w news ah ah ah, this is dw news fly from berlin, a new front and put in war. russia has halted, gas applies to poland and bulgaria, ukraine, and you accuse moscow of black male in europe. also coming up, russia makes territorial gains in eastern and southern ukraine. key says russian forces have captured several eastern villages as part of its offensive and the dom vaseline ship. and it is not known how many russians have been killed in the

conflict with families. there are also grieving as the casualties mount ah hello monica jones, welcome to the program. russia has suspended deliveries of natural gas to poland and bulgaria state energy company gas. prom said it made a decision because both countries refused to pay in rubles. a requirement set by the kremlin last month. the move marks a major escalation in russia's economic conflict with europe over the war in ukraine. european leaders have denounced moscow's decision as blackmail. russia's latest move in the conflict goes beyond the battle field in ukraine to the gas pipelines, into europe. in what has been seen as an aggressive move. russia has cut the gas

supply to poland and will guerria russian energy, giant gas. prom said it had turned off the gas tap to the 2 e. u and nato members. after not receiving payment in roubles, the kremlin demanded that bills be paid in its own currency. as a response to international sanctions, which left it unable to utilize foreign currency and its own reserves, those immediately affected were quick to respond. the polish prime minister declared his country was energy safe, having built up reserves and applied that poems preparations, including an alternative baltic pipeline might help the you win itself off russian energy, javan nazena interconnect. let me remind you that we have inter connectors to germany and the czech republic, as well as our gas terminal. and she know chief drew, which can receive even larger amounts of liquefied gas is or she. so we will try to rise to the occasion in this difficult time. don't actually turn them. jessica joshua, spanish novel crushes other bulgaria,

a country almost totally reliant on russia's gas, looked to the e. u for solidarity and security. so jeff folded warm. i spoke with ursula font a lion, she who said that a unilateral reach of the agreement between gas, prom and bulgaria is not just a problem for bulgaria, naples, lam, sellable got it. this is a problem for the whole of the you that and the response will be united who threatened the days, fish to but adopt, including his hopes were echoed in a strongly worded tweet from e u commission president or sla fonda lion. i'm gas pens, announcement as another attempt by russia to blackmail us with guess we're prepared for the scenario. we are mapping out our coordinated e, you response europeans can trust that we stand united and in solidarity with the member states impacted by offering to deploy british british foreign minister liz truss, called on all of europe to cut off russian energy imports. a plan that is in the

pipeline. although russia might try to preempt that move, it has just stated that it might hold the gas to other you countries. so germany is also racing to count its dependence on russian fossil fuels. it's economy minister, a warrant that berlin must diversify its energy supply all be left defenseless. does your, the solution? it would be cynical if big and powerful germany thought was, oh, well, you can beat up the little guys a little bit. this is, that's a warning for, you know, this is reality of, this is the reality where energy is used as a weapon and we have to make sure we're not defenseless in when energy is used as a weapon. as far as i knew that struck expression, we need to diversify our energy infrastructure accordingly. i'm and focus our energy infrastructure around renewable energy is fun and massive savings on so that we are not defenseless. does via mission. delores and early i spoke to our political correspondent li, only fund huh. shine and asked her what stood out to her from hop ex remarks. yeah,

well the 1st thing that stood out for me was where we at exactly what we listen to because the questions on every month. the question that everybody's mind right now obviously is whether germany will be next after poland and bulgaria have been cut off from russian gas and, and we heard the economy minister as they are speaking about how serious leisure, when he's taking this thread. but he later also said that, you know, energy supplies will remain stable and, but emphasized how important it is for germany to diversify its and as energy imports. and he also said that germany has already been able to reduce its dependence on russian gas and reduce the share of russian gas imports from 55 percent. what they were at the beginning of the war to 35 percent. and, but overall was interesting today to observe again, a little bit habit as sort of the inefficient crisis communicator of this german government. when he was talking about how, you know, what

a high price germany is already paying for its backing off ukraine. economic forecast, economic growth forecast for germany is lower than expected. but having made sure to remind germs of why it is paying those high prize and said that nothing less than sort of the liberal freedom in europe is at stake. more right now and if and how much time in berlin. thank you so much. ross says it has made significant territorial gains of the east on the south of ukraine, claiming it has captured the entire curse on region. meanwhile, and the capital key, if authorities dismantled a thought yet era monument once a symbol of friendship, between russia and ukraine, this monument is now merely a reminder of the betrayal he is, has decided to demolish the statue. 2 months of to russia, invaded ukraine. freeform of the exam when he saw this monument used to symbolize

the friendship between ukraine and russia. but now we see what this friendship is. the destruction of ukrainian cities ruining the lives of ukrainians, killing tens of thousands of peaceful people, the shock give pieces, whatever mercy. i am convinced, a monument like this has an entirely different meaning. now, ours whistle and me a few kilometers away. president zalinski visited children at a hospital. they had been evacuated from the devastated southern port city of mary paul hankey, that many lost that parents in the fighting. we opened it as of the landscape, mourned thus, attacks from the south will intensify with short today, russian troops kept launching missiles, strikes on our land, particularly in the odessa region, and they kept up their attacks on our troops near harkey eve in don bass 5 i should say, and what does this give? russia only knew losses. meanwhile, fighting in the east and on bass region is ongoing. ukrainian forces say that

russia has continued to show villages. like here in alexandria. the army was able to evacuate many civilians from the area. while it stays behind to fight did all the use a man. we have chassis in live, if in western ukraine, and i asked her how people in the country are coping after more than 2 months of war. well indeed, monica, the whole population of your korean ease on the high alerts and data most constantly even this morning we had to take shelter in a bunker and this is just the everyday reality for us and for the iran 40000000 ukrainians living here, or who are, you know, he'd buy air strike alarms sometimes many times a day and the west end us out of the country are not completely bad because there are military infrastructures, there are re weigh infrastructures. we char targets for the russian military. so

does dollars. and on the other hand, in the eastern part of the country does almost continuous bombing by the russian forces and not least on the city of mar, you pull mario ball. where does state around the 2000 ukraine. nan sold is are who are holding their position in a d as the the other style is do you plan said they are, they're stuck with civilians. we don't know how many civilians are still are still there. but we heard reports from sold is who are currently in the as of plant saying that the situation is very dire, that a drinkable water is almost missing, that there's no medicine and as a lot of people being injured. so the fights at the fighting's are very much continue with mario polo. so being a despite russian claim sin bombed according to ukraine and forces. so,

so much pain, a so much hardship you mention the constant bomb being in, in eastern ukraine and ukrainian authority is now one that russia is just speeding up. it's offensive. what are you hearing? are russian forces gaining momentum right now? well, they did sees a number of a small towns in the eastern part of the country. and just to give you an example of yesterday that there were mis a missile strikes or near or death are on the bridge of did nipper or as through a re and this bridge was really a strategic points for ukraine and forces. this was the only way to go for mainland, for a ukrainian region into, into odessa. so this will, of course affect the ukraine and forces greatly. that being said, for example, i was mentioning mario,

paul of russia has claimed victory of the city of maria bull. but when you consider dandy as our style is still a plant, each constitutes one 3rd of a city of mar you, paul, and it is still being held by ukraine and for says, well, this is so far, not the victory for the russian army. i did other correspondent in man weird shas reporting for us from the western ukraine's city of live if for emanuel. thank you so much. now, western and ukrainian sources estimate there to well over 10000 russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict and ukraine. moscow, however, as admitted to the death of around $1500.00 troops, as families across russia bury their dead to the crumbling is telling russians the war or special operation as they call it, is needed to protect the country's borders. our next report is from the city once known as starling guard, now called while grat. dimitry was just 19 years old.

ivan 21. every week, more remote grades have been dug in miss cemetery in fall garad mostly for young soldiers who died in that president's so called special military operation. is when you think the melinda did, that the best of these young people should be able to enjoy their lives. they still had their whole lives ahead of them. no one needs or especially not ordinary people who do not hate the ukrainians. a tall you live to crane from one us theatre. even though still though it people are dying on both sides. but what can you do? look here had a per man lies there. will it only g get they had a big me every day. families grieving in russia usually in place as far from moscow like here, invited kept house in the foothills of the caucus mountains in the city of vulgar

out. along with the cries of grief. justification for the wall can also be heard so which usually it is very painful, but it's necessary. there has to be victims. god is with us. we will triumph of eugene vic to shuttle faults in the battle of stalingrad. in the 2nd world wal mart . he's where russia is again, seen fallen soldiers, but nevertheless supports president vladimir putin's actions are shy and it's very painful that they are dying. but russia has to defend its boulders and keep ukraine out to him. nato. up this cemetery, friends, and relatives of 26 year old andre, have gathered to say a final farewell. he was also killed fighting in ukraine. as the kremlin continues to champion fallen soldiers as a price worth paying for putin's war. and here's

a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the european union has initiated a never before use procedure against a member nation, hungary over alleged violations of the rule of law. the move could c e o. funding to the eastern european country cut and comes just over 3 weeks after prime minister victor or bunce, re election. israeli forces have shot and killed an 18 year old palestinian man and clashes with residents of the west bank city of jen. in the israeli military set, its troops faced a barrage of rocks and to life ammunition. after conducting raids in the area, tensions have been rising in the region for several weeks now. china mass tested residents in the capital city, beijing for the 3rd day this week, after several dozen locally transmitted covey 19 cases were detected. health authorities aimed to test 20000000 people 3 times each by the weekend in the hope

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