oh fighters, 2 men now. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, tens of thousands have been killed in the ukrainian city of mary or ball. that's the estimate from ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. after more than a month of relentless shelling by russian forces on the port city, also coming up you foreign ministers are meeting in luxembourg to discuss further sanctions on russia. the remains divided on whether to impose the measures that would hurt moscow the most. a boycott of its oil and gas.

ah, i'm abbacore awesome. welcome to the program. we begin this hour with ukrainian city that has seen the most intense fighting since the russian full scale invasion began. more than 6 weeks ago. tens of thousands of people are dead and merry or bull. according to the ukrainian president vladimir zalinski speaking to south korean lawmakers, he appealed for more weapons to defend his country. and the port city, mary, or ball, has been under relentless, russian bombardment for weeks. officials say much of the port city lies in bruins and tens of thousands of people remain trapped with little or no food and water. russia has said it will focus on eastern ukraine and intensify its military efforts there. i joy now by ann phillips shawls, reporting fries,

and he's in the port city of odessa. yon phillips. what is the situation where you are this hour at the moment the atmosphere seems to be relatively calm, but people are definitely getting prepared for the worst. the city has been hit by several missiles in the past days, and an additional problem for the city is that the russians could take from the lens site as well as from the c sites. so the situation for the city is very difficult, but to really start a major take, the russians would have to take over the city of nikolai 1st or which is about 100 kilometers east off for a year. and there still seems to be a lot of resistance from the ukrainian sites. talk to us about the security measures being taken in the city right now. yeah, i just talked to an official from the ukrainian military. and he says that they

feel very well prepared for a possible attack at tank barriers in place. air defense systems are in place, and they are also prepared for a possible attack or from, from the see site and also ordinary people here in odessa, ready to defense their city. to the last, we just met some young people who are a trying to renovate a very old system of catacombs underneath the city of odessa, at the moment, to make shelters for 4 people. why is this city so crucial for russia? what would be the significance if ration forces were to seize control of odessa? i think the significance of odessa really can't be underestimated economically, militarily. and also culturally, if the russians take over

a death of a, basically cut off ukraine from the sea. and odessa is also the most important commercial harbor around 50 percent of all imports and exports go via odessa. so it's for sure that the city is very high on poor genes. priority list d, w corresponding an philip shoulds reporting from the ukranian city of odessa. thank you. thank you. the city of shiny, have a northern ukraine was besieged by russian forces for weeks following the russian withdrawal from the region. the horrors of what happened there are now coming to light. our correspondent alexandra phenomena filed this report from her near the city of chimney hill after weeks of siege and have a shelling by russian forces. we meet the atlanta and valentino sapient coin a local hospital. they survived, but were both injured in

a nurse strike that hit their house. the ballistic wounded, someone took less than a 2nd. loosely, sweet. we just heard a whistle gloom. jim, i screamed, get down, wasn't covered. my son seemed like little savoy. even school valentin still has surgeries ahead of him. sit lana is doing a little bit better. she shows me pictures of their house before and after the attack this done up on why did they attack us? i don't know. we didn't do anything bad. where civilians are still, the quinn is love. the hospital itself was not spirit either bought and roshi low. the hat of the trauma center he had tells us after russian strike his team struggled to keep going. for 2 hours before we worked without water and electricity will only put headlamps on and took care of those seeking medical assistance. also,

it was very hard on me, but we stayed here and did what was necessary. raleigh williams, social wellness, and the situation worse than when russian forces completely encircled the city. residents tell us journey heath and you are to weeks of russian siege. and just burley came through water and electricity were almost completely cut off. no age could come in. local officials say at times the city buried up to 100 people in a single day. some of them were killed by russian troops. others died because they could not reach the hospital due to heavy shelling in their local morgue, edward sled plain using refrigerated trucks for the bodies that still needs to be identified or pick up by relatives. elizabeth or they were you follow. many people left the country to escape the fighting is that they are not in ukraine for them and cannot get back to bury their relatives,

came from warner. so that's why there are still many bodies here to preserve the right. listen here was that would be those who come here to claim their loved ones are overwhelmed by grief. like ego's family, he was a husband, a father, a brother, shut debt by russian soldiers when he was the best buy there, he could have, i was so proud of him. and now something this terrible has happened to his mother wouldn't. death and destruction is all that is left of to the withdrawal of russian forces from turned the heath. and what those who survived fear most is that the russian army might return yes, my other stories linked to the warn ukraine that were falling free this hour. ukrainian president vladimir lansky has discussed further sanctions against moscow with the german chancellor, olaf sholtes lensky, welcome german support, but still wants berlin to halt russian energy employees will do what she. austrian

chancellor, karl nay. hammer is meeting rash as president vladimir putin in moscow. the austrian chancellor is the 1st a leader to see potent in person since the star of the full scale invasion, austria is hoping to act as a mediator. the world bank says ukraine's economy will shrink by as much as 45 percent this year. the war has forced around half of all businesses to close, and exports have plunged. the bank is calling for global financial support. european union, foreign ministers have been meeting and luxembourg to discuss ways to expand their support for ukraine. you foreign affairs, commissioner yo's, of beryl had already proposed an additional 500000000 euros and weapons, and other military equipment. ministers are also expected to make further steps on sanctions and a plan to phase out russian. oil imports faster. a block announced

a ban on russian coal last friday when, after the meeting brought also said that you would do all it could to facilitate an investigation of possible war crimes committed by russia and ukraine. these money we have had a meeting with a general parisha uta on international criminal court shall do 1st thing russia. how to make russia accountable for the gross gross regulations of international law. we will provide assistance in documenting to walk crimes that was you polish, see a foreign policy chief rather also, beryl speaking, there in luxembourg. joining me now here is d w chief political correspondent, melinda crane, and studio. and we also have christine ward, w correspondent, standing by in luxembourg. christine, we just heard back from years of burrell talking about keeping russia accountable.

the ear officials did meet with i c. c. prosecutor today and luxembourg. what exactly is, is that you are proposing what kind of support are they going to provide here? well, it's both political support, as well as monetary support. that is said, the european union effectively assisting the international criminal court in its probe of war crimes are in ukraine. it's going to do this through its mission ad that is in ukraine. this mission was in ukraine before the war. and it is going to be assisting the i c. c with evidence gathering to help the icy sea build its case, as so as to bring at these war crimes at allegations to be effectively looked at and possibly resulting in some kind of prosecutions. i. we also know that to a hit that germany sweden and another human misstate pledge to something to the tune of 2 and a half 1000000000 euros in financial supports at to the i c. c to assist in this

probe at in particular of course they are also allegations around genocide that will be considered that is technical at legal term. but some at e u. member states, for example, except that definition is happening. exit dental site is happening. of course i in, in, in ukraine for example, shortly before the close of that meeting, i had an interview with the ledford foreign minister who said, of course, it is for the legal experts to reach that conclusion. but as far as he saw it, genocide was being committed. i in the ukraine, so the ice is he's going to be supported in the, with the your, by the european union, at finance, and of course, felicity via the office in, in, in ukraine. now, melinda, in terms of sanctions, we heard yoseph burrell earlier, say that nothing is off the table. germany were sitting here in berlin. this country has faced immense international pressure for weeks, even before the full scale invasion of russia to reduce its dependency on russian

imports. what have officials here been saying, indeed, in fact the russia, germany economy minister, robert hubig, a member of the green party, has been working tirelessly to try to get that dependence down and has been quite successful when it comes to coal and oil. he's already talking about significant reductions and probably being able to, we in germany, off of russian supplies of those 2 fossil fuels. by the end of this year, gas is a lot harder to do, partly just because of the logistics of gas. if to get liquefied natural gas from other sources than russia, you have to bring it in by tankers than it has to be taken off the tankers. we gas a fight that requires special terminals, which germany would have to build so much harder to do. it's habit has none the less been trying to diversify supplies of gas and has succeeded in getting german dependents down from 55 percent of its overall gas imports to 40. that's quite

significant. nonetheless, there's a long way to go. and germany has in fact, been holding back on agreeing to a gas embargo and therefore one message that we heard coming today from luxembourg from the you foreign policy chief, mr. burrell will have resonated pleasantly in german ears. and that was the message that this is something that you member states must do together. it can't be each one moving on its own under pressure from the others, but that the member states must be aware that the effects are very, are symmetric, meaning for some member states, it's much easier to get off of gas supplies than for others. and for jury any with its big manufacturing, heavy industry economy particularly difficult, so some understanding there. nonetheless, mr. boyle said, oil and gas, they remain on the table. we are looking at oil in particular because we send so much more money to russia for oil supplies that we do for gas. and in fact,

that is something we could more easily do. so expect to hear more talk about an oil embargo in the near future aside from an energy embargo, whether it's coal, as we saw, announced on friday oil looks to be next. there's also the question of weapons deliveries. and this is another area where germany is being criticized for not doing enough. absolutely. and there were statements made on that as well on the margins of this meeting. for example, mister burrell himself told the assembled foreign ministers look, this war is going to be won or lost on the battlefield, which is why weapons deliveries are crucial. we must get more weapons to ukraine. and in fact, they announced today that their european piece facility, which is a section essentially a fund for weapons procurement for weapons to be sent to ukraine. that it will, they're going to up the ante on that by another 500000000. now, germany has said all along that it wants to do more and weapons deliveries as you know, they had been taboo until when this war started and the chancellor said germany

would now be breaking with that long standing taboo. but apart from delivering lighter defensive weapons, it has not come through on ukraine's request for heavier weapons. one reason that germany is often said, we want to move ahead with our allies altogether. well, these most today, partly serve to, i would say diffuse that excuse for not moving more quickly. and in fact, we've heard statements from both the german foreign minister on speaking on the margins of this conference. and today, also the german economy minister, both of the members of the green party saying we have to act now we have to act create. we have to act fast for exactly the reasons that joseph burrell sighted. we've got a major offensive coming from russia in the east time is of the essence, and the german government is perceived as stalling as equivocating on this. and i think a lot of that criticism being directed in particular at the chancellor who has dodged

questions about why germany can't move faster. why it can't be more creative. so i think what we're seeing is also some division within the coalition, or at least, you know, not openly express criticism from the junior coalition party, the grants, but certainly some level of frustration that germany isn't moving to cut those bureaucratic knots and get the weapons out creatively to ukraine, christine, germany is not the only country facing this kind of pressure to do more hungry is also on that list. what have been, some of the other member states officials been telling you about what hungry is not willing to do with regard to sanctioning russia further. that's right, that is, of course sir, the embargo on oil and the european union has made it clear that before it targets russia's gas, it will go full rushes oil. we've heard this from the european union chief, was it on the line? we've also heard from joseph a boreal,

who chaired today's meeting as we understand it, it is being reported and that the victor alba of russia i has said that he is not interested engaging in a conversation about oil at any other level. other than a council level that is effectively a meeting of european union heads of government. ah, there is no council scheduled until at least at the end of may somewhere in may and june. and it might be pushed at closer because of that. so we might see european has a state been quarter meeting a sometime in april. it was a meeting scheduled because of the pressure that the block is. and now the force, the fear is that if they fail to reach some kind of an agreement at that particular meeting, a special meeting, an emergency meeting. so to say that looks really bad for a unity on, on such a big stage. so it remains to be seen what, what is going to be the outcome of that. but already the room of neil is churning

about that kind of meeting for, for their part as well. then guarantee i've made it clear that they are prepared to pay for russian energy imports are in rubles. this is a breaking away from the position, the official position that the e u has taken a not to, to do that as moscow was demanding. but that the hungarian said if needs be, they'll do it and they'll find a way to do it that doesn't affect the sanctions that are in place. d, w correspondent christine on, while reporting from luxembourg. and he w chief, political correspondent, melinda crane. i thank you both for your time and your insights. here. some of the other stories that were falling for you this hour. germany's family minister, unappealing spiegel rather, has stepped down from her post sighting, growing political pressure. she faced criticism for going on vacation days after deadly floods hit her state of ryan lan palatinate last summer. at the time she was the regions environment minister. in a surprise reversal,

twitter has announced that 1000000000 are eli mosque will not be joining the company's board mosque was recently revealed to be the social media platforms largest shareholder, but twitter ceo says mosque had decided not to take a seat on the board as expected. no explanation was offered. indonesian police have fired tear gas and students in jakarta after protests or rob did against the rumor postponement of the general election. the move would allow president, yoko withal, to stay in power beyond the to term limit. critics call that a threat to democracy. more than 26000 cases of coven 19 have been reported in china's largest city of shanghai. officials have reassured worried residents that they will deliver basic supplies as the country sticks to with 0 covey approach. the southern city of one jew has also introduced restrictions and began building makeshift hospitals in france and i on the crown. the

president has emerged as a clear front runner after sundays, 1st round of voting in the countries presidential election results published by the interior ministry given across just under 28 percent of the vote. his far right challenger marine le pen received just over 23 percent of contenders. now go to the 2nd round slated for april 24th, 10 other candidates from across the political spectrum have been eliminated from the race go. micron did come out on top in this 1st round. le pen dramatically narrow the president's lead in opinion polls. he may have won the 1st round, but for a manual microphone, this was no time for a victory lab. don't, don't be sealed, nothing is decided yet. is we barely a month ago, micron looks like a shoe in instead the incumbent president ended up in the fight for his political life. with critics accusing him of focusing on global crises rather than the ones

at home at 1 o'clock that to you to all those who chose to abstain or to vote on the extreme server. because i want to convince you in the coming day 70, that our project is a much stronger respons sorted out of the far right lot, and there scare munger. it would defeat, you don't, you can count on gamma. growing anger, arising, inflation created an opening for the populace marine la pen as she softened her image as a far right nationalist and recast herself as a champion for struggling households. now that have been a duly during this 1st round, the french people have clearly wanted to arbitrate a fundamental choice between 2 opposite visions of the future. either the division, the injustice and the disorder, imposed by man or him a call for the benefit of a few or the gathering of the french people around social justice and protection.

guaranteed by fraternal framework around the age old idea of nation and people millionaire the unless you're a defer with macaroni headed for a potentially bruising run off. he's hoping to stave off the threat from the right with the help of more mainstream parties. but his biggest boost could come from an unlikely backer. far left leader john, look melanie shawn who came in 3rd with over a 5th of the vote. coming down on that, we will never lose our trust in democracy. so you must not give a boat to mrs. le pen name, we must not give one boat to mississippi regret in an election that saw the extremes celebrate and traditional parties flatline. the battle lines for france, the future have been drawn to pakistan. our lord lawmakers have elected

a new prime minister. chabad sharif sharif was the only contender after the party of emron con, withdrew with candidate and resigned in protest, or than $100.00 lawmakers walked out of the national assembly ahead of the vote. the election was called after him. ron khan was ousted by a vote of no confidence on sunday d. w age as shemelle. shannon is with us now for more analysis on the situation in pakistan, shemelle opposition liter, shabbat sharif has been elected by lawmakers as the next prime minister. what can the country expect from him? will sharif prime minister should he faces, ready, huge dos. he asked to lift the concrete out of this political turmoil, which we saw, which happened for the past few weeks. the economy is in a shambles. he has to do something about it and he has to re with brandon to

streamer on, on. ready who has threatened that he won't let him go on easily. they're supposed to have taken to the streets. they're accusing the new in dunham government off for colluding with the united states and the list and austin, cons government. so they are blaming the west for that. so there is a lot of political tension stolen bugs from the economy. the economy needs to be to be lifted as soon as possible. and the new prime minister, the incoming prime minister, abbas sharif. he's phased his own controversies in the past. what more does he need to do now to convince the pakistani people and particularly the supporters of iran con, that he's a man for the job have well shed boss should eve faces of corruption, corruption charges the pending in the court. the courts need to decide on them, but now he's the prime minister. it won't be easy for him to convince, hosted friends, constable to supporters that he is good for this position because they all accuse

him of corruption. bosher eve, having said that is a really able to competent administrator. he has proven himself as chief minister of the punjab robins. so he has done a really good job. as the chief minister i've been job progressed, leaps and bounds under his chief minister ship. so he is a competent administrator and that's what bugs on needs at the moment because the economy needs to be fixed. the foreign relations that have been damaged were damaged under. i'll strict brown mr. cons to know, especially with the rest in the united states, need to be fixed. so there is a lot from social studies played and i think he's a competent, able administrator. and you could do that. more importantly, he has to hold elections as soon as possible, but to say that there would 1st do undertake electoral reforms and then hold fresh

elections. d. w. age. as shemelle, shands reporting from bon. thank you very much. the meal and gravity. you're watching the adobe news is a reminder of our top story. you graham president vladimir zalinski says he believes tens of thousands of people have been killed in the weeks long siege of mary o bull. germany's foreign minister is calling for for heavy weapons, for ukraine in his fight to repel russia's invasion. any foreign ministers have been meeting in luxembourg to discuss ways to expand their support for ukraine. the ministers are expected to take further steps on sanctions and a plan to phase out russian oil. and for its faster that you announce a ban on russian paul last friday. you always get dw news on the go. just download our app from google play or from the app store. that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world,

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