[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin, more heavy weapons, the ukraine from western powers. german chancellor will upshaw its announces berlin will send key but modern anti ed croft messiah to upgrade our equipment in its war

against russia. while the united states pledges advanced air defense systems and a moved was prompted awarding from moscow. also coming up aspiring nato applicant, sweden and finland try to overcome turkeys objections to them. joining the alliance will hear from sweden's defense minister about his country's membership bid plus a thumb, a special for commuters travelers in germany as part of efforts to ease rising energy prices. a discount tickets makes its debut for 9 euros the month. people can travel as much as they want and public transportation nationwide. ah, my manuscripts, mckennan, thanks so much for joining us. german chancellor will laugh, shaw it says, announced the delivery of modern air defense systems to ukraine following please

from keith to step up heavy weapons supplies his address to paula came 3 months after he described the war in ukraine as a turning point in germany. foreign and security policy shall, it's denounced what he called russia's imperialist onslaught. and he promised to continue supporting ukraine as long as necessary. is what the chancellor had to say about this latest arms delivery. nick, come to then be applied to the in the coming weeks we will be delivering further weapons. you are, the government has decided to deliver the iris t system. for example, the most modern air defense system. germany has some this will enable the ukrainian government to defend entire cities from russian missile attacks. and furthermore, we will be delivering state of the art radar systems spec and locate enemy houses, motors and artillery of this is the decision was made, which will ensure the safety of your crime with the most modern of weapons. and we are being very precise and doing what we can,

i am fits your law. the united states is also announced new military aid. the ukraine, a day of president joe biden said the us would not provide key eve with any weapons that could be used to strike russian territory. he has now agreed to send medium range rocket systems, like these of the receiving assurances from ukraine. moscow has expressed concern over the move, saying it raises the risk of drawing the us into a confrontation with russia. a spoke to military analyst, franklin, which from oxford in the u. k. is his reaction to biden's announcement. well, it's good news. the ukraine, a very bad news for russian artillery crews and artillery commanders that it was a messaging issue with an american regime which puts you can just put aside. but these weapons systems, it's specifically it's a system called the high mobility rocket artillery system is or was designed

specifically in the ninety's earlier generations, well before the cold war to take on russian artillery superiority. and that's what they will do. now we're not going to see the field for several months when they do that will make a difference. it's also also very good use by the way that this is linked with the german announcement to because the systems need good at defense, the john announcement will assist and not. so it's, it's, it's excellent news. it will save you credit lives and it may well help help them in the prosecution of the war, the operational level. now, despite the russian advance of any crane, the pentagon is saying that the army is repeating mistakes that it made at the beginning of the war. do you agree with that? yes, i do. it's not so much mistakes that have been made. it's clear the russians are learning and you'd expect them to do that throughout history. they've done armies do learn in combat. they do learn operations. it's

a whole field of study actually how they do that. but the problem is not so much how they learn to do things, what the pentagon is, talk about the deeper the not, not is a systemic problems that go on the systemic problems are really, really deep. so for example, they are chronically and acutely short of infantry, so they major again coming back to it again, artillery on that also written by corruption and inefficiency and a command structure. and that's another thing that was mentioned by the americans today that does not encourage local initiative on the part of commanders not causing means that senior commanders get involved to take casualties and so for extreme, inefficient way of fighting. so those systemic problems still remain. absolutely right, and i like it are made well into the future. now the kremlin has repeatedly warned the west against intervening in this war in life of the weapons deliveries that we're hearing about. would you say it's still fair to say that the west has not intervened?

yes. well the russians will rattle less able to draw the red lines and all the rest of it. and i think it points out one problem that some of us have been talking about quite a while and that is the litigation costs, litigation was talking with not going to send 10 of these 20 those on to the fees are going to be trade and all the things that you, when i talk about on almost a daily basis. but the upshot of it all is that by the way, it gives a great gift to russian intelligence means they don't have to do the work to find out what weapon systems are going away. but what's your question directly? yes, of course we involve essentially we're using ukrainian bodies to, to serve, to the extent of the objectives west objectives. the west object is, was set out by lloyd austin a few weeks ago, which was to grind on the russian army. so it can't be a threat to its neighbors that's being done by the ukraine and army with western. so yes, of course, from both franklin,

which military analysts get to talk to is or thank you. thank you. turning out the situation on the ground in ukraine, president vladimir zalinski says troops have made some progress near the southern city of cason, now controlled by russia. the most of the fighting is concentrated in the east of the country in the dumbass region where russian forces continue that grinding advance. the sound of artillery echoes across the don bass. russian forces in sunny fields. shelling already shattered towns and cities before moving troops in for combat. meeting with slovakia as president ukrainian president followed him as the lansky said, getting artillery from allies would make a crucial difference as williams gloves. letters in the east. it's difficult for us because of the lack of appropriate weapons with if our mission to reclaim the region when it leads to tens of thousands of our people dying monthly. yeah,

we will wait for the appropriate weapons to save as many of our people as we can. not, the weapons are what will reclaim the territory the, we changed the on, we'll do it for the of the sucking pieces. russia is pushing to seize the entire eastern region of don bass, which has already been partially in the hands of pro russian separatists since 2014 silverado. and yet has seen widespread destruction. similar to what happened in the port city of mario pole, but ukrainian forces have had some small successes elsewhere in the east. more than a 1000 civilians were evacuated from russian controlled towns around hockey id than the most. isn't emma? there's no power but didn't have no phone service, no water. the echo, it's hard with gun. i can't contact my children like my oldest daughter. so there's no work and no money, little fuzzy medicine, an occupation regime is being established. and they've introduced the ruble prices

of changed the forest people to sign agreement saying they'll cooperate yet me an idea. i hope i believe that i will return home to where i'm from and that it will be a part of ukraine up with how much does it because i don't want to live under occupation. i just don't want to rosa. as the russian onslaught grinds on, the exit is continues. people fleeing the east with whatever they can carry, leaving behind homes, reduced to rubble and bodies buried hastily before leaving their i spoke with dw correspondent rebecca irish as is in the ukrainian capital, keith and i saw it by asking her of authorities that have reacted to the latest german and us announcements to send more weapons they have on there they have. and of course these announcements by germany and the u. s. a met with

a sigh of relief. very welcome news here in ukraine. you say it's, they'd weeks now will really since the beginning of this conflict that ukraine have been calling on the international community for weapon support that those calls have been getting louder and recent. wait, says russia, do make these quite a festive gains, eat on bass region, and in the 8th of the country, those calls have been getting louder, so definitely being met with enthusiasm. i don't think it'll be the end of coals for will weapons from ukraine, but suddenly a sigh of relief being felt here. however, when these weapons will arrive is the next question. and whether or not they'll be too late for the ukrainians to be able to make gains or re retake the don best that has been taken already. so remains to be seen. and if you could paint us a picture of the situation in the east all the ukrainians, able to fend off the russian offensive or, well, the short answer to that at the moment, unfortunately,

for the ukrainians is know they have been really struggling to hold back russia russia is not moving that false to it must be said, but they are moving ahead. they are moving forward. yesterday they moved into the last ukranian stronghold city of several, several done yet. they now a control around about 70 to 75 percent of that city, according to the states govern all the areas governor. and that means they will really, once they capture that town, they've pretty much have all of the la hans region which makes up half of the don't boss for the people there. the remaining 13000 civilians, a life is pretty unbearable. people having to live on the ground, the russians attacked a chemical factory in the area, and toxic smoke could be seen rising above the city. so people being told, urge to remain on the ground. humanitarian assistance can no longer get in. evacuations can no longer be brought out, so it's a very dire situation and looks like a will get worse. now with much of the fighting,

concentrated in the east and dumbass region as you've been describing how people coping with the warfare, the west and t, where you are. well, i mean, it's hard to say that this city is normal. i mean, you can't really use that, that word in, in a situation that they're in at the moment. but it is, as you can see behind me a little bit more as life as normal, you know, cause back on the road. people going back to work that sort of thing. restaurants open, but the war is very still very close in everyone's minds. you know, people are very concerned and, and looking on at what's happening in the east of the country, worrying about whether it's going to be a turning point. worried about whether they'll say troops once again surrounding cave and trying to get into the capital. i met with some people who are trying to take up arms, trying to learn how to defend themselves. let's take a bit of a look at them. no, no. oh, great. are oh, preparing for a 2nd onslaught. when russia tried to storm,

keep these residents were on the back foot like katya, who felt helpless to defend herself and her city. what made me want to learn this even more as after everything, all the work crime started to get out. you know, i want to have an opportunity to protect myself. the actress says she owes everything to those who fought when she felt she could not. the only thing that allows me to do that, you know, allows me to leave to choose life. is that somebody is choosing death like right in the same moment. so they are choosing death for me to leave, you know, and that's just terrible because it's my people. no, with fears growing that moscow, emboldened by gains in the east, could launch another attempt at taking the capital. these people say they won't be

caught off guard again. volunteer instructor uri guides them through the basics. since the war broke out, hundreds of people have signed out to courses like this one. so many wanted to assist in the war effort, but didn't have the skills for combat. of course, there are not yet soldiers completely, but at least for we have some are some knowledge of the experience experience they feel they need for people here. the threat is existential. we're sorry, i'm a little, we need to be prepared for everything. was the threat of russians returning will remain with me until the end of my life, the able to sleep sounds little after that. there's always a chance. russians will come back. but according to the attitude i see from my friends, i don't think they stand a chance here. it's not a recent build up of belarus in troops. if ukraine's northern water has only added fuel to fears of another attack. re support they will. vicar,

were several thousands of troops are always on northern border. they're waiting for some border rule b, this order, given redondo, but re mazda read it. if there is to be a next time cartier says she will definitely fight. she and her fellow classmates fear a 2nd attempt on the capitol could be even more brutal. and we'll take an even bigger ref it to defeat. sir rebecca, we can see in your report that people in the west clearly preparing themselves for a 2nd onslaught. how likely do you think it is that they'll have to use these new skills that are being taught when everybody suddenly hopes that they won't have to. but you know, that really remains to be seen. it is hard to say at this point. but you know, everyone is concerned that eve, russia is successful in the east that they will push on with their aims to take parts of the south of the country. port cities like a desa and also of the cities like make a lie of and then perhaps come back to try and re take the capital. so it is still

very probable. but the chances i, i, it's really hard to say at this stage and of course with the weapons deliveries, perhaps ukraine will be able to have some successes in pushing back russia and then they won't feel the ability or the possibility to come here. but it's hard to say, but these people certainly want to be prepared. d, w, rebecca, written in cave. thank you. and his a quick round up of some other developments in the war in ukraine. russia's foreign minister, so gay lover off has met with various foreign ministers at the gulf cooperation council in riyadh, saudi arabia. the focus of the talks wasn't clear at the meeting came a day off, the european union leaders agree to ban most russian oil imports. by the end of this year, francis has said wheat exports from ukraine should be allowed to freely leave the country and the food should not be used as a weapon of war. the russian blockade of ukrainian ports is causing global

shortages and pushing up prices as demand increases. and denmark is voting in a referendum on whether to join the european union's common defense policy. denmark is a member of the e. u, but it opted out of defense corporation nettie 3 decades ago. like its neighbors, sweden and finland. it has been reassessing, its security policy following russia's invasion of ukraine, and sweden and finland are now pushing forward in their landmark beds to join nato . sweden joining the military alliance would mean giving up more than 2 centuries of neutrality. public opinion in favor of joining, grew to around 50 percent off to russia's invasion of ukraine. but nato expansion is being opposed by member country turkey. president red chip type at one has accused sweden of supporting opposition groups, the turkey labels, terrorist and he's, i'm good sweden's embargo on om sales to turkey. earlier d w, spoke to sweden's defense minister peter hook fist in an exclusive interview,

and we asked him what was behind sweden, historic shift from neutrality to nato. the situation before the 24th of the february was a long way to situation off the russian attack against ukraine wilson. it's another and we have a situation where we have a real war in our neighborhood. and that, that change with the ration from the mentally. and we have also decided off the security to go to nato membership together. we've seen land or, well you're saying well us at other countries in europe for example, your money and, and others we, we tried to create peace and we tried to play peaceful solutions, but we are not naive. we see it the well, a month around us. we must also make conclusions from,

from that situation. now we have the 1st big war in our neighborhood since the 2nd world war. so there is one mental change and it's 100 percent rasa responsibility. and that was swedish defense minister peter hood for speaking to d. w. earlier. now we're going to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. security forces in israel have shot dead, a woman in the occupied west bank. the israeli military says the woman was holding a knife when she approached the soldier carrying out routine security activity. israeli palestinian violence has intensified in recent weeks with israeli raids and the occupied westbank and deadly palestinian attacks on israelis. a clean up operation is underway in southern mexico after it was hit with an unusually strong hurricane. at least 10 people have been killed and the further 20 are still missing . after a heavy rains caused flooding and mud slides, shanghai has come back to life after 2 months under

a tough cove at 19 lockdown. as of wednesday, most of the city is 25000000 residents are again, allowed to leave their homes, return to work, use public transport, and drive their cars. the residence must still wear masks in public and avoid gatherings. and australian prime minister, anti l. the nate antony albanese, is that new cabinet has been sworn in at a ceremony in the capsule. cambro. it includes a record number of women and ministerial roles and the countries 1st ever muslim ministers. albanese center left labor party out of the country's conservative coalition just over a week ago. now from today, people here in germany will be able to travel for the entire month on most public transport for just 9 euros. the cheap transport deal is a response to rising energy prices organizes also hope it'll look people away from

their cars. now millions have already bought their tickets, but some are concerned. it might end up being a bit of a train crash. endless possibilities. a long list of regional trains ready to take the ball across germany. and all you need is 9 euros. any one in germany, residence and tourists alike can purchase a monthly pass for this bargain price. it will be available for the month of june, july and august. it's an easy deal. you can buy the ticket at a machine like this one online or on the app. and once you have the ticket, you can travel anywhere you want. in fact, the past can be used on local public transport like buses, trams or the metro, but also on regional trains across the country. the aim is to incentivize the use of more climate friendly, public transport,

but also the counter rising energy prices. this train is headed to the baltic sea. now normally a return ticket would cost around $50.00 euros, but with the 9 euro ticket, it is all included in the price. you can go there and back. anytime you want at no additional cost. the trips might be a long one, though high speed trains like this one are not included in the path which only covers trips on slower trains. but the ticket doesn't only cover long distance travel, it makes local public transport more accessible to. it's also a relief for the city commuters wouldn't normally have to pay for quite an expensive month. we've passed. so the 9 year, a ticket isn't only for a holiday makers. it also makes it more affordable to get to the office. at berlin's main train station, people seem excited about it. this is a funded very, very good. i'm actually not a big use of public transport,

but at man euros one should consider it to me. it's a good idea for the circle to her. it in the entire country. that's. that's very cool. yeah, my lawyer. spencer told him, it's a great measure. it makes public transport more attractive and perhaps brings people on board to have him tried it out yet picked up a. but i think it will be a challenge to manage a search and travelers which is to be expected. that's how the crowds like these are a big worry. there are concerns that the infrastructure will not be able to handle an influx of new passengers. and it's sometimes hard to figure out which trains are covered by the ticket. but despite some possible glitches, this is gearing up to be the summer of climate friendly rail travel in germany. earlier i spoke to lat, reports or 3rd julia. so delhi, who was at berlin's main railway station, and i also had ticket has gone down with the public. yeah,

most of the people we've spoken to are excited about the ticket. they find it a very good idea for people who are already user users of public transport, but also those who tend to use their car more. and we've seen that in the amount of tickets purchased up until today. already. 7000000 tickets have been sold and that was just before the ticket actually came into effect. so it's a will, will that we're likely to see more purchases happening also because it's summer people will be going on vacation. and also tourists will be coming to germany and this is something that also tourist can take advantage of. so obviously this is being seen as a positive thing, but obviously there's going to be costs involved in, in, in an initiative like this. so how much is this expected to cost the government and could it end up costing commuters in the long run the federal government has

put forward $2500000000.00 euros to finance this 9 euro ticket. and that is quite a significant amount of money. but we've already heard from the public transport associations across germany that it might not be enough. for example, they have warned that once a 9 year old ticket comes to an end at the end of august, there might have to be price increases for public transport. because these funds put forward by the government will not be enough to cover an increase in spending for these for these companies, for example, to pay for high your cost of, of, of gas of petrol for buses, for example. but also because there might be a need to increase the number of buses or trains that are running because of an increase in passengers. so actually commuters and passengers might see an increase in price is after the end of the $9.00 euro ticket. all right, julie isabella will have to leave at that. thanks so much. and we have some sports

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