ah, ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, new hope for diplomacy to resolve the crisis over ukraine. u. s. president joe biden agrees in the principal to a summit with russian president vladimir putin, after efforts by francis and manuel my call to de escalate. tensions also coming up, been characters apart and were thrilled to be back together. tears of joy, australia, welcome back tourists. after 2 years of tough restrictions, we meet some on the families, reuniting at the airports. and beijing closes

a winter olympics, overshadowed by the pandemic politics and the doping scandal surrounding a russian skating stop. ah. hello monica jones, thanks for joining us. you as president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin have accepted a proposal in principle to hold talks aimed at diffusing tensions over ukraine. and that's according to the office of french president emmanuel mccall who held length the phone calls with putin on sunday. the white house says the talks won't happen if russia invades ukraine, something moscow says it has no intention of doing. despite movement on the diplomatic front, russia and bella rows are continuing military drills that were supposed to end on

sunday. russia, extending military maneuvers to the united states. it's a sign that moscow is showing no interest in de, escalating the crisis. despite that french president emanuel mac raw 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. but the u. s. is skeptical media, secretary of state antony blink, and maintains that russia is on the verge of invading ukraine. his all 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 awe provocations created by the

russians are separate his forces over the weekend, false flag operations. now the news suggest 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 paralleled by memorial events in key of commemorating the victims of the my dad square protests in 2014 and on this day there was a turn in the history. the people who died here are our heroes. and we have to remember them the team done with it, but for the purpose, 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 dont

want to see more conflict of a more less crossover now to andre caught in off his director general of the russian international affairs council and he joins us from moscow. good to have you with us a, please tell us that and put in continuous military drills while also stressing openness for more diplomatic talks. what does he want to achieve sending mixed signals like these? well, i think the, a beliefs in the company is that you need to keep brush on the worst in order to get the wasn't attention. apparently the rush leadership is ready for some kind of negotiation. so with the west end up, you civically with the united states, but i are, i think they're concerned that i use the ease, depression, united states might lose interest. i personally do not believe that i dr. intervention that is something that they can contemplate right now. i think her a more probable scenario i is diplomatic. her recognition of the break away

republics of far don't boss. and that would also be a negative signal to the worst a on dental those soft. well look in the ah, how to implement or the means agreements in full. what do we know, how of letting a put in stance on ukraine and on security issues? ah, how that's viewed in moscow within the inner circles. then while it's hard to tell because the decision making process here is a very centralized to assume that it's only a very narrow group of people who have access to the president and who can advise you more. who can have some effect on the decisions that are going to be made, but our present couldn't was really explicit about what he wants. i yeah, and i think this is something we choose so shared by his, in a circle. he does want ukraine to be a part of nato, or he doesn't want to us in 18th or tortured to move closer or to rushes borders.

or he would like her to have far our new channels of communication with the west and are hopefully some arms control agreements with the west as well. right. i mean there's a whole list of demands there and of course on the other side. and there has been talk of diplomacy, but also the threat of economic sanctions. that tract has so far not had any real effect on putins actions. can you afford to risk business and trade lengths with europe and the united states? oh, of course are sanctioned by chance, especially if we're talking about sectoral sanctions, sanctions that might seriously affect the irrational energy sector or the rational financial system. however, i think her, it would be probably wrong to imagine that these sanctions are, will make her legal chairman, change its positions on important issues. a security is clearly more important than

prosperity. ah, survival is more important than development. and this is the, the uh, system off up which is priorities, which is not likely to change anytime soon. i to thank you so much, andrea, quite enough director general of the russian international affairs council joining us from moscow. thank you. and has a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. credit suisse is facing allegations. it managed to hundreds of millions of dollars from clients tied to criminal activities. among them, a suspected war criminals, autocrat, and to drug dealers. the claims come from a cross border media investigation that evaluated information from an inside of data league. credit suisse, reject the allegations. police and new zealand made several arrests during a pre dawn operation to install road blocks around a protest camp outside wellington's parliament. authorities wanted to push back anti vaccine protesters who set up at the camp nearly 2 weeks ago. they are calling

for an end to corona virus restrictions, but the government says it's too early. or for some australians, it's been more than 2 years since they foresee in family and friends from abroad. now, australia has reopened its borders to international visitors as it eases its tough corona virus controls. fully vaccinated arrivals to most states will no longer need to quarantine for weeks in hotels. journalists, danielle robertson was at sydney's international airport to capture some emotional reunions. after enduring some of the strictest private border rules in the world, australia has begun its final plan out of the pandemic tourist. now welcome back into the country after the lead 2 years, a relief for family and friends torn apart by separation. any fully vaccinated, international traveler from all over the globe will now be allowed to enter estrella, meaning migrant with family members can be reunited in temporary visa holders can

travel freely. more than 50 international flights will land across the capital cities in the 1st 24 hours and able to be ready, been filled with tears of joy, to speak, with life, to be able and straight into the arms of loved ones with her. and we're thrilled to be back together. hey colace. i say it has to be bad. yeah. it's exciting to be out here. i'm so excited for sure. i'm meeting mom and then headed home, my family and friends and all the babies that have been home that i haven't had a loss to. the only state or territory international travel is hard for me to. to enter is western australia which brings down it's hard florida. on march 3, all international arrivals, we're required to have the quoted related documents like vaccination certificates, and to proof of a negative taste. this is expected to be a major bruce to the tourism industry. that one free pandemic with worth more than

70000000000 euros to the economy, tourism also a people fact of the many businesses to survive. the country known for locking people in and out of the country now has a new message. welcome back. but these grand opening will take some time to help the tourism industry get back on their feet with operate is preparing for a slow stream of arrivals rather than a huge block 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. mr. pivotal life moments due to the strict order rules. now that the hot water has come down, the overall sentiment is one over of leap and celebration. and i was journalist daniel robinson reporting from sydney airport sports now and after 2 weeks and hundreds of metals, the beijing winter olympics has ended with the patient re off of a closing cemetery ceremony. the games finished in a snowflake themed extravaganza of the birds nest stadium. pandemic restrictions

had kept athletes officials and the media not tied to bubble during the games which features remarkable performances and controversy. organizers focus next on paris for the 2024 summer game, sun milan for the next winter olympics. but 1st he has a look back to some of the highs and lows of this. he is went to games in beijing. o. fire works lit up the night sky in beijing to mark the star of the 2022 winter olympics. china's government spent billions in the build up and cove. it didn't make it any easier. the host nation's 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 via political or neutrality of it. 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 end 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 top 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. and in football, sunday action and the bonus league. so a real goal fest 2nd place door want fresh day struggling black ah 6 nail in the so called battle of the bruce. yes. and restored when captain michael weiss, running wild against his former clap, the wind showed that when it rains it pours. dornan looked to keep pace behind lunacy gl leaders fire and as they hosted the other, bruce yes for munching. glad back on a rainy night at acknowledge. do not park,

but these fans were in for a treat. dornen came out, flying with captain markle royce making one knee on the 26 minute, the former, glad back man has been known to enjoy scoring against his former employers. danielle malin doubled the lead shortly after malin finished off a royce through bought by squeezing it under yan zelmer royce assisted yet another as he slipped the baltimore. yes wolf who fired his shot off the cross bar and in to make it 3. no, you sue from cocoa, tough to pass into the nat 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. he 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 reigning on, glad backs parade, once again. and you're watching deal, but the news from berlin up next is business robots, looking at europe's energy supply and the scandal surrounding credit suisse. see you back at the top of the hour with the latest news i they've had it for decades. people of iraq devastated and there's no way to find how did it come to this group. this is revealed an unprecedented story.