[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah, this is the w news live from berlin. russian forces come closer to taking the key city off if you have internet. as they step up our fence if across the east a few christ. also coming up, we meet the ukrainian volunteers, defending

a village close to the front line and hear from residence how it feels to be in the line of rush and fire, calling it a signal to vladimir putin that europe is united against him. danish voters overwhelmingly agree to join the european union's common defense policy and a legal victory for the act of johnny depp us. jury sides with the hollywood superstar concluding his ex wife abba, her defamed him, and of opinion article in which she claimed she was a victim of abuse. ah, i'm glad elf is welcome to the program. russian forces are edging closer to capturing a t ukrainian city of the days of fighting st battle sand away in the industrial

harbor of severe ned skin. the eastern don bus reaching the governor there that 80 percent of the city is now under russian control. but in the booster ukraine, germany of the united states announced additional weapons support for keith, including advanced rocket systems with a range of up to 18 kilometers. for more i spoke to the w, corresponded to rebecca as in the ukrainian capital keefe, when the on the battlefield. gerhard things are moving pretty slowly. we are looking at a war of attrition at the moment. but as you say, russians making as small gains in that case, city in the hands of era, and yet as the governor, they're the governor of that region. now saying that they do, indeed, russia has now round about 80 percent of that city under its control. we saw a, one of the chemical plants there. it is an industrial city. one chemical plant was heat yesterday and we saw plumes of toxic smoke went out, told that civilians are trying to hide in that factory. but the governor saying

this will not be an as of style to if you will, referring to that the steel plant in mary you poll. that's now infamous in this battle. and on the other side of the river sever several donetta is a cease to city with lucy chance as on the other side of a river. and the russians are struggling to get across that river. they're now trying a tactic of bombarding it from another angle around it at the other side of the city so that they don't indeed have to cross that river because that has been proven quite difficult for them in the war so far. they haven't been very successful at crossing rivers, so we'll have to see what happens there. but yeah, as you say, it is not looking good for ukraine in lieu hands or russia really taking all control of it now. now the ukranian, so they desperately need heavy weapons to turn the tide. do we know how long it will take for it to deploy for these weapons that were promised by germany and the u. s. yes,

that announcement of weapons from the u. s. and germany was very welcomed here in ukraine, but of course it won't be immediate. we will see what we're seeing at the moment carry on for some weeks. we're hearing that the pentagon estimate that these heavy weapons from the u. s. could take around 3 weeks to arrive here, of course you crannies will need to be trained on them as well. and there is that we're hearing about delays potentially from the german anti aircraft, anti defense systems that have been promised that they're not in the garden, not going to come from stuck pulse within the german army. they're actually going to come directly from the manufacturer, so that could add delays, so not really sure exactly of a time frame there. we do know that ukraine desperately need them as soon as possible. we're hearing now that you, the u. k. is also a great to send some of these a longer range weapon systems and are also going to be training the ukrainians in how to use them as well. so we will see some are some to benefit from those weapons, but not for some weeks. we don't know what's gonna happen in between then whether

you crank and hold back or where the rushes just going to keep storming ahead. probably the latter and, but definitely well welcome news that these weapons systems are on their way. rebecca route, as they're reporting live from t of thank you. meanwhile, russia is accused the us of deliberately escalating the war by sending advanced military to ukraine. russian foreign minister sag a lover off ward that western weapons deliveries were raising the risk of all the countries being drawn into the conflict. but you, a secretary of state, actually blink, had said that washington has assurances from keith that ukraine will not use these weapons to strike targets inside russia. tony, it's great to see you again for an hour. let's cross over to our military armless frank lab, which, who joins us from oxford in the u. k. frank, the russian foreign ministry there calling the western weapons deliveries a direct provocation. how seriously shall we take these warnings?

the words used by law for direct provocation. strong implication was that the, the publication was by ukraine and he did say, look, it such risks exist of escalation. and that in one sense is no more than a statement of fact. but it's another way of looking at this. we've had this saber rattling from the start of the war in february. it's mean we have it occasionally, every time a new weapons delivery is announced, which course reflects the, the impact on the ground that such reinforcements are having to look. it's nothing rushes interest to take on the west. by contrast, on the other side, let's not forget what bite and say it has the i think it was on monday. he said, look, as long as we are allies on to tact u. s. troops won't be going into ukraine and normally take on, take on russia. so look it up to take place that would signal the end of the russian adventure in ukraine, and probably the end of the russian armed forces a going concern for quite some time. so there's 2 sides, there's

a line is being walked and i think we should treat this with the sort of mild content it deserves at the moment. ok, so talk about this line that the western leaders are trading right now, enabling the ukrainians to fight back without provoking put in to the extent that he will eventually retaliate. that's difficult, isn't it? yes, it is. the us, particularly, especially as a company in a 2nd, has taken break strong steps to indicate that they've given, i think back channel and indeed open are orders to the ukraine is the medium range weapons they deliver. it will not be used against against russia. interesting. now to say this in passing, the u. k. defense actually bad wallace about 6 weeks ago said that there's no reason why you couldn't, shouldn't use nuclear weapons against russia, although they were. ready range very unlikely views that way. so look, i think, yes,

the west is drawing its own so premises of the delivery of these weapons. and this is a, this, is this, your subtle messaging, i think between the 2 large sites in this that's to say, the western russia, ukraine caught in between. needless to say, now frank bowel estimate, this war is going to drag on for months, at least at what point or will there be a point where the west can no longer afford to watch from the sidelines. and i'm reminded those of us who are bit older, may remember bosnia where this kind of behavior by russian forces egregious shelling of civilian areas. i've tried murder of non competence, mass killings, and so forth. the western by essentially had since the strategic board and i don't sense that yet, but let's not forget that the ukrainians are fighting back effectively and the west is involved. but this treading this line is difficult asked for and will remain difficult. by the way,

i would say another thing we may say it's conceivable might see some form of russian retaliation, not on the ground against western force, but possibly another to main cyber space. but i put that aside. nope, this war is going to go on now till the end of this year. it's going to run into next year and possibly beyond as the ukrainians shape up to counter attack and maybe some months before that even starts. our military analyst, frank lead, which there. thank you frank. thank you. god. as we've heard, russian forces are keeping up their attacks on don bus and is the new crane pounding the area with shells and artillery. many people fled the region, but our correspondent matters billing. a went to one village close to the front line, to talk to the volunteers and residents who are still holding up there. when the war broke out, what immediately registered as a volunteer for ukraine's territorial defense forces. now he's guarding this

village on the front line in don bus. thank you. 3 know they shoot from tanks. they shoot andy tech missiles canada. i'm not a career officer, so it's difficult for me to distinguish all of them by sound talk, which would not really sure what it's his nickname is just one of around 100000 volunteers who joined unit like have since the beginning of the war. many fighting for the 1st time from a rocket. the village is just 3 kilometers from the front line. it's an important defense position. me. i think some locals were suspicious of us in the beginning. they were watching us. we were patrolling the streets looking after the place and they were hiding. but if things got worse here with electricity and food, we started to help out here and there. and slowly trust has been building with them . according to the previous now

soldiers and the remaining villages have got used to each other. russia shells at the village daily, and they had randomly said he mc alive, which is a veteran area. a beekeeper, look, it didn't get through better than body armor. the village used to be his get away spot. now he plans to leave. you can also psyche is wrecked. we hide all the time from the shooting. look, that's a new one. it landed recently. poor major. they will go crazy. will have honey with shrapnel here. most of his neighbors have already left still. there are times when it's come with a 62 year old pop high. another battlefield name uses the opportunity to study ukrainian source. i used to sneak and mix of ukrainian or russian, but being a soldier in the cranium army, i can't be russians speaking,

that would be against my principals. now i am transitioning ukrainian model or not everybody wants to know it is because of his dog that 82 year old nicola, each in christ says he is still here. he was injured by shrapnel the day before, but he wants to stay where you will live as long as the devil doesn't come after us . macola has been working in russia for many years. he says he has very few illusions about the fate of his village. but you can see there is no way to be russia, but they continued to do everything to make things worse even for themselves. i am talking about the leadership, not the ordinary people, ordinary russians with the same thing as everybody else got a decent life. so her job, her at least for today, no shells have get landed nearby. it is in the neighboring village that artillery has taken its toll today. in denmark,

voters have overwhelmingly backed a referendum to join the european union's common defense policy. more than 2 thirds voted yes on wednesdays. paul, on whether to abandon denmark's long help position of opting out of shed you defense decisions. russian aggression in you cried. prompted that land. bach ballot . a pile of yes ballots. just a handful of nose. danish vote is cast away decades of resistance to marching lockstep with the european union on matters of defense. a decision once unlikely this year became essential, says denmark's prime minister met frederickson. there was a europe before february 24th before the russian invasion. and there is another europe after, when threats to liberty are on europe stool. and there is once again war and a continent,

then you can't be neutral. in 3 previous referendums, danes had voted against close at e u alignment. but russia's attack on ukraine convinced voters that cooperation is more important than isolation in times of war. it's obviously important to, to state if you feel that you want to join this community. and i believe we should join because otherwise he just that one friend who never buys round the outcome means danish troops can take part when e, you states put boots on the ground in operations such as those held in molly and elsewhere, and benefit from joint weapons purchases, denmark is the latest nordic state to reverse course on military strategy. it's previously neutral neighbors, sweden and finland have applied to joined the nato, a military alliance for 4 small european states,

being holy integrated in the european security architecture. whether it be the you or nato, is increasingly important. at the moment, denmark's decision shows russia's attempts to divide the european union of bringing its countries closer together. the ws barbara vessel is in copenhagen early. i asked her what the danish decision means for the country's defense spending on participation in new military missions. i care how they are required, but it always is, of course, voluntary, but there are no slouches militarily. so they just recently sent troops to estonia to reinforcer the eastern border. so they will probably participate in european missions and they have already earned just a little while ago. increase their defense budget up to 2 percent, which is the beaded limit demanded, and b, m amount demanded by ne tomatoes. and it's a big increase for

a small country like this. so yes, they are there on board was this. but what's really remarkable about it is this tremendous a change in feeling and, and political atmosphere here in the country. because in the past, they, more or less, for chronically said no to anything that came from europe, but this time they really have felt. this is the time and instigation where you have to step inside the tent where it's better to be together with others. now all northern countries have now changed their previously independent or neutral or military positions. what does that mean for the region? it means for the region that they can work together more closely. i mean, these are small countries. they do have armies, professional armies, so they can do something, but it is much better when they do it together. for instance, they can decide together who buys haven't series, suv eyes, new ships, if they can do some burden sharing. and of course,

they feel that if they really work together closely, all the nobody countries together was the baltic, for instance. and they can bring some weights to the table politically. not only militarily, but they will have the voice. they will be heard amongst others about do and talking about strategy and what to do against this threat that everyone feels is coming from the east is coming from, from russia. and this is such a huge change for these countries, for who for a decade seem to live in this sort of paradise of political independence and being apart from others. the now i have understood very deeply and emotionally that they just have to go together with everyone in order to protect themselves. did have you corresponded barbara basil reporting from copenhagen there. thank you barbara. he watching t w still to come. she has been on the throne for longer than any other british

monarch. we look at how the u. k is celebrating queen elizabeth platinum jubilee. but 1st let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. in the u. s. 4 people have been shot dead on the hospital campus in tulsa and the state of oklahoma. the police say that the gunman armed with a rifle and a hand gun, apparently killed himself. this is the latest in a series of mos shootings to shake the united states. we israeli forces half blown up. they house of a palestinian gunmen who had shot dead, 5 people in an israeli city. in march, the israeli re, to the west bank village of year bard spar clashes between residents and soldiers. palestinian officials said one man was killed and 2 others. wounded. croatia is said to become the 20th you country to adopt the euro. the european commission

says the balkan nation as fulfilled all the necessary criteria for asia plans to replace national currency. the kona from the start of next year. a civil trial against former comedian bill cosby has begun to the u. s. is being sued by a woman who alleges he molested her almost 50 years ago. while cosby is not attending the tribe. as spokesman says the allegations are false. cosby was freed from prison last year after criminal charges against him were overturned. and the actor johnny depp has come out on top of his defamation case against his ex wife and the heard you as court ordered her to pay him over $10000000.00 in damages. but heard was also awarded to $1000000.00 of the jurors found that debt had defend her as well through his lawyer. the 6 week trial made headlines around the world with a couple making often lurid claims and counterclaims of domestic abuse, history, depth claim for amber heard it was

a bitter end to an intense trial hearing. do you find that mister dev has proven all the elements of defamation? answer yes. had listened with her eyes downcast as it became clear that jurors had emphatically side to do with her ex husband. finding that she had defamed him by implying he was abusive during their marriage in a 2018 newspaper article. debt was in england, as the verdict was delivered, but posted a triumphant statement online. in it, he thanked the jury, saying they had given him his life back heard to release her own statement on line . after leaving the court. saying that she was disappointed beyond words by the ruling and doubling it a set back for the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. the result was a remarkable turn around the dep from just 2 years ago when a british court ruled that he had repeatedly assaulted, heard based on much of the same evidence presented in court in virginia. but while

the latest chapter of that highly public legal saga may have ended in a victory for dep, it's unlikely to be the last time the pair face each other in court. heard has already announced she's planning to appeal the verdict. of all this saga got david levitz from the w's a culture with me. so johnny depp seems to have one. but of any with us here. are there any winners here? i would say that we're all the losers society, 1st and foremost, this is, this is quite a low point for western society in any case, but yes, in the strictest sense, johnny depp has come out on top. the jury believed his side of things which is that he did not abuse amber heard and that she basically cooked it up in order to damage him. so public opinion though seems to have a favorite debt from the start. why is that? for many weeks it's really it's really overwhelming. i mean,

you just have to look at the internet. if you just look at tick, tock, justice for johnny depp, the hash tag has 19000000000 views versus not even a fraction of a percentage of that. for justice, for amber heard the hash tag um and you know, this is really part of job strategy. his team was pushing for a broadcast public trial. he knew that he was going to come off as the cool guy because that's a role that he's been playing with great success for most of his life. but this, this great, and this great public discourse around it will come up again. if amber heard appeals the case, certainly also because the jury who made this verdict were not sequestered, they were not isolated from the public discourse. and it seems very plausible that it might have had an influence on them. so what does that then say about the child and also about the people watching it off? well, it certainly says about us that we are as a society,

any way that we like all of these sorta details, no matter how much we say we don't, we're human, isn't it? it's very human. people have been glued to their screens for 6 weeks. you know, the, the big winner is probably court tv in the us who was, who was broadcasting all of this. now, what's of concern though to a lot of people is whether or not she was lying. he was lying, we will never know, but there is this discourse around partner violence around domestic abuse that is taking place. and a lot of people are really attached to the idea that she was a liar. they really relished seeing her as this liar. they relished seeing her through, if you will, this, this very old misogynistic trope of the lying loose hysterical woman and what that means for victims of domestic abuse. as they're watching this, they may not want to come forward because they see how she has been skewered and he's come out as the cool guy. so what does that mean for their career respective careers in hollywood now?

well, i could imagine with johnny depp, you know that some filmmakers still might not want to touch him based on that previous ruling in london. that said he, he was a quote unquote wife beater. and based on just the thickness of this child. but his stock is way up. he's proved that he has a huge fan base. that was his go. amber heard there is a petition out there to get her taken off the next aqua man film. her stock is way down. i don't think we're going to see her again in a blockbuster film any time soon. david let levitz they have d w culture. thank you. david. for days of celebrations are beginning in the u. k to day to ma queen elizabeth platinum, jubilee. elizabeth has been on the throne for 70 years, longer than any other british monarch before. the ws bigot mass looks now at how people that plan to mark the occasion and what the queen needs to them. for most brits,

she's always been part of their lives. queen elizabeth and now she's celebrating her platinum jubilee. 70 years of rule, iraq and there's a determination about let's it to put on the smile on the work clothes go out until she's got to day that she's maintained relations around the world. which i don't think there's any other person in the whole world that has done so well at that point to most brits admire her if not adore her. the ladies at the women's institute of south london certainly do. it's an organization that traditionally stands up for women's rights re. these ladies meet regularly to work with their hands. this time it's knitting. corgis, the favorite dogs of the monarch on to sledge, associate the queen more with horses than caucus. but nonetheless,

i'm quite happy to knit very bad corgis mind, but don't look really like cork is, but i've done my best. the queen will no doubt to prove at least the effort. in fact, she loves animals. he can see how enthusiastic she is when she said the horse races or how relaxed years with her own corgis. and that's since she was a child at royal functions, they are omni present. even at state visit with you on april, each has been collecting pictures of the queen once she even saw it in person. her mother had taken her long to a building. the queen was inaugurating, which is also where a proves mother worked. even though my mom was just a cleaner, she stopped and spoke to them. she didn't just walk by and smile or anything. it was just she actually stopped and spoke to them as well. so here my mom was well

impressed with that day i, for most brits, the queen is the symbolic figure, mainly unreachable. and yet, at the same time, always around for the past 7 to years. ah, the queen's just been and it is a safety when all our lives change all the time. you've got to be over 72, have not known her as the monica and an owner of the queen, the late congratulations from us to watching dw news. that's it for me. other news team for now about those in bill that i spoke with

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