ah, this is the only news line from the diplomatic push to end. the ukraine crisis intensifies the leaders of france, germany and poland to unite in their resolve to prevent war and call on russia to engage in meaningful dialogue. also on the program, the green campaign are spearheading germany's drive to tackle climate change. look at jennifer morgan's track record and assess the scale of the challenge. she's facing, regenerating coral reefs in the mall. dave's why conservation is say they must act now before it's too late. i'm kind of just prime minister says he will end up mass

protest by truckers against coven 19 restrictions. drivers have brought much of downtown ottawa to a standstill, and flock, the busiest florida crossing into the united states. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. european leaders are stopping up efforts to prevent russia from invading ukraine, french president emanuel macro is leading a fresh diplomatic push, holding talks here in berlin, following meetings in kevin moscow despite achieving no breakthrough. mr. macross, as he has helped to diffuse tensions, ukraine's foreign minister, his less than impressed, saying the french liter brought opinions rather than proposals. russia denies planning an attack, but is still massing troops and weapons on its 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. was a good lines of our common goal as to prevent a war in europe or in that department 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. does the dent on glossy, the meat in followed a diplomatic blit spy. manual micron who pushed for further talks on visits to moscow and kiev, 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 . it was you lose. 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. normally the 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 a hormone which jeremy thaws back in november. that was said that he was pretty much dead. so lasted for

a dr. young trial is the more broader 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, touchdown in nato member, poland. while the diplomatic channels is still open, the build up of soldiers in the region continues good folk as a distinguished fellow they sent for your appeal policy analysis. he's also a former us special representative for ukraine and a former us ambassador tonight. so. so i asked him, watch such a small nato deployment to its eastern flank could achieve against mass to 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 ukrainians, however, have a very large and capable military. and i think you 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. could focus all other nations in the region fear they may also be facing a threat from russia. latvia,

lithuania and estonia all share borders with russia. 2 of those baltic states also border russia's close ally bruce. these former members of the soviet union are members of nato. the western defense alliance already has 1200 troops stationed in lithuania, half of them provided by germany, with a promise of another 350 next week or to day with you and your marked 5 years since the german lad, the battle group was established. retentions running high, many lithuanians feel that now is the time to prepare to defend their 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 the men and 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. if will

lead to gain could 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. what would monsieur am good as much with you? 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. rozier, 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 chairman, command, nate, her 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 missiles that russia has tactical, short range missiles, miller error, and germany refuses to draw a red line at the sack on the breast that hold on the linear. well, we're civilians preparing for the worst for these lithuanians, a war in their country is a very real possibility. well, let's break river lithuanian vice minister of national defense of margaritas. 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 military build up, which is happening around your brain and in bellows. we think that if they will decide they will have the force which, which is needed to launch a military 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 demand he put forward all the maxims due 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, need, need the members. so if you've got parts of lithuanian planning, are 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 planning 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 to the 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 need, the countries should reinforce its presence and get a barrier. straightforward, the answer to that ration 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 the, in numbers, in terms of numbers. there are actual always has an upper hand in, in this respect. but we can deter restaurant direction by, by mock light, deter russia by showing gay berry from korea and capable capability this 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 our region, this is a determine factor under, if this failed, if it doesn't fail, of course, nato will. it will have to respond to that 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 fight. 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 in beller. so it's really not an exercise. it does that. we can, we can definitely say that the, the end of even any, any, any independence, the russian independence military independent political independence. and we should treat that. i'm not going to exercise, but there's that ben deal that russia is, has a permanent forces in bella and the bet to 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 note, it's becoming very real understood. thank you so much for joining us. my goodness

that i will conditions. i miss you. many as a vice minister of national defense. thank. thank. now we'll take a look at some more stories making news around the world starting in france, where the main suspect and the 2015 parish terror attacks as testified in court that he never killed or wounded anyone. it's the 1st day of our best lamb's trial which is taking place in the french capital. the french moroccan national is the only surviving suspect who was in paris on the night of the g. hardest attacks that killed 130 people. you are a secretary of state and to be blank and is in melbourne for talks with ministers from australia, japan and india for nations make up the quad, which monitors chinese, influencing the asia pacific region, and also discuss vaccine distribution and climate change. thousands of people in argentina have protested against the deal with the international monetary fund on big paying a $44000000000.00. lo, i'm f as agreed to defer payments,

that activists say that be conditions for doing so will hit the poor. hardest. a german foreign minister and a minute bear barkus recruited the head of greenpeace international as her special envoy for clerk, international climate policy. jennifer morgan takes on the role as berlin steps up its efforts to tackle climate change. miss morgan was born in the us and will be the 1st person to hold the newly created posted europe's largest economy. left of 30 years or environmental activism. she says she can make a difference in minor lung yellow, get a foul. i want to use my long time expertise in the climate movement and in think tanks from my political work. now, in order to support and promote germany's and use calls internationally on the by is mind, sir, i my goal is to build a proactive inter ministerial team. germany which made under them of a source come together with other ministries. we want to build that scene in order

to reach true climate neutrality and global climate justice together. time is running out think well, let's get more from t w political correspondent, simon young. welcome simon. to what wo jennifer morgan do in this newly created role? your for she'll be the government sir, chief specialist on international climate policy. a role perhaps a little bit akin to john kerry as the u. s. a. climate and voice. so she'll be developing the governments international climate policy positions, for instance, for the annual global climate conferences. and you know, working, leading on the development of foreign policy in relation to the climate, something that this government says that it wants to put at the heart of everything . it does. so this is a newly created role at this level,

a very senior civil servant and of course chic jennifer morgan, as definitely got the contacts booked for it. so she's been leading greenpeace for many years and has been in our other environmental organizations. and we can hear what are the green foreign minister and alina bear, bog said about jennifer morgan just earlier today. i know of no other person in the world with the same degree of expertise, networks, and credibility and international climate policy. and the fact that we were able to when jennifer morgan for the german team means for me and we are filling the position with the ideal candidate. and it is an important signal for international climate action. or simon, you are not. every one is convinced that jennifer morgan is such a good fit for the job. they tell us why that's right. i mean, the opposition parties have said that she's essentially a lobbyist for,

for the causes she represents. and they say that it's unusual for an activity of this calling to be put in this, a very senior, powerful role within the government. and they also say that it's questionable whether an organization like greenpeace really deserves this kind of recognition. it's protests, of course, not seldom because people to break the law and said can sometimes be dangerous view, as might remember. the incident during the year of football championship last year when a, a green peace activist parachuted into a football stadium in munich. and that was criticizes, dangerous, and a d, jennifer morgan, herself has joined in some of those kind of direct action protests in the past. right. and, but she's not actually german. so how does she get this big job boxing on behalf of the german government? yeah. jennifer morgan's a us citizen,

but she speaks fluent german, and she's lived in germany for almost 20 years. but it's true. she can't take up the full position as a civil servant until she becomes a german citizen, which she's, she's applied to do it. so initially, when she takes up this role, beginning of next month, she'll just b as it were, an advice in advisory capacity. and this is something that people are criticized, they say should her application for german citizenship b. speeded up. well, that can happen in some circumstances. some of also asked if, as an american or she comes into this job, can she really represent german interest? well, i think the answer to that seems to be, you know, the climate crisis is a global crisis. thank you very simon simon, young, opposing correspondent. world leaders,

scientists and c e o. 's are gathering in france for the one ocean summit. over the next couple of days, they'll try to boost efforts to save the oceans. from the effects of climate change and pollution oceans produce half of the world's oxygen regulate the weather and provide humanity's largest source of protein. plastic is one of the biggest threats to the marine ecosystem. takes thousands of years to decompose, kills marine life, and global production is at an all time high. well, pollution, also litters, beaches and larger mammals are dying from eating a man made waste. another issue is the rising temperature of the oceans warmer sea water is a big threat to coral reefs which are on which are a habitat for so much marine life. one country where coral, the so threatened by climate change is the mold these as we'll report now, activists there are devising ways to help the color grow back an

ocean paradise full of color and life. but rising sea temperatures a damaging the color reefs of the mouths and the ecosystems marine life. the signs are all too clear, good idea to hire coral very that there won't be any color on it. when you're dorothea dakota, you can see any light alive oil in the light, a light. so i'll give you a big or not look like or but steps to being taken to save the coral. marine biologist, emily cattle has established a coral breeding program last year. she placed 200 metal structures to build a coral nursery and to read life has returned foolish on i don't see, all the corals be planted are healthy. we can see that they've grown. we can see that the fish arrived and we can see the positive impact on the revised quote. it's

if you've heard of others like xena the seem a building, a different kind of nursery, an educational one. she was the 1st woman to get her diving diploma on the island, and now gives free lessons to make children aware of the corals. if you don't love something, you can protect it to fall in love with the read for the ellison, then only you for and if i can to make sure that it remains her methods or working as young people learn what could be lost without more protection. we'll have a quick round up now of some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic. the number of coven 19 cases around the world has topped 400000000. according to americas, johns hopkins university, the death toll of just under 5800000. the world health organization who's calling on wealthy countries to fill a 23000000000 dollar funding gap to help poor nations. w h o says unequal access to

tests and vaccines risks prolonging the crisis. and the state of new york is dropping its indoor mask mandate for most public places. i to canada, why the prime minister just intruder says he will end a mass protest by truckers against upon barrack restrictions. the action which is now in the 2nd week has paralyzed parts of the capitol. auto drivers have brought the business district to a standstill unblocked the busiest border crossing with us 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 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 old trade between the 2 countries normally crosses the bridge, sparking fears of shortages ah, at the winter olympics and beijing which are seen stop a pharmacies and upsets, including a successful end to a 16 year journey to gold for american snowboarder. and the stand arc performance from an old region freestyle scale. norway's brick rude claim gold in the 1st ever

men's big air ski event, the 21 year old landed a spectacular jump with 5 and a half rotations. an earned a score so high, he secured the title ahead of his final jump. he performed the last run as a victory lap while holding the norwegian flag. michela ship friends, disappointment continued with another early exit in the alpine skiing slammed schiffron who came to beijing as one of the big stars having taken gold and 20142018 was less shattered as she missed the gate after just 5 2nd. the american later questioned if she'll compete again at the games. but there was some us success. snowboarder lindsey jack belize when the 1st golden beijing for team usa. the 36 year old slept to victory in snowboard, cross for her 1st olympic gold in her 5th games, a brutal late fall had cost her victory way back in 2006. this is d w coming up next in news asia. the,

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