ah ah ah ah, this is deed of you news live from berlin. ukraine and russia are, again, holding direct talks to try and end the war. and ukraine posted by turkish president, wretched tie of air to one negotiators for the 2 sides are sitting down together for the 1st time and over 2 weeks. but ukraine says it holds out little hope for a breakthrough. also coming up on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe, the mayor of the besieged port city of mariel,

paul says nearly 5000 people there have been killed. over $200.00 of them, children, and warns of disaster of residents are not allowed to evacuate. we also take a look at the situation on the streets of keith. people have prepared themselves for a possible russian assault, but as the russians are stored in front of the city, confidence is returning to the capitol. and as sanctions against russia said, the cost of living soaring, we take a look at what effect they're having on people's lives. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program. peace talks between ukrainian and russian negotiators are getting underway in istanbul, turkey, turkish president, wretched type air, to one. welcome the delegations. i think both sides had legitimate concerns. it's

the 1st face to face cease fire discussions in more than 2 weeks delegations from ukraine and russia. previously met 3 times on the border region of belarus, talks then shifted online, but achieved little. meanwhile, it has emerged at 3 participants in march. peace talks with russia, including russian billionaire, romana brockovich, suffered poisoning symptoms such as temporary blindness. and let's go now to our correspondent julia had in istanbul outside the dom, dallas palace, where the talks are taking place. what's happening now? julia well, the talks between the ukrainian and the russian delegations are about to start here at the dawn about your presidential office. in a stumble, the meeting is close to the press, and it's not clear whether any public statement will be made throughout the day. statements to the media, the talks are expected to continue to morrow. what i can tell you. and he already

mentioned that turkish president ad one himself welcomed both delegations, he, his government is trying to emerge as a key mediator in this conflict in this crisis. so for him, there is a lot at stake. he really wants to see these tools need somewhere. and here we're already talking about expectations according to the turkish leader. that's something he said last night and i quote him here. progress has been made, things are moving into a positive direction. but then again, we know that previous rounds of talks both online and face to face, including the meeting of the 2 countries. 40 ministers here in turkey earlier this month have made no progress at all. and according to the ukrainian site, their most ambitious goal for this week's talks here in turkey, that's according to the ukranian foreign minister is to achieve a ceasefire, which would of course be urgently needed for civilians inside ukraine. we heard

another senior ukrainian officials say that he doesn't think any breakthrough will be made on the main issues. and the main issues are those concerning ukraine's long term political future. that just shows how difficult these talks have been and are likely to be today as well. and you do have any idea about how high level these diplomats are because i guess the higher the level is an indication that the talks are being taken more seriously by both sides. what we know well, right now we don't have an official list of who's part of each of the countries delegations. there have been some rumors that ukraine, so foreign minister somehow involved a presidential adviser to president putin on the russian side. but as i said, we don't have any official list on the turkey side, we saw a touch president add on welcoming the delegations. he also said that he is foreign minister will be here to assist with anything needed. but right now we assume that

the talks will be held just between the russian and the ukrainian a team. okay, usually a hand reporting for us from his and bull outside of the presidential palace. thanks for that. and i'm joined now by seen and again, he's a former turkish diplomat and director of the center for economics and foreign policy studies in istanbul. thank you for joining us, professor. there hasn't been so much progress in any of these multiple rounds of talks. do you think turkey will make a difference somehow? well, turkey is trying to make a difference. the cost for turkey is a country which gives a name or member. bob has still a good dialogue with both the, the political leadership in ukraine and in russia. so that it is trying to act as a facilitator or the right term would be good offices in diplomatic practice. but

turkey is not in mediator because in order to be a major, you really need to be taught by your crane and brush at the same time. at this point, russia does not want any issue per se, but turkey is providing the framework for these folks to happen who already 2 weeks ago, the foreign ministers and meant to not tie. yeah. and now the diplomatic billing issues are meeting this time will. of course lock will hinge all of the development on the ground and they're all miss the in the past month. the russian hill, actives have not been met. russia has met with increased resistance. so there might need be hope going forward in the negotiations, given that moscow is has a, is in the process of dos,

killing some of its expect stations from ukraine and ukrainian president vladimir zaleski is now saying that ukraine is in talking of downgrading expectations prepared to declare neutrality and open to a compromise on don bassett. does that help things? yes, it does help things. so. so did is the degree of over that. but we, we don't really have still much of an extensive overlap that would allow for a real process to emerge, even on the issue all neutrality. what we hear from lensky is that, yes, ukraine will be ready to talk about this box. the alternative to national membership would be guaranteed from the international community. and that in itself is problematic. so which countries are going to provide that sort of guarantees

against future russian violation? disagreement. this is exactly what happened with the memorandum of 994 where, you know, russia was, has indeed violated this. and there's no guarantee that we won't end up with a similar scenario in the future. so yes, on, you know, on the surface, there is some convergence between moscow and can keep it. but nonetheless, i don't think that we're to point to where we can confidently say that this will assure the need in the short run to a cease fire and, and ultimately equal political settlement. and just briefly, if i may, for a final question, there's still a war going on. as we all know, it was supposed to be a lightning war. it now looks like a long and protracted battle, given the ongoing fighting. how does that play into piece talks?

is, is, is russia, for instance, in a weaker position? now, can we decide who's in a position of strength? whoa, russia used to be in a position of strength because of the awesome and your forces. but compared to the start of this war, russian position has to be weakened because the test max with the resistance that it didn't expect it's on forces, has to have not performed up to level of expect issues and russia increasing the things that you know, it will actually it profit from a ceasefire, but again, you know, the political conditions for cease far and awesome, and eventually a political settlement or not. ok, seen again a former turkish diplomat and director of a center for economics and foreign policy studies and assemble. thank you for your time thinking ukrainian forces have recaptured

a key keeps suburb pushing out russia from the town of ear pin. but over in the port of mariel, paul and southern ukraine, the situation is very different. mary paul's mayor says nearly 5000 people have been killed, including over 200 children. is warned. the city is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. russia has bombarded mariel paul relentlessly, in recent weeks. those who have been able to flee have described bodies lying in the streets because it's too dangerous to bury them. a place of calm after the trauma she experienced in a home city from christie. here, you know, it's google drive and we saw a small ukrainian flag when you no one could head us any more. the hora was behind us and we will home the kind her cat's new home is salisia. 300 kilometers away from mario, pull many harrowing escapes. and here in a parking lot,

the supermarket has been turned into a shelter for those who manage to escape. here they get food and medical help and share their stories. mccardle is we were hiding in the theater mario pole when it was bombed. we were in the basement. we went down there the day before, and that's how we survived. was salinas wortham wooden video show scenes of total destruction, the murray pull, nearly $5000.00 people have died there. the mayor says $160000.00 civilians are believed to still be trapped in the city. no electricity, no running water, heating or gas. there is no food for children, and the russian bombardment is relentless. hello me. quickly, let's hide i thought

it's coming from there. we can recognize it now. it goes from that to their, their tanks. authorities hoping for more humanitarian corridors to get all of the remaining civilians out to safety. and for more on the situation we're joined from the ukrainian capital key by the w correspond mathias billing mathias with mary pol officials looking to evacuate. all remaining civilians is that assign the city is close to falling into russian hands. it's definitely a sign that the humanitarian situation in mary hugo is very critical. it has been very bad for weeks. and you can imagine that it's only getting worse how called diet must be and all the accounts that we see from our you paul, are really really hurrying. and that's the main reason i think, for a pledging to get the people out how long the defense force is inside the city will be able to withstand the russian assault is of course,

a big question. they have been and circled. they have not been getting supplies, they might have been presumably decimated. i have no information on that. it's not, it's not public and we don't have any. i'm any reports on that, but it might be a sign, but i would not. i would not make a bet on that. and what about the situation in the capital, keith, where you are? what's the latest on the ground? what we've been hearing is that ukrainian forces have taken back the suburb of european that would be important. it was one of the most fort about places here in this region am. and it's the one of these i, among these suburbs in the north west, it's the one that's closest to the city. so there would be an important gain. of course, all of this is to be confirmed and the situation may still be volatile. fighting is going on. we can hear that from the city center. otherwise the city has been spared

. shelling or attacks in the past few days, although explosions were heard. this is how most streets and give looked like these days before the war key of was one of europe's party destinations. this street was full of young people, spending the evenings and not far from here. you would hear the constant drum of the bass from technol clubs. now the only drum you hear is from artillery from the outskirts saving statues from war. the fighting has left its mark on the city, even though downtown keith has so far been spared heavy shelley. it's mostly the elderly was still in the capitol, yet i don't believe i was born here. my mother was born here and my grandmother. my great grandmother, lived here. i was here yesterday and i am here today. i am out and about with chris

for what they will do is i have memories of every corner here, boy and i pray to god that i and all other residents of keith will be all right, sampled the doping stillness. yes. and we, we have everything there is heating, there's water, there's electricity, it would be a sin to complain. of course, there are restrictions. the very fact that there is a war is terrible psychologically. but physically we're managing. we're physicians, that yes, according to official estimates, half of the population has left on the ground and feels like more than that. those that remain have been anxiously following the fighting. so far. the outer defenses have held monkey of center. my don square, exact for weeks give has been 45. people have prepared themselves for a possible russian thought. but as the russians are stored in front of the city, confidence as returning to the capital, people are slowly returning to the streets. their feeling more comfortable being

outside. businesses are now reopening, some never closed. their doors like this coffee shop in the trendy padilla neighbourhood. on the very 1st day of the war, the owner decided to yeah, to stay pretty full. they can come today. you priscilla called amazon hollywood at 8 a. m people came in and asked whether they could get a coffee, some of them usually we open at 12, but they looked at me in a way that i couldn't say no. then even more people came and that's when i understood many are leaving. but there are those who want to stay just and they need something to look for, which is great. but they didn't look like it was melinda. when they knew the was it since then, the coffee has remained open. the staff have been donating meals to those in shelters and to the military in a city where so many civilians have left those in uniform on now among the most

regular clients and mathias talks between russia and ukraine are taking place in turkey to day. the people that you're talking to ordinary ukrainians, do they still have any hope for a solution to this conflict? we corresponds on the ground get asked this question every time that such talks are taking place and the answer is always no. for most people here, it seems unlikely that a country that just invaded your country a full force would offer any meaningful compromise on earth that these, these negotiations are, of course important because they can see it solved day to day issues like the humanitarian corridors that have worked with mixed success, but something has been established and there may be also important for both sides to feel the mood of the other side. but term, the guess here the, is that the any, any, any results, any shape of an agreement would be decided on the battlefield and it will reflect

the situation on the battlefield. and it doesn't look like there is any decision yet. and there's no desire for her by it, by most ukrainians to freeze the conflict in the state. it is now with all these russian troops inside the country. what the ukrainian side has sad and that's backed by the population, is that direction. troops would need to leave 1st, at least back to the places where they have been before february 24th. that means are back into the separatists. republics and on to crimea. okay. did of your correspondent, but here's a bullying reporting for us from keith. and now to some of the other stories we're following for you, this, our ukraine's president of loda mir zalinski has once again pleaded for the west to provide fighter jets and tanks to help defend his country from russian attacks. lensky accused western countries of cowardice and warn that russia's aggression

would not stop in ukraine or dick russia would move against the baltic states and poland. amnesty international has accused russia of committing war crimes and ukraine, likening the situation to his actions in the syrian war. human rights organisation denounced russia's deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure in the country. amnesty also accused moscow of turning humanitarian corridors into death traps. g 7 energy ministers have rejected demands by russian president vladimir putin to pay for russian gas with rubles german economy and climate protection minister. robert havoc said that the demand is unacceptable and called on companies not to comply with you. interior ministers have been meeting in brussels to address the arrival of millions of refugees from ukraine. they discussed a range of issues such as the distribution of refugees across member states as well as financial support. poland alone has already taken in more than 2000000 people.

over 300000 refugees have made their way to germany. we met one family that fled to berlin husband's tunisian nationality meant he could make the journey, in contrast to most ukrainian men of conscription age who aren't allowed to leave the country. and you know, it's the weirdest shock and like all ukrainians who fled the war. why not mutual were afraid, bunny, for that we heard the sounds of the sirens increased, and the bombs see it in some one road for the one book is a beautiful return. 2 days i couldn't believe i was in berlin. i couldn't understand what was happening. i was in a state of shockley. the floor below shop of circum cook them appear to be there. on the day, the war broke out of lena, every one ran down into their sellers who do of to him with the reserve the

underground, with the notices. every sin was when i hear helicopters, i think the wars come here. i'm sure it stays with you. you know, in aircraft isn't what it was when you were a child where you look up and think, wow me now on you here an aircraft, he think you were at war with an aircraft. his badge of poor them got to with every one in ukraine knows they could die at any moment, tells you moment there's not a moment's rest or peace. i slept with all my clothes on the skull. so could you hear the sirens did of the plains approaching and get us some of your yes, our store got whatever happens. i think the russians will get there, come up dense. but asking that our dollar for the death of the innocent children and people in ukraine, now grania it shows up on me. so will your visorio history won't forget those

people will remember how russia behaved and what they've done that for that was the really a lot the groovy, mr. nom de la was mosley for a moment. there was a low ball and we were able to escape was small hulu. we heard the train station was a nightmare. valuable is legitimate to jasmine willis, and that to be quite honest, i don't even think about the future. i think about my grandmother who stayed in ukraine and i think about what's going to happen next in our country. did i want the war to stop on right now in your book this year? where did you get your stub as good? a is a going to us right now. and she 1st cook if good me problem. now we're trying god willing to forget our lives over there. a bit. a bull cultural title, thumb amy barbara, when we hope we can be open enough to accept this new life. the bureau luther ethan

over is, is many western companies have joined their governments in sanctioning russia. german car maker volkswagen is one of them. it's closed both of its production sites in the country, including its plant in collusion which employs $4000.00 people. we take a look at the effect sanctions are having on the lives of people there and many of whom know little about their country's military operation in ukraine. operations are at a standstill at volkswagens plant in columbia, a 3 hour drive from moscow. like many western companies, v w has temporarily halted production in russia, but there is no trace of panic among employees. clue good to is the name of the suburb. it's hung to demetrius to resolve, and his wife, he sought to that v. w as a wilder. now he's in quality control, the production stop has left him unfazed. what was, what was was like, it's like a vacation. we're still getting paid was even though production has stars from old

pueblo, so everything is fine with. it's a chance to relax and soon we'll get back to work film of the afternoon just by doing a bulldozer than the pregnant. if it prices have gone up a bit. but it hasn't affected us much, but probably feel it more later. we've been 3 little much in russia, a financial crisis, other crises, nothing can scare us any more. crimea vulgar grad st. petersburg. the couple likes to travel, though they've never been abroad. dmitri renovate apartments as a side job to an extra cash. he and his wife enjoy fishing videos on youtube. they never watch the news. nevertheless, booth was you need to know what's happening in your own life, not what's going on in the world. you can find out about world events from neighbors or people at the supermarket. magazine mobile that was good. in kalika, a lot of jobs are generated by the car industry. aside from volkswagen,

the volvo truck plant has also suspended production. mcdonalds is closed and mercedes has stopped exports to will the country revert to cause made in russia? rob? mm. i would, all, the problems are enormously, but i really insist that we can manage cheeks as you need. unfortunately, the public so far believes them you, it's easier to convince ordinary people and they hide from the problems and there's nothing at the moment that can be done about it. the news? yeah. like many russians, dmitri and his wife only have a vague idea about their armies, so called special military operation in ukraine. got a blow her miss nuggets only when the going gets rough for you. that politics matters as long as everything's all right. why should you be bothered? because assume this result is a popular place to escape reality. a steam bath,

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