news, oh, this is every news live from rural that nato is new actions to deter russia from invading ukraine. secretary general, yes. versus the alliance is moving more troops into eastern europe. as nato has seen, no sign that russia has called it's forces back from ukraine's border. also coming up deadly deluge flooding and much slice kill dozens and the hills north of rio de janeiro authorities fear of the death toll could climb. and returning to

normal, germany's federal and state leaders agree on a plan to lift most coven 19 restrictions by march 20th ah online. thank you so much for joining us. russia is not. we're drawing troops from ukraine's border according to the head of nato, who, as he has the satellite images to prove that russia is actually moving critical military units closer to the area. yes, thornton birch set the nato alliance is now looking towards ways to strengthen its eastern flank warning that the russian threats has become the new normal and yours is that all suttonberg spoke to reporters after a meeting of nato defense ministers affirmed their commitment to members in eastern

europe, on this about 24 hours after russian president vladimir putin said some of his troops were returning from the ukraine border area to their bases. i'll us welcome all diplomatic efforts. there are signs from moscow. dr. diplomacy should continue. but so far, we do not see any sign of the escalation on the ground. norwood rolls over troops or equipment. this may of course change. however, what we see today is that russia maintain some massive invasion force ready to attack, want to take an hour to nato h q, where i'm joined by r d w. corresponding to terry schultz. terry nato. secretary general. yes, dalton berg, alluding to russian pressure, not going away. what does this mean for the alliance?

well, lately you heard the secretary general refer to what he called a new normal. and he has explained this before as well. that due to russian actions due to this enormous build up and the feeling of insecurity that has it has created throughout the alliance. that this may be a long term situation. that even if the current crisis could be deflated just a bit, that the tension will not go away. and that's why the secretary general explained that nato would be moving more forces into eastern europe along the eastern flank. we expect to see in the coming weeks a new nato battalion going to romania, led by the french, and possibly deployments of that sort and other eastern european allies as well. and this is also a message to moscow, of course, that if you wanted a kremlin before nato to go further away from earth borders, all of these actions that you've taken have achieved just the opposite. this is your new normal as well. russia, he wants to say nato being tested by russia at the moment. how are they holding up?

the alliance feels that it has been very united and again, the kremlin has tried to do to work out cracks between allies. it tries to talk to some of the eastern european allies, for example, and get support and you know, you'll hear public statements here and there that sound like perhaps they are not fully in line with the nato position, but by in large, alter the allies are on the same page, they all feel the threat from the kremlin. and it's, it's remarkable that i understand 25 of the 30 allies have announced new contributions to nato in light of the escalation. some of those are troops, of course, when it comes to the u. s. in the u. k, some as equipment sent to ukraine are sent to estonia, but it, all of the allies are on the same page when it comes to having to stand strong against the kremlin aggression. because you never know who's going to be next. my final question to you or before you go prudent, of course, a demanding since a long time, but ukraine not be allowed to join nato. is there any scenario being contemplated

right now where the alliance would be willing to give those assurances? and if not, what can they offer instead? absolutely not. is it, is it a firm red line, because that's not just about ukraine, which is not on the front line of becoming a nato ally any time soon. but that would be about any other country that wanted to join nato and nato was founded on the principle of an open door policy that any country that qualified and wanted to join would be allowed to join. so this is something that is not even being considered in the least and as for what could be offered instead, nato doesn't feel like it should have to offer anything to russia to, to make it back down from this build up this unilateral build up along the border with ukraine, so they don't look at it like that nato has offered and is willing to sit down with the kremlin and talk about other issues of bilateral concern. arms control, more transparency and exercise as possibly moving where you exercise. i'm certainly nuclear arms control, these are the kinds of things that they are willing to talk about,

but those are not being offered as concessions to reward moscow for what it's doing on the border with ukraine. terry schultz reporting from brussels and nader headquarters. terry, thank you very much for your continued coverage or meanwhile, ukraine is celebrating a day of unity called by president vladimir zaleski, to mark the occasion. people carry the national flag at the olympic stadium in the capital key. they're also being encouraged to raise the ukranian flag from buildings and to sing the national anthem w as officials had previously warned that today might see the start of a russian invasion or to boost morale. mister zalinski had this message for ukrainians. hello, we are all united by our wish to live, to live in peace, to live a happy life with our families, parents and kids. we have the full right to all of this, because we at home here in ukraine. nobody will love our home as much as we do, and nobody can defend our home as we can. i wish you a happy unity day,

my blue yellow ones, a happy day of unity of ukraine in the east and west in the south and north. it works only together, and when it works, we are strong. ours, which re good seen as bring you up to speed with the other stories in the headlines this our, the european union's highest court has ruled that brussels can cut funds for member states that disregard democratic standards. the case has major implications for poland and hungary. both countries are accused of undermining. the rule of lion could now lose billions of euros in you. recovery finds that in your humble i'm a senior national says to grind fighters deliberately kill civilians and gang raped dozens of women and girls of ethiopia. i'm horror region. grievous litigation found evidence of abuses committed by all sides in the year. a long civil conflict.

in brazil, flooding and mudslides have killed at least 58 people in the city of patropolis, north of rio de janeiro. and we a months worth of rain fell on the city in just 3 hours. the disaster has left hundreds homeless and the death toll is expected to rise. desperately digging in the search for survivors through mud and debris, houses were dragged down this hill by a mudslide. people could be heard screaming for help trapped in their destroyed homes. the mud slide was set off by heavy rains that hit the city of patropolis in a mountainous area of rio de janeiro state. the firefighter department said more than $25.00 centimeters of rain fell in the region within 3 hours. that's almost as much as during the previous 30 days. the area had already seen hundreds of deaths after heavy rainfall in 2011

brazilian president jade both sonata, who was visiting his russian counterpart to vladimir putin in moscow, expressed his condolences and said he instructed his ministers to deliver immediate support to those affected mobile so at least a 180 soldiers are working in the area to help with this search and rescue efforts . authority say that rescue and recovery operations are still ongoing. there are fears that the current death toll could rise further. german chancellor, schultz and germany 16 state leaders have agreed to a gradual step by step plan to lift most pandemic restrictions by spring. the meeting was spurred by falling corona virus infections and a rise in vaccinations with almost 3 quarters of the population. now, with at least 2 shots, germany will follow a 3 step plan to gradually remove, with a chance to calls a large part of the current restrictions by march 20th. he added that germans must

keep wearing face masks and a for cautious because the pandemic is not over. let's get you more on this. our correspondence, our political course, my teresa chopper is following these latest developments to reset what has been decided. well lena, as we heard, they decided to gradually roll back all or most of the grown a virus crypts that are still in place as a 1st step. for example, people who have not been vaccinated will be able to go shopping again to stores that sell other stuff, not just food. if they have a negative test result. and on the other hand, vaccinated people will be able to finally meet as many people as they like. again in private. then as a next step, a negative test result will get everybody into a restaurant. and collapse will be able to open again for people who have been vaccinated. and that's something especially here in berlin. many people have been looking forward to and then at the beginning of spring. so at the end of march,

most of the corona, virus restrictions will be lifted, but not all of them. of course mask, for example, will stay mandatory in many places, for example, in public transport. and olaf, shoulds has warned germans to remain cautious. and for those that have not been vaccinated to do so, because as he said, the pandemic is not over yet. germany has been a lot slower than many of its northern european neighbors and easing coroner virus measures. why yet germany, it has been from the start of the pandemic, are pretty cautious when of hiding the wide by reason that's not only true for the german government, but also and most german citizens. and that's why it will have shawls. the chancellor now said germany has weathered the previous waves, but also the amik one wave better than many other countries. for example, here, infection rates rows later than in other countries and then not as much and not as

fast. and so german hospitals were always able to cope and when not overstretched in this army, kron wave. but now that barrel just see that in the last couple of days, the wave a seem to peak case numbers are slowly dipping. now. they expect the situation to improve a lot in the coming weeks, and that's why we'll have shawls. the german chancellor and the state leaders have now decided to roll back the corona virus restrictions or is enough schoultz himself put it that after 2 years that have been hard for everybody and germany. we finally deserve things to get better. no political correspondent teresa topper in berlin. thank you. while the prospector, fewer rules is music to the ears of corn growers and club owners. here in the german capital berlin's fame night life has been hid, especially hard by pandemic restrictions. it feels like light at the end of the

tunnel. so these 2, my club managers, we've covered 19 restrictions set to be lifted. the l g b t from b clubs. fruits could be reopening and just a few weeks as it is willing on, it's a ring now. and after 2 years, it's time to open up again. not just because we and the employees that shoots are waiting to get started. but also because of our guests is unimaginable to go to years, not being able to go for a dance. and marilyn foster, my clubs like this one didn't have it easy during the pandemic. for the most part they had to stay closed. but club culture is a big part of berlin's identity. and one of the main reasons, tourists come and visit berlin is slowly coming back to life. cove 19 cases are decreasing and visitors are returning to the city. they are free to visit museums, restaurants, bars and shops. albeit with restrictions,

masks are mandatory and you have to be vaccinated or recovered to enter. now, clubs could be re opening at the beginning of march. the only worry it could come with restrictions to how many people are allowed to enter for shorts. that is a problem with an advance, we're set up in a way in which is only profitable if we're operating at full capacity. it's not viable for us to run it, just 50 percent capacity are covered. c p, ask everything, but at least there's no hope that these rooms could be coming back to life soon coming up after a short break. i documentary that tackles the question of whether the human aging process can be reverse and in about an hour. we'll know who will take home this year is golden bear for best film at the international film festival in berlin.

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