that means ukraine. obviously some other countries like moldova and georgia we were concerned about, but we felt that if the u.s. simply encouraged nato to build a wall around the current nato members and say, we are not going to take any cognizance of what happens jan -- beyond the borders of today's members, that would be a big mistake. that is why we came back to the very thorny problem of how to stabilize the situation in ukraine, and reinforce the new government there to where it can settle its difference with no outside interference. at least from the perspective of the u.s. team, that's why they were interested in essentially making a stand in ukraine even though it's not a nato member. >> i think that ties a little bit into the last question about nato, and we drew it out there so i think i have to answer that a little bit. you mentioned that putin uses attention in nato as well. we all can see that. so it ties into korean part as -- the ukraine part as well. as long as we stay strong, there's a

and that means ukraine. obviously, there are some other countries like moldova and georgia that we were concerned about, but we felt if the u.s. simply encouraged nato e to build a wall around current nato members and say we're not going to take any cognizance of what happens beyond that, the borders of today's nato members that that would be a big mistake. and that's why we came back to the very, very the thorny problem of how to stabilize the situation in ukraine and reinforce that new government there to where it can settle its domestic differences with no outside interference. so at least from the perspective of the u.s. team. that's why they were interested in essentially making a stand in ukraine even a though it's not a nato member at this point. >> yes. and i think that ties a little bit into the last question about nato and we threw it out there, so i think i have to answer that a little bit. karen mentioned that putin uses the tension within nato as well. we all can see that. so as long as we stay

i was in ukraine last year and kept in touch with a lot of the people in ukraine. they do think the russians will launch of more major offensive in the spring they think vladimir putin figures nobody is going to respond the americans won't response, germans won't response nato won't get its act together, ukraine is not a member of nato. it is unlikely the europeans will rush to ukraine militarily. arthel: you have security officials say we are open to having a ballistic missile defense provided by the u.s. a what is going to happen next? >> you don't know where is going to go. the biggest problem with ukraine and russia is we america, president obama has failed to get the number on the russians. two things he didn't get. the russians are transactional. if you give us something we will give you something back. we keep saying we will give you something as a goodwill gesture and you give us something back, i you kidding? the second thing we never understood about vladimir putin is usable lead. the way you stand up to bullies, otherwise they will take more and more. ar

on the side, ukraine. with its economy in trouble, it seems to lack the money and will to go on the offensive. just down the road, pro-russian fighters. they know if they take more territory from ukraine ukraine's allies in america and europe might become more deeply involved. in the meantime, in the suburbs of the main city donetsk, this is the sound midmorning, where even the roof of the local hospital has been hit. shrapnel ripped through this operating theater. here in rebel territory, the health system is cut off from the rest of ukraine. the hospital relies on aid agencies for its drugs. ina was a nurse here. now, she is a patient, the custom bus she was traveling on was bombed. getting independence from ukraine would have been worth it, she says, if so many people and children had not died. five-year-old yaroslav here for a scan, asked us when the banging with stop. the truth is, no one knows, and more immediate questions like if and when this conflict will escalate again. bbc news in eastern ukrain

ukraine, belarus georgia armenia, moldova, and azerbaijan . but the initiative has not gone as smoothly as planned. based last eastern partnership summit was held in 2013, and it triggered a political crisis in ukraine that remains unresolved today. that's down to one key player -- russia. and its efforts to hold on to influence in the post-soviet space. moscow has responded by putting together its own trade bloc -- the eurasian economic union. two members of the eastern partnership have joined so far -- belarus and armenia. ukraine has indicated its ambitions lie in the other direction along with georgia and moldova. all three states have signed association agreements with the eu and say their goal is to become full members of the union , but they also all have breakaway regions that want to move closer to russia, and the eu has to decide how to balance integration with the risk of further conflict. >> can the eu reach out without angering moscow? for some insight, let's bring in max hoffman. the main focus at the summit, of course, ukraine.

what he wants is a deal which leaves him with crimea and leaves eastern ukraine nominally under ukraine but more autonomous, because he doesn't want a war with the west basically. he could have that anytime he wanted. i think president obama has wisely kept us out of there militarily, and i think it's a mistake to send in troops start training troops for poroshenko so he can restart the war, which has been basically in abeyance since february. >> this is the day that pat buchanan approves of the policy. i this i you're right on though. >> i think he's right on iran. >> we'll have to show some measure that we do care, that we're not disinterested, but at the same time -- >> we don't want war. war is not going to be good for the ukrainians. their economy is a basket case! >> we do have to accept that the nato border states are very concern about russian movements. carter has improved things a lot with the presence there. we need to move on. >> he does -- oh. >> why hasn't president obama agreed to provide u.s. weapons to the ukrainians? i don't get it. >> because he doesn't want a proxy w

they would discuss ukraine yemen and libya. there was all that talk and few results. >> john kerry's first engagement in sochi was at the resort memorial. so this was the u.s. government's opportunity to honor russia's role in defeating the nazis. then at least eight hours of diplomacy began first a meeting with foreign minister sergei lavrov. and then to the president's sochi residence to speak with vladimir putin. there was a long list of talking points, and it is a sign of how flawed the russian-u.s. relations are. there was just talking. >> we didn't come here with an expectation that we were going to define a specific path forward with respect to one crisis to another or have a major break through. we came here purposely to have a full open dialogue with russia's leaders. >> it seems that they required the lyon the lion share of the discussion. >> if and when minsk is fully implemented it is clear that the u.s. and e.u. sanctions can begin to be rolled back. >> putin left without speaking to the press. his foreign minister

that means ukraine. obviously some other countries like moldova and georgia we were concerned about, but we felt that if the u.s. simply encouraged nato to build a wall around the current nato members and say we are not going to take any cognizance of what happens jan -- beyond the borders of today's members, that would be a big mistake. that is why we came back to the very thorny problem of how to stabilize the situation in ukraine, and reinforce the new government there to where it can settle its difference with no outside interference. at least from the perspective of the u.s. team, that's why they were interested in essentially making a stand in ukraine even though it's not a nato member. >> i think that ties a little bit into the last question about nato, and we drew it out there so i think i have to answer that a little bit. you mentioned that putin uses attention in nato as well. we all can see that. so it ties into korean part as well. as long as we stay strong, there's a lot of agreements that h

wants west out of ukraine and ukraine out of the west. i think until that simple formula is met, mr. putinments ukraine as his sphere of influence. you've heard this. he wants a state that's not leaning towards nato on his borders. i think that he will continue to pressure towards that. that's my opinion. as far as defense i know as much as you have i've been here preparing for testimony for the testimony and working that and followed what you have followed in the press and i'm not dodging the question i just don't know anymore. we know they dropped them shallow, and i think they are signaling. that's what's been in the press, but i do not have anymore ex exquisite information. >> the european missile defense at about this time, is that still on track? are the sailors going to deploy there? if they get there and the site is operational, how does that change the situation described between us and russians or nato and the russians? >> so i have a very broad understanding of the schedule. it's not down to when sailors are supposed to leave s

they believe that crimea belongs to ukraine. and they're very critical of russia's flouting of the two minsk agreements that was supposed to end the military tensions in eastern ukraine and set the stage for some sort of political reconciliation in that country. and in the u.s.' view russia has not done anything to make that possible, and so a warmer, closer relationship isn't going to happen, at least not any time soon. >> you say it's not going to happen any time soon, but the fact that they sit down with each other in a meeting at a high level mean anything at all? >> it makes in difference to reaffirm that relationships are not so strained that these two countries can't discuss their differences. a that is what they did. the secretary of state john kerry speak out a short time ago saying he had frank discussions about the many issues facing both countries and in diplomatic terms. frank is pretty honest, pretty blunt, and basically not sugarcoating anything that the two sides had to say about their views on the situation. but

it is not just ukraine. critical of this effort is an affirmative vision to strengthen the transatlantic cooperation and europe itself to be able to resist russian coercion and leave no daylight and the tactics of divide and conquer. ukraine is integral to that. but the acts of russian opportunism and aggression requires us to also address more broadly and systematically european point of vulnerability. reinvigorating and we tooling nato to be able to respond to new hybrid warfare threats that we are seeing today. finally getting serious about europe's energy security, so we take away russia's ability to use energy as a political weapon. and promoting europe's economic growth and economic security. it starts with nato, though. reinforcing our alliance and honing the tools at our disposal. the steps we are taking to make clear that our allies in article five of the nato chili -- treaty represent a sacred commitment on our part and every other nato member. nato's readiness action plan is an important start, al

and then of course there is ukraine, because these two countries still poles apart on ukraine. russia says this whole ukrainian crisis was started by the united states in the first place. and the united states says it is russia that started this whole problem in the first place. so still a lot of differences between them. >> it will be interesting to see what they say at the news conference that we're still waiting for at the moment. rory challands live for us in sochi. and now let's go to the united states washington, d.c. and speak to rosiland jordan at the u.s. state department for us. ross how optimistic are the officials that anything official is going to come out of these talks. >> reporter: the u.s. is first and foremost very concerned about the imminent start of the humanitarian pause or ceasefire in yemen. last week we heard from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who indicated that he had spoken with russian foreign minister about whatever influence russia might be able to extend towards the houthis, and those who are supportive of the former president saleh, in

, there was a lot of discussion about ukraine. what he said is they agree there is no alternative in ukraine to a political settlement. and that basically both sides should abide by the minsk protocols. and that russia wants comprehensive constitutional reform in ukraine. he also talks about the kind of frame work for russian american relations. and said that yes russia and the u.s. should be able to work with each other but only if the united states talks to russia as an equal partner and doesn't try to dictate or coerce it. and that's how russia feels about many of these issues and it's particular stance. it doesn't feel like the united states listens to it and takes it's opinion at anything like the kind of value which russia feels it should do. >> rory, appreciate it. a five day cease fire is set to begin, but leading up to it saudi led air strikes pounded the capitol. the coalition has been under powerful earthquaking houthis rebels since march live for us in the saudi capitol. and it has been a pretty violent, i think everyo

heavy artillery along the worder with ukraine. as well as on going fighting in various communities in the eastern part of that country. certainly though as we heard the secretary of state say the u.s. and e.u. are prepared to roll back those sanctions depending on how closely the russians and those in eastern ukraine comply with the terms of the minsk agreements. there are two of them, the most recent one was achieved in february, but there has not been 100% compliance, and so that karat was tangled out there, but as of right now unless the u.s. says concrete action on the ground, it's not going to change it's position okay, thank you indeed. let's bring in rory who is in sochi for us, so russian foreign minister, said the meeting helped to understand each other better, in practical terms where does that leave us. >> well, as all of the participants here, sergei lavrov and john kerry were saying it is basically good to talk. i don't think kerry said this was an important visit at an important time, he didn't come here expecting an

ukraine and western officials have long claimed regular russian troops have also been fighting in ukraine. moscow says any russians that they be there are merely volunteers. the two sides signed a peace deal in february in minsk which was meant to see a separation of forces but neither side has fulfilled its obligations and the front line remains volitile and in nato headquarters they say russia active involvement in east ukraine is under mining, the fragile piece. >> translator: we speak the same language, respect the minsk agreement, we are saying this with firmness to both sides because this is the condition for peace. >> reporter: the capture of what appears to be two regular soldiers on the front line engaged in fighting has certainly strengthened kiev's hand and gives a hollow ring to the denials. simon mc-greger wood with al jazeera. >>> in france teachers striking against proposed reform to give schools autonomy and reforms will increase the disparity between those in rich and poor areas. recent economic index said the french education system is one of the least equal in the world

border being set up at a makeshift camp around 50 kilometers from the ukraine border. it was described, the equipment included tanks, rocket launchers and artillery. now, the defense ministry have refused to give comment at this stage over that reported build up. again prescott talking about an invasion said the question was completely inappropriate regarding this and get daily violations of the ceasefire and interesting today the news agency task reported that according to a member of the administration of the self proclaimed donetsk republic the separatists had been shelled 30 times in the last 24 hours so if you look at these reported troop build up in the context of this new law then it certainly seems that there are questions that are yet to be answered with respect to the future of the conflict in ukraine and russia's alleged role in it. >> charles live from moscow thank you. hops in india are struggling to treat victims of a heat wave that claimed 1700 lives in a week, the highest number reported in two decades and the southern states are the worst hit with temp

officials tomorrow to discuss a full range of bilateral and regional issues including iran, syria, and ukraine. the state department released the news in an e-mail statement. european finance ministers are looking for some sign of progress from greece today. the government is running out of cash. aboutow, it has to pay $840 million to the imf. the saudi king is skipping camp david -- a number of issues will prevent the king from attending. the saudi's and other gulf countries have been concerned the united states is being too accommodating toward iran. betty: good afternoon. i'm betty liu here with mark crumpton. mark: let's start with a look at what is moving the markets right now in currencies. let's start with the stocks -- the s&p 500 and dow jones industrial average both declined today, the dow industrials down a little more than .25%. the s&p 500 down .35% and the nasdaq composite is up fractionally. let's take a quick check of currencies and see how the dollar is stacking up against its major rivals. -- 1.11.ar the pound, on the rise. yields are coming up in treasuries but not by a lot.

if not all of ukraine, wouldn't he want to do that during this administration? because after that reset i think he has the better of it. he thinks he has it anyway. >> yeah. i think that if he wants to go further, i think he certainly would do that. but i think that probably most likely thing that putin would want to do beyond what he's already done, which is basically create a frozen conflict inside eastern ukraine, if he wanted to step this up a notch, he could try to use his own forces overtly to build a land bridge to crimea or the poor city of mare poll in the south. but that would be overt. there's nothing you could hide about doing that. it would be clear to the entire world that russian forces invaded ukraine, so that would significantly be upping the ante and that would not, i think, build into his strategy of trying to relieve the sanctions on him. david: now, i'm sure when you were at the state department, you had to game out various possibilities, and i'm sure this administration is doing the same. what do you think they think is going to happen to e

the final objective is not whether or not ukraine or some specific territory in ukraine belongs to russia but whether russia is accepted as a great power. the specific territory or parameters of ukraine are beside the point, but now everybody understands you have to deal with russia on its terms. >>> yes, good morning. i'm tracy wilson. i'm a consultant here in washington, d.c. thanks for your comments this morning. this war game looked like it was very interesting, very enjoyable time, and i applaud you taking a structure to look into the future and helping us to understand these issues. three quick questions of clarification, if i might you mentioned one area of cooperation that you saw iran and you mentioned syria, of course, as well. in your discussion, in your work, did the topic of threat reduction, nuclear security in many russia come up? obviously that's an area on hold right now, and we have some concerns about that. so just curious your thoughts on that. enthen a couple of reactions, if you might in recent days there have been two high-level state department visits to sochi and

the fighting in ukraine was also the topic of talks talks in kiev today. they promised to continue supporting the government, he also pledged more than $30 million in humanitarian assistance. >> that overemphasized canada's opposition to russian's aggression against ukraine. the agreement deserves our support, but russia has shown that it simply cannot be trusted to fulfill it's commitments. >> we expect that the summit will not just show a decision, but will take serious decisions to stop aggression against ukraine. >> a new front for u.s. oil exploration. conditional approval for the shell company to begin drilling in the arctic ocean. as john henry smith explained it is too dangerous of an idea. >> the approval of ocean energy management to allow shell oil do drill in alaska met with a cheer from the american petroleum institute. failure to develop these resources would put the leadership at risk, at a time when russia and other arctic nations are forging ahead. shell says it would like to begin drilling this summer in the chuck chief sea. the ground un

ukraine is not lucky enough to have that. vago: let me take you to ukraine. wh y you look at what the rurussians did, what are the key lessons you take away fromom that conflilict? admiral: the most important lesson we put focus on in norway and which concerns us and will play a part in our future developmt of armed forces and present conducting of operations in the high north is the speed and rapid reaction we saw from russia. thei ability to move forces strategically over large distances in a short time, to make sure they hadilitary presence in and around ukraine in a couple of days. that that things can happen very quickly. we did not give the strategic morning we were expecting in the years after the cold war. you haveo have a higher degree of readinessss and y have to have capabilits that can be put into an area to secure it with a secure presencnce when needed. vago: readiness has become a very important question after the ukrne operation. as you said, youou will not have a lot of warning time. what are things norway's military is doing to increase read

ukraine remains mired in recession. despite the shaky cease fire, the conflict in the east continues. >> we've been talking to our correspondent in kiev. what chance we asked him does the president have of turning things around? >> well, there are many people in the ukraine who are disillusioned about his capability to help the ukrainian common man to recover at the moment. he himself is a business man and has promised a lot at the beginning. this comes together with talks about the ukrainian debts. last week only the local parliament -- if the private investors are not going to move further toward a hair cut and that shows a lot about his capabilities his capabilities to deal with the economy in the western world. this is what many people are criticizing here. >> reporting from kiev. earlier in the day frank filed a report for us from the ukraine eastern region. >> that's a region where poverty is entrenched and economic decline began well before the current conflict. >> it is often the weakest who are worst affected.

says that, sanctions on russia, could be lifted, if the ukraine peace deal is honored. >>> a new survey shows that chris they annaty is on the decline in the united states. >>> intelligence services say that, he has been executed and the chief of north korea armed forces was killed by the firing squad, it's the latest of those that have been executed. now, more from the south korea capital. >>> they say that it happened on april 30th and it was done publicly and brutal hi,. >>> anti aircraft used to kill, him, in front of hundreds of people. his offense was treason, and that treason cona tooting disobeying instructions, and not carrying them out and showing dissatisfaction, with his leadership, and, the fact that he was pictured, falling asleep, next to him towards the end of april. this was a very senior figure, second in command and just last month, he was sent as a envoy to moscow as they prepare for the first foreign trip, a visit which was due to have happened at the beginning of this month and did not. >>> that was because he had to attend to internal affairs. >>> now, this is far

they are paying a price for the invasion of ukraine in terms of quick regime. both because of sanctions and lower oil prices. that's having real effects. specifically, there's totals to pressure us with sanctions is the way to a dead end. is that wishful thinkings because sanctions are having a powerful effect. >> the russians are suffering from sanctions and lower oil prices so much so they are taking taking dramatic steps. they are talking about lowering pension, raising the retirement age. imagine what would happen in this country if one had to do that because of the sit of the any. the russians are talking about reducing defense spending. they are clearly having an effect on the russian economy. mr sergey lavrov can't avoid that. >> talking about sergey lavrov he said the only solution is the implementation of peace agreements. it's double talk because aren't the russian and allies responsible for most of the violations of those agreements? >> they absolutely are. the russians are there with the separatists, their military leaders, finance, equipment, they

putin very much wants in a very simple way, he wants the west out of ukraine, and he wants ukraine out of the west. and i believe that he will do -- bring pressure on the government in kiev until that simple formula is met. mr. putin wants ukraine as a part of his sphere of influence. you have heard this. and he wants a state that is not leaning towards nato on his borders. and i believe that he will continue to pressure towards that. that is my opinion. as far as the finns, i know about as much as you have. i've been back here getting ready for testimony in the senate and working that. i followed what you have followed in the press and -- i'm not dodging your question. i just don't know anymore. we know that they've dropped them shallow, and i think they're signaling. that's what's been in the press, but i do not have any more explicit information on that. >> general in the past plants have called for the navy to begin deploying sailors to the aegis ashore site in romania to do the european missile defense at about this time. is that still on track? are those sailors going to deploy t

ukraine is a critical member of the european community. it is a critical member of the transatlantic community. it is a critical member of european safety and security. guy: so the more tense the situation in greece gets, that plays to your advantage? ms. jaresko: i don't know. i think sometimes that we would like to have a little more support, and sometimes the more the situation gets tense in other areas, it takes attention away from the sacrifices being made by the ukrainian people. i would like to focus the conversation on ukraine. that is my responsibility. ryan: talking about shifting attention, one of the things we've seen over the last couple weeks is the beginning of a re-engagement between russia and the guidance states. we had secretary kderry seeing the russian president. what is the danger of the u.s. and europeans re-engaging with russia? ms. jaresko: i don't think there's any danger. the united states has clarified that they are a full partner with ukraine and they are engaging because engagement is important to achieve a fu

ukraine is the best example. we have peace now but there are no guarantees. reporter: since the conflict broke out in ukraine, the militia has tripled in size. now it includes 300 men and a few women, everyone from students to professionals. it calls itself the "territorial self-defense unit of the administrative district of lublin." it's headed by damian duda, a professor f strategy and security at the university of lublin. for him, these training exercises are a serious business. damian duda: poland still remembers 1939. back then, we also had allies, but we still ended up stranded, on our own. not to mention most polish army units are stationed in the west. the old doctrine that our enemy is in the west is still in force. after all these years, those units really should be transferred to eastern poland. reporter: we continue 80 kilometers to the east, where poland borders ukraine at the bug river. it's also the external border of the eu. apart from a single patrol unit and the border posts, it looks like an ordinary stretch of land. since the start of the

on the subject of ukraine, it is understood mr. kerry was told that it intends to pressure would only lead to a dead end. >> some fairly long four hour discussions with john kerry before john kerry then went into meetings with vladimir putin. so lav love came out of the discussion and says that yes they had talked about ukraine, that was one of the big topics of this meeting here and i can go through the lines that basically lavrov and kerry agree that there was no alternative really, to a political settlement in ukraine that both sides were saying that the minsk protocols were the only real solution to what was happening in ukraine. but that russia wants comprehensive constitutional reform. essentially, giving increased powers to the eastern sections of the country that have been brought by civil war. and said that yes russia was ready for cooperation, with the united states. but only on an equal bases where there was no two e, from coming from washington and that russia can't be held responsibility, for the current crisis, in rel

that means ukraine. obviously some other countries like moldova and georgia we were concerned about but we felt that if the u.s. simply encouraged nato to build a wall around current nato members and say we're not going to take any cog cognizance. that's where we came back to the thorny problem how to stabilize in kren and enforce that new government there to settle domestic differences with no outside interference. at least from the perspective of the u.s. team, that's why they were interested in essentially making a stand in ukraine even though it's not a nato member. >> we threw it out there i have to answer that a little bit. mentions putin uses attention in nato as well. we all can see that. so it ties into korean part as well. as long as we stay strong, there's a lot of agreements that have been broken in the past already. so the baltic states, if you're going to leave there, we're going to be next. whether it's going to happen or not, it's probably yellow or red line it will never cross. it's a me

they are telling their friends in ukraine what's happening. but they need the night vision goggles the flak jackets and all the other things. all the regular tools ukraine has plane plenty of. >> you have familiarity with that theater what if you putin is going to send troops in what then are the west's options? we are then dealing with a nuclear armed country. there is only a point to which can you go. >> you can go as far as you think you can go . i'm not advocating i would not advocate we go to war with russia on this but i would advocate that we provide ukraine the nonlethal means id needs to augment its defenses to be able to deter a russian attack. should defenses, rearm much of europe you're going to end up redeploying more u.s. forces. that will be the end of the defense cuts by the way. we'll need those army troops back ton ground, despite the fact we'll say there's going to be no more ground wars, you've got to reassure these other countries but it will be an expensive process. it will be a lot less expensive for united states to act

he was his message to moscow on ukraine. secretary kerry: if and when it is fully implemented, it is clear. the u.s. and the eu sanctions can be rolled back. i also made clear our deep concerns regarding the situation on the ground. continued perceived violations of cease-fire and at the dunn-esque airport, they continue arming and -- and at the donetsk airport they are continue to arm and train. whoever has instigated this, it has gone on for too long. today are underscored the steps the united states hopes to see taken by the parties in the coming days and weeks. laura: i'm joined by the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. he is now at the brookings institution. we heard secretary of state john kerry talking about ukraine. does the very fact that he met with president clinton and the russian prime minister in itself mean a repair of relations between the nations? >> there were no breakthroughs reported on ukraine. you have the impression that secretary kerry went to sochi to keep the lines of communication open. when i spok

>>reporter: tensions in eastern ukraine remain high. there's sporatic shelling and russia is conducting large scale exercises on ukraine's border again and the minsk talk agreements are still not effective and russia's allies are gearing up for another round of fighting. russia admits there's another list of banned u.s. officials but that's yet to be officials. >>> a social media campaign is calling for a boycott of united airlines after a muslim woman accused them of discrimination. she says a flight attendant refused to serve her an unopened soft drinking saying it could be used as a weapon and then later served another passenger an unopened can of beer. >>> it's white arm band day -- every year residents in bosnia commemorate the atrocity by wearing white arm bands >>> two cultures with seemingly little in common are being brought together. the aboriginal people of australia are sharing their thoughts and experiences with visitors in the other side of the globe. andrew thomas reports from australia's gold coast on a unique cross cult

he says russia is only defending its interests in ukraine. he is wary of returning to germany at the moment, he is afraid his german citizenship could be rescinded for taking part in the war in ukraine. damien mcguinness: finally to london, where cycling is not for the fainthearted. i used to live there and would cycle around town, and i remember how many drivers would not even notice cyclists. it can make the commute to work rather hairy to say the least. but now, one london cyclist has decided to make the streets safer, and is rather bravely taking matters into his own hands. reporter: the streets of london are not for the faint of heart. rush-hour can seem like a combination of formula one racing and demolition derby. as millions of people try to get through the city as quickly as possible. for some, that means taking the rules of the road as mere suggestions. dave sherry has declared war on scofflaws. he is a self-styled traffic cop, armed with cameras and a horn. [horn blast] dave sherry: that is a point of view camera that captures all

talks will focus on the ukraine, iran, and syria. ties between russia and the west of been damaged i the fighting in ukraine and the west has imposed economic sanctions on russia and accused vladimir putin of sub brought that supplying pro-russian separatists with weapons and troops. the european finance ministers are downplaying expectations about their meeting on greece today. they are in brussels and awaiting a final proposal from greece on economic reforms. the finance ministers have said they will not release any more bailout money until they are satisfied with the greek plan. sothere is no final outcome there is no results on the table today takeis so we can just stock of what progress has been made and hopefully, that is positive but we will hear from the institutions first. betty: greece faces another hurdle tomorrow by paying $840 million to the imf. in the united kingdom, prime and david cameron begin's his second term facing a big issue -- great britain's future in the rest of europe. the subject of europe will be a big on

ukraine -- a dangerous place for the country's children -- and round the world in fewer than 80 days -- on a wing, a prayer and a bit of sunlight. one of the most spectacular sights in many parts of europe around this time of year is when millions of birds migrate from africa. and for many of them the small island of malta, in the middle of the mediterranean, is a handy stop-off-point. but instead of being able to pause for a breather, thousands are shot down by hunters. if it flies, it dies, is how one animal welfare group has put it. malta is the only european country to allow this sort of hunting, arguing that it's an important local tradition. a referendum to ban the sport has just been held, but that was narrowly lost, and so the hunt is back on. reporter: it's spring, and finally lucas micallef can go hunting again. he first held a rifle in his hands at the age of 10. now 26, he still looks forward to the time of year when it's open season on turtle doves and quail. lucas has to react and fire instantly. his prey are wild birds migrating from africa to europe through malta, not

it looks into a number of different areas of russia's involvement in ukraine but the primary areas of investigation were russia's military involvement and russia's financial cost what it has incurred to the economy and the actual cost of the war itself. now, the allegations in the report are that paratroopers were persuaded by their commanders to quit from the army and go and fight in ukraine as volunteers, taking equipment with them. now, the report says that these paratroopers were told that they would be compensated if they were injured fighting in ukraine and their families would be compensated if they died. one of the main planks of this investigation is none of that compensation has happened but it does say that some 220 russian servicemen have died in ukraine over the course of the last year. now, the other area of investigation is how much this has hurt russia financially so it is talking about figures like $39 billion lost from russians salaries, $14 billion lost from their savings because of the sanctions, the conflicts in ukraine has incurred russia and then also $1 billion

a lot of talk about how ukraine is going to restructure its debt. we are getting a headline that says ukraine creditors are set to offer coupon cuts and a 10-year extension. we will bring you more details on that. we will catch up with ryan chilcote. just to get up to speed on the markets, the ftse 100 back into negative territory. cac 40 in paris about 0.5% lower. the dax nearing session lows and heading for a week of losses. let's keep the lid on these indexes and get over to the big stock movers this morning. nejra: let's start with one of the big gainers on the stoxx 600. that is syngenta. you remember that projected takeover offer from monsanto. thinking the offer was too low, execution risk too high. it is now building up its defenses as it prepares for a higher possible bid from its u.s. rival. these people say that syngenta expects monsanto could come back with a bigger bid as soon as next week. that is syngenta. deutsche bank is declining today. we've heard that it might boost the number of assets and wealth management staff in asia this ye

will initiate another round of fighting in eastern ukraine. sporadic clashes continue. this hospital in donetsk was hit by shell fire on friday. the minsk agreement, which was meant to end the fighting and separate forces, still has not been fully implemented. the ukrainians accuse the russians of continue to go send weapons and troops into rebel-held areas into the country. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> farmers in southern peru refusing to give up their fight to the copper mind. four people have been killed in two months in protests across the country. the farmers say that the mine will destroy their crops. they are convinced that the new mine will not bring new jobs. >> they have been farming in the valley for more than 50 years. in that time he has seen a decline in the quality of the land and the local water supply. >> the dust comes from the smelting facilities kilometers away. it travels with the wind. >> this olive tree is covered with dust from the mines. he said its dying. >> another rice field ready for harvest may be lost. far

it's his first visit there since the start of the ukraine crisis. they are expected to discuss the unrest in ukraine as well as syria. crossing over to rory challands joining us live from sochi, and we're just keeping an eye on what is happening there because we expect them to come out and speak, rory a little later this hour. do we expect though any sort of shift in u.s. russian relations? >> reporter: well, if you listen to what the russians are saying they are interpreting this visit as a potential for maybe a softer u.s. stance to russia that if john kerry has come all this way across the oceans to to -- sochi that maybe he is bringing a different sort of more tolerant attitude to russia. in that, i think, is potentially wishful thinking. because the americans are treating this visit as a more -- a way of just keeping channels of communications open and talking to the boss the man who makes all of the foreign policy decisions in russia. because there are still massive amounts of difference between these two countries, particularly when it comes

that ukraine would be a member of the year korean union. i will do my best. >> the president offers the appearance of calm, but the forces wish against him home and abroad offer little certainty for his home or future. bbc news. katty: pressure is mounting on indonesia, and thailand to take in more migrants. indonesia insists i have given more than they should doubt the refugees. 1500 people have landed in indonesia this week alone. orton reports. -- martin reports. martin: eight agencies are handing out food in indonesia where the migrants are being sheltered. you can see 200 or so bangladeshi migrants. they are all men who hope to reach malaysia to find work. they have been told by bangladeshi officials that they will be sent back to their homeland. many of them are actually happy because they did not reach their destination. they've and your -- they have gone through horrific conditions to get here. dozens died in the fighting. for that reason indonesian authorities have separated the groups in this camp. this warehouse is 100 meters fro

should we be sending lethal arms to the ukraine? there's a school of thought that you can send javelin antitank missiles which you could call extensively called defensive but , putin would see them as offensive. i have had people in the obama administration tell me -- and i think you understand the argument -- those missiles would rates the cost for putin and you would have to put it bluntly, as they say, more dead russian soldiers coming back across the border. my sense is that the president thinks that putin will escalate, the conflict will get worse, spill over, cross borders, and the germans are adamantly opposed to -- chance la angela merkel, as you well know. how do you think about that and where do you come down? >> there's bipartisan support overwhelming in nature for arming ukrainians. remember the budapest protocol even though they're not a member of nato, in the '90s we said if you'll give up your 2,000 plus nuclear weapons we and russia and everybody else will guarantee your sovereignty. for the rule of law to be meaning

the report says russians who joined the armed separatists in eastern ukraine were paid up to $1,700 a month. it includes photos of russian tanks and anti-aircraft missiles that are believed to have been taken in eastern ukraine. opposition members say the military intervention has increased russia's financial burden, worsened relations with ukraine and harmed russia's standing in the world. putin has strongly denied the military's involvement. >>> francois hollande has become the first french president to visit cuba. he met with his counterpart, raul castro. the two men met in havana on monday. official details of their talks have not been released. media sources from the two countries report that the leaders discussed ways to boost cooperation. hollande also delivered a speech at a university in havana. he indicated hope that the united states will ease economic sanctions against cuba. >> translator: as you know, france's position has always been that embargoes hindering development in cuba should be lifted. >> hollande also met with former president and revolutionary leader, fidel c