ah, ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin tonight and nothing in the pipeline. russia turns off oil and natural gas headed to germany. brushes gas prong has indefinitely suspended operation of the nord stream, one pipeline, cutting off a direct energy linked to germany and the rest of europe. also coming up tonight, g sub in finance ministers agree to cap the price for russian oil hoping to choke off a major source of funding for the kremlin war in ukraine. will this plan work? and he went safety inspectors are surveying these apparition nuclear power plant in

ukraine. their 1st report on what they have found is due next week, plus a return to middle earth fans of the lord of the reeves finally get a glimpse of the new made for t v preschool. take a look at one of the most expensive series ever made. ah, i bring gov to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome to night. there is nothing in the pipeline from russia to de russia's estate own gas producer gas prop announced a complete halt to the flow natural gas through that keen nord stream, one pipeline, to germany. the company saying that it has discovered leaks in a turbine. now,

the route was to primarily close this week for what russia called maintenance work . now russia says more work needs to be done. germany is reliant, still reliant on russia natural gas, and accuses moscow of cutting deliveries to retaliate for western economic sanctions. earlier i spoke to d, w 's benjamin alvarez gruber, here in berlin. and i asked him what more we know about guess problems announcement basically turning off the taps. that's right after this maintenance it was supposed to end today, but according it to gas from state owns in russia's state own energy company. this was this oil leak. it compresses station, meaning that it will not be able to keep sending gas through this pipeline. and it can still not say how long this will take the maintenance. it's something we've heard over the past weeks and months that it's pretty difficult it for them to say when this alleged oil leak em will be solved. and when russia will again,

be able to st. guess through this pipeline. so what kind of reaction if any, are we hearing tonight from germany or the european union? there have been several reactions already. one of them is germany's economy ministry. they said that this once again on the lines and shows that russia is not a reliable partner that is not abiding to the contract to send a gas from russia to germany. we also had in one of the chairs off the buddhist side of the gym and parliament's foreign affairs committee saying that this is part of russia psychological war and the european commission also condemning this measure. so it shows that there's a definite lack of trust between russia and between germany, nor do stream flows, hold it for 3 days earlier this week. are the effects, are they already being felt? this takes a time also when russia says that there will be an amount of gas that it will send

to germany. those are cold denominations, a number that that is processed by authorities here. it's not possible to say how long this will last, but will german authority says that while the economy ministry has said that germany is no, definitely better prepared than it was a few months ago and saying that the reserves of gas, the germ nina has are at around 8384 percent. so definitely better prepared than it was a few months ago. but it shows that there said there's no trust at all a few months when there was this annual maintenance by russia, and it says that it was sent, reduce flow to air, germany with this gas. it is not only going to germany, but to other european countries as well. it was indeed a brief relief, but is there is no trust. there have been issues over over turbines. there was a term and there was in canada under the sanctions european sanctions. and that was sent to germany, so there is definitely no trust between them with economy minutes a whole but topic. also saying that russia is using energy as

a weapon and calling it a political and maintenance of what he said previously about russia, saying that there are this problem to what the turban and therefore cannot deliver gas to germany. do toby's been over as goober with the latest to night here in berlin? richmond. thank you. finance ministers from the g 7. group of industrialized nations have pledged to impose a price cap on russian oil. they want to limit russia's revenues and its ability to fund the war in ukraine. he was german finance minister christiane with these a pies organza tools. this price cap on russian oil exports is designed to reduce putin's revenues. to close a major source of funding for this war of aggression. at the same time he wants to contain increases in global energy prices, which will minimize inflation globally at the inflexion global. i want to pull in now anastasio fed. she is assistant professor of finance at the high school of business in berkeley is she is also a co founder of the pressure group economist,

fort ukraine and associates. good to have you back on the show where this is friday, energy sanctions on russia that have backfired because they've made energy more expensive and they boosted rushes income despite lower sales volume. will this price cap? will it make a difference? so i think 1st we should be clear about what it is that, that hard and at the fact that the sanctions to day, how were implemented kind of slow with a lot of deliberation, right. i think you and i spoke about the price kept for the 1st time in me now in september and, and of course, and what we, what we talked about back then and then discussing measures like embargoes when, but taking a while to implement them can actually drive up the price even before the measures go into effect. and that's exactly what we saw. the highest oil prices were actually in the beginning of june, right around the time of things packaged and actually starting to come down since

then. so economically, these matters made sense back then the next and now it makes sense to implement that quickly and without the wording that has the biggest effect. but of course, sanctions are not just about economics, they're also about politics and reason that these matters take some time to implement that we need to achieve consensus. so for the 6 package, we need the consensus within the you and for the price capital. that's a much more global issue, and so we need some measure of consensus. we'll blow it listed with the economics for a moment on a global level. is this really going to bring down inflation? i mean, it's not really clear what the price will be. and france have further, but it can't be implemented until all of the new states have agreed. yeah, exactly, and it goes beyond the you as well. i'm. so let's be clear at g 7 and the green to implement the price gap on oil is not so much above the purpose. the purchase is by these g 7 countries, right? it's not those countries say we're going to pay less for rough. well,

those countries, some of them already, outright bank, russian. well, some of them are facing out russia. well, within a matter of months, the price cap is really, i'm out in my global and push to pay less to russian. well, when he consented within the you, i'm to use letters like shipping by countries like greece, cypress, and these letters like insurance to use all of our diplomatic means possible to coordinate this price gap with 3rd party countries as well. and the level of the price gap will depend on that will depend on our bargaining power of the countries that are looking to impose the price cap with respect to the rest of the world and going to more neutral 3rd parties. and how that bargaining power compares to rush you, i'm sure you're aware that the us treasury secretary, janet jaelyn i'm, she has said that russia i'm is going to have to sell at the price kept by the west . i mean, is that really true of the? i'm thinking of these 3rd party states that you mentioned and, and can we quantify what effect this is going to have on russia's ability to

finance it's war and you. great. so i think that there's a lot of reason to be optimistic about our ability and g 7 as the you on to have this press cap actually be taken up by 3rd parties as well. and that's because we have leverage. we have leverage in terms of shipping companies, insurance companies, diplomatic means including secondary sanctions. as an example of last week, russia was offering indonesia as the yearly discounted long term contract, but the discount about 30 percent and indonesia did not take that offer. citing and fears of plan b under us kind of 2nd distinctions as the reason i'm. so i think we definitely have the potential and i do you today's announcement. it's basically a signal that we arch and reaching that consensus also with 3rd party partners and . and in that case, they can definitely have a large effect on russia and associate better with economists for ukraine and associate. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you

. europe largest nuclear power plant that remains a cause for concern in russia's war against ukraine to night. earlier you in experts gave a briefing about their inspection of the plant in the upper easier. they say that they looked at a number of factors including the plants, physical integrity, the ability to supply power and the safety of the plants, workers, several members of the inspectors team. now plan plan to stay at the russian occupied site long term, and that's despite reports of further fighting in and around separate in a press conference in vienna to day the head of the you and inspection team show they color coded break dell of the different areas of concern, take a look. first is the fiscal pe, he of that the city when he had his a red and he's a big red. why is it a big red is because they're still we have,

we have been seeing a military activity around the plant and, and i was able to see myself and my team impact hose markings on, on buildings of oven. so we means that the physical integrity of that facility has been violated, not once, but several, several times. and this is something irrespective of the, of the kinetic power of whatever you are throwing at the front is unacceptable in any way. and there any safety and security grade when he would he w, corresponded funny for charge. she was out there press conference, and i asked her, do we have more clarity now on whether or not this plant is really safe? exactly. on a scale from one to 10, you wonder how can we say just how safe that nuclear power plant is?

well, that number didn't come along because mr. grossi outline very clear, and we have also seen in those pictures before, with various colors, like a traffic light from a rad, that yellow to green. in terms of looking at this ball plan, he said in various pillars to being the physical integrity here, the top priority because this is exactly what's being a shout actually heavily shot over the course of the past month is just one thing. but what about that? very bizarre, if i may say so, co existence between a ukrainian staff, these operating the nuclear power plant and a ration of forces that are controlling to power plant. and in between all of that are now i. e, a staff that remain at to plant at least for a couple of days, at least 4 of them. and the big question is, where a long term, a continuous, pulsing by the international atomic agency is going to be possible to actually monitor what's really happening. adding to that question, of course,

is also just how independently they can verify and have access to crucial sides within that power plant. to then come back to that 1st question, just how safe is it brand? now that answer, we did not receive to people who expected that answer problem. you're disappointed . but i, i have to say personally, having been the ukraine quite a few times. one has to remember, this is a very active words though, and so establishing facts in ukraine is difficult to begin with. so was the w's funding for char reporting from vienna. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines. this our reports from sri lanka, say that former president and go to buy much at oxford, has returned less than 2 months after fleeing the island was a pike, so it was forced out of office after months of mass protests over the country's economic crisis. there are calls for him to be investigated for mismanagement and corruption. environmental protesters have entered the u. k. houses of parliament

and glued themselves together around the historic speakers share. you see right there. they called for more direct involvement in government decision making on environmental issues. the group extinction rebellion says to expect more protests like this, this muck you as president joe biden has to look at and hit out at his predecessor, the head of the key mid term elections and his speech in philadelphia. by more that donald trump and his supporters represent and extremism that threatens us democracy is calling on all americans to reject political violence. wanted, i police in argentina, have arrested the man for allegedly attempting to assassinate vice president. christina fernandez, vicky ashton authorities have identified him as a 35 year old brazilian citizen of the shocking incident was captured by tv cruise waiting for the vice president outside of her home in one of ours.

this is the moment argentina's vice president narrowly escaped an apparent assassination. christina hernandez was greeting supporters. nearer home when a gunman emerged from the crowd. he was quickly overpowered by her security officers. argentina's president, give more details in the tv address. can he tina bitter money. christina remains alive because the gun which had 5 bullets in it did not fire even though the trigger had been pulled directly due to a reason as not yet being technically confirmed. it is extremely serious, is the most serious instant that has happened since who restored our democracy. the gunman has been arrested and his weapon seized. thousands of protesters have been gathering outside the white president's home for days now in a show of support as she faces a corruption trial. fernandez

stands accused of defrauding the state of an estimated $1000000.00. while she was argentina's president from 2007 to 2015, she has denied all judges. the alleged attempt on her life a short up support for her. in a beer, christina is life or you know somebody, i guess something happened to her when i die with her id. i just can't believe it. it's really difficult. and with what but above, i'm concerned, but you know, i'm in the nation and rationally, i think there was always this possibility. sympathize, i suppose. julio, the almost as him will always exposed to where she was exposed. the almost i cannot believe the level of violence, many of them will, can, okay, are you in there? you linea policing. the gunman is a brazilian nation, but they have yet to establish motive for the attack. when l adding to the misery

in pakistan, that is where people are preparing to be inundated yet again by heavy flooding, a wave of water is surging down major rivers from the north of the country. there been weeks of extraordinary monsoon range and devastating floods across the country . the humanitarian crisis is expected to get even more drastic already. some 33000000 people have been affected. more than 1200 have died. oh, this flood, but a town in the southern province of sinned is already preparing for more shoring up existing defenses and building new ones with huge areas, still submerged authorities, a warning even more water is surging down river from the north a, b, b. but not ag. bonnie b b r and all that more water is expected to flow this way. i mean it's a gun, but that is moving, working to make and reinforces dikes since early morning,

donna. yes, we have been doing not to leave this down that i, we will save i down dead and i sat kind of make a long push as buckeye. but that will be an uphill battle authorities, a trying to evacuate people before the new flood waters hit. millions of other pakistan is have already fled their homes. now they're left scrambling for food and shelter. like here in the northern punjab region. aid efforts all across the country have been hampered by the sheer scale of the destruction and extent of the need. we wanna, we have in the space by the water for the past 15 days. we have lost everything. but until today we had received nothing. but with more flooding, expected in the south and more rain forecast for september pakistan could soon be facing an even deeper humanitarian crisis. well,

these ever is yet nuclear power plant has found itself in global headlines recently . but the, the city separates, it has become a place, understandably, devoid of sports and recreation. it's handball players have been without a home court and without opposition until their german counterparts reached out to offer a home away from home. she motives apparition had not played a competitive match since the outbreak of the boy in ukraine. they are a little over matched here in the gym and 2nd division, but just finding a place to compete is a victory in itself. it but the atmosphere is incredible. with kim for us, this is a great opportunity to play in such an arena and show the world are ukrainian handball. as a hero,

less lazy m i t moda manager dmitri capuchin code, needed to find a place in europe for his team to play and more fundamentally, a place for these men to stay. and to germany's professional handle league in the city of desoto place. quote the hand ball, but as they go office took up the issue very quickly and immediately contacted duesseldorf with whom we have very good relations. they gave us feedback within 24 hours that they would absolutely love to support this project on. i met him like around 9000 other ukrainian refugees, the h. c motor team and their families have been housed by the city of dis rudolph. after months of uncertainty, this slice of normality is a gift even if collective minds drift to those at home. and i asked deborah, well, didn't let us move. i miss everyone very much. i'm very worried about each of them . i tried to constantly communicate with them via phone and videoing ended us,

as it said, for the ukrainian guests. these matches our practice for the european league later this year. in a strictly sporting sense, these points, these games won't count and the german league season, yet they provide a team from sap of asia, and they fans a rare moment in time when just playing a game carries more important than winning or losing. and for more on the ukranian handball team that found a home in western germany, i'm joined now by dmitri copper sankoh. he is manager of h. c mo, toys, upper egypt. dmitri. it's good to have you with us. were there hard ships on this journey on to germany for you and the team? hello everyone. yeah. i was not so easy to hear in mind that we need to get out of our native country. we understood that we

couldn't do it for our love to be the wife and family so we didn't pay it. so that's why was very kind of decision and they was not so we did everything. but now here we just know the, all these, all these and we are fighting for our company here. and we know that there is a large ukrainian community in the city of dusseldorf, germany and i have your families out of the settled in the base. so the, there's a lot was very close to both of us and we feel that support from our everyday life, from every going to city. we are very grateful to people for them. and it's not our home that we used to. but in any days,

it's gone for the night. the, the only thing that we will be because we also are going to be and dmitri talked to me about just how difficult it is to compete. when you know what is happening back in the city of zapper, easier yes. the always on the next and these are relatives or friends who live there. and maybe only during the rainbows and the man, she's going to forget about the problems that we can about the death of people and they, and about every scene that is happening now, se, but okay, understand that this is our problem that we need to fight here. so on your

end to all the family also i with finding fault of the name. yeah, i'm sure you have a lot of people cheering you on as will dimitri publishing, co manager of each cmo towards upper reach him to be true. thank you. yeah, thanks a lot. pardon, let's take a brief look now in some of the other stories that are making headlines in the world, a sport. the formula one circus has moved to the netherlands this weekend. mac stopping one, the belgium graham pre last weekend and looks the car to beat on sunday. the dutchman has the chance to further stretch his lead in the driver's championship in front of his home. fain, serena williams takes the next step in what many tennis fans hope can be a fairy tale ending to her career at the us open. in a few hours time, the 40 year old plays the australian idea totally on which williams is bidding for

a record get this equally 24th. the grand slam title before retire. one of the most expensive tv shows ever made is finally made its debut. the rings of power is the pre quote to the popular lord of the rings and hobbit films. but the story has moved to the small screen and it takes place 4000 years before the events in those adaptations of j. r. r. tolkien novels are days of peace. begin. the waiting is over for the lord of the rings. fans. this series is not based on a particular j. r. r. tolkien novel. but on the writer's extensive background essays, we thought our choice would be an ending. resort allan night with never seen the skies are strange. the actors say the offer is still

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