i blue ah, this is d w. news live from birth. germany urges at citizens to get out of here crying and bit dire warnings of an imminent russian invasion. i should test to nuclear capable weapons while president burton continues to insist. he's not planning an attack on ukraine. also, coming up with cham, your brain is longing, foot piece. euro mill is longing. at the munich security conference he koreans, president flooded miss lensky calls for more international support. and the meeting

with by the mid ah matheney, how'd welcome to the program. you as president joe biden will meet with his national security council on sunday to discuss what the, what, how says could be an imminent attack on ukraine. nato has joined the us in that assessment and is relocating staff from the capital here in anticipation of an invasion. and wild russia continues declined that it's not seeking conflict. it's military conduct drills involved in nuclear capable miss our president vladimir putin. of a saw the drills joined in his situation. bert by bella bush and president alexander lucas shanker. through let's turn to give and an update from de, deputy correspondent then economy. after months of building up its truit numbers

along ukraine's borders. moscow is now ramping up its rhetoric to match choosing cave in recent days of committing genocide in dawn bass. and even of shelling russian territory. ukraine vehemently denies both claims and says, this is evidence that russia is trying to create a pretext for invasion ukraine's troops. the front lines are under strict instructions not to return fire unless absolutely unavoidable. meanwhile, conflicting reports are coming out of separate cell. danielle campbell hunts about the evacuation of women, children, and the elderly to neighboring russia. footage circulated by separate controlled media suggests a mass exodus indeed, russian authorities seem to be planning for hundreds of thousands of refugees. but independent sources on the ground question quite how many people are actually on the move. how much for the cameras aimed at rattling cave in the west with preparations for all out war full. that the mood hearing kid is still remarkably calm, with people out in large numbers, enjoying the 1st mulder days of the year. but that refusal to panic doesn't mean people aren't filling the news and aren't preparing after weeks,

which you felt like the outside world was more concerned by the news of russian tanks, ukraine's borders the ukrainians themselves. images of diplomats backing up, the reports of the countries. oligarchs, and pro russian politicians scrambling to leave the country on private jets have really cut through with ordinary ukrainians. but unlike their oligarchs most ordinary ukrainians, don't have a plan b and don't have anywhere else to go. it was nic commonly in a key, iv or the shelling of ukrainian controlled areas which hit a kindergarten among other targets has been blamed on russian back separatists, a correspondent mathias bullying. i visited the area to get a 1st hand view of the complex situation and how it's affecting like residence. the traces of destruction have been patched up 2 days ago this kindergarten in the town of stunning, said one sca was hit by a shell. now the kids are at home, but a visitor is expected. ukraine's deputy prime minister, you lena,

very shook is inspecting the damage we do not provoke, we do not want an escalation. we want peace, we want protection and security for our people, especially for those who live here for pensioners and children, and those who cannot protect themselves with gunfire can be heard frequently. now here and standing several hands go. just before the minister arrived, we heard heavier tillery the town has been shoved for 3 days in a row. now. sure, we'll go the scenarios that it was when there are heavy explosions. we hide in the sellers, but when it's shelling like this, we're still on the street, although nobody knows and it's all unpredictable. it's just ones that you and i were standing here now in any think in fly by china, religion. stun. it's alons cuz a small but important place along the front line, a bridge to the other side is open to civilians. being one of only 2

checkpoints where people could cross over to the other side. this place has long been spared over tillery, but now this has definitely changed new yard almost of wood to shoe hoover. i think it will even get worse. the young girls, i'm not a coward who could reasonably use, i'm afraid for my grandchildren. i wouldn't want them to be scared, and i don't want to see them just able to put any of you be doing with international observers have warned that the escalation might be the prelude to a larger incursion, or even a full scale invasion. not all of our intelligence does not confirm that we are seeing certain steps towards an escalation, as you all can see and hear their shelling happening. but that does not mean that a full invasion is on the way with doorbell no, most of the building, but even without a full scale invasion tensions remain high here on the frontline. now

to try and resolve the crisis on his board. a ye crowns president for law. to miss lensky is calling for face to face talks with vladimir put moscow, he said, could even pick the location of the meeting. so once he was speaking at the munich security conference where he said ukraine will not respond to provocations in the eastern part of the country, but will defend itself against russian hostility. he also appealed for more support to defend his country against the russian threat. on the 2nd day, he took center stage, melodious, zalinski, president of the country. all others have been talking about since the conference kicked off ukraine, a country at the brink of war. he left keith against advice from washington to make one more urgent call for help. we gentlemen, would your good of a more every one needs to understand that this is not some kind of donation need ukraine to be bragging for them. i believe that this is not just

a broad gesture that ukraine should be bowing down for. thank you, green and my. this is your contribution to the european and international security for which ukraine has been serving as a shield for 8 years now. great. not a reliable shield yet holding back one of the largest army in the world. the shimmer all gives 3 murders. they bids an army sweep zalinski that his country is not going to be a permanent buffer against that army until america. in bilateral meetings, he won the west that nato members could be next. if ukraine is attacked soon and, and the u. s. is convinced an attack is imminent. we now receive reports of what appears to be provocations, and we see russia spreading. this information lies and propaganda. german chancellor last shawls also stressed that moscow stated reasons for its security concerns are a pretext,

was the genocide. this is the real problem that there is not the mate membership of ukraine on the agenda. it will not happen the next time, and even not in the near time. 40 knows that the situation, but that is something ukraine's president has put up for debate because he would like to see his country join both the european union and natalie. you bought the brake light. ok now cause it to where it were told the doors are open, store on you, but so far there's no opportunity. you actually have sheets late and not all the members are willing to see us. they are all members don't want that. yes, there ought to be honest about it because he opened doors are good. it's great, but we need open answer. ellen level didn't meet grady. everybody did answer us or something. he didn't get well in munich, but still hoping to get some before it's too late. or you commission president ursula on the line says the chance of war is high,

but european leaders are still hoping to find a diplomatic solution. she spoke to they w in music commission rather than funder line. you were in that conference call with us present, joe biden. he expects an imminent attack by rosa on ukraine. where does europe, where does the you draw the red line at this moment in time? so we're completely aligned with our friends and partners, the united states, the u. k. and canada on the very simple fact that in case there's any further military aggression by russia against ukraine, we will respond with severe consequences of massive costs for russia. and here, there is a complete alignment. we still hope that diplomacy has not spoken his last word. we hope for the best, but we are prepared for the worst you said at the moment is that russia is trying to create a pretext to actually respond to something that happens in ukraine. this potentially

hybrid move fast. so when would be the moment that the you have to decide to take action? well actually, if you look at the past weeks, month and for ukraine even years, the constant hybrid attacks, for example, cyber attacks have intensified now or building a full narrative. trying to find a pretext for increased pressure by russia, ukraine. and therefore, what we do is the moment we see the development of a false narrative for both flex pretext when operation. we debunk that, we make it public to make it almost impossible for us to build on these false narrative. and the 2nd part is so important. we are offering the podium to speak together and to lead to thomas work and to find a solution. i think these combinations mostly how much of a policy your policy,

how much does your policy have to be driven by its high energy dependent on russia? because 40 percent of gas imports come from that. indeed, 40 percent of the important gas is russian guns. and this is the dependency that is not sustainable. mainly we saw the irrational behavior of guns from not to deliver increased gas when the demand is rising and prices arriving. and therefore, we have been reaching out to the world to have more diversified suppliers and reliable suppliers. and the response is good. we had a record high of energy delivery from other parts of the world. now in jen marie, we know we can count on our friends and suppliers from elsewhere, but russia so that we now know that we are on the safe side for the rest of this winter. what russian gases content in case stays accompanied disruption. very brief, final question. what are the chances of a real hot conflict at this moment in time?

what's your assessment days? a real danger, but we do everything possible to have diplomacy, the dominant and find a solution was left on a lank. mr. president, thank you very much. his look now some of the other stories making headlines around the world. this our canadian place of pushback against several had re protesters in the capitol. ottawa. this is control of trucks and cleared the streets in front of parliament. scores of trucks left the 3 week demonstrations against the country's cove, if not any restrictions, and prime minister just and for those government. at least 13 people are did in the central smiley town of billet ballad when way. after a suicide bomber detonated and explosive, vast at a crowded restaurant, somali national television said that 18 others were wounded in the blast on the eve of local elections. the al shabby extremist group claimed responsibility

to pakistani man who strangled his sister has been acquitted of murder after his parents pardoned him under islamic law. ahem! it must seem confessed to the killing describing his sister's social media posts as shameful. a judge sided with the family who sought his release from a life sentence in prison. german football now and fans were dressed in their carnival best ready for abundance like a party, as co hosted frankfurt on saturday. oh, excitement was in the air in cologne. both teams separated by one point needed a when to propel them into the coveted european qualifications thoughts. but the fans would have to sweat this went out. the intense 1st half saw both teams

wasteful in front of goal. this chance fell to sebastian rota about 10 yards out after some nice buildup. but the captain shot wasn't precise enough. then it was cologne's turn, but dan knew bitchy sent his shot straight at kevin trap. but late in the game, cologne got their goal. who else put anthony modelled to put them in front? he charged into the box and coolly slighted it under trap to put cologne ahead with his 15th boon to see good goal of the season. ah, one knew the final score as cologne climb into the european places with this well deserved victory. here watching d. w. news from berlin up next sports life is tracking the rise and fall of

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