[000:00:00;00] ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine says as forces are still holding on to the eastern city of several don, yet many civilians are sheltering in the besieged chemical plant and the region is under heavy russian. shelling also coming up. you are a salad, says strike a landlocked deal on gun control. both republicans and democrats back moves which could break a decade long cellmate in congress. as in formula one, another victory for red bulls max,

vist up. and as ferrari's challenge goes up in smoke at the, at the very john pre ah, era here. i believe mohammed welcome to the program. ukraine says it remains in control of a chemical factory and the eastern city of several don. yet hundreds of people are sheltering inside. the plant says he has become the focus of the battle for eastern ukraine. both several don yeske and the nearby town of lucy chance are under attack by russian forces. ukrainian soldiers in list a chance under fire from russian artillery though they managed to evacuate a wounded civilian another barrage forces them to take cover again. this chance is the twin city to see ever done,

yet sk which remains the focus of russia's offensive in the dawn. bus russian and separatist forces have so far struggled to fully claim the city sever dynette is not completely all 100 percent liberated. while cave reports that ukrainian forces are still holding out, let's see what the enemy conducts. a sold operations in the city of civil denise able, but without success, there might with street fighting, still raging across the city. most of ukraine's forces are hold up in the adult chemical plant, along with an unknown number of civilians. the fist fighting has made evacuating the city impossible. but in this war of attrition, the don bus is not russia's only target. the russian ministry of defense has released this footage of strikes against what it claims

a ukrainian strongholds. a russian news agency is also reporting claims that a large stock pile of u. s. and european supplied weapons in western ukraine was destroyed. the loss of these supplies would be a major blow for ukrainian forces. with some troops warning they are running low on ammunition. the west has promised to send additional weapons and for ukrainian troops in the don bus. these can't come soon enough. will uri sack and advise the t ukraine's defense? melissa told us keith urgently needs more weapons from the west. a lead we had received and we began receiving ramstein out of the me cci, either out on air force base in germany. you grain began receiving a heavy artillery of legal standards, a 135 caliber. and we have already received and deployed to the front ah, $150.00 of such items. and they are efficiently used along the battlefield. and

of course, as our president and administer of defense, is to say, we need more of these. i need more, of course, on the mouth, you want to rocket systems such as the and high mars. the shift already occurred on the u. s. has said already they will provide ukraine, we for system. so i must be you guys ready said they will provide you with rest systems or just so you understand according to the general start of the cranium armed forces, ukraine currently needs about a 100 of such systems to be able to conduct a counter offensive. and to be able to liberate our land. so timing is crucial and we need to receive these systems or has a look at some of the other developments in the wall rush a day ceremonies had taken place in some parts of occupied ukraine. military bands

paraded in sylvester pole in the crimea, which moscow annexed in 2014 and russia's national colors will on show in mario pole. the fort was overrun after nearly 3 months under abutment some fuller, mcdonald's restaurants in russia have reopened under a new name, which translates as tasty and that's it. not all customers are happy though, protested demanding. the return of the big mack disrupted the opening ceremony and moscow. mcdonald's close, it's $850.00 russian outlets over the wall. a crate is hoping to join the european union as soon as possible. brussel says a promising a quick decision on whether to award ukraine candidate status. the 1st step in the long and complicated process to w max santa has more blue crane may be on its way into the european union. and some leaders have promised it won't take longer,

it will be not as usual and much of years to form this opinion. but i think a matter of weeks if will work closely together sell for. he'll give another meeting his online. but despite the public show of solidarity that you commission president displayed here on her 1st visit to ukraine, there are a few legal challenges ahead o candidacy is the 1st step. countries have to fulfill the so called copenhagen criteria, which includes having a stable democratic government that applies the rule of law. or the 2nd stage, or accession toss, which marks the beginning of practical preparations for e u membership. so a country would usually need to undergo reform process, which includes its judiciary, the administration, its economy, and political structures. the rules add up to $35.00 chapters in total with long

lists of conditions. countries are vetted accordingly by the commission on the state of their markets, agriculture, external relations and other factors. if you, negotiators find a problem like a government meddling in the appointment of judges, they can demand justice reforms which can take years. finland needed 3 years to comply. turkey started the negotiating phase back in 2005, but talks have long been deadlocked due to acura's increasingly authoritarian tendencies and the leadership's unwillingness to reform. and in the case of ukraine, the french president seems to have low expectations. new several to us. we all know perfectly well that the process allowing them to join will take several years in truth, probably several decades of it. they some good result this in ah, once all 35 chapters of requirements are satisfied and all member states have

signed off on them together with the european commission and the european parliament. and accession treaty is put forward. it is then signed and ratified, and villa, you are a you member state. in the mid 2012, mostly eastern european countries were allowed to join the block despite apparent issues with dysfunctional institutions and deep seated corruption. the understanding was that for former communist countries change was more difficult to bring about a political decision was made at ukraine today. has institutional issues as well. on top of that, it will lead massive reconstruction efforts after the war. and it seems that at the moment, not everyone in the you is motivated to take them in u. s. senate says have a great on a framework for tight, a gun controls the move for sort of a stronger steps called for by president joe biden. and many democrats thought with republican support and would break

a stalemate in congress that lasted for years. despite mass killings and protests, a teenager killed 19 children and 2 teachers at a school in texas asked mother let me know, please send me some. a scanner is following the story in washington, d. c. and she told me the deal between the democrats and republicans comes as a surprise. this is pretty significant. rahile on saturday. we were reporting on the big gun control rallies across the country, and i was telling you how there was very little hope that anything would happen on a federal level, because there wasn't enough support in the senate that appears have been wrong. sen, chris murphy, who was a democrat from the state of connecticut, spearheaded his negotiations. he made the announcement to day and he thanked his fellow republicans and democrats, who worked with him on this. and he said that he is optimistic, that this plan will be translated into legislation that will then end up on the president's desk for signing. and the bipartisan group released

a statement saying that their plan will save lives a while also protecting the constitutional rights of law. abiding american, so it appears they were able to reaches compromised despite big differences. so all you say it is a compromise. what would it change exactly this plan you will take you through what some of the agreement states and it would do a few things. so it would provide money to states to implement red flag laws. these are that the laws that allow officials to remove guns from someone who is considered a risk. it would also include a background check expanded background check for people who are under the age of $21.00 and want to buy a gun. it would close something that is called the boyfriend loophole. that would stop. people have been convicted of domestic violence from getting of a firearm. it would give money to states to address mental health response that something that was important to republicans because they continue to underline that it is mental health behind these shootings and not guns. and it would give money to schools to improve safety as well. so this is a limited package and the details will have to be worked out,

but it is being held as an important step forward. and so be what do you think's cole's this shift politically? why now really, it seems that there was this massive outcry after the mast shootings and buffalo and you've all the texas. you mentioned 19 children. 2 teachers killed there that appear to have moved the needle. the country has been devastated. also by so many shootings this year. and one of the loudest voices was senator murphy, and he said after you've all the, he would not accept nothing, there has to be some sort of incremental change. and that that would be the only way forward. you know, that gun control is one of the most divisive politicize issues in the us. but it appears that the demand and the outcry has managed to convince some republicans. and do you think this would satisfy many of these gun control campaigners who are out on the streets yesterday where we have seen some of the organizers of that rally and other gun control advocacy groups already welcoming the news of this

breakthrough. and if this were to pass, it would be the 1st federal legislation on gun control in nearly 30 years. so that is seen as a victory and president biden also put out a statement today saying that he would sign it as soon as it got to his desk. but he tucked up on the fact that this doesn't address some things. the democrats wanted to see, for example, it doesn't raise the age to purchase a semi automatic weapon, or it doesn't ban high capacity magazines, so it falls short of what they want. but again, the messaging that we've seen today is that they are welcome to the fact that there is some agreement, and i just want to point out quickly where he lives. there is some way to go. this has to be drafted as legislation. it has to go to congress and though senators were promised or support from the republican side, they have to vote that way. so still a ways to go. he w, assuming some a scandal in washington dc. thank you. send me but he has like some other new stories. french president, emmanuel, my, my crohn is expected to keep his parliamentary majority after elections for the

national assembly projection show. a new opposition left wing coalition has made big gains. but my hon. centrist alliance maintains a narrow lead, the final result will be announced after the 2nd round of voting next week. supporters of 2 men missing in the amazon urging brazilian authorities to step up the search. british journalist dom phillips, and indigenous experts buena para, were researching deforestation. and commercial intrusion in the region rescue teams found a backpack and laptop near where they disappeared. that's the south and has won the as a by john grand prix, extending his lead on top of the formula. one table, the red bull driver swooped as ferrari's charles le klegg again fell to finish. despite starting in pull position. ferrari sharla. clerk has secured all but to pull positions this season. but

a pole to pole finish wasn't in the car on the streets and bark, who in the very 1st turn red bull. sergio perez overcame locklear perez won the last race and looked set to possibly repeat. ferrari showed size of car trouble early. and red bull took advantage. being a good teammate perez, made way for reigning champion, max fish, stop in one lat 15 and then more bad news for ferrari on lat. 21. laclare managed to get the lead back, but with his engine clearly gone. it was game over locklear 2nd did not finish after starting the poll, red bulls, max fish stop in made good on ferrari's engine. failure to claim his 5th victory. this sees it red ball have dominated in 2022. when in all,

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