o p this week on d, w ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the european union promises to fast track, ukraine's bid to join the block. you commission chief or sale of funder lion makes a surprise trip to give the president what amir zalinski warrens that ukraine is running out of ammunition. also coming up is back to mass testing and locked downs from millions of people in china. restrictions are re imposed as dozens of new cobra 19 cases. emergent, shanghai and beijing plus cooking up

a storm on you to we meet a group of bangladesh and women, attracting faithful viewers, raising money for their village. ah . i married evans dean, thanks for joining us. the european union has pledged to fast track ukraine's membership application. european commission chief or sla underline made a surprise visit here for talks with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski key if submitted it's e u membership application back in march. brussels is said to publish its final assessment next week. monday line says the commission is working all out to facilitate the process. as you know, the commission is currently preparing the recommendations of so called opinion for you members states. we have been working day and night and this assessment and i

post to your naperville deals a lot of media that we will be tirelessly working on it. so the discussions today will enable us to finalize our assessment by the end of next week. will dw correspond, and rebecca, readers is in care of and she had more on ukraine's did to join that you there are marianna, as you just said, in your late in their ukraine, applied for membership to the a you, just 4 days after russia invaded their country, back in february, and now that of course there are many hurdles back at that time as a founder line said that the they'd considered the ukraine to be one of them. and i wanted to invite them into the fold, but that it would take time. and that is something that they will likely continued in their discussions today. president, unless he has been pushing for that to be fast tracked. but you know, there are many member states of the a you that worry that showing favorable treatment to ukraine will get

a lot of other countries we've been trying to get into the a you, there noise is out of joint. but most notably in the western balkans, they've been trying many countries there have been trying to join for some years. now. we know that joining the you does take many years from other states that have joined years even sometimes decades. so whilst you know, there's a potential that they the so called fast tracking may take place, it does look likely that all member states will accept and allow them to become an applicant to they have, sorry, their candidate status. they will vote in favor of that. but it's not necessarily meaning a real fast track, because as i just said, there are other countries they have to get all 27 members to agree. and there are countries that are worried about showing favoritism to the u. k. to ukraine, right? of let him know his last gay has again warned that ukraine is running out of ammunition. as fighting in the eastern don bus region intensifies zalinski also renewed appeals to western allies at his feet of deliveries of heavy artillery a

relentless barrage from russian guns. as the battle for the dawn bus grindstone ukraine has warned that russia is preparing to widen. it's offensive. now that's ever a done yet, sc is almost completely under russian control. moscow appears to be closing in on the next key town in the region. natalie ice cream will optim, the enemy is concentrating its main assets on preparing troops for an offensive against lobbyist. but don boss is not the only frontline for ukrainian defenders. caves troops in the south have warned. they are running low on ammo. as russian forces pushed towards the city of mich alive, it was against this backdrop that ukrainian president, the load him is the lensky addressed the world at the shangri la security summit in singapore. there he warned the future rules of the entire world a being decided on the battlefield of ukraine. he called russia's invasion,

a threat to international law and the cause of worldwide food shortages. li, the shortage of foodstuffs will inevitably lead to political chaos, which could result in the falling of many governments and the ousting of many politicians. this is the direct consequences of russia's actions g or she. at the same summit, the us defense secretary lashed out at russia's disregard for international law. rushes invasion of ukraine is what happens when oppressors trample the rules that protect us all is what happens when brick powers decide that their imperial appetites met are more room barrage of their peaceful neighbors. strong words. but for the soldiers on the ground, more concrete support will be necessary to fend off the russian advance database correspondent rebecca writers and key of gave us an update on how ukrainian forces

are holding out, despite being short of weapons and ammunition. well, they suddenly are trying marianna, as you heard though they're in that report, they desperately need help mean way of weapons and ammunition. if they are going to continue to be able to hold back roches advance and the latest news ease and all that new, i have to say it is becoming a very slow war of attrition, with many losses, many casualties on both sides. very slow movement, but russia is making gains in that eastern city and don bass. several of the nets. we've spoken about a lot over the last couple of weeks and they have pushed forward. it is believed that they now have about 90 percent of that city and they are trying to then advance to the sister city lacy chance on the other side of a river that spits the 2 cities. they are having less luck with that that but they are trying to block some supply routes in today. but as you heard in that report as well, was saying counter offensive in the south,

the ukrainians trying and with some success, slowly pushing back russians, advanced towards the city of mich alive, pushing them back into the her son region. but it is, you know, as that report ready highlights and as president valencia has been saying for some time now we hear those cold get louder and louder. they need support by way of weapons. they're running out of ammunition and they have being outgunned by the russians will speaking of weapons, there are some reports that russia is using more deadly weapons. what were, can you tell us about that? yeah, we've been getting reports that russia has started using these 19 sixty's weapons that are traditionally used to destroy anti aircraft carriers, but they can also be used on land with conventional warheads. they aren't as accurate as the more modern weapons and therefore cause a lot of casualty and catastrophe on land. now, there are differing opinions as to why that's the case. some saying that russia doing that tactically, others saying that,

including the british defense department, actually is saying that they're doing that because they are running out of the more modern weaponry we've seen them using in this war so far. so that means that they too may be running out of weapons, but they do have a lot of these soviet era weapons and that they will continue to use obviously, but they aren't as accurate. so we could be saying more casualties in this conflict going forward. d w rebecca readers in key. rebecca, thanks so much for your reporting. well, china's 2 biggest cities are facing new locked downs. dozens of coven 19 cases are reported in the capital. beijing. people in parts of shanghai will also have to remain indoors. both cities ease restrictions earlier this month, but the respite has proven is short. one ah fresh lockdown, and moth dusting in shanghai. not the weekend many diffidence. we're hoping for. just 10 days after the city started ethan grueling restrictions mocked by food

shortages and scattered protests. millions of shanghai, its residents have to stay in doors once again and the la. yeah, of course bombarded the lockdown was just lifted on june. first. we were only just slowly recovering and dawning to some semblance of a normal woking life. oh, i am a little wadded if that upwards of cases and the compound we will be in a lock down. i will get some supplies to stop a similar situation happening again on such image process. in beijing, some districts are shutting down bars and tops again. after fresh cases were traced to some night life sports, the city has reported dozens of new cases. china is one of the last major economies still pursuing a 0 corporate policy. but doc downs have battered the economy and flashed growth forecasts more disruptions,

good further florida cavity. some residents though, have accepted strict testing and restrictions as over your life. or, you know, this is something we should do because only when everyone will be in the requirements, can we reduce the risk of virus transmission? i see it as a normal thing. i've never thought that it adds to the trouble or uses the government has made it easy and you can get tested close to your home. it feel 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 corbett policy is even sustainable. let's take a look now at some other news from around the world. how did you get iran and venezuela have signed a 20 year co operation agreement to deal covers areas including energy and defense? iran is one of venezuela's men, allies. the 2 countries are both under tough us sanctions. in the 2 people have

been shot dead in india as protest turned violent, crowns demanded the arrest of former members of the ruling party, who are accused of making derogatory remarks of the prophet, muhammad, german chance earl of shoals is calling for the e. u to begin talks and north, macedonia, and albania. joining the block regional cooperation is a key focus as shoals tours vulcan nations. cooking is a necessity for most people, but in the small village of bangladesh, it has become an internet sensation. the villagers run the youtube channel around me, be deep every week they upload videos showing how they cook for some 1000 residents . and their channel has become so popular that had benefits the entire village most, all of them group holly cartoon is a cook in her small village and bangladesh. and now she's also an internet star. together with other women, she makes meals for the villages. approximately 1000 residents. they prepare huge

portions and people around the world watch them on youtube. i'm i, they tell it's great that so many people love our videos. we're proud that even though we're poor, we're reaching so many people in them like cooking for our village gives us a sense of great accomplishment. i'm a medical valet lover. the youtube channel became famous when this clip went viral, a 3 year old preparing fish, curry. the video now has over 93000000 views and cooking in front. the camera is a part of everyday life. but i'm on that. i mean, it doesn't make much difference to me whether i cook here or at home, and we're all one big family, one low. and the biggest difference is that with these huge portions. and i can't just ask them one of there's enough salt in the food. i'm always it from this is all not eric, i'm decade. they're high. up until 6 years ago things were very quiet here. then mohammed hussein's nephew started making videos of the fish market. then mohammed

himself took the idea one step further. that would have i, if the video we set up the time i wanted to film the villagers eating together at a picnic new york where every one gets some food. we started with small amounts of rice of was all then more and more villagers came to share meal time with us, little hon. now the channel has more than 4000000 subscribers. the many views have led to advertising revenue of more than $1000.00 us dollars a week. much of the money flows back into the village. the children now have their own playground and simple tin shacks have been replaced with more sturdy huts, glendora, hello, i have 2 sons. and 2 daughters living with one of the founders of the youtube channel, give me a house. and i lived there now with my grandson that we're doing very well in data . and then it, alas and mohammed has saying already has even bigger plans to help others benefit from the channels success. i'm one of the larger cost to buy in the future. we want

to support and feed even more people out of bed. our ultimate goal is to make that happen for all of bangladesh and allow the symbol that a day his plan already i work here in shimaya and many here think this small village could now serve as a model for the entire country. the streets of bangkok are a wash with color. as thailand celebrates its 1st official prize parade, thousands have march through the capital waving rainbow flags they want. same sex marriage legalized and more rights for sex workers. bank ox governor joined in the festivities, which he says will become a regular celebration. and before we go, here's a quick look at her top story. this our the european union is promising to fast track, ukraine's bid to join the block, brussels chief or sla under lion, made

a surprise visit to kiya for talks with president. let him use the landscape you're up to date now on the w. news. al, have another news update for you at the top of the hour for me and the entire news team here in berlin. thanks for the company. ah, it is a secret war in the scene unless one adds to the conflict between yvonne on the one hand and israel and the united states on the other. for more than 40 years, the adversaries have been irreconcilable. the long war israel iran usa starts june 15th on d.