ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. russia's foreign ministry says of build up of nato forces in poland will be met with a proportionate response. meanwhile, at an international security conference, ukraine's president's a lengthy urges delegates to stand up against russian imperialism. also in the program as you, as lawmakers pushed to improve gun safety d. w meets a parent turned activist who lost his son in the shooting that started the national debate of the us and gun ownership and the return of mass testing and lockdown for

millions in china. restrictions are tightened up again just days after they were relaxed following dozens of new cases in shanghai and beijing ah, a marina ivan steam. it's good to have you with us. as nato builds up, it's true presence on its eastern flank and especially in poland. rushes for ministry has said that moscow will respond proportionately that according to russian news agency, inter fax, well elsewhere ukrainian president, one of her zalinski, has addressed the shag, rural on security summit in singapore, where he spoke of the global effects of russia's invasion. at the forum, us defense secretary lloyd austin reiterated his country's support for ukraine.

zalinski warned that russia is posing a growing threat to international peace. russia propaganda is assiduous in sprinting in many countries that there's information campaign, dad, to russia's war against your grade, is ostensibly something about nato, about the role of the united states, about the intention of the west, to somehow advance in europe. but in reality, russia's boy against ukraine is not only about europe, it is about globally important things. rush and leadership strives to discards all the achievements of the historical development of human time, particularly the system of international law, which we have to day. and it wants to come back to life of the 19th century, or even before that when it was impossible to ensure the harmonious de hm. on is development and well being for billions of people. we can now speak to double use rebecca rigorous, who's in care of for us. hello to you,

rebecca. so as we've been reporting you korean forces are fighting back russian troops mainly in the east and the south. what are the latest developments at the front lines? well, the latest developments, marianna, all that knew this slow moving war has become a war of attrition, a particularly as you say, in the don bass region, we're saying some counter offenses from the ukraine inside in the south. but the may, may, a majority of the fighting has sent it around this low hans city, several. the net. we've been talking about it for days now. russia managing to push forward. russia does, or we have most of that city. now, most of the residential parts of that city, except for one pocket where ukrainian fighters are still holding back russian troops. or they are, of course, wanting to cross the river and get into the sisters city of las, a chance that russians are also trying to cut off the main supply route into that city of this chance. can that region up there so that supply routes will be

destroyed and, and they'll be able to push forward to take that other sister city. but yes, as you see it, is it despite huge casualties? very, very slow. moving in the south, we're seeing a counter offensive in some areas from nikolai pushing, pushing russian troops back a little bit in that harris on region which they took very early on in the war. but that is, that is the latest development to day. marianna and arabic. a, we are getting some reports of russia using more deadly weapons. can you tell us about that? yeah, we're getting reports of them using the sort of 19 sixty's era weapons that are traditionally used for aircraft carriers, but they can also be used on land with conventional warheads that they aren't very accurate and therefore they do cause a lot of that catastrophe and casualty and there are differing views as to why this is happening. some saying that russia are doing this tactically, while that is including the u. k. defense, the defense department saying that they're doing this because they running out of

the more modern weapons that we've seen them using so far in the war. ukraine has admitted that it is fast running out of weapons and ammunition and it would appear if this information is correct, that, that roger are as well. however, they do have a large arsenal of their soviet era weaponry. so they could be, you know, going to continue for some time with that weaponry, but it is less accurate. so we could be seeing a lot more casualties going forward. well rebecca, the e u commission chief or sla funder line, is in kia to discuss a possible route road ma'am for e membership for ukraine. but there are quite a few hurdles for ukraine are there? there are a, you know, you, ukraine applied for that a membership status of 4 days into this war that was met with the, with war, from the european community as lavonda line at the time saying ukraine is one of us and we want to bring them into the fault, but that it will take time and i think that's the message that she re iterate on

this visit at her 2nd visit to ukraine, since the war broke out. and she is going to likely temper expectations from president to lead. he has been pushing for a fast ascension into the a you. but of course, we know from previous applications of other other countries trying to get into the you that this can take years if not decades. and the e, you are really worried about looking like they're getting favoritism to ukraine by speeding up any process that might upset other countries, particularly in the west balkans have been trying for many years to join the a you. so while she is supportive of ukraine joining and, and i think she'll be here to convey that support. she will also be trying to temper those expectations of salenti that had happened quickly. didn't use rebecca readers in care of rebecca. we appreciate your reporting. thank you. well, here's a look at some other developments in the war. he was president, joe biden has said his ukranian counterpart vladimir zalinski did not want to hear

us warnings that russia was planning to invade. biden says, zelinski was among the leaders who thought the intelligence was exaggerated. is a rare change in tone from one of the ukrainian presidents, strongest supporters. the united nations has express concern after a pro russian court in eastern ukraine sentence 3 foreign fighters to dad. the court accused the men to britons and a moroccan of being mercenaries, and therefore not entitled to the status of prisoners of war. the west has condemned the trial as a sham. the mayor of variable has warned of a major cholera outbreak in the southern ukrainian city. he said that with much of the infrastructure damaged or destroyed, people were forced to drink contaminated water. russian troops took control of mario full last month after a weeks of a bargain, which left the city in ruins to the united states. now where lawmakers in the house of representatives have passed a series of gun safety restrictions,

including raising the age to buy at certain semi automatic fire arms from $18.00 to $21.00. the legislation comes after another series of mass shootings. but to the bill is expected to fail in the senate where democrats do not have the vote. they need has a stricter gun control in from gun violence. so when we, there have been more than 240 mass shootings in the us. so far this year. dw correspondence in some misconduct traveled to the state of colorado where a massacre at 20 years ago. set off a cycle of national debates, over guns in america, columbine, a name that became synonymous with anguish and terror. not just here in this community outside of denver, but around the world. on april 20th 1999 to armed teenagers, went on a shooting rampage in the columbine high school library. 12 students and one

teacher were killed. shocking images were beamed on to tv screens across the country. and it spurred many americans to demand action on gun safety. to day, the columbine memorial sits just half a mile from the high school, a place to remember the victims and trauma wrought upon this community. tom mouser, son, daniel, was killed in the massacre. he was just 15 and already worried about gun violence in the u. s. and was just 2 weeks before columbine. he asked me a question, the dinner table. dad, did you know there were loopholes in the brady bill. brady bill is the national law that requires background checks, present, purchases. i said no, i didn't know about that, daniel. 2 weeks later he was killed with a gun that was purchased through a loophole in the brady bill. how could i not respond to that? i had to, so tom joined, colorado cease fire, a group pushing for stronger gun loss. and colorado did react inactive. universal

background checks and colorado, and closing a loophole that made it easier to buy fire arms at gun show. but there was a standoff between people and politicians on gun law waiting on a national level. most americans want some restriction around magazine, but federal law makers are gridlocked, a long partisan line. this magazine. it's pretty clear when you have 90 percent of the people supporting something and you can't get that pass in congress, there's really something something terribly wrong. he says he has consoled so many families who have lost children in school shooting since columbine, that he has little faith that federal politicians will act to day. he carries a piece of daniel with him. why he was wearing that purpose. the one thing i wanted when they finally returned his belongings, he was the same shoe sizes me. so to me was very symbolic. when i'm walking in the

annual shoes and he will continue to walk. he says, until significant action is taken to protect lives like his son. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. how did you do iranian president? he breaking where i e. c and venezuela's, president nicholas maduro. have signed a 20 year co operation agreement. the deal covers areas including energy and defense and mentor. iran is one of venezuela's main allies. the 2 countries are both under tough un sanctions. 2 people have been shot dead in india in protests the turned violent crown. so to the streets, demanding the arrest of 2 former members of the ruling party who were accused of making derogatory remarks about the slumber. prophet mohammed, germany's chance earl of shoulds, has called for the e. u to begin extension talks with north, macedonia and albania. regional cooperation is expected to be

a key focus of his ongoing tour of the western vulcans. to china now where 2 of its largest cities are facing of renewed locked downs with dozens of new cove in 19 cases reported in the capital beijing. people in some shanghai districts will also have to remain indoors under the measures earlier this month. residents of both cities had welcome the easing of restrictions bond with china still sticking to its 0 coven policy. the period of increased freedom has been a short one. fresh lock downs and mass testing in shanghai. not the weekend many reference, we're hoping for. just 10 days after the city started eating grueling restrictions mocked by food shortages and scattered protests, millions of shanghai assassins have to stay in doors once again. any idea, of course i'm worried on the look down was just lifted on june. first on

a we were only just slowly recovering and returning to some semblance of normal life. oh yes, i am a little worried. if there are positive cases in the compound, we will all be in a lockdown. i will get some supplies to stop a similar situation happening again, such energy in beijing, some districts are shutting down bars and clubs again. after fresh cases with chase to some nightlight spots, the city has reported dozens of new cases. china is one of the last major economies, still pursuing a 0 corbett policy. but yorktown's have battered the gone me and flashed growth forecasts more disruptions, good further florida cavity. some residents still have accepted strict testing and restrictions as a way of life lingo. this is something we should do because only when everyone

obeys the requirements, can we reduce the risk of virus transmission? i see it as a normal thing. i've never thought that adds to the trouble. or, you know, isn't that the government has made it easy and you can get tested close to your home. it's so convenient. is that any reason not to do it? but with driving, locked on fatigue and highly transmissible vengeance are those are questioning if a 0 call it policy is even sustainable. the streets of bangkok are awash with color, as tylen celebrates its 1st official pride parade. thousands of march through the capital waving rainbow flags in support of l. g. b tick, he writes, many call for the legalization of same sex marriage and a greater rights for sex workers. bangkok, newly elected governor joined in the facilities where he announced that pride month will become a regular celebration in the capital. before we go, a quick look at our top story. ukraine has called on and supporters to deliver more

weapons. president vladimir zalinski says russia wants to why found every city in the eastern don bass region and says more alter lori is needed to match russia. superior firepower, the are up to date on dw news. stay tuned for world stories. a marina evans. steve, thanks for watching. nico is in germany to learn german louis pinnacle, why not learn with him? d, w, learn, and course eco speak. i in many countries, education is still a privilege. hummadi is one of the main causes some young children work in mind. jobs instead of going to plus others can attend classes only after the.