Yes, i would, i would tend to agree with you. And mind you, i dont speak on behalf of the German Government here, dont i dont want to be misunderstood. I speak as a private citizen. I believe we did how i do you think we could help them just to have free elections in all of ukraine with this situation . If i may say . Yes. I believe that we can do very little about Eastern Ukraine because, of course, the security situation will decide about possibility to have any kind of elections there or not. In my opinion, in fact, it is one of the targets that kind of hidden intervention not allowed to have elections at all than to have a kind of pretext to question the results of elections in general. But in the rest of ukraine, it has been already decided that there will be a lot of observers from european institutions. In fact, i dont have any doubt that we can expect fair elections. Yes. Right here the gentleman and then the lady behind him. Hi, im Ira Gorbachev did raise the question shouldnt
Begins now. Up saturday, live coverage of the white house correspondents in her. We went to remarks from president obama and sean mikell as if they speak to celebrities, houselists, and the white press corps. Coverage starts at 6 00 p. M. With the red carpet arrivals followed by the dinner itself. See is saturday here on cspan. The hill reports that tonight more than one dozen even associate with the white house Correspondents Dinner is being held near washington, d. C. Our camera outside of one of the event also the Canadian Embassy watching some of the arrivals. Short time ago. West virginia senator joe manchin and company arriving for the event. They heal is hosting the invitation only reception at the Canadian Embassy along with entertainment tonight. Again, the white house Correspondents Dinner on cspan tomorrow night. President obama speaking as well as a jolt mikell of community. Starting with the red carpet arrivals followed by the dinner on cspan. Aking here coming up tonight
To a whole range of multidatagathering. I know the perception among the public sometimes is that the United States has capacity similar to what you see on movies and on television. The truth of the matter is our focus is principally and primarily on how we make sure terrorists, those who want to proliferate weapons, transnational criminals are not able to engage in the act entities they are engaged in. In that, we can only be successful partnering with friends like germany. We will not succeed if we are doing that on our own. But i have pledged to chancellor merkel has been, in addition to the reforms we have already taken, in addition to saying we are going to apply privacy standards to how we deal with nonus persons as well as u. S. Persons, in addition to the work we are doing to constrain the potential use of bulk data we are committed to a u. S. German cyber dialogue to close further the gaps that may exist in terms of how we operate and how german intelligence operates to make su
Are therefore urging all sides to exercise maximum restraint and appeal to those with grievances to voice them peacefully so as to avoid bloodshed. We call for all parties to expect respect ukraines sovereignty. Secretarygeneral once again calls on those responsible for the capture and detention of military monitors and the Company Ukrainian staff to release them immediately, unconditionally, and unharmed. Statecretarygeneral of says this is the only way out of the crisis and both sides must redouble their efforts to revitalize the spirit of compromise during the geneva talks. You,ly, it as i informed given the deteriorating situation in the country, the secretarygeneral has asked me to go back to key of next week. Kiev next week. Immediate return to dialogue. Thank you. I want to thank him for his briefing. I give the floor to the members of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of the Russian Federation. Thank you, mr. President. The russian elevate ,elegation
And the economy is gaining steam. The Unemployment Rate drops to its lowest level in six years. The conflict in ukraine is getting worse. Today the Ukrainian Army launched a preemptive attack on the eastern part of the country. Those forces however armed with rocket launchers aimed an shooting down two helicopter pilots. When prowrg prowrgs prorussian. Purports to show what the residents are slovyansk and the prorussian procrastinates who made the eastern city their base woke to at dawn. The Ukrainian Army launched what it described as a large scale antiterrorist operation. The apparent objective for now not to overrun the city but to form a blockade around it. Some separatists said they were ready to fight. I will fight with whatever i have, if not a rifle then i will fight with my hands and strangle them so they wont mess with my lands. Sophisticated surface to air missiles, something the government in kyiv points to as evidence of russian involvement on the ground. This man is said