[000:00:00;00] news . this is d w. news life from berlin. a diplomatic push to in the ukraine crisis intensifies the leaders of france, germany and poland unite in their resolve to prevent war. they call on russia to engage in meaningful dialogue. also coming up security forces in canada struggle to contain a protest by truck as against the government covet measures that demonstrate is blocked,

the busiest land crossing into the united states. we get the latest from the beijing games where snowboard special why change for, for gold medal? some of the top athletes struggle plus he is one of japanese most important contemporary artists as get how to fish that tons 90. we look at what makes his work so unique and find out how he celebrated. ah, i'm been visible and welcome european lead as a stepping up efforts to prevent russia from invading ukraine. french president, a memo mccoy's leading a new diplomatic effort to engage all parties in dialogue. he's been holding talks here in berlin, after meetings in key f and bosco. because as there's been no breakthrough, but that he's helped to fuse tensions. moscow denies claiming it's planning an attack,

but is continuing to amass weapons and troops at the border with ukraine. in the palaces of power, europe's leaders are engaging in a diplomatic push to defuse the crisis on ukraine's borders. the leaders of germany, france, and poland tried to show a united front in berlin. like lines of a common goal is to prevent a war in european, but deployment to russian troops on the border with ukraine is very worrying. and our assessment here is very much the same as is our position here is does he didn't oh, glossy. the meat in followed a diplomatic, let spy. emanuel micron, who pushed for further talks on visits to moscow and kiev shoes, local missouri. 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 brazil, one of those practical solutions could be resolving a long running conflict within ukraine's own borders in the east and don bass region. ukrainian soldiers have been fighting russian back separatists over 7 years ago, france and germany helped negotiate a p steel between ukraine, the separatist forces and their back a russia. but the ceasefire agreements, the so called minsky chords never held. now experts think these diplomatic channels and the minsk agreements could be revived. there is one try, which is a circle, normandy format, which is about the implementation of the minster agreements about the us. it should sure of ukraine and call to his credit as be known as successful in rejuvenating a former which jeremy saws back in november that was said that he was pretty much dead. so lasted for

a dr. young trial is the more barrario discussion on the circle secuity architecture in europe. this above alms control, this is about confidence and security building measures, but a reduction in weapons and troops along ukraine's border and in eastern europe looks unlikely. the kremlin denied reports that putin told micron rochelle would not further increase military tensions and pull troops out of bella bruce later this month. meanwhile, mall plains carrying us soldiers touch down in nato member, poland. while the diplomatic channels are still open, the build up of soldiers in the region continues. well, let's talk about some of the developments with to raise a felon director of the set of a russian europe. asia studies in brussels. we've heard from mccaul saying that they have concrete,

practical solutions that will allow them to move forward. do you have any idea what he's talking about? well, that's quite interesting because it seems that the kremlin has already tried to step back. what micron has said that he got out of the kremlin so i think that's worrying sign. also after he went to kia, they both present zalinski of ukraine and also has a cold stepped away from the idea of the finalization. that's almost george, him about trying to put you can on this path. maybe they did discuss this, but i think in the public domain that is something extremely sensitive. and because of 8 years of war and 14000 deaths in ukraine, it's actually made ukraine more pro western. so this idea might have reached it sell by date. this idea of a finland is ation of ukraine is so sensitive because there's also this kind of growing nationalism and you can because of 8 years of war, maybe the sup should've been taken far earlier. and in addition to that, i mean put and couldn't resist taking

a little jive as president mcroy. i'm saying that after 5 years, 5 hours of dialogue with him, it was torture. so it's kind of a mixed message at the kremlin, is sending in regard to mac crowns meeting with him. what about this talk of proposing a neutral status for ukraine in order to satisfy russia's security demands? what do you make of that? as i just mentioned that i think that this is one possible offering, but will the ukrainian public agree to that? and this also sends worrying messages to both sweden and finland because they feel that the door to nato could be closing. their status is neutral. and what will be the bigger security implications for the region and many, and let's say that if you get that now to pretend he will ask for more in the region. because let's remember his 2 grand agreements that he's asked me to.

and the u. s. for is that all troops move out of central and eastern europe since 1997, any country that joined nato. so this might just be the order to a much bigger change in the security landscape. russia and biller was a conducting joint drills in bella rose. how do you assess this in light of a crisis? i think it's an extremely worrying message, because if you look at the map here is not very far at all from beller ruse. and in addition to that prism a chrome, so that was one of the things that he received from president putin, that there would be some form of de escalation because that's what everyone wants to see in order to continue dialogue. but president putin didn't really say that that would happen. he says that he's moving troops or doing exercises, nothing to worry about here. but if you look at the strategic map there, i mean that's an incredible pincer movement. and it means that perhaps deliveries is far more in moscow's orbit than other people are comfortable with, especially other countries in the region. what about the western build up of trips

then which has begun to is that the right signal to be sending? well right now, there are about $130000.00 troops that russia has put into place. the west is kind of putting in $300.00 troops to germany, for example. so i think it's, it's a sign of assurance because these are members of nato. but i think that this doesn't even come close to what russia is doing. theresa fallon, director of the center for russia, europe, asia studies. thank you very much for being on the show. appreciate it. thank you. let's take a look at some of the stories making well news. your secretary of state entity blinking is arrived in australia. we're ahead of talks with his counterparts from australia, japan and india. the foreign nations make up the quote, which is intended to kind of chinese influence in the asia. pacific discussions will focus on topics like vaccine distribution and climate policy. indirect talks between iran in the us aimed at reviving the 2015 to run. nuclear deal have restarted vienna after a break of just over

a week. official say the talks have made significant process, or progress rather, under president from the u. s. unilaterally withdrew from the pack in 2018. at least 14 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a landslide in columbia. the incident followed heavy rains in a mountainous region in the center of the country rescue teams. se they feed you mud slides could follow. you're watching the w news still to come meet the illustrator putting black and skin in medical textbooks. the 1st canadian prime minister justin trudeau has bound to bring an end to a truck, a protest against pandemic restrictions. now in its 2nd week, the protests of gripped canada and paralyzed parts of the capital, ottawa, bringing the business district to a standstill and blocking the busiest border crossing with the us. or what 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 auto morning. each day the hundreds of camped out truckers adjoined by support is the movement that began in response to a vaccine mandate has grown into a catch all for anti government sentiment. the truck has say they're staying put in till they get back what they call their freedom power determine are you to continue to the protein while 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 stops, 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 walk 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 there's 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. the main suspect in the 2015 paris terror attacks is expected to take the stand today. french moroccan national sala, da slum is the only surviving suspect who was in paris on the night of the events. on november, 13th, he and 19 others are accused of planning and carrying out attacks on the stadium, bars, clubs, and restaurants in the night of terra in the french capital. a $130.00 people were killed lease as louis is telling the story for us and is at the courthouse. lisa, what can we expect from today's here? well, today seller does land the only person who was in paris on that 13th november in 2015. he will be questioned by judges, by lawyers about his radical estate,

radicalization. they want to understand how he got to that point. when was the tipping point, when he decided to participate in these atrocious attacks here on french phone in 2015. now, other suspects have been questioned over the past few weeks on their personal way of radicalization. some decided not to speak are not to answer any questions, but others have given some information at that. will it help understand they're in a process that and that made that they came to that decision at many people believe that santa does i'm will speak out today because he has been quite outspoken since the beginning of the court case here in paris. and you've been attending these hearings from the very beginning, back in september what, what has this trial revealed so far? and they have been 5 months of trial. so frank, i think it's fair to say that they're about 5 weeks with,

with testimonies by civil plaintiffs who are really the most intense, where you understood the human impact of these horrible attacks here in france. people were telling us about how they got injured, how they got out of the batter music, or for example, how they were taken hostage, how they lost the loved ones. but we also heard from those that were not physically harmed. sometimes didn't even see anything. they just heard the blast, i felt the breeze of a bomb exploding. and that alone had such a big impact on them on their lives that up until now. some of them actually haven't been able to rebuild their lives to say, to hold down a stable job because they just feel threatened and they don't feel safe wherever they go. now, how historically important is this trial? this is

a historic court case on people are comparing it to the nerve egg. norma court case after nazi germany because it's very important for france. this has been the attack in france with the mesa, where the most people died since world war 2. and for many people who are participating in this try and the civil plaintiffs, it's also very important moment because they want to get answers. obviously they have to go through their trauma to again, they have to live through these horrible moments. but some of them have been telling me, you know, it's been very tough and it will be very tough for the coming few months. but on the other hand, maybe that will bring us a little bit closer to some piece of mind after these horrible attacks. we had to go through thanks for your reporting d, w lisa louis in paris. now, white patients like this baby or the default when it comes to medical training. in fact,

one reason us study founded in some medical books are the 4 percent of images have black skin. but now one nigeria, medical student is trying to change that out. west africa correspondent reports from lagos. this is legacy university teaching hospital generations of doctors, nurses, all kinds of medics have studied here. and this is one of the books that they use. it's a stand that textbook used right on ashton house, today's all around the world. and if you flip further pages, it's very easy to see that most of the illustrations here are just of white skin is almost as if black people don't have operations or don't have babies. and for years, no one really challenged that i met with one man who not only challenged it, what is doing something about it. g, d, berry, e, b, d to cease his illustration of

a black fetus went viral. people around the world realised they had never seen themselves represented that week. his picture turned into much more than a drawing. it was more like a voice speaking out for the black community. then i had to understand that destroying was more than just a medical official or was a message of hope to do to, to the black community. and then i said, for me now, do drunk are no longer a passion. what the purpose for me, so that i mean, i have to torn from being defend law street or to be an advocate la patient has in me that knows because disney local represent this american digital, for example, on skin condition, represent differently on a blocking done is on i cities on, on a white skin and a has led to a lot of really deadness on, on the side of the doctor. because he or she had no experience or have no technical knew how on how to that new discount on,

on the block patient. and just wondering where if we can just matters. because if we walk towards including more diverse drawing, medical says will medical financing trinity more exposed to dis, drawings, and would have the experience in treating patients. e b has been inundated with reactions from black communities around the world. we showed his pictures to medical students here in lagos. yes, africa? yes. the melanie, most of the clinical cody shows me see in textbooks, a dreadful white people raise up with the rushes you talked about in what was really pink. so then if i go to the hospital, if i stop my clinicals on my be looking for pink roch's, why is not pink in black people. so i feel this and many more medical conditions related to block, watch a degree and only really medical community, especially in africa. so once we start using our black people, once we see is going to it's in was really that is will, you will be like em differences between what's written out is group our to us in

our group and at the miller, she's actually her post leg on the sunday rita sees you best picture went viral. he says several publishers have commissioned him to draw more black medic, illustration. he says he plans to publish his own textbook on skin conditions in black people and wants to set up a training school for other african medical illustrator. let's take a look now at most stories making. wo news. a lorry driver under the influence of alcohol has left a trail of destruction in the german state of bavaria. dr. ran into more than 30 cars in the town of foot. several cars and even a house caught fire. police arrested the driver at the scene saying he was clearly drunk. he and 2 other people was slightly injured. thousands of argentinians had protested against the deal with the international monetary fund on repayment of a $44000000000.00 loan. the i m f as agreed to defer payments,

but activists say the conditions for doing so will hit the poor. hardest. former pope benedict has asked victims of sexual abuse in the catholic church of forgiveness, but he denied any personal or a specific wrong doing. and in penn, independent report released in january, said the benedict have failed to act against clergy members in 4 cases of alleged abuse firefighters in oklahoma city. in the u. s. a. battling a massive place at a construction site. the cities fire department said the fire was in an unfinished hotel or apartment complex and parts of the building had collapsed. no injuries have been reported on to the olympics. so boards biggest star shown white has qualified for the ha, my final, the americans in pursuit of a 4th gold medal. there was some early struggles for the 35 year old, but he did make it through. he announced in the run up to beijing that he'd retire

after the games. white is competing at his 5th winter. olympics w. sports goes on, a jonathan crane is also with the games even got to see show why didn't action. what was that like jonathan? yes, that's right, we've come to the mountains today to see show and why like everyone else really because the area in front of the half pipers absolutely pack for that. so we very nearly certain for the last time in competition because after his fast run, he was struggling. he made an uncharacteristic mistake. had to wait an hour before to go before he got another guy to make it. all right, and you know, the sign of a tree champion, isn't it someone under pressure then delivering, he did that. he admitted afterwards that he was feeling nervous that between those 2 efforts now he is in the fine. now he knows he's not going to be the favorite. there are a lot of younger snowboard as many of whom were inspired by storm white, who are better than him, more capable of performing better tricks, but to be on the podium and potentially in

a few days time. he's ranked 4th amendment would be a huge achievement in a way and a great way to and what to and then luster's career. he has had a good sign that he still get the nerves contrasting displays over to other top american indeed, i would start with mikaela schiffron at the outline ski. and after the 2nd event, she failed to finish this one with the slalom. it's her favorite event. she was the gold medal favorite for that. she just did mr. gate really and not meant that she was disqualified. she was inconsolable on the side of the course for about 20 minutes afterwards. kind of a very analytical thing. she doesn't quite know what's going wrong here. in beijing, she's kind of questioning herself 2nd guessing everything, doubts now whether she will continue to take part in these olympic games. there were more events. she was scheduled to take part on pots in on the flip side. a brilliant story for lindsey jack ballier in the snowboard, cross a 16 years after she 1st tried,

she's finally got an olympic gold medal. she's on pretty much everything else. there was to win the sport she hadn't managed to go at the olympics. she said this wasn't about redemption, it was just the case of the stalls aligning for her. so she said, and it was an incredible feeling, a brilliant moment for her daughter briefly. let's talk about your performance. what's it like getting around to report on advancing a pandemic? we're even getting used to the public situation. everything's fenced off here. we're getting a test every day. that part of things seems to me out to work quite smoothly, but just trying to get around the different locations, the 2 mountain venues is problematic. i didn't get back to my hotel until 2 30 in the morning last night because were waiting for for shuttle buses. they do take a while. i'm but you know, we're going to persevere. that's what we're here today. i'm glad i got a good night late, just one of us, at least, jonathan craig, a slave good reporting from guy. it's not an olympic fate. spots turning 90 is something to be proud of. german paint,

a gas hot vista is celebrating just that today. one between 2 world wars. he studied art in east germany and fled to the west and came out with some great artwork. as you can see on the wall behind me, there he was a driving force in the post war oxy. few artists have explored the myriad possibilities of painting as thoroughly as the multi talented gearhart greater his expanse of approach to art has made him one of the most important contemporary german artists, which there has been influenced by both pop art and photo realism and his trademark is that he's constantly changed his style. in 2015, his work abstract painting, 599, sold for $46300000.00. setting a record for a work by a contemporary artist. this difference is, i always feel like it's nothing just shoddy work. but on the other hand, oh, it's better than the others. yeah, definitely. yeah. or something like that. ah,

credo's body of work is marked by disruption. he 1st gained fame in the 1960s, with photo realistic paintings. part of an art movement called capitalist realism. he painted blurred reproductions of newspaper photos, this via the tides one at the time the assumption was that painting had become irrelevant, superfluous, on that side. and during that period, he succeeded in asserting the importance of painting over photography by the photograph he took a hub. no vista has repeatedly used his art to penetrate the heart of german society. he has sparked public debate, as with his serious depicting red army faction, terrorists, or with his becca now cycle an abstract rendering of the horrors of notice. am mr. hutton, as is to my, my main interest is in paint. if i have a certain freedom doing what i want to god to push us as painting as

a form of thinking for 5 decades he made abstract art. his squeaky paintings from the 1980s are especially in demand. fetching astronomical prices on the art market . but at least has withdrawn from public life since 2019 and stopped creating large format, oil paintings due to its physical demands. now at 90 years old god clashed has devoted himself entirely to drawing and just briefly the oscar nominations for the 94th academy awards have been announced. netflix is dark weston. the power of the dog directed by jane campion is leading the feel with 12 nominations, including one full best picture. it's followed closely by the sy fi epic june which received 10 nominations and is also in the running the best picture price. did you see beautiful bitches? they are. and a reminder of the top story with falling for germany, france and poland have expressed their commitment to the sovereignty of ukraine.

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