carolinas. this is deed of the news from berlin. you'll find more news on our website, d, w dot com the kremlin announced today that it will formerly annex for more regions of ukraine on friday. adding lou hands the next separation and half song to the crimea peninsula, which it took in 2014. despite this, ukraine says it will fight on until all of its territory is liberated. so how will this latest move affect the way russia conducts this war? under way ukraine defends itself. i'm fil gail in berlin, and this is the day ah, green that new mortgage ukraine cannot and will not tolerate any attempt by russia to seize any part of our land. which we did it cast on regent separation region.

burnett's new hands, peoples republics, will now forever become russia. but no matter what president putin in his enablers, try to claim these areas are and will remain part of ukraine. we all know that the west is working on scenarios for inciting you. conflict. but it is a site for what's yours, stay out of our land, our soul and our culture. all also on the day german inflation hits 10 percent of the government announces a 200000000000 europe package to soften the economic impact of the war and ukraine . because we've now put in place the means to lower prices for consumers all over the country for families, for pensioners, for traits, people, but also for businesses big and small. and that's what desperately needed now. so we can get into these difficult times, it users feeling a touch comp. oh,

welcome to the day. well, the un secretary general has warned that russia's plan to formally annex for ukrainian regions on friday would be a dangerous escalation. and if any so called annexation would have no legal value and jeopardize prospects for peace. moscow claims the occupied regions of the hands financed apparition. hassan voted to join the russian federation in circles, referendums, which have been dismissed by ukraine and the west as a sham, russia annex to ukraine's crimea through a similar process in 2014. at moscow's the red square preparations are under. we dis, benefits to get there forever. with the names of the teaching sasha plants to add up. here, russian president vladimir putin plans to officially announced annexation of the 4th ukraine in regents after nets, low hunt for patricia and a cat son. they make up about 15 percent of ukraine's territory. rewards is delia.

a solid people have made a conscious and free choice. i knew maggie senior grace stated firmly to the whole world to read their wish to be with russia only adelina. but miss dear sir, i see no seek to forever the tie, their fate of a country which wore ashes to ease and will be their historic motherland. is that each is great. originally in the family of crown my daughter in that annette freedom, they didn't fade. they will defy ration anake fission no that is him. even if they come, our boys won't let us down if necessary. we will fight to move even you know, they may by job really some good laska that please don't do stupid things, vicki replenished, did not take the steps you intend to take in confirming and accepting the annexation of our territories territory. the dang bass has always been ukraine, su, crate and will always be ukraine. we will fight for it is all this you are, you know, immobile the melissa bottle up to 4000000 people were asked to what in the fort

wharton regents. russia cleaned an overwhelming victory while you clean and its international partners dismissed the defendant as champs and a violation of international law. it cannot be reconciled with international legal framework. it since against every seeing the international community is meant to stand for. it flogged the purposes and principles of united nations. it is a dangerous escalation. it has no place in the more than wolves. it must not be accepted. the kremlin thin, unmoved by the criticism, but its actions are clothing, all doors to a diplomatic solution. let's get more on this from stephen j a blank. he's a senior fellow at the foreign policy research institute, think tank. he joins us from washington, d. c. welcome to the w at what this formal russian annexation on friday change the

u. s. military calculation. when it comes to supplying ukraine with weapons. well, if it does change it, it will change it to have the united states supply more weapons, not less. ah, you can see this from the decision yesterday. the cell or the sent ukraine 18 more . hi mars systems. it's the are artillery system that has been so effective and the provide, you know, several $1000000000.00 worth of weapons altogether or to ukraine. this is just going to harden western opinion and it's only being done so that mister potent can claim he has a victory. ah, the right now all he's fighting for is not ukraine, but his own political future. who now this alex regions, we're, we're looking at something anywhere between 15 and 20 percent of ukrainian territory. they give russia a land corridor to the crime in a peninsula which russia took back in 2014. does that change the way that russia would conduct the warranty? the way that ukraine at defense itself?

well, that certainly could, can affect the conduct of operations. for example, ah, you said it is a land bridge now, so they can directly supply crimea. the problem is that once ukraine takes her sound, and i think that's going to happen reasonably soon, because the russian soldiers, there really aren't almost in circles or it can threaten crimea directly. crimea has no independent water supply. and the whole operation was it was an act of aggression in 2014. and this is not going that really help, it's going to make things more difficult for russia. but operationally it means that you claim, as more work to do, right. and just just talking about those that the, the way that russia is holding those churches is russia fully in control of those are annexed territories. no, that's what makes this even more fossil ah parts have done that scan of lou haskell

now occupied by ukrainian drops. saw the whole iving the, the idea of this was simply a theatrical stage performance in order to make guten look good at home at but as your earlier speaker said, it forecloses any idea of negotiation or peaceful settlement. basically, putin's idea seems to be, if i can't win in ukraine, i'll take the whole thing down with me. the worry. well, one of the many, what is it that, that he train must have though, is that once russia formerly accessed these, these full regions, the well starts to look at them the way that we, we have done about crimea, which has been occupied since at 2014 and as, as little evidence of us weapons, for instance, are being used to try and, and take that territory back. well, operationally, it doesn't make any sense to take, try me back right now because the russian army is not there. the russian armies in

the nets, kimball hans provinces, in the don bus and, and the kito ukraine's victory would be the destruction and defeat of the russian army. which, by the way, it's, it's making progress towards that end. so it doesn't need to attack my mia. and as i said once you take his own, you are already threatening crimea. so that's not a problem the, the idea that the west is very start thinking of crimea. then asking the hans as part of russia, i think mr. brewton made that impossible, by invading now. i and tomorrow's a ceremony. it you give a great big, grand occasion as you say, this is p r i for mister putin do, do anticipate the, the russian president making any major announcements at that ceremony? possibly. ah, he made them in there. some speculation that he made declare try to declare a cease fire. it won't work. ah,

the fact of the matter is that now he is trapped himself and he has no way to go but forward. this is entirely in character for pollutant and you should have been expected to them and i think it may have been expected and i don't think it's going to materially change the situation on the ground. and so just looking ahead then at some some attempts at at negotiated settlement does, does this formal annexation make of that process more difficult? i think it makes it impossible. not just more difficult. no ukrainian government will negotiate with mr. perkins, no ukrainian government, whether it's zalinski or somebody else in charge, no ukrainian government will accept this, and they will fight to the end. and that is why i think in the end of russians will lose. they will make it impossible for them to hold on to the don bus. right. but i know domestic situation is such

a while the domestic situation rush is such that it's already clear. ah, that, ah, sustaining the warfare is becoming more difficult economically. ah, more people fled the country than naturally were in the original military force. as we now know, the demonstrations, an opposition to the mobilization or continuing, the economic situation is worsening day by day. and the problems that beset the russian army have not been addressed. so just called up several 100000, were people who are one foot year, not going to get the training they need or the weapons they they have to have. and so where does that leave the, the russian president? well, it leaves him in the same place. he was, but at this way he can claim, you know, he is not subject to attack from the extremists in russia. but the fact of the

matter is that this war can not be won by russia, but to unless he is willing to pull out the cups by killing one, he can't. oh, meritorious. steve, no, you can't. i mean the from either foreign policy research institute. thank you so much. you're welcome. ah, and german chancellor laughed sholtes is unveiled a 200000000000 euro plant to protect the german economy against the effects of soaring energy prices. the proposals include a cap on natural gas and electricity costs and will scrap a proposed gas levy on consumers like the rest of europe. germany is trying to find a way out of an energy crisis after russia cut gas applies in response to western sanctions over the war in new cray. after weeks of debate about what measures the german government should and would take to help customers through a winter of spiraling energy prices. finally,

at clear decision from the chancellor who spoke via video link because of a positive cova test, yet skipped to so many do we are talking about price cap for gas and for that purpose we have now set up a committee that will come up with concrete suggestions in a very short time, the c emitter is it's, can, we've now put in place the means to lower prices for consumers all over the country for families, for pensioners, for traits, people, but also for businesses big and small. and that's what desperately needed now. so we can get into these difficult times with users feeling a tough call. the shut down of cheap ration gas has resulted in german energy prices. skyrocketing help from the government is badly needed to cushion the blow to households and businesses. spain and portugal already introduced a gas price cap, and both the u. k and france had announced plans to curb energy prices, but the german government had side stepped the measure so far. on wednesday,

the leaders of germany, 16 federal states, met to discuss the energy crisis and called for decisive action from all of charles, see if they hear the pacific a weakness of the government's measure so far, is it been minor? they've tried to solve one of the biggest challenges and japanese history with inadequate, till she stood up with a sweet voice. that's what we need. know is a big plan because they will commitments officially. now that big commitment has been made, though the exact numbers still need to be thrashed out with winter fast approaching, germans will be hoping that it will be enough to help get them through the cold. o r d w policies corresponded julius, our deli, can tell us more about germany's big energy plan. welcome julia. this announcement comes as german inflation hits 10 percent, which is also been pushed up a cost by energy prices. you know, we see energy prices is actually one of the main drivers of this high inflation in

germany. we see prices for energy that have a shot up to 44 percent compared to the same month last year. and they are especially hitting hard now that the government has rolled back on some subsidies, for example, a discounted public transport and regional train ticket and some tax cuts on oil and gasoline for cars. and that's why the government has also now kicked in this new plan to try to help consumers pay for gas. they have put forward a 200000000000 euro fund over 2 years. meant to help cap the price for energy . and they also have rolled back on a gas levy that they would have planned to impose on consumers. thing that they will actually directly support the gas importers. these companies that are

importing gas in germany directly helping them from the state to help them actually have the money to pay for this gas, which is become really expensive. now the german government, of course, is a coalition of a social democrat, some environmentalists and free market liberals. and the extraordinary times that we're living through means that many of them are having to do things which were previously, i'm thinkable. yes, and with that, we can start with the social democrats. they have been in government for 14 years now together with christian democrats and the social democrats. and now by the chancellor, although they were some of the ones who actually pushed for the gas pipeline, or $31.00 and north stream to between russia and germany to bring even more russian gas into germany. and their whole policy has been turned on its headed by the events that have happened. now, on the other side, we look at the 3 democrats,

the liberals in the coalition, who are now looking at putting forward subsidies to help consumers pay for their gas. they're looking at taking on new debt, which is going to be that outside of the general budget, but it still is going to be debt to take on this $200000000000.00 funds to help consumers. that is something that goes against their main policies. and we end with the greens, the green party, who was always been for renewable energy against an increase in new gas contracts. and cool. you have to walk back with all of these things. they say temporarily having to organize contracts for ellen gene liquified natural gas terminals in germany. they've had to bring back onto the grid of cool power production plans because they have less gas coming in. and these are all things that have put these

different parties into the situation of having to sometimes go against their principles because of the big crisis that is occurring now in germany, on top of all about germany has changed its mind again on the commission. it's nuclear power plant. yes, this is something that had been debated long lee. it is something that especially the green party, didn't want to do. the green party is historically been a party that has been against nuclear power. it was at the roots, actually, of the party being born, the famous protest in the 19 seventy's and eighty's against nuclear power. well now the reason minister for the economy, but also energy and climate, has had to commission a stress test on the electricity system in germany. to make sure that it wouldn't be able to handle hold difficult winter without that much gas coming

in to the country. and they concluded that they will have to keep to nuclear power plant in the south of the country on standby, ready to be operational, at least until april. these power plants were all meant to close by the end of this year. and that they will now remain on stand by operational at to make sure that there is enough energy to keep the south of the country going on a quick word about russia. sanitation will be so full ukrainian regions. what's been the german response? we heard from germany, foreign minister and a banjo today who condemned again these referendum saying they are sham referendums. they are illegal. she pointed to information pointing to the fact that people in the russian controlled regions of ukraine, where the sham referendums are taking place has been forced to go to vote. that the

voting process was not transparent and she considered them illegal. so standing firm on the position from germany and a lot of its allies that these referendums are not legitimate. thank you for that killer. i don't. your politics correspond, ah, internationally acclaimed zimbabwe, an author and a filmmaker sit sit down. gorenca has been convicted by a court in a home country of inciting public violence. she was arrested in 2020, after taking part in a peaceful protest calling for government reforms. rights organizations say the case which stretched over 2 years was a politically motivated attempt to suppress freedom of speech. since he done gorenca in 2020, with the sign that led to her arrest and conviction, we want better reform our institutions. soon after she told d w her account,

i walked down the road with my black hands with a friend. after a while, we saw a riot track coming down and they stopped and told us to getting the author was protesting against corruption in her native zimbabwe which faces ongoing. economic and political crises, criticism of zimbabwe government has been widely suppressed under the rule of president emerson. langon for her protest, dunker rem guy was put on trial for the following charges, the intention to cause to incite public violence, reach up peace, and acts of bigotry. i am also accused of violating colbert 19 regulations. the trial against hunger rem got stretched on for more than 2 years . rights groups called it an attack on freedom of speech. as an author dunker rambo

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