for february 25th on d, w. mm hm. ah ah, this is d, w. news live from berlin, russia, and the usa. they are open in principal to our summit to head off war in you cried russian president, vladimir putin is also considering demands from 2 breakaway ukrainian regions to being recognized as independent states. also on the program i find t as in argentina, struggle to contain massive, wild fires fuel by high temperatures and drops

ah i'm so gale. welcome to the program. or will begin with the latest on the crisis over ukraine. russia's president of vladimir putin is considering whether to recognize 2 breakaway regions in easton, ukraine as independent states. it all the russian national security council that he will decides to day on the request from a claim free of people's republics of denette scandal, hansley. trey was appealed to the united nations for help while western leaders of war that such recognition would break. international law. german chancellor, olaf schoultz has just been speaking with mister potent by phone it all the russian leader that recognizing the break way regions as independent would breach the existing 2015 minsk. a piece of course not. diplomatic efforts throughout reach a peaceful resolution are continuing

a russia and the rest of the se. they are both open in principal to a summit, either in person or by phone, on the ground in east and ukraine. government forces and russia back separatists are blaming each other for launching artillery attacks. what will be more residents? a log native car can see their attackers on mortar shells allegedly fired by russian back separatists have rain down on their village in recent days. for 8 years, the no one war, but now it's escalating. who's a champ chitlit's table? it's washed in 2014 butcher. they were fighting less a teacher. i know the head has every day you were on the edge of nervous breakdowns, and there's nowhere to run. do you understand, sir, when you might? oh, next door. the youngest village are seeks, maternal comforter for gas and electricity have been cut off here, like 3 generations caught up in

a conflict. they cannot escape good diet by dr. me at being who will take us in maybe for a day or 2. but what about after that? and when i come back, there will be nothing ruins he store my energy project alco covered at last. michael on sunday, a glimmer of hope. french president manuel macro, juggled the phones between jo bite and vladimir putin. his office said they had agreed in principle to summit the jelly days. but the ukrainian foreign minister welcomed the news. we hope, of course, as human beings to someone who desperately wants to wear the war. we hope that 2 presidents will walk out from the room with an agreement right about russia was rolling, gets forces from ukraine. he was in brussels as a special guest at a meeting of european foreign ministers in japan, i entering lincoln year was ardently appeal to the russian government and to the russian president. they do not play with human lives. the e u has mostly agreed on

a package of sanctions. now the debate is about when to apply them before or after a possible invasion. for all the signs of a diplomatic breakthrough, new evidence so far that moscow is de escalating. analysts say this footage appears to show a russian breakthrough formation just kilometer from ukraine or alaska side to the w player, corresponded to thomas sparrow. welcome thomas. let's start with a phone call between the german chancellor and the russian. that president, what else do we know of what was said? the most important point fell, at least from the german government. that's where we get this information. is that olaf shorts, the german chancellor condemned plans in russia to declare independence, those to break away regions that you mentioned or left sholtes stressed in that phone call that that will be a blatant contradiction to the means. agreements that are very important to try and

find a political negotiation piece in easton, ukraine. that's the key take away from the conversation between 2 leaders, olive shoals, also stressing that russia needs to show signs of de escalation under the german government is in close coordination with its closest partners, including france, including french president emmanuel macro, as well as the ukrainian leader saline ski, so this is particularly important from a german perspective because germany has really placed a lot of effort on the so called minsk agreements and also on the so called normandy format, which germany alongside france has organized to bring both russia and ukraine to the table. it is absolutely clear that if these plans do happen, if russia does declare those to break away regions as independent, it would be

a really big blow to german and french diplomatic efforts to try and bring this situation to a political, to a diplomatic clothes. and by such to avoid any military conflict in ukraine, and it would also seem like the, the president is effectively turning his back on min scott. and i'm assuming the answer is it we're while for germany and for france, but also for other european leaders. it's very important to have this 2 way strategy on the one side focus on de escalation on negotiation. so shots, for example, stressing that the focus should be on diplomacy, but not being naive yet at the same time. the 2nd part of the strategy is making clear time and time again, something that german need us from sholtes but also and in about 4 minutes have stressed that if russia does go a step to far germany and other countries are ready to impose very big sanctions

economic sanction. so again, this true way, strategy from a german perspective negotiations as a main main focus but also sanctions if those negotiations don't work. i thank you for that. so thomas thomas, part of due to political correspond but i can look at some more stories that making the news around the world. now. german present from valdosta meyer is on a 3 day visit to san diego to discuss establishing covey 19 vaccine production facilities in africa. is trips also expected to focus on the security situation in the wider style region. multiple european military missions to combat islamist terrorism or ongoing switzerland credits. reese blank is facing allegations that he manage hundreds of millions of dollars linked to suspected war criminals, autocrats and drug dealers. the claims come from an international media investigation following an inside that data. me, great suisse rejects the allegations police in new zealand maids arrests during the

pre dawn operation to set up that road blocks around to protest camp outside the country. parliament authorities want to push back anti vaccine demonstrators who moved in 2 weeks ago. protestors, wanton at early end to current virus restrictions to argentina where firefighters in the country is north. a struggling to contain massive wildfires that have been burning for weeks across 800000 hacked as a farm land and national parkland. the fires are being fueled by hot, dry conditions and are unprecedented in an area that normally receives plenty of rain. these fires have been burning for weeks in korean t, as province, after an unprecedented drought and extreme heat turned the normally rainy area into a tinderbox. the flames it burned through forests and pastors alike in the likely rural region and a forced animals in the better national park,

argentina's largest wetland to flee or die via fly. just from all over argentina, a scrambling to help with locals have been left reeling. o, b, b cord, dody, this is a typical, it's historic, it's never happened. we've never lived with something like this is when we were really overwhelmed bushy. this is what i can tell you. now this is a blow for the promise who give developers at least 9 percent of the province has already gone up in smoke. authorities estimate the more than $240000000.00 in damage has been done so far. i have learned about the truth is that korean tis province is going through a catastrophe with the fires. a lot of animals have been lost, flora, and fauna. and on top of that there's the jobs. what is to become of us if it's all lost to morrow, over them with fire fighters and locals?

a hopeful that the arrival of rain on monday might finally suffocate the flames. bernini, i'm the army crohn, current of ours barons swept through many countries, which are now seeing a fold and infection and death rites. but thousands of people in brazil are still dying every week. pandemic rules that are largely unenforced, and few people follow them. the best ear corolla, marcellus has administered more than 15000 doses. she is convinced that defects in is the only way to control to pandemic, although they unvaccinated are a minority. in brazil, the rooper sent 88 percent of current hospitalizations in the country. working on the front line, she has witnessed the skepticism of many with a j, a that a lot of people are timing to get a vaccinated for the 1st time. now. well, summer even taken. the 4th adults many are on the come in now because they had an

uncle or a sister or someone close to them who got the virus and developed a complication or is incubated. and that has made them realize the importance of the vaccine of last month grocer, regards to the highest a number of new infections. since the outbreak of the pandemic even surpassing the deadly peaks of the 1st and 2nd, the waves almost 100 percent of those cases were cast by the army crowns train. despite the increasing numbers of no infections in brazil here in rio de janeiro, almost nobody worse, a face mask in the streets and up by a security measures are poorly respected. when you are in brazil, you feel that numero de numbers somehow. here many people are still living in the world. before the pandemic. after 2 years of colby, the brazilians are tired of frustrations. but

a relaxing measures could lead to an explosion of infections. we search or venus use only veda from fear to say one of the most respected scientific institutions of brazil. my refuses to meet us in person to avoid the risk of transmission. he anticipates a charming little situation in the coming weeks. oh man, good. i can do no matter, we'll see a large increase in the number. a few factions even much larger than the testing capacity. so we'll need to look at this data very carefully. you will see an increase in hospitalization, sun that's which will continue to rise for another month. i choose well maintain a high level of hospitalizations compared with whether we had in november and january corolla finishes her shift at this health center

and goes to another one with she also works. sometimes she is on the front line more than 16 hours a day to vaccinate it, more and more people, she knows that the unvaccinated under threat from the contagious army come variant could push the country's health care system to the limit. let me bring you some more breaking news. our top story, russian president vladimir putin has said that he will recognize to break away regions of eastern ukraine as independent states. he told the security council earlier today that he was considering the mood of the self proclaimed peoples republics of the nat scandal, hands to asked to have their status formerly recognized the west as that warned that such recognition would break. international law, as leaders have expressed a disappointment, as is thoroughly near primula. it'd be almost done for you except we give you bla morgan mitchum, meet me by the in, you know, at the district, you know, we're only pay

a little near at the car. so us visually, but a joy to get that done by allegedly, or a toaster. and you, for a little issue from a, the, to the, to oh, this music i deal with all has got her vladimir, as he passed from i d. w. 's or russia service that here in berlin. ah, welcome. vladimir. so talk us through what winner? what in all that a couple of minutes ago the russian state agency right now is to report it ripped sources and permanent. that it's for president micron. chancellor shaw, it's called to what you put in and he told the bought that he will sign the degree on both republican, the eastern, your current tonight. if you don't know what would be in this degree, we can on the speculate that the serial recognize the independence of the store, break away republics. and this is

a break and use of the last minutes. ok. so he said that he will recognize these, these 2 at republics in the, in the break way in the east of the country. explain to us what that actually means . what he said to micron. and so it's according korea know is to it's, he will sign the degree, we don't know what will be in this degree, or i'm going to be a lot more accurate time. but let me ask you databases, russia service. thank you so much. that's it. you're up to date, more interest in the global economy, our portfolio w business. beyond here, the closer look at the project to analyze to fight for market dominant. ahead with business beyond on you.