[000:00:00;00] with this is dw news lie from berlin, the u. s. rallies its allies to arm ukraine against russia. at a summit in germany, u. s. defense secretary lloyd austin announces monthly meetings on ukraine, calling on allies to move heaven and earth to ensure keith has the weapons, it needs a u. turn from germany on sending heavy weapons to ukraine after criticism. berlin now says it will deliver anti aircraft systems to keith and un secretary general,

antonio battalion holds talks with russia's president in moscow. vladimir putin says he's open to un involvement in evacuating civilians from audio, paul ah, on pablo foliage, welcome to the program. germany now says it will for the 1st time, sand heavy incision follows weeks of criticism at home and from ukraine. defense minister christina lambaste made the announcement at a u. s. lead meeting of defense and military leaders on tuesday. the u. s. air base in augusta and germany, this is where the united states and its allies pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for ukraine. during the meeting on tuesday, that was hosted by us defense secretary,

lloyd austin. we don't have any time to waste the briefings. let today laid out clearly why the coming weeks will be so crucial for ukraine. so we gotta move at the speed of war. and i know that all the leaders leave today more resolved an error to support ukraine in his fight against russian aggression. the day kicked off with a surprise in a notable policy shift. germany, which had been criticized for refusing to send heavy weapons to ukraine, announced it would now send capehart anti aircraft systems the ambient, i don't think we've made the decision that it's now important to support. and he, i craft, offends us that can be done with a good part and is exactly what's on the list of what ukraine needs. and that is what we coordinated with. others are now making possible will continue doing next slide for not every one in berlin. welcome to decision. since miss increased,

i find it problematic. germany doesn't even have enough military equipment for itself in the case of protein totally losing control goiter. i think it's important . i also think that what the german government is doing is good. but i am also not sure if offering weapons is actually going to stop to war. as always fun, i didn't like the degree of hesitancy in the end. i would actually be for aggressive weapons, so heavy machinery across evil of, of him as a shrill is because 8. in his closing remarks often said the gathering between the us and its allies will not be the last. once a month. they'll me to discuss ukraine's defense needs to help them fight the russian invasion is spinning or late or early or i asked tina hughes washington correspondent, sumi selma's candor about the significance of this new regular meeting a foreign and defense officials from 40 different countries. well, i think it's pretty significant. i mean,

we heard secretary austin say that they would be meeting monthly and a contact group to ensure that these allies can further discuss how best to aid ukraine. and he called it a vehicle to intensify efforts and focus on winning the fight and struggles to come . and i think those words, paula really highlight the fact that the u. s. is well aware that ukraine needs support right now in defending itself, and will need more support down the road. and i think it also shows that secretary osman the u. s. they are pleased with this consolation with this exchange because it brought together not only nato allies, but also as we heard from secretary austin, a nations of good will. and there were concrete proposals on the table. you mentioned most notably from germany, of those 50 anti aircraft systems seen as an important step forward. well, we've seen a surprising german u turn on sending heavy weapons to ukraine. house the news being received in washington. it's going down pretty well as you might expect. pablo germany is seen as an important partner,

but one that hasn't always pulled its weight on defense and security. and it is believed that these systems, these cheetah systems, as they're called, will actually really help ukraine defend itself. and what we heard from secretary austin in germany was that ukraine can win this war in that time is of the essence . and that is something that i've heard echoed here in washington, where there really is a sense that the battle that's happening right now in the east and in the south of ukraine is decisive. and that ukraine needs heavy weapons quickly to be able to push back russian forces. of course, there is the understanding that this war could go on for several months to come, maybe even longer, but still the short term pushes seen as critical. and that's why germany's decision to provide these anti aircraft systems is welcome news to long lawmakers. a by the way on both sides of the aisle will more broadly speaking to me during the ukraine war, has the german government image been bruised among lawmakers in washington? you know, i think it's safe to say that there has been frustration with germany's position

and, but the biden administration itself has actually been pretty quiet overall, especially about germany's reluctance to supply heavy weapons to this point. actually most of the pressure it seems that has been on chance offshore is actually come from his own government from the german public, from ukraine. a but lawmaker is both republicans and democrats here, and analysts have been critical and indeed i spoke to an analyst last week, who said he was initially understanding is germany confronted its history. it's. it's long standing practices ost politic but that this patients was wearing thin. but if you're asking whether this image has been bruise long term, i think at this point, people here in washington, especially lawmakers, are just happy to have germany on board acting in line with its allies, especially also if it is able to wean itself off of russian gas and oil, i mean that is really seen as another important step in the west's ability to respond. going forward. dw washington correspondent to me, so much kind of speaking to me earlier. well, let's take

a look at him. some other developments related to the war in ukraine. russian energy, giant gas prom has told poland unable guerria. it will cut off their gas supplies. moscow had threatened to halt deliveries to european countries unless they start paying for gas in roubles, following sanctions against russian banks. the head of the u. n's, nuclear watchdog has visited chernobyl on the 36th anniversary of the nuclear disaster. there i a, a chief fail mariano grossi described, rushes, reasons, occupation is very dangerous. he said, radiation levels had gone up during the takeover, but are now back to normal. the un refugee agencies expecting more than 8000000 people to flee this war, double its initial projection with 5000000 having fled so far. the you and hcr says the scale of the conflict and the speed at which people are flying,

are unheard of in recent times. un secretary general, antonio garish has used talks in moscow with russian president vladimir putin, to repeat his call for a cease. far after the meeting. gutierrez said he'd reached an agreement in principle to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of maria pope. president putin told the secretary general that he had hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict. adding the peace talks with ukraine were continuing virtually earlier in the day. good perish held what he described as a very frank discussion with the russian foreign minister. russia's foreign minister, sir gay leverage, welcomed a special guest to moscow on wednesday. un secretary general antonio garish. the you in chief said he'd come as a messenger if he's. but he was seemingly unsuccessful after their meeting lever of accused the west, and especially the us of using your credit to harm russia to do much cool. we either resign ourselves to having

a single country and it's satellites control all of humanity lose or humanity lives together on the basis of the united nations. nobody wants of war. heaven forbid william boucher proceed. but that is one thing that is true and obvious and that no arguments can change. we have not ukrainian troops in the 30, tory of the russian federation, but we have russian troops in the territory of ukrainian federation. later, good cherish held long awaited talks with president putin referring specifically to the kremlin invasion of ukraine as a war terminology that's banned in russia. while ukraine has accused russia of trying to spark on rest in a rush of back separatist region of moldova ukrainian president followed the made it to lansky said moscow wants to de stabilized

a situation in the trans mr. region. violence has flared in the area in the last 2 days, feeling fears the conflict in neighboring ukraine could spill over. to radio towers used to broadcast russian news, now scrap metal, the blast site, and moldova is just 5 kilometers from the ukranian border. so far, no one has claimed responsibility on that. he's eleanor's threat, blocked us. the our analysis shows their attentions between various forces who are interested and destabilizing this region. that means i don't see glasses yet received lights in compare axa. this is a complex and tense situation. but we will arrange vigilant, and we'll take all necessary measures to prevent escalation, to strengthen our security and to protect our citizens sitting there with we must remain calm and stay informed using verified sources and avoid distributing false information with you know,

the explosion of the radio towers was the 2nd unclaimed attack this week in the moldova separatist region of trans, neater. the 1st was on the state security ministry, inter rosabelle. tensions in the region have been high since russia invaded ukraine . moscow has suggested it wants to create a land corridor, a long southern ukraine between trans mr and the russian controlled territories and eastern ukraine. it's believed russia keeps around $1500.00 troops and trans. mr. and analysts say the area could be used to launch an attack on ukraine. the region remained pro russian after the collapse of the soviet union, but the international community considers it part of moldova. ukrainian president vladimir zalinski said he believed the recent attacks were orchestrated by moscow and that his country is prepared for any offensive from that direction. just still solution to change a class for the russian troops that have been constantly stationed in the temporarily occupied territories of moldova,

in particular and trans nissan her. we know that they're in constant combat readiness, waiting for an order. his name was chill when they pushed genie. what dullness g. chicka thought changed on that we know their power and will you what ukrainian armed forces are prepared for them and are not afraid of them in the way it. moldova authorities have raised the countries terror alert to its highest level. they're worried, the war in ukraine could spill across the border into trans nice her and then to the rest of the country. to sport manchester city took a step closer to a 2nd consecutive champions league final on tuesday evening with a spectacular for 3 victory over round madrid. the home side went in front after less than 2 minutes and the gulls came thick and fast rather than 90 minutes. the result means that round the drain face an uphill struggle in next week, 2nd leg in the spanish capital on the 1st leg of the 2nd semi final takes place

on wednesday evening. as at liverpool host, be out of the spanish under dogs. you've already knocked event us and barn munich out of this year's champions. lake liverpool, coach, york club insist that his side have a healthy respect for their opponents. you will maybe buy another estimate of them . but that never happened to us. these kind of things, especially after these 4 games, there's no chance anymore. so this little advantage might have gone. but apart from that, they're still, they're still a really, a really, really good football team who's obviously wants to, to make history as well. now a show of solidarity from one of germany's biggest football clubs for a see a dormant hosted ukrainian club dynamo, keith in a charity friendly match on tuesday evening to raise money for the victims of the war in ukraine. the match at dignity during a park attracted a crowd of 35000 and raised 400000 euros for humanitarian causes in ukraine.

according to the host's dynamo, keith, who won the game 32, are playing a number such friendlies on a european tour as they seek to raise money for the victims of the russian invasion of their country. and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. us defense secretary and lloyd austin has applauded international support for ukraine unannounced. the u. s. and its allies will meet monthly to coordinate military aid to keep hosted with speaking after hosting a meeting of military leaders for more than 40 countries at comstock, or based here in germany. and a major policy reversal. germany says it will now deliver a heavy anti aircraft systems to ukraine. physician follows intense criticism that germany was taking too long to st. keith,

the weapons it needs against the russian invasion. we're watching deed over the news from berlin up next. the 2nd part of a doc film documentary looking at the history of the russian red army. and don't forget, it will be back again top the next hour and can keep the date on our website or on social media for me, the team here take care. imagine how many push it out in the world, climate change very off the story. this is my plan, the way from just one week how much was going to really get we still have time to go. i'm going with