Erstellt am: 23. 4. 2014 - 17:14 Uhr

"They don't want to be the same murderers"

Reality Check: The Ukrainian government's dilemma; Chlorine gas used in Syria?; Russia social network founder "fired"; Everest Sherpas on strike; ORF Public Value report.

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Pro-Russian protestors attend their rally near a barricade in front of the occupied regional administration building, in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Ukraine

Is the Geneva deal on easing Ukraine’s crisis unravelling? The Ukrainian acting president on Wednesday ordered security forces to resume operations in the country's east, and Russia threatened to retaliate if its citizens' interests are threatened and its territory comes under attack. Correspondent Cathrin Kahlweit fills us in on the details of what’s going on in the east:

Syria & Chemical Weapons

Chemical weapons expert John Eldridge give us his assessment of reports that chlorine gas has been used in attacks in Syria this month and how they relate to the international treaty under which Syria is supposed to be destroying its stockpile of chemical weapons:

VKontakte

VKontakte is a popular social network described as the Russian version of Facebook. It founder Pavel Durov says that he’s been fired and that allies of President Vladimir Putin have taken over the site. Russian journalist Alexei Korolyov tells us what people are saying about Durov and the fate of the site:

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The mother of Nepalese mountaineer Ang Kaji Sherpa, one of 16 Sherpa guides who died in an avalanche on Mt. Everest on 18 April.

Sherpas & Everest

Last week 16 Sherpas were killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest. Climbers depend on the Sherpa guides to make their ascent, but many Sherpas have now decided to boycott the rest of the climbing season, leaving mountaineers at base camps uncertain about what will happen next. Riem Higazi reports:

Public Value

The ORF today presented its “Public Value Report”, which aims to provide information on how the ORF fulfils its role as a public broadcaster. This is the sixth such annual report and is published in printed form and will also include TV, radio and online features and contributions from Euroepan media experts. Joanna Bostock spoke to Director General Alexander Wrabetz and Professor for Media and Governance from the University of Vienna, Katharine Sarikakis: