february 25th on d w. mm hm. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, germany advises at citizens to leave ukraine. the foreign ministry says german nationals should check whether their presence in ukraine is essential. and if not to leave as soon as possible. this comes as the u. s. warrens that russia could invade ukraine at any time. also coming up, the glitter adi are back on the red carpet at berlin's international film festival . the berlin allan, all eyes are on the live screenings,

and who will win the golden bear? ah, i married evans, dean. it's good to have you with us. growing numbers of western governments are urging their citizens to leave ukraine as fears of a possible russian invasion intensify. germany says it citizens should leave as soon as possible. according to us intelligence reports and invasion by russia could occur at any time. the u. s. embassy and key f or non essential staff are being pulled out. and the u. s. government is advising its citizens to leave ukraine. or the governments are following suit, the latest escalation miss simmering crisis that is reaching boiling point for months. rush us build up, its military presence on the ukrainian border ah,

adding to moscow's menace russian forces occurred, conducting drills in but a ruse. us intelligence has warned that a rush invasion could be imminent. you can giving february 16 as a possible launch date. your secretary of state antony, blinking on a state visit and for a fiji backed up this assessment we continue to see very troubling signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving around ukraine borders. as i said yesterday were in the window when a russian invasion could start at any time if president putin so decides that includes in the coming days, with all diplomatic efforts to deescalate, have failed to bridge the divide germany, which unlike other nato countries,

has refused to send arms, ukraine for fear of provoking russia continues to hold out. hope you're not in a delicious give me want to make clear that there is a red line here, and this is the sovereignty of ukraine. we are preparing our response with all necessary measures and toughness, but we are also simultaneously working for dialogue and for the process. not only to be back at the table, but to stay there. i'm tish mission the designs on and do it all heard sublime german chancellor wolf show it's will travel to moscow on tuesday to meet with putin above the we have, amid the exodus from his country ukraine, president vladimir zalinski is appealing for com. when we have a lot of information because we are on these borders, it's our borders, it's our territory. you, you know, i have to speak with our people, like, you know, like, like bread and, and said people throughs. and the tools that we have different information,

and now the best friend for an image that hispanic in our country. his words, a reminder that until the 1st shot is fired and anger, a fragile piece prevails. over more, let's bring in d, w. washington bureau chief in as paul hello to you. and as so, as we've been hearing the list of countries urging their citizens to leave ukraine or to avoid traveling, there is growing by the day. what's been the message for washington on this? well, you know, they really want to avoid. so what we saw in afghanistan when the military withdraw from the country and the so many civilians were left behind. this is probably the main cause that washington and other western countries are really in high alert and urge of their a fellow,

a people to leave you green as soon as possible as the tensions are rising. and we have to be prepared for everything. and now we understand that the present, joe biden is due to speak to russian president vladimir food hooting on the phone. what can be expected from this. com? well, biden is talking to president, put in for 2 reasons. one, here he will again make it crystal clear to the russian president that in a case of an invasion into ukraine, russian, russia will be hit by a massive sanctions. everything's is on the table. but sanctions that will not only cause major problems for the russian economy, but also for putting himself as he has private bank accounts all over the world world. and what we hear is that this is something bite and also once a to address in this telephone conversation, but to abide and also is going to send her a domestic message, so to speak,

as he is facing really major problems here within the united states. the states he wants to show his a fellow americans that he is strong, that he is there and he kind of wants to use this conflict to unify all his people here in his country behind him. well, we also know there was a call between hootin and the french president, a mental micron along with a real flurry of diplomatic talks. but is it true that the us is the only power that could possibly persuade russia to deescalate it shall force. i'm ukraine borders. oh, well, you know, the united states obviously is the only military super power maybe besides china, which in that case stance firmly with russia who can kind of really stand strong against russia. the european union isn't there yet, and there is no other single country that the has the military force to be

a serious counterpart to russia. however, marianna is, it's quite interesting to look a little bit deeper into the diplomatic dance we are seeing here. you know, they are playing with different roles. one probably could say that the buyer and joe, by the american president is playing a little bit of the bad copies. really firm and strong, somewhat aggressive with the russian, a president and other leaders lawyer would of shorts of german chancellor or a manion mccall french president. keep for more diplomatic doors open, especially as our german chancellor will be traveling to rush on next tuesday. he w's washington bureau chief innes paul. thank you so very much for your reporting. we appreciate it. let's get a check. now, some of the other stories making news, the sour me in mars military government has begun releasing prisoners as part of an amnesty to martha countries. and union day,

around $800.00 prisoners are due to be pardoned. myanmar has been in turmoil since last year's qu, with more than 1500 protesters killed during the military crackdown. and more than 12000 people arrested protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states. over vaccination rules have defied a judge's order to leave. the protesters want the canadian government to scrap vaccine mandates for trunk drivers. the blockade has paralyzed a key north american trade route for days. convoys of french protesters have begin arriving in paris to spine to government order banning rallies in the capitol inspired byes, similar demonstrations in canada, the so called freedom convoys are attempting to block rows in protest against frances coded restrictions. police have clash with demonstrators and issued hundreds of fines in a bid to prevent a blockade. alright,

to the beijing winter olympics now and the international limbic committee says there will be no repercussions for ukraine's of law to love had off cambridge. the athlete flashed aside in support of peace in his homelands amid the 10 situation with russia. at the end of his skeleton, barbara the 23 year old used his moment to make a gesture of peace. he revealed a sign reading no war in ukraine. the i o c could have considered his act. political, which is against olympic rules are correspondent in beijing. jonathan crane explains why the i o c decided not to take action. they were expecting athlete protest, but not necessarily on ukraine. may be about china and human rights better yet. this was a skeleton athlete by the name of the loudest laugh harris cabbage. now he held up a post saying no war in ukraine. he was basically saying that any normal person just wants peace state. but he, i see,

actually forbids protest during the competition today with ro, 50 and, and, you know, protecting political neutrality. but in this case it has come out and said, look, this is just a gesture of peace. we see the matter close, at least some common sense has prevailed here. all right, a quick look at the bender, sleeva and saturdays. early games are over and there was a huge shock as both whom crush champions byron bow, whom were for want ahead at half time, and held on to win despite buyer and fight back in the 2nd half elsewhere. glad above the augsburg, frankfort lost both fork. fryeburg drew with mines for it to be had to berlin. back on friday, leipzig, b cologne lever cruising against a guard kicked off shortly. and in sunday's big game, when young berlin hosted dormant. well, it's the 1st weekend at this year's berlin international film festival, which is once again being held in person. and people have been flocking to cinemas around the german capital to see the film in competition for the golden bare 7 of

them were directed by women. a reporter at stacy beavens has this look. as the curtain went down a weak one's race to win the golden bear, strong, complex feminity came into focus. director ursula meyer let a cast on an exploration of various forms of violence inflicted by women on to other women. in the french film, the line violence is silent, verbal, and physical. often in cinema, you have men doing most of the violence actually and women who have violent and more to be teenage girls. so we thought, why not have, you know, for an adult woman who is violent, just as is without it being associated to say drugs or prostitution. the line is the story of 3 sisters who all handle abuse by their mother differently. the own

this portrayed by stephanie blancho attacks her mother and a slap with a restraining order. barriers are imposed ignored, and then accepted as the main character moves towards healing her inner and outer wounds. ah robe of gems is a ra, look at the collective pain, experienced by the families of mexico's missing and murdered. it's a feature film 1st for writer and director, natalia lopez, j. r. though the story centers on 3 women who are pulled into the underbelly of rural life for me, all the characters, art and all the women, especially i one some how like the different dimensions of the same person. a psychological drama shows hope through sadness and the importance of empathy either for so if get around the, the necessity off,

they are identified yourself with the other, i think is something that it's that we were lacking off and we need to construct again the berlin alo, showcasing 18 films buying for gold and silver bears. the winners will be announced on wednesday. and did of a stacy beavens who filed that report joins as now from the berlin, our headquarters. hello to you, stacy. i live vicariously. i wish i could be there with you. hello. so since i cannot watch every single film at or the berlin l. m a, what would you say are the films to really look out for? yes. well, this is day 3 for me and it's been a lot of fun. and i would say that the film that i really enjoyed the most today is a period piece out of indonesia by director camilla and dini. and it's called before now and then. and it takes place in the late 1960 s after indonesia gains

independence from the dutch. and we, me, a character are named nana who is struggling. you know, she's dealing with the trauma of war. she lost her husband and kids. she doesn't have really a voice and she's remarried, but she feels smart. she doesn't have a voice in the world, doesn't have a voice in her home. and so she finds support from an unlikely person. her husband's mistress twist. so, but that's interesting to see how these women lean on each other and how they try to, how they gain some independence. because freedom isn't free for everyone. you know, in it, especially in that time period where the patriarchy was stronger, and women had to be careful. of the image they portrayed, you know, to protect their families and even their country. um, one of the things that the director said that i thought was really cool was that she said women have to flow like water. so they have to be fluid and they have to adapt. and i think that no matter where you are of the world as

a woman or when that's something that we all can identify with. absolutely, stacy sounds like an amazing film. i look forward to hearing more from you in the coming days, but for now thank you so much for your reporting. ah, and that's the latest anti w news. thanks for watching interest . the global economy. our portfolio w business. here's a also lock out the project with to analyze the fight for market dominance. get a step ahead with the w business beyond on you tube. sometimes a seed is all you need to allowed big idea.