, crimea and parts of ukraine, of eastern ukraine, have suffered a reign of terror. in eastern ukraine, russia and its separatist puppets have unleashed unspeakable violence and pillage. this is a manufactured conflict, controlled by the kremlin, fueled by russian tanks and heavy weapons, and financed at russian taxpayers' expense. it's cost the lives of more than 6,000 ukrainians, and hundreds of young russians have also lost their lives in eastern ukraine, sent there to fight and die by the kremlin. and when they come home, in zinc coffins, cargo 200, which is the russian euphemism for war dead, their mothers and their wives and their children are told not to ask too many questions or raise a fuss if they ever want to see death benefits. throughout this conflict, the united states and the eu have worked in lockstep to impose successive rounds of tough sanctions including sectoral sanctions on russia and separatist cronies as the cost for their action. our unity with europe remains the cornerstone of our policy towards this crisis and a fundamental source of our str

stop putin ukraine before he moves beyond ukraine. to date western policy has been slow, reactive and all too concern about giving mr. putin a graceful way out of the crisis and not sufficiently focused on imposing costs that would make it too expensive for him to continue his aggression. we had a very distinguished panel in the first two hours of this session but they were all too reflective of slow reactive approach. to persuade mr. put on the put aside his revisionist dreams we need to do something that play on his weaknesses. strong sanctions are part of this. we have to deal with mr. putin's economy. we must persuade mr. putin that by announcing strong additional sanctions for aggression to come -- i think it was senator rubio who said why can't we tell mr. putin now what sanctions will play down if he moves beyond the current cease-fire line. he asked a very good question. we need to have sanctions in place now for if he moves again. that way it may deter him. but if it doesn't it will clearly weaken his economy, political suppo

it is the failure of ukraine's domestic policy. yes, we helped ukraine. even when it was a very difficult time for us ourselves. please apply to them with fuel at a much lower price than the international market price. this was a real economic aid that ran into dozens of billions of dollars. this is no exaggeration. we had very close cooperation and i hope it may be recovered somehow in the future. we also had all sorts of trade relations. what happened? president putin: people were tired of poverty of fraud, embezzlement, greed of government officials, corruption of oligarchs in the government. people got tired of all of that. when the nation is in this kind of condition, they start looking for ways out and unfortunately sometimes they turn to people who take advantage of the current difficulties and offers a simple solution, including nationalists. this happened in russia as well in the 1990's. we had what they called the sovereignty parade and nationalism. yes, we had very similar situations in russia. this is what happens in ukraine. all of these nati

it isn't just ukraine. it is the question of all of the agreements that have been broken, all of the solemn commitments and quite frankly, a lot of the ease with which we've lived in the last 20 or 25 years have led to the expectation to this will continue forever. we have to realize this is a political problem that is enormous significance and that will only be solved when we come to a political solution. and that so far as i can see, is the moment, if not, on the horizon. so we better think very hard if only because we will have lost an enormous amount of effort and we may in the process destroy the economy of both ukraine and russia after we have spent 25 years trying to bring them into the community of nations. >> so this gentleman here on the aisle please. then we'll go over there. >> my name is -- i'm a student at the elliot school. bring it back to the points the lady from george mason had, sustainability and reform of progress in the nation. the ue and us, kind of as nato and the european union as a

i repeat, ukraine is not putin's only target. he also wants to corrupt our societies & persuade other people to come to the fascist far right. to stop him from destroying ukraine, we need to address them in this sense. disentangle ourselves from the drug of russian money and reestablish the russian solidarity which he is trying to destroy. [applause]. >> you have the last word. >> thank you. i refuse to play this game about who he is not. i care about russia. what are the consequent lenses of isolating russia. i think there are ten. the dream of bringing down the iron curtain again. it reinforces a feeling by 73% of all russians that the west west, led by the united states is the enemy, fourth it turns russia eastward with china. that's a partnership that is dangerous and threatening to the west. fifth, and makes russia evermore unpredictable. six unpredictable. six that played into the hands of russia's military contacts. seven it reinforces the traditional desire to circle the wagons and deal with the hostile environment. eight

ukraine. have to destroy corruption. give a chance for business for working with equal opportunity for everyone. and i'm more than sure we have potential. the question, how fast we use our potential. potential for our country. >> of course, another thing that's probably very worrying to investors to all investors is uncertainty and especially with regards to the security situation in kiev. hundreds of bomb threats in the last year. and just this month two prominent pro-russian figures gunned down, in your city. who do you think is responsible? >> somebody afraid of success of ukraine after revolution. they try to destabilize the station. actually we have everything under control in capital of ukraine. kiev is safe. >> how can you say it's safe though when you have had two prominent pro-russian figures gunned down in your capital? >> i'm more than sure it's provocation. >> by whom? >> investigation i'm more than sure is very soon investigation gives the answer. it's not situation of ukraine. it

troops in western ukraine could seriously destabilize the situation, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine posted a photo on twitter showing american troops arriving in liviv and going to train 900 ukraine national guards over the next six months as fighting continue with pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine and we will go to rory and why is the kremlin so upset as it seems they are given these troops are on a training mission, nothing more? >> well, the kremlin is upset because that main thing that russia has tried to avoid throughout the entirety of this ukrainian crisis in many ways you could say once russia tried to avoid by its involvement in the whole ukrainian crisis is the avoidance of nato troops in ukraine and that is what seems to be getting right now so although we got from the kremlin spokesman the usual kind of disappointed announcement basically saying that this was counter productive and this was destabilizing the situation in ukraine further and it was not in keeping with the discussions and the decisions that were made in minsk and minsk protocols y

the comfort inn ukraine began with the russian invasion of crimea, content -- the conflict in ukraine began with the russian invasion of crimea. there is an ideological campaign against the european union itself. it begins in 2013, when the russian leadership begin to describe the you. only in your -- the european union as an adverse -- adversary. after a year in ukraine, it is best to see the role in that war as supporting separatism, supporting client states inside the eu, supporting the far right and the populist right inside the eu. the long game is to weaken the european union, to see if it can be made to fall apart, so that russia can deal with individual nationstates, rather than with a larger coherent entity. laila: does the current cease-fire deal a truce in name only? is it worth the paper it was written on? >> these things are certainly worth trying. i think the way to understand what is happening is, it's a challenge for the european union and its leading member states such as france and germany. therefore, it is appropriate for the prime minister of germany or the preside

she has a question on ukraine. >> mr. president, my question is about the tragic death of boris nemtsov. it shook me as a person. we have operated with him. it's really a painful event. what is your take on the investigation? will we know who ordered that contract killing? it looks more like a terrorist act. and what about political competition? will your political opponents be ready? will there be conditions for them to take part in parliamentary elections? maybe that will stabilize the situation and stimulate the private sector and draw in a private investment. during the funeral, journalists came up to me. there were also online reports that boris nemtsov got information on the presence of russian troops southeast of ukraine and also during the funeral, western journalists asked me about it. can you clarify -- can you give us more details? >> let's start with the opposition which passed the right and the possibility to participate officially and legally in politics. number one, of course they can and should. number two

he's talking about the encroachment on ukraine. is talking about nato, the encroachment on ukraine. no more virtuous. we come back to this issue to isolate is to exacerbate those distorted perceptions. if you think they are distorted. let me end by returning to it is time to have an astonishing trend. i don't do shorthand. putin's russia does not want to be a part of our system any longer. if russia wanted to be but hundred and he no longer wants to be. it is a strange statement. and i promise you this. you can go read it in english and read every major speech that has been given. putin is pleading to be part of the west. i would not lie to you. read the last six or seven speeches on the ukrainian crisis. read them. there is one other thing. russia was never part of our system. i said facts, not opinions. the fact is, with this fairytale about nation and expansion, nato expansion excluded russia from the post-soviet european system of security. russia was excluded. how can they not want to be part of a system they were not part of? russia was excluded. how can they not want to be pa

more and more refugees from the war in ukraine are coming to moldova. so far the country has been able to take them in, but officials are expressing concern. >> theworrying, particularly whu look at the staff we have and the available accommodation and the financial resources we have to help them. reporter: impoverished moldova has a generous law governing the rights of refugees. people fleeing war zones get the right to stay, modest financial support, and most importantly, a work permit, all within months. irina's husband dima has found work as an electrician. together with moldovan colleagues he's laying telephone lines in a new hotel. the job not only provides an income he desperately needs, but has made him feel welcome in the country. >> i feel quite normal here among the mulled avian spirits that people are very friendly% and i haven't experienced anyone insulting me or treating me badly. reporter: the way people in moldova see it, there are old ties linking the two countries. they are still close. >> it's good that our country is helping the ukra

more and more refugees from the war in ukraine are coming to moldova. so far the country has been able to take them in, but officials are expressing concern. >> the numbers are very worrying, particularly when you look at the staff we have and the available accommodation and the financial resources we have to help them. reporter: impoverished moldova has a generous law governing the rights of refugees. people fleeing war zones get the right to stay, modest financial support, and most importantly, a work permit, all within months. irina's husband dima has found work as an electrician. together with moldovan colleagues he's laying telephone lines in a new hotel. the job not only provides an income he desperately needs, but has made him feel welcome in the country. >> i feel quite normal here among the mulled avian spirits that people are very friendly% and i haven't experienced anyone insulting me or treating me badly. reporter: the way people in moldova see it, there are old ties linking the two countries. they are still close. >> it's good that our coun

you know ukraine is not putin's only target. he also wants to undermine our societies, corrupt our politicians, spread conspiracies inside our media. he hopes to persuade europeans to succumb to the old temptations of the fascist far right. to stop this from happening, to stop him from destroying ukraine, we need to isolate russia in this sense. enforce our own corruption laws disentangle ourselves from the drug of russian money and re-establish the western solidarity which he is trying to destroy. >> mr. posner, the last word. >> thank you. i refuse to play this game of who's nice and who's not. i care about russia. and i would ask you, what are the consequences of isolating russia? well, as i count them, there's a minimum of ten. and all ten are detrimental to the west. first, placed into the hands of the shoefchauvinists, the dream of bringing down the iron curtain again. second, place it in the hands of anti-western russian orthodox church. third, it reinforces the feeling now shared by 73% of all russians that the west led

i repeat, ukraine is not his only target. he also wants to undermine our societies, corrupt politicians. he hopes to persuade europeans to sit come -- to succumb to the old temptations of the fastest far right. we have to stop this from happening, to stop destroying ukraine way to isolate russia in this sense, enforce our own corruption laws, disentangle ourselves from the drug of russian money and reestablish the western solidarity that he is trying to destroy. [applause] [applause] >> last word. >> i refuse to play this game of who is nice and who is not. i care about russia will stop and i'm going to ask you for whatever the consequences are are isolating russia. as i count them, there are a minimum of 10. first, it plays into the hand of the chauvinist anti-western forces in anti- western forces in russia that dream of bringing down the iron curtain again. it plays into the hands of the second, traditional anti- western orthodox church. third, it reinforces the feeling now shared by 73%. 73 percent of all russians at the

that figure includes some of the more than 95,000 95,000 minors who live in orphanages in ukraine. those in state care are at the center of the crisis. >> in ukraine, a country in conflict, there is even a fight over children who don't have a home. they are aged five to teens and they're all under care of the state. but that the self declared republic of donetsk look to russia but since july they are under the control of ukrainian government. the children were moved in secret after the fighting came to the height. then they were told they were going to be moved to russia for their safety. >> they told us whether you want to go or not you have to go. we told them we wouldn't. we started to cry. they didn't care that we were children. when we said we are not going they said just try staying and we will shoot you and your teacher. >> whatever happens these children became pawns in a political playoff. the ukrainian government making the first move. >> threatening children is not acceptable in any situation by any side. it shouldn't have happened, but these kids from threatened. >> and

a consequence of moscow's involvement in ukraine and its annexation of crimea. reporter: the german foreign minister welcomed the eu foreign-policy chief to lubeck. they are meeting with foreign ministers from the seven most industrialized nations, but not russia. when moscow rejoins the group will be high on the agenda. he said that would depend on ending the crisis in ukraine. >> i have no interest in isolating russia. i would be pleased if we could reach a state of affairs where russia could return to the g8 group, but that could only be done by finding a solution to the ukraine conflict. >> they ukrainian conflict. reporter: the foreign ministers of france, germany russia and ukraine issued a joint statement in berlin on monday, calling for both sides to withdraw heavy weapons from the front. in lubeck, authorities deployed right control vehicles to keep anti-globalization protesters in check. so far, their numbers are less than expected. critics accuse the g-7 countries of dominating world politics with their own agenda. >> we don't want to live in this wor

they've been held in eastern ukraine since january. both ukraine and agreed to exchange prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal. the separatists say they've released all ukrainian prisoners and are waiting for kiev to do the same. >> sporadic fighting continues in eastern ukraine despite a ceasefire. people have been hiding in underground shelters for months, including children living with

this is what happens in the ukraine. ukraine. all the national forces take advantage of the situation. and. as a result you have the situation today. is that our failure but the failure of ukraine itself. perhaps remiss that. >> translator: and media and other post-soviet countries we have western partners working very actively. if you look at the number of nonprofits financed to deal with political activities financed by the us there like 1200. how much does russia spend on these activities? >> well, you well you have what they call a freudian slip. the alienation of ukraine. there was no alienation. ukraine is an independent country. you should respect that. in the 1990s the alienation and we declared sovereignty of the russian federation. this was quite a step liberated them from ourselves. this was our decision. and since and since we made this decision we have to respect there independence now. this is the choice that the people of ukraine have made. it's up to them to decide how to build this relationship. during the previo

it is the failure of ukraine's domestic policy. yes, we helped ukraine. even when it was a very difficult time for us ourselves. we supplied them with fuel at a much lower price than the international market price. this was a real economic aid that ran into dozens of billions of dollars. this is no exaggeration. we had very close cooperation and i hope it may be recovered somehow in the future. we also had all sorts of trade relations. what happened? people were tired of poverty of fraud, embezzlement, greed of government officials, corruption of oligarchs in the government. people got tired of all of that. when the nation is in this kind of condition, they start looking for ways out and unfortunately sometimes they turn to people who take advantage of the current difficulties and offers a simple solution, including nationalists. this happened in russia as well in the 1990's. we had what they called the sovereignty parade and nationalism. yes, we had very similar situations in russia. this is what happens in ukraine. all of these nationalist forces took a

that figure includes some of the 95,000 minors who live in orphanages and homes in ukraine. as we report, those in state care are at the center of the crisis. >> in ukraine a country in conflict there's even a fight over children who don't have a home. their age from five to teens and all under the care of the state. that from the self declared republic of denets now looking to russia for its future. they've been living under the control of the ukrainian government. the children were moved in secret as the fighting was at its height. after they say separatist fighters told them they were going to be moved to russia for their own safety. >> they told us whether you want to go or not, you have to go. we told them we wouldn't. we started to cry. they didn't scare us. when we said we were not going they said just try staying and we will shoot you and your teacher. >> whatever happened, these children became pawns in the political playoff the ukrainian government making the first move. >> threatening children is not acceptable in any situation by any side. it shouldn't have happe

but of course ukraine is deeply involved in all of this. russia is involved in ukraine. the e.u. is involved in ukraine. there is a lot of exacerbation. we'll see. >> thank you rory challands in moscow. >>> the u.s. says that missiles will be used to protect europe but russia calls the program a threat to moscow. the move comes just days after russia threatened poland over its involvement in a larger american missiles program. >>> well the senate could vote as soon as tomorrow whether to approve loretta lynch as the next attorney general. that vote has been delayed. the republicans held up the the vote because of legislation of human trafficking. >>> the repatriate act would authorize controversial provisions for another five years including the nsa's domestic surveillance authority. >>> well there are two new studies out adding fuel to the debate over fracking. researchers say they have linked the drilling method to a series of small earthquakes. residents say they hope this will lead to changes. >> meredith's land sits on gas gas-rich shale deposits. since drilling began next d

laila: light mh 17 shot down over ukraine. -- flight mh 17 shot down over ukraine. new reports say germany's new of the danger and remained silent -- say germany knew of the danger and remain silent. brian: and profits tumble. we begin this program in nepal where the country's worth earthquake in almost a century has claimed more than 4000 lives. supplies are not getting through to hard-hit regions and hospitals are overcrowded with injuries. laila: powerful aftershocks continue to shake the country spreading panic and further, getting rescue efforts. many remain buried -- further complicating rescue efforts. many remain buried. time is running out to reach them. erdogan is -- reporter: it's a scene of devastation. this is gore cut -- is ghorka. officials said the damage is greatest in places where traditional building practices were most common. kathmandu was also affected. i nearly 200-year-old tower was -- a nearly 200-year-old tower was destroyed. that's nothing compared to the effect that the quake had on the people of nepal. as the death toll continues to clim

ukraine not so. >> ukraine not so. that's why i don't think ukraine should come inside but my belief since the first day is that we have to show to putin that the case of ukraine is the case of europe. that the ukrainians are sentinels in this part of europe. >> rose: you don't deny that russia had a long time influence in ukraine. >> so what? france has an influence in nigeria. it does not means that they believe that algeria is forever beholden to france. it's free, it's a 1vqpá independent country influencing the path does not mean anything. england had influence in india. doesn't mean they deny that india is a strong country. we don't care. >> rose: some say the best out for this there are those who argue putin is looking for a way out and the west should help him find a way out. that he overreacted to what happened when the president of ukraine had to flee the country and go to moscow. putin then got, you know. >> to help putin to find a way out. if putin wants to find a way out he's a good guy, he's a big guy, h

it is the failure of ukraine domestic policy. yes, we help ukraine. even when it was a very difficult time for us ourselves. we supplied them with things at a much lower price than market lay's -- price. it translates to dozens of billions of dollars. this is no exaggeration. we had very close cooperation and i hope it may be recovered somehow in the future. we also had all sorts of trade relations. what happened? president putin: people were tired of poverty from of fraud embezzlement greed of government officials, corruption of oligarchs in the government. people got tired of all of that. when the nation is in this kind of condition, they start looking for ways out and unfortunately sometimes they turn to people who take advantage of the current difficulties and offers a simple solution, including nationalists. this happened in russia as well in the 1990's. we had what they called the sovereignty parade and nationalism. yes, we had very similar situations in russia. this is what happens in ukraine. all of these nationalist forces took advantage of t

the hatred towards ukraine. and americans. and symbolism and the people marching and angered face this is is something very very new and different. wow! this is impossible. there is no partner to reach across to. i am having a hard time. i thought that we agreed or i tried to sign a contract dealing with facts. [laughter] >> i read ten russian newspaper as day. >> how many ukrainian i read ten, across the spectrum. and it is true what miss apple bomb says. will you hear what she says that you hear. and you don't hear them in the other 7. at least three are pro european. and pro mernl. critical of putin. and so that is an untruth. what is he is astonishing for me. and to learn that the states launder money offshore. i had no idea such things happened. we know what is going on in the united states because our justice department is bringing suits against enormous preparations for doing this. what i will see is a bigger problem in russia. yes, i would. because of the way that the economic in the 90s what it would have to be is ref

she tro -- she chose the ukraine and in ukraine, the regulations are much laxer. if this would have been done in germany, the legal framework it fits existed in germany we would have seen a pregnancy, but not a quadruple pregnancy. this gives us pause as to how we go about regulating. a blanket provision only exacerbates the problem because it sends people into other markets where they can get what they want. anchor: so if there were better regulation here, she would not have left the country and probably not have ended up being pregnant with four children. guest: exactly. anchor: there is the argument that people would say why should her ability to conceive children be limited? guest: there is a legal question of course as far as harm that can come to the mother and to the babies. on the other hand, there is an ethical question which is what kind of responsibility does she bear on possible sufferers she might be producing question mark she might not just be producing babies she could be producing babies that suffer through early infancy. so this is an ethical que

steve: he is hosting counterparts from russia ukraine, and rants. terry: earlier in the day he dismissed speculation russia may be invited to the g-7 economic summit in june. he said russia's diplomatic isolation could be eased if the situation in ukraine improves. let's get the latest on those talks rum melinda crane -- from melinda crane, who is standing by there. what is the most can be expected from the stalks? -- from these talks? melinda: he started out by giving a guardedly positive assessment of the cease-fire, saying it is mostly holding. he said the the agreement to end the conflict is much more than a cease-fire. he said we are here tonight to bring that process forward. he listed for milestones along the path that process. the first being holding elections in the separatist regions. the second one ensuring humanitarian relief for people in those regions. exchange of prisoners. a pretty tall order but certainly the question of elections topping the agenda. terry: what are the obstacles they have to overcome, very briefly few can deco -- i

of eastern ukraine. what is your response to that? >> well, first of all according to a u.n. convention, ukraine as a state is in charge of the future of the children and has to take care about these children. children are ukrainian citizens and that's why ukrainian state has taken those children to the safe ukrainian state. otherwise they will have no chance for education and for a good future. >> do any of those children though still have parents still have family in the eastern part of ukraine? >> some of them probably. but most of them are abandoned children and orphans. and some of them, some of those parents were left of parent annal care around that's why we say the children do not have their own future. but according to the program of desecularrization of fans, we hope those parents who have their new children, in the safe territory ever ukraine. >> how difficult would it be to reunite those families. >> yes definitely, it is a problem that children are only hostages. that is the problem for all

hundreds of american soldiers are in ukraine their job to train ukraine troops. >>> the parents of the youngest boston bombing victim are calling on the justice department to spare dzhokhartsarnaev's life. >>> kill switch, shutting down cell phone service during a national emergency. >> you have to be very sure that when you shut it down, there's a real defensible public safety reason for doing you it. >> should the government have the power to cut on communication to protect national security? >>> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. he was one of iraq's most wanted men, now he may be dead. izzat ibrahim al-douri was once a top deputy to saddam hussein. he's been on the run since 2003 and recently suspected to be allied with i.s.i.l. al-douri was killed in fighting near tikrit. jeavmentjamie mcintire has more from washington. >> reporter: antonioantonio iraqis have killed al-douri, his distinctive red hair, al-douri was killed in a fight between iraqi forces and i.s.i.l. fighters. once hussein's right and man one of the highest ranking men still unaccounted for t

. >> do you want to see ukraine to be a part of nato, or do you worry if ukraine is wedded into that alliance it will be constantly be upon between russia and the west. >> the chance to be part is big because all ukrainians see our future in european union. to be part of nato or not my personal opinion yes. but it is very sensitive decision and this is a decision, we have to do it with understanding with the population. >> you had a very successful professional boxing career. but when you were in that boxing ring there were rules. now you're in a different arena a political arena where a lot of people that you're up against play by no rules. >> it's true. the first incident no one knows what the distance. second point the young democracy as ukraine to baltics that is like a mixed fight no rules. and we want to bring european style of life, not only in life but also in politics with clear rules. if you destroy the rules, you have to be disqualified. >> now klitschko believes that kiev must lead the way when it comes to reforming the country. tonight we'll learn what he's doing to weed

he told me be situation right now in ukraine is alarming. he warned that the two sides might be slipping towards war. have a listen. >> i hope this is thenot the calm before the storm. i would not like that. they tell us we are a long way from peace in ukraine. the most worrying thing is that the u.s. has not been openly involved in this process. i believe there can be no stability in ukraine without the americans. having met recently with representatives of the u.s., officials, i clearly laid out this. stating i don't know what americans want here in eastern europe, particularly ukraine. but if they want peace and stability, they should immediately get involved in this process. ryan: how bad in your opinion can the situation in ukraine get? >> neither the sides trust one another. that is one issue. the second issue is a lot of armed he people thousands of them, who do not answer to the president or ukraine's military command. you can call them whatever you like. there are a lot of armed men out o there. they are ready to fight to the victor

they moved into crimea and then eastern ukraine. harsher essential or other military sanctions they will keep moving. >> you mentioned the russian economy has been damaged but actually what we have seen is that the currency has picked up a little bit in recent months. the treaty is not holding the military option does seem unlikely doesn't seem much appetite in the u.s. or europe for that. >> there's no interest in u.s. or europe for sending european or american troops into ukraine. that is certainly true and the ukrainians are not interested in having other people's troops come into their country. what the ukrainians are interested in is being able to defend themselves. and so there have been requests from the ukrainians to the europeans and to americans to provide them defensive weapons that will enable them to resist and indeed deter the russians from further aggression. >> again you mentioned sanction he and the european union's sanctions against russia due to expire later in the year. it is possible they will not be replaced. y

. >>> american boots on the ground in ukraine. we'll get the kem listen's response to a symbolic move by the pentagon live from moscow. >>> and an ohio man set to appear in court within the hour accused of working with al-qaeda to attack the united states. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city i'm stephanie sy. oral arguments at a federal appeals court in new orleans. the judges are set to consider president obama's executive actions on immigration. advocates are rallying in front of that courthouse and in washington where you are looking live right now. three judges on that appeals court will consider whether to lift a temporary hold on the plan that would shield millions of immigrants from deportation. a texas judge in february blocked it at the request of 26 states. jonathan martin is live in new orleans this morning. what is going on at the courthouse right now? >> reporter: well good afternoon, stephanie. the oral arguments just started about 30 minutes ago. we expect them to last for about two hours. you

they discussed ukraine's economic problems. fighting continues between ukrainian forces in progress and rebels, but it is dying down. dw's chief political correspondent, melinda crane has been following the visit. do you expect angela merkel will reach into her pocket book? melinda crane: so it seems she had strong words of praise for ukraine, saying it efforts at institutional reform, it's fine against corruption, it's push to establish transparency, that all of those were present and they would go a long way to improving the investment climate. speaking of investments, she referred to it upcoming eu conference for investors and said that although german firms would certainly be deciding for themselves, she would be encouraging them to look into investing in ukraine. for her part, the german government has pledged along of 500 million euros to ukraine. the chancellor said today 300 million of that would go to investing in infrastructure and also improving the health care system. she said that in her opinion, both of those woul

charlie: could we stop putin if he decides to go beyond ukraine? michael: anything beyond his periphery, he enjoys proximity advantages. anytime you have geographical advantages, exactly. anytime you get into any conflict, whether it is proxy or conventional war, the relative degree of interest also matters. the vietnam war, the vital interest to the north vietnamese. not something we would just sacrifice in definitely -- sacrifice indefinitely. you have to look at it through that lens area -- through that lens. as you mentioned, a democratic and economically prosperous ukraine or any other country in the world is core american values that's what people determine that they want. and they have the right to do that. charlie: we have direct nice -- to recognize that russia has a historic interest in ukraine. there has to be an understanding that has to come that ukrainians need democracy and ukrainians need to make their own future and not be dictated by somebody else. at the same time there are historic spheres of influence. michael: if you combined

. >> in the middle of conflict a report on the orphans of ukraine. ukraine. >> part of al jazeera america's >> special month long evironmental focus fragile planet >>> now the top stories on al jazeera, the united nations children's agency u.n.i.c.e.f. says the conflict in yemen is driving the country to a humanitarian disaster. the death toll mounting - and in some areas food and water is in short supply. the international red cross told al jazeera a small passenger plane for aid staff landed in yemen >>> the p.l.o. the palestinian liberation organization says a rescue operation is under way in syria in the yarmouk refugee camp. i.s.i.l. fighters stormed the camp op wednesday >>> kenya's air force targeted al-shabab fighters in somali after an armed attack. the military said jets destroyed two camps in gedo region. al-shabab says it fell on farmland. al-shabab threatened more attacks on kenya also they withdraw troops from somali. our guest says there are reports that the targeted areas are al-shabab camps. >> kenya protects the border by carrying o

just four hours' drive away is the ukraine border, a country in real conflict. poland's part time militia say no one can be certain of moscow's intentions. >> we want to be prepared so the government wouldn't have to train people on the spot. they would have someone trained before and if something happens, god forbid and we hope it wouldn't and believe it wouldn't, then we would do what we would have to do, and if this means, you know, fighting, then we will probably fight. >> concerns about ukraine and on line recruiting videos like this have prompted a sudden increase in volunteers for the paramilitaries, who date back to the end of the second world war. >> it is estimated there are 120 groups like this across poland with a total of around 10,000 total membership. the government has kept its distance but now wants to harness this enthusiasm to help boost poland's defenses. >> at a convention in warsaw the government promised the groups more equipment and cash in return for them signing up for a more coordinated effort, run by this man, recently returned from c

as fighting continues with pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine. rory challands has more on the reaction from moscow. >> reporter: you can probably assume that the kremlin is a bit more worried about this than they are letting on. they will see this as part of a continuation of nato encroachment on russia and they have always been against the joining of ukraine into the nato security umbrella. obviously this isn't going that far, but they are not going to look on this kindly at all. another thing that the russians will be watching very very closely is exactly who is being trained by these u.s. paratroopers because included in ukraine's national guard are various irregular units that have been fighting against the pro-russian separatists in the east. and some of those are on the far right of the political spectrum. so if it is proven that brigades like the bah italian are included it will give the russians a very strong case that the u.s. is training armies. >>> behind bars without charge or trial, israel continues to detain thousands of palestinian

they will train 900 ukraine guard as fighting continues in eastern ukraine. we are joined live from moscow. tell us more about these troops, who they are and what it is they're going to be doing. >> they are part of the united states army's airborne brigade usually stationed in italy. as part of an agreement reached between washington d.c. and kiev at the beginning of march are now beginning a six month deployment in ukraine. they will be training parts of ukraine's national guard outfits. they are not the only foreign troops in ukraine at the moment. there are already 75 rotating british military advisors who have been educating the ukrainian military on things like logistics and battlefield medicine and intelligence. we also understand that some 200 canadians are going to be arriving to join this complement of international forces in ukraine. they'll be there by the beginning of summer. of course, none of this is going down particularly well in moscow. >> tell us more about the reaction of the russian to say all of this. >> well, a sort of familiar tone of

mission to ukraine joins us live from ukraine. thanks for joining us. you just got back from the east of the country. tell us what you saw. >> we were at the donetsk airport and in some of the. a late areas formerly populated areas around the airport. the scene there the best way i can describe it is like hell on earth. even the trees themselves, none of them were untouched by rocket fire. the village itself near the airport, very few people left, maybe about 40. not one of the homes was untouched by live fire. then also, a big big problem not only there but throughout the conflict zone is unexploded ordinance. one home there was an unexploded rocket in the front yard of the home. people are living without electricity, without running water, without gas, very little provisions in the shops, as well. we didn't see any chirp there which is probably a good thing because of the amount of that unexploded ordinance, it poses a very very big danger to them. >> those people remaining there how are they coping and what sort of support if a

the second point, in politics especially young democracy as ukraine, to compare to boxing ukraine is like mixed fight with no rules. and we want to bring european standards of life not just in life, in country, also in politics. it needs clear rules. if you destroy the rules, you have to be disqualify. >> he bes keiv must lead from the front when it comes to reforming the country. tonight we'll learn what he's doing to weed out corruption in the capital and restore security to all its residents regardless of their political leanings. >> you can see the whole interview tonight at 9:00 p.m. on al jazeera >>> japanese prime minister makes an official visit to the u.s. why his trip is being billed as historic >>> and dna hacking, the work of chinese researchers that some scientists say has crossed medical and ethical lines. l and ethical lines. >>> aftershocks in nepal continue to rattle the country. at least 3,000 people have died. 101 americans are among the missing >>> a funeral will be held today in ball but for freddie gray. over the weekend there were demonstrations against police

the crisis in ukraine and iran's nuclear program are topping the talks. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry briefly joined his counterparts in lubek. flying an overnight after discussing iran with the u.s. congress. he briefed the g7. secretary kerry: we are confident about our ability for the president to negotiate an agreement and to do so with the ability to make the world safer. every partner here has been absolutely critical to our ability to get where we are today. >> the group enjoyed a sunny boat trip in lubek but the french -- german foreign minister described the outlook as stormy with no resolution in sight. >> regarding the situation in yemen, we will discuss the different options available to ease this conflict which has been escalated for weeks. which is claiming more and more lives. >> he went on to praise russia for what he called its constructive attitude on yemen. russia is not at the table in lubek. g7 leaders excluded it following the issues with crimea. that russia could return should it prove helpful in ending the crisis in the ukraine. >>

charlie: could we stop putin if he decides to go beyond ukraine? michael: anything beyond his periphery, he enjoys proximity advantages. anytime you have geographical advantages, exactly. anytime you get into any conflict, whether it is proxy or conventional war, the relative degree of interest also matters. the vietnam war, the vital interest to the north vietnamese. not something we would just sacrifice indefinitely. you have to look at it through that lens. as you mentioned, a democratic and economically prosperous ukraine or any other country in the world is core american values that's what people determine that they want. and they have the right to do that. ♪ ♪ charlie: henry kissinger and others have sad to in and said that we have to recognize russia has a historic interest in ukraine. there has to be an understanding that has to come that ukrainians need democracy and ukrainians need to make their own future and not be dictated by somebody else. but at the same time, there are historic spheres of influence. michael: right. so, if you co

charlie: could we stop putin if he decides to go beyond ukraine? michael: anything beyond his periphery, he enjoys proximity advantages. anytime you have geographical advantages, exactly. anytime you get into any conflict, whether it is proxy or conventional war, the relative degree of interest also matters. the vietnam war, the vital interest to the north vietnamese. not something we would just sacrifice in definitely -- sacrifice indefinitely. you have to look at it through that lens area -- through that lens. as you mentioned, a democratic and economically prosperous ukraine or any other country in the world is core american values that's what people determine that they want. and they have the right to do that. charlie: we have direct nice russia has a historic interest in you -- we have to recognize russia has a historic interest in ukraine. there has to be an understanding that has to come that ukrainians need democracy and ukrainians need to make their own future and not be dictated by somebody else. michael: if you combined the traditional r

in georgia in 2008 and now ukraine and let's not forget ukraine has been disarmed by the united states and the united kingdom in 1994 i forcing to -- being forced to sign a memorandum. ukraine had the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world more than u.k. france and china combined. if some of those warheads were aiming at moscow today -- it would have never crossed the border. [applause] it was a signature of bill clinton which ended up either way with disarming small nuclear arms in belarus. it created an a nuclear-free fall of the soviet union but territorial integrity. if we think the crimea is locally are wrong because the message is being sent to every country of the world if you want to protect your sovereignty gets nukes. that's why you hold the ukraine tragedy it's an issue that affects everybody on this planet. i hope eventually we will recognize it's not about isolating russia. it's about isolating putin's regime. we don't engage the virus. it needs to be contained. thank you. [applause] .. you can say anything. billions and billions, you've got to be kidding. it is not tr

andrew simmons, al jazerra ukraine. >>> and the u.s. city of ferguson some of those who hit the streets protesting racism are contesting the local elections to bring in change. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: the crowd at st. mark's family church may have been small. >> an informed voter can make a difference. >> reporter: but the field of city council candidates, particularly black ones in ferguson missouri has never been so large. four african americans are running for three open seats in the april 7th election. >> we have an opportunities to effectuate sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> reporter: change is exactly what many of ferguson's residents have been demanding ever since a white police officer shot mike brown an unarmed black teen. the white officer was cleared of wrongdoing. but a federal investigation found a pattern of racist policing in the city and its courts. it will fall to the next city council to make the reforms demanded by the u.s. justice department. adrian hawkins is a federal worker and a s

so-- ukraine. so what do they want? >> so they do not want a ukraine that goes to the west, that joins nato that is fully economically integrated into the west. and that also i believe that might provide an example for what russia ought to do. which is have a democratic government have better integration with the west be bellicose, and so i think a fundamental concern of a lot of leaders like putin and kim jung-un is the personal survival, the survival of themselves in power and the regimes they have. so to some extent ukraine moving to the west is a threat to that. and they have historical interests there, as well. so their goal is to keep it in their orbit. >> rose: do we stop putin if he decides he wants to go beyond ukraine? >> well, you know anything on his periphery he enjoys proximity and manages. any time you have geographical advantages exactly. and any time you get into any conflict whether it's proxy war or conventional war, whatever it is the relative degree of interest in it also matters. you know, so for i

mark: if they end up taking over ukraine, that is fine? sen. bradley: we have to ask ourselves are we prepared to send our boys and girls to die in ukraine? i don't think we are. we have to accept certain geopolitical facts. mark: let's move to some basketball. john: we have heard your political expertise. you have a lot of expertise on hoops. the final four is coming up. who do you have in the two games? talk about duke and michigan state first. sen. bradley: i think duke will win and kentucky will probably beat wisconsin and duke might pull an upset. john: do you think wisconsin is the only team in the tournament that has a chance to beat kentucky? sen. bradley: i love the way wisconsin plays. can their center be effective against three big guys on the kentucky team? that is what we have to see. if he is, they can pull it off. john: what is the mental state of this kentucky team having come so far undefeated and coming so close to blowing the game against notre dame the other night? they fired up or shaken? sen. bradley: if they are not fired