Ukraine is making it clear right now that the countries army is it ready to act begins antigovernment protesters. Three months into civil unrest, ukraines president ousted the army chief as the military said it would take part in an operation to are store order. Now the white house is considering joining the e. U. In imposing sanctions. It is 11 00 p. M. Local time in kiev, jennifer, this is an ominous note coming from the government. The president s office suggesting that the military is now ready to step in to put down the demonstrations. Reporter tony, that was the concern here. But just in the last few minutes we have breaking news for you. One of the Opposition Leaders have announced there is a ceasefire, that no attack is emanant tonight, that they will reopen negotiations with the government. That will come as a relief for thousands of people who are in kievs independent square. They were down in the square earlier and theyre getting ready for another attack tonight. Were being
Detroit back from bankruptcy. It is a new deal that may end three months of protest in ukraine that has left dozens of people dead but it does not look like it was agreed to. Polands foreign minister who helped broker the deal made dire comments to the opposition later. An unity government will be named in the next 10 days, and a new president ial election will be held by december. In turn the opposition agreed to hand over all illegal weapons and leave protest camps and occupied buildings. Jennifer glass joins us from kiev. What is the mood on the square . It is one thing for the politicians to agree to this deal. I wonder if it will be accepted by the square . I got to tell you tony. People on the square feel angry. They feel theyve been sold out. Its too little too late and they want Viktor Yanukovych to step down. Theyve been calling for that for months. Even after the bloodshed, after seeing dozens of people die there have been funerals all day at the square, dramatic scenes as pe
To go to further steps. He said there will be a truce with opposition and there would be negotiations to prevent further bloodshed. They have taken actions against ukraine. Lets start from the top here. What can you tell us about the truce agreement . Very little, tony. It came as a surprise announcement this evening. Both the opposition and Viktor Yanukovych agreed to talks to end the bloodshed here but what that specifically means, what the talks will be and what the substance and if either side has more to offer are the real questions here. Theyve had talks before and they ended in nothing. As a matter of fact, at the president s office last night and it came to nothing. The president offered an ultimatum. Whether there is something new to put on the table, more Common Grounds you but after bitter fighting here, it left more than two dozen people dead and hundreds injured. I think there is a lot of motivation on all sides to try to keep this from getting any more tense from breaking
And heavily subsidizing consumer kids for the masses at home. But the economy has not been performing. At the time of chavezs death last march it was predicted that they would have to devalue its currency, cut back on policies and many Airline Carriers have suspended their flights to venezuela. Nicolas maduro, Vice President who had taken power after chav chavezs long battle with cancer was elected in his own right. But now after less than a year in charge, conflicts have turned violent and deadly. Demeanor straighters on the streets of caracas are demanding change. Throwing stones and setting up roadblocks protesters have been gathering for weeks in what has become the largest Antigovernment Movement in a decade. Venezuela is waking up. Enough of so much insecuritity, so much oppression. Beyond the protests and below the surface lies a country on the verge of a breakdown and on the brink of a political crisis. Venezuela sits on top of the Worlds Largest oil reserves. Subsidized by oil
After more than a decade at war, the u. S. Military could undergo a major shift. Today the defense secretary proposed changes to the armed forces. All branches will be affected, the earn taking the biggest hit. We have the details. The army will shrink to levels not seen in more than 70 years, but this is still a very hefty budget, 469 billion. It was secretary chuck hagel said today it reflects the current budget realities without compromising National Security. With the war on iraq over and the conflict in afghanistan winding down, the pentagon says it is time to propose its first nonwar time budget in 13 years, one that shifts the focus of the military to a smaller, more agile force. The reality of reduced resources and a challenging and changing strategic environment requires us to prioritize and make difficult choices. Some of those choices we must make now. Among the proposals, a much smaller army. The army grew 570,000 troops, already scheduled to drop to 480,000. Pro makes furt