o d w ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, the west's new line of defense, nato foreign ministers in berlin, talk to finland and sweden, about joining the military alliance. also on the program, successful ukrainian troops and car kiff as russia abandoned tungsten territory. there, but ukraine's president lensky warrants of a long war ahead and abundantly. gar, football gods, have survived to play another season against germany. the best clubs,

thanks to win against cologne. we'll have all the highlights. ah. hello monica jones. welcome to the program. nato. foreign ministers are in berlin for an informal meeting on russia's invasion of ukraine. representatives from sweden and finland are also there to discuss the 2 countries seeking nato membership. before the start of the summit, finished foreign minister, pika hobbies still spoke to journalists addressing turkeys, reluctance regarding fiddler and succession, to nato, as listen to what he said. will r yesterday called to my good colleague, her middle social glory, to foreign minister and lead to be 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 a well, but of course, all the nato countries,

all 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 conducts to each and every one. dw correspondent, alexander phenomena is following the sonnet and berlin for us. and early i asked her why turkey seems to have such an issue with finland, joining nato. well, we have to say that many here were cries, white, surprised at turkey, expressed out of the nowhere. there are misgivings about sweden and finland are 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 supporter 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 there actually just want to really listen and, and, and get to know what turkeys real intentions. here are a foreign ministers from the group of 7 countries have concluded. their meeting in northern germany vowing never to recognize the board as redrawn by russia by force . the g 7 also bow to increased pressure on russia through sanctions, and called on china to not undermine international efforts to isolate moscow. a

united front pole. that's what the foreign ministers of g 7 nations were hoping to put up after 3 days of dogs in northern germany. they reiterated the support for ukraine pledging de continues ending in military and economic aid. to salon, says he, the g 7 countries are strongly united to continue to support ukraine's fight for its sovereignty in the long term until ukraine's victory local bud clinicals as wendy were not as one with russia. it is russia that is at war with a cray and lucy see that you seek it on go, go to reclaim. they also made clear that the data g seized by russia and ukraine would never gain international recognition. the army and our hoity in our statement today, we have, therefore, once again emphasized this very clearly, we will never recognize border changes that russia once to force through military

force life anakin, things again, the g 7 ministers also spotlighted. the full graces dawned by the war in ukraine. they said that up to 50000000 people, particularly in the middle east and africa, would face hunger in the coming months unless ukrainian green was released from a russian rocket. despite the show of unity disagreements within the group remain, those include bang, you korean, reparations out of russian state assets are frozen abroad. russian troops are withdrawing from around ukraine, 2nd largest city, high 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 u. s. senate delegation in key if president of a lot. 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 zalinski. how are you? good and regular? well har, thank you. we know each other a little bit. yeah. that's zelinski made it clear that smiles and hand shakes 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 khaki 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 oh, are you doing?

russia launched fresh ground and air attacks in the eastern doughnuts 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 philadelphia, zelinski 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 murder. you fall, families of the soldiers hold up in the us of style. steelworks are asking china to help negotiate an evacuation of the wounded dumb objective ins. enough bounded what goes on, there is no longer a war, murders are taking place there, but i can see hundreds of wounded with no limbs and no anesthetics but a divine. while new bombardments inflict new wounds on already wounded fighters when they, they're exhausted. and just below the line of life, so we want them to be rescued, mach watch a mile away,

equal to vala. she said that for the fighters, trapped inside the steel works, surrendering is not an option. as she believes the russians would execute any captured members of the as of regiment. early as back to w correspondent to fanny for sharon keith and i asked her what more she could tell us about russia's withdrawal from kerchief. a festival is seen, he or she and keith see the 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 raising on. and while the russian forces have drawn from the key 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. in the north and eastern part of harkey 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 lu hands can do on your screen in the don bus region. what 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 was left from their homes. not to ignore the fact that they may be booby traps. they may be land mice scattered across a v. i 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 at hockey region had to endure and still endures? 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 hoc, if, which is used to distribute aid. so even though russian forces have 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 des, fani f. asher in t if some other stories. now making headlines around the world, thousands of activists are taking to the streets of the united states and a national day of action. calling for safe and legal access to abortion. demonstrators are facing down a leak to supreme court decision that could overturn almost half century of nationwide abortion rights. palestinian president, a mahmoud abbas, has awarded a posthumous medal to sharon. i will actually, the al jazeera journalist was shot dead during an israeli operation last week. as

colds grow for an international inquiry about said, israel should not take part in any probe as it was behind the killing. hundreds of people in nigeria as northwestern city or soccer to half a demonstrated over the arrest 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 sports now and the buddhist leader has wrapped for another season by unwell, ready, confirmed champions, which meant most of the drama on the last day came at the bottom, had to berlin and stood guard. were both hoping to avoid the dreaded relegation play off spot. hatter started in the driver's seat and needed only a draw to guarantee safety the door. mont made sure that it didn't happen. meanwhile stood guard still needed to make up 3 points and an unlikely last minute . gold gave them the wind and another year and the top light stood got to 1st blood

in the relegation bottle at a parked mercedes boom. serena the hostess won a penalty on 12 minutes when t i go to mass was brought down. but a superb saved night sasha, collides ich yet the austrian dusted himself down and scored from the resulting corner when no stuttgart, after 30 minutes. over indictment had to also had a penalty. when done axels, i could do trip. a shack bellville in the box and the algerian held his nerve to convert from the spot and sent the visiting berliners into raptures with 18 minutes . played halftime arrived with no more scoring and the her to funds look tens despite their team being in the driving seat. but they soon got good news, a terrible arab i. stuttgart keeper, fully a miller alert antony mendez to equalize for cologne. yet back endorsement. trouble

was brewing for her to coach felix maggot. he didn't like this via our penalty award. which manchester city bone killing helen. julie dispatched then 17 year old substitute you see from mccorkle, latched onto a beautiful 3 bowl from jude bellingham, and made it to one for the hosts with his 1st touch. agony for the traveling berliners. yet with the storage stood guard still level, their team was safe as the clock ticked past 90 minutes. and then the news from stuttgart filtered through there the hosts when a late corner and even keeper floor. and miller was up looking to rectify his mistake. he didn't reach the ball, but what to endo did and the stadium went bananas.

it was a goal made in japan as endo to pottery to rookie. it was flicker to send, stood guard to safety over a dormant. there was dismay in the stands and on the pitch before the recriminations began. but the day belonged to stuttgart, whose funds weren't to be restrained as they run to hill their heroes. we have secured them brenda's league football for another year. saturday i also saw a battle for the pond is league as final champions league spot fryeburg needed to win against labor, gruesome and alive, seek loss to build a fence up slaver cousins, exit kill. palazzios fired a long range rocket into an empty net. in the final seconds of the match to secure it to one victory and dash fry books hopes for europe's top, clap competition. and it wouldn't have mattered anyway, because lifecycle also clawed back and equalized against bill failed in

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