ah ah ah this is d w news live from berlin. a you leaders tackle the impact of russia's warp, surging inflation and an energy crisis on the agenda a day after the block approved to you, prime and moldova, as official candidates to join in the future will be following the summit. live the south. that is, you find orders, it's troops out of severe dr. net scott,

to weeks of fighting. that means a step forward to russia in it's pushed to take control of the eastern hands region and response teams. rice to reach survivors of afghanistan's deadliest earthquake in decades. id is now trickling into the remote mountain region, but people say more help is urgently needed. ah m, anthony howard, welcome. this hour will be going live to an e. u summit in brussels a day after an historic shift in europe. a you leaders have approved ukraine and mulder's 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. latest from germany, france and italy had all back ukraine's application. but all 27 members,

sites were needed to get the moods go ahead. oh yeah. yeah. we demonstrated that side 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 conclude from day one of this conflict, europe has been reacting in a quick historic and united way body function. firstly with the sanctions as van economic, military and financial support, lincoln immediate, annoyed with this political gesture in napa suggested, but the decision did not come as a surprise. mccall, along with 2 other powerful you leaders, germany, zoloft shots and italy's mario draggy had travelled to keep earlier in june, where 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. this put the whole european union in such a motion. they will, we see is a result of totally new i would say atmosphere within europe in council. it's is, 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 waste didn't dampen the spirits of ukraine's president who thank the council by a video link. would you be whoa, nest neither recently, yaviagiss your property. and i believe that the flag of the european union will fly in every ukrainian city that we have to liberate from russian occupation. great. the ukrainian and european flags will be together when we rebuild our country together after this war. i will the states ye, me, ah,

you leaders will also have to discuss whether the union is even able to welcome new family members any time soon. many here in 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 of a more, i'm joined now by d. w. brussels p. richie alexander phenomena. alexandra, it's an historic step and it's done. but how difficult was the path to achieve it? it was quite a difficult, i would say, and initially we saw that some members states were very skeptical, even reluctant, saying that it's not fair to that. so ukraine jumped the q because there are other potential candidates states who have been waiting for years. and of course, it was also a remarkable risk her for the european union to grant or ukraine

a country actively at war occupied in many areas by the russian forces. a candidate state to the because of course, the you understands itself as a peace project. however, i think that the discussion change after france, italy and germany, and they threw their ways behind this idea convincing others to follow. and we had a chance to chat with the latin prime minister, who was one of the vocal supporters of this decision. and i asked him, what was the significance of granting ukraine candidate status? let's have a listen it it. it literally extends the hand of friendship and of openness to a country, which is a, in a war right now with russia and mold of, of which is also very vulnerable. but may be more important for us. europeans is that we are once again in the business of looking to expand,

looking to have the family of democratic nations grow ever larger. and i think this is a good signal to all of europe because as a europe has gained more and more member states, and these are member states which are ready to join, which have under the reforms which have democratic governance or the rule of law in all of this, it increases of our well being said the well being in germany and france in portugal goes up as more member states are coming to the union. so it's good that in these very troubling times. there are still nations that want to be like us. i also asked the prime minister karen's what kind of signal this decision sands to moscow. and he told me that if put in thought that the war in ukraine would. so this unity among kiera p and the opposite is the case. alexandra, by

a you stand and the decision to give you crank candidacy was quite fast. but what does that say about the rest of the process? now, does this now necessarily mean that ukraine is on a fast track to the official a you membership? no, not really. and we've been asking this question here a lot in brussels, and every time we got the answer, no, with official saying that ukraine has to complete the whole process that everything has to be done by the book that they have to fulfill certain criteria that are important that they have to strengthen the rule of law in the country that they have to strengthen the fight against a corruption. and when we look at our candidate state, it really can take a while years even a decade. it is a lengthy process of all the burning issues and there are many for you leaders to talk about in these days. what are the priorities as we look now to the rest of the day while to j. the economic situation within the european union

is on the agenda with soaring energy prices, inflation and the german chancellor. olaf shoulds told us upon his arrival that the global economy is now facing major challenges because of the war in ukraine. and of course, this will be discussed, it is being discussed among the leaders today. alexander, we eagerly await the final communicate to day and he closes to what we can expect. well, i think that the most exciting parts were already approved yesterday with leaders granting ukrainian or more dover candidate status and georgia. and you perspective, they also approved the conclusions on the western balconies yesterday, after the meeting with the leaders of the region. we do not expect any new

major decisions to be included in the community. but of course, it will be interesting to read whether there will be any new ideas, how to cope with. for instance, soaring energy prices. i'm not on the table, the dublin, alexander phenomena in brussels. thanks so much. and a reminder still to come live here on t w this hour. the latest holding a briefing, they, after backing you friends, bid to join the block. as soon as something breaks will take you back to life. the ukraine has ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the eastern city of savannah donetta, after weeks of fierce fighting against russian forces there. that's according to the original governor. capturing severe, i've done it in the dorm bass area is central to russia's push to seize a lot. sway that land in east in ukraine, regional authority say fighting is intensify and no town in the eastern region is safe for residence. civilian evacuations are increasing. meanwhile,

ukrainian troops have repelled a russian attack on the southern outskirts of nearby alyse chance. the last fully ukrainian controlled cities in the region of now let's cross over to the friend and capital case where they doubly correspondent and then will show us is standing by m militarily and in terms of morale. i guess how much of a blow is this retreat from severe at the next? well indeed, since certain usa came earlier today from lieutenant governor sergey had got a doctor, did ukraine and armed forces would retreat? of course it is a blow to our de marolla ukrainian, but you have to keep in mind that the city are set about center then. yes, has been destroyed up 90 percent. 90 percent of the infrastructure of the city is gone. it is a ghost town. there's almost no civilians left our dead, only ones are still there. i am desperately trying to be evacuated. something that

is rendered very hard because the bridge is leading to the city and out of the city are destroyed. so is the highway and the 2nd had already a governor. 1 law has justified this decision to retreat or the ukraine, an armed forces because of the situation. he says, there is no point of the army staying there if there is no way out. and this reminds us of what happened in mario paul, a few weeks ago. ukraine and aunt armed forces were stuck there in the us of star steel plant. and there had been criticism against the ukrainian government as to why they didn't come to the rescue. so maybe this is a change of strategic for ukraine. an armed forces to retreat from cetera and asked her to regroup her in order to face a russian troops elsewhere and no harm in. we're talking a lot with colleagues in brussels today about the european union awarding ukraine candidate status. i wonder, are people talking about it much that definitely i'm standing here on

independence, esquire, yesterday night, as the decision of granting or e u. candidate status to ukraine came through a lot of people who came here are in spite of their curfew just to celebrate. i think people are perhaps in western europe or even in the rest of the world. maybe don't realize just how important this is for ukraine. and maybe we always showed a picture of this as being a relief for ukrainians. but ukraine can also bring a lot to the european union, and i was talking her about, for example, the advances or how advances, how advanced, sorry, do countries in terms of digitization. i met with the minister of digital transformation. me hi, love it are off the other day. maybe let's have a look at what ukraine could bring to europe. he calls it a state in a smartphone, me hi lo fedora of has led the charge to modernize ukraine, making public services instantly available to everyone who is online. the minister

of digital transformation tell d w, how does, has also helped in the wall portfolio from it's heated by the store. for our goal is to have all services online by 2024 online. we want to build the most convenient country in the world for public services. ultimately, we can provide services to citizens very quickly. in a matter of days. my young, they can tell us about damage property in them, or we can send them a direct payment. we can very quickly solve almost any issue that arises between the state about and citizens selling. oh, but it was in we did with in the, in the shower a user can put their passport, has insurance information, drivers license and vaccine certificate into the system. they can all be accessed from a smartphone to system is called dia, which means action. and federal says it's are secure as can be learned, but should you miss better hope or to london did is not to were personal data but unlocked it. all transactions take place in different registration. so thing is

strictly separate, it will draw her and we fall all the digital safety rossclovis my protecting each registry, wallace, and respect. we also operate a buck bounty sham, where we pay hackers round the world. if they find a neutralize vulnerabilities you saw through the additional program flush, i'm of course as a little more possible to lucy, the wall has us a demanded action. the ministries developers produce the survey said ukrainians could send pictures of fresh and forces to the authorities. every long as smartphone became part of the warfare, he said that your mas lewis is for, but you can take a picture of the enemy or their equipment, and send it in via chat. but after the owner, we shared this information with military agencies along with you, we're talking about thousands of high quality pieces of information about the enemy or photos and videos of movements. while the system could show to you that the block could gain as well as give without us fulfillment, we communicate with almost all you members and corporate with poland, slovenia,

slovakia, germany and france were sharing experiences at this stage and planning joint projects. so we've already revolutionized many services. i will be an example for many countries in terms of digitalization love was a for as i say at a fetter of has one i focused on the future and the you. the other is turn a fixed on keeping the state running increasingly from a smartphone. and it's a fascinating look at a country trying to move forward in the midst of a war. but coming in a you can to that country is part of that, but it's been a long and sometimes perilous journey for ukraine has me. indeed it has been a very long journey. and in fact, if you look back at the you are made and process back in, in november 2013, which eventually led to the government, the pro ration government being overthrown. well, this is where easels thought it,

this is after doze protest, because the younger generation just wanted to be closer to the you the how to protest against the government or not wanting an association between you and your grand. this younger generation protest did because they feel closer to the european union than they do to the russian neighbors needs. after those protest that russia intervened. this after those protests that we saw, janet fashion of crimea, and you know, the resurgence of a separatist movements in the ease. so it has been years in the making. and of course it came here in ukraine are to very high cost because ukrainians off paying did this wish to be closer to their, their west on our lives, with their own blogs they w correspondent, manual shells, and keep many, many things which emmys, hosting talks to they, i'm the tackling the looming global food crisis to warn you,

crime has led to rising food prices and shortages around the world, especially in countries that were already struggling to feed their populations. many people in the de, for region of western sudan are dependent on food handouts. and now that i'd, as almost right up this food, but hardly any customers, people he and eastern to for simply can afford was on offer. even before the warn ukraine, prices here increased by 700 percent. this year. prices jumped again by another 200 percent. for millions in sudan and across sub saharan africa. the situation is becoming unbearable. well, let's talk about that because at the level since last year, the you and have stopped the food distribution to us. so comfort, more than 75 percent of the people in this camp have been left out of the un system mom of war. the few people who still get food aid me will have their rations cut by

20 percent. oh wow. 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 a 4 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 like that man, that even if i you the only let the, let them are doing my message to the international community. now, if they really know the meaning of human beings, they should provide food to everyone who is affected by war bag. and we need peace and security. will a muscle in both east and west for most 8 agencies have stopped their work completely. the only 8 arriving is fi, merchant sees like he and chronic after recent deadly attack. the warn you crane

has forced the un 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 data. please, chief political editor, mckayla griffin. i spoke to jamie's agriculture minister, chin us to ma'am about the impact the board in ukraine is having on the world's food supplies. and what he hopes the meeting in berlin can achieve. she asked him what concrete support paypal can now expect in countries where there is already a shortage of bread. when, when not that bad in for finding alternative route, sir, that's bypassed to black. see roots of that. so crane that to train 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? her. so we're trying to put as much as possible out of 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 of financially help. and of course we have to look how we can be more efficient with our production. so it's, and this will really drags on for several years as many off 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. i'll turn into fruits because it's in on finkel ford 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 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 at? for instance, your colleague determined vice johnson energy minister now is proposing firing up coal power plants again in the face of an entity. so it is in the face of a food. so it 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 diego shooting. we're brussels, sir. i just talked yesterday to i talked yesterday to the commissioner, what we can expect with the new a european, the agricultural policy. how it can look like how we can the wps 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. whiskey increasing

prices are 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. okay, let's take a look now, some of the other stories making headlines this out. the not a nation says is riley security forces fired the bullets that killed al jazeera journalists. shipping abruptly un human rights office said that the palestinian american was not killed by indiscriminate firing from palestinians of actually dod while covering and his riley army operation, neat northern west bank last month. political, british prime minister bars johnson's conservatives have suffered to crushing the fates in parliamentary by elections. one of the losses was in a pot of southwest england held by his party, a well over a century with the fates of the lightest boy for the embattled lady, and could renew speculation about his future. who are police in ecuador capital,

have 5 t gas 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 had died in the unrest leaning against and tell a beneficial side that ended their search for survivors. after wednesday's powerful earthquake, there, at least 1000 people were killed and many more injured. fresh tremors struck at the same remote area in the countries east earlier on friday, killing 5 i groups and now rushing to get food, tents and medical supplies to the region up to a rock. mine has seen so much in his life. but the pain after the earthquake, lisa is almost too much young. this is what's left of his home. is good and make them de la quake happen. certainly at night our houses were

destroyed. 12 people for my family were killed, one and my brothers were hurt. her who were the people killed the money to my wife's, my brothers, one of the some elders. and one of my sons remodeled gunnery was they were slowly at a creeping pace. in fact, aid is making its way to the areas that are most difficult to reach red, waiting for that aid at children like najia and her brother sitting on the rubble of what was their home. they lost their mother and 2 sisters. untold numbers of children have helped bury parents and elders and parents have buried children who abdulla abed lost 13 members of his family, including children with us where afghan helicopters can land, food, water and medicine have already arrived. also importantly, tense,

over night rainfall has added to the misery of those who have lost their homes and their loved ones only joins now by france. medea journalist, based in the afghan capital cobble france, there have been reports of an aftershock that hit the region. how significant was it? there was a another earthquake. luckily, it doesn't have seemed to have had a much consequences. there were a few people killed in yon, as mentioned in your repertoire, as was also confirm to me by a local off to shops could have also worlds felt in bomb and all the disco puppy call. but there a man on the ground told me he has no reports about casualties. they'd be center of that earthquake was, according to the u. s. t u, a logical survey meet on char neighboring pakistan. and it happened early in the morning quarter after 6 or so that it's use to have more force,

much damage and only limited cause. 40 i dallas on from the original earthquake authorities in afghanistan have now ended the search for survivors. what's the reasoning behind that? authorities had already on the end of the 1st day of declared that 90 percent of the rescue operation is finished and now it's completely finished, claiming that they have a gotten all the survivors or bodies out on the rubble. this could not be in the pending very fight, but it has to be remembered that it is possible given that in these remote areas, houses are simple. we're not talking about tons and tons of to breeze. of course the situation is tragic and difficult, but to small houses also don't leave that much to breathe. that one would need days and days to dig through them. we're hearing the taliban government has issued an

official, international appeal for medical supplies. is that the case, and has they get they no response the volleyball having general issued already on the 1st day right off to the earthquake and appeal for aid in general to the international community. there have been responses many companies around the world have pledged emergency assistance. so most of them reach from countries have already delivered. there have been plains from cop to india, laurie's from hockey on an older plane today arrived from the united arab emirates with aden material. so this appeal has been heard and is follow through the rescue operation on the scale is a major test for any one, but for the hotline, islamist taliban government, who took up the power in afghanistan last year. how will i coping with this enormous task to sana, assume extend, stay,

have managed to do what they can. they pretty quickly dispatched helicopters from their air force and to evacuate the most severely injured. they dispatched ambulances from military and police that they had at their hands to help the people . and they have also been brought to other aid material to, to see you. on the other hand, i have heard reports 1st and the reports that coordination is poor. that there is some internal bickering that's on polly bon ministries and the officials wants to be in the forefront even if this comes to the cost of off working efficiently. uh, for example, medical supplies also already before the earthquake, there has been administrative troubles with medical supplies, having reached a country but being stuck in costumes. it is not clear how much this has been resolved use with the current emergency, but such problems remain friends,

muddy and cobble. thank you so much. lawmakers in the united states of move forward on a landmark legislation to cook gun violence. the senate passed the country's 1st federal gun control bill in 25 years after a small group of republicans joined with the democrats. the bill provides for a number of nations such as enhanced background checks for young adults who wish to buy a gun. the bill is expected to pass the house of representatives and be signed into law by president joe biden. but the breakthrough came just alice after a ruling that could lead to more people carrying guns in public. the supreme court struck down a new york law requiring people to prove a specific need to carry a concealed weapon outside their homes. americans have a constitutional right to carry firearms in public.