ah, ah ah, this is the w news alive from berlin to night ukrainian troops to say they are fighting for every house, every street despite facing intense rushing, chilling in the city of several don't ask. ukrainian president zalinski says the outcome of this battle could determine the fate of the entire east of the country. also, coming up to night, a school teacher is dead, another fighting for his life. one day after a car plowed into their group on to berlin street, the driver we understand is now in psychiatric care. and the committee

investigating the january 6th, the tackle, the u. s. capital takes its hearings to prime time t v. tonight, saying they're ready to show the attempt to overturn the 2020 election as a coordinated effort that they went all the way to the top plus thailand, giving a conditional green light to growers and consumers of marijuana in a country known for its strict anti drug laws many say it's high time for change. ah, i brink off to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. it is a battle urban warfare that could decide the future of practically all of eastern ukraine. the fight over the city of severed old don't ask ukrainian troops facing russian forces there said the babel is being waged house to health. amid ongoing

russian bombardment and massive casualties on both sides. surveyor done yet is being pounded into rubble. the ukranian governor of the surrounding new. hence, grecian says, it's defenders will be forced back if the russian bombardment continues up to you showed this law if the volume and density of the artillery shelling of stays as intense as it is now, the time will come and their positions will simply be entirely destroyed. believe it shall be no place for the soldiers to height cbs, which then they'll most likely have to move to new positions. says the settlement for a new military, g, p. none of you put those new positions could well end up being here in this a chance. but severe done yet his twin city has also come under relentless shelling . ukrainian authorities say they been trying to evacuate residence,

but thousands of them are either unwilling or unable to flee. persona just 30 kilometers to the south, provide some signs of what may await them. footage from russian state media shows the town which fell to russian troops last month after fierce fighting, lying in ruins. in a sign pro russian false is a typing that grip on the region. cleanup has begun in parts of the don bas, under that control. with a clear message sent ukrainian fighters on thursday, a separatist caught in the region sentence 3 captured foreign fighters to death. the 2 britons and one moroccan were convicted of being mercenaries after a trial that lasted just 3 days. the u. k has slammed the ruling as a sham saying the geneva convention prohibits the prosecution of prisoners of war. but with russia opening over a 1000 investigations into other captured soldiers there and likely be the last to

face trial or even death. law corresponded in key mathias burger, told me more about today's court ruling. yeah, it's these 3 citizens. they're the 1st ones to be sentenced in one of these chords . of course, it's not recognized by the western governments and bell or the governors that do not recognize the republics that have put this a case on trial. and it, they are a fight. is that when listed, that's what ukraine says in the ukrainian army as regular soldiers. there are lots of for, for national serving in the ukranian army. and ukraine insist that they are treated as the prisoners of war now. and that there is a bit of a let's see, um, there are many a news and, and many, many propaganda items about foreign fight is it seems that the russian propaganda has focused on them recently. and that might be part of the story here. um

it, russia has several um, narratives about this war going one about is about ukraine, ukrainian naziism as they call it ukraine being a country controlled by nazi that needs to be liberated and the other one is about a fight against the west. and as a result, with taking control of ukraine overthrowing the ukrainian government very far now from a reach for russia. they have focused a little bit on these are western fighters. there's been more reports about them on russian t. v or not been might be one of the reasons why this trial has been held now being is basically portraying them as mercenaries and sent by western countries. much is the fact that this trial took place so publicly. and what does that tell us about the thinking of these pro russians separatism?

it would seem that they consider the battle over the don't bass to be done to be history, and that it firmly belongs to russia. while russia has never next these territories, russia has kept them a traditionally separate or like formally separate. traditionally, it's even hard to say because they're not recognized by many countries in the world, but they are still formally separate entities. and the russian state is very procedural about these things. that means that as long as there's no formal annexation of these territories, they will keep up the fiction that these are completely independent. republics are correspond mathias earlier with the latest tonight from keith. but he has thank you of the war in ukraine, the cost of mounting a military campaign like this, or massive. think of the takes the missiles and fuel in the food for an entire army . russia is believed to be spending $900000000.00 euros per day in ukraine,

firing thousands of missiles. many of those estimated the cost more than $1000000.00 euros each just for one missile. then there's the loss of military hardware. analysts say that ukrainian forces have destroyed hundreds of russian tanks as tanks also said to come in the price tag of about $1000000.00 euros each. and with an even greater price tag. ready for this ukraine's seeking of the musta missile cruiser in the black sea is estimated to have cost mosque out more than $700000000.00 euros. now, even with such staggering costs, like this, analysts say the kremlin is ability to sell oil and gas will allow it to finance the finding for some time to come over more of this i want to bring in for a brief poll t a. he is a defense analyst with ross mason, global, and a former nato policy director. reese, it's good to see you again. let me,

let's just talk about the been the numbers here, 900000000 euros a day. i mean, how long can russia keep this up? i know it's selling oil and natural gas, but is there a limit to this? well, pond oak, sickly, or sadly, the cost of the russian war in ukraine is the same as moral as the income that russia gets from the europeans buying russian oil and gas. so i think one thing we can do and, and we must do probably quicker than what a europe and member states have committed to do is to, to stop buying russian oil and gas in order for not feeding the putting warm as shit. that's one thing, song i v i v one should not underestimate the kind of rush and strategy deaf, meaning that they might be even if they are broke,

even if they can't sell their natural resources. and russia is a huge country and, and put in has a very, i think, control hand on, on the resources and his riches and, and can the, i think, sustain on the, on, on the long haul that war. so it's not only about economics here, it's about the battle field. and this is why the weapon system that we provide to the koreans matter to put an end to that war. because our, unless the russian forces really fail and not able to advance any more. and to achieve a new objective, they're not going to stop. so you'd have to make them stop on the batter fin and not just in the markets and with economics will if we, if that is the goal, then does ukraine have the financial wherewithal to do that? i mean it's, it also has to have a lifeline economically to continue fighting. exactly. i mean ukraine needs more or

less 5000000 a year. all them all to survive and sustain this war. we've all put into cost of the a weapon systems that then gauging the in the better. so is 5000000000 penmark just to, to sustain this whole a fault. and, and the reconstruction a fault that already accounted to represent something like half a trillion euro to repeat the country based on, on the russian destruction so far. so this is e indeed a battle for a numbers and a comics. but again, i think, unless the ukrainian forces are provided with what they need to at least a stop and potentially pushed back on a russian advance. daniel, going to be able to stop the economy bleeding of the country representatives as before, we run out of time, we've got a lot of countries here in europe who are looking to increase their defense spending. do you see this at a one off or do you see of seeing

a new level of arms and arms race here in europe? i think adam's race is of a, a particular way to put it. that was said, just a us be, be thing of defense to protect our values and our interests. and that had already started after rushes, 1st, a wolf, aggression against ukraine after 2014. and i think it's only going to accelerate now because as the german chancellor, no say you need military power if you want to defend your values, this is the sad reality we are in by we can on we can no longer ignore it. so i think we're in for a fairly long haul. as 5 putin is in power. and as wise, china is also having aggressive ambitions, defense analysts for bruce, port year, as always for breach. we appreciate your time and your insights. thank you. thank you. beer. some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world,

the head of the international atomic energy agency. raphael grossi has accused iran of removing 20 some insecurity. cameras monitoring its nuclear program. iran's nuclear agency released a video showing 2 i. e. a cameras be switched off. grossi has warned the move could be a fatal blow to any nuclear deal. poland parliament has approve the bill to abolish the supreme court's disciplinary chamber. it had been accused of undermining judicial independence. the european union made dissolving that chamber. a condition for receiving pandemic aid, poland could now be in line for up to 37000000000 euros from the use recovery. thought supporters of the british journalist who has been missing in the amazon jungle since sunday have caught on the authorities to step up search efforts. dom phillips and the indigenous expert bruno herrera, vanished while on a reporting trip in a remote area. popular with cocaine smugglers and illegal fishermen,

the european central bank has announced that it will raise interest rates for the 1st time in over a decade. the bank signaling that rates could rise by a quarter of a percentage point in july with more coming in september. it's also ended a long running stimulus scheme, and by that the easy b is trying to bring down record high inflation in the euro's zone. worry that it could trigger a wage price spiral worsening inflation. further. it's following in the footsteps of the u. s. fed and the bank of england, which of aggressively raised rates and are promising further raises to raisin rain and rather inflation. if a moral this, i'm joined now by my colleague christy plants and from our business departments. so the question is, is this rate i can meet it's a modest one, is going to be enough to tame inflation? i think we're just at the beginning of this brand. i mean, what we know about is this right? i can rely likely one at september and they said there's more to come basically the

or not more the company this going to be a journey reacting to the situation as it develops. i mean, what we know from the plan that they've announced is that the e, c, b is going to be stopping its policy of actively stimulating the economy. and they've been making it easier for businesses for consumers to get loans during the pandemic, you know, greasing the wheels of the economy. but we know energy, food materials, basically everything's in short supply. we have a lot of cash, che, chasing fewer supplies. and this is one of the major things pushing on prices right now. so base yet. but if you look at what the u. s. fed has done the bank of england, it doesn't mean they've announced these hikes right. months ago, there's been almost a reluctance by the e. c. b to do that until now. why is there? right, i mean people are complaining when that the fed waited too long when they announce their hike months ago. obviously the e. c. b s. had critics about this as well. economists as coming out responding today, saying that they're not doing enough. and even the e. c. b themselves said that even with this plan,

they expect inflation to be above target in at 2024. so, but legard has been very adamant about highland differences between the u. s. economy and the euro area. i mean the labor market as a major one, the, the, the employment is not nearly as tight in the euro area as it is in the u. s. and this is where we started getting this wage spiral situation they're talking about. but she did say to day they are seeing wages going up in the area euro area. they don't yet see that as a major factor knocking on to prices. but it's something that they're definitely watching with concerned. but when you look at the whole picture, how much can shantrel banks really do in these conditions? i mean, if they want to fight inflation, but there's so much more that has to be mitigated. right. i mean, yeah, this is i think the main reason why these, the sad, the c v had for so long insisted that inflation was transitory. i mean, we have to remember that the cb had been trying for years to get consumer prices to go up. they couldn't get them to budge than we had the pandemic hit tangling up supply chains, making it harder to get our hands on goods. and obviously that raise price as

things were starting to sort themselves out towards sort of towards the beginning of this year. and then the war in ukraine had. so, i mean, it's a really great question. what can these banks do? but ultimately, their whole point is to have price stability. they have tools to do it and they are basically have to act it well the consumers hopefully it will happen sooner rather than later. christy. thank you. thanks. a german court has ordered the driver of a car that plowed into pedestrians here in berlin on wednesday to be placed in psychiatric care. he reportedly had a history of mental health problems. the 29 year old man killed a school teacher and seriously injured $31.00 others including some of the teacher students. a 2nd teacher is said to be fighting for his life. authorities believe the man intentionally drove his car on to the sidewalk. g w's, anya, shar fin north, send us this report. the shop as an tourist sub back on what is one of felons,

busiest shopping streets. one day on from the terrible incident that took place. it's almost like life has gone back to normal. but they're still signs of the incident that occurred yesterday. everywhere. you can see the markings here on the pavement where police have circled evidence and further down the street people of late flowers and candles, and memory of those that were injured or killed. now this attack has raised memories of another, a terror attack here in berlin, just across the road on the square around the church. when 2016, a man plowed into a busy christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 7. now back then, and the attack was ideologically motivated. this time it seems to be quite different. and it's been confirmed now that the man who drove his kind to the class here suffered from mental health issues. and he's been questioned by police and seem to be incoherent. and confused police still trying to make sense of his

statements with the help of an interpreter. that was d w's on you sharpen words. they're reporting. you're in berlin. it was a day that nearly pushed us democracy to the brain. january 6th, 2020. what? when a mob of donald trump's borders stormed the u. s. capital building, trying to overturn jo biden's presidential election victory. 4 people died, hundreds were injured. and now, 18 months later, the panel investigating the insurrection is going public, putting its hearings on prime time, t, v. to show americans what it's learned about high level involvement in that fateful day. please welcome the 45th. it started with speeches to an angry crowd, including one from former president donald trump and we fight. we fight like hell. and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. shortly after a mob made its way down pennsylvania avenue to the capital building. they scaled

the building, broke through police lines. they then roam through the corridors. this was a fraud. trump eventually told the crowd to go home via video messages. hours after the rampage started, we have to have peace. but the questions were just beginning specifically about the white house is involvement in the days events. or the idea that all of this was just a routing demonstration that spontaneously got a little bit out of control, is absurd. you don't almost knock over the u. s. government by accident. the house select committee on january 6th has interviewed more than 1000 people, as well as reviewing video footage of the day and phone and computer records. press reports and court documents related to the committee have made some stunning revelations. evolution many center around former white house, chief of staff,

mark meadows. he was with the president for much of the day and was contacted by multiple republicans within the capital, begging him to get trump to order his supporters to go home. it's unclear how much he may have coordinated with people involved in the riot. meadows has refused to testify as have many of trumps closest allies trumps ongoing hold on the republican party has made the committee's work more difficult. most republicans have openly attacked the committee's work and say it's a partisan hit job. but democrats hope the hearings will show how far the white house was willing to go to keep trump in power. will this be must see t v. i asked our correspondence if on simon's in washington what we should expect from the hearings. yeah, this is kind of, it's gonna be

a huge event. and what you can expect is a, a quest for transparency, accountability. but you can also expect a lot of showmanship, and with that, of course, it's all about politics and as a hint, it in the report or republicans don't have any of that. they say this is all for not basically all showmanship and doesn't serve any purpose. and democrats on the other side say hello, wait a 2nd. this is the 1st time that we can actually show the public who has a right to be informed of what we did the last 10 months, 11 months. um, the results of our investigation, which is that the president former president donald trump was involved and knew everything about what was going on on january 6 and more and ahead of these hearings, stefan. if you look at the u. s. media, we've seen democrats and republicans rattling their sabers if you will. what does that mean? well, what that means is that this was so to speak,

the polluted belly for what happens today. you remember this, this hearing today? public hearing is one of 6 planned and to the final report of the select committee to investigate january 6th on what happened on january 6th, is expected by the end of the year. so, but what of course, both parties did, both sides did, was sending their pundits and they're willing politicians for many members, and others in congress and the senate into the air where as to the airwaves. and to basically drumming a support up for what they're doing. again, republican saying, oh no, this is nothing. that's why, for example, fox big network here, conservative network and all you've li, a, a state hall stakeholder for the g o. p for the republican conservatives in america is not live broadcasting this hearing today. they have um, coverage of this hearing um, basically pushed to

a sister network within the fox families. everybody else is going to broadcast this . and that is, that is a result of months and months and months. a month of long pundits from the left, the right. the middle working to watch this. yeah. gifts, if either, if you can't watch it, you can't see it. we understand that the f b i to, they arrested a republican candidate running for the governor position in michigan. and they arrested this candidate for his role in the capital riots, was he charged with the charges are misdemeanor charges related to the january 6 incursion or january 6. right? that means he has probably breached or the capital made his way into the capital. are you seen on many, many videos actually on from this day, from general, say 2021 and he's about to see the judge as well. about now this time for his 1st

time in his arraignment hearing um he is a former realtor, he is a gubernatorial candidate in michigan. that means he is trying to become the republican candidate to in the give it to go over to charl race against the democrat democratic governor. now with this or arrest, this is going to be problematic for him. at least all right, are very on ship on. so i'm is with the latest tonight, a preview of what's ahead on prime time t v in the u. s. stuff, i think you thailand has become the 1st asian country to legalize the rowing in possession of marijuana. although smoking it in public is still banned. growers will have to register with the government and when marijuana is offered in food or drink, its strength will have to be limited. in other words, no tie. ha ah, there's plenty of public interest. and

a triumphant 1st customer with options resembling a fast food menu. closely scrutinizing the product. wow. oh and buying some apparel as well. to mark the occasion. country me, milan sang, i got here last night after work a showered and took the bus. i knew the shop was still closed, so i waited with some beers and watched the staff getting ready. i wanted to witness the beginning of change will be the final and now i got in gallup on but too much change is not what authorities want. the cannabis on sale is low potency and people are being warned against smoking in public and creating a stink violations can bring fines and even jail and beyond. the head shops getting lit is not something everyone approves of. oh yeah. melissa

la, i think am me my mom and i, i feel like tie people are not fully ready for the legalization because people do not properly understand the use of cannabis when it can be that they need to be educated on how to use kind of it and also the limitations because as we all know, it could cause more harm than benefit. there are also concerns about unwanted drug tourism that bangkok could become an asian amsterdam. others are less worried. i just think that he's got a lot more to offer than just made out to smoke. cannabis mother is a beautiful, beautiful part of the world. and so i think can it's kind of his way legalized would make me come any more. so for better or worse, thailand's cannabis experiment is open for business. or it is a reminder of the dog stories this our russian forces is continued to pound the

eastern, ukrainian city of several don't s ukrainian commanders as the battle there is now being fought, house to house the outcome, could decide the fate of the entire eastern. doan best region. you're watching the w news after a short break. i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around. we will be right back tooth . ah, with

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