ah ah ah ah, this is the w slide from berlin. yo countries agree to reduce gas consumption and prepare for a total cutoff. ministers sign up to gas reduction targets to save reserves for the winter. that's off, the russia says it's flashing it's pipeline deliveries. germany's energy minister colstat economic war, also coming up ukraine's fight box gets a boost from us,

supplied rapid rocket launch ships. we look at both these high mars systems impact on the battle field is and how they've become a russian target. protests and condemnation around the world against the me on mar, military regime for executing for pro democracy activists. now there are calls to further isolate the military. that emotional response is called francis apologizes to indigenous communities in canada, begging forgiveness for evil abuse suffered by children at residential schools run by the catholic church. ah, i'm gabelle says welcome to the program. european union energy men as have agreed

on a plan to reduce gas consumption and reduce the blocks dependence on russian gas supplies . that's after a rush, i announced it would slash gas supply to the e. u. energy ministers struck a deal at an emergency meeting in brussels. the plan is expected to see most states kept at least 15 percent of their gas used by the coming winter. some you members, including germany, are still yet to fill their reserve facilities in preparation for a possible total russian gas cutoff. from on this, when are joined by our process correspond christine wanted by christine. a deal has been reached among the you member states on that emergency proposal. what can you tell us about this deal? yeah. well, as you said, it is a 15 percent of cutting a gas demand. this is on a voluntary basis. and part of that deal is a clause that effectively will allow the european council at to trigger what is

called an alert, in which case this demand reduction would become mandatory. but that will be done. i added agreement at an e. you council level that is the heads off state of the member countries. now the purpose of this is to, of course, save a head of the winter add because each member states at best add x expects that a gas will trickle into the european union. at worst, there would be a total cut off. so the idea is that you sort of save at some to be able to cushion the blow that would be dealt or by such drastic measures. now, there are loads of exemptions are, for example, e u member states, or who do not have a direct guess infrastructure connection to another. you member state, do not have to engage this activity. that the simple reason is because they wouldn't be trying to be able to transfer the guess they've saved anyway. so this is key at also to note that member states choose how they will do this. so the only sort of guideline is that protected customers predicted industry. this is

households in essential services and should be prioritized in the sense that they should be saved or from feeling the impacts of this initial 15 percent cut gearhart . now how difficult was it to reach that agreement, barren roster. well i, you will know gay hard that this is not what the commission initially outlined. a when it says out it's plan at just a little less than a week ago, and it had a broader, more ambitious plan where it would take control of fed the energy situation across the european union and essentially mandating those cuts. and that, that is something that is sovereignty, that the united states have simply refused to see control to the commission over. so it has been watered down significantly. there are loads of exemptions, it's lifted to a voluntary basis. so what you now have is basically the products are found, the you trying to salvage unity and as the,

the ukrainian at energy. melissa told shortly before i, before i came on, a solidarity is key right now because that is what moscow is after moscow has the upper hand. it is potentially and causing it, not potentially, but it is causing chaos. if you look at the economic impacts of, of the energy as situation ready on the year, for example, the fact that energy prices are increasing. what is needed now is that solidarity. this is what they can sell this for, but it's nearly not enough. and people questioning is 15 percent really going to be enough is going to be making the difference in the event that there is a total cut off of russian guest to the european union. good of you corresponded christine while there for us. thank you, christine. now the used gas reduction agreement follows russia's announcement that it is slash against deliveries starting to morrow. the company gas prom says it will send only 20 percent of its normal gas volumes through the north stream. one pipeline which runs on the baltic sea between russia and germany. gas prom has

blank maintenance work and sanctions. germany's energy minister rejected that excuse, and call the called it economic war. germany says it will prioritize supply to households if any rationing becomes necessary. so how are businesses preparing for possible gas shortages? let's have a look. this is voc, a shimmy. the german multinational employs around 60000 people and is just one of the many companies in the so called chemicals triangle and germany. southern state of bavaria cracking furnace is like these require massive amounts of energy and draw much of their power from russia natural gas. without gas flows in the proper amount. the company will struggle to keep production going. visits or a paid form at cost is or found. we're dependent on natural gas because we run on gas turbines that generate our power and take care of our heating as well. if the supply stops, will have to stop the gas turbine and get our power and heat from external sources

. and that would be a massive challenge in demand of i think thickened us vales, esvito the russian gas for this region. transits over ukraine for storage in austria, where it can then be delivered to bavaria. but moscow has been cutting down on flows through this channel. should russia completely cut off supply? vaca shimmies energy demands will increase, forcing it to generate heat with oil shipped from italy. with them and those are the steps would have to take to deal with a challenge. but if a gas stoppage come, suddenly it will be very difficult to switch production methods. so with the company presents its new plans during a conference, it wants to pivot away from natural gas towards environmentally friendly hydrogen. this only requires water, but also green energy from wind and solar power. and electrolysis plants split the hydrogen and oxygen for use. in theory, it's a solution to using gas,

but only in the mid to long term. and with considerable investment chemicals companies have made this part of bavaria, especially wealthy. over the years now they need to adapt to an energy landscape shifting beneath their feet. ukraine's military says it has used us supplied advanced weapon systems to strike more than 50 russian military targets. in recent weeks. it credits the multiple rocket launching trucks known as high mars, with helping to destroy ammunition depots and bridges in russian held territory. ukraine reportedly now has a time ars with more in the way, but the vehicles have also become a new target for russian attacks. this is hi mars, a high mobility artillery rocket system. the crown jewel in ukraine's growing arsenal of us made weapons. and this is what it can do. the high mars can pull up in the middle of a road and far off multiple rockets very quickly. and their precision guided so

they can accurately target russian munitions, combat centers and mall. the high mars is basically a truck carrying a pot containing 6 missiles. it can be reloaded in 3 to 5 minutes. most artillery is mounted on slower moving tread at vehicles or towed by trucks. but a high must get away quickly once it's far off, it's payload. or as the military term goes, it can shoot and scoot it's missiles have a range of 80 kilometers far more than most russian artillery. this means the russians must move their sensitive targets like ammunition depos, further from the front lines. this makes it harder to supply its combat units. analysts say this is the game changing part of high miles. ukraine says it's

rockets, have destroyed at least 30 logistics hubs and ammunition, depos. russia says it has destroyed at least 2 of the high mas trucks, a claim. the u. s. denies that ukraine's ability to use them effectively will also mean hiding these precious systems. well, keeping them supplied with ammunition is up to the west. love him on this. we cannot talk to tom as he got a journal is writing on international defense and security issues. his blog is called out all eyes front tom. we just heard that high miles could be a game changer, but are a dozen high miles or even 16 soon, really enough to give you crane the edge. well, we'll see actually as we've seen in the report, ukraine claims 50 high value targets have been hit with those high month rockets. and it's not only high marcy u. s. system. there's also the u. k. system m l

r s model are all and rocket system already in ukraine and also a german system. 3 of each. so this type of weapon system, there's some more, not as many as ukraine would like, but obviously enough to make a difference. now with there are claims and county claims key of says high maza calling real damage on russian forces. moscow claims it's military. is it drawing them? what can you tell us about what's really going on? is it possible to get a clear picture about that? well, a clear picture is very limited under these circumstances, but when we look at the maps which are published, ok, we don't know about the details are correct. but published, met, say that the russian artillery attacks have gone down since the high mars have been deployed that last week for last 2 weeks. so there seems to be an effect to

which is measurable. we can only listen to what ukraine says, and quite obviously we've seen pictures of ammunition dumps of a russian forces which have been hit. so this mixture of long range and accuracy, that's what's making the difference. i was giving the crane a certain advantage, although limited and other side might be that russia is using these high mas as a justification for is heightened offensive beyond the don boss. you think most cars worried? i think most cars worried, but it's not only about high morris. i think moscow has to decide whether they want to go on with the offensive in these or if they have to react to what your crane called you offenses in the cells with the up last, how sun. obviously, the russian forces have to be moved from one front to the other,

or a certain decision has to be made. we have no clear picture yet what this means in the next days. but my assumption is that we will see some movement on the russian side. on the, the front. now, just yesterday, ukraine announced the arrival of the 1st get pops tanks day from, from germany. do you expect you crate that they make a real difference? i don't really think so the number is rather limited to the ukrainian defense minister said yesterday that 3 of those systems have arrived sir. to systems are unknowns. they have been taken out of service from the bone to for almost a decade to go in. the question is whether they have been adapted to fight drones, which is a major obstacle for the ukrainians on the battlefield. russian drones,

which i used for intelligence for a recognizance and those russian drones. i'm delivering target data for the russian artillery. so it feels power to can help to take out the drones. this'll really make a difference. originally in the german army 10 years ago. they were mainly intended to fight our planes to fight helicopters. that's not the main task here. and we'll see how the ukrainians will use the system. thank you very much defense and security journalists, thomasville, god, thank you, tom. you're welcome tom. now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world, germany's largest ally, lufthansa will cancel nearly all flights at its domestic hobbs, frankfurt and munich on wednesday due to a ground staff strike is expected. the cancellations will impact travel plans for more than $130000.00 passengers. in the coming days, union negotiators are seeking

a pay raise for $20000.00 employees teenagers, president chi psi. it has been celebrating the almost certain adoption of a new constitution which would strengthen the powers of his office. 27 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots and mondays referendum science. critics say that new charter could tip the country back into dictatorship. japan has executed a man convicted of killing 7 people in a vague or crash and stabbing spree in 2008 authorities say to my hero, cattle at carefully planned the attack on a crowd of pedestrians despite international criticism for maintaining the death penalty. japan's justice minister insisted capital punishment was appropriate for a violent crime like this. mia mars ruling military has defended its execution or for activists saying they were given a fair lawful trial. it's the 1st time here my is officially carried out executions

in decades. and the action as prompted international outrage in thailand. hundreds of pro democracy protesters gathered outside mere mass embassy and bank talk to condemn the punishment which is broadly seen as a politically motivated move. the 4 men were tried, convicted and sentenced by a military tribunal with no option to appeal for war. we can cross the straight to aim at 10 a journalist from me on march, who now lives in exile is growing regional condemnation of executions. now, protest happening where you, i'm bank, or even strong, was from, as you know, the association of southeast asian nations has the military hunter in mia cross the line here. so we've seen condemnation from us in after the executions, but just last week and boy was chastising the block for being too harsh and hunter

. and this cast placement happened despite the fact that the had announced that they were planning to hold these executions. not to mention that over 2100 people have already been killed by the military, including protesters who were peacefully demonstrating as well as prisoners who were killed during interrogation. so i think that while this is obviously a new development and the use of the penalty is definitely a new development. it's difficult to say that this has crossed the mind given how much, how many debts have been here have occurred under the hunter's war. now this, despite the military is tight grip, there have been protests inside me. i'm up to what can you tell us about those? yes, so local media has reported that a group of inmates in general, kristen states, the demonstration. they were pretty much immediately dragged out of their cell and beach in the protest was washed. but i think what the sort of shows is that despite

the poodle repression, despite the fact that these press, there's new, essentially that they were going to face by violent repercussions. that the spirit of the revolution strong memoir, we also people were also protesting in various unspecified locations throughout the country. and they were posting about the social media. and in the end, there were reports that residents began making pots and pans again at 8 p. m. last night, which is a form of protest that has become popularized since the now the usa department has said that no country has the potential to influence the trajectory. obama's next steps more so than china. so why is china refusing to do something? so the chinese states has vested interest in me are largely to extract of industry . so a lot of this is jade. they as well as cheek oil and other natural resources. they also happen to working with my governments to use my as

a sort of gateway to the indian ocean. and as far as analysts can tell, the chinese government is largely interested in maintaining good relationships with whoever is in charge of me in march. and so the chinese state seems to have made the determination back for the foreseeable future, at least that the military will be the government, essentially be the government or that this is the organization that they need to work with in order to maintain their interests abroad. just in time, thank you very much. pope frances has apologized in person to indigenous groups and canada for the abuse suffered by children art residential schools wrong by the catholic church. he call the forced assimilation of native people a disastrous era that led to cultural destruction. long awaited apology drew an emotional response, almost survivors of the repressive system. the quest for forgiveness led the head

of the catholic church to moscow. cheese were memories of one of the darkest chapters in the history of the church still echo to day beeville, verizon. but of the money i asked for forgiveness for the ways in which many christians regrettably adopted the colonizing mentality of the powers that oppressed the indigenous peoples for things yet go pretty me and i look wilderness indeed. mask or cheese is the sight of one of the infamous residential schools church or on boarding schools, where it is estimated. 150000 indigenous children were forcibly educated, torn from their families and cultural context. many became victims of physical and sexual violence. thousands of them died from abuse within a system that lasted into the 19 ninety's, while many representatives of the indigenous communities welcome the papal visit.

others have mixed feelings. think of his that is long overdue. something had happened many, many years ago. maybe the start of reconciliation would have started again. francis is traveling through canada until the end of the week. for some, the fact that the 85 year old is taking this journey on at all, is already proof of his sincere repentance. for others, the pope's pilgrimage is only just the 1st step. let's have a look at some other world news. in brief, thousands of black brazilian women have rallied in the city of south paula to protest against racism. they accused president gerald and are of doing little to help marginalized women of color, a demographic that lacks behind on the countries socio economic scale. that protest was held to mark the international f for latin american women's day crews in the u

. s. state of texas. battle to save homes after a grass fire broke out in dallas suburb. several houses were engulfed by flames in the town of boulder springs. local officials say the blaze was probably sparked accidentally by law knowing equipment. glaciers in the repeal alps are vanishing at the fastest right in 60 years. that's according to new research from scientists in the region. less than usual snowfall followed by sweltering temperatures has accelerated. the decline. most of the world's mountain glaciers are written in retreat due to climate change. germany is famous by what festival is on the way showcasing the operas of the chart. wagner. it takes place in a purpose built opera house, the composers former home town. but the start of the event has been marked by accusations of workplace sexual harassment by several women,

including the festival director. the bi, right festival is back. former german chancellor angle a miracle headline, the long list of german v. i. peas and opera lovers in attendance. while most guests went masked this festival staff took precautions. many workers including performers caught covered in the run up to opening day. but the show went on starting with a modern staging of the tragic love story, tristan and he sold it. catherine foster and stephen gould, both veterans of the wagnerian opera shown in the premier. oh, but the disturbing drama was not limited to the stage and by rote. recent revelations of sexual harassment have thrown a different kind of spotlight on the festival. several female employees, including festival director, katerina wagner, the granddaughter of the composer,

say that we're groped and otherwise sexually harassed while at work to buy them. as soon as there is a complaint we look into that here, we take it very seriously. we are very interested in clarifying such incident immediately and with the necessary severity hot. all 3 of them are all done it yet out with yeah, the on the allegations have re serious concerns with lawmakers. this is of kind and file. this is totally unacceptable that all this will have to be cleared up. he's been that, i'm sure this will be cleared up there and then by hoyde can shine again. what do you like? it shows, i guess, time zone wagner may be back on center stage. this year, but scandal and pandemic concerns are certainly waiting in the wings. and of some sports news for you now, the women's euros in england, where the 1st semi final will be played on tuesday evening house,

england faced sweden in front of a full house in sheffield. but controversy has struck again due to the lack of video assistant referee cameras at the tournament, england, all the slight favorites to win tuesday semi final against sweden. in beth made, they have the tournament top scorer and coach within a week man, one the euros with her native netherlands last time out in 2017. so far this squad has managed to juggle the expectation and pressure that comes with being hosts and speaks about potentially lose thought we raised. and then the atmosphere in some of that so far has been outstanding for support. and the people becoming watching at home and the messages up and getting sent in and they're not sound in their seat. we're grateful for that, but i think it shows the growth of the game, the direction that way. one is continuing. the tournament has shown a boost in the popularity of the women's game and the sell out crowd is expected in

sheffield. however, semi finalists sweden have had several video, assistant referee decisions go against them. and now reports have emerged that you a for a using far fewer via cameras than at the men's euros last year. and i said, i'll start to elicit, we have 50 percent, few v, a r a cameras in our tenement than the men's game. and that's a catastrophe because decisions can't be made with the same position at the sort of fall. we have one game then when they make mistakes, they make a mistake. it because to draw the line on the wrong side am allow food. we heard a have not the same cameras, and for me it's not the acceptable in the, in the euro. sweden, we'll hope not to face another contentious decision. while england's lionesses attempt to bring football hope, you're watching t w news is a remind off the top story we're following for you. this are european energy

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