[000:00:00;00] ah, they came to test the waters today, the turkish president and the secretary general of the u. n. sat down with willow demure zalinski to explore options for peace negotiations with russia. after all, the duel had been successful at brokering a long awaited grain deal between the war in countries. so why not keep trying building on the positive momentum both offered to act as mediators and the search for a diplomatic solution to the bloody conflict. but the lensky has a clear message to the aggressor. we won't talk until you leave. i'm nickel for the him, berlin, and this is the day. ah, yes,

i'm very grateful for these negotiations. i'm very grateful for the support of we have remained and will continue to remain on the side of our ukrainian friends. at the same time she's going to, i have to underline that there is no trust in russia. we deliberated on the possibilities of evolving the positive atmosphere, created by the stumble, to, into lasting peace. all about was with you. in this, we know we see the constant fighting from proximal side is why they have close to war. we from our character and also on the day fears of another chernobyl as fighting flares up around europe's largest nuclear power plant. nearly 30 equipment and personnel should be withdrawn from the plant. further, the deployment of forces or equipment to the sides,

must be avoided. the area needs to be really good. i and we must sell it as he sees every potential damage. he's up. what is your you suicide? ah, it's been almost half a year since russia invaded ukraine fighting rages on with seemingly no end in sight to the bloodshed. but thursday saw some activity, at least on the diplomatic front cranium. president vladimir zalinski hosted talks with a president of turkey rich of type air dawn, and the un secretary general antonio cherish key items of concern, renewed grain shipments and the nuclear threats at supper regia, on the bigger question of whether russia and ukraine could negotiate their way out of the war, some optimism from the turkish president and the reality check from ukraine. we should be good. we deliberated on the possibilities of evolving the positive atmosphere, crated by the stumble,

deal into lasting. he's missing from the and under the charleston. i personally remain convinced that the war will come to an end of the negotiation table offices . i am very surprised to hear that they are ready for some kind of peace. the people who kill rate, it's our civilian cities, with cruise missiles every day, cannot want peace 1st, they should leave our territory. i am now pleased to welcome alexander sherpa. he's a former ambassador to austria from ukraine. he's also the author of ukraine versus darkness. a collection of essays based on the 2 and a half decades he spend as a career diplomat and speech writer for ukrainian leaders. mr. sharva. so good to see you. i want to begin by asking you reject type early one says he thinks a lasting piece can evolve from the grain deal. do you share that optimism?

well, it can be just the beginning of the path for the lesson piece, but the real chance for the lead thing piece would be the moment when we start pushing, pulling back from our territory. that would be the moment when fields you losing the losing this war. and that will be the moment when you decide to really give diploma. because until now, whatever came whatever conversations about diplomacy and the full solution that came from moscow, from the genocide and many of the gramlin, it was all a just show you didn't mean anything by so when early on now comes face to face for the 1st time with the ukranian president saying that he supports ukraine in the fight. does that mean that they

are a trustworthy ally to bring that message to, to put you think well, just so happened. the guy is right now, the main negotiator between ukraine and russia. if there is any chance of, you know, bringing any crime to counsel signal from one side to another via and it's why it's working. and we are thankful for that bill. so the bank, what we call the weapons that supplies to russia. but again, there's a form i did. i have to say right now, i don't see my or diplomatic kind of solution just yesterday. rush destroyed with an extremely expensive nissan rocket. is there

a dormitory in where people was hearing impairments lived? so 17 people died. many are one dis, just general 5 people were hit without even hearing the something was coming their way. and this is what's happening every day. he just my rep europe, the biggest atomic nuclear power plan. so this is what we're dealing here with just it's a man, it's a man yet. who feels like the world isn't ready to give him any, you know, red line. so even to even attempt diplomacy with what you call a maniac. at some points, when demand realizes that he is losing losing maybe every thing that it would be

a chance that the remains of his current band would play a role. but right now, he is just this block service, be creature killing thousands in ukraine, deporting thousands, making millions homeless. and there is no inside was what is doing right now as we are speaking the right. the reason, once again, the air raid siren you right. this is our reality everyday visit like 81 years ago when not to attack. so the union he's doing all the same thing. my doings. deportations. so he's just just the history once again relieving at now or on was certainly hoping to not leave the viv today. empty handed, but he sort of did right, because he was certainly rebuffed by,

by the lensky saying that, you know, if you, if you want to talk, you 1st need to leave ukrainian territory where you don't bothered by the fact that, you know, early on came to ukraine to tell the president that it means to negotiate with russia, because the president certainly wasn't buying and either well, this is what it has been doing all along so we are disappointed. we aren't encouraged to get just the air down doing it. maybe maybe there is some sense to it, but at this point right now, i don't see much chance of this talk with the phone, i think solution over compromise with a bloodthirsty maniac who conduct genocide right now as we speak. so each of i'm not very mystic, i wasn't very optimistic for this meeting. i'm not very optimistic after it, but i'm very sick that now as this be 3,

be ammunition deposed in russia and by spring the burning ukraine is doing her thing. we are just trying the armed forces, so the russian federation and i want to flip topics a bit. there is a controversial debate going on in many countries and i would love to hear your opinion on it. should there be a visa ban for russian citizen? yes, ukrainian, i'd say yes because my family lives in so many ukrainian refuges live in vienna and they just traveling every day just by the help that they're getting from the west. and then seeing big, numerous groups of rush and tour, it's just strolling for downtown, enjoying their life. like nothing happened. and what about people trying to leave russia because they faced oppression in their own country?

i hope i hope we can draw a line between the students and tourist because indeed we must do it in the way that this is done stuff or that people who are dying and seeking medical help don't suffer. but just doing the tourist thing. if the mapping was, it was happening is wrong. you talked about summary job before, alleging that with or his troops were, were booby trapping the nuclear plant and the ukranian intelligence services, and warning of russian activity their, what do you believe they are plotting to terrorist? the un secretary general's that any damage to the plan would equal to suicide. think right. so i'm doing what putting like the, the bad. they are raising the face of the game. they like,

they enjoy every minute of this here, the world to feeling the europe is feeling is gone wrong. you know this august you find when the world was here, if you're full of so yes, union, now they hear us again. so they respect. this is the russians thinking right now, so they are raising the state. but i do hope that they have this modicum of, you know, common them, not to do that crazy and same thing from which rush i can suffer immensely to. and you're not alone in that, alexander. sherpa thank you for your time. thank you. meanwhile, authorities are searching for a survivors of rush and shelling in ukraine, 2nd largest city car. keith officials say at least 11 people were killed and a strike on an apartment building car keep in northeastern ukraine has been subjected to continued russian strikes since the start of the war shelling earlier

. and the chief con neighbourhood killed 7 people. and so tiff sky is the large district in north each hard keep close to the front line and has been the target of russian shelling nearly every day. the mayor of car keefe says a 1000 civilians in the city have already been killed since the war began. dw is beckett a sugar was insulting cough 3 days ago before the latest round of attacks and sent us this report. ah, greg shops bombed out schools, no gas, nor water. this used to be a vibrant neighbourhood. months of attacks as the russians tried to smash hockey into. submission hath left salt if car district like this since the start of fresh us invasion salt, if god has borne the brunt of moscow's relentless shelling, we're told to 90 percent of the inhabitants have fled. the neighbourhood, he has certainly feels like a ghost town. it's often the weekend poor who remained enduring months of attacks.

leona, tatiana boscoe, are the only people still in there, block them miss. how life used to be are lucia good? there were many children running around it, it was fun living here to go. yes, we are many kinder gardens and schools. everything was there. we were there doing what i can to prepare for winter and use this basement to high tailoring air raid alarms, why we're down there. we're shelly in the distance with us . there is one of my biggest fear is still that the russians could come from a fashionable to from the we can survive with no water with no electricity from wonderful. but this shooting the rockets hitting us the bullets that frightens me despite the fear life is slowly returning to south america. next door,

workers fix water pipes for the least damage apartments. and patch up the smashed windows to prevent rain and snow making the damage worse. but they're not ready to start full renovation. a member of harkey housing committee tells me the purpose with these to judging it's mozilla. there is no sense in doing it now because the war is still going on. most human hockey is being shelled every day again. and if for example, we were to replace the glass on the windows, we could even humpy born and attack jesus took running the baltimore during your through deep. but for ego or sadder arsenal, even basic repairs are a sign of hope. he invites us to his home. after weeks living in the metro station, he and his wife all in our in need to be bag. even though they have no windows, all running water. with me as we don't know, what will happen in the winter, we hope there'll be some heating or we have to put more plastic in the windows with

eager says he's lucky. he's still being paid as a professional football court. he proudly shows us his tv. nobody moves, it's a lot of them are gone abroad or are now in western ukraine. they promote only 6 of the kids have stayed here, as i missed him so very much, i really hope they come back soon. and so then he and the others we met here in south africa will concentrate on surviving a dealer hoping the front keeps being pushed further away. bracing for the coming winter. as we heard before, the situation at those upper region nuclear power plant euros biggest in the south of ukraine, remains volatile with fighting intensifying around the site. the plant was occupied by russian forces back in march, but is still operated by ukrainian staff. both sides accused the other of targeting the complex w correspond and gentle upshot spoke with workers who escaped the plant. i'm

a true tv. okay. oh god is worried. she has not been able to reach her colleagues for days. until recently, the engineer worked at the support, is she on nuclear power plant, which olga managed to escape. she tries to communicate with employees still on site, but it's becoming increasingly difficult. low cost of ship, i would say that 70 percent of my colleagues no longer show up for work. they're simply too afraid. you can imagine what that means for the ongoing operations and was especially for security precautions on site. that of ubs, olga doesn't want to be recognized for fear of retaliation. russian troops seized the nuclear lens and the 1st weeks of war. since then, ukraine says, though russians have been turning the facility into a military fortress, but have been several accidents and shelling of buildings on the premises. on one occasion,

the emergency power system had to be activated abuse than you had lush on closure. they useless site to put pressure on the ukrainian governmental to blackmail them away. now the power plant is currently a big trouble card in the war because for the towns may or there's only one solution, a complete withdrawal of the russians from the plant. we reach them by phone and his makes of office and a neighboring town upon to read. the occupiers are currently breaking all the rules that have been established for nuclear safety, with the even fire multiplying rocket launchers right from the grounds of the power plant. i hope they will find a solution on an international level to demilitarised the entire site. we've gotten responsive, sometimes over receive cellphone videos from colleagues showing the dangerous situation or wrong. how are plenty here? a bunch of recreational center are close to the facility. memories of the church nobly disaster come to her mind. some wouldn't know yet. i'm afraid that this could

turn out to be 10 times worse ins appreciate we have 6 reactors and a storage facility for nuclear fuel compared to that in which her noble was a miniature version. in the meantime, olga has found a drop in key of 400 kilometers away in a nuclear emergency. she and her son would probably not be safe here either. she says, but in war time, nowhere is completely se, ah, it's been a year since the fall of the afghan government to the taliban. the takeover a sparked a mass exodus from the country of people fearing life under islamist rule. but within afghanistan itself, there are also about 3500000 displaced people world why the u. n. puts the number at 2600000. germany as home to about 180000 of them. more than any other country in europe by far and has promised to accept about 30000 more. but campaigners say it

has broken promises to evacuate hundreds of people who risked their lives working with a german army. don't forget afghanistan, this post to reads. an urgent plea during this protest in berlin, one year of the taliban takeover. germany is not fulfilling its promises protest to say several 100 people who mostly worked for the german army all still hoping to be admitted to germany. i wouldn't move reach to if i find it disgraceful that the german government has not fulfilled its promise. guessing the local forces ice if a scanner stand is needed as soon as possible. but a year ago, many people ask, what could be done for of janice done. everyone wanted to do something back than it was always clear. it depends on what we do in a year and what we do now. people are still suffering also attending the protest. now against a student from afghanistan,

her family was threatened by the tarley bon. the 21 year old moved to germany 6 years ago. since the taliban take over 12 or the members of her family have also sought refuge in germany. now they are all meeting up again for the 1st time in berlin or a union that would not have been possible without the help of nar gus. but also thanks for the involvement of many others, like her teacher needs to be at the n. with the help of a really wonderful lawyer and a lot of support from different people. it was possible that heather here, everybody who is, you know, good visa and you know, it's the 1st time we'll come together. it was all about here calling and zoom video and it's the 1st moment. yeah. when we'll come together and we emotional and really beautiful to see everybody's safe. no. they might be safe here. but nah, gets us on sill. his painful memories of last year's events. martinez,

tell him he said taliban are the same taliban as 20 years ago. through the media and tv interviews, we tried hard and pleaded for afghanistan not to go back 20 years. but unfortunately, afghanistan was pushed back a century. that happened was mina dairy was deputy male, head out in even brent for parliament, she actively supported women's rights in campaign for a more modern afghanistan. she was a public figure when the taliban to cobble, she was forced to go into hiding with her family. now the hiding is over for now gives a temporarily relief, but not every one is safe. yet. since i saw there were more family members in his galveston and they all hope they will somehow get out right now. everything is very difficult and seems impossible. a nucleus same

row, so they still don't lose hope about being able to move to germany, to finally be able to see their relatives in person and not on his screen. ah, trees are one of the main protectors of our climate thing. removed carbon dioxide from the air release, oxygen and cool our cities by the intense heat waves and drought across europe. the summer. and i've put trees under severe strain. our very own sophie, kirby reports on what's being done to save them inter when he's capital berlin. brown crumpled up and blanketing the ground. many trees in germany's capital berlin are losing their leaves or are about to in some parts of iffy, it looks almost as if autumn has come early. except it hasn't been in his department for the environment. told me the trees here suffering from climate stress. that feeling the effects of the extreme heats of recent summers and the

ongoing drought. and they're not the only ones. it's a similar story all across europe. even in typically went to places like england, scientists say this is climate change in action is a high probability. we haven't exceptional drought, no, because of the effect we have. i don't remember the climate change that we have. trees are responding drought by dropping leaps because without a squire or to the counselor to shoot slash, i'm so so the leaves are useless. it's an emergency response to protect themselves against against the glacier. julie luther is an ecologist living in berlin several years ago. she noticed the trees looking sick and decided to help them. i realized how much they needed water. no. how dry the

summer was. and i know it's supposed to be raining way more usually, which is. it's nice to have a sunny weather for the word. but for the truth and the environment, it can be very hard for them. so same this type of weather. over the years. she uses an open source app that maps out nearly all the trees in the city, some 800000 of them. it gives volunteers an overview of what trees have been watered and how much they still need. so just looking at this is incredibly detailed. i guess both the makers and the uses of this app really appreciate how important trees are for us. yes, i think we're all realizing how important they are. they provide shadow that help cooling down the streets and also for pumping out oxygen deoxygenated. we're breathing. they also help absorb the carbon dioxide and the carbon dioxide, of course, being one of the greenhouse gases that contributes to global roommate. yes, absolutely. there are many engaged citizens and berlin,

but unfortunately no where near enough for watering the trees, the authorities also don't have the capacity even during milder summers, but ins, department for the environment is looking at ways to support trees in the longer term. they include making better use of rain water, planting more climate, resilient species, and working to boost public awareness of just how important trees are for our existence. so that more people start to look after them. ah, finally a lighthouse and the german port of bremo hoffen has tilted sideways and officials say and could topple over completely part of the peer where it's located is thinking authorities of band ships from entering the gate to river at the port because of the risk from the lighthouse, which is one of my half and best known landmarks the day is almost done, but as always,

the conversation continues on line for now for me and the entire team on the day. thank you so much for spending part of your day with ah, with a to the point. strong opinions, clear positions, international perspectives, nearly 6 months into russia's attack on ukraine. a bloody war of attrition grinds

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world to get to go beyond the obvious as we take on the world. 8 hours. i do all this. yeah. we're all about the stories that matter to you. whatever it takes, 5 policeman follow with . here we are, your is actually on fire. made for mine's a 6 months sent a rush as attack on ukraine. both sides are suffering heavy casualties, yet seem unable to gain the advantage. at least until you look behind the front lines. ukraine is increasingly striking. russian targets deep in brush an occupied