ah ah ah ah ah, this is debbie hughes live from berlin. the european union agreed to ban russian oil, at least in part after months a division e u member states reach a compromise that will allow some oil to keep flowing. still, you leaders are hailing it as a hit to financing brushes. war in ukraine,

also coming up, russian forces pushed deeper into the eastern ukrainians to the if severe. oh, don't ask. parties fear the city could meet the same fate as maria, paul, which russian varmint, all but flat. ah, i my book rough welcome to the program. european union leaders have agreed to a partial ban on russian oil. it's the toughest sanctions imposed on russia since the invasion of ukraine 3 months ago. the deal is the result of difficult negotiations among member states that ended in concessions to some e. u. countries that are heavily dependent on russian oil. oil pumped from russian fields is no longer welcome. in most parts of the you d,

u leaders in brussels reached an unexpected breakthrough on the 6th sanctions package just around midnight cowan. so should now be able to finalize a ban on almost 90 percent of all russian oil inputs by the end of the year. who's the embargo. a move that had been proposed by the commission weeks ago. and the ukranian president had urged leaders to finally make, keep, or don't, don't even open my europe must chose strength. but because only russia perceives power as an arguments, it is time, but it is time for you to be not separate, not fragments, but one whole mil lumpkin. i you, dean, him, seal. however, member states are still not entirely united on the issue the you plans to cut russian oil transported by see only a concession made in order to get hungary on board. hungarian prime minister victor orbit has formed close ties with russia in the past, making the country heavily dependent on russian energy. hungary will be able to

continue to receive oil by pipeline for now. the sanctions package also excludes russia's largest bank from the swift system benz 3 more russian state own broadcasters and sanctions individuals responsible for war crimes. some leaders like the latvian prime minister, have called to go even further now. but opinions differ from oates. men perspective from my perspective, we temporarily have reached our limits. definitely regarding sanctions that have to do with energies the to mock and never met in it. here. despite hungary not playing along, the latest round of sanctions are believed to be some of the most damaging measures taken by the you so far. did have your course monetary shots in brussels, gave me this update on the latest you sanctions against russia. well, william, it wasn't necessarily expected that this would happen to night, and that's why

e u leaders were so relieved and happy to come out and announced that they have in fact agreed in principle, a political agreement to ben, at least 2 thirds of russian oil imports to the european union by the end of the year. now there is still some discrepancy in the figures. we're hearing european commission president ursula lucille of underlying is saying this is 90 percent. and that's because you've got about 2 thirds of the oil coming into the european union by seaborne means, and that is what it has been agreed to stop. now, by the end of the year, you have another one 3rd coming by pipeline. and there have been some disagreements over how quickly that can be shut off. but in fact, they are saying that indeed as quickly as possible, all russian oil imports will be completely band. so a lot of a proof in the pudding, so to speak, what has been the hold up in getting to this agreement? well, it's that pipeline portion,

and that's because hungary gets all of its oil from russia via pipeline. and it, it was simply unwilling to agree to this band until it was sure that it would have other means. and that's something that's still in the works. hungary is victor or bon says that not only is he not yet willing to agree to cut off russian oil imports because he doesn't have an alternative supplier. but even should he agree, he would, he would want to have a guarantee from the european union that if he couldn't get oil from russia via the pipeline that he would be able to, to take it in through these means that will now be banned in other words via the sea and that's something that you leaders had to work out tonight with victor or bon before they could come out and say that they have this agreement in principle. but in fact, it looks like that has been agreed. we have yet to see the legal text as well as some other exemptions from for example, for slovakia. but again, overall, the agreement is made that russian oil imports from the sea will be cut off and

that they will return as soon as possible to cutting off the pipeline supplies as well. is there any way to tell, given how much is unknown right now? what kind of impact this boycott is going to have on russia? well, e leaders are clearly hoping that not just this oil boycott, but also the fact that they've already phased out coal exports from russia to the european union. and that they are taking other measures like cutting off russian banks from the swift financial messaging services um a which, which really limits its ability to do business around the world. they're hoping that all these financial measures all these efforts to cut off rushes, rushes income will if they can't change. vladimir, who's mind about the wisdom of waging war on ukraine, that they can at least cut off his ability to finance this ongoing war. and of course, that remains to be seen that it is the 6th round of sanctions. and the 1st 5 haven't

had that a desired impact. so far. her shoals are corresponded there for us in brussels. thanks very much with that update. russian forces have enter the city of severe don't ask in eastern ukraine, chief says its troops are battling to hold their positions. street by street. after days of intense shelley, russia is pushing to cease the entire eastern region of danbury, which has already been partially in separate his hands since 2014 ukrainian president vladimir lensky says severe dennis has been, has seen widespread destruction akin to what already happened in the eastern port city of maria pulled a city under siege. severe donetta has been battered by intense shelling for weeks. now russian forces have entered the city, and fear is a growing that it may share mary repulse fate. thousands of civilians, a thought to still be in the city, the largest in the loo, hence region,

still held by ukraine. according to the mare, the relentless bombardment has left it impossible to keep track of casualties. with russia, bringing its overwhelming advantage in artillery to bear in its assault on the dumbass, ukraine is pleading with its allies to provide it with more advanced long range weapon systems. the u. s. was reportedly considering the move, but president biden has now thrown that into doubt. with rock, with the rock. but while ukraine's allies debate russia continues to concentrate its fire power. in the dawn bass. with some of the fighting has reached its maximum intensity with russian troops firing along the entire line of contact and trying to fire artillery deep into our

defenses. at the same time, the assault is continuing in several directions. they can call them up to him. for now, at least ukrainian forces continue to fight on in the face of the russian onslaught to have your horse, my mathias bellinger and keith gave us an update on russian gains in danverse. yeah, so we have history per return from a 10 day trip there. and during that time, we really seen the situation getting worse and worse. the city of it or the network is or almost inaccessible for days. now, we know that thousands of people are trapped. they had the, there's only one bridge operating and this bridges is constantly shelled and the russians are now advancing. is probably something that was expected because they have really put a lot of fire power onto a conquering the city. they have really concentrated troops. they have been selling

the city indiscriminately and most of the buildings are destroyed. we would, there is sister city. we sit just on the other side of the river, this a chance can we were there a few days ago and you could see that all over the city of it on. yes, it's a little bit higher there. so you could look over everywhere. there was smoke and this is the tactics they are using now. it's a scorched earth tactics. they raise everything with artillery. they have a lot of artillery, they have a lot of ammunition, and then they march in it's the question is whether this will give them really a strategic gain. that's another question, but it looks like they are attaining their goals when they really concentrate their firepower. this way that they raise the city and then they march m m. tank groups are warning that the war in ukraine is threatening aid projects across africa, support agencies in somalia, se price hikes mean,

millions of people are at risk of famine. while donations from rich countries are getting diverted to help you crane and just a like that just 5 and a half kilos. one year old, her son weighs half of what a boy his age should. he is being treated for severe acute malnutrition. at this somali camp for displaced families, but global price shocks caused by the war and ukraine mean that access to life saving food supplies is becoming increasingly difficult. i fled from al bob and the severe drought that hit our village and we lost our livestock. i didn't receive any aid there and my child is very sick. and underaged them here in somalia, severe drought and the rise of the alphabet militant group have already left millions desperate for aid. now the full out from the war in ukraine is only adding to the pressure. food and fuel prices have risen. shockley since february on top of

record highs caused by the coven, 19 pandemic. a comedy to price have almost doubled in somalia. and there is some pots, like c percent type, the humanitarian people. so my dad is only 50 percent funded. so what we need now is right now is money. we need the cash to avert at the risk of famine. since the war in ukraine began, international aid to africa has dropped significantly. many donor countries have diverted funds to support more than 6000000 refugees fleeing the fighting in ukraine. and the u. n. has warned that prices will continue to rise, putting many of africa most vulnerable in danger of starvation. in brazil, lance lives and flooding after t rental ranks of show the least 91 people in the northeastern part of that country . present. mirabelle scenario visited devastated areas by air as armed forces

continue to search for the dozens of those still missing. this is the 4th major flooding event in brazil this year. whole chunks of land carved out by major mud slides. we can pull this off as the torrential floods from the last few days, slowly recede. the devastating extent of the damage caused is becoming clear. rescue efforts continue in the hopes of finding more survivors. dozens of people are still missing. many residents are waiting for news on their loved ones while dealing with the loss of their homes. little thought of me, i'm not sleeping, i'm not eating because it was such a painful experience for them so very painful. and i it never before has so much rain fallen in such a short time as it did. no more. i live very near you. i know all those who died

and i saw everything when it happened to seal in a gesture of support. president jerry bell snarl, visited the affected areas from the air. he said they were unable to land safely, july the damage, but attended a press conference nearby. no supposed them of we are all obviously saddened. or when we express our sorrow to the relatives. monday through a 3rd of our diploma on so, i mean i most of our main objective is to comfort the relatives and to attend to the population with material means are to be a proposal. the government has announced an aid package to help rebuild people's homes. who are neighborhoods like this one are often hit the hardest. and the risk of further flooding remains very high for the people here, i get your reminder, the top star we're following for you. your opinion leaders have agreed to

a partial man on russian oil. you council president shaw. michelle said the man would immediately cover more than 2 thirds of oil imports from russia. hungry was one of the loudest. several countries resisting a complete band, given its dependence on russian oil. this is due to the news that's all we have new for now, but up next we have business. stay tuned for that. and of course, you always get the latest on our website, d, w dot com and follow us on twitter insur matthew w. news i'm way of will couple of more for you, the top, the, our stay tuned to, thanks for watching every day for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to.