ah ah ah, this is dw news live from burly ukraine's president makes a passionate plea for help to the united states. people are defending, not only pray. we are fighting for the advantages of your and the world in a video address to us lawmakers, president lansky, made the case for more sanctions and military support to fight russia. also coming up 3000000 ukrainians have flayed the war in the country. we'll look at how berlin is coping with thousands arriving every day at the city's main train station,

plus a game called or fight for 3. and the works of an artist conceded, one of the 1st true ukrainians goes on to across north america. ah, i'm jarrett ray, thank you very much for your company. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski has told the us congress that since russia began its invasion of his country 3 weeks ago, every day has felt like 911. now this was part of an emotional appeal by zalinski in a live video call for more help to defend his country. russia has stepped up its bombardment of towns and cities across you, crime the streets of keys,

empty malians have fled the cities in the start of the war. and those who remain huddle in homes or shelters under a city wide curfew showing continued to hit residential areas of the city on wednesday, home, and live destroyed the shock in the eyes of those. what made it out. ukraine's president followed the maid. lensky made a heartfelt appeal in the live stream to the u. s. congress. he reference martin luther king and repeated calls for the us to implement a no fly zone over ukraine. ya, my, you. i have a need both rambles. i need to protect our sky. what i need your decision,

your help. which ones exactly the same building, which are the same. you feel when you hear the words. i have a dream of each life that we only choice. i have a dream. while he spoke refugees from mother you, paul were able to reach relative safety. they escaped hell in the besieged city, travelling in a calm voice. everything was fine. well, not fine, but at 1st it wasn't particularly scary. they were exclusions and all that, but it was far away and we sit in our home to school. we hope that it would not reach them, that it would all be solve that somehow they wouldn't negotiate and that it would all end but know every day it got worse. we were left without like, without water, without gas, without food, it was impossible to buy anything. we didn't to when you could. big ukrainian authorities reported that russian forces had fired on one of the convoys out of my you poll, leaving several people injured. intervene on the

western border, was poland. residents learn how to use weapons. the city has not yet been hit by heavy fighting, but people fear an escalation and the conflict. they say it's best to be prepared where the russians to attack here to us president joe biden has called vladimir putin, a war criminal over his bloody invasion of ukraine and his attack on civilian targets. let's take a listen to how biden responded to a question from a journalist at an event at the white house. ah, i used to work with stephan simons is standing by for us in washington state, and joe biden hasn't spoken out so harshly against putin until now. what's been the response to that?

overwhelmingly other is was as positive in a sense that a, of course, professional politicians in the senate and the house for both parties say ok, that's the president saying it finally, maybe what he felt a long time the white house came out with the statement and clarified that the president here spoke from that the quote spoke from his heart, meaning that it is a different story for president of the united states accuses another president of another country or, or brand, another president of another country, a war criminal than it is when the senator or a politician or representative of congress says that however, overwhelming me, i think of people here and congress members as well as the white people in the white house administration. a knew that was jo biden's really literally speaking from his heart. and that's what he thinks in vladimir putin as a war, criminal,

safe on the u. s. as promised ukraine. hundreds of millions of dollars in extra military aid. what more can you tell us about that? yeah, 800000000 are worth of weaponry, as for example, or 800 singers or singer weapon system, these are empty aircraft, anti aircraft missiles. and this is of course with, for example, 2000 javelins and drones, 100 drones, so called switch blade systems. this is america's or the binds administration's efforts to give the ukraine is, gives the landscape presidency. something like a air cover like a closed sky because again, the white house america is not willing to send any fighter jets. nato pilots are into ukraine. any boots on the ground or in the air, meaning there will no enforcement of

a no fly zone by nato or by american pilots. fighter jets is it resent or however america and the by the ministration wants to do as best as it can, may be under those circumstances and is equipping therefore ukraine with a weapon. systems which are able to take airplanes, not just helicopters, but also fighter jets out of the sky, stiff and j biden's g to travel to europe next week for various meetings with, with leaders. what's gonna happen in it's all about leadership there and holding on, holding firm, and keeping the alliance. this strong partnership with allies in europe, with nato partners, with european partners and allies, intact and firmly together. that is very symbolic. this is necessary for joe biden . it's necessary for, for nato and probably for other european leaders that this, they continue to show a firm and unified a wall or

a front against russian aggression. that's there were, it's russian aggression and against vladimir putin who has seemingly just one friend left. and that is shina, which does not really come out condemning what russia does. again, there bite and gone to europe, sitting with all his partners and other heads of states at one table. it is very important. symbolically showing leadership unity and firmness. he w correspondence def, on simon's in washington, there's different, thanks very much. his look now at some of the other developments in the conflict. russian president vladimir putin said on wednesday, that is countries. so cold military operation in ukraine was going quote, according to plan. and that its goals would be achieved. in a televised speech, he denounced waste and sanction saying the kremlin wouldn't submit to what he

described though as the with the attempt to achieve global dominance and dismember russia. you end talk court has ordered russia to immediately stop its invasion of ukraine. the international court of justice city has seen no evidence to support the war, must go claims. ukraine is carrying out genocide against russian speakers in ukraine's east field german chancellor, olaf shoulds said he would welcome any interest from finland in joining nice high shoals made today with the finished prime minister marian here in berlin. she says the request to join nice or is a possibility. so give me a life and death. ok. thousands of ukrainians fleeing war arriving here in germany every day. and for many of them, the central station here in berlin is the very 1st stop. but official say germany is capital is close to running out of accommodation for the refugees. a common side

in berlin these days, ukrainian refugee families arriving at the central station. the arrival. suppose a serious challenge. a challenge, the capital can't handle alone in enlightenment, that these are for reasons this terrible war began. i've been in very close contact with our federal state them together with the local authorities. we're doing everything we can to help the war. refugees who come to us quickly and comprehensively. so hes get around 175000 ukranian refugees have entered germany. the interior minister says, but the actual number of arrivals could be higher in is expected to increase more than 3000000 refugees have fled from ukraine. to neighboring countries, the united nation says, the majority of them going to poland for almost all of those who continue their travel to germany. this is the 1st stop and berlin after the difficult journey.

thousands arrive here every day. early mentioned a young. com. i think that those who have arrived here have experienced terrible things, and i've been through a lot of other past days. so i think it is important that they can 1st get some rest here. something warm to drink out of my. as my uncomfortable work on con, something that is only possible with hundreds of volunteers assisting refugees around the clock. the more people her grateful and her happier bought anyhow for carrying the luggage for collecting people to run and especially her door to her for the ticket solvers and all these things despite plenty of volunteers and the best efforts of 8 organizations, the work remains challenging. city authorities warned that berlin is nearing its limit, asking others to share the responsibility. now, letting him,

letting me putin has long maintained that ukraine isn't a real country and that it has no legitimate sovereign right to exist apart from russia. now, this contradicts everything, tara ship jenko deed and stood for ship. jenko was a 19th century poet and archers who is considered one of the 1st to define ukrainian identity. and his works are now on display. in a traveling exhibition, we have this report now from toronto. a self portrait in motion of the artist as a young man, tara jenko is credited with shaping the modern ukranian language, a politic artist and poet. he was one of the 1st people to use it in literature premium, which did not exist. liter, i did not exist at that time. and ship gen core wrote in ukrainian. he was from, he said, you knew how people broke and he knew. and he felt all this

value and significant and important in ukraine. shift change has long been a cultural hero with the museum and tv dedicated to him. but why is a man who died 160 years ago still so important to young ukrainians? every generation? find something new, something that resonates with this particular time and to day the poetry and art, i'm sure chin again, call or fight for your own free and fight ship chain co deed born into serfdom and type of forced labor in 18. 14. he had to buy his own freedom, but that didn't discourage him. he's known for having helped define ukrainian identity when the country was still part of the russian empire. shift tankless art

reflected, his environment, working class life, the oppressed masses, and individuals cast out and exploited particularly women for his efforts, championing ukrainian independence. shep jenko spent hard years in exile. he died at 47 just days before serfdom was abolished. ah, but what price? freedom shall jenkins works, a part of ukraine's cultural legacy. and again, that's at risk exhibition producer cory ross is exhibit, which is based on art at which is a national museum in kia, which is currently being hidden away from, from the russians in the same boxes that used. and i'd these pieces from the nazis in the forty's. and the only way to see these pieces right now is digitally. and so this just became an extraordinary opportunity to bring chicago to the public.

proceeds from ticket sales will go to 2 major ukrainian charities to help with brewer relief efforts. ah, business is up next on t w. i'm jarrett reed in berlin. stay tuned for that with people and trucks injured while trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families played on the taxi syrian to leave credit on the news with traitor. people fleeing extreme carrying 200 people around the world.