ah, this is the w is life from berlin to no russian invasion, but no hard evidence of a military climb down. i bet russia publishes images of what it says the tanks returning from the drills on the border with ukraine us satellite images. meanwhile, show more troops and equipment being deployed to the region. also on the program, a brazilian 50 patropolis declares 3 days of morning after major flooding on land slides leave nearly 100 dead arms to return to normal. after 2 years of the pandemic journey looks that to lift the most covert 19 restrictions from next month

. i'm to bring on the bam about an international film festival awards. it's top price to 2022 berlin ali golden bear goes to the movie. kara, director, carla simone spell about struggling bombing bombing catalog takes top. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. german chancellor. all i've shown you as president joe biden have called on russia to take real steps towards the escalation on ukraine's border. and that followed a phone call between the western leaders to discuss the crisis on europe's eastern flank. russia published more images that it says shows its withdrawing some of its forces from the border of the u. s. and nato say they have detected no signs of

a russian to withdraw. nato secretary general against ultima, describe tensions with russia in eastern europe as the new norm. let's go to d. w correspondent. let's use a bully and that care for the ukraine's capital. welcome mathias to how these got conflicting signals about russian troop withdrawals being interpreted there. it's very difficult to say right now, there has been a sigh of relief, of course, in many, many parts of ukraine. but the real evidence about truth withdrawal is still is we're still waiting for it. and i mean, my life goes on, as you can see behind me, people are demonstrating they're not demonstrating against any of the measures or anything related to the conflict that demonstrating against new tax rules. and so

most people are sitting here and they're waiting for the news and they're looking at them, but they continue their life. right. another president says zalesky of a saying that russia is just rotating troops, robert van withdrawing them. what evidence that they have to support that what i think the there with the, it's the other way round. they don't have evidence that russia is pulling back troops. they have seen some movements around the border, but they're not seeing a real diminishment of the forces. this is something the u. s. has also said they have also even said that the, that the russia was bringing more troops to the border. of course, all this based on satellite imagery, where you can see camps, tanks, heavy machinery and everything. but you cannot count the soldiers of course. so, um, we are still waiting for confirmation on from the intelligence sources that russia is really withdrawing its sources. they are made sort troops beg upon the u

. s. meanwhile, is getting more troops ready to, for support in a europe. obviously, ukraine, not a nato members. be interesting to, to say how they view those troop movements. well i think ukraine is glen a grateful for any sign of support of have of military support. that means the weapons deliveries to ukraine. and that means also ramping up nato troops. anything that might deter the russians, that's of course, the point these troops and everybody knows will never set foot on ukraine, but they might be an additional deterrence to russia. thank you for that. matessa burger and kiff. so let's take a look at how ukrainians are feeling about

a potential threat facing them. the country, 2nd largest city hockey is just 40 kilometers from the russian border. i. d. w correspondent, nick connelly east there and sent this report from a town that would be on the front line. if russia sent troops into you cry, the announcement by russia's military, that some troops will now be pulled back from ukraine front is to be welcomed by many observers abroad. the beginning of the end of this crisis assign, the risk of conflict has passed with no international observers on the ground to check these claims. and tens of thousands of russian troops still in place and boilers the black sea, great leaders, se it'll take more than just a few statements as a photo, opportunities for them to believe that the danger has really paused. hearing heard, give people tell you that they've been living with war in their country for the past 8 years. that the tensions of recent weeks and nothing you the russia can't scare them. yes. you that i don't think there's any danger. that's my opinion. i don't think there's any war ever coming up because, you know,

crane and russia is always on wire since 2014, i guess. and this is just a political thing. you know, yet, so deal it. i think there's no chance. so my futon will take that risk a close good. but ask a few more questions and many will admit the news of ukraine you. oligarchs, and politicians. leaving the country in recent days and private jets came his shock to the wealthy and the well connected. no things over people didn't. ukraine's president, ludmilla zalinski is now struggling to take back finished off to weeks of do laden headlines like crazy new holiday unity day, which is 2 days notice flags apply on government buildings. hotel, the seeing the anthem zelinski himself been intending military exercises. the threat a russian dimension may not significantly been reduced in recent days. zalinski wants $40000000.00 ukrainians to believe that their country is taking the

initiative. the country is prepared. whatever happens next, even if it is a return to the negotiating table and notified. one thing is clear. these escalations, undermining ukrainians, belief in their own country stability and in their own future in that country. and that's something it will take far longer to repair than any to it currently in khaki of russia. to build up along the kinds of border is of particular concern to countries on nato's easton edges. these include the baltic states of stone, yet latvia and lithuania, which were once part of the soviet union. nato has been holding military drills in a stony this month of tension between russia and some of it was intensified. germinate our troops arrived in lithuania. this week bolstering true numbers that with more from the netherlands to you soon, but most military support is from the united states. so that's a, from a d, w, corresponded constantino's fun that agates in the lithuanian capital vilnius.

welcome constantine. just talk us through the nato, a thinking, would you, the current perceived threat is to non nato ukraine. so what does nato hope to achieve by strengthening its eastern flag? i think that perception in nature, and especially here in the baltic state and the neighboring polar. it maybe that's longer put in also set his sights on eastern europe and the baltics because he's irritated and i think especially in the last few months by a very, very active position that war saw didn't. the isn't on the ball, the capital, they can towards crisis around ukraine, weapons supply hospitals, also political schools that have been rendered by the boats and the polls to ukrainian. that is what creates

a situation in which many people here think there is a possibility of provocation of attempts to if you wish to test the soft underbelly of the district on the belly of nato in the east. although it's not that salt needles forward presence has been here basically for the last 67 years. and here people stand prepared for that. for example, in the 20th there is there is a paramilitary organization but just call the rifleman union, which counts to thousands and thousands of people who do regular military training and they're ready to support needs. right. but this procedure situation remains pretty much gary because of the geography of brick cemetery board. i suppose lots of people are going to ask themselves, well, if russia did invade ukraine, which is a say, it's not a nato member. does. nathan, just stand by and watch it is an interesting question. i think that's going to be

what after what we've seen in the last few weeks and couple of months, i would say, i ventured to say someone who covered major since mid 90. that individual countries like poland, romania, probably the united kingdom, definitely the baltic states will render their own. for example, a retired military personnel or semi retired personnel can go volunteer to parts in ukraine. i think that is expected. my many, i mentioned the rifleman, the union, and it's radiant. these people, well, quite a few of them will be probably going to fight again, supplies of material supplies of lethal weapon intelligence. that is all a possibility. although i do not think frankly speaking, that there's going to be an army brigade or a polish pirate through battalion directly flying through under that flag under the bench saying we're going to defend you a. but i think that there's going to be

a lot of initiative, but individual members to help be great. thank you for that w customer constantine. i got in vilnius a 2nd look at some more stories that making headlines around the world will start in hong kong where hospitals are struggling to cope with the cities worst coping the outbreak worst outbreak of code infections. chinese president julian ping has ordered the territory to get the situation under control. local lead, a carry map as appeal to residents to stick to have government strict 0 can cove. it matters. use highest courses rule that brussels can cut funds to member states that don't meet democratic standards. the cases brought by poland and hungary who stand to lose billions of euros in you funding after the block accused them of undermining the rule of law. authorities in australia, a hunting for a shock that killed a man in sydney's 1st fatal attack. nearly 60 years beaches have been closed and

have a cup just drones and baited lions deployed to catch it. it's been, they've to be a great white at least 3 meters long. to brazil where catastrophic flooding a landslides have killed nearly a 100 people. the worst affected city patropolis is declared 3 days of morning in the hills above rio de janeiro. some communities have seen a month's worth of rain in a single day when the avalanche of mud has beaten the path of destruction through this hillside, neighbourhood houses built precariously on steep slopes, have been washed away during inhabitants in the debris, dozens of dead and rescue as i know grim race against time as they search for survivors. often they come too late. residents are in shock and morn that dead enough. i mean it might come in 8 family

members were in the house. i lost my nephew and his 5 year old daughter, that one. i want to know. they only found him just now. we didn't expect is tragedy . it's the end of our city. i within just 3 hours more than 20 centimeters of rain came down and patropolis. acquaint holiday town nestled in the mountains above rio de janeiro. they stalked, survived it, and its being looked after by a local volunteer. his owner was not so lucky. i did i lose him. we rescued him over there. his own eyes buried in the mud and we took the dog hot, but he went back for his owner now and tried to not set him down. so he can't go back for a 2nd from the shaking boston home. this church built on top of a hill, has become a sanctuary for those who have lost their homes. my judge,

look apple did. people came yesterday and this was the 1st place to welcome them. so they could have a little dignity and shelter from the bad weather bath water, the damp, affordable a warm meal and a place to sleep. a welcome relief. but the scale of the destruction makes clear that residents need more than a quick fix solution. leaders of the african union on the european union holding a joint summit in brussels today. one of the issues on the agenda is the future of frances military mission. and molly, where our french troops have been fighting islamist extremists, had relations. but france and molly have deteriorated since the government in pamlico postponed elections and announced it would stay in power for another 4 years. he w jack parrot reports from brussels. after a 2nd military coup in may 2021, which followed one in august 2020 state funerals like this,

conducted by the military discount is the underlying instability in molly. until now, france has retained the military presence of over 4000 troops in the sal region. but as long wanted to reduce their numbers, and especially to move them out of the former french colony of marley, after the new cooley does expelled the french ambassador. since 2013, the european union has provided a contingent of 1100 troops, a separate mission known as the e. u. t. m. to train molly's armed forces. the european commission says the plan remains to keep the e u mission going for now the situation of the u t. m, for the moment i, there they are present in my li, our position is that we do want to stay engaged in the sale. we do want to stay engaged in money. having said that, no, not at any price from the european perspective,

there is another military complication, the arrival of a $1000.00 mercenary soldiers of the russia linked wagner battalion in marley, and recent cruise in bikini faso guinea and sudan rule providing a less stable backdrop with african leaders joining a ras summit with the e u. the leaders of military cares won't be attending the a u. e u summit here in brussels. and while security is a crucial issue on the table for the leaders. this is the 1st time they've got together altogether. in this format since 2017, they wanted to talk about vaccines and investment opportunities and they will put the molly issue is likely to pull focus on the ground. the people of molly are also questioning european motive the truth deployments. according to some experts, there is an understanding by the population, but also independent observers that this is not the objective is not security on me, or that this idea it does. conceptualization of security is also married with conceptualization around migration management on top of the european missions.

there's also a un mission running concurrently in molly. the country hasn't really known peace or stable self governance in over a decade. this is d w. news life from birth and still to come berlin's international film festival crowns the winner of this year's golden band at british star. emma thompson stands up for realistic betrayals of women's bodies for so i, germany will left most of it's covered 19 restrictions next month. chancellor shots and 16 state leaders have agreed a plan to ease measures gradually. corona virus infections are falling and there's been an increase in the take up of vaccinations. almost 3 quarters of the population has now had at least 2 shots. this might be the beginning of the end for most of germany's kobe restrictions. the 3 stage plan announced on wednesday. we'll see nearly all measures lift by spring. first to go will be limits on the numbers

of people that can meet. and the requirements have been vaccinated or tested to enter retail spaces, visits to restaurants and bars will then return to the so called 3 g rule of vaccinated, tested or recovered before the remaining rules are lifted on the 20th of march. germans welcomed the relaxation of current restrictions as long as everything happens, gradually, it's a good idea that you have to be careful, that things don't get out of control and really looking forward to it. i think it's about time. it seems a bit too much right now. i think in we have to show the corolla path every time you go in a story. i've never done that before. so i think it should be nice. following a meeting with regional leaders, chancellor ala schultz want against thinking that the pandemic was over. but he expressed his optimism he shouted as well before i think it is

a good step forward bargain, because i think that somehow after 2 years, we deserve for things to be better again. and it looks like that is happening now. we've had our best effort to sit at this end on a also we get an old us of foreign farm. though cases remain high health minister car lauterbach said the peak of the army crum wave is over and after a sluggish start, germany's vaccination rate is now almost 75 percent. despite that, shots reaffirmed his commitment to the controversial vaccine mandate, wanting a new variant, could undo everything if the unvaccinated aunt jogged by next winter. now for something completely a different, a thailand is making lots of money from an unusual source. jellyfish assails,

over the last decade, have doubled, and fishermen are more than happy to supply the growing demand from restaurants and grocery chains. as decades of over fishing have left the seas around thailand, almost devoid of fish. for these fishermen, there's one kind of catch that still helping feed their families by filling them. that's fine and along i don't know what happens under water, but there are no more squid, no more shrimps, no more jelly, fish. there's nothing left with jelly, fish. i can earn between 25 and 50 years a day. whereas with traditional fishing brings tenure as a day got mid i fresh from the boats. the jelly fish are in for processing. no tentacles, please. and lonnie if and can't on here this stage, the jellyfish has cleaned all the sand and dirt is removed or possibly bits of plastic and everything else is so that it is perfectly clean. the plan

jellyfish have been described as a perfect food sustainable high in protein and low in calories. they just have to be cooked right now ma'am. thank you. i. i can prepare jelly fish dumplings with green curry. ha, jelly fish salad. the horse spaghetti with jelly fish pesto. then thank you on here to tie the green curry that will give the jellyfish it's taste and smell. coming up because the curry has a lot of spices and the jellyfish will be delicious. but of course, that's up to the customer to decide. and without a doubt, jellyfish has its fans. i think it's excellent. it has a sticky, rubbery texture. i eat it often. i like it. sometimes i take jellyfish, pasta,

and i even ask for extra jelly fish in that fucking, at the moment there's still fish. but if one day there is no more fish, i will eat, jelly fish choices may become slimmer, but it's good to know that there's at least one kind of sustainable seafood in football. the champions league round of 16 continued on wednesday with 2 matches . band music came from behind the last minute to clench a one old draw away at abbey, salzburg kingsley comin, netting the hitting the net for byron and the other gained the pull score too late gulls to beat into milan. the reds are in great shape ahead of the return leg at home. next month. the jury at the berlin international film festival has awarded its top prizes. the golden bear went to spanish director carla simone. her phil alcaraz, i tells the story of a family of peach farmers fighting for their future in spain. the gulf relish

reports. berlin is a lucky place for carla seaman in 2017. she won the barely not his best 1st feature award. 5 years later, she triumphantly returns with her follow up, feel medicated us, claiming the golden bear for best picture. i think i consider myself like a little this, please of really merely, this is truly our if him home. i think maybe i should just move here because every time we come something a raising happens, her movie is about her real home. the town of al got at us in catalonia, it tells the story of a family of peach farmers threatened to be kicked off the land they have been cultivating for generations. milton captain met him captain to comb the prize for best leading performance in robbie. corn us versus george w bush. she portrays a german turkish mother fighting to get her innocent son freed from guantanamo. i

would dedicate this award to. yeah, robbie, a corners and all the mothers whose love is stronger than border. thank you so much . love is also at the center of clear denise movie, both sides of the blade which are heard the silver bare for best directing oh, happy south korean production. the novelists film was awarded the grand jury prize and natalia lopez, gayago's stunning debut robe of gems, was honored with the jury price in a separate gutter on tuesday, french after ease of any fair remotely received the honorary bare for lifetime achievement in order. brilliant time passes, time goes by, but is a very peer, you will always be contemporary. thank you. if that had to cancel her appearance in berlin due to a covey infection, the only major disruption to

a festival defying the odds in unusual times. the 72nd barely nala was a celebration of women in film to out of 5 movies screened or directed by women. but many more told stories about female empowerment, emancipation, and sisterhood. we ship eisen to pamela o. in a memorable press conference british after emma thompson called out the media industry for promoting self hatred through the unrealistic portrayal of the female body. suddenly women have been brainwashed, all our lives to hate our bodies you twice funny in front of a marathon. don't move. don't go, don't just don't move just effective 5th effect it and don't judge it is the hardest thing i've ever had to do. it was one of the rare rowdy moments annabella that generally spoke in softer tones,

making the message of movies like i'll get us. the more powerful before we go is a story that shows you should never underestimate a man in his fifties. so things greatest ever exponent. kenny slater, who you can see behind me, is competing in a world surf league event at the age of 50. the celebrated the milestone just days after winning at the famous pipeline event. that's incredible. fate means that this event at sunset beach is not just part of some sentimental retirement tour. it means that slater, who 1st one the world title in 1992, goes into the new. so c, as the number one ranked. so in the world, ready to show the youngsters how it's done. this is the dublin years life from berlin. his reminder of our top story at this hour, russia has published the images of what it says, the tanks returning from drills on the border with ukraine. u. s. satellite images have shown a more troops and equipment,

apparently being deployed to the region. leaders of the u. s. and germany have called on russia to take real steps towards the escalation except for here on that d, w as at b as a business update. i'll be back at the top of the day with

ah, with east in ukraine. 30 kilometers from the front in don't pass. this is where priest jenko in his family fled 8 years ago. a new home now threatened by the possible invasion of russian troops. but the jenko, so standing strong and to refuse to be driven away again. focus on europe. next, on d, w,

enter the conflict zone with tim sebastian. much of the u. k. may be getting on with breaks it, but no way or it's affects more devices than in northern ireland. and no political group is angry about them in the democratic union party. it's hockey, this the so called northern ireland protocol. my guess this week from county and human island is sammy wilson could be peace to whip the parliament in westminster conflict. in 60 minutes on lou lou with listen carefully. don't know how with to the a girl. ah, feel the magic discover the world

around you. subscribe to d w documentary on youtube. ah, with hello and welcome to focus on europe and the eyes of the world are still on the 10 situations along the border between russia and ukraine. despite signs of a possible de escalation, russia had amassed heavy weaponry and well over a 100000 soldiers close to the frontier, one of the largest military operations in decades. and.