moscow has announced an envoy will travel to southeastern ukraine for talks over the release of monitors being held. a kremlin spokesman also lambasted a military assault by kiev saying it killed off the geneva accord. let's get more by skype from moscow. it did not take long for the kremlin to react to events in ukraine this friday. >> that is right. they have called the special operation. if. -- the vladimir putin spokesman said this operation is killed off any hope for the geneva agreement. he also said vladimir putin is receiving all the information on the latest developments in ukraine. putin appears to be following developments closely. they insist they continue to take steps toward escalation of the conflict and work towards the release of the observers held in slaviansk. russia spent the special envoy to the area. he is in the region right now. contact with him has been real established. >> vladimir putin warned of consequences against ukraine for acting against its own citizens. what consequences could flow from today's events? >> that is right. vladimir putin has one of consequ

the fear is that template of crimea will be transposed to southeastern ukraine. while people are somewhat hopeful they are very skeptical. >> is this a result of the sanctions? are the sanction he having an effect? because russian stocks went up almost immediately when they heard this more conciliatory language out of putin. >> you just have to get inside the russian president's ahead to answer tha question. it's hard to say, certainly the beginning of the crois is -- crisis, the imong imoption of e first part of the sanctions, and second part of sanctions, people who have his ear, he must be listening to those voices to a certain extent. but look vladimir putin looks at ukraine as really a part of russia to a certain extent. he even uses the word new russia which goes back hundreds of years in catherine the great for that part of russia. that a big part of ukraine really belongs to russia. so it's difficult to say what really motivated him in making that move and what its real significance will be in the long term. for short term the significance is he's calling

dramatic developments here in southeastern ukraine where the news is unfolding fast and furious if we start with the town of qana tosk which is around seventeen kilometers from where i am in slavyansk all the shops are closed and we know we receiving reports that some full factories have been shut down this affects the employment of some sixty thousand people who are now without jobs denotes a region is a region where all public transport has been shut down what this means is that nobody can arrive here or you from here using either the buses or the trains this is a weekend operation that took place it started on friday here in slavyansk it's affected kramatorsk it is fighting here is announcement that it will crack down militarily against these and have protesters many of whom have taken up administration buildings in this part of the country in the city of new gun square now receiving reports of a list protesters say that they are in control of the local military enlistment offices and that they're handing out weapons but in a very controlled and organized manner they said that they

ukraine well most of the people inside savion to get heeded the call to remain indoors peep. here we are frightened of someone telling me that they feel that this is almost the cart before the storm although it's not their car but they feel that the ukrainian army is attention for now is focused on climate tossed and will quickly return to savion ski there is concern that a.t.m.'s are running out of cash that shops very soon will have no food because food supplies are being prevented from entering the town so people have been venturing out they've been queuing at local stores i as you say i managed to catch up with one family who are literally barricaded inside their home and this is their story. the city center is in lockdown the streets are empty people are afraid to leave their homes. came here to kill us vladimir so give each and his wife have lived in slavyansk all their lives until recently it was a small sleepy provincial town but friday morning that changed forever. around four thirty in the morning there was the sound of short crowns and explosions i woke up immediat

secondly, he says people in the restive southeastern ukraine, there is no real appetite to continue to rally for this kind of linguist with the motherland if you like. what does russia do on that front? do they try to stir up trouble? putin announced the elections should be postponed. what does he do to make sure they do not take place? a number of questions, as we see, and john lau says putin has painted himself into a corner. >> we will see how it turns out. >>>> thank you for that look at the press today. time now for sports on france 24 , the latest european football action. >> a place in next season europea lead, now five points behind with two matches to play. european hopes for the 4-2 win over lille. the third a-title and a row, a record. yet to kick a ball this weekend. the defeat yesterday, eight points with two games remaining. continuing later this evening as the old lady hosts. chelsea all but blew their chance to win the english premier league when they were held by regulation. 1-0 win over west brom. they took over at the top at liverpool. a return to the top of the tabl

and new fighting in southeastern ukraine as pro-russian activists and ukrainian troops clash again. >>> another investigation into the benghazi attack. some democrats saying it is a political stunt. >> heaving fled their homes fora better life, these dreams of these immigrants are not coming true. . >> in nigeria, there is in that evidence that says nigh year i can't's military was warned and newb boko haram's plans but did nothing. the report by amnesty international says the military had a four-hour warning and saying the kidnapping of those 270 girls from a boarding school last month followed that very same warning. today, american and british teams are in nigeria helping with the search. he von edegi has more. >> the forces have reached out to the presidency and so far, they have not responded to these clai claims. >> that's what they call them, claims by amnesty international. we don't know if they will choose to do so. obviously, this revelation that's coming from amnesty will shock nigerians. the question they will be asking is why: why would the military who are here to protec

conducting in southeastern ukraine putin says dear friend it's western sponsors are only provoking more violence and that now not russia nor any other outside player has any influence over those people living in those sports they're not going to put their weapons down knowing that their lives are continuously being threatened all this is according to the president's press secretary community school also added that anyone who presents actions as a legitimate are criminals themselves we also know that the president is closely monitoring the events unfolding in ukraine also from the angle of russia's further actions he's deeply concerned not only about the situation there in the country itself but also about the way it's being presented in the west saying that what type of democratic elections in ukraine could western nations be talking about with an ongoing a military operation conducted by. its own citizens and also added that the west either doesn't understand what's really happening there on the ground or has children not to understand it. or think it so much for bringing us the update

ukraine for the past several months. so he has been working hard to find out what's happening to ground phillips and get aid in facilitating his release the ukrainian security forces who are believed to be high in his questioning have reportedly refused to talk to us and we also address the u.k. foreign office given that phillips is a british citizen and we're told that they are away on the cetacean but do not work with third parties in incidents like this one obviously referring to see the channels management also send an open letter to the u.k. media who have mostly ignored their arrest and you can see an extract on your screens right now. and this letter outlines an impression that the russian media is more concerned about the fate of a u.k. citizen than the british media or petitions there and suggesting that it's a troubling sign for journalism in the u.k. and it also stresses that film's being a reporter matters more than where his home country is. the detention of our british colleagues is just the latest in a ran

to forty armed men tried to take over europe's biggest nuclear power plant located in southeastern ukraine the gunmen were stopped near the facility and apparently said that they are from of the right sector radical group. this is the footage allegedly showing of the attempted plan to take over the infamous glory to ukraine a radical chant can be heard as one man apparently tries to rally the troops he is also heard saying that right sector is goal was to protect the power plant from a possible takeover artie's. details. now indeed a group of armed men did try to take over a nuclear power plant. by the security service the nuclear power plant and by the police according to the officials of the nuclear power plant to the incident did not disrupted the operations of the facility however this is the first time the idea of taking over a nuclear power plant has been issued by the right sector they have made threats before taking over a similar facility however they were talking about a different one also the leader of the right sector has also said that it was the plan of the right to disrupt g

despite all the tensions and violence going on in southeastern ukraine authorities an idea decided to allow a football match knowing it would gather all trussed on the city streets many of whom are known for their all use and support of the new afterwards in key if they were also granted permission to hold down marchers in the city center and so they did and were met by these guys many of whom were carrying sticks different types of sticks rocks wearing helmets masks and the st george ribbon which you can see on this man in particular this ribbon has become a symbol of the pro russian or anti-government movement the most vivid identification marks that most of them were wearing was the red scotch tape on their arms and here is where the first questions begin to appear since some of the police officers there are also seen wearing the same exact red scotch tape on their arms which is a bit strange given that authorities and ideas to support the new government in kiev police did appear to try to keep the two conflicting sides away from each other but there's lots of footage which actuall

crane no forty government tried to take over a nuclear power plant and ukraine in the southeastern city of zuffa rosea the men said they were part of the rather cool right to a group. in the videos emergency room the internet the parents could see most. men in bulletproof vests the show being nationally slogans and waving ukrainian flags what is really good wishes in the nearby region of donetsk to bring us up to speed you know indeed a group of armed men did try to take over a nuclear power plant which happens to plant not just in ukraine but in europe however they and their efforts were thwarted by the security service the nuclear power plant and by the police according to the officials of the nuclear power plant to the incident did not disrupted the operations of the facility however this is the first time the idea of taking over a nuclear power plant has been issued by the right sector they have made threats before taking over a similar facility however they were talking about a different one also the leader of the right sector to be has also said that it was the plan of the right s

ukraine for the past several months. well graham's case is just the latest in a long list anyone reporting on the conflict between the army and the anti-government movement here in the east of ukraine it appears is out risk now graham was snatched near the city of mariupol which you can see here on the map and it's just two hundred kilometers south of commerce or square earlier two journalists working for the russian channel life news were also detained by government forces this remains the only video evidence of their plight footage of them pressed to the ground and the gun point the interim authorities accuse them of aiding what they call terrorists not the self-defense units in the restive east of the country or about you was quickly backed by officials in washington artie's gun a chicken reports on the u.s. position regarding russian journalists working in ukraine. the u.s. state department spokesperson had no comment on the detention of graham phillips the independent british journalist reporting for r.t. in ukraine

ukraine for the past several months. this is just the latest case in the long list anyone reporting on the conflict between the army on the government movement here in the east of ukraine is appears is at risk and he will snatch near the city of mariupol which is here as you can see on this map and it's just two hundred kilometers south of comma tosk where journalists working for the russian channel live news were also detained by government forces and up until now this had been the only busier evidence of their plight for to show that press to the ground and searched at gunpoint this treatment apparently caused by the finance behaved the true purpose of their visit to ukraine but now this vizier address by one of the journalists has emerged on the internet but it is that you're going to report when crossing the border it gives their reports the true purpose of our visits and said we have come to terms the concerts were left old people's identifying us as journalists in moscow in order to cross the border from kiev are g

. >> we call on the representatives of southeastern ukraine the supporters of the federalization of the country. but necessary condition for the start of this dialogue is the unconditional stop of this violence. the planned presidential elections in kiev is the right direction but it won't solve everything if all the citizens of ukraine don't understand how their rights will be guaranteed after this election is held. >> reporter: this is not just a subtle position change by the russian president. to call the elections on may 25th a step in the right direction is fundamentally different from what he has been saying. he had called the election absurd previously. in the donetsk, the people are surprised. here is heavy declared governor of the people of donetsk. he has taken over the administration building. frankly what he said was that mr. putin is not the president of the donetsk people of republic. the people of th people's repubt tomorrow. they'll consider his opinion but they're no bound by it. >> what does it mean supporting or not supporting. he knows what we stand against. even if

but we ask the representatives of southeastern ukraine and pro federalization supporters to postpone the referendum on the region's autonomy for the eleventh of may this year. but president putin's call went unheard president also made a number of suggestions about how to get ukraine out of the deepening crisis and the president and russian troops are no longer near the ukrainian border and he called for a dialogue between the southeast and kiev which he believes is key to resolving the crisis a political analyst out of russia export martin mccauley he said there is potential here for some sort of breakthrough. the position seems to be that russia would welcome the election for president and then begin to negotiate with him negotiate a settlement to the to the crisis in ukraine it is the first glimmer of hope for a long time it looks like the situation will in fact. the temperature will decline and hopefully. people will be killed. that we can look forward to a presidential election in the twenty fifth of may which will pass. freely and it will be an exercise in democracy and will be

deaths in southeastern ukraine. >> happened at the ukrainian military trying to take back from russian supporters. >> meeting face-to-face, since that fighting erupted five months ago. >> targeting sinctargeting civir ethnicity. >> our interagency team is hitting the ground. in. >> the nigerian security forces knew of the impending attack. >> before the abduction but failed to act immediately. >> there's no question we're racing against the clock here. >> we begin with horrifying problems in two african countries. be 30 days have passed since nearly 300 girls were abducted, not one victim has been found. agony is turning to anger and that age are grew friday when amnesty international reported that nigerian forces may have been able to prevent this from happens in the first place. >> the nigerian authorities including security forces were given advance warnings close to four hours before the abduction but filed act immediately to rescue the girls from abduction. >> meanwhile in the world's newest country south sudan, united nations investigators are reporting horrors on a massive scale

but we asked the representatives of southeastern ukraine and pro federalization supporters to postpone the referendum on the regional tanami scheduled for the eleventh of may this year. during a meeting with the current chief of the organization for security and cooperation in europe putin also assured russian troops are no longer near the ukrainian border and he also said that the key to resolving the tensions between the self east and kiev is for talks well political analyst and russia expert martin mccauley believes there are signs that something can be achieved the position seems to be that russia would welcome the elect the president then begin to negotiate with him negotiate a settlement to the to the crisis in ukraine it is the first glimmer of hope for a long time it looks like the situation will affect. the temperature will decline and hopefully more people will be killed. that we can look forward to a presidential election in the twenty fifth of may which will pass. freely and it will be an exercise in democracy and will be no conflict no no force no coercion used by anyone l

they included stepping which both sides would take to diffuse tensions in southeastern ukraine. at the same time, the foreign ministry has been saying in the last 24 hours, warning that the kiev government was going to take military strikes against, quote, its own people. the upper house of parliament here in moscow, senior members there, have been saying on friday that this proves that the international community has been naive about the kiev government when they believe that they are a democratic bunch of people. they, painting the events in slaviansk and other places as an attempt by the ukrainian military to attack civilians. we know that vladimir putin has sent a spokesman to the southeast of ukraine to try to help with negotiations to get the release of observers from the organization for security and cooperation in europe. we haven't heard about exactly where they are being held or how they are in the last few days. they were seized last week. but it's not clear whether the military operations on friday are going to help or hinder efforts to get them released. >> more tha

this morning in southeastern ukraine, forces clashed with troops trying to take control of the city's police headquarters in mariupol. the clash is on going at this hour. time now for our trivia question. we've been doing the state of ohio this week. who were ohio's senators the first time an ohio state football player won the heisman? it's friday, why not make it about football. first to tweet the answer will get the shoutout. we'll be right back. ♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. this is mike. his long race day starts with back pain... ...and a choice. take 4 advil in a day which is 2 aleve... ...for all day relief. "start your engines" who would have thought masterthree cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece. thanks. clearly you are type e. you made it phil. welcome home. now what's our strategy with the fondue? diversifying your portfolio? e*trad

but we asked the representatives of southeastern ukraine and pro federalization supporters to postpone the referendum on the regional trauma i didn't hear drilled for the eleventh of may this year. during a meeting with the current chief of the organization for security and cooperation in europe a person explained how he believes ukraine can be pulled out of its deepening crisis and in a signal that moscow is keeping its and of agreements made entry neighbor person insists that russian troops are no longer near the ukrainian border he believes the key to resolving tensions is for the rest of southeast to talk to kira and political analyst and russia an expert martin mccauley believes there are signs something can bet cheap that the position seems to be that russia would welcome the election or president then begin to negotiate with him. to the to the crisis in the brain it is the first glimmer of hope for a long time it looks like the situation will. the temperature will decline and hopefully. we can look forward to a presidential election hundred twenty five may which will pass. freel

the clashes in southeastern ukraine and not the only challenge the country is facing right now just how to keep the lights on is also a key issue let's have a look at the map here on r.t. international atomic plants constitute a huge part of the states and energy system now kiev's interim authorities want them to be supplied with u.s. nuclear fuel as artie's arena explains experts fear it could potentially lead to a catastrophe. when i look at if opportunity rises it seems distance is no object for american companies u.s. nuclear be him with westinghouse has been granted an extension on his dealing ukraine the company supplies nuclear rod assemblies for plants but could have its sights set on the much higher price this move by western isles is really to secure not just the fuel contract which will go on incidentally for many years it's not only secure a fuel contract but it's to put its foot in the door to build a fuel fabrication plant in east ukraine and that's the most important that's what they're after for decades ukraine relied on russia in all matters atomic but the west didn't l

not just in that city but in a lot of places in southeastern ukraine obviously there have been some families with children we also have a report from an eyewitness describing the events as they have been unfolding in mariupol. are still trying to. make their we're heading towards the city council a lot of people were gathered there. some people approaching the local interior ministry building and it looks like ukraine's forces are shooting out of the lives of those who are trying to come close to or now that building of the interior ministry has been set on fire reportedly from the tank shells being fired at it at that time at the time of those reports there also has been information that people could be inside that building a cameraman working for roughly artist video agency has been shot through the stomach and one did you know doctors say his life is out of danger at the moment and he is expected to make a full recovery however listen to what this man describes has happened to the camera man the man has asked that we keep his identity unknown at this point your correspondent who is showin

ukraine. ukraine's interior ministry says more than twenty people were killed in mario pull on friday troops and tanks were sent to the city after reports that local activists had seized control of the local police headquarters videos of soldiers shooting at civilians went viral you may find some of the following pictures a bit disturbing so just be warned. i don't. now as you can see here people are shouting at that they are on armed the next moment we can see a man being shot at and here are the troops apparently firing in the direction of people on the street hitting another civilians. and in this footage you can see tanks speeding through the barricades that locals built to stop in the army on saturday though the military said it had called back troops from the city. and some of russia's top officials have been prevented from entering ukrainian airspace while returning from a visit to trans needs tra deputy prime minister dmitri gosan said his a plane was turned back by ukrainian fighter j

ukraine, withdraw its troops from its own country if it wants to keep the peace. for more on today's planned meeting between the president, angela merkel, let's get this report from senior white house correspondent jim acosta. >> reporter: john and christine, german chancellor angela merkel's visit to the white house comes at a critical time. both the u.s. and germany have tried to apply pressure on russia to try to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine, the u.s. taking the lead on sanctions, while chancellor merkel is trying to use her closer relationship with russian president vladimir putin to resolve the crisis, but it's not clear whether those closer ties are helping. in a phone conversation that the two leaders had on thursday, putin told merkel that he wants to see ukrainian troops pull out of the southeastern part of their own country. white house press secretary jay carney called that suggestion preposterous. now, the white house expects both leaders, both president obama and angela merkel, to talk about a new round of sanctions against russia. that next roun

there are reports of fresh violence today and multiple deaths in the southeastern ukraine where forces clashed with pro-russian troops trying to take control of a government building. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins me now from donetsk, ukraine. thanks for joining me. i want to start with the reports of violence. what's the latest and talk about putin and the show of force he's exhibiting? >> first on the violence it is mostly centered in the city in southern ukraine, not far from crimea. this violence began yesterday when russian separatists and militias took over the main government building in the center of the city. they were driven out by ukrainian government forces this morning and there's been back and forth gun battles throughout the day in the city. then just a short while ago, about 200 pro-russian gunmen were seen leaving from this city heading down, about an hour and a half drive. and pro-ukrainian militias were heading in the same direction. it is about to get dark so there are concerns in the overnight hours it could be quite violet. the other news,

has to be supported by the whole people of ukraine because in southeastern ukraine i will be only challenge the country's facing right now just how to keep the lights on is a key issue unless now take a look at this a mob here it is so the atomic and the mob consists atomic plants and they constitute a big part of the state and injure system and now caves interim authorities want them to be supplied with the u.s. nuclear fuel but as all his arena explains an expert fear it could potentially lead to catastrophe. when i look at it opportunity rises it seems distance is no object for american companies u.s. nuclear behemoths westinghouse has been granted an extension on his dealing ukraine the company supplies nuclear rod assemblies for plants but could have its sights set on the much harder prize this move by western isles is really to secure not just a fuel contract which will go on incidentally for many years it's not only secure a fuel contract but it's to put its foot in the door to build a fuel fabrication plant in east ukraine and that's the most important that's what they're after for

that vote on sunday that could break away southeastern ukraine, well, putin says, move that back. naturally the white house is skeptical of it all. >>> also in world news, terrorist whose vow to sell more than 270 girls they kidnapped, they're only growing bolder in nigerian. assaulting a village with bombs and rocket propelled grenades. nigh dpe nigerian is accepting the help. >>> the girl's going nuts trying to get out of her house. >> an unlikely celebrity when he rescued three young women who had been held captive in the neighbor's home. a year later, charles ramsey will visit "the lead" to tell us how the experience changed him forever. good afternoon, everyone welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. the world lead. i am not sure who this guy is but he does not sound much like vladimir putin. prussia's president making a reversal from the combative rhetoric about the ukraine. putin says he's withdrawn the 40,000 to 50,000 troops along the border with ukraine. white house officials say they have not seen any evidence that is actually happening. the russian troops are there not

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ukraine for help. it's a cry of despair, according to dmitri peskov, a plea for help, and that's important, because the russians for a long time now have been reserving the right to protect the interests of ethnic russians and russian speakers, especially in ukraine, if they come under attack from the ukrainian military. and so, while on one hand, the ukrainian military have moved to -- or the ukrainian government has moved to reassert its authority in eastern ukraine, it's also taking a huge gamble, because these military operations could be used by the russians to justify a possible invasion of eastern ukraine. remember, russia has stationed some 40,000 of its troops just across the border from eastern ukraine in western russia. they've been on periodical maneuvers in a relatively threatening posture. they could easily be diverted to take territory and go in as what the kremlin may call peacekeepers in eastern ukraine. at the moment, that hasn't happened, and indeed, dmitri peskov, the presidential s

but we asked the representatives of southeastern ukraine and proof federalization supporters to postpone the referendum on the region's autonomy for the eleventh of may this year. putin says the west is blaming russia when the situation in ukraine is actually in a deadlock whereas it's the west who he claims has been supporting an illegitimate coup in kiev. when our colleagues in europe and the us drive the situation into deadlock they shift responsibility on to moscow those who committed the coup and those who supported these actions will hold responsibility for the situation in ukraine those who supported these actions financially politically and through media and other means have driven the situation to the tragedy that took place in a desa saying that dialogue and diplomacy are the only things that can solve the situation this crisis between kiev and the eastern regions of the country moscow is saying that it wants to resolve this crisis in the interests of all citizens of ukraine and that all of their points of view should be taken into account in seeking a resolution who can accusi

of smuggling arms into southeastern ukraine which is where they were detained on sunday and also for aiding and abetting anti government troops in the area which kiev calls terrorists of course this stance on the issue has been reduced dismissed as ridiculous by a life news channel and by russian officials. we spoke to rachel who's with the human rights watch here in moscow she says the ukrainian authorities are remaining tight lipped we have not heard any response from kiev i spent most of the day to day today trying to call the f.b.i. you to get confirmation about their status their whereabouts and their and the legal status i was not able to call it to get through to the s.b.u. any time that's journalists are detained or are in custody and there is no information no specific official information about their whereabouts were worried about treatment or were worried about their status there are specific concrete legal accusations against them that those charges be known but meanwhile they should be released pending any investigation if there indeed needs to be an investigation. while

of smuggling arms into southeastern ukraine which is where they were detained on sunday and also for aiding and abetting anti government troops in the area which here of calls terrorists of course this stance on the issue has been raised dismissed as ridiculous by life news channel and by russian officials. well russia says it's planning to bring up the violation of press rights in ukraine at today's meeting of the organization for security and cooperation in europe delegations from several other countries are also expected to join we spoke to rachael who's with human rights watch here in moscow and she says the ukrainian authorities are remaining tight lipped. we have not heard any response from kiev i spent most of the day to day today trying to call the s.b.u. to get confirmation about their status their whereabouts and their and their legal battle i was not able to call it to get through to the s.b.u. any time that's journalists are detained or are in custody and there is no information no specific official information about their whereabouts were worried about their treatment wa

withdraw its troops from the southeastern part of ukraine. he also called for a broad national dialogue about reforms to ukraine's constitution. i put him in the comments in a telephone conversation with german chancellor of the merkel. meanwhile the russian foreign ministry urged ukraine got to use armed forces in the southeastern region saying that it would lead to a catastrophe. the statement came after kiev decided to retake administration buildings occupied by activists on friday using its armed forces. the ministry urged ukraine not to make criminal mistakes but using forces against ukraine's people. for more on the reactions from russia we're now joined by correspondence. i know are done you must go on sunday can you tell this one is the response from the russian government. the latest gunfire slow dance. i have been no response yet from the russian government on this latest incident in the house. what else but said the russian government has set in the past repeatedly that using the event that you keep the ukrainian government decides

there is a real war going on in southeastern ukraine, he says. believe for this national concede, it is necessary to ensure equal participation before full regions of the ukraine, not only east and south soldiers, but the regions of the last. where we also have some issues related to determination of minorities. cultural economy, as manifested by the statement of the hungarian prime minister. this exercise. the direction of national dialogue is welcome. standing -- should the separatist that have been fighting have a seat at the table? >> this is a very rhetorical statement. in relation to the syrian crisis, when the west said anyone could participate in the part of the government and negotiations, those who have led on their hands. they qualify the people with the blood on their hands. they will be coalition members fighting for this. down in february, they become the secretary of the security council the ukraine. seen carrying sniper -- so on and so forth. national reconciliation or the winner takes it all. >> the search is on for shiny toys in

he's going to have to be sure putin doesn't continue to mess around in southeastern ukraine. he asked to be sure that the gas keeps on flowing. he's going to have to take measures to fix ukraine's incredibly difficult and challenging macroeconomic situation. the country is living hand to mouth at this point. he has a lot on his agenda that he has to start with immediately. putin will do anything to prevent ukraine from "going west." what do you mean by that? >> the ukraine has become or always has been a redline issue for russia over the past 23 years since the end of the cold war. russia has seen the west slowly creep toward it. the czech republic, poland, the baltics, a lot of other countries that used to be behind the iron curtain have all gone -- they have all joined the eu or nato. ukraine is pretty much the last frontier. if ukraine joins or takes steps towards joining the eu or nato, russia has to really wonder what the west is up to and how long it will be until russia's territorial integrity itself comes under pressure. this is an issue, that for russia, is critical.