ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, another hurdle cleared on ukraine's path to e u membership. the commission recommends to the council 1st that ukraine is given european perspective. and 2nd, that ukraine is given candy, that status further steps towards membership. now need the backing of all $27.00

government leaves also on the program. you k government says julian massage can now be sent to the us to face spying. charged. b, wikileaks founder has been fighting extradition for over a decade, but his supporters say his battle is not over yet. ah, i'm good. how both as welcome to the program. the european commission is recommending that ukraine be granted formal you membership candidate status. this will allow you to start negotiations with brussels commission presidents, also on the line added that ukraine must carry out an a number of political and economic reforms. the use recommendation will then be discussed by all of the blocks $27.00 nations. add a summit in brussels next week,

and it follows an endorsement for fast tracking you trans candidacy by 4 european leaders visiting here. now let's get a reaction from the ukranian government. now joining me from keith is august definition, or she's ukraine's deputy prime minister for european integration. thanks for joining us. you on d. w. news? can i ask you, are you into a government satisfied with the commission's recommendation? ok, hello, grading that your where and all the, all those who are watching a we, we're nearly have a feeling of celebration here goes, it's far not the end of the story and the decision to be taken on $24.00. but for us, it's really important that the come closer and the position now by european commission was approved unanimously by the members of the european commission. and

there, then they are very clear now doing an understanding and it's also a tree be to the reforms and a positive transformations we've been going through for the last years. and of course, clear math such on graph thing candidates that she's and the european perspective for ukraine, favorite the way towards mobilizing the unity phone on 24th. so of course we are. so having the commission on your side is one thing, but it's no secret that beyond the commission, some you member states opposed grant to ukraine, candidate status as portugal. this denmark, the netherlands, for example. so the you summit is coming next week. do you think you can persuade them to change their starts? well, 1st and foremost, we have to understand the general m. k for, for book of the decision which is to be taken, whereas like 90 percent and so old members are not only like

positive about making decision on granting your credit candidates stitches their pro actively insisting on that. and i'm talking here not only about the eastern european countries yesterday, 3 leaders of the old europe, so called like italy, france and germany, or in kia and made a clear message that they support immediate decision on granting ukraine. the candidate set you, as well as the irish irish prime minister and the group of the most powerful democracy over european union. while european commission in the decision has precisely addressed concerns of such countries as the netherlands and then denmark on the rule of law and nancy corrupt steps to be done. so either like any other arguments which will be revealed by these skeptical countries, they will be a bit of weak and clear to us. so we hope for unity and we have been comp

complete underlining that giving but candidates such as to grade is only the beginning of the way the beginning of those conditions we should meet to become a member say. now you mentioned yesterday's, a meeting in kia with mccaul, shaw, it's, and drug. do you consider these states now? real ukrainian allies because the path, they all been criticized for, allegedly trying to accommodate. let me put in a while in the sense it was very important that the physical meeting and such for much taken place in i'm sure that this 3 leaders helped me think together in such 4 months, regularly by themselves with or without president the landscape. so it gave us a lot of ponder, sounding on many issues related to military system functions, but also paving the way. so if you are b and that's a gratian of ukraine, these leaders have been in place when major or crime has been taking place.

and i think if this is a theme with your own eyes, if the proofs are provided to the leaders by their own services who has been working in this field, there is a decision to be taken whether you undertake this commitment insured by you, by your position or not, i'm sure that it, this will be already clear by the messaging following the formal press one. now let me basically ask about sholtes relations between ukraine and germany were strained and frosty recently. are you not completely happy with the support you receive from the german government and all of scholes? well, it's too early to make any of my so because the very long and i'm friend discussion has been taken place yesterday and it's not a secret that we've been we've been captured in a major like devastation related to the cope and the timing of the delivery of

military assistance from germany, given the fact that germany has all the arsenal of the most needed types of military needed to ukraine. so the arrangements and the delivery and the timing for not in line with the needs to defend ukraine. and this discussion has been taken place yesterday. some announcements were done, but it is still premature to assess that we will see by actions not by promises august definition of the deputy prime minister for european and your atlantic integration of you crime. thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. thank you. now, brussels bureau, chief of some of norman tells us why this move is so significant. while it's definitely a very, a symbolic moment or this decision that was expected today,

that the european commission recommended ukraine to be granted a big rendered you candidate status or the press conference with or the last on the lion, the european commission chief is still under way in the building riots behind me were the commission is seated and was it a funder lion stressed already at that or the assessment of the merits of ukraine application has been concluded in a very careful way that they came to the closest to the conclusion at that ukraine is already on its way to be a part of the european family. she said that ukraine has a very active civil society. so this is definitely a plus and that the election system and ukraine is free and fair. and she even went so far as saying that ukraine has already shown its determination to live up to

european values and standards. but of course, this recommendation today is only the beginning of what can be a very long process with you leaders to decide about ukraine's candidate status next week when they come together. he and russel's, of course, we need to, to remind our viewers that all the members states have to be on board to grant is status ukraine. alexandra, very briefly, if you can, do you expect any resistance to the membership id from some you states? you can never exclude dead because of course there are some member states who are very reluctant saying that listen, this is a country at war. we cannot begin at session talks with, with a country at war. then they're also saying that there is still a long way for you way to meet all the obligations. and some of them are saying that granting ukraine candidate status would not be fair. considered that there are

some a seats in europe that are officially being called candidate states, such as montenegro, for instance, or north macedonia. and they have been in the waiting room for years now. the w. brussels bureau chief, alexander, phenomena there. thank you very much. the toll on the civilian population in ukraine's eastern industrial heartland is increasing. ukrainian official says tends to evacuate civilians hold up in the assault chemical plant and shivered. alternates would be impossible without a complete cease fire in neighbouring this chance. he says at least 4 civilians were killed in an air strike, as they sheltered at a cultural center. the russian campaign is intensifying eliza charts. the only city in that region still under ukrainian control, and people face a difficult choice of whether it's leave or to stay. it's

a gruesome task rescue workers look for survivors under the rubble at this cultural center in lisa chance. they come across some of the victims. the building sheltering dozens of people was destroyed in what de la hans correctional governor says was the russian air strength or weaknesses describe what happened after the attack. to click it, i heard some one cry. clicking terrible cries, the apple i ran here and saw only ruins and bodies were you. they were carried away on stretches. i don't know in the future, some were alive. some were dead for louis. lisa chance is just the cross the river from several denounced the key battleground in russia's latest offensive in the dumbass region. and like is not the neighbor. the city is still under ukrainian control, but constant russian shelling and rocket attacks. mean,

the civilians here are in grave danger. authorities are trying to convince them to leave. but some refuse we study can none yet. when we are old people, we do not have a place to go do it. where will i go? i'm 72. they will dump me in some village somewhere with her. you guys are fight for peace is let the police come. many though decided to leave is believe less than a 5th of the pre war population of nearly 100000 people still remains enlisted chance for many of them. destroyed houses mean they can only seek shelter in basements like this one. i don't know how to put it into words. people are afraid, this is war. it's scary. there's no communication, he can't go out anywhere. there's no place to go with. know where to go and no. and to the fighting inside these people are praying their lives shattered. by the

brutal conflict will be spared. oh, that's good enough that now from a correspondent roman gone to rank or he joins his from. you friends, capital, keith roman. the you went on friday, said that the humanitarian situation in easton, ukraine is extremely alarming. how do you see that? well, we can concerned that the situation is deteriorating and it has several reasons or isn't one of the shelling intensifies. so there are 3 major bridges just around that city. sivilton ask are there which are? well, all major battles are taking place. the bridges were blown. so ukrainian authorities, nuclear in the army cannot, can poorly support people who are left their ukrainian and civilians who are hiding in that chemical plant. and, and we have new reports about the numbers of people. there are $568.00 adults and $38.00 children and an attempt to recreate them. i was not successful and there

will be further attempts. i guess the 2nd isn't a reason for, for the bad situation with people who are staying there is that the temperatures are rising. we have some hockey in ukraine, and there is danger of for infectious diseases and spreading. and because of pure poor, hygienic conditions. it's a, it's another another problem for the ukrainian government because you cannot, you don't have enough medicine. you don't have enough medics. we can go there and help people. now the european commission is recommended that ukraine be granted formal e membership candidate status. how's this being received? in t if well, um of course everybody is happy but they understand this is just the 1st step. as the ukranian president of altima landscape, put it on twitter a few minutes ago. he said, and it's a historic decision. the way to the membership it could begin, but then he said it also or will make our victory closer. but when you talk to

people here and here in the capital, and just as i did yesterday during that press conference or after the press conference of the european leaders who met president zalinski, there is a feeling a, we are very close to our, our goal. but we still have to go and wait because there could be some surprises as some experts say here. for example, there are fears that there might be some certain conditions for ukraine to be met before it receives that a candidate status. well this is just pure speculation. but present mccomb hinted at that when he said that there could be some kind of a road map or this is how he called it. and that are also other countries in europe who say that they are ready to support ukrainian bid. but on certain conditions, what those conditions are, we don't know. did a roman contra rancor reported from keith? i think you're wrong. britain

has approved the extradition of wikileaks, found the julian sauce to the united states. that's where he's wanted on 18 criminal charges, including spying. washington says a 1000 things. it lives by releasing troves of classified military records and diplomatic correspondence. wikileaks cold fridays decision, a dark day for press, freedom and british democracy. it's vowed to appeal the decision on britain's highly bought and tenacity. exactly. on this. let's go to london where rebecca vincent is standing by for us. she's the u. k. bureau director for reporters without borders. rebecca, you have campaigned against a socialist extradition. so what's your reaction to this? indeed, i agree with where he likes it's a dark day for press freedom here in the u. k. and this will have implications more broadly than just this country. julian assange has been targeted by the u. s. government for his contributions to journalism and if he is indeed extradited if it,

if an appeal does not work on this, that's a precedent that can be applied to any publisher, any journalist, any source around the world. so it's a dark day for the u. k. but the u. k also failed to take a stand internationally to protect press freedom in journalism in signing this shameful extradition order. do you see any legal problems with this decision? oh, well, there's a number of issues with the case. we monitor the entire extradition of proceedings here in the u. k. court. so it's very frustrating. after 2 years of proceedings, it came full circle is once again a political decision of the home office which again failed to act in the interest of journalism and press freedom. the we could see a situation where this will be in the u. k. court. up for possibly some months, at least a heads are big concerns or about the legal case in the us of course, because if juliana sanchez extradited, their he faces 18 counts related to his publication of information that was in the

public interest. 17 of these are under the espionage act. the espionage act itself lacks of public interest defense. so he will be unable to defend himself because of course, the reason that that he published these documents. these are hundreds of thousands of leaked diplomatic and a military classified documents had exposed we're crimes, human rights violations. these were in the public interest, but he cannot and any other publisher, journalist, or source in this position cannot adequately defend themselves without a public interest defense. so our legal concerns only grow if the extradition indeed moved forward. well, if it does forward what, what do you worry might happen to him? if that happens, what would you just outlined? well, of course, there's the political precedent that this kid sat, but also his own well being. he is not, well, he has extensive mental health issues. he has some physical health issues, are already concerned about his state of well being and his conditions and bell

marsh prison here in the u. k. but if he's extradited, we have heard ample medical evidence throughout these proceedings that he is very likely to act on suicidal impulse that he has. this is a possible matter of life or death. and i want to emphasize that that is despite the assurances of the u. s government has given about his possible treatment if he is extradited, even if they respect these assurances, which we have no guarantee that they will. he is very likely to be held in conditions of isolation. he will be cut off from his family, from the support that he has here in the u. k. where he also shouldn't be in prison . were very worried indeed about about his life. in fact, if he is actually added to the u. s. rebec of his badge. ok, bureau director for reporters with our borders. thank you very much. sonata look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. 3 palestinians were killed in the occupied west bank after arrayed by israeli forces. 8 people were wounded in that attack. israel's army says it was conducting an operation to

search for weapons. rates in the west bank were ramped up after a series of deadly attacks in israel. the united nations has said that 15000000 people in sudan are facing acute food insecurity. well, food program blames political instability after an october cool climate change and rising global foot prices for the crisis. the agency urges immediate action to prevent a growing risk of starvation. in the east africa nation. oh yeah, china has launched its largest and most modern aircraft carrier market a military milestone for the country. it comes during heightened tensions over territorial disputes with the u. s. and taiwan pledging aims to modernize its military to rival washington by 2027. he shall means you're here. i'm going to south asia now which has been suffering unseasonably hot weather earlier than usual

. heat wave in india and pakistan is being blame for at least 90 death so far this year did abuse. many roach audrey has been speaking to farmers in western india, and they told her they never experienced weather patterns as extreme as they're seen right now. mo, stretches of land in with ever a region in the western state of my russia looked like this during the summer months. several districts here are categorized as climate change, hotspots, soaring temperatures, and the shortage of water makes life difficult for the millions of farmers who live you bound to rank away says this, the heat wave is terrible and it's almost impossible to work in these conditions. he says it's not just farmers productivity, but also how much they produce that is impacted or delivery actually. but tiny organisms which live in the soil make it for toil. hoover, if it gets too hoppy,

organisms are affected, run over if they are wiped out entirely because of such heat. loved will eventually become barren. why the wonder them in her the hanging fruit farmer? good, john and perry also says he has never experienced such blistering heat, which has destroyed the orange plantations for which this area is best known. he adds that the region has been recently prone to sudden weather changes which affect people's work and income target. dunkin that the weather pattern see have become erratic or last year. it's suddenly rain, very heavily destroying our crop. so let us pharmacy and we're completely dependent on nature for farming. and when there is a natural calamity, it's affects our yield load. little the monson rains are white, the crops in india. this year the rains have been delayed here. the region of the dunbar economically dependent on agriculture is highly sensitive to climate change, intense heat, long dry spell on seasonal hair, storms and changing green patents impact the process of farming and the crop yield

all year long. but the sun gradually beat, go and agriculture expert by bless, badillo to your soil has rapidly degraded because of these changes up a high or more theorizing temperature. over the years we have seen that the rising temperatures and later monsoons are 2 of the biggest problems affecting indian agriculture. i gotcha. farmers here very dependent on the reins from a men such delays effect production. i make the rivers awareness among farmers. one with ben agriculture practices is may and helps them implement measures to corporate climate change. what is clearly needed is for policy makers to strongly intervene to mitigate the impact of climate change. for the farmers toiling in the scorching sun, there is no time to waste. though they are at the mercy of global weather changes. they cannot give up as they struggle to make a living. today marks 50 years since

a scoundrel broke that led to the resignation of a u. s. president. but watergate scandal made headlines. the world over when it was revealed that richard nixon had ordered wiretapping and other illegal actions against his political opponents. the building complex. the gave the watergate scandal it's name still stands today. 50 years ago, during the night of june 17th, 5 men broke into the headquarters of the democratic national committee. apparently to install bugs and take photos of files. the men were caught, but others were involved in the scandal. all the way up to the us. president journalists revealed that richard nixon, eustace power against political opponents, goodwives. for a year earlier, nixon had told his chief of staff that he wanted to use to use wire tapping and tailing and other shady to illegal forms of intelligence gathering against

the democrats. so while nixon didn't know about the watergate break in advance, he had he was morally responsible for getting these hearings. didn't nixon committed? crime and investigative committee tried to clarify that, but he refused to testify or resign them. they stumbled upon the oval office recordings of conversations. after resisting the probe, the nixon administration agreed to turn in the tape. later it became clear that a crucial passage of the recordings was missing was the one in which he ordered a cover up of watergate. but at this point, impeachment proceedings against next and were already underway under the pressure became too much to leave office before my term is completed as a har into every instinct in my body. but as president, i must book the interests of america 1st. therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. that nixon was later

pardoned by his successor, gerald ford. and watergate became the epitome of political scandal. it's important to remember watergate, because it reveals the vulnerabilities of our constitutional government. it also the strengths. ah, you there, it's very hard for a country to protect itself from a bad leader, a lesson that still stands true to day. what cdw needs before we go his quick look at all told stories. european commission officials are recommending that ukraine be put on a fast track for you candidacy. presidents also under lion said the recommendation was on the understanding that the country would carry out a number of reforms. the recommendation will need the approval of leaders of all the 27 you members state the u. k. government has approved an extradition order to send a julian a sorry to the us to face spine charge. the wikileaks found that has been fighting

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