ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the european union puts ukraine on the path to membership. european leaders approve both ukraine and moldova as official candidates to join the e. u in the future. also coming up to crane orders, its troops out of sea, of year of their nets. after weeks of fighting, it means a step forward for russia and it's pushed to take control of the eastern,

new hampshire creature. and response teams race to reach survivors of afghanistan's deadliest earthquake and decades. aid is now trickling into the remote mountain region, but people save more help is urgently needed. ah ah nic spicer, welcome to the program. and we begin with an historic shift in europe, e u. leaders have approved ukraine in moldova as bids for candidate status. the 1st official step towards joining the european union. it's a political boost for ukraine as it faces big challenges on the battlefield. leaders from france, germany and italy had all back to cranes application, but all 27 member states needed to give it the go ahead. yes, yes we protesters outside the you council building here in brussels,

found their views reflected by the 27 european leaders meeting inside. all of them agreed to grant ukraine e u candidate status, along with moldova french president emanuel my call spoke glowingly after the vote . the pupil, unusual to confirm from day one of this conflict, europe has been reacting in a quick historic and united way body function. firstly with the sanctions as then economic, military and financial support. really good. i mean committee to annoy with this political gesture. im not suggest politic. the decision did not come as a surprise. nicole, along with 2 other powerful e u leaders, germany's olaf schultz and italy's mario hockey, had traveled to keith earlier in june. were they endorsed ukraine's e u membership bid. many of the leaders acknowledged that russia's invasion played a large role in their decision making. these put the whole

european union in such a motion. i will, we see is a result of totally new i would say utmost through with a new open council. it says, i would say this is a new european council at this moment. it's clear ukraine will have to fulfill a long list of criteria before being able to enter the union. a process that could take years even decades. but the possibility of a lengthy wait didn't dampen the spirits of ukraine's president who thank the council via video link. each of these. yeah, ve to show property you and i believe that the flag of the european union will fly in every ukrainian city that we have to liberate from russian occupation for that great. the ukrainian and european flags will be together when we rebuild our country together. after this war, the states ye lini ross e u leaders will also have to discuss whether the union is even able to welcome new

family members any time soon. many here and brussels agree the block needs internal reform 1st. so europe can compete on the world stage and believe the war raging on its doorstep makes this even more urgent. ukraine officially requested e u candidacy on february 28th 4 days after the russian invasion. but its efforts to move closer to the block began as early as 2004. kira roodick is a ukrainian member of parliament and leader of the opposition party voice. i spoke to her about ukraine's journey towards the european union. hello, thank you so much for having me. and i'm actually right now in brussels. so yesterday i was able to get a feeling of the preparation and then the healing of for a celebration after we receive the candidate. this is truly historical day for my country and for the nation. we started our journey to european union back in

2004, when there was a 1st decision made on the wrong direction. and then the revolution and a run for president. you call this happened because he made a personal decision that we would rather join the russia and aligns with them rather than european union. and it was not a choice of ukrainian people joining you and they talk is written in our constitution. and this is one of the reasons why putting attack and he was very clear about that. so what happened yesterday is historical and so many levels and so many ways. and i can't even begin to tell you what you crane and people feel right now. i was suppose i messaged me, we waive the right flag. this is there a bleeding news that on the 100 and almost 20 days of war, we really need it to see that are in front of us is not only

a fight for our freedom and far the sovereignty. but there is also a chance law. the country you know, yesterday my father called me and he said i dont quite understand what the candidacy means. but i do understand that we have the future now. and this is the most important thing for you when it gets a future. and can you tell us, i mean that, that i can imagine did the emotions and thank you for sharing them from your family the, the new hope that is, that is being given by this announcement. but as it is it just a psychological boost for your country? do you think her ers, they're more so as it will, the titian, i know that it's, he did, it's 1st of all motivation of those that we need. but it's also clear list of 4 items that we need to fulfill tool to move to the next step. and it's a good push for my country to good good for reforms. it would wish for the right

choices to me for us, for the s, for lehman terrance and the have already completed things that were and imaginable . like a month ago, a couple of days ago we have vote for right. if i the symbol convention, something that i personally would say that i did not believe that will be able to do as the leader of liberal party. i of course voted yes and my party voted yes, but there was so many people who were tentative for 10 years. they were tentative. but now when we needed it for the candidacy stages, people put their political a fight aside and they said ok, let's do that. let's do that for our country and then sure. and then the list of 7 points that your commission gave us in terms of reforms in terms of antic of option, the rule of law. and many other things is something that we will be able to complete faster and with more unity. because we know why we are doing it, can understand why you're on a war footing. and perhaps more mobilized. you might have been in the past for look, missed isn't happening in

a vacuum. president zalinski has himself worn in the past that russia might retaliate against this decision. so i can this, can this change the situation you think can change the course of the war will be any consequences of being admitted that would be negative coming from the kremlin. there absolutely will be consequences. we have a heard statement about putin who said that he doesn't really hear and that he doesn't even mind that you great, i will get the candidacy which translating from putting to normal. i can tell you means we can do anything about that, but there will be consequences. this is why all ukrainian people are advised to listen carefully to eric tyrants and take them seriously. and this is why we are waiting and hearing, and all our security systems are on the highest level of alarm, because we know that he will fight back. we know that he will do something to prove . first of all, to ration citizens that you is rush has to has the control of

a train. okay. cara roodick, leader of ukraine's opposition party. reacting to ukraine being granted. candidates sent us to the european union. thank you so much. thank you. and laura crane? ukraine has ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the eastern city of settled and esque after weeks of fierce fighting against russian forces. that's according to the regional governor. capturing savannah, though that's in the dawn bass area, is central to rush, has pushed to seize a large swath of land in eastern ukraine. regional authority say fighting is intensifying, and no town in the region is safe for residence. civilian evacuations are increasing. meanwhile ukrainian troops have repelled a russian attacks on the southern outskirts of near by lucy chanced for last fully controlled city in the region. oh, d. w. correspond emanuel charles's and keith, and i asked her what the withdrawal of troops from suzetta nutt means for ukraine.

i would say neg darcy kind, an armed forces were seeing a possible retreat coming over the past few days as russia had intensified its presence and had intensified this studying the new hans, and especially on the senate on here. you have to keep in mind that 90 percent of the city has now been destroyed. 90 percent of its infrastructure has been completed and need elated by russians shelling and a new hands. a governor of sanjay had i said that ukraine in forces will indeed retreat. he explains that by the situation, he says that the situation is so start staying in these position just for the sake of being there, simply doesn't make sense. so to move that might be seen as a blow, but also as a way to, you know, to protect the ukraine armed forces. that's where steel in the city. and there have been a lot of questions. remember back. awesome, are you full?

was being a besieged about why did you cry? none of forces were still there why they weren't retreating. so perhaps this is a change of tactics. of course a blow to do several done. yes. but also perhaps an opportunity for your coin and forces to regroup, to face the russian. and emmanuel, the war is now entering its 5th month. i know that's just a number, but do you get the feeling that people are hopeful for an end to the fighting anytime soon? i wouldn't say they are hopeful. what i would say though, is that they're extremely incredibly, a resilient does not run your credit enough. talk to who i would even consider lane down the arms and that's something quite impressive to see. and yesterday, you know, i was talking to your finance about the candidacy states as to the european union and a lot of them. so it was a lot of joy, you know, are also they were relieved,

updates a decision, but they also are very much aware dasa every day to finance, pay the price for a did that for each attachment to the european union and european values. and this price is unfortunately the price of lot. okay, did you say menu, a shock reporting for us from cheve germany is hosting talk today aimed at tackling the looming global food crisis. the war and ukraine has led to rising through prices and shortages around the world, especially in countries that were already struggling to feed their populations. many people in the dark, for region of western sudan are dependent on food handouts. and now that aid has almost tried up this food, but hardly any customers people he and eastern to for simply can't afford was on offer. even before the warn ukraine, prices here increased by 700 percent. this year,

price is jumped again by another 200 percent for millions in sudan and across sub saharan africa. the situation is becoming unbearable. we'll let that there is another because at the level since last year the you and have stopped the food distribution to us. so come, so more than 75 percent of the people in this camp have been left out of the u. n. system mom of war. the few people who still get food aid will have their rations cut by 20 percent. go. now, salva was 1st displaced by the warned, the 4 in 2006, her and her family walked for months to get to safety. here in this camp in east and before, since then she and her 5 children have all been dependent on food handouts. but in the last few months, this 8 has almost dried up. i looked at my that again, if i get on the line, i was going to look them up early. my message to the international community. if

they really know the meaning of human beings, they should provide food to everyone who has affected by war bag. and we need peace and security will. alyssa, in both east and west for most agencies, have stopped their work completely. the only 8 arriving is fi merchant sees like he and chronic after recent deadly attack. the warranty ukraine has forced the u. n. and other agencies to even cut this help by more than half for solver and her family. this means they and millions of others in sudan, now face at devastating future. and d, w as chief political letter. manuela cush now spoke with germany's agriculture. miss minister cham isamena about the impact the war and ukraine is having on the world's food surprise supplies rather. and what he hopes the meeting in berlin. kenneth chief,

she asked him what concrete support people can expect. now in countries where there is already a shortage of bread, when, when not that bad in for finding alternative routes, sir, that's bypass to black see route. so that so crane that drain con user. right now we're, we're having approximately $1700000.00 tons a month right now. a grain coming out of green. why alternative routes before the war was about 5000000 tons. so we're trying to put as much as possible out for crane to meet the needs of countries like egypt and others. but it's clear we cannot make the war invisible. that's impossible. that's the aim of the war of russia to make the situation worse. so it's a mixture of helping ukraine to get its goods out and on the other side, financially help. and of course we have to look how we can be more efficient with our production. so,

and this will video drags on for several years as many are predicting and the deadlock over the export of grain out of ukraine cannot be resolved. can that beat food security without ukraine in the well, very difficult, obviously. so therefore, we're not only talking about the temporary, 2nd or 3rd best choice. i think we have to talk about a permanence alternative fruits. because it's, it unfeasible for ukraine to be. again, depending on russia, as long as putin will stay us, as long as dead regime and russia will stay, there is no safe route for the ukraine to bring its grain out. the via the black sea coaster from ukraine, that still is unthinkable. so therefore, i think we as european union, we as the member states, we as the neighboring countries together with our partners in the u. s. in canada and elsewhere like minded countries have to finger from permanent alternative route of bringing goods elder for free. being a green minister in the role of agriculture minister,

do you see yourself also having to take steps that you actually don't want to take? as, for instance, your colleague determined vice johnson energy minister now is proposing firing up coal power plants. again, in the face of an n, a diesel, it is in the face of a food. so what is what options are still on the table? of course, if i have to take kid difficult decisions on a daily basis, that's part of the job description. but you will not cross the line of declaring more agricultural land that you want to spare in the name of saving the environment in the future. would you be willing to go in that direction? well, i did that for animal food, so i made an exception for one year and we're now to go shooting. we're brussels sir. just talk yesterday to talk yesterday to the commissioner. what we can expect with the new a european, the agricultural policy. how it can look like how we can adopts wait

a few more weeks. we will come again with new offers. as i said, we have to make decisions on a daily basis because it's hard to foresee how long the war will go. most important thing right now, the war has to stop. i have to repeat this, even as an agricultural minister because it's impossible to make the consequences of that horrible war in ukraine in a way that we don't feel the consequence. we feel it already with the increasing prices or farmers feel it or consumers feel it. so the war has to stop. that's the most important contribution. stop putin from continue with this war. so still, potential policy changes on a day to day basis. tim, it's demand to have an agriculture minister. thank you very much. and as we just heard, that was due to these because krista, speaking with germany's agriculture minister. meanwhile in afghanistan, international aid is arriving after the countries deadliest earthquake and decades of poor roads and heavy rains. have left response team struggling to get food,

shelter, and medical supplies to the remote mountain area. the tremor killed at least a 1000 people and injured many more when it hit wednesday, taliban authority say the search for survivors is now over scenes of destruction like these. all across spectacle province in eastern afghanistan, people were still sifting through what's left of their destroyed homes. the hope of still finding some one alive slowly waning. most people have lost some one in the deadly quake. some families have been decimated. dogwood is a mother, i lost 12 members of my family and my house would that get it is completely destroyed with amazon and everything we had an ongoing roscoe sanchez on the lot of effort. he gets a dog hook. oh, those who survive has started it burying their dead but even finding cools to dig the graves is difficult. with the rescue operations as

a whole have been challenging. heavy rain in the region has made the dirt. roads harder to navigate with rescue team struggling to reach the remote area with little heavy equipment on the ground, people have often been left to their own devices and their bare hands to dig through the rubble floor last oqueeno. well, no rescue was arrived and everybody was digging on their own. all of our children were trapped under the debris and i went back in to help them out and i will make it a supplies have started to arrive, but 8 organizations say they're not enough. since the taliban take over last year, some agencies have left afghanistan over much of the development financing that the country so heavily relied on was also withdrawn a made conflict, food and security and lack of health care. this earthquake is yet another humanitarian disaster to hit afghanistan. and we're now joined by friends,

marty of journalists based on the afghan capital cavil, france authorities in afghanistan of ended the search for survivors. why is that the authorities claim them every bonnie has been found that was that survivors and the dead on the horrible half ga gov. this could not be in the penalty. very fight . it is possible though it matches from what local people say. and one thing in this regard to keep in mind is or talk to god to remote very poor region. so there had been had fairly any um, 2 story houses. the houses were pretty simple. so even if the house is completely collapse, i'm digging through the rubble easier than if she would have, i say, piece where more leverage building in concrete buildings collapse. so it is possible that they managed to get out to everybody ain't such rather short time or

hearing that the taliban government has issued an appeal for medical supplies. now the political and govern government has issued also a general appeal for help. this is not surprising because they already before you took a general humanitarian crises called upon the international community to send 82 off gone. san um, the medical supplies are now in need because there's many, there were many wounded and staff can health system was already before roger. shaky . there's footage of people like lying to us on the ground and improvised as said al clinics. also the medical supplies are for this in this regard. it should also be mentioned that the poly bon have, at least in the past months locked some medical supplies from getting into the country. they were stuck in costumes, meant for aid organizations. why this has been the case was not clear, but there have been administrative issues to,

to get medical supplies in whether this will now be resolved, i cannot say. and friends, the rescue operation is a big task. certainly for the hard line is the mis taliban who to power just over just under a year ago. how are they hoping on one hand to certain aspects, the cold quite well will be quite quickly sent, headache, hope to from their air force to get survivors out. this was confirmed by me to me by locals. they also send military ambulances, whatever whole teams, they had to the area. but of course, this was insufficient and they are still largely dependent on internationally and there the problem is that also as i was told yesterday, and coordination with international aid, both these to some extent still like difficult because it, polly bomb try to interfere the polar bomb apparently also want to control,

they say sometimes it's even bickering between tale bond ministries. and so in this regard, coordination, they are not that well set up. so it's, it's, yeah, it's on even balance. ok, france, 40 or 40 force from campbell. thanks for that. let's take a quick look now at some other stories making headlines at this hour in a significant day for the gun violence debate in the united states. the senate passed the country's 1st federal gun control bill in 25 years. but that breakthrough came just hours after a sent back for gun safety when the supreme court ruled that americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms in public. british prime minister boris johnson's conservatives have suffered to crushing defeats and parliamentary by elections. one of the losses was in a part of southwest england held by his party for well over

a century. the defeats are the latest blow for the bible leader and could renew speculation about his future. police in ecuador capital have fired tear gas at protesters as they tried to enter the congress building nationwide demonstrations against rising fuel prices and the high cost of living have shut down the capital for over a week. 3 people have died in the unrest. the german airlines of tanza says it is canceling over 2000 additional flights that it's frankfurt and munich hubs because of staff shortages. this comes on top of 900 place it already cancelled for july. cancellations were chiefly affect german and european routes. time for sports. now and transgender and non binary footballers in germany can now choose whether they want to play for men's or women's teams. eligibility used to be based on the gender stated on the footballers id, but since 2018 nationals, german nationals rather have been able to select options of diverse or no reference

leading to the german football associations. new ruling. it is only applicable for amateur and junior, for football footballers will be able to choose whether to stick with their current team or switch. sportswear giant nike has announced it will completely withdraw from russia across the next months following the path of major brands such as mcdonalds. in google, the american company had previously suspended operation in all its russian based stores following the invasion of ukraine. it will now gradually scale down all operations while fully supporting its employees. and he gets less than one percent of his revenue from ukraine and russia combined. company has a track record of taking a stand on social and political issues. before we go, here's a quick look at our top story is our european union leaders have approved ukraine's bid for candidate status. the 1st official step towards joining the deed you will.

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