peaceful group of ukrainians march to the dentist in support of ukraine in unity. they were attacked by a group of pro russian demonstrators and the ensuing violence and massive player in this that these trades union building led to the deaths of over forty people. it's a local doctor claimed she was trying to save a dying man's life during the lunch box he was stopped by ukrainian nationalists who told him to leave the dying man alone and that in the city would be the next people to die the doctor purporting to be thirty nine year old gore results can be treated the facebook page the next day i made the post. very quickly. the post was shared by over five thousand users and was translated into english german and in bulgarian and posted on russia's main social networking site at that point some bloggers started to get suspicious about the authenticity of the claims for a facebook page of the doctor was created just the day after the violence. second the picture appears to be ego results key would rather sly and seminole a dentist from was to go to a small town in r

church for no integrity ukrainian ukrainian unity of the ukraine which moves forward on within its current within its current constitutional boundaries are finally i just a note. we are now chorus less than four weeks out from presidential eleio arguabl thet important electionn the ue the united states is strongly committed to the success of the selections of all i have joined by the european counterpart the best attendance key for several conversations with the election commission the united states or agency for international development is supporting the conduct of elections. through our partnership with high fees international federation for election systems. we also expect. in addition to the very large observer mission that the osce will be deploying in adidas are deployed here to ukraine o we will expect large delegations from our political party institutes from the national democratic institute. from the international republican institute. i think this is a signal to the ukrainian people. i'll bet they will enjoy strong engagement strong support from the international community cert

soldiers ukrainian citizens shooting at ukrainian citizens most of them are ukrainian citizens not maybe all of them but you might not have the means or the russians it's awesome to watch it its government and i'd do something as simple and they should negotiate the best nutrition talk in a chemical into it and with an open beach and really they should definitely get into the shifts i work in a pickup with the rest of the office's lot more to say on this stay with us you're watching a false identity. the aunt. it was when he teamed up to date with all the latest from the world of sport. all the action all the results all the emotions. chilling looking for his call. once again. these are my kids turn eighteen. the first to tweet break away from utg the next the doctor. cup. while. it was. once. the good. it's not is that one. edward. it wasn't. these. glenn. welcome back before easing of all suggested it is ample storage forgotten soldiers killed in helicopter shot down kids' attention to the large cities don't use the internet blogging. managers are on such claims responsibility watson's

and for 63 days, day after day, ukrainian government has chosen peace.yet in those same 63 days russia, day after day, has chosen to pursue more territory. consider the following facts. pro-russian separatists seized don't next railway control center. that is illegal act -- donetsk. they received control of the prosecutor's office in a violent clash that left two dozen people hospitalized. that is a illegal act. pro-russian activists beat up two radio journalists filming a protest near the regional administration building on day one that is an illegal act. we can r can go on and on about the illegal acts. all told in 1 towns in eastern ukraine, 32 buildings are under occupation, 21 by armed personnel. in addition we've seen dozens of ukrainian public officials illegally detained, three bodies pulled from a river near donetsk, a group of eight, now seven monitors abducted in direct defiance. not in defiance ukraine's government but this council and world community. alongside all this action we heard the russian federation building its case for interventio

to understand the messages to the ukrainian government. integrated building and went to wicked witches. i want to understand what they want what kind of support they want from the new ukrainian government and we are ready to support them the percentage. i think this is one of the main issues today and i decided to look too tiny to it. despite campaigning for the elections the show and i think the time has come as one of the world's great president said. can heal the country's wounds and humiliate instead of trying to meet over to understand and to take steps towards each other is the way to return to peace. each school year. publishing and handling. you wear. one of the main characters of that around you. it can to make a comparison for our viewers that are not the only necessity ukrainian of coastal. many other countries can try to explain what these the difference between viewer and promotion. and micah the race to the orange revolution was puppy born in support of presidential candidate viktor yushchenko the hoops and so it was a revolu

we'll ukrainian government -- we hope the ukrainian government leads an inclusive process.we support ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. i resume my function as president of the council. i now give the floor to the representative of ukraine. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, let me start by congratulating you on your presidency of the security council for the month of may. we wish you all the success in fulfilling this duty. we also want to thank the nigerian delegation for the successful presidency last month. extend ouro like to thanks to the security council -- delegations for your support and solidarity for the government and the people of ukraine. feltman, for. today'. mr. president, ukraine remains committed to the implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of foreign minister of ukraine, the russian federation, european union, and united it in geneva on april 17. free and fair presidential elections on may 25 remain a top priority of the government of ukraine. we reject all attempts of russia to name the government o

verses ukrainian conflict. for people who aren't area experts is that an important distinction to make as we near election day? about a week ago, we made our first lotter to the permanent council. our head of mission and deliver add report. and i must say that the support for our mission and for what we with do, and for staying engaged in ukraine, was very very high from all 57 participating states and i think i include russian sha in that. ukraine is a country the size of france, and our monitors are reporting that and a vast majority of the country things are calm, people are preparing. going about with their daily lives and preparing for the elections. i should also add that only yesterday, we were in the third national unity talks about where lunch by the government, and i must say there were some very positive confident boosting steps, for example, approaching constitutional reform, looking at more decentralization, and i think you can say these are long festering issues that the government has shown it wa

every ukrainian president has done that in one form or another.the reason that is no longer possible is that russia is no longer a state. russia is also integration process called eurasia. the reason why we have the revolution we have from november to march of last year and this year, is that russia became an exclusive alternative. what russia wanted was for ukraine to join his project, the eurasian union, rather than a trade deal with the european union. there we had a clear deal between the ukrainian president who decided in the end not to move toward europe and the people who started the protests in favor of moving toward europe. in ane is to longer traditional geopolitical situation where you have a state here and a state there. one wants ukraine to join, putin 's project, and one which many ukrainians wish to join, and that is the european union. obviously, some kind of happy middle has to be found but that is the reason why you cannot longer play this game of going back and forth. but i would stress, this is not about fundamentally russia an

ukrainian boy and most year it was jewish and this was normal because we had poles ukrainians and jews living together in our village there was basically no difference between us there was no hatred no admits. that. they were all sorts of ethnic groups living in volia poles ukrainians germans russians czechs armenians karaites romany. and i remember from my early years and even from what my parents told me that there were no conflicts between any of these groups. and there was nothing you would describe as ethnic strife. there are hundreds of places on the map of western regions of modern ukraine united by their bloody history her example there are still. yuki we're on march twenty sixth one hundred seventy nine poles were murdered each year polish and ukrainian delegations come here to honor the memory of those innocent victims many of those who lived in the linea and nearby and witnessed those tragic events are still alive they managed to survive the general miroslav give them a share of scape poland's first astronaut is one of them but back in one thousand nine hundred three the fut

the approach that the ukrainian government has pursued. in particular i think we would endorse the strategy that the prime minister yeltsin you can sprout of attacking this as both a security problem but also a political problem. we see the outreach to eastern oval as the prime minister and his team having kitchen is being very important we welcome the steps that the prime minister has taken with this process of constitutional reform intended to address the grievances that people in eastern ukraine had expressed intended to identify a formula to deepen democracy to enhance prospects for economic growth clearly there's a security dimension to these issues and we will never question the ukrainian government's rights the decision to uphold its own laws including through through the enforcement mechanisms. we also acknowledge and happen to agree with. the judgment the prime minister has made ultimately if ukraine is to insulate itself against the kind of instability that is being prevented from outside it is coming across with these political

ukrainian represents did with all the blame for the escalation on the concrete on the stem ukraine ukrainian authorities are ready to amnesty. old. and those members who flew from groups who hasn't committed serious crimes. inclusive political dialogue. this book the peaceful protests and protesters remains a priority for ukrainian government the episode estate. there's no drinks or missiles are used again see the aisles the russian statements promote the participation open and elemental on groups in the counterterrorism operation is not true. some of the cynical controls a russian statements all english speaking foreigners in pullman. the officially claimed that the owner for in the air pouring that the military. in eastern ukraine. a russian as the motorist and the mercenaries. is it is to ensure the assault always a peaceful way. this is said to the finals that year and secure digital cards and services is secured to cause me to the region has been called by russia on friday people want to use the discoloration of the kansas also undermines the geneva agreement. even more school to show r

ukrainian troops move against anti government forces across the east and south of the country. the war of words between russia and the us escalating make him king has this report. we're not we're ready we can now state that those actions of the key of the government to cancel at the geneva agreements is unlikely to expect now we're in a partial implementation of the agreement but nevertheless russia continues to undertake consistent efforts to de escalate the week on the european capitals as well as the united states to give an appropriate assessment of what has happened. and of course because those who use the asian against populated areas to come to their senses addressing the escalating situation in europe. a second offense chopped a go speaking to nato alliance members said the escalation in ukraine was a moment of challenge to the lions russians at the end of the cold war had ended security challenges in europe next make the members think the defense spending in the short term the transatlantic alliance has responded to russian actions. with continued result. for a long te

he is clearly a ukrainian patriot and stands for ukrainian sovereignty and going after properly the armed vigilant at thes and games in the east who sees airports and other buildings but he needs of course a political program. because you can't just retake the airport, half of which is destroyed when you retake it. you have got to build. there was an imf program for ukraine that was also conditional in 2008. whichian, who just lost the election negotiated. it was 16, 17 billion. >> there was a 15, 16 img program in 2010 and poroshenko was part of the negotiating team. both of those were canceled because the ukrainian government failed to live up to its pledges of the conditions that it had accepted. so there is no guarantee that yet another multibillion dollars 15 or 16 billion-dollar imf conditional program will be met by the kind of difficult choices, that is poroshenko's challenge. >> he not only needs a political program but a political instrument in which to immr. empty any find of political program he might decide on. the problem you have is the lack of this political structure, of

the separatists and the ukrainian military. in the main square, armed separatists were guarding their new government's headquarters. among the gunmen were many members of stronghold. they'd captured armored vehicles which flew the russian flag. immediately, i heard they were preparing for a battle with right sector. >> jones: they're hostile to western journalists, but i convinced the separatists to let me come inside their headquarters. the united nations has accused armed separatists of torture, killings and abductions. i was introduced to the chairman of the self-proclaimed donetsk people's republic, denis pushilin. pushilin once worked for a russian company involved in a notorious ponzi-style scam. he told me he was planning a referendum that would give his new republic legitimacy. >> after the referendum is finished, we will quickly create structures of civil and military power. why military? because all military other than those created by the donetsk people's republic will be considered occupiers. should the aggressor st

and the militia checkpoints continued to defy the ukrainian army. the norms of some of our checkpoints are already taken by the army and yesterday the rights issue to be based on the twentieth of march to the us of a sudden change of leader will infiltrate the city. but that's it. and now we are checking people's passports and documents and local registration of me and for peace with the government in kiev said there was an nfl team was to call an anti operation so please forgive fourth wheel free seen in the door knew the origin and eastern regions. he's not just with some kind of short rising. it is in fact a wall and then talk the talk harsh so just as the trio performed by groups of stuff which is made by a well qualified professionals the photo though that the decision of what has been eliminated. for some outlet entrance fee known to man holding out to toby and american soldiers he downed two ukrainian a cup is empty and kaufman kyle's on friday a russian acoustic pretty calmly had been planning it amounts to billion the ukrainian kind of craz

on frip the ukrainian government announced separatists used man pads to shoot down a ukrainian helicopter killing pilots. on friday saw the deadliest tragedy of this conflict, the death of more than 40 in odessa following violent clashes reportedly instigate by pro-russian separatist thugs attacking a pro-unity demonstration. today russia claims it has no influence over the separatists rampaging in eastern ukraine. yet, a week after eight o sce observers were taken hostage and moose could you finally agreed it would send an envoy, the hostages were released within hours. in odessa, it should come as no surprise that the ukrainian authorities report that those they arrested for igniting the violence included people whose papers indicate they came from crimea and from russia itself. as secretary kerry told the committee in april, we continue to have high confidence that russia's hand is behind the instability. moscow is providing material support funding weapons and coordination and russian agents on the ground in ukraine involved in this. equally worrying today from slo vancek, it is ident

security for the ukrainian citizens.there is horrible violence in the eastern ukraine and that violence is coming as it has been for weeks now. the second monumental falsehood is that the russian federation is deeply concerned by the insecurity in the east. they are severely and deeply concerned. despite the rhetoric, russia can't be because russia is causing the instability. the express concern is cynical and disingenuous and meant only to distract us from the realities playing out before our eyes. i want to focus on one main point. from the outset, the government of the ukraine -- this policy restraint continued after russia subverted crimea, orchestrated and undemocratic separatist vote, invaded crimea and announced to the world it had annexed crimea. while lying about intentions and its presence in crimea every step of the way. as far as the operatives have moved to the homeland. >> day after day, it has shown remarkable almost unimaginable restraint. it has done is this council has asked. it has refrained from milit

he's clearly a ukrainian patriot. he stands for ukrainian sovereignty. is going after the armed vigilantes and gangs in the east who sees airports or other buildings. he needs a political program. you cannot just retake the airport, half of which is destroyed when you retake it. you have to build. there was an imf program was also conditional in 2008 which tymoshenko negotiated. that was about 16 billion. there was a 16 billion imf program in 2010 and poroshenko was part of the negotiating team. both of those were canceled because the ukrainian government failed to live up to its pledges of the conditions they had except did. there's no guarantee that yet another multibillion imf conditional program will be met by the kind of difficult choices -- and that is poroshenko's challenge. >> he needs a political instrument in which to implement any kind of political program he might decide on. the problem you have is the lack of political structure, real political parties, instruments you can use to effect any kind of policy in ukraine. it's great to articulate

ukrainian represents to put all the blame for the escalation of the concrete and russia ukraine ukrainian authorities are ready to nbc old. and those members who flew from groups who hadn't committed serious crimes inclusive political dialogue this book and it is open to some protesters remains over your deep for ukrainian government. the official the state. there's no pins or missiles are used again studios. the russian statements promote the participation of the elemental on groups in the counter operation is not true. some of the cynical controls a russian speaking in civil english speaking foreigners in pullman the officially claimed the door to foreign media for new material used in ukraine russian as the motorists and the mercenaries. is it is to ensure the assault was a peaceful way. this is that in the finals that year and secure digital cards. so this is secured to cause me to the region has been called by russia on friday. people want to use the discoloration of the kansas house and among the new agreement. it was cool to show restraint and show released just before it can be sa

i will say ten people including civilians were killed by ukrainian troops. by tuesday morning ukrainian forces had taken hold that the key checkpoint north of the city dealing a blow to the lines of communication by anti government activists. two grains of ukrainian military gary k fed checkpoints now surround the city as government forces continue with the chance to reassert control over the restive eastern region around thirty anti government militia men hops around is a major injury ministry based in the city of donetsk in the lesser men armed with automatic rifles and grenade launchers are demanding that the troops inside and not join any government operations against anti shia forces. the way the situation in eastern ukraine joining me as are responding to a park in finance law the us produced and aired it out what's the situation on the ground now. all the essentials funny and sweaty and to give women a shy so funny control the situation hit this morning still quite calm actually would not seeing the cost is high that we witness on the assets of the cc

promotion separatists in the east ukrainian cities against saving it recently ukrainian helicopter pilot. they shut down as it crossed ukrainian government wants to do when ready to try to retake the city from rebels who control the ministers in buildings that met heavy resistance to the call to report bk to eat and take off missiles and when it's killed the separatists who believed to be receiving help from moscow who began to construct new barricades in the city to help their attacks from the ukrainian military ship is attested in recent days that it has lost control of parts of east ukraine back to front his talents in its new warning that the country is going through its most danger is ten days since it gained independence in nineteen ninety one ukrainian authorities accused moscow of courtney's unrest in east ukraine and called on the kremlin to pull back troops from the russian ukrainian border. i was. he should get a better deal wrap the middle ages the job i work with the pitocin with reasonable. i was in the day with no nothing. i won. on my blog. let's look at all. he did. that

eastern ukrainian town most of the arts. the anti government protester stronghold. formally this now would join bow correspondent keith parkinson she's been traveling across eastern ukraine and eight. we understand the situation they are the east of the country at the pickle is very fluid what can you tell us about the situation there now. yes across the east and the ukraine it's still a very tense situation the ukrainian interior ministry has vowed to continue in ministry operations saying things and will not stop it into operation that they've dubbed the anti operation meant death in the same egg going to continue pushing foliage with that. on the other signs of a hearing any idea finds message is from that the anti government in a shack across the east in the region and we've seen than reinforcing that barricades in various towns and cc sent me here in sunny and which is a nice descent of the unrest is very difficult and is around the sixteenth amendment as planned maintenance rates will also found tht we tie it on the bu

no sign of ukrainian treat him how much more. danielle said the interior ministry said they could be taken to thank for the town from ten percent a russian minutes and continued to man barricades outside the occupied town they made defending the residents who treat your item civilians into a concave formulas. we live in peace we didn't go and attack them in a vehicle yet with weapons they came here. they scared us take pride in the ad and you would put the phone with us. you can use the stove complains that pursues government says he's training an army of the southeast the pdp ten march on kiev as the nightstand tax to ukrainian army camp. we didn't change so it is. what is does anyone see the frustration is not good with their illegally armed men walking around everywhere tommy lee and stealing actually attacking delivery vans. taking a weaker yen activists and border guards hostage. this situation clear that new is really terrible at poker. the ukrainian army it's very much in evidence and around the town of sophie and he had t

ukrainians. i would do my dance with them he sat next to me because i would do. i didn't the festival. during has composed music in the wake of the lyrics for songs and treat each talk which she says symbolizes the strength of the clean the sink to the audience. my precious contest pretty sick and sisters dynasties and the atonement and they refused to comment over russia's role in the current turmoil. eurovision was the world's longest running television programs during the nineteen fifties to help foster a spirit of unity afterward to this year's dates for the two semi finals of the contest on the sixth of may and the eighth of may the final planned for the evening of the tenth of may. tensions are running high estimates in custody in the armor wielding battle axes and swords to start competing authority medieval combat world championships in the mock castle in spain don't want it to small town hundred forty km east of madrid and has been completed excitement as compared to sixteen countries including the united states japan and couldn't stomach to sitting in t

and as ukrainian forces moved to restore order in eastern ukraine. it is obvious to the world of these russian backed groups are not peaceful protesters. there we are militants. four received significant support from russia russian leadership must know that if it continues to de stabilize eastern ukraine. and disrupt this month's presidential election we will move quickly on additional steps. me on tuesday night dustin and i know. what if it is a key link in the ukraine ukraine on the basis of self determination and commentaries as the bridge they were still learning to use the twentieth of may it's a very crucial thing to learn to love and we will see to it. a scene in nice the time to move on to the mine. the twenty fifth of may is not for the coloration that nobody went on in my state taxes that are eaten by the private sector will be unavoidable but this time when we ask me. she sent a message to the question is which. we are the meek and the song on the ticket collector chance. in it. i know. the nation has described the bench this morning in ea

meanwhile the ukrainian nation is discussed in me to. because of the situation on the russian born to me the strength and its military presence in eastern europe isaac russell knows the details. eighteen i just tasted nice to this awesome friends that continue to come behind you. this was declared by the white house spokeswoman jennifer technique is called the future voting polls. we have flatly rejected a legal effort to further divide ukraine. this is the tiny enclave up all over again. no civilized nation will recognize the resulting infection takes the next step to re enact it illegal for any annexation in eastern or southern ukraine and phantom our forces over the border car seat the us and eu sanctions will follow. hunter want to underscore what has been our position all along the future of ukraine is that the ukrainians to decide the upcoming the twenty ten elections are an important moment. and russian effort to make peace to destabilize the situation ran contrary to the ukrainian people's aspirations for an election in which the

ukrainian forces captured the airport at donetsk. when the pro russian rebels tried to capture it, there was a heavy loss of life on the side of rebels. now this is a pay back on their view. the fighting is going on quite heavily. the president elect basically laid out his plan clearly. there won't be negotiation with the armed groups. there will be intensifying the authorities in kiev who are anti-terrorist operation. this is part of the drive to reinforce forces in the area. >> this is a test isn't it? you've just come into office. we've got the osc observers held by a pro russian group who's admitted to holding them. he says he's not going to take any violence against ukrainians lying down. he has to act now doesn't he? >> it is a test. the question is what he can do and what the ukrainian army can do. they've been trying to avoid civilian casualties which are quite low. fighting comes closer and closer to populated area. there have been shelling, civilian deaths in donetsk. this operation becomes dangerous for the credibility of

so how does the united states agrees in terms of optics, the new ukrainian president and the new ukrainian government after these particular elections? not so much so for the ukrainians themselves but also as a follow-up bastion to something that was asked earlier in terms of sanctions. if there are not enough, with what is enough? what should we be doing against labor putin and the russian government? >> you're absolutely right about this information and language use. everyone talks about pro-russian forces. what does that mean there are a lot of russians and ukraine that want to be part of the united ukrainian state. so to say this is very misleading and they have been aided and abetted and glamour of whom is trying to sort of deniability aspect, i'm not responsible, they did it, and so yes, it creeps into the language not to mention this whole fascism, anti-semitism, talked about how there has been some good articles with what has happened in russia in terms of the enticement of top again and the use of nationalism by russians. .. >> >> russian agents need to clean now go whole range of

the ukrainian army stationed around from what we've heard from on the ground reports are that they will not enter the city that they still refuse to use force against the people of the city that they will maintain a cordon around the city which i doubt they are attempting to draw ever tighter on turning transit in and out of the cd which includes food medical supplies and the like are bought out we can expect. i think this team reads conducted by asb use security service units. and by members of the national guard and the rights act and briefly displayed and keep the commands of washington's that i am from america falling this has been persistent think that under the comments which i was given to the forty people don't like lack any kind the last twenty four the unexpected comments will change i think they will grow increasingly she'll it real i'm trying to point the finger at russia out of desperation at the evolving situation. meanwhile the pressure on russia will continue to grow within the body count racking up people are nice and soft ukraine and the russian people increasingly ask

civilians ukrainian civilians are killed by a ukrainian army which is a mix of autonomy and rights act of militias in fact dentist is going to be spiraling out of control in all those that are a christian doesn't love that this is what make the wants and this is what the key of government. this is the pass defense of religion by ukraine's main issue on proton in protest of the south east ukraine last month the operation was launched in the tiny ants can reach it but some of the tunnel that was set and ended up finding the right to bed. i say that they tend to the restive region in just a week and that he indulged and down on protests of islam be honest with members of the rights of the group taking. two people in the ons said the french. he continues to violate the principles of democracy. the ecb the note read but i've never raised arms against civilians. i can't make my own democracy democracy we live in democratic country and as he explained to me with that. we don't even have the right to speak out. guilty about this told police he decided to put things out without a stitch is in p

because of its role in the ukrainian crisis. will head to washington with a strong message from german big business siemens invokes waagner among the major. against more sanctions on russia. it's what will headlines live from moscow it's r.t. international for me in the whole crew thanks for joining us today straight to our breaking news for you this hour here on the program ukrainian troops have stormed the eastern city of stuff which is held by antigovernment protesters locals say they're blocked in and are unable to evacuate the area officials say two pilots died off the two helicopters were gunned down while local self-defense forces report one of them men has been killed interior ministry also says the army has taken several self-defense fighters hostage graham phillips has this report from stuff. here in the center of slavyansk and what we have now is these forces they've effectively now been blockaded into the center of the city now it's a complex situation because they're fortifications rather ring the central area but t

we can confirm there are ukrainians north of the city.ieve another city to the west is controlled by ukrainian forces. to the south, on the road in, there are pro russian check points there. they were still in control of check points around sloviansk. in the fight this morning we know two ukrainian helicopter were shot down and two servicemen were killed. >> it's reported by the ukrainian interior ministry pro russian separatists have left the prosecutor's office and television center in another of the big cities in the east. more on that as we get it. i'm joined by our diplomatic defense. seizing a raille head junction like that, what's your assessment of what this means? >> more infrastructure falling into the hands of pro russian separatists. clear are yly there's reports o power. that means signals and so on are not working. it is yet one more element of the region falling into chaos. clearly i think the great fear now with the temperature rising, with this operation launched by the kiev government is if that operation is in any sense

60 into ukraine, even with ukrainian passports. they call us terrorists. >> ukrainian and foreign banks have all closed for my while many have yet to open from russia. cash machines and credit cards do not work. even in the cradle of russian orthodoxy, prices are quoted first in ukrainian money with russian in small print. doing business in the contested region is easy and potentially illegal. golden arches and much more stand deserted. tourists face obstacles. to visit the place where the allies met in 1945, world war ii buffs, now travel to russia. you couple months ago, could come here without a visa. now that it is under moscow control, not anymore. >> there was not any unrest while we were in crimea. but russia is clearly concerned there could be. region's muslim minority was banned. russia's newest tourist destination is breathtaking. just beneath the surface, there are problems. ukrainians cut the water supply. further inland, they're expecting drought. the most crimeans say even with all the trouble, it is a price worth pay

soon i can sing a song in ukrainian i can recite your poem in ukrainian because they're queer what do you think about how ukrainians and russians get on together. we're all slavs we have to live in peace we're brothers we shouldn't fight each other we are the one people we're all brothers my home runs behind me russia is our moment i have an arms in russia and friends never ceased. we can't go to war against each other i don't even like to use the word this is the twenty first century how can two slavic peoples go to war and what are we supposed to make of today's order from the so-called kiev government. the so-called kiev government gave the order to kill their own people in slovyansk how is it even possible i don't know what to say. they don't care about the geneva accord fascists there are o.s.c. monitors wondering about all over the place but what's going on i can figure it out none of us can know who is in charge of this madhouse. shouldn't go when we were just getting on with our lives and not bothering anyone. if they want to join the e.u. that's fine with those we're not agai

people. >> toying with the destiny of the ukrainian people. funny. that's exactly how u.s. officials would characterize what russia's doing. i want to bring in our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. while russia and the u.s. are trading these veiled and not so veiled threats, violence is burst in ukraine. >> two helicopters shut down with ground to air missiles today. the president referred to those. you mentioned this fire at the plant in odessa. that's 31 dead people. more than that killed in the gunfire. it's looking more and more like an armed conflict and now you have the administration setting a new standard which is the continuation of this kind of disruption as we get closer to that election on may 25th, crucial elections and the outlook right now does not look good. every day, ukraine looks more and more like a country at war. here, residents cheered after two ukrainian helicopters are shot done, both pilots were killed. and here, pro-russian militants crash with ukrainian police. the new violence comes as ukrainian fo

the six people are said to have been killed the measure has this report ukrainian tanks rolled through the streets. or click here to services the city breaks in the city's police headquarters airport and tv power from separatists after heavy fighting. pro russian locals to use buses to fortify barricades and then set them on fire the interior ministry says the nearby rebel strongholds love the honesty is now encircled by troops. but some militia checkpoints continued to defy the ukrainian army the checkpoints are already taken by the army investigate the right decision. this was the most addicted us of things i would occasionally the globe and infiltrate the city. but that's it. and now we are checking people's passports and documents to local registration of me and to appease it. the government in kiev and says there will be no let up in what he calls an anti operation little is forgiven the deal was and what we are facing in the donetsk region and eastern regions. some kind of a short lived uprising with you. that is in war particularly in the us agenda tactics are harsh. we are both

today was marked by violence between those and get protesters in ukrainian military in fact at least three ukrainian troops and two antique its fighters were killed after the government launched a military assault on the eastern city of swansea ask which is held by anti government protesters our team player reports. it was on the street is that the ukrainian army is preparing another vaughan's come tonight to find eight it has people shared in atomic terrified they think this is going to happen in as a result you have checkpoints like the one with understanding and if we exit and entrance onto the stool did not believe it has become a in sight just about the bleak mood now is in panic mode knock down sometimes and then sometimes it does have taxes like this one. sometimes they have peace that has been cut down just to close off that boat people to be coming for it as human shields have been talking to a number of woman they say they want to be there and use their bodies to defend the city did nothing to stop ukrainian tenth of august and void. it is also clean up call for resistance

most claim to be ethnic ukrainians or at least from this part. some say they have come from other parts of ukraine here, and then you have a lot of folks who are villagers who feel much more aligned with russia than they do with the ukrainian government back in kiev who they say is nothing more than folks who have taken power illegitimately and look to russia. it's a very poor part of the country over here, a lot of miners and a lot of folks who work very hard for a living and think kiev is out of touch and will have a much better lot with moscow there. how much the russian government is supporting them in terms of sending weapons verse advisers, that's up for debate. it's hard to get hard facts but they certainly look to mother russia for their protection. a number of russian flags flying at the choibts and obviously over the buildings that they have taken speaks to that for sure where their loyalties lie. >> thank you very much, leland vittert. >> more here on the developing crisis in ukraine is former u.n. ambassador to the united nations john

how does the united states theace in terms of optics new ukrainian president and the new ukrainian government after these particular elections? propping upjust for the ukrainians themselves, but ino as a little hit to put and to moscow. and a follow-up question to something that was asked earlier, in terms of sanctions, if they are not enough, what is enough? againstuld we be doing wooten and against the russian government? thank you. >> shall i start? you are absolutely right about disinformation, but also language use. this term that has not cracked in that everybody uses, pro-russian forces, what does that mean? there is a lot of russians in ukraine and russian speakers in ukraine that want to be part of united ukrainian state. not all russians in ukraine support putin. not all russians support putin. to say pro-russian is misleading. i would say pro-kremlin separatists, in that they would be aided and abetted and hooton is trying this deniability aspect. i am not responsible. they did it. it reminds me of what the loss of it did with his war criminals. yes, it creeps into language, and we