[applause] i am a ukrainianamerican. This is the woman i am here for. [applause] internationally acclaimed top singer does not begin to describe her. She is a patriot. She cares passionately about her country, its democracy, its independence and read him. Freedom. When ukraine was threatened with a sham election, she used her celebrity during the orange revolution. She joins millions of her fellow citizens in Independence Square to stand with them and rally them on behalf of a democratic ukraine. Andhas served in parliament she has fought for the reform of ukraines criminal justice system. She has championed human rights. She has led the fight against human trafficking. A terrible scourge that extracted a toll on women and girls in ukraine, as it does in so many countries. They are enticed with the prospect of good jobs and instead they are thrust into the nightmare of modern day slavery. They disappear, never to be heard from again. She produced video clips to alert women and girls to
Tensions in ukraine continue to escalate. Ukraine has set a monday morning deadline for separatists to give up their weapons. Ukraines acting president has accused russia of waging war in Eastern Ukraine. He announced an antiterrorist operation that left at least two dead. This unconfirmed internet footage purports to show the latest fighting in Eastern Ukraine. This man has reportedly been shot in the chest. The video also includes images of a man that apparently died of his injuries. The Ukrainian Military is attempting to retake public buildings which are under the control of prorussian separatists. The acting ukrainian president has stated the antiterrorism operation will be expanded to other city is cities in Eastern Ukraine. He also promised amnesty for within turning in their weapons by monday. Masked men seized city hall and raised flags declaring independence from kiev. Crowd of approximately 1,000 prorussian sympathizers have put up barricades. They say they will resist any U
Well, the message is clear the president is alive and well. Syrian state television has shown president Bashar Alassad attending prayers to mark the end of ramadan. Residence in the capital confirm there was shelling in the area, and it remains impossible to determine if the footage was taken before or after the attack. The images on Syrian State Television were clearly designed to show that the president remains unharmed and still able to attend a large gathering in damascus. It was his third public appearance in recent days. The rebels said they attacked the president s motorcade while he was on his way to a mosque in the capital, a claim dismissed by assads information minister. Regarding what was said, i confirm to you that, of course, the news is completely untrue. This news just shows the false hopes of some Media Outlets and the governments who are behind them. Assad was not the only one to put in a public appearance. The new head of the Opposition Syrian National Council visite
Well, the message is clear the president is alive and well. Syrian state television has shown president Bashar Alassad attending prayers to mark the end of ramadan. Residence in the capital confirm there was shelling in the area, and it remains impossible to determine if the footage was taken before or after the attack. The images on Syrian State Television were clearly designed to show that the president remains unharmed and still able to attend a large gathering in damascus. It was his third public appearance in recent days. The rebels said they attacked the president s motorcade while he was on his way to a mosque in the capital, a claim dismissed by assads information minister. Regarding what was said, i confirm to you that, of course, the news is completely untrue. This news just shows the false hopes of some Media Outlets and the governments who are behind them. Assad was not the only one to put in a public appearance. The new head of the Opposition Syrian National Council visite
I am very happy to see all of you. Its a wonderful evening to be in the city, which i know of unfortunately through so many of your disasters, but i was thinking, looking at the fountains, there is a little one you have for the children and a bigger one for the adults and i was thinking about water flows in peace of the history that is so fitted for me of the bombing of the people of the imprisonment of my media, that history is not the whole story and its very good to remember that and to see that we make our way every day, every single step can be a different direction. So as i was thinking about what i wanted to talk about and read about and i dont have a whole lot of time but i wanted to start by mentioning something that i find very disturbing which is that you know our country and we are not alone. This country is not the only country making a lot of war in the world that we are make you some really terrible big ones. Please bomb and shoot these people over generations and starve