ah, what is true? what's vague? it doesn't matter. the only criteria is what we'll hook people. we shed light on the opaque world who's behind benefits. and why are they a threat to whistle opening worlds this week on d, w, in? ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin is britain's top lawmaker, a rule breaker. the results from an investigation into

a ledge lockdown parties at the prime minister's office is expected in the coming hours. johnson faces calls to resign across the political spectrum over the party gate scandal. also coming up, western leaders issue stern warnings to russian president vladimir putin ahead of crisis talked in paris. he could face personal consequences of russia in bates, ukraine, and will introduce you to the twin artists celebrating the fragile beauty of the world's dying coral reefs. once it ah hello, i'm terry martin. welcome to the program. or is johnson's political survival could be decided in the coming hours. you came media report say, an internal inquiry over multiple le ledger lockdown parties of the british prime

minister's residence could be published on wednesday. the london metropolitan police have also opened an investigation into multiple gatherings. johnson maintains that no rules were broken, but pressure over the party gate scandal is growing by the day. boris johnson is under fire again for attending his own birthday party at downing street in june of 2020 london's metropolitan police have now launched an inquiry on history. i welcome the myths decision to conduct its own investigation, because i believe this will help to give the public with clarity it needs and helped to draw a line under matters. at the time, coven restrictions did not allow socializing in doors. and a series of leaks suggests that a string of illegal social gatherings took place at downing street. this particular one was a surprise thrown by his wife and attended by several others. what we know is the

30 people gathered that his wife was there and that the interior designer was there as well as if it was my birthday. ah, and my wife and an interior designer rocked up at work. ah, that was kristi's k o birthday cake. and a celebration if reaches the rules label far as the investigation looms like colds for johnson to resign are increasing across the political spectrum. yes, i think the public might their minds on i think public opinion has already concluded that he broke the rules that he might on that he hasn't told the truth about it. last means he hasn't got the authority to lead the country. when we're in the middle of huge challenges, and therefore he has to go for the good of the country. for now, johnson may still sound bullish across this country, but if enough,

conservative impedes decide their leader has gone too far. the prime minister could be forced to resign. i apologized sincerely. earlier we spoke to dw lennon correspondent charlotte chelsea pill and asked her how likely it is that boris johnson will. whether this storm there is an enormous amount of anger. often his allegation ought to allegation and essentially the people he made the rules one then following the rules themselves, but it won't be the public who decides the prime minister's teacher at this particular juncture. of course, he has the option to resign. and if the findings of that internal report or the police investigation, particularly damage, have absolutely ruled out the question of resigning. so the real question now is will his own members of parliament? is there an unpaid, in the concert the policy can on him and not as very much open the debates at them will enough members of the same policy decide that they don't have enough confidence in him. now, of course, the longer the drugs on the longer, the more damaging this is for the party,

many themes to be waiting for the outcome of the inquiry. this su, great inquiry before deciding on the prime minister future. if that is indeed released, we could see perhaps some m p 's making a decision on the prime minister, future c w's charlotte chelsea pill. they're speaking to us a little earlier, l u s. president joe biden says he might impose personal sanctions on president vladimir putin if russia invade ukraine. that warning comes ahead of multilateral talks in paris on wednesday, aimed at defusing the crisis in ukraine. the leaders of germany and france met in berlin to coordinate their response. they committed to doing everything possible to resolve the situation through diplomacy, but they also renewed warnings that moscow would pay a heavy price for invasion. several western nations have put troops on alert and stepped up arms deliveries to ukraine and eagerly awaited arrival at keith

airport. military equipment sent by the united states to shore up ukraine as it braces for possibly russian invasion. it's the 3rd shipment, but it's not enough to resist a bigger and better equipped army government official say. bitter headphones. you please help us to convince the german government to be more proactive. dba to a gear and view, we urgently need defensive weapons of often vi isn't align where alone and, and we're not in night. so i know you, nobody will send those troops. not even the american dishonor we have to defend ourselves such i didn't. but germany's new government has not answered the calls at a meeting with french president, a man when micron and berlin chancello left. charles once again ruled out sending heavy weapons to p. if for forgiveness. good, there are reasons for this, which of course do stand from development over past years and decades club semester . so nevertheless, we have of course done

a lot to actively support economic development and big and the development of democracy in ukraine, often with financial possibilities, spell and international responsibilities that we have to shut debra auditor and that's why ukraine knows that it can rely on germany and i think that also shows politics to a large extent, an approach that has earned berlin, heavy criticism from some of its eastern european partners and from kia itself. and while german and french representatives prepared to meet with their ukrainian and russian counterparts on wednesday to seek it of magic solution, some ukrainians are preparing for the worst on the outskirts of their capital. these civilian volunteers are undergoing military training to defend their country on their own. if need be over the latest own, joined by dw correspondent mathias bellinger in kia, good morning mathias, so more diplomacy to day representatives of ukraine, russia, germany,

and france meeting in paris. what's the most that ukraine can hope for in that meeting today mathias. while nobody expects this meaning to this meeting to yield any results yet, but the point of it is to keep talking and to keep the path through some kind of a compromise open and to engage russia in talks for ukraine. it's important. the important thing about this meeting is that it is at one table with russia. this has not happened for a long time. and most of the talks that we've seen before, they were bilateral, or between ukraine and their western counterparts or moscow and the west. so this is of course, the only the only format where ukraine is at the table. that's the most important thing for ukraine. results are not expected. now, fearing a russian invasion of ukraine, some countries have started pulling out staff from their embassies in kia.

meanwhile, ukraine's present is appealing for calm. what are you seeing mathias, how are ukrainians dealing with the situation? i think of ukrainians are alert. they are very aware of the situation. people think about what might happen, but they're not panicking. there are no herb. panic, shopping of groceries, the currency is stable, we don't see people in a hurry to get prepared. people have been preparing in, in, in, in several ways for, for years them, or that. and, and everybody knew that something like this might happen at some point. there are people who have enlisted in these volunteer brigades that we've also seen in this, in this report. and others have a thought about what they would do, but nobody's is that is taking urgent precautions. there are several countries have stepped up, arms deliveries to ukraine. germany has so far refused. how important are these

arms deliveries poor ukraine's defenses? i think that they have 2 main of the 22 main benefits for the ukrainian side. one is, of course, that it's a signal that ukraine has the support of the west in, in more than words. that's important here. that's the signal to moscow as well. and the other one is that these weapons, they're mostly a weapons that dod light weights, weapons that can be deployed easily and quickly to the front. and that would increase the damage that ukraine can inflict on an invading army. there is no illusion that ukraine could somehow defeat the russians, but it could make an invasion more costly. so all these weapons are meant to raise the cost of an invasion 20th. thank you very much. d. w mathias bellinger in key f . now let's catch up on some of the other stories

making headlines around the world today. poland has begun the construction of a wall along its eastern border with bell roofs. the 186 kilometer long wall is aimed at deterring migrant crossings. after thousands attempted to enter poland last year, warsaw accuses beller. russian authorities of encouraging migrants to fly to minsk and then helping them reach the you border. in yemen, the number of dead his climb to 9, the one after saudi led coalition airstrikes on friday, with the rebels have handed over bodies of the victims to their bare families for burial. the conflict between the saudi light coalition and iran bank with these has escalated in recent days. the u. s. coast guard is searching for $39.00 people reported missing after a boat was found, capsized off the coast of florida. according to his survivor,

the vessel took to see in the bahamas on saturday. the authorities believe the boat was being used for human smuggling. living reefs are called the rain forests of the ocean, but climate change is threatening the delicate ecosystems. a new exhibition in berlin's burden museum draws attention to their beauty and their plight through a crowd sourced project created by thousands of dedicated crochet fans from around the world. ah, a living wonder rendered didn't crochet. thousands of women have spent hour after hour clicking their needles in deep concentration, a collective effort to mingled with an ecological message. literally the day we started our project, christine joked, and if the great barrier reef ever died out, al willie reeves would be something to remember it fine in 2005. that was

a joke. twin sister's christine and margaret that time. fast called on people to crochet corals in 2005 together. they wanted to build an entire reef. little did they know they would be hitting the zeitgeist on the head. almost 2 decades later, combine and climate change in environmental protection for their own feminist approach. when we started the project, we didn't know how many people might participate and we thought maybe 2 thirds women, one 3rd men, but in fact it's been 99.99 percent women of the 20000 more than 20000 people have now participated. but it's the celebration of the women's work, that is the important thing. or one of these women is mattie ashtosh. michael. as a crochet enthusiast, she is particularly proud of the project. you hop on go fung me the i know i started with one and within 2 months i made around

a $170.00 of them. they weren't easy to make money comes on fast, saw her stolen. what might look like simple stitching is actually complex mathematics called hyperbolic geometry, and hyper body style cynthia, these are feeling hyperbolic refers to the area that's created by adding another stitch from motion. this area then goes bigger and bigger. he even grows heavier to on the carl is increases its chances of survival. now nimbly kaiten somebody of now, at this crochet reef, feminism needs maths, but also environmental awareness. not all the corals here shine in bright colors. some the bleached and l. others are covered in plastic rubbish, reflecting the reality and the world sees there are you looking to for a place to put your money a potentially good investment?

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