we spoke to military spokespeople who say they are considering the top brass to meet with yipingluck shinawatra and people around them. it's significant if the side of the anti-public protesters is taken. they have stepped back from the fray, learning the lessons of the 2006 military coup and will mediate, but they are not going to publicly take one side or the other. >> the u.s. says it's considering sanctions against ukraine after riot police tried to force protesters off the streets. they have been protesting on viktor yanukovych's u-turn against a deal with e.u. the president said he will not use force on peaceful protesters again. >> the russian president vladimir putin has started to deliver his annual state of the union address. these are live pictures from moscow where he's speaking. his speech will be presented to the joint session of parliament. he's expected to outline his country's position on a number of issues. let's lisp in to some of what he has to say. trance trans-i -- >> translation: i consider the most important task to clarify provisions of self of governing, strong indepen