tv DW News Deutsche Welle April 13, 2022 11:00pm-11:16pm CEST
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ah, ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin tonight, the mounting evidence pointing to russian war crimes in ukraine, investigators or existing bodies from mass graves allegedly left behind by russian soldiers. the international criminal court says the whole country is a crime scene n u. s. president jo bye. he says that this is genesis also coming up. finland says it will decide soon on applying for nato membership. public support for joining nato. have serge, since russia invaded you correct? ah,
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i bring gov is good to have you with us on this wednesday, and we start with growing evidence that russia is committing war crimes in ukraine so much so 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, but 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 lead president joe biden, to break it to who and accused the kremlin directly of genocide. yes,
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i call the jealous i become clear, clear that good, finer white mafia. very friend, mark the evidence of mary. don't ever know. last week, the more evidence is coming out of literally all of the rushes of done in ukraine in a press conference with reporters kremlin boatman dmitri best. 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've said before, this is hardly acceptable from a president of the united states, a country that has committed well known crimes in recent times, vienna kitchen and murray in irish registered. the southern port city of matthew
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pope 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. matter, you pause, mare said russia was doing all it could to destroy the evidence of atrocities jorgen that our intelligence has confirmed to day. the 13 mo, bile 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 prepares 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, paul. according to the ukrainian military, russian forces are now ready to attack. thee don't ask and hear song regions. we
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have more now from the w correspondent, alexander phenomena in keith. while the accruing and government has been bracing for a major russian offensive for in the eastern and south eastern part of the country, warning that russia was so massing their troops, them, they're moving them into towards, to strategically important city of ian. and apparently this has been 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 so that is why perhaps we saw a very strong address from the ukranian president to day. he urge western leaders to provide you quain, with heavy weapons with tanks, armored vehicles or defense systems, of course,
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and combat jets 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 mar, you polls. 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 today 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 sat, 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 the
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anchor after the world was so shocked by the apparent war crimes committed to allegedly committed by the russian army debtor at the russian forces could try to to, to cover up her their crimes. there was the w billings under phenomena there speaking with me earlier from key ukraine has captured, the man considered to be russian president. putin's closest ally inside the country . his name is victor med shook gradient. special forces arrested him in 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 swap. by a once high profile politician. now ukraine's most high profile prisoner president volota. miss lensky released pictures of victor medford took in handcuffs as he announced the news of the arrest. last month,
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the ukrainian government suspended, medford chuck's opposition political movement. he had taken an ante e u stance and wanted close the ties to russia. in january, the u. s. 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 thirties open to treason case against him. but ukrainian officials say he managed to escape house arrest soon after the russian invasion. now president zalinski is suggesting that the captured med, that shook, could be handed over to russia in exchange for ukrainian prisoners of war. finland's prime minister says her country will decide within weeks yes or no to applying to join nato. public opinion on membership has changed dramatically since
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the start of the russian invasion of ukraine. russia has warned both finland and sweden, against joining nato. their joint appearance demonstrates neighborliness, but mal sweden's and finland's heads of government both moved toward nato membership. that's the main question being addressed at today's meeting and stockholm we have to really think through what is best for sweden and our security and our peace in this new situation. and of course, what is happening and the discussion of finland is important for us to follow. therefore we need to have a very close contact. this is a completely new security situation for finland and sweden. until now, the countries have been neutral viewing themselves as negotiators between east and west. but the war in ukraine has changed all that, including their attitude to nato are. there is no other way to have security guarantees done under nato's deterrence. and common defense ask,
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aren't it by natives? article 5, the mood has shifted in both countries. more and more people now support nato membership. ve mison walk out on, i've changed my mind over the last month on of finland, cannot defend itself alone. very among this good of all, it would be safer for us swedes to join, yet we should do so as quickly as possible. finland plans to decide in the coming weeks. sweden, probably by summer, russia says any expansion of nato will have negative consequences. so his round up now, some of the other stories making headlines around the world. police in new york have arrested a man suspected of shooting 10 people on a subway train on tuesday authority say 62 year old frank. james will face federal charges for a terrorist offense. new york's police commissioner said that he was detained after a tip off from the public. the prime minister of ivory coast,
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patrick on she has resigned. they knew slim down government is expected to be chosen next week. and she announced his decision after the president announced plans to restructure the administration of she was the country's 3rd prime minister in the last 2 years palestinian officials, a israeli forces, shot and killed a man during a military operation in the west bank. israel had stepped up reeds and arrests across the west bank in recent days as follows: a spate of killing in israel in the past weeks by hello cities. shanghai streets remain mostly empty, following police warnings that they will punish anyone violating the cities strict corona virus lockdown. 26000000 residents have been ordered to stay at home. cars have been banned from all roads. with few exceptions. shanghai is now battling china's biggest ever coven 19 outbreak. surely anchor's prime minister has offered to meet with protesters camped outside the president's office
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. they're calling on the government to step down over its handling of a foreign currency crisis, which has led to food shortages spiraling prices and hours of power coach every day . the government is due to start negotiations on an international monetary fund bailout next week. ha angry. she lincolns are out on the streets. an unprecedented economic crisis has pushed these people to gather outside the president's office in the capital city, colombo, shouting slogans, leading placards and demanding change. garage. i'm the one, the roger bucks, a family whose members hockey, buy, key positions in the shall and can government including that of the president and the prime minister to resign. we believe their family rules, then the court is hm. and blatant that software option are responsible for the
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economy collapse. the people of the island nation have been facing regular power cuts, food and medicine shortages and soaring prices of essentials. long queues outside patrol and diesel stations had become a common sight. as the country, it runs out of cash to buy fuel. the prices have brought people together. it's a people's brit as this is not politically motivated. i'm not of any party and i don't think anyone here is this the 1st time all of sri lanka has united against politics. this crisis has affected everybody stomach. so everyone is out on the street, irrespective of cost creed, really to annoy economic backgrounds. a shilling concede, they want accountability, transparency, and a responsible government to control the unrest on the streets. a nationwide called you and a state of emergency was imposed briefly, but that barely the 3rd,
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the protest of that you lankin prime minister by in the large boxes is now appealing to the people for peace and support being that the government is working round the clock to dissolve the economic crisis, ah, but it is obvious that the government has lost the trust of the public economist, villain some energy eva agrees that economic situation has been severely mismanaged by those in power. we are in excessive debt and it's very clear that in order to, to be able to pick this debt, we have to bring in dollars. if we cannot pay any more debt, we need to seriously negotiate with our people, to whom the old money. and we have to get the economy functioning of the yeah. back i'd love to cite the crowd only increases as the sunset and not be obvious with people of all ages joining in the guns if you have it done and just saw the dod me what need and make change. and so that said the heck i'm here to be
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a demonstrator. look dumb, interesting here to keep a bare protest till they see the change, the lot. even a heavy down poor as the evening progresses doesn't dampen best it. ah, well, the world's oldest female gorilla in captivity, have celebrated her 65th birthday at the berlin zoo with you guest at a birthday cake. her name is far too when she has lived at the 0 since 1959. she arrived when she was just 2 years old and she now lives there with her son or $4.00 and a grandchild. western lowland gorillas are an endangered species due to the destruction of their natural habitat. happy birthday fought to r at you watch a d. w d, as a reminder of our top story, this, our, the international criminal court talk prosecutor says that ukraine is a crime scene. it comes after visiting the town of butcher,
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we're investigators are examining bodies from mass graves to document evidence of war cry. she was president joe biden has called russia's war in ukraine, a genocide. that's it for me. rob. what does that next with the w business news? i'll see you tomorrow. hold . so again that i work that tight and in the end is a me, you are not allowed to see you anymore. we will send you back. are you familiar with this? with the smugglers, with lions as of the what's your story. ready i mean when i was women, especially victims of violence in and take part.
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