ah, ah ah, this is d, w is live from bar lane. the german chancellor left shawls joins the procession of heads of government heading for kiev and moscow as west and allies. step up diplomatic efforts to calm the crisis over ukraine also on the program. north america's busiest border crossing reopened after police arrest protesters and clear trucks taking part in a week long demonstration against coby 19 restrictions. the canadian capitalist business district remains gridlocked. and in germany's bond as legal doctrine, the audio and burned to reignite a title race to champions by munich suffer

a shock defeat the hands of tiny polk. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the progress. a german chancellor ola sholtes heads to the ukrainian capital key. if today i made growing fears of an imminent russian invasion meeting with president vladimir savanski, he is expected to offer more economic support, but no weapons. on tuesday, he travels to moscow for talks with vladimir putin of the presence of more than 100000 russian troops. on its border with ukraine, and what's being seen as a serious threat to peace in europe. ah, downtown kia, finite residence, seem relaxed despite the rumors of a possible invasion. yet it's you. i said, i feel com,

you should always be ready for everything. and then you'll have nothing to be afraid of but not every one in ukraine is keeping cong civilian observers from the organization for security and cooperation in europe. pulled out of the rebel held city of don esque citing the deteriorating security conditions, rushes, foreign ministry criticize the withdraw calling on the monitors not to play politics . a growing number of countries, including germany, have evacuated, their embassy staffs from give german chancellor olaf sholtes says he will make an appeal through diplomacy. his father, morgan deal krajina. i'm going to ukraine, but to talk to president zalinski father, then i'm going to moscow the next day to speak with president putin. fulton will divide vent in both cases. it's about exploring how we can secure peace in europe. that's a good part of that. is that we understand now that this is a very the very serious threat to peace in europe that we are experiencing the ah,

a reminder of the threat schoultz is referring to. an estimated 130000 russian troops on ukraine's borders and warships in the black sea to the south. let's go to cry that ahead of the chancellor's visit and join date of the correspondent nick connelly in the capital key. if a welcome nick was what we heard from in the reports, typical of ukrainians feelings towards a threat of invasion, relaxed, but ready for anything. well, there is certainly the aspect here filled that ukraine has been living with war for the past 8 years since rush annex crime in 2014 started supporting the separatists in the so this is not coming out of nowhere. people have seen military casualties and civilian casualties indeed, a week after week. so in that sense, there is certain preparation, but you could, you get a sense that the mood is turning the after weeks of headlines coming out of washington,

often the u. s. revealing intelligence information about to russian plans for full flag operations or other attempts to several as ukraine. but the fact that most western countries are now pulling out diplomats even pulling out their military instructors who are teaching ukrainian soldiers to use west weapons. that really has changed the mood people think flights being canceled and growing nervousness with a sort of confusion about what exactly is on the cards and what to expect. yes, sir, i went to speak to people out enjoying the we can hear key of to see how the mood was we have a lot of this information with on flow. we need to trust people. it's own that said the russia will start like on monday or tuesday as far as our members. but i don't know what it will be here. so hope, personal defenders. i don't know if i believe that the ever seen it over. okay, and i can stay here for now and maybe for something to leave, maybe i will go somewhere to live you closer to the poland. i actually don't know

what to do. i. i wait for the, for some news. and i just wait a tax, you know, so many stuff is gone and they connelly. what do we think of president zalinski wants to hear from a chancellor shoals today? possi an ideal world he'd want to hear from the german side that a germany's basic giving up. it's red lines on weapons deliveries. and on preemptive sanctions on nod stream to that pipeline, taking russian gas direct to germany, bypassing ukraine. and i think from everything we've heard so far, that's very unlikely, i think moving on now, the big question will be at what are what sorts brings back to moscow. there's a big fear here that ukraine could be brow beaten by european allies into making the concessions to russia over the peace person. don bass, russia wants basically elections to happen there before ukraine regains control.

that could be way for those separate is there to legitimize their status and basically act as a permanent brake on ukraine's movement to the west. if those people who today a bearing arms are end up in ukraine's parliament, that will really change the balance of power here in key of to real worries here that they're going to come under a huge pressure to basically give up their positions to deescalate the situation. beyond that, not really clear what, what, where this can take. this is definitely an unusually tent situation. chamberlain cave who normally worked very closely. it's going to be fairly frosty reception full of children, his 1st visit to ukraine. thank you for that. now i did of new caught up on an economy in kiff. let me bring some breaking news here on the d. w. russian figure skating star camila alga has been cleared to continue competing at the beijing olympics after a decision by the court of arbitration for sport. 15 year old helped the russians or when the team event last week, then the 4th for positive doping test for

a hot medication from december emerge. today's ruling lives, they provisional suspension resulting from that test. and the labor is the heavy favorite to win gold in the individual event which begins on tuesday. a german president at frank welter steinman has been re elected for 2nd term and a special parliamentary assembly held on sunday. he received more than 2 thirds of votes for the largely ceremonial post, a form of foreign minister promised to fight for democracy and appeal to russia to ease tensions with you. cray is philip. i declare thus that doctor stein, my aunt, i am has received the required majority and has thereby been elected from wound the president of the federal republic of germany, the german president for a 2nd term, a 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 in turbulent times as he warned that russia could trigger a war at any time. nicholas guardian and this cannot be disputed. agatha, there is a risk of a military conflict of a war in eastern europe or 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, thus took the stone and to whoever tries to do. so we will answer decisively and

one is alicia nick stein my, you're about to continue strengthening democracy in germany. seeing that growing unrest during the pandemic showed the need to defend it. aberdeen andy of what are those who open wounds, and who spread hatred and lies during these distressing times of the pandemic, or not, who talk about coven dictatorship and don't even stop at threats? and violence against police women, nurses, or mayors to their my say, i am here that and i will stay. it's been here is labor is the other as german president, i will not shy away from the debate because without discussion there can be no democracy. i but there is a red line and it stops at hate and violence hasn't devote when diesel orderly indian mission to hope in a given land modem. more than a 1400 people to part in the vote, members of parliament and representatives of germany,

16 states. the result was never in doubt with most mainstream parties bagging 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. canadian police has broken up protests against corona virus restrictions which has been blocking an important trained route with the u. s. a blockade of trucks and cars that stop the flow of commerce across the ambassador bridge is north america's busiest border crossing. but demonstrators, at a larger protest are still occupying parts of the canadian capital ottawa to the annoyance of local residence. canada's busiest border crossing is getting ready to reopen. after a week long stand off at the ambassador bridge, police in windsor, ontario of arrested dozens of protest as and cleared away vehicles that have

blocked the vital highway. yeah, i'm frustrated that were on day 7 of this. i mean this, i could have told you from the 1st hour that this is not going to end well, unless we get in there and, and cut the, the head off the snake very, very quickly. this is a crucial border cross. and we're talking about $400000000.00 a day that crosses at this one border crossing. so that the financial impact, you know, to now is, is nearing $3000000000.00 on our national economy. that's huge. the situation in canada's capital or to were, remains far from resolved trucks blocked the city center and protest is camp out in front of parliament. residents have had enough. you're not free to go anywhere you want in your city. i mean, there's an illegal occupation happening there. the rule of law doesn't exist a few blocks away. and so, i mean it's, i guess it's intimidating. police have been reluctant to clear out, protested,

as long as there are children with them. i'm well there's children here in unfortunately parents are using their children. um, so i don't know the place is really tough situation for the police because i know violence. it should not happen. so and i, i had to police are really tough situation. canada's prime minister just intruder has told protest as it's time to go home. but they don't seem to be listening. in sport, thousands of american football fans packs out the u. s. super bowl to say the boss on to lisa rams. bait the cincinnati bengals. 2320 cooper cup scored to to touch 1000 are and donald spearheaded the fearsome defensive display. a cub scored a decisive touch down with just one minute 25 seconds that remaining, giving the rams to lead. before donald grabbed the rams record, breaking 8 sack i've been goals are quarterback a jo borrow to steal

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problem. mca royce got the ball rolling, fitting it through the legs of the keeper for one mill. 6 minutes later, the captain was assisted by marlyn. he took out the defender before royce, took out the keeper to kneel at half time, but recent history says, don't mind. i never safe when expected to win even after rata gretel made at 3. the tension remained for the dormant coach wondering who was going to show them how to defend a lead. their inspiration came from an unlikely source. kevin move out, smashed in a header to fry dought minerva the home side on the old school school board before the referee emerged as the key man at the helm. that new technology, the goal, was ruled out. dockman was safe and against all expectation would leave berlin closer to bion and on good terms, with some very happy things. all

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