as ukrainian president vladimir lensky call, slay, 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 for the rest of the european union. it says it is prepared to meet the russian demand that pay for gas in russian roubles. nevertheless, the european union, or at least wide parts of it appear committed to not limiting import band only to russian coal. multiple leaders have been saying, a boy called a russian all and gas would have to come at some point despite the detrimental impact on your economies. the head of the commission feels that some of the blow

can be cushions. the u. s. provides us with at least additional 15000000000 cubic meters of l. n. g gas. this year. this gives us the opportunity to replace the russian elegy 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 russian pipeline gas arriving in europe. the head of the commission or is along the lines 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,

what feelings are connected to arrive in berlin and 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. yeah, it's good and bad at the same time, and moved is going like this. alexia, chronic as a film producer from keith. now living in berlin, her own the filmmaking business, which has been decimated by the war to the business. it is dead for, for, for the small. so, i mean, there is no business. oh commercial filming is on hold. and the city employees and freed answers have seen that day to day lives totally appendages to get the queue.

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, alexia clinic has been trying to rebuild the business. the 36 year old had to ames support colleague still in ukraine and provide employment opportunities the ukrainians, who had to flee or so. 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 hire directors for 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 need the 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 to fem survival and retaining the stuff. got to discuss, 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. alexys 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. but some more with all exec scottish 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 and 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 don't want them to don't she don't grade 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 medic medical help and are me everything. so they are now just exhausted. they are 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. does that 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 thing is like hen 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 the 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 were 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 dozens of 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 in russia's attacks. exporting other produce has become more

central. 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, and it's hard times to worry. and many people are ready to do it. many people want to support ukraine, the ones that keep our economic guy 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 ready low during gone through yes. at least a while,

the really cover our county. so for us export is ah, i source of income for secondary source of income for the company is for salaries eons. a pony cost 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. we are hopeful we will not give up and we know that we will win. and his reminder of our top story at this hour, you use sanctions against russia, appear to be hitting road blocks. they are set to target the countries energy

sector and common spawns to the most recent escalations in ukraine. a plant ban on energy imports from russia has for now been pushed back to mid august. that social for now on fresco verbal. and thanks for watching at herself the successfully ah, with ah

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with this is the w is life from berlin. an urgent plea from ukraine's foreign minister. either you help us now, and i'm speaking about days not weeks, or you help will come to late as east and ukraine. braces for a new russian offensive cave asks the west for more weapons to fend off the assaults. all this says more evidence.