on the opaque world who's behind benefits and why are they a threat to whistle open equals this week on d w d ah ah, this is dw news lie from berlin, ukraine's president says a 5th of the country is now under russian control volatility to landscape comments come as the west promises more weapons to cave and russian forces edge closer to capturing the key eastern city of seattle. don't ask also on the program president

joe biden echoes the plea made by the families of mass shooting victims. paid one message for all of do shop. just do for god's sake do show as the nation mourns recent deaths, he urges a ban on assault weapons and other gun control measures. and she's the longest reigning monarch in british history. we look at how the u. k. is celebrating queen elizabeth platinum jubilee. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. ukrainian president devoted to made it to lansky says that russia has now seized one 5th of his country's territory. russia has been

making slow but steady gains as it intensifies its a sold on the country's eastern don boss. region to landscape says ukraine forces are now battling russian troops along a front line, extending more than a 1000 kilometers from ca, to cave in the northeast. to michel live in southern ukraine in the fight for ukraine's east. another life is lost. locals was sheltering in this school in the hockey region. when it was hit. here the russian ground troops have been pushed back, but the air strikes continue to kill civilians. the curriculum to provide, i wish they would see those so called liberators. what did they liberate us from? you? did your home is getting free? the free lunch pain over 3 months into the wall. the head of nato. want the west must brace for a drawn out conflict wars or boy,

nature unpredictable. and therefore we just have to be prepared for that long. because what we see is that this war has no comma war. trish or where the cravings are paying and hot for us for the funding that. okay, all the above through sweden and the u. k. have now joined germany and the u. s. in offering more advanced weaponry to help defend ukraine on the kremlin claims. new military aid wouldn't stop russian advances, saying it will only further prolong the wall is undeterred, ukraine's president vladimir lensky. hold for more weapons in a speech to luxembourg, parliament outlining the enormity of what ukraine has already lost. standing with it, wouldn't it be going to ruin mobile by herself today?

the occupiers control almost 20 percent of our territory. my that's almost 125000 square kilometers. this is much larger than the area of all the ban alex countries combine and neutral rosalyn and almost 300000 square meters are contaminated with unexploded mines and ammunitions scenario them leaky mirrors involved russian forces are pushing forward towards ukrainian, held cities in the dumbass region the shelling here is relentless. russia now controls most of the city of soviet donetta, closing in on full control of the loo, hunt's grayson of the dumbass will. our correspondent, ne conley is in cave, and he told us more about the area. the cover is a 5th of ukraine, the president, zalinski asserts, is now under russian control. boeing suits crimea, and the areas in east and on best that russia controlled before february 24th before the beginning of this war. but they have made quite significant territorial

gains in the south, had a song that land bridge linking russian annex crimea with russia and then also in the north near had give in dawn bass. actually, strange enough, there has been less in the way, comparatively moving on. 4 lines of this is the region where ukraine has been defending itself against russ proxy for 8 years and where the defenses are the, the best developed and the strongest. and we've seen extraordinarily heavy fighting around several of the network in recent days. we heard from zelinski today that ukrainian losses are at about a 100 soldiers a day with about $4500.00 additional casualties in terms of wounded, heavily, severely wounded. so these are very, very significant losses. and right now ukraine doesn't have the heavy weapons systems and doesn't have the ammunitions to, to really use the mean if they did have them to really go back into a kind of full count attack in those areas. and as basic now playing for time, the hope that those western spies will turn up faster than has been feared him.

that is deed of use near conley reporting from cave will the e. u has agreed not to sanction the head of the russian orthodox church after protests from member state hungry. it's one of several concessions made to budapest, as the block seeks to impose a 6th round of sanctions on russia over the war. patriarchy carol is believed to be one of the wealthiest men in russia, and is an avid supporter of president vladimir putin. on gary and prime minister, victor or benz said, his opposition to sanctioning kettle had been long known, and should not have come as a surprise. he would united states president joe biden has made an impassioned speech about the need for gun control. he's under pressure to address gun ownership laws after a spate of mass shootings last week, 19 children and 2 teachers were killed at a primary school in valdosta in texas and more mass shootings have happened since

the u. s. supreme court holds that gun ownership is protected by the constitution i have during the speech, he referred to his visit to validate and responded to victims. families pleading for action to curb, but gun violence, standard error and that small town like so many other communities across america. i couldn't help with think there are too many other schools, too many other everyday places that have become killing feels, battlefields did of the washington correspondence to me. so misconduct was watching that forkfuls forceful speech and earlier she told me what measures biden wants to put on the table. couple, as you said, this really was a forceful address from president biden. a lot of people expected. she would come out and deliver an echo of some of the words we heard in past weeks. enough is enough, but this was really a laundry list of items to get done in congress. you mentioned raising the age for people to, to legally purchase a gun. he proposed raising that age from 18 to 21,

and i just want to take you through some of the other measures that he proposed there. he talked about having federal a red flag laws. these are laws that essentially allow law enforcement to remove weapons from a person's home if they're deemed a danger to themselves or to society. he also urged safe storage laws. that's about how a gun is stored at home. if it's locked up at home. he also talked about more resources for mental health, and he discuss closing loopholes at gun shows. essentially at gun shows you can purchase a gun without this level of background checks that you would have otherwise. i mean, these actually happened to be measures that in large part are being discussed in congress right now with a bipartisan group of lawmakers that have been discussing this in response to the mass shootings you mentioned. and you've all day in buffalo and just yesterday in tulsa, oklahoma were a gunman killed 4 people in the hospital. and i just want to add pablo that he did address some of the criticism that we heard from gun rights advocates. he said, this is not about taking away any one's guns,

but about common sense gun regulations. sue me, what's solutions have been put forward by those and congress on the senate against tightening the goals? a lot of measures that president biden mentioned in his address. they are being discussed right now in congress. so senator chris murphy, a democrat, has been leading these negotiations. they've been discussing things like red flag laws, background checks, the mental health initiatives as well and, and raising the age at which someone can legally purchase a weapon. but this is a very limited package of measures, all of which have been discussed in congress in previous years. and i thought it was important to note that senator murphy said he will take anything, even a small package of measures, because they cannot afford to do nothing. and even then, it is not clear that this package of measures will actually make it through congress. because in the senate, as you know, pablo the senate right now is to split 5050 between republicans and democrats. it really is not clear whether democrats will be able to move this legislation forward

to me and briefly, if you could. we've seen heated debate with regards to go and laws among americans, and there are clearly deep divisions there. but of the recent mass shootings that to any shift and public opinion, why i think it's important to note that a strong majority of americans do support basic restrictions on gun rights. these common sense gone regulations. but as you know, the, the debate here is so bitterly politicized that it appears that even this common ground appears very thin at this moment. to me, so misconduct in washington. thank you. now to some of the other stories making use around the world. in pakistan, motorists rushed to fill up their vehicles of petrol stations before a 17 percent fuel price hike. it's the 2nd such a cost increase in a week. pakistan is attempting to secure a bay, lived from the international monetary fund, which is demanded an end to fuel subsidies. canadian prime minister

justin trudeau has signed a major land claim settlement with a native tribe. the government will pay over $1300000000.00 canadian dollars to the seek seek a 1st nation for seizing half its land. more than a century ago, trudeau said it was one of the largest such settlements with thousands of people have gathered in london for the start of 4 days of celebrations . mark and queen elizabeth unprecedented platinum jubilee. 70 years on the throne makes her britons longest reigning monarch, but it made the festivities. there were also renewed concerns about the queen's health booking and palace said the queen was experiencing discomfort and would not attend a national thanksgiving service scheduled for friday. oh, they were in high spirits from the start and this is walt that we had to see

trooping the color took place under sunny london skies to mock the queen's platinum jubilee. ah, there was the usual pomp and circumstance. we've seen the royals arriving courage of as has happened, often a recent events. prince charles stood in for the queen, arriving on horseback for his ceremonial duties. several people were detained after breaching the security perimeter on the mile, but most were here to enjoy the party. i just think is a moment in history, whatever. have you know, you from england off from anywhere in the world. this is a history, you know, is a moment that i don't know when, when we're going to see again i'm so she has chance. aunt is my, i am broad mother,

my mother, myself and my daughter for generation. and it's just an amazing achievement. lien. so much fun. the queen made the 1st of 2 appearances on the buckingham palace balcony to welcome back the procession. following an $82.00 gun salute, crowds flock down the mall to witness the main event. after much anticipation, it was time for the honorific fly past, celebrating her 70 years on the throne. an iconic moments in british history. ah dw correspondent, charlotte, shall some pill is in london, and we asked her if the queen's platinum jibley is more than just an extended

public holiday. for most britons, she is marking 70 years on the throne that does make her the longest reigning british monarch in history. and that means that this event, this 4 day celebration, is completely unprecedented. i think is it a fad? best for me to assume that i won't see another one of these events in my lifetime, and i think that is the reason that so many thousands of people turned out onto the street earlier today. they wanted to witness this moment in history. essentially seeing the royal family on the balcony, the queen crucially who's dropped out of a number of public public appearances lately. seeing her, we in fact, spoke to people from around the world who come here for this. we can specifically, so a group of people from the us who dressed up in real sort of royal wedding vibes. he said that they come specifically and really looking forward to all of the pump and pageantry that today entailed. and regardless, really, whether or not you are

a fan of the monarchy, a lot of people really just reflecting on the fact that she has been this centerpiece in britain the 70 years. that's 14 prime ministers, 14 us presidents. a lot of people really taking the time to reflect on that here watching did over the news ly from berlin. my colleague christy parson is up next with detail these business news and don't forget you can say up to date on our website, d, w dot com or follow us on our social media accounts. i'm pablo police for me. the team here take care see very soon with people and trucks injured, one trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families played on the taxi syria for the credit on we look.