his successes in a weekly coven 19 special every thursday con d w. ah ah ah . this is dw news live at from berlin tonight, ukraine's hopes of joining the european union president zalinski calling this week historic. a key decision is expected on ukraine's candidacy and it comes as zalinski warns of more russian attacks on his country. also coming up to like it,

israel, a 5th election in less than 4 years. prime minister of holly been it's 8 party coalition crumbling only a year after the government for ah, i'm brick. gov. it's good to have you with this on this monday, we begin with a warning for europe from ukrainian president voldemort zalinski. he says that european countries should be bracing for potentially hostile activity coming from russia. zalinski says ukraine is facing a historic, weak as it awaits a landmark decision from the european union on its candidacy status. the says that could prompt russia to intensify its aggression, not only against ukraine, but also against its western supporters. a russian missile plunged into ukrainian soil in the city of lazy chance.

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, beth's reading grinds on the fears, at least chance is next to that. most residents have fled to them, but some are stuck. when we fix up ethan, but 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's going to end soon. you know, they live in sellers to increase their chances of survival. you know, you the bracing for a predicted escalation in russia's campaign of destruction or to live mon sean. this week, we should expect a greater hostile activity from russia and the early against ukraine. but also against other european countries. li, pontine sure. we are preparing modeling. 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 cremins efforts to pull ukraine into its hold. it by force german foreign minister and alina bab, book on monday, voice her support, head of a meeting of e. u. foreign ministers. that say what i got to was on friday is a special meeting. i mean, we are gathered ahead of a historic moment with 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 this opportunity to use a vice him stay long near the promise of europe,

hope for ukraine and it fight for survival? earlier i spoke to you who are zoned for his ukrainian president's foreign policy adviser and his deputy head of the president's office. and i asked him about this historic week and how confident he is that ukraine will get the green light from the european union to begin those fast track membership talks. well, the 1st positive news, the got the previous speak was the opinion of the european commission, and many would not believe this opinion would be positive. now i have this positive opinion recommending the european union member states to support this opinion. plus also we have the support of several leaders, a leader in countries. johnson shorts, 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 me. 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 at the same time, trying to fight off the russian military? well, that's with a fast track that we were shown in throughout the last 4 months. i mean, just to remind you, we, someone did applications for membership on the feed day war and less than the, within the 44 months, we are about to receive the kind of the standards within the record, high speed for any country before ours begin candidate or even member, we have filled in the questionnaire 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 the european union and its members states to have at least half a speed grant is moving to was the pothole the forms. we are ready to make further reforms despite the war and especially after when the war. well let's, let's assume that the european union says yes to this faster 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,

he's visits in key or during the phone conversation switch. 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 work when the, when 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 the last 2 the last week when you enter, it does not want any other story. 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, write too much, if not everything depends on whether we will attain that band of,

of the heavy weapon in fact or to the system. but not only does about molars, it's about arm of the because it's both dance. if you asked me what 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 be ukraine more than 3 or 5 days, which consented there somehow or with a plan which rush ahead. so now everyone saw that you're going to skip above. ukraine knows how to fight, you know, not only how to defend, but how to counter attack. and so we, and this, or i'm staying in the 3rd review throughout the last month, showed that the world needs in ukraine. now 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. hor,

off the foreign policy advisor to ukrainian president zelinski. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you. now to the middle east, israel is a party. government coalition could soon be no more. its members say that they planned to dissolve parliament, which could mean pressure elections as early as october. the coalition has been in office for just a year and suffered a set back in april, losing its one seat majority in the kinetic. it survived to new confidence votes earlier on monday. prime minister and tony bennett is expected to step aside. the foreign minister, lockheed i was expected to take over until a new government can be sworn in hover earlier. i spoke to our correspondent tanya kramer, in jerusalem, and i asked her why israel is going to the polls for the 5th time in just over 3 years. 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 prime minister in of ta, dependent and a foreign minister, yellow pete of who's also d. i'm his also the alternate prime minister. and they realized that deborah had run out of options to hold this coalition together. mister bennet tonight 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 policy actually, legislation and the connected. most recently, the government failed to add to pass to extend x in emergency law that pertains to is really low in settlements in the occupied westbank. the both mr. 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 can take a prime minister until the next elections, 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 that block. and we always talk of course, here is right about coalition governments. a formed by a several parties and neither blog 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 i know in the government, according to these polls 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. so

we heard already prime former prime minister benjamin netanyahu, knowing that he will be back or that he wants to form abroad. nationalist wiping a government. but of course, he also failed in the last 4 elections a to for him as such a government. so i, he certainly hoping for come back. but of course, you know, a lot can happen until the elections take place on agreement with the ladies tonight from jerusalem is always telling you. thank you. a court in japan has upheld a ban on same sex marriage saying the ban is constitutional. 3 same sex couples had sued for compensation, saying their rights were quality and free. union have been violated and they blow to eligibility rights. the court rejected their debates, anger, and disappointment for the theme sex couples in japan who petitioned for their

right to maddie the will. thank god, district court ruling has come as a shock. he duly hung it to the level. only i think it is a debt of building deed was that it does constitutional, that people are being discriminated against for their sexuality or something. they cannot change a hotel. i am extremely furious and i am very disappointed. he go to your confidence, 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 countered 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 to limited rights? couple still cannot inherit each other's assets or have bad into rights over each other's children. white conservative attitudes persist in japan open in paul's shore that the majority favor a theme, sex matter channel, learned from libel. the court should acknowledge that the benz unconstitutional, japanese society is becoming more open, but things are still different. yos, it makes me pink. what's wrong with japan? we hope that i think japanese people nowadays have more interest in edgy be de q issue was that, but they're still discomfort here when compared to other countries. i personally hope that will change and left it along. these petitioners won't be giving up any

time soon. their next stop they see is the osaka high court are here's a quick look now at our top story this, our present bottom is zalinski says ukraine has begun a historic week. is it a way to key decision from e leaders on? it's been for candidates status. he's also warning of more hostilities coming from russian ga, the w. steven beardley as of next week with dw business news. i will see you tomorrow with every day for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.