ah, ah ah, this is d w. news light from burn lane. the u. s. warrens or russian invasion of ukraine could come at any time. you are secretary of state antony, blank, and calls for more dialogue as president biden tells americans to leave ukraine. now, as things could go crazy quickly, also on the program, australia's co others are in danger. the government warned that their numbers have dropped dramatically over the past decade and international summit on protecting the oceans wraps up in france will assess progress on the most urgent threats to

marine life. and the figure skating controversy in beijing with gold medals hanging in the balance rushes teen sensation court doping. the international olympic committee goes to court to bonham. ah, i'm fill gail. welcome to the program. you are a secretary of state and to be blank and has urged more dialogue to resolve tensions between russia on the west, over a feared invasion of ukraine. mister blinker was speaking in melbourne following the meeting of the quad alliance. that includes australia, india, and japan. he made it clear that tensions with moscow have reached a dangerous level. simply put, we continue to see very troubling signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. ah, and as we said before,

we're in a window, ah, when an invasion could begin at any time, russia now has an estimated 130000 troops position close to its board with ukraine . for some people living in easton ukraine, the soldiers presence means reliving the trauma of 2014 when russia annex crimea, leading many in the region to flee. this is not the 1st time or got taught oba has feared for her life. born in eastern ukraine, less than 30 kilometers from the russian border. she was forced to flee when peace abruptly ended 8 years ago. if small guns, i'm from landscape, i was born and educated there. i lived there all my life until november 2014. that of the so called russian spring came to us that yes to footer. no, since then i have a very negative attitude towards our russia neighbor. many of us were forced to

leave our homes. will you, could you see the movie? what little scott? august. one of more than one and a half 1000000 eternally displace ukrainians are routed by the conflict in eastern don bus region where key of loyalists have been fighting, brushing back separatists. like many others ogre found her new home in hot give ukraine 2nd big city. but many here now worry, they may soon have to flee again. with an estimated 100000 russian troops matching and ukraine's border experts, one hot give could be one of the 1st city to fall ship hooton's forces invade. despite military 8 from countries like the u. s. ukrainian army is no match for russia's fire power, so many here prepared for the worst, like if heaney and alexi who run an 8 organization in hark, if we feel we should be hello, just this is gustavo, 1st of all were providing logistical support with loans. we've bought fuel and

repaired vehicles that could be less fiesta, finished as he if we bought your usa hygiene products, you must go from there. we'll then we'll probably stock up on food to ensure everyone has hot meals. as we have a place to cook, the only product as it would be, but august says she's done. fling from the russians e easily in the case. now, the situation on the board has worse since and the russian troops attack again smola. and i know how scary it is for the stuff, the bombings and the russian. more tarzan missile simon. i mean it's really very scary home that we won't leave. it's not just our son dish i think with emotion subscribes at the fed latasha. that's a sentiment many here and had a gift share. let's look at the big picture with alexi melnick, who's co director of foreign relations and international security programs with the rsm cough center as a think tank based in care. welcome to

d w. a. do you believe that russia is about to invade you crate or? well, we can't that we have different opinions about the both russia, russia in kind or rushes else. but there is, there are certainly such plans and that are, so please started such intentions by this girl to happen. and mine is going to happen is a big question. and so what is the end game then? what will success look like for president putin in this conflict? oh, well, if you ask me the same question like 2 or 3 months ago, i would say that the pudding and game and the cooking objectives was ukrainian independence to get you claim as a satellite to get the thing you include. but after he's all to madams sent to nato and the united states. and regarding the latest statement it

like low is he has much began patience. he wants to be respected, he wants to be hurt, but unfortunately, his demands simply are not acceptable by the way. so it's a big geopolitical game, and ukraine, unfortunately, is in the center. ok, nato is providing reassurance to it's east and members by bolstering true numbers there. but what do you think the alliance will actually do if russia does invite? well, certainly, if the alliance will keep supporting ukraine or political, diplomatic and even military technical level, but also certainly elaine's not going to sams boots on the ground and what is more important. ukrainian authorities just never asked for soldiers. and so we have

plenty of man, a very strong moved. we know the high level is to defend the country, but we do need international support. right. and if you talk about the ukraine being ready, it's obviously it's going to be outgunned by russia. can they actually defend the country so, well, a ukrainian defense reforms, re sure, been in progress since 20 at least 2016 is more to reach military balance or to, you know, get full man man power. similar to what the russia, our aim is mostly defense and deterrence to the price for possible any possible invasion to the level that the cost benefit gel can lead to change the

kremlin scores been if you write it, if a invade, it has to cost them daily because russia now has about $130000.00 troops that ukraine's border there war games going on in. they bring about a rose, and i'm naval drills in the black sea, effectively blocking ukraine's ports. so as you see this unfold, i you actually worried? oh, well, oh, it is. it's not a pleasant feeling. believe me, to understand that you and circled by the russian troops from bella luce, 1000 kilometers more than 1002 from the east. and the last couple of days, russia actually closed the entire as o, c. and the, the part of the blake c actually excess. you from cranium ports to the breaks. and

you can understand that this is not very pleasant at the same time. i live in here, i haven't noticed anything unusual. i don't eat on a super markets funding compensation in my, my friends and colleagues. right. so that's, so it looks like right, like that other. com. but again, it is something that you really feel if i'm not even thinking about under. so life goes on. i'll actually mel nick from the i resume, cough a center. thank you so much. and you don't have any. take a look at some of our store is making news around the world now. as starting with the french president emanuel macro, who refused to take a coven 19 test. when the meeting rushes vladimir brewton this week, i wrote his news agency says the french leader wanted to prevent russia obtaining a sample of his dna. the 2 men held talks at opposite ends of a long table to maintain social distancing. dress

president joe biden is expected to sign an executive order allowing 3 and a half $1000000000.00 in frozen afghan reserves to be used to help people without allowing the taliban rulers access to the funds or the frozen assets would be used to support us. victims of terrorism, united states is heard in canada to use federal powers to end a truckers protest that is blocked 3 major border crossings. the drivers won't the canadian government to scrap vaccine mandates. blockade has forced factors on both sides of the border to slow production because of supply shortages. i australian government has officially listed co olives as endangered. the native marsupials are fighting to survive. bush fires, land clearances, and drought conservation list. i fear there are now fewer than 100000 kilometers left in the wild. it was the defining image of australia's bush fires in 2019 a koala encircled by flames. before

a quick thinking bystander comes to the rescue. thousands of koala were caught up in that year's devastating fire season left homeless or treated for dehydration and burns. it was a clarion call for action. so coming out of those fires, i asked my scientific experts to really examine whether the qual, as listing, as you said on the endangered spaces list needed to move up or not. and today's announcement is that it has, which is all about priority conservation for this extraordinary marsupial. on top of the fires, the creatures are threatened by disease. half the population has chlamydia, growing towns and cities to have eaten away at the habitat. the endangered classification means they get more protection under planning laws. conservationist t, it's critical. we taken in over 810000 animals and well over 10000 of those

are corollas. they're a very specialized creature and an animal that is unfortunately under unprecedented threat. last month, the government announced $43000000.00 euros and additional funding to protect them . we're investing in the world leading science in looking after our kuala populations. and we are also investing heavily in education. so ensure not only the public can understand how they can care, but also importantly, veterinarians, right across the country. environmental groups have well come the endangered species recognition. but they accused the government of ignoring a decade of warnings. nonetheless, they hope this will now be a turning point for these iconic creatures. this is d, w sly from berlin. still to come to berlin. international film festival is back

live and in person will bring you highlights from my be opening night featuring a new movie from french director francois was on a so france and the united states are joining forces to push for a global agreement to protect our ocean. some plastic pollution announced the initiative on the final day of the one ocean summit was a gathering of researchers and business leaders on frances atlantic coast. oh, the world is warming and the polar ice caps are melting and the oceans. they are melting into filling with plastic review by the w w. f one. the substance has reached every part of the ocean. we definitely reach the point where the system is overloaded and where we enter or where we will be edge. because the problem seems to become, or will grow bigger over the couple of a coming years,

because the producers of plastic already stated that they will produce more. so we fear that more plastic will end with the oceans. and the commission in the, in the oceans to micro anaplastic, which grades the biggest problems the temperatures across the oceans pose. yet more problems us research is found out. the hottest temperature is recorded in the oceans between 18701919. and look to how often the sees around the world beat that range in the years that followed. they found that in the year 1900, the oceans hit that peak less than one percent of the time. but by 2019 temperatures across the world sees be that record 57 percent of the time. animals like polar bears are watching their habitats disappear. the bears could build, but lost by the end of the century. the heat is pushing species such as great white sharks into new waters. this means they other animals like sea otters, hosing their decline increases in the heat of the ocean. this is the main cause of

coral bleaching. bleach reefs are more likely to die. the outlet for the ations and the creatures living within them is a troubling one. well, let's take a closer look at this with martin vers back. he's a climate scientist with a helm hope center for ocean research. she focuses on the development of oceans over time. it joins us from the one ocean summit. welcome to d, w. i'm very blink picture that we painted and that report that is it too late to reverse all this damage? no, no, i don't think it is. it is indeed high time for action. we see climate change is affecting the ocean. it's warming, we heard about at sea level is rising. we see ocean as if occasion, even loss of oxygen. on the other hand, we see the biodiversity is reduced dramatically in the ocean, and also pollution is picking up. but we can still turn the tide if swift action

happens. and that means that all the governments around the plan have to come together to agree on ambitious agreements and reversed the decline. and, and given that most of us now are signed up to the idea that climate change is a bad thing. what are the, what are the hold ups? why are we not? why, i mean your, your goal is to say got 30 percent of the world's oceans by 2030. why such a low bar? it is not actually a low bar because protecting the ocean, at least 30 percent is quite a high bar because many parts of the ocean i use, for example, by commercial traffic, by fishing, also tourism. and what we're aiming for is not only to protect 30 percent, but actually really protected at means no take. so that means no fishing, no other activities where we are making good progress even here today, a couple of states announce that they're going to expand protection areas in the ocean. that is a very good thing. is it enough? well, not only, we also need to change our energy systems, we need to stop the pollution or land that and into the ocean. but there's progress

made and good announcements were made today. but these are just announcement words . now we need to see action, right. and where to push back coming from if we're all agree that the ocean warming is a bad thing. why is there not more unanimity? is this because a commercial interest or what's going on? i think there's a couple of different things. yes indeed is some of the things that we would all like to see go against commercial interests. for example, the shipping industry is very helpful for fueling the global economy, but it's also a big source of pollution and changing the propulsion system to is c o 2 free systems by no means easy. although big shipping companies, you're made announcement that they're going to make it even more urgent, maybe by 2030 already large parts of the fleets will switch over to trying to fools at least low emission fuels. but there are really impediments, and there's also the big impediments on the fishing industry once free access. so

there's a lot of reasons why some actors are much moving slower than those are more than on the environmental side. it was great to see president mccall really urging other governments to really get on with it. right. and what we see from not particularly your conference, but all of these climate conferences. we see lots of announcements, lots of people saying this is very important. we often see which we often see very little in the way of progress. so what do you want to see actually happen as a result of the warnings coming out of this summit? so i think there been 3 areas that we need. on the one hand, we really need to make more progress on multi lateral agreements. and i don't mean just saying that we want to do, but actually written a law, customary law or international law that certain things are forbidden. we need targets that people want to be submitting, but also want to be evaluated against. but we also need new partnerships that is not just governance announcing it, but also the private sector. civil society is working together to actually make it happen. on the, on my side, on the research side,

we're still exploring part of the ocean. we have no understanding to, to really get into action. but we're also working on new initiatives to we called digital twins of the ocean and the environment. and these digital representations allow us to actually evaluate actions and see how beneficial they can be, or may be costly that can be low as a digital representation of the ocean. we call them little twins of the ocean, big push, big excitement via the commission of europe announced that will build the 1st one in the next 3 years. so a lot of excitement around that area, but we really need to work together, come together and turn the words and direction. well, we wish you well with that. thank you so much for joining us. martin visit from the health center for ocean research. thank you for having me as the winter olympics in beijing and 3 time gold medalist a short white was unable to make it for in a row. after falling short in the final of the snowboard, half pipe american had dominated the event during his career. but this time couldn't come up with the tricks needed on his last run. the 35 year old says this

is it plans to retire from competition gold medal when the young japanese or you move iran, the 23 year old that got silver to previous olympics behind white, but 96 points out of 100 on his final run, secured victory in one a legal battles under way. be olympics after consummation that star russian figure skater, camila valley ava. i recently tested positive for doping. early this week she led the russian olympic committee team to gold in the team events. but the battle ceremony still hasn't taken place. the russian anti doping agency at 1st suspended valley ava, but then lifted the suspension and allowed her to compete. and beijing international olympic committees trying to reverse that decision by appealing to the international court of arbitration for sport davis. next, scheduled event is on the 15th of february, when she's the favorite to win gold in the individual event. earlier we spoke with

the w l. a. big correspondent in beijing, jonathan crate to get the latest on the 15 year old skating star. well after days of speculation, we do now know that camilla valley eva is indeed the athlete that tested positive for a band substance. and is the center of this legal dispute. that is delayed the middle ceremony for the team competition in figure skating, but we're still on the rise as to whether she will be able to compete in her individual event next week. now the band substance valley ava tested positive for is typically used to treat heart problems, but it can also be used to boost blood flow in the body. the course of arbitration for sport here and basing has an ad hoc panel. it will now arrange an urgent hearing to look at the case. it has to be urgent because that individual competition takes place in just 6 days time. the court will look at whether the provision or suspension should have been lifted. it's not even going to consider when the medal ceremony for the team event can take place, or it could well be that the valley eva is not allowed to compete in her individual event, but could still end up with

a go to mattel for the team event after appeals and all the other legal processes, but the heart of this, let's not forget the valley, eva is just 15 years old that the duty of care over her. but is not a good look for russia. is it, the country has already been bad for a doping scandal? it's not even competing under its real name here. it's competing under the russian olympic committee. and again, more questions, more controversy surrounding russia and doping of the crime and beijing. well, here in berlin, i york's 1st major international law film festival of the year has rolled out the red carpet organized as a staging the bone and allah as a live event within persons screenings, 18 films from 15 countries are hiring for the top prize. the golden bear amongst the contenders, the home grown german director francois francois owes all oh, it almost feels normal walking down the red carpet cameras flashing, left and right. but everybody here is aware of how special it all is this time

around the reserve. i was so excited to put on a suit again to get dressed up and to leave the house to meet reporters, meet colleagues, and what's a good movie and good. 6 me interested in that movie is oh, wow. results peter fun comes. a forceful chamber play about love, obsession and power. starring daniel men oshea impressively channeling believe, dana vienna fuss binda. reversing the gender roles of the original. the movie becomes a passionate homage to the german director. a deeply troubled genius revered abroad, but according to his own, all but forgotten at home. this is his 8th entry in the competition and he's hoping to win his 1st golden bear. but even if his stellar ensemble leaves empty handed, this surely will be a festival to remember for everyone involved. and then what report from d. w report at the cold, foolish shoot,

joins us now down there among security. welcome, nicole. the festival program kicks off properly today. how has it been? well, the root is kind of mixed fill. i have to admit that i've been hearing a lot of complaining, not from the filmmakers of corps and the actors. they are all extremely happy to be here. but from especially the journalists over covering the festival circuit for quite some time, they complain about the fact that the opening movie wasn't political enough that the festival lack star power, that it pales in comparison to vessels like, like venice who also had pandemic addition. and then there are those who are out right, trying to start a revolt at a screening this morning. there was a journalist who got on stage and called on all of us to complain about the automatic seat allocation program, which is of course, part of the coven protocol, which has been very strictly followed here. he didn't get too much support, so no rebellion inside just yet. okay,

sounds like so with too much time when he's hands and where are you in relation to the, to the red carpet. what's going on there? i'm at the red carpet actually right now for the movie, a robe of gems by mexican bolivian, a director, and not that yellow beth guy. yet, though, it's a movie about 3 women who against their will get entangled with the mexican drug cartels. it's interesting not only because of course, and there's a tragic relevance for mexican society, but also because lopez guy yet though, is the only latin american director in the competition. she's one of 7 women, and this is her 1st ever feature film that might make her sound like an underdog. but she has quite some experience under her belt as an editor, too much critical acclaim. she's an actor as well, and she has directed some short movies. so she's certainly one to watch. ok, i wrote jobs not to today's only premier. what else are you looking forward to?

i mean, there's tons of movies you could watch today across all the different sections. but if we focus on the competition, there are 2 major premiers coming. our way to day one of them is, was la maya, is the line a story about a woman with anger issues who violently attacks her mother and then gets slapped with a restraining order and has to maintain a distance of at least a 100 meters to her mother and her home, it's a story of love and separation and very creatively plays on the isolation that we all have grown very accustomed to over the past 2 years. and then at night to day it's only zayden z remaining orderly seidel. of course, the master of exploring the darkest corner of ourselves, the coroner's that we would ourselves like to ignore and all of that with his very unique sense of humor. rimini tells the story of a singer who has to come to terms with the fact that his best days are behind him, according to zayden. it's a story like all of his stories that explore our deepest longings and out

unfulfilled longing. so a lot to look forward to today feel like deep unfulfilled loadings. that's very berlin. down to cola frog shot video brother international film festival. thank you . dw news. asia is a next weird melissa channel. i'll be back at the top of the up. have a good day. ah, ah ah, with

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