we have the nato air chiefs in turn. general breedlove and the yukon command will be in town with the natoto air chiefs. periphery -- very timely to have those folks in town and talk to them. as always, we have chief welsh and the four stars that have a chance to talk about the challenges that face the air force today. >> that is great for reporters also. you hear straight from the major commanders of the service. it is always great to see general breedlove. broader want to ask a membership question. trade associations and military associations are facing almost a generational shift. that raises some membership challenges. how are you guys addressing that, to keep the younger or more inlved than generations ago? problem.very tough as you know, a number of organizations, the total membership is declining. we are looking at it very hard. we have to reach out to those young members. it is relevancy. how do you prove your relevancy to someone who is just starting their air force career -- whether you are an officer or civili

over the past year we have seen why we need nato. the question is no longer why nato. the question now is about more nato. our wales summit has set out a clear course. we need to pursue that course urgently, to reinforce the rules-based international order and remain united today and in the years to come. we must preserve our freedom, protect our people and promote our values. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much mr. secretary-general and i thank john for inviting me to share the stage with you. it's been a great pleasure working with you in the past five years. sadly we are losing you that we have new skin in the game and hopefully he will be as open open and oppressive to have been. let me start with current and recent events. he said in your earlier remarks the threat posed by the islamic state demands military response. there are some who have argued recently that we are in the west reacting precipitously because of images of americans and british people killed. i wonder if you could address and perhaps as a follow-on to that the same people argue that perh

>> obviously there is a clear difference being a member of nato or not being a nato. if you are a member it means if there's an attack one will be considered an attack on all. so members of nato are covered by this collective defense and solidarity clause. if you're not a member of nato, you're not covered by that clause. however, we have decided to step up our military cooperation with ukraine at the summit. we took positions that will help ukraine and their own capability to defend themselves. >> rose: what do they need to build that capability. >> what anyway though can provide is defense capacity building in form ofv9 training activities, advice, assistance, defense reforms. we will invite them to participate more intensively in nato exercises that will help modernize the military, build their capacity. >> rose: i heard recently two responses about where putin is. one is he got beyond a place where he wanted to be that it was a reactive measure by him and that he doesn't like the hand he's playing. the other is that in fact it is exactly what he wants to do, that

>> obviously there is a clear difference being a member of nato or not being a nato. if you are a member it means if there's an attack one will be considered an attack on all. so members of nato are covered by this collective defense and solidarity clause. if you're not a member of nato, you're not covered by that clause. however, we have decided to step up our military cooperation with ukraine at the summit. we took positions that will help ukraine and their own capability to defend themselves. >> rose: what do they need to build that capability. >> what anyway though can provide is defense capacity building in form ofv9 training activities, advice, assistance, defense reforms. we will invite them to participate more intensively in nato exercises that will help modernize the military, build their capacity. >> rose: i heard recently two responses about where putin is. one is he got beyond a place where he wanted to be, that it was a reactive measure by him and that he doesn't like the hand he's playing. the other is that in fact it is exactly what he wants to do, that

if nato allies want to fight i.s., they will need to build a coalition. saudi arabia and iran both see i.s. as a threat, but they back opposing sides in the syrtian war. the saudis support sunni rebels, some of which now support those who call themselves the islamic state. iran supports assad. >> we see the rise of terrorism in our region that goes beyond a single state, and requires us to work together and seek common solutions for these common challenges. >> many i.s. fighters travel to turkey to get to syria and ir aq. from turkey, you can see i.s. flags flying in a town they control just over the border. the turkish president celebrated a national holiday over the weekend before he left for the nato summit. his allies might be pressing him to tighten up the turkish border. the conflict with i.s. is tearing apart the are ready ragged state of iraq. kurdish peshmerga fighters is seen as a vital force against i.s. so far they have had more promises of weapons from abroad than deliveries. the kurds say they need much more, much faster. >> we need heavy an

the ukrainians have reiterated their commitment to nato. perhaps as a political stamp to show the anxiety here in kiev, what they say is an invasion of their country. but it also mirrors the anxiety in the nato countries. the actual members. estonia calling for a permanent base. the other nato countries also very worried from what they see and as david said of the growing evidence that russia is very much involved in the conflict in ukraine. >> okay. david, for the time being, from kiev, thank you very much. our correspondent from kiev, david stern giving the reaction to all of this. let's cross over now to speak to the romanian foreign minister. he is speaking to us live from london. thank you very much, minister, for speaking to us here on "bbc world news." president obama was in estonia trying to calm fears that this crisis in ukraine will spread to other neighboring countries. as a neighbor of ukraine, are you worried? >> it is true that we also have a clear concern here, romania, and it is not only romania, about the fact that russia's

of ukrainian government's approved a bill to cancel the country's long line status asking nato to take it a. russian journalist on the ice that in has been confirmed killed a month after going missing in the eastern ukraine. there's cadabby company with party international. has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east his website now says he's only agreed to discuss steps towards a truce ukrainian leader how dare you announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent. explains what this might mean. the situation on the ground certainly is chaotic in that initial statement that came from kids the wording was for a permanent cease fire the word permanent has now been dropped and the phrase is a ceasefire regime now this is difficult to interpret and people here on the ground certainly are not clear about what it means what we're hearing from the anti government fighters is that they're not taking this seriously they say that they are willing to reach a political settlement but they need to first have assurances from kids that i

anyone who's already in nato, unfortunately for ukraine they're not in nato but if in your nato don't even think about putin coming to estonia. don't even think about it coming to lithuania, to poland. don't come to any of those countries because article five gets enacted one for all. i think the problem is they can't really defend ukraine in the way that ukraine would like and in the way in a a lot of politicians in -- that a lot of politicians in the u.s. might do because they're not a member of nato. we know today that the u.s. and the e.u. have basically agreed on the next round of sanctions. they're going to deepen financial energy, defense-related sanctions. but that announcement that could have come out today didn't come out. why? in part because the europeans are mulling over this cease-fire and trying to figure out is that going to work? or is putin going to just be pushing through to -- forming a bridge straight into transnistrea which a lot of people think is his goal. john: does that mean the russian-ukraine border is like the rag-syria border and never going to be the sam

the secretary nato general welcomes that with that but what ba nato as an organization. he said first of all, they have not received a formal request from iraq for help. if they do, they will look at what he called defense building, in other words, helping iraq build up its own defense. there is no discussion at this point about putting nato troops in iraq. the other thing the secretary general said is that there will be cooperation on a couple of other levels. nato has agreed to coordinate the military assistance from its member nations to iraq, so they would coordinate equipment, military equipment that needs to go into iraq, help get it there and coordinate the transport that have equipment. perhaps very significantly, there was an agreement to share information in rewards to foreign fighters that are now working with the islamic state. probation, we know a dozen or so americans, many folks from britain have gone over to fight with the islamic state. there is a lot of concern about that, that they could bring their view back to their own countries and have terrorist a

that live in the east, close to rush are sha's back door, nato is there, and nato is willing to respond. of course, the situation in ukraine isn't the only thing being discussed here, a range of global crisis being discussed among the other important items on the agenda, the situation in syria, and iraq, islamic state, and their control of large areas that is also under discussion. i hear that the prime minister. that the meetings tonight. >> is unhappy we are told. >> for groups like it to get their hostages out, so that's another important issue here. >> as a crucial summit, my colleague has been looking at the development so far. >> . >> in south whales world leaders gather in multiple crisis in afghanistan to libya, the rise of the islamic state group, and russia's activities in ukraine, nato hasn't faced this level in decades. >> the summits in the history of our lives. the crucial summit and a crucial time. we are faced with a dramatically changed security environment. u.s. president. both will be working hard on the sidelines to build the coalition. and a strategy. >> russian tro

they are looking at all of the tough words coming from nato, but they are also looking to see if nato is really prepared to put its money where its mouth is. >> james, thank you. >>> a lot more still to come from the news hour. health officials are bracing themselves from the outbreak of ebola. and we'll take a look at the u.s. manufacturing industry as its economy recovers. >>> and in sport, roger federer reaches the semifinals. we'll show you how he did it later on in the sport. ♪ >>> india's highest court has ordered the release of hundreds of thousands of prisoners languishing in prison without trial. they have all been in custody awaiting trial in india's notoriously slow justice system. the landmark ruling orders judicial officers to uphold an existing but long ignored lay. doing so could give many people their freedom. >> translator: [ inaudible ] indefinitely, especially when they [ inaudible ] without even having their trial, so i think it is something very welcome, it's a in [ inaudible ] with the human right's agenda. >>> the international criminal court prosecutor has as

president obama and other world leaders gather in wales for a two day nato summit. >> our nato summit here in wales will be one of the most important summits in the history of our alliance, a crucial summit at a crucial time. >> a joint op ed was issued by president obama and british prime minister david cameron that reads in part: >> those tough words coming at talk of a ceasefire proposed by russian president vladimir putin is met with skepticism. >> what is actually happening on the ground, and we are still witnessing unfortunately russian involvement in destabilizing the situation in eastern ukraine. >> the centerpiece of putin's seven-point plan calls for pro-russian separatists to end their military offensive while ukrainian forces would pull back and stop airstrikes. ukraine's president parishen co said he supported a plan leading to peace. >> we haven't seen a lot of follow up on so-called ceasefires. marking the first time american troops having on the ground since the nation began. >> sooner or later, nations fight back. >> now, there's already been a meeting in wales with t

forces from nato members will work with the ukrainian military. defense department spokesperson steve warren says the exercise will run from september 15th to the 26th. he said it will focus on countering bombs and surveillance activity and involve live fire drills. warren had earlier said u.s. and ukrainian naval vessels will take part in separate maritime exercises next week in the black sea. state department spokesperson jen psaki says the war games are preplanned and are not being held in response to current events. >>> the united states is seeking a u.n. security council resolution that calls for action against foreign fighters traveling to join terrorist groups. >> we will encourage international cooperation to prevent foreign terrorist fighter travel and underscore the centrality of countering violent extremism through positive narratives and programs that give would-be fighters alternatives to violence. >> u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power said that on september 25th, president barack obama will convene a security counci

but the most vociferous response to nato's statements today has come from russia's envoy to nato. he says it has proved that nato sides with a ukrainian regime fighting its own citizens. he said russia will thoroughly analyze the nato summit outcomes, and make decisions in the interests of its own security. he condemned the naval units in the baltic and black sea and basically said this was all cold war rhetoric all over again. >> peter sharp live in moscow. thank you. let's go to james bayes at the nato summit. hi, james. we know obama says he is hopeful, yet very skeptical about the situation in ukraine, but there is a feeling of things coming together. >> reporter: absolutely, julie. they have tried here to seek a balance, to try to do something that will deter further russian aggression, because some of the nato members that border russia are deeply concerned about their own security, but at the same time they don't want fourther antagonize moscow. yes, you have this new very rapid reaction force able to move at 48-hour's notice. you have fresh exercises and deployments on a r

a nato member. and nato and president obama made clear that note toe's door remains open to qualified countries that can contribute to security. and nato and ukraine have a relationship that's not a member state, but a relationship of long standing, and i think it was symbolically and otherwise important that he was in wales to meet with the nato leaders. but nato has been clear that they are not offering a nato membership to ukraine now. >> right. >> because for a variety of reasons but the priority now has to be, and i think this is a priority also that is shared in you crane to stop the fighting because this situation as bad as it is, request get worse. >> indiana university school of -- global international studies. thank you, sir. other news around the world tonight. in libya, the government add a rogue general join forces to destroy a militia ammunition stores. began a defensive against armed groups but despite his alliance, militia still control the city, the u. n. says benghazi and the capit

is if you attack a nato state it's like you're attacking all nato state. ukraine is not a part of nato. is there a correlation. can you say, well, we're going to act this way as nato but ukraine is on their own? >> i think we're trying to send the message that you cran begans are on their own but the president made it clear we cannot get engaged militarily with russia in ukraine. ukraine is not a nato member. at least what we're doing now is to deter russia from thinking it can move beyond ukraine to countries that are in nato. we can help the ukrainians. we can try to help broker a settlement we keep hearing rumors there will be cease-fire talks then the russians walk them back. we can use whatever influence we have. but our influence is limited as our obligations to ukraine. >> i love the term you use i d hybrid war. do you think there's anything that would move pew tone stop with his plans of expanding. do you think anything the wets can do that would stop the plans? >> even though the sanctions had an economic impact and will have a fwraert impact econ

about 4,000 nato troops likely stationed in poland that could move in quickly to help a nato ally if russian aggression continues beyond ukraine which is not part of nato. and so that does not compel the u.s. and others to defend them necessarily militarily. secondly, a lot of talk again about u.s. and european sanctions expanding. we've heard european leaders say that before and not necessarily follow up that talk. also on the agenda, of course, dealing with isis, the islamic militants. i pressed one of the president's top national security aides about some of the conflicting statements from the president about what he's doing to stop these terrorists while republicans are saying he's been taking too long. how do you tell the families of james foley and steven sotloff which is a problem that can be managed? >> what the president said was we need to degrade and destroy this organization. in the immediate term, you're not going to eradicate a terrorist organization that has taken over parts of two countries without putting in place a coalition -- >> no one's going to do any of this wi

and it as it stood ukraine was not a member of nato but it did have the backing of nato with regards of words and with regards of actions and he said that from his conversations with president bush that ukrainian side the side in kiev anyway seem to understand that so this is something that is developing continuously the relationship of the ukraine wants to implement the ceasefire whether they want to join nato it does seem like they're trying the government at least are trying to take those first steps it's going to be something that continues for a while yet. ok thanks to this artie's peter all of a live there from germany or raising money to bolster a military presence in eastern europe in the wake of the ukrainian crisis this is one of the key issues to be discussed during an upcoming nato summit in the u.k. over the weekend hundreds of peace protesters hit the streets of new port and cardiff in wales they want less money spent on war and nuclear weapons so could nato afford to boost defense infrastructure across eastern europe will currently the twenty eight member states spend

to nato operations. now, in the case of iraq, first of all, we're not speaking about a nato operation, but so far a coalition on the willing. furthermore, it may play a role that isis has also taken turkish hostages. i don't know. it's for the turkish government to answer that question, but i have to say, seen from my chair, that turkey has played a crucial role within our alliance, and continues to play a crucial role, and overall, i would also have to say, turkey -- not least because of the radical location, is a very important ally and partner from a strategic point of view. and as regards missile defense, i'm sure that the turkish authorities have listened to concerns raised by fellow allies. next, on energy. first of all, let me stress that nato's core task is territorial defense of our allies. and as regards pipelines, on allied -- on allied territory, of course, it's part of the territorial defense to protect such pipelines and other means of energy supply. but first of all, i think energy securit

and they won't like nato saying regarding the membership of nato, the door is open to all countries and what it is presumed that means ukraine as well. one of the criteria, are that you can't join nato if you have a border dispute, and certainly ukraine has a big border dispute now. >> are we any clearer now on obama's plans for dealing with the islamic state group? >> i think we're clear on part of it. we're clear i think on the time line for the next month or so, trying to build this coalition that they have talked about. we have some people who have already signed up to the coalition. it seems nato members on the whole are in favor of this all speaking in favor of the idea of building this big coalition. we have seen the king of jordan, who was a guest here at the summit, turkey is a nato member. they both have borders with iraq and syria. what obama is now going to do is send his secretary of state john kerry who seems to always be on trips to the middle east, back to the middle east to get more support from the region. gulf states will be crucial in trying to get their support as w

today, the president is due to meet with nato leaders, what is ukraine looking to get out of nato over the next few days. what are the goals for the ukrainian president, reza? >> what ukraine wants and it looks like they're getting it is full support from nato, washington in western capitols. kiev is not asking for weapons, they're not asking for military intervention, they're asking for support. and it looks like it's happening, over the past couple days, nato has suggested that they're going to skband their bases and bolster their capacity in eastern europe. they're also going to hold annual exercises in western ukraine that were earlier cancelled, those exercises are going to be held later in september, however, and this is important, all of this could be viewed by moscow as provocation. remember, the over arching concern in moscow is nato expansion toward its border, there's a lot of concern in russia, that nato is encroaching on the security zone of russia. they don't want that obviously, and that's why many observers say perhaps nato intervention at this particular time may backf

second, nato needs to be even stronger. britain is one of only four countries that currently spends 2% of its gdp on defence. but others will now do more. with today's wales pledge every nato member not spending 2% will halt any decline in defence spending and aim to increase it in real terms as gdp grows, and to move towards 2% within a decade. but it's not just the amount of money that matters; it's also about spending on equipment you can actually deploy. so we have agreed that a fifth of defence budgets should be dedicated to major new equipment. here in britain we have the second largest defence budget in nato; we have the biggest in the whole of the european union. we have taken long term, often difficult, decisions to put our defence budget on a sustainable footing. and the fruits of this are now coming through. we are equipping all 3 of our services with the best and most modern military hardware money can buy. on wednesday i announced a £3.5 billion contract for scout armoured vehicles for the army, the largest su

that nato will undermine -- britain will undermine nato's defenses? i am not goingl to interfere with the referendum campaign in scotland. is thecan tell you following -- state wantsependent to become a member of nato, it will have to apply for membership of nato. in such an application will be addressed in exactly the same areas all applications dealt with. and eventually, it will require consensus, unanimity, within the alliance to accept a new member of our alliance. discussed this at il within our alliance, and am not in a position to say anything about timelines. as you know, from history, timelines differ significantly when it comes to applicants, towardss' roads membership of nato, and abilityy it is on their to fulfill the necessary criteria. actually, the answer is that i cannot say anything about timelines. >> on the issue of whether scotland' i independence would undermine feasibility of nato membership? any concerns about that? >> without interfering with the debate leading up to the thatendum, i do not see any outcome of the scottish refe

and deploying with nato. georgia has deployed in a constant and high level its forces in afghanistan. nations that continue to move toward their goal or have already in some cases met military expectations for their entry into nato, now some of their more political issues are being worked out by the political leadership. for my general breedlove. i can only take two more questions. this young man here. have to be the last two questions. how are you keeping the administration's i on russia with everything happening with ices right now and with the european reassurance initiative, how would you like to see that spent? ask if just wanted to that is set to give a evocative signal to boot and. those ilogize to all of was unable to get to. grosshink it would be a misstatement that i would keep our government is on anything. clearly, we have a lot of challenges out there. ices orlenge of whatever we call these guys is an incredibly tough problem and clearly deserves a lot of our focus stop i think we have a governme

this is really a need -- a wake-up call for nato. the russian very stepping out of its dan, is what it says for -- out of it tden, is what it says. there is no point standing around while vladimir putin flouts the law. and there was a cartoon in the washington post where you could see vladimir couldn't chopping up ukraine as if it were a state, really. on the one hand, there is ukraine and "mykraine" for vladimir putin. a call for a crackdown on jobless benefit fraud by tightening controls on unemployed people. they talk about job seekers under surveillance. the minister was called to order and he ended up going back on his statement saying he did not mean to stigmatize jobseekers. but a lot of the damage has already been done. but it is. -- >> it is. >> his comments have outraged heavyweights in unions and across the job trades. they took it as a punch in the gut. they talk about a rich -- which hunt for job seekers. --witch hunt for job seekers. they say it is not unemployment that is the problem, but the unemployed. this is really

well the announcement that the united states and other nato allies should now modernize the military not only of ukraine but also children moldova is of course a need occasional the escalation between the west and the russian federation and it's most likely that after the cardiff meeting of nato will see it re military station of europe from both sides which is not very helpful actually but the u.s. isn't pressure to prove to its allies in nato the east dedicated to the security of its allies and that's one way to do it on the other hand one of the positive notes of able is that while we are through the open door policy of nato which means that in principle any government which needs to conditions that mater might become a member of nato he did not explicitly mention ukraine at the moment which probably would have insurance to the russian federation. only in your opinion how soon do you think could ukraine conceivably join nato minute suffering economically hugely at the moment we're hearing that countries are being asked to pay more into nato in eastern europe how could you crane de

nato secretary-general. it has offered nothing in terms of military assistance for ukraine in the face of what it says is a russian invasion of ukrainian territory. of course the kremlin denies that. in the absence of that military assistance, all attention is inevitably turned to the peace initiative that's under way in the capital belarus, that's minsk, in the neighboring country here. representatives of the contact group, from russia, ukraine, and crucially the pro-russian rebels in southern and eastern ukraine are meeting to hammer out the terms of what expectations are. there will be a ceasefire on the ground in that region and the basis of that ceasefire has been formed by the seven points that have been highlighted by vladimir putin, the russian president, the putin plan involves an end to war, firing on the ground, the opening up of humanitarian corridors, the unconditional exchange of prisoners and several other terms as well. the ukrainian side, in the absence of any military support from nato, it

ukraine has stood by nato, now, in these difficult times, nato stands by ukraine. our support is concrete and tangible. we have established a comprehensive and tailored package, of measures so that ukraine can better provide for it's own security. we will focus on cyber defense, logistics and command control and communications. we will also help with rehabilitation for troops in the conflict. we will provide advice, to help ukraine with defense reforms, and allies will assist ukraine with around 15 million euro through nato, and in addition to that, we have heard several announcements of by lateral assistance, financially, and in other ways. and independent sovereign and stable ukraine firmly committed to democracy and the rule of law is key to europe's security. that is nato's goal, and i know that is your goal too, mr. president. thank you very much, indeed. ladies and gentlemen, i am really glad as you know, we have opened a very substantial discussion and maybe ukraine summit today. i never feel such a strong enormous support, but all of the leaders of the coun

president barack obama is in estonia this morning i had of a nato summit. --ahead of a nato summit. steps up, it is criticism of the u.s. over ukraine. agenda, we obama's are joined by the bloomberg white house reporter. she is traveling with the president in estonia. whata, give me a sense of we can expect obama's message to be. the mood of that flight, is this an emboldened president? >> yes, i think so. .bama arrived last night very early this morning. he is already in meetings. as we speak he is about to meet and estonian president, later with the president of latvia and lithuania. they will be talking about protection of the baltic states. should they see russian aggression like the ukraine, they also will likely be discussing the situation in the middle east. how much will the latest news out of iraq and syria overshadow obama's agenda. -- agenda? >> less so than today in estonia. it is a clear agenda here. it will be talking about protection under the nato alliance under the baltic nations. tonight president obama flies to wales and friday will attend the nato summit with the

nato borders. it's another signal to putin. they have not made announcements about more sanctions against russia. that's to come. of course, he'll be asked questions about isis and no boots on the ground, red line, i'm told by people traveling with secretary kerry he was restating what has been the existing policy. you see the presidents remarks are being put on the podium there in wales. the questions will be asked by the white house press corps. before the president flies home after the nato meeting. the meeting where they talked about ebola and other threats to the world and region in west africa and the threats that international terrorism, principally, isis, now pose to europe and the american homeland but also more immediately the need to create a counter weight against isis. a coalition that secretaries kerry and hagel are going to be flying off to try to build in the middle east. they say they have achieved. i think the president will be announcing that as well. >> absolutely. to your point

speaker, the nato summit showed how vital nato still is. i thought it was good to see playing a small role in the logistics and i welcome the prime minister's statement. as part of the security discussions did members discuss the role of foreign in our mosques. they preach in the context of understanding britain and our values. this isn't always the case with foreign imams it is believed it is time to tighten the -- >> what matters most of all is that imams are able to communicate to constituents in english and up to date with how to help young people and divert them away from these extremist preachers that they find online. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i pay tribute to jim dobbin. i appreciated his expertise and shared passion for infrastructure and transport. very much welcome the news of the full commissioning of the hms prince of wales. could he take this opportunity my right honorable friend to debunk this myth that carrier force won't have the aircraft they need and confirm full commitment to the f 35 lightning 2 to provide aircraft

he's going to wales obviously for this nato summit, which is going to be the most consequential nato summit, according to many analysts and experts, since the cold war. this is not only to deal with this unstoppable apparent onslaught by president putin in ukraine threatening europe, but also in desperate search of some kind of strategy to confront isis. even his own top military commanders say you cannot just have a few strikes in iraq against this group. it was born in syria. it is still there. with a safe haven in syria. mostly in the raukef province. if it is not confronted in syria, it will regroup, replenish and keep going. as you know, it now has a massive swath of territory, a huge size of territory across the syria/iraq border, which it has decided to obliterate. it calls itself the islamic state. it is the first time a terrorist network has actually had what amounts to a state in order to raise armies, to threaten not only the people in the region but the blowback. because of jihadis going from europe and the united states. to threaten those in europe and the united states

nato should do? >> no. we have not discussed it because there hasn't been any request. what we have discussed, however, is how to counter the threat from foreign fighters returning to our home countries. and we have decided to strengthen cooperation on strength of intelligence and information. >> there's been great disappointment, as you know, one nato ally right on border with syria, that would be turkey, so far is not even allowing the u.s. to use incirlik, a nato air base, to use it to launch air strikes against syria or iraq. are you disappointed turkey has not decided to cooperate militarily with the u.s.? >> i have seen recent indications that turkey might reconsider its position. >> what kind of indications, private indications, public statements? >> i think we will see turkey as always step up to the plate and demonstrate solidarity. >> let's talk about ukraine. nato has a major role in europe, obviously, as we all know. the president was lecturing vladimir putin today at the united nations.

turning to the wider form of nato. after the end of the cold war, nato stood down. at this summit, we decided to reverse that decision and scale up our readiness to respond to any threat. and at the same time, we also agreed to do more to build the capacity of other nations outside nato to help them with defense capabilities. a new multinational spearhead force will be formed and deployable anywhere in the world within two to five days. this is vital in underlining our article 5 obligations. and the uk will support this by providing a battle group and a brigade headquarters. we'll also contribute 3,500 personnel as part of nato's efforts to ensure a consistent presence. on capacity building, nato has a vital role, as i said, in helping other countries with their capacity to defend themselves against all threats, including terrorist threats. when we consider how many threats nato countries, including here in the uk faced coming from the middle east, north africa, and elsewhere. this capacity building is becoming ever more important. it was a key priority at the uk su

i think by the end of this nato summit, the president standing up with the other nato allies has got to send a message, we are united not only in the middle east, but we are united against russian aggression in ukraine, we're going to roll this back. the russians have to get out of ukraine. we are not ceding to crimea, we are not ceding to eastern ukraine, and putin ought to -- send a loud and clear message, we are willing to do what it takes to get you the hell out of there. >> ben rhodes, the deputy national security adviser, is telling reporters moments ago that the u.s. and european nations, they are preparing a new round of sanctions against russia. ben rhodes saying among other things at the same time if there is a peaceful deescalation that is preferable, russia must continue to face costs. strong words coming from the u.s. we'll see what happens in ukraine with russia. lots on the president's agenda right now. a major news conference tomorrow morning, 11:30 a.m. eastern time. cnn will, of course, have live coverage of that. david, thanks very much. >>> britain's battle agains

this commitment makes clear nato will not be complacent. our alliance will reverse defense spending and rise to meet the challenges we face in the 21st century. fifth -- our awe linlliance is in force e territorial right to defend itself, backing up this commitment, all 28 nato allies will now provide security assistance to ukraine. this includes non-lethal support to the ukrainian military like body armor, fuel and medical care for wounded ukrainian troops as well as assistance to help modernize ukrainian forces including logistics and command and control. here in wales we also sent a strong message to russia that actions have consequences. today the united states and europe are finalizing measures to deepen and broaden our sanctions across russia's financial, energy and defense sectors. at the same time, we strongly support president poroshenko's effort for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in this country. the cease-fire announced today can add stlans goal, but only if there is follow-through on the ground. pro-russian separatists mu

and the nato allies. isis has been fighting rather the free syrian army has been fighting isis and they have been fighting the more extremists, but they haven't had the wherewithal to get the job done as they have told me. we can keep fighting but we can't win without the kind of support that we've been begging for. >> and the u.s. -- several and other allies countries are reluctant to provide those weapons, because they're afraid they could wind up in the hands of terrorists, whether isis or al nusri or other terrorist groups. the president is about to walk in, wrapping up this nato summit. we'll hear from him. in fact, here he is right now. >> good afternoon. let me begin by thanking my great friend, prime minister cameron, and his entire team for hosting this nato summit and make making it such a success. i want to thank the people of new port, cardiff, the people of wales for welcoming me and my delegation so warmly. it's a great honor to be the first sitting u.s. president to visit wales. we've met a

and that's why nato is waking up to the new nato war with russia. to boost nato's rapid response capabilities. the alliance may build a command station in poland as tensions with russia build. and meanwhile, president putin may boost their defense spending. right now, 3/4 of nato's defense is taken up by the united states, but with nato entering a new heightened state of readiness, the question of nato is coming to the fore. >> fighting in the ukraine, turning all eyes to this week's nato summit in wales. monday, they paraded the alliance's proactive side. unveiling plans for a new rapid reaction force to respond to russian aggression and other burgeoning security challenges. >> able to deploy at very short notice. >> a sense of urgency, at odds with the financial contributions of the majority of nato members. >> nato is an alliance of 28 countries, to ask for the security and defense of its members. >> nato have agreed to spend 2% of their gdp on their defense spending to help secure their alliance. as of last year, only four members fulfilled that

it is one thing to have nato. it is it a key point to have the arab world as part of the coalition since president obama said no american groups on the ground in syria and people in the arab world must take on the goal of defeating isis on the ground in the arab world. president obama also offered caution saying it will be a long and difficult process to defeat isis. acting with urjencey and mre cision and strike targets. president obama also talking about hitting the leadership of isis and a main part of that strategy. and he said it will not happen overnight and it will take a great deal of caution and the united states must work with all of the allies in the middle east and europe to defeat isis. >> arming the kurds is simply not doing enough. we'll watch what is going on, conner powell in jerusalem. >> we are learning more about a young american from boston suspected of working with isis as a social media guru and using computer skills to spread jihad around the world. here's more on his story. >> reporter: th

doesn't the nato summit need to offer stronger symbol and those amphibious assault vehicles to nato and not russia? >> that is an interesting suggestion which i can take on board. it is not easy to get 28 countries around the table to agree on sanctions and try to do that at the same time as the united states of america. but by and large in the recent weeks and months, that is what we have done. while of course i want sanctions to go further and have a greater effect, they have had an effect and are bringing pressure to bear. we need to signal not to let more russians appear that would accept or give up, but turned the ratchet and russia would suffer permanently from increasing economic isolation that follows. >> the prime minister will be aware a number of individuals, including two for my own constituency have traveled to join the fight with isis. how was the young man able to obtain a u.k. passport using commercial means through the eu to fight and does he have full confidence in the u.k. border force and assure us there have been no serious lapses in their existing checking procedur

today, nato announced 1,000 nato troops would be taking part in joint exercises inside ukraine later this month. president oba president putin responded by saying 4,000 of his nuclear forces would be holding exercises. even as there's talk of a cease-fire, there's really signs of an escalation here. >> putin may not be ready to raise the ante, if you will, and go further. let's talk about eye six the beheading of steven sotloff, the american journalist, the second american now beheaded by isis. the president responded at a news conference in estonia earlier this morning. here's what he said. >> whatever these murderers think they'll achieve by killing innocent americans like stephv they have already failed. around the world, repulsed by their barbarism. we will not be intimidated. their horrific acts only unite us as a country and stiffen our resolve. >> strong words from the president. even stronger words from the vice president, joe biden. a top state department official told cnn stay tuned for details on what the u.s. will do to combat isis. what are you hearing? >> well, they're

or simply nato. i would like to invite the secretary general as well as the presidents of albania and croatia to join me here you have nato roadmap for the next ten years. now let's get more insight into our developing and breaking story this hour here on r.t. international that a permanent cease fire has been agreed in the east of the country between the ukrainian military and the anti government forces let's go live to london to washington town the host of arties going underground option is good to see there what's your opinion then is this cease fire a sign that kiev is really ready for patients to open dialogue always it just looking for a time out to try and regroup its forces. that is certainly one of the questions to the question here in london of course where in britain preparing for the largest gathering of world leaders the country's ever seen the whole summit was billed as a war with russia by ukraine so this news will have called everyone on the whole and as to the bigger questions that y

that's why they're saying nato expansion could backfire. even so, it looks like it's happening. >> reza, thank you very much indeed. an interview with david cameron is coming up. his thoughts on isis and the crisis in ukraine. >>> and as ebola affects another doctor, we hear from some of the people being treated for the virus. q. >>> now, according to the world health organization more than . three and a half thousand people have been infected by the ebola virus. dr. sacra was not treating patients for ebola but delivering babies. one bright spot, a british doctor, william pooley has been discharged from the hospital. that was the day before nancy writebol spoke about her your deal -- ordeal for the first time. less than a month later, she spoke to anderson cooper about her ordeal. >> at what point did you start to feel something? >> i had gone to the isolation unit on the 22nd of july. i went home, and i called one of our doctors, and said, you know what, i'm not really feeling very good. i think i have malaria. on saturday, the doctors ca

look, nato has been reluck tantd. europe has been reluctant to wade into these issues even when they are in their own back yard when it looks to be in the good war so president obama needs to establish its leadership working with cameron and nato needs to re-establish how essential it is in maintaining international order, not just with special rapid deployment organizations which is one of the innovations they are talking about deploying but really digging down and finding its purpose and a clear strategy for the west in confronting these threats. >> what do nato leaders want to hear from president obama going into this summit, do you think? >> well, if he's getting criticism from dianne feinstein behind closed doors he'll get much more of the same from the nato leadership because they think they are facing, particularly the eastern nations are facing an existential threat and what they are hearing from nato is sort of mixed messages. on the one hand you have anders fogh rasmussen saying, well, if ukraine wants to jo

nato commander. one of the goals for this nato , perhaps, 4000 nato personnel that would be europe as anern offset to russia. if you see that undermined by what happened today, that will show weakness within nato. there is division over this. that is something to watch for. at the same time, there will be an effort on the part of the .s. >> we see a discussion in japan of a greater and -- greater military presence. of the german commitment as well. how will nato address -- there is the delicacy of the german commitment as well. how will nato address this? gdp towards -- july >> germany as well? >> germany as well. everyone recognizes they have the finances to spend more on defense. i don't think you will a lot of pushback from the u.s. on that. it is a delicate subject, for sure. >> i want to bring in our guest host for the hour. the founder nco of activate and founding board member. celebrity nude photos aside, apple says icloud is not the issue, that hackers got hold of people's ids and logins. is

protesters are gathering in newport in wales where security is tight ahead of a two day nato summit. for more troops in eastern europe. you're watching international come to you live from moscow where in the russian capital it's good to have you with us a second american reporter has apparently been executed by islamic state militants stephen sokoloff was taken captive more than a year ago and was previously seen in the video where another u.s. journalist james foley was beheaded. as the story. it's a scenario that we've seen before when another american journalist james foley was beheaded two weeks ago similar orange jumpsuits a desert city an executioner with the british accent in both videos and now the westerner threatened to be killed next when these islamic states your heart is free had it james foley two weeks ago they showed steven in that same video and vowed to kill him unless the u.s. started airstrikes against the isis so close mother addressed the isis shortly before he was killed here i ask you to please my child as a mother a justice to be merciful and not punishment s

and nato to bring more troops more weapons and essentially prop up these client regimes. that are in these three countries at a time like today when so much work has been going in diplomatically still of especially today to try and get a cease fire here was his choice of words talk about expansion into into europe into the east of europe really was was a good time to be talking about that was it just really stoking the fire. well according to him and political stablished it's a perfect time the nato summit in wales is coming up. it's happening tomorrow and nato is being desperately in search of a mission this is this is coming perfect to them they can rebrand themselves as crusaders for freedom and democracy helping the poor innocent this and that against evil russian aggression again this is their narrative and they're sticking to it this is their white knight ploy. and so obviously it's not in the interest of the u.s. government for any sort of meaningful cease fire to take place but i would go a step further and even wonder if it isn't poroshenko because even though hi