opposition candidates and in all of those races in kiev the opposition lost. so it definitely doesn't give you an idea that there's a huge level of groundswell of support in kiev in fact we can see this clearly as the protests numbers rise on the weekends in during the week when again the buses in convoys come in from the west and their numbers here are bolstered so these people are not representative of the greatest. jordy of the ukrainian people even the ones that originally supported the idea of the half of the country that supported the idea of the ukraine signing the e.u. association agreement are willing to hear the president now listen to his economic reasons that basically would have been economic suicide pact for the country they are far more reasonable and we've seen the polling numbers in a covert his own numbers are going up and support for the protests have been going down right exactly about talking about the opposition just mention it slightly we're saying our national is that ultranationalists a new analysis i will note and even plot so we are

alexi research ski odyssey reporting from kiev ukraine. in kiev almost a thousand people who took part in the riots earlier this week are being investigated for a links was radical groups had to our website r t a call to find out more about that and also online today we're providing minute by minute dates on the situation and reporting on the improvised weaponry being used by street mobs against police officers. we go she asians between syria's warring factions have been postponed with a report saying the opposition delegation is refusing direct dialogue with the regime is demanding our written commitments to the geneva one communique calling for a transitional government meanwhile the un a mediator in syria has met with a government delegation and it's warning that it will leave switzerland on saturday unless progress is made your viscount has the latest from the geneva two peace conference. the talks were supposed to officially start at eleven am with the both the authorities and the opposition sitting down at the same table and formally

kiev convulsed by violence. molotov cocktails pitched battles between protesters and police a capital city spiraling out of control. and amid all its the radicals and extremists who are spearheading this violence. and is ready teacher in a key of synagogue glickman is following it all from his hospital bed twenty four hours before the violence erupted he was beaten and stabbed by unidentified man it was the second attack on a jew in his many days we asked the local jewish community to comment on the matter but they refused hearing retribution from far right groups those watching on from abroad are also deeply disturbed by recent developments what. of course we're worried about jews in ukraine at the moment because if there is anti-semitic violence there will be no mercy for anyone neither women nor children. with nazi off fascist images clearly on display the concern is that even the nationalist leaders are no longer in control of their supporters and the evidence of support for ukrainian wartime leaders who lea

the pair cadse in kiev . this was a day when new anti-protest laws were introduced in ukraine, but they weren't designed to deal with this kind of chaos. this evening, this square is like a vision of hell with black tires burning and protestors hurling stones and firing fireworks straight for the lines of riot police. the violence started at breakfast time. police tried to clear the barricades. this was the protestors' response. the riot officers they were attacking had been deployed to protect the parliament which passed the hated new laws. tonight, the ukrainian prime minister, which has called the protestors terrorists, said suggestions that the situation is getting out of control were wrong. >> the situation in kiev is absolutely under control. the whole country is functioning normally. the events are unfolding in a small part of central kiev. >> this all began in december as demonstrations in favor of joining the europe -- european union. it ended with officers firing plastic bullets into the crowd. it w

the justice ministry here in kiev now. we hearing as the crowds dispersing from the streets of kiev there's many people out here i'm just very close to independence square here you may be able to hear singing coming from there there is a still a large crowd there's also still crowds near to the conference center here and crowds still manning barricades over the stadium so there's still many people on the streets many people also saying that even if the opposition tell us that they want to continue with talks. well that's all well and good for them but they are going to leave the streets that they are going to stay here. while we had similar sentiments from from vitali klitschko the opposition leader saying that. they weren't going to leave the streets until the job was done so the it seems that the justice ministry here in kiev is the latest in a line of buildings across the country that is fall into two opposition rioters here now you just mentioned across the country this unrest isn't limited to the capital there in kiev

is there for us right now and joins us now live from kiev alexei earlier you told us that kiev looked like a war zone what's happening on the streets right now. it is still a war zone you know here one of the local politicians at the barricades trying to urge the police not doing it are going to be right hard to see any. water because of the black smoke you cannot receive them. you know or like. the writers of the sciences which creates a lot of blogs around the area and it's really hard to see what's going on behind the police lines although some says you will see some pictures only was there haven't been able to. use the guns that you claim that heavy water ice is. trying to be called he's standing behind the police lines over there behind this. black smoke that we have information coming from different sources that i mean of course i didn't want that in a matter of the next few hours that use the police may attempt not there another source told the right just another attempt to push them off the square which is not to be pretty much the story points and they sit on it and assault o

rioters have taken over the ukrainian justice ministry in kiev as unrest continues after the opposition rejects offers from the president the protests are continuing far beyond the capital as well. taking over a local government buildings across the country with western ukraine the riot movement. syrian police the peace talks in geneva bear for their first fruits the warring sides have agreed to to evacuate civilians from the city of poems which has seen some of the worst fighting during the almost three year long conflict. and dozens are killed in the street violence and a wave of deadly bombings in egypt as the divided nation reaches the third anniversary of its revolution meanwhile the interim leader says the country's next step will be a presidential election. broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is our. ukrainian writers have taken over the justice ministry in kiev and a local administration buildings have been the target of protesters elsewhere in the country all this after the opposition turned down the preside

the link for choosing gulf central kiev the ukrainian police head down barricades and chase brought to the fourth day of anti government protests. two people died safer the crisis is being filled white nationalist radical scheme to grab the opportunity to push for brevity. also the staffs there is double into the position sit face to face for the first title since the start of the conflict the beginning of the old anticipated peace talks in switzerland have exposed the puppies are very different to the beach the call. he's been in love it when it is just to midnight and ten pm in kiev where two people have donated an anti government protests in the ukrainian capital in a fourth consecutive day of fun it's nice to pull down barricades in the center the city and chased down ross's at the retaliation of protest is has been equally as forceful up is an excuse to ski is in the ukrainian catholic well my dad pointed out. the protests will be delivered at the numbers are not receiving yet it's still pretty much that i would say maybe several thousand people of the protesters and riot this wee

eleven pm nine pm in kiev where the government is offering further concessions to rest with the president pledging to free those arrested during the riots earlier this week meanwhile protests are engulfing cities across the west of the country. the reports from the capital. but been hearing from president dick the on a covert chaffed of the latest rounds of talks between the government and the opposition now he's announced what's been achieved so far he said the january sixteenth laws that were brought in to clamp down on demonstrations that they would be changes to those laws and now the opposition and governments have agreed that there will be an amnesty for all people who are being detained by police during the riots that we've seen here in kiev we're expecting to see a reshuffle of at the on a cold which is government now in terms of the violence that's been going on here that the on a covert you said that he points the finger towards a groups all foreigners who be responsible for the majority of the worst violence we're looking at about a dozen cities in the west of the country where

who's witnessed some of the rioting over recent weeks in kiev. you were. now unfolding to be a tragic sad day for kiev are you surprised that it got to this level off to what you saw before all this erupted no not at all because the way that the protests have been going since the end of november something had to have happened either the protests were going to die out and did look like they were going to that one moment . or they had to break out into something like what we're seeing right now and what we're seeing is well you know walls of fire very picturesque not necessarily very dangerous but creating that image of hell breaking loose you know the apocalyptic town is responsible people are saying it's the nationalists in effect hijacking the moderates a little i would agree with that because it did look like they were the ones who were most violently minded i would say the you could see the young people who always walked around carrying there were some sort of some sort of i guess armor or some sort of i don't know where you can see a makeshift weapons

reporting from kiev in ukraine. well earlier i spoke to professor bruno address he's from the paris based national institute of civilisations he is skeptical about the deal between the opposition and the government and thinks it will come up against resistance from the more radical elements in the protest movement. more radical elements were used to make detention more and more acute and no. there is a compromise on that and a higher level of bugs you know you can do the same time i doubt that the extremist movement. agreed to go back home and dogs problems that would happen in kiev and the only western. only because their own so their bases are there so. i've got to really see but i don't want to get to meet you know to bring back stuff. well here we have a map of central kiev and the heart of the protest movement is now over on independence square known as my dad and where the opposition has been camped out now the fiercest clashes broke out earlier this week on a nearby street this very long street here now most

a violent clashes that engulfed central kiev as ukrainian police tear down barricades and chase rioters on a fourth day on to government protests two people have died. the crisis is being fueled by nationalists and radicals keen to take the opportunity to push for revolution that. and also in the headlines syria's government and opposition sit face to face for the first time since the start of the conflict but these start a long anticipated peace talks in switzerland have exposed the parties very different views of the future. this is our seem to national coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program. and two people have died in kiev government protests in the ukrainian capital have reached a fourth consecutive day of violence police have toned down barricades in the center of the city and chased down riotous and they were tell a chauffeur testers has been a cool as forceful all season ixia have ski is a k. of for us right now at the same way he reports that security forces are about to storm the city's center again i use seeing any signs of that it's very hard to see

violent clashes in gulf central kiev as ukrainian police tear down barricades and chase rioters on the fourth day of antigovernment protests two people have died so far. the crisis is being fueled by nationalists and radicals came to grab the opportunity to push for revolution. also this hour syria's government and opposition sit face to face for the first time since the start of the conflict the beginning of long anticipated peace talks in switzerland have exposed the parties very different views of the future. this is r.t. international live from our studio city here in moscow where it's just turned eleven pm and nine pm in kiev where two people have died in antigovernment protests in the ukrainian capital and a fourth consecutive day of violence police have torn down barricades in the center of the city and chased down writers and the retaliation of protesters has been equally as forceful and now we're getting reports that up to twenty people have broken into a city television station and destroying equipment there. is in the ukrainian capital for us. i can see from my vantage point

of interfering with developments there in kiev would you agree with that. of course you know just before coming to this interview re read what the speaker has written some months ago about meetings frequent meetings of italy quit school for example with mrs merkel herself with our then foreign minister mr gillat with the head of the chancellor's office in the by the the rank of a minister mr profiler. you know. activities from the now and then beforehand ruling christian democratic party the biggest party in germany in and out is calling for their european friends to jointly with the other conservatives in germany you know help mr klitschko and his party and that is what i call gross interference and that is of course you know backed by the fact that mr klitschko had so many meetings with german politicians but these same german politicians were not ready to meet the government of ukraine and that is what points toward what of grass and illegal imperialist interference of two ukrainians interior. just briefly the government government's been accused of corr

especially in the eastern and southern regions which are industrialised we've seen that in the ukraine in kiev itself only a minority a very small minority of people are involved in all of this was the security forces are clearly normal to the government and carrying out its orders so i don't think this is a civil war situation i think this is an attempted revolution which is failing and failing disastrously which is increasing polarization in the country which may create more problems in the future but an immediate risk of civil war i don't think so. alexander my christian expert on international law thank you very much indeed for sharing your views with us and right now. several people have died as until government protests in the ukrainian capital go out go into a fourth consecutive day this is the latest with a whole new level of violence and police have told down barricades that block in central kiev and chased down rises and the retaliation of protesters has been equally as forceful. is there for us right now joining us now live from kiev alex a wall tie you seeing way you are now what's

violent clashes in gulf central kiev as ukrainian police tear down barricades and chase rioters on a government approach has two people have died. the crisis is being fueled by nationalists and radicals came to take the opportunity to push for revolution that. and also this hour syria's government and opposition sit face to face for the first time since the start of the conflict or the start of the long anticipated peace talks in switzerland have exposed the parties very different views of the future. seem to national coming to you live from moscow hello and welcome to the program two people have died as antigovernment protests in the ukrainian capital grow into a fourth consecutive day with a whole new level of violence police have torn down barricades blocking central kiev entrées down rioters and the retaliation of protesters has been equally as forceful. is that for us right now saying we are hearing reports security forces are about to storm the city center again are there any signs of that. i say can you hear us when in fact they have worn. or. open a lot of people who are in

international from kiev as opposition leaders protesters against violence as the city is split by barricades with at least two killed in the. rival positions clash of the geneva two conference on syria even before the warring sides of the conflict sit down for direct talks. and n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden reportedly asking russia. protection amid mounting death threats. from moscow its aussie international with me rule research we've got your top headlines for this hour. leaders of the ukrainian opposition have called on protesters in kiev to refrain from violence over the city's embattled remains a blaze overnight these are live pictures we're showing for you right now in fact it's proximately eleven am there in the ukrainian capital the latest report from there with correspondent peter on. looking independent square where the speakers are continuing to deliver their rhetoric from the stage just as you might be able to hear that over the top of of me talking now we have seen a a distinct decrease in the amount of people on the streets on thursday compared to wednesday now that's bec

tortured as fears a mounting of radical protest in the concessions of the authorities we go live to kiev shortly here on r.t. and. in other news this hour up to nine people were killed in street clashes with security forces across egypt while a powerful explosion is reported outside a police building in the city of suez on the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven revolution. this is art international live from a studio center here in moscow which is midnight and ten pm in ukraine where the country's president has pledged to change the constitution in an effort to end government street riots let's get more on the surprise development from. in kiev well this does appear to be a huge breakthrough doesn't it tell us more about what you know. well this is all come out from the latest round of talks between the government here in ukraine and the opposition leaders now president victory on a coach who said he will make changes to the constitution it will see ukraine revert back to a parliamentary presidential republic what that means is the parliament will have far more power than t

his power to stop the turmoil sweeping his country announcing an amnesty for those detained in the kiev riots while in other cities crowds lay siege to official buildings. and as many protesters reject any negotiations with the leadership we look at the radical elements in the midst of the chaos seeking to escalate the situation. syria's warring factions agree for the first time to hold face to face talks after separate meetings with the united nations mediator at the geneva two peace conference we go live to geneva a little later. and in cairo a fourth bomb goes off bringing the day's death toll to at least six with thousands more injured ahead of the anniversary of the two thousand and eleven uprising our top stories this hour. this is r.t. international live from our studio center here in moscow which just turned ten pm and eight pm in kiev where the government is offering further concessions to calm the unrest with president at a covert pledging to free those arrested during the riots this week meanwhile protests are engulfing cities across the west of ukraine peter one of the repor

reporting from kiev in ukraine. ukraine's leader has said he's ready to have further talks with the opposition and you can head to r.t. dot com to find out more about that also online we're providing minute by minute updates on the situation and reporting on the improvised weaponry being used by a street mobs against police offices. a fourth explosion has rocked the egyptian capital killing one person that comes just hours after a series of deadly blasts shook leaving five people dead and injuring dozens more an islamic extremist group has admitted to carrying out the attack on the police building and most reporters of egypt's ousted president mohamed morsy a clashing with security forces in cairo and other cities across the country two people have reportedly been killed in the unrest and this comes just before the third anniversary of egypt's two thousand and eleven revolution that toppled the country's longtime leader hosni mubarak era based journalist hugh miles says the government faces a huge challenge to keep

reporting from kiev in ukraine. and there will be bring you more on the latest developments there in ukraine and president yannick overages bombshell decision to change the constitution to turn ukraine into a parliamentary presidential republic he also offered one of the opposition leaders arseniy yatsenyuk the job of prime minister one another main opposition figure the boxer turned politician vitaly klitschko may become deputy prime minister in a covert has also promised an amnesty to all those taking part in the protests on the condition if they leave occupied governmental buildings when after several rounds of talks the leadership and the opposition have finally agreed to clear the streets of kiev protesters camped out in the center of the capital and police are supposed to leave now there's still no reaction from those in kiev those in the streets to these latest announcements you can see live pictures now from one of the main streets of street right now and that's where much of the violence over the past few d

the scene and said to kiev always say we saw no. night a good night of stuff off between police and dry it says in the sense of the ukrainian capital what you can see just going on behind me over there a riot is still throwing molotov cocktails huge pieces of masonry we're talking about rocks about twice the size of my fist into being killed from the barricades to the police set up by riot is the first case goals that are made up of good tell police vehicles that some of the said rights have been taken away by the ambulance service here but only after they dropped by in pause the said these these people have come certainly very well we're just moving away from the situation it's going on just over my left shoulder there where volatile cocktails go to a book the book has appeared to have. gone off in amongst those rioters there was throwing the police say i do hope nobody is caught up in not in the hood. yes we have seen people taken away by the ambulance services we have seen groups just over behind by the cameras basically getting

reporting from kiev in ukraine. why ukraine's capital and western regions iraq by anti-government riots the east of the country remains supportive of the current regime people are getting increasingly worried there about the an arrest fearing the protesters could be pulling ukraine in the wrong direction as are his policy reports the industrial heart of the ukraine is a place where the majority has been silent until now the vine and pictures from kiev are spurring people here into action but not in support of the anti-government riot as i cannot sit at home when there are such things happening in ukraine the protests in kiev a horrible we are brothers we're all ukrainians in the east and south of the country support for president general cough which is high while tolerance for why it is low these demonstrators blame opposition parties for using hot headed students to destabilize the country young people are like zombies they get information from the internet and this information is only one side the usa in the west

the kiev house here and it said true ukraine and central kiev where you bought the club opened up a cool down the middle of steps in front of the building no skating suits while you please here inside is your mostly just building right now down the steps to the middle of the cold war we have seen is a whole lot of. fun i would roll a small atolls cocktails thrown as well and. also a good time isn't all the time it ties knowledge that you have trying to stop some of the similar type of fun is that we have seen. say st paul on a cruise ship sky st see just me it's not a stadium just next to independence square. the scenes that we have seen i mean some dramatic pictures the coming out of what's going on just over my left shoulder right now in the building but then. this all came about the opposition leader is given a skit with a series of speeches called me on a independence square from the big stage the things they didn't say they were all outright rejecting the plans that are being put forward by a ukrainian president think the arctic cold which some of those plans because we want a word

live pictures there from central kiev blazing barricades in kiev set the country on fire rioters control seven local governments and western regions while ukraine's east stands behind the president. cairo meets the third anniversary of the two thousand and eleven revolution in grief after the city was hit by a series of bloody bombings on the eve of the landmark date. and thousands protest against a social gathering of far right politicians in vienna as nationalist movements gained popularity across russia across europe. from our moscow studios you're watching r.t. international i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me. rioters in ukraine's capital kiev are reportedly holding two policemen hostage stories also say an officer was found shot dead in the city center with another in hospital was stabbed once and made burning the barricades protesters and riot police showered the streets with molotov cocktails and rubber bullets overnight and the fury in kiev is spreading to ukraine's west as artist reports. these are the scenes playing out across western ukraine one by one thirteen region so

now ukrainian writers are storming of the justice ministry in kiev right now and local administration buildings have been the target of protesters elsewhere in the country. all this after the opposition turned it down to the president's offer to change the constitution and make one of their leaders prime minister will be hearing more from our keys and peter oliver in a little bit. but right now. one radical gang of protesters in kiev allegedly had these weapons in their possession police seized assault rifles pistols and hundreds of rounds of ammunition from the group. authorities claim of the gang the supplied arms to other writers as well. and there were attacks on security forces during the week. one police officer was wounded and two others taken hostage reportedly tortured and then later. he was recording it and found my arms and legs with mosque the tape and taped to my knees is well be looking there were more mature. yes we're attacked by a group of men wearing youngsters they surrounded the car to terrorists inside. they take everything from one's own wallets and mobile unit.

erupted not just here in kiev but around ukraine in general. now what this all started after. we heard speeches from literally just behind me here in independence square from the main stage here from opposition leaders in which they said that they they weren't willing to accept the. the offers that have been made to them by ukrainian president viktor yushchenko overage now to run through what some of those offers were they were. the constitution would change and that ukraine would go back to a parliamentary presidential republic what that actually means is that the parliament here the the m.p.'s would have far more power it would actually remove some of the power away from the presidency stands at the moment and would basically refer. the constitution in two thousand and four now there was a vicious standoff took place as the rioters moved in there we saw windows being broken molotov cocktails thrown burning tires thrown rocks breaking windows and a lot of a whole lot of fireworks being said self there right now they say they're in the go see a sions with the the riot police t

the week's top stories hundreds of policemen are allowed to leave to be staged convention center in kiev meanwhile the president's offer to opposition leaders to head the government is left hanging in the air amid intensifying riots across the country's west. syria's government and the opposition hold their first talks since the start of the civil war it's been her altered by diplomats is a major step forward. to seeing that. we have to leave and we have to fight for peace and life we can't give up as bullets fly overhead we visit a maternity unit in syria where mothers and doctors have chosen life in the face of the destruction that surrounds them. and deadly clashes across egypt and terror attacks in the capital mar the third anniversary of the revolution that toppled long longstanding dictator hosni mubarak. you're watching the weekly here on our to international live from moscow where we give you a rundown of the week's top stories from the past seven days. around two hundred policeman be sieged in a convention center in care of have been allowed to leave the building there are confl

ukrainian leadership concessions followed by fresh violence as rioters in kiev ignored the agreement with the opposition to clear the streets. while western ukraine is wrought by more protests as local administration buildings are stormed or taken over by crowds in a more than a dozen regional centers. also this week face to face for the first time the syrian government and the rebels discussing prisoner releases and humanitarian aid and peace talks in switzerland but have so far of waited the tough issues. and have to leave and they have to find peace and like we can to keep up amid the bombs and bullets in syria we visit a maternity ward there to find out how mothers and doctors battled through the horrors of war. and dozens killed in street violence and a deadly wave of bombings in egypt as the polarized nation reaches the third anniversary of its revolution while the interim leader says the country's next presidential election. eight pm in moscow i met très a very good to have you with us our top story this hour ukraine security forces say two policemen were injured last night a

we seem to be having audio problems with kiev. tara, i know you're not there, but you're in regular contact with people who are, and is there a sense that yanukovych is at least meeting them at least part way? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think anybody, especially after the deaths of what the ukrainians are saying at least seven people actually. after those deaths, i don't think anybody really, very few people in the ukraine, and i'm sure that it's the same in the u.s. and western experts, trust a word that president yanukovych says, and therefore, we're all going to be very sceptical that he's going to be willing to form some kind of compromise. the demands of the protesters are a culmination of years of frustration since yanukovych came to power in 2010. and the reason why there's so much anger on the streets, and far greater anger by the way than in the orange revolution when ambassador hurst was there, but president yanukovych has attacked the fundamental basis on which the ukraine is based on, he has destroyed all of thos

reporting from kiev ukraine. ukraine's leader has said he's ready for further talks with the opposition had to r.t. dot com to find out more about that development and also online we're providing minute by minute updates on the situation and reporting on the improvised weaponry being used by street mobs against police officers. a fourth explosion has rocked the egyptian capital killing one person that comes just hours after a series of deadly blasts shook her leaving five people dead and injuring dozens more well let's now go live to our correspondent who is in cairo. what is the latest on these attacks please. the latest as you say is that five or perhaps six people have died in explosions that took place today the first and deadliest of these bombings killed four people outside a security building in the north of the capital and shattered windows hundreds of meters away from the site of the explosion this latest bombing appeared to target a police convoy outside a cinema in the west of the capital and today's b

in kiev a brief truce between rioters and security forces as the government shows it is willing to make concessions to the opposition amid calls from the e.u. to hold an early election. also this hour the international the u.n. prepares the ground for syria's rival delegations to meet face to face on friday after day one of the long awaited peace talks was marred by bitter exchanges. and it was so close where is edward snowden is reportedly planning to ask russia for personal protection after receiving death threats. this is out international live from our studio center here in moscow where it's just turned eleven pm and nine pm in ukraine where rioting has spread to the west of the country with protests breaking into administration buildings meanwhile in kiev the opposition and the government are now expected to announce the results of their talks well let's get the latest now from peter all of a he is in the capital peter before we talk about those latest developments in kiev what do you know about the rest spreading beyond the capital now. well yes what we've seen is groups of demons

still it's a tense standoff in some parts of the kiev in the capital here. but there is skepticism about this new deal with regards to the type of honesty we are seeing still going on whether those extremist groups will and will listen to them it seems very unlikely we'll listen to calls for them to to voluntarily leave the streets now. i was talking to a few people and just down here on independence square a short time ago and they were saying they really weren't sure that this would happen that people would decide he said the extreme games would leave the basics of the city streets because they know what they were people are invested in some cases in this violence as a dad. there there is art groups that just won't listen to the opposition and the new opposition called steve to move away from the arcades and go home now with regards to this news about safe and have had about the means to be put forward by pres and get it over to try and bring some kind of pc at my colleague alexa got a jet skis over with the head the violence has been the strongest here in

i posit any ukraine standoff live pictures from kiev here for tasker's and security forces declare a temporary truce while the government and the opposition andor a new round of talks to resolve the escalating crisis. when preparing the ground for syria's rolla delegations to meet face to face on monday after day one of the long awaited peace talks was marred by bitter exchanges. and whistleblowers worries average snowden is reportedly planning to ask russia for personal protection after getting death threats. it's four pm here in moscow watching r.t. with me marina josh welcome to the program for a task and police in kiev have declared a truce which is expected to hold for the next six hours earlier the ukrainian opposition threatened to ask street riots if the government refused to call early elections its leaders last night said they were giving president yanacocha twenty four hours to meet their demands all get out across to our correspondent all over who's following the very latest for us in the grainy in capital so peter what's the atmosphere like where you are now what is the

minus seventeen degrees celsius the leaders of the ukrainian opposition have called on protesters in kiev to refrain from violence over the city's embattled has remained a blaze overnight live pictures for you here right now the boning barricades right as you can see there dividing the police and rioters with thick black smoke also mothering the city report here on our international with correspondent peter all of a. there is a standoff again between rioters and riot police there's a line of fire a wall of fire separating the two that's been set alight by the by the riots is burning tires and sick black acrid smoke separating the two sides there's a steady stream of people moving from independence square over to where the flash point is currently is currently and what we're seeing is those people are coming they're carrying a lot of of rudimentary weapons some have held it some with homemade body armor we've seen them carrying the likes of of clubs i am balls bits of paving stone that they've been breaking up there's been a real operation going on among the rioters to to break up paving s

reporting from kiev. while some in the west have been supporting what they're calling a movement for democratic change the u.s. has already imposed sanctions on some ukrainian officials blaming them for the violence and kids senior international relations lecturer at moscow state university mark says those countries should apply the same rules to their own actions. well what we're hearing from the united states and from the european union is of course the most cynical hypocrisy after the last few years of the brutal police repressions of the occupy wall street movement in the united states and the anti neo liberal austerity dictates that have been instituted around the european union which brought literally tens of millions of protesters out onto the street. them calling against the violence in the ukraine where the majority of the enjoyment of the past few days has been from the police that have suffered injuries from our cars cocktails firebombs knife stabbings lovings with morning stars withered shots

dot com for live updates directly from kiev. it's r t international live from moscow thank you for joining us it seems that everyone is descending on switzerland today on the shores of lake geneva political heavyweights are trying to put syria back on the path to peace. or the giants of international diplomacy have the future of syria under a magnifying glass as the long awaited peace talks have started in the picturesque town of montreaux. going off now joining me live from switzerland with the latest statement so you have got a good to see you here on r.t. international we were showing un chief ban ki moon the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov and of course the u.s. secretary of state john kerry opening statements but as i understand you accord the main condition for talks is that there be no preconditions and yet john kerry the u.s. secretary of state letting out a precondition that assad house to go. well that's right laurie even though the main agreement for this conference was to be for it to be held without any preco

well this is the scene here in kiev after the ukrainian capital to spend a week gripped by violence you now see rioters have barricaded themselves in on the one of the main streets here in the at the ukrainian capital near to the now miss stadium now this is being the major flashpoint in this city on the way to stay we saw this whole area cleared out. on the now by the right police of what was a rather vicious running battle that was being forced between writers. on the right police there within about thirty minutes late already coming back into this area since then what we have seen is a large tire fire being set up on the front line between the between the police and the riot is now police are still continuing to try and extinguish that fire with its thick black smoke using water cannon now that's resulted in this whole area becoming incredibly icy freezing freezing temperatures here well below zero in kiev now on thursday we had seen something of a period of calm as talks were taking place between the opposition and the government however that didn't last on friday more violence agai

a roundup of the week's top stories for you live pictures there from independence square in central kiev no peace on the streets of the capital as the opposition lol an offer to head the government of ukraine amid intensifying riots across the country as west. syria's government and the opposition hold their first talks since the start of the civil war it's been hurled by diplomats is a major step forward. two things that will mean have to leave and we have to plan for peace of mind we can't give up as bullets fly overhead we visit a maternity unit in syria where mothers and doctors have chosen life in the face of the destruction that surrounds them. and deadly clashes across egypt and terror attacks in the capital more the third anniversary of the revolution that toppled longstanding dictator hosni mubarak. international live from moscow i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me around two hundred policemen beseeched in a convention center in kiev have been allowed to leave the building there are conflicting reports on whether it was opposition front man vitaly klitschko or interior mini