robes to be annihilated because he's in 77 years after the holocaust hatred towards jews is still pervasive. a history of anti semitism starts july, 2nd on d, w ah, ah, this is dw news live at from berlin tonight, ukraine's hopes of joining the european union president zalinski calling this week to store a key decision is expected on ukraine's candidacy. and he comes as zalinski warrants of more russian attacks on his country. also coming up tonight in israel,

a 5th election in less than 4 years foreign minister natalie bent. it's 8 hearty coalition is crumbling. only a year after the government was formed, plus french vote, delivering a steam blow to president emanuel mack wrong. just week after he was re elected, he has now lost his absolute majority in parliament as left his and far right parties surge, placing his reform agenda in doubt and a controversial decision has trans women. swimmers are effectively banned from female competition. is 40 world facing a big debate over the implications of male. puberty after swimming to governing body makes a landmark ah, i'm bring gov to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. we began

this monday with a warning for europe from ukrainian president vladimir zalinski. he says that european countries should be bracing for potentially hostile activity coming from russia. so lensky says that ukraine is facing a historic, weak as it awaits a landmark decision from the european union on its bid for candidate status. but he says that decision could prompt russia to intensify its aggression against ukraine and ukraine's western supporters. a russian mythical, plunged into ukrainian soil in the city of lucy chanced. no one is safe across the river. the city of federal on yet has been reduced to rubble by fierce fighting as rush as offensive in the dawn baths reading grinds on the fears, at least, he chanced, is next to that most residents have fled to them, but some are stuck near me. think of anything, but here we have nothing left,

everything was burned down. the most important thing is to get my sick father out. that's all that matters to me. i don't know how long he can survive, but i don't think this war is going to and soon, you know, they live in celeste to increase that chances of survival. you know, you, the pricing for predicted escalation in rush has campaign of destruction or to linen on short of this week. we should expect greater hosted activity from russia and the earned against ukraine, but also against other european countries. li, rhodesia, we are preparing monday. we are ready, ah, zelinski believes that russia will react to the european union's decision this week on whether ukraine will become a candidate for membership even considering ukrainian membership is a dramatic shift in the youth position and runs counter to do cremeans assets to

pull ukraine into its holbert by force, german foreign minister and alina babbled on monday voice her support had of a meeting of e. u foreign ministers for them. so what i got was on friday is a special meeting for me, as we are gathered ahead of a historic moment. smoking, we all have to realize that the membership countries have a special responsibility when yawn in. none of us want to look back at this moment in a few years and think, how could we not make use looks on this opportunity to use a vice him stay long. nixon. the promise of europe. hope for ukraine, and it's fight for survival. when d w 's emmanuel shaws is in chief and i asked her how significant this moment is for you correct? it's a very significant for ukraine and especially for ukrainians. it has been years in fact, way before, at the sword that their country have been

a gearing towards the ear candidacy. you can see a lot of people who aren't pro european or here, not least in this new government where you know, they are trying to make the necesary reforms because they know the process to be considered to be even considered a candidate and, and a process of becoming a member of the european union will be a long one and they really do try to abide by a european rule flaws and law and the european values. so various significant, weak indeed for ukraine. it president zalinski. he is also warning of greater hostile activity from russia, not just against ukraine, but across all of europe. but do we have any indication of what that backlash is going to look like, or could look like well, and the west backlash of course, is the price being paid by ukrainian themselves,

especially in the eastern part of the country where well the ukraine and population is paying with its blog, this war started on february 24th, but in western europe, this could take the form of cyber attacks. for example, it could also take to, for me, in russia, a block mailing europe in terms of energy delivery is even if western europe has taken the steps to to become independent from that energy from which it depended for years for decades. and of course we're seeing unfolding a food crisis that will affect europe, as russia continues to block a simulation of grain in ukrainian ports. and among we'll, let's talk about what's going on on the front winds. fighting is raging and eastern ukraine. do we know what is the situation like for the residents who are still living the well, we're getting reports from

a very dire situation, especially in new hampshire in the cities are set up and, and leave the sounds considered on yes. the few, the handful of civilians which are still remaining out of the 100000 that used to leave there before the war where they don't have access to electricity, no access to running water anymore. and there's over 300 or 300 people civilian still stuck in a chemical plant, the other chemical plant. and this is the only place still held by ukraine on forces. this is, this is unfortunately reminding us of the stand off between the russian forces and you're kind of forces in the us of thought steel planting mario bowl. so a very doris situation. they're very doris situation in this is shawn as well. this is the city of said, i don't ask where people are also likewise continuously shed by the russian army

and the special army which has thrown all its reserves in what would be the next decisive days. we'll see more bottles in dom boss in the hans and an s over the next few days. emmanuel sean is reporting the light from key. thank you. well, enjoying now by your job. he's the ukranian president. so when skis, foreign policy advisors, officer, the deputy heard of the president's office, this was ok. it's good to have you on the program. i want to talk about the situation on the front lines just a moment, but i'd like to start with this historic week. how confident are you that ukraine will get the green light from the european union this week to begin these fast track of session talks? well, the 1st those that didn't use the got the previous speak was the opinion of the european commission, and many will not believe this opinion will be positive. now have this positive opinion command in the european union member states to support this opinion. plus

also we have the support of several leaders of the european countries. johnson shows president monochrome prime minister, druggie produced a right to support his phone conversation with president street. so definitely this is a consensus decision. you cannot be 100 percent. sure, you can be sure all you have to visit decisions made, but if we have more positive then even several days before expectations on the final decision or the european council. you know that joining the european union is a process that takes years and it can sometimes take decades. ukraine is expecting it to be fast track. do you have confidence that your country can pull this off the, at the same time, trying to fight off the russian military? well, that's with the foss tricks that we were shown in throughout the last 4 months. i mean, just to remind you, we,

someone did application for membership on the feed day war and less than the, within the 44 months, we are about to receive the candidate standards within the record, high speed for any country before ours became candidate or even member we filled in the questioner with just one month, the process which would usually take more than a year for the country. so which gives me all the reasons to say that ukraine will be moving with the same direction. but definitely not. overton will depend on your grade who would like to european union and its members stage to have at least half a speed grant is moving to was the pothole the reforms. we are ready to make further reforms despite the war and especially after when the war. well, let, let's, let's assume that the european union says yes to this fast speed. the fast lane for the session talks on what is ukraine going to give the you in return to are you under pressure from the european union to possibly take actions to bring this

war to an end sooner rather than later. and i'm also talking about perhaps giving up territory to russia in the name of peace. that's not true. and neither leader i wish spoke to my president during he's visits in key or during the phone conversations which my person have numerous for day. so me personally, i haven't heard any indications for these are that leader inclining ukraine to, to make any decisions or to move sooner speed to end the war, which is not, do not need just to end the war when the wind that we need to have all the ukrainian territories back. so no one is able, you know, to make my president to any inclination or any sensations of any territories. we'll find you the last to the last week when you enter, it was not want any other story going. but when you bring in territory,

fight all the time, you say you want to win the war, you can only win this war. if you have enough weapons, are you getting the, the heavy weapons, the artillery that you need right now to push the russians back? well, right, you are much, if not, everything depends on whether we will attain that fund of, of heavy weapons. in fact, that goes out to the system. but not only this about molars, it's about arm of the eagles. it's about dance. if you ask me whether the progress is going on here, it's much more progressive and the speed is much more high than it used to be in the beginning. a war been menu of this. this would not even believe you would be able to sustain russian aggression. remember, some military experts would not even ukraine more than 3 or 5 days, which consented there somehow or with a plan which russia had. so novelty once saw that your greatness capable of ukraine knows how to fight your grain, knows not only how to defend,

but our to counter attack. and so we and this ramstein mission. so it's really broad. the last monster showed that the world needs and you know, it's high time to, to act with a high speed in delivering weapons to the director of your grade. that's what you're doing. yeah, we will, we will see definitely this week and how fast things progress, mr. you who are off the foreign policy advisor to ukrainian president zelinski. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. here's a round of now with some of the other stories that are related to the war in ukraine. the european union's top diplomat says cold was his blockade of ukrainian ports, a war cross. that brings with the risk of famine, reese, joseph barrell made the comments as european union foreign ministers met to discuss the war and food secure. millions of tons of we are stuck in ports in ukraine.

moscow has called a mood by lithuania, to block rail transit between russia and its enclave of coline rod illegal. the area, as you see here, is wedged between nato members with the when he and poland to leningrad goods are subject to e. u sanctions against russia. that the waning of says its decision is in compliance with that embargo. hollywood actor ben stiller spent the day in ukraine and met with president loaners zalinski to mark we wins. world refugee date of still are is a goodwill ambassador for the you ins. refugee agents visited the cities of love, even keep where he viewed were damaged and met ukrainians, forced to flee their homes. now to the middle east. israel's 8 party government coalition could soon be no more its members of say that they planned to dissolve parliament, which could mean fresh elections as early as october. the coalition has been in office for just one year. it suffered a set back in april,

losing its one seat majority in the kinetic. it survived to no confidence votes. earlier on monday, the prime minister, enough tale bennett is expected to step aside. foreign minister, your lobbied is expected to take over until a new government than what can be sworn it. hm. so israel is going to the polls for a 5th time in 3 years. how did we get here? i asked my colleague, tanya kramer, in jerusalem. well i have to tell you, i think it didn't really come as a surprise to many israelis. there were signs in recent months and weeks that this coalition was not lost, it's full term. so both the prime minister enough tal dependent and a foreign minister, yellow pete, or who's also d and his also the alternate prime minister. and they realized that deborah had run out of options to hold this coalition. together. mister bennet denied highlighted

the achievements of this government for the also said it was a tough decision, but was the best for the country also in light that this government had increasingly no problems to pass actually legislation in thickness, it most recently at the government failed to to pass to extend actually an emergency law that pertains to is ray law in settlements in the occupied westbank, the both mister bennett a mr. pete had, as said earlier in his statement that they had agreed to dissolve the connection, and that mister lupita will take over as care take her prime minister until the next selections, which will most likely take place in october in october. and we know that former president benjamin at yahoo has vowed to return a me what are the chances for election after the opposition's coalition experiment failed? while that is still to see, of course,

if you look at the poles at the moment, um you need the block. and we always talk of course, here in israel about coalition. governments are formed by a several parties and the, the block on the right thing. or if you look at the coalition like this one would have a majority right now to form a government, even some of the smaller parties that are now in the government, according to these pauls might not make it over the electro spice hold. but of course, a lot can change in the coming weeks and months until the elections take place, as we heard already prime former prime minister benjamin netanyahu, knowing that he will be back her, that he wants to form abroad. nationalist right, being a government. but of course, he also failed in the last 4 elections a to for him as such a government. so he certainly hoping a for come back. but of course, you know,

a lot can happen until the elections to take place on the agreement with the ladies tonight from jerusalem is always tanya, thank you. well, they were not the results that he wanted in parliamentary elections over the weekend. french president emanuel mack wrong lost his absolute majority. i crohn's centrist political block still holds the biggest number of seats in the new national assembly, but left us and for right parties searched macro was now put together cross already coalitions to salvage his reform agenda. if he fails, france could face years of political deadlock them yes. so how difficult has the job of governing just become for president macro i asked or purist, correspondent lease of the week? this election result is a major setback for president emma mac hall. instead of largely deciding by himself on french politics, by doing his 1st to him in office, he will now have to compose with other political forces to push through flagship

measures such as his pension reform aimed at increasing the time and age by several years from the current 62, he will try to gather support on the right, but also on the left amongst members of the new left wing align snoop. that is already saying 1st cracks, but it'll be an uphill struggle as my cross party and its allies, and not just a few seats. so it's of an absolute majority in parliament. but more than 40. it was lisa that reporting from paris. let's take a quick look now with some of the other stories we're following for you this hour. in africa, all these government says jihadist have killed more than a $130.00 civilians in recent days, including today. the attacks took place in several villages, east of the capitol, bama code. the violence is connected to an ongoing islamist insurgency in bali, so called islamic state has claimed responsibility for a terror attack. in north eastern rock of province,

at least 13 people were killed when a bus was ambushed and burnt. the civilian vehicle was carrying government soldiers . the extremist group was defeated a 2019 sleeper cells, however, still operate in parts of syria. swimming governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women's events. drawing both praise and condemnation across the sporting world, fina members agreed on a new policy that only permits swimmers who transition before the age of 12 to compete in women's events. the debate intensified in march when university pennsylvania swimmer thomas became the 1st known transgender us college swimming cheap. i've more now the spring in joanna harper, a visiting fellow for transgender athletic research at love bro university. in

england, it's good to have you. were this to night, help us understand this, that this decision amounts to the fact of band for transgender athletes? do you think the decision is the right one east, not a decision that i would make if i were in charge. and i'm certainly disappointed. what would be, you know, whether it's not it's ultimately the right decision is, is some think for his feet aside. i guess buh no pants, woman, or can't man, has been, ah, competing at the international level, ah, in swimming. and in this policy, per se only pertains to international swimming. so, so there's nobody actually to ban. ah, because no one has competed. that the question is,

will the national federations adopt that? and will this have a chilling effect at lower levels of swimming? what if i'm understanding you correctly, you're saying we're making this up as we go along and this is new, new territory. how optimistic are you that of athletes, trans athletes will be treated fairly there is a very subjective work, but i'm certainly not confident that that trends athletes in particular tend to women in sporting in swimming rather will, will have the opportunity to, to swim. i think that the all policy of requiring a testosterone suppression was a preferable policy. and i,

you know, how all this will shake out is still uncertain. will fina says that it is following the science here and, and, and saying that if you, you can't have gone through the beginning of, of puberty, you have to transition before the age of 12. me that, that sounds reasonable to a layman. so the important differences between male athletes and female athletes start with puberty when any one are with tests, these regardless of gender identity goes through a mill, puberty they is surgeon testosterone in there are huge changes in the body size and hemoglobin that make this body more athletic and that's why we of women sports. they the question is what happens with trend gender, women who take hormone therapy to suppress testosterone afterwards. and without

hard data from trans women athletes, you can't really make judgment on this. and there are very few data that exist right now. my university love university is the 1st one in the world to undertake studies on, on trans athlete. and we're just beginning. so it's really hard to say what happens with chanda late inter, anybody's. i don't think that this is the correct policy this. this isn't just a swimming story. the right me, this will could probably will impact other sports. well, just in the last week, 3 major governing bodies have come out with vastly different policies. the u. c. i . in cycling has start with a testosterone based policy. fifo, they didn't announce a form of policy,

has said that it is their intention to go by a case by case policy. it doesn't necessarily require hormone therapy. so know you have 3 very different policies announced in just the last week. and that's in addition to fairly recent policies by the i o. c, rural athletics, and role rugby which will also ask different things. who will others saw remains to be seen. join a harbor, visiting village for transgender athletic research at with bro university in england. while we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. you're welcome. can i? a court in japan has upheld a ban on same sex marriage saying it's constitutional. 3 same sex couples had sued for compensation, saying their right to equality and free union had been violated in a blow to l. g. b t writes. the court rejected their domains. anger and

disappointment. for the theme sex couples in japan who petitioned for their right to maddie, the osaka district court's ruling has come as a shock. he though he hung it to the level only, i think it is a database of ruling data with that it just wants to just know that people are being discriminated against for their sexuality or something. they cannot change up what it will. i am extremely furious, and i am very disappointed. he go, jo contadino, the court rejected the petitioners claim that a ban on same sex marriage is unconstitutional. and against that, i to equality. it admitted to the need for public and parliamentary debate on the rights of same sex couples, but stopped shy of taking a stand in favor of them. the ruling, surprisingly,

dan counter to that of another district court in 2021 which had found the ban on same sex marriage on constitutional japan is the only g 7 nation that does not recognize same sex marriage. does some municipalities support limited rights. couple still cannot inherit each other's assets or have bad until rights over each other's children. white conservative attitudes persist in japan. opinion false, sure, that the majority favor theme, sex matter. ronnie's grammar. you're watching the w news after in short break, i'll be back to take you through the day. stick around. we'll be right back with

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