ah, ah ah, this is the w news coming to live from berlin, new hope for diplomacy to resolve the crisis over ukraine, french president manuel my call and says both russian president vladimir putin and u. s. president joe biden have agreed in principle to summit to de escalate tension . also coming up, thousands of volunteers prepare for a worst case scenario in nato ally is tonia. we meet some of those training in the forests near the russian border and have just apart and were thrilled to be back

together. tears of joy as australia, welcome back tourists. after 2 years of tough restrictions, we meet some families reuniting at the airport. plus, beijing closes a winter olympics, but were shattered by the pandemic politics and the doping scandal surrounding a russian skating star. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. yes, president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin have accepted a proposal in principle to hold the summit aimed at the fusing tensions over ukraine. that's according to the office of french president manuel mccall, who held a lengthy phone call with booting on sunday. the white house is the talks won't happen if russia in bade ukraine something. moscow says it has no intention of doing. despite movement on the diplomatic front,

russia and bruce have decided to extend military drills that were supposed to end on sunday. russia extending military maneuvers with belarus near the ukrainian border to the united states. it's a sign that moscow is showing no interest in deescalate, in the crisis. despite that french president emanuel mac cross raised hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough, he spoke to vladimir putin on sunday in 2 phone calls that lasted almost 3 hours. he said, the russian president agreed on the need to favor a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis. and to do everything to achieve one that the u. s. is skeptical media, secretary of state antony blanket maintains that russia is on the verge of invading ukraine. his old logic, everything we're seeing tells us that the decision we believe present hooton's may

to, to invade is moving forward. we've seen that with provocations created by the russians are separate his forces over the weekend, false flag operations. now the news, i just stood this morning that the quote unquote exercises russia was engaged in belarus with 30000 russian forces that were supposed to end this weekend will now continue the weekend of mixed messages and power plays was parallel di memorial events in kiev, commemorating the victims of the my dad square protests in 2014 and then on this day there was a turn in the history. dicky, people who died here are our heroes. and we have to remember them the team done with it, but think that that was we need to remember that people gave their lives for ukraine and for our european future, we need to respect and to love it back then dozens were killed during protests that

ousted ukraine's pro russian president, 8 years later that people here don't want to see more conflict. let's bring in our correspond mathias bullying now. he joins us from credit, tossed in eastern ukraine when he has, you've been traveling around the front line in east in ukraine. tell us what you've seen selling has intensified in all these villages around the an error on the line and for many people i was a shocked because the last past few years, the has been have been occasional showings or occasional gunfire. but most of the time the people could live their lives quietly there. and this has changed or during the day and especially during the night, people here now shelling, it's not very clear where this is targeted as often it, it just flies into nowhere. but it also hits the villages and the towns along the

border. so the tensions are high and the people are afraid of being hit by something. but here's how is ukraine responding to the shelling in that part of the country? that's a good question. the ukranian army maintains that they are restrained there, that they restrain from, from firing back, that they will only fire back if their own security. the security of the soldiers is under threat by these showings, and that there will refrain. of course, the other side says something different. it's very hard to verify at this point. the o. s. c emission has are fixated showings on both sides. there is a chance of talks between joe biden and vladimir putin later this week, as i'm sure you know, do you get the impression that ukrainians believe a diplomatic solution is still possible?

i think many people here hope for some kind of a peaceful solution. however, of course, the biggest problem is that any solution that might satisfy porch in a would give him let that would be one that gives them leverage over ukraine, and that is something most ukrainians are not ready to accept any a signature by a ukrainian official by a ukrainian president under a document that says that ukraine or refuses to join the nato or that ukraine will agree on the reintegration of these territories on moscow's terms that would give them a say in the national politics would be usually unpopular and might, would have to fear to be ousted by the people. so the bottom line here for most ukrainians is very clear that the sovereignty and the future trajectory, ah, a path of, of ukraine are not up for negotiations. and that makes it extremely difficult

because everything that we have seen that has also been proposed maybe by, by other, by negotiate is from the west as a possible compromise. what exactly touch on these issues. and so that makes it very, very difficult to find a way out here. tis thank you very much. that was our record mathias spelling of the in crime a task eastern ukraine was good the latest now from russia analyst and d. w, correspond, constantine, egret. he joins me from tallying in estonia, constantino, the russian and u. s. presidents are reportedly willing to meet for talks on the escalating the crisis. do you believe a diplomatic solution is still possible? do you think that president putin wants that? i think that will present, put once now is international attention and that he's guessing and secondly, he wants to continue to pressure of the west to brush. are you crying?

i think what martinos that from carma doors is very relevant. hooton's doesn't believe that to grain is a sovereign state and that your gradients have their own national interest at all. and i think that he still thinks the west can do something about and in this respect one, there are that maybe you grandiose will. over this meeting between biden and potent, with the mediation of macro at i think that put was a k to be officer. he knows the good cop bad cop 14 that mock wrong, and biden are now trying to play probably with him. and he is probably prepared for that. on the other hand, i think for the last few days actually showed that he's trying to crow trekked karesha without crossing some kind of red line up to which everything is lost and diplomacy with the west is over and only sanctions remain. so i suppose it will not be a meeting that will produce any kind of solution,

but it will be meeting that will for some time, hold off the history, it costs $10.00, you are in the baltics right now. lithuania, latvia, estonia, they're all worried that they may be targeted by russia to how much of a threat does rush oppose to the baltic states? i think o 3 bucket states floss, poland was saying that up, up to 2014. actually every single possible aah! every single possibility is on the table to put, put an extremely dislikes, central east in europe and the baltics. and i think that's what he sees the, the baltic central european block in nature as one of the irritants. and because of that, i don't think that anyone expects full scale invasion. it's nato territory where natal for the presence battalions. 3 battalions were deployed since 2015 of so ah,

but i think that provocations of the board, the probing the border. this is what actually the baltic states beer. if you remember last summer, i, alexander lucas shank, of the rule of bellows, sent thousands of me, least migrants across the border into lafayette and at least 20 in poland. and this was seen in warsaw of india and riga as a test of nature border know just some kind of abstract. you bought it, but the nature will that the defenses of nature. and i think that's why everyone here wants to be prepared done here in estonia, a very small nation of 1000000 people are where the defense schools are around 7000 people. you have the military defense league, which is a parameter organization that helps the army which trains with the army and which is about 20000 people, which is actually maybe enough for a partisan what you really walk in case. well, now, not very likely that putin will in bay. so the boats us trying to stay per bad and

actually have to say this same thing happens in latvia. and in lithuania, where part of ministry, what big part of me that their organizations are helping the arm kostin. thank you so much for your insights. that was russia, analyst and dw correspond. konstantin echo. well, russia's troop build up along ukraine's borders has put the countries on nato's eastern plank on high alert. these include the baltic states of a 3rd, estonia, lethia, and live when a which were once part of the soviet union. more german troops had been moved to lithuania to bolster forces there with more from the netherlands. do soon. most military sport is coming from the united states. in estonia, the tension has prompted thousands of volunteers to join the reserve. armed forces correspond as good are kernut sent us. this report. civil engineer marco

peak inspects one of his construction sites in estonia. capital, tell him. it's thursday. it is already thinking about the weekend. then like every year, he'll be reporting for survival training as a member of a volunteer military unit and facing 72 hours in the wintry estonian forests. i v i l l 233 digs. i will need to deal with the problems at the construction site . my soul focus will be very all surviving in a war situation. the next day, it's time to move out. peaks team have park their field kits. this we can toggle against other teams in a kind of scouting game. he's rife in magazines are only loaded with blanks. this is far more than just a game peak, and his comrades are all too aware of the current tensions with russia. label on

goron di i mean you do, the organizer might possibly have made the task even harder because of the current situation with or you're more, you will see ours with them as i'm on. now we're assuming it will be a tough competition as a new garrison. like always. erma lopez, moscow. no, la garza acosta with as early i t managers and white collar workers alike. as volunteers, they came to show the resolve military service is the highest attribute. citizens can pay to their country. time to pack up. soon i'll be heading toward the russian border. estonians border with russia is 300 kilometers long, and its population is around 1300000. many, he regards the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine with deep concern. parliamentarians in talent have even spoken of an alarming situation. many times throughout its history,

estonia has come under oppressive russian or soviet rule with the countries. politicians have learned their lessons from it. there is a very strong united position among politicians. never mind which body you talk to . never again alone, never alone again. so that means that one is of course, what we do ourselves, our defense i gave you. abilities are built great, very solidly, but for fungus scratch during law 30 years. ah. but secondly, of course, this is why we value so much very close partnership. both we been e, u, and, and nato. but in a worst case scenario, these men were to be able to defend their country without any outside help to market peaks. team have been moving through the forests for 24 hours. now. they've been taking on one challenge after another and finding new positions. old while

they hear distant gunfire. they take a little nap in the snow with only their sleeping bags for warmth. at night, temperatures fall below freezing arrival of a rule out. so at the moment it's very cold bowl. we managed to rest for half an hour under the tree, but our clues are wet, but he can pictures. they don't dry out. the door is elena, daddy did agree you are. a checkpoint has worn drinks ready for the volunteer reservists. soon other teams show up women and men from across the stony, a taking part in this test of endurance, if called upon these units could supply around 20000 volunteers. yet they know that in a war, russian forces would be vastly superior. in combat, volunteers like market people would take orders from a stone, is regular armed forces. they all hope they'll never come to that. even as they

hear at the checkpoint, that the ukraine crisis could escalate at any moment. will over those deed are here, are your destiny as eastern borders be most or just the right place? or is something should happen for the next few hours? limit of the blanks can quickly be switched out for live ammunition with the new data, we're definitely ready early. well then they head back into the woods and hope the next time they're here. it will just be for another exercise, like this one, sketch up a smile, the stories making headlines, round the world to day. credit suisse is facing allegations. it managed hundreds of millions of dollars from clients time to criminal activities. among them suspected war criminals, autocrats and drug dealers. the claims come from the cross border, immediate investigation and evaluated information from an insider's data leak. credit suisse says it rejects the insinuations about the banks reported activities

during president pint. botto stein maya begins a 3 day visit of senegal. today he's due to meet his senegalese counterpart before attending and economic summit is visit is also expected to focus on establishing local coven 19 vaccine production facilities and security situation. in the wider so hell reach a failed nigerian air strike as killed and wounded several children in a village in neighboring ne share. local officials say new zara authorities claim the attack was a mistake and was targeting armed gangs near the border between the 2 countries. nigerian military says it's investigating the incident. dominican republic is begun building a border wall with its neighbor, haiti. when completed it will cover half the nearly 400 kilometer frontier. the dominican government says the wall will help stop irregular migration as well as smuggling of goods, weapons, and drugs. for so most railey ends,

it's been more than 2 years now since they've been, since they've seen family and friends were abroad. now, australia has reopened his borders to international visitors as it eases it's tough . corona virus controls fully vaccinated arrivals to most states will no longer need to corn teen for weeks in hotels. journalists, daniela robertson was at sydney's international airport to capture some emotional reunions authoring during some of the strictest private vote. who's in the world of rally, has begun its final plan. out of the pandemic tourists, the dow welcome back into the country. often really, to use a relief of family and friends torn apart by separation. any fully vaccinated, international traveler from all over the globe will now be allowed to enter. mister elliot, meaning migrants with family members can be reunited, and temporary visa holders can travel freely. more than 50 international plots will land across the capital cities in the 1st 24 hours and april civil,

ready been filled with tease of joy and speak with fly in to be a pool. and straight into the block was a part and were thrilled to be back together. close daily home and i still have to be back. yeah, it's exciting to be out here. i'm so excited for so i'm meeting and then headed home to my family and friends and all the babies that have been born that i have event for the last. the only state or territory international travel is automated to enter is western australia which brings down it's hard border. on march 3, all international arrival we're required to have quoted related documents like vaccination certificates. and to proof of the negative test, this is expected to be a major bruce to the tourism industry. that was free. pandemic was worth more than 70000000000 euros to the economy, tourism also a people who effective for many businesses to survive. the country for locking

people in and out of the country now has a new message. welcome back. but this grand opening will take some time to help the tourism industry get back on their feet with operating, preparing for a slow stream of arrivals, rather than a huge influx sold at once. overall, this is being seen as a positive step and one that has been welcomed by all those who have over the last 2 years. miss pivotal life moments due to the strict order rules. now that the hot border has called down, the overall sentiment is one of relief and celebration. sketch up on some of the other developments in the pan damica from march. israel will allow tourists into the country regardless of vaccination status. regulators in italy are recommending a 4th vaccine dose for severely immunocompromised people. and officials in england are preparing to and selfish lation requirements for positive coven 19 cases under new plans to quote, live with cove it ah. after 2

weeks and hundreds of metals, the beijing winter olympics are over, the organizers are claiming the games a success despite controversy surrounding the event is looked back at some of the highs and lows. ha, fire works lit up the night sky in beijing to mark the start of the 2022 winter olympics. china's government spent billions in the build up, and covey didn't make it any easier. the host nations human rights record was put under international scrutiny. their treatment of wicker muslims prompted countries like the u. s. and the u. k. to stage a diplomatic boycott, china responded by having a weaker athlete light. the olympic flay. sticking to the script. international olympic committee, president thomas bah, cited his know, politics pledge, the ear,

her position, or for the the i you see her must be given the year for the tickler neutrality that we are not her commenting on her political. her issues. however, organizers did comment on this display from ukraine. instead of calling it political, the i o. c. described it as a call for peace on the sporting front. russia's 15 year old figure skater, camilla valley ava dominated headlines due to testing positive for a band substance. but due to being a minor, while the eva was allowed to continue competing, which didn't and well for the teenager, away from the politics and controversy. china hauled in a record 9 gold medals. 2 went to freestyle skier, eileen, go. francesco free day and germany's bobsled team had an

unforgettable showing in beijing. but when it comes to the best of the best, out doing all nations was norway. the norwegians topped the metals table with a record 16 golds for more than the successful germans. despite the hiccups here and there, the beijing winner games provided plenty of sporting highlights and historic achievements from china's great wall d. w. so limbic correspondence, jonathan crane offers his take on the 2 weeks of olympic, competition, the drama, the doping dispute, and the drumbeat of politics progress over 3 weeks or 4th. an hour at a facing with alan. pigs have come through and they started with questions over china's human race to record the question, how is why they've ended with a familiar topic that russia don't think camilla saga?

i will not just criticism over the values and integrity of competition with relief and attention. some of the more money issues concerning china really pick from now move on to like the less controversial crime, harrison. she is time. well, the 2nd start throwing on the repression. millions of people suffering under chinese rule. the at the weakest people in hong kong, people in tibet. well that continues. in football, sunday action in the buddhist lea, a saw a real goal fast. second place, darkman thrashed a struggling gland by 6 neil in the so called battle of the bruce is and with dormant captain, marco rice running wild against his former club. the winter showed that when it rains, it pours the door and look to keep pace behind lunacy the leaders byron as they hosted the other bruce from lunch in glad back on

a rainy night at acknowledged do not park, but these fans were in for a treat door and came up flying with captain michael roy making one near the 26 minute the former glad back man has been known to enjoy scoring against his former employers. danielle malin double the lead. shortly after malin finished off a royce through ball by squeezing it under yan zelmer royce, assisted yet another as he slipped the ball to mario wolf who fired his shot off the cross bar and in to make it 3. no, you sue from cocoa tuck to pass into the night from close range to make it for and who else? but marco royce to provide the assist, magnificent royce, added the 5th, just before full time. she kept off his fantastic evening with 2 goals, and a hattrick of assists admiration wrapped up the victory

from the penalty spot. 6 neil the final score with captain marco royce, raining on, glad backs parade. once again. sir, what to the results main for the monthly standings after 20 rounds of play. well no movement in the top. 6 with bio document and labor crews and still leading the way cologne and minds move up. well, when young berlin slip and the bottom half b, lafelle leap frog had to berlin, augsburg, stuttgart, and should still make up the relegation. so you are watching t w news. just a reminder of the top stories we're following for you today. french president, manuel mac hall says both rushes vladimir putin and he best president joe biden have agreed in principle to as sama to addressing the crisis over ukraine. and australia has reopened its borders to vaccinated tourists ending one of the longest and toughest careno virus closures in the world. family and friends have

been reuniting at airports after 2 years of restrictions. you are watching d. w. news from berlin. up next is our science magazine. to more today we look at how good and safe and central dna research websites. so it's after a short break. i'm terry martin. thanks for watching. with with

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