[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin, russia escalades, it's bombardment of keith. ukraine says the russians are using missiles to target residential areas from positions outside the capital. russian forces are also stepping up their assaults on other ukrainian towns and cities. ukrainian president says negotiations with russia are starting to sound more realistic. moscow is now also saying

a compromise could be close. nato defense ministers promised to keep supplying ukraine with weapons. despite threats from moscow meeting in brussels today, they also discuss new ways of deterring russia in the future. plus the ukranian conductor, who's trying to use music to promote peace of saline talks to us about her fears for a family ad for the future and how she hopes the arts can help bring people to get ah, i've got else as well come to the program russia is escalating it's attacks across ukraine. russian forces are reported to be intensifying, fighting in the suburbs of the capitol, and have also stepped up their bombardment of cleave emergency services,

say at least 2 people were injured in new strikes on the city this morning for residence after ukrainian capital. every passing day brings further shelling more homes last and more casualties. is she alive? visibly? yes, she's alive. get her in the car. a city wide curve you was imposed on tuesday and will last until thursday morning. i had of the curfew. people rushed to the stores to struck up on food and supplies. even a little over the what's the situation in the city is not bad. music with the people are holding up. where supported by the volunteers and the territorial defense. meanwhile, president followed him here. so lensky said he saw hope for compromise in talks

between russia and ukraine. even us moscow stepped up its assault. hello, there was little squad, it is important and it's difficult but important because any war ends in an agreement, you easiest continues easy enough as i'm told the positions in the negotiation, some more realistic and they'll keep me however, that still needs to be more time for decisions to be in ukraine's interests. on tuesday, leaders from 3 e u countries vista to keep bringing a message of support, they reiterated their desire to give ukraine away to join the e. u. as soon as possible. i hope it will be agreed. the next couple of days or weeks and the candidate federal should be given to the end of this year of the late like the capital bracing for the next round. this medical team has set up a field hospital in a bomb shelter for the worst case scenario. of having to treat the wounded here.

the people of keith. now their ordeal is far from over. well from all, let's bring in our correspondent alexander, for now she's in la la v for easter, you in western ukraine. alexandra, there's been increased. shelly, inner odds are capital she if, what's the situation there? what are you hearing? keith is under a curfew that was announced yesterday word the city mayor urging all residents to seek shelter to take cover because the russian forces are apparently intensifying their attacks on the ukrainian capital. we know that heavy fighting is going on on the outskirts of keith. we know that there were explosions in the city center, and there are also reports about sir russian miss isles, a striking co, an apartment building that is quite close to the center. so this 12 floor apartment

building was apparently struck and her 1st responders were trying to get people out of the apartment. some of those of them were on fire this morning. as i said earlier, you are in elevators in the west of ukraine was relatively quiet. but our people, they're worried that the violence, the shelling, the bombardments will soon reach that part of the country as well. they are wore it . of course, they are scared. many told me that they think that it's just a question of time before the war will come here as well. we just have to remember that only a few days ago, a military training center, just 30 kilometers away from beef was struck by russian messiah. so people are scared and we just have to stress the importance of believe it's only not, not only an important up for 8 deliveries towards the eastern part of the country. but it is also a place where many people, fleet, a flea, to fighting in the eastern part of ukraine,

and then they move on to travel on across the border to poland or over european nations. as honor we heard in our report that president zalinski is more optimistic . he said he believes russia may now be more open to negotiations that the position might, as he put it, be more realistic. now, what are we to make of that? well, he really sounded so cautiously optimistic and suggesting that russia has soft and it's stands not demanding any more that ukraine surrender. or we also heard from some senior members of the negotiating team. one of them said that there is room for compromise. however, he also added that there are still a big differences contradictions between the 2 sides. oh, we know that what is at the table. apparently, both sides are discussing that is

a future neutrality of ukraine. and according to past statements, that could be something that the ukraine government could be potentially ready to discuss with the president zalinski saying that ukraine hast to accept that it will not become a member of nato despite the open door policy of the alliance. but of course, both sides seem to be still far apart with regard to their positions. did have you has one and alexander fund nomine there. thank you very much. osama rushes foreign minister say gay lover offers said that he sees, quote, some hope for reaching a compromise and negotiations with keith. that's after ukrainian president follow him. is lensky also sounded a positive note on the ongoing talks. as we had earlier in an interview with russia tv channel, arby cane lover of said that a neutral status is being seriously discussed in connection with security

guarantees. the, there are concrete formulations that in my view, are close to being agreed as nar, bring in michael wasik. you are global affairs analyst with the atlantic council. i am, let's start over with his, michael ukraine and russia and are indicating that there's hope for compromise or to end the war. or what do you think that would look like? good to be with you. well, if you had asked me the same question a month ago, i would have said the ukraine in population had 0 appetite for a compromise, especially if it came to putting aside bids to become a member of nato or the, you know, we're looking at a nation that in many parts of ukraine, as your corresponding indicated, has been bombed into submission and the bombing continues in places like. but it

has to be said, i cannot overestimate this enough that there is a lot of anger here on the streets and field and elsewhere. there is a lot of arms in the hands of people. people are thinking back to the my don times of 242-013-2014 saying we did not spill our children's blood for nothing. we did not show up there for nothing. so this could spiral out of control very, very quickly given the current atmosphere. so i think because a lot of the landscape of a very, very top spot, they're just quickly there is of course, an appetite, a very big appetite for the war to stop. but i actually predicted this some time ago that the landscape may be pressured by western allies to go for that kind of compromise. it's a very dangerous route. indeed. let's go one step further. if there is any kind of compromise negotiated settlement piece, the leaving, who will be guaranteeing that well, that's a good question and you know,

as much as the russians may be trying to show their good side diplomatic side, whatever you want to call it, these talks, they're not to be trusted. you weren't, they didn't, they weren't to be trusted in, you know, the guarantee of the safety of people fleeing. in those humanitarian corridors. there is now fears that they're not doing well on the battlefield, so they may actually escalate their use of shelling, escalate, use of banned weapons and possibly even turn to chemical weapons. so whereas very, very dangerous on chartered territory at the moment. ukraine and president zelinski in a strong enough position domestically to agree to any kind of negotiated settlement . you mentioned that the anger in the country before. yeah. well his popularity ratings are all time high. he has surprised his most fierce his critics in terms of stepping up to the plate and becoming a war president. there is no training, you know, to become a wartime president like he has. he's done extremely well. he's done up to the

russian biggest army in the world. but again, because of the very delicate condition that we're facing right now with this anger, with the high high doctor with a degree of destruction. it's very, very difficult to predict whether he'd get enough support from ukraine in to at least temporarily shelve the natal bed. i think maybe that could be kind of compromise if he told his people that this is a temporary thing just for us to regroup. got the russians out, stop the bombing and rebuild, but remains to be seen. michael wasik you there from the atlantic council thing tank. thank you very much. okay, thank you. let's have a look now at some of the other developments in this conflict to journalists working for the usa network, fox news have been killed in ukraine. irish cameron pierre has accessed ski,

seen here in the front of this picture and ukrainian producer alexandra casino. vaughan died when their car came under fire outside keys. at least 4 journalists have died covering the conflict. so from a t v journalist who was arrested for protesting against russia's war and ukraine has been released. marina or sonny callback was a find around $250.00 roads, but it still receive a prison sentence. the employee of state owns gentle one, was detained after she interrupted, alive, news show, holding an anti war poster. newly passed laws in russia effectively criminalize independent reporting on the war. russia has put us president joe biden and canadian prime minister just intruder on a so called stop list that bars them from entering the country multiple other high ranking us. and canadian officials are also almost as list russia says the ban as a response to western sanctions. top defense officials from nato

countries are discuss it further help for ukraine as the country fights back against russia's invasion. ministers include us defense, secretary, lloyd austin, our meeting in brussels, austin repeated that the alliance would abide by its promise to protect the eastern european members states. if russia launched an attack. but estonia, smaller nato member bordering russia, continued to call for the alliance to set up a no fly zone in ukraine. this is a step the alliance has refused to take so far as ukraine is not, a member of nato said, it has to ensure that conflict does not spill over into ukraine's neighbors. you are reinforcing our collected defense. hundreds of thousands of troops on heightened alert a $100000.00 troops. sir u. s. troops in europe and the 40000 troops underneath or command

partner to command the most in the eastern part of the line, sir, supported by a naval and air forces, nato has the responsibility to ensure that this crisis do not escalate beyond ukraine. and that's also reason why we have increased the presence in houston pot reliance. that's where you, christine, we're in brussels for more a christine das, start max statement effectively, mean that natal will not get involved in the war in ukraine at all. as long as nato member country is not attacked. that's right, i guess hard. what we are listening to is the secretary general reiterating at the nato alliance is position that everything that nato is doing, the, the long term security strategy that it's been discussing. and in the meetings today, at all the defense spending and then all the, the, the bolstering of units, and all the provisions and the measures that nato was taking, are only for the event that a nato member comes under attack. ukraine is not an 8 member. and will likely not

be when we heard that as well from the ukrainian president of a lot of me. it's zalinski who on tuesday really gave the most explicit acknowledgment of the fact that ukraine's desire to join nato. i would likely not be realised at any time soon and it's something that zalinski said that he had accepted. so nato has been firm on its position that it does not believe it's direct involvement in this conflict. i would bring an end to the conflicts. in fact, the contrary, nature's position is that this would extend and, and, and expand this conflict and take us to a place where wardwall 3 is, is a close reality than what many people would like to think. so what membership a one thing weapons deliveries another will know to continue to supply weapons to chrome. that's what i mean. we heard that from the u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, who, who came on record again today to say that nato stands out by ukraine. it supports

ukraine's right add to be able to defend itself against russia. in the case of this invasion, reiterating again, that nato will continue to supply defensive, military equipment and weaponry. so the ukrainians are winner. for example, the dutch defense minister also a re, it's rated as the, the netherlands. as commitment in that they will continue to send military aid to ukraine, even as these could be targeted. these 8 convoys could be targeted ad in russian attacks. so native position is that it does support ukraine financially with military aid, defensive military aid, to be able to defend itself because that is a right and that it believes at ukraine has. and we will support that to the full. so is natal membership for ukraine now completely off the table for ever. that is basically what it sounds like. and as i was pointing out those remarks are by overloading me,

zalinski the president of ukraine. really the most explicit acknowledgment that he's at least come out and said in public, or we know, for example, the u. k. a prime minister boss johnson as well, completely took that off of the table to say, it's just not feasible. it's not likely. it doesn't appear that there is going to be a part for ukraine to be joining nato ought to be given nato membership at any time . soon, we are not going to see nato engage on behalf of ukraine in terms of confronting russia directly. not in the way of a no fly zone on ukrainian skies, not in the way of sending troops. western troops add to ukraine, so that is almost a definitive yes at this stage. and there are no indications, no appetite among nato's 30 allies. member states that they would be any ukraine joining the alliance any time soon. didn't respond. christine ones were reported from brussels there. thank you,

christine or the number of people who fled to warn you. crane has past 3000000. no more than half our neighboring poland. we're an army of volunteers, is helping to open the door a peaceful lunch in warsaw switzer and her son alex a say the 2 ukrainians fled keith and a staying with a family in warsaw. well it is, it don't come good. my son and i lift on the ground for 5 days, a big stella under the house. then we fled west through levine and across the border. it's very hard for us, especially mentally. i can still hear the sirens in my head and field explosions. here at the burger city anees, which i don't know, ah, in warsaw alone, more than 4000 families took in refugees from ukraine. these are just the official figures, and demand continues to rise. trains from ukraine arrive at the station every day,

full of refugees, more than 10000 warsaw residents have registered as volunteers, intervene with them with the to him. i just started volunteering here 5 minutes ago and i've already been asked to help twice. i've bally started and i'm already in the thick of it. it's level me. it doesn't speak ukrainian, but he does speak russian. people like him a desperately needed right now. monica is also doing what she can and she is rust of her feet. it's stressful work that you need the was done well. so central station has never seen so many homeless people. they all have no roof over their heads and it's terrible. i just can't help it. i just have to help many refugees i initially being accommodated in holes. this one was built for sports and concepts. now women with small children, man and old people are holding out here and stuffy air. it is the 3rd week of the war, and the coordinator is worried. that was uncle bill dos at the beginning. the enthusiasm

was great and it still is, but it is slowly ebbing away. there are few opportunities to take in refugees and more and more people are coming. i don't know what will happen that immediate archaeology. more space has been created in this office building here, bureaucratic hurdles and now being of a come because the refugees also want to work. no poor kid them. don't want the kid over to them as long as that is war. we can't just sit around, we want to work and sent the children to kindergarten. what permits and social benefits? another challenge for poland, about $300000.00 refugees have state in warsaw so far, but almost 15 percent more residents. then at the start of the conflict, and early a 3rd of the year for refugees from ukraine, our children, and 2 of them, 10 year old twins dmitri and victoria, made it to italy out of her 1st day of school. a surprising greeting of the

blue moon, 2 of the few golden teachers gathered to give the 2 neuron the warm welcome of don milani's school in is rasa on the cost, both insolvency ratings agency. fitch says there's an immediate risk of default. a bond payment of more than $100000000.00 is due to day. if russia were to make that payment in roubles, it could trigger a technical default. ah, western sanctions hit the russian economy. part. many banks have been excluded from the global payment system. swift and a big chunk of state assets have been frozen. while russia has dollar reserves of $640000000000.00, the country central bank is unable to access about half of that due to the

sanctions. rushes international bonds are worth about $40000000000.00. $117000000.00 are due today, while the principle payment of $2000000000.00 is due on april 4th. the ration finance minister and tonsil one of said moscow will pay it sets in roubles if western sanctions keep a blocking access to its dollar reserves. credit ratings agency fetch warned that pain and rebels with constitute sovereign default if russia warm transfer dollars to its creditors within the next month. the international monetary funding much as rushes economies now projected to decline significantly, and what impact will that had to the global autonomy? let's remembered that the reason there unprecedented sexes is because the unthinkable happened. a devastating war in ukraine and the impact of the sanction is quite severe for the russian economy.

we expect deep recession in russia. this lamp is expected to hit neighboring countries such as georgia in moldova, which are both heavily reliant on frayed red, russia. and there is also the chance that the recession could expend beyond the region affecting the global economy. ukrainian conductor is also fighting for her homeland on social media and in the concert halls. oksana lien if is already a trailblazer, the 1st woman to conduct and to germany is famous. wagner, opera festival. and by right now, there war in her homeland has left her feeling helpless. though she is determined to oppose it. d. w met up with her in rome. ah, a concert for peace conducted by oxen, alina, if she's visibly distressed by the war in her home country, ukraine. recently, she joined the orchestra of the theater commonality, bolona. they're playing

a piece by ukrainian composer uti chef jenkins. this intimate interpretation. sounds like a prayer. we met lean of in rome, where she's preparing to conduct the opera to don dot by puccini. she's deeply worried, unshaken habit. neat. not only for me, i'm not just afraid for my family. i'm afraid for every one to have. boom. i know i'm afraid for my country the lamb, but and afraid for the places where i work on it. and i don't like the live national opera, the odessa national opera down there. stunning architectural gems amongst i'm afraid for old cities that are unesco, cultural heritage sites thought arabic moon. lena's studied music and live eve not far from brody, where she grew up and where her family remain mighty mood died on me. deerish vest and my mother and her sister, my aunt, are hiding in

a sort of bunker hill. it's actually a potato seller. i scope of it, but it's an old nazi bunker from world war 2 good even funds vitamin volcanic mine, father, my father made it a bit more livable there and less dam did. this is me so foist is mine. fought that he continues putting on concerts with his choir dining and my mother's things in it to him. what does they sing? patriotic songs to keep up the ukrainian spirits in guys. funnel graham, one that's a hyphen lena has long been a big name outside ukraine. she's performed throughout europe at the by royd festival and with the berlin philharmonic. but the last few weeks have been her most challenging is father and me. he has and he said he should side, while in a horrible time for me, even in i'm here in europe where i can conduct and i can sleep in a nice hotel and, and i think he's doing my job. he's gone by dumb minded off us. you been, ah, the youth orchestra of ukraine brings together musicians from the countries east

and west. it was founded in 2017 by outside a lynette with a political purpose. her aim was to emphasize ukraine's unity. which door to front is to mean this dense cultural front is at least as important to me as the physical frontline this vega needs to be. and that's why it's so hard for me to conduct a need to get in and thoughts templates still. i understand that we can't give up. now, am i ne, get our fuel wrangle. i dedicate every performance my arcs and my job to our fight for freedom of ones that have freiheit ah, you watch in d, w. c. as a recap of the latest developments in the ukraine war, russia stepping up its attacks across ukraine, more strikes of it, a residential area of the capital. keith ukraine says russian forces have also

attacked its 2nd largest city khaki. crane and president vladimir zalinski says p stokes. with russia have become more constructive. moscow also says that a compromise could be close and that's it from me and the new steam for now, we'll have more headlines for you at the top of the olive, also for a full in depth coverage around the clock for referred to our website to w dot com um gab else's in berlin. i stopped. ah, with ah,

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