[000:00:00;00] ah, ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, u. s. president joe biden accuses russian president vladimir putin of genocide. i call the genocide biden says the kremlin is trying to wipe the entire idea of ukrainian nationhood. meanwhile, russia vows to continue its military campaign until all its goals are met. and germany's president abandons plans to visit the ukrainian capital as

a gesture of solidarity after he's told is not welcome. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. you as president joe biden has said that he believes that russian president vladimir putin war in ukraine, amounts to genocide. it's the 1st time the u. s. leader has used a term to describe putin's actions in ukraine. biden emphasized that it's his personal view and that the legality of russia's actions would ultimately be decided by lawyers. yes, i called jonathan here to become clear, clear that bruce is trying to write about the idea of the be able to print and the evidence of money different or last week, the more evidence is coming out of literally

a horrible thing of the russians have done i can only learn more more about the devastation. well, ukraine says it cannot confirm russian media reports that marines defending the besieged port. city of matthew pole have surrendered. speaking to a stony as parliament ukrainian president volunteer made to lansky repeated allegations that russia is using phosphorus bombs as part of its military campaign . he said the world must come together to stop the cremeans war on ukraine. russian troops on the streets of murray. you pull. 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 no given the repeated threats from russian propagandists of using chemical weapons against the defenders of murray. you poll like even and given the repeated use of, for example,

he phosphorus munitions by the russian army. by civil case, the world must react. now what must react preventively? i didn't want to put it on, did not across eastern ukraine. people are fleeing ahead of an expected white 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 find the balance right now because if the russians love the. busy 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. thank you. russian president vladimir putin who has i, the don bass region for years, said piece was off the table to so many go, no grains,

ukrainian side moved away from its agreement in istanbul. now the requirement for security guarantees is one thing of us. and the questions regarding settlement of relations with respect to crimea will suffice 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. for a closer look at the latest military movements, here is d. w reporter joe delroy will just a few weeks ago, russian forces were close to encircling the ukrainian capital keith. but in recent days, the military map has been re drawn. the knots are about to show you come from british defense intelligence. and here we can see the territory that was controlled by russia up until late march, that was

a month into the invasion. you can see the focus there around keith. but in early april, russia pulled back its northern groups, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake, british intelligence as those forces and now being re deployed to ukraine's 8th as part of a push to take full control of the don bass region. here's some of what's happened there in recent days. there has been intensified shelling on the city of cock heave . satellite images have spotted a russian troop build up near is you him? there's been a push towards carma tossed. that's the city where a missile strike killed almost 60 civilians last week. russia also attacked an airport need to meet pro, and they are close to encircling the city of mario pole, which would give russia full control along the coast of the sea. as of will now ukraine is also concerned about possible movements in the area of chance in history . now that is a break away region in moldova, that is aligned with russia. and now ukraine says it is concerned that russian forces station there, along with local police paramilitary,

could potentially invade from the west. and in circle odessa, another sign of the latest news strategy. the u. s. says that russia has appointed a new war commander general alexander devona cove. he headed the russian forces in syria in 2050, where he over. so a brutal campaign of bombing cities into submission. and in the latest ukraine invasion, he's been the district commander of the southeast region. his promotion is being site seen as another sign that russia is now making the se it's key target instead of q. but how effective will this new strategy be? well, according to some u. s. analysts, russia's combat capability is being greatly exaggerated. many of its units a badly damaged and being patched together without much training. russia is also believe to be trying to recruit hundreds of thousands of new soldiers assigned that despite their setbacks, they are ready for

a protracted war. is charlatan roy assessing the situation there? well, did you corresponded alexandra phenomenal, following the latest developments from cave, and we asked her for an update on the battle for matthew pal. well, it seems that the russian forces are intensifying their assault on the port city of mar, you pull. and it seems that they are ready and determined to capture the city at any cost because of course, they are trying to secure a land which between their forces in the next crimea, and the russian army in the eastern part of ukraine. according to the cities may or up to 20 or more than 20000 civilians were killed in mar, you po. of course we cannot verify this information because we do not have any access to the city. and we cannot verify russian claims either. according to the russian, a defense ministry, more than 1000 members of the ukraine and armed forces, mo,

you will have surrendered, are being held capture that is an information, a claim that was not confirmed by the ukrainian government. instead, one of president zelinski advisors was quoted as saying that some members of the ukrainian forces in mo, you pull, were able to link up with our equation forces in the city. so as you, as you understand, it's very, very difficult to verify any information coming out of my you pull at the moment, alexandra, tell us about the significance of jo biden's use of the word genocide for the ukranian present. it is, of course, very significant because the ukranian president has been accusing russia of carrying out a general site against his people for quite a while now. and now to look to hear from the you as president that he also things at that earth rushes actions in ukraine could amount to a general size genocide against ukrainians. it's very in it could mean more

deliveries of weapons to ukrainian more help. however, the key question is, of course, where the u. s. would be willing to change its response to the war like decides to send to american soldiers, and that is not very likely to happen because you asked for that. joe biden has ruled it out from the beginning. alexander will speak again with you shortly, but 1st the presidents of poland and the baltic countries are on their way to the ukrainian capital, came for talks with president lansky, germany's head of state, frank valdosta. maya had been planning to go with them, but was informed during a visit to poland that he was not welcome in cave. that's because during shy my his term as foreign minister, he pursued closer relations with russia. a policy which he recently admitted it was a mistake. it was a conscious display of harmony when german president frank vall, 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 stein 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. then i was ready to do that by the 2, but apparently that was not wanted by t of on and miss. and i have to acknowledge that others. and if mr. goods, all that was left for the german president to say at the joint news conference following the meeting was distressed that germany and poland remained close partners. then, as duda headed off to ukraine, stein maya boated his plane back to berlin. okay, let's bring back

a alexandra phenomena. and so germany's president is not welcoming keith. is there a consensus on this in the ukrainian capital? hello. this is really difficult to say. i talked to some of our forces. they told me they don't know anything about it. they don't want to come to come and on that, we know that the journal presidente has been highly criticized here for his close ties to russia. however, now we are hearing from one of president zelinski advisors saying that it was more about, well come in, somebody who really can make practical decisions like the german chancellor. because ukraine is hoping for more weapon deliveries from europe. so we are getting some mixed message messages here, and we really have to say that sir. the rejection of stein my as visit to kia was a huge africa. and we have to see how it's going to play out in the relations between ukraine and germany. d w correspondent,

alexandra phenomena reporting earlier from keith. or we also asked t w political correspondent, the hazard for the reaction here in germany to keep snub of german president photoshop product story generated massive headlines here in germany as slap in the face. that's what's commentators have been calling it here in germany. there's a lot of understanding for the horrible situation that ukraine is in. but this is the german president, the highest ranking, representative of germany that we're talking about. and of course he did apologize . am late. he did last week and, and essentially the criticism is directed at the time when he was foreign minister . and when he was chief of staff of russia friendly, former chancellor gerhard schroeder. so many people are cautioning that her solidarity with ukraine might windle here in germany. and that this could strain, potentially german and ukrainian relations. and you know, what does it mean for german chanter?

all of sholtes now, now he's already been under fire. well yeah, the big question is, can he go to kias now and has some politicians are already saying that this is becoming very, very diplomatically tricky for him because of course his head of state has been embarrassed like that in public and internationally. and, and there's another thing, of course, all of sorts can't go on the symbolic visits, and ukraine has been very clear and it's demands towards germany. so it will have, so it would have to have one of 2 things in his suitcase. if he were to travel to keep either the energy embargo where germany says that a can't win itself off russian gas as quickly as would be needed or the air supply of heavy weapons. and that is also something that is debated here in germany . but it is beginning to look alike. am he could have that in his suitcase if he were to go to care very soon. that was dw corresponded, and nina has

a will the issue of whether to send heavy weapons to ukraine has been the subject of heated debate here in germany. but opinions both among politicians and the german public have changed significantly since the outbreak of hostilities. in january, russian troops were preparing for war. while ukraine begged allies to send weapons . but germany said it, history meant it could off our helmets, not arms. and so we think that immediately about and will deliver 5000 homeless to ukraine as a clear signal that we are on your side. i. it was supposed to be a gesture of good will, but it went down like a bad joke. then vladimir putin gave the order to the attack as tens of thousands protested in berlin. the german chancellor left it the weapons ban siting anew reality. and the guest said that she didn't. we decided yesterday that germany

will supply ukraine with weapons to defend themselves. la, you turn, saw germany sent thousands of anti tank and missile defense weapons. but as the war groaned on, the calls for germany to send more dead. so to ukraine's president implored the german parliament between my de la support, i assume i to keep the peace support ever ukrainian stop the war, help us stop it, double machine. now ye zip limit the horrors of boot. sha where not stopped, nor rama set to cushions under ledger torture evidence of potential russian war crimes undergoing pressure. berlin is now exploring ways to get old tanks like these on to ukrainian battle fields. german arms group right, mattel says the 1st batch could be delivered within weeks for

a delegation of senior politicians visiting ukraine. they can't come soon enough that we need to clarify which weapons the ukranian army can use this, this important so that they don't get equipment which requires a lot of training. and we have to clarify this quickly because the weapons have to come. now if often listen, get sia from helmets to tanks, it's been a 180 and defense policy for germany. for ukraine. it may come to late, finland's prime minister says her country will make a decision on joining nato within weeks. santa marina is holding talks with her swedish counterpart magdalena anderson as their countries way up joining the military alliance. sweden and finland are not members of nato, but marine and anderson say europe security landscape has changed following russia's invasion of ukraine. they're now considering whether their country security would be improved through nato membership. but saving precision needs on

careful consideration if they're both indolent and sweden make independently their decisions regarding security policy arrangements. but we do it thus with a clear understanding that our choices will affect not only ourselves, but our neighbors aswell. are aims clear. we want to guarantee peace in the future for us and for a region for your and to contribute towards thus aim with our own choice. if we have to analyze the situation to see what is best for sweden's security for the swedish people in this new situation, and he shouldn't rush into that, you should make it very seriously. that is how i work. as the swedish prime minister for more, we're joined now by our correspondent chap jack park in brussels. hijack to see you now. finland is considering nato membership. tell us more about how finland will actually make the final decision. well that's, that's one of the really big questions about this going forward. what we've heard

now from san m are enjoying this press conference, is that they, the parliament will now start there. discussions on this and whether that would take a referendum in the country or not. it seems the finished president actually recently said that it might not take a referendum and that perhaps the parliament should should do it themselves. and that's because, as they say, overwhelming evidence that the fins are now in favor of nato membership different poles put it somewhere between sort of 65 to 75 percent of things after the invasion of ukraine on i'm now in favor of, of joining the nato military alliance and both of the leaders of swin suite and i'm fin and talked about the need or of the use of article 5 of nato's agreements of the treaty, which is one for all defense. so if one country in nature is attacked, then all of the other countries come to their defense. it seems that they will start those negotiations. it's a delicate balance, thin and has a 1300 kilometer plus border with russia and reese,

just in recent weeks. dmitri pascoe, the criminal space person though, said that if the countries were to join than russia would have to re balance the situation. and whether that would mean that russia would then put troops up near that border with finland. that would obviously be a concern for the people of offending as well. what about sweden, jack? well, from the sweetest point of view, i think we can say from that press conference, the slightly more reluctant that slightly more hesitancy in stockholm. they as well though, since that since the invasion of ukraine have seen a jump to over 60 percent of people wanting to, to join nato. there's also the question about whether that would be done by a referendum. sweden's e. u commissioner, recently elvia hanson said that she didn't think that should be done that actually referendums aren't necessarily the right way to make these sort of important national decisions. and also will remember a significant decision in the european union when britain decided to leave on a referendum through

a slim margin where such important decisions perhaps shouldn't always be put to the people in the sense amongst these things. but certainly ny, what we're seeing is that the questions over nato membership, both of these countries hold what's called an enhanced opportunity partnership with nato. they are involved in some of the drills and some of that some of that work. but neither the discussions about whether they're gonna join a really getting to the finer points jack park in brussels. thank you. to some other news now. police in new york city say they're looking for a person of interest who may be linked to a mass shooting in a subway station. they say the man hired a van possibly connected to the attack. at least 29 people were treated at hospitals for gunshot wounds, smoke, inhalation and other injuries. no motive is yet now with the attacker still on the loose. ah.

confusion and panic during a morning rush hour commute in the heart of new york city. o. at 1st knew the moment of short notice some of my friends, i didn't know happy knows. i was like, i was scared. i know i didn't know to do. i didn't know. i just got off the train. i stayed by the police officers and i just, i over the best the violence started on a train car traveling through a diverse working class neighbourhood in brooklyn. witnesses say 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 actually saw everything. what happened here? she saw a lot of people reading her. she was very new with

emergency crews rushed more than a dozen victims to to local hospitals. why dawn? 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 your case to be terrors even bought a single individual it what it is. so do you focus suspect a large but we won't find no motive for the attack is known. but so far, investigators do not believe this was an act of terror, but yet another mast shooting. well, here's a round up of some other world news headlines. at least 16 people were killed and others injured, a truck accident in the west. poplar province of indonesia,

the truck had had been descending from a remote mountain village. it was carrying miners from an illegal gold mine and their families. shanghai streets remain mostly empty as police worn. they'll punish anyone violating the city strict corona virus lockdown more than 25000000 residents have been ordered to stay at home and cars have been banned from roads. with few exceptions, shanghai is now battling china's biggest cove at 19 outbreak since the start of the pandemic will time for a bit of sports bar and munich has been surprising the booted out of the champions league by spanish side media. chris harrington from d. w. sports is here to break it down for it's an unpack barnes exit in the core files. chris, what went wrong for buying munich? well, 1st off, the 1st tie, you know, in spain, you know, they lost that match. why? one goal in they actually ended

a 22 game beaten run on the road in the champions league. and that there was some disrespect as well. you know, you the, and i was, might say that by, we're lucky. they weren't killed all via we all, basically were fueled, you know, by that type of disrespect. think look good though. in munich, levin dorski put the side ahead and it looked like they were going to walk away with the victory bar munich. as they do dominate possession. dominated attempts, one goal, but in the 88th minute, all of the phase al eod serena were silenced with sam, chuck woozy, came through with the leveling goal, and that pretty much gave we all the advantage in the aggregate score. but in the press, matchup presser, basically post match presser. now guzman kind of pointed the finger at a veteran, and i said he was the reason, or a good reason that they lost this important match was nicholas mom, indigo, yet. so we were missing the 2nd goal, a little bit in the end shows only 2 months. we had a great chance with thomas mila. and if we did school that we would have one. this went over all the pressure was group today. i think it was very good defensively.

we allowed and it's a matter of course that's normal. when you need to school, you have to take a bit more risk than the opponents of. nevertheless, i think we dominated for long stretches. it just doesn't matter because we are eliminated and yet basically he was calling out thomas miller. he missed a point blank range header, you know, and that was a deciding, you know, i guess attempted merely himself was confused and baffled by the laws and said that he felt that they deserve to go forward. but all in all is not guzman wrapped it up there. eliminated. so, you know, looking him to go back to the drawing board of great results for a small team. i figure out that chris, where does this leave barn, you know, novels months the start of his air has been a very rocky road 1st. they were kicked out of the german cup in a historic fashion by glad bah, it only leaves now the bunch they get to focus on. it looks like they will wrap up their record, tim straight, but it's a good title in a row, but not as much as the most expensive coaching transfer history. you know, he cost about $20000000.00 a. to come over to bar munich. it doesn't look good. so far they have

a lot of contract issues. let me ask you, will they secure him long term? right now the club says they are calling the an emergency meeting to try to secure his services. you know, he's scoring goals by the droves. you know, that's one concern the long term situations, investments as well. so a lot to be done a byron music in terms of a lot of their season veterans as briefly as you can crass who are the remaining favorite still in it will be area. you cannot, you know, disrespect, what would i emory has done that may be the cinderella story continues real madrid knocked out the cup holders. chelsea so they are also, you know, considered a favorite but then we have a few teams in action tonight. we are, we all you want to focus on them. they play the winner have been feca and liverpool in a. you love the cinderella stories, the world needs a bit of hope right now. and this definitely a satisfies that request. i will certainly be keeping an eye in a chris harrington from d. w. sports. thanks. thank you. was i say from me and cress for this,

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