vladimir putin is a common criminal dressed up as a head of state. that is the kind of person we are dealing with. how does one deal with that? there are a number of ways. the sanctions that have been introduced are biting. yes, they are having effect. the russian economy has been hit. we are seeing the oligarchs lost billions in the value of their assets. we saw the russian currency, the rouble knows dived. is that enough? >> no, there needs to be more. we need further sanctions. what kind? with iran, when the united states and the world switched off the the interbank payment system, the swift, it got iran quickly to the negotiating table. if we talk about switching off swift, this important interbank payment system for russia, i am sure that would have a massive effect on the russians, and vladimir putin will see that the west is serious. >> andy joins us from london. thank you for being was. we'll be back with more "inside story" after a short break. when we come back, opposing views on how the world got here, and what the take holders have to do

vladimir putin is a common criminal dressed up as a head of state. that is the kind of person we are dealing with. how does one deal with that? there are a number of ways. the sanctions that have been introduced are biting. yes, they are having effect. the russian economy has been hit. we are seeing the oligarchs lost billions in the value of their assets. we saw the russian currency the rouble knows dived. is that enough? >> no, there needs to be more. we need further sanctions. what kind? with iran when the united states and the world switched off the the interbank payment system the swift, it got iran quickly to the negotiating table. if we talk about switching off swift, this important interbank payment system for russia i am sure that would have a massive effect on the russians and vladimir putin will see that the west is serious. >> andy joins us from london. thank you for being was. we'll be back with more "inside story" after a short break. when we come back opposing views on how the world got here and what the take holders have to do if peac

vladimir putin. india's finance minister present the first full budget of the government, headed by prime minister narendra modi. it includes health insurance for india's poor. >>> back to the top story - a political analyst and former russian diplomat - a lot of speculation about a political motive for boris nemtsov's killing. >> in russia there's quite a lot of versions about the reason why boris nemtsov, himself, was killed. me personally am sharing political reasons, because he was a political figure one of two or three main political groups that criticize vladimir putin, and russian government this year. i don't think that he is so popular through threatens the regime, or vladimir putin's government. oath it's some kind of provocation. boris, himself, was a close friend of all ukranian presidents. and now petro porashenko he was a close friend and close ally to ukrainian leaders. it is one of the reasons, and he was killed in the breach with ukranian girl was strolling in the street late at nigh

but nothing seems to stop vladimir putin. >> that's a good point. i think that what this is going to do is harden feelings in europe and the united states about russia because, in fact nemtsov of well known in western european capitals well known in washington. he spoke very good english. he had been around for a long time. this was not an obscure figure. this of somebody that people out of russia knew. and when they see this happening in such a cold-blooded calculated way in the dead of night, in the shadow of the kremlin, it will reinforce a sense of animosity or distance in the move between russia and the rest of the world. i don't think it helps russia in the sense of patching thing up with what's going on. it may have the opposite effect. >> the white house condemned what it calls the brutal murder of boris nemtsov. president obama is calling on the russian government to conduct a prompt impartial, and transparent investigation of the murder and ensure those responsible are brought to justice. mr. obama also said he admired nemtsov's courageous

not from us but pakistan. >> vladimir putin has allies in europe a right-wing hungarian prison. >> vladimir putin is not welcome in the european capital. he was treated like an old friend. the visit was hailed as a success. the two reached agreements on gas. they were waiting for gas to come its way. >> actually implementing part of the south through turkey. we can use the agreement to join serbia and other part ners. this visit has not gone unnoticed. there are critical voices in europe sighing victor is talking to the young guy. the arguments go to countries are into dependency and that it's a strategy to divide europe. >> to make that point, some tested on the eve of the visit, showing austerity with ukraine. they were unhappy about orban's domestic policies. >> i don't like the eastern direction of hungary, becoming friends with vladimir putin. >> mr vladimir putin has shown while they are looking for a unified front against perceived aggression. he has allies in europe. hungry's government is doing what is best for hungary. >> a 3-day summit is under way. they are trying to stop young

he is a former deputy prime minister, a long-time critic of vladimir putin. dana lewis has more from london. >> it is a shock not only to me as a correspondent who has covered boris and interviewed him many times, starting as far back in the 1990s, when he was the deputy prime minister under boris yeltsin until the time he ran for a mayor in sochi, to expose corruption in the olympics, and trying to start a real opposition movement from sochi, that would have free media and free speech in russia to criticize the kremlin vladimir putin, which he has done for the last two decades. he is i think, the tallest, highest profile political opposition figure in russia. the timing is extremely sinister. he was about to be working on a report. it is said that directly it points the finger at vladimir putin, for pulling the trigger on the events in ukraine, causing the events in ukraine, and putting troops into ukraine, despite vladimir putin's denials, and told a magazine this month, earlier this month, boris told a russian naga zone that he feared for his life because

vladimir putin signed economic deals in hungary. we have this report. >> reporter: vladimir putin is not welcome at some european capitals. in budapest he was treated like an old friend. the prime minister hailed the visit as a success for hungry. the two reached agreement on gas and other deals. vladimir putin hinted if only hungary was willing, more cheap gas could come their way. we can use the agreement to join hungary with serbia and other partners. >> this visit is not unnoticed. there are critical voices saying that victor is talking to the young guy. vladimir putin had more officials sanctioned by the e.u. over ukraine. the argument goes that he is trying to tie countries like hungary into dependency, energy dependency, it's a strategy to divide europe. to make that point, 2,000 people protested on the eve of the visit to show solidarity with ukraine. hungary's disrupted gas supplied to its neighbour. they were unhappy about orban's domestic policies. >> becoming friends with vladimir putin, taking on his idea >>> vladimir p

nemtsov was a thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin. but in the 90s boris nemtsov was very much part of the russian political establishment. he was elected to parliament in 1990 and then seven years later he became a deputy prime minister under the watch of president boris yeltsin. in the last few years he had become a prominent critic of the russian leadership. >> he is a man of principle. he stood up for the values in favor of ordinary people, having their say in the way that russia should develop in the need which i think is very profound need for any country to have a dialogue between the rulers and the ruled. so in general yes you might call that justice. >> nemtsov refused to be silenced. he tried to expose corruption in the run up to last year's sochi olympics. and more recently he had been a leading voice against russia's alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern ukraine. in the hours before his murder, nemtsov, who had four children, gave his last radio interview using it to once again call for political reform. he had bee

vladimir putin to look at. and door number one is the reauthorization of minsk, and i think it will have to provide for ukrainian sovereignty and territoriality, and a certain amount, of course, of autonomy. >> they have not agreed on sanctions. >> vladimir putin is a hard man. deeply dug in. he is now married to his policies, and to some extent, one of the great problems we have in the present situation is there appears to be growing rigidity on both the sides. the president said of course that it was a vladimir putin's aggressiveness that was driving germany and the united states the united states and europe closer together, and i think he is exactly right but we have to find a way of seeing whether there is a diplomatic door at this stage or not, and much of that depends on the mood of vladimir putin. he has dug a hole, and is the latter big enough to get him out, and is there a latter -- a ladder? >> thank you very much. hsbc is at the center of a global row about tax evasion after documents have been relea

and vladimir putin, if there's no peace deal they'll pay a price. talking about increased sanctions from the u.s. and the european union. there was no talk about providing defensive weapons to president obama. they are under pressure essentially they are saying to vladimir putin, if you don't do a deal. you'll pay for it financially in the short term. >> they were reporting that the ukranian president said that ukraine is prepared to introduced martial law in all regions, as the crisis in the east goes. the prospect of the intructed of martial law. there's more on that as we follow the process that it gets under way in minsk. in the meantime we'll look at our other main story, a situation in yemen there. the country is on the brink of civil war. houthi rebels consolidate their hole. they have been attending talks involving the rival groups in the capital sanaa. >> the situation is a result of previous situations. violent and militant groups in the south. they are all negative indications. we stress the need for all parties concerned to look at the p

the leaders of germany and france will arrive in moscow to meet with russia's president vladimir putin. angela merkel has promised to use all her power to get president putin to sign a peace plan. let's go live to moscow. you've got president hollande saying he wants not only a ceasefire, but a comprehensive peace agreement as soon as possible and angela merkel saying she doesn't even know if it is possible to get a ceasefire. what kind of reception will they get in moscow? >> when they get here, they were supposed to be arriving about this time, but running slightly late. when they get here, they'll drive straight into moscow and into a meeting with vladimir putin. ellis to what they've got to say and offer a plan of his own. he has submitted that plan to

boris nemtsov was a fierce critic of vladimir putin. he was gunned down. >>> india national prime minister narendra modi, revealed a budget which including health insurance for the country's poor. >>> a last minute vote in congress averted a partial shutdown of the department of homeland security. >>> greece will not be looking for a third pailout. backlash against syriza party. john siropolous reports. >> this is the first antigovernment protest in athens since the election, and it's coming from syriza's left the communist party. it is still legally and politically bound by the same austerity straight jacket as its socialist and conservative predecessors. >> the previous government commitments became this government's commitments. there were a few changes in words. we no longer have a trickya troika, but getting rid of expensive cars and so on. >> the communists only took 5.5% of the vote in january but syriza was once even smaller. it is position ising itself as the new antias you tears vehicle like ser syriza good. they want greece t

just out of shot is the russian president vladimir putin. we do understand that he has according to two sources, that is the a.p. news agency and russian tv, he has said in the last few minutes that there will be a ceasefire. a ceasefire in eastern ukraine starting it at midnight on saturday. a massive delegation inside the presidential palace in belarus. president poroshenko there meeting and greeting not for the first time the russian president vladimir putin. and this was the location where we were expecting to hear any announcement after all-night talks involve the leaders of france germany ukraine and russia. and we were told early on there were a couple of sticking points well, more than just a couple of sticking points, but at one point the ukrainian president petro poroshenko describing russian conditions for any kind of ideal as unacceptable. so we'll go back to that as soon as we get a signal that they are about to say something. >>> president obama's request formally to authorize military force against isil could face opposition i

, but vladimir putin has to take an offramp. we are committed to the sovereignty and integrity of ukraine. >> reporter: kerry and biden continued to say ukraine has right to defend itself but they have the right to stop short of conditions of an all-out war. now some are calling on the u.s. to provide that lethal aid. >> erin mcpike, thank you. >>> dhs secretary jeh johnson says this is not the time to play politics with funding for homeland security. some are trying to reverse the actions on immigration on any spending bill for homeland security. dhs funding dries up in three weeks. the secretary says if this happens, 30,000 dhs workers will have to are furloughed. >> just say well we will just make them come to work without pay. first of all, that is a challenge for the men and women working in my department. then this means furloughing 30,000 in our department and cutting back on our operations to pursue homeland security. this is not a situation to make light of in these challenging times. we need a fully funded department.

have a heavy lift, having to convince vladimir putin to budge. there has been no signs that he has any plan to budge whatsoever. ryan chilcote is in moscow looking back over a darkened kremlin. he has been -- reporting on the content area ever since it began. does anyone have any hope of anything to happen in that building behind you this afternoon? ryan: the hopes are not high -- i guess the hopes are high, but the expectations are low, kisses conflict, if you will, -- conflict -- this conflict, if you will, has been going on for a year. we have had a lot of peace talks -- not just in moscow today, but in minsk, the capital of belarus, in milan. the last time angela merkel solved vladimir putin in normandy, and even in geneva going back to the summer. none of those talks have actually produced a lasting peace. it is not clear what the french and german leaders are bringing to moscow today -- if it is anything the russian president is prepared to accept. stephanie: father there any real prospect to a deal -- that's the honest -- are there any rea

. >> he's on the speck truck of vladimir putin. >> yes. there the foreign policy here. if you need to do things with putin, you don't want to be in a big state affair but more of a one-on-one situation somewhere else. you don't generally want to do that? not doing it in the big room. do you think that's a strategy we pursue regardless of the conclusions of this report? >> yeah. yeah. i mean you took the words out of my mouth. i don't know what leaders take it to discuss fine points of policy. no i don't think we do. vladimir putin likes being sur round surrounded by people. think about the olympics a year ago. he loves that stuff. in terms of discussing sensitive matters of foreign policy, i don't think there's any leader in the world you would talk to in a loud crowded space. >> he also sang on blueberry hill. do you remember that? >> not exactly the behavior of someone who does not like big crowds. but then i don't know. go ahead dr. frank. >> can i say? >> go ahead. everybody does have -- a lot of people have certain traits interesting to watch. like, for instance, r

what other means can be put in place to change vladimir putin's calculus. >> reporter: the so-called lethal defensive weapons include antitank missiles stopping a tank in its tracks. tracking radar, that can stop fire and return fire. and anti-aircraft systems that can shoot down spy drones that have been providing intelligence. on the munich conference on security problems john mccain argued while there may be no military solution there is a military dimension. >> how long can vladimir putin sustain a war that he tells his people is not happening. >> at the same conference angela merkel voiced a firm opposition. standing next to president obama at the white house, lee merklinger made clear the two leaders could agree to disagree. >> no matter what we decide the alliance between the united states and europe will continue to stand, or continue to be solid even though there are certain issues we don't always agree. many feel betrayed by the u.s. which was a signatory to russia for the agreement under which in return for achoournss sovereignty would be expected. ukraine gave up its enti

egypt has rolled out the red carpet for vladimir putin. there are pictures all over cairo of his face. there are newspapers talking about how he is the hero of his age. vladimir putin in return gave al sisi a gift, a special gift of a ka kalashnikov rifle in return. >> thank you rory. that's rory challenge our correspondent live in moscow. we go to our correspondent actually in eastern ukraine in donetsk. charles, you've been in the region you've seen what's happening on the ground. what is the situation there? we heard of rocket attacks but there are other incidents taking place in the region. >> that's right. we've just returned from a town which is close to -- very close to the city of debaltseve, which the separatist forces now are saying that they have completely surrounded. it was taken over by the separatists a few days ago. when we were down there there was a lot of outgoing and incoming shelling, a town completely deserted. we spoke to a separatist commander down there who indeed told us that he said his fighters had surrounded de

putin, yet he was a critic of vladimir putin. are there those that believe it could be a fair investigation? >> well it depend who you ask. certainly the people that have come down here to where boris nemtsov was shot - they would believe that an investigation is going to be essentially a whitewash, and have come to pay their respects leave flowers. vladimir putin is saying it will be a thorough investigation. investigators are coming out with various theories at the moment about why boris nemtsov may have been shot. maybe it was a personal issue, maybe he was a man with many girlfriends, one could have become overly jealous, maybe it was something to do with islamic extremism, that possibly it was to do with ukraine, that he had varies friends, powerful businessmen in ukraine, powers within the ukranian administration that wanted him to upset the apple court in russia create a bit of domestic dissent and they had him killed. the third is this is an act of provocation, and that they were - whoever killed him was trying to make vl

and vladimir putin has offered budapest a sweeter deal. >> reporter: vladimir putin is not welcome in most european capitals, but in budapest he was treated as a friend a success for hungary, the two reaching agreements on gas deals. vladimir putin hinted if only europe was willing, more russian gas could come its way. >> if no one hinders us we can implement part of the stream through turkey. we can use the agreement with other partners. >> this visit has not gone unnoticed. there are critical voices in europe that say that viktor orban is friends with the wrong guy. vladimir putin has given more official sanctions and that he is trying to tie them into dependency, energy dependency. and that it's a strategy in europe. >> to make that point, some 2,000 people protested on the eve of the visit to show solidarity with ukraine. they are struggling and happy about the orban domestic policies. >> i don't like the eastern direction of hungary, becoming friends with vladimir putin, taking on his idea. >> but vladimir putin showed that while they are looking or not happy with him in europe h

russia and that he made an enemy of vladimir putin, and ended up dead. we are hearing various people arriving. victories of boris nemtsov, and victories for liberal russia. this was the final nail in the coffin in the hope that russia may become a liberal democracy along western lines. >> 11 killed in western iraq a car bomb went off in diyala province. a second vehicle exploded. 50 have been hurt. >> condemnations come in about the destruction of iraq's ancient relics by oil fighters. the minister for tourism and intick wities says the country needs help from the international community. >> what happened is a cross violation not only to the human heritage, but gross vial agency. the minister -- violation. the ministry will adopt measures it will come together and support iraq. on our part we'll open the museum and promise the iraqi people that the answer was to open more museums and shape the future. the united nations envoy is heading to damascus for two days. trying to get the rebels and the government to agree on a truce. last week he said the syrian

he's essentially saying to vladimir putin look we want to deal. if you don't do a deal at the least you'll pay for it financially in the short term. >> on the ground in ukraine. 12 people have been killed after a rocket attack deep in government controlled territory. >> ukranian president arrived in kramatorsk to inspect the damage. talks in minsk aiming at ending the conflict. charles stratford reports. >> destroyed tank and weapons abandoned in the snow. the town is virtually deserted. fighters with the donetsk people's republic took control. they say they are advancing. tightening the noose around the strategically important down of debaltseve. >> translation: debaltseve is important. we want to line rate it. we want to liberate all the territory. people believe in us. they voted for us in a referendum. they trust us. we want to bring them freedom. >> it's not known how many civilians were killed. >> this is a town around 10km as the crow flies. it was taken over by the separatists. we are hearing a lot of outgoing shelling, and an increasing a

does vladimir putin even know the real vladimir putin? coming up, we will ask chris granville, a man who spoke years working in the british and the sea in moscow. we will ask them who putin is and what that means for russian politics. that brings us to our twitter question of the day. can there bps withe peace with putin. ? tweet us @bsurveillance. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. "bloomberg surveillance." i am tom keene. olivia: janet yellen facing the armed services panel. yesterday she paid a visit to the senate banking committee and the federal reserve chair indicated that patients have the limits on it comes to higher interest rates and greece, severally, gets a warning from its creditors. economic policies are only the beginning. athens is urging traits for new reforms tied to its bailout extensions. at the imf and ecb say actions speak louder than words. also on the bloomberg terminal right now, a jury in texas convicted a former marine in the killings of american sniper author chris kyle and another man. jurors rejected the insani

this was not president obama calling up vladimir putin, asking about his trip to egypt. that is him laying down what he'd like to see from the peace talks. ukrainians and russians are in belarus. france and germany have come up with something they think will lead to a ceasefire and demilitarization aft conflict. president obama knows what sanctions have done to the russian economy, and told vladimir putin, if there is a peace deal the russians will pay a price for ongoing violence. he's talking about sanctions from the u.s. and also from the european union. there was no talk about providing defensive weapons. president obama is under pressure do that. he's essentially saying to vladimir putin - look we want to deal if you don't do a deal at the least you'll pay for it financially in the short term. >> the u.n. envoy to yemen warned that the country is on the brink of civil war as a hold is consolidated on large parts of the country. u.s. u.k. and france closed their embassies, and nine people have been killed 15 injured in fighting in the central province of al-bayda. ho

he was an out outspoken critic of vladimir putin. he was shot dead just hours before a a march. >> boris nemtsov had received death threats before. he brushed them aside and said if he were afraid he would not be leading an opposition party. he was shot and killed by a passing car. >> we needed him very much. >> this is a new spiral in russia's descent into a fathers state. the mastermind of the crime is obvious. it's a mastermind from the political opposition. >> it comes just two days before he was supposed to lead an opposition march. some are calling his death an assassination. this is a man once considered to be a potential successor to former president boris yeltsin. but instead yeltsin chose a little-known spy chief vladimir putin. but the opposition he fought so ladder for had recently found it harder and hard for make itself heard in an increasingly patriotic and anti-western russia. president vladimir putin offered his condolences and called the murder a provocation. he ordered a full investigation into nemtsov's death. he

we have more from moscow. >> if this meeting does go ahead and vladimir putin has suggested it will only happen if certain agreements are reached first then the russians are hopeful that big decisions will be made in minsk wednesday a small reminder of how we got here. after discussions friday night led to a phone call on sunday between the four leaders. out of that phone call came an agreement to meet again in minsk on wednesday. now, various things are going to be discussed at that meeting. we are pretty sure those things will be talk of a ceasefire talk of how to uphold the minsk memorandum from last september and discussions about the special status. the various leaders have their own suggestions. president hollande is talking about a demilitarized zone in ukraine. petro poroshenko doesn't want to have u.n. peace keeping forbes on the ground but will consider a wrench did you in ukraine on the federalization of the country, but western leaders will certainly be looking towards vladimir putin be looking towards russia to bring its influence that bear on the fighters on the rebels in t

putin's war, has vladimir putin done enough. unfortunately they didn't do enough. in russia a lot of public people demand him to intervene deeper stronger. this is the position because if they are not doing this russia is becoming like asaad the butcher. because according to german security sources - i don't know where they get this information - 50,000 killed. many others in america claimed that bashar al-assad is a butcher. nobody is telling petro porashenko he's a pucker. he has to stop shelling and this artillery and multiple rocket launchers, launching the rockets and killing the civilians. >> you are shaking your head. >> i am. petro porashenko is defending his country, of course there'll be casualties on his side. this war, at this point, is being fought on all sides dirty, because there's no rules for the war. very little humanitarian assistance intervention. sort of to respond to him here. russians sight that the russian language is in trouble. no one is attacking the russian language if not forbidden everyone could spe

this is not vladimir putin callingbarack obama calling up vladimir putin this is him calling him up about the peace talks in minsk on wednesday. barack obama knows that the damage sanctions have done to the russian economy as he told vladimir putin if there is no peace deal then the russians will continue to pay a price for the ongoing violence. he's talking about increased sanctions both from the u.s. and also from the european union. there was no talk providing defensive weapons to the ukrainian army, although barack obama is under increasing pressure domestically to do just that. he said to vladimir putin look, we want to deal. if you don't do a deal at the very least you're going to pay for it financially in the short term. >> well, putt someone on a diplomatic offensive as well. he just finished his two-day visit to egypt his first in ten years. the russian president has been holding talks with his egyptian counterpart on a number of key issues. and he had a special gift for his russian host. >> when your adversaries are trying to isolate you internationally, go visit your friends. e

vladimir putin and russia's position is simple. protection of russian speakers and russians over there. keeping their language. some self rule and status of ukraine. this is the modest demand on behalf of russia. washington and brussels turned that down. as a result we got what we got. russians and russian speakers decided we don't want to live in kiev and extreme nationalists. they organised anti-constitutional coup kicking out the president. after which all this mess started in ukraine. which meant this is short sited approach on behalf of european union, washington and strat eejists. >> you say it's not vladimir putin's war, has he done enough or should he be involved? >> unfortunately, he didn't do enough. because in russia, a lot of politicians, and a lot of public opinion demand him to intervene deeper stronger and that larger degree. this is the position because if they are not doing this they are becoming like asaad the butcher. because according to security sources. i don't know where they get that information. 50,000 kill

allies and the russian president, vladimir putin. cnn's national security correspondent jim sciutto is in the nation's capitol. aaron mcclauf lynnlaughlin is in moscow. let's start with you, jim. >> reporter: they're arriving in russia shortly. they're going to end a war on the ground. the focus is now resurrecting a peace agreement negotiated in september. the trouble is they'll be sitting across the table from the man, russian president vladimir putin who they accuse of breaking that piece agreement agreement. no question who they blame for an acute escalation. that is russia. that is president putin. minor progress today. cease fires in some of the towns worst hit, but the worry is that with each of these smaller cease fires that the front lines move further ahead. that leaves more territory under, in effect russian control. two questions still not answered. one, will there be another round of economic sanctions against russia but also unresolved will the u.s. send military aid to ukrainian forces. that decision still has not been

vladimir putin. >> reporter: yeah. straight from sigh beerarch across the -- siberia and across the north pole and down here, making us appreciate any temperature before sear rove degrees, and it's going to be continuing and folks are not happy, except the travel agencies that are seeing a surge in business as folks are coming in trying to find somewhere south to head. this weather has proven to be deadly. at least 20 storm-related deaths so far in chicago this year. so officials are encouraging people, stay indoors of you can, have the heat on, dress warmly and be safe. >> spectacular advice, further i suggest not standing next to ice michigan. that's just me. inside. away you go. >>> some people are having fun with the freezing temperatures. one police department issuing an arrest warrant for a character from the movie "frozen." probably underneath that costume was vladimir putin. what too you have here? >> well, elsa from disney's "frozen" is being blamed for the cold. in kentucky the harlan city police department p

. >> sanctions against russia were taking their toll and exerting pressure on president vladimir putin. he suggested there were others that can see the damage being done to the russian economy. ukraine could never defeat russia militarily, even with american help. he stuck to his guns on keeping open the option of sending military aid. >> one of those options are being examined. >> and then, they went to see russian president vladimir putin to try to get them to talk pace -- to talk peace. she is looking forward to the meeting with france hollande. we have to put all her efforts into a diplomatic effort to solve the situation. she is still devoted to seeking a diplomatic solution to the conflict but said the principal of territorial integrity is crucial in europe. she said that no matter what obama might decide to do, the most important message to send to russia was the united states of the u.s. and europe. >> richard walker has been following the press conference. richard, what is your take? have both sides agreed to disagree on weapons for the ukraine? >> you can certainly see it tha

a vocal critic of vladimir putin. he spoke out against russian involvement in the war of ukraine and the annexation of crimea. he served as a prime minister under boris yeltsin. early on saturday morning he was shot dead in central moscow, hours ahead of a massive opposition rally. we have the latest. >> reporter: boris nemtsov received death threats before but pushed them aside and said if he was afraid he wouldn't lead an opposition party. on saturday morning, the 55-year-old was shot four times from a passing car and killed near the kremlin. >> translation: he was big, handsome, bright and talented - the kind they kill. we needed him very much. >> boris nemtsov was killed a day before he was supposed to lead on opposition rally. thou there's anger -- now there's anger in the movement, some calling his death an assassination. >> this is a new spiral in the dissent into the state. it is a political murder of one of the brightest politicians. >> vladimir putin offered his condolence and called the murder a provocation

wonder what vladimir putin said in response. that part is somehow missing. >>> we reported at the top of this news hour president obama set to officially ask congress to authorize the use of military force against the islamic state. the white house says the exact details of the request will come, quote, relatively soon. it could set up the first war vote in congress in more than a decade. ed henry has the top story at the bottom of the hour and he's live at the white house. explain this purpose of the authorization of the use of force. >> shep the main reason is to bring some clarity because in the fight against a ses the president's been operating under an existing couple of existing authorizations one from right after 9/11 the fight al qaeda and other terror groups the other one to fight the iraq war. the president has long said he wants to repeal that authorization, because in his eyes, the war in iraq is over even though some conflict remains on the ground. so this brings clarity. what republicans on the hill are saying they

vladimir putin agreed to a cease fire from february 15th. that would be this sunday and putin also says ukraine talks, leaders agreed on a withdrawal of heavy weapons, ukraine forces to pull back from current line rebels from september 19th line. putin also says ukraine agreed to constitutional reform. let's talk about what this means for broader markets and investors with phillip shaw. we were going to discuss greece more in our discussions but given the developments coming out of the meetings in minsk, is this what markets want to hear right now? >> it's a start, isn't it? it's a long way before you get a permanent cease fire in the situation. russian corporates refinancing themselves over the rest of the year and also the sovereign situation as well. so it's a step forward. i think realistically there's a long way to go here. >> let's move the debate back to greece and the on going toing and froing as to whether we'll get a compromise deal. how important is it that the bailout is extended? >> that's a little bit of a red herring. original

vladimir putin will arrive to sign a new energy deal. we have a report from budapest. >> this old russian tune affairs hit for everyone who lived behind the former iron curtain. these days, though, hungarians have mixed feelings about what russia and president vladimir putin has to offer on his visit to budapest. >> it's not a good idea to make bargains with putin no. >> they need to work together to get some kind of consensus. >> it makes sense to solve our economic and political problems with the european union. >> putin is not a communist. >> communism is still a dirty word in hungary and you won't find many soviet symbols except here. >> tens of thousands of soviet and russian troops last their lives liberating budapest from the nazis in 1945. this monument pace tribute to them. hungarians also remember the soviet backed communist repression and invasion of hungary in 1956, following the uprising, so the relationship between moscow and budapest is historically a complex one of antagonism and depends. in brussels and berlin, alarm bel

because he was opposing vladimir putin's policies in ukraine. >> well, yes he has been critical on all ronts. all fronts. as your report said, he is not a typical street agitator, he is a household name in russia and a member of the russian establishment himself even though he was on the outs. and his murder definitely is in itself a destabilizing factor in this country. it shows under the surface under those amazing public opinion ratings that putin has, this is a lawless and even unstable and even capricious place. so yes it's simply rearranged all the furniture in one go. and this is a different country this morning. >> yes nemtsov's supporters says he had been receiving death threats. obviously speculation oifer over the exact motives for this murder is very murky. vladimir putin has now ordered a full investigation trying to distance himself from any unwelcome speculation looking his way. >> yes, if you want to point the finger of ultimate blame it was putin who created this one-man rule state. with a criminal underbelly as it has. but the murder of nemtsov i think it has to be sa

boris nemtsov was shot, lately has been been a critic of vladimir putin. what is the mood tonight in moscow after this assassination? >> reporter: well, david, this is shock in russia right now. the fact that such a prominent leader of a political faction would be shot down on the streets of the capital within sight of the kremlin is really, causing this kind of ripple effect within russia. now whether or not anything actually comes of it given status of the political structure, within russia it's clearly too early the say. it has to be said, this individual boris indemnify sofer was anemtsov, was anopposition leader for a very long time. outspoken -- boris nemtsov into the putin era, this is a political figure within russia. his loss will be felt. this is a voice that has been silenced within russia. it will of course have to be something we'll have to keep an eye on in the coming days but this is a very large political event within russia. >> and given skepticism that russians will have, and those that say this has got to be connected to vladimir putin w

do european allies trust vladimir putin? will the deal lead to the end of the bloody crisis in ukraine? a lot of questions. former senator joe lieberman will join us in a few minutes to give his take. >>> now let's turn to the fight against isis and president obama's war plan now in the hands of congress. the debate really centers on ground troops whether congress will limit how and where the president can send in u.s. forces. the debate already raging on capitol hill. >> the president trying to thread a congressional needle here. he faces opposition from both parties. want to bring in white house correspondent michelle kosinski. this operation has been going on for six months the bombing going on for six months. after all that time you might think official authorization might come quickly. you might think that but you'd be wrong. >> reporter: when you think about it it's not really necessary. the white house says the existing authorization which, by the way, in this request still stands, gives them all the authority they ne

he visited vladimir putin's presidential retreats down in the resort of sochi on the black sea in august of 2014. now, there are certain strategic partnerships alliances that these two have and have been believe over recent months. one has to do with agriculture and food supply. 40% of the grain egypt consumes comes from russia. russia has been working with egypt on big arms contract, $3.5 billion worth of those and of course, there are many, many millions of russian tourists who like to go to the egyptian resort cities to take their holidays. >> we are looking forward to hearing from two leaders because vladimir putin and abdul fatah al sisi are due to have a press conference. >> we look at malaysia, the opposition leader there is looking to appeal against a conviction of sod my. he was accused of being partners in crime for the murder of judicial independence and integrity. the government critic is widely seen as the biggest threat to the ruling party's longest hold on power. we are more. >> hundreds of people arrived at malaysia's top court chanting slogans and waving party flags in s

i'm betty nguyen. >>> just moments ago russian president vladimir putin announce add cease-fire in the ukrainian conflict. lit begin this saturday. ukrainian president poroshenko says both sides will start sending out heavy artillery. the cease-fire comes after nearly 16 hours of talks. we will have more details on this ahead in the show. >>> also breaking this morning, legendary 60 minutes correspondent bob simon has died. simon was killed in a car accident in new york city on wednesday. he was the passenger in a car sitting in the back seat. police say the driver lost control, slammed into another car and the median of the west side highway. by the time officers arrived, the 73-year-old was unconscious and unresponsive. he later died at a hospital. his career with cbs spanned over 47 years and won him 27 emmys and four peabody awards. he started as a reporter in 1967. it was his war reporting that put him on the map. his book "40 days" chronicled the time he spent in an iraqi prison. in 1996 he joined "60 minutes," a feature on the oscar nominated film "selma" appeared this weekend.

they're set to meet with vladimir putin. can he be slowed down after a year's worth of pressure has gone basically nowhere. we have this story covered from all angles beginning with cnn national security correspondent jim sciutto in kiev. >> chris and alisyn we have the french and german leaders arriving in moscow within the hour. their effort there they say in the simplest terms, to end a war in europe. the german chancellor talking about ending the horror on the ground in eastern ukraine. those are the stakes right now. the focus is on resurrecting a peace agreement negotiated in september. the trouble is they're going to be sitting across the table from the man they accuse of breaking that agreement repeatedly russian president vladimir putin. there's been no doubt about who u.s. officials, including u.s. secretary of state john kerry as well assigned the blame for this acute escalation in violence just in recent days that is russia. russian force, russian heavy weapons. some minor progress today. a small cease-fire in so

putin responsible for it vladimir putin is responsible for creating the atmosphere of hatred in our country. they've incited hatred for all dissidents and for boris nemtsov. nemtsov was set to take part in a rally criticizing russia's role in ukraine this sunday. instead there will be a march of mourning for one of russia's opposite voices brutally silenced forever. fred pleitgen cnn, moscow. >> coming up next we'll speak to a friend of nemtsov. >>> congress dodging one crisis but lurching into another. what's going on in washington. we'll discuss that as well. oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable with walk-in medical care, no appointments needed and most insurance accepted. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. when you ache and haven't slept... you're not you. tylenol® pm relieves pain and helps you fall fast asleep and stay asleep. we give you a better night. you're a better you all day. tylenol®. >>> a one-time

>> letterman -- vladimir putin's visit caught the government by surprise. he invited himself to hungary. he said he would like to come a few weeks after chancellor merkel and the government was not in a position to say no after flirting with russia for so long and after talking about eastern partnership, eastern opening. he is coming to hungary to show that he still has a friend and ally in the european union. this is the first time that he comes to an eu capital since last june. >> was this a big step for people? what set of support is there for him? >> well, it is a very delicate situation. he tries to cut back a little bit from his previous rhetoric and he is now talking about eastern opening so much but there is no way out. they are talking about a ukraine and the gas prices, it is also important to see that he just visited the ukraine this week and he is going to poland the day after tomorrow, so he's trying to show that he is a loyal ally of the european union. >> obviously they have a lot of business to talk about. i gas deal being on the agenda. we

nemtsov was a thorn in the side of the kremlin and vladimir putin. but in the 90s, boris nemtsov was very much part of the russian political establishment. he was elected to parliament in 1990, and then seven years later he became a deputy prime minister under the watch of president boris yeltsin. in the last few years. >> as a matter of principles he stood up to values in favor of ordinary people having their say in the way that russia should develop, and the need, which i think is very profound for any country to have doubters between the rulers and the ruled. >> nemtsov refused to be silenced. he tried to expose corruption in the run up to last year' sochi olympics, and more recently he had been a leading voice against russia's involvement in the conflict in eastern ukraine. in the hours before his murder, nemtsov, who had four children, gave his last radio interview using it to once again call for political reform. hethe rally on sunday will now become a memorial for nemtsov in front of the walls that he had been trying to break down. >> live to

the key figure of course in all of this is vladimir putin. he is the one who will have to give thumbs up to this plan if it will have traction whatsoever. we haven't received confirmation they have got under way. what the russian foreign ministry says is that vladimir putin is prepared to talk constructively with the european leaders and that russia will do everything in its power, coming from russian foreign ministry to resolve conflict in eastern ukraine. there have been truces signed before but they haven't made a difference to fighting on the ground kate. >> that's right. let's talk about fighting on the ground. matthew chance thank you so much for us in moscow. let's talk about exactly that. the fighting on the ground. parts of eastern ukraine are being pounded and continue to be pounded by shelling but the self-proclaimed donetsk people's republic says it offered kiev the chance for civilians to leave an area northeast of donetsk. >> cnn's senior national correspondent nick paton walsh live from donetsk right now. you have seen the situ

she and the president of france fly to moscow as is up la can'ts to vladimir putin. it's remarkable. >> what would you do? >> what would i do? i would arm the ukrainians and give them the ability to defend themselves. right now, there's russian tanks in there with, quote separatists and they have no defense against. they have no weaponry. we have been giving them blankets and mres. these don't do well. over 5,000 ukrainians have been killed neil. this has been going on and on. and they have a minsk agreement. they may get an agreement. they may. but the chances of that being violated by vladimir putin are obvious. >> but merkel is right in the neighborhood, right? so she's afraid that this type of approach would lead to war. that it would be all-out war. what do you say? >> you know, all i say is that if i'm sitting in vladimir putin's seat and i'm looking at what i've been able to do, nobody talks about crimea anymore. and i continue to succeed. they continue to slaughter ukrainians. they -- they are crippling the ukrainian economy, by the way. i mean, it's not only

angela merkel and francois hollande presented vladimir putin with a new peace plan. talks are expected to begin once again on sunday. separatists in ukraine a claim that moscow denies. the talks so far has covered border disputes. rory challenge say there's more to discuss. >> face to face negotiations between angela merkel, vladimir putin and francois hollande. all that we really know about what went on is contained in the most tight-lipped of negotiations. he said talks were constructive. what happens next is a document is going to be prepared which takes in all the suggestions and that will be forwarded on to the different parties in this conflict. the negotiations themselves will be picked up again on sunday. in a phone call that is going to be conducted in the normandy format. that means it will involve all the people that are here in moscow this afternoon and it will also include petro poroshenko the ukrainian president. so obviously these talks have not been particularly fruit-bearing. very difficult we know precious little about what was going to be talked ab