77 percent now, every weekend on d w ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin shuttle diplomacy to avoid war in ukraine, french president, manuel macro visits. berlin for urgent consultations after crisis talks in ukraine and russia. macro says there are now concrete solutions to reducing tensions. also coming up, police call for a backup in ottawa, which no, and inside to truck convoys, paralyzing the canadian capital. now they are spreading to other parts of the

country. and the oscar nominations for the 94th academy awards have been announced . vanity's come to batch as nominated for best actor as the villain in the power of the dog and filled with 12 nominations, including best picture. ah, i'm all on like a, it's good to have you with us. germany, france and poland have appealed to russia to deescalate the standoff over ukraine. leaders of the 3 european allies also called on the kremlin to engage in meaningful dialogue on european security. the 3 held talks to touch base off the 2 days of high level high stakes diplomacy to resolve the current tensions. it's been a busy few days for world leaders, as they engage in

a diplomatic push to resolve the crisis on ukraine's boulders. the leaders of germany, france, and poland put on a defiant front in berlin on tuesday. all the guidelines of our common goal is to prevent a war in europe and the deployment of russian troops on the border with ukraine is very worrying. and our assessment here is very much the same as is our position here. this does, he didn't on girl she, when this is the meeting followed a diplomatic blix by micron who pushed for further talks on visits to moscow and kiev, drew mama, i believe that we have concrete, practical solutions that will allow us to move forward. we have had the opportunity to discuss this together. i've also had the opportunity to discuss this with president putin, as i have done with my european partners and several of our allies. in particular that the criminal denied reports that putin told micron. russia would not further

rump up military tensions on would pull troops out of bella roost later this month . german is foreign minister on a line of bare bach, also visited east in ukraine on tuesday. she said there could be no military solution to russian aggression. back in kiev, president the landscape said he expects more talks to take place sylvia. but as more us troops are sent to europe's eastern boulders, it still hoped, but a diplomatic solution can be found. now after so many weeks of diplomacy, will these latest talks make a difference? we put that question to d. w chief political editor, mikaela christina well. 2 let's be honest to night is not the night where there will be any breakthrough, even on the western side to find any kind of new common line. this is

a 3 way debrief in the so called by my triangle format, which had been pretty much dead in the water for more than a decade. but now it emphasizes that any feasible format is being revived. the o. s. c, e and the nato rasa dialogue is continuing just to keep the rasa at the negotiating at the talking table. and i say negotiating because the minor, my horn did come back with something that he claimed was new. at that basically he had received assurances from putin not to escalate the situation further to stick to the previous deal. that's the bad uminski agreement. that's the basis of the no, no more d format talks. so that is room for diplomatic maneuver. that's the bottom line. and that's the over arching good news, but this is only taking shape as we what this subtlety diplomacy continue.

our chief political editor that began a coconut, the 2nd look now at some other stories making world news. thousands, thousands of argentinians have protested against a deal with the international monetary fund on repayment of a $44000000000.00 loan. the i m f has agreed to defer payments, but activists say the conditions for doing so will hit the poor hardest. at least 14 people have been killed in a landslide in columbia. the incident followed heavy rains in a mountainous region in the center of the country. 35 people have been reported injured. indirect talks between iran and the us aimed at reviving the 2015 iran nuclear deal have resumed in vienna. officials from both sides say a deal is possible that a number of vital issues remain unresolved. and e representative said the

negotiations were in their last steps. former pope benedict has asked victims of sexual abuse in the catholic church for forgiveness. however benedict denied any personal or specific wrong doing an independent report released in january, so the benedict had failed to act against clerics in 4 cases of alleged abuse. canadian prime minister just intruder has vowed to bring an end to a truck, a protest against pandemic restrictions. now, in its 2nd week, the protests have gripped canada and paralyzed parts of the capitol. also we're bringing the business district to a standstill and blocking the busiest border crossing with the us or to a police are requesting back up from across the country as they struggle to contain the truckers almost 2 weeks into their seat in these protest is brush off another frozen also

a morning each day the hundreds of camped out truckers and joined by support is the movement that began in response to a vaccine mandate has grown into a catch all for anti government, says cement. the truck has say they're staying put in till they get back what they call their freedom out. determine are you to continue to the protein wall. if you take a shot of my drug, you'll see my tires are off. so what does that tell you or to a residence have faced harassment? and there are reports of hate speech. after a court order stopped, the protest is from constant honking. the truck has began revving their engines instead, filling the air with diesel fumes. police say they have slowly started to regain control of central ottawa seizing fuel supplies in an emergency parliament debate. prime minister justin trudeau defended the government's pandemic

response. we've been working with provincial premiers right across the country to bring in the kinds of restrictions, the kinds of mandates that have saved canadians lives. everyone is sick and tired of lock downs of the measures. we have to do of the sacrifices we've had to make. but canadians have continued to step up over the past 2 years. been there for each other, been there to get vaccinated. more than 80 percent of adults are fully vaccinated and has been broad support for government measurements. but sympathy has grown for the protesters as canadians tie of restrictions. rallies have sprung up around the country in solidarity protesters have partially blocked. the busiest border crossing between the us and canada. a quarter of all trade between the 2 countries normally crosses the bridge, sparking fears of shortages,

debates of whether to impose mandatory vaccination against coven 19 have divided europe. but in the comma rose islands in the indian ocean and national vaccine mandate is already in place. people, they don't have a choice. the presidential decree to vaccinate as being enforced by the military dw, southern africa correspondence article on trish, travel to the comma rose islands, capital maroney, to find out how the measure is being carried out. and what people think of it. ah, a military police checkpoints, the cast cans, pass without develop cova vaccination certificates. the jap against the corona virus is mandatory for all adults on the cameras islands. so i think we already had lot of time for sensibility zation. so now we are not forcing people, but to we just we just, i am free on to them to go and vaccinate critics of president, azalia sumani,

call his rule of the critic he issued the vaccine mandate in december by presidential decree. ah, if you forgot your vaccination card, you are allowed to ask a friend or family member to bring it here. then it will be controlled if you haven't been vaccinated though all your late for your 2nd job, you will have to pay a fine and he will be brought directly to the vaccination center. in this case, they were brought to the military police hospital around the corner. 58 people were vaccinated. the morning we filmed whether they wanted the jap or not mckesson and much if i could get more confused. so for example, under bite, for personally, i don't totally trust the vaccines. we shouldn't be forced to get vaccinated. vaccination should be debated among the general public in the commerce. we need to consent to be vaccinated and not be forced like this. like animals circle, like sheep or cows, where human beings we have rights when they deserve when

a decision on the door. yolanda in the country's biggest hospital doctor, you break job year, defended the strict measures. he is one of the coordinators of the national covey campaign. what are teaching it's ebony they do? it's a good idea to make vaccination. obligatory senior people aren't respecting covered regulations like social distancing the culture, ceylon vaccination. people as the only way we can save lives, lesson for us. and this is proven by the statistics that you may an issue from remoter. less than 40 covert patients are currently hospitalized on the cameras islands. dr. jobby assess. none of them are vaccinated. the country is using china sign off on vaccination in its nationwide campaign. several studies suggest 2 doses of the vaccine are less effective against the army crime variance. dr. debir rejects the idea, says library it not, not true. luckily, there is proof shami. so there was no point arguing about it because we had more than $3000.00 positive cases around the country during the last wave with less than

10 deaths. somebody back at the checkpoint, the majority of those passing through have had their japs, it is virtually impossible to do anything on the cameras islands. otherwise, a covert vaccination certificate is needed to enter banks, schools, and government buildings and even to take the bus. the nominations for the 94th academy awards have been announced. netflix as dark western, the power of the dog directed by jane campion is leading the feel with 12 oscar nominations, including one for best picture is followed closely by the sy fi gene which received 10 nomination and is also in the running for the best price picture price, what did you see? for more, let's speak to entertainment. journalist k. j matthews. she joins us from los angeles. it's get a c k j. so the power off the dog,

it's leading the feel you've seen. it doesn't deserve all of these nominations. well i will tell you it definitely deserves some oscar nominations. it's a well directed film. well acted gray performance is all round and well written, so yes, it definitely deserves some oscar nominations in for 12, oscar nominations leading the pack. i'm not so sure. it's probably one of those art house films where a lot of people inside the hollywood bubble absolutely love whether it's a box office success. i'm not clear about that, but it is really a good film in one that you should watch for sure. all right, so what about the big name emissions? who have been snubbed this year? well, i will tell you the biggest knob is lady gaga, and a lot of people are on the fence. her. i thought she carried the film in the house of gucci. i did not think that the house of good, she was one of the best films of the year, but i got her performance in the house of gucci was what the best performance is of

the year. so i was very surprised to not to see that she didn't get any nominations for that. so a very surprising. yeah. what about your personal favorites? so what should we look out for? i think this is king richard here as much as the going to be the power of the dog. i think that will smith deserves and asked her for his performance are playing the father of serena and venus williams, a tennis legend, he just did a phenomenal job. and i think this is his year for that. i think he's going to walk away with the best actor trophy and i think the woman who paid his 8th in the film ingenue alice who received her 1st after nomination in the supporting actress category will probably walk away with the best supporting actress trophy at the end of the night on march 27th. wonderful. thank you for your insights. tonight's entertainment journalist keisha matthews for as the endless angeles. thank you.

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