ah, ah, [000:00:00;00] ah, business dw news alive from berlin, ukraine's president insists on talks with his russian counterpart blow to mirror. lensky says, a meeting with vladimir putin is the only way to stop the war in ukraine. when he says any agreement with russia must be put to the graham people in the form of a referendum. tens of thousands of fled rushes bombardment between 2nd city khaki. we hear from some of those who decided to stay and brave the shelling.

ah told me or logical welcome to the program ukrainian president volota mirrors. the lensky has said, his country would be destroyed before it surrendered to russia. lensky reiterated this in an interview on monday, saying it was essential. he meet with russian president vladimir putin for talks on stopping the war, which is taking an ever greater toll on civilians. ah, in the occupied ukrainian city of castle residents gather defiance of the russian invaders. the response stung grenades and gunfire, causing the crowd to scatter ukraine's president vladimir zalinski condemned the

incident in his speech to the nation, sierra bly. yankee, these slaves sent by russia, have never seen so many free people in the squares and streets. they have never seen thousands of people who are not afraid of them. are slaves with weapons in the hands rumble. slaves perceived freedom of savagery as danger. yet they are scared numbers back when there. but a lack rushes military is not only attacking civilians in areas and occupies, it's also talking civilian targets in areas. it's not mondays, bombing of a shopping mall in keith and the relentless bombardment of the besieged city of maria, pull of course outreach in ukraine in abroad. but it is not we can ukrainian resolve the present and close his speech with an appeal leopard at normal, natalie, to save our people, fight didn't fight and held him in double might drive these slaves out the harbor

drive the occupy as out. okay, so that ukraine lives so that all of us live with it is free and peaceful. made villa, you will be 3. he's me. and speaking later to the press to lensky said that any peace deal with russia had to be sanctioned by the people here. genesis that i have not met with the russian negotiators, but explained to our negotiators that the talks that when one is talking about changes and these changes are of historic importance, even there is no other way around it. we will have to whole the referendum when you called in the den, which will bring them under a friend having suffered through war. ukrainians are to have a say on the piece that follows when and if it can be achieved. also under heavy bombardment, ukraine's 2nd largest city hockey is just 50 kilometers from the russian border in

the east. the relentless attacks have seen a large number of hockey's population, a 1500000 flea. those who stayed behind face a daily struggle for survival above ground. ha, keith is a ghost town. weeks of relentless shelling by russia has laid waste to residential areas. hospitals and schools, daily bombing spring with that new casualties and its forced. those who have remained in ukraine 2nd largest city to retreat under ground. broad search we had been here since the 24th of february, near our house. the school was on fire. tanks were on fire. that's why we decided not to go back there. it is cold. here the children are getting sick. they get i infections. they suffer from the cold. they cough as you can here, because food in ha, keith is running out. people queue for hours to get aid. some of those choosing to

remain are channeling their efforts into clearing debris and securing what's left of their city. oh, honestly speaking i don't see much sense in leaving the city and joining the territorial defense force. i don't have any military experience anyway, but i can't help the city with my labor. why not? you know, i'm not planning to leave. we'll stay here till the end of june, but with huck, he has managed this long to defy the russian forces attempting to crush its. it's hoping he can hold out long enough to survive this war. now let's take a look at some other developments in the war. the pentagon, as accused russia committing war crimes in ukraine spokesman john kirby, toll journalists, the u. s. would help gathering evidence. he accused the kremlin of carrying out indiscriminate attacks as part of an intentional strategy in the conflict. contributed

e. u minister's meeting in brussels of also accused russia of war crimes in besieging the southern ukrainian city of mario pole. but there was no opposition, but the was opposition to more sanctions. from some new members, including germany, i mean concerns about high energy prices and fears that russia might hold gas exports to europe. u. s. president joe biden has spoken to europe. he and allies ahead of a trip to europe for talks on the war in ukraine, by the host of the call with the german, the leaders of germany, france, the united kingdom and italy, his press secretary jen, jen, saki, the underscored, their continued support for ukraine, including by providing security assistance to the brave ukrainians who are defending their country from russian aggression and humanitarian assistance to the millions of ukrainians who fled. let's bring in our correspondent carlindo troy in

washington. sharlena. what more can you tell us about that phone call? well we know that the call lasted about an hour and the leaders discussed their concerns about where shes bureau war ukraine. they stressed their support for ukraine and an increase and humanitarian aid, as well as security assistance and be efforts to reach a ceasefire. are also ongoing. m a and there were also, there was also a main issue during that call this morning and press secretary, jackie is ted today that the white house is considering to do this call on a regular basis at the same leader. as you mentioned on a regular basis once a week, and so biden has had this call, but then he's still going over to europe coming over to europe. what does he hope to achieve with this trip? this trip is mainly to showcase unity with,

with nato and with the european union. and it this of course, also a trip that is going to set the siege for the next steps of the west response to russia. president biden will attend an emergency meeting with natal than he will attend a meeting of the european council of hold by a meeting of the g 7. that means the 7 rich countries, germany, france, italy, japan, canada, and the u. k. and on friday, he'll travel to worse how to poland, where he is going to me to president duda, and where he will discuss efforts to help the countries that have taken almost 3 ukrainian refugee so far. it is not clear yet what the outcome of this trip is going to be em, and the details of the trip are still being finalized. but from the agenda, we can clearly see that it is meant to be a diplomatic push to,

to showcase unified western world. against russia, and by to mentioned a threat from a cyber attack threat from russia. what was that about? was the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology and nie burger. she was at the white house press briefing today, and she said that giving the unprecedented situation and the tension between rush and the united states. there is a thread of a cybersecurity attack from russia against the united states. she also stressed that russia is exploring options for potential cyber attacks and critical infrastructure, meaning, and companies that work on different essential services, like for example, water or power. and that this is the reason why the white house is telling the private sector they should monitor their security and lock all digital doors to protect the essential services that people living in the united states rely on the

deputy national security adviser also added that if russia attacks attacks the united states and meaning a cyber attack that the united states will be prepared to respond to w's. carly much more in washington, many things the un says that 10000000 people have fled their homes in ukraine since russia's invasion began almost a month ago. many of them are internally displaced and more than 3000000 of fled the country. and what is the biggest refugee crisis in modern european history? but where are the people going and where do they want to stay? getting out while she still can ukrainians have been jam packing train stations in the western city of leave close to the polish border and they're the lucky ones not stuck in besieged cities further east refugees have headed to every country that borders ukraine. some have gone to belarus and russia,

but the vast majority have headed south and west moldova, romania, hungary, slovakia, and above all to poland, which has taken in about 2000000 people so far. but while people continue to arrive in poland earlier arrivals are trying to get on with their lives. some are students now attending polish high school as in case that in bone dr. efficient gave dragon school. but this is so stressful to leave your country in this moment places people in moldova, one of the poorest countries in europe have welcomed hundreds of thousands of ukrainians. the yes, i mean i see people in tears and when they get a hot meal locking me this it out seems i'm so overwhelmed by our care. if you

notice, feel useful and happy at the same time. no, thank you man. thank you. when you get back in here, not indeed many countries like hungary that have resisted or refused to take in refugees from syria, africa, and afghanistan are opening their borders for ukrainians. the u. k is another country that's been stridently, anti immigration in recent years. the government had been heavily criticized for its handling of ukraine's refugee crisis, only opening its doors to a fraction of applicants. but now britain is allowing private families and charities to host ukrainian nationals. think like myself, i was brought up that way helping people is, is one of those duties you have as a member of society as a human being. and you know, principles on principles until you stand by them. how long that spirit of welcome will last will likely depend on how long the conflict lasts. and how high the numbers rise. but for now,

ukraine's plight has opened borders and homes in europe and beyond. the ukrainian men who survived the holocaust has been killed in russian shelling in hockey. 96 year old boris roman jenko lived through nat, imprisonment and forced labor in several concentration camps, including vault after world war 2. he returned home to hockey, where he became a prominent peace activist and a campaigner. he was killed when his apartment block was hit by a russian shell on friday. here's a look at some of the other stories making headlines. chinese authorities say there are no survivors from mondays crash of a passenger jet. the china eastern airlines plane came down in the south of the country, 123 passengers, and 9 crew on board. u. s. supreme court nominee angie brown,

jackson has appeared before the senate judiciary committee for the 1st day of a confirmation hearing she pledged to decide cases without fear of favor. if the committee confirms a historic nomination as the 1st black woman on the court, i am humbled to women of died of wounds sustained during an attack at a high school in the swedish city of mama police have detained the suspected attacker. an 18 year old student. they haven't yet given any details about the incident, saying only there were no reports of gunfire inside the school. the international chess federation has banned russian, grandmaster sergey carr yak in, from competition for 6 months for supporting the invasion of ukraine. back in seen here, challenge in magnus carson for the wall title in 2016 has defended rushes,

actions on social media in recent weeks. back in was born in crimea and represented ukraine until he switched his allegiance to russia in 2009. now last week, the chess federation strip must go up this year's chest olympiad. due to the ukraine invasion to watching d w. news. i'm told me or logic ball. many thanks for joining us with . what does more do to people or hatred and violence inherited from generation to generation and award winning documentary searches for answers for 2 years. the auto companies are sell a fist family in northern syria insights into the isolated world