instead announcing steps needed for reaching a truce earlier president poroshenko announced a complete end to the fighting in restive regions after a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin. let's go back to the breaking news here in r.t. ukrainian president poroshenko backtracks on his initial announcement of a full scale ceasefire in the country's east well earlier on his twitter the craning leader announced a permanent truce in the region kiev says it follows a phone conversation with ross and present president vladimir putin in which they discussed further steps to end the bloodshed in the region however vladimir putin's press secretary stress is no agreement between moscow and kiev has been reached because russia is not a party in this conflict the truce must be discussed with the self-proclaimed republics they in turn say they are ready to settle down the conflict if kiev indeed stops it says sold meanwhile u.s. president barack obama has said it's too early to judge what the truce will mean ukraine's military crackdown on antigovernment fighters has been ongoing

ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east his website now says he's only greed to discuss steps towards a truce the ukrainian leader had area announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent let's go live now to our tease paula slayer in the east ukraine for say paula some confusion then coming from kiev do you think we can actually expect some sort of pace. well the situation on the ground certainly is chaotic in that initial statement that came from kids the wording was for a permanent cease fire the word permanent has now been dropped and the phrase is a ceasefire regime now this is difficult to interpret and people here on the ground certainly are not clear about what it means what we hearing from the anti government fighters is that they're not taking this seriously they say that they are willing to reach a political settlement but they need to first have assurances from kids that it is serious about laying down arms let me remind you that there was at least one cease fire that

we finally heard from poroshenko, and he said pretty much what we expected. the peace plan is to be introduced in the next 15 minutes. and what struck me is that he was very keen to emphasize that it was his peace plan, not putins. how do you think that is going to go down in moscow? >> well, we have now had a statement from president putin, issued through his press secretary. and we also takes a bit of credit. listen to this, he says the russian presidential office welcomes to the signing of a protocol in minsk based on the outcomes of contact groups consultations dealing with the implementation of president putin and president poroshenko initiatives. moscow hopes all areas will be observed by all parties. so a little bit of credit there from the russian president. >> yeah, i suppose that is to be expected. both sides are [ inaudible ]. what do we know about the points of this plan? and the terms, the conditions, of this ceasefire? >> well, we know a lot about putin's plan, because he released this seven-point plan after he arrived in mongolia. and it's pret

says do they trust mr poroshenko because. all they've experienced recently is defacto again nature backed shelling of civilian areas over recent days they just going to forgive and forget you believe mr bush and go and as you say the allies in the shadows because certainly there will be hawks in washington and in london and in brussels who will be pleased that it is. just their eyes out showing to most fascinating timing of announcement it's going to be interesting to see the rhetoric coming out of that nato summit afshin rattansi thank you very much for your time here on r.t. international tansey that host of going underground reacting to the developing and breaking news here on r.t. into.

they are keen on independence, and that's something that poroshenko is unlikely to give them. >> thank you very much. and let's go now to the new front line that we mentioned earlier, mariupol. and harry, you were experience north last couple of hours, very heavy fighting. has calm been restored there now? >> it has. i mean, calm wasn't pretty during the day for any great stretch in time. there has been a good deal of artillery being fired into the surrounding here, in eastern mariupol, and close to the ceasefire deadline, which was underway a few minutes ago. and before that, there was an extremely heavy burst of what we believe were rockets cutting into the countryside, a couple of meters away from here, and it's where we saw an infantry group moving off in that direction. it may be that they were targeted. there's a large artillery that pulled up into the area, and they moved off again. and it seems that things have flared back to life in a serious way. but since then, other than a couple of cracks of small-arms fire, o'we have heard nothing in the last few minutes since the ceasefi

well as you say we are hearing from the ukrainian president petro poroshenko a confirmation that he says was reached between him and the russian president vladimir putin when they held talks over the phone that there was now a permanent cease fire here in eastern ukraine according to pushing close office the two leaders discussed possible measures that need to be taken to end the fighting that has gone on for the better part of five months here primarily in the regions of lugansk and in it's going to what we're being told is that kiev says that both leaders are on the same page the reaction from leaders here in the republics of the netsky and lugansk initially is the same statement that they have been given for quite some time and that is that they are willing to end the fighting they are willing to reach a diplomatic settlement but only if kiev stops with its shelling and if it shows that it really is committed to some kind of peace plan moving forward this announcement follows hot on the heels of a meeting earlier in the week between representatives from real guns going to meet scandal

poroshenko said he would call on the commanders to cease-fire. he said he hopes that might even happen later on friday. but for now, government forces and pro-russian separatists are still fighting. some units are trading fire. poroshenko has gotten behind a peace plan proposed by russian president vladimir putin. but they disagree over some points. ukrainian leaders are demanding that russian soldiers pull out of eastern ukraine. russia says their troops aren't even there. separatist fighters say they, too, are ready to lay down their arms. russia's interfax news agency quoted one separatist leader as saying that if government forces cease-fire, its side will as well. and the separatists say they'll follow up on other parts of putin's plan. they say they'll establish humanitarian corridors so civilians can move around freely and supplies can be brought in. and they're demanding that the government ban military planes from flying over areas they control. >>> let's now turn to the latest in biz with ron madison. >> it was a big day for currencies

they chose a man like poroshenko and they know what poroshenko wants. he wants a closer relationship with the u.s., a closer relationship with europe. he's fighting a war on his territory right now. he

sense we got from the website of petro poroshenko. the russians denied that they are involved in that process because they are not involved on the ground. let's try and understand a bit more about the situation. a confusing morning. actually about the intentions of president putin and this cease-fire? >> this is not as much is -- of clarification. i think what they wanted to highlight by saying that russia did not agree to the cease-fire is that russia is not a party to this conflict, as has been their position for a long time. putins important is that is backing the idea of an immediate cease-fire in ukraine, he supports the idea, and that him and poroshenko discussed toward the cease-fire in a phone call. >> tacitly, reading between the lines and having an understanding of the situation, is moscow on board with a cease-fire in eastern ukraine? >> russia does risk a new round of sanctions at the end of this week if it does not back down in eastern ukraine. it is understandable and it is important that this statement this putin backin

poroshenko said he would call on commanders to cease fire. emhe hopes that might even happen later on friday. but for now, government voices and pro-russian separatists are still fighting. some units are trading fire near the city. poroshenko has gotten behind a peace plan proposed by russian president putin but they disagree over some points. ukrainian leaders are dmanling that russian soldiers pull out of eastern ukraine. russian leaders say their troops aren't even there. >>> nato leaders want to build a broad coalition against the islamic state militants. u.s. delegates, the united nations security council are pursuing other options. they're pushing for a resolution, calling for action again foreign fighters traveling to join terrorist groups. >> we will encourage international cooperation to prevent foreign terrorist fighter travel and underscore the centrality of countering violent extremism through positive narratives and programs that give would be fighters alternatives to violence. >> powers said later this month president obama will

and this is the tweet that confirmed the news from a ukrainian president petro poroshenko saying it's. following his phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin that they have reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire. political analyst john white joins me live to talk more on this issue john thank you very much for your time. international now what do you make of the cease fire announcement is a sign that the two sides are ready to genuinely open a sincere dialogue or indeed this is hugely welcome. it's been a long time coming and it suggests that mr poroshenko of last understand that there could be a normal solution to this crisis. and he will have to gauge and go to see asians to resolve in the interests of his own people the russian people and everyone involved we just hope that some of the same seems to be emanating from kiev. moves into brussels and almost certainly into thinking all mr rasmussen the secretary general of nato who we said pronouncements and bellicose statements have been absolutely disgraceful with regard to need to expand the creation of oxford

petro poroshenko said to congress blankets don't win wars. the pictures is worth more than a thousand words. is it or does poroshenko need weaponry and more military back up? >> look, i think all the supports that we can give to ukraine is helpful. and financial support is very helpful. support getting through the winter and helping ukraine solve it's energy dependence on russia is absolutely crucial. what i think president poroshenko is emphasizing this week in washington, in ottawa is that we must not be fooled into complacency. poroshenko is a moderate. he describes himself as the leader of the party of peace in ukraine. you know, he's the guy who has done this compromised deal with russia, but he's concerned, and i think rightly, there could be a further russian push. we need to listen to that. everyone wants this problem to just go away. there are so many other problems in the world. you're talking on your show about the problems of the western middle class. that's all true. but the world doesn't go away just because we want it to. >> th

president obama meeting with president of ukraine petro poroshenko. let's take a look. >> it is a great pleasure to welcome president poroshenko to the oval office. he and i have been working together a lot over the last several months and as i told him personally and i want to repeat publicly, i think his leadership has been absolutely critical at a very, very important time in ukraine's history. obviously we have watched over the last several months as the people of ukraine have declared their desire for a sovereign independence economic and foreign policy that promises them freedom and prosperity and self-determination. and president poroshenko's recollection represented those aspirations of the ukrainian people. unfortunately we have also seen russian aggression first in crimea and most recently in portions of eastern ukraine that have not only violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country but have also been designed to undermine these critical reform efforts that have been taking place in ukraine. i am very proud that the unit

proposes steps for peace between warring sides phone conversation with president poroshenko and show they see. the crisis seen differently by the u.s. leader says russia of it nor a diplomatic solution. of the elements russian. speakers killed a month after going missing while covering ukraine come from. washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is currently off and. just joining us is nine pm here in moscow want to know in the developments in crane to tell you about tonight first of president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace today he's ideas follow a conversation that the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of the phone call have been released though a correspondent in a coach never was more of what is so. we're all there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop the military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and militias should do the s

ok thank you that's been a quarter of a well president poroshenko backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the east his website now says he's only agreed to discuss steps towards a truce ukrainian leader. on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent correspondent paula slay is his we explain what this might mean. paula can we expect some sort of form is it viable. well there's a lot of confusion here in eastern ukraine we haven't had any official reaction to the comments made by the russian president there are some radical voices or more radical voices i should say who are calling for this military operation by the anti government fighters against the ukrainian army to continue and they say that they cannot and will not negotiate with the kiev government but of course they will need to be some kind of dialogue for some kind of ceasefire to be reached and in that respect the considerations on the points put forward by the way the russian president will be taken heed of now earlier they will make statements that were coming out of the kiev government in

steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president poroshenko showed they see eye to eye. at all for tonight the crisis is seeing differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions. and. russian journalist andre standing has been confirmed killed among the going missing while covering the plane come. on washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is apparently all thank. you thanks for being with us international money kevin our first in this president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their phone call have been released but our correspondent in a coach never has more on what is known so far. overall there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and mili

west was not being honest toward poroshenko, not being honest toward poroshenko because it knew the moment that vladimir putin decided to commit russian forces to protect this rebellion, the west was faced with two choices. one of which was to either arm ukraine, the other was to tell ukraine to surrender this territory, creating what is called a frozen conflict. what it really means is the zone of russian occupation inside your country, which excludes you from ever joining nato and probably also the eu. >> what do you think when you hear estonia wants a military base of nato right there in their own country, given what president putin's reaction has been to nato being on russia's doorstep in the past, what would the response be? would that have a calming effect or would it have an exacerbating effect? >> well, we have to realize that -- we got to realize that when you talk about russians and talk about vladimir putin, a very big difference. so every year in moscow there is a nationalist march, called the march. and for the previous ten years, this march, very big, nationalist, has never c

ukrainian president petro poroshenko says the bulk of russian forces in his country have withdrawn. >> his country's intelligence services estimate 70% of russian soldiers have left ukrainian territory. poroshenko said the withdrawal bolstered the chances of a lasting cease-fire with government troops and kremlin-backed separatist saying the truce is holding. the president's promise of more of china me for eastern ukraine has helped ease the conflict. standing by in the ukrainian capital is our correspondent, simon young, with the latest details. great to see you. what would a cease-fire look like -- not a cease-fire, excuse me, and autonomy in the east look like in practice? >> president poroshenko has offered what he is calling a special status for the rebel held areas in the east of the country, and he says he will bring in a draft bill to that effect in the ukrainian parliament as soon as next week, but at the same time, he has in the sized that ukraine will remain an integral state. what he is not offering is a federal restructuring of the country, and of course, certainly not th

tweak by poroshenko move the market. how many times do you see that? because theess just ukraine and russia is no longer a strategic partner. it will change the whole way we are viewing this part of the world. and the ukraine on the ground, we will not see it as it was. directionmoving in a that we are going to be challenged for years to come. >> re: going to end up with the ukraine where we see much more partomy from the eastern under a russian sphere of influence? >> definitely a new accommodation will be reached just because the situation is sustainable. the sanctions we are applying is the last resort, even though -- you have seen they move the market in a way we haven't seen. including the fact for the first time we have a massive push toward the country that is more or less integrated in the world economy system. appliedthe sanctions before were two countries that were marginal. russia is not marginal. from this perspective, the arsenal of tools that we have will be in play. maybe it will not be one melody. we need the sin city and the orchestra

they chose a man like poroshenko and they know what poroshenko wants. he wants a closer relationship with the u.s., a closer relationship with europe. he's fighting a war on his territory right now. he calls it a russian invasion. his troops were doing well against russia's forces until a couple weeks ago, pro-russian sen tifts until russia sent in russian forces, artillery units and so on and helped push them back. this is a country in a precarious situation now and he's coming for help. he wants more lethal military aid, not the body armor and mreas the u.s. has been sending the this point. he wants tougher sungss against russia. it's the view of ukrainian officials that the sanctions by europe and the u.s. have been too weak and too slow. they want real penalties to change russia's behavior. will he get that here? it doesn't seem likely. the administration seems satisfied with its policies so far, but i think you can hear, carol, you will hear in this pitch to congress an appeal for stronger aid, more robust aid. >> explain this to me. it wasn't so l

steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president poroshenko showed they see eye to eye. but the crisis is seen differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions also a russian journalist on the case then and has been confirmed killed a month after going missing while covering the ukrainian conflict. and washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is apparently off then. with r.t. international now president putin has suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their conversation hasn't been released or correspondent in of course has more now on russia's plan for all there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop the military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and militias should do the same to the air for stop

poroshenko said he would call on commanders to cease fire. emhe hopes that might even happen later on friday. but for now, government voices and pro-russian separatists are still fighting. some units are trading fire near the city.

it's my view that if you look at president poroshenko's plan, it is going to take sometime to implement. and the consequence for us to move forward, based on what is currently happening on the ground with sanctions, while acknowledging that if in fact the elements of the plan that has been signed are implemented, then those sanctions could be lifted is a more likely way for us to ensure that there's followthrough. but that's something that obviously we'll consult closely with our european partners to determine. i do want to point out though that the only reason that we're seeing this ceasefire at this moment is because of both the sanctions that are already been applied, and the threat of further sanctions, which are having a real impact on the reduction economy, and have isolated russia in a way that we have not seen in a very long time. the path for russia to rejoin the community of nations that respects international law is still there. and we encourage president putin to take it. but the unity and the firmness that we have seen in the transatlantic alliance in supporting ukraine in

because poroshenko said it could be left to the people to decide. so that's one for the future really. >> peter you have been following this story for us now for sometime, but what is the political impact on putin there of this crisis in eastern ukraine? >> reporter: well putin's popularity has never really been greater. a month ago he was coming in with 82%, which is unheard of, really, for the leader of a country. but i must say that when they did a poll just recently, that discovered two interesting things, one that the mass of russian people totally support the separatists and the rebels in eastern ukraine, but only 5% were interested or would even permit an invasion or a massive incursion by russia. it's just not on the cards, and even people down on the border, i spoke to one man, he said, look, it is a civil war. it has nothing to do with us. and if russia plows into ukraine it will be world war iii. there's no support for a mass russian invasion of the country. >> yeah, you recently went down to the russian/ukraine border, peter. you were ta

in the last few minutes, poroshenko has been speaking to bbc stephen sackur. just finished that interview. let's see that now. >> how confident are you that a lasting ceasefire in eastern ukraine is now within reach? >> that's one of the most difficult questions. i'm not confident. i'm confident that ukraine as a state and me as a ukrainian leader are doing everything possible to have a peace in my country. i do my best to stop the war, to stop the massacre against ukrainian civilians and ukrainian forces. >> it seems to me you know what it does mean massacre and you know what does it mean war. you know how difficult it is for us. this is not just question of economic difficulties that exist. social difficulties and danger and risks. this is the possible catastrophe if the war will continue. if more and more russian troops be on my territory. if people from the donetsk and luhansk can be suffered from this attack and from this point of view. i think that the initiative ukraine supported by the whole world supported by people. 100% people wants a peace. >> that

poroshenko wants more. >> i strongly encourage the united states to give ukraine a special security. we should reflect the highest level of interaction with nonnato ally. >> question, is president obama likely to give president poroshenko the special security he wants by declaring ukraine a major nonnato ally of the united states? mort zuckerman. >> no, i don't think he will. i don't think this president has the -- he has come to the conclusion if he's not going to go very far for the reason you stated. he does not want to arouse the rath of the russians in this particular context. i think this is a dangerous position for us to take, because it does, once again, give putin the sense that he can push us back and we will not respond in an area where he has an interest and we have an interest. >> obama, president obama wants to give mr. putin an exit ramp. do you understand? >> i do understand. >> that's not bad. >> it isn't. >> as far as playing the universal game. >> that's on the exception he is looking for an exit ramp rather than an entrance. >> that's what i'm doing. >> he's doing

ukrainian poroshenko is carefully optimistic with the peace talks in minsk. partially tested treatment of an experimental ebola medicine to deal with the virus. and she will be forever known for classic putdowns, pioneer comedian joan rivers pathway at the age of 81. that is a look at the headlines. it's time now for web news. >> as seen in these amateur videos currently circulating online, hundreds of people protested on monday, september 1 . the march was organized to organize the local justice system to investigate the death of the teenager that was shot on the 24th by the police officer whose name has not been revealed. they are using social networks in their endeavors. many are using the hash tag #justiceforroshad and some are drying -- are drying a link between this case and that of michael brown. they're also demanding the name of the agent that was accused in the shooting that caused macintosh to lose his life. others are urging people to reflect first and foremost on the pain suffered by his loved ones. this is the case of the authors of these messag

after that, we heard a very short statement from president poroshenko who claimed that there had been an agreement on a permanent cease-fire in the donbass in eastern ukraine. he talked about mutual understanding had been reached on the steps needed to achieve peace. well, after that, we heard again from the kremlin. the kremlin denied there had been an agreement on a cease-fire, because as the kremlin pointed out, russia is not a party to this conflict. despite the growing evidence in recent days that russia is a party to the conflict, and that there has been increased russian military activity across the border in eastern ukraine. nevertheless, moscow maintains it is not involved in the military conflict in eastern ukraine and therefore could not agree to a cease-fire. and i noticed a few minutes ago looking at the website of president poroshenko there has been one small change in his brief statement, the word permanent seems to have disappeared and now that statement says an agreement was reached on a cease-fire. so really, we're none the wiser. we're not sure whether the statement

international kiev says that president poroshenko has announced a permanent cease fire in the east of ukraine the statement follows a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin it's believed that the two leaders discussed steps to end the bloodshed and violence in the eastern regions has been carrying out a military crackdown on anti-government fighters that for five months but we will be bringing you more details as soon as we get them but that's the news big news coming into us here at r.t. international breaking as we speak. meanwhile in eastern ukraine these aerial images show the remains of a village in the dawn yes region devastated by a military campaign at least fifteen hundred people used to live there now as you can see it's empty and houses lie in ruins nearby villages and towns are still being bombed despite anti government forces pushing the army out. followed the fighters on one of their missions. with the anti-government fighters in the outskirts of the town of you know via square traveling two way they think they might still be ukrainian soldiers hiding w

if i'm poroshenko, i'll have a cease-fire, too, for different reasons. i think we have to look through this and say, well, what does it really mean? russia is a federation. if they can get two more federated republics, they win. obviously, it's a knee jerk reaction by markets. the cease-fire is good for people on the ground. they're the real victims of all this. we understand that. but it looks like putin is getting what he wants. >> james, you're going to stick around along with larry. we're going a for a quick break. we're expecting a slight move to the upside even though that hasn't been confirmed. we needed 30 new hires for our call center. i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. [ female announcer ] need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot easier. [ female announcer ] over 100,000 busin

today, president obama meets with ukrainian president petro poroshenko. and we will have a sneak peek at jaguars new class. to our viewers here in the united states and those of you joining us from around the world, welcome. we have the stocks send stories making headlines. peter cook has the fallout from the fed meeting and news conference. thee hyman is monitoring alibaba ipo. asked forpresident u.s. military aid. the details of this aid package that president poroshenko was seeking? a jointnt before session of congress making an emotional appeal, saying we appreciate the help we have already gotten from the american government, but frankly speaking, we will not win a war with blankets and night vision goggles. we need you to's debt but their game and bring into military assistance. -- we need you to step up your game and bring in military assistance. approved annt also aid package for equipment that the ukrainians made. >> i'm sure it's more than just a photo op. peoplet is underscoring in the united states and for the audience in russia and in kiev th

yesterday in a phone call between vladimir putin, the russian president and poroshenko, the ukrainian president. they agreed on the conditions with which a cease-fire would be put in place. the conditions include the pulling out of troops, end of military action, the establishment of humanitarian corridor where victims can get out and humanitarian aid can get in. international monitors in place to make sure these conditions are met. yesterday, mr. poroshenko said he was optimistic and openful that these conditions and a cease-fire could be established as early as friday, tomorrow, and all sides of this conflict would meet again. however, late last night, prime minister seemed to criticize the plan saying it was a ploy by moscow to buy more time for the rebels in southeastern ukraine to avoid more sanctions. all eyes onhesanctions. all eyes on them to see if all sides can hammer out a cease-fire. >> within the next 24 hours, we should know whether the possibility for this specific deal are in place. reza sayah in kiev trying to clarify a murky situation. i appreciate your help. right n

petro poroshenko says he expects this deal to be signed at 2:00 p.m. local time. once that happens he says he will immediately call for an end to military operations by ukrainian forces and then rebel leaders say if they observe that ukrainian troops have heeded the cease-fire an hour later at 3:00 p.m. they will stop fighting as well, natalie. so all eyes on 2:00 p.m. local time. it's about 4 1/2 hours from now. to see if indeed this cease-fire agreement is signed in minsk, belarus, and then we wait to see if it's effective, if it means that the fighting will finally end for now in southeastern ukrai ukraine. >> all right. because there are even more reports of people still trying to get out of harm's way because we continue to forget all the people whose lives have been just wrecked by this continued fighting. reza sayah there for us in kiev, watching developments. we hope you have good news later on today. thanks, reza. >>> all right. we turn again to our other top story, the death of comedian joan rivers. the quick witted comedian known for her sharp tongue an

here's a statement released from poroshenko's office. the result of the conversation was an agreement on a full cease-fire in a region in south ukraine where this conflict unfolded. and on steps that would lead to peace. then we waited to hear from the pro-russian rebels in southeastern ukraine. we haven't heard from them yet, but again, the russian agency interfax reporting that the pro-russian rebels have also agreed to a cease-fire in southern ukraine. again, we don't know all the details of this meeting but what's surprising, john, up until this report, these two leaders with hurling accusations and veiled insults, but indications now that the two sides have agreed to a cease-fire. now, we watch the battlefield to see how this impacts the battlefield. and if indeed the fighting stops in southeastern ukraine. >> now, the rhetoric had been heating up, reza, as you pointed out. so if the cease-fire does hold it would be dramatic events on the ground. reza, i should tell you we're maybe minutes or so away from hearing from president obam

the leaders are going to be briefed by poroshenko. what type of message is that going to send to russia? >> i think they're going to approve this rapid response force. they already have one, this is a very, very rapid response force, called the spearhead force. 4,000 troops can move in two days notice. the idea is to deter president putin and assure nato members, eastern european nations which border russia who are now deeply concerned for their own security. that is why this is going to be put in place. they hope it will send a clear message to moscow. >> these summits are known for tough talk. a new op ed have david cameron and president obama saying the islamic state group must be faced. are the nato members ready to do that? >> well, not just the nato members, but other countries who are here, like australia, some of the regional countries. the king of jordan is here, which borders iraq and syria. you have the president of turkey, also one of those countries in that region and a nato member, so wide ranging discussions, talking of

so in wales we'll meet as an alliance with president poroshenko to show that our 28 nations are united in support of ukraine's sovereignty and right to defend its territory. now ukraine needs more than words. nato needs to make concrete commitments to help ukraine modernize and strengthen its security forces, and by the way, we have to do more to help other nato partners, including georgia and moldova, strengthen their defenses as well. [ applause ] and we must reaffirm the principle that has always guided our alliance. for countries that meet our standards and that can make meaningful contributions to allied security, the door to nato membership will remain open. the actions of ukraine and russia have provoked dark tactics from europe's past that ought to be consigned to a distant history, masked men storming buildings, soldiers without flags slipping across the border, violence sending families fleeing and killing thousands, including 300 men, women and children across the world when that airliner was shot out of the sky. in the face of violence that seems intractable, and suffering

but just as urgent for poroshenko's government is the need to shore up a struggling economy. on tuesday, ukrainian lawmakers cheered approval of a landmark deal for closer economic and political links with the european union. which russian pres. vladimir putin has adamantly opposed behind closed doors, they also passed laws giving amnesty to rebels and and temporary self- rule for the eastern areas of luhansk and donetsk. those measures have faced criticism in kiev as tacitly accepting russian aggression. but, they're in accordance with a ceasefire agreement signed on september five after months of heavy fighting. russia is party to the deal, even though it continues to deny its involvement or the presence of russian troops inside ukraine. meanwhile, a rebel commander in donetsk said this week the separatist regions do not want to be a part of ukraine, nor join russia either, at least for now. commander of rebel vostok battalion, alexander khodakovsky. >> we found ourselves between 'a rock and a hard place. we cannot stay with ukraine for ideological reasons, we cannot be wit

the language is interesting today from president poroshenko. the fact that he may not get this territory back. >> i would like to pick up on that. from comments last night, it sounds as though president poroshenko has accepted that lujan and donetsk will not be one back. is that the widely accepted view of the ukrainian people? >> think it is accepted. -- i don't think is accepted. they do not like the idea, but the rebels have a very strong grip. they have sophisticated weaponry and are very organized, and they are locked down in all those areas. a believe very much that they -- they believe very much that they control those regions. and we have seen the ukrainian military has tried to take them on before and failed. it seems impossible that they could take those areas back. this is not what the ukrainian government wants. it believes this is its own sovereign territory and it does not want to let it go, but right now, there seems to be no movement on either side. >> as the options diminish for the kiev government, katie logan for us in the ca

poroshenko was invited in a show of solidarity. the government has issued a security alert in several states after the al qaeda leader announced the formation of a south asian branch of his group. >>> the nigerian islamist group boko haram has seized control of the town bama near the border cameroon near the state of borno. in are reported to have been killed. >> it was quite confusing this week. bama this, town which is not far from the main city in the northeast, we're hearing from there that many residents, thousands of residents have fled the town. the military earlier in the week said they were holding it. now the senator for the area has told bbc that there are boko haram fighters patrolling the streets of bama so it's effectively under their control now. he said the insurgents seized the town from the nigerian military after a fierce battle. he said the soldiers tried to defend it. in the end it failed to boko haram. s the latest in the string of towns across the northeast that have fallen to boko haram. what seems to be a r

. >> european -- ukrainian president etra poroshenko visited the city of morrow paul that was shelled reportedly over the weekend by rebels. >> in the meantime, the european union is expected to slap more sanctions on russia for aiding separatist's. >> we will have more on that from brussels in just a moment. but first, this report on the fledgling truce on the ground. >> ukrainian president petro poroshenko made a surprise visit to mariupol, a flashpoint in the conflict. he sang the national anthem with steelworkers. then he gave a stirring speech. >> we will protect our city, our region, and our nation. we will not give up one bit of ukrainian land. we are fighting for our independence. >> the residents of this village outside mariupol put up sandbags as protection against possible skirmishes. a cease-fire is still in effect, but locals are worried that separatists may overrun towns on their way to mariupol. eu officials met in brussels to discuss sanctions against russia. the bloc once room to maneuver. >> if there is a lasting cease-fire and peaceful negotiations start, we are pre

poroshenko's press office released a statement. it says he had a phone conversation with putin, and the two leaders agreed on a cease-fire regime. it also says they reached mutual understanding on the steps toward establishing peace. a spokesperson for putin said the two leaders largely share views on ways out of the crisis. there are no details available yet on how it will take effect. poroshenko and putin failed to agree to a cease-fire when they met last week. >>> some new ministers in the reshuffled cabinet of prime minister shinzo abe will meet to follow through on the main priority. ron madison joins us with more on that from the business desk. >> the prime minister certainly hopeful that this cabinet shake-up will help to push through his economic policies. the prime minister has really made it his mission to revive the economy and drag japan out of deflation and his efforts may be paying off. investors have driven up the nikkei index by more than 50% since he returned to the prime minister's office, and consumer prices have

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ukrainian president petro poroshenko says he's ready to take significant steps to ensure peace including decentralizing power from the government in kiev. the last cease-fire in eastern ukraine back in june broke down after ten days. senior international correspondent matthew chance is live in moscow for us on this story. and reza ceya is in kiev. to matthew in a minute. let's go to you, reza, because finally a cease-fire is holding. it's looking good so far. >> reporter: yeah. so far, so good, it seems with the cease-fire, natalie. it's a little after 11:00 a.m. local time here in ukraine. that means for the past 17 hours, there's been calm in the conflict zone. right around 6:00 p.m. yesterday when this cease-fire went into effect, there were some reports of shellings and explosions, but it's not clear if that happened right before the cease-fire went into effect or right after. nevertheless, since that time, we've had calm and no reports of fighting overnight. the cease-fire signed yesterday in belarus, that's where all key players, all key actors who are either directly or indirectly

they will meet poroshenko today and they will discuss how to help a non-nato country. look for a coalition of the willing to provide military assistance. that is not something the alliance would do. agreeing toountries send weapons to the ukraine. there is one thing where there inms to be more unanimity assisting countries in eastern europe and the baltic's. they were telegraphed by the secretary-general going into this and they want to have a force of troops to be deployed. they would not be based in eastern europe. deal -- struck a deal in 97. they. short of that. they talked about the islamic state and what can be done to counter the islamic state. a very busy schedule. >> that is a busy schedule that will be talking about. give us a sense of what will be discussed. we heard from them yesterday and it does not seem clear. surprising if they did ask for clarification of what the peace plan vladimir putin says he has. he talked about it on a trip to mongolia and stole the headlines. says heian president has agreed with the ukrainian president and they will discuss it

poroshenko is seeking more military assistance to help battle russian backed rebels that have taken over parts of eastern ukraine. so far, the u.s. provided about $60 million in assistance to the ukraine military. he will also meet with president obama later this afternoon. we will continue to monitor what the ukrainian president says and bring you an update in a few minutes. >>> our first focus is on today's high stakes vote in the senate on a key part of the president's strategy to defeat isis terrorists. this comes after a rare vote of bipartisan approval on president obama's plan to arm and train syrian rebels, ahead of the dramatic vote, the white house went full tilt in selling the strategy with president obama doubling down on his no boots on the ground promise, while his top lieutenant, secretary of state john kerry and homeland security security secretary jay johnson brief lawmakers on the threat posed by isis. >> want to thank in particular speaker boehner, democratic leader nancy pelosi for showing us that when it comes to america's national security, america is united. i very