linda benefits and why are they a threat to whistle preschools this week on d w ah ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin face to face in key of the leaders of france, germany romanian italy stand together in solidarity with ukraine's voter. mere zalinski and they've plunged their support for e u candidacy status for ukraine. ah

. a marina evans team, thanks for joining me. the leaders of germany, france, italy, and romania had been meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zalinski on their 1st face to face visit to ukraine. since russia's invasion, speaking in the capital, kia, of all for pledge their support for ukraine to receive full status as a potential european union, canada to, to make the marketing training president called for a full embargo and russian energy and a 7th packet. a package of sanctions against moscow. com, soleski said rushes invasion was not just an attack on ukraine. prussian aggression is aggression against europe, entire europe, entire united europe. it's aggression against us, against our shared values. and therefore, we should be united in our response to de ukrainians are in the frontline fighting against the russian strikes. but we are not alone. and to the today's meeting to

today, sir, former to prove that we understand each other fully. we know, and we understand that we need to, to reinforce ukraine's ukrainian defense hickey bully boards. and he's short on german, chancellor, all of shawls also vowed military support for ukraine, for as long as needed shawls had been criticized for not delivering weapons faster . and he said he would seek a positive decision on ukraine's e u candidacy during talks next week. ok, no good thought of ukraine forms part of the european family and my aunt and one milestone on its promising european path as attaining candidate status for the e. u. the european union member states will be discussing that in the coming days. if we know that it requires a unanimous decision on by member states, germany is in favor of a positive decision on ukraine. i don't stop michael,

and i will work in the european council to gain unanimous support for that good. they'll come in the same applies to the republic of moldova public model. and it's a matter of european credibility that we also finally on our promise to the states of the west and balcony. have been on this path for years and for, for i lose a short time ago. i spoke to d. w correspondent rebecca readers who was at that press conference in key. if i began by asking her if the ukrainian president got what he was looking for, i think you'd have to say absolutely. marianna, i mean this is something that the entity has been pushing for for some time, even before the war. but of course more urgently. and more formally, since the war, we know that ukraine put in their application to be joined the u. 4 days after russia invited a country. so this is and he's repeated and repeated the will that he wants to not a, not just be part of some great european alliance, but that he actually wants to be a member of the

a use. so really today's solidarity, today's unity from those european late is the very important from the 3 biggest economies within the a u and romania as well all supporting this. i think zalinski is a very, definitely happy with the outcome of today's tools. well, what about further military support? ukraine of course keeps on asking for more and heavier weapons. were there any pledges on this today? some small pledges. yeah, we saw some small pledges from france. they're going to send a couple more of these. caesar rocket launches that are very, you know, top notch. if you want the best on the market, they going to send some more of that. and of course you, as you just heard germany saying that they would continue supporting militarily, as long as is needed. unfortunately, most of what germany has promised hasn't arrived. certainly none of the bigger

weapons that there, that ukraine desperately needs. none of it is actually arrived yet. so i think probably some minor disappointment from the ukrainian side that maybe there weren't some bigger announcements as when it came when it comes to military aid. but definitely very happy with the all the things that came out of the meeting. well, today's visit of the german ancient tine and romanian leaders marks the highest profile international visit to key of since the russian invasion. rebecca, please do stand by because 1st we'd like to take a look at how to day unfolded and then we'll continue our conversation. and for the leaders of the use 3 biggest economies, it was a long awaited trip, a chance to show you their support, the ukraine, and counter criticism over the speed and scale of their responses. when the latest disembarked their train in key, the french president told waiting media their visit was

a signal to ukrainians. and he says that we rigor, message of european solidarity to the ukrainian people who chance to port we want to talk about the present in the future. because the coming weeks are going to be difficult. then it was a quick stop at a cave hotel where the 3 ladies were reminded of the ever present war. went air raid sirens rang out. ah, the keys suburb, european, which was the scene of intense fighting in the early days of the war, was their next destination. here they were joined by the romanian president. klaus, your highness, and showing some of the destruction left behind by the russian army. federal macaroni, who just weeks ago, infuriated keith by warning against humiliating russia, lauded the heroism of europeans defenders, and said he'd always supported ukraine. the german chancellor, olaf shalt struck

a solemn note as this forced bride's terrible what destruction this war is causing it to. it's much worse when you see the terrible senselessness of the violence. we see here what bugs and lost is a good both with phoebe has in innocent civilians have been effected. houses have been destroyed for an entire city has been destroyed, even though there was no military infrastructure here. hold on, keep hopes this visit will prompt more support from europe as late as safe for themselves, the devastation of the wall on burner will. rebecca, there has been some tension between the e. u and ukraine over the past few weeks. and in particular, frustration over remarks by a mental not crone about continuing dialogue with the vladimir putin and also all the shoals continue to maintain direct line or direct talks with the vladimir putin . you are out, today's press conference. can you describe the atmosphere for us?

it was formal but friendly. i mean these things do tend to be quite phone when you are at the presidential palace, you got the formal greeting, the principal standing there, taking their photos of hold the formal family, the family photo of a handshake. that kind of thing, but it was, it was friendly that were hugs and handshakes after the talk. so when the leaders came out to address the media, they did certainly seem that they had a good and productive conversation. it's hard to read much more into that than that . all the comments that were ruffled feathers here from president macaroni actually addressed that at the prop press conference saying that he's been completely transparent with all of his tools. and he's trying to keep dialogue open, that it's no good to isolate rusher. in fact that that could just be creating a bigger problem down the track. so he, he really, he actually, he was asked and he'd address that issue, head on and said that, you know, he's always been transparent both with potent and with president lincoln that he

actually had the okay, by president zalinski to even go ahead and have that conversation with vladimir putin that everyone was on the same page there from okay, it is quite remarkable to see world leaders visit a country that is in at war um what, where are the security measures like in give as these leaders spent the day there? i mean, the security measures were incredibly tight, as you can imagine, probably the highest security that i've seen so far. all one of these visits the, you know, given the importance of the visit and just who the visitors were, they were probably more security than they were price actually out there today at just for full, for the latest, were about to leave for the tour of the northern suburbs of cave, we actually have an air raid siren here in cave, and that really delayed the trip because they had to go into the bunker. now interestingly,

when we were at the press conference just before the latest were going to come out and get that press conference, there was another siren, but they chose to come out anyway, so they must have felt very secure that nothing was going to happen at that location, but yeah, definitely security has been incredibly type. most of the details kept under wraps very difficult for the press, even the press traveling who need to follow the latest and get all the information we're we're really kept in the dark a lot. so that's, that's another security measures are definitely the type of security i've seen so far. one of these visits d, w, rebecca ritter is for us and key of rebecca. thank you. a with me in the studio now is d w as chief political editor, michelle la christner. hello to me shayla. so as we were listening to schultz is remarks at that press conference and he did express very strong support for ukraine and it's path to you candidacy. but it was interesting, but he also made a point of mentioning at the west, balkan states and moldova. what do you make of that?

is this a follows a line that he's already been showing in a recent weeks he actually traveled to the west vulcans before going on this trip to make sure that there's no impression that that, that european promise will not be fulfilled and that ukraine will now suddenly jump the que, and it will be much easier for you crane actually to get that accession candidacy status. we expect the commission statement, the recommendation on this, this friday and the expectation after having seen those key european leaders come out certainly is that the commission would recommend in favor, but probably with quite a few conditions attached. and then you needed you to decide next week, and they are still far from clear unity deal would have to be done on this. but anything but a pledge towards candace the status with now we have political point scored for

reading it. so how do you see this going forward? i mean, joining the use of course, a very difficult process and ukraine has had a lot of difficulties with things like corruption. what, how is it likely to proceed? well, 1st of all, ukraine has to survive as a nation. that's the question now in order to actually go on that process that can take years even decades as a monitor my call has said in the past. so if anything it would be a very long road, but it clearly defines that ukraine continues to be seen as part of the european family as all sorts put it and from the other side, from the russian side, that there is no chance that the european union that europe will simply hand ukraine over to russia. and although of course, there is that red line at the u. nato countries weren't to get involved physically . but the pressure remains on countries particular germany that has been criticized for being too slow to deliver weapons to not simply make pledges. we've heard

another pledge there today from willa sol saying that he will continue to supply weapons, but to actually get them into ukraine. very fast as every day, every week counts. he really is chief political editor. thank you so very much. me here. look, now always great to talk to you. well, nato is vowing to bolster is forces along the lines is eastern borders in the face of russia's aggression. nato. defense ministers have a meeting in brussels as the alliance aims to reset it. strategic vision meeting comes ahead of a summit later this month that we'll seek to sent a new course for the coming years. speaking after the meeting, secretary general ian stolberg said, roches invasion of ukraine would change nato security strategy long term crucial more urgency cruises with so many schools for the longer term. so you

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