ukraine. >> i don't believe the west is afraid of owning it. ukraine was bad economically. what it did not have was the ethnic tension or violence among the ukranian speakers. that existed. there was no crisis here. we are seeing a similar situation as what we saw in the balkans. during the cold war there was no ethnic tensions if vladimir putin s his agenda and his doctrine of "i will defend speakers no matter where they are", we see a lot of danger not just in ukraine, but central asia." are we lack looking at something that will take time to resolve. >> it's far from over. if the west do not help the kiev government, and if it does not restore order and have elections we'll see not just the russian conquest of ukraine, but also perhaps of moldova and aggression in central asia and the baltic republics. >> you were shaking your head. what do you hear that you didn't agree with? >> just what andreased. the question rhetorical - how did it happen, why now. it lays the blame on russia. i point to the common denominate scror between maydan and eastern ukraine as being discont

people of ukraine. i was showing erik and lily in implementation of the agreement did two tours in draft law on anna's teacher who began the constitutional reform and accelerated the dismantling of their case and his band of armed groups and youth. i welcome the stands and composure of ukraine and security forces responded to mr for occasions when he tragically what we've seen from russia since people seventeen is exactly what we saw from russia prior to april seventeen. more attempts to stir up trouble more efforts to undermine the government of ukraine and statement after statement better at odds with the facts what we have not seen as a single positive step by russia. the sanctions aimed at undermining the surge of apron and oven and then only deepen the crisis state of mind about what the answer is sixteen going on are not eastern ukraine and spring but jewellery and nice container from the outside to the stability treat. but evoke some misgivings after screen. the intent of a lady became a captive.

there are some in ukraine particularly eastern ukraine and the russian side who would assume that didn't happen. the first speaker will be janusz bugajski. he is a jack of all trades. with a television or radio as well? bugajski times, a television show that it's showing a double balbalkans. he's a colonist of several media outlets. i would just give you the title of the most recent book published this year "conflict zones the north caucuses and the western balkans compared." the next speaker will be ariel cohen. he is the senior research fellow in russian and eurasian studies and international energy policy in the douglas and sarah allison center for the foreign and national defense policy here at the heritage foundation. ariel cohen, who is also a doctor and a doctor of law, has served as a consultant to both the executive branch and the private sector on policy towards russia and eastern and central europe, the caucasus and central asia. the final speaker today will be speaking from an authentic ukrainian perspective and we are lucky to have her as a visiting fellow at the heritage fo

let's talk about the ukraine. let's talk a little bit about the ukraine. the ukrainian economy, it is hard to measure because of course there are no real prices in the soviet union and as exchange rate fluctuation with the ukrainian and soviet currency, it is inexact but thee ukrainian economy is definitely smaller than it was in 1991 when they broke away from the soviet union, they have shrunk. >> correct. the ukrainian economy is under 200 billion gdp by any measurement. the russian economy is more than 2 trillion. and you can talk about the corruption in the russian economy, which is horrific, you can talk about the lack of diversification, it is horrific. but russia's economy has expanded about 11 times the size of the ukraine's economy when the russian population is only three times the size of the ukrainian population. so something really awful has happened in the ukraine. the political establishment has done zero, zero structural economic reform. now -- >> do you have any confidence in poroshenko to do anything? >> poroshenko is clearly well intenti

power to ukraine? can i say that? i don't understand it. >> the escalating regional instability comes just days before ukraine's first presidential election, since former leader victor january no coif itch was ousted in february. >> particularly in the east. >> we understand there will be attempts to try to wreck the elections. we have strengthening law enforcement by bringing in new contingents to protect polling stations. >> they have already the subject to intimidation, and death threats. >> 46 members of the commission have been captures by terrorist during this period. they have been thrown in the trunk of cars driven around the region, and then released. >> instability, has not dampened local enthusiasm. >> of course i will vote. because we need to find some solutions to help our country. and i am for peace. >> there are two leading candidates for this week's balloting. bet row now the owner, has a history of working with both russia, and ukraine's founding orange revolution government. he is currently leading i

more on the family's personal ties with ukraine since the start of the crisis in ukraine washington has provided unwavering moral and financial support to anti-government protesters particularly those who spearheaded the uprising over the past months steve has received special visits from the cia director the secretary of state his assistant senators and most recently u.s. vice president joe biden who recently crossed the atlantic to assure your premiums that america's involvement in their crisis is sincere we stayed with you all the three d. in time democracy can be delivered to the ukrainian people it is not just. a foreign policy judgment is a personal it's an emotional commitment as well by millions of americans. and as you attempt to pursue energy security well as it turns out joe biden's youngest son will be conveniently playing on a major role in ukraine's pursuit of energy independence hunter biden has. been appointed head of legal affairs at the response holdings ukraine's largest private gas producer the us vice president's son will also join the company's board of directors c

i will say that united states stands ready to go to work with ukraine to offer ukraine are legal advice as i know many other governments have offered as well as ukrainian government begins to develop its legal strategy for dealing with it the invasion the illegal occupation and annexation of crimea. there are the same in a novel legal issues better are raised on top in the business peter and the spirit of international law. on that obviously we stand ready to be helpful to ukraine to the extent they choose to use the legal mechanisms that they have available to address those issues. he's the boss who are these the indonesian evolve the look and who can then go a month and in what must do in the concert goer meant the game against. the but in the gift listen in to get sixteen eighteen. you can see in the eye local lukewarm went on and do new different units. in what must go dormant in the short time. is it even more time than that thank you for the question again i want to underline the superstitions that the government of ukraine needs to make the international community united states c

so ukraine is not a nato ally. it's true, it's a partner and a very close partner and, in fact, it's participated in nearly all of nato -- in fact, all of nato's operations including afghanistan. and, therefore, we're treating that partnership seriously. as i said in answer to a previous question, we've got teams at the moment in ukraine, we're helping them with defense reform, defense restructuring, with reform of the intelligence services and other kind of things -- [inaudible] pointing to what we need to do to help make ukraine a more resilient study. we've got a very strong partnership with georgia, the ambassadors of -- [inaudible] recently. we're helping moldova, we're operating relations with azerbaijan. so those partners, in fact, are receiving assistance from nato, but we have to be clear. the article v obligation extends only to nato allies, and that's what we're doing when it comes to the reassurance package. but, of course, just one other point, russia also has to play a role in rea assuring -- reassuri

ukraine was bad economically. what it did not have was the ethnic tension or violence among the ukranian speakers. that existed. there was no crisis here. we are seeing a similar situation as what we saw in the balkans. during the cold war there was no ethnic tensions if vladimir putin s his agenda and his doctrine of "i will defend speakers no matter where they are", we see a lot of danger not just in ukraine, but central asia." are we lack looking at something that will take time to resolve. >> it's far from over. if the west do not help the kiev government, and if it does not restore order and have elections we'll see not just the russian conquest of ukraine, but also perhaps of moldova and aggression in central asia and the baltic republics. >> you were shaking your head. what do you hear that you didn't agree with? >> just what andreased. the question rhetorical - how did it happen, why now. it lays the blame on russia. i point to the common denominate scror between maydan and eastern ukraine as being discont

and what is ukraine doing? after having shown great restraint that no other state inld've been able to show, the face of organized attacks, it was supported and justified by a neighboring country and decided to use its army and police against the armed groups which are establishing security at the expense of the people who do not support them. are notmed groups spontaneous local groups, but actually capable of shooting down a helicopter. equipment one normally doesn't find on the markets. what right do we have to meddle in the internal affairs of the state that is trying to restore its best merged suffering? we can, at the very least, recall the need for acting with restraint. but nothing is proving that it's not doing so. to go even further would be a violation. and i know we are not there anymore. principlempled on the of states, we might do the same with the principle of internal affairs. it is only difficult to take the first step. russia is announcing one principle after another which is the very foundatio

peaceful group of ukrainians march to the dentist in support of ukraine in unity. they were attacked by a group of pro russian demonstrators and the ensuing violence and massive player in this that these trades union building led to the deaths of over forty people. it's a local doctor claimed she was trying to save a dying man's life during the lunch box he was stopped by ukrainian nationalists who told him to leave the dying man alone and that in the city would be the next people to die the doctor purporting to be thirty nine year old gore results can be treated the facebook page the next day i made the post. very quickly. the post was shared by over five thousand users and was translated into english german and in bulgarian and posted on russia's main social networking site at that point some bloggers started to get suspicious about the authenticity of the claims for a facebook page of the doctor was created just the day after the violence. second the picture appears to be ego results key would rather sly and seminole a dentist from was to go to a small town in r

ukraine joining me eu. be morethere will economic cooperation between ukraine and the eu. i think that is a question that ukraine is dealing with now. after a very difficult period in the eu, a difficult economic period, we have seen a stability returning. with that, the talk of the euro going away is probably just talk. ambassador to the ukraine, also served as ambassador to uzbekistan -- graduate of georgetown and tufts university. voting is going on today. number one focus is on what? guest: whether he wins in the first round. turnout will be good, despite things. i think we will have either a running in a or runoff. host: thank you very much for being with us. guest: my pleasure, thank you. host: you can read his work online at the atlantic council website. we will turn our attention to presidential leadership. first, a check on what the other sunday shows have today. nancy is keeping track of the guests and topics. >> on the sunday tv talk shows, some of the topics include -- veterans service and their

we were not going to invade ukraine we are not going to invade ukraine. then they said if you do not. call for the cancellation of this referendums on the eleventh of may so putin said that you know it's up to the people to decide but we believe that given the intention of oil seed to start the dialogue it would be useful to postpone them now they say if the elections on the twenty fifth of may do not take place for any reason for any reason russia would get the bully a lot of isn't it ridiculous. the interview carried on with bloomberg well despite repeated talk of sanctions there are signs that europe has little appetite for them in fact it's no longer convinced it's right over ukraine this is most clearly a case that germany will tell you why only yesterday the country's vice chancellor admitted that the e.u. is acting and reasonably in relation to ukraine saying that quote it was unwise to create an impression that ukraine had to choose between russia or the e.u. that's probably his statements from former chancellor is stronger and smith as well who s

and that does it for our broadcast on ukraine. when we come back, we will talk about what happened in santa barbara this weekend, the massacre. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with aaron matÉ. turn now to the massacre in santa barbara, california where a gunman killed six other people and wounded 13 others. elliot rodger, 22-year-old college student, fatally stabbed three roommates. he then opened fire at a nearby sorority house, killing two women. he continued his rampage with a drive-by shooting on scores of pedestrians, killing one. the attack ended when he crashed his vehicle, found dead at the wheel of a police called self-inflicted gunshot wound. the rampage was part of a plot rodger outlined in videos and a manifesto posted online hours before. he described his anger is being sexually rejected by female classmates. he spoke of watching "war on women" for failing to see him as "the true alpha male." >> they've never been attracted to me.

the kids crack down on the protesting the east of ukraine. the call that a move to restore order tajik and the emotion to dc with the truck in a cool so all the ongoing developments in the south east ukraine through the ipo not take the pops of bright red as health services from a financial thingy that we as a warning to the government about how cuts to be putting lights rates. i had the police. news is that is tremendous. the top of it. ya know. richard is told to do a gauge. last week. we now call the break to go to jail. you can see while there will be reagan. at. un. in his secret laboratories and two kersley was able to build the world's most sophisticated world. when sean fortunately he doesn't do the job done anything since mission to teach creation wanted to care about humans and the us. this is why you should care. watch only on auntie dog gone ministry post one of the animals. you carried out his national service could find itself on the cash flow critical list as soon as next year a leading healthcare think tank says the governor r

impact of ukraine's crisis has european officials. laurie and they say although this situation is hurting the russian economy more than a box member states. there are some eu nations that are very vulnerable side trips as much closer to russia at the comedy isn't all that went bust. the country's leader has been discussing the topic with his german counterpart under them and call on this thing isn't it the cypriot president was received with military honors by chancellor mantle. a year ago the economy in cyprus was on the verge of collapse and the eu in the eye and then provided the bailout president because sometimes the artist describes how dependent his donation was on the new id ut. it all but gone by and cheer as oversold even talking to the line because goliath is a benevolent and has never felt like that. it can be put in the school year the president said cyprus was willing in principle to support tougher sanctions on russia in response to the ukraine crisis but he added that the fragile cypriot banking sector relies heavily o

protectingsue of ukraine and people's lives. yesterday, there was an incident in ukraine. they said that they needed to modernize the army. in effect, it was a pro-russian team. it was our biggest loss during all of this. it is for the new president to do something about the army. they must modernize it. this crisis.age also, i would like to finish by there will be presidential elections in ukraine and elections -- may oral elections in odessa and kiev. there were also the european parliament elections in the eu. these elections are important. and itocess took place is about how people vote. in a similar way, they will vote in ukraine in the next election. kiev?mes to power in in the european elections, we will see who wins. if theyl determine stand on ukraine and there's --culation that supports putin supports european far right parties. they are connected with him. these elections could actually leave to far right parties in european parliament. intocould change policies less support for european union. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. if i could ask him fir

there was the election in ukraine. it has enormous importance for ukraine. what does it have for u.s. ukraine wrote -- relations? >> it was a spectacular day for the country to go out in force and to say to their government and to the world that they wanted the future that is democratic, unified, rooted in europe. in terms of the u.s.-russia relations ship, i think time will tell. the president of russia said that you will risk that the result and work with whoever elected. it will be good for russian relations with the rest of the world. time will tell. >> he snatched away crimea. that seems not even in question anymore and there seems to some extent to be a retreat. his popularity has shot up through the roof. he has one on has terms, has he not? >> i don't think it's wise for anyone to get in the head of president putin the given what has happened just in the last four months. let me take issue with one thing you said there with regards to crimea. neither united states nor most of the civilized world has recognized what russia did in crimea. we still resp

has the ukraine government lost control? we are in donetsk gauging the mood across the region. >> reporter: it's evident on the ground in terms of the police force, it seems like the central government in kiev has been losing control here on the ground in eastern ukraine. we've seen a series of administrative buildings and police headquarters taken over in towns and cities across this region. police have simply melt add way. they in their defense said they haven't received orders in kiev. one off duty policeman said they have their weapons taken off them because the government was worried the guns would fall in the wrong hands. police say we're not paid much, up couple of hundred of a month. we don't have weapons or orders from kiev. what are we supposed to do, risk our lives when we're not sure what this is about? extreme situation in that sense. we went to a small down outside donetsk yesterday and saw political activists, not armed, but going around trying to drone up support for referendum coming up may 11th to decide on

of crimeaannexation from ukraine. moscow has criticized the latest round of sanctions from brussels , saying that the ee you -- the eu has undermine trust in itself .s a partner moscow is saying that the eu progressionthe separatists in the eastern parts of ukraine and expect to launch a dialogue between kiev and those regions. >> thank you, julia. out to india, where the world's biggest election came to a close monday after the final phase in the marathon five weeks of voting. vote counting is underway but hindered nationalist -- the hindu nationalist opposition leader is expected to become the country's next prime minister. if that turns out to be the case it would end a decade of rule by the indian national congress. more thanturnout with half a billion people casting ballots. after 5 long weeks of voting, the polls are closed in india. day, queues at the polling stations across the 3 states. this is the last chance for voters to decide who they think can bring stability and development to the world's largest democ

feldman is going to ukraine. i call on all the council members to trust him and to give them the means and the political backing necessary to conduct a meaningful mediation in ukraine and the region. of any other council members on the crisis will not solve the ukrainian conflict. a dialogue that only by the ukrainian people on the the geneva treaty and there was a strong commitment for those who have influence that need to ensure the sovereignty and territory of ukraine is observed. otherwise, the situation may further escalate and the conflict will become regional or worse. continuee useless to emergency public briefings of the situation if concerned parties and countries are not willing to be responsible and solve the conflict. need to scale we down the rhetoric. i thank you. >> i think the representative of rwanda. inhall now make a statement my cap pacitti of representative of the republic of korea. i think the secretary-general for his briefing. korea is deeply concerned over the continuing tensions in east

and what is ukraine doing? after having shown great restraint that no other state would've been able to show, in the face of organized attacks, it was supported and justified by a neighboring country and decided to use its army and police against the armed groups which are establishing security at the expense of the people who do not support them. these armed groups are not spontaneous local groups, but actually capable of shooting down a helicopter. this is equipment one normally doesn't find on the markets. what right do we have to meddle in the internal affairs of the state that is trying to restore its best merged suffering? we can, at the very least, recall the need for acting with restraint. but nothing is proving that it's not doing so. to go even further would be a violation. and i know we are not there anymore. having trampled on the principle of states, we might do the same with the principle of internal affairs. it is only difficult to take the first step. russia is announcing one principle after ano

part of ukraine. you want all of ukraine for his political ambitions. ne really caused putin to take a step back, to the escalade over the past few weeks has been the threat of widespread violence in eastern ukraine. he's positioned himself as a great russian patriot, someone prepared to send in the troops russians andnic russian speakers. he's smart enough to realize this was not going to be crimea all over again. he would be sending russian forces into what would have been hostile territory. they have not operated well in hostile territory in recent years. i think that with the possibility of sanctions played a role in the de-escalation we've seen at this point. as i said, this crisis is far from over. >> i agree with what tom has said here. when we look forward, we have to finding apart of solution for ukrainian. if you look at the ukrainian economy, as stephen has already told us what poor shape it is in , the impetus for reform and restructuring can only come not just from the european union, the united states, the imf and the world ain't, but by f

in april russia also doubled the cost of natural gas in ukraine for ukraine. so with gas prom's history of cutting off gas supplies, they did it in 2006, 2009, how likely do you think russia will cut off the ukraine for nonpayment of debts or refusal to pay the outrageous price increases that they're demanding? >> thanks, senator. well, as you know, if they do a complete cutoff, it hurts russia far more over the medium term than it hurts ukraine, which is why the second time they did it it didn't last very long. that said, there are many other levers -- economic levers at their disposal. this has -- this is why the whole question of appropriate ukrainian gas debt to russia has been part of the imf discussion with the ukrainians. i think they've worked through with the ukrainians what is legitimate and what's not legit made. with regard to advanced payment, this is a question that has to do with the complicated gas history back and forth. we are gratified that we have a ukrainian russian manifest with them. that conversation has begun and there's considerable l

ukraine it was a difficult. process with the ukrainian side it took three days to bring twenty three year old. producer forty's ruptly agency. really put his life on the line literally since he was there in my brain on the ninth of me trying to film the events unfolding there the violence he wanted to come closer to what was happening there were armed men in uniform there he showed clearly that he was unarmed that he was representative of the media and shots fired and he dropped down on the floor the boy hit is still make really happy that he survived and that he really. i can only say just respect for him for doing his job putting his life on the line like that for everyone else to see what was happening there in reality. well. just before the referendum similar scenes disrupted the voting in the city. on sunday at least two civilians were killed and others were wounded when government forces opened fire on the crowd be warned you may find the footage were about to show you the. men in military uniforms started

life has not been common ukraine. in my field i suspect it's the end office of one of the ukrainian banks and is trying to buy catching up on to office in the month to protest released to activists call for unity of ukraine and a minister coming to a live test confirms that gunshots pending against altona. as mr ten buildings remain captured in vignettes and fight continued into the center of finance. it is to be reminded that white people until it is pronounced and six income of dollars and a number of ukrainian style just wanted to. as i was out of it and status operation held am. it is null and calm that the terrorists losses on humans. grandma and auntie development of events during recent days. in this study there was debris she is due in progress. what else can come and go to online during its premium due to forces her to keep all twelve checkpoints. this lead to premature and trumpet. i knew is your work. he would have flown. will the couple won a trial although i am not in the island to watch and used in the d

the first ukraine. the united states consider the referendum which is bad in eastern ukraine contrived unfolds the us secretary of state john kerry is convinced that moscow will continue trying to spring summer in ukraine. see you on the reaction of the most intense in ukraine. the story but look rather cook. most of the contrast is the panda mei tai is bringing its amit ukraine. washington will apply sanctions placed on demand was repeated by the assistance of the u s secretary of state to cut handle and speaking in san antonio can be keen to stress that they cannot recognize false referendum. the unsaid convinced that the instability in the present cause but last time in ages but says that it is what material aid and weapons and cut in a day actions. nolan also specified that the consensus without finance energy and defense out to impress on. the new sanctions against russia as costs continue to be meeting in as well. the president of the european council haven't abandoned but he said that the pressur

protesters in the east of ukraine. on the stage. i think so and that the government and eu and the west will have to be able to go to these people because as we have seen approaching the speeches from the desk these people on the old russian agents. these protesters as he hands me and told them they don't want but they don't want to be under the moment. he and all of them forced to choose the feature lush and quite the chuckle. they are. it was new content and all interests. yet eighty eight percent of the people to know which one you see. in an interview to play. because look right on top the situation was. instead of expecting something from work and they should at least stop talking to him. they have now. they talk to him in the last six months and that the measures that are spelled out in geneva. between the russians the americans the eu and ukrainians it is the preview of time on the beach to go with. to me the most important is what is happening on the field. and we also learn what happened to the news is that when taken in ge

ukraine relies on russia for half of its gas supplies. now gazprom wants ukraine to pay its debts. ukraine insisted it would not do so, demanding international arbitration. >> translation: there's nothing left but to start an arbitration procedure. if an agreement is not reached we'll meet gazprom. ukranian debt to gazprom may be changed because of abusive acts by gazprom in ukraine's natural gas market. >> moscow says if there's no prepayment, supplies may be affected. ukraine may not be able to store enough gas to ship to the european union, which reallies on the pipe-- relies on the pipe line for 15% of gap >> translation: the cost to ukraine is $3.5 billion, increasing in april by $1.3 billion. >> this expert says the sharp rise was a rehabilitation to previous -- reaction to previous refusals to pay. >> translation: last year ukraine had a low price. belarus paid less. then they were not willing to pay. it's nothing to do with politics. >> reporter: calls in the west for sanctions on energy countries like gazprom are unlikely to be heeded. europe's economy has too much to lose

in eastern ukraine gun battles resuperintendented. four ukrainian soldiers have been killed and a helicopter has been shot down. >>> young blood, might have the ability to reverse aging. scientists tested the vampire theory on mice. they say transfusing blood from young ones helped the older mice with mental and physical conditions. >>> conditions are set to get worst for firefighters battling a wildfire in oklahoma city. the firefighters are battles high winds and dry conditions. this wildfire started with a controlled burn that spread out of control. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" is up next. and you can always get the latest news on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> on "america tonight." blood in the streets. what began as open rebellion in eastern ukraine is looking more and more like a civil war. >> my house was hit from two directions. windows have bullet holes in them. ukrainukrainians are destroying. >> leaving victims at risk.

i will say that united states stands ready to go to work with ukraine to offer ukraine are legal advice as i know many other governments have offered as well as ukrainian government begins to develop its legal strategy for dealing with the invasion the illegal occupation and annexation of crimea. they're obviously been a novel legal issues are raised on in the business fear and the spirit of international law. on that obviously we stand ready to be helpful to ukraine to the extent they choose to use the legal mechanisms that they have available to address those issues. he's the boss of the police and indonesian deval the look and who look and then go lament and more cost to do in a concert goer month again today is. mini gift. listen in to get sixteen eighteen you can see in the room all told the court went on and do new to you to your needs what was to go dormant in short the time. chris didn't want to add to that thank you for the question is at one under vine. these are decisions that the government of ukraine needs to make the international community united states cannot make these

the president of ukraine is elected and elected by people of ukraine. it gives him more legitimacy. i think this is a very good momentum for russia to reestablish relations with ukraine. and recognize the results of the election and recognize ukrainian president. so far, they were saying that ukraine doesn't have legitimate powers. we have now. andas proven by the voters it was proven by the international organizations and it was proven by the statement made already by the foreign countries. >> have you seen any signs of support from russia since the election last night? a phone call, perhaps? that petrotions poroshenko might sit down with president putin sometime soon? >> we haven't received any official statement yet from russia. we haven't seen any official statement from russia recognizing the elections. myself, i haven't received any telephone calls from mr. lover avrov. we hope russia will honor the promises made by president putin. >> we have had -- we have heard allegations from russia that there are fascist in the ukrainian government. how did the ultra nationalists do in t

to events in ukraine. postals of will choose all this violence going on in eastern ukraine you won't find these on western channels which once again proves that there are attempts to set up an information blackout to try to hide the facts from that would insist instead show unprecedented lies i have no doubt that both washington and brussels i will see what's actually happening in ukraine that's why it's even more cities that our western partners are trying to distort the truth and let you leave of the hook it's their responsibility on russia alone our journalists work in difficult conditions and risking their lives to tell the whole truth about the atrocities which happened you know there's a story and there's about attempts to use heavy machinery and live fire on unarmed civilians in mariupol saloon would you go to. a journalist with ulti who was shot as he films the army operational now you pour three days ago will arrive in moscow today earlier tell us to evacuate him failed and he's been in a critical

ukraine the stillman eighteen proceedings. latest news regarding was the pianist is the residence of stocking up on food and wall to separate is to reinforce the positions that checkpoint leading into the top. we'll be back later to hear what the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has to say on the situation in ukraine. i think be buried their dead in a dance to the festivals of forty funerals of nice deep red russian support is killed in a building on last friday has been taking place. laura plunder the next few days ago when the tourists to see many hidden in the kiev government of making a peep at the deseret news each other to live with me they don't give it one night so we must kill one another watch him but you can google that we try and support each other while we bury our dead countryman me feel like and then see friends. he's a valuable beating family. from a toast hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a young man was killed during the ukrainian epistle to the city put it so that was just twenty one when a

lot they described the crisis in ukraine as a global problem. japan has also extended its sanctions against russia. both leaders agreed more economic sanctions will follow if the kremlin does not take meaningful action to reduce tension in ukraine the chinese state media reporting at least three deaths following an explosion in a train station the country's west. dozens more were injured. the blast at a station in the home team the capital of the follicle change on region home to china's muslim week you're a minority. those timothy and at the goodwill store by chinese president. he's in penang. she's in the region's stability was quietly the whole chinese nation recent years has seen growing unrest in the area over beijing's policies toward the weak or mine or one team. human rights group in nigeria says that the more than two hundred school girls who've been kidnapped or being forced to marry the man who abducted them bunches of people demonstrated in the capital through to the saying that the nigerian government is not doing enough to find. gu

there are some in the ukraine and in eastern ukraine the first speaker is going to be janusz bugajski. he is welcomed and it is great to have you back. >> thank you for having me. >> janusz bugajski is a jack of all trades and he has his own television show. the janusz bugajski show. and he has written no less than 19 bucks on europe, russia, and the trans-atlantic relationship. and i would just give you the title of his most recent book his most recent one is conflict zones, the western balkans compared. in our next speaker will be ariel cohen. he is the senior research fellow in russian and eurasian studies and international elegy energy policy and national defense policy here at the heritage foundation. ariel cohen has served as a consultant to the executive branch and private vector with russia and central europe and central asia. finally speaking today and authentic ukrainian perspective, we are very lucky to have her as a visiting fellow hear the heritage foundation. she is a core fellow at the center for international trade and economics. she was previously at the institute of

the ukraine accused the russian government of funding and allowing these to come into the ukraine. they are studying the situation and are definitely not pleased and warned the ukraine not to go forward with this. we will have to keep an eye on that very carefully. >> thank you. let's look at u.s. reaction to the victory. bloomberg news foreign policy reporter joins us now in washington. .ell us more how will they deal with him? off to norself-made who grew up under soviet ukraine and eventually made his $1 billion in chocolate. he is known as the chocolate kang and sold cocoa beans in the 1990's and eventually validated the biggest empire in the country. he held positions in the pro-russian government and his victory was hailed by the u.s. and the eu and is seen as one russia can do business with. base head they're ready to dialogue with them but warned him against continued crackdowns in southeastern you rain. he defied that initially by continuing efforts to use top separatist's from these stabilizing. russia.liary on rom how does rush of reference i'll that? -- reconcile that?

in fact just movement in eastern ukraine. the new rule would like to see the dodge local parents to be in countries with a code share information with us authorities rusher is already in recession and financial analysts that formed the nationalist policies in a tree for ways of making russia to risky investments in two thousand and six president putin launched a crusade against gambling in restaurants going as far as calling gambling a dangerous addiction and a magnet for mini's. this led to the closure of most trusted casinos and slot machine vendors. now however president putin has announced it is his plan to create again and zoning can email the most biggest our hotel casinos as a way to promote tourism in two thousand and nine russia last ford and his own proper country and now see an opportunity in crime may have to add a fifth after spending fifty billion us dollars to create so she's sports they use for the winter olympics. many believe that turning the area into a game his own private jet to reduce this to be viable p

what if it is a key link in the ukraine ukraine on the basis of self determination and commentaries as the bridge they were still learning to use the twentieth of may it's a very crucial thing to learn to love and we will see to it. a scene in nice the time to move on to the mine. the twenty fifth of may is not for the coloration that nobody went on in my state taxes that are eaten by the private sector will be unavoidable but this time when we ask me. she sent a message to the question is which. we are the meek and the song on the ticket collector chance. in it. i know. the nation has described the bench this morning in eastern ukraine as a punitive new tool to a shindig and peaceful activists. this is yet again a gross distortion of facts ukrainian government is the right and indeed the responsibility to uphold the rule. i'm protected citizens into a tree. of course. in doing so reachable talents to serve in a proportionate and measured way. the actions undertaken this morning by ukrainian security forces in and around slowly and appeared to be just that. in an effort to relieve the

and ukraine is not a member of nato ukraine and russia are two brotherly countries right now ukraine is split russia has sympathies for the progressive forces that are resisting fascism this is understandable and if you think there is an attempt to use the situation to make nato troops a permanent feature in this region past wars and east really it's just a reza aslan is pouring fuel on the fire by placing nato troops closer to the friction border it goes against the principles of peaceful coexistence do you not to evolve to that what this nato is accusing russia of intervening in ukraine but the fact is that ukraine has been getting support from the us via n.g.o.s for yes u.s. government has admitted to investing five billion dollars into so-called civil society right now nato is actively supporting the military operation with its advice and know how we see this as an escalation nato has been doing its job political strategic interests we're not willing to accept that and we want to return back to the policy of peace we will fight for that in parliament are still to come here on r.t

that is not happening in ukraine. following the ousting or the democratic revolution in february of this year, in which their president fled the country and following that a real effort by russia to destabilize the eastern ukraine. there were importantly dissatisfaction in eastern ukraine with those events and deep suspicion of the new government in kiev from eastern ukraine, but that is different than saying separatists. that is a movement supported from a broad and the broad in this case is russia. >> given what you consider to be a concerted effort, is another round of sanctions the right move? >> my fear is that sanctions move slowly. so and what we are encountering here that every week that goes by there is a new set of facts. four months ago if i came on and said crimea is not part of ukraine. i think that the means through which took it back are not okay. so sanctions move slowly and the facts can change on the ground that is not good for ukraine and the united states and theal lies. but remains true there are

now ukraine, and how ukraine talks. boo the this subcommittee hearing is an hour and 15 minutes. in a matter of weeks, putin stole crimea, now he's onto eastern ukraine. and other members of congress were in ukraine last week and the people were rightfully concerned about putin's next move into their nation. according to press reports this kerry saidcretary that we now have intelligence revealing that operatives in taking orders directly from moscow. secretary kerry also said that russianthe same operatives from crimea and georgia have shown up in eastern ukraine. when i went to eastern ukraine one of the officials gave me a poster for what he called russians saboteurs. ukrainian and he, it's on the screen. this is a copy of the wanted poster, and he was willing to forout of his own money russian equipment that had been, it was confiscate bid ukrainians, everything from guns, rifles, to anybody that's occupying one of the ukrainian buildings without permission, he's willing to offer rewards for that, so i quitet that was interesting that they are the insurge ends in his own part

the best way out for ukraine at this stage is to have a united ukraine where you have the industrially productive east and the west the agriculturally productive west combined in one day into t. moving forward i think that's in the best interest of russia i think it's in the best interests of the us so i do see a way out absolutely it makes all the sense in the world well the problem is ukrainian government is saying that they are going to stop subsidies for their country and production. what are they hoping for are they hoping for investors. they're hoping for a us bailout ad infinitum for their perpetually failed state i mean we do know that the western half of ukraine is is an economically distant two region we do know that and i'm sure they're looking for long term u.s. government support if not european support. it's a long term problem i mean the division of ukraine is a long term problem for the e.u. and the us and the e.u. is in no position right now given the state in the eurozone it's in no position to take on that responsibility and frankly neither is the u.s. and i think if

in southern part of ukraine. the wrecks and sf again just off to the active phase of ukrainian counter operation in vs contagion. locations that happened on me. second in the set and led to confrontations and mass victims had been due to allah taking too intense and the finance but the axe. high officials of the inequality government. he was all i can come and gone the international community is stuffed with events in the best of times had been condemned by the us department of state washington called the bloc said in a house of labor unions hundred s of ridiculous and unacceptable it wanted to install onto the net all the parties must work together praying to him this statement on the capitol hill. like i was convinced that the geneva agreements must be implemented. polenta was from already called the kremlin actually on the still wild with the paint was at the prime minister at the nicholas watt said. also sunday had a big german foreign ministry. by this time my aunt called on the party's decision to name the

we are joined by kyiv, ukraine's, from washington, d.c. we're joined by roman popaduc, serving as the first american ambassador. principal at bingham consulting. >>> i'll start with you, pp president putin blasted u.s. today. is he lark out in anger -- lashing out in anger because he has to backtrack on his expansionist ideas? >> i spoke to a number of are strategists, and some of them said that russia won 2 million people in crimea but lost millions of people, 40 million people in ukraine. so in a way, even pro-kremlin experts said putin lost ukraine at this stage. >> president putin was visibly angry in talking about the u.s. and u.s. threatening more sanctions. he sarcastically asked what the justification would be. >> translator: i don't understand why. not long ago there was an earthquake in thailand and people perished maybe. we are to blame for that but civil war is broken out. but what does it have to do with us? >> have the sanctions taken their toll? >> well, first of all i'd like to address putin's comments. they're in line with

in ukraine is in fact the basket case economically at present doing that's. very weak and if you look at the destruction which is going on they're destroying the economy and so therefore there's a desperate need for key of these doing that's going to hunt leaders to come together and find some solution michel because often i'm going to go to my view here because to be followed through this crisis i don't see any sanity coming out of kiev on a on anything at all i mean what they're cutting off the water to crimea i mean don't they have better things to do you agree ok that one of the interesting thing here is number the e.u. and go ahead jump in the you and the united states have explained how russia can solve the crisis it can solve the crisis by not charging ukraine for gas can solve the crisis by a ridiculous thing at a price for gas and subsidizing that with national soul destroying just by letting the factories the fact the idea is very explicit the factories that are now expert exporting goods and services to russia can stop exporting to russia especiall

the first ukraine. the united states consider the referendum would just put that in eastern ukraine could try it unfolds the us secretary of state john kerry is convinced that moscow will continue trying to spring summer in ukraine see you on the reaction of the most intense in ukraine the story but look rather cook. moscow the contrast is the panda mei tai is bringing its amit ukraine. washington will apply sanctions. his argument was repeated by the assistance of the u s secretary of state kicker daniel and speaking in this material can be keen to stress that they cannot recognize false referendum the unsaid convinced that the instability in the present cost the trust of its agents. it is split material aid and weapons and cut in a day actions. nolan also specified that the consensus was that finance energy and defense out to impress on. the new sanctions against russia is constantly being union as well. the president of the european council haven't been on fire he said that the pressure continues to