for ukraine as a whole. russia itself, because of the western sanctions, because of the outflows of western money from russia is also an economic crisis. and also on europe. and particular on the eurozone, it's had a big confidence impact since march, since the russians annexed crimea. because of fears over sanctions and countersanctions, especially fears over the potential energy sanctions and shortages in gas supplies for europe. and as was mentioned before, a third of the eu's gas supply comes from russia. so this is a big deal. if this is sealed and if this really works, then that's good news, not just for ukraine, not just for russia, but also for the eurozone and for the wider eu. >> we'll keep across that one for you. >>> how about this? the bank of japan. it's taken the financial markets by surprise, saying it is going to expand its massive stimulus program. the central bank has decided to take action because economic growth and inflation in japan, they just haven't picked up as expected after that s

is ukraine has problems with clupings. those issues have to be addr addressed. >> is it your sense president poroshenko can get some of that done at least? >> well, i think he is in a much better position to do it. tive not yet met as resolute a president as president poroshenko. as opposed to some of his predecessors, he doesn't really need to enrich himself at the expense of the state. he has done very well in the private sect he can sit back and enjoy life. >> thank you for taking time to talk to us about this. here? >> great. thank you. >> i am richelle carey. >> i lived that character >> a hollywood icon forest whitaker >> my interest in acting was always to continue to explore how it connected to other people >> making a difference >> what is occurring in other places, is affecting so many different ways... >> inspiring others >> we have to change those things, in order to make our whole live better >> every saturday, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our t

ukraine is looking towards the eu.rically, that has not been the case. >> you must understand one thing. our gas stocks is a good example. we are actually looking for a deal. the problem is that our russian counterparts do not want to have the deal. >> you still think they don't want a deal? >> if you wanted a deal with someone, you would be prepared to sign paper. there are simple steps. you have to meet guarantees to the counterpart. you make sure that your counterpart does not have the aprilhat what happened in this year will happen again. >> if i go shopping and don't pay my bills, those people will stop supplying to me. what is the difference here? >> the difference is huge. if people you have been supplying understand and they can prove that they have been paying for the last four years and you refuse to change the price, then you suddenly agree to change the price to compensate for past overpayments, then you change your decision -- from the very beginning, ukraine was ready to cover all invoices from a book. al

reform in ukraine that poroshenko is talking about, reform in ukraine? >> yes. >> and the question is that would be the basis for some type of cooperation? if you want to -- >> eyed, i didn't -- med i don't know the details of the settlement. but you spoke about corruption. yes or no? >> yes spent about o

. >> today's elections in ukraine will impact the future of the country. that is the subject of the week ahead. >> great to have you with us. the official results in brazil's he elections are in. the incumbent president narrowly defeated her opponent in one of the toughest races in brazil's history. she called on all to come together and be unified. >> instead of broadening differences and creating a cliff between us, i have this hope that all this energy that mobilized the country has prepared the ground for us to build bridges. >> we saw speaking moments ago, the woman at the helm of one of the largest emerging economies. >> no one would ever accuse her of being charismatic. charm is not her fortÉ, but the newly reelected president is and has always been a fighter. as a member of a leftwing guerilla group, she was torture and empress no oned in the 1970's. five years ago, she fought to overcome cancer and became the successor of brazil's immensely leftwing president. it was as his energy minister and then chief of staff that she was nicknamed brazil's ir

is ukraine has problems with clupings. those issues have to be addr addressed. >> is it your sense president poroshenko can get some of that done at least? >> well, i think he is in a much better position to do it. tive not yet met as resolute a president as president poroshenko. as opposed to some of his predecessors, he doesn't really need to enrich himself at the expense of the state. he has done very well in the private sect he can sit back and enjoy life. >> thank you for taking time to talk to us about this. here? >> great. thank you. >> i am richelle carey. coming up at the top of the >> nigeria and the school girls kidnapped by the boko haram group are still a mystery. >>> and healthcare workers say they don't have the staff to deal with ebola. >> we don't have the money. >> and locals and tourists prepare for hurricane gonzalo as well as they can.

and about half of that is pumped directly through ukraine.ne itself normally gets half of its gas supply from russia, although supplies were cut off back in june. that was over late payments. let's just run through the list for some other countries. russia's immediate neighbors like lithuania, latvia, estonia are almost completely reliant upon it for their supplies. 83% of slovakia's gas originates in russia. 59% of polish gas also comes from russia. if we go a bit further afield, we'll see also 37% of germany's gas, 29% for italy, 16% for france. all of that coming from russian energy companies. norway, spain, and the uk are three of the countries that don't receive any russian gas. but they could be affected, if global prices drop on news of this deal. laura westbrook has this report. >> reporter: this was the moment the european union had spent months bargaining for. ukraine and russia signing a gas deal just in time for winter. >> this is an important step for our shared energy security in european continent. there is now no reason for pe

is ukraine has problems with clupings. those issues have to be addre address addressed. >> is it your sense president poroshenko can get some of that done at least? >> well, i think he is in a much better position to do it. tive not yet met as resolute a president as president poroshenko. as opposed to some of his predecessors, he doesn't really need to enrich himself at the expense of the state. he has done very well in the private sect he can sit back and enjoy life. >> thank you for taking time to talk to us about this. it's a pleasure to have you here? >> great. thank you. >> i am richelle carey. coming up at the top of the hour, the condition of a dallas man being treated for ebola has gotten worse and government health officials offer their updated assessment of the disease. major battles understandway in northern syria and iraq as isil forces push to gain new ground. he was a not orous haitian dictator, a look back at the life and legacy of baby doc. erincient technology ahead on "al jazeera america." >>> today on p

>> i think crimea is gone forever being part of ukraine. but the revolution as they called it that happened early last year really did come out to have some validity. and the people that were really behind this movement are the younger more democratically minded more progressive party part of the population. so i think we'll look upon these elections as sort of a victory for a more progressive strain. >> still remains to be seen. we'll have to leave 30th. amy knight, a russia expert who writes for several publications. and russell petro. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> on monday the new york city subway celebrates its 100th anniversary. it cost $40 million to build and is now the busiest in the world. >>> florida a&m drum major, robert champion junior died in november 2011. on thursday, the yeunt human un, the u.s. was the only country to vote against the inquiry. >>> still ahead, gaining the courage to leave, two women share their stories of domestic abuse in hopes of inspiring others. >> planning you're faced with a choice of h

the consequences of ukraine for vladimir putin. >> if ukraine will be a successful country from an economic standpoint, then this will have a very serious impact on the readiness of russians for a change of regime themselves. if ukraine is not successful, this will be an additional argument for not changing the existing leadership in the country. putin understands this perfectly well, and it's precisely for this reason that ukraine's success on its path of anti-corruption revolution is unacceptable to him. >> charlie: part of the conflict in ukraine was about turning to the west. that was part of the conflict in the beginning. you argue forcefully that russia has to turn to the west. that russia's natural place is with the west. explain that. >> russia, in the past several centuries of its history, has been developing along the european path. there was some gaps, but, on the whole, if we look at 1,000 years of russian history, the greater part of all of russian history, we have been developing together with europe our ruling dynasty, as you know, was one in the same as today's germany, alth

the fight in eastern ukraine -- rory, thank you very much indeed. >>> the fighting in eastern ukraine to the closure of most factories in that region there are plans to reopen and nationalize the mines and factories to funneled the new government. >>> let's see if if hamid who went to a couple of factories. >> reporter: it's a heavy machinery fact are where pro-russian fighters set up workshop. it belongs to the ukraine's richest man. its facilities have been mobilized as part of the separatist war effort. no one here wants to be recognized the matter is too sensitive they say. >> translator: instead of building a factory from scratch. we are using what is available. we started as volunteers, but now we have to become a regular army. if you want peace, you need to prepare for war. >> reporter: much of this war trophy was ceased from the ukrainian army. the mud is still fresh on some of the tracks. tanks are cleaned. and repaired. layers of armored protection are then added. soon they will return to the battlefield. but under the colors of the donetsk people's republic. the enclave the

the parliamentary elections in ukraine. pro-russian separatists have been fighting, separate election in early november. when a ceasefire was signed in the beginning of september this was the area controlled by the separatists. since then there have been several violations by both sides with the rebels controlling more territory. hoda is reporting from this area of slovyansk. >> hefnhelping ukrainian troopse was lashed to a sign post, accusing her of being a child killer. >> honesty will be my main priority. i want a strong army because we should be able to protect our own country. we should be able to decentralize authority. >> for three months, slovyansk was the focal point, it returned to ukrainian control in july. replaced by the blue and yellow of the ukrainian flag. but beyond this makeover, there is anger here. especially among those who lost their homes. and it's directed towards the government in kiev. >> so they don't want to talk to us on camera but they're saying that they're not going to vote because they don't

permented the uprisings in eastern ukraine.o russia duh have it's military on the lue right now. and that is something that i think all of us whether it's in des moines, we with need to pay attention to. >> is there a difference between what they call their states that used to be part of the soviet union, and one withs like poland. for the rush ares that's a very big difference. and it's includes in particular ever countries like ukraine. and it also includes russian minorities, some significant that live in the baltic states for the russians there is a clear bounder reason they had set that very publicly h. that if the west was to pull sharply, it would not respect it. he h made it very clear that georgia and ukraine are ed red are lines for ever rush are sha, and if there was a real pull, there would be with consequences. granted i do not think anybody imagined that the consequences would been these kind, and that they would fall so quickly. that rush are sha would break basically every international norm we with know, and an

we visit a journalist who wrote about foreign russian soldiers in ukraine.e was attacked in front of his house. >> what happened to me is the revenge of those who sent the russian soldiers to ukraine. they are trying to cover-up that russian -- regular russian units are fighting in this war. the story is always the same. the soldiers are taken to the border. then they are told they are to be sent on a special mission. they are told they have to act illegally, and they cannot say no. or they are treated like deserters. >> the article was intended to wake russians up to the truth. journalists cannot tolerate silence about the country's dead soldiers. too many have died for the official taboo to hold. >> that seems to be just one of the ways in which the ukraine conflict is also a war of information and disinformation. if you have opinions on that or any other story, please do get in touch with me on twitter. france has a reputation as a country in love with eating, but it seems that not only people are enjoying the food, museum gardens are a popular spot for p

of course ukraine as a nation. we have a lot of ukrainians in ukraine to represent the nation. how ever, historically ukraine developed in a very difficult way because as a country within current boundaries, it exists basically after the composition of the soviet union. because it was part of the bigger countries soviet union and prior to that, during hundreds of years, current ukraine was divided between the polish government in the eastern part was largely a part of the russian empire. so the same ethnic groups, speaking the same language, they were developing in somewhat different ways, historically cultured and even religiously because all of the eastern parts, the orthodox and eastern part is a mix. currently what is happening in ukraine, they are forming well-established nations and we hope they won't do it in a very peaceful way. >> microphone on the left please. >> let me warn everyone to ask a sustained question so we can get as many as possible. >> outside of russia whenever rick resulted nation. if you set for russia, then russia -- [inaudible] now, second question t

reform and ukraine that poroshenko is talking about, reform in ukraine? and the question is, that would be the basis for some type of cooperation? if you want -- >> i, i didn't listen to speech of poroshenko. that's why maybe i don't know the details of his settlement. but you spoke about corruption. .. independent state not only corruption but the principle of the democratic institution, the judicial system and economic system. i don't think that it's so easy to see only with corruption. first of all you cannot struggle against corruption. they can propose or help the political economic, social including corruption is a big joke for many years. it's quite difficult in a society. >> we have time for two more questions selected a the gentleman standing up and then come down here. >> on the television station in washington, d.c. with me remind you the statement in 2008. the question is whether a patient and how in the future with control over the agreement in the european union and into the government's declared policies to join nato. >> i agree on georgia

russia and the crane -- ukraine are meeting. hong kong police dismantle an of the this time with no resistance. this is a day after the they agreed it to new talks with pro-democracy activists. >>i will be with you for the next hour of news. apple unveiled its latest ipad it, but comes during a time of slumping sales. we'll have the details coming up. plus a new exhibit here in paris focuses on the fight against poverty. under pressure to contain the spread of ebola a panel grilled health officials on how the epidemic has been handled in the united states. this is in response to the transmission of the disease from a patient to to health workers in dallas, texas. president obama says he may appoint an ebola czar to coordinate efforts. he is opposed to a travel ban. >> a travel ban instead of the protocols the we'll put in place now, history shows that there is a likelihood of increased avoidance. people do not readily disclose their information. they may engage in something called a broken traffic breaking up their trip so they

one of the losers is the communist party of ukraine. for the first time in 20 years, post-soviet independence of ukraine will not be represented in parliament. >> one final thought. the economic hardship that ukraine is going to have to go through now. are people prepared for those sort of measures, which is going to make people very, very unconferrabu uncomfortable, isn't it? >> ukrainians are not very stoic a lot. this is not the first time they'll have to endure very low heating in their flats. there have been wars before. 2008 and 2006. now there's no gas coming from russia at all. so this is part of the problem. the other part of the problem is certainly a large part of the industrial east of the country has been devastated and the gdp is falling, some estimates say by 10%. i think it will be very, very difficult to convince the people that the suffering they endure now is for nothing. therefore the responsibility of the authorities to deliver i think will be absolutely unprecedented. in a since, i think this parliamentary election

the topic, ukraine. meetings having one week -- happening one week before the eu meets to discuss sanctions with russia. perhaps this is an attempt to avert them be rid the prime minister of finland said it is too early. i also spoke exclusively with the president of the eu commission. expect me, we should not a break through. at europe does not want confrontation with russia. we talked about the market turmoil. he said as far as he is concerned, most of the peripheral countries are doing ok. have a listen. this is key for our competitors. i believe it will be a big mistake to change the global reforms.s of the this is the key for europe's recovery. those who are doing better are those who have been pushing for the reforms. >> we heard a different message from the italian prime minister. he said there is a financial crisis out there, lingering on the horizon. the day before yesterday, he introduced a new budget plan for italy which calls for $18 million in tax cuts. something some in his party say is not

polls open in ukraine's pairmtar ukray elections. despite bans in rebel controlled areas. hello, welcome to al jazeera, from our headquarters in doha. >>> tunisians get to vote nearly four years after the overthrow of former president zen abadeen ben ali. plus. >> we'll see how the ban on bicycles on the main roads of calcutta is affecting the environment. >> after months of conflict and instability, polls have opened in ukraine's parliamentary elections. the country is facing difficult times for the russian annexation of crimea. barnaby phillips reports from kiev. >> on the edge of kiev they are practicing for war. not all their guns are real but this is not a game. these are students, electricians, teachers. some fear an attack on this city, others have volunteered to go east to fight. in another part of the city we find refugees from the war. they live in a church shelter. when we visited, there was no electricity. olga and her family share a room with 20 other people. their lives have been turned upside down but they are determined otake part in these elections. >> tra

prohibitive in the ukraine. finalou, in the proposals, i understand that the reason for this is not only and thesapproval european partners of the ukraine and, hopefully, the united states, certainly made it known the values of a democratic state would not support this. governmentstablished sent a signal. ukrainee parts of the are russianhat speakers. for them to speak their language and teach their children the language to maintain the culture that they have associated with is important. the were threatened to have ukrainepart of the rejecting everything. people in crimea and the east were not accepting the forceful overthrow the government. trying tornment was impose on them the values they were not sharing. , i willpened in crimea remind you, there was a referendum where an absolute --ority -- a total majority a majority of russian speakers and everybody in the ukraine is a russian speaker. whether it is in the east or west. historically, being part of this , they wanted to get the russian federation. if you

nothing will change the situation in ukraine. corruption is too big. i can't tell you that this - there's people who are going to be in power in ukraine. practically they seem different, but they are the same. the mentality is the same as it was. >> president petro porashenko travelled to kramatorsk in the east. the town was captured by separatists this year. it was retaken by the government. his visit here was a statement. he wanted to say in this town belongs to ukraine, and the better times are ahead. >> people are intensive, want to vote. and vote for the new country. for the reform, for the corruption, for building up new state, and for the peace. all these people are waiting for the peaceful we are together with them >>> much may depend on these men in the weeks and months ahead. the soldiers were given time to vote in kramatorsk. the ceasefire is shaky. many fear that the conflict is bound to resume. after all the turmoil of the past year, there's a lot of talk in kiev of a new political beginning. the ukrainians know that the success of their c

was suggesting that it's europe who is -- who has got to step in and back up ukraine, because ukrainely doesn't have the money to pay for it itself. >> how much brood progress was made when it comes to other issues between russia and ukraine? >> reporter: well, not much. i think it's fairly safe to say that there were some fairly tough discussions going on between the two presidents, and other european leaders here assembled in milan as well. and when president putin came out to make his press briefing a short while ago, he was conciliatory, he was smiles, making some jokes, but we didn't hear any news of any particular break through on the cessation of fighting there. he was talking about the agreement and saying that has to be the basis for any formal, proper ceasefire in ukraine. he did admit that both sides in the conflict weren't really pursuing the agreement to the fullest, and that's something i haven't really heard from him before, an admission that the rebels on the pro-russian side weren't really upholding their side of the bargain. of course he didn't include russia in that

russia cut the ukraine gas we are already seeing that it is getting cold in the ukraine and schools inticular are already soouncing extra holidays kids get to stay at home. >> not such good news for the parents. ryan joining us from miniland. -- milan. thatis a prepared speech we have seen released from the head of the bank, shock horror. he is a little bit concerned about qe. and the desirability of a balanced budget in germany. a shift of spending focus to investment in germany, the usual comments on military -- monetary policy but one line stood out, eu will be damaged if we accepted french budget. this is the bundesbank, but i mention he is a reflection of the sentiment within the german government. >> yes and no. withdrawn in the past but not with them. it is not a shock that he is going to take a more holy side when it comes to releasing the fiscal side of the equation. >> no. >> the balanced budget in germany makes perfect says. >> here is a big point. germany on the policy and monetary side cannot capitulate. asset purchases suggests the shift to a qe type of philosophy, but we

the future of ukraine remains murky. craig dale, nhk world. >>> now, let's see what's happening in the world of business. here's our ron madison from the biz desk. ron? >> thanks, miki. a u.s. federal district court judge has slashed a multibillion dollar punitive damages award against a leading japanese drugmaker. the lawsuit was aimed at takeda pharmaceutical and its diabetes drug actos. the judge in the state of louisiana ruled the original damages award of $6 billion was excessive. the judge has instead ordered takeda officials to pay just over $27 million. the company was charged with failing to warn users that the drug could raise the risk for bladder cancer. takeda officials say they view the reduced punitive damages award as a step in the right direction, but they say they still intend to appeal, as the damage award of any amount is not justified based on the evidence presented at the trial. now the company has been fighting other cases over the drug in u.s. courts. judges and juries in five other lawsuits have r

is the ukrainian army using heavy artillery bombs in cities in eastern ukraine?> there were no cases from the ukrainian army. and we investigated actually any sort of accusation, any sort of accusation. there were no cases of shelling, of firing into the direction of blocks where the people live. >> difficult commission situation affecting the situation here, the elections. >> i think the part of the economy puts pressure on whichever new government emerges. gdp may shrink by as much as 10%. there is the cost of running the war, fighting the war. there is the loss of industrial output from the eastern part of the country. there is a sliding currency, i am porpts getting more ex -- imports getting more expensive. hanging over this country, of course, is its reliance gas from russia as we enter winter. let me tell you, it's already very cold in kiev. all of that, a big complication for a new government, getting ukraine's economy back on track in difficult circumstances. >> barnaby thank you for the update. >> that's our correspondent, barnaby phillips joining us fr

a crucial vote also gets underway in ukraine.illions cast their ballots against the backdrop of fighting in the

well, that follows from the fact of ukraine has disarmed. why has ukraine disarmed? the united states government under both democratic and republican ministrations prevailed upon ukraine to give up the world's third largest stock of nuclear weapons. how? well, buy a guaranteed from the united states. well, it was not exactly well worded but it was interpreted by everyone as a guarantee of ukraine's independence and territorial integrity by the united states of america. now, of course, the united states of america watches as ukraine is being gently torn apart by the russian president. and i emphasize gently because he is not actually invading it openly but rather is grabbing enough power within it to manipulate the west and to take over all of ukraine. this is confirming the world's ever growing opinion of it as foolish, week, toothless, and able to be taken. what are we doing with regard to the fact that china is increasingly extending its power over the western pacific? well, queer sending a few trips to the philippines, not nearly enough to protect them, of course,

are we looking at stability for that part of ukraine? >> i think what we're looking at is the coalition will be very, very easy to form. there are lots of like-minded people elected during the elections. people who want to move closer to europe. people who declare that fighting corruption is one of the key things for them. people who basically support what mr. poroshenko has been saying about the peace plan, about peaceful settlement in the east of the country. that will be easy. but it also puts a lot of responsibility of this coalition, because now there's no excuse. previously there was the excuse that the parliament was working against mr. poroshenko because there were supporters of the old regime of the deposed president yanukovych. now those excuses will be all gone. so the country will need to deliver, the leadership will need to be deliver under extremely difficult circumstances. economically, militarily, and politically. >> you mentioned former president yanukovych. his party did relatively well, given the mood in ukraine. >> in

tunisia and cast ballots in the country that inspired the arab spring and a crucial vote underway in ukraine millions cast ballots against the back drop of fighters in the country's east. tanks on the streets in northern lebanon as the army battles gunman for a second day and live in tripoli with the latest, plus, forced to use the back roads where in the indian city of kolkata where the bicycles have a dividing opinion. ♪ well, we begin this news hour in tunisia where people are voting and it's seen as a test to the transition to democracy and 2011 uprising against the former uprising inspired demonstrations across the arab world and struggled with political turmoil and faltering economy and violence and we report. >> reporter: violence and instability are large in a country casting a historic vote. security forces track a group of people with spouses in a house in the capitol tunis and they stormed the hide out killing most of the fighters including five women police officers say were armed and planning to disrupt the elections. this is the leader of the secular tunisia call a party likely

we are going to toggle by ukraine.t polls are showing -- president petro poroshenko's bloc looks to have won the most. ryan chilcote has the story. what is different about this new parliament? people think it is more the same but it is not. >> with the struggle result is the prime minister's party. of the striking results is the prime minister's party. just ahead of the prime minister's party. this is a man i'm a when i met him in march said he was going to be the most unpopular prime minister in ukraine's history on the back of the reforms he intended to implement. the money ukraine is getting from the imf. the voters appear to have a much himer view of him putting out front just ahead of the ukrainian president. perhaps part of the reason it all the reforms he promised has not been implemented. a number of the opposition parties government in the problem even after ukraine's ofolution stood in the way those reforms. perhaps not if you remains prime minister and that is an open question, we might see resistance was to

create a supplemental legitimacy that will do with her ability to negotiate on behalf of eastern ukraine. russia being and essence presenting itself as part of the solution while in fact playing on one side. >> we look forward to the elections on sunday in the separatist east of ukraine. former enemies, now friends and allies have been in belgium to mark the centenary of the first battle of ypres. >> the ceremony began at a monument to the then belgian king. german and allied troops fought each other repeatedly over the course of the four-year war. >> today, though, was a day that saw leaders from both belgium and germany remembering the many thousands of men who died in the lower of their youth on those fields. >> belgium plus king philip paid tribute at the memorial to his grandfather. in 1914, king albert the first lead the country's fight against germany. the destruction was immense. once enemies, now allies. germany's chancellor said she was grateful for how much has changed. >> after all that has happened, after the pain that germans brought to belgium in two world wars, beginning

ukraine is facing difficult times with russia's annexation of crimea. poms not takinpolls not taking s controlled by pro-russian separatists. polls have opened just one hour ago. pro-russian separatists say they'll block voting in 14 districts. they want to hold a separate election in early november when a ceasefire was find at the beginning of september, this was the area controlled by the separatists. since then there have been several violations by both sides with the rebels now controlling more territory. hova slovkin reports. >> accused of helping ukrainian troops, accusing her of being a traitor and a child killer. now irinia is running as an independent candidate. >> translator: honesty will be my main priority. i'll be a new kind o of politician. we need to decentralize authority. >> for three months slovyansk was the center of the pro-russian separatist strong hold, replaced by the blue and yellow of ukrainian flag. but beyond this makeover, there is anger here. especially among those who lost their homes. and it's directed towards the governme

, which are right now in eastern ukraine. the peace deal upon which the parties have agreed almost one month ago has been, in fact, violated almost daily. so, it is quite questionable to call it a cease-fire. the firing around the airport had increased over the last couple of days and, apparently, the separatist are advancing upon the air or. -- airport. there is now a fear that crane might -- that ukraine might fire without return. >> that was the latest in kiev. thank you very much. >> france has defined its european -- to hide its european partners by saying it will take two years longer than initially promised to get its deficit under the european union limit. >> reporters at a news conference were told that the reason for the delay was the fragile french economy. >> the french government announced lands to save 50 billion euros by 2017, also defiantly resisting calls from its partners for more austerity. the french finance minister said the country would get its budget deficit back under their 3% limit, but two years lat

let me tell you it is extremely cold in ukraine tonight.hey need to keep their houses, factories, schools warm and in order to do that, they rely on gas, which comes from russia and vladimir punishment is in control of the gas tax. >> that's another potential threat for ukraine in the months ahead. >> barnaby, thank you for that. >> that's our correspondent joining us from kiev, ahead of sunday's parliament elections. thank you. hundreds of thousands of workers from all other italy have marched. more than 4 in 10 young it ans are unemployed. >> there is no work and the little that there is not protected. we really want to work, but we have to have our rights protected 100% or the situation cannot improve. they are trying to cheat workers once again by making the public believe the rights to keep jobs in cases of unfair dismissal would make it easier to hire people. >> still to come on al jazeera, acvists say the world is ignoring president al assad's atrocat this and isil, plus not welcome, south korea ian activists heckled on plans to send

this is a real battle i'm going in eastern ukraine -- battle ongoing in eastern ukraine. , all day, up00 in the morning at these meetings. it has a big europe feel to it. this is different than the other 21 meetings that have been before. withid a lovely one-on-one vladimir putin. how did you get in front of putin? listen, the stocks have been going literally round-the-clock. they were supposed to take off with the german chancellor meeting the russian president at 7:00 p.m. yesterday for their first talks since june. i was in normandy. that is when they spoke last about ukraine. they were supposed to sit down at 7:00. putin was late, so they sit down after 11:00 p.m. in the intel after 1:30 in the morning. i'm still standing outside behind. the russian president emerges and i asked them, what do you have to say to this criticism, these accusations that you are not doing enough to solve the crisis in ukraine? he looks at me and says, i'm always accused of something. he jumps in his car, waves to me and drives off. little did i know, he was on his way to the former prime minister italy'

still, ukraine remains divided.as no voting in russian- annexed crimea and it was light to non-existent across parts of donetsk and luhansk, the two eastern provinces where pro- russian separatists hold sway. >> ( translated ): we have already made our choice, and i think our cause is right and we will win. >> warner: indeed, heavy fighting in the east persists despite a cease-fire declared six weeks ago. two more ukrainian soliders died sunday adding to the nearly 4000 people killed since april, and leaving many with little hope. >> i think nothing will change in the east of the country after these elections. everything will depend on putin's desires. >> warner: officials in moscow said today they will recognize the results of yesterday's election. but there will be separate elections this weekend run by the rebels, who've declared themselves independent of ukraine. >> woodruff: a short time ago, i spoke to david herszenhorn who is covering the election for the "new york times" in kiev. david herszenhorn, thank you

endorsement from the cities of ukraine. and i'm sure that moscow will have to take it into account. >> the majority of ukrainians will expect it to fight corruption and push through economic reforms. progress has been slow through recent months. the government said that's because the old parliament was dominated by supporters of former president victor yanukovych. the government will no longer have that excuse, and ukrainians will expect the pace of reform to accelerate. though people are exhausted from the upheavals of the last year, there is new hope in the capitol and some how the new government must take that message to the entire country. >> in south korea prosecutors are asking for the death penalty of the captain of the ferry that killed 300 people. harry fawcett has more from the south korea capitol of seoul. >> before sentencing happens next month the prosecution has said that the captain of the ferry should be given the death penalty for his actions on the day the ferry sank with the loss of 304 lives. in the case

external, political crises -- ukraine and syria.uarter profit manages to gain so much and they raised therefore your target. traffic for this year for iag could rise as much as 77%. >> how did they outperform? >> it seems to be a question of discipline, or so brags the chief executive. it is arguable that they have had all their crises ahead of the curve. they were facing the discounters quicker thanyanair the likes of the funds a. they had to react faster. iberia, theyk over started slashing jobs. now that unit in spain has turned a corner and they are posting a profit. they struck more modest pay negotiation tactics and were able to get the strikes done with and start renegotiating with the pilots. they scrapped their worst-performing operations. what is really interesting is they have added in terms of capacity while the rest of the big competitors are retrenching because of middle eastern carriers and be discounted. they are adding capacity and adding flights to the u.s. they are adding aircraft that are able to cut costs 4.5%.

how big is this election for ukraine? things. effect of the election as far as consolidating the new ukrainian politics post-revolution? will there be a representative parliament that gives a fair representation of ukraine as it stands now in terms of politics in popular demand? i think there is a pretty good chance it will, with the exception of the parts of ukraine that are still under separatist control and will not be participating, which is the second issue. does this election get us closer to a peaceful solution of the conflict? and that would be an emphatic no. they are still fundamentally at odds. and we will see more fighting and probably another round of sanctions. >> snow in kiev tomorrow? do you see europe as having any role in this whatsoever? the talks are all about gas, not solutions. >> the areas of ukraine under separatist control will remain under control unless there is a military solution. and a military solution means you've got to get nato involved, and no one is willing to fight a war with russia over ukrai

the pro-western parties set to win ukraine's election. what does that mean for the country and >> prosecutors in south korea asked for the death multi-of -- for the captain of a ferry that sank, killing hundreds of schoolchildren. >> and a captain of a football team shot dead areas -- shot dead. the pro-western winners of ukraine's parliamentary election have started coalition talks, starting the hard work of creating a new government. >> as they do, attacks from separatist have underscore the biggest challenge the new government is facing. >> we will be going live to pf. her stearate the latest from the r-torn nation. >> a boost for ukraine's leaders, petro poroshenko and yatsenyuk's parties are closely matched so far. the two have been negotiating on creating a new government and they are asking for support. >> this was another test of democracy, for the openness, the freedom, and i will kindly ask you to accelerate the process and your countries. that would be also the gesture of important support for ukraine in this period. >> interna

. >>> in ukraine president poroshenko is expected to lead a new coalition. let's cross kiev and join barnaby phillips. >> reporter: that's right. with those coalition talks under way, there is an urgency in forming a new government because the state of ukraine is critical. the economy is shrinking, and of course in the east the country is at war. we've been gauging reaction to the results here in the capitol of kiev. this television station played a crucial role in the overthrow of president yanukovych. the young and educated from kiev and other cities want change in ukraine, so what does natalia, a reporter here, make of the results? >> people showed more or less--made a smarter choice because the first three parties they more or less the moderate parties. the system is still not perfect, but in general the results are a good surprise. >> these elections were closely monitored abroad. russia said they were legitimate, and now foreign observers in ukraine are drawing their own conclusions. >> nobody can question the legitimacy of the european direction of th

of gas to ukraine.dents putin and poroshenko met on the sidelines in milan. they also talked about the faltering ceasefire in ukraine. let's get more from rory challands live from moscow. what is moscow saying about the deal? >> reporter: moscow is saying there has been a rough agreement reached between poroshenko and putin about how to keep the supply of gas going at lease through the winter, not really talking any further forward than that. what putin was saying was that they have agreed to a price. they are sticking by the -- or at least russia is sticking by the condition that ukraine has to prepay for all of the gas it will receive, and of course, it has to pay for the gas that it hasn't settled for so far. that's going to be the issue because ukraine clearly doesn't have enough money to pay the billions of dollars in outstanding gas receipts and putin was saying that he is k looking to europe to step in. the european commission, european union to help ukraine out with the amount of money that it s