ah, ah, ah ah, this is dw news life from berlin. russia keeps up its attacks on ukraine, despite hopes for a reduction in military operations. the eastern region of damascus comes under heavy shelling as part of a possible shift in moscow's war aims. the kremlin says there's been no breakthrough at peace talks and that's scaling back. its forces isn't ac spark. also coming up germany, braces for possible disruptions to its gas deliveries from russia and activates an

early warning plan. this after berlin reject moscow's demands to pay for gas in rubles ah, i'm pablo foias. welcome to the program. there's been no let up in russia's attacks on ukrainian cities a day after moscow said it would scale back some operations. following another round of peace talks. there have been fresh strikes on targets in the east of ukraine as well as on the city of cheddar. neve in the north cave, was also attacked again, even though russia had said it would also reduce its quote, military activity around the capitol. ah, was mentioning ok, they will see the enemy demonstrated the decrease in activity in the shaheen region by striking neeagin's brought him including by air and spent the whole night

hitting shaney heath. so new civil infrastructure objects have been destroyed again, such as libraries, shopping, moles, and many other buildings. and you are, the enemy was shelling, shut you all night, but we will restore everything. and alice shadow, steve, will be even better than it was uneasy and will be even better. all cities of shuttle eve region will be much better than they are to day will disregard the new rule, or the kremlin has said it sees, quote, no break through emerging after tuesdays piece talks with ukraine. but russia said it did welcome caves written proposals put forward during tuesday's face to face meeting in turkey. another round of peace talks. but this time with 1st signs of progress is ukraine opens up to discuss, adopting a neutral status. russia promised to scale down operations. if it is, the russian defense ministry has made the important decision to decrease military

activity, several fold it in the direction of keith and churn, to his to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations. negotiations that will be needed to increase trust, but in action and not in words, ukraine's presidents stressed stock more than those of other yes, we can say that the signals we hear from the talks are positive. i'll it but the signals can't silence the explosions. don't rush unchallenged seasonal. of course, we see all of the risks though, and of course watch we don't see ground to trust the words coming from representatives of the country that continues trying to destroy us over your body that are the nozzle. lisa rushes, announcement was also met with skepticism in washington. but i think we should be clear eyed about the reality of what's happening on the ground and no one should be fooled by russia's announcements. we believe any movement of forces around keith is

a re deployment and not a withdrawal. i in the world should be prepared for a major offensive against other areas of ukraine. offensive that in the future should be stopped by other countries acting as security guard tours. an idea that key, if proposed in exchange for neutrality and in place of need a membership as peace talks, gain momentum. there is no also another possibility on the horizon. a high level meeting between both presidents while for the latest on the ground in ukraine were joined by dw correspondent, amen. as if, who's in the western city of live eve. i'm good to see you. now we just heard that the governor of a chatting, heave region denying that russia actually reduced its military activity there as promised yesterday. what more can you tell us? well, the mayor of chinese said that last night was just as they expected. pablo and other words, he never trusted. the russian promised that they would reduce military activity in

the area. he said that the bombing started just hours after the promise was made and claimed several lives. now people i've talked to in the key of region were woken up last night by the sound of bombing as well. and the ukrainian military reported shooting down russian missiles headed in that direction. so this flies in the face of the russian promises that were made that said they wanted to build trust in order to go forward with negotiations and to re greatly reduce military activity in area. pablo army and there have been reports also that intensified shelling and eastern ukraine. what's the latest? well, in hockey, that's ukraine's 2nd largest city. it's been a hot spot of russian bombing since the very beginning of the invasion. things have ramped up there, according to local officials, the governor said that the city was hit $180.00 times with grad rockets causing

damage to civilian infrastructure and also residential buildings. now that city, as i said, is the 2nd largest city in ukraine, and it's in the east, but it's not part of the russian occupied don bass region. it's close to that area and russia is trying to take control. but so far, they've only managed to surround half of the city and to continue to bombarded. and if russia is following through with these plans to reduce activity around keith and to move their attention further east than i think that city is going to see more bombardments look like we saw to day more destruction to civilian infrastructure and more loss of human lives. problem dw correspondent amin, as if reporting from the city of live, even ukraine. thank you. but russia's war on ukraine has given added urgency to e. u efforts to win itself off russian,

oil and gas. today both poland and germany have announced plans to bring our to address the issue of energy security on the continent. and for more on the impact of the ukraine war on e. e. energy supplies. let's bring in march impuls aski. he's a senior advisor at the war, so security form in the polish capital. warsaw martin. i'd at like to start with a sound bite from the polish prime minister to day and then get your take on it. gish i've said stub emma, my budget to day. we are presenting the most radical plan in europe to move away from russian hydrocarbons and seuss away from russian oil as russian gases govern from russian coal than my buddy. this most radical plan is needed of. it is needed so that finally, europe versed will wake up a vote up here,

just ra shoshanna movie. as it is, we knew that russia is using gas an oil road, especially gas gratitude of black manners, and jim schon 1000 martin. so poland is the vanguard in europe, pushing for a complete, caught with russia in oil, gas, and cold. now we heard this morning that russia is backing down on it's immediate demands for energy payments in rubles, is the kremlin feeling pressure now over at the threat to its energy exports? oh, thank you very much for the invitation. it's a pleasure to be here again. i believe that this whole exchanger in terms of paying would robles for, for the cas supplies the, it's all a publicity stunt. and i cannot imagine does the, the chrome unexpected. it will be treated seriously in the face of sanctions on the face of the ongoing invasion. so i believe they are feeling the pressure and,

and while of course they still have a lot of the currency reserves or they can definitely see that the sanction. so we'll have a larger impact and to it in depth in that view. it's certainly a positive thing that we're seeing coming from poland. announcements are to cut off all supply of coal, of gas or oil coming from russia, as certainly or one that was expected from the polish government who, who was making those announcements for a long time to, to be willing to do that move and, and finally, now making it happen that which of course puts even more pressure on, on germany a to do a similar type of announcement. as we know that's a, that is, that has been a difficult case for the german government to decide. but certainly we can see that the pressure will be mounting and to i also think that this is a bigger issue for,

for the european union. because it truly the impact on, on russia will be felt or will be felt by russia when you as a whole is able to cut to cut off for the energy supplies from russia. and that can be made only truly implementing the concept of the energy union. and there has been discussion and recent summit off the immediate interventions on the markets in terms of potential off electricity crisis in terms of central tax cuts to right, awesome the low use this term and actually allow this, the common you blockade to happen. there's no consensus on does, but to really, really make that felt by russia. the impact of this move. this is what should be expected from your opinion that much. and we spoke to you about 3 weeks ago after washington rejected. poland offered to help transfer. mig 29 jeff to ukraine. does

the current situation show nato with the right to avoid a direct intervention? although the megs or haven't been really a direct intervention, they would have been an, an, an escalation in the, in the type of equipment delivered to, to ukraine. but i think if, if anything that that, that we were seeing is that at them do ukrainians are doing a phenomenal job. ukrainian army is doing a phenomenal job fighting the russian forces and to the recent defeats around to the key of the, the recent a liberation of towns in ukraine show that they are able to make progress. that even with the equipment that is delivered right now, which we know very well, still insufficient. so we can only imagine if this, this engagement would to would have been increased or what the advances of ukrainians populations could be. now the case of, of delivering more equipment is particularly important for oh,

and the type of in the to protect the ukrainian sky. and that can shoot down a rocket should gung plains. and this is critical, not i for ukrainian look it, but particularly for ukrainian cities and the ukranian population. so this type of escalation, i think in the delivery is very, very much needed and, and would have it's a positive effect. now in terms of direct involvement or i troops it. gov natal troops on the ground. well that, that for sure is too high of a security risk for now, for nato countries that, at this point and, and in, that's the decision not to san troops is a, is a standing one and, and, and the good rational one. that said, we need to realize the ukrainians are also fighting our war. it is also war for our security. that if they lose, we will be worse off. so that the support provided that from nato needs to be sustained and not guidance to be increased. martin both as k senior advisor at the

war. so security form. thank you. thank you very much. well, germany is also moving to address energy security and its reliance on russian gas. the government is activating an early warning plan to prepare for possible shortages of gas from russia. economy minister about tobacco says a crisis team will closely monitored gas supplies. back who's with the environmentalist? green party in germany's government is also asking everyone in germany to conserve more energy. we are zehnder, i'm as a drug, we are in a situation where i have to say clearly that every kilowatt hour of energy saved helps. understand that is why i would like to combine the triggering of the early warning level for gas supplies with the appeal to help to companies and private consumers. you are helping germany. you are helping ukraine when you reduce your use of gas and more energy in general. lucky in skunked. i'm spawn. let's bring in lots of ayesha. he's head of policy at berlin for german watch. hi, i'm welcome to

d w. what is this early warning plan? exactly. well, the, the gas emergency plan, according to german law, has 3 levels. this is the 1st one, so it's activated if there are some serious indications that there are potential threats to the security of gas supply. so i mean, currently there is no shortage, but there are reasons to be worried and, and it means that a crisis unit is being established at the ministry that meets daily includes representatives of different ministries of the pipeline. operators of the regulator of the german state. so the regional level to monitor the situation closely and to prepare plans in case we would have to activate level 2 or even level 3. it's only a level 3 that the state then would also to the that's the case. then we have real shortages where the state would actually intervene in the gas market. so we're not

there yet. this is just about preparedness. it's a precautionary move and i think it's also an important signal to german companies and consumers to take the situation very seriously. and as, as are metallic just sent in the video, you showed to, you know, every effort to save energy in this critical moment is very welcome. now, germany is for painted. he said it would not stop importing energy from russia due to its dependence. how concerned is berlin that russia may show off its gas lines? i think this announcement bureau, but harvey this morning shows that the burdens very concerned and and, and rightly so. i think if russia were to make that decision, germany could survive that the german economy could as well, but it would come in and very serious economic costs. so. so decision makers are worried about this. and to get out of this situation, of course,

saving energy in improving energy efficiency is crucially important. and in that context, of course, this announcement, as i said, i think, is also a very clear signal that everyone who can should do what he can, which he can what the company can to, to conserve energy. how fast could germany replace rushes energy imports? well, it depends on the fuel, really and i think and that's important to realize for most fossil fuels we get from russia, ending dependents, ending imports immediately or very soon on a similar timeline is on poland announced and it's possible it's most coolest concern. oil is concerned, diesel is concerned. and we also import some rushing gasoline tanker sue ellen gee . and all of that could be ended very soon. and that would of course, be a very significant blow to putin's ability to finance war and something that we would also recommend as john watch to look into this. and to do so,

because we think alternatives are available to least of course, renewable energy, energy efficiency, for pipeline gas and gas to get through pipelines. the situation is indeed more complex. if russia leaves germany no other choice, as i said technically, it would be possible. there are some reserves there and turn into sources. the emergency plan would ensure that households and critical infrastructure such as hospitals, will continue to receive gas. but industry would probably be cut off from supply and that concerns of important part of germany industry and would have a very serious impact on the german economy. so for gas, for pipeline gas, the, the approach has been to look at a more managed decline. right. but there are also some interesting proposals to, for example, use like a blocking account where we write, continue to receive gas from russia, but put the payments on a blocking account and the money is only free to fresh meats or conditions for to

levy an additional high tax on these imports. so do you think that the pipeline gas is more complicated, but there are interesting options there as well. lots of i had of policy berlin for german watch. thank you. thanks. well, here are some of the other headlines related to the war in ukraine. the u. n. refugee agency says more than 4000000 people have now fled to fighting in ukraine. that's near the 10 percent of the country's pre war population. more than half of all refugees of crossed from ukraine into neighboring poland. and in the midst of tensions over the war, a moment of cooperation to russian cosmonaut land back on earth, bringing with them a u. s. astronaut. mark vander high court a ride home from the international space station on board, a russian cup to the group touch down a short time ago in classics. done. ukraine has honored the border guard officer who bluntly defied calls from a russian warship to surrender snake island in the black sea. at the start of

russia's invasion, it was roman gree bob's voice, heard in the audio exchange with the warship that has gone viral. the guards were captured, but later freed, as part of a prisoner exchange. the leader of the russian republic of chechnya is calling for the storming of ukraine's capital keith as part of russia, so called special military co operation. for years, soldiers from chechnya have been fighting alongside pro russian separatists in eastern ukraine, chechen separatists ford to wars against russia after the collapse of the soviet union. but russia violently defeated the separatists. now chechnya, as part of the russian federation and is ruled by rams on cathedral, a loyal ally of president vladimir putin. putin has repeatedly called upon, could've paramilitary fighters to undertake risky missions in ukraine. but some chechen separatists have also joined the war on the ukrainian side,

fighting against russian forces. ah, they're seen as the muscle of the russian military feared for their brutality on the battlefield. soldiers from chechnya fighting for president vladimir putin in ukraine. the chechens, i believe, to be in the thick of a fighting here in what's left of mary, a pole. beverly sophist footage. they say he's from inside the city. it shows them going house to house and firing on residential buildings. they're loyal to this man, rams on career of for pro kremlin presidents of a church and republic who calls himself putin's foot soldier pedro though art. so i'd like to give some advice to the current president of ukraine volunteers zalinski before he becomes a former president of ukraine. stubborn prescott. you should hurry up and call our

president. the commander in chief of vladimir putin and ask for his forgiveness. for brazil is in elizabeth during the 2nd chechen war could deeroff in his militia help to moscow defeat separate his rebels and bring chechnya back into russia control. it was a brutal war but left the capital grossly in ruins. seen similar to the destruction seen today in ukraine. kirov claims tens of thousands of his men are fighting in ukraine, whatever their true number they're seen as a potent psychological weapon for vladimir putin. but analysts suggest they might actually be more hype than help. this footage filmed by the ukrainian military on the outskirts of keith claims to show what's left of a chechen column after an ambush. burns how armor letters were road book a day rough denies his forces suffered any set back near to your dash. 2 will be

to some say that many of our fighters were killed. no, it would be to not measure by so long when i see it from the other. we have not sustained a single loss. no, it's not a single soldier has been wounded to that. not a single soldier scratched. not a single person has even caught a cold, a nascar conversion. a 5th fire fight in a village northeast of heath. this video was posted on social media by ukrainian volunteer unit. is believed fighters from chechnya are in its ranks fighting for the government in heath and against rams on kitty or of chechens on both sides of a front line in the war within a wall. oh, we're here to look at some other stories we're following for you this our china's most popular city. shanghai is grappling with a strict to part lockdown aimed at curtailing the city's worst outbreak of coven 19

. the measures have seen the cities financial district dong effectively cut off from shanghai historic center with bridges, tunnels and roads closed. british police say they will find 20 people over the various staff parties held in the offices of british prime minister bars johnson during corona virus locked. and johnson himself has not been fined. the scandal dogged party gate has rocked the governing conservative party and threatened johnson's leadership. the investigation is ongoing. us health officials have authorized a 2nd cove with 1900 booster dose for people aged 50 and older. the regulators decision offers a further dose of the pfizer by on tech or during vaccines to that age group, at least 4 months after their previous booster. nigerian officials say at least 7 people have been killed and many injured in an attack on

a major railway line. on monday, security sources say some 970 passengers were on board. a train linking a buddha with the northwest city of kaduna. when a silence detonated a bomb on the tracks before opening fire in somalia, a hunger crisis is looming again. the horn of africa is experiencing its worst route in more than 40 years. severely hitting crops famines in 19922011 devastated somalia. there are fears that many in the country are facing starvation once again. and the war in ukraine is further disrupting food supplies and driving a prices. a refugee camp in southern somalia, more than 4000 families have fled here in the past 6 months because of the devastating drought in their country. or when the la met last on for 2 years, the rains have not come about our animals had nothing to eat and died. we were dependent on them. we don't know any other way to live in atlanta, atlanta alena orwinn. c animal carcasses lie along the road to the camp. somali is

not the only place affected. people in kenya and ethiopia are also suffering from the drought. in the horn of africa, some 13000000 people are dependent on food aid. children of the worst affected in the refugee camp there, examined by a team of doctors, had our her li, has walked 5 days to find help for her daughter as americans. and the 1st be cried because we were afraid of the hunger and suffering. now my child's condition is the worst thing for me. hello, gallagher? eva butler foiled ooh, botch suffers from a disability and is now acutely malnourished. her family also lost their livelihood . their cows and goats died because of the drought aid agencies. one the current international support is not enough. this, it wasn't. is serious. i am the more you delay. oh, your response. the war you mic the, the cause of response high. the more you are driving people to it's from him

a day later in the refugee camp, but did not make it wrapped in a carpet. she was buried. 8 children have died here in 4 weeks. and finally, many volunteers around europe are doing what they can to help ukrainian refugees, including offering up their special talents in spain. a chef is serving free lunches of the regional rice dish pie at his restaurant in valencia. he says he wanted to do something for people whose been left with nothing and have travelled for days. restaurant has become a meeting place for the ukrainians, who found refuge in the city of coming up next in detail. the news asia tr lankin are having to stand in long queues for many daily essentials. what's happened to the countries economy and prices are spiking in bangladesh. as the muslim holy month of ramadan

approaches are shoring meals at some time, has become a harrowing task. well that's it from me, i'll be back again at the top of the next errand. don't forget, you can stay up to date on all the latest news on our website, d, w dot com. or you can follow us on our social media catch on pablo, palladium from the team here for to take care with

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