general assembly resolution. 100 countries voted yes. there was intense lobbying on both sides. russia on the one hand, the other the united states, and self european nations. many member states addressed the general assembly. some called the referendum a violation of international law. self-determination is a value all of us here today hail. we do so while recognising the critical foundational importance of national and international law. coercion cannot be the means by which a self determines. >> china chose to abstain, saying the vote would complicate matters. there were 11 in the no column. among those voting, russia, syria, cuba and venezuela, against the resolution. >> it is confrontational in nature. the draft questions the meaning of the referendum in crimea, which played a key and historical role. >> the general assembly resolution is non-bind, carries no legal weight and has no direct effect on the ground but is a reapplication of the international country. moscow proved several times in the past, it's more than willing to go it alone. >> meantime the international monetary fund threw ukraine a financial life line worth up to 18 billion. the inte

does the secretary general plan to discuss this issue with vladimir putinputin, maybe some support for the refugees from the united nations? >> i think the secretary general wants to speak to president putin directly to express his concerns. but also to hear directly from president putin his assessment of the situation. now, with regard to refugees, this is something that if substantiated would be for the refugee agency to look at. i would then reeffer you to the refugee agency. okay, if there are no other questions, thank you very much. >> so there he is, the spokesman for the united nations secretary general ban ki-moon, speaking on behalf of the secretary general, saying that ban ki-moon is gravely concerned about what's going on right now, a it's the hope that cool heads will prevail, there will be a calm approach, it is said that ban ki-moon will be speaking to the russian president vladimir putin to discuss what's going on. we're following the breaking news out of ukraine, tensions developing now between the u.s. and other countries, it's a serious situation. let's bring in our united nations correspondent richard r

they are the united nations general assembly of march twenty seven passed a nonbinding resolution declaring and dialled crimea as moscow backed referendum earlier this month on to seating from ukraine in a boat that western nations stage shows to russia's increasing isolation. us ambassador to the united nations samantha power champion the resolution ukraine merits our accommodations for the restraints it has shown and the positive steps it has taken to prevent further escalation of the crisis in ukraine deserves our full support in trying to persuade russia to end its isolation and to move from a policy of unilateral confrontation and aggressive acts. two good faith diplomatic effort for my facts. facilitated by dialogue. and based on law we urge you to vote yes on a resolution that in chinese descent rally the territorial integrity. and that calls for a diplomatic. not a military solution to this crisis thank you ukrainian prime minister andre dish antioch introduced a draft measure which of the overwhelming support of western nation over the last months. make your witnessed the most flag

degree, he was selected as an apprentice in upstate new york, and invited to sing before the united nations general assembly. >> it was an auspicious occasion. a very elegant different posture. >> but as thrilled as he was by accolades from around the world, he had another audience in mind, his mom and dad had never seen an opera. >> i would like to see a theater. >> the makers of "i live to sing" paid for plane tickets so his parents could come to capetown to see him perform. the city's main opera hall once closed to both black performers and black audiences is now a launching pad for a new generation of black opera stars. as his parents listened intently, he took center stage. >>> this is pbs news hour weekend saturday. >>> and now to viewers like you, your chance to tell us what you think. tonight, some of the comments you judged most popular. we heard from many of you about our report last week from the netherlands about the pot laws there. something we thought was especially timely as tuesday's colorado and washington had legalized recreational marijuana. jillian echoed comments by a dutch res

united nations general assembly pulses of resolution that occur as creamy as a brush truck abandoned the gold the march sixteen thirty two most good for me the ukrainian carriage fee when he didn't like the west the resolution before us isabelle one issue and one issue only. and that is affirming our commitment to the sovereignty political independence unity and territorial integrity of ukraine and russia claimed the result of the referendum the ninety seven percentage point in september in favor of breaking away from ukraine was the case of wasting a roll. when was it is confrontational week in nature. a trough seeks to put into question the meaning of the referendum in crimea but to place it on immediately the historical role. you'll be counterproductive to challenge them ukraine's foreign minister said the results of tuesday's hearing that were proof of russia's increasing isolation we are very pleased that they support also. gold becomes promo although don't do well. and the time which means the chores that the issue will be ukraine and the usual premium is most of the regional w

ukraine proposes a draft resolution to the united nations general assembly. the cleric time he had reported referendum. cctv news and it looked in beijing thank you for joining us. we begin this hour with the leaders in the search for all the missing malaysia airlines flight three seventy after the announcement late on monday that the flight in eighteen seventy with down somewhere in the southern indian ocean. malaysian authorities are once again briefing the media in total import of bowel. the latest on what happened to that carolina and the fatigue in our lives to follow pool. i won't. bbc middle east. if using. does he base the announcement. last night jess and lisa. my face minogue was. for many the receiving approval from the investigating authorities arrange them with the main street. it is. it is so huge and we will continue to support the one leading the investigation. all the australian defence minister has thanked the countries that joined in the search operation in the southern corridor and he said that the turning forty investigation process now w

ah the air the news on tuesday united nations general assembly overwhelmingly voted for a quick trip to ukraine to come together when having hard to admit that like the peninsula integral part of the russian federation one hundred un member countries voted in favor of the resolution while only eleven voting began and fifty eight of spain russia party the killer boots with the cuba north korea of the crop walk today and fury of the whale and zimbabwe voted against a resolution of the badger outdoors to get to the sovereignty and political independence unity and territorial integrity of ukraine within its internationally recognized border but are also called mike webb member states to get fit and refrain from actions a bed of partial or total the top of the ukraine national unity. authorities now that the number of fatalities from the much wider market state is expected to ride the bed to lay within the next several days. sixteen bodies have so far been uncovered and another nine bodies have been located or get the retreat the minute people are still missing from the path of mud that s

meanwhile earlier today the united nations general assembly approved a resolution that deems the crimean referendum to secede from ukraine in valley. however the lands russian ambassador of the tully church and call that resolution confrontational parties' marino fortnight has more one hundred boats a night in support of this un resolution the un general assembly resolution fifty eight on member states abstained eleven voted no. now this resolution reaffirms ukraine's all uni i and sovereignty and rejects the referendum in crimea meaning it's not valid essentially you go. i also called on all countries. i tried not to recognize any alteration of the status of ideas that might be even in the future and it also calls on all parties to pursue a peaceful resolution to the crisis in ukraine. i on the same unit for many members of the general assembly and a majority of them according to vote gop. i support this resolution by that support the greens' position a position that the us tobacco that numbers this year he didn't have to acknowledge the truth brushes and bastards the un vitali church a

this supports the good offices of the secretary-general of the united nations and we particularly supportthe mission by the deputy secretary-general at this very moment. likewise, we call for the russian federation to consider undertaking consultations in the framework of the treaty and cooperation to find a solution to the present crisis. i wish to conclude by stressing the fact that it is up to the people of ukraine to define their own destiny in an inclusive process guaranteeing the rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms, and respect for minority rights. thank you very much. >> i now give the floor to the representative of argentina. >> thank you very much, madam president. i am so grateful for the briefing. through him we would like to express our acknowledgment to the secretary-general for his good offices as well as other officials of our organization in order to negotiate a solution to the situation. argentina has deep concern about the latest developments in ukraine, especially in crimea. argentina has the responsibility of the council to ensure that international peace a

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in the meantime, the united nations general assembly just passed a resolution calling the annexationcrimea illegal. whether or not vladimir putin will respond to that, we do not yet know, but ominous development cans along the border of eastern ukraine. russian troops apparently poised to invade, and u.s. officials say they believe it is likely that will happen. we'll keep you updated here on fox news. jenna: kt mcfarland's going to be along on that topic. we're going to bring you right to washington state, because this is the news conference on that devastating mud slide in washington. the death toll stands at 25, there are 90 people still missing according to law enforcement on the ground. emergency crews are worried they may not be able to recover all of the victims. but teams of emergency responders and volunteers are digging through the debris again today hoping for a miracle. they've said it over and over again that they believe in that, and they're going to continue to work. so we're going to monitor this news conference for any updates, we'll bring you the news as we get it.

a report back to the united nations security council every 30 days, and friday was the first of those reports. now, according to the report by the united nations secretary-general , there has been little compliance. there were examples given of opposition groups blocking the aid, but mostly the blame was placed at the feet of the syrian government. >> the asaad regime's app diet for deploying -- appetite for deploying aerial bombs, despite the call for these teens of attack stop, is the number one factor driving displacement and the broader humanitarian crisis. >> some help reached civilians in an area along the turkish border. it's a tiny amount of aid. the report detailed the government's use of artillery and air strike. the ambassador to the u.n. was asked about this by a report, and he was adamant that the government was not attacking civilians. >> we are using this against terrorist groups. >> they are landing on civilians. >> no, we are not killing civilians. >> it is clear you are killing civilians. >> no, what you see on the tv is publicity prost cast we are not killing our own people. those who are killing the civilians - those who are sponsored by qat

. >> reporter: united nations general assembly overwhelmingly passed a nonbinding resolution effectively declaring russia's annexation of crimea illegal. among 11 countries voting no, russia, syria, north korea, cuba and venezuela. chris? >> james, thank you. >>> more hints about the fate of flight 370 today, but still no hard evidence. bad weather cut short the hunt for possible debris fields in the indian ocean. a satellite from thailand spotted around 300 objects in an area 1,700 miles southwest of perth, australia. images from a japanese satellite show about ten objects that might be wreckage. >>> house lawmakers voted today to once again get around a 1997 law calling for a major cut in medicare reimbursements to doctors. meanwhile, political survival instincts are kicking in for some endangered democrats who are now proposing major changes to the president's health care reform law. correspondent doug mcelway has that story. >> reporter: a new fox news poll shows four years after obamacare was sign it had remains unpopular with 56% of americans opposed to it, 40% favoring it, and whi

the united nations general assembly has voted to reject russia's annexation of crimea from ukraine. the resolution was proposed by ukraine and backed by the united states and european union. ukraine's acting prime minister spoke before the vote. >> over the last months, we have witnessed the most flagrant violations of international law since the inception of the united nations. after two weeks of military occupation, an integral part of ukraine has been forcibly annexed by a state that has previously committed itself to guarantee the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity of my country. >> the resolution declares this mud -- this month's referendum invalid. the russia's ambassador to the united nations said the people of crimea had made the choice to join russia. mr. president, on march 21, an event occurred which is truly historic. following the referendum in crimea during which an overwhelming majority of the crimean population voted in favor of being with russia, following that, there is a reunification of crimea in the russian federation. we call on everyone to respec

in his september speech to the united nations general assembly, he addressed the issue of palestine and the issue of iran nuclear weapons. on palestine, he's had secretary kerry now visiting i don't know how many times and devoting a lot of time, and the president has met with mr. netanyahu and i think he is meeting next week with mr. abbas. so that is an indication of where the president is going in the middle east which is the palestinian issue. if we can solve that issue, we can go on to solve other issues. >> charlie: i'll up the on that and come back to iran. do you believe john kerry is making progress? >> i hope so because, in my view, if he doesn't make progress on this issue now, we're going to have a lot of problems coming in the next few years from palestine and from everything connected to it. >> charlie: and you're fully supportive of the kerry mission? >> very much so. >> charlie: and make that clear to your palestinian friends? >> not just me as a person, but the arab league has been supportive of the kerry mission. you know, there is a follow-up committee in the arab lea

united nations secretary-general ban ki-moon will be in kiev, tomorrow. direct need for dialogue.sian leaders are asking the fbi for help as they try to recover deleted files from a flight simulator the pilot had in his home. family members are demanding answers. >>> surprise testimony from the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he decided to take the stand in his own defense. he warned that the u.s. would not rest until it had killed the leader. >>> toyota is paying $1.5 billion for settling an investigation. largest criminal penalty on a car company in u.s. history. those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler, i'll see you at 11, 8 pacific, "america tonight" with joie chen is coming up next. >> on "america tonight," an exclusive investigation. invisible children. some of florida's most vulnerable, warehoused and neglected. inside the legal tug of war between their parents and the people charged with caring for them. >> finding my son stuck between the door, how is that facility helping him? just stuck between a door. >> also tonight. the agony of the wait for

equipment promina three units in crimea that did not switch their loyalty to russia united nations secretary general ban ki moon has again urged russia and ukraine to extol resolutions to the crisis through dialogue speaking to the beat here at the un headquarters in new york us. she also expresses concern that the visions of the international community over the situation in ukraine could obstruct the setting for the supreme rada all other issues. i strongly oppose the russian had two crazy dogs. spooky escalate the situation. oh boy the hasty actions. we did today. direct and co star team title to resort to ward of court orders. the programs present it in or supported as a shiite and all i can t shirt to make any of the future you will i should or so on a good bet that the same time the prison that he was expressing his sorrow of. the some in the chamber and the notes and any such what i wrote a book that is i have been busy trying to learn. augie force. i've been forced to use to it. it's great to see change. the poor i know. watching cctv news from budgeting. it's one of colombia's biggest touris

ukraine asks for united nations assistance. general motors tries to recall a failed recall.y stretch back 13 years. good morning, everyone. this is >> "bloomberg surveillance -- this is "bloomberg surveillance." live from world headquarters in new york. i'm tom keene and with me are scarlet fu and adam johnson. morning brief. >> china's industrial output, investment, and retail group less than estimated in january and february. signaling an economic slowdown. on a better note, australia boosting full-time payrolls in february by the most in 20 two years. also in the region, new zealand raised its key interest rate, the first developed nation to exit record low borrowing costs this year. in the u.k., home prices growing

the united nations secretary general is meeting with russian president putin today, to find a peaceful end to the crisis in ukraine. russia is moving quickly to make crimea part of its country. yesterday, russian troops seized two ukrainian naval bases there. no shots were fired. the u-s and europe are threatening russia with expanded sanctions. vice president biden says russia is on a dark path to isolation if it continues to take what it wants out of ukraine. but russia says this is what crimea wants, since voters supported becoming a soverign state in sunday's election. the murder trial will not be back in session until monday. prosecution has granted a few days to review their list of remaining witnesses. they're expected to wrap up their case next week. the story story is that oscar istoriaus may take the stand. >>as you know, kentucky senator rand paul is suing the obama administration... demanding an end to the national security agency's controversial domestic spying techniques. yesterday, paul told an an audience in california that a black president, of all people, should know

imposed new sanctions united nations secretary general visited moscow to try to resolve the crisis and one of america's diplomates made a visit to show support for the interim ukrainian government. wendy sherman says her visit today deeply effected her, and does not correspond to what they say is going on here. >> if i listen to the rhetoric i would have expected to walk through the streets of cove and by attacked by dangerous elements. i was approached by school children with flowers. she also reiterated washington's backing for the new government. >> to the united states and international community, fully support the independence, the territorial integrity, and the sovereignty of ukraine and anyone who tries to say it is otherwise does not understand the people in the aspirations of this country. >> that's a clear shot towards russia, and vladimir putin. 40 refused to recognize the new government, calling it full of fascists. he said they understood their concerns but he says the two countries need to start talking. that may be hard the commonly held belief in kiev is russia's move t

generally speaking, we encourage the united nations to get involved in the crisis involving ukraine and crimea. we applaud the secretary-general's trip to moscow and kiev in the coming days. they have not yet borne fruit. nonetheless, diplomatic efforts must be continued intensively to come to a solution that respects the little independent and sovereignty and unity and territorial integrity of ukraine stop i resume my functions as president of the council. the representative of the russian renovation bass federation has asked for the or to make another statement. let's think about president. >> thank you madam president. haveber of colleagues unfortunately discussed in an excessive way. this starts with a reference to tolstoy chekhov and finished by having let us all down to the level of tabloid press. it is unacceptable to listen to these insults to our country. the delegation from the united states of america ex ex are operation in the security council on other issues. they must understand this clearly. thank you. back i think the representative from the russian federation. the repre

you were representing the united nations, representing the secretary-general of the united nations. this awful experience that we saw unfold. what needs to be done? give us some specific recommendations. >> well, i think, first, you need to address the situation on the ground. a mechanism is very much needed between the apparents involpart the crimea to start to control the situation and to de-escalate these tensions. there may be -- there can be help from the outside if the parties accept that. but with this immediate need to actually de-escalate tensions on the ground. what is, of course, very important is that the political dialogue starts between representatives from the republic of crimea and the government in kiev. of course, i've heard also grievances from the russian population who are telling me that they feel themselves also threatened by what has happened in kiev. there is a lot of distrust. that can only be overcome if we find a mechanism now for all these people to start talking. >> the secretary of state of the united nations, he's been talking to the russian foreign m

there was talk that many were waiting for the united nations general assembly to meet tomorrow because ukraine asked that crimea be made a demilitarized zone and all troops leave. some people are holding out hope against hope they might be able to stay here. this is a coveted part of the world to stay in, equivalent to florida. many have lived here for very many years and don't want to leave but also don't want to leave the ukrainian military. nothing very organized in terms of a departure here in sevastapol, del. >> jennifer glass, thank you very much. >> the state department says north korea launched missiles without warning in the sea of japan. the two medium range ballistic missiles were fired 2:00 this morning local time. media has not commented on the launch. in a statement, the u.s. state democratic said it is a troubling and provocative escalation that the u.s. takes seriously. >> a powerful winter storm making its way across the east coast. we want to show you live images right now of the snow falling in massachusetts. a blizzard warning issued for the area with heavy snow and

. >>> ukraine's prime minister is going to be addressing the united nations general assembly today. he visited president obama at the white house yesterday. the president says the u.s. will stand behind the country's defense of its sovereignty. mean wile, the relations committee voted 14-3 to pass a bill addressing the monetary fund and sanctions on russians and ukrainians as well as aid and loan guarantees for the new government in kiev. the problem is, it has to go to the full vote. even after that, it has to be reconciled with the bill in the house at this point. committee member senator bob corker expects the full senate to take up this issue when they return from recess on march 24th. it's an interesting situation. yes, we stand behind you, but at this point we're going on vacation for a week. we'll talk to the senator coming up at 7:30 a.m. >>> and coming up, the spring head stake, a dip back into the 20s. windy .is for the east coast supposedly snow, although i haven't seen any yet. i am in denial. >> me, too. >> about snow. >> i could hear the wind this morning. >> i know. y

united nations investigates. >> venezuela arrests three generals, accusing them of plotting to overthrow nicolas maduro.

ukraine asks for united nations assistance. general motors tries to recall a failed recall. it may stretch back 13 years. good morning, everyone. this is >> "bloomberg surveillance -- this is "bloomberg surveillance." live from world headquarters in new york. i'm tom keene and with me are scarlet fu and adam johnson. morning brief. >> china's industrial output, investment, and retail group less than estimated in january and february. signaling an economic slowdown. on a better note, australia boosting full-time payrolls in february by the most in 20 two years. also in the region, new zealand raised its key interest rate, the first developed nation to exit record low borrowing costs this year. in the u.k., home prices growing in february but not quite as much as people had expect it. demand obviously easing. economic data, 8:30 a.m., retail sales, initial jobless claims and import price index. bloomberg consumer comfort index 10:00, business inventories, 2:00, and the budget. earnings before the bell, power weeral -- and at 2:30 p.m. will hear president obama deliver remarks

united nations investigates. >> venezuela arrests three generals, accusing them of plotting to overthrow nicolas maduro. >> so the kenyan government ordered refugees to leave urban areas and head to to camps in the name of security. on top of that kenyans are being asked to report illegal immigrants, and anyone flouting the directive will be dealt with in accordance to the law. this contains images. >> six people were killed when gunmen opened fire in a city of mombassa. it was the latest in a string in the country. since 2011, when kenyan troops crossed the border in anger to fight al-shabab. in the most notorious incident they claimed responsibility for the nairobi mall attack, leaving 67 dead. the interior secretary issued the refugee order: >> it's an order causing much concern. >> the people have kids. some of them it's not just individuals, but families who are going to school, and special educational needs, medical situations that they have. and there can be something worse than that. these people used to make money. when they go back, there may be animosity. the camp, as you know, is the largest, and has

we heard from secretary of general, the united nations, ban ki-moon who said the longer this crisis continues, the greater the incident is to spark a larker conflict. when they see things like this happening in belbek there is a serious response, a sense of anxiety that nobody wants this to turn into a shooting war, but it only takes an incident or two where lives are lost for this thing to, this entire crisis, to be out of the control of any authority. so they watch very closely what happens out at belbek. they urge their forces not to return fire unless they feel that their lives are at risk. but again, morgan, this has many people here in kiev watching very closely, and with an awful lot of stress. >> phil, any word yet on whether international monitors will be able to get into crimea, especially now with this latest incident? well, getting into crimea, probably not. we heard from the russian foreign ministry. they put out a statement welcoming that mission by the international community, the organization for security in europe. they'll send observers into the east of the country, but russ

several armed men who tried to get robert sari into a car, this according to the united nations department secretary general, jan eliason, telling cnn this was possibly an effort to kidnap mr. serry, direct envoy, representative to ban ki-moon, sent to continue watching the developments there. so very distressing to hear. apparently 15 -- somewhere between 10 and 15 armed men who took him to a car, held him at gunpoint, prevented him from leaving. apparently he was taken to a cafe and then left unharmed. so whether this was -- and this is courtesy, by the way of richard roth, giving us this information via the deputy secretary general, who is in kiev right now. again, robert serry, u.n. envoy to the ukraine, threatened, intimidated, possibly an attempted kidnapping. he is okay, as we are led to understand at this point and is not in the custody of anyone but those who are allies and friends. >>> russia's president threatening to seize the assets of american companies if america does what it says it might do. sanctions. we're talking about some of the world's biggest name brands like pepsi and exxon and gm,

united nations second general ban ki-moon said during a meeting this morning he is confident the fragile ukranian government will be able to, quote, overcome this difficult time. ban congratulated him for showing restraint when many y ukranians are feeling anger. at the same time pro russian forces stormed one of the last military installations in crimea. with gun shots rippinging out, armored vehicles crashed concrete barriers. the defense ministry says two officers suffered gunshot wounds. journalists including foreign press were beaten. >> so let's me ask you if president obama will head to the summit tomorrow, ukraine as you said obviously a major focus. where does the crisis go from here, what kind of impact can he really have? >> the summit that mr. obama will be attending in the netherlands on monday and tuesday is focused on nuclear proliferation, but the president will meet on the sidelines of this summit with members of the g-7, pointedly excluding russian president putin whose membership in the g-8 is now somewhat tenuous. his foreign minister will attend. a leading expert tol

all of this coming up yesterday during another special session of the united nations general assemblythese words from u.s. ambassador to the u.n.. >> russia has refused -- russian armed forces are amassing across ukraine's eastern border. two days ago in this very chamber -- russia has rejected a resolution that had piece at its heart. the resolution in the spirit of reconciliation and the desire for peace in keeping with the rule of law in recognition of the facts to promote and preserve stability among nations. only one hand rose up to oppose those principles. it has blocked ukrainian ships and international observers. russia put itself outside the international norms that we have painstakingly developed to serve as a bedrock for peaceful relations between states. >> that assessment firm samantha power took place saturday in new york city. an samantha power is the ambassador to the united nations. the question we are asking based on the developments in the last couple of weeks and the meeting taking place between president obama and the palestinian leader, what is america possible r

parliament we'll continue to follow this story as it develops meanwhile earlier today the united nations generalassembly approved a resolution but called the crimean referendum to secede from ukraine invalid however the un's russian ambassador but tali churkin called that resolution confrontational artie's marina port has more. one hundred votes in support of this u.n. resolution the un general assembly resolution fifty eight member states abstained eleven voted no now this resolution reaffirms ukraine's unity and sovereignty and rejects the referendum in crimea deeming it valid as centrally illegal it also calls on all countries not to recognize any alteration of the status of crimea that might be even in the future and it also calls on all parties to pursue a peaceful resolution to the crisis in ukraine obviously we've heard from many members of the general assembly and the majority of them according to the votes to support this resolution supporting crane's position a position that the u.s. has go that members of the european union have russia's ambassador to the u.n. batali churkin did addre

with thelso meet united nations secretary-general anders fogh rasmussen.n thursday the president will meet with the francis at the vatican before wrapping up his trip in saudi arabia. executives from verizon, comcast, and at&t talked about the future of telecommunications and the upcoming spectrum auction. this is part of the free state's foundation -- the free state foundation's daylong conference in washington, d c this is about an hour and a half. >> when commissioner cliburn -- n commended as for efficiency, i was not sure if she was talking about us. everyone here is efficient and is right on time. i will accept that complement and get started right here in just a moment. i want to make sure everyone is miced up properly. ok. well, welcome to the first panel today. of ourif there are any c-span audience has just joined us, i want to welcome you as well out there. i said earlier -- and i will confess any more about this -- i am an admitted c-span junkie of the first-order. i am particularly glad to have c-span with us today. so, this is the panel that

we get to find out about the inner workings of what what is happening in places like the united nations general assembly well the foreign minister has actually made it clear that not everything that we see or hear after a major event such as for example the vote on the crimean referendum on accession to russia is exactly what it is we shouldn't take it for its face value for example even though the votes wasn't sensibly in russia's favor nevertheless after the vote has taken place russian representatives according to the foreign minister were approached by representatives of other countries who said that they did not necessarily vote the way they did it out of their pure conviction. i'm astonished at how some serious countries are using their diplomatic might to twist the arm of the whole world some delegations are being told there will be consequences if you don't back the resolution we are aware of their colleagues come up to us and just really explain why one or another small country is forced to give it. and of course on top of that there was also the mention of the fact that their western

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voiced their support for this here when draft resolution currently on the table inside the united nations general assembly this draft reaffirms ukraine's unity and territorial integrity and underscores that the referendum in crimea which subsequently led to unification with russia has no validity the draft resolution also calls on all countries not to recognize any alteration of the status of crimea now this is why comes as no surprise that many western countries have gone to the podium and voiced their support for this draft text but russian ambassador to the un vitaly churkin when he addressed the international body he was the opposite of the obvious which is that moscow doesn't support this resolution as you mentioned he called it confrontational but he also highlighted highlighted some aspects of the text that he said should be implemented by all parties. russia is against draft resolution by the general sense that it is confrontational in nature the draft. to be put under question the. referendum in crimea that is to place which already played a key role because it would be counterproductive

vladimir putin spoke to barack obama, he smoke ban ki-moon the secretary general of united nations andke to the french president. in all of those conversations, he made exactly the same point, that russia was prepared to pretext its citizens, its fellow russians in crimea, and also protect the black sea fleet if violence escalates there. >> again, that's rory challands reporting from moscow. and right here in the united states, secretary of state john kerry sharply criticized russia on meet the press this morning. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. president obama hopes that president putin will turn in the directs that is available to*u to him to work with all of us in a way that creates stability in ukraine, this does not have to be and should not be an east-west struggle. this is not about russia and the u.s. this is about the people of you crane. >> but obama's presidential power may have limits when it come to settling things over in ukraine fox, that perspective we turn now

that question was not at all decided by theassembly of the united nations -- by the general assembly of the united nations. [inaudible conversations] >> hello? >> thank you. >> may i? >> oh, there was someone i said could ask a question, could it be a quick one? >> the 1973 yom kippur war, according to seymour hur, and others -- hirsh and others, his book, the samson option, israel was prepared to use their nuclear capability when they were losing the war with egypt until they got the u.s. to send this massive airlift of supplies which then enabled them to win the war. but israel was, according to reliable sources, prepared to use that nuclear capability. >> yes, that's what i found. i'm sure we both did. >> just a couple of quick points there. i don't think there was ever sort of serious preparations on israel's part to actually use them, and we shouldn't overstate the tree to which -- the degree to which israel was in danger of being overrun during the '73 war. you'll remember that they were losing at the beginning badly in the sinai, but that was a long way from the borders of isra

we are returning to the resolution of the general assembly of the united nations. 314, this was dated december 14. there are several provisions. any of the following acts, regardless of the declaration of war, shall be subject to the provisions of article two. the blockade of the ports or closing of a state by the armed forces of another state. the ukrainian fleet was blocked and they closed -- the ports are blocked. the invasion attempted by the armed forces -- just to, you may find these -- the resolution yourself. the use the forces of one state which are within the territory. we have the navy base for the russian fleet. with the agreement of the receiving state. in contravention -- beyond the termination of the agreement. this is exactly what we stated yesterday and keep stating. they have their military presence of the black sea -- but it is limited. now they are enlarging their presence. look at this provision and you will understand they refer to acts of aggression. that is why i made in a statement -- these are acts of aggression. >> the timing, the troops moved before the vot

vladimir putin spoke to program, hbarackobama, he spoke to man kn the secretary general of the united nations spoke to the french president n all of those conversations he made exactly the same point that russia was prepared to protect it's a citizens, its fellow russians in crimea and also protect the black sea fleet if violence escalates there. >> that was al jazerra's rory reporting from moscow. meanwhile there was conflict in st. petersburg where demonstrators crashed over putin's request to use force. 40 people were arrested in the rally. >>> second of state john kerry wasn't holding back on meet the press this morning, he had this to say. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. president obama hopes that president putin will turn in the direction that is available to him to work with all of us in a way that creates stability in ukraine. this does not have to be and should not be an east-west struggle. this is not about russia and the u.s., this is about the people of ukraine. >> british

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this supports the good offices of the secretary-general of the united nations and we particularly supportthe mission by the deputy secretary-general at this very moment. thewise, we call for russian federation to consider undertaking consultations in the framework of the treaty and cooperation to find a solution to the present crisis. pressing conclude by the fact that it is up to the people of ukraine to define their own destiny in an inclusive process guaranteeing the rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms, and respect for minority rights. inc. you very much. -- thank you very much. i now go forward to the representative of argentina. >> thank you very much, madam president. i am so grateful for the briefing. we would like to express our acknowledgment to the secretary-general for his good offices as well as other officials of our organization in order to negotiate a solution to the situation. aboutina has deep concern the latest developments in ukraine, especially india taunus republic of lamia. argentina has the responsibility of the council to ensure that international peace

we need a general policy around the world that the united nations and about to meet the secretary generalerever there is a conflict, wherever there are difficulties in the breakdown in the regime as it is in ukraine at the moment of course, you can continue to guarantee not just health care and shelter and food but continue to guarantee education. >> what should people do about vladimir putin? putin? >> the debate on to something that really -- it really now is matter of negotiation. what's happened is unacceptable. the western response has been concerted. it has to hold together, obviously, in the sanctions that are being put on. that pressure, i hope, will bring results. i am making it my business, as the u.n. special envoy, for education not to get involved in detailed noeshgations of this country. i -- negotiation was mr. putin on a number of occasions. but i'm not going to do that. what i'm going to do is concentrate on making world aware that something quite basic where it costs very little money to be done tomorrow as in lebanon. and these kids could actually be at school. whether