ah, ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. the new front and vladimir putin swore for the 1st time russia cuts gas supplies to poland, raising concerns also in bulgaria. ukraine, cause it blackmail, and says it is a warning shot for the rest of europe. also coming up a your turn from germany on sending heavy weapons to you crate. after lots of criticism, berlin now says it will deliver anti aircraft system to q and

explosions, destroy radio towers in a break away region of moldova, that is backed by russia, fueling fears that the conflict in ukraine could spill over. ah, i'm glad else as well come to the program. russia state gas company gas prom cut gas supplies to poland on wednesday. the move has raised concerns supplies could also be halted in bulgaria. neither of the nations have complied with a demand from ross's president vladimir putin to start paying for deliveries in roubles several other nations, including germany, are also yet to comply and are heavily reliant on russian gas. the development comes less than 24 hours after un secretary general antonia wood terrace, met putin. in the kremlin,

steerber correspondent rebecca router is in tears and joins me now from barrow becker. how did ukrainians react to the good terrace? put in a meeting as it raised any hopes? well as a me too much reaction to that meeting so far, and i think, you know, you couldn't even call it cautious optimism at this stage. but you, there was some good news if you can call it that to come out of that meeting. some positive signs. a good hair saying that the you and would be willing to go in and assist in a humanitarian evacuation of those soldiers and civilians. and potent, at least in practice, agreeing to such a thing. but you know, everyone's waiting to see what potent will do and following his actions rather than his words, as we know, they often don't meet up. so from the ukrainian side, obviously, that is what they wanted. they wanted agreement on humanitarian corridor. coming out of that meeting, so the fact that there's been positive science is of course being received well

here, but that conversation will have to continue with the ukrainians when antonia guitars comes to cave on thursday. maria paul of course on the agenda there in that meeting a what are you hearing from their well, let him have who does come out and said that fighting is an ongoing and merry report. but as of yesterday, it certainly was. it's hard to get real time information, so i can't tell you what's happening there right there at this moment. get hard, but the fighting has been going on at as of yesterday is the latest updates that we have. and definitely with obviously a lot more involved that we need more than the fighting to stop to, in order for those evacuations, to get on to way in any kind of evacuation in that area would require such a huge amount of trust that clearly isn't being felt on either side, particularly not on the ukrainian side at this point. so actually on that and so on related. but it is worth noting that yesterday in the city here in cave, there was,

there's a monumental, there was a monument to the friendship between russia and ukraine. and it was dismantled, he, yesterday, that's really showing a symbolically at least her how the 2 sides of fairing so i you know, in, in mary you, paul, hoping for some kind of ceasefire. but as we're we believe it is. a continuing is, is continued shelling in the area to w correspondent, rebecca reduced their reporting from keith. thank you, rebecca. well, germany now says it will for the 1st time and after weeks of internal strife and international criticism, sent anti aircraft weapon systems to ukraine to help fight off rushes invasion. defense minister christina lovelace made the announcement at a meeting of defense and military leaders on tuesday. in ramstein, germany, 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 meeting on

tuesday. that was hosted by you as defense. secretary, lloyd austin. we don't have any time to waste briefings left 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 to day more resolve 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 that we've made the decision that it's now important to support . and he, i craft offense as that can be done with the good parts 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 everyone 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, loiter. i think it's important. am 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 the war as a if and i don't like how hesitant they've been to the ultimately, i would actually be for aggressive weapons. if it's heavier machinery will of, of august will cause aid. in his closing remarks, austin said the gathering between the us and its allies will not be the last. once a month they'll meet to discuss ukraine's defense needs to help them fight. the russian invasion is now let's bring in that. i have stigma is a member of the german parliament for chancellor hall of shaw's governing social

democracy. mister stigma. finally, after weeks of reluctance, internal coalition dispute an unusually sharp criticism from its allies and from ukraine. germany is now delivering a few heavy weapons to ukraine. what prompted this you turned by olaf shoulds now? well, i don't think that the impression is correct. we always said that we try to support the ukraine with everything we can, which. ready is responsible in terms of political, economic, financial, and military and, and we do that in very close consulting process with our allies. and so we did this way. ready we're talking about defense tanks and that was decided because new brand new need that to defend themselves. antiaircraft tanks, not offensive ones, and therefore i don't see a policy shift. and besides the 2nd part. ready we have to look at

is that we have the ukrainians as best as we can, but not enhancing. the risk of getting nato are germany being involved in the war. well, nobody else seems to be worried that nato gets involved in the war with, if nato members help ukraine with, with weapons. and also germany continues to import russian gas financing a war. isn't that inconsistent? well 1st of all, i don't think you're right, but you know, essentially because i understand that president vitamins as in my car or the exactly the same way as i was going very close. talked about that and that we need to get out of energy imports from russia as fast as possible. that's correct. but there are different situation. ready different countries,

how fast that can go, because taxes should be a punishment for the other side rather than bringing down our own industry. so we do that as fast as possible, but it cannot be done from one day to the other. how worried are you that off to now put a decided to stop gas deliveries to poland. bulgaria is on shaky ground there. if russia turns off, gas applies to germany. what then actually you were preparing for that case, but we don't expect it to happen. we see what happens factors that everybody knows that we have to get out of the dependency on russian energy and imports as fast as possible. and that's what our government is doing. so your part is form of trust. i get out, should i still maintain close ties to vladimir putin? is that pro russia sentiment? they're still very much alive in your party and showing again,

i don't think that's the right way to describe it. the social democrats always thought and still think that in the long run, there's only security in europe and the common way with the russians. gatzo isn't been, it hasn't been politics since 2005, that's 7 years. ready ago and he has no insurance at all as far as the politics of today's concern. and therefore, i think the assumption we had a close relationship to the russian leadership is wrong. ukraine is asking for more weapons also from germany. what do you say to that? but again what i said. ready we are the ones to strive to support the great ukrainians as best as we can politically, economically, financially for many, terry and now some military away. yet, we still have to see that the war comes to an end as soon as possible

and won't be enlarged into an involvement of our country directly, or nato. and i, i think the worries are shared by others, although publicly the impression in different one. i've stated that german people, the social democrats, thank you very much. thank you. you and this calling for a calm in a separate a separate is region of moldova as fears grow that the conflict could spill over them. the break away region off trans mr. is a strip of land in moldova, which has been on the control of separatist authorities since they fought a war with mold over 30 years ago. some 1500 russian troops are based there. and last week a russian commander indicated. moscow may have set its site on the territory. on tuesday, explosions knocked knocked down to radiant annas,

which were being used to broadcast russian broadcasts to radio towers used to broadcast russian news. now scrap metal. the blast site in moldova is just 5 kilometers from the ukranian border. so far, no one has claimed responsibility. and that is elaina. chris blanch as the our analysis shows their attentions between various forces who are interested and destabilizing this region. it best buy booze out out seek litle. you see black dear on nixa. 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 any 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

mold oven, separatist region of trans nestor. 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 nestor 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 rushing after the collapse of the soviet union, but the international community considers that part of mold over ukrainian president volunteer. the lensky said he believed the recent attacks were orchestrated by moscow and that his country is prepared for any offensive from that direction. just a solution to change a class for the russian troops that have been constantly stationed in the temporarily occupied territories of mal dover in particular and trans neater we

know that they are in constant combat readiness, waiting for an order i must show when they pushed me unless you took a torch in shall not go, you know, their power from where you put ukrainian armed forces are prepared for them and are not afraid of them liberally. in moldova, authorities have raised the countries terror alert to its highest level. there worried the war, and ukraine could still across the border into trans nice tre and then to the rest of the country. now is show of solidarity from one of germany's biggest football club. sports dot mont hosted ukrainian club dynamo, kiff in charity friendly match on tuesday evening to raise money for the victims of the war and ukraine. the match at the alley do not parker attracted a crowd of 35000 and raised 400000 euros for humanitarian causes in ukraine, according to the hopes he if won the game 3 tomb, they're playing

a number of such friendlies on a european tour as they seek to raise money for the victims of the russian invasion of their country. that's it from you. the news team from our lab, an update for you at the top of the arb don't go way up next is business with christy platt. since he looks at how the board ukraine is making it harder for south americans to make ends meets of golfers in berlin. thankfully, ah, people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families on the reason for the credit on it is with people seeing screen us getting 200 people around the world

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