they go crazy for your data. we explain how these technologies work, how they can go with how they can also go terribly. watch it now due to a ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the annual summit of the group of 7 leading democracies gets under way here in germany, in talks with host chancellor all of show you as president joe biden. stress is the need for the west to stay united and it's response to russia's unprovoked invasion

of ukraine. also coming up explosions, rock the ukrainian capital in the 1st apparent attack on key of in nearly 3 weeks. the city's mayor says the blast shook a historic central district. and a residential complex was on fire. we'll get the latest from our correspondent. ah, a marion evans dean. it's good to have you with us. russia's war against ukraine is sent to dominate the agenda as leaders of 7 leading industrialized democracies meet in southern germany. german chance earl of schultz is hosting the g 7 summit and how talked with us president joe biden before it got underway. the war in ukraine is putting the spotlight on the gathering as leaders decide on a unified approach to russia,

as well as issues that have you come increasingly pressing, such as energy security and climate change. russia was once a part of the group known then as the g 8 bond, it was expelled after it invaded an annex ukraine crimea region in 2014. today's meeting is set to be a display of unity and resolve against russia as the u. s. and german leaders underlined with sure we have a week to work and they can amik jones with emotional messages with a notional because usually over

more, i'm joined here in the studio by d. w. political correspondent, thomas ferro and chief political editor, michelle christner, who is at the g summit venue in the bavarian else. hello to you, mckayla. why don't we just begin with you then? so we just heard that you as president biden and german chancellor sholtes opened the summit with a bilateral meeting. what did they discuss in those talks? well, were you to learn more details when they faced the press later on? this was more kind of informal, were meeting the press kind of moment clearly. symbolism. first of all, that leaders remains united. they share values of democracy, of rule of law of multilateralism. but beyond that much needed praise for all assaulted. so been criticized for not letting germany act swift the enough for being to late in delivering heavy weapons here. joe biden saying you did your part in keeping everyone united and praising him for strong leadership. a u. s.

president, very much focused on the moment. this only lasted a couple of a minutes quite clearly. and there were american toners who were shouting in a question, trying to extract some kind of response from joe biden on those rockets that have hit key f. but he simply wouldn't take those questions at this moment. they are certainly going to hit him later on. it just shows how much ukraine is overshadowing this and how much, particularly the economic fall out at from that invasion a by russia on ukraine is in having everybody concerned, including the us. he would like to see a price cap on oil internationally a to also stop sanctions hitting those who implementing them because of the rising fuel prices and the rising gas prices picky round the world are benefiting rosser as so there's a real risk if there is a 7 sections package coming from the you, if they're more sanctions imposed,

that they could actually hit those who are implementing them. and for that unity is also needed beyond the plenty of symbolism we're seeing here. we're testing the step and he's prime minister there who of course, for him. ukraine is a far away country what the same time. and he, his country, is also feeling those effects. and many poor countries are feeling the effect in terms of a looming hunger crisis. if not the g 7 who could tackle those issues. okay, we had our a lot and packed their bad tad thomas. i do want to pick up on one thing that me mentioned and that is not that much needed praise from the u. s. president for the german chancellor olive sholtes i how important is that for the german chance i'm in germany has been criticized quite a lot for its lukewarm response to ukraine and reluctance a to assist it further. so it is important in the immediate term me,

i had already mentioned some of the issues where germany has been criticized in recent months for not delivering enough weapons to ukraine for promising and been not sending her at least none of the time. ukraine was expecting that so basically that divergence between promises and actions. so it's obviously important if you look at it in that regard. when you see the u. s. president, really supporting the german chancellor, but i would say that it goes much beyond that because throughout recent years or so, even before that, there were issues where the u. s. and germany did not see i to why, for example, germany's defense, which for the you, you was not for the us was not enough. so in recent times and particularly under the leadership of joe biden, in the u. s, but also or left shows in, in germany they have both tried to really strengthen that bilateral relationship and we're, we're seeing now what we saw those pictures of both leaders there warmly talking to

each other is a sign that, that relationship that was strained. for example, during the presidency of donald trump is back in strength. so that's how you can interpret this in the immediate term. but also understanding what the past was when it came to that bilateral relationship. oh, michelle ala, also touched on this and that is the looming food crisis. that's another focus of this g 7 meeting and the w's correspondence. i sent her one phenomenon was at a press conference with european council president charles michelle. and she asked him about the staffs at the block is taking to get ukrainian grain out of the country. let's take a listen and then we'll continue our conversation. thank you. alison at one somebody, wu, another important topic on the agenda. and he just mentioned that his thoughts, security and urgent topic dx packed, any concrete announcement because there are member states of the opinion saying that we need bold measures going beyond just calling on russia to unlock the

ukraine points on, on food security we, we don't need speeches, we need actions, we need to decide we need measures and have a clear vision about what our different strokes are, the 3 that we need to develop together. we so badness in france, in the framework of the g. 7. first of all is important to me, every scene which is possible in order to win blood to lexi is depravity. or 22 tons to 22 millions of tons of drift that are currently blocked in the, in the black sea. and is why we are totally committed and you are making to lot of efforts in support of continued terrorist and united nations in to make sure that the sooner or later. and i hope as soon as possible on the agreement, it will be possible to the to meet possible for ukraine to export to the black sea, the grange. we shall blushed in ukraine at same time, we felt well enjoy possible agreement. we are very active together. we saw other men persisting other to use as tentative route through poland through ammonia and

through other twenties. so that of course was chas. michelle, he's president of the european council speaking in a press conference at the g 7 summit. we can speak now once again to to get d, w chief political editor, mckayla cooper, who is at the summit venue in el an l. now its called and thomas farrell, our political correspondent in the studio with me. michelle aetna, what do you make of the remarks of char michelin? well, he was treading rather carefully. this is the head of those g 70, just guessing together. he knows that even the e. u is not fully united when it comes to energy sanctions. that complete boycott of russia assembly isn't on the cards. there are blockages their particular from hungary and but what he is stressing the need to get this grain out now. and every day i've spoken to so far, nobody really wants to imagine a scenario where it's not possible to get these 20 between 20 and 25000000 tons of

grain out. and there's an acute warning by the united nations of hunger. we know that there are a negotiations going on. the russians in one move, actually demanding to inspect ships leaving a mario pool, hobble. why would they want to do this is the response from the ukranian side. so it's, this is stuck at the moment and it is really an acute crisis. now, germany has led the way a, by a fulfilling it's requirements to actually pay for the world food program. not all g 7 countries have. and there's an expectation, certainly by those organizations concerned with this, that germany will use this role and its moral authority there to get all countries at to put money on the table. what i've learned from back on talks is that yes, we can expect is significant pledge that will go a big step towards inch. ensuring that this hunger crisis does not become as acute

as some a warning. and thomas, how do you see? and i mean, we are these statements, charles michelle, going to make a difference in tackling the food security crisis, or what are the biggest challenges? what the reason why this is so acute. the reason why this is so important is simply because ukraine is one of the biggest grain producers in the world. and there are countries as far as libya or lebanon, that to a large extent, have depended on ukrainian grain also, countries in africa. so this is an absolutely clear example of how the war in ukraine has a global impact and how leading countries like that you 7 have also responsibility to help, at least minimize some of those global impacts when you ask what kinds of measures can be discussed? can be addressed and the most immediate one is to see how the grain that is already there can actually leave ukraine not only for the black sea, the main way in which ukraine exported its grain, but also for example, over land with trains freight frames and the 2nd issue is trying to understand

whether there could be alternatives if ukraine can continue or can, can not export. it's grains in a continuous way. so if there are other countries around the world that could help to fill the gap in one way or another, those other cases that are going to be discussed, it's about really trying to find practical measures to make sure that ukraine can export it's grains. let's not forget that there's a harvest also coming in the next few weeks and if you crazy, but continues to produce and produce, and it's grades can not leave to where they used to leave. then that's why the u. n . is saying that there could be very big problems around the world when it comes to hunger. it is really an urgent matter that has to be addressed by that. you said it's clear that the war in ukraine and all the knocked down of knock off effects are dominating the g 7 summit mckenna. will these leaders have time to talk about anything else? yes, because time it was supposed to be at the top of the agenda before russia talked

ukraine. also global health is an issue. now a lot of time is being spent on you. kane rodney lensky, will be in a virtual meeting with these leaders. he gets 2 hours, that's like as much time as there is to discuss the current state of the global economy. so with this, this rarely happens. it just highlights how central this is. but germany, as we told the presidency of the d 7 once it to install a so called climate club, which also bridges the gap between richer countries on the global south getting them on board. not just when it comes to ukraine, not just and sharing values of democracy, but on that key issue of climate as well. and this would of course require some kind of pledge from these g 7 rich donations and towards those who are suffering often the consequences of climate change in payment at the end. they will be canceled the table that counts. that will also expecting to get some kind of

a pledge there that goes beyond the lip service of rudy. trudy, making it happen of implementing the paris climate agreement, dw chief little editor, mashanda kirchner, who was at the g summit, 7 summit in ella for us. thank you so much and thank you also to thomas ferro, italy's political correspondent, pleasure talking to you as well as the g. 7 summit was getting under way in germany in ukraine. meanwhile, multiple explosions were heard on the southern outskirts of the capital. key of those came just hours after russian missiles struck, the city center severely damaging residential buildings. mm hm. and missiles drawings. the key, the apartment blocked 140 in incoming rockets this morning. authorities say it's been 3 weeks since the last attack. but if key events were lulled into a sense of security, they are again alert to the russian threat. rescue

as healthy person stuck under the rebel. as 7 year old girl is pulled to safety alive, cave mer baton. the credit goes said the strike was a warning to ukrainians ahead of a crucial nato summit being held next week. a day earlier, vladimir putin warned mater not to pursue what he called confrontational policies. in a meeting with bela lucy and leader, alexander lucas jenko hootin announced that he would deliver nuclear capable missiles to his ally in the coming months. hours before ukrainian fighters lost control of severe donetta, leaving the industrial city in rough and hands after weeks of st. battles ukraine called his retreat, a tactical withdrawal to fight from higher ground and less.