and others after speaking with president selenski the subject was i talked to selenski just now and then besser sandlin wrote he is prepared to receive potest his call as the president of the united states will assure him that he intends to run a fully transparent investigation and will quote turn over every stone unquote both secretary perry and chief of staff moving any quickly responded to the e-mail noting that given that conversation a date would soon be set to schedule the white house telephone call the evidence also unambiguous li shows that the ukrainians understood this quid pro quo and had serious reservations particularly because president selenski had won the election on an anti-corruption platform in fact a few days before the july 25th call ambassador william taylor the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine and the former permanent ambassador to ukraine texted ambassador sohn and volker rather he stated in his testimony on july 20th i had a phone conversation with mr donnelly uk during which he conveyed to me that president selenski did not want to be used as a pawn in a u.s. r

president selenski vocalize no concerns with the subject matters discussed and there is no indication of bribery store sion or other illegal conduct on the call the call summary shows president trump and president selenski engaged in pleasantries and cordiality. calls summary reveals laughter simply put the call is not the sinister mob shakedown that some democrats have described president trump raises concerns about european allies paying their fair share and security assistance to ukraine a concern that president trump would continue to raise both publicly and privately there is no discussion on the call i repeat no discussion on the call about the upcoming 2020 a lecture or security sector is that assistance to ukraine beyond the call summary the next best piece of evidence are the statements from the 2 participants on the call president selenski has said he felt no pressure on the call on september 25th at the united nations he said we had i think a good phone call it was normal nobody pushing on october 6th president selenski said i was never pressured and there were no condition

president pence reiterated president selenski . that on september 1st the need for reform was paramount after president selenski paused. i'm sorry after president lansky passed historic anti-corruption reforms the pause on security assistance was lifted and the presidents met 2 weeks later the ukrainian government never took any action on investigations at issue in the impeachment inquiry much has been made about a so-called shadow or irregular foreign policy apparatus the president trump is alleged to have working straighted as a mechanism to force ukraine to initiate investigations the allegation is president trump conspired to recall ambassador eve on of it's from ukraine so his agents could pursue a scheme to pressure ukraine to conduct these investigations but there are logical flaws with these arguments 1st every ambassador interviewed in the impeachment inquiry acknowledge the president has an absolute right to recall ambassadors for any reason or no reason apparent the president trump lost confidence in a battery of out of

i don't understand what maclin max want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them. with the publicity. that we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore that the. what if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. but i'm not interested in this normandy summit and what will happen will happen. this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already but we're giving the other side making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades the litter this landscape

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. i don't understand what michael and michael want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the pub with 3 he and i ok you know we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore. don't yes but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down yet back to ukrainian go

through ambassador occurred volker who had had lunch that day with president selenski top aide andre your muck who repairs throughout italy appears repeatedly through this scheme as president selenski s right hand man ambassador volcker texted mr yair mock with president trump's direction good lunch thanks heard from white house assuming presidency convinces trump he will investigate get to the bottom of what happened in 2016 we will nail down visit for we'll nail down for a visit to washington good luck see you tomorrow kurt so even before the phone call with president selenski took place president trump had directed that ukraine initiate the investigation into 2016 the debunk conspiracy theory that ukraine had interfered in the election in order for president selenski to get the white house visit that he desperately coveted ambassador sonnen was clear in his testimony about this quid pro quo frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question was there a quid pro quo as i testified previously with regard to the requested white house call and the white house

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. i don't understand what madeleine mccann want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. it's a bubble theory. that we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the doors which implore her. but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go there the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence alinsky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's

for you isn't it if i don't understand what maclin makan want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the pub with 3 he and i we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore that those which employ her. don't yet but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected early this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. i'm not interested in this normandy summit what will happen will happen. this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already but they're giving the other side making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just

i don't understand what madeline mccann want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the boat with 3. and then we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. what if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected early this year on a promise to bring down yet back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. but i'm not interested in this normandy summit and what will happen will happen. this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already. giving the other some weight making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the minds of grenades that litter this lan

a certain degree and we're waiting for i believe we're now having a press conference from president selenski himself but obviously this is a time of great emotion here in the in the airport and i think for even though it's very cold as you say for a number of people it's not as cold as it was just say a half an hour ago so of course very positive response from families and loved ones there zooming out ukrainians in general how are they taking in this deal is this being seen as a success for president selenski. well that's a very good question and in the remain to be seen in the coming days and weeks obviously exchanges like this are greeted are are welcomed by a large by the you know by the ukrainian public usually there is a great deal of relief. as well as just outpouring the joy that these people are coming back but we also have a certain amount of crypt controversy because some of the people that were delivered to the russian backed separatist cause a bit of an outcry in particular 5 riot police who were said to be involved or accused of being involved in the in the shootings in the kill

i don't understand what maclin max want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them. with the publicity he and i ok you know we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore. but if you cranes biggest cities is less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected early this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. i'm not interested in this normandy summit what happened will happen. this war needs to and i've lost so many come rights already. giving the others some late making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the minds of grenades deleted this landscape it's about the

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president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine the guy who was an idiot i don't understand what michael and michael want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. but municipal with city. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. what if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's w

i don't understand what madeleine mccann want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the publicity. and then we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. what if ukraine's biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. i'm not interested in this normandy summit what will happen will happen. this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already. giving the others some late making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the minds of grenades deleted this landscape it's ab

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. i don't understand what maclin makan want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some fat cut together and put all this behind them when you put me to the pub with 3 he and i ok you know we need a united ukraine that's a and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore. don't yes but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press present selenski was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to uk

this some it's been a delicate balancing act for all sides but particularly for selenski the former t.v. actor made ending the war in ukraine one of his campaign promises but he's been under pressure at home not to give in to russia's demands for months protesters have gathered in kiev to urge selenski to stand up to putin is more experienced rival. i'm not happy with president's actions on the international stage at the moment i do not understand why he went to the normandy summit and what he can bring back the french president called the conflict in ukraine an open wound on the european continent the summits may not have offered any major breakthroughs but the fact that putin and selenski had agreed to come together at all was seen as progress and a step to building trust the al-jazeera paris. now later on tuesday mammals government is due to appear before the un's top court to face charges of genocide against the ranger a military crackdown in 2017 falls more than 700000 granger to flee to neighboring bangladesh and many of them live in refugee camps in cox's bazaar from where 10 cho

this some it's been a delicate balancing act for all sides but particularly for selenski the former t.v. actor made ending the war in ukraine one of his campaign promises but he's been under pressure at home not to give in to russia's demands for months protesters have gathered in kiev to urge selenski to stand up to putin is more experienced rival. i'm not happy with president's actions on the international stage at the moment i do not understand why he went to the normandy summit and what he can bring back the french president called the conflict in ukraine an open wound on the european continent the summits may not have offered any major breakthroughs but the fact that putin and selenski had agreed to come together at all was seen as progress and a step to building trust. al-jazeera paris a chilean military cargo planes disappeared with $38.00 people on board it took off from the southern city of. heading to a base in antarctica a session rescue team has been deployed. still to come here and around the world anti doping agency hands russia a 4 year ban from only just sporting events

this some it's been a delicate balancing act for all sides but particularly for selenski the former t.v. actor made ending the war in ukraine one of his campaign promises but he's been under pressure at home not to give in to russia's demands for months protesters have gathered in kiev to urge selenski to stand up to putin is more experienced rival. to them or as words i'm not happy with president's actions on the international stage at the moment i do not understand why he went to the normandy summit and what he can bring back which the french president called the conflict in ukraine an open wound on the european continent the summit may not have offered any major breakthroughs but the fact that putin and selenski had agreed to come together at all was seen as progress and a step to building trust the al-jazeera paris iraq's foreign ministry has summoned for ambassadors for their condemnation of a weekend attack on protesters in baghdad at least 20 anti-government demonstrators and 4 police officers were killed when gunmen opened fire on a protest in the capital's tahrir square on frid

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. i don't understand what maclin makan want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought cut together and put all this behind them. with the public 3. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore her. but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this mee

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine but i you know. i don't understand what maclin max want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some fight get together and put all this behind them. with the public theory. that we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. what if ukraine's biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city or where e of the foreign press present selenski was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeti

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i don't understand what madeleine mccann want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the pub with 3 he and i ok then we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this which is about a bullet so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore. don't yes but if you cranes biggest cities is less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go there the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lenski was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down yet back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. but i'm not interested in this normandy summit what will happen will happen. this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already but we're giving the other side making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to com

focusing on ending the war after been held and this is of course the 1st meeting between puts and and selenski the pair sitting down with french president emmanuel kroll and german chancellor angela merkel who were brokering the meeting the conflict started in 2014 it has killed more than 13000 people and displaced more than 1000000 of. our correspondent is live in paris for us he's been following those talks now the 4 leaders holding a press conference what did they say there what are we hearing about what's come out of this meeting. well the french president put it in a nutshell and said they haven't found a magic formula there's no silver bullet coming out of this cold night here outside the palace but what they have found is a mutual conclusion that is basically split into 2 parts on the one hand you have very concrete proposals what can happen on the ground staff allies in the ceasefire until the end of the year is one concrete result and another concrete result is a swap of all prisoners that is what president selenski announced until the end of the year the other part is a bit more loos

the details of what comes out of this midnight meeting here in paris we know that ukraine's president selenski he wants to bring the eastern donetsk region back under control of his government is there any sign that that will happen anytime soon. well re-establishing control over the sovereign territory of ukraine off of those parts of currently the separatists are in charge in eastern ukraine and that is really the precondition for the ukrainian leader to allow local elections and those elections would be the precondition to gif autonomous status through those regions and that is really where the key lies to resolving this conflict i think that is a bit asking too much from from tonight nobody expects to such a breakthrough here seeing that people in ukraine are still died dying on an almost daily basis seeing that it took 3 years to organize a meeting like this and the french president and german chancellor angela merkel have quite a bit of put a bit of leg work into organizing this meeting so the fact that both leaders have met here today is already a positive sign i mean this is the 1st me

of france germany russia and ukraine obviously what people are hoping for what would what president selenski himself has said that he's going to try to accomplish is a full peace in the in the east if this is in fact a major stepping stone to that we will see but. there has to be a lot more that needs to be done before we actually even get close to that point while talking about president selenski peace plan david what do people in ukraine make of this plan and russia's willingness russia's willingness to settle the conflict in eastern ukraine. i guess you could say those are 2 questions let's start with the 2nd one 1st what do people think of russia's willingness very skeptical. i guess a way it remains to be seen what exactly russia will do and what russia is prepared to do as for the peace plan there are mixed feelings obviously people want they want the war to end they want to the killing which continues even as we speak there is fighting or has been fighting until recently that is going on there's also worry that perhaps mr selenski will give away too much and their opposition forces ha

recently elected president was greeted by french president emmanuel my crawl at the lease a palace selenski flashed a peace sign as he prepared to meet vladimir putin for the 1st time the russian leader arrived shortly afterwards for talks aimed at paving the way to peace in eastern ukraine. outside the lease a police tackled and putin protesters while inside macro and german chancellor angela merkel sat down to mediate the full selenski and putin met one on one after nearly 9 hours of talks the leaders agreed to a cease fire by the end of 2019 a prisoner swap and to hold another summit in 4 months but there was little common ground on eastern ukraine future putin wants a special status for the don't pass region led by russian backed separatists. to synchronize the negotiation process with political settlement 1st of all it means amendments to the constitution that will ensure a special status to donbass on constant terms need to prolong the agreement of specials that this of several regions of the issued have constant character as agreed in the minsk accord selenski made it clear that he w

i don't understand what michael and max want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some fod get together and put all this behind them. with the ball with city he and i ok you know we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore. but if you cranes biggest cities is less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down yet back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. of. the i'm not interested in this normandy summit what will happen will happen. this war needs to end i've lost so many it comrades already. but they're giving the other some weight making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. for you isn't it if i don't understand what michael and michael want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the public 3. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the close which implore. don't yes but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected early this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian gov

who is an idiot i don't understand what michael and michael want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the pub with 3 he and i ok then we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore her. don't yet but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what this meeting in paris is all about. back in the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future. of. the i'm not interested in this normandy summit what will happen will happen. this war needs to end but i've lost so many comrades already but they're giving the other site making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for

i don't understand what maclin mcclung want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drinks on thought get together and put all this behind them we need a united ukraine and we need an end to this to giving the other some weight to making peace and that's going to be tough. also coming up no lympics no world cup russia faces a 4 year ban from all sports a nation called cheating about its own dopey consequence including the finding of russia from the olympic style and take center world championships are running coach signature dish full use and buying the russian host of russia pushing any of these mishit events which it. free. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the new president trying desperately to shake off the weight of 2 other. that ukraine's president botha ms lewinsky was elected this year on a promise to bring peace and stability to his country a promise that he can keep only if the u.s. and russian president cooperate well how's that going so lynsey is at the center of an impeachment process against u

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine. i don't understand what maclin makan want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought cut together and put all this behind them. with the public 3 he and we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore. don't yes but if ukraine's biggest cities is less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go there the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected early this year on a promise to bring down your back to ukrainian government control that's what

they don't want to give up territory regain from the separatists at the cost of many lives a present selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the but with city. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future of this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already. but for giving the other site making peace that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not

need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the publicity. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future but this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already but try giving the other some light making peace that's going to be tough the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades the litter this landscape it's about the war in people's heads. during the recent street demonstrations in hong kong the police have used tear gas against the protesters many who were sprayed with tear gas now complain of health problems and it's not just demonstrators. kathy jew and patricia levy rented their green room apartment in hong kong suburb 2 months the 2 roommates helped it was a good deal price

selenski was. absolutely frank that he was delighted that this was made possible is now you can do a lot to just to be honest i don't know how to control the situation 20 times in nearly 6 years decides to try to reach a cease fire and 20 times the cease fire has been violated here in paris we have treated the issues very seriously now that it's being dealt with at a high level i think it's going to be solved by the end of the year. and i can tell you that russia has so to say prioritized the following elements of the minsk agreements that is the need for key of to grant special political status to the breakaway republics of low gods and donetsk and that has to be somehow reflected in the constitution and also the demand that needs to hold free and democratic elections and this republic this is something that kiev it seems hasn't been keen to do you know at all however for of the government in kiev the element that is absolutely essential is the one that is supposed to lead to the full handover of

new president of ukraine and president putin of russia shook hands for the 1st time ever a glimmer selenski and well dimmer puton spoke to each other one on one and they spent i did tired day with europe's 2 key mediators the leaders of france and germany and the residence of the predator president here in paris and we do have to remember that it's thanks to paris and berlin that the original peace road map for ukraine was hammered out almost 5 years ago one is this if not a breakthrough in that sense definitely that this word is appropriate but there are several reasons why the talks in paris could be called a favor failure and we do have to remember the key stumbling blocks in the peace process in that area right now there are several issues russia has prioritized the following elements of the minsk agreements that is a political reform and ukraine which should grant special status for the breakaway pro russian republics of lugansk and the nets and also in the midst agreements that actually says that these political reforms somehow have to be worked were reflected in the country's constit

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some fat kid together and put all this behind them. with the public 3. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already. but they're giving the other side making peace and that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades the litter this landscape it's about the war in peop

efforts to stop the fighting have come to little when selenski was elected in i pro he promised to restart the peace process that culminated in a meeting this month with his french german and russian counterparts in which today's exchange was a grade. a. that and i'm an exchange between both sides in this conflict to whom based on swapping everyone on the. pieces with the 2 major exchanges complete by the end of the year the impetus in the coming 12 months will be on diplomacy completing the exchanges is a way of building trust between russia and ukraine and the separatists. let's get more on this from our correspondent david stern who's in kiev and who's following today's events for us so david how exactly is this prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine likely to play out i mean do we know for example just how many prisoners are supposed to be swapped. we'll only know the details when it actually takes place or shortly before both the timing and the numbers those are still in the air it's an it's uncertain we're getting different reports of how many people are actually going to be ex

they don't want to give up territory regain from the separatists at the cost of many lives at present selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory. thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine that the selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the publicity. that we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future of this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already but for giving the others some weight making peace that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years

need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the ball with city. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future of this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already. but they're giving the other some late making peace that's going to be tough. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades that litter this landscape it's about the war in people's heads . during the recent street demonstrations in hong kong the police have used tear gas against the protesters many who were sprayed with tear gas now complain of health problems and it's not just demonstrators. kathy jew and patricia levy rented their dream room apartment in hong kong suburb of 2 months between roommates felt it was a big deal

president selenski government is convinced that only of offers on between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them. with the publicity. that we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already. but they're giving the other site making peace and that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades the litter this landscape about the war in people's heads

this some it's been a delicate balancing act for all sides but particularly for selenski the former t.v. actor made ending the war in ukraine one of his campaign promises but he's been under pressure at home not to give in to russia's demands for months protesters have gathered in kiev to urge selenski to stand up to putin is more experienced rival. i'm not happy with president's actions on the international stage at the moment i do not understand why he went to the normandy summit and what he can bring back the french president called the conflict in ukraine an open wound on the european continent the summits may not have offered any major breakthroughs but the fact that putin and selenski had agreed to come together at all was seen as progress and a step to building trust natasha bottler al-jazeera paris. libya's un recognized government is warning the warlord highly for have tar is close to entering tripoli and its foreign minister says have task forces have been helped by an influx of russian fighters the un's envoy to libya has also warned of a possible bloodbath in the capital aft

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine the only reason i don't understand what michael and michael want to do selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them if you put me to the pub with 3 he and i ok you know we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the polls which implore. don't yes but if you cranes biggest cities it's less than half an hour's drive down the road behind me we can't go that the pro russian separatists in control of the city aware e of the foreign press presence lensky was elected earlier this year on a promise to bring down your ba

masses is in paris he is covering those talks for us and he says in the paris 1st meeting coots and selenski were able to find some common ground. well the french president put it in a nutshell and said they haven't found a magic formula there's no silver bullet coming out of this cold night here outside the palace but what they have found is a mutual conclusion that is basically split into 2 parts on the one hand you have very concrete proposals what can happen on the ground a stabilizing the cease fire until the end of the year is one concrete results and another concrete result is a small part of all prisoners that is what president selenski announced until the end of the year the other part is a bit more loose a bit less concrete but it involves the commitment to see the minster peace accord to be fulfilled so the intention to resolve this conflict and that is what german chancellor angela merkel in the press conference just now said there is a lot of goodwill here on the table that is what she can see. eric massa's there in paris for us let's have a check now of some of the other storie

they don't want to give up territory regain from the separatists and the cost of many lives a presence selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory. thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine that the selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the but with city. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future of this war needs to end i've lost so many comrades already. giving the other site making peace but that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it'

concrete results and another concrete result is a small part of all prisoners that is what president selenski announced until the end of the year the other part is a bit more loose bit. less concrete but it involves the commitment to see the mint's a peace accord to be fulfilled so the intention to resolve this conflict and that is what german chancellor angela merkel in the press conference just now said there is a lot of goodwill here on the table that is what she can see. as there in paris for us here's a round of now of some of the other stories making news around the world pro and anti-government demonstrators in algeria have staged rival protests ahead of a controversial presidential election on thursday anti-government protesters say the election will not be fair algeria has experienced months of unrest as the last president was ousted from power in february. in northern peru severe rainfall has triggered a day lucia of water destroying bridges and homes no deaths have been reported but some people were lightly injured landslides and swollen rivers and left hundreds of people isolated.

president selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine selenski and putin should sit down together drink some thought get together and put all this behind them. with the but with city. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future but this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already but for giving the other site making peace that's going to be tough. the repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about the mines and grenades that litter this landscape it's about the war in

efforts to stop the fighting have so far come to little when selenski was elected in april he promised of restarting the peace process that culminated in a meeting this month with his french german and russian counterparts in which sunday's exchange was agreed. the deal is again raising hopes for us with preselection to the conflict but major hurdles between russia and ukraine still need to be overcome before peace is possible. and turning back to our correspondent david stern who's outside the airport and for those prisoners just landed david now i can imagine this prisoner exchange is one big part of finding some kind of final settlement to the conflict between the russians back separatists and ukraine what else is on the table what else needs to be cleared for there to finally end to this conflict that's cost so many lives. well that's exactly it this is just one part of the the general push towards a peace settlement we had the summit in france earlier this month with russia ukraine and the french and german leaders there are a number of issues and this is just one this is a very p

they don't want to give up territory regain from the separatists at the cost of many lives a presence selenski government is convinced that only a buffer zone between the front lines can bring peace. it's a short drive from the trenches to one of the region's biggest crossing points between government and separatist held territory. thousands make the journey every day spending hours out in the cold. we're hoping for peace after all this time we need to resolve this war it's been 6 years since it all began i'm convinced on buses part of ukraine that the selenski and putin should sit down together drink some vodka together and put all this behind them. with the publicity. we need a united ukraine and we need an end to all this. so people don't have to suffer in these queues anymore at the. back of the front line it's quiet at least during daylight hours silence allows time to think about the future this war needs to and i've lost so many comrades already. giving the other site making peace and that's going to be to the. repercussions of this war will be felt for years to come it's not just about

to resist pressure from russia to rally comes on the eve of a summit in paris between selenski and his russian counterpart vladimir putin now that talks on aimed at ending the russian backed insurgency in eastern ukraine which is now in its 5th year. u.s. president donald trump has wound north korean leader kim jong il and he has quote everything to lose if he does not denuclearize up young yang said it had carried out an important tested a missile launching site the north once u.s. concessions before moved to its. firefighters are racing to contain almost $800.00 bushfires in austin eastern australia where the conditions of east but a neck of fire close to the biggest city sydney is still threatening homes and heat waves with strong winds is forecast for this week an authority sphere that will fuel most of the places. syrian opposition activists say that at least 18 people have been killed in as strikes in a province the last rebel stronghold in the northwest observers say the bombs were dropped from syrian government and russian aircraft in another violation of the 3 month old system

a cease fire in eastern ukraine russian president vladimir putin and ukrainian president floating a selenski were meeting for the 1st time to discuss the conflict that is centered on the donbass region in ukraine now this region is a currently held by russian backed separatists at the talks in paris the 2 sides agreed to take some steps that are aimed at easing tensions now they have agreed to a release in exchange all detainees by the end of the year they've also agreed to disengage military forces that are currently in those 3 regions in eastern ukraine and they've also agreed to hold more talks and for months to check in on the progress of the ceasefire the leaders made separate announcements at the end of the talks station a little this was a meeting was long and difficult but the mood was rather positive that's the truth and i really want to emphasize that point we will continue the discussions in 4 months and see the results of what we've achieved it is. on the some of them this is certainly an important step towards deescalating the situation in eastern ukraine as well as easing tensi