ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine rejects russia's proposal for humanitarian corridors, leading to russia and bella roofs. thousands waiting to flee, are hoping for escape routes to safety. all those trapped in russian controlled areas, display their defiance, and are met with guns fired. also coming up on the show, the u ends. nuclear watchdog warns the clock is taking on a potential nuclear disaster in ukraine. that's actor communication was disrupted with a power plant under russian control. russia says it's opened as hawks over safety.

ah, hello m clair richards, and thank you so much for joining us. negotiations between ukraine and russia have failed to deliver any significant progress toward ending moscow's 12 day war. even before the talks began, ukraine had rejected a russian proposal to create humana, terry and corridors for civilians to escape. most of the corridors would have led to russia or to its ally, bella roost. a plan ukraine had called immoral ukrainian delegation flew to bella ruth, for that 3rd round of negotiations with russia. after you crane said there had been small positive steps, but no significant improvements. russia also cautioned against hope for a major outcome. a mean while russian forces are continuing to attack cities across you in south and east, and

a ukraine army chief has warned that russian troops are preparing to storm the capital. ah, the ukrainian national anthem echoes across ki iv ah, but just a few miles from the capital, people continued to seek safety from the ongoing russian assault. meanwhile, the mayor of crime, a tourist said 2 people were killed. and 6 wounded shot in missile strikes in the eastern ukrainian city was on monday rushes defense ministry released this footage purporting to show tanks advancing towards keith. but ukrainians are determined that won't be taken without a fight. volunteers are helping protect their capital. but there are no guarantees, it will be enough. as diplomatic efforts

continue, ukrainian president volota me as a lensky remains defiant and his message to the world. my nap robots from all, we will not forgive the shooting of unarmed people the destruction of our infrastructure in festival. we won't forgive the creation of hundreds and hundreds of victims the suffering of thousands and thousands of people and god won't forgive . not today, not to morrow. never would me miss after you call it worked. we'll growth a spokesperson for russia's defense ministry has announced a number of humanitarian corridors for me. unlike with the referral those fleeing key of have been offered passage to neighboring fellow bruce. while those and har keith and escaped to russia itself, said, nipping yagni vaughan. this is an unacceptable option for opening humanitarian corridors. this will, you know, people will not go from even called from dem or from bish garad from near keith to bell racing in order to then fly to russia. hopefully keep it or,

or see school for that i to in house on the only major city captured by the russians. people have displayed their defiant objection, o standing their ground even as the occupiers fire guns above their heads. oh, so for more let him bring indeed have you correspondent nik connolly, who is reporting for us from ukraine's capital keith and it good to see you there on these previous at 2 rounds of talks have clearly failed to and the blood shed a what are we hearing has come out around 3. well, all the we've been hearing from the negotiating team, the ukraine negotiation team is pretty modest stuff. it's about technicalities about making a monetary core door work. but we've seen those fail in the last few days. i think it's basically about the optics right now. neither side can afford to not be at

those talks to stand accused of not be interesting piece. but actually if you look at their negotiation positions, the russians, they've slightly turned down their rhetoric. they went to this war with re bombastic rhetoric about demanding denot cation of ukraine, whatever that means. and basically, ukraine to kind of probably capitulate now. they just want ukraine recognized russian ownership of crimea. they want to key of to recognize those fell pertaining to public to the east. and they want to also basically put it in. it's called usually with a neutral. those are basically the full maximum mystic demands. they started off with the ukrainians of the chit and boy by pretty extensive successes on the battlefield. so it was a different situation in the air where russia still has that superiority, but on the battlefield. ukraine is doing extraordinary amounts of damage to those russian troops. lots of prison boards being taken, so there isn't a centralized decide that it is time to cut losses,

but now both sides still sticking to their maximum demands. ukraine, wanting those russian troops out without any kind of concession in return. so i think now it's about the optics about keeping talking, but i don't think anyone has any real expectations that something's gonna come out of these talks. and tell me more about the humanitarian corridors that you mentioned and people are desperate to get out of previous efforts have failed. is there any hope that that might change? now? again, i hate to bring your bad news, but i think there's very little chance, especially you have to think now this time were hundreds of soldiers being killed every day on both sides. and the idea that these 2 sides are going to buy last really just the 2 of them without outside mediation have even the basic trust to make this kind of thing work, i think is unfortunately a little optimistic. we've seen even this more modest attempt to organize humanitarian cardoso marable, that you have several 100000 people that are now tracked in eastern ukraine with rush troops all around and see on the other side that is twice failed to the idea

that some more ambitious scheme for why did you manage area code or across the grant work, i think now is a little early. this is a situation that is getting worse. people in subsidies now have been without power, without water, without mobile phone coverage for days. people having start eating the supply chains that kind of emergency supplies, they put down going into this crisis. so there is definitely jason who's getting worse by the day. and the impact on over to the end is going to get worse as just try and keep where you are. there is, has of course, also been an immense russian military convoy a building up outside of the capital. what is the sense in keep of what's to come? i think in the early days of this war, there was a hope that somehow ukraine could reach ordinary russians. we saw lots of, you can pop stall, youtube. people have a falling in russia, trying to directly address people in rush to get those people out on the street to moscow to be dug up. city to protest,

try and put pressure on the russian government to draw back to end this war. i think lots of great news now are increasingly disillusioned and less willing to believe that the russian brought brought a population even if they're against this war, willing to risk anything actually come out against us. i think in ukraine now was it is increasing dissolution with the west. yes, the west is getting weapons, but not as many of the kind. you want me to refuse to close the sky. it's great. no flood zone over the country, which would allow ukraine to push advantage on the ground through and to really make inroads into that rest of involved. so i think there is increasing kind of understanding here in ukraine, but basically you crank and you rely on itself, its own army. and people are increasingly believing that they might even have a chance against russia given how many difficulties russians are having with just sticks. how many problems with their own hardware, lots of which is in a lot worse condition than what expected. so it's basically a question of switching this out. i'm trying to keep on going until somehow, miraculously, maybe ukraine is able to push these are some troops out or the russians decide to

call it quit. but i think the hope that somehow russians who thought you would weigh in and prevent the criminal doing it's i think that is unfortunately, i hope that it's growing increasingly gas among it wouldn't bring things. nick connelly reporting for us from keith. thank you so much as always now, while you crane battles russian forces on the ground, keith is also attempting to stop the invasion in the courts. ukraine has launched a case at the international court of justice accusing moscow of wandering its attack using false pretenses by alleging genocide and to easter regions of ukraine . russia has not sent a delegation to attend the, to day hearing in the hague, in the netherlands, and keep once the un body to work or an end to the invasion rulings issued by the courts are binding. but there are no means to enforce its decisions. a provisional result is expected within days and western ukraine has

remained relatively safe so far with the heaviest fighting concentrated in other parts of the country. the ukraine's defense forces are preparing for a possible russian attack. locals are worried about what might happen if the war reaches their doorsteps. teed up these alexandra phenomena reports. ah, a chick point on the outskirts of loose skin, northwestern ukraine. sasha, by rhoda, is one of the local fighters who have joined ukraine's defense forces. he tells me that morale among the troops remains high. despite the dire situation in the country, little speed remembered about the moment. it is calm here. to lamar, we are preparing the defense of looks and the region with everything we have horrible, remote at the same time. we're helping those who volunteer to join the army are deployed to the front in the east and to defend our ukraine. you call that a bullying nashville where you live still seems to go on here in western ukraine despite the heavy fighting that it's taking place in other parts of the country.

and yet residents tell us, they want to be ready for whatever might come next. at the beginning of its invasion, russia targeted and url field, not far from the city. the military airport in loads cause one of the 1st facilities hit by russian matthias in ukraine. since stan, it's been relatively quiet here in the region, but people are scared that it's just a matter of time before the war comes here. oh, they seek comfort through prayers in the local church. the sermon that day urges to church goers to forgive those who have done them wrong. oh, this is a truly christian message. father roman tells me what one that it's so hard to follow right now. you will. i wish i had never seen that day was that i had died before. it's really hard to keep living outside the

church valentina receives at blessing for a safe journey. she's not in good health and wants to leave for neighbouring poland . josh solutions is so hard to leave. of course. yes, heartily. my children are my grandchildren here. usually. she goes with a heavy heart. what seems to be hopeful? ukraine will prevail. she says, let's take a look now at some other developments in the conflict for you and human rights office has confirmed the deaths of 406 civilians in ukraine since the beginning of the war. it noted that this only accounts for verified death and the real number is believed to be much higher. european union nations have agreed to start the process of considering membership for ukraine as well as georgia and moldova, in the wake of russia's invasion. ukraine has asked for a fast tracked application process,

but it could take years before it's even formerly considered a candidate. why not? u. s. secretary of state antony blink and his on a visit to latvia and lithuania, where he reassured the 2 baltic countries that nato's promise of protection is iron clad because the baltic states are increasingly on edge following russia's invasion of ukraine. as canadian prime minister justin trudeau says his country will impose new sanctions against prussia. he made the announcement at a joint press conference with his u. k and dutch counterparts. on a visit to britain, trudeau said the measures would target 10 individuals, including senior government officials, oligarchs, and supporters of the russian leadership or russia has backed the u. n. nuclear watchdogs plan to set up a 3 way meeting with ukraine, aimed at ensuring the safety of ukraine's nuclear power plants. russia has agreed to the talks in principle, but not to the suggestion of the location, chernobyl, and last week, a building at ukraine's biggest nuclear facilities caught fire after russia

launched an attack on the premises. russian forces now controlled the plant with ukrainian staff, working under their orders and the director of the international atomic energy agency. rafael grossi, stressed of the urgency of holding talks. there is no way i say i said to day a week we should not be losing time almost every day that he said new episode. the episode last friday. on the as up, what was it? nuclear power plant was extreme perhaps, but there are some other episodes which indicate that we need to grab an agreed clear their framework off what he's supposed to be to be them. you're watching t w news before we go. here's a recap of the main story. we're falling for you. ukraine has rejected a russian proposal to create humanitarian pores, which would have led to russia and its ally, vela rifts. keith said people should be able to escape to ukrainian territory. a

3rd round of negotiations between the 2 countries has concluded with no major agreements as news update at this hour. stay tuned for the business have lines coming up next. i'm clay richardson in verlaine for me. the entire team working behind the scenes. thank you so much for joining us with they've had no peace for decades. people of iraq countries devastated and there's no end to violence. how did it come to this group this is revealed an unprecedented story. we.