[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, this is either news why from rural and counter attack? ukraine hits back against russian forces near keith. your brains out gun military reports success retake in some areas west of the capital. but the country's population is paying a heavy price. also coming back. you as president joe by and says nato allies colon to meet with ukranian troops near the border with ukraine. the trip comes after

bind announced an energy deal with the use of curve. europe's reliance on russian gas and fridays for future movement returns to the streets with protests across the globe. we'll look at the link between the climate crisis and the war in ukraine. ah. our rock, thank you so much for joining us. we open our broadcast with the latest from the ground in ukraine, where there are signs of ukrainian forces retaking territory and pushing back russian forces. intelligence reports say ukraine has reclaimed areas west of keith and destroyed a ship in russian health territory. when russia launched its invasion a month ago, it expected a quick route, but against all odds, ukrainian forces continue to keep one of the world's biggest armies at bait. but

that resistance has come at a terrible price. matter you full in eastern ukraine has come to symbolize the devastation russian bombardment has wrought. most of the city has seen terrible destruction. people trapped here struggle to find food or water. ukrainian officials now believe some 300 people could have died in last week. strike on a theater. their hundreds had been seeking shelter in the building when it was leveled by a russian bomb. here in michel live near the black sea. a rocket hit tatiana as building her neighbors were killed. her home is now wrecked. but she is staying put with your apple tv. we will stay in the co live and will be here until the end. drifted on board booth. i will go back to work yesterday. my company is still operating for you. not

a bottle in the do i hope to carry on working more. i would just not do tv. but while russia keeps bombing from afar, its advance into ukraine's main cities has mostly stalled. ukrainian forces are pushing back on the front line and need a pin. just outside the capital, keep ukrainian forces have repelled the russians with a series of counter attacks. as this commander explains, he feel good with the russians don't have the combat power. my men are hitting their supplies, and in cubicles armed citizens would be shooting from every window and door. showing her men's m, ukraine's defences are holding loudly me to put in hopes of a lightening, quick war dashed. but this battle comes at a high price, especially for human lives. it's hard to verify how many people have been killed in this war. in a crematorium and keys,

dozens of earns lay unclaimed. the relatives of the dead have fled and they had to leave their loved ones, remains behind on tracking development. so for you were in ukraine is our corresponding funny for shar. she joins us from the western ukrainian city of levine, a terrible humanitarian toll. funny that this war has taken the so far, we understand also now 300 people were killed in the bombing of the more you pull theater last week. what more have you learned? reported the 300 layla because we do not know the exact number. in fact, last week we heard that at least 1000 people were hiding in that theater, waiting to leave the humanitarian corridor. but that corey door never came. what came instead? what was this attack by russia? even though in big lattice in russia, russia had sat children in front of the theatre. now russia claims that the only interested in military infrastructure, the child,

this clearly wasn't one. this was a place i shall to, for people who or if you went through so much, we will not know at this point the exact number. it's really hard to verify what along the fact that at least 300 people were killed in that really sent shock waves shock waves across ukraine. but even prior to that, when this attack happen, because people are asking themselves just whole fall, russia and the russia military is capable of going and wants to go in this war in ukraine. and funny, in another disturbing development, ukraine is accusing russia of abducting thousands of civilians evacuated from cities like murder you, paul, can you tell us more about these accusations that are being leveled by ukrainian leadership? just have you so much so many information that you've heard during this war, the claims and calling to claim. so yes, ukraine claims that about 400000 people have been forcibly removed from different

parts of ukraine. russia again, claims that rough before and a 1000 people voluntarily wanted to come to russia, mostly from the don't bus region. now at the i un un or a human rights team of the united nation analysis, you're going to look into this allegation specifically into the allegation that about 6000 people have been forcibly removed from. are you paul? at this point, you do not know actually whether this is true or not. what we do know, however, that the humanitarian catastrophe, not only in muddy pool, but those in chatting here and other places goes on and people would like to leave these places. the question read is how, when, and just how fast and funny in conclusion, that ukraine's army is reporting some major successes in re taking some areas west of the capital at a very heavy price of the population. what's the morale like around you?

depends really which more all we refer to is it about ukranian civilians. then i can tell you for sure that hundreds of thousands of people here live if you that template stranded to say. so because they can't just simply decide to leave ukraine . i'm going to go to work to start the new life, and of course, nearly 4000000 people have left ukraine already. so clearly they want to need more . people want to leave as well as more millions are internally displaced in this country when it comes to them are all at the front line. so just of course, both women and men who are at the frontline need some positive news, desperately. and this is what the ukrainian government is giving them, at least since yesterday, saying that they do make some progress in key to the nose and to the east of the city. and also of course, reported that shape that russian ship was destroyed near murray pool in close to about your pool. but in terms of them are all around. it's a mixed picture because we have to understand that this war is going to the 2nd month now. so really, the question is just how strong this resistance will be,

as all of this continues here in ukraine for shar, reporting from the ukraine. any, thank you very much. all the u. s. and e, you have announced a plan to reduce european countries dependence on russian gas at a joint news conference with the commission chief of underlying president joe barnes, that the was, 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 on his 1st trip to europe since russia's invasion of ukraine. good morning, u. s. president joe biden is stepping up efforts to assist you allies announcing a task force to reduce europe's reliance on russian fossil fuels. they're going to

work to ensure an additional 115-1515 1000000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas, l. n, g. for europe this year, and as a year, as you worked to discontinue it vine russian gas well before 2030. and was will also work to ensure additional you market demand for 50000000000 cubic meters. rowan g from united states annually by 2030 with almost half of the east natural gas coming from russia. the european commission president said it sends a clear message that europe won't help feel rushes war mister president. dear joe, this war will be a strategic failure for putting so we want as europeans to diversify away from russia, towards suppliers that we trust that our friends and that are reliable. on thursday western powers gathered in brussels for back to back meetings of nato, the e u and g 7 topping the agenda,

confronting the unprecedented threat to europe's instability and the unpredictable aggression of russia's war against ukraine. nato's chief reaffirmed his support for ukraine and a response if russia deployed a nuclear or biological attack, our top military commander, general walters house, activated nato's chemical, biological ur, roger, logical, and nuclear. the fence elements on our laws are deploying additional chemical on biological and nuclear defenses to reinforce or existing on new vacuums. for moscow they promised more punishment and isolation, including new sanctions against hundreds of individuals and entities. g 70 does announced, though, restrict the russian central banks use of gold. major wheat produces canada, and the u. s. said they'd increase exports to help combat the growing food security crisis caused by russia's invasion of ukraine. now, luckily,

but ukraine's president appealed for more military support and called out the block for not taking action against russia. fast enough, isn't it? with this, the philosophy you've applied sanctions and we're grateful to pulling these are powerful steps could be but it was a little late. we civil war because of the was preventive love. russia would not have gone to war. no one knows for sure. but at least there was a chess with nearly full 1000000 ukrainians having fled the wool by then announced plans to welcome 100000 refugees as he had to poland to assess the humanitarian situation on the border with ukraine. while the west office assurances by piling more pressure on russia and pivoting away from its energy supply, the fighting rages into its 2nd month urgency to find peace and stability has never been more pressing while you are sending you announcing that new energy

partnership just moments ago, did of years we're in a straus is in a brussels, a marina. um, 1st of all, how significant is this deal between the e u and the u. s? it is an important deal alone because it's a sign of unity that the us and that you show today because it demonstrates that they're closed, they're united when it comes to their stands towards russia. also along the fact that joe biden to you as president, sat with a u. m e leaders a yesterday and also a day and discussed with them. and they came to the steel. they did their struct, his steel shows is shows a sign of unity and they have 15000000000 cubic meters of liquid natural gas l n g is and not a lot when it comes to the amount of gas that a rush added. lloyd to the european union,

but it is also not nothing. while the ellen hanging from the usb enough to replace rush and gas supplies. no, the answer is very simple. no, definitely not because it's only 110th of the amount that are of the russian guest that you usually address at delivery to the european union, a 155 cubic meters per year and 2021. so it's only a drop, a simple, but it's a start. and also the us said there will deliver more liquid natural gas on lot longer term. and also that you're looking at other sources of liquid natural gas. for example, a germany of the german, a business early economist minister travelled to cut tar to strike a deal there. then. but there are also other problems, for example, there not enough terminals in the european union yet to, to get liquid natural gas. so it's something that will have to be built in the

coming months and years. i in conclusion, marina, there are a lot of very vocal e, u. member states who want a gas russian gas imports to stop out right away. but there seems to be off the table right now. why that's too, you know, when the last we and prime minister arrived this morning, it was very clear that he would be a pro or a pro ban. oh, when it comes to gas and a banning grout gas from russia, he said that and we have to get away from russian gas as soon as possible. he's joined by the baltic states and by poland. but then we have the big job, big you states as such as germany and also another powerful say the netherlands, austria, they said no, we're so dependent on russian gas. it will hit our economies a to hard. we not there yet. so this is not likely that that ban on russian gas or oil is a will, it will come in the coming days or months. but the german government said they will

face out russian gas in the coming years. so there's the plan, but no ban inside it every correspond. marina straus reporting from brussels. thank you very much. and just to hours after agreeing on a new energy deal with the e. u you as president joe by and travel to poland near the border with ukraine. and that's where he's meeting with polish president on j duda in the south south eastern city of chicago. it's a home to a u. s. air base where the u. s. military service serves rather alongside polish troops as part of nato. mister barnwell, next travel on to the polish capital of warsaw for more talks on the west, military humanitarian and economic response to russia's war on ukraine. and in poland is interviews max xander, max, a symbolic visit. well, you could look at it, you could look at this visit as a symbolic one,

but there's definitely more to with while the 1st leg of the president binds trip to europe, was about a blog about getting general garnering support for, for nato in, for the and showing support you alliances this. this is 2nd part of the trip here to poland is about to showing support to a country that is a, a frontline state. and a country that is in a very vulnerable position, as the white house put into poland has put up a tremendous humanitarian effort. they've taken in more than 2000000 of nearly 4000000 people fleeing from ukraine. and this is also one of the issues at their presidential biden, is touching on who will be dealing with a during his stay here in poland. am we heard right now? he was touring a touring the bay. c, a sat down with some of the us soldiers serving alongside of with a polish soldiers. i went to a barber shop on the base and had pizza in the dining. and the dining facilities in this spoke to the soldiers here in the ground about their mission. but in addition to that, as you said, he's meeting with the polish president right now,

and that also be discussing humanitarian effort. and also what that you, west can contribute. us has pledge to take in the usaa ukrainians with u. s. a family ties as well as i pledged the money to, to poland and other countries here in the region. so this is also going to be a focus of his trip here, as well as our meeting with people who just fled from ukraine. how is the u. s. presidents that visit to being seen in poland? well, in the air force, one touch down a bit earlier on there were people out on the streets at to, to, to, to follow it to watch it. and i spoke to one of the guys here on the ground, a local who told me that he sees this has a very nice gesture, but he's not expecting too much out of it. but bottom line is that us presidents now and before, before this administration, also the trumping obama ministration, have been very welcome here in poland. and that's also because the u. s. has been

bolstering the eastern nato flank, has been putting in more troops while russia was engaging militarily within a, beyond its borders, a long before this war, he and ukraine. so the us commander in chief on the ground here is all and all very, very welcome though some people expect more from him. the polish government leadership has asked for it, made a mission on the ground in ukraine, which was rejected by the u. s. has a, has suggested fighter jets, a post fighter jets, to be brought to ukraine to help defend the airspace. also something that the u. s . has rejected. so it says some people are expecting more than the president or what the americans are willing to give. and it's appears all right, to w, a max out of reporting from poland. thank you very much. but for the wes, this war is as much about energy supply as it is about humanitarian disasters. climate campaigners have long said,

we need to wean ourselves off fossil fuels in favor of renewables as a big part of the message from the fridays for future movements for climate change . as campaigners are holding protests across the world, including this one today that you see here in berlin, to demand action, be taken to stop the climate crisis. the student led movement is demanding an end of the war in ukraine, which is being partially funded. they say by european payments for wash and gas coal, and while like to welcome back's atlanta romano, where she's a ukranian climate campaigner and environmental lawyer. she also happens to be the founder of the stand with ukraine campaign, calling for a band in the trade and investment in russian oil and gas. thank you so much for this opportunity to touch base with you again. how are russia's fossil fuels driving this war? yes, thank you so much for having me here today. and yes,

a russia is very much dragon's is war by fossil fuel finance that it was able to achieve and accumulate over the long years of energy dominance . i only have to mention the fact that 1st the full 60 percent of russian experts come come from oil and gas and russia in them on the mom, the wall largest oil and gas explore. there's in the wall. so now was a chance to accumulate enough money and leave a nice, a fossil guess, and oil to increase roches existent energy dominance over the european union, and to strengthen european nations that would come to ukraine. the ukraine's 8 in the 4 are of course, are, even now, as was mentioned though, we try this for future up or 19000000 euros in general,

of since the war started has been flow to russia as it payments for their oil. and yes, and this should be stopped us equally, clears up also fossil fuels from russia and more broadly. and the climate crisis and water ukraine just are interconnected. and what in the plane employment? i have the same rules and these rules are all a dependency on boxing fossil fuels. and that is a very, very important fact that you are making there. and there is growing consensus here in europe that reliance on russian energy needs to be replaced and reduced either alternatives out there viable solutions to replace fossil fuels right now. oh yes sir, are solutions which i will point out just in a 2nd. i just wanted to say that the language is the 1st is the 1st thing that we

need to replace. we should not say reduce our dependency on russian oil and guess, but that dependency on russian oil and gas in that off to enable livable future for all. and it's a war in ukraine, so just not to use but, and face out all fossil fuels. first priority ross and fossil fuels, but also old fossil fuels have to be immediately hold it all was the world that reason on turn that people, ford and i was a discussion about a good 5 natural gas. am those big terminals that will cost billions of euro's to european taxpayers. and i have to say that even tools, i report international energy agency in 2020 long no new investments should be made in oil and gas infrastructure. nowhere because that's inconsistent with 1.5 degrees that you would like to achieve in stock, global warming,

even though saying about the emergency or caught in the dependency on russian oil. yes. and stopping the war and in the war in ukraine. do you think that i might, but do you think that if the you had invested in, let's say, a large variety of renewable energy sources that it could have given the european some options on how to deal with couldn't and maybe even this war would not have taken place. oh yes, i truly believe that it will provide the european union's a variety of options and the freedom of freedom from dependency for an oil and gas. but it's not too late though, and if we just doubles the investments into renewable energy sources. even for exist input themselves, we will be able to overcome the dependency on russian all and guess with no, there's no fossil fuel solutions involved because they are not a solution. they are inconsistent with the climate crisis,

and they will only create more viability and misery for everyone involved among the renewable energy source solutions to solutions, which we can even a month right now. and it will be fast and just transition to renewable energy, or for example, heat pumps which we can place some gas heating in european homes. it also that adoption of consumption and it's energy efficiency and innovation of buildings. but that needs to be done ha, electrification of transport. and if we will out 90 percent of electric cars and they, and actually they become cheaper and cheaper and renewable energy and becomes much, much more cheaper than even gas prices and oil prices, it's b. c. we always have alternative, but unfortunately we missed the political, real of european union leaders, ukrainian climate campaigner and environmental lawyers that law,

not romano. thank you so much for speaking to us. it's a very, very important topic. please do come back again on our ukranian runner who fled her country last month for to day one, the jerusalem marathon valentina for at scar fled ukraine with her 11 year old daughter, while her husband was also her coach, stayed behind. she told the w. news that fans back home had urged her to run per piece. just a few weeks ago, valentine of a red skirt was fleeing for her life. now the ukrainian marathon runner is trying to promote peace around the world, starting with the jerusalem marathon before the race, she told d w about the support she still has back home. and i kept a lot of message from my grand kids, you know, from your grand osler's, from a lot of people from, again, law in i was a research these and

a very nice i stick here about it was unusually wet and cold for the start of the jerusalem race, but after the journey she has been on, she just felt relieved to be running again. the race was a mixed event, so she cleverly used male runners as pace setters in a bit to be the 1st woman to cross the line. she achieved her goal and celebrated with the israeli and ukrainian flags. she hopes to soon be reunited with her husband, who is also her coach. what has remained in ukraine after the russian invasion? she vowed to do even better in the race next year. did you go rather today the router by the name is frederick, and i am running next year when i have you guys my husband here, craig, the 2nd of

a it is a medal but mean so much after a terrible mom for her family. she's yet another ukrainian sports dog, doing incredible things in the face of adversity. you're watching the news live from berlin. thank you so much for making as part of your day. the news continue right after that. you with ah,

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