relation is growing and young people clearly have the solution. the future belongs to the 77 percent. every weekend on d, w. d. a bid to stop importing russian gas in order to stop vladimir putin from pocketing up to $1000000000.00 a day from europe. a new deal between the united states and the european union will help reduce the continents reliance on moscow and slash the profits the kremlin needs to fund this war. president biden pledges that his country will help secure an extra 15000000000 cubic meters of natural gas for the continent this year. and right now, moscow has not mapped out a way to reach the gates of the ukrainian capital the u. case as the russian

military is falling back as ukrainian forces retake towns and defensive positions. 35 kilometers east of keith. when this invasion started, there were promises from ukraine to never surrender. now, refreshed promises of victory am abby called arson and berlin. and this is the day ah, we are ready to die. distant oh, cd. we are determined to stand up against russia's brutal war with between democracy and all. this war will be a strategic failure for putting curtains war against ukraine. for the month, it changed the security reality in your day after day, the death toll and human suffering in cities, towns,

and villages across the crime is increasing. current. people have a lot of backbone to vote. i'm more than we are also on the day, the 1st woman to lead the us state department has lost her life to cancer. this week, madeline albright is being remembered at home for shaping her countries foreign policy and post cold war world from child refugee to america's top. diplomat. is this one of my favorite stories? a one said a naturalization ceremony in ethiopia. man came up to her and said, only in america can refugee meet the secretary of state. and she replied only in america. can a roger g, b comma, the secretary of state. i'm abby cuevas and welcome to the program. we begin the day with a devastating human cost of rushes war in ukraine. the united nation says more than

a 1000 people have died and nearly 2000 others have been injured since the invasion began. it also says it is looking into reports of mass graves and murray or bull, including one with at least $200.00 bodies and local officials there confirm $300.00 people have died after russian forces shall the main theater last week. militarily, ukraine is holding its own against one of the largest armies in the world, but its people are bearing the brunt of relentless russian attacks. matter, you bull 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. well, but she is staying put. we are full to week, we will stay in the co live and will be here until the end with her. i will go back to work yesterday. my company is still operating with them that are in the you, i hope to carry on working more good. just last booty. but while russia keeps bombing from afar, it's advanced 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 keep armed citizens would be shooting from every window and door. china venzano, ukraine's defences are holding blood the 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, in keith, dozens of earns lay unclaimed. the relatives of the dead have fled, and they had to leave their loved ones, remains behind. joining us now as dw correspondent nick connelly who's in the ukrainian capital nick more. what more can you tell us about the situation in key right now? we have spent most today in doors. there's just been an alerts, bombing, bombing alerts bombing rate alert off the building, right alert. and this time actually, the bang seemed to be

a lot closer. louder they had been in previous weeks. that doesn't mean the russians are closer quite the opposite, but they are seemingly upping this tactic of trying to shoot at even the center of kia from a fall from those positions where they still are about 25 kilometers away from the center of the city. look to that noise and also ukrainian empty across systems, trying to shoot down missiles or other projectiles heading all way. but it certainly was very jarring. state was actually beautiful day and in recent days, happiness as people were kind of getting used to war. after months they were somehow adapting to it, the people who decided states somehow finding a way to live with it and were coming out of the streets in great numbers and we've seen before. and then suddenly, these bangs, that felt very present, very close, suddenly bring that reality back back to people's minds. nick russia now says the 1st phase of this war is mostly complete. is there an indication that they're going to change tactics here? what do you think? well, this sounds

a lot like brave talk for most to try and distract from russia's military pena's in this, if you remember at the beginning this campaign, they were pretty bombastic and their aims, talking about the not finding you cry, whatever that means about basically returning ukraine to rushes serve influences basically doing away with crane sovereignty as a nation. that was essentially what they were saying. but in the future and again and again, basically talking about ukraine as a fake nation, a nation that being tripped up by western power trying to weaken russia. now they're dialing down on the demands dialing down on the aims to then be able to potentially explain to that population why less has been achieved. but i think people don't really believe it was from what they are convinced. this is just tactical. this is a way to maybe try and distract maybe to prevent further west and sanctions to by some time before those russians troops here. and you can be supplied with more supplies and to carry on this war. there isn't any sensitive from the inside. the russians are generally willing to cut their losses in any meaningful way. let's look at the military situation on the ground for

a moment. western intelligence says, and even famous for a few days now that the russian offensive appears to have stalled with little gains towards the capital, and the ukrainian forces are now retaking some areas around that capital. this war has not been going according to prudence plans for some time. well, definitely, and i think there was also some re hubris on the russian side. the belief that that ukraine would collapse under pressure from russia. that the leadership that you democratic president lensky, would just run and lead on, defended that ukraine's all me wouldn't be able to fight or would fight as badly. and as in fact, back in 2014, i think that was a failure to understand this country has changed a lot since then. and that ukraine's all me is different. and there are hundreds of thousands of people that weren't on bath and who have come bad experience. that's something that basically no other country in europe has that kind of pool of people . and there's even reports of russia, stock putting parade, uniformed with then found in a, in a garage alpha key because they were expecting to hold victory parade and kill

within days. and now talk that some of these people who were meant to be that parade military orchestra members were now having to fight when actually they thought they were coming to grange to celebrate the russians victory of the frank w correspondent, and economy. thank you. the prudent is issued rushes energy resources act, of course, and manipulated neighbors. and saudis used his use the profits to drive his war machine. so we want as europeans to diversify away from russia, towards suppliers that we trust that our friends and that are reliable. madam president, i know, i know that eliminating russian gas will have cost for europe, but it's not only the right thing to do from a moral standpoint. it's going to put us on a much stronger strategic footing. we need to secure our supplies, not just for next winter, but also for the years ahead. and this is a,

an important, a big starting point to do that. after cementing a new energy deal with the european union, u. s. president joe biden headed to poland near the ukrainian border. it's home to an american air base where the u. s. military serves alongside polish troops as part of nato bite, and then flew to warsaw for more talks on the military, humanitarian and economic response to russia's war on ukraine dw corresponded barbara hazel, sent us her assessment of the american president's visit to poland. the message is absolutely clear, he hes, particularly by travelling to the border region, was ukraine as sent the message to president putin. as that is the nato alliance is ready to defend every foot off their territory. and that was something that the

major leaders reiterated when they met in brussels on thursday, and that is the main message of president biden. he says around 10000 us soldiers are stationed in poland and this town know you're sure that he visited today has about just a 1700 of them. and he sat down. was them to have a slice of pizza as american presidents tend to do when they visit their troops. and he said, we are very grateful for your service. and it is very important to defend the boarders here and defend the nato alliance and do show the moscow that they can't advance any further. so that is the strategic aim really off this visit here. ah, wow. i demonstrators, in jamaica, have been demanding that great britain, formally apologized for slavery, and pay reparations. the calls came as prince william and his wife kate visited the

caribbean island during a week long tour of former british colonies in kingston. prince william expressed his sorrow about slavery and stopped short of apologizing for britain's role in the slave trade. i strongly agree with my father, the prince of wales, who said in barbados last year, but the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history. i want to express my profound sorrow. slavery was abhorrent, and it should never have happened. joining us now is pascal robert, the co host as this is revolution podcast. pascal, thank you for taking the time to be on the day. now we've seen protests in belize. we've seen protests in jamaica through this royal tour. what exactly are people asking for here? well, it's thank you back me on what seems to be happening in these former british colonies in the caribbean is that the citizenry of these localities are demanding

that they not only want the verbal apology for the role of great britain in the caribbean surgery, but they also want reparations or compensation. one of the things that must be realizes that, you know, great britain is one of the larger participants in the treasury slave trade. in the 18th century, who was the largest importer of africans in that hemisphere, even though overall brazil doing in or more as a from, from the portuguese. but overall, also we have to realize that if you read the great work of eric williams, capitalism and slavery, the coffers of great britain were flush with wealth that was develop it, developed from the transit like slave trade and from the plantation sugar economy. and it was an integral part in the development of the british empire. so it, what is obvious is that the former co coil are subjects of great britain. not only want a verbal apology for that system,

but they want some kind of economic compensation for the homes that have been suffered by them under the imperial forces of the british empire. i'll talk a little bit more about that economic compensation that could look different depending on the country. what does it look like for jamaica? what jamaica, according to what the estimates are showing is asking for what is the equivalent of 7000000000 pounds in terms of compensation for the, our raw, the british in the trans atlantic slave trade in slavery, in jamaica. now my position is that even though of course and a 1000000 pounds, is a significant amount of economic resources, something as altering of the whole geostrategic reality of the world as a transit planet slave trade. i would argue there is no actual dollar amount that could possibly be put on the traumatic harm and laws to african dash where people

that could come from this kind of system. you don't know, people who basically have been treated even in the, in their colonies as 2nd class citizens are up until the 3rd of the 20th century. so i would argue that, you know, $7000000000.70 pounds may seem like a lot of money. but i would say that there's a possibility that some of these former colonies might be letting british capitalism off on the cheap, because it would take a lot more to well as the economic parity between these former british colonies and their, their, their parent country at the time which was great britain, jamaica is still a very poor country, is one of the $104.00 countries in the caribbean, as it actually has a less lower g p there than been cooper as a matter of fact. so it would take a lot to really try to change the economic relationships between these countries and the major western powers of the world. and frankly, i think it was going to take more than simply calling one check to. we allocate the

balance of power in international capital. ready system and you want to ask you about this particular visit on this visit, the jamaican prime minister announced that his country would seek to become a republic, dropping that queen as the head of state, just as barbados has recently done. and we've seen poles from inside, jamaica, showing that support has grown in the last decade for this move. talk to us about what's changing in the country. it's a very, very excellent question because what we're seeing is that in the british correct in the english speaking caribbean, there has been a more, really starting with 2002018. we've been seeing this pivot where, you know, these countries are still part of the british commonwealth, and many of them are to regionally still have the british crown as, as the higher article of power structure. they want to move away from the situation where the queen is the, is the, is the, the head ruler of the state and move to their own republic. barbados to just recently believe is talking about just and jamaica is talking about just now. what

is interesting is that there's not much discussion between how this is happening now and a correlation between briggs and perhaps this might be a speculation on the part of the foreign colonies that with great britain to force from the european union. that the long term economic fortune, fortunes of great britain, as a global power, may be diminishing. and they perhaps see that this is a moment where they can go it on their own. also, in light of the scandal that happened in 2018 with the wind rush generation, which was the afro caribbean us us citizens, of wild british society or members of society, may of who are being threatened to be in probably deporting the cause of massive scandals. there is an attempt, so i would somewhat speculate upon those citizens of those former colonies to kind of go on their own and distance distance themselves from the crown. and one of the main reasons why the, the royal family was on this visit was the kind of dissuade the jamaica believes,

and some of these other countries to not go the way of barbados and say, was in the actual sphere of influence of the british crowd. and it seems that the marquis is very much worried about losing it's our sphere influence in these areas that are pretty much trying to go it alone and go the way of becoming a republic. pascal, robert, a lawyer and the co host of this is revolution podcast. thank you very much for your insights. thank you. ah, madeline albright has the strength and wisdom to help ensure that america remains the indispensable nation as the 1st woman to serve. as america's top diplomat, madeline courage and toughness helped bring peace to the balkans and paved away for progress from some of the most unstable corners of the world. she was a trailblazer in a luminary and she was the 1st woman to serve as secretary of state. she left an

indelible mark on the world and on the united nations i it's a really devastating piece of news. i know there are many people in this building who are grieving and who will be grieving today. and our thoughts, of course, are with her. her family and the many, many people she touched in this building in this country and around the world, memories and tributes past and present on the life of america's 1st female secretary of state, madeleine albright, who passed away this week albright had a long career and u. s foreign policy. she served as president bill clinton, secretary of state, from 1997 to 2001. before that she was washington's ambassador to the united nations. born in 1937 in what was then czechoslovakia. she emigrated to the united states as a child or family says she died after suffering from cancer. she was 84 years old. i next guess has worked as a washington post journalist for more than 30 years and travel the secretary

albright during her time at the state department. and based on his experiences, he's written a book, madeline albright and the new american diplomacy. i'm pleased to welcome to the day thomas lipman, who joins us now. thank you for being with us now. president biden called her a force. we saw that image. there were president obama awarded her with the metal of freedom. president clinton selected her as the 1st woman in american history, to leave the state department, talk to us about how she will be remembered domestically in the united states. well, it's short, it's sad to say that she will be remembered more as the 1st woman to break the glass ceiling at the state department to become the 1st female secretary of state than she will for any particular diplomatic or strategic achievement. and that's not a reflection on her. that's true of almost every secretary of state, secretary of state are not independent policy makers. and they may be an effective implementers. what they don't run the show. the exception was henry

kissinger, who had an enormous vacuum at the white house in effect because next president nixon was so consumed by watergate. madeline albright was very highly regarded in many quarters at the time. she was secretary of state and was very and was very effective as in our job in many ways. but if you ask the ordinary american person today or even educated american people, what did she accomplish? really, you won't get much of an answer. foreign policy is that she is certainly revered in the united states again, as you said, for being the 1st female secretary of state. but her legacy, in other parts of the world is a little bit different. while she was often praised at home for a tough, straight, talking style, it didn't really do her any favors abroad, did it? well, that's true. i remember what happened. secretary albright background. she was

a creature of the cold war. she was a refugee from post war europe. her family had fled the nazis and then the communists. she saw the world in cold war terms and that made her less. what would you say less accomplished, less sure, footed, in other parts of the world. and except for the balkans, the other parts of the world were where the problems were. i mean, in, in the middle east and in the far east, what those were not or say nothing of latin america. those were not strong suits for her. and she acknowledged that she was in effect, a child of the cold war. and for accordingly, the difference was and i give her full marks for this. that she elevated into the foreign policy discussion issues that all her mail predecessors had ignored what we

did, what happens to women when they are refugees about what, what happens to their children and say, issues of found public health and safety and human rights and female rights many had paid lip service to those that all bright made specific demands and changes and institutional amendments that made a difference. let me just give you one example. under under prodding from albright breath, un high commissioner for refugees, limited the distance flaming. what between the sleeping quarters of refugee women and their toilets? because in that distance they were subject to physical abuse and even rape. so she limited the distance that doesn't sound like much on the scale of grand strategy, but it made a lot of difference to a lot of people. and it changed the way the state department function. imagine that she was a child of the cold war in her role as

a secretary of state. she had to sort of map out the post cold war period, and she pushed for nato to intervene in place like kosovo. how do you look back on that foreign policy decision? well, every presidential administration pretty much since harry truman has had some big ah, failure, or a mistake on its record. going back to john f. kennedy in the bay of pigs, or lyndon johnson and vietnam, that could have happened in bosnia and kosovo, had things gone wrong. fortunately, i, they didn't go wrong. and the intervention in kosovo turned out to save a lot of lives and resulted in the independence of casa, we don't even think about it anymore. except that last i checked, serbia still hadn't recognized casa bos, independence,

and albright pushed so those decisions through what they call the fudge factory at the state department. where for every policy there some counter policy or somebody arguing against it. and she did do that and she made a difference. it was not albright who negotiated the datum agreements that ended the war in bosnia itself. but certainly the bought the at the you remember, you may remember there was a photograph of people that are being put aboard trains in bosnia concerned about and that photograph evoke memories of people being 40 board trains in 1942 and all right, wasn't going to sit still for that ill and i give her full credit what, what she did in bosnia authors, thomas edmond, thank you so much for your time and for your insight to really appreciate it. my pleasure. that was the dan as ever the conversation continues online. you'll find

us on twitter at dw news, i'm abby, quite often on behalf of our producers this week, andrew shale and jared read. thanks for being with us. bye for now. ah, with

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