i thank you for joining us from brussels.ussian military action won the unanimous backing of the parliament. what do ordinary russians think? we have a report. people couple hundred gathered outside the defense ministry in moscow. this woman demands, don't send our children to fight our brothers. >> i do not think we need to send in troops to protect our own interests. crimean have to decide their own fate. they have to decide what side they want to join. there will be elections. >> 40 of the peaceful protesters were arrested. russians are divided over how to respond to the conflict. really hope there will not be a war between ukraine and russia. everyone will take the time to think this through and decide. >> others back president vladimir putin. he says he has a duty to protect crimea's russian population. >> putin has done the right thing. there are a lot of russians in the ukraine. 60% of the population is russian. the conflict escalates, we must use force. we must show that we will protect russia. >> well-done, fulton. d

cost or think according to the rides into a mausoleum and also the need to recheck for joining us from brusselsthank you for being with us here. more to come on this story. here are concerned. it seems as high as one of the hated it but not seen the best of luck. is that one just ahead of the sensitivity of thousands why is that i did. this piece. the book. every where the edge. the row. the i know ll. and there. and. it has. i peered years and three new longest of gordon series of seventeen ninety and are watching them. knew statistics. i got a big no sometimes the too much the us. no dvd. low. i knew you eye. coming out as the increase in the washer signed a treaty to accept tiny ants about dublin as part of russia after residents they are overwhelmingly voted to re connect with he kept coming up. cbn of it all and nasa study warns of our civilized nations potential to do the wheezing behind the warning comes out. and in the nation's capital the operations of the syrian embassy have stopped. what's behind the move. more on that

david tweed joining us from brussels. > while e.u. in brussels, situations on the ground remain tense. ryan has more from kiev. >> good morning. the situation has heated up in crimea. the united nations nation envoy fled the peninsula, effectively run out of town. his name is robert sary. he was sent from the united nations on a fact-finding mission. he just visited a ukrainian naval interests legislation, and as he left he was greeted by a group of armed men who told him to leave, and he did. all military installations in ukraine remain surrounded by armed men, so if people want to leave those bases, those ukrainian servicemen, they can, but what they can't do is enter them. a bit of a stalemate there on the crimean peninsula. >> what's the mood like elsewhere in ukraine, ryan? >> it is a mixed bag, mark. in places like kiev, things are rather as normal. except for of course independence square where you ay lot of protesters celebrating, but depending on who you listen to. in the east, however, chaos continues. we had crashes in an i

peter alexander joining us from brussels. another black eye for the secret service it seems. >> reporter: good morning to you betty. one agent was found drunk and passed out side their hotel room sunday morning, barely 24 hours before the president would arrive here in europe for a series of meeting, high stakes international diplomacy taking place during this trip. those three individuals, two out with the one that was passed out, sent home for disciplinary regions. a staff member found the agent and notified the secret service including the new director julia peterson traveling with the president on this trip. president barack obama today will give a significant speech about european unity and security as the u.s. tries to reassure the nato allies that the u.s. stands by their side in the wake of this showdown with russia after its annexation of crimea. that's the latest from here betty. back to you. >> peter, thank you. >>> now to a problem. 220 miles above earth, a spacecraft is expected to dock today with the internation

and trying to make sure ukraine has the strength for what is coming. >> reporter: rory joining us from brusselsne people have been killed in an attack carried out by the taliban in a hotel in the capitol and four gunmen opened fire in central cabbel despite high security and afghan officials say the gunmen were able to sneak in weapons hidden in their socks and four foreigners from canada, india, new zeeland and pakistan are among those killed and jane ferguson has the latest from kabul. >> they made their way to the restaurant of the serena hotel after 9:00 on thursday night and opened fire on diners killing nine people including three women and two children. of the nine, four were foreigners and five afghans were injured including an m.p. attackers themselves were believed to carry small weapons they snuck in the hotel, the hotel is supposed to be the most secure in the country and it's a target because lots of diplomates and high-end officials do stay there but as a result security at the hotel was incredibly tight and part of a taliban attack being stepped up ahead of the presidential elect

and what's going on to brussels for more on nato's emergency country now joins us from there we know the general secretary general rasmussen is expected to speak to the press soon when you think they can see coming out of that meeting when your redeemer the press and that it's a day where he was very explicit in contending that russia's action and said that it was a violation of several international treaties and look at. at the movement of the nato ukraine commission is holding its meeting and we don't know yet what that the ukrainian representatives and will call it seemed silly to me to to draw up contingency plans to military involvement in the area and the nature and ukraine are very close ties ukraine is no demand of me too but it has and been involved in several neat summation streak something aniston or in africa and several mates the members of the stair border with ukraine south coast as they consented. but at the same time and there is not a rebate willingness to buying a two to get involved militarily simply because nobody wants an open conflict with russia. too much is a

from the hague to brussels with a morning stop in the fields of flanders. president obama continues the european tour. our international correspondent joins us brussels. what is next for obama? the takeaway was no new sanctions. unless there is a further incursion. you did have some fresh rhetoric. but great britain was acting out of weakness, not strength. they're preparing the of sanctions a fresh enter into more ukrainian territory. >> it has also been the european councils suggestion that should , sectoralfurther sanctions should be appropriate. it would be like energy or finance or arms sales. or trade that exists between europe and the united states and russia. >> it was not lost on any european leaders at the g-seven. economic sanctions could mean economic pain in home. i spoke to the danish prime minister he said it is the job for local leaders to prepare their people for potential economic pain. >> it is not my assessment. >> it would have an impact and it is my belief as politicians .e have to go to our voters we want to adhere to basic principles because they are at stake that we have to do this. rex president obama will be tourin

ryan chilcote joining us from brussels. >> donath and ferro is here to look at the market reaction. pharaoh is here to look at the market reaction. ferro is here to look at the market reaction. arepean equity markets actually higher today. investors are starting to talk about this, that these sanctions are going to be targeted, they're going to be isolated and the potential for fallout right now is not as broad as was feared at the beginning of this. everyone is talking about one thing. is down about 40% year to date. let me tell you about one of the biggest fallers. company called nova tech -- thetek. has come under sanctions. >> let's talk more about that area what do we know about this guy? >> he is very close to vladimir routine -- routine -- vladimir putin. putin are steeped in russian culture. this is hitting at the heart of president vladimir putin. sense of what he owns and how much these sanctions are hitting him. >> his fortune was valued at about $11 billion, it is now $8.4 billion. transferred ownership of his oil company to a business associate. he owns an oil transport

aljazeera's mike viqueira is traveling with the president and joins us live now from brussels. we're seeing images of the president with the belgian king at the cemetery. can you tell us the significance of that location? >> well, certainly, and good day to you, stephanie. the president arrived in brussels last night, three crucial days in northern europe, yesterday in the netherlands, talking about nuclear security, talks dominated by the ukraine crisis. that is expected to carry over here, very crucial talks, the president expected to give a press conference with e.u. and later a speech on ukraine. he started with a solemn ceremony. many of us in a certain age remembers the poem 370 americans died in flanders field over the course of several battles in word war one, the president paying tribute today. >> belgian and americans stood shoulder to shoulder with our european allies in world war ii and through a long, cold war, then from afghanistan to libya. today, belgium is one of our closest partners in the world, a strong and capable ally. >> the president note that go this is

joining us from brussels. in the meantime the president announced the broadest use of sanctions against russia since the end of the cold war. peter cook has more on that part of the story. who was on the u.s.'s hit list? the eu has people targeted. we don't know all those names yet. we have 11 people facing an asset freeze and visa ban. the hit list includes seven top russian officials, all seen as playing a leading role in this crisis, as well as for ukrainians, including former president viktor yanukovych and officials of the crimean government. vladimir putin is not on the list. instead of members of his inner circle, presidential aide wladyslaw cirque off -- aide v ladislav surkov. glazyev has been the presidential advisor. matviyenko has been a strong supporter of russia. doing his ise from in the u.s. with them. more sanctions will come if the government is not back down. >> the international community will continue to stand together. if an continued russian military in invention -- intervention in ukrai

hans nichols joins us from brussels. the takeaway from g-7 submitted and what can we expect from obama today? >> well, the takeaway is no new sanctions unless there is an incursion into eastern ukraine. the takeaway and behind the scenes here is what's happening. they are making, they are doing a technical nall sis here in brussels, also in washington seeing which industries and economies could be affected if additional sanctions are imposed on russia. when president obama talked about his meeting here in brussels, he said it was brussels officials, the european officials that made the suggestion they need to take a close look at what they will do next. >> it has not just been my suggestion, but it has also been the european council's suggestion that should russia go further, such sanctions would be appropriate. and that would include areas potentially like energy. or finance. or arms sales. or trade. that exists between europe and the united states and russia. >> there is a realization on the ground in the hague from eu

would be a decision to put into place asset freezes and travel bans. >> david tweed, joining us from brussels. thank you. in russia, president obama says the referendum vote in crimea is a violation of international law. he is also using his executive authority to take aim at russian officials taking aim at russian sovereignty. the president seems to be turning up the heat. >> he is certainly trying to turn up the heat while allowing somediplomatic room for sort of peaceful resolution of what is taking place. specifically, you touched on it, the president stepping into the briefing room and making comments, sending his own actions to turn up the heat, specifically the sub bans on individuals. possibility of sanctions on individuals and entities seen as undermining ukraine. he talked directly about the crimea referendum and the united states sees it as a violation of international law. rex the proposed referendum on the future of crimea would violate the ukrainian constitution and violate international law. about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014,

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to his to romed then he is off for a meeting with the pope will stop >> hans nichols, joining us from brussels. now more from moscow -- how do these sanctions impact businesses with exposure to russia? >> sanctions, the threat of more sanctions, this is easily the biggest political crisis american businesses had to deal with in russia for years will stop doctoring gamble, bowling, they are all here. to drill theng most important well in the arctic with russia's oil company. i caught up with andrew somers who ran the american chamber of commerce here. since this crisis began earlier this month -- i started asking him as everybody just running through the door -- >> there is really several levels. those who have not invested before it is seriously thinking about it. >> russia is now part of the wto. holding back until they see a resolution? the russianstands market very well. those companies are concerned, but they are relatively positive about going forward. >> just to give you a little historical context, the last time something like this happened was 2008 when russia invaded the former severe

hans nichols joins us from brussels with the very latest.ans, we were expecting some kind of deal on ukraine. what are the figures looking like? $18the figures are $14 to billion over two years. some reporting is that it would $15 billion.0 to this is more in line with what the ukrainian government wanted. on top of this $14 to $18 billion. u.s. is $1 billion in the eu. has talked about 1.6 billion in euros. in plus that up. and you are the 20 billion range. this is on the upside of what may be needed. this is a back level agreement. the executive board, the imf b oard has to approve this in april. they have an agreement. and it will be subject to the board's approval. then the money can get out the door. some of the earlier traunches may be released before hand, especially the u.s. money. we will have to take a look at the technical aspects on when that was released and whether or not it was conditional on the staff level agreement or they -- a full agreement. >> hans, peggy so much. hans nichols, the breaking news -- thank you so much. tim

thank you very much in deed, speaking to us from brussels. >> lots more to come on this program.luding over budget and years behind in development. the problems facing the u.s. s35 staelth fighter jets. >> and a brazilian born footballer gears up for his appearance in his adopted country. >> thousands of protesters continue to stream on to the streets of venezuela. they held banners calling for an end to violence. the government says 18 have been killed and 260 injured since a student-led protest started last month. >> translation: they mistreat our children. it can't be like this. i want demock rahsy. >> 32 dozen died. the latest victim, a motorcyclist dying when he crashed into a barrier set up. we go to an area that has seen some of the biggest protests. >> this is how students have brought traffic to a halt. as the country marks the anniversary of hugo chavez's death, pressure from the state and government to lift the barricades to let traffic through. for those manning them, it's not an option. >> we'll continue in the streets. it's not a 20 day problem, but one that require

that's simon mcgregor wood speaking to us from brussels. >>> as the diplomats search for a politicalution, inside ukraine some service men are being treasures to do sides. >> reporter: if there is somewhere in crimea where the russians have full control it's here at this port. ships of the black sea fleet block all traffic, military and civilian, draining all life from this otherwise thriving port. this is an easy target for the russians, but if their intention is to take over all military installations in crimea, then the mission is not over yet. ukrainian servicemen have refused to yield to this show of force. we managed to speak of some of the ukrainian service men through the gate here. they said they hadn't received any ultimatum yet. they said they had no intention to surrender their base because they pledged loyalty to ukraine. and they also said they hoped this would be solved peacefully. the soldiers are digging in for the long hall, relying on the support of relatives to keep them going, while politicians try to reach a compromise. >> translator: this story has two sides, o

us lived kirk joining from brussels. always a pleasure to have you on the broadcast.hank you for your time. up next, the latest check of the markets, including chiquita joining forces with an irish company. later, we will go to san francisco with the cutting-edge looks of the design conference. the shape of things to come when we return. ♪ >> a reminder, there are multiple ways to watch bloomberg television. we are on the web at mobilerg.com, your device and apple tv. coming up on 22nd -- 26 minutes past our work and that means bloomberg television is on the markets. >> taking a look at what is going on with stocks today. we have had declined ever since we got data overnight from china that showed worse than estimated export data. sharesty-related following among the worst performers. taking a look at individual stocks. chiquita brands is one of them. they are doing an all stock deal that will form the world's largest banana company with revenue of over $4 billion. withholders will end up about 51% of the new company. investors will control the remaining stakes. faceb

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let's start with simon mcgregor woods who joins us from brussels. simon, he talks about a peaceful solution. he said all options are on the table. let's be clear: so far, none of this diplomatic flurly of activity has produced any concrete proposals. i think on the issue of seeking a peaceful solution, he said it -- it caught my attention when he also said, if there are further incarryings, we are ready to defend our countryursiy to defend our country. then he made a comparison with russia in terms of military effectiveness and power. they may have the weapons. we have the spirit of liberty. a clear preference for a political way out. he is ready to talk. the russians were not. that was a consistent message as well. of course, he was repeatedly asked: what is he getting from the eu? what does he expect from the eu, given that we understand that the eu later today after the extraordinary heads of state and government meeting will not necessarily deliver on sanctions, which it appears that the american government has just started to do on thursday. he

from the first leg of the president's trip in the netherlands. knowns news white house correspondent peter alexander joins us live from brussels. peter, good morning. we understand an agent was actually found drunk outside of his hotel room. >> yeah, betty, that's exactly right. u.s. secret service sources confirm to nbc news that one secret service agent was found drunk and actually passed out inside their hotel outside their own room, the very same hotel the president would be staying in in amsterdam. they were found by hotel staff early sunday morning about 24 hours before the president arrived there for a high stakes series of meetings, international diplomacy. those three agents have been sent home for what's been described as disciplinary reasons. president obama today will be visiting a historic world war i battle ground at flanders field cemetery, and he will also be giving us a speech about european union and security as the u.s., once again, reassures its european allies that it stands by their side in this recent showdown with russia. betty. >> all right, peter alexander for us live. thank you, peter. >>> now to a pr

frederick ericsson joins us from brussels. good morning. thank you for joining us today. >> good morning. >> frederick, we're awaiting news on the bailout for you crane. it could arrive today. that is good news when it comes to bankruptcy. what about the bigger issue of reviving and restructuralizing this economy. what measures need to be announced. what measures will be politically feasible. >> well, i mean, that is a very good question. that is also an issue which is much more in the hands of the current ukraine government and the government which is going to take office after the election. what you can do by the international monetary fund and what other external lenders can do is provide the resources to plug the gaps that are there now. both in terms of physical gaps and currency gaps and financing its external trade. but apart from that, they could have different conditions to the loans that they are going to give to the ukraine as well. it is very much in the hands of the government. it is they that need to -- different economic refor

jim acosta is traveling with the president and had is joining us from brussels. ll us what he said. >> reporter: that's right. that's right, wolf. aides to the president say that his speech today in brussels was written right up until the last minute so the president could make an urgent case that the world is being tested by russia's actions in ukraine. he made a spirited rebuttal to vladimir putin's justification for annexing crimea. he rejected the notion advanced by putin that military intervention is no different than the nato with kosovo. here's what the president had to say. >> it is true that the iraq war was a subject of vigorous debate, not just around the world, but in the united states as well. i participated in that debate. and i opposed our military intervention there. but even in iraq, america sought to work within the international system. we did not claim or annex iraq's territory. we did not grab its resources for our own gain. >> reporter: and what appeared to be a response to his critics, the president said he's not being naive when it comes to

brussels. joining us from the belgium capital, the bureau chief in brussels.hat will foreign ministers be trying to accomplish then at today's emergency meeting? >> well, the main thing that they want to do, when they get together, in just a few hours here in brussels, is try to put some pressure in order to have the situation stablized over in ukraine. at this point events have been moving pretty fast, and the e.u. has been having trouble keeping up with it. overnight, the u.s. threatened sanctions against russia, and this is something the u.s. could consider as well. these could be asset freezes. it is unclear what will come out of today's meeting, how far or how hard the e.u. will go in this way. in fact, merkel had a phone call with russia's putin yesterday, and they came away from that agreeing that -- with russia agreeing to put monitors rigeon in order to stablize things there a little bit. >> how big is the risk of war then on the e.u.'s door step? >> this is the big question. this is the thing the europeans are afraid of. they are afraid, yeah, you ha

ryan chilcote joins us from brussels. what is the process for them to join russia?> it is up to the russians to work out. for all intents and purposes, it will be part of russia. putin sign those documents earlier in the day. which is now in russia, is pretty significant. they are already the world's largest country. this is his first expansion of territory since the collapse of the soviet union. should say first official expansion. as you pointed out, the u.s. and european leaders were just meeting. certainly will not put crimea on any map of russia. the russians are there and they are in control. they will now try to integrate it into their country. >> do you not count southeast asia? two county area they occupied in georgia? >> the difference is -- there are areas where russia has va facto control, in moldo and georgia. the difference is, russian never actually said they are part of russia. they have gone a step further here. in all cases, no one else does not recognize russian control. their first official -- >> let's talk about the sanction war. the u.s. is ram

us up. ♪ that's my phone. hey. [ female announcer ] the x1 entertainment operating system, only from xfinity. tv and internet together like never before. >>> jules is speaking to us from brussels i apologize for that, ross. sanctions light is the focus here. i'm talking about the suspension of strategic talks on trade, suspension of the liberalization between the eu and russia. perhaps even an arms embargo. the question is how much really does vladimir putin care about these things? not one jaunt. the key person here is angela merkel in germany. they have most to lose by these em babargo embargoes. they want to see a dip low plastic route here, only we know the uk has influence for russian interest in london. they also are very concerned about what would happen here. they're both supported by the likes in italy and france. we've got a core number of countries here that don't want to push forward. in fact, only the central and the eastern europeans who are afraid of their territorial rights are pushing for more stringent conditions. i hope i'm surprised by what we come out with today, but right now it's looking lying sanctions light is going to be the solution we come up with.

. >> joining us to discuss the european union deal, joining us from brussels where developments are happening you for being with us. what is the difference between the association agreement today and the one that president yanukovych rejected last foul which started the upricings in kiev? >> essentially, what has been signed today is the chapter on political provisions within the more comprehensive association agreement. it's only a part of what yanukovych was about to sign in november. >> that economic piece, how important is that at this point, given that ukraine's economy is still in turmoil? >> >> it is the economic piece to determine new relations between the european union and ukraine. the part that was signed today is highly symbolic in value, contains pro advices on political dialogue. it underlines the political independence and territorial integrity of ukraine, the adherence to international treaties, which russia has trampled upon in the part couple of weeks so dramatically. the real chunk will be the deep and comprehensive free trade agreement or arrangement, wimp is within the ov

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from the u.s. white house correspondent michelle kosinski is traveling with the president. she joins us live from brusselsthe latest on the president's trip? >> reporter: he'll meet with the leaders of the e.u. and nato. what a situation it's taken on. this trip originally, of course, it was planned well in advance, was supposed to be about emphasizing the ties between nations but now it's become really acting together to try to figure out what to do about russia and what's going on in crimea. and today, president obama is expected to give a speech to the belgium people. and the white house hasn't wanted the entire trip to be shaped by the situation in ukraine. but it's expected that they may mention it. people are waiting to hear what he might say about that. and some of what he's already said has turned heads. yesterday, for example, during a press conference, he called russia a regional power. saying it's coming from a position of weakness and isolation. and all of those troops, 30,000 of them on the ukrainian border seem to be an intimidation tactic. not everybody agrees with that. and the president h

well welcome to your kingdom come the theme from dw studios and brussels. have you with us is what's coming up and today sat from why it's dangerous i'm in serious decline moved on. don't get me a sense wouldn't let go of former communists bodies. it's a new life in europe's biggest slump. newcrest and is due to be interrupted in ukraine in roughly two months time. but until then the struggle for power in the country is likely to continue as is the tug of war over the country as a whole the russian government is sticking to its interpretation of the events and says the new interim government in ukraine seized power in the technically through a constitutional coup western countries on the other hand us approaching the opposition which is now in thai champion. but within that group. the raw elements which are not exactly known for that belief into a critique the heats to me honey i don't need the right sent to addresses in crown st mall healed to ukrainian here is the haitian president has fallen. the protest is to manage victorious on independence square come from many diffe

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he joins us now from brussels.chuck, there's a lot to talk about regarding ukraine and the ongoing crisis there, but you and i both know this headline has come out regarding the president's detail and some serious concerns there. first, how does this information get released publicly, what happened there, the back story here? >> well, here's sort of it looks like it became more public than maybe some in the secret service would have liked. it was a hotel security discovered the passed out agent. from there, they contacted the u.s. embassy and from there, "the washington post," this was their original scoop, they had it, but my sources in the secret service were pretty forthcoming about the whole incident, making a case this is the new zero-tolerance policy inside the agency in light of what happened in colombia a couple years ago. the white house staff is basically quietly fuming about it. you know, in some ways they are mad at us in the media, but mad at the incident itself because it overshadows what they are try

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from the ones in danger the author of french i'll empire. howell russia fell in and out of love with vladimir putin big thank you for being with us i will be joint relief from brussels by czech member of the european parliament on the board would check in here in the studio not tally of knowledge nice guy of the russian institute for democracy and cooperation former member of the duma as well. thank you for being with us. thanks as well to a city big ol' boys who teaches until the french political science institutes gospel thank you for being honest and also catherine field new zealand reporter who's covering the story of the falls and gets a bit we can always join the conversation and your time on facebook and twitter are hashed i have to for debate now in the same breath but a mere put in telling reporters that his state residents to politically will be ousted victory and a car which was probably through the pain is still ukraine's president putin also laying down a blueprint for ukraine's new leaders. in a deal with these people that they need to hold a referendum. and until a new constitution stick with a seasoned old ukrainian citizens. i can feel just like mal

well welcome to your kingdom come the theme from dw stadium is in brussels. have you with us is what's coming up and today sat from why it's dangerous i'm in serious decline moved on. don't get me a sense wouldn't let go of former communists bodies. it's a new life in europe's biggest slump. newcrest and is due to be interrupted in ukraine and roughly two months time. but until then the struggle for power in the country is likely toti

us. what welcomed to get into all coming to you from dw stadium is in brussels it's very good to us this is what's coming up in the next half hour. ukraine with the country after the protests. anyhow we're going to sit and many are demanding. it's a welcome to stop a decent start on. it then sets comes thick and shops to ukraine in recent days after weeks of protests and opposition to cap a pow in the capital kiev last week six

us. what welcomed to get into all coming to you from dw stadium is in brussels it's very good to us this is what's coming up in the next half hour. ukraine with the country after the protests. anyhow we're going to sit and many are demanding. it's a welcome to stop a decent start on. it then sets comes thick and shops to ukraine in recent days after weeks of protests and opposition to cap a pow in the capital kiev last week six am and headed to was the president until a few days ago took flight. this development so welcomed by many people particularly in the west of the country in cities like of it. and in any edition of europe in general we take is that in seventeen help us loads of protest is what regularly travel to kiev but while the predominant feeling in the event is not one of hope. many also see links to daddy to sit back and relax. then by night since the revolution the city has been without a police courts. hundreds of people have volunteered to patrol the streets from their cars. b is one of them i have been doing it for six days i started off in kiev but then i returned to my

joining us live from brussels belgium, chief white house correspondent and host of the "daily rundownet us up to date, check, wi -- chuck, with yesterday and what you expect today? >> there was an important american land mashes where hundreds of americans who died fighting in world war i were buried, the president participating in a wreath laying ceremony there. the rest of his day is focused on sort of reassuring and trying to continue to close the bonds with the europeans from economic interests, the trade agreement. but of course most importantly on security interests. he's got a meeting with the head of nato, a bilateral. perhaps we could hear a little bit of -- i wouldn't call it saber rattling when it comes to russia but a reminder of the importance of nato as a protector of europe, particularly of some countries in eastern europe. and then the sole speech of this trip that the president is giving takes place in about five hours from now and that's where the president is going to lay out sort of his vision of the future of the u.s.-european partnership, a lot on ukraine. but of

has been following the president's the keynote speech in brussels was wrapped up a short while ago she joins us now. nina's and soaring rhetoric from president obama what was his message the message was that europeans and americans have four times to become the pre made since they are today because of that history they have a common gt to defend human rights democracy and freedom and that was occurring in the states to rush to say no way in his speech here in the bull's eye and cultural institute in brussels and president obama sought to engage the ideological framework that underpins this re discovered sense of community that we've been seeing for mice to need is in the crimean crisis. in the present was also a toughening his stance against russia and these users been talking with nato officials know what the lions looking at right now. in regards to russia. obama said that meets his presidency is also needed in eastern european countries that feel vulnerable to attack and our aching feet and has ramped up its prisons in countries like poland and double takes and what he tells will be discussed at the nato summit and next week and

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from china. deutsche bahn said the rabbitohs would receive a warm welcome and the optimized understanding the in brussels us president barack obama era said pressure on diplomacy the only way f rover ukraine. a said that was nominate recent addition to the crimea crisis but warned moscow replaced by other isolation of punishment they continued on its current path. together we have isolated russia political. suspending it from the g eight nations. and downgrading our bilateral ties. together we are imposing costs are so anxious to have left a mark on russia and those accountable for its actions. and if the russian leadership stays on its current course together we will ensure that this isolation deepens sanctions will expand. a toll on russia's economy as well as its standing in the world. will only increase and the world the bomber also insisted the west's to spielberg pressure of the crimea would not prompt a new cold war from brussels our correspondent says barack obama tuesday's brussels to reach to send a strong message to both ukraine and russia the typical mom follies of europe and the us to choose fr

the representatives from brussels in the eu saying if you think you can scare us with these sanctionsthink again. so the russians are still holding very strong, del. >> we are hearing about a major escalation of troops from 16,000 to 30,000 soldiers now. >> yeah, the ukrainian sources here are saying that they believe that the numbers in crimea have jumped dramatically. they are estimating -- and we have to stress these are estimations because counting those numbers is very difficult, but the ukrainians believe the russians are pumping many more troops on to the ground. there is also one thing that has to be mentioned when we are talking about russian troops. it's very similar to what we saw during the invasion in georgia. the russians consolidated their power on the ground in georgia as talks were going on. and it looks like that is what they are doing here as well. the idea is to keep people talking delay the talks, distract people, keep the situation away, so the territory will be de facto russia. >> thank you, phil ittner. >>> the east has relied on russia for trade. al jazeera ja

brussels. the situation remains tense. ryan chilcote has the latest from the ukraine and what can you tell us? here isnk the concern that the people in brussels will not do anything at all and the situation on the ground is heating up in crimea. envoy was chased out of town he wasay and left after at a ukrainian military installation. -- armed gunmen said he needed to go. the forces that are there are outside intervention and mediation. all military installations in -- ea remain >> the servicemen can leave but cannot go back and and we have a standoff continuing on the peninsula. mood.s is the what is it else where? >> in the west of the country, have theet and places demonstrations yesterday and a pro-russian and pro-ukrainian demonstrators clashed until the police intervened and took some of them off. a group of pro-russian demonstrators seized a government building and they did leave in the evening. flag may be flying above the building. we have a local resident of the city declaring himself the governor of the area and he is pro-russian. they have to keep this country together and it is int

>> hello and a very warm welcome to "european journal" coming to you from dw studios in brussels. it's good to have you with us. here's what's coming up at the next half-hour -- ukraine -- which future for the country after the protest. turkey had a woman entering a male domain. and spain -- welcome to stargazers paradise. if vince have come thick and fast in ukraine in recent days after weeks of protests. the opposition took over power in the t at last week -- the capital kiev last week. president viktor yanukovych took flight. those developments are welcome for a lot of the people, particularly in the west of the country. he took you there and showed you how busloads of her testers would regularly travel to tf, but while the predominant feeling is now one of hope, many also feel it is too early to sit back and relax. >> since the revolution, the city has been without a police force, but hundreds of people have volunteered to patrol the streets from their cars. >> i have been doing it for six days. i started off in kiev, but then i returned to my hometown because i wanted to do something. there are 600 driver

us from stockholm, senior program officer for germany marshal fund. and georg from san francisco, e fellow. is there a reality taking shape that is much different from what governments in washington, brussels and elsewhere are ready to recognize? >> i certainly think that it's created very quickly on the ground. it seems to be--this is not an i am positive reactioimpulsive re. this is a scenario at play here that is well thought out, and that's to substantiate a better bargaining position for negotiations at the e.u. and united states, this is really at the beginning as said in the report, this is something that at this stage i think it's very hard to forecast. >> nadia, how do you gauge the size and extent of the sanctions versus the size and extent of the problem? >> i think its difficult to tell. it's good to go after the officials and the shoulders of the european union and the united states, to show them that there is more on the table that they can also bargain with and push russia hopefully away. that's the determination. >> george benitez, a good start as nadia suggests? >> i disagree. i think the sanctions are feeble, too little and too late. the u.s. should have put sanctions on

the plains around the us leader's comments received on the internet obama's job is possible with history rewrite in brussels set up a social media firestorm. remember this is from the people who told you russians stopped first in crimea. the us president's moral grandstanding that twitter buzzing especially after crossing over the living dead in iraq is a credible claim that the big boys accountability the internet received a cold pool. sing out on our t dot com. husband wanted one for shwe will practice again spending cuts and going and this week with people accusing the government of making them papal states and that's when the house and education on tv were no reports now from country marches and sit ins the smooth and not so peaceful. he was an easy week of protests in spain which kicked off with a march on dvd in madrid. lisbon. love isn't just to make an equally intense and being rested well and we've been wanting to not have to pay it. scores again to two streets to demonstrate against unemployment debt and cuts by other for more cuts despite violence and arrests during a similar rally last weekend. we were there will be able to talk about any sort of in