ah ah ah this is the w news live from berlin leaders from the baltic states call of germany for more support german chancellor, olaf sholtes is meeting his baltic counterparts in vilnius as a push for a stronger native presence in their countries. also on the program, president zalinski says, ukraine's forces are outnumbered,

but holding out in severe done. yes. the city is a key target in russia's fight for controlled, the don bass keeps as its troops still have a chance to push back. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. german chancellor, olaf shoulds his in the lithuanian capital vilnius for talks with the leaders of all 3 baltic countries, lithuania, latvia, and estonia. he was welcomed by lithuania as a president to get on us at now. say that it's the chancellor's 1st visit to nato. contemplate shares with russia since the russian invasion of ukraine. we got, let said listen to what start being said at via the press conference between german chancellor, all our shelves and the 3 the leaders of the 3 baltic nations and fired to her. i.

the ongoing struggle is not only for the freedom and sovereignty of ukraine, but also for the future of europe. i believe that no one is under any illusion about russia. now, resident, we must realize that russia's military threat is not going to go away. it will remain a long term threat to the entire euro. atlantic carry on the system in the civil russia systematically bolstering it security at the expense of other children's thieves. it was to live on eating the fundamental principles of territorial integrity, the national sovereignty, and national and international law group. the oliver, there can be no dialogue or a corporation or no appeasement or concessions. i didn't listen to this imperialist terrorist faith due to marcia. we must see guest on for from the democratic world. so call me sanction these accountability for the war crimes committed the cisco and complete isolation that in the middle showing some of your well enough,

we must build a stronger response and strengthen our defenses in the piece of russian threats. walker deals today with the leaders of germany, land and us own. yeah, we discussed baltic regional security issues. the both states are in a very sensitive security situation on the very front plane of nieto. i'm only putting his maximum reads in the us and enhances forces and our regional i'm so he served as a guarantee for the security of the whole ally and the stupid in the we agreed on. they need to reinforce the defense capabilities and the next day is by increasing the number of deploy dribbles, strengthening air, and see different way. what's it when you're ready to host more allied forces? and i went through the necessary infrastructure from it. we'll get you. we're grateful for the service and solidarity of their german troops leading need those are y'all, would present battle group lithuanian, yashimi, and this,

this month's mouth of the needle. so my, then my dread live to what lives when the expect of decisions that will significantly strengthen the security of need those east and playing the fatty most more, a shift from deterrence to forward defense. what believe normal from battalion to brigade auto policy of from air policing to air defense, to remote net? very all the news. we must have hesitate to give a green light to offend months and sweden's membership benito. this will give a strong strategic info to the security of the baltic regional and the alliance as a holistic you live. we must stand committed to need those open door policy and demonstrate this viability good form. so to all countries to do that have euro atlantic aspiration is stored in i believe it is a historic opportunity to make the lions as more powerful than ever before.

and the face of russia's war in ukraine. europe has demonstrated that it can you come together today and take the necessary decisions also been at the critical moment is our unity is our strength low to the me and we must continue on this path . the lovelace, this is very important. we cannot allow being set against each other, wouldn't agree letters for missing while no mist getting them. we must continue to support your green with all possible military economic and political means until ukraine went with warner with him and important political message that we must send as soon as possible and is going to that is the granting go view candidate status to ukraine liens i should be at the same to state clearly robots that ukraine belongs, the european union. we have no moral right to lose this momentum because a huge green is fighting for this fight. this leg with

disgusting at the 11th the 7th package of sanctions, which i would like also to include the name mario on the russian gasket ball. this is important both for restricting russia, the ability to finance the war and for achieving european energy independence must become the strategic objective, which we can achieve by diversifying energy imports inverse for the investing in green energy in the mid and improving infrastructure movie shows. our determination, our ability to respond and make the decisions now, will determine the kind of europe we were living for decades to come up with that this way we must do everything we can to defend our values in p c. c, to say on the right side of history in the book, we need to act it and we need to act now. thank you.

a german chancellor. all afternoon. try me. you're ready. i logged on to your not renewed. it was here. look, i'm and i'm very happy to have been invited here to loan yourself to panama, to hunt, but few personally to have it was opportunity to meet the president. you just talked to him at the bilateral level, although we have oh, talk to him before when we mentioned ritalin, popular. and today we have continued our talk of a very intensive talk us a for me, baldwin. a very important message is that we are demonstrating come to the in the face of the russian thrushes, aggress aggression i would dump, are demonstrating unity come with the war that hasn't brought up with you. why? hello vega, this be great little when russia bro, all the, the rules that we have been abiding by for decades. of these were the rules that

were broken by violins did either. and i never did august a little bit agreement on condemning or russia. public debates is related to the bomber moss, who has given us all the consequences will time along with such as bombing by russia, the brutal aggression by russia. fighter you're provided with rushes of russian is and tried a really brutal some very happy to day to be here for puzzles and libya. and i'm very happy to announce the decision that we have made last week in buddhist are the last week about we are allocating around a 100000000000 euros to a special fund, which means that we're going to have an opportunity to increase our armed forces. i'm design to get people bacon. good been beer does to perform. and i could simply,

if we are going to dictate our agreement and if we are able to i'm at all al, okay, 2 percent of the g. d, p, out to defense, it's going to be an opportunity to oh, in korea to strengthen our, the german armed forces, bundeswehr and it's going to become the strong jessica armed forces in europe. and one of the strongest armed forces in what nato and i look at them as i already told every one to day. i will repeat deadlines by being circulated a part of nato. we have made a commitment to defend every centimeter of the territory of the alliance, but he convict for therefore through douglas public view. i'm harry, i'm very happy there to do. we can been whole talks about the common strategy of nato, about the consequences about the good minds on that. so don't give up the decisions

that might have taken and, and what is far it's very important that we have adopted a cone agreement as denito level that we have the to of to ensure security together of presence, their battles. and 1st of all, their to hot hatred applies to nato's mind in hands. to forward presence, lithuania, i'm going to you with him president of brooklyn, on as i have told her, the president i. and as i'm going to visit the or the troops, the german troops to get over the president, it's a very important again, lot with asperger's. we are going to increase our contribution, modified by a strength or it strengthening the eastern flank of nato. in the little guy know we're both comfortable, guided through and bigger, but the up cycle until we are going to create a strong brigade unburnt person to poor living under 2 bus routes. gulfport. and we

have discussed that together in our meetings, and we're going to have to work towards this often. what direction. gov, they again and we have all ready to put when we have also talked about our reaction to russia's military offensive. and we have to do everything to stop this garbage when we express our solidarity, we are on the side of ukraine and we are going to continue to support ukraine by providing it with arms. we're going to intensively support you craner. we does not benefit from your plan. this is a portal, provide it as long as it is necessary. but as long as the rushes aggression is caught up to crumbs occurred on that crucial. we are also going to berkeley fishing and implement all the packages of sanctions that we are dotted possible to her. we

have already adopted the 6th package of sanctions as going to increase the effect of sanctions below the rhonda. but we haven't clearly charles level, so she stated that of the on gotten the through key in ponder sanctions package is not aimed at arch soybean that read at weakening the rush as economy yourself as a business to all of us which should be forced to thought into and this worth therefore, the sanctions are very important and this is one of the main topics wrong. it's also very important for us kreger mit to lighten up to the land and how the global outlook. because a lot of countries over the world are also suffering for almost russia aggression. those are asian and african countries, which are also feeling the consequences of this war. we see that the prices of food are going guardian, elizabeth,

and that with the isn't us our prices of energy resources. it also increases by increasing and that is also really, it is disease aggression of russia. they are put together with the united nations. well, hold on to talk and because on how we could find ways to live exports, remove the blockade of rochelle, google chrome, it got to be able to take out a green f o from ukraine. or this up, dove to it, divides. lex pulled to unleash that in lawyer for producer here hope integrated ukraine, of course, has to defend itself and the future, which i'm happy. the fact that the green export to happen to continue, ah, it doesn't mean that ukraine has to suffer even further on board from spite of we might as well because if you had a meeting that only confirmed our young continue it in our corporation must be our solidarity add on aid, so level and our commitment to this go,

i think you might want to think you'd like to be at your light. yes. a minute. pittman and ugly. shiana gladly and prime in this sort of cushion, cottage archer, you're thomas duncan, all off, over korea. they are shop all the us, but a lot marble all week. thank you very much. her for this is very meaningful. and for the whole discussion button, william negative the net present chief, quite an unexpected result. office for an unprovoked tommy or against the seo korean has resulted in the euro. and the alliance coming together and fighting for august to stand together and oppose this little aggression committee is very important for all of us to continue supporting ukraine

with. there are many different ways of doing this is, 1st of all i'm, i'm, i'm here to watch. it is the delivery of weaponry for different weapons ammunition, one with city, aka. we also have to contain you the year deliveries, as well as humanitarian and financial support. everything that the ukrainian government needs to continue a fight big and duties warmer for us. it is also very important to thinker in a political way, talk about about how the office to reinforce our support to crane. therefore, it is very important that the european union should open up the door of opportunity to your green.