[000:00:00;00] with business news live from berlin, europe looks back at world war 2. us rush after past where you controversial victory parade, chancellor or show says that vladimir putin compares the war in ukraine to the fight against nazi germany. but he says that easy falsification of history, doesn't sophia dead in an ass try going to school in this thing? ukraine?

russia is stepping up a tax run up to the parade. on monday, i do, especially the joe biden, makes a surprise visit to ukraine. she meets the president's wife as a refugee center. ah, eddie micah junior is the name welcome to the program. the german chancellor left shows is preparing to host the virtual conference over lead in nations to discuss western supports for ukraine. u. s. presidents joe biden is expected to join to call along with a ukrainian lead of a lot of mass lensky as europe marks the 77th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war on the continent. shoulds is also making a key note. television address shows says that putting compared to warn you green to the fight against nazi nazi germany. that is, that he says, is the falsification of history the couldn't,

if we cannot commemorate the end of the 2nd world war in europe without confronting the reality is that once again, hash war is raging in europe. what russia has unleashed this war, as there was a time when russians and ukrainians fought side by side, a good mind paying the heaviest price to defeat germany's murderous nazi regime was needed. so the bottom at that time, germany was guilty of crimes committed against both the russian hill and the ukrainian nations. with for decades now, we have been striving for reconciliation with both only a dorothy was, but now russia's president putin seeks to subjugate ukraine under the, to destroy its culture. and its identity with president putin likens his barbaric war of aggression. to that fight against the nazis. that service was life. this is a falsification of history and infamy. we have a duty to say this in no uncertain terms as long. amanda,

as i'm joined by i did of use, she followed to call that it's a gala. so the chancellor drew a lot of parallels between the end of world war 2 and the war in ukraine was his main message to the german people. what clearly is his justification both for being seen initially for being hesitant to actually send weapons towards ukraine. and now he finds himself in a position where there's more and more criticism. also in germany that germany is backing the ukraine military by actually sending weapons. this always in the context of the 8th of may, that was, is seen as a moment of liberation here in germany, from the nazi regime. and on this commemorative day, the russians, the ukrainians, all the allied forces with the heroes of this story. and we heard the german president earlier on both come from the social democratic party, say that the dream of a joint european house, where everybody has a room, including russia, had turned into

a nightmare. and all assaults backing this up by saying that and saying never again to the war actually now essentially means standing up to the russian aggressor. very strong, worse than i will show. so clearly position himself on the side of ukraine, seeing that russia will not win this war. how the speech like could be received in keith. well, i think it's see, there's very much welcome have, but he does stop source of what key it would have liked to see which is the german chance that actually come to key if on monday, tomorrow when russell celebrates the victory with a huge parade, to have kind of a historic statement of germany being that will, that is simply not going to happen. that's not on the cards because one thing is for sure. and this is also something we'll have sold to stress. again, germany does not want to go it alone. it does not want to provoke russia like quite clearly,

and it keeps stressing that it always walks in line with its allies in the west. and it certainly doesn't want a kind of propaganda showdown or any physical involvement in this war for nato or any european state. talk about russia, how would it have received his message? you think, you mean the russian president? well, this will be seen as an a provocation. quite clearly because what is happening right now is that russia is re framing history, that it's narrative right now, which we're seeing seems to be quite successful within a rasa is that enough is and has not been beaten. and that the war on ukraine is being portrayed as fighting the nazis an autism. again at which frankly is just a completely false argument. ok, stay with us at mckayla shows also spoke about germany's legacy from world war 2. this is what he had to say. auster how to we have learned

a crucial lesson from the disastrous history of our country. between 19331945. it is never again never again war. never again, genocide, never again. tyranny will de and yet it has happened again war in europe. ukrainian presidents lensky, referred to this to day, or to him in the, in the current situation, this can only mean defending justice and liberty from 5 on the side of those under attack. we support ukraine in the battle against the aggressor. not to do so, would be tantamount to capitulating to unbridled violence and would embolden the aggressor. we are helping to bring the violence to an end of. so yeah, wait, a mikaela shows assess address. i'm just trying to german citizens what kind of messages this type of address meant to send exactly. that there are actually

concrete changes in action from germany that follow his speech, where he speaks of it sites and then it turn around in history. so it is from a party that said that it had in his program that there cannot be any peace without russia in europe. well, now currently the opposite, it seems to be the case and that means that germany keeps crossing its own red lines initially vowing not to send weapons. then having sent weapons, defensive weapons. now having crossed its own red line, once again is sending heavy weapons. most recently and 7 how it says to bring up the number to 12. they look like tanks, but they are not tanks. and also doing a 3 way swaps of sending potentially sending german tanks to is in severe actually to send on russian bill tanks. so germany is step by step,

providing more military aid and actually more assistance and getting more thrown into this conflict than anybody here in germany, including the german chancellor probably could have imagined just 3 months ago. ok . so before his televised address, shell spoke with other g 7 leaders as well as ukrainian pressed invalid mess lensky on the phone. or what we know of that call are quite clear. this is more than just a propaganda statement to once again. and we see this every day and demonstrate unity in the west. they're also significant funds being collected all the time with germany standing out as the so largest provider of financial assistance, economics assistance since 2014 the annexation of crimea. that we seem it not be talking about any more. and, and having vow to continue to do so and that's wrap it up. yeah, that's as shows us now being invited to keep my in fact,

the government and ukraine is hoping to welcome him tomorrow on me. and i how has he responded to that call? well, that simply doesn't seem to be on the cards, is also due to meet him on my call here in berlin, so that simply is not going to happen. ok, thank you very much with your locals now. welcome. now in other developments in the war, more than 60 people are feared that in a rush, an air strike on a village school in east, in ukraine. around 90, people were sheltering in the building when it was bombed. all that remains of a school in the village of villa rifka in la hans region. ukrainian officials, se 90 people with sheltering here when the russian air strike hate rescues have pulled 30 survivors from the rubble. but the fate of the rest is unknown. heavy fighting nearby has hindered rescue efforts which they should serve

a ball but taken into account that it was an air strike and not a simple artillery shelling ah holy boy. when the explosion happened last fall, it was an extreme temperature. certainly, our emergency workers will be clearing the debris with maximum speed, but there's only a very slim chance that any one survives a, but we hope for the best link. schanzer. bishop m. delicious. officially, alice could you learn was mc, rush, ukrainian officials, fear russia is stepping up attacks as moscow prepares to celebrate the soviet union's victory over nazi germany. on monday may, 9th, the port city of desa has also come under fire, struck by multiple cruise missiles and russian forces have continued to bombard ukraine's last military. hold out in mar, you poll. the as of style steelworks. all civilians have now been

evacuated from the plant. some have crossed the border into poland, joining millions of ukrainians who already fled the war vehicles for you. we crossed the polish border and it's so calm here. no one is shooting some of that in mary's pole. people got used to the shooting of the plains of the worst, who it's impossible to get used to them, but they're bombing everything everywhere. and we never know where the bombs will fall. would you mean is them good. i know that ukraine's forces have also made gains. they say this footage shows a strike against the russian military on the black sea snake island combat has intensified in east in ukraine. but british and u. s. military sources say ukrainian counter offensive near her kid is advancing and could even push russian forces back across the border for the ukrainians,

living in or under cities reduced to rubble that can't happen soon enough. the us 1st lady joe biden has made a surprise visit to ukraine during her to our trip. joe biden. matthew crane's 1st lady, alaina's alaska, at the school in a town of os road, near the border, which the back. yeah. and yeah, the us firstly the match refugees on volunteers at the center, one of the rochester mean transit points or dos fleeing the war or just how important is the visit to the people of ukraine? that's a question i asked d. w correspondent emanuel shes in live, while it's very significant as that this visit took place to day on the 8th of may . oh, she's the 2nd dias. highest ranking usaa ah, diplomats to come to ukraine. she use was a surprise visit her here. there was already anthony blinkin and a minister, the secretary of defense, sorry,

who had visited ukraine beds and very symbolic that she came here to day. she met ukraine's 1st lady on the border with a slovakia in her visit was only only made known once he had already left. what is the 1st lady of ukraine saying that this was very symbolic and that he showed her the u. s. and ukrainian friendship, and that he was also very brave that the 1st lady of the united states i came to ukraine during a war time did of use in manuel ashes and lived there are the precedents of the german parliament is attending world war 2 memorial events in chief babble bass alia hell talks with preston's followed mister lansky. he thanked her for germany's recent decision to send heavy weapons to ukraine. you asked is the highest ranking german official to miss achieve. since the invasion has

a reminder of the top story we're following for you. the german chancellor will i shelves, has accused vladimir puts in of falsifying history as it blocks the $7700.00 recipe of the end of world war 2 shows has condemned the rash on the death of a parent to avoid ukraine, to fight against nazi germany. at least 60 people are missing and fed dead after the russian ash dry kids. a village school in east in ukraine, official c, around 90. people was sheltering in the building, rescue teams of food, fatty survivors on the rebel. and you're allowed to dates up next reports. our focus is on foreign fighters in the war in ukraine will have more headlines for you at the top of the hour. you can also get your news 247 website, that's d w dot com. and also on twitter dw, i, i'm eddie mike, a junior for me and the rest of the team. it's been great about this more news

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