just not going to happen. no. wall street journal sir brewed. thank you mister president based on everything you know now, do you think that president putin will authorize an invasion of ukraine before the end of the winter? and what is your message to the roughly 30000 americans who are currently in ukraine? do you think that they should leave the country? well, i've had discussions, numerous discussions, wortha. oh, we're through russians and particularly with i don't know that he's even made of i don't know that he knows what he's going to do. and i think he has to realize that it would be a gigantic mistake for him to move on ukraine. the impact on europe and the rest of the world would be devastating and you'd pay a heavy price. i have been very, very straightforward and blunt with president putin,

both on the phone and in person. we will impose the most severe sanctions and have ever been imposed economic sanctions and there'll be a lot to pay for that. and down the road. it will affect others as well affect us somewhat affect european, but it will have profound impact on his economy and a i. but i don't know. i know that he's in a position now to be able to invade, almost assuming that on the ground has frozen above keith. ah, he has the capacity to do that. what he's going to do, i don't know. and i don't think anybody knows but him to the americans who are currently in ukraine. should they leave the country? i think would be wise to leave the country. not. i don't mean our, i don't mean not talking about our diplomatic core and talking about americans who are there and i hate to see them get caught in the crossfire if in fact they didn't . and there's no need for that. and i, or if i were they, i knew when there,

i'd say leave. and a chance i felt can you outline specific steps that germany is taking tier reduce its energy dependence on russia? and when you say to those who suggest that german reliance on russian gas is limiting europe's options for how to respond to the crisis in ukraine should knock 55. thank you very much for raising the question because it gives me the opportunity to address rather than my topic. that's important to me. one good news and maybe we can have within the strategy on fighting manmade climate change. germany has decided as very short in a very short period of time to phase out of the use of oil and gas. by a very soon and by 2045, germany will have a carbon neutral economy as one of the strongest economies of the world. and with regard to these energies, we often think about heating at home and driving

a carpet. we're talking about industrial production, producing steel or chemical substances, cement and changing these industrial processes. and reorganizing such systems is that what we have planned. so this year we will continue to or take far reaching decisions that will help us to use more wind energy, offshore, wind energy onshore, wind energy, and solar energy, and expand the capacities, expand the grades, and have a good strategy for germany, but also world wide on the use of hydrogen, which is a central element for us to change our industrial processes that are using oil and gas right now with the industry is willing to be on board. we're doing this together with them, but it will probably be the biggest industrial modernization project in germany in 100 years with very good prospects that we will develop new technologies that other partners in the world can use as well. and this will help us fight climate change.

i do, and by the way, at the energy mix today, we're talking about one quarter of our energy that is linked to gas. and only part of that gas comes from russia. big part comes from norway or the netherlands. and of course it is very important to us that we develop an infrastructure that will give us the opportunity to them all have all options available and reacts if needed . so you don't have to be concerned. there are some who should be concerned, who see themselves may be a little too much as a deliverer of such resources. because we are focusing on renewable energy use will will go down that path and make sure that this is the a profitable future. ed. if you're just joining us, that was the joint press conference between us president joe biden,

and the new german transfer off schultz. their 1st press conference and the world waiting. of course to hear what both leaders are going to say. they did say there's no doubt about trust between both countries, reliable partners. but mckellar christner one president says he knows what to do about nord stream tube. in the event of invasion. the chancellor was, what would you say more? do you watch warri locked in for himself? k, north street cannot bring himself to say that no stream to will be not going into service if vasa invades ukraine again. and that is quite something because it joe biden said it twice. the u. s. president said right next to him and did say it twice and explained it from the point of view of the of the german chancellor. the u. s. president has just said we will shut down nord stream to. yeah, which is

a drummer. i would have to do it, that's the whole point. it would be, it would've been participation. and the answer from what i saw it is whatever we do, we will do together. everything is on the table. but he, he simply cannot repeat that, and i think it's quite stunning. and this also explains actually why there is so much criticism on the american side that he doesn't spell it out. he doesn't clearly say it. and the only explanation is that this basically is pressure, he's getting from his own pot posse. not to create that conditionality and not to ruffle feathers with that direct threat in moscow. but it clearly as a nato ally, as a close out of the united states, that is exactly what will happen because us present, joe biden just said he would make sure it happens. so what this is, this is, this really was quite, quite something to watch. so you say something to watch was,

this was this, it seems negative. i mean, i'm imagining when chancellor schultz gets back to germany, that he's going to be taken to task for not being able to say that we would shut down north stream to while the u. s president says a lot of what he said, i think it was almost in 2 sentences that i have heard from him. almost words. what by what before. so he has not changed his vest rake, so both he just spoke about this and there is a contract basically between the 2 countries. and that if rossa uses energy as a strategic weapon at that no, that pipeline would not go online. and yet he's, he still won't, it won't actually eat, we wouldn't label it. i am a strategic leverage. as the united states is done in, the posse actually rolled back from a definition that i'm going to use to come round to that there actually is

a political element to know stream to what she wouldn't say for many years. she would claim it's, it's strictly business, and this is what he were reverted back to in the early days and well yeah, and a $62.00 of his as it chances said, yeah. and, and now he's standing right next to us present his actually time time gone on the record, but now sending right next to him saying that is my, is quite quite a spectacle. and it shows actually the difference, not just in communication, but also in, in intent when it comes to the fine details of what is the common stock said to do you think that before they came out to do this press conference had, did they discuss? obviously they knew they were going to be asked the question, did they discuss then what, what will be our answer? look, i would have loved have been a fly on the wall in that. but having watched them go both go on the record and face the press. yeah. well, the, whatever they discussed, they didn't agree it. and that's what it seems. yeah, it seems like this doesn't,

this was not agreed well enough. this was not choreographed. can we as references, can we go to washington to our correspond oliver sell it to we have oliver oliver. do we have you? yeah, we're trying to pull it up. i mean, we want to have me here. okay, very good. let me just ask if we can pull you in any moment, we'll have your picture. let's see if they could. they could change those cameras force. there you are. ok. that's not exactly what we were thinking about, but i'm listening to you very interestedly. we can see what do you make of this, this press conference and the fact of what we were just talking about. the u. s. president saying yes, we will shut down nord stream to. and chancellor sholtes saying, you know, we will act in unity. it's remarkable isn't that brent? and just a few years ago, we were actually talking about the question whether the u. s. are still is still a reliable partner. when the occupant of the white house was a different one,

a few years down the line. we're sitting here, we're talking about is germany, a reliable partner? i was just wondering what is happening here and present biden really had to defend his partner here of shawls against those questions of the journalist saying that of course germany has all the trust it needs from the u. s. so, but that was quite remarkable. and then of course, with that really pressing question, and there was a lot of pressure mounting on all of shoulders, shoulders. when he came here, the question of notes room to abide and saying something that he actually can't say that of course there will be no notes for him to if russia invades ukraine and then all of sholtes really trying to avoid it to give a clear answer on that, and i think that was actually the, that the kind of all of shoulds we have known before, i would have not expected him to stay as wobbly on that topic. but he did so,

and i think he stayed behind the expectations. he really, what do you think is going to be the fall? well, from that tonight and tomorrow, particularly there in washington. yeah, i mean, in washington, we already had the german ambassador, emily harbor wiring a cable to berlin warning of that fall out in the u. s. you know, that the germany would lose a lot of reputation here in the united states. and although we didn't heal that by and was very protective, that is already happening. of course, when we look at congress right now in congress, as we speak is debating and putting together a proposal package for sanctions. and the republicans are very serious on putting sanctions on lot stream to even without russia invading ukraine. so that will be very interesting to follow. and of course it's been here on the news on the headlines of the daily newspapers here in the u. s. that question that journalist carried into the white house today. if germany is still a reliable partner,

and i think the german chancellor did nothing a to, to improve that image, you know it's, it's interesting all over. thank you. and let's talk about something else that came up in that was article 5, mikaela and biden's saying that we're united, i'm behind article 5, and it's also been something that's been in question lately. absolutely, but this is clearly aimed at the bull takes answer for thinking. countries like poland and who are very concerned right now that russia will and develop even more of an appetite for what if that if you put in it considers a balance, a new balance in, in europe. and, but i just wanna come back to what you just discuss because it's almost like, and you have a high level visit and all sorts came without a gift. he came without really something to say,

and i'm just looking at the why is it here? because there was nothing i heard was really new in what he said. it did not deliver a new quality of lions. it was stressing his an existing position. now you can argue ok because there is nothing new about the position. but at such a high level meeting, there is something you want to announce and they didn't announce anything and he didn't deliver the goods that everybody was expecting. were the minimum go, which was the commitment to a stream to i've got one minute here. so, considering all that a lot shoulds, the german chancellor next week goes to russia and ukraine. will he be going because of this? with you? a weaker chancellor, i said not going as a stronger tom. then after the praise, we saw vladimir putin heap on a modem i called the french president today. clearly he is perceived by putin did

liberty. so i would say as the current leader of europe and ukraine simply is angry at germany for not different weapons because they also want to see the symbolism of that from germany. yeah, it's fascinating. a rental. we got 30 seconds more. what's going to be the reactions are here in germany tomorrow because of what was said and what was not said now in washington. i think it will. he is not coming back with flying colors from this press conference. yeah. i asked you, do you think it was going to be shredded by the german media tomorrow? potentially yes, yes. our chief political editor, mcculloch, if they're michaelis, always good talking with you. have you hear the big table? let's have a reminder of the top stories that we've been covering for you as part of our live coverage at a press conference after the 1st their 1st meeting between the german chance allah schultz and the u. s. president joe biden. both leaders promising that in the event of a russian invasion, we would see to it the u. s. president saying what we see to it that the north

stream to gas pipeline would be shut down. the german chances are made no such promise, but said the du countries are aligned on potential sanctions. you're watching the w news from berlin. this has been our live coverage of that 1st joy press conference between the u. s. president and the german chancellor. i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day our coverage of this meeting at the world. one of mankind's oldest ambitious could be within reach. ah, what is it really is possible to reverse aging researchers and scientists all over the world are in a race against time. the dna molecules though has 28000000 different our

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