made for mines. ah, this is dw news ally from berlin. germany says russia is war on ukraine. has brought an era of peace to an, an in a wide ranging speech chancellor. oh, love shalt says it's time to get tough to defend freedom in europe. he calls for vastly strength and military and energy security. this comes as russia orders, it's forced to step up the advance on ukraine. moscow, kids air fields and fuel facilities, including a pipeline near hot. he's in the east and people take to the streets around the

world to demand and, and to vladimir putin ward in berlin. tens of thousands of taking part. our reporter is at the scene. ah, and welcome to our viewers around the world on michael oak, who, a turning point in the history of our continent. that's how chance lou olaf sholtes described russia's war against ukraine. speaking to a special session of parliament, the german leader announced a raft of policy changes that would have been unthinkable just days ago. germany will drastically strengthen its military and move quickly to eliminate its reliance on russian energy exports. he put the blame squarely on russian president vladimir putin, who she said had brought decades of peaceful coexistence to an end, the german chancellor earlier today. the president, putin, po, box, keeps talking about inviolable. security like auditing,

that what he's actually doing is using weapons to try to bring part of the continent under his power, and this will have an impact on the rest of europe as well. permanent security in europe is not possible with russia they ab puts in, is endangering this and to we need to not mince i words in the household on. we are tackling the challenge that these times have made of us with a cool head, resolutely play for there are 5 approaches that we want to take your most of your firstly of what we need to support ukraine and it's our desperate needs. and also from recent weeks and months, we have done this as much as we can, but with the it was hack on ukraine. we find ourselves in a new age in kia in hot give a d. s a multiple. people are not just defending their homeland. they are fighting

for liberty and democracy for values that we share with them. i'm joined now by our chief political correspondent, melinda crane. belinda of the chancellors espy should a clearly signal so see change in germany's defense in foreign policy. absolutely, it does as he put it. we are now in a different world than the one we knew before the 24th of february, when this invasion began. and he made it very clear that as he sees it. and in fact, as all of the speakers we heard today in the bonus tag, see it. we are at a moment in history when essentially the post world war, 2 era, as germany knew it, or at least conceived, it has truly come to an end war is possible. again in europe, the chancellor said, and he also made it clear that this war, which called putins war,

it has implications that go to the entire security order of europe and that go beyond this moment in time. and i have to tell you, i've been covering german politics for 30 years and i've certainly heard other german politicians say that germany is ready to step up to the plate. germany is ready to take more responsibility appeals for germany to work with europe on a stronger, a common, a foreign and security policy. but i have never heard rigor. this defined rhetoric, this rigorous, this defiant, and certainly this concrete with a commitment as we just heard for germany to commit in this year alone, 100000000000 euros more to upgrading its defense capabilities, which badly need a upgrading and a clear statement from chancellor schultz. for the 1st time that germany will commit more than 2 percent of its g d, p to defense spending. as you said,

allies have been pushing that for years. now apparently it's going to happen. well, you just said it allies been pushing it for the for years, including the united states very hard in the past of 4 years. did the government make this drastic change because it felt that public opinion may have changed and it would be squarely behind. it certainly the chancellor said we are not doing this because the allies put pressure on us. we are doing this because we must vigilantly defend our democracy in this new world that we now live in. and it's interesting about that you mentioned public opinion because it was very clear from the speeches of all 3 leaders that they know that this is a wrenching moment for citizens. the chancellor talked about people sitting around their kitchen tables and asking how can it be that we have war again in europe. and i certainly from the people that i'm talking to here in germany. people shocked, dismayed many of them out on the streets of berlin to day,

but bringing them along on a commitment at events spending is a difficult typo, backed for german policy makers because many germans feel that the lesson they learned from world war 2 was that germany must never again wield military might. germany must always be on a diplomatic path, a path of dialogue. but military might, that was something that the germans, that caused just terrible suffering all across europe. so this is going to be a very difficult journey for many people, but i think i'm getting a sense many are ready to take it. you know, and it was interesting because he made a reference that to hold on to that kind of thinking might in fact be naive given the circumstances germany in europe is facing today. melinda crane, thank you so much. moscow's forces have met stiff resistance as they attempt to push further into ukraine. the mayor of key

that says the capital is holding its defense lines, and there are no russian troops in the city. and after reports of heavy fighting in eastern hockey, the regional governor says ukrainian forces have retaken full control of the city. russia's latest attacks have targeted civilian infrastructure and the military. chaos at an oil depot involves each of just outside of key of emergency services battled to the early morning after russian rocket fire destroyed the facility is one of the many targets of russian fire overnight. samuel, just that night was hard to win. what did they do? this his revenge, the people rose to defend their state and day the russian army showed that real face. this is tara said little, they are going to bomb our ukrainian cities even more. they are going to kill our

children, even more insidiously. this is evil, their law. russia has confirmed it destroyed what cold, 975 military targets in the campaign so far. but many of its rockets have landed in civilian areas, killing and maiming bystanders. the kremlin also dispatch a delegation to minsk a neighboring bell roost to open peace talks. but ukrainian president zalinski rejected the site due to bellow, russo support of the russian campaign imminent by it. that is why now we say not minister, but other city as may be the meeting venue to me. of course we want peace hunting. we want an end to the wall. and finally, they live with any other city suits us. and as long as it is in a country from whose territory missiles did not attack us early in this way, can negotiations be honest and they can really and the war immigrant is digna. zach once you been here and key of civilians continue to seek shelter in the city subway

stations. there's little hope it seems for a quick end to the fighting will cross now or to dw, correspond into any fashion who's in helmand, nit ski in western ukraine. funny, we've just heard that a russian delegation has arrived, and belew, supposedly to offer talks with ukrainian officials. how is this going down in ukraine and what's the government's response? it's not going down as an offer or even as an a genuine offer, but rather as a call to surrender presidency. lensky accuses by ruth, of basically being complicit, helping russian forces to invade ukraine from the northern, the border. and also just shortly after the so called offer was made by russia, the president of bella, ruth pointed out it zalinski doesn't appear at that negotiation table. then this country's going to lose it, state you, it's still an offer even combined with the threat they are clearly not negotiation

is all about if you and to what actually the ending or the conclusion of that is quite open. and so as a result of presidents lensky decided to reject that offer. but at the same time also made clear that this country is very much open to negotiation, but simply not in belarus. in fact, a few days ago, he offered last meat and sit down in poland in warsaw. no common day nor reaction there from russia. there is a, a huge concern here in ukraine, though that this may be, of course, is understood by russia. this rejection, all right, then we're just going to keep bonding your country more. so people are really worried. what's going to happen next in ukraine? let's talk about what's happening actually on the ground. at this point. it looks very com where you are, how are things generally looking today where you are and what you've been hearing about to other parts of the country. it may look calm, but actually it's not a lot of internally displaced. people arrive here in hammond etzky,

which is one of the biggest talents in west in ukraine. at the same time, people who live here, i getting to read, getting ready to leave or on themselves, and help the ukrainian troops. now there was a much more critical situation though compared to what's happening here in the capital seating keith overnight, there was a shelly critical infrastructure, a gas and oil. i was or facilities where hit also in the north eastern part of kiva battles between ukrainian forces and russian forces that they are dressed in a, in a sub type a manner. so basically, apparently they had a ukrainian, a military clue, so on and that street fight is actually the main cause to an keith right now as people are under curfew. but so despite the curve you, i still trying to make it out of keep trying to leave, bring their families to safety. so a lot of chaos there and very important to point out there is a massive fighting going on right now in

a car give also in the eastern part of ukraine. so a lot of a lot of people are on the edge in ukraine as a shelling, as air strikes me to and strikes continue to hit, you crane. our correspondence there, if any such are reporting from western ukraine, the russian invasion of ukraine has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes since thursday. huge crowds have been waiting at train stations to travel to the border and crossing to neighboring countries. the scenes from the div in western ukraine show the fear and frustration. there's not enough space on the trains to carry every one to safety. men are forced to say good bye to their families, as they are not allowed to leave because they've been called up to fight. many of the refugees are headed to poland. are reported, monica should raska. now with this report, the polish ukrainian border and medica and southeastern poland. since russian

forces invaded ukraine around a 100000, people have crossed the border seeking refuge. they say there are long lines of cars trying to enter poland. many of the new arrivals are met by friends and relatives on the polish side, including oksana to prevent girl. she and her family have a grueling 30 hour journey behind them. most of them village school. i didn't even know we lived near military airport, luna, because in the morning we heard sirens, which was my mother immediately hidden a bomb shelter. most of my parents stayed in ukraine serrano, a book, and my brother to his serving in the army. i know they were able to leave the bomb shelter, but you never know now if maybe they'll have to hide again to day anyway.

i'm just i'm really worried mosley record is also the little. anya also had to leave her loved ones behind. her mother is not allowed to leave ukraine because she works for the military. the 17 year old is still in shock. to show up to you, i was afraid that people would trample me a little, trying to cross the border stuff. but now i believe that things will go well, right the creamer, but i fear for my family and for ukraine, i don't know what will happen and i'm afraid that in many volunteers are helping the exhausted refugees on the polish side of the border. they can get a warm meal here and paul and border guards say they're ready to meet this unprecedented challenge in our history. history of poly bodyguards is a feat,

1st situation in disco. we brought to more and more stuff. all the copying which can be open on the border crossing points are open. and what we did today in the morning given we checked the pedestrians on the terminal dedicated to normally 4 cars. the family finally reunites out of parking lot and medica, oksana, the husband sergei has come from joseph dorf, where he lives and works with care all before the russians are making war shooting, bombing, and launching missiles. there were explosions in the town where my daughter lives will come in. yes, go up on. we have to get them all out there. we have no choice yet. said so little . now sir. gay will take his family back to his home in germany. but it's on clear what they'll do and how long they can stay. his family never wanted to leave their

homeland ukraine is doing its best to repel the russian attack by training civilians to fight support from the u. s. and other nato members is also bolstered national defenses. but few believe ukraine is a match for it's much larger neighbor. taking active and reserve troops together. keith can draw on more than 1000000 men and women. russia has more than 3000000 ukraine has less than 2 and a half 1000 tanks compared to russia's 13000 and in the air. ukraine has just 67 attack aircraft, in contrast to russia's 1500. i'm joined now by historian and retired. general klaus this one is the attack general going the way vladimir putin in vision for the russian forces. i don't think so. of

course, with overwhelming height. take weapons, artillery rockets, cruise missiles, the russians have destroyed military installations of ukraine, that is, according to the book that cannot be prevented. and they have the air superiority after this so called fire preparation. but to think that then the land troops came go through your crane without chair. risk like the knife through butter was an illusion. there is a brave ukrainian people, 200000 soldiers, up 290-0000 reserve is the national guard and civilians and a determined brave president leading proudly and competently in this scenario, anti tank and add a fence weapons of the essence. and i, as a german are very satisfied that all is federal government has revised its arms delivery policy at last yesterday, something that will be desperately needed for the ukrainian forces. most of us have

been seeing images of regular men and women. i should add from the streets, picking up guns in order to fight to defend ukraine. i want to ask you this. we just showed our viewers, the great difference between the ukranian and the russian forces. how long can the ukrainians defend themselves against russia as clear, military superiority? i cannot tell the out of control obsessed to dictate appears to be capable of everything. and i have before my in i, the pictures of gross me and the trip chain wall, where the whole city looked like yesterday in key of the multi story building. but i know one thing russia will face a long, good face in any case, even if a tear occupied the whole ob key would face a long, protracted,

underground wall. and one cannot put 44000000 people in jail or in the go like putting has miscalculated. but also with regard to the popularity in russia of this war. and i am not sure how many fallen russian soldiers, he will be able to take. you make, you make reference to this long, protracted, essentially guerrilla war. do you think that it's a war that could extend as long as, say, russia's infamous war in afghanistan? i do not know. i do not know, i'm not a prophet. it will be an underground wall. it will be air before house to house. wall fare comes it will be street to a street warfare where you do not know where the sniper sits from which side street and then to tank weapon fill, fire a very demanding task with much bloodshed on both sides and probably

much higher motivation on the side of the defend us at the chechen vol was almost the and the lation of the cities. and i think before it came to that protein would have to stop because of his internal and opposition. and also because the clique around him will start to beef, to be fed up with her blood in the bloody mirror, which and i think the attack on ukraine is the beginning of the end of putting through quite frankly. i think we will leave it right there. klaus the man historian and retired general many thanks for your time perspective. and you in berlin, a demonstration calling for restoring peace in ukraine is underway with estimates of 20000 or more people taking part in the protest. the demonstration is organized

by a variety of groups, including workers, unions, religious groups, and environmental organizations. protesters are calling on russia to immediately withdraw from ukraine and to respect democracy and human rights. in the past days, there have been numerous demonstrations across the world in support of ukraine, and demanding and media and to all out violence. our political correspondent, thomas sparrow, is covering the story for us here in berlin, where the demonstration is taking place. hello thomas. how many people are there and what is the atmosphere like? this is certainly full here in central berlin between 2 of the cities and blends a victory column under brandenburg gate that you can see behind me. some of the estimates have pointed that between 20030000 people were going to gather here in berlin. today i can clearly say that this is a very big protest. it's also an intergenerational protest. i was speaking,

for example, to a grandmother of 6 who was concerned about this war. i was also talking to families with young children who had brought their own posters specifically asking politicians to also consider the fate of children in this war. and i can also say that this is a very international, a protest. i was talking to people in english and in spanish. i've seen people with estonian flags, a group of estonia, a group of polish people as well. i've also seen and i spoke to family from from bolivia. so you can clearly see from this place here from the center of berlin, that it is clear that this conflict has long ceased to be a conflict only between russia and ukraine. it is an international conflict and what people here are asking for is for this international conflict to cease or you've been talking to people there, i gather, are thomas. and i don't know to what extent you can get into the specific issues. but i'm curious about whether they're supporting arms deliveries to the ukrainian forces and the exclusion of russian banks from the us with transactional system.

so this is the biggest protest so far here in berlin, but it's not the 1st one. so i was covering a few of the protests that happened in the last few days, and the demands that you have just mentioned. so this very important change in german policy to send weapons to ukraine or to support a ban on russia from the swift system is certainly something that people here support. they're all obviously against war. they also want hooting to stop his actions under asking for the international community for the west, but also in particular, upper for germany to increase its pressure on russia to increase its pressure on putting to stop this war. this is certainly something that we've been hearing from people he and this is also, by the way, something that we heard from people in the last few days when i was covering some of these protests that were happening here in berlin, thomas sparrow in the middle of an event a, the likes of which we're seeing all around the world. thank you.

german football has added its voice to the global condemnation of the russian invasion clubs. players and fans have joined forces to show their support for ukraine. and uncharacteristic, still filled. germany's typically boisterous soccer stadiums this weekend. german clubs opened their matches with moments of silence in solidarity with ukraine following russia's invasion. the dea fell, which operates germany's top 2 leagues encouraged the action and sharply criticized the russian attack in a statement on thursday. in addition to the organized actions from clubs, fans called for peace and condemned to russian president vladimir putin. this condemnation was mirrored by uncut phung for who emblazoned their stadium with the message stop it, put in while lighting it up. ukrainian blue and gold. though sports often serve as

an escape from conflict, german soccer clubs, players and fans have shown that even if the games go on, they can be used to help bring attention to ukraine. well, poland will not play their world cut play off with russia in moscow. the polish buying munich star rob levin dusky tweeted, his support shay, he could not imagine playing against russia at this time. sweden and the czech republic have taken the same stands while footballs, world governing body. fifo has not yet ruled out playing in russia and russian oligarch, roman abramoff. it has announced cheese, handing over a stewardship of the english premier league team. chelsea to its trustees rummage, bought the club in 2003 and set off a wave of foreign billionaires snapping up teams and as investments. it's thought he wants to shield chelsea, as he could face sanctions following the russian invasion.

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