[000:00:00;00] ah ah, the w is like from but then half a diplomatic push to end, the ukraine crisis intensifies the leaders of france, germany and poland united there resolved to prevent war and call on russia to engage in meaningful dialogue. also on the program. the main suspect in the 2015 to paris terror attacks gives evidence that his trial is accused with others

of carrying out of the bombing in 2015. the main suspect and the canadian security forces struggle to contain a process by truckers against covered 19 restrictions as a block, the busiest land crossing into the united states under regenerating coral reefs in the old days. why conservation, i say they must act now before it's too late. ah, i'm feel gail, welcome to the program. european leaders are increasing their efforts to prevent russia from invading ukraine, french president, emanuel microns, leaving a fresh diplomatic effort. holding talks here in berlin are following meetings in care of and moscow despise achieving no breakthrough. mister macro says he has helped to diffuse tensions. moscow denies its planning unattached,

but is still massing troops on its a 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. once i get lined them, a common goal is to prevent a war in europe, 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 is does it. and on glossy. the meat in followed a diplomatic blit spy. emanuel micron, who pushed for further talks on visits to moscow and kiev 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 are 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 a quarter his credit as be known as successful in rejuvenating reformers, which every resource back in november that was said that he was pretty much dead.

so as that 1st dr. young trial is the more aurora discussion on the circle secuity architecture in europe and 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. russia would not further increase military tensions and pull troops out of bella bruce later this month. meanwhile, more planes carrying us soldiers touched down in nato member, poland. while the diplomatic channels is still open, the build up of soldiers in the region continues. let's see if we can work our way through what's going on with our current. falco, who's a distinguished fellow at the center for european policy analysis, is also a former a u. s. special representative for ukraine on

a former us ambassador to nato. so welcome to the w. what is going on when the president of france comes out of a meeting with a russian president saying he has secured assurances that there would be no deterioration or escalation only to be immediately contradicted by moscow. i think this is a bit of wishful thinking on microns are trying to talk up the markets if you were to get people to believe in and hope for a solution rather than believe in and expect a conflict. that being said, i think today has been very consistent. he has mast, these military forces on purpose. he has made very clear demands. and even if you saw the visuals from a car to moscow, it was very clear from the way the russians orchestrated. they were trying to convey a sense of distance and firmness. right? a president, mackerel has come out of today's meeting with the ladies of germany and poland saying that concrete,

practical solutions are possible. so what are they likely to look like? and he's president putin interested in hearing from anyone who's not joe biden. right, so concrete, practical solutions are possible if russia chooses to do that for the mens agreements as was just mentioned, you reported that on the table for years in russia has never implemented them. they've never had to cease fire, they never withdraw their forces, they never dismantle the arm groups that they support there. so it is really, you know, always been out there that there are practical steps the russians could take, they're just not doing it. instead they escalated, i think now there is an element to which unity in europe, germany, france, poland, and nato, and the you and so forth is important. but the unity has to be backed up by the strong position. ok, so it's, it's clear from, from, from your analysis the russia isn't listening to anything that mr. macro has to said what one does, what mr. macro, therefore, is playing out,

talking on the markets as you say, and stating the obvious, what's he doing? he's positioning himself as a statesman and relevant to these issues ahead of the french election. he goes presumably for re election in april and to have been absent during this or to defer to president by and being a principal in to lock it. and that would not look good for him in france. right? we have the 1st batch of 3000 us troops. they've arrived in romania with more expected in poland, germany, the u. k. i've also sent a few 100. what is that purpose, given that they are so outnumbered by russian troops? well, it's not about the numbers. it's about where they are. they're going to nato allies in the east. so russia is not threatening nato allies in the east rushes threatening ukraine. so the question should be, why are they going other places and what are we doing to help you? great. now in terms of numbers, this is meant to be

a symbolic show of resolve that the nato is united and it will defend its members if attacked. for ukraine, we've provided arms and training, but we're not providing any direct forces. nobody is. and the ukrainians, however, have a very large and capable military. and i think it can at least make this difficult for russia. if indeed russia chooses to invade. i do think in addition to these reinforcements in central and eastern europe, we should be increasing our armed support for ukraine. that's very clear. thank you so much for joining us. cut falco from the center for european policy analysis. thank you. other countries in the region a fear they may also be facing a threat from russia, latvia, lithia and stone. you all share borders with russia. and 2 of those baltic states also border. russia is a close ally bell ruse. so the both ex, all former members of the soviet union,

but in our members of nato and the west and the defense alliance already has 1200 troops stationed in lithuania, off of them, provided by germany with the promise of another 350 next week. well today if you are a new marked 5 years since the german leg battle group was established and with tensions running high, many lithuanians, i feel that now is the time to prepare to defend my country. it's a freezing cold weekend morning, but for these lithuanian civilians, leisure time is more like boot camp. they want to be ready to defend their country . took 3 men crew. there are doctors, architects, artists, musicians, and managers like me. will they need training. they all need to know how to move as a combat unit, how to use weapons, and how to survive on the battlefield. 44 lit again. co go. galler lithuania shares a border with kremlin aligned belarus, and with russia itself,

the giant regional power. the crisis in ukraine is making people here nervous. his thought in his story doesn't end with the un nato. and what has happened in this region of a many centuries is not over how enemies have not changed, and we must be vigilant with a wooden monsieur. them good as much which i feel under threat. i want to be prepared and to know what to do. if tea day comes from a w and we have to defend ourselves. oh, they are determined, ready to fight. and unpaid lithuania, as defense, ministry only covers organizational costs. lucio c, of the most dictating russia, wants to secure supremacy over its neighbors. and it's using highly aggressive tactics. ukraine is the 1st on its radar, but others will follow. so good luck with it. the worst you there. the low under

german command nater treats have been stationed in lithuania since mid 2017 as a deterrent against russia. but germany's hesitant stance in the ukraine crisis has provoked criticism, including here in lithuania era as give allen a camera gear. we live in a region where russia keeps nuclear massage, that russia has little to cool short range missiles, miller error and germany refuses to draw a red line at the sack on the body of the road on the linear. well, if they put civilians preparing for the worst, for these lithuanians, a war in their country is a very real possibility. will that speak river lithuania as a vice minister of national defense of my goodness? i bocavicius a welcome to d w. i do believe that russia is planning to invade ukraine and is lithuania also in its sides. i think from what we see from the mill that are build up,

which is happening around the brain and in belarus. we think that if they will decide they will have the force which, which is needed to launch a notary attack. so if they, if they decide, then then they can, if they want to, then they can, do you believe that unless you wait, you may also be a target definitely the main target and the 1st line of defense is, is your brain. and clearly, within this is threatening primarily ukraine. but we should not forget that the both the mon, he put forward all the maxims to the western countries. they are also affecting need the eastern lines and the new members. and if we put in had had that deck georgia

involvement in the 8th. there was 2014 campaign against the brain. now again, again, ukraine know what it would rule out the scenario in the future. which would involve for nate, nate, the members. so if, if that part of lithuania is planning, all you planning a get to do something about russian invasion? if it happens is this part of your current planning? i think what we are learning and what we are doing together we've allies reinforcing need to present that here in the east and eastern flat. this is a very important and i think this is beyond the right answer is a current the sedation because this is the only language russia, russia understand and respect that's and that's, that is our, our point that the nato made, the countries should reinforce its presence and get

a very straightforward answer to the russian escalation, but we're only talking about a few 1000 troops. what good do you expect about to do? if the worst happens we will never be able to match russia in their, in numbers, in terms of numbers. their actual always has an upper hand in this respect, but we can deter russia, russia by mach allied groups, deter russia by showing gay berry from korea, and capable capabilities in, in, in our region and systems. that's what we can do, and we can, we can make determines work. of course, if it will not work, we will have to do need. and the 5 is,

is in place both in have forward presence. but down in, in, in our region, this is a deterrence factor under, if this fails, if it doesn't fail, of course, nato will, it will have to respond to a different amount of joint military exercises between russia and bell roost begin tomorrow. beller. ruth, of course your neighboring country. how concerned are you by the start of those exercises? first of all, i don't buy this matters, is that this is the next. i think what we've been a couple of a lot the years was a integration, a full integration of freshman and russian and russian military forces. and we just had an exercise in the end of summer. and now we see, and this was the biggest exercise ever. and now we see 10 times more troops than in

beller. so it's really not an exercise. it does that. we can, we can definitely save at the end of even any, any, any independence, the independent military, independent political independence. and we should treat that. i'm not going to exercise, but there's that done deal that russia is, has a permanent forces in bella, and that should change a calculation on the site. because if, if they have on permanent basis, russian troops in belarus, the best scenario of the no, no, just a short notice, becoming the real understood. thank you so much for joining us. my goodness, i will come vicious. i miss you many as a vice minister of national defense. thank. thank what i got out. some more of the store is making good news around the world or u. s. secretary of state and to be blank and it's in melbourne for talks with

ministers from australia, japan and india for nations make up the quad, which monitors chinese influence in the asia pacific region. and also discuss vaccine distribution and climate change. as of argentinians, have protested against the deal with the international monetary fund on the payment of a $44000000000.00 loan. i'm f as agree to defer payments, but active is say the conditions for doing so will hit the poor artist had a greenpeace will be germany's new special envoy for international climate policy environmental campaign that jennifer morgan steps into the role of the country in cliff increases efforts to tackle climate change, she was recruited by german foreign minister and green party member, and alina babel and the main suspect, and the 2015 to paris terror attacks began testifying at his trial today, french moroccan, national, a seller abdur, flowed. mm. the only surviving suspect he was in paris on the night of these events

. he and 19 others are accused of planning on carrying out attacks on the stadium bars. restaurants and the batter klein, concert hall on video. 13th of november, 2015. 130 people were killed. the w correspondent lisa louis joins us from paris. welcome lisa, a. so what did the seller abdur slam se? well, fella, he started with a statement. he said, you know, i didn't kill anybody. i didn't injure anybody. and when handing down this verdict, which in the case of terrorist, it's normally quite tough here in france to think about that because that will have an influence on base terror attackers in the future that in the last moment change their minds because they will know that if they go through with it or not, they will face a tough sentence. right after that day he started to,

he went on to say that he fully supported the ideology of so called islamic state ease and favor apparently of establishing career law. you also thinks that western countries want to impose democracy and their culture on muslim countries, and he is against that. so it remains to be seen of his statement today, really provoked the sympathy of many people here in paris. what, what sort of reaction did you see in court while people were listening attentively, really, the court room behind me is packed today. that's not been the case on every day of this so far, 5 months long trial. and when you, for example, said that islam had re established slavery, and that slave in islam had social status. people were laughing, they're also reacting when he said, you know, we weren't the 1st attack france attacked us, they bombarded syria and iraq,

and we retaliated, people were saying, no, no, no, no, that's not true. and finally, he said, you know, what i can say is that i am not a danger to society. again, people were laughing, so people were listening attentively, but there was also a lot of skepticism and the f months of testimony as you say, the child began in september or what we learned well, what really stood out in these 5 months of trial where the 5 weeks of testimonies by civil plaintiff's, lots of people coming forward telling their story, their version of events, how people survived the attack in the batter, music hall, how they got injured or they were taken hostage of survivors or relatives of those that were killed during the attacks that said how deeply they felt a sorrow and how deeply they were hit by these attacks. but we also heard from people who hadn't been injured physically, hurt,

actually not really seen very nice. there may be seen at the bomb go off or heard the blast or felt that the breeze, the warm breeze from an explosion. and yet they were saying, you know, this has thoroughly destroy my life and not able to hold down a job. i'm completely shattered because i just can't feel safe anymore. thank you so much for that. at least at least louis in paris to canada, where the prime minister just intruder says he will bring an end to a truck, a protest against pandemic restrictions, which is now into it's 2nd week of protests, of paralyzed parts of the capitol artwork. bringing the business district to a standstill blocking the busiest border crossing with us. police in the city are requesting back up from across the country 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 determined are you to continue to the protest. while if you take a shot of my drug, you'll see my tires are of thought is that all your auto residents 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 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 as being 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. let us take a look. some of the latest developments in the pandemic on the number of covey. 19

cases around the world has talked 400000000 according to america's johns hopkins university. it also says turtle death stand a just under 5000000, 800000. the wealth organizations calling a wealthy countries to fill a 23000000000 dollar funding gap to help poor nations. abby w h o says on equal access to tests and vaccines are risks prolonging the crisis on the or a state of new york is dropping its indoor mask mandate for most public places. a world leaders or scientists and c e o is a gathering in france for the one ocean summit. over the next 2 days. they will try to boost efforts to save our oceans from the effects of climate change and pollution. plastic is one of the biggest threats to the marine ecosystem. it's production globally is at an all time high. plastic takes thousands of years to decompose and kills marine life pollution. also litter, speeches, and larger mammals are dying from eating them. i made waste. another issue is the

rising temperature of the seas warm a sea water is a big threat to coral race, which are habitat for so much marine life. one country where coral reefs are threatened by climate change as the mold dave's. as we report now, activists there are devising ways to help the colonel regrow an ocean paradise full of color and life. but rising c, temperatures a damaging the coral reefs of the mouths and the ecosystems marine life. the signs are all too clear, good idea to hire a loan. and when you're going to put a live, a look like ok, but steps to being taken to save the coral. marine biologist, emily cattle has established

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