ah, ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, u. s. president joe biden is convinced that russia will invade ukraine. we have reason to believe the russian forces are planned into an intend to attack and crank in the coming week. the coming days that warning after another day of high level talks with western allies, but does biden still believe diplomacy has a chance. moscow, meanwhile, denies planning an invasion as it prepares to test its ballistic missiles. at the same time shelling and explosions are reported in ukraine,

separatist controlled east plus deadly storms. batter, northern europe, and britain is bearing the brunt record winds rip the roof off an arena in london. ah, i'm pablo felice. welcome to the program. you, as president joe biden says he's convinced that russian president vladimir putin has decided to further invade. you cried, he said, washington had substantial intelligence to back the claim. biden gave the warning after a coal with leaders of major u. s. allies. we have reasonably, the russian forces are planned into an intend to attack ukraine in the coming week . the coming days, we believe that there will target ukraine's capital keith. a city of 2800000 innocent people make no mistake. if russia pursues his plans,

it will be responsible for catastrophic and needless or of choice. united states and our allies are prepared to defend every inch of nato territory from any threat to our collective security as well. we also will not send troops in to fight in ukraine, but we will continue to support the ukrainian people. while the president says russian president vladimir putin will personally oversee military drills near the ukrainian border on saturday drills that will also involve nuclear capable missiles . meanwhile, moscow, back to separatists in eastern ukraine, have begun evacuating civilians to russia, claiming the ukrainian army is planning an attack. ah, wanting to the people have to nets that it's time to go off to the heads of the septic regions announced evacuation plans with a young guy in the william, the president of ukraine. vladimir zalinski will soon order the military to go on the offensive implemented plan to invade. they've done yet,

and do hon is people's republics territory, hulu filters. new as of today, february 18th, a mass centralized evacuation of the population to the russian federation. what has been organized, women, children, and the elderly are among the 1st to be evacuated, packed on to buses, bound for russia's neighboring roast of region, despite yet again denying any plan. military action. author belie reiterate that the military and political leadership of ukraine doesn't plan and are not conducting offensive operations in ukraine's east. the only option for the occupation of the people in territory that is acceptable to us is the political and diplomatic one. it will addition a clinic yet it's the separatists of up their attacks and it's homes like these on their side of the front line, lou. hence that have been caught in the firing line. local say, shelling has escalated lately, but she didn't have your new book recently. it has been quiet of books and then the

last 2 days. every now and then they shoot. every now and then they shoot, la la la, la, la, la, la tour rocher, the da nets to has seen increased attacks. a car bomb was detonated in the heart of the city on friday evening. the reported owner, the head of the septic regions military was not inside of the time. the explosion comes just days of us and his allies warned about potential false flag attacks by russia. so, president putin, the solution to the current crisis lies with care. freeman. justin was, was you, a key hockey needs to do is sit down at the negotiating table with representatives of dumbass and agree on political military, economic and humanitarian measures and the conflict and the sooner this happens the better. but unfortunately, right now, we are seeing the opposite, an aggravation of the situation and on both of them. but with kevin, its allies still warning of impending russian invasion, de escalation appears, a distant prospect will be w correspondent, fanny for shar,

joins us now from keith. i finally got to see you. now, you as president biden claims. russia's invasion plans include an assault on cave, and he signs there. the ukrainian capital is getting ready for a russian attack. well, ukrainians orders citizens here would like to believe that kia will be prepared if there is an assault. but the official line here from the ukraine government fact just yesterday, the brain and the, the fastest of you, great setting parliament that they do not expect a major assault and care for in fact, any major escalation yet. however, all eyes right now are on the territories in easton, ukraine. those are that are being controlled by separatists. and obviously we have all heard reports about intense a clashes. they are lab, search of violence. and that is exactly what makes people here concerned whether that conflict in the east that's been going on for years is 2014. how that is going

to food escalate and whether that will actually to a big escalation. but for the moment here in key as everything is calm, but it is a 10th com people simply do not know what is going to happen. tito view correspondence funny for shar reporting there from keith. now for the 1st time in decades, russia is a no show at the munich security conference. the ukraine crisis is dominating this year's talks. germany and the u. s. have called for solidarity in the face of russian security demands. this scheme, which of course is a lot a show of unity right from the start gym and foreign minister and alina babble and her u. s. counterpart antony blinkin took to the states together, setting the tone for the 3 day conference to whiter. does miss miss dorothy sagen porter? there's a new war impending right in the middle of europe was then speaking with russia issues, an absolutely unacceptable threat with their troops build up. who am i,

you know, the, the ukraine about, but also via the, all of us read and our piece architecture in europe. these a cheese is as therefore this crisis is no ukraine crisis. we have to be very careful about our framing. it's a rush, crisis course lunches, and i think present hooton's been a little bit surprised at that solidarity at the way that nato has come together. the european union has come together. ah, we come together individually as partners we come together institutionally. as long as we maintain that solidarity, we will either way, whichever path present who chooses will be ready to respond or is of another country by 2 top diplomats remarkably in tune. rather for keys may have italy, clips go, however, words of solidarity are not enough. and we understand that germany, united states, all france, support. what we need right now. defensive,

where thank you for 5000 pounds, but not enough. we kim defend oh country. what just for that? but again, germany says it won't send any weapons to ukraine, citing the historical burden of world war 2. like the u. s. it's hoping there can still be a diplomatic solution to this crisis. what exactly that would look like is the foremost question in munich, not just on stage, but also in the many conversations taking place all over the venue. but with russia absent, the west is more or less talking to itself. well, joining us at the munich security conference is r d t is d, w is chiefly decal editor mckayla cooper high. got to see you mckayla. now you as president joe biden, is that convinced that russia will launch an invasion of ukraine? there was a cold between biden and his trans atlantic partners last night. what more can you

tell us? well that there is yet more levels of concern, and we understand that was a readout of that cool. a basically calling on russia to de escalate. but i think the final sentence in that report really does resonate with what i'm hearing. it is the west talking to itself at the munich security conference. and rata basically is taking actions. and that's also at seeing the german and the french foreign ministers and in available on to leave to the are and basically say that the build up of heavy weaponry that, that constitutes a breach of the minsk agreement at that is really the west taking a risk because the overarching question is, when is the point reached, where the west, where nato, where native part is not nato as an institution, where the us would take some kind of action. and that is a question that is really hanging in the air because nobody wants

a hot war in ukraine, certainly not a direct confrontation with russia and with us. president biden saying he expects an imminent attack, but also having gone on the record saying that crossing that border on the ground would constitute aggression and leaving it unclear what kind of other interference hybrid activity would cross that red line that is still leaving quite a bit of space for action, for russia. so rising levels of concern sterno rhetoric. and a big question mark, hang in the air. mikaela let's took her. let's take a look at to day. we've got some heavy white speaking ad there, a munich among them. the german chancellor, olaf sholtes, tell us a little bit about what we can expect. well, i think we will expect yet again at these statements that there will be unprecedented sanctions from the west. and i don't expect him to actually mention

nor stream to which he was criticized for a lot in the past and directly. and because he sees that as a lifeline for diplomacy, for keeping that diplomatic door open. that's what everybody also wants to maintain . at least a thread of diplomacy in what is becoming a more and more serious of front line issue there. and we're going to hear from boyce johnson, the u. k prime minister. and we will also hear from kamala harris, who will be reiterating at the message from the united states also. and the iranian foreign minister is here, but given the immediate threat, we seen ukraine, those seem to become side issues here at mc security conference. d, w chief political editor, me hello cove, nor in munich. thank you. well, in about 20 minutes, d, w will bring you live coverage of the munich security conference with speeches from nato secretary general yonge dalton burg here commission president ursula on the

line and german chancellor of schultz. moving on. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. canadian police say they've arrested more than 100 protesters who's been blocking traffic in the capitol. ottawa for 3 weeks demonstrators. angry about cove at 19 restrictions have paralyzed parts of the city. the crisis prompt and prime minister just and trudeau to enact emergency powers. wildfires are still spreading in northern argentina after burning more than 6000 square kilometers. over the past week. emergency teams are fighting more than a dozen blazes that are destroying farmland and ravaging a major national park. the region has suffered a months of drive to anti temperatures. they got a good will at least 9 people have been killed as a 2nd. major storm swept through northern europe on friday. strong winds have uprooted trees, damaged buildings, and reeked havoc with transportation. across the continent. here in germany,

a motorist was killed after his car was struck by a fallen tree. the storm has hit the u. k, particularly heart, causing at least 3 deaths and leaving over 100000 homes without power. authorities have issued the 1st ever read whether warning, call on calling on citizens to stay indoors braving the stormy sea. despite warnings to stay indoors, some people in brighton on england south coast, remained drawn to the forces of nature. storage unit is the 2nd major storm this week, and it's sweeping across northern europe with record breaking gusts of nearly 200 kilometers an hour causing power outages for tens of thousands of people were thirties in the u. k issued a rare red warning for parts of southern england, including london with sections of the o 2 arena roof were ripped off by this storm. so the message to longer,

this is loss to this office has to be read whether wanting stay indoors. so you, this is the, we're still, we're based in 3 decades sporting polar inadvertently put ourselves in the hallway adobe altos, numerous flights were cancelled, and of the ones that did try to land in london heathrow. many ended up being diverted. train services were interrupted as well, leaving many passengers stranded, less quiet annoyance by i've been able to you. well, it worked out quite well because i spent a little more time in my system before i had it back up. i'll try to make my way for i have to take a taxi just went out to germany, france and the netherlands also issued severe weather warnings, storm units is likely to cause even more havoc than its predecessor did just days earlier. well, that's all for now. up next is a d w reporter. they go to cyprus to see if it goes time could be be key to

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