[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. fierce resistance sees ukraine retake ground, and li brushes, plans for lightning offensive in ruins. intelligence reports the ukraine has regained territory, west of keeps. the price paid by ukraine's population has been high. also coming up the united states and europe announce a new energy partnership with the us to boost supply of liquefied natural gas to you market. this year president joe biden says,

brush as brutal attack on ukraine should not be subsidized through fuel payments and feeding refugees instead of fighting at the front. if i take the gun, i will do a just for one of the war soldiers in the world. but if i take knife and go to the kitchen, i can be of one of the best shops in the world. one of ukraine's best known shops tells us how he is quite literally serving his country. ah. i menu mckinnon. welcome to the show. there are signs of ukrainian forces gaining ground and pushing back the russian army intelligence report say ukraine has retaken ground west of cave and destroyed a ship in russian held territory. now when russia launched its invasion

a month ago to expect to take ukraine in a lightning offensive, yet against all odds, ukrainian forces continue to keep one of the world's biggest armies at bay. that resistance though, has come at a terrible price ukrainian forces pushing back and destroying a russian ship at the port city of bit of dance. this was one of the most glaring displays of keith's resistance against moscow's advance on the front line and either pin just outside the capital, keep ukrainian forces, say they have repelled the russians with the series of counter attacks. he shall you thinking of the russians don't have the combat power. my men are hitting their supplies, and keep armed citizens would be shooting from every window and door. china venzano, ukraine's defences are holding bloody me up. hooton's hopes of

a lightening war. dashed rushes offensive has yet to reach odessa on the black sea. but people here have been stealing themselves for weeks. volunteers flocked to the beach not to enjoy the sun, but the fil. sandbags for barricades. they want to help whatever it takes and they believe in victory. no matter how bad sedation no in. murray holding argue, it doesn't matter who will win. but this battle comes at a high price. cities like murder, you pull, almost burned to the ground and turned into a ghost town. and the human toll. it's hard to verify how many people have been killed in this war. in a crematorium and keep dozens of earns lay unclaimed. the relatives of the dead

have had to flee and leave their loved ones behind officials in the ukrainian port city of mario pull, believe some 300 people could have died. and last week's russian strike on assess of their hundreds of people were sheltering in the building in the center of the besieged city. when it was hit, mario pole is a strategic portion industrial center and has been under heavy bombardment for weeks civilians trap that have little food power or running water. and joining us from the western ukrainian city of levine is all correspondent. that funny for char. funny, 300 people a said to have died in the bombing of the say it and mario paul last week. tell us, what more are you hearing about that local authorities, emory pool are remaining in this conjunctive. and speculation formula could have died because it's really hard just to have the complete number of casualties there . when this attack happened last week. and i have to, i'll point their point out. they are that in big letters in russia. it said

children in front of the theater trying to prevent that. something like this can take place an attack on basically internally displaced people who just where they are trying to somehow hold on, hoping that they could escape this horror. now it's unclear how many people were in the building last week for who the number 1000. as a result, we cannot really verify and know the exact number, but a loaner report that apparently so many people have died. it clearly tells you that this attack, not just only sent shock waves t across ukraine, but also so many parts of the road as people are wondering just how far this a russian attack against ukraine is going to go. as they claim they just want to fulfill their plan, which is about the minute arising this country. now we're hearing the ukraine has said it sank a russian supply ship. what could that mean for ukrainian morale?

could that be a boost a given the fact that this is not just a very strategic port, they're very close to my poll about one and a half hours under normal circumstances. but also the fact that ukraine, of course, needs to somehow keep up the spirits here among those who want to resist the people at the front line, or people who return to ukraine even here to the town of live in west and ukraine to show resistance by simply returning to war torn countries. so any success or that can be seen as a success, but ukrainian forces is something that really the ukrainian government is clinging on to this is something they direly need to keep the spirit job. we shall not forget that this war has been going on know, going on for more than a full weeks and what else is there to come? so it's very important, but in terms of, in terms of what it signals in terms of a military success, we shall not forget either that russia remains superior given the number of troops

given the military gear. they have an ukraine is also accusing russia. the ducting, thousands of civilians evacuated from cities such as mario full tell us more about those accusations. that's quite interesting actually because ukraine claims about 400000 people have been forced forcibly removed from ukraine. and that very same or similar number more, but more than 400000 was also the number rush you use, but they painted a different picture. they said that these people wanted to leave voluntarily, and that they are helping them even financially. so claims and counterclaims there, which of course doesn't change the situation on the ground, which is that this 100000 people remain trapped in mar, you pull. not only they are also in heavily shots, chinese jeremy have a places like how to keep sue me and others. so the humanitarian catastrophe keeps suffocating. so many parts of ukraine, regardless of what we cannot verify yet because we cannot talk to people who

apparently have been taken to russia or not. this is something that we will know as soon as actually we have access to talk to people. and funny, just briefly, what's the sense amongst ukrainians about how much longer they can keep going under the circumstances the people i be speaking to of over the past week, for example, they keep saying they want to resist. there is no way that you crane is going to give up any land, but at the same time, of course is growing frustration because they do see all the video links that a president zalinski strike to basically call on political lead us in a very emotional way but on the other hand, there's disappointment that all the promises by a foreign politicians fall short of the expectations of ukrainians. so people want to resist, but at the same time, at the very same time, they do want that the international political decision makers step in and increase

their support militarily in any way they can tell me if a child in levine, ukraine, thank you so much. now we're going to be speaking to our correspondent in poland shortly as u. s. president joe biden touches down to witness the refugee crisis 1st hand. he'll also be meeting with us troops based there. now these the live pictures, we can see the play in that you as president joe biden is in, and as i said, will be speaking to a correspondent, the shortly to hear more about the u. s. president's trip an agenda in poland. but 1st the u. s. and the e, you have announced a plan to reduce european countries dependence on russian gas. now at a joint news conference with you, commission chief, or sla fonda lion earlier president joe biden said the u. s. would increase its deliveries of liquefied natural gas to europe by 15000000000 cubic meters this year, replacing 110th of russia's gas supply. he also said the current crisis is an

opportunity to boost renewable energy sources. are coming together to reduce your dependence on russian energy. pohden is issued rushes energy resources, of course, and manipulated neighbors. as far as using his years of profits to drive his war machine. this initiative focuses on 2 courses. one helping europe reduces to pregnancy on russian gash as quickly as possible. secondly, reducing europe's demand for gash overall, like an across anal straight to brussels, where all of this has been happening, and we can speak to a bureau chief, that alexandra phenomena. and he's under tell us how significant is the steel between the you and the u. s. while the deal is significant, no doubt about that the united states and the european union are showing that they are united and ready to take on the challenges that both sides are facing. there are deepening their energy partnership,

promising to produce more renewable energy through use greenhouse gases, gas emissions. and of course, the most important aspect of this partnership is you asked, promising to deliver at least 15000000000 cubic meters. ofer liquefied natural gas to europe, to in this year, to help you out to be less dependent on russian gas. however, we have to say that that suggests 10 percent of russia of what to russia is delivering every year. so it is not going to be enough. however, everything can bad is aimed at helping europe be less dependent on russian gas and stabilize. the markets is welcome here, and the run up to the sun. many observe as expected, biden would try to pressure the e. you to follow the u. s. as lead and cut off a russian gas in ports completely. now that hasn't happened, even though we know that several members of the blocks members were in favor of such

a move. tell us more about that. so discussion is still going on. there are some members states, for instance, poland he would like would like to see tougher sanctions on russia. total ban on energy imports from russia. the thinking behind that is that it is your opinion money. presumably that is also financing 14th war on russia. but there are other members, deeds hungry, austria, and 1st and foremost, germany who are saying we need to 1st diversify our energy supplies. we need time to do that. and there are saying it's not possible right now to cut off or all imports from russia and the job german chancellor of shoulds told us yesterday that there is another aspect to all of it that it's important to have still some sanctions that could be introduced. if had

a situation is getting worse and ukraine, the w brussels bureau chief, alexander phenomena. thanks so much and talk about the german perspective. now we have our chief political correspondent, melinda crane in the sky. j melinda, welcome. and now, when this conflict started, the german government made this historic decision to suspend the north stream to pipeline bringing gas from russia to germany. yet it's hesitant to move beyond that, as we just heard, that they don't want to stop importing russian energy completely. explain to us why . well, germany is significantly more dependent on russia, natural gas than most other e u. member states. and germany has a very powerful industrial sector, which gets a lot of its electric power from natural gas fueled power plants. so it would indeed cause a lot of pain to cut off those supplies. cold turkey as it were. and in fact,

chancellor will have schultz told the parliament that this week saying that it would hurt industry, it would cost jobs and could plunge germany and even europe into a recession. nonetheless, the fact is that even though germany is dragging its feet on an official stop, it is in fact moving very fast behind the scenes to diversify away from russian fossil fuels. and in fact, the economy and climate minister says that on oil and on coal, he thinks that objective will be accomplished by the end of this year, which is quite extraordinary. and that by 2024, germany can probably also be totally off of russian natural gas. so how we see it, and by the way, already got it, share down now from 55 percent of natural gas supplies coming from russia to actually 40 percent 15 percent reduction in just a matter of weeks. so that's pretty remarkable. he's doing that. among other things, by making deals with big, liquid natural gas suppliers, like could tar in the united arab emirates,

the minister travel there this week to make deals with them and, and did act hopes that by diversifying this very crucial energy insecurity can be reduced. let me just pick up there on the an economy environment minister of a hub, x trip to the middle east. now guitar and the united arab emirates that they're not exactly bastions of democracy and human rights all day. so could we see this as germany simply swapping out of one questionable energy supply to another to some degree, except that the basis would be more diversified than re not relying entirely on one questionable supplier. and i think the fact is an energy policy. there is an enormous amount of reale politic of pragmatism, and in fact, the economy minister, he's from the green party. this would not have been his preferred mission at the beginning of his term,

to run off to the middle east to negotiate oil and gas deals. but the fact is, pragmatism is called for at this moment because germany has a crucial short term problem to solve. he's also working on the longer term problem, which is the harmonization. and even those deals with guitar, u e, include a component that would try to boost renewable energy supplies into producing hydrogen. as a substitute for gas, a chief in its international correspondent, melinda creating. thank you so much. now just hours after agreeing this new energy deal with the e. u. u. s. president joe biden has travelled and has now arrived in poland. near the border with ukraine biden is in the city of g. u y u. s. troops are based, he'll be brief. bear on the humanitarian response to the refugee in flux, and we'll meet with us service members who serve alongside polish troops on

saturday. biden will fly to walsall for talks with punish president andre judah. and joining us now from his youth and poland as a correspondent, max under the next president biden has just arrived. tell us what his priorities on his trip to poland. right on. yeah, so for dividing, just for when the moment to go here with your chunk of your base and started his 2nd leg of his trip to europe. um, which is all about showing up supports for nato. uh, but also this particular leg of his trip. his visit to poland as, as the white house put it's a show of solidarity, a show of support. so to a, an ally and a frontline country, namely poland, which is in a vulnerable position right now. a country that has taken in or has taken the lion's share of refugees fleeing from ukraine. close to 4000000 people have fled. more than 2000000 have actually come to poland, so a prison fight in this year to address all of these issues them. he'll be speaking

to you as troops on the ground in particular members of the eighty's 2nd airborne division to get a 1st and account of their mission here, or what it's like for them. but also he'll be talking to his polish counterpart present and today, but, and at the same time, we'll also be speaking to shantarian experts to find out what the us can do in terms of taking in ukrainian refugees with family ties to the u. s. and providing further assistance to poland and other countries in the region. so you mentioned this show of solidarity. now obviously, you know, given that the u. s. nato have ruled out any direct involvement in the war. a new, a new crane. it's important that the u. s. realize and show and the role that poland is playing in this complex right? so there are there, there are 2 very different sides or multiple different sides in the situation here, right now, in terms of what the, what the, what the allies, once the polish government has been calling for a tarion, it'll mission and ukraine,

the something the allies have rejected just recently before that the polish government has a suggest it to send the old polish fighter jets to ukraine to, to help the crew ukrainian forces. the friend there expenses also something that you s has rejected and ruled out, fearing that this could further escalate the situation there on the ground and wouldn't lead to a nuclear exchange. so poland is actually really pushing for a very hard position by the worse, and we can expect president biden to come here and to try to, to mediate, to try to find some common ground in the bottom line to, to, to show poland. and this is not just their fights and that the u. s. is here to stand by their side and protect them next under india here in poland. thanks so much. now the russian on thought has sent millions of ukrainians searching for shelter. many left their homes and hurry taking only what they could carry for

many of those arriving hungry in the city of levine. there's been a pleasant surprise though, provided by one of ukraine's top shafts. d. w. 's ambien se visited his kitchen in libby if in western ukraine. if you need a free meal in the vive, just ask for menu number 2, master chef. if jen cooper, think o as crafting a daily meal for refugees. and just because it's free doesn't mean it's not going me, it's going to be like for somebody thought about the, the gravy that's on fees and the someone else with a wild mushrooms global tank. it was certainly one of the most well known chefs and ukraine. he won the reality show master chef ukraine in 2015 and had a restaurant and key of which he left behind. the very day russia invaded as a man of fighting age. global tango cannot leave the country and would have to

enlist of the military called. he says he will do anything to help you crane. but as a soldier, he wouldn't be much help. my world is like been quarrelled. no, no. i was allow bees and everyone is like my world. that's why i'm thinking that the, if i take the gun, i will delay just her one of the worst soldiers in the world. but if i take knife and then go to the kitchen, i can be one of the best in the world. to day his 1st customers show up around 11 a. m. this couple arrived in the v from the central ukrainian city of zap arissa a week ago. my name is melissa. we heard about if can help a tank o for my smartphone from facebook crew. he's doing a good thing. we're very grateful to him. great in such difficult times, he's made a menu for us, for the refugees were very grateful. the free menu number 2 is paid for by profits from menu number one, which attracts those looking to support the cause and rub shoulders with

a celebrity. chef is incurs lie of lust macrocosm, so that when my wife heard about him on tv, but for my land line, jim could live. it's a tele button now, but she told me about it and we decided to come and see if there was really a free menu for refugee, etc. but we wanted to blood and support the restaurant. salenti of lawyers old might be the name of the of last night gothic m a g m. for now the beast, dro is called others. but that name says club tango could change. nothing right now and the vive can be set in stone and fridays of future campaign as a holding protests across the world to demand action be taken to stop the climate crisis. one of those protests taking place here in the german capsule. berlin student led movement is calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels. also demanding an end to the war in ukraine,

which is being partially funded by european payments for russian gas, coal, and oil. they say both climate change and russia's war can be controlled by switching rapidly to renewable energy. and we are joined by dw correspondent benjamin alvarez. group who's that in the center of berlin? benjamin give us a sense of the atmosphere there at the protest. is you can see, and a lot of people that started this protest next to germany's economy, ministry with it, demands full minutes to hobbit to stop the inputs of coil whole of gas. and there were already some shouts of pool, a solidarity with ukraine, and against the war in russia. they'll keep walking towards brenwood date where they will expect it to be a few speakers later on. and they say that these crisis odd united, so we've heard several shouts and seen several signs. also with its solidarity with ukraine is the same time as the pressuring the german government to look into

what's happening to take action with climate change. and also regarding the war in rush, andrew crane, say the specific demands are basically to stop bringing energy over from russia. is that correct? that's right, to say that those prices are in some way connected as well. they saying that the war that russia is also the invasion of russia and ukraine is funded by the european union with hundreds of millions of euro's every day. this would fridays for future germany, sa. and that's what they want to see. concrete shin to see how also renewable energy sources can be also be implemented quickly. and germany should also react not just by words, but also by action. would it be right to say that the friday future news meant that for is sort of moving to an anti war agenda rather than just a climate agenda?

was several childs with a saying that ukraine has a solidarity withstand with ukraine, the well to, to russian speakers that set that they are protesting something that they cannot do freely in russia without fearing to be detained. so i think it's a mix of both. we've heard several shouts, a referring to the war in ukraine, but also referring to the climate crisis. and as i said already, they say that both crisis are connected ultimately looking to the pendency that germany has with a full sell fuel calling rushes war in ukraine. a fossil war as well. so there are a lot of charles by saying that this crisis at the climate prices should be tackled right away. and not when this conflict is over. we can hear how loud it is. we can see how many people are that has there been any reaction from the government? ah, we'll refer to day in the morning was as states a press statement that well, the cabbage,

the economy minister and vice chancellor gave today saying that they already have reached important milestones. and i think it makes sense that this statement was and that he made this statement only a few hours before these pro to start until they started at 12 to gave this statement at $930.00. so expecting to hear more from politician supporting these photos as well and trying all to, to increase the pressure on the german government to handle now in regard to both prices, the war in ukraine but also the climate crisis. the w correspondent, benjamin alvarez, group reporting from the center then and thank watching d w news coming up next in d, w. news, asia, chinese foreign minister, one ye holds, talks in delhi with a neighbor incense by china's aggression at a disputed border cam. his visit improve relations. i'm the indian grandmother whose beautiful creations have so not

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