ah, ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin tonight, non starters and red lines, russia and nato in there talk to him, brussels with no breakthrough. nato wants a russian troops to pull back from ukraine's border. the kremlin wants guarantees

that nato will not expand east. we're also coming up tonight. mister speaker. i want to apologize. british by minister boys, johnson admits he attended a downing street party when the country was in lockdown in 2020. he says he's sorry, but a new poll shows most bridge, one johnson to resign. and omicron takes over a record number of new code. 19 cases here in germany, europe is facing the biggest wave of infection since the start of the pandemic. and more doubts about tennis star novak joke of ich playing in the australian open after he admits that he did not isolate after testing positive for the corona virus in december. ah, i burned gov. it's good to have you with us on this wednesday to night. russia says

the security situation here in europe is dangerous talks between russia and the nato. military alliance ended today with no clear promises that an armed conflict can be avoided in europe's back yard. the 2 sides are trying to find common ground as concerns grow that russia is preparing a military invasion of ukraine. moscow has already positioned a 100000 troops along its border with ukraine, and nato is calling for those troops to be pulled back. russia wants written guarantees that ukraine will never join nato, but native says that is up to ukraine. here's nato chief in stoughton bags. assessment of today's meeting. this was not an easy discussion. we have a very serious some underneath the change on the situation in on the wrong ukraine, on the implications for european security. there are significant differences between natal elisa and russia on these issues.

our differences will not be easy to bridge, but it is a positive sign that all night our laws, anger shocked, sat down around the same table and engaged on substantive topics or following the talks, rushes deputy foreign minister alexander group co repeated assertions that the expansion of nato is a threat to russia low, not as good, but the main task of nato's policy and military deployment is to deter russia and enormous resources are being allocated for this purpose. to warn you for stuff, not the of us, it will give today. many countries have joint nato and their territories are obviously used as the basis for projecting power against russia at strategic depth . that seriously worsens our security and creates an unacceptable risk for us. not ship is, of course it's as low to the new you on your pre am the murder scheme of

a more now i'm joined by leon fix. she's with the german marshall fund of the united states, her specialty nato, russia relations lian. it's good to have you on the program. both sides sat down and talked to day, but essentially their positions have not changed. so did. did anyone achieve the seemingly impossible of moving the middle needle at all today? i think it was good that the talk took place and but then again, it's better than a military escalation. as you said, the positions, are we the a seem to be irreconcilable at the moment. there is, however, wound from an uva, when it comes to certain security issues in you of when it comes to the station of miss out. for instance, that is something when they to signal it could discuss this further with russia. but we have to wait. what will be the response from moscow next week after these talks? and do you see with native saying that it is willing to,

to talk about arms control and missile deployment? do you think that's enough to keep negotiations go away? i think every one hopes it is enough, but no one including the russian delegation at the moment when he knows it seems that decision making in moscow at the moment is really focused on the wash and president. and that only when his diplomats come back from the talk, he will take a decision on whether this is enough, what they delivered, or whether it is not enough and military escalation might be passed to go for russia. in russia. if you look at the whole story here, we've got russia basically forcing nato to the negotiating table by putting a 100000 troops at its border with ukraine. do you think russia is even interested in a diplomatic solution? i think they're trying to really put everything on the table to get concessions.

and again, it is surprising with suddenly these grievances that wash ahead for many, many years and has void for many, many years now have to be resolved within weeks or months to have it no obvious trigger. this is a crisis which is created by the western side, but again, at the moment it is almost impossible to say whether the m, the room from a new or that was found will be enough of which steps which i will take it. what do you see if push comes to shove, here, if we see russia invade ukraine, can you imagine the u. s. and nato actually going to war over you gray with russia? now? absolutely not. and this is something which has already been made very clear both by the united states and europe, that no one will be militarily involved in an escalation. so that is not something to be concerned about. but it, there was something to be concerned about,

which is we did the security of the claim, which is the, the watches cost showing and p will cost showing in the neighborhood. and the united states and europe have outline very clear what the consequences will be of such and such a rush and intervention sanctions support for you quaid and support for east and they to member states. the question will be, is if that is enough of a deterrence to bring moscow back to the negotiation table in the coming weeks, it isn't russia what russia doing right now, is that really putting the security situation for all of europe into question with its actions, right? now, i mean, it is, it is pretty doubt into the minds of leaders at nato and across europe. right now isn't with a might be some short term technical gains for russia with the approach that puts you this right now, but there will definitely be long term strategic losses,

which is the position of finland and sweden, for instance, which already have signaled that they will independently decide whether they plan to join a to or not at some point in the future. it is also, you can also see science and eastern european countries, which demand more reassurance, measures more troops in the countries. so again, this washing posturing is creating an even greater backlash in europe and by those countries who feel threatened liana fix with the german martial fund of the united states. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. let's get a round of now of some of the other headlines this our a group of anti vaccine activists tried to storm the parliament in the bulgarian capital. sophie police stopped the crowd from entering the building and arrested several demonstrators, bulgaria, as the lowest copay. 19 vaccination rated the entire european union. britons,

prince. andrew has failed to block a lawsuit by an american woman who claims that he abused her when she was 17. a court in new york rejected a challenge by the prince to the case brought by virginia, go for it now, prince andrew denies the allegations against france. it says it is closing a mosque after anti semitic remarks were made their authority say the mosque also supported to groups band for spreading islam as propaganda. the government increased checks on religious organizations after a teacher was murdered for showing controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammed to pupils during a civics class. new numbers from the u. s. issue prices increased there by their highest level in almost 40 years in the month of december . inflation surged 7 percent compared to the same time a year ago with food housing in used cars being major drivers. as these price

increases, eat into wage gains for many americans, pressure is mounting for president biden, and the u. s. federal reserve to address the issue. oh, so that inflation is starting to displace the corona virus as the key concern for the public are less good at our financial correspondence corridor. he joins me now from wall street is going to see you yet. yeah. inflation unbelievable in the us. how did we get here? it clearly is quite a number and to remember 1982. that was the year president reagan was president. we had jane fonda and trying to bring a robin to the masa sent, we had to be hitting the movie theater says for know how we thought the cheapest price increase them. and then, well, i mean basically with the shortage on one side of the labor of the goods of energy and on the other side, still a pretty high demand. so we have

a pen demik going on. so that is causing some interruptions with the supply chain. so those are just some reasons why the prices are increasing so much. yeah, and jane fonda, she's not doing your robots anymore, but she is on netflix these days. so does that mean prices are going to keep rising? well, i mean, that's the big question. i guess in some areas, if you look at wages, for example, it does look good that prices are going to stay elevated on the other side, if you look at those. so supply chain disruption fits seem to be some an evening. so that could take some pressure off, but overall if you look at the rest of 2022 prices definitely will stay much higher than they used to be before the pi demik. even if not at this level of 7 percent. and yet where we seeing the biggest price jumps right now. well, in a lot of areas, i mean, once there was energy, there are gasoline prices. you have used cars about you also have meet,

you have furniture and also new car. so those are just some areas where the and the steve, the increase in prices and what can the u. s. government? i'm thinking of the u. s. fed here. what can they do in the short term? yeah, well the federal reserve, so they can start increasing interest rates and that's what they're communicated to what they're that they're going to do with that starting march. so that is one thing, but then also if you look at the federal government, so if you look at the current administration, joe biden, for example, has already tried to reopen the strategic oil reserve to take some pressure from him. energy prices, for instance, that trick has not really worked so far yet, then there's also some ideas to get better a child care. so that could bring women back to the labor force and some pressure

on that side. but that also hasn't passed the congress at this point. all right. the w yes. core to in the us tonight in the land of inflation. yes, thank you. you watch the w new still to come know that joke of it is visa 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. next week's australian opens is coming up just a moment. in the u. k, it's known as party gate and after weeks of damning evidence circulating in the news. british prime minister boys johnson today apologized for attending a garden party held at his residence back in may of 2020. now that was during england's 1st locked down when most social gatherings were illegal. now, johnson faces calls for his resignation. a sorry, because he's been cruel or bonus johnson finally say

sorry, but the opposition aren't buying it to do in front of a packed parliament. the british prime minister apologized but also tried to justify himself. mister speaker, i want to apologize. i know that millions of people across this country have made extraordinary sacrifices over the last 18 months. i believed implicitly that this was a work event. but mister speaker, with hindsight, i should have sent everyone back inside. johnson said he believed the bring your own boots party was held to panky staff for walking so hot in the early months of the pandemic, even though it was held at a time when the rest of the country could only legally meet one person from another household. or was the rules opposition? leaders want him to resign? just like others before him who broke the health code. mister speaker,

when the promised his former health sector broke the rules he resigned and the prime minister said he was right to do so. when the prime minister spokesperson loft about the rules being broken, she resigned of the prime as to accepted that resignation. why does the primes to still think that the rules don't apply to him? while johnson and the others were gathered at downing street, many people in the u. k. couldn't even bid good bye to their loved ones dying of coven 19. they feel cheated. so many of us have it. what does the olive garden i the certain periods. so it's crazy, i lay just break the rules and do what they want for now. buddhist johnson appeals prepared to ride out the storm, but with his popularity ratings collapsing. this may be one controversy too far for the embattled prime minister still is pulling their correspond bigger mom. she is

in london, she's been following these developments leading to you beer gets him. so we've got the prime minister saying he's sorry, but he's not admitted to doing anything wrong. so how do you describe the way he's? he's handled this situation. he did apologize to cuz he had to apologize. he knew that there was so much anger in the country and also amongst his own party members that he had no other choice. however, it wasn't a full apology because he said, well, i kind of thought it was within the guidance. and that he thought it was a work event. so many m p 's opposition and he's have been ridiculing him for that . now it's really up to the members of his own party under em. he's from his own party to think whether they want him to stay on as prime minister, whether he is really the man they can trust to lead them into the next election. so

there is a possibility of a vote of no confidence that can be triggered by conservative m. p. 's. from what we understand there are, the numbers are not there yet. there has to has to be a certain number of and piece will have to express this wish to trigger vote of no confidence. and we haven't hard that this number has been reached. but the jury is still out and it's early days, i believe over the night. and over the next days there will be a lot of talk amongst the employees and they will decide what they want him to do yet. because the, the, the impression in the public certainly is not good, is it, i mean, it's not resonating well at all with brits. it's really what people are talking about is what they're talking about. i overheard 2 ladies in the park chatting about this issue and there is, there's real anger in the country. many people have come forward with their own stories. how, for example, they couldn't be with a close family member that died on that day. the rules for very,

very strict and they were not ambiguous. and what the prime minister, what, what has happened is really was really breaking the rules. that's what many people think in a really a big way. so there is real anger in the public and, and obviously the crisis is also still ongoing. so still people are dying here in the u. k. of cove it over over 300 people have been dying as a yesterday see sousa. those still a lot of emotion and, and that's why didn't the conservative m p 's will really be thinking of what their next steps will be. yeah, and this is not the 1st time we've heard ease a scandal on connected to parties and the pandemic. and now we've got polls showing that the majority of brits, what boys johnson to resign, what are the chances of that happening? you're right. say that the parties there,

the scandal really began breaking and late december, and that's when the year approver rates for prime minister boris johnson really hit rock bottom. and of course this new scandal id that will not have held them at all . say this, the, the majority of the british public is not backing the prime minister. and that's why the conservative m p 's will just need to think whether he, they want him to go now or they want him to go at a later stage. it's obviously a tactical game for them, but it's, it's far from certain that the prime minister boys johnson will be here at the next election corresponded bigger math with the biggest and i do wanted bigger as always, thank you. well here in germany is the country today reported 80000 new cove at 19 infections that is more in a single day than at any other time in this. pandemic, charities, chance are all up. schoultz says a planned vaccine mandate is

a core part of his government strategy to tackle the corona virus. a controversial measure that is now being discussed in parliament. there's been heated debate among the german public over the looming vaccine mandate. and schultz was set to be tested by lawmakers dunst, just as he began delivering his address. members of the far rice, a f t party, heckled a chancellor by holding a placards reading the freedom instead of division. he had 0 fought i. napoleon shots ignored the interruption and told lawmakers the mandate is an essential element of his government strategy to bring closure to the pandemic on via hop. i'm gone to get now that is the reason why we should continue our policy. what it does and why i will say here, and now is that together with the many other politicians, few and with the support of the leaders of germany, state governments such that we in germany and will introduce compulsory vaccines, josby and arch on an inflation. entre yes, contact and polls show most germans are in favor of a mandate effect. but there is

a vocal minority who oppose it will make on shelters. government is taking a consultative approach to the issue and is leaving it to lawmakers to hammer out the legislations details. that was an opposition. politicians say that shows a lack of leadership. hopa, the ministers to miss a for health, for justice safe, maybe private opinions about it. but there's no coherence, government opinion, no a resolution in the cabinet. and i think that's a very important question on the question. for example of firm mandatory resonation needs the farthest german lawmakers are set to hold 2 days of debate later this month on the mandate. shells, hopes that by then many of the questions surrounding us will be ironed out. but as the debate and the pontine mc roland few are expecting a quick answer as to when vaccines will become compulsory in germany in target tennis door. another joke of it is admitted to providing false information. we, when he submitted his travel papers to australian authorities,

the government there is considering whether to cancel joker, which is visa, which would mean he cannot play in the australian open as the world's number one, men's tennis player, novak jock of 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 history in open, which one, 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 a definitive opinion on on everything. he won his initial case in court, but awaits a deeper taishan decision by a federal government keenly attuned to the feelings of australian voters, most of whom, who have diligently followed pandemic rules for the past. 2 years new information

offered up by the serbian camp shows he did not do the same jacket which was photographed without a mask at numerous events, including in a word ceremony for children based on documents released by his legal team. these were taken a day after he tested positive for cove at 19, though he says he was not aware of the result at the time. but on social media, he did admit to not isolating when he attended an in person interview with the french sports journalist, calling in error of judgement. he also admitted to submitting false information to australian border officials in melbourne, which he called in and deliberate human error attributed to his management team. i don't like his arrogance. i don't say i fail, he's come across as i'm, he's above it all. with holding might have an explanation to kate at jobs when someone comes in, so that was

a really fail. and so the final say rests with the australian government to stop novak shock of it from possibly making sports history in melbourne. or to let a millionaire get away with it. just like the tournament that starts on monday. there can only be one winner. every morning i'm joined by alex gross. good. he's the other chief. it cracked racket, stuck. com. he joys me from indianapolis is good to see you again so that we just keep meeting here with this story. has one new chapter after another and this is moving on beyond the 1st chapter here. now we've got joke of each admitting to false information on his document to get into australia. what's that going to meet for his prospects of playing in the australian open? i'm sad, you're not asking me about the fact. the international tennis hall of fame did not induct a new nominee for the 1st time since 1955. but you're right, this story has drowned out all others, not only in professional tennis, but it's, you know, punctured the international new cycle as well. and it's

a theme that's echoed in your previous segments, whether it was about prime minister bores johnson or the situation in germany. no back joke of it has clearly violated the health protocols in australia and the australian people like people everywhere have grown frustrated by the constant hypocrisy. they see this treatment of no back joke. the true, again has admitted now to submitting false information to australian government authorities. and yet his visa has not yet been, i'll resend it by the australian government. he still has been cleared. as of now, he's positioned himself to play the event. you've seen photographs of him practicing on the melbourne grounds. you're right, it's a continue chapter in the story. another new one and we continue to this day, they have spoken a, you know, they've still reserve the right to resend that visa. so like andy murray said, there is no clear cut answer quite yet. and what happens if they do say, sorry, charlie, you got to leave the country. what's that going to mean for the australian open?

well, as certainly ratings will decline. i've mentioned this on my previous appearances and again, i appreciate you having me back. no back joke vicious, pursuing history. a 21st grand slam title would be the record on the men side. certainly that would be a draw from a fan standpoint, not only in the stands, but from a television ratings perspective. of course, no back joke of it has experienced more success at the australian open than any other major in his career. the australian open has always felt a kinship with him. it was the 1st place that he won a major title. it would be shocking to nazi him in the australian open draw. of course you also wonder if he doesn't play this, you're what he ever come back to australia. that's of course of far in the, in the future picture. but something you think about as a tennis fan, it is absolutely a mass, there is no denying that. and again, it is a mass with no clear solution as far. yeah. and i have a feeling we will be talking with you again very soon. alex gross,

can we appreciate your analysis and i thank you. thank you for having you're watching. the w news is a reminder, the top stories that we're following for you talks between nato and russia have ended with no clear breakthrough amid rising tensions along the border with ukraine . russia wants written guarantees that ukraine will not join nato. nato says, ukraine is free to join if it wishes to mix his conflict zone. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see you then with awe,

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