[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. ukraine pushes for european union membership. president vladimir zalinski. he gives an emotional address to the p and parliament is demand for immediate you entry is finding support are still faces. big hurdles, also coming up, brushing force his clothes in on keith. satellite images show a convoy that is 60 kilometers long heading for the city. if rainy enforcers of

managed to fend off russian attacks on the capital so far, russian bombs pound. hark, heath ukraine. second city comes under a 2nd day of rocket attacks. several residents have been killed and apartment buildings destroyed. now this fear of a food shortage and more than half a 1000000 people flee the war polish volunteers organized to help you. cranium, refugees. with transport, food, and shelter, but some african that asian refugees say they're being kept out in the cold. ah, i'm good. how about as well come to the program? ukraine's president vladimir zalinski has made a video address before a special session of the european parliament. it held a meeting to debate. russia's invasion in an emotional speech. zalinski described

the recent attacks 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. what a machine we are fighting 1st is to lose it just for our land and for out read m and that issue dis, local and might defend ms. dana, that all like cities of our country are now blocked, like nobody is going to enter and intervene without freedom and country. i believe you mean every square up 2 days, no matter what it's called in. it's going to be cold as to day freedom square in every city of our country, one of them, nobody is going to break a cd. where strong, where you train is your current president vladimir zalinski. they're addressing the you parliament earlier. now let's cross over to w correspondent,

barbara vessel who is standing by for us at the u. b. parliament in brussels. barbara, what was said, the stand out moment of the let zalinski his statement there. the standard moment was probably that the people here could even see him that they could connect to him and see the incredible pressure that zalinski is under. they could, you could palpably fear if feel his despair, his rising despair because he knows ward to dire military position. his country is in air, but you could also, of course, in feel the defiance in him. and he is speaking for his people. and so we will fight, we will continue to fight and we also fighting for you for the freedom of europe. and then of course, he added and this is the crux of this whole address that he held here today in brussels, in front of the european parliament. he also said prove that you are by our side.

so let us become a member of the european union. and that is going to be a very difficult message to answer for european politicians because they are supportive of this. but there are others who fear that this might be the proving too difficult and to divisive to what have you heard so far in terms of reactions from inside the u. when there are a lot of countries, particularly the eastern europeans, them all as all of them and, and ireland who have sent an address and said we support this. there must be a way to somehow foster trick. a membership is special membership for ukraine in the european union, and then there are others who are sort of hedging their bets. we haven't heard anything really seriously from france or germany from the big member countries who are being more careful who don't quite know how to do this. and the president of

the european council, shy michelle, he just said he a little while ago. we have to look at this at this proposition and request very seriously. so the point for them is they have to figure out at least something symbolic. they have to give him something in this horrible situation. he is in the can simply say no, come back next year. and so they might of find a formula that sort of gives him something. and that is probably short off of course, full membership at this point in time. now that would be my next question is, what are the chances really there? ukraine will become part of the you in this very quick way and it is there that there's no unity there inside the you about this is that as so far there is no unity about it, but then there wasn't the time to really talk about it either i mean, they, the, the leader is the european needed, didn't have any time to sit and figure out how do they respond to this. and because he just said,

and he just signed this request yesterday afternoon. and so they will have to come up with an answer and it's probably going to take at least a few days, m a, but they need to respond to it. they can just sort of let this run on empty. he is not just one of the best and balkan countries that are sitting in the waiting room for years and just took not, not getting on. this is a, a critical and sort of a life threatening situation for ukraine. and that desire to become part of at least one western organization to formally become part of the western block, is something that, of course, everybody sort of for, it can feel for and, and can understand. and now the question is, what can they come up with? what can they make up and to sort of satisfy that desire without totally compromising their principles and their procedures. it's difficult about where you've been good covering the you there for, for many years. and recently we've seen cracks emerge between some of them and

members, namely poland and hungary and, and, and brussels. has this crisis. now you do, you think, united the block this crisis has united the block of course, in a manner that i had never thought possible. mean, usually you have the scrambling, you have this in fighting, you have all this diplomatic, back and forth. now, all this is totally gone overboard. they have sort of come together more or less overnight. they have thrown away all the, all the problems, all the conflicts, which still remain. of course, i mean, they're not solved about at the moment everybody says, this is not important. this is not what it's about. this isn't a substantial crisis for everyone, for ukraine, and for the whole of europe, for our way of life of values. and we just have to stick together now, and that's what they're doing. and it's

a remarkable sight. putin has managed to do one thing. if they wanted to divide the european union europe and the west, he, it's actually absolutely the opposite. he has united nato and he has united europe, as we have never seen before. didn't correspond barbara visit that in brussels. thank you, barbara. and for more, this summer, joined by melinda granted. obvious chief political correspond, melinda. welcome back in the studio. so we watched this speech together earlier, but was your stand out moment? well, barbara, just referred to, it's a symbolic meaning, and certainly one very powerful part of that speech was toward the end. when so lensky said, we have chose in europe. we would be lonesome without the you will. you choose us. and i have to say this,

this impassioned plea to be taken under the western umbrella as it were, not going to get into nato, but maybe the e u, as barbara just mentioned, it just struck me. it really resonates as from the time when the, when their iron curtain went down across europe. and i think all in all, it was truly a deeply moving speech as, as she remarked, his statement that hockey's freedom square. he said, the biggest square in europe had been struck by what he said were cruise missiles. and that now every square in ukraine is freedom square, where we could really, you and i hear the translator gasping for breath with that powerful rhetoric from a man probably we wouldn't have thought to b a to b a. so ernest, you know, he's a canadian, is he the right man? the rod placement. no history makes men as the saying goes, women to,

of course. and certainly a history has helped to make him in the sense of putting him in this place at this time. but clearly he would have had the traits of leadership to rise to this occasion. i also think about the fact that he was offered to as the u. s. offered to help him leave ukraine. he said, i'm not leaving here. this is my place. and he has become a figure of unity for his entire people as they fight. i think that really does make a difference in morale, to have a leader like president. so lensky and i might add the mayor of kias. mr. crisco, so visibly present now will come back to in a 2nd with john and sean. so all of shows also spoke just a short while ago, after meeting with the prime minister of luxembourg. let's listen to what he had to say. 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 in crickets blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine planning to put in is committing crimes on you cray. now that's a pretty strong statement for what i showed. so what's your reaction to the same charge that was leveled by president lensky and his speech saying that cluster munitions have been dropped and referring to crimes in the city of hoc steve and yes, strong words from the chancellor. but of course, the chancellor has made a mark to turn since february 24th, saying that war has returned to europe, who, teens war and therefore not surprising anymore. they might have been,

these might have been surprising words before this, this turn around. but you know, our crimes being committed, it's certainly looking that way. amnesty international says it has proof that cluster munitions were dropped on a nursery and kindergarten in the city of dr. kink kier tinka. and there are also, as we say, indications that cluster munitions have been used elsewhere, including hockey. we also have heard statements from the russian defense ministry that it has eliminated combatants fighting at the airport near keith that is, in contravention of the hague conventions. the law of war, so there are real indications which now are being investigated by the prosecutor of the international criminal court. he said he has reason to investigate those. meanwhile, ukraine itself has off so filed a charge at the international court of justice because of russia's violation of its territorial integrity, which is

a violation of the un charter. but wars of aggression more difficult to contest before a court and they are not amongst the war crimes that are part of the mandate of the i c. c. but certainly yes, it's looking like that. and that would mean potential charges against russian officers lashing the commands on the ground, but also a chain of command that possibly probably leads all the way to vladimir plenty. so some words are from the johnston and he seems to have the german public opinion behind it. there's a loophole out here and i'd like to share the numbers with you. a 69 percent of germans, a say the fear that rushes aggression could lead to world war 3. 78 percent is nearly 80 percent support supply. ukraine with weapon weapons and a major shift from what used to be german policy. but less than half support said the ukraine as a nato member. because many germans fear that would drag germany

into the conflict. it would activate article 5, collective defense and essentially lead to a war between russia and nato. and in my own programs that i do for d, w, we have had viewers writing in to ask whether we're looking at the beginning of world war 3 and certainly that would qualify for that. so there's a lot of deep seated concern in this country that itself instigated the war of aggression world war 2 and was right at the center of the cold war. a lot of concern chancellor shalt spoke to it on sunday when he addressed the parliament and said, i know that you are sitting around the kitchen table asking yourselves how is it possible that war has returned to europe and making it clear that he understands that this is a painful journey for germans now to acknowledge the need to step up

and defend democracy actively including with military means a country that had long sought to tie its own hands. militarily, you just said it a lot of moral support from, from germany here. but is the country ready for a fight? well, you just said it's certainly ready to send those weapons to a conflict zone that would have been on think of 5 days ago. and germany is not ready to fight literally physically at the moment because the bonus is in grievous condition. having been drastically underfunded. some politicians say for the past 16 years, that would be the whole term that chancellor michael was all of her terms in office . so germany is now committing $100000000.00 more, a 1000000000 more in this year alone on defense that 3, that 3 times the current defense budget. and looking at contributions in the future of 2 plus percent of german g, d p. that's meeting the nato target and more it's going to take a long time. it's going to take

a long time to remedy the current gaps and deficits across all areas. whether it's the just sticks hardware skills, you name you basic items like me, edition clothes. absolutely. so hard work to do, but i think we're seeing a see change in german attitudes and also among citizens who are mobilizing themselves to take to the streets and call for change. belinda currently w's to political correspondent. thank you very much. but russian troops are continuing their advance on the ukrainian capital here. satellite images appear to show a conway of military vehicles more than 60 kilometers long just north of the city. the convo includes hundreds of army vehicles, tanks, and artillery pieces. it was reported to be about 25 kilometers from keith earlier today. ukrainian forces have held off earlier, attacks by russian forces near the capital,

destroying several russian vehicles close to the city center and in the ukraine, 2nd big city. hark, if russian forces are continuing their bombardment, rockets have struck the city center of damaging administrative buildings. ukraine's president has called the attacks a war cry. russia has denied targeting residential areas or civilian infrastructure . russia, media claim forces were striking military targets on city officials in hockey, if, say, several residents have been killed during 2 days of sustained bombing. ah, an onslaught in her chief, a city with 1500000 residents. ukraine says russia targeted residential buildings with volleys of rocket people in a maternity ward forced to flee to a bomb shelter. a very ukraine's president has condemned the bombardment

calling for it to be brought to for an international tribunal. as he today, russian forces brutally attacked harkey using rockets and 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 these 3 leg. moscow denies the accusations. ever more civilians are joining the fight to push back russian troops from har keith. we have about as it may have 6 children at home and a wife or i'm from kirk eve. the day before yesterday i decided to take up arms and protect my city. and yes, i knew when i made my decision, of course my wife and my 10 year old son cried miles thought they tried to stop me from joining the fighters vehicle. but finally, they understood that it's our land that we have to defend. we can't back down so much, were you?

if you thought ukraine is also inviting foreigners to fight for the country as it braces for a new phase in the war? as now a brand, maria, a bay of up, a resident in how keith maria, thanks for joining us under these difficult circumstances. can you tell us what is happening and how key for right now? good morning. the today started from the shower in by a grad file system and they go like solid target. then that's the residential area . again, because we have reports that the multi story built in for he ration the files and rockets and then at about a to the are the rush, the rock at the main administrative building. and we just did it on the central square. and there are university and also other build houses

and the now we see what the consequences of that strikes are just devastating because of the building is completely ruined inside. so there are no windows left, and that's why the soviet style building with the walls and also are there other building. that's me that residential building, our old folks without any windows and the demo just the the, the street is destroyed. so we don't, haven't yet. numbers of the last just to learn, but we have already yesterday destiny confirmed and the 2 children and one of the rockets, the car where there was a family in their moments. so and today also, but there are kids told their administrative building. they're brought me up by new cars and people on the street, so they are not one about that kind of attack. my maria,

russia is insisting that it is not firing on civilians. do you think that these attacks that you've just described or targeted on civilian buildings, or is it what could be called collateral damage? now it's not, of course, the collateral. it is done on purpose and that this clearly can see that i will tell you more. i'm research in russia isn't formation for a long time. and now when i see what russia need, and they say that they deliberately be bad because they want people to get inside and hide and not to go out on the meaning that the now people part one and the love seat is seen as close to just because they need to hide in the basement or in the underground. they have no ability to go out. some of the people, you know, fence whole days and nice pride in there. and there is no food supplies at the

moment. thought we are on the verge of the humanitarian crisis, and russia knows that and they deliberately continue, shall and then discontinue. so it's still continuous so that people will not be able to go out. i myself, wasn't the outside today because of the constant shell and that brought on. so you mentioned a food supplies. there are reports of food and medicine shows, shortages in many cities. can you explain to us what the situation is like in khaki for the moment? how's the, how you experience it? well, it's that no transportation is, is i was civil right now because of the russian system. they fall on the street. so the shops in the residential areas are not supplied with food. for example, where i leave there is completely nothing right now in the shop. those are

completely empty and everything. what was where people already and for that. so we have today, i wasn't outside, but yesterday that was, that was the bread and people are standing in law online before the breadth us in front of the us to get a loaf of bread and water wants and. and also there are the lines in front of the small shops, so people wanted to get in because there was so little and so many people wanted to get something that's why. and so it's already a critical situation because russia is deliberately blockade and the seat and so their, their supplies are not possible. that's why the colon and the, nor just say, and the colon for international humanitarian organizations to force and the know

make some kind of corridor that says the where the supplies to the c t would be organized. thank you very much, maria of day of residence in her kieffer. thank you. in geneva, diplomats from her round the world of stage to walk out as the russian foreign minister delivered a speech to the human human rights council. ukrainian ambassador ambassador, lead diplomats from multiple countries and protest against the russian invasion lover of spoken. a pre recorded video after switzerland joined the e. u. in banning russian flights from it's asked space in his address lover of soul to justify roches actions by claiming that moscow seeks to protect ethnic russians in easton ukraine from the government and cave. you'll. the purpose of our action is to save these people by fulfilling our obligations as allies and to

demilitarized and de nazi fi ukraine, so that such a thing will never occur. again, this is particularly relevant in the light of the fact that this country is being dragged into nato, that the country is being flooded with offensive weapons. and this is a country which has openly made territory ill claims against the right of russian federation and threatened to use force and to acquire military nuclear capability. or russia finds itself increasingly isolated as the impact of economic sanctions against the country is expanding. global energy companies are offloading their shares of russian gas and oil suppliers. shipping giant mask says it will stop all freight deliveries to russian ports. credit card companies are blocking payments from russian banks. people, there are still unsure how the sanctions will affect them. soon. economic sanctions and nothing new for russia. and yet most people here have no idea how big an impact

the latest financial sanctions will have on their lives and their families. the one, it's only early on. i can't even say much about it. most people can't anymore booker, the sick with her nip in the morning, listed jak of to like a 1000 months of business as a business man, i am looking at the factory. yes, i will likely have to work more for about what can you do? we'll have to live with this and just hang in there it is. what it is, not alonzo numbers. and for those richard, though to the key observed to come in yet had no, the sanctions won't hurt us much. we are simple people and don't half much in terms of savings. it won't hurt us, but it will hurt the economy. and i don't know if you can only put on that to discuss that as evidence on the financial markets. the rubel dropped dramatically this week. the key interest rate has been lifted from 9 and a half to 20 percent. it's

a drastic step for russia central bank whose president is worried. let's keep it at center glove. the parameters for the russian economy have changed fundamentally. the latest sanctions have fled to a radical correction and foreign exchange rates. also, our access to financial reserves has been restricted. we will need to use a wide variety of monetary tools to guarantee financial stability for our country of but the xanax finance, the steadiness analysts say the central banks, drastic measures are necessary, but they are also a risky bit what really early if you're raising the interest rate so drastically could be too much of a burden for many businesses they might become in solvent. that could lead to higher unemployment and an economic crisis. a burglary is more than the tense economic situation has russian, president putin worried to he is called the western block, an empire flies and has limited transactions from russia into foreign countries. he

has also ordered interest rates for personal loans to be kept stable. meanwhile, one of the country's most influential oligarchy, or lic, dairy pasco, has demanded an end to russia state capitalism. other oligarchs, including f, gainey, elizabeth, and or lake tink of have openly criticized the war against ukraine. put in is not used to such criticism from the business elite elizabeth, though, so murray remark, this whole war scenario is a disaster for the entire economy. and for people personally, we work in russia. of course, the government isn't calling it a war, but a military special operation. well here in germany for members of former chancellor gouge, heard us office staff have resigned at ward is understood to be anger over. should us business links to moscow should oh, left office in 2005 has close ties to the controversial north stream project to

bring russian gas to germany. a long time friend of vladimir putin. the also serves on the board of russian oil firm rosin aft and was last month nominated. so joined the board of the kremlin controlled gas prom. he's so far rejected calls to cut all his ties with the russian state. united nations says more than 660000 people have fled ukraine since the invasion began. the majority of so far headed for poland, b u. n. fears that number could rise to 4000000 in the coming weeks. shelters have been set up a lot along the border with ukraine. this report comes from a projector shop where ordinary polish people are giving refugees a warm welcome. ah no, the train arrives at pre gemma shall station in poland on board. refugees who are fleeing from the neighboring woods zone in ukraine. most arriving here are women, children,

and the elderly. at the moment ukrainian men age between 18 and 60 who are fit for military service are not allowed to leave ukraine. it is heartily very hard, especially for little children, but somehow we did it and we're here now. i am glad for the children, but i am very worried about the family members who decided to stay in ukraine. events with us. we are so grateful to the polish people who are helping ukraine put in as a sick man. something is wrong with him. if he were smart, he wouldn't have begun the war in the 1st place. we're living the 21st century in us, put in a teaching volunteers give the refugees food and every day items they might find useful in the main whole cocks have been laid down so ukrainians can rest outside the station, volunteers often than you come as