ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin despite significant sit back to vladimir putin vows that he'll succeed in ukraine. and he says, talks with ukrainian officials over the dead end. his comments come as keep investigates, claims that a poisonous substance was used in the besieged city of mario paul. also coming up with mario pole in ruins, another ukrainian city fears it's now putins. next target residents of odessa opinion de hopes on the cities vast thomas network. to help them survive in the

future onslaught. and germany's president abandons plans to visit the ukrainian capital as a gesture of solidarity. after he's told that he's not welcomed. ah, i'm jarrett ray, thank you for your company. russian troops are pressing on with a sage of this southern ukrainian city of mary. you're paul, russian president, vladimir putin has insisted that the kremlin is bloody offensive in ukraine will succeed. and he says, pace talks are at a dead end as fee as grow that moscow might be using chemical weapons. people are fleeing easton, ukraine ahead of unexpected new onslaught by the russian army. russian troops on the streets of mario pole. russia has been accused of using band chemical weapons against the city. ukraine's president admitted it is difficult to verify

the claim while the city is under siege. but he urged the world not to wait to act unless it hoge in new and that is given the repeated threats from russian propagandists of using chemical weapons against the defenders of murray. you poll even and given the repeated use of, for example, he phosphorus munitions by the russian army. by single gonna, the world must react. now what must react preventively? i didn't know about that, but of them did not. across eastern ukraine, people are fleeing ahead of an expected wide scale russian assault on the don best region. military analysts say the don bess with it's opened to rain and lack of natural barriers will be harder for defenders to hold on to as to the outcome. it's flighty balance right now, because if the russians learn the lessons of the failure so far and could

concentrate more force and could connect the raffles to the ground forces better and could so that it just sticks out. then they might start to overwhelm the ukrainian positions, eventually eventually got you going to russian president vladimir putin, who has i, the don best region for years said piece was off the table in the family go no grand ukrainian side moved away from its agreement in istanbul, now the requirement for security guarantees is one thing that was and the questions regarding settlement of relations with respect to crimea sufficed to pull and don best or to be taken outside the framework of those agreements. so we're back again in a dead end situation for all of us to do it as the russian army repositions for renewed assault on eastern ukraine as seen in these satellite images. there are fears the troops will leave many more destroyed cities like murder, you pull in their wake. well, early i spoke to michael o'hanlon, who is a senior fellow and director of research in foreign policy at the brookings

institution, washington. and i asked him how possible it was to independently verify this rumored use of chemical weapons by russia. we can't know, and of course it will require independent verification. yes, i think it's possible because if you can sneak out samples of soil where this allegedly heard, and course that requires bravery unlocked to get out of there. but it's certainly conceivable. i think that there is also every reason to think the russians might have done this. we know they have used chemical poison against their own dissidence in the past. we know they were not at all shy about working with president of syria even after he had used chemical weapons. and perhaps he continued to even during the russian intervention. there we have already seen president called the war criminal by numerous western leaders, including of course, the u. s. president, which then in some way unfortunately lowers the threshold for using chemical weapons because it is already considered a work criminal. he may feel he has nothing left to lose. and so for all these

sorts of reasons, combined with the sheer barbarity of the russian onslaught, so far, i would be inclined to think this is a distinct possibility. but yes, we have to investigate further. michael hun one day. well now that ukraine has recaptured the region around the capital keep military analysts believe the port city of desa is now high on platinum. putin's new list of military targets. over the last few days, a desa has been hit repeatedly by russia. miss solve the situation. there is 10 spot residents are ready to defend the cd, even under ground correspondent yon phillip sholtes reports the road to safety leads deep beneath odessa, more than 20 meters below the port city is a 2500 kilometer long tunnel system. nobody knows this underground labyrinth better than engineer roman. moussa and his friend alexander, when the 1st rocket said odessa, the pair began,

converging the tunnels into shelters almost every night, dozens of families seek refuge here during air, rage alerts. we're really deep on to ground and we don't, he has explosions on the surface. the whole house is shattering, the windows shattering is too very scary and her here children behaves them very come. the tunnel system is actually an old curry where limestone was mind more than 100 years ago. since then. they've provided a retreat for gangsters and soviet troops during the 2nd world war. the channels were used as a hide out for resistance fighters. their messages are still on the walls to day dated 1941. this catacombs for used by partisans to fight against nazi and nowadays we also use this cat, the comp in this war is new war. and i think in some times, in some time,

further we have to write new inscription here, 2022 above the ground. odessa, residents are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain some kind of normality . the city was supposed to celebrate its world war to victory over the nazis last weekend, but the events were cancelled for security reasons. instead, a 36 hour curfew was imposed. it's a very bitter irony at a time when people in odessa should be celebrating the anniversary of their liberation from the nazis. they have to get prepared for another possible attack. but just like more than 80 years ago, the people here are ready to defend their city to the last. the security forces in odessa, a looking with concern towards other black sea cities where the fighting has been intensifying. many military analysts believed putin as planning to cut ukraine off from the c. taco there, said sir, oh, this is

a very important city. we call it the pearl of ukraine. it is also a port city. this is why it's so crucial for us. and of course, also for the to me, for putting the foot in the best wishes roman most fierce defending or death will involve many more knights spend on the ground is even started to install an internet network in the tunnels. in preparation for a possible long bachelor at as ukraine prepares for further attacks in the east of the country, it's 2nd largest city. hi, keith will be one of russian. the russian armies top targets much of the city has already been destroyed. he w. nick connelly has more from hi keith. this is kind of give the grain 2nd big city, just 50 kilometers away from the rest of the border. and i like the capital k if there's no forgetting here. this is a country it will. in the background, you can hear artillery at most times of the day. and here in the center, you have to store government buildings like this one hit by russian missile. and

the 1st they do, most of the time, people keep their flat, keep off the streets, and basically keeping a very low profile as high as ukraine. second big city is certainly a target that russia would be able to the rest of the nice. it will be able to sell its population of success if they are able to take it. that's been situation here, had kept funding a put in might be wanting to hold victory, prayed him in may anniversary of the end world war 2 for the certainly a lot of reasons to be. busy we have people are keeping on with a lot as much as possible. still internet hair, there's still electricity heating. all those kind of government services are still available and people are spite and seconds of getting used to life like this. getting used to live with air raid sirens, getting used to spending the night in the sellers in the metro and for now business if it is still functioning for all the pressure for all the anxiety that is substance under nick connelly in high keith there will ukrainian officials say

they've captured a fugitive pro russian politician victim it via choke is a close associate of vladimir putin and is the russian leaders most influential ally in ukraine. mid viet shook had been under house arrest, facing trees, and charges, but reportedly escaped after russia's invasion. he was re arrested in a special operation by ukraine's secret service. i believe it or german president fran. valid to stein maya has been told that he's not welcome in keith stein. my encourage closer relations with russia when he was german foreign minister and last week admitted that this had been a mistake on a visit to poland stein my ended up cutting his trip short and returning home. it was a conscious display of harmony when german president frank of all to shine maya was welcomed by his polish counterpart on j. duda. anti plans to travel to ukraine together were also meant to send the same message. but after the talks shine maya

made a shock announcement, my colleague and find bonuses that was it. and as a judah, my colleague and friend are polish. president andre duda recently suggested that the 2 of us, together with the presidents of estonia, latvia and lithuania, travel to cuba, to send a strong signal of joint european solidarity with ukraine. present notices that i was ready to do that, but also, but apparently that was not wanted by t around a month and a half to acknowledge that others in here. mr. good. all that was left for the german president to say at the joint news conference following the meeting was distressed, that germany opponent remain closed partners. then as duda headed off to ukraine, stein maya booted his plane back to berlin. new york city police say they are looking for a person of interest. he may be linked to a mass shooting in a subway station. least 29 people were treated at hospitals,

the gunshot wounds smoke, inhalation and other injuries. no motive is yet 9 and the attacker is still on the loose. ah, confusion and panic during a morning rush, hour commute in the hearts of new york city. ah, at 1st there was a moment of shock, noted some of my friends, i didn't know would have been i was, i was like, i was scared and i know what i didn't know to do. i didn't know. i just got off the train. i stayed by some police officers and i just, i over the best person. the violence started on a train car traveling through a diverse working class neighborhood in brooklyn. witnesses se the attacker put on a gas mask, opened a smell canister, and then opened fire. the bloody attack spilling out onto a subway platform. i didn't know what was going on. i

asked the lady, she said that she had written what happened here. she saw a lot of people reading that she was very nervous. emergency crews rushed more than a dozen victims to to local hospitals. why gone? yes, we have 16 total patients. 10 of them are suffering from gunshot wounds and 5 of them are in critical but stable condition. at this time, during the chaos, the gunman got away. he's described as a short, heavy set, black man, wearing a green reflective construction best, and a gray hoodie. we will not allow yoke is to be terrors. it will bought a single individual in y p d is searching for the suspect, a large remote foreigner. ah, no motive for the attack is known, but so far investigators do not believe this was an act of terror,

but yet another mass shooting. let's get a quick round up of some other world news headlines now. oklahoma. gov and kevin steve has signed a bill making it illegal to perform abortions except in medical emergencies. those who do could be in prison for up to 10 years. this is the latest in a string of measures that limit abortion access across the us. dozens of people have died in floods and mud slides off to days of heavy rain in and around durban. in south africa, local authorities expects the death toll to rise. german foreign minister alina bedbug has paid a visit to molly, weigh more than $1300.00 german troops is stationed. the alien has yet to decide whether to extend the mission debt off to france announced it was pulling its troops out. a new s comedian and voice back to gilbert gottfried has died after a long illness. according to his family. the former cast member of saturday night

live was also known as the voice of the parish indiana mounted film. aladdin gottfried was 67 and you're up to date here on t w. dock film is up next. i'm jared read in berlin. have a great day. i take your 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 phenomena. the dimension and illusion about time starts april 14th on d, w. i.