stories from the future starts february 14th on d, w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berkeley and a phone call, but no break through joe biden and vladimir putin discuss the crisis in ukraine. russia dismissing us warnings of an imminent invasion as hysteria, also coming up police failed to end a truckers protest against pandemic restrictions heating cross border trade between canada and the with the blockade spots. copycat demonstrations in several of the

countries and germany's federal convention gathers to elect the country president with incumbent fantasy dying. my points to win a 2nd tip. ah, i am jared read. thank you very much for your company. a phone call between the us and russian leaders has failed to ease tensions over you credit president joe biden and vladimir putin spoke after the us warned that russia could invade ukraine. at any time. moscow is dismissed. the claim is hysteria. ukraine's forces are on high alert, has more than 100000 russian troops are gathered near the border. germany has joined the countries in telling its nationals to leave ukraine. a white house statement says biden, warned putin of swift and severe costs. if russia does invade ukraine,

moscow says the u. s. is guilty of unprecedented hysteria. american citizens have an urge to leave ukraine immediately. other countries, including germany, are following suit. experts say they're doing the responsible thing. there is a very substantial below of russian troops. the russians are in a position to launch an assault if they wanted to. what is not known and what cannot be known as precisely when that will happen. and that is why these evacuations are taking place. ukraine's president, for lot of me, zalinski urged his people to stay calm despite the alarm, you know, i have to speak with our people, like at the unit, you know, like like a resident as safe people. drew's. and the truth that we have different information . and now, the best friend for an image that hispanic in our country. and all this information that fails only for banding doesn't help us. thousands rallied and give to show

their support for zalinski. there message. we aren't going anywhere. oh, i'm not afraid. i don't to worry, did it wouldn't stop like a week. it's a, it's already been going for 8 years. so nothing you for us away from the rally. residents told d w. they don't want any part in a war. yes, met at auction. i mean there should be peace. that should be the principal to go in the live. we are brothers. we shouldn't be fighting each other. yeah, yep. right. yeah, i'm telling you officially, neither. i nor my friends are going to fight. yeah, i only there. yeah. way like, he will, stoicism in the face of dire warnings. another day passes without fighting in ukraine's capital. ah, will you as president joe biden spent a full hour on the phone to his russian counterpart vladimir putin discussing the

ukraine crisis? so what exactly did the 2 leaders talk about? well, d, w, washington bureau chief in his pole has this assessment here that the rhetoric has basically not changed. and that the president job by the repeat of the message he sent out before he was putting that in ukraine attack would bring a and i, i quote that here a swift and decisive response. he said that in case of an invasion rush, i would be hit very hard by sanctions sanctions, which also would target specifically the oligarchy, and also proteins, personal assets. so today's phone call was another sign. the president biden is willing to play hardball in his poll day in washington. let's go to ukraine now. mathias bullying a is d w's bureau chief in kia mathias. hi there. how concerned are ordinary ukrainians? about a possible war?

if somebody dropped you yesterday or today into the center of kia, you wouldn't think at all and not telling you where you are. you wouldn't think at all that you are in the country, threatened by war. people are out on the streets. they are enjoying their life. you see street musicians, people doing their shopping. it's a beautiful day. but of course people are concerned and many people have done some preparations. some people have withdrawn an amount of money to be safe for the, for the, for any, anything happening. and some people have been stock piling, fuel, or food people have thought about what they will do or whether they will, for example, go to their country side. how's their summer, how's or whether they might even flee the country. so people are of course concerned, but this does not mean that people are sitting there scared panicking. you don't see a panic buying of groceries and even the currency exchange is still stable. although

the government has to support it, not speaking of panic, president zalinski is saying that that is his big. it is countries biggest enemy right now. so does zalinski not share the u. s. assessment that an invasion could happen within days? yet he has been saying this for some weeks now that he's unhappy with the communication by the us and other western partners about all these detailed or, or very specific scenarios that they are, that they are giving. there has been also some speculation about why they are doing this. it's the 1st time her a crisis is communicated this way and he feels that this is making his job to keep the country together and to keep the economy together or make is making it more difficult. because of course, in a, if, if a capital flees the country, which is already happening at the country, will be weaker in the case that something happens. however,

he does not say he has an entirely different assessment of the situation. he says he has no detail, he knows does not know about any detail plans of an incursion, but he sees, of course, the threats and he also sees the same military picture around his country that the western allies mateus burning in kia. thank you mathias, let's get a round up of some other headlines making world news. this our a recent ballistic missile test by north korea is topping the agenda at talks in hawaii. the us, japan and south korea are also discussing the pandemic and climate change. hungary as prime minister victor albany, is campaigning for a 4th term in office. albany has told supporters in budapest that there could be an influx of refugees from ukraine should, will break out there. he also hinted that hungry could leave the european union. the election is due in april extreme drought is affecting large areas of

spain. these images you're seeing show the ruins of a village once submerged below a reservoir, now exposed to the air as water levels drop drastically. experts are wanting that a dry spring would be dire. for spain's agricultural sector, police have failed to clear a major bridge crossing between the us in canada it's been blocked by truck is protesting vaccine rules. police persuaded some drivers to move the vehicles back day later reconvened the weekend has also brought a fresh wave of protest is into the canadian capital also, where a core group of trackers continue to occupy the downtown area. taking their outrage blue to the government's doorstep. it's been over 2 weeks now that the freedom convoy has come to the canadian capital altura,

a plan to force unvaccinated truck drivers crossing between canada and the u. s. to quarantine, spoke the initial rally, but the demonstrators insist the blockade goes way beyond opposing the rules on inoculations were not durable. vaccinations and i can tell you a 90 percent of the chargers here are likely vaccinated problem. we're here for freedom of choice. more canadians need to wake up and realize that our freedoms are being served the way it is not normal for us to wear mask all day. okay. i'm sick and tired of it. i'm a teacher in the classroom. i am tired of it to the police could not move the protesters off a border crossing. it's one of the major curry doors into the united states. the blockade has effect to trade and travel between the 2 countries. it's

also inspired support rallies over the border to buffalo in new york state. and as far away as new zealand in the netherlands truck has rolled through the hague and thousands of french police were deployed to stop the convoy of freedom from entering paris. but some protest as made it, they took aim at vaccine pulses and president emanuel micron, but also tapped into the discontent over rising prices. but you know, law, right, this is our freedoms are violated, but we just have the right to work to bend and to be taxed for you guys. the price of diesel increases, wheat, sugar insurance, increases everything, increases police clear the streets using tear gas. but this is not, and the protests,

the freedom convoys. next stop is the european union's power base in brussels. will here in germany, what's known as the federal convention is gathering to day to choose the country's president popular incumbent confide to shine my is expected to be voted in for a 2nd 5 year term after he won the backing of all 3 parties in germany's governing coalition, the role of president is largely ceremonial. we'll take a look now at what exactly the job entails. it's time to elect the president in germany. the country's highest office, such as who can be german president. there are just 3 requirements. you have to have germans citizenship, the right to vote in federal elections and be older than 40. since the federal republic was founded in 1949 that have been 12 president and 7 since german unification in 1990. the post is only ever been held by men. so what does the german president do?

the president represents germany at home and abroad and concludes treaties with foreign states. they also appoint german envoys and receive foreign dignitaries. the president also proposes a chancellor and after parliament. alexa chancellor, the president officially assigned them and that ministers their roles. they also have the power to dissolve parliament and laws only come into effect after the president has signed them. they also appoint and dismiss federal judges. have the power to pardon people and would thousands of honors, make it for your 100 or 100 and 5th birthday, and you'll get a special congratulations off the president. the same goes for a couple celebrating that 65th 70th and 75th wedding anniversaries had placed in brooklyn. at the request of parents, a german president can also act as a good parent to a family 7 or subsequent child. since 1949 german presidents have become godfathers to more than 81000 children. ultimately, the german president is expected to have

a positive impact on society, and many use that christmas address to connect with people at home. most recently, during the pandemic president frank vall, to shine maya called on germans to remain united. the coming term for germany, president looks to be another tumultuous one, with challenges both at home and abroad. and he w will bring the results of today's german presidential election live at 2 pm central european time. let's go to sports now. in the bundis league or a little bolcom caused a big stir as they bait by and munich on saturday. the champions were 9 points clear in the lea going into this one, but even after taking the lead, they were no match for the home side who gave their fans and unforgettable afternoon for the younger generation of balkan fans the last time they beat lion is a bedtime story told by the appearance, and when robert levin dusky scored 1st in this match,

it seemed they might have to wait another year to update the legend. but the next half hour would write an unexpected chapter in the clubs history book and struck back as christopher and white a. j put a spring in the home side. step encouraging and i was soon in the lead when york and la cardia converted from the penalty spot. in the 38th smith, the fans dared to dream of victory, even before christian gamboa scored a goal, the stuff of pure football fantasy. the reply confirmed that this is a contender for goal of the season. it made the score 31 and it seemed like things could surely get no better. but 4 minutes later they did. this time it was garret hoffman and leasing a curling shot into the far corner to make it full one by and had conceded

for in abundance like a 1st half. for the 1st time in 45 years, robert levin dusky put one back after the break. his 2nd of the day, but this was not to be the story of another famous buying fight back. this was the day the minnows roared and danced after the 1st victory of the variance in 18 years . and you're up to date on the w willed stories is up. next are going with hijacking. the news where i come from, the news is being hijacked. journalism itself has become a scripted reality show. it's not just good versus evil us versus them black and white. in countries like russia, china, turkey, people are told that it's s m. and if you're a journalist there and you try to get beyond it, you are facing scare tactics, intimidation.