loan guarantee agreement with ukraine. the unitedo been a driving force behind the imf, working to provide a multibillion package to help ukraine address the immediate needs and get ukraine on the stronger path. i expect the imf package to be finalized imminently. i congratulate you and your government here in the ukraine for making the difficult -- and they are very difficult -- economic reforms to get this done. the prime minister and i also spoke about energy. an american team is currently in the region working with ukraine and neighbors to increase ukraine's short term energy supply. i've been on the telephone with many of your neighbor a s as yo know talking about increasing that supply. more teams are coming to support long term improvements so that no nation -- let me be precise so that russia can no longer use energy as a political weapon against ukraine and europe. with the right investments and right choice, ukraine can reduce energy dependence and increase energy security. we will stand with you to help in every way we can

>> a united ukraine. promotions.essive it is important that the territorial integrity of the ukraine is maintained and it is clear to me that mr. pruden is trying to disrupt the elections in the ukraine. it is absolutely important that as many people vote in those fair and free elections so that the people of the ukraine can show. >> you have found no evidence of pro-russian support. >> i'm sure there is. there are plenty of people who support russia and do not like the confrontation that prudent is obviously doing. it is very important that he is stopped. if he gets away with it, he will continue. he thinks that the crimea is a done deal. it is not a done deal. he threatens to move to other places. i believe in fair and free elections that i hope will be held. i think vladimir putin will do everything he can to sabotage those elections. i think the people have to decide what direction they want their country to go. i would except a free and fair election. >> vladimir putin must be stopped, in your words.

one united ukraine and the united states supports a strong united ukraine with productive and peacefulps with both the east and the west, with both russia and europe. and that's a goal that i know you share, mr. prime minister. but no nation, no nation has the right to simply grab land from another nation. no nation has that right. and we will never recognize russia's illegal occupation of crimea and neither will the world. as was demonstrated by the overwhelming vote that took place in the security council in the general assembly. no nation should threaten its neighbors by massing troops along the border. we call on russia to pull back these forces. no nation should stoke instability in its neighbor's country. we call on russia to stop supporting men hiding behind masks and unmarked uniforms sewing unrest in ukraine and we have been clear that more provocative behavior by russia will lead to more costs and to greater isolation. the united states has demonstrated as ukraine has and it supports diplomatic efforts to deescalate this situation. mr. prime minister, your government is takin

united states. the first t-rex fossil arrives in washington later. >>> hello. ukraine'serim president says kiev has begun what he describes as an antiterrorist organization. pro russians have seized more than a dozen buildings in cities. this is the city of donetsk itself at dawn break. the president turchynov told parliament the operation will be conducted in a manner stage by stage to stop the attempts s s tear our country apart. in another develop action, putin rejected accusations during a talk with president barack obama saying allegations were unfoended. gabrielle spent the last few days in sloviansk not far from the border. >> a police station in eastern ukraine, on the streets outside there's a battle for control. a shot i thirings out saturday morning. this is where it all began. that man in the blue jacket is a local journalist. they decided he's an enemy of their cause. in town across this region, angry pro russian protectors are taking over government buildings. we arrived just afterwards. our car was stopped by the same crowd. >> the protestors are are extre

we've made clear the united states would impose additional live if russia failed to up to its geneva commitments and failed to take concrete steps to de-escalate situation in ukraine. cuts cleanly, this morning, united states is imposing targeted sanctions on a number of russian individuals and entities and restricting licenses for certain exports to russia. can russia still de-escalate and take steps? absolutely. do we still have a tool box of steps we can take? absolutely, and we are working in lockstep with the europeans on this as well. union followed suit today with new sanctions on 15 more people suspected of having a direct link to the ukrainian unrest. the move comes as the crisis in the ukraine faces it continued chaos. pro-russian separatist seized a new town and seized seven monitors. the mayor of ukraine second largest city is in critical condition after an attempt on his life. kharkiv's mayor hannity current us was shot 20 miles away from the border. it is unclear who was behind the attack. this is a surgeon who treated the man. >> he is stable at the moment but his condition is severe, even closer to very severe, as it usually is with these types of

while watching the day when you're stressed within the united country special by the priest ukraine. my name is a dental medical dental access to the frequencies available excellent actress jane dot com. terrorists in the east of coordinated and supported by msm. this was said by the looks on that channel the acting president of ukraine. his statement ukraine to monza federation to immediately stop interfering with its internal affairs and two was drawn russian troops from his body is. we wanted to go and start it on to terry's desperation to desist and auntie kelly and consistently implemented with the aim of complete trust of the stations of the threat and protection of the lands of allah country and the same time as the russian federation coordinates and openly supports various dealers afraid to listen to bands in the east of the country. as he scripted events. onyx has not asked to demonstrate to the concentration of armed forces us to write and the eastern border of our country and city employees to you and if it hadn't been placed in a threat to the security of our time to just

all ukrainian people on ukraine united. i'll say at the top we do not recognize, we do not recognize russia's actions in crimea. >>> the animal rights rally in new york as the mayor wants to ban horse drawn carriages in saving vintage cars. >>> also in the program, our news here. google taking further steps to track our spending habits. >> absolutely. it's about what we buy. google is testing a way to match what we've searched online and see if we purchase that in a real shop. we're going to find out if this is a helping hand or another chance to snoop. >>> hello and welcome. it is 3:00 in kiev, 7:00 a.m. washington, midday here in london. one of the world's biggest football clubs manchester united have sacked their manager in less than a year in charge. losing 10 out of 22 matches, manchester united faces next season without a place in the lucrative champion's league. the u.s. based family that toend club feels moyes can no longer be trusted with the brand worth close to a billion. we look back at david moyes' brief time i

ukraine. ukrainian reserve officer is the regional commander of the unit. he says his men are you the best locals dislike him. they hide their identity for fear of prosecution under the new separatist laws. >> they are locals. we don't have any russians here. if anyone thinks we have russians here, they are wrong. we have people who know how to fight. >> he says is movement is motivated by frustration at corruption in the central government. he calls the central leaders and postures. his men hail as he rose the controversial police and claimed they were beaten by protesters. his anger is growing as what he sees as double standards. >> in some places, it is ok to seize town halls and establish a new government. they don't get prosecuted. they are peaceful patriots. we are acting exactly the same way, the same behavior. why are we bad and they are good? >> for him, the growing bitterness between east and west ukraine is pushing the country apart. he says it is up to the people to decide what future they see for the nation. >> unity is impossible. we will eith

the provisional agenda for this 28 february,r 2014, for the purposes of the ukraine to the united nations addressing the security council. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of rulesuncils provisional for procedure, i advised the representative of ukraine to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rule 39 of the councils provisional rules mr.rocedure, i advised yvonne savona, assistant secretary-general for human rights, to participate in this meeting. this was decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. floor to mr.e yvonne -- ivan some on a much. >> madame president, members of the security council, you were briefed last week on the latest political development in ukraine. my briefing today, as you requested, will address the situation of human rights in ukraine and update you on developments since my last briefing on the 19th of march. i will highlight key human rights issues, taking into account the most recent events in the east. finding ofare on the my two recent missions to ukraine, as well as on

ukraine is and must remain one country, one united ukraine. >> reporter: biden repeated american accusations that moscow is secretly instigating this insurgency. >> we call on russia to stop supporting men, behind masks in unmarked uniforms, sowing unrest in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: some here fear the country is standing on the brink of civil war. in the town of slavyansk, they buried three of their men today as russian-speaking separatists chanted, "glory to the heroes." they died in a gun battle on sunday, though like most of the sporadic violence here, the details are murky. what's clear is that the militants have no intention of laying down their guns or leaving the public buildings they've occupied. college student alexander is part of the separatists' inner circle. he told us many people here resent the u.s. for backing ukraine's leaders in kiev and claimed they treat russian speakers in eastern ukraine like second-class citizens. what is it that you want here? >> pelley: holly williams is joining us now. holly, how does the standoff end? >> reporter: scott, the separatists are ad

he went on to say that a really an united ukraine, a stable ukraine is really in russia's interest as long as all groups in the country are represented fully. and he had this message to the u.s. and the e.u. as this crisis worsened. >> we need a honest reaction from the west without double standards and without shifting blame to moscow. they didn't listen to the people in southern and eastern ukraine, now they're using military force to put down the protests. i think it's very dangerous and people who are planning to do so should be punished. >> in the last few minutes members of the foreign ministry office in moscow had been in touch with their counterparts in paris, and they're looking for france to use whatever means it can and exert whatever influence it can on kiev to avoid kiev using force in eastern ukraine. and russia is making it pretty clear, really, that you can really say goo goodbye to these four-party talks on thursday if this military intervention took place. >> peter sharp, we thank you very much for that, indeed. reporting live from eastern ukraine. >> the syrian gove

the operation comes before a visit of vice president joe biden who called for an united ukraine. >>> in a disaster 100 people died, 200 are still unaccounted for, and funerals are being held today for some of the students who died in the accident. >>> officials are expanding the search area for the missing malaysian airlines jet. officials detected a pulse signal earlier this month which could have come from the plane's black box. flight 370 vanished on march 8th with 239 people on board. >> i'm meteorologist nicole mitching, and i want to start off with the temperatures. it shows the two systems we have across the country. the east coast, a warm search of air, and a lot of temperatures in the 70s. our other weather system is moving in. cooler air and 54 for seattle. these are the high temperatures for the day. the outlook, the cold front is not going to have a lot of moisture with it, but scattered showers through the day in the overnight. the west coast, a little more moisture, and that claws because it's cold enough and snow with higher elevations, so watch for that. it's great fo

between ukraine, russia, the united states and the e.u. are a crucial opportunity now for genuine dialogue. the latest combustible events in eastern ukraine whereas ambassador cher kin has said and i quote, the first blood has been shed, make it essential that russia engage seriously in this dialogue are. thank you. >> i thank the representative of australia for his statement. i give the floor to the representative of france. spend be. [speaking french] >> translator: madam president, the report we have before us is damning for two reasons. firstly, in the strictest possible terms the years of corruption and abuse by former president yanukovych and his team, predatory and criminal in nature as it it was. is it any wonder that the ukrainian population are wounded from years of corruption demonstrated. there is no foreign involvement here. the reporter describes how the team responded to legitimate and peaceful demonstrations through the use of force. madam president, the huge burden of restoring trust between the ukrainians all ukrainians an

vice president biden just spoke and says he stands ready to achieve a united ukraine. tough words from the u.s. government. it's from moscow's actions that this high-level show of support is not going to have much of an impact. vice president joe biden is in kiev ukraine meeting with the acting president and prime minister to show u.s. support. he's expected to offer technical assistance to help ukraine implement economic and energy reforms to become more stable. >> the idea is to reduce ukraine's need to depend on russia for oil and gas. >> reporter: biden is the most senior u.s. official to visit ukraine since the start of the crisis that only continues to escalate. pro-russian separatists haven't surrendered buildings in ukraine a key part of an agreement reached in geneva last week. >> if there's not progress, we remain prepared along with the g-7 partners to impose additional costs on russia. >> reporter: russia and ukraine are pointing the finger at each other. they claim they have identified several militants in photos seen here. monday, russia's foreign minister

holding hands and singing songs the crowd cheered for united ukraine among them the country's foreign minister and deputy foreign minister. that's the point of telling the russians because you want to have a successful ukraine don't be afraid off ukraine's success. just be with us. don't become hollow and he peed on one that you want to have him there was cooperation with u s the dog rest of the morning to read listen to people listened to that of the people singing here. songs of peace assigned a stronger call from moscow to change its stance team from the u s sanctions were cleared gardening more individuals in the russian gas company. the purpose is to make a clear direction that they need to step back but it was equally clear that if they don't if they step forward if they do things that are really cool that violate the sovereignty of ukraine that there will be unity in the world in responding to that. meanwhile the ukrainian government backed two of its ships from said moscow called to the black sea port of mika live. some seventy ukrainian warships remaining crimea waiting to be

violently beating those who want to see a united ukraine. this was the scene just an hour earlier.s an entire row of buses filled with police here. they say that they want to protect the population at this small pro-ukrainian demonstration. there had been various reports on social media that the pro-russian camp might try to stop them from demonstrating, might try to block them. so not truly. there are security concerns and tensions have been rising, but those we've been talking to say that they need to oncome out especially at this critical junction and make sure that their voices are heard. the crowds have just started moving to their next destination and there have already been various unconfirmed reports at this stage that the pro-russian camp, a few hundred of them, might be moving in this direction as well. the situation is rapidly escalating out of control. on that side, you have the pro-russian camp with batons, possibly even some weapons in their hands. the police are trying to maintain a certain level of control over the situation, but they don't seem to be able to. a few

wanna call it been a big rally about a thousand of october thousand people rallied in favor of united ukraine's pro russian several dozen of them some people say perhaps even several hundred started rampaging through the crowd as the of the rally was splitting up. they were armed with baseball bats but they had iron rods and they basically the gist we hit people when we were there we saw several people said a staggering around their heads bandage their faces light up the people we spoke to witnesses had seen it. we didn't actually witness it taught us that the police they were there on the scene but they tended to just stand there watching what was going on without intervening and that led to a lot of rumors flying about the police actually in the pro russian champion. i could tell you after which the russians that they themselves the pro russian marks to the center of the town chanting russia russia showing that they very much we can call that were in india late evening. you have a sort of got very tense atmosphere in the city because the hands of pro russian groups were also set up. marching

the united states is considering supplying arms to ukraine. what do you think of that as an option just a trial balloon, something that is being seriously considered? what is this line? >> i think this is being seriously considered. i hope it is. the ukrainians have requested arms not offensive weapons, they're not asking for tanks and jet fighters and this kind, they're asking for fume, for -- fuel for their transports, they're asking for food and we provided some food. they're asking for ammunition, anti-tank weapons so defensive weapons they're asking for and i believe that we're being -- we're considering it and i think we should provide it. >> mr. gosh, as always a pleasure to talk to you, william taylor, former ambassador, glad to have you. >> glad to be here. >> can face trial via video link because rebels are holding him. saif gadhafi, he and 39 other gadhafi era lieutenants face crimes for ordinances. can human rights watch says they have been given limited access to their attorneys. >>> national elections have topped the widely consi

opposition section of ukraine and out of town from all united in ukraine were on patron saint of ukraine left to contend with so allows nonchalant i'm sure he's not making this every minute. i think that kate is a doctrine that the forecourt of the responsibility to protect russians on no doubt that the factor on the ongoing events in ukraine that i suspect that he just wants to keep that as a factor of two actually. later on home home appointing he he has used clinton has used the analogy of kosovo again and again and again and this is a very unfortunate situation but kosovo house while the news and is being used all the time as a precedent for the sorts of very very different things the crushers going to do in this part of the world. min is nothing comparable between the doctrine of responsibility act as it's going to the united nations on the way was good to me using it but nonetheless we in the west have created a precedent and leading to the consequences of an earlier in the day barack obama on a trip of the far east speaking for the first time in quite awhile since before the genev

ukraine. haveand the united states unwisely drawn a red line on the eastern frontier that leaves kiev militarily isolated. that redline should be erased. we should grant ukraine's request for military equipment and include antiaircraft weapons. u.s. equipment would reanimate moscow's unpleasant memories. we should deploy intelligence and surveillance capabilities. this would force moscow to consider repercussions it acts. department of trainers to georgia after it was invaded by russia attributed to that country's security. we should conduct now a major exercise in ukraine to train their military. waiting until may and june as is currently planned by nato only incentivizes russia to take action earlier. under these initiatives would threaten russian territory. they would introduce uncertainty in moscow's military planning and force the government to consider the risks of a military conflict. fourth, the west needs to reinforce resilience to russia's aggressive campaign, which is the most intense we've seen since the end of the cold war. the secretaryear outlined actions we're taking, but i wonde

something i can get online and distance themselves from people with ukraine and next to the evening they plan to get that primarily for united to train him to tackle collected in the mountain and the first ukraine. the government engaged to save a life mets in crisis following the reduction of that for drugs from twenty to seven percent. the cabinet of ministers once during get the pics of our medical products to the same level the government is also second to figure out their reasons of the high price of drugs that premise is looking to impose its else and the role of directors of medical institutions in it barbara control authorities have to closely monitor the transparency of tenders for french case of mad scenes for state funds. antony ten of the cabinet that means there's a saying a thing of all said the arrests owners of pharmacy chains which have raised prices for some text of many fold. the apparent to the launch of the prime minister urged the business in downtown not to speculate and warned of politics. but these menus but it's useful to those. nice no currency exchange rate unchanged. that is changed by twenty per

next week vice president biden will trevor to ukraine to deliver the message that the united states remains good fight -- remain steadfast faith since 1991 when ukraine t declared it independence, ukraine has sought a brighter future. the united states wants to see ukraine prosper and we will continue to stand ukrainian people as we move forward to realize their long-held aspirations. thank you very much from and mr. minister? secretary lew, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. ukrainian delegation is very honored and pleased to be in this historical building at this historic event. we viewed today's documents and today's signing as a sign of , unconditional support, from the united states of america, and he aspirations of the ukrainian people to freedom, democracy, and european values. theiewed today's signing as third step toward broad financial assistance to our nation. finished theically --ks with the imf and expect in the future before it meets on ukrainian issues. [indiscernible] these days in washington, we have held fruitful negotiations with other partners. a have practically agreed

have such radically different versions of what's going on in the ukraine, who is to blame for the instability. with of course the united states, the european union and ukraine saying russia is to blame for the takeover of the administrative buildings in southeast ukraine by sending in of secret service acts. and this is the allegation, especially with the special forces troops who are not wearing their insignias, and mixing in with the population and taking over with the ukrainian army, which could allow, at least in russia's eyes, a justifiable intervention of the russian army. so we're waiting to see what kind of communique could be coming up. but it's about federalization, and the autonomy that the ukraine might give to the region in southeastern parts of the country, and they said it's not up to russia to decide what kind of future the country should have, and the europeans pushing to make sure that the key presidential election on the 25th takes place in a free and fair manner without any further disruption, where the voters might be afraid to go and vote. >> nick spiers in geneva. >>> and at the same time, an ann

it has created a profound crisis in ukraine itself for the survival of the united democratic ukraine in one country. if these cities do secede or the russian government does come in, we are looking at a divided ukraine, the largest and most important country in that part of europe. >> so what is to stop russia? the u.s. has warned of more sanctions, but clearly russia's not bothered by sanctions. >> it doesn't seem to be. president putin has a very strong hand in the poker match and the u.s., canada, and russia have a very weak hand. president putin is an authoritarian figure. he makes decisions quickly and strategically. he has opposite him a western world which is very much divided. i think in general, north america, certainly in canada and the u.s., there is a feeling there has to be a price to be paid by the russian government. ottawa wouldd support significant economic sanctions and with threatened that to do her a russian -- to deter a russian incursion into eastern ukraine. of course the decision-making of the eu is so much more unwieldy and has to operate by consensus. i thin

it was canceled because no one could guarantee the safety of those who support an united ukraine. al jazeera, donestk. >> crude oil is leaking into a river in have a after a train derailed today. it was traveling from committee to virginia when it went off the tracks in lynchburg. the leak will have no impact on the city's dranking water. 300 people have been evacuated from lynchburg's downtown. the smoke could be seen from a pretty good distance. the fire department is working to contain the situation. no one was hurt, and no word on what caused the train to derail. >>> adding insult to injury in the florida panhandle as the area dealings with severe flooding. some parts of the region have gotten more than 22 inches of rain in the past 24 hours. fast-moving floods have washed away roads and streets and rains are responsible for a massive sinkhole in baltimore. the storms are blamed for 36 deaths in the south and mid-west. it seems that it just won't go away. >> reporter: tomorrow is going to get better, but tonight is an exception. the way the circulation of the storm, it's reall

ukraine? >> i know about this, and we'll work with that. it's normal address from the state to the unitedations fag for the tans. we need the tans because this there the is obvious. russian forces are still on the borders, and the secret officers operating around ukraine. this is why we need this help. >> please go on? >> sorry? sorry? yes, i nina it's not easy to get this help because together the keepers from the united nations, we need the approval of the security council. and if the russian ambassador is going to support it. >> yes, it's beyond question that they would veto action from the security council for many, are you waiting for military assistance to start your own actions in eastern ukraine? >> according to international law any country has a right to self defense. we have a standard for ukraine that it's not easy to develop it itself. this is why we can use this mechanism advising to help us with the international joined counterterrorism operation. it could be organized either bilaterally or multi laterally. it is possible. >> it doesn't seem like any of those countries are

ukraine. it is unappealing unattractive. two european union to the west the united states. so that the west will lose interest in ukraine. that's what he wants and that he can have its way. the west lost its voice in place. chris todd by the end of the un that it will be the conceit that the day before arresting the present tense to the parliamentary assembly in debates and actively maintained their position there's even talk to the basic began that he intended to press a delegation stressed that what on defense and diplomatic was in the council of europe rsa ukraine and a whole wealth in this tiny the question is not only did try to write to voting. he still is an enthusiastic eastenders and cannot put into governing structures of the assembly and senate elections. that's a mild version of the resolutions had a commenter assembly isn't it time to change it to tons of sanctions only to cancel my membership in the council of europe have a day in the city was not supported by majority giving people a team he said to be systematically could sink his agenda. it's not a crystal c

he knows perfectly well the united states is not going to go to war with russia over ukraine. perfectly well the united states interest in ukraine are not as great as russia's are. trution to get -- trying to get the western alliance on board with sanctions is probably the best he can do. >> some suggest that the only way to handle president putin is to push harder against him. i've heard him described as a bully the only way to stop a bully is do bully him. >> i think that's completely wrong. i think if we get tough with putin they will respond in kind. again it's essential to -- that he will respond in kind. ukraine a core strategic are interest for russia. it will do whatever it can from keeping ukraine pushed to nato's border. furthermore i further believe when you look at who controls the economic levers, on each side, i think the russians have more economic leverage over us than we have over them. the fact is that the russians can do enormous damage to ukraine's economy, in fact they're already doing that and they can wreak havoc in western europe too. they control a gre

states supports a strong united ukraine with productive relationships with both the east the west, with both russia and europe, and that's a goal that i know you share mr. prime minister, but no nation, no nation has the right so simply grab land from another nation. no nation has that right, and we will never recognize russia's illegal occupation of crimea, and neither will the world. >> barnaby phillips joins us from kiev now. and we heard some very strong words of support for your next question from the vice president there, but has he promised enough to satisfy kiev? >> to a certain exsent. obviously the rhetoric is welcome. the government is beleaguered, weak. it needs friends, they don't come more powerful than the united states. but at the end of the day joe bide sen going to fly home, and ukraine is still going to have to live with its very powerful awkward neighbor russia. there will be financial assistance towards those crucial may elections, but really people here were hoping for military assistance. that is what they believe their country needs in the face of

states, which imposed sanctions on russia over the actions in ukraine. >> can a compromise be found on the issue between the united states and russia, the compromise must not be found between third party players but different between political forces within ukraine itself, this is the key point. to two with very different messages. he was shower that ukraine and russia could reach a mutual understanding he feels russian speaking minority are threatened. and then he said i hope i don't have to use that permission. if there was any caller likely to aggravate the u.s., it is this one. having his first known public conversation with vladimir putin. >> mr. snowden, you are the former agent, and in the past i had something to do with intelligence. and we will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> the refusal to hand over snowden severely strained ties with the united states. and with the deadlock over ukraine, only getting worse, that relationship with washington is unlikely to improve. there is confusion tonight about what happened to 129 nigerian school girls that were kidnapped late monday. he retracted a previ

. >> there are still plenty of people in the east that want to be a part of the united ukraine. some of them held a rally in the town of khartsyzk. a rival demonstration by pro-russian activists. further proof u.s. interference in ukraine, the visit by biden. they denounce the u.s. intervention in ukraine as illegal. they want russian rule. jacky rowland, al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >>> russian descral ban -- centl bank, could cost russia about $30 billion in lost economic output. >>> president putin signed a law today making it easier nor those who speak russian to become citizens. many living in transnistria, credit are interested in that. as david chater reports the region could become as crimea. >> ethnic background my be complex but the opinions and the language are very much shared. in 111 catofsky street we immediate lydia, an 86-year-old grandmother and the moldovan care taker. pensioners here gets a special supplement from the kremlin. they call thepotenka. >> translator: of course i miss the soviet times. it was great. we worked, we earned enough money. today it's a me

united states. the billboard said the ukraine either goes towerds the united states or goes towards russia.hat was the choice. >> do you fear for your life? >> anything can happen. i don't know. we can't guarantee anything. we live in a country that can do away with the person. without really thinking much about it. but we don't want to be connected by putin. hisis a person who built position based on the power of fear. he supports his position based on the power of fear. he is using fear. any attempts to continue diffusing the variety of means, those attempts do not have any results. because we don't want to operate in this system. we want to create a new system. a system where the priority is freedom and truth. and they will prevail over fear. they will be the main thing for people. we will do it. i am certain of it. it is clear that these two years did not diminish our resolve. our political ideal remains the same. we indeed want to build a just and democratic societies together. the people who can create normal political systems. we will fight for this. >> how will you achieve it? >> we

ukraine. >> reporter: it's becoming a routine mission for the pro-russian self-defence unit. this time their target was the local council building. the police station next door is also under their control. >> translation: right now the government in kiev are the puppets of the americans. we are defending our people. we are the peaceful people. they are the ones that broke the truce. we have not started any conflict. >> here, like elsewhere, they met no resistance. and then, with the help of supporters, this pro-russian position was fortified. first, the sandbags. then the tyres. and finally concrete blocks. >> reporter: once the barricades are up, it's difficult to see how the you withdrawnian government will -- ukrainian government will retake control of the building. it'ses losing ground in the east by the day. >> this person has come to the local council to do paperwork. >> translation: i supported the protest in kiev, not when it got violent. they should stop calling us criminals when they are doing the same in kiev, belittling the local government k saying russia is our

they are there mentally and we support them great ukraine is a united front to ukrainians are a united people wish to attend separate and in this harsh times would have to be a night of sleep. the acting president of ukraine congratulated ukrainians on the stand. he called these days the triumph of good over evil and wished everyone peace love and faith the prime minister of ukraine us a new single also believes in kind. it's called the holiday of easter the day of unity and a strict everything will come together to homelands. this tactic reading anne's would never give up their freedom and dignity and would protect the uprights to the happy future the shootings a stir in the country faced the fact they want to destroy you. we showed them this holiday i went to ensure everyone. if we are to nineteen oh eight we are there to get their opinion. god knows who will vanish and might have been told channel and ukraine will resurrect your needles easton ellis wether it all wrong to quote the lodges celebration was traditionally made in the vatican. oman hundred and fifty thousand christians f

ukraine. can a compromise be found between the united states and russia? the compromise must be found not between third par city players but between different forces within ukraine itself. this is the key point. i hope he said i don't have to use that permission. but if there was any caller likely to aggravate the americans it was this one. >> former u.s. spy contractor, having his first known public conversation with vladimir putin. >> does russia intercept store or analyze any way the communications of millions of individuals? >> mr. snowden, you are a tommer agent, in the past i have something to do with intelligence. sew with will talk between ourselves as professionals. >> putin's refuse toll to hand other snowden severely strained ties with the united states, and with the deadlock only getting worse that relationship is unlikely to improve. al jazeera, moscow. >> there is much more still ahead, including tragedies including teenagers in nigeria and south korea, you are watching al jazeera america. workers in greece delay your retirement? i'm here to m

what i see is putin is trying to make the image of ukraine as weak, not unite country. but we are not. we are not weak, and we showed that. we won. we will#ráild a new ukraine. we will build this new democracy. >> rose: did you ever for a moment fear they would crush the protest? >>, of course. >> rose: everyone moment? >> every moment. we-- we lived with a fear, but iwhen you fight, when you stay, you have to forget about your fear. i told the student at the university that-- the students at the university, the first time you overcome your fear, thathat's an incredible experie. for us, like, normal european, western, people of the world, that's a very special moment. i've never had it before. i had a student and everything was peaceful and normal in my life. and imagine one moment i am staying and, like, 10 near thes-- maybe more-- it's hundreds of black helmets, and then they're moving closer and closer, and in that moment, i felt this fear. like when all your body is telling you run, run away, now. because that's crus. and know-- descrus. and you know that you feel yo

the deal --. >> russia, ukraine, the united states and the e.u.? >> it is about ukranians talking to their own people. that is important. the whole message of the geneva document is the ukraines need to resolve the issues themselves. the united states and the europeans are to support this but unless the ukranian government or whatever they call themselves and the regions of the ukraine talk to each other and agree on things, agree on what country we want to leave, it would should expanded authority of the regional guams, unless they do so, this will be no solution to the crisis. >> let me pick up on that, you talked about the fact that this nationalist group, the far right group, needs to put down its arms as part of the agreement the pro-russian separatists also agree or at least this was an agreement they were matter party to, the agreement was they would put down their aways and leave the building, they are refusing to do so. let me ask you a question, will not vladimir putin and the russian government tell the separatists to leave? >> we signed

ukraine. he's now with the united states institute of peace. he joins me now. . >> thank you so much for being here. and you just heard vice president biden. he supports ukraine. but the united states also supporting ukraine in its fight with crimea. and crimea is now part of russia. is it different this time? >> it is different. and first of all, crimea is not part of russia. crimea is still part of ukraine, as far as the world is concerned. as far as russia's concerned that may be as you say. but it is different in that the sentiment in eastern ukraine, across ukraine is now moving away from support for russia. in crimea, yes. there's a lot of support for russia in that part of ukraine. but that is not the case. it's very different in eastern ukraine. >> so what might it look like if the world doesn't recognize crimea as part of russia? i mean, what would that look like? >> it would look a lot like parts of georgia. where the russians did the same thing in 2008. they moved in, occupied south and kaznia. we need to stop that and push back on mr. putin as he did

it was canceled after no one would guarantee the safety of those who support an united ukraine. just a few days ago a similar rally came under attack by pro-russian protesters while police stood idle. >> it's been 24 hours now since we got word los angeles clippers owner donald sterling banned from the nba for life for racist comments, but technically he still owns the team. so what happens now? ross joins us with the next step in what really has become a saga. >> reporter: why, from oprah to oscar day la jolla, many line up to become the next owner of the clippers. but first things first, donald sterling still owns the team, and he said he's not selling the clippers. but if nba commissioner has his way that could so soon change. >> as for mr. sterling's interest in the clippers, i will exercise the authority to force the sale of the team and will do everything in my power to ensure that that happens. >> reporter: now the other nba owners can vote terminating sterling's ownership, forcing him to sell the team. but it will require a three-quarters or 75% vote. but it appears that

russia called for the meeting declaring ukraine's operation criminal. united states said it is clear that vladimir putin wants to seize part of the country. >> we have the latest. >> tensions are spilling obvious in eastern ukraine. this is slovyansk, and ukrainian authorities say they have launched on ain't terrorism operation. the military moved in. >> the video, which can't be independently verified shows a man taking cover after being shot on the outskirts of the ski. a second man sits lifeless. >> in the ski center, pro-russian act visits remain in control. there was a retreat was of a risk to the government. >> we are the residents of slovyansk. the guard is coming here, and there has been a shoot-out this morning. we have nothing to hide. here is my face. i can't to ask comrade vladimir putin, you promised to protect us, come and protect us. >> that is was the scene on saturday, in the nearby city. at the moment a police station was stormed, shots were fired and pro-russian activists moved in. the station remained in their control. >> when we were given

. >> but there are still plenty of people in the east who want to remain part of a united ukraine. a few of them held a rally in the small town of khartsyzk. they wanted to know why a russian flag was flying on top of their town hall. >>> the splits in this small town reflect the divisions in the region as a whole. these people see the visit by vice president biden as further interference in ukraine. they want self governance and they trust only russia to help them achieve it. jacky rowland, al jazeera in eastern ukraine. >>> we hear more about reported u.s. drone attacks in yemen. dozens of fighters were killed in a major al qaeda camp. according to yemeni officials, three al qaeda leaders are said to be among the 55 people killed. question about the use of drones have been a hot but on item for years. just today the obama administration has to publicly disclose its justification for sending unmanned weapons for killing u.s. citizens suspected of overseas action. richelle carey has the story, richelle. >>> government documents about a yemen drone strike that killed a high ranking

>> i think there is never fog to be a united ukraine. some will go to the european uni union; some to russia. it's the same scene here in donetsk leaders of the rebellion say they won't leave the administration building until the interim government in kiev steps down. we didn't come here to bow in front of this government. not at all. people don't have weapons here as you see. we came to hold a referendum >> reporter: a new opinion poll carried out across eastern ukraine reflects this widespread mistrust of the authorities in kiev but the poll also suggests that those who want to break away from ukraine and join russia are in the minority. they control the television station. residents will have been able to hear the kremlin spokesman justify the buildup of russian troops along ukrainian's border. >> some are based there permanently. others are there to reinforce a backdrop of what is happening in ukraine where there has just been a military coup. any country is going to take precautionary measures to ensure the security >> reporter: so

today ukraine is a struggle fr freedom. the united states stands for ukraine as they work for a free and peaceful future. we are thankful for the chairman and their support for the people. we have bilateral and multi lateral support for ukraine, second is the cost we are imposing on russia, third the efforts to de-escalate the situation and our unwavering efforts of the people. we support the ukrainian people and the transitional government in the steps they are taking. they are passed reduction measures and taken difficult step to steps to reform the energy sector. many of these will be painful for the craneian people but they are necessary and open a package of $18 billion in support. our $1 billion loan helps funds this and cushion the most vulnerable members of society. we thank you for that support. and we are using more than a $100 million in bilateral support to strengthen anti-corruption efforts and helping the ukrainian people prepare for free, fair elections on may 25th. second, russia is paying a high price already for its

. >> i think there is never going to be a united ukraine. so, i guess it needs to split. some will go to the european union. some to russia. leaders of the rebellion say they won't leave the occupied regional administration building coming here to bow in front of this government, not at all. people don't have weapons here as you see. we came to hold a referendum. >> a new opinion poll carries out across eastern ukraine reflects this widespread mistrust of the authorities tin kiev in the city, control the local television station where they set up a transmitting tower to broadcast russian programs. so residents will have been able to hear the kremlin spokesman justify the buildup of russian troops ukrainian's border. >> against the backdrop of a military coup, any current tree will take precautionary measures to its security. >> so it's deadlock, the protesters in the east believe the interim government in kiev is illegal while people in kiev describe these protesters as rebels and separate testists, t the only heat hopeful sign, is a truce until after eastern. donnperign