be dot com ah ah, the speaker has landed after weeks of speculation and not quite denials us how speaker nancy pelosi has landed in taiwan, and china is livid. beijing is stepping up military drills around the island. it claims as its territory and russia has seized this opportunity to back china's claim to neighboring territory as a purely internal matter. so what happens next? i'm so gale in berlin and this is the day ah, will be keeping a close eye on penalties, trip. and

she did lawyer, this is another property of action by the us administration to put additional pressure on beijing people. what i can tell you is that the u. s. will bear the responsibility and pay the price for undermining china. sovereignty and security interest also coming up, russia's energy squeeze on europe. one of the a used biggest gas feels was slated for closure because it's causing earthquakes. now there's pressure to keep it producing, which is worried. many residents, lot of people are afraid with an next earthquake that the roof will come down and the beams may land on you. welcome to the day we begin aware the visit that's taking place despite the threat of a major diplomatic incident. the speaker of the us house of representatives,

nancy pelosi has landed in taiwan, in her words, to honor america's unwavering commitment to supporting ty, one's vibrant democracy. that support is against the growing might of china, which regards the island is chinese territory, beijing seas. if it is a major provocation and has announced military exercises, that will practically surround the self ruling island in the coming days. die one says the 1st chinese war planes entered its air defense zone soon after pelosi landed. well, nancy pelosi didn't make a statement when she touch down, but she did publish a series of tweets after her arrival in time pay. they included this american solidarity with the 23000000 people of taiwan is more important today than ever. as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy. let's take a closer look at this with my 1st guess tonight that's that theresa fallon, who's director of the center for russia europe, asia studies. she joins us from brussels. welcome to the w. nancy pelosi says she's

in taiwan to show america solidarity with its people. if you are having an honest heart to heart with joe biden, i do think he would answer that question the question. what's nancy really doing? well there are some mixed messages sent out before nancy pelosi went, but as speaker, she has she's part of the 3 organs of government and she does have the private to travel there. they did try to convince her not to go there. it's a great deal loving her not to go, but i would say that today there has been such a groundswell of support and she has managed it quite well. actually, there was also an op ed that was very persuasive that was published today in the washington post. now tomorrow we'll see what, how the meetings go. but she's also going to be meeting with democracy protesters from hong kong. so this is kind of what change the whole narrative for tie one. the one to choose is narrative really went to pear shaped after what happened in hong

kong. so i think the thing has created a lot of these, the situation current landscape. and i think that her symbolic this has even just wanting to put it in for walking into hotel that the grounds phone support, a taiwanese people was overwhelming. and also president biden. do you remember we had his democracies some it, he's supposed to be a proponent of democracy and by going there showing a huge support for democracy and it's such a vibrant democracy, there will be a meeting of 2 women leaders to discuss democracy. so i think it's a very powerful message to whole region. of course, the china, the angry reaction to a certain extent. we can brush off the rhetoric because that's what we call to expect from china. but what do you think beijing means when they talk about responding with targeted military actions? i think the message that beijing is sending will actually boomerang, and she didn't think he was quiet. he wants peace in the run up to the party

congress and he's not getting that at all. so now they have surrounded taiwan with extra military exercises, like fire military exercises and many and let's say this is a kind of a preparation for a blockade for possibly a future invasion of taiwan. so they're sending a very strict message to the taiwanese and also to other countries in the region. and by having live, fight your exercises in all areas around taiwan is also very worrying. so yes, they might be popular label china's version of twitter. but this policy actually broke waiver today, they couldn't keep up with all the post on label. and so it seemed overwhelmingly that the public doesn't want to war in china, that this type of narrative is not very effective. and so i think that maybe she didn't ping has a really bad case of bad coping brain. he hasn't left the country in 3 years. and i think that all this pressure about the party congress when he wants to change the

norms and stay in power longer than his 2 terms has perhaps affected his judgment. right. and then of course, there's russia. let's hear from the russian foreign ministry a spokeswoman maria zachary over and then come back to we should them, we regard the resolution of the taiwan straits situation as a purely internal chinese matter is what it was that what we say there is only one china, the p r. c. government is the soul, legitimate government of all china and taiwan is an integral part of china only changed for theresa fallon. so far the rest was convinced china not to on russia even as the west pause weapons into ukraine. is nancy pelosi strip likely to change beijing's mind? well, we should remember the february 4th, no limits agreement that was signed between. she's in pain and president putin in the run up to the olympics. this was a symbol of how they are backing each other, how they are cooperating. and it's no surprise that russia has backed china's

position even though some analysts are trying to say that china doesn't really want to support russia. that's not true at all. and i think it's in china's own interest . they're fearful of secondary sanctions. if china does support russia with weapons that will trigger u. s. secondary sanctions. so i think that china is helping russia by buying oil. and i think that they're getting a discount on that as well. so there is mutual support from russia and china. we really have to see the world as it is not as we would like it to be. some people have said that, you know, of course, this is no one likes it's you 2 front war maybe china and russia could cooperate by causing more problems in the balkans since china has so many weapons in serbia and including their drone program. so i think that there is room for mr. between russia and china, coordinating in other regions, but i think that it serves china's purpose is to have a we can draw some of the longer term. so right. they can just say we can't tell

you anything because of us sanctions are publicly of course the taiwan has welcome to visit the china already responded by batting various taiwanese import to taipei is likely to have to pick up the bill for this party. food imports make up a very, very small percentage of exports from taiwan to china. so it started out at $100.00 products. now it was being backed up to 2000 and this is more symbolic in my mind. and other things in taiwan will gain huge risks. everyone is talking about one these days and for saying what? and this gives them more credibility on the international stage. since beijing has been trying so hard to limit their ability to take action, they don't want other people to visit with them. and i think nancy pelosi actions have been consistent over 30 years. we remember that ignite teen 91. she protested gentlemen square and unfurled banners. and support a good time for democracy. so she's been consistent for over 30 years on her policy

in regard to the people's republic of china. so i think that i was happy to see her come and support them and actually has helped pave the way for other people to visit type one because i think beijing has actively lobby and trying to prevent others from coming to visit. so i think this is a very important symbol and i think nancy pelosi against all eyes and all the naysayers who didn't want her to go. and it's really showing you know that she supports democracy and has so far so good also tomorrow goes to i will be a key day. theresa fallon: very clear and very interesting. thank you so much for joining d. w a falling from the center of russia. europe, asia studies. thank you. thank you. we're trying to florence on official protests with the german embassy in beijing. us after foreign minister out of in a bad book, criticized chinese aggression towards taiwan. on monday, after

a speech to the you and she said, germany stands united with the u. s. we share american concerns. we have painfully learned over the past month with february 24th. that aggressive authority can turn into a dangerous action. china's comments was regard to tiven, raise serious questions. it cannot be in our interest if china is creating on top of this excessive economic dependency in its region. will they w correspondent, mikaela kaufman was asked on the letter burbock speech in new york, and she described what the foreign minister had to say regarding nancy pelosi visit to taiwan. and how those comments came to upset china. he said that it simply wasn't acceptable in relation to russia, that a big estate could attack a smaller neighbor. and that international law also applies to china. now that

didn't go down. well, a protest was delivered to the german ambassador in beijing. and, and clearly this is so chinese reflex when that is criticism. although we have learnt out of the background here that there is no interest to really make a clear statement of reaction on that visit. it appears just like the united states . they want to see this visits speak for itself and not add fuel to the fire because quite clearly what we are seeing from the chinese side that is quite a bit of anger over this visit. the. the foreign minister also called for strengthening of the transatlantic alliance. what does she mean by them? so what? yes, well, she held a speech on seizing the trans atlantic moment. that is a rather nice way of saying of the rediscovery of transatlantic bonds, the reliance on the united states in the light of the ukraine war and m. c. there

says that it's hina is of course a common concern. and a more alignment with the u. s. policy on china is what she's hinting at, and that could mean taking a toughest dance, but that could also mean after the failure to get that transatlantic trade agreement together. that there could be individual steps that could amount to something like a closer trade for a while, and i'm at the foreign minister also said that germany had abandoned its long how the belief in the concept of change through trade. what does she mean by that? this is very interesting because this is the question that i am going to mac. all the former german sansa avoided it during the final months of being in office when she was asked with the example of china. whether that was proof that it, that this concept had failed, she simply didn't want to answer that very question. and here on,

elena babcock is stating that quite clearly. and what she means is having less trade reliance as she cited ukraine. and with germany's europe's heavy reliance on ross and gas as a negative example and in relation to the signer. that's my mean. she is her argument to have less dependence in certain aspects of production as supply lines, not to have to discover that there can't be any certain medicine so can, can no longer be delivered at home because of a high reliance on sign it. so reducing that, i think there she is very much in line with what america, both under trump and under biden, has been calling for for a long time. clearly the europeans did german rethinking their trade relations to china. i thank you for that. these have been corresponded and we had a customer in new york. ah,

a russia supreme court has rule that ukraine's as of regiment is a terrorist organization. a decision that may allow harsh sentences against fighters who are not russians, prisoners of war. the ruling comes just days after dozens of ukrainian peer w, as from me, as off battalion were killed by the shelling of a prison in separatist control. you cried keith, call the attack on me. all. any cup prisoner, deliberate, russian war crime, russia blames ukraine for the shelling. many of the ukrainian prisoners had surrendered after the months long siege of the city of manual. oh, they as a regiment is a ukrainian military unit with a far rife and nationalist background. it was the focus of russia's claims about fosters to elements in ukraine. so what does this ruling mean for me as a photographer member is now being held by pro russian forces. d w. so begin to showcase in cave explained round about $2500.00 fighters surrendered to the russians. they were registered by the red cross s so called prisoners of war

. and that would mean under the geneva convention that they are not that it's not allowed to charge them only for fighting in that war. but this changes if they are recognized terrorist organization, then they could face big chargers and even in the dunbar, republic officials have said they could even get the death sentence. so this is, this is a really hard situation also for the relative. but i just spoke to her to a lawyer here in ukraine. it, he said, it might be only like political game by russia to like raise their suit to say bell, you off the prisoners in this, in a possible prisoner swap or in, in negotiations for a peace agreement. so their relatives are, they don't know what to think here if,

if it's just like if they are just pawns or if it's a really threat. but many here are very worried because many have relatives or friends in the army. and when they might get prisoners of war, they fearing this pattern of russian we have been seeing over the past months to criminalize the prisoners of war. ah, are you appear in union? countries are attempting to reduce their use of russian gas as moscow cut supplies and fears grow of our winter gas shortage. germany has restarted an old coal fired power station to sure if it's gas reserves. and in the netherlands, there's debate about whether this that, whether a decision to shut down a major gas field should be reversed. the groaning and gas field is the biggest of its kind in europe. the w report of sonia found the car travel to groaning where decades of extraction of course earthquakes. she found locals her unhappy about

suggestions that the gas should keep flowing. young whittaker's damaged house is being strengthened to withstand future earthquakes. it's a complex operation on dish and hail. this part of the building is already repaired it. another section had to be completely torn down and has been rebate. the house was damaged in the aftermath of a strong earthly huffman. twill yard and groningen were gas extraction has triggered tremors for decades under the duchess, correctly, it was horrible. everything was moving in or there was a huge, nice oh oh. and there was one loud bang oh, i mile went on to your yard. she sank into a huge loss. it was a beautiful house. we were happy in it. we ran down mitchell when the earthquakes of lead to more than a $160000.00 damages claims to date, which prompted the dutch government to scale by gas production and take

a decision to close down the gas field by next year. but the russian invasion of ukraine and slashing of gas close to europe has torn those plans into question. the dutch government is now considering tapping the fields, still ample reserves in case of a gas emergency in winter. mckeyan mulder is an energy expert at the university of crone. again, he believes it's possible to temporally res output at the groaning and field to meet part of europe's gas meets and get the residents on board as well. if you want to use a small part of got this revenues to compensate all habitants original groningen at the expense a bit higher risk for earthquakes because this still exists. so this will be the best, the solution for, for everyone has a more casual markets, more avenues really? yeah. quicker appropriate compensation of all the inhabitants. and more cas apply to the european cast markets. i've got correction hall,

but there's also correction ceiling. but residents and groaning and don't trust those promises. marianna tori has been petitioning authorities for 6 years to recognize and be for the damage she says was caused by gas extraction and pull down the house if needed. she still waiting for a decision. the damage, meanwhile, is growing them. this is the type of damage that, that we see a lot. and it's the one that it's the sort of damage that really scares me. lot of people are afraid with an next earthquake that the roof will come down and well, the beams may land on you. the dutch state and the gas heat operator had paid out over a 1000000000 euros so far to affected residents for rebuilding and strengthening homes. none of the residents are looking forward to continuing damage to the homes, but the dutch government may be out of other options if the gas crisis takes a turn for the worse in the winter. ah,

my fellow americans and saturday, at my direction, united states successor concluded an air strike in kabul, afghanistan, and kill the emir. our kite him on those hours. now, justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader is no more that no matter how long it takes no matter where you. hi. if you are a threat to our people, united states will find you and take you out here as president joe biden, that are seeing the s drive that killed al qaeda leda. i'm and i was, i hate us, had been on his trial for decades from all. let's talk to probably bowman, senior director of the foundation for the defense of democracies and assistant professor of the u. s. a military academy at west point. welcome back to the w. why did the u. s. i want to kill them or hear me rather than arrest him and bring him

to justice? you know, there are good reasons for why we would want to capture him. it's interesting to note that the f, b, i, that federal bureau of investigation put out a 25000000 dollar reward for information leading to his arrest, apprehension and conviction. and if we had done that, we would have been able to interrogate him. if we'd be able to send people in to capture him, we were able to collect files and information that he had with them much as we did in 2011 more than lot. and so that would have been preferable. but of course, you would have to put americans at rest to do that. and my strong assess, guess is that by mistake was unwilling to take that risk. if you think about the risk associated with sending americans in the cobble, they appears to have decided that they would rather just conduct this drone strike and take him out the battle field rather than putting additional american lives at risk. and we look at it, you could ask you so well, is that legal can, can

a better could just go right, well, clearly can just go around the world killing people. but we have rules with on we big on the role of law. we are and i would argue, respectfully, this is clearly consistent with the rule of law. certainly consistent under us law, where in the 2001 authorization for use of military force after the united states was attacked and, and so many of our citizens were murdered. let's remember that i'm an elder. our harry was involved in the 1998 bombing of the us embassies in kenya and tanzania. he was involved in the bombing of the u. s. s. cole, we're 17 of our sailors were murdered. and he was the number to about kite on september. 11th, 2001, when so many of our citizens were killed, he was the number one i'll kinda after open law was killed. and so, you know, when you look at who he is, who he was, thankfully, what he has done and the organization here was leaving any reasonable reading of international law. and doctrines of self defense tells me this is eminently defensible. right? and so that would be, that would be america's defense. if he came to that,

that in killing him abroad, we were defending ourselves at home. yes. right. that's the big idea here. i think certainly from my perspective is that when people are trying to kill you, you have a right to defend yourselves. this goes to whether you're defending your home or whether you're defending your country. and we're going to be some paper here at home, whether it's in germany, the united kingdom or the united states. if we put pressure on terrace over there, who are plotting as we speak to do us harm. and now of course we have that the u. s . and taliban h accusing the other, violating this 2020 doha agreement that facilitated the withdrawal of international forces. and i suppose they can both be right. calmer. know right. and you know, just you know, i don't think that agreement that the trump administration worked out with the taliban. whatever works. frankly, the paper it was written on, you know,

we document in part 2 insisted that the taliban break with al qaeda not provide them safe haven. i mean that frankly at the time was laughable and laughable. now of course the taliban provided say paving alcorda into months and weeks and days leading up to $911.00. they never broke with al qaeda during the 20 year war. they remain, natasha. they have a kind to help the taliban take parts of afghanistan. and it's interesting that as soon as america left and our and our partners left zondaway here, he did what he moved right into cobble right underneath the nose, the taliban. so you know, i think the truck ministration wanted to withdraw from afghanistan. and they used the that agreement to try to vide legitimacy to something that they were going to do. anyway, the tell pan knew it, and they told united states in the world, but we wanted to hear, right. and then briefly. so now we have ask out sounds taliban rule as, as international parish, the country's economy, the meltdown and the facing of humanitarian crisis. they appear to have nothing to

lose. so why wouldn't they shelter people they regard as their quotes, brothers in struggle? it's a great question. why would they stop? that's my point. they sheltered them before 911. they sheltered them for 20 years, and they're sheltering them now. so our presumption should be that they will continue to do so and, and your viewers, i hope, are asking themselves. who else have come, has come to afghan, a stand since the united states and our allies? not just i'm and i was all we're hearing and are they training? are they fundraising? are they planning other attacks? i fear evidence in history suggest the answers. yes. thank you so much for joining us. probably, bowman, family foundation for the defense of democracies on the day's almost done by the conversation continues online, you'll find us on twitter. i the ad state w news like all of me go have a good day with

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