ah ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, russia, it calls up reservists to fights in ukraine. russian president vladimir putin announces the partial mobilization in a national address. now this comes as moscow plans to hold so called referendums. it occupied parts of ukraine, an urgent push to claim the territories for russia. also coming up well leaders

condemn russia's referendum plans at the un general assembly. germany's chancellor blasts russia for what he calls a war of imperialism against to crate or last shot. it tells the general assembly that keith must be armed to fight back against moscow's invasion. and the fallout from pakistan's, unprecedented floods, farmers, warner, food shortages, and health workers save wars, have borne diseases, could claim many more lives. ah, i manuscripts, mccann, and thanks so much for joining us. russian president vladimir putin says he has signed a decree, ordering the partial military mobilization of russia's armed forces beginning today . in an address to the nation,

suton set reservists will be drafted into the army to fight in ukraine. he said, the aim is to quote, liberate the dumbass region. kootenai said the west wants to destroy russia and does not want peace in ukraine. a she's enough to protect our motherland, its sovereignty and territorial integrity to ensure the security of our nation. and people in the liberator territories, i consider it necessary to support the defense ministries and general staffs proposals to hold partial mobilization in russia. i believe i spoke to our moscow bureau chief, you're a, a chateau early, and he's in reagan, lat, they are off to d. w was forced to leave russia just before peyton's invasion of the crime. i asked him what this partial mobilization means was. this actually is so called partial mobilization is exactly what was expected and mostly theater in russia. it means that only that man must go to the front who are currently considered to reservist

who have already served in the army and are experienced militarily. moscow is talking about 300000 to reservists who are being called to up at putin justified this decision by saying that the west to wants to destroy russia and that the country must defend itself. however, politically mobilization is a very difficult subject, and a thrashing president has once again brought nuclear weapons into play. he to a is a responsibility for alleged blackmail he has transferred to the west. here to russia must defend itself. he says, i, according to put him and you're in, what impact do you think this will have on support in russia for the war and mobilization is extremely unpopular and it would change the mood in the country completely. i think it would mean that the war would become a reality for many russian families,

whether they wanted to or not. and i think the upcoming referenda will be very unpopular too, because they would certainly give president putin's reform, all right. and may be a kind of the moral justification to further steps, like renaming the special military operation to a full scale to watch and ultimately to hit those ukrainian targets that moscow did to dare to hit so find forth. also even to threaten with nuclear weapons, less abstractly what we have heard of him from him today. do you think the idea both the idea and the reality of mobilization will affect and russian soldiers morale on the battlefield? well apparently is russians have a huge problem with the vin number of soldiers, and that the main aim is to increase of its number as for morals. i don't think that the mobilized reservists will increase the fighting spirit, so to say, because they are not volunteer fighters,

not soldiers who know what they are fighting for, namely for money. but people who have been forced to fight and now who to has to explain to them even better. why and what exactly they actually have to fight is ukraine. i'm not sure go to the explanation he gave to day until the television, which now or which, which is not new at this explanation, is enough for these people to be willing to risk their lives in ukraine. erie rush at her enrica. thank you so much for that. now at the un general assembly in new york, well, leaders have condemned moscow's plans to hold referendums and parts of ukraine on joining russia, separatist leaders in russian controlled lu hanson, danielle chaper asia and her son say 4 days of voting will begin on friday. and the move could swallow up around 15 percent of ukrainian territory. the call for the

vote in russian occupied regions comes as the ukrainian met military has made sweeping gains in its counter offensive against the invading russian forces. those, yes, my friends are sir. the don boss is returning home with that leader of the self proclaimed in its people's republic, announced a vote on joining russia. authorities in the neighboring self declared people's republic, a blue hands, as well as the occupied parts of the hassan and separation regions have announced similar poles to begin on friday and denounced. some residence welcomed the move when speaking to journalists with separatist mind as nasty, but we all supports us, all of us. so i think it will all be fine for this long journey won't be for nothing. we will make us the victory will be ours. what would you like? we are so happy. this is happening here. when the operation started back in february, we were screaming her a and that's what we are saying today. he wouldn't,

but ukraine's foreign minister dmitri qu labor was quick to condemn the hastily organized votes. as sham referendums sang ukraine would keep liberating its territory ins, apparition, ukrainians who had fled russian occupied areas. port scorn on the plans with my no means can i call it a referendum because what happened was a real seizure of territories, which is and what the russian federation wants to do with those territories. i believe it is illegal and pointless home. it is the fake exercise to show that the occupied territories want to join the russian federation, which is a total lie. i will have the votes come as ukraine continues to press its counter offensive in the east where it's retaken, thousands of square kilometers within just weeks with ukranian officials saying on monday, it's forces had even recaptured,

a village in the lieutenant's region. o emanuel shars is our correspondent in hockey the north eastern ukraine. and i asked her about the reaction there to the announcement of these so called referendums. well this is something on the our daughter ukrainians are obviously a strongly, again said do not recognize the validity of those referendum. we are remembered out when they're back in 2014. crimea was a next after a sam, a referendum which is not or internationally recognized, then that showed 97 percent of support to a russian annexation. this was not recognized. there is no chance that the ukrainian side will recognize any a referendum taking place in the coming days in there are 4 regions of the country aware. a rush admitted to his to her somehow or has a whole i'm talking about low hands. donard scare had a son and

a region of zachary john, no recognition is to be expected from the ukraine inside. president putin has now ordered a partial mobilization of russian troops. how will that affects the war from the ukrainian standpoint? where do we have this interesting or reaction just a moment ago from the head of the presidential off is ukrainian presidential office saying, well, we keep, i'm fighting with a thumbs up following a present. vladimir putin, sir declaration. and the announcement of mobilization is not, this is not going to change much on the field in the ukraine and forces still, or have momentum a here in a northeastern part of the country. also in the 3rd. and even if new fresh troops were to be mobilized in russia, we have to keep in mind that this is absolutely not the same landscape as the one. there were fe, seeing when they 1st invaded ukraine back in february and march earlier dcea. this

has changed drastically after these, so ukrainian as successful so far counter offensive. or, you know, the russian army struggles to defend a new, a front line, a ukraine, an armed forces have advanced n o. so, so many key cities are full russians have been, we take and i'm thinking about black lee, i'm thinking about is you him. so he's going to be extremely difficult for the russian army to send your troops to communicate with her so ready on the ground to replenish. so this mobilization won't change things on the ground just now emmanuel, shes reporting it from her cave. thank you so much. now germany has joined other nations that the un general assembly in blasting permanent security council member russia over its war and ukraine and a hard hitting speech chancellor, olaf shaw it's accused the kremlin of bringing imperialism back to europe. he said the world must not accept

a global order dictated by russia through military force. he also pledged germany's continued support to ukraine in the form of supplying weapons to keep on the you and talked was also marked i a grim assessment of the state of the world by the u ends. secretary general brave command, a world conference dominated by a growing list of global crises. the 77 procession of the un general assembly was the 1st in person gathering of world leaders since the beginning of the coven 19 pandemic. but it was far from a celebration. in his opening address, the un secretary general was blunt in his assessment of the global situation cost of living christ. let's have no illusions. we are in rough seas. a wind that of global this content is on the horizon. a cost of living cries is, is raging, thrust is crumbling, inequality is, are exploding, and all planet is bunny. people,

i heard a thing with the most vulnerable suffering the most. but amidst the host of crises discussed on the 1st day of the assembly, russia's war in ukraine quickly took center stage. japanese prime minister fumey okesha condemned the invasion as a direct threat to the international order. gressick, you know? yes, uh huh. we must face the fact that the credibility of the united nations is at stake due to the aggression against ukraine by russia. he need a permanent member of the security council. look, she should not givea nielsen at while others focus their accusations directly at the russian president. lacy democrat. the german chancellor old f sholtes lashed out at what he called prudence, imperialist ambitions, and vows to continue supporting ukraine most often. so he isn't just destroying ukraine. he's also ruining his own country miss law. this is why we will not accept

a piece dictated by russia. and this is why we will not accept any sham referendums heiner. and this is why ukraine must be able to defend itself against russia's invasion months before up via them come. but despite the widespread condemnation, it remains unclear just how the u. n. will be able to respond. and as delegates prepare for more speeches in new york, all will be keeping an eye on the conflict raging half a world away. and we can speak now to a political correspondent, nina. hi, the nina. the jen and chance. i certainly had some pretty pointed remarks about russia's war in ukraine, didn't he? my yes he did. i mean, we have to remember that he spoke before rush or announced the parcel mobilization but still or left. so it's reiterated that germany will continue supporting ukraine through weapons, but also economic and humanitarian held. and he called russia's actions, quote, imperialism, and that was, by the way, an effort to address the so called global south. because many countries there are

say, well, the u. s. invaded iraq, russia is now invading ukraine was the difference, and shows really did want to get into agree that there is a vast difference. and you also said that prudence invasion of its neighbor, ukraine was a massive breach of the un charter. also because russia is one of the few permanent members of the un security council, and that body's job is, of course, to maintain peace and security world wide and that context. so it's repeated. germany's call for reform of that body. because germany says lee sees that veto right rule within the un security council as effectively a rule for an action. everybody can block anything. they don't like by any of the other countries. and they also said that the war had ripple effects on crises around the world. such as the food crisis. and last but not least, he commented on this so called referendums in easton ukraine that were announced by russia on tuesday and quote them sham referendums. now vladimir putin has just

escalated the war in ukraine with the announcement of a partial. no, believe zation. can you tell us, what's the reaction been to this here in germany? there is already a big debate about the possible consequences people are trying to interpret what that means. there are fast reports, for example, that ticket sales for flights from russia to is dumble have increased considerably . so there is a fast debate about the potential of russians fleeing the country and potentially also arriving in germany. but many here are also commenting on what russian defense minister shall go, has said that russia was not so much fighting ukraine, but that russia is fighting. and i quote the collective west. so there is widespread agreement here that this further escalation needs to be assess, diligently shawls himself hasn't commented yet because of the time difference. but his deputy economy and climate minister rebecca will that are big from the greens he has. so we can listen to what he had to say, but also under total due the fact that russia has ordered a partial mobilization and is engaging in

a further escalation of this war of aggression on ukraine, which violates international law is wrong. and 4th step script we will of course, assess politically and debate on how to respond. in any case, it is clear to me and to the german government that we will continue to fully support ukraine by this in this difficult time. so showing so tighter, full of furniture donaldson run. okay, very clear about more german support for ukraine. mean at will this mobilization fuel, the discussion about war arms deliveries from germany? well, that has already started the conservative block here in the german parliament. the conservatives, of course, lead the government until last year and angle america. we'll remember that. and then now the biggest opposition group and parliament there are ready calling for more deliveries and swift deliveries of heavy and modern weapons to ukraine. and one of their foreign policy experts tweeted this morning that putin's announcement

must not intimidate us, but that it was an exposure of russia's weakness. and he said that the delivery of tanks and swiftly was now vital to support the ukrainian counter offensive. the conservatives will make their call for swift weapons delivery formal to day in the bonus tag so far, the german chancellor, what i've showed has said that germany is not going to go it alone. that no one else, no other country is delivering modern tanks to ukraine. so germany won't take that 1st step, but that debate is full on now. nina, thanks so much. d. w political correspondent nina has a okay, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. germany has reached a deal to nationalize the country's largest gas in puerto univer. under the agreement, germany will invest 8000000000 euros and the company unit has been hit by soar and gas prices and cuts and supplies from russia. at top,

you and official has called for an independent probe into the death of an iranian woman who was arrested by the morality police 22 year old martha and means death has sparked nationwide protests. she fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not covering her hair. more than 230 whales have been stranded on the coast of tasmania, australia. half of the whales have now died. rescue efforts are underway to save the whales that are still alive. now the death toll from the devastating floods in pakistan has now passed. $1500.00, with many fearing the worst could be yet to come. local officials say was borne diseases, a spiraling out of control, and it could take months for the stagnant waters to fully recede with fields. flooded and crops destroyed. food supplies that also threatened and farmers are struggling to feed their livestock. balmy cones, buffaloes survived the floods,

but now the farmer struggling to keep them alive. zamiah's farm is in the province of sinned, one of the areas worst affected by the floods. he managed to save his animals, but the water spoiled their feed. as he loved you, are your say yes, ross, i'll become rotten because of the floods. hello. yeah, it's turn black john what? we can't give it to the cattle the j. so the animals will go hungry. you will just and eventually die. got i got all my guy yellow with their own cattle feed, ruined farmers have to buy it in, but the short supply has driven up prices. on mariano rivera, la miller were struggling to buy feed for animals on the british who used to get fought for $30.00 to $40.00 rupees per kilo. okay, one, gallagher, now we have to pay a $100.00 even up to $200.00 rupees per kilo of salmonella. the government has

promised help, but ad dropping supplies by helicopter has proved difficult further north in the swamp valley where a torrent of water washed away buildings and bridges. this is one of the last remaining medical centers in the area. ah, it's completely overcrowded. staff struggle to tend to all the patients and medical care is needed more urgently than ever as damaged by the floods has increased the risk of disease. the cholera is increased to you. guys to hepatitis a and typhoid have also increased yarber, vaguely to whom i deposited along with that solid mall cases of being reported of insect born diseases like malaria and dingey. familiar being. the waters may have receded here, but the impact of the floods will be felt for a long time to come like to welcome to the program. adel sharon is the country

director for care and national in pakistan. mr sher as tell us where your organization is currently operating and what is the top priority right now. so kid international is working in the same province, will lose phone problems, and then print job problems. and we are providing like life sitting images suppose to the effect of families in these areas at this to like, you know, insane. there are still certain area where the water is still going to the seed and several weeks now or even months. so the needs are still very massive. there were like no more than 33000000 people who were affected from the flooding. and large population which acquired shelter. medical is and the lady agend need. because with water, which is going to receive a couple of weeks,

the water borne diseases which are increasing including diety, the dandy and even skin related to do this from the stagnant water, which is in the saw. there are still major needs of health, shelter, female population also need make and already productive health services, including even saved deliveries. and the damages are so massive that even the health facilities are fully or partially damaged. so there are fees that will camps which are in the effected area and the medical services are provided. but the number of patients who come to these facilities are, again in very large number. and it's very challenging to cover the all effected population with the services at this stage. mister sure, as can i ask you on a practical level, how do you deliver aid? when so much of the country is flooded?

it's a very challenging logistical operation. the government is providing support through is supplies which is having but again, insert anadia that even becomes sometime germany because like the waters till in many different areas. so it's very challenging. but then i think like i would say that every day is slightly better than the previous day because more and more areas are becoming accessible. but i think one of the major seattle in which all the agencies are facing that some of the urban areas where some of these population have now come. it's easier to access those population and provide them services as compared to the rural area of which are still under water and the water will need in a couple of weeks. so accessing dad population has been a big logistical challenge for thing. challenges to reach out to the mr. sure. as

country director, full care international in pakistan. thank you. and we wish you all the very best. thank you. now as we heard earlier, the climate crisis is one of the social points at the un general assembly in new york. many nations are especially worried about the prospect of rising sea levels to, to global warming. the state of the world's oceans depends greatly on antarctica, which holds 90 percent of the planet size. and now scientists are warning that the ice is melting much faster than previously force. this is weights one of the world's largest glaciers. it's located in western a doctor car and covers 192 square kilometers. that's an area roughly the size of senegal, like most glaciers around the world. the weight is melting in international team of researches has now map the retreat of the ice giant over the

centuries. the result of worrying to say the least, the glaciers falling apart much faster than originally thought. so sweet laser itself could contribute around 60 centimeters globally to sea level rise. the problem is in fact that weights has such a central position in the west and i think i see that it's retreats and eventually collapse could cause a whole width. and i think she to collapse and that would mean more than 3 meters of sea level rise. the weights glaciers, part of a marine ice sheet and like some other glaciers that rest on dry land waves is grounded in the sea bed. one part called the ice shelf floats on the water and depth problem. as a result of our greenhouse gas emissions, the water is getting warm up. as it heats up, it melts the glacier from below. scientist said that we have likely reached

a critical point where large parts of the ice shelf might simply collapse. so the ice shells f, a so called but drifting force. that means they're floating on the sea, but on the sides and sometimes also in front. they are in contact with small islands or little hills on the site, and this gives some restriction, some property to break the flow of the ice. so if the ice self disappears, then this battery thing effect will become smaller. and sweet laser will most likely increase it flow velocity and weight isn't the only place. cutting scientists estimated by 2100 sea levels may arise, bio rhonda meter or even more for the millions of people around the world who live

in coastal areas. that's really bad news. rising sea levels mean that they will be hit by more frequent and more extreme floods. so it's vital to take immediate action scientists say. and the only way to do that is by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions as drastically and quickly as possible. and with that, you are up to date coming up. next are environ magazine eco, india looks at making religious festivals more sustainable. and using data to save crops, thanks for watching d w. with . with

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