because kiev is under lock down. it's hard to get inside the city and it's even harder to get to the independence square, you know with riot police just blocking, or trying to block, any movement towards independence square. and right now, practically there is a state of emergency in kiev. sometimes it looks like a ghost town and traditionally there should be like traffic jams, a lot of people. and today was really a ghost town. it was kind of scary to watch. >> so given that there is reportedly a truce or a temporary truce, is there any sense of the protesters feel less threatened by police? >> there is a truth in kiev but focus and you know the main epicenter of events in western provinces where huge riots are going on at this time. and we have first reports unconfirmed, though our first deaths outside kiev, it is in western city of nelinski. and people are storming governmental buildings and rioting and set on fire police headquarters. and even that was very dramatic incident, where people just drag out a local go

had only been established hours before radicals have since taken control of the several buildings in kiev including the hotel where our correspondents have been staying while the front line of the fighting has now shifted to the governmental area of the city the hotel remains open. pined and fall from safe as well seems an excess cash asking now reports i am in a hotel in a european city in the capital in the very heart of it and i have to wear a bulletproof vest and a helmet simply because it's unsafe moreover i can tell you that i cannot give you a good view of the independence square which is just over there because it's unsafe to be in front of the windows just couple of hours ago we were getting ready for our live shot and someone fired at us the bullet hit the gloss and hit the wall literally centimeters from where we were standing we don't know where that bullet came from who fired it but we do know that that side right now this side of the square is occupied by the protesters moreover the hotel where i'm standing right now is ok by the by they protest as by the rioters they have s

this is kiev in, the area we're talking about is in the northern part of kiev. it's split by one of the longest rivers. there have been protesters and police forces. let's get a little bit closer to where the protests have been taking place. down ever a with yothat city hag about earlier, it was retaken by protesters. here is the post office, which also is protesters. it is a central part of kiev, and in years past it used to be actually on the edge of kiev, and it was used as a defense post. most recent times it's been used as concerts and festivals for having fun. today a very different story. there is a found here, and if we go southward we can go across the street to i independence column. it's a symbol of protection for the country. down this main street, which is the central street of kiev, if we go all the way towards the east we get to something called the european square. this is where the police have been sending in reinforcements, armored cars, other vehicles, they've been lining the streets around the square with military vehicles. >> roxana, thank y

what exactly is happening in kiev. well it's it's not like we are because back when i was there a big you have to understand that it was just the independence square that was the center. i ususally only thing that was toppings and it doesn't concern you get a cup of hot km away from my gun and its life as usual. a sundial snap elections and as for the opposition wants the sport. the eu wants is for the worst moments. it is a real credible position to say. let's just imagine seeing people were willing to use extreme swelling because that's taking power i think that's probably the worst case scenario anywhere. give the opposition was not trying to bring the legally elected government by force of arms how would these people beat feet to fall. i think it would be returned to ukraine to lean towards all. so i think again. mostly the great either. the law and constitution are going to be applied. words can have chaos in and see the children are modeling change the constitution which is what they want. today they want to talk

live pictures from kiev which is once again burning as russia set fire to independence square which twenty four hours ago witnessed the country's deadliest clashes in decades. that says more than the files and weapons were stolen from the authorities including machine guns raising fears of an escalation of violence. while russia's foreign minister points a finger at the west for encouraging lawlessness and violence in ukraine and siding with the extremists. in other news this angle of merkel is meeting with force to talk him into backing a plan to create a separate european internet free from the n.s.a. spying. and a gold silver and bronze for russia on day twelve but a huge disappointment for hockey fans as the home side crashes out of the quarter final as we go live to sochi shortly this hour an hour to international. this is r.t. international with the twenty four hours a day live from our studio center here in moscow which is just ten ten pm and eight pm in kiev where there is news of a development causing concern it's reported more than a thousand weapons have been stolen from the aut

from kiev ukraine. the ukrainian parliament has passed a resolution that would see on to terrorist operations put on hold and the government forces was drawn from kiev more than a dozen policemen have been captured by rioters and you can see them being escorted to one of the protests headquarters that many other officers have been a danger and sound were denied medical help after falling into the hands of the protestors he spoke to a former member of london's metropolitan police force on diverse spalls here in it and he gave us his take on the actions of both rioters and their. what we're seeing is a situation that's moved from from protests and conflict into what is really a was turned on a little earlier commentator into the revolution so i think it's gone beyond that you know if it's the place we'll all be in the situation now then i think we would be coming militarized very wired so we are not talking about the usual policing of protests but we're talking of somebody a much higher level so i think i

on the ground in kiev and they actually like you can see swastikas all over central kiev i mean. we don't know who actually is behind that but the sheer number is pretty is pretty staggering there's a olds an old point of analysis which says cui bono who benefits the only people who benefit by swastikas are those who want to try and discredit the protesters so the idea that the protestors are busy putting up and symbols of hitler i think propose for posterous what about the man in balaclavas because they're like rino for for a fact that they're behind the siege of the government buildings and by now government institution city halls have been taken over by protesters and in a lot of for ukrainian minister politics what about down while the true this is happened it's also true this is a reaction to for use of oppressive government by micio to coach the seattle coverts was the beneficiary of mr usually goes democratic aspirations so you know which would be free and fair election in two thousand and ten and unfortunately since that time as president he has put increasing authoritari

he has this palace outside of kiev. his son, who is a dentist has become one of the richest men in ukraine in the course of two years. one of his closest grownies had zero assets three years ago and currently has three billion. it's estimated by western economists that viktor yanukovych and his family as it's called, his inner circle, pilfered about $13 billion in the three years he's been in office. ukrainians have been responding to two things. on the one hand it's been a squeezing of whatever democratic freedoms they've had, and on the other hand there's vast misappropriation of his office for the sake of self-enrichment and corruption. >> for ukrainians, is it a struggle between europe on one side of ukraine, and russia on the other? >> it's become that but remember what sparked the demonstrations in november was viktor yanukovych's turn around. he had been saying for who years that he, his government would sign the association agreement with the european union, if he had done that he would have been a hero, and non

frantically protesters and police which was seventy five as rioters capture more ground and central kiev. rebels armed with assault weapons are firing live ammunition but the ukrainian parliament decides to withdraw police from the streets and stop the answer to terror operation. rioters resort to lethal force to push the police back but the e.u. and they go last place the blame for death soley on the offer it sees we ask our analysts why the acts of the opposition are overlooked. this has nothing to do about democracy as they keep talking about this is our only business. this is artsy international with these ones have more hours a day at live from our studio and central moscow i'm marina cos of all welcome to the program. now we start in kiev where there's a heavy black smoke burning barricades and ball these this is a historic center of one of europe's most beautiful cities which now resembles a medieval war zone here during the ever spies following days of that lee clashes between radical protesters and police looks exactly like this activists in the ukrainian capital now control the

live pictures from kiev where knowing people have been killed among them to produce officers in the deadliest wave of violence to hit the ukrainian capital since the recent arrest. this is all too international with the twenty four hours of daylight from our studio center here in moscow which just turned eleven pm nine pm in kiev where i'm wrist has reignited in the city just a day after the government's amnesty for protest as came into force our breaking news story this iraq has clashed with police on the streets of the ukrainian capital with reports of fatalities on both sides let's get the latest now from ortiz. so. clearly a dark day for ukraine tell us more about what is going on there well basically all we have to do in order to understand what's happening in the korean capital is to look at the pictures then they truly are mind blowing these central independence square in kiev is. up in flames right now protesters are tossing molotov cocktails at the police the police are responding with tear gas and water cannons at this point although it's it is cold out there it does look just by ob

let's go to kiev. how much are they in control, and what is the reaction to first of all what's going on in crimea? >> what they desperately want to achieve here in kiev is stability throughout the country. now, obviously, events in crimea have shaken them, because there is obviously a pro russian movement there, and they are asserting themselves. now, in kiev, they see it this way, they acknowledge that it is an out to know mouse republic, but it is also part of ukraine. i think they would like to see some negotiation through international bodies. they've asked the u.n. to come in and try to help, and they've also referred to a pact signed by the united states and russia and the united kingdom to respect the territorial integrity of ukraine, wherever that maybe, and that includes crimea. they are alarmed. they have been insisting that they will not tolerate what they reward as further in surgeons into ukrainian territory, but i think at the same time, they hope that moscow will keep the lid on this, t

peter i would like to correct you these people are not their position anymore they are in power in kiev defacto at least a few people dollar to that they will be in power for the next few years because the e.u. and the united states very extremely weak in the recognize in their legitimacy all of these new leadership even though as you rightly said they deal between the un accord each additional was on they give us not on kind in power over to these people and it's it's a scandal that the three foreign ministers all of biggie you can trace france germany and poland they guaranteed the so-called deal which was not worth the paper that it was written on and none of these ministers this is an even greater scandal none of these ministers all of them appeared to be untroubled by this new development it looks like the e.u. there that this phase may pressure the i.m.f. to give money to create in this time not to give money of course but to lend money before and it may stay on to quote each of the i.m.f. conditions were very tough. ukraine was supposed to hike the prices for electricity and for

apocalyptic images from kiev that have made headlines around the world. well they do stay with us for more news and those developments there in kiev we'll of course keep you up to date and hopefully i'll be talking to our correspondent live there in the city center after a short break. good laboratory mccurdy was able to build a most sophisticated robot which fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything mission to teach me creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care only. choose your language. make it with. the consensus. choose the opinions that invigorating. choose the stories that impact your life choose. to. returning to our top story here an international of a peace deal signed in ukraine between the government and the opposition well let's go live now to. use that in the city center this is very recent news how has this peace deal news being taken there amongst the protests as in the streets of kiev. well they don't seem to be particularly happy with this the fact that the opposition and the president have sig

in kiev, they're building a new government without him. in crimea, mysterious troops surrounding airports, suspected they are pro russia militia men. there is concern about what's happening in crimea. >> bill clinton's presidential library to release documents today, including confidential advice and correspondence between the president and then first lady hillary clinton. >> a mosque in the middle of tennessee has been subjected to hate even before it opens its doors. the vandalism led to a unique partnership between two religious minorities in the heart of the bible belt. we have more from nashville. >> every day begins and ends with prayer. for the second time ever, he and dozens of fellow muslims embarked to another house of worship. men, women, young and old all traveled from their nashville masks to a jewish temple on the other side of town. >> we want to build generations of youths that work together and work together for the betterment of our community here in nashville in middle tennessee and the state. >> the coming together of t

this as a former prime minister yulia timoshenko is a release from prison and addresses protesters in kiev. meanwhile local authorities from the east and south of the country hold an emergency meeting to take full control of their regions claiming that the central parliament's decisions are unconstitutional. and of the european mediators that help to broker a crisis deal for ukraine say they will support the new government while admitting that the opposition has violated the agreement. and live from moscow this is r t i'm sean thomas glad to have you with us now you ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko has urged protesters in kiev to stay put until their demands are met she addressed the crowd at independence square just hours after being released from prison the country's lawmakers have voted to dismiss president jacobi each and have set the date for an early election that's as the president has refused to step down and accused of the opposition of an attempted coup or two so you get a piece going off as details. the peace with which that's have been unfolding here in kiev has

if you go to kiev and to the west of kiev, but certainly in independence square and around it, nobody's really listening to this. everybody is focused on the future. they do feel here that they have a new government, that they have a schedule for the next presidential election, they have elected a new cabinet, and that they want and are going to get very soon a new election for the parliament. so you listen or at least other people from here listen to the president speak about armed gangs. we're still in independence square behind me about how daily life needs to resume and you look at the square and you look at this city. i mean, i can go out to dinner, to lunch, go shopping today. in kiev, nobody is stopping me from that. there is a disconnect not only politically what you've just talked about but physically on the ground. you talk to people in the square now, they are not listening, not paying attention and there are no armed gangs walking around the square right now. when organized, there's 50,000 people giving yeas or anyways to the new politician running the government now. that's

team is in kiev for us. the frontline of the fighting has now moved further away from our hotel which is in the very center of the city and right next to independence square but for a few hours for us it was quite hectic since. the shooting was happening just over the place all around the hotel we basically just couldn't exit the building for a while and while some bullets were flying inside the hotel as well one of our cameraman tried filming what was happening outside and a bullet hit just below his camera also cameramen off the roughly newsagency bullet ricocheted off the wall and slid his. right now moved away since the rioters are now aiming to control. the government to buildings here in kiev they have this hotel under full control and there is a makeshift hospital downstairs where the injured are being treated by medics and now we also know that ukrainian authorities have given the green light for police to use. in order to protect themselves from the rioters who are now heavily armed with different t

kiev explodes in violence in a deadly day of fighting. the ukrainian health ministry says 25 people have been killed and hundreds hospitalized. the fighting began when police moved in on independence square, which has been at the center of anti-government protests sipses november. we have the latest developments. >> a barricade of fire. demonstrators in kiev independence square are using whatever they have to keep the police out of the pain protest site. riot police fight back with water canons, helping to make a breakthrough. the fires have been burning throughout the night as anti-government protesters took on the security forces. protesters torched the armoured personnel carrier as it approached the barricades. they threw stones and petrol bombs. police used hand grenades and rubber bullets. there has been casualties on both sides. this footage shows the bodies of two demonstrators who were killed. >> last-minute talks between the opposition and the government did nothing to stop the violence. >> i'm unhappy because it's not for discus

and they actually like you can see swastikas all over central kiev i mean. we don't know who actually is behind that but the sheer number is pretty is pretty staggering there's a good old old point of analysis which says cui bono who benefits the only people who benefit by swastikas are those who want to try to discredit the protesters so the idea that the protestors are busy putting up the symbols of hitler i think proposed. what about the men in balaclavas because they're like reno for for a fact that they're behind the siege of the government buildings and by now government institutions city halls have been taken over by protesters and in a lot of for ukrainian minister politics what about down while the true this is happened it's also true this is a reaction to for use of oppressive government by micio to coach the seattle coverts was the beneficiary of misty using those democratic aspirations so you know which would be free and fair election in two thousand and ten and unfortunately since that time as president he has put increasing authoritarian strict

russia slams ukraine's opposition for inciting violence in kiev while you members can see the sanctions against the government. he says the number of dead rises in kiev twenty five people are confirmed killed as armed rioters clash with police video footage shows protesters using guns against security forces. and now the news this hour the german chancellor will discuss how to keep europe's own line communications safe from america's spies at a meeting with the french president. and some was in greece are stopping traffic angry over their economic clients they're joining together in a protest motorcade against the tax regulations affecting their industry. international news and comment live from moscow you're watching also international with me here national thanks for joining us. russia says the opposition is responsible for inciting a new wave of violence in kiev which has left twenty five people dead moscow slammed protest leaders for failing to condemn the actions of radical groups while accusing the e.u. of failing to understand their role being played by extremists the european co

the situation is as unclear as kiev. all those police stations have been ransacked, interior occupied, scorch marks, molotov cocktails just about everywhere here. the police simply refused to go out on patrol at the moment, so a police-free zone. they've effectively surrendered the city to protestors. security forces are trying to work out their strategy, but essentially, the situation here is very volatile. they are reacting very emotionally to the scenes they're seeing in kiev and we don't know where the situation will lead to tonight, but the police are simply absent, no sign of them at all, no science have sign of riot police. no interior ministry troops. it is empty and the protestors are in control here. >> do you get a sense that the scenes of unrest that we're looking at are coordinated, that they're orchestrated perhaps from the protestors in kiev? >> i don't think they're being coordinated, but i think they are reacting. their obviously talking to each other because of the tell rigs live feeds into the protest

explosions rocking kiev. these are live pictures that are unfolding in kiev. reporters are watching together with all of us, jim sciutto is here, elise labott, barbara starr. jim, you see these dramatic pictures. it reminds me of even more dramatic of what we saw at tahrir square which was the beginning of the arab spring. >> no question. we like popular evolutions. these are happy stories. when the arab spring was starting, we thought these stories would begin and end happily. of course, they didn't. i think to some degree we imagine that urp europe is insulated from that violence and they are not. in the weeks leading up to the olympics, we were talking about terrorists that might disturb the games. but this is what we're seeing now. >> you are hearing explosions. god only know what is is going on on the streets. i have no idea where they are coming from, elise, but these are powerful images that are unfolding. what a huge embarrassment for the russian president vladimir putin coming in the middle of the winter olympic games. >> that's right. he sends a mess

home you'll find some of the most apocalyptic images from kiev that have shown the wall. and we'll continue to work here all the way because from the ukrainian capital stay without saying to national and still to come later this saw a historic victory. and now the sensation for russia of the social winter games as a young athlete claims the country's first ever big gold in the individual women's figure skating. a luxury that no one wants a dozen mansions what hundreds of millions of pounds stand and take in the heart of london that's after the break. sigrid laboratory mukherjee was able to build the needs most sophisticated robots which on fortunately doesn't give a darn about anything turns mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans in the world this is why you should care what you're only on the altie dot com. please speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the v.o.i.p. interviews intriguing stories are you. trying. to find out more visit our big teeth. this is also inter

the kiev writ is no longer running here and this is shortly it. rumors coming and going and so did the soldiers. maybe someone here they are trying to protect or keeping out. the airport security men coming out and not letting the soldiers inside and but they were coming and going throughout the vip area as if they owned the place. prorussian civilians here offering them cigarettes, also to furnish the media and trying to prevent the cameras from filming a shift change. no structure to them. if you ask them a question you may or may not get an answer. this maybe the new normal and this area almost all under the russian control. al jazeera in ukraine. >> we are also at the parliament, and we are hearing a line about flight from kiev to simferopol being turned away. >> the flights tonight were suspended and the air space was shutdown until tomorrow 18:30 local, that is 16:30 gmt. we don't have an official reason for that and we are assuming it is because of the tensions. there are appears that the armed men cause add lot of concern in kiev and certa

and they actually like you can see swastikas all over central kiev i mean. we don't know who actually is behind that but the sheer number is pretty is pretty staggering there's a. point of analysis which says cui bono who benefits the only people who benefit by swastikas are those who want to try to discredit the protesters so the idea that the protestors are busy putting up and symbols of hitler i think proposed for posterous what about armed men in balaklava because they're like reno for for a fact that they're behind the siege of the government buildings and by now government institutions city halls have been taken over by protesters and in a lot of for ukrainian when this apology is what about down while the true this is . and it's also true this is a reaction to for use of a process governed by micio to coach the psionic over to was the beneficiary of this do you think those democratic aspirations so young which would be free and fair election in two thousand and ten and unfortunately since the time i was president he has put increasing authoritarian st

the truce is on in kiev, but outside kiev, in western ukraine others clash and it's getting worse. >> how difficult is it to get close to the square? how dangerous is it for journalists like you? >> it's quite dangerous for journalists. yesterday we had a dramatic incident a block away from where i was. it was a block away from independence square, and a journalist was killed by thuggish people that were worked under cover from the police. that incident is shockingly illustrative how, you know, it's dangerous, especially for local reporters to continue to work in kiev. >> take care of yourself. maxim eristavi, close to the action in independence square in kiev. more on this story, joining us from watertown massachusetts, simon saradzhyn, a research fellow. and in new york, andree dobriansky, activist for ukrainian with ukrainian congress committee of america. welcome. let me start with you, simon. do you believe that this violence that started yesterday is a turning point. >> i believe for some of the raddicals on both sides it is a turning point, to the burning of the bridges. you ca

right now this is the scene in independent square in kiev. 9:00 kiev time day two of that bloody crackdown. opposition leaders urging protesters to hold their ground. barnaby phillips has more. >> the day after a night of mayhem. central kiev, a city reaped in smoke. the government and protesters equally determined not to give way the results have been catastrophic. this is independent square. sacred ground to the protesters who have held it for almost three months. now the government says it cannot sit by any longer. >> my duty as a guarantor of the institution iconstitution is toe in the country, i'm again calling for the opposition leaders who claim to also want a peaceful resolution to immediately separate themselves from the radical forces that provoke bloodshed and clashes with security services. >> the nighttime pictures show a brutal fight. the police try to force their way into the square with an armored vehicle, stun grenades and rubber bullets. protesters responded with whatever they could lay their hands on. fireworks, bricks, stones, bottles, monthly t monthly to hn tails. mol

a indication of what's going to come where we don't have unity even in kiev we have never had unity amongst the opposition leaders and that's been a serious problem they have never been able to agree which of them leads the opposition movement and to make matters worse we now know the two of the most important opposition leaders mrs to machine co and mystically each girl have ruled . have ruled themselves out ok i'd like to turn to war against amanda in brussels how do you see things playing out in kiev right now because we've seen is that the opposition is having a very hard time finding some kind of unity how in the world if they can't find unity during a crisis situation that we have right now how can they reach out to the east that is watching this with a very wary eye well i would agree that historically. the opposition parties in ukraine have found it quite difficult to cooperate with each of our but i still believe this time around we've seen a much greater degree of readiness to work together of course you could say the fact that they didn't agree this interim government it is a wou

live pictures from kiev where at least ten people have been killed among them three police officers in the deadliest wave of violence to hit the ukrainian capital since the start of the recent unrest are breaking news. this is not international within twenty four hours a day live from our studio center here in moscow where just a midnight and ten pm in kiev where the capital is saying the deadliest wave of violence since the protests began with clashes coming just a day after the government amnesty for protesters came into force these live pictures right now as i say just after ten pm on a tuesday night there in kiev as the protesters continue. after a deadline has passed when the authorities did say that they would crack down and clear the city center well i'm now joined live in the studio by political analyst alexander private. first of all do you really you've been following the developments all day bring us up to date on what's happening. what appears now to be a tragic day for the country absolutely it's not only tragic day you can say but also possibly historic day while at this

thank you very much for joining us today and breaking news for you this hour from ukraine riots in kiev have reignited the protesters attacking riot policeman of breaking the uneasy truce that had been agreed upon between the government and the opposition iraq has reportedly using firearms some witnesses say there are snipers shooting at security forces there are reports that more people have also been killed ukraine's parliament currently being evacuated and several buildings in the center of the capital have been captured. following the turmoil in kiev now joining us live good to get you back on the line here and you're taking cover apparently inside a nearby building alexi the truce that was agreed upon in the overnight apparently in a state of. there is no truce at all rory at the moment just to give you an idea of what's happening right now i would probably love to give you a better view of the independence square which is just over here but we were just shot at we just saw a gun fire it literally broke our window over here you can see i asked my camera to zoom in we were standing

the world has been watching the center of ukraine's capitol kiev since november when growing protests met the government's decision to pitch the country toward its historic ally moscow rather that is brussels and the beckoning european union. for a time it looked like it may be de-escalating. there were talks and changes in the government opposition. there had been sporadic violence all along, but it came to a point where it looked like president viktor yanukovych was unwilling to restore order to the city. then came this week. and the escalation from both sides that led to more than two dozen deaths. it's hard to know where things go from here in a divided capitol where fires burn figuratively and literally. >> ring of fire is burning against in independent square in kiev tonight. protesters using the blazing barricade to protect themselves from the government forces trying to evict them from the square. the stand off began three months ago and reached a deadly peak tuesday. 240 people were injured. >> even i am ready to go on the front line, but as i'm a woman protesters won't allow

out of kiev. to just allow any use of firearms only protestors and to stop the blocking of the roads to any other ways around it. were opposition leaders consulting in conversations with parliament members because we know at this point, there were no meetings between the opposition. between the president. >> there was no meeting between the opposition, that's correct. because of the violence, unbelievable violence, we saw in kiev. >> so you have been giving some space by the parliament, to offer, what are the next steps. are there any plans, scheduled meeting with the president? or with members of parliament? >> . >> the parliament is continuing. they are right now -- so what is happening in the parliament right now is the last chance for which the results each nine of the 11 anti-protest laws were revoked by the president. on the legislative side, what more do you want to see in terms of reforms. >> we need to change the competition 2004. the actual competition in which he was elected and he chan

film friend live in kiev. we'll continue to monitor the situation in ukraine, and let you know of further developments. >> to venezuela, where anti-government protesters are calling for more demonstrations. on thursday security forces fired tear gas at crowds of demonstrators in caracas. thousands rallied in cities across venezuela, against the crackdown on the opposition. al jazeera's adam raney has the latest from caracas. >> venezuela's president was hoping that thursday, which kicked off a week-long holiday around the carnival, showing an easing of tensions between protesters and government forces didn't happen. we have several protests in the surrounding area, and protests in the south-west of the country on the border of columbia which is the epicentre of tense protests between people unhappy with the government, unhappy with rising inflation and insecurity and having standoffs with security forces. people are barricading themselves in the neighbourhood, starting fires and getting into standoffs with for

right there because you know you could say that there are maybe there was a real liberal element in kiev that wanted to see a change fine but they're in bed with some pretty nasty people that have not have not been elected by anyone except for some violent rioters on them i don't indeed can i just say one of the most dangerous and alarming of these people mr dimitri yarosh i saw today. he is actually angling to be made deputy prime minister in this interim government which would be a very alarming development indeed now on the question of legitimacy let's be absolutely clear that not only was the power sharing arrangement that dimitri was talking about not worth the paper that it was written on but what we have seen since friday has been an extraordinary colab of any kind of constitutional order mr yanik overeaters removed from power without any process of impeachment. laws have been passed out and for normal rate. by a parliament doing completely the opposite of what it was elected to do. an acting president has been appointed contrary to the provisions of the constitution and steps are

ambassador in kiev and the agenda of the i.m.f. to simply plunder and loot the best parts of the ukrainian economy which happen to be in the russian speaking part of ukraine in the east so it's very clear that this is the massive assault by certain circles new conservative circles and others in washington. to weaken russia and weaken the economy and the russian part of the economy of ukraine kept in its current state when and dow thank you very much indeed. thank you. senators may be preparing to give ukraine a financial lifeline but perhaps a little diligence is required to stay here exactly gets the money radical hardliners among the four ball position are seeking more control of ukraine's new administration with some of them attending a local polman session while to the t's get more on that side of the story as are teed off. stay with us the international for northern ukraine's ousted president to make to get a coach on the statement has released in the past hour more details and a couple of. the transit routes of a new people r

or bring in races from kiev as we got says up next are its walls apart. trends arrow to vnukovo report your best way to the house of mosco. recently swiss voters nearly passed a referendum to put a strict quota back on immigration switzerland is a relatively small country and some estimate that almost a quarter of the population is made up of immigrants from e.u. countries that is a lot of people and the swiss are worried that the increased foreigners will also mean increased crime rent prices burd the state and erode traditional local culture as modern immigration almost always does the swiss population's democratic choice to restrict immigration is naturally being blasted by the e.u. brass what threats to cancel bilateral agreements how dare you have a different version of democracy than we in the you have switzerland how dare you i don't think this event will have much effect on the e.u. bureaucratic machine nothing could make them change their hyper liberal minds but i think the swiss anti immigration referendum will have a huge effect on local popula

let's go back to kiev. gulliver, we get a report that the chief of kiev city administration announced he is yanukovych's own party. how damaging might it be to yanukovych? >> well, it would be damaging if it is the start of a mass exodus and there are signs coming from members of parliament, from victor yanukovych's party, 12 of them seem to be hinting they were about to leave the party, expressing support for the people. it is interesting to see who those mp's are, i think about half of them are close to ukraine's richest man. up until recently was considered a supporter. in fact, an old friend of yanukovych in one of the people who helped him build the party in regions in the first place. think, hemonths, i has grown rather disappointed with the way yanukovych has been running the country and his company -- he is not the only several to do this but others have issued statements condemning the violence. one his company issued, i think the day before yesterday, price to blood was no pay for political mistak

jennifer glasse reporting from kiev. the u.s. is taking action against president viktor yanukovych's administration. the state department banned 20 senior members of the ukrainian government from entering the u.s. washington believes those officials are responsible for ordering human rights abuses in ukraine. he called on the ukraine government to show restraint when dealing with the protesters, saying he's keeping an eye on the situation. let's across to randall pinkston, washington correspondent. >> what message does this send to the ukrainian government. >> it's intended to be aumed at viktor yanukovych, and -- aimed at viktor yanukovych, and his top aid, not to take actions resulting in military force being used against the protesters. there's less leverage that the administration has over radical protesters, ones who are in some instances triggering, provoking the violence. with respect to the ukrainian government, these visas will keep those deemed responsible for the crackdown that's sparked yesterday's massive clashes wit

aiming to control the government of buildings here in kiev they have this hotel under full control and there's a makeshift hospital downstairs where the injured are being treated by medics and now we also know that ukrainian authorities have given the green light for police to use. the grounds in order to protect themselves from the riders who are now heavily armed with different types of weapons and while a similar situation is happening in other parts of the country where rioters are storming various types of government buildings for more about what was happening here in specialty of just a few hours ago when the intense fighting between the writers and the police took place. downstairs and managed to film basically the start of the today's violence this does not look like a truce at all last night the opposition of president managed to agree on a cease fire but in the morning the right wing sect the core of the protest the hardcore radicals decided to go on the offensive from the independence square which generally looks like a battle zone right now almost seventy two hours of fight

post. >>> outside of kiev, russia realizes the values of the natural resources. >> reporter: in kiev on tuesday, thousands of anti-government protesters clash with the police. just down the street, inside of the country's parliament building, the government, led by president victor yanokovych, got a financial boost. russia's government, led by vladimir putin, said that it would unblock a $15 million credit for the ukraine, it had been frozen because of political disarray, and it could give breathing room to yanokovych. it comes as opposition groups continue to demand constitutional changes. it undercut the efforts by the german chancellor, merkel. on tuesday, she met with the opposition leaders. >> we shouldn't underestimate the role of germany in this, especially the role of the german chancellor, one of the most influential people in the world. and it plays an important role in the development of the ukraine. >> reporter: while merkel and u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, are working on financial assistance for the ukraine's opposition groups, so far no offers have been made pub

peter i would like to correct you these people are not their position anymore they are in power in kiev defacto at least a few people doubt that they will be in power for the next few years because the e.u. and the united states very extremely quick in a recognize in their legitimacy all of these new leadership even though as you rightly said they deal between the un accord each additional was on they give even of us not on kind in power over to these people and it's it's a scandal that the three foreign ministers all of the e.u. countries france germany and poland that they guaranteed this so-called deal which was not worth the paper that it was written on and none of these ministers this is an even greater scandal none of these ministers all of them appear to be untroubled by this new development it looks like the e.u. there that this face may pressure the i.m.f. to give money to create this time not to give money of course but to lend money before and it may stay on to quote each of the i.m.f. conditions were very tough. ukraine was supposed to hike the prices for electricity and for

a ring of fire is burning against in the kiev tonight. protesters using the blazing barricades to protect themselves from government forces. the standoff began three months ago, and reached a deadly peak tuesday. clashes left at least 25 people dead with victims on both sides. 240 people were injured. >> translator: even i am ready to go on the front line, but as i'm a woman, protesters won't allow me to get there. i'm staying here for the truth, for ukraine. i lost my voice in the smoke, but i'm not scared. and people who stay here don't have fear. >> independence square is the epicenter of this political standoff, but it has spread around the country. the opposition wants the president out, and is calling for new parliamentary elections. the split inside the opposition seems to be igniting violence. some factions have clearly been radicalized, and the situation has escalated, a peaceful solution now appears out of reach. >> translator: i have been calling for dialogue since the very beginning of today's confrontation. as i don't support

released from prison ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko addresses the crowds in central kiev and urges protesters not to leave independence square that's after parliament votes to free her and dismiss yannick of which. the president condemns what he calls a coup in kiev and defies demands to step down now in the east of the country where local authorities say they're taking full control of their regions. and the european mediators that helped broker a crisis deal for ukraine say they will support the new government one admitting the opposition has violated the agreement. this is not international with twenty four hours a day live from a student center here in moscow so breaking news this hour ukraine's former prime minister yulia timoshenko has urged the protesters in kiev to stay put until their demands are met she addressed the crowd today independence square just hours after being released from prison lawmakers have now voted to victim which for crimes against the people that's the president has refused to step down and accuse the opposition of an attempted coup. is watchi

between radical protesters and police reaches seventy five as rioters contre more ground in central kiev. extremists armed with assault weapons are firing live ammunition but the ukrainian parliament decides to withdraw our police from the streets and stop the counter terror operation. the writers may be using lethal falls above the e.u. and the uart splays the blame for death solely on the oil storage fees we asked alice why the acts of the opposition are overlooked. this has nothing to do about democracy as they keep talking about this is all we do is that. this is r.t. international coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. heavy black smoke burning barricades and bodies the historic center one of europe's most beautiful cities now resembles a medieval war zone this is kia the cheering a resupplied following days of deadly clashes between radical protesters and police in the ukrainian capital now control the area around independence square and have captured a number of buildings and these are the latest pictures from kiev right now you can see them now so it's belie

we'll continue give the latest from the chaos in kiev here on r.t. international for now though our financial program boom bust is coming your way unless you're in the u.k. and then we're going to be looking at the hidden faces spurring on the destruction in kiev it's all it's an international flight from moscow. yes i feel when i close my eyes i see people in mosques because. you know sometimes i think that you're a modern itself is a face covered by a mosque. with people in both sides of the barricades with your mom. sometimes it feels as if all of ukraine is no. cholesterol. depression. public street. to prove your life. are you so. far those that's. probably. all hard. to place right close to. the first trip. and i predict future. on our reporters twitter. and instagram. d m o o o. o o there i marinate this is boston these are the stories that we're tracking for you today. first up former treasury secretary larry summers mark presidents then. with the warning that the u.s. is headed towards a turn of the century british economic policy i'll tell

four hours a day line from our studio center here in moscow which just turned eight pm and six pm in kiev where news of a concerning development is coming from ukraine more than a thousand weapons have been stolen from the authorities just a day after violent clashes left twenty six dead with hundreds needing hospital treatment for injuries now these a live pictures of the night time scenes there in kiev at the moment as i say it's just turned six o'clock in the evening. has the latest from there. there's a serious concerns judging by the statements coming from the security officials in the country which already as they say to implement a counterterrorist operation on the territory of ukraine we don't know for sure what that main table but that will definitely mean loss of cordons by the police which are already existing in the central cities of of the country but this may mean more strict security measures across the country this decision by the authorities to implement this counterterrorist operation mode came off a rather disturbing information from one of the security officials in the

gian from kiev. i've lived here all my life i have two children and a wife who i love very much yet interesting i want to say it because it's real history taking shape right before my eyes what's happening now will remain in history forever but only time will tell that it's a black or a white page in history. i was done in two thousand and four i remember the environment. people treated each other with. i was looking for the same people on the arm i done hoping to meet the same attitude the same wall. for some reason the people are getting ready to fight. what can you achieve in my done if opposition leader popular saying you know when there's no real alternative to going to go bitch. it's good that the people have shown the next government that it can be. if it fails to follow the will of the people. why do you think ukraine's in the situation that it is. that you want. a group of people who wanted to become part of europe gathered here they were beaten by the members of the special police unit much

to watch them transform the deadly battles in kiev lead to the worst political crisis ukraine has seen with the opposition taking control of parliament in moves the president calls a coup also. fingerprints all over the current chaos and. fears that putin is study fleeing ukraine and russia rhetoric takes center stage in western coverage of events in ukraine this point the fact that you and the u.s. politicians who are the most frequent visitors during the protests. and darts investigates the reasons behind the number of suicides among senior bankers to find out what could have pushed them to the edge. live from the heart of the russian capital this is artsy ensor national with me. welcome to the program it's sunday and the final day of the salt you winter olympics in russia the home team have excelled now topping of the leader table as you can see there there are still medals up for grabs norway is hard on russia's heels well it's over to our soldiers studio now for all the latest action. it's a decisive final day for the russian team indeed two golds and a bronze on saturday and here

right in central kiev. we also know all about to delete a hundred injured when two of them from the bullet wounds of firearms from all the police were also being sued by the doctors even though it's come down to this minute. no one knows where they could restart again. also we know that such riots are continuing. no other ukrainian cities in concluding that gets out. in the south of this the article reports of what we are the feast has been fully occupied by rioters cent of the first floors had been turned into a makeshift hospital where the injured are being brought under treated there. test scores the mysql scientists from jerking cent of japan's cohen ana says things over the pickles industries does that to be called terrorists obama however that these keys advise the soaps and watched tom and movies from pro mass media recordings from a heel crying from the streets of you brian. to see that the admin attempts to hold the snake juices running. we then went on that and so on so it's the is as ridiculous t

which condemns what he calls a coup in kiev and defines calls to step down he's now in the east of the country where local authorities say they're taking full control of their regions. european mediators that help to broker a crisis deal for ukraine say they will support the new government what admitting the opposition has violated the agreement. this is r.t. international with twenty four hours a day live from studio center here in moscow so breaking news this hour lawmakers in ukraine have voted to dismiss president viktor yanukovych for crimes against the people now that's the latest ruling by the now opposition dominated parliament. is watching the situation in the capital so what are the latest developments from where you are. well the peace with which have been unfolding here in kiev hasn't changed one bit it hasn't slowed down at all since. the country's former prime minister an opposition leader has been released from jail by the deputies all father paul and then shortly after coming out she pledged to run for office and that could happen very soon since the other thing that th