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couldn't russian foreign minister? so again, rob describe the talks is frank and honest. they're trying to de escalate tensions . i mean, growing fear that russia is preparing to invite you crate. also on the program. is it time to start treating kobe? like any other sees? no eldest, i be vaccinated. spade is thinking about just that. and ah, usa glo press known for his seventy's head back out of how has died age, 74. take a look back at a legendary career in entertainment. ah, i'm feel gale. welcome to the program. you are a secretary of state on the plane can i'm the russian foreign minister. so guy laugh ralph of andy. today's high stakes talks over ukraine with tens of thousands

of russian troops on ukraine's border. the meeting in geneva was aimed at reducing tensions and growing fears. at russia is about to launch an invasion. the 2 countries have agreed to keep talking, but both men played down hopes of finding a resolution to day. after the talks a secretary of state to blink and said, russia had a clear choice between peace and conflict. that's the choice that russia faces. now, you can choose the path of diplomacy that can lead to peace and security, or the path that will lead only to conflict. severe consequences and international condemnation. the united states and our allies and partners in europe stand ready to meet russia on either path. and we will continue to stand with ukraine. well, let's see what tyson baka made of today's talks. he's a senior fellow at the german council on foreign relations here in berlin. welcome back to d w. i have today's talks made any difference to the stand off. and

i think that it is again, just about keeping those lines of communication open. but i think that both sides are pretty dug in, and now the united states, along with it, european partners need to run os contingency plans all scenarios in the event that something occurs that us says that it will present russia with a written response to it. security concerns next week. do you expect to see real compromise or just a way to perhaps help russia back down and say, face well, anything that would provide russia a, an off ramp in this without compromising, as you said, without compromising nato's bedrock principles, including the open door principle. the principle that democracies can join nato, the principle of article 5, that is the borders of nate or insoluble. i think anything that that should be on the table, anything that could give russia that offering. but it's,

it's hard to envision what that would be, and that includes definitely pulling back us presence in nato allies. has russia succeeded in turning this ukraine crisis into a big boy's game between moscow and washington, and relegating everyone else. germany, france, the u. k. even ukraine into the position of bystanders. that is certainly one of its objectives or what one of putin's, let's say diplomatic objectives is to elevate the status of russia back to the status of the soviet union. that there are 2 big boys that you mentioned on the block, and they need to negotiate at eye level with each other rather than involving the rest of europe. and the idea of kind of redrawing the map going back to yalta is definitely something that they would like to see tony blankets a trip through europe was it was basically to counteract that to say, you know, 1st we're talking to ukraine, then we're talking to the european allies, and only then will we talk to russia because we want to consult with them because

they're, they have to buy into any kind of diplomatic or any kind of diplomatic solution. well that, that might, that might not where we have, we have the example of afghanistan and america's hasty withdrawal. they, without consulting any one. so russia's kind of got it right when it says what the u. s. decides that the rest will find a way of following. i think that the, the, the biden administration has learned a lot from afghanistan, that you know, not planning for our contingencies and not consulting appropriately with allies who have invested, had had invested so much over 2 decades. was something that they don't want to repeat. and that's part of the reason that they're really putting course, this robust effort and consultation of the white house itself, or least, i think, a 45 page list of the levels of consultation in nato with the, with member states. with the always to say that this is a multi lateral crisis, is not a bilateral crisis, and this is not a super power crisis. this is russia,

a bullying, it's neighbor and you know, shaking the condiments of the multilateral system. good. talking to you and thank you for explain that sir. clearly, tyson barker from the german council on foreign relations. thank you. oh russia threatening stanza against ukraine is sparking concerns of moscow may also be willing to use force elsewhere. sweden has sent troops to which baltic sea island of got land following an increase in russia, naval activity and nearby waters. the island strategically located off the coast of the russian, ex clave of calhoun and grad. i saw madness, suffer likened to an aircraft carrier in the middle of the baltic sea sweden's, not a member of nato, and therefore not covered by the alliance as defense. close the w correspondent, terry schultz has been speaking with swedish defense minister peter hood to crist. president biden says he believes the president now is likely to invade ukraine.

what's the view from sweden? do you think the same? you have 100000 soldiers around ukraine. you have a minute for me to, to access for the russians to embed and we have to have a history around hybrid around to, towards the drain. yeah. and poland. and we have a brute language also from, from kremlin. so that doesn't really impact also on this to tell security situation, including sweden and what's happened if they attack ukraine. we cannot know, but we say that we cannot exclude an armed attack against sweden. and what we want to do now is to be very clear that we are ready to defend sweden. and because of that, we are also doing what we're doing on the island. and what do you think the likelihood is not that he will invade ukraine, but then he will come as far as sweden that he would dare to try to see scotland. i do not speculate about the sort of things but experience during the years. and if

you look at different sort of military activities, that you never know what some things thought, also other things can happens. so we must be prepared for also scenarios that we do not want to think about. and the course of that, we think it's very important to be clear that sweden is ready to defend it. serenity and integrity and do it both by ourselves, but also together with other countries that have recuperated with for many, many years. but that, in fact, raises the question of nato membership for sweden, which is something that is discussed in various stages over the years. but now is, is again, at a high point, you, yourself, your party. the democrats are against joining nato. has this changed your calculation at all? we have build it step by step up or own military capability as a nation. and at the same time, we have around 20 defense corporation agreements without account with we have also very deep relationship with being along with the military planning deal and piece

together with them. and we have also coordinated planning with, with some other countries. so we have prepared for heat waste and when we need interoperability and the possibility to work with other countries. and if something happened here in our region, all of the congress here will be, will have a direct impact from that. and they will also have a direct impact from that. so we have to deal with the situation together. swedish defense vanished happy to hold christa talking to i. d. w, corresponded terry shells. we'll take a look at some more of the stories are making headlines around the world. now we'll start in yemen where several people have been killed in air strikes at targeting the contested city of her data. and they've also reportedly caused a nationwide internet to block out according to an advocacy group. the saudi led coalition supported gammons, government destroyed communications hub,

and nearby buildings, having numerous casualties and celtic scenes at a local hospital. mexicans at the border city of i see that the whiners are demanding justice for a murder lesbian couple. activists march to the attorney general's office seeking harsh punishment for the perpetrators on sunday police found the dismembered remains of the 2 women on the road so that their juarez has already seen. 11 women murdered this year. $172.00 were killed last year. in general, assembly is approved a resolution sponsored by israel and germany condemning holocaust denial and urgent countries and social media firms to combat anti semitism resolution was passed on the 80th anniversary of a so called vans a conference at which nazi leaders coordinated plans for concentration camps in the murder of nearly 6000000 jews, austria's parliament has passed a new law or making coven 19 vaccination mandatory for adults. this is the 1st year

in a country to approve such a measure. only 72 percent of our austrians are currently fully vaccinated against the current virus, as one of the lowest rates in western europe. 137 in favor to 33 against austria's vaccine mandate passed by clear majority in a 1st for any european country legislators said it was a drastic but necessary step. be compulsory vaccination isn't something we wanted. but on foot, really, it's become a necessity to close the big vaccination gap in austria. it's my deep conviction that only then will we have a realistic chance, a regaining the life we had before. the corona virus, it from early february, everyone over the age of 18 must be vaccinated. with exceptions for those who are pregnant, have

a medical exemption or recently recovered from coven 19. after an introductory phase, anyone still holding out could be find thousands of euro's thousands have joined regular street protests against restrictions and vaccination. a few 100 protesters gathered outside parliament in vienna as votes were cost. but inside only the far right freedom party voted against the mandate, their leader said he would continue to refuse to be vaccinated. her influence. but this vaccine mandate is an act of disenfranchisement m. earth with a single blow. millions of austrians are being downgraded march. they're not independent sovereign paypal, any moral. they're sinking to the level of subjugated people, of servants, for north or offering them for commission. the bill must now passed the upper house

and the freedom party has vowed to challenge it in court. of spain, meanwhile, has one of the highest corona, virus vaccination rates in the world. and it's now considering a pandemic exit strategy. the government says it's time to start treating cov, we'd like any other and demick cecil, respiratory disease. it might be of you that resounds with a spanish public, but it doesn't yet have the backing of experts. the w. xian phillips shoulds reports from madrid. cafe's full of people enjoying the sun in the spanish capital. some guests may even have covered the infection radius breaking records by the day. but it seems like almost nobody yet cares. apart from a general mass mandate, few measures are being taken against the virus. but i mean like, we must free ourselves of this fear. you can't live in constant fear on me and i'll be the most l daniel, get damaged that this virus can still do,

has lessened considerably recently. funding. there was a it in, i think we are learning to live with a virus just as we have with a flu virus and with others. seeing as getting on day are meant they know this relaxed attitude is partly based on spain's vaccine nation success. more than 80 percent of spaniards have been jumped at least twice, while the number of hospitalizations has been rising for weeks. the high death rate seen an earlier waves has been absent. that's why spain government has now taken a radical step. there will no longer be mass testing or strict quarantine rules in the future. instead, the infection rate will only be estimated if flu instead of a deadly pandemic. this is how prime minister sanchez wants to treat the corona virus in the future, and he sees himself as a pioneer in europe. but that also critics, let's say that it's too early for such experiments. they point out that many spanish clinics continue to work at their limits. one of spain's leading experts,

isabella sola also are just caution. she conducts research on the corona virus at the national center for biotechnology class leaders by amazon. but we must stay prepared for surprises. the virus development is simply unpredictable, of course, at ones to keep spreading, that may result in a weakening of symptoms that it causes. but the opposite can also happen thing for kias macias of what the hell of about it. at the moment, it seems as if it's the people in spain who want to surprise the corona virus. with an you attitude after 2 years of pandemic, they seem to no longer one to believe that the virus can still be dangerous. and a quick look at some more developments in the pandemic, dozens of drug makers will make cheap versions of max cov 19 pill under a deal that turn to help poorer countries. the drug has been reported to cut the

hospitalization rate amongst people with early signs of infection. japan's health ministry has issued fast track approval for the barn tech pfizer vaccine for children from $5.00 to $11.00. a rollouts expected in march and france will begin to lift cove at 19 restrictions on the 2nd of february because of what are being called encouraging science at that wave of our micron variant infections is ebby or thousands of activists are expected to descend on washington. d c in one of the u. s. is largest ever anti abortion rallies upon together in front of the supreme court. the conservative dominated court is due to rule on mississippi's. 15 week abortion ban. it's a decision that could see long held abortion rights up ended across the u. s. d w caught up with an activist in kentucky who says she will continue to fight for a woman's rights to decide whatever it takes. oh, wow. these could be the last weeks when abortion is middle across the united states

. the supreme court is expected to vote on a case that could overturn roe v wade, which made abortion legal in $9073.00 west of washington dc. the conservative state of kentucky once had over a dozen abortion clinics. now louisville, with only 2 clinics, is the last place in the entire state where women can get necessary treatment. the kentucky health justice network, make sure as many women as possible can reach the clinics. the organization is run by donations and grants, make stern has dedicated more than 20 years to this issue. what i fear as restrictions on abortion access continue is the impact that will be had on the communities that already face barriers because of poverty, racism, lack of access to all health care. as we move into these further restricted times,

one of the hurdles mac helps women in kentucky overcome is a sheer distance. they must travel to get an abortion. that's why make deliveries $25.00 gas carts to the women at the clinic. even if the medical practice became illegal in kentucky, she is determined to continue her work. but what they cannot do as restrict to my speech. which means i can said at any kentucky an you can still get an abortion. here's how organizations exist to support you. i will give you money and a plane ticket and a hotel stay. if getting an abortion is what you want. if 2022 is the year when abortion becomes legal in kentucky, this clinic might not exist much longer. but it's clear, there will still be people like meg, try to keep abortion axis as safe as possible. are you a singer meat loaf has died age 74? he was best known for his head spat out of hell, and i do anything for love. cosby,

staff hasn't been disclosed. grammy when it was born marvin lee a day in a career spanning 6 decades. she sold more than 100000000 records have started more than 65 movies, including a voc rehab picture, shook his head. i do anything for love from 1993. i but i let's take a look back at hays life and achievements with the w culture correspondence. got rocks for welcome scott. a meatloaf was a huge presence in the entertainment industry. yes, i mean larger than life and in every aspect and every aspect of what he did on

stage in films um, obviously his own personality as well on the i don't think there was ever a pop star like him before and it probably won't be a won't be ever again, and he really, i mean, he was one of the most popular musical artists a in the world he, he sold, as he said, over 100000000 albums a world wide up. they did. so by almost breaking all the rules. i mean, he didn't look like anyone's idea of what a pop star should look like. and his music didn't sound like what pop songs were supposed to sound like. i mean, my favorite song of his is paradise. by the dashboard light, which is a, you know, a, a story of, of teenagers making out in a car that he basically turned into an 8 minute pop opera. and i do anything for love is the full version of that is 12 minutes long. i mean that's half an album for most artists. and so he broke all the rules and, and always went full out and everything. and he did, i'm and it won him a global fan base vantage of course now is, is very sad disease passing. yes. oh, that's what setting a pocket before, but he was

a sort of anti pop pop star who was not really pop, not really rock, but just doing his own thing. yeah, i think that and also on his theatricality, i mean, a meatloaf came from a stage musical background. i mean he, he played various roles and stage musicals and including the rocky horror picture show his role eddie, he played 1st on stage before taking on the same role in the cult, a movie of, of the same of the same name and, and that sort of over the top theatricality that sort of playing to the cheap seats . i'm was, i think, one of his key, the key aspects of, of his artistry. he said felt that it held him back a bit in the united states where a lot of critics unlock people in the pop industry didn't take him seriously. they thought him, it's almost something like a circus clown and things were bit different in other countries. like in your native of england, where critics will the embrace them as sort of the, the really artist that, that he was and will famous as a singer. but he actually considered himself to be of a more of an actor didn't yeah, i mean, you can see his theatricality and they sort of performance. i think that was key to

everything he did on. and as he said, he started on stage and he always stuck with acting. and even though he was, he was in a lot of movies and rarely playing the lead. but i thought he was incredible and everything he did it. my favorite is probably in fight club where he has a small but really powerful role. i'm as the big hearted and even bigger chested, a man who sort of consoles, edward norton. it at men, counseling men's counseling meetings. he sort of stands out. i mean, anything that meatloaf did, he did all, and he always went full out in every performance that he did. he left nothing on the stage. i think that's what a people around the world now will be remembering from scott roxborough on the life and times of meatloaf. and finally, i british belgian teenagers become the youngest woman to fly, so low around the world after a 5 month journey is our brotherhood is back on terra firma in belgium. she says she took home a challenge to encourage both girls and women to get involved in science,

technology, and aviation. there was no cabin crew on board to prepare for this landing. at 19 year old daughter, mother ferg, touchtone, in belgium. she became the youngest women in history to fly so little around the world and the youngest person to do, you know, micro like aircraft a heroes welcome. a way to turn really has to be to say the truth 5 months long. and even this last pretty tricky, even yet, it's been a challenge the always or rather foods around the world, right? spend 5 continents and covered 52000 kilometers. she raised money through sponsorship, and often stayed with host families. zara shared the highs and lows of her adventure on lane. the trip took much longer than expected, and there were moments of turbulence. so right now my, my russian visa has just expired. so i'm actually not allowed to get into the

country, which is frustrating. no stories that way. i'm not allowed to get to places because they're much more lying around somebody on the ground. the little bit was fine and then from the cloud, so it getting low low. i think at the i 160 feet, which is pretty scary. beyond breaking records 0 had a bigger mission meeting local in giving talks along the way. she tried to inspire other girls and young women to get involved in education, science and technology. that conversion soil that work continue going on monday. the other female part of the phone. kind of hoping to be a friend. yeah, i'm going to amazing messages from both girls and women to thing that they sort of flying to see what i've been doing, which is really go even your to your mission. i think so. i think i'd like to think it was an emotional reunion for czar's mother, beatrice. he says there were some nail biting moments. this is not risk. she is

breaking a records after all. but that i was very confident in cyrus skills and her experience and also in in the team the whole team behind. and that we kept it barely out of high school. zara rutherford plans to keep her feet on solid ground for no apply for university. but she hopes her double world record, will encourage girls everywhere to spread their wings in any way they can. i'm the earlier dw spoke mazata rather further master. what inspired her to embark on this asia? joe said i'd always dreamt of doing something crazy and flying around the world, but i never thought it be possible. i always thought it'd be too dangerous, too expensive, too complicated. so i never thought about it, but then i was sitting exchange school and i thought actually this is the perfect time to do something crazy when i've got a year to do nothing basically and fly around the world. so i plan my route. i got

sponsorship, i said the soft web hosting company from bulgaria came on board to help out. and i basically set it for another world. one of the most challenging moments was flying over siberia, because it's like minus that's 5 degrees us on the grounds. and these were very long flights, where i'd get 400 kilometers without saying anything human, no roads, electricity, cables, no villages, obviously, you know, people. and so if the engine stops, then suddenly i am hours away from rescue. and i don't know how long i can survive in minus 35 degrees. i'd say some of the higher, but again, flying inside beverly interest is very remote places the siberia. i had to avoid those current asset base, but that was a really interesting phase on it soon. and then tie one is beautiful. saudi arabia is very beautiful as well. so some of these, so the longer, more challenging flights will also obviously the most rewarding. and also the admin, and then the most amazing solar of his reminder of our top stored at this

r. he was secretary of state on to the blank. and on russian follows mister saga, ralph agreed to keep working to ease tensions over ukraine. but high stakes talks in geneva, russia again said it had no plans to in fact ukraine, the u. s. that it would respond to russia, security demands by next week. this is d, w and news coming up next, a news, asia fi to be legal parents. so look at the unequal adoption laws for ty, ones, same sex, customs, direct boundary world, have that story and more and just a moment and i'll be back with more. well, here's at the top of the day with

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