o destruction of the nation starts march 4th on d w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is news life from berlin. german chancellor la schultz calls for an urgent de escalation to avert war in ukraine. after a face to face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. false says, diplomacy is far from exhausted and lasting security in europe is only possible with russia. prudent signals his country is open to more talks also coming up. a

marsh to french actress is a very bear who will get a life time achievement award at the berlin film festival. we'll take a look at her 5 decades in the movie business. ah. on layla. hark, thank you so much for joining us. we begin, our broadcast would short says shuttle diplomacy. just a day after german chancellor held talks with ukraine's president of a lot of res lensky in keith. he's now met with vladimir putin in moscow. on the chancellor was a facing a criticism at home in germany for his tight lipped response to a growing threat of a russian military attack on ukraine. but the chancellor had some strong words in moscow saying it was political leaders quote,

responsibility to avoid war in europe and shots had a strong hand to play in moscow. germany's economic importance to russia and the all important north stream gas pipeline. after the tags. shorts also had strong words of criticism for russia's military build up on the border ticklish. 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 turn 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 for 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 they also refuse to implement new 2015 agreement. earlier i spoke with our chief political editor, michela christner, who is travelling with the chancellor and asked her what the mood has been throughout the day. well, maybe it didn't come empty handed as he stepped off the plane and already we were getting reports that some of the troops amassed down the ukrainian booked up would now be sent back into their previous positions that this slight,

i'd say down scaling of the threat and that did set the mood for the day, so saw it's brought from key of what he was yesterday. but in between, he went to voted and it guarantees basic by ukraine that it will take a further step to woo it's fulfilling. it's part of the so called minsk agreement, the minsk process, and it put 3 draft lowe's on the table, which it is supposed to deliver. now this is something that of letting of putin actually and act as, as if it hadn't really happened. he said that ukraine still isn't rudy doing dash head but certainly something in the tone. the conversation changed into what is really still unclear is whether this was a tactic of russian tactic all along and or whether there really was a contribution made of by pushing that process along at which wasn't easy to secure from the ukrainian side either. so that's why we are,

it looks like the immediate threat. it's cold off the tomorrow and the older nobody said it officially. it would be rather odds if that were to take place. but as you can tell, there's also some to receive where i'm sending turns through little i'm white, they're now getting back to the other important developments that were reporting to day a russia claiming that to some troops are returning to their basis. do we know if, if that topic has at all come up during their bilateral one on one meeting? ah, well, it appears that wasn't necessarily a deep discussion about it, but it certainly is a sign and it would make it much more difficult to now go into a full offensive a just 24 hours later would be make signals also to of russian public. because that's not forget, that vladimir putin is speaking to russians when he is in international press conference like that. we also heard talk from the defense ministry that some of the

objectives of those maneuvers as it was cold and were met. so that would allow for that step at the same time, a stun warning from flooding. a putin who said he didn't want bull either. that to you. yes, he would still engage in further talks. at the same time, he would not allow it to happen. that at things get changed, which had done that difficult for the russian side. so he would see those dragged out as he put it. so a bit of time bought through diplomacy for now with still very uncertain a map ahead. we understand that the chancellor said that some aspects of russia's demands are worth considering. do we know what he meant by that? well, is if he is, i mean, what we've heard from the chance of time time again is a will. how could it be that there europe could go to whoa. and if is that the reason is, is supposed to be a country wanting to join nato, which can't legally do so probably for

a nice the generation anyway of what it would have. so it's, it is a video it's done on wants to do is actually sit down and go through details and find new entry points without crossing that red line. if allowing russia to build a sphere of influence. and basically calling the shots and who could join nato. oh, not now. they're still clear the are 2 different positions. ethel. so it was filled out by all i saw it, but the seems to be a willingness now on both sides to go further into the detail and see what can be. it's hate chief, i'm sounding v because that's exactly where the process is standing right now. and one of those entry points are security guarantees for us also in terms of weapons are, station is chief political at or me hillock, christner, reporting from moscow. here i think you stand now to widen are aperture with the richard walker. d w's chief international editor who is with me here on the said, richard is more in eastern europe, less likely in the wake of these talks. well,

i think we've seen some positives, both in the talks, but also the circumstance of what's been happening. today's, we've just heard from michelle festival in the talks we had, obviously, from our shows, but also from vladimir putin. pretty clear sign that he is open to further talks. not just in the process around ukraine, but also in the pro, in the, in the discussions around russia's demands for so called security guarantees from the west. certainly signals now come from russian side. they are open to continuing on those 2 class. we've had these ostensible reductions in true numbers along the ukrainian border. we don't have confirmation from that. it's going to take a little while until the certainty on whether that's really happening. but if that does go ahead, then that would be a sign of some de escalation after many weeks of escalation. but at the same time, in russia, in the parliament, the duma in russia,

there were votes today to call on the kremlin to recognize these breakaway republics. in ukraine, there are that are at the center of the dispute of ukraine to recognize those as independent states. that that would be a huge step, a hugely disruptive that would mean tearing up a lot of these means. agreements we just heard was a look and talk about that. so the one hand, some potentially positive side, if the credit goes ahead with that, recognizing those eastern europe, ukrainian republics that were in another ball game or another ball game altogether . and richard, i wanna ask you about the interplay between shots and putting in just a 2nd because our, our colleague and mckayla christner, she was given the 1st question in the news conference. i'd like us to roll the tape and it also includes the president's response to her question. will you rule out who in europe, whether you want sward or not? of course, that is exactly why we have made our proposals to start

a discussion each year, or which is to make sure that we can discuss about equal security for everybody, including russia. what do you make that exchange? well, that exchange went on. so 1st of all, of course, vladimir putin just saying that he doesn't want war in europe. that has like a positive thing. he went on to say that, but there was war in europe in recent decades, just in the 990 s. when nato launch military action against that, then yugoslavia will actually send in his response came back on that and he said the case of yugoslavia was totally different. there was genocide happening there. the threat of genocide, that is why nato intervene. then putin came back against that and said, what we're seeing in the don bass, that's those regions of eastern ukraine. we were just talking about. what we're seeing there is genocide to now this really kind of showed the kind of gaping chasm

between their 2 views of the situation in europe of european history. and it also worryingly points to vladimir putin potentially potentially using very dubious claims like that of genocide and dump some of the positives we've been speaking about that. that is a very concerning statement coming from the russian president, richard walker, d w, a chief international correspondent. thank you, editor, i should say thank you so much. i don't want to tell you no, but the other stories in the headlines right now, russian opposition. the figure election of only has gone on trial again in a new case. they could see his prison term extended. he's currently serving a sentence in a penal colony, and russian. prosecutors are now accusing him of stealing almost $5000000.00 from

donations to his charity. amnesty international has described the trial as a sham britain's prince. andrew has reached a financial settlement with his accuser and a sexual assault lawsuit, virginia you freight papers filed via you, phrase lawyers did not disclose the amount agreed on. miss defray had sued the du claiming she was trafficked by disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, and forced to have had sex with the royal when she was just 17 years old. oh, and that should have been prince, obviously not u. organizes of this years at berlin. international film festival have received some bad news. french screen legends, isabella bear, had been due to receive an honorary a golden bear. but she's tested positive for coven 19 and can pick up her lifetime achievement award this evening. in a career spending more than 5 decades,

isabel repair has appeared in over $130.00 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 kludge point come little 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 2000 to come film festival. in the 2016 thriller l and 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 in 7 films and the competition all highlighting unexpected facets of the actress. 6 in 2002, she displayed her comedic talents in the ensemble film, eat women for which the entire cast one, a silver barrow ward up. just like did you go with black people? wow. in 2018, she showed her vulnerable side and playing a philosophy professor, whose husband leaves her for a younger woman. will riverhead to be pair 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 apparently past stars alongside german actor loss, idaho, and gives yet another extraordinary performance. you're watching it. every news live from berlin, stick with us. so did we news asia is up next week. bureau ran or gm way laraca on behalf of all of us. your anti dummy news. thank you for spending as part of your day. i'll see of the top, the many push lunch us heard out in the world right now the climate change. very hot story. this is my flex the way from just one week. how much was and really