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the deployment as destructive as likely to increase tensions. and the fanfare begins, the winter olympic torch relay completes its 1st day. what with burning questions over human rights abuses and rising corona virus cases, could the games become p side ship? ah, hello, i'm clear, richards, and thanks so much for joining us. in an escalation of the crisis over ukraine, u. s. president joe biden is mobilizing 3000 troops, and a move meant to reassure nato allies of washington's commitment to collect defense . for the pentagon has emphasized it is not sending troops to ukraine, but added that the build up is meant to deter russian president vladimir putin from invading ukraine. the crime went, has now and move as destructive st. it's likely only to increase tensions

another day. another increase intention over ukraine. the u. s. is sending 2000 soldiers to poland and germany, while another 1000 move from germany to romania. the current situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent and defensive posture on nato's eastern flank. president biden has been clear that the united states will respond to the growing threat to europe's security and stability. our commitment to nato article 5 and collective defense remains ironclad. the pentagon made it clear that no u. s. soldiers will fight in ukraine. he did ukrainian president volota mere zalinski said diplomacy comes 1st, but no options are off the table. me. we only think about thess somewhere. we only think about the return of our occupied territories and only through diplomacy, lamentation of shall issue, bish, we will not give up with

a single piece of our land to day yolanda. we will not give up our territories. we needed them no matter what the pricey. yeah. cops, enough. ah, jeez. but i would nimble on despite zelinski reassurances. others are preparing to do battle. if it comes to a fight. the click go boxing brothers one. now the mayor of give both signed up for the army other calling we another week and an aggressor have to understand you. they do it. activity, aggressive, ag duty against you brain. you have to pay huge price for that. would it have to fight leak documents confirmed by the pentagon, reveal the back room diplomatic efforts to avoid war. the u. s. offered russia access to inspect key military sites in return for a d escalation. russia says it has no intention to invade ukraine. but these

pictures released by russia's defense ministry showing joint combat drills with bella, bruce, send a clear message. russia is not backing down. so let's get straight across to washington and dw correspondent oliver's alex. hi oliver attentions have been mounting for weeks. so why this deployment now has washington's calculation of the security situation changed? well, not necessarily clear. i mean, the pentagon spokesperson, john kirby said today. yes, of course. the deployment of 3000 troops to eastern europe is the response to that russian true built out that we've been following over the last week. and we've seen those satellite pictures today showing that russia continues to add forces to bela rules to that western russian border region with ukraine. and that's a concern for the united states and for nato allies. and therefore, according to the pentagon that's met with u. s. troops, but of course in a very much smaller scale, and they'll, for that move also is

a symbolic move given that you have already 60000 us troops stationed in europe, 800000 russian troops on the other side of the border. plus those $3000.00 us troops coming in. now, really a small amount of soldiers with the ultimate goal, of course, to deter russia from invading ukraine. and do we know how long those troops will be stationed in eastern europe or the official take was that this is a temporary deployment, but we do not know exactly how long they will be stationed. us wants to reach an agreement following their diplomatic efforts has been made clear time and time again by president biden himself. but that of course, implies that a lot of your potent deescalate that he changes course, that he drops his maximum demands that we've been hearing that for example, that nato would ban ukraine from joining the block is certainly something that nato and the western allies reject. and it doesn't really look like russia is moving

right now. and so we're looking at a true built up on the russian side. we're seeing those troops deployed from the u . s. side. so certainly, we're going to see more tensions there before we see any kind of de escalation. now, for america as lengthy wars are brought in the recent chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. is there really support among the us public for a potential confrontation with russia? no, absolutely not. clear, of course, as you mentioned, that has been the core reason why the biden administration pulled out their troops of, of kansas and, but keep in mind that is not the plan. there's not the plan to have any further escalation there. the pentagon made clear that the troops that are sent are not to have any contact with russian troops. neither should there be any american boots on ukrainian soil. so that is all just for deterrence. at least that's the official take. right? dw olivers on reporting for us from washington,

d. c. thanks so much for that. or german chancellor. all our salts sat on wednesday that he plans to meet with president vladimir putin to discuss tensions between ukraine and russia. the to dish, but ultimate, of course, i have also spoken with the russian president, and of course we are carefully preparing everything that needs to be done. our fun, i will now be going to the u. s. and i will be continuing the conversation on the necessary issues in moscow soon as it's important that the policies of the european union and nato are coordinated. but it's also important that the decisions that we take are the result of sound preparation and hard work. just gets it norm at hot allot. and our political correspondent simon young, has this assessment of the meeting. we know that officials have been trying to set up a meeting between shots of putin for several weeks. and this, by the way, would be the 1st face to face meeting with president putin sit sir olaf sholtes or

became chancellor or they had spoken briefly on the phone before. or the thing we do know is that to show his heading to washington for a meeting with their president biden on monday. that's to coordinate details of the year west's response to this crisis. so i'm assuming that it happened after that now as to what he can possibly achieve will allow short says that his 1st priority is to prevent war. and perhaps the best way of doing that would be to convince vladimir putin that the west and germany in particular is really serious. when they say that they will not accept any russian incursion into ukrainian territory, olaf shots has said repeatedly, if that were to happen, then all auctions are on the table and that includes the nod stream to a gas pipeline. so this meeting would be a chance to look at putting in the eyes and, you know, make it clear to him what the price would be of any further russian aggression

simon young forest there. now let's get a round up of some other stories making world news at this hour. at least 26 people have been killed in the democratic republic of congo. after a high voltage power lines snapped and fell. the incident happened on the outskirts of the capital kinshasa authority, say the cable hit homes and a market killing several people buy electrocution. local benny gans has become the 1st is railey defense minister to visit bahrain, is the latest high profile diplomatic trip. since the countries normalize ties, israel's reconciliation with several arab nations broke with decades of arab lea consensus against recognizing israel until it signs a peace agreement establishing a palestinian state. germany and the united states have rejected use of the term apartheid in connection with israel. amnesty international published a report accusing israel of subjecting palestinians to

a system founded on policies of segregation, dispossession, and exclusion. that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. israel has strongly rejected the findings with respect to the buildings. no, i'm here in germany. debate is raging over whether a former far right politician can go back to his old job. as a judge, yes meyer was a member of parliament for the far right a f d party. now he wants to return to the courts. after failing to win reelection. he used to be a member of parliament for the far right, a f. b party, and recently was categorized as extreme is by the domestic intelligence agency. un smile is known for his far right and unconstitutional statements. also, while he was in parliament, back in 2017, he was reprimanded for trivializing the holocaust. this whole propaganda and re education directed against us, which is supposed to persuade us that outfits was factually the consequence of

german history. i hereby declare this cult of guilt to be over to be finally, over in september, last year, maya was not elected for a 2nd term in parliament. now he wants to go back to his previous job as a judge in the german state of saxony. according to the law, he is allowed to do that, but many believe the justice minister can stop him from doing so. can you perhaps wiseman? oh yes. behavior during his time as a member of parliament gives reason to at least initiate disciplinary proceedings and to examine whether one can also use his statement to accuse him of having violated his official duties or what's wrong with funding pallets this could possibly even leave to his dismissal as a judge, it wasn't victor who, on quintal, the justice ministry and sacks, and he doesn't think it can pursue this route. but there is another possibility,

a so called judge impeachment. if judges violate the german constitution, they can be removed from office after a vote by a 2 thirds majority in the state parliament and the decision by the federal constitutional court. but the hurdles are high and the clock is ticking for those who want to stop maya. and he's on before friday's official opening the beijing winter olympics, have been mired in controversy concerns about human rights abuses. and the rising number of corona virus cases are casting a shadow over the games he olympic torch relay has already completed its 1st circuit with more than 500 barriers carrying the flame, the chinese capital. almost $3000.00 athletes will be competing for glory. but some are worried in competition themselves. are risk of becoming a sideshow. the way you're sure. billions have been invested into making beijing 2020 to an extravagant festival of competition. but the build up has been about so

much more than sport politics. for instance, some nations including the u. s, and the u. k, you have declared a diplomatic boycott over schuman rights issues and wilson competitors, but no ministers or officials. meanwhile, organizers have threatened athletes with punishment for any behavior or expression that they deem in breach of chinese law, and will expect the io see to rigorously enforce its own rules limiting protests. they shaw us out, even if they're not in the olympic charter. there are very strict rules, so for the medal ceremonies and during the competitions, political protests are not permitted on other occasions like at press conferences or during interviews or on personal platforms, the athletes are free to express their opinions. but the athletes must be responsible for what they say. oh, you know? yeah, you got as the us alpha do to cove it athletes and journalists will be kept insecure

bubbles, while no spectator tickets will be sold to the public. organizers say health and safety are paramount. the law of course covey counter measures are still on top of our agenda. we actually, we have been making effective measures and everything is under control. without a safe games, there would be no guidance. so we will make sure that the health and safety of all participants is our top priority financially. a total of $32.00 new cases were reported by olympic authorities on wednesday alone. as expected, the pandemic is proving to be one of several headaches for the organizes of beijing 2022. if you live in the united states, you might be wondering when a major winter storm that's battering, millions of americans will come to an act. and if local law is to be believed, it could be quite a while. punxsutawney fill it the ground talk,

who can supposedly forecast when spring old again has disappointed. thousands of revelers gathered to watch the yearly events. here's how it works. if phil sees his shadow when emerging from the ground, that means another 6 weeks of winter weather. that is exactly what happened in pennsylvania on wednesday. when the groundhog day tradition in the west states back to 1887. you're watching a t. t of the news. don't forget, you can always get more news and analysis on our website, d, w dot com, or you can checks out on social media. instagram and twitter at did of units. i'm hi richardson or lynn for me in the team here. thank you so much for joining us. imagine how many portion of lunch us heard out in the world climate change could be

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