[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, germany advises at citizens to lead 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 us warns russia could invade ukraine at any time. also coming up in paris, police fire tear gas is 1st demonstrators protesting against covered restrictions. despite a band on the rally,

police had to block hundreds of cars trying to reach the central paris. and the computer audi are back on the red carpet at berlin international film festival. the berlin olive. all eyes are on the line screenings, and who will win the golden bear? ah, i'm marian evans, dean, welcome. growing numbers of western governments are urging their citizens to leave ukraine. that's as fears of a possible russian invasion intensify. germany says it citizens should leave as soon as possible. according to u. s. intelligence reports, an 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. other governments are following suit, the latest escalation, miss simmering crisis that is reaching boiling point 4 months. russia build up its military presence on the ukrainian border ah, adding to moscow's menace russian forces occurring, conducting drills and better ruse. us intelligence has warned that a russian invasion could be imminent, even giving february 16 as a possible launch date. us secretary of state antony blinkin on a state visit and far away 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 rush innovation can start at any time if president putin so decides that includes in the coming days, did it all diplomatic efforts to de escalate. have failed to bridge the divide germany, which unlike other nato countries, as refuse to send arms to ukraine for fear provoking. russia continues to hold out hope in latin. delicious. give me want to make clear that there is a red line here, and this is the sovereignty of ukraine item. 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, olaf shirts will travel to moscow on tuesday to meet with hootin one little bother hoffman. we have to be rid, amid the exodus from his country, ukrainian president followed me. zalinski is appealing for calm. we have a lot of information because we are on these borders. it's our borders. it's our

territory. you know, i have to speak with our people, like, you know, you know, like, like president and say people throughs. and the tools that we have different information. and now the best friend for enemies that hispanic in our country. his words, a reminder that until the 1st shot is fired and anger, a for a job piece prevails and we can speak to dw correspondence in the connelly now he joins us from the ukrainian capital camp. so nick, the u. s. a has been a warning of an imminent incursion for a weeks now, but russia keeps denying any plans to attack ukraine and it says, the west is spreading dis information. what do you craniums make of these contradictory messages? well man, i think there's gonna be little trust in words coming from moscow in the country

that is seen russia annex crimea, with the so called little green men, which we were initially denied to any link with moscow. and then it turned out they were all russian soldiers and has been supporting a separatist in easton ukraine since 2014 so little credence given to those words from russia. but there is a difference in interpretation that tells us between key f and washington and other west l. as that is definitely the case. we've been hiring these cal apocalyptic a warnings from the u. s. and other west european capitals. now in recent days and for lima zalinski, as you heard in the piece, there was a warning against panic saying that his information is different. now some of that is probably down to him and the graham having access to less in the way of intelligence data than the u. s. but it also is a question of emphasis. it seems like the u. s. is trying to fall a ground this. and if you give dates, give lots of detail, potentially in an attempt to try to discourage russia from doing something, by drawing so much attention to this,

that the criminal backs away the ukrainian leaders of c, worried that panic will ensue and the people here and give will either stop trying to move towards the you leave their homes will sell up that the economy could be in dire straits. so there is a bit of a difference there in our priorities. but i think the ukranian most only recurring trends will tell you that those troops, those russian troops, there's russian tanks on their borders or something. but people here are very definitely worried about an hour. also hearing growing numbers of countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine. if they're inside the country and to not travel to ukraine, if they are intending to do so. how is this being perceived among ukrainians as they're watching, perhaps more and more a foreign citizens leaving? i think it definitely that this announcement now in the last few days by several countries, including germany today is something that people are feeling worried about previously was an optional thing for most of the embassies that they told to

provide the families that they could go if they wanted to, now this is happening lots of western susan's all basically shutting up shop here in care of all moving parts of their operation to west ukraine, closer to the you and nato. and you noticed the people who for the last few weeks maybe were able to put a kind of an abstract themselves from these headlines and basically assumed this was just another escalation, the kind that they'd lived with the policy. yes, they are now starting to and basically correct their behavior. you hear about people taking money out of banks, making sure they have notes for in foreign currency. small terminations, bags ready, packed, in case they need to leave in a hurry. people are taking the serious lee even if for lots of them there isn't a plan b, there is no where to go. and even if they were some kind of invasion intervention, many people here don't have somewhere else. they can go to please make connelly in t f. thank you so much for your importing. let's get

a check. now. some of the other stories making news around the world. hungarian prime minister victor orbit has started campaigning for april elections aiming to win a 4th straight term in power. speaking it as parties, congress in budapest, or been warned of an influx of refugees from ukraine, should war break out there. he also hinted at the possibility of hungary leaving the european union. me and mars military government has begun releasing prisoners as heart of an amnesty to mark the countries 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 a military crank down and over 12000 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 truck drivers. the blockade has paralyzed a key north american trade route for days. well, police and perez have clash with hundreds of protesters demand demonstrating against frances pandemic restrictions. the so called freedom convoys traveled to the french capital from around the country. inspired by this, similar demonstrations in canada, hundreds of motor is trying to reach the central paris in defiance of a police ban clouds of t guess on the shore elisa as police clash with protesters demonstrating against frances covered restrictions. the self proclaimed freedom convoys began arriving overnight, defying a government order. banning the rally. police stopped hundreds of vehicles at checkpoints around paris,

but many managed to slip through the net. inside the city demonstrate as briefly blocked roads around the up, the triumph calling for freedom and the scrapping of frances vaccine pass for some protesting the vaccine pass is only part of the story of the day we hear against the vaccine pass. but not only, it's also against of the taxes, the government imposes a mass offices. what the automobile to, to well, it's all about poverty. you can't live with such poverty levels. so that's why way here, that's why we're angry and why this won't stop. but regardless of their cause, the authorities in paris are determined to prevent a blockade like the one in canada's capital city. clashes between police and protests as escalated quickly. police have been using t a guest to disperse the crowds, leaving the picturesque streets of paris, looking more like

a war zone. while as the opening weekend of this year's berlin international film festival, the berlin, ellen, this year's berlin allah is again open to the public after last year's festival, had to be held virtually because of a pandemic. well today cinema goers will be treated to the premier of a political film by german director under is rasan. robbie a cannot versus george w bush tells the story of a german housewife or b a corner whose son is imprisoned by the united states in pakistan. and then held the infamous one ton of mo bay detention signed the 5, the coroner teams up with the more reserved human rights lawyer barrett hard to push for her son's release. taking her find all the way to the us supreme court. d w. stacy bins that has been covering the berlin l and i asked her a little earlier which film she would recommend from the competition?

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 to day is a period piece out of indonesia by director camilla on dini. and it's called before now and then. and it takes place in the late 19 sixty's after indonesia gains independence from the dutch. and we me a character named mana, 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 small. she doesn't have a voice in the world. she 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. and 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 the world as a woman or when that's something that we all can identify with ah, and the winter olympics in beijing, there was more joy for germany in the sliding sports as had a nice and become the country's 1st female skeleton winter. the 21 year old was not among the favorites, but she beat australia's jacqueline, narrow count to clench germany 6 gold metal from 6 events at the yanking sliding center knives is victory comes after she won the junior world championship last year. well, in one to speak, a soccer, a little both whom caused

a big stir as they destroyed mighty buyer munich on saturday. the champions were 9 points clear, and the li, going into this one bond. they were no match for a home side who gave their fans and unforgettable afternoon. carlos can boast, score the picket, the goals for both them as the buyer and for the 1st time in get this 18 years buyer were left to rue, the absence of injured gold people manuel noir. but that didn't dampen both them. celebration and saturdays when the sleep games are now over. so let's take a look at all the results so far, unmatched $822.00. as we saw bolcom, stunned byron elsewhere, glovebox. the elk for frankfort lost the walls for fryeburg drew mines. 3rd beef had to berlin, live, recuz's thrash, stood guard, and saturdays laid game. on friday, leipzig, the cologne, and in sundays,

became when young berlin host darkened. you're watching dw news coming to you from berlin up. next is world stories the week in reports. i'll have another news update for you at the top of the hour. hope you join us then. i'm marian and dean from me and the entire team in berlin. thanks for the company. ah, imagine how many portion of love us her out in the world. climate change very often story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much was can really get we still have time to work. i'm going all with the battle against cove it. the only variant is putting healthcare systems around