crap waterloo, sir. ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin ton out tonight, the mounting evidence pointing to russian war crimes in you crate investigators or exhibit bodies from mass graves allegedly left behind by russian soldiers. the international criminal court says the whole country is now a crime scene in u. s. president biden says, this is jenise off. also coming up tonight, a plea from ukraine's president send us tanks to help us avoid an endless blood bat

. but germany is now facing criticism for not cindy help fast enough. and finland says that it will decide soon on applying for nato membership, public support for joining nato has surged. ever since russia invaded ukraine. ah, i bri. gov to our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. on this wednesday, there is growing evidence that russia is committing war crimes in ukraine so much that you as president biden has now described vladimir putin's war as a genocide of the ukrainian people today. the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court said that all of ukraine is now a crime scene. russia dismisses it as fake or staged. that evidence is

mounting of low crimes committed by russian troops in ukraine. a 2nd mass grave has been excavated in boucher investigate to say it contained 40 to 60 bodies less than a week ago. 57 bodies were exhumed from another mass grave in the town near key. if this and news of other atrocities led president joe biden to break or to bu and accused the kremlin directly of genocide, i call the jealous i did become clear, clear mcbroomwood finer white buffy idea the baby brain mama, the evidence of mary the different all last week, the more of it is coming out. literally, all of the rushes have done in ukraine in a press conference with reporters kremlin spokesman dmitri bess. gov rejected the accusation and said washington's past means it has no right to make such judgments

or credulity squished. you mean, if only of her glee categorically disagree and consider this kind of effort to distort the situation unacceptable. kimberly, moreover, as we said before, emma, this is hardly acceptable from a president of the united states. a country that has committed well known crimes in recent times, yanna kitchena and marie emily. she stood the sudden port city of matthew paul was long. the focus of the fighting. now the besieged city has been largely destroyed. ukraine accuses the kremlin of using chemical weapons. there, but president zalinski admitted it is difficult to verify the claim while the city is under siege. marty, you paused. mer, said russia was doing all it could to destroy the evidence of atrocities. in the higher intelligence has concerned to day, the 13 mobile crematory, i have arrived in the city and are being prepared to get rid of the evidence of war

crimes committed by the russian federation in the city. as russia apparently prepared to shift its military focus to the east of ukraine, there are fears. many places in that region could suffer the same fate as matter. you all will, according to the ukrainian military, russian forces are now ready to attack the don esque and harrison regions. we have more now from our correspondent, alexander phenomena in keith while the accruing and government has been bracing for major russian offensive for in the eastern and south eastern part of the country. warning that russia was semester, their troops, deb, they're moving them into towards, to strategically important city of ian. and apparently there's harassment now is that russia is ready. and of course, everyone here understands that this is a pivotal moment as and as sudden the battlefield shifts their weapons that the

ukrainian forces are and wanting are needing are also changing. and that is why perhaps we saw a very strong address from the ukranian president to day he urge western leaders to provide ukraine with heavy weapons with tanks are mort vehicles, air defense systems, of course, and combat jats to protect civilians and ukrainian forces from russian missiles and airstrikes. alexander the mayor of mario poll says that war crimes committed by russian forces in his city are being covered up a. what more can you tell us? especially knowing that it's impossible to verify any claims at the moment inside mario pope. yeah that's it's true, we are not on the ground in my you, paul. so that is why it's so difficult to verify any claims. and according to the mayor, up to 20000 civilians were killed him or you pull. and he accused russia to day of

trying to cover up their crimes. they're saying that they brought in mall by cru montoya to get rid of the bodies, as i said, difficult to verify it. and the moment, however, we have to say that the ukrainian government has been warning that something like that could happen. they fear that after what happened in boucher and borrowed younger after the world was so shocked by the apparent war crimes committed to allegedly committed by the russian army that at the russian forces could try to to, to cover up her their crimes des, alexander phenomena speaking with me earlier from achieve now for a closer look at the latest military movements in ukraine hersey w's jo dover 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 maps 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 east 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 taught. that's the city where a missile strike killed almost 60 civilians last week. russia also attacked an airport near denise pro, and they are close to encircling the city of mario pole, which would give russia full control along the coast of the sea of as of will. now ukraine is also concerned about possible movements in the area of trans mystery.

now that is a breakaway region in moldova, that is aligned with russia. and now ukraine says it is concerned that russian forces stationed 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 calls he headed the russian forces in syria in 2015, 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 rushes combat capability is being greatly exaggerated. many of its units are 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 the setbacks, they are ready for a protracted war. that was des joe roy, there for a brief poll here is a senior fellow for defense policy of the international institute for strategic studies in brussels. i asked him about the significance of general divorce copes appointment as central war command. well, i think you said you bought what has been missing so fine. the russian military operation, which was a better coordination between the different components that the land, the air components. and i think they did. this is an attempt to bring some kind of discipline into how the different forces are being used. so that however, should not be read as this is really a huge boost because i clearly like your report, i said earlier, the russian forces have significant gaps both in terms of capabilities,

but also in terms of a sold years. and even if you come in there is no going to fix that easy. and despite all of this, if there is a new attack coming from russia on the eastern part of ukraine, is it within the realm of possibility that you, creed, forces, will be able to repel russian forces? i mean, it's hard to say because we don't have all the data points on the state of the ukrainian forces for obvious reasons. but what, what is, what i can tell you is that the, for see the ukranian forces that have been deployed on the eastern dumbass among the best units. they ever had some casualties and they have lost some, some capabilities, and then we need to be replenished. but these are among the best ukraine and fight as you can get so, so i think there's a good chance provided, provided that the western allies, especially germany and others, are willing to deliver the kind of heavy capabilities that they will need to

sustain the rush and pressure president zelinski, he is worried about incursions from that trans mystery. an area of neighboring mall dover if c right to be concerned about incursions. coming from this little strip of land, i think is right to be concerned that the russians, we try everything to divert the ukrainian forces away from the central fault, which seems to be now increasingly the eastern dumbass. however, when you know, the kind of forces that are present interesting history are so called russian peacekeepers. i talked about the combat readiness and a capacity to really face ukrainian forces. however, all they saw is really an important price for, for the russians, because that would be the, the ultimate land breeds for both russia to try the mystery. so the russian by want to put in your 5, but again,

i'm not sure the units that are present interest history. i really capital that was a response to you. they're speaking with me earlier. keith has said that it would welcome a visit from german transfer all of scholes. after apparently snubbing german president, frank vulture, stein mire. yesterday german politicians, they voiced their shock after the ukrainian leadership, allegedly rejected. stein meyers offered to visit the country along with poland, president and the leaders of lithuania, lafayette, and estonia, ukrainian president, bonham zalinski says that he has not been officially approached about a visit or earlier i spoke with former ukrainian foreign minister pablo clinton, and i asked him whether this snub is about more than just the breach of protocol and not consulting the ukrainian president what, what times are normally not involved throughout the cold? so fundamentally, it's not about that than my or himself i,

he's definitely not more pro ration who's ends in majority. i was a social walker, democrats on the general political reality. it's more eyebrow with disappointment, and i would feel unsafe restoration. i evolved serves at geminus or all, and especially geminus leadership e and i helped him ukraine along and it's about sanctions and it's about gen when stop on his not you don't want on oil and gas, it's the next big issue and it could really change share their reality and bush ration. and of course it's about military assistance. it's all about considerations and korea volunteer and conflict with his rash and stability considerations that we could have done. so let me, if i could just ask you,

i'm you as of as a former ukrainian foreign minister. what would you advise mister zalinski to do? right now, ukraine needs help from germany. ukraine once germany to say yes to an embargo of russian oil and natural gas. what's the best way to get germany to do what ukraine wants it to do? your gans a gem chancellor, aren't you? get? serves a gentleman spotted dijon. so choose zip places where the russians say gun meet the acts of genocide, lag butcher. because if walters and i have been seen by everybody in the world, simply to get this idea incredible emotion. and it's not about politics, it's about term moral rail at yes. so just see wards irrational. would like to

do is the holy agree. it's not about their story, it symbolic extension of ukraine, and thou was thank home because william openly called nasa and you russia. so give a real emotion, ginger germans, politicians, or when you, when you look at the german political class, i mean, what do you see? do you see a group of politicians who are complicit in enabling vladimir putin to create his war machine and to attack ukraine? yes, just a really kind of perception in ukraine garza russia has been doing a lot of mine sale and gas and oil gemini, and jamie's 40 percent abandoned her on normally, russian gas doing nason in ols this year, said despite her off all our warnings. i personally want serves

a gemini gallon when hundreds of times saying literally in my korea, but nothing has been done and it's, it shall have the fundamental buoyant. why would you is still able to fight the real war against ukraine and nurse to him to our has not been from the very beginning the kind of economic issue. it was security issue from the very beginning . it's now clear that was the former ukrainian foreign minister public clinton, speaking with me earlier from keith. well, as we've heard, ukraine's president zalinski, he is pleading for more heavy weapons to help his country defend itself against russia, saying that without them the war will be and endless blood bath. you as president joe biden has announced $800000000.00 in new military assistance, including artillery and helicopters. keith is also looking for help from germany, but will ukraine be disappointed? in january, russian troops were preparing for war,

while ukraine begged allies to send weapons. but germany said its history meant it could off a helmet's not arms yonder. so we check immediately to that and we'll deliver 5000 homeless, t crane as a clear signal that we are on your side, right? 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 lifted the weapons ban siting anew reality and the guests and then shooting. we decided yesterday that germany will supply ukraine with weapons to defend themselves. the u turn saw germany sent thousands of anti tank and missile defense weapons. but as the war groaned on the coals for germany to send more dead,

so to ukraine's president implored the german parliament between my dinner supporters threw me keep the peace in support ever ukrainian. stop the war help i'll stop it. the woman she now ye zubin it the horrors of butcher where not stopped, nor ran mass executions and a legit torture evidence of potential russian war crimes undergoing pressure. berlin is now exploring ways to get old tanks like these on to ukranian battlefields, german arms crypt, ryan natal 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 gets here to help. the main issue is of course the people dying in ukraine. the costs of inaction are getting higher and higher. that is why we can only call on the chancellor stood putting on the brakes at last and give us the go ahead before from helmet to tanks. it's been a $180.00 and defense policy for germany. for ukraine. it may come too late. but the ws political correspondent benjamin alvarez gruber told me the german chancellor is under increasing pressure, including from within his own government. as you can see, brand a, the frustration is drawing also within the government. it's not just the position, demanding clear action by the government criticizing a, the reluctance by olaf shoulds also to sent this heavy weapons that even he's a foreign minister and alina bab, oak pledged for earlier this week and ask other european countries to do that. and of course, the pressure is growing for them to take a clear stands. i mean,

there has been this whole discussion also about the german president that has overshadowed the discussions on weapon near deliveries. but as we've just heard from the former ukranian at foreign minister, there is frustration not just on the government, but on the whole in german politicians to get out of this bubble and to see what can be done. now. now are these the ones that the ukrainians are asking for? and why is chancellor sholtes? why does he seem so reluctant to send them? you kind of presidents. lensky posted a video today on twitter, where he sat, that had the i tell every ahmed vehicles, air defense system and come, but at christ on needed, saying that nobody will stop russia except ukraine with heavy weapons. but defense minister lambert who just saw her in that report, said that there is a reason why the german government is not saying which weapons they ascending due

to the security concerns. he said that the enemy is always listening so that they know what weapons they will get and what weapons they could deliver. and that's something that edge them and gentle schoultz defended again today in an interview what he referred to as franklin austin, my a. so the, to the proposed trip by the german president. but he defended what germany has been doing, saying that germany had to live at weapons is doing and will continue to do that as well. but of course, the big question is here, if these weapons will arrive soon enough and what kind, what type of weapons will germany sent to ukraine? that was our political correspond benjamin over as we were speaking with me earlier, where ukraine has captured the man considered to be russian president. putin's closest ally inside the country. his name is victor bed, shook ukrainian special forces arrested him and an operation that they described as lightning fast and dangerous. adventure was already facing treason charges when he escaped house arrest earlier this year, he could now be turned over to russia in

a possible prisoner swamp. a once high profile politician now ukraine's most high profile prisoner president val odom, is the lensky released pictures of victor met that shook in handcuffs as he announced the news of the arrest. last month, the ukrainian government suspended, medford chuck's opposition political movement. he had taken an anti e use dance and wanted closer ties to russia. in january, the us put him on the sanctions accusing him of plotting to replace to lensky in the wake of a russian invasion. he was evidently very close to the russian precedent. he even claimed putin as his daughter's godfather. med. that shook had grown rich from russian oil interests and his closeness to the kremlin. he enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, adding a luxury yacht, last year or thirty's opened to treason case against him. that ukrainian officials

say he managed to escape house the rest soon after the russian invasion. now president zelinski is suggesting that the captured med, that shook, could be handed over to russia in exchange for ukrainian prisoners of war. more than 4 and a half 1000000 refugees have fled. the war in ukraine, among them are tens of thousands of ukrainian jews. dw, correspond it on your cramer, traveled to the capital of madeau via kissin l, where the jewish community is now rallying to help a former printing house in the mold oven capital kyshay. now now a refugee reception center. it has been set up by israeli 8 organizations to support jewish refugees from ukraine and to help them immigrate or make a yard to israel. forgot the tire man down from tel aviv this work is very close to his heart. as a child, he left ukraine for israel with his parents of the long journey, a good night and leave,

and presently before the fire. this is our goal to send the people as fast as possible. all the basic needs that they need to isa to say new york has already started over once before she was uprooted from her home because of the conflict and the new hunt region in 2014. she hoped she has the necessary documents on hand. it did betty up and stuff at you. i just want to finally start living. normally. i want a family kid to live in a place of a peaceful country under peaceful skies in yet, but mew, i don't want to run from the war again to the 2nd 30 at this time. you might me, if i'm sorry, not everybody gets permission. documents are checked by israeli counselors, stuff on site by is ready know someone with at least one jewish grandfather is eligible to receive citizenship. we hope the community and on the jewish

organization to help them in time to live somewhere to view 2 of the condition. for the few days that they're real and checking the document, if the of the wire to came to we worldwide the know and then find google involvement. some of the refugees also want to go to other countries like germany or stay in moldova. the local jewish community has also stepped in to help. the habit synagogue under renovation has opened at stores to refugees in the soup kitchen, cook natalie beliefs a daily hut meal helps people in crisis. a whole lot of bad where we made lots of su lentil soup boys, salon's and that sort of thing to make them feel better. invite him to give people strength and happiness. talk about some math. some bittersweet moments at the applewood. irina, you have the mother and her mother from khaki in easton,

ukraine are among the 80 people are permitted to port. the flight to tenant beef are willingly were already ready to move. but of course, it's very scary to leave what you've learned for the place where you live do studied and worked. the war of course spent up our decision now can you cite of so scored as well as relief even as says her thoughts are also with those left behind his round of now some of the other stories making headlines around the world, vinland prime minister santa marine has said the countries parliament could vote on whether to apply to join nato within weeks. speaking on a visit to sweden or in said the process is moving quickly. swings, rolling parties, also debating whether or not to join nato. russia has warned against any nato enlargement alley harby allen has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of british mp david. art politician was killed in october last year, well, holding

a surgery for local constituents. the sentencing judge called it a murder that struck at the heart of democracy summer recesses elisa new york have arrested a man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train on tuesday. authorities say 62 year old frank james were faced federal charges for a terrorist offense. new york's police commissioner said that he was detained after a tip off from the pub. this is g w news. after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the day tonight, when the ukrainian president tells the german president don't call, we'll be right back with

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