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no break through the trans atlantic alliance. once russian troops to pull back from ukraine's border, the kremlin once guarantees, nato won't expand eastwards. also coming up, mister speaker, i want to apologize. may have called the british prime minister worst. johnson admits he attended a downing street already when the country was in lockdown back in 2020, and says, sorry, most brit want him out. and on, the kron takes over a record number of new covent $900.00 cases in germany, europe faces, it's biggest wave of infections since the start of the pandemic. also ahead, an error of judgement. that's what novak jock a bit she calls his decision to attend public events unmasked after testing positive for coroner virus. the tenant star, still holding out hope he can compete at the australian open ah,

ah, on lilac, thank you so much for your company, everyone. and we open our broadcast to, with the talks between russia and the nato military alliance, which have wrapped up with no clear promises that a military conflict can be avoided in europe's backyard. the 2 sides have been trying to find common ground as concerns grow that russia is preparing a military incursion into ukraine. moscow has sent 100000 troops to the border region neo, called on russia to pull back. it's 2 from the area. all russia, meanwhile, is insisting on written guarantees that there will be no more nato expansion to the east, singling out ukraine in particular. but the u. s. s. s, at the open door policy won't change. native chief also said he looked forward to future dialogue with russia. both russia on ne darlise expressed

a need to resume dialogue and to explore a schedule for a future meetings. $9.00 already to meet the gang would or show to have discussions in greater detail to put concrete proposals on the table and to seek constructive outcomes. in particular, i'll, i would like to discuss concrete ways to increase the transparent so meter exercises to prevent dangerous military incidents on the deuce space on cyber fits the united states and our nato allies were united in our responses to deputy foreign. mr. goosgo and deputy minister of defense of foaming and their comments, including when it comes to certain core russian proposals that are simply non starters. together the united states and our nato allies made clear, we will not slam the door shut on nato's open door policy. a

policy that has always been central to the nato alliance, and that was the u. s. a. deputy secretary states as speaking a moments ago i'm joined by terry schultz and brussel says she has been the tracking developments at nato. and emily, sherwin in moscow will get their perspective from their want to give you the 1st word, terry. it was a study, in contrast, frankly, that we just saw unfold. nato secretary general seems to lower the temperature. the u. s. deputy secretary of state fairies trident that's true layla better if you listen to more of her remarks. she also complimented russia on sitting through for hours of listening to 30 countries, basically beat up on it for it's, it's build up on a border with ukraine. so i think that both sides and you could hear this in the undercurrent of both the united states and nato, were very relieved that this meeting took place at all. and that it went on longer

than expected. simply keeping russia at the table. speaking about these things was considered a victory in some sense because russia had these red lines that it said, unless you, you know, immediately block ukraine from ever joining. we have nothing to talk about. so the fact that there was a 4 hour meeting and that it's possible that talks will go on, is being seen as very positive here at nato headquarters. emily want to go to you and get the perspective from russia. the rhetoric coming from the russian minister, ministry up to now has been consistent, demanding an iron clad guarantee that nato not expend eastwards is that hard line approach starting to pay off? well yes and no, i guess because, you know, as terry was just saying, the russians didn't leave the table even though they've heard this week both from the us delegation that they met in geneva as well as from you know,

all the nato states today that their demand for no more eastern expansion that, that is a non starter. it seems that the russians want to kind of sit this week of talks out and go back to the drawing board and see. but it certainly seems that they also are open to dialogue. on the one hand, it is somewhat of a failure that they aren't getting any guarantees, any written guarantees which they're demanding on these red lines. but on the other hand, i think it is a success that they're holding these talks at all, including with nato. you have to remember, after all, that in 2014, russia annexed the crimean peninsula from ukraine. and it's been increasingly isolated on the international stage. since then, including when it comes to nato. today, we've heard from the nato chief oldenburg that he wants to continue, and that nato stays want to continue dialogue with russia. that there are some proposals for perhaps agreements on limits on missiles,

and that is certainly something that the russian side will want. the kremlin has made it very clear that russia wants to be considered when it comes to the european security architecture. they want to be at the table, and they've got that despite the kind of aggressive actions that we've seen in the past few years, as particularly when it comes to crimea. terry, want to go back to you add in brussels. what of nato's options right now? what happens next? well, nieto is very careful to say that its aim is deterrence, that it is only defensive and so it never wants to be seen as being proactive in taking any actions against russia. it says that the forces that are now stationed along the russian border in the baltics and in poland are simply there because of russia's action. so that really, it always says that russia should look at itself if it wants these forces removed. so at the moment,

nato really isn't willing to offer to pull back any of these forces as russia has demanded, because it won't do it until there's a resolution of the security situation. it can't into job is to protect these, these eastern allies. and so i think the next move is really rushes and, and i mean that that's made a rhetoric, but it's also true, better nato, that allies will not feel secure unless these tens of thousands of troops are pulled back from ukrainian border, quite close to nato allies, and unless russia is willing to sit down and talk about what other measures that may be willing to take to, to re stabilize or you stabilize the european security situation. and emily back to you in moscow, if nato is not prepared to provide those guarantees that the kremlin is demanding from the transatlantic alliance. is there a sense that the russian leadership believes that it can achieve their objective by military force if they don't get their way? well, the russian side has repeated again and again that they do not plan to invade ukraine

. we heard that again at the beginning of the week, from the deputy foreign minister said a gated cough. they have also repeated that it's within russia's rights to move troops and military equipment within its own territory, which is essentially what they're doing with this apparent true build up that we're seeing on the ukranian border. i don't think that the russian side wants a war with ukraine. officials certainly have been saying that, but i do think that they have been trying to blackmail and pressure the west to come to the negotiating table and to talk about russian security concerns. and they've certainly got that this week i to team coverage therefore you dw correspondence to terry schultz and brussels. and emily, sherwin in moscow were both a covering the diplomatic efforts that are under way between russia and nato.

british prime minister boars, johnson has apologized for attending a party during lockdown in may 2020 after days of speculation. mister johnson admitted to parliament that he had spent 25 minutes at the coat green, your own blues gathering in the downing street garden. but he said he believed it was a work event to say thank you to stand at the time long down rules in england band out outdoor gatherings of more than 2 people. with hindsight, i should have sent everyone back. im sorry, i should have found some other way to fight them and i should have recognized it even if it could be said technically to fall within the guidance. there would be millions and millions of people who simply would not see that way. people who suffered terribly, people who are forbidden from meeting loved ones at all inside or outside

and to them and to this house i offer my hot vote. apologies. british prime minister speaking there to day in parliament and a short while ago i spoke to did abused correspondence, berrigan mass in london and began by asking her if the embattled british prime minister was able to do damage control. yes, that was his aim. he knew that there was so much anger within his own m. p, 's and within the public that he felt that he had to apologize. and he looked a bit sheepish. i would say when, when you look at those pictures. however, it wasn't in a full on apology of somehow reserved or a lot of was a lot of passive language. and he also said that he believed it was a work meeting and it was somehow within the guidance. so he doesn't really, he doesn't really say that he is guilty of anything. and that's why a lot of m p 's really thought that they had to ridicule him. that were the

opposition and piece, i think, in piece from his own party. a lot of them were rather quiet and some were seen i holding their head in the hands. i think the jury is out. it's really up to his own and piece. now they need to decide, is he the right man to lead the party into the next elections? so the next hours the next days will really be crucial when it comes to the future of their prime minister of the okay, the optics i evidently not great for the prime minister in this scandal is dominating headlines in the u. k. talked us a little bit how this has gone down with the people in the u. k. are they buying what mr. johnson is selling people in the u. k. are really furious when they heard about the many parties. so they started breaking in late december, there was a fast admission of parties having taken place in downing street and, and, and people really couldn't believe it. or many have come forward,

specifically to say that on this day they couldn't, for example, said or with her family member that was dying. and they, they can't believe that there seems to have been one rule for them. a very, very strict rule of lockdown. but that those people who made the rules were not adhering to their own rule. so it is really all over the paper. that's all over social media. and his approval ratings have already gone, gone down, boys johnson approval rating since they're the 1st talk of these parties in december. so they were already rock bottom. now i don't have a another paul that has been conducted since our last night since this new story broke. but i believe that they are going down further and further at the moment. in a few words, sir, if you can a be a good, can he survive these latest bombshell revelations

that's really now up to the m p. 's to decide. and we know that several have expressed are basically questioning that the prime minister and the for, for a lot of them, it will be an issue of trust or can the public trust their prime minister and can they trust him to, to lead the party in the next election, so it'll be a lot of meeting and back rooms and a lot of deciding whether they want to trigger a vote of no confidence or not. and this will presumably be decided either today or in the next days big a mass reporting from london. thank you very much. you're watching the w new still to come. no back junk of inches. these us saga continues the world tennis number one admits to a false entry in his travel documents. before entering australia. we'll see what that means for his plans to play in next week's australian over there is still

no sign that the record breaking. amr cranberry of corona virus infections has peaked in many parts of europe. france has just seen a daily record of over 368000 infections. it lea, a seen cases, double in 24 hours, and germany reported over 80000 new covey 19 infections on wednesday. that's more in a single day than at any other time during the pandemic when it comes to the government further tightens it's rules for those who are on vaccinated. germany. chance allah schultz was in parliament today defending his government's pandemic measures stuff . and the d. w. she political editor, micheler, christner, joins us now and she is in the bundle. talk. michaela, tell us about what chancellor aloft shoulds a said today in the bonus tag. well, basically, he reiterated how unfortunate was for people to get those booster shots.

$30000000.00 more shots is what the government wants to implement by the end of the month, although it's of course uncertain whether they will be able to manage that. and that's why there's so much talk about mandatory vaccinations all have. so it's once reiterated again that he's in favor, but there is no government proposal. and towards that it is left up to individual groups of m. p. 's. it's across the aisle at to find a decision according to their own conscience. so we also heard him to day speak about russia reiterating that something changed when russia and annexed ukraine, that it changing bored as it's simply some a red line that it cannot cross. i'm, let's take a listen. i believe we have a sound bite from the chance such as that all of shorts and she i think, addressed as the proposal of mandatory a vaccine. let's take, listen. i will pick up a conversation after that. then the talk to the dust dirt on that, not enough people are vaccinated in germany fund,

not as many as we hoped we would achieve when we began the vaccine campaign. that very fact alone has consequences, has been the hawkins becomes and out of consequence, doc, for august, for the entire country, for our neighbors at the top of the large number of resources that we are investing in our hospitals, in order to keep them open to help infected people means that other patients have to wait for their operations to happen because we have reserved beds for corona virus. patients by there are no decisions that apply solely to william individuals skipped kite. and that is why the vaccine mandate is the correct way to go up is to inflict irish mikaela. how has that proposal gone down? what really is a make spec, sir? what he just stated, that is his personal opinion. there is no government proposal and that's what the opposition says is simply not acceptable. that angler michael's cd you see is you'd block a 1st and foremost you are saying you need to have

a joint position on this. having said that, mandatory vaccinations will come into force here for certain groups, littleton, medical workers, and over the coming weeks of what is still not certain is whether it will only crohn will actually manage to overtake the political process. i dare say once again, because it's also an open secret that's happening. that covered pandemic is something that to a certain degree fell between the cracks during the government handover at the end of last year and all of so it is certainly under pressure at to prove that he can tackle this and overcome it. so what is the german government strategy for tackling the pandemic going forward? well 1st of all, is finding a common line on the latest and measures implemented. they amount to more contact restrictions. it's more difficult to get into restaurants, the high, the have to be recovered and vaccinated, and tested, or double vaccinated and tested in order to have a night out. so clearly there's more press on those who refuse to get vaccinated

and that is something that em all of. so it's wants to also see in the public debate. he will meet with state premiers again towards the end of the month. and we certainly expect more contact restrictions that potentially, although there is one red line that nobody here even wants to mention, no more lockdown. is that something the old government promised? and the new government is actually following that line as well. did of use chief political editor, michela, griffin, a reporting from the buddhist fact. thank you. must, i know about the other developments in the pandemic. the international olympic committee says the winter games invasion can go ahead despite rising across infections. athletes and officials will be fully vaccinated and have daily test canada 2nd most populous province give back is planning to impose a health tax on residence who refused to get vaccinated for non medical reasons.

and switzerland is reducing quarantine time to 5 days to ease staff shortages. one region has told all trained nurses to register in case they're needed to ease the pressure on hospitals. meantime, alma kron cases in spain are soaring despite one of the highest vaccination rates in europe. the surge in cases has led to long waiting times at general physicians practices. so some patients are heading straight to the hospital to seek treatment . and that's putting even a greater strain on the health care system did overuse. nicole reese reports killing at the health center. it's become standard for many in spain in recent weeks. most went to pick up sick notes because of a cobra infection. some have unrelated to emergencies, they would have otherwise have to wait too long while the doctor's appointment got it before it was better. you just went to your appointment yet that he thought the name of kate on medical board, we had to see the doctor because of

a medical issue. other than covered and not all non covered medical issues can be given the required attention as quickly as they should or not been. it was an emergency and we would have needed to wait for many more days. yoga rather young rushed and there's the us. they are younger, yet there is a perception of a risks that they cannot treat you properly or because the system is overwhelmed. i'd reckon this is dimmer om apartment. maybe they need extra staff. i was here the other day and it was the same. there were a lot of people, although the key moves quickly wrapped in which i got obituary that i wish natalie that we were proud thinking that our health care system is strong and good. but now this pandemic is showing us that we basically have nothing. each wave of infections has pushed primary health care sent us more to the limits including this one here. in most today's near madrid, medics like let abba chilling say that the system was already struggling with a lack of additional stuff. and to little funding, the massive spread of the american barren, however,

has turned out to be the last rule and said that they were, the owners have been that we should see around $35.00 patients per day. now we're looking off to 70 on sundays, even 90 patients ever to day per doctor. rubbish. you know, it's really difficult to keep up when you're seeing that many patients on many days this really puts us in a situation of almost collapse and a state of exhaustion where we have difficulties making decisions. that that's what our work is like right now. i think that the my, if you finish, because how can i locate countries centers, paval several house centers in the madrid region confirmed that they had to call the police as some of the waiting patients became verbally abusive. some patients who don't get to see their family, doctors in time attorney to hospitals like this one here behind me, putting more pressure on health care services that are also already overwhelmed. high vaccination rates and the armor chron very, and mean that cases are milder now. but the high number of cases is also spiking.

the admissions in hospitals here. in the meantime, the spanish government is finalizing plans to treat future cove infections, just like a regular flu. this means less tracking, less monitoring, but more projections in an attempt to transition from append amick to a situation where a disease is coming back, but is more predictable. that, however will not happen before this 6 wave in spain is over. and most family doctors here and not going to drop the demand for better worked conditions and will funding to ensure proper service. well, the patience was getting your wound up. now of the other world headlines. britain's prince. andrew fail to block a lawsuit by an american woman who claims he abused her when she was 17 accord in new york. rejected a challenge by the prince's lawyers to the case brought by virginia. jew free prince. andrew strenuously denies the allegations against him. a car bomb in

the somalian capital, mogadishu has killed several people. the bomb exploded on a road leading to the cities airport. the al qaeda linked. all sure, bob group has claimed responsibility for the attack. while he was, president obama has called for his store, changed to senate rules to pass to sweeping election bells. his voting reforms would expand voting, access, and aim to protect election workers from intimidation president, binary seeking an exemption from the senate super majority rule, so that democrats can override republican opposition to the refund. no lack jack of it is preparing for a shot at sporting history and melbourne. winning the australian open would make him the most successful men's tennis player of all time. but the serbian superstar still has no guarantee of making the main drop. mr. joke of ich is waiting. our

final decision on his visa state is just a day after admitting breaking covered protocols and submitting false information to australian border authorities. as the world's number one means tennis player, novick joker, which is accustomed to life under the microscope. but even by his lofty standards, the intensity of the spotlight focused on his every move in melbourne is now extreme good. it looks like he's going to be able to, to play and compete in the australian open, which are, you know, we, we do want the best players there. but like i said, i think there's still a few few questions to be answered. and until that happens, tough to givea, ah, a definitive opinion on, on everything, he won his initial case in court, but a white's a deep or taishan decision by a federal government keenly attuned to the feelings of australian voters, most of whom had diligently followed pandemic rules for the past 2 years,

new information offered up by the serbian camp shows. he did not do the same. on social media, he admitted to not isolating after testing positive for cove it. and he also admitted to submitting false information on his previous whereabouts to australian border officials in melbourne. and there a he blamed on his management team. and i like his arrogance. i don't fear i feel he's come across as on his above at all. we will, they might have a vaccination to kinda jobs in summer cuz it doesn't say really fair. and so the final say rests with the australian government to stop novak shock of it from possibly making sporting history in melbourne. or to let a millionaire get away with it. just like the tournament that starts on monday. they can only be one winner. you washington, every new said, this is a reminder now of the top stories that we're tracking this. our talks between nato

and russia have ended with no clear breakthrough. i made rising tensions on the ukranian border. russia was written guarantees, ukraine won't join the western military alliance. nato says ukraine is free to join if it wishes to. and british prime minister board johnson has apologized for attending a party during lockdown. in may 2020. he claimed he was not aware of the nature of the gathering before arriving, but the opposition wants him a step down and does. and so does a majority of the public he wants to get every news alive from berlin to stay here. did we news asia is up next? ah ah ah

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