ah, what is true was it doesn't matter. the only criteria is, what will people we should light on the opaque world who's behind benefits and why are they a threat to us all this week on d w b a? ah, ah, this is d w. news live from berlin. germany launch is a fresh bid to avert military conflict in europe's backyard. foreign minister on

a bad bach meets with ukrainian leaders mid fears of a russian invasion. nato's talks with russia last week made no progress. also coming up, cut off from the rest of the world with the central communication lines to the island state of tongan, severed by a volcanic eruption. relief efforts are lagging in the mystery of who betrayed the hide out of tongue and her family to the nazis. a new book identifies what it calls to most likely suspect. ah, i'm ami and welcome to the show. in the russia, ukraine crises, germany is picking up where nato left off. germany's foreign minister on elena bay, a bach is on a diplomatic mission, to deescalate tensions over russia's military buildup and ukraine's border. while

the u. s. and the you have threatened to punish russia to tries to invade. burbock said the solution has to be a peaceful one. series of a russian invasion of ukraine have jangled nerves in the region. after visiting a memorial to anti government protesters who died in 2014 and alena burbock says any solution to the conflict must come through dialogue, not arms, meeting ukraine's foreign minister to metro qu, labor burbock offered an explicit gesture of support for ukraine. zoe dog, kate solidarity has already done european solidarity for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. del hyena, that is not up for debate, not for us, and not for me personally, but any further aggression would have a high price. his emphasized that to day once again, test fission island on price. russia is building up its troops on the ukrainian border boat, the european union and the u. s. have threatened to impose further har sanctions.

if russia goes ahead with an invasion. for years, ukraine has called on germany to deliver arms to help boost its abilities to defend itself. columbus, as russia doesn't share ukraine's cooperative attitude towards defusing, the tensions one is a mild glucose look to muscle plenty. felicia, we've a very constructive stance on this matter. but unfortunately, my, our constructive nurse isn't mutual on russia's part, was vulgar. she, even from kiev burbock goes to moscow on tuesday, where she'll meet russian foreign minister serge, a lover of. she's keen to revive for way peace talks in the normative format, which includes germany, france, ukraine, and russia. while germany has pledged support for ukraine, but berlin opposes major arms shipments to the country and has been pursuing the north stream to gasp pipeline. with russia, we asked raphael loss of the european council on foreign relations. how much

credibility foreign minister burbock now hasn't he? if you're on pointer discussions in berlin, over the past couple of has been dominated by all the things that germany is not willing to put on the table to diffuse. this crisis may, may not seem to transfers and swift financial transfer system. now, what? because has offered her ukrainian counterpart to date, essentially driven help to beef up ukrainian cyber defenses. any sort of energy partnership. now that might be interesting for you quite a long term, but it certainly will not help them in the short term facing substantial russian products or forces and almost border that has hurt german credibility. ukraine drug has some capability, i think, to potentially deter russian aggression against ukraine, but had shown very little resolve to actually make use of those kid abilities. prosecutors in ukraine have set bail equivalent to $35000000.00. and there treason case against former president petro porter,

sankoh. he appeared in court on monday hours after returning to give one of the ukraine's richest men. mister porsche anchor denies any wrong doing and says the charges are trumped up. ah, petro pro shank oh, flew back to ukraine with hefty charges of treason against him. and yet outside key of airport, thousands of his supporters stood cheering. i was now c o b and i salute enough 6 to 30 after meeting his fans. paro shinkel was taken to court for a hearing he's under investigation for allegedly financing bubble groups in ukraine's turbulent don bass region. the ukranian government considers them terrorists pro shinkel has insisted from the beginning that the accusations are unfounded and were invented by his successor to

defame him up for lew. wait. all right. it's an absolutely faith case in summer we will make the suspicion public for you every one will have the opportunity to enjoy this unique nonsense. we will see that there is nothing there people blatchley shall thumb, lithium, enjoying among no. ha, if pershing was found guilty, he could be imprisoned for up to 15 years ago. but the former president does not expect these charges to hold water. he says he has returned to defend his country against russia. russian troops and military tanks have been building up near ukraine's border for weeks, many, including pro sankoh fear an invasion. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. who the rebels and yemen have claimed responsibility for a drone strike in abu dhabi that killed 3 people. united arab emirates vowed reprisals for the attack which targeted an oil refinery. these are at war with

a military coalition, backed by the u. e in yemen. north korean state media has released images of the country's latest missile test. the report said to tactical guided missiles hit an island target east of the korean peninsula. on monday, south korea said the missiles launched from near pyongyang international. airport. medics and sudan said several protesters were shot dead at demonstrations against the military coup leaders. thousands of people turned out for the largest protest in the capital cartoon. monday rallies came head of a visit by us delegation this week been to revive efforts to return the country to civilian rule. while the pacific island nation of tomba remains largely cut off from the rest of the world after saturday's volcanic eruption, and su nami disrupted key communications channels. so far there still no official confirmation of injuries, death, or serious damage in tonga. but that assessment is based on limited information

coming from the isolated island at prelude to a violin interruption. on friday, the hunger turned a honda high by volcano, sent plumes of smoke and dash shooting into the sky activity that soon decreased able proved to be a brief respite. the next day, the volcano rambled to life again in an explosion so powerful. it sent shock waves around the world. before and after satellite images show had the volcano sea level krazer had disappeared following the blast. with regular communication lines to tongue because all the world's been relying on stuff like phones and images to get a sense of the disaster or we're still waiting to receive information from tom or what he's much needed. but we know for sure that there will

be needful, clean water because of the options and which really i mention causing lots of our troubles to the water supply. as most of the people collect water through rain, this is something very dangerous for them to consume. a new zealand tough sense surveillance flights to help assess the scale of the damage, especially on tongue as i was or islands where there are fears the devastation could be immense. well, could this rupture have been predicted and what might the disaster have been like for those who experienced it? we put these questions to vulcan, all just bettina troy. she's an expert on the talker book, you know, in a way we could have expected that. but we know from the record that actually every 1000 years, the volcano is capable for using such a route that in passivity,

actually it's very hard to focus here. it came from the very efficient make thing off the hunt. my mom, the cold water, which made that in, we know that the to non is triggered by the rock hits. we know that it hits the others running island. we don't know yet. the full width of that you saw that we know that it was ash full. we have cell phone records of small pebbles as long with that, but we don't know the quantity, so that can be very threatening. and we still waiting to hear for, for details on that that was professor bettina shaw and she's a vulcan ologist at the ludwig, my maximillian university in munich. now a new book claims to have solved a lingering mystery in holocaust history. for decades it was unclear who betrayed

the amsterdam hiding place of teenage direst on a crank and her family to the nazis. the authors of the new book say their research points to a surprise, suspect. her short life, one of millions ended in the holocaust. german born school girl and frank for more than 2 years, the teenager lived with her family in attic rooms, hidden behind the bookcase and nazi occupied, amsterdam. keeping a diary of their ordeal until the family were discovered and sent to the bergen belsen concentration camp. now a research team think they've cracked the puzzle of who betrayed them. that way investigated about 30 more than 30 scenarios. and i think we can say with quite a certainty that about 2928 of these scenarios are virtually impossible. the scenario said that the notary arnold from the birth are well known in amsterdam and

it over lists of people in hiding and that's and on that list was yet earth to 63, prince. across the home of the annex. the team believed found and back who himself was jewish, disclosed the franks hiding place to save his own family from deportation and murder. the director of the anna frank house museum says it's a fascinating hypothesis, but needs further investigation. i think what, what this new theory is brain us is not just information about what has happened here in the 4th of august 9044, but very much also about ah, the did the, the behavior of people, the choices they have made, decisions they have taken during a very difficult period of time, a mystery if who betrayed the frank family may never be definitively solved. but the research 16 in highlighting the complexities of a dark chapter of history. organizers of next month's winter olympics and

beijing have confirmed that tickets will not go on sale to the general public as part of measures to combat the spread of covered 19 tickets for chinese fans would be distributed to quote targeted groups rather than put on general sale that's on top of china's decision announced last year to bar international spectators altogether. beijing will become the 1st city to host a summer and winter olympics, and the games begin on february 4th, world's men's tennis number one. novak joke of which has arrived back in belgrade after being deported from australia. the serbian who has not been vaccinated against coven 19 had been fighting australian government efforts to bar him from the country. on sunday and australian federal court refused to overturn the immigration minister's decision to the poor joke of it's received a hero's welcome from the crowds of supporters gathered at belgrade nickel attest, technical, the teslas airport to protest his deportation. iron

munich striker robert levin dorski has been named 5th as best men's player for the 2nd year in a row. the pool missed out on the balloon door, which was given to lionel messy in november. but he is now again claim the other major individual for ball honor thief. many football fans was stunned when robert let on dusky, was overlooked in the voting for the balance door. after a record 41 goals in abundance, they get season robert live on dorski. but now the by a munich forward can again say he is the best men's footballer in the world. the fee for prize is broadly equal to the palace door in terms of prestige. and after a 2nd straight, when the poll, thank the by and staff who flanked him pantheon very proud. i feel a happiness because you know that sir. this dorothy blanca took my payments to my coaches, because you all have walker to tony the gave leon

a miss. he had taken the belen door, but in women's football field, pos alone is alexia. protests reign supreme by adding fee for glory to her that was the men's coach of the year prize went to chelsea's german bus thomas taco after he sealed a champions league triumph just for months into the job again tomorrow. but the night belong to live on da skate, who would not be denied around this time. it was wonderful that, that's it. you're up to date for now doc film is up next with the story of holocaust survivor, margot friedlander. and you can always stay up to date on a website that's d, w dot com. instagram, and twitter is out there to you for follows at d. w. news. i'm ami and he said thanks for watching. ah and we're interested in the globally.