will you ah, ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, living with the threat of war ukrainians rally for unity in the face of russian aggression, or president appeals for calm as western nations warren and invasion may be imminent. also coming up, germany reelected president frank monitors, ty meyer wins the 2nd term with the backing of the governing coalition and a special electoral assembly. in his acceptance speech, he said he would find to foreign democracy.

ah, i married evans dean. it's good to have you with us. ukraine's president has played and down warnings of an imminent russian invasion, saying he is yet to see convincing evidence what a mere zalinski is due to speak with. he was president joe biden. this comes after biden's phone call with russian president vladimir putin, which official said, did not yield any breakthrough. or meanwhile, people in ukraine have rallied to support the government, which is calling for calm, even as foreign countries rush to evacuate their citizens. a show of unity in ukraine's capital. the brave faces here though belied growing fears about a russian attack. he, him, we must, are we afraid would probably yes,

i feel the anxiety in sight made by them. others are already planning their escape . yes, i'm here. so we will side to real pull back, will them of them as a limb, and to prepare all documents in one book and making plans for their children. i ukrainian forces training near the black sea. these urban warfare exercises hint at the kind of unrest. they're preparing for president zalinski, however, cold for com heads, the best friend for enemies that is benny in our country and all this information details only for fanny doesn't help us. during an hour long phone call on saturday . u. s. president joe biden warned vladimir putin of swift and severe costs. if

russia does invade, hooton's team accused the u. s. of unprecedented hysteria. the u. s. as top diplomat entity blinking also spoke with his russian counterpart on our call for minister labranz said that job russians are working on a response to the paper that we sent to moscow. more than 2 weeks ago, proposing concrete areas for discussion. it remains to be seen itself all through on that, but if they do, we'll be ready to engage on sunday contingency plans turned real us staff at the organization for security and cooperation in europe faced in the rebel held city of dun asked for packing up and heading home, they're just the latest group to decide that the risk of all out war is now 2 great . we can i speak to d, w, correspond and nick connelly who joins as from the ukranian capital camp. hello to you, nick. so we've heard biden's national security advisor,

jake sullivan say that russia could invade ukraine any day. now, how are people in ukraine dealing with this kind of dire warning? well i think some of those are more extreme wanting some washed and have indeed a gone over people's heads. people trying their best to focus on everyday life and enjoying what was a beautiful sunny if very cold sunday here. and he had lots of people out anything that really cut through though, after all, that diplomatic flurry of activity, all the meetings, all the summits was decision in the last few days by most western embassies to shut up shop, or at least bring out most of their staff from key of sometimes to western grain, sometimes taking them out of country. the u. s. is even evacuating soldiers that are here in ukraine to teach ukrainian soldiers to use us weapons. so those got to sit and seeing people pack up, seeing the embassies draw down st. off out. that really has got people thinking

then there was decision, a lawsuit, dazed by various airlines too. so stop their flights ukraine of security features. i think those kind of practical things people, thing their holidays are made impossible. but lots council that kind of thing. seeing that those institutions close that really has got people thinking should they be leaving to lots people here. you can have suitcases packed anyway with cash, with clothes, with documents in case they need to go. i think most people haven't keep thinking about whether they're going to need them the next few days. while the flurry of diplomatic activity, it doesn't seem that it has going to be stopping and germany's chance or all of shoals is due to visit a key of to morrow are right before he goes to moscow to made fun of me. a protein on tuesday was the ukrainian president, expecting from germany. very good question. there been unprecedented tension between berlin and kevin recent weeks over german's refusal. firstly to a supply defense weapons, something that the u. k. the u. s. baltic countries and poland have done for

ukraine. germany saying that it doesn't want to supply weapons to a conflict zone or potential conflicts own something, the ukranian se doesn't really stack up. if you look at germany's willingness to send weapons say to the iraqi kurds, then there's no stream to the gas pipeline taking gas direct from rusty germany, bypassing ukraine, allowing ukraine says the kremlin to send its gas to europe without having to use the ukrainian gas pipeline network allowing russia to destabilize ukraine without any threats of economic damage to russia's exports. so there's lots of potential there for conflict. and miss disagreement, i think there is going to be a concerted effort now on the part of berlin and concerts to try and convince ukraine that germany is reliable. part in the germany does have ukraine's interests at heart and that germany can provide a constructive role in mediating to try to stay escalate the situation near connelly reporting for us from care. thank you so much. let's get a check. now some of the other story is making news. this,

our dozens of migrants have been rescued off the coast of italy after attempting to cross the mediterranean sea in dangerous conditions. they were picked out by coast guard rescue vessels and arrived on the island of lump a do so. however, several people are still unaccounted for. hundreds of women in the indian state of koran she had been protesting against a band and wearing he jobs in educational institutions. the protest come after a number of government run schools in the region bar to students wearing the garment from entering classrooms. demonstrators have condemned the ban as dis empowerment of muslim women. police in ontario have moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters blocking a major bridge. crossing between the united states and canada. truckers have been demonstrating for weeks against coven, 19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions. the ambassador bridge remains closed to traffic. german president from vultures di meyer has been

elected for a 2nd term in office. his re election was something of a foregone conclusion. as he had the support of the parties in germany's governing coalition and the mainstream opposition parties been due to the coven 19 measures in place, the ceremony was far from conventional is still a fist. i declare thus let dr. stein, my aunt, i am, has received the required majority hope and has thereby been elected when the president of the federal republic of germany, the vehicle german president for a 2nd term. but compared to 5 years ago, thankful to shine my as reelection looked a little different. it didn't take place in the parliamentary chamber, but in the halls outside, where the voiding was organized this year because of coven 19 and stain. my a 2nd term begins and turbulent times as a warren, that russia could trigger

a war at any time. nicholas with young and this can not be disputed. agatha, there is a risk of a military conflict of a war in eastern europe. her on russia, bears the responsibility for this and was once russia's troop deployment cannot be misunderstood. it is a threat to ukraine and it should be seen as that goes on. but people there have a right to live without fear and threats. a right to self determination and sovereignty of that mister morland's over no country in the world has the right to destroy this dust with the stone and to whoever tries to do so we will answer decisively unfold ones, alicia niche dine my, you're about to continue strengthening democracy in germany, seeing that growing unrest during the pandemic showed the need to defend it. about

dean and evil, to those who open wounds, who spread hatred and lies during these distressing times of the pandemic. one who talk about coven dictatorship and don't even stop at threats and violence against policewoman nurses or mayors to their my say, i am here that and i will stay. it's been here. is blither, is valdez german president. i will not shy away from the debate because without discussion there can be no democracy, but there is a red line and it stops at hate and violence hasn't provoked when diesel orderly. jim listened to heighten or give them more than a 1400 people took part in the vote, members of parliament and representatives of germany, 16 states. the result was never in doubt with most mainstream parties, backing cheyenne myers reelection. he will now represent germany for another 5 years, addressing the tensions in europe's east. the consequences of the pandemic,

and what he called the biggest issue of our time climate change offer more on the reelection of the german president. i'm joined in the studio now. find a couple of cheap political correspondence. belinda kramer, linda, very good to see you. so we just heard a few short excerpts of a sty, myers acceptance speech, and it was rather sharpened, quite a political 1 may even say, how unusual is that? indeed, he's sometimes said to be a bland communicator, but he defied those critics and gave what i think was one of the strongest speeches of his career. and the office of the president is also often said to be largely ceremonial, but in fact, his head of state, he does represent germany abroad and he made it clear in this speech that he does take that role very seriously. so his overarching theme was challenges and threats to democracy. and he used it to essentially say to listeners both at home and

abroad, that he is clearly on the side of those who are fighting for democracy. he also sent very clear messages, both to president putin and to germany's allies, to put in, he said, do not underestimate the strength of democracy's. andy said president putin loosened the noose around the throat of ukraine. strong words, indeed, and to allies. he said it is because of you and dado, the germany is stable to day and we absolutely take seriously our commitments and obligations to our allies. and that is a message many of germany's allies have been hoping to hear. eager to hear for the past 6 weeks, where there's sometimes a sense that germany hasn't done all it could to indicated solidarity with its allies. melinda crane, our chief, political correspondent, always great to hear all of your insights. thank you. ah,

to the beijing winter olympics. now where heavy snowfall led to some delays to sunday's program, but the fairies did not stops whiskey or at marco order, mont and norwegian by avalon star, marta als food o e salons from adding to their countries halls. ah switzerland, now both 3 alpine skiing golds at the beijing winter olympics. after mako odom at to pirates a victory in the men's giant slalom. he led after the 1st room and hung on to triumph seconds. i'm around. it was the 24 year old's 1st olympic gold near perfect shooting for motto olds, blue roy salons helped the norwegian, pick up her 3rd golden beijing alone. she easily won the buy off on 10 kilometer pursuits. a hard slog in snowy conditions was all too much for some of her rivals. women's mono bub

competition made it to limbic debut, and caly humphreys holds the lead at the half way. mark humphreys went to golds at previous games for canada, but she switched to compete for the united states in beijing after alleging harassment within the canadian bob system. to the bonus league a now and sundays, early game is over and endorsement have put themselves back in the title race with a comfortable when over when you on berlin that leaves them 6 points behind by iron after the league leaders sovereign for too long to bonham. on saturday, 3rd plays liver cruising, beached at guard by the same score. glad back beat out spark frankfurt. whilst of was fork fryeburg, drew with mines and furred beat hannon, berlin. back on friday, leipzig, b cologne, and huffman heim, against elephant is currently underway. you're watching dw news coming to you

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