ah, ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin to night, another massive shipment of american weapons for ukraine, as he was president whiten, says whether mere prudent will never succeed. just as he did last week to day biden announced another $800000000.00 in weapons for ukraine, including heavy artillery drones and ammunition. also coming up, russia, president putin claiming victory and control over the besieged city of mario pole. but ukrainian soldiers are still refusing to surrender their and farmers on the front line ukraine is one of the world's leading grain exporters. tonight we look

at how farmers they are, are trying to grow crops in a countryside. scarred by woo. oh, lou. i'm brent gov. it's good to have you with us on this thursday, and we start with more military assistance for ukraine and a warning that rushes vladimir putin will not win this war. he was, president biden made those announcements to day in washington, in a major display of support for the ukrainian government. this latest package of weapon ship. it's is worth $800000000.00 and it comes on top of the $2600000000.00 that the u. s has already provided biden's saying that the package will contain heavy weaponry that the government in kiev says it desperately needs. today. am announcing another $800000000.00 to further augment ukraine's ability to fight in

the east in the dom boss region. this package includes heavy artillery weapons, dozens of howards hers, and a $144000.00 rounds of ammunition to go with those howitzers. it also includes more tactical drones, another very large shipment of arms to ukraine from the us. i asked our washington correspondent, send me some misconduct. how much help this will be for keith? that's right, brent. it is a lot of money and we heard there in that clip from president biden. what that package of support will include? so the how it serves the 10s of thousands of rounds of ammunition. he also pointed out that the u. s. has already supplied plenty of anti armor systems. he said, these are particularly effective against russian tanks that they actually out number russian tanks by 10 to one. so he's very keen to point out how much military support the u. s. as already provided and is providing again with this package. he also said that u. s. intelligence continued to share their information with ukraine to help the country defend itself. now how exactly will it help president biden made clear that

this package of aid is tailored specifically, especially with the type of weapon supplied to help ukraine defend the east where we know brent russia has ramped up in the offensive. so that is just a different battlefield to a city like here, where you've seen urban warfare holding out defenses on the outskirts of the city. president biden said that the topography of the east of ukraine presents a very different challenge. and in this package, these weapons that we just mentioned, including the tactical drones that according to him and his administration, is going to aid that effort significantly. if we know that the president does not showing away from his authority here to send these huge aid packages to ukraine, how much support is there for this aid among americans? i think it's safe to say print. there is still broad support for ukraine among the american public and also condemning russia for its attack. in fact, they looked at a poll from the associated press just before coming on, showing that 54 percent of americans think biden has actually not been tough enough

in his response to russia's invasion around 36 percent. think his approach has been just about right. the number of people supporting a direct and u. s. involvement. that is waning, and i do think it's important to say it's going to be interesting to see how high the support remains in the face of soaring inflation. consumer prices are as high as if they've been in 40 years. americans are feeling at the gas pump at the grocery store, so that could cut into some of the support as the war extends and bret one more note on political support. president biden also pointed out that he's pretty much exhausted all the authority that he's had from congress or approve a to ukraine than it is used up all the money and the ability. yes, to send a weapons over. so he will have to send a supplemental budget request to congress again to continue the flow of weapons and aid. but i think it can be expected that congress will approve that. and i'm sure he's hoping that european l wise will be helping also to send more aid. do we know

that this alliance, the western alliance right now in view of supporting ukraine? how strong is it is, is it as strong as it was 2 months ago? well, if you listen to president biden, the messaging there of course is that he's underlined that the west, the u. s. in its allies there in lock step on pushing back against russian, supporting ukraine. and i think on the whole, there is still, if you listen to the biden administration, a lot of cooperation happening on all levels of the government between the u. s. and its european allies. at what president biden said today, is that the u. s. is actually also helping allies in europe get their equipment like aircraft systems, from slovakia into ukraine. that being said, i did speak to an expert earlier lieutenant colonel vin men who is the retired army general ukraine expert who said he was very critical of germany. he thinks that it is absurd, that germany is not meeting its obligations on implementing an oil and gas embargo delivering heavy weapons. and that germany needs to stand with it's european partners, particularly in eastern europe to carry

a heavier burden. so that is one voice and we're hearing more voices. critical of germany, you're hearing this voice is outside and also inside the country regarding to weapons shipments. he w submission was gone to reporting from washington to night should be thank you. you as president biden. they also said that there is, quote no evidence that mario pole has fall fall into russia. he comes after moscow claimed victory. they're saying that russian forces have successfully liberated the port city in south eastern new. great, some 2000 soldiers and 1000 civilians are still believed to be holding out inside the vast as of stuff steel plant in the city keepers demanding moscow opened a humanitarian corridor to let civilians leave safely. president putin called off plans to storm the complex today, instead of the televised meeting, he told his defense minister to completely seal off the area. our report now on the steel plan that has become a symbol of ukrainian resistance. the vast as of style steel plant,

seen here and footage from russia. se television ukrainian forces are holding out inside my tuple has witnessed nearly 2 months of heavy fighting with much of the strategic port in ruins. president putin has claimed victory in the city and told his defense minister to seal off its defenders in their last stronghold. but he lived in my considered the proposed storming of the industrial area pointless by order to aborted emotionally. there is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground through these industrial facilities block off this industrial area so that not even a fly can get through, but we will never succeed in dominating but in washington. us president joe biden dismiss prudence claims as questionable whether he does control. one thing for sure we know about variable. he should allow your manager in corners to let people on

that steel mill and other places are buried under rumble. to get out. to get out. that's what any, any, any head of state would do in such a circumstance. and so there is no evidence yet that mary paused completely fall. ukrainian authorities have also urged moscow to open humanitarian car doors to allow those sheltering in the heavily bombarded as of style plant to flee. these pictures provided by the plants defenders show some of the hundreds of civilians and said to be sheltering and bunkers below the steelworks. but previous efforts to organize evacuations for matter, you will have heard little success. some $100000.00 residents are thought to still be living among the rooms. in keen ukrainian president holiday made it to landscape speaking alongside his spanish and danish

counterparts remains defined in the face of russia. the soldiers announced that they will bring more weapons to you. i know that they've captured these most of my poll a long time ago. we were very aware of that. but there is a part of our city where our service men remain and they'll stay there for now. a bookish will need come zohler size with no surrender planned by those blockaded in the as of style steel plant. there is growing concerned that those trapped inside could starve or russians were in ukraine is having a major impact on food supplies, both inside and outside of the country. in our next report, we meet the farmer who explains the challenges that workers like him face in the midst of a war. the war has left, it's traces on knowledge, sandra official, and the property on sandra is a farm. on the outskirts of cave. he owns a 1000 act as

a farmland and agriculture machinery. it is business has been in ruins, since russian troops entered the village at the beginning of march. burnt arch, ahmed regal. 6. whereas harvest did you go the way? they came to the gate and began rattling, you push only my workers were inside the found. when they realized the troops barging through the gate, they ran over there across the fence, into the village. thank god, they're all alive for both the list of the russian forces in store themselves inside the facility. and alexander fled to keel. russian troops had occupied this place for around 3 weeks when they left, they blew up this place. now, alexander is picking up, the pieces is not just his farm house that was destroyed. the fighting is also affected, his farmland is littered with unexploded ordnance. supper minesweepers haven't been

here yet, so we don't go out. we can't work at the moment, or de mining brigades are out and about, but for nowadays stablish in the damage. they haven't even started the mining agricultural land for this years harvested might be too late. the sewing season is nearing its end and the military administration has little hope they will be able to help in time for future legal mind. the roads and houses 1st, social facilities like schools, the things that are needed. so people come more or less walk around normally, we do the field only after we've done that 1st. with us, we're starting to he guesses it might take years for agriculture to get back to normal. meanwhile, the winter wheat is growing. alexander sold it before the war with always dro with the field workers land where we see traces of vehicles in my work has been searching for mines with metal detectors over so that we need clearance for the

whole field. we don't know what's lying in there, and we'll have to wait for the mind sweeping team to confirm that the field is safe . the consequences of this war will continue to be fed far and wide. as ukraine has been feeding the world for decades. i to france now where the 2 candidates next sundays, presidential election run off squared off last night, and they're only televised debate. it was one of the last chances for incumbent emanuel micron and his far right challenger maureen le pen to sway voters. and there were some fiery exchanges. it was the most anticipated moment in the french election campaign, the only tv debate between french president emanuel micron and the woman who wants his job fall right challenger marine la pen. wolfol, i don't go to school, so go home the bud, you sivilton, under the glare of the studio lights the gloves were off. micron attack la pen over

her past dealings with russia, a map of this i can feel as could dip on. did you depend on russian power? you depend on mister putin as a few months after saying that, madame le pen, that you took out a loan from a russian bank in 2015 for the 1st check russian bank, let self tick cushion bunk. when you don't talk to other leaders, you talk to your banker when talking to russia, this is the problem that met them, that they ruined evil or present on the pen, insisted she was independent of moscow up anymore and returned to a key scene with her campaign to default the rising cost of fuel them and essential legend left horse in, if horsey objected or caught my shot, i agreed on all the sanctions that were taken against the oligarchs against the bang us law. so the only sanction that i disagree with is the one blocking russian gas is a coil in port zuka. why? because i think that's not the right method. this is not what will actually hurt russia, least and above all, it will hurt the french people a lot. we see

a ecos she'll to so far. i know him on multiple people said, well, she took the candidates, clashed of the climate change and microns economic track record in his 1st 5 year term peculiar, yasser, not again on immigration, and the treatment of muslims in france. the candidates policies are far apart. is issued ball. i one these have been the head shall be in public spaces. i'll say it on the clearest possible way. the fail is a uniform imposed by islamist was apology. said miss rosalie, you will create a civil war in the housing projects. madame la fern, i'm being honest, what you're saying is very serious, isn't oscars could, would you say go ahead and they don't accept that because what you said is very serious. like off to thank you, an opinion poll from a french broadcaster found over half the viewers surveyed thought micron was more convincing in the debate. but french voters will have the last word in sundays run

off election. all right, see w business news was daniel winter is up next. no debate about that. i'm break off. i'll see you tomorrow with guardians of truth on exile. turkish journalist john don't darn. i have paid almost every price of being a journalist in a country like turkey and mexican investigative journalist, ana bellman. this people are, is, are you every day the government is involved she's digging the country soil.