it is the best way of development for ukraine and ukrainian people and then they turned in the opposite direction overnight and did not explain anything to the people of ukraine so people were outraged they went out to the streets and again the government missed unocal which were not able to talk to the people so after that the peaceful protest was handed by the extremists like it happened in tunisia for example or like it happened in egypt when. the revolutions were made by western oriented people who were thinking about the more than a zation of archaic societies but as a result of the elections the islamist forces won here the similar picture it all started like a peaceful protest and then the extremists the warlords the field commanders appeared in kiev they started shooting this they started riots they started. real war in the streets of the european capital and when i saw the pictures on the t.v. screen i was really shocked it was not european capital it was oriental capital that what now i mean at this point is it going to stay together ukraine do you think it will splayed maybe

i'm sure that neither russians nor ukrainian jews will be silent neither armenians nor ukrainian georgians will be silent because these people want to live in. in their country and ukraine is their country and their positioning and again i heard it in the ticket at the at the congress of the deputies they position to them selves as ukrainian patriots and they want to fight for their country and they will fight for their country they're also some radical in place and in parliament who are claiming that russian armed forces are. because again in crimea right now are they trying to provoke a confrontation well you know all with military bases are in sevastopol they are there according to the agreement which russia legitimate ball was signed with ukrainian legitimate power and for us we contain status quo nothing has changed and there are any circumstances under which russia would consider sending armed forces interview crain their kids are there and what are you worried about the future of the russia's black sea naval base in the east crimea peninsula there are binding documents which we sign

all, it shouldof be decided in the ukrainian ukrainians, and then to see how we can move. but it was not so frightening for yanukovych, no, not that. parliament take their decision to criminalize the article of the former criminal court which permits to release the prisoner, he admitted. >> was the comedy the press conference? >> yes. thinking itstead of is a comedy, the russian government thinks that yanukovych is still the president of the ukraine, do you think that sooner or later there will be a problem of who is the legal representatives of the ukraine? do you have everybody recognizing you at the moment as the ambassador of the ukraine? >> uh, a good question. but to answer the comedy, please look carefully how it was organized. answers to the questions raised by the journalists. microphones were switched off. he kept saying, i am the president of the ukraine, i am the president of the ukraine, so it was the only task for him not to answer the questions. the questions were very tough. was, what can you say about your luxury palace and what we discovered there, and so

one ukrainian leader has called on russia to stop the provocation, stop the aggression and said the ukrainian army is prepared to defend it's territory. we'll get the very latest live from ukraine, but first the day's fast-moving events in a country that is geographically and culturally at the crossroads of east and west. >> troops with no insignia took control of the crimeaen airports. ten russian helicopters flew into ukraine air space. watching it all very closely is united states. secretary of state john kerry discussing rising tensions this morning. >> we raise the issue of the airports, we raise the issue of armored vehicles and personnel in various places. while we were told that they are not engaging in any violation of the sovereignty and do not intend to, i nevertheless made it clear that that could be misinterpreted at the moment, and there are enough tensions that it is important for everybody to be extremely careful not to inflame the situation, and not to send the wrong messages. >> most crimeaens are ethnic russians. ussr collapsed in 1991, crimea became part of an independent

the initial response from the ukrainian president was brutal. government forces attacked protesters, resulting in five reported deaths. furthermore, they enacted harsh new laws aimed at snuffing out dissent by making ate crime to protest against the goth. thanks to the vigilance of my colleagues and the ukrainian caucus and the leadership of congressman engel, chairman royce and subcommittee chairman keating, the actions have not on gone unnoticed here in the united states congress. many of us have individually condemned the use of violence against the protesters. those of us in the congressional ukrainian caucus tried to convey those fighting for democracy in ukraine that their efforts are not in vain and that totalitarianism must not be allowed to rise again in any fashion. today all of us in the house have a chance to stand united with our friends in the ukraine who desire greater economic opportunity and individual liberty. soy urge my colleagues to pass this resolution and let the world know the united states will not stand by and allow rep

the us will a push the ukrainian government to find a solution. well what rights does a government have to impose sanctions on another country to impose sanctions on a government that happens to believe that its economic power of way lies with russia as opposed to the european union who gives them up but that's not in accordance with the internet with international law it's not in in accordance with the mechanisms of the united nations the only way that further bloodshed and civil war could be can be averted in ukraine is for washington and brussels to firstly categorically and unequivocally condemn the violent protests what with what we've seen in kiev to violently condemn the militants what they've been doing in the last forty eight hours are killin injuring and capturing police officers and then the next step of washington brussels would be to leave ukraine an independent sovereign country to deal with its own affairs for the ukrainian government ukrainian parliament to sit down and discuss which is the best option for ukraine to join the europ

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throughout the day sixty seven piece band meanwhile been seized by the testers that's according to ukrainian interior. all the vitamins that came today even as the french german and british foreign ministers met with the ukrainian government met with victor yanukovich for five hours as well as with the opposition who gets pregnant it was announced that it is sending an envoy at the request of the ukrainian president will act as mediators to the field position. and ninety rupees on sanctions on ukraine and asset freezes and these advances that will be placed according to its audience foreign minister and ukrainians who have lived on that. stall. this is all independence square it's a nice independence square that has seen its bloodiest day in three months of protests indeed the bloodiest day in ukrainian pastes and his history. he began often protesters threw fire bones this morning and vaughan storm police lines breaking the truce agreed overnight covered snipers shot back and at least seventy people and kill that's according to one approach can still check that the death toll as far as the

ukrainian president victor yanukovych promised elections and to bring opposition members into the ukrainian government. here the short background. ukraine is a strategic cross roads between east and west has been caught in a diplomatic tug of war between russia in the east and europe in the west. sent former soviet republic attained independence in 1991, the u.s. and the eu have tried to woo ukraine westward. while eastward russia under a success of presidents has tried to reincorporate ukraine into its sphere of influence. for much of the country's history western ukraine was a part of poland and is thoroughly european in outlook. while eastern ukrainedom dominated by russian speakers -- at stake in the current stand off is whether the country leans east, west, or splits down the middle. but as things stand now, president obama's admonition wednesday appears to have been heard. >> the united states consndem in the strongest terms the violence taking place there. we have been deeply engaged with our european nepartrs and both the ukrainian government and the opposition. but weld ho the ukra

what you think the risk is of contagion from the ukrainian situation economically. we'll have to look at it in terms of what's going on at the grassroots ukrainian businessman at the same problems as is my math everywhere. if the paper suppliers have to pay your employees to give credit to your customers. if you can't pay your employees with them they don't work they do on the street mobs get worse and the bad feelings get worse so far there has not been problems of mass non payment of employees in the private sector problems have been in the government sector people are building one of the ethical issues palaces so they weren't being paid and walked off the job. the kind of thing can become the snowball but were worried about that you just mentioned this ukraine were to default on its debts if ukraine where to run out of money how much of it without the full full of channels the russian companies. people who have borne the ukrainian sovereign bonds which are that which is the debt that people are most afraid of seeing the default on our very wide range of borrowers

more than a dozen people have reportedly been killed in the ukrainian capital today as break a truce with the authorities and attack police crew was caught up in sniper fire in a hotel at the very epicenter of the violence also. to be able. to get. militants resort to hostage taking stealing weapons and conducting kangaroo courts as the crisis starts to resemble a war authorities say they could launch a full counterterrorism response. barely. making sure. it's dealing with peaceful protesters in an appropriate way parts of the u.s. and the e.u. turned a blind eye to the habit being wreaked by the writers calling on the government to end the bloodshed that's despite opposition leaders admitting they have no control over the radicals in the streets. this is r.t. international with twenty four hours a day line from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eight pm and six pm in kiev from where we bring you breaking news this is in the capital of trying to force their way towards the president's administration gunfire and explosions are being heard in the city center meanw

if the ukrainian economy can be stabilized of the ukrainian government can be stabilized what happened but the common hill looking at the situation the complexity is err i mean why when europeans of offering help the iconic earlier in november for example. well then that's input subsidy a typical example the european union's complete inability to not punish the middle inside their borders while being economically incoherent they simply fall that was the way to deliver democracy all that she and the kids say some sort of incredible revolution in ukraine and notwithstanding the fact that missed the chemical that shovel ready been democratically elected. so therefore use all the european union jumping in the medley because they were determined to expand their influence of brussels bureaucrats love the ideal of a free trade deal with the print and let's face it why wouldn't they. they were going to destroy ukrainian industry. they were going to stop the french manufacturer to holders of car call from other parts of the ukrainian hard on being able to export to the russian heart lungs and f

so, the ukrainian president has not to pressure mp's vote against his party. rebellion today among members of yanukovych's party, and they start leaving wouldrty en masse, that really be something new but so far 12 mp's and the acting mayor of kiev is not a mass exodus. so much.you gulliver reporting from kiev. stay safe. let's take a quick look at other world news. a massive milestone in libya today. people are going to the polls to elect a constituent assembly, the latest up in the chaotic lyrical transition following the fall of muammar gaddafi. but there seems to be little enthusiasm. just over one third of all eligible voters have even bothered to register. that assembly will be tasked with drafting the constitution, just as rebel militias are trying to dissolve the country's general national congress which continues to run the country. >> only a third of the electorate has registered for this election and many observers fear there will be a low turnout. but for people who have voted here, they say they remain very optimistic and that the constitution is

these are the ukrainians who will decide the future of the country. but of course the history will play an important role, and also the different kind of development we're talking about having the east, more friendly for business and western way of the way people think. but let me share information with our viewers which goes-to-your first question, which is at the beginning of the negotiations there wer there we0 portions of the attacks. degrees have won, a successful story. more over two hours only the parliament needed to approve a new--the change in the constitution, there are very promising signs on the political side, and also what the minister said in today's conference is very important role of the russian envoy, that is something. let's hope that the russians are more realistic. they understand that the previous policy led to the clash and revolution and probably the bloodshed, which has gone much farther than we have seen quite recently. >> that brings us to time to forebreakto--i'm sorry. is this the end of the show? we're out of time. i di

belong to the moscow patriarchate or the ukrainian off the docks church that means most ukrainians their spiritual leader is in moscow if they hated the russians so much but they go to be volatile and. that starts months i'm just a church of england at some point that did not prevent america to be independent. that it was nice of you that some of us like the strictures ukraine let's be serious let's be serious marilyn let me go to robert here what do you think the european union should be doing now because they're. in moscow as we are in the in care as we're recording this program here should they back away or do you think they're going to continue to push here because i first of all don't understand why the european union is trying to negotiate this we've already seen what they want they want to give a raw deal to the of craniums are going to force unocal which to be reconsidered why does outside powers have to force a government to reconsider its own domestic policy. well many western countries have been interfering in ukraine for generations the whole history of the west is trying to

some ukrainians feel ambivalent about that.a lot of ukrainians i have spoken to have said to me i am a peaceful person and have always been a peaceful person up until i hope people show up with guns. some kind ofe ambivalence, some kind of fear. and the third factor is the practical impediments to reaching the center of kiev. the metro is not running, cars are being prevented from entering the city, and trains also coming from outside key of are also being stopped -- iv are being stopped on the way. certainly the kind of measures that we associate with the state of emergency in terms of preventing traffic and transportation are being put in place. >> gulliver, it is done here. is it fair to say at this hour that the prospect of dialogue between the opposition leaders and the government, expected -- especially viktor yanukovych, are not on the agenda now he acts out that they are broken off? >> for a longtime time opposition leaders have talked with him and discussed it and nothing was achieved and there but theset to it, discus

our support for ukrainians is not unreasonable.e are supporting ukrainians who want freedom and that is admirable. host: a string of tweets. he ran into the opposition leader who thinks the government provoked today's violence to show visiting foreign ministers a truce was impossible. havehen he says 10 por defected -- guest: that is a big deal. i don't have at my fingertips to the exact breakdown, but if 20 or 25 move from the government parties to the opposition parties, the opposition would have a majority. that would lead to the constitutional reform we were talking about. 10 is a significant number. in late november, two or three people left. 10 is a lot more interesting and significant. host: this is coming from the opposition leader, so we do not know if this is true. guest: if it is, the serious talk of sanctions is having an impact. these parliamentarians do not want to be sanctioned. they're showing us, and especially europe, do not target us. host: bob, virginia. caller: there's a four-part series on youtube, i recommend

own 80% of the ukrainian wealth.ow not a word. david shuster has the story. >> amidst the deadly violence and loud clashes in kiev it may be quiet money behind the scenes that ultimately drives the solution. ukrainian economy was fragile even before this, now ukraine faces a devastating default later this week. that would be especially bad for the country's wealthiest business forbes estimates he's worth $15.4 billion. he is the main financial supporter of viktor yanukovych, and the ruling political party. the other is dmytro firtash. forbes estimates he's worth $640 million. tilted more towards russia the top ukrainian o ol oligraks are losing money . , that means less money to prop up the flailing economy and help ukrainian industries trying to stay aflowed. in addition many factories and plants operate in old soviet era facilities, depend on ukrainian government subsidies. if the economy continues to plunge and facilities get squeezed that could be in jeopardy. still, demanding government reform hope the oligarchs

set up an embargo targeting ukrainian police banning the sale of any law enforcement gear and equipment to kiev that has opposition leaders admit that they have no control over the radicals in the streets. this is all to international with the twenty four hours a day life from a studio in moscow which is ten ten pm and eight pm in kiev from where breaking news comes from rioters in the capital are trying to force their way towards the president's administration and explosions are being heard in the city center meanwhile officials are demanding the militants hand in their weapons and return to protesting peacefully welty has a team of reporters and cameramen in the city. the frontline of the fighting has now moved further away from our hotel which is in the very center of the city right next to independence square. aiming to control the government of buildings here in kiev they have this hotel under full control and there's a makeshift hospital downstairs where the injured are being treated by medics and we also know that ukrainian authorities have given the green light for police to use

the ukrainian government. in a way that allows the voices of the opposition. and most folks on the streets to be heard. in preparation for some sort of democratic process that creates a government with greater legitimacy in unity. ukraine has been divided since november when yanukovich turned his back on the far reaching the trade deal the closer ties with russia for its pulse moscow has ruled the west against meddling. and will have more analysis on the street crossing from correspondents in it yet. later on in the bulletin. now three rockets struck baghdad's international airport friday according to security sources the damaged the runway and a plane but caused no casualties. well there's been no claim the first possibility that the incidents. another minor increased tensions across the country qaeda affiliated militants had been re gaining momentum. citing violence to its highest level in five years more than nine thousand people were killed in two thousand thirteen. the murder trial of ousted president mohammad marc's resume in cairo this saturday where c

more than a dozen people have reportedly been killed in the ukrainian capital today as on drivers break a truce with the authorities and attack police all she's crew was caught up in sniper fire at a hotel at the very epicenter of the violence also. more of a real. fear of. militants resulting hostage taking stealing weapons and conducting kangaroo courts as the crisis starts to resemble a war all sources say they could no one try to counter terrorism response. dealing with peaceful protesters. but the u.s. and believe you've turned a blind dying to a big problem bringing rigs by the rioters calling on the government to end the bloodshed that's despite opposition leaders admitting they have no control over the radicals on the streets. this is o.t. international coming to you live from moscow i'm going to have a lot on main story now and we start with breaking news from ukraine street battles in the capital kiev have reportedly claimed more than a dozen lives on thursday bringing the dasd toll to at least forty so as the start of the week witnesses say dead bodies us troon around the cit

and in new york, andree dobriansky, activist for ukrainian with ukrainian congress committee of america. welcome. let me start with you, simon. do you believe that this violence that started yesterday is a turning point. >> i believe for some of the raddicals on both sides it is a turning point, to the burning of the bridges. you can go back to business as usual with 340 injured, you can't go back to business as usual and pretend to sign a truth. for some of these people they reached the point of no return. i understand that dollar hawks pushing him and ultra radical elements within the protest movement that has reached the point of no return. >> as far as the region is concerned, what is at stake for russia? >> vladimir putin, and a significant part of his r -- retinue treat ukraine as a broader part of russia. i don't agree with that, but that's the perception. they feel without ukraine russia will not be able to complete its resurgence, so the kremlin is trying to draw ukraine closer into its orbit as it plans to form a new union. without the sentimental feeling, it's a natural inter

president obama knows what the ukrainian leaders should do. verily for making. dealing with stress in an appropriate way. president obama has however made no suggestions on how ukrainian authorities should deal with riders torching the city shooting beating and sowing molotov cocktails at police. neither has he called for the so-called peaceful protesters to wait for elections to express their aspirations as he would at home under different circumstances you don't like a particular policy or a particular president. then argue for your position go out there and win an election. european leaders don't seem to want to wait for elections either all but calling for the ukrainian president to step down the ukrainian authorities are by to lose all legitimacy the kind of forages in ukraine need to make space for a transitional government of national unity and early elections in order to bring back the legitimacy of national authorities oh washington and brussels are considering sanctions against ukraine the u.s. has already barred a number of ukrainian officials from en

eu, where ukrainians seem more lucrative and reliable gains. last month, u.s. senators john mccain and chris murphy appeared before a crowd of a quarter of a million ukrainians to express their solidarity with the western-leaning protesters. the demonstration escalated this month, when ukrainian riot police killed six. across the country, demonstrators seized government buildings, including the president's base in eastern ukraine. in many cases, the authorities handed over the buildings to the protesters, declaring their allegiance with the people. the protesters demanding the president's resignation and new election to apiece the protesters, the president has repealed antiprotest laws, offered amnesty to demonstrators. in fact, his pro russian prime minister. but so far, the president himself refuses to step down. in his tuesday state of the union speech, president obama affirmed the right of the ukrainian people to have their voices heard, but he limited notice of the attempted coux to one line. on wednesday, obama aides told congressional ai

well they are they represent a large segment jimi of the ukrainian population but we have to remember ukraine is a very divided country you have about half the country really wants closer relations with russia and the other half of the code regards closer relations moreover european tilt to their country these are two diametrically opposed and people kill very strongly about it well these type of visions should be settled at the ballot box and i'm just wondering first of all what is this idea about having foreign countries have to sign off to an agreement between ukrainians themselves that's that's kind of odd that this government that government signed off on the on the agreement this should be left up to the people and it should be settled now in the streets but in the ballot by ballot even if they didn't like where the government was doing they should kick them out of the next election i'm just wondering that no matter who wins the next election whether this president means now if you feel really strongly about it are willing to really get out in the streets and risk losing your li

ukrainian experts call the most pro european and national debt. i would like to ask you to him. experts let us start from the beginning please let us know in this research because it was this kind of policy you can lead not only to the situation which is both in boston and herzegovina with the same kind of boat again and nothing happened in this thrilling sight is a simple bow sentence including a did you want to have a say in eastern and southern ukraine which is steel industry lights no cost and docile but industrialized western and central ukraine in the that is old and he didn't just relax and ease of reading just to the west comes in. their ages here they are not committed to introduce changes the government was detained last month rate due to any serious the ball is his life in britain for example i've been researching this article in the minivan just an open ended up blood. it's our last kiev the ukrainian government said we don't have plan b only those signing big name and then there's frustration for all the people we want when people's psyches of the week on what's tha

gunfire rings out across the ukrainian capital as the protesters opened fire in the governmental district of kiev despite a truce agreed upon with the president overnight. activists resort to. stealing weapons taking prisoners as the crisis starts to resemble a war say they could launch a full counter terrorism response. you don't like a particular policy. or a particular president. then argue for your position go out there and win an election but the u.s. and the e.u. making no mention of the violence carried out by the opposition you are calling only on the president. and a dramatic day at the sochi olympics with the ice hockey team beaten in the quarter finals and women's figure skating. taking a full. with the world's top headlines live from moscow this is our international with me rule receive thank you for joining us today protesters in ukraine have broken an uneasy truce agreed upon with the government over night and have started using. molotov cocktails and several policeman of reporters who have been taken hostage over the last few days twenty eight people have been killed in the

more than a dozen people have reportedly been killed in the ukrainian capital today as on the rioters break a truce with the authorities and attack police officers curry was caught up in sniper fire in a hotel at the very epicenter of the violence and also. if you. look at. militants resort to hostage taking stealing weapons aren't conducting kangaroo courts and the crisis starts to resemble the sources say they could launch a full counterterrorism response. dealing with stress appropriately. but the u.s. and they view turn a blind eye to the habit being awakened by the rioters calling on the government to end the bloodshed that's despite opposition leaders admitting they have no control over the radicals in the streets. this is all seeing to national life. and we start with breaking news from ukraine this hour rioters in the camps who are trying to force their way towards the president's administration gunfire and explosions are being heard in the city center now meanwhile officials are demanding the militants hound in their weapons and return to protesting peacefully the interior mi

according to the ukrainian law, it's prohibited, but a lot of russians over there hold russian and ukrainian citizenship. in theory russia could claim it wants to intervene to protect its own citizens. >> thank you for being with us today, we appreciate it. >> two were killed when a grenade exploded during protests in the thai capital. >> yesterday gunmen shot two people rallying to the east of the country. >> police say the explosion was causedy a 40mm grenade fired by a grenade launcher. this is a busy area, like oxford street in the u.k. >> i heard an explosion. i helped two women because the children were taken to hospital. >> as night fell, the protests continued metres away. this woman told us she knows supporters of the government did it. >> i think they tried to frighten us not to go to the test site. >> the protesters want to replace yingluck shinawatra's government before the elections. those killed and injured came from the same family, selling t-shirts at the stall you can see behind me. no one has got around to clearing away the debris. it's as it was when the bomb went off. thi

crowds rally in the ukrainian city of sebastopol in a show of defiance against the self declared government and to voice support for the new mayor chosen by popular will on sunday the real path into the e.u. it's not going to be the german path it'll be the greek path. and experts warn the financial aid from brussels and the international monetary fund may prove a slippery slope for ukraine. washington miles over whether to leave three thousand troops in afghanistan beyond two thousand and fourteen as a bilateral security agreement with kabul hangs in the balance. and british muslims cry foul over the government's campaign against radicalism and say they are being turned into. watching on t.v. national coming to life from moscow marina joshie welcome to the program other political upheavals in ukraine's capital are sparking a backlash in the south and east of the country where crowds are making it clear they do not recognize a new pro western leadership the movement gathering pace in crimea as a group is going off now reports for the past few days soon the city of. which is also the country

they want to show the world that they are ukrainians.hey want to be free to do -- to express their originality. they don't want to be russians. >> reporter: finally secretary of state john kerry tweeted a few hours ago that all of this is in the hands of the president. he can bring it to an end. do you think he will? he was freel leveled -- electe. do you think he will bring this to an end now? >> it would be good. i don't know if it will happen, but it would be good. >> all right now back to you in the studio. >>> a suspected high ranking member of al-qaeda facing a u.s. military court in guantanamo bay cuba today. he is charged with planning the deadly attack on the uss coal. natasha ghoneim nat reports. >>> this is one of al-qaeda's most skilled leaders. he allegedly handled a branch of al-qaeda. al-nashiri is charged with planning the attack on the uss cole 13 years ago. >> it is infamous. >> reporter: in october 2000, a small boat pulled up alongside the navy destroyer and ripped a 40-foot hole in the uss cole. 17 sailors decided. h

they won't cause hardship on the average ukrainian.se are targeted sanctions against those that give the orders to use force that are part of the decision-making process or that play a sup poring role. so whether you are in government at the interior, or a business standing behind the government jshlgs these individuals have to think very seriously, the ability to travel outside of ukraine will be cut off, and the ability to access their financial assets which is a big deal for these power brokers. many of their assets are in europe. >> damon, let me show you this video. i don't know if you have the video of the snipers that we saw today. we heard from the un ambassador to ukraine today, who essentially -- who essentially said he wasn't sure whether those snipers were actually police or government officials. is there any doubt in your mind? >> there's no doubt. with all due respect to the ambassador, the ukrainians themselves put out a statement saying they were using live ammunitions. there is no doubt that the government forces have

ukrainian politics is upside down. former opposition leaders now hold power.y deny they staged a coup against president yanukovych. >> translator: the government didn't want to listen to the people. it did everything possible to hold onto power and it crossed the line when it killed people. now we need a functioning state as soon as possible. and apartments will work on this nonstop. >> reporter: and parliament has been busy, dismissing the minute officers onministers one by onee speaker as the interim president, consolidating the change in power, but what of yanukovych? these security camera pictures appear to show his entourage fleeing his residence in the early morning hours of saturday morning, where they are now, we don't know. a familiar face looms over the new landscape. yulia tymoshenko, from prison to power politics in just a day. i mit a protester who won't shw her face but she wants a new politician and is not convictioned tymoshenko is the enter. >> i am not sure that she is the person with her own ideas we need sph*u someone new. >> reporter: the

>> ukrainians would like to be ukrainians. ukrainian people are--the people are proud people. they are a long-suffering people. they suffered at the hands of russians and soviets for centuries. they want to be ukrainians. some ukrainians have ties to the russians. probably more than that have interests and ties to europe. but the ukrainians have the ability now to make their decisions for themselves. they've been independent for 22 years. they have debated the language issue between ukrainia ukraine d russia. they've debated the economic ties between ukraine and russia and ukraine and e.u. they have decided to move towards europe, which is their decision, and now they're able to make that decision. >> what is at stake for america in this conflict? and now hopefully the resolution of this conflict? >> the united states clearly has an interest in an independent sovereign prosperous ukraine. if the ukrainians decide, as it looks like they may well do to associate with the european union and sign the trade agreement with the european union, ukraine will be more towards europe, and

this theatre uses the ukrainian language. it's named after a serb and poet whose famous works speak to the spirit of rebellion. the theatre's first director died in ta soviet gulag as the nationalist culture was crushed. a professor from leviv was foching the exhibits in the museum when they -- photographing the exhibit in the museum when we arrived. this was part of the renaissance, all working in the same building, nearly all shot on the orders of stalin. >> if you take the statistics about the magazines, newspapers, and the percentage of ukrainian language in tv and on the radio, you'll see, like, two-thirds of russian language. you don't hear a word of ukrainian subpoena around the statue of lenin in freedom square. they are fighting to keep it standing, and all that it represents. >> the new parliament's decision to repeal the laws giving protection to the russian language are likely to exacerbate the divisions in the south and east of the country, where the russian language has taken deepest route. >> in school 62 teena

more than a dozen people have reportedly been killed in the ukrainian capital today as all to protest does break a truce would be all sorts used by our talking riots please aussies crew was quarter in sniper fire in a hotel at the very epicenter of the violence. if you. look at the. acts of its resort to kangaroo courts to steal weapons and take prisoners as the crisis starts to resemble a war so as you say they could launch a full counterterrorism response. with . the full weight. of the u.s. and the you make no mention of violence carried out by the opposition in ukraine calling only on the president to end there. and also this hour a dramatic day for russia at the sochi olympics with the ice hockey team the sun and the quarter finals and the women's figure skating prodigy. taking off all. this is our senior national coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the progress and we'll start with breaking news from ukraine a fresh violence in the ukrainian capital has reportedly claimed more than a dozen lives on thursday witnesses say more dead bodies are lying around the cent

i understand that my ukrainian colleague who had, the ukrainian ambassador to the u.n. spoke to reporters a few minutes before the russian ambassador. my ukrainian colleague tried to distance himself from this definition of aggression. if in fact he were to use that definition that would of course be completely unacceptable. reading between the lines here, it looks like vitale cherkin in crimea, reportedly with russian troops, gerri. gerri: peter, thank you for that. i turn now, david asman, to you. boy these comments, these reports, conflicting in some case. hard to understand what is going on. i'm sure you've been through that before in a fast-moving store overseas. >> the question is whether it is an invasion or not. that is what the russian ambassador was getting into. ukrainians it is in their interest to call it an invasion becauue they want all the help they possibly can get to maintain inddpendence from russia. vladmir putin wants all he can do to maintain control. the black sea fleet is extraordinarily for russian defense and perhaps russian offense as well, bu

>> well, i think ukrainians are fighting for the democracy of ukraine. now it's sad because some people have given their lives and other people died. >> it's been a bloody 24-48 hours. you were say to go me that you're also very proud of ukraine at the same time as you're witnessing this. you have a sense of pride about all of this. people are standing up. >> yes, i'm proud of people. i'm proud of ukraine. i'm proud of for now people are fighting for an idea, and for the ideas they're all together. there is no more opposition now. there is a people. and a nation. >> tell us, what can ukrainians who are living in the united states do, if they want to do something to help. what can be done when you're on this side of the atlantic? >> well, for now as i know a lot of people, they support with money, support with food, clothing, just help them to just stay, to fight for the idea. >> stanis lav thank you very much. this is a very busy restaurant, as we can see, he's been very busy all morning. thank you very much. back to you in the studio. >> john terrett th

ukrainian government has repeatedly shown its goodwill. they often compromises and feels like when they agreed to free those detained during the riots. if the protest is vacated the administrative buildings the caption the government to fill its obligations on the opposition to mention the disrupted the price sets on the other hand to british foreign minister will get he said the baby is wrong to call the protests have as their secret. more seeking a better future for themselves however i consider all sides with violence but again it happened after that but the link and beauty is squarely on the shoulders of the previous government women are told about the west's reaction to the situation in ukraine with gerald summoned to his principal cost term publisher of the things gentle methinks the us is kind of lost it's purely economic interests. hauling smooth words. i would like to review work well. by senator john mccain was in ukraine in mid december so i put this all into perspective. this has nothing to do about democracy as they keep talki

gunfire rings out across the ukrainian capital as the protesters opened fire in the governmental district this despite a truce agreed upon with the president overnight now getting reports of yet more fatalities. to be able. to resort to. stealing weapons and taking prisoners as the crisis starts to resemble a war authorities say they could end up launching a full scale terrorism response. making sure. dealing with peaceful protesters in an appropriate way for the u.s. and the e.u. make no mention of. by the opposition in ukraine calling only on the president to end the escalation. and a big day for rusher of the olympics with the ice hockey team beaten in the quarter finals and women's figure skating prodigy. taking a four. to international law from moscow with me rule re sushi i thank you very much for joining us today and breaking news for you this hour from ukraine riots in kiev have reignited the protesters attacking riot policeman of breaking the uneasy truce that had been agreed upon between the government and the opposition iraq has reportedly using firearms some witnesses say ther

he is a ukrainian who speaks russian.the flags flying on the road signs are russian sympathizers. they don't want to talk to us at all. they don't like the presence of the western media here. what we are seeing is a patent on our journey. we came through a roadblock last night. quite a significant roadblock. they were stopping all cars coming to sevastopol. the parliament is still in session. yet these men are inside. and also there's been a takeover of the airport as well. if it is a russian presence, it is a sense of say nothing. no one is saying who they are. the difficulty here is there is no insignia on these men or the vehicles. but looking at the facebook page of the interior minister, he's under no illusions who they are. they are working for the russian minister. and in his words this is a military takeover. >> christian frazier outside the international airport, civilian airport, which is also military outside sevastopol. what about what is happening inside sevastopol? mark, where are you and what are you sense