reportedly killed in ukraine's capital today. attack. breaking a truce with the authorities. are resorting to hostage taking. around. being stranded in a hotel caught in the crossfire between the. police. fairly. for making sure. dealing with a peaceful protesters in an appropriate way. rejoices that. targeting ukrainian police. they have no control.

involving itself in the affairs of ukraine well i don't find it odd whatsoever i mean ukraine has been for a long time a key part of the e.u. it's a very important state a transit state between russia. and the e.u. so i don't find it strange at all and of course what we've seen out in the streets of ukraine for the past three months has made it very clear that people on your own maidan have been looking to europe looking west for support and assistance from the e.u. to help them democratize and modernize their country i think the e.u. actually has a responsibility to support the ukrainian people to increase security and stability on the european continent which is exactly what the e.u. was created for and i believe in fact the e.u. actually has been too slow in reacting to what happened in ukraine perhaps if they'd gone in earlier with a more robust policy we perhaps might not have seen so many deaths i think the e.u. is correct to try and help ukraine financially and this financial thing i mean you're saying well how big an even to now get the reward where you're going they have been

voices the wolves ukraine. use the same time he understood second it was always helpful anyway by the american school for an eight week session of ukraine. will post no clue. this is full of mushrooms. it's a mutation of confrontation. it's come down grammar. and it's toll the same time with a walk we know. the we know that it was the one western leader who has vitamin put this here is the german chancellor in he's had two phone conversations at least one pair opened up over the past week. what would you like to hear her hse tell him. como the most important is to make due to the gardac- in prison don't fret construction crews will second the overall aim is to remain content or in the integrity of you. and its independence. ukraine. this was what to do battle governance. it's a hostile to democracy. develop a country. the two korean is to make out his own mind. this week but the european union is ready to continue to assist in ukraine on its way this is for me the most important mission of the ones i made a mis

groups in ukraine's crimea. over fears the country's new authorities which they refuse to recognize. brigades. war. china condemns america's human rights record saying washington's failing to live up to its own standards. left in the cold europe struggles to deal with hordes of homeless millions of houses across the continent empty. this is r.t. international with. a day. in his first news conference since being elster from power ukraine's embattled president viktor yanukovych has vowed to fight on speaking from southern russia he insisted he was still ukraine's legitimate leader and accused the opposition of stage a coup with the help of pro fascists forces. here the words of defiance from which . he is ukraine's legitimate president he says he hasn't been impeached he hasn't resigned and he's still very much alive and these are the only three conditions by which he could not be considered a legitimate ukrainian president given this. yes you know when deposed me i was forced to leave ukraine because of a threat

both in ukraine and russia. that will have been comforting to a lot of people. >> the power struggle in the ukraine is striking close to home in the yiunited states, including in new york, in the ukraine. >> kilmeny duchardt joins us on this. i know you went to a meeting with the local community. what do they have to say about all of this? >> earlier the community had a lot to say, and a lot of what they are doing in ukraine. i'm up here in front of the ukrainian conflict. most have dispersed. the crowd decided to stick around and show support for the country. the demonstration was a mixture of sad innocence and opt miss him. they are mourning the loss of 80 lives. expressing optimism that the country will transition into democracy. they have so much that they are hoping for. hundreds came out singing the anthem, chanting and really ukrainian americans standing in solidarity with family and friends back home. >> people in ukraine dream of coming to the united states, to visit other places in the world. they curr

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

to ukraine on wednesday. to study the said situation we are sending fact finding missions to work in the field to talk to the people not only to talk to the political leaders but also to talk to n.g.o.s that talk to really just leaders ukraine is multinational multi religious country and you cannot solve the problems than of the country only. supporting the west or ukraine or the east or you create the remote slim's there attacked ours in crimea. the russians syria's there are georgians there it's a very colorful picture but tymoshenko right now probably has been bishan to had multicultural crain she does russia view her right now well we heard only very preliminary. political statements of yulia tymoshenko she did not work out the presidential program yet we do not know what is the team around you that emotion because yes we are in contact with many politicians with representatives of different political groups now we are just monitoring the of the process would not want to interfere and we don't want. to be

they would like to see ukraine have an independent unified country. -- the to see ukraine as ukraine work with imf, international monetary fund. the white house is worried about the economy of the ukraine. it has major problems of corruption. economy hasn't been reformed since the end of the cold war. there are a few wealthy business people who control most of the economy. that is the root of many of the problems in the country. i think we will see both the u.s. and the eu to do what we can to encourage ukrainians to root reform the economy, make it into a more market economy. yet butat about russia there has been a lot of talk about the role of russian president vladimir putin what he wants. he is obviously going to be very upset about the events in ukraine because his ally, the former president, just disappeared into the night on saturday and left power. he has not been heard of again. the party that is pro-russia and ukraine is an absolute disarray. it will be a great concern to the russians. as you know, the russians and ukrainians have had a very the his, cultural, linguistic co

it came after ukraine's u.n. ambassador announced what he called russian groupies had seized control of the two major airports in crimea. earlier today, press secretary jay carney had refused to confirm report that russian forces had seized control, not only of the airports but of a couple of the buildings in crimea. remember, this is an area that is predominantly ethnic russian. very much sympathetic to moscow. perhaps even more so than to the government in kiev. so we're awaiting the president. his advisers, secretary of state kerry, national security adviser susan rice, have said that -- have warned russia against intervention in the affairs of ukraine, but there's been no indication how the u.s. might respond to it. >> can you give us a sense of this resurfacing of viktor yanukovych, who surfaced. where did he surface and give us an idea of what the surroundings were around that? >> well, he resurfaced in moscow, eric. said he was still the legal leader, if you will, of ukraine, though that is definitely not

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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 west, including the united states, where we could actually see an escalation of these tensions? >> reporter: tony,

it's both ukraine needs europe. as a trading partner as well as a political friend and ukraine is russia is no reason they cannot be on friendly terms with both assuming the russians and the europeans can agree that mr recently cannot agree sergei lavrov has worked closely with his opposite numbers. in the eu in poland and germany. in the united states. these foreign ministers can sit around a table as it did last week and cut a deal. make sure that russia and the others will sustain ukraine as a going country. we do not need a war in the middle of europe would be normal diplomatic relationships. this is not time for soldiers at the time for diplomats. we have seen some of the concerns though when it comes to tensions on the border between ukraine and russia it sounds as if you'll saying that perhaps at least from the russian perspective. i wish that we should be paying down those tensions. exactly but i think president putin has got to juggle two wings of opinion i was in russia all last week i speak mainly with ba

within ukraine itself. this is an east-west tension right within ukraine. >> a crimea is home to one of the major naval bases as well as pipelines that pump natural gas from russia. ousted president viktor yanukovych surfaced for the first time in public since fleeing the capitol last week. he spoke in russia. >> i intend to keep fighting for the future of you vain against those who are using fear and terror to seize the country. i decided to state this publicly. no one deposed me. i was forced to leave ukraine under direct threat were mine and my family's lives. >> he claims he is still the new president and the government is illegitimate. he said russia must act, but he didn't elaborate, saying it would be inappropriate to say what russia would do. for his heart president putin has been silent in public. did he speak by phone by bristol city prime minister david cameron. a spokeswoman said vladimir putin said a free and fair election for the ukraine. >> reporter: we demand actions sovereignty of ukraine.

demonstrators in ukraine's south defy the country's new leadership pushing for greater autonomy and protesting against the neo nazi groups that are gaining momentum they're. really looking to take a closer look at one of the main forces of the former opposition the hardline right sector which may soon become part of ukraine's new interior ministry. a diplomatic route with the us adds fuel to weeks of anti-corruption protests in venezuela with america now expelling three diplomats in retaliation for the same move by caracas. plus religious tension runs high in london with a local community organizing christian street patrols in response to a muslim initiative set up earlier. you're watching our teams for national live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. crowds in ukraine's southeastern region of crimea have rallied against the new leadership insisting it's illegitimate and condemning the power change as a coup d'etat several hundred people gathered outside the council headquarters calling on the local government to disobeyed the interim authorities they also demanded a referen

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

. >>> a rapidly developing situation this ukraine. as the newly installed acting president has announced plans to form a new government by tuesday. welcome to america's news headquarters. you are looking live now, this is the capital city kiev. ground zero as they call it for weeks now of chaotic and deadly mass protesting that has fueled a change in power. and just a pu miew minute ags ad that russia has recalled its ambassador to ukraine for, quote, consultation. amy kellogg will join us by phone. she's live in moscow. amy, what does that mean? >> reporter: well, mines that russia is very concerned and they have already voiced this, harris, but i think the bottom line is that russia thinks that the you ukranian opposition is not keeping up its part of the bargain, this deal that was signed two days ago witnessed by the europeans and the russian deputy and then also between the two sides. russia feels that ukraine, the opposition, has fast forwarded basically illegally going ahead with all of these measures which the ukranian ousted

you want to do sometimes just so it feels as if all of ukraine is no most. silence on. child legal rights. to the. lives. of the young girls cammo for the future han are. there's between two and three hundred million guns in united states so you can act like they're not here and keep kids away from them. the pass' that is the law or you know i mean this teaches them a lot of rote sponsibility and since they come to pay through the eyes of children if we can't do it for our children for our future what is the country will save. made him in the ukrainian campus hold the number killed in clashes between rounds of course actors and police reaches almost a c. as rioters contra ground in central kiev. extremists owned with assault weapons of firing live ammunition but the ukrainian parliament decides to withdraw all police from the streets and stop the arms and tear open ration. the rises may be using lethal force but the you on the us plays the blame for deaths soley on the authorities we ask other lists why the acts of the opposition are. this has nothing to do about democr

to be with us sometimes it feels as if all of ukraine is no most. of the. pain. of the future harder. between two and three hundred million guns the united states so you can act like they're not here and keep kids away from them. the causes are you know i mean this teaches them a lot of for a responsibility i'm simply going to pay through the eyes of children if we can do it for our children for our future. posts right on. sir st louis and i think a trip. on a reporter's. instrument. the. one of the new will come up in a lot of these new policies at the same time you know the. pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i'm sure. why do you think that us is lacking respect towards your country as you say it only old self people oil this is the largest oil reserves in the world that is now in the lead all the local oil basing now called what charges oil base and it's the largest oil reserves in the worlds so the us is agreed like a vampire. to get their hands on dad oil again because that. huge reserve sort of flies out of the largest world oil reserve. is

he took on him into the mind immediate challenge is ukraine's territorial unity. well russian news agencies say. ukraine's president of the tented its recruiting news conference on friday in the russian cd of the grosse the long gone since the removal of piano ten each from office did not stay out of the constitution yes insisted he still didn't get to make any doubt of ukraine is fifteen hours he'll start he's now thinking how lacking key and passed it to me. moral was happening in ukraine when i joined not respond instantly left in the kinky as an upcoming an idea that you will skip that part of its mouth is full of really somehow makes and it's a crime yet will be the next stash point of coffee in ukraine. given the increasing tensions in the majority russian speaking area was the reaction back in tx indeed many people here watching those latest developments ltd sell you the headline when a local newspaper here that the title the article from near the empire strikes back or sign any of our star wars fans will get the reference there. but the umpire here being a

washington and brussels are considering sanctions against ukraine the u.s. has already barred a number of ukrainian officials from entering the country shouldn't there be sanctions against the opposition because they're the ones who are obviously defying democracy by torching the capital as opposed to accept the results of a legitimate election and we're going to challenge them next next time around washington may stand up for democracy in words that it is the people themselves that make those decisions and that's what the united states will continue to strive . to achieve. but behind the scenes u.s. officials are apparently trying to decide who should be in the ukrainian government and who should not so i don't think leetch should go into the government i don't think it's necessary i don't think it's a good idea in terms of they're not going to the government just let them sort of stay out and do fish food across all market stuff. that makes me wonder if former barging the police with molotov cocktails and shooting at them is also part of the opposition's q

i agree that eastern ukraine aligns with russia and western ukraine is more western.ut i don't think the people of ukraine want to split up the country. and i think in that sense the president's right to listen to the people. >> i didn't mean to suggest the ukranians would want to split the country but that the -- the russian army might. >> michael, i'd like you to weigh in on the putin/obama dynamic and also give me your sense of what's at stake with ukraine. >> what's going on in the ukraine isn't in isolation. you have a situation in syria where the president of the united states drew a red line. he then allowed syria to go past that red line. then needed vladimir putin to come in and play statesman to get america out of the mess that had been created by that failure to enforce a red line. a situation in ukraine which is easy to understand. majority of ukranian people who want to move towards europe, the crooks and spooks in russia who don't want to let that happen, and the vacuum of american leadership in the world that has been created by our failure to enforce r

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and eastern ukraine, these are large areas. ukraine is a country of over 40 million people. this is no georgia. and playing with separatism would be a very dangerous game. >> at the end of the day, do you think the ukrainian opposition will hold? one of your concerns clearly was to get them to compromise. you've been in the room with these people. do they have the ability to stay together? >> ukraine missed her chances before, after the revolution, for example, and some of the players are the same. and by the way, my sense is that the madan wants a new class of people. clean people. part of this movement was against clip tocracy. but there are people in -- that i've talked to who are capable, who know what needs to be done and who would have the confidence both of the west and ability to talk to russia. >> thank you very much. >> lots more ahead. a great panel to talk about the situation in ukraine and outside. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now provid

a lie how far more into ukraine. here in the crimea national slogans are being shouted alongside pro russian ones they share the same land but definitely not the same political views i. was. you would wish that we all came out today to show that without our approval no decisions will be made we see the crimea is a part of ukraine the majority of people here support russia in the u.s.s.r. the crimea belong to the russian soviet republic until nine hundred fifty four when the then soviet leadership decided to transfer it to the administration off soviet crane and when the u.s.s.r. collapsed in one thousand nine hundred one the crimea was left as a part of independent ukraine but for the last few centuries mainly ethnic russians have been living on these lands alongside minorities including the muslim crimean tatars to the crimea always used to be russian and was passed over to the crane unlawfully it's time for justice to prevail in the square in front of the a local administration building here in secret all we had wa

russia has an historic relationship with ukraine, but any violation of ukraine's sovereignty and enter toral integrity would be deeply destabilizing which is not in the interest of ukraine, russia or europe, and would represent a profound interference in matters that must be determined by the ukrainian people. >> unclear what the president's options are at this point, and right on cue, republicans in congress and senate hammering you reap what you sow. your credibility has suffered by making ultimatums in syria and not backing them up. >> we heard from former ukrainian president viktor yanukovych. yanukovych talked about his homeland and his fight, phil, from moscow, if you would, walk us what turned out to be a very busy day in russia. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of communication coming out of russia today as the government in moscow echoed concerns that were expressed at that press conference by the ousted ukrainian president. >> the forces in kiev now are nationalists, extremists and fascist. he only left ukraine because he feared for the lives of his family. the outline of his escape

just as the russians can stop gas to ukraine, ukraines can stop gas going to europe.they didn't pay attention. they managed to deal with russia blackmail. the problem is one internal problem and the fact that the party of the region did not rally to yanukovych that the party the region understands that their future lies in ukraine looks west. there are very few oligarchs in ukraine that want the social economic relations. they realize the eurasian is a place to the past. a also for the russians too but putin doesn't know that. ukraine has the wherewithal to stand up to russian pressure. >> rose: what percentage of the population do you think believes what you just said? is it 60% or 70%. >> a clear majority, 55%. along with the oligarchs it's closer to 90 percent. if they are closely to russia the oligarchs will eat them. they have influence in the kremlin, they are the kremlin where they have no such influence. that's why you see no rallying to yanukovych. >> rose: tell me what possibility there exists for some kind of western agreement with russia to avoid the crise

ukraine's ousted president dismisses the country's interim leadership in the jet summits and asks moscow for protection. while for russia occupying a parliament building in southern ukraine with hundreds of supporters gathering outside to protest the rise of ultra nationalists in kiev. the real experiment showed over. the words of the new u.s. ambassador to china barack obama's latest round of diplomatic nominees are accused of being the most clueless ever and allegedly buying their jobs for two million dollars. and another day of violence in venezuela and west spreads further outside the capital with fear street battles of crime and poverty breaking out in the north . and welcome to our international twenty four hour news a live from moscow i mean you know a lot on one story now and ukraine's ousted president viktor yanukovych has surfaced with a public statement which suggests he's a no mood to give up in the fight to hold on to power because again the competition says he remains the country's only legitimate leader and he also appealed for russia to guarantee his personal safety. now