Bash for Robert Mugabe. Good morning to you, welcome to al jazeera america. Im Morgan Radford, live from new york city. After a day of political upheaval Opposition Leaders in ukraine are scrambling to feel a power vacuum. Viktor yanukovych fled the capital. Its unclear who is running the country. Viktor yanukovych said he is not stepping down and accused parliament of a coup. Hes referring to a vote that happened hours earlier, removing him from office, setting elections. Former Prime Minister Julia Tymoschenko has been released from prison, where she served three of a 7year sentence for abuse of power. Viktor yanukovychs decision to distance ukraine from the e. U. Is what sparked the protest in the first place. Jennifer glasse is the First International broadcaster to be live outside the Parliament Building today. Good morning. The parliament this morning charting a new future of ukraine. Making a lot of changes. The foreign minister is gone. The minister of science gone. They are lo
Welcome to Al Jazerra America i am Morgan Radford live from new york. A change of events Victor Yanukovych fled the capital just yesterday. Ukraines parliament dismiss the him saying he abandoned his office. But he calls this all a coup and insists he wont step down. Protesters group statues of the former leader, there it goes, vladimir lennon, for many it served as a reminder of rushs control over the former soviet state. The rival and former Prime Minister yulia tip shiancoes release from prison there she is coming out in a wheelchair she was sentenced to seven years of charges of abusing power. Tymoshenko announcing she will run for president in may, the engineer and economist made her fortunate by building an Energy Company after the so far quest n broke you go. She called on ukrainian to his take to the streets. That movement known as the orange revolution led to the overturning of yanukovychs victory. Jennifer glasse has more about her return to politics. Reporter she hadnt been
Council pushed to get help to those suffering in syria. We begin tonight in ukraine where a lot has changed in the past few hours. It is just after 1 00 a. M. On sunday there. These are live pictures as protesters still pack kievs Independence Square. That crisis came to a headed to after the deal reached just yesterday failed to ease the anger. Ukraines parliament dismissed the president saying he abandoned his office. Victor yanukovych fled the capital earlier today but insists he will not step down and hes calling this a coup. Meanwhile the president s rival and former Prime Minister Yulia Tim Chen co was released from prison and spoke to a massive cheering crowd in Independence Square. In a storm billick act of resistence protesters tour a stature of the former leader. Nick is live what can you tell us . Reporter jonathan behind me there is a feeling that this is their independence day. We have been watching fireworks go off all night. When tymoshenko spoke it was about to 200,000
Is about to hold a party in honor of the president s 90th birthday. We begin in ukraine, where dramatic new twists in the countrys political crisis have left it in urgent need of leadership. President is out of the capital after being impeached by apartment, no one is sure if he left the crane, his arch rival Yulia Tim Shane score free after nearly two years in jail. Questions about ukraines financial security. Russia is withholding a 2 billion loan which is part of a much bigger Financial Aid package. Andrew simons is live for us in kiev. We have seen some extraordinary scenes in independence scare overnight. Just bring us uptodate. Reporter well, Yulia Tymoshenko a face from the past emerged in a shock fashion within hours she had been released from jail, and then arrived here in the square to a tumultuous welcome, emotion everywhere, the crowds cheering, she addressed them like this. Translator when i arrived in kiev i didnt recognize it. Burned cars, barricades, flowers, but its a
In a precipitous manner, in a to timely manner, i should say, that was very significant. Took all of putins circle, putin standing in the middle, and it went boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. And if you dont get the message what that means, you have to be more than blind. Now, i think its also fair to just for the record i know sometimes its easier to whip witnesses and to ask them to get to points that are either beyond their pay grade or for which a policy is evolving that they are not yet there. There are 28 nations in the European Union. Became very clear to me at dinner with chancellor merkel the other night that as much as we would like them to see be more forward leaning, theyre going to get there on their time frame. Now thats a challenge. Thats a challenge. We have a 40 billion marketplace with russia. The European Union has a 500 billion marketplace with russia. In terms of effect, theres no doubt that having the European Union be alongside with us in this effort is going to be c