i spoke to the press just now well very different focus for instance when it comes to syria i'm going to call stressing that there should be a political solution there that could include new elections or constitutional reform and go the hand of god gave me a fourteen are stressing that his focus or at least one of his focus is the return of refugees to what he described as a stable syria i see doctors one of the maybe key issues that they will have to discuss where they will have to try and find common ground because it seems at least from what we heard today that there are different focus on the issue obviously of ukraine not only the crisis in ukraine but also the role of ukraine as a transit country when it comes to to gas that is something that ukraine has raised on were various instances in dot's i believe is also a key issue that both leaders will have to put dress both leaders address states during their initial statements. that is obviously one of the topics that they will have to actually find

a lot of the slope with can find common ground it seems really one of the most controversial issues between both countries. well thomas i think it was interesting just to note is that america all who spoke first seemed to go down a long laundry list of controversial issues that she said she would be touching on in her talks of what amir putin ukraine north stream pipeline syria iran human rights and putin for his part seemed to focus at least in the beginning of his remarks on all the positive things sort of opportunities for trade and so on emily i'd like to put the question to you is this kind of a clear indicator of the two leaders very different agendas in these talks. well i remember that in may when. putin and anglo-american met in sochi putin also emphasized trade after all germany is one of the most important trade

partners for russia and of course when things are difficult on the political side leaders often like to emphasize kind of economic deals that could happen but in this case of course north stream is very much at the forefront of the russia of the russian side priorities on the one hand because russia really needs a win now they've just been hit by new u.s. sanctions those come into force next week and the ruble has already taken a huge tumble and also this is an issue where really they can align with with germany political as well i thought it was really interesting to note that. already now has emphasized that this is a purely economic projects and that's important to note because america will have come to this meeting kind of looking for assurances from russia that ukraine will still play a role in the transit of gas that's something that she's trying to push for in this

meeting trying to kind of defend ukraine's interests and putin it seems has kind of already handed her that on the platter he has kind of already said that this is not a political project this is an economic project and that ukraine will continue to have a role in transit so that seems to be one thing that they may be able to move forward on today well now nina i'd like to ask you this north stream to pipeline which really has just been talking about. according to donald trump this project which he is against just shows that germany is becoming increasingly dependent on russia for its energy needs of lot of mere putin in his opening remarks just now emphasizing how every year russia's been delivering more and more natural gas to germany does donald trump have a point is germany dependent completely on russia. donald trump has

claimed that germany's already dependent. by seventy percent he said that seventy percent of energy supplies comes from russia to germany that is a lie that is not true the german government has said it's twenty three percent but yes of course russia is trying to more influence and also to get around those sanctions that have hurt the russian economy really badly and of course they know that energy is one of the main areas where they really can deliver goods to europe and where the europeans are the pendant on them so of course this is something where putin will try and find a solution with uncle american anglo-american of course will try and exact pressure on coups and to get him to really guarantee that ukraine will ultimately not lose out because that would of course risk the stability in the region all right he doesn't have political correspondent and he now has that and we've got emily sure

when a correspondent in moscow thomas sparrow reporting from the merkel putin bilateral meeting and man's a bird north of berlin thank you very much to all three of you. now moving on to some other news and officials in carola are pleading for more help as monsoon floods inundate much of the southern indian state and the death toll continues to climb the state's chief minister says three hundred twenty four people have died in what he called the worst floods in one hundred years india's military has been called in to help the relief efforts. rescue teams are continuously being called out here more often than they can keep up with others drag themselves to safety in whichever way they can. this is now a full scale military operation a human chain of soldiers passing basic supplies a very make shift bridge for these villages who've sought higher ground in the

treetops. those rescued are being taken to shelters more than three hundred thousand people have been evacuated so far many more are still waiting continuously as sorties are being undertaken and people keep coming. additionally we have more than. what the leaves it was along with given the boards. it's being called the worst flooding in one hundred years ten days of relentless heavy rains have left villages totally submerged thousands of people across the state are still stranded and with more rain forecast the flood waters ones be receding anytime soon. the motorway will be the level of water has risen tremendously it's not slowing down and that's why people are scared what to. deadly mudslides have added to the desolation they've crushed homes.

scattered temporary. homes cutoff by the roads. on saturday morning prime minister narendra modi was flown over some of the worst hit areas he's promised more than seventy million dollars in eight more boats and helicopters for many down below all that can't come soon enough. and now look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a polish prosecutors says the driver of ukrainian bus that crashed overnight in southeastern poland will be charged three people were killed and thirty eight others were injured when the bus heading from the ukrainian city of live to vienna crashed through a guardrail it plunged down a slope about forty kilometers from the polish ukrainian border. venezuela's

president nicolas maduro has raged wages in the country for the fifth time this year as part of a monetary overhaul bet aims to curb inflation the new sovereign both leaves are in use for monday we'll see five zero zero walked off the nation's currency. the mexican military has uncovered a huge under. around drugs lab in remote mountains in the country's west troops say they destroyed fifty tons of methamphetamine on site mexico is a major supplier of meth and heroin to the united states which has seen a surge and opioid addiction. the former united nations chief and nobel peace laureate kofi annan has died and non was the first black african to be the world's top diplomat he served two terms from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six anon died after a short illness at the age of eighty. kofi annan for almost ten years the

face of the u.n. for many years he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the u.n. it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the

un's goals in importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief . ever since i took over as secretary general. was being to make the united nations more useful for his tireless work as a peace negotiator and ambassador for human rights and then was honored with the nobel peace prize in two thousand and one he was the wife and three children. turning now to italy where thousands of mourners have attended a state funeral in the city of genoa to commemorate those killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in the city on tuesday the country's leaders joined victims' relatives to pay tribute to the dead prayers were offered for the thirty eight confirmed victims and a further three people discovered under the debris early on saturday while some family is not to attend the ceremony preferring to bury their dead privately.

some sports news now and saw the german cup first round continued today and there have been some shock results byron munich only narrowly managed to beat a fourth tier draw pictures than us a with a goal by a hole but live and off key in the eighty second minute the biggest shock who ever saw all of them not cowed reigning champions frankfurt with a two one victory hoffenheim on the other hand had no problem winning six one in kaiser's lauter on and braman defeated their lowly opponents warms by the same scoreline well with the german cup now underway that means the bundesliga isn't far away either two clubs hoffenheim and live sick are vying for the title and there's an extra twist to their rivalry hoffenheim coach and julien not goes man has already made clear that he'll be moving on to another club at the end of the coming season and that club is you guessed it leipsic. this is

hoffman farms coach for now. is in his final year and many think he will struggle with his players and the club knowing he's heading to see next season but not as much isn't letting that face him he has a clear goal for the season after sensationally finishing third last time around the laws of the logical progression would be second that's not the most rewarding place to finish it but it's difficult to win the league every team in this division is essentially here because they want to win it we'll give it everything to have a successful season and we'll see how it goes. in life they also want to see how it goes this season the players are fully behind their interim coach because. it doesn't matter who's on the sideline that hasn't heard last year this year are you william not next year it doesn't matter who it is the players always want to

win three in a given. also has a lot on his plate in his second job as sporting director i'd like to see the club still haven't found an adequate replacement for not be kato who left to join premier league side liverpool and isn't bust what we know what we want another moment i can tell you if we're going to get it. will we have time until the thirty first of august that's a week after the league kicks off face a stern test in don't mind in their opening game. but hoffenheim and union argus might have the toughest test of all their first match of the season is away to the champions by immunity. and fan frenzy greeted you saying bolt as the jamaican track and field star arrived within the airport ahead of his trial at soccer elite the central coast mariners fans cheered pose for a selfie then even kissed the olympic champion who for his part said he loved

australia and with happy to. call the country home for now bolton one eight a lengthy gold medals before retiring last year wants to start a second career as a soccer pro. and a quick reminder of the top stories we're following for you german chancellor angela merkel as needing russian president vladimir putin the bilateral talks are focusing on energy issues as well as the conflict in syria and ukraine german russian ties have been tense for years are showing signs of a pragmatic fall. the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi anon has died at the age of eighty anon served two terms as the world's top diplomat he later served as the u.n. special envoy for syria and on country of birth gonna has declared a week of mourning. and thousands of people are still trapped and waiting for rescue in southern india as the region suffers its worst floods in

a century the catastrophe has killed more than three hundred people in the worst hit state of carroll and left hundreds of thousands homeless. you're up to date now on d w news thanks for watching. on. this were. gone is for two. months and three. children all twenty.