against moscow, britain is also join at the time table to end it's russian energy in quote, to select evidence and testing. and that's it from me and the new steam urine, but in don't go away. up next is business with chris cope. bob and wemby can always get all the latest news business and sports on our website, www. of god else's in berlin for me and the new steve with with what does more do to people are hatred and violence inherited from generation to generation and award winning documentary searches for

answers. for 2 years. the author accompanies us sell a fist family in northern syria. insights into the isolated world of radical islamists, a film about family, faith, masculinity, of fathers and sons starts april 16th on d, w. ah, sanctioning russia's energy sector. but when and how the you encounter a stumbling blocks on the way to banning russian cold. it's also the show i'll be talking to a ukrainian film producer, had to leave his company behind, is now trying to support colleagues back home across many and we'll show you why ukraine's export of fresh fruit and vegetables may be more important than ever on

chris kolber welcome to the program as ukrainian president vladimir lensky calls for a, quote, ruinous sanctions against russia. the european union is having problems getting their latest sanctions package across the finish line. the latest actions from the you include sanctions against russian coal, but the deal failed to pass on wednesday with a new start date for the punishments delayed to august. among the sticking points, germany raises issues over existing cold delivery contracts. meanwhile, hungary has broken ranks with the rest of the european union. it says it is prepared to meet the russian demand that it pay for gas in russian roubles. nevertheless, the european union, or at least why parts of it appear committed to not limiting in per band only to russian coal. multiple leaders have been saying a boycott of russian oil and gas would have to come at some point despite the

detrimental impact on e economies. that of the commission feels that some of the blow can be cushioned. the u. s. provides us with at least additional 15000000000 cubic meters of allergy gas this year. this gives us the opportunity to replace the ration ellen g this year. second, for the coming years we're aiming for at least an additional 50000000000 cubic meters annually. this will give us the opportunity to replace at least one 3rd of the pipeline gas arriving in europe. the head of the commission or the law on the line speaking there. now, more than 4000000 people have so far fled the war in ukraine, according to the united nations, the people forced to leave family, friends and homes, are also leaving behind their jobs. and what they have worked hard for to achieve one refugee is trying to bring his business with him and build back what he has

lost. it's hard to understand what feelings are connected to arriving to burly, what feelings are just connected with all the situation with a ward in general. so yeah, that's why i'm happy my family's safe. i'm safe. my parents are safe, so yeah, i'm happy at the same time, the lot of my friends and again, my brother's in law and my close friends, my colleagues in ukraine, and so my country actually is there. so yeah, it's good and bad at the same time and mood is going like this. alexi is gonna be a film producer from keith. now living in berlin, he ker owns a filmmaking business, which has been decimated by the war to the business. is deb for, for, for the small so i'm in the original business. all commercial filming is on hold

and the 30 employees and free dancers have seen that day to day lives. totally appendages get the most of them like the, like 60 to 70 percent are still in ukraine against some of them who are in territorial chance. and some of them are volunteering in cave or in western ukraine, helping to move goose and humanitarian health. since arriving in berlin, alexys going to has been trying to rebuild the business. the 36 year old has to ames for support colleagues still in ukraine and provide employment opportunities the ukrainians who had to flee. today he's having a team meeting with the project managers of the firm. one is also in berlin, one still in keith. they're figuring out how to hide directors,

the new projects in germany, and the you. it's hard starting from scratch at, took him years to establish his network of contacts in ukraine. now he needs a new one and berlin. that's why he's meeting today with local producers to try to organize a collaboration. finding new partners is going to be vital. the fem survival and retaining the stuff going on discussion, but we just had some some money left over her account so we were able to pay at least last last month and we are able to pay this month. next, these go next was allowed to leave ukraine because he has 3 children to take care of a friend of his award winning filmmaker, mantas clutter. ivy cheers was killed by a russian rocket this week. let's talk some more with all exec skolnik. we just saw the report. welcome to the studio, actually you. you have to flee ukraine and as we saw the report, you could take your children, your wife,

with you give us an idea of what you had to leave behind. like everything, rest, everything else, all my life. my rest of my family. my some of my brothers and sisters, my friends, my colleagues, my business. all my life is there in my house, my car. everything. you mentioned your business, you are a film producer. what does this business look like? human now or in general in general, it looks like shooting fillings, music videos, to make commercials, feature films, documentaries, short films. everything you can seen movies and on tv. so and now that you're here in berlin, you try to keep this business alive as good as it gets. how do you do that?

yeah, exactly. and trying to, to establish new contracts. here we do have some, we used to work with the european and german producers, but still i'm trying to build up new network, new connections to be able to get some of the project. at least commercial wants to be able to support our team. a lot of people are here in germany or around, you know, ukrainians from this business and they just have no job and we don't want them to don't shave downgrade because they're super qualified. crane was like one of the top markets for service production for you, for the last 5 to 7 years. so we just want, try to give them jump to do what they can do the best here at the same time. the film industry in ukraine is not really operational now is at the moment. so what, what is there to support for an industry that depends on people having time and

money to spend and you know the mind for creativity. the environment now is very different. absolutely. we are not talking about showing fields to the audience now in ukraine. i'm talking about supporting people from the industry who just lost their jobs and they all volunteering every day. they spend all their money for support, thing like him and terry and met met medical help and are me everything. so they are now just exhausted. they out of money, they just need jumps, and some of them are relegated to western part of ukraine and they are able to, should they're able to do the both production. so does. that's actually what we're trying to do. we're trying to, to support them with a job for the money in a job,

in their industry, or any type of job job in their industry. ok, that's, that's dead you. russia doesn't appear to be willing to end this war anytime soon. when you look at the weeks ahead, what is, what are your thoughts? i'm, i'm just stand shocked and, and, and speechless. but i think it's like an aside and what's happening, my colleagues now they're shooting documentaries in boucher been now couple of yesterday they were great now for this move to bar dunker, which is i don't think you already heard about it, but it's even worse. the butcher, and yesterday night we had to call with my colleagues, the commentaries who are, who are there was criminal medical experts spend the day with them. and i mean, i'm just, it's just, it's,

it's crazy. do you have an idea of how to restart in ukraine or does that not cross your mind as a, as a business person, restarting ukraine, ukraine in ukraine? of course. i mean as soon as it's gonna be done, i, i have like a dozen. so, requests from here and all around the world to, to support producers and filmmakers and directors to come to crane to get, to, should the material even even now a lot of major companies are sending their people there already to shoot it. and we have couple of projects on the table that i've been developed now. a soon as we will be ready to, to finish even now. people are working there and shooting. alex, a scottish from producer from ukraine. thank you for your visit. thank you so much . ukraine is one of the world's most important produces of grain, but reach barley are spelled from ukraine,

have become scarce since russia's attacks exporting other produce has become if more essential. that's one of the main takeaways from the annual fresh produce trade show currently underway here in berlin. since the russian invasion, ukraine's fruit and vegetable exports are important nourishment for the flailing economy. we try to push ourselves as hard as possible, even in this hard times to work. and many people are ready to do it. many people want to support the rain. we want to keep our economic going. going, as men have to remain in the ukraine to fight in the war. women and children are holding the fort at this year's fruit fair in berlin. most are currently refugees. the ukrainian stall is smaller than in past years. but international trade is more important than ever since the rena katina, the organizer of the booth, a local which is in power of people, is very low and we'll be right,

a little during gland to yes, at least a while, leaving a little bit. gov, our, our account is sold for us. export is ah, i source of income for the economy. source of income for the company is for salaries. in the pony cups company from eco pack relocated from the war, torn east of the country to the polish border and the west to stay in business. keeping up the production means keeping up food and money supplies for ukrainians. feel weak in say that it's safe to work to continue production. we will do this because it's very important for the nation, for ukrainian producers at this year's fruit fair. the booth carries more than economic value. it is an act of defiance. oh, we are hopeful. we will not give up and be now, and that's where we'll win. and his reminder of our top story at this hour,

you use sanctions against russia, appear to be hitting road blocks. they are said to target the countries energy sector and common spawns to the most recent escalations in ukraine. a plaid ban on energy imports from russia has for now been pushed back to mid august. that social for now on 1st cobra and berlin. thanks for watching of herself as successfully her colleague cup of tea will be served with a pleasant feeling. that's what catan patel's organic author and he is promising. the focus here is on the long term, the theme ability, good for the people in the environment. and for the product he took

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