concrete health membership, again, that's a longer term process. there are hurdles to overcome. they also include the some of the same kinds of conditions as for nato membership, a government that is stable and transparent and so on. and of course, every now and then you does bend the rules on some of that, but the fact is ukraine membership and you would not happen overnight. nonetheless, the you has reached out to ukraine with an unprecedented offer of military support . 500000000. that has never happened before. that's the kind of concrete support that the foreign policy spokesman means. but he's asking here, mr. lensky for europe to do more. to go further. and we heard from the speaker who opened the session, roberta met sola from malta. that the u. e. u parliament today has called for much tougher sanctions on russia and has also given its banking to backing to the

president. savanski is request so, so clearly there is some support there and this will be this will be tough for you . members after that very impassioned speech, but it's very use there is support for, for foster membership, but is the momentum enough other still cracks inside the you or that, you know, really pull to you has pulled together far more than many of us would have thought possible we've seen hungary known to be friendly to of letting me put in hungary, liter missed or been known to be an ally of mr. mr. put in none the less pulling together with the rest of the you on sanctions on welcoming refugees. however, he is known to has to have his doubts about this issue and certainly others as well who feel they would be importing the conflict with russia into the european union.

and i think certainly there will be pushed back on this issue. so i think this is not something that we're likely to see happen right away, but circumstances are changing so fast at the moment. it's very hard to make predictions anymore. thank you very much. melinda crane so far, i'm sure we'll be talking a bit more, but later in the program program. now let's say give us a quick update with today's development in ukraine. it is day 6 of russia's invasion, and russian forces are continuing their bombardment of hoc, if you can. second biggest city rockets have struck the city center damaging the minister of buildings. authorities there say at least 10 people were killed. ukraine's president has called the assault a war crime. russia has denied it, has targeted residential areas and claims there were forces were striking military

targets. it's the 2nd day of sustained attacks against hockey. if several residents were reportedly killed in bombings on monday or in on flight in her chief city with 1500000 residents, ukraine says russia target a residential buildings with volleys of rocket people in the maternity ward forced to flee to a bomb shelter. murray, ukraine's president has condemned the bombardment calling for it to be brought before an international tribunal. or he today, russian forces, brutally attacked. hark if using rockets clearly a war crime, peaceful, city, peaceful residential areas, no military facilities, dozens of eye, witness records prove this was not a mistake, but the deliberate destruction of people, the russians knew where they were shooting with history lead. moscow denies the

accusations ever more civilians are joining the fight to push back russian troops from our keith. we have up as it may have 6 children at home and a wife or i'm from car cave. the day before yesterday i decided to take up arms and protests my city. and yes, i knew when i made my decision, of course my wife and my 10 year old son cried my eyes thought they tried to stop me from joining the fighters vehicle. but finally, they understood it's our land that we have to defend. we camped back down on as well. you, you called ukraine is also inviting foreigners to fight for the country as it braces for a new phase in the war or back of the studio here while we wait for german chancellor all of shows, taurus b, u, a parliament also the luxembourg locsin berks, a prime minister sub battelle. ah, me, well, i want to speak to d w as chief flu correspond belinda, great,

all of shaws was long accused of being too soft on russia. he's not anymore z. no, i, he has a, he has really stepped up in a way that is nearly dizzying. as you remember in january, there were headlines in this country that said asleep at the wheel is all we're is olaf schultz and, and there was a view that he was really exercising a lot of re straight. partly because of his party, the social democrats, longstanding, russia, friendliness of the sense that it's important to keep good commercial really relations with russia and so on. we have seen a complete turnaround and as he set himself in his address to parliament last sunday, we woke up in a new world on february 24th. but even prior to that, he had made clear germany was putting north stream to on ice that, that is no longer that's the gas pipeline. of course,

that ran it would run directly from russia into northern germany by passing ukraine there, by depriving ukraine of leverage. visa, the russia of transit fees, made it clear that now finally, germany was taking a stand on that, that it was certainly no longer viable in the face of russian aggression. and we've seen him now calling for actions that many of us would have said just 5 or 6 days ago would have been inconceivable german weapons exports to a conflict zone that was prohibited by law. he has now said it is time for that taboo, essentially to fall in the face of what he calls pu teens. war war has returned to europe and his overarching point in his address. and he has made this point numerous times is that democracy will only survive if we fight for it. and he now

means that literally he is up in the defense budget by 100000000000 for this year alone. that is tripling what had been allocated and it's badly needed. as we know, the buddhist fair is facing major weaknesses across all of the dimensions, from hardware to skills, technology, logistics. he, he named that spelled it out. and beyond that, germany has long pledge to finally some day fulfill it's 2 percent of g d p obligation to nato. that's going to happen. he says more than 2 percent per year. so this is dizzying and then also the agreement to very harsh sanctions. germany was the last told out on whether to exclude russian banks from swift. there was concern here about so called collateral damage both to the german economy and also to ordinary russian citizens. given the fact that germany supports, for example, civil society organizations in russia with,

with financial money that has to also go through payment transfer systems. and we're seeing germany move along on that as well. because those sanctions at the moment are targeted, targeted russian banks that had already been sanctioned and leaving out the russian banks like the gas banks that are essentially the ones responsible for energy payments. the u parliament in the address that we just heard is now calling for sanctions that go further on swift. that would in fact preclude european gas purchases. that would be a very tough measure. it would certainly hurt economies here as well as rushes, but we're hearing more and more voices saying, that's what needs to happen to stop putins were melinda, just we have described how much of a sea change that is for,

for german politics really. and how much of a difference, though, will it make full? the issue at hand, that is, i'm all others. a fast track membership in the you for ukraine, do you think germany was, will throw its full mites. now behind sullens case request, it wasn't sounding like that. yesterday, when foreign minister burbock meant with her levine counterpart, he called for a membership for ukraine. and she was restrained in her comment saying that is a longer term process. every member, even fast tracked members have to meet certain conditions that could be complicated . so i think we won't see jump germany jumping fully onto that band wagon right now . and i think there's also a sense among many people what concretely with that achieve right now might the

disadvantages be greater than the benefits? and the fact is with the get with you, with the you offering ukraine, a very large sum in support for immediate weapons, military support. that may be more meaningful in terms of the current situation at this moment. but what president, se lensky is looking for is a symbolic gesture. a gesture that's clearly says, ukraine is part of the west. and for me, you know, listening to his speech, i have to say once again, the cold war came back to mind. the idea of a real division of europe, an iron curtain coming down across the continent. once again, let me leave it here for a moment. let's just briefly sum up what happened in the last half hour or so ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has made a video address before

a special session of the european parliament. it was gathering to debate russia's invasion in a very emotional speech. the lensky describe the rest of the tax on ukraine's cities saying russia was targeting children. he reiterated his appeal for his country's immediate membership to the you, saying the block would be stronger with ukraine in it. and a lot less crossover to our correspondent barbara available who is standing by for us at the parliament in brussels. barbara, what do you make of the landscape addressed to parliament? what stood out for you there? every moving of course. and you can feel the sort of increasing despair in the ukrainian president because his emotions were really sort of coming out very strongly feel that this is

a men under tremendous pressure. and everybody in europe is admiring how this president who started out to quite ugly or how he is really stepping up to this incredible horrific situation. and then also what he said really was that he, the ukraine doesn't want to be alone. they bother on freight ha to any turn. rob. lot you are right now because all of shots as a beginning to speak, as i hear from the gallery solis listening to what the german chancellor society generally, but in specific policies that we discuss with one another. and these things came across in our bilateral conversations today. discussing european and geopolitical issues at the focus of i talks was of course, the russian attack on ukraine and the consequences of this flagrant breach of international law. we agreed that this turns everything on its head,

both in europe and for the rest of the world. and we have given a clear response together with our partners, we have put them home, a severe package of sanctions in place. we have isolated russia from the swift banking system and we have real put, you constrained the options, open to russian banks and have a look for hung heavy sanctioned on recruiting. and those close to him will be by doctor and all of this shows that we are both absolutely on the side of ukraine and will do everything we can to help ukraine defend itself against this attack. germany has decided also to support ukraine militarily. so that money to military goods go from germany to ukraine, so it can defend itself, and we'll continue to offer other forms of similar to ukraine 1st. at the same time,

we are very much committed to nato, our eastern alliance partners. you can count on our commitment to our protection of the program, nato territory. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president, mr. to see all combat immediately, to withdraw all troops from ukraine, and will to enter into a dialogue who can forget, blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine. dozens of them implement old patient often see attack shifting on a ukraine by russia will be very much in our minds in for sy, next week, and the informal european council meeting. but we will also be talking about options for investment to achieve agree and transformation. and competitiveness of europe in the decades to come in. and we will also be looking at how we can

motivate more, a private investment into this as well. apart from energy, we need to also also offer a real opportunity for renewable energy to take the place of our dependency on energy imports as wide germany want us to be as we politicians 0 on carbon was by 2045. but now this situation means we need to increase the speed with which we achieve this long term goal, so that we cannot be considered under par, subject to blackmail or anything else in terms of our dependency on energy. the, from those issues of how we can get those fillable to 455 r g, a package of environmental measures for the year. we talked about some of the challenges facing around migratory flows and how questions of rule of law in europe can be achieved. and brought forward within the european union. one of the european

union by some fortunate is an organization where we are in because we share a values around live law, liberty, and democracy, as well as the duties and right discipline emerge from the free movement of workers in the shang and period, which is why we are pleased that our bilateral ties will continue to strengthen and we will continue our discussions as well about security in the book. all of chances there don't vote or laugh. i'm very grateful to be able to people here in berlin group. he was it to me like a stump you on to it. when you start a new german chancellor and to re elected was on both residents, alex long shine maya. despite the terrible situation, particularly in times of crisis, close cooperation with our friends and allies and partners is i've talked to our tea for many years now in our countries have had close ties on the basis of

friendship toys. and it's my firm conviction that i be good cooperation with your government law in the months and years to come will only increase our neighborly relations. all are over a model before you are not cooperation in the e. u. after our difficulties in the beginning with him or cooperation with the pandemic, we ever worked together very well. and we cannot quite help. but look to your korean look to ukraine, where russia has invaded quite of wood crane vogue. i agree with what you said, really full, chancellor and squeaky. when you spoke to the bundis tied with poo tunes war against ukraine, which is a break. we live in a generation that has not yet experienced war, a war against liberty. it is a war against all of the values we stand for. it is called a complete change of everything we have known you the,

the sanctions are well coordinated and they are effect of ukraine is well equipped and will standard is ground, the unilateral or rather the joint forces that we have within nato. and the e. u will prevail at all for thought in germany is going to be investing much more in defend was that it has been and it looks the book is also prepared to do more to strengthen it's defense capacities apart from closing air space for russian. when you have a reaction, we have also offered military civil court and 22 in point to ukraine. humanitarian aids worth a 100000000 euros, put with gold via red cross, and it drove all of his thank you all for the other organizations or love chancellor. thank you for all of the non diplomatic efforts that you undertook ahead of this aggression to prevent war. it was

a unilateral decision of put into unleashing a war of aggression against an independent ukraine are sanction, once in power, the right way for it. and the important because they will hit russia where it hurts and they will achieve an effect. but all the same, we should continue. i'd walk diplomatic relations, continue to live, at least a diplomatic efforts. i have every faith fortune that germany and france as vulnerable partners at the hearts of the earth. okay, so this is not a maintaining a dialogue with russia. it is not an easy dialogue to maintain, but we must ensure that we achieve a ceasefire. as soon as possible, and if we don't speak with one another, it won't be possible to achieve this is the current situation in ukraine. mo, strengthens once again. the importance of solidarity was which in the case of a war, we have to expect many people to flee their homes. the neighboring countries of

ukraine will be offered support on from us. and we will also be, i know him expecting many people to have fled their homes from ukraine to other countries as well. my, the good. finally, my thoughts are with the people in ukraine. is like these figures. we have not forgotten. you are like, we are not leaving you alone. we'll do everything we can to ensure that this armed conflict is solved as soon as possible, and that ukraine can find its way back to peace and stability. we must never forget that ukraine day. still, every day is undergoes unborn losing people. they are dying, they are being pulled apart. do they're being wounded and they cannot help it at all. it's they have done nothing to deserve this. it is our duty to stand with them . you accept one or 2 questions?

so my question is to mister shows, i was in the current escalation statement there from the prime minister flux a book via bezel following a statement from a chancellor of shorts there within the studio, listening to all this is melinda crying out she floated, correspond belinda, just referring to all of shots there, did he say anything new, groundbreaking, or was he just basically reiterating what he said on the, what is that on, on the, exactly, he reiterate, reiterated. these are very dramatic measures that he announced on sunday. and in fact, he was thanked for that by luxembourg prime minister betel, who said that germany is now going to be stepping up to the plate, taking more responsibility. and one point that i found interesting was the link that chance to show its true to energy policy and of course energy policy as

security policy. because i think there was long a think some thinking in this country that a maintaining good commercial relations with russia as in the example of the gas pipeline north stream, too was purely an economic matter, just a doing business with one another and absolutely discounting the security side of this equation, and of course we, we have become aware of that since february 24th. the scales have essentially fallen from the eyes of many german politicians who do say that the dependence on russia for gas and oil and rare minerals and, and coal as well is a source of real vulnerability. and we were just talking about the possibility that stronger sanctions may be needed. the only thing that's really left in the tool box,

then we have a major impact would be to cut off fuel purchases from russia that would badly hurt the germany economy. and the question is, the e u has said it's got enough liquid natural gas now ready. we could get through the next few months, but this isn't a matter of a few months. this is the long haul and that's what the chancellor was talking about here. and it's going to require a major rethink of energy policy and you and i will be talking to this for a long time to come. thank you very much. belinda. marina corranio chief political editor, and just remind you, assume i have just joined us. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has made a video address before a special session of european parliament was gathering to debate russia's invasion in an emotional speech. the lensky describe the recent attack from ukraine's cities saying russia was targeting children. he reiterated his appeal for his country's immediate membership to the you saying the block would be stronger with ukraine in

it. let's have a quick lesson, missouri. but also the saloon is it is for more than it will to me. it shows that as a local, when you was healing, he misunderstood that job and he still not long, even though i believe me or not, oh yes, you would then. yeah, would you still there? yeah. who one of our but i would in as of other boy he saw more for me in africa. even as well. now. we see more or less here. we are still again, we're missing the english translation there. well, we'll, we'll bring that to you in full in her, at a later day. for now, let's cross over to w, corresponded barbara visible is standing by for us at the parliament in brussels.

or let me ask you again, what would you make of zalinski addressed to the parliament today? very passionate speech. of course you feel the pressure, the ukrainian president is under. he almost sounds despairing. he had talked about that ukrainians are fighting for their lives. and he also appealed to the european union, prove to us that you are really by ours sides and do what she means. and what she wants is a quick trek to eat exception to somehow as fast as possible, become a member of the european union. because he also said that ukraine felt alone on the world stage. they are not a elijah to anybody really. they can't. at the moment become a members of nato, so the you is sort of the only other solution that is left to them, the only block that could possibly let them in and have them. and it seems it's

this feeling of wanting to be part of the west belonging to the west that really is motivating this quest now for the european union. this is difficult because normally accession is this long winded process. we also have some western balkan countries sitting in the waiting room for years. so this, they would have to really jump the queue. now, what is possible with the erotically? a would be some sort of fast track into candidacy to make them a candidate country. and in order to sort of tie them closer to the european union, and we just heard the president of the european council, sean michelle said, we really have to look at this request and really figure out how to deal with it. obviously they cannot just say no bob, as they are corresponded in brussels. thank you very much barbara. and he was saying, dw news. here's

a quick recap of what's happening in ukraine. how on the grounds ukrainian president brought him. his zalinski has appealed to european lawmakers to support his country's bid for immediate european union membership. he addressed the you parliament via video link several, a you member states have voice fair support for ukraine's application. i'll have more news for you at the top of the i, for now from here from berlin. thanks for watching. ah ah

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