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last two months of appeal increased categorically and that led to the testing of prison viktor yanukovich weekend of feeling economy which has been dubbed as the years of corruption analysts say that the country now needs to these tragedies by securing financial aid package from the international monetary fund the organization has already agreed to release between fourteen to eighteen billion us dollars in loans us analysts predict that the dna become a dead weight from russia and the common having to spend billions of dollars in the backseat until after that see any economic growth in the region the wider russian economy is also likely to falter after washington announced new sanctions and senior russian officials and seventeen companies linked to russian preston by the mere pittance in our circle. an estimated forty percent of europe's gas coming from russia a new report published by the imf suggest that the international sanctions in moscow me how i'm bigger than expected negative impact on european countries especially those which depend on russia for energy imports like gas and oil a

poroshenko is successor to president viktor yanukovich-- who fled to russia earlier this year during an uprising. armed, pro-russian separatists disrupted voting on sunday by not allowing people to set up voting booths and burning election materials in eastern ukraine. ukraine won independence from moscow more than two decades ago. pope francis has a full schedule for the last day of his three-day trip to israel. he prayed at jerusalem's western wall this morning, the holiest place where jewish people can pray. later, he will visit the site of the last supper. >> the solution for to states should become a reality and not just remain a dream. >> pope francis invited the leaders of israel and the palestinian authority to the vatican for a peace initiative. palestinian president mahmoud abbas has already accepted. a zoo in the philippines is letting visitors get up close and personal with the snakes ... and, it's supposed to be relaxing! the zoo is offering snake massages. guests lie down while 13-foot

i do think, however, that going back many, many months to the point at which the yanukovich government was flirting with greater european integration and europeans were offering it, but this whole period throughout much of 2013, i think, will be an interesting fertile ground for historians to delve into because i think, if you look at it carefully, many miscalculations were made on all sides. >> charlie: all sides. i think so. >> charlie: did we see it coming? >> i think we saw that ukraine was fragile, that there was a real chance that the popular sentiment brewing could be unpredictable, but i don't think we saw that russia was going to make a play on crimea. frankly, i don't think the russians planned to make a play on crimea far in advance. >> charlie: so it was almost as a result of what happened to yanukovich? >> well, i think -- i don't think it was long planned and i think, yes, it was in substantial measure a reaction to what happened to yanukovich. >> charlie: what do you expect will happen? how will this unfold, in your judgment, in terms of ukraine, the future of ukraine? i

demonstrations and to give that resulted in the overthrow of president viktor yanukovich versus an extension of creamy and the closely knit community has been vocally opposed to russia's interference in ukraine. great news for you anymore. ukrainian interior minister nelson up a call was made to government troops fighting for printing forces unit didn't they get the east of the country and two he says are hampered by the fact that the militants using human shields to that of final salt of the rebel stronghold of study amaths of the deposit if there's a war going on against its own territory our hands an easier time because of the civilian population around us. some supporters and others don't support the russian language others don't and that matters ukrainian soldiers and civilians. this is a limitation which our enemy is making full use of our enemy is hiding behind. it's the real problem for example we can just cut his forwards with fierce helicopter and secures their civilian houses behind it and from these losers someone was shooting the whole city is taken hostage by the heavily armed

i don't think the russians had an idea to make a play that far in advance. >> and yanukovich? >> i don't think it was long-plan. i think it was a substantial measure of what happened to him. >> what do you think will happen? how will this unfold in your judgment, in terms of the future of ukraine? >> most countries still. if you look at the vote down the road in the united nations, it was overwhelmingly rejected, the russian effort to annex and occupy crimea. the international community utterly rejects this. they cannot have any legitimacy because in the 21st century, if we start to acknowledge that countries can take bites out of each other, we are on the road to a anarchy. >> your policy is that it was an illegal action by the russian government and we have to exercise every amount of pressure we have on russia to get them to pull out of crimea? >> you are now putting words in my mouth. i said it was an illegal act. we do not recognize it. we have exerted significant sanctions on russia as a consequence of that decision. >> you think that will -- if it does not cause russia

prime minister until two thousand and ten up to that she was jailed in two thousand and eleven with yanukovich is fall from power. she was released and is now campaigning in the south east of the country as well as court in ukrainian nationalists. considering the political gulf between the two electorates. it's a huge political gamble work on the hearing is the complete record of the country for ukraine has a particularly difficult. these cute fashion map with russia. he's a threat to war over peace to war. what you think about the vast the statement in the commission coming from russia moscow. especially from the traveling involved with the ukrainian situation in your hands clean and simple dough in ukraine is impossible. the district is aggression has no support in the eastern side of the ukraine the eighteen percent of people in the east and so i think the don't ask plus two separate from ukraine and join russia trying to kill him. it was concocted skill was to have the internet these days is a very small to go on a sloping three seconds and chatting mom says there's no not to scale separat

trying to avoid a repeat of what happened in crimea for the fall of pro moscow president viktor yanukovich voters there held a referendum in march and decided to join russia the president but the real mechanics the republican ticket. he's accused of sending in arms and agents to fuel the address so he could eventually send in troops under the pretense of protecting ethnic russians many members of his administration have that night that i can in the can he said a statement that ukraine must withdraw all military units from the southeast stop the violence and immediately started a national dialogue that would involve all regions and all political forces. ukrainian soldiers have been manning checkpoints on the outskirts of the occupied area. but in the capital they held an exercise to test the response to a thread on a government building was thinking to go to the head of the state guard said they performed a task well. farther west police and volunteers set up checkpoints on roads leading to the view. they're trying to prevent pro russian separatists from entering the city residents know it'

country and feasting on violent protests and a screen violence after the ouster of his duty to yanukovich the screen to russian infantry after protests against his rule the ukrainian was very shocked. a bit. in mid air to me when i was praying i even couldn't focus on liking because the hallway entrance but that's ends. it's really in town. as i was trying my best. the deep greens and a strong nation and dad conflicts. music critics green will. i knew it would start a new light. it's you know. i am. ukrainians. i would do my dance with them he sat next to me because i would do. i didn't the festival. during has composed music in the wake of the lyrics for songs and treat each talk which she says symbolizes the strength of the clean the sink to the audience. my precious contest pretty sick and sisters dynasties and the atonement and they refused to comment over russia's role in the current turmoil. eurovision was the world's longest running television programs during the nineteen fifties to help foster a spirit of unity afterward to this year's dates for the two semi finals of the contest

propaganda and economic pressure, and includes the price of gas for the ukraine now after the viktor yanukovich and glamour to the agreement, the price was in the 270 ridge notes for 86. the highest in europe for natural gas. and when we give money to the ukraine, the imf deal out in the european bailout, that is a good chunk of this money that will go to the treasury in moscow to pay for that. it kind of perverse way of doing business here. and so must we send a very strong message and have a policy commitment that goes beyond this, the ukraine is only the first stage in this reconfiguration of the power balance in europe and also in the world and what happened in terms of the post-cold war arrangement and even post-world war ii arrangement, one the protection, or people who speak the same language or come from the same ethnic stock as you, sure it is permissible as a reason to intervene military wise. what if china decides that the same approach can apply to taiwan or two other places where overseas chinese live? would not allow the government to send the british navy to protect english-speak

jason thinks you that resulted in the open prison for yanukovich versus an extension of creamy and the closely knit community has been vocally opposed to russia's interference in ukraine. the un. hundreds marched the streets of the southern ukrainian city of the tacit support for united ukrainian attendees place their support for newly appointed police chief in front of the reach of every chick replaces kids are soo cool if i recall in the clashes since the last trading which left more than forty people dead. is this saturday workouts resist or worse and separatists with taxidermy preaching and triggered plates chaos with liberalism which job with the kids did it. we are here to protect our citizens from the pro russian activists who want to dance to which he joined the russian federation i know this and all. go lower seed. this attack to police the city earlier in the beginning of the recent correction activists were arrested during the day classics security forces freed sixty seven prisoners about forty others were transferred to simply great some police officers walked up the job. t

all ten in opinion against kiev in a whole number of cities where people didn't necessarily like yanukovich very much but basically you kiev today with a certain amount of suspicion i think it is time to return the other one is free now and gerry adams has been freed without charge after four days of questioning over the notorious ira murder of a belfast mother the leader of sinn fein could still face charges over the killing forty years ago. thomas waterhouse explains the released without charge after four days of questioning shinn fein leader gerry adams lease the space station in belfast. his release was not going hungry or has protested outside the gates. and to use another exits. police arrested dozens on wednesday the abduction and murder of jean the corn belt. the mother of ten with built in nineteen seventy two by the irish republican army the suspect repeating any purchase party. in nineteen ninety knowing the artillery finally admits to killing her this has always denied any involvement in it that when it's in the under eight. it is very clear that by using the new ball and indone

when victor yanukovich but the country and for every europe was put in the unfortunate position of winning it had to twist kids on one drops in on economic reforms and had to confront them in the standoff which collectively europe didn't have much appetite for. but this balance of power can change again. now then when the actual since it increases calculus as robust as it is telling us from donetsk area he may have seen the kit man means business. in the east and that may have prompted him to call for postponement of the referendum. but the long term goal is still had to join the western influenced by a creation of federal state in ukraine that goal hasn't changed. and if they can be achieved. like this but in the referendum act and coming to arrangement with a trip or a shame it is the frontrunner in the presidential election dance abs. i mean they mentioned it was fun runner in the presence of the senate is scheduled at two for just a few weeks from now let's look a bit more about this man is talk that i could was his role in this crisis will he be streets ahead of the other candidates i

in his interview for local general is just a kid the dx president viktor yanukovich and his own violent exported all but cut two billion dollars only to russia. he also it seemed that the former ukrainian officials use this money to finance the separate disease at the same time he said that moscow will surely harbors that you did is like chemical that song that is a high tempo and does not acknowledge that guilt look at skin reminded that austria liechtenstein and switzerland responded tickling and the quest and promised to reveal the accounts of ukrainian origin to kiev and help with sunlight secret. i should add that if they froze the assets of ukrainians in the amount of twenty three million dollars because of the corruption investigation the proceedings wedding as she did a good britain's serious fraud office. the un security council gathers in new york again. they will talk about ukraine once again the meeting will be open previously the secretary general ban ki moon condemned the capture of the osce melody of seven since the dance and called for the immediate release. he claimed o

instead close to the opposition and ukraine, the self-declared opposition to yannick kovacic -- -- yanukovichurope looked like it was doing something to did not fully believe in. they were getting very close to and it was not clear. it did not represent the interest of the protesters at least from their point of view. >> we have a winner, petro poroshenko, the chocolate thing. he's now the president of ukraine. pro-protesters and he showed courage, but he's also an oligarch in the place where corruption is issue number 1, 2, and three as well as democracy. his is completely good news? the good news is there is someone that has now been elect that can represent at least a part of ukraine before the international community in negotiations with the russians. i think we need to look at the more objectively. 60%t, we had a turnout of according to the official figures, what was billed as a historical election. that's not a real spectacular turnout under the circumstances -- >> except in the united states. >> even when we have the store collections, we get close to 60% but in europe and elsewhere, y

19% interest rate, but the friends of the deposed president yanukovich were being charged 4%. i hope in the financing schemes that the ifm and others are thinking about, that the identification of grassroots farmers in that country, not associated with the past regime, that somebody pays attention to those and competitive interest rates are offered to those farmers because that sector can ultimately pay the bills. finally for the record, because you get in meetings i don't get into, women of that country are feeding that country. in little villages, nobody sees them. we need a humanitarian effort, in my opinion, that brings in good seed, shovels, basic equipment, and i'm talking about humble things like buckets of care does around the world to help these women feed that 75% of the food is raised in those small towns and those small villages. nobody sees those women, but all you have to do is look at the satellite over the weekend. you see all the people drive out of kiev, go get food and come back into the city because prices have gone up. i want to put that on the record. per

it originated because president yanukovich postponed the signing of the association agreement with theopean union. what followed? a state coup supported by our american and european partners. what more? chaos, and now we see a full- scale civil war. >> warner: meanwhile, russian troops continued drills near the ukrainian border. the russian defense ministry said they will all be pulled back within a few days. andriy parubiy has been leading the ukrainian government response. the longtime activist rose to prominence during the winter uprising in kiev's independence square. he emerged as commander of the self defense forces for the protest camps. now, he's secretary of the national security and defense council, overseeing operations against the separatists. i spoke with him earlier today. secretary, thank you for having us. president putin said today speaking to global corporate leaders that ukraine was in the midst of a full-blown civil war. what do you say to that? >> all announcements by putin about ukraine were and remain complete lies. i've ritime he's announced russian troops were

more than forty killed friday in the worst day of violence since the fall of victor yanukovich back in february some drawing comparisons with the balkans in the nineties wondering if it's the start of civil war the annexation of crimea moscow keeping troops on its side for now to make it crystal clear that it's dead set against the staging of a presidential election on twenty fifth. if the plan is to scuttle the motive is there to save some. is it unfair to say this already mission accomplished. as for the west and its talk of stepped up sanctions. how much arts leaders willing to stake to save what's left of ukraine's territorial integrity. today in the aspen get to be we are asking if we are heading towards the warmth of this talk about ukrainian famine actress in a shevchenko. welcome back to the show. one welcome as well from moscow dimitri bad columnists and journalists the voice of russia. print reporter a new batch has been covering events there thank you for being with us on some cars law teaches that the american graduate school and kimi ga director of the foundation for strat

supporters ofrmer president yanukovich, who deserted the country, of his own a decisionand made not tolive up to the agreement he signed back in february. the parliament, with his own party's support, voted him out and provided for an interim government and called for elections. what could be more sensible than to allow this country under have an be able to election where they give legitimacy to a new government by having all of the people be able to vote? are lookingpeople for here. it seems to me it should not be so complicated for russia to engage in that resets. process. we respect russia has a long historical connection to ukraine and kiev is the birthplace of russian religion and wars of liberation have been fought on that territory. we understand the connection. aboute strong feelings protection of people, russian speaking and so forth. nobody is arguing against that though. the fact is that the interim government of ukraine is prepared to respect the russian language, prepared to respect greater autonomy for people in that region, to give them -- frankly, the government of ukra

. >> this sunday ukraine holds a presidential election to hold a panel on viktor yanukovich.age panel held an discussion today. this is a little less than an hour and a half. >> thank you for joining us on the heritage foundation. and also those joining us to heritage.org website. if you would be so kind to check the cell phones before we begin to see if they have been turned off, we will appreciate it. our panelists are here and we would think presdient vladimir putin. we have the focus on u.s. government institution and programs for strategic outreach to the public a foreign countries as well as more traditional diplomacy. she is a fellow at the hoover institution and serves on the board on political journalism and the center for free inquiry at hanover college and is a member of the council on foreign relations. please join me in welcoming helle dale. [applause] >> we are here to talk about the ukraine and today we will be looking at the elections in the presidential elections coming up on sunday. these are quite contested, it is a subject that are three analysts who cover