he w world heritage 360. get the app now. ah ah ah, this is the w news, live it from berlin tonight. nato says russia is not pulling back. that means nato is beeping up. they to head in stoughton bags as the alliance may create new battle groups along its eastern borders to deal with european securities. new normal, also coming up tonight, here in germany, plans to return to normal. after 2 years of the pandemic, the country looked set to lift most cove at 19 restrictions next month. and bring

on the bare the berlin film festival awards. it's top prop. the 2022 berlin allie golden bear, goes to the movie. i'll cara, spanish director colas amone's film about struggling catalog farmers takes bob honors will take you lie to the red carpet for move. ah, i bring golf. it's good to have you with us on this wednesday. russia says that it is pulling back some of its forces from the border with ukraine to date, the u. s. a. nato said the opposite is happen. the head of ada says, satellite images show russia is moving critical military units closer to the border . and in a sobering assessment of the russian threat to european security, the new normal nato announced plans to create new battle groups in its eastern

european mem, concentration. stoughton beg were spoke to reporters after a meeting of native defense ministers in which they affirmed their commitment to members of it. eastern europe. alice, welcome, all diplomatic efforts on there are signs from moscow. daughter diplomacy should continue, but so far we do not see any sign of the escalation on the ground. norwood rolls of troops or equipment. this may of course change. however, what we see to day is that russia maintains a massive invasion force ready to attacked. and ukrainian president brought him his zalinski to day, urged his fellow citizens to come together in solidarity as millions continued to endure the threat of a possible russian invasion in a day of unity address. he vowed that ukraine will fight back against any russian

attack, has show of national pride. as russian troops remain on the border. the ukrainian president called for a day of unity, encouraging people to come together. and we 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. many joined marches to show their solidarity. it moves with seem driven, i think we only to gather at such time so as not to forget that we are the only united we need to go out in the street on such days, especially amid this political situation. doctor e exit has no, i don't think the russians are going to withdraw. i don't have faith in biden's promises. the best way to protect ourselves is to stay united as one country,

as if it were the 3 the scar. zalinski is keeping his troops united by attending military drills in revenue near the bell heresy, and border where soldiers continue to prepare for a potential attack. despite the show of force, ukraine is calling for more support from nato and western allies. liomas' lucia was new. what it would be for us, the support of western countries is much needed and important. and the weapons, ammunition and protective equipment are enhancing. our defense capacities will sylium be enable us to react to threats effectively on a foot move, not around. who was the muslim rosa on the day that the u. s. warrant of an invasion? dw correspondent mathias bellinger is reporting from where the drills are being staged. it is, of course, no coincidence that this drills are happening on the day. where many were since

services have predicted an incursion, ukraine is now making the most of the attention. it is getting. the people of ukraine are relieved that the feared russian invasion didn't materialize on wednesday. but nato and the u. s. maintained that the threat is high. with europe security at risk. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines. this hour of a u. s. gun manufacturer that made the right for use one of the americas deadliest school shootings as reached historic settlement with victims family remington arms as agreed to pay $73000000.00 to relatives of those children were killed in the 2012 sandy hook. massive, amnesty international says to agree in fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang raped dozens of women and girls in ethiopia as i'm horror. region previous investigations found evidence of abuses committed by all sides in the year long

civil conflict. european union, highest court has ruled at brussels, can cut funds for member states that disregard democratic standards. not the case has major implications for poland and hungary. both are accused of undermining the rule of law. they could now lose billions of euros in e u files. in brazil, flooding and mud slides have killed at least 58 people in the city of patropolis, north of rio de janeiro. nearly a months worth of rain fell on the city in just 3 days. the disaster has left hundreds homeless. the death told there was 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 traps 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 fire fire 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 jacob was sonata who is 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 at least a $180.00 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. when next month most covered 90 restrictions here in germany will be lifted to day. the german

chancellor and the country, 16 state leaders agreed to a gradual step by step plan to lift boast and image restrictions. it comes amid falling corona virus infections and the rise and vaccinations with almost 3 quarters of the population. now, having had at least 2 shots, germany will follow a 3 step plan to gradually remove awards. part of the current restrictions by march 20 and the chance are adding to day germans must keep wearing face mass and continued to take precautions. because he said the pandemic is not over but the prospect of few corona virus restrictions now that is music to the ears of club goers and club owners. here in the german capital berlin's famed night life has been especially hip hard in this pander. lot of fun. it feels like light at the end of the tunnel for these 2 night club managers. we've covered 19 restrictions set to be lifted. the l g b t clubs,

foods is getting ready to re open as he gets a schooling spring now and after 2 years, it's now time to open up again. no, you notice because we and the employee such faults are waiting to get started. but also because of our guests, it's unimaginable to go to years, not being able to go for a dance. amberlynn said come foster this is what it used to look like. actually, before the pandemic closed it door. club culture is a big part of balance identity. and one of the main reasons, tourists visit berlin is slowly coming back to life. private 19 case numbers are falling, and visitors are returning to bus city. new changes to germany's pandemic rules mean they'll be able to visit shops, no matter the vaccination or recovery status. bed masks will remain mandatory

indoors from early march visitors can present and negative test results to answer, museums, restaurants, and bars. proof of vaccination recovery from period 19 no longer needed for clubs. the roles will be slightly different by them. they will be allowed to re open, but guests must show a negative test results and be max annotate over covered over the classroom. but it's not entirely clear to us at which capacity can we open. will guess me to wear a mask in doors and maintain social distancing because that's something that doesn't work in a club. for now, preparations are under way to bring these rooms back to life. again. the berlin international film festival has announced this year's winners spanish director carlos amone's film. our colors took the top prize, the golden beer. the film tells the story of a family of peach farmers fighting for their future in spain. the festivals, gender neutral act thing award, went to german torcous, comedian milton captain,

in her 1st dramatic role is yours. berlin, allergic place is a red carpet and she plays in the cinemas. it was a relief to film lovers. you had to watch everything virtually last year. but wasn't quite the same as it was in those pre pandemic town. reporter scott rocks. bro, he is at the bailey now. he's there on the red carpet. so scott was talking about the golden beer award for out caught us talk to me about this film. yeah. i mean, i love this film i, it was my favorite film, the bell in allah. and i think i've told you before, i never get this right. i never think him as the jury, so it's incredible that they actually agreed with me for once on. but this, this film is, is, is wonderful. it's a, it's, as you said, it's about a family of peach farmers in catalonia, based loosely on kathy moans, own own life. our own family is also, we're also has

a peach farm in catalan. i'm and this is basically set in their short final summer harvest because although they've been, had been farming the land for several generations of they're going to be victims from the land to make way for urbanized ation for urban expansion in the area. so a lot of very touching social themes, but the film itself on is really sort of a bitter sweet look at sort of m a passing a passing of a lifestyle. i'm in spain, i'm very, very beautiful. dillman. kelsey won't have to say she was here a 5 years ago with her very 1st film of the summer of 1993 and you want 1st best 1st film back then. so it's really amazing to see this young director on 5 years later when the surprise here in berlin, we know that the billing all is always good for a surprise. were to were there yeah, surprises or to surprises or even more this year? there were a couple i am i was quite surprised and delighted to see that melton a captain of the german turkish actually comedian because he's known as

a stand up comedian here in germany. one of the best performance for her role. i'm in the titular role in robina coronado versus george w bush. she's playing robina and not george w bush. and as she plays this a true story based on this woman who fought for 5 years to get her son released from guantanamo on. you think it be a very, a difficult and painful story. there's definitely a lot of emotion involved, but really is quite a uplifted by her performance. she sort of has, is sort of play sort of a erin brockovich character who won't let anything stand her way german bureaucracy or, or the white house to get to, to free her son, really beautiful film. and a wonderful performance of i buy from kaplan. it's got before we let you go, you've covered so many of these on 1000000000 all the film festivals, pre pandemic last year. you know, you covered it when it was all virtual this year. it is, again, it's in person event, but you know, somewhat reduced that was,

it felt like this year, yet to be honest, it has felt strange. it was a relief to actually be in theaters again and to experience films with an audience . again, to have real red carpets, even if they were somewhat reduced and somewhat social distance. um, but it was a compared to last year's virtual event. it did feel like a real a festival, but it, it was dude, it, it wasn't really this sort of mass celebration of cinema that i, i, we're used to seeing here. believe people just going crazy on the right, garbage and fans screaming and, and celebrities passing by every moment on the streets. and that didn't happen this year. um. and it felt a bit more like a more reflective, a festival may be looking back of the last 2 years that we've experienced under the pandemic. i'm hoping next year will be the real blow out. yeah, you and i births will hope for the best. maybe we'll be back to normal buy next year. scottsboro there at the red carpet. that's got. thank you. you're watching the w news, his reminder of the top story that we are following for you. native chief yen

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