ah, ah ah, this is dw, live from berlin. ukraine seeks a new deal with russia. a prisoner swap is on the table. ukraine wants to get seriously injured, as out of the as off stall, still planned. and in return, russia, prisoners of war would be handed over, also on the program. after seeing prudence war in ukraine, finland is considering joining nato for the 1st time in history, a majority of support. the idea of correspondence has the latest and the u. s.

a rush to attempt to secure abortion rights bills. democratic senators move to create a federal law protecting access to abortion. but he was struck down along party lines here from russia, from washington rather about the fallout. ah, i'm told me all logical welcome to the program will begin our coverage with the latest from ukraine. kids is proposing a prisoner swap as part of efforts to resolve the stand off at the as off style steel plant. in mario paul, the plan would see injured ukrainian soldiers evacuated from the plant in exchange for the release of russian prisoners of war. negotiations are ongoing. meanwhile, ukrainian forces save successfully pushed back against russian troops in the east of the country. but they remain under fire in the south,

including the strategic port city of odessa. the damage left by a night of russian bombardment, more destruction in the ukrainian city of data and more casualties. initial indication, suggested russia used hypersonic missiles and these attacks, but they were not confirmed. and eliza direct claudio. we analyzed the type of rocket used and what came to the conclusion that it was the rocket spacing back to soviet time that he was at scott down school near the as of styles. steel pond and mary pal again came under fire. ukrainian soldiers remain hold up an underground bunkers there. the whites of 2 soldiers from the as of regiment. you have been defending mary. a pole for weeks. have asked pope frances to intercede for them. our soldiers are ready to leave a sort of country. they are ready to lay down their arms in peace every

creation to the sort of country. these drone images allegedly show a russian tank being destroyed by ukrainian fire, close to hockey, near the russian border. the cranium armed forces claim to have re captured villages close to your crane. second largest city are not ukrainian forces. have good news from the hockey region. they are slowly forcing the occupiers back to school point of view talk. it grain says it's counter offensive, has been successful, and the army has advanced to within 10 kilometers of the russian border. it also says mind removal. operations are underway with up to a 100 minds and unexploded shells diffused every day. it w as much as berliner is in the ukranian capital kia, where people are awaiting news of the suggested swap that has been this proposal. it has not been accepted so far by the russians. but what the ukraine inside i said is that talks are going on. these are,

this is something that's very emotional here in ukraine. the whole country has followed these, this battle around the steel plant and the education of the civilians and just many ukrainians. really wish for these fighters to get out of for the soldiers to get out of the steel plant. they're seen by many as heroes who have defended the city with almost nothing in their hands or, or the positions in the end where they were not the city anymore. most of the city had already been occupied by the russians. but so, so it's something very emotional and it's something that would be welcomed on the other hand, we also know that russia is often taking revenge on those that they see as service serviceman or as military personnel, or people who are have been in any way serving in the men who have been in any way serving in the ukrainian army,

we know that at checkpoints when people civilians get out of the city, they are checked for to choose that might associate them with ukrainian nationalism or, or, or, or for any signs that they have been serving like, like the gun belt leaving it's traces here. so it's very tricky thing to do to evacuate them. finland partners with nato countries in many areas like military training, even though it's not a member of the alliance. but this could soon change in world war 2. finland fought against both allied forces like the soviet union and also against german access troops. staying out of nature, has long been seen as a way to make alliances on all sides while aggravating no one. but now that neighboring russia has launch a brutal will of destruction in ukraine. many fins are looking at the issue with new eyes wargames to

secure the peace. more than 3000 finished troops and 700 vehicles took part in the arrow 22 military exercises in western finland. ah, the exercises were conducted to with nature as plant last autumn. armed forces from 5 countries are taken part of this military exercises the host. finland is not a later member yet, but that could change soon. for the 1st time in their history, the majority of fence want to join nato at turning point in history. keenly felt by people in law, pandora, on the border with russia for decades that they have benefited from living in peace within the boss. welcoming a steady stream of russian tourists from near by st. petersburg says social worker, lean been brought up in my opinion. i never saw russia as a threat,

but now i'm constantly thinking about our common border. it's over a 1000 kilometers. this nearby border crossing is seeing little traffic from either site at the moment. this is partly due to corona virus or late that restrictions, but it's also a direct consequence of russia's invasion of ukraine. the war has dramatically changed to the fence attitude towards joining nato in just a few weeks. i got, i mean, at 1st i thought we shouldn't get involved and military alliances, but i am, but now i think we should have made the decision a long time ago that my eyes have been opened and i no longer see nato as some kind of war association, but as a defense alliance, roughly donavon for defense through deterrence has been the principal behind nita serene forest, mint, off its eastern flanks. in the recent months,

the idea being a strong defense will not be attacked. meadow says it will benefit from the finish our mis military capabilities. i think we are ready ready to, to enter tonight if, if the system will be made. we have been draining together with good partners which are basically made apart as an exercise for $44.00. yes. so that shouldn't be a problem. at the moment, finland is a need to partner, but to not a member of the block to maybe promote, nevertheless, finish forces have worked closely with nato for decades. ah, this deployment, lately that i'm at formulate them. i hope that we'll join nato as soon as possible or crime assa, above all, and that the war in ukraine will end soon and that europe will live in peace and stability a little. while i all, i know you linda brant,

us the believe. joining meeting with health people in the small boulder town of lump and rochester feel safe. she says that that now at the school and stay booth in london is only possible, as in the to member in the us democratic lawmakers have failed in their bid to legalize abortion. nationwide, the senate voted largely along party lines against the bill, which would have guaranteed abortion access across the us. the result was expected and the vote largely symbolic. replace some other supreme court is expected to overturn roe v wade. $973.00 ruling a granted women, the rights to abortion. all correspondence to me some a scanner is in washington dc, and she's been following the debate. here's her assessment. the stakes are as high as they can be a when it comes to abortion rights. i mean, if roe v wade does get overturned next month,

we're talking about millions of women who will lose the right to an abortion. in those conservative states, 26 states are very likely to overturn or to ban rather abortions. that means millions of women might have to travel hundreds of miles to access one. and those who cannot afford to do that by the way, that is dirt disproportionately black and brown, women are facing a very uncertain future. so the impact of what we're seeing right now in the u. s. is debate around about abortion rights and where roe v wade heads from here is really crucial and deciding of the coming years. abortion rights will be a crucial issue on the campaign trail ahead of mid term elections this fall, d w meant one activist fighting to safeguard a woman's right to choose days after the supreme court document week. leslie templeton sees her mission more clearly than ever. the reproductive rights activist is getting ready to speak at

a rally in front of the supreme court. i'm hoping to achieve people realize that abortion is like saving healthcare. we're all impacted by it. lives will be lost if ro is overturn. for the 25 year old, the right to abortion is personal. she's part of the quarter of us women who live with a disability. her condition makes life threatening pregnancy complications more likely . i felt scared for women like me who have kidney disease. you don't know what to are olds. again, it's life or death and died reality for so many people is terrifying. no one wants to die. so we're fighting just to be able to live. i, in her fight for disabled women's rights. leslie's weapon of choice is protest. she also wants to represent those who can physically attend together with young activists from around the country. she's taking the topic to the steps of the

supreme court in washington, dc. i no one should be able to force me or anyone else to put their lives at risk for venus. hey, why did people body isn't anyone's incubator? mike is important to me. the point to my friends and it's important. my family with mid term elections approaching this november, abortion rights will be at the center of a heated debate. leslie wants to make sure disabled people's voices won't fade. ah, no, let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines. calls are mounting full and independent investigation of the death of serene abu. actually, the veteran al jazeera journalist was fatally shot while covering and his rally

military raid and the occupied west by a colleague say it was really true that killed her. but it was really military chief says, it's not clear who the trigger lanka, embattled president, has promised political reforms in a televised address. soldiers have been deployed to quote, civil unrest and anti government protest across the country. many sri lankan blamed the president or the current economic crisis and shortages of basic supplies across the country. german astronaut much yes mara has given his 1st press conference says returning to earth 5 days ago morrow spent 6 months on the international space station and became the 4th german to complete a space. walk the view of a roster, not mathias mara. this was a personal highlight of his time in all of it, all, it has to with the noise when i'm chosen and then you look at our planet and you recognize things that you've only heard about the statistics. and suddenly you take

what's happening down there to heart. you see where people live, where people impact on nature. when nature is changing, mara spent just the 6 months on the international space station. but the assist under an incredibly good job up in space or a lot of experiments or have been conducted there, but also an e. v. a which of course is always a highlight. russia invaded ukraine, jory virus, time and space. but the relationship with the russian cosmonaut on board stay positive. i said some good mind the ambient ones in the space community we've built up so much trust in the past 20 or more than 20 years old. but if mesh be mentioned to you by to and we want to carry on with that one for the even love to for our level things are excellence, i'm be want to act as a breach to find a way back to that at once. this crisis is over in big little fin. russia has

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