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weeks, ukraine has been pleading its western allies, the battle tanks to bolster its campaign against russia. and now key appears set to receive some of the most advanced combat vehicles in the world from the u. s. and germany, sources of told al jazeera that the biden administration will approve the delivery of m one abrams tanks. as soon as wednesday, the president is yet to make a formal decision. but the tags could take months or even years to reach the front lines. russia says the supply of such tanks will be a blatant provocation, but ukraine's present volume is zalinski says his country needs decisions on reynolds deliveries that are great jabard awarded. there is a lot of talk about tanks, about modern tanks that we need and about the way this shortfall can be filled if it's a lot of efforts, words promises. but it is important not to lose sight of reality. but it is not about 5 or 10 or 15 tanks. the need is larger,

machine narrow more fish in the of heat in the ship discussions must be concluded with decisions, decisions on re or strengthening of our defense against terrorists. from washington dc. his party calhane, a source in the us government has confirmed to me that they are close to finalize in a deal on providing us made m one abrams tanks to ukraine. now of course, a lot of things can change. a lot of different international players are involved in these sort of discussions and decisions. but the source did say that they expect that it could be announced from the white house on wednesday. this comes after weeks of top military brass saying all the reasons why it wouldn't work to help you crane get these tanks right now. they say things like, the 4 person crew that operate the takes. these are very modern machines. they need a lot of training, but the bigger factor is they need even more maintenance to keep these. again, very complicated, but powerful tags running. they said that would in fact take time. there were some

complaints that the u. s. uses jet fuel. busy to power these one abrams, but in reality they can in fact run on diesel. so they were asked about this is the pentagon today, why say all the reasons why it wouldn't be immediate and then potentially make this announcement. and they responded by saying, we're also looking at helping ukraine over the medium and long term that seems to indicate that they don't expect if these tanks are in fact sent ukraine, that they will be on the battlefield anytime soon. again, they need to find the source, are they going to try to build up here in the united states, or try to use that money to pay other countries to give up there and want to abrams tanks? so again, it seems that if a deal is in fact made, if it isn't an ounce, it is not going to be on the battlefield anytime soon. and that's what the top military brought from us has really been focusing on, is what they see as a very short turnaround to the upcoming spring offensive. germany is also expected

to decide soon on whether to authorize the export of one of the wells most advanced battle tanks to ukraine. german media reporting that the chances of schoultz has already decided to send them precious ben building on berlin to supply leopard to tanks and allow all the countries to chance that theres poland for me requested permission on tuesday. i mean, it came reports from balin. this is the weapon system, the ukrainian president says his country needs to fight the russians. the german made leopard 2 main battle tank c here during a nato exercise. in lithuania, it's both heavier and faster than many of the tanks. russia is using in ukraine and widely used by other european countries, several of whom now want to re export them to key. if to end the conflict, we need to arm you cry, unfolding aquinas able to defend itself and turn russia is not able to push through with this a gender of imperialism, and still incur territory. on tuesday. the polls formerly asked germany to allow

them to do just that. the view from nato is clear, while anti aircraft weapons and missiles can defend against air attack and armored personnel carriers can transport troops to the fighting. the strategic value of heavy armor to punch through the front lines is clear. battle times are of course important or both to be able to repel a russian, a new offensive, but also for ukraine to be able to retake territory to, to win, answer a prevail as a sovereign in the pen nation in europe. but there is another angle to a decision by germany to release the leopard twos. some believe it could lead to an escalation in the war and to a worsening of relations between berlin and moscow. a kremlin spokespersons said on tuesday, they are all ready at a low point, and that is the problem facing olaf shots. the legacy of the 2nd world war hangs heavy on german governments. tanks like these help the ussr defeat nazi germany.

and yet, 80 years later, it's modern german tanks that might help defeat russia in ukraine. dominant cane al jazeera at the soviet war memorial in berlin. anna sonya has decided to contribute one percent of his gdp and military aid to ukraine. it's foreign minister told al dessert that western countries need to deliver the heavy weapons. you cry needs within weeks. usually if the political decision is made. so the weapon systems will reach already to the battle ground, maybe week time. but surely, the tanks will demand also to have a certain instructions to ukrainian that soldiers. and so it will take some time. and i hope in poland there will be a certain instruction program start launched. and we need also

a support mechanism logistically. but i think the time we will measure, i hope, is going to be in weeks already to get them in the better freight. we should immediately deliver all the conventional weapons what are in our possession western countries. and secondly, also without any political candidates. estonia just passed the season that we are. we are now in a comprehensive amount. we are going to deliver one percent of our g, d, p to military 8th grade. and i have consistently made the pledge also to other countries to join that pledge, sidney fried bags, contributing at assess a future warfare, the digital magazine breaking defense. he explains the difference between the last 2 and the m one abrams tanks. the leopard and the american abrams are actually twins. they both came out of the same project. joint national project in the 19

seventy's, they're very similar. big vehicles heavily on much, much better protected than anything the soviets built. meeting the russians currently have the crating and certainly have much better targeting systems electronics. the difference between leopard and abrams is cry merrily. the engine, the leopard, has a diesel, much more common, much easier to maintain the abrams, the higher performance, but rather, more finicky turban engine, which is very unusual for a tank. although there are some ukrainian things that do have turbans. the biggest difference though, is simply there are 2000 leverage in europe and only a few 100 abrams. there's a huge logistical infrastructure, a spare parts, warehousing, skilled maintainers on the ground for leverage that doesn't exist free russians. once we're masters of armored warfare, they once were masters of defense against armored vehicles,

but it appears that those skills had to generate it. they do have a large supply of shoulder fired. anti tank weapons similar to the javelins and the british and laws are made famous early on this war. theirs are not as advanced and more to the point. their troops always bill trained and known as i. we motivated several top ukrainian officials, including governors, have lost that jobs in corruption scandals engulfing the government. and so big a shake out in president lensky administration since the war with russia began. the 1st to resign was kitty law tymoshenko, the president's deputy head of office. he was implicated in the scandals involving his use of expensive cars, but denies any wrong doing. deputy defense minister via chess love, a shop, a follow of has also resigned following and allegation the his department overpaid suppliers for soldiers. food changes came 2 days after deputy infrastructure minister, vesee lensky was arrested and accused of receiving kickbacks up to $400000.00 in

a deal to import generators. the road? yes, when you call it. no government continues to carry out the necessary forms for a country freeman. this involves building anti corruption edifice. or would this entail systematic and orderly work that's vital for ukraine as a require condition for euro integration for such butler has more from the ukrainian capital will ukrainian present followed him, is lensky had indicated on monday that he was going to make some changes in the government circles because of a number of recent corruption of scandals and allegations what we now know, what those changes are. we've seen a number of top ukrainian government officials who have resigned or have been dismissed the same for a number of regional governors, including as the governor of here, the capital keys. now, as lensky says, we are, look, we're at a time of war. there is no place for corruption at any time. there's particularly

no place for corruption at a time of war when all politicians or people should really be focusing on the war effort. he is also said that all officials are no longer allowed to go on holiday abroad. they should be remaining in ukraine and very much focusing on that war effort. as i said, look for so lensky. he knows that you have western powers, ukraine's allies all sending billions of dollars of military and humanitarian aid to the country. they of course, want to know that their money is being well spent and not siphoned off by allegedly corrupt ministers. semanski is also very aware that for ukraine to become part of the european union, one of the conditions is that corruption is stamped out in the country. chris hopkins has been sworn in as new zealand prime minister and fall as the surprise resignation of jacinta ardon last week. it faces the task of reviving the government's waning popularity ahead of october's general election. adrian brown

has more from wellington. this has been a quick and orderly political transition on wednesday, just hinder our durn left parliament for the last tongue mobbed by colleagues and supported the gathering was a reflection of this country's wide cultural diversity. the transfer of power was completed when chris hipkins was sworn in as new zealand 41st prime minister. his deputy is carmel zeppelin, the 1st person of pacific islander the sent to hold the position. the post confirmed by governor general dane cindy kiro, the 1st mari to hold up position hipkins who led the government's response to cobit 19. has promised to focus on what he calls bread and butter issues. when just inter are then became prime minister a popularity was undeniable. but a rating stead on a backlash against kobe 19 restrictions increase food costs, rising mortgages,

concerns over crime. analysts say people simply want someone to blame, and that person seems to be just inter arden. yes, i think she to her absence every stop either to call that an inch the shootings and all that sort of thing. but she's dish last hit my jo towards cmj. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it. justice. last thursday's announcement was one that few saw coming an unusual acknowledgment from a world leader that she was burnt out vicious abuse oh. on the streets and online res, concerns over her safety. she's received death threats and so her child, the next election will be in less than 9 months, which means hipkins may not be in the job long, especially as opinion polls show labor now trading the conservative opposition. our

journey is leading office at a time of her choosing. although she'll remain in m p for 3 more months. and at $42.00, she still has plenty of time to ponder. a new career and the one she's left who he from the bottom of my hand in the greatest privilege of hon. adrian brown, al jazeera, wellington security voices in peru, her fod tear gas, a thousands of anti government protesters in the capital, lima, demanding the president. dina beloved a resignation elections of the what is called for national, truthful in week of unless 50 people have been killed. the crosses began in december after the former president had because we tried to dissolve congress and was arrested in a sanchez, has moved from lima o as in lima, have made peace o until i

get back. with more memorable encouragement, they've hit me on the head. this is a murderous dictatorship. we came here peacefully. they not policemen. they kill us . 7 0, but in the highlands security forces i opened fire against prison and you know or not they had asked for forgiveness, but she said the bullet did not come from the police, but from protesters can be veiled on day. and i don't want, there are videos where it seems there are using sling shot, but it's not that it's a weapon that can kill someone chance have been fired from homes that kill people in the protest. it's not the police that shooting it. that's why we ask the prosecution to accelerate the investigations. ah, many people came from the high land. i got the message from the border in between

bohemia on k do. and she's in sydney to stay here to produce medicare. i march up to the amount for the theme of lima, but they have been here for nearly a week and they said they will stay. they have nothing to do until president dina resigned from all lebanon's former prime minister has sandia, has become the most senior official to be charged for the deadly beirut port lost in 2020 investigation was reopened after being sold for more, more than a year. and the country's top prosecutors also being charged, says the prob, should remain suspended, and a hot reports from barrett. it's been nearly 3 years since one of the most powerful blasts killed dozens and destroyed neighborhoods in the lebanese capital. the investigation into what caused the explosion has repeatedly been sold by political pressure. but a surprised decision by the lead additional investigator thought it better has

given back hope to the victims families. we are surprised by the decision. this is the decision. and the same time or are happy because the, not the norman from more than one year instigation is blocking. now we have a little of hope that somebody's something is moving on. the lead judge has released a number of detainees and charged new officials and set dates for questioning and february among them. the heads of security bodies like major general abaz ibrahim and high ranking judges, including the prosecutor, general hudson away debt. it's a 1st in a country with a history of impunity, but all indications point to the fact that the political and security establishment would cooperate, the public prosecutions response was swift. it rejected the implementation of baton release and prosecution orders. once again,

the establishment 19 to prevent the pursuit of justice. in the case of the last, we have seen government officials, the traditional official engaging any serious matter with the legal arguments that have made effectively saying blocking the continuation of the investigation and blocking junk. there's a political campaign against the tar has been led by the group has been lost, who accuses him of bias. the judge has sought to question many of its allies, including a former prime minister, has san dib, who has been charged with homicide with probable intent. the decision to resume the investigation has started a legal debate. there was no court order, but judge guitar reinstated himself basing it on legal justification. he argued, a judicial investigator cannot be dismissed or remove, and that his task and once he issued an indictment, in the case,

the families of victims haven't stopped their quest for answers and justice. they want to know who brought the ammonium nitrate to lebanon, and who unsafely started at the port. it may be a long way for that battle to be one. but the resumption of the probe has already re ignited tensions said. there was either a route slash all now deserved to us justice department seize google, accusing it of stifling competition advertising. on the ever expanding world wearable tech, we check out the latest gadgets system expos. ah, hello. there will have a look at africa in a moment. the 1st to the middle east, and there's more heavy rain to come for parts of saudi arabia and the gulf states. you can see the cloud bringing those heavy arrange further east into the united

arab emirates, to buy lightly to see some of that rain lasting through to the weekend and with it, the temperature dipping down only 18 degrees celsius on thursday. so well below the average with that rain expected to last through till at least friday, elsewhere up north, a much clearer picture, some cloud coming in places like bay root and the chance of a shower or 2. but for the wetter and wintry weather, we have to head to the north of africa, algeria turned into somewhat of a winter wonderland. while the mountains did up in the north, people enjoying the snow, then we could see more of that to come as a system in the mediterranean chucks, the more heavy rain and some stronger winds at coastal areas may rain edging further east into to nicea and libya before the south, a much clearer picture we are expecting however, the rain to intensify in coastal areas of gabon certainly on thursday. heavy rain as well coming into western madagascar, thanks to that weakening system. but it will be zambia that sees worst of the heavy

rains with who soccer sink. thunderstorms on friday ah did bleaching the issues of the day. the 5 largest polluters of the world are in india, jump into the street. they made their money on coal. they made their money on field, convincing those folks. no, we need to go. green is very, very difficult. giving all a voice we chose to think because we wanted to escape war and violence. when you humanize this narrative, you allow people to really understand the reality and break down misconceptions. lou street on al jazeera lou ah,

welcome back here watching al jazeera mind. if our top story is this, our ukraine look said to receive advanced battle tags from the u. s in germany to boost its defenses against russian forces. sources have told al jazeera washington will approve the delivery of m one abrams tags. as soon as wednesday, chris hipkins has been sworn in us new zealand prime minister, the former kogan 19 response minister places jacinta often following his prize. peruvian president, dean of the law, say his call for a national truce. 2 weeks on and protest. thousands of demonstrators routing in the cap to lima to demand that bill was his resignation and new elections lead us from latin america in the caribbean, have called for coordinated regional funding following economic and climate crises . it came in the final declaration from the summits in the argent tinian capital

one is aries, express support for talks between the venezuelan government and its opposition and demanded the lifting of the u. s. blockade on cuba making money. the return of brazil, which left the block under the previous administration. a visual has been held to remember victims of saturday shooting at a dance studio in southern california. 11 people died in the attack in monterey park when she say that was another shooting to agricultural businesses, northern city of hoffman bay 7 people died that attack only in america. it was she, this kind of carnage, this kind of chaos, this kind of destruction of communities and lives in conflicts and sense of safety and belonging which we hold on for regardless of our political stripes. the former

president of mauritania has been detained a day before the start of his corruption trial. ahamed abdul aziz is facing charges along with several other former government members, is refused to answer questions on how he amassed his fortune, which is estimated at around $70000000.00. of them, as he says, the accusations against him all politically motivated and the constitution gives them immunity from prosecution. the u. s. department of justice has sued google accusing it of a legally stifling competition for online advertising revenue. and we'll see it was filed in conjunction with 8 us states. prosecutors say the firm has maintained a monopoly through anti competitive behavior and wants its advertising business. broken up. google's parent company alphabet says the lawsuit is based on the flawed argument that would slow innovation. for 15 years, google has pursued a course of anti competitive conduct that has allowed it to halt the rise of rival

technologies, manipulate auction mechanics, to insulate itself from competition, and force advertisers and publishers to use its tools. in so doing google has engaged in exclusionary conduct as severely weaken if not destroy competition in the ad tech industry. the latest wearable gadgets have gone on display as an expression in take care. it's the annual wearable x by which showcases all kinds of technology that can be worn on a person's body. this year's event is promising. everything from virtual reality to x coast x say skeletons to smart watches, tech companies from asia, europe, and north america. among those sharing off and latest care ra mcbride reports, this is an expo that is coming like japan out of the pandemic this withheld at the same time last year. but only about half the numbers of the people here. we have

a quick pan around. they are expecting over the course of the next couple of days or so around 1400 exhibitors from all around the world about 70000 visitors coming to visit here. most of the visitors last year were all from japan, but now the board is are open again, we're going to be seeing far more international visited and the, as far as definitions go, wearable gadget as the name suggest is basic began to think that you do where that has another function other than what it would seem to do. so for example, the watch is the most obvious example apart from telling the time, it's also been telling us our blood pressure and heart rate and feeding that information to other devices may be sending it to our doctors, insurance companies. and with the advances in technology and supported by super fast internet speed, it could also do other things like you being used for payments, which we, because very important in a post pandemic world. because all of these wearables are also possibly fashion

items. you're seeing a very exciting tie ups between the big fashion brand and the tech company. so for example, your latest sunglasses, apart from making youth the coolest on the block. i will also be streaming images live to whichever device you want. so it is a very exciting period in time excited goals. so for japan, of course, as one of the world's leading industrialized balden economies, it was also one of the slowest to come out of the pandemic, but seems to be making up for lost time with a message here, at least that japan is back. this is oscar nominations have been announced in los angeles. an unlike recent, he has several crowd pleasing blocked best as our mon, the top contenders. april addison to air force. this year's oscar nominees a mix of art house films, combined with big budget productions with a mass market appeal. so without further ado, and here the nominees leading the way was the mind bending science, fiction,

adventure everything everywhere, all at once. the universe and the real which picked up a lebanon, the nation's including best picture director and best factors for michelle. yo. 2 of the years. biggest box office hits also featured heavily. oh, including black panther. what kind of forever hand tough gun. maverick already combined getting 11 nominations in recent years, the trend has been oscar nominated films made and distributed by streaming services such as netflix and apple. but this year things are different. and it's now hearkening back to a more traditional hollywood. what's interesting is that this year we actually see big studio movies making a comeback like top gun, maverick and avatar. and these are films that were released in theaters everything

everywhere, all at once. not a big studio movie, but a film that opened in theaters and stayed in theaters for a long time before it. it went online. and, and, you know, these films have been successful. i wouldn't ask the door to, maybe just doesn't like him. m. knish films are also recognized with the dark comedy, the band she's up in, his sharon being nominated and the german anti war drama. all choir on the western front. also in the running for best picture in the past, it was a big deal if a foreign language sell more international film, got nominated for best picture. and i think it's going to continue to become more of more of a thing because the academy isn't done trying to diversify its ranks the academy, hoping that the award ceremony won't be like last year's drama filled show. and that this time around the focus will only be on celebrating the films and the actors. gabriel's hondo al jazeera.