ah, ah ah ah, this is d, w is life from burning ukraine calls for immediate admission to the european union . and incidentally, he delivers an emotional address to the european parliament, receives a standing ovation. request still faces to pick her. also on the program, russian forces to close in on ukraine's capital satellite imagery show a 60 kilometers convoy of armored military vehicles, just north of keith and ukraine. second largest city hockey suffers the 2nd day of

russian rocket attack. residents have been killed in apartment buildings destroyed . now their fear of food shortages has more than half a 1000000 people have fled the war so far of polish volunteers are helping them with transport, food, and shelter. some african agent refugee say they're being left out in the co ah, i'm from gail. welcome to the program. ukrainian president vladimir as an answer key has addressed a special session of the european parliament as it debated russia's invasion of his country in an emotional speech delivered from keith. president landscape described recent attacks on ukrainian cities and accused russia of targeting children. and he

repeated his appeal for his country's immediate membership. with you saying the block would be stronger with ukraine in it. what i'm, what we're fighting 1st is exclusively just for our land and for round read them. does this show this local? what might the fatty mcdonough that's all like cities of our country are now blocked? little nobody is going to enter and intervene without freedom and country. i believe. you mean every square up to days? no matter what it's called. it's going to be cold. as of today, freedom square in every city of our country on is on my. nobody is going to break us. see where strong, where you train years. well, david mcallister is an emmy pay with a center. right. european people's party grouping and the european parliament also chairs the parliament's committee on foreign affairs are welcome to

d w. but could we start with your reactions 1st of all, to present zalinski? so speech today? ah, the plenary debate jim brussels has just finished and it was a very emotional plenary debate, remarkable speeches by president savanski, also by the speaker of the gulf nevada mississippi van shook and across party lines . emma piece made clear that we stand in full solidarity with ukraine in these very dark hours of our european history. okay. and i, so you're, you're wearing the ukraine and national colors on your, the pal. that does not mean that you support president landscape application for his country to join the a you immediately it is the goal of ukraine to join the european union. this goal has been implemented into the ukranian constitution in 2018 article 49. the treaty of the european union is very clear. any country in europe which adheres to our values can apply to join our

european union. of course, this is a medium and long term process because in the end, a country has to go through the accession negotiations and in the end has to fulfill all the very ambitious judicial financial, economic, and political criteria. but today our message was, ukraine is a european nation. ukraine is interested in having a close as possible relationship european union. ukraine wants to join the european union and we are standing in solidarity with you came because ukrainians are not any fighting for democracy. the rule of law and their own liberty, but also fighting for european values which are under attack now in kiff. but until we discuss concrete issues about starting an e u membership, accession process, which will take a longer time. that's in the meantime, also focused on how we can better integrate this country into our

e u. single market. and with the cooperation and association agreement of 2014, i think we have a solid ground to work on this. okay, so just to be clear, ukrainian president vladimir zalinski says please let us join the e u because we are being bombed by russia. your responses. we welcome your application. there's a process, please wait, your turn. the european parliament will adopt the resolution tonight, or we will call on the institutions to work on preparing the conditions for a e. u. application of ukraine. we have to go through a certain procedure. this applies to any country in europe, but i think speakers across the different party lines were very clear that we support ukraine in the european perspective. was a you is the a you right to overturn it's bar on normal budget funds being used for military

operations and agreeing, 500000000 euros and arms and other aid for ukraine. well, this is the 1st time that the european union is doing this 500000000 euros from the european piece facility. i think it is remarkable that the member states decided to do business such a short period of time. but we are at a watershed moment. this is a very, very challenging time. this is the out of truth and that's why i welcome about the european union has taken this decision to support ukraine in its heroic fight against russian aggression to what else should be a you do to prove that you are with us as the ukranian president asked the european union has shown on the doroty and we will continue to show solidarity just 2 weeks ago, we adopted a new michael financial assistance package of 1200000000 euros in total. we have

now supported ukraine with 17000000000 euros. the can union will support you train with the equipment that is a self defensive equipment you just mentioned. we are ready to support ukraine, large scale economically financially and also as regards to very diet, humanitarian situation, which is now building up not only in our neighboring is not e u member states or navy moldova, but also ukraine on the ground. we will show solidarity with you can because this is not only attack on ukraine. this is an attack the way we live, how we want to organize ourselves in europe, in a, in an atmosphere, in an environment of democracy, liberty, and the rule of law. thank you so much for joining us. that david mccalla, the chair of the european parliament committee on foreign affairs present, savanski has accused moscow of committing war crimes. as to more missiles struck

his country, 2nd largest city hockey rockets at the city center and other civilians saw our sites and the 2nd day of sustain bumming. meanwhile, capital key. if the government says russian forces have hit the city's tv tower, knocking out some broadcasts, residents that are bracing from onslaughts as russian troops advanced on the city. the moment a mis, i'll struck at the very heart of ca keep this is freedom square in the center of ukraine, 2nd largest city now reduced to rubble. ukraine says russia has been targeting residential buildings in the city with rockets since monday. officials are accusing moscow

of committing more crimes which off over to do today. our enemy has started bombing the city center of khaki and the residential areas of the school. the clerk firing with grad systems and crews, minnesota. they hit an administrative building in the central square model. you know, we are counting the victims among the civilian population issue mark, so these are war crimes. our army is strong and we will hold compositions will nasa ottoman see, let me still, you know, was easy. ah, sirens ring out to cross key it as russian troops continue their bonds on the ukrainian capital. satellite images appear to show a 60 kilometer convoy of military vehicles close to the city. checkpoints into key have, have already been set up by ukrainian police and soldiers.

it sounds like ukraine's allies continue to condemn russia as they look on the sidelines. and i'm very pleased with shattered piece in europe. allies condemn the unjustified and brutal invasion of ukraine. the russian assault is totally unacceptable. unacceptable. it is enabled by us which may ukrainian don't believe the kremlin is listening as women and children continue to flee to countries like poland, perhaps dreaming of a better life. and if they can get back home, many of diva lives in car, have she told d w about her experience of these attacks that today started from the shower in

part by a grad file system. and they go like solid content residential area. again, because we have a report that the multi story built in for he rational the files and rockets and then it's about a to be rational at the main administrative building, which is situated on the central square. and there are university 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 built in that residential building, our old folks without any windows and there are the demo just the the,

the street is destroyed. so we don't, haven't yet numbers of the last us to be last week i already yesterday. well, that's just concerned that my 2 children and one of the rocket seats, the car where there was a family in the moments. so and today also, but there are told their administrative building, they're brought me up by no cars and people on the street. so they were not one about that. this kind of attack might, scott, he, resident, ammonia of diva will, with the russian military, apparently making less progress than expected in the 1st week of its war. many ominous, so one of the situation may compel president putin to opt for even deadlier measures . that's tons of data of his with him blue cross for mo. yet, let's remember that potent deployed nearly 200000 troops to ukraine's borders in the last few months, which means many of them have not actually been committed to combat yet,

but we might be seeing signs of that starting to change after light fast attacks around the country appear not to be going quite in rushes favorite. you might have heard. and we've talked about already, this massive russian convoy put together from forces based in bella root, that's ukraine's northern border. now, satellite imagery shows it is heading towards the capital cave and it's grown in the last couple of days, apparently stretching 65 kilometers made up of hundreds of vehicles. that's tanks, artillery troop transports these kinds of heavy armored heavy mechanize vehicles. now, we don't know exactly how this kind of equipment is going to be used when it's going to reach, keep moving. this amount of armor at once takes a long time. there's fuel and supplies that need to keep up. and russia, we've been hearing appears to be struggling with those kinds of supply lines. but if we look at the battle lines of where things stand and key right now,

they haven't budged much since russian forces 1st started of salting the capital. we see russian forces having pretty much control of the northern parts of this city . there have of course, been attacks from the air, but ukrainian troops have so far beaten back are held the line just north of the city. the city government says it's still in control there, but the russians, as you can see there at the gates of the city, it's unclear for how long ukrainian defenses can hold out. they are heavily out match. and this seems to be the case all around the country. were russian ground troops, they've, they've really not broken out much from where they are initial invasion point, started in the north, in the east and in the south. and this is taken russian military planners a bit by surprise that might sound like good news for ukraine, but do not be fooled, but ukrainian resistance has been impressive,

but it is come at a very steep cost. and for all the violence we've seen, russia still has a lot more firepower on the ground and from the air it can deploy. and it looks like it's gearing up to do just that. let's have a look at some of the developments of the last couple of days with that not, you know, cova was head of research and analytics of the ukranian institute is an expert on the foreign policy, joins us from ukraine's western city of the if a welcome to d, w. let's start with those reports of this russian convoy bearing down on the ukrainian capital. i'm how concerned are you by those reports? well, as you and well expert already knows that capital, if you train key, is one of the key goals of russian federation this worth. so since the 1st today of the region, we see these convoys coming and coming with heavy tillery with multiple rocket

launchers. we are with everything that you can imagine from both from the north, from bell, and from the russia. so we are concerned as we have been before, and we know that it is one of the primary targets of this world. this was why, of the reasons why we actually evacuated from key as i normally leave and went there, we advocated to leave and became internally displaced persons in a way. ok, now you has promised 500000000 euros worth of arms and aid. how much difference is that likely to make? every health makes huge difference. big military health be human parents, health bid, political health. every help comes in such a let's say an even battle, but the battle will before anyway. so we are very grateful for any help that has

been provided and we will be even more eternally grateful for any help that will be provided in the days to follow. have you been at all disappointed by the help that you have received so far? have you expected mo, or perhaps the assistance that you credit has received has exceeded your expectations? well, if to talk about disappointment, probably in the politics of certain european countries in that month and year that preceded the actual invasions in the 1st 8, let's say years of conflict is russia would have been a little bit disappointing. but their level of unity that and the level of support that we see now, i think you can't wish for more. busy so i think the best and countries have shown them themselves from the best side. right. we've heard the president zelinski

appealing for ukraine to be admitted to the you immediately. is that something that you would support and, and how would that help and ukraine's fight against russia? actually if you are familiar with president wooten foreign policy goals of this is pretty much about for ukraine, not joining an investor in lawrence and remaining and neutral country as it is now, which is of course, contrary to the current polish policy goals of ukraine. and since 2019, the european and your atlantic integration, namely entering the un and nato, is actually constitutional, foreign policy goals of ukraine and is considered such as the only way for for, for the future of the country. so if the european union shows as that we are

not alone, they accept us as a fellow country. this is a huge moral in this fight. thank you so much for you just have some symbolic gesture that we just to begin some preparation for this. of course, there would be a huge and long early to had, but if we do not give up to russian blackmail, and if we stand one by one, this would be also a very good, a morale boost for this fight under. so thank you so much for joining us. a call from the ukrainian institute german shandra la shoulds has been meeting luxemburg prime minister here in the board. you craig was very much on his mind. together with my colleague, i would like to call on the russian president and to see all come back immediately to withdraw all troops from ukraine and will to enter into

a dialogue blood shed must stop. vladimir putin is committing crimes on ukraine. o. c w's of political correspondent need a hasa is up the german chancellor marie here in berlin, and asked her about the strong words from a chance little only days ago was being accused of being in festival in this crisis . this is a remarkable, an unprecedented a dizzying turn around for the german government in it stands towards russia just a few days ago. a statement like that would have been inconceivable. germany was criticized for a very long time to stay silent on the topic. and they refused to deliver weapons. they stayed out of all the potential sanctions measures when tensions were already rising. and now, since russia's invasion, the german government really has done it, has performed a $180.00 degree turn on its policy. ma, all, i've showed the devon chancellor calls this putin's war. he says the bloodshed must

stop. and he says, there can be no to booze any more. this must be sanctioned. this must be punished. now of course, this is something our where germany was late and many people still criticized that . but this is also not a, just a ukraine crisis, is the message here from the german government. this is potentially about defending something much bigger about european values. it only correspondent. neither has it . of united nation says more than 660000 people have fled ukraine since invasion began with the majority having to poland. the one fears that number could rises highest 4000000 over the coming weeks. shelters have been set up along the border. at this report comes from a shimmy. sure where polish people are giving us some of the refugees. a warm welcome. another train arrives at premier shall station in poland on board refugees who are fleeing from the neighboring war zone in ukraine. most

arriving here are women, children, and the elderly. at the moment ukrainian men aged between 18 and 60 who, a fit for military service, are not allowed to leave you crane. why it is heartily very hard, especially for little children. but somehow we did it, and we're here now. it to stay in ukraine for them 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. his. if he were smart, he wouldn't have begun the war in the 1st place. we're living the 21st century and i spoke to her, she 2 volunteers give the refugees food and every day items they might find useful in the main hall cots have been laid out so the ukrainians can rest. outside the station, volunteers offer the newcomers

a free ride to the next city. they take them to cat, a voucher crackle or even berlin. i can give 3 people a ride, for example, a woman and 2 children. i'm willing and able to help poland as well prepared for this stream of people. for weeks, they've been following government orders to set up a centers like this one called ukranian house to offer help including temporary accommodation. ah, but these are chaotic times over to him. and not every one fleeing ukraine has found poland, quite so welcoming, including foreign students, the ukrainians. wow. why let in? i did put on there for another 2nd to get into on fight. some have also complained of poor treatment at the hands of the border gods. all the black people are the

people especially day while i so they meet them, they talk, they are gone to them at night. it was snowing like just people wanted to walk. they stop us like got see our they didn't let our floor plans and people get liking aggressive. poland says it's admitted around 3 150000 people from more than a 120 countries with war raging just a few kilometers away. sympathy for the refugees is mixed with a fear of what might come next. the facts of the russian invasion of ukraine being felt the world over including the united states, where many russian americans are distraught about what's unfolding in europe. the w correspondent, in his pole has been talking to people in the neighbourhood of new york city, known as little odessa. over 3000000 americans identify s russian, around 600000 live in new york city,

the largest russian population in the us. this is little odessa, named after the ukrainian city home to people from across the former soviet union. officially, it's bright and beach, but you see and hear a lot of russian or the war. and ukraine is very present in the hearts and minds of every one here. yet it's difficult to find russians. we're happy to talk to us. but over a birth of evelyn to you knows letters certainly are sincere, very simple move to serve meandra calls them ourselves. are not affordable, isn't believers here, if it's vertebra, many russians worry that speaking on camera might make things difficult for their families. back home. people from other exited countries, though are more forthcoming. i can't sleep,

i can't stand didn't. i can't, can't of all he know my family, me, my friends, everybody. reliable brain? damn 40 nol. bye. dear good. you know, just one. no budget. good. you said porch and yet right thinks they have russian friends who no one is defending what russia's doing. i don't see how it's possible . um, it's just nobody believes the lives in america. we have, we have free media. we know the reality. well, all that put in the saying, as a nonsense, the overwhelming feelings in little odessa, our grief and anger about what is happening, 4500 miles away. in this pole reporting, this is d w here is a quick recap of the latest developments. ukrainian, president of vladimir landscape has appeal to european law makers to support his

country's bent for immediate european union membership. the address they are a u parliament via video link several, a new member staves have voice, their support for his country's application. fee w's business special is up next with a closer look at the impact of international sanctions on the russian economy. i'll be back at the top of it. i'm good. ah, with

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