ah ah this is a w 9 from berlin, russia and china join forces to oppose nato expansion. automate foods in travels to beijing for talks with paying ahead of the olympics, both at odds with the west to to lead a signal close of ties ahead. also on the program, the european union joins germany and condemning brushes, decision to ban deutscher vela d w is moscow. bureau is forced to shut down in retaliation for, but didn't suspension of russian state broadcast r t in germany. plus the winter olympics begin

a beijing opening ceremonies underway. the law noch stadium built for the 2008 games. the spacing becomes the 1st city to host summer to winter olympics, and dejection to celebrate their teams telling me final when the africa cup of nations while post come room, their hopes dashed. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. china has joined russia and criticizing nato expansion. chinese president, gigi, and ping and russian president vladimir putin. i've been meeting in beijing ahead of the opening of the patient winter olympics of his comes amid growing tensions over rushes trunk build upon its order with ukraine into the statement from the 2 leaders highlights their agreement and proposed corporation on a raft of issues including energy supplies and stemming major protest movements for

little foot touches us, get more from a journalist or fabian, catch me in beijing at welcome fabian. so talk us through the main points emerging from this meeting. yet the meeting was quite remarkable. i mean, what we expected and what also many analysts taught me is that both sides will announce some energy deal, some corporation. but the meeting went far beyond that. the statement was already quite a long, 5300 words and had really strong political message is a message that was mainly aimed at to washington and to some degree also to brussels. so both sides or po, oppose, an expansion of nato. the both m. o, m a post, the trilateral em military corporation between m, australia, united states, enter the united kingdom, arcus, and, and basically,

they shawl and solidarity towards each other. moscow and paging. they show unity and demonstrate that they have a common and shared a foreign policy interests and they, that they ex, or pulse also m a u. s. lead world order, so to speak. right and at, but there are a domestic issues in there as well. that pledging closer cooperation to stem political protest movements. so what is that likely to involve what that's a good question. they left it quite wake and am cynically speaking, at least from the chinese perspective. am it's hard to imagine why am baiting would still need any assistance or cooperation with moscow to stem protest because that's what they do every day. just to day one activists in hong kong was arrested. why? because he was trying to protest against the olympic or winter games which started today because it's against the national security law. and that gives you an idea how strict it already is. there is no decent or am dissent possible within the

mainland and also in hong kong. and their protest movement basically disappeared already. so um yeah, it cannot even escalate any further. so i would guess, and we have to wait and see what that will mean in the future or, and cross of the big issue is the russian true build up or on, on its borders with ukraine. what has been china stance on that and how does to day statement a fit in with that? yet it's quite ambivalent. so a china's official stands is that they support a peaceful m solution in the ukraine conflict. however, today, statement showed very clearly that the solidarity of beijing is with moscow and m. how far that will go. however, we're not sure. i mean, we know that a bating doesn't want any further military escalation during the winter games because that's their stage of presenting themselves and they don't want any interference. however, am, if, for example,

russia would invade ukraine than it would also be tactical knowledge for china itself. because they have the issue on their own, they have a conflict with taiwan. and even though the matters are slightly different and separate, there is some parallels and am. if a china, for example, ceased that the west will not oppose strongly a possible invasion in ukraine, then maybe they could also feel more confident in containing toe on. okay, thank you for that fabric crash more in beijing. let's get more on the european response to that statement from the a chinese and russian that presidents will join. i dw correspondent at jack paris in brussels at welcome jack. let's start with that nato and our nato likely to be concerned about to chide a china citing with russia in this way. or is this just sort of business as usual? i think it was a pretty expected position from the chinese we heard from the chinese foreign minister a few weeks ago saying that it rushes and security concerns when

ye legitimate. so i think nato was understanding that china's position was kind of in this way, but is quite a strong statement. phil. they saying that they to a should not be expanding. and this is the russian demand that ukraine in georgia should never be able to become nato members, because that would then take the military alliance. his board is all the way up to russia and oversee ex, soviet states. that would be then in the nato military alliance, major though is position remains the same. it has this open door policy, and the nato position is that any country has a sovereign right to decide how it wants to set up its own security arrangements. ok, so that's nato. let's talk about that. the e, which has been sort of sidelined during this latest flare up between russia and ukraine. has there been any response from brussels? the spokespeople today from the european commission as a sort of rebuff that suggested that they've been sidelined because it has really

been the leaders specifically the french and german leaders who've been sort of taking the firmest role in this to try and talk to russia and to try and negotiate the de escalation and also try and play a firm card. but the european union commission today said actually that this is part of a coordinating coordinated effort. and all of the european positions are discussed here in brussels and, and combined to just put forward by particular leaders. right. i mean, they can say that, but protein has made it clear that his business is with the united states and he expects that european leaders to fall in behind that. and president macro, as you mentioned, to said that he's flying to moscow to try and diffuse this. is it too cynical to see this is as him tried to stretch on that the world stage ahead of electrons in april. i mean, there's no harm for a leader that are in an election cycle to look strong and powerful on the

international stage, surely. but i do think that the micron is trying to really lead for from the european position to try and negotiate to the escalation. he's had quite a few phone calls with vladimir putin, the russian president over the last few weeks. as you say, he'll go to moscow, we'll have to wait and see how that goes exactly how it goes down. we also know that the german chancellor left shows is planning a trip to moscow as well. but as you say, really, where this comes down to is the negotiations between the kremlin and the white house. thank you for that. jack jack park in brussels under more on the german physicians in this and the next few minutes. first though, the european union has joined the german government in condemning moscow's decision to close down the russian operations of this channel. torture of ela, a foreign ministry said the decision would increase the strain on already tense. german russian relations authorities have closed t w's office in moscow revoked accreditation for all of our journalists and benz

d. w. broadcast in russia. as of today, it's being seen as retaliation for the decision of the german media regulator. it's about the german language of programming of russian state broadcast a r t. i was the day before because he doesn't have a broadcast license for germany. deutsch of alice, moscow office is now closed, and the w's journalist can no longer work from russia. the russian government announced on thursday that it would shut down d w's bureau, and revoke the accreditation of the w's journalists and russia. it also said in the statement, it would terminate the satellite and other broadcasting output of deutsch avella in the country. the measures come after germany's media regulators been the german language broadcasting of russia's state media, r t. for operating with our license. the german government says russia's actions are unjustified. it would assist you with german government, strongly condemned,

the measures being taken against each avella, the measures are completely unfounded and go against the principles of freedom of the press, portraying this as being a legitimate response. the german authority decision to prohibit ortiz broadcasting due to licensing issues, is neither legally nor substantively understandable and hugged off. what's he, bob? germany's commissioner for culture and media, criticize the decision and called it hostile. yes, my a globe is these drastic measures from the russian side are not acceptable by any means. allan for alyssa, shes ida, always for to it is a truly aggressive act as, as in victory. i don't, we don't need aggressive acts. all we need dialogue act isn't we need de escalation and not escalation and that so an initial escalade. so the russian government also said it plans to initiate proceedings to label deutsch. avella, as a media outlets acting as a foreign agent,

a designation that carries further government scrutiny. for now, d. w is considering possible legal avenues and says it will not stop reporting on russia. russia. let's take a closer look at this with the w 's editor in chief, manuela casper. clarity. welcome to the studio. so let's start with what d w is doing about reversing this decision. well, our colleagues had to get back their accreditation today. it's a foreign ministry. unfortunately, but we will certainly take legal action. we have spoken to our solicitors and to lever go and negotiate, of course, also with the russian authorities next week. there's already an appointment been made and to see how we proceed from there. and what reason has moscow given for, for closing down d w operations? well, as you heard those reports are the russian state own broadcaster r t. germany. i was told to shut down its services or to broadcast in germany

because i don't have a proper license for darcia belair, it's probably, it's totally different because we have a license or had a license up till today to broadcast in russia and knows this license has been taking away and the reason see russian authorities are given, given is retaliation. they have said that this we are the victims of this retaliation. so. so just to be clear, the rational authorities, her said we are closing you down because you close daughter you down. exactly. okay, why don't z o is not us understood? why does this matter? why does it matter for whom for us, why does it what year? why does it matter if a dodge available that russia chooses to close down the operations in their country? obviously, i mean, the needs of freedom to report in, in russia you can't report, then you don't have accreditation. it's, it's forbidden. you know,

that means our journalists can't work from today on. and we have quite a bit of this air and we do extensive reporting from russia. it's a very important reaching for us, you know, our staff in any danger was hopefully not there. but they could be in danger if they are declared phone agent. because that means if say where to do a report then since they have been proclaimed for an agent, they can get a, they can go to court, you know, and so that, that can be dangerous for them. but at the moment, no, our staff is not in danger. and of course the, and continuous contact the sam, and we will look after them. we do whatever we can. and so what, what happens, what are they doing? while the 2 governments wrangle was unfortunate at the moment, we have to wait or how sinks they're developed. but we have plants and we will as go on reporting about russia, probably not from russia, of

a likely not from russia, but from regions around russia. we have offices in latvia and other many other countries like and ukraine and so on. poverty, go on to report from there, about russia and we have an extensive network. so don't worry, right. if the government is the german government doing enough about this, where you had the statements in the report. so obviously this and awareness and chancellor charles visit moscow and hopefully he will talk about our situation as well. but we don't know yet. okay, so with your as it stands, your content that the german government is doing enough about the situation with the statements and the possibility that this will be raised when the chancellor visits russia next. yes, they trust the german government that they do, but it's necessary. certainly, thank you so much for joining us. did you say editor in chief, my marina casper class, like i'm well, as we've been hearing at germans,

the german chancellor left shots is due to visit ukraine and russia and the next 10 days where he'll discuss tensions over ukraine is the shell says describe the builder for russian troops on you, current board is very serious at any invasion would have consequences. next week's visit to russia is set to be the 1st to face to face meeting between vladimir putin and the chancellor shows since he succeeded angular mat in december. let's go from the w political correspondent, the simon young. welcome, simon. olaf. sholtes has been criticized for the government, lack of visible action in support of ukraine. now we have this flurry of international appointments, including meeting with president putin in moscow. does this indicate any sort of change of stance in building will fill? i think the real change is

a want to pace and optics after even the media here of been asking where is sholtes in recent days in regard to the ukraine crisis. so this visit to washington, which is in fact just the usual 1st visit by german chancellor to see the us president in the white house. i think there he'll, he'll have some work to do to persuade us politicians who are concerned that germany has been slow, for instance, to put the issue of no strain to the gas pipeline from russia to germany on the table as schultz is now done to say that that would be effected if they were rushing to get aggression against ukraine. also, i think some in washington have looked to the german reluctance to support ukraine militarily. even though of course, people understand their historical reasons for that. but the whole stance has given

the impression there, i think that germany may be an unreliable partner. so that's what shows wants to make clear is not the case. it should be said the by the administration was willing to give so i think the new german government a bit more space. they haven't proceeded with measures sanctions against german firms. i've been no strain for instance. but you know, this is, this is now coming to a have shoulds will be going to a key of in 10 days time and moscow after that. so a germany is really came to play some sort of mediating role on the ukraine crisis . have been doing that for several years. and we're going to see the concern of that more clearly. i think in the coming days i would have rush us up, ban on dw, if that is mister sharp, likely to raise that. i think it's highly likely that he'll raise that with president putin. the government line here has been, it's completely unacceptable. it's disproportionate. there's no symmetry,

they say with the decision by a german media regulator not to give a license to a russian channel. and you know, the foreign ministry is asking the rational authorities to reconsider that decision . so it definitely will also be one of the things affecting the german russian relationship. but of course there are many other things for sholtes and pollutants talk about as well. ok. thank you for that, simon. yeah, and i will take a look at some more stories making news around the world. nato secretary general against oldenburg will become the head of norway central bank when he's term the alliance ends. on the 30th of september, critics phase, we can, the bank's independence just oldenburg is previously served as countries of prime minister and finance. germany is observed a minute silence for the 2 police officers killed during

a traffic stop on monday. the officers were shot in the western town of castle after finding 2 men with poached animals in their vehicle. suspects whom already known to police wrested hours made by the british prime minister barak johnson has lost the key aid as his popularity plummets over a slew of controversial not found passes to johnson, see that his secretary communications director have all resigned policy unit chief madeira. i'm is also quit over false claims on monday. attacking the opposition leader on the 2022 winter olympic games have been officially opened at the iconic birds, the stadium in beijing. the stadium was originally built for the summer games in 2000 and 8 am is in use again as beijing becomes the 1st city in the world to host the summer and winter olympics tickets were not on sale through international

visitors or to the general public with in china, electric spectators have been invited to attend the build up to the games has been overshadowed by criticism of the chinese government human rights record, particularly with regard to the treatment of wiggle muslims in the province of shin, jack or several countries, including the u. s. a staging diplomatic boycotts the international olympics committee has refused to comment on matters. it considered political. the w correspondent in beijing i, jonathan cray, spoke to iris the president comes back about politics. and here's jonathan. after they spoke. we're told us backwards, clearly pairings to reiterate the see stance that it's a politically neutral organization. indeed, the question of whether sports and politics should mix with a central theme or the press conference. so the, i see the answer is clearly no. but when bach was asked specifically about the weakest and their oppression that no comment felt especially jarring. now,

human rights groups have urged athletes to use that platform at these games to speak up on such issues. i asked back whether he could guarantee athletes safety for them to do this. in china, he avoided answering that instead made some bizarre comparison about athlete protests and an actor playing handed on the stage. but athletes i see, allowed to express themselves certain times and faces at the olympics, just not during their event for during metro ceremonies, whether any of them will for you feel brave enough to do so given the climate here remains to be seen. so i was inclined in beijing now to another big sporting event of footballs, africa, cup of nations. i'm rude had been dreaming of glory at home, but the campaign came to a dramatic end. and 1st, a semi final agent came out on top, while the host were left hard, broken, egyptian supporters save at that moment of glory. yeah, the streets of cairo were jam packed with you for it. gyptian fan minutes after

their qualification for the final of the africa cup of nations. and while they celebrated despondent cameroon jones came to terms with their loss, after they missed out on a chance to win it all on home ground. the game was decided on penalties were egypt kept there cool and broke the homesite hearts sundays final pit 7 time champions. egypt against the highly rated cynical side were chasing their country's 1st. ever ask on title or sundays game will be special for 2 players in particular. a to teammates who usually line up together for liverpool will go head to head the w's li, such a former takes a look at this years. africa cup of nations were at a business end of the african cup of nations in cameron grey semifinals of witness . cecilia maddie, leading senegal against booking. i fastened

a 1st for the goes to want to qualify for the finals and well egypt mohammed sala. he did not. he did, they did penalties, but i still wanted to go to want over cameron hart break for come out and have got the top score of the tournament for set up. rebecca waste not meant to be, which means we'll get to see it. and i go last of senegal against egypt in that final. it's sad your money versus a muhammad said, are these are liverpool tin made the best football as it in africa, across the world. and everyone can pay witnesses as to who gets to win. it will be sadly mighty on synagogue for the 1st time into history after 2 losses, or what i met sa, crown in the book fair for egypt, if they get to win it again. synagogue in that find a lot of them are limby stadium on sunday. as the february, a blue as have already taken, not hold for those of us in the northern hemisphere. that is the 1st sy fi block breast of the year might offer a welcome escape, german director and roland emory should known as the master of disaster for films like independence day and the day after to morrow delivered his latest apocalyptic

vision moon for the plots that if nothing else is out of this world, good breaking news, the governor has just order a man fall planet earth is in peril after a mysterious force through the moon, out of orbit. as it hurt his towards earth. chaos ensues. and it's up to a nasa executive, an astronaut, and a conspiracy theorist to save the day with the unlike heroes are played by halle berry, patrick wilson and joe bradley, who suit up for what looks like a suicide mission. to save earth from certain annihilation. german director roland emmerich is famous for his apocalyptic vision. and this film plays out a typically wacky scenario, in which our own technology can and does get the better of us. i always like on the thing a movie has to kind of tap into

a problems of our time. and i think the movie pizza, big warning against her shouldn't be, should be very careful with artificial intelligence. ah, and we should. so, you know, keep our on our planet and tucked things didn't run smoothly during the making of moon fall. the covey pandemic forced the temporary shut down and pushed up production costs with a budget of $140000000.00. it's the most expensive in the film of recent years, how heavy emphasis on visual effects meant the actors had no idea what the finished product would look like. i will say i was most excited to see what the in side of the moon would look like. per roland emmerich i was waiting to see that because he tried to describe it while we were shooting and, and just none of us understood during their mission to save the planet. the t makes a shocking cosmic discovery kept under wraps for decades by nasa that the moon is not what we thought it was. your boat. i see your face started off.

it's a rough ride, but moon fall will fit the build for fans of the genre. and make any worldly problems. look, quite small. or his reminder of our top story, this, our presidents of russia and china have demanded an end to nato expansion. russian president vladimir putin is invasion for talked with these chinese count box using this is t w t. my from coming up next in use asia. some of afghanistan's female students have returned to university to watch and really all the time about his plans, a women's education. how does the group plan to tackle the threat from islamic states in the country? their strategy will have those stories and more

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