eastern ukraine. militants from isis release a video claiming of executed american journalist steven sotloff. war isnalism covering dangerous. they can get killed in crossfire and they can take steps to diminish those risks. but that is different from being dragged in front of the camera and butchered simply because you are a journalist. and those thatme committed these crimes should be brought to justice. >> hours after the ice's video was released, president obama ordered more than 300 troops to iraq. we will speak with the committee to protect journalist and in an iraqi journalist who had to flee to the united states were his own safety. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. ukraine has retracted an earlier claim to have reached a cease-fire with russia. the office of ukrainian president poroshenko initially said he agreed with russian counterpart vladimir putin on steps toward a cease-fire with pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine, but the kremlin then tonight a cease-fire agreement saying it is not i

>> mr. speaker, the president of ukraine. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distippingt honor of presenting to you his excellency, petro poroshenko, resident of ukraine. president poroshenko: mr. speaker, majority leader, members of the house, members of the senate, ladies and gentlemen , it's impossible to imagine what i'm feeling right now. of ymbolic is the unity united states congress and solidarity with ukraine. this is exactly which ukraine now needs the most, unity and solidarity. not only with the united states congress, to the only with the united states, but with the whole world. t me thank you for your warm -- warmth and hospitality. addressing both houses of congress is one of the highest political privileges. standing here i'm grateful and fully aware that this honor goes not to me but to the people of ukraine, those brave men and women who are today on the forefront of the global fight for democracy. of ukrainian people now watching this speech and this session of the congress and seeing absolutely sure about our solidarity and our

c b b c e t v. what do you feel was. president putin proposes steps for ukraine's warring sides to bring about peace in the east. it's after he had backtracked on its initial decision to commit to a permanent ceasefire outlining conditions for a truce instead. russian journalist andre stan in has been confirmed killed a month after going missing are covering the conflict in east ukraine. with r.t. international president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their phone call have been released although our correspondent in a court has more on russia's reaction in medina what is mr putin suggesting. well overall there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and militias should do the same to their for stop the bloodshed at the troops should pull back to rule out any shelling of cities that are n

threatened by russia's aggression against ukraine. it is a brazen assault on the territorial integrity of ukraine, a sovereign and independent european nation. it challenges that most basic of principles of our international system, that borders cannot be redrawn at the barrel of a gun, that nations have the right to determine their own future. it undermines an international order, where the rights of peoples and nations are upheld and can't simply be taken away by brute force. this is what's at stake in ukraine. this is why we stand with the people of ukraine today. [ applause ] now let's out if rest once and for all the distortions or outdated thinking that has caused this crisis. our nato alliance is not aimed against any other nation. we're in alliance of democracies, dedicated to our own collective defense. countries like estonia and latvia and lithuania are not post-soviet territory. you are a sovereign and independent nations with the right to make your own decisions. no other nation gets to veto your security decisions. the protests in ukraine on the madan were not led by neo-nazi

. the people of ukraine stood up to the corruptor and stood their ground during this dramatic winter. more of you were together with us during the last winter, and i thank you for this very important gesture of solidarity. [ applause ] the defenders of freedom were willing to stack fies -- sacrifice their life for the sake of a better future. what is more amazing is they and we won. armed with only sticks and shields, they attacked by the special police and chased them away. the victory gained from the independence square in kiev is known to the whole world, and it was a victory against police brutality, harassment by the state-controlled media, violence, intimidation. there's nothing more impressive than seeing hundreds of thousands of peaceful people forcing out a violent dictator and changing because of the history. the second time in our history. [ applause ] day after day thousands streamed into the streets of kiev because their dignity didn't allow them to remain passive and silent while their liberties were at stake. the standoff lasted a long three months. it culminated on fe

ukraine for a month. islamic state militants release a video apparently showing the execution of another u.s. journalist saying this in revenge for american. forces in iraq. the final day of commemoration ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the base school massacre. in beslan and we'll bring you the recollections of the survivors. as the ukrainian army has driven back from the embattled don't yet region as local fighters on their mission. protesters are gathering in new paltz in wales where security is tight ahead of a two day nato summit we'll look at what's driving a push for more troops in eastern europe and who's likely to pay for a. day in moscow you're watching international. breaking news at this hour is being confirmed that russian photographer andre stanton is dead he's been missing in eastern ukraine for almost a month arena has the details while hopes for injuries safe return from ukraine have been shattered after a genetic test has proven conclusively that the remains that have been found in south eastern ukraine indeed do belong to andre stern and it was a ph

as reuters and a.p. these are some of the last pictures he took while working in ukraine before covering the ongoing arm yourselves in the country's east he was in kiev during the mass anti-government rallies on may down and square. more than a dozen journalists have been killed abducted interrogated and tortured in ukraine you can learn more about their fate in the conflict zone on our website that's r.t. dot com. back to our breaking story this hour on r.t. international a permanent cease fire has been announced in eastern ukraine that's according to the statement comes after a phone conversation between ukrainian president poroshenko and his counterpart from russia vladimir putin let's now go live to our teams paula with the very latest on this breaking story paula could this be the beginning of dialogue then between care from the antigovernment movement. well it certainly seems as if it's a step in that direction and yes we could be looking at a breakthrough in the deadlock between the antigovernment fighters and the king of authorities so to directly answer your question it

working in ukraine before covering the ongoing army assault in the country's east he was in kiev during the mass and government. for more than a dozen journalists have been killed abducted interrogated and tortured in ukraine you can learn more about their fate on our website that's r.t. dot com. so to recap our breaking news here on r.t. international that is that president putin spokesperson says that the russian and ukrainian presidents have not agreed on a ceasefire in the east of ukraine not because russia is not part of the conflict it follows the announcement earlier but a permanent cease fire in eastern ukraine had been agreed it's believed that polish and putin discuss the issue over the telephone of course self-proclaimed republics in the east do say they are ready to open dialogue if kiev stops its military assault which it appears they are now keen to dig ukraine's military crackdown in the ace has been continuing for five months but it appears now that a permanent cease fire has been announced by. her and here is the tweet from the president confirming that troops in the ea

in the ukraine crisis we've set the record straight this as another russian journalist is confirmed dead in the war zone a tribute to photographer i'm sorry stan you who lost his life documenting violence in east ukraine and nato is beefing up or at least hopes to obama's in the baltics trying to boost funds ahead of an alliance summit in the u.k. you're in the now. this was supposed to be the news of the day russia and ukraine which are even officially at war agreed to a cease fire. once again check your facts there's no war between russia and ukraine plus eventually it turned out that there was no ceasefire at all and the confusion could be the result of contradictory messages flying from kiev first there was this tweet from petro poroshenko he said he had spoken to president putin by phone and they reached an agreement on a permanent cease fire not yet said russians we just agreed on the steps leading to a cease fire and again not between moscow and kiev but between kiev and the opposition wrong wording said ukrainians and then putting it was like i have a plan seven points here

headlines on r t international ten russian troops detained in ukraine after a party crossing the border accidentally returned. so basically several ukrainian army units are surrounded by anti-government forces with soldiers claiming their own commanders of accusing russia of a stealth when. we examine how islamic state terrorists are exploiting black market trade on the online public relations. in a rock concert. police arrest the well known opposition activists that she lands in the gulf nation to check on her father who's been on hunger strike for almost a protest against his own detention. weekly a rough top stories from the past seven days and rides up to the minute developments as well i'm you know me welcome to our to international. ten russian part attributes returned home on sunday after spending almost a week detained in ukraine the group was captured when they claimed they mistakenly crossed the ukrainian border while on routine patrol has been following the story the talks are complicated and difficult but we can now confirm that all ten of russian paratroopers. to ukr

on al jazeera, sir kens >> leaders convene in whales for a crucial nato summit. ukraine's president say as cease fire could start on friday. >> eastern ukraine, an end to the hostilities still seem as long way off. also coming up, india on high alert. 250 days behind bars, called for the release of three al jazeera journalists detained in egypt. arrests across the u.s. protests for higher pay. >> you rain is dominating talks in whales can is being described as the most crucial meeting since the end of the cold war. leaders are expected to agree to create faster rapid reaction force in eastern europe. and the ukrainian president who is at the summit, says he will call a cease fire on friday, if planned talked go ahead. the leader of the pro russian separatist says they will also observatory's if an agreement is reached. first, reports on events at the nato summit in newport. >> on a gloom my day in south whales world leaders gather in the face of multiple crisis, from afghanistan to libya, the rise of the islamic state group in the middle east, and russia's activities in ukraine, nat

i was once ukraine basically and in the same way. as the people who didn't ask. the area they how we would worship because as do they trust diversion good because all they've experienced recently is defector game nature shelling of civilian areas over recent days they just going to forgive and forget you believe it was diversion and as you say we were the allies in the shadows because. there will be hawks in washington and in london in brussels who will be pleased that it is. their eyes to. fascinating timing of announcement it's going to be interesting to see the rhetoric coming out of that nato summit afshin rattansi thank you very much for your time here on r.t. international tansey that host of going underground reacting to the developing and breaking news here on r.t. international this hour that is that president putin president putin's spokesman has stressed that the russian and ukrainian presidents have not agreed on the cease fire is there is russia is not part of the conflict this is russia's response to the news that earlier king have announced a permanent ceasefire in

stand in has been confirmed killed a month after going missing in eastern ukraine. and other working watching the national coming to you live from moscow now our breaking news this. ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east his website now says he's only greed to discuss steps towards a truce the ukrainian leader had area announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was imminent let's go live now to our tease paula slayer in the east ukraine for say paula some confusion then coming from kiev do you think we can actually expect some sort of pace. well the situation on the ground certainly is chaotic in that initial statement that came from kids the wording was for a permanent cease fire the word permanent has now been dropped and the phrase is a ceasefire regime now this is difficult to interpret and people here on the ground certainly are not clear about what it means what we hearing from the anti government fighters is that they're not taking this seriously they say that they are willing to

proposes steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president poroshenko showed they see eye to eye. but the crisis is seen differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions also a russian journalist on the case then and has been confirmed killed a month after going missing while covering the ukrainian conflict. and washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is apparently off then. with r.t. international now president putin has suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their conversation hasn't been released or correspondent in of course has more now on russia's plan for all there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop the military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and militias should do the same

solution. of the elements russian. speakers killed a month after going missing while covering ukraine come from. washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is currently off and. just joining us is nine pm here in moscow want to know in the developments in crane to tell you about tonight first of president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace today he's ideas follow a conversation that the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of the phone call have been released though a correspondent in a coach never was more of what is so. we're all there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop the military operation on both sides should withdraw troops from southeastern parts of ukraine and militias should do the same to the air for stop the blood chat now the troops should pull back to rule out any shelling us. than a fool in international ceasefire monny touring system should be in place in those areas

watching "gmt" on bbc world news. our top story today. hopes for a ceasefire in ukraine as talks have just begun in the capital. it can't come soon enough for those caught in the middle. we report on civilians that have almost lost everything in the ukraine conflict. >>> i'm phillipa thomas at the summit in wales. there are not much faith in talks producing peace. >>> we report from the town calais where the mayor is threatening to block the port. >>> also in the program, alice is here. look at what's happening in business. russia's relations with the west are high on the business agenda. >> absolutely right. tightening the screws. europe preparing to deepen sanctions over russia's role in ukraine. hello there. thanks for joining us. midday in london, 7:00 a.m. washington 2:00 where talks have just got underway. representatives from kiev, pro russian rebels are seeking to reach agreement there. that conflict is top of the agenda for western countries attending the second day of a nato summit in new port in wales. alliance has been showing off air power friday morning with this fl

people. pro russian rebelled control large parts of eastern ukraine. they say they will still be seeking independence in the donetsk region despite the ceasefire agreement. there's a new front on the black seacoast. crucial with mariupol. in donetsk, in the eastern ukraine, what signs do you see of it taking place? >> . >> the ceasefire is holding, as far as we can tell here in donetsk at least. there was some type of artillery rocket an hour ago, and neighbor they're firing off their final ammunition before the ceasefire begins, but since it came in a couple of minutes ago, we have had nothing, and the streets are remarkably empty. it's a friday, and we wouldn't expect there to be too much traffic around. and what we were finding today, asking people, we found hope and also skepticism. many people have enjoyed five long months of bitter fighting, and there of been previous ceasefires, which were not worth the paper they were written on. they were violated almost immediately as they came into force. but the conflict, which is split families, causing a huge rift between the east o

, and there's plenty to discuss, but it's the crisis in eastern ukraine that's the most pressing. russia is accused of waging a separatist war. we'll get to our correspondent, and russia and the summit in the uk. but first, jonah with the meeting in south wales. >> on a gloomy day in south wales, world leaders gathered in the face of multiple crises, from afghanistan to libya and the middle east and russia's activities in ukraine. nato hasn't facing the this level of world disorder in decades. >> our nato summit here in wales will be one of the most important summits in the history of our lives. a crucial summit at a crucial time. we are faced with a dramatically changed security environment. >> u.s. president, barack obama, spent the morning with british prime minister, david cameron. both will be working hard on the sidelines to build a coalition and estrange. >> russian troops are illegally in ukraine. the extremist threat has risen in a new form in iraq and syria, these are just two of the threats that we face. nato is the anchor of our security. and over the next two days, w

. >> what is the u.s. prepared to do to help the ukraine? >> i think we are going forward with economic assistance and democracy-the thing assistance we have been doing -- democracy-building assistance we have been doing all along. she will be going there to talk about economic reform and how to get their economy and shape. stopping short of lethal assistance. there is no amount of military assistance that we can give them that will beat russia's army. at this point, we are still trying to push for diplomatic way, economicin a warfare, sanctions. >> it is one thing to talk about the economy, but it is another thing to realize that this war has ravaged certain sections of ukraine. they will need a lot of money for infrastructure improvement. is the international community prepared to step up and help them? >> you are right, this will be rebuilding and restructuring in a high-level guy if those -- level, even if those areas come back to ukrainian control. we do not know what will end up being in control of the separatists and russia the control of key of -- of kiev. others have s

russian troops detained in ukraine after a party think forcing the border accidentally are returned home. to the big stories this week several ukrainian army units are surrounded by anti government forces with soldiers blaming the room the monitors and accusing russia of a stealth invasion. we examine how islamic state terrorists are exploiting black market trade and online p.r. to expand their empire in iraq and syria. a well known opposition activist the she lands in the gulf nation to check on her father has been on hunger strike for almost a week protesting against his own detention. you're watching a with me here on r t international my names you know neil welcome to the program ten russian partridges returned home on sunday after spending almost a week detained in ukraine the group was captured when they claimed they mistakenly crossed ukrainian border while on routine patrol polis leader has been following the story. the talks were complicated and difficult but we can now confirm that all ten of russian paratroopers crossed over into ukraine are back inside russia the negotiations

but they pay a moscow time let him a potent proposes steps for peace between ukraine's warring sides saying his latest phone conversation with president poroshenko showed they see eye to eye. at all for tonight the crisis is seeing differently by the u.s. leader who accuses russia of ignoring diplomatic solutions. and. russian journalist andre standing has been confirmed killed among the going missing while covering the plane come. on washington says the video showing a second american journalist being executed by islamic state terrorists in iraq is apparently all thank. you thanks for being with us international money kevin our first in this president putin suggested how ukraine's warring sides might work towards peace his ideas follow a conversation the russian leader had with his ukrainian counterpart the details of their phone call have been released but our correspondent in a coach never has more on what is known so far. overall there is a seven point plan now first the russian president believes that the two sides of the conflict should stop military operation on both sid

facing american teens on, the edge of eighteen only on aljazeera america >>> ukraine's president says he has reached a ceasefire >>> announcement of a preliminary ceasefire as fighting continues in eastern ukraine. ♪ >> hello there, i'm laura kyle in doha, also on the program, nato says it is going to set up a special force to quickly deal with threats anywhere in the world. also kurdish and iraqi forces press forward in tikrit. plus -- >> i'm phil lavelle at the venice film festival, where there is a syrian wedding taking place. but it's not quite what it seems. find out why, shortly. ♪ >>> the ukrainian government has announced a preliminary ceasefire with pro-russian rebels in the country's east. the ukrainian president has ordered his army to stop firing within an hour, but our reporter in ukraine says the fighting is still going on for now. let's check in with harry fawcett who joins us from mariupol. it is in about an hour that that's fire is supposed to take effect. so what is happening there now, harry? are you still seeing signs of fighting? >> reporter: we haven't s

plane shop down above ukraine's war zone an avalanche of accusations few facts and an investigation still underway. the war in ukraine got more bloody. and israeli offensive on gaza meant for terrorists killed thousands hundreds rather of civilians. the bowl was spread out of africa. fergus in the front back after another on our black americans were killed by u.s. bombs are back in iraq and isis turned into ice we haven't missed a step and are on top of the latest your in the now. russia has invaded ukraine again russia is intervening in russian troops in ukraine the in soil russia has armed equipped and now joined illegal separatists that is an invasion only this time it's a full scale invasion. russia accused of launching a full scale invasion of ukraine full scale invasion is that how you see this invasion. and what are these claims based on you might ask evidence of course the factual ingredient of ukrainian territory by the russian army ukraine's president says so when we've heard lots in the media about those russian soldiers who cross the border everyone is talking about them

president said he hopes the peace deal can be reached between ukraine and pro russian separatests on friday. the two sides are to meet to discuss the crisis in eastern ukraine. vladimir putin said that he and his ukrainian counterpart have very similar views on how to end the conflict. here's what the two leaders had to say earlier on wednesday. >> aiming too end the bloodshed, i believe the warring parties should be immediately agreed in the coordinated way. firstly they should end the active offensive operations by the armed forces in the militia in ukraine southeast in the areas of donetsk and huhansk. >> how can anyone be against peace? how can anyone reject the fact that people must stop dieing. how do we stop the awful events today? it's when hostages are shot dead. i very much hope that we'll launch the peace process in minsk on friday. >> we go to mariaple under ukraine government control. listening to the ukrainian president there. what he was saying was somewhat toned down of what he said earlier in the day. >> you're hearing that the peace process could be launched friday.

to syria. so obviously. breaking news here on our to ukraine backtrack from declaring a permanent cease fire in the u.s. instead announcing steps needed for reaching a truce earlier president poroshenko announced a complete end to the fighting in restive regions after a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin. let's go back to the breaking news here in r.t. ukrainian president poroshenko backtracks on his initial announcement of a full scale ceasefire in the country's east well earlier on his twitter the craning leader announced a permanent truce in the region kiev says it follows a phone conversation with ross and present president vladimir putin in which they discussed further steps to end the bloodshed in the region however vladimir putin's press secretary stress is no agreement between moscow and kiev has been reached because russia is not a party in this conflict the truce must be discussed with the self-proclaimed republics they in turn say they are ready to settle down the conflict if kiev indeed stops it says sold meanwhile u.s. president barack obama has

>>> hello. this is "bbc world news." our top story. ukraine's president announces a deal is reached with russia over a permanent cease-fire. russia's president vladimir putin says there was never any agreement. >>> president obama is in estonia, reassured russia's neighbors they'll have the full support of nato if the ukraine crisis spreads to baltic states. >> as we stood together, russia is paying a heavy price for its actions and nato is poised to do more to help ukraine strengthen its forces and defend their country. >>> the united states says a video showing the beheading of journalist steven sotloff by islamic state militants is authentic. >>> protests calling for pakistan's prime minister to resign continue, parliament holds an emergency session to try to rally support behind him. >>> hello and with welcome to the program. well, there has been a fair amount of confusion in the last hour about whether or not a deal has been reached to end the fighting in ukraine. the ukrainian president petro poroshenko said he reached a deal with vladimir putin on a permanent cease-fire in ea

find a pathway to peace for ukraine. still ukraine's president says he's hopeful. we'll go live to wales and to moscow for the latest on developments. >>> plus the world remembers legendary comedian joan rivers. >> you laugh at, it you can deal with it. that's what i did my whole life. >> we'll have reaction from some of her closest friends to her death as we look back at her life and groundbreaking career. >>> and thanks again for joining us. our top story, nato leaders meeting in wales are slamming russia for fueling unrest in eastern ukraine and they vow to support the government in kiev. separatists fighting in eastern ukraine is a main topic at the summit you're seeing here, which comes as talk does circulate about a possible cease-fire. but other cease-fires have failed. ukrainian president petro poroshenko, though, says he has what he calls careful optimism about peace talks with rebel leaders set for later today in belarus. meantime, in day one of the two-day nato summit secretary-general anders-figu f rasmussen placed blame for the growing crisis squarely on russia. >> we

>>> hello. i'm with wbs world nebbc world . tighter sanctions in russia over ukraine. >> if it's a ceasefire, signed and implemented, we can then look at sanctions. >>> also at the sum is mitt, plans to take shape to tack it will threat from islamic state. the u.s. forming what it calls a core coalition to to take on jihadist. what's left of gaza, new pictures show the overwhelming scale of destruction after 50 days of conflict with israel. >>> tributes are paid to joan rivers, the pioneer comedian who's died at the age of 81. >>> hello. welcome. western nations are poised to impose tougher sanctions on russia over the conflict in eastern ukraine. it's one of the issues discussed by world leaders at a nato summit in south wales. from there we report live. >> reporter: welcome to the nato summit, day two. new port in wales is where they're hoping to hear positive news in the ceasefire talks between russia, ukraine and pro russian rebels. as i say, they're positive, trying to be optimistic and also prepareing for failure. there's a strong message from nato and eu leaders this morning

-general of nato and the president of ukraine. >> on the great crisis in ukraine. russia is now fighting against ukraine in ukraine. russian troops and russian tanks are attacking the ukrainian forces. and while talking about peace, russia has not made one single step to make peace instead of the escalating the crisis, russia has only deepened it. what is happening in ukraine has serious implications for the security and stability of the whole euro atlantic area. we stand united in our support of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity with internationally recognized bos. violations of international law. russia must stop its aggressive actions against ukraine, withdraw its thousands of troops from ukraine in the border regions. and stop supporting the separatists in reverse its illegal and illegitimate self-declared annexation of crimea, which we do not and will not recognize. this is the first time since the end of world war ii that one to grab another's territory by force. europe must not turn away from the rule of law to the rule of the strongest. this is vital for peace and s

with ukraine on the crisis. >>> the wank's co-ceos tell cnbc the banks have momentum going into the fall. >>> the two companies strike a deal on their stock. thanks to the bottom of the stoxx 600. >> announcer: you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >> good morning. welcome to the show. we're just going to update you on some the breaking eurozone pmi numbers. the eurozone august final services pmi came in at 53.1 versus 54.2 in july. and that follows some of the mixed data we've had early from the individual countries, as we said. joining us now is david bloom, head of global foreign exchange at hsbc. david, is it the difference between the flash estimate and the current estimate, not july? and that's much weaker. so we already got the first shout at this month. much weaker germany and much weaker euro tried to trade early this morning. failed. the question is will they keep the momentum going in this weakening euro. >> do you think it's time now for draghi to desert his beliefs and start printing euros altogether? >> it's coming. the

the headlines on our to international ten russian troops tamed in ukraine after apparently crossing the border accidentally returned. also this week several ukrainian army units are surrounded by anti-government forces with solutions blaming the room. kiev accusing russia of a stealth invasion. we examine how islamic state terrorists are exploiting black market trade and online p.r. to expand their journalist empire in iraq and in syria. are really police arrest the well known opposition activist as she lands in the gulf nation to check on her father who's been on hunger strike for almost a week protesting against his own detached. you're tuned into the week to wrap up of the top stories from the past seven days and right up to the moment developments as well my name's unit o'neill welcome. ten russian part of trippers returned home on sunday after spending almost a week detained in ukraine the group was captured when they claimed they mistakenly crossed the ukrainian border while on routine patrol pulis leader has been following the story. the talks were complicated and difficult b

photographer is dead after being missing in eastern ukraine for a month. islamic state militants release a video apparently showing the execution of another u.s. journalist saying it's in revenge for american airstrikes on jihadist forces in iraq. the final day of commemoration ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the baseline school massacre. in beslan we'll bring you the recollections of the survivors. now. as the ukrainian army is driven from the embattled don't yet region altie follows local fighters on that mission. processed as a gathering in new paltz in wales where security is tight attitude day. we'll look at what's driving the push for more troops in eastern europe and who's likely to pay for. what you know it's international it's good to have you with us we're coming to you live from moscow where it's now eleven am. i'm breaking news this hour it's been confirmed that russian photographer andre stannin is dead he'd been missing in eastern ukraine for almost a month let's cross to r.t. correspondent arena for more on this latest tragic development arena do we have any in

president took the words out of context on ukraine which sparked a dangerous groomer another american journalist has been beheaded by isis according to a new they released a video of what is becoming a her rift a trend that's fighting continues in eastern ukraine and in information of more rages russia today meets ukraine today your in the now. it's night we looked at our russian tanks and combat planes invaded ukraine and now it turns out that lead to murder putin threatened to take kiev within a couple of days and no less to a high ranking official at least according to some news outlets peter all over joins us live from germany and let's try to get more on this tell me peter that this is not the case what do we know it's so far. well what we've seen come out who isn't a reporter in la republica newspaper and his paper from italy quoting mr barroso who's just got a few weeks left in the job is the president of the commission quoted him as saying that he after he questioned president vladimir putin over whether there were russian troops in ukraine that he responded by saying if i had

heightening crisis in ukraine? we're bringing you live team coverage. crisis management on a global scale for the president. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman. a very busy morning. pressure mounting for president obama to strike back against isis, authorities say it beheaded a second american tuesday. the black-hooded executioner hold, a direct message to the president moments before steven sotloff was brutally murdered. >> with your insistence in continuing in mosul despite our serious warnings, you, obama, for your actions just another american citizen. >> meanwhile, the president has authorized the deployment of 350 more u.s. troops to iraq with the white house insisting they will not be serving in a combat role. anna coren monitoring developments for us live in erbil, northern iraq. good morning, anna. >> hey, john, obviously, the announcement of 350 more troops coming here to iraq is certain welcomed by the iraqis as well as the kurds. yes, they won't have a combat role but certainly they will be advising. and that is what the

in doha with our top stories. close to a ceasefire in ukraine, russia's president has a plan, and says a deal with separatists could be reached within days. >>> iraq's army gets ready to battle islamic state fighters for control of two major cities. >>> the white house confirms the same group has murdered a second u.s. journalist, president obama says the killers will face justice. >>> and a cry for help from farmers in el salvador, facing the force drought in decades. ♪ >>> russian president, vladimir putin is offering a plan to end the conflict in eastern ukraine. he says his proposal could be approved on friday, and the two sides hold talk about possible ceasefire. vladimir putin spoke on the phone with ukrainian president. the russian leader said he and poroshenko have very similar views on how to end the war which has killed at least 3,000 people. >> translator: aiming tend to the bloodshed and stabilize the situation in ukraine southeast, i believe the warring parties could be immediately agree upon an implement the following. firstly they should end the active operations

ukraine and its wider impact on european security. i just did hear that president putin have agreed on a cease fire. i just hope it works. but in the general situation, we need to be clear and consistent in the language used to describe the situation in ukraine. as the e.u. underlined last weekend, this is russian aggression. the e.u. and the united states are ready to take further restrictive measures in response to russia's behavior. russia must admit that it is a party to the conflict and take genuine steps that will lead to a deescalation of the conflict. we must also continue to support ukraine by providing the country with the assistance that it needs. when it comes to the security of our region, the united states' engagement here runs deep. estonia is a close and reliable ally to the united states. we take our nato commitment seriously, very seriously. we have not sat back and waited for others to take care of our security. since joining the alliance, estonia soldiers have consist t consistently defended the freedom of others in afghanistan, iraq, and the central ike. we are

russia to pull back its troops from ukraine, to stop the flow of arms fighters and funds to the separatists. we call on russia to step back from confrontation, and take the path of peace. the ukrainian people has shown its strong commitment to freedom and democracy. ukraine has been an active and reliable partner for nato over many years. with us, in our operations, and in the nato response force, we highly value our partnership. our meeting sends a clear message that nato stands with ukraine. we support ukraine's democratic reforms. and we will be working even closer together to help reform ukraine's defense sector and build a strong modern army. and continue to improve the ability of ukrainian and nato forces to operate together. so the partnership between nato and ukraine is strong, and we are determined to make it even stronger today and in the future. this concludes the public part of our meeting, and i would like to thank the members of the media who have joined us. >>> and there we were listening to the opening remarks of the nato, ukraine commission meeting being held th

critical nato summit ever. they are attempting to tackle two bloody conflicts in ukraine as well as the growing threat from isis. they want to do it all in two days. president obama calling out russia for a brazen assault on ukraine. the president has been careful not to use the word invasion, at least yet. the president meets with britain, italy and france at 8:00 a.m. eastern. i want to go live to michelle kaczynski this wales this morning. what are they expected to discuss about the russian aggression? >> solutions are what they have been trying to come up with, we know for months now. now that everyone is together, we expect to see action. that's going to be in the form of more of the action we have been seeing. more sanctions is really a certainty at this point. also, they are talking this nato trust fund to further support ukraine. it's interesting to hear president bush discuss this over the past two days. it feels as though the nato summit has started. they are talking about ukraine in terms of being a nato power. it's posz zable that will happen in the future. in the meantime,

iraq and syria will be just one of many urgent issues, including the raging conflicts in ukraine, libya, somalia, there is political instability in pakistan and yemen, all this ahead of the nato summit that begins thursday in wales. matthew chance is traveling with mr. obama. he joins us live. is the president expected to at least talk about the issue of the beheading of steven sotloff? >> there has been no confirmation that he will. but the expectation is that he will make remarks. he will be meeting the estonian president this morning. after that they will have a joint news conference where i expect at the very least if the president doesn't make remarks of his own he'll be asked about this. so we are expecting to hear about the u.s. position on this. in the coming hours, john. >> and showing up is important and that is what this trip is all about. the president making a very pointed trip to estonia. and the message he is bringing? >> it's a message of assurance, reassurance, rather. estonia borders russia and at a growing time of russia assertiveness there is a concern which has a 25

vladimir putin moves to consolidate portions of neighboring ukraine. >> russia's aggression against ukraine has been a wake-up call. john: but is nato poised to stop the kremlin? covering these global flash points, indira lakshmanan, foreign policy correspondent for bloomberg news. peter baker, chief white house correspondent for "the new york times." yochi dreazen, managing editor of foreign policy magazine. and john dickerson, chief political correspondent for slate and political director of cbs news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week with gwen ifill." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we asked people a question. how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. >> pull it a little further. >> got me to 70 years old. i would have to rethink this thing. >> it's hard to imagine how much we'll need for a retirement that could last 30 years or more. so maybe we need to approach things

seize the moment or will moscow continue to be willing. to cross talk to civil war in ukraine i'm joined by my guest neil clark in london he is a journalist broadcaster and specialist in eastern european affairs in amsterdam we have quarreled and wolf he's an author former correspondent for the dutch blood and a professor emeritus at the university of amsterdam and in st petersburg we cross to gilbert doctorow he's an international affairs analyst with a concentration on russia right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it neal if i can go to you in london i can't think of another political event going on the world right now where there are diametrically opposed narratives we have narratives about ukraine that are coming out in western. and western capitals that are directly opposed to what. russian would read and alternative media in general how do you explain it i mean this is really a bizarre set of circumstances we all know it's about geopolitics i know but how could we get so far apart. what it really is an

spearhead force deployable anywhere in the world in just two to five days. >> as ukraine and pro-russian rebels hold talks on a cease-fire, nato announces the creation of a new force doing a major summit in wales. we'll speak to professor stephen cohen. then grossly negligent and reckless. that is how federal judge described bp's conduct the gulf oil spill four years ago. the ruling could force bp to pay nearly $18 billion in fines. we will speak with antonia juhasz. are rested as fast food workers go on strike across the country. you are buying jet and going everything when i have to get a bus pass for the next week? we need more money and we need it now. what do a one? >> fair pay. >> when we want it? >> now. >> we will speak with wendy's worker in pittsburgh, ashona osborne. later, mary kay henry, president of seiu. all of that and more coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. more than 400 fast food workers and their supporters have been arrested in a national day of action for $15 and our minimum wage. workers staged a o

studios, this is the journal. alliance budget support for ukraine. we go live to the summit to get reaction level and promises other measures to >> another doctor contracts the ebola virus as the world health organization warns to little is being done to stop the epidemic. it is a summit that the nato secretary himself has described as one of the most important since the alliance was founded. >> moments ago, he condemned russia's heart in the ukraine crisis accusing moscow of destabilizing the region and accusing vladimir putin of using negotiations as smokescreens. >> german chancellor chimed in saying that the alliance did discuss further sanctions against russia. she says that nato continues to seek a political solution and a solution that includes further negotiations. >> ukrainian president attended the summit accusing russia of brutally undermining ukrainian stability. he did voice cautious optimism that a piece deal will be reached. >> we want to get to newport, wales. once again, russia is topping a nato summit. >> indeed. you just set it. the ukrainian president came out a

meeting with president of ukraine petro poroshenko. let's take a look. >> it is a great pleasure to welcome president poroshenko to the oval office. he and i have been working together a lot over the last several months and as i told him personally and i want to repeat publicly, i think his leadership has been absolutely critical at a very, very important time in ukraine's history. obviously we have watched over the last several months as the people of ukraine have declared their desire for a sovereign independence economic and foreign policy that promises them freedom and prosperity and self-determination. and president poroshenko's recollection represented those aspirations of the ukrainian people. unfortunately we have also seen russian aggression first in crimea and most recently in portions of eastern ukraine that have not only violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country but have also been designed to undermine these critical reform efforts that have been taking place in ukraine. i am very proud that the united states has led the international community an

may have a cease-fire in the ukraine. it is too early to get a reaction. presumably, we will get one shortly. as we speak, president obama is in a closed-door meeting with the estonian president. there will be several opportunities for president -- toto speak, could speak publicly. leaders,ting with the we expect them to comment on issues of the day and what he talked about in the meetings here. tripe objective of this that has been tacked on to the going to be nato and its presence in the baltics. nato notparcel oh is backing down. >> definitely not. obama will be speaking. president obama is here to deliver a message in vladimir putin's backyard. he is here to deliver the message to vladimir putin. he wants to tell vladimir putin that the u.s. and nato stand behind the baltic nations. andukraine is not a member many other soviet republics are. including these three countries and president obama will likely say that if there is any russian aggression, he and nato will serve to stop that. the organization was set up to use the u.s. security. is there a sense from the that there will

syria is really the slow. breaking news here on our to ukraine backtracks on the cleric a permanent ceasefire in the east instead announcing steps needed to reaching a truce. also russian photographer andre stand in is dead after being missing in eastern ukraine for a month and islamic state militant released a video apparently showing the execution of another u.s. jim it's saying it's in revenge for american airstrikes on jihadi its forces in iraq. the final day of commemoration ceremonies marking the tenth anniversary of the baseline school massacre. in beslan will bring you the recollections of the survivors. a lot of good to have you company watching international we start with our breaking news here in r.t. ukrainian president petro poroshenko has backtracked on his initial announcement of a full ceasefire in the country's east instead steps towards reaching a truce will be discussed the training leader how dare you announced on twitter that a permanent truce in the region was. fall asleep. some confusion then coming from kiev can we actually expect any sort of paste you think

> >>> >>> ukraine's president says a peace deal is possible with pro-russian rebels as talks are expected in belarus. >>> the crisis in ukraine features on day two of the n.a.t.o. summit in wales, tackling the threat of islamic state rebels in iraq and syria is expected to dominate. >>> i'm david foster and you are watching al jazeera live from doha. troubled findings - one in 10 girls have been raped or sexually abused by the age of 20, says the human rights watch. >> a syrian wedding is taking place at the venice film festival. it's not quite what it seems. find out shortly. >>> well, we begin in ukraine. the president petro porashenko says that a peace deal could be agreed to bring to an end months of fighting in the country. peace talks will be held in minsk in belarus, involving ukraine, russia and the pro-russian rebels. also will be members of the o.s.c.e. speaking on thursday, petro porashenko said he would order a ceasefire, hours from now, if the peace talks go ahead. harry fawcett is in mariupol. the advance from russia into that country appears to be going on. >> it i

america." weigh a possible cease-fire in ukraine, but that doesn't stop them from delivering a tough message to moscow. >> while talking about peace, russia has not made one single step to make peace possible. instead of the escalating the crisis, russia hads deepened it. >> how to combat the islamic state is also high on the nato agenda, with considerations of where and when to strike. and, comedian joan rivers dies at the age of 81. we look back at her career of making people laugh. ♪ welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. it is being described as one of the most important meetings in the history of nato, which is now juggling crises on two f ronts, the advances of the islamic state and the crisis in ukraine. we start with bbc political editor nick robinson, who was at the summit meeting. >> if decisions about another war are taken anywhere, they will certainly be taken here and now in newport. 60 presidents and prime ministers gathered to the summit of the most powerful military alliance in the world. nato leaders came here expecting to