the ku klux klan starts may 11th on d. w. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin tonight, a message of defiance from vladimir putin. no stop to the war in ukraine and today's annual victory day parade in moscow, the russian president, making a series of false claims to justify the invasion, putin says that he's defending the mother land, and he continues to rail against the west. meanwhile, in central keep, all was quiet as ukraine cancels public events. remembering the end of world war 2

for fears of russian attacks and europe's 2 most powerful leaders, pledging unwavering support relief, brandenburg gate is lit up in ukraine's national colors. tonight is french president emanuel micron makes a state visit your to germany, dominic, by the invasion of ukraine and a dictator son, ferdinand. marcus junior heads for a landslide election when in the philippines, the man known as bon bach, takes a commanding lead over his main rival, with more than 80 percent of the votes already killed. ah, can i bring off our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states, into all of you around the world, it's good to have you with us on this monday tonight, russian president vladimir putin is praising his armed forces fighting the war in ukraine. and he's promising to push on with the invasion without calling it an

invasion. brewton spoke to day it moscow's annual victory day parade, which celebrates the $945.00 defeat of nazi germany. the russian leader made a series of false claims about the war, including allegation that western countries provoked this year's attack on ukraine . year after year, the same ceremony, the russian defense minister and took military bras, come out to inspire their troops. there were plenty of uniforms. even among the general public, the soviet victory day is one of russia's most important public holidays. but this is event didn't just celebrate victory of nazi germany. but the war and ukraine as well. it wasn't, it was today, you are defending what our grandfathers and great grandfathers fought for, that the most important thing in their lives was the prosperity and security they hung lat, gloria to a heroic military law, russia living, run them,

seal m. as that i c u z by b a do. laura? $11000.00 soldiers, many of whom have reportedly already served in the don bass region. and lots of military hardware potent again spoke of neo nazis in ukraine and accused nato of threatening russia. block nathan nigel act, he with russia has given a preemptive rebuff to the blocks aggression up western this. it was forced them new, timely. and on the right, you see she, she at the decision of a sovereign strong and will a whim and independent country with him in their ears during the private nation. hundreds of thousands of people then took to the streets and moscow, and another cities carrying pictures of those who took part in world war 2. historically, civil society used these matches as an alternative to the military parade. but it seems these days the kremlin has taken the lead here now to enjoy him. he's not

here at the big table is our correspondent aaron tilton. aaron has worked extensively in russia. he used to work at armor moscow bureau before it was closed by the russian government now were reporting from outside the country. and let's talk about what we heard today from the russian brother. what did you make of what he didn't say in particular? well, it definitely was interesting that a lot of chatter coming out of intelligence circles and from analysts basically indicated that vladimir put, would most likely be declaring something like a load war. and ukraine calling for mobilizations and columns of reserve troops and promising to put more hardware into the conflict. now that didn't actually happen. no, we have to remind our viewers. the current conflict is only a special military operation in the language of the kremlin, so they don't actually have the right to fully engage in a complete all out war. and because of the black eyes of ukrainian military's managed to give, let her put an end, the russian military, a lot of people are just kind of expecting him to go full out and declare for war. he didn't do that. he stepped back instead, what he did is he, it seems, he kind of tried to give his people

a new frame to look at the war. he basically said, look, this is going to be a very, very long con, it's not going to be over this week. or next week we don't have victory yet. instead he tried to frame it in the language of defending the country against this perceived threat of some type of nazi powers in ukraine. of course, that's been debunked. there aren't any the leaders and the ukraine. however, he really invoked that language to kind of booked a patriotic fight against the nazis in world war 2 to try to say, look, people, this is going to be an incredibly long fight moving forward. yeah, it's a message without hope is also a message without the possibility of mission accomplished any time soon. he's also not asking for more soldiers to be drafted. for example, it's just kind of like, almost doing nothing. but is he doing that? do you think in order to allow himself the possibility of a ramp to get out of this? well, i don't actually think he's looking for an off ramp. i mean, he's had a lot of opportunities in the recent weeks to go to negotiating table to sue for peace. he's not doing that. instead, what we're seeing is again,

a refrain mean of this conflict pollutant has not been able to achieve that quick success that his generals probably promised him that he was expecting, you know, they had troops, they had armored divisions before give and they weren't, they didn't manage to actually take the city, they were driven back. they haven't had that quick military victory. is he angry? didn't with his generals? i mean, is there an animosity between the 2? well, you know, i'd love to be in a fly on the wall in their conversations, but i'm guessing, based on everything i've seen of putting the last 7 years have been covering the country. i can't imagine he's a happy man. there were also rumors that he placed several them under house arrest when this started to go south several weeks ago. so, i mean, it doesn't look like he's actually trying to get out of the conflict quickly. instead, much like with the soviet conflict, afghanistan, he seems to be in this for the long haul st people. this is going to be a long fight between us and the west. this is a fight for our very existence. i mean, is it a lot of victim blaming? he's turning around and we're defending ourselves. but at the same time you saying you have to stick to the side it's. it's why he is stuck in the 20th century,

almost as if the soviet union were still there and that's what he's trying to reclaim. well, i wouldn't go so far to say these trying to reclaim and rebuild the soviet union. instead, he is a nationalist and he can't forget that he is a power based politician. and, you know, he famously said the collapse of the soviet union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the, of the 20th century. but he doesn't want to recreate communism. he doesn't really want to recreate socialism instead, he has always been about creating a strong, incredibly strong, centralized russian state. and part of that is, you know, a depends on military years and that's why he's been rebuilding the military for so many years. and that's why this conflict and cream is so embarrassing because at the end of the day, the ukrainians who are much more trained, a much smaller military, were able to stop this incredible invasion force that couldn't manage to put up. and that's part of the reason i think he's sticking to his gun so badly. yeah. and he can ill afford to have generals who hate him are willing to show that as well as you pointed out. and as always, thank you. thank you. well,

while many in russia back vladimir putin, others have left because they oppose the invasion of the crate. and they are now living in exile in countries including israel, w's on your call. i'm at a film director who tells the stories of russian children raised in a culture of militarism and nationalist building a new home is what me tree bubble lubricant has family, flat moscow at the beginning of march, leaving behind their former life. as kremlin critical filmmakers, he says he and his wife had no choice when the war started was absolute illness that we have to live. so, and we're like, we haven't slept and eat anything because we're so emotionally or devastated and they follow the news with great concern, but the loop of sas,

he's not surprised by the allegations of atrocities committed by the russian army. is 2019 documentary town of glory shows russians love of the military and how even children are indoctrinated with the attitude towards violence and russia. any kind of violence or is very im like it is a mere think like 2 video kid. if you're a teacher to shout on a students to torture some animal, the violence is normal thing for russia. i believe that this is the root of law. what is happening now in ukraine following day? so mom in our company, the gender,

let him out of the film also deals with the propaganda routine. and his aides have used over the years to convince russians that the west is their enemy didn't garalia born or for years. many russians are still not tell jake about the former soviet union book, a loop of sas, one. that's why many of them support the war in ukraine put in just doing what people want. he filled the people's aspirations. yes, she warms it up. she a, make it more and more and more aggressive, but still he doing what people wanted him to do. luba and his wife obtained is rarely citizenship. after the annexation of crimea, they want to the safe haven which israel offers to immigrants with jewish descent.

they missed russia, but as long as putin is in power latency in future. and you can watch that documentary town of glory by the filmmaker that we just bear on the dw documentary channel, and that is on youtube. as well as v victory day parade in moscow. today's several other former soviet states, they've been marking the defeat of nazi germany. millions of ukrainians fought alongside russians in the red army. but ukraine is not holding any public remembrance events this year for fear of russian attacks. it may be victory day, but ukrainians have not got much to celebrate caves, independence square, almost empty and ceremonies kept small thing by making this remembrance day commemorating all those who died during world war 2 till the year and on this day we are also commemorating the ukrainian wealth died

durham this current war. he, i don't like to call it a war actually, but an act of aggression by the russian federation. t. irish spoke of us with festivities. canceled the silence here loons heavily. ah, but in the south west, the sound of air sirens is piercing. ukraine says russia fired high precision missiles at the cities of odessa and mich alive and russian troops continued to a storm, the as of south steel, waxing, mary paul, where the cities lost offenders holding out. new mach benuya gear, lo shackles that combined. and i'll free spirit and the mouth want. there is no occupy, you can take that route and our free land name was that there was no invito who can rule or the, our free people in norwood sooner or later we be as we might, but am, i'm not all ukrainians shares zalinski sentiments in an area of mary po,

sped for much of the shelling. some are attending celebrations organized by the most go back to separatist government of the netscape and promoted by russia. yes, it doesn't look like the 1st one. we're not allowed by the ukranian authorities to celebrate victory day, but we still celebrated this hired on every family charlie at the bottom of my my later the mayor's office allowed us to lay flowers and thank the veterans, but the ukrainians authorities were not happy about this be proved back in 2014, that we will always be gather was russia, lucinda mistress, the city which is mostly been destroyed by russian attacks, is now almost entirely under the cremeans control. as ukrainians honor the sacrifices of their forefathers, many look to the future with a fear that the lessons of the past have not been land or corresponded. funny for

char is in the ukrainian capital keep earlier, she told me how people they reacted to the victory day parade in moscow. and to russian president putin's speech today. while the concept message brand people here in ukraine basically cannot wrap their had or on the fact they're really vladimir putin believes that this is a nazi country. that needs to be d nazi file. and this is a 3 months now into this war. people are rather concerned actually when they were listening to the speech, people we have been speaking to. what else does russia have up to his lease or other vladimir putin? what else is he capable of doing what other delusional ideas of plants he may have, as these war rages on? people are quite on edge because things are so unpredictable in ukraine also in keith, where i am right now, people that very much in lute and, ah, as it is, may, 9th, as these that day has not been concluded. you may see be i'm abs, it is nothing is nobody on the streets, these a curfew on going and people wonder really when is this all over? is it going to be over any time soon?

is this aggression was some people call aggression? others just simply a full fledged wall that ukraine is facing since february 24th. is it going to be over anytime soon? and at what price for the civilians here in ukraine? yeah, it put and gave no clarity at all to day on his intentions. so what do we know tonight about the latest on the finding that we're seeing in the south in the east of ukraine, that fighting and those rockets said that ukraine has seen over last week. and, but also today i that didn't basically a russia didn't that go, let's put it this way because it's may, 9th, the questions really like, what is the victory right now? what is the symbol it victory that everybody was looking at? that of letting me put you may pronounced which he did not by the way to day. but then again, what does prevents him to even a say that mary paul is russia our is on the russian control. in fact, the victory was declared the already april 21st, but when he comes to that patch of land,

basically that us off steel plan too much of the focus has been on during the past weeks as ukrainian soldiers hold up their everybody's wandering. now just in which phase read is that ongoing fighting day around the control revolving around the control of that as of steel plant. but just one part of the focus here, mario pool, obviously also desa the iraq a soft hit. in fact, the president of the european council has been just visiting odessa today when he had to seek shelter as well. so obviously, although these fighting and all of the, all of the attacks and ukraine didn't seize, in fact, they've been increased over the last couple of days. and really everyone is bracing . what's next to you in ukraine as this war and test day? 76, to morrow? that's exactly right. the predictions of a speedy end to the war. we know what happens to predictions connected to vladimir putin. money for jordan keepers tonight. funny thing for the city of michael live is on the front lines of the war in southern ukraine. it's been hit by russian

attacks time and time again since march and is blocking and advanced by moscow's forces towards odessa. our correspondent mathias willinger accompanied the ukrainian army on the front line near nikolai and he spoke to residents who have lived through the onslaught. southern dreams shattered lives destroyed by 8 russian bombs. the southern ukrainian city of mc alive has been plagued by bombing and shelling since the beginning of the war. alexander was sitting in his garden in early march. 2 planes flew overhead, dropping bombs below bill there were blows and there was white smoke everywhere. it took off the roof and the fence, which was over there by 2 people died. it was a clear day, so they were flying low. i knew they must have seen that there are no soldiers here . can you go with me just as civilians. ask

the fighting continues in the region during a visit. it was here in mac alive that the russian advice was stopped. now the city is blocking a russian advance towards odessa. but the price is destruction. in late march the governor's resident's became at target. this building was hit by a russian caliber messiah. the obvious target. being the governor who has been one of the most important public figures during this war. the river on good morning we're from ukraine. soon last night they bombed and be bombed and bombed. we are from ukraine. the opening line of vitaly, kim's daily video has become famous. being at the front line, his videos are watched all over the country. the governor is a close ally to president. zalinski will have no chance for now to ah,

to get through our defense. so i don't think they had no forces to get through our defense for now was for, for a, for a couple days at less. for now, pressure on the city has eased priorities to restore water supplies for 3 weeks. now the tops in the city have run dry wood williams. as we are fighting and overcoming all difficulties, we always hope for the best. i think hope for the future and optimism at probably characteristic traits of ukrainian people come with that order. nothing can break us use a lot and you didn't know much is in life within the next week, the city administration has promised tap water will be running again. and here's some other development in the war in ukraine. european council president charles

michelle has made a surprise visit to odessa. he met today with cranium prime minister in his me hall, and he towards the blank seaports. lamenting that the silence full of food that are walked from export. desa has been the target of russian missile attempts. the russian investor to poland met today with wild protests at a victory de wreath lane ceremony in warsaw. and then he was splattered with someone throwing red paint at the hose. government opposed any large scale commemoration and offered him little security. russian diplomat have said that he is proud of his country and his present for president emanuel micron is here in berlin, where he is promoting his idea for a new political union in the e. u. of non e u countries, macro on his war that he could take decades before countries such as ukraine would be able to qualify to join the e u. and that a new block kind of in between block could bring them closer to the you know,

this evening the french president joined german chancellor. oh, shoals at the iconic brandenburg gay that you see right there, of which was lit up in the colors of the ukranian flat. the french president is visiting germany for the 1st time since winning his reelection earlier. he was welcomed with military honors at the chancellor. re we asked our chief political editor mcculloch hofner about microns proposal of a new e u light membership possibility for states like ukraine. yes, well this debate about to tier and different speed. european union is almost as old as actually is all the european union itself, which is to be called european community. and what in my my call is proposing is a european political community that would allow ukraine to get closer to the

european union within a saucer time frame than what he mapped out. and that was years potentially decades . and that's how long it has taken other countries to reach that level as well. also, he wants to open up some space for former countries of which there's only one post breaks at britain to potentially move closer to the you again. and this was all i met by all of salts with the comment that it was an interesting idea to deal with the challenges that the new currently has. so yes, there is a franco german engine, but the to lead a certainly had a lot to talk about those details this evening. yeah, i mean, the issues are huge. obviously the focus was on you creed. and what are the effects of this war is, you know, we're looking at an energy crisis in europe due to the dependency on russian fossil fuels. what was said about that today? that was actually remarkably little said about that, but so one thing is clear that they, this the symbolism also of this meeting,

which is a tradition that newly elected 1st president goes to germany. first, a new exit german tulsa goes to fonts. and just to highlight this very special relationship that yes, this salty is, are there to, is there in the face of dependency or assaults hinted at a different event earlier today that that dependency might have been reduced to look more than some might be expecting. but one thing is for, so for dominey it's mostly the fossil fuels of particularly gas for france, which heavily relies on nuclear fuel, which germany is already phasing out. well, that nuclear fuel is also coming to a very large pod from vasa. so that's not going to be covered by sanctions, but it just shows how limited the roof a maneuver on that very issue is with will have cells defending and europe picky. germany moving as some say too slow by saying, well, it wouldn't help anybody if we are hit harder than russia,

and that's exactly where europe is stuck. w's killer cook with the leaves tonight from right here in berlin is always be killed. thank you. the son of the former dictator ferdinand market has taken a commanding lead in the philippines presidential election with more than 80 percent of the precincts now reporting ferdinand. marcos junior has more than twice as many votes as his main rival, liddy or brito. news of his impending victory, his sport celebrations among his orders, marco's junior, did not present a clear policy platform during the campaign, i guess, didn't matter is expected to provide continuity from the hard line approach of his predecessor, rodrigo detected or corresponded to your montes says that a new error is now beginning in the philippines. really looks like we see history in the making here in southeast asia, a, with that a marco's dentist, he coming back to the seat of power. 40 years after his father was ousted by

a people, revolution is really looks like his son a credit. on marcus junior, i will make it in this race. am i quite a, quite an historic moment for, for the philippines. he has teamed up with through debts, his daughter, and the concerned here by many, particularly in the south of the philippines where there is a strong hold of his biggest opponent. lenny rob reydell, is that the authoritarian style of ruler to do character. i has a use in the past 6 years, i will now even worse than under a marco's to tear to a team. approach it with the daughter of to death, to being the vice president in the country. and really one has to see what, what, what comes out of that when you talk to people. a concern, of course, is that whoever wins this race, it has been such a divisive campaign that healing those wounds, bringing the people back together and will be essential. that is one of marcus a key promises. and for many of his supporters hold that he will help make true on

those promises here with much as they're reporting on the philippine elections. here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. at least 43 people have been killed in clashes between rival gangs in a prison in ecuador. relatives have gathered to await news of their loved ones, police just taking control of the site in the city of santo domingo. they also seized firearms, explosives, and other weapons. turkeys, president rocher pi appear to one has pledged not to sing syrian refugees back to their home country. turkey has taken in more than 3 and a half 1000000 syrians who fled the civil war opposition parties and turkey. i've been pressuring. did you ever want to start repatriate them? and britons, queen elizabeth will not attend this week's opening a parliament. buckingham palace says the decision was made in consultation with her doctors. the queen has not miss the ceremony marking the start of the legislative

year since get this 19. 63 is a reminder of the top story that we are following for you. this, our vladimir putin has praised russian forces fighting the war in ukraine, bounded to push on with the invasion. he spoke today of the annual victory day parade in moscow, working the defeat of nazi germany, wooton accused of western countries of provoking the attack this year on ukraine. after a short break, i'll be back to take you through the district around. we will be right back with with

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