poroshenko. he is insisting on the return of crimea. there's been fighting at the donetsk international airport. pro russian separatists apparently taking over part of the building with helicopter gun ships. ukrainian gun ships reported to be circling overhead and firing down. machine gunfire comes from the ground. one building is believed to be on fire. we'll get more in a meeoment. more of the news of the presidential election. >> petro poroshenko is a familiar face in politics. he always played a supporting role. now the 48-year-old chocolate king appears poised to take over the reigns of power. the results are not final, but he is already outlining his plans. chief on his list, a relations with russia. >> i hope that the world will support us. i hope mostly that the russian federation will support my approach on the decision in the east. >> mr. poroshenko is ukraine's seventh richest person and known as a tough businessman. people here on the kiev independence square say he will need all his

poroshenko is in the middle. he is not new. he is not new. he has served in important functioning government in the course of the last decade. at the same time, he was on the maidan. he is somewhere in between. he has made an awful lot of money and yet he is someone who has stood by the people who were trying to change things for the better. with regard to your previous question, it is interesting to note poroshenko, like the other nature presidential candidates for that matter, is a native speaker of russian. he is from near the southeast. like most ukrainian politicians, he's perfectly capable of using one that would or the other depending upon the circumstances -- one in which or the other depending upon the circumstances. is used in the east and the west as well as by president putin, professor snyder? >> look, the important thing about the election is that people went en masse to vote. i think people who voted for poroshenko, he was the best of the available alternative. poroshenko is not someone who is regarded as some kind of hotheaded

petro poroshenko claims victory in the elections. can you resolve a bitter conflict between the west and russia since the cold war? ♪ >> let's bring back the focus to ukraine's elections. petro poroshenko has claimed victory. exit holes show he won more than 50% of the votes. thank you very much for joining us today. a first-round election victory for petro poroshenko removes some uncertainty, doesn't it? >> indeed, a second round of votes would have prolonged this interim. by three weeks. the separatists tried to take control over the eastern region in order to prevent the vote. actually, there were clashes over the last week. there were forces of the ukrainian army. that possibility has been removed. >> the seventh of the country did not vote. how does he reassert the central bank's authority while the separatists in the south and east are claiming he is illegitimate? >> first of all, they will push a narrative of saying that is was a high turnout the rest of the country and the people in the east have been disenfranchised by the

poroshenko's chocolate. it's highly unlikely consumers elsewhere in europe will be buying poroshenko's chocolate. we will have to think about this. one of his biggest complaints about the european union association agreement was ukraine being taken out of economic orbit. he kept signaling for many months that he wanted to sit down at the table and have a discussion about how this would be work out between his lines for a eurasian union and an economic block to the east. these discussions about ukraine also moving and diverting some of its trade partners to europe. you have to factor them in. he's taking some hard calculations here. he wants to have considerable influence. he's trying to now calculate how much he can work with poroshenko. he's looking at the future to see how that will lay out. >> fiona hill, steven kotkin, thomas graham, thank you for the discussion. ♪ >> we continue with "new yorker" cartoonist roz chast. she has a new graphic memoir, "can't we talk about something more pleasant?" i'm ple

poroshenko's chocolate. it's highly unlikely consumers elsewhere in europe will be buying poroshenko's chocolate. we will cap to think about -- we will have to think about this. one of his biggest complaints about the european union association agreement was ukraine being taken out of economic orbit. he kept signaling for many months that he wanted to sit down at the table and have a discussion about how this would linesk out between his for a eurasian union and an economic block to the east. these discussions about ukraine also moving and diverting some of its trade partners to europe. in. to factor them is taking some hard calculations here. considerableave influence. he's trying to now calculate how much he can work with poroshenko . he's looking at the future to see how that will lay out. ,> fiona hill, steven kotkin thomas graham, thank you for the discussion. ♪ we continue with "new yorker" cartoonist roz chast. she has a new graphic memoir, "can't we talk about something more pleasant?" i'm pleased

>> petro poroshenko claims victory in ukrainian elections. in kiev.ve >> skeptics take on europe as protest parties gain in elections. it is a wake-up up call for mainstream politicians. good morning to her viewers in europe, good evening to our viewers in asia and a happy memorial day to those waking up in the united states. i'm mark. pulse live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. >> world-class grass for world stadiums. -- he's been speaking from the ecb's first forum, jonathan ferro is here with the details. if low inflation becomes entranced, we will get the house -- becomes entrenched, we will get the house forecast. >> he's using the word disinflation and low inflation. for him, that is still a risk to this economic recovery as all. that is indicative of what the ecb is thinking right now. to prolonged low inflation and prolonged inflation expectations , if they are too low, it may require quantitative easing. the issue is the timing. right now, the timing of any action. us ae timing, he has given clue. it is next week. i'

daunting task facing petro poroshenko. it is good to see you i haven't seen you for a while, thanks for being on the program. >> thank you, thank you. >> so the president elect, petro poroshenko is from the same party as the out offed president viktor yanukovych. what makes him different? >> he is the consummate political chameleon and politician. he served in the cabinet of viktor uchenka, in the orange revolution in twown. 2004. i think that reflects an ability to compromise. on the other hand, maybe it reflects the degree to which people can trust him. >> he has to walk this very delicate line doesn't he, the line, where he needs to improve the security situation in his country. will he be able to square that circle? >> that remains to be he be seen. if they are going to put ukraine back together again in any meaningful sense, i think the bigger challenge will be as we saw on the introduction, what he does with respect to the east, particularity luhansk and donetske. does he sit down and negotiate with these people over

they say poroshenko leads with over 54%. former prime minister yulia tymoshenko is second, with about 13%. poroshenko says his first task will be to visit eastern ukraine. pro-russian groups have been occupying government buildings in the donetsk region. poroshenko says he's ready to negotiate with opponents. but a separatist leader has refused to engage in dialogue denys pushylin said in a twitter post he will only discuss the release of hostages and the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from the region. >>> ballots are being counted in an election for new members of the european parliament. and political parties opposed to strengthening the european union are making significant progress. 400 million people in 28 countries were eligible to vote. the four-day election was to select lawmakers to fill the 751 seat legislature. projections released by the european parliament show the center right european people's party is likely to win 212 seats. they're followed by the center left progressive alliance of socialist and democrats,

petero poroshenko is claiming that he is the n president of ukraine. and says he hopes to bring peace with russian separatists. results are not out yet, but exit polls after sunday's election suggests the billionaire won 56% of the vote. results from the european election shows far right and eurosceptic party made big gains. >>> the king of thailand endorsed the army chief who led the military coup last week. the royal seal of approval means he has formal status as head of the ruling military council. >>> pope francis is in israel on the final leg of his 3-day middle east tour, a fourth catholic church leader to visit. pope paul was the first in 1964. pope john paul was there in 2000. the last trip was years ago. he made a stop at the separation wall dividing israel and the occupied territories. it was a gesture. the pope invited the palestinian and israeli presidents. we have followed the pope's progress. what are the pope's plans for today? >> hi there. well, the pope already has gone meet with the grand mufti of jerusalem. he is inside. he is visiti

after creung elected a new president, petro poroshenko. he has are refused to negotiate with armed rebels there, john. >> it's been years since philippe petit walked between world trade centers. petit talks about breaking the rules and his pursuit of art. >> it was on august 7th, 1974, when a young frenchman staged what he called the coup. on that morning, philippe petit did something unthinkable. stepping out between new york's trade center towers on a cable just one inch thick, 1300 feet above the ground. an astonishing breathtaking feat and one plaind in detail. -- planned in detail. petit and his friend evaded security the night before and using an arrow to connect the cable. while new yorkers gazed from below and the police watched from both sides, petit continued his performance. he was on that wire for 45 minutes, crossing it eight times. when he finally stepped off, he was arrested for trespassing and disorderly conduct. charges were dropped when he agreed to do a performance for children closer to the ground. by then, his story ha

what are they saying about poroshenko? >> some of them -- this was former secretary of state madeleine albright, current senators and others. they were most impressed with poroshenko because he seemed actually to have plans for doing some the things he wants and he seemed to know exactly hea wanted from americans but not just military help but cleaning up the corruption angle, that is helping building a judiciary that doesn't depend and rely on bribery and helping develop software -- financial software. the thing that worries the american officials is ukraine will revert to what it's always been doing for the last 23 years, only 23 years of independence, which is the people attracted to government as a former state official said to me here are really motivated by the desire for power, money, or if they've already got money, then ego. and they quickly fall to squabbling among themselves and power grabbing between the president and prime minister. so the question is whether the threat from russia and the sort of sense of urg

petero poroshenko is app oligarch. they are the people that vladimir putin and the people right-hand him understand. they know how to get along. they understand oligarchs, they made the oligarchs in so many parts of that part of the world. petero poroshenko clearly has a heads up on virtually every other person in that part of the world to deal with vladimir putin. what is interesting is the election in the other half of western europe. there we have europe swept by the right-wing. that's interesting. the right-wing is clearly taking over the european parliament this time around. so this is a map who can -- man who can clearly deal with that aspect of europe. he's a capitalist. that's how he made his money. we have a capitalist who can deal with we were europe and an oligarch who can deal with the russians. >> but will he report him and the outcome of the vote. >> he said that the previous president is the president. he said he will meet and talk with workcover the ukrainian people choose. again, as i said many times,

poroshenko confirmed his victory. bombarded forces donetsk airport, the latest strategic site seized by separatists. pope francis honors the victims of the holocaust. the leader of the catholic church wrapping up a three-day visit to the holy land, rich in symbols. he played -- prayed at jerusalem's western wall as well as the area separating israel from the palestinian area. time now for business news. at thetaking a look stock market's reaction to those european elections. >> traders have had a range of different elections to digest this monday. the one in the european union and also over in ukraine. european shares ended monday's session broadly higher, with a real outperformance by italy's main stock market. shares shot up as matteo renzi said he would accelerate his government's economic reform. he won more than 40% of the vote, nearly twice that of the runner-up. let's take a closer look at those closing figures across europe. the cac 40 and the dax gained ground. -- ftse lead the upward move higher.d the move w

or president election poroshenko. he has a craft a new consensus around you a crane, around a ukraine that reassures people in the east that we are not going to shove down your throat policies that you don't like. >> how do you lead a group of people where if you leave one section of the country, you may be shot and killed. >> you don't take the train to donetsk if you're president poroshenko. you craft a message that is different. in the past, whoever wins the election kind of pounds their 50 on the table and said my side that ha won. if it was the orange faction, it was we're moving the country toward the west or slowing down and not moving the country toward the west instead of saying i've got to build a consensus. poroshenko wants to move the country towards europe. he's got to create support through speeches, communication and the like. i also would just add that the data here as we're seeing coming in from exit polls suggest that there is a consensus in ukraine that this should be one country. the separatists, w

he got the sense poroshenko was going to win and he could deal with poroshenko. do you get that sense? >> yes. and a third, that he had no better options. so most certainly poroshenko is somebody the people in moscow know well. he's dealt with many elites in moscow for some decades. this is not some unknown person. second, putin didn't have any good options. he didn't have a counterstrategy out in the east. i get the sense he doesn't quite know what to do with these rebels out in eastern ukraine right now. by saying and hinting that he was going to acknowledge the election results and then foreign minister said even stronger terms yesterday it's time for us to make amends with ukraine really leaves hanging those armed rebels out in eastern ukraine. >> it does. it seems as if that allowed the ukrainians to actually make some progress because they do seem as if the russians are leaving them on an island. let me ask you this. are the future of sanctions against russia now in the hands of poroshenko? if poroshenko says, you know what, i've cut a deal with moscow. we

the front-runner in the polls, billionaire by the name of poroshenko. he claims he can solve the problem in a couple of months and deal with russia and vladimir putin at the same time. that's a tall order for anyone. back to you, arthel. >> agree with that. thank you very much for that report. >> russian president vladimir putin says his country will respect today's landmark presidential vote in ukraine, but that pledge, as greg just reported, is doing nothing to cool off the tensions. with the pro-russian separatists trying to derail this vote, destroying ballot boxes and blocking access to some voting centers, will this vote be legitimate? joining us now is ambassador to the united nations, john bolton, contributor and senior fellow at the american enterprise center. ambassador, putin's promise, do you buy it? >> i think he'll respect the results and ignore them essentially. we still don't know what the total turnout will be and how it varies among the different regions. to see whether the leading candidate does get over 50% and, thereby, avoids a run

poroshenko. lavrov warned it refuses operations against pro russians in the east of the country which would be a colossal mistake. he got more than 50% in the first round to avoid a runoff. now the noisest coming out suggesting he may be the unified candidate. >> moscow has been swift to say they're ready for talks with poroshenko and his team. even quite significantly the former ukrainian president viktor yanukovych who insists he's still the legitimate president of ukraine. he says he too will respect the outcome of the ukrainian election that the difficult time for the country. for that, it effectively puts end to discussion about whether or not he could have a claim on the presidency and reinforces the fact that petro poroshenko will be the new man. they want to start a new chapter. >> does this look like the beginning of the end of the crisis? >> it's not the end of the crisis yet. for regions that didn't vote where rebels are in control. there's been more trouble at donetsk airport. where t

billionaire petro poroshenko leads ukraine's presidential polls. he has won more than half the votes that have been counted. most people in the eastern part of the country did not get to vote. for more on the latest in ukraine, let's get to our correspondent, ryan chilcote. russia last week, st. petersburg today. what is your feeling? >> it is pretty clear on this one. petro poroshenko is all but certain to become president-elect of ukraine later today. he is a veteran of ukrainian politics. he has been the ukrainian minister. he has been in power under numerous leaders and has reuven himself to be very agile at dealing with. various politicians. he is a billionaire, worth exactly $1 billion by our count. i talked to him just after he came off the stage yesterday where he effectively made an acceptance speech. what i found remarkable was the way he describes the situation in ukraine like a businessman. have a listen. there is a great danger but there is a great opportunity. my main purpose will be organization of the country. to build up independen

poroshenko. the economy is going to decline 5% of gdp this year with double-digit up nation and $35 billion of refinance needs over the last couple of years. >> reporter: the relationship with russia and persuading the euro he's in a new position and a new man to take the country forward with epidemic. from the top to the bottom, a whole host of these. we spoke to him last night after what looks like a convincing win, even though we don't have the official results. i said, what is your biggest deal? >> now today just starting from today we have a legitimate result. more than 60% of the youukraini people stood for hours in line for their future. this is the most free and fair election for our people. they are very responsible and want to keep the country together. and because of that, ukraine now has a legitimate president. the yukranian president is very strong, but because of that we have solidarity with the whole world, which we do not aggress with russian aggression. so i have all the possibil

now -- >> do you have any confidence in poroshenko to do anything? >> poroshenko is clearly well intentioned right now, he is clearly talking about ukraine. he is clearly a ukrainian patriot and stands for ukrainian sovereignty and going after properly the armed vigilant at thes and games in the east who sees airports and other buildings but he needs of course a political program. because you can't just retake the airport, half of which is destroyed when you retake it. you have got to build. there was an imf program for ukraine that was also conditional in 2008. whichian, who just lost the election negotiated. it was 16, 17 billion. >> there was a 15, 16 img program in 2010 and poroshenko was part of the negotiating team. both of those were canceled because the ukrainian government failed to live up to its pledges of the conditions that it had accepted. so there is no guarantee that yet another multibillion dollars 15 or 16 billion-dollar imf conditional program will be met by the kind of difficult choices, that is poroshenko's challenge. >> he not o

lavrov says on tuesday a visit by petero poroshenko is not considered. how do you react to that? >> i think petero poroshenko was asked whether he'd go to moscow or brussels, he gave the right answer. he said he'll go to donetsk, to the south-east, taking care of the issues and problems in ukraine. he'll, i am sure, find time, and go to brussels. i imagine he'll be welcomed. >> let's hope he succeeds. tens of millions of ukrainians suffering through a terrible economy, and we see people dying every day. as always, good to have you on the show. thank you >> thank you. >>> egypt goes to the polls. what the outcome means? >>> america grap s with a new mental health proposal in california to help stop the violence. >> what do you think? you think? >>> polling in egypt's presidential election was extended an extra day to encourage a high turn out on the final day of voting. voters that do not cast a ballot could face a fine, something that had never been enforced in the past. >> if it's unusual, it is. it's parts of an effort to show support for the winner. f

lavrov says on tuesday a visit by petero poroshenko is not considered. how do you react to that? >> i think petero poroshenko was asked whether he'd go to moscow or brussels, he gave the right answer. he said he'll go to donetsk, to the south-east, taking care of the issues and problems in ukraine. he'll, i am sure, find time, and go to brussels. i imagine he'll be welcomed. >> let's hope he succeeds. tens of millions of ukrainians suffering through a terrible economy, and we see people dying every day. as always, good to have you on the show. thank you for your time. >> thank you. >>> egypt goes to the polls. what the outcome means? >>> america grap s with a new mental health proposal in california to help stop the violence. >> what do you think? if i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you could literally be done with the test by now. now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast y

that will face poroshenko next. the talks kick off tomorrow the day before the elections although they'll continue on next week. this is not just about the money. this is not just about the bill of what ukraine owes russia. it's more about how the three operate together in a way that does not benefit the west so ukraine can be in a more comfortable position for russia. >> the new energy deal with china, to supply china with natural gas for the next 30-40 years. does this boost vladimir putin's position in terms of how russians see him and in terms of how the world sees him? >> very much so. before russia was at the mercy of the europeans needing russian energy. it was a dual relationship. now russia has options. yes it will take three or four years for those options to come online, but it's still going to be options that will be coming in the very short future. and russia is negotiating discounted natural gas prices. russia signed with italy a discounted gas price. russia is playing nice with certain europeans and s

petero poroshenko said that he has a plan. he needs to say that to ukrainians. how workable it is, we'll have to see. overall, he says it will improve the economy, lure them back, giving amnesty to separatists, as long as they put down weapons. if they don't. we'll fight against them, using the ukranian army. they hope as soon as the election is done, the european union, america, will give broad support and say it was a clean, fair election, once they acknowledge the election, they believe that russia will have to do so and maybe that will get mr vladimir putin, the president of russia to stop interfering in eastern ukraine. >> joining us live from kiev, dana lewis. >>> it's a big electoral weekend in egypt where voters are choosing a new president. retired military chief abdul fatah al-sisi is leading the polls, saying the ties with the u.s. will get stronger once the elections are over. he led an ore throughof mohamed mursi last july. since then he has imprisoned hundreds of muslim brotherhood, which is where we find three al jazeera journalists spending 148th

veteran politician and candy tycoon, petrro poroshenko. jackie roland has the story. >> these are not official figures. all the same three suggest strongly that the billionaire may be poised to win this election outright. >> translator: you see that all exit polls without exception were held by the most incredible, the country has a new president. >> reporter: rarely have ukrainians gone to the polls with such enthusiasm. long queues waiting for the casting of votes. >> translator: i expect life to be better. i expect peace and unity in the country. >> petro poroshenko, presents himself as a unifying candidate who can reconcile the east and the west of the country. pro-russian separatists say they won't accept the result. only one quarter of polling stations were able to open here and separatists intimidated election officials. >> he's not our president. we didn't hold the election as far as i know. >> the problems of the east may not have been solved. they have likely realized that their territory has already shrunk. >> new president afte

poroshenko claimed the presidency just a few minutes ago. he said they would never recognize russia's annexation of crimea. they also said their first action would be to end the war and big priest to regret -- and bring peace to ukraine. in kied kenny logan, ev, about the new president. >> the exit polls are very convincing exit polls. his victory does seem assured although we have to wait for the final results. he has given his victory speech in which he thanked the people came out inho overwhelming numbers. we have seen huge crowds today in kiev. embraced have really this election really seen as a positive sign for their future and the conclusion for the revolution here in the square. he said that his first visit will be to the east of the country, and he says he is open to dialogue with anyone who does not carry arms. he says he would like to talk to russia at some stage. once he is sworn in he has his work cut out ahead of him to try to reform the crisis in this country. second run, and if kiev does have a more solid central government t

-- from poroshenko. this? overstating >> with mortar fire and helicopter gunships. try to retake that airport in donetsk as well as a train station in the center of the city. that is not the only place we are seeing fighting in the east of ukraine. on the other side, we're definitely seeing a hardening of wills as well. more forces coming in from russia this time into ukraine, describing themselves as chechen volunteers. important to point out that these are not conventional russian forces as far as they are concerned. they're describing themselves as irregulars that have volunteered the fight with the separatists. we saw video of a group of 30 or 40 of them, eyewitnesses on the ground say they saw a convoy of up to 10. we are seeing escalation on both sides. minutes, the ap has tweeted that they have seen 30 dead rebels this morning. clearly, things are picking up in the east of the country. >> the biggest commodity, the single issue is gas, whether it is for europe and certainly the ukraine. it looks like the noises we are somend be inching toward kind of deal. wh

both the former heavy weight boxer and poroshenko says they have to stop the violence that keeps the country seeming to be on the brink of civil war. >> in thailand the king for its coup. plus a damming report into an australian run detention center shows the killing of an asylum seeker. >>> relays get under way in the bahamas. details later. >> there has been a surprise shift in the political landscape. it could be a seismic shift. fringe parties from copenhagen to athens, we have reports from london. >> reporter: the news across europe has been about political earthquakes. populist parties on the far right and left trouncing mainstream politics. but as the votes were tallied the new look european parliament facts look much like the old one anone. it was in national politics in country after country that anything seismic was happening. in france. >> our people demand a single policies, the policy of the french, for the french. >> reporter: in britain. >> i don't want just britain to lead the european union, i want europe to lead the european union. >> reporter: the independence part

poroshenko captured more than 54% of the vote. former prime minister julia tymoshenko got about 13%. poroshenko's aides say they're organizing his inauguration for next week at independence square in kiev. demonstrators camped out there for months and ended up driving former president viktor yanukovych from office. u.s. secretary of state john kerry spoke over the phone with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. they discussed the separatist movement in eastern ukraine. kerry pressed lavrov to end all support for the militants. >> he also urged russia to reach out to president-elect poroshenko and begin working to the to de-escalate the conflict. >> she said kerry pushed lavrov to get the militants to lay down their arms. >>> egypt's former army chief has won a divisive victory to become the country's new president, but some of abdel fattah al sisi's opponents are questioning the results. local media said with most of the ballots counted, sisi had won more than 92% of the vote. but they say fewer than half of eligible voters tur

poroshenko to tread very carefully. what is very clear is there have been tens, if not over a hundred deaths in the latest 24 hours of violence around donetsk airport which of course is symbolic as well, because that is where poroshenko said he's first going to concentrate on rebuilding the nationhood of this country. at the same time, there is a very interesting set of dialogue going on, literally by the minute, with the russians over gas as well. there was optimism from the ec commissioner that they were get something kind of deal. i've seen a whole stream of e-mails from yatsenyuk, the finance minister, to all kinds of people representing nafta saying we're not that close to a deal. i think what is important, we have dialogues going on, natural dialogues between customers and suppliers. that's a bit more of a norm normalizati normalization. inneed, the fact that we have someone who the russians see as legitimate. there was some violence but it went pretty well. why don't we listen to what she had to say about it? >>

in many ways, petero poroshenko is someone who is palatable to the voters. he represents a lot of things that have been here, in terms of the economic union with europe, his ability that they believe he can stand up strongly, proudly and take on russia, and deal with the insecurity. when the early exit polls came out, it's clear the choice that they made - 55.9% in one exit poll in terms of voters that rallied behind him. another giving him 57%. his nearest rival had 12%. it was a landslide victory. he stood up and declared himself to be the new president here, and promised, i guess, three things - quickly - he'll move close to europe quickly, he will deal with the insecurity, meaning he'll build up the army and said to russia "it's time to start talking and talking to him." >> the thing that - if you want to have a dialogue, that will be a direct dialogue with a legitimate president, just to solve the long list of problem we have between our countries. >> reporter: we visited a polling place today, and i was struck by the number of people that came out to t

on the last day of the campaign petero poroshenko already talking like ukraine's leader. he's the candyman, the king of chocolate stores and factories, who unlike many businessmen seem to have built the empire in an honest and transparent way. crisscrossing the country, he promised it all. saying he will rebuild the economy and turn ukraine away from russia. and security - he'll rebuild the army to deal with separatists who refuse to lay down lessons. he tells us amnesty for some, not all. >> we have talks with people in the street, the terrorists. >> people are on the street on the east. we are willing to have a talk. people with their arms - not. >> petero poroshenko has somehow emerged unscathed from a lopping history of politics, a former minister. when the violent demonstrations broke out in kiev, he was one of the first officials to go to the street, and supported these fighting for change. he publicly denounced corruption and interference and doesn't rule out ukraine one day joining nato. >> if insecurity rises up, if instability doesn't stop after presidential ele

they say poroshenko seems to be the right man for the time. essentially, a manufacturer that wants an alliance with the eu but also have commercial in its -- also has commercial relations in russia. he is pragmatic and recognizes over -- ukraine must be partially obedient to russia but must also mean westward. >> and also news about a third election in egypt. they call it the largest democratic election in the arab world. very interesting, it does not mention the muslim brotherhood by name. remember, the brotherhood did win the elections in 2012. it talks about boycotters because the muslim brotherhood is about to boycott the election. shouldy that boycotters know that the democratic process is the only way for political change but interesting it does not mention the party by name. >> thank you for that. time now for sports. we start at the very latest from the french open at roland garros. the big casualties in monday's first-round action was this year's australian open wawrinka.an no problem for the world's top two. novak djokovic and rafael

south of kiev at one of the final rallies, billionaire petro poroshenko. he's selling the message of a united ukraine, underlying the need for further european integration. he says that's the only way forward for this country. at the same time, he says he can reignite the relationship with russia in just three month's time. the clock is tick. the question is can he sell this message to those in the east and south of ukraine? even if he can, will they be able and allowed to vote? those votes could be crucial in determining whether or not he can win this election outright on sunday. i asked him will he get enough votes to do that? >> most probably 55% of ukrainian people think i can win the election. this is much more important. >> we've seen further violence, intim dag in the eastern regions in the last 24 hours. there's a real risk that people will be too afraid to vote. what's that going to mean for the legitimacy of the election results even if you win? >> this is just two regions among 25 left after aggression in crimea. we are, as a state, undertook en

the national exit poll put this man, petro poroshenko in the lead at 56 there's. turnout in the capitol of kiev was strong. but pro russian separatest stopped the vote from going ahead in the east. poroshenko said that his first step would be to end the chaos in eastern ukraine. >> all exception polls have been carried out by highly reputed services in the world. they're saying that the election has ended in one round and that the president has a new president. today our european road and european ambitious i ambition i. >> let's get the latest from jackie in kiev. it does underline the challenges this man is going to face if the presidency is his. >> yes, indeed, and he was talking tonight like president-elect. we're not looking at preliminary results, this is just exit polls. but because of the huge gap between him and his challenger, and these exit polls suggest above the 50% it does sound like we're listening to a president-elect rather than just a presidential candidate. i will i'l bring in our next gu, professor alexi alexsei. what challenges to you think wi

we heard about poroshenko's win. why is this margin of victory so significant? >> hari, it's huge because the more and more we talk to voters here in ukraine, the more and more there was a groundswell that this country's in such difficult and desperate shape that it needs a new president now. it can't even afford to wait three more weeks to have a runoff. and so i talked to voters who had different emotional voices between the candidates but poroshenko ran this campaign in part based on inevitability and the more and more it grew the more voters decided -- one young man said to me, we're on the verge of war. putin has designs on ukraine and we need somebody who can take charge now. that's where the margin is important and also the turnout. if you look at the screen, it was huge. not only in the 70% and over in the west, but even in the central part, not only around kiev but a lot of heavily russian-speaking areas, the only two gray zones where they don't have enough data are the two areases that the russian-backed separatists ran this campaign of intimidation th

the latest polls show pro-european billionaire petero poroshenko with a decisive lead. he appears to have more than 55% of the total vote, and that is ahead of his competitors by more than 40%. >>> plus, pope francis is in jerusalem after an historic trip to the birthplace of jesus christ. the pontiff held a mass in bethlehem outside the church of nativity. later he made is a surprise visit to the wall separating bethlehem and jerusalem, and invited both presidents to the vatican. >>> it is sunday night and time for a look at "the week ahead". tonight a look at the egypt presidential elections. there are two candidates competing in the first vote since the ousting of mohamed mursi. many are looking to them for leadership. questions remain as to whether the elections will, in fact, be free and fair. we begin with this report from courtney kealy. >> reporter: for abdul fatah al-sisi, who formally retired from the army to stand for election, victory is a certainty. security concerns kept the former general and defence minister from making personal campaign appearances arou

but tonight petro poroshenko is poised to be ukraine's next president. with the challenges ahead, poroshenko's victory may not be as sweet as it seems. >> in the state the economy is not very good. but immediately when we establish the peace, we will do the absolutely unique transformation of the country. >> reporter: today millions turned out to vote for the country's first leader since a revolution toppled ukraine's former pro-russian president. many, like 31-year-old factory owner andre with one issue on their mind. >> what's most important is to fight corruption, only this way. >> reporter: on the outskirts of kiev, people here dream of a better future. but with a collapsing economy and growing violence in eastern ukraine, that may be far off. what worries you about what is happening in eastern ukraine? >> the fighting, the conflicts. >> reporter: for months, pro-russian separatists have been rebelling against the government. today they prevented the presidential vote from taking place in several eastern cities. but the vote in the majority of the co

the hope is petro poroshenko can restore the working relations in his country and have a better working relation with moscow. more from kiev. >> reporter: here in ukraine, violence continues on tuesday in the eastern region of donetsk where the government now is trying to reclaim control of not only the airport but indeed the entire region, which was reluctant to take part in the election. the election which gave an overwhelming mandate to president-elect petro poroshenko, there are concerns that relations with russia are still very poor. in fact those concerns were shared with us by jeffrey piatt who is the u.s. ambassador to ukraine. >> there are still russian behaviors we are deeply concerned about. the violence in donetsk, terrible violence is fuelled in part by people coming over the border. we believe that needs to be maintained and are trying to do jointly with our partners, we're trying to see what washington welcomes. >> the russians say they're owed a total of $5.1 billion. the ukrainians for their part say they need to negotiate for much lower gas prices than what the russian

would you recommend to poroshenko going into that meeting? moderate and a reasonable guy. in the together university. he cannot do it without western help. the problem is that rush is pretty weak. president putin has a strong will. the west is stronger but does not seem to have a strong will. they're looking for all kinds of excuses. of course, many western companies do want want to -- do not want to endure pain. they were really have to switch up the cash machine with russian .il and gas it will happen sooner or later. later happens, the higher price europe will have to pay. .t is a deja vu it is the same story all over again. >> that was georgia's former president. ryan joins us now from kiev. >> some tough talk from ukraine's new president as well, petro poroshenko. >> tough talk and tough fighting on the ground, as well. central authorities here in ukraine are deploying not just ground forces but also helicopter gunships, aircraft, mortar fire, and a hardening of wills on the separatist site as well. rogue russian of fighters entering from russia itself within the last

anti-terrorist operation has finally gun in earnest petro poroshenko told a foreign newspaper. you could say that normalcy has returned to doneskt, but that depends on your sense of normality. jet fighters have been flying over, a form of psychological warfare. fighters were strengthening their barricades despite just losing the biggest battle of their up rising which left scores of dead and injured, they still believe they can keep the government troops at bay. the red cross here have put out a plea for medicines and bandages. >> well, the u.n. security council will be holding an open meeting on the situation in ukraine in an hour. among the people taking part is ukraine's ambassador to the united nations. we're joined live from u.n. headquarters in new york. thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. this meeting of the security council of course, the first one since the election that saw president poroshenko being elected in kiev, but nothing else has substantially changed. the position of the players has not really changed. what are you hoping will come out of this mee

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

petero poroshenko running as an independent. former prime minister julia tymoschenko and tomorrower defense minister from the pro-european party civil position. dana lewis joins us from kiev. there has been security concerns, especially in the east where the voting process has been disrupted, sometimes violently. what happened? >> well, john henry, it has gone pretty much as everyone expected in eastern ukraine, not as everyone hoped for. that means that the gunman, the separatists were largely successful in closing a lot of polling stations. some of the initial figures from the government here is that seven out of 22 polling stations were only open in donetsk, and two out of 12 in lugansk. they were able to harass people at gunpoint, threaten people and took some of the voting boxes out of one polling station and destroyed them. threw a hand grenade in another. foreign journalist came under attack. a french journalist wounded in the leg at a checkpoint. we are told that an italian journalist near slovyansk was fired upon at a c