ah, ah ah, this is did all the news live from berlin, the west's new line of defense, nato foreign ministers in berlin will talk to finland and sweden, about joining the military alliance. also coming up g 7 countries say they'll never recognize russia's claims or will ukrainian territory and promise continued support until victory achieve success for ukrainian troops as russia abandoned tongue such territory, their budget cranes, precedents to lensky warns of a long war ahead. ah,

hello monica jones, welcome to the program. nato. foreign ministers are gathering in berlin for an informal meeting on russia's invasion of ukraine. they will be joined by the foreign ministers of sweden and finland to discuss the 2 countries seeking nato membership. first to arrive was the finish. foreign minister pick a hobby store. before the start of the summit in berlin. he spoke to journalists addressing turkey's reluctance regarding finland's accession to nato. let's listen to what he said. will i yesterday called to my good colleague, her medical social glory, to foreign minister and a little bit to take the insurance down. and we will also meet, meet today. and i'm, i'm, i'm sure that we will find a solution to, to decide from us. well, but of course, all the nato countries,

the 30 countries have the capacity to block the process on and so forth. so it's important that at least we keep now good conduct. still each and every one and either correspondent, alexander phenomena is following the summit, invalid for us. and i asked her why turkey seems to have an issue with finland, joining nato. well, we have to say that many here were christ white surprised that turkey expressed out of the nowhere or misgivings about sweden and finland joining the alliance. and we just heard from the turkish foreign minister here, who said that it is, are unacceptable that both a country as he put it, are as supporting and engaging with the kurdish extra extremist kurdish organization. there p k. k, that is considered a terrorist organization and he said that turkey has always supported to the open door policy of the alliance. but that it is turkish people who are against it,

who are calling on the government to block her potential finish and swedish membership of the alliance. however, he also added that this is something that the foreign ministers are going to talk about tonight. so he left the door open for a kind of compromise and, and many ministers. he told us that they're actually just want to really listen and, and, and get to know what a turkey's real intentions here are. did others on a sunday, the phenomenon to earlier to day foreign ministers from the group of 7 countries said they will reject russia's attempts to change international borders by force. she 7 ministers addressed russia's invasion of ukraine at their meeting and northern germany. german foreign minister anna lena bear book, also called for an end to russia's blockade of ukraine's ports. she accused moscow of waiting a food war on the world by causing millions of tons of grain to go to waste. that

he 7 vowed to increase pressure on russia through sanctions, and called on china to not undermine international efforts to isolate moscow. germany's foreign minister said the g 7 would support ukraine financially and militarily, as long as necessary. let's listen. we support every measure and every step they are taking to ensure that people in ukraine and this is also our common goal as g 7 can live as everybody else in europe again in peace, but also insecurity and freedom in their own country. and we will support ukraine on this pass was whatever it take to ensure that they have freedom and peace in their own country. and we have also made very clear that it's our go, that rushes bridge was international law that the imperial strategy often

aggressor, which reaches international peace order and law, will not succeed. german foreign minister analynn at their book there and did all these chief or international editor richard walker was at the g 7 meeting told us more about the support to being promised for ukraine. what they were talking about here at the g 7 form in us is, is the kind of support the g 7 countries have been providing over the last 2 or 3 months of the war. obviously, a lot of financial support. it's been humanitarian support increasingly over the last couple of months in a recent weeks has been increasing military support right up to kind of heavy weapons that we've seen western countries providing. and right here at the g 7 foreign ministers meeting, the used foreign policy chief announced another 500000000 euros of european union money for heavy weapons to go to ukraine. so there's that on the one hand, but also they're talking about trying to provide ukraine with support or with the issue of grain which you just mentioned in the,

in the lead up just there. the fact that there are 25000000 tons estimated to be stuck in ukrainian harbor harbors can't get out on to the high seas because russia is blocked blockading those ports. did earliest richard walker, russian troops are withdrawing from around ukraine, 2nd largest city. that's car chief. after bombarding it for weeks. ukrainian forces, however, still lack the artillery and armor they need to tip the scales in their favor. meeting with a he has sen delegation in key if president lauder mr. lensky once again pressed home, ukraine's urgent need for more powerful military equipment and supplies. republican leader, mitch mcconnell leads the u. s. senate delegation on a stroll through kiff to show their support for ukraine's war effort. to me it was all smiles and hand shakes as they met with president zelinski. oh yeah. are you good and regular? well har, thank you. we know each other. oh, yeah. that's zalinski made it clear that smiles and handshakes and polite small

talk won't drive the russians out of ukraine. his armed forces need more long range artillery, and strike aircraft to be able to hit russian forces and disrupt their supply lines . ukraine's general staff said the russians were pulling back from cock if, as they pressed their offensive in the southeast residence of villages around khaki for coming to terms with the destruction left in the wake of russia's retreat. weeks of artillery bombardment and occupation have taken a heavy, tall russia launched fresh ground and air attacks in the eastern done its province, aiming to deplete ukrainian forces and destroy their fortified positions. the russian military seems to have an inexhaustible supply of machinery and men. president vladimir zalinski said that the outcome of the war would depend on

support from europe and other allies. meanwhile, russian forces still haven't managed to defeat the last ukrainian fighters in the southern city of maria. full families, of the soldiers hold up in the us of style. steel works are asking china to help negotiate an evacuation of the wounded balm of jet. the ryan navina dungan, what goes on there is no longer a war murders are taking place there. best conceive, hundreds of wounded with no limbs and no anesthetic symbol, but a divine. while new bombardments inflicted new wounds on already wounded fighters. when they, they're exhausted, and just below the line of life, we want them to be rescued. mcwhorter, m. r. i boy equal to volley for the government. she said that surrendering is not an option as she believes the russians would execute any captured members of the as of regiment. the group of wives also appealed to turkey, to arrange the evacuation of the as of style defenders by see earliest

opportunity to be a correspondent, fanny foster in kiff, and i asked her about the situation in khaki. a festival is seen, he or she and keith cedar very i'm right now as, as like a small victor actually a significant victory in terms that obviously this is the fastest advancement by far while this war is raging on. and while the russian forces have drawn from the key for region, now, how to keep being the 2nd largest city in ukraine, and the ukrainian force is being able to repel some of these russian forces from some territories towards the north and the north and eastern part of hockey is seen here as a victory, and also is seen actually as a way of saying, it seems like it's working that these military weapons that the military that arrives in ukraine seems to be working in the interest of the ukrainian forces. now of course we do not know if this is the reason why the ukrainian forces advance or whether it's just the fact that the russian forces rather being mobilized right now . the neighboring alo, hands can do on your screen in the don bus region,

but it should not be forgotten even though that these villages towards the north and the north east. from the key from the city. santa ana recaptured and had been liberated by you. freedom forces, it shall not be forgotten, of course, that the civilians have been basically spending their life under ground for weeks and are now looking at what's left from their homes, not to ignore the fact that they may be booby traps. they may be land mines scattered across the area, the streets where they are trying to look after what's left from their homes. the humanitarian tool is immense and we just do not know at this point how many casualties they are. how many people have been killed during this heavy bombardment that hockey region had to endure and steal and doors by the way? because not every part of hockey region is under ukrainian control. and in fact, just yesterday, there was an attack on a yard of 8 base, very close to the city center of hockey, which is used to distribute aid. so even though russian forces have you drawn or

could be repelled from parts of hockey region, it does mean that the night maze completely over for the people in harkey. if i did las funnier for shar, there reporting from ukraine. tom now for some other stories making headlines around the world. israel's police, the chief, has ordered an investigation into officers action at a palestinian journalists funeral into russell him. there was international condemnation of the security forces charged add more nurse for veteran alger, 0 reporter sharon. i will actually was shot dead while covering an israeli raid in the west bank. shake. mohammed had been a science and nigh hon that has been appointed president of the united arab emirates. his appointment as head of the gulf arab state was widely expected and comes a day after the death of his half brother. the government has declared a 40 day morning period. hundreds of people in nigeria, northwestern city off. so could all have had demonstrated over the rest of 2

students. following the murder of a christian student, accused of blasphemy, africa's most populous country is roughly divided between muslims and christians. and religious tensions can run high, especially in the north were. relatives are mourning the victims of a building fire in india as a capital new delhi, at least 27 people were killed in the blaze, and 12 more were injured. police have arrested 2 owners of a business where the higher allegedly originated north korea says its 1st colon 19 outbreak is spreading rapidly. more than 20 people have died from the virus, at least half a 1000000. others have suffered from a corona virus like fever. leader kim jong own has blamed the outbreak on incompetence within his party. he has long resisted international offers of help masks and social distancing. commonplace, almost all over the world over the last 2 years. but a 1st for north korea's liter,

for over 2 years, kim jung own maintained that his country had no cases of the corona virus. their borders have been closed since january 2020. but now kim has described the coven 19 outbreak as a great disaster. china has already offered its support to help curb the virus to young tova. china is willing to increase cooperation and fighting the pandemic toll and at the same time to provide support and help according to north korea's needs. north korean media says the country will learn from china's strict approach to containing the virus. nationwide quarantine measures and i suppose to be in place. but north korea has so far refused to accept an offer of vaccine donations from china. it is also turned down western vaccine supplied via the kovak scheme.

an outbreak could be disastrous for the 26000000 people of north korea. without vaccinations, it citizens are incredibly vulnerable and limited testing means the real size of the outbreak could be far greater than pyongyang has admitted a big night for pop music fans with the final of the eurovision song contest to though the competition is supposed to avoid politics it's helping a clear favorite ah, the gradient folk, hip hop, a band of carlos or his draw hopes take to take home some good news in times of war . the band says it feels a huge responsibility to represent ukrainian culture had a time when russia is trying to destroyed. russia has been kept out of this. he has competition and just a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. german foreign minister anna lena bear, ball cast, accused russia. waging

a food war as millions of tons of grain go to waste. and ukraine. g 7 foreign ministers meeting in germany half call for an end to rush us blockades of ukrainian schools. they're watching dw news up next is reporter, and we'll be back with the latest at the top of the hour for me in the team. and berlin, thanks for watching. you said, oh, what people have to say matters to us. mm. that's why we listen to their stories reporter every weekend on d. w. history of the pandemic in sight.