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ah, ah ah ah, this is due to renews life from berlin, deadly attack russia targets the train station, packed with civilians trying to flee to safety. at least 50 people confirmed dead and dozens more wounded after missiles struck the station and from a torch in easton, ukraine, officials on the ground, se the attack was deliver it. we have seen the cruel face of his army european commission present, or is the vendor ally in shocked after witnessing atrocities firsthand on
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a visit to keith for talks with ukrainian president villarreal zalinski and germany in britain pledge, cooperation on renewable energy as part of efforts to reduce dependency on russian imports. ah, hello everyone, i'm layla rock. thank you so much for your company. at least 50 people are now known to have been killed in a rush, an attack on a train station in east and ukraine. dozens more were wounded when 2 missiles struck the crowded rail hub in the city of crime, a tourist, and the net screech at the station was being used to evacuate women, children, and the elderly to say for parts of the country. western leaders have condemned the attack. the kremlin denied any involvement. toby flicker is unicef spokesperson, and he is in western ukraine. mister flicker, i'm told your team,
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the unicef. tim was incremental risk today when the attack happened. that's right. yeah, no, thank you. so on we did, we had it even from a source today. they were delivering some supplies, medical equipment, hygiene items to the local authorities for distribution to hospitals in the area. and we also have supplies going in yesterday as well. but seeing we're, we're on loading and offloading the supplies when they, um, bang. and that was obviously when the situation happened. and then they had to, they had to move out quite quickly from cremmit to us. but it's an area where we've been working for many years. we have an office in criminals. we've been covering that whole area during the conflict in east them ukraine. i'm so clearly so horrific situation and the protection of civilians and children is absolutely are. i can you describe to us what your team shared with you in terms of who was there
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at the time of the attack at the train station. well, the train station was, was very busy. as we know, people have been trying to move out of the east and palm. so nice line areas all ukraine and moving the west to where to where i am trying to get to where i am now . and so the train station has been busy over the past few days. it's always busy it's, it's really hot where you can get trains to, to, to even further west to the dba. and even here i was, well, i was actually at the train station here in just a little bit earlier talking to people that arrived. that was a train that came in from crime those last night, very early in the morning. and that was the last one that's come in from kind of those goals. and really it's, it's really her situation and on the same team we're able to, to, to leave relatively quickly. but it's an area that we know very well. i've been working on a number of occasions and it's really tragic for children, women, and anyone about it. because this word, obviously having
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a catastrophic consequences. the material, but more importantly, humanitarian is your organization. racing for an intensification of hostilities in the days to come and how do you intend to help the children and families that you usually aid in those situations? so you stuff has been your scaling up ever since the conflict started and we've been moving pre positioning supplies across different parts of the country. i was just in the neat bro in the east where we have a hub where we're trying to get supplies in. so that we can move from there to reach very vulnerable areas where, where the findings, the heaviest, we have massive monitor and access challenges though, in some areas in many a poll and other areas. so that continues to be a challenge. but we are able to read some places. i was also a teacher in the southeast. i was at the hospital there where they were treating a number of children in intensive care. children who have been hit by bullets and
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shrapnel. and we were able to bring in supplies there, and that means like surgical items, it means 1st aid kits and hygiene items. just to help alleviate some of the strain that the doctors and i'm a systems of dealing to we flicker unicef spokesperson. joining us from oscar to western ukraine. thank you so much for taking out the time to take our questions. european commission present, or is la vander lion is in ukraine as part of an e u delegation. the visit is meant to send a strong message of support for ukraine, including for it's a membership id alongside the box foreign policy chief, joseph burrell. the president's visit with the ukranian leader of a lot of mir zalinski in the capital p. before that she visited a mass grave in a town outside of the ukrainian capital seacoast. now to what was up on the line said, i started my day to day with
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a visit to woodshop because being in good shape and seeing what has happened, you can tell that our shoe manatee was shattered in boucher and it is right. and just that the world has voted to suspend russia from the human rights council. it is a war, yes, that russia unleashed against an innocent ukraine. but it's much, much more than that. on top. it is these big questions that will be decided in this war. so your fight is also our fight and i'm here and kiff with you today to send a very strong message that the european union is by your side. we stand by your side . this is the message that you have. a lot of me, i want to bring to you, but also to the ukrainian people and that was the your commission present ers of underlying speaking moments ago at a press conference and
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w corresponded. eyes on phenomena was at bat. press briefing a with the president zalinski and the commission president. what more can you tell us, alexandra? well, i think it was my impression during those press conference at both liter really wanted to make it a success. this visit at the press conference to demonstrate to the ukraine, people that a, the european union in standing by their side as sort of the law funder lion saddened as press conference. he also said that you fight is our fight addressing the ukrainian people and the president. and she told him that sir, is that you are p and a union can never match the sacrifice of his people. of course you can say those are only words, but i think that that those are words that are much needed in the country. that is at war and effect that she visited, boucher, a, were russian soldiers stand accused of terrible war crimes was also very important
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. but let's have a listen to what president zalinski had to say in this press conference. some dudgeon vom loses, shall witness me, but he is, i would like to thank you madam president, for this very special visitor booth for your visit to butcher me. see now or what, but this is a very powerful signal which shows the world that ukraine in the u. stand together in this fight for justice, visits, the dignity of values and human life to his new order. it shows that we are working together. but you are there ross? was that the um several of them for the elite is very important to have so many visitors. that it's important for every ukrainian family, for every ukrainian person, for all our children who can see their lives in the future in ukraine, in our future country is strong and united as it is now. but in the european union
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place, that is where we belong to, wouldn't exist on want to ask you about that alexander, because there was a, a very eye catching moment during the press conference. where the commission presenters of underlying handed over a folder to the ukranian president. can you tell us more about that? yes, it was quite an interesting moment because he would not assume that the president of the european commission would use this important press conference to hand over such a folder. it was a questioner in which are they hoped that you, the korean government is able to answer important questions about reforms in the country about the independence of the judiciary system. all this important things that are so important for a potential you membership. so it's a, i was asking myself in this moment, or is it really necessary? is it a strong signal that the ukrainian people were wake wait a waiting for?
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but then i thought that it's, it is a strong signal because the president of the, of the european commission came to key of to hand it over to make clear that she is supporting that there, there the plea of the ukrainians to become a member of the european union and they, they want to take concrete steps and i think that the folder was a symbol of that to help ukraine achieve their goal. dw, correspond to allison, phenomenal reporting. thank you very much. on germany chance they're all of shorts and british prime minister boards, johnson have put on a united friends after their 1st bilateral meeting in london. the war in ukraine dominated the day with the leader saying, russian president vladimir putin was wrong to assume your would be divided on how to respond to his invasion. mister schultz and germany is serious about ending its dependence on russian gas and oil. that it will take time to transition to other energy sources. mistake you now to downing street,
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or where the w corresponding charlotta shall some bill is standing by shells over time you back with us. mister shows and mr. johnson putting on a united front. what was the key message from the year to leaders? absolutely. unity was on full display hair as said, boris johnson, british prime minister greeted the german chancellor, olaf shorts here in london for the 1st time. the 2 leaders, both united in their condemnation of some of the images that have been emerging from the ukraine, not just today, but over the past weeks as well. they both also wanted to stress the friendship between the 2 sides. reminisced devoris johnson. thank it has never been more crucial both saying that in fact, perhaps contrary to what the russian president might have expected or indeed a hopes the west has been united since the conflict began
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a choice. a saying that the unity on display is perhaps something putin didn't reckon with didn't reckon right. but were there any signs of disunity on their ukraine policy? because in the pounds germany and the u. k. took very different approaches to ukraine. for example, in the area of military aid, obsidian, the bridge produce did have an announcement on millet tree aids today. he saying that the u. k. will offer a 100000000 pounds mole in aid in addition to the vast amount that's already been supplied of high grade military equipment for a big announcement that was expected. nothing new from the german chancellor. germany has been criticized both at home domestically and internationally for being perhaps a bit too slow on supplying a weaponry bots or the charge. the thing that they were seeking to do all that they could, it wants to continue sending defensive weapons in the future. the gem chancellor
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said he will so stress the fact that the turn around and sending this weapons with a seismic shift as you related to their in the question for jen policy. and therefore, a not to be underestimated at when it came to weapons prime minister or storms. a was asked in a question during that press conference. whether or not that could be viewed a, in a way is as antagonistic, who could escalate the conflicts. his response to that was always seeking to do is help ukrainians to protect themselves. and in conclusion of charlotte or mr. charles or mister schultz was pressed a number of times on germany's reliance on a russian gas and oil. what was his response that was absolutely wanted the dominating features of the press conference, the some very difficult questions that for the german chancellor on a germany's dependence on a russian energy, germany varosti more dependent on gas in particular,
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in comparison to the united kingdom. now, the gem, tulsa re, wanted to stress that they were doing germany was doing all that. it could that it had taken significant steps, but this is not something that could be reverse overnight. nevertheless, he said that he did feel that steps that were being taken to wean germany and indeed other european countries of russian energy would ultimately be successful. now something that prime minister, forrest johnson also had very, very whom was for the german chancellor on saying everything that has been done so far and ease planned for the future really is quite remarkable. the prime minister said, so what was that with the steps that have been taken, but clearly, gemini is facing questions as to whether or not more can be done in the future. charlottesville, some pill reporting from downing street. thank you. you're watching get every news live from berlin. here is our reminder of our main story. at least 50 people,
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including 5 children, have been killed in a russian airstrike on a train station in the eastern ukrainian city of crematory. thousands of civilians were at the station at the time of the attack, attempting to evacuate to see for parts of the country. this is the w news. more news coming up in just a moment on my la rock. thank you so much for spending this part of your day with us. see you next week you time for an experiment about time. it can be measured precisely. and yet each person experiences it differently as if there are different forms of time. but dimension and illusion about time starts april 14th on d w. i.
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