ah ah, ah ah, business dw news live in berlin. the european union promises progress on ukraine's bid to join the block. you commission chief warsaw, a funder line makes a surprise trip to key of bud president watermark. laskey war is that his troops are running out of ammunition. also coming up is back to mass testing and lockdown for millions and china restrictions are reimpose as dozens of new coven 19 cases emergent shanghai in beijing. and as you, as lawmakers pushed

a tightened gun controls, we made a campaigner who lost his son in one of america's most notorious mass shooting. ah, a mariner evans dean. it's good to have you with us. the european union has promised to assess ukraine's membership application by the end of next week. european commission shave or so a funder lion made a surprise visit a key of for talks with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. he of submitted it's e u membership application back in march. under lion 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 the member states. we have been working day and night on this assessment and i post to you in april. do you have a lot of you 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. i spoke earlier to the w correspondent, rebecca ritters, who's in key if and she told us more about ukraine's did to join you. there are marianna, as you just said, in your late in their ukraine, applied for membership to the a you, just for days after russia invaded their country back in february. and now that of course, there are many hurdles a 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 fall, 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 do 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 who've been trying to get into the a you, there noise is out of joint. but most notably in the west and balkans, they've been trying many countries there have been trying to joined for some years now. we know that joining the e u 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 applicants 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 rather . well vladimir lansky is again warnings that ukraine is running out of ammunition as fighting as regent intensifies. zalinski also renewed his appeals to western allies. tis speed um deliveries of heavy artillery, a relentless barrage from russian guns as the battle for the dunbar grindstone

ukraine has warned that russia is preparing to whiten 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 optimize 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 vladimir 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 rushes, 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 matter 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. will dw correspondent rebecca ritters, who is in ki, if told me more about how ukrainian forces are holding out despite being short of

weapons and ammunition. well, they certainly 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 isn't 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 the nets. we've spoken about it 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 says to city lacy chance on the other side of a river that spits the 2 cities. they are having less luck with that, that they are trying to block some supply routes into there. 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,

advance towards the city of mc alive, pushing them back into the her, san region. but it is, you know, as that report ready highlights and as president valencia has been saying for some time now we hear from those cold get louder and louder. they need support by way of weapons. they're running out of ammunition and they are being outgunned by the russians. will. speaking of weapons, there are some reports that russia is using more deadly weapons. what more 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 are saying that they're doing that because they're 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, and people and parts of shanghai will also have to remain indoors. both cities used restrictions earlier this month, but the rest of it has proven to be a short one ah, fresh locked downs and marked a thing in shanghai. not to 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, it's residence,

have to stay indoors once again. and in that yeah, of course on. but it logged on was just lifted on june. first, we were only just slowly recovering and returning to some semblance of a normal working life. oh, i am a little wider if that opposed of cases and the compound we will be in a lockdown. i will get some supplies to stop a similar situation happening again. sensitivity wasn't in beijing, some districts are shutting down bars and clubs 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 corbett policy. but doc downs have battered the economy and flashed growth forecasts more disruptions, good further, florida comedy. some residents still have accepted strict testing and restrictions

as a way of life. or, you know, this is something we should do because only when everyone will be in the requirements can reduce the risk of virus transmission. i see it as a normal thing. i've never taught that it adds to the trouble or using that the government has made it easy and you can get tested close to your home. it's so convenient for is that any reason not to do it? but with driving, locked on fatigue and highly transmissible variance are those are questioning if a 0 corbett policy is even sustainable. let's take a look down some of the other stories making news around the world. iran and venezuela have signed a 20 year co operation agreement. deal covers areas including energy and defense. iran is one of venezuela's main allies. the 2 countries are both under tough us sanctions. in 2 people had been shot dead in india as protest turned violent,

crowns demanded the arrest of former members of the ruling party, accused of making derogatory remarks about the prophet mohammed, german schanzer, all of shoulders, calling for the european union to begin talks on north macedonia, and albania, joining the block regional cooperation is a key focus as shoals taurus, balkan nations, to the united states. now where lawmakers have passed a series of gun safety restrictions measures include raising the minimum age. we're buying some weapons to 21. bond to the bill is expected to fail in the senate where democrats do not have enough votes to pass drinker, stricter gun controls. america has seen more than $240.00 mass shootings this year alone. german d. w. washington correspondents to me. some was kind of traveled to colorado to the scene of a notorious massacre, 2 decades ago. column by a name that became synonymous with anguish and terror. notch us 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's 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 and the dinner table. dad, did you know there were loopholes in the brady bill? brady bill is the national law that requires background checks for gun 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 in colorado and closing a loophole that made it easier to buy fire arms at gun show. but there is 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. when 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 and daniel shoots and he will continue to walk. he says, until significant action is taken to protect lives like his son. the streets of bangkok are a wash with color asked. highland celebrates its 1st official pride parade. thousands have march through the capital waving rainbow flags. they want same sex marriage legalized and more rights for 6 workers. bank hogs governor joined in the festivities, which he says will become a regular celebration. before we go, a quick look at our top story. the european union is promising to assess ukraine's

bid to join the blog by the end of next week. russell's chief ursula under lion made a surprise visit to key if for talks with president vladimir soleski here up to date on dw news, my colleague nicks, pfizer will have your next update for you at the top of the hour. thanks so much with ah, i think is everything challenging for some are big almost noon, so much different culture between here and there. so challenging for everything. ah, and so miss, i think it was worth it for me to come to.