ah ah ah, this is d w. news coming to live from berlin. russian forces turn their fire on the city of subordinates as they step up their offensive in the east. a local governor says the russians are carrying out indiscriminate 24 hours shelling and trying to destroy everything in their path. also, coming up, the global business elite are meeting at the world economic forum in switzerland and start by sending a message to russia. plus

a warning from the united states to china, us present, joe biden tells beijing, it's flirting with danger over taiwan and that washington would be willing to use force to defend the territory if necessary. ah. hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. russian forces are stepping up, they're offensive to take territory in the eastern region of don't boss cube says the main cities still under ukrainian controls, the better dynette is coming under heavy bombardment. a local governor accused moscow with engaging in a scorched earth approach and intentionally trying to destroy the city. in kiya, the polish president has become the 1st foreign leader to address the country's parliament in person. since the war began. a show of war time,

solidarity between neighbors, polish president on j. duda became the 1st foreign leader to speak to the ukranian parliament in person since the war began. due to stress, to support for ukraine's bids to join the new and said that any territorial concessions to russia would be a blow for the entire western world. yas thought that she go, i want to see clearly, but only ukraine has the right to decide its future. so you know 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 that ukranian president volota may zalinski has said that only a diplomatic solution will bring a definitive end to the conflict. but the government and keith has repeated it will not accept any ceasefire that would require giving up territory on the battlefield

. russia's offensive to capture the don bass grinds on with shelling. continuing along the front line, russian forces have intensified the efforts to surround several denette. the main city still held by ukraine in the loo. hunt's province with fierce fighting, raging across the don bus. neither side looks ready to accept a compromise. just yet franklin, which is our regular military analyst, enjoys me now from oxford. in the u. k. frank, russia says it now controls 95 percent of lu hans province in ukraine. is that the case and if so, how significant is this development or good morning terry. i suppose it depends on what one means by control, since there is a intense battle going on. as your report said earlier around that city of serotonin and its twin city chance, which is just just along side,

it control would be the wrong word. so the russians are moving to surround that city, we will see over the next weeks something like what happened in my up all the difference is that so better than that is prepared for this was my up wasn't you can, he's been fortifying it now for about 7 years they knew exactly what was going to happen. it's very reasonable to see what was going to happen in a house. this will be a very, very tough fight. however, that side they are moving to surround it, making incremental gains. russians, and this battle will go to some time. ok, so there's that battle that shaping up to be quite significant. what beyond that, do you think is the next step that the russian military is likely it can you can well, terry, it's interesting that you mentioned earlier that the russians have played control 95 percent of the province. one wonders whether that is now the limit

of their operational objective. it looks like it at the moment in addition to what it already gained in west around s on my uncle. of course, i was there last around concave. so what we can expect is, and what's happened, we got a little bit of this report in speech a couple of weeks ago, very much and narrowing of those objectives and focusing now on that area with an artillery artillery center battle. that's what we're going now. so do you see an end game shaping up any of this? right, it was interesting. so it hasn't zalinski talked about or has talked about the last few days. this being the final stage of the war because it isn't. and what we could say, i suppose it's the end at the beginning, and we're seeing the rest of the war which could go on for months. so years taking shape with the decisive battle or the, or the battle. is that anyway,

predominantly taking place down in the southeast quadrant of the country? she's known for some time and a less negotiations are going to intrude and there's no evidence that they are you . credit has already said that it will not accept anything short of the recovery of its territory. this war, of course, is going to grind on in the short to medium term. we're going to see a big battle around american, that's the russians cannot sustain this limited very limited momentum. they are cheating. and we will see things start to settle down into something that looks like status within the next few weeks. certainly, i think before the end of july, mid of july, frank, thank you very much for your assessment. that was frank led with military analyst talking to us from oxford. thank you, terry. well, russia has been accused of committing more crimes during its invasion of ukraine since war began. its forces have targeted home schools and hospitals. the scale of

the atrocities only becomes clear in areas liberated by ukrainian forces d. w as much as building a went to one village in the east were russian. soldiers have recently been forced out life in ruins, landmarks your number has just returned to what was holding. i can't say anything, a shell hit her house 2 days ago. this is what is left to them. now we have nowhere to come back to people living here, a message scribbled on the door when the russian troops arrived. this village was occupied in the very beginning of the war. the russians were here for 2 months, and just 3 weeks ago the ukrainians took it back. says lana says that during those 2 months he didn't even see the russian soldiers. that's because the fighting was so heavy. she never left her basement. the 7 up the last night was the worst trial

. we thought this is it madam? the house will collapse above us and bury us and the base wendy, our pets wear with as a dog and a cat. when i came here to get the cat, but i can't find it a delicious vehicle but doesn't, but i think we will after the ukrainian army reclaimed, the village. almost all inhabitants left for the city of hargrove. as the fighting continues, the russian positions are just beyond the next village. 5 kilometers away. most likely the shell that hid her house came from there. yeah. the if you that if it doesn't collapse and isn't hit again, maybe we can come back and rebuild it. but i told my husband, i would even live in the basement, im as long as it is home room. for now,

she will go back to the city and wait for the fighting in the area to end. the war and ukraine is also likely to dominate the agenda of the world. economic forum getting underway in davos, switzerland, today. ukrainian president, believe me, the landscape will give the opening speech via video link will carry that live for you in about 2 hours time this year. there will be no russian delegation and in another snub ukrainian business man is using moscow's former residents endeavors to stage. an exhibition on reported russian war crimes in ukraine. 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 the global decision makers. i'm hoping that a to 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 this business community here and have them on board old. so i'm giving up an on some of the reading. it was that they were probably looking for ah, way, 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. sketch up on

smother stories making headlines around the world today. women tv news anchors in afghanistan now have to work with their faces. covert taliban have been gunning, forcing 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. members of a feminist group have unfurled a banner at the cannes film festival. to protest the killing of women, it lists the names of the $129.00 victims of fem assigned in france since last year's event. the action came as celebrities gathered for a gallop dinner to celebrate the work of female filmmakers. the fallout from the war and ukraine is also setting the agenda by of the 1st trip to africa by german chancellor, all of sholtes starting a 3 nation trip in senegal, shots promise to help african countries hit by the global food crisis caused by the

war. he's also discussing major gas exploration project with senegal, as parts of efforts to reduce german reliance on russian gas full of salts. his visit has been dominated by issue surrounding the warring ukraine high on the agenda for his meeting with sandals, president marky, saul was the critical issue of food security. the war has sent, great price is soaring, and sole will soon travel to russia and ukraine on behalf of the african union hoping to secure, blocked supplies. the allow serious concerns about the impact of the war on our countries are african countries, including the widespread price spikes and shortages that we are currently seeing to sol, cost at the shawls has vowed to help get exports moving again, donald david king that this is currently being discussed very intensively. what's that, despite this terrible conflict, we need cooperation with soon so that a country which is currently defending itself against

a war of aggression can successfully deliver. and it's important that we make the attempt as otherwise, if there is a great danger that many countries in the world will have extreme difficulty in feeding their populations. those couple have the frugal and they're also under discussion energy. germany offered to help develop natural gas production of santa gulf coast. the west african country has large reserves, and berlin seized them as a possible alternative to rush and gas. after vinegar, shoals will travel to new year before finishing the 3 day visit in south africa. world leaders are not doing enough to prepare for more intense, environmental and security crises. that's according to a major piece. studies institute the stockholm international piece research as tutor slippery says, the world is entering a new era of risk where environmental and security issues overlap, says droughts,

heat waves, and other impacts of climate change. we're increasingly driving conflicts around the world. according to the report, while temperature rose worldwide between 20102020, the number of armed conflicts doubled. as did the number of refugees of more we can now talk to the man behind that report. the director of the stock home institutional international peace research institute, dan smith in stockholm. sweden. thanks for being with us, dan. now your report paints rather bleak picture. it says that the world is being drawn into a black hole of deepening crises, in security and the environment, and you suggest these things are related. tell us what's the link between the climate emergency and armed conflict. ok, i think that you can most easily understand the link at 2 levels. one is the where climate change and some other aspects of the environmental crisis have an impact on

communities on cities, on just on people and making it harder for them to grow their foods, to fulfill their livelihood expectations. then you get very often you got social instability, you get up evil. when food prices start to rise, things become impossible for people on there. it clear pathways which can be traced . it doesn't always lead to violent conflict, but too often i'm afraid it does. so there is one link which is that kind of, if you like, local or national level, then you've got the much bigger link in a sense, which is that if you have the kind of rivalries and confrontations and dangers the, and war that we now see in the, the global geo politics. then it's hard to see how there's going to be cooperation

of the kind that is needed to mitigate climate change, to adapt to it, and indeed also to manage the local conflicts. so the 2 things are feeding each other in different ways and eat at the local level. one of the things you see is that when there's conflict, of course, groups find it harder to corporate to handle the impact of climate change. ok, those are complex thoughts, but they've put those very well. let's move on to the war in ukraine because talking about security that's on every, on a lot of people that are on our agenda right now side from it being an immediate human, taking its immediate human toll. that war has the stabilized european security and effective global food and energy supply. busy is driving a prices for a central places like africa. what consequences do you see on the horizon from this war? well, i think that one finds it rather difficult to understand how there will be

effective cooperation to handle the problem of climate change. if russia is completely frozen out of the international system. so i think there has to be a way to build bridges over time to get russia back in. this is not a tool to deny the enormity of the war in ukraine. and the, i mean, the profound violation of international law and international law norms that russia has carried out. but we've got a, we've got a global future as humanity to think about as well. and that needs to be protected by working together. now you report says there the institutions with the power to find solutions, including governments are waking up or to slowly what actions do you think that those institutions should be taking right now? well, i think 1st of all, there's a, in a sense there's an annual, a set of analytical actions. there needs to be more attention being on the nature

of the problems that we've highlighted in the report. and especially using the resources which governments have got to forecast the likely tracks through the 20 twenties and into the 23rd. is we need to see more clearly what's coming down the road at us. i think the 2nd thing is that they having it achieved that or as they achieve that need to invest much more in prevention and resilience. and i think then then you can ask, well, where is the investment coming from? and a further element of what we talk about in the report is the importance of investing in, in peace and resilience. rather than in damaging the environment. i mean, at the moment, half a trillion us dollars a spend each year on st directly spend on supporting the fossil fuel industries. and there's another over 5 trillion dollars are being spent each year in direct support. so there's plenty of resources available if we want to use them. so in

a sense, it's getting the act together, working together, thinking ahead, putting the resources in and if especially ensuring that this transition which needs to be made from a brown economy to a green one is done in a, in a fair way. so it's a just and a peaceful transition. then thank you so much for talking with us. that was dan smith, director of c pre the stockholm international piece research institute in sweden. now, yes, present, joe biden said he would, would be willing to use force to defend taiwan. it's one of the strongest statements in support of taiwan in decades, meeting with the japanese prime minister, whom you key sheeta biden also announced the launch of a new asia pacific trading network. the network will include 13 countries including india and japan announcement made during his 1st asia trip since taking office is

seen as part of the host to reinvigorate u. s. strategic power. across asia, usa for president biden endorsed pans plan to beef up it's defense capabilities. united states remained fully committed to japan's defense and we welcome. we welcome the opportunity to work more closely together and increasingly challenge the security environment. i applaud primary because she is determination to strengthen japanese defense capabilities as well. a strong japan and a strong u. s. japan alliance is a force for good in the region. more am joy now by correspondence. sonya blushed in tokyo. sunday japan is a key player in the region, but militarily, it's kept a low profile since world war 2. now it's planning to spend more on defense. why now the reason is that the tensions in the region have been rising.

japan has seen a lot of incursions from chinese into the region, very close to other islands than that. of course, north korea, well, testing rockets and other weapons. so for japan, there's a very different environment at the moment and so to fight having it's past the 1st constitution, japan has had to to rethink. and also the japanese public might have to, to rethink this. but the rising tensions in the region. i think you need even further fortification off the island chains, you know. and like i said before, japan has to has to rethink its generals on defense. the many in washington are worried that beijing could invade taiwan. president biden has announced his

willingness to defend it with force if need be, how real is the threat of a chinese and beijing considered to be among those in the region? well, it's real enough for the u. s. and japan to make such strong statements as was mentioned in the report earlier, biden said he would defend taiwan, which is very strong. at the same time he reads it reiterates is that, you know, they would prefer a piece, a peaceful resolution stability in the region. and all that, but it keeps saying that they would defend taiwan and not only supply arms as part of the agreement. or on the other hand i'm, she was also very keen to strengthen the high cost to that any invasion by china would, would cause. so it's similar to the situation of russia and ukraine and countries like the u. s. and japan wants to make it clear to china that it was

really, really costly. and if they were to try anything unilateral. so i think that there is no an imminent danger, so to speak. but on the other hand, i think china is in for the long gains. why we might not see anything happen like anytime soon in the next year or years, i think decades down the road this might look quite different. sonya thank you very much. our correspondence. sonya blushed there in tokyo. no, to some more world news stories today. ah, health authorities in vienna say they have detected the 1st case of monkey pox in austria. this comes as more cases have identified a been identified in germany and other countries where a disease is not usually found the world health organization. so that expects more reports as surveillance is a senior member of iran's elite military force has been shot dead into

a run. revolutionary guard, colonel hassan sired, could dive was gone down outside his home. in broad daylight, the ran has slammed israel for smaller assassinations in the past. australian labor party leader anthony albany, easy has been sworn in as the country's new prime minister. the final tally of election votes is not yet known, but albany, he was sworn in so he could attend to key security meeting with the u. s. india in japan in tokyo on tuesday. your excellency annette. sports our and informal one max fence for stopping has won the spanish grand prix in barcelona. the rating world champion pounced when raced leader charlotte clerks. ferrari broke down with the wind red bulls, fresh top, and also overtakes leecock for 1st place in the driver's championship. ah, fairy 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 i put for an engine failure, forged him to withdraw from the race, losing a seemingly sure of 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 i'd a lot of dill in such as nazario enough. and because i was in the train and i tried to pass where my dearest was not always working. so yet i made it, made it very tough. but we managed to digit

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