[000:00:00;00] ah, or ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin to night, marking the 1st 3 months of the russian war in ukraine. the fighting is focused now on the eastern don't bass region where it may be too late to evacuate. civilians

also coming up russia's war is having far reaching effects, including worsening. some mol, his food crisis. millions are going hungry of shortages calls, prices to skyrocket with families struggling to make ends meet. and many children have no choice but to give up school and to go out to work. and we will take you to the cannes film festival, where celebration, one of cinemas biggest events are in full swing, but some say the party mood is being overshadowed by the war in ukraine. ah. can i bring god to our viewers watching on p b. s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome. 3 months ago today, russia launched its invasion of ukraine. and an end to the finding is nowhere in

sight. russia saying that it's offensive will continue until it's goals are achieved, but amid fierce ukrainian resistance, those goals they've shifted and russia is now concentrating. it's offensive on the eastern don't bass region. d. w, corresponded mathias, berlin, gert. he traveled to the city of lizzie chance, which has been under heavy attack by russian forces, trying to cut ukrainian supply lines to the reach. the 2 weeks lucy chance has been without water to day a truck is expected to bring drinking water and others have been standing here for hours. no one knows when they're going to bring it more than 20000 people to remain in the city. fighting along the main road has made access difficult and the city itself is by no means a safe have no. what do you think of these normal living conditions?

it's very difficult to watch. always this roaring funder above your head, full of the a few kilometers from here. things that even more dia assist the city of c over the network than the constant fire, a bridge that leads there has been bombed, effectively trapping those who remain there. that is a fade that could also await lucid chance. if fighting along the road continues. the city has already taken quite a few hits. the government is trying to arrange evacuations while it's still possible. a few dozen people have been told that the bus would pick them up today

and they were hoping that things might be okay. but when shell sly of your head and houses are burning, you just feel that you can't go on. our nerves direct you when you nobody knows when the bus is coming and there's no way to ask internet and phone service down in the basement about 80 people have been sheltering for weeks some since the beginning of the war. money. mama. oh, yes, lazar with a nod, you bitter buses. mom says she would go if she knew where it's safe, but she doesn't know where to go to. you want to please like the other has been given 10 liters of water. that's all for to day she and a neighbor galena will have to come back soon at night, they stay in the basement dark

. this is how we get down here. though the whole neighborhood has moved into basement ross. 1234. and over there, 6 people living here who there's always fear that the next shell might it here. i feel sorry for my cat than myself when you cry every 5 minutes. sure, what will happen to him if i die? but i will bury him, don't worry. the evening is approaching 2 days. evacuation bus has not arrived yet. nobody knows whether it was to come or not. in the report there from our correspond mathias bellinger who is now in the eastern ukrainian city of coma tourist. i asked him how people are coping 3 months into this war. well,

obviously there's nobody in the country unaffected by this war. but of course, there are kid, there are people who are experiencing more difficult situations, more cruelties and others who are a bit further from the frontline. everybody has their own strategies of dealing with this. but what i can observe here in the east of the country are fighting, has been intense since the beginning, and where it is intensifying. we are seeing, of course, the people who are really on the brink of their nerves. we see we, we happen to ask people like, how are you, how are you doing or, or simple questions and they will break out in tears while they talk. others are more composed. this is, it depends, of course, on every body's personal situation day. yes, i took a logical resilience, etc. but we do see that it's taking a big toll on most people. here. we understand that russian forces are now trying

to win circle troops into cities in the dorm best region in eastern ukraine. how are you, craney? in truth, how are they holding on their the russians have been making advances that have often been described as incremental, but they have been making them every day and that puts no pressure on these 2 cities. that's this a chance and see over the next. these are the 2 main cities of the low hands region that are still under ukrainian control. most of the region is already under russian control. and the russians have now advanced towards the main road that leads to these 2 cities. and that's because already almost completely cut off because the bridge that leads there, from this a chance has been bombed by the russians. and this a chance is the situation is getting worse and worse. there are 2 roads leading in . one of them is under permanent fire, it's almost impossible to use it. and that makes the 20000 people who are still

there. basically a very likely to be trapped there in any time soon. this could become these 2 cities. they could become the next mary, you poke shell from the outside and people dropped inside. but he is willing of their giving us an assessment 3 months into the russian invasion of ukraine mathias . thank you. the european commission president ursula for the lion to day promised that the european union will help rebuild ukraine. she spoke at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. the reconstruction of the country should combine massive investment with ambitious reform. for example, to moralize. your claims administrative capacity to firmly establish the

rule of law and the independence of the judiciary. to fight corruption, get rid of the only gas to build a fear sustainable and strong competitive economy. and thus, to firmly support you trade in pursuing its european path. ukraine belongs in 2 of the european family or if a more now joined by our corresponding christy plants and she is in dogs at the word economic for him before is could he be to you? christy. so those were nice words that we heard there from ursula, underlying saying that ukraine belongs in the european family. it sounds good, but does it mean much to ukraine? right, well i mean, this is certainly a good news for ukraine and something that might be considered bad news for russia . certainly anything that is part of positive you for ukraine is likely to anger putin. we have to remember, of course,

that he thinks that ukraine belongs and russia. now here we have the head of the european commission saying that ukraine does belong in the ear. this is something that zalinski asked for. so he am, he's, this is certainly a good sign. i'm in terms of that. it's a very strong sign here of us this week of solidarity with the ukranian mission and a lot of what we've been hearing from ukrainians here at davos this week is fear that as this war drags on that on the west is going to lose interest, lose faith in their cause and that support may dwindle. but what we're hearing from vonner lane today is a commitment to a, a long term goal of bringing ukraine into the e. u. and so that is certainly something that put won't be happy about. and we heard from the line today also say that a dialogue with russia is needed if we want to tackle the world food crisis. wondering how possible is that considering that fund ally and do they also said

that russia is using food supplies using ukrainian wheat as a weapon? right. yeah, brent, it's a really great point. i mean, what she said explicitly is that there russia is using these food exports, their food exports in russia as black male against the west. she also accused them of deliberately targeting greater ease in ukraine. a with bombing, also ports as well. we have huge amounts of weeds both in ukraine and in russia. other food commodities as well that are currently blocked there either because the ukrainians can't get them out. or because a rush is not willing to export them either to major markets when it comes to supplying food to the world. and particularly countries in africa where they're already dealing with food shortages are certainly going to be feeling even more pain. i'm as the months go on here. so if it's true that russia is using these commodities as leverage than the likelihood of dialogue of cooperation,

i would say is very low. as long as the west is committed to ukraine's goal of winning this war against russia. a crissy briefly what, what do you think they're talking about you creed and solutions? a lot in diverse, but once this on board economic form is, is over. will anything have changed in ukraine? right, i mean, one of the main critiques of the world economic forum is that it's the chance for though rich and powerful to get together and pay lip service to a lot of different issues without actually moving the needle on a lot of these things. so on a macro level where it'll be a bit of waiting and seeing. but what i can tell you is that there's a very large delegation of ukrainians here this year. it's there. the 2nd largest allegation, aberdeen added states here on the ground. and when they're actually going after very targeted funding goals, looking for money for partners, for support to help reconstruct ukraine once the war is over. and these are very motivated people,

the road. and this is certainly the right environment to talk to the people that can help out with that. thank you so much. of course bonnie christie plaid said in davos, switzerland forest, denied christie. thank you. and here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines connected to the war in ukraine. former german chancellor, gerhard schroeder, has turned down a seat on the board of the russian energy company gas wrong. that's according to a post on his linked insight. trader is a personal friend of vladimir putin and he's faced criticism for refusing to cut his business ties to russia. hungary prime minister victor orbit has declared a new state of emergency citing the war in neighboring ukraine. on the state of emergency imposed during the pandemic was due to expire next tuesday. critics say that this allows or bond to restrict fundamental right sooner. mine, russian judges have rejected an appeal by the opposition leader election of all the against

a 9 year prison sentence for fraud and other alleged crime. he will now be transferred from a pino him to a high security prison. the barney used his appeal to criticize rushes war on ukraine. german changed their olaf shoulds says ending cold imports from russia before this coming winter will be possible with the help of south africa, which is a major co producer. he made these comments on the visit to johannesburg to meet south african president 0 ramification. ramification has taken a neutral stance on russia's invasion of ukraine. schultz is wrapping up his 1st trip to africa since taking office, which included stops in synagogue in jail. in johannesburg beach answers that down for an exclusive interview with the w news. he spoke with our chief political editor, michaela christner,

and stressed the importance that germany places on its ties with african demons. as it will have salts. we catch up with you here in south africa, your last stop on your 1st africa trip. he starts in senegal. you went on to niger, your predecessor angle a mac, or put a focus on africa. what does it feel like for you now to touch down here for the 1st time as german chancellor, africa's to continent next to europe. and it is of essence that we work intensely to have very good relations with all the states in africa. and also it is important that we develop our relations with all the democratic states on the globe. democracy, the rule of law questions that are important for us and not just something that is linked with those so called western countries. it's also very important if we look at all the countries in the world, so south africa to democracy, send a gun, new girl. and this is why i visited them. and my,

i think it is important that we continue to work together saying that the world has a good future. if we cooperate, if we understand that there are to be a lot of very relevant states in the future and fifty's of the century. and that we took them out, make it feasible that there is a good corporation that we can create a multi lateral but now the santa of the ukraine, conflicts loons large here. this is europe being very much busy with itself. there's a war in europe, and at the same time he, in many countries, particularly those that you visited are set to feel the brunt of the effect. so there is a looming hunger crisis. fuel sausages, fertilizer sausages. what responsibility does germany feel? to save countries that have nothing to do with this conflict from the effects.

first, russian also invaded you clean, started a brutal war against a neighbor country. and so it is important that we stick together to give the ukraine to chance to defend itself. it's integrity, it's over entity. and this is also important for piece of the globe. we should agree that there should never again, be in successful attempt to change borders with force. and this is what russia is trying to do. and this is why we cannot accept this, and this is why so many countries are supporting ukraine with financial names with weapons also. and we developed the sanctions regime against russia to convince the russian of leadership that they should go away from the war that they should start negotiations with the ukraine. and that they withdraw the troops from ukraine

territory where they invaded the country. and on the other hand, just oppositely, that what is obvious that the lot of countries are suffering from this war and from the russian aggression. and this is why we are very decided that we will help the countries that are suffering. this is why we started to cooperate and fighting against tom, or the consequences of having a not enough food or for supporting the countries with their own economic difficulties they have. and this is why we also speak about how we can work together in this very difficult crisis. but the best thing to do is ending the war . and if russia stopped, it's aggression and would be ready for a peace. this would be the best for the whole globe. what concrete assistance can countries like, for instance,

the don somalia night are expect. we are working on supporting the board foot program and we are starting to gather an initiative against her. the shortages that are coming up now, and we will work together with the countries on the unit global level together with the united nations. and this is what we are trying to convince. all other countries that have to means to do so to do together with us. well, i saw tons of germany on his 1st trip to africa. thank you very much. thank you. and you can see that entire interview on our youtube channel, or several countries in eastern africa, or facing and acute food crisis, drought conflict code 19. and now the war in ukraine have all combined to drive up . food price is 23000000 people across kenya, ethiopia, and somalia are going hungry. as a result,

hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of dropping out of school just to help their families survive. t w's east africa correspondent mario miller, reports to night from somalia. incidence favorite subject math, she's a good student and never misses class, but since the drought started food prices have skyrocketed and her mother needs her help to an extra money. so after school, she has to sell vegetables at the local market. quanica out, i have to help my parents. sometimes i take my mother's place so that she can get some rest. it's a lot of stress. the 17 year old also works as a housemaid every day after school. oh m huh? sofa. also other students, my age. i don't think they have the same problem that they have to work a little while i went through

a lot. i want to recover from it. o 3000000 children don't go to school in somalia. it is more than 17 percent of the population. and one of the highest numbers, worldwide decades of conflict have crippled zamiah's education system. they're not enough resources or qualified teachers. the n g o clair international says that now 420000 more children are at risk of dropping out of school. a devastating locust invasion the worst drought and for decades, and a huge increase in food prices have caused thousands to flee their homes. 6000000 people face acute food insecurity. among them a 1400000 children were in a race against time to avert family. we know that early intervention is critical, but we need the resources right now our otherwise, by the middle of the year,

we could be looking at a humanitarian catastrophe. thanks to a you and funded project. students at this school received 2 meals a day, but still about 90 students out of 400 have left the number of other students in the school. however, africa, integrity do when they and i'm sorry. are you guys the man over some of this with family? i'm of a little dorado where her food is. what of i did, i don't know. i do. it's just across the board any feel, pierre, where many people emigrated to in search for food. but he chron wants to stay here and learn. i'm learning so that i'll be in a better position in the future. her dream is to become a teacher one day. oh, in here some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world, at least 11 people have been shot dead during a police raid on a for villa in rio de janeiro included

a woman who was hit in the exchange of gunfire between gang members and brazilian police, the operation was intended to capture heads of a drug trafficking organisation. as more monkey pox virus cases are reported around the world, germany's health minister is recommending the introduction of a $21.00 day quarantine to contain the spread. but he is stressing that this does not signal the start of a new pandemic. germany has also ordered 40000 vaccine doses as a precaution. the w a chose director general ted rose gibber uses, has been reelected for a 2nd term, despite repeated criticism of the world health organizations management of the global response to the pandemic centers faced no challengers. the ethiopian is the 1st african to hold. this position would be can film festival is in full swing

now, but this year's party mood is being overshadowed by the war in ukraine, a military fly over to mark the premier of tom cruz's top gun. maverick appalled some of those who have recently experienced the war in ukraine such as the filmmaker, honda bill, bravo. her fiance, lithuanian director, was killed during the filming of the documentary marielle palace to the participation of a dissident, russian director is also proving controversial. d. w. scott roxborough, he is in can and when i called with him earlier, i asked him how the war in ukraine is affecting this year's festival. yes, definitely in that or that describe a that that is creating a real dissonance here because obviously can, is here to celebrate the world of cinema to be of all about the right carpets and the and the parties and the celebrities. i'm an definitely is this year it's been

a phenomenal return to form a for can on 75th anniversary. but of course the war in ukraine is never far from people's minds. and we saw that just in the opening ceremonies here. there was a alive address from you, came president of law to me as a lensky of i, a video link or from ukraine, where he spoke directly to the film industry into the celebrities in the audience. and said that they should not remain silent about the war and ukraine and should use their, their influence in their power to speak out and maybe help and this war. but just after this very powerful address, we quickly returned to normal and the curtain went up and we watched a lovely, funny french comedy. so you can see that although the worn ukraine is at the back of everyone's mind here, it's not really yet at the front, at the front is still the world of cinema. and what about any contenders for this years pong nor mean they're apt to be films there this year that want to walk away?

is the big winner. yeah. and this year is actually phenomenal year from the films i've seen. i haven't really seen a stinker yet, though. who knows as a few days left, but other but number, i think really, really strong contenders ever can pick just maybe to david croner bergs film a crimes the future which i saw this morning is really a phenomenal. it's a science the stoke in sy fy film, a set in a weird future starting vigo morrison and leo's to do. and in this, in this future world, a surgery has become the new sex. very disturbing film, but very, very sort of thought provoking. i'm but my absolute favorite film is a korean movie. it's called decision to leave from park. chang whooped on. and this is kind of a korean luce, korean remake of alfred hitchcock's vertigo, so of a sexual tension. a thriller phenomenally, a well done. the plot is far too complicated to get in here about it's really my topic for the palm door, which be an amazing thing if it does win. because of course,

just 2 years ago we saw parasite when here and they go on to win the oscars. we will be watching on, but that's quite a description. surgery as the new sex scottsboro in can film and france this year. thank his god. and anyone who does not have a head for hides, you should look away. now. this was the moment when a south african paraglider launched himself off the roof of the world. pierre carter is the 1st man to make a legal flight from mount everest. he took only 20 minutes to descend 3000 meters. after taking off from near the summit, in his words, it was a beautiful white dale. the day is coming up next we'll be right back

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