77 percent every weekend on d w. b. ah ah, this is a w is live from by lane, ukraine's president makes an urgent appeal to the united states. people attending not only free, we are fighting for the advantage of europe and the world. virtual address to congress is a lot to me is eventually asked for more sanctions and military support to fight russia, telling americans we need you now. also on the program, russia escalates its bombardment of keith. your crime says russian forces are

striking residential areas from positions outside the capital and nato defense ministers meeting in brussels, promised to keep supplying ukraine with weapons despite threats from moscow. and they discussed new ways of deterring future brush and actions. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. polymer zalinski has made an urgent and emotional appeal to the united states for more help, and he's countries war against russia and a virtual address to congress. ukraine's president repeated his plea for western countries to increase their military involvement. and he invoked key turning points in u. s. history telling americans that ukraine needs their help. now, right now, the destiny of our country is being decided, the destiny of our people,

whether you crane and will be free, whether they will be able to preserve their democracy. russia has attacked, not just us, not just our land, not just our cities. it went on a brutal, offensive against our values, basic human values. it little tanks and planes against our freedom, against our right to live freely in our own country. choosing our own future. the dublin washington bureau chief watched the president zalinski is a speech in english, and indeed in ukrainian. welcome anus paul. what work? for instance, as well as his main points? well, it was reading, impersonated, a very emotional tree to the united states and to the world. i shall say, he just described the situation he's in. he said and triggered with that all kind

of buttons, i think, in the euro, american soul, he does, he compared the situation right now in cuba with 911 saying we have a constant 911. since 3 weeks he referred to mount rushmore. he referred to martin luther king's speech. i have a dream saying i have a need. so it was very emotional and the highlight of that probably was the video he played with devastating pictures. so phil, i think what we experience today's really one of the most outstanding speeches we've ever heard from a political leader. and again, we heard that request almost a demand for a nose, no fly zone. but he also was looking for alternatives, knowing that that's probably not on the table. right, because i think he understands that at least he won't get any support or for an i no fly zone from president biden here in the united states. so he kind of

focused on military aids, or he talked a lot about the air strikes from the russian military and that he is an urgent need of more defense aircrafts. so that's exactly what he was focusing on. and we are expecting a president biden to speak, and one and a half hours or so, announcing that he will spend another $800000000.00 to help ukraine. and maybe also talking about exactly these aircrafts, a presidency lensky was asking for in his beach. okay, so $800000000.00 a likely on on air defensive. this is on top of support that washington is already providing. right. i'm so obviously a biden will, is, is willing really to, to spend even more money is we also hear that they are willing, the, by the administration is willing to put more pressure on russia. we are other as

sanctions, maybe even putting a sanctions on a chinese bangs, which are working with russia. so the biden administration, there is no doubt stance really strongly behind ukraine. and how united are our american lawmakers, democrats and public, are democrats and republicans, when it comes to our sanctions against russia. they are. and so i am convinced after this speech, there will be even more. and i'm also sure that every single american he watched who watched that video and listened to that speech will be or will, will, will probably change or the mind or the thinking he might have had before that speech. i was traveling to it from really over the weekend and talk to from supporters who shore felt for ukrainians. but kind of said, no, you know, we are really more interested in lower of gas prices here at home. but her presence

lens, he really knows how to address his audience again with this very emotional speech, i'm sure he convinced many, also average americans that this support is really needed and that will back up biden, to increase the amount of money he spending and the pressure he puts on russia vs anxious. let just a quick word on, on sanctions that russia has. bod, president biden, and other high ranking us and canadian officials from entering the country. i'm what was the reaction to that are, well, i'm in the and also hillary clinton actually a so yeah, nothing. i mean there was no interest, so there is no interest whatsoever from president biden to travel to russia. so this is, there's, nobody really cares about this been at the moment. they have really different problems to solve. i didn't have to cancel any holiday plans. i in his poll in

washington, thank you. well, russia is escalating its attacks across ukraine. russian forces reported be stepping up there. bombardment of keven intensifying the fighting in the city suburbs. emergency services at least 2 people were injured in new strikes on the capital 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 stock up on food and supplies with the situation in the city is not bad music that people are holding up

where supported by the volunteers and the territorial defense. meanwhile, president followed amir cilenzo keys that he saw hope for compromise in talks between russia and ukraine, even as 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 in the of kidney. however, that still needs to be more time for decisions to be in ukraine's interests. on tuesday, leaders from 3 e u countries visited keith, bringing a message of support. they reiterated their desire to give ukraine away to join the e u. as soon as possible. i hope this is for the agree to the next couple of days or weeks and the candidate status will 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 wound at here. the people of keith know their ordeal is far from over. as take you to ukraine, then enjoying the idea of these alexandra phenomena who's in the viv and the west of the country. welcome alexandra m. let's start with the intensification of fighting and shelling in and around the capitol. what are you hearing? so what we know is that heavy fighting is taking place on the outskirts of keys and according to ukraine officials, the ukrainian forces there. and this is quite interesting, have started their own counter offensive their counter attacks on russian troops.

there at the goal is not so much sure to win back territory, but the goal is apparently to inflict mass casualties on the russian army. and so when we talk about the city itself, it is under curfew that was announced a yesterday. so with the it's the may are calling all residents to seek shelter. we know that there were explosions in the city center. there are reports that an apartment building was hit by russian missiles are which people trapped there with apartments on fire and 1st responders. oh, who rushed to the building to get the people out this morning. i'm your there in the viva region where people had been fleeing to for safety, but the situation there has become more dangerous or over recent days. yes and people and told me many people i've been talking with that they are afraid that

it's just a question of time before the war comes here as well. just a few days ago, russian missiles struck a military infrastructure, an international training center, just about 30 kilometers away from the live. so people are now scared. and so we also had this morning and an air raid alarm twice. so there is the sense that it's may be also not a safe here. however, we have to say that it's been quiet so far in the last days. and this is of course, very important that we are not only having residents who still are in live, but also many refugees who are here to stay up to flip feel fleeing are the fighting in eastern part of ukraine or wants to, to travel on to cross the border to poland and to other european nations and presidents as the landscape address the u. s. congress today saying this is

a crucial moment for his country. what did he mean by that? well, he said that this is a moment right now that sir, this is a moment sir. the world did a destiny of his country. and the destiny of his people is being decided. and that was, of course, because when you talk to people here, they would tell you that are not, they are not, are only fighting to defend a country. they're also fighting to defend european values. but there is another aspect to that, that it's worth mentioning at the moment. it seems that the russian forces cannot move as quickly as they planned ad that said, the ukrainian army was able to slow them down. so that is why the ukrainian president called on the u. s. administration, of course, to close the sky over ukraine, but he knows that is not likely to happen. so what he is asking for are more

efficient weapons that could make a difference in this moment. more air defense systems and fighter jets. thank you, flatter alexandra, add the debris corresponded alexandra phenomena in the video. we'll take a look at more developments in this conflict and russian foreign minister. so again, love rob says he sees some o for reaching a compromise in negotiations with keith. it over to raven negotiators had made progress concerning a potential neutral status for ukraine. cranium presenter vladimir zalinski is also expect optimism about the ongoing talks conference to journalists working for the usa network. fox news have been killed in ukraine. irish cameraman, appear as osh epsky are seen here at the front of the picture and ukrainian producer, alexander coche, she, nova died when their car came to find outside keith. at least 4 journalists have died, covered the conflict the t. v journalist who was arrested for protesting against

the war and ukraine, has been released. marina of, of the on the co was find around $250.00 a euros, but could still receive presenting the employee of the russian state owned channel . one was detained after she interrupted alive, news broadcast, holding an anti war poster. new past laws in russia effectively criminalize, independent reporting on the war. top defense officials from nato countries are discussing further help for ukraine is key fights out back against russia's invasion at leaders, including us defense secretary lloyd austin, a meeting in brussels. the austin repeated that the alliance would abide by its promise to protect the eastern european allies if russian laws to the attack, but is tonia a smaller and nato ally, which orders russia continued to call for the alliance to southern no fly zone.

this is a step the alliance of so far, refused to take a fearing a full scale war. with russia. nato says it has to ensure the conflict does not spill over into ukraine's neighbors. we are reinforcing our collect the defense. hundreds of thousands of troops on heightened alert a $100000.00 troops. sir u. s. troops in europe and her 40000 troops underneath the door command pirate, there to command mostly in the eastern part of the lion, sir, supported by a naval on 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 these than pot reliance has got more from mighty w, corresponded to terry shows in brussels. welcome at terry. so despite the year that public intervention from estonia and they tow a country, no change in the, in the alliances stance on providing a cover,

we're not expecting nato to change its collective mind. i could, harry, generally install to break has said time and again that it's not that they wouldn't like to help that ukrainians. and that these are very painful decisions, but that the loss of life would be greater if you were to institute a shooting war between russia. so we really don't see any movement on that at all. although people do, of course, like the estonians and of course like presidents zalinski himself continued to call for such a measure. so when mister sulton, both talks about reinforcements is this is presumably in addition to significant forces. but nato was already placed in the eastern part of europe. about more and more troops, equipment, preposition, equipment, being sent to nato's eastern allies. he of course, is not talking about reinforcing anything inside ukraine as they maintain there will be no boots on the ground inside ukraine. so that's what defense ministers are

discussing today. not only what more they may be willing to contribute at the moment or more troops in all of these countries along along the russian board of the bell, russian border along along ukraine's border. but also they're looking at how this, this adaptation will look in the longer term. they've obviously come to the conclusion that this is not something that's going to end soon. the instability caused by russia's invasion of ukraine is something that europe is going to have to live with and thus nato's her posture in the long term is going to change, right. and the deployment of those troops to the east. this is, this is nato taking the threat a from russia, from outside, seriously living. absolutely what we hear time and again from officials speaking conversationally, is that you need to throw out thinking of russian president vladimir putin as a rational actor. we used to talk about what he wouldn't do because the price would be too high. now, of course, he did that even with such a high price. so what,

what military planners, what political officials are looking at now, is what he's capable of because no one any longer knows what he will do. okay, thank you for that. terry shells in brussels or with all those sanctions, is russia on the edge of insulting and see a ratings agency? fitch says that is an immediate risk of default of bond payment of more than 100000000 dollars is due today. if russia were to make that payment in roubles, it could, it could trigger a technical default. western sanctions hit the russian economy hard. 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. russia's international bonds are worth about $40000000000.00.

$117000000.00 are due today, while a principle payment of $2000000000.00 is due on april 4th. the russian finance minister and tonsil one of said moscow will pay it sets in roubles if western sanctions kept blocking access to its dollar reserves. credit ratings agency fetch warned that pain and rebels with constitute sovereign default. if russia won transfer dollars to its creditors within the next month. the international monetary fund, like as russia's economy, is now projected to decline significantly and what impact will that had to the global autonomy? let's remembered that the reason there unprecedented sanctions 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 russia. and there is also the chance that the recession could expand beyond the region affecting the global economy. so a couple of other stories are away from the war in ukraine. a british, iranian aid worker has been freed, after almost 6 years at detention in iran on spine charges. britain's foreign secretary has confirmed and as an, as the means that guardian ratcliffe is on her way back to the u. k. family of fort for years for her release is ill as prime minister jacinta our turns as strict panoramic border controls will be relaxed earlier than planned. a most fascinated tourist will be able to visit the country from may. prime minister said the move will help revive the economy, which has been hit by the restrictions is 3, such as agriculture. and british prime minister, boris johnson's holding talks in the united arab emirates and saudi arabia to encourage oil producers and gulf states to increase output. so hoping to reduce the

west reliance on russian oil and gas. britain like much of the west is facing spirally energy. prices of the number of people who fled the war in you crave as pastor, 3000001 half are in neighboring poland, where an army volunteers is helping to open the door. a peaceful lunch in warsaw smith, her and her son alex a say the to ukrainians. fled here and a staying with a family in warsaw. i don't come my son and i lived on the ground for 5 days, a big seller 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. you get a better burger city and any other challenges. 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 well, and his intervene with them was at o. m. i just started volunteering here 5 minutes ago and i've already been asked to help twice. i barely started and i'm already in the thick of it. it's love me. it doesn't speak ukrainian, but he does speak russian. people like him are 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 both of them. 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 them yet, archaeology. more space has been created in this office building. here. bureaucratic hurdles are now being overcome 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. work permits and social benefits. another challenge for poland, about $300000.00 refugees have state in warsaw so far that almost 15 percent more residents. then at the start of the conflict when new york's metropolitan opera hotel, the concert in support of you cried more than 3 and

a half 1000 people filled the lincoln center auditorium, week after performances are by russian soprano. anna and the trip cook were canceled because she refused to condemn the war. because it was completely sold out on broadcast internationally including to ukraine. all proceeds will go towards relief efforts. ah, a prayer ukraine. from the heart of new york. the piece was composed by ukrainian valentine sylvester of in 2014 the year of another crisis. for the met general manager pete again, the concert was the only fitting response to the current conflict. tonight, we're all soldiers of music wielding the power of art into french, in defense of a free and democratic ukraine. gal message was shared by guest of honor ukraine's ambassador to the un. the metropolitan opera that has

a global spending reputation is about to stand, a very powerful message, all around the only right morally right position that the world is hard to music should be the music and the gesture behind it were also appreciated by fellow ukrainian, or lam mcginnis, iowa could even drive. of course, i feel like in this moment, all of us become electric. it feels like you're run pamela, $13.00 family. ah, the evenings highlight was undoubtedly a stirring rendition of ukraine's national anthem lead by ukrainian baritone milady slough boyar ski. he said he had asked his mother back how not to stream his performance in order to save desperately needed electricity. ah,

the watching dw news. here's a recap of the latest developments and the war in ukraine. president vladimir zalinski has repeated his call for a no fly zone. the over ukraine in a video addressed to the u. s. congress. he also appealed too ill to american countries to leave russia, as he said, they were financing the war, invoking the events that prompted the u. s. to join the 2nd. whoa, whoa, he told them. remember paul hobb we need, you know, coming up next and d, w, and use asia. ukrainians in bother you try to help that love to, i'm survive. oh boy, hoffer wasn't away. past conflicts launched by moscow might tell us a bunch of brushes, kind of invasion that are spanish. we'll have better stories and more

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