[000:00:00;00] news, this is dw news lie from berlin, ukraine's president coles again for face to face talks with his russian counterpart . what a mr. lensky says. meeting with vladimir putin is the only way to understand his conditions, to end the war in ukraine. but he says, any agreement with russia must be put to the ukrainian people in the form of a referendum, tens of thousands li, the russian bombardment of ukraine. second biggest city,

keith. here from some of those, we've decided to stay and brave. the shelling and russian court finds jail kremlin critic, alexia bonnie guilty of fraud and contempt of court. prosecutors seek to move into a maximum security p. o calais of 13 years. ah, i've been fizzle and welcome. the ukranian army says it's repelled russian forces from a strategically important suburb of the capital key. if the defense ministry says the outcome of the battle in the summer goes, mackarath has prevented russia from surrounding the capital from the northwest. ukrainian president, lot of landscape says he's willing to discuss a commitment from ukraine not to seek nato membership in exchange for a cease fire with role of russian troops and ukrainian security guarantees. but he

says it's essential to discuss terms one on one with russian president vladimir putin and the ukrainian people will have to agree the terms in a referendum. in the meantime, russia's war of aggression against ukraine continues, ah, in the occupied ukrainian city of cason, 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. sir bly, yankee, the 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, are slaves to see freedom. a savagery has danger yet they are scared numbers that will need but

a lack rushes military is not only attacking civilians in areas that occupies. it's also a targeting civilian targets in areas. it's not mondays bombing over shopping, bowling keith and the relentless bombardment of the besieged city of maria, pull of course outreach in ukraine in the broad. but it is not we can ukrainian resolve the president close his speech with an appeal la jolla, thong nozzle to save our people, fight wouldn't fight and held him in double might drive these slaves out. the harbor drive the occupiers out. okay, so that ukraine lives. so that all of us live with it is free and peaceful me. villa, you murder the 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 which i have not met with the russian negotiators,

but explained to our negotiators at 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 hold a 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. a correspondent if a child is in the viv in the west of the country, president soleski said he's willing to give up nato aspirations in return for peace . could that spark progress towards some sort of deal and that's the big multi $1000000.00 question to say. so because they've been negotiations ongoing, actually starting on february 28 to $4.00 days after the civil started after began, there were several negotiations about just how to, if not stop the war, but at least slow it down. that did not happen. now over the last week, actually,

both russian ukraine signaled that least it seems that there is some sort of progress to agree on a formula to say so about a possible neutrality of ukraine. but you can hear in my wording also that someone eventualities enough unfortunately. so far, nothing came out of it so now presented present lensky repeating the very same to say, all right, you're ready to discuss that neutrality by saying they're not going to join the nato if and obviously, that comes with the condition off that russia needs to also guarantee the security of ukraine, by redrawing from this country, which clearly is not something that we see is in the playbook of russia right now. so yeah, this announcement was made again our by president zalinski yesterday bought the outcome of it as a completely unclear because for now at least we did not have any direct direct reaction just yet from russia. and what about direct talks? what's the likelihood of these 2 leaders that countries entrenched in war meeting,

face to face? rush him and clear over and over again because that the man also was made or that request was awesome. it was made by president lensky, that there must be a really, a direct meeting now with russia's president put in whether this is a video cool or any form of meeting. but a 2 man me to talk. now russia made clear that they can only imagine that face to face talk to come into place if there is some sort of a deal agreed on during the negotiations that usually take place amongst these are delegations from russia and ukraine, which i spearheaded by the presidential advisors of both countries. so the devil relays the detail here and it's, it's really like a catch $22.00 because russia says ok, there will be a face to face meeting. but only if eva deal is agreed on that. then again, it can be put forward on that table between poochie and, and zalinski. so at this point is really unclear and as i say, there was no reaction just yet, but it's not expected that that's,

that stance of russia is going to change all of a sudden. and a put in is going to say, yes, i'm going to meet president zalinski also because observe a say if he did that at this point into the war, that would almost look like a concession from the russian side. so this is more likely, according to observe, as to be taken to be to, to take place. if more territory gains are made by russia, he and ukraine. what about russia's tactics in this war? you've told us time and again about the psychological aspect of this invasion. and every day we hear about civilian buildings coming under attack. exactly 4 weeks into this for a lot of operations that russia cause a military operation of this full scale invasion have sold actually they couldn't really capture any major city during the full weeks. but of course, unfortunately, i certain towels like, muddy ball are reduced to rubble. and also yesterday, just yesterday,

a shopping center or rather sunday evening was destroyed in keith and residential neighborhoods. also in many parts of ukraine, including keith including have so and including other parts, which clearly tells you maybe that the entire strategy to take over ukraine is stalling because it didn't happen overnight. what lot of people expected from russia, because they were having so many troops across every ipod to the north, to the cells and the eastern region of ukraine. but it does mean, unfortunately that this war is not going to become more brutal. in fact, the ukrainian military mclee also yesterday that it citizens here neat to raise for a more intense shelling of the neighborhood. so clearly this is not something that you would want to hear hoping that is going to be any way out of this war. at least a stop to it. so people can be evacuated from especially intensely, heavily shout parts of ukraine like mario paul carter. thank you very much,

the analysis and stay safe. and let's look at what he's now, which is also under every bombardment. it's just 50 kilometers from the russian border. the east that was the taxes seen a large number of the cities, one and a half 1000000 residents fleet. 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 it, new casualties, and its forced. those who have remained in ukraine 2nd largest city to retreat under grounds rather to do, 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 hear,

because food in hockey is running out. people queue for hours to get age. some of those choosing to remain are channeling their efforts into clearing debris and securing what's left of their city. oh sure. 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 the local city. how keith has managed this long to defy the russian forces attempting to crush its. it's hoping a can hold out long enough to survive this war. ukrainian man who survived the holocaust has been killed by russian shelling in her teeth. 96 year old boris ron jenko lived through nancy imprisonment and forced labor in several concentration camps, including both invite. after the 2nd world boy returned home to ha ha, where he became

a prominent peace activist. he was killed when his papa block was hit by a russian shell. on friday we spoke to the director of germany's book and vide foundation against fock know who knew him personally? i was really shocked. but my go frequently came to the memorial to join our ceremonies or the last of the of the, of the can. for example, he frequently spoke during these events. he had become a threat to us in the memorial. and we remember him very engaged in struggling against fascism for the memory of the camps and for peace and actually lost his life. much owes them from that and $45.00

was to build the word of peace and freedom and written with a lot of cars. so i was also with political survivors from the, not the concentration camps, and all these survivors. i spoke with our shop really short for the whole life. they had been fighting for peace and full memory. and now we have the new war in the middle of europe. if you look at some other developments in the wall, us president joe biden is urging american companies to protect themselves against potential cyber attacks from russia. he also repeated us warnings that moscow is planning to use chemical weapons against ukraine. most whiteness, coal president vladimir putin, a war criminal, and dozens of ukrainian orphans on their way to the u. k. a stuck in poland because of missing paperwork. british authorities say they're working to accept the children who've been waiting to travel for 2 weeks. now. the governments come under criticism for

a slow response to those playing the war. a russian court has found opposition figure alexis bonnie guilty on challenges of large scale fraud. it could face 13 more years in prison on top of the 2 and a half. you sentence, he's a race of prosecutors now seeking to move in a valley to a maximum security penal colony. he was arrested last year after surviving a poison attack, which he blames on the kremlin valley is a vocal critic of rushes, president vladimir putin. he's denied the charges against him and says the case is politically motivated. but of course, let's get more on this from emily, sherwin she was based in moscow bureau until it was closed down by the russian government. i guess this isn't a surprise this voted today. well, we don't know what the actual sentence will be yet as you were saying, the prosecutor is asking for 13 years and maximum security prison. he's already

been pronounced guilty. and none of only himself said that if you know, he does get these 13 years, that would be a rather extreme sentence. he pointed out of the average sentence for murder and russia is about 7 years. but as you were saying, you know, it's not very surprising in some ways that he's been pronounced guilty. he's already serving and 2 and a half year sentence for violating parole on old fraud case. he also last year since his return to russia, you know, after being poisoned has basically been involved or been accused of various things . and it has been in front of in court several times. so he's giving a big, given a big fine for insulting a world war to veteran. for example. there's this new case against him for insulting the court during court proceedings for that other case. in one of his speeches, this new fraud accusation where he's being accused of stealing donations for his anti that were given to his anti corruption foundation for personal use. and last

year, 2 of his organizations were declared extremist. he's also been added to a list of extremists and terrorists himself. so you know, it in a way, as you say it's, it's not surprising that that, that this case is happening now that this is going on. so what do you think will happen to him? well, if he gets the sentence that the prosecutors are asking for, he could be transferred to a maximum security jail. and, and, you know, his spokesperson kit, i yada mitch said that, that would mean he could be like, he could be further away from moscow. which could mean he's, you know, even more cut off from his relatives, even more cut off from his lawyers. and his supporters even say that there weren't that he could be killed in jail. but you know, we, of course, we don't know. so is this old to basically silence the gremlins? most vocal critic ought to send out a message to people protesting against this war. he was also critical of the war. well, you know, in

a way he's already been silenced. he's hardly visible in the public sphere. he does post on instagram, you know, sending messages through his lawyers for example. but yes, this is part of an ongoing crackdown on and g o is on the media that we've seen, you know, beginning from last year, but of course much more intensely during the war now. and he has been a very vocal critic of the war. he's been calling for people to protest. so this could be sending a signal to anyone who is thinking of protesting against this war. you know that they really should be afraid. ellie so and thank you very much for coming in. well, speculation continues to grow that bella ross will commit troops to russia's war against ukraine. the countries already allowed moscow to use it as a military base and places weapons there. the bill of russian lead, alexander lucas jenko, had said the country would not get involved in any military action. he may though have no choice to lead as demonstrating how close they have become.

russia is vladimir putin usually keeps his guests set more than arms language. but not this one, bella bruce is alexander lucas. jenko has become essential to his military operation. long, even before he invaded ukraine. at the beginning of february, the 2 countries held joint military exercises. the drills were a show of strength and more proof to the outside world that bela ruth had become a russian satellite. after russia invaded ukraine, beller ruth even changed its constitution to reverse its non nuclear status. ah, that means oh, russian weapons including nuclear,

are allowed on bellow, rosie and soil. below cushing, co has so far, refused to commit his forces. we were to aid putins. war results were mere february, are not going to get involved in the operation that russia is conducting in ukraine . gertrude, i see a pro would most importantly. so i'm telling you as a military serviceman, there is no need for it when your christmas. oh, that surprised many, but that doesn't appear to be the appetite for russia's war, even among former soldiers, who've left bella ruth, and are now fighting with ukrainian forces. at only $45000.00 active members, the beller will see an army is tiny compared to rushes. it appears, though that moscow needs reinforcements after losing an estimated $6000.00 troops

since its invasion of ukraine. russia is already using bella, luce is a military base for its war to have access to its army, as well, could help moscow in its campaign against the ukrainian capital key and the city of live eve. will bella bruce may be resisting such a move. but if poaching decides, he needs even more from his neighbor caching, i will find it hard to say no, no, it is from the rush of program at the set of 4 european policy analysis and join just now from london. what is the likelihood of bella rose, joining roches war against you? good morning at the moment. likelihood is not very high. lucas hunger has indeed resisted a dissipation of bell origin, troops, and this war. and so far russia and peace and seem to have escaped, managed without derision, troops, and did the bill. origin,

armed forces and very small. they're just about 45000 people. they don't really have any comb with experience and perhaps so far and has decided they won't be it really as an added value to the russian army. but that might change if russia loses more people or russia decides to escalate. what is their relationship like with well, the relationship are between peace and, and lucas shanker, since their august 2020 presidential election and beller is, has become really the one of the dependency of lucas and co own russia and politically, and particularly in support, which is, was there only a president who supports it. lucas shanker politically and economically as a legitimate president. lucas and guy has very small rates in within the countries about 20 percent. and since the start of the boy has probably sunk feather because lucas allowed to use mel route as

a base to launch attack on ukraine. so without this political and economic support from pu 10 and from russia, lucas yankee can that relates to as they had of state. so it is therefore quite likely that if we can boost him into our taking bell origin troops to the war, he may not be able to resist it. and as he said, describes them as having no added value. but if he does need these troops at some stage, because this war is dragging on, what would it mean for the war? well, i don't think it will make a huge difference. there are other aspect to considering the morale of would be very low within the region, troops to fight at public service that was released just before the war showed that over 60 percent of bella, rouge and thoughts that delivers participation. and this would be a catastrophe for the country. and since the war has been at least,

i'm sure that this figure is once even higher, beller russian soldiers, they don't really want to get involved. and they think it's actually quite highly moral and unethical to do that. and what's the opposition leaders have been calling on? was to surrender. if there is a lot, it's to, sorry, no, the, it's to move into your crane that the origins hold is simply should surrender. and that is actually quite likely that some of them may, may do that. so even lower, possibly than the morale amongst russian troops, which has been set time again in this battle. cut her sword policy analyst in london. thank you very much. thank you. the international chess federation is banned russian grant master, so ok, carry a chin from competition for half a year for supporting the invasion of you crime scene. he challenging magnus cosson for the world title. in 2016 culture recently defended roches actions on social

media. he was born in crimea and represented ukraine until he switched his allegiance to russia in 2009. last week, the chess federation stripped moscow of this is chance to limp it over the war. full icon, david beckham handed over control of his instagram accounts to a ukrainian doctor working in the city of hockey. on sunday, before football is 71000000 followers. so videos and photographs that followed a children's anesthesiologist at work in the midst of the conflict. recommend ambassador for unicef since 2005 urged his followers to donate to the group, which is working in ukraine to provide families with access to clean water and food . thousands of ukrainians fleeing the war, arriving in berlin every day. but tens of thousands of people with ukrainian passports or brutal, ready, live and work here in the german capital photography. victoria sergeant sky is one

of them. she has long documented traditional village life in rural ukraine, with her camera on in mary awful. she is struggling to keep in touch with relative still in the past. each city. it's been days since victoria sorta chikavsky heard that some of her relatives were stuck in mar, you pole in the shelter after their home was destroyed. they don't know if they're still alive. and so. yeah, i mean, we just hope that some holiday managed to survive in this incredibly horrible situation. and because they have no electricity, no water, no food victorious or a chance. he has been living and working in berlin as a photographer, since 2013, her family left what was then still the soviet union when she was 11. but her work often recalls memories of ukraine for her decade long project lands of no return.

she chronicled the gradual disappearance of traditional ukrainian villages and their people. her grandparents lived in one such village near key, if she remembers her happy visits there as a little girl i want to commemorates the last remains. now it'll probably be in even in much worse conditions. of course, sir, a chance he has exhibited work at berlin's art, east gallery, which specializes in art from ukraine galleries. cornelia schmidt, myra, and her business partner have started a foundation to support ukrainian artists among atlanta and frank. so we wanted to start working right away to help the artist, so they could go on expressing themselves and working like if they can, there are some artist to say they're no longer able to right now, either that they simply don't have the energy or the strength come this berlin restaurant odessa. mama serves ukrainian cuisine owners, natalia and alexander goldie ref,

have been donating food to ukrainian refugees and to volunteers victorious or a chikavsky also wants to help with her art. i would like to photograph how the country will come out from this crisis. how it will be rebuilt again, hopes for peace, that for now looks like a distant dream. you're watching dw news, here are the headlights president flooded. mr. lansky is calling for face to face talks with russia's vladimir putin to end the invasion of ukraine. lensky says any peace terms will have to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum. i forget you can always get dw news on the go as download our app from google play or from the app store. it'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news. and if you'll part of the news story, you can also use that d, w f,

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will have such the dom chance leg calls this prudence. war is as the blood said,