destruction of a nation this week on d. w. ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, this is debbie news live from berlin. russia widens it's ariel attacks on ukraine. the eastern city of ni pro is bombed for the 1st time and key of bryce it braces as troops edge closer new satellite images appear to show artillery, firing towards residential areas. and you leaders vow to roll back resilience on russian energy. they also promised more military aid to ukraine,

but turned down keeps call for fast tracks you membership plus the u. s. and the u . hit russia with more sanctions. but president potent seems on phase and says the measures are in opportunity. ah, i'm wearing boot craft. welcome to the program. russian forces appear to be regrouping for a possible assault on cheve, new satellite images from the u. s. company max, our technologies show military units deploying closer to the capitol. according to the companies analysis, the image is show artillery, firing towards residential areas, as well as burning homes and other buildings. widespread damage and impact craters can also be seen in a town northwest of keith. meanwhile,

russia is expanding its military campaign across other parts of the country. intensifying attacks and cities under siege and hitting new targets with bombs and missiles strikes the city of denise pro in easton ukraine, a new front in russia's war, emergency services said at least 3 missiles hit civilian targets here, including the shoe factory for ukraine and other sign the russia is deliberately targeting civilians. what's more, we see more destruction of civilian infrastructure. merger of ukrainians by a terrorist state, the russian federation. there's always another person who for that are russia also launched attacks on looks. can ivana france gifts to cities and western ukraine? far from the main battle zones, the kremlin, unilaterally announced humanitarian corridors in places including mario pl, harkey of shen of eve and sumi. the 1st residence of sumi who managed to flee by

one of the corridors, arrived in the western city of the v or a chevy dealer and then liberated you'll sell my lord. i've seen plain fly over us and bomb our street several times. it was horrible. i took the kids and hid is now only thornton seen that by he blessed him. yeah, i. they bombed our streets. our buildings are homes. one of the bombs kill 22 people. 3 of them children, the whole family died outside the capital cave, ukrainian forces continue to battle russian troops. ukraine says military victories here have stalled. the russian offensive on the city. president vladimir lensky sounded a defiant tone. name was lewis because i think it's impossible to say how many days we still have to free ukrainian landlord. but we can't say we will do it because we want it. we have already reached a strategic turning point village. we are moving towards our goal towards our

victory, but a more in central key, if air raid sirens rang out again, russian forces are within striking distance. the battle for key if will be decisive in the outcome of this, warren could have years. mathias bellinger is in cave. he said that while some people have been able to escape, russia has violated its commitment to humanitarian corridors, as promised to open human italian corridors not only on friday, but also on thursday on wednesday and many other times. the have been some civilians escaping. i was yesterday at one of these so called humanitarian corridors where people were able to escape one suburb of ki, if there was another one. the next town where there was another corridor supposed to open at these other town. the buses could not leave, but people could leave via bridge and the place where i was. so there are some

possibilities to escape but overall and there was also even a shelling heard when, when we were there. so we, according to, would basically mean, sees higher, and then during the sci fi, a civilians would be able to leave someplace as events have been able to lead. but in the worst it places like geneva or like, are you, paul, that has been cut off from the rest of the world, from the rest of ukraine, by russian forces besieged for more than a week. now, nothing has changed. nobody has been able to leave the city. the conditions are still dire and is fighting going on around the city this. the city is being shelled by the russian forces that have laid siege. so the overall answer is why there are some, some sparks of hope and some people have been able to escape some of the places overall. this promise has not been capt. now, for some other stores were following last minute demands by the kremlin friend to

derail talks. in vienna, aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal with iran. russia wants its trade with iran to be excluded from western sanctions, imposed over its invasion of ukraine. the you said negotiations will be put on pause. saudi blogger, rife bout ali has been released from prison after 10 years. that's according to his wife. the activists was detained in 2012 for advocating for an end to the influence of religion on public life. and saudi arabia is given a 10 year jail sentence on the charge of insulting islam. the head of the international committee of the red cross in yemen has asked the world not to forget the plight of people living through its long civil war. she urged for continued aid to alleviate one of the world's worst humanitarian crises since 2014, the war is killed, more than 150000 people. e leaders have concluded

a 2 day summit in the palace of versailles near paris, aimed at coordinating the blocks response to russia's war in ukraine. they availed a plan to reduce the eas dependents on russian oil and gas, and pledged more military aid for keith. the leader stopped short of offering ukraine a fast pass into the you. the talks in versailles went on late into the night. the big question was how the e u should respond to ukraine's request for a fast track, accession process. the leaders know the pressure is high, but so is the danger of making a promise that no one wants to honor later. the result of those talks a statement the next morning, confirming ukraine as part of the european family, something that can be interpreted in many ways. i'm happy with the result. i think it's sad, green light for ukraine and, and certainly we have to give you great help at this sir. it varies our times. songs on the we all agree on ukraine's path to europe, but an urgent process for a country maya in war without regard for the usual criteria. the answer is no.

labels in the e. u, leaving the door to membership open at least. but ukraine will have to follow the same lengthy procedure as other candidate nations. the e u leaders also agreed on immediate support for ukraine with more financial aid to buy weapons. they made the proposal over to double our contribution with 500000000 more and needed to re warfare. countries, geographically close to russia, had called for a complete and immediate stop to the import of russian oil and gas. but they didn't get their way with germany saying it just wasn't doable. but what we will do is move away from that fuel dependence as quickly as possible to provide the leaders in versailles chose 2027 as the target for achieving that goal. on friday, your pain leaders also announced a new round of sanctions against moscow together with united states. and let's get a better understanding on what exactly these penalties are,

what kind of consequence they might have with your order. joe, dora joe, thanks for being here. so western countries, they've already cut off some russian banks. they've been flights. what else? well, some of the new restrictions are a bit technical and other ones are a bit superficial. so let's start with the technical one 1st. both the e u and the u. s. have revoked. russia's favored nation status is a category set under the world trade organizations. and with that gone, countries can now increase towers and quarters on russian goods. the ear is also trying to block russia from getting i m s and world bank loans. it's blocking investments in the energy sector, and it is also banning iron and steel exports from russia. now, the eastern that is meant to deprive russia of billions and ensure your citizens are not subsidizing putin as war. but of course, you citizen, are subsidizing russia. they are still sending billions that way for oil and gas, and as we just heard that, that will not end for at least 5 years. under these use, you favorite phase out plans. some of the more superficial measures announced

europe has now banned exports of luxury goods to russia, and that is supposed to be a direct blow to the russian elise, although presumably the russian elite already have plenty of european toys. the play with at the moment. i imagine they have plenty of data. indeed, the united states has severely curtailed its trade, but more can you tell us about that? well, we already know that joe biden, the president, has band russian oil and gas, and now he has been another type of black gold as well caviar russian sea food import to be banned, as well as diamond and vodka. although in reality, there wasn't that much water flowing from russia into the u. s. in the 1st place, only around $21000000.00 worth each year. so not a huge damage there. now president joe bought an downgrade rush is trading status to alongside that of cuba. and north korea, he says that these sanctions are already having an impact. let's have a listen. fatality of our economic sanctions and export controls are crushing,

crushing russian economy. rubel has lost and how many of you know in detail lost more than half his value. moscow stock exchange is closed for simple reason i get asked was closed, because for the last 2 weeks, because the moment opens, it will be disband, credit rating agencies of downgraded russian government to junk status. junk status . list of private business international corporations leaving russia is growing day by day by day. so a long list of ways that us sanctions and western bankers are corina joe biden, crushing russia. is that true? what exactly is happening in russia right now? well, sofa vladimir putin does not appear to be to phase. he is threatening to nationalize foreign earned companies and sees their assets. and brands that have already closed shop, such as mcdonalds, hate and m ikea. starbucks, they are being warned that it will not be easy for them to come back. now in a video that was released by the kremlin potent made a very optimistic message,

he was saying that these are times of opportunity and that sanctions have helped russia become self sufficient and stronger in previous years, presumably is talking about the soviet era. so that is the glorious future that put in, sees for the country. now there is something to watch out for though, and that is that russian banks and several corporations have some big debts coming to that they cannot pay due to the sanctions. and if they default, that could cause quite a few ripples in financial markets, both in russia and in the west. so have a look, watch out for that in the future. of definitely a very thin silver lining from hooton's view right there, joe. all right, thanks very much and faced with those western sanctions are cracked on our free speech and increasing isolation. growing number of russians are now leaving their country with western air space close to russian flights. people are heading across land borders by car boss, an train. ah,

another train bringing people to safety but the passengers in bold, this one a russian rather than ukrainian with no flights to western europe, trains on this route from st. petersburg to the finished capital. helsinki have been booked out for days. those leaving want to watch developments in their home country from the safety of abroad. and if the things go worse, i will make the decision to find the time to where i can stay for more time. this is one of the few remaining roots from russia to the you, for many their last chance to escape the impact of western sanctions and the growing repression. thousands have already arrived. the finish re weighs have therefore decided to extend the time table between st. petersburg and hesitated only those with a valid

e. u visa are allowed to travel. people like this young woman who left the finland the day after the russian invasion of ukraine began. she does not want to be recognized and says she's devastated by events in ukraine. i'm crying and that sleeping scene is chance. it's all started. that's how i hear that. i'm pretty sure that i am then going back. i'm not sure if i will be able to leave them. but they sphere. this fi of landing in prison. the one's opinion is leading more and more russians to flee that country on the train to helsinki, watching to be news. here's a recap of the main story right now. russia is expanding its military assault in ukraine. it's hit new targets with bombs and missiles strikes,

including the industrial city of neat bro and air fields in the west. new satellite images appear to show military units to point closer to the capital of key to for me. for now, we're back with more news at the top, the, our still go anywhere. you can always get the latest from d, w dot com and follow us on twitter and instagram at c. w. news. thanks very much for watching caesar. ah. stories that people of the world over the information that he provide. the opinions they want to express. d, w on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch. follow us

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