[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is did up the news line from berlin. russia says it has taken full control of the as of style steel plant after ukrainian officials ordered the last remaining defenders to surrender to save their lives. also on the program, a former german chancellor finally cuts his ties to russia state own oil company. that says gal shudder is leaving its board. was facing the threat of a new sanctions over time to the crap and spiking fuel costs. spur creativity,

we hear from one german woman who's leaving her car at home and exchanging it for a less expensive or a false pop. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. russian ever seen more than 3 or 4 people on the street and that was the absolute maximum. usually you see no one. most of the people have left the city because it's the administrative center of the dumbass region of those parts under ukrainian control. and there were of course expectations that something might happen here. the city has been hit by rockets before there was an attack on the railway station in the beginning of april, where may many civilians trying to flee. the city died. and since then, more and more people have left fighting is going on mostly in north north, northeast of here in see what are the net that's another administrative center in

this region selling there is heavy die every day. and so much of the cities already been destroyed. right. and both sides, no ukraine and russia have now confirmed that the as of style still plant is in russian hands. what are you hearing? yeah, it's what i have been hearing as well. of course, the ukrainian, the 5, the, the as of battalions commander has released a message today where they have said that they have had the order to, to give up and to save their lives and not to continue fighting under these conditions with. they cannot win anything, they cannot get out. so they've been given the order to give up, which means to go in to give it to give up to, to surrender to the russians. and russia has now said that all of those who remained 500 had surrendered needs confirmation from the ukrainian side. but it's

in line with what we've been hearing before. so much as putting a reporting from easton ukraine. take a look at some other developments in this war that will start here in germany, where the defense ministry says it will deliver the 1st of its 15 gephart or cheater anti air tanks to ukraine. in july, he's been pleading for more heavy weaponry to battle. russian troops in the east critics accused germany of taking too long to deliver military 8. several people have been injured in a rush and strike on a ukrainian cultural center. president zalinski releases a surveillance footage of the attack in the town of las, over in the eastern region of hockey, in russian forces deliberately targeted, the center crane accuses russia of routine. the striking civilian targets sermons, angela, allah shalt says guitar will pay a central role and german plans to cut the dependence on russian gas. after talks in berlin with atari and mere shake tommy bill,

our tarney chancellor shalt said germany would construct infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas by ship guitar wants to start sending allergy to germany by 2024. i fell into side the deal with a u. s. company to buy liquefied natural gas after russia said it would hold supplies because helsinki refused to pay him rubles gas, only accounts for 5 percent of feminine energy needs. officials say there will be no disruption to consumers. and one of germany's former chancellor, as has resigned from the board of russia state oil company, ross net gearhart shirt was facing mounting criticism over his ties to russia. and this week the european parliament a call for him to face sanctions. if he didn't quit, mister shirt is also a long time friend of vladimir putin did of the political correspondence, simon young reports for years gear, how excluded has been criticized for his closeness to russian interests. some

called him the kremlin is chief lobbyist in germany. schroeder has refused to criticize the invasion of ukraine and he played down crimes committed by russian forces. within the s p. d, the party that shredded at once led, many felt his bees were unacceptable. calls grew for him either to leave voluntarily or face expulsion. this week chancellor shalt himself added to that pressure. one more thing is important to me if i may add, it would be best if galahad square to resign from his post. schroeder has never made a secret of his friendship with vladimir putin. while he was chancellor from 1998 to 2005, he signed the deal to bring russian guest to germany by the gnawed string pipeline through the baltic sea. and he raised eyebrows by referring to the russian leader as a flawless democrat. soon after leaving office, he accepted

a job with rush and energy company gas problem. he later became chairman of the supervisory board of another russian oil giant ra, sniffed. and he's also on the board of the north stream operating company just why further has finally changed tack is not clear. it could be down to a motion in the european parliament to put him on a list of those with russian lynx who could face sanctions, including asset freezes, may be the decision by the bundle, start to withdraw privileges such as a fully staffed office and a driver force the ex chancellor to think again. whatever the truth many say should a support for putin has tarnish, german is international reputation, and that damage cannot easily be undone. a report from simon young and the lady i asked simon why he thought it had taken gerhard schroeder. so long to act. well, god for the has clearly yeah, you stuck with vladimir putin needs his close friend,

as he says, for a long time. and, you know, he's stuck with his belief that so, you know, gemini should have close any g links with russia. and he said that he doesn't do, may or cooper's, he's not willing to sort of modify his position. and you know, he's been despite coals, of course for him to do that. as mentioned there, i think now the heat has been turned off on him, particularly by this decision by the buddhist talk to close down his all face and remove that sort of privilege. that's according to former chancellors. and also by this call from the european parliament that he should be treated like russian all galks and placed on a list of people who could face sanctions. you know, that was if he didn't step back from his role with the russian energy companies. so the pressure has been mounting it within his own party. more and more people saying, you know, it's time for him to leave the party. and indeed,

time for him to do the right thing. and so perhaps he's finally been nudged in that direction. what i mean, he said in an interview last month and he had only you go in russia turned off his gas apply to germany. so it should be read anything into the fact that he's going now you will, of course, actually it's the other way round is near to europe age, reducing its dependency on russian gas. and before the war, germany was getting more than half of its a gas supply from russia, paying more than 200000000 euros a day for the privilege. now that, that number is falling at the node stream pipeline has been more stalled and the german government plan is to end any, any russian gas supplies in germany. so again, it may once have been an effective salesman for russian energy in germany,

but now not so much. now germany's policy of keeping russia a close was always said to be about engagement and encouraging democracy. but mister shaw this time did seem to be more about personal gain. well, that's right. he's reported to have been earning a 1000000 euros a year for his role on the boards of various companies. he's been doing this lobbying work in so far as it was possible to lobby for russian energy interest in germany lately. but i think his toys with russia are deep and he says that friendship with the me preaching is genuine. he was as to adopted children. he both came from russia, but to just of late, you know, he's remarks about the responsibility for the war and ukraine, lying on both sides in his attempt to sort of play down russian crimes in ukraine. i think that is really crossed a red line for many people and you know, his reputation is an old time love hunger that simon dw political correspondence.

simon young though a rare tornado struck parts of western germany this afternoon, entering dozens of people and causing severe damage. the twisted tor through the city of potter born am police say between 30 and 40 people were injured 10 of them seriously. every damage was also reported in the nearby town of lips, that large parts of germany remained on alert for more severe weather or food and fuel prices of spite, since russia's invasion of ukraine and the increased costs are causing some people to get creative and rethink some of their typical daily actions and one woman in germany decided to leave her car at home and opted for an alternative mode of transport. it's the morning commute, but not as you know it. with fuel prices spiraling. 33 year old stephanie kitchener decided to opt for

a cheaper form of transport. giving up her s u v. and traveling the old fashioned way instead that it does ish and yet finished, ma'am i no longer use my toyota, which only gives me 17 miles per gallon about or even less when i transport things in life and little. so if i managed to ride the horse every day that i said about $250.00 euros each month on fuel than bash, only i love her. so she admits her choice of transport is not popular with motorists, but delights the kids in the local village. and although she's able to make the 6 kilometer journey to work, stephanie accepts it's not ideal for traveling more widely and can finish it. i can, you can just put a horse in a parking garage. now, it would be nice. i think a lot more people would use horses if more places accommodate them mad,

but i don't think society is ready for that because there chap fate isn't so like with no sign of the fuel crises abating. for now, stephanie is determined to stay away from her for wheels and travel on for hoofs instead in sport, the professional tennis tours of stripped wimbledon of its ranking point after the grand slam event band players from russia and battle roost because of the war in ukraine the tools which run the men's women's a junior and wheelchair event said they had to stop players from being discriminated against on political grounds. and wimbledon, hit back with the all england club. second bond was the only viable decision in the u. k. stamps on limiting russia's global influence that you're up to date, more world news of the top of the hour, rob watts, will have your business updating. just i'm,

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