[000:00:00;00] with this is usually news life from berlin, germany as the olaf shoals calls for an urgent de escalation to avert war in ukraine. after face to face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. chance social says diplomacy is far from exhausted and lasting security in europe is only possible with russia. where is it going signals? his country is open to more talks. also coming up, pulling back from the brink. german chance

a welcomes rushes announcement. it's were dry. some of its forces from ukraine's borders, but it's still unclear how many troops are being pulled back. plus, as could be 19 infection rates, decline in germany. the debates about easing restrictions grows. there is increasing consensus that it's time to start winding down corona virus was ah, i'm like thank you so much for joining us. chelsea schwartz's shuttle diplomacy just the day after german chancellor held talks with ukraine's present latimer zalinski in keys. he's now met with vladimir putin in moscow. the chancellor was facing criticism at home in germany for his tight lipped response to the growing threat of a russian military attack on ukraine. but the chancellor had some strong words in

moscow saying it political leaders quote, responsibility to avoid war in europe and shawls had a strong hand to play in moscow, germany's economic importance to russia and the all important nord stream gas light . after the talk, sir, chancellor shows also has strong words of criticism for russia's military build up on the border. we are all agreed in nature and the european union about this illusion, and that is what should make it possible to find a solution. however difficult and serious the current situation is, i refused to consider it to be hopeless. courageous and responsible action is what we need to show now and again, that's when one more thing for my generation war in europe has become unthinkable. and we must make sure that this remain, so it is our absolute duty and responsibility says of state and heads of government

to make sure that europe will not see an escalation into war. we are also willing to continue the discussion process very well. but in all these question, which i have mentioned need to be seen as a package without m separating the most important german security issues from them . the other questions south of the security will to discussed in the context of the ukrainian conflict. the key of government refuses to keep to the immense agreement as we all know. and i also refused to implement a 2015 agreement. and that was, of course, the russian president vladimir putin ending there with that sound bite. richard walker, of your chief international editor, is here with me. so good to have you back, richard. any diplomatic breakthroughs that we can report on? no, i wouldn't say that there were diplomatic breakthroughs then. i think, i mean, the shots team, we're setting expectations low for this trip,

essentially saying that the most important thing is to keep the dialogue going. and we've seen how many people have been involved in that dialogue so far ranging from biden, to manual my call to schultz. now it is sort of a diplomatic, merry go round, almost going on. but the certainly signs that from vladimir putin clear signs which we were beginning to hear also in the last couple of days that the russian sides are also willing to keep talking. that they are not least according to that public messaging about to pull a trigger of any kind. and, and i think what was quite interesting though to hear in that sound like we just heard from like, ma'am, pushing that last one. just that way he was talking about you go, she ations about her rational security. i remember the russians have made this kind of big demand to the west that they want guarantees to kind of re gain some of the

security that they feel that they've lost since the end of the cold war to prevent the growth of nato to any further members, specifically including ukraine and a range of other issues. christian saying that he wants to continue talking about that, that he even see some positives in some of the smaller suggestions that have been coming from the western side. but he, he did say at the same time that he insisted that this come as part of a package. we dances on their big demands. they have these kind of maximum demands, like saying nato must never expand any more. and then they some smaller demand spread since about the placement of certain types of weapons in certain regions. potentially having talks about, about certain types of missiles, putin seeming to suggest there that he will only talk about the smallest stuff. we talked about the big stuff too, and the big stuff is, was so difficult for the west to accept. so an open to continue talked, but if that continues to be his demand that he will only talk about the small

things with the big things is questionable, have far that it's so hard to grasp exactly in terms of what he's thinking and where he's at. but in terms of the war scare, where are we now with that? yeah, well they're, we're in a sort of 3 d moment at the one how on the one hand we have, as we've been reporting during the course of today and was referred to in this press conference just now the russians saying that they are beginning to move back some of the forces that they to master on the ukrainian order that they have completed exercises that they are going back to base if that is true, if that turns out to be the case and they really are going back to bass and not to some others kind of forward position that would be a positive step. if we think about the last few months, the last few weeks, it's been an ratcheting up escalation of tensions in one direction,

only more and more escalation. that would be the 1st kind of potential sort of kink in that direction. of shots was cautiously welcoming that in his comments in the press conference just now. but just saying that he hopes that there would be more such with tools. but at the same time, on the political level in moscow, what we've had today is the russian parliament, the duma voting to request the government, the russian government to recognize these breakaway republics in easton, ukraine, which are at the heart of this conflict between russia and ukraine. to recognize them as independent states. that wouldn't be necessarily a military move, but it would almost be that would be as escalator is anything that has happened so far. that would be almost like a sort of a declaration of war light. because that would be an attempt to, to completely tear up the territorial integrity of ukraine for

a 2nd time. so both of those things happening on the same day. so are we in a deescalate tree or an escalade tree situation is very hard to say. at this moment, which of those moves turns out to be the more important, let's talk energy security because this, this press conference is really distilled germany's dilemma. can you speak to that? yeah. so germany has been under a lot of pressure from western allies to come out and say that if russia mounts military action against ukraine, that it will stop any progress towards opening the north stream to natural gas pipeline, which is recent to be completed between russia and germany, the americans in particular, very explicit about that, saying that there's no way that you could open such a big piece of infrastructure at a time when military action is going on. well, i've schoultz has been reluctant to the point of refusal to say that explicitly out

in the open, in press conferences, whether with joe biden, with, with anybody else and also not today. but he implies that he would do that by saying that all measures are on the table. everything is up for discussion. he stuck to that line today, but you could see that it felt like a rather uncomfortable position because of course, that is music to vladimir putin is. he doesn't want to hear all of shawl saying that out in public. so he would have been pleased that all of schultz did not say that explicitly, but i love shows going, you know, very, very close to saying that he would do that by saying that every body knows what the political reality is. if this military action would take place close to saying is not the same, they're all here as g, as in richard, so lovely to have you here with us. richard walker, d w's chief international law editor. thank you. and i want to find out what the other stories in the headlines right now. russian opposition figure

alexis of ali has gone on trial again in a new case that could see his prison term extended. he's currently serving a sentence in a penal colony, and washing prosecutors are now accusing him of stealing almost $5000000.00 from donations to his charity. amnesty international has described the trial as a sham. german authorities are investigating the cause of a head on collision between 2 commuter trains near munich on monday when man was killed and more than a dozen others injured in the crash belief that it was not yet clear how the 2 trains were running on the same track police in honduras have surrounded the home of the former president of the united states demanded his extradition. the u. s. accuses one, orlando, hernandez, of corruption and involvement in drugs, trafficking. mr. hernandez, left office last month following 8 years as president. and the nice all the charges

are going to go drunk. remember, canadian prime minister justin trudeau is using emergency powers to and protests against pandemic restrictions. police have cleared a truckers blockade of a key border crossing into the united states. but the drivers are still blocking others and occupying much of the capital business district. ah, it's a headache that canada's government hasn't been able to shake, protested in pot trucks still digging in outside parliament and clogging the streets of the capital of to what elsewhere, convoys of vehicles still mobilizing some border crossings. as the nationwide protests entered their 3rd week, prime minister just in trudeau invoked the emergencies act. it gives the government broad powers to intervene. the police will be given more tools to restore order

and places where public assemblies can constitute illegal and dangerous activities, such as blockades, occupations, as seen in ottawa, ambassador bridge, and elsewhere. these tools include strengthening their ability to impose fines or imprisonment. treatment rule that using the military and set the measures would be time limited. with canadas on the con, wave, subsiding, it has already started removing some cove in 1000 restrictions. the protest is key demand. on monday, the province of ontario announced an end to proof of vaccination requirements and capacity limits for businesses that the premier made clear. this was not a concession to the blockade, paralyzing the capital city. today's announcement is not because of what's happening in ottawa or windsor, but despite it to those who are still there to those of you who are there with a sole objective of causing disruption and chaos,

there'll be serious consequences for this lawless activity. oh, what started his protests against vaccine mandates who truckers has grown into a rallying point for opposition to canada's government? provincial authorities have hesitated to move against the protesters, citing the threat of violence and a lack of manpower. they now have federal back up that protest to say that's not enough to make them back down. corona virus cases in germany have started to fall and the alma chrome variant is causing milder cases. there seems to be a consensus in germany that it's high time to follow neighboring countries and ease restrictions with plans for most of them to be lifted next month. early signs of spring in berlin, and hope that it will be a season with fewer restrictions on public life. the army crown variant and vaccines have re shuffled the cards with less severe cases of coven. 19 the health

care system in germany is weathering the current wave. well, new cases also appear to be slowly dropping. and with that grows, the prospect of easing restrictions. this global cubby epidemic conditions can come to an end in mid march, but with 2 provisions. we need to establish a legal basis for the mosque mandate because that's the most effective preventive measure. and we need an emergency strategy for the fall in case there's a new mutation leaky put in haps fights on the new able to so called a draft proposal with a 3 step plan has been circulating at 1st, the number of people allowed at private gatherings would increase and any one wearing a mask would be able to enter stores, then access to restaurants and bars would again be allowed for the unvaccinated. with a negative test and clubs would be able to reopen. finally, from march 20th all far reaching preventive measures would be lifted. experts

caution against the freedom they style free for all their v sticks upon the most important point for me is that a full reopening is not necessarily linked to the date of march 20th, but that it is determined by the infection rate among the population. and how it's less than ever fertile. but despite the calls for prudence, politicians, state leaders and health care experts all agree the time to loosen up restrictions is nearing chancellor's shots and the leaders of germany. 16 states are set to meet on wednesday to the side on possible next steps. let's take a look now at some developments in the pandemic, thousands of nurses have gone on strike and sydney, australia, demanding better pay and more staff to cope with the rise in arm across related cases. hong kong chief executive says there are no plans to impose a chinese style full long down the territory, seeing a search in infections. and the world health organization has warned that many eastern european countries with low vaccination rates, face

a tidal wave of alma crohn cases. it's an illegal business, almost as big as the drugs trade in europe, but it rarely makes the headlines. the illicit trade and hazardous waste is worth around 15000000000 euros. but even when the culprits are caught, it's no easy task. prosecuting them as a d. w reporter to found out an illegal landfill on fire. not far from a manias, capital bucharest, smoke from the blaze adds to the cities, pollution problems. what's more, much of the trash burned illegally in romania is hazardous waste. it's often smuggled into the country via the port of constantia, including from germany. the lucrative trade involves a complex network of transactions that makes violators hard to prosecute.

while it is legal for recycling waste to be shipped to cheaper bitters. in romania, it often contains unsaturated, hazardous materials that aren't handled properly. octavian batch ya new is a romanian climate activist who is determined to bring the trash smugglers to justice part they are to 3rd, the not to thumb vill of some of the waste goes to cement factories. human bout a civil but allowing on some contracts cover up the fact that much more waste gets imported, motivated than these factories can burn for cement production in that out. if i shift one, but a lot of so the waste ends up being burned in the feelings. and yet that the company even when suspected wrong doing as uncovered. proving it as hard. it can involve having to analyze waste samples and then cross checking the paperwork by the companies involved. and authority suspect that in many cases, bribes are paid to prevent illegal shipments from being discovered in the 1st place

. sheet of form, what we're talking about here involves corruption, document, document forgery, and also money laundering. good vision. it's a dirty business. but a way for companies in countries where it's expensive to comply with tough environmental laws to outsource their waste even at the risk of improper disposal in somebody else's back yard. oh, the winter olympics are worse had stunning scenes again at the big air venue as the women's snowboarding events concluded with anna gasser taking gold. while the austrian no pulled off a cab double cork, 121261 her final run to move into the 1st place. she's one back to back a lint, the goals in big air, new zealand, zoid. so dow ski a senate took silver al. so at the games,

one of the biggest stories has been eileen google has claimed another metal for china. she missed out on gold in the skiing slope, salvo goose seemed to be out of metal contention entirely when she fell to in her 2nd run butts. and a short final time saw her claim silver. switzerland said matilda came. moore took a gold with a spectacular run, including his back words job stunning. the fact that american warn island who is competing for china is one of the biggest stories of the games. and we asked our correspondent invasion jonathan crane, how closely the local audience in china are following her developments. while they are following her very closely indeed, that server middle performance has been on repeat on chinese television. it seems like she really is the face of these games, hugely popular here. but there is

a twist because island grew. that's not forget was born and grew up in california. she switched allegiance to china in 2019. so she's really kind of struggling agirri, political divides you trying to keep 2 sites happy, and it's not easy for her in the u. s. she's accused of being a traitor. is accused of setting out to try and that she's incredibly market. suppose she's got multi $1000000.00 sponsorship deals on both sides of that divide in the west and in asia. and she's been criticized for not necessarily using her platform to speak out on human rights issues, for example. now, just as she's got tricks on the slope, she's also got tricks in press conferences because she's asked about this. and she always manages to avoid it quite success successfully. and she basically says, look, i'm here to inspire people. i mean, in inspiring people to take out winter sports. so you know, the press conference is often feel like just as much of a performance as the performance on the competition. jonathan greene, they're reporting from beijing while next to the belin. all i organizes of this

year's berlin international film festival received some bad news. french screen legend is a venue pair, had been due to receive an honorary golden bear, but unfortunately she st as a positive recovery 19 and can't make up her lifetime achievement award in person this evening. the festival is, however, going ahead with a retrospective of her work in a career spending more than 5 decades, isabel repair has appeared in over 130 films of various genres. she's gained a reputation for playing, intelligent and audacious characters. often with a chilly reserve at the age of 19, she was already acting alongside european films, stars such as eve, montoya, and uncle me schneider. she soon became the muse of art house director clutch point covenant rule. with her quiet, distanced acting style. she hints at the hidden depths of troubled characters in

the piano teacher, she played a neurotic woman who engages in a sado masochistic relationship with one of her music students. her deep despair never rippling the surface of her tightly controlled self possession. the performance earned her golden palm award at the 2002 come film festival foot in the 2016 thriller l, she played a video game producer who was raped. her character refuses to be a victim and seduces the rapist, pulling him into a game of guilt and revenge. that role earned her an oscar nomination and a golden globe award in 2017 cementing her international reputation. isabel repair has also been a frequent guest at the belly knowledge. she's appeared and 7 films and the competition all highlighting unexpected facets of the actress. 6 in 2002,

she displayed her comedic talents in the ensemble film 8 women for which the entire cast one, a silver barrow ward up. just like did you go without letting people ha, in 2018. she showed her vulnerable side and the playing of philosophy professor, whose husband leaves her for a younger woman will really help us to prepare avoided the cliches of the jilted wife, whose life is turned upside down, showing new perspectives, oh glue. and this year's belly knowledge is the world premier of her new film about joan in this tale of love, life and memory is a penitent, past stars alongside german actor los idaho, and gives yet another extraordinary performance and can take it to the red carpet. now the cove hurley is at the belin. allah. and can tell us so much more nicole. so good to have you with us. i'm

a big disappointment there. i mean the icon not being able to show up in person. exactly huge disappointment to day. the bare for isabella, bears, lifetime achievement was certainly one of the big highlights at this year. as bailey nodded. we herded there in the report. she is a huge favorite here at the, at the festival. so yes, disappointment, but the gala will be going ahead and instead of being there in person, she is feeling well. so she will be joining via video link. this is unfortunate, but it isn't a huge shock. i mean, this is what the organizers of the belly not a signed up for when they decided to move forward with a festival at the heights here in germany of the army cron waived. so this situation, people dropping out seems to be the only risk that they are actually taking because the coven protocol is being enforced very intensely here. you have to be double vaccinated. you have to get tested every day to go watch the movies. and there's

a mandatory mask wearing everywhere. you go in doors and that does lead to some challenges, logistical challenges. mostly there are lots of checkpoints, so every now and then you'll see someone running around not knowing where the exit or the entrances. i've talked to a bunch of people who've actually missed movies because their test results didn't arrive on time, but everybody here agrees that you know, it is what it is. and these are the times we live in and you know, it's better to be safe than, sorry, nicole, let's talk about movies. anything that caught your eye today. oh, my god. yes, i looked at us a god last month, 2nd feature film at this barely nadia. she's in the competition and what a beautiful movie, it's the kind of movie that leads you wanting to talk about if we're our is when you leave the theater. really it tells the story about a family of peach farmers and rural catalonia,

the linking on her and her own of family experience. she is from a fear of family, of if each farmer is in catalonia. so what would she tells is the story of the changing times and how the different generations in that family deal with the challenges that, that the changing times pose that said, the ensemble is the best i have seen at this, at this m a festival so far and that might be because semen is em going a different route than most of the directors he or she chose only amateur actress who actually live in that area that she the pigs in her film and who work the fields who have grown up there and who know the struggle of farmers, especially of when it comes to their livelihood being endangered, and for them as much more than a swede acting, it is very much taking their plight to a bigger stage. layla nicole, a ringing endorsement. i can wait to go see it. thank you. nicole hurley standing right outside the brilliant ala. before i let you go,

i want to remind you of our top story this hour. after crisis talks with russia, latimer put in german chancellor, olaf schultz has called for an urgent de escalation of tensions over you. great, who the signal he was open to more diplomacy but set the west, was ignoring russia's concerns about native american berlin on behalf of all of us here. thank you so much for spending this part of the day with us more news coming up at the top of the our 1st pick up with

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