ah, ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin, ukraine's president makes an urgent appeal to the united states. people attending not on the train. we are fighting for the dentist of your virtual address to congress. a lot of it, and kate asked for more sanctions and military support to fight russia, telling americans we need, you know, also on the program. nato looks to shake up its approach to security will take you to brussels, where alliance defense ministers. i've been discussing new ways to turn future

russian aggressions in russia escalates its bombardment of the ukrainian capital. keeps says russian forces are striking residential areas from positions outside the capital. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. vladimir zalinski has made an urgent and emotional appeal to the united states for more help in his countries war against russia. in a virtual address to congress, the ukrainian president repeated his plea for western countries to increase their military involvement. invoking key turning points in u. s. history, he told americans that ukraine needs their help. now. right now, the destiny of our country is being decided. the destiny of our people, whether ukrainians 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, a values. it little tanks and planes against our freedom, against our right to live freely in our own country. choosing our own future, we'll just hours after president announced his appeal. it was the turn of us president joe biden at the white house, though, continuing to resist ukrainian request for a no fly zone. president biden did announce what he called unprecedented assistance for ukraine. an additional $800000000.00 in military aid, including drones, anti tank and air defense weapons, bringing to a $1000000000.00 a military aid announced this week to biden said the u. s. would keep up pressure on flooding or put it in other ways as well. where crippling prudence economy,

we're punishing sanctions that's going to only grow more painful over time with the entire world, nato, and you behind us in many other countries. what's a stake here are the principles that the united states and the united nations and across the world stand for. it's about freedom. it's about the right of people to determine their own future. it's about making sure ukraine never will never be a victory for prudent. no matter what advances he makes on the battlefield. well, they don't. he's washington bureau chief as poll. what's president biden's announcement and gave me her assessment in his a welcome at quite a list there that the president had of not just money but also, but also a defensive arms and humanitarian assistance. right, phil, this is the response of this really dramatic her and emotional speech president

zalinski gave earlier this day, urging her the united states to help building a no flies on over the over ukraine and just helping the people in ukraine to defend russia. and in this response, present biden really stressed the fact how much they already have done to support ukraine. like by the just in the last week they spent 1000000000 dollar to buy a systems and other support supplies. so that was really mainly to show how strong the support from the united states is, but not to make any mistake. there will be no, no fly zone over ukraine supported by nato. but biden, i just now really showed how big the support is in other regards. right. and signing this, this massive check as it were a officer of his own back here. is congress likely to back him in this?

yeah, he's sending another bill right. right now we saw it about 800000000. another 800000000 are on top of everything. the united states already has paid phil. yes, in this moment we see a political washington united, united in a way. we haven't seen it since years. so yes, especially after this most traumatic speech from president a saline sky, i'm sure that a president biden has the backing from both parties die. and it was interesting that the, he warned about this being said, this could be a long, a difficult battle. now, we've had a b, i to states has been involved in long, difficult battles in the past in their faith. they haven't really had a, an amazing to track record. and one wonders at where this is like a shoe to actually end up absolutely an hour. and this is doubles. tragic for

president by them because he wanted to go down in the history books as the president who ends all is never ending wars. i mean, we all remember that also tragic withdrawal from afghanistan and now he has this war on his hands, but indeed he wants to prepare her via his a married, dear american earth here, his american fellows, his americans, that this might go on for much longer and this all, this comes also with the costs for the civilians here of the average american in the united states. i mean with sky rocking gas prices, the energy prices are high anyhow. inflation is high because of co it. so this is also a preparation for his people that there might be more costs to be paid. thank you for that or in a say in his poll in washington will top defense officials from nato countries have been discussing further help for ukraine. has key fights off rushes, invasion leaders, math at nato headquarters in brussels. us defense secretary lloyd austin,

maintain with your minds from stand by its promise to protect eastern european allies if russia attacked. but estonia, a smaller nato country bordering russia, continued to call for me alliance to establish a no fly zone. sent, nato has refused to take fil a full scale in with russia. after the meeting, the secretary general assault and burg address the press, moscow should be in no doubt natal all not tolerate any attack on allowed sovereignty or territorial integrity. we have all of the activated o defense danced to shield the alliance. increase or reverse on the ploy tubes from both sides of the atlantic. as joint d. w correspondent, attorney show at nato headquarters a welcome terry. that sounds like mister stilton berg with an unequivocal warning

to russia. that's right, fell yet another unequivocal warning to moscow that despite all the red lines, we've seen the kremlin blow past with its invasion of ukraine, its attacks on civilians, other activities that have have been called potential war crimes. nato is saying you may not step one foot on nato territory and that's what the alliance is designed to protect its own allies, those countries up against the russian border against the bell, russian border against the ukrainian border. and so you've seen this build up continue as russia has continued, it's assault on ukraine. and that's the message that stilton berg was trying to send yet again to the kremlin today. folks at nato headquarters. well, russia is escalating its attacks across ukraine. russian forces reported to be stepping up their bombardment of cave and intensifying the fighting in the city suburbs. emergency services. at least 2 people were injured in new strikes on the

capital on wednesday 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 people are holding up where supported by the volunteers and the territorial defense you. meanwhile, president followed amir salons, keys said he saw hope for compromise. and 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 and they'll keep me however, they 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 that it should be agreed. the next couple of days or weeks and the candidate federal shall be given through 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 keys know their ordeal is far from over. the w, alexandra phenomena told me more about the situation and the ukrainian capital on day 21. so what we know is that heavy fighting is taking place on the outskirts of kias 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 curve here 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 who rushed to the building to get the people out. this morning i found a phone number. we'll take a look at some more developments in this conflict. russian foreign minister survey leverage says he sees some hope and reaching a compromise, indigo stations. okay. it all russian t. v. that negotiators had made progress concerning ukraine's potential neutral status cranium presenter logmein savanski also expressed the optimist movement to journalists working for the rest and network. fox news have been killed in ukraine. irish cameraman, pierre's acro, shasky scene here at the front of the picture and ukrainian producer, alexander cushing over and died when the car came on to far outside. the ukrainian capital leased for journalist at di, have died covered with conflict. with so many sanctions ranged against it is

russia on the edge of insolvency ratings agency. fitch says there is an immediate risk of default bond payment of more than a $100000000.00 is due today. if russia were to make that payment in roubles, it could trigger a technical default 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. 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 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 want transfer dollars to its creditors within the next month. the international monetary fund much as rushes economies now projected to decline significantly, and what impact will that have to the global autonomy? let's remembered that the reason they're 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 expand beyond the region affecting the global economy. a set you up to date will have more at the top

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