move towards russia. and away from closer ties with the rest of europe. those people on the street they'd like to have those ties with europe. >> choosing russia over europe. imagine, an entire country falling into chaos was rebels running the show. the u.n. is sounding an urgent action alarm for the central african republic. the situation is dire for most of the almost 5 million people there, their reality is child soldiers torture and rarely any schools or hospitals open. vladimir is tracking the story everywhere nigeria's capital. he reports france is sending in 1,000 more troops. >> the reason france has decided to send more troops into the central african republic is simple. the cycle of violence between the muslim minority and the christian majority could become a genocide. since march thousands have been killed after a coup replaced the