ah ah this is the only news line from berlin. the un secretary general warms the security council of dangerous developments and the war in ukraine, and calls for an investigation of human rights abuses. as the u. s accuses vladimir putin now showing contempt for the un charter. also on the program, russia and ukraine trade prisoners and the biggest swaps since the war began.

moscow release is about $200.00 ukrainians, many of whom forth in the sage of money off and cave gives up $55.00 russians, including a prominent ally of latin america. i'm german parliament debate sending more heavy weapons including tanks to ukraine. an issue that could expose divisions in the governing coalition. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. the secretary general of united nations opened a session of the security council in new york by describing the latest developments in the war, a new crate as dangerous and disturbing detailing a catalogue of cruelty. antonia good terror said allocations of human rights abuses must be thoroughly investigated. anti criticised russian leader vladimir putin

failed threats to use nuclear weapons. julie, the is, was a bass i have said from the start as the season sales war has unlimited potential to do terrible harm in ukraine and around the world 3 year old. the 4 and bone saw the idea of nuclear conflict. once unthinkable has become a subject in debate. this in itself is totally unacceptable. will all nuclear arms states should recommend to the non use and total elimination of nuclear weapons, even the poor guy receive more dollar us in love. us $20.00 correspond mikaela curfew at the u. m. in new york. welcome mikaela. what jumped out at you from mr. towers to speech. oh, well that the un secretary general seems to say a real sense of outrage that vladimir putin would cross that red line of making nuclear threats once again. the 1st time it seemed have been more shocked. that would be my reading of it. and now it is outraged to the very top and at this

wasn't addressed to the un security council. it's very missing. the reason it exists is to maintain international peace and stability in the threshold at for it actually deciding at any resolutions is that anything is perceived a threat, a to that very world order to that very piece that all sides have vowed to maintain . and at the very fact that rasa could veto this at any time, is preventing the un security council from acting on top of that, there is a responsibility to protect. that is something that voted me as the lensky actually called on, at leaders to actually take more seriously. also in the un security council, not been used many times in syria in marley, in countries that don't have the kind of political clout that rossa has. so patience is wearing thin in the knowledge that the un is unable to really act against this wall in ukraine and against ross's actions that on,

on that point they were because if you say, as you say, russia has a veto. so what is the point of today's security council meeting? while at the very least, m a rasa had to sit there and take what everybody else was saying in the un security council. and that did include some criticism from time to year. china doesn't actively criticize, but when you have tie niece a foreign minister sitting there and calling on all states to respect international borders. but also calling for threats to be hard. that is china really navigating a delicate balance to still be perceived as not going against rasa, but really letting it show that patience is wearing thin in bathing as well as with this at ward that is causing so many people so much also economically. and let's just listen to us, secretary of state antony, blinkin, and russia's foreign minister. love rav one after the other at tell,

a very different takes on what is happening right now. in europe, that president putin picked this week. as most of the world gathers with united nations to add fuel to the fire that he started, shows his utter contempt for the un charter for the general assembly. and for this council, the very international order that we have gathered here to uphold, is being shredded before our eyes. we cannot, we will not allow president putin to get away with it. nathan fornia, so the notes finished once, particularly cynical. here is the position of the states that are pumping up ukraine with weapons. and the goal is obvious. they don't even hide it issued to drag out the fighting for as long as possible, despite the destruction and the victims. in order to wear down and weaken russia, but she feels like such a goals means that western countries are directly involved in the ukrainian

conflict example, which makes them aside in it. you will fomenting of this conflict by the collective west remains unpunished. victims of, of those as well. really, you won't be punishing yourselves. sirs, by the said missy beth. no cousin. ok. so mikaela casa, everyone has this, say, i be un, but can, with the security council that do anything to actually end this war? well, the short answer is no, but what the un security council can do, and particularly the general assembly, he meeting for the very 1st time physically after the pandemic is a to so russia that there are limits into patience around the world, particularly because so many countries are affected by climate change right now, which was supposed to be that one, towns of mankind that the un wanted to tackle. that's what should be taking center stage if you talk to many countries acutely affected by it. and that war in ukraine

with 44 percent of a brain, it needs in africa, coming from ukraine. and russia alone is exacerbating that problem for many countries. so patience is wearing thin, rasa is on the defensive. here we are seeing russia pushing a very different narrative as a country that felt attacked well, in the end, i wonder whether that will actually matter so much because countries that don't know how to feed their people and that fearful political stability. because of that, simply want the situation to and the big question now is whether vladimir putin raising that nuclear threat, once again, it is a risk that can be overcome in the short term or whether that could in the end, drag out this physical conflict can thank you for that because i'm a kind of covenant in new york or ukraine and russia have

traded prisoners and the biggest swaps since the war began. russia released more than $200.00 captives, many seen as heroes in ukraine for fighting in the siege of mario po, a ukraine set free, $55.00 russians, including a close ally of vladimir putin. o coming after months in captivity worth these prisoners of war arrived in northern ukraine in a deal brokered by turkey and saudi arabia. among those freed, our commanders of the as of regiment regarded as heroes in ukraine for defending the as off style plant on the present, those on on you green to mr. president de ukrainians. i am beyond happy for our return. who do i? thank you. a lot close to your super important the emotions are overwhelming. i

thank you from all the armed forces and marines that defended as of style, hoping to do the shows as good post level the as our fighters were brought to turkey instead of ukraine. as part of the deal, ukraine's president laid out the plan to suit the slothful. omar green and the moral ukraine has agreed with turkey. i spoke about this with president of on that 5 of our commanders who are released from captivity will be in full safety in comfortable conditions under the personal protection of the president of turkey until the end of the war. but we will provide their families with the opportunity to see them. levy is the name of budgets. along with the fried russian troops. this man, victor met the chuck was also released. the pro kremlin ukrainian politician is a close ally of russia's president vladimir putin. 10 foreigners fried by the kremlin, were flown to saudi arabia. the king them says it's facilitating their return to

their respective countries. a germans parliament. the bonus tag is debating, stepping up military support for ukraine. the largest opposition party, the center, right cd you wants to send battle tanks and fighting vehicles. the plan could expose cracks in the governing coalition. lawmakers from the greens and liberals favor more military assistance of the center left chancellor, olaf shells is insisting that germany keeps in step with its nato allies. and no nature member has yet supplied ukraine with a bottle tanks and some other even while i asked the w correspondent simon young at the bottom, the star, what lawmakers had been se will fill this sir. debate here in the parliament to day was initiated by the largest opposition party. that's the question, democrats and c as you block. and they say that what's really needed to help you

crane is to deliver all available tanks and armored vehicles to ukraine so that they can defend themselves. and they say that the government has so far been too reluctant to do that. i haven't explained why they say, and they also say that the german policy is beginning to divide europe now on the other side, the government parties. so what it's the christian democrats who, after all, lead the government here in germany for 16 years. he who didn't build up germany's defense capability sufficiently, and that's why we've got this problem. now they say what's needed is a careful analysis of what ukraine really needs. also, they say coordination with other nato partners is essential. and a cautious approach is the, is the right one. so you've got a sort of very clear divide between, between the government and the opposition on the right approach. and so far, germany has been again,

sending at tanks into to ukraine. well that is true cold turnt chancellor shaw says that to actually germany has done a great deal. it's delivered. it's how it says 10 of them so far and more a plan to be delivered and some other heavy equipment. it says that germany's delivered some of the most modern equipment currently being used by ukraine on the battlefield. the defense minister says that, you know what germany is doing is concentrating or helping with air defense and artillery. so they say they are doing what they can, but the opposition points out, well, we've got stocks here in germany, of unused leopard tanks and also murder armored vehicles. you know, these are both things that could go, they say relatively quickly to ukraine. and it's the kind of thing that president zalinski and deed has been asking for. that's what's going to push back russian

troops, they say, and ultimately pusher vladimir putin to the negotiating table. thanks for simon simon young. at the wonders talk on the bonus targets begun an investigation into last year's botched evacuation of troops from afghanistan. it will focus on the many african assistants who are left behind during the counter withdrawal and leaving them as targets the taliban. these images from afghanistan shot the world. afghans fleeing the country. after us, german and allied troops withdrew, ending a 20 year mission, western back afghan forces crumbled, and a taliban quickly regained power. the taliban ver, very strategic. and they, and i think sometimes i had the impression they were already 3 steps ahead of our a strategy and our negotiations. germany like other countries faced intense

criticism over the long wars outcome. berlin is accused of having misjudged the security situation. in the country, the failures and their consequences. now a subject of a german parliamentary investigation. so i think this will be quite a sensitive issue and, and with very sensitive discussions. so they, i think and yes, maybe we need some clarity about what went wrong in the end. during the evacuation critic, se german organizations have abandoned many local staff members and their families, leaving them at risk from the taliban. more than $6000.00 afghans are still waiting to be evacuated to germany. after delivering dazzling images of distant galaxies, the james web space telescope of turned its powerful gaze on to our solar system. these images of neptune of the 1st, it's captured, that they offer an unprecedented view of the planet in infrared light,

including some of the sharpest views of the planets, rings for decades. the last time scientists had such a clear picture of natural neptune was in 1989 when not as void to craft flew by a set you up to date. i'll have more world news at the top of the hour. barish banner j will be up next week, d, w, use asia, have a good every day for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation.