come together to provide for the people to ukraine, but incredible levels of military economic humanitarian assistance. and years before the invasion we, america had sent over $650000000.00 before they crossed the border and weapons ukraine, including and i, aaron and i armor equipment. since the invasion, americans commit another $1350000000.00 and weapons and ammunition. and thanks to the courage and bravery, ukrainian people. the equipment we've sent and our colleagues have said, have been used to devastating effects to defend ukrainian. landon aerospace, our allies and partners have stepped up as well. but as i made clear, america forces are in europe, not in europe, to engage in conflict with russian forces. american forces are here to defend nato allies. yesterday i met with the troops that are serving alongside our polish

allies to bolster nato's frontline defenses. the reason we want to make clear is there movement on ukraine. don't even think about moving on one single inch of nato territory. we have sacred obligation we have a 2nd obligation, an article 5 to defend each and every inch nato territory. the full force of our collective power. and early today, i visit your national stadium for thousands ukrainian refugees, and i'll try and answer the toughest questions a human can ask. my god, what's gonna happen to me? what's going to happen to my family? i saw tears and many the mother's eyes is embraced for young children and young children, not sure where the smile or cry one more girl said mister president, she spoke

a little english and my brother and my daddy. are they going to be okay? well, i see them again, not their husbands or father's many cases, the brothers and sisters who stayed back to fight for the country. i didn't have to speak the language or understand the language to feel the emotion in their eyes where they gripped my hand. little kids hung on to my leg, praying for the desperate hope of all this is temporary apprehension that they may be perhaps, forever away from their homes. almost a debilitating sadness. this is happening all over again. but it was also struck by the generosity of the people of warsaw. for that matter, all the pulleys people to the depths of their compassion. the rule is to reach out

opening their hearts food in the mirror and there, there were their hearts in their holes. simply to help i also want to thank my friend, the great american chef, jose andrews, and his team to help feeling though feeding those 4 yearning to be free. but helping these refugees is not something poland or any other nation should carry alone. all the world democracies have a responsibility to all of them. the people do to crank encounter in the united states to meet its responsibility. have announced 2 days ago we will welcome one 100000 ukranian refugees. we already have $8000.00 a week coming to the united states of other nation nationalities will provide nearly $300000000.00 humanitarian assistance. providing tens of thousands of tons of food, water medicine,

and other basic supplies. in brussels. i announced the united states prepared to provide more than $1000000000.00, additional mandatory and 8. the well food program was a spite significant obstacles. at least some relief is getting to major cities in ukraine, not met your bull. nose you meet met, met, not marable. because russian forces are blocking relief supplies, but will not see sir efforts. yet you manage very relief wherever is needed in ukraine for the people who made it out of the crate. notwithstanding the brutality of vladimir put that to be no doubt that this war has already been a strategic failure for russia already the lost children myself. i know that no solace to the people lost family. but he

thought ukrainians would roll over and not fight. not much of a student of history. instead, russian forces met their match with brave and stiff ukrainian resistance, rather than breaking ukrainian resolve rushes, brutal package have strengthened the resolve breton driving nato. a clark, the west is now stronger, more united than has ever been. russia want less of a nato present on his border, but now he has a stronger presence, a larger presence with over a $100000.00 american troops. sure, along with all the other members of nato, in fact, rush as managed to cause something. i'm sure he never intended the democracy's world. 1 revitalized with purpose and unity found in months that we've once taken years to accomplish not only russia's axes, ukraine,

reminded us of democracy, blessing. it's our own country. his own country. the kremlin is jailing protesters, 200000 people to the legibly already left brain drain, leaving russia, shutting down independent news. state media is all propaganda. blocking the image of civilian targets, mass graves, starvation factors of the russian forces in ukraine is any wonder. as i said, the $200000.00 russians have all the left their country in one month. a remarkable brain is such a short period of time, which brings me to my message to the russian people. i work with russia leaders for decades. i sat across the negotiating table going all the way back to sylvia. very likely, cuz seguin talk arms control the height of the cold war. i've always spoken directly

and honestly to you, the russian people. let me say this, if you're able to listen, you are the russian. people are not our enemy. i refused to believe you welcome the killing of innocent children and grandparents, or that you accept hospitals, schools, maternity awards, for god's sake. the pummel was russian. missiles and bombs or cities been surrounded to the civilians, cannot flee supplies, cut off, and attempting to starve your credit. to the submission, millions of families are being driven from their home, including half of all ukraine's children. these are not the actions of a great nation. of all people you, the russian people as well as all people across europe still have the memory of being in a similar situation. in the late thirties and fourties situation, world war 2, still fresh in the minds of many grandparents in the region. what,

whatever your generation experience, whether it experience a seizure, leningrad, or heard about it from your parents or grandparents. train station is overflowing with terrified families play their home night sheller and invasive sellers. morning city through the rubble in your homes. these are not members of the past, not anymore, because exactly what the russian army is doing in ukraine right now. march 26th, 200-2002. just days before were at the 20 for you were a 21st century nation, with hopes and dreams that people all over the world have for themselves in their family. now, latimer foods, aggression have cut you the russian people off from the rest of the world. and is taking russia back to the 19th century. this is not who you are. this is not the future reserve you reserve for your families and your children. i'm telling you the

truth. this more is not worthy of you, the russian people prudent can and must end this war. the american people stand with you and the brave should ukraine, who want peace. my message of the rest of europe. this new vital for freedom is already made. a few things, crystal clear. first. europe must and is dependence on russian fossil fuels. and we, the united states will help that's why i just mentioned in brussels. i announced to plan with the president european commission to get europe through the median energy crisis over the long term as a matter of economic security. and that's the security for the survivability, the planet. we all need to move as quickly as possible, clean renewable energy. and we'll work together to help get that done. so the days

of any nation been subject to the whims of a tyrant, for its energy needs are over, they must, and they must end. and 2nd, we have to fight the corruption coming from the crumb to give rods russian people a fair chance. finally, most thursdays, when we maintain absolute unity, we must, among the world's democracy, is thought enough to speak with rhetorical flourish, of ennobling words of democracy, of freedom, of quality and liberty. all of us included here in poland, much to the hard work of democracy each and every dale my country as well. that's why that's why i came to europe again this week with a clear and determined message for nato. for the g 7 for the european union,

for all freedom loving nations, we must commit now, to be in this fight for the long haul, we must remain unified today and tomorrow the day after and for the years, and that is the comp. it will not be easy, there will be cost, but it's a price we have to pay. because the darkness drives autocracy is only no match for the flame of liberty that lights, the souls of free people everywhere. time and again, history shows that from the dark as moments, the greatest progress follows. and history shows. this is the task of our time, the task of this generation. let's remember the hammer blow the, brought down the berlin wall, the might, the lifted the iron curtain were not the words of a single. later it was the people of europe for decades fought to free themselves. their share bravery over the border between austria,

hungary for the pan european picnic. they join hands for the baltic way say stood for solidarity here in poland. and together it was an unmistakable honda viable force of the people that the soviet union could not withstand. and we're seeing that once again today with a brave u meg ukrainian people showing that their power of many is greater than the will of any one dictated so in this hour, let the words of pope john paul burn as brightly today. never, ever give up hope. never dow, never, tired, never become discouraged. be not afraid.

a dictator. man on rebuilding an empire will never erase the people's love for liberty. brutality will never grind down their will to be free. ukraine will never be a victory for russia or free people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness will have a different future. a brighter future rooted in democracy. in principle, open light of decency and dignity, freedom of possibilities. for god's sake. this man cannot remain power. god bless you all, and may god defend our freedom and may god protect our troops. thank you for your patience. thank you.

more thought royal cap. alina poland, with the polish a prime minister and ukrainian foreign minister among those in attendance. if you're just joining us now, i'm here in the studio with a reporter, william glue, croft and william. this was framed very much as a battle between democracy and autocracy. i just want to start by getting your 1st impressions from this speech from bite english, one quickly begin at the end were is always hard to joe biden. sometimes let things slip out in half sentences, but he said at the end, for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power, is what i heard, which i can only assume as a reference to vladimir putin. which, that seems like a very strong statement about american policy. or biden's policy towards the future of putin in power in russia. i think there, i think there's a lot more to unpack in that one in just that sentence, but there's much more to talk about. it's notable that he started with this

sentence be not afraid. referencing pope john paul, poland is a very deeply catholic country. they're very proud of a lot of pride still of, of, of, of, of pope john paul's becoming the pope's and right of the brought the whole was mckinney bought the beginning and the book ended the speech with it. also with a lot of cold war references. because of pope john paul was part of this liberation movement, was part of confronting soviet authoritarianism and a trying to bring freedom back to poland and, and beyond. and it reminded me of health the state of the union a few weeks ago where joe biden kind of whispered into the microphone, it will be okay. and i think we're in a very dark moment right now, where you have latimer poo in hinting about nuclear weapons. not even hinting quite clearly talking about nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, and not just the war, but with climate change as a lot of existential threats that are seem to be converging right now. and is, there's understandably

a lot of fear. and you're seeing joe biden in speeches like this and at the state of the union, trying to play the role of ha, the commander and in calming. right. trying to calm people down, trying to, to show, not just force in a military sense before said he has things under control that the united states, as a leader of the west, as a leader of democracies, has things under control to try to bring some ease and i think this be not afraid, comment that was at the top and the bottom of his speech was very much in that line to try to ease some very understandable anxieties. right now. a call for unity there. i mean, he also said in the speech that nato is more united now than it has ever been, as you've mentioned, plenty of cold war references to the berlin wall among other things, but as the ukrainians in so many in attendance for this speech in poland. i'm, they're looking at what he said, what do you think they are going to make of his comments in terms of practical terms in his support. so he said, we stand with you. i think maybe from zalinski point of view,

maybe we stand slightly behind you and zalinski has come out saying he's disappointed in, in nato support. he's disappointed in us support. thankful for what there is, what has been given and by then went through a list of all the money, all the arms of all the she a tarion assistant. he's went through a long list of what the u. s. and european allies have provided a ukrainian that made no secret that they don't think it's enough. they've been calling for a no fly zone. they've been calling as have some european countries like poland, calling for a peacekeeping mission, under nato or international command. whatever that might mean, i think international basically means the west at this point, i thought clarify why had bitin been reluctant and not, and very reluctantly because it would, it would almost surely spark a direct confrontation with russia as, as some military analyst and retired military officers. have been talking about you a right now with an act of war going on in ukraine. it's not a peacekeeping mission. it's a peace enforcing mission as a very different mission and a no fly zone also means i'm not only attacking russian planes and downing missiles

over ukrainian airspace, it would mean attacking russian assets in russia. because of course you can, russia has, doesn't. you don't need to, russia can, can, can control air space from its own territory with long range missiles and radar installations, that kind of thing. and we should remember, you know, we're currently at this time of year in 1999 of nato began of bombing campaign of former yugoslavia to dislodge what, by that point. and in comparison was a rather decrepit and, and, and dying dictatorship as low. but milosevic in that was a 78 day air campaign that was not easy. there were losses. it took a long time for native who achieve its tactical goals. so we should not underestimate how difficult enforcing a no fly zone or any kind of more direct military intervention would be. and of course, russia for all of its tactical mistakes and military, surprisingly weak military action,

a still much more powerful than slower on milosevic was. so just to kind of put things in perspective there. dan stoughton berg, the secretary general of nato, has said it is our job to support ukraine, but is also our job to make sure that doesn't escalate and spiral even further. we are talking about nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. ah. and those things are very, very serious. we should take into account and this, this has been the obvious reluctance. just as on the european side, you've had an obvious reluctance to going harder on energy embargoes and sanctions against gas companies and cutting off payments to those kinds of things. because it would say presumably very, very, very much harm. european economies put people buy in mass out of work, and it would really lead to a global crisis. and when ask you more about this cold war vision that we saw in this speech? i'm a bite and said the battle for democracy did not end with the cold war. ah, he is accused russia of quote, strangling democracy and says it is a state bent on violence and on lies as are tough words. do you think putin is

listening? i'm sure he's listening, whether he cares or not is another question. and of course, he'll hear what he wants to hear, and he putin has a track record of poisoning his enemies of meddling in the elections, of his neighbors, of invading some of his neighbors, georgia in 2008, and of course ukraine. the 1st i ran a 2014, i'll be it in a more indirect kind of covert secretive way. so putin has a long history of, of doing this. and then i would be, i find the, the cold war comparisons. interesting there, there the that the comparisons are obvious why they're there. i, i think in a, in certainly were actually in more dangerous territory. now in the cold war there were 2 equally matched sides to the ideologies that had a self preservation in mind. there were arms control treaties and arms control in place. there were hot lines in place to keep things from boiling over to make sure there are no misunderstandings in terms of military maneuvers. these kinds of

things, most of that infrastructure is gone. so the chances of missteps, misunderstandings, ah, is very, very great, especially if we hear from vladimir putin side almost in some of his addresses looking for an excuse to escalate, looking for an excuse to do more as we've been seeing with these arms con, voice coming in from europe, into ukraine to support ukrainian forces may be seen as a threat itself. just as one example. i william glue croft. i want to thank you so much for coming in to the studio to help us analyze a speech from bite and in warsaw. thank you. so much for your time. we're going to turn it now to a developing a story from western ukraine officials in la eva say missile strikes have hit a fuel storage facility, which is now burning after reports of 3 powerful explosions. and love is located around 70 kilometers from the polish border and has been seen as something of a safe haven for those fleeing the russian invasion of the eastern, northern and southern parts of ukraine. after the blast,

the black smoke was rising above the city of 5 people are reported injured. so ukraine has now seen a month of fighting that has left thousands dead and worth more than $10000000.00 people to flee their homes. now, moscow has said it is shifting its focus to ukraine's eastern at dawn bass region. while the kremlin claims it has largely successfully completed the 1st phase of what it calls its military operation. analysts say it could be a sign, russian president vladimir putin is trying to save face after failing to subdue ukraine or capture its capital keith. but as moscow changes of focus, a human suffering from its invasion shows no sign of abating signs of spring greeted cheve and such a day as ukraine shake southeast winter. and tis a new phase of wall with whoa, that may be a change in strategy after britian defeats. but there is little rest bikes of

those on the front lines of battle. many are visibly exhausted, but steadfast, immediate termination to stay through poochie jame. as you can see, he sais on our children and grandchildren a dying or forgive rookie, hidden, i'm 62. i can't leave this place. so one, i'll stay here. if need be, i will die here will do, but i will not give them a crane. who will ukrainian forces have recaptured areas on the outskirts of the capital keep still lives continue to be destroyed. you well, i think at this hospital in hoc eve,

the wounded continue to arrive as ukrainian forces come under. heavy fire was a little more normal in maria pulls their shem of the damage inflicted by bush and bombs is clear. oh so really unfortunately, nothing remains of maria pole and the bombing it with savage weapons. i this last week there had been explosions like i've never heard before in the room given before they hit residential areas with rockets. oh hundreds. continue to flee. maria poll saying goodbye. to the decimated city on to those who must stay behind. ah, you're watching a dw news before we go. let's get a recap of our main story. on his 2nd day in poland,

u. s. president joe biden has delivered a speech on the war against ukraine. he invoked both pope john paul the 2nd and elect while less up and there fight against russian lead soviet domination of poland and eastern europe to denounced president putin's aggression against ukraine . and there are reports of injuries after multiple airstrikes on the western ukrainian city of the v. 3 powerful explosions were heard there, and black smoke was seen rising above the sea officials. faith strikes, hit a fuel storage facility merchant v w. news live from berlin. i'll be back in just a moment with our continuing coverage of the war in ukraine, junko way. do you remember you can find more on our website that p w and y richardson in berlin from the team where he behind the scenes. thanks for joining us. with

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