i love stories from the future. starts february 14th on d, w. ah ah. this is the w news live from berlin, germany ward's russia against miller traction in ukraine as moscow stages. war games close to the ukranian border talks on averting conflict resume and german chancellor. olaf shots tells russia not to wonder 8 underestimate the west result. also on the program, germany's foreign minister adelina bab off against her 1st official trip to the

middle east for that visit to jerusalem's holocaust memorial. ah i'm fo gail welcome to the program. in the last hour german chancellor, olaf sholtes was worn to russia. it will face economic and political consequences if it invades ukraine. he also told moscow not to underestimate western, resolved to find a peaceful resolution to the chrisy. so be crate. senior officials from russia, ukraine, germany, and france have held more talks here in berlin. a massive build up of russian troops and weaponry. ukraine's border has prompted fears of an invasion which moscow denies the numbers continue to grow more troops, more military hardware, and more big boom in video offered to the media by the russian defense ministry.

and even if these big booms are only for drills, they are meant to be loud. just as russia's foreign ministry, as being loud in responding to over church from the west, to turn the volume down easily, you'd only for hulu, to mark the idealized approaches, ultimatums, threats, and lecturing. it's a path to nowhere. italy, unfortunately, many of our western colleagues are now obsessed with this form of public activity published. i can't call it, diplomacy has looked young, own and little younger blue. these ukranian troops in the don best region were deployed at 1st to keep russia backed separatists at bay. now they are watching and waiting for what they think will be an assault by russian troops on the other side of the border. as often than the shoot, the noise of nathan, i'm convinced that our unit, if you can leave my unit, the guys with whom i serve, we're ready for any scenario. we have the skills not ready and very motivated. we

know who we're defending. ukrainian people are behind us, our home. we're ready to stand our ground until the end. the don best region though may not be the main prize for russia as d. w heard from a sure of the european council on foreign relations. i mean, it's good that sort of burly in paris is now sort of accelerating efforts on don barza to be processed. we should understand that the russian game at the moment is much bigger. don barzyk sees a side show, i have to say that the russian gave me for listen to mr. poo, didn't see the documents that they put on the table. it's about ukraine's the whole and he's about sort of a shame cheap, entire european security order. as the u. s. moves troops into romania to bolster nato's border along the black sea. karl built says it is in fact the u. s. and nato that russia most wants to deal with will also attending talks in berlin are the

leaders of the baltic states of latvia, lithuania, and estonia. with the w is chief international edison. richard walker asked the latvian of prime minister our tours christiane, his currants. how his country is dealing with the russian build up. hi, miss harris. how dangerous is the situation at the moment? how close are we to a possible war? well, it's not clear if there will won't be a war. but one thing is clear, president fulton is fighting against ukraine's independence against their democracy . that's the 3rd that he feels he talks about the encroachment of natal. but what he is really fighting is the independence of ukraine. and this is what we in the west, what we in the european union, and what we, as nato member states, have an obligation to support is ukrainian independence. that is what is at stake. but you do see the troops that are a master, agen crane is a real threat, a potential threat that could lead to conflict. of course, it's

a very real threat. we've seen the exercises before last spring are much higher troop concentrations. there's a refusal to allow our observation of the exercises and bellows, which are also unannounced. so there are a troops not only along the ukrainian or russian border, but the russian troops now in the bellows on the northern border of ukraine as well . now of course lapierre has a border with belarus itself. do you feel that there is a direct risk to your country? my country is a member of nato. us are all 3 of baltic countries. so of course we have, as we speak today, 10 natal member states military's in latvia, there's that the german led a contingent of nato. in lithuania, the british lead contingent in estonia, so we don't feel a direct mil military threat, but certainly this is very destabilizing for the entire region. and it changes the military, a posture and we as natal them,

are states need to but react. i think it's very important to strengthen nato's presence are all on the eastern flag that is from the baltic down to the black sea are but especially of course, also in the baltic countries. and this is where germany is playing. now, an important role. germany is made the decision to strengthen its presence in lithuania, which is very welcome news indeed. now in the discussion of trying to deter vladimir putin from take military action, there's a lot of focus on sanctions possible sanctions and node stream to is at the heart of that debate will have felt the german chancellor has refused to explicitly say that he would put sanctions on nod stream to what's your message to him on that? the message is very simple. everything has to be on the table for it to be a credible, deterrent, or put in house to understand that the sanctions could bite in many different ways . so as long as nothing is taken off of the table, this is the way that we have to move forward. now you're

a long standing critic of nord stream to when you look at the current situation, do you feel that nod stream to contributed to this crisis? oh, we've been critics for north street one a. so our all along. and we have said from the very beginning that such a, an under c, a gas pipeline to germany will, or could, at some point be used by russia as a geopolitical a lever. and we see that this is what the kremlin is doing right now. using gas applies to europe as a pressure with reduced flows and thereby increasing energy prices in europe. or we thought it was a bad idea then, and we think it's a bad idea now for iraq to become, to over dependent on energy supplies from any one country. especially if that country is russia. and we know that a gas promise estate controlled expert monopoly is being used now as an economic, a tool against her, the european union premier to current many thanks for your time. thank you. as

a love in prime minister, making her date of his chief intellectual editor, richard walker, a german foreign minister on a. lemme bab walker has begun her 3 day trip to the middle east in israel, where she met with political leaders and visited the holocaust memorial in jerusalem. germany stop diplomat also laid a reef in memory of the 6000000 jews murdered by the nazis in world war 2. i should have the lessons of the past must not be forgotten today. the whole of names and yet the sham and memorial to the jews lost during the holocaust. their names, their life. stories under photographs are collected here. an archive of the millions murdered a culture decimated. it's the project to counter anyone who tries to deny or time play the nazi genocide, anti semitism, germany's foreign minister and elaine. a bare bach says the world must stand up against, especially to day as this over omitting to her flesh during this is our

absolute obligation as a younger generation to keep the memory alive in, especially as there are fewer and fewer eye witnesses among us. when townsend owned as mountains is our responsibility to raise our voice against anti semitism, and he's against asia down incitement against exclusion and violence. so that such a crime against humanity never happens again. the knee mia dog, wait. in the hall of remembrance, babble commemorated the victims. she laid a wreath on the stone crypt containing the ashes of some of the holocaust dead. brought to israel from the extermination camps. family advice, shamburger travel to meet her israeli can't apart. yale up heeds and provide assurances that germany's new coalition stands strongly in solidarity with israel.

but that doesn't mean the government's c. i to i on oil issues as a way to have businesses. and you said the long discussion, lulu, upon the things we agree on both of these with israel and this is more friends, do their voc said she considers the israeli settlements policy harmful and incompatible with international law. though she added, she was under no illusions there will be a quick solution to the israeli palestinian conflict. the message of this trip israel can depend on germany as both an ally and sometimes a critic in a relationship of mutual respect for the berlin international phone festival. opens this evening despite behind numbers of karone of ours cases here in the gym and capital luster's event was held mostly online. this year, screenings are happening in person seating capacity has been hard parties and perceptions of also been cancelled. the red carpet is ready for the 72nd

edition of the berlin international film festival. but unlike in past years and will be thronged with far fewer fans, hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars. it's just one of the measures men to allow the festival to take place despite pandemic restrictions. organizers are standing by their decision to hold an in person event. we don't want to make our festival up and, and put people in danger. that's something we we don't want, so we follow an instructional will, will be given by the authority as long the instructional will match with our project. we will go hon. the festival kicks off with the latest work by french director of full swell was on p t. f on country is based on the film, the bitter tears of pe tough on conned by late gonna vanna fust, binda attribute to the german director. and starz french actor is din ye men or she and isabella, jenny? a jenny colleague and compatriots, isabella bell, is this years recipient of the golden bear award for lifetime achievement. the

french actress will also be seen at the festival and her latest film about joan, alongside berlin. hometown favorite last, idaho. this isn't all. also generating buzz is the thriller the outfit starring oscar winning british actor remark, rollins as a tailor gets mixed up with gangsters and 19 fifties. chicago don't be involved in whatever it is you. do you know exactly what it is away do? well, it's a cautious return to the red carpet after years of pandemic disruption. the battered movie industry is hoping even this year's scaled back event could be an important step on the road to normality. well let's that join the dw stacy beavens, who's a up the burden allah amongst the glitter off a welcome. welcome brother. bring is just minutes away or was it la? yes,

i'm telling you it's my 1st red carpet and i feel amazing. that's. it's amazing. it's giving razzle, it's giving dazzle. the venue is looking beautiful as always. and the celebrities had been lining up and as long as well as the media. and you could see that everybody is wearing our mass. mine will go back on once. i'm finished here. and then in a few minutes, like you said, the berlin olive again and the opening film is it's called peter font cox. and it's by the french director a front swallow song. and after that, they all meet the, the cast and crew will meet and greet with the audience members. so it's pretty exciting, right? right. i'm, but it is, we are in the middle of a pandemic. so how's that shames things? how will it look that? like i said, it's gonna be a little bit more condensed. everybody will be wearing mask, and all of the venues you have to have a co, the test and show that you've been vaccinated. they then use will only be filled to

half capacity. so it is a more scale down events and hollywood is not represented that much here this time around. so there aren't as many hollywood stars here. ok, i'm, what are you most looking forward to? well, i was most looking for it to death. i mean this today, but as far as films go, i'm really looking forward to seeing the outfit. it's about a taylor who gets caught up with the mob in chicago, and that's my home city. so i'm actually looking forward to seeing that one. okay, so clearly having a good time down there, we will have more from you as a continuous will let you go back to your staff and your russell and your basil. what other stacy evans? i rationally basil. you're welcome, phil. i is reminder of our top story of this. our

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