this new culture. so you are not a visitor, not the guests. you want to become a citizen. in phil migrants, your platform for reliable information. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia increases shelling and rocket attacks on frontline cities in ukraine. colin's president tells ukrainian parliament that russian forces must withdraw completely, and he says, giving into aggression would damage democracy around the world. plus the germany's

olaf shoulds begins his 1st african tour as chancellor. he's meeting fellow leaders and we'll tackle the sharp rise and food and fuel prices caused by the war and ukraine. and a measure of normality returns to shanghai restrictions east coast as covey. 19 cases fall sharply in china's biggest metropolis. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program polish presented, and j. duda says russia must completely withdraw from ukraine. today is the 1st foreign head of state to address the ukranian parliament since the war began. he says concessions to russian aggression would be a blow for the entire western world. and that ukraine must be free to shape its own destiny. yes, even though my johnny loved chico linda,

i want to say clearly i will, but only ukraine has the right to decide its future. i live with my ukraine has the right to self determination, severe or not missed out of the international community must demand that russia end . it's aggression and leave ukraine completely. okay. and that he thought you all call you man. yeah. not. it must stop trampling on international law. about them is that there can be no negotiations and decision making behind ukraine's back. already. nothing can be decided about ukraine without ukraine. so absolutely not. this is an iron principle that they put in it. meanwhile, russia has stepped up, it's attacks on don bass in the hands in eastern ukraine. the russian defense ministry claims it struck only military targets. ukrainian government has ruled out any cease fire or concessions to moscow while the fighting continues. let's get an assessment of what's really happening on the ground. we are pardon me, dw correspondent, mathias bellingers in climate tours in eastern ukraine,

a few dozen kilometers from the fighting. i asked him earlier whether president lensky is right to describe the situation as extremely difficult. absolutely. whomever you talk to, whether its soldiers or civilians living in these places. everybody tells you the situation is extremely tense, more tense than they have more tense than at any time in the past where maybe not the beginning of this conflict 8 years ago. but in the meantime, in the past 7 years, so shelling has intensified all along the contact line. today we were in a, in a town that sits just on this contact line. so you can basically, with your bare, i see the, the places that are controlled by the so called separatist, the russian back republics. and everybody there has told us that shelling has intensified tremendously. there. there are dozens of rounds of artillery coming in

every day. houses are being shelled, people are dying. and this is, this is happening every day. people, people listen to it and this is outgoing, this is incoming. they have basically become expert in, in the sounds of artillery in order to assess where the danger is coming from next . so this is that place. and now imagine what it's like in those places that are the most heavily embattled combated. and that's of course, around the area around the world. the next that's 40 kilometers north east of where i am. now in my tours there of course, situations are even more dia and so since yesterday, russian troops have blown up the bridge that links this town, the city to the territory. that's the, that's still controlled by ukraine. people are expecting another mary paul, that i know people are just busy staying alive there, but you have any indication of how the polish dude,

as words were received in ukraine or where you are. well in general, in ukraine there were received very well because his he had said all the things that people here want to hear. there's a, there's a fear that sits very deep with a ukrainian publican with ukrainian politicians and, and the military that ukraine might be pressured into some kind of peace, where it will have to make major concessions. that might even give russia a leverage over the country. and many of the attempts to negotiate between the 2 sides are seen with a bit of suspicion that western partners, especially european partners, might try to pressure ukraine into something like that. so every assurance that ukraine will have a say, it will have a major that will have the major se in the conditions for a piece is of course welcome to other european politicians. have said the same and

people have paid play close attention to that. whether the people who are now busy avoiding shelling are following this as closely as those who are closer to the politics is of course, another question. but overall, this is what the majority here expects european politicians to say. okay, did you correspond, mathias billing or force in cramming tours in eastern ukraine? business and political leaders are gathering the switch town of devils for the annual world economic forum. that surprisingly, ukraine is top of the agenda. this used to be the russia house here at the world economic forum. now it's been re christened the russian war crimes house, a ukrainian billionaires backing the project to highlight alleged abuses committed by russian troops in ukraine. the world economic forum cut all ties with russia for this year summit. meanwhile, davos is rolling out the red carpet for the biggest delegation from ukraine ever.

prison zalinski will open the meeting with a video address and for ukrainians here. it's a bittersweet moment. we are here in this beautiful setting, but at the back of our mind always are these images of these horrific killings and atrocities and war crimes going on as we speak back in ukraine. and we are here to as best as possible, represent those people and to do all that we can to galvanize the international community to support ukraine even more despite dallas's spring cheer. the mood is somber amid soaring geopolitical tensions. the war and ukraine has worsened the global food and energy crisis, and there were other urgent problems to tackle as well. climate change the ongoing pandemic and fears of an economic slowdown. the challenges are so big that we need the so board and the ideas of every one around the world. so i think this is a place where people trust each other and we can build solutions together. well,

deb ross is a global convenor of a global decision makers. i'm hoping that it would really be able to facilitate engagement because we are all for a peaceful world and we are old, full global prosperity. ukrainians have more immediate concerns. i don't think that we will see any, you know, additional ah pledge as being made here in terms of financial weaponry aid or something of that sort to ukraine. a di hold that we can also use a child to a business community here and have them on board also giving up an on some of the revenues that they were probably looking for. ah, with the russian federation. it's now up to the global lead here in the swiss alps to see if there's an economic path to peace in the war in ukraine. and here are

some of the other stories making news around the world. women tv news anchors in afghanistan now have to work with their faces covered. the taliban have begun. enforcing new laws on dress rights activists have condemned the latest harsh restrictions imposed on women journalists say they are frustrated but will comply with the law. israel and switzerland have confirmed their 1st cases of monkey pox. a global outbreak of the viral infection is spreading. the world health organization says $120.00 cases have now been reported in countries where the virus is not usually found. most cases are mild, white, heavy rains have caused widespread floods in bangladesh in india, and these 50 people are dead. millions more have been stranded by rising waters. it's the worst flooding in 2 decades. german chancellor ola sholtes is on his 1st visit to africa since taking office 6 months ago. the 1st stop on his 3 day

trip is synagogue where he's held talks with president mackey south. the 2 leaders discussed the fall of from the war and ukraine with the focus on the sharp rise in energy and especially food prices. countries across africa are feeling the effects of those price hikes, which are due to a halt and green exports from ukraine. short says that needs to change other via veterans off my to act if we will continue to work to make sure that green exports from ukraine can resume to lincoln. thus, as of now that it's possible to provide the necessary fertilizers at getting better . there are intensive talks going on about these issues for because despite the awful conflict or cooperation is needed for this to succeed in a country that is facing a war of aggression, unconsciously is important that we try because otherwise there's a risk that many countries worldwide will have great difficulty feeding their

populations. cotton held, sending goals. president marquis sa says he will soon visit both moscow and chief on behalf of the african union. many african countries find themselves caught between russia and europe over the war and ukraine. as d w 's chief political editor, mikella christner explains from said he, a president, mac, a soul is trading a fine line as african union president. it's his mandate to negotiate directly with moscow of the future safety of wheat supplies and fertilizer. on the other hand, the countries ample gas reserves could be tapped into by germany and europe. to make europe less dependent on ross and gas. a hospital used to treat 50000 coven 19 patients in shanghai. as close, china's biggest city was the center of code 19 outbreak and put under strict locked down for nearly 2 months. now, cases have dropped significantly and restrictions are easing. signs of life

have begun to reemerge on the world's longest subway system. but commuters in shanghai still need a compelling reason to travel hundreds of bus routes, connecting key hubs, such as train stations and airports have resumed, befits he is also dispensing more, shed bites to ease crowding on transportation. when it further opens up residence in some areas have been allowed out to shop for the 1st time in 2 months . officials say they plan to return to a more normal life from the start of june. after months of restrictions under china 0 cobit strategy. authorities say 157 locally transmitted cases were confirmed on sunday to 36 in shanghai, a city of more than 25000000 people. hurry actually shows

a keen to sell china in formula one max fish up and has won the spanish grand tree in barcelona. the reigning world champion pounced when leader childhood class. ferrari broke down with the when red bulls fished app and also overtakes mccloud for 1st place. in the standings ah, harry charlotte, clerk led the title battle by 19 points going into the spanish grand prix. and he took an early lead from pole position in barcelona, with his main rival, max for stopping of red bull. sliding into the gravel in the early stages of the race. but then before the half way mark laclare began to slow down. oh, no matter what happened with an engine failure, forged him to withdraw from the race. losing a seemingly sure victory ah pressed up and also suffered intermittent

mechanical problems, but he went on to cross the finish line 1st. and the wind means he is now 6 points ahead of the clerk at the top of the standings. ah, a sunny had a lot of dill in such as nazario enough when i was i was in the train and i tried to pass for my dearest has not always working so yet i made it, made it very tough. but we managed to, i did a strategy to get ahead again and i do our do our own race. and eventually the race was difficult beginning, but again with fresh drop and an la clerk sparring over the top spot. this year's formula one championship is shaping up to be of real thriller. ah, manchester city have won the english premier league football title edging out their closest rivals. liverpool on the final matched a city needed a wind to maintain

a one point lead over liverpool. after falling behind to kneel against aston villa, they rallied late in the game scoring 3 goals and securing their 2nd street league title at so for now up next, using technology to advance human rights on shift. i'll next, spicer, thanks for watching. ah ah, what people have to say matters to us. ah, that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d w. ah aah!

surging up from the ocean stats in the heart of the south atlantic, lies an otherworldly drop of land that offers a window into the past riches of our planet. located 2000 kilometers from the nearest land mass. midway between africa and south america, the volcanic island of st. helena is unique, not only for its extreme isolation, but also for the diversity of its exceptional flora and fauna. this by thought joel is home to a multitude of micro ecosystems, each with its own endemic species. but the discovery of the island by europeans in the 16th century resulted in the systematic exploitation of resources and introduction of alien species destabilizing its fragile balance. yet to day the people of st. helena have come

together to save their natural heritage and achieve what many would consider impossible, ah . shaped by thousands of years of volcanic eruptions, the central ridge of st. helena dominate the horizon. rising more than 800 meters above sea level, it's 3 misty peaks are home to a unique ecosystem. the cloud forest of diana's peak park is the beating heart of the island. and the reason why st. helena was so important

to european ships, fresh water. within these 81 hector's survived the relics of a tropical rain forest. that once covered the entire island cut off from the rest of the world. the plant life here has evolved over millions of years. and simple. frans and daisies have become trees. but isolation came at a price in the absence of natural predators. the endemic plants never evolved. the ability to rapidly regenerate leaving them defenseless against the ravenous appetite of the domestic animals introduced by passing ships left to rome, the island in just a few short years. the goats had decimated the islands ancient forests. having exhausted their resources, the herbivores sealed their own fate,

and the once 1000 strong heads have now disappeared. although cattle are no longer a danger to the endemic flora. invasive plants now pose a serious threat to their survival. st. helena, redwoods, ebony and tree funds are struggling to maintain their foot home and their future now lies entirely in human hands. satar margot, the terrestrial conservation officer is part of the small team dedicated to the ambitious restoration of this exceptional forest. diana's peak park is very unique because it holds quite a high proportion of endemic vegetation anna vertebrates. the word endemic means

that it's very unique, it's found nowhere else in the world. so there is quite a large number on st. alina, because we have the highest endemic biodiversity off the u. k. and also as its territories, the endemic plans, they are really good at intercepting miss. so the island doesn't receive a high proportion of rainfall, but we do get quite a lot of cloud cover coming over this high central ridge. so they actually have their leads adapted to intercept the mess, and then they fall to those water down into the p d soils. and then they trickle out to the catchment years unless we collect our drinking water. the parks endemic vegetation provides more than a 3rd of the islands drinking water, making the teams conservation work essential to the local inhabitants. and it all starts here at the foot of diana's peak. ah, propagation in the nursery start from feed. so we go out into the wall and we

collect seeds from the last remaining individuals. and then from there we would clean the seed, sought it, then we would plant them. we wait for them to germinate this a few stages of putting out until we can actually produce a plant that is very strong and durable and ready for planting back into our fights . after months of care in the nursery, the pressure saplings are now strong enough to join the cloud forest. the recently cleared patch of land that will be their new home is at the highest point of the park. and there is only one way to get there.

is always go crazy and troy's off or frozen brown so forgivable poses roses. you're a good so what we do on diana's pickpockets, habitat restoration. and they're actually involves propagating endemic, supplant, back into sites. but before we can do that, we do quite a lot of in base of clarence. hopefully in the future, i would like to see banners pick completely vegetated in endemic habitat and supporting very high populations of indelicate invertebrates as well. although there is still a long way to go, the colossal work carried out by the terrestrial conservation team has been a real success tree fans and black cabbage trees now dominate the parks ridge

there. canopy shading the forest floor limiting the growth of the invasive plants. many endemic invertebrates, like the blushing snail, find refuge in the newly rehabilitated flora. much to the delight of the entomologists. natasha stevens and liza fowler. selina was quite loving in research on i laboratory because he has been expeditions going back rate from like the 1800s. even charles darwin himself came he at one point documenting a lot of farm railroads from spiders to beatles to true bugs. so a wide range of it the cloud, far as of diana's peak, national pop is the highest habitat for invertebrates. so they whole like $100.00

in 20, endemic species on average. so is very unique here. on st. helena, we have over 400 endemic species. and although we have all of those, we are actually discovering more every time or another by e. let's hear another one, there. bristling with bright yellow spines. this tiny ahmed creature hides in the forests, most inaccessible corners. this is the spiky yellow woodhouse. and it is one of the world's rarest. i suppose. by the yellow wood lace is not like you average with lace because it tend to live in trees underneath the tree fun. we've been quite lucky here to have a dedicated project to the spike yellow with los why are fortunately the spikey,

they don't do much. so i think it is like a ph, d student, or something they be at need to come down and actually like stadium fully for a whole year to know and be out in the field every day. sort of thing to actually see what they really active. but it is nice that we have touched on a little off them the population and a little off the ecology. and it's also helping with the conservation as well. a recent population survey across the spike he is known habitat, has identified between 10200 individuals within diana's peak park due to the research and conservation work for this miniscule creature. the spikey, yellow woodlands, is considered to be an umbrella species. so by protecting it all the flora and

fauna with which it says its home by our auto protect, it looks like it was popular, a veritable eden for the minute. st. helena is home to $25.00 times more and annex species per square kilometer than the famous galapagos islands. however, as in many places around the world, this unique foreigner faces multiple threats among the most worrying r habitat, los climate change, and invasive species. bow in the dry land, south of the park, near high peak, sasha, liza and natasha are setting out to visit a particularly special part of the ridge. at the edge of a steep cliff clings fix unobtrusive trees. the value of these false gum woods is immeasurable. despite their modest appearance, they are the last wild survivors of their species.

here are quite a few and demick invertebrates that is associated with plans. the false gum would leaf harbor is associated with the fall scabbards and hence the name, innocent, unique. and it is very sad at the same time there, it's heavy tale has declined to about sucks trees the laughing the while. and if these trees go, the leaf hobbles will go like it's broke off. on 2 of the 6 trees, the entomologists have made a disturbing discovery. some of the leaf hoppers appear to be covered in a strange whitish film. they have been infected by a fungus that has devoured them from the inside. out invertebrates play a vital role in any ghost of them throughout the world. they help with decompose and plant matter or dead things really and recycle it back into the earth.

as long as the restoration of the heavy tats keep going, then it will be safe. gaiden, i invertebrates, so all that where all the effort there everyone is putting into conservation is it will help in the long term and it still needs to continue way off day go. news from the striking, spiky yellow wood lice for dazzling golden sail spiders. the cloud covered heart of st. helena is a treasure trove of biodiversity, precious and fragile thanks to the conservation team's work. the cloud forest is gradually being restored to its former glory and one day it's borders. me once

again reach the coastline. the water captured by the cloud forest trickles down from the central ridge, feeding thousands of mango trees as it meanders through sharks valley to the sea. but the island is natural. riches are not confined to its flush peaks. testament to this are the raucous colonies of red build tropic buds that populate the colossal wall of great stone. driven to the fringes of the island by the hungry cats and rats that arrived with the 1st settlers. many sea birds now find refuge on these inaccessible cliffs and the surrounding islets. busy ah

ah ah, he had recently, many of the once threatened populations have begun to show signs of recovery and some species like the tropic birds and white very tons have become particularly fond of the rocky slopes that surround the islands capital james town. the elegant tans have even become somewhat of an avenue fixture and frequently raised their young here.